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Swedish House Mafia has returned and ahead of its upcoming Coachella appearance and the group’s first tour in 10 years, it has debuted “Redlight” featuring Sting. “Redlight” samples The Police’s legendary song “Roxanne,” centering around the lyrics “You don’t have to put on the red light/Those days over/You don’t have to sell your body to the night/You don’t have to wear that dress to night/Those days are over.” Naturally, Sting — who was the frontman, songwriter and bassist for The Police — supplies vocals for “Redlight,” before Swedish House Mafia applies its usual dance-infused wizardry to the track. The new song comes ahead of Swedish House Mafia’s sixth album Paradise Again, which sees the trio comprising of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso teaming up with Ty Dolla $ign an...

Four of hip-hop’s biggest names have sat down for an unprecedented interview for the first 2022 episode of the Self Made Tastes Better series. DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa revisit the roundtable to exchange stories of their journey to success in the industry. The artists discussed their trials and tribulations and the lessons they learned throughout their long-lasting careers. The rappers detailed specific instances that have shaped their creative process to what it is today. A common thread between the four is that they all hope to educate the younger generation on the possibilities they could have and what mistakes to avoid. Spanning across almost three decades, DJ Khaled reflected on the days of vinyl and cassette tapes and divulged how hip hop opened up the door for ...

Ten years ago, Just Blaze and Drake collaborated on fan-favorite Take Care track, “Lord Knows.” Earlier this week, Drake took to his Instagram Stories to share a throwback photo of himself with Just Blaze, Kanye West and Jim Jones, modeling for the clothing brand LRG. The producer later posted the picture to his own page, teasing fans of a potential “Lord Knows Pt. 2.” In a caption accompanying the photo, Just Blaze wrote, “Wow, @champagnepapi went back! Sooo…Can we put out ‘Lord Knows Pt. 2’ now? Sponsored by the good folks at @lrgclothing.” Back in 2011, Drake spoke about the track and his collaboration with Blaze with Steregum and said at the time, “‘Lord Knows’ is one of my favorite songs. It’s on some real rap shit. I think I rapped like 52 bars on it. It’s great. Just Blaze did the b...

Joey Bada$$ has delivered his brand new single, “Head High.” Clocking in at three minutes, the cut features production from the legendary Statik Selektah and hears the rapper reflect on losing his closest friends, including XXXTentacion and Capital Steez. As he dives into the introspective thoughts of sudden death and making the most out of life, Joey Bada$$ also reminds himself and his listeners to keep their heads high until they are buried six feet under. Taking to Twitter to promote the single, the rapper called it “one of the best, purest & realest songs” he’s ever created. “I NEED ALL MY REAL FANS & SUPPORTERS TO KEEP HEAD HIGH ON REPEAT ALL MONTH. LETS SHOW THE INDUSTRY THAT YOU CAN HAVE A HIT RECORD FROM A HEARTFELT CLASSIC RAP SONG,” he added in a separate tweet. “HEAD HIG...

A new Juice WRLD music video has been released for the track “Cigarettes.” Earlier this month, HYPEBEAST reported that two animated visuals helmed by Steve Cannon have been released for tracks “Cigarettes” and “Go Hard 2.0.” Now, the official music video for Juice WRLD’s “Cigarettes” has been released as a part of the new Fighting Demons (Complete Edition). The short film is also directed by Steve Cannon and sees Euphoria‘s standout actor Angus Cloud make an appearance. The premise of the video touches on the complexities and nuances of overcoming addiction. The video also dives into the polar emotions that can occur when someone is an alcoholic. When Legends Never Die was released in 2020, the album shattered records and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for two weeks. That same year,...