Wait. Are we really almost halfway through August already? Didn’t I just write one of these intros talking about how summer had arrived? What the heck happened???
Time flies when you’re having fun, I guess, and these weekly roundups are nothing but fun. Every day it seems like we’re bombarded with something new to stress about or be outraged over, but not here. In this space, we celebrate simple joys, awesome humans, hilarious animals and all things smile-worthy.
This week alone, we’ve seen sportsmanship that inspired us, parenting that touched our hearts and kiddos that tickled our funny bones. Readers have told us they look forward to our 10 things roundup every week, which is good because we have no intention of stopping. (Honestly, it’s therapeutic to pull this list together, so win-win all around!)
So kick back, relax and let these 10 little tidbits of goodness carry you through this final stretch of summer.
1. A Little League player comforted the opposing team’s pitcher after his errant pitch hit him in the head.
u201c”Hey, you’re doing just great”nnOklahoma little leaguer gets hit in the head and then comforts the pitcher who is shaken up afterwardu201d
This is some seriously awesome sportsmanship from both of these boys, putting caring and compassion over competition. Love to see it. Read the full story here.
2. Motion-activated home security camera caught this fierce beast on the premises.
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Cora’s mom shared her photo alongside Woody’s and he not only reshared it on Instagram, but wrote Cora a delightful little poem joking about how he wished he had her hair. What a guy. Read the full story here.
4. Dad’s response to his daughter’s skateboard crash is a masterclass in awesome parenting.
The way he asked if she was scared or hurt, the way he balanced empathy with empowerment and how he encouraged her but left the choice totally in her hands … seriously good stuff. “Ultimately I just respond from the heart,” he wrote. Stellar job dad.
5. This teeny tiny crab eating a strawberry is just too adorable.
I never thought I’d describe a crab as adorable, and yet here we are. I mean, goodness. Wook at its widdle tiny cwawwwws! Those have to be the tiniest bites of strawberry that have ever been consumed.
6. This young Corn King won everyone’s hearts with his corntastic personality.
I’ve watched this video at least a dozen times. “Whaaat?! It’s just a pun about cowhn!” It’s too much. Read the story here.
7. Apparently, it’s the 8th anniversary of one of the greatest viral videos the world has ever seen.
Five-year-old Noah Ritter (aka “the ‘apparently’ kid”) gave us such a laugh that even the Newswatch 16 reporter couldn’t keep it together. Eight years, and it still never gets old.
8. Duncan the doggo is torn between responding to his owner and keeping his eyes on the neighborhood. (SOUND UP)
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Scroll through to see what hilarity these other cleaners concocted. Love seeing people take pride in their work and take the time to make strangers smile.
10. When the water’s colder than you anticipated but you’re trying to be cool…
Hope that brought a smile or ten to your face! Come back next week for another roundup of 10 things that made us smile. (And in the meantime, sign up for The Upworthiest newsletter to get the best stuff right to your inbox.)
Beyoncé set the tone two weeks ago, and some of our other powerhouse ladies have come through as well as we approach the end of summer. If that’s not enough, we’ve got something to look forward to in the form of Big Pooh’s upcoming album To Dream In Color which is set to release on August 22. In the meantime, you know I’ve got you with everything you need to hear from this week.
Here is the best of hip-hop this week ending August 12, 2022.
Albums/EPs/Mixtapes
Rod Wave — Beautiful Mind
Rod Wave
Rod Wave has established himself over the years as another rapper who can operate primarily in a melodic or sing-songy nature but still maintain the rapper aesthetic. Beautiful Mind continues this branding, clocking in at 24 records with features from Jack Harlow and December Joy. He recently spoke with Speedy Morman about how he was almost on Drake’s “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” but felt that his verse wasn’t good enough, so with a loaded tracklist like this, he clearly felt a lot more capable of delivering the sound he wanted to.
Chris Patrick — X-Files
Chris Patrick
Chris Patrick is a rapper you need to know about. Point blank. The New Jersey mastermind finds a way to relate to us normal folk despite possessing talent that sets him apart from some of the most lauded rappers in the game. X-Files is a journey loaded with confidence, doubt, triumphs, downfalls, and everything in between. It is one of the most gratifying listens of 2022.
