The latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast breaks down the life and music of Mac Miller, who died at the age of 26 on September 7th.To hear the episode, press play below or download and subscribe oniTunesorSpotify. In the episode, Brendan Klinkenberg and Brittany Spanos join host …
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Drake met a young fan, Sofia Sanchez, at Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital after the 11-year-old, who is awaiting a heart transplant, appeared in a video dancing to the rapper’s “In My Feelings,” CBS Chicago reports. The clip was part of the viral meme the #KiKiChallenge, in which Drake fans dance …
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Controversial hip-hop hitmaker XXXTentacion was shot and killed on Monday in Florida, Broward Sheriff’s Office confirmed. He was 20 years old. “Jahseh Onfroy — known worldwide as XXXTentacion — tragically passed away from a gunshot wound in Deerfield, Florida,” his rep said in a statement. “In deference to his family, …
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Thursday night, Kanye West and Kid Cudi teamed up as Kids See Ghosts to release their first album as a duo. Kids See Ghosts premiered via a livestreamed listening party held outside of Los Angeles in the early hours of Friday morning; Kanye and Kid Cudi were both in attendance. …
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Salt-N-Pepaended theBillboard Music Awardson Sunday with an uplifting medley of throwback hip-hop hits. On a night riding high on female empowerment, it was fitting the show ended with a stage full of strong women. Salt-N-Pepa opened with quick, potent trifecta: the head-nod suite “Shoop,” the kinetic “Let’s Talk About Sex” …
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Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd have announced a co-headlining tour kicking off this summer. Dubbed the ‘Dazed & Blazed’ tour, the 27-date jaunt makes stops at amphitheaters across North America. Lil Skies and OT Genasis will serve as support on the outing. The tour begins in Detroit on July 21st …
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Cardi B hyped her upcoming performance on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live in a goofy promo videowith host Chadwick Boseman and Leslie Jones. In the first clip, Jones instructs Boseman to intensify his laid-back intro style. “You’re saying it like it’s no big deal!” she shouts. “It’s a …
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Jay-Z condemned a Philadelphia court’s decision to imprison Meek Mill on a probation violation, as well as criticized the U.S. court system in general, during an impassioned speech at the rapper’s Dallas concert Tuesday. “I gotta say something about a young man named Meek Mill. He caught a charge, he …
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Ty Dolla $ign, Warren G, Fat Joe, Remy Ma and Xscape‘s Kandi and Tiny teamed for an exhilarating medley of Nineties party hits at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors: The 90’s Game Changers. This year’s showpaid tribute to artists like Mariah Carey, Master P and Jermaine Dupri. Ty Dolla $ign opened …
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Holler if Ya Hear Me, a musical that uses Tupac Shakur‘s music and lyrics in a story about a man returning from prison, found new life in Atlanta. True Colors Theater Company opens the production on September 12th,according to theNew York Times. Kenny Leon, who previously directed the musical’s brief …
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