A tlanta’s storied Stankonia Studios feel like the site of a family reunion as J.I.D walks in with a grin and daps up Big Boi with Stevie Wonder’s “As” spilling from the speakers. Both are soft-spoken, and you can barely hear what they say to each other as they exchange …
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S wizz Beatz, the Bronx-bred superproducer turned art collector, and Rema, the upstart Nigerian artist who’s become a global superstar, are sitting in one of the larger rooms at the Record Plant in Hollywood. This is the type of place where Swizz, 45, has worked since he was a teenager, …
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Green Day have been singing about the collapse of the modern world on their albums for years. There’s never been a shortage of source material or inspiration, so they were able to use that same premise to fuel “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” the first official single from their …
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I n Sofia Coppola’s eighth feature, Priscilla, she shoots tail-finned Cadillacs as lovingly as she does her latest extraordinary lead actress (Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley), capturing the beauty and hidden darkness inside Graceland — and in America writ large. Along the way, Coppola tells her most haunting coming-of-age tale …
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Beef is the true currency of the NBA. OK, that’s not true. It’s money, like it is everywhere else. But when you read that didn’t it feel right? Everyone involved wants you to think this, to believe that the NBA is a gigantic arena for settling grievances. Stephen A. Smith …
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The Jonathan Majors domestic violence case now involves police in London, according to an explosive new motion filed by New York prosecutors obtained by Rolling Stone. Prosecutors have disclosed in court documents they obtained a police report prepared by Metropolitan Police. While it’s unclear the nature of the police report, …
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Scores of Hollywood actors, musicians, comedians, and other entertainment figures signed an open letter to President Biden on Monday, calling for the release of all of the hostages Hamas has taken. Among the hundreds of signatories are Amy Schumer, Jerry Seinfeld, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Katy Perry, and Bradley Cooper. The …
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From the beginning of her career, the public has felt a certain sense of entitlement to Britney Spears. As she cemented her place in the broader narrative of pop music history, her life became a plentiful banquet for the tabloids. Everyone wanted to know everything there was to know about …
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In the middle of a wave of rampant misinformation, excessive hate speech, and endless harassment, X owner Elon Musk set his sights on Wikipedia. On Sunday, Musk aimed a series of tweets at Wikipedia and its co-founder Jimmy Wales, mocking a call for more funding before immediately implying that the …
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Today, Breakbeat Media released the first episode of Collect Call With Suge Knight, a weekly podcast that Breakbeat Founder Dave Mays says will feature Knight holding phone conversations with him and other guests in the world of hip-hop and beyond. Death Row co-founder Suge Knight has long been one of …
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