Month: November 2023

Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn has been the launching pad for some of the most impactful acts in hip-hop: Big Daddy Kane, Jay-Z, Lil Kim, Mos Def, and The Notorious B.I.G. have all claimed the neighborhood in New York’s biggest borough. A new rapper looking to live up to that legacy is Lola Brooke, the pint-size punchline purveyor who broke out in 2021 with “Don’t Play With It” and is about to release her debut studio album, Dennis Daughter.

Since then, she’s received co-signs from industry vets like Lil Kim and contemporary hitmakers like A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, been highlighted by her hometown’s premier festival, Hot97 Summer Jam, played Coachella alongside Latto, and been featured as a member of the 2023 XXL Freshman Class. And all of that was before announcing the release of her debut album.

Here’s everything we know about Dennis Daughter.

Release Date

Dennis Daughter is due November 10 via Arista Records.

Tracklist

01. “Intro (2023 Flow)”
02. “I Am Lola”
03. “Don’t Get Me Started” Feat. Coi Leray and Nija
04. “Best Side”
05. “Pit Stop” Feat. French Montana
06. “It’s Me Again”
07. “You” Feat. Bryson Tiller
08. “Vacant Heart”
09. “Dear Dennis”
10. “Shelter Baby (Be That B**ch)”
11. “God Bless All The Rappers”
12. “Don’t Play With It” Feat. Latto and Yung Miami

Singles

Three singles have been released.

“Don’t Play With It”

“You” Feat. Bryson Tiller

“PIt Stop” Feat. French Montana

Artwork

Tour

TBA

House of the Dragon was a roaring and fiery hit, to say the very least.

That is to say, any worries about the prequel series after the disappointing final Game of Thrones season were quickly dashed. Viewers tuned into the series premiere to such a degree that entire NYC buildings lit up during the live HBO broadcast, and HBO Max servers swiftly and repeatedly crashed. Those numbers held strong all season, and HBO did not hesitate to greenlight Season 2, so we can see the Targaryen house continue to slide further down the towers of King’s Landing and Dragonstone into oblivion. Presumably?

Near extinction is where the house sits at the beginning of Game of Thrones, and the first HotD season got all the time-jump and casting shakeups out of the way. Now, we should be able to look forward to approximately three more seasons of the doom sliding, but what can we expect for Season 2?

Plot

The below image paints a vivid picture of how f*cked up that Team Green move turned out in the Season 1 finale.

Vhagar’s hangry face sets everything back in motion, and Aemond screwed up by trying to scare Luke (and Arrax) with a dragon that Aemond clearly cannot control. As a result, Rhaenyra’s revenge face did not bode well for departure from the George R.R. Martin source material (the Fire and Blood book) with a quick reconciliation. Nope, Team Black (along with House Velaryon dominating the seas) will go to war against Team Green/the Hightower bunch beginning with Season 2, Episode 1, aptly titled “A Son For A Son.”

Surely, that doesn’t mean that we will be saying goodbye to Aemond so soon? Ewan Mitchell is highly amusing in this role, especially while prompting many giggles as Aemond strives to be just like his Uncle Daemon. I suspect that the episode title could actually be a reference to when Aemond lost his eye and later wanted to take a Targaryen peeper in return. And unfortunately, he did much more than that to Luke.

However, what we do know for sure is that the Dance of the Dragons shall commence. This will be a contentious and highly deadly war, especially after Team Black and Team Green both crowned their own monarchs (Rhaenyra and Aegon II, respectively). If we’re going on sheer leadership ability so far, then Team Black should have had this in the bag. Yet due to Alicent “misunderstanding” King Viserys’ dying words, Aegon now has a shot at ruining the kingdom because he has zero leadership skills and didn’t even want to be king until he received obligatory cheers.

How does Daemon figure into this power play? He was behaving himself at the end of Season 1, but that cannot last for long. What will last for awhile, however, are the Season 2 episodes, which will regularly run more than one hour in length. We should see plenty of dragon fights from the Hightowers and Targaryens along with sea-level action from the Velaryon bunch. As well, Vhagar might be the biggest and oldest dragon, yet that might not matter much for Team Green since Aemond isn’t a very skilled dragon rider.

Cast

The adult versions of this series’ main characters shall return for Season 2. That means Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen) and Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower) will be at odds again, along with Ewan Mitchell (Aemond Targaryen) and Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon Targaryen). Original returning actors include Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Eve Best (Rhaenys Targaryen), Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria/that White Worm), Steve Toussaint (Corlys “Sea Snake” Valaryon), Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole the terrible), and Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower). Unless we see Viserys’ ghost (RIP) return for a cameo, we won’t be seeing Paddy Considine.

