New York prayer vigil for rapper DMX – in pictures

[ad_1] Supporters and family of the rapper DMX have held a prayer vigil outside the New York hospital where he remains on life support after being admitted on Friday after a heart attack Continue reading… [ad_2] This content first appear on the guardian

Rapper Pa Salieu charged in connection with fatal stabbing | UK news

[ad_1] The rapper Pa Salieu has said he is “engaging with the justice system” after being charged with violent disorder by detectives investigating the killing of a man outside a nightclub in Coventry. West Midlands police said 10 men, including the musician, had been charged in relation to the death of Fidel Glasgow. The 23-year-old, […]

Beyoncé’s 30 greatest songs – ranked! | Music

[ad_1] 30. The Closer I Get to You (feat Luther Vandross) (2003) As far removed as you can get from the innovations of the Beyoncé album or Lemonade, The Closer I Get to You is a slick cover of a 1977 Roberta Flack-Donny Hathaway duet, with Luther Vandross filling the Hathaway role. It’s lovely: a […]

Why bands are disappearing: ‘Young people aren’t excited by them’ | Music

[ad_1] “The moment that we started a band was the best thing that ever happened,” sings Matty Healy on the 1975’s recent single Guys. The song is an ardent love letter to the band, and to the romance of bands in general: the camaraderie, the solidarity, the joyous fusion of creativity and friendship. It’s an […]

Spanish people take to streets over rapper’s jailing – in pictures | World news

[ad_1] Free speech protests have continued since the jailing of musician Pablo Hasél last week for exalting terrorism in his lyrics Main image: Flames engulf dustbins during a demonstration in Barcelona. Photograph: Paco Freire/Sopa/Rex/Shutterstock Mon 22 Feb 2021 07.12 EST Last modified on Mon 22 Feb 2021 07.23 EST [ad_2] This content first appear on the guardian

US rapper Silentó charged with murder of his cousin | Music

[ad_1] Silentó, the US rapper who sparked a viral dance craze with global hit Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae), has been arrested and charged with the murder of his cousin. The 23-year-old rapper, real name Richard Hawk, is charged with killing Frederick Rooks, 34, in the south-eastern suburbs of Atlanta. Rooks had been shot in the […]

Pusha T drops a classic and Drake claps back

So much to unpack in so little time! First of all #kanyewest picks a Suuuper controversial photo of Late great Whitney Houston’s Drug (crack) filled bathroom for the cover artwork (reportedly $80,000+ for the licensing), #PushaT drops a DOPE album on his recent project #Daytona “a flawless hip hop gem…classic but current…” – #Diddy and […]

TheGAWD Spreads Meaning through Music

by: Bryant BBOY Worthing @bboyworthing | Artist: TheGAWD @TheGAWD Being from Chicago TtheGAWD has seen many ups and downs in his city as well as endless changes within the big metropolis he calls home. After growing up in the LeClaire Courts in the Southwest side of the Chi he explained that the city has been going through a […]

World Wide Willie Joe

By: Bryant B-Boy Worthing @bboyworthing | Artist: Willie Joe @WillieJoeWB | Photos: Carlos Imani @carlosimani Get with the getters, move with the movers. Those are the first words on the Doper album intro which truly define what Willie Joe is all about. He’s a true student of hip hop who has also helped many other artist develop their styles all while […]