Category Archives: Music – UPROXX

Lil Durk Was Left Off Of Kanye West’s Upcoming Album Because Of A Missed Flight
Kanye West fans were excited this week by sparse footage emerging from a recent listening event for his new album during which he revealed some of the guests for the album. According to attendees and ...
Aaron Williams Jul 20, 2021

HER’s Lights On Festival Is Coming To Brooklyn This Fall With Sets From Chloe Bailey, 6lack, And More
A few weeks back, HER announced another edition of her personally curated Lights On Festival in Concord, California, happening over two consecutive days in September. (The first Lights On went down in...
RachelBrodsky Jul 20, 2021

J. Cole Teams Up With NBA Superstar Carmelo Anthony To Dominate Their Pickup Game
Getty Image Even though he finally fulfilled his dream of playing basketball professionally earlier this year with the Basketball Africa League, J. Cole has still been keeping up his skills practice. ...
Aaron Williams Jul 20, 2021

Lil Nas X Tries To Prevent ‘Industry Baby’ Video Complaints By Declaring It’s ‘Not For Your Kids’
YouTube Thanks to the universal success of “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X began his career perceived as a kid-friendly artist. That’s despite the fact the song boasts lyrics about lean, ...
Derrick Rossignol Jul 20, 2021
Ty Dolla Sign And 070 Shake Join Swedish House Mafia’s Moody ‘Lifetime’ Performance On ‘The Tonight Show’
Just hours after debuting their new single “Lifetime,” Swedish House Mafia appeared on The Tonight Show to deliver a moody performance of the new track with Ty Dolla Sign and 070 Shake, as...
Aaron Williams Jul 20, 2021
Childish Gambino Turns In An Optimistic Cover Of Brittany Howard’s ‘Stay High’
This week will bring Jaime Reimagined, for which Brittany Howard recruited some of her musical peers to put their own spin on songs from her 2019 debut solo album, Jaime. She rounded up quite the cast...
Derrick Rossignol Jul 20, 2021

Cardi B Dons A Leather Bikini To Show Off Her Baby Bump And Rap ‘Wild Side’
Getty Image The past month has been busy for Cardi B. Towards the end of June, she popped up at the BET Awards and revealed that she is pregnant again. Then, a few days ago, she hopped on Normani&rsqu...
Derrick Rossignol Jul 20, 2021
Rising Detroit Rapper Bruiser Wolf Explains How He Separated Himself From The Pack
Danny Brown is a unique, head-turning rapper. He seems to have a keen eye for other idiosyncratic artists as well: Bruiser Wolf, an artist on Brown’s Bruiser Brigade Records label, has drawn cri...
Derrick Rossignol Jul 19, 2021
Doja Cat Thinks Fans Look At Female Rappers Like They’re ‘Less Than Smart’
As female rappers continue to gain in popularity, more of them have spoken out about the unfair perceptions facing women in hip-hop. Cardi B recently addressed the double standard that follows them, s...
Aaron Williams Jul 19, 2021
DDG Explains Why He Added Blueface To ‘Moonwalking In Calabasas’ For ‘How I Blew Up’
After profiling Pooh Shiesty and Blxst in the last two episodes of How I Blew Up, this week, Uproxx dives into the background of their fellow 2021 XXL Freshman from Pontiac, Michigan, DDG, who experie...
Aaron Williams Jul 19, 2021
