New Music: Tobi Lou - "WIDE Open"

Rapper Tobi Lou is "WIDE Open." The Nigeria-born-Chicago artist dropped his latest single on September 3, with an official visualizer for the track. The video shows highlights from his performance at Lollapalooza 2021. The four-day music festival kicked off in late July in Chicago. Tobi Lou's new song "WIDE Open" is off his upcoming album-- "Non-Parrishable," due out in September of 2022.

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South Korean Hip-Hop Label Hi-Lite Records Disbands after 12 Years

Another loss for the hip-hop industry in South Korea. On April 20, Hi-Lite Records founder and former CEO Paloalto announced the disbandment of the label during his Instagram Live. Paloalto created the company in 2010. He stepped down as CEO in 2020 , but remained on as a recording artist. The label was most recently home to other artists such as Reddy, Huckleberry P, Swervy, Owell Mood, Soovi, jerd and Ash-B. Hi-Lite Records posted a statement on its social media platforms following Paloalto's announcement saying in part... "As many of you heard through Paloalto’s Instagram Live, we have decided to officially disband the Hi-Lite Records label. A number of different situations and circumstances led to this decision. Above all, know that this decision was made to ensure the best possible future for our artists and employees." For many Khip-hop fans, Hi-Lite Records introduced them to the hip-hop scene in South Korea. At one point the label was home t...

New Music & MV: FANXY CHILD - "Y" featuring Zico, Crush, Dean, Penomeco, Millic & Staytuned

Perhaps one of the best known hip-hop and R&B crews in South Korea, members of FANXY CHILD have teamed up once again to drop a new single and visual titled "Y." The track hit streaming sites on August 9th featuring ZICO, CRUSH, DEAN, PENOMECO and producers MILLIC and STAYTUNED. Previously we've seen them collaborate on such hits and music videos like Millic's "Paradise" and Zico's "Fanxy Child" and "Bermuda Triangle." FANXY CHILD will hold their first concert as a crew on August 10 and 11. Check out their new music below.

Drake Praises Dumbfoundead in "Bad Rap" (Now on Netflix)

Before artist and battle rapper Dumbfoundead released his hot "We Might Die" album, or dropped the popular music videos for the tracks 'SAFE' and 'Harambe,' and the catchy but freaky visual for 'Water,' Dumbfoundead was sitting down with producer and director Salima Koroma and co-producer Jaeki Cho for a documentary with three of his friends called "Bad Rap." It premiered last year at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, but was just recently uploaded on Netflix. The documentary walks us through the journey he and fellow Asian-American artists Awkwafina, Lyricks and Rekstizzy were on, to break into the larger American hip-hop scene, as they navigated through the waters of culture appropriation (from the African-American community) and originality. Dumbfoundead has been known for his battle rap skills for a long time. In the film we get to re-experience his epic comeback battle (after a break) against Conceited (from Wild 'n Out)...

New Hot Track - "AUTOMATIC" featuring CHANCELLOR, BABYLON, TWLV, MOON, BIBI & JISELLE

Another hot song from South Korea. The latest, six all-star singers on a melodic hip-hop track titled "AUTOMATIC." The single features CHANCELLOR, BABYLON, TWLV, MOON, BIBI and JISELLE. CHANCELLOR co-produced the song with DJ HOLLY. The new music hit streaming sites on October 14. Check it out below.

Simon Dominic goes after the 'haters' in new music & MV release - "DAx4" - ("DA DA DA DA")

AOMG's Simon Dominic is back-- going in with new music and a visual for his latest single - "DAx4." He's roasting 'haters' with his flow... and boasting that he'll "slice half of these rappers' necks like fruit ninja." "Come at me, Come at me y'all DA DA DA DA DA. Me vs. y'all DA DA DA DA DA" The official video for the GooseBumps produced track hit YouTube on August 14. Check it out above. There are English and Chinese subtitles for the Korean lyrics.

