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DOOM Rock Grammar Like The Kumbaya: Honoring The Life & Legacy Of MF DOOM
Source: PYMCA / Getty The news of MF DOOM‘s passing came as a shock to his legion of fans, especially those of us who hoped that he would continue his legendary run of verses for years to come. As the Hip-Hop nation grieves this massive loss, I’ll try to do my best to capture what MF DOOM AKA Daniel Dumile meant to me. As a Hip-Hop fan of a certain age, growing up with the music and culture has afforded me a particular vantage point when observing the culture. As a teenager in 1989, my affinity for Rap music was fanatical and the obsession with the artform most certainly remains. I was one of those fans who copped everything that dropped on Tuesday, the former traditional date of the album and single releases at that time The now-defunct duo of 3rd Bass were anomalies at the time. Two whit...
DOOM Rock Grammar Like The Kumbaya: Honoring The Life & Legacy Of MF DOOM
Source: PYMCA / Getty The news of MF DOOM‘s passing came as a shock to his legion of fans, especially those of us who hoped that he would continue his legendary run of verses for years to come. As the Hip-Hop nation grieves this massive loss, I’ll try to do my best to capture what MF DOOM AKA Daniel Dumile meant to me. As a Hip-Hop fan of a certain age, growing up with the music and culture has afforded me a particular vantage point when observing the culture. As a teenager in 1989, my affinity for Rap music was fanatical and the obsession with the artform most certainly remains. I was one of those fans who copped everything that dropped on Tuesday, the former traditional date of the album and single releases at that time The now-defunct duo of 3rd Bass were anomalies at the time. Two whit...
Skillz Drops “The 2020 Rap Up”, Good Riddance To Trash Year
Source: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images / Getty It’s a brand new year, and right on time Skillz has dropped his annual recap of the previous year with “The 2020 Rap Up.” Considering how trash the year was on multiple levels, the Virginia MC had plenty of material to work with. Skillz begins mentioning how the years started off as promising as any. But with Trump getting impeached and the Senate failing to seal the deal, things quickly started going left. He delivered the song via an IGTV video where he includes footage and memes that match up with the bars he spitting. From the tragedy (we lost Kobe Bryant), to political commentary (Black Lives Matter) to the absurd (Netlflix’s Tiger King), Skillz hit mosts everything with seriousness when necessary and wit when appropriate. “This year let yo...
Skillz Drops “The 2020 Rap Up”, Good Riddance To Trash Year
Source: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images / Getty It’s a brand new year, and right on time Skillz has dropped his annual recap of the previous year with “The 2020 Rap Up.” Considering how trash the year was on multiple levels, the Virginia MC had plenty of material to work with. Skillz begins mentioning how the years started off as promising as any. But with Trump getting impeached and the Senate failing to seal the deal, things quickly started going left. He delivered the song via an IGTV video where he includes footage and memes that match up with the bars he spitting. From the tragedy (we lost Kobe Bryant), to political commentary (Black Lives Matter) to the absurd (Netlflix’s Tiger King), Skillz hit mosts everything with seriousness when necessary and wit when appropriate. “This year let yo...
Rapper Lil Tjay Popped For Gun & Weed Possession In NYC
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Lil Tjay is becoming a little too familiar with the Hip-Hop police. The Bronx rapper was recently popped for gun and weed possession allegedly. Just last week, Tjay was detained by NYPD cops while he was at a video shoot. However, the cops didn’t find anything in the SUV he was travelling in. However, according to Page Six, on Wednesday (Dec. 30), just a few days after the aforementioned incident, cops found a gang of guns in the Cadillac Escalade the 19-year-old was travelling in after it was pulled over. Reportedly, Tjay, born Tione Merritt, was in the vehicle with four other men when it was pulled over in East New York after failing to signal when switching lanes, per the authorities. After a search, the cops claim they found four loaded pistols (a Ruger,...
Rapper Lil Tjay Popped For Gun & Weed Possession In NYC
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Lil Tjay is becoming a little too familiar with the Hip-Hop police. The Bronx rapper was recently popped for gun and weed possession allegedly. Just last week, Tjay was detained by NYPD cops while he was at a video shoot. However, the cops didn’t find anything in the SUV he was travelling in. However, according to Page Six, on Wednesday (Dec. 30), just a few days after the aforementioned incident, cops found a gang of guns in the Cadillac Escalade the 19-year-old was travelling in after it was pulled over. Reportedly, Tjay, born Tione Merritt, was in the vehicle with four other men when it was pulled over in East New York after failing to signal when switching lanes, per the authorities. After a search, the cops claim they found four loaded pistols (a Ruger,...
At Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina‘s End, These Are The Couples The Cast Ships
This article contains light spoilers for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 4. Demon kings. Devil worship. Horned-up high schoolers. Across three parts of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Sabrina Spellman and her gang of witches and mortals overcame everything from the awkward messiness of first-time sex to going toe-to-hoof with Satan himself. Now, as the series heads into its final installment, the crew faces a new challenge: moving on. In July, as the coronavirus pandemic forced many shows and films to halt production, it was announced that the fourth part of the Riverdale-ified coming-of-age series would be its last; but not before Sabrina casts a compelling goodbye spell, of course. In this installment, the Eldritch Terrors — ancient and immensely powerful supernatural being...
Miley, Taylor, Dua, And More Proved 2020’s Pop Nostalgia Machine Is Potent As Ever
By Katiee McKinstry With the release of her latest album, Plastic Hearts, in late November, Miley Cyrus completely reinvented herself as a glam-rock icon, diving into the past as she cleared a path forward in the pop-rock sphere. Expertly wielding the collective power of nostalgia to appeal to even the most casual of listeners — its final tracks include a reworked version of standout single “Midnight Sky” featuring Stevie Nicks and covers of the classics “Zombie” and “Heart of Glass” — Cyrus also mined key moments from her own career to generative new results. And this year, she was not alone. Prior to the drop of Plastic Hearts, Cyrus announced the launch of MileySpace, essentially an updated version of what her MySpace page would look like in 2020, hosted on her own website. Cyrus relaun...
Miley, Taylor, Dua, And More Proved 2020’s Pop Nostalgia Machine Is Potent As Ever
By Katiee McKinstry With the release of her latest album, Plastic Hearts, in late November, Miley Cyrus completely reinvented herself as a glam-rock icon, diving into the past as she cleared a path forward in the pop-rock sphere. Expertly wielding the collective power of nostalgia to appeal to even the most casual of listeners — its final tracks include a reworked version of standout single “Midnight Sky” featuring Stevie Nicks and covers of the classics “Zombie” and “Heart of Glass” — Cyrus also mined key moments from her own career to generative new results. And this year, she was not alone. Prior to the drop of Plastic Hearts, Cyrus announced the launch of MileySpace, essentially an updated version of what her MySpace page would look like in 2020, hosted on her own website. Cyrus relaun...
MF Doom, Prolific Masked Underground Rapper, Dead At 49
Daniel Dumile, the hip-hop artist who performed in a metallic mask under the moniker MF Doom for decades, has died, his family announced on Thursday (December 31). According to a note posted to his social media accounts, Doom died on October 31; no cause was given. His wife, Jasmine, penned the statement that began, “Begin all things by giving thanks to THE ALL!” and was addressed to “Dumile.” “The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for,” it reads. “Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me, our children and our family. Thank you for teaching me how to forgive beings and give another chance, not to be so quick to judge and write off. Thank you for showing how not...
MF Doom, Prolific Masked Underground Rapper, Dead At 49
Daniel Dumile, the hip-hop artist who performed in a metallic mask under the moniker MF Doom for decades, has died, his family announced on Thursday (December 31). According to a note posted to his social media accounts, Doom died on October 31; no cause was given. His wife, Jasmine, penned the statement that began, “Begin all things by giving thanks to THE ALL!” and was addressed to “Dumile.” “The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for,” it reads. “Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me, our children and our family. Thank you for teaching me how to forgive beings and give another chance, not to be so quick to judge and write off. Thank you for showing how not...
Cheyenne Floyd Reveals Sex Of Second Child
Cheyenne Floyd and beau Zach Davis are welcoming a baby “soon” — and now they are ready to reveal the sex of the bundle of joy on the way. It’s a…boy! The Teen Mom OG star — who will return to MTV with her cast members on January 26 — shared a sweet video from her gender reveal bash (complete with a helicopter) on YouTube (watch it below). Ryder is going to have a little brother! A daughter — and now a son! Chey gushed that her heart was “so full” when she announced her second pregnancy and felt “extremely blessed and honored that this little one has chosen us as parents.” “We prayed for this moment and wanted to hold on to it as long as we could,” Chey added along with the heartwarming album below. “...
