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Canadian rapper Belly is releasing next album Mumble Rap 2 on May 19, and today he announced the tracklist featuring Nav, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, and the late Gil Scott-Heron. The 11-track album was entirely produced by Hit-Boy, and according the Ottawa rapper, it’s the first of three final albums for him. Fellow Canadian Nav […]
Over 600 musicians, including Run the Jewels and Noname among countless others, have signed a letter calling for a boycott of performances in Israel in support of Palestine. “In solidarity and empathy, as musicians, we cannot be silent,” reads the letter. “We are calling on our peers to publicly assert their solidarity with the Palestinian people. […]
Dua Lipa is firing back at an organization that criticized her stance on the escalating Israel-Gaza conflict. On Saturday, the New York Times published a full-page ad in which the Grammy-winning singer and other celebrities were targeted for expressing support for Palestine. The ad, which was paid for by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s World Values Network, featured a photo of […]
In the latest in a series of attacks on the Gaza Strip, Israeli airstrikes on a refugee camp Saturday killed at least eight children and two adults, NBC News reports, making it the deadliest single incident of the current Israel-Palestinian conflict. Hours later, another Israeli air raid destroyed a high-rise tower that housed the offices of several […]
More than 200 Palestinians were wounded as tensions with Israeli police continue to rise over the threat of evictions of Palestinian families from homes in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah, a location acquired by Jewish settlers, CBS News reports. Nightly protests have become commonplace since the start of the holy month of Ramadan when police issued restrictions on a […]
During Black History Month, Harvard denied Cornel West, living icon of Black history, consideration for tenure, according to tweets from the political activist and philosopher. “After being tenured at Yale, Harvard, Princeton & Union Theological Seminary, the recent Harvard denial of a tenure process strikes me as a political decision I reject,” he tweeted on […]
Kanye West had some kind words for Jared Kushner—the adviser and son-in-law of his Republican presidential opponent Donald Trump. “Jared Kushner will have done more for peace in the Middle East than anyone in 30 years,” West tweeted Tuesday. The tweet went up shortly after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements to normalize relations with Israel—making them the […]
Jeopardy! has been facing criticism the past few days for determining that one contestant gave an incorrect response. In the category “Where’s that Church?,” the trio of contestants were given the clue, “Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the Nativity.” “What is Palestine?,” contestant Katie Needle answered after buzzing in. Host Alex Trebek responded with a kindly, “No.” People understood Katie’s confusion […]
Weeks before the release of her Madame X album, Madonna took the stage at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. The event took place Saturday night in Tel Aviv, Israel, where the 60-year-old entertainer performed her Quavo assisted-single “Future.” As expected, the Migos rapper made an appearance during Madonna’s set, despite the controversy surrounding this year’s grand finale. Many […]
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