Nas’ 11th studio album, Nasir, has arrived on TIDAL and Apple Music. The Queens legend unveiled the project on Thursday night (June 14) at a waterfront listening party under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Executive produced by Kanye West, the seven-track album boasts contributions from The-Dream, Puff Daddy, 070 Shake and The World […]
Spotify – Friday is here and that means a refreshed #DXHitList on Spotify featuring the creme de la creme of music releases this week (as we wait for Nasir to hit streaming services). To start, Jay Rock’s Redemption track “Rotation 112th” leads the pack. It’s a bouncy cut produced by Hykeem Carter and is illuminated by some […]
Die Antwoord’s last album will be titled 27 (not the originally planned title, The Book of Zef) and is slated to be released “unusually over the next year or so,” the group announced Twitter on Thursday (June 14). In a series of tweets, they share details of 27′s coming, which include 27 songs with features from some […]
Past Kanye West collaborators Allan Kingdom and Anthony Kilhoffer are ushering in 1st Gen Records with a bang the Peanut Butter Prince EP. The six-track project diversifies the discog of the Minnesota-groomed rapper/singer (by way of Canada) with an organic blend of Hip Hop, R&B and pop while Kilhoffer mans the executive producer chair. Stream […]
North Philly rapper Freeway has revealed the release date, cover art and tracklist for his forthcoming album Think Free. Alongside the project’s details, Freeway has shared the second single from the album, “All Falls Down.” Throughout the track, Freeway wrestles with the strife he’s been dealing with in his personal life. Think Free features appearances from a […]
Queensbridge, NY – Nas’ new album, Nasir, is upon us. To mark the occasion, the Queens legend held a waterfront listening party for the project on Thursday night (June 14) in Queensbridge, New York. The event was hosted by Mass Appeal, which is co-owned by the Illmatic mastermind. Hundreds of people were bused from a parking lot to a secret location […]
Nas’ 11th studio album, Nasir, was unveiled at a listening party under the Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday (June 14). Featuring seven tracks and Kanye West in the role of executive producer, the Illmatic legend’s follow-up to 2012’s Life Is Good is already getting rave reviews on Twitter. The word “classic” is getting thrown around like rice at a wedding. […]
Los Angeles, CA – Rich The Kid has been hospitalized after being attacked in a home invasion robbery at his girlfriend’s house, reports TMZ. Earlier on Friday (June 15), someone uploaded an image of the “Plug Walk” rapper laid out on a gurney to his Instagram with no explanation or caption. According to TMZ, two […]
After expressing his disappointment with the 2018 XXL Freshman class on Tuesday (June 12), 2 Chainz is back on the radar with a new track. The new single, “Bigger Than You,” dropped late Thursday (June 15) and features Drake and Quavo. Production comes courtesy of !llmind and Murda Beatz. “Bigger Than You” is the latest single from 2 Chainz […]
Atlanta, GA – 21 Savage isn’t exactly one to hold his tongue. On Thursday (June 14), he jumped on Instagram Live and declared all Atlanta rappers are “hoes.” “To keep it all the way one thousand, bruh, all these Atlanta rappers some bitch ass niggas,” he says. “I ain’t even gonna lie. Hoes. All of em […]
Oakland, CA – With his Dope Era clothing line thriving and cameo in Boots Riley’s Sorry To Bother You layering his SAG status, Mistah F.A.B. isn’t letting his first love of rapping take a backseat. For his new album Thug Tears 2, the follow-up to January’s initial project, Fabby Davis Jr. aligns his battle-tested bars […]
New York, NY – Brooklyn’s own Manolo Rose has always been unyielding in his approach to paying homage in the New York Hip Hop he was born and raised on. And the official music video for his new single, “I Get Money,” finds the Roc Nation artist going half-Nino Brown, half-Frank White thanks to New […]
The Philadelphia Eagles are still celebrating months after their Super Bowl victory. And helping the Eagles celebrate getting their Super Bowl rings was the city’s own Meek Mill. Along with Maybach Music Group helmsman Rick Ross, Meek performed at the lively party, which was held on Thursday (June 14). Among the songs Meek rocked out to was “Dreams and Nightmares,” a […]
A couple weeks ahead of the film’s release, the soundtrack for Uncle Drew is now available to stream. The music for the basketball-centric film features news songs from a wide range of artists from singers like Nao to OG rappers like Dipset. The star of the film, Kyrie Irving, also hops on a track with […]
