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Tony Hawk Teams Up with The Avalanches to Sell One-of-a-Kind X-Ray Vinyl for Charity
The skateboarding and electronic music crossover you didn’t you know you needed is here, thanks to Tony Hawk and electronic music outfit The Avalanches. The legendary skateboarder has joined forces with The Avalanches to launch a fundraiser for Hawk’s The Skatepark Project, which helps underserved communities create safe and inclusive public skateparks for young people. Following the release of their single “Reflecting Light,” the renowned duo teamed up with custom vinyl manufacturer Small Run to press a limited number of records onto X-ray film. “In a tribute to the ‘bone records’ of the 1950’s Soviet era, (where banned western records were cut onto X-Ray film and smuggled into the USSR to avoid authorities) we’ve come togeth...
Shades of Charlottesville?: Driver Filmed Plowing Into Black Lives Matter Protesters In Times Square
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty We can’t even protest without having to worry about losing our lives. During a protest against police brutality, a black Ford Taurus was recorded ramming into a crowd of protestors in Times Square Thursday night (Sept.3). The disturbing video, which is continuing to make its rounds on social media after it was dropped last night, shows the vehicle purposely ramming into protesters near Times Square pedestrian plaza. The clip shows the driver accelerating smashing into cyclists who attempted to block the road. In the aftermath, a trail of bikes and injured protesters can be seen on the floor as the car sped east on 46th Street. One of the victims of the ramming, Lora Gettelfinger, a 33-year-old protester, said she was hit on the leg and said, “I’m in shock. I’...
Dr. Dre’s Wife Asking For $2M A Month In Temporary Spousal Support
Source: Karwai Tang / Getty Dr. Dre‘s wife may be on her way out of the legendary producer’s love life, but she’s not going without hitting him where it hurts. According to TMZ, Nicole Young filed legal documents asking the court for temporary spousal support from Dre at a whopping $2 million a month. Court docs show that Nicole is petitioning for $1,936,399 monthly in temporary spousal support, including an additional request for $5 million in lawyer fees, despite filing for divorce only two months ago. The documents also note that the amount requested is so she “can continue to enjoy the lifestyle she enjoyed during the marriage,” and requests the spousal support to begin retroactively from Sept. 1. The court documents go onto claim that while Young does not work, she was an im...
This Is the Wood-Paneled 2022 Grand Wagoneer Jeep Won’t Build
See all 35 photos These renderings of what the new Grand Wagoneer might look like with old-school woodgrain siding won’t help. Designer Abimelec Arellano put them together and, well, they look incredible. The illustrations generated so much buzz, in fact, that Ralph Gilles himself even weighed in on them on his Instagram account, tantalizingly noting that even though FCA isn’t “putting a fake wood wrap on the #Wagoneer anytime soon . . . let’s just say we left a little room on the canvas.” Look, we get there are a host of good reasons why Jeep felt skipping the old Wagoneer’s kitschy woody accents would be good for its new luxury flagship. But you have to admit Abimelec’s renderings reveal just how distinguished such siding would be. Combined with ...
Watch the 24 Hours of Le Mans EXCLUSIVELY on the MotorTrend App
It’s been an unprecedented year of upheaval across the globe, one that has dramatically impacted all manner of sporting competition, with the 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans being no exception. The world’s oldest active sports-car race was forced to move from its customary June start date to September 19 and 20, and for the first time ever, there will be no spectators at the track during the race. But there will be millions of viewers tuning in when the green flag finally drops and the cars begin roaring around the Circuit de la Sarthe, and the MotorTrend App is the EXCLUSIVE SPOT IN THE U.S. where fans will be able to see the full 24 Hours of Le Mans in its entirety. As the official presenter of the 2020 Le Mans race, MotorTrend is able to bring fans unprecedented access to the entir...
Lil Wayne Morphs Through His Iconic Decades-Spanning Looks in ‘Big Worm’ Video
Lil Wayne pays tribute to himself throughout the various eras of his career in his latest music video for “Big Worm,” which he released Thursday (Sept. 3). Against a blue-lit backdrop, Weezy stuns viewers with the evolution of his face tattoos and hairstyles over the years, from his long black dreads and signature sunglasses to his short cornrows pulled back with a headband to his current blond mid-length dreads. And the timely homage to his old self comes just after his 2009 mixtape No Ceilings became available on streaming services for the first time last Friday (Aug. 28). “Big Worm” comes from the deluxe version of Wayne’s Billboard 200 No. 1 album Funeral, which featured eight additional tracks with guest artists Doja Cat, Tory Lanez, Lil Uz...
