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More than six months immediately following the release of his 11th album, Nasir, Nas has debuted the chilling video for standout track "Cops Shot the Kid." because the song's title suggests, the accompanying video, directed by Rohan Blair-Mangat, strings with each other scenes depicting graphic police brutality. In one, a young black teen gets handcuffed and harassed by a pair of po..
Read MoreBy Trey Alston Blueface makes punchline-packed music that’s simultaneously bubbly and morose. There’s a gritty feel to its composition, frequently regarding the hyperactive, sensational melodies that make California hip-hop the stuff to vibe to in the club. The 21-year-old Los Angeles rapper and Money Cash West signee has speedily carved out his own space in the field with an off..
Read MoreBy Kat Bein If a ball of kinetic energy came to life, donned oversized overalls, and braided its hair, you may call it Duckwrth. The rapper, visual artist and all-around performer has an eye catching sound and passionate attitude that defies categorization and smashes expectations. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, he hit SnowGlobe Festival's Igloo stage backed by Oakland-bred mus..
Read More21 Savage has finally arrived. obviously, he's been around for (what seems like) a long time right now. His two Slaughter mixtapes dropped in 2015, plus each year later, he scored a little bit of a breakthrough on Drake's "Sneakin" and also by way of the a superstar collab with Migos, YG, and Mike Will Made-It. His biggest push however was "rockstar," the 2017 record-smashing, Grammy..
Read MoreBy Kat Bein Tyga had a banner year in 2018. The national narrative discussed of a “comeback” for the California rapper, nevertheless watching him perform a barrage of seemingly endless hits on stage at SnowGlobe Festival in Lake Tahoe this weekend seemed to have those in attendance screaming, “When did he ever leave?" The “Faded” MC braved low 40-degree temperatures to bri..
Read MoreAs soon as Cardi B's cash not to be mistaken with Cardi B's cash Bag," dropped in late October, it was the initial taste of new music we heard from Cardi soon after her debut collection — one of our albums of the year, Invasion of Privacy — dropped in April. And immediately after trim ascended to utter rap stardom. And soon after trim given birth to her daughter, Kulture. It was a..
Read MoreMeek Mill has returned bigger and bolder since his release from prison earlier this year. The rapper's recently released album, Championships, serves because the epilogue to a tough chapter in his life marked by legal battles, and at the heart of the project is "Trauma." On Thursday (December 20), Meek released that track's unnerving visual, which paints a cold picture of the traumati..
Read MoreVery few people had a higher end 2018 than Travis Scott. The 26-year-old rapper's third album, Astroworld, hit No. 1, propelled by the song-of-the-year contender "Sicko Mode," featuring Drake. He threw a hometown festival in Houston where carnival rides were just as integral to efficiency because the music, and took those mechanical feats on tour with him. His girlfriend (or wife?), K..
Read MoreAmid all of the, uh, invasion of privacy in her life lately, Cardi B has blessedly channeled her aggravation into new music. The "Money" rapper has been hard at work on the follow-up to her debut album, and late Tuesday night (December 18), she took to Instagram to reveal a taste of what's to come. In the clip, Cardi lic-syncs along to a unreleased song in front of a soundboard. Unsu..
Read MoreBy Trey Alston The story of Championships starts, like several things, with loss. In Meek Mill’s case, it was agency; a decade-long cold war with the legal system stopped him in his tracks in 2014, keeping him ensnared up until this past April. In the midst of this turmoil in 2015, he split his fan base wide open by provoking Drake and kindling a feud that would prove unwinnable fo..
Read MoreYou know, there really haven't been that several Carpool Karaoke segments this year. Eight, in case you count Michael Bublé's special, and then some of these were true biggies. Paul McCartney did it. Barbra Streissand, also. And more recently, Ariana Grande sacrificed a hand for it, while Migos became memes. certainly, leave it to Cardi B to create the whole enterprise feel brand ne..
Read MoreThree months right after Mac Miller's tragic death, his former manager, Christian Clancy, has paid loving tribute with an obituary published by The Guardian on Monday (December 17). Clancy, who managed Miller from 2013 up until the time of his death, describes the rapper musical whiz as well as a gifted performer. Above all else, though, Clancy writes that he was a selfless presence ..
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