No hard feelings, just love. On Friday, Lauren Jauregui released her second EP, In Between, which closes with “Wolves,” a track featuring Russ and her ex-boyfriend Ty Dolla $ign, whom she wrote about in her song “Always Love.” The song was originally recorded five years ago when Ty and Jauregui …
Read More »Lauren Jauregui Says 'Always Love,' Her Song About 'Grieving' Her Public Breakup, 'Allowed Me to Heal'
Putting pen to paper can sometimes be the best therapy. On Friday, Lauren Jauregui premiered the music video for her song “Always Love” with Rolling Stone, sharing how the poignant ballad helped her heal from her public breakup with Ty Dolla $ign. “I was still in the process of grieving …
Read More »Kid Cudi Sounds Pretty Happy on 'Entergalactic'
Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi’s generation-defining debut mixtape, 2008’s A Kid Named Cudi, showcased a unique artist at the forefront of a generation of rappers who made it feel OK to wear one’s heart on their sleeve. It was a daring look in the late aughts, when coke rap and snap-and-pop …
Read More »Kid Cudi Taps Ty Dolla $ign for Ambient Single 'Willing To Trust' on 'Fallon'
Kid Cudi appeared on The Tonight Show to perform his new single, “Willing To Trust,” with the help of Ty Dolla $ign. The pair showcased the mid-tempo, ambient track while seated side by side on the late-night show’s stage. Cudi dropped “Willing To Trust” last week. The song will appear …
Read More »Kid Cudi and Ty Dolla $ign Get Vulnerable on New Song 'Willing to Trust'
Kid Cudi has linked up with Ty Dolla $ign for a new song, “Willing to Trust,” from the rapper’s upcoming album/Netflix show, Entergalactic. “Willing to Trust” is a characteristically woozy Kid Cudi cut, anchored by deep bass grooves, awash with heavy synths, and sprinkled with some spaced-out guitar riffs. Cudi …
Read More »Watch: Behind-the-Scenes From Life Is Beautiful
DAY 3 Rolling Stone on Twitch rounded out our three-day coverage with some of the most over-the-top discussions from the weekend. See them all below: SG Lewis got a second hand high from Ty Dolla $ign. Elderbrook only stands in the back at concerts. Big Wild rebels against his perfectionism. …
Read More »Why Leon Thomas' New Music Made Ty Dolla $ign Want to 'Redo' His 'Whole Album'
When Leon Thomas III wrote his song “Love Jones” a few years ago, he had one artist in mind for a feature: Ty Dolla $ign. “I really didn’t know this man,” Thomas tells Rolling Stone. When he saved the recording to his iTunes, he named the file “Love Jones ft. …
Read More »Exclusive: Hit-Boy Produced Beyoncé's New Song 'Thique'… Eight Years Ago
One day in 2014, “N—– in Paris” producer Hit-Boy started working with Beyoncé on two songs. One of them, released later that year, became the hit Nicki Minaj collaboration “Feeling Myself.” The other was a track with a seductive house beat that would’ve been a major departure for Beyoncé at …
Read More »Kid Cudi Teases 'Entergalactic' With Vibe-y Single 'Do What I Want'
Kid Cudi has dropped a new single, “Do What I Want,” viaRepublic Records. The mid-tempo number previews the rapper and producer’s upcoming eighth album and accompanying Netflix project, Entergalactic. Entergalactic is “the story of two young artists navigating the twists and turns of finding love in New York City,” andreunites …
Read More »A Notorious B.I.G. Classic Gets Flipped Into a New Song Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Bella Alubo
The Notorious B.I.G.’s verses from “I Love the Dough” has been flipped into a new song, “G.O.A.T.,” which arrives one day before what would’ve been the late rapper’s 50th birthday, May 21. The original “I Love the Dough” is, of course, vintage Biggie, the Life After Death track featuring a …
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