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Surprise, surprise! One week before official release, March 23, the cloak has been peeled off to show Kendrick Lamar’s new album “To Pimp a Butterfly” — the cover had been shown as solid black for weeks on iTunes with an untitled track list, which only added to the anticipation. The album cover deemed a black and […]
“Damn, what a difference a year can make.” -Sean Anderson Big Sean has seen a rapid rise to fame over the past few years. After capping off last year with the release of “IDFWU,” Big Sean has announced the title of his third studio album, Dark Sky Paradise. The album features Jhene Aiko, Drake, Travi$ Scott, Lil’ Wayne, PARTYNEXTDOOR and […]
I am such a 90s baby, so I love all the music from the late 90s and the early 2000s. One of my favorite pop divas of that era and most likely of all time, is Christina Aguilera. I am such a fan! I have also become a fan of Ed Sheeran in recent years, so […]
“Last time I was in Houston, there were about 500 of you… now there’s about 1700.” These words, spoken by Logic in the middle of his set, display a man finally making a name for himself in the city of Houston. I have always been a fan of Logic, but this concert served as a […]
Shout out to Score More Shows for allowing Jeff Gower and I to attend the very first official tour for Mick Jenkins and Kirk Knight. Show them some love for always hooking Coog Radio up by following them on Twitter! The show started out with local acts such as Lyric Michelle and Reginald Gohnson. Lyric did […]
“I’m just more worried about myself, you know? I just gotta come home.” -Aubrey Graham On Thursday night, Toronto rapper Drake pulled what everyone is calling a “Beyoncé” and dropped a surprise 17-track mixtape/album to follow his short film “Jungle,” released earlier that day. It is a precursor to Drake’s fourth album Views From The 6, set […]
Blockhead? Who the heck is that? A producer who’s crafted songs for indie rapper Aesop Rock and whose album releases span 10 years, Blockhead is the name of New York native James Anthony “Tony Simon”. He first began his career when he enrolled in Boston University in 1994, meeting rapper Aesop Rock and beginning a […]
Maybach Music artist Wale stopped in Houston’s packed House of Blues on his Simply Nothing Tour on Thursday night. Hardcore fans and music lovers alike filled up the venue to hear one of their poetic lyrical leaders of the new hip-hop generation. First of all, if you ever have the opportunity to see Wale live, you must […]
This past Wednesday KYLE collaborated with Kehlani to produce a music video for their latest single “Just A Picture,” a pop song talking about an issue of how people get so absorbed into their social medias instead spending time with their loved ones. This song and video is the first collaboration KYLE and Kehlani have ever done and […]
After an electrifying performance at Warehouse Live last December, Young Thug keeps pushing through tours like it’s nothing. This year, he will touring with Travis Scott for their “Rodeo Tour.” Below is the poster for the tour along with dates and locations. If you missed out on Young Thug’s concert, this will definitely make up […]
Native Detroit rapper, Big Sean is about to drop his third studio album and no one was prepared for its announcement last night. If you follow the artist on Twitter, you might have noticed a cryptic tweet on his account saying just one word: “done.” Later Sunday evening, Sean announced his follow-up to 2013′s “Hall Of Fame” with […]
You have probably heard the song “Sweater Weather” playing on the radio, right? You are also probably familiar with their logo consisting of a black-and-white house flipped upside-down. Well, put those two together and you have American rock band, The Neighbourhood which formed in August 2011. The band is composed of vocalist Jesse Rutherford, guitarists Jeremy […]
Donald Glover, otherwise famously known as Childish Gambino, has been praised over the Internet for his latest albums Because The Internet and STNMTN/Kauai. A couple of days ago at 3 AM Central Standard Time, Gambino released a music video for the song “Sober” which originates from his album STNMTN/Kauai. It was, to say the least, a pretty […]
Wiz Khalifa and fellow Taylor Gang signee, Ty Dolla $ign, come together when they released this week’s trippiest track titled ‘Refresh / Say No More’. At almost nine minutes long, this is really two tracks in one, making for very spacey and psychedelic vibes even more so than Wiz usually gets. Both tunes don an out of body experience that […]
On January 1, 2015, Kanye West tweeted a link to his song titled “Only One” featuring Paul McCartney on the piano. This sweet, lightly auto-tuned ballet is told in the perspective of his late mother, Donda West, talking down to him from heaven. An excerpt from a press release: In early 2014, Paul McCartney and […]
As 2014 comes to a close, everyone is releasing their end- of- the – year lists for songs, albums, and everything in between. Why should we be any different? The Coog Radio Blog Team has come together to bring your our Top 20 Songs of 2014. The songs are listed in no particular order. Each […]
Poetic rapper Wale released the visual for his single “The Body” on Sunday night. Shot in New York City, he shows us his charming side when he meets a beautiful woman who he’s clearly interested in. After sparking up a simple conversation, they go from love letters, to phones calls, to finally going out on a […]
Warning: Due to technical difficulties, many of the content shown is produced by Instagram posts. Also, mature language and content. Advance at your own risk. First off, I’d like to give an enormous shout out to GEODIGITAL who helped CoogRadio acquire tickets to this concert. We couldn’t have covered this concert, much less blog about […]
Around this time last month, December 6th to be exact, rapper Childish Gambino released his last official album, “Because the Internet”- a long awaited album since his debut 2011 album “Camp”. If you weren’t a fan of Childish Gambino before “Because the Internet”, then you were definitely one after. This album generated the most buzz, especially […]
Known for his hype flows in “Lifestyle” and being a part of Rich Gang, Young Thug is finally getting around to giving Houston some love this December! “Jeffrey Williams,” otherwise known by his persona “Young Thug,” first caught Gucci Mane’s attention with his first three installments of his mixtape I Came From Nothing which led […]
