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Joel Savoy doesn’t remember exactly when he first heard the music of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco—the electrified and electrifying mix of Louisiana Creole music and hard-hitting blues—who was born 100 years ago June 25. More from Spin: James McMurtry Gives Us the Protest Album We Need The Evolution of Luke Spiller Tropical Fuck…
XXL has officially unveiled the 2025 XXL Freshman Class. The rising artists that make up the new class are just as diverse as every class before them. Representing different sides of the California sound are Long Beach’s TDE lyricist Ray Vaughn, Stockton livewire EBK Jaaybo, the 10th spot winner, and basketball player turned hit maker Gelo, who represents Chino Hills. Traversing to…
In case you missed it, Luke Spiller, frontperson of British rock group the Struts, released a solo album earlier this year—and it’s an absolute stunner. Titled Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes and Wine, it’s an orchestral, theatrical masterpiece that lays bare Luke’s soul. Crafted alongside ubiquitous guitarist-producer Jason Faulkner (St. Vincent, Beck, Air)…
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NEED TO KNOW Seth Rogen opened up about his audition for 2003’s Gigli and why he’s glad the tape of his work is seemingly gone Rogen auditioned for the role of a “boy with a cognitive disability” in the Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez film and “went for it,” he recently said The part ultimately…
TikTok has launched its latest ”Community Fest” live content event, which will showcase some of the app’s top live creators, as part of a broader push to spark more interest in its livestream offerings. @tiktoklive Celebrate the power of community in Community Fest! This is the festival that crowns the next community LIVE ICON and…
Matt Gaetz Private Texts With Mom Secretly Recorded … See Their Private Messages Published June 24, 2025 10:50 AM PDT Matt Gaetz may want to invest in a privacy screen for his mobile phone … ’cause a fellow passenger on a plane spied on his text messages, recording his convo with his mom and blasting…
Joycelyn Savage stood by R. Kelly in a new video while her parents accused the footage of being AI-generated. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop…
TV on the Radio have announced a special event in their Brooklyn, New York, hometown. The band will host There Goes the Neighborhood on Saturday, September 13, at Under the K Bridge Park. Playing the mini-festival are Flying Lotus, Sudan Archives, Moor Mother, and Spellling. See a poster for the event below. “The ethos of…
The “Lightning Crashes” hitmakers are on a co-headlining tour with Collective Soul for the Summer Unity Tour A decade before Live became one of the biggest bands of the mid-1990s, it all began with four teenage friends in York, Pennsylvania. Lead singer Ed Kowalczyk and his bandmates went through several different names in their early…
Clipse‘s new album, Let God Sort Em Out, is turning out to be one of the most highly anticipated hip-hop album releases of 2025. A new verse from Kendrick Lamar on the track “Chains & Whips” is adding to the buzz. The Virginia duo recently premiered the K-Dot verse and the Compton, Calif., rapper is wiggin’….
