As far as casual footwear goes, you’ll be hard pressed to find any that are as comfortable as Crocs. The foam clogs are not only a popular choice for cooks around the country who are on their feet all day, but they’ve also become a fashion statement around the world. Bad Bunny made glow-in-the-dark-Crocs. Saweetie made ranch dressing Crocs (because you can decorate your Crocs with pins and it won’t affect how soft their sandal-like slip-on fit feels.) Post Malone has his own model. Everyone pretty much knows about Crocs at this point, but somehow, pop star Charli XCX just discovered them this week and she has some very pointed thoughts on them.
“Why have I only just discovered crocs?,” she tweeted yesterday. Apparently her mind just couldn’t get off of the idea of Crocs, because the “Beg For You” singer kept ruminating on what they signify as a fashion statement. “Also I feel like if ur a man who fully commits to crocs then u probs have a big dick?? that’s just the vibe I get,” she tweeted today. She later replied to a user asking about “crocs with socks” saying that, “Crocs with socks is the only way imo.”
also i feel like if ur a man who fully commits to crocs then u probs have a big dick?? that’s just the vibe i get. https://t.co/OKzduMHhP4
But let’s backpedal for a second here, because it’s that first through of hers that really sticks out. I mean, that’s a pretty cold, hard take on Crocs and the men who wear them. it’s in the same vein as something Rachel Bilson brought up recently and one has to wonder whether her ex-boyfriend Bill Hader, is indeed, a part of the Crocs army?
Charli XCX is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
A lot of my favorite music lately has come from my home state, but surprisingly, the bulk of that comes from the northern half. From Guapd4000 to Larry June to Rexx Life Raj, I’ve found that the Bay Area has made the music that most resonates with my spirit, whether it’s for reflection, relaxation, or turning up. Now, I’ve added P-Lo to that list, thanks to his new album Stunna.
Like the other Bay mainstays mentioned above, P-Lo is a rapper and producer who’s been at it for a long time but has only recently begun to receive more acclaim despite his contributions to movements and the blog-era fame of HBK Gang. You might remember their 2013 “Gas Pedal” from Sage The Gemini and Iamsu! as they rode the wave of the hyphy movement’s late 2000s popularity.
Since then, P-Lo has released four albums, including 2019’s Shine, and become a fixture at Golden State Warriors games, performing at halftime and even reshooting his recent “One Thing” video to take advantage of the team’s most recent championship parade. With Stunna, he continues his mission to spread positivity and shine a light on the growing second wave of Bay Area dominance. He was kind enough to break down his new album via Zoom, discussing those Golden State championships, the responsibility of representation, and the benefits of his newfound love for yoga.
So just right off rip, I always ask an artist, every album has kind of a thesis statement or a theme. What would be the thesis statement or theme for Stunna?
Stunna is like a… it’s a frequency. It’s energy. It’s a belief. It’s a level of confidence that I have in myself, in which I feel like people can also reach that same level, or whatever capacity that means for them. So Stunna is just a frequency, it’s a confidence, it’s positivity. And I think all the music represents that.
One thing that I’ve always loved about your music is the bounce. That Bay Area bounce is very different than probably any other kind of music in the hip-hop world. Why is it so special and why does everybody want a piece of it?
It’s just the amount of weirdness and uniqueness that sets it apart. Because a lot of Bay Area rap is rooted in funk. So a lot of the bass lines are really funky, really different, really odd, really, really interesting. And I think the Bay Area has always been ahead in setting new waves and precedents all over, not just in music, but just in tech and art and fashion and everything. It’s like living 10 years ahead of the whole world.
You have a song on Stunna called “My Ghetto Report Card Freestyle.” Can you just tell me about high school P-Lo? Where was he? What was he doing when [E-40’s album] My Ghetto Report Card dropped? What kind of an effect did that have on young P-Lo?
Man, I was in the ninth grade. I remember buying the bootleg of My Ghetto Report Card from my homie Bryan Fisher — shout out to Bryan Fisher. I bought it off of him for $5, it was a burnt CD. Later on, when I got really close to 40, I had to confess to him. I was like, “Hey yo, 40, when I was in middle school, I didn’t actually buy the album. I bought a burnt CD of the album.” And he was like, “Oh man, don’t worry about it, man.”
That whole CD had so much influence on the production style, everything. That project embodied the Bay so on point at that time, especially when the “Tell Me When To Go” video came out. And I remember sitting at my homie Buddha’s crib, and when that shit premiered on BET or TRL. It was the whole black-and-white video. Everybody’s slow motion, shaking their dreads, it was incredible, bro. That time period is so vital to even what I’m doing now, from the production to the songwriting… I still pull so many inspirations from that whole era, from the whole Hyphy Movement to this day. Even if you listen to this project, there’s so much influence from that time period and still trying to flip it and reinvent it.
