Dreamville Festival Revealed Its 2025 Food Lineup, Its Largest Ever
Dreamville Festival I’ve written this before, but with the 2025 Dreamville Festival being the last, the fest is going out with a bang. In addition to a lineup headlined by Lil Wayne and the Hot Boys,...
View ArticleYung Lean’s ‘Forever Yung Tour’ Will Bring His New Album ‘Jonatan’ To The World
Getty Image In February, Swedish singer Yung Lean released “Forever Yung,” the first single from his upcoming album, Jonatan. As fans await the May 2nd release of the album, Lean shared the dates for...
View ArticleAll The Best New R&B Music From This Week
Getty Image/Merle Cooper Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly...
View ArticleJoe Budden Is Reportedly Being Sued By His Neighbors Over Nudity Incident
Getty Image Joe Budden lets it all hang out on his namesake podcast. But the “Pump It Up” rapper’s neighbors say that free spirit mindset sometimes seeps out of his recording studio. Back in December,...
View ArticleMetro Boomin, Machine Gun Kelly, Flo Rida, And More Will Headline WWE’s...
Getty Image The WWE’s quest to fully immerse musicians into the world of wrestling continues. Next month, WrestleMania weekend has an event focused solely on this convergence. Between April 17 to 20,...
View ArticleThere Were Reportedly So Many Fights At A GloRilla Concert That She Ended The...
Getty Image GloRilla is currently on The Glorious Tour, but a recent show had a less-than-glorious outcome. Per St. Louis’ FOX 2 Now, GloRilla was performing at The Factory in Chesterfield, Missouri,...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Led To Some Hilarious (And...
Getty Image A staggering number of people watched Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance — and a lot of them complained about it, too. Although not as many as you might think! TMZ...
View ArticleSexyy Red Declares She’s ‘The Most-Hated Female Rapper’
Sexyy Red has quickly become one of the biggest figures in hip-hop over the past couple years. So, there’s a lot of love flowing her way, but when you reach the heights that Sexyy has, there’s...
View ArticleYaya Bey Digs Deep Into Her Own Roots On ‘Merlot And Grigio,’ Featuring...
Less than a year after her album Ten Fold, Yaya Bey is already back with new music. The self-produced “merlot and grigio,” featuring dancehall artist Father Philis, is inspired by the singer’s Bajan...
View ArticleG-Eazy Chooses The Best Bay Area Anthem In ‘Sound Check’ With Jeremy Hecht
Uproxx’s new show, Sound Check returns with a new episode featuring Bay Area rapper G-Eazy. This week, our host Jeremy Hecht presents some tough choices, making Gerald choose between New Orleans...
View ArticleAminé Promises ’13 Months Of Sunshine’ With His New Album
Aminé The last solo album released by Portland native Aminé was 2020’s Limbo. Since then, he’s dropped a mixtape, 2021’s TwoPointFive, and a collaboration, Kaytraminé with Kaytranada, in 2023. It’s...
View ArticleRico Nasty Keeps A Fling ‘On The Low’ In Her Latest ‘Lethal’ Single
Late last month, punk-rap thrasher Rico Nasty launched the rollout for her upcoming album Lethal with the rambunctious single “Teethsucker.” That first single got longtime Rico fans hyped for a return...
View ArticleMcKinley Dixon Taps Blu And Shamir For The Jazzy New Single ‘Could’ve Been...
Last month, McKinley Dixon announced a new album, Magic, Alive!, the follow-up to his well-received 2023 project Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?. He also shared “Sugar Water” featuring Quelle Chris and...
View ArticleThe Uproxx Guide To What To Eat At Coachella 2025
Uproxx We filtered down the 75+ vendors at Coachella this year into a solid list of the 10 absolute best food options.
View ArticleChappell Roan’s Dream Could Come True As SZA, A Roan Superfan, Is Very...
Getty Image Chappell Roan hasn’t gone on Amy Poehler’s podcast yet, but she did just swing by Call Her Daddy. Aside from revealing that she has been dating somebody for half a year and is “very in...
View ArticleThe 21st Century Music Videos That Changed The Game
Getty Image/Merle Cooper The music video has changed a lot since the turn of the century. Labels are no longer spending millions of dollars to trap Michael and Janet Jackson in an anime-playing...
View ArticleFKA Twigs Tries To Win Over Kevin Smith In The High-Concept ‘Childlike...
