Hayley Williams’ music taste is top-notch — and on Monday, she shared some of the albums that have been “keeping [her] company” recently.
Among the albums on the Paramore frontwoman’s list were Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, both of which she had sweet things to share.
About Bey’s country LP, Williams wrote on Instagram stories: “I cry at the same part of ‘American Requiem,’ every time. Showed my mom and she got chills around the same time. When Beyonce sings, ‘If you ain...
Among the albums on the Paramore frontwoman’s list were Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, both of which she had sweet things to share.
About Bey’s country LP, Williams wrote on Instagram stories: “I cry at the same part of ‘American Requiem,’ every time. Showed my mom and she got chills around the same time. When Beyonce sings, ‘If you ain...
- 4/23/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Paris Hilton knows a thing or two about fame. The reality show star and singer has lent her vocals to Sia’s new single, “Fame Won’t Love You.” The reflective, anthemic song will appear on Sia’s forthcoming album, Reasonable Woman, out May 3 via Atlantic Records.
The collaboration between the pair marks the start of their working relationship as Sia will serve as the executive producer of Hilton’s next LP. On the track, the duo suggests it’s better to prioritize relationships over the lure of fame, singing,...
The collaboration between the pair marks the start of their working relationship as Sia will serve as the executive producer of Hilton’s next LP. On the track, the duo suggests it’s better to prioritize relationships over the lure of fame, singing,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Sia has re-teamed with Labrinth for an anthemic new single, “Incredible.” The track, which sees the duo boosting their self-worth, is the second listen from Sia’s forthcoming LP, Reasonable Woman, out May 3 via Atlantic Records, following her collaboration with Kylie Minogue, “Dance Alone.”
The singer initially debuted “Incredible” during her performance at the Cartier Trinity Launch in Paris in February. She has a longstanding collaborative relationship with Labrinth and they previously worked together on her album LSD, her Wonder Woman track “To Be Human,” and “Oblivion,” which appeared in Sia’s film Music.
The singer initially debuted “Incredible” during her performance at the Cartier Trinity Launch in Paris in February. She has a longstanding collaborative relationship with Labrinth and they previously worked together on her album LSD, her Wonder Woman track “To Be Human,” and “Oblivion,” which appeared in Sia’s film Music.
- 4/5/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
On World Wide Whack, Philly-born rapper Tierra Whack examines her complicated and at times contradictory feelings surrounding her rise to fame over the last few years. The album’s brief opening track, “Mood Swings,” sets the tone lyrically and sonically, as Whack’s verses about her friends’ and family’s concerns about her mood swings are juxtaposed with a mellow beat.
Whack exudes a newfound confidence and braggadocio throughout WWW, sometimes rapping from the perspective of a character. She delivers exaggeratedly low-pitched ad-libs a la Playboi Carti and Travis Scott on the industrial-sounding “Ms Behave,” the titular persona of which is seemingly designed to conceal Whack’s struggles with mental health from those around her.
That façade, however, immediately begins to show cracks on “Chanel Pit.” “I am the shit you smell,” Whack says, and the disgust with which she regards herself is palpable. This could be seen as a...
Whack exudes a newfound confidence and braggadocio throughout WWW, sometimes rapping from the perspective of a character. She delivers exaggeratedly low-pitched ad-libs a la Playboi Carti and Travis Scott on the industrial-sounding “Ms Behave,” the titular persona of which is seemingly designed to conceal Whack’s struggles with mental health from those around her.
That façade, however, immediately begins to show cracks on “Chanel Pit.” “I am the shit you smell,” Whack says, and the disgust with which she regards herself is palpable. This could be seen as a...
- 3/15/2024
- by Thomas Bedenbaugh
- Slant Magazine
In 2018, before it was possible to tell six-hour sagas over the course of several 10 minute TikToks, social media’s foremost mirco-video app was Instagram. Instagram videos could only be a minute long back then, and Tierra Whack made expanse from this limitation in Whack World, a surreal and shiny music film that ran 15 minutes long, stringing together 15 music videos for 15 songs that were each just 60 seconds. It was genius and it was heralded as such, launching Whack’s career as a well respected rapper.
In the crevices of Whack World...
In the crevices of Whack World...
- 3/15/2024
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
Tierra Whack has released her new album, World Wide Whack, via Interscope Records. Stream one of our most anticipated albums of 2024 below.
Billed as her debut album, World Wide Whack follows Whack’s acclaimed 2018 project Whack World. Much like her first debut, this debut’s artsy, playful take on hip-hop comes accompanied by original images and videos. The combination of sonics and visuals fleshes out the fictional character Whack inhabits for the duration of the album, a character who’s described as “an alter ego both untouchable and vulnerable, superhuman, and painfully human.”
Whack went deeper into the project’s vulnerability in an Instagram post that she posted alongside the single “27 Club.” “I was in a dark place for a long time, and no one knew. I found my way out and made a choice to keep living,” she wrote. “I wanna be completely transparent with my ‘whackos’ because I...
Billed as her debut album, World Wide Whack follows Whack’s acclaimed 2018 project Whack World. Much like her first debut, this debut’s artsy, playful take on hip-hop comes accompanied by original images and videos. The combination of sonics and visuals fleshes out the fictional character Whack inhabits for the duration of the album, a character who’s described as “an alter ego both untouchable and vulnerable, superhuman, and painfully human.”
Whack went deeper into the project’s vulnerability in an Instagram post that she posted alongside the single “27 Club.” “I was in a dark place for a long time, and no one knew. I found my way out and made a choice to keep living,” she wrote. “I wanna be completely transparent with my ‘whackos’ because I...
- 3/15/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
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Coming to you live from Austin, Urban Outfitters is kicking off their Spring/Summer campaign with a return to SXSW and exclusive performances from Grammy-nominated artist Tierra Whack — including exclusive merch drops, some of our favorite festival looks of the season, and a brand new vinyl LP.
Ahead of her debut album release for World Wide Whack, Uo is dropping a World Wide Whack limited-edition vinyl LP and Uo Exclusive graphic tee,...
Coming to you live from Austin, Urban Outfitters is kicking off their Spring/Summer campaign with a return to SXSW and exclusive performances from Grammy-nominated artist Tierra Whack — including exclusive merch drops, some of our favorite festival looks of the season, and a brand new vinyl LP.
Ahead of her debut album release for World Wide Whack, Uo is dropping a World Wide Whack limited-edition vinyl LP and Uo Exclusive graphic tee,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
Tierra Whack has dropped “27 Club,” the latest preview of her new album, World Wide Whack. Stream it below.
