Stereogum — Atlanta rapper JID released his excellent album The Forever Story two years ago, and it continued to linger when one of its singles, the 21 Savage/Baby Tate collab “Surround Sound,” became a random but welcome TikTok hit. In the past few mon... more info

Stereogum — Last year, Dua Lipa released the hit “Houdini,” and then Eminem unleashed his own “Houdini” in May. Now, the iconic escape artist is namechecked in the title of Papa M’s new album, Ballads Of Harry Houdini. The lead single “Ode To Mark... more info

Stereogum — On Wednesday, a lot of musicians gave grandiose performances at the VMAs, such as Chappell Roan, Katy Perry, and Eminem. Another artist to do so was Sabrina Carpenter, and Britney Spears had some thoughts about it. more info

New York Post — While it’s no longer the must-attend affair that it once was, the 2024 VMAs still had the almighty Taylor Swift, who won her fifth Video of the Year award for “Fortnight.” more info

New York Post — Eminem is up for eight awards and played material off his latest 12th studio album, "The Death of Slim Shady," at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday. more info

Stereogum — The MTV Video Music Awards just kicked off at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY. Eminem opened the show with an extended performance of his recent hit “Houdini” and “Somebody Save Me,” the Jelly Roll collab from his new album The Death Of Slim Shady... more info

Stereogum — Sit down, be humble, and watch Kendrick Lamar during the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. The rapper has been confirmed as 2025’s headliner, having last appeared alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige back in 2022. He announced th... more info

Stereogum — LL Cool J would like to remind the world that he’s a rap legend, not just a network-procedural star and occasional awards-show host. Next week, LL will release The FORCE , his first new album in 11 years. Fellow Queens rap legend Q-Tip serves a... more info

Stereogum — Summer is the most pop of seasons, yet as far as pop albums in July go… there isn’t much! There are albums by pop-adjacent artists, like Porter Robinson or Clairo or Childish Gambino. There are albums that would have been big pop records a dec... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, LL Cool J announced his new album The FORCE, produced by A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip and featuring Nas, Eminem, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Saweetie, Snoop Dogg, and more. To celebrate, the rap icon went on Charlamagne Tha God�... more info