Bossman Dlow & Gucci Mane’s ‘Hit’ Video Breaks The Bank
Fresh off his spring Dlow Tour, Florida rapper Bossman Dlow drops off his latest single, “Hit” with an assist from Southern rap godfather Gucci Mane. The 2024 XXL Freshman had a massive breakout last year behind the TikTok trendiness of his song “Get In With Me,” and looks to continue blowing up in 2025. Certainly, […]
Rappers Who Pursued Their Hoop Dreams
The parallel rises of rap and basketball throughout the ’70s and ’80s led to a fascinating phenomenon in the ’90s and beyond, wherein a practitioner of one could turn out to be surprisingly adept at the other. While this has led to a rise in the number of professional basketball players who dabble in rap […]
Joy Crookes’ ‘Carmen’ Video Chases Beauty Standards
Typically, Joy Crookes uses her groovy tracks (including “I Know You’d Kill” and “Mathematics“) to address romantic highs and lows. Today (May 16), Joy turned her pen inward. On her latest single, “Carmen,” Joy outlines her emotional battle with confidence. In the official video, Joy tackles the vicious cycle of chasing beauty standards. “I just […]
Rico Nasty’s ‘Crash’ Video Is Heart-Racing
On the outside, Rico Nasty is a tough-as-nails genre-bending recording artist. But on the inside, the “Butterfly Kisses” musician is a big ol’ softie. Today (May 16), Rico Nasty shared a slice of her more delicate side in the official music video for “Crash.” On the Lethal single, Rico opens up about feeling safe enough […]
Latto Takes A Tropical Vacation In Her ‘Somebody’ Video
The video for Latto‘s new single “Somebody” is straight up travel propaganda (I was going to use another “p” word here, but let’s not get deprioritized on Google, right?), with the Atlanta native taking in a tropical vacation to Jamaica. All the hallmarks of complete relaxation are here: a raft ride down a lazy river, […]
BET Awards 2025 Performers: Lil Wayne, GloRilla
We have a bit of an awards season going on right now. The 2025 American Music Awards are set for May 26, and that’ll be quickly followed by the BET Awards on June 9, airing live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET. Aside from awards, the show will also feature performances, and now the first […]
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 […]