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Haviah Mighty Pops Off on New Song “Obeah”: Stream
Haviah MIghty is wary of dark energies on her new song “Obeah”. The 2019 Polaris Prize winner is one of the most exciting voices in hip-hop today, equally comfortable with windows-down bangers and mind-bending conscious raps. With “Obeah”, she’s found a new twist on an old standard, channeling her Jamaican heritage to find an original slant on the “Watch who you surround yourself with,” song. The concept of Obeah doesn’t translate easily to outsiders, but it’s generally understood to involve a kind of magic or supernatural energy. As Mighty explained in a statement, “I’ve navigated life off the strength of my parents’ teachings, and one of those notable teachings is to be mindful of the company you keep and of those you call your friends. Being of Caribbean descent, I’ve heard many stories...
Ozzy Osbourne Gets COVID Vaccine After Asserting That Contracting the Virus Would Likely Kill Him
Ozzy Osbourne has received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The legendary metal singer got the shot this week after previously stating that if he didn’t, contracting the virus would likely kill him. The Black Sabbath frontman revealed the good news during an appearance on UK talk show Loose Women. Taking a page out of the John Lennon and Yoko Ono handbook, Ozzy laid in bed next to his wife, Sharon, and the family dogs. When asked if he’d received the vaccine, Ozzy replied in the affirmative: “Of course!” Sharon chimed in, “He says, ‘Of course’ — he only had it yesterday.” “It felt like I was being stabbed,” Ozzy said of the shot. “My arm was hurting yesterday, but I’m glad I got it, you know?” Ozzy said he feels “relieved” after getting the first dose, and for good reason. At 72 yea...
Announcing SPIN Livestreaming Beginning This Weekend
Ever wanted to see some of the biggest names in the music business perform exclusive intimate live sets, answer your questions, and just generally hang out for a bit? Well, we’ve got good news for you. SPIN will begin livestreaming our featured cover story artists and more, with the fun all set to begin this weekend. From concerts to Q&As and more, we’ll be bringing free monthly (or possibly more frequent) shows and exclusive “behind the scenes” experiences you’ll only find here. With recent cover stars like Run the Jewels, MGK, Kehlani, HAIM, Jack Harlow, Shooter Jennings and more, our future features are sure to turn heads and provide must-watch streams. Combined with the full production by In.Live and sitting at about an hour long each, you won’t want to miss any of them. Tune in at...
System of a Down’s John Dolmayan Unsurprisingly Supports Gina Carano After Mandalorian Firing
In case you’ve been living under a rock this week, actor, Cris Cyborg mauling victim, and social media self-saboteur Gina Carano got fired from her role as Cara Dune on The Mandalorian for comparing the experience of modern conservatives to that of Holocaust victims. Although Disney previously refrained from letting her go for making comments that many considered transphobic, being adamantly anti-mask, or promoting voter fraud conspiracy theories, other conservatives (like Ted Cruz) have come out in support of her. Everyone’s fourth-favorite current member of System of a Down, drummer John Dolmayan, joined in on the fun via Instagram. Of course, Dolmayan (much like his Republican brethren) seems to have missed the part where Carano wasn’t fired for her political beliefs, but...
Justin Timberlake Issues Apology to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson: ‘I Know I Failed’
Justin Timberlake has apologized to his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears as well as Janet Jackson in a lengthy Instagram post on Friday. Why now? Timberlake’s past behavior dating back several decades has come under scrutiny following last week’s release of the Framing Britney Spears documentary that dissected the misogyny she’s faced in her career. Timberlake also infamously faced little responsibility for the “wardrobe malfunction” that took place at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show where he ripped a piece of Jackson’s wardrobe off to expose her breast. In the wake of the incident, Timberlake’s career took off while Jackson faced scorn and scrutiny, and debatably, her career was never the same. “I’ve seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respon...
Ex-Nirvana Members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear Still Jam Together
To celebrate the release of Medicine at Midnight, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Pat Smear returned to SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show. Along with the new album and their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination, the members also discussed their time in Nirvana and how they feel about it now. “Every once in a while, me and Krist and Dave get together and we do play as if we’re Nirvana, so I don’t have to miss it—we do it,” Smart admitted. “Last time, we did it at the house where we recorded the [new Foo Fighters] album.” When Stern asked if they listen to Nirvana albums, both Grohl and Smear said no because it was too painful. “It just makes me sad,” Smear said. Grohl admitted that his 11-year-old daughter knows the words to “Come As You Are,” despite him never playing that record for he...
