Source: Romario Lynch (@LeBossLynch) / courtesy of Wade Haye The island of Jamaica is chock full of talent that influences cultures around the world. Your favorite artists have been inspired by and collaborated with many of Jamaica’s finest for decades; Some have even been known to rock the flag’s Black, Gold, and Green out of respect. If you’re interested in the future roots of Jamaica’s global influence, flip the page and let @SwadeDaVillain introduce you to 18 creators, curators and entrepreneurs who are up next on the island, and abroad.
Source: HECTOR MATA / Getty NBC’s Saturday Night Live doesn’t always make us laugh, but whoever books their live musical guests is doing something right. From Donald Glover ’s viral performance earlier this month, to legendary shows from Kendrick Lamar, 2Pac, OutKast, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Drake and Nate Dogg , re-live (or discover) these gems from the SNL archive. via @OnlyHipHopFacts , here are Kendrick and Pac electrifying the stage in different decades. kendrick lamar’s snl performance… pic.twitter.com/O9EbYJHtOp — meshari le filchawy (@aliveM_) April 9, 2018 Tupac performing I Ain't Mad At Cha on SNL in 1996. pic.twitter.com/QN4TcC39AN — Only Hip Hop Facts (@OnlyHipHopFacts) May 19, 2018 Hit the next page to see Ja Rule and Ashanti murder the stage in 2001.
T he number of police shootings has reached 412 so far in 2018, according to data published this month on The Washington Post police shootings database. More shootings have happened this year between January and May than the same time last year, according to the Post’s report. Approximately 400 shootings had taken place between that five-month period in 2017. Eighty-five African Americans have died at the hands of police so far this year, said The Post, which has been keeping a record of every fatal shooting in the U.S. by a police officer in the line of duty since January 1, 2015. Eighty-two men and three women have been reported killed. The alarming numbers have stirred more conversations about police reform and accountability. As of May 15, 2018, 396 people have been shot & killed by the police, and we aren’t even halfway through 2018. #PoliceReform #PoliceAccountability https://t.co/4i4okfT9zX pic.twitter.com/lfhdH3jbMm — ACLU of Ohio (@acluohio) May 22, 2018 The high number of police shootings also motivated several NFL players’ kneeling protest. The NFL made a cowardly move to stop players from kneeling on the field for police brutality victims this week. With the rule change, the league gave into pressure from Trump and decided to punish players who get on one knee during the National Anthem to protest the disturbing amount of nationwide police shootings. Activists have steadily spoken out against the NFL’s new anthem policy announced Wednesday (May 23). With fatal police shootings on the rise, the fight against this pattern must continue to grow. Protests have already erupted against these shootings across the nation, and more police reforms must happen to stop this trend. Racial-biased policing needs to be pursued as the nation tries to end these brutality incidents. SEE ALSO: The White Woman Who Called Police At A Black BBQ Has Become The Greatest Meme Of All Time Report: Identity Of White Woman Who Called The Cops On Black People At A BBQ Has Been Revealed [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3800559″ overlay=”true”]
As far as I’m concered, Bella Thorne is the most interesting character on Social Media, I would say she’s the most influential girl besides the Kardashians. She gets paid a ton of money to post bullshit. She has been able to manipulate the music charts with her music that I will avoid listening to but that I appreciate because she’s gaming everyone. I like a girl exploited by her mom who gets how the industry works, and brings it….tell a story, show a raw and real side of you, even it is contrived and you will excell…I mean as long as you show off your body, which is a great body, fake tits or not, man face or not, repetitive or not…she’s the real deal….the instagram success story of an otherwise fifth tier actress. Good hustle! I respect all hustle….with tit. TO SEE THE REST OF HER PICS CLICK HERE People fucking love her. TO SEE THE REST OF HER PICS CLICK HERE
As far as I’m concered, Bella Thorne is the most interesting character on Social Media, I would say she’s the most influential girl besides the Kardashians. She gets paid a ton of money to post bullshit. She has been able to manipulate the music charts with her music that I will avoid listening to but that I appreciate because she’s gaming everyone. I like a girl exploited by her mom who gets how the industry works, and brings it….tell a story, show a raw and real side of you, even it is contrived and you will excell…I mean as long as you show off your body, which is a great body, fake tits or not, man face or not, repetitive or not…she’s the real deal….the instagram success story of an otherwise fifth tier actress. Good hustle! I respect all hustle….with tit. TO SEE THE REST OF HER PICS CLICK HERE People fucking love her. TO SEE THE REST OF HER PICS CLICK HERE