Royce Da 5’9″ — The Heaven Experience, Vol. 1
Royce Da 5
Royce Da 5’9″ has aged gracefully in the rap game. A longtime talented lyricist, he has altered his messaging over the years in conjunction with his maturation and overcoming demons. The Heaven Experience, Vol. 1 is a retrospective of that mental process, following the footsteps of his longtime collaborator Eminem (who recently dropped his own greatest hits compilation), with features from Pusha T, Rick Ross, and Black Thought for a 15-track rap clinic.
Danger Mouse & Black Thought — Cheat Codes
Danger Mouse Black Thought
This project is so aptly named. Does it get any better than Black Thought bars and Danger Mouse production? Cheat Codes features a star-studded tracklist in Joey Badass, Russ, Raekwon, Conway The Machine, and the late MF Doom. It is beautiful to see Thought still performing at such a high level in a rap landscape that has changed multiple times during his tenure.
Singles/Videos
Rae Sremmurd — “Community D**k” Feat. Flo Milli
Rae Sremmurd and Flo Milli interpolate “Jingle Bells” in the summertime, and morph the giving nature of Christmas in a unique way. “Community D**k” is about a woman upset at the guy she likes for essentially being the Santa Claus of sex. Now, though Flo Milli is complaining in the hook, her verse completely changes the energy and she seems completely unbothered about her guy’s generosity. Ultimately, acceptance is key.
Ice Spice — “Munch (Feelin’ U)”
Ice Spice has been making a name for herself over the last few months, especially after a huge co-sign from Drake. On “Munch (Feelin’ U)” she denounces any attachment to a man, instead relegating him to just being an “eater.” Instead, with all of her momentum, she’s feeling herself much more with the line “B*tch I’m a baddie, I get what I want.” That goes for the rap game, the men, and everything else she desires.
Saekyi — “Angels Don’t Call Me”
Saekyi is another hybrid talent, blending a firm rap delivery with raw, soulful vocals. The first minute of “Angels Don’t Call Me” brands a slow buildup, almost mimicking an R&B track before Saekyi goes beast mode. If the angels didn’t call him before, they might want to pick up the phone now. Although, the fervor in his voice may have them hearing him from up above anyways.
Kalan.Frfr — “Pull Up”
Kalan.Frfr has a simple message on “Pull Up”: following the instructions in the song’s title. He’s wondering where the apple of his eye is and why she isn’t with him while he’s in the mood. As usual, he croons over an uptempo jam fit for any California day party or even the car ride to the pregame. Infectious ear candy.
4GAuto — “Back From The Dead”
4GAuto isn’t going anywhere. On the menacing “Back From The Dead,” he raps circles around the competition while doing donuts in a golf cart. A life of leisure and success is all he seeks despite the naysayers.
Morray — “Ticket”
Morray is one of the most refreshing new acts of the last few years. “Tickets” is a low-tempo, ballad-like record but the slowness doesn’t mean the North Carolina act can be caught lacking. “Stay quiet off speed, cause it’s n****s I don’t trust.”
SixSaidIt — “Choosey”
SixSaidIt’s “Choosey” blends a myriad of instruments, her enchanting accent, and clever bars into a record that you’ll end up dancing along to without realizing. She raps about the type of man she wants and how the right one could get her to behave. Until that happens, she’ll continue out rapping the men and women.
Fabolous — “Say Less” Feat. French Montana
Fabolous and French Montana reflect on their come-ups in “Say Less.” Fab uses a clever Wayans Brothers reference in acknowledging how his whole circle is eating, while French adds in his signature “haan” ad lib before “Diddy bopping in the situation.” Punchlines galore on “Say Less.”
Fergie Baby — “Trap Elegance” Feat. Aqua Rich
Fergie Baby is one of the most fun acts in New York City. The man can dance as well as he can make a song. On “Trap Elegance,” he taps Aqua Rich for a luxurious flex with both trap and drill elements. This is yet another reminder that few people talk their sh*t like a New Yorker.
Loyle Carner — “Georgetown” Feat. John Agard
With Loyle Carner and Madlib, how can you go wrong? “Georgetown” features John Agard for a percussion-laced lyrical exhibition. You’ll come for the accents, but you’ll stay for the sharp flows.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Nicki Minaj had three separate gifts for her loyal fan base to close off this week. She released her new single “Super Freaky Girl,” and offered a special debut of the record as she relaunched her infamous talk show Queen Radio on Amazon’s new platform, Amp. Leading into the show and song release, the Queens rapper gave fans an opportunity to proudly wear their Barb status on their torsos with a limited collection of Queen Radio merchandise.
