Culture

Kenny Mason Releases BULLDAWG With JID, Paris Texas, and Dominic Fike

Atlanta's most consistent trap-rock hybridist returned May 12 with a 15-track LP on RCA — features from JID, Paris Texas, and Dominic Fike, and the most confident statement of his self-defined lane to date.

Culture

Big K.R.I.T. Expands 'Dedicated to Cadalee Biarritz' to 25 Tracks With Deluxe Edition

K.R.I.T. doubles back on his Cadillac-shaped concept album with eight more tracks — a Southern rap record built to be played loud in a moving car.

Culture

Action Bronson Releases 13-Track Eighth Album 'Planet Frog' With Lil Yachty and Paul Wall

Thirteen tracks, 32 minutes, drums so faint they barely count — Bronson's eighth album is the most committed-to-vibe record of his career.

Music

Isaiah Rashad releases IT'S BEEN AWFUL after five years

The third Isaiah Rashad album arrives five years after The House Is Burning — sober, introspective, and built around the kind of personal accounting most rappers his age aren't willing to do in public. The wait was the work.

Culture

Jay-Z Makes the New York Times' 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters — and Pusha T Wrote the Tribute

The New York Times named Jay-Z one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters — and Pusha T, his most famous adversary, wrote the tribute.

Culture

New Music: Snoop Dogg, Joyner Lucas, Destin Conrad, and Everything Else Worth Hearing This Week

Three full-length albums landed today. The headliner is Snoop Dogg's 22nd solo album on Death Row, but the most compelling listen might be the one you haven't heard of yet.

Music

JAŸ-Z Reissues 'Dead Presidents' On 30th Anniversary Of Original Release

The OG 'Dead Presidents' — the version that never made Reasonable Doubt — hits streaming for the first time, 30 years after its February 1996 release on Roc-A-Fella Records.

Music

Baby Keem Drops "Birds & The Bees" Visual From New Album Ca$ino

Built around a pitched-up Feist sample, 'Birds & The Bees' is Ca$ino's most seductive moment — and the new video, starring KATSEYE's Lara Raj, plays the charm and chaos perfectly.

Music

J. Cole Releases "Two Six" Music Video from The Fall-Off

Directed by Simon Chasalow, J. Cole's 'Two Six' video grounds The Fall-Off in grainy Fayetteville imagery — train tracks, bikes, and the 276 area code Cole calls home.

Music

J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Drops Tomorrow

J. Cole closes his studio discography with The Fall-Off, a double album split across Disc 29 and Disc 39 — two discs representing distinct chapters of his life and career.

Music

J. Cole Announces New Album THE FALL-OFF Arriving in February

J. Cole set February 6, 2026—coded '2/6/26' for Fayetteville's nickname 'The 26'—as the release date for The Fall-Off, a project he's been teasing since 2018 that could mark his final album.

Radio

The Kid Mero Joins Hot 97 as New Morning Show Host

The Bronx-born comedian and cultural commentator The Kid Mero debuts Hot 97 Mornings with Mero on January 13 — marking his return to New York radio after co-hosting Desus & Mero on Showtime.