I’m so glad so many of you think my dad is hot but I regret to inform you he was murdered 23 years ago. He’s looking down from heaven rubbing his hands together like Birdman tho.
Mick Jenkins dropped one of the most overlooked albums of 2023 man…
Just 27 minutes long with elite writing, beautiful introspection, and features from JID, Benny The Butcher, Freddie Gibbs, and Vic Mensa
Don’t sleep on this project 👏
The very first joke in Dave Chappelle's new special, The Dreamer, is about the ridiculousness of being pressured to go along with the lies of transgenderism.
People need to understand that Rick comes from a time where producer meant something different in a lot of cases. He was there to get a good performance out of you and supervise the process. Engineers and mixers handled what we now view as a producers job. His style is still…
And perhaps my favorite interaction was the time I interviewed Vince Staples. I have only been nervous to interview people 3 times in my life. Interview was short but went smoothly. I ended it explaining how grateful I am to have spoken to him and he says “I appreciate you and I…
Cardi took AP history in high school, went to college to study history, and even her former teacher defended her when Cardi went viral during the election. I adore her!
Speaking of rap beef, remember when Bone Thugs dissed Memphis in an interview so the city came together to diss them?
Tommy Wright III made the most obscene diss track that accused them of begging Eazy E to sign them, saying he’ll wait until the first so that he can rob them of…
Hi everyone. Today, I was laid off from my news editor position at PAPER Magazine.
I not only wrote news and supervised our website every day, but I brought incredible writers into the fold who told beautiful stories. I wrote features about everyone from underground rappers to…
Speaking of rap beef, remember when Bone Thugs dissed Memphis in an interview so the city came together to diss them?
Tommy Wright III made the most obscene diss track that accused them of begging Eazy E to sign them, saying he’ll wait until the first so that he can rob them of…
Every “A&R” I see on here is just tweeting “send me your music” but I never see them out at shows or scouting on the ground??? What happened to that???
I’m not even sad. I’m pissed. Most music writing now is just thinly veiled PR, most sites don’t push back and challenge trends, and there are few places that champion new and innovative artists. Pitchfork built that trust w their audience which is such a feat, and it’s because of…
Sampling isn’t unoriginal. Being able to identify a good sample and chop it up/mix it/isolate it/etc is a talent. It’s one thing to hear a part of a song that’s good. It’s another thing to then give it new life. Can’t believe we still wanna see sampling as a cop out.
Dalek, B L A C K I E, Saul Williams, the Def Jux roster, ffs even The Bomb Squad’s production helped pave the way for a lot of what we describe as the “Yeezus sound,” even before Death Grips was a point of reference.
He was more of an executive producer. I think he’s sarcastic here. He’s always been open about his lack of technical skill and his style isn’t for everyone, but he’s not a hack. If he was, he wouldn’t have been attached to some of the most influential records of all time.
So I just interviewed a huge Japanese rockstar and it became so intensely emotional as we bonded over death and depression and music. At the end of our chat, he hugged me and the room gasped because I guess he hates hugs??
Half those blues and funk musicians were doing punk before we even had a word for punk. To say Black culture didn’t have a direct influence on punk, especially thru the lens of the music as inherently political, is insane. Even most of the white punk OGs will cite Motown and…
@TybuddLewis818
@freauxmama
So many men be like “why give it if you’re not interested” and this is exactly why. I was a teenager and gave my number to an older man once bc I was worried he’d stalk me bc he asked while I was at my job.
Much love to
@Quadeca
and congrats on the special album. Glad to know you ❤️ stream IDMTHY, a special feat in storytelling as he works his way through grief, sadness and anger.
Music industry revenue has hit an all-time high with $8.4 BILLION in the first half of the year,
@RIAA
reports.
84% of the revenue ($7 BILLION) comes from streaming which increased 10.3% from last year.
