Joe Young initially got his start as a party promoter in Germany, and by being surrounded by the hip-hop/rap scene. As any respectable artist would, he draws inspiration for his lyrics and writing from everyday life. “I write songs based on real life situations, from either myself or my homies. I tr...… Read more

In a recent interview with Benji B on BBC 1 Radio, Metro Boomin revealed that he had been in the studio with two heavy hitters, namely Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean. “I never ever really talk about things like this, but we in the UK so…I met Kendrick and we were in the studio, he picked a bunch of bea...… Read more

It might surprise some to learn that Swedish producer iSHi, despite working with hip-hop artist Pusha T most recently, listens to a little bit of everything. In the past he’s worked with hip-hop artists like Tinie Tempah, Lupe Fiasco, and Pusha T, but he will tell you himself that he listens to all...… Read more

Today (March 7), West took to Twitter to let the world know that he is thinking of killing all future releases on compact discs and sticking exclusively to streaming for the rest of his career. “I was thinking about not making CDs ever again… Only streaming,” he Tweeted. “The Yeezus album packaging...… Read more

Chicago based rapper, Chief Keef, has implied he is retired from rap via Twitter. A fan who noticed Sosa’s lack of music tweeted at the rapper, “Did you forget you were a rapper ?? You wayuyyyy behind on music drop something.” Keef then responded, “I’m retired you didn’t know? To many n-ggas sound j...… Read more

At only 19 years old, Canva$ admits he has a hefty list of goals he wants to reach by the age of 25. But while he might look fresh out-of high school, don’t let that mislead you in understanding how seriously he takes his music. He has managed to maintain complete ownership of his publishing, royalt...… Read more