Auto-Tune correlates with a lower class attraction to man-made fabrics, spaceship sneakers, box-fresh clothes, and an interior décor aesthetic somewhere between Scarface and “MTV Cribs.” That’s why Auto-Tune has been most fervently embraced in either the ethnic-majority urban zones of ...
After testing positive, Spanish opera icon Placido Domingo was hospitalized in Mexico due to complications arising from the coronavirus. A week before his hospitalization, he implored fans on Facebook, "Together we can fight this virus and stop the current worldwide crisis, so we can hopefully re...
Dig a little deeper, though, and it’s clear Winehouse is going through some real romantic tumult. Before Back To Black was released, Fielder-Civil had left Winehouse to get back together with an old girlfriend, and singer felt that she needed to create something good out of all those...
he tested positive for the coronavirus following a recent trip to New York City, and is currently isolating at his Los Angeles home. “My symptoms are really pretty mild, so I don’t require any kind of medication and certainly not hospitalization or anything like that,” he 71-year-old a...
Howard’s lawyer tried to prove such a connection in this case. Describing the 19-year-old Howard as a “rap addict who lived, breathed and worshiped” the violent lifestyle portrayed in gangsta rap, Allen Tanner played jurors some of Howard’s favorite “cop-killing” songs by such artist...
“Beltway” into “Exit Scott” samples lesbian poet, feminist and activist Pat Parker — who, like the Knowles and Allen sisters, was from Houston’s Third Ward. The previously referenced Devin the Dude appears on “Dreams,” and the King of Houston rap, Scarface, is featured on the ...
Years later, Nas recalled to NPR his first time hearing it on the radio. He was hanging out late one night in Queensbridge with some older guys who were drinking beers with their car radio playing. When “Live at the Barbeque” came on, the 17-year-old excitedly tried to tell them, ...
which reflect a skewed view of life’s meaning—the result of a presumed life sentence in the projects. That rampant nihilism is countered by theScarface-influenced"The World Is Yours,"where Nas details the quest to dodge inner city plight ("Dwelling in the rotten apple, you get tack...
Scarface (Positive) Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images Scarface (Positive) The rapper has been spending time in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, which he revealed on March 26. In an Instagram Live stream, he recounted his experience with the virus, including symptoms like losing his...
tested positive for the coronavirus following a recent trip to New York City, and is currently isolating at his Los Angeles home. “My symptoms are really pretty mild, so I don’t require any kind of medication and certainly not hospitalization or anything like that,” he 71-y...