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Although he is understandably enjoying his relationship with City Girls’ JT, Lil Uzi Vert has also recently been promising fans that new music is on the way. Last month, he came clean and admitted that his previous studio album, Eternal Atake, wasn’t his best musical effort, going as far as to call the album “tolerable.” However, Uzi‘s sophomore album clearly has legs as it has reportedly pushed over two million units in the United States alone.

An official declaration of Eternal Atake‘s double-platinum status has yet to be announced by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), but according to Chart Data and SOHH, the album has reportedly done enough numbers to earn Baby Pluto yet another platinum plaque. Last year, Eternal Atake officially went platinum less than four months after debuting atop the Billboard 200, which is an extremely impressive feat considering the album only housed one top 10 Billboard Hot 100 single, “Futsal Shuffle 2020,” at the time of its release.

Once Eternal Atake‘s status as a two-times platinum-selling album is confirmed, the record will join the ranks of Luv Is Rage 2, which is Lil Uzi Vert‘s only other album to move more than two million units. Hopefully, this grand achievement will inspire Uzi to treat fans with the new music that he’s been promising sooner rather than later.

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Meyers Leonard became a trending topic on Twitter just a couple of days ago as he was immediately flagged for shouting an anti-semitic slur while playing a video game on Twitch. While Leonard maintains he didn’t actually know what the word meant, it became quite clear that he had offended numerous people, including his own fans. It became obvious that he would be suspended for what he did, and that’s exactly what happened as the Heat announced he would be gone from the team indefinitely.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Leonard has received additional discipline for his actions. The player has been fined $50,000 and now, he won’t be able to enter the Heat’s facilities for at least a week. In addition, Leonard has been in contact with leaders from the Jewish community, where he will be learning from his mistake. Leonard will also need to enter the league’s diversity program.

The Heat issued a statement on the matter when the incident happened, and as you can see, they’re taking this situation very seriously.

“The Miami HEAT vehemently condemns the use of any form of hate speech,” said the team in a statement. “The words used by Meyers Leonard were wrong and we will not tolerate hateful language from anyone associated with our franchise. To hear it from a Miami HEAT player is especially disappointing and hurtful to all those who work here, as well as the larger South Florida, Miami HEAT, and NBA communities. 

Meyers Leonard will be away from the team indefinitely. The Miami HEAT will cooperate with the NBA while it conducts its investigation.”

It remains to be seen what will happen with Leonard although we’re sure he is thinking long and hard about what happened.

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Youngboy Never Broke Again is in a world of his own. The 21-year-old rapper is seemingly so disconnected from the world around him that’s he’s been unintentionally disrespectful toward a number of heavy hitters in the music business. This week, it was revealed that Youngboy allegedly left J. Cole hanging for eight hours at the studio before no-showing, which DJ Akademiks claimed in a recent live-stream. In a similar fashion, the hip-hop media personality also spoke about any potential collaboration plans between YB and Atlanta rapper Lil Baby, noting that Baby already reached out to the star.

During another live-stream, Akademiks said, “Youngboy told me when Lil Baby hit him up for a feature. I remember he told me, ‘Ak, I’m not doing music right now’. And I remember saying, ‘Youngboy, if you don’t f*cking do a song with Lil Baby, n***a…’ ‘Cause I gave him a whole list, I remember I sat in the car with him, I told him a whole list of n***as who he should do songs with. And I remember him telling me, ‘You know I can’t do a song with him’. He was telling me all type of beefs, I was like, I didn’t know the beef was that deep. I get it. But I’m telling you the facts. This n***a Youngboy, he don’t care about that sh*t. I remember telling him, this is a no f*cking brainer. And he was just like, ‘bro, I don’t care’.”

Akademiks says that was the moment he realized that Youngboy is “on a different kind of time”. 

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Considering how accurate Ak’s information has been recently, including with Playboi Carti’s release date, Drake’s new music, and more, it’s likely that he’s telling the truth about this. He’s had a close relationship with Youngboy over the years.

What do you make of this, especially after the news that he also ghosted J. Cole for eight hours?

Dana White has never been a big fan of Jake Paul and now that he’s going up a former UFC fighter in Ben Askren, White is even more brazen with his hatred. For instance, White was recently on Mike Tyson’s podcast, which also featured the likes of former boxer Zab Judah. During the conversation, White was extremely dismissive of Paul and even claimed that he would bet seven figures on the fight. Tyson and Judah defended Paul but White did not want to hear it.

