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"We have routinely feared Elsa's powers were also much for this world. Right now we must hope they are enough," says the frightened troll, Pabbie, to Elsa, Anna, and the rest of the gang in the new preview for Frozen 2. The official trailer has arrived, and right now, it looks like Elsa's going to be saving the world. Also it looks like it's not just the present, nevertheless the pa..
Read Morein case you head over to Brooklyn, New York, sometime soon, you'll hope to head to the corner of Fulton Street and St. James Place in Clinton Hill to be able to see and stand on a part of hip-hop history. Yesterday (June 10), this area gave up its old name and right now has a new one that comes from a rapper who has become one of the genre's legends: Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wa..
Read MoreBushwick Bill, a member of the legendary Houston rap order the Geto Males, died Sunday night (June 9) soon after a battle with pancreatic cancer. His publicist confirmed his passing to Rolling Stone. He was 52. Place on Earth in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn, Bushwick Bill was introduced into the Geto Gentlemen in 1986 as a dancer named Little Billy, eventually transitioning to drop..
Read MoreResilience. That's the word that could best describe Casey Veggies's fashion and commitment to coming back over the years, ready to command attention in rap's crowded space. The Los Angeles rapper has released a new studio album, Organic, his first LP since 2015's Live & Grow. It's the opening of four albums that he's working on so it looks like Veggies is back for good. Org..
Read MorePharrell Williams has released a new song called "Letter To My Godfather" which appears in Netflix's new documentary, The Black Godfather. The film tells the story of Clarence Avant, a music executive credited for being one of the industry's biggest innovators for Black artists. Pharrell's song is an ode to the man's work and presence, paying homage to him while he's here right now..
Read MoreAt just 24 years old, Denzel Curry already compressed what sounds like decades of experimentation, pain, and personality into four diverse albums. He was a fixture of the burgeoning Florida sound labeled “SoundCloud rap” — the same one that helped make careers for the late XXXTentacion (who Curry called his “brother”), Kodak Black, Lil Pump, and more — at the outset of his..
Read MoreAnticipation for Machine Gun Kelly's fourth album, Hotel Diablo, reached a fever pitch on Thursday (June 6) with the release of the rapper's latest single. On "I Think I'm OKAY" — yes, the last word is all-caps for dramatic effect — MGK joins forces with British rocker Yungblud, and the two make an intensely potent blend. Right after trading verses in which they mirror on a vapi..
Read MoreKicking a freestyle for Sway Calloway on his radio show, Sway's Universe, is something of rite of passage as well as a definitive showcase of one's skills as an emcee. Several a rapper has either been showered with praise or exposed as a lackluster on-the-spot lyricist based on what they piece with each other once the radio host throws on classic hip-hop beats. Earlier this week, it w..
Read MoreMeek Mill's new video for "Oodles O'Noodles Babies" is a heartbreaking look at the cyclical nature of how struggle leads to incarceration. The symbolism's heavy in the video that he released earlier today (June 5) and the emotions run high. After the story will leave you emotionally raw. https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=hOkqtkvxp-w"Oodles O' Noodles Babies" is a cinematic tale of str..
Read MoreThe return of Future is essentially here. The rapper took to Instagram to announce that he's dropping something on Friday. Whether it's an album or just a song, it's not immediately clear (though it's very likely an album). Nevertheless what is crystal clear is that furthermore to the summer of the Hot Girl and the season of the City Girls, Future's newest reign is currently here. Ag..
Read MoreOnce filmmaker C.J. Wallis revealed a plan to prepare a definitive documentary about Mac Miller yesterday, the world grew excited. Wallis was to commemorate the late rapper's life and achievements by interviewing his friend and family member although it looks like that won't happen, at least now. Wallis took to Twitter and revealed that Miller's estate, shortly immediately after his a..
Read MoreRihanna works harder than the chorus of her 2016 teamwork with Drake, "Work." She's young, 31 years old, and, according to Forbes, she's the richest female musician in the world with an empire worth more than $600 million. That's a lot of zeroes. This comes fresh off the news that Jay-Z is rap's first billionaire. Rihanna is well on her way to becoming the initial in R & B. Riha..
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