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Video: Kelly Rowland f. Lil Wayne, “Ice”
Kelly Rowland gives a sort of NSFW visual treatment to her summer collaboration with Lil Wayne, “Ice.” The video features Rowland gyrating in litany of hair styles and bedroom costumes, as well as her blue, … read more »
Watch Joey Bada$$ on Fallon
Last Friday night, Joey Bada$$ made his television debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Backed by The Roots, the Brooklyn young gun performed “Waves” from his 1999 mixtape. Along with his Pro Era crew, … read more »
Stream: SBTRKT, “Terminal”
Over the past couple months, SBTRKT has released a number of short, studio sketches (see: “Gloss,” “Gamelena”). “Terminal” is the newest, a transient song that feels like the soundtrack to an imaginary Mario Bros. underground … read more »
Video: Zebra Katz, “W8WTF”
Zebra Katz keeps it dark in his videos. The clip for “Ima Read” featured him as tyrannical school disciplinarian—cheekily flipping the word “read” from its tell-off slang etymology to something more literal—and white-masked backup dancers … read more »
Chris Brown Injured in Bar Fight with Drake
Around 4AM this morning at New York City’s WIP club, Chris Brown and Drake got into an altercation, NYPD confirm. Brown was out to celebrate Teyana Taylor’s signing to G.O.O.D. Music, and Drake was in … read more »
The XX to Tour America This Summer
After a few small shows in London where they debuted new music, The XX are currently making their way through Europe. North American fans need not fret, though, as the band has announced that will … read more »
Hear M.I.A.’s The World Tomorrow Theme Music
On Friday, we reported that M.I.A. will be crafting the theme music for WikiLeaks founding editor Julian Assange’s new talk show, The World Tomorrow. Listen to it above—she made the backing beat that Assange speaks … read more »
Stream: Star Slinger f. Stunnaman and Lil B, “Bad Bitches”
Star Slinger links up with Lil B and his pal from The Pack, Stunnaman, for “Bad Bitches.” It’s a dynamic track, but B and Stunnaman manage to make the lackadaisical air of the Bay shine … read more »
Nardwuar vs. Action Bronson
Last week at SXSW, Action Bronson linked with Canada’s ever-stringent researcher Nardwuar. This conversation teeters slightly less toward Nardwuar’s usual brand of past-mining of his subject, but we do learn that Action is sweet on … read more »
Video: Usher, “Climax” (Prod. by Diplo)
Usher and Diplo’s Valentine’s Day jam, “Climax,” reconfigures its place in your life as Spring Fever anthem with this new, Sam Pilling-directed video. The clip is drama-packed and the narrative’s, uh, climax can make you … read more »
