The N.B.A. washout LiAngelo Ball debuted his track “Tweaker” on a livestream. It’s proving to be much more than a novelty. By Jon Caramanica How will rap hits get made in 2025? Judging by the year’s ...

LiAngelo Ball is the first breakout rapper of 2025, though up until now, he was better known as a basketball player. Def Jam, who reportedly signed Ball to a record deal (including his own label) ...

The other day, I saw a tweet that described 2025 as a “sci-fi ass year”—the kind of date films of decades past used to set the action around for all types of futuristic hijinks. Three days in, we’ve ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. ADVERTISEMENT It’s summer break 2001. You’re ten years old and at your grandparents’ house, watching TV, trying to savor the last remaining days ...

Basketball player LiAngelo Ball's new song "Tweaker" has caught the attention of Boosie Badazz . LiAngelo, who is currently out of commission when it comes to basketball due to a ligament injury, is ...

Ever since LiAngelo Ball unveiled “Tweaker” back in January, many have speculated about who might appear on a remix of the retro-inspired cut. Adding to that, artists like Moneybagg Yo and Boosie ...

Basketball player LiAngelo Ball's new song "Tweaker" has caught the attention of Boosie Badazz. LiAngelo, who is currently out of commission when it comes to basketball due to a ligament injury, is ...

On Jan. 3, Ball, who goes by the rap name G3, G3 Gelo or just Gelo, officially released the new track after teasing it online. The song finds the California native rapping in a Southern drawl over a ...

Drawing on points made in Walter Isaacson's Steve Job bio, The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell paints a portrait of the late Apple leader as someone obsessed with tweaking things to perfection. Lance ...