If you caught Q-Tip’s Abstract Radio program on Beats 1 on Friday night (Feb. 9), you heard a great musical treat. The A Tribe Called Quest member shared an unreleased collaborative track with Kendrick Lamar called “Want U 2 Want.” On the song, Kung Fu Kenny is rapping about his wants and needs to a […]
Rapper 2 Chainz has surprised fans with the release of a new, four-track EP titled The Play Don’t Care Who Makes It. The EP, released on streaming services Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon’s Prime Music and others Thursday, features YG and Offset of Migos on the T-Minus produced “Proud.” Other tracks include “Ok {Expletive],” “Land of the […]
Although we could always appreciate the strength of R&B’s female voices like Whitney Houston, Deborah Cox and, more recently, Beyoncé, there’s just something moving about hearing the harmonies from girl groups. But for some reason, many of the songs these girl groups would sing centered around falling into or out of love. Whether it’s SWV […]
More music from The Black Panther soundtrack has surfaced, this time from the project’s curator, Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd. The track, “Pray for Me,” opens with The Weeknd’s floating vocal asking who is “gonna save me” before slipping into the hook where he wonders “who gonna pray for me.” “Tell me who’s gon’ save me […]
What do you get when you combine Royce da 5’9”, Joyner Lucas and Black Thought? A fiery lyrical banger. Lin-Manuel Miranda enlisted the aforementioned rap trifecta for the remix of “Wrote My Way Out.” The original version featured Nas, Dave East and Aloe Blacc so he had to take it to another level for the remix. […]
A day after releasing “Big Bad Wolf,” Lil Wayne dropped “Bloody Mary,” the second track ahead of the upcoming Dedication 6: Reloaded mixtape. The song also features a blistering verse from Juelz Santana. Produced by Dizzy Banko, song samples Tupac Shakur’s 1996 classic “Hail Mary.” Right out the gate, Julez spits a killer verse name […]
Drake dropped two new tracks right in the middle of a government shutdown on Friday night (Jan. 19). The songs “God’s Plan” and “Diplomatic Immunity” are from his Scary Hours EP, which is currently available on all streaming platforms, including Tidal. On the orchestral “God’s Plan, the OVO Sound leader spits offhand lyrics about his […]
Mary J. Blige is known for making anthemic songs for women and “Bounce Back 2.0” adds to her discography of empowering songs. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul released the song on her 47th birthday (Jan. 11) and it’s clearly for the courageous women of the Time’s Up movement. On the track, Mary delivers a message […]
Eminem has just dropped off the remix to “Chloraseptic” featuring Phresher and 2 Chainz. The release comes after a wave of fan disappointment when it was revealed that 2 Chainz wasn’t featured on Em’s latest album, Revival, even though the Atlanta rapper had previously teased that they’d been in the studio together. However, now the remix […]
The wait is over. Justin Timberlake is back and “Filthy.” After dropping a hint or two last week, then announcing a new album, J.T. finally drops his first single off Man of the Woods. “Filthy,” which Timberlake teased on Instagram Thursday, dropped at midnight on the first “New Music Friday” of the 2018. Timberlake’s new track is […]
