Before Kanye West discovered him, his debut single went No. 1 for two weeks and sold over four million copies, Desiigner was trying to get his music heard. How bad did he want people to hear his “Zombie Walk” track? He sent it over Facebook and thought he had the attention of another Chicago rapper. […]
The Verzuz Instagram Live battles are getting increasingly more popular. N.O.R.E. Claims Eminem Will Take On DMX In Next ‘Verzuz’ Battle On Saturday (May 16), Ludacris and Nelly went head-to-head with an arsenal of hits and now, it looks like the stage is being set for the next one. According to an Instagram post from […]
The online feud between Snoop Dogg and Tekashi 6ix9ine doesn’t appear to be letting up. After engaging in a contentious back-and-forth over the weekend, Instagram personality Celina Powell was dragged into it on Sunday (May 17) after 6ix9ine posted a video of hers which allegedly proves Snoop had cheated on his longtime wife Shante Broadus. […]
The highly anticipated Verzuz battle between Nelly and Ludacris kicked off at 7 p.m. EST on Saturday (May 16). Sporting a giant chain, some shades and a Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks throwback jersey,Ā LudacrisĀ began the festivities with, “Itās gonā be a historic night! I feel the energy from around the world!ā As soon as Nelly joined, […]
This yearās actual Eurovision is officially canceled (though the BBC is hoping to ease your disappointment), but Will Ferrellās Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is only getting started, with the release of the Netflix filmās first (earnestly great) pop song āVolcano Man.ā Ferrell sings the tune with musical artist My Marianne, and […]
With Nelly and Ludacris set for a Verzuz Instagram Live battle on Saturday (May 16), St. Lunatics member Ali evidently has a few things to get off his chest involving Disturbing Tha Peace founder Luda. On Thursday (May 14), the longtime rapper vented his frustrations in an Instagram post and claimed Ludacris is guilty of […]
Facebook Live – The Last Poets are often heralded as the “godfathers of Hip Hop.” Their politically charged brand of poetry served as inspiration for a bevy of notable artists such as Marvin Gaye, Parliament-Funkadelic, Kanye West, Nas, Common, Curtis Mayfield and Public Enemy. On Tuesday (May 19), the Universal Hip Hop Museum and Video […]
Mike Hadreas didnāt listen to show tunes before he became stuck at home. Lately, though, the musician has started his days quarantining in Los Angeles by listening to Sinead OāConnorās cover of āDonāt Cry for Me, Argentina,ā from the musical Evita. āThereās something satisfying to it to me right now, because Iām stuck here but […]
Roughly five months after Pop Smoke’sĀ untimely passing, the late rapper’s debut album is on its way. While sharing the posthumous project’s cover art on Thursday (May 14), Pop’s manager Steven Victor revealed it will arrive on June 12. However, no title has been announced. View this post on Instagram June 12 2020 A post shared […]
The Jonas Brothers would like a chance at song of the summer, please! The pop band just dropped two new songs: āX,ā featuring Latin Grammy award-winner Karol G, and āFive More Minutes.ā Fans got a taste of both songs in the bandās concert film and documentary Happiness Continues and, naturally, begged for their release. Itās […]
El-P, our resident rap doomsayer, warned us that everything was going to shit long before it got there. As a solo artist, a producer, a member of the rap groups Company Flow and now Run the Jewels, and the former head of the venerable hip-hop label Def Jux, El-P, born Jaime Meline, built a sturdy […]
Pop futurist princess and Vulture friend Charli XCX has a gift for all those languishing in isolation, worried they might not get new music all summer, and itās a new DIY quarantine album. At midnight on Friday, May 15, Charli XCX released her latest album how iām feeling now, the follow up to her last […]
A pregnancy during a pandemic has not slowed down Miss Katy Perry. The pop star and certifiably insane American Idol judge released her newest single āDaisiesā at midnight on Friday, May 15. āI wrote this song a couple months ago as a call to remain true to the course youāve set for yourself, regardless of […]
From her 2014 debut mixtape, Cloud 19, to her just-released sophomore effort It Was Good Until It Wasn’t, Kehlani‘s consistent growth has been tangible. Her lyrical content has gotten stronger as her accolades simultaneously mount up. Of course, fame has its downsides, too. Coming into stardom while still learning and growing on a personal level […]
Moneybagg Yo revisits his Time Served album to give it the deluxe edition treatment. The Interscope Records artist has added seven songs to the LP following its initial release in January. The expanded version of the album rearranges its sequencing, moving tracks such as the former intro “Speak 4 Em” to the middle of the […]
