1-800-Hope-U-Heal Kota The Friend checks in and preaches positivity with his brand new record , “Hope You Heal”, which arrives alongside its music video. In his self-directed video, the Brooklyn lyricist and his band spread good vibes with his therapeutic flow and his catchy rhymes. “I don’t want stress in the crib / Make a […]
Taylor Swift – “Karma” (Feat. Ice Spice)
Taylor Swift has released another deluxe edition of last year’s Midnights. Where her first (the 3am Edition) included exclusively all-new songs, this one (dubbed the Til Dawn Edition) is focused on updating existing Midnights tracks. “Snow On The Beach,” the album’s Lana Del Rey collaboration, gets a new version featuring even more Lana, after some […]
Album: Lil Durk ‘Almost Healed’
Almost. Lil Durk’s still recovering from his trials and tribulations on his eighth studio album, Almost Healed. Locked in at 21 tracks in total, the project is powered by “All My Life” featuring J.Cole, “Pelle Coat“, and the album’s opening track, “Therapy Session“, a skit narrated by Alicia Keys. Other tracks include “Put Em On […]
Album: Kodak Black ‘Pistolz & Pearlz’
Kodak Black is back. Kodak Black is strapped and loaded for his brand new album, Pistolz & Pearlz. For his first release of the year, the Pompano Beach, Florida rapper drops 21 tracks including the previously release “No Love For A Thug“. The album is ushered in with the music video to its its 14th […]
Album: Jay Worthy, Roc Marciano ‘Nothing Bigger Than The Program’
Get with the program. Jay Worthy and Roc Marciano are onboard for their collaborative project, Nothing Bigger Than The Program. Produced entirety by Roc Marciano, Worldwide Worthy takes it to H-Town for “Underground Legend” with Bun B and keeps it in the City Of Angels for “The Plug” featuring Kokane and Ab-Soul. The 12-track set […]
EP: K Camp ‘Spin The Block’
RARE spin. K Camp circles back to the spot and empties his clip on his new EP, Spin The Block. Loaded with six so tracks, the RARE Sound MC from Atlanta settles the score on the previously released “Even Steven” and “Buss Down“. Other tracks include “Wifi Pt. 2”, “Spin The Block”, “Ne Season Marni”, […]
A Composer Breaks Down The Music Theory Behind Def Leppard’s “Photograph”
The toms they used are Simmons electronic drums with stock patches—detuned and processed with EQ and dynamic range compression. (Yes, the astonishing four-stroke tom fill at the end of the first chorus in “Photograph” was programmed!) Rick played the cymbal parts live — and when combined with the programmed drums, it produced a convincing human-like […]
Tulsa Emo Band Cliffdiver Almost Killed By Broken Chain Link From Passing Truck
On Tuesday, Tyler Rogers, the bassist for the Tulsa emo/pop-punk band Cliffdiver, was horribly injured in a strange and terrifying freak tour-van accident. Rogers was driving the Cliffdiver tour van at the moment of the accident, which easily could’ve injured or killed the other passengers in the van — five of the band’s seven members. […]
Video: EST Gee “Turn The Streets Up”
Turn up! EST Gee’s got the block hot in the video to his latest single, “Turn The Streets Up”. Courtesy of Cash Juni, the Louisville rapper stunts from his lush pad while delivering his street ethics and his cutthroat rhymes. “If any one of these bullets touch him, he won’t be the same / The […]
Terrace Martin – “Snooze” (SZA Cover)
Last month, producer Terrace Martin put out a new album as Dinner Party, his collaboration with Robert Glasper and Kamasi Washington. Martin’s most recent solo album was 2021’s DRONES, and today he’s announcing a new full-length, Fine Tune, which is scheduled to be released next month. Its lead single is an instrumental interpretation of SZA’s […]