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The state of New York announced Thursday that Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed off on a $3.7 million grant to be put towards the construction of the Universal Hip-Hop Museum in the Bronx, CNN reports. The funds contributed to the museum are part of the state’s package of economic and community development funding. The Universal Hip Hop Museum is temporarily located at the Bronx […]
It goes without saying: it’s been a stressful and depressing year for the UK, with the country more divided than ever. But thankfully, UK music has had an incredible one. In 2019, we have seen the likes of Mahalia, Fredo and D-Block Europe hit the big time, dominating and even topping the charts. It was also a […]
Rap and Christmas have been intertwined since the former began. Kurtis Blow’s “Christmas Rappin’,” a rhymed update of “A Visit From St. Nicholas” (better known as “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”) came out in 1979, the same year as “Rapper’s Delight.” From that day to this, hip-hop has had way more than its share of […]
The numbers are in for several new releases, including French Montana’s Montana, Roddy Ricch‘s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, and Juice WRLD‘s Death Race For Love. For starters, Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial landed at the top spot on the Billboard 200, with 100,902 equivalent album units earned. Just 2,487 of those […]
Winter is here and judging by the political landscape, it’s going to be a tough one. One glimmer of positivity, however, comes from South London rap queen Ms. Banks who’s just dropped off her new album, The Coldest Winter Ever 2. Fortunately, perhaps as an antidote to the times, this sequel is noticeably warmer and more […]
Lil Nas X has been having a year most people only dream of, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have moments when he’s down. The rapper opened up on Twitter about dealing with sad moments, and how he deals with them in private. “I usually deal with my sad times in private because I don’t […]
Tottenham rapper Avelino continues his journey back into the limelight, hinting at newfound growth and maturity on new drop “Higher Power”. As we’ve come to expect from Avelino, “Higher Power” is a lyrical exercise in sharp wordplay and flows — but he especially excels within the stylish visual, helmed by Nadira Amrani, where his rhymes are […]
Ghetts and Rude Kid have linked up for new heartfelt track “Legends Don’t Die”. The many different sides to Ghetts’ lyricism is perhaps the main reason he remains relevant a decade after emerging. On “Legends Don’t Die”, the emcee assumes the elder statesman position—reflective and pensive, he shouts out some of the fellow UK legends, from Esco to Crazy […]
Tory Lanez’s Chixtape 5 broke the top five of the Billboard 200, but it wasn’t enough to overtake Celine Dion’s number one album Courage. His album debuted with 83,000 equivalent album units, according to Billboard. It also is the most-streamed album of the week, bringing in 73,000 streaming equivalent album units, so about 94 million […]
Arguably UK rap’s most influential creator, Darren ‘Klashnekoff‘ Kandler has left an indelible mark on British music, beginning with his 2004 debut album, The Sagas Of Klashnekoff, and continuing with classic tomes like the 2007 classic Lionheart: Tussle With The Beast. Still, he remains one of the scene’s less visible figures, opting to release albums every two or three […]
