What a time. Head of Urban Music at Spotify, Carl Chery, joins B. Dot to debate the best blog era mixtape of all time—Drake’s “So Far Gone”, J. Cole’s “Friday Night Lights, Wiz’s “Kush & Orange Juice”, and more—ultimately crowning a winner. Carl also addresses recent “blackballing” claims made by rappers like DaBaby. Best Blog […]
Video: Jay Worthy, Harry Fraud Ft. Larry June “Pacific Coast Highway”
Pull up. Jay Worthy and Larry June hit the Malibu coast in their “Pacific Coast Highway” music video directed by Nobodyelse. Pulling up at the top of Point Dume in his old school Benz, Jay sets it off over Harry Fraud’s soulful loop. “Ok, born in ’86 / So nigga I’m the shit / That’s […]
Willie The Kid, V Don Ft. Eto “Heather Grey 2”
And they’re back. Willie The Kid and producer V Don have just announced their Deutsche Marks trilogy and the pair usher in the news with their “Heather Grey 2” single featuring Eto. Over V Don’s eerie and hypnotic instrumentation, the Grand Rapids lyricist savagely raps, “Hoping out the Genesis / All you bitches get / […]
Doechii “Stressed”
Color than glaciers. Doechii keeps cool on her brand new release, “Stressed”. Debuted on the COLORS show, the TDE artist from Tampa delivers carefree bars with her laid-back flow. “And I only show love to my pharmacist / Darling, I’ve been shady, feeling lazy, I’ve been lackadaisy / So far, so frustrating, I’ve been snorting […]
Julien Chang – “Competition’s Friend”
Next month, genre-fluid dream-pop player Julien Chang will release his sophomore album, THE SALE. So far, the Baltimore performer has shared a few early singles such as “Marmalade,” “Time & Place,” and “Snakebit.” Today, Chang returns with another new song, “Competition’s Friend,” which is giving both Pink Floyd and Beach House in equal measure. There’s […]
MIKE – “nuthin i can do is wrng”
The New York rapper MIKE certainly keeps busy. He’s put out at least an album a year since 2015, his most recent being last year’s excellent Disco!. Today, he’s back with news of a new one called Beware Of The Monkey, which will be released at the end of the year on December 21. Today, […]
Doechii “Stressed”
Color than glaciers. Doechii keeps cool on her brand new release, “Stressed”. Debuted on the COLORS show, the TDE artist from Tampa delivers carefree bars with her laid-back flow. “And I only show love to my pharmacist / Darling, I’ve been shady, feeling lazy, I’ve been lackadaisy / So far, so frustrating, I’ve been snorting […]
Born Without Bones – “Fistful Of Bees”
Massachusetts indie-punk outfit Born Without Bones will release their first album on Pure Noise Records Dancer next month. The quartet have already shared the album’s title track, and now they’re back with an aggressively melodic follow-up, “Fistful Of Bees,” which also has a music video. Here’s what bassist Jim Creighton had to say about the […]
Rozi Plain – “Prove Your Good”
About a month ago, Rozi Plain announced new album PRIZE by sharing “Agreeing For Two,” a collaboration with her This Is The Kit bandmate Kate Stables and avant-jazz character Alabaster Deplume. Today she’s following that dreamy, elegant shuffle with “Prove Your Good,” another song that strikes a lovely balance of melody, texture, and lighter-than-air rhythm. […]
Video: Blac Youngsta “More Than A Man”
You the man. Blac Youngsta wises up in his new music video, “More Than A Man”. Shot by GT Films, the Memphis rapper’s seen getting a fresh cut before stunting through town in his Lambo and rapping in investments. “I ran up the scrilla / Niggas thought I was playing / Multi-million dollar nigga / […]