Tag: kendrick lamar
Dev Hynes Cannot Be Reduced to “Kendrick Lamar for Queer Black Folk” on Negro Swan
Because just as the movie industry enjoys saying things like, “It’s Sharknado meets La La Land,” so, too, does the music biz relish the opportunity [Read More…]
Black Panther: A Polemic That Can At Last Creep Into More Closed Minds
As one of the most momentous films released since, well, let’s face it, Gone With the Wind, Black Panther has an infinite amount of pressure to stand up [Read More…]
Leave Tony Bennett Alone
The internet, always the ideal tableau to find oneself amid vitriol at the drop of a hat, has taken aim at Tony Bennett in the [Read More…]
Awards Shows Continue to Suffer the Girls Effect (& Only Blue Ivy Seems to Notice)
Like a time when a woman could live scot-free in exchange for being verbally abused and cheated on, it’s hard to imagine an era in [Read More…]
The 2017 VMAs: An Exhibition of the Enfeebled State of Music
It’s not that you’re getting older (okay, yes, you are). It’s that music has genuinely gotten worse over time. For those who used to watch [Read More…]
Kendrick Lamar Appears to Be Taking Aim at Kanye West, Most of the Rap Industry in “Humble” Video
As Kendrick Lamar fever continues to escalate in the wake of the release of his first single, “The Heart Part 4,” from his first forthcoming [Read More…]
For Once, Taylor Swift Releases A Song About Female Hatred
Taylor Swift’s usual modus operandi tends to favor releasing songs and accompanying music videos that highlight a certain disdain for her ex-flames. Her latest single [Read More…]
