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Juvenile has reworked his 1999 classic “Back That Thang Up” as “Vax That Thang Up” as part of a new campaign by the dating app BLK to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.⁠ ⁠ The pro-vaccine reboot finds Juvenile linking up with fellow Cash Money great Mannie Fresh, who also appeared on the original track, as well as another New Orleans legend, No Limit’s Mia X. The song marks the first time Cash Money and No Limit have officially collaborated on a project.⁠ ⁠ “Vax That Thang Up” is as delightful and ridiculous as one would hope, with Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, and Mia X expounding on the importance of getting vaccinated if one wants to enjoy life’s most refined pleasures. “Girl you look good once you vax that thang up,” goes the hook, “You a handsome young brother once you vax that thang up/Dating in real life, you need to vax that thang up/Feeling freaky all night, you need to vax that thang up.”⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to listen and read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images

Juvenile has reworked his 1999 classic “Back That Thang Up” as “Vax That Thang Up” as part of a new campaign by the dating app BLK to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.⁠ ⁠ The pro-vaccine reboot finds Juvenile linking up with fellow Cash Money great Mannie Fresh, who also appeared on the original track, as well as another New Orleans legend, No Limit’s Mia X. The song marks the first time Cash Money and No Limit have officially collaborated on a project.⁠ ⁠ “Vax That Thang Up” is as delightful and ridiculous as one would hope, with Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, and Mia X expounding on the importance of getting vaccinated if one wants to enjoy life’s most refined pleasures. “Girl you look good once you vax that thang up,” goes the hook, “You a handsome young brother once you vax that thang up/Dating in real life, you need to vax that thang up/Feeling freaky all night, you need to vax that thang up.”⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to listen and read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images

@rollingstone Jul 7

In Miami, as in most cities, there is no foresight to prepare for what is coming, no real plan for a managed retreat from high risk areas, no deliberate effort to get vulnerable people out of harm’s way in the midst of the rapidly accelerating climate crisis.⁠ ⁠ It’s too early to say how transformative the Surfside tragedy will be. Right now, the focus is, rightly, on the grieving families who have lost loved ones in the collapse. There will be a federal investigation into what went wrong at Champlain Towers South, and lots of recommendations about what might be learned from all this. In the end, the role that rising waters and the climate crisis played may be unanswerable in a definitive way. But one truth is inescapable: 20th century cities are not built for what’s coming at them in the 21st century. And the longer it takes for us to grasp that, and to take dramatic action to fix it, the more people will die.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Giorgio Viera/AFP/Getty Images

In Miami, as in most cities, there is no foresight to prepare for what is coming, no real plan for a managed retreat from high risk areas, no deliberate effort to get vulnerable people out of harm’s way in the midst of the rapidly accelerating climate crisis.⁠ ⁠ It’s too early to say how transformative the Surfside tragedy will be. Right now, the focus is, rightly, on the grieving families who have lost loved ones in the collapse. There will be a federal investigation into what went wrong at Champlain Towers South, and lots of recommendations about what might be learned from all this. In the end, the role that rising waters and the climate crisis played may be unanswerable in a definitive way. But one truth is inescapable: 20th century cities are not built for what’s coming at them in the 21st century. And the longer it takes for us to grasp that, and to take dramatic action to fix it, the more people will die.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Giorgio Viera/AFP/Getty Images

@rollingstone Jul 6

Britney Spears’ longtime manager Larry Rudolph has resigned from his post after working with the pop star for over 25 years, 'Deadline' reports.⁠ ⁠ Rudolph announced he was stepping down as Spears’ manager in a letter to the singer’s co-conservators, her father Jamie Spears, and the court-appointed Jodi Montgomery. In the letter, Rudolph stated his decision was prompted in part by Spears’ apparent desire to retire.⁠ ⁠ “It has been over two-and-a-half years since Britney and I last communicated, at which time she informed me she wanted to take an indefinite work hiatus,” Rudolph said. “Earlier today, I became aware that Britney had been voicing her intention to officially retire… As her manager, I believe it is in Britney’s best interest for me to resign from her team as my professional services are no longer needed.”⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.

