The Game is reflecting on one of hip hop’s most notorious rivalries and says he once believed it would end with fatal consequences. In a recent interview with VIBE Magazine,… The post The Game Says 50 Cent Feud Felt Like a Matter of Life and Death appeared first on .

Ludacris is no longer attached to Kid Rock’s upcoming “Rock The Country” festival following a wave of criticism tied to the event’s political associations. The change comes after fans labeled… The post Ludacris Withdraws From Rock & Country Festival After Backlash Citing Booking Error appeared first on .

A lighthearted appearance on the Joe & Jada Podcast took an unexpected turn when French Montana shifted the conversation toward unfinished business from his career. While promoting Coke Wave 3.5 with Max… The post French Montana Revisits “All The Way Up” Publishing ‘Dispute’ With Fat Joe During Podcast appeared first on .

A$AP Rocky is addressing online chatter suggesting his new music takes aim at Drake, saying listeners may be reading more into the lyrics than intended. Oh, really? In case you… The post A$AP Rocky Pushes Back on Drake Diss Speculation Around New Album Track appeared first on .

On her new single “Nothing Comes Easy,” folk artist Joy Oladokun is here to remind us that we are human and getting hurt is a integral part of that. It’s normal. It will pass. We have time, and time heals all. “Don’t take it on you/ It’s just the cold truth,” she sings, embodying a… The post Joy Oladokun – …

Last year, Paramore star Hayley Williams helped her grandfather Rusty release Grand Man, the previously unreleased LP that he recorded back in the ’70s. Hayley also recorded a cover of Rusty’s song “Friends Or Lovers,” and it came out on vinyl back in November. Now, the deluxe edition of Grand Man is out, and that… The post Hayley Williams Covers …

We’re less than a month away from the apple tree under the sea, the debut album from alt-pop upstart hemlocke springs, one of last year’s Best New Artists. Early singles “the beginning of the end” and “head, shoulders, knees and ankles” were mighty promising, and the new “w-w-w-w-w” is just as wildly infectious, on a… The post hemlocke springs – …

Posición Unida are a bunch of kids from Washington, DC in their teens and early twenties. They make fast, simple, committed old-school hardcore, singing in Spanish and English and bringing the mosh with no pretension whatsover. Posición Unida’s demo came out a year and a half ago, and now they’ve followed it with the new… The post Young DC Hardcore …

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Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, …