SoundCloud With The New Edition Story airing on BET this week, members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe — collectively known as Bell Biv DeVoe — are taking full advantage of the spotlight. Just in time for the release of the miniseries, BBD dropped the radio friendly tune “I’m Betta,” off their forthcoming album Three […]
Epic Records Mumble rappers as well as MCs beware, burgeoning spitter Nick Grant is exercising his microphone prowess with clever and sagacious wordplay on his debut album, Return of the Cool. Mixed with a healthy dose of mature content, he’s also calling out all hip-hop contenders—lyrically and morally. Under the guidance of Jason Geter, a conductor of the […]
Atlantic Records How does an artist like Philadelphia native PnB Rock stand out in 2017? It’s a blunt question but one that holds very real weight especially for the 25-year-old rap crooner. With today’s modern hip-hop sound gravitating towards melody and singing more than ever before, it seems as if at every turn there’s a new artist […]
Subscribe to TheBoombox on It’s been six years since the Gorillaz released new tunes, but now they’re back with the new single “Hallelujah Money,” featuring Benjamin Clemantine. In fact, the entire clip takes place inside of an elevator in Trump Tower, and the director Girogio Testi flashes various images in the background, including pictures of the […]
Run The Jewels, Inc. There’s no doubt that both Killer Mike and El-P are masters at their respective hip-hop crafts — Mike handling most of the rapping while El-P brings the beats with a few bars of his own — so when the two joined forces back in 2013, as Run The Jewels to release a true […]
Strange Music If there is any rapper in the modern era that can truly wear the “underground king” crown it’s Tech N9ne; a rapper who so blatantly fits the UGK description. The man who refers to himself as Tecca Nina has quietly made it to the Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings list every year since 2012, all while […]
Subscribe to TheBoombox on Kehlani kicks off the new year on a high note with her new single, “Undercover.” The song is from her upcoming album, SweetSexySavage, which hits stores on Jan. 27. Produced by Grammy-nominated hitmaker Charlie Heat, the song features a bouncy, acoustic guitar-driven beat and soft piano. On the tune, the Bay […]
Chris Brown gave fans a special treat before kicking off 2017. The R&B singer premiered a one-off track called “Dat Night” featuring Trey Songz and Young Thug. The song features the trio boasting about their sexual exploits in various cities. Over a melodic, bouncy production, Breezy brags, “Detroit got me back on my back f—in’ […]
It looks like Juelz Santana‘s come back is now official, considering he’s been dropping new material left and right these days. Just recently, he’s released the singles “Up in the Studio Getting Blown,” “Time Ticking” and “Ol Thang Back,” with Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Method Man and Redman, which have all been pretty well-received. This time the […]
Kevin Winter, Getty Images If there is anybody who is a clear and shining example of what a pop star is, it would be George Michael. Sadly, the iconic singer-songwriter passed away on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) from heart failure. He was 53 years old. George Michael, whose real name is George Kyriacos Panayiotou, had […]
