The Kansas City-based hip hop artist known as Danza has pledged to donate fifty percent of the net proceeds garnered from the sale of his upcoming album to Kansas City G.I.F.T. A 501(c)3 organization, G.I.F.T. stands for Generating Income For Tomorrow, and is dedicated to providing grants to Black owned businesses in Kansas City, focused […]
Rod Wave is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame with the single “Heart on Ice”, which peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Green’s debut album, Ghetto Gospel (2019), peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard 200. His second album, Pray 4 Love (2020), peaked at number two […]
“Brown Skin Girl” is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé, Guyanese singer Saint Jhn and Nigerian singer Wizkid, featuring Blue Ivy Carter from the 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift and featured in the 2020 film Black Is King. The song was sent to Top 40/Rhythmic radio on July 23, 2019 as the […]
Lil Baby is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. He rose to mainstream fame in 2017 following the release of his mixtape Perfect Timing and is one of the most prominent figures in the trap music scene. Lil Baby’s debut studio album Harder Than Ever was certified RIAA Platinum and included the […]
With vacation season drawing to a close, music fans can fire up their devices starting today and create their own endless summer by surfing through the UMe Summer Sound Waves playlist, which features a sultry selection of late 90s – early 2000s pop, rock and hip-hop. The adventure includes music across all genres, and is […]
Saweetie is an American rapper. After the release of her debut single, “Icy Grl”, she was signed to Warner Records and her manager Max Gousse’s record label Artistry Worldwide. She released her debut extended play, High Maintenance, on March 16, 2018. Her second EP Icy was released in March 2019, and spawned the hit single […]
Three-time Grammy award-winning artist, producer, and songwriter Wyclef Jean is ready to set off your earbuds on an entirely new level with his new show RunThatBack. Premiering August 20th at 7:00pm EST on YouTube, Wyclef hosts an unpredictable, unfiltered, and unbelievable set of sit-downs with some of the biggest names in music, politics, pop culture, […]
In honor of his torrid success in 2020, spearheaded by his summery Billboard Hot 100 top-ten single “Blueberry Faygo,” Lil Mosey gives fans three new tracks as part of his Certified Hitmaker (AVA Leak). Previously released singles “Back At It” featuring Lil Baby and “Top Gone” with Lunay also reside on Mosey’s latest endeavor, which […]
We know ice cream trucks are one of the joys of summer, but did you know that the origins of a familiar ice cream truck tune are actually not joyful at all? ‘Turkey in the Straw’ is a 200-year-old song with surprisingly racist roots — it first became popular in minstrel shows and can still […]
Carlos St. John known professionally as Saint Jhn, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He released his first album under the Saint Jhn moniker, Collection One, in March 2018. He is best known for his single “Roses”, initially released in 2016. A 2019 remix of “Roses” by Kazakh DJ Imanbek helped the […]