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Toyota Throws Trio of Modded GR Supras at Virtual SEMA360 Show
We’ve already seen some of the SEMA360 vehicle reveals and teasers, so you might already have heard that the SEMA aftermarket industry parts and culture event has transformed into a virtual show for 2020. Jeep has already teased an overland-ready Gladiator loaded up with Mopar parts, and Chevrolet pulled the wraps off its resto-modded K5 Blazer-E powered by a Bolt EV crate powertrain. Toyota’s SEMA360 GR Supras trade truckish purposefulness for a focus on drift performance, and aesthetics. See all 45 photos Two of the Supras are drift builds, but first let’s discuss the Ornamental Conifer GR Supra. As you can see, despite the name it’s not a Christmas-tree-themed build. Ornamental Conifer is the alter ego of Nicolai Sclater, a British artist who is at the art direct...
Joel Corry & MNEK on Why the Timing Was Just Right for Their ‘Uplifting’ Dance Smash ‘Head & Heart’
“I was fascinated anyways just to get a DM from MNEK, ’cause I’ve been a fan of his for so many years,” Corry tells Billboard‘s Pop Shop Podcast (listen to the full episode below). “…We couldn’t get into the studio because all of the studios were being closed. But he recorded his vocals at home, and he’d written the new parts to the song that needed writing and sent it back to me. And I was just like, ‘Bang!’ I was like, ‘That’s it! You’ve absolutely smashed it.’ He kind of put all these missing pieces of the ‘Head & Heart’ puzzle together that I needed.” Now, the unstoppable song has spent six weeks at No. 1 in the pair’s native U.K., and it breaks through to the Bill...
The Players Behind Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’: See the Full Credits
Artists:Main Artist – Ariana Grande Songwriters:Composer Lyricist – Angelina BarrettComposer Lyricist – Ariana GrandeComposer Lyricist – Brian Vincent BatesComposer Lyricist – James JarvisComposer Lyricist – London HolmesComposer Lyricist – Nija CharlesComposer Lyricist – Steven FranksComposer Lyricist – Tommy Brown Vocal Arranger – Ariana Grande Producers:Producer – London On Da TrackProducer – Mr. FranksProducer – Tommy Brown Production Team:Vocal Producer – Ariana Grande Engineers:Engineer – Ariana GrandeEngineer – Billy Hickey Mastering Engineer – Randy Merrill Mixer – Serban Ghenea Performers: Background Vocalist – Ariana Grande Guitar – James Jarvis Other Contr...
Bella Hadid Calls Lil Pump ‘Irresponsible’ for Endorsing Trump
“And speaking of sound, music and other things, one of the big superstars of the world, Little Pimp,” Trump said at the event. “There he is! How’s it going? Do you want to come up and say something?” Trump eventually used Lil Pump’s correct name and asked the crowd, “Does everyone know who he is? Do you know how big he is?” “I came here to say, Mr. President, I appreciate everything you’ve done for our country,” Lil Pump, wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat and no mask, said. “You brought the troops home and you’re doing the right thing. MAGA 20, 20, 20. Don’t forget that! Don’t forget that. And do not vote for Sleepy Joe at all!” He’s now using the Trump-given “...
Kylie Minogue Reveals She Nearly Cut a Song With Prince
“Well, I had an almost dream come true, which was with Prince,” she recounts. Following his show at London’s Earl’s Court in the early ‘90s, Minogue met the Purple One and summoned the courage to mention her album plans. “We just kind of hung out. I don’t even know what that means, but we hung out and he kind of put me on the spot a bit. He was like, ‘So where are your lyrics?'” After some back and forth, Prince sent his driver to Kylie’s apartment with a tape. “There’s a cassette in my hand with Prince singing, a song called ‘Baby Doll,’ that I kind of was involved with, but he who slept four hours a night or something and just created stuff the rest of the other 20 hours. That was my almost, we didn’t record it.” How close did it get to a full studio t...
You Mad Bro?: Benzino Goes On Salty Twitter Rant Against Eminen
Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Unless you are Ja Rule and 50 Cent time has proven to be the healer all Hip-Hop beefs. Unfortunately Benzino still wants all the smoke with Eminem. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop the Boston rapper and reality show star still very much feels a way about his infamous Rap rival. Earlier this week the “Bootee” rapper took to social media to make it clear he still does not bear witness to Slim Shady’s greatness. He started throwing salt rocks at his fans saying, “Face it stans y’all will always be hip hop goofiest most out of touch fan base Rolling on the floor laughing straight bozos,” he wrote. “All Stans are ugly awkward pussies that aren’t accepted in the real black culture because of how goofy and out of touch they are in the streets.” The venom would be q...