The unisex collection is comprised of a black t-shirt with an illustration of the 39-year-old donning pink hair on the front with the show’s title across her chest. There are also splashes of turquoise and green surrounding her. The second piece is a black hoodie with the exact same design. The t-shirt costs $35 and the hoodie cost $60, however, the collection is limited so fans ought to swipe their cards quickly while supplies last.
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It is an exciting summer for the Queen artist, as she will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs later this month in addition to reuniting with Drake and Lil Wayne onstage last week at October World Weekend in Toronto. For a megastar who has offered so much to the game yet is constantly surrounded by negative narratives and headlines, some of which are self-inflicted, these moments are surely refreshing.
Check out Nicki Minaj’s Queen Radio merchandise above and purchase here.
Mark Ruffalo dropped a random burn on Star Wars while promoting his upcoming role in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. The moment came during an interview where Ruffalo was asked about Marvel‘s aggressive output, which is now back in full swing after the pandemic forced the studio took an even longer break following Avengers: Endgame.
When She-Hulk starts streaming, it will be the third Marvel series to hit in 2022, which also saw the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is also slated for October, bringing the total number of Marvel series and films to a whopping six for this year alone. That’s a whole lot of MCU, which is fine in Ruffalo’s book.
“It’s not something I worry about,” he told Metro. “I understand that these things run their course and then something else comes along. But the thing Marvel has done well is that, inside the MCU, just as they do with comic books, they let a director or an actor sort of recreate each piece to their own style, their likeness.”
If you watch a Star Wars, you’re pretty much going to get the same version of Star Wars each time. It might have a little bit of humour. It might have a little bit of different animation. But you’re always, really, in that same kind of world. But with Marvel you can have a whole different feeling even within the Marvel Universe.
What makes Ruffalo’s potshot interesting is Disney owns both Marvel and Star Wars. Not to mention, the House of Mouse has been aggressively creating streaming content for each of them. However, Ruffalo’s comments could be a bit of healthy competition. While the Marvel series have performed well, none of them can hold a candle to The Mandalorian, which has been a massive juggernaut for Disney+. Baby Yoda rules everything around him.
The offseason provides players with the opportunity to unwind in a variety of ways, from island getaways to diving into hobbies like golf, players get a few months to enjoy themselves with one eye on the upcoming season.
For Ja Morant, that means getting a chance to pick up some new jewelry down at Icebox in Atlanta, where many of the biggest stars in sports and music make their way to for custom pieces. On Wednesday, Morant was in Atlanta to pick out some new chains (his new max contract means there’s some more money in the jewelry budget) when a newly engaged couple rolled in looking to buy some wedding bands and got something of an early wedding gift from the Grizzlies star.
Morant invited the couple over to take some tequila shots with him to celebrate their impending nuptials properly, which they happily obliged.
It was only right for @jamorant to take a shot with this engaged couple
You can’t turn down tequila shots from Ja, even if it’s a Wednesday afternoon at the jewelry store, and it’s a cool gesture from the young star to want to help them celebrate. Morant also notes that he himself hopes to get married “some day,” and whenever that happens you can bet there will be more celebratory shots and diamonds being purchased.
Tariq Trotter — aka Black Thought — is the best rapper alive.
He may not be your favorite of all time. He may not be the best-selling rapper ever. But bar-for-bar, there isn’t a single MC in the rap business who can out-rap The Roots’ frontman. Today, he once again proves as much with his much-anticipated latest “solo” release, the Danger Mouse-produced Cheat Codes. Okay, so, it’s technically a group release, but Thought does all the rhyming, aside from a handful of features that include veterans like Raekwon, Run The Jewels, and MF DOOM, as well as a few younger spitters such ASAP Rocky, Joey Badass, and Russ.
After listening to Cheat Codes, if you still don’t believe me, I’ve got nine more examples of times that Thought proved he was the best rapper alive below.
