Public Enemy’s Black Sky VIDmash combines visuals for “Slick,” “Confusion (Here Come The Drums).” and “Evil Ways.” As usual, they are critical of American politics and clear in their feelings about the current administration. There are sightings of ICE at work and White House Border Czar Tom Homan. The songs are from PE’s Black Sky Over The Projects: Apartment 2025 which came out as a surprise last summer. The video mashup comes not long after the CD and vinyl release of the album that was only available in digital form. There are three different vinyl options: Earth (Barnes & Noble/Natural Black Swirl Opaque Mix vinyl), Wind (MVDShop.com/Light Gray Marble Opaque Mix vinyl, Exclusive Artist-Signed Edition), and Fire (Zia Records/Blood Orange Opaque Mix vinyl). In other news, Flavor Flav is the official hype man for Bobsled and Skeleton in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. 

Why are there no rap songs in the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first time in 35 years? 

Is Fat Joe right about rap music not being credited for its influence on other genres and pop music as a whole? 

West Coast rap legend Ras Kass just released the video for “Scar Tissue” featuring Treach and Wais P. Ras honors life experiences that molded him and and his eternal love for boom-bap rap. “Scar Tissue,” follows “42,” released earlier this month. Both songs are going to be on Kass’s next album, due for release in 2026. Ralph McDaniels of Video Music Box and NYC rapper Greg Nice have cameos in the video for “Scar Tissue” directed by Mo Stafford. Kass summed it up: “In life, you experience a lot, but things eventually heal and leave scars.”  Amadeus60’s James Brown-infected beat and suspenseful strings bring the ’90s right back with lyricists hitting as hard as those drumsticks. 

What will it take to make music videos popular again now that MTV keeps shutting down stations such as MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live in the UK? 

Will The Last Dragon have a sequel since it’s in theaters again, entertaining old fans and new? 

Is it Tyler, The Creator’s fault that his fanbase does not appreciate Black music and saw no value in his D’Angelo tribute? 

Should the Purple Rain musical be scrapped?