The two women suing Top Dawg Entertainment for sexual harassment, assault, and negligence won an early round in court Wednesday when a judge ruled they can proceed with their doxxing claims against the prominent hip-hop label. The women first sued TDE in on Dec. 6, 2024, claiming the company and …
Read More »Watch Doechii's Life Literally Blow Up on 'Denial Is a River Show'
After a week of teasers that played on classic television, fast-rising rapper Doechii has dropped “Denial Is a River Show,” a music video for the Alligator Bites Never Heal track “Denial Is a River.” The teasers outlined a cast including Zack Fox, ScHoolboy Q, and Teezo Touchdown, some of whom …
Read More »Doechii Is Bringing 'Alligator Bites Never Heal' Tour to a Swamp Near You
After supporting SZA, Doja Cat, and Beyoncé on the road, Top Dawg Entertainment rapper Doechii will headline her own tour supporting her critically acclaimed new mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal. Across 12 dates, she’ll hit select cities including Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, Paris, London, and Berlin. Rolling Stone‘s four-star review …
Read More »How Doechii Made a Mixtape That Could Be the Best Rap Album of the Year
To be clear, Doechii’s full-length debut, Alligator Bites Never Heal, is a mixtape according to her; one that she says came together just a month before its release last week. “I literally called my label and I was like, ‘I am going to drop a mixtape on August 30th. This …
Read More »TDE's Ray Vaughn Bars Up With Pusha T on 'Problems'
Top Dawg Entertainment signee Ray Vaughn is joined by relative rap veteran Pusha T on his new single “Problems.” The nearly four minutes of straight lyricism connects not only generation but regions, with Ray Vaughn from Long Beach, California and Pusha T famously raised in Virginia Beach. “Let em label …
Read More »ScHoolboy Q Shares Track List for 'Blue Lips,' First Album in Almost Five Years
ScHoolboy Q has finally – and cryptically – shared a release date and track list for his long-awaited sixth album. Per a trailer and countdown on his website, the album, named Blue Lips, will drop at midnight on March 1. The trailer embedded on the site via YouTube is set …
Read More »SZA May Have Shared the Cover of New Album 'S.O.S.,' and It's Glorious
SZA shared a striking image of herself sitting serenely at the edge of a white diving board, teetering over a vast cobalt ocean via her Instagram and Twitter accounts on Wednesday. The photo appears to be the cover from her upcoming album, S.O.S., as the Parental Advisory sticker in the …
Read More »Doechii Is Rap's Pointed, Provocative Next Big Thing
Working in the Carson, California, studio from which Top Dawg Entertainment was launched has become something of a rite of passage for new artists on the label. After building the studio in the back of his unassuming suburban home around 2004, founder Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith rounded up four of …
Read More »For SiR, 'Life is Good' Until It's Not
Sharing an intro of similarly dreamy, plucked guitar, SiR’s latest single “Life is Good” initially feels reminiscent of his Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate SZA’s smash “Good Days.” Yet, whereas SZA tussled with stressors on her track, SiR sounds truly carefree. “Everything but the weather, girl, I got under control,” he …
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