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Skepta Enlists Kid Cudi, J Balvin and Teezee for EP ‘All In’
Skepta has dropped off his brand new EP All In, named after his newfound love for the game of poker. Clocking in at 15 minutes, the five-track project is largely produced by Skepta alongside JAE5, Ragz Originale and Josh Faulkner, and includes guest appearances from Kid Cudi and Teezee on “Peace of Mind” and J Balvin on “Nirvana,” the latter of which arrives with an accompanying music video helmed by KLVDR. The visual stars the two collaborators who pay homage to Narcos, The Godfather and Get Out with a dark, stylized elegance. In a statement, Skepta shared that he worked on the project before lockdown but waited for the right moment to release them, and with live shows scheduled for 2021, he felt like it was time. “This music isn’t for people to download and discuss. It’s music to fe...
Logic Fully Returns from Retirement With ‘Bobby Tarantino III’
Shortly after announcing his return from retirement with a Michael Jordan-inspired notice, Logic has dropped off his newest project Bobby Tarantino III. The 12-track project clocks in at approximately 35 minutes and include only one guest appearance from Cynthia Erivio on “Inside.” The record includes the previously-released singles “Vaccine,” “Get Up,” “My Way” and “Call Me,” as well as a tribute to Cowboy Bebop with the track “See You Space Cowboy…” Bobby Tarantino III is the first project in the mixtape series in three years, and follows the release of his supposed retirement album No Pressure in July 2020. Prior to the announcement of his return, Logic was active as a Twitch streamer thanks to a multi-million deal and he spent some time releasing loosies such as “Tired in Malibu,”...
Isaiah Rashad Releases First Album in Five Years, ‘The House Is Burning’
Isaiah Rashad has officially returned with the release of newest studio album, The House Is Burning. Clocking in at approximately 50 minutes, the 16-track project is produced by Kenny Beats and includes a wide range of guest appearances from Lil Uzi Vert on “From The Garden,” Duke Deuce on “Lay Wit Ya,” Smino on “Claymore,” Amindi on “All Herb,” Jay Rock and Jay Worthy on “True Story,” Doechii and Kal Manx on “Wat U Sed,” YGTUT on “Chad” and 6LACK and fellow TDE signee SZA on “Score.” The House Is Burning marks Rashad’s first full-length record since 2016’s The Sun’s Tirade. “For new people, if they hadn’t heard me before, I’d like them to walk away and be like, ‘Damn, he’s good at making a lot of different stuff,’” he told GQ of the album. “If you’ve been a part of this sh*t, I’d want you...
Billie Eilish Delivers Introspective New Album ‘Happier Than Ever’
Billie Eilish has dropped off her second studio album, Happier Than Ever. Clocking in at just under an hour, the themes of the 16-track project are the complete opposite of the title. Eilish shot to superstardom almost instantly following the release of WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, and Happier Than Ever is essentially her personal recollection of the aftermath. The public tends to overlook the fact that the artist isn’t even 20 years old yet, but she’s managed to handle the amount of celebrity — both the good and the bad, which includes Eilish filing a restraining order against a stalker — in the most professional way she can. “I don’t know how to explain this, but all the songs on the album feel like a specific time, because they feel like when I wrote them and made them,” Ei...
Sepultura Announce Spring 2022 North American Tour
Sepultura will make the trip back to North America in spring of 2022. The Brazilian heavy metal band has announced an extensive tour in support of their latest album, 2020’s Quadra, which they’ve been unable to support with live shows yet due to the global pandemic. The outing will kick off March 4th in Sacramento, California, and keep the veteran metal act on the road for a little over a month before wrapping up April 8th in Berkeley, California. Sacred Reich, Crowbar and Art of Shock will serve as support on the tour, which features both rescheduled and newly added dates. “We are extremely excited to reconnect with everyone in North America for this upcoming tour,” vocalist Derrick Green said in a statement. “We look forward to seeing all the people who have been anxious to see shows for...
Dominic Monaghan Says Peter Jackson Was Pressured to Kill a Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings
Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd have launched a new podcast and they’re spilling all sorts of secrets from the set of The Lord of the Rings. According to the actors, the movie trilogy could have been down one hobbit by its end. In a new interview with IGN promoting their latest Hobbit-inspired project, The Friendship Onion, they revealed that director Peter Jackson was once pressured by studio execs to kill off one of the hobbits at the end of The Return of the King despite the fact that Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin all survive in J.R.R. Tolkien’s original source material. However, Jackson refused, keeping the foursome alive to the end of their journey. “It’s a good job that didn’t happen, because it would have been me,” Monaghan said with a laugh. “It definitely would have. There’s no wa...
