Month: December 2022

A few days ago, Metro Boomin revealed the tracklist for his new project, Heroes & Villains, but it turns out that only told part of the story. As initially revealed, the album only had a handful of listed features. The album is out now, though, and sure enough, it has more guests on it than initially thought. One of the more notable appearances comes on “Feel The Fiyaaaah,” which features the first posthumous verse from the late Migos member Takeoff (and an ASAP Rocky appearance, too).

Takeoff’s verse sees him engaging in some alphabet-based wordplay, rapping in part, “We the one they wanna be (Be) / Like the letter after A (Ayy) / I bought my bitch a new C (Chanel) / Then I took her to the D (Let’s go) / Said she wanna take a E (Okay) / Don’t go nowhere without my F&N (Brrt) / No Givenchy, I’m a G (G) / They don’t want smoke or the heat (Ha).”

After Takeoff’s passing, Metro Boomin wrote a touching tribute that read in part, “This not just one of my rapper friends, Take was a selfless and truly standup human being. Someone I could call my brother with the most confidence. His light was so bright and you could really feel God shining through him.”

Listen to “Feel The Fiyaaaah” above.

Heroes & Villains is out now via Boominati Worldwide/Republic. Get it here.

Netflix has been awash with true-crime documentaries about serial killers, but everyone’s favorite fictional Netflix serial killer will soon come back in You. That’s right, Killer Joe is up to no good again, and he’s about to devour your soul in this Season 4 poster, which has even left star Penn Badgley feeling “icky.”

Previously on You, we saw Joe’s actions skew closely to the Caroline Kepnes source material while he stalked and killed Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Mail) and a few of her friends in NYC. He later moved to Los Angeles and fell in love with Love (Victoria Pedretti), but that relationship took a turn when she turned out to be a killer, too. They got married, moved to suburbia, had a kid, and then they came to mutually-intended fatal blows with Love losing that fight. Joe then headed to Paris while seeking Marianne (Tati Gabrielle), but we can assume that this didn’t go well because Season 4 picks up with London Joe. He’s now known as Professor Jonathan Moore.

In the below teaser, we get to see his bearded doom emerge: “I’ve gone through a bit of refinement upon crossing the pond.”

Season 4 will be split into two parts. The first will arrive on Feb. 10, and the second batch will follow on March 10. Lucky Londoners will be able to catch the episodes a day earlier than their Yank counterparts.

We haven’t seen a full trailer yet, but it shouldn’t be much longer for a wait. Heck, we’ll possibly see two trailers.

As far as the cast goes, Tati Gabrielle will be back in some capacity as Marienne. New cast members include Charlotte Ritchie, who will portray Kate, who’s either a love interest or a rival, or maybe both. Other newcomers include Tilly Keeper, Ed Speleers, Amy Leigh Hickman, Ben Wiggins, Eve Austin, Ozioma Whenu, Dario Coates, Niccy Lin, Aidan Cheng, Brad Alexander, Alison Pargeter, Adam James, and Stephen Hagan. Who will Joe stalk the most out of this group? Everyone’s a suspect, but especially Joe.

In the meantime, it’s worth remembering that Badgley felt slightly uneasy after the show jumped from Lifetime to Netflix and immediately flourished. This resulted in a flood of social media thirst for Joe, which was awkward for Badgley, but he has still embraced the role through Joe’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith era. He should have a jolly old time in London, too. Exactly how Joe convinced everyone that he’s professor material is anyone’s guess, but at least he gets to play with books again.

You returns on February 9/10 on Netflix, and you can relive the first three seasons now.

When it comes to family, Nick Cannon likes to keep it old-school in terms of size; in 1800, American women had an average of seven to eight children. Cannon has actually gone well beyond that, though: He welcomed his 11th child on November 11 (so kid No. 11 on 11/11) and his 12th is on the way. When the estimated global population reached 8 billion people recently, folks were quick to make Cannon jokes and now he’s getting in on the fun, too.

In a video shared on Cannon’s YouTube account on November 29, he wears a Santa hat and Christmas-themed pajamas in a cozy environment. Sitting with a laptop off to the side, Cannon begins, “It’s almost the holidays, and thanks to me, the world now has 8 billion people. But my job’s not done. It’s time to do some online Christmas shopping, and based off the baby-mama-to-kid ratio, we got a whole hell of a lot of gifts to buy.”

The video is presented as being sponsored by “BDF,” which is eventually revealed to be the fictional Baby Daddy Financial. Before that, Cannon hops on the computer and tries to get through his holiday shopping, cracking jokes about his many high-maintenance kids along the way.

Check out the video above.

This holiday season, why not pour a bunch of whole milk into a glass already filled with Pepsi then leave it out overnight? Santa will love it. Especially since he’s already loaded to the gills on dairy from every other household on the planet. It definitely won’t make him leave you coal or burn down your Christmas tree.

