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Rap newcomer Coi Leray really loves her cereal. The hip-hop star lights up IG with some hilarious footage. She goes to her page with the must-see clip. Leray is shown turning up and having the most fun in a grocery store aisle. Leray turns what should be a regular grocery store outing into an informal […]
Model and Entrepreneur, Blac Chyna has been keeping busy. When she’s not posting fire fit pics or advertising for Fashion Nova or mothering two children, she’s exposing her rapper ex-boyfriend Tyga online. 1. Blac Barbie Blac Chyna is rocking a vibrant pink wig with a form fitting black dress, looking effortlessly good. In the original […]
Ben Simmons is fed up with the internet”s jokes about his poor shooting record. After months of memes clowning the Philadelphia 76ers point guard for his disastrous basketball shooting ability, at the hands of fans and NBA personalities, a troll in Simmons’ most recent Instagram post prompted the player to finally clap back with insults of his own. Suffice it to say, this jokester won’t be returning to Simmons’ comment section any time soon.
“He really acting like he was about to shoot in that second pic,” Instagram user @worldwidechad commented on Simmons’ post yesterday in reference to a picture of the player posting up at the free throw line. The joke itself already seems played out, as the peak of its use came during the player’s let-down performance in the 76’ers failed playoffs series against Atlanta.
Still, Simmons took the time to respond with an unbothered roast, commenting: “Ya lips look like ya got stung by a [bee] nutty professor a**,” with the bee emoji. Fans spammed his replies with laughing emojis and declared defeat for the troll, as it seems the joke was a hit.
Simmons has been clowned not only by fans, but by NBA insiders. Stephen A. Smith and Shaquille O’Neal have both blasted the player as untalented, with Smith saying in June: “Not just that he missed shots, but he didn’t take them. Ben Simmons is literally scared to shoot the basketball,” and Shaq offering “Get right!”
Simmons is expected to be released from the 76ers before the upcoming season, though it remains unclear where he’ll end up.
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Detroit rapper Royce da 5’9″ wants Tory Lanez to respond. After hip-hop veteran Cassidy sent a slightly delayed diss track at Lanez way, Royce is calling for Tory to fire back. Royce da 5’9″ Wants A Cassidy Diss Track ASAP Royce da 5’9″ went on Twitter to mention the Canadian rap crooner and ask him […]
Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a massive contract extension that will see the legendary point guard earning $261 million over the next five seasons. Curry is now the first player in NBA history to sign multiple $200 million contracts in his career.
The new deal is for $215 million over four years, but stacks on top of Curry’s current $45.8 million salary for 2021-22.
Curry, 33, will now possibly be tied to Golden State through the end of his career. The star guard was drafted by the Warriors with the 7th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He’s won three NBA Championships with the team, in 2015, 2017, and 2018, while also winning two Most Valuable Player awards, in 2015 and 2016.
Before the 2020-21 season, Curry told Anthony Slater of The Athletic that retiring with the Warriors is a “huge goal” of his.
“It’s just understanding what the landscape is and what the situation is going into the future,” Curry continued. “We want to be competitive, we want to be in a situation where we’re competing for championships every single year. I want to be a part of it.”
Curry is coming off of a career-best year in scoring with 32 points per game, in addition to 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists.
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Westside Gunn may never quite get the recognition he deserves as an emcee, though he has frequently maintained this his discography and overall vision should forever earn him consideration in the conversation. Regardless of how you might feel about Gunn’s music, it’s impossible to deny his unique aesthetic, an intriguing blend of haute couture and visceral street violence.
Though he has previously teased his own retirement from hip-hop, presumably to pursue his curatorial endeavors to the next level, it would appear he’s among the many emcees forever entranced by the rap game’s allure. Now, he’s back with some news on his upcoming album Sincerely Adolf, the eighth and climactic chapter of his long-running Hitler Wears Hermes series.
In addition to sporting a visually striking and colorful album cover, Gunn confirms that he’ll be closing out the saga with a bang. “DOUBLE ALBUM,” he notes, confirming the release date as August 20th. At this moment, he has yet to shine a wider light on potential guest appearances or production credits, though it’s a fair bet that we’ll see a few of the usual suspects pop up at some point. That means potential contributions from Conway, Benny The Butcher, Daringer, Armani Caeser, Keisha Plum, Beat Butcha, Alchemist — perhaps even a few of those coveted Madlib joints.
Check out the Sincerely Adolf album artwork and double album confirmation below, and let us know if you’ll be tuning in to catch Westside Gunn’s ambitious new project when it drops on August 20th.
