Category: Music News

Kendrick Lamar has accomplished a “bucket list” moment, and it’s all thanks to esteemed designer Martine Rose. K. Dot worked closely with Rose to help design his forthcoming line of clothes, which includes a slick leather vest embroidered with his “Oklama” moniker made to embody the jacket donned by the late Eazy-E. Additional merch includes …

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Filipino rapper kiyo surprises fans with a brand-new single, “MAMAPATAWADMALALANA!” (Mama, Sorry It’s Gotten Worse!) a welcome departure from his usual lo-fi, RB-inflected style. “MAMAPATAWADMALALANA!” sees the Pinoy rap star commenting on fellow rappers (Mga rapper sa Pinas puro patatas, which translates to “Rappers in the Philippines are potatoes”), with the self-directed visual shows him …

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Thai rapper Sprite recruits GUYGEEGEE in his latest retro-inspired rap-rock single, “รักใครไม่เป็น” (I Can’t Love Anyone) via HYPE TRAIN. The Nino-produced track is rapped from the point of view of a hopeless romantic who’s going through a failed romance. Sprite raps, “ตัวเธอเคยมองฉันเป็น Hero / ตอนเธอไปฉันเหลือเเค่ Zero” (She used to see me as a hero / …

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Last year, the U.S. Congress passed Resolution 331, which designates August 11 as “Hip Hop Celebration Day” with the month of August as “Hip Hop Recognition Month” and marks November as “National Hip Hop History Month.” For the inaugural National Hip Hop History Month, HipHopDX Asia launched a series of dance videos to commemorate the …

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Dave Chappelle has condemned Kanye West‘s recent antisemitic comments while also seemingly co-signing certain Jewish stereotypes. Chappelle walked out for his third Saturday Night Live opening monologue to the opening notes of Otis Redding’s “Try A Little Tenderness,” which Ye famously sampled on “Otis,” the second single from Watch The Throne. He then proceeded to read a prepared …

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