The coronavirus pandemic, which has confined much of America to their homes and threatens to cause a worldwide economic catastrophe, almost also robbed humanity of a Drake song. Until three days ago, that is, when four 20-years-olds premiered a new TikTok-ready dance in a sparse living room with a stationary …
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Drake is a man mired continuously in rap battles with a heart devoted to battle rap. In 2018, he explained, “I study rap battles for a living,” to LeBron James, taking the long way around while admitting that he lost a beef with Pusha T. Some would argue Drake’s job …
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The Bronx stands tall in “Yes,” the latest single by hometown hero Fat Joe. With help from two of hip-hop‘s most monumental Latinx voices — Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B and Latin trap star Anuel AA — the prolific Puerto Rican-Cuban MC dropped the surprise new track at midnight on Thursday. …
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In a recent episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Quality Control co-founders Coach K and Pee explain how they broke Migos, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty and more. In the following excerpt of the interview, Coach K explains how Drake ended up on a “Versace” remix in 2013 — a key …
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“Is Young Thug Having a Moment, or Is It Passing Him By?” – Vulture “Is Young Thug a Star?” — Everyday Struggle “Is Young Thug’s Popularity Flatlining?” — DJBooth In 2013, Young Thug released 1017 Thug, a crackling warning shot of a mixtape that promised the Atlanta rapper as hip-hop‘s …
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For a brief moment it felt like Lil Uzi Vert had lost a step. Though you wouldn’t be able to tell from his enraptured fanbase, or the rap writers still reminiscing over his prolific 2016 assault, the Uzi that redefined the rockstar template with petulant, high energy odes to nihilism …
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“Pure Water” is about diamonds, not water. “‘Pure Water,’ the music video,” is about throwing paint-filled balloons, not diamonds. It’s a little confusing, but Migos and Mustard are agents of subverted expectations. The Colin Tilley-directed visual is built on various set pieces that never fully coalesce, but look cool enough …
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Considering the various objects that have bestowed time traveling abilities on unsuspecting pop culture figures — DeLoreans, infinity stones, hot tubs — an elevator isn’t the least plausible avenue through the space-time continuum. It’s unclear why 2 Chainz decided on an elevator-set, chronology-twisting narrative for his “Money In The Way” …
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Soulja Boy is trending, not for his video game console or a new song, but for his thoughts on Drake. During an interview with The Breakfast Club, the rapper and entrepreneur claims that he made Drake in a tirade in which he pronounces “Degrassi” as “Degeneres” and elongates the vowels …
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“[Spanish-language] battle rap is snowballing in ways we never imagined,” muses Mexican hip-hop purveyor Serko Fu. Rolling Stone encountered the Master of Ceremonies earlier this month at the 12th installment of Batalla de los Gallos, the world’s biggest Hispanophone freestyle competition, located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Founded in 2005, after …
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