In less than two weeks, Katy Perry will release her latest album, 143. The album era began in July with “Woman’s World” and continued with “Lifetimes” in August. Neither single has been received exactly how Perry seemed to hope they would as far as her comeback goes, so she’s breaking …
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Beyoncé hasn’t released a straightforward pop album, really ever, but generally since 2008. Since then, she changed how music is released with Beyoncé, created a cultural opus on Lemonade, secured her rap crown with Everything Is Love, danced all night on Renaissance, and rode off into the sunset on Cowboy …
Read More »How Doechii Made a Mixtape That Could Be the Best Rap Album of the Year
To be clear, Doechii’s full-length debut, Alligator Bites Never Heal, is a mixtape according to her; one that she says came together just a month before its release last week. “I literally called my label and I was like, ‘I am going to drop a mixtape on August 30th. This …
Read More »Doechii Reigns Supreme on 'Alligator Bites Never Heal'
Doechii — a fierce and fearless lyricist with a natural ability to shape-shift — became Top Dawg Entertainment’s first female rapper right on the heels of Kendrick Lamar’s departure from the label. That could have set her up to be an heir to an impossibly gilded throne. It would make …
Read More »Doechii on Feeling Safe in the Queer Community, Being Inspired in Collaboration, and Her New Single
Doechii is feeling the love from the Swamp, the fandom name that resonated with her the most as she checked in with Rolling Stone backstage at Governors Ball 2024. The rapper joined Delisa Shannon in The Green Room for a warm, reflective conversation about the quick-moving trajectory of her career …
Read More »Call It 'Editorial Rap!' Doechii, JT Drop Collab 'Alter Ego'
Credit the Swamp Princess for pioneering a new genre. On Friday, Doechii released her new single “Alter Ego” featuring City Girls‘ JT, and with it, she ushers in a new Eurodance-inspired rap style she’s coined as “editorial rap.” “I accidentally created my own genre with this one.. this record doesn’t …
Read More »Trucker Hats, Fringe, and Electric Plaid — Celebrity Fashion at the VMAs Hit Different This Year
There are few who rival Doja Cat‘s witty antics and bizarre sense of style, and that’s why the internet can’t get enough. When she stepped on the pink carpet for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards in, what we’re calling “floss and vibes” by the New York-based label Monse, it …
Read More »Doechii Just Wants To Have Fun
Before Doechii could fully step into her craft, she had to learn more about the power of being present. “The only moment that exists is literally right now. I mean quantum physics, tomorrow literally does not exist,” says the Florida rapper, 24. “Only right now, me and you talking on …
Read More »Doja Cat Announces First-Ever Arena Tour Featuring Ice Spice and Doechii
The first-ever arena-level headlining tour from Doja Cat is heading to cities all across North America this fall. One week after the release of her statement-making comeback single “Attention,” the rapper has shared 24 tour dates scheduled to begin in October and wrap in mid-December with blazing newcomers Ice Spice …
Read More »Coachella 2023: Bad Bunny, Blondie, Burna Boy, and More of the Best Things We Saw On Day One
Coachella 2023 kicked off with a packed lineup, full of major stars who wanted to seize the moment and make their set a massive event. On every stage, artists seemed to be pulling out all the stops with elaborate production design and buzzy surprise appearances that included everyone from Nile …
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