Britney Spears’ longtime manager Larry Rudolph has resigned from his post after working with the pop star for over 25 years, 'Deadline' reports.⁠ ⁠ Rudolph announced he was stepping down as Spears’ manager in a letter to the singer’s co-conservators, her father Jamie Spears, and the court-appointed Jodi Montgomery. In the letter, Rudolph stated his decision was prompted in part by Spears’ apparent desire to retire.⁠ ⁠ “It has been over two-and-a-half years since Britney and I last communicated, at which time she informed me she wanted to take an indefinite work hiatus,” Rudolph said. “Earlier today, I became aware that Britney had been voicing her intention to officially retire… As her manager, I believe it is in Britney’s best interest for me to resign from her team as my professional services are no longer needed.”⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.

@rollingstone Jul 6

The new episode of 'Rolling Stone Music Now' focuses on the best hip-hop of 2021 so far, with Mankaprr Conteh and Jeff Ihaza joining host Brian Hiatt to talk about their picks. The episode draws from Conteh’s personal list of the year’s best songs (which ranges from Morray’s “Quicksand” to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Thot Shit” to Drake’s “What’s Next” to Noname’s “Rainforest.”) as well as Rolling Stone’s overall rankings of 2021’s top albums. Our panel also debates the merits of J. Cole’s 'The Off-Season,' vouches for the greatness of Topaz Jones’ 'Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Mama,' and much more.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to listen.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

The new episode of 'Rolling Stone Music Now' focuses on the best hip-hop of 2021 so far, with Mankaprr Conteh and Jeff Ihaza joining host Brian Hiatt to talk about their picks. The episode draws from Conteh’s personal list of the year’s best songs (which ranges from Morray’s “Quicksand” to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Thot Shit” to Drake’s “What’s Next” to Noname’s “Rainforest.”) as well as Rolling Stone’s overall rankings of 2021’s top albums. Our panel also debates the merits of J. Cole’s 'The Off-Season,' vouches for the greatness of Topaz Jones’ 'Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Mama,' and much more.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to listen.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

@rollingstone Jul 5

When Amy Helm set out to record 'What the Flood Leaves Behind,' her third solo album released in June, she found herself being called home. The singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist cut her last LP, 2018’s brooding 'This Too Shall Light,' in Los Angeles, and it was time to reconnect with her musical and familial roots. Helm rallied producer Josh Kaufman and a host of ace players to the other musical epicenter of Woodstock, New York: the rustic barn where her father, Levon Helm, hosted his legendary Midnight Rambles from 2004 until his death in 2012.⁠ ⁠ Helm has described the barn and the on-site Levon Helm Studios as a tuning fork for musicians, a magical conduit into the heart of creativity. Listening to 'What the Flood Leaves Behind,' it’s easy to see what she means. It’s a living, breathing LP, shaped by rich acoustic chords, pulsing horns, immersive organ, and Helm’s elastic voice. Hiss Golden Messenger’s MC Taylor, Mary Gauthier, and Erin Rae all contribute to the songwriting, and Kaufman — the Bonny Light Horseman member who’s played on Taylor Swift’s recent folksy adventures — dials up the warm production. The album’s sense of optimism, even at its most tenuous, is unmistakable.⁠ ⁠ “When there’s so much joy going on, it’s creates an interesting space to get into the deeper, more vulnerable stuff,” says Helm, who probes her family history on the track “Cotton and the Cane.” We talked to Helm about the origin of the album title, her personal songwriting, and what might be coming from her father’s archives.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ Via @rscountry⁠ ⁠ Photo: Ebru Yildiz

When Amy Helm set out to record 'What the Flood Leaves Behind,' her third solo album released in June, she found herself being called home. The singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist cut her last LP, 2018’s brooding 'This Too Shall Light,' in Los Angeles, and it was time to reconnect with her musical and familial roots. Helm rallied producer Josh Kaufman and a host of ace players to the other musical epicenter of Woodstock, New York: the rustic barn where her father, Levon Helm, hosted his legendary Midnight Rambles from 2004 until his death in 2012.⁠ ⁠ Helm has described the barn and the on-site Levon Helm Studios as a tuning fork for musicians, a magical conduit into the heart of creativity. Listening to 'What the Flood Leaves Behind,' it’s easy to see what she means. It’s a living, breathing LP, shaped by rich acoustic chords, pulsing horns, immersive organ, and Helm’s elastic voice. Hiss Golden Messenger’s MC Taylor, Mary Gauthier, and Erin Rae all contribute to the songwriting, and Kaufman — the Bonny Light Horseman member who’s played on Taylor Swift’s recent folksy adventures — dials up the warm production. The album’s sense of optimism, even at its most tenuous, is unmistakable.⁠ ⁠ “When there’s so much joy going on, it’s creates an interesting space to get into the deeper, more vulnerable stuff,” says Helm, who probes her family history on the track “Cotton and the Cane.” We talked to Helm about the origin of the album title, her personal songwriting, and what might be coming from her father’s archives.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ Via @rscountry⁠ ⁠ Photo: Ebru Yildiz

