Latin music legend Eddie Palmieri, whose innovative approach helped usher in a new era for jazz, salsa and Afro-Caribbean music, has died. The pianist and bandleader passed away on Wednesday at age 88. Latin jazz label Fania Records, which was Palmieri's musical home for several of his classic recordings, released a statement announcing his death."Today, Fania Records mourns the loss of the legendary Eddie Palmieri, one of the most innovative and unique artists in music history."The award-winning composer and producer […]
Editor's Note: This story was originally published in August 2015 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.Run the Jewels treated fans to an extra special performance as one of the numerous acts headlining shows at British street artist Banksy's new macabre parody theme park Dismaland. Rather than just rock the show and skip town, however, both El-P and Killer Mike sat down to answer questions from Banksy himself, getting into a serious conversation on the nature of artistry, the social status […]
Ice Cube's new sci-fi film, War of the Worlds, is getting panned by movie critics and viewers. Now, 50 Cent is joking Cube over the bad reception of the new flick.50 Cent Reacts to Bad War of the World ReviewsOn Wednesday (Aug. 6), Fif weighed in on the film's bad reviews, which include receiving a zero percent rating on film review website Rotten Tomatoes, via Instagram. In the post, he shared a screenshot of a news report about the terribly reviewed movie."0 […]
As summer is ending, you can already feel the vibes shift. Late August can make you nostalgic for the end of the season, as you start to look ahead to the fall. But the music is still delivering, even if it’s the soundtrack to the wind down as opposed to the early summer turn up. This week, JID drops a star-studded God Does Like Ugly, and Bryson Tiller gets you ready for his ambitious double album The Vices. Meanwhile, DJ […]
Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things much easier for you. Instead of sorting out nearly everything that was released this week, we've narrowed it down to strictly the best of the week, saving you plenty of time.Expect to see selections from the established stars, the next wave […]