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Data Shows NYPD Targeting People Of Color With Alcohol Summonses
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Restaurants and bars are still limited in the option of hosting patrons inside thus outside has become the new social playground. Even in this era of inconvenience, the law is making it clear that Black and Brown folks are still the hunted. As spotted on The Gothamist a new report is showing that people of color are getting ticketed for public alcohol consumption in New York City at a staggering rate. Even more alarming, but shouldn’t come to anyone at as a surprise, is that Blacks and Hispanics are being disproportionately fined. Since January 2020 1,250 locals have been hit with summonses for boozing outside but Blacks and Hispanics make up almost 90% of the offenders. Only 7% were whites. Obliviously the numbers skewed against us prompting the heavy side ey...
Nicki Minaj’s “Manager” Kenneth Petty Asks Judge To Let Him Travel With Wife
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Nicki Minaj might be happily married to her hubby Kenneth Petty, but her controversial baby daddy seems to constantly be using her to get out of sticky situations. According to Bossip, Petty has asked a judge to ease up on the bail restrictions placed on him for upcoming sex offender case and allow him to tour with his pregnant wifey as he’s claiming to be her manager these days. Due to his court-ordered curfew and travel restrictions, Petty fears that there’s a chance he may miss the birth of his child should Nicki go into labor while on the road. Under Petty’s bail terms, the New York native is required to remain in Southern California as he awaits trial on one count of failure to register as a sex offender. But the father to be’s motion states that he’s consul...
Seth Rogen Says He Was “Fed a Huge Amount of Lies About Israel”
Seth Rogen pissed off North Korea with some truthiness in The Interview, and now he’s sparked similar backlash with recent comments about Israel. His remarks came during an interview on Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast, ostensibly about the actor’s forthcoming HBO Max movie, An American Pickle. The film sees Rogen portray a Jewish immigrant who finds himself in Brooklyn in the early 1900s. When he falls into a pickle vat, the brine preserves him for a century, emerging to meet his grandson (also portrayed by Rogen), a secular Jew of the modern age. As Rogen and Maron are both Jewish, much of the conversation centered around their own experience with Judaism and identity. While much of the discussion was comedic and nuanced, some of the remarks have stirred controversy. When the idea of reloca...
jxdn on the Influence of Juice WRLD, Working with Travis Barker, and Pushing Against Southern Values
Kyle Meredith With… JXDN Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS jxdn gives Kyle Meredith a call to talk about the seemingly overnight success of his music career after making a name for himself on TikTok over the last couple of years. The rising star discusses how seeing Juice WRLD in concert inspired him to be a songwriter, signing to Travis Barker’s new label, and writing/recording with the pop-punk legend. Texas born and Tennessee raised, JXDN also talks about pushing against the judgmental Southern environment that he grew up in, having supportive pastor parents, and the stories behind “Angels & Demons” and “So What!”. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK...
Lil Uzi Vert and Future Reconnect on “Over Your Head” and “Patek”: Stream
Lil Uzi Vert and Future have linked up for a new two-song collaborative project called Pluto x Baby Pluto. Take a listen to “Over Your Head” and “Patek” below. The songs arrive on Lil Uzi Vert’s 26th birthday (happy birthday!), and add to what has been an already massive year for the Philadelphia rapper. Back in March, he released his long-awaited sophomore album, Eternal Atake, along with the sequel to his 2017 mixtape, Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World. Future, meanwhile, has kept up his prolific ways, even amidst a pandemic. He dropped his latest album, High Off Life, in May. Beyond his work with Lil Uzi Vert, he’s also collaborated on tracks with DaBaby, Lil Yachty, Teyana Taylor, Jhené Aiko, and the late Pop Smoke. [embedded content] [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Eve...
Trump to Ban TikTok in the US
Donald Trump intends to ban TikTok in the US as soon as Saturday. Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday night, Trump announced he would use emergency economic powers or an executive order to enforce the ban. Trump also said he is against the idea of a US-based company acquiring the Chinese-owned TikTok. Earlier on Friday, it was revealed that Microsoft had entered into negotiations to purchase the popular video sharing app. TikTok is estimated to have upwards of 65 million active users in the US and consistently ranks as among the most downloaded apps on Apple’s App Store. However, US government officials have expressed concerns over the amount of data collected by TikTok compared to other prominent social media platforms, especially given that TikTok is owned by...