The Time Thought Dropped THAT Freestyle
Truthfully… We could end this list here. Mic drop. Done. From the opening bars (“I’m sorry for your loss / It’s a body dead in the car and it’s prob’ly one of yours”), Thought puts on a master class in breath control, cadence, delivery, and literary references in rhyme that has yet to be matched. No lie, I revisit this at least once a month. It’s a cure for writer’s block or really any sense of malaise over modern times. By the tenth(!) consecutive minute, you’ll be ready to run through a wall.
The Time Thought Dominated 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher
As much praise is heaped onto the guy who closes out the third cypher of the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards, I will contend that those shock-rap bars don’t come anywhere near the knowledge darts that Tariq flings throughout his verse. When he says, “Y’all see him on a job, see my eyes focused where the prize be / I’m like Martin Luther King, you like Rodney,” the impact can be felt as much as heard.
The Time Thought Didn’t Say Nuthin’
Long before “real hip-hop heads” were complaining non-stop about “mumble rap,” Black Thought and his band turned an unfinished reference track into a certified hit. The first single from The Tipping Point, “Don’t Say Nuthin’,” sees Thought mumble his way through a nonsense hook, putting the emphasis on his verses, where it belongs.
The Time Thought Took On The Entire Rap World
“Thought Vs. Everybody,” which appears on the Sean C-produced third volume of Tariq’s Streams Of Thought solo mixtape series, finds the Philly rapper waxing philosophical and wondering at the state of the world with his typical blend of well-worn wisdom and scholarly observation. “I hear police discussin’ whether to try and kill us all,” he muses. “I questioned if that’d matter, life is like a tree that falls / In the woods, even with iPhone footage to see it fall.”
The Time Thought Was Still A Teenager
“@ 15,” from The Roots’ Rising Down, can hardly be considered a song or even much of an interlude. Consisting of a scratchy recording of a young Tariq freestyling back before you could just capture such moments on a cell phone, the snippet gives us a glimpse of a Black Thought who was still raw, not fully formed… and still rapping rings around grown rappers who’d appear 30 years later.
All The Times Thought Was Game For Jimmy’s Shenanigans
Say what you want to about the host of The Tonight Show. His golden retriever energy is always matched by The Roots, who’ve been pulling double duty as the show’s house band since 2014. Whatever silly variety gag Jimmy comes up with — many of them utilizing Thought’s supreme freestyle talent, prompting him to make up songs on the spot about a variety of topics — Tariq is always down for the cause, showing fans a more carefree side of the seemingly super serious super MC.
The Time Thought Made Himself At Home
Rather than facing the impossible task of trying to curate specific moments from across the Streams Of Thought run, I’ll recommend you check out his Tiny Desk (At Home) Concert, which does the hard part for us. A fun game to play is to scan Thought’s desk, which contains a wealth of references to his incredible 30+ year career, as well as some truly impressive reading material.
“Break My Soul” is a strong contender for “song of the summer.” Ever since Beyoncé released it in late June, it’s been ubiquitous and has consequently hung around near the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, finally reaching No. 1 (where it currently sits) after the recent release of Renaissance. The song has managed this success without an official video, and since it was the album’s lead (and so far only) single, that means Beyoncé has yet to release any sort of Renaissance music video.
It looks like that’s going to change soon, though: Today, Beyoncé shared a teaser for an upcoming “I’m That Girl” video.
Unlike most teasers, this one actually features the entire song, albeit with the last half of the visual just the title displayed over a black screen. In the first half, though, there are plenty of indications about what the visual will look like. Presented here are a variety of scenes, in most of which Beyoncé is wearing a piece of stylistic metallic armor on her torso, and in all of which she teases quite a visual spectacle set to arrive at a currently unannounced date.
Watch the “I’m That Girl” teaser above.
Renaissance is out now via Parkwood/Columbia Records. Get it here.
Anne Heche, the actress best known for her roles in Donnie Brasco, Six Days, Seven Nights, and Cedar Rapids, has died after she was “pronounced brain dead” following a car crash last week, her family confirmed on Friday. She was 53 years old.
TMZ reports that “Anne is ‘brain dead’ and under California law that is the definition of death. The rep adds life support machines are keeping Anne’s heart beating for the purpose of preserving her organs for donations, however, the rep made it clear… Anne has no brain function.”
