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Following his long-awaited first Grammy win Sunday night, Tyler, the Creator spoke to reporters backstage about how placing IGOR “in a Rap or Urban category” represents deep-rooted issues in the institutional recognition often given to black artists. “I don’t like that ‘Urban’ word,” Tyler said. “It is just the politically correct way to say the n-word to me. So […]
David Ayer has expressed additional remorse regarding that time he said “Fuck Marvel.” The Suicide Squad director, who just last November publicly lamented how that movie turned out, responded to a tweet on Sunday in which someone who clearly did not approve of the “Fuck Marvel” utterance questioned Ayer’s co-sign of a message of fandom unity from […]
Gucci has announced the 16 recipients of its Changemakers Impact Fund, which provides $1 million in annual grants to various nonprofits in North America. The fund, which will run over fives years, aims to support organizations dedicated to creating social impact across diverse communities in 12 cities. “Change does not happen in theory, it happens in […]
Boosie Badazz is calling for the National Basketball Association (NBA) to update their logo as a tribute to Kobe Bryant, who was among those killed in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas over the weekend. “Rest in peace, Kobe,” Boosie said in an IG video late Sunday “This shit sad, dawg. This fucked up, man […]
The heavily memed and remixed “Old Town Road,” which took home the awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at Sunday’s Grammys ceremony, expectedly hit the stage via a star-stacked performance at the Alicia Keys-hosted broadcast. Lil Nas X opened the performance sitting next to a Kobe Bryant jersey, before being joined onstage by […]
The stacked lineup of performers at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday included a special tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle, who posthumously won the Best Rap Performance distinction for “Racks in the Middle.” “An activist, entrepreneur and rapper, Nipsey Hussle had a lasting impact on not just his community, but also the culture at […]
Lil Nas X‘s first official song of 2020 comes in the form of a collab with legendary rapper Nas. You can stream “Rodeo (Remix)” below. The connection may come as a bit of a surprise, though the two did link on stage at the 2020 Grammy Awards, where Nas X assembled an all-star lineup to perform […]
Tyler, the Creator received the Best Rap Album for IGOR award at the 2020 Grammys, marking his first win of the evening and his first win ever. “Alright, I don’t know if I’m ever gonna be up here again, so bear with me,” Tyler said during his acceptance speech, alongside his mother, who was visibly crying. “That’s my mom […]
Mac Miller‘s posthumously released Circles opens at No. 3 on the latest Billboard 200 chart update with 164,000 equivalent album units. Circles is the first (and likely lone) posthumous album from Mac, who died in 2018. It was preceded by his fifth album Swimming, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album but ultimately lost out […]
As news of Kobe Bryant’s passing rippled through the world on Sunday, many NBA players were left to process the news as they were readying themselves for Sunday’s games. The Houston Rockets were set to play against the Denver Nuggets, and the Toronto Raptors were to square off against the San Antonio Spurs. Before the Nuggets-Rockets game—the first […]
