New Grass, project helmed by Chicago’s Lucio Oquendo, released a furious and inspired album called Scordatura Perforations late last year. It was kind of a screamo album, but Oquendo doesn’t really scream, even if both his vocals and their sonic backdrops supply the genre’s requisite levels of intensity. Now he’s back to put his own […]
Video: Don Q Ft. Rowdy Rebel “Bottom Line”
From BX to BK. Fresh off the release of his Corleone album, Don Q gives mob ties in his new video featuring Rowdy Rebel. Directed by Justin D’Orazio and Paul Plath, the cinematic clip trails the duo in the midst of a mob war battling for their rightful territories.
Video: Ne-Yo “You Got The Body”
Shawty got it. Ne-Yo’s yearns for his woman’s physique in the accompanying video to his latest, “You Got The Body”. Directed by Teyana Taylor, the Grammy award winning hitmaker belts his lustful thoughts as a few ladies showcase their talents on a dancing pole and an aerial silk. “You Got That Body” is off Ne-Yo’s […]
Wiz Khalifa “Bad Ass Bitches”
Calling all the bad ass bitches. After dropping his “Iced Out Necklace“, Wiz Khalifa’s ushers in the summer with some “Bad Ass Bitches”, the second track off his upcoming, Multiverse album. Co-produced by Bankroll Got It and Hitmaka, Wiz flexes his clever wordplay while referencing his rock star status and bachelor lifestyle. Multiverse will be […]
Kalan.FrFr Ft. Blxst “No Stoppin”
Can’t stop love. There is “No Stopping” Kalan.FrFr on his breezy new single featuring Blxst. Produced by The Stereotypes and Roark Bailey, the two West Coasters deliver their melodic flows while preaching everlasting love. “No Stoppin” proceeds Kalan.FrFr’s “Popstar” and are both off his forthcoming project via First Class Entertainment and Roc Nation Records.
Stream Candy’s Raw, Punishing New Album Heaven Is Here
Richmond’s Candy started off as a grimy, intense hardcore band, and they’re still that, but now they’re other things, too. Four years after releasing their full-length debut Good To Feel, Candy have come back with Heaven Is Here, the new album that they recorded with Power Trip/Code Orange producer Arthur Rizk. It’s a wild one. […]
Tame Impala Remixed Elvis Presley’s “Edge Of Reality”
Just about a month ago, we found out that the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic would feature a lot of heavy-hitters: Stevie Nicks, Denzel Curry, Jazmine Sullivan, Yola. Along the way, we heard a lot of artists’ contributions — Doja Cat’s “Vegas,” Diplo and Swae Lee’s “Tupelo Shuffle,” Eminem’s CeeLo Green-featuring “The King & […]
Stream Zola Jesus’ Gorgeous New Album Arkhon
The recent resurgence of Kate Bush and “Running Up That Hill” would seem to suggest that there’s a widespread appetite for dark, swirling, majestic music. If that’s true, then Zola Jesus is coming back right on time. Before today, Nika Roza Danilova hadn’t released a full album since 2017’s Okovi. After five years of nothing […]
Video: Conway The Machine Ft. Jill Scott “Chanel Pearls”
Conway The Machine and Jill Scott celebrate perseverance in their new music video, “Chanel Pearls”. Directed by Davi X. Pena and Chad Tennies, the camera pans through a lush mansion full of couples while Conway shares his ode to relationships. Draped in matching fur with her co-star, Jill Scott belts her soulful vocal chops and […]
Video: Kevin Gates “Bad For Me”
Good girl gone bad. Coming off the release of his Khaza album, Kevin Gates gives its “Bad For Me” the visual treatment. Backed by a melodic hook, the Bread Winner rapper laments on the pros and cons of his ride or die chick from a lavish bar full of women to the bedroom with his […]