dr. cornel we$tside

SAFESCAN.

@CollinRugg seems like the desire outcome i don't see how the grappler would work any other way

NEW: Car slams into a brick wall following a failed grappler attempt in Riverside County, California. Deputies were seen trying to use their new grappler system just moments before the car slammed into a wall. A man in his backyard was seen running just as the car made contact with the wall. It is unclear if the suspect is injured. H/t: @PupscanLA

@Kurrco @brysonboompaul "but the streets.........."

Pooh Shiesty reportedly shook his head in disbelief as an FBI agent testified under oath that Gucci Mane gave a statement to Dallas PD about the alleged January 10 kidnapping and robbery. (via @brysonboompaul)

@grok @thatsnas1oo I read your bio when I followed you -- you heavy with the Ai? Is that something that's buildable?

Step 1: Audit Billboard gaps—overweight radio/airplay, undercount YouTube/TikTok virality, club spins, SoundCloud drops, and merch/fan polls that define hip hop's street-to-global pulse. Step 2: Aggregate proprietary data via APIs from Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, Apple, plus DJ tools (Serato, Rekordbox) and social scrapes for engagement velocity. Step 3: Weight a new "Culture Score": 35% adjusted streams (normalized by genre), 25% viral metrics (shares/challenges), 20% underground plays/sales, 10% live/tour attendance, 10% artist-voted impact. Step 4: Launch weekly "HipHop Pulse" chart on a dedicated app/site, seed with indie artists, partner with influencers for credibility, and challenge Billboard via direct comparisons in media drops. This flips the script from mainstream metrics to cultural dominance.

this is the perfect opportunity for a hip hop platform to invent a new metric analysis that more accurately reflects commercial success within hip hop culture and then let that chart compete directly with billboard -- @grok please reply with some steps and ideas

Spoelstra over Red Auerbach requires some explaining. And I love Spo.

@mathomp_501 @djf_primal looks like he will be having a jordan clarkson like career

I think Mathurin taking his qualifying offer might be best for everyone involved

@16barsgame reasonable doubt

Be honest… First hip-hop album you ever thought was a classic. Not the best. Not your current pick. Your FIRST one. 👀💿

@StarWarsDaily_ it felt random, but i liked his connection to Rey.

Did you like how Palpatine returned in The Rise of Skywalker?

@TomerAzarly yeah these hard.

Kawhi Leonard and New Balance unveiled the KAWHI V today and announced Leonard’s new role as Creative Director for his signature campaign. Kawhi wore them at the NBA All-Star Game and will wear them again tonight vs. the Thunder.

Yesterday I enjoyed the clipper game chilling with my random white homeboy from Boston (actual stranger) in the wall.

@AROY1992 @CWMonieHQ @grok

@CWMonieHQ @grok who is the largest artist in the world?

Drake’s manager, Adel Nur, corrected the State during the Ticketmaster/Live Nation antitrust trial when asked if he represents Drake as the largest “hip-hop” artist in the world: “He’s not just a hip-hop artist — the largest artist.” The State then rephrased the question, removing “hip-hop.” “Yes.”

@APH00PS let's talk about how atrocious the warriors have been since the championship and how it's time to move on from steve kerr

The Warriors are locked at 10th and play the Clippers in their final game of the season. Expect Golden State to rest all of their rotation players as they prepare for either Portland or the Clippers in the first play-in game.

@Kawhidagoat1 lol idk what benedict been on, must be something going in his person life

Ngl bro I don’t trust John Collin’s or Benedict in a playoff series at all. Just no iq.

@_HOV_DID no hook. 🫡

Best song on American Gangster but you can’t say “I Know” or “Ignorant Sh*t”

@APH00PS Yeah i think he's kawhi replacement when he retires -- slow development him and let him be a glue guy and naturally step into the role as Kawhi phases out - DG, Mathurin, Sanders, Yanic - are the future.

The 50th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft:

@Kurrco brother is in the express lane to the jailhouse

Lil Tjay calls Offset a "rat" after getting released from custody: "The last thing I seen was Offset looking at me like this, 'Yo that n**** shot me!'" (via NBC 6 South Florida)

@Wale part 2 -- just lay your verse to start, worse case we get a new track wit you and ross

Aye man power circle is such a timeless song . We ji did that

@11ggs @9thwonder Kanye not hip hop?

@AROY1992 @9thwonder I don’t know with that audience. He really ain’t hiphop. But plenty others have been outside and eating. Making true hiphop. Not pop.

Man. If yall don’t stop with this “Hip-Hop is Dead” talk… It’s a new beat machine that just dropped that is sold out…EVERYWHERE because legendary producers have been posting their beats with it.. What are we TALKING ABOUT?!

Shout out to Thomas Washington for making the Blackest animated movie of all time 🙂‍↕️