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The Philidelphia 76ers and veteran center Andre Drummond have agreed on a one-year contract, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It is expected to be for the league minimum.

Drummond, a two-time NBA All-Star, last played for the Los Angeles Lakers where he averaged 11.9 points and 10.2 boards in 21 appearances. Earlier in the season, he averaged 17.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in 25 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

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76ers star Joel Embiid and Drummond have a noted history together. Throughout recent years the two centers have publically feuded.

“I’ve been playing for six years and I’ve missed maybe four-five games,” Drummond said in Dec. 2017 after Emiid called out his poor shooting skills. “So when he can play a whole season without taking a rest, he can come talk to me.”

Soon after, the beef appeared to be over when Embiid explained to reporters: “We’re just having fun. I love having fun on social media. He does, too. We’re just young kids having fun out there.”

In 2018, however, Embiid continued the trash-talking on Twitter: “I own a lot of real estate in @andredrummondd head and I’m on my way to build more. #Bum #TheProcess.”

Neither Embiid nor Drummond have commented on joining sides despite their past beef.

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Big Sean says he’s much taller than people think and its thanks to his chiropractor straightening our his spine. While many sites list him as being 5′ 8″ and sometimes as short as 5’6″, he says he’s closer to 5’10”.

“How da fuck I grow 2 inches? Chiropractor for a year straight twice a week, that’s how,” he captioned a video on his Instagram story. “Straight Spine thas how. I’m laughing cause it’s real.”

“My n**** Ronnie 5’10″, solid,” he noted in the clip. “So bitch, look at me next to him, bitch. N****s try and hate on me like I’m 5’6″. Nah, for real, I probably even grew like a couple inches.”

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In addition to putting emphasis on a healthy back, Sean has recently spoken about the importance of mental health as well.

In May, he spoke with Ebro Darden about getting his mind right: “It’s really just health, bro. It really needs to be just like how they teach us about STDs and sex in health class, they need to make sure they teach us about how to deal with anxiety or how to breathe properly and all of that. It all should be together, because it’s all connected. It’s not like the head is separate from anything, it’s all together.”

Check out Sean’s post below.

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Lil Baby is in the midst of a superstar-caliber run, with his acclaimed album My Turn and his collaborative album with Lil Durk Voice Of The Heroes both currently holding it down on the Billboard charts. Never one to rest on his laurels, Lil Baby has been actively working on his upcoming studio album — easily one of the most anticipated releases on the horizon.

Today, Billboard has published an extensive cover story with the Atlanta rapper, covering a variety of topics from activism to entrepreneurship. In fact, Motown Records chairman/CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam actually compared Baby to JAY-Z, drawing a parallel between the two business-minded artists.

“I look at him, and I think a lot about JAY-Z and the way Jay put out music on a consistent basis at the beginning of his career,” she explains. “Seeing where he came from — quiet in the back, but really pulling all the strings and making all the business moves and decisions — there’s a lot of similarities there.”

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The piece also highlights a key distinction between his new album and its predecessor, centering around Baby’s creative process. It would appear that this time again, he’ll actually spend time writing his lyrics as opposed to freestyling them. It should be interesting to see if there is a discernible difference in his penmanship, and one has to wonder if a more methodical approach will enhance and flesh out his lyricism moving forward.

“I’m in a whole different headspace than I was at with My Turn — I’m going to be at a different level every time I drop because I’m at different levels in life,” he explains. Though he doesn’t divulge anything really concrete about his anticipated new album, the article does make note of Baby’s dream collaboration — Andre 3000. “I talked to somebody who be talking to him, and he’s on it right now,” teases Baby, said to have described Andre as a “cold motherfucker” in the best possible way. “We’re in third-party communications.”

While that’s hardly conclusive, if the JAY-Z comparison holds true, Lil Baby will not stop until he achieves his goal. Look for more details on Lil Baby’s upcoming studio album — that may or may not feature Andre 3000″ — and be sure to check out Billboard’s full cover story right here. 

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A sign language interpreter at Lollapalooza is going viral for translating the lyrics to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” in Chicago, Sunday, during Megan Thee Stallion’s set. The clip shows the interpreter giving maximum effort while Cardi raps the notoriously explicit lyrics.

“Pussy A1 just like his credit/He got a beard, well, I’m tryna wet it/I let him taste it, now he diabetic/I don’t wanna spit, I wanna gulp/I wanna gag, I wanna choke/I want you to touch that lil dangly thing that swing in the back of my throat/My head game is fire, punani Dasani/It’s goin’ in dry and it’s comin’ out soggy,” Cardi raps.

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In response to fans asking about the need for sign language interpreters at concerts, one user on Twitter explained, “Music is a large part of our culture and concerts are a large part of cultural experience and even those who are completely deaf can still feel the vibrations of sound propagation through the air. There are deaf musicians, BTW. Perhaps you haven’t heard of them but that’s you.”

This isn’t the first time a sign language interpreter has gone viral for their performance. In 2019, someone translating Twista’s fast lyrics went viral online as well.

Check out the viral clip of Megan and Cardi’s Lollapalooza interpreter below.

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Branding and viral marketing play a bigger role in an artist’s success than the music and perhaps, that’s why Coi Leray is winning. The rapper has continuously faced the wrath of internet trolls who’ve continued to turn her into a meme. Thankfully, she has a sense of humor and thick skin which allows her to continue flourishing, even when it feels like the rest of the world is cracking jokes at her expense.

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Coi’s XXL Freshman cover freestyle seemingly had the room vibing but that didn’t translate onto the final edit. Fans quickly turned her into a meme while criticizing the New Jersey rapper’s overall skill set. However, she’s managed to maintain a sense of humor throughout it all. She even joked with the Rolling Loud crowd that she was getting ready to drop a freestyle.

Even though her bars go unappreciated, it doesn’t prevent her from serving up an impromptu freestyle. This morning, she shared a TikTok from the cereal aisle where she went off the dome about eating cereal for breakfast. While she was quickly flamed, once again, she reminded everyone that she’s just having fun with it.

Ultimately, it seems like its virality may have earned Coi some sort of endorsement deal. The rapper hit Twitter with a quick flex on her haters that have apparently helped her secure the bag. “All it take is one freestyle about cereal then BOOM here come all the cereal deals,” she tweeted. “I been praying more often, counting more of my blessings and really appreciating life and it’s working out so great. I see a difference. Try it.”

Peep Coi Leray’s tweets below.

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi’s relationship has been largely hidden from public view, although rumors of their romance first emerged earlier this year. Besides the candid photographs of the couple sharing an intimate moment with actress Tessa Thompson in May, the press has mostly stayed out of the pair’s business. However, 45-year-old director Taika and 30-year-old singer Rita took it upon themselves to debut their relationship on Monday at the premier of The Suicide Squad, with Waititi donning a gray suit and Ora, a white suit dress. 

The couple first went public in late April at the premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, just weeks before being photographed with Thompson. In response to questions about the pictures of the trio, Waititi told the Sydney Morning Herald: “I think in the world of the internet, everything goes away pretty quick… And also, ‘Is it that big a deal?’ No, not really. I was doing nothing wrong. It’s fine.”

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The singer’s list of previous romance include high-profile musicians like Andrew Watt and Calvin Harris, though it seems her eye has shifted to directors. Waititi, who is currently in the process of directing the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder movie, has been separated from wife Chelsea Winstanley, with whom has two children, for years.

Fans took to Twitter to celebrate the couple, as well as (continue to) bash Ora for mistakes she made during the COVID-19 pandemic, which included hosting an illegal birthday party. 

Check out their red carpet debut below.

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