A reference to the infamous 27 Club of celebrities who died at the age of 27 — including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain — the new single was produced by Whack’s frequent collaborator J Melodic and ProdbyBRIANNA. The track dives deep into Whack’s mental health, as she sings about losing touch with family and friends while embodying the pain of coming up against seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
After explicitly mentioning thoughts of suicide, Whack sings, “Like a glass full but I’m empty/ Said, ‘I’m broken, can you fix me?’/ If I’m dreamin,’ you should pinch me/ Got a gun to the head, don’t tempt me.”
Addressing the song in an Instagram post, Whack wrote, “I was in a dark place for a long time, and no one knew. I...
A reference to the infamous 27 Club of celebrities who died at the age of 27 — including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain — the new single was produced by Whack’s frequent collaborator J Melodic and ProdbyBRIANNA. The track dives deep into Whack’s mental health, as she sings about losing touch with family and friends while embodying the pain of coming up against seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
After explicitly mentioning thoughts of suicide, Whack sings, “Like a glass full but I’m empty/ Said, ‘I’m broken, can you fix me?’/ If I’m dreamin,’ you should pinch me/ Got a gun to the head, don’t tempt me.”
Addressing the song in an Instagram post, Whack wrote, “I was in a dark place for a long time, and no one knew. I...
- 2/16/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Sia enlisted the help of recent Grammy winner Kylie Minogue for her latest single, “Dance Alone.”
The duo reunited 10 years after previously working together on Minogue’s Kiss Me Once. The blissful pop track will appear on Sia’s Reasonable Woman, out May 3 via Atlantic Records. “I am not afraid/I know I’ll be ok/There’s nothing you can say,” the song declares before diving into the chorus: “I just want to dance alone/I ain’t never going home… I just want to dance alone/I just want to lose my phone.
The duo reunited 10 years after previously working together on Minogue’s Kiss Me Once. The blissful pop track will appear on Sia’s Reasonable Woman, out May 3 via Atlantic Records. “I am not afraid/I know I’ll be ok/There’s nothing you can say,” the song declares before diving into the chorus: “I just want to dance alone/I ain’t never going home… I just want to dance alone/I just want to lose my phone.
- 2/7/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Tierra Whack has shared “Shower Song,” the first single off her new album, World Wide Whack.
Over a funky beat, Whack has fun describing her morning ritual on “Shower Song,” extolling the virtues of exfoliation and not letting distractions take away from the underrated restorative powers of channeling Whitney, Britney, Aretha, and Alicia. “I sound great when I’m singing in the shower,” she sings. “Soap and water give me powers.”
The track arrives alongside a colorful and whimsical music video created with conceptual artist Alex Da Corte, which adds animation to Whack’s performance of “Shower Song.” Watch it below.
World Wide Whack will reveal Whack’s latest alter ego, which has been described in a press release as “both untouchable and vulnerable, superhuman, and painfully human.” The record is out March 15th via Interscope Records and will be released on four vinyl variants. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Read why...
Over a funky beat, Whack has fun describing her morning ritual on “Shower Song,” extolling the virtues of exfoliation and not letting distractions take away from the underrated restorative powers of channeling Whitney, Britney, Aretha, and Alicia. “I sound great when I’m singing in the shower,” she sings. “Soap and water give me powers.”
The track arrives alongside a colorful and whimsical music video created with conceptual artist Alex Da Corte, which adds animation to Whack’s performance of “Shower Song.” Watch it below.
World Wide Whack will reveal Whack’s latest alter ego, which has been described in a press release as “both untouchable and vulnerable, superhuman, and painfully human.” The record is out March 15th via Interscope Records and will be released on four vinyl variants. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Read why...
- 1/26/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Tierra Whack has announced her new album, World Wide Whack, out March 15th via Interscope Records. She will also share a new single called “Shower Song” this Friday, January 26th.
Described in a press release as the Philly rapper and singer’s “most artistic project to date,” World Wide Whack is being billed as her debut album. It was created with conceptual artist Alex Da Corte, who previously directed the animated video for her 2020 song “Dora.”
Much like her 2018 full-length, Whack World, the album will also roll out as a visual art project featuring images and video. During that process, it will reveal Whack’s fictional World Wide Whack character: “an alter ego both untouchable and vulnerable, superhuman, and painfully human.”
Da Corte designed the cover artwork, which references Pierrot, the original sad clown of 17th-century Italian theater; radical 1930s fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli; and Donna Summer. Check it out below.
Described in a press release as the Philly rapper and singer’s “most artistic project to date,” World Wide Whack is being billed as her debut album. It was created with conceptual artist Alex Da Corte, who previously directed the animated video for her 2020 song “Dora.”
Much like her 2018 full-length, Whack World, the album will also roll out as a visual art project featuring images and video. During that process, it will reveal Whack’s fictional World Wide Whack character: “an alter ego both untouchable and vulnerable, superhuman, and painfully human.”
Da Corte designed the cover artwork, which references Pierrot, the original sad clown of 17th-century Italian theater; radical 1930s fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli; and Donna Summer. Check it out below.
- 1/22/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
“One of my secrets,” Snoop Dogg tells Latto in their recent Musicians on Musicians conversation, “is that I remain the biggest kid in the room at all times.” The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now includes highlights of that interview (moderated by Rolling Stone staff writer Andre Gee) along with the two interviews from our first-ever live Musicians on Musicians event: Lil Yachty’s conversation with Tierra Whack (moderated by Rolling Stone’s supervising producer of news video, Delisa Shannon), and a meeting of the minds between Jon Batiste and Gucci Mane.
- 12/30/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Yachty and Tierra Whack are two of the more inventive artists in hip-hop today — two wildly original talents who have charted their own paths without following anyone else’s trends. If you’re going to compare them to anyone, though, it might as well be each other. Both started their careers in places with rich musical histories: Yachty began rapping as a teen in the hitmaking playground of Atlanta, while Tierra sharpened her pen and earned a spot in the history of slick MCs who call Philadelphia home. Both found success suddenly,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Delisa Shannon
- Rollingstone.com
If you turn “Cypher” off after 10 minutes, you’d probably walk away thinking it’s yet another music documentary about a rising star looking to buy some prestige with a slickly produced, feature-length streaming commercial. Chris Moukarbel’s profile of Grammy-nominated rapper Tierra Whack begins exactly how you’d expect it to, with a whirlwind of performance clips and talking heads expressing faux befuddlement about how a girl from Philly took the rap game by storm. Whack recalls reading her rudimentary spoken word poetry in middle school cafeterias and parlaying the local hype into a rap career that earned her the endorsements of A-listers like Meek Mill on her meteoric road to stardom. Like clockwork, it quickly transitions to more intimate behind-the-scenes footage of her chilling in the studio with collaborators as she takes stock of her overwhelming fame.
