Quiet raps are a thing again. The current resurgence is indebted to Valee, but its commercial peak remains 2005’s Ying Yang Twins hit “Wait (The Whisper Song).” It’s that song, more than anyone else, that hip-hop’s favorite knife tatted, horrorcore wordsmith, Shayaa “21 Savage” Abraham-Joseph, is channeling on an early …
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Jessie Reyez joins THEY. on the alt-R&B duo’s “Broken,” a new song defined by its contrast of anguished lyrics and laid-back groove. “It’s always the same – it’s like I’m looking for someone to save me,” Reyez sings over jazzy electric guitar on the song’s suave chorus. “Someone to blame, …
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Nikki Sixx is speaking out in support of golden retrievers that Texas A&M University is allegedly breeding for medical research. The Mötley Crüe bassist is sending a letter, with aid from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), to the school’s president, Michael K. Young, asking that the school …
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Fifth Harmony‘s Lauren Jauregui released her debut single “Expectations.” Along with the guitar-driven song comes a dramatic, black-and-white music video. Jauregui teamed up with Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Jessie Ware) for the slow-burning, guitar-heavy track. Hitting the deeper end of her range, she reflects on why she should “have no …
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Billy Joel recently announced the first 2019 date of his Madison Square Garden residency, which will mark his 60th concert at the New York arena since his began his monthly residence there five years ago. He’s played to capacity crowds at every single concert, and he’s tried to make each …
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Rihanna turned down an opportunity to headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LIII in a show of support to Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who has been exiled from the NFL following his anthem protests. The news was first reported byUs Weeklythat the Anti singer was …
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Kanye West ended his social media hiatus on Saturday with several videos posted from Africa, including one nine-minute rant dubbed “Mind Control.” The video, live-streamed over Periscope, featured the rapper’s signature stream-of-consciousness delivery, touching on mind control, “positive energy” and social media.The rant also centered on the rapper’s desire to …
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Brockhampton took a momentary break from being America’s sweetest boy band to shine a light on the solo talents of Bearface. On Triple J’s latest “Like A Version,” Ciarán McDonald aka Bearface covers Alicia Key’s 2010 classic, “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready),” as the rest of Brockhampton lay quietly on the floor …
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Asbury Park’s Sea.Hear.Now festival kicked off its inaugural year in a big way last month, when Bruce Springsteen surprised fans by joining California punks Social Distortion onstage for a searing three-song set including “Ring of Fire.” It was just one special moment of the festival, which brought 45,000 to the …
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UPDATE:Vic Mensa’s cypher performance dissing late rapper XXXTentacion aired during the 2018 BET Hip-Hop Awards Tuesday. Mensa’s freestyle pointedly referenced the allegations of domestic abuse that had been leveled at the late rapper: “Only time you bear arms is in a wife beater, loser/ Your favorite rapper’s a domestic abuser.” …
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