How I Learned to Love the Dead

No band was more suspect for a straight-edge Eighties kid than the Grateful Dead. But slowly a fan was born — one shaggy jam at a time.
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Sheff G Shares New Rap on Prison Call: ‘I Won’t Quit or Forfeit’

Sheff G shares a new rap from behind bars. On Monday (Feb. 16), the incarcerated New York rapper shared a post on Instagram, which shows a recording of a jail call with Sheff. In the call, Sheff is ...

Sixers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. releases a new rap song, ‘Fast & Furious,’ under the stage name t$unami

Kelly Oubre’s new single, "Fast & Furious," dropped over the NBA All-Star break and is his first since 2023. The veteran Sixers forward raps under the stage name t$unami.
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New Pavement soundtrack highlights iconic band’s Stockton roots

Stockton’s own Pavement just dropped a new “Louder Than You Think” soundtrack — featuring rare tracks tied to the city’s ...

Skrilla: How the 6-7 craze from his drill rap hit almost didn’t happen

Skrilla says his drill rap hit "Doot Doot (6-7)" and the global 6-7 phenomenon that came with it almost didn't happen.

Bahraini rap star Flipperachi to light up Mumbai in the first India concert after the viral ‘FA9LA’ song

Flipperachi, the Bahraini rap sensation, is set to perform his debut concert in Mumbai on March 13, 2026, following the success of his viral song 'FA9LA'. Fans can expect an explosive show with ...

Liberals Keep Looking for the New Woody Guthrie or Bob Dylan. It’s the Wrong Model.

The event also revealed that Springsteen shared some of my initial hesitations about “Streets of Minneapolis.” He said that ...