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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Raekwon Returns With ‘The Emperor's New Clothes' Featuring Nas, Westside Gunn & Method Man: Stream It Now
The Chef is cooking again. Raekwon is back with his first solo album since 2017's The Wild as the Wu-Tang Clan spitter served up his The Emperor's New Clothes LP on Friday (July 18). The 55-year-old recruited a savvy group of talented MCs to join him on the project, with hard-hitting verses coming from fellow Wu members Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck and Method Man as well as Nas, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine and Benny the Butcher. More from Billboard Wu-Tang Clan Brings Out Redman, Lil Kim, Big Daddy Kane & More at Star-Studded Final NYC Show Flume Teams With Emma Louise for New Collaborative Album, 'DUMB' Soccer Mommy Covers Pavement's 'Gold Soundz' for 'Like a Version' On the production side, Rae made sure to assemble the right crew to supply heat behind the boards with beats from Swizz Beatz, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and Nottz throughout the 17-track album. It's a busy and emotional week for Raekwon with the Wu-Tang Clan wrapping up their final tour collectively on Friday (July 18) in Philly. Rae and the Staten Island legends said goodbye to NYC on Wednesday night (July 16), which saw the iconic crew rock Madison Square Garden in front of a sold-out crowd. The Wu treated the hometown show to plenty of special guests, as Redman, Lil Kim, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, The LOX, SWV and Havoc touched the stage. While this is the Wu-Tang Clan's last tour, Raekwon isn't ruling out another Wu album down the line. 'I mean, we tryna get it together, you know? Everybody's spread out. Everybody's doing something great in their life, so when it's time for everybody to get in the room, it just seems like it's the hardest s—t in the world,' Rae said in a video. 'But it ain't like we don't want to.' He continued: 'And then you got so many minds. You throw a beat out and a n—a be like, 'I like that, I don't like that.' It's hard. It's real hard, but don't count us out. Don't never count us out.' Listen to The Emperor's New Clothes below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mia puts the surreal side of the Renaissance in the spotlight this summer
Mia puts the surreal side of the Renaissance in the spotlight this summer originally appeared on Bring Me The News. There's plenty of abstraction and surreality in the galleries of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), including some work in the new "Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys' exhibit. However, the surreal is coming for the Renaissance this summer. the Mia opens "The Weirdening of the Renaissance" on Saturday, June 14, exploring "the strange, the surreal, and the sublime" from a period of European art that is more often associated with realism. 'This exhibition takes us to the wonderfully weird world of artists freed from narrow ideas of Renaissance propriety,' said Tom Rassieur, John E. Andrus III Curator of Prints and Drawings at Mia. 'It's a reminder that the Renaissance wasn't just a rebirth of old ideas — it was also a hotbed of innovation, imagination, and strangeness.' The exhibit showcases how artists "manipulated perspective, distorted figures, and turned away from purely representational imagery," the Mia says. It'll include infrequently seen engravings, woodcuts, and etchings from the museum's collection. "The Weirdening of the Renaissance" will be on display in the Mia's Gallery 344 through Nov. 30, and it's free to story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cardi B Named ‘Voice Of The Culture' At 2025 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards
