It’s showtime! Swizz Beatz celebrates 50 years of Hip Hop for Mass Appeal’s second installment of their ongoing Hip Hop 50: The Soundtrack series. Produced by the super producer himself along with Avenue Beatz, Swizzy commissions Nas for the opening track, “Runaway” followed by Lil Wayne on “This Shit Right Here”. Others who join the […]
Album: Lloyd Banks ‘The Course Of The Inevitable III’
Third’s a charm. Without further ado, Lloyd Banks is back with his third installment of The Course Of the Inevitable series. On The Course Of The Inevitable 3: Pieces Of My Pain, the Southside Jamaica Queens veteran delivers 16 new tracks including the previously released “Movie Scenes” and “Razor 101” featuring Method Man. Other tracks […]
Album: NBA YoungBoy ‘Don’t Try This At Home’
New YoungBoy. NBA YoungBoy kicks off the second quarter of the year with his second project of 2023, Don’t Try This At Home. Packed with 33 tracks in total, the prolific rapper from Baton Rouge reunites with Nicki Minaj for the lead single “WTF” and connects with Mariah The Scientist for the follow-up, “Rear View“. […]
Desiigner Says He Will Seek Mental Health Treatment After Exposing Himself On Flight
Desiigner has apologized for exposing himself on an international flight that took place over the weekend, adding that he plans to to seek mental health treatment. The “Panda” rapper was coming back to the States after a trip with stops in Thailand and Tokyo when he reportedly exposed himself and was subsequently questioned by cops […]
Watch King Princess’ Synth-Pop Cover Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun”
King Princess, who released their sophomore album Hold On Baby in July 2022, stopped by Triple J for their “Like A Version” series this week. Performing a synth-pop cover of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun,” King Princess sped the original up slightly and had their backing back with them to fill things out. “It’s a song […]
Steve Earle’s Marijuana Grower Ballad “Copperhead Road” Becomes Official Tennessee State Song For 4/20
Today is 4/20 (happy 4/20 to all those who celebrate!), and Steve Earle’s 1988 marijuana grower ballad “Copperhead Road” has been named an official state song of Tennessee — where weed happens to still be illegal. Irony, folks. Anyway, Earle visited the statehouse in downtown Nashville today to receive the honor and perform “Copperhead Road” […]
Das Koolies – “Best Mindfuck Yet” (Feat. Rhys Ifans)
In 2020, four former members of Super Furry Animals — Huw Bunford, Cian Ciarán, Dafydd Ieuan, and Guto Pryce — launched a new band called Das Koolies. In March, they shared a new EP called The Condemned. This week, the Cardiff band has announced a full-length album, DK.01, will be arriving September 22. “Made with […]
M83 Will Refund Attendees Of Austin Concert Canceled After One Song
Last Friday at the Austin music venue Stubb’s Bar-B-Q, M83 walked offstage during “Oceans Niagara” — approximately one song into the setlist. According to social media reports, the venue later said the show was being canceled due to “illness.” However, M83 have still not acknowledged this show, and reps have not respond to inquiries from […]
YSL Lawyer Arrested For Carrying Unlabeled Prescription Medication In Courthouse
The court case surrounding Young Thug and other alleged members of the Young Slime Life crew is still ongoing in Atlanta. On Thursday afternoon, the Fulton County sheriff’s department arrested Anastassios Manettas, an attorney representing one of the defendants, after security guards discovered he had been carrying unlabeled prescription drugs into the courthouse, as WSB-TV […]
Video: NLE Choppa “Lock In”
Focused up, paper up. NLE Choppa is locked in from across the pond in his new music video, “Lock In”. Directed by Evan Aparicio, the Memphis rapper his the streets of London, attends a few press runs, and hits the studio. “Rode for you like hubcaps, that’s no cap, I’m speaking fact, he raps as […]