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Although the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, is dealing with an incredible amount of controversial issues, he might be glad to know that there is a new viral video of him making the rounds this week. His mind is full of NSA worries and Snowden whistle blowing turmoil, so it's nice to see something humorous involving the Commander in Chief pop up onto our computers for once. "BarackDubs," a YouTube account full of Obama-themed musical covered comprised of cut up live appearances, has just released its latest video: Barack Obama singing Daft Punk's hit song "Get Lucky" off of 2013's Random Access Memories. Read More »
Rock band Wilco decided to add a little pop flavor to their set at this weekend's Solid Sound Music and Arts Festival in Massachusetts. The normally rocking band added a little disco to their cover show, and included a cover of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky." A video of the performance has hit the Internet and is understandably going viral. Read More »
Kanye West already started ushering in the new. The "Black Skinheads" rapper dropped his highly anticipated sixth album Yeezus and welcomed in his first child a baby girl, North West with partner Kim Kardashian. Now Yeezy is preparing for the release of his new red colorway Nike Air Yeezy's II also known as the "Red Octobers" with a 50 pair giveaway. Read More »
Robin Thicke and his "Blurred Lines" have done it again. The sexy, smooth pop song sticks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for this week (June 19). Read More »
Several organizations are criticizing Kanye West for distastefully referencing Parkinson's Disease in his track "On Sight." Read More »
While Yeezus, the new album from Kanye West, has been on the internet since Friday (and reviewed ad nauseum by late Friday), we still didn't know much about how the album got made. While we can point out contributions from Justin Vernon, Chief Keef and the like (and Babylon Cartel pretty accurately pointed out all the samples with this mixtape), we still didn't know exactly how many chefs had their hands on this angry, messy dish. (The answer is an effload.) Read More »
Kanye West's sixth album, has received critical acclaim from fans and music insiders alike, however his controversial and racy lyrics on Yeezus did not sit well with everyone. Yeezy was recently called out for a Parkinson's Disease pun hit made on the album opener track, "On Sight," featuring French electronic duo Daft Punk. Read More »
Christ has resurrected in Kanye West's heart with the release of the Grammy Award winning rapper's sixth album, Yeezus, named after his "jesus name." West's highly anticipated documented evolution arrives at a time when the future of rap is in question, as generation gaps and the heavy influence of southern rap subsequently divided the hip-hop community. Read More »
With four more days until the release of Kanye West's sixth album "Yeezus," the rumors surrounding the tracklist and alcum cover have officially been put to rest. According to Hip Hop And More, Yeezy's new album will not have a cover or a booklet. Read More »
The highly anticipated release of Kanye West's sixth studio album "Yeezus" is rapidly approaching. The Chicago native teamed up with veteran producer Rick Rubin on the album and they recorded a session with Yeezy laying down the tracks for his latest controversial single "I Am God." The 31-second clip was posted on KanyeWest.com Wednesday. Read More »
Fresh off of a high-profile collaboration with Daft Punk, Chic guitarist/legendary producer of every song you have ever loved Nile Rodgers sat down with The Quietus. While the profile of Rodgers' career is a worthwhile read in its own right, the article had some very interesting things to say about racism in the music industry, something he believes is still rampant. Read More »
The highly anticipated release of Kanye West's "Yeezus" is less than 10 days away. While Yeezy has been secretive about his new offspring, the "New Slaves" rapper shared his album in New York City last night, at a private listening party at Milk Studios. Read More »
The Daft Punk rumor mill is starting pick up again. The French dance duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo were recently spotted shooting a video in New York City with brand new Victoria's Secret model Karlie Kloss. Of course, no one knows for sure if this is a video for a song off their hit new album Random Access Memories, something to do with their single "Get Lucky" or something else. The band members were also just photographed with their helmets off at Sony/Colombia's offices playing champagne pong. Read More »
