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The Kid Laroi’s “A Cold Play” video puts the burgeoning actor’s emoting skills on display, as he strips away all the high-concept stuff to focus on his reaction to the song’s brokenhearted sentiments. Rather than telling a contrived narrative, Laroi simply sits in front of a backdrop, willing tears into his eyes as he stares […]

If there’s any modern online trend that has been grinding folks’ gears lately, it’s “the cookout.” The mythical, metaphorical gathering of Black folks for celebration and commiseration is beginning to lose its cultural cachet thanks to a laissez-faire approach to giving invitations to outsiders, and Houston rapper Monaleo is over it. In the video for […]