Get ready to catch Raury in a city near year. Earlier this week, the acclaimed up-and-comer announced part one of his tour, kicking off January 6th in Alabama. Raury will be accompanied by Tay Jasper and 6lackbear. Stay turned for more dates and check out the tour dates and the tour’s trailer below.
Check out the collaborative project by Wale and A-Trak, titled Festivus (staying consistent with Wale’s Seinfeld theme). The project features 11 tracks and recruits the likes of Chance The Rapper, Ab-Soul, A$AP Ferg, Pusha T and more. Festivus will certainly get fans excited for Wale’s upcoming, The Album About Nothing (coming March 31).
Last night singer Jhene Aiko performed at Chicago’s legendary House of Blues, accompanied by Odd Future‘s The Internet and TDE‘s SZA as part of her Enter The Void Tour. Jhene performed a beautiful set for the sold-out crowd, closed by her Sail Out single ‘The Worst’. Coming off a recent Grammy nomination for her debut album Souled Out, Jhene is definitely having one of the best years in R&B. Check out our photos below!
The ‘Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz’ rapper took to his Twitter today to announce that his sophomore and junior albums, following the 2014 release of his debut Neon Icon, will drop on June 1st of 2015. According to Riff Raff, the Peach Panther album will be a “neon rap album” with Riff on the hooks and zero features (except for his dog Jody Husky). The Purple Panther album will be a “neon rock album” with live instruments and two members of Riff’s band. Check out the details and his all-caps announcement below.
With just over five days until Christmas, Miguel has given fans a new three-song EP. The project includes the songs “nwa” featuring the legendary MC Kurupt, “hollywood dreams” and the heavily anticipated “Coffee”, which was partly leaked earlier this year. Listen to the three new tracks below!
Check out Kevin Gates’ newest video, for his track ‘I Don’t Get Tired’ with August Aisina. Download his newest project Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition now on iTunes and check out the Jon J. directed video below.
Fans who tuned-in to The Colbert Report last night were given a treat as rapper Kendrick Lamar performed a never-before-heard and untitled track. While this one may not be as radio friendly as his recent single ‘i’, this powerful performance should get any rap fan excited for Kendrick’s upcoming sophomore album. Still no word as to when we can expect the project, but certainly be on the look out real soon. Check out the full performance below.
Earlier this summer, Lil B released one of his deepest tracks to date, “No Black Person Is Ugly”. Four months later, The Based God has released a song inspired by the racial tension throughout the country and in honor of Eric Garner, who died after an altercation with a NYPD officer. Despite Garner pleading with the officer that he could not breathe, the grand jury decided not to indict the officer. Throughout the country, people (Lil B included) have been showing their support. Check out the 7-minute track, “I Can’t Breath” below.
After making a career of taking shots at popular rappers through his music, rapper Hopsin has called it quits. Announcing the decision to his fans on Facebook, Hopsin decided that a profession in rap is just not for him while bidding farewell to his fans. His next stop? Australia. Check out his full message below.
Formerly a model for American Apparel and a dancer for his Yeezus Tour, Kanye West has signed pop singer Kacy Hill to his G.O.O.D Music label. Follow Kacy on Twitter and check out the video for her debut single ‘Experience’ below. We certainly look forward to hearing more from Hill in the future.