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Chelsea Manning Hospitalized After Suicide Attempt
Chelsea Manning, American-whistleblower associated with Wikileaks, has been hospitalized following a suicide attempt. Chelsea Manning is an American activist, whistleblower, and former soldier for the United States army. Early Thursday morning, Manning’s legal team commented on her reported suicide attempt. “Her actions today evidence the strength of her convictions, as well as the profound harm she continues to suffer as a result of her ‘civil’ confinement,” a member of her team stated. “Her recent actions share her unwavering refusal to participate in a secret grand jury process”, they continued. Manning’s most recent suicide attempt iterates the severity of her...
New York City Public Schools To Close Down In Response To Coronavirus Pandemic
NYC public schools will shutter. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York City public schools will be closing this week to encourage stricter social distance policies to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in the state. Per Cuomo, the city has 24 hours to develop a plan that puts measures in place that address the needs of children who rely on the public schools system for their meals. This plan includes the implementation of “grab-and-go meals” where students will be able to go to school and get a meal, but will not be allowed to stay...
Joe Budden Destroys The Jay Electronica JAY Z Album
Joe Budden had harsh words for the long-awaited Jay Electronica album A Written Testimony, which is basically a joint album with JAY-Z even though HOV isn't credited on it. He hated a lot of it. Joe Budden really is going off ?.I agree tho…this Jay Elec album was really underwhelming. We waited 10 yrs. This is sad tbh pic.twitter.com/7S0CVdpx8W — Mira (@fentyxxshady) March 14, 2020 "This is hate. I want make that clear. But it's rapper hate … The last decade, you have put Jay Electronic on the same level of JAY-Z … I hate this album. I hate it...
Watch Jhené Aiko & Miguel Perform "Happiness Over Everything" On "Kimmel"
Watch Jhene & Miguel on “Jimmy Kimmel.” After making a stop at Ellen DeGeneres’ set for a live rendition of “Happiness Over Everything” alongside Future and Miguel, Jhené Aiko returned to the small screen to deliver on another rendition of the track, this time with Miguel in tow on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! set. The former presidential candidate and guest host Peter Buttigieg introduced the duo before they set the scene with a live luau, complete with Polynesian dancer and tiki torches. Notably, the performance took place without a live studio audience as many taped shows have ditched crowds...
California Governor Closes All Bars & Cuts Restaurant Capacities
California governor, Gavin Newsom, announces closing of all bars and reduced restaurant occupancy. Just two days after President Trump declares the novel coronavirus a national emergency, California governor, Gavin Newsom has announced that all bars will be closed and restaurant capacities will be severely reduced in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. During an official press conference concerning the rapid spread of the potentially life-threatening disease this Sunday (March 15), Newsom revealed that all bars, night clubs, wineries, and brewpubs are non-essential locations that do not serve a requirement to be open at the moment. According to the governor, restaurants serve...
Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge Has Contracted Coronavirus
Lucian Grainge is reportedly hospitalized. Universal Music Group CEO and Chairman Lucian Grainge is the latest public figure to test positive for coronavirus. Per Variety, the power player is currently being hospitalized in Los Angeles’ UCLA Medical Center just two weeks after hosting his 60th birthday party which hosted a number of names that include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue, and music manager Irving Azoff. The news arrives after Universal shut down its Santa Monica headquarters after an then-unidentified employee tested positive for the virus. David Livingston/Getty Images “Previously, we have committed that if there were...
Ryan Tannehill Signs $118M Contract With The Titans: Twitter Reacts
Ryan Tannehill secured a $118 million bag and Twitter hilariously reacted. Last season, the Tennessee Titans shocked the world as Ryan Tannehill led the football franchise all the way to the AFC Championship game against the eventual Super Bowl champion, Kansas City Chiefs. Now, the 31-year-old quarterback is being rewarded for his efforts signing a four-year contract with the Titans worth $118 million. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Tannehill will receive $91 million in guarantees while $62 million of his contract is fully guaranteed payment. This contract has the Texas-bred quarterback raking in approximately $29.5 million per year. Tom...
Lil Uzi Vert’s "Eternal Atake" No. 1 With One Of Music’s Biggest Streaming Debuts
LilUzi Vert’s “Eternal Atake” debuts at No. 1. This week, Lil Uzi Vert‘s Eternal Atake album debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with the biggest streaming week for any album since 2018. The project pops out with 288,000 total equivalent album units, besting Luv Is Rage 2‘s opening number of 135,000 units in 2017. Of the 288,000 units, 278,000 account for streaming. It translates to 400 million on-demand streams, making it the fourth-largest streaming week ever for an album and the largest week since Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V earned 433 million streams in October of...
Joe Budden Believes Jay Z Bodied Jay Electronica On "A Written Testimony"
Joe Budden firmly believes Jay Electronica got bodied by Hov on his own album. Third best hip-hop artist of all-time, Joe Budden revealed that he believes that Jay Z outperformed Jay Electronica on his highly-anticipated debut album, A Written Testimony (2020). The opinionated retired rapper and his Joe Budden Podcast associates took the time to indiscriminately analyze the New Orleans rapper’s project in its totality. While many participants in the culture believe that Hov’s contributions to the LP were necessary, well-crafted, and executed to perfection, others believe that Jay Z might have taken the spotlight from Jay Electronica on his own body of work....Recent Posts
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