Alphabet Inc's YouTube is rolling out its version of social media rival TikTok, a new short-form video service called Shorts, enabled within its video-sharing platform.
The numbers "6" and "7" have become an efficient generational litmus test — if the digits inspire an echo and a hand gesture you're likely Gen Alpha, and if you're thinking that 7 "8" 9, you're ...
Late-night comedian questions the official story on the Charlie Kirk murder, gets canceled. Two MAGA White dudes release a song romanticizing the lynching of “n****z,” and … crickets. Lawhorn was ...
Kevin Ashton found job satisfaction mentoring sorority sisters at the University of Nevada, Reno. By Priya Krishna Cooking for a sorority was never Kevin Ashton’s plan. Nor were the 4.9 million ...
A TikTok teacher and her eye-turning attire has reopened a cultural conversation about professionalism in classrooms. A TikTok teacher, identified as Ms. Williams, and her eye-turning attire have ...
Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...
Kesha had an abundance of love and support this week. After performing her single “Praying” at her Madison Square Garden concert on Wednesday, the singer appeared to be in tears, according to video ...
Nigerian author Lola Shoneyin jumped on the moment, jokingly asking the minister to drop his Top 10 rap songs of the year. Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs [X:@YusufTuggar] D D.O ...
Back when hip-hop was seeping out of New York City and becoming the soundtrack of urban American, red states preferred the rootsy melodies of country music. In those years, the idea of combining the ...
A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of “gimmick rappers” over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in ...
Kesha didn’t know she had a hit on her hands with “Tik Tok.” In fact, the singer once thought the song’s lyrics were “too dumb.” After all, she does sing about swapping toothpaste for a bottle of Jack ...