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King Combs pays tribute to his late mother, Kim Porter, with his new single “Legacy.” The 22-year-old artist—legal name Christian Combs—shared the track and its accompanying visual on Friday, nearly two years after Porter died of lobar pneumonia at the age of 47. Combs dedicated “Legacy” to his mom and reflects on the family’s loss on the song. He […]

Producer Statik Selektah is gearing up to release a star-studded new album via Mass Appeal Records, and he’s just dropped a taste of what fans can expect. Featuring verses from Nas and Joey Badass alongside additional production from Gary Clark Jr., “Keep It Moving” is a reminder of Statik Selektah’s well-justified reputation as one of […]

Black Thought offers his creative critique of America with his latest album, Streams of Thought Vol. 3: Cane & Abel. For this project, Black Thought sheds the fun-loving image that accompanies nightly appearances on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show. To do this, he taps Schoolboy Q, Killer Mike, Pusha-T, and others to help him prove why he’s well-respected among hip-hop’s top […]

The pandemic might have shut down strip clubs for the average citizen, but the world is your oyster when you drop an album as good as Alfredo.  In the video for his latest single “Babies & Fools,” Freddie Gibbs takes over a gentlemen’s club where he showers the dancers with money while spitting a flurry of introspective […]

Drake put the world on notice when he revealed that he’s almost ready to drop his upcoming album, Certified Lover Boy. Of course, this generated hype as fans anxiously await the drop. But even those closest to The Boy aren’t sure when Drizzy will unleash CLB.  During an appearance on Kevin Durant‘s The ETCS podcast, Drake’s close […]

On Monday, Ari Lennox released a new song called “Cognac Eyes.” She alerted her Twitter followers to this surprise development with a notice that it would be out in “20 minutes” on a “secret SoundCloud page” that her label (Dreamville) isn’t aware of. Seeing as how 20 minutes isn’t a very long time, she updated followers shortly afterward to […]

After taunting listeners, it seems like TDE is ready to begin its label roll out. And the first artists to sprint out of the blocks is the collective’s brightest young star, Reason.  Reason released his second project on the label, New Beginnings, on Friday. New Beginnings features fellow TDE labelmates, ScHoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad, and Ab-Soul, as well as an appearance from Vince Staples. […]

After sharing a series of singles that has included “No Chorus, Pt. 12” and “Do What I Do,” BlocBoy JB has unleashed his debut studio album. Featuring NLE Choppa, G Herbo, Yo Gotti, and Trippie Redd, with production from Tay Keith and HitKidd, among others, the new album arrives in what has otherwise been a […]

Trey Songz returns with his full-length project, Back Home, marking his first studio album since 2017’s Tremaine. The effort spans 22 tracks and includes the previously released protest anthem “2020 Riots: How Many Times” as well as the title track with Summer Walker. Back Home also boasts appearances by Ty Dolla Sign (“On Call”), Davido […]

SAINt JHN continues his strong 2020 run with the release of “Gorgeous.” The Brooklyn-born artist shared the song’s official cover art on Thursday afternoon, just hours before he’s schuedled to perform at Pepsi’s Unmute Your Voice—a Triller-broadcasted concert that encouraged voter registration. The event also featured performances by Chance the Rapper and Chloe x Halle. “Gorgeous” also hit […]