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Lorde’s long-awaited album Solar Power arrives next week, and she’s hitting back at people saying she’s part of Jack Antonoff’s “stable”—her word, delivered “with some edge and more humor”—of collaborators. Antonoff (Bleachers, fun.) is, of course, a super-producer/songwriter who has worked extensively with the likes of Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, Clairo, Pink, Carly Rae Jepsen, St. Vincent, Troye […]

Ah, 2011. A full decade ago. Gas was $3.52 on average, a stamp was only 44 cents (according to this promising factsheet, which I wouldn’t dare to question) and those Charlie Sheen autotune remixes that you’ve since pushed to the deepest depths of your brain were all the buzz. And like pretty much any other […]

In recent years, Irish hip-hop has exploded in both popularity and creativity, forging an identity beyond simply rapping in Irish accents. A large part of that is owed to the tireless work of local rapper God Knows and his Narolane label, a highly prolific outlet catching a lot of attention. A prime example is Denise […]

T.I. has a message for his so-called “minions.” On Wednesday afternoon, the embattled ATL rapper hit up Instagram to call out individuals who he believes are biting his style.  “You can’t compete with the person you stealin’ yo style from,” the message read.  Tip didn’t identify his alleged copycats, but expanded on his criticism with a three-point message: […]

Despite her impending divorce, Kim Kardashian still has kind words for Kanye West. During a recent interview on the We Are Supported By podcast, Kim spoke about the lessons she learned from the Grammy-winning artist during their seven-year marriage. Kim admitted to host Kristen Bell that she was overly concerned with “likability” during the early years of Keeping […]

For those who were around to experience it, the Cribs era of MTV is fondly remembered for—among other things—the presence of ill-advised pet tigers and mid-tour outfit changes. Wednesday night, MTV revived the revered series, which originally launched in 2000 and spurred at least one once-ubiquitous catchphrase. Starring in the fist 30-minute episode of the revived […]

The Kanye West brand appears to be stronger than ever. According to Billboard, Ye’s second Donda listening party has become the most-watched livestream in Apple Music history, garnering more than 5.4 million views on Aug 5. For comparison, Kanye’s first listening event at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium pulled in 3.3 million viewers on July 23, reportedly setting an Apple Music Global Livestream record at the time. (The […]

Machine Gun Kelly is whetting fans’ appetite for his upcoming album. On Wednesday night, the 31-year-old entertainer released his Travis Barker-assisted track “Papercuts” along with its official video. MGK began teasing the release earlier this week on social media, where shared a snippet of the record as well as his new look for the accompanying visual directed by Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade. […]

Over the past week, 6ix9ine has been throwing out wild accusations regarding Jim Jones, and now the Dipset rapper has responded. The situation kicked off after 21 Savage got into a heated argument with 6ix9ine and Wack 100 on Clubhouse, during which the controversial Brooklyn rapper suggested Jones was once an informant for authorities. He […]

DJ Andre 905, official DJ for the Raptors 905 (the Toronto Raptors’ G League team) and Atlanta-by-way-of-Louisiana rapper Lil Huncho have linked up for a hot new track, “Paper Cut.”  According 905, Best Kept Secret, who manages a host of producers and artists, gave him the idea of working with Lil Huncho. “He sent me a few unreleased records and […]