Sam Asghari Defends ‘Authentic, Funny, Humble’ Britney Spears After Author Calls Instagram Posts ‘Scary’
Sam Asghari loves Britney Spears, no matter what. The fitness trainer took to the pop princess’ Instagram comment section this week to call out author and screenwriter Kelly Oxford, who expressed on one of Spears’ recent videos, “This account finally got too scary for me.” “what’s so scary about being the biggest superstar in the world being herself (authentic, funny, humble) without caring what others think,” Asghari replied, according to a fan screenshot. “we need more people like her and less Karen’s. also instagram installed this button that you can hit to unfollow about 10 years ago…” However, Oxford seems to be less of a hater, and more of a supporter of Spears’ safety. On July 13, she tweeted...
Big Sean ft. Travis Scott “Lithuania,” Busta Rhymes & Vybz Kartel “The Don & The Boss” & More | Daily Visuals 9.4.20
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Big Sean is back. Today the Detroit representative dropped his long awaited LP, Detroit 2 and with it some new visuals to one of the album’s standout cuts. Linking up with Travis Scott for his video to “Lithuania,” Big Sean and Cactus Jack find themselves in a puzzle of a mansion that holds more secrets than the heart of a woman. Titanic reference for no reason, b. Back on the east coast, Hip-Hop triple OG, Busta Rhymes returns with a new clip in the Vybz Kartel assisted “The Don & The Boss” in which he flaunts some big booty dancers, a ridiculous gold chain, and… a Jamaican accent?! Even Snoop Lion didn’t don a Jamaican accent when he returned from the island. Where’d Busta pick that up? Still dope though. Check out the rest of today’s drops including ...
Master P Is Launching A Food Brand To Rival Uncle Ben’s And Aunt Jemima
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Master P is bossing up in the consumer packaged goods industry. He now has his sights on the everyday foods we grew up with. As spotted on Page Six the New Orleans native is expanding his portfolio in a major way. According to the report he is aiming to take market share away from some legacy brands like Uncle Ben’s and Aunt Jemima. He detailed how he came to this new product launch in an interview with CNN. “When you look at Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben, a lot of those products are mockeries of African-American people and couldn’t even feed our communities. With Uncle P, the more we make, the more we give. And the only way to give is by owning these products,” P said. Earlier this year he took to social media to informally reveal his “Uncle P’s Louisia...
Joe Biden Calls Jacob Blake To Check On Well Being While In Kenosha
Source: JIM WATSON / Getty Joe Biden headed to Kenosha to offer up words of healing during a time when the sociopolitical climate has seemed to reach a fever pitch. According to published reports, Joe Biden was on the ground of the Wisconsin town to attend a community town hall meeting to discuss the ongoing violence against peaceful protestors nationwide and the shooting of Jacob Blake which rocked the community. As previously reported, Biden did not speak with Blake in person, reports state that the former Vice-President did speak to Blake over the phone in the presence of the Blake family, who met the candidate at the airport. Biden states that while the phone call was confidential, Blake was in positive spirits before assuring the Democratic nominee that he plans on fighting the ...
Beyoncé Donates $1 Million To Help Black-Owned Business Impacted By The Pandemic
Source: WENN / WENN Beyoncé is a real one. The superstar plans to donate an additional $1 million towards a fund set to help small, Black-owned businesses impacted by the pandemic across the nation. This will be the second donation distributed through the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund, an initiative in partnership with NAACP and her foundation BeyGOOD. In the first round, the organization provided grants of $10,000 to 20 recipients cross Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Houston, and Minneapolis. Quiet as it’s kept, Bey’s efforts towards Black causes have been generous over the course of the year. Proceeds from “Savage (Remix)” with Megan Thee Stallion went to a nonprofit in their hometown of Houston. Another $6 million was donated through BeyGOOD in partnership with Twitter’s honch...
2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Plug-In Hybrid First Look: All Ate Up With Electrons (and Pounds)
Jeep continues to expand its Wrangler SUV’s powertrain lineup with the arrival of a plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid option for 2021. Dubbed the 4xe (that’s pronounced “four-by-E”), the Wrangler’s latest powerplant joins the model’s 285-hp 3.6-liter V-6, 270-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder, and 260-hp turbo-diesel 3.0-liter V-6. As with the latter engine, Jeep limits the 4xe kit strictly to four-door Wrangler models. 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: Plug It in Before Going Out Thanks to the combined effects of its turbocharged 2.0-liter engine and two electric motors, (one 44-hp starter-generator in the engine bay—dubbed eTorque by Jeep—and a second 134-hp unit integrated within the eight-sp...
