Snapchat has made an ass of itself in the past month. Not only did they create a ridiculous update that made them lose $1.3 billion of the company’s market value, they have been messing with the wrong people.
The creators of Snapchat are acting like a victim but they are doing everything in their power to deserve the backlash they are getting. How could you possibly turn something as serious as domestic violence into a joke? That is just horrible and distasteful. It wasn’t funny at all and makes fun of victims of this horrible crime. Rihanna is a strong person for coming out of this situation alive and probably feels horrible that Chris Brown somehow still has a career. On top of this Snapchat put out the worst update in the history of updates to confuse users across all platforms. This company is giving me a headache and I am thinking of deleting the app. You can’t just make fun of domestic violence and expect your company not to lose millions of dollars. Like Rihanna said, “shame on you.”
Lil Dicky and Chris Brown have really outdone themselves with this one. The two artist collaborated on a song appropriately titled “Freaky Friday” referencing the movie where actress Lindsey Lohan and her mother switched bodies. In this video that Dicky is calling “the best work of his life”, he and Chris trade places and live each other’s lives!
The video is hilarious and features a few big names towards the end including Kendall Jenner, Ed Sheeran, and DJ Khaled.
While millions of fans around the world, including Beyonce and Jay Z are screaming free Meek, an investigative piece for Rolling Stone published by Paul Solotaroff includes comments from the Philly native Meek Mill who was harshly sentenced 2-4 years in state prison for a failed drug test.
“I won’t let [my family] come”, Meek says, “if they see me like this–fucked up beard, hair all yanked–then it’s like I’m really here. Which I’m not.”
Meek only lets family, a few close friends and his legal team visit him in prison
A Philadelphia attorney who chose to speak anonymously called Brinkley, the judge who sentenced Meek, a “sadist” and claims that he has a pattern of sending young black men to jail for trivial reasons.
According to Meek the probation officer that was appointed to him “hated” him and from the beginning was speaking to Meek like he was “some kind of rapist.”
Meek plans on directly addressing these injustices to prevent situations like these happening to more young innocent black men. “I want to speak on this system and what it does to black people,” he said. “On both fucking sides of the fence.”
If you love reading music reviews, which I am sure you do, Youtube is another great platform to get the reviews you crave. Since Youtube is an open platform there are many people who share their opinion with the world. But some of the channels are very credible and give great insight and perspective on your favorite albums, bands and new releases. I love spending my time seeing what other people have to say about an album and the numerous countdowns of their favorite singles by various bands. Nothing is better than having your opinion about an album validated, and the best part is that since YouTube has an open comment section it is really easy to start and maintain conversations about the subject.
Here I have listed my favorite Youtube Music Review Channels:
Anthony Fantano
Not only is he a funny guy you can tell that he has a lot of knowledge on the subject. Also, he posts a lot so he is always updated about what is happening in the music world. When an album drops you bet he is going to make a review right away.
Dead End Hip Hop
The panelists on this channel discuss hip-hop and it is sure to keep you entertained with their banter.
Spectrum Pulse
He is a highly intelligent guy that puts so much effort into his reviews.
Todd In the Shadows
I have no idea why he wears a mask, but his voice speaks volumes.
ARTV
This is my all-time favorite music review channel on Youtube because of how insightful he is about the subject. He truly does study music and it shows in his reviews. Not only that, but he creates content very frequently and has great lists that I watch for literal hours sometimes. His opinions sometimes are harsh but that is just his viewpoint.
Nothing is better than hearing an album and having the ability to go on Youtube to see what other people thought about it in an instance. It sometimes is even better than the written review if you feel lazy. I hope I showed you your next favorite channel and make sure to subscribe to them for weekly updates.
Seventeen is the greatest age to ever exist. You are just starting to become an adult, and you are no longer viewed as a child. You get your driver’s license which opens up and an entirely new world for you, or your friend gets their license first and you bum rides off of them for the entire year. You finally start dating and putting yourself out their to create your adult personality. Hey, you might even go to your first party.
All these new things happening at once is extremely eye-opening and exciting. No age is quite like seventeen, it is even better than twenty-one! A lot of music artists agree that it is truly the best age.
Here are some songs if you truly miss being seventeen like I do:
I hope this didn’t make you too nostalgic. We will always remember what it was like to be Seventeen. May the rest of your years be as magical as Seventeen was.
They post Nightcores/Night steps/EDM songs that are a pretty enjoyable listen.
Just look at their cover of “Blue” by Eiffel 65:
They might not have the most creativity, but songs are fun to be heard at a different pace. It takes a nice spin on the songs to make them more energetic. They also have pretty interesting graphics to match the energy of their songs.
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