The Weeknd & Jimmy Fallon Crash A College Grad Party
The Weeknd has been a world-famous pop star for a long time now, but somehow, he had never done a late-night television interview. He changed that last night (May 15), though, with his all-encompassing appearance on The Tonight Show. The pair headed to Fordham University to make a surprise appearance at a college graduation party. […]
Rihanna’s ‘Friend Of Mine’ Video Channels Smurfette
Rihanna is back with “Friend Of Mine,” her first new song since 2022’s “Lift Me Up.” Like its predecessor, “Friend Of Mine” hails from an upcoming film soundtrack for Smurfs, in which she’ll also play female Smurf, Smurfette, (“Lift Me Up” appeared in the Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever). However, unlike that song, “Friend Of […]
Giveon Would ‘Rather Be’ A Fool Than Lose His Lady In Video
Long Beach bred soul singer Giveon is back and embracing classic sounds in his new single “Rather Be.” Borrowing ’60s soul’s penchant for lush instrumentation and good, old-fashioned begging, Giveon tells his woman he’d rather be a fool with her than start over with someone else. “I’d rather be a fool than believe in someone new […]
2 Chainz And Lil Yachty Share ‘Sista Wives’ Video
A little over three months removed from the release of his joint album with The Alchemist and Larry June, Life Is Beautiful, 2 Chainz has already begun rolling out his latest project, a short film called Red Clay. Naturally, he’s also recorded a soundtrack for it, consisting so far of two tracks: last week’s “ATL […]
Latto Really Needs ‘Somebody’ In Her Romantic New Single
Quiet as it was kept (for some reason), Latto had one of the best albums of 2024 in Sugar Honey Iced Tea, which spawned a number of fan-favorite yet somehow also underrated singles including “Big Mama,” “Brokey,” and “Blick Sum.” Now, less than a year removed from her latest album, she kicks off her campaign […]
Joey Badass’s ‘The Finals’ Issues A Response To Ray Vaughn
Ladies and gents, the rappers are rapping in 2025. Inspired the pugilistic vibes of the year previous, respected word slingers like Joey Badass and rising stars like Ray Vaughn are stepping into the booth with cruel (but sportsmanlike) intentions. The latest dispatch comes from the Brooklyn rapper, who responds to the Long Beach Top Dawg […]
Nas Shares Slick Rick’s ‘Victory’ Album Trailer
About a month ago, Nas’ label, Mass Appeal, announced Legend Has It…, an upcoming slate of albums — including one from a secret artist. Today, they revealed who the artist was via Nas’ social media and a cinematic trailer; Slick Rick, whose last album, The Art Of Storytelling, was released over 25 years ago in […]
Ric Wilson Announces ‘America Runs On Disco,’ A New EP
Back in 2023, Ric Wilson linked up with Chromeo and A-Trak for the album Clusterfunk. Wilson hasn’t had a solo project in seven years, though, but that’s about to change: Today (May 15), he announced a new EP, America Runs On Disco. He also shared the Party Pupils collab “Missin My Window.” Wilson says of […]
Sailorr Announces ‘From Florida’s Finest’ Tour Dates
Okay, gang, gather ’round, it’s time to talk about Sailorr, who just announced the dates for her From Florida’s Finest Tour. Admittedly, this writer was a little bit skeptical upon the breakout of her hit song “Pookie’s Requiem” via TikTok. But every new move she has made since has made me a bit more of […]
Ray Vaughn ‘Hoe Era’ Responds To Joey Badass’ Red Bull Verse
Earlier this week, Red Bull released the latest episode of its Spiral Freestyle series featuring Ab-Soul, Big Sean, and Joey Badass. The episode has since gone viral for Joey’s competitive verse, which picked up the threads laid down by his spicy early 2025 singles, “The Ruler’s Back” and “Sorry Not Sorry.” The combative energy did […]