I feel like modern kids are having a little bit of their own Bay resurgence, thanks to Stephen Curry and Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, and I know that you have been a huge, huge aspect of that. The time you describe was around the time of the “We Believe” Warriors. Y’all weren’t doing too good back then. And now they have championships.
Multiple championships, man. Growing up, it was really hard. The Warriors weren’t winning as much. That time period, the “We Believe” Warriors, coincided with that whole scene. That was such an integral part of my life too. Because that’s right in high school, the Warriors are going crazy. Even though they didn’t really go that far. We embodied the underdog mentality that the Bay Area has always had. We’ve always been the underdogs and we’ve never gotten the credit that we’ve always deserved.
Being a part of it now and being able to go to the games, performing at halftime, and just being a part of the culture of the Warriors is such a true honor. Shout out to the Warriors organization for reaching out and always making sure we’re taken care of. And it’s just so dope. We’re doing the album release party in the Chase Center Plaza. It’s a free event, it’s for all ages. It just celebrates the album, brings the community out.
Yes, sir. Now I would be remiss if I didn’t ask you about what it means to be this visible as a Filipino person in hip-hop culture representing the kababayan.
I hold a responsibility. I’m cognizant of the responsibility of doing that because I’m one of the few Filipino-Americans in music that’s at the forefront of it. And that holds a lot of responsibility because you know when you break down the door, you might not get the full thing of it, but the people behind you are going to be able to really take that and go. I feel like that’s a responsibility that I’m taking upon myself also. I want to make people feel comfortable in who they are. And that’s something that I’m also still figuring out is who I am and what I represent.
I think we’re starting to see some benefits of that. Jo Koy got the movie in theaters, and Guapdad is doing his thing. H.E.R. is going to be on ABC as a Disney princess. And you’re all from the Bay.
Yeah. I mean, feel like we Filipinos are the Puerto Ricans of the West Coast. I think that’s the tether to what New York is. The Filipino community is so intertwined and it’s such a melting pot, especially in the Bay, just like everyone’s together. Well, at least how I grew up. It’s a little different now with gentrification and stuff going on, but how I grew up, it was interwoven.
Now, if someone was going to be just flipping through the playlist on New Music Friday and they see P-Lo and they have a bunch of options from the new album from Stunna, what’s the song that they should click play on first to really understand who P-Lo is and what Stunna is and want to listen to the rest of the album?
I think the perfect song for that is “Good” featuring Larry June. I feel like it’s an embodiment of who I am. It’s an embodiment of what the Bay Area represents. It’s me and Larry, it’s unity, and it’s funky. I think it just has all those things that embody what P-Lo represents. Especially the positivity in the song. I think that’s what the whole album’s about. It’s just about having that confidence, having that confidence in yourself, having that belief in yourself, and being positive. Knowing that you’ll be able to make it through everything with belief and positivity.
And the video looks fun. The video looked like a lot of fun to shoot.
It’s a great time man. Everything’s just natural like an afro, man.
I know you do a lot of interviews. You probably get a lot of the same questions. You probably get tired of answering all the same questions. Do you have anything that you have always wished somebody would ask you about?
Something that I want to start talking about is my journey in yoga.
Yoga! P-Lo does Yoga! Now I have no excuse not to do it!
I started maybe last November and it’s been an interesting journey. It’s definitely mentally challenging, it’s physically challenging and spiritually challenging. So anyone that I talk to or come across I’m like “Hey, you should try this sh*t.”
Oh, you’re that guy now?
I’ve turned into that guy now. I got one of my roommates coming with me now. I think everyone should try it. It’s really good for mind, body, and spirit and balance in life.
Stunna is out now via EMPIRE. You can get it here.
Do you know that feeling where everyone is hanging out without you? That’s what it feels like to be a fan of Better Call Saul. Sure, you can rewatch all the episodes to get that feeling of being included, but as soon as you turn off Netflix and log on to Twitter, you’ll see that all of the people you thought were your friends are hanging out at a beautiful late-summer soccer match, laughing and enjoying themselves, almost as if they didn’t commit various crimes together while you watched, cheering them on for over six years.
The Better Call Saul boys (minus Saul) attended a soccer game in LA last night, and it would not be a real Patrick Fabian hang if he didn’t post a heartwarming photo of it afterward. Fabian was joined by Tony Dalton, Giancarlo Esposito, and Jonathan Banks as they posed for a shot and just pretended that nothing historic or violent had ever happened between them at all.
Yachty’s Pizzeria comes in four different flavors, including buffalo-style chicken, hot honey cheese, pepperoni and bacon, and veggie supreme.
