In the latest edition of Rolling Stone’sSpoken Dialogue series, the writer and poet Hanif Abdurraqib sits down with critic and scholar Daphne A. Brooks for a personal, genre-spanning conversation. The two writers spoke about the interrelated themes of their new books: Brooks’ Liner Notes for the Revolution, a canon-redefining history …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'City on Lock,' 'The Go-Go's,' 'Respect,' and More
City on Lock The new YouTube docuseries follows rap-duo City Girls as they work towards their second LP, City on Lock.Not only do they have to manage the pressures that come with high-profile fame, but JT serves her prison sentence for credit card fraud while Yung Miami hides her pregnancy …
Read More »Hear Aretha Franklin's Previously Unreleased Solo Version of 'Never Gonna Break My Faith'
Aretha Franklin‘s “Never Gonna Break My Faith” has dropped as a solo version via RCA Records, RCA Inspiration and Legacy Recordings. The previously unreleased track features the Boys Choir of Harlem. Originally released as a duet between Franklin and Mary J. Blige for the 2006 movie Bobby, the Grammy Award-winning …
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