Childish Gambino has blessed us with a new music video, Avengers: Infinity War hit a new milestone, sprinkled with a little bit of General Election drama, this week was definitely packed with events. Here’s what you may have missed out on, starting with…
UMNO Has Sacked Its Party Veterans
In a pretty dramatic turn of events, Tun Daim Zainuddin and Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz have both been sacked by UMNO for speaking out against the party and supporting the opposition. Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim however, is still under investigation. This was confirmed by the secretary-general of UMNO, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor that he’s given the directive to terminate the three a few days ago, but side stepped their decision with Tan Sri Dr Rais, instead saying he’s now under investigation. Tun Daim and Tan Sri Rafidah have been extremely vocal about their stance when it comes to Najib and his regime, and their support for PKR chairperson, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed. If it’s any indication, there will be a massive paradigm shift amongst the party heads, and this election is definitely going to be a bumpy ride for the rest of us.
Childish Gambino Releases A New Music Video
America isn’t in a really good state right now, with frequent occurrence of mass shootings, police brutality, and the occasional odd spews by popstar icons (hint hint Kanye). In response to this, Donald Glover touches upon just about every single thing that’s been happening recently in the new music video, and it’s safe to say he has this one up in aces. The MV is a scintillating array of visuals each with their own representations, accompanied by pills that are hard to swallow in the form of hard hitting lyrics. Syukur Malaysia masih aman.
Avengers Broke The USD 1 Billion Barrier Faster Than Any Other Movie in History
The culmination of a decade worth of storytelling broke records, collecting a billion US Dollars faster than any movie in release, just edging out Star Wars: The Force Awakens by a day, at 11 days. Disney also extrapolates that the movie will hit another 100 million dollars through the weekend, after achieving the milestone title of best ever US opening last weekend. What’s amazing is that the film hasn’t had any additional bolsters from China, the 2nd largest movie market in the world. If y’all seen Avengers yet, better be quick and grab a ticket before movie spoilers (and memes) take over your timeline.
There Has Been A Massive Executive Exodus At Nike
Mostly to do with an increasingly toxic culture that sexually harasses women, 6 top executives at Nike have resigned as a result of a survey conducted by female employees inside the company. One interview with an ex-Nike employee has strong claims on the action of their male counterparts, citing some examples such as “A supervisor who bragged about the condoms he carried in his backpack. A boss who tried to forcibly kiss a female subordinate, and another who referenced a staff member’s breasts in an email to her.” Mark Parker, CEO of Nike has issued an apology to those who were affected in the scandal, and proceeded to announce changes to Nike’s compensation and training programs in an effort to be a better employer towards its employees. Parker’s decision to fire top management and replace 2 of them with women shows how serious he is with the issue, despite tough financial times that Nike is currently facing.
Kanye Gets Invited To Africa To Visit Slave Ports
If @kanyewest thinks Slavery was a choice,we will offer him a free ticket & tour guide to visit slave routes and camps in Badagry Lagos,Ouida Benin Republic,Ghana & Goree Island in Senegal to ‘experience the choices in chains’.Kanye defecated on the graves of victims@nytimes @AP
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) May 4, 2018
After striking a proverbial shitstorm amongst the black community when he claimed to TMZ in an interview that “slavery was a choice,” a Nigerian senator has taken matters into his own hands by extending an invitation to Kanye on Twitter to visit the slave routes and camps in Badagry, Lagos, Ouida, Benin Republic, Ghana and Goree Island in Senegal. “Kanye defecated on the graves of victims” is a pretty fair claim considering he basically nullified 400 years worth of black marks tainting African history with that interview. Kanye then proceeded to explain his statement on Twitter, saying that he knows slaves did not get shackled and put on a boat by free will, concluding, “My point is for us to have stayed in that position even though the numbers were on our side means that we were mentally enslaved.” Some have speculated that his unwavering support for Trump and the right wing as well as the blatant statement is nothing more than a massively orchestrated showpiece in promoting his new album. Whatever it is, it’s bold, and downright controversial. Click here to see a TMZ staff calling Kanye out for his statement.
Supreme Hints At A Collaboration With FOX Racing
It has been some time coming, but a semi official look at Supreme x FOX merch can be seen on Supreme’s instagram, featuring Dreamchaser’s rapper Chino pulling tricks on a dirt bike. While there are no official details of the collection, or the price range, it could potentially drop on Thursday, May 10 at Supreme outlets. Y’all feeling the bike hype, or nah?