The Knocks and MUNA Turn Back Time with “Bodies”
Now entering the sixth month of the COVID-19 lockdown, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to remember life before sheltering at home. A new song by electronic duo The Knocks and pop trio MUNA, titled “Bodies,” may be the escape you need. Co-written by each group, “Bodies” was inspired by “nostalgia for the early-mid aughts,” according to a press statement by MUNA. Out today via Big Beat Records, “Bodies” has now come to represent hope for the joyful times to come, conjuring memories of house parties, beach days with friends, and fireworks at a music festival. Set to the tune of The Knocks’ signature upbeat, pop-centric production style, “Bodies” delivers a hypnotizing, light-hearted punch with b...
Amazon Music Enlists Disclosure for “The Summer Sessions” Playlist
Amazon Music recently launched their new “Summer Sessions” playlist series, in which they enlist the help of some of the best DJs and producers that dance music has to offer to curate the ultimate soundtrack for the season. Next up in the series is Disclosure, who threw down over 5 hours of vibrant music to soak up with the warm weather. Get down to their house track “Ecstasy” or “He Loves Me 2” by Steve Silk Hurley and CeCe Peniston. If hip-hop and R&B are more your speed, fear not—the duo added in tracks such as “Find a Way” by A Tribe Called Quest and “On & On” by Erykah Badu. To make “The Summer Sessions” with Disclosure complete, they provided Amazon Music an original exclusive to...
You Can Buy These Items from the Fyre Festival Merchandise Collection Seized from Billy McFarland
Thanks to the mythical implosion of the dumpster fire that was Fyre Festival, you can now get your hands on a memento from the notorious event. The US Marshals Service is auctioning off merchandise seized from the festival’s disgraced founder, Billy McFarland, to augment efforts to offer restitution to his victims. From July 30th through August 13th, you can bid on 126 items, including loungewear, bracelets, and retrospectively humiliating tokens emblazoned with the phrase, “a conspiracy to change the entertainment world.” According to US Marshal Ralph Sozio, McFarland was planning to sell the merchandise even after his arrest following the festival’s historic descent into ignominy. “The proceeds from the sale of these items, all traceable to McFarland’s...
EDM.com Presents “Quarantini Chats” Episode #4: HOSH and Boss Doms
Whether they’re bedazzling eggs with rhinestones, baking their own sourdough from scratch, or concocting absurd cocktails, those in the social media community at large have embraced their creativity during their time in quarantine. Harnessing that creativity and manifesting it into the dance music community, EDM.com’s Instagram Live interview series “Quarantini Chats” invites the brightest music producers and DJs in the game to join our platform and craft a custom cocktail as they sip and dive into a wide range of topics with our special guest hosts, The Hotel Lobby. Joining us this week are HOSH and Boss Doms, who will be interviewing each other in a special edition of “Quarantini Chats.” Doms released HOSH’s remix of his new single “I Want ...
MÖTLEY CRÜE’s TOMMY LEE And ROB ZOMBIE’s JOHN 5 To Perform With TYLA YAWEH On ESPN House’s Virtual Fan Experience
To celebrate the restart of the NBA season, ESPN House returns with a virtual fan experience for the tip-off of the NBA on ESPN. The experience will be anchored by a live musical performance from rapper and songwriter Tyla Yaweh with special guests Tommy Lee and John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, ex-MARILYN MANSON). The performance of Tyla‘s new single, “Tommy Lee”, which also features Post Malone and is said to be an ode to the MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer and his lavish lifestyle, will be streamed on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and the ESPN app on Saturday, August 1 at 5:10 p.m. ET prior to “Hoop Streams”. ESPN House will also feature content from The Undefeated on ESPN.com surrounding social justice efforts. “I have a longtime friendship with Tommy Lee and we have worked on s...
COREY TAYLOR: ‘I’ve Reached A Point In My Life Where I’m Tired Of Being Miserable Making Music’
SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will release his debut solo album, “CMFT”, on October 2 via Roadrunner Records. Taylor recorded the solo effort with his band consisting of Jason Christopher on bass, Dustin Schoenhofer on drums, and Zach Throne and Christian Martucci (STONE SOUR) on guitar. The LP was completed at Kevin Churko‘s The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas with producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER and STONE SOUR, among others. Speaking to Dave “Higgo” Higgins of Australia’s MMM Hard N Heavy radio station, Taylor stated about the musicians on his solo album (hear audio below): “I’ve played with all of these guys in one form or another, but never all at the same time, and I knew n...
