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Chance the Rapper is getting back to performing with the help of Verizon and their weekly livestream series, #PayItForwardLIVE, which focuses on offering financial support to small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Proceeds will go towards the Local Initiatives Support Corporation’s (LISC) Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund. Verizon will commit $10 for every use of the hashtag #PayItForwardLIVE for up to $2.5 million. “I am excited […]
Maxo Kream is making no apologies for his recent physical altercation that was caught on camera. Newly released footage showed Maxo fighting fellow Houston rapper Rizzoo Rizzoo in a packed parking lot. As noted by XXL magazine, it’s unclear what prompted the altercation, but considering the dozens of onlookers, many suspect the incident wasn’t spontaneous. Hours after the video […]
To mark his 60th birthday, U2 frontman Bono has shared a playlist of 60 songs that he says “saved my life.” Kanye West‘s 2013 Yeezus cut “Black Skinhead” is among the picks, with Bono penning a thoughtful mini-essay on how deeply he was affected by hearing the song for the first time on Saturday Night […]
During these uncertain times, three things could really help reestablish balance in the world: people staying indoors, having general empathy for one another, and Rihanna dropping an album. Sadly, it looks like we’re struggling on all fronts. Rihanna knows we all want her to release her heavily anticipated ninth studio album, but we also have to relax. She’s […]
Clams Casino’s music functions on two levels: He makes beats with enough space for artists to comfortably rap over, while still retaining a melodicism that makes his instrumentals standalone gems. The New Jersey producer, born Michael Volpe, splices anthemic choirs with ambient rumblings, pummeling 808s with delicate melodies, and pop samples with trap arrangements. He’s […]
Immediately after his prison release, polarizing rapper 6ix9ine seemed to fully embrace the “snitch” title. He made light of the accusations on his Instagram account, where he jokingly questioned the basis of the criticism as well as changing his profile avatar to an illustration of himself eating cheese on a rat trap. 6ix9ine would later explain his decision for […]
Future has found himself in more baby momma drama—sort of. On Wednesday, the ATL rapper posted a series of cryptic tweets in which he referenced an unidentified woman who “belongs to the streets.” “Let the streets cover her tab,” he wrote in one post. Fans immediately began speculating about who Future was referencing, with many theorizing he […]
Montreal’s current bumper crop of music talent has been sprinkling the city’s magic dust on some of the biggest releases on Earth. So far, they’ve been making waves in terms of production credits, but that’s starting to change. Whether it’s DRTWRK on Kanye’s “Use This Gospel,” Demy & Clipz producing Bad Bunny’s “Soliá,” Alexander (Alex A.C.) […]
As you may have heard by now, Ariana Grande‘s two-hour Apple Music special on Wednesday was stacked with highlights, including some touching reflections on the legacy of Mac Miller and the revealing of an upcoming Doja Cat collab. The interview featured a selection of music partially curated by Grande, with tracks from Miller and others […]
Ariana Grande, fresh off her Bieber collab for COVID-19 relief, linked up with Zane Lowe and the Beats 1 team on Wednesday for a special at-home interview and mix. During the conversation, Grande revealed an upcoming collab she has in the bag with recent Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper Doja Cat and relayed her understandable adoration […]