Chris Brown seems to be opening up his horizons with a new venture, as teased on his Instagram story yesterday. While fans wait patiently for his upcoming Breezy album and a feature on Kanye West’s Donda, they may have more to wait on as an accompanying short film of the same name was announced.
While it’s unclear what the film could entail, the album has been in the works since early 2020 and will follow up the massive Indigo release in 2019.
Brown is no stranger to the acting world, and it’s entirely possible he may be returning to the silver screen in the upcoming short film. His acting credits include roles in Takers, Stomp the Yard, Battle of the Year, and She Ball. A documentary about his life, Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life, was released in 2017.
The singer’s recent musical successes also point towards a worth-the-wait upcoming release. His 2020 collaboration tape with Young Thug, Slime & B, received widespread success with its breakout single and song of Summer 2020 “Go Crazy.” As of a few weeks ago, as previously mentioned, Brown was also reported to be featured on Kanye West’s long-awaited Donda.
Are you excited for the short film? Check out the teaser image below, and stay tuned for more details on both the album and the short film– clearly Breezy is gearing up.
It isn’t too often that J. Cole’s actions turn into some sort of salacious headline. He’s certainly remained low-key ever since his claim to fame and many of his peers would say that he’s an incredibly humble individual. Though he seems rather mysterious in nature, it seems that he’s still outside with the people.
Ahead of the release of his new single, “SUVs (Black On Black)” ft. Pooh Shiesty, Jack Harlow was on Instagram Live with Druski where he previewed the single and chopped it up a bit. Harlow revealed at one point during the livestream that he had a casual conversation with J. Cole randomly. Apparently, Cole’s out in New York City riding a bicycle around.
“Yo, listen to this. Just right before I hopped on this Live, I’m in New York and I just pulled up on J. Cole,” Harlow said. “We stood outside on the sidewalk and talked for 30 minutes about the state of rap while he sat on his bike and he just biked home. What a J. Cole moment.”
Harlow didn’t disclose whether the random encounter led to any conversation about a collaboration. Regardless, it’s a pretty cool moment for anyone to have.
In related news, J. Cole announced that he will be hitting the road in support of The Off-Season. The tour kicks off this fall in Miami with 21 Savage and Morray as the opening acts.
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And just like that, the Los Angeles Lakers are even more stacked. Following the blockbuster trade that landed Russell Westbrook in Los Angeles and the surprising return of former Championship-winning Lakers Dwight Howard and Trevor Ariza, it has now been revealed that Carmelo Anthony will officially don a Los Angeles Lakers jersey when the 2021-2022 NBA season commences.
The exciting news comes straight from ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, who reported, “Free agent F Carmelo Anthony has agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, his manager Bay Frazier tells ESPN.”
Carmelo’s signing with the Lakers means that he will finally play alongside LeBron James during the regular season, almost two full decades after both of the beloved basketball players were drafted in 2003. By joining the Lakers, Carmelo also gives the fan-favorite franchise even better odds at another championship run this year, as the current roster now features LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Marc Gasol, Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, Kent Bazemore, and Wayne Ellington.
Carmelo has also recognized this game-changing news with a short, yet thrilling clip that he shared on social media. In the five-second vido, viewers can see the word “MELO,” stylized as “ME7O,” against a black background. Then, randomly at the :02-second mark, the “7” changes to the Lakers “L.”
With the Los Angeles Lakers’ impressive off-season moves, what team do you now think will be bringing home the Larry O’Brien trophy next summer?
Lil Nas X’s performance at the BET Awards was one of the year’s most notable music moments, mainly because of his on-stage kiss with one of his male dancers. In a new interview with Out, he spoke about the moment, admitting that he was hesitant about doing it at first.
He said:
“Going to this place with all these overly masculine rappers and you’re finna be in there throwing a little ass every now and then, touching on dudes and hugging them and kissing them… at some points I was like, ‘Should I even do this? I don’t feel like they’re going to love me like that.’ […]
Mentally, it’s really draining and straining sometimes; The pressure of living your entire life knowing the identity of what a rapper is supposed to be, what rappers [are supposed to] do, and going out there in front of all these people, it’s terrifying. [The BET performance] was like jumping in a lake full of sharks and piranhas — and I’ve had to do that so many times within these last three years. Even coming out, that was terrifying. When I put on the costume of Nicki [Minaj, for Halloween]: terrifying.”
He also spoke about his experience with homosexuality as a kid, saying, “Growing up in the Atlanta area, I [saw] a lot of microaggressions towards homosexuality. Little things like going into an IHOP and hearing one of your family members say, ‘Look at those f****ts’ to two people eating, or even just a small [statement like], ‘Boys don’t cry.’ Little sh*t like living in the hood, not being super into sports, and then having to go outside and pretend that I was.”
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