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Baby Keem Teams with Travis Scott on New Track “durag activity”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-30T04:28:24+00:00“>April 30, 2021 | 12:28am ET Rising California MC Baby Keem has teamed with Houston’s finest Travis Scott for the new single “durag activity”. The song is a major step forward for Keem, as it marks the first major collaboration from the young rapper. While he’s worked on projects like his cousin Kendrick Lamar’s Black Panther: The Album and Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Gift, “durag activity” is his first official joint track. After being teased last week, the cut has now dropped alongside an accompanying music video. Over a clicking, slinking beat Baby Keem and Scott drop braggadocios bars about the money, influence, and women in their lives — in other words, th...
DJ Khaled Details New Album Khaled Khaled Featuring Drake, Justin Timberlake, and JAY-Z
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-28T20:57:37+00:00“>April 28, 2021 | 4:57pm ET Jump in the hot tub and shout your own name, DJ Khaled is back. After teasing a new album called Khaled Khaled last summer, the hit-making producer went uncharacteristically quiet, but he’s now emerged to announce that his 12th studio album will arrive this Friday, April 30th. The man with the name so nice he said it twice has also shared the album artwork and an absolutely stacked tracklist that includes some of the biggest artists in music today. Drake will be well-represented on Khaled Khaled, appearing on the previously-released singles “Popstar” and “Greece”. Besides that, DJ Khaled has secured the talents of legac...
Mykki Blanco Announces New Mini-Album, Shares “Love Me” featuring Jamila Woods, Jay Cue: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-27T16:13:28+00:00“>April 27, 2021 | 12:13pm ET Rapper Mykki Blanco has announced their new mini-album Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep. It’s out June 18th, and you can catch a preview with new single “Love Me” featuring the incandescent songwriter Jamila Woods and Mykki’s real-life brother Jay Cue. Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep isn’t just Blanco’s debut with Transgressive Records, it’s also their first project since 2016’s Mykki. It was produced by FaltyDL, with additional contributions by Hudson Mohawke, God Colony, and Physical Therapy, and features guest work from Blood Orange, Big Freedia, Kari Faux, Bruno Ribeiro, and the aforementi...
Young Thug and Gunna Post Bail for 30 Low-Level Offenders
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-26T16:03:45+00:00“>April 26, 2021 | 12:03pm ET Atlanta rappers Young Thug and Gunna did a good deed on Friday by reuniting 30 men and women being held in Fulton County Jail on minor offenses with their families. According to WSB-TV, Thug and his mentee posted bond for the inmates, who were imprisoned because they didn’t have the money. “This is where we’re from,” Thug (born Jeffrey Williams) told WSB-TV. “We just woke up and went to the jail with the lawyer and you know, DAs and the prosecutors, you know, the bonding companies and just got as many people as we can out. About 20 or 30 people.” Gunna (born Sergio Kitchens) added, “You never know what somebody been through. There wa...
Song of the Week: Little Simz Raises a Rousing Battle Cry with “Introvert”
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The Alchemist Recruits Earl Sweatshirt and Boldy James for New EP This Thing of Ours, Shares “Nobles”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T14:09:07+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 10:09am ET Red-hot producer The Alchemist has announced a new EP, This Thing of Ours, out April 30th via EMPIRE. To kick off the project, he shared the first single, “Nobles”, featuring Earl Sweatshirt and Navy Blue. The press release for the EP lists appearances from Earl, frequent Alchemist collaborator Boldy James, and “a few others,” but fans got a closer look at the guest roster earlier this month. On April 12th, the cover art was shared by Alchemist, Earl, Boldy, and Navy Blue, as well as Pink Siifu and Maxo. “Nobles” features a beat reminiscent of Alchemist’s 2001 Jadakiss collab, “We Gonna Make It“, with triumphant, soaring strings. It ...
