Getting over a breakup is hard to do, but BigXthaPlug‘s new single “Hell At Night” offers a straightforward solution: Be as petty as humanly possible about it. The vindictive breakup anthem tasks rising country star Ella Langley with wishing ill over a past partner, as BigX lets expresses hopes for nothing but the worst.
After Ella croons, “I’d love to live and let live / Let it go, forgive and forget / Holding a grudge ain’t what I want to do But when it comes to you / I hope it’s hell at night / Straight to the morning,” BigX runs down his former romance, rapping, “I hope you hear me every time you play a song / I hope you meet the right person but y’all never get along / I hope you know you ain’t right, and you so good at burning bridges / I hope you finally find some love and every day he hurt your feelings.”
Lil Yachty is from Atlanta, but for some reason, he shares a special affinity for Detroit and its surrounding areas. Combining that with his penchant for sonic experimentation resulted in his 2021 mixtape Michigan Boy Boat, which is, for this writer’s money, some of the best rapping the 27-year-old has done in his 10-year career.
One of the rappers Yachty has great chemistry with is Babyface Ray, a Detroit native with a laid-back flow, a gift for slick wordplay, and a unique independent mindset. They’ve joined forces once again on “Wavy Crete,” the latest single from Ray’s upcoming album Codeine Cowboy, which he announced today alongside the new video. In the visual, the two rappers post up at the corner store, trading raps and flexing for the camera.
Set for release on August 15th, Codeine Cowboy will be Ray’s fifth studio album, following 2024’s The Kid That Did. In addition to Lil Yachty, Ray’s latest will feature collaborations with fellow Michiganers G.T., JMSN, Samuel Shabazz, and Veeze, as well as King Hendricks, LUCKI, Mozzy, Sauce Walka, and YTB Fatt. See the full tracklist below.
Watch Babyface Ray’s “Wavy Crete” video featuring Lil Yachty above.
Babyface Ray Codeine Cowboy Tracklist
SIDE A
01. “American Psycho”
02. “Wavy Crete” Feat. Lil Yachty
03. “Standing on Business” Feat. LUCKI
04. “Kick The Cup Campaign”
05. “Still Sippin” Feat. King Hendrick$ & Sauce Walka
06. “Can’t Be Me ”
07. “Netflix & Chill”
08. “I Know” Feat. G.T.
09. “Lou Gram”
10. “Rich & Bored” Feat. YTB Fatt
11. “Half Sleep” Feat. Veeze
SIDE B
01. “Sin Air” Feat. Samuel Shabazz
02. “Elevator Music”
03. “Don’t Misuse Me” Feat. JMSN
04. “Hood Cry” Feat. Mozzy
05. “Nobody’s Perfect”
06. “That’s What They Told Me”
07. “You Just For Me”
08. “1 On 1 Talk With God”
Back in 2022, ahead of the release of The Forever Story, JID expressed his belief that his peers in the rap business were “scared” to collaborate with him, for fear of being outrapped (or “Renegaded,” as it’s come to be known thanks to Eminem, Jay-Z, and Nas). On the Atlanta rapper’s new album, God Loves Ugly, which dropped today, it looks like he no longer has that problem, as he corrals a who’s-who of rappers’-rappers to lyrically spar with that includes the resurgent Clipse, Vince Staples, and Westside Gunn.
Clipse appear on “Community,” a menacing warning of potential violence to anyone who wants to test the trio’s street bonafides. JID does some interesting stuff with his voice here, slowing it down to a Big Rube-esque growl, and stripping down his usually tongue-twisting flows to the bare essentials to get the point across.
Vince Staples’ collab, “VCRs,” is a moody meditation on the social ills of life in America. Vince Staples is an excellent choice for the social commentary, as this is his comfort zone. Vince paints a chilling portrait of his young, wild days and contrasts his current life circumstances with those he still isn’t too far removed from.
On “YouUgly,” JID tackles a twitchy, paranoid beat with sinuous rhyme schemes while Gunna offers his trademark ad-libs. A soulful beat switch midway through the song shows off JID’s penchant for doing the unexpected.
In addition to those illustrious fellow rappers, JID’s new album also features collaborations with his Spillage Village compatriots 6lack and Earthgang, Southern rap legend Pastor Troy, and singers Ciara, Jessie Reyez, and Ty Dolla Sign.
God Loves Ugly is out now via Dreamville/Interscope Records. You can find more info here.
Among the project’s highlights is “Lost,” a new collaboration with The Kid Laroi. Zimmerman recently told Billboard about how the song came to be, saying:
“He’s like, ‘I want to have dinner with Bailey.’ I’ve listened to his songs since like 2016 and had just started. We got to dinner and I was nervous — so [we] got there and he was the nicest guy ever. We get along [about] everything, and all of just what we believe in and life and our careers — it was like the Spider-Man thing where I was pointing at myself. We had a wild night in Nashville, went out to Morgan’s [Wallen’s Nashville bar] — I took him to Loser’s, and the next morning he pushed his flight back because he wanted to have breakfast. On the way there, he was like, ‘Last night, you played me a song. Can you play that again?’ and I had played him ‘Lost.’ He kept asking to hear it, so I asked him to get on the song.”
