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While fans eagerly await Beast Coast’s self-titled debut album, the hip-hop super-group has returned with their latest single “Coast Clear.” The track arrives one month after the collective—made up of Pro Era members, Flatbush Zombies, and the Underachievers—came through with the Tyler Dopps- and Sam Wish-produced “Left Hand.” Beast Coast performed the track during a recent […]

Khalid may have given his “Talk” record a major boost. A week after he dropped his Free Spirit album, the El Paso singer teamed up with Megan Thee Stallion and Yo Gotti on the official “Talk” remix. As expected, the southern rappers deliver a double dose of energy and confidence to the Disclosure-produced cut. “Come over here, […]

070 Shake’s star continues to rise. The 21-year-old artist reached new heights last year, thanks to her standout collaborations with artists like Kanye West, Pusha-T, and Nas. Tonight, the New Jersey native returns to our pages with not one, but two new singles. The first is “Morrow,” an up-tempo record that is simultaneously raucous and […]

Anderson .Paak is back with Ventura after dropping off his Oxnard album in Nov. of 2018. .Paak previously spoke about Ventura and how he was going in a different direction with the album.  “I was recording music man. I was just going through just a creative spurt and I recorded this along the same time as Oxnard and we were just […]

On the final night of his seven-day residency at The O2 Arena as part of the Assassination Vacation tour, Drake brought out J. Cole, who performed his hit song “Middle Child.” As the two locked arms, Cole praised Drake, calling him “top five, if not, Goddamn arguably the best rapper to ever come in this motherfucker.”  “Listen, I’m gonna […]

Soulja Boy is back behind bars.  The 28-year-old rapper was taken into custody Thursday, after a Los Angeles judged ruled he had committed multiple parole violations. The hearing stemmed from a February raid on Soulja’s San Fernando Valley home, where he was suspected of holding his ex-girlfriend captive. After obtaining a search warrant, law enforcement stormed […]

During a recent interview on the podcast Meaningful Conversations with Maria Shriver, Tina Knowles-Lawson talked about her group chat with daughters Beyoncé and Solange, and how their ability to open up to another has been therapeutic since the passing of Nipsey Hussle.  When asked about how she keeps her family close, Knowles explained that she and her daughters stay in constant […]

As members of the hip-hop community gather to honor the life of the late Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles, Kendrick Lamar wrote an emotional letter in memory of the West Coast rapper.  In 2009, I remember trekking cities alongside Nipsey and family. Both performing as opening acts on The Game LAX Tour. Our sprinter van […]

In March, Billboard controversially removed Lil Nas X’s genre-bending bop “Old Town Road” from the country music charts due to its failure to meet the musical composition qualifications the category normally requires. As the song’s popularity grew—landing at the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100—so did speculation surrounding Billboard‘s decision to keep it off the country rankings. .@LilNasX‘s “Old […]

When friends ask what I think about the Kardashians, my usual response is that I just don’t think about them. Whatever level of consciousness is below that, is where Billy Ray Cyrus resided in my mind—until the end of March 2019. No offense, Billy Ray C. But with the changing seasons come changing allegiances, and now […]