But you should not, under any circumstances, abandon “Cypher” after 10 minutes.
But you should not, under any circumstances, abandon “Cypher” after 10 minutes.
- 11/22/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn was full of good vibes and a spirit of musical collaboration on Nov. 10, as two pairs of unique talents — Lil Yachty and Tierra Whack, and Jon Batiste and Gucci Mane — took the stage for Rolling Stone’s first-ever Musicians on Musicians live event. There was laughter, spicy takes, and even a couple surprise performances, including a haunting solo-piano version of a Gucci Mane hit.
Check out exclusive photos from the evening right here.
Check out exclusive photos from the evening right here.
- 11/13/2023
- by Griffin Lotz
- Rollingstone.com
St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn was full of good vibes and a spirit of musical collaboration on Nov. 10, as two pairs of unique talents — Lil Yachty and Tierra Whack, and Jon Batiste and Gucci Mane — took the stage for Rolling Stone’s first-ever Musicians on Musicians live event. There was laughter, honesty, and even a couple surprise performances, including a haunting solo-piano version of a Gucci Mane hit.
St Ann’s was decked out with understated elegance — multiple bars, DJ Ro Wyldeflower spinning in the lobby, and blown-up photos...
St Ann’s was decked out with understated elegance — multiple bars, DJ Ro Wyldeflower spinning in the lobby, and blown-up photos...
- 11/11/2023
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
7 November 2023 – Grammy-nominated and artistic maven Tierra Whack (Interscope Records/Universal Music Canada) is making waves with her latest single, “Chanel Pit,” which is out today on all streaming platforms. The infectious track finds the lyrically gifted Mc dishing out her trademark flavourful bars regarding her dominance over the competition on speaker-rattling production orchestrated by Nick Verruto. The official music video — directed by frequent collaborator Alex Lill — makes “Chanel Pit” a welcomed addition to Whack’s extensive catalog of experimental visuals with the multi-hyphenate putting herself — with no vehicle — through a fully functional car wash as overhead and vertical brushes clean her up while also giving her a fresh polish. The video for “Chanel Pit” will make its broadcast premiere on MTV Live, Mtvu, Yo!MTV, BET Jams, BET Hip Hop, and on the Paramount Times Square billboards.
In addition to the new single and official music video for “Chanel Pit,...
In addition to the new single and official music video for “Chanel Pit,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Tierra Whack doesn’t need a vehicle to go through the car wash or a massive audience to open up the mosh pit in the music video for her latest single “Chanel Pit.” The record, released Tuesday afternoon, taps into an earlier vein of the rapper’s discography as she boasts: “I don’t play fair well/I don’t like to show, you might tell/What is that shit I smell?/I am that shit you smell.”
The rapper dropped the song on Tuesday afternoon alongside the Alex Lill-directed visual.
The rapper dropped the song on Tuesday afternoon alongside the Alex Lill-directed visual.
- 11/7/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Tierra Whack is back with a new single, “Chanel Pit,” and an accompanying music video. Stream it below.
Produced by Nick Verruto, “Chanel Pit” finds the Philly rapper and singer sprinkling a variety of references to Microsoft Excel, Resident Evil, and Vin Diesel alongside fashion designers like Rick Owens. “Mosh pit smell like Chanel” she raps on the chorus. “Yes, Microsoft, I’ma excel/ Mhm, nine, ten, eleven, fuck 12.”
In the typically whimsical visual treatment, directed by frequent collaborator Alex Lill, Whack goes through an automated car wash without actually sitting in a vehicle. Watch the video below.
Whack spoke about “Chanel Pit” in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, during which she explained the song has been sitting around for a while. “I made it a few years ago,” she said. “I have a lot of music stacked, but it’s something about anytime I would play that song for people,...
Produced by Nick Verruto, “Chanel Pit” finds the Philly rapper and singer sprinkling a variety of references to Microsoft Excel, Resident Evil, and Vin Diesel alongside fashion designers like Rick Owens. “Mosh pit smell like Chanel” she raps on the chorus. “Yes, Microsoft, I’ma excel/ Mhm, nine, ten, eleven, fuck 12.”
In the typically whimsical visual treatment, directed by frequent collaborator Alex Lill, Whack goes through an automated car wash without actually sitting in a vehicle. Watch the video below.
Whack spoke about “Chanel Pit” in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, during which she explained the song has been sitting around for a while. “I made it a few years ago,” she said. “I have a lot of music stacked, but it’s something about anytime I would play that song for people,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Musicians on Musicians, the Rolling Stone franchise that pairs artists from across genres and regions for in-depth conversations about life, music and everything in between, is moving from the page to the stage. On Nov. 10, the first-ever Musicians on Musicians live event will take place at New York’s St. Ann’s Warehouse, featuring conversations and collaborative matchups between Lil Yachty with Tierra Whack and Jon Batiste with Gucci Mane.
Sponsored by iHeartRadio, the inaugural event celebrates Rolling Stone‘s fifth annual Musicians on Musicians issue, which hits newsstands in...
Sponsored by iHeartRadio, the inaugural event celebrates Rolling Stone‘s fifth annual Musicians on Musicians issue, which hits newsstands in...
- 10/30/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
After winning the 2023 Tribeca Festival’s Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, the official trailer for Tierra Whack’s “Cypher” has been released.
Chronicling her meteoric rise to stardom, the documentary tells the rapper’s story after having first gained recognition at 15 years old when she was just rapping on the Philadelphia streets for a YouTube Channel. Quickly growing in viral fame, the video soon led the artist to director Chris Moukarbel, who began documenting her career, going behind the scenes of concerts and music videos. Whack also shares her thoughts on her newfound fame along the way.
“I think sometimes I just can’t believe this is all happening for me,” Whack says in the minute-long trailer.
But Whack soon realizes there’s a downside to the world knowing your name. “After a particularly tiring set, a seemingly innocuous fan interaction begins a series of increasingly unsettling...
