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Kendrick Lamar Releases Spotify Short Film, Watch ‘A Day In Accra, Ghana’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Antony Jones / Getty Kendrick Lamar gave his fans a gift on his own birthday. He released a short film A Day In Accra, Ghana that details his recent trip to the motherland. As per 2 Dope Boyz Spotify has partnered with the Top Dawg Entertainment talent for a short documentary. The rapper visited Accra shortly after the release of his recent album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Here we see K Dot reflect on some of the themes discussed on the project including his favorite line on “Father Time” where his longtime girlfriend Whitney Alford says “you really need to go to therapy.” Related Stories He discussed how he took it as a challenge but also an opportunity to empower his listeners to seek help as well. “We learned to hold all our shit in,”...
Southern Baptist Pastors All In Their Feelings After Black Minister Called Them “Whores” For Donald Trump
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty A Southern Baptist minister from West Palm Beach, Florida, has offended the hell (uh…so to speak) out of a group of his fellow Southern Baptist pastors who appear to feel a way about him bashing the church for its alleged racism and support of ex-president Donald Trump on the first day of the SBC General Convention. [embedded content] “I think some Southern Baptists lost their minds when a Black man was elected president–not all, but some,” said Kevin Smith, a pastor at Family Church in West Palm Beach and former executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. “I think some Southern Baptists were unloving to Black people beginning in 2012 with the killing of Trayvon Martin.” Apparently, Smith wasn’t a booked ...
Southern Baptist Pastors All In Their Feelings After Black Minister Called Them “Whores” For Donald Trump
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty A Southern Baptist minister from West Palm Beach, Florida, has offended the hell (uh…so to speak) out of a group of his fellow Southern Baptist pastors who appear to feel a way about him bashing the church for its alleged racism and support of ex-president Donald Trump on the first day of the SBC General Convention. [embedded content] “I think some Southern Baptists lost their minds when a Black man was elected president–not all, but some,” said Kevin Smith, a pastor at Family Church in West Palm Beach and former executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. “I think some Southern Baptists were unloving to Black people beginning in 2012 with the killing of Trayvon Martin.” Apparently, Smith wasn’t a booked ...
Alison Wonderland’s “Loner” Album Is Headed to Print As a Graphic Novel
The story behind Alison Wonderland’s Loner will soon be put to the page. Wonderland’s stunning third album is one of isolation, loss, panic, grief and prevailing. It was perhaps her most vulnerable project to date, born out of a particularly challenging personal chapter amid the throes of the pandemic. Now, Loner has found a new medium: as a graphic novel. Working with Z2 Comics, Wonderland’s journey is documented as a multi-dimensional, metaphysical experience in prismatic color. The reader also has a say in the journey’s events thanks to the project’s RPG-style module, which ensures a fully playable, customizable user experience. Hardcover art of Alison Wonderland’s “Loner” graphic novel. Minomiyabi/Z2 Comics Scroll to Continue R...
ISOxo Strikes Gold With Frenetic Trap Flip of “Chargé”: Listen
ISOxo isn’t afraid of taking the sounds of bass music’s most seasoned vets into overdrive. The Sable Valley artist and EDM.com Class of 2022 inductee has had nothing short of a banner year thus far, and after dropping the blistering “REDloop” last month, he’s showing there’s certainly more where that came from. ISOxo dug deep and unearthed a classic in Kaaris’ “Chargé,” which was subsequently remixed by Mr. Carmack and then again by Boombox Cartel. Building off what the two esteemed producers started, he slows the track’s tempo, allowing its magnificent brass fanfare to build and linger while providing a suspenseful backdrop for the mayhem that follows. As fans of the blossoming bass music virtu...
