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Yasiin Bey will return to the silver screen in a forthcoming biopic about the jazz legend Thelonious Monk. Bey will play the title role in Thelonious, which is slated to start up production in the summer of 2022. Jupiter Rising Film co-founders Alberto Marzan and Peter Lord Moreland announced Wednesday that Bey has signed on to play the lead role. […]
Lil Baby continues his run of scene-stealing guest features with his verse on “5500 Degrees,” a standout track from EST Gee’s new project Bigger Than Life or Death. Following appearances from 42 Dugg and Rylo Rodriguez, Lil Baby delivers the closing verse in which he crowns himself the Lil Wayne of the current hip-hop generation. “I’m going too crazy, I’m the Wayne […]
Tyler, the Creator and Converse have shared a new video in which the importance of avoiding the wearing of denim hats takes center stage. “Tyler, the Creator made a film for Converse,” a brand rep said when launching the ad on Wednesday. “We had no idea what to expect.” The short sees members of the […]
It was only a couple of months ago that Afro-jazz duo Blue Lab Beats dropped, We Will Rise, a five-track collection that featured collaborations with Kojey Radical, DTSoul, Alex Blake, Braxton Cook and Ghanaian riser Ghetto Boy. As it turns out, the EP’s opening track wasn’t the only track Blue Lab Beats and Ghetto Boy cooked […]
The Chicago rap duo Abstract Mindstate, comprised of E.P Da Hellcat and Olskool Ice-Gre, have reunited for a new album that stands as the inaugural YZY SND release. The new album, titled Dreams Still Inspire, will be out next month and was notably produced in full by Kanye West. As fans will note, West previously […]
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) has been pulled from Grammys contention. A representative for Taylor Swift confirmed the news Tuesday, more than three months after the singer-songwriter released the re-recorded version of her 2008 sophomore album Fearless. The rep explained that the updated project would not be submitted for the next Grammy or CMA awards, as the original effort had already […]
YZY SZN is in full swing. During Game 6 of the NBA finals, Beats by Dre premiered a commercial starring American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson that featured a new track from Kanye West titled “No Child Left Behind.” But that wasn’t all. Also in the clip, Kanye revealed that his DONDA album will drop later this week on Friday, July […]
Although England celebrated its so-called ‘Freedom Day’ yesterday, last night Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the controversial announcement that ‘vaccine passports’ will be required for entry to all nightclubs and in-door gatherings by the end of September. This comes despite the government repeatedly assuring the night time industry that this would never be the case. To […]
Childish Gambino’s cover of Brittany Howard’s Grammy-winning song “Stay High” is here. Donald Glover’s version will appear on Howard’s forthcoming project Jaime Reimagined, which includes covers and remixes of 11 songs from her celebrated 2019 debut solo album Jaime. Fans who pre-order Gambino’s track will also have access to reimagined songs from Bon Iver, EarthGang, Little Dragon, […]
Ever since he debuted in 2018, Tommy Newport has been on a steep upward trajectory, but in the last year or so things have really cranked up a gear. His Ultra Mango EP from February won widespread critical acclaim and had no trouble notching up the streaming figures to match. That was quickly followed up by a […]
