Hip-Hop
Eminem Surprise Releases ‘Music To Be Murdered By – Side B’: Stream It Now
Arriving at the stroke of midnight, the deluxe edition is a sprawling effort, spanning 36 songs and nearly 2 hours in running time. Marshall Mathers taps Dr. Dre, Ty Dolla $ign, Skylar Grey, and DJ Premier and many others for guest spots. Music To Be Murdered By gave Em his historic 10th No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Will Side B make it 11? Stream it below. 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.
Big Sean & Jhené Aiko Channel Iconic ’90s Black Rom-Coms for ‘Body Language’ Video With Ty Dolla $ign
Big Sean and Jhené Aiko show off a ’90s type of love and speak a certain “Body Language” in their new cinematic music video with Ty Dolla $ign, which came out on Wednesday. The mini-film shows the real-life couple taking on the roles of iconic onscreen duos from ’90s Black romantic comedies, from Tupac and Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993) to Larenz Tate and Nia Long in Love Jones (1997). Aiko also serves big Angela Bassett energy from Waiting to Exhale (1995) when she burns her ex’s car with his clothes inside. And of course, the featurette has pop and R&B music’s favorite featured star Ty Dolla $ign popping up in each scene while he narrates the chorus. “Big homage paying to a few of my favorite flicks ...
What Does ‘Alternative’ Mean in 2020?
Laura Ohls, senior editor, folk and AAA, Spotify: I’ve always thought of “alternative” as referring to any artist creating music that challenges what’s being popularized in the mainstream, across all genres. In the ’90s, rock music was still very much at the core of popular music culture, and as a result, “alternative” [was more] guitar-driven in sound. Fast forward to 2020, where hip-hop, pop and Latin are the titans of genre, and you’ll find that the class of artists defying what’s expected are doing so within these genre spaces. As a result, there is an amalgamation of genres that make up modern “alternative” sounds. We launched our Alternative Hub earlier this year in order to unite all of our alternative programming into one dedicated space. The idea was to have a destination that enc...
Kamaiyah Opens Up on Her Own Terms with No Explanations: Review
The Lowdown: Since 2016’s A Good Night in the Ghetto and her inclusion in the coveted 2017 XXL Freshman Class, Kamaiyah has been one of rap’s most consistent and exciting players. The Oakland-born and -raised rapper has hyphy written all over her music as part of the Bay Area’s highly influential scene, one that has birthed some of the most iconic gangster rap and party anthems. Kamaiyah exists in between the “hard” and the hyphy, taking the infectious, cocky grooves of Mac Dre and Too $hort into a new age for a wider audience without yielding to current trends. After departing from Interscope Records due to release disputes, the Bay Area star used 2020 to release multiple projects, No Explanations being the third. Despite a quiet release, due in part to the end of the year lull, Kamaiyah ...
CupcakKe Drops Epic Diss Track “How to Rob (Remix)”: Stream
Leave it to Chicago rapper CupcakKe to start some drama right before the year’s end. In a nod to 50 Cent’s debut single “How to Rob”, she’s released her own diss track called “How to Rob (Remix)” where she goes after more than 20 rappers. Stream it below. CupcakKe sets the scene by opening the song with cheeky insults and friendly digs, saying, “It’s all motherfuckin’ love, don’t take shit personal.” From there, she wastes no time calling out Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Lil Baby, 6ix9ine, Lizzo, Offset, Migos, Wiz Khalifa, Tory Lanez, Young M.A., Doja Cat, Sukihana, Lil Durk, City Girls, Lil Kim, Chief Keef, G Herbo, Mulatto, Flo Milli, Sada Baby, and DreamDoll. The one-liners she shoots off, ranging from “Drop Offset’s body in the jungle since he wanna be a cheetah” to “Is that ...
Open Mike Eagle on the Mental Scarring of Trauma
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Presented by Consequence of Sound and Sound Mind Live, Going There with Dr. Mike is a new interview podcast series in which clinical psychologist and life coach Dr. Mike Friedman talks with musicians about the crossroads where music and mental health meet. Open Mike Eagle joins the show this week to discuss his experiences coping with trauma. The Chicago artist explains how trauma can occur in someone’s life through many pathways. Sometimes it’s caused by a specific event (e.g. an assault or plane crash); in other cases, it’s the result of an ongoing series of events (e.g. racial discrimination). Coming off his new album Anime, Trauma, and Divorce, Open Mike Eagle also explains how t...
