Maxed Out coming soon. OT The Real ain’t got no worries on his and Statik Selektah’s new single. Lead by Statik’s triumphant horns and soul sample, the Philly rapper drops gems on hurdling through life’s struggles for the streets. Listen up. The track is off OT the Real and Statik Selektah’s Maxed Out album, due […]
Rapsody Ft. Fauzia “Dust To Diamonds”
Diamonds up! Rapsody highlights the women in sports on her latest recording, “Dust To Diamonds” featuring Fauzia. Produced by DJ Frank E and Rice & Peas, the North Carolina lyricist recognizes the accomplishments of the athletic queens from Serena Williams to Diana Taurasi and Florence Griffith Joyner. The track was debuted live at the espnW […]
A$AP Rocky – “D.M.B.”
A$AP Rocky’s new single “D.M.B.” is here. Despite the title, it does not involve Dave Matthews Band. (Somebody should totally sample “Ants Marching” or “Satellite,” though, and I feel like some kid could have a huge TikTok hit with a sing-song hip-hop track built around “Crash Into Me.” But I digress.) “D.M.B.,” which stands for […]
Artificial Brain – “Parasite Signal”
Next month, the expansive and experimental New York death metal band Artificial Brain will follow up their 2017 LP Infrared Horizon with a new self-titled LP. It’ll be their final LP with original singer Will Smith. (Different Will Smith.) We’ve already posted first single “Celestial Cyst,” and now the band has shared the new song […]
Shabaka – “Black meditation”
Saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings is one of the key figures in the exploding London jazz scene right now. Hutchings is essentially the leader of Sons Of Kemet, the Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka And The Ancestors, and he’s also played with acts like Sun Ra Arkestra and Floating Points. On his own, he also releases music […]
Glasser – “New Scars”
Glasser released two albums in the early half of the last decade, 2010’s Ring and 2013’s Interiors, before taking a bit of time off and returning in 2018 with the reflective, conversational mixtape Sextape. Today, she’s back with her first single since then, the warm and transportive “New Scars.” “New Scars was written during the […]
Video: Buddy “Bad News”
Buddy vs Buddy. Buddy dukes it out with his evil twin in the Compton rapper’s latest feature presentation. Directed by Obsidian, the action-packed clip begins with a claymation scene that depicts Buddy coming to the aide of a woman and then facing off with his wanted clone for a fighting scene. The track is off […]
Video: TM88, Pi’erre Bourne “OMS”
Still On My Shit! Producer TM88 and rapper Pi’erre Bourne get back on their grind in the animated video off their YO!88 album. Directed by Daniel Kelly, the trippy visual compliments both TM88’s digital soundbed and Bourne’s fiery bars with computer game-like animations complete with fire, money, cars, poker game, and more.
Video: Mack Wilds “Simple Things”
It’s complicated. After nearly four years, Mack Wilds made his return last November with his single, “Simple Things”, and has now shared the matching video. Produced by Anwar Sawyer, the Greg Cally-directed video flashes back to his highs and lows of relationship, including a tense dinner with his lady and his walk at night along […]
Video: Kehlani “Up At Night”
Stay woke. Kehlani opts romance for sleep in the solo version for her Justin Bieber collaboration. In the short vignette, the Baelani lies awake in bed before drifting off into a series elegant sets, choreographic routines, and breath-taking ensembles. The track is off Kehlani’s new album, blue water road, which also features Blxst, Syd, Jessie […]