Amir Junaid Muhadith FKA Loon Joins Meek Mill’s REFORM Alliance
Source: @og_infamouspop / Instagram Amir Junaid Muhadith, formerly known as the rapper Loon, has been announced as the first fellow for Meek Mill’s REFORM Alliance initiative. Muhadith, 45, was released from prison over the summer due to concerns arising from the coronavirus pandemic and pledges to work alongside the Philadelphia rapper to address prison reform and reentry. As reported by REVOLT, Muhadith joins the REFORM ALliance’s fellowship ranks that will assist freed prisoners who wish to work in criminal justice reform environs. Muhadith will be tasked to work with REFORM’s Advocacy and Communications team in hopes of applying their combined knowledge base, skills, and experiences for a variety of plans that will assist incarcerated and freed individuals. “I can personally relate to ...
Boosie Badazz “Candy Man,” Freddie Gibbs ft. Big Sean & Hit-Boy “4 Thangs,” & More | Daily Visuals 11.3.20
While the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the release of Jordan Peele’s highly anticipated Candyman reboot, fear not for Boosie Badazz is here to give us his own rendition of the cult classic horror icon. For his visuals to “Candy Man,” Boosie Badazz takes on the role of the man in the mirror and haunts a hater who dared slandered his name 5 times in a roll. Interestingly enough the hook used on this joint wasn’t as sharp as the one that Tony Todd was brandish on his classic horror character. Elsewhere Freddie Gibbs, Big Sean and Hit-Boy celebrate their first basketball championship and give the realest post-game press conference in sports history before turning up in their clip to “4 Thangs.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Drag-On, Millyz featuring Jim Jones, and more....
Eve Is Leaving ‘The Talk’ To Focus on Family
Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty Eve announced she is leaving The Talk after four seasons as co-host on the CBS daytime talk show to focus on her family. On Monday (Nov. 2), the actor shared the news remotely from London where she’s lived with her husband, Maximillion Cooper, since the start of the current season in September. The departure comes after the United Kingdom’s new coronavirus lockdown, which puts an enormous strain on travel and timezone differences during the filming schedule. “It’s been a crazy year, obviously for all of us,” said Eve. “And I’m so grateful that I’m able to stay here in London and do the show, but I can’t see for me, the foreseeable future of traveling back at the moment, and have decided that at the end of December, this will probably be my last time on t...
More Feature-Packed 2021 Infiniti Q60 Coupe Costs Less Than Rivals
Infiniti is fine-tuning its Q60 luxury coupe to offer more standard features and color options. Alongside those changes the automaker also has revealed pricing for the 2021 Infiniti Q60: The two-door will start from $42,675, making it more affordable than rivals. It may not offer quite the same brand cachet as some German competitors, but the Infiniti is much cheaper. Compared to the 2021 BMW 4 Series coupe ($46,595) and Audi’s 2021 A5 coupe ($45,045), the Q60 is much cheaper and closer in price to the 2021 Lexus RC, which starts at $43,145. See all 20 photos Grand Blue and Slate Gray are new paint colors for 2021. Infiniti has also made rain-sensing wipers standard on all models. One step above the base trim is the Luxe, priced from $51,225. It adds a host of new standard ...
Toyota GR Supra Sport Top Concept Gets a MkIV Supra–Style Targa Top
Last year, when the SEMA show was still a physical affair in Las Vegas, Toyota showed off a GR Supra Heritage Edition show car that paired upgraded performance with the style (and, in modified form, the actual rear wing) of the legendary fourth-generation Supra. One thing it didn’t have was the MkIV’s available removable targa roof panel. It looks like this year’s version will address that, and Toyota is calling this new GR Supra concept the Sport Top Edition. It’s coming soon—at least, in concept form—on the heels of Toyota’s other SEMA360 Supras, but this video doesn’t leave much to the imagination about what we can expect. Toyota says this is a companion to last year’s Heritage car. We get a glimpse of what the final vehicle will look like in a ...
Ego Trippin’: Kanye West Is Voting For The First Time In His Life, For Himself
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Kanye West is voting for his first time ever. So it’s on brand that the struggle Presidential candidate who has absolutely no chance of winning says he will be voting for himself. Yeezy took to Twitter—where else?—to reveal his latest life accomplishment. “God is so good,” tweeted West on this Election Day (Nov. 3). “Today I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it’s for someone I truly trust…me.” This should come as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. In the previous season of David Letterman’s Netflix series West admitted to never voting in his life when asked if he voted for Donald Trump. West has also copped to running for President as a spoiler to Biden. But Yeezy, despite help from GOP operative...
