Anthony “Geezy” Gonzalez, the former manager of the Clipse, said he was really living the raps they were writing. The Clipse were far from the first to rap about cocaine but the way that they took the niche genre and innovated…
How Roddy Ricch’s “The Box,” and a strange noise that almost didn’t make the song may have changed his career. It begins like the eerie score of a classic horror film with shrieking trumpets diving against your ear drums stimulating the brain’s…
On Thursday (Feb. 27), Royce Da 5’9″ dropped by Billboard‘s offices to perform some tracks from his eighth studio album, The Allegory, which dropped last week — and he flexed that rapping isn’t his only skill. Royce linked up with fellow Detroit-bred rapper Eminem on his Billboard…
It’s been a minute — make that nearly four and a half years — between albums for Massachusetts punk rockers Four Year Strong. But the group promises that it was time well spent in preparation for the new Brain Pain,…
Kyshona Armstrong, who performs under the name Kyshona, shines a light on social issues throughout her new project, aptly titled Listen. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter enlisted producer Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, St. Paul & the Broken Bones) for the album, which…
Rising star Max Leone premiered the music video for his new single “Cautious” on Thursday (Feb. 27), exclusively with Billboard. In the clip, directed by Clyde Munroe (Tove Lo, Selena Gomez, Gracie Abrams) in close collaboration with Leone, the rising…
With a bold new album, Kelsea Ballerini is taking charge of her career — and the smart social media strategy that keeps her followers loyal. On a recent rainy night in Manhattan, Kelsea Ballerini kicked back at an East Village…
R. Kelly’s ex-girlfriend is now transitioning into a music career. It looks like ’s ex-girlfriend Azriel Clary will be releasing her own EP months after leaving the alleged child sex predator. The 23-year old took to Instagram last night to…
“We Baaaaaack” – Drake. may not have released a ton of new music last year but he did have his hands on several major film and television projects that were released to critical acclaim. Among them was the Netflix series…
Boosie BadAzz decided to be the good guy for once by making the longtime argument that Black people in America still deserve to receive reparations for slavery. Rapper Boosie BadAzz can be considered the most hated man in America or the…