Chronicling her meteoric rise to stardom, the documentary tells the rapper’s story after having first gained recognition at 15 years old when she was just rapping on the Philadelphia streets for a YouTube Channel. Quickly growing in viral fame, the video soon led the artist to director Chris Moukarbel, who began documenting her career, going behind the scenes of concerts and music videos. Whack also shares her thoughts on her newfound fame along the way.
“I think sometimes I just can’t believe this is all happening for me,” Whack says in the minute-long trailer.
But Whack soon realizes there’s a downside to the world knowing your name. “After a particularly tiring set, a seemingly innocuous fan interaction begins a series of increasingly unsettling...
- 10/25/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
The New York Giants’ opening night didn’t exactly go as they hoped on Sunday, when they lost 40-0 in a game against the Dallas Cowboys. But the tri-state area still garnered a win when New Jersey-native Queen Latifah kicked off the night with a dazzling rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at MetLife Stadium.
Fireworks blasted out around the stadium as Queen Latifah ran through the national anthem with backing vocals from New York Fire Department and New York Police Department choir members. Even as it began to rain, the...
Fireworks blasted out around the stadium as Queen Latifah ran through the national anthem with backing vocals from New York Fire Department and New York Police Department choir members. Even as it began to rain, the...
- 9/11/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Tierra Whack's fate in hip-hop was set the moment she entered the world on Aug. 11, 1995 - the same day the culture was born 22 years prior. The North Philadelphia native turned heads thanks to a YouTube freestyle that went viral when she was just 15 years old and known as Dizzle Dizz. The breakout moment was a culmination of Whack's early years, studying all she could about rap and finding inspiration in iconic albums like Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" and Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP." Years later, she'd emerge with her own acclaim as one of the most promising lyricists of her generation.
Whack's 15-minute debut album "Whack World," released in May 2018, skyrocketed her to superstardom, taking the rap sensation to global stages and new heights in hip-hop. And today, she's grateful for how it all blessed her career. In Netflix's "Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop" docuseries,...
Whack's 15-minute debut album "Whack World," released in May 2018, skyrocketed her to superstardom, taking the rap sensation to global stages and new heights in hip-hop. And today, she's grateful for how it all blessed her career. In Netflix's "Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop" docuseries,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Tierra Whack
- Popsugar.com
Beyoncé’s back-to-back nights at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, this past weekend were two of the most star-studded shows of the Renaissance tour thus far. Greta Gerwig and America Ferrera watched the show from risers, while singer and songwriter Kehlani was close enough to the stage to snap a selfie with Beyoncé. Laverne Cox attended both nights and penned a heartfelt, revelatory caption about how the concert made her feel born again. Also in the audience was Madonna, who received a shoutout from one queen to another.
- 8/1/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Women in hip-hop are getting a major spotlight from Netflix next month in a new limited docuseries. Per the streamer, "Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop" aims to recall the history, impact, and influence of women in the culture, as well as "their role in the genre's 50 years by reinserting them into the canon where they belong: at the center, from day one to present day."
The trailer, which was released on July 26, plainly states that "Black women are crushing it in hip-hop right now," from "dominating the charts" to "being the ultimate influencers of the culture." So, in their own words, the docuseries gives women in hip-hop the floor to share their stories and honor the sisterhood that's contributed to their success.
The Netflix series has four installments that each feature a parade of iconic women rappers and originators, such as Mc Lyte, Queen Latifah, Rah Digga,...
The trailer, which was released on July 26, plainly states that "Black women are crushing it in hip-hop right now," from "dominating the charts" to "being the ultimate influencers of the culture." So, in their own words, the docuseries gives women in hip-hop the floor to share their stories and honor the sisterhood that's contributed to their success.
The Netflix series has four installments that each feature a parade of iconic women rappers and originators, such as Mc Lyte, Queen Latifah, Rah Digga,...
- 7/26/2023
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
As hip-hop celebrates 50 years of trailblazing this year, Netflix is spotlighting the women who have shaped the genre’s legacy with unrelenting confidence, even when it was an uphill battle to garner any respect or recognition for doing so. In the first trailer for Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop, the four-episode docuseries premiering Aug. 9, generations of artists — from Queen Latifah and Remy Ma to Tierra Whack and Latto — give each other and themselves their hard-earned flowers.
“We’ll always be stronger together than we are apart,” Queen...
“We’ll always be stronger together than we are apart,” Queen...
- 7/26/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix has shared a trailer for its upcoming docuseries Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop, which will tell the history of the genre through a new lens, giving credit to the countless women who shaped it. Watch the trailer below.
The documentary will explain how Black women came to “dominate the charts” and become the “ultimate influences” of hip-hop culture, focusing both on pioneers of the genre as well as current-day superstars. Many influential rappers sit down for interviews, including Roxanne Shante, Mc Lyte, Queen Latifah, Rah Digga, Tierra Whack, Saweetie, and more. Notably, as commenters on YouTube have pointed out, the trailer makes no mention of Nicki Minaj, the best-selling female rapper of all time, but with four episodes, it’s still possible the series itself will correct this omission. The series is set to premiere on Netflix on August 9th.
“This timely limited doc series recontextualizes...
The documentary will explain how Black women came to “dominate the charts” and become the “ultimate influences” of hip-hop culture, focusing both on pioneers of the genre as well as current-day superstars. Many influential rappers sit down for interviews, including Roxanne Shante, Mc Lyte, Queen Latifah, Rah Digga, Tierra Whack, Saweetie, and more. Notably, as commenters on YouTube have pointed out, the trailer makes no mention of Nicki Minaj, the best-selling female rapper of all time, but with four episodes, it’s still possible the series itself will correct this omission. The series is set to premiere on Netflix on August 9th.
“This timely limited doc series recontextualizes...
- 7/25/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
It was just as well that Cypher was the only public screening I attended at this year’s Tribeca Festival that wasn’t preceded by an introduction from a member of the programming staff. Here’s a film best experienced absolutely cold. Fans of Philly rapper Tierra Whack might be in on the joke perpetrated by her co-conspirators, including director Chris Moukarbel and producer Natalia-Leigh Brown, but for those that haven’t been following along as closely, the film is a pseudo-documentary thriller that constantly morphs and shifts tone. Perhaps inspired by the line in Beyonce’s “Formation” (“y’all haters corny with that Illuminati mess”), Whack and Mourkarbel hint early on at what’s to come before shifting into a more traditional biopic documentary explaining the seemingly out-of-nowhere rise of Tierra Whack at age 15.
A product of Internet culture, Whack was discovered in a video of her rapping in...
