Mixtape Mixup
Life during the pandemic has changed a lot of things, and that includes the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The show went on, though, and it was kicked off by Jimmy Fallon and The Roots. It started with a pre-taped skit of Fallon making an opulent Thanksgiving dinner in his kitchen and calling for the […]
SNL has always had random host-musical guest mash-ups. It’s impossible to top the April 14, 1979 episode that paired old school comedy icon Milton Berle with Free Jazz legend Ornette Coleman. But this one comes close: the forthcoming December 12 entry features floppy-haired prince (and future Paul Atreides) Timothée Chalamet with — why not! — […]
Dave Chappelle still hasn’t forgiven ViacomCBS and he uploaded a lengthy Instagram post explaining why. The explainer comes after The Chappelle Show became available on Netflix, but apparently, the famed comedian was never paid for the critically acclaimed show. “They (ViacomCBS) didn’t have to pay me because I signed the contract,” Chappelle said in the […]
The Weeknd opted against holding his tongue on Tuesday night and shared a post to Twitter where he called the Grammy awards “corrupt.” His accusation came after he failed to receive a single nomination in any category for the 2021 Grammys. His tweet also came shortly after TMZ reported that the singer did not get […]
Pioneering Queens hip-hop collective A Tribe Called Quest just gave fans something to look forward to in the new year. Despite being officially disbanded following the death of group founding member Phife Dawg in 2016 and the group’s final outing that same year, Tribe’s social media has remained active, giving updates on merch and special […]
Every year after the Recording Academy announces its extensive list of Grammy nominations (which it did this morning), music fans take to the internet to point out the artists and works they feel should have been up for certain awards. One thing that doesn’t usually happen, though, is the Academy addressing those snubs, but interim […]
Conway The Machine dropped his highly anticipated record From King To A God back in September, but unfortunately the rapper’s longtime friend and producer DJ Shay passed away just weeks before its release. Conway included the powerful track “Forever Droppin’ Tears” on the record as a tribute to Shay and now, he’s shared a compelling […]
Following the news of his brother Glenn Johnson’s death earlier this month, DaBaby penned the poignant EP My Brother’s Keeper (Long Live G) as tribute. Now further honoring his family bonds, the rapper dropped a video alongside his track “More Money More Problems” which co-stars his adorable daughter. Directed by Gemini Vision, DaBaby’s “More Money […]
The Toronto Raptors lost both their big men to Los Angeles based teams. Marc Gasol will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe. Marc Gasol is finalizing a deal to sign with the Lakers, sources tell me and @ZachLowe_NBA. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 23, 2020 The Lakers made a move […]
Within 40 seconds of Tickets To My Downfall, Machine Gun Kelly’s Travis Barker-backed No. 1 album, I could feel my carefully mismatched nail polish chipping itself in elation. Any fellow hyper-studious Blink-182 historian has plenty to obsess over here with regards to the structural choices behind much of the album’s 15-track journey (21 if you […]