David Ayer Slams Studio Cut of Suicide Squad: “Not My Movie”
With The Suicide Squad receiving strong reviews, some have taken renewed aim at the original from filmmaker David Ayer. In a new post heralded simply by the phrase “My turn,” the director has fired back at critics while disavowing the theatrical release of 2016’s Suicide Squad. The three-page retort came as a direct response to Screen International film critic Tim Grierson, who after tweeting his enjoyment of the new sequel, said, “Many times while watching the new movie, I thought, ‘Yeah, David Ayer should just abandon the idea of that director’s cut.” This was clearly a shot saying there was no way Ayer’s vision could elevate the disappointing Suicide Squad to the level of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Ayer wasn’t having it. Ayer’s post opened an explanation of his hard-fought lif...
Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell Announces New Solo Album, Brighten, Unveils “Atone”: Stream
Alice in Chains singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell has announced his first solo album in 19 years. The legendary rocker will release Brighten on October 29th, and he’s shared shared the first single, “Atone,” as a preview Cantrell premiered the heavy new track via Rolling Stone, describing the song as follows: “As a fan of Ennio Morricone scores and Sergio Leone movies, it’s got a bit of that outlaw vibe, with a cool psycho hillbilly stomp. It’s been kicking around in my head for like 20-plus years, haunting me. Sometimes it takes a while for a good idea to find its best form. Such was the case with ‘Atone.’” The new album features an impressive cast of backing musicians, including Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Gil Sharone (Team Sleep), Abe Laboriel J...
Marvel’s ‘Hawkeye’ Receives November Release Date on Disney+
Marvel Studios‘ Hawkeye spinoff series will officially debut on Disney+ on November 24, the company announced on Thursday. The release date arrives with the first official image from the show, which sees Jeremy Renner‘s Clint Barton, otherwise known as Hawkeye, and Kate Bishop, played by Hailee Steinfeld, conversing in an archery room. #Hawkeye never misses ? so don’t miss @JeremyRenner and @HaileeSteinfeld in this @EW exclusive first-look of Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye. The Original Series starts streaming Wednesday, November 24 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/8DnB18oSIk — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 29, 2021 “[Kate is] a 22-year-old kid and she’s a big Hawkeye fan,” Renner told EW. “She has a wonderfully annoying and equally charming manner about her, because she’s such a fangi...
Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over Breach of Contract With Dual Release of ‘Black Widow’
Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against Disney on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming that her contract was breached when the company released Black Widow on its streaming platform Disney+ at the same time it was released in theaters. In the lawsuit, Johansson claims her contract with Disney’s Marvel Entertainment promised an exclusive theatrical release, and her salary was largely based on the film’s performance at the box office. “Disney intentionally induced Marvel’s breach of the agreement, without justification, in order to prevent Ms. Johansson from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel,” the suit reads. Disney announced in March that Black Widow, along with a multitude of 2021 titles, would debut on Disney+ and in theaters at the same time. ...
Jared Leto Is Unrecognizable As ‘House of Gucci’ Character
MGM Studios still hasn’t released the trailer for House of Gucci, but in the meantime, the first set of character posters is out, giving fans a first-look at its stars in character. Lady Gaga portrays the glamorous Patrizia Reggiani, who was tried and convicted for organizing the assasination of her ex-husband, the former head of the Gucci fashion house Maurizio Gucci, who is played by a glasses-donning Adam Driver. Jared Leto also joins the cast as Paolo Gucci, the former vice president and managing director of Gucci. For the role, Leto was decked out in prosthetics, completely transforming the 49-year-old actor into the balding fashion executive. Fans took to Twitter to poke fun at the actor’s radical transformation. “Jared Leto’s character looks like he belongs to Mount Rushmore,” one u...
Watch the Official Trailer of Ridley Scott’s ‘HOUSE OF GUCCI’ Starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver and Jared Leto
The official trailer for Ridley Scott‘s biographical crime film, HOUSE OF GUCCI, has finally arrived. The forthcoming movie is set in 1995 and follows the events and aftermath of Maurizio Gucci‘s (Adam Driver) murder, which was ordered by his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga). Joining Driver and Lady Gaga are a selection of Academy Award winners and nominees, including Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as Rodolfo Gucci, Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci and Salma Hayek as Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma. Despite being a highly-anticipated title, HOUSE OF GUCCI is not being released without some controversy. Earlier this April, the family of Guccio Gucci expressed their disappointment over the film, with Patrizia Gucci sharing the statement, “We are truly disappointed. I speak on behalf of the f...
