Snoop Dogg and DJ Premier have reunited for a new single, “Can U Dig That?”
The track is a potent, laid-back ode to all things West Coast, centered around a classic Preemo scratch sample — “Welcome to California… life is a bitch out here.” Over a beat that blends classic boom-bap with hazy, droning synths and sultry keys reminiscent of the G-funk heyday, Snoop delivers a characteristically cool verse that name-checks a bunch of his fellow Golden State hip-hop pioneers.
“Can U Dig That?” was released via DJ Premier’s new independent label,...
The track is a potent, laid-back ode to all things West Coast, centered around a classic Preemo scratch sample — “Welcome to California… life is a bitch out here.” Over a beat that blends classic boom-bap with hazy, droning synths and sultry keys reminiscent of the G-funk heyday, Snoop delivers a characteristically cool verse that name-checks a bunch of his fellow Golden State hip-hop pioneers.
“Can U Dig That?” was released via DJ Premier’s new independent label,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Image Source: Randijah Simmons
Kari Faux raps and sings with the self-possession of the best friend who's required to proofread any text message to a partner you know you need to break up with. She'll ensure you're not giving any extra energy to someone who isn't worth it. Or will happily tell you to delete the messages altogether. That level of confidence and keen sense of self-worth have bled into the Little Rock, Ar, native's music since the release of her debut album in 2016.
And she certainly doesn't care what anyone else thinks about that.
"My confidence just comes from not giving a f*ck whether or not people really understand it," Faux tells Popsugar. "I just like what I like, and I kind of stand on that."
"I just like what I like, and I kind of stand on that."
The 30-year-old's confidence also stems from her roots in...
Kari Faux raps and sings with the self-possession of the best friend who's required to proofread any text message to a partner you know you need to break up with. She'll ensure you're not giving any extra energy to someone who isn't worth it. Or will happily tell you to delete the messages altogether. That level of confidence and keen sense of self-worth have bled into the Little Rock, Ar, native's music since the release of her debut album in 2016.
And she certainly doesn't care what anyone else thinks about that.
"My confidence just comes from not giving a f*ck whether or not people really understand it," Faux tells Popsugar. "I just like what I like, and I kind of stand on that."
"I just like what I like, and I kind of stand on that."
The 30-year-old's confidence also stems from her roots in...
- 6/3/2023
- by DeAsia Paige
- Popsugar.com
[Jackson, Mississippi, is still recovering from a water crisis that left approximately 150,000 people without safe drinking water, a cruel reminder of decades-long structural issues facing a predominantly Black city. Interviews for this story were conducted in the spring.]
Talk to scene makers in Jackson, Mississippi, like Brad “Kamikaze” Franklin and you’ll hear a lot of evangelism about how the “birthplace of American music,” as the state bills itself, is continually overlooked as a breeding ground for hip-hop talent.
Franklin, who recorded as one-half of the hip-hop duo Crooked Lettaz with David Banner in the early aughts, points to Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and the late Nate Dogg — all of whom have ties to the state — to illustrate his point. But he could go on. In recent years,...
Talk to scene makers in Jackson, Mississippi, like Brad “Kamikaze” Franklin and you’ll hear a lot of evangelism about how the “birthplace of American music,” as the state bills itself, is continually overlooked as a breeding ground for hip-hop talent.
Franklin, who recorded as one-half of the hip-hop duo Crooked Lettaz with David Banner in the early aughts, points to Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and the late Nate Dogg — all of whom have ties to the state — to illustrate his point. But he could go on. In recent years,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Jim Beaugez
- Rollingstone.com
Girl Talk, the late-aughts master of the mash-up, has linked up with Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., and Smoke Dza for a new song, “Put You On,” from their upcoming album, Full Court Press, set to arrive April 8 via Asylum/Taylor Gang.
“Put You On” finds Girl Talk pairing a warm sample of soul vocals and strings with big drums and booming bass — the perfect backdrop for all three MCs to unspool their verses. The track also arrives with an eye-popping animated music video directed by Lisa Ramsey.
“Put You On” finds Girl Talk pairing a warm sample of soul vocals and strings with big drums and booming bass — the perfect backdrop for all three MCs to unspool their verses. The track also arrives with an eye-popping animated music video directed by Lisa Ramsey.
- 3/9/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Bun B has released “This World,” whose video serves as a capsule of intense, historic protest against anti-black racism.
“They’ve been treating my people like they unequal since the slave ships,” the Ugk rapper notes in a verse that threads the abuses of the past to today’s injustices. The song, which Bun B shared a snippet of last August, also features Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T., George Floyd’s friend Trae Tha Truth,...
“They’ve been treating my people like they unequal since the slave ships,” the Ugk rapper notes in a verse that threads the abuses of the past to today’s injustices. The song, which Bun B shared a snippet of last August, also features Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T., George Floyd’s friend Trae Tha Truth,...
