Between 1988 and 1992, the D.O.C. released his platinum-selling, still-jaw-dropping debut album, No One Can Do It Better, and ghost-wrote rhymes for N.W.A‘s Straight Outta Compton, Eazy-E’s Eazy-Duz-It, and Dr. Dre‘s The Chronic. He also cofounded Death Row Records with Dre and Suge Knight, and he mentored a young Snoop …
Read More »SZA Drops Previously Unreleased Songs on 'Ctrl Deluxe' Edition
SZA is marking the fifth anniversary of Ctrl by dropping a deluxe edition of her impressive 2017 debut studio album. The set includes seven new songs. As she indicated in a tweet about the record, the new tracks were “made in 2014-2016/17,” when she was culling her debut, including an …
Read More »Toxic Friendships and Kate Bush: King Princess Breaks Down Her New Banger 'Cursed'
King Princess can sum up her new single “Cursed” with three words: “Toxic Friendship Anthem.” The 23-year-old pop star goes deep on the exhilarating track on the latest episode of Rolling Stone‘s “The Breakdown.” The video features Straus at Mission Sound, her father’s studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She’s wearing the …
Read More »Lamb of God Detail New Album 'Omen,' Plot Massive North American Tour
Metal favorites Lamb of God have announced the arrival of their next album, Omens, Oct. 7 via Epic Records. The new album was produced by the band’s longtime collaborator Josh Wilbur, and it will follow Lamb of God’s 2020 self-titled effort. The album’s first single, “Nevermore,” will be released this …
Read More »De La Ghetto, Rauw Alejandro Throw World's Most Fashionable House Party in 'Loco Por Perrearte (Remix)' Video
Reggaeton veteran De La Ghetto dropped the endlessly catchy “Loco Por Perrearte” back in March and now, he’s enlisted dancing sensation Rauw Alejandro for the high-energy remix. It’s not their first time working together — the pair linked up back in 2020 for the smash hit “Suave Rico”— and their …
Read More »Aespa Are Getting Ready to Release Their Next Mini-Album 'Girls'
Rising K-pop outfit Aespa have announced their second mini-album, Girls, will arrive this summer. The group confirmed the release on Twitter noting the album would arrive July 8. The announcement was accompanied by a short video featuring a panorama of a digital mountain range and a burst of synth-heavy music. …
Read More »Fireboy DML: Afrobeats' Humble Hero Conquers the World His Way
When Fireboy DML turned 10, his mother baked him a makeshift cake. She cut up some old cardboard to make a one and a zero, then stuck the numerals on top of the cake. It wasn’t the grandest of celebrations, but it was heartfelt, and it was all the family …
Read More »'I Forget the Entire World Listens To Me': Bad Bunny Keeps His Puerto Rican Perspective Locked in the Face of Global Fame
Even in the face of global superstardom, Bad Bunny isn’t interested in switching up. In a recent interview with GQ, the Puerto Rican rapper and singer revealed that the magnitude of his audience completely falls away most of the time. From his perspective, he is still making music with his …
Read More »Billie Eilish Takes David Letterman Go-Kart Racing, Happily Ignores Rules
Billie Eilish is among David Letterman’s upcoming guests for the new season of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, which returns to Netflix on Friday. It’s the first new season in nearly two years. In a clip from her appearance on the show, Eilish takes Letterman for some spins around …
Read More »RIP, iPod: A Tribute to the Device That Revolutionized the Art of Music Fandom
Farewell, iPod. You will always spin the clickwheel in our hearts. Apple has officially killed off the once-beloved MP3 player; the U.S. Apple Store finally sold out of the last iPod Touch on May 12. It’s the end of an era, because the iPod was more than just a portable …
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