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James Blake Just Dropped a New Solo Single, "Are You Even Real?"

James Blake is back with a new solo single after recently featuring on Mustafa’s Smoke Dawg tribute, “Come Back.” Titled “Are You Even Real?,” Blake’s new song is still a collaborative affair, as the English musician worked with songwriters Starrah and Ali Tamposi to pen the piece. Starrah and Tamposi are no strangers to making […]

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‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run’ Soundtrack Features Tainy, J Balvin, Tyga, Weezer & More

Hear Tainy and J Balvin’s new song ‘Agua’ now. Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon have joined forces with NEON16 to bring to life the SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run movie soundtrack. Executive produced by award-winning producer Tainy and renowned industry leader Lex Borrero, NEON16 curated the official soundtrack of the forthcoming animated film. This marks […]

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Snow Tha Product Turns Her Living Room Into a One-Stop Music Shop for 'On My Sh– Freestyle' Video

Snow tha Product‘s latest freestyle “On My Sh–” that she released yesterday (July 7) is the product of her latest experiment. She teased the video on her Instagram on Monday (July 6), writing, “process of making a song from scratch n shooting this myself in my livingroom (5,000 comments n ill drop this and the […]

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Lil Nas X Deploys Squidward Tentacles to Recruit New Beats From Fans

Lil Nas X is a big fan of collaborations. From his work with superstars such as Billy Ray Cyrus, Nas, BTS and many more, the young rapper hasn’t been shy about performing with major stars. Now, he’s preparing a brand new kind of collab — this time with his fans. On Tuesday (July 7), Lil […]

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Eminem Publisher Sues Harry Fox Agency, Alleging It Conspired With Spotify to Skimp on Royalties

Last August, Eminem’s publisher filed a lawsuit against Spotify alleging the streaming site has infringed the copyrights in almost 250 of his songs — to the tune of billions in damages — and now he’s bringing Harry Fox Agency into the fray. On July 1, Eight Mile Style filed an amended complaint alleging that HFA conspired with […]

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Chuck D Talks Powerful New Track 'State of the Union,' Public Enemy's History of Taking on Presidents

Chuck D was born with a powerful voice. He got it from his Marine dad, whose booming tone would echo around the neighborhood when he called Chuck’s name, alerting young Chuck that he needed to get home real quick before things got serious. The Public Enemy leader has used that voice for more than three […]

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How the New USPS Hip-Hop Stamps Came About

In 2016, photographer Cade Martin reached out to Antonio Alcala, an art director with the United States Postal Service, to tell him how much he admired the work he’d done on the Star Trek Forever stamps. Five years later, the two are now collaborators on a very different commemorative stamp. Released on July 1, the […]

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Roddy Ricch Heads to the Garage For a Moody Tiny Desk (Home) Concert With a Very Special Guest

Roddy Ricch made the most of his socially distanced spin on NPR’s re-adjusted Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts, which he re-dubbed Tiny Garage thanks to its unique setting. Surrounded by shining rims and a standing behind a keyboard propped up on a fat car tire, the rapper recorded his episode at the legendary West Coast Customs […]

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Aminé Interview: On His New Album "Limbo" and Portland Rap

In this edition of FRONTPAGE, we catch up with the inimitable Aminé, who has just announced his new album Limbo, out August 7. Though not without his signature affable, low-key charm, the Portland rapper’s latest finds him in a more reflective, nostalgic frame of mind. Watching Aminé’s “Caroline” music video can evoke vivid high school memories […]

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Kanye West Says He Had Coronavirus

Add Kanye West to the list of celebrities who say they’ve had coronavirus. In a new interview with Forbes magazine in which he discusses his purported plan to run for president, West revealed that he contracted COVID-19 in February. “Chills, shaking in the bed, taking hot showers, looking at videos telling me what I’m supposed […]