Heems

Heems announces debut solo LP ft. Blood Orange & others, shares new single "Sometimes" (listen)

Some may say 2014 was a slow year for rap, but it doesn’t look like anyone’s gonna be saying that about 2015. We already got recent announcements of a new Action Bronson album (hear a new song) and a new Joey Bada$$ album (hear a new song ft…

Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug & Birdman released a mixtape, playing Chicago; Danny Brown, Killer Mike, Pusha T & 33 other rappers made a 42-minute song

It’s only been a few months since Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug and Birdman dropped their stellar mixtape Tha Tour Part 1 as Rich Gang, and Quan told HotNewHipHop that fans could expect the follow up to the trio’s debut as early as Christmas Eve…

Swet Shop Boys (Heems + Riz MC) released an EP, playing Baby's w/ Wiki; Ratking playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar

Former Das Racist member Heems teamed up with British rapper/actor Riz MC (aka Riz Ahmed) and the duo released their Swet Shop EP on Heems’ Greedhead label earlier this year…

Charanjit Singh played 3 NYC shows, playing one w/ Heems

Charanjit Singh @ Lincoln Center Out of Doors (photo by @chayyray) Indian electronic music pioneer Charanjit Singh just played three NYC shows (his first ever here), including Lincoln Center Out of Doors and MoMA PS1 Warm Up…

hip hop roundup: World's Fair, Meyhem Lauren & Buckwild, Buckshot, Pro Era, 50 Cent, Ka, Iamsu, Mr MFN Exquire, more

As always, there’s tons of hip hop shows coming up in NYC and tours passing through here. Here’s a roundup of a few of the great ones happening this month…

What's going on Monday? (not much)

Heems w/ Das Racist in 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

heavy low-down: Lemmy in the NYT, Metal Meowlisha, metal children's illustrations, irrational band love, & more

After running at full throttle all fall, the heavy music world began to slow down this week in anticipation of the holiday season. Still, there was plenty to talk about, and here’s what you may have missed: Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead did an extremely entertaining interview with the New York Times…

What's going on Friday (UMO, Eleanor Friedberger, Heems, Dirty Beaches, Dax Riggs, Krill, Martyrdoom & more)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Austin’s Mohawk in Feb. (more by Tim Griffin) Eleanor Friedberger @ MHOW 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows…

What's going on Tuesday?

Pentagram @ Power of the Riff East (more by Greg Cristman) Sean Price @ Duck Down Holiday party, 2012 (more) today in NYC * Pentagram @ Saint Vitus * Amy Speace @ Joe’s Pub * Slobber Pup @ The Stone * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Ben Holmes Quartet @ Barbes * Furthur @ The Capitol Theatre * Olafur Arnalds @ SoHo Apple Store * B…

Mobb Deep, Havoc, R.A. the Rugged Man, Heems, Big Daddy Kane, M.O.P. & more upcoming hip hop shows/related news

Mobb Deep at Rock the Bells 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) NYC rap legends Mobb Deep are celebrating their 20th anniversary as a group this year and will be celebrating by going on a US tour in May and June…
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