@rollingstone Jul 4

Jim Morrison died 50 years ago today. In a wide-ranging 1969 Rolling Stone Interview, the Doors singer discussed film, literature, politics, war, and where he thought music was headed.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read.⁠ ⁠ Photo: CBS/Getty Images

Jim Morrison died 50 years ago today. In a wide-ranging 1969 Rolling Stone Interview, the Doors singer discussed film, literature, politics, war, and where he thought music was headed.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read.⁠ ⁠ Photo: CBS/Getty Images

@rollingstone Jul 3

Inside the rise of amapiano, the genre that's taking over South Africa and coming to a dance floor near you.⁠ ⁠ Even during the pandemic, amapiano, a bright, jazzy dance music culled from local house flavors and global R&B, has persisted as the country’s top genre, according to prominent South African artists and DJs. “I think it’s the first time a genre of ours dominates our own airplay more than international songs,” says Busiswa, a South African house superstar who’s worked with Beyoncé, and whose discography spans the subgenres gqom, kwaito, and newly, amapiano. While amapiano is huge in South Africa, it’s also transcended borders. On TikTok, the #amapiano hashtag stands at more than 570 million views. Shares of global streams on the AmaPianoGrooves playlist on Spotify have increased 116 percent globally over the past year; the increase in the U.S. is 75 percent.⁠ ⁠ Amapiano began to gain traction in South African townships — historically racially segregated residential areas — in 2016. It has spread rapidly and organically through WhatsApp and ride-shares, spawning its own evolution and subgenres.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photographs in illustration by Aart Verrips; Emmanuel Ojo Aromokundu

Inside the rise of amapiano, the genre that's taking over South Africa and coming to a dance floor near you.⁠ ⁠ Even during the pandemic, amapiano, a bright, jazzy dance music culled from local house flavors and global R&B, has persisted as the country’s top genre, according to prominent South African artists and DJs. “I think it’s the first time a genre of ours dominates our own airplay more than international songs,” says Busiswa, a South African house superstar who’s worked with Beyoncé, and whose discography spans the subgenres gqom, kwaito, and newly, amapiano. While amapiano is huge in South Africa, it’s also transcended borders. On TikTok, the #amapiano hashtag stands at more than 570 million views. Shares of global streams on the AmaPianoGrooves playlist on Spotify have increased 116 percent globally over the past year; the increase in the U.S. is 75 percent.⁠ ⁠ Amapiano began to gain traction in South African townships — historically racially segregated residential areas — in 2016. It has spread rapidly and organically through WhatsApp and ride-shares, spawning its own evolution and subgenres.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photographs in illustration by Aart Verrips; Emmanuel Ojo Aromokundu

@rollingstone Jul 2

Sha’Carri Richardson, the American track phenomenon widely considered to be a favorite to win the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Tokyo Olympics, will no longer be able to compete in the marquee race. The United States Anti-Doping Agency announced on Friday that Richardson tested positive for cannabis, invalidating her 100-meter win in the Olympic trials last month and dashing her chances to compete in the event this summer.⁠ ⁠ The news is a devastating blow for the U.S. Olympic team, and many have questioned why one of the team’s most charismatic stars will no longer be able to compete in track-and-field’s most prestigious event for something as innocuous as smoking a little weed in Oregon, where — oh, by the way! — the drug is legal.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio for what we know about Richardson’s positive test, why cannabis use is prohibited among Olympic athletes, and what happens next.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Sha’Carri Richardson, the American track phenomenon widely considered to be a favorite to win the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Tokyo Olympics, will no longer be able to compete in the marquee race. The United States Anti-Doping Agency announced on Friday that Richardson tested positive for cannabis, invalidating her 100-meter win in the Olympic trials last month and dashing her chances to compete in the event this summer.⁠ ⁠ The news is a devastating blow for the U.S. Olympic team, and many have questioned why one of the team’s most charismatic stars will no longer be able to compete in track-and-field’s most prestigious event for something as innocuous as smoking a little weed in Oregon, where — oh, by the way! — the drug is legal.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio for what we know about Richardson’s positive test, why cannabis use is prohibited among Olympic athletes, and what happens next.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images

