A Michael Jackson impersonator hit 1 million TikTok followers and celebrated by going bar for bar with an AI version of the same MJ character.
The machine copied the voice. He put in the years. AI can imitate anything except the work it took to be worth imitating.
Westside Gunn locked in HEELMATIC: November 13, 16 tracks, full tracklist posted.
Date, count, titles. That's a promise people can hold you to. Anybody who only ever says "soon" is leaving himself a way out. Put the date on it.
McDonald's is launching its first-ever reservation-only fine dining experience in New York City on October 29.
A brand that knows exactly what it is can play dress-up for one night. A brand that forgets what it is plays dress-up forever. Know your lane before you leave it.
Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz sang Drake happy birthday on stage for his 40th.
Whoever signed you 17 years ago still showing up tells you how the business was handled. People don't sing for the man who did them wrong. Loyalty leaves a paper trail.
Lelo threw a free show in New York and raised $16.5K for a cancer charity.
Free ticket, real money. Give people something first and they'll give back more than any paid ad could squeeze out of them. Generosity isn't a cost. It's the strongest pitch there is.
Ye is reportedly planning to bring YEEZY back to the runway with a show at his own flagship store on Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles.
No borrowed venue. No host to cancel on him. When you own the building, nobody can pull the event. Own the room before you rent the spotlight.
An analysis says pickleball courts are the most discussed issue at city council meetings nationwide, ahead of data centers.
People will pack city hall over a weekend hobby and skip the hearing on what moves their power bill. Show up for what costs you, not what amuses you.
Anderson .Paak and Cordae's Heavy Is The Crown is on pace for a Top 10 debut, 33-38K first week, with J. Cole, Conductor, 9th Wonder, Swizz in the credits.
No beef, no stunt. Peers don't hand their best beats to people they don't respect. A credit list like that is a vote.
Drake turned 40 mid-way through the biggest streaming year in rap, and Akademiks says he shot the "Quebec" video himself because his editors were busy.
Still doing the work with his own hands at the top is why he's at the top. Waiting on help keeps you waiting.
Sneako went after Akademiks for being at Drake's 40th birthday. Ak answered by promising seven days of exposing him.
Two grown men fighting over another man's guest list. That's not content, that's conflict. Real power is quiet. Only a fool tells you what he's about to do.
Akademiks says he'll come save Hot 97, but only if they fire the hosts first and pay him $5 million a year, non-negotiable.
Love him or not, that's a negotiation: name the number, name the terms, be ready to walk. Anybody working for "exposure" already told you their price.
A 16-year-old built a device that puts out fire with sound. No water, no chemicals. It won gold in Indonesia.
No degree, no lab budget, no permission slip. Age was never the barrier. Starting is. Plenty of grown people with every advantage are still "thinking about it."
Dogs Bark Before They Come. Snakes Don't.
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Netflix is reportedly losing engagement: people watching less, opening the app less, drifting to YouTube.
Think about that.
The fix will be more shows, more tiers, more ads. Nobody will say it: people stopped waiting to be served. Attention goes to voices that feel real.
50 Cent Let His Enemies Find Him on Purpose
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The Quiet Guy Is the One to Worry About
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Sunday at SoFi, Jay-Z told the crowd to question everything in a world of AI. Monday he was confirmed as Super Bowl headliner, on a show his own company helps produce.
Let that sit.
Good advice. Start with the booking. Sign off on yourself and the questions are arithmetic.
Stop Telling Cops You're Friends With the Mayor
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It's Hard to Rage at Someone Who Stays Calm
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You Can't Hide What You Put on Display
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