Isabell Slim is one of the rising music artists in the world. Recently, the singer has released another hit single, “BIG Check”, which went live on Youtube on 14th April 2022. The artist is back to making music after taking a break for a few months. Gap of 8 Months Isabell Slim had taken a break […]
Trenton, New Jersey artist Nu Jerzey Twork drops off his official music video for his record entitled “Strapped In”. Spyy vs Spyy is the first of a new Battle Rap compilation album series showcasing the newest music from today’s hottest Battle Rappers! Nu Jerzey Twork, Goodz, Chess, Jus Daze, Crystal Renee, Strapped1700, O.T.M to name […]
Tampa, Florida artist Funkghost is preparing to release his third full length LP entitled “Life Is How You Paint It” via Illsboro Records/Symphonic Distribution. The album’s lead single “For The Time Being” featuring Dynasty, is an energetic, Hip-Hop, Soul-Funk, infused jam that’s sure to get any party or live event rocking.
“Sometimes you have to get rid of everything” —Kanye West Ye… Yeezy… Yeezus… Kanye To Tha West… “Is Mr. West in the building?”… to MAGA hat wearing Trump supporter… and possibly the most hated celebrity living right now. This year has been an interesting one for the hip-hop legend. It’s almost safe to say that […]
“Bruce and I grew up watching the same TV shows. Roy Rogers used to say ‘Yippee ki yah, kids.’ So it had to become ‘Yippee ki yah, motherfucker’ in the movie. That line was from me. Whenever you think you’re writing a line that’s going to catch on, it never does. A lot of people, […]
When it comes to writing on Queer film and studying its history, you have to become an archaeologist— dig through archives of film, and like an excavator— discover a small piece and somehow place it among the rest of the pieces in order to analyze the foundations of it. Film studies of Queer representation is […]
Hip-hop, the aesthetic lifestyle of breakdancing, street art, and rap music has always been a celebration of the culture around it, namely the culture of Black America. Rap music, in particular, became a cultural doorway that allowed African Americans to deliver their message to the world around them. At the same time, rap was always […]
“I was in the living room of Dondy Bastone’s house, I was 15 and it was 1977. The song that he put on was Psycho Killer and I absolutely freaked out, it was like nothing else I had ever heard and made me feel things I had never felt… Some very strange things happened to […]
“But listen, you don’t need to be worried about these Alt-Right guys. They don’t want to fuck with Black guys. They just really hate the Jews.” It is one week after 32-year-old Heather Heyer was struck and killed by a James Alex Fields with his silver Dodge Challenger while protesting the White suprematists’ rally to […]
Star Trek: Discovery premiered Sunday, September 24, 2017 to less than stellar reviews. Set a decade before Star Trek: TOS (The Original Series), Discovery follows the exploits of the USS Discovery during the Federation/Klingon Cold War. (For the uninitiated, the Federation is a sort of interstellar United Nations, while the Klingons are, well, the bad […]
“You go through things like we went through as a band, and people started to split apart, become more like oil and water. But early on, you see the sweetness that was there. It was the three of us against the world, trying to establish ourselves, and that’s the experiment of a band.” – Andy […]
“Musicians are like politicians. They’re the last people who should be making music, just like politicians are the last people who should be running things.” -Nigel Godrich It sounds “busy.” It sounds “layered.” It sounds “sparse.” It calls to mind this band or that band, and it sounds like something new and different. Something integral […]
In the previous article, I discussed the theme of James Cameron’s catalogue of movies involving humanity vs. technology. Cameron goes back and forth about how the use of technology can be both a benefit and a burden for mankind, and we as an audience will know how he will pose technology in the movie depending […]
James Cameron burst onto the scene in 1984 with The Terminator, and two years later in 1986 he released his second feature, ALIENS (to pretty much near-unanimous praise); thus Cameron had already begun a love/hate relationship with technology. As a storyteller and a director, he was well aware of the possibilities of technology, both as […]
“You’re driving in a hurricane and you see three people at a bus stop. One is an old lady and she’s sick. One is your best friend and he saved your life. And the third is the lady of your dreams. Now check it out, you only have room for one in your car, which […]