Megan Thee Stallion & James Corden Wish You A Very Ratchet Christmas
“Naughty, got a thicc body/ Rosy red cheeks/ People think he’s Pavarotti/ He would never slip on a roof while it’s snowing b–ch/ There’s you mom, mistletoe, you know it/ Ah, I’m a Santa, Jolly, happy, merry/ Face is plump and hairy/ Sacks of gifts I carry,” Meg added, with Corden joining in on the reworked chorus. The bit had it all: ugly sweaters, PS5s and a special, pop-up surprise if you sit on rappin’ Santa’s lap. “I’m a Santa/ Call me Krissy Kringle/ Make your North Pole tingle,” Corden rhymed as Meghan rode a giant wooden horse, tongue out. “Bells are gonna jingle, b—ch/ They jingle, b–ch.” Watch “Savage Santa” below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Date...
Roc Nation to Launch Publishing Imprint With Books From Lil Uzi Vert, Meek Mill
Under a new partnership with Random House, Roc Lit 101 will also put out titles by Yo Gotti, Fat Joe and music journalist Danyel Smith. Roc Nation is getting into the book publishing business via a new partnership with Random House, the companies announced today. The new imprint, which is rolling out under the name Roc Lit 101, will be dedicated to publishing books “at the dynamic intersection of entertainment and genre-defying literature, including exhilarating, innovative work from some of the biggest artists and most imaginative and incisive writers of our time on a wide range of subjects such as music, sports, pop culture, activism, and art,” according to a release. The imprint will be overseen by Chris Jackson, publisher and editor-in-chief of Random House imprint One World Books, and...
Rapper Who Named Album Doggystyle Thinks “WAP” Is Too Sexy
Snoop Dogg (photo by Philip Cosores) and Cadi B and Megan Thee Stallion in “WAP” video Snoop Dogg, who wrote “Your Sexy Sex”, “Sexual Eruption”, and who began his album Doggystyle with a sketch about bathtub coitus, thinks that “WAP” is too sexy. The Doggfafther weighed in on Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s No. 1 hit in an interview on the newsmag program Central Ave. Addressing the female rappers, Snoop said, “Slow down and let’s have some imagination.” The MC who also once rapped, “she will get G’d if she don’t suck dick,” added of their vaginas, “That’s like your pride and possession. That’s your jewel of your crown. That’s what you should hold on to, that should be a possession that no one gets to know about until they know about it.” To his credit, Mr. Dog...
E-40 to Face Off Against Too $hort in ‘Verzuz’ Battle
“Y’all know we had to do a BIG holiday party!” the announcement read. “Who you wit!?” “Me & @e40 are READY to tell all the youngstas how we put The Bay on the map & influenced the world,” Too $hort promised on his own Instagram page. :We gon’ end this year on a good note, loved ones,” E-40 added. “It’s a celebration, ya feel me.” Viewers can tune in to see the West Coast rappers go head-to-head Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. ET on Instagram or Apple Music. 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, b...
Ashanti Tests Positive for COVID-19 Ahead of ‘Verzuz’ Battle With Keyshia Cole
Ashanti revealed she tested positive for COVID-19 just hours before her Verzuz battle against Keyshia Cole. The pair were set to face off Saturday night (Dec. 12). Ashanti, who says she’s feeling well, indicates that she’s still trying to make her side of the event happen from home. “Hey y’all I can’t believe I’m saying this but I tested positive for COVID-19. I’m ok and not in any pain. I’m actually down to do the verzuz from my house… we’re tring to figure it all out!!!” wrote Ashanti in a note on Instagram shortly after 6 p.m. ET. 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...
Ashanti & Keyshia Cole Discuss Their Postponed ‘Verzuz’ Battle & ‘Getting Our Flowers’ on IG Live
But even after Verzuz co-creators Swizz Beatz and Timbaland officially postponed it, Ashanti took to her own Instagram Live on Saturday to openly discuss her positive COVID status. She later teased Cole to join her IG Live, and the two R&B queens talked about how their upcoming battle would celebrate the new year and deliver us from 2020, which Ashanti described as “the year of the devil.” “We’re gonna do it for the ladies, how the fellas just did it last week,” Cole said in reference to Gucci Mane and Jeezy’s record-setting Verzuz battle on Nov. 19 that kicked off season two. And as Ashanti wrote earlier this month to promote their battle, “women empowerment” will remain at the core of the celebration — not just amongst the heartbroken women who’ve found consolation ...
