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Kendrick Lamar is the latest top musical act to witness their vaulted music get leaked online and dissected in a fashion they didn’t intend. Several Kendrick Lamar tracks were leaked online and discussed at length, along with reference tracks for K-Dot’s cousin, Baby Keem.
While we couldn’t exactly determine the root location of the leaked tracks, the Reddit page r/hiphopheads gathered all of the tracks and shared the snippets. Among the leaks, two 2019 tracks, “Trouble Me” and “OD.”… Read more
Turning Point USA announced its Super Bowl halftime show via the X platform, writing, “It’s true, Turning Point USA is thrilled to announce The All American Halftime Show. Performers and event details coming soon.”… Read more
Not that we needed more evidence that the Proud Boys is a white nationalist group full of racist yokels who drape bigotry in pseudo-patriotism, but an alleged member of the group is also a foreman of the Kansas City Streetcar extension project, of Kansas City, Missouri, which is being sued by six Black and Hispanic workers, who say they’ve been subjected to a “culture of race-based hostility and discrimination” on the project’s job sites
According to the Kansas City Star, the plaintiffs in the discrimination lawsuit — which was initially filed in Jackson County Circuit Court before being moved to U.S.… Read more
On Oct. 5, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a speech marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy, using the occasion to both praise military service and voice controversial views on diversity in America within the armed forces. Speaking at the Navy’s anniversary celebration in Norfolk, Virginia, Hegseth began by commending soldiers for their hard work and bravery. However, he quickly pivoted to a divisive message, arguing against the value of diversity in military culture.… Read more
On Friday, Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to 50 months in prison after he was found guilty on two prostitution related counts in July.
According to the New York Times, Judge Subramanian walked through his reasoning ahead of announcing his sentencing. Subramanian applied a sentencing enhancement due to coercion. This was in response to testimony that Diddy threatened to release videos of the “freak offs.” Subramanian added that the defense’s narrative framing the freak offs as nothing more than consensual sexual encounters between adults was “flatly inconsistent with both reality and any acceptance of responsibility.”… Read more
For decades, the Minneapolis station has been a vital hub for Black Minnesotans.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
If you sift through the YouTube archive of grainy Minneapolis videos from the 1990s, you’ll find a news clip about Prince playing a surprise concert.
The goal? To raise more than $30,000 for KMOJ, the local radio station that has aired great music and centered the Black community in the Twin Cities for decades.
“He’s bad,” Walter “Q Bear” Banks Jr.… Read more
Maybe I’m showing my age here, but there used to be ads for the Peace Corps where they described it as, “the toughest job you’ll ever love,” and, when I was approached to broach this topic for NewsOne, that line immediately popped into my head.
You see, last week, autism found itself in the headlines once again. Not because of a breakthrough in treatment or a moment of celebration and understanding, but because people who have somehow been given a great deal of power cynically decided to weaponize it as a boogeyman.… Read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James is among the 20 attorneys general who’ve filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) over a rule change denying care for sexual assault victims if they can’t prove their citizenship.
According to NBC News, the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, focuses on a new DOJ rule that goes into effect on Oct. 31, barring states from using funds provided by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), and the Byrne Justice Assistance Grants to assist undocumented immigrants.… Read more
GloRilla has not been happy with the Forsyth County Police Department after her home was broken into.
During a recent home invasion, Glo claims to have lost over $7000,000 worth of personal property. The Memphis rapper was interviewed by Atlanta news stations WSB-TV about her house being broken into. Stating that she felt like she was being treated poorly by the Atlanta Police Department, “I feel like me, my brother, sister were victims in this situation but somehow they’re trying to paint us out to be suspects and I just feel like it’s all the way wrong”.… Read more
Cassie has penned an emotional letter to the judge.
Getting vulnerable about her feelings before Diddy’s sentencing. Taking it to the level of saying she still fears for her and her family’s safety if Diddy is released. Also adding that she hopes for “justice and accountability” for Diddy’s hearing that will be held on Oct.3rd. The NY fallen mogul has been sitting in a jail cell for a little over a year after being found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering, and sex trafficking.… Read more
