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In a recent interview with Glamour, Joe Biden’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon was asked whether it’s possible for Democrats and Republicans to compromise. “That’s what we need. The president-elect was able to connect with people over this sense of unity,” she said. “In the primary, people would mock him, like, ‘You think you can work with Republicans?’ I’m not saying they’re not a bunch of f*ckers. Mitch McConnell is terrible. But this sense that you couldn’t wish for that, you couldn’t wish for this bipartisan ideal? He rejected that.” This — O’Malley Dillon using an extremely light swear word — was enough to (ahem) trigger White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

“Biden Campaign Manager called us ‘F***ers’ !!! She can try to walk back, but this says volumes about her boss who calls for ‘unity’ while shouting that we are ‘assaulting democracy:’ They think we are deplorable, irredeemable ‘F***ers.’ SICK,” McEnany tweeted, conveniently forgetting that she works for someone who called Mexicans “rapists” and white supremacists “very fine people,” who bragged about sexually assaulting women, who frequently gives insulting nicknames to anyone he disagrees with, who… the list goes on. But one Democrats says “f*ckers” once and it’s all over.

McEnany certainly hasn’t said anything “deplorable” in her past, though, right?

How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas got involved, too.

“Make America Great Again” isn’t the defining slogan of the Trump administration. It’s “there’s always a tweet.”

“I’m a rapper, I just play around in fashion,” Saweetie raps on her song “Pretty B*tch Freestyle,” a 2-minute ode to her icy girl lifestyle.

The Bay Area artist, born Diamonté Harper, has taken over social media in the past few months with digital content featuring her designer bags and clothing as special guests. Before this year, the rapper began to evolve her style with looks at fashion week, and a collection with Pretty Little Thing. Now, she has posted indoor and outdoor looks throughout the year, launched another collection with the fast-fashion brand, and solidified herself as a style influencer.

Her steady ascension in fashion is not by accident. Saweetie shared with UPROXX via email, her dedication to learning the history of style and design.

“My style is always growing because I am always researching to better my fashion, style, and taste,” she says. “I have a lot of vintage books like YSL fashion books to study past models and innovation on how these designers design their collections. I’m always eager to learn.”

In February, the “My Type” rapper attended Milan fashion week for the first time. She wore posh pieces from Prada, HARRYHALIM, Moschino, and a Romeo Hunt look she dubbed her one of her favorite.

With the extra time inside created by the events of 2020, when not recording music, Saweetie managed to merge her carefree personality with a natural skill for content creation, using Instagram and other social media platforms as her stage. She introduced viewers to her Birkin bags as play items, assigning them personas as one would play with Barbie dolls. In fact, the ‘Birkin Bag Bratz’ have their own Instagram account with over 50k followers.

For the “Tap In” rapper, it was not a huge struggle to adjust to more time alone.

“I have only child syndrome,” she says, “so I flourish by myself. I flourish in solitude and I have a lot of fun by myself. I’m always thinking of creative stuff to do, so quarantine has been fun to me. I don’t know; my mind is like a playground. I come up with these ideas and I think of them and write them down and then I execute.”

Saweetie has managed to capture the essence of her personal style and package it for retailer Pretty Little Thing. She has now released three collections with the brand which described the clothing and accessories as “our baddest collection yet” on the company’s landing page. The self-proclaimed creative director ensures the drops are only the beginning.

“You can always expect more from the Icy Girl,” she says. “My favorite brands range from Santee Alley to Rodeo Drive. It just depends on how your girl is feeling,”

Although she often name drops luxury brands on wax, taking on titles such as “The Hermes Mermaid,” Saweetie does not always rely on a pricy label to solidify her daily aesthetic. Still, despite her high fashion trajectory, she continues to infuse her personal style into her looks through hair, nails, and accessories. Her high-end pieces are often juxtaposed with style elements native to streetwear and staples to Black girl style. Jewelry such as oversized hoop earrings, layered chains, styled baby-hair, and long acrylic nails are often paired with sneakers, jeans, and crop tops. Most of her style inspiration comes from personal sources such as her mother, grandmother, and aunties.

