It is what it is though. Dreamville’s Cozz returns with a pair of freestyles over two Drake instrumentals. Along with the release, the accompanying video depicts the L.A. lyricist rapping the highs and lows of a relationship with his thought-provoking bars. As he drinks the pain away by his lonesome and making amends at a […]
Video: KXNG Crooked, Joell Ortiz “Heat Wave”
It’s like a heat wave. KXNG Crooked and Joell Ortiz bring nothing but fire in their new music video, “Heat Wave”. Directed by Eric “Ptah” Herbert, KXNG and Joell Ortiz body the mics with their blistering bars. Joell spits “Continuously, intervene on any winning team / Two .22s sinning religiously, call that synergy”, before KXNG […]
Smoke DZA Ft. Curren$y “Wish Upon A Star”
Make a wish. Stars align on Smoke DZA and Curren$y’s latest collaboration, “Wish Upon A Star”. Over a soulful loop, the frequent collaborators reunite on the inspiring anthem. “Wishing upon a star in a roof of a Rolls / a hundred a pair of Air Forces and a ton of gold”, Spitta raps on the […]
B-Lovee Ft. Ice Spice, Skillibeng, J.I. “One Time”
Free the bros, fuck one time! B-Lovee rounds up some his fellow New Yorkers on his ultimate posse cut, “One Time” featuring Ice Spice, Skillibeng, and J.I. Anchored by J.I.’s hook and Skillibeng’s adlibs, B-Lovee unleashes his aggressive bars over the Yung Lan-produced track. “We gon’ mask up with them choppas when it’s gun time […]
Ka – “Ascension”
The Brooklyn rapper and producer Ka is a truly inspiring DIY figure. He makes music on his own, following his own sounds and ideas and pathways. He produces his own tracks, and he releases his albums on his own label. He does all this while holding down a job as a fire chief. This wouldn’t […]
Stream Innumerable Forms’ Deeply Evil New Death Metal Album Philosophical Collapse
It sounds like demonic smoke belching up from the center of the earth. It sounds like dim echoes of dark rituals reverberating out of the mouth of a cave. It sounds like bubbling swamp-glop with visible swirls of blood. You can describe Philosophical Collapse, the new album from the Boston-based band Innumerable Forms, in regular […]
Video: Symba “Overnight”
Look who came to party. Hot off the release of his Gangsta Grillz project, Results Take Time, Symba checks in with his “Overnight” video. Directed by Keoni Mars, the Oakland rapper reflects his long journey to success during a therapy session, a recording session, and simply out and about from sold out shows, a walk […]
Video: Lobby Boyz, Jim Jones, Maino “BK & Harlem”
New York, New York. Brooklyn and Harlem come together in the Lobby Boyz’s new music video, “BK To Harlem”. Directed by Street Heat Film’s WillC and Tana, Capo and the K.O.B. rep their boroughs while congregating inside a New York bodega, lounging in the passenger side of a luxury whip, and popping bottles of bubbly […]
Stream Blackpink’s Extremely Fun New K-Pop Blockbuster Born Pink
Blackpink aim to overwhelm. The globally massive K-pop girl group has a hard, hyperactive swagger that just blasts you with constant hooks until submission is the only option. Their singles are relentless bursts of dance beats and gleaming synths and earworm choruses and better-than-they-should-be rap verses. Give in! Enjoy it! There’s a whole lot of […]
Bleu Ft. Nicki Minaj “Love In The Way”
Bleu connects with Nicki Minaj on his new single, “Love In The Way”. On the tender track, Bleu reflects on a troubled relationship, while Nicki Minaj addresses an ex on her opening verse. “You blew it, I could tell you knew it / But you was like “Screw it,” and I guess I’m fluid / […]