Back in June, Open Mike Eagle tapped MF DOOM, Danny Brown, Method Man, Phonte, Video Dave and others for the official The New Negroes soundtrack. Now, the Dark Comedy lyricist is serving up a new, Boathouse-produced single titled "Whiskey and Push Ups" and taking part in a brief documentary from forward-thinking Chicago rap label Closed […]
Vagabon Shares New Song “Water Me Down”
Vagabon shares “Water Me Down,” the second track from her forthcoming self-titled sophomore album, due October 18 via Nonesuch Records. Of the song, Tamko says "I wrote ‘Water Me Down’ in a stream of consciousness way in the few minutes following a frustrating phone call with someone. Coincidentally, I was at my friend Eric Litmann’s […]
Curren$y Drops New Video for ‘Hot August Nights’ Highlight “Never Had”
Curren$y continues to support his most recent studio project with new visuals. Just one week after the official arrival of his Nard & B-produced EP Hot August Nights, the New Orleans lyricist is back with a third music video for one of that effort’s standout selections. Specifically, Curren$y reconnects with his current go-to visual collaborator […]
Nas Shares Video for ‘Lost Tapes 2’ Opener “No Bad Energy”
Last month, Nas debuted The Lost Tapes 2, the follow-up to his popular 2002 studio project The Lost Tapes. Pieced together using recordings from a decade’s worth of studio sessions, the aforementioned LP delivered 16 unreleased tracks to listeners, including collaborations with Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Pete Rock, The Alchemist, RZA and more. Now, the […]
SOB X RBE Take on City Girls for DaBoii & Yhung T.O.’s “Act Up Freestyle”
A couple weeks after the debut of SOB X RBE‘s latest major single "Legend," group-members DaBoii and Yhung T.O. are reconnecting for a new, standalone release. Specifically, the Vallejo rappers are reworking City Girls’ popular "Act Up" record for a new SOB X RBE freestyle. "We definitely putting out solo projects. We putting out group […]
Taylor Swift Called Out the White House in Her VMAs Acceptance Speech
When Taylor Swift won the award for Video of the Year for “You Need To Calm Down” at Monday night’s VMAs, she made several points. First, the video highlights the LGBTQ community and since it was a fan-voted award, Swift assumes fans must also want to live in a world where everyone is treated equal. […]