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Nearly a year after dropping his last project, Dreamville’s Bas returns with his single “Diamonds.” It arrives alongside a dreamy, Ryan Doubiago-directed music video that pairs nicely with the hazy soundscape. “Nothin’ you could do about it, I’ma stay free/Either way you go about it, I’ma stay me/Livin’ out my dreams, don’t be tryna wake me up/You ain’t go for […]
Spring has finally sprung, and with the season comes new music that sounds right for the warmer months. Sample drill, the burgeoning branch of theNew York drill subgenre that originated in the Bronx, had a major moment after Cardi B jumped on Kay Flock’s popular track “Shake It” featuring Dougie B and Bory300, while Tee […]
Just a few weeks after appearing on Dreamville’s D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape, Bas returns with his new EP [Bump] Pick Me Up. The four-track project includes Bas’ previously released single “The Jackie” featuring J. Cole and Lil Tjay, as well as guest appearances from Gunna (“Admire Her”), Ari Lennox (“The Others”), and Galimatias (“Eyes on You”). On Twitter earlier this […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets British-Ghanaian producer/DJ Juls has shared his long-awaited debut album, Sounds Of My World. London-based Juls has built up a steady […]
Dreamville and TDE could be the next hip-hop crews to go head-to-head in a future Verzuz. During a recent interview with DJ Carisma on Power 106, Bas was asked who he’d want his Dreamville collective to face off with in the Swizz Beatz-Timbaland battle series. “Five to ten years from now, if Dreamville were to do a Verzuz, who do […]
Joey Badass and Bas have teamed up with fellow New York native KOTA the Friend on his latest single “BQE”—a nod to their hometowns of Brooklyn and Queens. “‘BQE’ is a song for my hometown. It’s about the come up and pushing through no matter what,” KOTA said in a statement. “I think what we did with this track was […]
Artists and fans are paying tribute to Lexii Alijai, a 21-year-old Minnesota rapper who reportedly died on New Year’s Day. The news was confirmed by Lexii’s family members via Facebook: “Your a real Legend🎼 if you know her or heard her music you’d feel chills😔,” her cousin Raeisah Clark wrote. “Rest in paradise you’ll never be […]
The rumored release of Playboi Carti’s long-anticipated forthcoming album, Whole Lotta Red, might have headlined the week in rap releases, but its failure to arrive didn’t ruin New Music Friday. We were still blessed with new albums from Gucci Mane (Woptober II), Kash Doll (Stacked), Benny the Butcher and Smoke DZA (Statue of Limitations), and […]
Dreamville’s Bas had a big presence on Revenge of the Dreamers III when it debuted earlier this year, and he’s keeping that momentum going with Spilled Milk Vol. 1, the first in a series of releases that will find him collaborating with other artists. For the first volume, he’s teamed up with EarthGang, J.I.D, and Ari Lennox, among […]