“All the women in my family are fly as hell and they always had their own sense of style,” she says. “They all smelled good, they all can beat their face. I have always been inspired by them to look my best.

She also makes sure to empower Black communities and Black-owned brands as well as her other favorite non-Black designers, and she does so with intention.

“I feel like as any Black public figure, it is our job to endorse anything that can make our community better whether it is fashion or social justice,” she explains. “My favorite [Black-owned] brand to wear is Kai Collective.

Saweetie is hyperaware of the double standards imposed on female artists compared to their male counterparts when it comes to fashion and style. She uses the example of wearing a piece twice when making her point.

“I feel like women are always critiqued and put against each other when we wear the same thing and that’s lame,” she says.

Moving beyond the restraints placed on women in hip hop, on stage, on-set, or off work, the 26-year-old promises to be draped in an upload worthy look. In her latest music video “Back To The Streets,” featuring Jhene Aiko, she got to experiment with bold looks from head to toe. The entire scene was set to give viewers a new take on their view of California.

“I feel like Saweetie is more stage and Diamonte is more day to day looks, but I feel both of them are still serving,” she said. “My favorite look was the baldie look. That was my first time going bald. I wanted to give a fresher look of the West Coast that people have never seen before.

Soon, the West Coast rapper will release her debut album, Pretty B*tch Music. Much like her fashion sense, she has the highest standards for her new tunes. What can fans expect? “A culture reset.”

With the Electoral College certifying his victory in the 2020 election, President-elect Joe Biden sat down for an interview with Stephen Colbert where he fielded questions on, basically, what happens next? After four years of Donald Trump, the nation is more divided than ever and in the middle of battling a once-in-a-century pandemic. On top of that, Russia has reportedly spent months hacking into several government agencies, which is adding even more to the incoming administration’s plate. However, Biden told Colbert that he’s confident that once Trump leaves office, the Republican Party will be more willing to cooperate. That assessment includes Senator Lindsey Graham who Biden president-elect called a “deep personal disappointment” after watching his long-time friend attack him in service to Trump. Via Rolling Stone:

“I think I can work with Republican leadership in the House and the Senate, I think we can get things done. And I think once this president is no longer in office, I think you’re going to see his impact on the body politic fade, and a lot of these Republicans are gonna feel they have much more room to cooperate.”

In a later segment, Dr. Jill Biden joined the president-elect where they fielded questions from Colbert about their son, Hunter Biden, who was the subject of numerous attack ads and is currently facing a federal investigation into his taxes. Colbert asked Biden how he’ll be able to work with the GOP who won’t hesitate to use Hunter as a political weapon.

“We have great confidence in our son,” Biden told Colbert. “I am not concerned about any accusations that have been made against him. It’s used to get to me. I think it’s kind of foul play but — look, it is what it is. And, he’s a grown man, he is the smartest man I know, I mean from a pure intellectual capacity. And as long as he’s good, we’re good.”

You can watch Biden talk about the GOP attacks on his son below:

The mainstream music world got to know who D Smoke was by the end of 2019 as the Inglewood native went home as the inaugural champion of Netflix’s Rhythm & Flow. While that moment may have been a huge milestone for him at that time, D Smoke would go ahead to reach new heights this year thanks to his Black Habits album. With just weeks left until 2020 comes to a close, the rapper lays off one last single with “It’s Ok.” The track is quite the triumphant effort that seems to remind himself and those who are listening that today’s struggles will be a thing of the past tomorrow.

In just under two months, D Smoke will have the opportunity to win one, if not, two Grammys at the upcoming 2021 award show. He was nominated for Best New Artist alongside Chika, Doja Cat, Kaytranada, Megan Thee Stallion, and others while also getting a nod in the Best Rap Album category. His Black Habit album joins Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist’s Alfredo, Nas’ King’s Disease, and Jay Electronica’s A Written Testimony.

Additional content from D Smoke comes in the form of a recent feature he made alongside D Smoke on their “Headshots” collab as well as his “Optimistic” track with Rexx Life Raj.

You can listen to “It’s Ok” in the video above.

