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A high school track race turned violent this week after one student athlete caught up to another and sucker-punched him in the middle of an event. The footage began circulating online on Tuesday of the athlete running up behind the runner and punching him in the back of the head while onlookers sounded extremely upset. The race continued, […]
Sha’Carri Richardson finished ninth at the Nike Prefontaine Classic’s women’s 100m, running in at 11.14 seconds, and eventually withdrawing from the 200m. Proving victorious in the race comes Elaine Thompson-Herah, whose 10.54 finish places her at the second-fastest time ever. The track star’s first race back, after missing the Olympics over a positive marijuana test disqualification, may have looked […]
A snippet of The Weeknd’s upcoming track “Take My Breath” was used in a promo for the Tokyo Olympics that featured Team USA track and field stars Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu, and Gabby Thomas. The After Hours artist shared the clip to social media on Monday night and also revealed that the song will be arriving on Friday, […]
YZY SZN is in full swing. During Game 6 of the NBA finals, Beats by Dre premiered a commercial starring American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson that featured a new track from Kanye West titled “No Child Left Behind.” But that wasn’t all. Also in the clip, Kanye revealed that his DONDA album will drop later this week on Friday, July […]
UCLA has dismissed student-athlete Chris Weiland from its track team after a video of him dropping racist and homophobic slurs went viral. The track and field and cross country runner was removed from the team by program director Avery Anderson, who admitted that he suspended Weiland over the incident months before. “Chris Weiland has been dismissed […]
2 Chainz may have given up on securing a Jay-Z verse, but that doesn’t mean he can’t praise the legendary rapper. On Monday, 2 Chainz released the video for his latest single, “Southside Hov.” For the record that was featured on his latest album, So Help Me God, Tity Boi flips Jigga’s “Feelin’ It” into a song […]
On Sunday, a protestor apparently upset with NASCAR‘s banishment of Confederate flags at their events flew (or paid for somebody to fly) a sign that said “DEFUND NASCAR” over Talladega Superspeedway. The flying of said flag occurred before the event was scheduled to begin. Accompanying that message, a play on rallying cries to “defund the […]
On Wednesday, Nicki Minaj participated in a Q&A with Irving Azoff at the Pollstar Live Conference in Beverly Hills. During the discussion, Nicki told the crowd the songs in her discography that she’s grown to dislike. Nicki listed off “Anaconda,” “Your Love,” and “Starships” as tracks she wished she never recorded. Nicki Minaj at the Pollstar Live conference talking about wishing […]
Lil Baby is continuing his hit streak into the new year. The Quality Control artist released his new single, “Sum 2 Prove,” on Thursday. The track is expected to appear on his sophomore album, My Turn. Lil Baby has been teasing the project for a while. During an Instagram live session in October, Lil Baby claimed that My Turn will feature DaBaby, Young Thug, […]
On Monday morning a newly released Nick Cannon diss track, “The Invitation,” was pointed in the direction of Eminem. This aggressive start to the work week was, itself, a response to insults sent Cannon’s way during Em’s verse on Fat Joe’s “Lord Above.” And, coming full circle, by Monday evening Em had responded with a […]
