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Young Thug has saved us from a recent dry spell in rap, delivering the long-awaited new album from Young Stoner Life Records. Slime Language 2 is a family affair, showcasing all the talent on YSL and featuring guest appearances from Thug’s extended circle, which includes everyone from Future to Travis Scott to Drake. Guided by […]
In what Twitter users are already calling “the Arnold Palmer,” a New Hampshire man experienced something of a virus mix-up Tuesday morning, getting a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose in place of what was supposed to be a second Moderna dose. The man, Craig Richards, said he initially got his first dose of Pfizer in March at the same […]
Mama mia! Mario Kart 8 is officially the best-selling racing game in U.S. history after beating out, well, another Mario Kart installment for the throne. The game, including both the original Wii U version of Mario Kart 8 and the Nintendo Switch’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, has now taken the title from the ever-successful Mario Kart Wii, […]
Jeffree Star says he’s staring down a long road to recovery. The 35-year-old YouTuber took to social media on Friday to confirm he had been hospitalized after a “severe” car accident. “This morning was one of the scariest moments of our entire lives,” Star wrote. “I’m so grateful to be here still. I’m in excruciating pain […]
Raul Castro confirmed Friday he is stepping down as the head of Cuba’s Communist Party, marking the end of his family’s six-decade reign. According to CNN, the 89-year-old politician announced his retirement during the opening day of the Communist Party’s eighth congress. He told party members he was ready for the next generation to assume a leadership role, as he was […]
The Biden administration has provided some clarification on the president’s controversial announcement on refugees admissions. The Associated Press previously reported that Biden decided to uphold Donald Trump ’s historically reduced admissions limit by keeping the number of refugees allowed in the country to 15,000. This was a surprising move to many after Biden vowed to open America’s doors to […]
Issa Rae has revealed the surprising inspiration behind her Rap Sh*t comedy series. In her new cover story for Rolling Stone, the entertainment multi-hyphenate confirmed she began writing the show in response to Jermaine Dupri’s controversial comments about women MCs. Durpi faced widespread backlash in 2019, when he suggested the new wave of female rappers were indistinguishable and unworthy of a hip-hop […]
Once again, hairstyles are being weaponized to discipline children. A mother from Troy, Texas, Hope Cozart, told her local NBC affiliate on Thursday that her 11-year-old son, Maddox, was served in-school suspension due to his haircut. Maddox has a Black father and a white mother. Cozart said that Maddox and his siblings wanted to embrace their “African […]
The Black Buffalo police officer that was fired in 2008 for stopping a white officer from putting a suspect in a chokehold has won a ruling to receive her pension and back pay, CNN reports. Officer Cariol Horne was fired after she stopped her colleague from using a chokehold on a handcuffed suspect. Horne was a […]
Jon Schaffer, a member of the far-right militia group Oath Keepers, has pleaded guilty for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots—making him the first defendant to do so. The Associated Press reports Schaffer entered the plea deal Friday and has agreed to cooperate with the feds in their ongoing investigation into the deadly siege. The 53-year-old, […]