@rollingstone Jul 2

Hello, Upper East Siders! You know you missed them. The hotly anticipated 'Gossip Girl' sequel — a fresh take on the debauched YA series-turned-CW megahit — is finally here. Premiering July 8th on HBO Max, the show is set in the same world of über-privileged and über-troubled Manhattan prep-school teens as the OG iteration, only this time there’s a notably diverse cast and, as showrunner Joshua Safran promised on Twitter, none of the “slut shaming” or “catfights.”⁠ ⁠ That doesn’t mean there won’t be drama. For months, plot details have been tightly guarded except for character names and short descriptions. But Safran (who wrote and produced on the original, alongside creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, who produce here) has teased that social media will be integral to how the new titular Gossip Girl spreads word of the goings-on in the rich-kid scene.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio meet the cast of summer's hottest show, the HBO Max 'Gossip Girl' reboot.⁠ ⁠ Photos by @bradogbonna for Rolling Stone

Hello, Upper East Siders! You know you missed them. The hotly anticipated 'Gossip Girl' sequel — a fresh take on the debauched YA series-turned-CW megahit — is finally here. Premiering July 8th on HBO Max, the show is set in the same world of über-privileged and über-troubled Manhattan prep-school teens as the OG iteration, only this time there’s a notably diverse cast and, as showrunner Joshua Safran promised on Twitter, none of the “slut shaming” or “catfights.”⁠ ⁠ That doesn’t mean there won’t be drama. For months, plot details have been tightly guarded except for character names and short descriptions. But Safran (who wrote and produced on the original, alongside creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, who produce here) has teased that social media will be integral to how the new titular Gossip Girl spreads word of the goings-on in the rich-kid scene.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio meet the cast of summer's hottest show, the HBO Max 'Gossip Girl' reboot.⁠ ⁠ Photos by @bradogbonna for Rolling Stone

@rollingstone Jul 2

For the past decade, cannabis has been increasingly profitable for white people, while people of color continue to be targeted by the drug war. Twelve of the nation’s top multistate operators were valued between $59 million and $4 billion in 2019. Most of these enterprises — nearly 81 percent, according to a 2017 survey by Marijuana Business Daily — are owned by white people, mostly white men.⁠ ⁠ The women of Blounts & Moore are talking publicly for the first time about their efforts in cannabis and their overall vision advocating for more participation by African Americans, from the affluent to the exonerated, and forging a path toward economic equity. These nine women, who have individually achieved great professional heights and recognition, are now a sisterhood of socially conscious entrepreneurs, vying to unlock barriers preventing black Americans from participating in the booming cannabis industry. They represent a social and economic class of African Americans unseen in the cannabis space, ready to shatter the last vestiges of bias against the plant. Their individual and collective prominence and connections could be a game changer in this moment in the cannabis industry.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo by @noraw.jpg for Rolling Stone⁠ ⁠ Presented by @showtime

For the past decade, cannabis has been increasingly profitable for white people, while people of color continue to be targeted by the drug war. Twelve of the nation’s top multistate operators were valued between $59 million and $4 billion in 2019. Most of these enterprises — nearly 81 percent, according to a 2017 survey by Marijuana Business Daily — are owned by white people, mostly white men.⁠ ⁠ The women of Blounts & Moore are talking publicly for the first time about their efforts in cannabis and their overall vision advocating for more participation by African Americans, from the affluent to the exonerated, and forging a path toward economic equity. These nine women, who have individually achieved great professional heights and recognition, are now a sisterhood of socially conscious entrepreneurs, vying to unlock barriers preventing black Americans from participating in the booming cannabis industry. They represent a social and economic class of African Americans unseen in the cannabis space, ready to shatter the last vestiges of bias against the plant. Their individual and collective prominence and connections could be a game changer in this moment in the cannabis industry.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo by @noraw.jpg for Rolling Stone⁠ ⁠ Presented by @showtime

