Stereogum — Earlier this week, soul queen Mary J. Blige announced the impending release of Strength Of A Woman , a new album that'll feature contributions from people like Missy Elliott, Quavo, and Kaytranada. And today, she's shared its first single: An absolu... more info

Stereogum — Next month, R&B legend Mary J. Blige is following up her 2014 album The London Sessions with a new one called Strength Of A Woman. We heard lead single "Thick Of It" way back in October, and now she's detailed the rest of the tracklist on Twitter. Th... more info

Consequence of Sound — Another promising cut off Gibbs' forthcoming Shadow of a Doubt follow-up. more info

Stereogum — Later this week, the great Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs will release the new album You Only Live 2wice, his first project since he beat a sexual assault charge in Austria last year. We've posted the video for first single "Crushed Glass," on which Gi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The video with BADBADNOTGOOD and Kaytranada features Snoop shooting a clown version of Trump with a toy gun. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, its video features a showdown between the West Coast rapper and Donald Trump. more info

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Consequence of Sound — 99.9% producer works magic for rapper/poet laureate Rollie Pemberton. more info

Nialler9 — It’s been too long but Cadence Weapon is baaack. And on a beat by fellow Canadian Kaytranada? Sweet. ‘My Crew (Woooo)’ is a fresh reintroduction to Rollie Pemberton. It’s his first since 2012’s Hope In Dirt City from the former Edmont... more info

Music is Art — UK based electro-funk artist NAO recently released For All We Know – The Remixes, a remix EP featuring five tracks from her glorious 2016 debut album For All We Know. Done with pure electricity, NAO’s remix collection featu... more info