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11 Spongebob Memes to Help You Survive Super Tuesday
Mike Bloomberg is finally on the ballots, and that's not even the worst part
03.03.2020
So the chaos we've been waiting for is finally upon us.
Today 14 states will be voting for nominees, and more than 1,300 pledged delegates will be awarded—compared to the 155 that have been distributed so far. California and Texas will both be voting, and their huge delegate counts could be what tips the scales toward one clear frontrunner. Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar both dropped at the last minute—triggering an avalanche of endorsements for Joe Biden—and people who don't know any better will finally have a chance to cast a ballot for Mike Bloomberg. While rational debate and discussion of major issues like health care and climate change are obviously valuable, the insanity that tonight's results are going to bring calls for a different style of communication: Spongebob Squarepants memes.
After weeks of scouring the Internet, we have discovered the best Spongebob memes for every Super Tuesday situation you're likely to encounter.
For your friend who doesn't pay any attention to politics
For your friends who get all their political insights from TV ads
For your parents when they say they would consider voting for Bernie Sanders
For your MAGA relatives who think there's nothing wrong with private health insurance
Americans: I need healthcare because I have cancer and I'm dying Republicans: I NeEd hEaLtHcArE bEcAuSe I hAvE ca… https://t.co/SyObdNqEMl— spongemock (@spongemock)1494432608.0
For your friends who supported Amy and Mayor Pete and aren't sure who to vote for
For your friend who keeps reminding you that Tulsi Gabbard is still running
For your friend who is ride-or-die for Elizabeth Warren
For your friend who insists that no one is being harassed by "Bernie bros"
For your friend who still misses Kamala Harris
For your friend who still misses Andrew Yang
For the moment you realize Michael Bloomberg is actually going to win some delegates
Buckle up...
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Culture Feature
On Transgender Day of Remembrance: 5 Iconic Trans Men From History
While we memorialize victims of transphobia, we should take the time to remember the historic contributions of trans men.
11.21.2020
Philanthropist Reed Erickson
November 20th is known as Transgender Day of Remembrance.
First marked in 1999, it's now part of Transgender Awareness Week, and an occasion to memorialize victims of transphobic violence who have died in the course of the year. Trans women of color in particular have long been disproportionately targeted by violent transphobes.
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<!-- End Ezoic - under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>It's important to acknowledge that fact, and to honor the memory of women like <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/us/toyin-salau-black-lives-matter-found-dead-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau</a> — who died in a likely homicide in June, days after reporting that she had been sexually assaulted. And she is far from alone.</p><p>2020 has been a particularly bad year for <a href="https://www.hrc.org/resources/violence-against-the-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2020" target="_blank">transphobic hate crimes in the US</a>, and it's important that we remember the names of those we've lost. But there is another group of trans people that our culture tends to forget: trans men.</p><div id="83430" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f42906e7f73ca42c1da37b09da787004"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1329424945034764288" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">It's #TransAwarenessWeek, a time to raise visibility about trans lives––our joys, our struggles, our wins, & the wo… https://t.co/Hl5EL4SvsL</div> — Jackson Bird (@Jackson Bird)<a href="https://twitter.com/jackisnotabird/statuses/1329424945034764288">1605794581.0</a></blockquote></div><p>This is not to say that trans men are immune from transphobia — not by any means. In March, for example, Y<a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/trans-man-died-shot-face-police-misgendered/" target="_blank">ampi Méndez Arocho of Puerto Rico was assaulted and shot to death</a><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/trans-man-died-shot-face-police-misgendered/">was assaulted and shot to death</a>, after which police and media reporting on the incident referred to him by his deadname and by female pronouns. But there are reasons why bigots more often target trans women.<br/></p><p>Trans women represent what transphobes find fearful about trans identities. For cis men in particular, trans women are often mythologized as sexual predators or "traps" who could somehow unearth latent homosexual tendencies in otherwise straight men.</p><p>As confused as that narrative is — on multiple levels — it informs much of the discourse in our culture, which is how we end up having so many conversations about trans women as "men in dresses" going into women's bathrooms. It's how we end up with actual men — trans men with beards and camo hats — being forced to use women's bathrooms by regressive state law.</p><div id="9d45d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="437723074b5172aca7cab3b69dfc8bbd"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="712845760287494144" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@PatMcCroryNC It's now the law for me to share a restroom with your wife. #HB2 #trans #NorthCarolina #shameonNC https://t.co/4b4OdmfmeN</div> — James Parker Sheffield (@James Parker Sheffield)<a href="https://twitter.com/JayShef/statuses/712845760287494144">1458790647.0</a></blockquote></div><p>In a patriarchal society, rejecting an imposed male identity is seen as more transgressive than rejecting an imposed female identity. Consider the mild connotations of the term "tomboy" as compared to the way boys are derided for behavior perceived as "sissy."<br/></p><p>But that added level transgression is a double-edged sword, because while trans women are more often the target of hateful words and violence, they are also the group whose struggles are more often recognized and acknowledged by potential allies. Meanwhile, trans men and non-binary people are often just erased from the conversation.</p><p>With that in mind, let's take the occasion of Transgender Day of Remembrance to memorialize some of the iconic trans men of history.</p><p><center><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- Popdust Mobile Banner 320x100 --><ins class="adsbygoogle"
