Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush dead at 84
He was an architect of Chicago’s ‘West Side Sound’ in the 1950s and 1960s.
CHICAGO — Legendary Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush, whose passionate, jazz-tinged music influenced artists from Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton to the rock band Led Zeppelin, died Saturday at the age of 84, his longtime manager said.
Rush succumbed to complications from a stroke he suffered in 2003, manager Rick Bates said.
He catapulted to international fame in 1956 with his first recording on Cobra Records of “I Can’t Quit You Baby,” which reached No. 6 on the Billboard R&B charts.
He was a key architect of the Chicago “West Side Sound” in the 1950s and 1960s, which modernized traditional blues to introduce more of a jazzy, amplified sound.
“He was one of the last great blues guitar heroes. He was an electric God,” said Gregg Parker, CEO and a founder of the Chicago Blues Museum.
Rush loved to play to live audiences, from small clubs on the West Side of Chicago to sold out venues in Europe and Japan.
“He was king of the hill in Chicago from the late 1950s into the 1970s and even the 80s as a live artist,” said Bates.
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Malia Obama Makes Music Video Debut In New Dakota’s ‘Walking on Air’
In addition to being the eldest daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama, Malia can now add music video star to her resume.
Cue Lil Duval’s “Living My Best Life.” Because that’s exactly what Malia Obama is doing during her second year at Harvard.
In addition to being the eldest daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama, Malia can now add music video star to her resume, as she recently appeared in indie rock band New Dakota’s video for “Walking on Air.”
She can first be seen rocking out during an audition, and later appears playing the harmonica. According to TMZ, the band members — Chris Haley, Scott Roberts, Alasdair MacKenzie, and Juan Carlos Fernandez del Castillo — also attend Harvard. The song is on the band’s April album, Marsh Street.
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Kanye West Has Changed His Name
Kanye West has changed his name at age 41, and rather than adding a “Kardashian” to his moniker, the rapper has selected two letters from his name to go by and is dropping the rest. “The being formally (sic) known as Kanye West,” he tweeted Saturday night, ahead of his gig on Saturday Night Live. “I am YE.” Ye has been a longtime nickname, and he even chose it as the title of his June album, notes the Guardian.
But there’s also personal significance, notes People: “I believe YE is the most commonly used word in the Bible,” he said in June, when the album was released. “In the Bible it means ‘you.’ So I’m you, I’m us. It went from being Kanye, which means the only one, to being just YE—just being a reflection of our good, our bad, our confused, everything. I’m just more a reflection of who we are.” Ye’s new album, Yandhi, dropped Saturday night; in it, he raps about “givin’ up my slave name.” Sky News has a list of more celebrities who’ve changed their names after years in the limelight.
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Kanye West Regrets Not Standing By A$AP Bari Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
“That was some p***sy shit on my part.”
Kanye West’s took to Twitter to apologize to A$AP Bari for not standing by him while the A$AP Mob founder faced accusations of sexual assault over the past year. The rapper shared a screenshot of a FaceTime conversation he recently had with A$AP Bari and credited him for helping him get the “number 1 record in the world” and breaking him out of his “pretentious rich n***a shell.”
“Bari challenged me when no one else did and when he got in trouble I was scared to say he was my friend just like I did with xxx and that was some pussy shit on my part.” He wrote, “I let the perception and the robots control me. That’s the true sunken place.”
‘Ye continued to thank Bari for his perspective and vision as well as helping him get closer to A$AP Rocky before reminding his followers that, “Jedis never let perception and cancel culture get between them.”
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Rapper Lil Xan hospitalized after eating ‘too many Hot Cheetos’
Lil Xan has said he needed to go to hospital on Monday after eating too many Hot Cheetos.
The Total Xanarchy rapper posted a message to his five million followers on Instagram after being discharged.
“I was in hospital not due to any drugs, but I guess I ate too many Hot Cheetos,” he said with a laugh.
In a caption to the post he added he was “healthier than I’ve ever been”, ahead of his upcoming live tour.
Hot Cheetos are an American corn-based snack. And they’re spicy.
On Tuesday, the 22-year-old alarmed fans by posting a photo of himself in the back seat of an ambulance on his Instagram story.
He quickly posted a new clip revealing: “I was in the hospital not due to any drugs but I guess I ate too many Hot Cheetos and it ripped something in my stomach open so I puked a little blood”.
The rapper’s Total Xanarchy tour kicks off in New York City on Wednesday.
It’s not the first time the snacks have been in the news because of health concerns.
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Dr. Dre TV Show Dropped by Apple Due to Violence, Sex: Report
Apple has reportedly rejected “Vital Signs,” an in-the-works TV show starring and executive-produced by Dr. Dre that was being made for its streaming service, after CEO Tim Cook deemed its content too graphic and violent, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The semi-autobiographical, six-episode show had been touted as Apple’s debut scripted series, with a cast including Sam Rockwell, Michael K. Williams, and Ian McShane. According to The Wall Street Journal, Cook objected to scenes involving drugs, sex, and guns. The show may end up being broadcast elsewhere.
In a 2016 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Rockwell said that the show featured him, Williams, and McShane playing different aspects of Dr. Dre’s personality. “I play Ego, and Ian McShane is Vengeance, and Michael K. Williams is Negativity. There’s also a character called Prodigy,” he said. Rockwell also told EW that “We had a couple of orgy scenes. That was interesting.”
The Wall Street Journal reports, “Apple has made clear, say producers and agents, that it wants high-quality shows with stars and broad appeal, but it doesn’t want gratuitous sex, profanity or violence.” For an M. Night Shyamalan series, which was ultimately approved, Apple reportedly requested that crucifixes in the lead characters’ house be removed. Apple has also replaced several other series’ showrunners after purchasing the rights, according to the report.
Pitchfork has contacted representatives for Apple and Dr. Dre for comment.
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Cardi B I’ll Perform at Super Bowl … But I Want My Own Set!!!
Hip-hop fans pissed at the NFL for the Maroon 5 halftime show decision might have their Hail Mary answered by none other than Cardi B — but the NFL might have to blink … TMZ has learned.
Our sources say Cardi is in negotiations to perform her song with Maroon 5, “Girls Like You” — and the main issue being discussed is whether or not CB gets a solo set. We’re told she’s getting a lot of offers to perform in early February … so she’s trying to make the best deal possible.
Super Bowl LIII is being held in Atlanta, and some fans were hoping the NFL would give props to the ATL’s hot music scene. Needless to say, Maroon 5 isn’t checking that box for those fans.
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