Sometimes you don’t need that many words to capture a heavy emotion. On “Lightrope,” the latest single from Kansas City-based musician 1010benja, words swiftly sputter out alongside bombastic drums and tinny guitar glitches. Certain phrases make it to the surface: “It’s surreal,” “It feels for real,” “I’m going home.” It’s an intoxicating composition that captures the thrill of a return. …

The most iconic Latina queens of the Drag Race franchise will compete in a competition of their own: Drag Race Mexico: Latina Royale. The post ‘Drag Race México: Latina Royale’ is Coming — Here’s What We Know appeared first on Remezcla.

The NFL Latino Youth Honors recognizes high school seniors who excel academically and in football, but also contribute to our communities. The post NFL & Hispanic Heritage Foundation Announce Third Annual ‘Latino Youth Honors’ Initiative appeared first on Remezcla.

The hugely influential Harlem rapper Big L was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1999. He was 24 when he lost his life, which means he’s been dead for longer than he was ever alive. Big L never found stardom in his lifetime, but he’s been a cult hero ever since his passing. His posthumous album The Big Picture came …

The leaves are changing colors. There’s a chill in the air. Halloween is imminent. Denzel Curry and Mavi were a bit behind in putting their costumes together this year, so Stereogum Horror Correspondent Rachel Brown generously took the two rappers shopping at the East Village’s famed Halloween Adventure. While browsing, Curry and Mavi told us about their favorite scary movies, …

The last time I saw Rancid, my favorite band of all time, I’m pretty sure Lars Fredricksen was wearing a Motörhead shirt. This was not a surprise. He wears Motörhead shirts all the time. He wore a Motörhead shirt on the back cover of Rancid’s 1994 classic Let’s Go, too, and that was his first album as a member of …

During an announcement for Wicked: For Good, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo recreated the iconic Las Perdidas meme. The post Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo Recreate Iconic ‘Las Perdidas’ Meme for ‘Wicked: For Good’ appeared first on Remezcla.

The Maryland rapper and producer redveil is only 21, but he started off young, and he’s already racked up an impressive discography. Earlier this year, redveil released a couple of singles, “square one” and the Smino collab “brown sugar.” Today, redveil has another new single called “mini me,” and it takes him in a different aesthetic direction.

Tell me something. Answer truthfully. When you see the name Anna von Hausswolff, do you think “ecstatic, jazz-influenced nine-minute live-band dance odyssey”? I am asking this because I must admit that this description never once popped into my head. It didn’t even occur to me. You could give me one million tries to describe Anna von Hausswolff’s general vibe, and …

On Halloween we’ll be graced by the 42nd Guided By Voices LP, which boasts the evocative title Thick, Rich And Delicious. The singles so far have also been well-named: “(You Can’t Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda” and “Phantasmagoric Upstarts.” This week we get a more simplistic phrase, “Lucy’s World,” but dang the song is good — one of my favorite …