BY DAN GARCIA
It is hard to imagine what woman (or man) in music had a better year than our 2014 Woman of the Year, Lana Del Rey. In just a year’s time Lana has continued her way to the top by touring the world, recording tracks for some of your favorite directors, putting out her best and most critically acclaimed album to date and picking up a number of award nominations on the way.
BY TER STAFF
2014 has been G-Eazy’s best year yet, and he is showing no signs of stopping. After a number of mixtapes and EPs, G-Eazy released his debut label studio album These Things Happen, debuting at number three on the Billboard charts. Followed by his From the Bay to the Universe tour (now on it’s second leg), G-Eazy has now given fans another treat to cap off his amazing year, three new songs. The tracks include ‘Show You The World’ ‘I Might’ and ‘Why Thank You’, and contain features from Too Short (among others). Check out all three tracks below.
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BY TER STAFF
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Nicki Minaj addressed the chocking and death of Eric Garner by a NYPD officer and her opinion on why black artists sometimes choose not to speak out against racial injustices. Specifically Minaj cited the backlash Kanye West received after his famous “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” quote, when addressing a televised audience during the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Continue reading Nicki Minaj on Rappers Speaking Out on Social Issues: “Look What Happened to Kanye”
2014 was Rae Sremmurd’s year. In the summer, Rae Sremmurd (rappers Swae Lee and Slim Jimmy) released their first single ‘No Flex Zone’ through EarDrummers Entertainment (producer Mike WiLL Made-It’s Interscope Records imprint), making the track one of the summer’s anthems and an instant favorite on the internet. To kick-off the fall, the Mississippi rappers proved their doubters wrong by the release of their equally successful track ‘No Type’, making the duo two-for-two on making rap hits and quieting any one-hit-wonder predictions. Months later, and in just one week on January 6th, Rae Sremmurd is releasing their debut album SremmLife (available now for streaming), when rap fans did not know their name less than a year ago.
BY TER STAFF
Earlier today, Hot 97‘s “Ebro in the Morning” hosted rapper Macklemore for a great discussion on race and white privilege (specifically in the music world). Among many topics, Macklemore addresses police brutality and whether he believes that his music is embraced by white radio and the Grammys because of his skin color. Macklemore also talks about the new J. Cole album and his text apology to Kendrick Lamar. Watch the hour-long and thought provoking interview below.
Continue reading Macklemore and Hot 97 Have a Great Discussion on Race in Hip-Hop
BY TER STAFF
Every since the rap world was introduced to the Mississippi-natives Rae Sremmurd, the duo has been hitting the ground running with their very successful tracks ‘No Flex Zone’ and ‘No Type’. Now we have the group’s debut album SremmLife which is 11-tracks and features appearances by Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, and Young Thug and production by Mike Will Made It.
Continue reading Stream Rae Sremmurd’s Debut Album “SremmLife”
BY TER STAFF
Earlier this week, Wale gave fans his Festivus mixtape in anticipation of his upcoming The Album About Nothing. Today we have the video for the first single from Wale’s new album, titled ‘The Body’ with Jeremih. Check out the video below and catch Wale on tour (kicking off January 1 in Maryland).
BY TER STAFF
The best and brightest of this past week in music, as well as a throwback track! Hopefully you can bump these on the way to work to brighten up your Monday mornings. Continue reading Songs of the Week featuring N.E.R.D., Beyonce, Wale and More!
BY TER STAFF
Some may argue that 2014 has not been the best year for albums. However no matter which side of that argument you are on, we have compiled our list of the 30 albums of the year that you NEED to listen to. From the up-and-comers like Raury and Vince Staples to the pop icons like T. Swift, our list has everything you need from 2014’s year in music.
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Check out the first N.E.R.D. (Pharrell, Chad Hugo, Shay Haley) song in 5 years, as the legendary trio joins for their track ‘Squeeze Me’, off the upcoming Spongebob Squarepants movie (not a typo). Stream the new track of the movies upcoming soundtrack below.
The Early Registration 