dream hampton has been holding hip-hop to task for the misogyny it perpetuates since she was a college student writing for seminal rap magazine The Source in the early 1990s. She is perhaps most widely known as an executive producer of the 2019 documentary series Surviving R. Kelly, which chronicled …
Read More »FBI Release 475 Pages of Documents on O.J. Simpson
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman and just two months after his death, the FBI has released 475 pages of documents on O.J. Simpson. The documents, obtained by Rolling Stone, are largely focused on the investigation into the 1994 murders of …
Read More »10 Music Festivals Every Fan Should Attend This Year (and Where to Buy Tickets)
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When it comes to seeing your favorite bands and artists live this year, there’s a good chance they’re playing at a music festival in a city near you. …
Read More »Hear Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' New Rendition of 'When the Levee Breaks'
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have shared their rendition of “When the Levee Breaks” to mark the recent launch of the duo’s summer tour. The track — a Memphis Minnie cover, of course, popularized by Led Zeppelin’s IV — is Plant and Krauss’ first single since the longtime collaborators released …
Read More »'It Was All a Dream' Shows the Early Days of Hip-Hop — Warts and All
When dream hampton lived around the corner from the Notorious B.I.G in Brooklyn, when Gang Starr’s Guru would cut her hair, when she found herself in the epicenter of hip-hop’s modern genesis, she was a film student at New York University who just couldn’t afford to live in their Manhattan …
Read More »Clarence Thomas Admits He Should Have Disclosed Gifts From GOP Megadonor
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has finally decided to disclose gifts he received from a GOP megadonor. The gifts in question were reported on last year by ProPublica, kicking off an ethical scandal surrounding the longtime conservative justice. Thomas, in a financial disclosure made public on Friday, acknowledged that conservative …
Read More »Bun B Describes Wife's Trauma Following Home Invasion: 'She Didn't Deserve This'
Rapper Bun B took the stand during a court hearing in Houston on Thursday, giving an emotional testimony detailing the armed home invasion he and his wife Queenie experienced at their house over five years ago. In a video captured by Houston’s ABC 13, Bun, whose real name is Bernard …
Read More »In 'Stereophonic,' Sarah Pidgeon Builds a Leading Lady, Chord By Chord
There are days when the success of the most Tony-nominated play of all time and its leading lady comes down to a gossip session with her co-star, a facial steam, and a poorly microwaved serving of Kraft Mac and Cheese. When the curtains go up at New York’s John Golden …
Read More »Amanda Knox Plans to Appeal 'Unfair' Slander Re-Conviction: 'I Will Fight for the Truth'
Amanda Knox said she will continue to “fight for the truth” and planned to appeal her re-conviction on slander charges tied to the police investigation into the infamous 2007 murder of her roommate. In an interview with Sky News Italy, Knox said, “I have been unjustly accused for 17 years. …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, Tems, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to ourweeklyrundownof the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Sabrina Carpenter begs her lover not to embarass her in a synthy, twangy follow-up to “Espresso,” Charli XCX side-eyes her own ubiquity on a hyper-pop earworm, and Tems invites …
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