Quiet storm legend Anita Baker has been touring with her fellow R&B icon Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, and now they’re feuding — or rather, Babyface’s fans are feuding with Baker. As TMZ explains, last month Babyface’s opening set at the pair’s show in Newark was cut short after starting nearly two hours late, and now she […]
All The Characters On The Idol Are Just Making Music That Sounds Like The Weeknd
As we neared the premiere of The Idol, the new HBO show from the Weeknd and Sam Levinson, I briefly considered the idea of writing about each episode as it aired. The first episode of The Idol, which aired last week, wasn’t exactly good, but it was a rich text. If every episode was like […]
Lydia Loveless – “Toothache”
Lydia Loveless has announced a new album, Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again, her follow-up to 2020’s Daughter. It chronicles a break-up and her move from North Carolina back to her hometown of Columbus, OH. Today, she’s sharing the lead single, “Toothache,” which Loveless said was “inspired by a literal toothache and knowing there […]
Video: Hit-Boy, Big Hit “Show Me”
Double Hit. Hit-Boy and Big Hit keep the momentum going with their new video, “Show Me”. Directed by ThirdEyeRaz, the father-and-son duo boast their bachelor lifestyle from a Hollywood pad accompanied an assortment of cars and eye-candy. “What you got to lose, we ain’t playing by no rules / Shorty coming superhero heavy in that […]
Video: Babyface Ray “All Star Team”
Just need my Space right now. Babyface Ray’s got the epic “All Star Team” on his new drop. Directed by himself and Tremaine Edwards, the accompanying visual finds the Detroit rapper flexing from popping bottles with the crew to making it rain in a room full of strippers. “I ain’t tryna kick it, I don’t […]
Video: Nino Man Ft. Jim Jones “Thug It Out”
Welcome to Harlem. Nino Man’s got the block on lock in the accompanying music video to his new single, “Thug It Out” featuring Jim Jones. Shot by Benji Filmz, the two Harlem rappers post up outside a late-night deli with the crew where they rap their street ethics over Prototype Beats’ menacing production. “Killing niggas […]
Post-Hardcore Greats Lincoln Playing First Show Since The ’90s At DC Punk Festival Reunion Summer
There have been a bunch of bands called Lincoln over the years, but the one that’s most relevant to our interests right now is the one that formed in Morgantown, West Virginia in 1992. That Lincoln only lasted for maybe two years, and they only released a few 7″ EPs, but they were still a […]
RXK Nephew & DJ Rude One – “Fuck Yo’ Set”
Rochester rap maniac RXK Nephew, a Stereogum Artist To Watch, cemented his legend with a chaotic stream of YouTube tracks, which came so quickly and dizzily that only his growing cult could even hope to keep track of them. Lately, though, Nephew has gotten a little more controlled with it. He’s apparently put out seven […]
Video: Doe Boy Ft. Don Toliver “Deep End”
City Girls “Pinata”
Arriba! City Girls doubles up with their new single, “Pinata”. Over Southside’s hard-knocking beat, the Miami duo keep it wet and nasty with their cha cha anthem. “Wrap my legs around your neck like a snapback / Let you taste that, that aqua / Now you wanna hit it like a pinata,” raps Yung Miami, […]