NEW MUSIC & MV: Faydee - "Trika Trika" feat. Antonia

A hot international collaboration from across the seas. Australian singer Faydee dropped his melodic hip-hop/trap-R&B single - "Trika Trika," featuring Antonia, with an official music video on October 24. According to their online profiles, Antonia is originally from Romania and Faydee is of Lebanese descent. On Instagram, he says the word trika is Arabic for "Leave her" or "Leave it alone." In the visual, the two are styling in all white. Check out the video above. View this post on Instagram Switch off, lights out She got way too comfortable 1,2,3 wooh, I don’t need you anymore #TrikaTrika @antonia A post shared by FAYDEE (@faydeemusic) on Oct 26, 2019 at 3:30am PDT

SONG OF THE DAY: 준 June - "Sérénade" - New MV Release From Planetarium Records

by Nefertiti Jenkins Korean R&B singer June, from Planetarium Records, released a music video for his new song "Sérénade" on April 17, and his smooth and sweet vocals on the visual will melt your heart. The video opens at a gas station with June in a dune buggy with a California license plate, and then transitions to shots of June singing from a basketball court. The song is the title track from his two track release called "Sérénade" which dropped on April 18. The second single is called "The Moment." You can find both on Apple Music and iTunes. June is a former trainee under the kpop label BigHit Entertainment and composer of several songs of BTS. According to Soompi magazine, he has helped write songs for BTS' "Lost" and "Not Today," as well as Suran's "Wine." ⠀ 준(June) - Sérénade 01. 때 02. Sérénade ⠀ 2018.04.18. Wed. 12:00 ⠀ #June #준 #Serenade #세레나데 #PlanetariumRecords #플라네타리움레코드 #KPop #K...

Choreographer Parris Goebel's New Sexy Dance "Film" to Justin Bieber's new song is "YUMMY"

Showcasing a new "film" version with beautiful women-- hard-hitting signature dance moves, and body-rolling on a wall. Parris Goebel delivers an impressive display of powerful dynamics and versatility of art and movement--in her new choreography "film," to singer Justin Bieber's new song "YUMMY." Bieber released his official music video for "YUMMY" on January 4th. World-renowned choreographer and director from New Zealand, Goebel, dropped her cinematic-like dance cover-video of it, featuring her dancers, on January 9th. The drop, just days after issuing a #YUMMYWALLCHALLENGE and releasing a rehearsal video from a Los Angeles studio with her "Sorry Girls" and friends (some of the crew- the same dancers from Bieber's 2015's "Sorry" music video, which was directed and choreographed by Goebel). View this post on Instagram #YUMMY A FILM BY PAR...

Rapper Dok2 talks about working with Jay Park and G-Dragon (from BIGBANG) in Ep. 31 of "Fun With Dumb"

Illionaire Records co-founder Dok2 is a pioneer in the South Korean hip-hop industry, but he rarely gives interviews. Lucky for fans, the rapper sat down on two separate occasions recently to talk about his life and the rise of hip-hop in South Korea. The first interview was for the March 7th face to face with rapper Snacky Chan for Chan's YouTube series - "Undergod." The second was for American rapper Dumbfoundead's March 20th (ep. 31) podcast of "Fun With Dumb." During the podcast, Dok2 provided a mini-history lesson for anyone interested in South Korean hip-hop. Beginning with his early rise, the rapper says he's been making moves in the industry since 2002 when he was 12-years-old. He told Dumbfoundead that he used to attend a school for foreigners in Busan (because of his mixed Korean, Spanish and Filipino heritage), but after 6th grade he moved to Seoul and did not return back to school (due to family financial reasons). He says he started...

GOT7 Drops Sexy Dance Practice Video for "POISON"

GOT7 shows off a mature sexy vibe in the Kpop group's new dance practice video for their song "POISON." The seven use a door and red handkerchiefs as props for their smooth choreography. The track is from their April 20th EP - "DYE." The dance practice visual was uploaded to the GOT7 YouTube channel on April 26. Check it out below. GOT7 "POISON" Dance Practice https://t.co/aiKACm2IiE YouTube https://t.co/Vcr4qfRknF Melon https://t.co/zC9E4b0obX VIBE https://t.co/Po9hCMKtNC #GOT7 #갓세븐 @GOT7Official #IGOT7 #아가새 #GOT7_DYE #GOT7_NOTBYTHEMOON pic.twitter.com/CO1cWozXvP — GOT7 (@GOT7Official) April 27, 2020

New Music: Tobi Lou - "WIDE Open"

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