In an interview with Complex, Yachty shared how his pizza brand, which comes in partnership with Deep Cuts, came to be.
“The fact is bro, I really love pizza,” Yachty said. “It’s really my favorite food, especially frozen pizza. So, it’s been something I’ve been saying for years. It became more serious within the last year-and-a-half.”
While many artists have executed some of their ideas outside of music during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Yachty said this is something he has wanted to do since the beginning of his career. “I just added a new manager to my team who made it happen,” he said.
Yachty once said he had eaten pizza every day since the second grade, although now, he says his pizza-eating habits are “not as hardcore” these days.
Elsewhere in the interview, Yachty reiterated the importance of partnering with brands that reflect an artist’s values and how they can expand their cash flow beyond music.
“I mean, [brand partnership is] extremely important if that’s what you care about,” Yachty said. “For some people, that may not be what they’re here for. If you care to become this public figure and be on a cereal box, or a f*cking lotion bottle, or you want a cologne company, whatever it is, then yes, expanding your brand is so important.”
The View returned for its 26th season on Tuesday. While there were some noticeable changes, like Alyssa Farah Griffin starting her permanent co-hosting gig and new seats so Joy Behar (or the others) don’t fall out of them, some things stayed exactly the same. Namely, Whoopi Goldberg bringing the fire.
As the panel discussed the recent racist attacks on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and House of the Dragon for daring to be inclusive in their casting, Whoopi came charging to the fantasy series’ defense. “Are you telling me Black people can’t be fake people too? Is that what you’re telling me?” she said. “What is wrong with y’all?”
Goldberg then got a jump on the inevitable backlash that’s coming down the pipe for Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey. Via The Wrap:
“Y’all are gonna lose your minds when you see the new Ariel. ‘Cause you know — and I don’t want to upset any mermaids who are watching the show, you know, because I know there are many communities of mermaids of various colors!” Whoopi said. “And when I say ‘of various colors,’ I’m not playing. There are violet mermaids, there are pink mermaids, there are black mermaids, there are Latina mermaids, there are mermaids of every ilk. And you know why there can be? Because it’s the world that we would like to see better.”
As Whoopi’s co-hosts agreed with the ridiculousness of getting mad about representation in make-believe series, Goldberg capped things off with a blunt blow that only she can deliver.
“All of y’all who have problems because there are Black hobbits? Get a job!” she said. “Get a job! Go find yourself, because you are focused on the wrong stuff.”
Later, though, through further analysis and additional video, it started to look less and less like the alleged spitting actually happened. Now, Styles himself has denied it: The Guardian reports that a Styles representative insists the singer did not spit on Pine, with “sources close to Styles” saying, “This is not true.” Furthermore, “sources close to Pine” added, “There is nothing but respect between these two men.”
So, why did people believe Styles spit on Pine in the first place? Well, for one, the video of the alleged incident looked pretty convincing. Secondly, some thought that for various reasons, there was some tension between the two. However, drag queen Dr. Panti Bliss-Cabrera offered an explanation of what appears to have happened in the video: “Chris Pine is holding a pen (?) which he puts down on his seat to clap, then realises that the glasses he’s just been looking for have been there on the seat the whole time too. ‘Silly me!’ (then puts them on in longer clip).”
People are mental/love drama. Nobody spits on anyone. Chris Pine is holding a pen (?) which he puts down on his seat to clap, then realises that the glasses he’s just been looking for have been there on the seat the whole time too. “Silly me!” (then puts them on in longer clip) https://t.co/vTEj6o1kJm
Wheel of Fortune is having a midlife crisis. The upcoming season of the syndicated game show, which has been hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White for over 40 years, will feature a “high tech” new board for White to reveal that it’s ANOTHER FEATHER IN YOUR CAP, not ANOTHER FEATHER IN YOUR LAP, you dummies.
“Wheel of Fortune now unveiling to us an updated puzzle board for this season,” a Good Morning America correspondent said in the video above,” and it is high tech. “When Pat Sajak and Vanna White first took over the show, Vanna had to manually turn the puzzle board pieces.” Before the new board, White explained, “I would touch the edge of the letter because it was a TV monitor. Now it’s a flat screen.” A laser triggers the letters to be turned over, which is apparently the same technology that’s used for the Mars rover.
White, 65, used to have to manually turn each letter piece, but this new high-tech board will allow her to uncover the letters without even touching them. Using Lidar technology, which was used on the Mars rover, White just has to run her hand over the screen, and a laser will detect her presence and show the letter.
Yeah, but did the Mars rover ever win Julie from Idaho an ugly couch? I think not. Wheel of Fortune returns for season 40 (!) next Monday, September 12.
