Soundcloud For most of 2016, Bryson Tiller crushed every festival stage he touched. Even though Tiller was busy perfecting his performance game, he’s back to doing what he does best and that’s dropping scintillating bangers. Today, Pen Griffey returns with a home run of a record in “Let Me Explain.” Crooning over the soulful Phonix’s […]
Warp Records After Danny Brown dropped his avant-garde album, Old, in 2013, it was clear Detroit’s very own was on a different wave in comparison to his rap counterparts. Three years after its release, his new studio LP, Atrocity Exhibition, is another off the wall offering not for the hip-hop faint of heart. The rapper has always been known to push the sonic […]
Subscribe to TheBoombox on We are still waiting for Desiigner to drop his anticipated debut album, Life of Desiigner. However, on Saturday night (Oct. 9), listeners were treated to a new song during New York producer Vinylz’s episode on OVO Sound Radio. The song, reportedly called “Outlet,” will be featured on DJ SpinKing’s next project. […]
On October 15, Lifetime is scheduled to air made-for-TV film Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le. The biographical film is centered around Michel’le, who was a late 1980s and early 1990s R&B star on Eazy-E’s Ruthless Records. Later on, Michel’le moved with producer Dr. Dre, The D.O.C., and their manager Suge Knight’s to establish Death […]
This weekend, two major festivals were being held in the New York City area. The Roots hosted their first ever New York version of their annual picnic, featuring D’Angelo, Wu-Tang Clan, Swizz Beatz, EPMD, The Jungle Brothers, Big Daddy Kane, and many others. Across the river, in Queens, the Meadows Music & Arts Festival was […]
Jeezy pays homage to the late rapper Bankroll Fresh in his new video for “All That.” The visual features members of Fresh’s company Street Money Worldwide including Fresh’s nephew Bankroll PJ. The clip is pretty much a celebration of Bankroll Fresh’s life as kids dance to the D. Rich-produced banger in the rain while munching […]
Christopher Polk, Getty Images / Prince Williams, FilmMagic We are weeks away from the start of the 2016-2017 basketball season and some exciting news have surfaced. Run-DMC member DMC has teamed up with DJ Premier to create a new anthem for the New York Knicks. The rap veteran revealed the news during his interview with […]
Mass Appeal The state and sound of New York City hip-hop has been bemoaned and scrutinized for much of the past decade, with fans local and abroad yearning for the rugged, sample-based vignettes that dominated the late 1990s and early aughts. Despite churning out A-list talent like Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky and French Montana, and Big […]
With Ace Drucci leading the swagger filled charge, it’s a little hard not to be down. This multitalented producer and emcee shows how talented he is on new global single “Always” Together with London Blu, this young artist creates some real chemistry. Beginning with hypnotic production this track proceeds quickly with the memorable chorus coming […]
Atlantic D.R.A.M. has been cranking out the hits since his first hit single, “Cha Cha” (which Drake infamously jacked for “Hotline Bling”). Now the Virginia-bred rhymer is back at the top of the Billboard rap chart again with his piano-driven ditty “Broccoli” featuring Lil Yachty. Now D.R.A.M. is ready to release his debut album Big […]
