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Here's Jimmy Kimmel | ARTICLE

In 24 hours, Jimmy Kimmel will stand up in his office at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, looking less like a talk-show host...
March 1, 2013 10:00 AM ET
Kendrick Lamar, New Kid on the Block | ARTICLE

The building on 116 East Alondra Boulevard in Compton is a squat, sand-colored apartment house with barred first-story windows and a patch of ornamental brick face. It was here, in apartment F, that Kendrick Lamar lived as...
February 27, 2013 12:55 PM ET
Jessica Chastain: The Hippie Who Took Out Bin Laden | ARTICLE

Even now, Jessica Chastain can summon up Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's face. "KSM, Abu Faraj, all of them – they're still there, in my head,"...
January 31, 2013 11:35 AM ET
Q&A: Seth MacFarlane on Hosting the Oscars, Being Hated by 'South Park' | ARTICLE

Since the 1999 debut of his hit series Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane has been best known for his filthy fiefdom of anarchic, envelope-pushing cartoons. Lately he's been expanding his empire, hosting SNL, recording a Grammy-nominated album...
December 11, 2012 7:00 AM ET
Kevin Hart: Hot Superstar Stand-Up | ARTICLE

'That was disgusting," says Kevin Hart. The comedian is hunched over a high-limit blackjack table at Detroit's MGM Grand casino, where a curly-haired dealer...
October 25, 2012 10:55 AM ET
Cruel Summer | ALBUM REVIEW

Kanye West doesn't really do low stakes. He once identified his competition as "Michelangelo, Picasso, the pyramids," and it's not like you form a group with Jay-Z, name it the Throne and put a gold...
September 20, 2012 1:35 PM ET
Grizzly Bear Head Into the Wild to Make 'Shields' | ARTICLE

Late one night last year, Grizzly Bear singer Ed Droste was feeling spent. He'd recorded what felt like a zillion vocal takes of "Speak in Rounds" – a new song that starts off hushed, adding bursts of...
September 13, 2012 10:00 AM ET
Louis C.K. Workshops New Material in Surprise Brooklyn Shows | ARTICLE

Around noon on Monday, word began spreading that Louis C.K. would give three standup performances that very night at Brooklyn's Bell House. The set-up: C.K., the comedian whom Chris Rock calls "the funniest man in America," would...
August 28, 2012 1:15 PM ET
Q&A: Mike Birbiglia on Directing 'Sleepwalk With Me,' 'Piloting' Standup | ARTICLE

This weekend, comedian Mike Birbiglia's feature-film debut, Sleepwalk With Me, opens in theaters. Rolling Stone interviewed Birbiglia at his home in Brooklyn about the film, blending drama with comedy and the craft that goes into making people...
August 24, 2012 3:30 PM ET
Mike Tyson Taking Broadway Show on the Road | ARTICLE

This morning, Mike Tyson arose at 8 a.m. and had his customary breakfast: oatmeal, Cheerios, almond milk. Last night, he had his usual dinner: spinach, broccoli, rice. "Before I was a vegan, I ate garbage," he says,...
August 10, 2012 3:05 PM ET
VMA 2012 Host Kevin Hart Is Judd Apatow's Favorite Vertically Challenged Comic | ARTICLE

For a short stint in 2001, Kevin Hart was roommates with Jason Segel. Judd Apatow had cast the pair in a never-to-air sitcom called North Hollywood, about aspiring actors cohabitating, and he made them bunk up for...
August 8, 2012 3:25 PM ET
God Forgives, I Don't | ALBUM REVIEW

It's perfect that the first word Rick Ross raps on God Forgives, I Don't is "hallucination" – after all, he's in the fantasy business. Over his career, Ross has gone from generic dope-boy with a stolen name...
July 27, 2012 10:55 AM ET
Inside Gotye's Weirdo Aussie Pop That's Invading Your Radio | ARTICLE

A black Escalade is idling in downtown Manhattan, waiting for a guy called Gotye. After about 20 minutes, the Belgian-born, Australian-bred singer climbs in. He's just finished an interview at pop powerhouse Z100, which has put his...
May 3, 2012 1:55 PM ET
Mixed Emotions | ALBUM REVIEW

Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm fill their debut with jubilant dance clatter and interlocking synthesizer and guitar riffs – it’s a propulsive, polychromatic sound you might call Jewfro-beat. Cohen, on key boards and percussion, keeps the sounds surprising: chintzy faux steel drums here, moody Eighties synths there. The...
March 28, 2012 10:05 AM ET
Diplo and the Search for the Perfect Beat | ARTICLE

Diplo is at a studio in Burbank, California, searching for inspiration, raising a two-word prayer to the heavens. "Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber," the 33-year-old DJ and producer chants, rubbing his neck thoughtfully. In 24 hours, he's set...
March 22, 2012 1:05 PM ET
Electronic Dream (Deluxe Edition) | ALBUM REVIEW

AraabMuzik is a producer behind beats for Cam'ron and Lloyd Banks, but he made his name live, crafting dazzling cacophony on the fly: You're unsure whether to dance, headbang or get the man a Clif Bar. His...
January 12, 2012 4:11 PM ET
TM: 103 Hustlerz Ambition | ALBUM REVIEW

Is there a hip-hop artist who cares less about artistry than Young Jeezy? Dazzling wordplay, unpredictable flow, tricky rhyme schemes – these are froofy, frivolous concerns to the Atlanta drug-dealer-turned-MC. "Bitch, I'm legendary/Bitch, I'm a living legend,"...
December 20, 2011 5:05 PM ET
How Louis C.K. Became the Darkest, Funniest Comedian in America | ARTICLE

The following is an excerpt of the Louis C.K. feature in the December 22, 2011 issue of Rolling Stone, on stands December 9th. One Thursday this fall, Louis C.K. was in a dressing room at...
December 12, 2011 9:45 AM ET
Odd Future's Frank Ocean Readies Solo Takeover | ARTICLE

Frank Ocean's phone buzzes – it's an automated message urging him to set a voicemail password. He frowns, "Who uses voicemail?" In a few ways, the singer-songwriter is emblematic of his generation: At 23, he prefers texting...
November 2, 2011 12:35 PM ET
How Jason Segel Went From Apatow Bro to Master of Muppets | ARTICLE

To hear Jason Segel tell it, his house is pretty creepy. "It's filled with puppets," the 31-year-old actor and screenwriter says over dinner at L.A.'s Chateau Marmont. "Literally packed." His puppet jones doesn't stop there: He turned his...
November 1, 2011 2:00 PM ET