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‘Empire’ Star Bryshere Gray Arrested For Domestic Violence In Arizona
Source: FOX / Getty Looks like Empire star Bryshere Gray has once again found himself on the wrong side of the law. According to TMZ the man known as Hakeem Lyon to his legion of fans was taken into custody by Arizona police early Monday morning (July 13) for domestic violence. The incident unfolded in Goodyear, right outside of Phoenix where Gray found himself in a standoff with a SWAT team and crisis negotiators after having the cops called on him for allegedly beating “the hell outta his wife.” From TMZ: Goodyear PD says officers responded to a call to assist a woman at 10:15 PM Sunday night at a Circle K. Police and say the woman flagged down a good Samaritan for help and claimed her husband, Bryshere, assaulted her for several hours at their home.Police say Bryshere’s wife had nu...
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EarthGang’s Olu Confirms That A New J. Cole Album Is On The Way [Video]
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty While J. Cole has been rather quiet regarding his newest effort it seems fans have something to look forward to. One of his collaborators has confirmed he has new work on the way. As spotted on HipHopDX the Fayetteville, N.C. is said to have a new LP in the works. Though he did not personally confirm the news, one of his closest associates said it with much confidence. On a recent Dreamville Records Instagram Live session, Earthgang’s Olu entertained questions from fans throughout the world. Naturally, questions came up regarding Jermaine’s newest project. “Cole album is coming,” he said. “It’s in [U.S.] Customs [and Border Protection] right now. Cole album gotta get through [U.S.] Customs [and Border Protection] ’cause you know, corona” Olu revealed. For t...
2 Men Named Alleged Killers Of Pop Smoke May Face Death Penalty
Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty A few days ago, 5 people suspected to be tied to the February murder of Pop Smoke were finally taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department. And now, it’s looking like they aren’t just facing life in prison for their transgression, but two of the men find themselves standing on the doorstep of death itself. According to The Blast, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of three men and two juveniles for the home invasion and murder of the Brooklyn rapper and explained that two of the men involved in the murder qualify for the death penalty given the charges. “Corey Walker (dob 11/22/00) and Keandre Rodgers (dob 2/12/02) were each charged today in the case BA488518 with murder with the special circumstance allegation ...
HHW Gaming: LEGO Is Dropping A Nintendo Entertainment System Building Kit For Adults
Source: LEGO / Nintendo Yup, adults still play with LEGO, and this latest kit is precisely why. LEGO announced Tuesday (Jul.14) that it will be continuing its partnership with Nintendo. Following the release of its Super Mario starter sets, the iconic company known for its plastic building blocks revealed a Nintendo Entertainment System building kit for adults is on the way. The kit mimics the classic NES gaming console and is comprised of a whopping 2,646-piece set. It will allow you to build a functional console, wired controller, Super Mario Bros. cartridge, and a retro television set. The once fully constructed the console even opens, allowing you to insert the game cartridges and secure it inside just like the real thing. Bring the pixels to life with the #LEGO Nintendo Entertai...
Maroon 5 Bassist Mickey Madden Takes Leave of Absence From Band After Arrest for Intimate Partner Violence
Longtime Maroon 5 bassist Mickey Madden is taking a leave of absence from the pop-rock outfit after being arrested for a felony charge of intimate partner violence (which is a form of domestic violence) on June 27. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department information center, Madden was released after posting $50,000 bail. “I have some things that I need to deal with and address right now and so I have decided to take a leave of absence from Maroon 5 for the foreseeable future,” Madden told People. “During this time, I do not want to be a distraction to my bandmates. I wish them the absolute best.” Madden’s next court date is set for Sept. 29. SPIN has reached out to Maroon 5’s reps for comment on Madden’s status with the band moving forward. Maroon 5 was one of the many ban...
Bikini Kill to Return to the Road in 2021
After seeing their lengthy reunion tour wiped out by COVID-19, Bikini Kill have revealed when they’ll be hitting the road in 2021. They’ll be starting out with a quick run in Europe, beginning on May 27 with a date in Belgium before concluding that run with a date in Berlin on June 10. Kathleen Hanna and company will resume things in Oakland a month later at the Burger Boogaloo and will resume touring in full with a Sept. 10 show in Olympia, Washington. In 2019, Bikini Kill played a limited number of dates in New York, Los Angeles and London as a part of a surprising reunion. This is the band’s first proper tour since 1997. Alice Bag, Donkey Bugs, Lithics, XV, CB Radio Gorgeous, Mecca Normal, H.C. McEntire, and Hurry Up will open on select dates. See the revised tour dates below. 5/27: Bru...
