#Can Vybz Kartel reclaim his throne?

#Can Vybz Kartel reclaim his throne?

After 13 years in prison, dancehall’s one-time king needs to adapt to – or reinvent – a scene that’s drastically changed. Vybz Kartel   Hiroyuki Ito / Getty Images Jamaicans often say to each other, “Jamaica is not a real place,” as we shake our heads at the beauty and madness of our birthplace. On…

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#Charli XCX and Lorde don’t have to be besties

#Charli XCX and Lorde don’t have to be besties

Their candid remix of brat’s “girl, so confusing” proves they don’t have to choose between being friends or rivals. Photo by MTV/MTV1415 via Getty Images If Barbie associated being a “girl” with an omnipresent hot pink last summer, it’s now been taken over by brat green. While Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster playfully explored the plight of…

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#Kendrick Lamar Brings 25 L.A. Artists Together For Juneteenth Show, Playing Drake Diss Track “Not Like Us” Five Times

#Kendrick Lamar Brings 25 L.A. Artists Together For Juneteenth Show, Playing Drake Diss Track “Not Like Us” Five Times

Kendrick Lamar may have begun his set during Wednesday evening’s “Ken & Friends – The Pop Out” with a performance of “Euphoria”— one of multiple diss tracks the Compton lyricist has aimed at Drake amid their recent rap beef — but the focus of the Juneteenth event was to showcase unity among West Coast talent,…

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#Rap Blog: Kendrick Lamar has some advice for Drake

#Rap Blog: Kendrick Lamar has some advice for Drake

“euphoria,” Lamar’s latest salvo in his feud with Drake, is a dynamic study in hating. Kendrick Lamar. Photo via publicist.   Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. After two beat switches and five minutes of escalating taunts, Kendrick Lamar takes a brief moment to articulate his parenting philosophies. Children need…

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