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Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have released a new banger called “The Next Day” as part of the ongoing Adult Swim Singles series. It features Oh No — Madlib’s brother and one half of the rap group Gangrene. About two months ago Freddie Gibbs and Madlib released Bandana, the sequel to their awesome 2014 album Piñata, which featured...
On the heels of his late night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last month, Burna Boy appeared on Trevor Noah’s The Daily Show last night where he discussed the rise of Afrobeat music, his style and his latest album African Giant. The artist shares the first time he came across Trevor Noah while on a boat...
The 2019 Carifest kicks off Saturday afternoon in Rochester at Brown Square Park on Verona Street. This is the 35th year for the festival and there were a number of musical performances including international Reggae artist, Tarrus Riley backed by Dean Fraser & The Blak Soil Band and Soca artist Rupee. The festival exposes the...
Tyler, the Creator has been granted a visa to headline the Bay Dreams festival in New Zealand, which takes place in January 2020. The rapper, whose real name is Tyler Okonma, was originally blocked from performing in 2014 due to the nation’s sentiments towards his and Odd Future’s music, after granting him a visa in 2012...
Zimbabwean Playwright and culturalist Stephen Chifunyise died from cancer on Monday, his family confirmed. Chifunyise was 70 years old. He co-founded the Children’s Performing Arts Workshop (Chipawo) in 1989—where the likes of Danai Gurira (Black Panther), the late singer Chiwoniso Maraire and Chipo Chung (Into The Badlands) honed their skills. A total of 63 Chifunyise’s plays...
Flying Lotus revealed a brand new song titled ‘Black Heaven’ on Gilles Peterson’s BBC Radio 6 Music show on Sunday that he’s dedicated to his late friend and label affiliate, Producer/DJ Ras G. One of the founding members of Brainfeeder and a prominent figure in the Los Angeles Beat Scene, Ras G passed away at the...
Multi-talented artist Jidenna is readying his official sophomore album, 85 to Africa due out August 23rd. The album will be his follow-up to his 2017 major debut project, The Chief, which received strong praise from both fans and critics. The rapper, songwriter and producer just now released his new single and music video for “Tribe,”which you can...
The music video for Young Thug’s “The London” featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott has arrived! A few days before the video’s release the artist posted on Twitter to tell fans that 21 Savage told him to drop the video “so it’s comin out shortly!” My brada @21savage called me at 4am and told me I should drop...