live review

"This is our album release party!" Quavo chirped when taking the stage last night at New York City's Highline Ballroom to celebrate the long-awaited release of Migos' Yung Rich Nation. And while he and Takeoff crisscrossed the stage—Quavo looking thin as hell and Takeoff looking more and more like the 2014 version of Ty Dolla $ign by the day—they also kept repeating their latest go-to ma

It started with a downpour that soaked the masses and ended with an outpouring of emotion the size of Central Park. Last night's first annual #STEEZDay, put together by Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era to honor their fallen comrade Capital STEEZ on what would have been his 22nd birthday, contained everything in between...

Hot 97's Who's Next concert series at SOB's in Manhattan has been on a consistently great run since its beginning at showcasing up-and-coming talent. Last night was ladies' night, with Asia Sparks and Detroit Che opening up for Chicago's buzzing new rapstress Tink...

Last night (May 11), three men walked onto the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, Calif., looking decidedly different than when they first entered the public eye. The first was Big Boy, the Los Angeles radio institution who shed 250 pounds and, more recently, his longtime gig at Power 106...

It wasn't long after Makonnen took the stage around 10:30 pm last night at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn that the building began to shake. It started under the floorboards, reverberating through the basement bar that props the place up before moving upward and infiltrating the walls...

Even though it took place in lower Manhattan, the surprise release party for D.C.-bred rapper Wale’s newest album, The Album About Nothing, at S.O.B.’s last night felt like a homecoming. The venue, packed full of fans with promo posters and Seinfeld-themed snap backs, had an air of excitement that gave an impression that the prodigal son that finally made it was returning to put on a show for his

The ripples of Kanye West were abundant at the Chop Shop in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood Friday night for 21-year-old Vic Mensa’s homecoming. That the show sold out in under 20 minutes was no surprise given the hometown hero’s recent ascendance via Yeezy. Fresh off unveil...

Young Thug and Travi$ Scott brought their Rodeo Tour with Metro Boomin to New York City last night for two straight sold-out shows at Webster Hall in Manhattan. The first, which kicked off around 8:15, was all too brief (clocking in at just over an hour and 20 minutes) but provided enough energy to spill over into moshing, flying elbows and at least three stoppages to attempt to remove passed out

New York City's SOB's played host to the new school last night (March 4), as Philly rapper Tunji Ige and Chi-town MCs Kembe X and Alex Wiley brought out a mixed crowd of hip-hop lovers, impending snow storm be damned. Tunji warmed up the impressionable audience with songs from his latest EP, The Love Project. “...

Nothing like a two-hour dance party in an igloo to end the weekend. For those who managed to crawl out of bed and brave the snowy trek to MoMA PS1 in Queens last night, DMV rapper GoldLink, his DJ Kidd Marvel and special guest Sango warmed the bones on a chilly evening. ...

Last night (Feb. 19), producer Mike WiLL Made It accompanied Atlanta rap group Two-9 during their SOBs show in New York City. Thanks to their trap-inspired sound and dynamic showmanship, Two-9 joined the ranks of Kanye West, J.Cole and OutKast as artists to grace the SOBs stage. ...

On what seemed like an off night for the rest of the world, Queens rapper Action Bronson was on one. The eloquent, heavily bearded and tatted MC, adorned in his signature hoodie and gym shorts, gave a sweaty, ruckus-filled performance at B...