Tag: Hip Hop
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The Most Anticipated Rap and Hip-Hop Albums for 2025
Don’t miss the next great rap and hip-hop album when it drops. You don’t to be the last one to know the hottest tracks coming out of this genre and this class of rap artists. Here, we divulge on what we know about the best, the most anticipated, rap and hip-hop albums coming out this…
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Will Kendrick Lamar Tour in 2020?
We are months away from the three year anniversary of DAMN., the Pulitzer prize-winning album by Kendrick Lamar. In the years since, Kendrick has produced Black Panther: The Album and contributed to the soundtrack for Creed II. But, much like the rest of his career, Kendrick has remained extremely tight-lipped when it comes to his…
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Listen to Eminem’s New Freestyle “The Storm”
It’s been over four years since Eminem dropped The Marshall Mathers LP 2, a ferocious album containing some of his hardest tracks, including “Rap God” and “Berzerk”. But The Marshall Mathers LP 2 doesn’t even come close to what we’ve seen from the iconic Detroit rapper since. This past October, just before the election, Eminem dropped “Campaign Speech“, an 8-minute freestyle track…
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Kelela Shares New Song from Forthcoming Album
On last night’s episode of the HBO original series Insecure, the alternative R&B singer Kelela debuted the second single from her forthcoming album, Take Me Apart (due Oct. 6). The new single, titled “Frontline“, is far less upbeat than its preceding track “LMK“, but is no less innovative and addicting to the ear. Check out the hazy, futuristic ballad below.…
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Is Nicki Minaj Getting Ready to Release a New Album?
Nicki Minaj has recently been all over the hip-hop beef circuit because of her latest diss to Remy Ma in “No Frauds” feat. Lil Wayne and Drake. Though “No Frauds” vibes on a decidedly pop sound, make no mistake, Nicki Minaj took some pretty vicious blows at Remy Ma, who also represents the New York…
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Noname Performs on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series
This past year, Chicago rapper Noname—born Fatimah Warner—appeared on NPR’s list of the top 50 albums of 2016 for her debut Telefone. The album features fellow hip-hop artists Raury, Saba, Smino, and more. Telefone employs bright melodies and bouncy rhythms to ease the pain of Noname’s darker subject matter embedded in her lyrics. But what is overwhelmingly true…
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Mary J. Blige Will Release ‘Strength of a Woman’ Next Month
Mary J. Blige, one of the most successful neo-soul artists to define and defy the early 90’s, has finally released the track list for her upcoming album Strength of a Woman, her first since The London Sessions, a compilation of live performances that dropped back in 2014. And from the looks of the track list, Mary J. Blige has…
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A Review of Drake’s ‘More Life’ Playlist
This past Saturday, Drake dropped the highly anticipated body of work More Life on OVO Sound Radio. More Life is a collection of tracks that proclaims to be a playlist, not an album or mixtape like he’s released in the past. The distinction has been a little confusing for fans and critics, and since Billboard declared that playlists are eligible to appear on…
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Future Announces New Album and ‘Nobody Safe’ Tour
On Valentine’s Day, Future announced that he will be dropping his new, self-titled album on February 17th. In addition to this amazing news, Future also informed fans that he will be going on tour with Tory Lanez and Migos, the hip-hop collective who was recently endorsed at the Golden Globes by Donald Glover and is…
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Everything We Know About The Weeknd’s New Album
It’s only been a year since The Weeknd released his game changing album Beauty Behind the Madness, the record which included contagious pop singles “Can’t Feel My Face”, “The Hills”, and “Earned It”. But just this week, Canadian crooner Abel Tesfaye gifted us with a new single and the cover art (which features Tesfaye’s new haircut ) for his…
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New Chance The Rapper Album, Upcoming Tour, and More
3On May 13th, Chance the Rapper fans were gifted Coloring Book, his third LP/mixtape. Coloring Book features appearances by Kanye, Lil Wayne, 2Chainz, Young Thug, Justin Beiber, and more. But perhaps the most notable aspect of Coloring Book compared to Chance’s past efforts is that it includes several moments of gospel-rap, church choir arrangements, and plenty of soulful trumpet interludes. And though he…
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Mary J. Blige at the Statue of Liberty | What You Need to Know
Mary J. Blige, the one and only queen of R&B, and friend of rap titan Jay-Z will be performing a Tidal-only concert on June 21st, 2015 in front of the Statue of Liberty. Tidal members can sign up for a chance to win tickets here. Tidal members who don’t win tickets can still livestream the…