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2021 BMW M5 vs. 2021 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S: Spec Check
The high-performance sedan niche is one of the very best in the automotive kingdom. It’s so very unnecessary but so easy to love at the same time. Why wouldn’t you take a massive V-8 and cram it into a midsize sedan? Exactly. Now the good people at M and AMG are battling it out for super-sedan supremacy once more with the refreshed M5 and the updated E 63 S. Coincidentally—or, perhaps not so coincidentally—the mid-cycle refreshes of these two beasts were announced within one day of each other. If that doesn’t scream rivalry, perhaps everything else about these two cars will. Both now have massive, touchscreen infotainment displays, redesigned fascias and exterior lights, and improved tech: The Merc gets the three-pointed star’s MBUX infotainment system and the Bimme...
Bandcamp Pledges to Donate Its Share of Music Sales to NAACP
Online music service Bandcamp is celebrating Juneteenth and honoring the Black Lives Matter movement by donating 100 percent of its music sale profits to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. According to NPR, Bandcamp usually collects 15 percent of digital music sales and 10 percent of the sales from physical products. “We stand with those rightfully demanding justice, equality, and change, and people of color everywhere who live with racism every single day, including many of our fellow employees and artists and fans in the Bandcamp community,” the company wrote in a statement announcing the donation on its website. Bandcamp also will be “allocating an additional $30,000 per year to partner with organizations that fight for racial justice and create opportunities...
Rapper Tray Savage Dies at 26
Chief Keef’s record label signee, Tray Savage, died on Friday (June 19), Billboard can confirm. He was 26 years old. According to TMZ, who first reported the news, Tray (born Kentray Young) was shot and killed while driving around on the South Side of Chicago. He was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Canter, where he was later pronounced dead. “The entire Chief Glo Gang Family are extremely saddened about the loss of Kentray ‘Tray Savage’ Young who was taken too soon today,” a representative said in a statement. “His first love was always devoted to his fiancé, kids, family, and music. Regrettably, we can’t take back the actions done by others, but we stand firmly behind the fact that Kentray ‘Tray Savage’ Young shoul...
Beyonce Drops Surprise Song ‘Black Parade’ on Juneteenth
Beyonce has a new song in honor of Juneteenth. The singer released “Black Parade” Friday night (June 19), which she said will support Black-owned businesses. “Happy Juneteenth Weekend! I hope we continue to share joy and celebrate each other, even in the midst of struggle. Please continue to remember our beauty, strength and power,” she wrote in her Instagram post. “‘Black Parade’ celebrates you, your voice and your joy and will benefit Black-owned small businesses,” she added. A message on her website read “Being Black is your activism. Black excellence is a form of protest. Black joy is your right,” and included a directory Black-owned businesses to support. Beyonce, her husband Jay-Z, Akil “Fresh” King, Br...
Chance The Rapper Criticizes J. Cole, “Yet Another L For Men Masking Patriarchy”
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty J. Cole has the streets buzzing with the release of his latest song, but depending on who you ask, reactions are all over the place and it seems even fellow rapper Chance The Rapper has something to say. On Tuesday (Jun 16), J. Cole dropped his new track, “Snow On Tha Bluff,” taking aim at who many fans have deciphered as Chicago rapper/activist Noname. While J. Cole took to Twitter to address the controversy without naming his target specifically, he did state he stood by his words before encouraging fans to follow Noname on social media citing her as a leader. “Morning. I stand behind every word of the song that dropped last night,” J. Cole tweeted. “I love and honor her as a leader in these times. She has done and is doing the reading and the listening and th...
Tory Lanez “Stupid Again,” Styles P “I’m The Sh*t” & More | Daily Visuals 6.18.20
During the Coronavirus quarantine of the past few months, Tory Lanez is one of the few artists who kept his name buzzing on social media whether it was from his Quarantine Radio show or just dropping new visuals. Today the Canadian crooner comes through with some new visuals in “Stupid Again” where once again he dismisses social distancing and masks to get up close and personal with some thick young women who are lowkey worth dying for. Just sayin.’ Back in the US Styles P shows and proves he’s still got the love from the streets in his clip to “I’m The Sh*t” which has random dudes on the block rhyming along to his verse. The one white dude in the video was the only fool that ain’t seem hype spitting P’s lines but it’s all love. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Sawee...
