Category Archives: Music – UPROXX

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week
Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Baby Keem, Common, and more. In addition to those new albums, hip-hop performers like Rico Nasty (who dro...
Aaron Williams Sep 10, 2021

Nicki Minaj’s Husband Kenneth Petty Has Pled Guilty To Failing To Register As A Sex Offender
Getty Image Complex reports that Kenneth Petty, Nicki Minaj’s husband since 2019, has pled guilty to failing to register as a sex offender. Petty was convicted of first-degree attempted rape in ...
Aaron Williams Sep 10, 2021
D Smoke Visits The Motherland To Help A Friend In His Triumphant ‘Shame On You’ Video
Three weeks ago, Inglewood rapper D Smoke dropped his new single "Shame On You,” praising the righteous rebels of the music industry as he made his own return to the spotlight following the succ...
Aaron Williams Sep 10, 2021

Little Simz’s Impressive ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’ Is Hip-Hop High Art
Little Simz The RX is Uproxx Music’s stamp of approval for the best albums, songs, and music stories throughout the year. Inclusion in this category is the highest distinction we can bestow and ...
Aaron Williams Sep 10, 2021
Fivio Foreign Narrates The Prison Experience In His Tragic ‘Story Time’ Video
Brooklyn drill stalwart Fivio Foreign may have eased up on his 2020 momentum earlier this year thanks to an unfortunate run-in with the police this past spring but now that he’s back out on the ...
Aaron Williams Sep 10, 2021
Ari Lennox Is Back And She’s Applying ‘Pressure’ With A Fun And Free-Spirited New Single
After dazzling in 2019 with her phenomenal debut album, Shea Butter Baby, Ari Lennox kept things cool, calm, and collected in 2020. She made a few appearances on Dreamville’s Revenge Of The Drea...
Wongo Okon Sep 10, 2021

Nicki Minaj Cancels Her 2021 MTV VMAs Performance But Promises To Return
Getty Image The 2021 MTV VMAs will air this Sunday, but unfortunately for Nicki Minaj fans, the Queens rapper will not be one of the performers at this year’s show. While the show is returning t...
Aaron Williams Sep 10, 2021
Mozzy Gets Confessional In His Somber ‘Straight To The 4th’ Video
Sacramento reality rapper Mozzy returns with a new album and the video for its first single. “Straight To The 4th,” which released today at midnight, finds Mozzy waxing nostalgic on his fa...
Aaron Williams Sep 10, 2021
Doja Cat Covers The ‘Grease’ Classic ‘You’re The One I Want’ In A New Pepsi Ad
Maybe it was the popularity of the Silhouette Challenge that planted the seed for Pepsi’s newest campaign with its sample of ’50s star Paul Anka alongside the sultry vocals of modern pop p...
Aaron Williams Sep 10, 2021
SZA Sings For ‘The Anonymous Ones’ Trying Break Out Of The Shadows On Her New Single
While some may want music at a more steady rate from the TDE singer, for what it’s worth, SZA has been more active in the past twelve months than she’s been in years prior. It all started ...
Wongo Okon Sep 10, 2021
