As recently as 36 hours ago, the comments section for “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza,” Mac Miller’s fratty breakthrough hit from 2010, was filled with people chastising the Pittsburgh native (“Wack Miller,” etc.) and his fans. The scolds pointed to a Lord Finesse song called “Hip 2 Da Game” — …
Read More »Chance the Rapper Blames Marketing Agencies for Subtle Racism in Ads
UPDATE: Heineken issued an apology over the beer commercial. See the full mea culpa below. Chance the Rapper blasted Heineken’snew light beer commercialfor having racist undertones. In the ad, a bartender slides a beer past several dark-skinned people to a fair-skinned woman. The ad proclaims, in reference to its light …
Read More »See Eminem Slam NRA With New 'Nowhere Fast' Verse at iHeartRadio Awards
Eminem addressed gun violence and slammed the NRA in a new verse that accompanied the rapper’s performance of “Nowhere Fast” at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Before launching into the Revival track with Kehlani, Eminem rapped a fiery verse seemingly inspired by the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school shooting. “Sometimes …
Read More »Watch Roots, Bilal Perform Stunning 'It Ain't Fair' on 'Seth Meyers'
The Roots ventured beyond their Tonight Show digs to perform “It Ain’t Fair” with Bilal on Late Night With Seth Meyers Wednesday. The song appears on the soundtrack to Detroit, Kathryn Bigelow’s movie about the city’s 1967 riots. “It Ain’t Fair” swings between aching soul and raging fury, with Bilal …
Read More »Eminem Taps Beyonce, Ed Sheeran for New Album 'Revival'
Eminem‘s new album Revival will feature collaborations with Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Pink and more. Revival is scheduled for release December 15th. The rapper unveiled the Revival track list on social media. The 19-song LP opens with the previously-released Beyoncé collaboration, “Walk on Water.”Sheeran appears on the song “River” and Pink …
Read More »Jay-Z Talks Infidelity, Music as Therapy in New Interview
Jay-Z opened up about his marriage to Beyoncé, his infidelity and how using music as therapy led to them working on music together in a new interview with T Magazine. In his discussion with New York Times‘ executive editor Dean Baquet, the rapper spoke about how the painful subject of …
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