✊🏾🧾Weeknd sends half-million to the movement
hip hop's new daily operation | 6.2.20
TheMotto No. 30 salutes Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd for his massive contributions to three causes he believes in. Tesfaye, who is Ethiopian-Canadian, and raised in Scarborough, was very transparent on his IG — he literally posts his receipts ⏬
The Weeknd donated $200,000 to the Black Lives Matter Global Network, $200,000 to The Colin Kaepernick Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative, and another $100,000 to the National Bail Out. In total, The Weeknd's posted donations come to $500,000 (Entertainment Tonight).
With the backdrop of today’s #TheShowMustBePaused music industry shake-up, Weeknd also challenges music companies to pay like they weigh ⬇️
Got high hopes for you, Abel — we gon’ see.
top billin’:
a word:
another one:
Big Sean hopped on social media last night and sorted through his views. “So you want to talk about land of equality and freedom? I don’t feel equal and I don’t feel free.” (Billboard) ⬇️
Bun B spoke with The Breakfast Club about police brutality in Minneapolis, and about participating in a peaceful protest with George Floyd’s family at Houston’s City Hall.
the author of “FDT” gets his N.W.A on: the new YG single is really an update ⤵️
allow me to introduce myself:
“Cinnamon-colored citizens get the bitter end of the stick every damn time.”
Inglewood, California’s D-Smoke shines behind his home piano and plays some choice selections from his recent Black Habits (WoodWorks/Empire).
boarded up:
Budden assesses the damage to Midtown Manhattan’s lux stores. Stay strong, New York City.
what more can I say:
Full disclosure: Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is serious about creating playlists. This latest curation functions as a sequel to a list he created in 2016, in the wake of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling being killed by law enforcement. Jay anchors this 17-song project with live performances from Nina Simone and takes us through to his recent work with Jay Electronica. Like most everything team TIDAL makes, Hov’s Songs for Survival 2 is stellar. No days off, we got work to do.
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