Chet Hanks linked with his legendary father Tom in the music video for “You Better Run,” a single crafted by Something Out West, the tandem of Chet and Drew Arthur. Throughout the three-minute video, Che reprises Tom Hanks’ role as Forrest Gump in scenes inspired from the movie. He reenacts …
Read More »Who Knew Chet Hanks Could Really Sing? Watch Him Perform on 'Surreal Life'
White Boy Summer creator Chet Hanks has some pretty stunning vocals. In a Rolling Stone exclusive clip of Tuesday’s episode of MTV‘s Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets, Chet Hanks takes the stage for a performance of an original song, titled “Leaving Hollywood.” “In the morning you’ll be gone. Yeah, you’re …
Read More »Chet Hanks Is Not Happy About Racists Appropriating 'White Boy Summer'
Chet Hanks is putting his foot down against cultural appropriation — at least when it’s white supremacists and racists appropriating “white boy summer” for hate speech and memes. On Instagram, Hanks (son of Tom and Rita Wilson) ostensibly responded to a recent report from the Global Project Against Hate and …
Read More »Who's Afraid of 'White Boy Summer'?
A year after hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, and only a few weeks after Kendrick Lamar’s feud with Drake culminated in a chart-topping track where he calls Drake a “colonizer,” the hottest topic on the rap internet right now is a white kid from St. Louis rapping over vintage-sounding Atlanta rap beats. …
Read More »Eric André Calls Chet Hanks a 'F-cking Liar' After Instagram Rant
In a recent interview with Eric André, Rolling Stone sat down with the comedian at a bar in Austin, Texas, duringSXSW. While discussing the sixth season ofThe Eric André Show, which premieres June 4, André recalled howChet Hanks “broke” the show’s crew. “He is … emotionally disturbed,” said the show …
Read More »Eric André Took a Whole Lot of Whippets During This Interview
I’m starting to get a bit worried for Eric André’s health. We’re huddled together at a bar in Austin, Texas, during SXSW, where the gonzo comedian typically holds court, and he’s sucked in about a half-dozen whippets thus far, laughing maniacally and locking eyes with me each time his big, …
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