Artist: Chance the Rapper Album: Coloring Book Genre: Hip-Hop, Gospel Where were you when you first heard “Ultralight Beam”? Was it during the streaming event Kanye West held at Madison Square Garden to premiere The Life of Pablo? Beyond the event that is a Kanye album release, we also got the already famous verse from […]
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REVIEW: ‘Coloring Book’ is Chance The Rapper at his best, most reverent
May 17th, 2016 
Gabe Aikins 
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Skylab 3 releases cinematic video for flowing single “A View From Above”
May 13th, 2016 Gabe Aikins Skylab 3, the alias of British producer Ben Frascina, has quietly been making waves for some time now. Earlier this week he released the video for “A View From Above,” the lead single from his upcoming debut album of the same name. You can watch the video below. The track itself is an orchestral, moody […]
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Ariana Grande enlists Future on new track “Everyday”
May 13th, 2016 Gabe Aikins The track listing of Ariana Grande‘s Dangerous Woman doesn’t have many guest features on it, but yesterday Grande premiered one of the few songs that does feature a guest. “Everyday” debuted on Beats 1 and finds Grande and Future exchanging innuendo-laden promises to each other over a decidedly electronic beat. You can listen to the […]
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Schoolboy Q teams up with Kanye West on “THat Part”
May 13th, 2016 Gabe Aikins Schoolboy Q has had a busy Spring. The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper appeared on A$AP Ferg’s excellent Always Strive And Prosper, dropped the menacing single and video “Groovy Tony,” and just yesterday dropped yet another single, “THat Part,” with Kanye West. “THat Part” finds Q and Kanye rapping over a slow, eerie beat. Kanye’s verse […]
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Chance The Rapper releases 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne collab “No Problem” ahead of ‘Chance 3’
May 12th, 2016 Gabe Aikins Chance 3 is just hours away, and we’re on the edge of our seats waiting for Chance The Rapper‘s newest effort. We were already treated to “Blessings” last week, and in anticipation of tonight’s release, Chance just dropped “No Problems,” a new song featuring 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. We’ve embedded the stream courtesy of […]
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WATCH: The first trailer for ‘Assassin’s Creed’ has arrived
May 12th, 2016 Gabe Aikins Even if you’re not a gamer, you have probably heard of the Assassin’s Creed series of video games. The franchise launched in 2007 and has become immensely popular and finds characters using a device called the Animus to relive ancestral memories throughout history, all in the name of fighting a war between the Assassins and […]
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Lionsgate releases teaser for ‘The Woods’ and it looks terrifying
May 10th, 2016 Gabe Aikins We may be months away from Halloween, but any time is a good time for a scary movie. To that end, Lionsgate has released a teaser for their upcoming horror film The Woods, and it looks like it’s going to deliver the scares and then some. The Woods is being directed by Adam Wingard, who […]
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‘Orange Is The New Black’ returns with intense Season 4 trailer
May 10th, 2016 Gabe Aikins While Orange Is The New Black has always been funny, it’s never shied away from tackling important issues, either. The first three seasons of the show have covered mental illness, religion, drug addiction, sexual assault, and racism, just to name a few topics. Today, Netflix released the trailer for the fourth season of OITNB, and […]
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PUPPY ALERT: Watch Tegan and Sara’s dog-filled video for “100x”
May 6th, 2016 Gabe Aikins Just days after Tegan and Sara released the super fun video for “U-Turn,” the sisters are back again with a new song and video, “100x” (via Noisey). If you’ve ever thought, “I really wish Tegan and Sara would release a music video with a ton of adorable dogs,” you have now had your wish granted. […]
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Radiohead announce new album coming Sunday, share video for “Daydreaming”
May 6th, 2016 Gabe Aikins As many speculated after the release of “Burn The Witch” earlier this week, we have a new Radiohead album coming our way. The band shared “Daydreaming,” a new song and video, and the YouTube description revealed that the album will be out on digital platforms this Sunday, May 8, at 7pm BST, which translates to […]
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May 6th, 2016 Gabe Aikins Ever since Chance The Rapper changed his social media photos to the Chance 3 cover art last week, we’ve been on the edge of our seats waiting for the highly anticipated follow-up to 2013’s Acid Rap to drop. Last night, Chance went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform his new single, “Blessings,” […]
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May 5th, 2016 Gabe Aikins Film: Captain America: Civil War Directed by: Anthony and Joe Russo Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson It’s safe to say that we’re right where Marvel wants us. The release of each of their new projects feels like an event. We stay up and binge watch Daredevil and Jessica Jones when they’re released […]
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