Month: November 2020

Well, here we are. A week after the 2020 presidential election and no closer to figuring out the sh*storm that has been this past year. But, if you’re looking for an escape, Netflix is the one constant that just never disappoints.

A couple of holiday movies and TV shows land on the streamer this week, as does the latest season of American Horror Story. There are some older indies and newer animated series sprinkled in too, but all in all, it’s a good week to ignore the news and get your binge-watch on. Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Netflix this week of Nov. 13.

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix film streaming 11/13)

The latest holiday flick to land on Netflix features a heavy-hitting cast — think everyone from Keegan-Michael Key to Forest Whitaker, Ricky Martin, and Phylicia Rashad — in the kind of steampunk, Willy-Wonka-esque adventure that feels like the kind of thing streaming fans would love in 2020. It’s the story of a toymaker and his granddaughter whose magical invention might just save Christmas, and it’s got plenty of grand musical numbers and deliciously-evil villains to keep even the most skeptic viewer interested.

The Crown: Season 4 (Netflix series streaming 11/15)

The latest season of Netflix’s British drama series technically drops this weekend, but it’s too big of a deal not to hype just a bit early. That’s because this latest season, which sees Oliva Colman returning as Queen Elizabeth II and Tobias Menzies once-again playing Prince Philip, welcomes a handful of new characters that seriously ramp up the drama. Gillian Anderson does her best Margaret Thatcher impersonation as she squares off against Colman’s Elizabeth, and Emma Corrin takes on the huge responsibility of bringing the beloved Princess Diana to life.

American Horror Story: 1984 (series streaming 11/13)

Look, if you still just can’t get into the Christmas spirit, Netflix is still the place to be. That’s because the latest season of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story anthology has finally dropped and it’s full of ’80s slasher vibes and camp hauntings. The perfect mix of nostalgia and terror to make your forget these equally horrifying times.

Here’s a full list of what’s been added in the last week:

Avail. 11/9
Undercover: Season 2

Avail. 11/10
Dash & Lily
Trash Truck

Avail. 11/11
Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun
The Liberator
Nasce uma Rainha / A Queen Is Born
What We Wanted

Avail. 11/12
Fruitvale Station
Graceful Friends
Ludo
Prom Night

Avail. 11/13
American Horror Story: 1984
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
The Life Ahead
The Minions of Midas

And here’s what’s leaving next week, so it’s your last chance:

Leaving 11/14
Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States: Season 1

Leaving 11/15
9
Abominable Christmas
The Addams Family
Drive

Leaving 11/16
Santa Claws
Soul Surfer

Leaving 11/17
Sour Grapes

Earlier this month, Phoebe Bridgers made a simple promise, tweeting on November 3, “if trump loses I will cover iris by the goo goo dolls,” a song she declared year ago was on her “list of songs I want to f*ck to before I die.” A few days later, as Joe Biden was projected to win the election, Bridgers drummed up more anticipation for her cover by tweeting the lyric, “I just want you to know who I am…”

Now, it has finally arrived, but it’s not just Bridgers on the song, as she is also joined by Maggie Rogers, with whom she trades off lead vocal duties. They also recorded the song with Odessa Jorgensen, Joseph Lorge, and Harrison Whitford.

The cover is available on Bandcamp and proceeds from sales will benefit Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight. The Bandcamp page explains, “Fair Fight promotes fair elections in Georgia and around the country, encourages voter participation in elections, and educates voters about elections and their voting rights. Fair Fight brings awareness to the public on election reform, advocates for election reform at all levels, and engages in other voter education programs and communications.”

Goo Goo Dolls themselves are surely excited that the cover is out. After Bridgers first announced it, the band declared, “Can’t wait to hear it !!” A few days ago, they tweeted at Bridgers, “We’re waiting…,” accompanied by a GIF of Judge Judy impatiently tapping her watch.

Listen to Bridgers and Rogers cover “Iris” above.

Goo Goo Dolls is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Fans have been long awaiting a new project from Future and Lil Uzi Vert since earlier this year when the two rappers were spotted shooting a music video together. The visual ended up being for the Atlanta rapper’s “Posted With Demons” video off his High Off Life album. Soon after the duo released a pair of singles, “Over Your Head” and “Patek,” that at least fulfilled some part of their fan’s wishes. However, Future and Lil Uzi would come through for their fans with their Pluto X Baby Pluto joint album. The project boasts 16 songs and was released alongside a video for their track, “That’s It.”

The visual presents Lil Uzi and Future with a few select women as they all play a laid-back game of soccer. For the most part, it’s mainly the ladies kicking it on the soccer field while the two rappers spit their raps in front of the camera and occasionally join in on the game. In other instances of the video, Lil Uzi and Future head to a forest-like area where they stand side by side and boastfully fire off their bars.