Oh, and don’t forget all of the dragons we’ve met so far (RIP to Arrax, too), along with a few new additions.

Release Date

Summer 2024, baby! Fortunately, the show was not affected by either the WGA or SAG-AFTRA strikes because scripts were already finished when filming began, and the production takes place in Europe. A two-year turnaround ain’t bad, especially considering the more glacial pace of Game of Thrones‘ later seasons, for such a sizable and CGI-accented production.

Trailer

No trailers exist as of yet, but you had better believe that when one drops, we will be all over it here.

HBO’s first ‘House of the Dragon’ season can currently be streamed on Max.

House of the Dragon was a roaring and fiery hit, to say the very least.

That is to say, any worries about the prequel series after the disappointing final Game of Thrones season were quickly dashed. Viewers tuned into the series premiere to such a degree that entire NYC buildings lit up during the live HBO broadcast, and HBO Max servers swiftly and repeatedly crashed. Those numbers held strong all season, and HBO did not hesitate to greenlight Season 2, so we can see the Targaryen house continue to slide further down the towers of King’s Landing and Dragonstone into oblivion. Presumably?

Near extinction is where the house sits at the beginning of Game of Thrones, and the first HotD season got all the time-jump and casting shakeups out of the way. Now, we should be able to look forward to approximately three more seasons of the doom sliding, but what can we expect for Season 2?

Plot

The below image paints a vivid picture of how f*cked up that Team Green move turned out in the Season 1 finale.

Vhagar’s hangry face sets everything back in motion, and Aemond screwed up by trying to scare Luke (and Arrax) with a dragon that Aemond clearly cannot control. As a result, Rhaenyra’s revenge face did not bode well for departure from the George R.R. Martin source material (the Fire and Blood book) with a quick reconciliation. Nope, Team Black (along with House Velaryon dominating the seas) will go to war against Team Green/the Hightower bunch beginning with Season 2, Episode 1, aptly titled “A Son For A Son.”

Surely, that doesn’t mean that we will be saying goodbye to Aemond so soon? Ewan Mitchell is highly amusing in this role, especially while prompting many giggles as Aemond strives to be just like his Uncle Daemon. I suspect that the episode title could actually be a reference to when Aemond lost his eye and later wanted to take a Targaryen peeper in return. And unfortunately, he did much more than that to Luke.

However, what we do know for sure is that the Dance of the Dragons shall commence. This will be a contentious and highly deadly war, especially after Team Black and Team Green both crowned their own monarchs (Rhaenyra and Aegon II, respectively). If we’re going on sheer leadership ability so far, then Team Black should have had this in the bag. Yet due to Alicent “misunderstanding” King Viserys’ dying words, Aegon now has a shot at ruining the kingdom because he has zero leadership skills and didn’t even want to be king until he received obligatory cheers.

How does Daemon figure into this power play? He was behaving himself at the end of Season 1, but that cannot last for long. What will last for awhile, however, are the Season 2 episodes, which will regularly run more than one hour in length. We should see plenty of dragon fights from the Hightowers and Targaryens along with sea-level action from the Velaryon bunch. As well, Vhagar might be the biggest and oldest dragon, yet that might not matter much for Team Green since Aemond isn’t a very skilled dragon rider.

Cast

The adult versions of this series’ main characters shall return for Season 2. That means Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen) and Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower) will be at odds again, along with Ewan Mitchell (Aemond Targaryen) and Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon Targaryen). Original returning actors include Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Eve Best (Rhaenys Targaryen), Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria/that White Worm), Steve Toussaint (Corlys “Sea Snake” Valaryon), Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole the terrible), and Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower). Unless we see Viserys’ ghost (RIP) return for a cameo, we won’t be seeing Paddy Considine.

Oh, and don’t forget all of the dragons we’ve met so far (RIP to Arrax, too), along with a few new additions.

Release Date

Summer 2024, baby! Fortunately, the show was not affected by either the WGA or SAG-AFTRA strikes because scripts were already finished when filming began, and the production takes place in Europe. A two-year turnaround ain’t bad, especially considering the more glacial pace of Game of Thrones‘ later seasons, for such a sizable and CGI-accented production.

Trailer

No trailers exist as of yet, but you had better believe that when one drops, we will be all over it here.

HBO’s first ‘House of the Dragon’ season can currently be streamed on Max.

Ken Jennings might be the host of Jeopardy!, but that doesn’t mean he’s entirely loyal to the quiz show or its late iconic host.

