We're back discussing Prince's unfinished memoir, Bandcamp's new vinyl press-on-demand service, Logic and Eminem's latest team up, Kanye West's Sunday Service, ScHoolboy Q's Crash Talk, and much more.
Kanye West has gone on another social media rant, this time aimed at everyone from Adidas to Hailey Bieber to Daily Mail and ultimately Drake.
Check out some of the past weeks' most talked about and interesting music videos from Ariana Grande, Tyga, Jaden Smith, Soulja Boy, Ella Mai, and more.
June had a ton of great new albums and music videos from the likes of Drake, Florence + The Machine, XXXTENTACION, and Beyoncé & Jay-Z; and it also featured some interesting trailers for A Star Is Born, Creed II, and Widows. We've highlighted some of the best drops over the month and now we're ready to crown the best album, movie trailer, and music video.
We're back and discussing all of the recent tirades, outbursts, and backtracking that's been going on in hip-hop. From Nicki Minaj's post-launch assault on Travis Scott and everyone associated with him, to Eminem's vicious rebuttal to any and all of his critics, to Kanye West's recent apology to his fans and Drake. Then we close things out by talking about the latest projects from Ariana Grande, Bas, and Troye Sivan.
Check out some of the past weeks' most talked about and interesting music videos from Bon Iver, Fabolous, Kanye West, Camila Cabello, The 1975, Mark Ronson, and more.
In this week's episode we talk about Spotify removing R. Kelly and XXXTENTACION from their playlists, the ongoing Kanye roller coaster, and Donald Glover's (aka Childish Gambino) turn as a SNL host, his mind blowing new video for "This Is America", and question whether he should be considered the greatest multi-talented artist we've ever seen. Then we end things by talking about a bunch of new albums to drop from Desiigner, Post Malone, Styles P, Rae Sremmurd, Janelle Monáe, Steve Angello, and BlocBoy JB. With Royce da 5'9", Janelle Monáe, and Steve Angello, in particular, taking their careers in new and exciting new directions with their most introspective albums yet.
In Volume 5 we discuss our thoughts about the 44th American Music Awards, the recent trend towards black consciousness in R&B and hip-hop, and Kanye West's latest meltdown. We also talk about what we're currently listening to, Yasiin Bey's (Mos Def) recent release, and our worries about Ab-Soul's upcoming project.
We're back and discussing a lot of news happening in and around music like Kanye postponing Yandhi once again, Missy Elliott preparing her return to music, little known band, Threatin, pulling one the greatest dupes in rock history, and more. Then we discuss if we feel some type of way about Ariana Grande's now #1 hit, "thank u, next", Stan Lee's impact on hip-hop, and 15 years of The Black Album and it possibly being Jay-Z's best/most impactful album out of his whole discography. We close things out by breaking down recent album releases and the new music we can expect over the next couple of weeks.
I’ve got a feeling Kanye’s MAGA period will be looked upon by future music historians as a bizarre, brief interlude in a great artist’s career, but I'm floored by the outpouring of support from the conservative right. But the election of Donald Trump has caused social conservatives to accept a level of in-your-face vulgarity simply unimaginable as recently as a couple of years ago. Once they've taken that leap, having nice things to say about rappers isn't such a big ask.
Check out some of the past weeks' most talked about and interesting music videos from Kanye West, Tory Lanez, The Chainsmokers, Gang Starr, Iggy Azalea, G-Eazy, and more.
From Elton John's flamboyant spectacles to John Lennon's minimalist round frames, we'll explore the most iconic glasses in music history.
Discover the top 10 songs that inspire empowerment and fearless living. Let music be your guide to a bolder, more confident you.
We're back catching up about what's new in the art world, discussing whether the "Coachelification" of Art Basel is a good thing, and Baltimore Museum of Art's pledge to purchase art solely from women in 2020. Then we catch up about Kanye West and Jesus Is King, Joker, the Martin Scorsese and Disney+ controversies, and recent album drops.
Following up our in depth 'Top 20 Albums of the Year...So Far' podcast, here is the official full list in all it's glory without all the other BS (but you should really get into all the other BS, it's good BS).
James Blake very clearly stated his displeasure with the current streaming music, essentially claiming it's killing music. Was he right?
Kanye West was busy this month, and by busy I mean ranting, and a favorite target of his, Adidas, was at the center of many of those rants. But is this repeated cycle getting old?
We kick off the first volume of Compilation 2 of our Musicphiles podcast by taking a quick look back at some of our favorite projects to drop in 2016 and giving our overall rating for the year. Then we list our top 10 most anticipated albums of 2017 from artists like Andre 3000, Lorde, Kendrick Lamar, Japandroids, Drake, Kanye West, and many more. We finish things off with a discussion about the latest release from Run the Jewels, Tory Lanez, and others.
In the latest news from the unpredictable world of Kanye West, his daughter North just announced an album, titled Elementary School Dropout.
We're back and we're talking about all of the recent music and music news that has happened over the past couple of weeks. This week we talk about the iconic Tom Petty's recent passing, XXL turning 20, Big K.R.I.T making his return with an upcoming double album - whether or not we think he's had a definitive album yet, and other notable news like Bill Murray garnering a #1 album on the classical charts. Lastly we discuss whether we believe Chance the Rapper to be for real or a fraud, and our thoughts on UK hip-hop.
Check out our sit down with dani bby, as we talk to her about the release of her brand new single, "I Grew Up In LA," her rebirth as a sober artist, working with Kanye West and Willow Smith, the harsh realities of the pop industry, and more.
In order to be distinguished from what’s not real, every movement needs its own distinctive traits and symbols; the hip-hop movement claimed its own identity through elements like fresh kicks and gold chains.
We're back and talking about Kendrick Lamar becoming the first non-classical, non-jazz musician to win a Pulitzer prize for music, Meek Mill finally being released from prison and whether we'll get a Drake collab to capitalize on the moment, and give our expectations for Drake's recently announced next album, Scorpion. Then of course we talk about all of the madness surrounding twitter and Kanye West and his upcoming projects. Lastly, we breakdown J. Cole's latest album, KOD, whether it's his best album yet, and try to understand why he's such a polarizing yet wildly successful figure in hip-hop.
We're back and talking about the tragic news of XXXTENTACION's death at the young of 20 and the need for a mentality change in the culture and community at large. Then we touch on Nas' latest Kanye produced project, 'Nasir', and Beyoncé & Jay-Z's long rumored joint album, 'Everything Is Love.' We give our reactions and opinions and discuss if both projects lived up to the immense hype surrounding them.