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Happy 75th birthday, Al Green 🎈 Tap the link in bio to read our 1973 feature on the singer. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
As a youth, Lil Yachty garnered the title ‘King of the Teens’ — and a lot of criticism. Today, he’s a mentor and a mogul. Tap the link in bio to read about how Lil Yachty got his second act. Photo by @braylendion for Rolling Stone
DMX defied easy categorization. A hardened criminal with a heart of gold. A devout Christian with demons he battled in the open. A musician with an appeal across racial lines that didn’t come at the expense of authenticity. The tragedy of his life is how much he gave to a world that was unprepared and unwilling to see him completely. His life was filled with unsubtle injustices. Harrowing abuse from his mother; a childhood spent in group homes; years of his adult life spent incarcerated. DMX, who died April 9th after suffering a heart attack, endured a system designed to annihilate the spirit and somehow remained defiantly radiant. Tap the link in bio to read more from Jeff Ihaza. Photo: Vallery Jean/FilmMagic
Willa Amai's debut is set for release this spring, and like her latest single “Not a Soldier,” it wades deep into melancholic waters. Tap the link in bio to read more about the 16-year-old student who’s balancing course work and studio sessions with the likes of Linda Perry and Dolly Parton. Photo: Megan Miller for Rolling Stone
“Lady Marmalade” debuted in April 2001 and hit Number One that June, where it remained for five consecutive weeks during Moulin Rouge!’s theatrical run. It would go on to win Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards and the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Tap the link in bio to read about how Missy Elliott, producer Ron Fair and “four badass chicks from the Moulin Rouge” created a Number One smash that couldn’t be recaptured today. Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Touré on DMX, from his 2000 Rolling Stone cover story: "He raps in the roughest and grimiest voice in hip-hop, the sound of gravel hitting the grave." Tap the link in bio to read more. Cover photo: Albert Watson #RIPDMX
DMX, the chart-topping rapper who blended aggressive menace with emotional sincerity, has died at age 50 following a heart attack. “We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50 years old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days,” his family said in a statement. “Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end. He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him. Earl’s music inspired countless fans across the world and his iconic legacy will live on forever. We appreciate all of the love and support during this incredibly difficult time. Please respect our privacy as we grieve the loss of our brother, father, uncle and the man the world knew as DMX. We will share information about his memorial service once details are finalized.” Tap the link in bio to read more. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared racism a “serious threat” to public health. In a statement announcing a health equity initiative on Thursday, the agency acknowledged that racism “negatively affects the mental and physical health of millions of people, preventing them from attaining their highest level of health, and consequently, affecting the health of our nation.” As part of the initiative to address racism’s impact on public health, the agency plans to study how social determinants (the environments in which we live and work) affect health outcomes for Americans. The CDC said it will also make “new and expanded investments in racial and ethnic minority communities” to address health inequities related to Covid-19 and other health conditions. That includes a $300 million program to fund community health workers to reach out to marginalized communities. The agency has also created a web portal called Racism and Health, which it hopes will spark public discourse. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky wrote in a commentary on the site that she hopes these investments will create a “durable infrastructure that will provide the foundation and resources to address disparities related to Covid-19 and other health conditions.” The pandemic has exposed many existing inequities in our country and healthcare system, Walensky wrote: “The disparities seen over the past year were not a result of Covid-19. Instead, the pandemic illuminated inequities that have existed for generations and revealed for all of America a known, but often unaddressed, epidemic impacting public health: racism.” Tap the link in bio to read more. Photo: Getty Images
More than half a century after her death, Janis Joplin’s legacy continues to loom large. Her estate kicked off this year with a 50th-anniversary edition of 'Pearl,' while a children’s book featuring the icon teaching nouns arrives this spring. And, on June 10th, fans can take a deep dive into her personal archives with the scrapbook 'Janis Joplin: Days & Summers.' The scrapbook contains rare photographs, unpublished letters, newspaper clips, souvenirs, and more, documenting her career from 1966 through 1968. It features annotations from Joplin herself — as well as her family and friends — with an introduction by Grace Slick. Tap the link in bio to read more. Photo: Sam Faba/© Fantality Corp.
Even with millions of Americans already vaccinated, Dr. Anthony Fauci says he is concerned that the number of new Covid-19 cases has plateaued is “disturbing.” The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases explained that although the number of deaths and hospitalizations has been on a downturn, the lack of a decrease in new cases following the recent spike is troubling. “The number that is disturbing is the number of cases each day when we had the big spike that we discussed so many times that went way up to two to three or more hundred thousand cases per day. Then it came back down. But now it’s plateaued at a disturbingly high level,” Fauci told CNN on Wednesday. Fauci said the US is in “a race between getting people vaccinating and this surge.” He went on to cite Tuesday’s report of 63,000 new cases in the country in a single day, comparing it to the surge in cases Europe is seeing now, which the doctor called “alarming.” Tap the link in bio to read more.
Just outside the small town of Woodstock, New York, you'll find some of the most amazing recording studios in the country. We decided to pay them a visit. Watch the full episode at the link in bio. #ad #commontread
Prince’s unreleased 2010 album 'Welcome 2 America' is the next offering from the singer’s Vault, with the LP finally due out this summer. Prior to the album's July 30th arrival, the Prince Estate has shared the title track, a spoken word soliloquy that criticized social media, celebrity culture, music industry monopolies, and more. Recorded over a decade ago, 'Welcome 2 America’s 12 tracks — 11 Prince originals and a cover of Soul Asylum’s “Stand Up and B Strong” — have never been released, although a handful were either performed live by Prince or appeared via webcasts or one-off radio premieres. Tap the link in bio to read more. Photo: Kevin Mazur/The Prince Estate
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