FKA Twigs makes great music videos that also work as short films, and “Childlike Things” is no exception. On Thursday (March 27), she shared the high-concept visual accompaniment to the Eusexua...
View ArticleSheff G Will Spend Five Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Attempted...
Via YouTube For the past couple years, a cloud of uncertainty has hung over Sheff G’s future. In 2023, he, Sleepy Hallow, and others were indicted on conspiracy charges. Sheff specifically was accused...
View ArticleLyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash 2025 Will Feature Young Thug’s Big Return,...
Getty Image Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash has become a premier hip-hop festival, and it has a standout lineup ready for 2025. That was revealed today (March 27), and headlining at SeatGeek Stadium...
View ArticleKamasi Washington, Bonobo, And Floating Points Share Songs From The Adult...
Lazarus, a new anime series from Cowboy Bebop director Shinichirō Watanabe, is coming soon: The show is set to premiere on April 5 at midnight, on Adult Swim’s Toonami block (episodes will be on Max...
View ArticleAri Lennox Enters Her ‘Soft Girl Era’ With A Funky New Single For Her Birthday
Ari Lennox is back with a brand-new single, “Soft Girl Era,” which she released to celebrate her birthday today. Produced by Bryan Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri, the song is a departure from the DC...
View ArticleLil Tecca’s Bouncy ‘Dark Thoughts’ Video Warns A Romantic Rival Of His Bad...
Lil Tecca might got him one. His new single, “Dark Thoughts,” is part of the wave of songs I predicted a couple of years ago that would take over contemporary hip-hop. It, and songs like it, harnesses...
View ArticleTyler The Creator Rebukes Fan Backlash Over His ‘Hey Now’ Freestyle
Tyler The Creator and Nardwuar have reunited once again for the latest installment of their seemingly never-ending series of interviews, and as usual, the latest is a goldmine of Tyler quotes. One clip...
View ArticleYG’s Confessional ‘2004’ Video With Buddy Gets Therapeutic — And Very Dark
Over the past few of his releases, Compton rapper YG has gotten more comfortable with the idea of vulnerability in his music. His latest release, though, takes things even further. Here’s where I must...
View ArticleLittle Simz Lets Love Set Her ‘Free’ With A Soulful New Single
Just about a month ago (give or take a day), Little Simz announced the forthcoming release of her sixth studio album Lotus with the single “Flood.” Today, the British rapper released the second single,...
View ArticleCoco Jones Keeps Her ‘Why Not More?’ Rollout Going With ‘You’
With her debut album Why Not More? just a month away from release, Coco Jones releases a romantic new single. “You” finds her waxing poetic about her paramour, and luxuriating in the feeling of falling...
View ArticleLil Nas X Collects His Recent Singles Into The ‘Days Before Dreamboy’ EP
Over the past few weeks, Lil Nas X dropped a string of new singles at an alarming rate. After kicking things off in November with “Light Again” and “Need Dat Boy,” he went into overdrive earlier this...
View ArticleBillie Eilish Makes Her ‘Obvious’ Pick For The Best Female Rapper Ever
Getty Image Any time somebody is named the greatest of all time at something, debate will inevitably follow. Billie Eilish, though, is confident when it comes to her pick for the best female rapper of...
View ArticleKali Uchis Finds Peace In Both The ‘Sunshine & Rain…’ On Her Vulnerable...
The wait for a new Kali Uchis album is coming to an end. In May, the Grammy Award-winning singer’s new English-language album, Sincerely, will hit streaming platforms. Today (March 28), Uchis shares...
View ArticleWill Smith Details Some ‘Hard Times’ With Teyana Taylor On His New Album,...
Will Smith’s first album in 20 years has arrived. On Based On A True Story, the superstar returns to his roots for 14 new tracks of uplifting, motivational, storytelling rap. A prime example: “Hard...
View ArticleAnycia, GloRilla, And Karrahbooo’s Video For ‘Never Need’ Shows That They Are...
Anycia and 4Batz flaunted their relationship on the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Although the “Back Outside” rapper is seemingly wrapped up in love, she wants the world to know she will maintain her...
View ArticleJessie Reyez Goes From Office Siren To Action Heroine In Her Violent ‘NYB’ Video
Stylized, revenge-oriented violence appears to be all the rage in women’s pop and R&B lately. A slew of recent videos have everyone from Ari Lennox to Joy Crookes channeling their inner Uma...
