What do you think the biggest, richest rappers on the planet do with their spare time? For Drake, this past Thursday was video roulette night. Doesn’t sound all that exciting, right? Well, maybe if you were putting down over $200,000 on a single spin, then it could be really exciting. That’s exactly what Drake did and he took video of himself winning a very improbable bet.
With a $215,000 bet down (to be exact), Drake was sitting at his kitchen table, hookah by his side. The man loves roulette and even has a $620,000 roulette watch. “I guarantee you it’s a repeat eight,” he says while staring at the live Roulette app on his screen. “I guarantee it. I feel it.” The ball goes around and sure enough, it lands on the eight. Drake flies up from his seat yelling “What did I say?! What did I f*cking say?!” And then promptly sits back down to play again. What a life.
But how much did he really win? A single bet of $215,000 on the eight would pay out 35 to 1. $7.525 million would be the payout there. But that’s not how anyone plays roulette. Not even Drake. You spread the odds and put smaller amounts on single numbers and groups of numbers to balance out your winnings and limit your potential losses. A popular way to bet is to put the bulk of your chips on either red or black, which gives you close to a 50/50 split on wherever the ball lands. (“Always bet on Black,” Wesley Snipes famously said in Passenger 57.)
For context, another clip on Twitter shows Drake placing another $215,000 bet (gotta be his go-to figure) where, despite not hitting the single number he called out, the screen flashes with “you win $354,000,” as “PAMI” by DJ Tunez, WizKid, Adekunle Gold, and Omah Lay blasts in the background.
Whatever the payout on the “repeat eight” bet was, Drake’s screen also shows that he had over $2.8 million in the bank at that point in the evening. So this second spin probably came after hitting the eight. Again, what a life.
Miami isn’t a hidden gem or secret travel hub. It’s one of the best-known, most populous party cities in the United States. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go. Miami is awesome. Go a lot. Go bi-monthly. Move there.
Charly Jordan — DJ, model, and style entrepreneur — is a Miami regular who’s learned the ins and outs of the city’s scene. She’s DJed at Miami’s hottest nightclubs and most exclusive events (including Scott Disick’s “Boat To Basel” party during Art Basel 2021) and had more than enough adventures to call herself a Miami expert. In preparation for her new single, “Innerbloom,” (debuting today, January 28th, on Spotify and Apple Music) Jordan has been playing the city often and cultivating a vibe in the rooms she plays.
“My goal is to influence positive change in the way people perceive mental health and success,” says Jordan. “I believe success is not just being monetarily successful, but living a rich and full life as well while helping others around you. Be the energy that fills a room, not takes away from it.”
The DJ — a longtime friend of Uproxx — certainly brings energy to the room when she hits the stage in Miami. So we asked her to share a guide to the best places to explore and party in from South Beach to the Keys to Wynwood.
WHY MIAMI?
Charly Jordan
I’ve had the pleasure of playing many shows in Miami over the past year and I’ve really grown to love it. It can be a bit difficult to enter the city if it’s your first time not knowing anybody, but as soon as you find your niche and your crowd there are endless possibilities. I’ve never seen boat life quite as active as I’ve seen in Miami. There are full-blown yacht parties, speed boats, deep-sea fishing, and the late-night boat rides through the Miami River are pretty magical.
What’s one thing that every first-time visitor should see or do in Miami?
If you’re a first-time visitor in Miami and you love food, which who doesn’t, Mila is one of the best dinner spots to go to. As well as taking a stroll along ocean drive in South Beach during the day, where you’ll see endless restaurants and stores right next to the white sand beach.
Miami Beach is a classic, but I also love hotel hopping in South Beach and hitting the different restaurants and bars that overlook the water.
Best way to take in the iconic art scene of Miami?
Charly Jordan
The best way to take in the art scene in Miami is honestly just by paying attention because I feel like the art is everywhere. Obviously, there are more specific areas that are filled with art like Wynwood, where you can hardly turn a corner without seeing graffiti on the wall neighboring a hole-in-the-wall restaurant. But you’ll see sculptures all throughout Miami, even in many of the apartment buildings.
Best nightclub for a late night out in the city?
Charly Jordan
Since I DJ, I would consider myself a sort of connoisseur of nightclubs, given that I’ve been to so many. You won’t really experience anything better than E11even Miami. One of the only of its kind, a hybrid nightclub and strip club that serves food and also has massive artists perform like Migos, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and many more (including myself lol). I’ve performed at E11even a couple of times, so not only is it one of my favorite clubs to go to but they’ve become a family to me.
Make sure if you go to E11even you order the chicken sandwiches because there’s nothing that beats them.
The best place to get Cuban food in Miami is Havana Vieja! I personally get the Ropa Vieja and the grilled octopus.
FROM UPROXX: Havana Vieja offers freshly-made, authentic Cuban dishes. The restaurant’s lively ambiance, colorful decor, and diverse cocktail menu make it an excellent choice for a celebratory lunch or dinner.
I like hotels that have a lot of amenities and typically when I go to Miami my personal favorite hotel to stay at is the Mondrian. It has the perfect view of the ocean, it’s in the city, has a perfect assortment of food at their downstairs restaurant, and a great bar as well.
The best time of year to visit Miami is definitely during the summer, but the weather doesn’t change that much there honestly so it’s pretty much a good time to go year-round. Basically what I’m saying is there’s no excuse to not go to Miami.
10/10 would recommend taking a boat out into the keys or even to the Bahamas since it’s so close to Miami. There are many sunken ships, planes, and underwater statues with an abundance of wildlife like dolphins, huge schools of various fish, jellyfish, and sharks. Miami’s endless, as long as you know the right people and know where to go. I typically play at E11even Miami and Daer in Fort Lauderdale so if you’re ever out there make sure you catch me at a show or check out my upcoming tour with Cheat Codes.