A product of Internet culture, Whack was discovered in a video of her rapping in...
- 6/27/2023
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
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New York, NY – June 18th is the final day of the in-person Tribeca Festival, wrapping up 11 days of top festival film picks and other storytelling forms, including TV, VR, gaming, music and audio online. Beginning June 19th, the Tribeca at Home screenings begin, with an opportunity to experience what the festival has to offer. Tribeca prides itself on being a platform for creative expression and immersive entertainment.
The Tribeca Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Craig Hatkoff and actor Robert De Niro as a reactive strike back at the September 11th attack in 2001 on New York City and the nearby Tribeca neighborhood.The film category of the 22nd edition screened 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries, and had screenings and awards for U.S. Narrative Films, World Narrative Films, Short Film Competition, Best Documentary, the Spotlight Competition and...
New York, NY – June 18th is the final day of the in-person Tribeca Festival, wrapping up 11 days of top festival film picks and other storytelling forms, including TV, VR, gaming, music and audio online. Beginning June 19th, the Tribeca at Home screenings begin, with an opportunity to experience what the festival has to offer. Tribeca prides itself on being a platform for creative expression and immersive entertainment.
The Tribeca Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Craig Hatkoff and actor Robert De Niro as a reactive strike back at the September 11th attack in 2001 on New York City and the nearby Tribeca neighborhood.The film category of the 22nd edition screened 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries, and had screenings and awards for U.S. Narrative Films, World Narrative Films, Short Film Competition, Best Documentary, the Spotlight Competition and...
- 6/19/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
New York, NY – The 22nd Tribeca Film Festival announced their Jury Prizes for 2023 on June 15th. Best U.S. Narrative was rewarded to “Cypher,” directed by Chris Moukarel, a narrative of rapper Tierra Whack. Best International Narrative goes to A Strange Path” and Best Documentary is “Between the Rains.”
“A Strange Path” (Dir: Guto Parente) is a Brazilian film concerning a filmmaker who returns home and encounters his estranged father. “Between the Rains” (Dir: Andrew H. Brown and Moses Thuranira) is a coming-of-age story that follows an orphan as he adapts to radically changing climate conditions in Northern Kenya.
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Awards were distributed in the following feature film competition categories – U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, Documentary, New Narrative Director, and the Nora Ephron Prize, honoring a woman writer or director. Awards were also given in the short film categories – Narrative,...
“A Strange Path” (Dir: Guto Parente) is a Brazilian film concerning a filmmaker who returns home and encounters his estranged father. “Between the Rains” (Dir: Andrew H. Brown and Moses Thuranira) is a coming-of-age story that follows an orphan as he adapts to radically changing climate conditions in Northern Kenya.
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Awards were distributed in the following feature film competition categories – U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, Documentary, New Narrative Director, and the Nora Ephron Prize, honoring a woman writer or director. Awards were also given in the short film categories – Narrative,...
- 6/18/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The 2023 Tribeca Festival has announced its award winners across various competition categories, with Cypher, A Strange Path and Between the Rains among the films winning the top prizes.
Cypher won the founders award for best U.S. narrative feature with the prize going to director Chris Moukarbel.
Cypher follows YouTube rapper Tierra Whack, going behind the scenes of concerts and music videos as she navigates fame and receives praise until a seemingly innocuous fan interaction begins a series of increasingly unsettling events that follow Tierra and her team to Dubai as they start to question being watched as a part of fame.
A Strange Path dominated the international narrative competition, winning best feature (Guto Parente), performance (Carlos Francisco), screenplay (Parente) and cinematography (Linga Acácio).
Between the Rains won best documentary feature (Andrew H. Brown and Moses Thuranira) and cinematography in a doc feature (Brown).
Smoking Tigers, which was the first...
Cypher won the founders award for best U.S. narrative feature with the prize going to director Chris Moukarbel.
Cypher follows YouTube rapper Tierra Whack, going behind the scenes of concerts and music videos as she navigates fame and receives praise until a seemingly innocuous fan interaction begins a series of increasingly unsettling events that follow Tierra and her team to Dubai as they start to question being watched as a part of fame.
A Strange Path dominated the international narrative competition, winning best feature (Guto Parente), performance (Carlos Francisco), screenplay (Parente) and cinematography (Linga Acácio).
Between the Rains won best documentary feature (Andrew H. Brown and Moses Thuranira) and cinematography in a doc feature (Brown).
Smoking Tigers, which was the first...
- 6/15/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Cypher,” a drama about the astronomical rise of rapper Tierra Whack, and “A Strange Path,” which follows a young filmmaker who returns to his country of Brazil during the pandemic to reconnect with his father, won the top prizes for U.S. narrative feature and international narrative feature, respectively, at this year’s Tribeca Festival.
“Between the Rains,” a film that captures the Turkana-Ngaremara community as they contend with prolonged drought, took home the award for documentary feature. The festival, which dropped the word “film” from its name in 2021, hosts more than 600 events across New York City and hands out awards in categories including short film, audio storytelling and games. This year’s edition ends on June 18.
“We take great pride in recognizing this year’s collection of diverse, trailblazing works and creators,” said Cara Cusumano, festival director and VP of programming. “Today’s honorees are a compelling testament that...
“Between the Rains,” a film that captures the Turkana-Ngaremara community as they contend with prolonged drought, took home the award for documentary feature. The festival, which dropped the word “film” from its name in 2021, hosts more than 600 events across New York City and hands out awards in categories including short film, audio storytelling and games. This year’s edition ends on June 18.
“We take great pride in recognizing this year’s collection of diverse, trailblazing works and creators,” said Cara Cusumano, festival director and VP of programming. “Today’s honorees are a compelling testament that...
- 6/15/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Blue Ivy Carter is in formation — and her viral dance cameo on the Renaissance world tour is helping one of her mother’s songs reach new heights.
Carter first made a surprise appearance at Beyoncé’s May 26 show in Paris, performing the choreography to the beat driven-track “My Power,” which lit up social media. TikTok users quickly hopped onto the trend and performed the dance as well.
The 11-year-old Grammy winner continued to perform the dance at more shows, and streams and sales of the 2019 Beyoncé song are soaring.
Luminate — which tracks music sales, streaming and airplay — says the week after Carter’s appearance, U.S. on-demand streaming for “My Power” jumped 190 percent, while digital sales for the track increased by 189.8 percent. It performed stronger globally: On-demand streaming increased by 218.2 percent, and digital sales were up by 212 percent.
