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Op Alert: Reports Reveal GOP Operatives Connected To Kanye West’s Presidential Campaign
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty While it isn’t clear why Kanye West is insistent on running for president or why he feels confident as he does, it’s since come out that some within his camp have ties to the Republican party. On the heels of a pair of reports, two people have been linked to the campaign while also active in the GOP, with one of the persons named revealed to be connected to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, also a Republican. In a detailed report from The Intelligencer, two people have been named as links to the West 2020 campaign while also currently active in GOP affairs according to the connections made by the publication. An elector for West, Chuck Wilton, will also be a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Charlotte on behalf of the state of Vermont. In a ca...
Cardi B Teases New Megan The Stallion Collaboration
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Two years after the release of her Grammy Award winning debut album, Invasion of Privacy, Cardi B is ready to release her first single off her next project and it is featuring the other hottest chick in the game. Yesterday (August 3), the Bronx bomber took to her social media account to release the artwork for her new cut, “WAP,” and in the creatively provocative post was none other than Megan The Stallion with her wig weaved up with Cardi’s while showing off what they mouth can do, aesthetically. Though there wasn’t even as much as a snippet to accompany the seductive post, the back-to-back pose is more than enough to have fans anticipating the collaboration when it drops this Friday (August 7). The release couldn’t have come at a...
U Don’t Know: Jay-Z Releases Three Rare Songs On TIDAL
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz As streaming continues to dominate how folks are spending their time inside one Rap’s greatest minds is providing more reason to jump to his platform. Jay-Z has added more rare gems to his online service. As spotted on Hypebeast the Brooklyn native has blessed his fans with some forgotten cuts from what many consider to be some of his best years in his career. On Monday, August 3 “From Marcy To Hollywood” was added to TIDAL. Originally landing on The Player’s Club soundtrack the DJ Clue / DURO produced track features Sauce Money and Memphis Bleek. The trio each spit some contemplative verses that shed light on their respective come ups. Additionally “What The Game Made Me” from the I Got The Hook-Up soundtrack also resurfaces with the thr...
Odell Beckham Jr. Thinks The NFL Season Should Be Canceled Due To The Rona
Source: Chris Graythen / Getty The NFL season has barely seen the opening of training camp and already players have begun to opt out of the season out of concerns of the Coronavirus, but Odell Beckham Jr. doesn’t want to simply opt out, he feels the season should be canceled entirely. In an interview with the TMZ, the talented and sometimes disgruntled superstar wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns expressed his concern going into training camp and floated the idea that 2020 be the first football-less year in decades. “I just feel like the season shouldn’t happen,” the Cleveland Browns star told WSJ. Magazine… “and I’m prepared for it to not happen and I wouldn’t mind not having it.” It’s important to note the WSJ interview took place just before...
Hayley Williams Urges Out-of-Towners Not to Come to Nashville As COVID-19 Cases Spike
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Nashville, Hayley Williams is urging for any out-of-towners who want to visit Music City to think twice. “Please don’t come to Nashville. Plan your bachelorette party somewhere else this time,” she said in one of her Instagram stories, referring to the fact that Nashville is a top destination for those celebrations. “Tourists, people from out of town, are coming in and crawling up and down Lower Broadway taking shots to terrible music,” she said. “I just don’t understand what the governor or the mayor are doing. So here I am bitching on Instagram.” Williams continued her critique of how the state and local governments have been handling the situation in Nashville. “Our governor, our mayor, our local officials will not list...
The Killers’ Sexual Misconduct Investigation of Touring Crew Finds Claims ‘Entirely Unfounded’
After sexual misconduct allegations were revealed on July 28 involving The Killers’ 2009 touring crew, the Las Vegas band launched an internal investigation the following day (July 29). And today (Aug. 4), The Killers’ legal team, Reynolds & Associates, released the results of their investigation. Following testimonies from crew members from that tour as well as Chez Cherrie, a sound engineer and the individual who came forward with the claim, it was “discovered to be entirely unfounded.” “The Legal Team were unable to find any corroboration whatsoever of a sexual assault at the Milwaukee venue,” the statement said. “They request that if there is anyone with corroborating information of an event as described in the allegation to please contact ...
