New York Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang Apparently Struggled To Name A Jay-Z Song During His ‘Ziwe’ Interview

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Ziwe Fumudoh sat down with former presidential and current New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang this week, and those who assumed the result would be bad news for Yang were apparently very correct according to the first clips from Ziwe.

Ziwe, whose Showtime series has garnered a reputation for putting celebrities on the hot seat and asking some very leading questions, asked Yang on Twitter earlier in the week he would appear on the show. “You would be an iconic guest,” she wrote on Twitter.

Those who knew her work pretty plainly thought this would be a tough interview for Yang, who has stumbled in his mayoral campaign in recent weeks. By Thursday night, however, Wall Street Journal reporter Katie Honan had reported Yang would indeed appear. And on Saturday, Ziwe posted a clip from the episode that involved New York legend Jay-Z. The clip, which cuts off after about 30 seconds of awkwardness, includes Ziwe asking Yang what his favorite Jay-Z song is with him unable to name a single one.

“I listened to a lot of hip-hop during like the 90s and 2000s,” Yang said when asked what he’s “vibing to” lately after a question about listening to rap music. She presses him, saying “I gotta know” what artists he likes, and he mentions Nas and Jay-Z after some hesitation.

“What’s your favorite Jay-Z song?” she asks. “I mean, he’s a New Yorker.”

Yang only says “yes” initially, and then there’s a long pause as he seems to think it over. “What is my favorite Jay-Z song?” he asks, as if to himself as well as anyone willing to give him the name of one to rescue him from the situation. Ziwe’s expression really says it all here.

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The clip cuts off right as he says “it’s” after a full 10 seconds of contemplation or so. And while he may just have had a hard time coming up with his favorite, not simply struggling to come up with any songs at all, the awkward moment is the latest in a campaign that’s struggled to avoid them.

For Yang to have said yes to the interview means either no one on his staff knew what Ziwe’s deal was with these interviews, or he was simply not as prepared as he should be for the kind of questions she’d ask. But it’s also an own goal in several ways here: If Yang simply isn’t a Jay-Z fan, which is fine even for New York mayoral candidates, the easiest way to avoid falling into this trap is to not claim he spent a few decades listening to his music seconds before.

We’ll have to wait and see what he came up with when his interview on Ziwe airs on Sunday night.

Draymond Green Admits Warriors Are “Far Away” From Championship Contention

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Following the Golden State Warriors’ 117-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in game for the eighth seed in the Western Conference, Draymond Green admitted that the team is “far away” from being a championship competitor. 

“We’re not in the playoffs, so we’re a ways away,” Green told reporters, according to ESPN.

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The star forward, who whiffed on a potential game-winner to end regulation, added that the team will need more than “a few tweaks here and there.”

“I may go to Mexico or something [Saturday], but that’s not a gym,” he continued. “That’s not to an arena. That’s not flying to Utah, so we got a ways to go because we’re not in the playoffs — so we’re far away. Because in order to win a championship, you got to be in the playoffs. So we’re clearly a ways away — a few tweaks here and there, and we’re not that far. But right now we’re a ways away because we’re not in the playoffs.”

The Warriors, without Klay Thompson, who has been injured for the past two seasons, have had to rely heavily on Steph Curry. The star guard finished with 39 points on 13-of-28 shooting but also turned the ball over seven times during the team’s final chance to make the playoffs.

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Toni Soleil Takes The Power Back On “Cheated” Featuring Luh Kel

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Toni Soleil has been making moves in the r&b space as of late and with each new release, fans can see the growth in her music and storytelling. With the summer almost here, many are looking for those r&b tracks that will set the vibe for the warmer months, and Soleil’s new track “Cheated” with Luh Kel certainly makes a great case for itself.

The song sees Soleil and Luh Kel going back and forth over their imaginary relationship. Soleil has cheated on her partner and she feels happy about it because of everything he has done to her in the past. She’s effectively taking the power back in the relationship all while explaining to her partner that he shouldn’t be mad at her for exacting revenge. Overall, both artists put in solid performances and if you’ve never checked out Toni Soleil’s music, now is a good time to do so.

Quotable Lyrics:

Baby, you gave me them reasons
Shit I was peeping but I act like I ain’t seen it
So you got to face all these demons, oh
Just look at how you was treated

Toni Soleil Takes The Power Back On “Cheated” Featuring Luh Kel

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Toni Soleil has been making moves in the r&b space as of late and with each new release, fans can see the growth in her music and storytelling. With the summer almost here, many are looking for those r&b tracks that will set the vibe for the warmer months, and Soleil’s new track “Cheated” with Luh Kel certainly makes a great case for itself.

The song sees Soleil and Luh Kel going back and forth over their imaginary relationship. Soleil has cheated on her partner and she feels happy about it because of everything he has done to her in the past. She’s effectively taking the power back in the relationship all while explaining to her partner that he shouldn’t be mad at her for exacting revenge. Overall, both artists put in solid performances and if you’ve never checked out Toni Soleil’s music, now is a good time to do so.

Quotable Lyrics:

Baby, you gave me them reasons
Shit I was peeping but I act like I ain’t seen it
So you got to face all these demons, oh
Just look at how you was treated

GOP House Candidate Admits Impregnating 14-Year-Old When He Was 18

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As usual, there are some weird things going on in the US government. US House candidate, and current Wyoming state senate member, admitted to impregnating a 14-year-old girl when he was 18 years old. Anthony Bouchard revealed this truth on a Facebook Live video last Thursday. Then, he again touched on the story with the Casper-Star Tribune.

