Afropunk was back in its birthplace for the first time since 2019 this past weekend.
Afropunk was back in its birthplace for the first time since 2019 this past weekend.
Emanuel Okusanya After a nearly three-year hiatus, the Afropunk festival returned last weekend to the borough where it was born: Brooklyn, New York’s Commodore Barry Park. The two-day gathering was anchored by its headliners — Philadelphia’s the Roots and Nigerian superstar singer Burna Boy (pictured above) — and featured its usual broad but Afro-centric range of genres: From alternative rap artists like Doechii and Tierra Whack to Afrobeats star Adekunle Gold, there was a sound for nearly everyone, and the event as a whole struck an inspiring balance between social consciousness and joie de vivre. The festival grounds were curated with African and Caribbean food vendors, Black-owned beauty brands, and a plethora of photo installations.
Ari Lennox has shared a video for new song "Hoodie." The track, produced by regular collaborator and Dreamville label mate Elite, will feature on Lennox's new album age/sex/location, due September 9. A video for the song, starring Isaiah Rashad as a love interest, can be seen below.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter a three-year hiatus, the Brooklyn edition of the Afropunk festival will return this fall, taking place over the weekend of September 10-11 at its traditional location of Commodore Barry Park in the New York City borough’s Fort Greene neighborhood.The lineup, announced Tuesday, (June 14th) includes the Roots, Lucky Daye,m= Tierra Whack, Burna Boy, Freddie Gibbs, Isaiah Rashad, Earl Sweatshirt, Bartees Strange, Adekunle Gold, Fana Hues, Pink Siifu, Butcher Brown, Alex Mali, Mick Jenkins, and others.The festival is divided into two stages: the “Brooklyn Baby” stage and the “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” stage.See the full lineup below.The Afropunk franchise continues to expand, holding its first-ever Midwestern event this weekend at Minneapolis’ Sheridan Memorial Park. Titled Planet Afropunk Live: Minneapolis, the lineup will include Ari Lennox, Noname, and Mereba just to name a few performers who will make an appearance on both days.
Britney Spears’s ex-husband Jason Alexander has been charged with four misdemeanours after crashing the singer’s Los Angeles home during her wedding with Sam Asghari. Spears and Alexander were childhood friends ahead of their short-lived marriage.
American rapper Isaiah Rashad has come out as “sexually fluid” in an interview – his first since a sex tape featuring him and two other men was leaked. “I’d say I’m sexually fluid,” Rashad (31) told Joe Budden. “I’m still learning about it myself.
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Isaiah Rashad has explicitly addressed his sexuality for the first time since a sex tape featuring him and another man leaked in February. On the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Rashad refers to himself as “sexually fluid.” The May 2021 FADER cover star referenced the apparent outing in his Coachella set, playing videos of positive reactions and supportive messages on screen at the start of his performance and later thanking his fans for keeping him “alive these past couple months.” But the new interview, uploaded to Budden’s patreon Thursday and Youtube Friday, is the first time he’s spoken on the tape directly.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticIf you missed out on catching the first weekend of Coachella from the comfort of your own home, and want to catch up after reading all about it… you’re probably in luck, if your interest is in the roughly 25 artists whose sets will be livestreamed in a more limited weekend-2 webcast lineup.Twenty-six attractions will have their full sets livestreamed as part of the “Coachella Curated” programming happening through Sunday. Full follow-up sets going out online include performances by Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, the teaming of the Weeknd with Swedish House Mafia, Doja Cat, Anitta, Baby Keem and Brockhampton, along with a partial set from 88rising, all on the festival’s YouTube channel 1.
Isaiah Rashad has for the first time addressed an apparent sex tape leak from last year which seemed to out him as gay, during his set at Coachella on Saturday (April 16).Last year, a tape seemingly of Rashad was leaked and showed the subject being intimate with other men.Until now, Rashad hadn’t publicly addressed the tape but opened his Coachella set with a powerful video that saw a host of artists discussing the alleged tape in the leak’s aftermath.The video montage saw The Game, DJ Akademiks and more discussing the leaked video, with one unnamed voice saying: “The purpose of doing that was to embarrass him. However, it backfired.
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Isaiah Rashad is breaking his silence.
Tampa rapper, singer and dancer Doechii has released a new song "Crazy." The song was produced by Kal Banx and arrives alongside a video directed by C. Prinz.
