The 2024 BET Awards performance lineup has expanded to include additional performances from rapidly rising stars Ice Spice and Tyla, as well as the ultimate veteran Ms. Lauryn Hill, who will perform alongside YG Marley. Megan Thee Stallion, whose new album Megan arrives on Friday, will hit the stage first …
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Many people have tried to make music festivals happen inside the five boroughs of New York over the years, with varying degrees of success. These days, Governors Ball is the one that rules them all. Since moving to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in 2023, it’s come closer than anyone to …
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The Roots Picnic, held yearly in Philadelphia since 2008, is a special kind of music festival. The lineup this year covered a wide spectrum of hip-hop and R&B, plus country, go-go, and more, with the Roots’ own omnivorous musicality as the guiding force. Daily crowds of 30,000 made the pilgrimage …
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When he takes our Zoom call, Tay Keith is on the move in Nashville, where he’s set up shop for Drumatized, the multifaceted company he runs with three of his former Middle Tennessee State University classmates. It’s the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend and he’s just dropped an EP primed …
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It’s time to prep your Memorial Day weekend playlists: Sexyy Red just released her 14-song project In Sexyy We Trust, featuring collabs with Lil Baby, Drake, and Vonoff1700 Along with featuring the TikTok viral “Get It Sexyy,” the album includes tracks such as “Boss Me Up,” “Sport,” Sexyy Love Money” …
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On their first collaboration, “Daddy,” Tokischa and Sexyy Red want you to have their babies. Produced by Yeti Beats and El Guincho, the single finds the two fearless provocateurs bouncing between one another with a compelling offer: “Have my baby, latina mami/Yo soy tu daddy.” In the accompanying artwork for …
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During tonight’s BET Hip-Hop Awards, performers spanning rap’s 50-year history took the stage for a cross-generational celebration of the genre. Among the performers were rising New York act Lola Brooke, who performed in the show’s legendary cypher, along with That Mexican OT, Symba, Scar Lip, Gloss Up, Lanell Grant, Foggieraw, …
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Last week, buzzing St. Louis rapper Sexyy Red became the latest entertainer to rankle the public by openly supporting former President Donald Trump. During an appearance on Theo Von’s This Past Weekend web show, she said, “Yeah, they support [Trump] in the hood. At first, I don’t think people was …
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Issa Rae‘s Max series Rap Sh!t is returning for its second season on Nov. 9, but its soundtrack, Rap Sh!t S2: The Mixtape, will drop earlier on Nov. 3. The collection of songs will be released via Rae’s label Raedio and Def Jam and has been previewed by Sexyy Redd’s …
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St. Louis rapper Sexyy Red is going out of town on her first headlining run. The Hood Hottest Princess tour will make stops in 20 cities throughout North America this fall as the 25-year-old continues to transform her viral rise from songs like “Pound Town” and “SkeeYee” into a more …
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