As many of us who grew up in the age of Napster and Limewire can attest, creating the perfect playlist is an art form, one that we should not hand over to the likes of streaming curators or even TikTok algorithms. Instead, curation is a ship that only tried and true music lovers should helm. […]
Category Archives: Pop/Hip Hop/R&B
JT has clapped back at Cardi B on a scathing new diss track. Following speculation that JT had a response in store for Cardi, on Friday (Oct. 3), the former City Girls rapper went in on Bardi on wax. DJ Akademiks premiered the untitled new track, which will presumably be released on DSPs. “Muthaf**k a […]
Danny L Harle is cooking something up. In July, he released the PinkPantheress collaboration “Starlight,” his first song for new label home XL Recordings and his first new music since his 2021 debut album Harlecore. Now he’s back with more new music. This time, he has a new partner, as Caroline Polachek joins on “Azimuth.” […]
Sheff G gifted his girlfriend with $50,000 before turning himself in to serve a five-year prison bid. On Tuesday (Sept. 30), a day before the Brooklyn rapper was officially sentenced and sent to prison after pleading guilty in a gang RICO case, Sheff shared a post on Instagram. The post featured a carousel of photos […]
BRIT Award winner Dave has returned to announce his long-awaited third studio album, The Boy Who Played The Harp. Due on October 24, the album be his first full-length release since his 2021 album We’re All Alone in This Together. Since then, he’s proven to be an in-demand collaborator, appearing on albums from Burna Boy […]
GloRilla’s attorney claims over $700,000 worth of items were stolen during the rapper’s July home invasion and the investigation has stalled. On Tuesday (Sept. 30), Glo and her attorney, Drew Findling, sat down with local Atlanta news station WSB-TV to discuss the case, in which Glo was arrested after cops found weed in her home […]
I’ve written a bunch about the crossovers between hip-hop and comics books, from Stan Lee’s influence on rap to the comics lines created by stars like Lisa and Metro Boomin. At New York Comic Con next week, Marvel and Mass Appeal will carry on that tradition (heh), with Legend Has It…, a new comics series […]
While Nicki Minaj and Cardi B were going at it on X last night in a war of words that reignited their beef, leaked audio of Cardi threatening to beat up Ice Spice began circulating on the internet. On Monday night (Sept. 29), audio popped up of Cardi B speaking to Ice Spice’s manager James […]
This past weekend, The Fastest Kids In School, a local band from the Santa Barbara area, were playing a small outdoor gig. Their set included a cover of Lana Del Rey’s “West Coast.” What they didn’t know when they launched into the song was that Del Rey herself was nearby. She was also apparently in […]
Jay-Z weighs in on his choice to stamp Bad Bunny as the performer at the 2026 Super Bowl. On Sunday (Sept. 28), Apple Music, the NFL and Roc Nation announced that the Latin superstar would grace the stage during the halftime show at Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation […]










