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IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain was the featured guest on BBC‘s “The Rock Show With Johnnie Walker” during the “Rock God” segment. Nicko picked THE BEATLES‘ Ringo Starr and stated about his choice: “I’ve chosen Ringo because he was the very first drummer that really influenced me in my genre of music. I started off listening to Dave Brubeck when I heard Joe Morello playing, but Ringo was my first hero. In fact, when I was 12 years old — in fact, I was 11 — I had a poster of Ringo in my bedroom. He was looking over the left side of his drum set over his hi-hats, and I every night would go to sleep thinking, ‘That is the man. That is the guy I wanna be like.’ And he really did kick off my drumming career. One other thing is I got ...

Fan-filmed video footage of SOULFLY performing a brand new song called “Filth Upon Filth” on September 1 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City can be seen below. Max Cavalera and his bandmates have spent the last few months working on the follow-up to 2018’s “Ritual” at Platinum Underground in Phoenix, Arizona with producer Arthur Rizk, who has previously worked with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, POWER TRIP and CODE ORANGE. In a recent interview with Chris Annunziata again of “The Metal Teddy Bear Experience” show, which airs on the 90.3 WMSC radio station, the Brazilian-born musician stated about the upcoming SOULFLY disc: “We’re still tracking right now. So the record is not gonna come out till next year. It’s a little bit of a long p...

Digging for Gold is HYPEBEAST’s monthly playlist series that highlights regions across the world and the genres that come out of them. By putting together a mix of essentials and hidden gems, we hope to add to how you discover music and to deliver the thrill of finding new tracks. With our newest regional site HYPEBEAST Arabia well underway, we’re taking this as an opportunity to showcase prominent stars within the Arab hip-hop and R&B scene. Like most artists of the genre, many are heavily influenced by its American origins, Latin sounds as well as UK Grime. Hip-hop’s hard-hitting nature lends itself greatly to storytelling, while R&B is one that can be effortlessly intertwined and experimented with. As the popularity of hip-hop and R&B continues to amp up on a global scale, s...

Earlier this month, Fat Joe confirmed that he will be going head-to-head with Ja Rule in a VERZUZ. After the announcement, fans have continuously bombarded Joe with questions about his previously-proposed VERZUZ with 50 Cent. Fat Joe has responded to these questions once and for all on an Instagram Live stating, “Why y’all keep asking me about 50 Cent? We gave him the option. He did not want to go against me…He not doing the VERZUZ.” He adds, “You keep askin’ me some shit I can’t help you with. And so, he don’t wanna do it. It’s not cause he scared or he’s not one of the greatest who ever lived, he just ain’t f**king with that.” 50 and Joe’s highly publicized feud in the past has had fans questioning if that is the reason why there will not be a battle. Joe doubles down and compliments his...

Rick Ross continues to prove that he’s The Boss as he earned a total of nine new certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). According to reports, his tracks “Thug Cry,” “Push It,” “Sorry” and “9 Piece” were all awarded with gold plaques while “Aston Martin Music” went triple platinum, “Hustlin’” went double platinum and “Stay Schemin, “B.M.F” and “Diced Pineapples” — the latter of which features Wale and Drake — were awarded with platinum certifications. Wale expressed his gratitude for Ross and Drizzy as “Diced Pineapples” went platinum, writing on Twitter, “Thanks Renzel x Drizzy .. heavy on the gratty.” Thanks Renzel x Drizzy .. heavy on the gratty https://t.co/YRMOf1cDLN — Wale (@Wale) September 2, 2021 Elsewhere in music, Drake’s Certified Lover Boy...

Following the release of a visual teaser, YG Entertainment has now revealed the tracklist for BLACKPINK Lisa’s upcoming solo debut. The LALISA album will feature two title tracks, “LALISA” and “MONEY,” along with the instrumental versions of the tracks. The four tracks draw from YG’s extensive roster of lyricists, composers and arrangers, most notably THEBLACKLABEL founder TEDDY, along with 24, Bekuh BOOM, R.Tee and Vince. It is interesting to note that TEDDY is the producer behind many of BLACKPINK’s international hits like “Whistle,” “Kill This Love” and “Pretty Savage.” The tracklist reveal comes with an image of Lisa wearing a motorcycle helmet and YG notes “LALISA” and “MONEY” are hip-hop-themed songs centered around dynamic rhythm, melody and striking rap verses. Check out the trackl...