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Frusciante added: “When we got together to start writing material, we began by playing old songs by people like Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, the Kinks, the New York Dolls, Richard Barrett, and others. Ever so gradually, we started bringing in new ideas, and turning jams into songs, and after a couple of months the new stuff was all we were playing. The feeling of effortless fun we had when we were playing songs by other people, stayed with us the whole time we were writing. For me, this record represents our love for, and faith in each other.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Red Hot Chili Peppers’ previous album, The Getaway, was released in 2016. The record, produced by Danger Mouse, marked their last with Josh Klinghoffer, who began playi...

Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby, as promised, have released their new single. “Do We Have a Problem?” arrives with a new music video co-starring the actors Joseph Sikora and Cory Hardrict. The song is produced by Papi Yerr. Watch “Do We Have a Problem?” below. The song was announced with a hotline (213-523-7762) where Minaj asked fans to present any problems they were facing. Nicki Minaj’s last album was 2018’s Queen. Since then, she has collaborated with Jesy Nelson, Bia, Polo G, Drake, and others on new songs and has been working on an HBO Max documentary series. Lil Baby released a collaboration with Lil Durk last year called The Voice of the Heroes. He also joined Kirk Franklin and Just Blaze for the Space Jam: A New Legacy cut “We Win”—now nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Perf...

Late last year, six new Dr. Dre songs appeared on Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto expansion GTA Online: The Contract. Now, the tracks have arrived on streaming services. Among them are collaborations with Eminem (“Gospel”), Nipsey Hussle and Ty Dolla $ign (“Diamond Mind”), Snoop Dogg and Anderson .Paak (“ETA”), Rick Ross and Anderson .Paak (“The Scenic Route”), and Thurz and Cocoa Sarai (“Fallin Up”). There is also the Dr. Dre solo cut “Black Privilege.” Listen below. GTA Online: The Contract also features a radio station from Rosalía and Arca. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be...

Scottish singer-songwriter Dot Allison has shared a Lee “Scratch” Perry remix of her 2021 song “Love Died in Our Arms.” A press release bills the remix as “the final project of the legendary producer’s career.” Listen below. The new single appears on Allison’s forthcoming Entangled Remix EP, which will also include reworks by Saint Etienne, Anton Newcombe, Lomond Campbell, and more. It arrives April 28 via SA Recordings. The project follows Allison’s 2021 LP Heart-Shaped Scars—her first solo record in almost a decade. Discussing the Perry collaboration in a press release, Dot Allison stated: I contacted Lee to ask if he’d consider doing a mix of “Love Died in Our Arms” and got a lovely reply saying “yes.”  He later confirmed the parts had arrived and the mix was going well. So I was d...

YG has enlisted J. Cole and Moneybagg Yo for the new song “Scared Money.” It comes with a music video directed by Drew Kirsch. Watch below. “Scared Money” is YG’s first single since October’s “Sign Language.” Earlier in 2021, the Compton rapper collaborated with Sacramento’s Mozzy for Kommunity Service. His latest solo album is 2019’s 4Real 4Real. This week, YG’s feud with Drakeo the Ruler was referenced in a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of Drakeo’s son. Back in 2018, Moneybagg Yo released his debut studio album Reset, which included collaborations with YG (“Curry Jersey”) and J. Cole (“Say Na”). Last year, the Memphis rapper shared A Gangsta’s Pain. Last week, J. Cole shared his Benny the Butcher collaboration “Johnny P’s Caddy.” And, in May 2021, he released The Off-Season. Rev...