Kendrick Lamar will make his acting debut Sunday night when the Damn. rapper appears on the latest episode of the 50 Cent-starring Starz drama Power. Lamar’s scenes were revealed early Sunday when the episode premiered on the Starz app. Lamar portrays a homeless person who attempts to sell 50 Cent’s …
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In February 2017, the Nigerian singer Niniola released a slippery, dazzling single titled “Maradona.” The track made its way to South Africa, where it climbed all the way to Number One on the radio chart. It was also picked up by savvy producers like the Brooklyn-based Wizkid associate DJ Tunez, …
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For a week at the end of May, rap fans obsessed over the latest skirmish in a long-simmering feud between Pusha-T and Drake. Pusha-T attacked first on “Infrared,” the final song on the Kanye West-produced Daytona, questioning Drake’s ability to write his own raps without ever mentioning the Canadian superstar …
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Funk legend Chaka Khan unveiled an exuberant video for “Like Sugar,” the singer’s first song in over a decade. The Kim Gehrig-directed video features an array of dancers grooving to the track, with Parisian duo I Could Never Be a Dancer providing the choreography. The dancers’ already mesmerizing moves are …
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What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s a song on your summer playlist and no one else’s? We …
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Police in Florida arrested Dedrick D. Williams in the murder of XXXTentacion Wednesday night, the Daily Newsreports. The controversial 20-year-old rapper was shot and killed earlier this week. The Broward County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the booking of 22-year-old Williams on several charges, including first degree murder, a probation violation for …
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Danish punks Iceage and Atlanta garage rockers the Black Lipswill unite for a co-headlining North American tour this fall. The trek launches November 5th at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver and wraps with a two-night stand at the Earl in the Black Lips‘ hometown of Atlanta, November 23rd and 24th. …
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Bebe Rexha alternates between self-loathing and optimism on her glittery new electro-pop song “I’m a Mess.” The singer-songwriter opens with affirmations – “Everything’s gonna be alright; everything’s gonna be OK/ It’s gonna be a good, good life – that’s what my therapist say” – before sliding into anxiety on the …
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Annie Clark, the artist who records under the name St. Vincent, discusses the nature of creativity and where her ideas come from in a new short film, Disruption by Design, which is premiering here. “One of the ideas in this latest iteration of the tour is, ‘Is this OK?’ and …
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z launched their second On the Run trek on Wednesday in Wales, and much like their first OTR tour, the new show finds the pair toying with the truth and mythology that surrounds their relationship. But several aspects of the tour indicate that the playing field isn’t quite …
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