Cousin Stizz‘s has a tendency to take the path of least resistance. Stylistically, that’s a strength. His blunt lyrics fit within a crisp, relaxed delivery, which ultimately settle into a straightforward flow. On his latest album, Trying To Find My Next Thrill, the equation works as the Boston rapper tries …
Read More »See the Crystal of Truth's Power in New 'Dark Crystal' Trailer
“Behold the power of the darkening,” bellows one of the evil, vulture-like Skeksis creatures in the new trailer for Netflix‘s upcoming Dark Crystal prequel series. As his voice fills the dungeon like cavern, a machine seems to start and spinning, coaxing lasers from a crystal. The Dark Crystal: Age of …
Read More »Watch Tenacious D and Jack White Team up for 'Jack Gray' Collaboration
Jack Black and Kyle Gass have released a new video blog documenting a recent meet-up with Jack White in Nashville, where the pair’s Tenacious D partnered with the musician to create a new song. Titled “Jack Gray,” the 17-minute video follows Tenacious D through their Nashville tour stop this summer …
Read More »Watch J. Cole, EarthGang, Smino, Saba Team for Emotional 'Sacrifices' Video
Dreamville Records released the emotional video for “Sacrifices” on Monday, featuring label artists J. Cole and Olu (EarthGang) alongside Smino and Saba. The clip is dedicated to Olu’s late father and features an appearance from the rapper’s mother. The Scott Lazer, David Peters and Chad Tennies-directed video shows the four …
Read More »Walmart Takes Action to Stop Mass Gamings
Walmart has decided to remove displays and signs of violent video games in its stores while continuing to sell guns. The move comes in response to the recent mass shootings, two of which took place inside its stores. “We’ve taken this action out of respect for the incidents of the …
Read More »'No Place on Earth': Patrick Brown on Photographing Rohingya Refugees
Patrick Brown has been photographing in tough environments his entire career, but nothing could have prepared him for when he began documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis in 2017. “I was taken back by the pure scale of it,” he says. “A hundred people turn into thousands and then thousands turn …
Read More »See Brad Paisley Help Jimmy Kimmel Welcome Immigrants to America
Becoming an American right now can be fraught with tension, but Jimmy Kimmel has an idea for how new citizens can feel more welcome in the USA. The late night host tapped country singer Brad Paisley for a song that welcomes immigrants by recounting all the amazing opportunities this country …
Read More »Country Singer-Songwriter Caylee Hammack on Her Love of David Bowie, Finding Strength as an Artist
Caylee Hammack is from Ellaville, Georgia, but never really felt like she fit in; she often describes herself as a “hippie in a hillbilly town.” Last Friday, she joined Rolling Stone for “Morning Sessions” — an interview series presented by the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card — with writers …
Read More »RS Charts: Chance the Rapper Bests Drake, Claims Top Spot on Artists 500r
Chance the Rapper bumped Drake to take the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the week of July 26th to August 1st. After landing at Number 85 last week with 17.1 million streams, the Chicago rapper notched 117 million total streams, propelled by his new …
Read More »Lil Wayne Performs His 'Old Town Road' Remix at Lollapalooza
Lil Wayne performed his remix of “Old Town Road” during the rapper’s Lollapalooza set Saturday. The remix has been kicking around since mid-July, when a snippet of Lil Wayne’s version leaked and the rapper started performing it on his co-headlining tour with Blink-182. Lil Wayne’s contribution leaked in full earlier …
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