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Harry Fraud and King Tuff Recorded a Song Together
Talking to King Tuff and listening to his music, you get the sense that he's down for whatever. Well, he has just teamed up with NYC hip-hop producer Harry Fraud and Captain Morgan for "Danger in the Dark," pretty much confirming that hypothesis...
Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus Zone Out on “Never Catch Me”
Flying Lotus landed some major features on his forthcoming album, You're Dead!, including Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and Herbie freaking Hancock. And now "Never Catch Me," the track with fellow Cali hip-hop head K-Dot, has premiered. The jittery, jazzy beat is matched with Lamar's clipped cadence, which eventually crescendos with his gruffer, more aggressive delivery, before things cool
Kendrick Lamar Sued Over “Rigamortis” Sample
At this point, if you're a rapper and you haven't been sued for stealing a sample, then are you really even a rapper? The latest entry into the "famous rapper sued years after the fact over a sample that his producers probably yanked without him knowing there were any clearance issues" canon, Kendrick Lamar has been hit with a million-dollar lawsuit over his 2011 song "Rigamortis...
Is ‘Flight of the Conchords’ Returning to HBO?
It's business time! Flight of the Conchords is (maybe) returning to HBO for a four-episode encore, five years after the series finished its second, final season. In a new interview with The Guardian, Jemaine Clement said he misses "playing Flight of the Conchords gigs," revealing that he and co-star Bret McKenzie, along with frequent collaborator James Bobin, have been batting around ide
King Tuff: The ANTENNA Q+A
Jack White has moved out of the garage, but this year has seen a healthy amount of disjointed, scuzzy, glammy basement rock to fill the void, from Black Bananas' Electric Brick Wall to Ty Segall's recent Manipulator. King Tuff's sprawling, immediate, and ridiculously fun third album, Black Moon Spell, is the latest entry into this field...
Run The Jewels Reveal ‘RTJ2′ Tracklist, Album Artwork, Tour Dates
Run The Jewels dropped a bunch of news today to drum up some hype for the forthcoming release of their new album RTJ2, out October 28. In addition to revealing the album artwork and tracklist, Killer Mike and El-P announced tour dates, remix album plans, and confirmed that this album, like their debut, will be available as a free download (or you can purchase digital and physical copies via Mass A
Kanye West’s “Awesome” Sounds So Not Awesome
A high-quality snippet of Kanye West's Kim Kardashian tribute "Awesome" played last night on Keeping Up with the Kardashians (we'll forgive you if you missed it because you were watching the wack Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story). Over a "Bound 2"-esque piano melody, an Auto-Tuned Ye sings, "'Cause baby you're awesome, don't let nobody bring you down, you're so awesome
Days Off, Ranked From Worst to Best
Today is Labor Day, so you have the day off. Days off are wonderful: more sleep, more TV, more boozing, less working, more jerking. But some days off are better than others, so we've ranked them, from worst to best. The big three (Christmas, New Year's, Thanksgiving) are unfuckwittable, so they're safe from our Sauron Eye of Truth Bombs, but below is how the nine other big days off fared...
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Riff Raff Has Beef With Sam Smith
Riff Raff is fired up and starting beef with harmless British crooner Sam Smith. After Smith posted an Instagram from the VMAs with Riff cut out of the photo, the gonzo rapper took to Twitter early this morning to call Smith a "chubby little fuck factory" with a "super huge" face...
Bobby Shmurda Nabbed for Gun Charge in June, Out on Bail Ever Since
Bobby Shmurda is the undisputed rap king of the summer, having closed out August with a cameo during Drake's New Jersey set earlier this week to perform his viral hit "Hot Nigga." But now TMZ reports that back in June, the NYC teen was arrested for gun possession...