Officer Karen Cries For Cops To “Get A Break” After Having To Wait For McDonald’s
Source: Twitter / Twitter At a time when Black people are still being killed by police and protesters are being tear gassed and tazed, a white female officer is asking for the public to go easy on police after a local McDonald’s had a delay with her food. In a tearful rant posted online, the unidentified woman who appears to be an officer in the state of Georgia is appearing to be in a parking lot, although it’s unclear if she was still at the fast food chain where the delay occurred waiting on her food or a manager—detailing the “difficult” situation. “I got to the 2nd window to get my food. I am waiting, and I am waiting,” the woman said. “The girl comes to the window and asks me what my order was. I repeat my order and my coffee. Um. Order. And they ask me to pull up because my food is ...
Gucci Mane ft. Pooh Sheisty “Still Remember,” Casanova ft. Smoove’L “Red Light” & More | Daily Visuals 6.19.20
For the most part it looks like this summer is going to be a bust thanks to the Coronavirus still running rampant and causing everyone to stay home or walk around with masks to avoid catching a case. Gucci Mane meanwhile isn’t letting a little thing like a deadly virus keep him for turning up as in his visuals to “Still Remember” Guwop and Pooh Sheisty crew up at a Texaco bloody down and flossing cash and cars like money ain’t a thing. Speaking of squadin’ up, back in Brooklyn Casanova and Smoove’L show off a spiffy car collection while riding with their crews for their clip to “Red Light.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Ron Suno featuring Smoove’L, Ace Hood, and more. GUCCI MANE FT. POOH SHEISTY – “STILL REMEMBER” [embedded content] CASANOVA FT. SMOOVE’L – “RED LI...
Get Your Dad the Biggest NO BRAINER in the History of Father’s Day
Every year around this time, we’re guessing there’s a question that starts rattling around in your head: What in the heck am I going to get Dad this year for Father’s Day? Well, if he’s into cars at all, then do we ever have the answer for you! From now until the end of June, you can spring for our Special Deal for Dad and surprise him on Father’s Day with more than 3,200 hours of the most expansive and entertaining automotive content you’re going to find anywhere on earth. And even better, it’s not going to dent your wallet to get it for him. Whatever Dad’s into car-wise, you can be assured he’s going to find plenty of what revs him up on the MotorTrend App, everything from our smash hit shows Roadkill, Texas Metal, NASCAR ALL-IN: Batt...
The 2021 Ford F-150 Hauls Zzzs With Seats That Convert Into a Bed
Not uncomfortably hunched over the wheel, or awkwardly curled up in the back seat, as you might imagine. A “person familiar with the plans,” who decided to remain anonymous, told Reuters that the front passenger seat will fold back to lay flat, creating a bed described a bit like those found on the first-class cabin of passenger planes. Sounds comfy! Now, Ford’s not the first company to offer an interior that converts into a bed—there have been a lot of stuffy interiors and foggy windows over the years. When Nash was still around, many of their cars famously featured front benches that folded down to create a whole-interior bed. The perfect feature for penny-pinching families who didn’t want to pay motel rates, or lovestruck couples on the move. We’re not judg...
Leon Bridges Delivers Poignant Rendition of ‘Sweeter’ on ‘Corden’
In light of the ongoing protests demanding racial justice across the nation, Leon Bridges stopped by The Late Late Show With James Corden on Thursday night (June 18) to perform his timely track “Sweeter” with Terrace Martin and Robert Glasper. “Hoping for a life more sweeter / Instead I’m just a story repeating / Why do I fear with skin dark as night? / Can’t feel peace with those judging eyes,” he sings in the emotional tune. “I’m just heartbroken,” Bridges told Corden of this tumultuous time. “I’m tired of seeing unarmed Black men dying at the hands of police, but at the same time I’m still optimistic. It’s really refreshing to see people all over the world wake up to the racism and injustice that’s embedded in America.” Of...
The Streets, Kaiser Chiefs & Dizzee Rascal Set for UK’s Drive-In Show Series
Kaiser Chiefs, The Streets and Dizzee Rascal are among a list of artists who are scheduled to perform at the UK’s first drive-in gigs throughout the summer. The Utilita Live From The Drive-In series will feature artists across 12 venues in the UK, and concertgoers will have a private viewing zone next to their cars, according to NME. Other acts set to take part are Ash, Beverley Knight, Bjorn Again, Brainiac Live, Brand New Heavies, Camp Bestival Live, Cream Classical Ibiza, Embrace, Gary Numan, Jack Savoretti, Lightning Seeds, Nathan Dawe, Reggae Roast Vs Gentleman’s Dub Club, Russell Watson, Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, Sigala, Skindred, The Snuts, The Zutons and Tony Hadley. See the teaser video below. Tickets go on sale here on June 22 at 10 a.m. [embedded con...
