Author Nello

Brooklyn and Easstt New York native, Uncle Murda, started doing end of the year, year-in-review Rap Up's a few years ago in much the same way Virginia rapper Skillz has been doing for years.  So keeping the tr...

With only a couple days until Christmas, early this morning globally celebrated musician, Jon Batiste, premiered the new video for his jazz inspired record, God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.  His very beautiful ren...

When a woman is fed up, there’s no going back and you know you was definitely wrong.  That’s definitely the case on Sonyae Elise’s appropriately titled new record, U Was Wrong.  A moody collaboratio...

Merry Christmas Lil' Mama and Chicago.  Christmas arrives early for much of Chicago and Hip-Hop, as late last night two of the cities brightest young stars right now in both Hip-Hop and R&B, Chance the...

While there may still be a week and a half till the new year, Los Angeles singer Lorine Chia is getting a head start on her 2017 with the release of her new single, A Little While.  Taken from her upcoming...

A lot of marketing has been put into the release of today's just hitting theaters, highly-anticipated new animated musical comedy, Sing and it continues today with the release of the new Garth Jennings-dire...

Picture Tupac rollin' into 2017 like he was still alive. While 2017 will definitely feel like that for a lot of fans of the late great rapper,actor and activist.  As only about a month after a release d...

In the past couple of years, the diamond on the Roc-A-Fella chain for Roc Nation and Dreamville emcee J. Cole has shined about the brightest it has at almost any point in the young emcee's career thus far. ...

Alessia Cara has had quite the breakout year in 2016, thanks in large part to her breakout hit records, Here, Wild Things & Scars To Your Beautiful being on the Billboard Hot 100 for much of the year. Â...

Currently on tour with fellow Chicago emcee, Lupe Fiasco, Chicago emcee, The Boy Illinois decides earlier today to release a new track, Yer Yer.  Titled after his often used catchphrase, the smooth DJ Wes-pro...