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6 Things We Learned From Amanda Seales on ‘The Breakfast Club’
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Fresh off a memorable performance hosting the BET Awards and another dope season of Insecure, Amanda Seales continues to prove that not enough people appreciate what the woman brings to the culture. Today (July 21) the multi-hyphenated actress and entrepreneur had a video interview with The Breakfast Club in which she got into how she completed her segments for the BET Awards, why she had a nervous breakdown this past March, and who she’s letting in and around her circle. Getting emotional at one point during the sit down, Amanda Seales shows that not only is it helpful to feel passionate about your work and environment, but also it’s a quality that not enough people have these days in the industry. Here are the 6 things we learned from Amanda Seales on The Break...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Republican Congressman Called Her A “F*cking B*tch”
Source: Stephanie Keith / Getty In the increasingly partisan push-and-pull of Washington politics, testiness is becoming a hallmark between the opposing members of Congress. A line was possibly crossed however when a Republican Party congressman reportedly referred to Democratic Party congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a “f*cking b*tch” after approaching her outside the U.S. Capitol steps. New York’s Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, or AOC as she’s often referred to as, retold the story of an encounter she had Florida’s Rep. Ted Yoho, stating she was “accosted” by her Republican colleague verbally. AOC retweeted a story from The Hill regarding the reported verbal exchange between her and Yoho, hitting back at her counterpart in a caption for the retweet. “I never spoke to Rep. Yoho before he dec...
Chris Rock Digs In The Vault, Drops Unreleased Parody That Is Still Relevant Today
Source: Spencer Platt / Getty Chris Rock decided to dig in his vault to drop some unreleased material that is both relevant and comedic. On Monday (Jul 21), Chris Rock took to Instagram to share an unreleased 2003 parody video where he transposed his face on Andre 3000’s body for 3 Stacks iconic “Hey Ya” video. Rock’s version takes a serious but hilariously presented look at race, calling out social injustices at the time that are ironically still an issue today. With the caption, “Crackers,” the Bigger and Blacker comedian dropped the song noting that it’s from “deep” within his comedic vault. “🎶Crackers🎶. Here’s a deep cut from the vault.” This isn’t the first time that Chris Rock has referenced his older material as a social “I told you so,” last week the comedy icon pos...
Harriet Tubman’s Great-Niece Gives Kanye West A Much-Needed History Lesson
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Whether or not Kanye West is not taking his meds, one thing is obvious, his lack of knowledge when it comes to African American history. Kanye West’s zany presidential campaign rally he held on Sunday (Jul.19) not only has reportedly landed him in hot water with his wife and her family but with the relatives of the iconic slave abolitionist, Harriet Tubman. During the sh*t show event, West inaccurately claimed that Tubman didn’t free the slaves. “Harriet Tubman never actually freed the slaves, she just had the slaves go work for other white people.” Tina Wyatt, Harriet Tubman’s great-niece, spoke with TMZ and said the rapper was “dead wrong” and pointed out if Tubman didn’t free slaves Kanye would still be on a plantation, wouldn’t be able to spew the nonsense he ...
Netflix Drops The Official Trailer For Sam Jay’s ‘3 In The Morning’
Source: Netflix / Netflix Saturday Night Live writer Sam Jay is coming to Netflix with her own special and we are here for it. Source: Netflix / Netflix The hilarious queer comedian, who’s earned her comedy stripes by garnering an Emmy nod for her writing for the iconic late-night comedy showcase, is showcasing her own talent with her first-ever hourlong comedy special, 3 In The Morning. Filmed prior to the pandemic, the Netflix special features the Boston-bred comedian delivers the witty, candid, and raw style of comedy that is perfect for the current sociopolitical climate. “With everything that’s going on it’s hard to laugh at anything these days and I get that,” Jay said in a statement. “I just hope this special provides a little break from the insanity.” Breaking the news to fans, Sam...
Black Thought “Thought vs Everybody,” Bizzy Bone “Black Milk” & More | Daily Visuals 7.21.20
Source: BET Awards 2020 / Getty For decades already Black Thought has proven to be one of the most prolific MC’s the Hip-Hop game has ever seen and though lots of people tend to overlook his lyrical prowess, real heads know the deal. Continuing to show and prove that he’s every bit the problem he was since his Illadelph Halflife days, Thought comes through with some new visuals to “Thought vs Everybody” in which he gives viewers a quick history lesson on Black culture back in the day while holding court in a cathedral like a teacher for real. Be sure to support his latest projectStreams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane and Abel when you get a chance. Keeping with Hip-Hop OG’s, Bizzy Bone uses his airtime to highlight the protests that rocked 2020 to it’s core and reminds us that we have to fi...