Pluto X Baby Pluto is both rappers’ second project of the year behind Future’s High Off Life and Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake

You can listen to “That’s It” in the videos above.

Pluto X Baby Pluto is out now via Atlantic and Epic. Get it here.

Lil Uzi Vert is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

It’s been almost three years since Loyle Carner found mainstream success by the way of his 2017 debut album, Yesterday’s Gone. The album was critically acclaimed overseas, as it was named the album of the year by The Independent, nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize, and helped him land additional nominations at that year’s Brit Awards. Nowadays, the South Londoner is sticking to the same script that brought him fame, one he presents once again on his new Madlib-produced single, “Yesterday.”

Carner released the track with a reflective video attached. The visual starts with Loyle reimagining his childhood by holding a baby in his arms that represents himself at a younger age. As the narrative continues, viewers see the rapper grow from a young boy to a grown man as the video ends with a full-circle moment with the man, played by his Carner’s younger brother, holding a baby of his own in his arms. He alluded to this moment in the video in a tweet that announced the visual’s release. “Everything comes full circle,” he says. “Shouts to Madlib and My little brother.”

The new song is Carner’s latest release since he shared his sophomore album Not Waving, But Drowning back in April 2019. The rapper gave fans a week to prepare for the new song after he posted a tweet that read, “F*ck it, new music next week. Who’s here?” He also shouted out producer Madlib after the release of “Yesterday” by quoting one of the song’s lyrics in a tweet saying, “LC AND MADLIB IT’S MADLOYLE.”

You can watch the video for “Yesterday” above.

New music from Joey Badass have come far and few this year, but at least fans have been able to get something from the normally quiet Brooklyn rapper. Delivering yet another set of bars to his supporters, Joey links up with Phony Ppl for their new single, “On My Sh*t.” The song fits right alongside the many songs in the collective’s genre-bending resume and finds both artists dusting off their shoulders and complimenting themselves for being such clean-cut and top-notch gentlemen. They both go as far as to compliment the ladies around them that are on a similar elite status.

Giving fans and high-spirited video for the song, Phony Ppl pull up deep to a secret party filled with women who stand out just as much as they do. The collective pop their collars and take over the function while boasting of the precision-focused styles. Joey Badass soon appears at the party, as a surprise to everyone in attendance, and quickly finds his place among the attendees while laying a smooth verse filled with the same confidence Phony Ppl brought to the function.

This year marks the return of both Joey Badass and Phony Ppl. The Brooklyn rapper touched down with The Light Pack EP in July, a release that stood as his first solo project since 2017’s All Amerikkkan Badass. Aside from the EP, Joey also joined Nas and Statik Selektah for their “Keep It Moving” track. As for Phony Ppl, “On My Sh*t” is the group’s first release since tapping Megan Thee Stallion for “Fkn Around” back in January. The Brooklyn collective premiered the track during the Houston rapper’s NPR Tiny Desk set last year.

Listen to “On My Sh*t” above.

Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Lil Nas X flew into 2018 with his monster hit song, “Old Town Road,” a track that took over TikTok and eventually took over the Billboard singles chart. The song would remain at the No. 1 position for nineteen straight weeks, longer than any other song in the chart’s history. The success continued for Lil Nas X as he went on to win Grammy awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance as well as wins at the MTV VMAs, AMAs, and CMAs. However, that’s all in the past now and after going more than a year with a new release, the Georgia native makes his return as Santa just in time for the impending Christmas season with his new single, “Holiday.”

The “Rodeo” singer announced the song with a trailer that featured Michael J. Fox and presents the singer as a cowboy who has traveled through time all to become Santa Claus. The track’s official video sees Lil Nas X working in a futuristic version of Santa;s workshop. Here, the singer is surrounded by robots who do all the gift-prepping while he drives around in a toy car and wreaks havoc. Later, he joins his robotic reindeer and takes off into the cold night sky to deliver the gifts to the awaiting citizens.

The song arrives after Lil Nas X shared a portion of the album’s tracklist back in September. While the tracklist’s length or guest features are still unknown, the singer revealed four tracks that would appear on the release. The song’s include “Call Me By Your Name,” a track he teased on Twitter, “One Of Me,” “Don’t Want It,” and “Titanic.”

Press play on the video above to hear “Holiday.”

For about a year after the release of his debut album, The Lost Boy, Cordae stayed quiet in terms of music releases. The rapper’s debut was an impeccable effort that landed him two Grammy nominations and helped push him to the forefront of rap’s youngest and most promising acts, so a break was understandable. Luckily for fans, the break ended this past summer and the DMV rapper has kept fans satisfied with singles and guest features. Adding another one to the latter list, Cordae pulls up beside DJ Scheme, Ski Mask The Slump God, and Take A Daytrip for their new single, “Soda.”