I was watching the new Showtime series, White Famous, this past week and this line jumped out at me… “Diversity’s real important to me right now.” There’s something so funny about it. Though it’s spoken quite earnestly, the intent is very clear… Diversity is only important because that’s what networks and large conglomerates think the […]
“People were literally scared of my records. There have been so many rumors about me and my records. People got the first album, and they would just make up stories. They’d get into an accident and be like, ‘I got into an accident because I was playing that tape.’ It wasn’t like we helped ourselves […]
“My whole thing was, just being me. Now, you look around the NBA and all of them have tattoos, guys wearing cornrows. Now you see the police officers with the cornrows. I took a beating for those types of things.” -Allen Iverson It’s a hot day in September, New York’s frenetic energy is juiced by […]
To get myself in the mood to write about the impact of bloghaus on pop culture for a real-life magazine (SHOUTOUT CONTROL FOREVER)… On Saturday night August 5th, instead of schlepping out to HARD Summer to see the breakout superstars of the beloved musical era, I went to Echoplex to check out a $10 bloghaus-themed nostalgia […]
“Everyone calls it hip hop, but we aren’t hip hop. Our records are always like “yeah that UK Hip Hop”, we are like grime music, its a completely different thing.” -Jelacee, Stooki Sound Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo, Jr. has made it. Last year he charted on the UK billboard top 10, wen’t #1 with […]
Adam Saini, better known as his stage name, MaybeTommorow is a singer, producer and music engineer based in Los Angeles. Known mostly for his collaborations with artists such as Lil Peep, Lil Pump or Lil Tracy, MaybeTomorrow has just released a new project called UNWANTED featuring artists such as Caspr & noteventanner, whic hwas released […]
Jaraiyia Alize’ has fast become a hot topic for all music fans especially R&B and Hip-Hop fans. Today, the Danville, Illinois, native artist will release her “Ready To Go” behind the scenes. “Ready To Go” is her third project and first of 2022. Jaraiyia Alize’ has been approaching the R&B and hip-hop limelight for months, […]
Virginia-bred artist Peter $un, also known as Sunny, and his longtime friend and producer Blue Rondo recently took the art of sampling to new heights via their latest collaboration. Peter $un’s Blue Rondo-produced “Metamorphosis (Butterfly)” kicks off his six-track Phone Calls Gimme Me Anxiety EP with a sense of purpose that’s amplified by the alluring, […]
Recording artist Bombay hails from El Paso, Texas. On a productive trip to LA he met up with DJ Flippp and recorded his latest EP, Lost In LA. Gathering his energy from life experiences and heartbreak he forged together his lyrics and DJ Flippp’s beats to create this seven track prologue. With a heavy hitter […]
Recording artist Wxrm reigns out of Syracuse, NY and is a budding up coming artist who just released a single titled “geeked up.” The single is part of his latest album Parasite which was recently released. The 12-track project has a song for every occasion. Parasite is his third studio album thus far and his […]
Just when you thought Megan Thee Stallion served us enough eye candy in her videos. Young TeTe’s latest club anthem is here. The eye-catching music video for the anticipated remix to her strip club anthem, “Clap It”, featuring Southern rap veteran Boosie BadAzz. The Westside of Atlanta, Georgia native rewarded clubs with the original version […]
The Westside of Atlanta, Georgia native Young TeTe released for promotional purposes “Go Crazy” featuring the recently passed Lil Keed of YSL Records, he was an American rapper and songwriter. He was signed to Young Thug’s record label YSL Records, as well as 300 Entertainment. His song “Nameless” reached number 42 on the Billboard Hip […]
Tylo Tinyamp and 2 Chainz’ Atlanta-bred signee Skooly collectively question the state of our union viat their polarizing “Great America” collab. Throughout the two-and-a-half-minute lyrical epic, Tylo Tinyamp touches on several hot-button topics affecting the Black community and society at large, including COVID-19 vaccination mandates and racially biased white women who the internet has nicknamed […]
Lil Murden brought out his custom pink Maserati sports car to the Southside of Winston-Salem, NC. to promote his Gangsta project in the video for the album track “Tricks.” With his latest release, Big Murden adds to his running streak of versatile bangers another neck-snapping bop proving he has perfectly mastered the club-ready, street-facing hip […]
