Drake has dropped his seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind. On Thursday afternoon, the rapper announced that he will release his forthcoming LP, Honestly, Nevermind, at midnight. Sharing a photo of the album’s cover art — a black screen with silver, gothic lettering and a slight rainbow drop shadow — the …
Read More »Saba Is Building a Life, Bar By Bar
“The first time I bought a house — a home —was, like, a week ago,” Saba says, tightening up for his laptop’s camera after gently rocking with laughter. He’s positioned in front of a blank white wall of his new Los Angeles abode. At one point, he darts off camera …
Read More »Lil Durk Goes from 'Broke Dirk to Big Dirk' in Remix of H.E.R., Lil Baby's 'Find a Way'
H.E.R. has enlisted Lil Durk for a remix of her Lil Baby-assisted “Find a Way.” The original song appears on H.E.R.’s debut studio album, Back of My Mind, which arrived in June. Lil Durk’s verse discusses his come-up in Chicago, adding to the song’s themes to “never let the paper …
Read More »Squeak, Member of Chicago's Pivot Gang, Shot Dead at Age 26
DJ and producer Squeak, a member of Chicago’s Pivot Gang alongside rapper Saba, was shot and killed in Chicago Monday, according to a representative from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The 26-year-old — born Javunte Wheeler — leaves behind a devastated community of artists, friends, and family, including a …
Read More »Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow Break Out of Prison in New 'Industry Baby' Video
Lil Nas X breaks out of jail in the video for his new song “Industry Baby” featuring Jack Harlow. The track was co-produced by Take a Daytrip and Kanye West. In the Christian Breslauer-directed clip written by Lil Nas X, the rapper is sentenced to five years in Montero State …
Read More »Listen to Jay-Z's Collaboration With the Late Nipsey Hussle: 'What It Feels Like'
Jay-Z, fresh from his nomination to join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, shares his powerful collaboration with the late Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle. The track, “What It Feels Like,” is part of the soundtrack to Judas and the Black Messiah, which tells the story of Black Panther …
Read More »Alabama Rap's New Vanguard Is Changing the Sound of Hip-Hop
“I don’t advise nobody to come here,” the Mobile, Alabama, rapper NoCap says of his hometown. “We ain’t got no big malls. We ain’t got li’l fun stuff to do. We got to go out of town to have fun.” Rylo Rodriguez, a peer in Alabama’s burgeoning hip-hop scene, has …
Read More »Princess Nokia Uses Virtual Reality to Find a Mate in 'I Like Him' Video
Princess Nokia employs virtual reality to find an ideal match in the futuristic “I Like Him” video. The viral song appears on Everything Sucks, one of two albums the rapper has recently released. In the Sebastian Sdaigui-directed clip, Princess Nokia, who appears as a cyborg, orders up men on-demand and …
Read More »Anuel AA Would Like to Reintroduce Himself in New 'Emmanuel' LP
One muggy, Friday afternoon in May, a trio of luxury yachts could be seen off the coast of Miami’s Normandy Isles, blasting Latin trap for dozens of passengers. Trailed by a few more revelers on jet skis, and an incoming Miami P.D. boat soon to pull them over, each yacht …
Read More »Run the Jewels Bring the Noise Right on Time With 'RTJ4'
History is a fickle motherfucker, but you gotta hand it to whatever forces have aligned to drop a new Run the Jewels record in this particular moment. By the fourth installment, most pop culture franchises can start to seem pretty tired. Not El-P and Killer Mike: On RTJ4, the duo …
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