Lighters up. D Smoke blazes to the occasion with his new single, “Smoke With Me” featuring Kirby and Justus West. Backed by Kirby’s angelic vocals and Justus West’s melodic opener, the Inglewood rapper brings his therapeutic bars over a jazzy soundbed. “Super human / With super powers/ Got something for ya / That super sour,” […]
Polo G – “Bag Talk”
Young Chicago great Polo G has made some of the best rap albums of the past few years, and he’s apparently got another one set to come out before the end of the year. A few months after his last single “Distraction,” Polo has come out with a new one called “Bag Talk.” It’s a […]
Juice WRLD “In My Head”
More money, more problems. Juice WRLD’s got a lot on his shoulders with his latest posthumous song, “In My Head”. Produced by Max Lord, TrePounds, and Sheldon Ferguson, the late rapper details how his rockstar lifestyle help guide him through his struggles in life. “Fill my lungs with Ganja / When it fill my brain […]
Trippie Redd Ft. Don Toliver “Ain’t Safe”
Don’t come outside. Trippie Redd keeps the new music moving and connects with Don Toliver for “Ain’t Safe”. Over spaced-out production, the two bring their melodic raps full of flex and warnings on their adversaries. “Keep some niggas round me down to fall and catch a case / Bring your crew / We off 42, […]
Stream Let’s Eat Grandma’s Score For Netflix Series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself
Let’s Eat Grandma are getting into the soundtrack game. The British synthpop duo have just followed up April’s excellent Two Ribbons with the original score for The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, the new Netflix series that also has Róisín Murphy making her acting debut. The show’s synopsis reads, “Caught between two warring clans, […]
Busta Rhymes, Big Daddy Kane, & Conway The Machine – “Slap”
Busta Rhymes occupies a singular, special place in rap history. He was a crossover hitmaker in the peak-MTV ’90s era, but even then, he had plenty of ties to old-school titans. Over the years, Busta has kept tabs on new movements and done his best to stay relevant, but he seems especially excited whenever a […]
Hear Beach Boys’ Previously Unreleased “Carry Me Home” From New Sail On Sailor – 1972 Box Set
Come December, the Beach Boys will release a new box set titled Sail On Sailor — 1972 produced by Mark Linett and Alan Boyd and featuring music from 1972’s Carl And The Passions – “So Tough” and 1973’s Holland. Both albums will be remastered, and the collection includes the Mount Vernon And Fairway (A Fairy […]
Sub Pop & Adam McKay’s The Eleventh Hour: Songs For Climate Justice Has New Moby, Cloud Nothings, Deerhoof, & More
Adam McKay, the former SNL writer who made his name directing the riotous Will Ferrell comedies Anchorman and Talladega Nights, has long since pivoted into topical prestige fare like The Big Short, Vice, and last year’s Don’t Look Up. The latter film was a parable about the need to take climate change seriously, a campaign […]
Stream Westside Gunn’s New Album 10, Feat. Black Star, Run The Jewels, A$AP Rocky, Many More
First off: It’s not called Hitler Wears Hermes 10. Thank fucking god. Buffalo rap overlord and Griselda leader Westside Gunn has been releasing mixtapes in his unfortunately titled series for a decade, and he promised that it was finally over last year. But WSG decided that he wanted to end the series on a round […]
Ice Spice – “Bikini Bottom”
Anytime a New York rapper can come out of nowhere with a monster hit, it’s a beautiful thing. This past August, an adorable 22-year-old Bronx moppet named Ice Spice came out with “Munch (Feelin’ U),” a fizzy and divisive two-minute drill anthem in which she clowns some guy for being good for nothing except giving […]