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The family of Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man who was killed by police last month, has asked the United States Justice Department to investigate his death. Lawyers for the family announced the request during a press conference Wednesday, on what would’ve marked Walker’s 26th birthday. Attorney Bobby DiCello told reporters his clients are questioning the integrity of the probe, […]
Newly released footage sheds more light on the Sesame Place controversy. Earlier this month, Jodi Brown shared a video in which her daughter and niece were seemingly ignored by a park employee dressed as the character Rosita. The clip shows the actor walking in a parade, while giving high-fives to a few white patrons. The worker then […]
Two families are suing TikTok after their daughters died last year while attempting the viral “Blackout Challenge.” ABC News reports the parents of Arriani Jaileen Arroyo, 9, of Wisconsin, and Lalani Walton, 8, of Texas, have joined forces with the Social Media Victims Law Center to file a lawsuit against TikTok. Arroyo and Walton died of suffocation last year after […]
A Mississippi police chief was terminated this week after he was allegedly caught on tape using racist slurs, as well as bragging about the number of people he’s shot. According to the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, newly leaked audio features the voice of a white man who claims to have killed more than a dozen people in the […]
Macklemore may be eyeing a comeback. The Grammy-winning rapper returned this week with the uplifting single “Chant,” featuring Australian singer-songwriter Tones and I. The song, which was accompanied by a Jake Magraw-directed video, marks Macklemore’s first record release of 2022. “This song is a bit of a rebirth,” Macklemore told Rolling Stone. “I wanted to challenge myself, get through […]
Joey Badass has declared himself among the world’s best rappers, alongside his previous collaborators Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. The Pro Era made the bold claim in the Diddy-assisted “The Baddest,” the opening track of his newly released album, 2000. “N***as know who greater, fuck your favorite, I’m the greatest,” he spits in the first verse. “… I paved the way for a lot […]
Following a nearly five-year studio album hiatus, ODESZA returns with its fourth studio album The Last Goodbye. The 12-track project includes the previous released single “Love Letter,” as well as guest appearances from Bettye LaVette, MARO, Låpsley, Ólafur Arnolds, Julianna Barwick, Izzy Bizu, and Charlie Houston. “It’s an album that is centered around the power of connection,” ODESZA said […]
After clashing earlier this month, Conway the Machine and Funkmaster Flex have buried the hatchet with the “RIP Steve Smith” freestyle. “Last week me and Conway had some words!” the DJ wrote alongside the song, which he shared on YouTube. “I sent him a track…He accepted the challenge and here we are! Rest in peace to […]
The increasingly ubiquitous “Pink Sauce” has been a staple on TikTok for some time now, with predictably formulated articles having popped up this week as, presumably, part of an unspoken effort to grab some stray traffic while the viral condiment remains at the center of the culinary conversation. In short, in the rare event that all […]
In a promo for his recent song with Snoop Dogg, Eminem admitted that he doesn’t remember appearing in Dr. Dre’s “Still D.R.E.” music video. Snoop and Em sat down for a chat to promote their song “From the D 2 the LBC,” and the former asked the latter if he was “running on the beach” […]