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<h2></h2><p>Of course there are countless other trans men whose contributions to history are worth noting — including Reed Erickson, philanthropist and founder of <a href="https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/collections/reed-erickson/index.php" target="_blank">the Erickson Educational Foundation</a>, who is pictured above.</p><p>Even leaving aside contemporary trans activists like <a href="https://www.jacksonbird.cool/" target="_blank">Jackson Bird</a> or <a href="https://www.glaad.org/blog/kylar-broadus-makes-history-senate" target="_blank">Kylar Broadus</a>, there are far too many to include in one article, but it's worth remembering these five.</p>
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Billy Tipton
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="132f6a3d93ef19e11ba0371a01ee84af"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oIMec75SyeM?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>Jazz musician Billy Tipton was a talented pianist and saxophone player who led the Billy Tipton Trio and was active in the jazz world for more than 40 years. In an era when hormone therapy and gender confirmation surgery were almost non-existent, Tipton bound his breasts and told the women he was romantically involved with that he had been injured in a car accident to avoid questions about his anatomy.</p><p>Though never legally married, Tipton and his long-time partner Kitty Tipton (née Kelly) adopted three children. Only after his death did his family learn that Tipton was transgender.</p>Amelio Robles Avila
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc5ODEzNS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNzA4NzM4N30.C1JBIJq5LukbJobwSShYgAwfAYZFVOuC_zP9-OI6NWQ/img.jpg?width=980" id="94f37" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b5fb6dcf6f93f88e2c4ed1c9c81d83b5" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="Amelio Robles Avila" /><p>Amelio Robles Ávila was a soldier who rose to colonel during the Mexican revolution. An accomplished military leader, Ávila was awarded the Mexican Legion of Honor and the Revolutionary Merit Award for his service. From the age of 24 until his death at 95, he lived as a man, and would reportedly threaten anyone who addressed him as female with a pistol.</p>Karl M. Baer
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc5ODE0My9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxMTYxNTY1MX0.NIoOH_Xfs4Svu_431vQBqX10ianSyNqZ662Ovcg92zo/img.jpg?width=980" id="0f2d0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d9ca0d687b69e8db3cafb58f21e6fbb0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="Karl m. Baer" /><p>In 1906, Karl M. Baer became one of the first people to undergo gender confirmation surgery, and was also among the first people to have their gender identity legally affirmed. Working with sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld, Baer used the pseudonym N.O. Body to share his experience in the semi-fictional book <em></em><strong></strong><em>Memoirs of a Man's Maiden Years</em>.</p><p>Later, Hirschfeld's research on gender would be destroyed as Fascism came to power in Germany.</p>Alan L. Hart
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc5ODE2MC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1MDQ0ODE1Mn0.kcEDVyDhMzseJyRjY2Dhq5ga9f5-C-yK0noBypHPrVs/img.jpg?width=980" id="a05bd" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a6e202f73614edeeb55689d3f52eb8e3" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="Alan L. Hart" /><p>In 1917, Alan Lucille Hart became one of the first trans men in the United States to undergo a hysterectomy for the purposes of gender confirmation. He went on to be an acclaimed physician who pioneered the use of X-Rays to screen for tuberculosis — a practice that would save thousands of lives.</p><p><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block; text-align:center;" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4301469008561137" data-ad-slot="1863811088"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></p>Charley Parkhurst
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc5ODE2OS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzMjcyNDM2MX0.SGAzinju4zHS_idpZPlPkI1ZLKnGzAqVfua6zNq-qqU/img.jpg?width=980" id="266cf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3771a5eaac96fee1434e7b8cf0009ec5" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" /><p>Known to his friends as "One-Eyed Charlie," Charley Parkhurst was a stagecoach driver in California during the gold rush of the 1840s and '50s. Known as one of the most adept members of his profession. Parkhurst ran away from his New England home at a young age to live as a man, working with horses and eventually making his way to the west coast.</p><p>He reportedly lost the use of one eye after being kicked by a horse, but continued to work unabated. After his death in 1879 his friends were shocked to learn of his anatomy, and Charley Parkhurst was incorrectly given assigned the label of "the first woman to vote in the U.S." — though it is possible that he was the first trans man to do so, in November of 1868.</p>Related Articles Around the Web
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"The Mandalorian" Teases the First Order: Season 2, Episode 4
Carl Weathers directs Season 2's most revealing chapter yet
11.21.2020
Baby Yoda has a bad feeling about this
Disney+
"Chapter 12: The Siege" premiered Friday, November 20 on Disney+.