People love to mock the very serious Mike Pence, who can’t even do a VP debate without attracting The Fly and inadvertently sparking an avalanche of jokes. So of course, when confronted with the very serious situation of receiving Pfizer’s COVID vaccine, some roasting ended up following him there, too.

On Friday morning, Pence and his wife, Karen (a.k.a. “Mother”), rolled up their sleeves for the shot on live TV. The sitting VP (who wrote six months ago on the White House’s website that a “second wave” isn’t a thing) has changed his tune. He sat beneath a sign that said, “SAFE and EFFECTIVE,” and he declared, “I didn’t feel a thing.” Pence followed up by expressing hopes that his display “will be a source of confidence and of comfort to the American people,” and that “these days of hardship and heartbreak will, in a day not too far in the future, be put in the past.”

There’s lots of layers there, including some dark takes from both the right and the left on Pence’s dramatic change of heart. Then there are, well, the jokes… because Mike Pence wore short sleeves, which is something that he customarily does not do in public. It was strange! People definitely had some reactions, including a hearty, “Ladies, welcome to the gun show” and “Mother” jokes and beyond. And remember all of the right-leaning commentary that seemed “threatened” by Michelle Obama’s arms? Yep.

The poor Fly appears to have lost the spotlight.

(Via USA Today & ABC News)

As Hanukkah comes to a close, so too does Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin’s “The Hanukkah Sessions,” their series of covers by Jewish artists in observance of the holiday. They brought the series to a close tonight with a cover of The Velvet Underground’s “Rock And Roll,” an upbeat rendition on which Grohl and Kurstin both pulled double-duty, with Grohl on drums and vocals and Kurstin on keyboard and piano.

Alongside the cover, Grohl shared a message reflecting on the experience of his Hanukkah celebration:

“As 2020 comes to a close and another Hanukkah ends (my first!) I am reminded of the two things that have gotten me through this year: music and hope.

This project, which initially began as a silly idea, grew to represent something much more important to me. It showed me that the simple gesture of spreading joy and happiness goes a long way, and as we look forward, we should all make an effort to do so, no matter how many candles are left to light on the menorah.

Toda Raba to Greg for being a musical genius and spending 2 1/2 days barnstorming through these songs together. You never fail to amaze me. Big round of applause for Markus Rutledge, the poor soul that had only 24 hours (8 days in a row) to churn out each of these videos for us! You deserve a medal for sleep deprivation! Huge hearts for the force of nature known as Peaches! You brought the real. And, of course to all of you for joining in on the fun. I hope that you enjoyed watching.

So, sing along one last time to “Rock and Roll” by The Velvet Underground, a song about music and hope, and let’s keep spreading the joy and happiness. It goes a long way…..

Dave.”

Watch Grohl and Kurstin perform “Rock And Roll” above.

In an interview from early 2019, Billie Eilish was asked to pick her favorite between Drake, Childish Gambino, and Eminem. She responded, “I have to say Childish Gambino, one billion percent. I was scared of Eminem my whole life, always… dude, terrified. That dude freaked the f*ck out of me, oh my god. But you know, Childish Gambino created me, dude. I don’t even know, it’s just crazy. That’s a god, you can’t even put him in a list of other people.”

Eminem apparently caught wind of that, and all this time later, he has not forgotten the effect he had on the young star, as he references it on his new Music To Be Murdered By — Side B track, “Alfred’s Theme.” On the track, he raps, “Homicidal visions when I’m spitting like this / But really I’m just fulfilling my wish of killing rhymes / Which is really childish and silly, but I’m really like this / I’m giving nightmares to Billie Eilish.”

Eilish has expressed her love for Gambino on multiple occasions. Speaking about “Bonfire” on an episode of her Me & Dad Radio show from this summer, Eilish said, “This is from the album I think both me and Finneas found Donald Glover through. Incredible album. The first song I heard ever from him, and was actually I think the first song I heard that was like rap, was ‘Heartbeat’ from this album. From then on, everybody knows that Donald Glover is like… one of my all-time favorite creators. He’s exactly everything that I idolize about a creator. He’s every single element of what I think is amazing.”