Ahead of the 2025 BET Awards, the unsung heroes of Hip-Hop and R&B — a.k.a. songwriters and producers— were honored at this year's ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards. Held at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons on Sunday (June 8), the hitmakers gathered to celebrate various achievements. The Voice of the Culture Award is presented to Cardi B, set aside for those who've had a massive influence on music and culture. Past recipients of the award include Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, D-Nice and T.I. When the Bronx-bred emcee took the stage, she was overjoyed and gracious. 'My voice has always been a reflection of what I live and what I'm living, which I feel is a true reflection of the people, the culture, my friends, my family, and the environment that I grew up in,' gushed the Grammy-winning rapper. 'I like to put that in my music— my joys, my pains, my drama, everything.' She continued, 'I hate the idea that if you don't write every line on your own, it makes what you have to say not real. Music is a collaboration, it has always been. The biggest hits [and] the greatest records come from teamwork. They come from sharing experiences, energy, pain and joy. It's not about ego, it's about impact. I write, I co-write, I rewrite. I speak to what's true to me. My pen, my mind and my feelings are in every verse and in every hook. I respect every writer who brings their magic to the table. This award is not just for me, it's for the culture.' Cardi's hit, 'Enough (Miami)' also snagged an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award. The rapper made history back in 2020 as the first woman to receive the esteemed ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Songwriter of the Year Award for two consecutive years. Kendrick Lamar and Mustard's 'Not Like Us' was named ASCAP R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap Song of the Year while songwriter OZ was given the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Songwriter of the Year honor, for contributing to hits like Drake and J. Cole's 'First Person Shooter,' Jack Harlow's 'Lovin On Me,' and Travis Scott's 'I Know?' Cece Winans' 'That's My King,' was named ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Gospel Song of the Year, and Sony Music Publishing took home the coveted honor of ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Publisher of the Year. See full list of winners below. VOICE OF THE CULTURE AWARD: Cardi B SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: Ozan 'OZ' Yildirim R&B, HIP-HOP AND RAP SONG OF THE YEAR: 'Not Like Us' Writer: Dijon 'Mustard' McFarlane Publishers: Pay DJ Mustard, Sony Music Publishing GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR: 'That's My King' Writers: Taylor Agan, Kellie Besch Publisher: Essential Music Publishing LLC, Bridge Worship, CURB|Word Music Publishing, Kellie Besch Music, Taylor Agan Publishing PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR: Sony Music Publishing MOST PERFORMED R&B/HIP-HOP AND RAP SONGS: 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' Writers: Shaboozey, Sean Cook, J-Kwon, Joe Capo Kent, Mark 'Tarboy' Williams Publishers: Sony Music Publishing, Essancy Music, LLC, Seeker Music, Hood Hop Music, Kreshendo, Range Music Partners, Tarpo Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music 'Agora Hills' Writer: Jean-Baptiste Kouame Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing, Lord Pharaoh JB Music 'BAND4BAND' Writers: Central Cee, geenaro, Dominique 'Lil Baby' Jones, Ghana Beats Publishers: Quality Control QC Pro, Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Wolf Pack Global Music Publishing 'CARNIVAL' Writers: Playboi Carti, Dimitri 'Rich The Kid' Roger Publishers: Cash Carti Music, Concord Music Publishing, RichTheKid Publishing, Sony Music Publishing, These Are Songs Of Pulse 'Enough (Miami)' Writers: Cardi B, Javaan 'Spades Saratoga' Anderson, Joshua 'OG' Parker, James 'DJ Swanqo' Steed, Terence 'Romano' Williams Publishers: Concord Music Publishing, Eeeooowww Music, Feels Like Summer Ent, Galixee Management LLC, Giant Tac Publishing, Mogul Mentality Publishing, OG Parker Productions, Sony Music Publishing, Tee Romano Music, These Are Songs Of Pulse, Warner Chappell Music 'Everybody' Writers: Jesper