As you watch the Grammys each year, it seems as though the only people who win are always the Kanye’s and Beyoncé’s of the industry. What you may not know is that there are tons of other winners not shown on tv, most of which are talented independent artists who have been working just as […]
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Like most Black kids had to deal with growing up, it wasn’t considered “cool” to outwardly profess my love of things that was considered “nerdy” or “white” (which, depending on the perspective, are synonymous with each other): comic books, anime, and fighting games. Then again, I also grew up in a city where shopping at
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A Drake fan’s onstage bra toss is paying off in unexpected ways. After Veronica Correia, 21, threw her bra onstage at Drake‘s Barclays Center show in Brooklyn in July, Playboy reached out to offer her a spot as a content creator. “I know I can crush it and make meaningful income. Other Bunnies are making millions of
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In this exclusive interview, we delve into the visionary world of mAdcAt, exploring the inspiration behind their music and the transformative power of cosplay. 1 — We’d love to learn more about the genesis of mAdcAt. What events or circumstances led to the group’s formation? We, the members of mAdcAt, met in an Internet chat
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“Speak, bitch, and say our fucking names.” It’s Madonna, bitch. And Sam Smith, ho. With just a little over one month to go until opening night of her first-ever greatest hits tour in Vancouver (yes, I’ll be in attendance like an insane person), M is pulling double duty in between rehearsals and hitting the recording
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Vern Large The Beat Merchant continues to bring the heat as one of the best producers out with hit collaboration, “The Realness” featuring Jon Connor. Vernell W. Israel IV is one of Carolina’s finest on the beats. Under his alias, Vern Large The Beat Merchant, he has become what many producers would call the pinnacle
Dr. Dre opened up about N.W.A. during a recent appearance on Peacock’s Hart to Heart. The group was one of the most influential rap groups of all time, helping define the genres of rap, hardcore rap, and gangsta rap. The gangsta rap label is one that members like Dre seemingly embraced at the time. “Just
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TikTok has announced that it has 150 million active users in the U.S., up 50 % from 100 million users in August 2020. Privacy concerns driven by TikTok owner ByteDance’s connections to the Chinese government have made it a political punching bag, with jabs coming from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers, as well as President
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Hov did. Photos: Kevin Mazur/Getty JAY-Z’s life and work is being celebrated with a massive exhibition titled, The Book Of HOV, at the Brooklyn Public Library. On Friday (Jul. 14), The Book Of HOV, a 40,000-square-foot exhibition featuring historic archives of JAY, was debuted to the public. It spans throughout the library’s Grand Army Plaza
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