Before getting into spoilers, let's discuss the episode's set up. Din Djarin, the titular Mandalorian, and Baby Yoda are en route to the forest planet of Corvus to find Ahsoka Tano. Their ship remains badly damaged from the events of the previous two episodes, so they decide to take a detour for repairs. Okay, it's spoiler time!
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">You've been warned...</small></p><p>Well, we called it. In <a href="https://www.popdust.com/the-mandalorian-season-2-episode-3-2648898601.html" target="_self">last week's review</a> we predicted Episode 4 would give us another side quest and the return of Cara Dune, now <em>Marshall</em> Cara Dune. Cara serves as local law enforcement on Nevarro alongside Magistrate Greef Karga (Carl Weathers). Carl Weathers, as Director of Chapter 12, made sure to give himself the best moments, including an adorable interaction with Baby Yoda when Din and "the Child" arrive on the planet.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-630"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) holding Baby Yoda on "The Mandalorian"</small></p><p>Din finds Karga's village on Nevarro completely transformed from what we saw in Season 1. The streets are full of hipsters, and there are even schools for droids to teach children about trade routes. Children <em>love </em>trade routes.<br></p><p>Karga agrees to repair the Razor Crest for free in return for Mando's help on a mission. Our hero obliges, and Baby Yoda is left at the school for safety. It should be noted that although Baby Yoda is technically 50 years old, he is basically a toddler sitting in on a class for fourth graders. Plopping him in there with no context given to the instructor or classmates seems like child abandonment. Despite this, Baby Yoda is perfectly content after using the Force to steal blue macarons from a neighboring student.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
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</script></p><p>We then run into Mythrol (<em>SNL</em>'s Horatio Sanz), who we last saw being frozen in carbonite by Mando in the series premiere. As it turns out, Mythrol is working off a 350 year debt by serving as Carl Weathers's bitch. Unfortunately for him, that includes coming along for the gang's deadly job of the week.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">(L-R) Mythrol, Greef Karga, Cara Dune, Din Djarin</small></p><h2>THE MISSION<br></h2><p>Karga and Dune fill in Mando on an Imperial base occupied just outside the safe zone on Nevarro. If they can annihilate the remaining troops there, Nevarro will be completely free and can become a "trade anchor for the entire sector." </p><p>Initially their attack strategy is the typical "blow the reactor and get out of there" <em>Star Wars</em> plan, but as is becoming a running theme in this series, Karga has greatly underestimated Imperial presence. While exploring the base, however, things become very interesting.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Emperor Palpatine looking sexier than ever</small></p><p>The gang discovers what appears to be tanks full of failed Emperor Palpatine clones. Granted, the bulbous head on some of these bodies or "vessels" resembles that of Snoke more than Darth Sidious. And we know from <em>Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker</em> that Snokes were grown in tanks for decades. However, we know the end goal here is Palpatine's resurrection as part of his "<a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Contingency" target="_blank">contingency plan</a>."</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p><span></span>Realizing they are trespassing on a heavily guarded laboratory, not a military base, they begin looking for clues. Mythrol engages the lab's computers and pulls up a hologram transmission from Dr. Pershing (Omid Abtahi) to Moff Gideon. The doctor's message reveals answers to the series' biggest and widely debated mysteries.<br></p><h2>THE BIG REVEAL </h2><p>Dr. Pershing first appeared in Season 1, working with the remnants of the Empire and hoping to conduct tests on Baby Yoda. <a href="https://www.popdust.com/baby-yoda-the-mandalorian-2641432424.html" target="_self"><em>Star Wars </em>nerds like myself noticed the insignia on his jacket</a>, which resembled that of <a href="https://dorksideoftheforce.com/2019/11/16/the-mandalorian-dr-pershing-patch/" target="_blank">Kamino, the planet used for cloning in <em>Attack of the Clones</em></a>. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><p><strong>This sparked debate in the <em>Star Wars </em>community:</strong></p><ol class="ee-ol"><li>Was Baby Yoda a clone of the OG Yoda?<br><br> </li><li>Did the Empire want to produce a Force sensitive Baby Yoda clone army to regain power?<br><br> </li><li>Did the empire need Baby Yoda's Force-blood to bring back Emperor Palpatine?<br><br> </li><li>Or perhaps Dr. Pershing just loves vintage clothes shopping? </li></ol><p>Everything in "Chapter 12: The Siege" points to the third option: the Empire needs Baby Yoda's blood to bring resurrect Palpatine.