The idea was first popularized by Olivia Rodrigo, and now the Pilk craze (which may or may not be a real craze) has been picked up by the commercial marketing team at Pepsi. In selling Pilk to the world (and St. Nick), they’ve hired Lindsay Lohan — on the cusp of a true Renaissance — to don an outfit reminiscent of her Mean Girls dance costume and proclaim Santa’s taste in beverages to be “one dirty soda.”

There is no greater generational synergy then taking something that blew up on the Gen Z platform and sell it with nostalgia nods for the Millennial crowd. Maybe if they claim it has a soothing laxative quality, the Boomers can join on in. Either everyone will be drinking Pilk by Boxing Day or no one will because it sounds like a drink people only drink on a dare. Still, what a way to steal Santa away from his iconic Coca-Cola roots.

No disrespect to Lohan, but could Pepsi not afford to hire Glen Coco?

(via Entertainment Weekly)

Following the passing of Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie, her bandmates are paying tribute to the late talented musician and songwriter. Lindsey Buckingham posted an image of a handwritten note to his Instagram on Friday night, which includes a heartfelt message about McVie and her legacy.

“Christine McVie’s sudden passing is profoundly heartbreaking,” Buckingham wrote. “Not only were she and I part of the magical family of Fleetwood Mac, to me Christine was a musical comrade, a friend, a soul mate, a sister.”

“For over four decades, we helped each other create a beautiful body of work and a lasting legacy that continues to resonate today,” the note added. “I feel very lucky to have known her. Though she will be deeply missed, her spirit will live on through that body of work and that legacy.”

Prior to Buckingham’s post, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and the official Fleetwood Mac account all issued separate statements about McVie’s passing to an illness.

“See you on the other side, my love. Don’t forget me,” Nicks wrote, dedicating Haim’s “Hallelujah” to her dear friend. “I thought I might possibly get to sing it to her and so, I’m singing it to her now. I always knew I would need these words one day.”

Lindsey Buckingham is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

GloRilla, Latto and Gangsta Boo have dropped perhaps the most anticipated collab of the week. On their new song, “FTCU,” the ladies, both the newcomers and the veteran, remind everyone who’s at the helms of the club.

The song flips “Tear Da Club Up” by Three 6 Mafia, of which, Gangsta Boo was a founding member.

“Young, ratchet, rich and I’m rude as f*ck / these b*tches know what’s up,” Latto says, reminding her opps that while she may be running the game across various genres, she not the one to mess with. “Came in this b*tch with the stick / Don’t at me / B*tch, you know it’s tough,” she continues.”

On GloRilla’s verse, the Memphis rapper stays vigilant, as she raps, “I pray to God a ho don’t run up / All my b*tches jackin’”

In the accompanying video, Glo calls Latto up and convinces her to meet her at the strip club, where they are later seen dancing, throwing cash, and hyping up everyone in the club. Though Gangsta Boo herself does not appear in the video, samples of her vocals from the original Three 6 Mafia song can be heard throughout.

Check out the “FTCU” video above.

A$AP Rocky has dropped his long-awaited new song, “Sh*ttin Me,” just days after teasing it via social media. Two days ago, Rocky took to Instagram to announce the track would drop this week, and fans were ecstatic.

Rocky has been teasing the track for over three years, as the song’s first appearance was a live performance at 2018’s Camp Flog Gnaw. It would later appear in the 2019 trailer for his Injured Generation Tour, according to Genius.

Now, the song is out and appears on the soundtrack for the video game Need For Speed Unbound… Where he also voices one of the car horn options, as fans discovered. “Fast forward a few months, fast forward a few thou’, you flooded it out (Post) / I’m runnin’ up miles, they runnin’ around, I figured it out,” Rocky rhymes in the second verse, after name-dropping Tupac earlier in the song.

It ends on a high note, as A$AP thanks religion for his blessings on the song’s outro. “First I like to praise the Lord, I fight the demon (Go, go),” he says. “Happy every day, I’m thankful wakin’, wakin’ up.”

At long last, you can listen to the long-awaited “Sh*ttin’ Me” above.

IDK has released his song “Coal,” which originally was an Amazon exclusive drop. The introspective track finds the rapper reminiscing on his childhood and past holidays. The first verse finds him thinking about Santa Claus and waking up on Christmas Eve, with a sense of humor over an incredibly catchy beat. “Mama looked at me and glanced / Trying hard not to laugh / I was five years old / And too young to understand / That if a fat white man came down the chimney / It would jam,” he notes.

IDK uses this same creative reflection to think about his current personal life, as he seems to be working constantly and getting older without retaining the lessons — until the holidays hit.

