Rhythm and Rhymes

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Rhythm & Rhymes is your global hub for all black music. From discussing new releases and trends to exploring the business side of music, we provide dynamic & enlightening perspectives. Join us as we explore the connections between the past and present, unearthing the stories that have profoundly shaped our diverse musical landscape. Get ready to embark on a rhythmic journey that celebrates black music's powerful legacy and evolving influence worldwide.

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Christmas Music Don't Even Hit Like That | R&R EP. 37 27.12.2023 27:43

Merry Christmas you filthy animals. This episode of Rhythm & Rhymes was filmed on the least festive Christmas in history. No Merry Sprit. But look on the bright side. That new Wizkid dropped. Along with some other artists both co-hosts AJ & Antonio enjoy like Central Cee, AJ Tracey & others. We hope you're enjoying your holidays and catching some vibes. Stay Merry Brotha 00:00 Tim...

Wizkid returns with 'S2' & Central Cee drops "Entrepreneur" | New Music Mondays 26.12.2023 17:09

New Music Drops this Week: 00:00 Timestamps 00:01 S2- Wizkid 05:56 'Do I' Remix- Phyno Ft. Burna Boy 10:56 'Entreprenuar' - Central Cee 14:16 'Wifey Riddim' - AJ Tracey 15:50 Saliendo Del Planeta - Saiko Follow Our Socials Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/realrandr/⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@realrandr⁠⁠ AJ's Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/_ajhug...

2023's Top Producers & Kanye's Explosive Rollout | R&R EP. 36 21.12.2023 37:17

Who were your favorite producers this year? Hosts AJ Hughes & Antonio Hughes try to answer this question after briefly touching on some new music that dropped this weekend. Every year-end wrap-up includes their favorite albums by artists, but who is making the music for these projects. These are the people we decided to shine a light on in this episode of Rhythm & Rhymes. We also briefly...

The Best Albums of 2023 | R&R EP. 35 15.12.2023 45:33

With the year wrapping up, Rhythm & Rhymes hosts AJ & Antonio recap their favorite albums that dropped in 2023 (and December 2022). They also discuss how Sarz dropped an interesting collaboration with Asake & Gunna, Lyrical Lemonade released another single with Jack Harlow & Dave for their upcoming album, and more on this episode of Rhythm & Rhymes. 00:00 Timestamps 07:12 Top 1...

Gunna & Asake Collab & The Lyrical Lemonade Album | New Music Mondays 11.12.2023 10:18

This week we go over new drops from Gunna & Asake, Jack Harlow & Dave, the Lyrical Lemonade album on Def Jam, and Fireboy DML's 2023 run. Follow Our SocialsInstagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/realrandr/⁠⁠Tik Tok:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@realrandr⁠⁠AJ's Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/_ajhughes/Antonio's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ant_hughes2/Add Our Spotif...

Busta Rhymes Drops Surprise Album, Kali Uchis & KAROL G Collab | New Music Mondays 28.11.2023 9:42

00:00 Timestamps 00:03 'BLOCKBUSTA' by Busta Rhymes 04:56 '48 HOURS' by Skepta x Ryder 05:31 'LABIOS MORDIDOS' by Kali Uchis x KAROL G 06:37 'ARIZONA' by Lojay x Olamide 07:20 'BON APPETIT' by Unknown T Follow Our Socials Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/realrandr/⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@realrandr⁠⁠ AJ's Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.insta...

Why I Started Real Rhythm & Rhymes 25.11.2023 22:39

Happy 24th Birthday AJ.

Andre 3000 Playing Flutes & Rema Going Goth | R&R EP. 32 24.11.2023 35:55

Hosts AJ & Antonio Discuss their experiences at the Motown Museum in Detroit and the Trap Museum in Atlanta. Why Is Travis Scott on Water? We need answers. Then they go through new releases including Asake & H.E.R.'s collab, Ozuna's new album, Arcangel's latest release, & Andre 3000 meddely of flutes. Is rap a young man's sport? Is Rema the Afrobeats playboi carti? Ques...

Tyla's 'Water' Remix w Travis Scott & Asake x H.E.R. Collaboration | New Music Mondays 21.11.2023 11:29

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Never Gunna Care About The Grammys | R&R EP. 31 15.11.2023 53:02

0:00 Timestamps 10:09 Camp Flog Gnaw Recap 16:54 Do We Care About The Grammys? 26:02 New Music 26:19 Jack Harlow Drops, "Lovin' On Me" 27:33 Lola Brooke drops "Dennis Daughter" 29:05 Larry June drops "The Night Shift" with Cardo 33:12 Chris Brown drops "11:11" 35:31 Kodak Black- When I Was Dead 40:14 Trippie Redd Drops "Saint Micheal" 42:07 Oma...

Chris Brown Drops 11:11, El Alfa's Pop Smoke Collab, & More | New Music Mondays 13.11.2023 20:21

Project Move Afrika: Kendrick Lamar's Vision for African Music Business 10.11.2023 15:23

Explore Kendrick Lamar's role as the curator of Move Afrika and the vision behind creating a world-class music touring circuit in Africa. Dive into the economic challenges artists face, the potential for job creation, and the significance of bringing major artists to the African stage.

