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Offset Handcuffed, Detained After Encounter With Trump Supporters
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Driving while Black is still a real thing for people of color regardless of celebrity. Offset got his wake up call over the weekend. As spotted on TMZ the Migos rapper had an interesting experience while out in Los Angeles last week. On Saturday, October 24 he was out driving in Beverly Hills and came in close proximity to a Trump rally. While it is unclear what exactly transpired when he rode past the meet up, it is safe to say things got a bit hairy as he was stopped by local police shortly after. Thankfully the “Clout” rapper had enough presence of mind to record his interaction with the cops by going on Instagram Live. The video stream showed a tense scene as the Atlanta native refused to turn off his engine as he claimed the badges had pulled their guns...
Travis Scott Teases Unreleased Air Jordan 1 “PS5” Lows
Source: YouTube / Sony Just when it seemed like Travis Scott was going to be taking a break from tearing out the hearts of sneakerheads across the globe, the “Sicko Mode” rapper done went and made hypebeasts stomach begin to growl again. Last Friday a new PS5 commercial dropped which featured the Travis Scott at the PlayStation headquarters ready to fire up the PlayStation 5 in a pair of never before seen “Cactus Jack” Air Jordan 1 Lows with the PlayStation logo on the heel. Why does this man play with out feelings like this?! While these could easily be a pair of custom kicks that Scott had made for this particular commercial, PlayStation does have a history of collaborating with Nike on super exclusive sneakers few ever get their hands on. Even Travis himself has more than a handful of f...
Adele Sings Her Hits, Has Zero Chill in ‘The Bachelor’ Sketch on SNL
After two stints as Saturday Night Live’s musical guest, Adele made her hosting debut last night. While some musicians opt to take double duty, H.E.R. performed on the show for the first time ever while the pop superstar focused on acting. However, she did treat fans to snippets of some of her hits during “The Bachelor” sketch, where she competed against a bunch of Hannahs to win a rose from Beck Bennett’s “Ben K.”. “I’m here because I’ve had a lot of heartbreak in my life, first at 19, then sort of famously at 21 and then even more famously at 25,” Adele explained, playing herself. “But I have a really good feeling about Ben K. It’s only Night One, but I can already tell he’s going to be the love of my life.” During the course of the sketch, Adele broke into song on multiple occ...
Kanye West Tells Joe Rogan Idea to Run for President Came in the Shower: ‘God Put It in My Heart’
Kanye West’s highly anticipated appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience has arrived, and it lives up to the hype. During the nearly three-hour-long conversation, the rapper-turned-presidential-hopeful revealed the exact location where he got the idea to run for office. “It was something that God put in my heart back in 2015. A few days before the MTV awards, it hit me in the shower,” West recalled. “When I first thought of it I just started laughing to myself. All this joy came over my body, just through my soul. I felt that energy; I felt that spirit.” “I believe that my calling is to be the leader of the free world,” he added before explaining why he thinks he’s the man for the job. “There couldn’t be a better time to put a visionary in the captain’s chair,” West declared. “I’m not h...
Stone Gossard Reminisces About Pearl Jam’s Inception
Pearl Jam’s first show was 30 years ago on Thursday. Crazy, right? To mark the occasion, guitarist Stone Gossard looked back at those formative years in a lengthy conversation on Apple’s Strombo show. Gossard told the host that there were “than 60, 70 people. And at that time, we were really trying to be as spontaneously pushing ourselves to kind of take chances. And Ed [Vedder] came up to rehearse with us for the first time we’d written four, three songs.” The guitarist also revealed why Pearl Jam left “Better Man” off of Ten. “None of us had any say in that,” Gossard said. “That that was Ed’s thing. His ability to think that way has really been an important part, huge part of our long-term success because I just think that our fans have gotten used to t...
Kendrick Lamar’s Album Coming “Soon Soon” Teases TDE’s Punch
Source: MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images / Getty Kendrick Lamar’s long-awaited, highly anticipated album is on its way, apparently. The news comes after a curious Twitter user quizzed Top Dog Entertainment’s president Terrence “Punch” Henderson on the status of Lamar’s highly anticipated drop. “When is Kendrick dropping,” the user asked. Punch replied, “Pretty soon.” Another user followed-up, “As in…this year soon?” “As in soon soon,” he confirmed. Unfortunately, “soon soon” isn’t an actual date on anyone’s calendar, but the response suggests it may hit streaming platforms by the end of this year. Thundercat, a phenomenal bassist who appeared on To Pimp A Butterfly and DAMN, hinted at working on the new project in March. Kung-fu Kenny knows his c...
