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  2. The Unappealing World of Lil Peep, ExplainedMaybe some music is only for teenagers.
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    What Are We Supposed to Make of This Oddly Catchy Trap-Country Song?Branchez and Big Wet have a great weekend-party anthem on their hands, so why does it feel so weird to watch?
  4. The Best Beats from 4:44 Producer No I.D.A guide to some other beats that have defined him as an artist to revere.
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    Radiohead’s OK Computer–Era Rarity ‘Man of War’ Gets a Music VideoIt comes with an unsettling video about a man being followed for no apparent reason.
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    Mobb Deep’s Prodigy Dead at 42He died due to sickle cell complications in Las Vegas.
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    The War on Drugs Perfectly Capture American Sadness in the ‘Holding On’ VideoStarring Frankie Faison, whom you might remember from The Wire.
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    Here’s Why Mac DeMarco Headlining Radio City Music Hall Is a Big DealMac DeMarco is more popular than ever, and he’s still not sure why.
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    PWR BTTM Address Sexual-Assault Allegations in Detail“We want nothing more than to be back performing together soon.”
  10. 10 Amazing Vocal Performances From Soundgarden’s Chris CornellThe Soundgarden and Audioslave front man was a defining figure of the grunge scene and one of the best rock vocalists we had.
  11. Summer Music Preview: Lana Del Rey, Halsey, Fleet Foxes, and Much MorePlus releases from Grizzly Bear, SZA, Wiki, a Broken Social Scene reunion, and two Shabazz Palaces albums.
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    Cat Power Is One of Our Most Vital SongwritersShe’s playing this year’s Vulture Festival with Frankie Cosmos.
  13. Ja Rule’s Fyre Fest Is the Breaking Point for Luxury Festival ExperiencesThere’s a comfort ceiling, and with Fyre’s disaster showing, it may have been reached.
  14. See DJ Khaled, Bieber, Chance, Quavo, and Lil Wayne Celebrate in ‘I’m the One’DJ Khaled reaches new levels of opulence.