Hip-Hop
81355 Premiere Debut Album This Time I’ll Be of Use: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T13:26:39+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 9:26am ET Indianapolis hip-hop trio 81355 have released their debut album This Time I’ll Be of Use. Stream it now on Apple Music and Spotify. Arriving via Justin Vernon, Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner’s 37d03d’s label, the eight-track LP features past Song of the Week “Capstone” and “Thumbs Up”, as well as new tracks like the choral-inflected “Anointed” and the color-coded “Purple” and “Maroon”. 81355 (pronounced “BLESS”) recently opened up to Consequence about the Origins of the “Thumbs Up”, explaining that the group wrote much of this album “in the midst of daily protests in the heart of this new pandemic space.” Related Video “It’s a way...
DMX’s Posthumous Album ‘Exodus’ Is Here: Stream It Now
DMX is sadly gone, but he’s not forgotten. The late rapper passed away last month, triggering an outpouring of grief among fans and the global hip-hop community. He left behind more than memories. At the stroke of midnight, Def Jam Recordings shared the posthumous DMX album Exodus, featuring assists from Jay-Z, Nas, Bono, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg and Moneybagg Yo, among others. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
DMX’s New Posthumous Album Exodus Released: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T04:05:08+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 12:05am ET DMX’s new posthumous album, Exodus, was released today. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. Spanning 13 tracks, Exodus is jam-packed with guest appearances. Led off by JAY-Z, Nas, and Lil Wayne, the project also features contributions from Griselda, The LOX, Snoop Dogg, and Bono. DMX’s longtime collaborator Swizz Beatz executive produced the album. Fans got a preview of the album earlier this week with “Hood Blues”, a gritty single featuring Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher, and Conway the Machine. One of the most anticipated songs on Exodus is “Bath Salts” featuring JAY-Z and Nas. Beatz first previewed...
Rolling Loud California 2021: J. Cole, Future, Kid Cudi to Headline San Bernardino Festival
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T03:05:25+00:00“>May 27, 2021 | 11:05pm ET A month after announcing the lineup for its flagship Miami festival, Rolling Loud has unveiled the bill for its California edition. While most 2021 festivals have been forced to schedule atypical dates due to the pandemic, Rolling Loud Cali is still set for December — the 10th-12th, to be exact, marking an expansion from two days to three. Taking place at San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center, the 2021 fest will be headlined by Kid Cudi, Future, and (fresh off his career in the Basketball Africa League) J. Cole. Chris Brown and Young Thug are also billed as “special guests,” as the duo are set to perform their 2020 mixtape Slime &...
G Herbo & Taina Williams Share Photo of First Child Together
Congratulations are in order for G Herbo and Taina Williams, who announced on Thursday (May 27) that they welcomed their first child together. The 25-year-old rapper shared a touching black-and-white photo of his baby boy’s fist resting gently on his bare chest, posting a set of black and white heart emojis on his socials. G Herbo welcomed his first son, Yosohn Wright, with his former partner Ariana Fletcher in 2018. He has yet to reveal the name of his newborn. Lil Durk, Lil Tjay, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Trae Tha Truth and more congratulated the Chicago rapper on the latest addition to his family on Instagram. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet B...
R.I.P. John Davis, Vocalist Behind Milli Vanilli Dead at 66 Due to COVID-19
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-27T15:57:30+00:00“>May 27, 2021 | 11:57am ET John Davis, a session musician who provided vocals for Milli Vanilli, has died at 66. As his daughter Jasmin confirmed in a Facebook post, the cause was COVID-19. “This is Jasmin, Johns daughter,” she wrote. “[U]nfortunately my dad passed away this evening through the coronavirus. He made a lot of people happy with his laughter and smile, his happy spirit, love and especially through his music. He gave so much to the world! Please give him the last round of applause. We will miss him dearly.” Alongside Brad Howell, Charles Shaw, Jodie Rocco, and Linda Rocco, Davis was recruited by German producer Frank Farian in the late ’80s to sing o...
