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‘Umbrella Man’ Who Sparked Riot In George Floyd Protest ID’d As White Supremacist, We Been Knew
Source: Twitter / Twiiter Everyone should give a slow-clap for police finally finding the man who started the riot in Minneapolis months back. When protests erupted in May over the senseless death of George Floyd, the city erupted into an emotionally charged protest heard all around the world. On-the-ground footage flooding social media timelines showed angry protestors crowding the streets while demanding justice for another life lost due to police brutality. One video, in particular, recorded an intimidatingly tall, white male dressed in all black defacing a local AutoZone store. While holding an umbrella, the individual, aptly nicknamed “Umbrella Man,” is seen taking a sledgehammer and breaking the store windows. Protesters confronted him before he eventually walked away.&nb...
Dubstep Meets Rock in RIOT’s Blistering Single “Jackknife”
Welcome Records is quickly emerging as one of the most coveted tastemakers in bass music. With Kayzo at the helm, the imprint has demonstrated a unique ability to unearth trailblazing music in the dubstep and trap spheres, as well as their many sub-genres. Barnstorming bass music duo RIOT recently arrived on the Welcome Records banner with “Jackknife,” a blistering dubstep and rock hybrid that that is—for lack of a better term—not for the faint of heart. Back in November 2019, we were fortunate enough to chat with the rising tandem, who said they were “excited to let the listeners into [their] brains.” If “Jackknife” is any indication, the mind of RIOT is something to marvel at considering the track’s masterful genre-blending. Both W...
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