While appearing on Justin Long’s Life Is Short podcast, Jennings admitted that he’s always been more of a Pat Sajak guy going back to when he was a kid watching Wheel of Fortune on the family TV. The revelation is sure to add fuel to the raging war over which classic TV game show is better, and Jennings might want to watch out. Jeopardy! fans are a vocal bunch. They might not take this perceived slight at Trebek well.

Via New York Post:

“Alex was such a genius at being the host of ‘Jeopardy!’ —you really cannot do better than that… But as a kid I was always like, ‘Pat’s more fun, Pat jokes around with the three people,’” Jennings said.

“I’m a little more of a Pat Sajak where I’m like if I say one more thing, please end it with a joke,” he continued of his own hosting style.

While Jennings’ comments weren’t that bad, he kept going, and these next words might dig him a hole with Jeopardy! fans.

“I want to make it less painful than it was for me as a viewer,” Jennings said about his interactions with contestants as opposed to Trebek’s.

However, Jennings’ attempts to add a little more humor to Jeopardy! has not been smooth sailing. The host has a penchant for making groan-worthy dad jokes that one might also describe as “painful.”

(Via New York Post)

Ken Jennings might be the host of Jeopardy!, but that doesn’t mean he’s entirely loyal to the quiz show or its late iconic host.

While appearing on Justin Long’s Life Is Short podcast, Jennings admitted that he’s always been more of a Pat Sajak guy going back to when he was a kid watching Wheel of Fortune on the family TV. The revelation is sure to add fuel to the raging war over which classic TV game show is better, and Jennings might want to watch out. Jeopardy! fans are a vocal bunch. They might not take this perceived slight at Trebek well.

Via New York Post:

“Alex was such a genius at being the host of ‘Jeopardy!’ —you really cannot do better than that… But as a kid I was always like, ‘Pat’s more fun, Pat jokes around with the three people,’” Jennings said.

“I’m a little more of a Pat Sajak where I’m like if I say one more thing, please end it with a joke,” he continued of his own hosting style.

While Jennings’ comments weren’t that bad, he kept going, and these next words might dig him a hole with Jeopardy! fans.

“I want to make it less painful than it was for me as a viewer,” Jennings said about his interactions with contestants as opposed to Trebek’s.

However, Jennings’ attempts to add a little more humor to Jeopardy! has not been smooth sailing. The host has a penchant for making groan-worthy dad jokes that one might also describe as “painful.”

(Via New York Post)

It’s no secret that The Marvels is dropping into theaters at a weird time. MCU fans were not blown away by Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quanutmania, and the jarringly lackluster Secret Invasion series was a bore. Factor in the SAG-AFTRA strike, which has left its stars off the table for promotional work, and it’s not surprising that the box office tracking for The Marvels is the lowest for any MCU film. In the past week, Marvel started heavily teasing the film’s connection to the X-Men, and it still didn’t move the needle.

However, what is surprising are the social media reactions to The Marvels. Despite all the hand-wringing over the film’s box office, The Marvels appears to be a fun, brisk ride that leverages its secret weapon: Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani, who has an infectious screen presence that you can’t help but love.

Here’s what the critics are saying:

“#TheMarvels is so much fun, action-packed goodness, but genuinely hilarious and exciting to watch from start to finish,” Rachel Leishman tweeted. “I love my girls so much and seeing them fight all three together truly is so special. Higher, further, faster baby!”

“Nia DaCosta gets away with more crazy shit in THE MARVELS than Raimi did in MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS,” Larry Fried wrote. “The most fun I’ve had with a Marvel film in ages and the only solid argument I’ve seen in the last few years that the MCU deserves to continue.”

“#THEMARVELS is short, sweet, and a hell of a lot of fun,” Ross Bonaime tweeted. “The main trio is a blast together and it’s great to have action sequences that are exciting again. Probably the most charmed I’ve been by a MCU film since No Way Home, and I can’t wait to see what this film leads to.”

“#TheMarvels is goofy and sweet and surprising!” Leah Marilla Thomas wrote. “It does what this franchise does best: character. There’s like three sequences that are by themselves more entertaining than entire superhero movies. And the intergalactic stakes are focused! Women!”

You can see more reactions below:

The Marvels slams into theaters on November 10.

It’s no secret that The Marvels is dropping into theaters at a weird time. MCU fans were not blown away by Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quanutmania, and the jarringly lackluster Secret Invasion series was a bore. Factor in the SAG-AFTRA strike, which has left its stars off the table for promotional work, and it’s not surprising that the box office tracking for The Marvels is the lowest for any MCU film. In the past week, Marvel started heavily teasing the film’s connection to the X-Men, and it still didn’t move the needle.