Straight alpha males are having a meltdown bc their made up idea that women only want to fuck muscular, hairless, skinny men is being directly disproven in Rainey’s comments and now they’re running out of excuses for why bitches won’t fuck them
Pls talk to me nice. I was Megan thee Stallion’s intro into rolling stone while I was a junior in college. I had to BEG RS to let me interview her. Meg even told me she was so surprised.
Day after the interview dropped, she hit a million followers. She was on the cover 2 years…
she even had to fucking turn off replies because she KNOWS yall will keep posting porn under her shit. we have to reevaluate how we are treating her. did she even consent to that too?
Then you have Three 6 Mafia who formatted their diss like an interview of their own, taking turns answering how they’d kill Bone Thugs. Here’s my fave Gangsta Boo verse.
@jejesjesijessi
He’s such a beautiful man. He’s very intentional with everything he says and does. You’ll never catch him saying or doing anything he doesn’t mean or won’t stand by. Probably the most self assured person I’ve ever met.
Three years since we lost our dearest SOPHIE. I was working a night shift when the news came in, and within minutes I got an email asking if I could write about her. My first of many eulogies, and a crushing loss I still feel.
Viper being arrested for being a sex pest kidnapper checks out. That man has preyed on countless women over the years, myself included when I was only 16. Prayers to everyone affected.
A few weeks ago, I mustered up the courage to have lunch with one of my favorite rappers of all time. The resulting conversation was beautiful, raw and intimate. From ethical nonmonogamy to raising children, we did it all.
@FreddieGibbs
, thank you.
Did you listen to Kelela’s Raven last year? It’s one of the most beautiful records of the past year and Rahrah Gabor, the featured artist on “Closure,” needs help. It’s hard being a recording artist out here. Please share this around.
Hi everyone. Today, I was laid off from my news editor position at PAPER Magazine.
I not only wrote news and supervised our website every day, but I brought incredible writers into the fold who told beautiful stories. I wrote features about everyone from underground rappers to…
Pleased to announce I’m joining the brilliant team at
@highsnobiety
as their writing fellow starting next week!!! So excited to work with a place I have such fond memories of.
@WrittenByHanna
Dude came up to me and said “how much of a discount do you get working here?” I told him, assuming he was going to apply. He then said “can I use it?”
Gangsta Boo was a dear friend of mine, and we connected over our shared experiences with grief. I remember when Princess Loko died, it hit us hard. We finally met IRL in October and it was lovely. She was outspoken, funny, talented and refused to compromise her style.
It’s my first day! Send all press emails to jade.gomez
@highsnobiety
.com :) I’m accepting press releases relating to cool fashion news. Note that I am a writer, not an editor. Love y’all!
@DijahSB
Dishwasher solidarity! Filipinos don’t use it either. Instead, it’s used as a drying rack + storage after hand washing. I’ve since learned to use it but can only do it when my grandmother isn’t home because she gets angry with me.
@mnshaw
@zephray_wenting
@doctorow
Incarcerated people still deserve access to entertainment too. Everything is heavily monitored and is subjected to regular searches. They also use these for classes. They’re people too you know.
A few months ago, I won a contest to get a free portrait taken with my dog, but my schedule kept pushing it back. The day I went to get it taken was the day I discovered Tyra had stage 4 kidney disease and wasn’t expected to make it.
Today, I got our photo back.
@thejordansphere
Exactly like none of this is new. Watch any interview of people reflecting on working with Rick and they’d agree that him just being in that room pushed them to do shit they didn’t think they’d do. Ffs he got Johnny Cash to cover Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails.
A lot of older musicians are coming forward to discuss how lack of hearing protection in their youth has caused irreparable damage to their ears that has only gotten worse with age, even if they stick to protection later on in life.
Wear earplugs. Seriously.
This was exhausting to write. This sentence has been a long time coming and the way that all this has been handled prior to 2019 is shameful. Justice for all the women too afraid to speak. Justice for Aaliyah.