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Dr. Pershing explains failed cloning experiments</small></p><p><strong>Why this makes total sense:</strong><br></p><ol class="ee-ol"><li>We know from <em>The Rise of Skywalker</em> that Palpatine does eventually return from the dead. However, because that film was the equivalent of giving children cocaine and filming them bang action figures together, we got no real answers as to <em>how </em>that happened. The only explanation was a single line from a hobbit: "Dark science, cloning, secrets only the Sith knew."<br><br> </li><li>Dr. Pershing refers to Baby Yoda's blood having a significantly high "M-count," which is certainly in reference to <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Midi-chlorian/Legends" target="_blank">Midi-chlorians</a>, first introduced in <em>Star Wars: The Phantom Menace</em>. Midi-chlorians were George Lucas's attempt to explain the Force with science.<br><br></li><li>All of the clones in the lab are failures because, as the doc explains: "The child is very small and I was only able to harvest a limited amount [of his blood] without killing him." </li></ol><p>The transmission ends with Dr. Pershing stating he needs access to Baby Yoda ("the donor") again for more blood if "the experiments are to continue as requested." </p><p>The remainder of the episode is basically an extended action sequence in which our heroes escape the lab and eliminate Imperial troops in pursuit. Mando's ship is repaired, and the journey to Ahsoka Tano is back in business.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">First Order rising... </small></p><p>However, in the final moments, we get a major clue about where this series is heading and how it connects to Disney's sequel trilogy.</p><p>Mando leaves Cara on Nevarro, where she is seen being all emo because a New Republic police officer reminded her that the Empire blew up her home planet and all her loved ones. The show then cuts to an Imperial ship with a space Nazi lady facetiming one of the people that repaired Mando's ship.</p><blockquote>"The device has been planted as you requested."<br><br>"Good. You will be well-rewarded in the new era."</blockquote><p>The mention of a "new era" can only mean one thing: Long-standing rumors that <em>The Mandalorian</em> will explore the origins of The First Order and explain how the New Republic fell are true. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-638"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent33 - longer_content --></p><p>It's well known that showrunners Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni are professionals at filling in the narrative blanks left by <em>Star Wars</em> films. Critics were displeased in 2015 when <em>The Force Awakens</em> hit theatres and it was clear that arguably the most interesting developments in the <em>Star Wars </em>universe since <em>Return of the Jedi</em> happened off screen. Now we are likely to get all of those answers and from much more capable hands.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-639"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">And the verdict is...</small></p><ul class="ee-ul"><li><strong>9/10</strong> for story revelations</li><li><strong>7/10</strong> for everything else (excluding the dog fight with TIE fighters, that was 11/10)</li><li><strong>5/5</strong> blue macarons for Baby Yoda moments</li></ul><p><script async="" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Rosario Dawson to appear as Ahsoka Tano</small></p><p>Dr. Pershing said that they were unlikely to encounter another specimen with as high of a Midi-chlorian count as Baby Yoda. Little did they know that Baby Yoda is about to lead them right to Ahsoka Tano, the former padawan of Anakin Skywalker, AKA Darth Vader, AKA a being born of the Force with the highest recorded Midi-chlorian count in the galaxy.<br></p><p>Moreover, Pershing noted that the clone bodies had "rejected" Baby Yoda's blood. Perhaps that won't be the case if they extract blood from a humanoid that doesn't eat frogs, like Ahsoka. </p><p>Given Baby Yoda's age, he was definitely alive during Order 66 (<em>Revenge of the Sith)</em>. Perhaps Ahsoka knows Baby Yoda or the Jedi that hid him away during that time. At the very least she will recognize that he is one of Yoda's species. Therefore, when the Empire shows up to snatch Baby Yoda, Ahsoka will fight them head on. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-640"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent44 - longest_content --></p><p>The totality of these events will surely span over multiple episodes, so screw it, here is our <strong>major prediction for the end of Season 2:</strong> </p><p>Ahsoka will successfully save Baby Yoda from the Empire, sacrificing her own life in the process. We know she is dead before the events of <em>The Rise of Skywalker</em> because she is heard speaking to Rey along with other fallen Jedi at the film's climax. It would be complete sacrilege for the franchise to kill off such a beloved character off screen. So, as much as we'd hate to see Ahsoka perish, this is absolutely the most fitting way to execute it. </p><p>However, Ahsoka will not completely end the Empire, and in a cruel twist of fate, it will be her blood that is finally accepted by the host body (or "<a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Strand-Cast" target="_blank">Strand-cast</a>") that resurrects Palpatine.</p><strong></strong><h2></h2><strong>What do you think of our review of <em>The Mandalorian </em>Season 2, Episode 4 and our predictions for the rest of the season? Let us know on twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/Popdust" target="_blank">@Popdust</a>.</strong>