Play-N-Skillz released a music video for their song, “Baila Así.” The collaboration includes three renowned Mexican female artists: Thalía, Becky G, and Chiquis. The video was filmed in both New York City and Los Angeles, and was directed by Michael García and produced by Omar Reynoso for 305 Fills LLC.
Isaiah Rashad was the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night and he brought SZA along for the performance. Check out their rendition of "Score" above.
Bando. and Isaiah Rashad have shared the video for their first collaborative single, "Payday." The track is a major milestone in Bando.'s young career.
Isaiah Rashad's triumphant comeback project The House Is Burning, announced with a cover story in this very publication and released in July, got its deluxe treatment on Friday. The new edition, subtitled homes begged, sports three new songs and one remix with features from Project Pat and Juicy J (on "RIP Young" remix), Young Nudy ("Deep Blue"), Deante' Hitchcock ("Geordan Favors",) and UMI ("Donuts").
The 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards took place last night, and with the show came a bunch of energetic and engaging performances. The booking was great, and each production had a fantastic stage design to match.
One of the best surprises on Isaiah Rashad's very good album The House Is Burning was the Lil Uzi Vert feature on "From The Garden." Hearing Uzi go in over a beat constructed around a classic soul sample was a treat, and Rashad had no problem shifting from lyrically dense to hooky and back again. The music video is also well worth your time, as is usually the case with visuals from Rashad's label Top Dawg Records.
Billie Eilish cemented her global stardom two years ago with her debut album When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, winner of three Grammy Awards including Album of the Year.
This Friday, Isaiah Rashad will make his comeback with The House is Burning, his second full-length project and first new album since 2016's The Sun's Tirade. Earlier this week we got the album's tracklist, and its many impressive features (Lil Uzi Vert, SZA, 6LACK, and many more) included Rashad's labelmate ScHoolboy Q on the song "Runnin'." That song, co-produced by Kenny Beats and Mount Kimbie, is out today along with a music video, streaming above.
It's only been two months since Isaiah Rashad announced his comeback full-length The House Is Burning with his FADER cover story. The T.D.E.
It's been five years since Isaiah Rashad shared his debut studio project The Sun's Tirade, and his follow-up album The House Is Burning was first announced in the California rapper's recent FADER cover story. Today, Rashad revealed the project's release date — July 30 — as well as the cover art.
In his FADER cover story, Isaiah Rashad opened up about his experiences in a rehab facility out of Orange County. The video for his recent single "Headshots (4r Da Locals)" opens in a support group called Agony Anonymous with Rashad as one of the participants.
Isaiah Rashad has shared new song “Headshots (4r da locals).” The track is the latest cut from Rashad's forthcoming album The House Is Burning, the TDE-signed rapper's first since 2016 release The Sun’s Tirade. It follows "Lay Wit Ya" (featuring Duke Deuce), which dropped earlier this month.
After taking a year off, the Day N Vegas festival will return to Las Vegas Festival Grounds on November 12 to the 14, 2021. The full line-up has been released, and headlining the three-day event are Kendrick Lamar — who will perform songs from across his career, "from Section.80 to DAMN.
Isaiah Rashad is set to release his long-awaited new project The House Is Burning this month, five years after his last album The Sun's Tirade. In May Rashad shared "Lay Wit Ya," a Three 6 Mafia-sampling, Duke Deuce-featuring song that serves as the first single from The House Is Burning.
Kendrick Lamar labelmate Isaiah Rashad is back with his first single of the year, ‘Lay Wit Ya’.Memphis crunk rapper Duke Deuce features on the new song, which is the latest from the Tennessee MC’s next record ‘The House Is Burning’.
Isaiah Rashad has returned with his first new single as a solo artist in four years. Listen to the Crooklin-produced "Why Worry" at the top of the page.
After four years, TDE's elusive hyphenate, Isaiah Rashad, returned Wednesday morning (April 22) with his new single "Why Worry." As part of TDE's Appreciation Week, Rashad continues his home team's torrid run with his silky track after Ab-Soul and Zacari went up-to-bat with their solo cuts, respectively.
Isaiah Rashad is back with his first single as a solo artist since 2016. It’s called “Why Worry.” Listen to it below.
Billie Eilish’s “bad guy” stands as one of 2019’s biggest hits, and it turns out the teen singer drew inspiration from a pair of critically acclaimed rappers while writing it. In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Eilish explained that got the idea for the song’s closing bridge and outro by listening to tracks by JID and Isaiah Rashad.
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