Lil Uzi Vert and their new album Pink Tape could finally bring hip-hop its first Billboard Number One album of 2023 next week — a rare delay for the genre, which has gone more than half the year without topping the chart. The streak has been one of the bigger …
Read More »Drake Tour Opens With 'Look What You've Done,' Teases New Album
Drake‘s It’s All a Blur tour launched on Wednesday with the rapper opening with “Look What You’ve Done” at Chicago’s United Center. The rapper-poet performed the song from a couch while appearing to recite the lyrics from a notebook. The show marked his first stretch of performances in North America …
Read More »Drake's Pettiness Has Reached New Heights
The music industry’s petty poet, Drake, kicked off his It’s All a Blur tour Wednesday night in Chicago with a genuinely dazzling spectacle of stagecraft, including a statue of the late designer Virgil Abloh, a hologram projection of Drizzy handing him his newly released book of poetry, and a set …
Read More »J Hus Announces 'Beautiful and Brutal Yard' Album, Featuring Drake, Burna Boy, Jorja Smith
A new album from J Hus will arrive in just a couple of weeks. On Thursday, the British rap star revealed that he’ll drop his 19-track LP Beautiful and Brutal Yard on July 14, featuring collabs with Jorja Smith and Burna Boy, among others. The upcoming project is set to …
Read More »Ready to Sing Elvis Karaoke … as Elvis? The Weird Rise of AI Music
F or Benoit Carré, the future revealed itself in six notes. In 2015, Carré, a cerebral, bespectacled songwriter then in his mid-forties, became the artist-in-residence at Sony’s Paris-based Computer Science Laboratory, headed by his friend Francois Paçhet, a composer and leading artificial-intelligence researcher. Paçhet was developing some of the world’s …
Read More »Young Thug's 'Business Is Business' Has the Feel of a Posthumous Album
From Slick Rick and 2Pac to Shyne and Bobby Shmurda, prison time impacts musical careers, mostly for the worst. Young Stoner Life (YSL) top dog Young Thug has been incarcerated for more than a year on charges of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act. Yet, in spite of that tragedy …
Read More »Drake Announces First Book of Poetry: 'Titles Ruin Everything'
Drake is venturing into the world of poetry. The artist took to Instagram on Friday to announce that his book labeled, “TITLES RUIN EVERYTHING A STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS BY KENZA SAMIR & AUBREY GRAHAM,” is set to release on Saturday via his merchandise sitedrakerelated.com and other select retailers. The poetry …
Read More »Drake Reveals New Album, 'For All the Dogs,' to Accompany His Poetry Book
Hours after Drake announced he has co-written a poetry book, the rapper has revealed that a new album, For All the Dogs, is also on the way. Drake plastered newspapers like the Los Angeles Times, New York Post, the Houston Chronicle and more Saturday with a full cover advertisement for …
Read More »Drake, GloRilla, Lizzo Lead BET Awards Nominations
Drake, GloRilla, Lizzo, and 21 Savage received the most BET Awards nominations this year. Drake’s seven nominations include Album of the Year, Best Male Hip Hop Artist, and Viewer’s Choice Award, among others, and he shares several of them with 21 Savage. The trophy toss will air live from Los …
Read More »Drake, J Hus Bring Summer Dance Vibes on 'Who Told You'
Drake knows a new girl will bring trouble — but he’ll enjoy her company anyway. On Thursday, J Hus released his song “Who Told You” featuring Drake over sweet summery Afroswing bop. “I know the vibes, I know the vibes/You’re the one, girl, stop rollin’ eyes,” Drake raps. “I find …
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