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Bobby Shmurda Was Booked And Busy On His First Day Out Of Prison
Source: Bennett Raglin/BET / Getty After six years of time served in prison, Bobby Shmurda is finally a free man. The Brooklyn rapper swiftly exited the corrections facility on February 23 on a conditional release of parole supervision until 2026. It’s a long-awaited victory that has kept family and friends patiently waiting to see him reclaim the promising career he left behind. Fans and well-wishers on social media were showering the “Hot N*gga” rapper with love and praise, which eventually translated to a whopping 3 million new followers on Instagram. They were on Shmurda watch awaiting the first image or video to surface that chronicles his first moments fresh out the bink. Biggz Locain, a friend and alleged GS9 gang affiliate, picked up Shmurda from prison where he w...
The Source Awards To Return
Source: Steven Ferdman / Getty The Source magazine used to be considered the Hip-Hop Bible, and it wasn’t hyperbole. At the height of its influence, The Source Awards was a mainstay, and the ceremony honoring the accomplishments of rappers and the culture is set to return next year after a hiatus of almost two decades. “Hip-hop needs its premiere awards show back,” L. Londell McMillan, the current CEO and owner of The Source, recently told Page Six, “After every awards show, our social media at The Source explodes … so back by popular demand.” Reportedly, the brand is also launching a streaming channel. The last proper Source Awards went down 17 years ago. Perhaps its most infamous moment was at the 1995 Source Awards when the currently incarcerated Suge Knight called out Sean “Diddy” Comb...
Claudia Jordan Remembers Meek Mill Embarrassing Nicki Minaj At A Restaurant
Source: Prince Williams / Getty For a minute there Meek Mill was the darling of the Hip-Hop culture due to his bars and a biased “justice” system that threw him into prison for poppin’ a wheelie. Then after Jay-Z helped spring the Philadelphia rapper from jail and get him back home, it was all downhill from there. From having a bunch of water-selling kids split a $20 bill to more recently throwing out an offensive Kobe Bryant metaphor, Meek’s reminded everyone why they began clowning him in the first place. Now Claudia Jordan is recalling the time when Meek caused a scene while he was dating Nicki Minaj. On a recent episode of Out Loud With Claudia Jordan on Fox Soul, CJ remembered the time she ran into Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj at a restaurant in Manhattan “back in the day.” ““It was a Ja...
Joel Corry Announces Forthcoming Release of Collab With David Guetta and Raye
This week, British dance-pop export Joel Corry officially announced an incoming collaboration with contemporary music powerhouses David Guetta and Raye, due Friday, February 26th. The news of the single, titled “BED,” came alongside a saucy photo shoot featuring each artist tucked into their beds. Naturally, Raye stole the show. Corry also posted a teaser of the track on his Instagram, hinting at bouncy, festival-ready dance-pop tune overlaid with Raye’s feathery vocals. Originally garnering attention with his smash single “Head & Heart” with MNEK, Corry knows this sonic territory well. Meanwhile, the seamless integration of vocals and synths speaks to Guetta’s finesse. He has previously worked with Raye on two additional tracks, inclu...
Red Rocks Amphitheatre Planning for Concerts in April With Vastly Reduced Capacity
Just like the countless concert venues who have felt the wrath of COVID-19 over the course of the past year, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre is adjusting to the new norm. According to Denver CBS affiliate KKTV, the fabled open air venue is planning a “big announcement” in April after submitting COVID-19 variance requests to city and state health officials. CBS Denver adds that fans can expect a much different concert experience than years past due to new safety measures instated to mitigate the spread of the virus, such as mask-wearing and vastly reduced capacity. “You know you’ll still be able to see a show and you’ll be in the venue, but it’s not going to feel that same way as it has in the past,” said Red Rocks spokesman Brian Kit...
Blondie Announce New Graphic Novel Against the Odd
Blondie have announced a new graphic novel called Against the Odds. It’s a collaboration with Z2 Comics that will illustrate the story of the iconic new-wave band’s rise in the New York art and fashion world. The book is Blondie’s first foray into the world of comics, but they’re the only newbies involved with the project. Against the Odds was illustrated by the acclaimed comic book artist John McCrea, and it was co-written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti — the duo who penned DC Comics’ relaunch of Harley Quinn. With vivid color, the book will chronicle the band’s come-up in Manhattan’s notorious punk and art world of the 1970s. Conner was actually there, watching Blondie at clubs like CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Andy Warhol and David Bowi...
