Slam poet-turned-Rapper Watsky has announced the release date of his fifth album, titled x Infinity, due out August 19th. The announcement comes with the release of a music video for new song “Tiny Glowing Screens Pt. 3”, a continuation of a series started with his 2013 album Cardboard Castles. Watsky – whose music career has paired him with a… Read More Watsky Announces New Album, x Infinity

As the summer heats up and the music scene continues to pump out great music at a staggering rate, it’s easy to lose track of all the music that drops each week. Here’s some of the best projects that dropped this Friday (and some from Thursday). ScHoolboy Q – Blank Face LP While this technically dropped Thursday night, ScHoolboy… Read More New Music Fridays: July 8, 2016

After a string of features that saw Hov appearing on tracks with Future, Fat Joe, Drake, and Pusha T, Jay Z has released his first solo music since 2013’s Magna Carta Holy Grail. The new song, titled “Spiritual“, is currently only available through Jay’s streaming app Tidal. Produced by Detail, the track comes in the wake of… Read More Jay Z Releases New Song In Wake Of Recent Police Violence

Tonight, ScHoolboy Q dropped his fourth album, Blank Face LP, the latest in a series of albums that showcases the paranoid and twisted mind of one of the most interesting voices in hip hop. Q’s had a tumultuous life that’s always been translated through his music, so before diving into Blank Face, let’s take a second… Read More ScHoolboy Q: A Retrospective

While July’s already shaping up to be a month of high-profile releases, several more low-profile artists have released new projects in the last few days that deserve your attention. Check out these albums from Brian Fresco, Supa Bwe, and Clairmont the Second. Brian Fresco – Casanova Chicago’s SaveMoney collective has been heating up the summer, with high-profile… Read More Three New Mixtapes Worth Checking Out

Toronto’s most exciting up-and-comer received huge validation for his new song “Lil Wayne” from Weezy F. Carter himself. Jazz Cartier, who has been receiving well-deserved acclaim for his latest album Hotel Paranoia, recently dropped a new single named for his idol, Lil Wayne. The song, which opens with an audio clip from the Lil Wayne documentary “The… Read More Cartier & Carter Connect On Twitter

Summer 16’s already been heating up with incredible albums and singles (and with plenty more to come in July), so here’s the top 20 songs of last month: Clams Casino – “All Nite” (feat. Vince Staples The first single off of Clams Casino’s upcoming 32 Levels album has Long Beach rapper Vince Staples flexing his signature flow over… Read More Best Songs of June 2016

  For the first time since June 2015, the elusive singer’s blog has been updated with a new post: a library due date card, with stamps dating back to July 3rd 2015. The only two dates on it that haven’t passed yet are July 2016, at the very bottom of the card, and November 13 2016,… Read More Frank Ocean Hints At Album Release Date

theMind’s soulful crooning has been a consistent part of music coming out of Chicago in the past couple of years, but surprisingly, the singer born Zarif Wilder only just released his debut mixtape on Wednesday (June 29th). Prior to this, theMind has appeared on Mick Jenkins’ last two albums (The Water[s] and Wave[s]) his two-track release Sip earlier this year, and Jenkins’ latest track,… Read More Chicago Singer theMind Drops Debut Album ‘Summer Camp’

After previewing new tracks over the past few weeks and announcing two new albums, Logic surprise-dropped a new mixtape titled Bobby Tarantino. Released first on Apple Music, and then on Spotify, YouTube, and Soundcloud through TeamVisionary (the music group that manages Logic and Jon Bellion), the eleven-track mixtape includes previously heard singles “Flexicution” and “Wrist“, which features Pusha T… Read More Logic Drops Surprise Mixtape ‘Bobby Tarantino’