One of the first lines of dialogue in the episode title-revealing trailer for Black Mirror Season Seven is laughably on-the-nose: “Don’t freak out.” What follows in the two minutes after this instruction is a montage of the type of dystopian nightmare scenarios the Netflix series is known for, only with …
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Michelle Obama will co-host the video podcast IMO, with her brother and basketball executive Craig Robinson. Higher Ground, a production company founded by the Obamas, announced the podcast Monday. IMO, which stands for “in my opinion,” will feature special guests including Issa Rae, Keke Palmer, Seth Rogen, and Tracee Ellis …
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At its annual ceremony dating back decades, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has honored a wide range of pop and rock musicians, from the Who, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, and Earth, Wind & Fire to, this past December, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, …
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Worlds collided during Doechii‘s performance of “Denial Is a River” on the Genius Open Mic stage, with the Florida rapper enlisting Issa Rae for the moment. The song, which details Doechii’s story of finding out her ex-boyfriend cheated on her with a man and her journey of carving her own …
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An epic trifecta has formed around an upcoming TriFecta Pictures comedy. With Hollywood force Issa Rae at the helm as producer, the currently untitled film will star the triple-threat actress Keke Palmer and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter SZA, according to Deadline. The film will reunite creators from the Max …
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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. Quick Answer: Viewers can watch American Fiction online by renting it on Prime Video, streaming it on Apple TV+, or by getting a free trial on Philo. Get …
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In one of the best episodes of The Vince Staples Show – a dark Netflix comedy following the fictionalized life of the titular rapper – Vince slowly but surely leverages a bank robbery he’s caught in the crosshairs of to his advantage. Perhaps this quiet doggedness is autobiographical; in reality, …
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For over two decades, Usher had one of music’s most impressive release runs. While his Nineties and early Aughts R&B peers floundered as new generations of the genre came and went, the chameleonic crooner adapted, experimenting with dance music while maintaining his particularly seductive swagger. It’s been eight years since …
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In a cover story with Net-A-Porter published Monday, Insecure‘s Issa Rae opened up about working on the satirical Oscar-nominated drama American Fiction and witnessing the decline of Black-centered stories onscreen. The writer-producer has kept busy within the last year, starring in three films up for Oscar nominations: Barbie, American Fiction, …
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Cord Jefferson wants to tell a quick story. It involves something that happened to a friend of his, although the writer-director of American Fiction is quick to point out that the incident in question could have easily happened to any number of Black creatives he knows, or for that matter, …
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