Hip-Hop
Kanye West Polls Fans on If He Should Run In 2024
Kanye West hasn’t given up on his political ambitions. Just 24 hours after unleashing an extraordinary rant on Twitter, West tested the waters for another tilt at the White House. He tweeted, “#2020VISION or maybe ‘24 I guess all black people supposed to vote on Biden? Y’all want me to run on nah???” Soon after, ‘Ye updated on his new album release DONDA, which he insists will drop with video before the week is out. “DONDA: WITH CHILD new album and movie this Friday,” he tweeted. The accompanying photo has more than than enough to keep fans guessing until then, capturing a tracklist, a Crestron fliptop device, a Bible, gaming controllers and a keyboard. It’s been a turbulent couple days for Kanye, who took the stage for an unconventional political rally in South Carolina, at which he...
Marshmello Nabs First Streaming Songs No. 1 With Juice WRLD on ‘Come & Go’
“Come & Go” is also the fourth song to debut at No. 1 on Streaming Songs in 2020 and first since 6ix9ine’s “Gooba” in May. Juice WRLD and Marshmello’s “Come & Go” becomes the fourth song to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart in 2020, ruling the list dated July 25. “Come & Go” bows with 36.4 million U.S. streams earned in its first full tracking week (ending July 16), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The song follows Drake’s “Toosie Slide,” The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi’s “The Scotts” and 6ix9ine’s “Gooba” as No. 1 Streaming Songs debuts in 2020, equaling the amount of No. 1 debuts achieved in 2017 and 2019. Only 2018, which saw 11 debuts atop the list, had more. “Come & Go” is Juice WRLD’s third Streaming Songs leader, following the two-week rei...
Mac Miller’s Team to Release Project Celebrating His Music, Set Phone Number for Fans to Call
Two years after Mac Miller‘s untimely death, fans are still devoted to his music. As a result, Warner Records announced on Tuesday (July 21) that an “untitled project” is in the works. “Mac Miller’s team is working on an untitled project to celebrate Malcolm and his music,” the statement shared to social media reads. “His art touched so many lives, in so many ways.” Additionally, the statement revealed that a “toll-free phone number has been set up to collect your stories, thoughts and wishes as part of this project. Your offerings are deeply appreciated.” Fans who would like to participate can sign up here. The project would be Mac’s second posthumous release. In January 2020, Circles arrived as a counterpart to 2018&#...
Find Out Who’s Performing at the (Virtual) 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival
The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival is officially a go. On Tuesday (July 21), iHeartMedia announced that the tenth annual iteration of the event will be held virtually this fall. Among the performers set to take the stage are BTS, Coldplay, Kane Brown, Khalid and more. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the festival will be recorded live from venues in both Los Angeles and Nashville with behind-the-scenes moments about how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has impacted the music industry on a personal level for the artists performing. “It’s hard to believe that this September will be the 10th iHeartRadio Music Festival,” said iHeartMedia chief programming officer Tom Poleman in a statement. “The 2011 Festival was iHeart’s first national marquee event and became the model for our hugely su...
Travis Scott Shares New Songs With Big Sean, Young Thug, Chase B, and More: Stream
Travis Scott has more new music on the way. As Stereogum points out, the Houston rapper and producer Chase B teased a new collaborative album on the latest installment of their .WAV Radio show on Monday. They’re calling it Escapism and they’ve already dropped a bunch of tracks from it. Here’s a rundown of the new songs: “Zen” and “Lithuania” featuring Big Sean; “Cafeteria” featuring Don Toliver and Chase B; “Picky” featuring Nav and Wheezy; “Scrooge” featuring Swae Lee; “The Parables” featuring YBN Cordae; “White Tee” featuring Young Thug; and “MAYDAY” featuring Sheck Wes. Who knows when we’ll hear the full album, but you can stream a replay of .WAV Radio here via Apple Music. The new material begins around the hour and a half mark, shortly after they have a pretty great chat abo...
Everything We Know About the Fight Involving Megan Thee Stallion & Tory Lanez (So Far)
An argument involving Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion last weekend resulted in the first rapper behind bars after police arrested him for finding a gun in his car and the latter in the hospital after reports said Lanez allegedly shot her. Earlier on Saturday night (July 11), Megan documented hanging poolside with Lanez and Kylie Jenner on her Instagram Live. Police later arrested Lanez for a felony count of carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle last Sunday (July 12) when officers found the weapon in his SUV after receiving a disturbance call outside a Hollywood Hills residence around 4 a.m. According to TMZ‘s initial report, an argument ensued and someone fired shots in the air before taking off in the vehicle, where police later found the “Hot Girl” ...