And the week after — as Carter continued to perform at more shows — the song earned more attention.
Carter first made a surprise appearance at Beyoncé’s May 26 show in Paris, performing the choreography to the beat driven-track “My Power,” which lit up social media. TikTok users quickly hopped onto the trend and performed the dance as well.
The 11-year-old Grammy winner continued to perform the dance at more shows, and streams and sales of the 2019 Beyoncé song are soaring.
Luminate — which tracks music sales, streaming and airplay — says the week after Carter’s appearance, U.S. on-demand streaming for “My Power” jumped 190 percent, while digital sales for the track increased by 189.8 percent. It performed stronger globally: On-demand streaming increased by 218.2 percent, and digital sales were up by 212 percent.
And the week after — as Carter continued to perform at more shows — the song earned more attention.
- 6/15/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Grammy-nominated R&b singer Bj The Chicago Kid has signed with hit producer Yeti Beats’ new label Reach The World Records in a joint venture with Sony’s RCA Records.
Bj The Chicago Kid and Beats — who has worked on hits like Doja Cat’s “Say So,” “Kiss Me More” and “Woman” — are working on a collaborative album that will be released this summer. Their first single, “Forgot Your Name,” drops Wednesday.
“This project is very different for me. It’s essentially the colliding of Yeti’s world with my world. It’s a unique approach to soul music and serves as our invite to both new and old fans to savor our unique flavor of classic soul,” Bj The Chicago Kid tells The Hollywood Reporter in a statement. “I know some folks will call it a concept album, but for me it’s an experiment and exploration of sound...
Bj The Chicago Kid and Beats — who has worked on hits like Doja Cat’s “Say So,” “Kiss Me More” and “Woman” — are working on a collaborative album that will be released this summer. Their first single, “Forgot Your Name,” drops Wednesday.
“This project is very different for me. It’s essentially the colliding of Yeti’s world with my world. It’s a unique approach to soul music and serves as our invite to both new and old fans to savor our unique flavor of classic soul,” Bj The Chicago Kid tells The Hollywood Reporter in a statement. “I know some folks will call it a concept album, but for me it’s an experiment and exploration of sound...
- 5/2/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tribeca Festival has announced the lineup of its 2023 festival, which includes new films from actors Chelsea Peretti and David Duchovny and documentaries about Rock Hudson and news anchor Dan Rather.
This year’s event, which takes place from June 7-18, will feature 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries. There will be 93 world premieres, one international premiere, eight North American premieres, one U.S. premiere and six New York premieres.
Among the lineup, there are offerings from 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. For the first time, more than half of feature films in competition (68%) are directed by women, while 41% (45) of all feature films are directed by women. Additionally, 36% (39) of feature films are directed by Bipoc filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.
This year’s festival also spotlights a number of films directed by actors, such as “First Time Female Director” by Peretti; “Maggie Moore(s)” by...
This year’s event, which takes place from June 7-18, will feature 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries. There will be 93 world premieres, one international premiere, eight North American premieres, one U.S. premiere and six New York premieres.
Among the lineup, there are offerings from 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. For the first time, more than half of feature films in competition (68%) are directed by women, while 41% (45) of all feature films are directed by women. Additionally, 36% (39) of feature films are directed by Bipoc filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.
This year’s festival also spotlights a number of films directed by actors, such as “First Time Female Director” by Peretti; “Maggie Moore(s)” by...
- 4/18/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The 22nd edition of NYC’s Tribeca Film Festival appears to have star power to spare, with Michael Shannon, John Slattery, Chelsea Peretti, David Duchovny, Jennifer Esposito, Randall Park, real-life couple Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe and Steve Buscemi among those with new films premiering among the 100-plus features screening this year from June 7 through June 18.
A few interesting stats: There are 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. 41% of all feature films are directed by women and, for the first time, more than half of competition feature films are directed by women. And 39 of the feature films represented are directed by Bipoc filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.
For the third year, the Tribeca Fest will include the “Expressions of Black Freedom” program, including a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, which will highight the world premiere of “All Up in the Biz,” a documentary about hip-hop legend Biz Markie,...
A few interesting stats: There are 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. 41% of all feature films are directed by women and, for the first time, more than half of competition feature films are directed by women. And 39 of the feature films represented are directed by Bipoc filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.
For the third year, the Tribeca Fest will include the “Expressions of Black Freedom” program, including a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, which will highight the world premiere of “All Up in the Biz,” a documentary about hip-hop legend Biz Markie,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
The 22nd edition of the Tribeca Festival unveiled a 2023 lineup with a record number of female helmers and heavy on films directed by actors like Chelsea Peretti’s First Time Female Director, John Slattery thriller Maggie Moore(s) with Tina Fey and Jon Hamm, David Duchovny’s Bucky F*cking Dent and Steve Buscemi’s The Listener.
Marvel also screens its first original documentary, Stan Lee by David Gelb, as the fest unspools June 7-18 in New York City. Also making an appearance: Downtown Owl by Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater, and Eric Larue by Michael Shannon.
In all, 109 feature, narrative, documentary and animated films from 127 directors across 36 countries will showcase emerging and household names.
Tribeca is expanding its Midnight offering this year, and will also present its second annual Human/Nature award for environmental storytelling to world-premiering Common Ground by Rebecca and Josh Tickell.
Related music and live events...
Marvel also screens its first original documentary, Stan Lee by David Gelb, as the fest unspools June 7-18 in New York City. Also making an appearance: Downtown Owl by Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater, and Eric Larue by Michael Shannon.
In all, 109 feature, narrative, documentary and animated films from 127 directors across 36 countries will showcase emerging and household names.
Tribeca is expanding its Midnight offering this year, and will also present its second annual Human/Nature award for environmental storytelling to world-premiering Common Ground by Rebecca and Josh Tickell.
Related music and live events...
- 4/18/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
3 March 2023 — Dreamville/Interscope Records/Universal Music Canada today release the official Creed III soundtrack. Featuring a powerhouse assembly of artists including J.Cole, Big Sean and Dreamville’s own like J.I.D, Ari Lennox, Bas, Earthgang, Lute, Cozz and Omen, the soundtrack also includes guest appearances by Big Sean, SiR, Syd, Tierra Whack, Kehlani and so much more. Standing strong at seventeen tracks that expands across hip hop, rap and R&b, the official soundtrack is available now via: https://dreamville.lnk.to/CreedIII
Dreamville executive produced the official soundtrack to Creed III alongside Proximity Media, Outlier Society (Michael B. Jordan) and Executive Music Producer Frank Brim. The acclaimed franchise’s third installment was directed by Michael B. Jordan and features music from artists within the Dreamville roster and beyond.
