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Why the Spider-Verse Trilogy is Worthy of Being the Final Spider-Man Story
“Let’s do this one last time” – the now iconic opening lines from 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse echoed the intimate familiarity film audiences have built with the Spider-Man lore. The...
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Best Songs of The Week: ft. Saba, Shafiq Husayn, and More
Scroll through selections from this week’s sequence below and subscribe to Okayplayer’s Spotify channel today.Fly Anakin featuring Demae - "Things Change"Demae floats through and over a billowing new...
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Bill Cosby Gets New Sexual Assault Lawsuit From Former Playboy Model
Six months after Bill Cosby was being accused of sexual assault by five women, former Playboy model Victoria Valentino has filed a new lawsuit against by the 85-year-old in Los Angeles County Superior...
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Five New Albums You Need to Hear This Week
Well, we did it. Summer has effectively begun and new albums are trickling in to contend for a spot in your seasonal rotation. Kelly Moonstone delivers a tripped-out treatise on late-night r&b...
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Charlie Wilson Celebrates 50 Years In Music With NPR Tiny Desk Concert
In case you needed a reminder, it’s Charlie, last name Wilson. The 70-year-old R&B and soul legend performed his first NPR Tiny Desk Concert, both celebrating 50 years in music along with longtime...
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New Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire & Madlib Album 'I’m Alive' Will Be A $100...
Brooklyn rapper Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire is making his new Madlib-produced album I’m Alive a Bandcamp exclusive. Releasing on Saturday (June 10), the ten-track album will be available for $100,...
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The Fugees May Have Given Their Last Concert At Roots Picnic
The Fugees shut down Roots Picnic in Philadelphia over the weekend. On Saturday night (June 3), festival headliner Ms. Lauryn Hill surprised attendees with an appearance from Fugees groupmates Wyclef...
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Dr. Cornel West Announces Bid for the Presidency on Behalf of the People’s Party
Dr. Cornel West is tossing his hat into the U.S. presidency ring. On Monday, the political activist, scholar, educator, and social critic announced that he’s running “for truth and justice” as a...
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Roots Picnic 2023 Was One Big Family Reunion
The Roots Picnic was a well-planned, cross-country family reunion. From Lil Uzi Vert taking the stage Saturday night to address his hometown crowd to an on-time and on-target Lauryn Hill reuniting...
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Run-DMC, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube & More Are Bringing Hip-Hop 50 to the Bronx...
Hip-hop is coming home for its 50th anniversary. Live Nation, Mass Appeal, and the New York Yankees have announced the upcoming Hip Hop 50 Live concert, which will be held at Yankee Stadium on the...
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Mixtape Monday: Ugly Tony, Syrup, General Backpain x ECTO-84, Jamil Honesty,...
Ugly Tony is up first this week with Time Flies, Syrup asks The Questions, General Backpain & ECTO-84 combine for CALDERA, Jamil Honesty drops The God’s Honest Truth and Tha God Fahim &...
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Cardi B Denies Shading Ice Spice In Summer Jam Performance
Cardi B is claiming she has no issues with fellow Bronx rapper Ice Spice. During her headlining set at Hot 97’s Summer Jam over the weekend, the “Put It On Da Floor Again” rapper briefly played the...
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Five Years Since 'Queen,' Nicki Minaj Sets Fifth Album Release Date for Fall
Nicki Minaj is making her mark for fall. On Monday (June 5), the Harajuku Barbie, legal name Onika Maraj, announced the release date of her fifth album for October 20. The long-awaited LP will arrive...
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Killer Mike Saved an André 3000 Verse by Showing Him the Hook
André 3000 made the right decision to stay on an upcoming Killer Mike collaboration after hearing another featured artist on the track. Ahead of his sixth solo album arriving later this month, Killer...
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Unfoonk, Brother of Young Thug, Given 9 Year Sentence In Connection to YSL Case
Unfoonk, the younger brother of Young Thug, has been sentenced to nine years and six months in prison in connection to the massive RICO indictment against YSL members. The 34-year-old rapper, legal...
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‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker Used ChatGPT to Write ‘Terrible’ Episode
Looks like Black Mirror fans won’t be getting a ChatGPT-based episode in its sixth season. In a new interview with Empire, series creator Charlie Brooker shared that he used the AI software and typed...
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Benny The Butcher’s Unreleased Song with Drake Is ‘Sitting’ In His Pocket
Benny the Butcher is opening up about his unreleased song with Drake not yet seeing the light of day. During a Conversation Lovers Only sit-down with Joe Budden, Butcher, legal name Jeremie Pennick...
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Young Guru, Hip-Hop’s Tech-Forward Innovator, Shares His Concerns with AI
The tale of man versus machine is older than the first minimum wage law. A century before American folk hero John Henry beat the first steam drill in a contest to tunnel through a mountain and...
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Cardi B Is Having One of the Best Feature Runs in Modern Rap
You know a hit single when you hear one. The palpable greatness of certain records can leap out at you with a quickness, an undeniable bop marking its territory and captivating you in such a visceral...
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Apparently, Gen-Zers Aren’t Drinking Alcohol At Concerts
Gen-Zers are drinking noticeably less overall but even less at concerts compared to other age groups. According to a new report from Billboard, members of the demographic (born between 1997 to 2012)...
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