Mortensen, Lil Uzi Vert Publishers: Perfect Luv Publishings, Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music 'Fe!N' Writer: Playboi Carti Publishers: Cash Carti Music, Sony Music PublishingFirst Person Shooter Writers:Anderson 'Vinylz' Hernandez, Matthew 'Boi-1Da' Samuels, Ozan 'OZ' YildirimPublishers:1Damentional Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing, Virgoat, Warner Chappell Music 'Ftcu' Writer: Waka Publisher: Warner Chappell Music 'Get In With Me' Writer: Donte 'DXNTEMADEIT' Ononiewu Publisher: Sony Music Publishing 'Get It Sexyy' Writers: Jamaal 'SVPA' Parker, Sexyy Red Publishers: BigSexyyPublishing, Sony Music Publishing, Gulf Shore Worldwide Publishing, Sony Music Publishing, Payday Publishing, Warner Chappell Music 'I Know ?' Writers: Buddy Ross, Ozan 'OZ' Yildirim Publishers: Heavy Duty Music, Kobalt Music Publishing 'IDGAF' Writers: Benjamin 'BNYX®' Saint Fort, John Taylor, Norma Winstone Publisher: Sony Music Publishing 'IDGAF' Writers: Darrel 'Chopsquad DJ' Jackson, Terry 'Tee Grizzley' Wallace Publishers: Bangerz Music Group LLC, Presciption Songs, It's Only About Music LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing, Prescription Songs 'Kehlani' Writers: Ali 'Prodbyli' Abouzeid, Roark Bailey, Boobie, Summer Walker Publishers: Artist Publishing Group, Eucalipto Music, Foundation Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing, LVRN Publishing, Sundaemorning, Warner Chappell Music 'Like That' Writer: MC Ren 'Lose Control' Writer: Joshua 'Ammo' Coleman Publishers: Each Note Counts, Kobalt Music Publishing, Prescription Songs 'Lovin On Me' Writers: Nik D, Nickie Jon Pabón, Ozan 'OZ' Yildirim Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing, Roc Nation Music, Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group 'Made For Me' Writers: Muni Long, Jermaine Dupri Publishers: 2316Music, Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music 'Million Dollar Baby' Writers: Mannyvelli, Terrance 'Sparkheem' Davis, Gidi, Tommy Richman, Jonah Roy Publishers: EVERYTHINGISPUNK, Iso Global, Kobalt Music Publishing, Mannyvelli, Sony Music Publishing 'Mmhmm' Writers: Charles Forsberg, William B Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Leon F. Sylvers III Publishers: Artist Publishing Group, BMG, Kobalt Music Publishing, Mammyth Audio LLC, Reservoir 'Never Lose Me' Writers: 42 Dugg, Hitoshi Kirigaya Publishers: Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music 'prove it' Writers: 21 Savage, Tauren 'KNGS' Stovall, Keith Thomas, Summer Walker Publishers: LVRN Publishing, SMCK Media Group, Slaughter Gang, Small Piece Publishing, Warner Chappell Music 'Redrum' Writer: 21 Savage Publishers: Slaughter Gang, Warner Chappell Music 'Residuals' Writers: Jeremiah 'Jerry' Green, Darius Logan, Dominique Logan, Dewain Whitmore, Jr. Publishers: 8Sixteen Music, Emiyah Janay Music Publishing, Jeremiah Green Music, Kobalt Music Publishing, Seven Peaks Music, Sky Walker, Songtrust 'Saturn' Writers: Cian Ducrot, Jared Solomon, Scott Zhang Publishers: Solomon Gouda, Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music 'Sensational' Writer: Olalekan 'Lojay' Osifeso Publisher: Sony Music Publishing 'Shake Dat Ass (Twerk Song)' Writers: HardKnock Publishers: Lassila Publishing, Lush Music 'Soak City (Do It)' Writers: Donovan 'Donez' Edwards, 310babii, Raymond 'Kreepteam' Oviedo Publishers: 310Babii Publishing, BeatStars Publishing, EMPIRE SF, Sony Music Publishing 'Surround Sound' Writer: 21 Savage Publishers: Slaughter Gang, Warner Chappell Music 'Texas Hold 'Em' Writers: Brian 'Killah B' Bates, Lowell, Megan Bülow, Nathan Ferraro, Beyoncé, Raphael Saadiq Publishers: Artist Publishing Group, Arts & Crafts Music, Kobalt Music Publishing, Oakland 13 Music, Sony Music Publishing, THEILLESTMUSICGROUP, Ugmoe Music, Universal Music Publishing Group 'TGIF' Writers: Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Jess Jackson, Ronnie 'Lil Ronnie' Jackson, Mario 'Yo Gotti' Mims, Jorge 'Ace' Taveras Publishers: Dillon Brophy Publishing, Einnor Music Publishing, Gotti World Publishing, Jess