21 Savage promised a Travis Scott verse was coming for his album i am > i was on its release date, even though it wasn’t ready for its appearance on streaming services. He evenwarned fans that Travis’ verse would blow their headphones up. Thankfully, Savage delivered — even if the …
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Lil Wayne enlisted the Roots on Tuesday’s Tonight Show for a smooth live version of “Dedicate,” a track from his recently issued – and long-delayed – 12th LP, Tha Carter V. The fanny pack-wearing rapper adopted his signature nasal flow on the track, unleashing a flurry of triplet rhymes over …
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With his fifth album Swimming, Mac Miller has finally abandoned his frat-rap reputation for good. Sonically, it’s a continuation of 2016’s The Divine Feminine, with a silky, deep vibe redolent of the L.A. alternative soul scene. But while that album tried to create a romantic vibe and mostly ended up …
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An aspiring young rapper seeks redemption in the trailer for the new Netflix comedy The After Party, arriving on the streaming service on August 24th. Young O, played by “iSpy” rapper Kyle, is an artist on the verge of his big break when he takes a hit of Wiz Khalifa‘s …
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Every Nas album since the turn of the century has closely orbited a major theme. At his most overt (he called an album Hip Hop Is Dead in 2006and tried to call anotherNigger two years later), the iconic Queens rapper will trace one idea from a dozen different angles, writing …
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Drake has issued a statement regarding the photo Pusha-T used as the cover art for his diss track “The Story of Adidon.” The picture, taken by photographer David Leyes, depicts Drake in blackface. In an Instagram story that was shared via Drake fansite Word On Road, the rapper said he …
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The Decemberists resurrected an unused set of Hamilton lyrics with “Ben Franklin’s Song,” the first installment of Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s monthly “Hamildrops” series. The triumphant, expletive-laced folk-rock track chronicles Franklin’s numerous accomplishments as an inventor, writer and diplomat. “Do you know who the fuck I am?” bandleader Colin Meloy sings on …
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