Personal Shopper For Kevin Hart Charged After $1M Credit Card Swindle
Source: NBC / Getty Kevin Hart is back in the news and not for his own legal woes, but this time those of someone who was once in his inner circle. A personal shopper hired by Hart racked up over $1 million in credit charges and was charged today in New York. In a press announcement from Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz, 29-year-old Dylan Jason Syer of Long Island City in Queens was indicted and arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on grand larceny and related charges. Between October 2017 and February 2019, Syer made a number of fraudulent charges for personal gain while still performing the duties he was hired for by Hart. Syer was the owner of the Sire Consulting, LLC personal shopping business. “No one is immune to being targeted by fraudsters. This defendant, who owned a pers...
The Meaning Of The 5%: A Look At The Nation Of Gods And Earths
Source: Harlem + Bespoke / H+B In Hip-Hop music and culture, the terms “Peace, God,” “Word Is Bond,” and “Cipher,” among others, all pepper the language of the participants and proponents within the culture. While the phrases and terms have flair, the sayings originated just as Hip-Hop was forming as a known entity. The Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE), also referred to as the Five Percent Nation of Islam, is the source of those and other popular phrases. The Nation of Gods and Earths developed a connection with Hip-Hop culture that stretches far beyond the sharing of lingo. Labeled as the “Rastafarianism of Hip-Hop” because of the similarity to many Reggae artists embracing Rasta faith, several Hip-Hop artists have claimed ties to NGE culture. Perhaps the most notable NGE Hip-Hop artist is...
Democrats Reveal Eugene Goodman Saved Sen. Mitt Romney From Trump Insurrectionists
Source: Pool / Getty In the days following the infamous and treasonous insurrection that Donald Trump incited on January 6th, America learned they had a new hero and true patriot in officer Eugene Goodman. Originally believed to have been running for his life from insurrectionists that stormed the Capitol and tried to hijack democracy from America, Goodman was actually leading them away from the senate chamber where our elected officials were sitting ducks for a murderous Trump mob. Now it’s been revealed that Goodman actually saved the life of Utah Senator Mitt Romney before he originally faced off with rioters at the Capitol. BuzzfeedNews is reporting that during the 2nd impeachment trial of Donald Trump, Democrats shared never-before-seen footage of the riot and in one of the video...
Michelle Obama Announces Children’s Cooking Show Set To Debut On Netfliix
Source: Netflix / Netflix Michelle Obama has always been passionate about ensuring kids eat quality and healthy meals and now she’s bringing that passion to Netflix. According to the announcement, our forever First Lady is launching her new children’s show, “Waffles + Mochi,” to Netflix this spring and it stars a couple of adorable puppets — and one very familiar face–her’s. Sharing the news via an announcement via Instagram, Michelle Obama revealed that she will be prominently featured in the upcoming food-themed adventure series alongside her puppet friends, Waffles, who is a blue puppet with her namesake breakfast sticking out of fuzzy white hair, and her pal Mochi is a smiling little pink rice cake; who go on adventures to cook and try new food. “I’ve got some big news for you! This is...
Need More People: Lil Uzi Vert Says Jay-Z Compared Him To Prince
Source: Prince Williams / Getty One of Rap’s most polarizing personas is about to get even higher on his high horse. The man who has recently affixed an ornament to his face was just given a gem of a compliment from one of the greatest. As spotted on Complex Lil Uzi Vert shared a very interesting moment from his recent travels. On Tuesday, February 9 he tweeted that he received a very big, scratch that HUGE, compliment from none other than Jay-Z. “OG and Hov said I’m Like Prince ..so I’m Lil Prince now” he wrote. Naturally the reveal soon went viral with his fans echoing the sentiment and others denying that the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native could ever hold a candle to The Purple One. OG and Hov said I’m Like Prince ..so I’m Lil Prince now ☔️🦇 — Uzi Lon...
Lil Yachty ft. Oliver Tree “A$$hole,” Sauce Twinz ft. Trippie Redd “Splash” & More | Daily Visuals 2.11.21
Source: Thaddaeus McAdams / Getty After a few years of rockin’ the boat and rubbing Hip-Hop purists the wrong way with his successful mumbling rap style, Lil Yachty is still doing his thing and he obviously doesn’t care who says what about him. Such is evident in his latest goofy visuals to the Oliver Tree assisted “A$$hole” where Oliver juxes Yachty’s Sailing Team piece only to get hunted down and tortured by the Captain of the Boat crew. Don’t sleep on Yachty and his peoples. Need we remind y’all of the smacketh down they layeth on haters? Down in H-Town the Sauce Twinz hit up Trippie Redd for an assist in their clip to “Splash” where the three men burn some trees, count some cash and floss buckets of ice. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Asian Doll, Locksmith, and...
