Stereogum — The Roots Picnic — the once Philly-centric Black music festival, which over 16 years has become a perennial soft launch for the summer concert season here in the Northeast — can now safely be thought of as a national event. Atlanta’s Gunna ... more info

Stereogum — Hot 97 Summer Jam, the annual mega-concert thrown by NYC hip-hop radio station Hot 97, took place Sunday at UBS Arena in Elmont, just outside the city limits. The lineup was topped by Doja Cat and Sexyy Red, with names like French Montana, Cash Co... more info

New York Post — Other major headliners on the bill include Method Man, Redman and, yes, The Roots. more info

Stereogum — How Music Got Free is a new two-part documentary that will premiere on Paramount+ next month. It’s billed as a look at how file-sharing technology disrupted the music industry and helped devalue music. It was executive produced by Eminem and Le... more info

Stereogum — New York rapper Your Old Droog puts out a whole lot of music, but he hasn’t released a full solo album since Space Bar in 2021. That’s about to change. Last month, Droog released the Madlib-produced single “DBZ,” where he traded bars wit... more info

Consequence Of Sound — The posse cut is a preview of Your Old Droog's new album dropping this summer. Your Old Droog Drops Madlib-Produced New Song “DBZ” Featuring Denzel Curry & Method Man: Stream Eddie Fu more info

Stereogum — New York rap monster Your Old Droog has been a prolific force for nearly a decade, and he’s teamed up with some very big names on his newest track. For the Madlib production “DBZ,” Droog teams up with Wu-Tang Clan legend Method Man and veter... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "Heaven (ft Marcus Bevins)" music video by CappadonnaAdded: 19-11-2019Genre : Hip-HopDescription : Heaven / Cappadonna ft Marcus BevinsLabel: GLF EntertainmentAlbum: Ear Candywww.glfent.comCappadonna (b. circa 1969) was one of the last members to joi... more info

Consequence of Sound — Dave East will play Method Man on the RZA-developed Hulu project. Joey Bada$$ to portray Inspectah Deck in new Wu-Tang Clan TV show Lake Schatz more info

Stereogum — Detroit indie rocker Stef Chura has her sophomore full-length, Midnight, coming in early June. So far, we've heard the album's brash, sprightly tracks "Method Man" and "They’ll Never." Today, the artist is sharing the third single, featuring Will T... more info