What Bronco? Jeep Wrangler Previews Factory V-8 Engine on Eve of Ford Launch
The hardcore factory 4×4 competition may be heating up, but Jeep isn’t ceding anything to those other guys across town. Today, Jeep revealed the Wrangler Rubicon 392 Concept, serving up its idea of what a factory V-8-powered Jeep Wrangler could look like. This bombshell landed just hours before Ford is set to pull the sheets off its new Bronco. A Factory V-8 Wrangler? That’s a First Believe it or not, Jeep has never offered a Wrangler with a V-8 from the factory. Ever since the Wrangler launched as a 1987 model (the codenamed YJ generation), power-hungry enthusiasts and aftermarket outfits such as AEV have taken matters into their own hands, swapping all sorts of V-8s into their off-roaders. The last time Jeep’s famous utility vehicle, the pre-Wrangler CJ, was a...
Justin Bieber Rapped Over Jack Harlow’s ‘Whats Poppin’ & Fans Want an Official Remix
Jack Harlow‘s “Whats Poppin” has been popping on the charts throughout the summer, and Justin Bieber couldn’t help but appreciate the tune’s catchiness. On Monday (July 13), a video of Bieber rapping a verse over the hit track surfaced on Twitter, and caught the attention of Harlow himself. The 22-year-old reposted the clip with a blush face emoji. Soon enough, Bieber’s version of “Whats Poppin” was uploaded to Soundcloud, leading fans to believe that an official remix is on the way. The JB rendition would follow another smash remix of the song featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne. Listen to Bieber’s “Whats Poppin” verse below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what ...
Karen O Collaborates With Napa Winery to Raise Funds for Black Trans Community
Karen O has teamed up with Napa Valley winery Ashes & Diamonds to create 18 hand-painted magnum bottles of rosé. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer admitted that she hasn’t been making any new music during the pandemic and has pushed that creative energy towards painting wine labels. “I had been yearning to just sit at my desk and paint and draw for years,” she said in a statement. “The part of my brain that I use to make music shut off when the pandemic hit, so this quiet project of falling into a Kenneth Anger-esque fairytale was a nice place to go when I couldn’t go anywhere. Where I could lean my head on the shoulder of Lou Reed’s muse Rachel as the underworld closed in around us, where nymphs have tangled tresses and swim with stilettos, where I could wash and be clean in the smoke and th...
Alice Cooper Calls for U.S. Police Departments to ‘Weed Out the Bad Guys’
While Alice Cooper has been channeling his energies toward his Solid Rock non-profit during COVID-19, he recently shared his thoughts surrounding racism and police brutality. Staring his music career around the same time as the civil rights movement was gaining more momentum, Cooper talked about how the same problems in the ’60s are still issues today. “You would have thought that that solved the problem,” he said during an interview with Hawaii Public Radio’s All Things Considered. “But there’s always that five percent of people that are racist.” Cooper admitted that he knows “a lot of cops” but said, “I don’t know one racist cop. But I guarantee you that five percent of the police force in every city have got a racial problem. And those are the guys that get all the headlines because the...
Margo Price Dives Into Poolside Performance of ‘Letting Me Down’ on Kimmel
A zoom rendition just wasn’t going to cut it for Margo Price. On her latest Jimmy Kimmel Live! performance, Price instead opted for a full band and — like any summertime get-down — a floatie-filled pool, while sharing her track “Letting Me Down.” The song comes from Price’s latest album, That’s How Rumors Get Started, and last night’s performance was a testament to how talented you have to be to not only arrange a whole set-up around your pool but also to not fall in. Throughout the performance, Price can be seen hanging out on a glider swing and bouncing around the pool as her backing band holds their own. Price’s album was supposed to drop back in May, but she pushed the release to last week after COVID-19 hit. Still, after last week’s drop, the music video for “Letti...
Semisonic Follow a Little Boy’s Adventure in ‘You’re Not Alone’ Video
After dropping their first song in two decades last month, Semisonic have just released the video for “You’re Not Alone.” “For the new Semisonic video, ‘You’re Not Alone,’ we began with memories of childhood in the woods,” frontman and songwriter Dan Wilson said in a statement. “Filmmaker Phil Harder creates a fable of the woods, the city, a distant beach, and a young boy who places a message in a bottle and sends it on a long journey.” Wilson explained that the visual was partially inspired by Richard Powers’ 2019 novel, The Overstory as well as painter Tomas Sanchez’s work. One of Sanchez’s paintings has been chosen as the art for the sleeve of the single. He also added that the video is also partly inspired by “profound isolation” that the global pandemic has brought everyone. “…the vid...
