Earlier today (September 15), Sotheby’s held its very first hip-hop memorabilia auction. Among the items auctioned were Slick Rick’s diamond eyepatch, Tupac’s high school love letters, Basquiat’s Rammellzee 12″ single, and the Notorious B.I.G.’s plastic crown. The headpiece was worn by Biggie in his final photo shoot before he was fatally shot in 1997. It
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The Mary Me Margret podcast series by Randall Wheatley, co-created with music by Matt Smith, is an oddity of sorts but it is also a great story to kick back to during the global pandemic. The 14 short stories string together with a nail-biting edge, told by the excellence of Wheatley who created something he’s
Madonna has teamed with screenwriter Diablo Cody to co-write and direct her own biopic, The Hollywood Reporter notes. “I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer—a human being, trying to make her way in this world,” Madonna said in a statement. “The focus of
Roger Ross Williams’ The Apollo, a documentary about Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater that aired on HBO, won the Emmy tonight for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. The doc beat out Spike Jonze’s Beastie Boys Story, Netflix’s Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time, and The Great Hack. “The Apollo stage has always
Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, and John C. Reilly’s new TV series Moonbase 8 has received its first teaser trailer. Take a first look at the show, produced by A24 and Heidecker’s Abso Lutely Productions, below. The series will premiere on SHOWTIME in the fall. The series follows three astronauts—Skip (Fred Armisen), Rook (Tim Heidecker), and
Brighton’s Porridge Radio have shared a new song called “7 Seconds.” It’s produced by Marta Salogni. Listen to “7 Seconds” below. In a press release, singer Dana Margolin said: “7 Seconds” started out sounding really different to how it sounds now. A few years ago I wrote a really slow, long and drawn out song
Iconic R&B and soul singers Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle were the most recent artists to battle it out on Verzuz. Tonight (September 13), the icons went hit-for-hit on the Instagram Live and Apple Music series. The two discussed their love each other and sang each other’s songs. They were joined by another legend, Dionne
TikTok operations in the United States will be taken over by Oracle, the Associated Press and Wall Street Journal report. The news was reported shortly after Microsoft revealed that its bid had been rejected. On July 31, President Trump stated that he planned to “terminate” the social media platform in the U.S. via executive order
Yesterday, Clairo appeared on A. G. Cook’s virtual Appleville festival, where she debuted two new songs, as Stereogum points out. Clairo later posted footage of her playing the new songs on Instagram. “two new songs, no idea when these will see the light of day but i thought i’d share a couple things i’m working
ANOHI joined Laurie Anderson for a 9/11 episode of her radio series “Party in the Bardo” on the Wesleyan University station WESU. The pair played music by Diamanda Galás, Aretha Franklin, Steve Reich, Nina Simone, Nomi Ruiz, Meredith Monk, Marc and the Mambas, Klaus Nomi and more, discussing contemporary New York City on the 19th anniversary
Phoebe Bridgers made an appearance on CBS This Morning today, where she performed a set of three tracks from her most recent album Punisher: “Kyoto,” “Garden Song,” and “I Know the End.” Check out those performances below. Bridgers recently made a return to the NPR Tiny Desk for a remote set, filmed in a green
The Flaming Lips were the musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! last night (September 11). They performed “God and the Policeman” from their brand new album American Head. The studio version of the song featured backing vocals by Kacey Musgraves. This new cllip for late-night TV sees every band member encased in
Toots and the Maytals singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert died Friday night (September 11) in Kingston, Jamaica, the BBC reports. A statement on the group’s Twitter account confirmed the news, giving no cause of death. He was 77. With the Maytals, Hibbert established himself as a leader in the development of the bright, easygoing sound of
The gilded strumming that signals the start of Rod Stewart’s legendary “Maggie May” is left wholly intact in the version we find in Origins – Singers and Songs That Made Me from Jeff Coffey this September, but from the onset of the melody forward, there’s a tense pressure in the instrumentation that won’t find relief until Coffey
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged T.I. with promoting fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs) in connection with a company called FLiK. The Atlanta rapper and actor agreed to “pay a $75,000 civil monetary penalty and not participate in offerings or sales of digital-asset securities for at least five years,” according to a press release
2 Chainz and Lil Wayne have shared a new video for their single “Money Maker,” which came out at the beginning of August. The visual features various university marching bands and dance teams; the song itself shouts out various historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) such as Alabama State and Florida A&M University. Check out
T.I. has teamed up with Young Thug for a new song. It’s called “Ring,” and you can listen to it below. Young Thug featured on T.I.’s most recent studio album Dime Trap. Thugger appeared alongside Swizz Beatz on “The Weekend.” Since dropping that record in 2018, T.I. has starred in the RZA-directed film Cut Throat
OG Cuicide has done a lot since his 2011 breakthrough single “Never Give Up” first hit record store shelves. He’s recorded numerous singles, dropped a couple of albums and appeared on quite a few collaborative projects, and in his latest release “Keep it G,” he brings his wealth of experience to the writer’s room and