By now, you should be listening to Smino. The St. Louis native has immersed himself in his own thick and oozing groovelines and his music doesn’t aim to please anyone outside of its origin. Smino salutes his origins everywhere, and his music is only one medium utilized to get those salutes home. ...

I’d be willing to bet that a good amount of young women across the nation have seen Ariana Grande’s newest music video for “thank u, next” at this point, and not many were mentally prepared. The song has been on the charts and breaking records since its release on Nov. 3 but the video premiered Nov. 30...

For journalists, MAGA rallies are an interesting experience, for more reasons than one.

Anyone that knows me well knows that I'm not a very vulnerable person. I would rather play tough and cry alone behind closed doors — it is easier that way. The story I am about share has left me so exposed. My day started off as a regular day. I was a junior in high school just waiting for the year I would graduate. ...

This is the re-emergence of the “Best Rapper Alive,” a colossus that once towered over the world of rap music and whose demise was almost a certainty. But with the release of “Tha Carter V,” what seemed like a demise now looks more like a stumble. After five years of legal battles, infighting, and even a tour-bus shooting, Lil Wayne has finally delivered one of the most anticipated albums of the decade. ...

Homecoming is approaching, and in my time here at Southeast I’ve noticed a trend when it comes to this tradition. With tailgating and school spirit, inevitably comes a substantial amount of trash left in the streets of our home away from home. We need to take better care of our little river town. ...