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The hip-hop world came out swinging on New Music Friday, as we were blessed with new projects from Danny Brown (uknowhatimsayin¿), Summer Walker (Over It), Xanman (Broken), Supa Bwe (Jaguar), Peewee Longway (Long Money), and more. Beyond the full-length projects, some of the best music this week came in the form of singles: Travis Scott’s […]

Danny Brown is back with his much-anticipated album, uknowhatimsayin¿ The Detroit-born rapper teased the effort during a June interview with Complex, revealing it would be produced by a hip-hop legend who was later confirmed to be Q-Tip.  “Working with Tip was a real humbling experience you know. It’s like a restart—I feel like it’s a […]

The first half of 2019 was an admittedly slow time for hip-hop releases, but that changed in July. We finally got the blockbuster Dreamville collaborative project that we all watched come together in real time back in January, newcomers like YBN Cordae and Yung Bans impressed with excellent debut albums, and Chance the Rapper came through […]

Blood Orange, aka Dev Hynes, has released his Angel’s Pulse mixtape, which he describes as “somewhat of an epilogue” to 2018’s Negro Swan. “I have a habit through the years of making records that I just give to friends, or on tape to people on the street, or no one,” he wrote in a statement. […]

Tyler, the Creator has shared dates for his two-month long IGOR trek. Jaden Smith, Blood Orange, and GoldLink will be support for the tour. Tyler will kick off his 34-show tour as the headliner of Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival, which takes place Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. He’ll also make stops in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco […]

Can’t make it to this year’s Coachella? Well, YouTube has you covered. For the ninth year in a row, the video-sharing platform will livestream some of the festival’s most anticipated performances. YouTube has confirmed a total of 34 acts whose sets will be streamed over the two-weekend event, with additional names to be announced. This year’s […]

Say what you will, or what I already have, about the late night Jimmys and their Tonight Shows and whatnot, but at least one late night Jimmy has admittedly set his show up for a particularly stacked week in terms of musical guests. Monday, the Tonight Show kicked off a week of post-holiday malaise with […]

Good news, Lambs: Mariah Carey is back. Four years after she dropped Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse, the Grammy-winning singer returns with her 15th studio album, Caution. Mariah confirmed the release during a March interview with V magazine, saying the project marked a new chapter. “I’m kind of restarting, and I’m working with […]