Rapper Greg Porn is branching outside of his collaboration with The Roots—he contributed to their last four albums, including the Grammy award-winning undun—to focus on his solo career. He just wrapped up the music video for his first single “The World Is Yours” from his new mixtape Amerikin Junkie. We were so excited by the clip, which features a sketchy bank robbery scenario, Greg wearing a Reservoir Dogs-style black suit, and porny-POV cinematography, we decided to premiere it right here on VICE. We caught up with Greg last week to discuss the video and how the criminal act of robbery can also be an inspiration. Read more…
Paste Magazine premieres single “Untitled (Sandy)” by Rrest
Atlanta’s Rrest, which consists of musicians Wes Ables and Andrew Teems, is nearing the release of their self-titled debut record. Darker topics and emotional lyrics give depth to an otherwise pop-sounding record, and frontman Ables says this duality in the songs happened naturally.
“We were just free with this record—we acted on spontaneous emotion,” said Ables in a recent statement. “It’s more of a feeling than anything intelligible or thought-out. We were trying to capture the urgency and newness of these songs, recording them as fast as we could, no matter how shitty the equipment.”
Georgia Innocence Project exoneree Clarence Harrison & Life Sentence featured on 11 Alive News
DECATUR, Ga. — “I am granting a motion and ordering your immediate release.” The voice of the Dekalb county judge still rings in Clarence Harrison’s ears. How could he possibly forget. That was the moment he was given his life back.
The moment came after 18 years in a prison for a rape and robbery he didn’t commit. Harrison was the first person exonerated by the Georgia Innocence project. See the video here…