Teyana Taylor, Star of Kanye’s “Fade” vi...

Fresh off her breakout performance in Kanye West’s “Fade” video, Teyana Taylor has signed on for two upcoming VH1 shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Taylor will appear on the hip-hop drama “The Breaks” and the game show “Hip Hop Squares.” An adaptation of the successful TV movie, “The Breaks” follows three friends trying to become stars in New York City in 1990. Taylor will play a rapper in the series. Before that, she will be a guest on “Hip Hop Squares,” a reimagining of the celebrity game show “Hollywood Squares.” (Another show called “Hip Hop Squares” aired...

Blood Orange Slams Devendra Banhart’s “I...

Earlier this week, Devendra Banhart shared a new song, “Saturday Night,” from his new album Ape in Pink Marble. One person who likely didn’t care for the song is Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange). Earlier today, he tweeted, “The music of devandra banhart is so insufferable I feel sorry for the entirety of Los Angeles, you deserve better.” He subsequently deleted the tweet, but when asked “What exactly is the point of being so insufferably rude?” he responded “Happiness,” and added “You should all know by now that I don’t attack people for no reason…” See Hynes’...

Mick Jenkins Teams With BADBADNOTGOOD fo...

To subvert typical rap tropes, Mick Jenkins starts by indulging them. Drowning is a fairly common theme in hip-hop, whether it’s Kendrick Lamar swimming against the currents of alcoholism, or Lil Wayne overwhelmed with women on “The Motto.” Here, Jenkins is most clearly alluding to his Chicago forebear Kanye West. On “Bound 2,” Ye rapped about times “you supposed to drown.” West uses the metaphor to contextualize his impending monogamy, yet Jenkins doesn’t see drowning as lightly. Jenkins uses the line and adds to it, “I can’t breathe,” quoting Eric Garner’s last words,...

Tim Buckley Previously Unreleased Tracks...

On October 21, Light in the Attic will release a new Tim Buckley album. Lady, Give Me Your Key: The Unissued 1967 Solo Acoustic Sessions gathers demos from Buckley’s sessions for his 1967 sophomore record Goodbye and Hello. The demos have been remastered from the original analog tapes and acetate. The new record includes seven previously unreleased songs, including the title track, which you can hear below. It also comes with liner notes from Buckley’s friend and lyricist Larry Beckett, as well as an interview with Beckett and Buckley’s producer Jerry Yester. See...

Watch Die Antwoord’s New “Banana Brain” ...

Die Antwoord have shared the video for their new song “Banana Brain.” Directed by the group’s Ninja and Terence Neale, it begins with ¥o-landi Vi$$er giving sleeping pills to her parents. She then goes out to party all night with Ninja. He even gives her a haircut. Watch the video below. “Banana Brain” is included on Die Antwoord’s upcoming album Mount Ninja and Da Nice Time Kid, which follows their May mixtape Suck on This. See the group’s upcoming tour dates...