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Watch Aziz Ansari Rank His Favorite Kany...

Aziz Ansari recently did a video interview with Vogue where he discussed a variety of topics: the upcoming Met Gala, his “ultimate style icon,” and inevitably Kanye West. Ansari tells his favorite Kanye West anecdote about how he once walked in on the rapper listening to 808s and Heartbreak (a story he’s told for years) and is then asked to rank his favorite Kanye albums in order. Ansari’s rankings are: Watch the Throne and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy tied for first place, Yeezus and The Life of Pablo tied for second, then Graduation, The College Dropout, Late...
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New “Twin Peaks” Trailer Features New Lo...

We’re less than a month away from the return of “Twin Peaks,” which will have a two-hour premiere on Showtime on Sunday, May 21. Now, in a new trailer, director David Lynch has given fans a look at some familiar locations from the fictional town of Twin Peaks, including the sheriff’s department, Laura Palmer’s house, the Double R Diner, and more. Check that out below. We’ve already gotten a look at the show’s returning cast, including Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer), Sherilyn Fenn (Audrey Horne). Check out all of Pitchfork’s “Twin Peaks” coverage here, and...
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Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. Charts at No. 1 F...

Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. is the No. 1 album in the U.S. for its second week in a row, Billboard reports. This week, DAMN. moved 238,000 album equivalent units (87,000 units in traditional album sales and 136,000 in streams). Last week, the excellent new LP debuted at No. 1 after moving 603,000 copies, unseating Drake’s More Life with the year’s biggest sales week. (This week, DAMN. had the fourth biggest sales week of the year behind its opening week, Drake, and Ed Sheeran.) Kendrick recently announced a North American tour in support of DAMN.; he’ll be joined by supporting...
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Ja Rule Gives Fyre Festival Update: “All...

Fyre Festival, a new luxury festival founded by Ja Rule, was scheduled to take place in the Bahamas this weekend. After attendees experienced a series of chaotic events, the festival was postponed and organizers started working to evacuate guests from the island. Today, Ja Rule took to Twitter to issue an update. “Relieved to share that all guest are safe, and have been sent the form to apply for a refund,” Ja Rule wrote. Fyre Festival’s official Twitter account also issued another apology earlier this morning in a series of tweets. “We’re heartbroken that we let...
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BTY YoungN, New Orleans Rapper, Shot and...

BTY YoungN, the New Orleans rapper affiliated with Birdman’s Rich Gang stable, was shot and killed Saturday night, The Times-Picayune reports. New Orleans police said the shooting occurred at a Shell gas station on Airline Highway in the Hollygrove neighborhood. He was reportedly shot several times and pronounced dead at the scene. He was 27. The rapper, born Desmone Jerome, reportedly had a history of legal trouble stemming from drug and weapons charges. In an interview early this year, he described surviving a shooting when he was 16 and said...