• Freddie Gibbs Flips Kanye West 'No More Parties In LA' Into 'Cocaine Parties In LA'

    eddie Gibbs probably didn't know what was about to go down today, but this morning the Gary, Indiana rapper released his unofficial remix of Kanye West's Waves track with Kendrick Lamar "No More Parties In L.A." Reimagined into a more realistically titled "Cocaine Parties In LA," which probably leads to "No More Parties In L.A.," Freddie keeps the fire beat from the original, but then adds his own verses.

  • Stream, Download 2 Chainz Surprise Mixtape 'Felt Like Cappin'

    In a day dominated by Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa's Twitter beef, 2 Chainz decided to get back to the business to music with a new surprise mixtape. Felt Like Cappin is only six tracks and only has one feature, but he makes it count from Lil Wayne. Production on the project comes from a variety of names like Timbaland, Zaytoven, Mike Will, TM88 and others.

  • Techno Pioneer Juan Atkins Calls The DJ List Racist In Facebook Post

    Member of the Belleville Three and one of the original pioneers of techno Juan Atkins has spoken out about racism within the industry. With everyone getting riled up about how few black people were recognized at the Oscars, he decided to turn his attention to The DJ List, not associated with popular magazine DJ Mag, which hosts its annual Top 100 DJs poll. The list doesn't use any social media polling or fan votes, which can skew the results, but rather their own algorithm. In a Facebook post he blasts the list for their lack diversity on the list, with 1-98 all being white and No. 99 and No. 100 finally getting the individuals of color.

  • Rihanna's Dolce & Gabbana Headphones Cost $9,000, Sold Out in 24 Hours

    Fans can now own Rihanna’s headphones by Dolce & Gabbana, but it will cost them. The pop star ignited some extreme shopping in a photo posted to Twitter, which showed her wearing designer jewel-encrusted headphones while reportedly listening to her new album 'ANTI.' The headphones cost a cool $9,000 and sold out in 24 hours after Rihanna posted the photo.

  • Life or Death PR Execs on the Company After Heathcliff Berru Sexual Assault Controversy

    The president of Life or Death PR, Nick Dierl, had quite the wake-up call last week when he was asked for commentary about the Heathcliff Berru sexual assault allegations. The controversy started with a string of tweets from Dirty Projectors’ Amber Coffman that accused the CEO of Life or Death, Berru, with inappropriate sexual behavior. In a new interview, the executives of Life or Death PR weigh in on the controversy and the future of the company.

  • Bob Moses Perform 'Days Gone By' Song "Tearing Me Up" On Ellen

    Canadian electronic music duo Bob Moses are making massive strides over the past 12 months from being a relatively unknown group to an act billed at some of the top festivals worldwide like Coachella, Governors Ball and Sònar. They have been touring on the back of their new album Days Gone By and were tabbed by Ellen to perform the LP track "Tearing Me Up."

  • Proposed Bill for Registry of Philly Bands Threatens Music Scene

    Something pretty scary is happening in the music world, and we're not talking about Kanye West's Twitter rant. Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla has this week proposed a bill that would require local and touring bands, rappers, DJs, et. performing in the city to submit their personal information to a registry for use in Police work. If you are a musician, whether you're from the City of Brotherly Love (like me!) or not, this is a huge threat to the music scene that is incredibly vibrant and exciting. While most don't think this will become a law, you should still make sure to save the Philly music scene by reading more below.
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