Want a fresh perspective on new music from The Internet, or Vince Staples coming to a critic’s defense? Here’s our take on some of the biggest stories of the past seven days.
JAY Z TO PRODUCE KALIEF BROWDER DOC, RICHARD PRYOR FILM
If Hov knows anything, it’s both entertainment and philanthropy. That’s why ye is using his resources to bring the story of Kalief Browder, a teenager held at Riker’s Island for three years without trial who committed suicide at the age of 22, to television in a docuseries on criminal justice reform. Additionally, Jay is also hard at work on the delayed Richard Pryor biopic. Looks like he once again has his hand in a little bit of everything.
BEANIE SIGEL MAKES A MEEK MILL DISS TRACK
It was only a matter of time before an official diss track hit the Net after Beanie Sigel’s interview on the Tax Season podcast. This week saw it’s release. Beans pulls no punches as he goes at Meek Mill with no love lost on this dark and seething new track. Listen below.
THE INTERNET ANNOUNCES FOLLOW UP TO EGO DEATH, SOLO PROJECTS
Last year’s Ego Death was a breath of avant-garde R&B fresh air. Now, The Internet has announced that a follow album, their fourth full-length effort, along with solo projects from Syd the Kid and Matt Martians. The Odd Future affiliates are hard at work on the new music as we speak, which, in a word, is awesome. Here’s some music if you’re not familiar.
COMMON, KAREEM RIGGINS AND ROBERT GLASPER’S NPR TINY DESK CONCERT AT THE WHITE HO– USE
NPR has featured some of the most prominent names in music on the popular Tiny Desk Concert series. This week, heavyweights Common, Kareem Riggins and Robert Glasper stopped by to bless the intimate crowd, and the result was magic. The latest Tiny Desk Concert featuring Common is below.
VINCE STAPLES RESPONDS TO CHRISTIAN MOTHER’S RANT ABOUT RAP
A rant targeting mainstream radio by a concerned mother went viral this week. The woman was upset by the song “Norf Norf” by Vince Staples, and read the lyrics through angry tears. Staples responded by saying that no ne should be made fun of for their beliefs, even through he believed the woman to be confused and emotionally unstable. The full 11-minute video of the woman’s reaction is below.
FAMILY GUY PARODIES 2014 SOLANGE/JAY Z ELEVATOR BRAWL
Seth McFarlane and Fox had impeccable timing on this one. With the explosion of Solange’s new album, A Seat At the Table, Family Guy featured character Peter Griffin in the elevator at the time of Solange’s elevator attack on Jay Z a few years ago. That’s why they stay on top in the animation game.
ADDITIONAL STORIES:
SONGWRITER OF MICHAEL JACKSON’S “THRILLER” ROD TEMPERTON PASSES AWAY
SZA DITCHES HER DEBUT ALBUM
ROYCE DA 5’9” CALLS BIG SEAN UNDERRATED
WATCH JEEZY’S NEW VIDEO FOR THE SONG “ALL THERE”
NAS, A$AP ROCKY, SNOOP JOIN PUFFY FOR BAD BOY REUNION TOUR FINALE
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