Kim’s underwear brand SKIMSis officially worth $3.2 billion dollars, doubling the value of the three-year-old brand after sales surged 90% in the past year to about $275 million. The SKIMS line consists of “constructed shapewear that enhances your curves to underwear that stretches to twice its size, our goal is to consistently innovate on the past and advance our industry for the future.”
The brand is expected to reach $400 million by 2022, bringing the overall funding for Kim’s company to $402 million.
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For someone who “got famous off a sex tape,” Kim Kardashian’s brand has been moving up quite fast in the fashion world. She previously has collaborated with brands like Fendi, which jumped sales to $1,000,000 just one minute after the collection was made available back in November 2021.
SKIMS is also continuing its collaboration with Team USA for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Kardashian began her partnership with the Olympics team by creating a limited-edition collection of underwear, loungewear, and shapewear for the athletes competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
This new drop includes designs that are better formulated for the colder, winter temperatures for both athletes and fans to be able to wear comfortably.
“I use shapewear as a solution to my styling needs. I always wanted something that would smooth, and sometimes not necessarily change my shape,” explained Kim. “I’m thrilled that SKIMS and Team USA are continuing to partner for these Winter Games.”
Rapper JT, best known as one half of the hip-hop duo, City Girls, took to Twitter on Wednesday night (January 26) to let her fans know she’s a fan of Flo Milli, who popped off back in 2019.
Flo Milli was quick with her reply, retweeting the post, saying “I love u b*tch. I ain’t gone neva stop loving you b*tchhhhh.”
The love spewing from the new female rappers in the game had fans begging for a collaboration in the replies, and some followers reminded the Miami-based rapper JT that she is also a new girl in the game as well.
JT’s popularity took off back in 2018 after Drake released the music video for “In My Feelings”. In the music video, a number of dancers are seen wearing jackets and t-shirts with the female rapper’s face on it, stating, “Free JT.” At the time, the rapper was in prison for charges relating to felony identity theft and fraud charges.
While we manifest an upcoming collaboration between the City Girls rapper and Flo Milli, the two artists have also been working with some other female rappers on their own time.
City Girls were featured in Summer Walker’s new song,“Ex For a Reason”, while Flo Milli and Rico Nastyalso released a bold video with their song, “Money,” which were both released at the end of 2021.
During NLE Choppa’s Breakfast Club interview, he got rather open about his spiritual journey and how he Has been coping with being a celebrity. NLE told listeners that there was a point when he “felt empty” despite being in the spotlight as an artist. He said God came to him after he prayed every day […]
Isaac Zale’s Father of the Zodiac has officially arrived on streaming platforms, showcasing just what heights the up-and-coming Canadian artist is capable of reaching.
“I wanna thank my team and everyone who supported me thru this process,” Zale wrote in an Instagram caption on Friday, January 28th, thanking the long list of people who were involved in his work’s creation, including Dane Zabo, who held down the 12-track project’s production.
“Another easy W of an album,” one fan wrote in the rapper’s Instagram comments. “Album sounds too fire, super proud of you guys,” and “you go [so] hard, happy for you,” others added.
Stream Father of the Zodiac and let us know what other artists you’d like to see Isaac Zale collaborate with in the future in the comments below.
Joe Rogan is back in the news as he has recently been called out for his blatant racism in his most recent podcast interview with Jordan Peterson on Spotify.
American commentator Joe Rogan and Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson sat down for a podcast interview consisting of many remarks about racial identity and skin tones which are being deemed as racist. The two also spoke about Michael Eric Dyson, who had called Peterson a “mean, angry, white man” back in 2018.
Rogan gave his opinion, stating that Dyson’s comments were incorrect, telling Peterson he is “not mean at all.” They then went on to joke about how it was also a lie to call Peterson a white man because he states he has a bit of a tan. Peterson also added that “he [Dyson] was actually not Black. He was sort of brown.”
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This conversation then led into Rogan’s deep dive into the “strangeness” of “the black and white thing,” referring to the way society divides people into different ethnicities with few words though there is such a large scale of options.
“The black and white thing is so strange because there is such a spectrum of shades of people,” he explains. “Unless you are talking to someone who is like 100% African from the darkest place where they are not wearing any clothes all day, and they have developed all that melanin to protect themselves from the sun, even the term Black is weird. When you use it for people that are literally my color it becomes very strange.”
These comments have sparked an uproar of criticism as many have called Rogan and Peterson out for their racism. Even Michael Eric Dyson responded:
“Clearly they haven’t kept up with discussion about how race isn’t just about skin tone or color, but about a host of meanings determined in the social world,” Dyson explained to The Daily Beast. “Blackness is not about shade, but about the shade provided by traditions of Black thought, culture, and resistance.”
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One of the coolest things about the growing Young Stoner Life Records roster is that no two artists on the label sound the same. There’s truly something for everybody over at the Snake Pit. Young Thug has spent years building one of the greatest modern hip-hop labels, which includes 18-year-old Yung Kayo, the youngest member of the collective.
After experiencing some initial success last year, Kayo has been hyping up his upcoming project, DFTK (Down For The Kount), for the last few weeks. On Friday (January 28), the rising rapper released his latest single for “YEET,” featuring none other than underground sensation himself, Yeat.
The heavy new single is out now, showing some of Kayo’s range as he explores new sounds. Check out “YEET” with Yeat below and let us know what you think of it in the comments.
Quotable Lyrics:
In the garden, b*tch, I feel like I’m Peter Pan If you look this way, you won’t get to see the man John Cena, why you waving your fingers, man? I buy the land and buy the crib, redesign
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