Busta Rhymes has tapped Vybz Kartel for a new song, “The Don and the Boss,” the first offering from the rapper’s next album, Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God. The track boasts a booming beat with thick bass hits and brisk percussion holding down scattered synth loops and …
Read More »100 Gecs Pit Mushroom, Mouse Against Each Other in 'Hand Crushed By a Mallet' Remix Video
100 Gecs have recast the classic cat and mouse chase as a bonkers fever dream in the new video for their remix of “Hand Crushed by a Mallet” featuring Fall Out Boy, Craig Owens and Nicole Dollanganger. The animated video — directed by Dario Alva and written by Weston Allen …
Read More »Lil Uzi Vert Announces Live, Ticketed Virtual Performance
Lil Uzi Vert has announced a live virtual performance to be livestreamed on August 27th at 6:00 p.m. EST. The ticketed virtual concert will be made available to fans around the world for a flat rate of $15 per ticket. Passes for the show are on sale now; each ticket …
Read More »From W.A.S.P. to 'WAP': The Weird History of Moral Panics Over Lyrics
Conservative politicians and media figures absolutely freaked out over Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B‘s Numbe One hit “WAP” last week, in the latest of a long series of panics over boundary-pushing lyrics in rap and rock. The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, with Brittany Spanos and Rob …
Read More »These Days, Even Drake Sounds Like Drake Featuring Drake
Halfway through Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” — the first single off the Toronto’s rapper’s upcoming album, Certified Lover Boy — Lil Durk raps, “Bring Drake to the hood, surround Drake around Dracs.” He pronounces “Dracs” like “Drakes,” but he means “dracos,” the firearm du jour featured in so many …
Read More »Watch Sammy Hagar and the Circle Cover Van Halen's 'Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)'
Sammy Hagar and his band the Circle have recorded a lockdown rendition of the 1995 Van Halen single “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do).” The song, which Hagar hasn’t sung in 25 years, originally appeared on Balance and was partially inspired by the death of Kurt Cobain. “When I …
Read More »Muse Soundtrack a Sci-Fi Contagion in 'Simulation Theory' Trailer
Muse have announced that they’ll be releasing a new feature-length motion picture, Simulation Theory, in select international IMAX theaters on August 17th and across streaming platforms on August 21st. Based around their 2018 album of the same name, Simulation Theory is part concert film, part sci-fi fiction narrative. The movie …
Read More »Tucker Beathard Transforms Family Tragedy Into a Message of Faith in New Ballad
Just before Christmas last year, Tucker Beathard had his worst fear realized — tragically losing a member of his close-knit family. Beathard’s younger brother Clay was one of two men killed after a December 21st altercation outside of a Nashville bar. Clay was just 22. “I was always scared of …
Read More »Watch Black Pumas Perform Their Hit Single 'Fire' on 'Fallon'
Black Pumas returned toThe Tonight Show to perform their single “Fire,” which currently sits at Number One on Triple A radio stations. To maintain social distancing, the Austin-based band recorded their performance ahead of time and played in two separate groups — one with guitar, keyboard and lead vocals, and …
Read More »Method Man Plays Defense Lawyer in 'Power Book II: Ghost' Trailer
Method Man stars as a high-powered — and high-priced — defense lawyer in the new Starz series Power Book II: Ghost, which dropped its first trailer on Tuesday. The series premieres Sunday, September 6th on the platform. In the Power sequel — picking up immediately where the first series left off …
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