Calboy and Lil Wayne have paid homage to Lauryn Hill via their new single, ‘Miseducation’.
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Lil Baby emerged from 2020 in a stronger position than ever before thanks to an acclaimed album (My Turn) and a protest anthem that silenced those who criticized his raps as insubstantial ("The Bigger Picture"). His first song of 2021 is "Real As It Gets," a song featuring Kentucky rapper EST Gee.
The melody of the song is menacing in a way that recalls underground Detroit hip-hop, and Baby keeps up the vibe with breathless bars full of threats and flexes. That hook is particularly killer, too.
.Calboy and Lil Wayne have paid homage to Lauryn Hill via their new single, ‘Miseducation’.
Nick Jonas is on a heavenly journey, and he’s taking fans with him thanks to Wednesday’s release of his new music video for “This Is Heaven”.
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Young Thug, Lil Baby and Gunna have been instrumental in pushing the sound of Atlanta hip-hop forward, and Genius decided to take a look back at three key moments: their first song, their breakout track, and today’s latest hit. Young Thug first appeared on Ca$h Out’s “I Got It,” but his hook on Rich Gang’s “Lifestyle” catapulted the Slatt-reppin' artist into the mainstream.
Mykki Blanco helped make rap a more exciting place with their debut 10 years ago — everything about them, from style to sound to presence forced hip-hop fans to reconfigure what truly rebellious art looked like, and whether or not they could handle it. It's been five years since Mykki's self-titled project, and 2020 saw the release of one song "You Will Find It" featuring FaltyDL and Devendra Banhart.
Gordon Cox Theater EditorIn the Williamstown Theatre Festival’s new audio version of “Paradise Blue,” Blair Underwood gets the chance to revisit to a role he’s been wanting to get back to since he first played it in 2015.Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:“I’ve been trying to return to that character since I left it!” the actor said on “Stagecraft,” Variety’s theater podcast.
A royal moniker! Pippa Middleton’s baby’s name takes after other members of the royal family, including aunt Kate Middleton and Her Majesty, the Queen. If you’re wondering what name each of these royals has in common with Pippa Middleton’s baby, you’re about to find out.
Someone’s loving her new job!
Lil Baby brought protest art to the Grammys on Sunday with a powerful performance of his song, “The Bigger Picture”.
Lil Baby was joined by Killer Mike, activist Tamika Mallory and Insecure actor Kendrick Sampson for his Grammys performance tonight (March 14).The rapper used his performance at the awards show to highlight police brutality, opening it with Sampson being pulled over and shot at by two white police officers.The rest of the performance saw a recreation of Black Lives Matter protests, with Mallory delivering a speech.
Tom Odell has announced the release of his fourth album and has shared new single ‘Monster V.1’ – listen to it below.‘Monsters’, the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Jubilee Road’, is set to arrive on June 25 via Columbia Records and will feature the previously released ‘Numb’.Odell accompanied the announcement with a new song called ‘Monster V.1’.
Chance The Rapper has had a rough 18 months or so. His debut album The Big Day dropped in 2019, and fan reaction was tepid compared to the acclaim he built over the course of three beloved solo mixtapes.
EXCLUSIVE: The New York DMA exploded last night at the box office with NYC theaters returning after a 50 1/2 week pandemic closure with an estimated gross of $307K, +614% from last Friday according to B.O. sources. I’m also told that the NY DMA was easily the No. 1 market in the country last night, followed by Salt Lake City, Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Minneapolis, Detroit and Montreal.
Big Sean has paid tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle in the video for his single ‘Deep Reverence’ – watch it below.The track, which is taken from Sean’s latest album, ‘Detroit 2’, hears him collaborate with Hussle over a booming slice of Hit-Boy production.In the Sergio-directed video, Sean salutes Hussle through a series of shots of a painting of the late rapper and a couple of murals placed throughout Los Angeles.
Blake Shelton is opening up about his proposal to Gwen Stefani!
Rostam has announced his second solo album ‘Changephobia’ and shared a new single called ‘4Runner’ – listen below.The former Vampire Weekend musician/producer released his debut record ‘Half-Light’ back in 2017, and has since helmed Haim‘s latest album ‘Women In Music Pt.
Soon after leaving Vampire Weekend, Rostam Batmanglij became an in-demand pop producer for artists like HAIM and Clairo, and plugged away at a solo career that included 2017's Half-Light LP. On June 4, Rostam will release his sophomore album Changephobia, and the latest track "4Runner" is out today.