Jackson Publishing, JKSN PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music 'Timeless' Writers: Playboi Carti, Lawson, Tariq 'BL$$D' Sharrieff Publishers: Blessed By BL$$D Publishing, Honua Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing, Lawst Music 'Type Shit' Writer: Playboi Carti Publishers: Cash Carti Music, Sony Music Publishing 'Wanna Be' Writers: Ace Charisma, Ronnie 'Lil Ronnie' Jackson, Lil Wil, Mario 'Yo Gotti' Mims, Chadron Moore, Elimu Tabasuri, Jorge 'Ace' Taveras Publishers: Einnor Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing, It's A Big E Beat, It's Only About Music LLC, Regina's Son Music, Turn That Heat Up, Payday Publishing, VI Rudebwoy Publishing 'Whatever She Wants' Writer: Wyman Boyd Publisher: In Roberto's Name Music 'Worth It' Writers: Javaan 'Spades Saratoga' Anderson, U-Roy, Kiari 'Offset' Cephus, Everett 'Heavy Mellow' Romano, Cory Rose Publishers: Doorway Studios, Feels Like Summer Ent, JPL QC Music, Reservoir, Warner Chappell Music, YRN Piped Up Ent 'Yeah Glo!' Writers: Ronnie 'Lil Ronnie' Jackson, Morris 'Moe' Jones, Timothy 'B100' McKibbins, Stephen 'Steve-T' Towns Publishers: B100Publishing, Butter In The Field Music, Einnor Music Publishing, Musiq Committee, Sony Music Publishing 'You Broke My Heart' Writers: Anderson 'Vinylz' Hernandez, Alexander Morand Publishers: Virgoat, Warner Chappell Music MOST PERFORMED GOSPEL SONGS: 'Able' Writer: Marvin L Winans Publisher: Marvin L Winans Music 'God Be Praised' Writer: Warryn 'Baby Dubb' Campbell Publisher: Sony Music Publishing 'God Is' Writer: Warryn 'Baby Dubb' Campbell Publishers: Anthem Music Publishing II, Sony Music Publishing 'I See Good' Writer: Anthony Brown Publishers: Key Of A Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music 'I Will Wait' Writers: Kayton Bassier, David 'Ali' Parrilla Publishers: DRUMMERSINCE1978, KAYTONIC 'In The Room' Writer: Tasha Cobbs Leonard Publishers: Capitol CMG Genesis, Meadowgreen Music Company, Tasha Cobbs Music Group 'Look At God' Writers: Isaiah 'Pyro' Campbell, Christopher 'Xavier Wright' Gales, Munson W. Steed Publishers: Missing Link Music, O Wow Entertainment, Skye Unlimited, Xavier Write's Publishing 'Only One Night Tho' Writer: Tye Tribbett Publishers: Greater Anointing Stuff Music, Kobalt Music Publishing 'Speak Your Name' Writer: Anthony Brown Publishers: Key Of A Music Publishing, Tyscot Music, Warner Chappell Music More from SiR Claims Drake, Kendrick Lamar Beef Resulted In Toronto Concert Cancellation Offset Reacts After Son And Cardi B's New Man, Stefon Diggs, Get Matching Braids Cardi B Shares More Murderous Thoughts About Her Estranged Husband Offset
South China Morning Post
22-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
How celebrity collectors are shaking up the art world, from Swizz Beatz and his wife Alicia Keys, to Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay-Z and Madonna
In the late 90s, when rapper and record producer Kasseem Dean, aka Swizz Beatz, was still a teenager, he tried to buy an artwork from a gallery. 'But they didn't take him seriously,' says Kimberli Gant, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. 'He wasn't a typical collector – he was this young man who they didn't really know.' But that didn't deter Dean. He kept attending openings and museum shows, demonstrating a serious interest to gallerists who eventually ushered him into their inner circle. His first major acquisition was a photograph by legendary American artist Ansel Adams. Fast-forward to the present, and Dean – alongside his wife, Grammy Award-winning Alicia Keys – are among the most prominent celebrity collectors in the US. In 2019, the power couple made it onto the esteemed art publication ARTnews' Top 200 Collectors list. Alicia Keys at the 'Giants' exhibition, which featured about 100 works and attracted more than 125,000 visitors. Advertisement Last year, the Brooklyn Museum staged 'Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys', a sprawling exhibition of about 100 artworks, which is travelling to the Minneapolis Institute of Art this month. The show features just a fraction of their expansive collection. The Deans are among a growing number of celebrities who are gravitating towards collecting contemporary art. Stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay-Z, Madonna, Pharrell Williams and Steve Martin are all known to share a similar passion for collecting. 