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Monthly Archives: August 2019
The Magic of Afro Nation
Afro Nation founder Smade provides the lowdown on the biggest urban beach festival in Europe.
Drake’s “Care Package"
Drake dropped "Scorpion" last summer, but he just couldn't leave THIS summer alone. Pretty much out of nowhere, Drizzy unleashed a new compilation of 17 tracks that never got an official release, and some of them contain some pretty high-profile features: J. Cole, Rick Ross, and more.
And he aptly named it “Care Package.” Drake, you’re funny.
The album gathers up random tracks from throughout his career, including songs that were never given official release, (such as “Can I,” which was previously leaked), and “Dreams Money Can Buy” (which dropped between "Thank Me Later" and "Take Care”).
The bulk of the tunes had only lived on Drake’s SoundCloud or YouTube accounts. Then, with a surprise announcement only one day before its release, Drake went to Instagram and said, “"Available on all platforms. Some of our most important moments together available in one place. Care Package.”
It’s like a career-spanning greatest hits that never were, and it’s our ALBUM OF THE WEEK*. Listen on-demand, as much as you want!
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Cierra Ramirez Chops It Up
Cierra Ramirez enters the Chop Shop and talks new single "Broke Us" with Raymond T!
Dierks Does “Dogust”
Dierks Bentley played the Today show August 1st, which happens to also be known as “Dogust,” aka National Mutt Day, aka the official birthday of any pooch whose birthday is unknown. He performed on the plaza for thousands of screaming fans, and then fate stepped in and he went inside to talk to the Today crew.
To celebrate Dogust, they also had the founder of Muddy Paws Rescue in New York City on the show with some pups who were looking for forever homes. So there’s Dierks, holding an adorable little 8-week-old border collie mix named Goose. Or Garrett. Nobody’s sure which is which. But Dierks feels a connection with the little guy and says, “my kids have been hammering me for a third dog.” And he says his nickname for one of his daughters is Goose, so it’s obviously meant to be. So he calls home and talks to the wife, and… yep. Goose (the name he’s going with) is now a Bentley.
You know, there are a ton more shelter dogs who need forever homes. Can we help you find one perfect for your pack? https://www.petfinder.com/
Happy Dogust, y’all.
Blink-ground Noise
Join Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 backstage, as he shares his thoughts on being a good dad and the band that almost made him quit music forever.