Juicy J and DJ Paul have announced a string of Three 6 Mafia U.S. tour dates, which begin next month, as Billboard reports. Their 2020 tour follows last year’s reunion concerts. Their 2020 trek will make stops in Denver, Colorado; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Cleveland, Ohio; New Orleans, Louisiana; Charlotte, North Carolina …
Read More »Stop Asking André 3000 About Releasing New Music!
André 3000 isn’t dropping a solo album. In fact, André 3000 might never release another body of music. That’s fine. He shouldn’t. Because expecting a 44-year-old man that’s given the world six Outkast albums, a Dungeon Family compilation, a Cartoon Network TV show, the second best part of the 2008 …
Read More »'Everybody's Everything' Review: Lil Peep Documentary Is Heartbreaking
It’d be easy to think Everybody’s Everything, the painfully intimate documentary on the late Lil Peep, is a strictly-for-the-fans endeavor — that the only audience are the people who heard songs like “U Said” or “Crybaby” and felt like someone had mysteriously tapped into their own inner monologues. And yes, …
Read More »Inside Kanye West's Album (and Film) Premiere in Detroit
The 2,000 people inside of Fox Theatre on Friday night were feverishly excited. Eager stans followed Kanye West wherever he appeared; to the stage, underneath his balcony, to the soundboard. Security struggled to keep fans out of the aisles, in their sections, or even on the ground. “Get off those …
Read More »Jaden Smith Really, Really Wants to Change the World
I don’t understand the story Jaden Smith is trying to tell me. He’s pitching me, with rapid intensity, the plot of his new 17-song concept album, ERYS. Mentions of classic late-Seventies cinema intertwine with colorful substances that make people into zombies. Jaden’s description of the new album is all plot-driven, …
Read More »Jaden Smith, Vic Mensa, Belly Join Christian Rich for Menacing 'Shibuya (Ghost II)'
Production duo Christian Rich assemble a super team with Jaden Smith, Vic Mensa and Belly for their new song “Shibuya (Ghost II).” The track follows Smith and Christian Rich’s 2018 collaboration, “Ghost,” and the new version boasts the same menacing mix of trap drums and eerie synths. As the duo …
Read More »J. Cole (Finally) Turns in a Great R&B Guest Verse on Ty Dolla $ign's 'Purple Emoji'
For R&B stars, J. Cole is a risky feature. On the one hand, he’s a massive star, capable of introducing your song to a new audience while, hopefully, making it better. However, his contributions to the Rhythm and Blues pantheon so far are often questionable, a frequent mixture of horny …
Read More »Watch Young M.A's New, Emoji-Enhanced 'Thotiana' Remix Video
Young M.A has the thotties twerking at a hallway dance party in her new remix of Blueface‘s hit “Thotiana.” Her playful take includes face emojis and peach emojis that humorously and strategically cover some of the booty shots. “Oh, Thotiana. Half savage, half prima donna,” she raps. “I don’t want …
Read More »21 Savage Released From ICE Detention on Bond
21 Savage is, finally, a free man. After spending nine days in a notoriously harsh detention center outside of Atlanta, Georgia the rapper (real name She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph)has been released on bond. Rolling Stone confirmed the release with his legal team. “In the last 24 hours, in the wake of …
Read More »Drake Takes Aim at the Grammys in Grammys Acceptance Speech
Rap ignored the 2019 Grammys. Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino were nominated across the board, but opted not to attend, along with Jay-Z and Kanye West. In a surprise move, though, Drake decided to cross the picket line. As he hit the stage to accept his Best Rap Song award …
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