Brian Josephs

Sevyn Streeter and Chris Brown do work well together; their prior single "It Won't Stop" is an instantly likeable jam and stands as Streeter's only Hot 100-charting song. She might have another with "Don't Kill The Fun." The new song is part-'90s R&B/dance sendoff (sort of in "It's Not Right, But It's Okay"'s lane), part-current potential club burner. It... Read M

We haven't left "CoCo" remixes behind in 2015. TeeFLii, of "24 Hours" fame, is the latest to take a shot at it with "West Coast." You can probably guess the exact words to at least one bar of this song without even pressing play. TeeFLii's debut album, Starr, is scheduled to drop on Feb...

What about a little salsa with you trap? Infamous sampled the festive sound for Eskeerdo's latest jam "Hurting Feelings." The track details a night were things don't go quite right; there two dope boys in a Chevy, a car chase and the realization that things are OK even though they can't pass a piss test...

Project Pat is still the man going into 2015. If we were to go by just that, then a new clip from the Memphis rapper definitely counts for something. Project Pat's "A1" gets the video treatment. Why is Project Pat (or buddy Juicy J, who's featured on this track) still the man...

Bmacthequeen, the lone female rhymer of Hit-Boy's We The Plug movement, decided to wake up more fans with her talent on her latest loosie "Beware." With that mission, it certainly helps to have Hit-Boy on the boards. The producer scales back his hyper production (Nicki Minaj's Beyonce-featuring "Feeling Myself") for a classicist sound...

Heems is still keeping on three years after Das Racist's break up. He announced that he's working on a new album Eat, Pray, Thug. That's supposed to drop on March 10, but for now, you can put the album's first single "Sometimes" on repeat...

Ain't no party like a Wiz Khalifa party, because a Wiz Khalifa party may leave you traumatized. At least that's the case for the video to Blacc Hollywood's "Raw." The Gerard Victor-directed video is all over the place with its effects, which range from inverted coloring to constantly flashing imagery...

After you cross a certain tax bracket, it's time to consider the possibility of getting that alpaca fur. After all, Frank Lucas had alpaca fur, and he was a boss. Alpaca is also an inspiration for Houston emcee Raven Sorvino's latest jam, which features Doley Bernays and Smokey Lane...

Part of Mr. MFN eXquire's charm is how seamlessly he blends his eccentricities to the street aesthetic. "One For Sophie," his first new joint since last June, once again combines those attributes for a worthwhile cut. There aren't many rappers willing to rhyme over Pink Floyd's "Don't Leave Me Now...

The Lil Wayne remix may not be as flames as a Da Drought 3 Lil Wayne remix. But it is what it is: A Lil Wayne remix, which means it's still somewhat of an event. It looks like the next track he's going to tackle is iLOVEMAKONNEN's ubiquitous "Tuesday...

It's time for the fellow GS9 members to step up with Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel facing serious charges. Abillyon tries to do so with "Weight Up," which features Shmurda. The track is a step back from the headbussin' adrenaline of "Hot Boy" and "Bobby Bitch" for a more drugged-out feel...

Is emo humor going to be a thing? Well, it's been a long time coming, and who's a better choice to kick off the genre than Earl Sweatshirt? He teams up with skateboarder Na'Kel for the comic "silenceDArapgame." Here, you don't take the stark production at face value: "Merry Christmas, bitch/ I bought you a present/ It's a fuckin' Mac 11/ See your boyfriend in heaven...