Filmmaker and musician Jeymes Samuel has linked up with Lil Wayne, Buju Banton, and Shabba Ranks for “Hallelujah Heaven,” the first offering from the soundtrack for Samuel’s upcoming movie, The Book of Clarence. Samuel served as director, writer, producer, and composer on The Book of Clarence, and in a statement, …
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When Ice-T released O.G. Original Gangster in 1991, the 33-year-old gangsta-rap superstar’s album was an instant hit and his biggest release to date. Deep in the track list was a quick-paced hardcore-punk song expressing frustration with the status quo in Black communities called “Body Count,” which he prefaced by saying, …
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When punk legends NOFX first revealed plans for their farewell tour in September 2022, frontman Fat Mike promised, “Los Angeles will be the last place we play. It’s where we started, it’s where we’ll end.” Over two years later, the band has announced that their five-decade run will come to …
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Three songs into Sufjan Stevens’ Javelin, he asks perhaps the most common of questions, plainly and pitifully: “Will anybody ever love me? For good reasons, without grievance, not for sport?” He specifies his vision of this love as fairly uncomplicated, as if it’s not too much to ask for — …
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The ACLU of Ohio filed a brief Wednesday in support of Afroman after the rapper was sued by a sheriff’s department when he turned footage of their botched raid on his home into his latest music video. In March, seven members of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office filed a lawsuit …
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XXXTentacion would have turned 25 today, and to celebrate the late rap star‘s birthday, his estate released a touching, guitar-backed ballad featuring Lil Uzi Vert, titled “I’m Not Human.” The opening verse starts with XXX referencing Slipknot’s “Snuff,” as he sings, “Bury all your secrets in my skin/Come away with …
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Young Thug allegedly received a Percocet pill from one of the co-defendants in his RICO case during a “hand-to-hand drug transaction” in open court, but his lawyer says the Grammy-winning rap star had no idea what was happening and has been “cleared” of any wrongdoing. In a motion filed Thursday, …
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PinkPantheress has released a new collection of remixes of every song off her celebrated 2021 breakthrough, To Hell With It. To Hell With It: Remixes is out Friday, Jan. 28, via Elektra/Parlophone records, and it features at least one remix of every song on the project, although some tracks — …
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Tyler, the Creator provided the music for late designer Virgil Abloh’s Men’s Fall-Winter 2022 Collection during Paris Fashion Week. While the Louis Vuitton fashion show took place earlier this week, the rapper posted behind-the-scenes photos and video from the event on social media Sunday, with Tyler acknowledging conductor Gustavo Dudamel …
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Felices los cuatro? On Thursday, Maluma brought his fans some “Cositas de la USA” with a fresh and sexy reggaetón single and a music video where, very naturally, the singer plays a Latin lover times three. In the video, Maluma doesn’t mind being a little naughty. The video follows him …
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