Peter A. Berry

Jul 29, 2024 | complex.com | Peter A. Berry

Prince Williams / WireImage While everyone’s waiting to see how Drake will respond following Kendrick Lamar’s vicious diss track onslaught, the reality is that he already has—it’s just not in the epic way they might have imagined. Beginning a week after Kendrick decisively clinched his victory in their rap battle, Drizzy used his Instagram story to signal that “summer vibes” were on the way.

Jul 24, 2024 | complex.com | Peter A. Berry

Like most breakout musical sensations in 2024, Tommy Richman’s ascent began with an unceremonious TikTok. Beneath the glow of pinkish red lights, the Virginia vocalist and his pals bopped along to his then-unreleased single, “Million Dollar Baby”, for a teaser that mirrored the setup of countless others before it. Had the preview sucked, his fans would have let him know it—either through rude comments or a basic lack of engagement.

Jul 18, 2024 | complex.com | Peter A. Berry

Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Images Depending on how you look at it, Eminem’s career has been one gloriously long obscenity. Since releasing his emblematic debut single “Just Don't Give a Fuck” in 1998, Em’s made habit of saying any and everything that crosses his mind, and a lot of that time, those thoughts have been disses toward—well, any and everyone he can think of.

Jul 12, 2024 | complex.com | Dimas Sanfiorenzo |Peter A. Berry

Slim Shady is back—possibly for the last time.  Eminem has just released his 12th studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), and it features the legendary rapper trying something new: releasing a fully realized conceptual album. The Death of Slim Shady is about Eminem’s inner battle with his alterago. Longtime fans should know that there is Em and then there’s Slim Shady, the rude, vulgar, confrontational rapper willing to go at anyone.

Jul 9, 2024 | okayplayer.com | Peter A. Berry

The trailer for Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Gladiator II has been released, and as expected, it looks pretty epic. There are elaborate action scenes, shots of grand coliseums, and plenty of theatrical dialog. It’s every bit as grand as you thought it would be. But nothing is more imperial than Denzel Washington’s effortless swagger. Dripped out in fine ancient cloth and plates of gold, the 69-year-old emits quiet, emphatic authority as a bold schemer.