Polo G has dropped his sophomore album THE GOAT. The LP arrives almost one year after his major label debut Die A Legend. The Columbia Records artist’s 16-track project includes collaborations with Lil Baby, NLE Choppa, Mustard, BJ The Chicago Kid, Stunna 4 Vegas and the late Juice Wrld. Production is handled by Mike WiLL […]
Seven years before the app TikTok came onto the scene, an unknown, Auto-Tuned, instantly likable pop singer who then went by Ke$ha gave us a hit called āTiK ToK.ā As Ke$ha became Kesha, the inspirational, fun-loving pop star, TikTok became a Gen-Z phenomenon, reviving old songs and launching new ones with bite-sized challenges. Now, āTiK […]
Music by the late rapper Pop Smoke will live on in a posthumous album coming out June 12. The Brooklyn artistās manager Steven Victor posted an album cover and release date on Instagram Thursday afternoon. No official title has been announced. This is the rapperās first album after breakout mixtapes Meet the Woo and Meet […]
As musicians have set weekly or daily appointments for livestream performances to satisfy fans, BTS ARMY has had to settle for bits of content: a performance on James Corden here, some concert recordings from the vault there. Now, the superstar K-pop seven-piece has announced its first live concert from quarantine ā but youāll have to […]
New York, NY – Like most of the world, the ever-outspoken Joe Budden has been quarantined for months in an attempt to dodge the coronavirus and keep other people safe. Of course, that hasn’t stopped him from sharing his opinions. During a recent Instagram Live conversation with Lupe Fiasco, The Joe Budden Podcast host discussed […]
Every pop musician worth their salt these days has a TikTok challenge for a song. (And some others make one anyway.) For Bad Bunny, thatās the Abuela Challenge, which became popular when quarantine began in March: Fans play his Missy Elliottāsampling banger āSafaeraā for their Spanish-speaking grandmothers and watch for their reactions to his raunchy […]
Tekashi, Tekashi, Tekashi ā that’s the only name that seems to be popping up since the polarizing rapper made his return on Friday (May 8) with “GOOBA.” The 24-year-old Brooklyn native knows it too. “GOOBA” broke a YouTube record for most streams within a 24-hour period and his Instagram Live session reeled in a record-breaking […]
Weāre committed to keeping our readers informed.Ā Weāve removed our paywall from essential coronavirus news stories. Become a subscriber to support our journalists. now. Just off Columbus Avenue, a self-appointed DJ pulled up to an extra-wide sidewalk and greeted the weekend by blasting salsa from his car stereo. A small crowd gathered to dance at a […]
The mother of Tekashi 6ix9ine’s daughter Sara Molina has been an ongoing part of his saga since the beginning. After going on Instagram Live earlier this month and claiming 6ix9ine raped and abused her, she later insisted he’s a “marked man.” But evidently two can play at this game. On Wednesday (May 12), DJ Akademiks […]
Hip-hop lost a visionary thinker and a lifelong tastemaker over the weekend in the late Andre Harrell, founder of the seminal hip-hop label Uptown Records, home to a number of the architects of the new-jack-swing revolution of the ā80s and ā90s and an integral stepping stone for black music icons like Sean āPuff Daddyā Combs, […]
Charli XCX is levitating a couple of feet over a DJ booth. āMy fans like pop music and poppers. Guess they really know whatās uppppp!ā she drawls like an automaton with vocal fry. Air horns pierce through the torchlit rave dungeon. As she reaches the chorus of a new demo sheās calling āGen- eration,ā the […]
Boosie Badazz has sparked controversy once again. In his latest incident, the Baton Rouge-bred rapper has elicited outrage for bragging about getting a “grown woman” to perform oral sex on his underage son and nephews. “Ain’t finna get my son no muthafuckin’ shit out here,” he said in an Instagram livestream. “I’m training these boys […]
Drake has hit another milestone in his storied career. According to Billboard, the 6 God has tied pop superstar Madonna for the most Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits with 38. His new song “Pain 1993” featuring Playboi Carti ā which comes from his surprise project Dark Lane Demo Tapes ā made its debut at […]
The contentious rival between Trina and Khia has been ongoing for years. It was reignited earlier this month when the “My Neck My Back (Lick It)” rapper said she’d roast Trina in an Instagram Live battle. When asked about the claim during an interview with Miami radio station 99 Jamz, Trina proceeded to drag Khia, […]
For over a decade, Hayley Williams sold gale-force emotional reckoning as the lead singer of Paramore, one of the most successful bands on the forefront of the mainstream emo revolution of the middle aughts. Hard-charging riffs carried her sweeping vocals and incisive lyrics across the country, building the bandās profile through endless touring. Paramore stayed […]