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Louder Sound Jun 29

“Oh God, it’s hard to listen to.” The story behind Nirvana’s final song, You Know You’re Right

Nirvana Kurt Cobain Hole Courtney Love Dave Grohl Duran Duran Donovan

YouKnowIGotSoul Jun 28

Erykah Badu Announces “LIVE” Tour Featuring Producer The Alchemist and De La Soul

Erykah Badu The Alchemist De La Soul Smino

AllHipHop Jun 28

City Council, Police Union Furious After Fifth-Graders Dance To John Legend & Common’s “Glory”

John Legend Common Drake 50 Cent

4 articles Jun 27

Rihanna A$AP Rocky Mariah Carey Nick Cannon Drake

Complex Music, HotNewHipHop

9 articles Jun 27

Busta Rhymes Method Man Czarface Wu‐Tang Clan Inspectah Deck Frankie Pulitzer Drake 50 Cent Esoteric

AllHipHop, Billboard, Complex Music +6

2 articles Jun 27

Assassin Legende Urbaine Stomy Bugsy

Rapunchline, Urban Trackz

The Hollywood Reporter Music Jun 27

The Playlist: Common on Uplifting Music and Crafting “Vision” for ESPN’s Stuart Scott Doc

Common Free Nationals Chronixx Yasiin Bey will.i.am Maze Frankie Beverly

Complex Music Jun 26

Brandy Is Bringing Her Hollywood Moment Home to Mississippi

Brandy Mr. Sipp

4 articles Jun 26

A$AP Rocky Dean Blunt Elias Rønnenfelt Jeremih Joanne Robertson evilgiane The Last Artful, Dodgr Vegyn Wraith9 Iceage

Dummy, Stereogum, The Line of Best Fit

HotNewHipHop Jun 26

Air Jordan 4 “Musik” Will Feature Lil Wayne-Inspired Box

Lil Wayne JAŸ-Z

Treble Jun 26

Nirvana offered an unfiltered performance on MTV Unplugged in New York

Nirvana Brand Nubian Red Hot Chili Peppers Aerosmith

2 articles Jun 26

Drake A$AP Rocky Iceman Rihanna Take Care

Complex Music, HotNewHipHop

British Hip Hop Jun 25

London Posse - Roughneck Tip [Audio]

London Posse DJ Biznizz Rodney P

3 articles Jun 25

Erykah Badu De La Soul The Alchemist Smino

Consequence of Sound, Exclaim!, Pitchfork

Exclaim! Jun 25

Belleville's Beautiful View Music Festival Gets Sarah Harmer, Cadence Weapon for 2026 Edition

Sarah Harmer Cadence Weapon Hannah Georgas Ten Kills the Pack Jeremie Albino Ada Lea Thanya Iyer Lisa Bozikovic

The Fader Jun 24

Watch OsamaSon talk mental health and his creative process in a new FADER doc

OsamaSon

The Fader Jun 24

slayr announces first headlining tour this summer

slayr Egobreak underscores Skrillex Jim Legxacy Yeat Tiffany Day

Billboard Jun 24

Mac Miller Soundtracks MLB Campaign Starring Miles Teller Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: Watch

Mac Miller Steven Tyler

The Fader Jun 24

Tiffany Day and slayr’s “Constantly” and other songs you need right now.

slayr Tiffany Day Corridos Ketamina matt proxy Portraits of Tracy Tezzus This Is Lorelei Tierra Whack

HotNewHipHop Jun 24

AWGE Had The Perfect Response After A$AP Rocky’s Thong Situation

AWGE A$AP Rocky Boosie Badazz

Louder Sound Jun 29

“Oh God, it’s hard to listen to.” The story behind Nirvana’s final song, You Know You’re Right

Nirvana Kurt Cobain Hole Courtney Love Dave Grohl Duran Duran Donovan

AllHipHop Jun 28

City Council, Police Union Furious After Fifth-Graders Dance To John Legend & Common’s “Glory”

John Legend Common Drake 50 Cent

9 articles Jun 27

Busta Rhymes Method Man Czarface Wu‐Tang Clan Inspectah Deck Frankie Pulitzer Drake 50 Cent Esoteric

AllHipHop, Billboard, Complex Music +6

The Hollywood Reporter Music Jun 27

The Playlist: Common on Uplifting Music and Crafting “Vision” for ESPN’s Stuart Scott Doc

