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Vice President JD Vance expressed confidence this weekend that TikTok can continue operating in the United States without posing national security risks. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Vance said he believes the platform has been effectively separated from its China based parent company ByteDance. “I feel very confident that we have successfully separated this company from TikTok global and actually made it so that we can control people’s data security. We can ensure that the algorithm is not being used as a propaganda tool by a foreign government,” Vance said. Concerns over TikTok’s ties to ByteDance and data collection practices…
Young Thug and YFN Lucci explain why they deaded their longstanding beef and are later seen together at the club.On Sept. 25, a day before Thug and Lucci officially squashed their beef by appearing on each other’s new albums, Lucci sat down for an interview on Pandora Playback at SiriusXM Studios in Atlanta. During the talk, Lucci revealed why he decided to smooth things over with Thugger.”We been through a lot,” Lucci said. “Everybody lost people. We lost people. Most important, we lost our time. We had to be away from our family. Come home, it’s like, damn, what can…
Nicole Beharie is set to headline the upcoming Netflix series All The Sinners Bleed, starring alongside Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and John Douglas Thompson. The series is being adapted by Joe Robert Cole, co writer of Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, who will serve as executive producer, showrunner, and director for several episodes. The project is backed by Higher Ground Productions, Amblin Television, and Crosby. Cole previously worked with Netflix on All Day and a Night, which starred Ashton Sanders and Jeffrey Wright. Based on S.A. Crosby’s novel, the nine episode thriller blends murder mystery with sharp racial and religious themes. Set in the American South, the story…
Drake has been showing love to streamers and content creators, recently linking with Kai Cenat during his “Mafiathon 3” stream and even dropping a freestyle for Gabe P’s “On The Radar” session. He also gave a playful shout to BenDaDonnn, posted on the Gram, “That’s my brother they don’t know you will actually snap on some st tbh… Too bad you got ran out the M and your lyrics don’t match your lifestyle but you can rap your a off tho.” But when one user tried to clown him by claiming BenDaDonnn raps better than Drake, The Boy wasted no time…
Sailorr As an emerging alt-R&B star with meaningful creative roots in hip-hop, Sailorr is starting to bubble.Interview: Peter A. Berry Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website.Sailorr may be a rising queen of alt-R&B, but she’s certified rap head as much as anything else. Growing up in Jacksonville, Fla., amid an explosion of regional SoundCloud rap, she remembers soaking up the sounds of Denzel Curry and Robb Banks before she made her first forays into a real professional music career; she can pull out deep cuts like YhapoJJ, too.That authentic fandom—this understanding of rap…
The Tesla registered to D4Vd reportedly sat untouched on a Hollywood Hills street for 11 days before the decomposed body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was discovered in the trunk. According to a timeline published by the Los Angeles Times, the black 2023 Tesla was first flagged by a parking enforcement officer on August 27 after neighbors on Bluebird Avenue complained about the vehicle being parked for days near the singer’s rental home. On September 3, the car was ticketed for violating the city’s 72-hour parking rule. Two days later, it was hauled to a Hollywood tow yard. It wasn’t…
Destroy Lonely has surprised fans with five new tracks on the heels of releasing his latest project, 3³ (Broken Hearts 3).On Sunday (Sept. 28), the Opium rapper unexpectedly dumped a handful of new singles on social media and SoundCloud. The new tracks are titled “Rose Gold Ice,” “Exorcist,” “Hide It,” “Sipped Too Much” and “With My Bi**h.”The new bangers come a little over a week after Destroy put out his latest project, 3³ (Broken Hearts 3), on Sept. 17. Instead of an additional deluxe, it looks like the Atlanta rapper has decided to give the new songs to his supporters as…
Here we go. Amanda Seales set off a firestorm this week after calling President Donald Trump a “revolutionary” during a live stream on the Gram. The entertainer, known for her unfiltered takes on culture and politics, insisted the statement was not a compliment but a critical assessment of how people misunderstand the meaning of revolution in American society. Let’s not Monday quarterback this with a hot take and unpack what she is saying. “You know what’s the truth that y’all don’t want to hear? Trump is a revolutionary,” Seales told viewers. She quickly explained that the word does not automatically…
Jay-Z is celebrating the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny as the headliner for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance, calling it a proud moment not only for music but for Puerto Rico’s global cultural presence. The league confirmed that the superstar from Puerto Rico will take center stage at Super Bowl LX, which is set to be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The announcement continues Roc Nation’s partnership with the NFL, where Jay-Z and his team help curate talent for one of the most-watched shows in the world. In his statement, Jay-Z praised Bad Bunny’s influence and…
Sir Jinx is taking legal action against T.I. and his imprint Grand Hustle LLC, claiming the Atlanta rapper’s team owes him more than $800,000 in unpaid royalties for the 2016 track “Dope.” The Los Angeles-based producer and songwriter, born Anthony Wheaton, filed a federal lawsuit in Pasadena on September 28, 2025, alleging copyright infringement and multiple other violations tied to the release of the song. According to the complaint, Jinx co-wrote and co-produced “Dope,” which features Marsha Ambrosius and appeared on T.I.’s album The Dime Trap. The lawsuit claims that Jinx registered the song through his company, Goonz Skwad Music,…