Danger Mouse & Jemini’s ‘Born Again’ Feels Like the Best Hip-Hop Record From 2003 You Never Heard: Album Review

The best in hip-hop are being celebrated.

Steven J. Horowitz 21 Savage and Cardi B lead the nominations for the BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 with 12 nods apiece, followed by Drake with nine and DJ Khaled and Burna Boy with seven. Cardi B, who is gearing up to release her new single “Bongos” with Megan Thee Stallion, secured nominations for best live performer, lyricist of the year, hip-hop artist of the year and song of the year for “Tomorrow 2,” her collaboration with GloRilla.

Guy Lodge Film Critic Though it’s become a convenient catch-all term for journalists covering the subject, the phrase “European migrant crisis” can’t help but leave a sour taste in the mouth — implying as it does that Europe, the destination for so many hard-up voyagers from variously ailing or hostile countries, is the disadvantaged party in all this. That bias carries through to the bulk of well-intended films on the matter, which tend to pick up migrants’ stories, however sympathetically, on European turf.

Todd Gilchrist editor A scrappy urban tale of misspent young adulthood, Olmo Schnabel’s “Pet Shop Days” evokes the blown-out, stolen-shot 16mm character studies of 1990s independent cinema, as well as the bohemian oeuvre of painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel, his father. This isn’t attributable merely to the fact that the younger Schnabel includes a scene in which his characters watch Julian’s 1996 “Basquiat,” whose themes and aloof tone — not to mention the events of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s actual life — would seem an obvious inspiration for his first feature.

As we near the end of the school holidays, most families have no doubt enjoyed a few days out over the long break.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic We’ve all seen our share of stories about inspirational teachers. “The Holdovers” is dedicated to the opposite sort: a hard-ass named Paul Hunham whom everyone hates. The feeling is mutual, as Mr.

Britney Spears has reportedly got two things on her mind: men and freedom!

The summer holidays aren’t over yet which means there’s still time to squeeze in a trip to the beach. Even if wall-to-wall sunshine isn't in the forecast, it’s always nice to visit the coast and soak up the sea views.

Ashnikko spoke to NME backstage at Reading Festival 2023 about their “beautiful” friendship with Ethel Cain. Watch the full video interview above.Earlier this year, the pair hit the studio to work on a track for ‘WEEDKILLER’, the recently-released debut album from Ashnikko (born Ashton Casey). The result was expansive closer ‘Dying Star’, a track that details themes of desire and resolution.

Naman Ramachandran Two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer (“Dune,” “The Lion King”) and Kara Talve (“Prehistoric Planet”) will compose the score for Sky and Peacock series “The Tattooist of Auschwitz.” Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Heather Morris, the limited series is inspired by the true-life story of Lale and Gita Sokolov. It follows Lale (Jonah Hauer-King), who arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942, where he was made one of the tattooists charged to ink identification numbers onto fellow prisoners’ arms. He meets Gita (Anna Próchniak) when tattooing her prisoner number, and they experience love at first sight.

The family and friends of England's Ella Toone boasted their pride of the Lioness at the Union Arms during the women's World Cup Final. Fans packed out the pub which has a giant mural of the 23-year-old attacking midfielder on its outside wall.

Mick Jenkins has a chip on his shoulder when it comes to defending hip-hop’s under-appreciated underground. “We’re celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, and a lot of artists like myself who’ve been in this joint for 10, 15 years, underground the whole time, don’t get to be a part of the celebration, but artists who’ve been here for six months get to be on stage at the award show,” he points out in conversation with Dylan Green on this week’s episode of The FADER Interview. “We’re celebrating 50 years of hip hop, not 50 years of rap.

Michael Oher's bombshell lawsuit against Sean and Leigh Ann Tuohy earlier this week, a lawyer for the couple says that the family is reeling. In an exclusive interview with ET, the Tuohy family's attorney, Steve Farese, Sr., says Sean and Leigh Ann are handling the drama «like a death in the family.» «There are so many emotions that would fit,» Farese tells ET's Nischelle Turner.

“Sister Wives” leading man Kody Brown is shifting his sights away from polyamory.

Labor Day sales are officially here, which means it's the perfect opportunity to save big on a wide array of everyday essentials and tech upgrades. Ahead of the holiday weekend, Samsung has kicked off epic deals with thousands off the brand's top-rated smart TVs. If you've been wanting to give your living room a revamp and save some money in the process, this Samsung TV sale is not one to miss.Upgrading to a high-quality 4K TV, whether it be a QLED or OLED, no longer has to break the bank.

Travis Scott has broken records with his fourth studio album ‘UTOPIA’, which is now deemed the biggest hip-hop release of the year so far.On July 28, the Houston-born rapper dropped his highly-anticipated album, featuring Beyoncé, Teezo Touchdown, Drake and more on the star-studded 19-track album. It was the follow-up to the ‘Antidote’ rapper’s Grammy Award-nominated third album ‘Astroworld’.‘UTOPIA’ has broken many records since it dropped.

Princess Catherine just got a promotion.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic What, in pop music history, is anyone to compare Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to? If you’re at all flummoxed by that question, join the club, populated by scores of journalists and commentators who’ve tried and failed to find reasonable parallels. “I promise that you’ll never find another like me,” Swift sang a few years ago, and although she meant that as a sing-along, not a superstar’s statement of purpose, truer words really never were spoken On a pure business level, everyone can agree that it’s unprecedented.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Rob Lowe said on a recent episode of the “Podcrushed” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that exiting “The West Thing” after four seasons was “the best thing” he ever did since his run on the show was “super unhealthy.” Lowe starred as White House communications director Sam Seaborn in Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed NBC drama. He was written out of the show in Season 4 amid rumors of behind-the-scenes salary disputes. He said on the podcast that he felt “undervalued” during his time on the series.

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