Dave Chappelle returned to Saturday Night Live over the weekend, and by the time he completed his opening, he made history. Addressing everything from Diddy to Palestine, Chappelle served up a monologue that will be remembered for a few things. One, his strong concluding message to President Donald Trump, and, in general, some pretty sharp quips about the current U.S. moment. Two, the fact that this was apparently the longest SNL opening monologue in history. Seriously. At 17 minutes, Chappelle’s […]
Mustard has revealed how a certain beloved Neptunes beat was the inspiration for his “Hey Now” instrumental — and how the beat initially wasn’t made for Kendrick Lamar.In an interview with People magazine, the producer shared that “Hey Now” was inspired by “Grindin’,” the popular Clipse song produced by Pharrell and Chad Hugo.“‘Hey Now,’ I had the beat since 2019 or maybe a little bit earlier than that,” Mustard said. “And I made that beat by myself. I remember I […]
Via Mysterious 7 on Youtube | Martell DeRouen, a 34-year-old aspiring rapper from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost his life in January 2021 in a shocking act of violence. Known in the music industry as Kardone, Martell was reportedly a cousin of global superstar Beyoncé, though he rarely spoke about their connection, preferring to build his career on his own merit. His life was cut short when he was found fatally shot in his apartment, sending shockwaves through his community […]
Toward the very end of the blog era, New York was looking for its next "rapper's rapper" champion, and Joey Bada$$ emerged as its fiercest — and youngest — contender. Blessed with rare verbal kinesthesia and the spirit of an old Wu-Tang Clan talisman, the then-17-year-old materialized as a nearly complete product, with 1999 crystallizing his status as a young micro icon. Today, he turns 30, and things have changed, but the quality of the bars have not. When he's […]
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With Captain America: Brave New World on the way, it’s already been well established that actor Anthony Mackie is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s new Captain America. But it turns out that Mackie thought his time in the MCU would come to an end quite a while ago.In an interview with Fandango, the actor shared how he thought his character, Sam Wilson/Falcon, was going to be killed off in Avengers: Endgame— until Chris Evans, who played Steve Rogers/the original Captain America […]