A thematic exploration of one of hip-hop’s most enduring images, the cover of Nas’ debut album “Illmatic.” ’ Illmatic is canon and so is its cover art. The iconic album immediately brings to mind the image of the Queensbridge projects… Read More
The latest LP from the Stockport, Manchester natives, ‘Foolish Loving Spaces,’ is out now. Since forming in 2013, Blossoms have polished their indie-pop sound across three albums. The five-piece British group just dropped their latest, Foolish Loving Spaces, on Jan. 31, with 10… Read More
OG Maco discussed his short-lived 2015 beef with Future on “No Jumper.” In 2015, on the heels of releasing his 56 Nights mixtape, . On the mixtape’s title track, Future famously stated “I took fifty-six bars all in one month n**** and… Read More
Jay Electronica’s long-awaited debut album is rumored to feature Jay-Z on over seven songs. fans have somehow clung to the notion that patience is indeed a virtue. And up until a few weeks ago, it seemed an entirely thankless one.… Read More
Eminem was really really determined to keep the performance under wraps. If you were caught off guard on Sunday night when appeared onstage at the Oscars to perform “Lose Yourself” backed by an orchestra, then everything worked out exactly as… Read More
Backstreet Boys stopped by the Bravo Clubhouse on Wednesday night (Feb. 11) to spill the tea about competing with *NSYNC during their late '90s/early 2000s heyday on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. After one caller pointed out that both boy… Read More
Steve Stoute compared himself to Drake. Steve Stoute was recently hired by the New York Knicks to help rebrand the franchise and make themselves cool again. Of course, Stoute is known for being a music executive although as someone who… Read More
Carpenters have been, at points, red-hot, cold, tragic & legendary. That’s a hell of a ride. And it has all been documented in the pages of this magazine. Fifty years ago this week, Carpenters — Karen, then 19, and Richard, then… Read More
Keri Hilson is self-aware about her position, but she’ll still clap-back at her haters. ‘s debut album, In A Perfect World… (2009), spawned a new R&B starlet that would land her first-ever studio album at the number four spot on… Read More
Rico Nasty is the next up to step into the ring with Denzel Curry in San Francisco for Red Bull Music’s Zeltron Worldwide. has been enjoying the fruits of his labor over the past few years but he has more… Read More