Hip-Hop

Mayer Hawthorne stuns in his cover of Rihanna's "Stay"

Rihanna is getting some serious competition lately, and no, it's not from another starlet, but rather musician and singer Mayer Hawthorne. His voice has only gotten stronger with age, and…

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Jay Rock isn't for the children so check the "Parental Advisory"

Dear Jay Rock, Where have you been hiding? We've been looking far and wide for you, since you left us after releasing your 2011 debut studio album, Follow Me Home.…

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Run the Jewels team up with Zack de la Roca for "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)"

When it was announced that Zack de la Rocha would be featured on Run The Jewels 2, I nearly lost it. It's one of those perfect combinations that makes you wonder…

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Jaden Smith's "Fast" gets a tasty dose of Gravez

There is another futuristic producer to add to your watch list: Gravez from Atlanta. I noticed that he has recently been in the chatter amongst those forward-thinking music circles, and…

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G-Unit's resurgent year continues with the release of "All About The Drug Money"

Until the beginning of this summer, a G-Unit reunion sounded like an improbable fantasy. Close to four months later though, the one-time (and now again) hip hop super group has…

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"Buried Alive" only solidifies Logic's role as most anticipated emcee

WE'RE SO CLOSE. I've been on a rampage repping the boys from Visionary Music Group, from the premiere of Jon Bellion's new project The Definition, to Logic's first visual and audio drop off of his majorly…

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Mr. Oizo drops maniacal new track "Bear Biscuit"

"Bear Biscuit," the latest track from Mr Oizo, should come with a whiplash warning. Opening with an ominous drone, the track explodes into head-banging stupidity, and I mean that in the…

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The Cool Kids & Father collide on the "Look At My Wrist" remix

Father is a rapper, producer, and the head of the up and coming Atlanta collective Awful Records, which have recently gotten major spotlight due to their close affiliation with fellow ATLien ILoveMakkonen. Father…

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Debunk old trends in Shàn Vincent de Paul's "Some Girls" (Prod. by La+ch) [Download]

Hip-hop and electronic music have been the two leading genres during the augmentation of internet entertainment, and the two have been expected to conjoin themselves with great anticipation. However, I…

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Take a trip through "South Central" with rapper TGray [Video]

Up-and-coming SoCal rapper TGray has been seamlessly blending the lyrical dexterity of the East Coast rap scene with the West Coast's demeanor since last year, when he dropped his debut EP titled American Paradox. In…

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BJ the Chicago Kid stuns even though he can't "Can't Hold My Liquor"

BJ the Chicago Kid has one of the most underrated voices out there right now. He's just released "Can't Hold My Liquor, " another testament to why we need to…

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Destructo and Problem team up and "Dare You to Move"

Destructo and Problem sure make a good team don't they? The beloved LA-based DJ and producer has teamed up with local favorite Problem to create a ghetto house based track that…

Mayer Hawthorne stuns in his cover of Rihanna's "Stay"

Jay Rock isn't for the children so check the "Parental Advisory"

Run the Jewels team up with Zack de la Roca for "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)"

Jaden Smith's "Fast" gets a tasty dose of Gravez

G-Unit's resurgent year continues with the release of "All About The Drug Money"

"Buried Alive" only solidifies Logic's role as most anticipated emcee

Mr. Oizo drops maniacal new track "Bear Biscuit"

The Cool Kids & Father collide on the "Look At My Wrist" remix

Debunk old trends in Shàn Vincent de Paul's "Some Girls" (Prod. by La+ch) [Download]

Take a trip through "South Central" with rapper TGray [Video]

BJ the Chicago Kid stuns even though he can't "Can't Hold My Liquor"

Destructo and Problem team up and "Dare You to Move"

ORKID dives into grief with an undertone of hope on 'In All Of My Tomorrows'

Shub shares a celebration of culture on 'Heritage (Part Two)'

Erik Rabasca captures wisdom and optimism on 'New Scrolls'

ZUSO shares a melodic, emotive and quietly building new project self-titled "ZUSO"

OLIGARKH leads us through Russian's consciousness with their versatile sound

Multi-national record label Cheerful Music appears at AI Summit London panel

Amanati blends sound and style with immersive ease

YVNGBRYYY channels honesty, faith and spirituality into his genre-fluid soundscapes

Rising YouTube talent bigboyz is turning viral streams into hit records

From Machismo To Mujeres: Women As The Face Of Reggaeton

4 things I learned on the 'Call Me If You Get Lost' tour

4 things every artist needs to think about in 2022