Dreamville/Interscope Records worked closely with the franchise’s producers MGM, Proximity and Outlier to create a musical experience...
Dreamville executive produced the official soundtrack to Creed III alongside Proximity Media, Outlier Society (Michael B. Jordan) and Executive Music Producer Frank Brim. The acclaimed franchise’s third installment was directed by Michael B. Jordan and features music from artists within the Dreamville roster and beyond.
Dreamville/Interscope Records worked closely with the franchise’s producers MGM, Proximity and Outlier to create a musical experience...
- 3/5/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
In the final showdown in A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, Jobu Tupaki’s (Stephanie Hsu) chaotic ensemble — like the omnipotent and omniscient antagonist herself — contains multitudes, starting with her alter-ego Joy’s overwhelming emotions. Costume designer and stylist Shirley Kurata assembled remnants of Jobu’s outrageous multiverse-jumping personas, each of which terrorizes her distracted mother, laundromat owner Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh). The first-time Oscar nominee also says she “draped and pieced together” an infusion of sartorial influences, pulled from her encyclopedic fashion knowledge. As Jobu violently resists Evelyn’s outreach, Comme des Garçons-inspired volume and billowing swatches of Vivienne Westwood-referential tartans come alive.
“[Fashion is] just ingrained in me. It’s part of my DNA,” says Kurata. She began her career styling shoots for fashion photographer Autumn de Wilde, who later directed 2020’s Emma. An alum of the avant-garde Studio Berçot in Paris, Kurata has been concocting storytelling runways and...
“[Fashion is] just ingrained in me. It’s part of my DNA,” says Kurata. She began her career styling shoots for fashion photographer Autumn de Wilde, who later directed 2020’s Emma. An alum of the avant-garde Studio Berçot in Paris, Kurata has been concocting storytelling runways and...
- 2/28/2023
- by Fawnia Soo Hoo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Canada Goose is teaming up with streetwear legend Chris Gibbs of Union LA for a limited-edition collection as part of their multi-year partnership with the NBA.
This five-piece collection is inspired by classic Americana designs and West Coast lifestyle, and blends the performance and function of Canada Goose with Union LA’s unique streetwear style.
Read More: Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes Stars In Super Bowl Commercial — Go Behind The Scenes
Union LA, which is based in LA, has been at the forefront of streetwear for the past 20 years. Chris Gibbs and his team have been bringing consumers a mix of up-and-coming designers and luxury brands from all over the world, all while paying homage to streetwear culture and community.
“I’m thrilled to launch this latest collection with Canada Goose for NBA All-Star 2023,” said Chris Gibbs. “We’ve combined Canada Goose’s luxury performance and function with Union LA’s...
This five-piece collection is inspired by classic Americana designs and West Coast lifestyle, and blends the performance and function of Canada Goose with Union LA’s unique streetwear style.
Read More: Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes Stars In Super Bowl Commercial — Go Behind The Scenes
Union LA, which is based in LA, has been at the forefront of streetwear for the past 20 years. Chris Gibbs and his team have been bringing consumers a mix of up-and-coming designers and luxury brands from all over the world, all while paying homage to streetwear culture and community.
“I’m thrilled to launch this latest collection with Canada Goose for NBA All-Star 2023,” said Chris Gibbs. “We’ve combined Canada Goose’s luxury performance and function with Union LA’s...
- 2/9/2023
- by Etcanadadigital
- ET Canada
Dynamic mother-daughter and best friend duo Ginny (Antonia Gentry) and Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey) return in “Ginny & Georgia” Season 2, which gets even more chaotic than the already very complex first season of the Netflix show. Another of Georgia’s past loves enters the mix, she commits some more questionable actions and many other twists and turns develop within the 10 hour-long episodes.
Ginny and her friends are no strangers to the TikTok scene, so some song choices reflect Gen Z’s poppy preferences. The show is also not afraid to explore both the high, happy feelings of life as well as the deeper, darker, lower ones, and it does so sonically with some beautiful choices. Felix Mallard chose a song for an important scene of his, and actress Brianne Howey easily chose a song to embody her character Georgia.
Here are all the songs in “Ginny & Georgia” Season 2:...
Ginny and her friends are no strangers to the TikTok scene, so some song choices reflect Gen Z’s poppy preferences. The show is also not afraid to explore both the high, happy feelings of life as well as the deeper, darker, lower ones, and it does so sonically with some beautiful choices. Felix Mallard chose a song for an important scene of his, and actress Brianne Howey easily chose a song to embody her character Georgia.
Here are all the songs in “Ginny & Georgia” Season 2:...
- 1/6/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Tierra Whack was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct Wednesday morning after bringing a loaded gun to an airport, Rolling Stone can confirm.
A rep from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said that the rapper was detained after she attempted to bring a loaded firearm through security at the Philadelphia International Airport. (She is licensed to carry in the state.)
According to TMZ, Whack’s gun was loaded with six live rounds though none in the chamber, and that her bag was inspected by Homeland Security officials. Authorities don’t...
A rep from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said that the rapper was detained after she attempted to bring a loaded firearm through security at the Philadelphia International Airport. (She is licensed to carry in the state.)
According to TMZ, Whack’s gun was loaded with six live rounds though none in the chamber, and that her bag was inspected by Homeland Security officials. Authorities don’t...
- 11/10/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Drake, Nicki Minaj, Meek MIll, and many more shared tributes after Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was shot and killed in Los Angeles Monday, Sept. 12.
Drake shared a photo of himself and PnB Rock on Instagram Stories, while Quavo tweeted, “R.I.P. Pnb Rock sending prayers to his family.” Denzel Curry, D.R.A.M., and Juicy J all shared similar messages online.
R.I.P Pnb Rock Sending Prayers To His Family
— QuavoYRN (@QuavoStuntin) September 13, 2022
Plenty of tributes came in from PnB Rock’s Philadelphia peers, like Questlvoe (who...
Drake shared a photo of himself and PnB Rock on Instagram Stories, while Quavo tweeted, “R.I.P. Pnb Rock sending prayers to his family.” Denzel Curry, D.R.A.M., and Juicy J all shared similar messages online.
