Hip-Hop
BROCKHAMPTON Return with New Album ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-09T03:28:06+00:00“>April 8, 2021 | 11:28pm ET BROCKHAMPTON are back with their new album, ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE. The 13-track effort features a score of feature appearances, and you can stream the entire thing below via Apple Music and Spotify. ROADRUNNER comes almost two years after 2019’s GINGER — a significant gap for the Los Angeles crew that released three volumes of SATURATION in 2017 and dropped the incredible iridescence a year later. Collective leader Kevin Abstract tweeted that this would be the first of two BROCKHAMPTON LPs for 2021, and that they would be the group’s last. However, similar statements were made around SATURATION III, so perhaps we shouldn’...
Doja Cat & SZA Release ‘Kiss Me More’ Collab: Stream It Now
The slinky, sensual jam will definitely be a summer playlist staple with its groovy bass line harkening back to Doja’s career-first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Say So” and its playful lyrics about spelling out one’s name on the inside of a lover’s mouth (“Boy, you write your name, I can do the same/ Oh, I love the taste, la-la-la-la-la,” Doja whispers in the post-chorus before switching into a full-on pop sing-a-long chant, “All on my tongue, I want it!”) Meanwhile, SZA knows her worth and asserts that she deserves better and all their friends even know it when she croons, “All your ni—s say that you lost without me/ All my bi—es feel like I dodged it, don’t need.” The 25-year-old rapper has sco...
Late ASAP Mob Affiliate Chynna’s New Song “burnout” Posthumously Released: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-08T21:58:17+00:00“>April 8, 2021 | 5:58pm ET Late ASAP Mob affiliate Chynna is being honored in New York City today on the one-year anniversary of her tragic death at 25 from a drug overdose. A new posthumous song titled “burnout” has been released to mark the occasion. “burnout” is produced by Brooklyn producer and Pro Era member Kirk Knight. Featuring a dark, murky beat, Chynna shows off her swagger with lyrics like, “700 n-ggas getting in, it’s a turnout/ Every other n-gga couldn’t win, better learn how/ Only giving passage to my friends and my birds now.” Chynna Rogers was discovered as a teenager by late ASAP Mob co-founder ASAP Yams. Some of her early breakout songs include...
clipping. Perform Tiny Desk (Home) Concert: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-08T19:59:05+00:00“>April 8, 2021 | 3:59pm ET The experimental rap trio clipping. have shared their “(Home)” version of NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, and they really took the “tiny” aspect to its most extreme point. In a typical, non-pandemic-times Tiny Desk concert, the guest artist performs an intimate set while stuffed behind desks in NPR’s actual office workspace. Throughout the coronavirus, NPR has kept the Tiny Desk institution alive by having musicians send in pre-recorded sets from their homes or studios, but clipping. decided to switch up that now-predictable format. For their contribution to the Tiny Desk Meets SXSW series, the group — rapper Daveed Diggs and...
Tkay Maidza Unleashes New Song “Syrup”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-07T21:08:42+00:00“>April 7, 2021 | 5:08pm ET Buzzing Australian rapper Tkay Maidza has shared a new song titled “Syrup”. Stream it below. Produced by Maidza’s frequent collaborator Dan Farber, the beat is reminiscent of 2000s era Missy Elliott and Timbaland, giving the Zimbabwe-born artist a thumping palette over which to deliver energetic rhymes. You can tell she had fun recording the song, thanks to lyrics like, “Homie wants the best, but he can’t pay my rate, yuh/ Small body Hilfiger on the dater/ Small money thinker, I’m a navigator/ And that’s the tea, Arizona.” “Syrup” follows February’s “Kim”, Maidza’s bouncy collaboration with rising Georgia rapper Yung Baby Tate. In Marc...
Rod Wave Rules Hot 100 Songwriters Chart, Led by ‘Tombstone’ & More
Rank, Title (co-songwriters in addition to Rod Wave)No. 11, “Tombstone” (Eric Foley Jr., Jaylon Howard, Jai Beats)No. 16, “Street Runner” (TNTxD, London Blue, Karltin Bankz, Ruth B)No. 22, “Richer,” featuring Polo G (Polo G, Roland Hannah, Flynn Cranston)No. 55, “SoulFly” (TNTxD, Tahj Money, Shaad K Rounds, Ryan Hartlove)No. 61, “Gone Till November” (Drum Dummie, Kimj)No. 63, “Don’t Forget” (TNTxD, Basobeats)No. 65, “Blame on You” (TNTxD, Evrgrn, Adam Fritz)No. 71, “All I Got” (Mook Got The Keys Jumping, LowLowTurnMeUp, DZIMI)No. 85, “Pills & Billz” (Eric Foley Jr., Roland Hannah, Uncle Cameron)No. 88, “How the Game Go” (Ryder Johnson, Taz Taylor, Adawg)No. 89, ...
