You know what time it is. Hot off the release of Montega album with Harry Fraud, French Montana premieres his “Rushmore Pack”. Making moves through the city of New York, Montana solidifies his greatness referencing his success, influence, and his fellow peers who helped pave the way. Haan! Produced by Harry Fraud, Montega features Jadakiss,
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Pimpin ain’t easy. Juicy J and Pi’erre Bourne take their pimp game above and beyond on their collaborative album, Space Age Pimpin. Produced entirely by both the Memphis and New York-based duo, Space Age Pimpin’ intertwines Juicy’s “southern grit” with Pi’erre’s spacey and “new age melodic trap”. The 11-track opens with “You Want It” featuring
Dot Da Genius, baby. Dot Da Genius is the talk of the town on the producer’s new single and video featuring KiD CuDi, Denzel Curry, and JID. Directed by Cole Bennett, Denzel, CuDi, and JID addresses their naysayers and success over Genius’ rambunctious beat in a various sets including an artsy stage, mirrored walls, a
Let the monkey out. Eminem and Snoop Dogg reunite on their new collaboration, “From The D 2 The LBC”, the first single off Em’s forthcoming album, Curtain Call 2. On the Eminem-produced track, the rap legends come equipped with their fiery bars and their whimsical flows. The release arrives with a comic-styled video directed by
Good girl gone bad. Coming off the release of his Khaza album, Kevin Gates gives its “Bad For Me” the visual treatment. Backed by a melodic hook, the Bread Winner rapper laments on the pros and cons of his ride or die chick from a lavish bar full of women to the bedroom with his
Destined 2 recover. Prayers are up for rapper Lil Tjay who was reportedly shot during an attempted robbery in New Jersey early Wednesday morning (June 22). TMZ reports the “In My Head” rapper was one of two people who were shot shortly after midnight in two separated locations in Edgewater, New Jersey. Lil Tjay was
Hey, hey. Duck Down founder and rapper Buckshot enters the tube in the latest visual off his recent LP, I Am The Boss. Directed by Mo Stafford, the Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik frontman unleashes his furious bars from a television screen over brolic beat by go-to producer Evil Dee. [embedded content]
Coke Boy, baby. French Montana and Harry Fraud supply that coke music on their new single featuring Jadakiss and Benny The Butcher. Anchored by Fraud’s brolic beat and an infectious hook, Benny, Montana, and Kiss make the dope boys go crazy with pure coke raps. “‘For ‘Bricks & Bags’ me and Fraud wanted to bring
Game and Hit-Boy connect. With his Drillmatic pushed back to a later date, The Game brings the noise with “Violence” produced by Hit-Boy. Flanked by Hit Boy’s boisterous horns and fierce strings, Geezy unleashes his aggressive flow full of competitive bars and slew of name drops from “Free Young Thug” to The Carters, Dr. Dre,
You can’t break Bey’s soul. Beyonce makes her official return with “Break My Soul”, the first single off upcoming seventh album, Act 1: Renaissance, due July 29. Over a house beat by Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, and Beyonce, the Queen Bey takes it to the dance floor with her uplifting vocals and her carefree raps. The
Cot damn! Photo: Greg Noire Pharrell brought his Something In The Water to D.C. over Juneteenth weekend with a star-studded line up of guests and surprises including a Clipse reunion. For the first time in a over a decade, Clipse’s Pusha T and No Malice reunited for their first performance since 2010. During the Pharrell
Ya dun know. Chance The Rapper brings the emotional rollercoaster ride on his new single and video featuring Joey Bada$$. Previewed towards the end of his “A Bar About A Bar” video, the Troy Gueno-directed visual follows Chance and Badmon celebrating their perseverance amongst friends from Venice to Paris. The artwork is by Gabonese photographer
Can U digg it? Lil Baby connects with 42 Dugg and Veeze on his new single and video, “U-Digg”. Directed by Lil Baby, the handheld-style clip trails the trio parading with an abundance of money stacks, Maybachs, and burning rubber in the streets in various T-Rexes. The collaboration follows Lil Baby’s previous single, “Frozen” and
We do, we do, we do. Hot off the release of his Honestly, Nevermind album, Drake ties the knots in the album’s first video. In the wedding-theme video helmed by Director X, Drizzy gets married to 23 brides. The 9-minute clip opens with Drizzy discussing his jitters with his best man played by NBA star
Hello from Ghana. Kendrick Lamar celebrated his Mr. Morales & The Hot Steppers album’s release during his recent trip to Accra, Ghana. In this short documentary by Spotify, Kendrick visits various areas in town including Freedom Skatepark, which Virgil Abloh helped fund, the beach, and more. He discussed the themes of his new album, how
Flo, lets go. Flo Milli is feeling herself on her new single, “Conceited”. In the accompanying music video, the Mobile rapper flexes her complacent and raunchy raps from inside a beauty shop where she gets fresh in the bed, under the hairdryer and in the wig aisle. Flo Milli’s “Conceited” follows her previous release “PBC“
Montega season is upon us. With their collaborative album Montega arriving on June 24, French Montana and Harry Fraud keep it cool with “Blue Chills”. Over Fraud’s soulful production, French Montana delivers a wavy flow referencing his priorities, values, and success. The Rook-directed video captures the rapper with is day ones in the Bronx and
Diddy is back. After much-anticipation, Diddy makes his official return to music with his new single featuring Bryson Tiller. Debuted during last month’s Billboard Music Awards, the R&B groove finds Mr. Love and Pen Griffey Jr. healing over their breakups. “Gotta Move On” is the first single off Diddy’s upcoming album, which released through his
The King of Rock & Roll meets the Rap God. Eminem shares a seat at the throne with Cee-Lo Green on their collaboration co-produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre. Anchored by Em and Dre’s triumphant production, Slim Shady recalls his come up and his legendary status, while Cee-Lo belts his glorious hook inspired by Elvis
Free Gunna. Amid his RICO charge and his recent open letter from jail, Gunna shares the accompanying video to “Banking On Me”. Produced by Metro Boomin, the self-directed video finds Wunna celebrating his wealth and indulging in various women from city to city. The track was first released on Valentine’s Day and arrived off the