Merchbar Minute: RTJ4 Drops Early, For Free
Run The Jewels 4 Drops Early
Killer Mike and El-P came through for the people, dropping the highly-anticipated RTJ4 on Wednesday across all streaming platforms. Not only did the album hit airwaves a few days early, but the entire project can be downloaded on the official site for free.
Gaga's Return
Lady Gaga is back at the top of the charts following the huge single "Rain On Me" featuring Ariana Grande, and the new album Chromatica received a thorough review on The Ringer. "There are lightning flashes of the classic, heedless, fearless Lady Gaga."
A Conversation With Gibbs and Alchemist
Rounding out a full week of new music release news, Freddie Gibbs and Alchemist unleashed their collab project Alfredo on fans this week out of nowhere. The duo sat down with Complex Music to discuss one of the best and surprising rap albums of the year.
Every week we take to Google Trends to see what people are searching for. Are people looking for WD-40 or E-40? What about Lil Yachty vs. Boat Rentals? Are people yawning, or looking up Yanni's discography? What's more popular; NASCAR or Coachella?
"Damn homie, in high school you was the man homie," legendary words from 50 Cent that were inescapable once upon a time. Back when he first dropped Get Rich Or Die Tryin' there's a pretty good chance I took all of my loose change to my nearest Coinstar to put together a few bucks to grab another CD. So this week we're asking: Which money counter has the most Google stacks?
It's 50 Cent in a clean 50-state sweep.
This week Hannah sent a pic of her rocking this awesome Ghost Prequelle raglan shirt, which is her "favorite" piece of merch! I know we've got plenty of Ghost fans out there who can appreciate this one. Thank you for sharing, and keep sending your fan pics in folks!
Back in 2003 Metallica was prepping to release St. Anger, with the title-track serving as the lead single. The band wanted to shoot the video at San Quentin prison, and in exchange, made a donation as well as played a 10-song set for inmates. And that is the story behind this very metal picture.
