Nipsey Hussle Will Have LA Metro Station Named After Him
Los Angeles Metro is honoring one of the city’s most accomplished and beloved residents with a renamed rail station and transit cards. From Friday, August 15th through August 31st to commemorate his 40th birthday, Hyde Park station will temporarily be renamed the Nipsey Hussle Station after the rapper whose efforts revitalized the neighborhood surrounding it. […]
SZA Is Vans’ New Artistic Director
SZA is expanding her creative portfolio with an unexpected new role. After conquering music with her record-shattering albums CTRL and SOS and breaking into film with One Of Them Days, the multihyphenate adds another hyphen, announcing her appointment as the first-ever Artistic Director for skate shoe brand Vans. According to Women’s Wear Daily, the brand […]
Kenny Beats, ‘Lurker’ Star Archie Madekwe ‘Love & Obsession’
Kenny Beats is as busy as they come, but he has a career first coming up: his first film score. The Lurker soundtrack is set to drop on August 22, and ahead of that, Beats has shared “Love And Obsession,” which he co-wrote with Rex Orange County and which is sung by one of the […]
Ashnikko Announces ‘Smoochies’ And Shares ‘Trinkets’
Genre-spanning experimenter Ashnikko thrilled with her 2023 debut album Weedkiller, and now she’s charging back with more: Today (August 14), Ashnikko announced Smoochies, a new album. She also just unveiled the punchy electro-pop single “Trinkets.” Ashnikko says of the song, “My little princess boys love being trinkets, hanging off my bag, looking up at me […]
Cardi B Posts ‘Imaginary Playerz’ Teaser With OG Sample
Praise be, my prayers have been answered. A few days ago, Cardi B announced the release date for her next Am I The Drama? single, “Imaginary Playerz,” and the ’90s hip-hop head within me was enthused. Today, Cardi posted a teaser clip of the single’s upcoming music video, and it looks like my inner throwback […]
New Name, Music, And Merch
Do you remember when Pharrell dropped a surprise album called Black Yacht Rock last year? You know how the cover read “VIRGINIA” in bold across the top, instead of “Pharrell” or “Pharrell Williams” or even “Skateboard P?” Well, it turns out, that was not only intentional, but it was also a preview of the innovative […]
D Smoke Freestyle Announces New Album And Death Row Deal
For the past few years, Inglewood rapper D Smoke has been one of the standard-bearers for indie drive and hustle in hip-hop. With his new radio freestyle on Justin Credible’s Power 106 show, he also proves himself to be one of the most efficient indie artists out, announcing a new album and tour, as well […]
Eminem’s ‘Stans’ Documentary Will Stream Soon On Paramount+
If you missed the one-weekend-only engagement of Eminem’s em>Stans documentary in theaters, have no fear. Stans is already on its way to streaming. You’ll be able to watch the 102-minute glimpse into the world of the Detroit rapper’s fandom at home, starting August 26th via Paramount+. The streaming app also provides access to original programming, […]
Blackpink’s Lisa’s ‘Dream’ Video Features Kentaro Sakaguchi
Blackpink are currently preparing to take over London’s iconic Wembley Stadium this coming weekend. Before that, though, Lisa had to give her solo career some love: Last night (August 13), Lisa shared a new short film for “Dream,” a highlight from her album Alter Ego. The evocative video co-stars Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi, and in […]
Sabrina Carpenter Is Featured On Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’
Sabrina Carpenter has been a Swiftie for years: Here she is in 2012 tweeting, “I Love everything about Taylor Swift. #Swifty.” It was surely a thrill, then, for her to perform with Swift on The Eras Tour. Now, they’re taking another massive collaborative step together: Swift just announced her next album, The Life Of A […]