Nas Returns to Sony With New Mass Appeal, Orchard Deal
Independent music distributor The Orchard — a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment — has penned a new deal with Mass Appeal Records, a label co-founded by Grammy-award winner Nas in 2014, alongside Peter Bittenbender. The new partnership was announced on Wednesday (May 26). Through the venture, Mass Appeal will sign artists directly, with access to The Orchard’s suite of services, including full-service marketing, sync licensing, video services, transparent data analysis, advertising, rights management and radio, among other resources. Nas — who began his career at the Sony-owned Columbia Records — will also release new music through the partnership. Mass Appeal was previously signed into a distribution deal with Universal Music Group, which included releasing Nas...
Polo G Details New Album Hall of Fame, Shares Snippet of Unreleased Song
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-26T20:42:17+00:00“>May 26, 2021 | 4:42pm ET Chicago spitter Polo G has set a release date for his third studio album, Hall of Fame, and shared some details about the project through a cinematic announcement video. Slated to drop June 11th via Columbia Records, the 22-year-old rapper envisions the full-length as the next step in his continued level-up. “My goals for Hall Of Fame was just to make sure that I can show my diversity as an artist,” he said in a video posted on Instagram. “Really like elevate my sound, for the people to hear something that I ain’t ever did before.” The clip closes out with a soulful preview of the album dedicated to his friend Lil Wooski. On the unrelea...
Machine Gun Kelly Celebrated the One-Year Anniversary of Megan Fox’s Endless Love
Love, it’s a many splendored thing. Especially when it takes place in public and you’re a world famous rapper and actress in the midst of a whirlwind romance. Case in point: on Tuesday (May 25), Machine Gun Kelly noted a very special moment in his relationship with Megan Fox. “She said ‘i love you’ one year ago today,” the rapper/rocker tweeted out. For those of you keeping score (thanks Cosmo), that carbon dating appears to reveal that the couple got serious a month before they were first officially thought to have begun hanging out in mid-June 2020. The pair reportedly met on the set of their upcoming film, Midnight in the Switchgrass, in March 2020, which was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking f...
DMX Links Up with Griselda on New Song “Hood Blues”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-25T21:18:02+00:00“>May 25, 2021 | 5:18pm ET DMX’s posthumous album, Exodus, is out on Friday, and today we get a first preview with “Hood Blues”, a gritty new song featuring Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher, and Conway the Machine. Check it below. Produced by Swizz Beatz, the single features a sample of Lee Mason & His Orchestra’s 1971 track, “Shady Blues”. The Yonkers rapper previously teased the Griselda collaboration during a February appearance on the Drink Champs podcast. In his closing verse, DMX recalls the trauma of growing up in the hood. “Do damage ’cause I’m a savage,” he raps. “Sometimes I can’t manage all the shit in my attic/ I was promised the world but I got t...
Kehlani Shares the Key to Having ‘Fun’ With Makeup & Her Go-To Product
As for the key to Kehlani’s effortless look? Lime Crime’s best-selling Freckle Pen, which easily allows users to “tap and dab” on some natural-looking freckles. “I oftentimes end up with makeup artists covering up my freckles,” she explains. “I do like coverage a lot for my acne and acne scars, but often, it erases my freckles and so my makeup artist just tends to replace the freckles I already have with the freckle pen.” While makeup artistry seems to come easily to the “Can I” singer, she jokes that her beauty journey was a bit “forced.” “I remember going to Sephora when I was about to go on my first tour and I was like, ‘Can somebody in here teach me how to do a basic face that I can do onstage every day? I wi...
J. Cole Charts All 12 Songs From ‘The Off-Season’ in Hot 100’s Top 40
All 12 tracks from The Off-Season flood the Hot 100’s top 40, including a record-tying four concurrent debuts in the top 10. Here’s a recap (all are debuts except where noted): Rank, TitleNo. 2, “my.life,” with 21 Savage & MorrayNo. 5, “amari”No. 7, “pride.is.the.devil,” with Lil BabyNo. 8, “95.south”No. 13, “applying.pressure”No. 14, “100.mil’,” with BasNo. 17, “interlude” (down from its No. 8 debut/peak)No. 19, “let.go.my.hand,” with 6LACKNo. 20, “punchin’.the.clock”No. 25, “the.climb.back” (re-entry; new peak)No. 28, “hunger.on.hillside,” with BasNo. 33, “close” J. Cole is the first artist to chart as many as 12 songs...
