YouTuber NoLifeShaq has been slipping into the DMs of the biggest names in hip hop to ask the age-old question: “Who is the greatest rapper of all time?” And although Eminem didn’t reply in time to make the video, he did tweet his answer when the episode aired. First, he named Lil Wayne, Tupac Shakur, Royce da 5’9,” JAY-Z, Redman, Treach, Kool G […]

Sia just proved a very important point about systemic racism this weekend, when she confused Nicki Minaj for Cardi B and then used the Black Lives Matter movement to offer a very problematic non-apology. It all started on Friday, when a fan asked Sia if she would ever collaborate with Nicki Minaj. “Have u seen this pic?” the fan asked, alongside a […]

In what’s likely to be the greatest piano duel of our time, Alicia Keys and John Legend are going to headline the Juneteenth edition of the Instagram Live battle series, Verzuz. The creators of the wildly popular series,  Timbaland and Swizz Beatz announced the “battle of the pianos” yesterday, confirming it would be taking place on Friday, June […]

Team ROC, the social justice department of JAY-Z‘s company Roc Nation, is taking action against the arrest of a peaceful Charleston protester who, in a viral video, was singled out and arrested by police on the basis of his race. According to Rolling Stone, on June 1, Givionne Jordan Jr. was arrested in the South Carolinian […]

Gucci Mane is leaving his longtime label, Atlantic Records, over claims that it is “polite racist.” His move comes as many musicians are becoming increasingly vocal about industry-wide racial inequality. The BBC reports that in a since-deleted message posted on Twitter yesterday, Gucci announced that he will be leaving Atlantic Records this summer, writing, “Leaving #AtlanticRecords July 3rd these crackers polite racist.” In […]

Chromeo are back with their first release since 2018, delivering a coronavirus-themed EP titled Quarantine Casanova. Consisting of five new tracks, the project was recorded under lockdown due to the pandemic. “Honestly, it started as a joke,” said Chromeo frontman Dave 1. “At the beginning of quarantine, we hunkered down in our studio, freestyled a […]

In a long-overdue show of support for Black Lives Matter, on June 2, the music industry went silent as part of the #TheShowMustBePaused initiative. The aim was to reflect on the black communities from which it profits. While the gesture was just that, the hashtag got one thing right: music is indebted to black people. […]

East London rapper/poet Kojey Radical is celebrated for his melodic rhythms and masterful lyricism that fluctuates from song to spoken word to rap, dealing with topics of race, love, and mental health. Over the last two years, he’s been on a steady upwards trajectory, ending 2019 on a high after releasing his fourth EP Cashmere Tears, kicking […]

Sydney rapper The Kid Laroi just dropped his new track and video “GO!” — a posthumous collaboration with his late friend,  Juice WRLD. The Kid Laroi has been very outspoken about his close relationship with the deceased rapper since supporting Juice on his final tour last year and teased a collaboration months ago. Ahead of the single’s anticipated […]

At only 21 and 20 years old respectively, Chloe and Halle, the sister singing duo signed to Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment, have an almost preternatural poise and polish. You see it in on-camera interviews, their big smiles never breaking, or when they’re singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, their harmonies as sweeping and pristine […]