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Paxton Smith initially planned to address media consumption in her high school valedictorian speech; but she secretly scrapped those plans to address an issue she believed was much more pressing: women’s reproductive rights. Smith, who is part of the Lake Highlands High School Class of 2021, had reportedly submitted her original remarks to school administrators ahead of […]
Over the years, Yo Gotti has cultivated a healthy roster of successful acts that include Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg, and EST Gee. Now the Memphis mogul has decided to join forces with Interscope to create a partnership that will build a bigger platform for his acts. Interscope Geffen A&M and Gotti’s Collective Music Group announced their new partnership on […]
A pastor in Florida, known for his anti-vax and right-wing views, has been hospitalized with COVID-19 after claiming vaccines would wipe out “stupid people.” Talk show host Rick Wiles, just weeks after claiming coronavirus vaccinations were part of a “mass death campaign,” took to TruNews.com—a site where he spreads hateful conspiracies NBC News identified as homophobic and racist—to share the news […]
Let’s be honest: It’s been an unusual year in music so far. At the midway point of 2021, many of the heavyweights in rap and pop are still holding on to their albums, waiting for the full-blown return of live concerts and festivals. In their absence, up-and-comers like Pooh Shiesty and Olivia Rodrigo have stepped […]
Is the forehead diamond era drawing to a close? That’s been the recent assumption of several fans of Lil Uzi Vert, who famously had a piece worth millions attached to his head earlier this year. In a number of recent Instagram posts, including the short video below featuring JT of City Girls, there is indeed no […]
A 20-year-old woman says her attempt at the so-called “dry scooping” challenge resulted in her suffering a heart attack. Briatney Portillo, known on TikTok and Instagram as @brivtny, recently shared a pair of clips in which she warned against others who might be considering giving the challenge a try. “Putting this out there so y’all […]
The highly-anticipated In the Heights premiere is just days away. Based on Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Tony Award-winning musical, the film hits theaters and HBO Max on June 11, 2021. The movie was initially set for release on June 26, 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, less than two weeks […]
Graffiti artist Michael McLeer has filed a lawsuit against the NYPD after some of his artwork was reportedly painted over by the cops. The 51-year-old artist, who is sometimes also credited as Michael Kaves through his work with the Lordz of Brooklyn, has argued that the NYPD’s recent initiative to replace graffiti across the city “endangers hundreds of […]
It’s hard to escape the unrelenting horror of the news cycle, harder style to find the silver linings in all these grey clouds. One small sliver of hope, however, comes in the groundswell of support for Black Lives Matter protesters and their fight for lasting change. It’s something French singer-songwriter Cha:dy felt duty-bound to commemorate […]
By this time next month, it will have been two years since the third season of Stranger Things debuted on Netflix, leaving fans briefly concerned about the fate of David Harbour’s character Jim Hopper. While a subsequent teaser clip released in early 2020 confirmed that Hopper is still alive (albeit a prisoner), the rollout many […]