Rufus Wainwright Soars With Socially-Distanced Performance on ‘Tonight Show’: Watch
Rufus Wainwright is like a reborn artist. The veteran singer and songwriter doesn’t shy away from confronting politics in his art and challenging his own talents. He’s done just that with his ninth and latest studio album, Unfollow The Rules. His latest follows a musical diversion into opera and Shakespearean sonnets, and it finds the singer in good form. “I’ve never sung better than now,” he told Billboard ahead of the new album release. “My voice is sort of at its very peak right now. That’s not unusual for someone in the opera world; It’s really in your forties when you kind of hit your stride.” {“nid”:”9365237″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Rufus Wainwright Brings 'Robe Recitals&#x...
Will Young’s Twin Brother Rupert Dies at 41
Will Young’s twin brother Rupert has died at the age of 41. Rupert Young was director of U.K. mental health charity The Mood Foundation, which he established in the late 2000s. Over the years, he spoke openly about his own battles with depression and alcohol abuse. A spokesperson for the pop artist confirmed Rupert’s passing to the BBC, and requested privacy for the Young family “during this very difficult and sad time”. The cause of death has not been disclosed. {“nid”:”8517491″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Will Young Chases Fifth U.K. Albums Chart Crown With 'Lexicon'”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/business\/chart-beat\/8517491\/will-young-chases-fifth-uk-albums-chart-crown-lexi...
A Principal Flipped ‘U Can’t Touch This’ Into a School Safety Anthem and MC Hammer Says It’s 2 Legit
In the age of coronavirus MC Hammer’s 1990 smash “U Can’t Touch This” has a whole new meaning. The keypad at the grocery story? Can’t touch this. Your face? Can’t touch this. Door handle at the bank? Can’t touch this. Water fountain at your high school? Definitely can’t touch that. Which explains why Dr. Quentin Lee, principal of Childersberg High School in Childersberg, Alabama, recently adapted the no-touch song for a slam-dunk parody aimed at getting his students ready for the school year. Rocking a mask and armed with a bottle of hand sanitizer in one hand and a thermometer in the other, Dr. Lee runs around the halls warning pupils and teachers to stay away from high-touch surfaces while reshaping Hammer’s lyrics for a COVID-19 worl...
New York City Indie Venues Join Forces to Raise Awareness for Save Our Stages Act
Over 150 independent music venues in New York City are calling for the passing of the bi-partisan Save Our Stages Act and the Restart Acts today, both of which will support indie venues during their on-going financial hardships following to the COVID shutdown. The venues — including Baby’s Alright, the Knitting Factory, the Bitter End and Bowery Ballroom — formed the New York Independent Venue Association (NYIVA) in affiliation with the National Independent Venue Association, and announced their push to pass the legislation with a “day of action” on Tuesday. The two bills can “ensure the survival of independent venues across the nation,” according to a NYIVA release. “Music venues were the first to close and we will be the last to re-open,” NYIVA ...
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Chris Crack Effortlessly Glides On Soulful ‘Good Cops Don’t Exist’ LP [Review]
Source: Skyler Durden / SD Chris Crack requires several listens before the brilliance of his gift resonates. He isn’t overly concerned with heady concepts, at least not by way of pushing such angles via his music. Instead, the Chicago rapper and vocalist does something few artists master which is to welcome the listener to experience his world in real-time and his latest release, Good Cops Don’t Exist, achieves that feat. A prolific rapper with a Sears Tower-sized chip on his shoulder, Crack uses his unique vocal instrument – something of a mix between a sneering snarl and wisecracking conversational bent – to great effect. Much of his music works from an impulsive yet soulful space and what never slips out his reach is the memorable impression he leaves. All across Good Cops Don’t Exist, ...
Future L’s On Deck: A Supreme x Nike Air Jordan 1 Rumored For 2021
Source: Nike / Jordan Brand Well, we already know what one of the most anticipated sneakers of 2021 will surely be. The rumor mill is saying a Supreme x Nike Air Jordan 1 is going to drop in 2021. Keep in mind this is all conjecture at this point, but word is Supreme and Jordan Brand will be linking up to pay homage to the former’s Supreme’s 2003 Nike SB Dunk High collab with an Air Jordan 1. Looking for independent skate shops to provide the authenticity needed to win over the fastidious streetwear scene in 2003, Nike SB collaborated with a still in-the-know brand called Supreme on their Dunk High model. The rest, as they say, is history.https://t.co/UhFZ3k2KMt pic.twitter.com/jod8u12KSy — Stadium Goods (@stadiumgoods) October 3, 2019 According to Drops By Jay on Instagram, th...
