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Everything We Know About Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’
Since announcing his fifth LP last month, Kendrick Lamar has set the hip-hop industry ablaze, with fans and critics alike ruminating on what the rapper will have to say on his first album in half a decade. He’s already dropped one song and music video off of the project, the symbolism-packed “The Heart Part 5.” Inspired by soul and funk from the 1960s and 70s, the single gave fans their first taste of what’s in store for the album’s release come Friday. Following the old school rap sound of 2017’s DAMN., Lamar is ushering in a new musical era with Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Leading up to the album’s release, here’s everything we know so far: The project will mark Lamar’s final release through Top Dawg Entertainment Lamar declared his return last month, sharing a link on social medi...
Young Thug Facing Seven Additional Felony Charges After Guns and Drugs Found in Home Raid
After being arrested on gang activity and racketeering charges in Atlanta earlier this week, Young Thug (born Jeffery Lamar Williams) is facing even more legal trouble. A search of Fulton County jail records has revealed seven more felony charges stemming from guns and drugs that were found in a police raid of his home in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. Specifically, the charges include Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of a Schedule III, Iv or V Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Firearm During Commission of a Felony; and Possession of Sawed-Off Shotgun, Sawed-Off Rifle, Machine Gun, dangerous Weapon, or Silencer. There are also three separate charges of Unlawful for Person Employed By/Associated with Criminal Street Gang to Conduc...
Kendrick Lamar Reveals Artwork for New Album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar has revealed the artwork for his new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Photographed by Renell Medrano, the cover depicts Kendrick, with a crown of thorns and a gun tucked into his waistband, embracing a child, while a woman (who appears to be his wife Lauren London) is sitting on a nearby bed nursing another a baby. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is Kendrick’s fifth album to date and first since 2017’s DAMN. The forthcoming project also marks his final release with Top Dawg Entertainment. Last August, the rapper announced that he would be leaving his longtime record label in favor of pgLang. Related Video Earlier this week, as a prelude to Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick revealed a new single called “The Heart Part 5.” Advertisement So far, Kendrick ha...
R.I.P. Trevor Strnad, The Black Dahlia Murder Frontman Dead at 41
Trevor Strnad, frontman for The Black Dahlia Murder, has died at age 41. While a cause of death was not given, the band shared the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in announcing his passing on its social sites. Strnad founded the melodic death metal group in 2001 in Michigan, and remained its frontman until his passing. Over the course of 20 years, the band gained a large following and earned acclaim in metal circles with nine studio albums. Their most recent full-length release was 2020’s Verminous. On Instagram, the band announced Strnad’s passing with the following statement: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Trevor Scott Strnad. Beloved son, brother, and Shepard of good times, he was loved by all that met him. A walking encyclopedia of all thin...
Rosalía Drops Rustic “DELIRIO DE GRANDEZA” Music Video
Rosalía on Wednesday shared the official video for “DELIRIO DE GRANDEZA,” off her newly-released album, MOTOMAMI. The visual sees the singer-songwriter entirely immersed in nature, as she runs through fields with a dog, chops wood with a chainsaw, hunts with a bow and arrow and sets up camp with her own fire. The video, which was directed by Mitch Ryan, was filmed in Downsville, New York. MOTOMAMI, which arrived in April, includes 16 tracks and features appearances from The Weeknd on “LA FAMA” and Tokischa on “LA COMBI VERSACE,” as well as collaborative efforts from Pharrell and Chad Hugo, James Blake, Frank Dukes and Cory Henry. The record marks her first solo full-length effort since 2018’s El Mar Querer. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Rosalía said that t...
Stone Gold ft Focalistic – Siosizeyako
Don’t miss this brand new single from Stone Gold titled “Siosizeyako” produced by Venntskillz. Tanazaian singer Stone Gold links up with South African singer Focalistic to deliver a brand new single titled “Siosizeyako” for his fans & supporters listening pleasure. The new single “Siosizeyako” is a fantastic groovy tune to rock your mood. It fills in as a follow-up to his previously released track titled “Busere”. Listen and share Stone Gold ft Focalistic – “Siosizeyako” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Stone_Gold_-_Siosizeyako_ft_Focalistic__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Jack Harlow Performs “First Class” on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’
Jack Harlow appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform his hit single “First Class,” from his newly-released album Come Home the Kids Miss You. Wearing all back, the 24-year-old vocalist took to a fog-covered stage to give his live rendition in the foreground of a blue-lit backdrop. The chart-topper also sat down with Fallon to discuss his recent performance with Lil Nas X at the 2022 Grammys, his sophomore studio effort and his slew of viral videos, stating that his recent success has been “validating.” “I think I appreciate it, you know,” he said in the interview. “I appreciate it because it’s fragile to me and I know I worked for it. I think I don’t take it for granted at all because of that.” Come Home the Kids Miss You, which arrived last Friday, incl...
