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Clash Music Jun 5

Navy Blue Grabs Earl Sweatshirt, Armand Hammer (And James Earl Jones) For ‘Sir Render’

Earl Sweatshirt Navy Blue Armand Hammer James Earl Jones

BrooklynVegan Jun 5

New exclusive vinyl: Codefendants (Fat Mike, Get Dead, Ceschi) ‘Lifers’ canary yellow & tangerine LP

Codefendants Fat Mike Get Dead Ceschi NOFX Sublime

Stereogum Jun 5

Earl Sweatshirt Postpones Tour With MIKE, Appears On New Navy Blue & Harrison Albums

Earl Sweatshirt Navy Blue Surf Gang The Alchemist Armand Hammer

Rolling Stone France Jun 5

De La Soul bientôt au festival Jazz à Vienne

NME Jun 5

No Sleep Till… North Shields: Beastie Boys’ Mike D talks going solo and keeping weird venues alive

Beastie Boys Thurston Moore Caribou Daniel Avery Marie Davidson Optimo SOFT PLAY

Pitchfork Jun 5

Navy Blue’s New Album Features Ka, Earl Sweatshirt, and James Earl Jones

Navy Blue Earl Sweatshirt James Earl Jones Armand Hammer Mike Shabb

AllHipHop Jun 4

Jaguar Wright Responds To Jay-Z, Blasts Questlove, The Roots, Mary J. Blige

Jaguar Wright Jay-Z The Roots ?uestlove Mary J. Blige Drake 50 Cent

Billboard Jun 4

Ms. Lauryn Hill to Receive Living Legend Icon Award at 2026 BET Awards

Ms. Lauryn Hill Druski Fugees Roberta Flack D’Angelo Janet Jackson Mariah Carey

Billboard Jun 4

Questlove’s Ebullient, Incisive Earth, Wind & Fire Doc (And a Hit-Filled Set From the Band) Kicks off Tribeca Festival 2026

?uestlove Earth, Wind & Fire The Roots Maurice White Stevie Wonder Flea

HotNewHipHop Jun 4

Kendrick Lamar Happily Celebrates Whitney Alford’s Birthday In New Photos

Kendrick Lamar Whitney Alford Drake

Clash Music Jun 4

Flying Lotus Returns To Captain Murphy Alias For ‘Mudhole’

Captain Murphy Flying Lotus Little Snake

Stereogum Jun 3

New Navy Blue Album Sir Render Feat. Ka, Earl Sweatshirt, Armand Hammer Out This Friday

Armand Hammer Earl Sweatshirt Navy Blue billy woods Elucid Mike Shabb Quelle Chris

2 articles Jun 3

Rico Nasty Kenneth Blume Weezer Hayley Williams Magdalena Bay

HotNewHipHop, Stereogum

Complex Music Jun 3

Dame Dash Believes Drake 'Can Beat' Jay-Z, But Not Kendrick Lamar: 'I Know That for a Fact'

Damon Dash Drake Jay-Z Kendrick Lamar 50 Cent

LiFTED Asia Jun 3

Anderson .Paak drops album & film K-POPS!

Anderson .Paak Dr. Dre Bruno Mars Jay Park LNGSHOT JID G‐DRAGON

BrooklynVegan Jun 2

Tour news: CRSSD Fest, Revocation, Lauryn Hill, Jeff Goldblum, Wilco, more

Jeff Goldblum Ms. Lauryn Hill Revocation Wilco Defeated Sanity Disclosure Fuming Mouth Groove Armada horsegiirL Laraaji

2 articles Jun 2

Kendrick Lamar Drake Dave Free James Fauntleroy Sam Dew Baby Keem

HotNewHipHop, Stereogum

3 articles Jun 2

Digable Planets Cypress Hill

BrooklynVegan, Consequence of Sound, Exclaim!