Why Artists Don't Tour Africa | R&R EP. 30 08.11.2023 41:11

In this episode of Rhythm & Rhymes, AJ & Antonio briefly get into the new music that dropped including, Ryan Trey's major label debut, Davido's new artist Morravey, Meg thee Stallion's newest single 'Cobra' & more. Later Antonio details the new lawsuit brought to Mariah Carey's classic "All I Want for Christmas". Then AJ discusses Kendrick Lamar's company PG Lang Partnering with Global Citizen to...

Ryan Trey STREETS SAY YOU MISS ME, Shenseea's "Beema" w/Lola Brooke, & More | New Music Mondays 06.11.2023 10:08

In this Episode of New Music Mondays AJ & Antonio dive into Ryan Trey's first major label album, along with Davido's new artist Morravey and her first solo outing. A couple singles dropped by Arrcangel, Shenseea and Tokischa. 0:00 - Ryan Trey major label debut 'STREETS SAY YOU MISS ME' 4:40 - "RAVI" by Morravey 5:40 - "Cobra" by Meg Thee Stallion 8:20 - &quo...

The REAL creators of Reggaeton 03.11.2023 2:56

To know where things are going, you must know where they came from. And the origins of Reggaeton being black aren't emphasized enough. Follow Our Socials Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/realrandr/⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@realrandr⁠⁠ AJ's Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/_ajhughes/ Antonio's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ant_hughes2/ Add Our Spotify Playlists: https...

Did Playboi Carti Ruin Hip Hop? | EP. 29 01.11.2023 24:58

In this episode, AJ dives and talks about his thoughts on how Playboi Carti & Lil Uzi have shaped mainstream hip hop so drastically over the last 5 years. He also dives into Hipgnosis Music Fund Flopping, his introduction to house music, and the new music that dropped this weekend (Rema, Mr. Eazi, Blaqbonez & More). Also, did Brent Faiyaz copy Burna Boy's album concept? Follow Our Soci...

Rema Drops 'Ravage' EP, Mr Eazi's Debut Album, & Blaqbonez 'Emeka Must Shine | New Music Mondays 30.10.2023 9:58

Bad Bunny’s Lawsuit Over Dembow | EP. 28 25.10.2023 26:53

00:00 Timestamps 05:18 Bad Bunny sued over dembow beat 10:43 Universal Group opens Japanes Superfan store 14:27 New Music (Rexx Life Raj, Naomi Sharon, Terrace Martin & Alex Isley) Follow Our Socials Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/realrandr/⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@realrandr⁠⁠ AJ's Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/_ajhughes/ Antonio's Instagram: https://www.i...

New Terrace Martin & Alex Isley, Rexx Life Raj, and Naomi Sharon | New Music Mondays 23.10.2023 3:56

New Music Mondays! This week AJ gives his inital Reaction on 3 projects: - "California Poppy 3" by Rexx Life Raj - "Obsidian" by Naomi Sharon - "I Left My Heart in Ladera" by Terrace Martin & Alex Isley Follow Our Socials Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/realrandr/⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@realrandr⁠⁠ AJ's Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.c...

Why Are Albums So Long? | EP. 27 17.10.2023 28:24

There is so much music out EVERY SINGLE WEEK, it's impossible to listen to everything. 00:00 Timestamps 03:45 Westside Gunn - 'And Then You Pray For Me' 08:08 Bad Bunny 'Nadie Saabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Manana' 12:03 What is UK Garage? 19:16 Kanye Ty Dolla $ign Collab Album

K-Pop is Taking Over Black Music | R&R Ep. 26 11.10.2023 55:39

In Episode 26 of Rhythm & Rhymes, AJ and Antonio discuss their worst festival experiences. They then discuss the new drops from this week including 'For All The Dogs,' 'Sincerely Benson', 'Eziokwu' and more. Taylor Swift also had a historic moment at the box office, and the Live Nation cartel rolled out a new subscription service for their company Veeps. AJ wraps up with a deep dive into Hybe, a K...

"False Flagging" | R&R EP. 25 04.10.2023 45:17

In this episode of Rhythm & Rhymes AJ & Antonio got to a ton of things in the ethos including, Live Nation’s new show benefits for smaller artists, Rick Ross’ MMG & Gramma partnership, along with new music drops including, Cleo Sol’s “Golden”, Jorja Smith’s “Falling or Flying”, “DJ Maphorisa x Tman Xpress’ “Chukela, & More. 00:00 Timestamps 12:28 Live Nation Benefits 17:17 Rick Ros...

Uncle Waffles: The Queen of Amapiano 30.09.2023 6:43

Why Uncle Waffles and Amapiano are going to change music forever

Are There Any More Classic Rap Albums? | R&R EP. 24.5 28.09.2023 36:24

We caught up on the last two weeks of music including Doja Cat's new album "Scarlett," which led us into a conversation about the "classic rap album." Is the classic harder to come by because there is so much music coming out today? Or is there just not as good of albums being made? 00:00 Timestamps 01:52 Tallahassee Nightlife 07:57 Doja Cat "Scarlett 10:58 Classic Rap...

Carnival Dancing Etiquette & Why "Babylon" Was Banned | R&R EP. 23 15.09.2023 49:27

In Episode 23 of Rhythm & Rhymes AJ & Antonio start discussing Carnival Dancing Etiquette with your significant other. Then they give an initial reaction to the New Teezo Touchdown album. In African Music News, major labels are putting offices in Nigeria & Asake is selling out Barclays Center. AJ finishes by talking about the movie "Babylon," why it was banned in the US, and...