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Polo G has dropped the video for new song “Bad Man (Smooth Criminal).” The track interpolates the 1988 Michael Jackson classic both musically and with the lyrics, while giving his own spin on the bloodstained gangster-themed anthem. In the Arrad-directed clip, Polo G appears in a swanky white suit with …

If you’ve never bought sneakers anywhere but on an app, you probably can’t sit at the same table as Roc Marciano. And when, on 2017’s “Rosebudd’s Revenge,” he raps, “I’m in Miami wearing your rent on a pair of kicks,” you just know that wherever he gets his from is …

Beastie Boys and Biz Markie were both New York hip-hop pioneers, so it’s natural they spent a lot of time together. The two artists often shared a stage, including a 1988 Madison Square Garden show where Biz performed an inimitable version of Elton John’s “Bennie and The Jets.” (That version …

At the height of the pandemic (or about a million years ago in internet time), the reality TV competition Slag Warsbecame a minor cult hit. Hosted by adult performers and LGBTQ icons the Cock Destroyers, the show set out to find the next LGBTQ icon, or “slag,” and was marketed …

Rap trio Migos have released a new song “Straightenin.” The track is expected to appear on their long-teased Culture 3 album, per the group’s post on Instagram. “Straightenin” is classic Migos, with triplet flows and ad libs careening over over booming bass, crisp percussion and a woozy synth line (“I’m …

Brockhampton have recruited Lil Nas X and Dominic Fike for their “Count on Me” video. The song appears on Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, which the group dropped last week. In the Kevin Abstract and Dan Streit-directed video, Lil Nas X and Fike take a sunny ride into a forest …

It’s not too difficult to imagine the impulse behind a song like “CANCELLED,” the second single from the British rapper Slowthai’s new album, Tyron. The track features Skepta and follows a familiar revenge fantasy: our anti-hero MCs versus the proverbial naysayers, who in this case are the online agents of …

At midnight on Christmas, Playboi Carti declared himself Santa. After years of hype, false starts, and cryptic messages to fans, the rapper finally shared his album Whole Lotta Red, the hotly anticipated follow up to 2018’s Die Lit. The 24-track, 62-minute record inspired an almost immediate bifurcation on social media. …

Public Enemy‘s recent, guest-star-ladenWhat You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? is, undoubtedly, the greatest album ever made by a hip-hop group 35 years deep into its career – in that it’s almost certainly the onlyalbum in that category thus far. That distinction aside, it’s genuinely excellent in its …

So, How Was Your 2020?is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture, and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Olu and WowGr8, the two rappers who make up Earthgang, spent much of this year hunkered …