Watch Ben Klock DJ On 16 Decks at Fabric London
We wouldn’t be surprised if Ben Klock broke a sweat performing his latest club gig at the London’s legendary fabric. It was no mere ordinary club outing for the seasoned DJ and techno producer. Creating a challenge of his own volition, Klock decided to spontaneously juggle the logistics of a performance using a whopping 16 decks. The dexterous Klock was easily working with upwards of $40,000 worth of high-end Pioneer DJ equipment alone. The head-spinning feat was surely no easy task, though Klock made it look so. We also have to say it was an ambitious challenge for a Sunday night throwdown in particular. Klock worked his magic into the early morning hours, when he was joined by Adam Beyer and JYCLRK on the bill. Check out footage from the night below. Scroll to...
Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Rumored to Be Working On Music With Lil Nas X
Cue the Daft Punk rumor mill. The electronic music community has been waiting on bated breath for some semblance of a comeback by the legendary duo, who shockingly disbanded in early 2021 after 28 years “Around The World.” Now, thanks to a serendipitous video shared by Lil Nas X, fans of Daft Punk may soon hear music produced by one of the beloved robots. Eagle-eyed fans have lit a fuse on social media after spotting a man in the studio with Lil Nas X who closely resembles Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter. In the video, which was shared via X’s Instagram Stories, he scurries past the chart-topping “Industry Baby” artist with a guitar in hand, leading many to speculate if the two are working on new music. It’s important to note that the video doesn̵...
Makaya McCraven Announces New Album, Shares New Song “Seventh String”: Listen
Makaya McCraven has a new album on the way, and he’s shared a track from the project with the news. His next full-length is titled In These Times and it’s out September 23 (via International Anthem/Nonesuch/XL). Listen to “Seventh String” and see the full tracklist for In These Times below. In These Times features several notable guests performing with McCraven, including guitarist Jeff Parker, harpist Brandee Younger, and Ohmme’s Macie Stewart. Junius Paul, Marta Sofia Honer, and Lia Kohl are also among those joining the Chicago-based percussionist. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Makaya McCraven: In These Times In These Times: 01 The Fours02 High Fi...
Jack White Extends Tour
Jack White has extended his Supply Chain Issues Tour with new dates across the United States and in South America. Check out the full itinerary, with a massive spread of support acts, below. White, who released Fear of the Dawn earlier this year, is set to release his second album of 2022, Entering Heaven Alive, on July 22. On the first night of the Supply Chain Issues Tour, he proposed to and married the Black Belles singer-songwriter Olivia Jean. He recently shared a spooky video for new song “If I Die Tomorrow.” All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Jack White: The Supply Chain Issues Tour Jack White: 06-27 London, England – Eventim Apollo @06-28 L...
14 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend. This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Beyoncé, Drake, Yaya Bey, Lana Del Rey, Ckay, Lambchop, Jockstrap, Anne Malin, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made...
Tove Lo Announces New Album Dirt Femme, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
When I started out as a writer and an artist, I used to view my feminine traits as weaker and would enhance my masculine traits to get ahead in life. I feel a big energy shift in my environment since then and this album reflects the various ways my feminine side has both helped and hurt me. I’m a pansexual woman married to a straight man. I believe masculine and feminine lives on a spectrum in all humans. There are so many more interesting nuances than most people want to accept. Songs on this album will contradict each other, will probably upset some of you, will make you want to dance, cry, fuck, and drive your car really, really, fast. It’s extremely personal as always which is why it’s so hard to describe in just a few words. It’s all my feelings, thoughts and questions put together in...
New Stranger Things 4 Trailer Features Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill” Remix: Watch
Netflix has revealed a new trailer for Stranger Things’ fourth season, the second volume of which streams from July 1. The trailer features a remix of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill,” spliced with Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein’s theme tune for the show. “Running Up That Hill,” of course, has had an international resurgence thanks to its prominent use in the first half of the series, and Bush is really, truly psyched about it. Really. “The track is being responded to in so many positive ways,” she said in one of her exuberant statements. “I’ve never experienced anything quite like this before! I just want to say a really big thank you to everyone in the U.S. who has supported the song. It’s the first time I’ve had a top ten single over there and now it’s in the top 5! Thank you so much ag...
