Ronny Chieng had one message for Harvard grads during his commencement speech: destroy AI. "Look, a lot of other respected graduation speakers in colleges around America are talking about you guys needing to master AI for the future. I'm here to tell you the mission of your generation is to destroy AI... "And I know, I know there's someone sitting out here right now who’s just like, 'Well, you know, what about the use of AI to pioneer breakthroughs in medicine and physics?' Well, first of all, shut up, nerd. I'm not talking about that. Obviously, if you're using it for that purpose, you're not the problem. "I'm talking about the accumulation of cognitive debt due to excessive use of large language models according to a study by MIT published in 2025. That's right, MIT. MIT did that study. I guess you guys were too busy giving each other A's. Feel free to boo MIT, by the way, and AI, and yourselves, I guess. "Look, this is actually good news, okay? This is why you guys shouldn't be scared of AI, because I think AI is just going to end up making mediocre people dumber. Have you heard how dumb people brag about how they use AI? They're always like, 'Hey, did you know that AI can now read my email, summarize it, and drop a response?' Yeah, you know who else can do that? Me. I can do that. You can't do that? How useless are you? You need artificial intelligence just to match me? I'm a dumb*ss who couldn't get into Harvard. "From what I can see, getting an actual advantage from AI in the future will require a minimum escape velocity of intelligence that I'm assuming you guys from Harvard have. Everyone else who can't match that is just going to get dumber, and that's when you run up the score on them, assuming we still have a functioning society, of course. "But to run up the score, you’re going to have to master your craft. And AI can be the fuel, but fuel is useless if you can't kindle the fire. For example, I recently used AI to use regression analysis to prove that a certain race of people are mathematically terrible at sports. I won't say which race, but thank you for not inviting Hasan Minhaj to Harvard. My point is, learning the fundamentals still matter. If I didn't know what a regression analysis was, and if I wasn't fundamentally racist, would I have been able to do any of that? No. "Untalented people love bragging about using AI to help them draft their speeches and their scripts and their podcasts and their promo videos for UFC fights at the White House, which to be fair, even if they had filmed that for real, it would still have looked like AI. But what they're missing is this: the creating is the fun part. The best part of comedy writing is figuring out the puzzle pieces of a joke and getting the self-regard from having accomplished a difficult thing. Why would I want AI to take that away from me? "You know what problem I want AI to solve? I want the problem of AI making everything look like sh*t. I want AI to solve that problem. How about that? "Or how about, can AI take away the part of comedy writing where my TV pilot gets passed on and when I ask if I can pitch it to someone else, the network says, 'We don't want it, but we also don't want anyone else to have it. We just want you to be sad.' Can AI solve that? "I recently tried to introduce my friend to Buddhism through a book called Buddhism Made Simple. It was literally a book about Buddhism made simple. And instead of reading it, he used AI to summarize it in 10 seconds. Believe it or not, he didn't reach enlightenment. It turns out speed running Buddhism is completely missing the point. "And I know this platitude is almost worthy of AI, but the reason shortcuts to skip to the end aren't always good is because the journey isn't just how we acquire skills. The journey is the point of all this. It is! It turns out maybe the real Harvard was the friends we made along the way. "Look, I know this won't apply to everyone's industry, but I'm just saying whatever your chosen profession is, please don't let AI rob you of the fun part of it. "I think your generation's upcoming battle won't be humans against AI. That's at least two months away. It's going to be people with substance versus people with shallow knowledge. It’s going to be mastery versus faking it. It's going to be people with good taste versus tacky. I trust you will put in the work necessary to be on the right side of those battles."

Thank you @nas @djpremier and @massappeal for honoring the women who put boots on the ground in this thing of ours. ❤️ Sidebar: I caught a whole flight home to rescue this beauty off my porch. Double sidebar: Anybody that knows me knows flowers are my favorite things in the world! 💐🌼 🌸 🌻 🌹

Donuts is by far J Dilla's most famous album. But a humble beat tape created eight years prior perhaps best illuminates the ongoing influence of James Dewitt Yancey. Read about "Another Batch," the tape that was never officially released—and likely never will be: pitchfork.visitlink.me/p2-sm… 📷 J Dilla in 2000, by Gregory Bojorquez/Getty Images

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Jonah Hill says Rihanna has "'make your friends shit their pants' weed." "After we shot This Is the End, I ran into her at a bar, and it was my birthday. She had a joint and was generous enough to share with my friends, and one of my friends got so stoned that she pooped her pants. Rihanna has that 'make your friends shit their pants' weed." (via @wmag) 📸: Dimitrios Kambouris / Alberto E. Rodriguez via Getty

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Happy birthday to Clyde Stubblefield, born on this day in 1943! Best known for his work with James Brown from 1965–70, Clyde Stubblefield laid down funk-defining grooves. His “Funky Drummer” break became one of hip-hop’s most sampled beats.

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For those who don't know- I Love Boosters is directed by the guy that did Sorry To Bother You.

hey just wanna let yall know that I love music so much and I appreciate yall taking the time to listen. however u end up feeling ab it is less important than the fact that I love u peace

🙂Thanks to everyone who acknowledged my classic debut #KOLLAGE 30th anniversary yesterday. 💜is a verb. #BAHAMADIA ✨🐑✨

So excited to sing at the Ryman in May with these two Memphis beauties—my first show supporting Ani DiFranco! Started rehearsing yesterday 🩵💗🩵My favorite surprise is the cute cat:-)

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"Somebody For Me" is the joint they sped up and flipped for the In Living Color theme song. You can also see this video was also the influence for the visual elements of the intro: youtube.com/watch?v=sWHX7QF8…

the best marketing strategy for an independent artist is making something so undeniable that people do the marketing for you.

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RIP Shock G. He would have loved this.

My #CLASSIC debut project #KOLLAGE was released on 4.2.96 #BAHAMADIA ✨🐑✨

Some people are born to make music… and Bobby Caldwell was one of them. 🎶 From singing with his mom as a child to lighting up every stage he stepped on, music was always in his heart. 🎤 #BobbyCaldwell #BobbyCaldwellLegacy #BornToSing #Music #MusicHistory