Listen to “Lost” above.
Different Night Same Rodeo is out now via Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville. Find more information here.
Gunna‘s new album, The Last Wun, has arrived. In addition to previously released tracks like “Won’t Stop” and “Him All Along,” the album brings 25 tracks with features from fellow Atlantan Offset and Afrobeats stars like Asake, Burna Boy, and Wizkid.
The latter appears on album standout “Forever Be Mine,” which you can listen to above. “Forever Be Mine” is Gunna’s version of a romantic love song, with the rapper boasting of all the things he does for his paramour. “She know I’m one of a kind / She don’t see none of these guys / She know I don’t do no harmonizing / I stroke her and give a massage / I push her and tell her to strive / Rolls-Royce Phantom, I let her recline / She say, ‘You forever be mine’,” he croons in that signature melodic rap.
In Gunna’s recent Visionaries cover story for Uproxx, he told will.i.am that his latest era is defined by: “‘alignment,’ because I’m aligned with everything creatively that’s personally going on in my life. When it comes to music, this era has all been today in time. What’s current with me.” Fans can catch up with his life on The Last Wun, which is out now via YSL Records/ 300 Entertainment. You can find more info here.
Zach Bryan and Kings Of Leonperformed together earlier this year. Now, the two entities, who both have roots in Oklahoma, have done more than that, as they’ve teamed up on a new song, “Bowery,” that was released today (August 8).
When Bryan announced the song a few days ago, he wrote on social media, “Honor of my life.” Kings Of Leon added in their own post, “Did a song with our friend. Had fun doing it. Couldn’t be more proud.”
This comes a few weeks after Bryan revealed that a new project called With Heaven On Top is set for release next January. Bryan has kept details about the release close to the vest, so it’s not clear if “Bowery” will be included on the project.
This past January, Bryan also teased an album called Motorbreath, sharing some spoken-word audio from Matthew McConaughey in which the actor says, “This is not a film about a band. This is a film about a boy from Oklahoma, a boy who joined the Navy with a love of writing. That writing connected with people — a lot of people. This film is about a group of best friends taking a two-week motorcycle ride across America while recording one final major-label album. Oh, and the title of the film, you ask? Motorbreath.”
Lucy Dacus released her latest album, Forever Is A Feeling, back in March. But, since then, there has been something about it she wasn’t completely satisfied with, and now, she has made a change.
Yesterday (August 7), Dacus, fresh off performing at Maine’s inaugural Back Cove Music & Arts Festival, revealed she was changing the album art. The new image features the original painting, but now framed and photographed in a picture frame storage area. She explained:
“Thank you to [Jon Henry] for helping me see my original idea for the cover of Forever Is A Feeling. There wasn’t time to make this image at first, but it never left my mind. From here on, I’m changing the album art to this because… I want to and I can! lol thank you as ever to [Will St. John] for the painting, and thank you to [Lowy 1907] for the beautiful frame and letting us take photos in the shop.”
The post also noted she would be sharing new music today, and two fresh songs, “More Than Friends” and “Bus Back To Richmond,” are out now.
Listen to the songs above and find Dacus’ upcoming tour dates below.
Lucy Dacus’ 2025 Tour Dates: Forever Is A Feeling
08/08 — Portland, OR @ Edgefield %
08/09 — Boise, ID @ Morrison Center %
08/10 — Carnation, WA @ Remlinger Farms %
08/12 — Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre %
08/13 — Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre %
08/16 — Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre %
09/09 — San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
09/11 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
09/12 — Abiquiu, NM @ Blossoms & Bones Ghost Ranch Festival
09/13 — Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
09/15 — St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre
09/16 — Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
09/17 — Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace Theater
09/19 — Richmond, VA @ Altria Theater
09/20 — Durham, NC @ DPAC
09/21 — Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
09/23 — Asheville, NC @ Asheville Yards
09/24 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
09/26 — Forest Hills, NY @ All Things Go Music Festival
09/27 — Columbia, Maryland @ All Things Go Music Festival
11/14 — Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital
# with Katie Gavin and jasmine.4.t
* with Jay Som
% with Julia Jacklin
^ with Julien Baker & Torres
Forever Is A Feeling is out now via Geffen Records. Find more information here.
We open this week in a very unexpected place: “Home,” the 2010 hit by Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, which had a viral moment this week that went on for days. What is it about this song that people hate so much, and what are some of the actual worst songs of all time?
