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This past year has been huge for Missy Elliott. The legendary artist received an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music, became the first woman rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and will soon receive the coveted Video Vanguard Award at the 2019 VMAs. In celebration of these honors, Missy […]
Lizzo and DaBaby—two of music’s fastest-rising stars—have joined forces on the official “Truth Hurts” remix. Lizzo confirmed the collaboration via Instagram on Wednesday, posting a screenshot of the music file. “Why u come fa me like that lmaoooooo,” she wrote in the caption, suggesting DaBaby had something good up his sleeve. “I just took a […]
Rapsody has spent the last several months putting her fans on notice: “A wave is coming.” On Thursday, the North Carolina rapper came through with her 16-track studio album Eve. The project includes the records “Sojourner” with J. Cole and “Ibtihaj,” featuring GZA and D’Angelo. Eve also boasts guest appearances by Queen Latifah, JID, SiR, […]
Young Thug‘s So Much Fun, which is technically the master of melody‘s debut studio album, does indeed boast enough fun and general excellence to suffice for an entire year or more. Thugger, however, has never been one for laurels resting and is thus fully intending to have a new project titled Punk out before 2019 […]
Young Thug is poised to have his biggest-ever first week of sales, according to industry blog Hits Daily Double. The official studio debut from the Atlanta weirdo is perhaps his most critically acclaimed effort ever and the streams are following suit. HDD projects that the album will pull in 125,000-150,000 equivalent album units with 4 […]
Young Thug has released the official video for “Surf,” featuring his frequent collaborator Gunna. Directed by Be El Be, the visual goes heavy on the summer vibes as it shows the rappers hitting the beach on four-wheelers while surrounded by bikini-clad women. You can check out the video above. “Surf,” produced by Pi’erre Bourne, appeared on Thugger’s newly […]
Nicki Minaj has been teasing her remix of Pop Smoke’s viral “Welcome to the Party” for a while, and now she’s finally delivered. Taking the hard-hitting but ominous original, Minaj has offered her vicious take on the track. “Yo Pop, who the fuck want smoke?” she asks on her verse over the idiosyncratic production, which warps and […]
Atlanta-based label Quality Control is home to some of the biggest names in the game: Migos, Lil Yachty, Lil Baby, and City Girls, just to name a few. This week, the imprint showcases its talented roster with an ambitious project called Control the Streets Volume 2—the follow-up to its 2017 compilation album. Volume 2 spans 36 […]
ASAP Ferg is finishing 2019 on a strong note. After months of teasers and string of singles, the Harlem rapper has released his Floor Seats EP, his first full-length project since 2017’s Still Striving. Ferg spoke about the release during the inaugural ComplexCon Chicago, and said it would include more women. “It’s been a demographic that […]
As we await Normani’s debut solo album, the 23-year-old singer has gifted fans with a handful of solid singles, including “Waves” with 6lack, “Love Lives” with Khalid, and the multi-platinum “Dancing With a Stranger” featuring Sam Smith. This week, the Fifth Harmony alum adds to her discography with “Motivation,” a feel-good track that was co-written […]