@rollingstone Jul 1

The Trump Organization and Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg have been charged with 15 counts of various financial crimes, including federal tax fraud, falsifying business records, grand larceny, and scheme conspiracy.⁠ ⁠ In the indictment, which was unsealed Thursday afternoon in a Manhattan court, prosecutors describe a 15-year scheme to provide tax-free benefits to top executives, including Weisselberg, who is alleged to have skirted paying over $1.7 million in taxes. “To put it bluntly, this was a sweeping and audacious illegal payments scheme,” Carey Dunne, general counsel for the Manhattan DA, said in court.⁠ ⁠ Weisselberg surrendered himself to the Manhattan district attorney’s office Thursday morning. Hours later, he was led into court in handcuffs.⁠ ⁠ Weisselberg pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his lawyers, Mary Mulligan and Bryan Skarlatos, said in a statement that he intends to “fight these charges in court.” Weisselberg was released after the hearing, but had to turn over his passport, as prosecutors deemed him a “flight risk.”⁠ ⁠ The Trump Organization, too, pleaded not guilty. “The district attorney is bringing a criminal prosecution involving employee benefits that neither the I.R.S. or any other district attorney would ever think of bringing,” the company said in a statement. “This is not justice; this is politics.”⁠ ⁠ Regardless of the Trump’s Organization’s objections, the indictment paints a damning picture of how the company carried out a complex scheme to conceal benefits provided to top executives. “The purpose of the scheme was to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was ‘off the books’: the beneficiaries of the scheme received substantial portions of their income through indirect and disguised means, with compensation that was unreported,” the indictment read.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.

The Trump Organization and Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg have been charged with 15 counts of various financial crimes, including federal tax fraud, falsifying business records, grand larceny, and scheme conspiracy.⁠ ⁠ In the indictment, which was unsealed Thursday afternoon in a Manhattan court, prosecutors describe a 15-year scheme to provide tax-free benefits to top executives, including Weisselberg, who is alleged to have skirted paying over $1.7 million in taxes. “To put it bluntly, this was a sweeping and audacious illegal payments scheme,” Carey Dunne, general counsel for the Manhattan DA, said in court.⁠ ⁠ Weisselberg surrendered himself to the Manhattan district attorney’s office Thursday morning. Hours later, he was led into court in handcuffs.⁠ ⁠ Weisselberg pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his lawyers, Mary Mulligan and Bryan Skarlatos, said in a statement that he intends to “fight these charges in court.” Weisselberg was released after the hearing, but had to turn over his passport, as prosecutors deemed him a “flight risk.”⁠ ⁠ The Trump Organization, too, pleaded not guilty. “The district attorney is bringing a criminal prosecution involving employee benefits that neither the I.R.S. or any other district attorney would ever think of bringing,” the company said in a statement. “This is not justice; this is politics.”⁠ ⁠ Regardless of the Trump’s Organization’s objections, the indictment paints a damning picture of how the company carried out a complex scheme to conceal benefits provided to top executives. “The purpose of the scheme was to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was ‘off the books’: the beneficiaries of the scheme received substantial portions of their income through indirect and disguised means, with compensation that was unreported,” the indictment read.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.

@rollingstone Jul 1

Goldie and the Gingerbreads were one of rock's first all-women bands. Why are they still so obscure?⁠ ⁠ In the mid-Sixties, this New York quartet signed with Atlantic, opened for the Stones, and toured overseas. Now, more than 50 years after their breakup, we can finally hear all their pioneering work in one place.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Goldie and the Gingerbreads were one of rock's first all-women bands. Why are they still so obscure?⁠ ⁠ In the mid-Sixties, this New York quartet signed with Atlantic, opened for the Stones, and toured overseas. Now, more than 50 years after their breakup, we can finally hear all their pioneering work in one place.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

@rollingstone Jul 1

Jim Morrison died 50 years ago today. In a wide-ranging 1969 Rolling Stone Interview, the Doors singer discussed film, literature, politics, war, and where he thought music was headed.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read.⁠ ⁠ Photo: CBS/Getty Images

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