‘Money’ Talks: Young Thug Is Back With Future-Featuring Single

‘Money’ Talks: Young Thug Is Back With Future-Featuring Single

Atlanta rapper Young Thug’s first new song since being released from prison last year has arrived. “Money on Money” features Future and production by Southside, Wheezy, Beatzbyrrose, Dez Wright and 9jay. Its accompanying video, directed by Kaito and Brendan O’Connor, is out now. The song is the first preview of the artist’s fourth album, UY Scuti, which will be released this summer…

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Ray Vaughn: Cutting Through the Beat

Ray Vaughn: Cutting Through the Beat

The pain in Ray Vaughn’s voice cuts through the beat when he raps, especially on songs like “Bastard” and “FLAT Shasta” from his latest Top Dawg Entertainment release, The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu, releasing today.  A native of Long Beach, California, Vaughn was raised by a mother who struggled with substance abuse and…

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Riot Fest Rocks With blink-182, Weezer, Green Day

Riot Fest Rocks With blink-182, Weezer, Green Day

Chicago’s eclectic Riot Fest will commemorate its 20th anniversary this year with a lineup led by blink-182, Weezer and Green Day. The event will take place Sept. 19-21 at Douglass Park and includes big names from across the rock, punk, metal, hardcore and alternative universes, plus several left-field bookings. The lineup will feature Jack White,…

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Sex, Synths, and Cinema

Sex, Synths, and Cinema

When Eli Roth was doing press in Europe for Hostel or Hostel: Part II—he can’t remember which—he walked into a video store in Rome and found a bin full of Italian sex comedies. He’d never heard of any of them, despite having an interest in the country’s genre film industry: giallo murder spectacles, crime thrillers,…

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