Thundercat Covers Diana Ross ‘Upside Down’ For ‘Candy Crush’
As Thundercat wraps up his 2025 tour dates this week, the Los Angeles-bred bassist drops off something pretty nifty: a cover of the 1980 Diana Ross hit “Upside Down.” The occasion is the latest “music season” of Candy Crush Saga, which… I guess this is a thing we’re doing now. Non-sports video games having “seasons” […]
Ken Carson Shares His DIY ‘Catastrophe’ Video
A week after releasing “Yes,” his first single since April’s More Chaos, Ken Carson returns with the video for “Catastrophe.” The sparse video feels like a DIY effort, with Ken rapping directly to what looks a lot like a phone camera in a bedroom being used as a storage closet. Lyrically, the song is a […]
Gunna Expands Wunna Run Club & ‘Wun World’ Tour W/ New Dates
I don’t think anyone had Gunna being that friend that turns 30 and gets really into marathons on their BINGO card for 2025, but hey, rappers make everything at least 10 percent cooler. So, if Gunna inspires more people to get fit while chasing clout, I’m all for it. His New York event in September […]
Ice Spice Flaunts Her ‘Pretty Privilege’ In Her New Video
Ice Spice’s comeback continues with “Pretty Privilege,” the follow-up single to “Baddie Baddie,” which dropped a couple of weeks ago. Like nearly all of her output to date, “Pretty Privilege” is produced by RiotUSA, and features Ice boasting about the usuals: Her looks, her money, her (ahem) assets, and how badly all the men around […]
Charli XCX Has Been Working With Strings For New Music
Gwyneth Paltrow, in case you didn’t know, hosts a podcast tied to her wellness brand Goop. She gets some good guests and on the latest episode, she speaks with Charli XCX. During the show, Charli gave a bit of a peek into the sound of upcoming music she’s been working on. Paltrow asked if Charli […]
Lil Baby Returns With The Moody ‘Try To Love’ Video
It looks like Lil Baby is ready to get back to work. Today, he released his first new song since the first quarter of 2025, “Try To Love.” Its music video, which was shot in Morocco, finds a contemplative Lil Baby on vacation, with a gorgeous view and a lot on his mind. “Thought I […]
Holly Humberstone Shares ‘Die Happy’
Holly Humberstone has been on the up-and-up over the past few years. In 2024, the UK singer-songwriter had her first-ever headlining tour of North America. Also that year, she opened for Taylor Swift for The Eras Tour in London. Those major events were preceded by her 2023 album Paint My Bedroom Black. Now she seems […]
‘Sound Check’ With Jeremy Hecht: BKtheRula
Bktherula is one of hip-hop’s most raucous and innovative talents today, so it’s only right that the versatile New Yorker would stop by Sound Check to give our host Jeremy Hecht a diverse array of songs to test out her musical taste with. This week’s episode sees Bk listening to classic psych-rock hits from Tame […]
Megan Thee Stallion Returns Rap To Billboard Hot 100 Top 40
For the past couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of chatter about a lack of rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since the publication changed the rules to promote more movement on the chart, a bunch of hip-hop tracks fell off after hanging out for truly ridiculous runs. […]
JID & Anycia’s ‘Sun’ Video Is A Ghetto Fairy Tale
JID and fellow ATLien Anycia star in a ghetto fairy tale in the video for “Sun,” from JID’s new album, God Does Like Ugly. The video opens similarly to The Princess Bride with a woman reading a fairy tale to her young children. However, she’s surprised by the book they request, which opens to reveal […]