Heche was initially in “stable condition” after she crashed her blue Mini Cooper into a Los Angeles home (drugs were found in her system), but she lost consciousness on August 8th and slipped into a coma. “Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition. She is not expected to survive,” her family wrote in a statement. “It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she is being kept on life support to determine if any are viable.”
Heche, who dated Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000, won a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance in the soap opera Another World and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Saturn Awards for playing the iconic Marion Crane in Gus Van Sant’s Psycho remake. She is survived by her two kids.
In his new book, The Church Of Baseball, writer/director Ron Shelton talks about the making of Bull Durham and says, “The biggest mistake a sports movie can make is to have too much sports in it.” He would know, of course, helming films like Durham, White Men Can’t Jump, and Tin Cup,“sports movies” that stand out more for the characters at their heart than contrived moments of athletic glory.
I haven’t seen the entirety of Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham’s reimagining of A League Of Their Own (now a series on Amazon Prime that just debuted), so I can’t say with any certainty if there are any of those “big game” moments late in the season (like there were in the original film, the rare baseball movie that, like Major League, manages to break Shelton’s rule without consequence). It is clear, however, that while baseball is a big part of this, the creative heartbeat comes from the off-the-field drama, camaraderie, and relationships of characters that both recall the charm of the original and create opportunities for a broader audience to see themselves reflected on-screen as the show explores what life would have been like for women of color and queer characters in and around the All-American Girls Professional League.
We spoke with Jacobson about all of that recently, specifically, her eagerness for people to finally see the show after working on it for about a half-decade, getting Penny Marshall’s encouragement, building on the legacy of the original over replacing it. Jacobson also reflected on her experiences finding her team/place in the world through comedy and how the experiences of her character, Carson, echo that as she finds acceptance through baseball and her peers. Because isn’t that what it’s all about?
Was there any trepidation [at the start of this] just because of what it is and the affection that so many people have for it?
Yeah, I think there’s a lot of trepidation. Even from that first conversation [with co-creator Will Graham], we were talking about how we’re not remaking the movie, we’re really trying to reimagine it and tell those stories that weren’t told in the film. This IP is so important to so many people, the way it was to me, I care very much about this film.
I didn’t sign on to act in it for quite a while. I was in the middle of season four of Broad City and I was like, “I’m still doing this, how would I ever even do that?” I was just creating or writing and producing this with Will. And we were very much writing Carson with my voice in mind, but it’s a lot of pressure. And I think we both wanted this. But I think before I signed on to be in it too, I just wanted to make sure it felt very unique and could stand on its own. And that the tone here is pulling from the film in [how] we are harnessing the spirit and the joy and the energy of the film. But tonally, ours is really this balancing act of comedy and drama and diving into some of the bigger issues of these characters and their experiences. And so, I just had to get it to that point before I signed on. I’m so excited for this to come out, but I’m definitely nervous, too.
Do you pay attention to critics and what people say? Is it more about peers?
I think a little bit of both. You know, Ilana [Glazer] and I were so different. She’s so much better at ignoring critics and ignoring that feedback. And I feel like with Broad City I had the tendency to find the bad ones. The good feedback just didn’t impact me as much, which is wild. Why are they unequal weight? And why am I searching for something to reaffirm my biggest fear? I think that’s what it is. I don’t know. I’m off Twitter. I’ve been off Twitter for a couple of years, so I think that might be helpful in this next couple of months.
It’s always helpful [to not be on Twitter].
Ultimately, it is very interesting, the feedback and what critics say and what they think about the new characters we’re bringing to life. And who knows what will happen when it comes out, but I’m at a point where I’m like, “You know what, we’ve worked so hard on this.” I do care so much about this. And I’m at a point where I really am very proud of it. And so I hope I can maintain that being more important to me than what other people think about it.
I know you did have a chance to talk to Penny Marshall going into the project early on. Not to keep this all fear-based, but what were the apprehensions going into that conversation? Because it sounds like it was a really positive experience, but I imagine that would be very nerve-wracking going into it.
