Vince Staples is a goosebumps-vivid storyteller, a scathing social critic, and a world-class smart-ass with a comeback in the chamber for anyone who dares to underestimate him. If you really want to get him going, though, try calling him an artist. “It’s not art if you’re not in control of …
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A federal grand jury in Arizona has indicted Backpage.com‘s founders, Michael Lacey and James Larkin, along with five of their employees, on 93 counts, Reuters reports. Knowingly facilitating prostitution, sex trafficking and money laundering are among the charges the classified-ads website is being accused of in the indictment. On Friday, …
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“R&B is dead,” says Watts, California-based rapper 03 Greedo. The melodic-minded MC was answering an innocuous question about how his songwriting process might differ from that of an R&B artist. “If you sing and you don’t rap, nobody wants to hear that shit. Nobody wants to hear no fucking Trey …
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Steel-toed country throwback Pat Reedy closes down Music City’s honky-tonk scene in his new video for “Nashville Tennessee at 3 AM,” a bleary-eyed standout from Reedy and his band the Longtime Goners’ new album That’s All There Is. Filled with gritty firsthand experience, steel guitars and twangy baritone vocals, Reedy …
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Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that communications sent over the Facebook Messenger app are not as private as users may think,Bloombergreports. He said Facebook scans some images and messages for security purposes. “On Messenger, when you send a photo, our automated systems scan it using photo matching technology to …
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Did you ever think that quiet – the hush in which no talk is above a whisper – could scare the hell out of you? A Quiet Place does just that, raising the stakes on terror until no one can hear you scream. As director, star and cowriter (with Bryan …
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Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley reflects on the drive and sacrifice of his father, reggae legend Bob Marley, in his new “Living It Up” video. The intimate clip opens with Damian and his son touring the Trenchtown neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica. “It’s where reggae music comes from,” the singer says reverently. …
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Cassadee Pope is looking for a deeper connection in her new song “Take You Home,” which debuted on Friday. The aggressive track is Pope’s first release since 2016’s “Summer.” A dense mix of sizzling hi-hats, pedal steel and electric guitar buzz, “Take You Home” comes on strong from the jump. …
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In terms of superhero mythology, the Man of Steel remains the gift that just keeps on giving. Syfy’s clever Krypton isn’t just another origin story – it’s the origin behind the origin, going back a couple of generations into Superman‘s family history, on his native planet. Cameron Cuffe stars as …
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Motown pioneer Smokey Robinson shares the stage with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Cam on the latest edition of the genre-blending CMT Crossroads. The episode premieres Wednesday, March 28th, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on CMT. The one-hour show features the two swapping vocals on hits like Robinson’s global 1970 smash, “The Tears of …
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