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Buffalo block boss, Westside Gunn was born a long time ago, today. In honor of the lyrical block burner’s birthday, here are 4 pics of the Griselda boss posted with the fam-bam. And 1 dolo, classic gangster pose. 1. Kick Back Just the people, the driveway. Maybe something in a cup. Some good music. Chop […]
The lovable stories about Bill Murray posing for photos with fans or offering wisdom about life have been interrupted after Lucy Liu shared a story about working with the Hollywood veteran. The two acclaimed actors shared the spotlight back in 2000 when they starred in Charlie’s Angels, and recently, Liu caught up with Asian Enough, a podcast from the Los Angeles Times, where she spoke about a verbal altercation.
The incident reportedly took place during a rehearsal where, according to the Why Women Kill actress, Murray began to “hurl insults” towards her while they were going over a scene. Initially, Liu claimed that she didn’t understand what was going on but soon realized that the Ghostbusters icon was directing his energy toward her.
“I was, like, ‘Wow, he seems like he’s looking straight at me.’ I couldn’t believe that could be towards me,” she said. “I say, ‘I’m so sorry. Are you talking to me?’ Clearly, he was because then it started to become a one-on-one communication.” Liu didn’t detail what was said, but she called Murray’s comments “inexcusable and unacceptable.”
“I stood up for myself, and I don’t regret it,” said the actress. “Because no matter how low on the totem pole you may be or wherever you came from, there’s no need to condescend or to put other people down.” She added that when the media caught wind of the exchange, she found the public’s response to be sexist. “What came out in the press was that I was this and I was that,” she said.
“It was incredible to me how it was turned around, and they automatically thought that the woman was the difficult one. But I didn’t understand how it got flipped when I had nothing to do with instigating it or creating that platform of confrontation or anxiety.” Liu and Murray have long reconciled, and he even spoke about the incident back in 2009, reportedly saying he “will dismiss you completely” if he feels as if someone is “unprofessional.”
West Coast hip-hop artist Blueface still wants a piece of Tekashi 6ix9ine. In a new interview, the California native revealed he’s hoping for a chance to punch the controversial rapper in the face after his celebrity boxing debut victory over TikTok star Kane Trujillo. Blueface Wants To Fight Tekashi 6ix9ine Bleed ‘Em made it clear […]
Atlanta rapper Lil Baby is not a stranger scandal. From rumors of him cheating on his then-girlfriend Jayda Cheaves with multiple adult film stars to being arrested in Paris, he has has been through it all. It’s the reason why when a new video surfaced of him touching a woman in a way some deem […]
The DaBaby backlash continues after the rapper took to Twitter earlier to further explain his controversial Rolling Loud Miami moment. By now, you may have read an article or 10 about DaBaby telling the live audience to put their cellphone lights in the air if they don’t have HIV/AIDS or “any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two to three weeks,” as well as men who aren’t “sucking d*ck in the parking lot.”
The comments were a bit bizarre, but once the video went viral, DaBaby faced a slew of accusations including homophobia and perpetuating archaic ideas associated with HIV/AIDS stigmas. Prior to apologizing to people affected by the viruses, Dua Lipa, who collaborated with DaBaby on the remix to her single “Levitating” last year, spoke out against his remarks.
The singer said she was “horrified” by the North Carolina rapper’s comments and soon, people were calling for Dua Lipa to take DaBaby off of the song. Many fans called for DaBaby to be replaced by an LGBTQIA+ artist, and Victoria Monét chimed in that she’s ready to lend her talents if needed.
“If she would like to replace DaBaby’s verse on levitating I’m totally available,” the singer wrote. Soon, social media was flooded with people wanting Dua Lipa to ditch the rapper for Monét or even Megan Thee Stallion. However, there doesn’t seem to be any plans to make drastic changes due to the controversy. Check out a few posts below.
The latest season of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta has found new blood now that artists like Omeretta, Cuban Doll, and Yung Baby Tate have joined the cast. Fans were surprised to see Guapdad 4000 also make an appearance as Tate’s love interest, but there was a bit of backlash after he was seen setting the record straight on their relationship.
In a clip that went viral, Guapdad tells Yung Baby Tate that he thinks she’s a great person, loves talking to her, and enjoys having sex with her, but he believes that should be the extent of things. Online, people were condemning Guap for gaslighting Tate, but he retweeted a fan who said they saw his perspective and accused Tate of trying to intensify the romance “when the cameras came around.”
