Reed Jackson
Neako Raps From His Throne In New Video
New Jersey rapper and producer Neako has dropped a video for his single "The Usual," which will be on his upcoming LVLGHOST project. The video shows Neako rapping on top of his throne against a purple New York skyline. It also shows a bunch of old grainy clips of women in lingerie, which is always fun...
DMX’s “Friend” Lonny Stole His Car
DMX has been getting in a lot of trouble recently for his antics on the road, but now he doesn't have to worry about that anymore—because his friend stole his car.
According to TMZ, DMX and his wife recently gave their car and its title to a friend, who goes by Lonny (DMX can't remember his last name), believing that he would sell it. Lonn...
Party Supplies Searches For Stardom
Long Island production duo Party Supplies is sick in the head.
That’s not meant to be an insult; members Justin Nealis and Sean Mahon are the first to admit it. Instead, it’s meant to describe their warped style of thinking when it comes to making music.
“When w...
Kanye West Is Really Good At Ranting
Kanye West has gotten really good at ranting. The man is somewhat of an expert on the subject now; in fact, we can only hope that Kanye will one day rant about going on rants. The way he uses auto-tune so that certain words in his statements get that touch of emotion is brilliant...
Yo Gotti Mostly Stays True To His Soulful Memphis Sound On ‘I Am’
Memphis rapper Yo Gotti has a lane and, for the most part, he’s stuck to it. His brand of southern-fried street hop has remained relatively unchanged over the past decade, with the only exceptions coming when the 32-year-old rapper has tried—and usually failed—to fit in with the rap du jour. “LeBron James,” ...
Beastie Boys’ “Girls” Becomes Self-Empowerment Anthem In New Toy Commercial
A commercial for a new line of toys aimed at girls who want more than just dolls to play with uses a classic Beastie Boys song as its soundtrack.
The song, "Girls," is off the group's 1986 debut, Licensed To Ill. Its original message was pretty straightforward: The Beastie Boys liked girls, and they wanted to date them, among other things. In ...
Kanye West Calls MPC The Guitar Of Our Time During Rant
Another stop on the Yeezus Tour, another rant by Kanye West.
And although he eventually got to his standard topics of fame, artistic credibility and the VMAs, he started his rant last night in Brooklyn by talking about the MPC 1000, a machine that a number of legendary hip-hop artists and producers have used over the years...
Danny Brown Gets Cocky On Unreleased Track
Well this is a little random.
A now-defunct hip-hop blog, Classic Drug References, is releasing a box set later this month that will contain 7" records of new songs by Blu, Ras G and Detroit's Danny Brown. In promotion of the set, the Danny Brown song, titled "Sweeney Song," has been released...
Hip-Hop’s Biggest Reunions
Drake's motto of "no new friends" has grown quite popular over the past year, but what happens if you lose your original friends? This is a pretty common occurrence in hip-hop; we've seen a number of celebrated groups, from N.W.A to Little Brother, break up over "differences" with each other...
Congressman Trey Radel, Self-Proclaimed Hip-Hop “Expert,” Busted For Cocaine
Florida Congressman Trey Radel has said that he's a lover of hip-hop. Evidently his favorite kind is trap music.
Radel was charged yesterday after trying to purchase cocaine from an undercover officer. He is slated to appear in court today and has released an apology letter, in which he blames the incident on his alcoholism...
OutKast To Reunite In 2014
After a day of speculation, it looks like the rumors are true: legendary duo OutKast will be reuniting in 2014.
Yesterday, it was speculated that the group would just be performing one date at next year's Coachella music festival, but, according to Revolt TV, the group will instead be going on tour. No detai...
Dee-1 Continues To Chase Dreams With New Mixtape
New Orleans rapper Dee-1 is a dreamer, to say the least.
By his account, he's already chased multiple dreams in his life and has much more to come. His latest? To reach the masses with his brand of southern-fried conscious hip-hop. Whi...