Last night (September 5), there was a screening of Don’t Worry Darling at the Venice Film Festival, but most of the drama seemed to be in the audience instead of on the screen: A video from the event seemed to depict Harry Styles spitting on co-star Chris Pine, with Pine reacting with a smile.
However, further examination showed nary a particle of saliva exiting Styles’ mouth during the alleged incident. Drag queen Dr. Panti Bliss-Cabrera offered a succinct explanation of what seems to have happened: “Chris Pine is holding a pen (?) which he puts down on his seat to clap, then realises that the glasses he’s just been looking for have been there on the seat the whole time too. ‘Silly me!’ (then puts them on in longer clip).”
People are mental/love drama. Nobody spits on anyone. Chris Pine is holding a pen (?) which he puts down on his seat to clap, then realises that the glasses he’s just been looking for have been there on the seat the whole time too. “Silly me!” (then puts them on in longer clip) https://t.co/vTEj6o1kJm
Beyond that, why did people think Styles spit on Pine?
Well, people thought there was some tension between the two. At a press conference earlier in the weekend, Styles said, “You know, my favorite thing about the movie is, like, it feels like a movie. It feels like a real, like, you know, ‘go to the theater’ film movie.” As Styles spoke, Pine stared blankly ahead, which some interpreted as a reaction to Styles’ perhaps not-so-coherent thoughts.
So, while imaginations had plenty of jumping points for running wild, Styles seems to be cool with Pine, or at least cool enough to not spit on him in public.
In the wake of the FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago on August 8, 2022, MAGA Republicans and right-wing media have worked tirelessly to generate a whole list of stupid reasons why Donald Trump would be hoarding top-secret government documents at his Palm Beach home and golf club, and there have been some real doozies.
Initially, Trump himself claimed that as Supreme Dictator president, he had the right to take whatever he wanted from The White House (narrator: he did not). Rudy Giuliani, meanwhile, says that Trump was just doing what any true patriot would do: stealing highly secretive government documents in order to keep them safe at his private, unsecured home. Ohio congressman Mike Turner was one of several people to suggest that Trump needed the materials in order to write his memoirs. (LOL.) Meanwhile, Fox News reported that all of the drama surrounding January 6th and the fallout from the vicious attack on the Capitol probably just caused the fact that he had these classified papers to simply slip the big guy’s mind.
But Marco Rubio may have just offered up the most pathetic excuse of all: As MSNBC reports, the Florida senator has decided to chalk Trump’s illegal access to classified documents as a simple “storage” problem. Over the weekend, he explained that:
“This is, really, at its core, a storage argument that they’re making…. I don’t think a fight over storage of documents is worthy of what they’ve done, which is [a] full-scale raid and then these constant leaks.”
Guess The White House office manager better stock up on filing cabinets during their next Staples run!
Rubio went on to say that the controversy surrounding Trump and the raid on his home isn’t that the former POTUS should not be allowed access to the documents that were in his possession, just that the documents shouldn’t be stored at Mar-a-Lago, which is 100 percent incorrect.
Ahead of Netflix’s Don’t Look Up in 2021, Jennifer Lawrence revealed that she had taken a Hollywood breather because she believed “everybody had gotten sick of me.” Whether or not that’s true, it’s clear that Lawrence’s career went into heavy rotation during The Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle years, along with the infamous Oscar fall seen ’round the world. She probably wanted some much-needed downtime, which is good for the soul. Jennifer got married to Cooke Mulroney, and they recently welcomed a son, and now, she’s talking to Vogue about the importance of political activism.
In the interview, Jennifer speaks about our post-Roe v. Wade society. She reveals how she nearly had an abortion in her 20s, but she had a miscarriage before the procedure could be carried out. The Don’t Look Up star also reveals how crushing it feels to joust with MAGA-agreeing relatives, which include her father. As anyone who’s looked the other way when an uncle goes bonkers on Facebook over a conspiracy theory knows, these are not easy waters to tread:
“I just worked so hard in the last five years to forgive my dad and my family and try to understand: It’s different. The information they are getting is different. Their life is different. I’ve tried to get over it and I really can’t. I can’t. I’m sorry I’m just unleashing, but I can’t f*ck with people who aren’t political anymore. You live in the United States of America. You have to be political. It’s too dire. Politics are killing people.
Jennifer also admitted that she sees a therapist, with whom she discusses “recurring nightmares” about far-right Fox News host (and reported Alex Jones text buddy) Tucker Carlson. That’s quite a revelation, and everyone needs to pour one out for therapists these days. Not only are they enduring this fraught world in which we live, but they’re helping to counsel everyone else who’s going through it. The full Vogue interview is well worth a read and includes Jennifer’s take on the gender pay gap, along with a discussion of how much she enjoys being a mom. Good on ya, JLaw.
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