YBN Cordae has finally dropped his very highly anticipated debut album, and it is called The Lost Boy. After his fellow YBN crew member YBN Nahmir got a lot of major publicity last year from a couple of viral singles and an XXL Freshman selection, Cordae slowly started to take the rap game by storm,

After releasing Punken last year, one of the best slept-on rap albums of 2018, the Houston trap star is back with another record. Brandon Banks is the debut studio album for Maxo after signing with Roc Nation earlier this year. Maxo’s phenomenal storytelling ability is very prominent on this record; it’s a gritty look into

Two of the UK’s finest artists – singer Jorja Smith and rapper AJ Tracey, came together for a special performance on BBC Radio 1 last week. Jorja had just recently brought out the West London rapper during her spectacular Glastonbury performance, for his hit “Ladbroke Grove” – which partly samples “Wandering Romance.” Fans went crazy

UK rapper Dave has at long lasted unveiled the video to his new single “Location” featuring Afro-fusion artist Burna Boy. The feel good track is a fan favourite taken from his debut album Psychodrama released in March, and has become somewhat of an unofficial summer anthem. The visuals follow the artist on his recent trip

Despite being told “stick to singing, stop rapping like it’s Christmas,” Ed Sheeran branches out in his new album and ventures into many different genres, including hip-hop. The album, titled No. 6 Collaborations Project, is a follow up to a 2011 album where Sheeran showed his wide range of talent by featuring artists from many

Hip Hop’s current most infamous white boy is back, y’all. Post Malone just released his new single, ‘Goodbyes,’ featuring Young Thug. And y’all, I am here for it. Post Malone brings back his somber vibe on this song, singing about heartbreak over a melodic and sad sounding trap beat. Post Malone’s vocals are as good

ILoveMakonnen, or as I like to call him, the hip-hop Cyndi Lauper, is back with his first project in three years. ‘M3’ showcases Makonnen’s awesome pop/R&B sensibility within an Atlanta auto-crooner trap vibe. He experiments with sounds a bit on this record. The first track, “Liquid Supply Daily, ” actually sounding more alt-rock than anything.

From January 6th – 16th, a 10-day stretch created a space for some of the most creative producers, singers, and rappers. J. Cole‘s Dreamville collective was in the process of recording Revenge of the Dreamers III in Atlanta, their most ambition compilation to-date. Since the creation of the last installment, J.I.D and EarthGang have joined

In late December of 2013, J. Cole inked a distribution deal with Interscope Records, for his Dreamville imprint. The deal wasn’t announced until Cole’s 29th birthday, Jan. 28, during a concert at Madison Square Garden. Although the deal was inked in 2013, the vision began the summer of 2007. The first order of business was

The master producer that is Madlib is back with his second full length collaborative project with underground vet Freddie Gibbs. Freddie is as gritty as ever on this album, really showing the intricacies of how he thinks and what it is like to be him. The instrumentals on this album are so great and so

Escobar season has returned. Nas and Def Jam Recordings took to Twitter this afternoon (July 2) to announce the forthcoming of Lost Tapes 2 later this month — July 19th — a long-awaited sequel to his highly regarded Lost Tapes project released back in 2002.  The original Lost Tapes was compiled together with cuts from

21 year old rapper Dave, nicknamed ‘Santan Dave’ brought the heat to Glastonbury’s The Other Stage on Sunday Night. The South London’s powerful one hour set encapsulated the many different sides of the performer we’ve grown to know and love. The vulnerability and storytelling in his music is what sets him apart from peers, and