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In 2013, Pharrell released the Despicable Me 2 single “Happy” and the song became a worldwide smash. You would expect the song to invoke some impassioned thoughts, but to rising rappers Destroy Lonely and Ken Carson, “Happy” is one of the worst songs of all time. During their appearance on Complex’s GOAT Talk this week, Destroy Lonely and Ken Carson—who are both signees to Playboi Carti’s […]
Vic Mensa is back with another new single, marking the follow-up to his “Strawberry Louis Vuitton” track with Thundercat and Maeta. On Friday, Mensa rolled out “Swish,” which sees him recruiting Chance the Rapper and G-Eazy. In a statement, Mensa revealed the track first came together during a writing retreat in Los Angeles. “‘Swish’ came […]
Before he makes his Coachella debut this weekend, Pi’erre Bourne is giving fans a unique listening experience with his newly unveiled Grails EP. As fans will note, the release marks a blend of old and new, with Bourne having re-recorded a number of fan favorites to give them a proper home for the first time. […]
Drake thrives when he has an opponent to embarrass, an enemy to battle, and a beef to win. Without an opp to aim at, though, he sometimes struggles to find new motivations in his music, and his latest single is a reflection of that. On “Search & Rescue,” he sounds uninspired. The song officially arrived […]
Ahead of his stint on Wiz Khalifa’s upcoming Good Trip tour, Joey Badass has rolled out his latest song and video, “Fallin.’” Released Friday, the track sees Badass lyrically reflecting on the uniquely world-stopping feeling of the early moments of one’s fall into love. The video brings this to life by focusing on the artist […]
While Let’s Start Here remains in heavy rotation, Lil Yachty has released a new track to ensure fans remain satiated. The song, titled “Strike (Holster),” has been the subject of relentless speculation since first being teased on social media late last year. It arrives less than three months after Yachty garnered widespread acclaim with the […]
Lil Wayne celebrates his decades of hits on the new I Am Music compilation, out Friday. The compilation, which spans Weezy’s career and marks the first-ever release of its kind for the artist, opens with the recently released “Kant Nobody” featuring a sample from the late DMX. This is followed in the sequencing by the […]
Fresh off an appearance at SXSW, 03 Greedo has shared a new song. The track, titled “Bacc Like I Never Left,” was released on Friday and serves as a taste of what fans can expect from Greedo’s upcoming new project. As fans already know, the project is expected to be released soon, notably marking the […]
Hollywood’s biggest night added another boast to its lineup this year by featuring a performance from Rihanna, who mere weeks ago was headlining the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show. As announced ahead of the 2023 Academy Awards broadcast, Rihanna was on hand to perform the Best Original Song nominee “Lift Me Up.” The track is taken […]
It seems that 50 Cent made his chart-topping song “21 Questions” as a way to improve his love life. Fif sat down with MSNBC’s Ari Melber, where he responded to Dr. Dre’s recent comments about not wanting the Queens native to include the song on his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’. “[Dre] […]
