Rico Nasty has teamed up with buzzworthy Atlanta rapper Bktherula for “Vaderz,” the first single from the Maryland native’s upcoming mixtape, scheduled for release later this summer. (Rico previously teased a mixtape titled Rxon social media last year that has yet to surface.) Unabashedly aggressive and threatening, the Ben10k, Danes …
Read More »Bartees Strange Breaks Down His Indie-Rock Bona Fides on New Song 'Cosigns'
Bartees Strange offers a glimpse at his ever-expanding indie rock Rolodex on his new song, “Cosigns,” the second offering from his next album, Farm to Table, set to arrive June 17 via 4AD. “Cosigns” begins as a wholly unique bit of indie rap-rock, with Strange peeling off endlessly clever bars …
Read More »'Man With the Iron Balls:' Les Claypool, Eugene Hütz, Stewart Copeland, and Friends Sing an Ode to Zelensky and His Testicles
Who better to fight the “prowling big bear” of Russia than Volodymyr Zelensky, “the man with the iron balls.” At least that’s what Primus’ Les Claypool and Gogol Bordello‘s Eugene Hütz sing about on their irreverent new track about Ukraine‘s president. “As soon as Russian aggression broke out, Les and …
Read More »The Breakdown: Kosha Dillz on 'They Felt Us'
Rolling Stone caught up with Rami Matan Even-Esh, also known as Kosha Dillz, for the latest episode of The Breakdown. From his camper at Coachella, the Brooklyn artist discussed the release of his new song, “They Felt Us” and the pilot-themed music video. Widely known for his viral freestyle video …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Arrested in L.A. in Connection With 2021 Shooting
A$AP Rocky was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon at Los Angeles International Airport in connection to a Nov. 2021 shooting, NBC News reports andRolling Stonecan confirm. The rapper — real name Rakim Mayers — was taken into custody after arriving at LAX on a private plane …
Read More »Pooh Shiesty Sentenced to Five Years in Florida Gun Case: 'We're Happy With the Decision'
Rapper Pooh Shiesty was sentenced to five years and three months in prison Wednesday for his gun conspiracy conviction linked to a confrontation outside a Florida hotel in October 2020 that ended with a man shot in the buttocks. The 22-year-old Memphis native, born Lontrell Williams, was “happy” with the …
Read More »Lil Nas X Returns to His Country Roots With 'Old Town Road' Performance on 'The Proud Family'
Lil Nas X is heading back out to the “Old Town Road” for a throwback performance of his earliest hit, this time as an animated country musician named June Bug on the Disney Plus series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. When a normally disco-ified Bobby Proud joins June Bug’s …
Read More »New Docs About T. Rex, Leonard Cohen, Lil Baby to Screen at Tribeca Film Festival
New documentaries on T. Rex, Leonard Cohen, and Lil Baby are among the films set to screen at the 2022 Tribeca Festival (formerly known as the Tribeca Film Festival), taking place June 8 through 19 in New York City. Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, was …
Read More »Not Even a Floating Black Box Could Stop Chinese Users From Watching Megan Thee Stallion Shake Ass
Someone at WeChat had a difficult time keeping Megan Thee Stallion‘s Coachella performance PG during China‘s live stream of the festival. After the rapper appeared on the festival’s main stage Saturday night, users shared footage of WeChat’s attempt to cover up Meg and her dancers’ booties with a floating black …
Read More »Man Who Murdered Jacqueline Avant Sentenced to 190 Years to Life
The man who gunned down philanthropist Jacqueline Avant with an AR-15 style rifle at the Beverly Hills residence she shared with her music legend husband Clarence Avant was sentenced to 190 years to life in prison Tuesday. Aariel Maynor, 30, pleaded no contest last month to Avant’s Dec. 1 murder …
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