Kae Tempest is a “British spoken word artist, rapper, poet, novelist, and playwright.” They’ve twice been nominated for the UK’s prestigious Mercury Prize, and they’ve received numerous honors for their various poetry collections, the 2016 novel The Bricks That Built The Houses, and last year’s play Paradise. Now they’re returning with The Line Is A […]
Barrie – “Quarry”
Barrie has clearly been building toward a new album announcement for months, and today the moment has come. After dropping “Dig” and “Frankie” in the fall, Barrie Lindsay is back with news of the follow-up to 2019’s Happy To Be Here. It’s called Barbara, and it’s dropping at the end of March. Along with news […]
Marissa Nadler – “Seabird” (The Alessi Brothers Cover)
Last year, the great doom-folk artist Marissa Nadler released her album The Path Of The Clouds. Today, she’s announced plans to follow that album with a new companion-piece EP called The Wrath Of The Clouds, which is coming out next month. The EP features three new songs that were recorded during the Path Of The […]
Spiritualized – “Crazy”
In November we received the welcome news that a new Spiritualized album was on the way, the first since 2018’s And Nothing Hurt. With the release of lead single “Always Together With You,” Jason Pierce announced the impending arrival of Everything Was Beautiful. Now he has shared a second advance track called “Crazy” ahead of […]
Video: The Weeknd “Sacrifice”
Dance ‘til you fall. Hot off the release of his Dawn FM album, The Weeknd dances to his own destiny in its new music video. Directed by Cliqua, The Weeknd wakes up to the sounds of 103.5 Dawn FM’s DJ at an underground rave full of dance rituals, flashing lights, a crucifixion, rapid aging figures, […]
Video: Burna Boy Ft. WizKid “B. D’or”
Winning! Burna Boy reunites with WizKid in the celebratory music video to their recent collaboration, “B. D’or”. Shot in Lagos, the Nigerian superstars celebrate their wins inspired by the Ballon d’Or, a prestigious trophy awarded to soccer players. Here, they boast their trophies during a ceremony, ridee the waters on their jet skis, and turn […]
Video: SZA “I Hate U”
Swipe. SZA sings the highs and lows of a relationship in the sombering video to her recent single. Directed by Jack Begert, the video stars actor LaKeith Stanfield on a stormy beach where argues with SZA who is on the other end of the phone. In the final scene, he chucks the device in the […]
Video: 2 Chainz Ft. 42 Dugg “Million Dollars Worth Of Game”
2 Chainz! Two Tone Toni puts the money where his mouth is in the video to his new single featuring 42 Dugg. Anchored by LilJuMadeDaBeat’s flutes, the two rappers bring their stunt 101 inside a plush estate full of money, their ski-masked crew, and a bevy of belly dancers and eye-candy. The track is off […]
Video: Drakeo The Ruler Ft. Ralfy The Plug “Ain’t That The Truth”
Long live Drakeo The Ruler. Drakeo The Ruler is the truth in the video in the video to last year’s Ain’t That The Truth‘s title track. Along with his Stinc Team member Ralfy The Plug, the two boast their swag and accomplishments while kicking it in the studio. Last December, Drakeo was fatally stabbed at […]
Video: KRS-One “The Beginning”
KRS is back. KRS-One solidifies his greatness from all over in the complimentary video to his recent single, “The Beginning”. Standing firm in front of a series of backdrops from speakers to space and an Egyptian tomb, The Blastmaster cracks the mic with rhymes galore. Last October, KRS-One hit the stage with Big Daddy Kane […]