Listen to “Alfred’s Theme” above.

Music To Be Murdered By — Side B (Deluxe Edition) is out now via Shady Records/Interscope. Get it here.

Netflix is giving subscribers almost too much variety to select from in this week’s fresh lineup. And it’s a bittersweet one, given that Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman’s final movie has arrived. Then Dua Lipa and Nine Inch Nails drop some wisdom on how their musical magic happens, and that’s far from all that the streaming service has to offer. There’s also a series resembling Black Swan and the beginnings of Netflix’s new Afterparty show that will fully take flight next year.

Here’s everything else coming to (and leaving) the streaming platform this week.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix film streaming 12/18)

Chadwick Boseman left this world far too soon, but before he departed, he left us a lasting performance alongside Oscar winner Viola Davis. She portrays the legendary “Mother of the Blues,” and he’s her ambitious trumpeteer, Levee. Together with his fellow musicians, they will conquer a blazing hot 1920s Chicago recording session, and Levee will help inspire his colleagues to unleash truth-revealing stories that will alter their lives and, possibly, history itself. It’s a testament to the blues’ transformative power and adapted from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play of the same name with Denzel Washington onboard as producer.

Song Exploder: Volume 2 (Netflix streaming 12/15)

Following Volume 1’s popularity (with a line-up including Alicia Keys, Lin-Manuel Miranda, R.E.M., and Ty Dolla $ign), more of the world’s greatest musicians arrive to divulge secrets about how they created one of their tunes. This round features Dua Lipa (whose Future Nostalgia made our Top Albums of 2020 list), Nine Inch Nails, The Killers, and Natalia Lafourcade. They’re all sharing insight into their inspirations while breaking down the layers of their highlighted songs.

The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows Of The Worst Year (Netflix streaming 12/13)

No can argue that this has been a hellish year for humanity, but it’s still been a pretty great year for TV. We’ve ranked our favorites, and Netflix is now celebrating the most crowd-pleasing shows that the streaming service had to offer. Expect appearances from Anya Taylor-Joy of The Queen’s Gambit, Lily Collins of Emily in Paris, Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor of The Crown, and more. On tap as hosts? David Spade, Fortune Feimster, and London Hughes. And next year, this shall become a full-fledged weekly comedy panel show with the Cobra Kai cast and Bill Burr hosting the first 2021 episode.

Tiny Pretty Things (Netflix streaming 12/16)

Dance into the world of a Chicago-set elite ballet academy in this series based upon the book by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton. Once inside, this show will introduce an oasis for young adults who adapt to a new world, far away from home, while preparing for the city’s renowned professional dance company. All walks of life will unite through their passion for dance and their desire to fulfill lifelong dreams.

Here’s a full list of what’s been added in the last week:

Avail. 12/14
A California Christmas
Hilda: Season 2
Tiny Pretty Things

Avail. 12/15
Black Ink Crew New York: Seasons 1-2
The Challenge: Seasons 10 and 13
Grizzlies
The Professor and the Madman
Pup Academy: Season 2
Song Exploder: Volume 2
Teen Mom 2: Seasons 1-2

Avail. 12/16
Anitta: Made In Honorio
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
How To Ruin Christmas: The Wedding.
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Nocturnal Animals
The Ripper
Run On
Vir Das: Outside In – The Lockdown Special

Avail. 12/17
Braven

Avail. 12/18
Guest House
Home for Christmas: Season 2
Jeopardy! Champion Run V
Jeopardy! Champion Run VI
Jeopardy! Teacher’s Tournament
Jeopardy! College Championship
Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Sweet Home

Avail. 12/20
Rhys Nicholson Live At The Athenaeum

And here’s what’s leaving next week, so it’s your last chance:

Leaving 12/22
The Little Hours

Leaving 12/24
The West Wing: Seasons 1-7

Leaving 12/25
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Leaving 12/27
Fifty

Leaving 12/28
Lawless

Over the next half-decade or so, Disney plans to premiere at least 10 Star Wars shows on Disney+ alongside its flagship title, The Mandalorian. The series include Obi-Wan Kenobi, reuniting Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen; Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson; Andor, focusing on Rogue One breakout Cassian Andor; and The Acolyte, from Russian Doll co-creator Leslyle Headland. You can see the full list here, or at least it was the full list until The Mandalorian dropped a surprise in a post-credits scene.

