Rico Nasty Shares ‘Butterfly Kisses’ From ‘Lethal’
Hip-hop these days is as adventurous as it’s ever been, and even in this creative space, recent Sound Check guest Rico Nasty stands out as a special innovator. Case in point: Her upcoming album Lethal is set for release on Fueled By Ramen. The label’s best known for its pop-punk-leaning roster, but Nasty is just […]
Lil Wayne Names His Dream Rapper Football Team
Mount Rushmore has become so much more than faces of dead presidents carved into a giant rock: For decades, the US landmark has sparked countless thought exercises, generating debates about which people are at the tops of their respective fields. There’s been some Mount Rushmore talk lately with a viral example highlighting white rappers, but […]
All The New Albums Coming Out This Month For May 2025
Keeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in May. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to […]
Kid Cudi Teases ‘Neverland’ From His New Album
It hasn’t been that long since a new Kid Cudi album, with Insano (Nitro Mega) arriving a bit over a year ago in February 2024. Now, though, he’s starting to roll out a new project. Yesterday (April 30), Cudi tweeted a link to pre-save “Neverland,” which he dubbed the “first single from my new album.” […]
Cardi B Shares The Real Reason Behind Album Delay
It’s been seven years since Cardi B’s debut album, Invasion Of Privacy. But don’t blame her for the delay on a follow-up: it’s her guests’ fault. “I really need these f*cking features,” Cardi B said on Instagram Live this week, according to Billboard. “And it’s like I’m not really trying to press or go crazy […]
Don Toliver & Doja Cat Drop ‘Lose My Mind’: ‘F1’ Soundtrack
On Friday, June 27, Brad Pitt and Damson Idris will put pedal to the metal in F1, a sports drama film set in the world of Formula One racing. The film will follow Pitt’s veteran racer as he mentors teammate Idris and pursues his final shot at racing glory. On the same day, the film’s […]
The Best Vinyl Releases Of April 2025
Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they may not have if the decades-old medium hasn’t made a comeback. That doesn’t mean everybody is listening to just their parents’ old music, […]
Xavi Is Youngest-Ever Winner Of Prominent Music Award
What were you doing at 20 years old? It probably wasn’t winning prestigious music industry awards, unless your name is Xavi. The Mexican-American singer-songwriter was named Composer Of The Year at the 2025 ASCAP Latin Music Awards in Los Angeles last night, April 29, which makes him the youngest-ever recipient of the award. “This award […]
DESTIN CONRAD Breaks Free With ‘Love On Digital’
Angel Rivera/Merle Cooper For fans of DESTIN CONRAD, especially those who’ve been around since his Colorway era, the road to his debut album has been long but eventful. Four EPs — Colorway, Satin, Submissive, and Submissive2 — arrived over three years, and though fans like myself desired a longer body of work from the Florida-bred […]
Samara Cyn’s ‘Bad Brains’ Is A Moody, Introspective Single
Samara Cyn has been rapidly rising since the release of her 2024 EP, The Drive Home. The 10-track project put the 26-year-old Murfreesboro, Tennessee native on plenty of radars, and her joining Smino on his ongoing Kountry Kousins Tour is putting her on even more. That makes the timing of her latest release, the introspective […]