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Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ has shared another new track from his upcoming debut album titled "Curry Chicken," which you can check out below.The Statik Selektah-produced track is another '90s throwback from the 19-year-old rapper, with hard-hitting boom bap beats, jazzy piano samples, and some good old fashioned record scratching. This sounds like some classic east coast hip-hop. -
The Replacements Share New Song "Poke Me in My Cage" - A 24-Minute Jazz Instrumental [LISTEN]
The first song to surface from The Replacements' reunion is exactly what you would expect it to be - a 24-minute jazz improvisation. "Poke Me in My Cage" has the boys jamming with no end in sight, riffing and stomping like the early days. They've hinted at a new album, but there is no official word on whether this one is the start of a fresh project, Pitchfork notes. We'll have to wait and see. -
Calvin Harris Will Have Role In Entourage Movie; Flying Lotus On Soundtrack
The Entourage Movie has spread across the internet like wildfire over the past few days with screenshots from the upcoming trailer that will be released at 11 a.m. PST today (Dec. 23). In addition to the news about the trailer and the screenshot, more details have surfaced about the movie Vincent Chase (Adrien Grenier) is shooting during the Entourage Movie (a movie about a guy making a movie for those you who don't know the premise of Entourage). Calvin Harris posted the film poster online that shows a hooded chase on the cover in a futuristic cityscape, but also reveals that Calvin Harris, the Scottish DJ / producer superstar will be costarring next to Grenier in the film titled Hyde. In another twist, Flying Lotus will be providing the soundtrack to the movie. -
Wale Drops New Song "Loyalty" Ahead Of 'Festivus' Release, Pusha T Calls Him Out On Twitter [LISTEN]
Wale is set to drop his and A-Trak's Festivus mixtape today and has shared a new joint ahead of its release following the release of his song "The Chess Match" over the weekend. Titled "Loyalty" the track also features Dew Baby and Fat Trel. Spanning almost six minutes, each rapper takes his time on each verse. -
Review: Mark Ronson & Tame Impala's Kevin Parker Get Groovy on "Daffodils" Ahead of 'Uptown Special' Release [LISTEN]
Mark Ronson may be riding high on the success of his first Uptown Special single "Uptown Funk" with Bruno Mars, but that's not the only funky fresh offering he has to give before the album arrives next year. Yesterday (Dec. 22), the British songwriter and producer released the latest track off his new album, the sizzling, groovy "Daffodils" featuring Tame Impala's Kevin Parker. -
Paul McCartney, Lenny Kravitz, Ringo Starr and More Respond to Joe Cocker's Death on Twitter
Soulful rock icon Joe Cocker died yesterday, Dec. 22, at the age of 70. The singer had been battling lung cancer. Tributes began flooding in from Cocker's contemporaries: Paul McCartney, The Doobie Brothers and Ringo Starr all paid their respects on Twitter. Some of today's artists like Lupe Fiasco, Lady Antebellum and Lenny Kravitz also showed love for the legendary performer.McCartney recalled Cocker's brilliance on The Beatles's "With a Little Help from My Friends," which the singer recorded in the late 1960s and eventually became the theme song for "The Wonder Years":"It's really sad to hear about Joe's passing. He was a lovely northern lad who I loved a lot and like many people I loved his singing. I was especially pleased when he decided to cover 'With a Little Help from My Friends' and I remember him and Denny Cordell coming round to the studio in Saville Row and playing me what they'd recorded and it was just mind blowing, totally turned the song into a soul anthem and I was forever grateful to him for doing that." -
The Weeknd Drops New Song "Earned It" For 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Soundtrack [LISTEN]
Following Beyoncé's reworking of her hit "Crazy In Love," for the film, The Weeknd adds his sultry brand of R&B to the Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack. Titled "Earned It," the slow jam sees the Canadian crooner serenading and praising his lover. -
Sleater-Kinney New Album 'No Citites to Love' Leaked by Sub Pop Before Planned Release Date
Big fans of Sleater-Kinney got an early Christmas surprise and a very early pre-order surprise yesterday (Dec. 22).Though the riot grrrl band's highly anticipated comeback album No Cities to Love doesn't have its release date set until Jan. 20, 2014, the band's label, Sub Pop, accidentally leaked the album. -
WATCH: Nick Jonas Performs "I'll Be Home for Christmas" Sadly in a New York City Park
If you're feeling a little bummed out leading up to the holidays and maybe you won't be able to make it home to see your family, don't watch this new Nick Jonas music video. Yesterday (Dec. 22), the "Jealous" singer got a little melancholy before Christmas and recorded and released a somber black and white music video of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" on his Facebook page. -
Kendrick Lamar's TDE Label Announces Free Holiday Concert, Toy Giveaway In Los Angeles Projects Today
Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) is giving back this holiday season with the gift of music (and more)! The label — home to Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, SZA, and Isaiah Rashad — has partnered with Nickerson Garden Projects to donate toys, shoes, and more along with a free concert today (Dec. 23) starting at noon. The even is free and open to the public, so if you're in the Los Angeles area, head there between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. -
One Direction, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots Get Festive with "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" on Classroom Instruments [WATCH]
One Direction may not be coming to your town until 2015, but Santa Claus' worldwide tour is later this week (Dec. 25). To help make Directioners and fans of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon aware that Santa is, in fact, coming to town, the "Night Changes" band teamed up with Fallon and The Roots last night (Dec. 22) to play, you guessed it, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" on classroom instruments. -
Iggy Azalea Responds To Q-Tip's History Lesson; Lupe Fiasco & Azealia Banks Counter
The hip-hop family is not a happy bunch during this holiday season. Practically on Christmas Eve, Iggy Azalea and her many detractors are still waging their war of words on social media. The most poignant salvo came from hip-hop legend, A Tribe Called Quest member, Q-Tip who gave Azalea a brief history of hip hop in 140 character intervals. Will.i.am and Lupe Fiasco also came out in support of the "Fancy" rapper and her craft.
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