- 5/25/2021
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
Isha Sesay, who spent 13 years at CNN International as an anchor and reporter, is the new CEO of OkayMedia, a media company dedicated to Black culture and uplifting Black voices.
Sesay has also been appointed to the OkayMedia board of directors, which includes Sam Hendel, co-founder of Dataminr, and Shawn Gee, president of Live Nation Urban and manager of The Roots.
As CEO of New York-based OkayMedia, Sesay will oversee the company’s verticals: Okayplayer, the progressive music site founded by The Roots frontman Amir “Questlove” Thompson in 1999, and OkayAfrica, dedicated to African culture, music and politics. In addition, she has been named co-founder and CEO of OkayMedia’s new production arm, Spkn/Wrd, which will “bring seldom-heard global voices and fresh perspectives to the forefront” across feature films, documentaries, TV, podcasting and publishing, the company announced.
Hendel said in announcing Sesay’s appointment, “Isha’s leadership throughout her career...
Sesay has also been appointed to the OkayMedia board of directors, which includes Sam Hendel, co-founder of Dataminr, and Shawn Gee, president of Live Nation Urban and manager of The Roots.
As CEO of New York-based OkayMedia, Sesay will oversee the company’s verticals: Okayplayer, the progressive music site founded by The Roots frontman Amir “Questlove” Thompson in 1999, and OkayAfrica, dedicated to African culture, music and politics. In addition, she has been named co-founder and CEO of OkayMedia’s new production arm, Spkn/Wrd, which will “bring seldom-heard global voices and fresh perspectives to the forefront” across feature films, documentaries, TV, podcasting and publishing, the company announced.
Hendel said in announcing Sesay’s appointment, “Isha’s leadership throughout her career...
- 3/30/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
In a typical post-awards show scene, two music professionals start a friendly conversation at a bar. “I start telling him, ‘I’m the king of all jingles,’” says Jared Gutstadt, co-founder of Jingle Punks, the venerable production music house that he launched 10 years ago.“I thought I was talking to a complete stranger.” Turns out he was chatting up Justin Bieber, who was himself interested in the jingle game. As Gutstadt recalls, the pop star “was riffing on, like, a Wrigley’s commercial, going, ‘What if I did a pitch and nobody knew my voice was on it?’”
Waving over a couple of friends, the Biebs proceeded to change Gutstadt’s life.“In that brief interaction I met Poo Bear and Maejor, who I’ve worked with more in the last three or four years than anyone outside the company,” Gutstadt says.
The 2015 incident at an American Music Awards afterparty...
Waving over a couple of friends, the Biebs proceeded to change Gutstadt’s life.“In that brief interaction I met Poo Bear and Maejor, who I’ve worked with more in the last three or four years than anyone outside the company,” Gutstadt says.
The 2015 incident at an American Music Awards afterparty...
- 12/13/2018
- by Paula Parisi
- Variety Film + TV
Port Arthur’s most famous living musician returns for his first album in five years, and it’s an opportunity for a host of rappers to pay homage. Big K.R.I.T. produces the strongest track, “Outta Season,” which is the soulful, bluesy equivalent of riding on dubs with the top down, the breeze floating through your hair. Yo Gotti and 2 Chainz guest on “Traphandz,” which sounds more like circa-2005 trap than its current Metro Boomin-led variant. Gary Clark Jr. and Leon Bridges help Bun B pay homage to his late...
- 9/5/2018
- by Mosi Reeves
- Rollingstone.com
Editors’ Pick: Tash Sultana, Flow State
This Melbourne-based busker-gone-legit raises the “do it yourself” stakes with her debut, which is a top-to-bottom showcase of her varied virtuosity; she’s the lone musician credited on the album, as well as its producer and songwriter. Given Sultana’s playing-for-tips roots, it’s probably appropriate that Flow State whirls through styles — “Cigarettes” starts as loose-limbed R&B then speeds things up to a near-frantic pace, “Salvation” recalls the marriage of big beats and gossamer voices that dominated indie discos in the late ’90s,...
This Melbourne-based busker-gone-legit raises the “do it yourself” stakes with her debut, which is a top-to-bottom showcase of her varied virtuosity; she’s the lone musician credited on the album, as well as its producer and songwriter. Given Sultana’s playing-for-tips roots, it’s probably appropriate that Flow State whirls through styles — “Cigarettes” starts as loose-limbed R&B then speeds things up to a near-frantic pace, “Salvation” recalls the marriage of big beats and gossamer voices that dominated indie discos in the late ’90s,...
