How Africa’s Internet Culture is Amplifying Afrobeats to a Global Audience
From TikTok to YouTube, Afrobeats’ explosive rise on social media is rewriting the global music narrative.
ODUMODUBLVCK Blasts The Critics On Grimey New Track “Not All That”
The Naija MC continues his love affair with UK grime on hard-hitting new single.
Rema Shocks Afrobeats to New Life With ‘Heis’
Nigerian star’s stunning sophomore effort is the buzzy, visceral, sweat-it-out music that no one else in the mainstream is making.
We’re Still Listening To Ayra Starr’s Album
In a relatively short time, Ayra Starr has become an unabashed superstar, the kind of artist that icons like Rihanna spend their time listening to. On her sophomore LP, ‘The Year I Turned 21’, the Beninese-Nigerian has figured out exactly how she wants to sound as she takes stock of her success.
Elon Musk Says He Never Pledged to Donate $45 Million Per Month to Trump
“I’m not donating $45 million a month to Trump,” the Tesla CEO said Monday, after Trump bragged about Musk’s contributions at a rally this weekend
How Dems Plan to Crush the ‘Bullshit’ Legal Effort to Block Harris From the Ballot
Democratic lawyers argue that Republicans’ promised litigation to keep Biden on state ballots has no chance of success.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Is the Biggest Superhero Movie Inside-Joke Ever
The official MCU/X-Men crossover has arrived — along with enough meta-cameos, dead-franchise resurrections, punchlines involving ‘The Music Man’ and pegging, corporate synergy, and fan service to crack a genre in half
‘DEI,’ ‘Colored,’ ‘Jezebel’: MAGA Attacks on Kamala Harris Are Getting Ugly
The right can barely contain its racist, sexist contempt for Biden’s likely 2024 replacement
‘It’s Gonna Take a Civil War’: Trump Campaign Speaker Warns of Violence if Dems Win
At a rally in Ohio with J.D Vance, a GOP state senator said Trump victory in 2024 is the last chance to avoid bloody conflict
Emmys Nominations 2024: Biggest Snubs and Surprises
‘Reservation Dogs’ finally got some recognition! ‘The Sympathizer’ didn’t? (Except for the lone white guy.) We break down the yays and aw-hell-nays of the Television Academy’s latest decisions
