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On Wednesday, January 29th, Chop Clark released 'Novacane', the third single from his forthcoming debut project, Best Laid Plans. The track features a couple of iconic verses from Frank Dutch and Conway from the acclaimed rap trio, Griselda. Seige Monstracity, who's doctored several hits by the likes of Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre, and Kodak Black, produced the song and gave it the gritty depth reflected in the lyrics.

Multidisciplinary artist, rapper, producer, and performer Ojay Morgan who performs as Zebra Katz is a first-generation Jamaican-American who burst onto the scene with the likes of Azealia Banks, Angel Haze and The House of Ladosha, when his runaway hit single “Ima Read” paved the way for his distinctive genre-defiant sound. LESS IS MOOR, the debut album due out March 20, announces a deeper look into his sonic universe. Sexually charged and abrasive, the collection is a bold, sonic experiment that meshes industrial hip-hop with drum 'n' bass and unidentifiable sonic territory. 

The Old Globe's 2020 Summer Season brings to Balboa Park an extraordinarily talented group of artists who will delight audiences with their unique takes on four great works of theatre. The season incudes a classic American musical, a new adaptation of a 20th century thriller, and two of Shakespeare's masterworks on our outdoor stage.

Theatre and live music will jumpstart the holiday season at the New Vibe Lounge in Rockville Centre Long Island, beginning on the weekend of November 15 through 17.

After a string of successful releases this summer, critically-acclaimed singer, songwriter, and producer Jake Miller today drops his final song of the summer, 'COULD HAVE BEEN YOU.' Written by Miller and produced by Alex Bilo (Busta Rhymes, Keith Urban, Gavin DeGraw), the track is part of Jake's 5-song SUMMER 19 EP that includes the previously released tracks '15 MINUTES,' 'LAST TEXT,' 'NERVOUS,' and 'OCEAN AWAY.' CLICK HERE to listen to Jake's SUMMER 19 EP available across all digital streaming platforms now via RED MUSIC.

Vevo announces Rapsody as the next artist in their new Ctrl series with a performance of 'Serena' premiering today. 

Brooklyn's Joell Ortiz started on none other than Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and built a huge buzz in the industry. He's worked with legends like Just Blaze among others. He then signed to Shady Records as ¼ of the super-group Slaughterhouse. He's worked with Hip-Hop titans Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Akon, and Big Daddy Kane.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series was proud to present singer/dancer Jared Grimes, who brought an evening of high energy, non-stop, genre-fusing music and dance to the Birdland stage. The band included Mark Meadows on piano, DeWitt Fleming on drums, Bret Puchir on guitar and Brent Birckhead on sax.

Fresh off the release of her new single “IBTIHAJ,” Grammy-nominated and Jamla Records recording artist Rapsody today revealed the cover art with the tracklist for her upcoming third full-length album EVE, due Friday, August 23, 2019, via Roc Nation (in partnership with Def Jam Recordings).  The tracklist is a who's who in music, featuring guests that span from hip-hop legends like Queen Latifah, current rap stars like J. Cole and R&B crooners like PJ Morton. The line-up also sees collaborations with Elle Varner, Sir, J.I.D, K Roosevelt, Leikeli 47, Mereba and an interlude from spoken word artist Reyna Biddy.  Fans were treated to an early sampling of the album's star power with first single “IBTIHAJ,”  which sees Rapsody teaming up with D'Angelo and GZA.  To pre-order and pre-save EVE across all digital platforms, please click here.

Vevo announces the release of A$AP Ferg's performance of “Floor Seats” as the next artist in their new Ctrl series. 

On Saturday, August 10, from 6-10 p.m., VP Records, the world's largest reggae music company, will celebrate its 40th anniversary at Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage.

There is a definite relationship between rap and jazz. Musicians improvise with notes. Rappers improvise with words. Many of the great hip-hop recordings featured samples from some of the greatest jazz albums. So it should be no surprise that there are rappers who are not only comfortable in post-bop sonic settings, but can also deliver some swinging verses themselves. The result of this fusion of styles, motifs, and genres is a corps of instrumentalists who are influenced by rappers, who in turn, are influenced by musicians. 

Afro B has teamed up with multi-platinum selling rapper French Montana to drop the brand new “Joanna (Drogba)” Remix song and video. With a previous unofficial remix via hip-hop legend Busta Rhymes and an official reworking from African megastar Wizkid, the latest remix had to feature a stellar talent. Enter French Montana, the Morrocco-born, NYC-based artist who exploded onto the charts with the Afrobeats-indebted jam “Unforgettable.” Taking Afro B's original vocal melody and flipping the lyrics, Montana elevates “Joanna” with some bold NYC swagger. 

Hot on the heels of his track “Rubberband” with Gerry Gonza, AMFAMFAMF boss DESTRUCTO is back today (May 17) with a new single. This turn he teams with French bass house duo Loge21 for “No Retreat,” a dirty bass track ready to take over dance floors everywhere.

Serena Williams, Kim Kardashian West, Travis Scott, Trevor Noah, and La La Anthony hosted Up&Down's 6th annual Met Gala after-party with owner Richie Akiva.

Tyscot Music & Entertainment has signed an agreement with Morton Records – home to Grammy® Award winning singer-songwriter and producer, PJ Morton - to release two exciting projects via Morton Records' Inspiration division. The first will be the solo album debut by Atlanta-based singer-songwriter, Josiah “Jojo” Martin, who toured as a background vocalist for Fred Hammond and Morton for years. A radio single will release later this year with the full album to follow. In 2020, Morton Inspiration will deliver an all-star project entitled, The Gospel According to PJ, which will feature reinterpretations of hit songs Morton has written for other celebrated artists over the years.

Following the recent release of their remix 'Ready For Love' by Mahkenna, mysterious producer collective DARKO have released 'Hustler' with Destructo and Ice-T dropping Wednesday, March 27th. Stream / Buy here

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As he prepares to launch his inaugural sailing of the electronic music cruise FRIENDSHIP on December 11, DESTRUCTO has today (December 7) announced details of his headlining'Let's Be Friends Again' tour set to kick off January 11 In Chicago, IL. Tickets are on sale now.

The internationally-acclaimed American electronic trio Cash Cash is back with their final new single this side of 2018 called “Call You”, out today through their longtime label home of Big Beat Records.Listen to the track HERE. Cash Cash recruited Nasri to lend his powerful vocals to the single; Nasri is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the GRAMMY Award-winning Canadian reggae fusion bandMAGIC!, famously known for their hit song “Rude.” The track starts out as a stark, contemplative cut before Cash Cash drop in their signature magic production touch, elevating the song to previously unheard heights.