Music

Can someone be too old to be a rock star? You would think after a certain age that they couldn’t take the loud noise of it all, let alone the lifestyle. However, 95-year-old acting legend William Shatner defied expectations by making his heavy metal debut at an after-hours warm-up gig for Riot Fest in Chicago. There, he covered a litany of classics with his band The *uckers, from Ozzy Osbourne’s […]

Everyone who has ever listened to Outkast before has had the same question: Who is “Ms. Jackson”? What made André 3000 sing his heart out to apologize to this woman? Dig a little deep into hip-hop lore, and you learn that the infamous “Ms. Jackson” was actually Erykah Badu’s mother. At some point in the mid-90s, André and Badu met and quickly got into a relationship. By 1997, they welcomed […]

People used to make fun of Limp Bizkit back in the day. Critics and certain fans used to look at their music as particularly low-brow next to other rock and rap songs alike. However, despite the backlash they’ve received over their career, they’ve maintained a feverish fanbase who absolutely adore records like Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. That much is evident by the absolutely insane response Fred […]

Hip-hop wouldn’t have been the same if LL Cool J hadn’t blown up. At the peak of his powers, he was unstoppable in his ability to blend tough bravado with a soft spot for the ladies. Had he not fallen in love with the culture or felt too discouraged to keep going, we might not have seen Def Jam become the juggernaut it did in hip-hop. In fact, LL nearly […]

Sheeran called what’s happening in Gaza “catastrophic, unjustifiable, and disproportionate” but did not take responsibility for the rapper being removed from the show Read More RSS: News News 

Beef doesn’t have to be reserved for just rappers. It can exist between anyone, so long as there is bad blood between the two. For Drake, he’s had it with seemingly everyone; he’s barbed back and forth with other rappers, media figures, and plain celebrities alike. After seeing Ella Langley essentially disappear from his music video, we might need to add country stars to the list. During the live stream […]

A whopping 18 years since their last tour, Cee-Lo Green and Danger Mouse are reuniting as Gnarls Barkley back on the road. The duo is embarking on the To Whom It Still Concerns Tour, where they’ll trek nine cities across America. They start in San Francisco and eventually end at the iconic House of Blues in Chicago. Citi and Spotify presale begins on Monday, September 21st, while artist presale begins […]

Lupe Fiasco could do it all in 2006. He was one of hip-hop’s most radical voices. No rapper touched on systemic injustices happening in America and on a global scale quite like the Chicago MC. He effortlessly blended lyrical density with style that made him fit for sexy Neptunes-produced songs and windy skateboarding anthems alike. After the breakout success of Kanye West, everyone was looking for an artist that could […]

Does it feel like “Choosin’ Texas” just came out of nowhere? For a song that has absolutely dominated the last calendar year, you would think Ella Langley has been in popular music for years. But outside country spaces, she’s pretty much a new name. It’s totally normal for an artist to build up buzz in their respective genre before becoming a massive hitmaker. Drake did it, The Weeknd did it, […]