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“I do this for my culture,” Kendrick spits in the second verse of “The Heart Part 5.” Since 2010, the Compton rapper has periodically released these slices of his heart in song form. Ruminations of a Gemini. Tightly packed cultural reflections. Raw models of his lyrical ability. At 23, that meant a formal introduction. “I’m […]
“This is an exciting year for music” is probably an oft-recycled and overly positive way to start this article because it’s true every year, but I’m going to do it anyway. This is an exciting year for music. An entirely Spanish-language album is nominated for Album of the Year for the first time in history, […]
February is starting out a little slow, but there’s still some good music you should know about. Lil Keed’s estate dropped his new posthumous single “Long Way to Go.” GloRilla is taking aim at her haters on “Internet Trolls.” And JID and Lute teamed up for “Ma Boy,” which will appear on the Creed III soundtrack. This […]
With her new track “Internet Trolls,” out today, GloRilla says she wanted to let people know there’s “a world outside of the internet.” Per Spotify, production on the latest from GloRilla was handled by Hitkidd, whose previous credits include the Grammy-nominated “F.N.F. (Let’s Go).” For the track’s official video, GloRilla enlisted director Troy Roscoe. “People, […]
Meek Mill has dropped off a video titled “Don’t Follow the Heathens Freestyle.” The clip, which was directed by Carters Vision and shot in one take, sees the Expensive Pain artist freestyling in what looks to be an apartment in New York City. “For motivational use only,” Meek captioned an IG post promoting the new visuals. Check out the […]
We just got a taste of the Creed III soundtrack. At midnight Friday, J. Cole’s Dreamville Records unleashed “Ma Boy” by signees JID and Lute. The Christo-produced cut, which marks the first official single off the soundtrack, finds the rappers boasting about their respective come-ups and proving their critics wrong. “Switchin’ lanes in Miami, but I can see envy, my boy/Used to get […]
It seems Trippie Redd has a hacking problem. While speaking to Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, the Ohio-born rapper spoke about his newly released album, Mansion Musik, and its unfinished sound. Lowe specifically pointed to the mix of “Krzy Train,” a Travis Scott-assisted track that garnered mixed reactions. “Every time I read people talking about this album, and they’re complimentary, but they’re like, ‘What’s […]
After hitting 75 billion streams on the platform, Drake has proposed that artists should get bonuses from Spotify. Drake made the proposal in an Instagram Stories update on Wednesday, notably after it was revealed that he had become the first artist to hit that number across all credits. “We should get bonuses like athletes to […]
Three Michigan rappers have been reported missing since their scheduled performance at a bar was canceled nearly two weeks ago. Montoya Givens, Armani Kelly, and Dante Wicker were expected to perform on Jan. 21 when their gig at Lounge 31 in Detroit was nixed due to an equipment issue, according to the Associated Press. Kelly’s […]
Dame Dash has shared more details about his NFT lawsuit involving Jay-Z. During a recent sit-down with VEUIT TV, the hip-hop mogul addressed his decision to enter the blockchain space, and how it was motivated by a lowball offer. In 2021, Dame attempted to sell his shares of the iconic music imprint Roc-A-Fella, which he and Jay co-founded nearly […]