“Let’s be honest, Jake Paul isn’t a f**king boxer. This guy is a fucking YouTube kid,” White said. “I hope you can bet on this thing because I will bet ONE MILLION DOLLARS that he loses this f**king fight.”

Paul was quick to react to White’s slander as he immediately took to Instagram where he challenged White to double his money. Needless to say, Paul is confident that he’s got this fight in the bag.

“Dana let’s double the bet up! $2 Million. We wire the money into escrow. $4 million total. Winner takes all. My team will be in touch to make a contract. After I knockout Ben, we can set up Jake Paul Vs. Dana White 2021 since you consider yourself a “Boxer” and me a “YouTuber,” Paul said.

It remains to be seen whether or not White will take this challenge, but if he stands by his words, then it would certainly make sense to double up. Not to mention, even if White loses the bet, it’s not like he’ll go broke.

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The collaborative rap album is one of those things that tend to draw more excitement in theory than it does in practice. Often, the end results seldom live up to the hype surrounding the names involved. We saw as much during the great collaborative onslaught of ’17, a year that seemed to bring damn near every emcee together to varying results. Still, it goes without saying that an alliance between two beloved artists will always be met with optimism — even if it is of a cautious variety. 

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A few days ago, Lil Baby and Lil Durk dropped the bombshell that they were indeed sitting on a joint tape, with the former actively pushing for an imminent release. At this moment both artists are among the game’s most popular; Baby’s My Turn remains a commercial mainstay and Durk’s The Voice has all but cemented the Chicago rapper as a superstar. The idea that they would come through with a joint mixtape and apply further pressure is certainly interesting, and any release from the duo would likely prove formidable on the charts.

Though Durk himself has been relatively quiet about the collaborative project, Baby has been actively stirring up hype, taking to Instagram to tease that the music would be landing “So Soon…” Of course, rap fans have been conditioned to question the meaning behind soon, which could mean anything from several days to several months. Don’t be surprised to see Lil Baby and Lil Durk come through in the near future — are you excited to see what they’ve been cooking up?

LaMarcus Aldridge and the San Antonio Spurs have had a lengthy relationship with one another although with Aldridge getting up there in age, it’s clear that things have deteriorated a bit. The star is now 35 years old and over the past few months, it seemed inevitable that the two sides would be going their separate ways. On Wednesday, those rumors were confirmed as Gregg Popovich revealed that Aldridge and the team would be moving on from one another.

Popovich was quick to point out that Aldridge has been the ultimate professional throughout this entire process and that there are no hard feelings whatsoever. This was strictly a basketball decision for both sides, and moving forward, the Spurs are looking for a way to get Aldridge on a new team.

“He’s been a great teammate. No problem there,” Popovich said. “We just think this is a win-win for both LaMarcus and the club. When an opportunity arises, that’ll be up to management, his agent and that sort of thing, and we’ll all move forward. We’ve mutually agreed for him to work on some opportunities elsewhere. He’s done everything we’ve asked. At this point, we’d just like to do something that will work for him as much for our club, because he deserves that.”

It’s always good to see a player and the organization get along during these hard times, and by the looks of it, Aldridge will have no issues finding a new team to take him in.

Stay tuned for updates related to Aldridge, as we will be sure to keep you informed.

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We have long heard about 50 Cent’s exciting new series Black Mafia Family, which will center on the true story of two brothers, Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, and their major drug-trafficking operation. The series is currently in production in Detroit and Atlanta, where the already-announced castmembers have been teasing the show’s premiere. A new batch of stars has just been announced for the series, which will help to amplify the hype even more.

According to Complex, Snoop Dogg, La La Anthony, and Serayah have all been cast in the upcoming series. The new additions were announced on Thursday, with their roles being detailed. Snoop Dogg will reportedly be playing the recurring role of Pastor Swift, a spiritual advisor for the Flenory family. La La has signed on as a recurring guest star, appearing as Markaisha Taylor, the wife of a drug dealer who is friends with Big Meech. Serayah was cast as Meech’s girlfriend.

The original cast announcement included Big Meech’s son Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Kash Doll, Russell Hornsby, and more. 50 Cent has been teasing the show for years, dropping hints that it could even end up surpassing the Power franchise, which has a handful of spin-offs in production.

With the additions of Snoop Dogg, La La Anthony, and Serayah, will you be watching when Black Mafia Family goes live?

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