Maybe it is time to consider that we fall in love not with people, but with moments: a moment in which our lover is bold, a moment in which they excite us and a moment in which they exude kindness, compassion or any other quality we may deem worthy of love.
On September 5, 2019, a 14-minute Turkish rap song was uploaded on YouTube at exactly 12 a.m. and reached 10 million views within two days. Şanışer (Sarp Palaur), a Turkish rapper known for his controversial lyrics, collaborated with 17 artists and created “Susamam” which translates to “I won’t be silenced.”
Vaporwave. An internet “microgenre,” ill-defined as lazy, unimportant, slowed-down elevator music, embodies the outlook of millennials, Generation Z and even some of the more disillusioned members of earlier postmodernity.
I’m a huge rap fan and an avid listener, but I can’t help but cringe when I hear certain played-out bars delivered as if they never existed. They might be catchy, convenient and very accessible to the average listener, but it gets old quickly.
I was in middle school the first time I heard LCD Soundsystem. They were on the Step Brothers soundtrack, and “North American Scum” blared during the opening credits in the iconic scene where Will Ferrel’s and John C. Reilly’s characters meet. I was drawn to the synths and cheeky lyrics of James Murphy pretty much immediately.
Sikhs around the world celebrated the 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Nanak spent the last 18 years of his life in Kartarpur, Pakistan where…
You’re seeing the same kind of girl on your Instagram newsfeed. They all have oversized scrunchies on their wrists and hold Hydro Flasks decorated with “Save the Turtles” stickers. They call themselves, “VSCO girls.”
CupcakKe, whose real name is Elizabeth Harris, has openly struggled with depression in the past, and was hospitalized earlier in the year after posting a suicidal tweet that prompted fans across the country to make phone calls to Chicago police to voice their concerns about the rapper.
Manny Coelho started brewing in his early 20s with his college friend Lee Kaplan, who is now the CEO of Lithology. Kaplan and Coelho experimented with all sorts…