Experimental rapper Yeat reintroduces himself with his latest single, “Im Yeat.” In a frenetic video, he details his travels by bus, private plane, and Lamborghini, and captures behind-the-scenes moments from the studio, his live performances at festivals like Summer Smash,…
For all their focus on futuristic visuals and space-age tech, the Black Eyed Peas were really always just down-to-earth LA natives doing what they loved and paying homage to the hip-hop and freestyle records of their youth. But hey, if…
After sharing a teaser for her latest single last week, Saweetie returned to the spotlight this week with “Boffum,” an upbeat, luxurious, materialistic single that gets back to the things she does best. In this case, it’s name-checking expensive goods,…
It’s not every day that an artist is recognized for their success outside of music. In fact, there’s an unusual dichotomy between what rappers do and what they’re celebrated for. While most of today’s key players in hip-hop are hard…
The big hip-hop releases keep rolling in for the month of July. This week, one of the game’s heavy hitters returns with his crew in tow, a New England spitta drops his new LP amid an international rap battle, a lyricist…
After completing their tour together last year, Leon Bridges and Hermanos Gutiérrez reunite for a new single, “Elegantly Wasted.” The soulful song — the brothers’ first with entirely English-language lyrics — blends regional Mexican sounds with the bluesy R&B associated…
The judge in YNW Melly‘s double murder case has reportedly ruled that the rapper’s retrial will commence on Sept. 10 amid an investigation into Melly’s defense attorney. Melly appeared in court on Wednesday (July 16) for another pretrial hearing. During…
Electronic music group Pixel Grip is accusing Travis Scott of copyright infringement for sampling one of their songs without permission on the new Jackboys 2 album. Pixel Grip Claims Travis Scott Swiped Their Track On Monday (July 14), the day…
Rapper Freddie Gibbs, who is best known for skating like butter on a hot pan when it comes to Alchemist beats (as was evident in their GRAMMY-nominated album Alfredo), has just announced the inevitable: Alfredo 2. That’s right; The Alchemist is back…
Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist nearly won a Grammy with their 2020 team-up album, Alfredo, and now, it looks like they’re headed back to the well for a second helping. Today, they announced the release date for Alfredo II, the…