NEWS
Public Enemy’s Chuck D Talks Return to Def Jam, George Clinton, and Ferocious New Album
In the hour of need, Public Enemy returns to fight the power once more. And this time, they brought friends. The hip-hop heavyweights drop their latest album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down, a call to arms loaded with collaborations. Spanning 17 tracks, When The Grid Goes Down is a statement on these strange times, and the pandemic that’s brought the world to a screeching halt. Its special guests are the messengers. “If we can’t use the music to show people that we can do things with the music, than what good is it, right?,” founding P.E. frontman Chuck D tells Billboard. Look closer and you’ll find some answers. “The question is in the title, which means beware of government tricks,” the legendary hype man explains. “And the time and chaos of emergency.” When T...
Kodak Black Ask Donald Trump To Commute His Sentence
Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Prison life has led many men to do things on the inside that they wouldn’t have otherwise thought of doing while living life on the outside, so given the mental and physical abuse that Kodak Black’s been subjected to in his Kentucky institution you’d understand why the Floridian has been relegated to begging Donald Trump for help to spring him out the bing. Yes, Donald “Racist-In-Chief” Trump. TMZ is reporting that “ZEZE” rapper’s attorneys Bradford Cohen and Jonathan Schwartz, sent a petition to Donald Trump asking him to commute the sentence stating that while the average sentence for Kodak’s gun case is 18 months, Black got hit with a 46 month bid. As you know, Kodak’s locked up in a maximum-security federal prison in Kentucky, but Cohen says it’s not warr...
Pro Athletes Express Their Disappointment With Breonna Taylor Indictment
Source: Mike Ehrmann / Getty 2020 continues to spiral deeper into a sunken place. After this week’s announcement, many in the sports world are left with more questions and frustration. On Wednesday, September 24 Attorney General Daniel Cameron informed the country that the police involved in the tragic murder of Breonna Taylor will not be charged. One sole lawman, Brett Hankison, was merely hit Wanton Endangerment for shooting into her neighbor’s home. Naturally the decision rocked the community prompting thousands of locals to hit the streets in protest. This sentiment was shared throughout the sports industry with several athletes taking to their social media accounts to vent their anger and disappointment. NBA player Donovan Mitchell, who is a University of Louisville alumni, wrote a ve...
LeBron James Vows To Continue The Fight For Black Women Following Breonna Taylor Injustice
Source: AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty LeBron James is just like the rest of us, fed the f*ck up and frustrated following Wednesday’s (Sept.24) horrendous decision in the Breonna Taylor case. James was one of the many athletes extremely unsurprisingly disappointed and upset with the decision not to charge any officers in the unjustified shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Immediately following the decision, James took to Twitter to voice his anger and revisited the powerful message the late Malcolm X shared regarding the treatment of Black women around the world. “The most DISRESPECTED person on Earth is THE BLACK WOMAN! I promise you I’ll do my best to change this as much as I can and even more!!! Love to you Queens all over this country and beyond....
Vin Diesel Accelerates With First-Ever Single ‘Feel Like I Do’
Vin Diesel is a man of many talents. He stars in some of the best-selling films of all time. He drives cars very, very fast — as one would expect. And, apparently, he can also make a surprisingly good dance track. On Friday, the Fast & Furious actor dropped his first ever single via Kygo’s Palm Tree Records, “Feel Like I Do.” With it, Diesel shares his booming bass voice over a summery track, as the perfect closer to a summer that doesn’t feel like it really happened. Diesel might say it zoomed by. And it’s the very first time we hear the man on his own single, something we never expected in the history of, well, ever. But hey, it’s 2020. The track is produced and written by Palm Tree’s Petey Martin, who also shared some space on records with Kygo before hopping into Diesel’s...
Grandaddy Share Haunting Piano Version of ‘Crystal Lake’
Last month, indie rock stalwarts Grandaddy announced that they’d share a 20th-anniversary version of The Sophtware Slump. After releasing a version of “Beautiful Ground (Jed’s Other Poem) (Piano Version)” last month, they’ve now shared a vastly different rendition of “Crystal Lake.” The original version, a stomping rocker, gets transformed into a tender piano track that showcases Jason Lytle’s haunting, lonely lyrics. Listen to the song below. Guitarist Jim Fairchild said that he always wanted to hear the “the totality of that original vision” of the tracks, which the new release brings front and center. “With the scope of what Grandaddy has done and what Jason has done in his career, I thought there was room to pay greater attention to my favorite view of him, which is...
