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what occurs whenever you take Lizzo, one of hip-hop and R &B's most energetic vixens in the modern day and age, and mix her energy with that of Missy Elliott, a similarly energetic siren of the 1990s and 2000s?" Response The reply is "Tempo," a quick and upset, bellowing record stuffed with the sort of swagger that makes those unsure of themselves uncomfortable. The pair dropped t..
Read MoreFor "Wow," Post Malone's most stripped-down single so far, he's released an accompanying video that's identically as bare, although fully authentic. It's a music video, yet not quite. It's an interesting discussion, actually. What makes a music video? Is it reciting the lyrics to B-movie storyline with a lot of celebrity friend cosigns? Or is any accompanying film that's assigned a mu..
Read MoreGunna scored his first No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart earlier this month with his new album, Drip or Drown 2. His previous peak was No. 2 for Drip Harder, his 2018 teamwork with Lil Baby. Before that? Drip Season at No. 25 in February 2017. “I’m just honored and happy,” the 25-year-old rapper, place on Earth Sergio Giavanni Kitchens, told MTV News recent..
Read MoreBehold, the fifth release of #whackhistorymonth, a period of time assigned by Tierra Whack to submerge the streamosphere with a myriad of new releases. She released "Only Child" on February 19 and, exactly a month later, "Unemployed" is here. Again, it divulges another of Whack's musical personalities and shows that there's so much of her to explore that it might take the span of her ..
Read MoreJ. Cole's Dreamville Festival was originally supposed to happen on September 15 nevertheless ended up being delayed because of Hurricane Florence. What was put on the back-burner is finally coming to fruition because the rapper has reported the lineup of the inaugural fest that takes place on April 6 at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its star-studded list of performers ..
Read Moreonce you think of J. Cole, the phrase "platinum without features" often comes to mind. He's released five albums for now that have gone platinum, three of these without any extra voices featured. Any time it comes to rapping and singing, Cole is similarly talented at both. However his fans have made "platinum without features" something cringe-worthy for him to hear so for his next al..
Read MoreMeek Mill has released the opening teaser trailer for Free Meek, his upcoming docuseries set to air through the Amazon. At a recent sold-out show throughout Philadelphia's city hall-designated "Meek Mill Weekend," the rapper shared the teaser with fans first before making it accessible on YouTube for all. Based on what's been shown for now, it looks like the series will take a look ..
Read MoreLast year, Logic and Joseph Gordon-Levitt made a bold, one-of-a-kind announcement: through Gordon-Levitt's online creative teamwork platform HITRECORD, the pair were looking for writers, musicians, and vocalists to contribute to "Do What You Love," a record with Logic's vocals that they wanted to turn into a worldwide, collaborative effort. On Friday, they released an official video a..
Read MoreIndependence is looking damn good on Iggy Azalea. Last year, the Aussie rapper exited her deal with Island Records to record as an independent artist, and right now, she's given us the opening taste of what she's been working on. On Friday (March 15), Iggy dropped "Sally Walker," a unexpected spin on the kiddie anthem "Little Sally Walker" that repurposes the lyrics to provoke her wo..
Read MoreAnderson .Paak wastes no time. He released his third studio album Oxnard in November. It's over for that rollout; the ink is dry, the envelope has been sealed. Right now, the road to his fourth LP Ventura is open and the initial single has been released, "King James." This funky number gives the world its first taste of what the new album is going to sound like and if this is anythi..
Read MoreFor their first musical move of 2019, Rae Sremmurd put on a united front for the Afrojack collab "Sober." With each other with singer-songwriter Stanaj, the guys have crafted a genre-crossing, party-ready tune that fuses hip-hop, pop, and dance, and that really comes alive in the accompanying video. Released on Friday (March 15), the fast-paced vid finds the four collaborators partyi..
Read Morea number of weeks prior, MTV News had Higher Brothers, China's biggest hip-hop order, play a little bit game called "Dive In." We asked them to name some of their preference rappers and recount wild fan stories from their live shows — and certainly, we wanted to know about a time once the members in back of a song called "Flexing So Hard" had, case in point, flexed so hard. The res..
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