'They have homes, boats, exotic cars, staff, clothing and jewellery … once they have everything, they often add the art,' says New York-based art adviser Maria Brito, who has worked with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Diddy and celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson Leonardo DiCaprio is another avid art collector. He's pictured here with Amazonian artists Nixiwaka Yawanawá, and Isku Kua Yawanawá at the Re:wild's 'Art of Nature Basel' event in Miami, in 2023. Celebrity collecting isn't a new phenomenon but what has changed is that it's now becoming much more visible. Stars are getting involved in exhibitions, posting more on social media and making appearances at major art fairs. 'What is happening is that the worlds are merging,' says Gant. 'I think we're going to see more exhibitions like 'Giants', as celebrities who are serious collectors decide to put their collections out there.' Museums and other art world institutions have become increasingly interested in collaborating with celebrities to attract a broader audience. The 'Giants' show pulled in more than 125,000 visitors, including people who travelled from California, Georgia and Maryland. Gant explains that the exhibition injected new life into the museum, offering a non-traditional experience: 'The art world has cultivated an expectation of what museum shows should look or feel like, with purely white walls and silence, but this was different.' The 'Giants' exhibits included Arthur Jafa's sculpture made of monster truck tyres shrouded in iron chains evoking a giant gong. Photo: Handout The exhibition featured several mini living room vignettes with sofas where visitors could lounge and browse through catalogues of artists' work. Swizz Beatz also created a soundtrack for the show, which was playing in the background: 'So there was a lot of Marvin Gaye and smooth music, which creates a beautiful energy when you walk through … and people could get the idea of what it could be like to live with art in their own home,' says Gant.
CBS News
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
"Giants" collection at MIA showcases nearly 100 pieces by Black artists
Art pieces owned by Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys are now on display at "Giants," a new exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The exhibit features nearly 100 pieces by Black artists and traveled from Brooklyn and Atlanta to its temporary home in Minneapolis. Beatz and Keys are major art collectors, who have spent a better part of a decade building the collection from artists from around the world. Pieces include a diptych by artist Amy Sherald, who liked capture the everyday movements and life of Black people "doing stuff," explained Casey Riley, Chair of Global Contemporary Art at MIA. Another piece is a panoramic piece by Meleko Mokgosi, an artist of Botswanan descent who wanted to capture the evolution of democracy in Botswana and the weight of colonialism, and how it continues to "reverberate and shape society," Riley said. "I really hope that as visitors walk through, their curiosity is sparked and they want to look closer and ask questions about what's happening in each of these vignettes," said Riley. The exhibit also features an assemblage of paintings by artist Barkley Hendricks, who would travel to Jamaica with his wife over the course of many years. The paintings capture "the beauty of the landscape," Riley said. The collection is "really about excellence," Riley said. "And at a time where we're really yearning for connection and joy and maybe something to uplift our spirits, seeing the extraordinary artistic output that is exhibited in this show is really important for people."
