Thundercat links funk’s past and future with Steve Lacy and Steve Arrington on his new song, “Black Qualls.” The track will appear on Thundercat’s new album, It Is What It Is, out April 3rd on Brainfeeder. The whole track is anchored by a thick bass groove that allows the rest …
Read More »070 Shake Charts Inner Desire and Outer Space on 'Modus Vivendi'
The 22-year-old North Bergen, New Jersey, rapper-singer 070 Shake, a.k.a. Danielle Balbuena, hit mainstream radar via Kanye West’s Wyoming sessions, functioning as fluid spirit animal/superego on Ye’s “Violent Crimes” and “Ghost Town,” and Pusha T’s “Santeria.” Born to a Dominican immigrant mom, Shake grew up on Lauryn Hill and My …
Read More »For Tailgating and The Great Outdoors, These Are The Best Lighters to Pick Up
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Save your matchbooks as souvenirs — if you really want a reliable spark you’ll want to pick up one of these lighters. Whether you’re setting up a bonfire …
Read More »Warren is 'Disappointed' That Bernie Sent 'Volunteers Out to Trash' Her
“I was disappointed to hear that Bernie is sending his volunteers out to trash me,” presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren told reporters in Iowa, on Sunday. Warren was responding to a report published in Politico on Saturday that referenced a script from the Bernie Sanders campaign that instructs his volunteers on …
Read More »Just How Big Was 'Old Town Road' In 2019?
As if the fact that it didn’t leave your head from April to August wasn’t proof enough, the data backs it up: “Old Town Road” was, by our count, the most massive song of 2019. Lil Nas X‘s breakout hit rides to Number One on the inaugural year-end Rolling Stone …
Read More »'McMillions' Docuseries Will Go Inside McDonald's Monopoly Game Scam
HBO is telling the tale of one of the most super-sized scams of all time: the McDonald’s Monopoly game. McMillions is a six-part docuseries about ex-cop Jerry Jacobson, nicknamed Uncle Jerry, who rigged the McDonald’s Monopoly game for a decade — effectively stealing millions of dollars and building a network …
Read More »GOP Senator Unloads After Trump Administration's 'Completely Unacceptable' Iran Briefing
Mike Lee is ticked off. The Republican senior senator from Utah emerged from a classified briefing by the Trump administration on the conflict with Iran denouncing it as, “The worst briefing I’ve seen, at least on a military issue, in the nine years I’ve served in the United States Senate.” …
Read More »Real-Life Inspiration for Jennifer Lopez's 'Hustler' Character Sues for Defamation
Samantha Barbash — the real-life inspiration for Jennifer Lopez’s character in Hustlers —is suing the makers of the film for defamation. The defendants include STX Films, Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, Gloria Sanchez Productions and Pole Sisters LLC. Hustlers tells the story of a struggling dancer, Destiny (Constance Wu), who befriends a …
Read More »'Joker,' 'The Irishman' Nominated for 2020 BAFTA Awards
Joker, The Irishman and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood lead the nominations for the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards, announced today by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The awards, which will be held February 2nd at Royal Albert Hall in London one week ahead of …
Read More »Mar-a-Lago Guests and Israel Had More Prior Knowledge of Strike on Soleimani Than Democratic Leaders
Days ahead of the assassination of high-ranking Iranian military and intelligence official Gen. Qasem Soleimani, President Donald Trump was dropping hints to guests at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, telling them to expect something “big” very “soon” in Iraq. “He kept saying, ‘You’ll see,’” a source who was at Mar-a-Lago …
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