Category: Music News

Chuck D Tells Flavor Flav To Stay Out “Dem Casinos” On 59th Birthday

Las Vegas transplant Flavor Flav — Public Enemy’s colorful hype man and bona fide reality T.V. star — turned 59 on Friday (March 16). His P.E. brethren Chuck D turned to Twitter to wish him a happy birthday but not without giving him a lighthearted piece of advice. “Happy Birthday StinkyFace old man @FlavorFlav lol,” Chuck …

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Countdown To HipHopDX At SXSW: Lil James

To cope with the early loss of his mother, Detroit native rapper Lil James turned to music to work through his pain. Lil James says that after finding himself in and out of jail as an adolescent, creating music became the outlet to help keep him off of the streets. As one of the latest artists to be …

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Bishop Nehru Delivers DOOM & Kaytranada-Produced “Elevators: Act I & II”

Bishop Nehru brought in some heavy hitters for his latest solo album. The New York-based MC has released Elevators: Act I II, which is helmed by two elite producers: DOOM and Kaytranada. Act I, dubbed Ascension, is produced entirely by Kaytranada. Act II, known as Free Falling, is handled by DOOM. While Nehru gets some big help on …

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Saweetie Drops Her First Project “High Maintenance”

Saweetie burst onto the scene with her popular single “ICY GIRL” in 2017. Now, she aims for new heights with the release of her debut project, High Maintenance. The West Coast up-and-comer’s first project features nine tracks and clocks in at just over 20 minutes, so it’s relatively brief introduction. Fans at SXSW will get …

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XXXTENTACION Drops “?” LP

XXXTENTACION has released his sophomore album, ?. The oddly-titled project is the follow-up to the controversial artist’s debut, 17, which dropped in August 2017. Joey Bada$$, PnB Rock and Travis Barker make guest appearances on X’s latest work. Despite containing 18 tracks, the album only has a 37-minute runtime. Check out the stream, cover art and …

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