This Dakar-Style Porsche 911 Can Tackle Steep Driveways, Actual Deserts
The go-(almost)-anywhere Porsche 911 “safari” trend is in full swing, and we’ve seen concept from Gemballa, Ruf, and many others. Now Delta4x4 of Germany is getting into the action with this customer commission, visualized here and due to be built in 2021. The car is a 992-generation Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, and the customer’s wish is to drive straight to Dakar from his home in southern Germany. To do that, this car will need a bit of help on the rough patches. This is a mission the 911—and its 4×4 953 and 959 siblings—have famously done before. And so, too, has Delta4x4, albeit with a much lower profile. In 1982, the company prepared a Suzuki Jimny and completed the Paris to Dakar race in it—no small feat, even if it doesn’t rise to the level of Porsche&#...
Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Xago Edition Is a Hectare of Hexagons
We live in a virtual world, and Lamborghini is celebrating this new reality with a very rare special edition with a name as weird as the one Elon Musk assigned to his kid on Twitter. Limited to ten customers who personalize their car virtually, the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Xago Edition is easier to pronounce and features a hexagon-heavy design theme inside and out. A fading hexagonal motif joins the fading hexagonal name (“Xago” is just, well, the middle part of the word “hexagon”) and is splashed prominently across the sides of the Aventador, for starters. Why hexagons? Lamborghini apparently took inspiration from “the hexagon cloud shapes at the North Pole on the planet Saturn and the strength of the hexagon in nature.” This “hexagonita” p...
German Scientists to Use “Fluorescent Disinfectant” and “Tracking Machines” in Test Concert for COVID-19 Research
A group of German scientists are inviting 4,000 music fans to attend a test concert that doubles as an experiment to augment their COVID-19 research efforts. According to a report published by The Guardian, researchers in eastern Germany are recruiting volunteers for a “coronavirus experiment” in the form of a concert featuring pop singer-songwriter Tim Bendzko at an indoor stadium in Leipzig on August 22nd. The €990,000 initiative, titled RESTART-19, is being funded jointly between the federal states of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. At the time of the report’s publishing, 775 volunteers had signed up to attend the show. The organizers of RESTART-19 say the objective of the concert is to “identify a framework” for how larger events may tak...
Dirtybird Postpones CampINN Due to COVID-19 Concerns, Announces Rescheduled 2021 Dates
Dirtybird‘s forthcoming CampINN festival in Orlando, Florida is the latest to feel the unrelenting wrath of COVID-19, which continues to stomp on the daisies of the live music industry. The venerated house music label announced the event back in January 2020. Dirtybird representatives took to Twitter to share the news. “There was absolutely nothing we wanted more than to reunite in Florida with you,” they wrote before divulging the fest’s rescheduled dates. “We are sad to announce that we are postponing [CampINN] until May 14-17, 2021. Thank you for your love and support, see you in May.” Current ticket-holders with a “Thursday Early Arrival Upgrade” will automatically receive a $20 food and beverage voucher to use at...
Mitch Slater, Concert Promotion Pioneer, Dies at 59
The Delsener/Slater Presents co-founder was a longtime associate of concert business consolidator Robert Sillerman. Mitch Slater, an industry pioneer who helped shape the modern concert promotion business, died on Tuesday after an extended illness. He was 59. “Our bond was as strong as it gets,” Slater’s older brother, former Capitol Records CEO Andrew Slater, tells Billboard. “When he started out in music, I said, ‘If you could be half as good in business as you are as a brother, you’ll be a great success.’ And he far exceeded that mark.” In 1988, Slater partnered with Ron Delsener to form Delsener/Slater Presents, which became one of the most successful independent concert promotion companies in the U.S. “As brilliant as Ronnie was, Mitch brought some real business acumen to it,” s...
Kanye West Polls Fans on If He Should Run In 2024
Kanye West hasn’t given up on his political ambitions. Just 24 hours after unleashing an extraordinary rant on Twitter, West tested the waters for another tilt at the White House. He tweeted, “#2020VISION or maybe ‘24 I guess all black people supposed to vote on Biden? Y’all want me to run on nah???” Soon after, ‘Ye updated on his new album release DONDA, which he insists will drop with video before the week is out. “DONDA: WITH CHILD new album and movie this Friday,” he tweeted. The accompanying photo has more than than enough to keep fans guessing until then, capturing a tracklist, a Crestron fliptop device, a Bible, gaming controllers and a keyboard. It’s been a turbulent couple days for Kanye, who took the stage for an unconventional political rally in South Carolina, at which he...