R.I.P Pnb Rock Sending Prayers To His Family
— QuavoYRN (@QuavoStuntin) September 13, 2022
Plenty of tributes came in from PnB Rock’s Philadelphia peers, like Questlvoe (who...
- 9/13/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Beyoncé and Madonna have teamed up for a royal collaboration, “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix).” The latest remix of Beyoncé’s Renaissance single arrived on Friday, just in time to get the weekend party started.
The percolating remix interpolates Madonna’s “Vogue” with Beyoncé flipping the script for the iconic spoke-sung section of the 1990 song, where the Material Girl lists Hollywood stars from the Golden Age. In Bey’s take, she pays homage to both current and past influential Black women who have been game-changers for the culture — from Aaliyah,...
The percolating remix interpolates Madonna’s “Vogue” with Beyoncé flipping the script for the iconic spoke-sung section of the 1990 song, where the Material Girl lists Hollywood stars from the Golden Age. In Bey’s take, she pays homage to both current and past influential Black women who have been game-changers for the culture — from Aaliyah,...
- 8/5/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
One of the year’s biggest movies (with the smallest henchmen) is finally available to watch at home, with Minions: Rise of Gru now on VOD rental streaming platforms.
Released July 1, Minions: Rise of Gru became an unexpected smash-hit around the world, raking in over 700 million at the global box office. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and starring Steve Carrel, Taraji P. Henson, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, the film is a sequel to 2015’s Minions, which was a spin-off prequel of the Despicable Me movies.
Buy: Minions: Rise of Gru 19.99
Of course,...
Released July 1, Minions: Rise of Gru became an unexpected smash-hit around the world, raking in over 700 million at the global box office. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and starring Steve Carrel, Taraji P. Henson, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, the film is a sequel to 2015’s Minions, which was a spin-off prequel of the Despicable Me movies.
Buy: Minions: Rise of Gru 19.99
Of course,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
Tierra Whack is strutting her stuff with her new Tierra Whack x Banter by Piercing Pagoda jewelry capsule collection, dropping on July 14.
The rapper, songwriter, and style icon has just stepped up as the new creative director for Piercing Pagoda, working in conjunction with Malyia McNaughton, a proud member of the Black in Jewelry Coalition Board, to create the designs. The limited-edition 16-piece jewelry collection features brand-new rings, bracelets, a necklace, charms, and earrings, all with Whack’s signature flair.
Known for her highly unique approach to her music and style,...
The rapper, songwriter, and style icon has just stepped up as the new creative director for Piercing Pagoda, working in conjunction with Malyia McNaughton, a proud member of the Black in Jewelry Coalition Board, to create the designs. The limited-edition 16-piece jewelry collection features brand-new rings, bracelets, a necklace, charms, and earrings, all with Whack’s signature flair.
Known for her highly unique approach to her music and style,...
- 7/14/2022
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
Gru and the minions are back in an all new blast from the past adventure. “Minions: The Rise of Gru” takes viewers back to Gru’s childhood where, on the brink of adolescence, Gru wants nothing more than to join The Sinister Six, a group of villains notorious for their collaboration in crime.
The adventures of all these characters as well as the minions are backed by a reimagined soundtrack full of ’70s hits.
Produced by Jack Antonoff, the soundtrack includes St. Vincent’s rendition of Lipps Inc’s 1979 hit “Funkytown,” H.E.R.’s version of “Dance to the Music” from Sly and the Family Stone in 1967, Bleachers’ rendition of John Lennon’s 1970 song “Instant Karma” and Phoebe Bridgers’ version of The Carpenters’ 1972 ballad “Goodbye to Love.” Even the Minions get a few spotlight moments like when they sing Paul Simon’s “Cecelia.”
Here are all the songs in...
The adventures of all these characters as well as the minions are backed by a reimagined soundtrack full of ’70s hits.
Produced by Jack Antonoff, the soundtrack includes St. Vincent’s rendition of Lipps Inc’s 1979 hit “Funkytown,” H.E.R.’s version of “Dance to the Music” from Sly and the Family Stone in 1967, Bleachers’ rendition of John Lennon’s 1970 song “Instant Karma” and Phoebe Bridgers’ version of The Carpenters’ 1972 ballad “Goodbye to Love.” Even the Minions get a few spotlight moments like when they sing Paul Simon’s “Cecelia.”
Here are all the songs in...
- 7/1/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
H.E.R. has dropped a lively cover of Sly and the Family Stone’s 1967 track “Dance to the Music.” The single appears on the upcoming soundtrack to Minions: The Rise of Gru.
The song, produced by Jack Antonoff, sees H.E.R. singing the funk tune over a grooving melody led by bass, saxophones, and synths parts.
“Dance to the Music” follows on the heels of “Turn Up the Sunshine,” a collaboration between Tame Impala and Diana Ross for the animated film’s forthcoming soundtrack, out July 1. That track was also produced by Antonoff,...
The song, produced by Jack Antonoff, sees H.E.R. singing the funk tune over a grooving melody led by bass, saxophones, and synths parts.
“Dance to the Music” follows on the heels of “Turn Up the Sunshine,” a collaboration between Tame Impala and Diana Ross for the animated film’s forthcoming soundtrack, out July 1. That track was also produced by Antonoff,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Rumors of a collaboration between Tame Impala and Diana Ross swirled for months before the Jack Antonoff-produced track was released as the lead single to his soundtrack to Minions: The Rise of Gru and now the video has arrived. “Turn Up the Sunshine” brought the Australian multi-instrumentalist and the pop superstar together in the studio, but the accompanying music video features a host of minions standing in for the pair.
The animated visual pulls from groovy Seventies aesthetics while the famed yellow characters dance around in tracksuits, overalls, and disco gear with hypnotizing flare.
The animated visual pulls from groovy Seventies aesthetics while the famed yellow characters dance around in tracksuits, overalls, and disco gear with hypnotizing flare.
- 6/21/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Like most weeks for Pharrell Williams, this one is packed. On Thursday, he and Neptunes co-producer Chad Hugo will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. This weekend, he’ll host the latest edition of his Something in the Water Festival. And then there’s his most philanthropic latest venture, announced today: helping underprivileged kids avoid low-paying jobs.
As Williams sees it, Something in the Water isn’t just another music festival. It’s definitely that, of course: The lineup for the three-day event this Friday through Sunday in Washington,...
As Williams sees it, Something in the Water isn’t just another music festival. It’s definitely that, of course: The lineup for the three-day event this Friday through Sunday in Washington,...
- 6/15/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
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