Months after releasing his Bobby Tarantino II mixtape, Logic has shared the music video for “Contra,” a song featured on the 13-track project. Directed by Mike Holland, the video features the Gaithersburg, Maryland-raised rapper driving around in a luxury BMW with a mound of cash in the back seat. As he sets fire to the […]
Living Legends MC and producer Eligh has finally dropped his 19th solo project, Last House On The Block. The Los Angeles artist keeps his prolific run of music with the 18-track album that features Evidence, The Grouch, Zion I, and others. Evidence is also credited as the photographer for the cover art. Leading up to […]
Earlier this week, court documents filed as part of Dr. Luke’s defamation lawsuit against Kesha revealed that the singer had discussed the producer’s alleged rape of Katy Perry in a text sent to Lady Gaga in February 2016. Kesha allegedly conveyed the information to Gaga, while also informing the Joanne singer that she, too, had […]
Tyler the Creator is both a colleague and fan of Kanye West’s, so since he seemingly didn’t trek to Wyoming for the Ye sessions, he’s been devouring the new music at home like the rest of us. (But probably not putting up with these glitchy weekly livestreams, we hope.) Tyler has revealed that he was […]
If there’s anyone who’s cornered the market on summer, it’s Luis Fonsi. We don’t need to tell you that he dominated the summer of 2017 with “Despacito” (and still continues to), but we must inform you that he’s coming for 2018, too. Fonsi has followed up his Demi Lovato duet with “Calypso,” featuring British rapper […]
There’s a moment in the grainy trailer for Top Dawg Entertainment rapper Jay Rock’s new album Redemption, which is shot like a record label’s vintage VHS electronic press kit, that speaks plainly to the Watts rapper’s unusual role in his crew. “Rock went out there and took all the punches,” TDE’s in-house engineer MixedByAli says. […]
Queensbridge, NY – Nas’ new album, Nasir, is upon us. To mark the occasion, the Queens legend held a waterfront listening party for the project on Thursday night (June 14) in Queensbridge, New York. The event was hosted by Mass Appeal, which is co-owned by the Illmatic mastermind. Hundreds of people were bused from a parking lot to a secret location […]
Linkin Park member Mike Shinoda has his released his first solo album, Post Traumatic. The LP was created in afermath of his bandmate Chester Bennington’s suicide in 2017. The project features 16 tracks and includes guest appearances by Machine Gun Kelly, blackbear, K. Flay, Chino Moreno and grandson. Check out Shindoa’s Post Traumatic stream, cover […]
Earlier this year, Los Angeles’ own 03 Greedo was hit with a 20-year prison sentence and vowed to have 30 albums finished before going away. While that 30-album mark might serve as a difficult feat, Greedo and Bay Area star Nef the Pharaoh have officially announced a new joint project titled Porter 2 Grape. Porter […]
New York, NY – The relationship between Talib Kweli and Res is complicated. Multiple factors led to the Philly singer’s decision to take their personal business and put it on display for the world to see earlier this month. Res, who was part of the group Idle Warship with the Black Star MC, accused Kweli of sexual […]
The last time you saw Alessia Cara might’ve been when she was standing on stage at the Grammy’s accepting her Best New Artist Award in January. Remember? She was the lone female winner? And then she had actually go online and defend the fact that she won at all? Well, she’s back with a new […]
As celebrities and members of Nas and Kanye West’s inner circle gathered just across the river from a majestic skyline, in an open area surrounded by speakers, outside, at night, and about an hour late, it seems to be official: The Queensboro Bridge is the new Jackson Hole, Wyoming, it’s just way easier to get […]
Three down, two to go! Following the releases of Pusha T’s Daytona, Kanye West’s own Ye, and his collaborative album with Kid Cudi, called Kids See Ghosts (which is also the dame of their performing duo), the fourth West-produced album arrives tonight. You can stream the listening party for Nasir by Nas starting at 9 […]
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OVO Sound boss Drake’s dad might just be his biggest fan. The 6 God’s day one has stepped forward to salute Drizzy’s big Scorpion album release announcement. Dennis Graham went to Instagram Thursday (June 14) to pump up anticipation for Drizzy’s LP. Graham shared a pic of Drake’s cover art and confirmed it’s dropping before […]
Young Money’s Nicki Minaj should feel pretty confident with her promo game just two months before her Queen album arrives. The hip-hop diva has jumped on social media to flex some seriously impressive stats. Onika went to Instagram Thursday (June 14) to boast about Queen leading the way in pre-order albums and hype up the […]