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Suffolk-born, London-based Oscar Welsh enjoyed a climactic year in 2020. Having only debuted the year before with his first single, “Get Yourself To Sleep”, Welsh quick capitalised on that momentum with a handful of singles and his debut EP, Vernal. The hazy five-tracker caught a lot of attention from fans and critics alike and it’s set […]
Instagram has announced new features aimed at protecting users from seeing abusive DMs while also providing the ability to prevent a blocked user from attempting to contact you via a new account. On Wednesday, the Facebook-owned social media platform shared an extended blog post detailing the latest updates and describing the combatting of abuse as […]
Humans have disturbed almost all of the Earth’s habitats and animal populations. A new study from Frontier Forest and Global Change reveals that only three percent of the Earth’s land remains untouched or “ecologically intact.” Rather than just rely on satellite imagery, Andrew Plumptre—lead author of the study—and his team studied superimposed maps of human […]
The Las Vegas Raiders decided to send out a message on Twitter in the wake of the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict that said “I Can Breathe” with the day’s date, which happens to be 4/20. Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts he was charged with, second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter, in the murder of George Floyd on […]
Demonstrators are demanding justice for Makiyah Bryant, a Black teenager who was fatally shot by Ohio police Tuesday afternoon. According to the New York Times, the incident occurred in southeast Columbus at around 4:45 p.m. local time, just minutes before the Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd—a 46-year-old Black man whose […]
Jhené Aiko is celebrating 4/20 by sharing the video for her Chilombo track “Tryna Smoke.” The visuals, which were directed by Eyes, also feature a cameo from Big Sean. Aiko dropped Chilombo back on March 6, 2020. The album debuted at the No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200 by moving 152,000 album-equivalent units in its first week and went on to get […]
Internal investigators for the Boston Police Department say that there was sufficient evidence from back in the mid-’90s that backs up allegations that an officer, Patrick Rose, sexually assaulted a minor. Despite that, he stayed on the force and ultimately returned to duty. Documents related to the case were released by the city on Tuesday, as it […]
Darnella Frazier has been hailed a hero. The Minneapolis teen was among those who witnessed the deadly arrest of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who was killed at the hands of local police in May 2020. The then-17-year-old Frazier used her cellphone to record the deadly incident in which ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than nine […]
In honor of 4/20, Redman and Method Man are taking over the Verzuz stream with their much-anticipated How High special. The longtime friends and collaborators began teasing the event back in March, suggesting the “battle” would stray from the usual Verzuz format and offer something a bit more celebratory: “Y’all gonna get more than a Verzuz. Y’all gonna get Red and Meth […]
Nancy Pelosi is facing criticism for her tone-deaf reaction to Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict. The Speaker of the House gave a press conference Tuesday, shortly after Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during an […]