The guys also talk about the recent Billy Joel documentary, which Ian recently watched, and pick the modern-day equivalent to the Piano Man. After a brief check-in on the Fantasy Album Draft, Steven and Ian run down a list of classic albums turning 20 in the next month or so, including landmark releases from My Morning Jacket, the New Pornographers, Wolf Parade, and more. They also do a “yay or nay” segment on Death Cab For Cutie.
In Recommendation Corner, Ian recommends Anamanaguchi and Steven stumps for Tyler Childers.
New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 251 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at [email protected], and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.
On his last album, Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator delved into some heavy subjects. From the paranoia inherent to stardom to the complex relationship he has with his hair, Tyler unpacked a lot on his last album — which is why he says he pivoted so hard with his new one, Don’t Tap The Glass.
As he told Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, he “just wanted to be silly again,” which is what led to the looser sound of the new album. “Chromakopia was so… I’m not saying it’s the most mature, deep sh*t,” he admitted. “But whether it’s me talking about my relationship with my hair and how that’s affected me, or me almost being a father last year, or the relationship that I have with my father now, just so many things that I decided to dive deep into. After the weight of that got off, I just wanted to be silly again.”
“I just want to be fun and say outrageous shit and say sh*t that… inside jokes that me and my friends laugh at, and just talk big fly sh*t,” he explained. “That was the goal. That was the main 100% goal.”
He also broke down how the various dance music scenes from around the country and throughout history influenced the album’s sound. “I never called it a dance album,” he declared. “It’s just some sh*t that I would love people to dance to because it’s music that I will want to dance my body to. And that’s all type of dance music on there.”
“Bro, if you grew up in the South and you know New Orleans Bounce, ‘Don’t Tap That Glass’ is New Orleans Bounce,” he noted. “‘Don’t You Worry, Baby’, that’s Atlanta bass, that’s Miami bass. But some of these folks, they didn’t grow up within that culture. So, ‘I’ll Take Care of You, that’s a UK jungle record. And some people might be like, ‘You can’t dance to that,’ but that’s dance music.”
You can watch Tyler’s full interview with Zane Lowe above.
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Japanese-American singer, songwriter, and producer SHIMA knows the value of carving out your own path. After turning down the chance to be a Jpop idol – she trained for years in Tokyo with a five-piece girl group called FAKY – SHIMA headed stateside, studying music production and making beats on her dad’s old MacBook. SHIMA was determined to trade her overly manufactured pop past for something more authentic, eclectic, and meaningful. Her journey took her to Miami, LA, and plenty more underground hotspots where genres merged and SHIMA found her singular sound, one that blends mesmerizing basslines with electronic funk and a bit of Japanese folklore. Her latest track, “Maitake,” turns a Japanese children’s story about dancing mushrooms into a playful fantasy soundscape complete with flute melodies and rhythmic percussion. And she plans to spin it everywhere, continuing a tour run that’s taken her to festivals like Coachella, Electric Forest, and more.
Uproxx linked up with SHIMA on the road to get her unique recs. From the cliffs of Sardinia, Italy, to late-night Ramen refuels, and which countries inspire her sound, the promising artist gave us her read on the undeniable connection between music and travel.
What’s the one venue every music lover has to experience once in their life, and why?
I’ve never actually been there, but Tomorrowland has been a huge bucket list item of mine forever. It just feels like one of those things everyone needs to experience at least once.
Which city has the best nightlife?
Tokyo, for sure. I’m biased because that’s where all my friends live, but it’s such an international hub of underground scenes for all types of music, from dancehall to amapiano to techno to jazz. People really appreciate culture. You also don’t need money to have fun.
What’s in your carry-on bag?
I always have my laptop and headphones with me because I’m constantly tweaking my sets until the last minute.
If you weren’t DJing, what city would you travel to just to experience the music scene?
Probably Brazil. Cultures with a big emphasis on dancing tend to have the best dance music. I feel like I would find endless sources of inspiration.
You land in a new city, what’s the first thing you do?
Try some local food.
Have you ever played in a truly wild, outdoor setting? Where was it?
It wasn’t an actual set in front of a crowd; it was just to film, but the craziest place I played was on the edge of a cliff in Sardinia, Italy. Getting all the equipment up there and setting everything up was a mission.
Which city has the best late-night food after a set?
Again, Tokyo. Nothing beats post-set Ramen.
What’s your dream festival to headline, or place to perform?
I would love to headline Electric Forest one day. I have a special attachment to EF because it was the first festival I ever went to. They’ve also just cultivated such a great crowd and culture.
If you could only spin one set in one city for the rest of your life, where would it be and why?
It would probably be some type of chill sunset rooftop set somewhere warm, because I will never get tired of that vibe no matter how old I get.
Where’s somewhere you’d still like to travel and why?
I’ve still never been to Africa, so that’s been on my bucket list for a while. I’d probably go to either West Africa or South Africa, because a lot of music I like comes from those regions.
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