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New York City’s iconic S.O.B.’s venue was packed with energetic fans and some of the hottest high-profile rappers like Kanye West and Fabolous for Teyana Taylor’s first headlining show last night. Although Kanye didn’t perform, Fabolous graced the stage with Teyana for “Broken Hearted Girl” from the Harlemite’s debut album VII. Shortly after performing “Broken Hearted […]

The time couldn’t be better. In the wake of the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown over racial injustice and violence, John Legend and Common collaborate for their latest track “Glory,” featured in the upcoming film Selma. Delivering a sense of hope, John Legend lends his strong soulful vocals to the chorus, while Common raps, […]

The holidays are just around the corner and this Christmas season, Trevor Jackson is getting in the spirit by releasing the visual for his record “I’ll Be Who You Love (This Christmas),” directed by Mike Ho. The R&B heartthrob sings about how it’s been too long since he and his loved one have been together. In the visual, the […]

Yuna debuts the visual to her latest loose single “Broke Her” sampling Drizzy Drake’s “0-100.” The “Lights and Camera” songstress laments over the loss of her lover at the hands of another woman, but remains positive as she sings, “I’m broken but I’ll be alright.”  “The first time I heard Adam Feeney and Chester Stone Hansen’s ‘Vibez’ […]

The voice of an angel. R&B singer Kelela releases an acoustic version of the song “Enemy” off her Cut 4 Me mixtape. Kelela ditches the synthesizer and teams up with Nigerian guitarist Tosin Abasi, who accompanies her on the guitar. The new rendition of “Enemy” allows her flawless voice to soar, while the original record produced […]

With the success of his debut album Under Pressure, Maryland rapper Logic announces his first solo world tour sponsored by Monster Energy. “The Under Pressure World Tour” kicks off in Indianapolis on January 27, hitting a plethora of U.S. cities and a couple of cities in Canada. Towards mid-March, Logic will then make his way to […]

Although Wale’s The Album About Nothing doesn’t have a slated release date, the MMG rapper recently dropped the official video to “The Followers” directed by Jon J and Shaun Ross. The D.C. native mentioned the track is about where he has been mentally. The visual features a clip from “Seinfeld” episode titled “The Switch.” This hasn’t been the […]

H-TOWN stand up! Kirko Bangz is back with another banger. This time around, the Houston-based rapper teams up with ATL trio Migos on “Got It On Me.”  “I got b*tches on the pole / My swisher full of dro / Giuseppes on my toes / Your b*tch ready to go,” raps Kirko Bangz. Last month, the […]

J. Cole is at an all time high! Sunday night the North Carolina native went to Twitter to announce he will be releasing his third album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, on December 9. Cole said he wouldn’t be releasing any singles from the upcoming album prior to the release date. However, the “Crooked Smile” rapper is giving […]

Yaaas, David Guetta and Nicki Minaj have another record! David Guetta released the full version of “Hey Mama,” his new track with good friend Nicki Minaj. Back in 2011 the duo released “Turn Me On,” which made it to the Top 40 Billboard Charts. Although “Hey Mama” isn’t a club banger like “Turn Me On,” it’s still […]

The 21-year-old Khary Durgans released his Swim Team EP. The six-track project features Rome Fortune, Opus Proper, Smithsoneon, Marian Mereba, and Dee Goodz. In an interview with HipHopDX, Khary said: “I linked with Opus Proper for most of the project and we really just tried to cover as many different sounds as we could and […]

Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells team up with emerging Chicago singer/rapper Tink for a hyperactive, synthesized record, “That Did It”. Sleigh Bells and Tink first met at this year’s SXSW. In June, Red Bull’s Sound Select program linked the three artists together to collaborate on the track that was once called “Infinite Power.” Derek Miller,  one member […]