Subscribe to TheBoombox on Talib Kweli spit for three straight minutes on David Dallas’ 64 Bars, which is a part of Red Bull Studios Auckland, and not surprisingly he went in. “I got a doctorate in rocking it / Pardon we got it popping / It’s marvelous, n—– watching / You following carbon copies, stopping to intervene, […]
Subscribe to TheBoombox on Reunited and it feels so good. YG and DJ Mustard have teamed up on a new song that will certainly get the clubs bopping. The strip club-ready banger “Pop It, Shake It” features the Def Jam artist encouraging women to pop their booties. “You my type, my type and I’m starving […]
Subscribe to TheBoombox on Cam’ron is a philandering boyfriend in his new video for “10,000 Miles,” which samples Vanessa Carlton’s effervescent 2002 pop single, “A Thousand Miles.” In the Clifton Bell-directed visual, Cam gets busted by his girlfriend for his cheating ways and he does everything he can to win her love back. The video […]
Bennett Raglin, Getty Images Mumble rap might be on its way out. Of course, that doesn’t mean that rappers still won’t deliver hard-to-decipher lyrics or refuse to enunciate in the booth, but artists who’ve mumbled in the past are seemingly starting to spit clearer. Take Future for example, who’s been rapping easy-to-understand verses these days, and Young […]
Mark Horton/Getty Images Joey Bada$$ is two weeks away from the release of his sophomore album, All AmeriKKKan Bada$$, and all he wants to do is bring hip-hop together to celebrate the music.With the help of Sony Red, Cinematic Music Group and Pro Era, the Brooklyn rapper hosted an invite-only listening event at Adoro Lei, a quaint […]
Christopher Polk / Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images Rick Ross has raised plenty of eyebrows with his song “Idols Become Rivals,” where he lyrically blasts Birdman for allegedly robbing his artists on Cash Money Records, including Lil Wayne, himself. On the song, Ross attacks Birdman for not paying his artists and producers the full amount […]
Bryan Bedder, Getty Images Common has teamed up with The National Symphony for a special performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Along with the assistance of Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke, the Chicago rhymer will perform classic songs from his discography with the National Symphony Orchestra backing him. Common will also rap songs […]
If there’s anyone who can explain how difficult it might have been growing up in Detroit, it’s Elzhi, who was was raised in the city and obviously has a way with words. If you’ve forgotten that fact, just check out the new single from Will Sessions called “Knowledge of 12th,” which he’s featured on. The live […]
Subscribe to TheBoombox on Now that Notorious B.I.G.’s story has been told (2009’s Notorious) and now 2Pac’s life story is coming to the big screen (All Eyez on Me), it’s time for the woman who knew both men to tell her side. Veteran R&B singer Faith Evans has revealed that she is working on a […]
YouTube Rappers Westside Gunn and Conway have been grinding dolo for a few years on the indie circuit and now they are seeing the fruits of their labor. The two rappers’ indie label Griselda Records have signed a distribution deal with Eminem’s Shady Records, according to XXL. Westside Gunn and Conway are real-life brothers who […]
