Powerful. What more can we say about the new single from the soulful singer Goapele? Well, we can say more. “Powerful” is just one of the standout songs off Goaple’s new album, Strong as Glass, which was released on Tuesday. (And which you can cop here.) It’s clearly going to be a big year for Goapele. Not […]
It’s been a long journey for MC Jin. He went from being a 106 & Park Freestyle Friday legend, to being signed with Ruff Ryders and dropping an album, to splitting with the label and trying his hand at gospel rap. Now the rapper is back with a new album called XIV:LIX, which stands for the time before someone’s 15 […]
Cam’ron has done individual songs with Wiz Khalifa and Smoke DZA. Wiz and Smoke have done a couple of tracks together. But never before have the three joined forces all together – until now. Cam’ron just released “Touch The Sky,” which features the two Harlem natives connecting with Pittsburgh’s most well-known, as the trio talks fly talk over a very […]
Here’s something you learn working on the Internet: everyday is a holiday. And today is International Caps Lock day. Which is a day towards WRITING LIKE THIS. (AND IN THE SPIRT OF THE HOLIDAY, WE’RE JUST GOING TO FINISH WRITING THE POST IN ALL CAPS.) SO WHY DOES ALL CAPS NEED A HOLIDAY? (AN INTERNATIONAL ONE, AT […]
It’s a sad, sad time in the music industry. No one is selling anymore. As of now, no artist in 2014 has gone platinum. The only album to move over a million sales has been the Frozen soundtrack, which has been huge. (It should also be noted that Taylor Swift has an album dropping soon, […]
Gucci Mane has released 13 full-fledged albums in 2014. His latest, Trap God 3, dropped yesterday. That’s an unbelievable amount of work, after all, artists go their whole careers without releasing 13 albums, never mind in a year. What makes this even more impressive is the fact that Gucci Mane has been locked up since […]
Good news, folks. It’s happening. After reaching its Kickstarter goal, Meow the Jewels, the remix project from EL-P and Killer Mike – who when together are Run the Jewels – is coming. The project is simple: they will remix their upcoming Run the Jewels 2 album using nothing but cat sounds. The best part about it: proceeds from […]
Reunited and it feels so blue. In 2007, Nicole Scherzinger released the T.I.-featured “Whatever U Like,” which was supposed to be the first single off the Her Name Is Nicole album. Well, the single bricked and the album never dropped. Now, seven years later, they’re trying it again. Nicole Scherzinger has a song on her new album with […]
Rapper Meek Mill has been locked up since July. However, it feels like he hasn’t been down at all, because his name has not left the hip-hop conversation. Everyone from Drake, to Rick Ross, to Yo Gotti have been showing support by saying “free Meek Mill” or by wearing shirts that mention his name and […]
It only took a year, but twerkin’ is finally dead. It was made official by Miley Cyrus yesterday (who Christopher Columbus’d the dance during the VMAs last year). The singer made the announcement while appearing on the Australian morning show Sunrise. The host asked Miley what the new hot dance was. She declared twerkin’ dead, and then threw out […]
In 1984, Def Jam, the most famous hip-hop record label of all time, was founded in Rick Rubin’s NYU dorm room. (Russell Simmons would join forces a little while later.) The record label dropped singles from the likes of punk band Hose and rappers T La Rock & Jazzy Jay. However it wasn’t until a 16-year-old MC from Farmers, Queens sent Rubin a […]
Two months ago on his hugely popular Fox News show, The O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly declared that white privilege is a myth. According to O’Reilly, if you are honest and you work hard, you can be successful, no matter if you’re white, black, male, female, etc. Other than Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly’s views went unchallenged. That was until […]