Netflix has announced a new documentary about the Notorious B.I.G. Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell, out March 1, was executive produced by the rap legend’s mother Violetta Wallace and Sean “Diddy” Combs. The new film is set to cover Biggie Smalls’ early life and his ascendance to rap superstardom, with appearances by Faith […]
Yuck have broken up, the band announced today (February 15). The group’s dissolution coincides with the 10th anniversary of its self-titled debut album. See the group’s full statement below. Yuck earned acclaim for their approach to scrappy, guitar-driven songs, which hearkened back to the early sound of indie rock in the 1990s. They followed 2011’s […]
Johnny Pacheco—the bandleader, songwriter, producer, arranger, and co-founder of the label Fania Records who helped popularize salsa on an international scale—has died, NPR reports. He was recently hospitalized, according to Fania co-founder Jerry Masucci’s brother Alex Masucci. No cause of death has been disclosed. Pacheco was 85. Pacheco was born in the Dominican Republic and moved with […]