If the track title is familiar to fans it’s because the song was premiered on Travis Scott and Chase B’s ‘.Wav Radio‘ show back in July. After quite the wait, the song is here for fans to enjoy. Cordae leads the way with a verse filled with braggadocios remarks on reaching success in the rap game as well as enjoying all the benefits that come with fame. Ski Mask follows suit with his trademark double-time flow that also finds him in his boastful bag.

Prior to “Soda,” Cordae connected with Dinner Party — a group comprised of 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, and Terrace Martin — for their “Freeze Tag” track which later received the visual treatment. He also joined Stevie Wonder, Rapsody, Chika, and Busta Rhymes for their “Can’t Put It In The Hands Of Fate” single. However, it hasn’t only been guest appearances for Cordae this year. He also called on Roddy Ricch for “Gifted,” his first lead single of 2020, and months later, he delivered a powerful freestyle to open this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards.

You can listen to “Soda” in the video above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

While its release was certainly botched and not at all how the duo would have liked to give fans their third album, City Girls’ City On Lock project proved to be a success. The release found JT and Yung Miami doing what they have done time and time again throughout their careers: deliver undeniable anthems to their adoring fanbase. One of those anthems is “P*ssy Talk” with Doja Cat. After letting the song run its course a bit, one that included a business casual video, the duo looks to give it a nice boost with a remix featuring Jack Harlow, Quavo, and Lil Wayne.

The remix came as a surprise to fans when it was announced as the original version of the song stood firmly on the ladies’ side based on its lyrics. However, in an opportunity to let the boys talk some smack, City Girls have invited Jack Harlow, Quavo, and Lil Wayne to play. The remix sees the rappers laying quick verses on what they will and won’t do for the ladies when it comes to the cookie jar. They also boast about their talents once they do strike gold with them.

The remix arrives after a string of videos from the City Girls. They recently recruited Lil Baby for their “Flewed Out” video where they recreated their own version of the Soul Plane film. Prior to that, they joined Moneybagg Yo and DaBaby for a “Said Sum” video and kicked it with Mulatto for an “In N Out” video

You can listen to the “P*ssy Talk” remix above.

Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Just a year and some months after hitting fans with his Rap Or Go To The League album, 2 Chainz is already back in action with his sixth effort, So Help Me God. The album was originally slated for a release in September, but an issue with sample clearances delayed its arrival for almost two months. Now, fans can enjoy the ATL native’s new album which boasts a track with Kanye West and Brent Faiyaz. The song, entitled “Feel A Way,” finds the Atlanta rapper and Kanye brushing off their haters and questioning their approach to them over the smooth hook provided by Brent.

2 Chainz and Brent last worked together when the rapper provided a verse to the singer’s “F*ck The World (Summer In London)” remix. Kanye, on the other hand, recruited the ATL rapper to join him for a remix of his “Nah Nah Nah” track with DaBaby. As for So Help Me God, the album was led by 2 Chainz’s “Money Maker” and “Quarantine Thick” singles and delivers 15 songs with help from Lil Wayne, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Uzi Vert, Kevin Gates, Mulatto, Rick Ross, and more

Press play on the video above to hear “Feel A Way.”

So Help Me God is out now via Def Jam. Get it here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

New console week continued unabated on Thursday, with Sony following Microsoft launching its Xbox Series X and Series S with a pair of PlayStation 5 consoles, one with an optical drive and a downloaded game-only model that was slightly slimmer. Those who managed to get a preorder of the console largely saw their console delivered and, like the Series X from Microsoft, had to figure out where to put it and how to make sure its fan has some room to work.

But many of those who missed the boat on preorders and were hoping launch day would be a fruitful one had a whale of a time actually ordering a console with any success. Online retailers like Walmart found themselves experiencing the wrath of a legion of gamers who missed out on ordering a PS5, sometimes with the console in their cart but finding themselves empty-handed once they got to the payment options on the site. The store’s initial excitement tweet about the console quickly became inundated with replies from frustrated customers sharing screenshots of the console disappearing from carts, or orders apparently placed that simply didn’t exist in the end.

And then came the frustrated tweets from some very angry gamers, who kept crashing the site and seeing errors all over the place.

Even MLB players were freaking out about Walmart’s frustrating ordering system, among others who struggled with day-one orders.

There was, uh, a lot of anti-Walmart sentiment.

Walmart wasn’t the only retailer to see some inevitable struggles on launch day, but it quickly became a meme among the gaming community on what was both a day of celebration and frustration for some. Lucky for them, there will be plenty more consoles on the market in the coming months. And maybe by then there will be a truly massive game for the console that won’t also be available on the PS4 these same frustrated gamers are likely to currently have hooked up to their TVs.