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Why Lil Nas X Is Ready to Be ‘More Involved’ in Politics
“I now have a platform and I can really have influence over what people see and hear and think about everything that’s going on,” Nas says on “The View.” While Lil Nas X hasn’t always jumped in to political conversations, he told The View co-hosts on Tuesday (Jan. 12) that he’s ready to change that. “I definitely want to be more involved for the simple fact that I now have a platform and I can really have influence over what people see and hear and think about everything that’s going on,” he said in the new interview. “So even though it’s definitely depressing sometimes, they are conversations that have to be had, you know?” One of the earliest examples of the artist speaking up came in June 2019, when he decided...
Members of Limp Bizkit, 311, The Used and More Cover Jane’s Addiction to Support Roadies
The Kings of Quarantine — the appropriately named collaboration between members of Mastodon and Slaves on Dope that covered Faith No More in October — are back with a collection of their friends for a brand new take on an old tune. Whereas last time saw them collaborate with members of Korn, Anthrax, Refused and more, this month’s rendition of Jane’s Addiction’s “Mountain Song” comes with the help of Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit), P-Nut (311), Bert McCracken (The Used), Tanner Wayne (In Flames), Louise Post (Veruca Salt) and Richard Patrick (Filter). Is watching a variety of musicians record their parts in their homes or personal studios and then mix them all together into one semi-cohesive track as strange as it seems? Yes. Is it a fitting representation of where we’re at with ...
Waka Flocka Flame Dragged For Co-Signing Keri Hilson’s Trump Hot Take, Clean Up On Aisle Struggle
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Waka Flocka Flame caused an uproar on social media over the weekend after siding with Keri Hilson’s unpopular comment regarding freedom of speech, and it only took two words to do it. As previously reported, the “All Falls Down” singer made an Instagram Story highlighting Donald Trump’s shocking ban on Twitter, which subsequently encouraged other social media platforms to follow suit. Apparently, she disagreed with the decision and questioned if it violated the right to freedom of speech. Waka Flocka, who couldn’t agree more with the sentiment, replied in the comment section with two simple words: “Someone smart.” Shortly after, an uproar ensued on social media filled with much backlash from their tinfoil views on Trump’s ban. Waka Flocka Gets T...
Steve Kerr Says He Once Fined Drake $500
Source: Vaughn Ridley / Getty Drake‘s love for the game of basketball is well-known around the game, but did y’all know the Canadian crooner was once fined $500 by Warrior’s head coach, Steve Kerr? The 2016 NBA Coach Of The Year revealed that he once had to hit the “God’s Plan” rapper with a small fine after he caused Steph Curry and Draymond Green to show up late to a team flight. “We had a home game, and we were flying to L.A. after our home game, and we all got to the airport and Steph and Draymond weren’t on the plane.” After making some calls to figure out what was going on with two of the team’s biggest stars, they learned that Steph and Draymond were still at the arena with the 6 God. “We had a team rule at the time, that you could bring a friend on the plane a couple times a year, ...
Dodged A Bullet: VH1 Shares Megan Thee Stallions’ ‘ Love & Hip Hop’ Audition Tape
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Megan Thee Stallion on Love & Hip Hop? It actually could have been a thing. Love & Hip Hop is slowly making its way back to television, but for now, we have to settle for a special called Love & Hip Hop Unlocked that claimed it was going to reveal secrets behind our favorite ratchet television moments. While we are still waiting to see those “secrets,” we did see some never before footage in the form of an audition tape. Social media personality and Love & Hip Hop commentator Kendall Kyndall unlocked the Love & Hip Hip vault revealing that the leader of the hotties, Megan Thee Stallion auditioned to be on the popular VH1 reality television show. In the tape, a young Megan Pete made her case as to why she should be a cast mem...
Kevin Hart Signs Multi-Project Deal With Netflix
Source: NBC / Getty You can now add Kevin Hart to the growing list of Black comedians to be getting that big ol’ Netflix bag (sorry Mo’Nique). According to Deadline, the pint sized superstar and his Hartbeat Productions entertainment company has just locked down a longterm deal with the chilled out streaming service that includes a four-picture commitment in which Hart will not only star in but produce himself. The deal comes on the heels of Hart having Netflix’s number 1 comedy special of 2020 in Zero F*cks Given which had more than 21 million subscribers watch within the first 4 weeks of it’s release. “Partnering with Netflix is an amazing opportunity for HartBeat and myself,” Hart said. “I am excited to act in and produce cutting-edge films with Netflix. I am extremely grateful to Ted S...
