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What Fracking and Oxycodone Taught Me About Life Choices
What are the small transgressions that turn nice people into criminals? To find out, we asked a fracker turned convicted drug dealer.
Post-Black Art in the Age of Hip-Hop
An intimate look at how a generation of black artists who grew up in the hip-hop era are expressing their version of the American experience.
The "Smack My Bitch Up" Video Was Inspired by a Crazy Night Out in Copenhagen
Today, Jonas Åkerlund is known for directing Madonna's "Ray of Light" and Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi." But he got his big break with the controversial video for "Smack My Bitch Up" by The Prodigy. The director told us the story of how it came to fruition.
Why I'm Not Going to Listen to Lil B's New Mixtape
Lil B is less a singular talent than he is a visionary. His legacy is a deluge of music, videos, tweets, and tumblrs for people to sort through and find their own reason to like him.
The Revolutionary Politics of Kanye West
Kanye West is the flawed, egomaniacal revolutionary that our culture deserves, and he's here to save us from ourselves.
Weekly Music Round-Up: Adele Sold A Bajillion Albums, Frank Ocean's A Pothead, And Taylor Swift Kissed A Boy
As always, everything is dumb and nothing is going to be okay.
Friday Thinks... With Luke Winkie - Here's What We'll Be Saying About Lil B At The End Of 2013
Why? Because Friday, that's why.
Premiere: Meyhem Lauren's "Mandated Participants" Video Is The Best
I want to attend every single meeting that Meyhem Lauren has ever.