Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road” is a sensation. The genre-bending “country trap” song has jumped from TikTok-aided hit to a cultural phenomenon (see: Ellen DeGeneres dancing in a wig and cowboy hat), and its success may put it back on the Country charts after its initial removal. The song …
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Since his arrest on Sunday night, the particulars of 21 Savage‘s legal situation have been murky. According to a Tuesday evening statement from his legal team,headed by immigration lawyer Charles H. Kuck, that’s in part because previous statements from ICE contributed to the confusion by providing misinformation. According to the …
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Earl Sweatshirt’s Some Rap Songs is morphing into Some Rap Tour. Today, the rapper announced he is embarking on the A Tour Starring Earl Sweatshirt & Friends in March, featuring MIKE, BbyMutha, Na-Kel Smith, LIV.E and Black Noi$e. In addition to the tour announcement, Sweatshirt also released a short film, …
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The Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan died one year ago this week. In memory of their departed band member, The Cranberries’ announced a new album, which will be their final release as a band, along with a new single called “All Over Now.” Late on Tuesday afternoon, Vic Mensa also …
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Boogie is good. Coldplay circa 2002 is…fine. I guess, potentially great if you’re Jay-Z. Nevertheless, the Compton rapper’s “Silent Ride” video looks very similar to Coldplay’s classic video of Chris Martin walking backward through the streets like a psycho person and the Pharcyde’s “Drop.”“Silent Ride” is a narrative told in …
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Christmas songs are really emo songs: the holidays are hard and emotions tend to run deep (or, maybe more likely, I’m just projecting my personal experience onto a day that most people would pump into their veins if that were option). Somber and haunting, yet hopeful, Swae Lee‘s “Christmas At …
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Last year, as people stormed the streets of Charlottesville with tiki torches as a symbol of white pride, Ice Cube didn’t flinch. “It was a weak attempt to scare people,” he says. “It’s just a very weak attempt to make people feel like something was about to happen, or that …
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Kanye West, the part-time musician and full-time provocateur, has spent the entirety of 2018 tearing down any sense of goodwill he still possessed in order to spite an amorphous set of enemies. His verse on XXXTentacion‘s “One Minute” is the latest example of a man fully aware of what he’s …
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Nobody in the crowd at 88rising‘s early October show in New York City, an unapologetic riot on the brand-new open-air rooftop at Pier 17, is confused about where they are and what they’re doing there — except the security staff, who wander around most of the night in abject confusion. …
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Listen to this week’sYouTube Music Playlist here Shawn Mendes featuring Teddy<3, “Under Pressure” Sounds like: A heartfelt tribute to two great artists Perfect for: Gearing up for theBohemian Rhapsody movie Allow Shawn Mendes and Teddy Geiger to get you in the spirit for the upcoming Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody with …
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