Common Free Nationals Chronixx Yasiin Bey will.i.am Maze Frankie Beverly

4 articles Jun 26

A$AP Rocky Dean Blunt Elias Rønnenfelt Jeremih Joanne Robertson evilgiane The Last Artful, Dodgr Vegyn Wraith9 Iceage

Dummy, Stereogum, The Line of Best Fit

Treble Jun 26

Nirvana offered an unfiltered performance on MTV Unplugged in New York

Nirvana Brand Nubian Red Hot Chili Peppers Aerosmith

British Hip Hop Jun 25

London Posse - Roughneck Tip [Audio]

London Posse DJ Biznizz Rodney P

Exclaim! Jun 25

Belleville's Beautiful View Music Festival Gets Sarah Harmer, Cadence Weapon for 2026 Edition

Sarah Harmer Cadence Weapon Hannah Georgas Ten Kills the Pack Jeremie Albino Ada Lea Thanya Iyer Lisa Bozikovic

The Fader Jun 24

slayr announces first headlining tour this summer

slayr Egobreak underscores Skrillex Jim Legxacy Yeat Tiffany Day

The Fader Jun 24

Tiffany Day and slayr’s “Constantly” and other songs you need right now.

slayr Tiffany Day Corridos Ketamina matt proxy Portraits of Tracy Tezzus This Is Lorelei Tierra Whack

YouKnowIGotSoul Jun 28

Erykah Badu Announces “LIVE” Tour Featuring Producer The Alchemist and De La Soul

Erykah Badu The Alchemist De La Soul Smino

4 articles Jun 27

Rihanna A$AP Rocky Mariah Carey Nick Cannon Drake

Complex Music, HotNewHipHop

2 articles Jun 27

Assassin Legende Urbaine Stomy Bugsy

Rapunchline, Urban Trackz

Complex Music Jun 26

Brandy Is Bringing Her Hollywood Moment Home to Mississippi

Brandy Mr. Sipp

HotNewHipHop Jun 26

Air Jordan 4 “Musik” Will Feature Lil Wayne-Inspired Box

Lil Wayne JAŸ-Z

2 articles Jun 26

Drake A$AP Rocky Iceman Rihanna Take Care

Complex Music, HotNewHipHop

3 articles Jun 25

Erykah Badu De La Soul The Alchemist Smino

Consequence of Sound, Exclaim!, Pitchfork

The Fader Jun 24

Watch OsamaSon talk mental health and his creative process in a new FADER doc

OsamaSon

Billboard Jun 24

Mac Miller Soundtracks MLB Campaign Starring Miles Teller Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: Watch

Mac Miller Steven Tyler

HotNewHipHop Jun 24

AWGE Had The Perfect Response After A$AP Rocky’s Thong Situation

AWGE A$AP Rocky Boosie Badazz

Overview

The underground hip hop scene sees rising attention on teenage Philly rapper Slayr following the breakout success of 'Half Blood,' while Wiz Khalifa returns to Warner Records with two additional diamond-certified records and releases 'The Calm' featuring Jae Harp. Meanwhile, A$AP Rocky faces allegations over the use of stolen footage for an AI-assisted music video, and Panchiko announces their new album 'Chimera' with contributions from billy woods and others.

A$AP Rocky faces backlash over comments to fans and responses to criticism

Tom Hardy announces collaborative rap album with Czarface under alias Frankie Pulitzer

Assassin annonce Légende Urbaine et l'album Intelligence Artisanale

Dean Blunt, Joanne Robertson, and Elias Rønnenfelt release collaborative album ancnt grz '22-25

Drake unveils 'Where She At' T-shirt on Iceman merch line

Erykah Badu announces 2026 tour with The Alchemist and De La Soul

Tom Hardy announces collaborative rap album with Czarface under alias Frankie Pulitzer

Dean Blunt, Joanne Robertson, and Elias Rønnenfelt release collaborative album ancnt grz '22-25

A$AP Rocky faces backlash over comments to fans and responses to criticism

Assassin annonce Légende Urbaine et l'album Intelligence Artisanale

Drake unveils 'Where She At' T-shirt on Iceman merch line

Erykah Badu announces 2026 tour with The Alchemist and De La Soul

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