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Nearly three years after the release of his critically acclaimed LP Zuu, Denzel Curry is back with his fifth studio album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future. The Florida spitter’s latest effort sees some love from the Sunshine State and beyond, with features from T-Pain, Robert Glasper, 6lack, Rico Nasty, J.I.D., Jasiah, 454, slowthai, and more. Production […]
The hip-hop community is mourning the tragic death of Drakeo the Ruler, who was fatally stabbed on Saturday night at the Once Upon a Time festival concert in Los Angeles. Drake, Snoop Dogg, Juicy J, and many others took to social media on Sunday to pay their respects to the 28-year-old Los Angeles native, whose legal name was Darrell Caldwell. Snoop, who […]
Judging by the amount of superstar features, Roddy Ricch’s Live Life Fast album isn’t going to be one you play through fast. In a new poster shared to social media for a “Roddy Ricch Film” executive produced by Roddy and Keith Parker, the MC has unveiled the stacked lineup of collaborators showing up on his sophomore […]
I interviewed Lil B about his influence earlier this year and meshing humor with music. He sent you some major love. He also said his intention was never to be funny. Was humor your mindset or intention when going into the studio on this album? Really, I feel the same way. I’m like, it’s literally […]
After a number of hard-hitting previews of the record, Vince Staples has dropped his long-awaited self-titled album. His first full-length release since FM!, the self-titled record once again sees the North Long Beach rapper at the top of his game. As with FM!, the album features extensive production from frequent collaborator Kenny Beats. It also runs shorter […]
Let’s be honest: It’s been an unusual year in music so far. At the midway point of 2021, many of the heavyweights in rap and pop are still holding on to their albums, waiting for the full-blown return of live concerts and festivals. In their absence, up-and-comers like Pooh Shiesty and Olivia Rodrigo have stepped […]
Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats have shared another taste of their fast-approaching collaborative project. On Thursday night, the rapper-producer duo unleashed their “Cosmic.m4a” remix with a new contribution from Pro Era’s Joey Badass. The updated version also features production by The Alchemist, who is one of the handful of hitmakers enlisted for Unlocked 1.5—a re-edition of Curry and Kenny’s 2020 joint effort Unlocked. […]
Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats are set to release a reimagined version of their Unlocked project next month, and they’ve just shared the first single. Featuring new production from Robert Glasper, the remix of “So.Incredible.pkg” also sees Curry joined by Smino. Taken from the remix project Unlocked, the eight-track EP the duo dropped in February of last year, “So.Incredible.pkg […]
Fivio Foreign may have started the next viral dance craze. At midnight Friday, the Brooklyn rapper released his Kenny Beats-produced single “Bop It,” featuring Chicago MC Polo G. The track was heavily inspired by the Hasbro audio game of the same name, as it begins with the familiar commands, “bop it,” “twist it,” and “pull it.” Here’s a little […]
Smino and J.I.D gave listeners a taste of the magic they could create together on Revenge of the Dreamers III. They’ve both also forged their own respective relationship with producer Kenny Beats. Now, Smino and J.I.D have decided to let Kenny provide the instrumental on their new track “Baguetti.” The trio released the track on Monday. As expected, J.I.D and […]
