Recently, I was going through an old hard drive. On the drive I found an iTunes folder filled with music that I must have downloaded between the years 2009 and 2012. When I began cueing up songs, memories came back to me. I thought about the time of life that…

Freddie Gibbs new movie “Down With The King” has an interesting premise. In the film, Gibbs plays a rapper named Money Merc, who has retreated to a secluded home in an unnamed wilderness, ostensibly to record a new album. When we first meet Merc, he appears to have recently arrived…

Last week, Beyonce released her new single, “Break My Soul,” a dance-inflected track that harkens back to the early 90s, complete with a propulsive “four on the floor” rhythm and house piano accompaniment. “Now, I just fell in love, and I just quit my job,” she sings in the opening…

Back on November 5th, ten people died and dozens more were injured during a performance by rapper Travis Scott at “Astroworld.” With reportedly 50,000 people in attendance at the music festival, which took place at NRG Park in Houston, TX, Scott is now facing multiple lawsuits (one source pegs it…

Last month, Post Malone returned with what it supposedly the first official single from his forthcoming album, PM4, a collaboration with The Weeknd called “One Right Now.” I say supposedly about this new record because, back in the summer, after a lengthy hiatus, Posty dropped “Motley Crew. It was produced…

Rick Ross has a new album, Richer Than I Ever Been, dropping this Friday (December 10). It’s his 11th album, following 2019’s Port of Miami 2 (a sequel to his 2006 debut), and yet even though it feels like the Miami rapper’s output should be tapering off — he is…