It’s No Secret

It’s no secret Chris Rock is a rap fan. As a self-professed hip-hop head, the comedian is often asked for his opinions on the genre and artists, so it’s no surprise a recent interview with Hot 97 …

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The Musical Mastermind

The musical mastermind and human frontman of Gorillaz, Damon Albarn, started writing Humanz more than a year ago, before Donald Trump was the Republican nominee for President. He says the album started with one clear premise: "I imagined him winning the election and sort of set the album a year a...

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At 59

At 59, Morris Day is, amazingly, the same insouciant cane-twirler the world met in Purple Rain. "Morris Day, calling in," he announces with a cocky purr on the phone from his home in Boca Raton, …

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Remy Ma May

Remy Ma may be vacationing with Papoose and their kids this week, but she’s not done throwing shade at her archenemy, Nicki Minaj. The “All The Way Up” hitmaker just took to social media to give a …

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Financial Leaders

LONDON (Reuters) - Financial leaders from the world's biggest economies found common ground on foreign exchange at a G20 meeting on Saturday but failed to agree on trade, highlighting a global shift towards protectionism and setting a cautious tone for financial markets next week. The Group of 20...

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In A New Video

In a new video for the slinky, jazz-rooted BADBADNOTGOOD song "Lavender," a character named "Ronald Klump," a satirical Donald Trump stand-in, is the victim of a Looney Tunes-ian "BANG," fired by Snoop Dogg. (The video is also heavy on Snoop's favorite subject, the continuous ingestion of pot.) T...

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Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg takes aim at President Donald Trump in his latest music video. Pictured: Snoop Dogg on Aug. 28, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.In his 20-plus years of rapping, Snoop Dogg has never been a stranger to controversy, but the rapper’s latest music video for the song “Lavender” could get ...

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Maggie Rogers

Maggie Rogers has been making and releasing albums since she was in high school — but last year, her profile got an unexpected boost when a video of her meeting Pharrell Williams went viral. Rogers was attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and Williams was there to critique the students' work...

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A fresh

A fresh take on "The Fresh Prince." ”The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” theme song just got flipped-turned upside down by none other than Ed Sheeran. During an appearance on U.K. radio station Capital FM, the “Shape of You” singer received a request from a listener to combine her two loves: Sheeran’s m...

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It seems like slowly but surely

It seems like slowly but surely, animated aughties musical sensation Gorillaz are making their way back into the zeitgeist, releasing a a slew of new (non-music) content in the build-up to the release of a brand new album. Today, they've treated us to a mixtape from their bassist Noodle, who comp...

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Drown out the sorrows of 2016

Drown out the sorrows of 2016 with our curated list of this year's best music The year was 2016, and everything was grey. Except, in the music world, where technicolour R&B albums were getting dropped left right and centre. Here are WIRED's top 16 albums of 2016, where we look at not only those m...

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In 2016

In 2016, everything felt more intense. The most visible pop music was also some of the most political. The saddest songs came from people who passed away days after releasing them. Debut singles from some of the most anticipated releases sounded broken. One of the best songs of the year received ...

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Calling Bad Brains

Calling Bad Brains influential to late-20th century rock music is like calling Abraham influential to Western religion. Henry Rollins may have never joined a band if it wasn't for lead singer H.R. stage-diving onto him in 1985; The Beastie Boys wouldn't have had the guts to transition from punk t...

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BTW Kids today

BTW Kids today with their Snapchat and 21 Savage. They don’t know about real hip-hop. I’m not talking about Eric B. & Rakim, A Tribe Called Quest, and Run-D.M.C. I’m talking about Da Brat’s …

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The North Carolina

The North Carolina rapper’s new diss track “False Prophets” takes aim at ‘Ye for his recent fall from grace. It’s a low blow—and hints at the coming divide over Kanye the Firebrand. The diss track is having a renaissance. Earlier this week, reformed actor Shia LaBeouf debuted the ultimate lo-fi d...

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Thirty years

Thirty years

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Any International