We didn’t get a lot of new breakout rap stars this year, but one person who did make a big jump to a national audience was Sexyy Red. This past summer, Sexyy Red’s freaky but blasé anthems like “Pound Town” and SkeeYee” went from meme-bait to straight-up crossover hit status, and Sexyy put in a […]
Keane Release The Song They Wrote For Love Actually 20 Years Ago
Love Actually, the cornball ensemble comedy about a bunch of British people falling into and out of love with one another, is now 20 years old. It endures as meme fodder, if nothing else. As it turns out, the British pop balladeers Keane, who were unsigned at the time, wrote a song called “Love Actually” […]
Beyonce “My House”
Here we go. Beyonce raises the roof and is balling out on her brand new single, “My House”. Powered by blaring trumpet horns and bass-knocking drums, Queen Bey unleashes fiery bars embodying resilience, pushing endless boundaries, and stunting to the max. “I’m done saving this money, tonight we gon’ ball out / You can catch […]
Smoke DZA, Flying Lotus Ft. Benny The Butcher, Black Thought “Drug Trade Pt. 2”
The trade continues. Smoke DZA and producer Flying Lotus re-up their “Drug Trade” with Black Thought with its sequel featuring Benny The Butcher. Over FlyLo’s same instrumental, DZA kicks off their “Drug Trade Pt. 2” with a new opening verse. “One time for the transpose sending me shit / All this assembly lit, ducking penalties […]
EP: Conway The Machine, Conductor Williams ‘Conductor Machine’
Conductor, we have a problem. Conway The Machine and producer Conductor Williams have finally released their much-anticipated collaborative project, Conductor Machine. Compiled with 7 tracks, the extended play was first introduced with the single “Flame” featuring 7xvethegenius back in September. Few months later, the Griselda rapper and his go-do beatmaker unleashed the remaining cuts including […]
Album: AZ ‘Truth Be Told’
Listen. AZ connects with producer Buckwild on his tenth studio album, Truth Be Told. With the legendary producer behind the boards, the Brooklyn rapper certifies his longevity on the previously released singles “Respect Mines“, “Goat“, “This Is Why”, and “How We Get It” featuring Fat Joe. The 11-track set also features “Reintroduction”, “One Of The […]
Mixtape: Wiz Khalifa ‘Decisions’
Lighters up! Wiz Khalifa kicks off the month with his latest mixtape, Decisions. At 13 tracks, the Taylor Gang leader holds the project down with no features. Decisions includes the previously released “Up The Ladder” followed by other noteworthy cuts such as “Looking For Nipsey”, “A New Way To Shine”, “Heavy Hitters”, “Roscoes”, “Tail Money”, […]
Claire Rousay – “meg”
Claire Rousay has shared a few songs this year, including “i no longer have that glowing thing inside of me,” “Sigh In My Ear,” and “Deceiver,” the latter two with Helena Deland. For Bandcamp Friday, the Los Angeles ambient artist is sharing “meg.” “meg” is different than Rousay’s usual moody material; on Bandcamp, she explains […]
Judge Temporarily Blocks John Oates From Selling Stake In Joint Venture With Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall and John Oates went to court in Nashville today to begin hashing out their dispute over Oates’ plan to sell his stake in their joint venture — a plan that Hall described in legal filings as a “betrayal” strategically timed to maximize harm. As Billboard reports, Chancellor Russell Perkins, the judge overseeing the […]
Paula Cole – “The Replacements & Dinosaur Jr.”
Paula Cole, who took home the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1998 after “Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?” and “I Don’t Want To Wait” were unexpected hits, has announced a new album, Lo, her first full-length of all original songs in nearly a decade. Its lead single is called “The Replacements & […]