EMPIRE via SoundCloud It’s not every day that a pair of rap veterans can get a second lease on life as relevant artists, but Fat Joe and Remy Ma have accomplished that feat, rising from the brink of obscurity to emerge as one of the hottest duos in hip-hop today. After formerly being at odds […]
Paras Griffin, Getty Images The fans of Lil Uzi Vert might be disappointed that his Luv Is Rage 2 album hasn’t arrived yet, but they’ll probably be happy about his new EP. It’s appropriately called Luv Is Rage 1.5 and producers include TM88, DP Beatz and Honorable Court. Plus, song titles are “Boring S—, ” “Luv […]
Warner Bros. Jason Derulo is back with a club banger called “Swalla” and features a hot verse from Nicki Minaj and vocal assists from Ty Dolla $ign. Over bouncy, Caribbean-flavored beat, courtesy of producer Ricky Reed, Derulo is at the club and sees a bunch of ladies he wants to taste. “I swear that to […]
Sevyn Streeter is on her promotional grind for her upcoming album, Girl Disrupted, which drops later this year. So for Valentine’s Day, the R&B superstar treated her fans with a special reworking of Lauryn Hill’s love ballad, “Nothing Even Matters” from her classic album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Sevyn enlisted the help of Luke […]
1st and 15th Entertainment In a lot of ways, Lupe Fiasco has become one of hip-hop’s last conscious crusaders. He has had a rich, well-documented history of fighting against crooked record label jurisdiction, keeping lyrics respected whilst also campaigning for important philosophies that hip-hop was built on. On paper, Lupe should be every hip-hop purist’s favorite […]
Soundcloud The Wu-Tang legacy is in full effect with the upcoming release of Raekwon’s new album called The Wild. On Thursday (Feb. 16), Rae dropped a new single, “Purple Brick Road,” featuring G-Eazy. Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. league, the song features soaring violins and a crackling drum beat. On the head-nodding track, Rae and G-Eazy rap […]
Def Jam The success of Big Sean‘s debut album, Finally Famous, may have afforded him the lifestyle he dreamed of, but the project also came with great expectation, which some critics would say he faltered under, using his underwhelming sophomore effort, Hall of Fame, as evidence of his decline. However, Big Sean would silence many […]
Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images After heating up radio with their smash hit “All The Way Up” and “Money Showers,” Fat Joe and Remy Ma will drop their Plata O Plamo album on Feb. 17, and today (Feb 10) they released a brand new single. The song is called “Heartbreak,” featuring The-Dream, where both MCs talk […]
Subscribe to TheBoombox on The-Dream is having a medical emergency and needs someone to resuscitate his love on the guitar-charging Trap&B ballad “Code Blue.” The pop-centric song is from the soundtrack for the film, Fifty Shades Darker, which is the second big-screen outing adapted by E.L. James’s best-selling S&M-inspired novels. The track features blaring guitars, […]