The season two finale, “Chapter 16: The Rescue,” seemingly ends with a surprise appearance from [REDACTED] and [SPOILER] saying [ANOTHER SPOILER] to [SERIOUSLY JUST WATCH THE EPISODE], but it’s actually not over until after the credits roll. There’s two suns, which means we’re back on Tatooine. But not just anywhere on Tatooine: we’re at Jabba’s Palace, last seen in Return of the Jedi (it’s a sail barge drive’s away from where Boba Fett seemed to die). In the episode, it’s Bib Fortuna who sits on the throne, not Jabba (RIP), until Boba Fett and Fennec Shand blast their way past the poor Gamorrean guards. “Boba! I thought you were dead. I am so glad to see you,” Bib Fortuna tells Boba. The feeling isn’t mutual: the bounty hunter shoots the Twi’lek and sits down where Jabba use to rule, with Fennec at his side. Then:

The Book of Boba Fett, not to be confused with The Book of Henry, will premiere on Disney+ in December 2021. Little is known about the series, other than the title and release date, but it’s sad that the original Boba Fett actor, who died on Thursday, won’t be around to make a cameo.

Baby Yoda had to meet a Jedi in The Mandalorian season two finale. Likely the same one who saved him from Order 66 and, as explained by Ahsoka Tano, took him from the Jedi temple and “hid him.” But which one? Would it be Mace Windu (if Boba Fett can “return” from the “dead,” Samuel L. Jackson can, too)? Or lady Yoda, Yaddle? Or would it be an entirely new character? Nope. He met the most famous Jedi of them all.

In “Chapter 16: The Rescue,” Mando and his crew — Bo-Katan, Koska, Fennec, Cara Dune, and Boba Fett — take Pershing hostage, and using knowledge from the not-so-good doctor, they scheme their way aboard Moff Gideon’s ship. While Bo-Katan & Co. take care of the Stormtroopers and officers, Mando looks for the Child. Along the way, he sends a battalion of near-indestructible Dark Troopers floating in space (ladies and gentlemen…). The plan works splendidly (father and child are reunited, and he even gains the Darksaber from Moff Gideon, as requested by Bo-Katan), until the Darktroopers return to the ship and pound their way through the bridge’s blast doors. Things look break, but then a Jedi boards the cruiser and begins slicing the robotroopers with the ease of a hot knife going through butter (the butter is blue, because Star Wars). Who could it be? Green lightsaber, black glove on right hand… is it?

It is.

Baby Yoda is saved by Luke Skywalker, approximately five years after Anakin’s kid watched Yoda become “one with the Force,” in his first live-action post-Return of the Jedi and pre-The Force Awakens appearance. In the time period between partying with the Ewoks on Endor and grumpily living among the Porgs on Ahch-To, Luke looked for Jedi artifacts, trained with Leia, and taught a new generation of Jedi, including Ben Solo (that did not work out well) and, apparently, Baby Yoda. May they never meet.

“He wants your permission,” Luke tells Mando about getting Grogu to come with him. “He is strong with the Force, but talent without training is nothing. I will give my life to protect the Child, but he will not be safe until he masters his abilities.” Mando takes his helmet off, for the second time in two weeks, so that Baby Yoda can see his face for the first time. It’s a good thing no one could see my face, because I was tearing up.

“Alright, pal. It’s time to go.” And now I’m sobbing.

Was it weird seeing Mark Hamill’s smoothed-out CGI face? Of course. But we’re used to that from Rogue One. And besides, it’s still Luke F*cking Skywalker. And bonus R2-D2! (It’s a nice detail to have the droid be distrustful of Baby Yoda at first.)

His entrance looked awfully familiar, too.

A good ending to a good season of The Mandalorian, which returns in late 2021. Be sure to stick around through the finale’s credits, too. We’ll have more on that development later today.