- 8/31/2018
- by Maura Johnston, Suzy Exposito, Christopher R. Weingarten, Mosi Reeves, Joseph Hudak and Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Hard to tell which birthday gift Killer Mike enjoyed more ... the new gold chain around his neck or the $10k worth of weed he scored. We'll go with the weed. Mike's one of the lucky guys whose bday falls on 4/20 -- appropriate for so many reasons -- plus, this year he turned 42. Hence, his massive marijuana-themed bash in Atlanta. Guests included OutKast's Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, Big K.R.I.T. and Pastor Troy, who all got...
- 4/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Philadelphia 76ers have apologized to singer Sevyn Streeter, after preventing her from singing the national anthem at a game because she was wearing a jersey with the words “We Matter” on it. “We are sorry that this happened,” the NBA team said in a statement Friday. “After receiving feedback from our players, basketball operations staff and ownership group, we believe that the wrong decision was made, and Sevyn should have been welcomed to sing.” The team added that it has invited Streeter to sing at a future game. Also Read: Watch Rapper Big K.R.I.T.'s Impassioned Black Lives Matter Spoken Word Performance.
- 10/28/2016
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Rapper Big K.R.I.T. delivered a powerful spoken word performance about police brutality and the recent spate of shootings of unarmed black men at the Bet Hip-Hop Awards on Tuesday night. Dressed as a police officer, the rapper delivered a minute-long performance that grew more and more impassioned as it unfolded. “Mommas been crying, and they gon’ keep crying,” K.R.I.T. rapped. “Black folk been dying and they gon’ keep dying/The police been firing and they gon’ keep firing/The government been lying and they gon’ keep lying.” Also Read: Jay-z, Kanye West's Former Label Head Lyor Cohen...
- 10/5/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
While 2014 saw Emily Blunt take up arms against an invading alien army in Edge of Tomorrow, she’ll be wielding a gun later this year as part of the Us War on Drugs in Sicario.
The film is the newest directorial effort from Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, and has just released a new trailer. Villeneuve directs from a script by actor and first-time screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, working with a cast that includes Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, and Victor Garber.
The film’s synopsis is as follows:
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
The trailer sets the dialogue’s moral ambiguity against the thumping strains of Big K.R.I.T.’s “Saturday=Celebration”. This is Villeneuve’s second Us production, after 2013’s Prisoners, and cinematographer Roger Deakins,...
The film is the newest directorial effort from Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, and has just released a new trailer. Villeneuve directs from a script by actor and first-time screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, working with a cast that includes Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, and Victor Garber.
The film’s synopsis is as follows:
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
The trailer sets the dialogue’s moral ambiguity against the thumping strains of Big K.R.I.T.’s “Saturday=Celebration”. This is Villeneuve’s second Us production, after 2013’s Prisoners, and cinematographer Roger Deakins,...
- 8/14/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Every week, members of the Vulture staff highlight the best new music of 2015. We do not discriminate; as long as the song is worthy of your ears and attention, you will find it here. Read our picks below, share yours in the comments, and subscribe to the Vulture 2015 Playlist for a comprehensive guide to the year's best new tunes.Beck, "Dreams" "Dreams," co-written by Andrew Wyatt (Miike Snow front man) and pop producer Greg Kurstin (Kelly Clarkson), is a reminder to us all that Beck's ultimate stock-in-trade is to keep us guessing, whether he's producing Dwight Yoakam, defending Kanye West's right be to Kanye, or dropping new music with a faint whiff of disco. —Lauretta Charlton (@LaurettaLand) Bilal feat. Big K.R.I.T., "Pleasure Toy" Every fan of the Soulquarians knows and cherishes Bilal's voice. Luckily, earlier this year, Kendrick Lamar put a major spotlight on that same voice on his...
- 6/16/2015
- by Vulture Editors
- Vulture
Peter Schwartz (left) and James Rubin (above) have joined Wme as music agents based in the company’s New York office. Their clients include Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, A$AP Ferg, Danny Brown, and Yelawolf. Schwartz also represents B-Real, Big K.R.I.T., Cypress Hill, Jordan Bratton, Method Man, Redman, Snow Tha Product, while Rubin works with Run The Jewels, Partynextdoor, Action Bronson, Vic Mensa, Ilovemakonnen, G-Eazy, and many more artists. “Peter and James are known for their keen eye for talent and their ability to architect careers,” said Wme music partner Sara Newkirk. “They are dynamic additions to our group as we continue to.
- 5/11/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Big K.R.I.T. hit the 500,000 follower mark on Twitter Monday night, prompting him to debut “Mt. Olympus,” the first single from his upcoming sophomore album Cadillactica. Just when it seemed like we’d heard the very last word about Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse, K.R.I.T slipped in one more line on his ferocious, self-produced track. “That ‘Control’... Read more »...
- 4/29/2014
- by Nadeska Alexis
- MTV Music News
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