A number of artworks Kanye West created as a teenager appeared on a recent episode of PBS’ Antiques Roadshow. The portfolio was brought to the show by the husband of Kanye’s first cousin. In the four-minute clip, art expert Laura Woolley appraises Kanye’s artwork, admiring his various techniques — the use of mediums including graphite, […]
Presented by Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey A cultural event that’s on our radar right now is Jack Honey Art, Beats & Lyrics (AB&L), a traveling exhibition that’s part visual and part auditory. But calling it an event is really an understatement. Sponsored by Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey (aka Jack Honey), AB&L brings communities together to discover emerging […]
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Lil Nas X Just Won April Fools' Day
Lil Nas X has taken to Twitter to initiate an April Fools’ joke. The 20-year-old musician tweeted that he was “never gay,” adding that he merely “said it to build up fuel for April Fools’ Day” — potentially mocking Public Enemy, who faked the whole Flavor Flav-is-fired debacle as a long-winded April Fools’ joke-slash-promo for their new […]
Drake and Tory Lanez have apparently broken a new record — with over 310,000 fans in the digital audience of their “Quarantine Radio” session, the rappers have reportedly set a new record for the most Instagram Live viewers ever. Lanez has been hosting the show for a few days now, with previous guests including Megan Thee Stallion, Timbaland, and […]
It’s been one year since hip-hop lost one of its brightest stars, Nipsey Hussle. Yesterday, on the anniversary of his death fans are still mourning his loss and keeping his memory alive with touching tributes on social media. On March 31, 2019 Nipsey was the target of a fatal shooting in Los Angeles and passed away […]
Another day, another peculiar detail pertaining to the life of Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness star, Joe Exotic. Mild spoilers ahead. As it turns out, some of the exotic animals that perished in the blaze at Joe Exotic’s Oklahoma zoo actually belonged to Michael Jackson, an article from the Los Angeles Times confirms. The reptiles (seven […]
Last week, The Weeknd, Drake, and J. Cole all FaceTimed an 11-year-old fan, Elijah Patrick Williams, before he died of cancer, Billboard reports. The boy’s cousin, Michael Watson II, confirmed the news via Instagram last Sunday. “Over the past 3 years, my 11 y.o. cousin, Elijah, has battled cancer with the utmost resilience,” Watson wrote. “Elijah’s […]
Remember a few weeks ago when the internet was up in arms over Public Enemy‘s firing of Flavor Flav after the Bernie Sanders rally? Well, as it turns out, that was all an extremely long-winded April Fools’ Day joke — one that doubled as promo for new music. Talking to Talid Kweli and People’s Party, […]
Artist: Tory Lanez Album: New Toronto 3 Release Date: April 10 Tracklist: Lanez has yet to reveal the tracklist for New Toronto 3, although he has shared a string of singles, including the recently-released “Do the Most.” Reports suggest Brooklyn’s Fivio Foreign will be featured on the project. Artwork: The cover art for New Toronto […]
It’s the middle of December when I first interview Rina Sawayama, who chats animatedly over the phone from her London flat as she reheats a cup of tea in the microwave. At this point, she’s spent several months on a self-imposed social media hiatus. “I’ve been in the studio every day, and we finally sent […]