(GEMS RADIO)—-Frank Ocean has not dropped a new album since 2016’s Blonde, but that could all change very soon. Ocean provided fans with a snippet to a new song that he croons on: “I read your diary, every line / I wanna drink your words like wine.” Ocean likes the studio process more than anything else according to Pharrell. “You know he’s cooking. Frank stays in the kitchen. And it’s […]
(GEMS RADIO)——Kendrick Lamar has something to celebrate—-his genre defying album To Pimp A Butterfly is turning ten years old. Yes 10 years old today. Ever since he debuted out on the scene, the Compton rapper defied the odds. His poetry turned rap lyrics were penned as a tapestry given to a dying genre. The standard of a jazz album breathed new life into the rap game. It’s seemed when we […]
(GEMS RADIO)——Voletta Wallace, the mom of rapper Biggie Smalls, was laid to rest on Wednesday in New York City. Ma$e, Lil’ Kim, and Faith Evans were there in support. A post on Instagram said: “This will be an opportunity for all of us, together, to acknowledge and pay tribute to the matriarch who built her son’s memory into the legacy that stands today, allowing his iconic music and his legendary […]
(Gems Radio)——Legendary rappers De La Soul are reconvening in the studio to create another album. The album will be produced by Prince Paul. “We are working with Prince Paul again. It feels right,” says group member Maseo. De La is also ready to release a rare gem of an EP that was recorded back in the 90s. Tribe Called Quest also appears on at least on track off that EP. […]
(GEMSRADIO)——Kid Cudi will deliver a new album soon. He is ready to dedicate it to his fiancée. “I haven’t created like this in a long time. It’s been years. With my last few projects, I was getting beats from different people and building an album that way, but there is something about being in a room and creating something from scratch—from a simple hum—it’s so fulfilling,” the rapper says. He […]
(GEMS RADIO)——Rapper Freddie Gibbs has sent a jab and warning over to Drake. Gibbs claims that his next chapter will definitely shake things up. Gibbs also claims that Drake stole his ideas for the joint album with PartyNext Door. Drake had this to say: “U know I grew up non confrontational and always treated this game as a sport where my pen won gold, but my these days the podium […]
(GEMS RADIO)-----Hot off her Grammy win for Best Rap Album, Doechii is claiming another feat: 2025's Billboard Woman of the Year. She's the third woman to win the Best Rap Album award besides Lauryn Hill and Cardi B. "Doechii is taking pop culture by storm, this year becoming the third woman in history to win a Grammy best rap album, and dazzling fans of every musical genre with her breathtaking […]
(GEMS RADIO)----Roy Ayers, the jazz icon who was named the godfather of Neo-Soul, died Wednesday. A facebook post read: “It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composer and producer Roy Ayers announce his passing which occurred on March 4th, 2025 in New York City after a long illness." “He lived a beautiful 84 years and will be sorely missed. His family ask that you respect their […]
(GEMS RADIO)----Tory Lanez says this comeback is personal this time. His new album entitled Peterson will arrive on March 7 and will be a sequel to his album Daystar. He says about the new project, “the first ever in-real-time prison album. An album that’s recorded in prison, for prisoners, by a prisoner in real time as a prisoner is going through his real-time sentence. And it’s professional. It’s going to […]
