Two months ago, Cokeola of House of Ladosha uploaded the above video, yelling over Gunplay’s track into a laptop mic with smiling eyes and bouncing shoulders, making what might seriously be the most ...

Washing away the taste of his classical album just a day after it was released, here Lil B heads back to rapping, returning to the beat of Beanie Sigel’s all-time great track, “Feel It in … read more...

DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith has got great taste in accessories. An eyeful of them—brassy pendant rings, friendship bracelets and chipping striped nail polish—are on display in the new video for sprawli...

Until Lex Luger’s reign over mixtape rap began, Memphis native Drumma Boy set the standard for Southern rap production. Although both artists have been credited with defining the sound coming out of ...

The idea of using someone’s leftover cereal milk to create ice cream is pretty perverse, but thankfully, that’s not how it works at Williamsburg’s Momofuku Milk Bar. In actuality, they filter milk th...

In the video for “Matlock,” black-and-white riot footage is projected onto a deadpan Vince Staples and producer Michael Uzowuru, who embodies the cool, shadowy presence his beat provides. Staples rap...

A first round of performers for the Jay-Z curated Budweiser Made in America Festival, to be held in Philadelphia September 1-2, have been announced. Odd Future, D’Angelo, Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, ...

Florida’s jook scene, an outgrowth of Miami bass music that received its widest success with Grind Mode’s “I’m So High”, continues to flourish creatively, despite minimal outside attention. Although ...

“Terrorist Threats,” a standout track from one of the strongest rap albums of the year, Ab-Soul’s Control System, has a new video directed by Aplusfilmz. Jhene Aiko paraphrases Jay-Z in support of To...

A brand new British Volkswagen commercial features “Whispers and Stories,” a song from a “team” called Sniffy Dog that is suspiciously similar to Beach House’s Teen Dream closer, “Take Care.” Reports...

Lil Durk’s I’m Still a Hitta has become one of the more celebrated tapes in Chicago this year. Single “Wild Niggas,” produced by Durk’s frequent collaborator Paris Beuller, epitomizes the tape’s soun...

Two of the best hip-hop groups to celebrate substance abuse, The Beatnuts and the Alkaholiks have joined forces for a joint record, “Grumpy Crocodile.” Together, The Liknuts (as they’ve christened th...

Mississippi native Dent May no longer goes by the name Dent May and his Magnificent Ukelele. Although probably still magnificent, he dropped the ukelele a while ago. Without it, he’s still effortless...

K Camp’s “I’m High” doesn’t exactly explore new territory. If weed anthems have been around as long as weed, then the introspective weed anthem, the glorification of hiding out in your room and hangi...

Chicago rapper Ebone Hoodrich, one half of the Bag Money Boys, has a mixtape entitled Books and Kush coming out soon. Its lead single is a slinky slow jam for the deceitful, entitled “Why U … read mo...

While there is a great deal of texture to Fatima Al Qadiri‘s music, what’s so striking about it is how steely it can be. “D-Medley,” a song that heavily uses a steel pan, the Caribbean’s … read more ...

If DJ Khaled is good at one thing, it’s sticking to a very basic formula. On “Take it to the Head,” very rich rappers rap about trying very hard to get where they are now … read more »

This morning Frank Ocean posted a video on his Tumblr of him, “just fucking around” with a new song, likely titled “Summer Remains.” Earlier, he posted a screengrab of a what looks like a TextEdit … ...

Kreayshawn invites 2 Chainz over to stack pancakes in her sticky, self-directed video for new single, “Breakfast.” To see what kids are eating in the morning these days (mostly drugs, cereal, slurpee...

Trinidad’s Machel Montano, International Soca Monarch winner for the past two years, and a national pop star for the last 30, takes a break from extreme BPMs and flag pumping on “Go Down,” his track ...