Chicago’s Lil Durk raps in a wavy warble that sounds like how a codeine high from a filled-to-the-brim double cup probably feels. But there’s emotion in his register—built up from a lifetime of scrapping it out on his city’s crime-ridden South Side. That Durk manages to make it melodic is …
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After Kanye West spent the morning targeting his ex-wife Kim Kardashian‘s boyfriend Pete Davidson — as well a slew of other prominent Black comedians, including The Daily Showhost Trevor Noah— with back-to-back-to-back Instagram posts, the social media platform restricted his account, Rolling Stone can confirm. A spokesperson for Meta, Instagram‘s …
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Alanis Morissette is back with a new powerhouse piano ballad, “Olive Branch.” The track features just Morissette’s piano and vocals as she unleashes a raw, striking plea for forgiveness: “And here is my olive branch,” goes the refrain, “And I’m so sorry/And mea culpa/I’m reaching out to make amends/No pressure …
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BTS made a triumphant return to the stage in Seoul, playing their first of three shows at the Olympic Stadium in the South Korean capital Thursday, March 10. Not only did the show mark the group’s first in several months — following a sold-out four-night run at Los Angeles’ SoFi …
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Lady Gaga is bringing the long-awaited Chromatica Ball Tour to stadiums throughout Europe and North America this summer as she expands her originally scheduled run of six cities to 14. The additions to the tour include a second night in London as well as brand new shows in Stockholm, Düsseldorf, …
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After being directly insulted in YoungBoy Never Broke Again‘s scathing diss track “I Hate YoungBoy,” Gucci Mane has issued a response of his own in the form of the newly released single, “Publicity Stunt.” “He tryna pull a publicity stunt/These rappers be pussy, they bleed once a month,” Gucci says …
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In a new song snippet shared on Instagram and Twitter, Chance the Rapper delights in a karmic story of George Washington’s death before weighing ideas like Black wealth, violent revolt, and voting. The 43-second clip boasts some of his most interesting bars and delivery in recent memory. After weaving a …
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Norah Jones will celebrate the 20th anniversary of her Grammy-winning debut, Come Away With Me, with a reissue featuring a slew of previously unreleased material. The album is set to arrive April 29 via Blue Note/UMe. The 44-track collection will include a remastered version of the original album, as well …
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The two Atlanta rappers in Earthgang know their music has a tendency to cover a lot of ground. The duo, comprised of Olu (a.k.a. Johnny Venus) and WowGr8 (born Eian Parker), have spent the past few years reinventing Southern rap at a pace as dizzying as it’s been dazzling. For …
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Mimi Webb channels her inner Lisa Left Eye in the video for her catchy, self-incriminating song “House on Fire,” which dropped on Friday. The video opens with the British pop star confronting her man via text for (allegedly) cheating. His house, then, mysteriously catches on fire. “Oh I’d say it …
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