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Chance the Rapper and Jeremih’s holiday album collection Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama: The Gift That Keeps on Giving is now available for the first time on all streaming platforms. The album also features two new original songs, “The Return” and “Who’s to Say.” The project repackages the two Chicago natives’ mixtapes Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama […]

During the New York Times review of Miami Nights, Jason Zinoman mentioned how you were “a go-to performer for supporting roles,” but that you were “not the focus of his own vehicle, beyond comedy specials”. I thought it was odd, primarily because he didn’t mention Why? with Hannibal Buress. One thing that is a part of this and people don’t […]

Hannibal Buress returns with his first comedy special in four years, Miami Nights, premiering via YouTube live stream.  The special comes three years after the Chicago native’s 2017 arrest by Miami police for alleged “disorderly conduct.” Buress uses this special to discuss his experience in Miami, alongside the backdrop of a national and international conversation around police brutality and the Black […]

Hannibal Buress is making good use of his time stuck in quarantine. On Thursday, Hannibal released a new song titled “Judge Judy,” featuring Ron Lamont with production from Chrome Hearts. Lamont was also featured on “We’re Playing Basketball Remix,” the song Buress dropped earlier this year prior to NBA All-Star Weekend. On “Judge Judy,” Hannibal pays homage to […]

Much has been written about Drake’s “Sicko Mode” verse, particularly the line about popping half a Xan and being “out like a light.” The Independent says he “sounds more important on this record” than he did on all of Scorpion; The New Hampshire calls the Xanax line “the strangest brag of 2018”; DJBooth dubs it […]