Whethan Breaks New Ground With Latest Single, “Warning Signs” With Kevin George
It’s rare to find a musician as versatile as Whethan, who, with his debut album FANTASY, flexed on his fans with a groundbreaking arrangement of work unbounded by genre. His latest, “Warning Signs” with Kevin George, further develops this vision as Whethan dips his toes into a unique blend of electronica, hip-hop and rap. It is the young gun’s first release since FANTASY and while it doesn’t integrate any of the album’s signature pop-rock sounds, its palpable energy is equal parts fun and youthful. Out April 23rd via Atlantic Records, “Warning Signs” is an enigmatic synthesis of modern electronica and hip-hop. With spacey bass and kinetic synths, the track pulls influences from disco, acid house and trap, overlaid with Ge...
DijahSB Unveils New Album Head Above the Waters: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T18:21:46+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 2:21pm ET Toronto rapper DijahSB has unveiled their new album Head Above the Waters. Stream it below using Apple Music or Spotify. The artist born Kahdijah Payne has been lighting up the rap world, combining spry dance beats with deep reserves of emotions. After last year’s 2020 the Album put SB on the radar, they returned to the studio, and made social media explode with the irresistibly fun Head Above the Waters single “Throw That Back”. The eight-track effort features guest verses from RAY HMND, Christ Castello, Terrell Morris, and Harrison. Taken together, it serves up a high-wire balancing act between elation and depression,...
Eminem Auctioning Self-Produced Original Beats as NFTs
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T16:46:09+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 12:46pm ET It was only a matter of time before Eminem hopped aboard the seemingly unstoppable NFT (non-fungible token) train. On Sunday, April 25th, the Detroit icon will be auctioning off self-produced instrumental beats on Nifty Gateway, specifically made for a one-of-a-kind NFT drop, titled “Shady Con.” The auction begins at 6:30 p.m. ET and will also include NFT action figures with Em wearing classic outfits from different eras of his 20-year career. Check out a preview of the collection below. Shady Con is modeled after fan conventions and is described as a “convergence of blockchain technology, creative enthusiasm, and pandemic doldrums” ...
R.I.P. Shock G, Founding Member of Digital Underground Dead at 57
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T02:10:12+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 10:10pm ET Shock G, founding member and lead vocalist of the influential West Coast hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died at the age of 57. According to TMZ, the rapper was found dead Thursday (April 22nd) in a hotel room in Tampa, Florida. A cause of death was not immediately clear, but there were no signs of trauma. Gregory Jacobs was born in New York City and raised in Tampa. He initially showed an interest in drums before discovering hip-hop and trading his set in for a turntable. He cut his chops as part of a local mobile DJ crew called Master Blasters, but after getting his college diploma in music theory and meeting future bandmate...
Rapper Lil Mosey Wanted on Second-Degree Rape Charge: Report
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T03:22:08+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 11:22pm ET Seattle rapper Lil Mosey (born Lathan Echols) is wanted by police in the state of Washington, according to TMZ. The 19-year-old artist missed a court appearance on Wednesday after being charged with second-degree rape, leading to a warrant being placed for his arrest. Best known for his 2020 Top 10 hit, “Blueberry Faygo”, Echols is accused of raping a woman who visited him at a cabin in January. TMZ obtained an affidavit in which the alleged victim claims to have consented to having sex with Echols while they were in a vehicle, but blacked out in the cabin while they were drinking. The rapper allegedly got on top of her while sh...
Lil Yachty Drops New Mixtape Michigan Boy Boat: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T04:14:21+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 12:14am ET Lil Yachty just dropped his new mixtape, Michigan Boy Boat. Stream it view Apple Music or Spotify below. As the name implies, the project finds the Atlanta rapper teaming up with Michigan’s deep roster of hip-hop talent. Yachty has been collaborating with the bubbling Detroit hip-hop scene for several years, most recently joining forces with Sada Baby on “Not Regular” in October before showing off his lyrical side on “Royal Rumble”, a stacked cypher with young talents like Krispylife Kid, RMC Mike, Babyface Ray, Rio Da Yung OG, and Icewear Vezzo. In the mixtape’s trailer, Yachty shared the purpose of his project. “I found a love for ...