Jack White Buys Busker New Guitar After Jerk Smashes Old One
Add “good deed-doer” to Jack White’s numerous list of accomplishments after The White Stripes icon bought a Scottish street performer a new, $4,000 Fender Stratocaster after the busker’s guitar was vandalized by a drunk passer-by on Oct. 20. The Edinburgh-based busker, Matt Grant, who called himself a “Live loop guitarist and street musician.” started a GoFundMe account to replace his acoustic. He posted a video on Instagram that said “Can’t believe this happened. My livelihood.” Word of the incident and the fundraiser reached White, who asked his manager to reach out to Grant. The young musician recounted the ‘incredible” chain of events on his Instagram page. The page had raised about £4,000 — more than $5,000 US dollars — before White stepped in with the generous gesture. Gr...
Run the Jewels Get the Adult Swim Treatment on ‘yankee and the brave (ep. 4)’
After playing their latest RTJ4 on Holy Calamavote last weekend, Run the Jewels have gotten the Adult Swim treatment for their new visual for “yankee and the brave (ep. 4).” Directed by Sean Solomon with animation by Titmouse, the video centers around a high-speed chase where Killer Mike and El-P are chased around the city by the robotic police. [embedded content] “Killer Mike and El-P would fuck up some robot cops in real life,” Chris Prynoski, Titmouse founder and the president said in a statement, “so I consider this animated music video for ‘Yankee and the Brave’ a documentary – that documents the future. The prophecy of Run The Jewels has flowed through the Titmouse animators’ hearts and into their pencils. You can watch it before it happens as magical, moving drawings.” Following the...
Buzzcocks to Release 7-Inch Singles Box Set
Punk progenitors Buzzcocks will release a boxset containing the dozen seven-inch singles the band released for United Artists between 1977 – 1980. The Complete United Artists Singles 1977-1980 7” Boxset, remastered from the original tapes, will be released by Domino on Jan. 15, 2021. Of course, along with A-side hits including “Orgasm Addict,” “What Do I Get” and “Ever Fallen In Love With Someone (You Shouldn’t’ve),” are the commensurate B-sides, including, respectively, “Whatever Happened Too…?” “Oh Shit” and “Just Lust.” The package will contain the original Malcolm Garrett-designed sleeves and a 36-page booklet written by author and punk scribe Clinton Heylin. Pre-order the Boxset here. Watch the classic video of “What Do I Get” below. [embedded content] Many of the tracks on ...
Ran Off On The Plug: Fashion Nova Claims Rich The Kid Finessed Them Out Of $100K
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Rich The Kid has some explaining to do and it seems he will have to talk slow in court. He is being accused of taking a bag from one of the most successful clothing brands in the country. As spotted on TMZ the Atlanta native has been hit with a lawsuit from Fashion Nova. The Los Angeles based brand claims that they struck a deal with the “Plug Walk” rapper back in October 2018. Their terms stipulated he would promote the Fashion Nova Men label on his social media feeds in accordance to their suggested social media strategy which included specific product placement in his photos and hashtag direction. Additionally he agreed to name drop the company in his songs. For these services he was paid a cool $100,000 which were scheduled to occur from October 2...
How to choose a tent: a buying guide
Our comprehensive guide on how to choose a tent will ensure dry and comfortable nights whatever the weather If you ask me, time in a tent is time well spent. I’m usually at my most content when under canvas. With the distractions of modern life left behind, I find that camping has a detoxifying effect on me. At the end of a day on the trail, I pitch my tent, eat, drink, sleep. In the morning I strike my tent and then repeat. It’s a simple but good life. Of course, knowing how to choose a tent is not so simple. There is a slew of options available with a glossary of bewildering jargon to match. It can be a confusing affair and potentially an expensive one if you get it wrong. If you get it right, however, you will enjoy comfort, reliability and some of the best views money can’t buy night a...
Naomi Campbell Examines Racism Via ‘Vouge’ Cover Story
Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Naomi Campbell’s career as a trailblazing fashion icon has been well documented and revered, but her politics, however, has met its fair share of criticism for being unconventional at times. Remember the Gucci blackface sweater fiasco? Yeah. Well, that’s not the case these days. On her latest cover story for Vogue’s November 2020 issue, the multihyphenated activist drew a clear line in the sand on her views about the oppressive state of society when it comes to race matters. Fundamentally, she reclassified what type of affliction people of color have experienced. “I never used to say the word racism; I just used to say, it’s territorialism,” she said. “I never wanted people to say that I used that as an excuse, that I was throwing that word ou...