AllHipHop Jun 2

Roots Picnic Day 1: Jay-Z Turned Philadelphia Into Roc-A-Fella’s Family Reunion

The Roots Jay-Z De La Soul Brandy Drake 50 Cent Black Thought Memphis Bleek

The Music Jun 2

M.I.A. Suing Kid Cudi For Millions After Being Kicked Off Tour

M.I.A. Kid Cudi Big Boi

Clash Music Jun 5

Navy Blue Grabs Earl Sweatshirt, Armand Hammer (And James Earl Jones) For ‘Sir Render’

Earl Sweatshirt Navy Blue Armand Hammer James Earl Jones

Stereogum Jun 5

Earl Sweatshirt Postpones Tour With MIKE, Appears On New Navy Blue & Harrison Albums

Earl Sweatshirt Navy Blue Surf Gang The Alchemist Armand Hammer

NME Jun 5

No Sleep Till… North Shields: Beastie Boys’ Mike D talks going solo and keeping weird venues alive

Beastie Boys Thurston Moore Caribou Daniel Avery Marie Davidson Optimo SOFT PLAY

AllHipHop Jun 4

Jaguar Wright Responds To Jay-Z, Blasts Questlove, The Roots, Mary J. Blige

Jaguar Wright Jay-Z The Roots ?uestlove Mary J. Blige Drake 50 Cent

Billboard Jun 4

Questlove’s Ebullient, Incisive Earth, Wind & Fire Doc (And a Hit-Filled Set From the Band) Kicks off Tribeca Festival 2026

?uestlove Earth, Wind & Fire The Roots Maurice White Stevie Wonder Flea

Clash Music Jun 4

Flying Lotus Returns To Captain Murphy Alias For ‘Mudhole’

Captain Murphy Flying Lotus Little Snake

2 articles Jun 3

Rico Nasty Kenneth Blume Weezer Hayley Williams Magdalena Bay

HotNewHipHop, Stereogum

LiFTED Asia Jun 3

Anderson .Paak drops album & film K-POPS!

Anderson .Paak Dr. Dre Bruno Mars Jay Park LNGSHOT JID G‐DRAGON

2 articles Jun 2

Kendrick Lamar Drake Dave Free James Fauntleroy Sam Dew Baby Keem

HotNewHipHop, Stereogum

AllHipHop Jun 2

Roots Picnic Day 1: Jay-Z Turned Philadelphia Into Roc-A-Fella’s Family Reunion

The Roots Jay-Z De La Soul Brandy Drake 50 Cent Black Thought Memphis Bleek

BrooklynVegan Jun 5

New exclusive vinyl: Codefendants (Fat Mike, Get Dead, Ceschi) ‘Lifers’ canary yellow & tangerine LP

Codefendants Fat Mike Get Dead Ceschi NOFX Sublime

Rolling Stone France Jun 5

De La Soul bientôt au festival Jazz à Vienne

Pitchfork Jun 5

Navy Blue’s New Album Features Ka, Earl Sweatshirt, and James Earl Jones

Navy Blue Earl Sweatshirt James Earl Jones Armand Hammer Mike Shabb

Billboard Jun 4

Ms. Lauryn Hill to Receive Living Legend Icon Award at 2026 BET Awards

Ms. Lauryn Hill Druski Fugees Roberta Flack D’Angelo Janet Jackson Mariah Carey

HotNewHipHop Jun 4

Kendrick Lamar Happily Celebrates Whitney Alford’s Birthday In New Photos

Kendrick Lamar Whitney Alford Drake

Stereogum Jun 3

New Navy Blue Album Sir Render Feat. Ka, Earl Sweatshirt, Armand Hammer Out This Friday

Armand Hammer Earl Sweatshirt Navy Blue billy woods Elucid Mike Shabb Quelle Chris

Complex Music Jun 3

Dame Dash Believes Drake 'Can Beat' Jay-Z, But Not Kendrick Lamar: 'I Know That for a Fact'

Damon Dash Drake Jay-Z Kendrick Lamar 50 Cent

BrooklynVegan Jun 2

Tour news: CRSSD Fest, Revocation, Lauryn Hill, Jeff Goldblum, Wilco, more

Jeff Goldblum Ms. Lauryn Hill Revocation Wilco Defeated Sanity Disclosure Fuming Mouth Groove Armada horsegiirL Laraaji

3 articles Jun 2

Digable Planets Cypress Hill

BrooklynVegan, Consequence of Sound, Exclaim!

The Music Jun 2

M.I.A. Suing Kid Cudi For Millions After Being Kicked Off Tour

M.I.A. Kid Cudi Big Boi

Overview

Ciarán, formerly of Brockhampton, has released his debut single 'K-Bar', marking a new chapter in his music career. Meanwhile, Flying Lotus continues to share his production philosophy, and 3OH!3 returns with the upbeat track 'My Friends'.

Seen in 168 outlets, tracked since March 2004

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