Music

New Music Friday means there’s a set of new albums, singles and videos that have been released by some of today’s artists. Here’s a few that came out in the culture. Conway the Machine, Won’t He Do It — Conway’s third studio album includes 14 tracks and features from Fabolous, Sauce Walka, Dave East, Juicy J, and Griselda family Westside Gunn and Benny The Butcher. His […]

Courtesy of SHOWTIME Fat Joe is independent, and it’s because he thinks the “major label system is a Ponzi scheme.” The rapper, once signed to Atlantic Records, spoke to Wall Street Journal about his decision to leave the label years ago. “I don’t believe in these people. For one, I feel like the major label system is a […]

Ivan Apfel/Getty Image E-40 made Rolling Stone‘s list for the 100 Greatest West Coast hip-hop songs with “Captain Save a Hoe,” but he believes another one of his hits should have made the cut. Taking to Twitter Wednesday, he showed his appreciation for the mention while noting the missing song. “Hey Rolling Stone, appreciate you guys for including […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images Timbaland has always wanted to work with The Notorious B.I.G., and now his wish has somewhat come true. Thanks to controversial artificial intelligence programs, the producer has cooked up a track with the AI version of Biggie.  “We know that there’s a lot of talk about AI, and we know the feeling of violating certain […]

Johnny Nunez/WireImage Desiigner is in a mental health facility after exposing and playing with himself on an airplane last month, but he has some music he wants to share with his fans. In an Instagram post shared on his 26th birthday, he gave fans an update on his mental health while revealing that his new music will come out […]

Daniel Sannwald SZA has issued a delayed message of gratitude to her fans after her single “Kill Bill” made it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 last week. “took me over a week to process cause I dreamt of this my entire career,” she tweeted in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. “didn’t feel real lol, still […]

Blue Bottle Coffee and The Weeknd Partner to Launch “Samra Origins” in Celebration of Ethiopian Culture; Courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee The Weeknd is of Ethiopian descent, and Ethiopia is known as the “birthplace of coffee” because the first coffee ever consumed, back in the mid-15th century, came from beans obtained from that country. That’s why it […]

Generation Now/Atlantic Records Jack Harlow truly is a hometown hero: He’s launched a new charitable foundation to help Louisville, Kentucky, the city that raised him. The Jack Harlow Foundation launched on Wednesday, May 3, with gifts to four Kentucky-based organizations. One, Sponsor4Success, helps disadvantaged kids with educational and athletic expenses, improves living conditions for senior citizens, and funds […]

Trae Patton/NBC Snoop Dogg is from the West Coast, but he’s not biased when it comes to which coast had a bigger impact on hip-hop. Appearing on First Take, the rapper gave that credit to the East, noting its influence on the genre’s beginnings. “Definitely East Coast because East Coast started hip-hop,” Snoop said. “It has the […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images Boosie Badazz has revealed that his eight-year battle with kidney cancer is now over.  “Stayed up all night praying for these results #cancerfree,” he wrote in an Instagram post Tuesday. “God great but he test your faith all the time.” “I was ready to see my cancer doctor/surgeon today but I was told he passed […]