The nerve, the audacity … Drake Disses Kanye West And Pusha T In New Freestyle Looks like it’s going to be an interesting summer between OVO and G.O.O.D. Music. It all got started when P usha released his album DAYTONA on Thursday night/Friday morning, and everyone got an earful of his track ‘Infrared.’ On it, he throws some pretty deliberate shots at both Drake and Baby. He basically attributes Drake’s rise to Trump’s election — both with outside help. Trump from Russians, and Drake from ghostwriter Quentin Miller. The game’s f*cked up N*ggas beats is bangin’, n*gga, ya hooks did it The lyric pennin’ equal the Trumps winnin’ The bigger question is how the Russians did it It was written like Nas but it came from Quentin Now, Pusha T has been casting light shade at Drake for years , but Aubrey had never seemed too interested in responding. But seeing as how he was just in Wyoming helping Kanye with his latest projects just a few short weeks ago…meanwhile, Kanye was putting a spitshine on tracks like this for Pusha…needless to say, Drake was a little offended. So, he clapped back with “Duppy Freestyle” and let everything off his chest at once. To which Pusha responded: Send the invoice for the extra 20… https://t.co/41rd4OJeMF — King Push (@PUSHA_T) May 25, 2018 Referencing Drake’s own lyrics. Sheesh…that was pretty aggressive on Drake’s part. Do you think Pusha will hop right back in with a response? Who do you think is “winning” this beef so far? Getty/Twitter
The nerve, the audacity … Drake Disses Kanye West And Pusha T In New Freestyle Looks like it’s going to be an interesting summer between OVO and G.O.O.D. Music. It all got started when P usha released his album DAYTONA on Thursday night/Friday morning, and everyone got an earful of his track ‘Infrared.’ On it, he throws some pretty deliberate shots at both Drake and Baby. He basically attributes Drake’s rise to Trump’s election — both with outside help. Trump from Russians, and Drake from ghostwriter Quentin Miller. The game’s f*cked up N*ggas beats is bangin’, n*gga, ya hooks did it The lyric pennin’ equal the Trumps winnin’ The bigger question is how the Russians did it It was written like Nas but it came from Quentin Now, Pusha T has been casting light shade at Drake for years , but Aubrey had never seemed too interested in responding. But seeing as how he was just in Wyoming helping Kanye with his latest projects just a few short weeks ago…meanwhile, Kanye was putting a spitshine on tracks like this for Pusha…needless to say, Drake was a little offended. So, he clapped back with “Duppy Freestyle” and let everything off his chest at once. To which Pusha responded: Send the invoice for the extra 20… https://t.co/41rd4OJeMF — King Push (@PUSHA_T) May 25, 2018 Referencing Drake’s own lyrics. Sheesh…that was pretty aggressive on Drake’s part. Do you think Pusha will hop right back in with a response? Who do you think is “winning” this beef so far? Getty/Twitter
Source: uschools / Getty If only all classrooms can be as lit as Ms. Cobb’s. The New York teacher was ending off the school year with her students and decided to celebrate with a fire freestyle. With choreographed moves, enthusiastic students and over ten thousand views on Instagram, surely teens will be lining up to get into her class next year. Peep the rhymes of Monroe Comprehensive High School below!
Source: Getty Images / Morgan Freeman Just when you thought you had to cancel Morgan Freeman along with the rest of the creeps in Hollywood, video footage surfaced that’ll have you thinking twice about throwing away Mr. Clark. Along with the eight women accusing the Academy Award winning actor, entertainment reporters have also come out saying they’ve felt Freeman was inappropriate with them. One being 31-year old Chloe Melas , who was “shocked” at Morgan for making a comment about her pregnancy. Is she reaching to the moon and back? Or Nah? I just can’t believe that not a single person at @CNN or @NewDay watched that @Chloe_Melas video and didn’t think to tell her that Morgan Freeman was talking about Michael Caine and not her. Way to play the victim, @Chloe_Melas — kD (@korenthians) May 25, 2018 Melas even tried to pull WGN-TV reporter Tyra Martin into the mix by showing footage of the time Freeman told her, “I get to look at you and drool” and reminded her that he’s single. But despite Chloe’s super reach, Martin insisted she was always “in on the joke” and never felt uncomfortable except for once. Now, we’re not saying that Morgan Freeman is innocent by any means. But Chloe Mela’s statement doesn’t seem to equate to the pain, ridicule and embarrassment that other women who’ve been assaulted had suffered. For those saying what does any lady gain from tarnishing a man's image, well Chloe Melas who is spear-heading the sexual accusations against Morgan Freeman has serious ulterior motive for slandering Morgan Freeman name. pic.twitter.com/naXzrkm5PQ — Eph_em (@pharmow) May 25, 2018 But what do we know? Catch Morgan Freeman’s full apology here . CNN, via GIPHY
Source: Getty / Getty It’s been a long time… And now Will Smith is ready to re-enter the rap game with some new rhymes…and he’s definitely not holding back. According to a video he released on YouTube, Will has been in the studio coming up with new material. By the way he’s talking, it’s safe to say we can expect an album in the near future. This would be his first one since 2005. Peep the clip for yourself below and let us know if Big Willie still has the heat!