2021 Ford Ranger Looks Sharp with New SXT Special Edition Package
Ford says that 75 percent of Ranger customers opt for an appearance package on their trucks, whether it be the Black, Chrome, Sport, or SXT packages. Now, the Blue Oval is giving buyers another option to change up the Ranger’s look. Building off the original STX appearance package, the STX Special Edition package is available on the base 2021 Ford Ranger and gets unique exterior and interior finishes. It also adds a healthy level of standard equipment. The first thing you’ll likely notice is the unique 18-inch black wheels. Inside, the STX Special Edition gets silver accents on the dash and doors. It also adds some much-needed equipment to the XL model, including an 8-inch touchscreen, Sync 3 with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, dual-zone climate control, and privacy glass with...
McLaren 765LT Does a Sub 10-Second Quarter Mile, Per the British Automaker
McLaren built the 765LT to be quicker, lighter, and more engaging than the 720S. Now, that promise rings even truer as McLaren has revised some of its performance stats. It turns out the new supercar will be even quicker than expected. Previously, McLaren claimed the 765LT would hit 124 mph in 7.2 seconds. Now, the automaker has shaved that time down to seven seconds flat. The 765LT has also improved its standing quarter-mile time to 9.9 seconds, according to McLaren. See all 33 photos Some metrics haven’t changed. McLaren still estimates the supercar will accelerate to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds and hit a top speed of 205 mph. Likewise, the twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 engine still delivers 755 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque. Power is routed through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic tra...
Breonna Taylor Case Causes Nationwide Protests After Cops Go Unprosecuted
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Civil unrest has been renewed after the Kentucky Attorney General, Daniel Cameron, announced the decision regarding whether or not his office would be pursuing crimnial charges against the officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor. As previously reported, on Wednesday (Sept 23),Cameron revealed that a grand jury failed to indict all three officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor and giving just once officer a far lesser charge. Brett Hankison, the only officer terminated for the incident, was the lone officer charged among two others facing charges stemming from the fateful night that left the 26-year-old Taylor shot dead this past March. Sgt. John Mattingly and Det. Myles Cosgrove managed to avoid justice after Kentucky’s Attorney Ge...
Sunken Rapper Kanye West Vows To Give Back His 50% Share of Masters To G.O.O.D Music Artists
Source: Rich Fury/VF20 / Getty Kanye West’s presidential campaign is flopping, so now he is dead set on “freeing” himself and other artists from their contracts with music labels. Before Mr. West can lead that fight against unfair music contracts, he has to take a look in the mirror. Yeezy was already accurately called a hypocrite by Ma$e for making light of his contract situation with Diddy and Bad Boy, now he has seen the light in regards to himself. West is on a fervent quest to get his masters back and knows before that he can do that, he has to take care of the artists currently on his label G.O.O.D. Music. In a tweet, he vowed to bless his artists, stating: “I’m giving all Good music artists back the 50% share I have of their masters.” I’m giving all Good music artist back the 50% sh...
Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number: Kash Doll Admits To Lying About Her Age
Source: Jevon Salnave / Radio One Digital Kash Doll is causing confusion and she seems to love it that way. Earlier this week, Kash Doll‘s age once again was the topic of online discussion amongst her fans when the rapper tweeted out that she is currently 26-years old. According to online fan sites and Google, Kash Doll was born March 14, 1992, making her 28; but a few fans seem to think that the Detriot bred MC is actually older than that. During her age troll session, one fan posted a picture of a woman who appears to be Kash Doll at her prom, enticing conspiracy theorists to piece together clues for the actual date of the phot–to no avail. While the general consensus appears to agree the photo is either from the very late 90s or the early to mid-2000, the photo still falls short of prov...
Tee Grizzley ft. Big Sean “Trenches,” Lil Yachty & Krispylife Kidd “Krispy Boat,” & More | Daily Visuals 9.24.20
Source: Fancy Domo / Radio One Digital Big Sean is only a few weeks removed from dropping his latest album Detroit 2 and though he should be out here promoting his latest effort he has no problem sharing some shine with his fellow rap peers. Today the Detroit representative links up with TG for the visuals to “Trenches” where the two get their morning started with cereal, dog walking, and a bed riddled with big face Benjamins. Best believe strippers are gonna be trying to get into that bedroom after watching this video. Elsewhere Lil Yachty and KrispyLife Kidd get their cook on and in their clip to “Krispy Boat” run a food truck where they turn up on their break… and probably while they’re cooking too. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work Grafh featuring Eric Bellinger, Bruse...