“Coal” follows a handful of equally-impressive singles from IDK this year, including “Monsieur Dior” in October and a collaboration with Denzel Curry on April’s “Dog Food.” The Maryland-based musician has been aiming to raise the bar over the years. “I’m in competition with myself and only me. And I’m whooping my ass every time,” he shared via a press release.

As of November, he also teased a part two to his May album release of Simple, which was produced by Kaytranada. He never truly seems to slow down — and “Coal” is the latest proof of that.

Listen to IDK’s new song “Coal” above.

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

After J-Hope and Jin, BTS’ leader RM drops his highly anticipated solo album Indigo today (December 2).

The first studio album contains 10 tracks with a roster full of A-list features such as Erykah Badu, Anderson.Paak, Tablo, Mahalia and so much more. Around the same time, the Korean artist unleashed the music video to his bone-chilling lead single “Wild Flower” featuring youjeen.

Ahead of the album release, it was reported the “seoul” artist left a lengthy heartfelt letter on the bulletin board on the WeVerse app (an artist messaging and bulletin board for fans) opening up his vulnerable thoughts on the meaning behind Indigo.

[🌟] #RM wrote a letter on Weverse..!@BTS_twt #BTS #방탄소년단 pic.twitter.com/qwEtPeyrpj

— BTS Updates, News & Charts ⁷ (@_BTSMoments_) December 1, 2022

“To be honest, I didn’t start with a title song decided. Every song is equal to me,” RM said midway through his letter. “I was afraid and a little panicked about presenting a song 4 minutes and 33 seconds long, mainly in Hangul, in this generation of streaming. Because they are not songs meant for the hype or to create noise! Just like my ID, Rkive, I sincerely think that it is enough if they will stay the same and be remembered and bloom in the hearts of many, even as time passes.

You might be surprised that many people participated in my first solo album, but this album is like an exhibition I curated myself. You will be convinced of this if you can see the synergy that those people and I have together. They were all the best people that could have been invited, and their frequencies cannot be replaced!”

indigo is available on all streaming platform now.

Check the full tracklist to indigo below.

1. “Yun” (with Erykah Badu)
2. “Still Life” (with Anderson .Paak)
3. “All Day” (with Tablo)
4. “건망증” (with Kim Sawol)
5. “Closer” (with Paul Blanco and Mahalia)
6. “Change Pt. 2”
7. “Lonely”
8. “Hectic” (with Colde)
9. “들꽃놀이” (with Youjeen)
10. “No. 2” (with Park Ji-yoon)

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

It wasn’t always easy, but Week 12 of the 2022 NFL season was profitable in this space. Granted, it was only a 3-2 week that could’ve been much more, but the Dolphins went scoreless (!) after halftime and the Saints failed to score even a single point against San Francisco. Still, the ship has been righted to some degree and, with a handful of weeks remaining in the regular season, our spirits are high when it comes to NFL winners.

In advance of this week’s five-pack of picks, let’s see where we are for the full campaign.

• Week 12: 3-2
• 2022 Season: 31-28-1

Come get these winners.

Tennessee Titans (+4.5) over Philadelphia Eagles

Tennessee is 13-3 against the spread as an underdog of at least four points under Mike Vrabel. Trends aren’t really my thing, but this one makes sense. Vrabel is very good at his job, and the Titans are playing great on defense. At three, I wouldn’t touch this, but there is sharp action on Tennessee, and I’m there as well.

New York Jets (+3) over Minnesota Vikings

Mike White? Mike White. That might be enough to justify the pick, but the Jets are actually good on defense, and they are simply different without Zach Wilson under center. We had Minnesota last week with success, but we’ll sell here.

TEASER: Baltimore Ravens (-2.5) over Denver Broncos and New York Giants (+8.5) over Washington Commanders

I came close to giving out the Giants at +2.5, but I prefer this approach. This is a Wong teaser with both games blowing through two key numbers. Baltimore should be able to hold serve against the hapless Broncos at home, while New York bumps up to two possessions at home against Taylor Heinicke. Betting on the Giants makes me queasy, but alas.

Los Angeles Rams (+7.5) over Seattle Seahawks

The Rams have the worst ATS margin (-7.5 points per game) in the entire NFL this season, and it’s been a catastrophe for Los Angeles. Because of that, I get why this number is where it is, but it’s still too many points. Just hold your nose.

Kansas City Chiefs (-1.5) over Cincinnati Bengals

We end the week with a play that is more square than I would like, but it’s too appetizing. Cincinnati was impressive in beating Tennessee a week ago, and we benefit with a juicy number on Kansas City. The Bengals had to work very hard against the Titans, while the Chiefs sputtered a bit in what was still a comfortable win. Lay the tiny number.