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POP: Euphoric Sad Songs by RAYE
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="69fddfde931e40ec0eb8896f97d744fa"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nPLN5HXsq04?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>The captivating British singer/songwriter has possesses an uncanny ear for melody. She was shortlisted for the BBC Music Sound Of...award for 2017 and earned third place; and over the last year has been featured alongside an eclectic mix of artists. She glided alongside alt artist Odsuni with breezy confidence on 2019's hit "Tipsy" and went on to dabble in deep house, pop and even synth-rock. On her fifth EP, <em>Euphoric Sad Songs</em>, she reigns it all in for a collection of bright and multifaceted pop tracks.</p>RAP: Underrated by Lil Eazzyy
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="758ef745539db00903e9b718964ea619"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8mcoHe9qDHE?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>At just 18, Lil Eazzyy has quickly carved out a space for himself among the crowded Chicago drill scene. A raw story teller, Lil Eazzyy's moniker started to generate buzz with songs like "Onna Come Up," a springy two-minute freestyle that was surprisingly littered with detailed street anecdotes and unique bravado. "Blue tips in the 40, it fuck up his mental, we put him on TV, like he Jimmy Kimmel, My n***** some refs, we'll attack like a whistle." For such a young emcee, the track had a surprising amount of personality and now has been streamed over 22 million times.</p><p>The emcee officially announces his arrival with <em>Underrated</em>, a streamlined collection of detailed street narratives that move with buoyancy. The project delves deeper into Eazzyy's untapped talent as a storyteller. On "Feeling Different," Eazzyy speaks candidly on the riff's in his community caused by fame and the paranoia that notoriety brings. On "For33," Eazzyy sings mournfully for the friends he's lost over a soulful guitar, showcasing the young emcee as a versatile and severely "underrated" talent.</p>R&B: The Night Before The Morning After by 11:11
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="eb1b86c543c7eb2adef2f9d89326a30f"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_bXEO_B2sBY?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>Toronto crooner 11:11 has been making steady waves in his city since 2016 with his smooth contemporary R&B. His double EP, <em>The Night Before The Morning After, </em>released last week, is a refined collection of lustful bedroom bops. Exploring both a promiscuous late-night escapade in the city and a flirtatious morning after, 11:11's silky R&B will scratch the itch for those looking to soundtrack a late-night drive.</p>R&B: "Pick Up Your Feelings" by Jazmine Sullivan
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1382f8ac7a6570b6adf390b8e2a896df"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZeP--wHHiy8?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>R&B songstress Jazmine Sullivan is sick of all the moping and whining of 2020. On "Pick Up Your Feelings," Sullivan brings a massive amount of swagger as she warbles and rolls her eyes at insecure men. A respected R&B icon, her latest single is as wavy as any of today's contemporary R&B while still maintaining an old school flair.</p>METAL: "Brick Wall" by A Day To Remember
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5080f2a1792690da0fdbd9af9996c496"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xnOvmReZQNI?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>Amalgamative pop-punk metalcore outfit A Day To Remember have all but mastered their niche melding of pop melodies with hardcore music. Their sixth album, <em>Bad Vibrations</em>, was their heaviest release ever and received critical acclaim across the board. While the band's latest singles off their upcoming seventh record, <em>You're Welcome,</em> have leaned more into commercial pop-rock, they returned today with "Brick Wall," a satisfyingly grungy record that steps away from the clean sound of the last three records. </p>METAL: "The Purge" by Within Temptation
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="34d705bc0261419ab013a453c24ab9cd"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y2HSprjvygY?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>Gothic metal icons Within Temptation are gearing up to release their eighth studio album, and from the sound of their latest single, "The Purge," it's shaping up to be another impressive balance of EDM and metal as showcased by 2019's <em>Resist.</em> "The Purge" is a harrowing, almost angelic track, as the band's metal and electronic fusion is uplifted even further by a haunting orchestral score. Known as the band that defies genres, Within Temptation still remains at the top of their game.</p>From Your Site Articles
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