Three days after the brutal crowd surge at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld that would eventually leave 10 people dead and hundreds of others injured, the rapper publicly announced he would pay for victims’ funerals. Several of the deceased’s families, however, tell Rolling Stone they aren’t interested. AsRolling Stone reported Monday, the …
Read More »Live Nation Launching Fund For Astroworld Attendees' Medical Expenses
Three days after a crowd rush left eight people dead and hundreds more injured at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld Fest in Houston, the festival’s promoters Live Nation and ScoreMore said on Monday that they’re providing mental health counseling resources to attendees and are developing a health fund to go toward medical …
Read More »Post Malone and Friends Insist Money Can Fix All Your Problems
Post Malone wants you to know that there’s pain in the upper echelon of American society. It’s right there in the title of his new album, the name of the opening track, and the first lyrics uttered on his new album: “Hollywood’s Bleeding.” Just in case that wasn’t clear enough, …
Read More »Pharrell Taps Missy Elliott, Janelle Monae, Migos for Debut 'Something In the Water' Fest
Pharrell will launch a new multi-day music festival, Something In the Water, this spring featuring performances from Missy Elliott, Migos, Janelle Monáe, Travis Scott and more. The festival will take place on the beach in the musician’s hometown, Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 26th through 28th. The lineup for Something in …
Read More »Hip-Hop Had a Surprising Secret Weapon in 2018: Acoustic Guitar
For at least a decade now, rap beats have been getting fiercer every year. The biggest producers in the genre largely abandoned traditional acoustic instrumentation, instead embracing the abrasive potential of software. As Kanye West worked on his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, he kept a note on …
Read More »Kamaiyah, Travis Scott's 'All I Know' Sounds Like the Song of the Summer in October
The fall wind is here, people are claiming they dressin’ dressing. But rappers are still releasing warm-weather anthems. Forget anybody who says Drake and Bad Bunny’s “Mia” is the song of the summer (autumn, does it matter), because the real contender is Kamaiyah and Travis Scott’s “All I Know.” Scott …
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