View ArticleThe Best New Hip-Hop This Week
Getty Image/Merle Cooper The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Nav, Will Smith, and Lil Durk. Some huge comebacks are hallmarks of this week’s hip-hop, with Will Smith...
View ArticleSean Kingston And His Mother, Janice Turner, Have Been Found Guilty In Their...
Getty Image The verdict is officially in. Back in May 2024, Sean Kingston was arrested at his own concert on fraud and theft charges. Shortly, after his mother Janice Turner was taken into custody in...
View ArticleRapper Young Scooter, Future’s Freebandz Signee, Has Died At 39 Following A...
Getty Image Atlanta’s rap community has been hit with another devastating loss. According to TMZ, Young Scooter, signee to Future’s Freebandz label, has died at 39 years old. Sadly, yesterday (March...
View ArticleEladio Carrión Announces ‘Don Kbrn’ Album With A Cinematic Trailer Starring...
Keren Carrión Last year, Eladio Carrión kept fans feed with two bodies of work. The “Tata” rapper launched into 2024 with his full length studio album, Sol María. Then in May, he followed that up...
View ArticleA Taylor Swift And Lil Nas X Collaboration Fell Through Over A Minor ‘Vibe’...
Getty Image Believe or not, Taylor Swift and Lil Nas X have quite a few things in common. Both musicians’ careers were launched in country music, they’re chart-toppers, and each hold a coveted Grammy...
View ArticleBig Boi’s First Solo Album In Eight Years Is Officially On The Way, Thanks To...
Getty Image Last year, André 3000 shook up the music world with his debut Grammy Award-nominated instrumental album, New Blue Sun. Now, his Outkast group mate Big Boi is ready to do that same. Over on...
View ArticleRick Ross, Trina, And Trick Daddy Will Be Honored With Street Name...
Getty Image The South has something to say–more specifically South Florida. When talking about the South’s impact on rap music many tend to skip of Florida’s contributions. But local official sure...
View ArticleDoechii Explains Why Her GLAAD Award Is Her ‘Warmest Win’ Yet Amid A...
The 36th GLAAD Media Awards went down last week, on March 27, and there, Doechii picked up the award for Outstanding Music Artist. As she told People, that was a major win for her. Doechii called the...
View ArticleGloRilla, Gunna, And A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Lead The Summer Jam 2025 Lineup
Getty Image HOT 97’s Summer Jam is typically one of the biggest hip-hop events to look forward to every summer, and that’ll be true again this year, too. The one-day show goes down at June 20 at...
View ArticleElliott Wilson Names The 21st Century Hip-Hop Champions
Getty Image/Merle Cooper We’re a quarter of the way through the 21st century and it’s a great time to take stock in how hip-hop has evolved over that time. Every year, it feels like a different artist...
View ArticleJ. Cole’s Dreamville Festival Has Always Kept It In The Family
Getty Image/Merle Cooper Last year, I called Tyler The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw the best music festival in today’s market. In two reviews running, I wrote that the Los Angeles-based fest set the...
View ArticleCody Rhodes Promises Travis Scott Will Be Getting A ‘Receipt’ If He Returns...
Netflix It feels like I’ve written some variation on the title of this post at least five times since Travis Scott entered the ring at WWE’s Elimation Chamber and delivered a thunderous slap to the...
View ArticleAll The Best New Music From This Week That You Need To Hear
Getty Image/Derrick Rossignol Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so...
View ArticleThe Best Vinyl Releases Of March 2025
Uproxx Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they...
View ArticleErykah Badu’s Eye-Popping Billboard Women In Music Ensemble Sparked A BBL Debate
Getty Image Erykah Badu has a long history of challenging fans with both her music and her wardrobe, and at this past weekend’s Billboard Women In Music Ceremony, she did so yet again. The “On &...
View ArticleDreamville Fest Week 2025 Has So Many Free Events Before The Main Concert
Getty Image The 2025 Dreamville Festival headlined by Lil Wayne and the Hot Boys is swiftly approaching, but there’s plenty to do before this weekend. The festival has released the schedule for...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar’s Comedy With The ‘South Park’ Creators Was Reportedly Pushed...
Getty Image Back in 2022, it was announced that Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free, and the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, were developing a comedy film about a slavery re-enactor who...
View ArticleDrake’s ‘Nokia’ Video Might Just Be A Step In The Right Direction
Emerging from the smoking wreckage of 2024, Drake has been frantically trying to right the ship after picking the wrong fight(s) last year. While his efforts to curtail the spread of Kendrick Lamar’s...
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