It was a really positive experience. We didn’t get to talk to her for that long, and it was on the phone. I think we went in mostly just to tell her how much her film meant to us and that we weren’t trying to redo it. And why we felt there was more to tell about women playing baseball in the 1940s. So, it was almost to get her blessing and to just make her aware. And we got to ask her questions about that iconic scene where the Black woman picks up the ball and chucks it back. And she’s alluding to the fact that Black women were not allowed to try out for the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. And she’s making a huge big-budget film. She’s a female director in 1992. And she told us, “I was trying to tell this story, and I felt like I couldn’t tell all of them. But I really wanted to be able to nod to all of them.”
And you know what? We are at a moment right now where we are trying to tell a lot of them. We’re really trying to tell a lot of these stories. And I think we’re at a point where we can. And a huge studio and a huge network is behind us doing it. And I think there’s a difference in the kind of stories you can tell in Hollywood. Also, we have the real estate of a show versus the real estate of a film. And she said to us, “You know, go make it already.” She was like [Jacobson pulls off an A+ Penny Marshall voice], “Well, go do it already.” And Will and I were just, that was wild. That was just, really very important that we got to talk to her.
It’s like what you were saying before about the movie meaning so much to so many people. And with the ability to branch out and tell different stories, obviously, this is going to mean a lot to a lot of people. Obviously, it’s always different when you see yourself on screen.
Yeah, I think we’re just showing so many more experiences of women playing baseball. And I guess that is an end goal whenever you make a thing, you hope people outside the demo you’ve been told is going to watch, watches it. The scope of the representation we’re putting out there, I think is the really exciting part. I don’t think that I’ve seen these stories told about queer people and women of color playing sports in the 1940s. What would I have looked like if 30 years ago, when the film came out, as a kid, those [stories] were represented? I think my life would’ve been really different. I came into my sexuality pretty late in life, not unlike Carson. And it’s just so important. I feel really lucky that I get to do what I do for a lot of reasons. I feel like a responsibility, in a way. That would’ve changed my life, I think.
This show picks up right with your character jumping on a train and kind of going to the city. It’s almost like going to the circus, basically. Going to the show. Do you relate to that with your journey with comedy?
Oh my God, yeah. Without a doubt. Baseball would be a direct equivalent to me finding comedy. A big theme of the show is finding your team. All the characters are finding their team, whether that’s on the field or off the field. And whether that’s the Peaches or whether that’s Max, who’s trying to find her team the whole time, and ends up finding her team barnstorming on Red Wright’s team at the end of the season, but also recognizing that, her team is her best friend Clance. Teams come in a lot of different ways.
My experience coming into comedy and when I walked into UCB and saw that first show; I went by myself and [that was] the feeling that I wanted to convey when Greta, Carson, and Jo walked into Baker Field. And it’s that song, that’s “Dream.” That’s what the song is called. I’ve seen it a hundred times. It’s chill-inducing to me. That is what I felt sitting in that theater, under Gristedes [market], watching people do improv. I was like, “What is this? I want to do this more than anything.”
When I found that community (that includes Ilana and all of my friends) it completely changed my life. And I think that that’s where a lot of our characters are finding themselves. And they’re finally finding other women who love the game of baseball as much as them. And you just feel understood and seen. And I think that can be equated to whatever it is that you do. Whatever you do. You’re a graphic designer. You find your firm. You’re like, “Holy shit.” You know what I mean? Whatever it is. I think that that’s a pretty big part of being alive.
‘A League Of Their Own’ is now available to stream on Amazon Prime
In October of 2020, Tegan And Sara announced that they were turning their memoir High School into a TV series. It’s been a slow process, but it amped up this year when they revealed the cast in May, sharing that TikTok celebrities Railey Gilliland and Seazynn Gilliland are the leads.
Now they’ve unleashed the first trailer for High School. At a little over a minute, it’s brief but packed with compelling scenes that portray the youthful, emotional texture of the series. It’s funny but has a dark edge, but more than anything it’s a coming-of-age story set to the sound of acoustic songs by a teenager navigating her identity.
“No one is more shocked than us,” the duo once said about this project, “that after a VERY difficult couple years in high school, doing copious amounts of drugs, skipping school, lying + being all around degenerates that we made it this far in our musical journey.” They added, “We are incredibly excited to be working with Lauren, Ryan, and the fantastic IMDb TV team to bring ‘High School’ to life and apologize in advance to our mother for forcing her to relive this period of time with us again.”
Watch the trailer for High School above.
High School premieres October 14 via Amazon Freevee.
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