Rihanna will reportedly be releasing her new album 'Anti' exclusively via Tidal. There's been speculation about when the singer would release her latest album after she launched a new website for it on November 19. Consequence of Sound announced that the album will be streamed on Tidal, with a wi...… Read more

A Few Words with MC Lars In 2003, MC Lars, the self-described "post-punk laptop rapper" went overseas to further study literature at Oxford University and also learned to embrace the nerd inside of him. To his surprise, the punk rock and hardcore bands he was hanging out with at the time were fas...… Read more

Earlier this year in April, shots had been fired at Lil Wayne's tour bus while he was in Atlanta, Georgia. At the time, Lil Wayne had also been sorting out the issues with Birdman and Cash Money on top of the shooting. Now, the man who is responsible for the shooting has been sentenced to 10 year...… Read more

First impressions count for everything. It's how we form opinions. From that point forward we hold on to it, measuring other experiences against it. It's what I do with new MC's/Producers. If you hook me in with an ill verse or dope beat I'm looking into your catalog of music to see if the thrill ca...… Read more

Kendrick Lamar has suggested he may not continue to perform material from his latest album 'To Pimp A Butterfly' once his current US tour comes to an end. Lamar released his critically acclaimed album earlier in the year, but only chose to perform a handful of the new songs live in his sets over the...… Read more

There's a new kid on the block: Philadelphia hip-hop artist Nave makes some pretty sophisticated music for a young, 20-something male. First single, "Cosby Kids," comes from his upcoming full-length Espresso and sends an intoxicating message about growing up, and how often our innate innocence so of...… Read more