However, what is surprising are the social media reactions to The Marvels. Despite all the hand-wringing over the film’s box office, The Marvels appears to be a fun, brisk ride that leverages its secret weapon: Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani, who has an infectious screen presence that you can’t help but love.

Here’s what the critics are saying:

“#TheMarvels is so much fun, action-packed goodness, but genuinely hilarious and exciting to watch from start to finish,” Rachel Leishman tweeted. “I love my girls so much and seeing them fight all three together truly is so special. Higher, further, faster baby!”

“Nia DaCosta gets away with more crazy shit in THE MARVELS than Raimi did in MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS,” Larry Fried wrote. “The most fun I’ve had with a Marvel film in ages and the only solid argument I’ve seen in the last few years that the MCU deserves to continue.”

“#THEMARVELS is short, sweet, and a hell of a lot of fun,” Ross Bonaime tweeted. “The main trio is a blast together and it’s great to have action sequences that are exciting again. Probably the most charmed I’ve been by a MCU film since No Way Home, and I can’t wait to see what this film leads to.”

“#TheMarvels is goofy and sweet and surprising!” Leah Marilla Thomas wrote. “It does what this franchise does best: character. There’s like three sequences that are by themselves more entertaining than entire superhero movies. And the intergalactic stakes are focused! Women!”

You can see more reactions below:

The Marvels slams into theaters on November 10.

Nearly four years have passed since Dua Lipa released her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia, even if it doesn’t feel like it. Hits like “Don’t Start Now” and “Levitating” have held up well since the album’s March 2020 release. But a new era of Lipa is upon us, as she is gearing up to release her new single, “Houdini.”

Back in August, a New York Times profile revealed that Lipa has a new album due for release in 2024, and that she was working with Tame Impala, suggesting some psychedelic sounds.

Will Dua Lipa Tour In 2024?

The profile noted that the album would be due “early 2024.” Should the album arrive in March, as Future Nostalgia did in March of 2020, we’ll likely get a tour announcement shortly after the album’s release. If “Houdini” is the lead single to Lipa’s third album, and not simply a standalone single, it would make more sense for the album to arrive sooner rather than later.

If the album and tour announcement both arrive within the first quarter of 2024, Lipa will likely tour in 2024 as well. However, say the album doesn’t come until next summer, she may not tour until 2025.

In the meantime, you can pre-save “Houdini” here.

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

Nearly four years have passed since Dua Lipa released her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia, even if it doesn’t feel like it. Hits like “Don’t Start Now” and “Levitating” have held up well since the album’s March 2020 release. But a new era of Lipa is upon us, as she is gearing up to release her new single, “Houdini.”

Back in August, a New York Times profile revealed that Lipa has a new album due for release in 2024, and that she was working with Tame Impala, suggesting some psychedelic sounds.

Will Dua Lipa Tour In 2024?

The profile noted that the album would be due “early 2024.” Should the album arrive in March, as Future Nostalgia did in March of 2020, we’ll likely get a tour announcement shortly after the album’s release. If “Houdini” is the lead single to Lipa’s third album, and not simply a standalone single, it would make more sense for the album to arrive sooner rather than later.

If the album and tour announcement both arrive within the first quarter of 2024, Lipa will likely tour in 2024 as well. However, say the album doesn’t come until next summer, she may not tour until 2025.

In the meantime, you can pre-save “Houdini” here.

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

Yesterday (November 7) marked general elections across the country. Many states’ ballots include several critical social causes, such as abortion, the legalization of marijuana, and more.

In Kentucky, sitting Governor Andy Beshear retained his place in high office with a victory over challenger (and former Kentucky Attorney General) Daniel Cameron. Beshear was sure to make mention of hometown hero Jack Harlow during his victory speech last night.

“Tonight, Kentucky made a choice,” he said. “A choice not to move to the right or the left but a choice to move forward for every single family. A choice to reject Team R or Team D and to state clearly that we are one Team Kentucky. A choice of Jack Harlow over Sarah Huckabee Sanders.”

Although his music errs away from the political content, “3D” rapper Jack Harlow found himself tied up in his home state, Kentucky’s heated race for governor. What is Jack Harlow and Kentucky Governor Beshear’s relationship?

Last week, Harlow attended one of Beshear’s campaign stops, seemingly to help appeal to younger voters. In return, Beshear has shared his admiration of the rapper in several instances. This year alone, Beshear gushed about Harlow during the state’s derby in May. Earlier in the day, Harlow took to his Instagram Stories to share a flick of him leaving the voting booth, followed by an image of Beshear.

Watch Governor Beshear’s full victory speech courtesy of WHAS11 above.

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