“Bottom line is it’s a story when I was young, two teenagers, girl gets pregnant,” the 55-year-old Bouchard said on Facebook Live. “You’ve heard those stories before. She was a little younger than me, so it’s like the Romeo and Juliet story. There was a lot of pressure to abort a baby. I got to tell you, I wasn’t going to do it and neither was she. And there was pressure to have her banished from their family. Just pressure. Pressure to go hide somewhere.”

Bouchard says the girl’s mother signed consent papers and they were sooner married. They divorced three years later, and she committed suicide at the age of 20. The GOP member came forward with the story because he got wind of people looking to investigate him. “I’ve heard reports over a week ago calling family members, even offering to compensate them for anything they would give up on me. That’s dirty,” Bouchard revealed. “That also tells you I’m in the lead, because they wouldn’t be doing this to me if I wasn’t in the lead. They wouldn’t be doing this if I wasn’t the front-runner.”

Bouchard is going up against Republican Liz Cheney for her House seat.

 

 

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GOP House Candidate Admits Impregnating 14-Year-Old When He Was 18

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As usual, there are some weird things going on in the US government. US House candidate, and current Wyoming state senate member, admitted to impregnating a 14-year-old girl when he was 18 years old. Anthony Bouchard revealed this truth on a Facebook Live video last Thursday. Then, he again touched on the story with the Casper-Star Tribune.

“Bottom line is it’s a story when I was young, two teenagers, girl gets pregnant,” the 55-year-old Bouchard said on Facebook Live. “You’ve heard those stories before. She was a little younger than me, so it’s like the Romeo and Juliet story. There was a lot of pressure to abort a baby. I got to tell you, I wasn’t going to do it and neither was she. And there was pressure to have her banished from their family. Just pressure. Pressure to go hide somewhere.”

Bouchard says the girl’s mother signed consent papers and they were sooner married. They divorced three years later, and she committed suicide at the age of 20. The GOP member came forward with the story because he got wind of people looking to investigate him. “I’ve heard reports over a week ago calling family members, even offering to compensate them for anything they would give up on me. That’s dirty,” Bouchard revealed. “That also tells you I’m in the lead, because they wouldn’t be doing this to me if I wasn’t in the lead. They wouldn’t be doing this if I wasn’t the front-runner.”

Bouchard is going up against Republican Liz Cheney for her House seat.

 

 

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Dave East & Millyz Connect On “Pablo & Blanco”

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The rap game has often fixated itself with comparisons to some of the most successful drug dealers of all time. From Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, and even the fictional rise of Scarface, the legend of these mythical figures have weaved into the fabric of hip-hop history forever and continue to inspire the game in different ways.

This week, Dave East and rapper Millyz have finally unveiled their new collaborative project with a title that pays homage to Colombian drug lords, Griselda Blanco and Pablo Escobar. Pablo & Blanco is a six-song effort that finds the two rappers flexing their lyrical muscle over gritty, East Coast-inspired production. 

The two rappers keep the features to a minimal with Statik Selektah and Shy Gawdly having the only two credited features on the project. 

Dave East & Millyz Connect On “Pablo & Blanco”

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The rap game has often fixated itself with comparisons to some of the most successful drug dealers of all time. From Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, and even the fictional rise of Scarface, the legend of these mythical figures have weaved into the fabric of hip-hop history forever and continue to inspire the game in different ways.

This week, Dave East and rapper Millyz have finally unveiled their new collaborative project with a title that pays homage to Colombian drug lords, Griselda Blanco and Pablo Escobar. Pablo & Blanco is a six-song effort that finds the two rappers flexing their lyrical muscle over gritty, East Coast-inspired production. 

The two rappers keep the features to a minimal with Statik Selektah and Shy Gawdly having the only two credited features on the project. 

Lady Gaga Says She Became Pregnant At 19 After Being Raped By Producer

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Oprah and Prince Harry‘s new series The Me You Can’t See is aiming to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health. On the series, Lady Gaga will dive further into the assault she suffered. She speaks in the first episode of the series, and it’s hard not to feel her pain when you see it. 

“I was 19 years old, and I was working in the business, and a producer said to me, ‘Take your clothes off,'” she reveals. “And I said no. And I left, and they told me they were going to burn all my music. And they didn’t stop. They didn’t stop asking me, and then I just froze and I just … I don’t even remember.”

Gaga says that although she supports the Me Too movement, she has no passion to face her rapist. “I understand this #Metoo movement, I understand that some others feel really comfortable with this, and I do not, I do not ever want to face that person again. This system is so abusive, it’s so dangerous.”
“First, I felt full-on pain, then I went numb,” Gaga explained of the attack. “Then I was sick for weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks after. And I realized it was the same pain I felt when the person who raped me dropped me off pregnant on the corner, at my parents’ house, because I was vomiting, and sick. Because I’d been being abused, I was locked away in a studio for months.” The talented artist was diagnosed with PTSD years later, and went public with it in 2016. Gaga was also just the victim of a robbery, where her dog walker was shot and her pup was taken. The Me You Can’t See is streaming on Apple TV Plus. 
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