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Dave Chappelle linked up with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to talk about everything from his series of socially distanced shows in Ohio, asking fans to boycott Chappelle’s Show, his new Midnight Miracle podcast with Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, his “gut-wrenching” 8:46 special on the murder of George Floyd, and much more. On the subject of Twitter, Chappelle called the social media platform “a […]
Model Courtney Stodden is calling out Chrissy Teigen for allegedly telling them “to kill myself” over DMs when they were only 16. Stodden was at the center of hurtful social media ridicule 10 years ago when they married 50-year-old actor Doug Hutchison as a teenager, a union their mother signed off on, which the model now calls […]
Talib Kweli got into a tense exchange with Noname on Saturday, after he defended himself against months-old harassment allegations. The back-and-forth began when a Twitter user shared a screenshot of Kweli’s recent criticism of Noname, whom he accused of propagating unproven claims about his treatment of women. The message, which was shared with Noname, read in part: “Last year the […]
In the Los Angeles Times’ The Envelope podcast episode that came out on Wednesday, Kate Winslet was talking about her role in HBO’s Mare of Easttown. That part sees her playing a detective in Delaware County, which is in Pennsylvania, despite the slightly confusing name. In an effort to nail the role, she went the extra mile of trying to get […]
Twitter and Billboard have joined forces to create a real-time music chart powered by social media engagement. The online platform announced the partnership Wednesday, during its Digital Content NewFronts presentation. Billboard explained the chart, dubbed the Billboard Hot Trending, will be a daily ranking of music-related trending topics, “including buzz around new releases, awards show, and festival moments, music nostalgia threads and […]
A Twitter user claims he was blocked by Big Sean following a series of tweets in which he tried to troll Sean with lyrics from the rapper’s catalog. When prompted with the question, “Who’s the worst rapper you’ve heard n why is it Big Sean,” user @jaidvan replied with bars from Big Sean’s song, “I Do It.” As HipHopDx points […]
LeBron James’ comments on the recent fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant angered one Ohio bar owner so much that he has vowed to no longer show NBA games at his establishment. “If anyone wants to watch an NBA game, don’t come to Linnie’s Pub,” Jay Linneman, owner of Cincinnati’s Linne’s Pub, wrote on Facebook, […]
Hip-hop was served another blow earlier this week when Shock G passed away at the age of 57. Artists, musicians, friends, and collaborators took to the internet to mourn the Digital Underground co-founder’s death. On Friday, an unpublished essay of Shock G’s found its way to Twitter. In the tweet, writer Rob Tannenbaum explains that while […]
The Las Vegas Raiders decided to send out a message on Twitter in the wake of the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict that said “I Can Breathe” with the day’s date, which happens to be 4/20. Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts he was charged with, second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter, in the murder of George Floyd on […]
The Fast & Furious writing room is just throwing things at the wall now. On Wednesday, fans got their second look at Fast & Furious 9. Along with getting another taste of Dom Toretto’s villainous brother, Jakob Toretto (played by John Cena), but it also introduced a storyline that’s centered around… high-powered magnets? And if turning a muscle car into a refrigerator ornament […]
