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Schoolboy Q is preparing to release his fifth studio album, Crash Talk, on April 26. With it right around the corner, the rapper has revealed a compact tracklist with visitor appearances from artists like 21 Savage, Travis Scott, Ty Dolla $ign, and more. He also shared the slightly unsettling cover art that'll make you get a slight itch, nevertheless you won't exactly be sure why. ..
Read MoreGame Of Thrones is a show of perspectives. What does an impending war of nightmares look like to a resurrected rightful king? A brutal queen with two dragons? A silent, cursed person that can raise the dead, with skin the color of a glacier? The show does it best to put us in the shoes of those characters and more to replicate the doom, dread, and likely excitement. However we've ne..
Read MoreaBrockhampton’s Kevin Abstract is surely on a roll. Just last week, he surprised the world with the release of the three-track project, ARIZONA baby. Today, he’s released another a new EP, Ghettobaby. There’s no stopping this kid. Ghettobaby is made up of six songs; the three from last week’s ARIZONA baby (“Big Wheels,” “Joy Ride,” and “Georgia”), and three new ..
Read MoreLil Nas X's runaway hit "Old Town Road" is the No. 1 song in the U.S. Now, and the hype doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon. The country-trap bop broke Drake's streaming record, Billy Ray Cyrus hopped on a remix, Keith Urban covered it, and Young Thug has even teased his own version. On Wednesday (April 17), the rodeo kept going with CupcakKe, who renamed the viral hit immediat..
Read MoreBy Kat Bein in case you like your hip-hop with a side of the dark and mysterious, or lyrics delivered with heavy poetic emotion, G.O.O.D. Music protege 070 Shake is the up-and-comer you have got to hear. Last year, she stole the spotlight with her haunting wail on Kanye West's “Ghost Town.” “I put my hand on an oven to be able to see if I still bleed,” she sings, and as she s..
Read Moreall of the colors in the visual spectrum that closest aligns with the personalities of Cardi B and Offset, yellow would, undoubtedly, be the perfect choice. The color is bright and unflinching and often used to signify boldness and warmth, and what other words best describe these to charismatic polarizing figures in hip-hop? Offset and Cardi B's new video for "Clout" showers the viewe..
Read MoreTyga is forever having fun on rap records, often sounding like he's smiling as he's recording. It's why his most recent records have a tropical, leisurely feel as if it's siesta time in the middle of the day and he's at the beach with his feet in the water. That feeling is here on "Goddamn," his latest smooth-talking party record. Blueface may lick his fingertips and split his eyebro..
Read MoreOn April 26, Schoolboy Q returns in all of his high voiced, manic rapping splendor. His new album Crash Talk has been reported to hit streaming services then. The rapper released a brief, head-scratching trailer confirming that finally, right after nearly three years, and also a couple of recent singles, reveals that he's back and ready for more. https://twitter.Com/ScHoolboyQ/stat..
Read MoreThe search for the ever-elusive "bop" is challenging. Playlists and streaming-service suggestions can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn't discriminate by genre and could contribute anything — it's a snapsho..
Read MoreIt's habitually fantastic to see the growth in artists' work. That moment where the chills begin and the grins widen, that's while you know that this person that you've been presumably following for years has improved in some, often intangible way. Chance The Rapper has been around for a while and he's constantly morphed his sound to improve. Identically, Lil Yachty's been a fixt..
Read MoreKevin Abstract is one of rap categorize BROCKHAMPTON's founding members. Fans have fallen in love with the way that his heavy voice floats on beats and why open and weak he is about his personal life on wax. It's routinely a joy any time while he graces the track with his unique brand of lyricism, so his new release, ARIZONA baby, brings triple the euphoria. Released today (April 11..
Read MoreScHoolboy Q's hypnotic new collab with Travis Scott, "CHopstix," is something you'd probably expect to hear in a nightclub or a strip club. However for the track's official video, released on Wednesday (April 10), Q subverted expectations by taking the opposite approach and getting sophisticated as hell. The black-and-white, Nabil-directed vid opens on Q getting his shoes shined indo..
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