Tom Morello Tapped as Executive Music Producer for Upcoming Netflix Film Metal Lords
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is set to serve as the executive music producer for the upcoming Netflix film Metal Lords, due out later this year. The film is also the first feature-length project in a partnership between Netflix and Game of Thrones showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff. A brief press release described Metal Lords as a “coming-of-age comedy” with a plot synopsis many young metalheads can relate to: “Two kids want to start a heavy metal band in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal.” Metal Lords is written and co-produced by Weiss and will be directed by Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist). Benioff serves as an executive producer, keeping the Game of Thrones pairing intact. The film stars Jaeden Martell (Knives Out, It...
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Share New Album L.W.: Stream
Prolific Aussie psych-rockers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are back with their latest album, L.W. It comes on the heels of K.G., which dropped just three months ago. Stream it via Bandcamp below. L.W. runs nine tracks long and includes the previously released singles “Pleura”, “O.N.E.”, and “If Not Now, Then When?” As its name implies, L.W. serves as a companion piece to K.G. Frontman Stu Mackenzie previously explained the group didn’t initially plan to release a pair of linked albums: We wanted to make new music that was somehow more colorful this time around, and which maybe reflected t”he many new things that we have learned along the way. After recording Flying Microtonal Banana the songs expanded when we played them live, so we felt ready to tackle the microtonal landscape again...
Tom Morello to Executive Produce Netflix Film Metal Lords From Game of Thrones Creators
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is adding another line to his impressive resume as the executive music producer of the upcoming Netflix film Metal Lords. The movie is a coming-of-age comedy whose logline is “Two kids want to start a heavy metal band in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal.” The film was written by D.B. Weiss and produced by Weiss and Greg Shapiro. Weiss and David Benioff are executive producing. Weiss and Benioff are best known as the co-creators of the pop culture phenomenon Game of Thrones. Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) is set to direct. Starring in the flick is Jaeden Martell (Knives Out, It), Isis Hainsworth (Misbehaviour, Emma) and Adrian Greensmith in his feature film debut. The film, whic...
Post Malone Covers Hootie & the Blowfish’s ‘Only Wanna Be With You’ for Pokémon’s 25th Anniversary
Post Malone’s obsession with the ’90s continues. He’s has gone from performing with Ozzy and playing Nirvana songs to covering Hootie & the Blowfish, releasing a cover of the pop-rock outfit’s 1995 hit “Only Wanna Be With You” ahead of his performance at the Pokémon Day 25th-anniversary virtual concert. Officially dubbed the “Pokémon 25 Version,” Post Malone will debut his take on “Only Wanna Be With You” live on Feb. 27, as part of the singer’s setlist for the Pokémon anniversary concert, streaming at 7 p.m. EST / 4 p.m. PST on Feb. 27. The event can be viewed for free on the official Pokémon YouTube and Twitch channels, and on Pokémon’s 25th-anniversary website. Additionally, Pokemon will create a global music celebration dubbed P25 Music, with new tune...
Chloe x Halle Drop Futuristic ‘Ungodly Hour’ Video
Chloe x Halle dropped the futuristic video for the title track from their 2020 album “Ungodly Hour” on Wednesday night (Feb. 24). The eye-popping clip directed by Alfred Marroquín (Rosalia, Sech) opens with the sisters dressed in head-to-toe blue vinyl outfits inside a dark, mysterious laboratory, posing and twitching to the song’s heartbeat rhythm as the lights flicker around them. The scene then turns to a shallow pool, with both singers laying in the water wearing nude-colored, bedazzled body suits in between flashes of them in a spare expanse rocking silver gowns and Erykah Badu-like facial hardware. The whole thing feels like a glimpse of dystopian, fashion-forward future set to the song’s soothing flow and vocals, which have them warning, “You know ...
St. Vincent Pops Up in Mysterious Poster Campaign For New Album
“Who’s Your Daddy?” indeed. St. Vincent is headed back into our ears. The singer pops up in a new viral poster campaign promoting what appears to be her upcoming follow-up to 2017’s MASSEDUCTION, in which she poses in a retro-70s burgundy suit while rocking a blonde bob. The teaser for the album reportedly called Daddy’s Home features copy that reads, “St. Vincent is back with a record of all-new songs. Warm Wurlitzers and wit, glistening guitars and grit, with sleaze and style for days. Taking you from uptown to downtown with the artist who makes you expect the unexpected. So sit back, light up, and by all means have that bourbon waiting because… DADDY’S Home.” The ad, which features the logo for the singer’s Loma Vista Recor...
