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For the last 18 months, Loyle Carner has been relatively quiet, at least in terms of releasing music. In every other respect, he’s been busier than ever, touring across the UK and Europe, and making moves in the culinary world. By the looks of his Instagram, he’s also spent a considerable amount of time in […]

Back in May, Avelino returned to us after wrapping up his Four Seasons freestyle series with a new double release, “Mercedes Coupe” (produced by R Lo and Bambz) and “Magick” (produced by 169), two contrasting releases united by the common thread of reflection, albeit expressed from wholly different perspectives. A couple of weeks after the release, the […]

During a recent appearance on My Expert Opinion with Math Hoffa, Method Man opened up about a time in his life when he battled with “low self-esteem,” admitting his personal struggles often led to him lashing out at others, including peers at Def Jam. “I didn’t like myself, so I didn’t like anybody fucking else,” he […]

In celebration Black Music Month, Usher delivered a medley of classic cuts in the latest edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series.  Joined by Eric Bellinger and Vedo as well as a full backing band, the R&B legend ran through six tracks spread across three of his signature albums: 1997’s My Way (“You Make Me Wanna…,” “Nice & […]

In a series of tweets shared on Monday, Kid Cudi announced plans to bring his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi to streaming services this month. “July 8th The Boy Who Flew To the Moon Vol. 1 (Best of). July 15th A Kid Named Cudi. I love u. Ur welcome,” he tweeted on Monday, to much enthusiasm from fans. The […]

Back in January, Joe James warned us that 2022 was going to be a busy one—and that’s turned out to be a huge understatement. Having already released four projects—BRUCE, Pure Connery, Get Money, Go Missing, and Crawl—he’s back with a fifth called Skullduggery.   The new project features a few new names—Bueno on “Ronaldinho”, CHIROVAMUTANDA on “Brick To Bush”, […]

Too often is Black history and American history viewed as two distinctly different timelines when, in reality, they are deeply intertwined. Holidays like the Fourth of July have long been understood to be white-centric, but as Killer Mike cites, the first American to die during the Boston Massacre (which led to the Revolutionary War) was […]

Un Verano Sin Ti is back atop the Billboard 200.  Bad Bunny’s fourth solo studio album earned 115,000 equivalent album units, of which 114,000 consisted of SEA units, equaling 160.18 million on-demand streams of the set’s tracks. Un Verano Sin Ti has moved over 100,000 units in each of its first eight weeks, which hasn’t been accomplished since Views by Drake amassed 100,000-plus […]

The man who was allegedly stalking Taylor Swift outside of her building in New York City last month has been arrested, TMZ reports. Joshua Christian was taken into custody Friday night, three weeks after a scary incident in which he attempted to gain access to her residence, and threatened to hurt the singer if she refused to be with […]

Drake lookalike Izzy Drake, also known as Fake Drake has been banned from Instagram for impersonating the Toronto rapper. DJ Akademiks took to Instagram on Saturday to break the news, posting a picture of Izzy Drake and Drizzy alongside a caption that read, “Naaa… don’t tell me even Instagram was sick of it.” The news arrives just a […]