Since June 2020, the Black Music Action Coalition, or BMAC, has alchemized moments of tragedy and controversy into opportunities to improve the material conditions of artists and their communities, distributing a reported $4 million in direct relief. One of their latest efforts includes a newly launched guaranteed income and support …
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Young Thug recently came to tears on the Perspektives With Bank podcast while discussing his disappointment with Gunna, his former YSL signee. In 2022, the two, along with 26 other men, were ensnared in the YSL RICO case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Prosecutors alleged that Thug …
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If you’ve lived in New York long enough, you become inured to the very idea of randomness. No day is complete without a subway encounter between two loudly aggressive strangers that would be frightening if you hadn’t seen thousands of identical standoffs across generations. However, even having earned those bulletproof …
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Young Thug’s rise in pop culture stemmed from the “post-verbal” brilliance of his indecipherable yet captivating delivery; he has now plummeted to a low point in his career, thanks to crystal-clear audio clips that seemingly expose him going against his own word. Since being released from jail on a plea …
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There are a handful of hip-hop producers you can argue have served as architects for the sound of modern rap. Turbo, sometimes known as Turbo the Great, would undoubtedly be on the Mount Rushmore of present-day rap hitmakers.With production credits on some of this generation’s biggest hits — Gunna‘s “Drip …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Justin Bieber made a surprise appearance at West Hollywood nightclub Zouk LA on Wednesday to support friend and recent collaborator Gunna at his official album release party. The …
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Gunna‘s latest album, The Last Wun, is set to be his last project under longtime record label YSL. The record is the Atlanta rapper’s second project since being released from jail in 2022 as part of a plea deal in the sprawling YSL RICO case that also ensnared Gunna’s YSL …
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Gunna drops his final release with YSL records, Lucy Dacus unearths intimate Forever Is a Feeling B-sides, and Ethel Cain delivers a quietly haunting LP. Plus, new …
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Earlier this week, a tweet from a Young Thug parody account clowned Gunna’s new album, The Last Wun, by proclaiming, “Nobody wunna hear that shit.” The message went viral as sundry accounts spread disinformation that it was from Thugger himself. It served as a reminder that no matter how much …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When painter and sculptor Devon DeJardin needs an extra dose of inspiration in his downtown Los Angeles art studio, he likes to put on some rap. Only this …
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