Hear Jack Harlow Freestyle Over Pharrell’s 2006 Single “Can I Have It Like That”
Fresh off the rollout of his new album Come Home the Kids Miss You, Jack Harlow appeared alongside DJ Drama on Hot 97, where he spoke about the LP and his upcoming appearance in the movie White Men Can’t Jump. The rapper was dropped a few bars for Drama’s Funkmaster Flex’s freestyle series. It wasn’t Harlow’s first time delivering a Funk Flex freestyle, however, having been challenged in 2020 while promoting his Sweet Action EP. This time around, Harlow spit bars over an instrumental version of Pharrell’s “Can I Have It Like That” featuring Gwen Stefani. The single comes off of Pharrell’s first studio album, In My Mind. All these phone calls I’m takin’ wit’ Craig Kallman. All this Balmain on my body, I’m embalming,” Harlow rapped. “I’m the brand that the world wanna get involved with....
21 Years In, The Black Keys Are Still Boogieing
Few bands comprised of only two members have managed to achieve the unity and spirit that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have championed as The Black Keys. Now in the 21st year of their lengthy careers in the rock world, Auerbach and Carney have laid an impressive foundation for their band: festival headliners, Grammy winners, radio and sync specialists, and so many more accolades are associated with The Black Keys in 2022. And when Auerbach and Carney reunite to create music, it’s remarkably easy for them to pick up where they left off. “I feel like Pat and I’s relationship might be better than it’s ever been right now,” says Auerbach ahead of the release of The Black Keys’ eleventh(!) studio album, Dropout Boogie (out Friday, May 13th). “I think the longer that we get to make ...
Sasha Alex Sloan on the “Authentic Experiences” That Shaped I Blame the World
“Do I dare say I’m proud of this record?” Sasha Alex Sloan asks. “It feels scary to say that out loud.” Chatting with Consequence over the phone, the singer-songwriter seems to hold an extremely tentative optimism around the release of her forthcoming full-length album, I Blame The World (available Friday, May 13th via RCA Records). It’s a quality worth noting, especially when she recently described I Blame the World as a “non-hopeful” album. “I couldn’t write about anything else,” she says, referring to the fork in the road many creatives arrived at throughout the pandemic and in the months of piecing the arts industry back together since: lean into hopeful escapism, or embrace realism. Sloan chose the latter. Advertisement Related Video To her point, the eleven-track collection...
May 9th Named Ghostface Killah Day in New York City
May 9th has officially been deemed Ghostface Killah Day in New York City. The Wu-Tang Clan rapper was honored for his contributions to the music industry by Mayor Eric Adams, who presented him with an official Proclamation. The ceremony on Monday coincided with the opening of Ghostface’s coffee shop Killah Koffee in Staten Island with business partners Ross Filler and Shawn Wigs. The rapper had been selling his coffee online for a year prior, but the shop marked the business’ first brick-and-mortar venture. Killah Koffee ain’t nothin’ to mess with! Proud to join Staten Island’s own @GhostfaceKillah to celebrate this new small business in the heart of Shaolin. pic.twitter.com/ZzqPYWStzv — Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) May 9, 2022 “There’s so many people coming out here seeing a performer, a ...
Death Cab for Cutie Announce New Album Asphalt Meadows, Share “Roman Candles”: Stream
A new Death Cab for Cutie album is on the way. The indie rock veterans’ tenth studio album Asphalt Meadows is arriving on September 16th via Atlantic, and today, they’ve offered a preview of what’s to come with the lead single “Roman Candles.” Additionally, Death Cab have unveiled a run of US tour dates for 2022. Asphalt Meadows is Death Cab’s proper follow-up to 2018’s Thank You For Today, and was produced by Grammy Award-winner John Congleton, whose recent credits include St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, and Wallows. If “Roman Candles” is any indication, Death Cab are still finding ways to push the envelope within the alt-rock sphere, now that they’re ringing in their 25th year as a band. Pre-orders for the record are ongoing. Lyrically, “Roman Candles” seems...
