Music
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A Slightly Premature Full Length Discussion About Kendrick Lamar’s New Album, DAMN.
Dustin Seibert and I decided to discuss Kendrick Lamar’s latest proper album release, DAMN. because what else are we supposed to do when one of the biggest artists in the game today drops a project? Exactly. Panama: At roughly 11pm EST last night, I was alerted via Facebook that Kung Fu Kenny’s latest will-be-hailed-as-a-classic album…
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Master P Biopic King of the South to Begin Filming This Summer
Filming for King of the South, a film based on the life of rapper and No Limit Records founder Percy “Master P” Miller, is scheduled to begin in New Orleans this summer. The story will go through Master P’s life, from his beginnings in one of the “toughest neighborhoods in the country, the Calliope Projects,”…
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Bless Her Heart, Iggy Azalea Is Still Trying
Who told Iggy Azalea to stop working with black people from Atlanta and pretending to be the love child of Charli Baltimore and Diamond from Crime Mob? Although “Fancy,” that fake-ass DJ Mustard track, was a monstrous hit, beyond that song, the only other decent ones Azalea ever managed to release were “Pu$$y” and “Murda…
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10 Thoughts on Drake and His ‘Playlist,’ More Life
Disclaimer: I’m not sure I’m a Drake fan, but I’m not NOT a Drake fan, either. I listen to all the albums and have listened to Drake songs when washing dishes, changing diapers and eating brussels sprouts. I’m an informed listener, so I’m speaking on More Life as a music enthusiast and avid consumer who…
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Drake's "More Life" Is Leftover Cooler Water From Last Summer's Trip To The Beach
I hope Drake forgets his flip flops just before he steps in the shower at the gym or maybe he buys a series of Tim Horton’s franchises that get shut down by the health department or maybe he stubs his pinky toe on the OVO office coffee table. I hope that something, anything, significant happens…
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Is Rick Ross A Good Rapper?
There are two ways to answer the question asked in the title. 1. He is a professional rapper, having been one for over a decade, and his professional rappings are quite proficient and popular. Compared to the average person — or, even better, compared to me when I attempt to rap (which often occurs when…
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Chuck Berry, the Father of Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 90
Singer, guitarist and songwriter Chuck Berry, a giant in the history of rock ’n’ roll whose turbulent private life was marked by a rocky relationship with the legal system, died Saturday at the age of 90. The St. Charles County Police Department in Missouri confirmed Berry’s death in a Facebook post. Officers responded to a…
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A Happy, Healthy and Hilarious Lil Wayne Rocked Stubb’s BBQ at SXSW
When you’re given the chance to see living rap legend Lil Wayne perform live at Stubb’s, one of Austin, Texas’ famed BBQ restaurants, you take it. Nothing goes better with a brisket sandwich like a side of Weezy! The name of the show was Lil Wayne & Friends, and those friends—DJ Mustard, Dave East, MadeinTYO, Denzel…
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Well, On The Bright Side, At Least "No Frauds" Is Proof That Nicki Minaj DOES Write Her Own Rhymes
Despite the claims of Remy Ma and many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many others, I’ve never subscribed to the belief that Nicki Minaj employs and relies on a cadre of ghostwriters to prop her up. Mainly because it’s a claim that always seems to resurface whenever there’s a popular female rapper who also makes no…