Music
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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…
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TLC’s Final Album Drops in June
It was almost three years ago when TLC launched a Kickstarter to fund their fifth and final album. Fans basically threw money at them, including Katy Perry, who donated $5,000 to help T-Boz and Chilli out. But those same fans began to question whether or not they had been bamboozled when, a year later, they…
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It's A Low Down Dirty Shame What Remy Ma Did To That Nicki Girl From Queens
When I heard direct shots cast at Remy Ma on Gucci Mane & Nicki’s reconciliatory collab “Make Love”, three words immediately came to mind: are you dumb? Apparently Remy felt similarly – and on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 1:03 PM EST, one Onika Tanya Maraj got her entire life snatched in just under 7 minutes by…
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Can Someone Please Explain To Me Why Future Is A Thing Because I'm Trying Really Hard And I Just Don't Get It
Years ago, I dated someone who was a big fan of HBO’s Girls. Such a big fan, in fact, that it wasn’t uncommon for her to spend a Saturday or Sunday binge-watching episodes she’d already seen. I happened to be at her place during one of these binges, and I sat and watched a few episodes with her.…
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Al Jarreau, a Unique Musical Stylist, Dead at 76
Renowned for his unique vocal style and musical expressiveness, Al Jarreau died Sunday, Feb. 12, at the age of 76, just a week after being admitted to the hospital for exhaustion. The seven-time Grammy Award winner was the second vocalist in music history to receive the coveted award in three categories: jazz, pop and R&B.…
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The Greatest Love of All: Remembering Whitney
I can’t exactly remember what I was doing at 8:22 p.m. on Feb. 11, 2012, but according to Facebook, that’s the exact time I found out Whitney Houston died. As a girl growing up in New Jersey, not too far from where Houston grew up, we took pride in her being one of Jersey’s own.…
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An Ode To David Axelrod, Who Changed The Way I Listened To Music
To say that hip-hop changed my life is an understatement. I feel blessed and highly favored to have grown up during what has long been considered the golden age of hip-hop, experiencing the anticipation for several classic albums at their time of release and the ensuing debates with friends in high school and college about…