Kodak Black Toasts to Freedom in New Single ‘Easter in Miami’: Watch the Video
Despite its title and Christian-themed cover art, Kodak Black‘s latest single, “Easter in Miami,” is anything but religious. The track, released on Easter Sunday (April 4), is the Floridian rapper’s fourth single of 2021. In the accompanying video, Kodak toasts with friends (in coordinated pastel suits) to “more blessings, more freedom” and “more health,” presumably celebrating his prison release by way of a commutation from former president Donald J. Trump. The rapper had served nearly half of his 46-month-long sentence on a firearms possession charge. The video, directed by DrewFilmedIt, paints a celebration of everything the “ZEZE” rapper was missing out on during his time behind bars: community, jewelry, designer labels, ...
DMX Fans & Family Gather Outside NY Hospital for Prayer Vigil
Simmons’ longtime lawyer, Murray Richman, said Sunday that the rapper was admitted to the intensive care unit but he was not sure what caused the heart attack. DMX made his rap debut in 1998, and has released seven albums in a career that has included three Grammy nominations. He also acted in several movies. But substance abuse has been a struggle for him over the years, including in 2019 when he canceled shows to go to a rehabilitation facility. Nevertheless, he retained his standing among fans. An online face-off last year with fellow rapper Snoop Dogg as part of the Verzuz series brought more than 500,000 viewers. 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 pe...
Faith No More, Beastie Boys, Mastodon, Cypress Hill, 311, Sepultura Members Cover Public Enemy: Watch
The Kings of Quarantine collective have returned with another socially distanced cover song, this time taking on Public Enemy’s “She Watch Channel Zero” to benefit Roadie Relief. The star-studded crew is spearheaded by Slaves on Dope’s Jason Rockman and Kevin Jardine, along with Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher. For each performance, the trio are joined by an all-star team of music luminaries, and they recruited some big-time names for the Public Enemy cover. Along for the ride are Billy Gould and Mike Bordin (both of Faith No More), Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys), SA (311), MC Serch (3rd Bass), Derrick Green (Sepultura), Sen Dog (Cypress Hill), Toby Morse (H2O) and a special cameo from pop-artist Ron English of Popaganda fame. With vocal stylings from veteran hip-hop artists like MC Serch...
T.I. & Tiny Respond to New Sexual Assault Allegations From Three Women
Steve Sadow, counsel for T.I. and Tiny, provided a statement on the Harrises’ behalf to Billboard on Monday (April 5): “The Harrises are still waiting for the accusers to reveal themselves publicly. By continuing to hide behind anonymous allegations, the unnamed accusers effectively render themselves not credible and unworthy of belief. We say: Let the light shine on their identities so we can go about disproving these scurrilous accusations.” In February, The New York Times reported that Blackburn was seeking a criminal investigation and approached law enforcement authorities in Georgia and California on behalf of 11 people claiming they were victimized by the couple or their entourage. The alleged incidents occurred between 2005 to 2018 and...
Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero (Call Me by Your Name)’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
“Montero,” released March 26 on Columbia Records, is the 1,120th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 62-year history. It’s the 51st single to debut at No. 1, and Lil Nas X’s first. “Montero” drew 46.9 million U.S. streams and sold 21,000 downloads in the week ending April 1, according to MRC Data. It also attracted 1.1 million radio airplay audience impressions in the week ending April 4. The track opens at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, where it’s Lil Nas X’s second leader, after “Old Town Road” ruled for a record 20 weeks, and No. 2 on Digital Song Sales. It was available in three versions in its first week: its original version; its “Satan’s Extended Version”; and its “But Lil Nas X Is Silent the Entire Ti...
Kodak Black & Entourage Ambushed, Security Guard Shot After Florida Concert: Report
Kodak Black and his entourage were reportedly ambushed in a shooting Monday morning (April 5) in Tallahassee, Fla., that left his security guard injured. After the Florida-based rapper headlined a hometown music festival on Easter Sunday billed “Cultur3 Fest Featuring Kodak Black + Friends,” the Tallahassee Democrat reports that Black and his entourage were ambushed at a McDonald’s near the Tally Strip at 3 a.m. on Monday. A shooter reportedly opened fire from a car that had been following them. Black had just left Baja’s Beach Club, which hosted the Cultur3 Fest afterparty, where they were followed to the fast food joint by multiple vehicles attempting to cut them off. The rapper’s security guard was shot in the leg while inside a car in the McD...