Kanye West Rages On Twitter
The Kanye West show is in full swing (and full view). A day after his unusual debut political rally in South Carolina in which he appeared wearing a military style jacket with “2020” shaved into the back of his head, indulged in an hour-long train-of-thought session and at one stage, broke down in tears, Kanye is turning his attention to social media. Late Monday, West appeared to be having a very public meltdown on Twitter. It appeared to kick off with a single post, without comment, of Michael Jackson’s music video to “Black or White.” From that point forward, Kanye fired away. With family members among the targets, including Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner. “I put my life on my God that Norths mom would never photograph her doing playboy and that’s on ...
Drake Teams Up With Headie One for New Song “Only You Freestyle”: Stream
Drake has teamed up with British rapper Headie One for a new collaborative track called “Only You Freestyle”. The standalone single sees both artists splitting the song in half, with each getting just under two minutes to freestyle nonstop. “I had to go hard, especially on a track with one of the best drill artists in the world,” says Drake in a press release. “Scratch that — the best drill artist in the world.” Produced by M1onthebeat, “Only You Freestyle” wastes no time letting Drake and Headie One lay down some new thoughts. While the Scorpion star’s verses see him charging forward with a tight speed, even speaking in Arabic for a spell, he eventually trips over his own tongue and begins to fall off tempo — a cringeworthy moment for anyone who can keep time. Meanwhile, Headie One k...
Gorillaz Recruit ScHoolboy Q For New Collaborative Song “PAC-MAN”: Stream
Gorillaz continue to dole out hit after hit with their ongoing audiovisual series, Song Machine. For the latest entry, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s animated alternative outfit has teamed up with ScHoolboy Q for a song called “PAC-MAN” that celebrates the beloved arcade game’s 40th birthday. The bouncy, upbeat track features actual sound effects from Pac-Man the game, which makes for a particularly playful setting compared to ScHoolboy’s usual breed of grim West Coast rap. Check out “PAC-MAN” in full below along with its accompanying visual, which features ScHoolboy and the virtual band in both their normal and Pac-Man-ized forms. The track is the fifth edition of Gorillaz’s Song Machine singles series, following “Friday 13th” (feat. French-British rapper/singer Octa...
Apple Music Partners With ‘Verzuz’ to Simulcast the Battle Series & Offer On-Demand Streaming
Verzuz, the breakout live-streaming battle series co-helmed by legendary hip-hop producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, will now be available on Apple Music and Beats 1. Each battle will be simulcast live on the music streaming service for free, at the same time it streams on the Verzuz Instagram account. After the live battle, music fans will be able to relive the musical greatness by watching it on-demand via the series’ exclusive partnership with Apple Music. This Wednesday (July 22) will bring a face-off between Snoop Dogg and DMX, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PT. Before the big showdown — being billed as “the battle of the dogs” — fans can get ready by tuning in to the official Snoop Dogg and DMX Cheat Sheet playlist curated by Apple Music host Lowkey. Apple Musi...
Barbz Are Over the Moon About Nicki Minaj’s Pregnancy Announcement: ‘This Is Not A Drill’
Lil Nas X even got in on the fun. (Baby) pink Ferragamo sliders on deck! Nicki Minaj announced she was pregnant with her first child on Monday (July 20), sending her army of Barbz into a flurry of excitement on social media. “Sorry guys but this is the happiest day of my life,” one declared on Twitter using the hashtag #omgnicki, while another wrote, “Y’all the barbs have been waiting for this moment since super bass dropped. Several others rejoiced in the coincidental timing of Minaj and fellow pop star Katy Perry‘s concurrent pregnancies, already clamoring for a next-generation update of their 2017 collaboration “Swish Swish.” “THE WAY KATY PERRY’S BABY AND NICKI MINAJ’S BABY WILL REDO A SWISH SWISH 2.0 IN THE FUTURE OMG PR...
Kanye West Shares ‘The West Wing’ Presidential Campaign Graphic
While Kanye West is rumored to be having his first presidential rally today, earlier in the afternoon he passed the time dropping #2020VISION campaign graphics on Twitter. “THE WEST WING,” the rapper and political candidate quipped in one Sunday (July 19) tweet, which featured a doodle of the White House and a reference to the wing that houses the president’s office. West added the word “VISION” to a second tweet with the same illustration. Media outlets including ABC News and Politico reported West had planned a rally to be held at Charleston, South Carolina’s Exquis Event Center at 5 p.m. ET for “registered guests only.” Attendees supposedly needed to pre-register, sign a COVID-19 liability release form and agree to wea...
