Category Archives: Music – UPROXX
Eben’s Holiday Playlist Helps Him Get Into A State Of Zen
Atlantic Eben doesn’t have to go far for an epic holiday light show. “We have the best light show in the country at the Cincinnati Zoo and I go every year,” he tells Uproxx over emai...
Dec 23, 2021
Jazmine Sullivan’s ‘Heaux Tales’ Is A Classic Work Of Black Feminism
Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz Upon posing on the daring album cover for Heaux Tales -– with a statuesque Jazmine Sullivan in her translucent biker shorts glory -– the Philly-bred singer-songwrit...
Dec 23, 2021
All The Best New R&B From This Week That You Need To Hear
Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly ...
Dec 23, 2021
Nas And Hit-Boy’s New Project ‘Magic’ Goes For The Hat Trick This Week
Getty Image Rapper-producer duo Nas and Hit-Boy have been on an incredible run for the past two years, releasing two iterations of the solid King’s Disease collaborative album, receiving a Best ...
Dec 23, 2021
Drake Gets A ‘Microrealistic’ Tattoo Honoring The Late Virgil Abloh
Getty Image Drake has long been fond of honoring his friends and heroes with tattoos; in 2017, he adorned himself with portraits of Lil Wayne and Sade, he celebrated passing The Beatles’ Billboa...
Dec 23, 2021
J. Cole’s ‘The Off-Season’ Becomes His First Platinum Album — With Features, Of Course
Getty Image For years, J. Cole fans’ favorite refrain to defend their hero was the “platinum with no features” trope — so much so, that even J. Cole himself got sick of it. Wel...
Dec 23, 2021
An Oral History Of SNL’s ‘Christmastime For The Jews’
(Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in 2018 but we’re republishing it today because it’s, well, that time of year. Enjoy.) “You grow up Jewish and you can&rsquo...
Dec 23, 2021
The LOX Teams Up With Kith To Bless Madison Square Garden With A Searing Freestyle
Getty Image The LOX had one of the more memorable moments of 2021 thanks to their Verzuz against Dipset. Led by Jadakiss, the group put on an absolute show in front of thousands at Madison Square Gard...
Dec 22, 2021
Lizzo’s New Holiday-Themed Photos Cast Her As A Palette-Swapped ‘Mrs. Grinch’
Getty Image Even if this Christmas won’t feel quite so merry with [gestures at everything], it’s nice to have reminders of what the season’s supposed to be about: Togetherness, commu...
Dec 22, 2021
Congress Is Investigating Live Nation’s Role In The Astroworld Tragedy
Getty Image Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino received an open letter this morning from Congress asking to talk and provide documents about the Astroworld tragedy. In the letter from the House Committee ...
Dec 22, 2021