Eminem wants to “take it back to straight hip-hop” on “Berzerk,” his first single from The Marshall Mathers LP 2, due out on November 5th. Rick Rubin laced the Billy Squier-sampled track with that Beastie Boys sound, and the video evokes that same ’90s pop feel.
The golden moment in the video, though, was Kendrick Lamar pushing Eminem out of the way to mime bars from the first verse. Read More
In her calculated quest to be the bad girl of Pop, Miley Cyrus bares all and licks a sledgehammer in her video for “Wrecking Ball,” the second single from her Bangerz album. Famed photographer Terry Richardson was behind the lens while Molly Cyrus rode the wrecking ball like a mechanical bull and rolled around in broken concrete. Read More
Kanye West : Jay Z :: Kelly Rowland : Beyoncé
Is Jay Z’s relationship with his prodigy Kanye West destined for the same outcome as Gucci Mane’s relationship with Waka Flocka Flame? Apparently so.
Jay Z sabotaged the release of Kanye West’s Yeezus (and J. Cole’s Born Sinner and Wale’s The Gifted) by unexpectedly announcing the release of his own album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, just days before Yeezus hit stores.
The partnership with Samsung elevated ‘Holy Grail’ to a grander playing field than other albums of its kind. The shallow deal made the actual album that much more interesting and made albums in the same category that much more obsolete. Read More
Bruno Mars will follow in the iconic footsteps of Beyoncé at Super Bowl XLVIII. The 27-year-old chart titan will play during halftime before 100-plus million viewers at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on February 2, 2014.
With the announcement came much criticism. Many believe the “Locked Out of Heaven” singer’s career is too young to headline such a career-defining gig. Considering his performing prowess and list of hits, I beg to differ. And we mustn’t forget The Black Eyed Peas headlined the 2011 halftime show. Read More
If Ashanti came out in the 90s and K Mart was exploiting black kids then like they do now, the commercial accompanied by the lovely sounds of “Happy” would surely look something like Ariana Grande’s “Baby I” video.
I’m not sure if that makes sense, but it really doesn’t matter because there isn’t a lot of sense to be made with the video. It’s just adorable and bubbly and everything Ariana. Read More
Kendrick Lamar got the rap game so effed up, his contemporaries are using the celebrity of 7 year old kids to distract listeners from their lyrical deficiency. The only thing discernible on Meek Mill’s “diss” to Kendrick Lamar, “Ooh Kill Em,” is his Terio reference: “ooooh! ooooh!” Read More
If Molly Cyrus is the face of twerk, Meek Mill is the face of ass-backwardness.
Despite claiming Cassidy is the most irrelevant rapper that has ever existed, the once-aspiring G-Unit member incessantly talks about his City of (not-so) Brotherly Love brethren.
That “R.A.I.D. “ the “Condom Style” rapper sprayed on Meek was so potent it took him seven months to recycle and remaster some already stale bars for a moderately competent diss. Read More
Despite being considered a “has-been” by people who could probably recite his early songs verbatim, Nelly, at 38, still produces enjoyable, universally appealing music.
Following his 2010 smash “Just A Dream,” the St. Louis rapper has released a few Top 40-sounding singles, including “Hey Porsche,” which achieved moderate chart success, and “Get Like Me,” which was received well by critics. Read More