Mixtape Mixup
Last August, Eminem’s publisher filed a lawsuit against Spotify alleging the streaming site has infringed the copyrights in almost 250 of his songs — to the tune of billions in damages — and now he’s bringing Harry Fox Agency into the fray. On July 1, Eight Mile Style filed an amended complaint alleging that HFA conspired with […]
Chuck D was born with a powerful voice. He got it from his Marine dad, whose booming tone would echo around the neighborhood when he called Chuck’s name, alerting young Chuck that he needed to get home real quick before things got serious. The Public Enemy leader has used that voice for more than three […]
In 2016, photographer Cade Martin reached out to Antonio Alcala, an art director with the United States Postal Service, to tell him how much he admired the work he’d done on the Star Trek Forever stamps. Five years later, the two are now collaborators on a very different commemorative stamp. Released on July 1, the […]
Roddy Ricch made the most of his socially distanced spin on NPR’s re-adjusted Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts, which he re-dubbed Tiny Garage thanks to its unique setting. Surrounded by shining rims and a standing behind a keyboard propped up on a fat car tire, the rapper recorded his episode at the legendary West Coast Customs […]
In this edition of FRONTPAGE, we catch up with the inimitable Aminé, who has just announced his new album Limbo, out August 7. Though not without his signature affable, low-key charm, the Portland rapper’s latest finds him in a more reflective, nostalgic frame of mind. Watching Aminé’s “Caroline” music video can evoke vivid high school memories […]
Add Kanye West to the list of celebrities who say they’ve had coronavirus. In a new interview with Forbes magazine in which he discusses his purported plan to run for president, West revealed that he contracted COVID-19 in February. “Chills, shaking in the bed, taking hot showers, looking at videos telling me what I’m supposed […]
Looks like Halsey‘s got some new ink. On Tuesday (July 8), the pop star debuted a new tattoo on social media in tribute to her late pal Juice WRLD. Written in cursive across the back side of her hand, Halsey’s latest tattoo reads “Life’s a mess 999,” referencing the title of her posthumous collaboration with […]
6lack nabs his second top five effort on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart as his new EP, 6pc Hot, debuts in the runner-up spot on the list dated July 11. The six-song project, released on LVRN/Interscope, starts with 26,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending July 2, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The […]
After proceedings were halted a total of three times, Yellowcard have resumed their $15million infringement lawsuit against the late Juice WRLD, XXL reports. The since-disbanded pop group first filed the suit in October, claiming that Juice WRLD’s – whose real name is Jarad Higgins – six-times platinum-selling track “Lucid Dreams” used the same melody as their 2006 song “Holly Wood Died.” […]
To celebrate the launch of the Dior x Nike Air Jordan 1 today, July 8, Dior has released a short video of Travis Scott — Jordan Brand’s biggest ambassador and the face of the Dior capsule — set to the rapper’s “Highest In The Room” song. Scott models the entire Dior x Jordan Brand capsule in the […]