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How Wiz Khalifa Brought the Stoner Rap Era Back on ‘Kush + Orange Juice 2’
When Wiz Khalifa arrives at the Rolling Stone offices the day before the release of Kush + Orange Juice 2, the sequel to his cult classic 2010 mixtape, he wastes no time getting right into the music.
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The City Surreal: How Underground Rap in the 2010s Located Truth in the Bizarre
Jones explores the psychedelia inherent in the music of Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt and others, arguing that it reflects the ...
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Playboi Carti's 'I Am Music' tops U.S. album chart
April 5 (UPI) --Rapper Playboi Carti's I Am Music is the No. 1 album in the United States for a second week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Selena Gomez & Benny ...
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Morgan Wallen Says He Reworked Keith Whitley’s Classic “Miami, My Amy” Into A “Rap Style” Song For New Album
Keith Whitley… but make it rap? Fans were correct in noticing that Morgan Wallen has a song that’s a nod to the late, great Keith Whitely on his forthcoming I’m The Problem album ... Theo that he had ...
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Doechii Calls Billboard Women in Music ‘A Necessity’: Watch Full Woman of the Year 2025 Speech
The Grammy-winning rapper was named Billboard Women in Music Rising Star in 2023. By Joe Lynch Executive Digital Director Hot off a Grammy win for best rap album for her 2024 LP Alligator Bites ...
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Will Smith’s Overwrought Comeback Album Is Our Fault
On “Tantrum,” one of the most visceral moments from Will Smith’s new album, Based on a True Story, the 56-year-old growls, “Oh, y’all forgot I ain’t new with the pen/First hip-hop ...
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Doechii Reveals the 1 Word She Would Use to Describe Her Breakthrough Year: ‘I Am Literally Walking in a Dream’ (Exclusive)
It was an eventful night for the “Anxiety” rapper at the 36th GLAAD Media Awards who — after winning her first Grammy for best rap album at the 67th Grammys in February — took home the ...
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Juno Awards: Snotty Nose Rez Kids first Indigenous artists to win best rap album
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Snotty Nose Rez Kids ...
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‘Will Smith Is Canceled.’ The Actor’s New Album Nods At His Oscars Scandal And Beef With Chris Rock Again And Again
Smith just released his first full-length rap album ... studio album, Based On A True Story, just dropped on Friday, and now that we’ve given it a listen, we can confirm the rapper didn ...
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Will Smith’s album Based on a True Story isn’t the mask-off moment we were hoping for
At his height as a rapper, Smith wasn’t exactly the hardest ... even winning the first ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance. So Based on a True Story arrives teeming with possibility ...
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Will Smith’s rap comeback could be a sign of a career in freefall
Can Smith, who releases his comeback album Based on a True Story on Friday, cut it as a rapper in an era of Kendrick ... and-actor Teyana Taylor, while the cover image sees Smith recreating ...