Dr. Fauci Says Concerts Could Return Sometime in the Fall
At a virtual event over the weekend, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that theaters, among other performing arts venues, could once again host events as early as the fall. Fauci shared his time horizon during a conference hosted by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals. “If everything goes right, this is will occur some time in the fall of 2021,” he said, “so that by the time we get to the early to mid-fall, you can have people feeling safe performing onstage as well as people in the audience.” The Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was careful to caveat his timeline. He stated that the timetable would be incumbent upon a successful vaccine rollout, which will ultimately lead to herd immunity. He suggested that the level of immunization n...
Flux Pavilion is Leaving Dubstep: “I’ve Spent 10 Years Exploring it and Now it Feels Right to Move On”
In what has the looks of the end of an era, famed dubstep artist Flux Pavilion has announced that he is moving on from the genre. The longtime dubstep tastemaker recently took to Twitter to announce that he is “no longer a dubstep person,” sending ripples through his avid fanbase. In a follow-up tweet in response to a fan who asked about the impetus behind his departure, Flux Pavilion said that he simply doesn’t find joy in writing dubstep at this juncture. “Ah I just don’t really enjoy writing it anymore,” he wrote. “I’ve spent 10 years exploring it and now it feels right to move on.” With iconic dubstep tracks such as “Bass Cannon” and the timeless “I Can’t Stop,” Flux Pavilion has long been championed as...
Sullivan King Has a Collaboration With Excision in the Works
Dubstep fans are in for quite a treat after Sullivan King spilled the beans on a new collaboration with fellow bass music star Excision. The dubstep titans have collaborated twice in years past, teaming up in 2018 for “Fight Through The Pain” and “Wake Up.” Those tracks represented a bit of a contrast with their melodic and heavy-hitting sound design, respectively, and if King’s announcement is any indication, this third collaboration will have elements of both. Sully took to Twitter to exult in the vocals of the unreleased track, using the perfect emoji to illustrate his point. Check out the tweet below. Sully sent the dubstep community into a frenzy with the tweet, but he didn’t stop there. He in a follow-up post, he offered fans a hint of what t...
Ty Dolla $ign Covers ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
This year has been an odd one so far (to put it mildly), but you probably didn’t have rapper/feature king (and former SPIN cover subject) Ty Dolla $ign covering Nirvana on your bingo card. Late on Monday, the rapper posted a short clip on Twitter of him powering through an instrumental version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” with his band. They look like they’re having fun jamming on the alt-rock standard, which turns…30 this year. Check it out below. Late last year, Ty Dolla $ign released his long-awaited third album, the aptly titled Featuring Ty Dolla $ign. The record featured the king of the collab teaming with stars like Nicki Minaj, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Post Malone and a whole lot more. As for Nirvana, we spoke with Krist Novoselic late last year about the lasting impact of the ba...
Billie Eilish to Release Photo and Audio Book
She may still be just a teenager, but Billie Eilish’s 19 years will be chronicled in her first book, BILLIE EILISH, a visual narrative journey through her life. The book, featuring hundreds of never-before-seen photos from her childhood, on tour, and more, will be out May 11 in hardcover and e-book, along with an audio companion. “I spent many hours over many months pouring through my family albums and archives, handpicking all of the photos in this book. I hope you love it as much as I do,” Eilish said in a statement. Published simultaneously with the book will be a standalone audiobook of never-before-told stories and recollections from her personal life and career. It will be released through Grand Central Publishing (GCP), a division of Hachette Book Group, and...
Mogwai Shares Video for ‘Ritchie Sacramento’
Mogwai dropped a song and video for the new tune “Ritchie Sacramento,” the second release from the group’s upcoming tenth album, As the Love Continues, due out on Feb. 19. “‘Ritchie Sacramento’’s title came from a misunderstanding a friend of ours had about how to say Ryuichi Sakamoto,” Stuart Braithwaite said in a statement. “The lyrics were inspired by a story Bob Nastanovich shared about his friend and bandmate David Berman who proclaimed ‘Rise Crystal Spear’ as he threw a shovel at a sports car. The song is dedicated to all the musician friends we’ve lost over the years.” The highly cinematic video was directed by Sam Wiehl, who created a first-person, multi-level computer game for the song, then used those animations to make a narrative for the video. In October, the Scottish lin...
