Derek Chauvin, charged with second-degree murder for the death of George Floyd, made his first appearance in court. The murder of George Floyd was all too familiar. With a knee pressing against Floyd’s neck, Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in broad day. Protests across the world have demanded justice, but even after Chauvin and the three other officers were arrested and charged, that’s only the first part of this battle. Cooper Neill/Getty Images Per CNN, Chauvin appeared in court virtually from Oak Park Heights prison where he faced Judge Jeannice Reding. The judge accepted the prosecutors’ motion to set an unconditional bail...
Kylie Jenner turned up at a club this weekend, ignoring social distancing and failing to wear a face mask. California residents are being advised to remain at home unless you’re an essential worker or are headed to a store to stock up on food and other resources. The coronavirus pandemic has taken somewhat of a backseat with all of the protests happening across the nation but it still poses a major threat to those at risk. Kylie Jenner ignored that when she partied at a Los Angeles nightclub until 1 AM. On Sunday, Kylie Jenner was a guest at Bootsy Bellows...
Usher and Trey Songz joined the BLM march with Black Rides For Black Lives. Protests have been going on across America since the death of George Floyd, though now, they have extended beyond America and even North America. The protests in Los Angeles yesterday attracted over 50K people with YG teaming up with BLM to make the peaceful protest happen. This also attracted many celebrities including NBA players like Demar Derozan and hip-hop royalty, like Kendrick Lamar. Usher and Trey Songz also joined the march on bicycles with Black Rides For Black Lives. Riding through the streets of Los...
Brittany Brees penned a lengthy apology in regards to Drew Brees’ comments about kneeling. Drew Brees made many in the football community upset last week after his comments on kneeling during the National Anthem. NFL players have been advocating for these types of peaceful protests for years and they felt as though Brees was undermining them and their struggle. Eventually, Brees talked things out with his teammates, and eventually, he changed his mind and how he feels. Brees apologized and noted that he has a lot of work to do when it comes to listening to his fellow man. In light...
Tory Lanez proves that he cleared the Pretty Ricky samples that Spectacular claims he stole. Pretty Ricky‘s Spectacular had better check his facts before he opens his mouth because, after accusing Tory Lanez of sampling the group’s music without his permission, the Toronto native proved him wrong. This weekend, Tory Lanez commented on the surprising collaboration between Akon and Tekashi 6ix9ine. “So what y’all telling me is …. Akon gave the #LockedUpRemix / SAMPLE to someone else !?!?? And not me?!????,” he said on Twitter after a preview was uploaded to social media. Spectacular responded by telling him he should...
Dominic Fike speaks about his family’s experience with the police and racism, delaying his debut album and new single. Dominic Fike was set to release the first single from his upcoming debut album this week but, because of everything that has happened, he chose to delay his music and join the fight to end systemic racism and police violence. The 24-year-old recording artist wrote a lengthy post on social media, touching on his own experience with the police and how, because of a lie that an officer made up about him, he’s unable to live freely anymore. “Last week, I...
An OVO x Nike Air Force 1 Low would certainly make Drake fans go insane. Drake is easily the biggest artist in the world right now and not surprisingly, he has his very own deal with Nike. This partnership has led to some interesting collaborations over the years, even if there was a point in which Drake was about to leave the brand for Adidas. There are always rumors surrounding new Drake-OVO collaborations and today, we got a pretty interesting one courtesy of @sneakerfiles and @zsneakerheadz. According to the Instagram post below, Drake is rumored to be dropping an OVO...
George Floyd’s public memorial in his hometown of Houston, TX is currently being live-streamed. It’s been nearly two weeks since the untimely death of George Floyd who died at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin. Protests have erupted across the nation with demands for justice. Today, his public funeral is being held in his hometown of Houston, TX where thousands are expected to gather to pay their final respects. The public funeral is expected to last six-hours in anticipation for the large crowd. Of course, with social distancing measures in place, only a limited amount of people will...
Virgil Abloh’s latest Jordan Brand collaboration is certainly going to be a controversial one. If you’re a sneaker historian or simply a big Michael Jordan fan, then you would know that the Air Jordan 4 debuted in 1989 in four unique colorways. Since that time, there have been dozens of different colorways and sneakerheads continue to see the Jordan 4 as a classic. When it was revealed that Virgil Abloh would be adding his Off-White aesthetic to the Jordan 4, people were understandably excited. So far, there are believed to be two colorways, including a “Bred” model and a...
Congrats to DaBaby & Roddy Ricch! Roddy Ricch and DaBaby have been proven to be this generation’s most trusted hitmakers, at least in the past few months. Well, for DaBaby, it’s been the past year yet he’s never earned a chart-topper. Today, Billboard reports that his new collaboration with Roddy Ricch, the fan-favorite “ROCKSTAR,” is now the new number one song in the country. The song is off of Baby’s latest project, Blame It On Baby and has gained a significant amount of traction in the past few weeks. For Baby, it’s his first number-one single but Roddy Ricch clocks...