Yung Baby Tate didn’t appreciate the retweet and called him out. “Lmfaooooo this n*gga had the nerve to just call me to say he don’t want no negativity… sweetheart all the negativity could have been squashed MONTHS ago & u chose to keep it there. So we gone keep it there B*TCH… You wanted the negativity to be gone you could have responded to these messages.” Tate posted several screenshots of lengthy messages she previously sent to Guapdad. In them, she apologized for putting him in the situation and told him that she knows he isn’t a bad person.
“You chose to ignore them, continue acting like an asshole TO THIS DAY, then call me on your birthday like this sh*t is sweet. Boy, f*ck you!” She added, “I literally had a conversation with I before we shot that last scene where I said I was happy with the place we were finally getting to & you agreed. Then got on camera & played me to the left. Don’t do this. Cuz I’m not tryna argue with you. Happy 30th.”
Before signing off, she called Guapdad a “f*cking clown.” Swipe below to check it all out.
Before he received his break as a rapper, Kanye West made a name for himself in the early 2000s as a producer, crafting tracks for Jay-Z that included “Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” “Takeover,: and “’03 Bonnie And Clyde” as well as other records by Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Beanie Siegel, and more. Kanye broke through as a rapper with his 2004 debut, College Dropout, and since then he hasn’t looked back. Despite this, he continued to produce for rappers like Common who recruited Kanye to heavily produce his 2005 and 2007 albums Be and Finding Forever.
During a recent interview with Andrew Barber for an episode of the Coda Collection’s “Story to Tell,” Common expressed his desire to work with Kanye for another album. “If there’s anything that I sometimes wish is I wished I would have did a third one with Kanye,” he said. “I will say that. It’s very rare that I’d be like, ‘Man, I should’ve did this or wish I did this.’ Because everything happens in this divine time. But I would’ve loved to have done a third album with ’Ye just … And maybe that’ll happen at some other point.”
During the interview, Common also revealed that he intended to work with Kanye for his 2008 album Universal Mind Control. Unfortunately, Kanye was unavailable to collaborate on the project because he was on tour at the time. In addition to that, Common also wanted to change his sound at the time which led to him working with The Neptunes for the 2008 effort.
You can listen to Common speak about a third album produced by Kanye in the video above.
In just a few days, Isaiah Rashad will share The House Is Burning, his first album in nearly five years. The project is one that fans of the TDE rapper have patiently waited for following the success of his critically-acclaimed debut album, 2015’s The Sun’s Tirade. While it was certainly a slow start on the road leading to The House Is Burning, Rashad picked things up in recent months. He dropped the album’s lead single, “Lay Wit Ya,” back in May and released “Headshots [4r Da Locals]” a short time later. The rapper recently shared the album’s third single “Wat U Sed” and now he’s unveiled a big tour in support of the upcoming project.
Rashed announced Lil Sunny’s Awesome Vacation, a tour that will put the rapper back on the road in just a couple of months. The string of shows begins on September 8 in Boston, Massachusetts, and continues for a little over two months before coming to an end in the rapper’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The flyer for the tour also promises special guests that will most likely join the rapper at various stops. Tickets for Lil Sunny’s Awesome Vacation are available on the rapper’s website here.
The tour announcement comes after Rashad shared the tracklist for The House Is Burning. Across 16 songs, listeners will hear guest appearances from fellow TDE acts Jay Rock and SZA as well as Lil Uzi Vert, Smino, Duke Deuce, Jay Worthy, Doechii, Kal Banx, YGTUT, and 6lack.
You can view the full list of tour dates in the post above.
The House Is Burning is out 7/30 via TDE/Warner. Pre-order it here.
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Following the revelation that Simone Biles had withdrawn from the Olympics, the champion gymnast spoke candidly about her decision. Biles is poised as America’s top-tier athlete who was a leading candidate to help bring home the gold for the United States, but on Tuesday (July 27), it was revealed that Biles decided to bow out gracefully.
“Official statement: ‘Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions,'” the U.S. Gymnast team tweeted. “Thinking of you, Simone!”
There was much speculation as to why Biles would opt to leave the Olympics and rumors about a physical injury grew. However, Biles returned to say that she was taking a break due to her mental health. “Whenever you get in a high-stress situation you kind of freak out and don’t really know how to handle all of those emotions, especially at the Olympic Games,” she told reporters. “I have to focus on my mental health and not jeopardize my health and wellbeing.”
Just yesterday, the gymnast shared a post on Instagram where she revealed she felt “like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders at times… I know I brush it off and make it seem like pressure doesn’t affect me but damn sometimes it’s hard.” This is a similar take as fellow athlete Naomi Osaka who decided not to participate in the French Open or Wimbledon before the Olympics.
Watch Simon Biles explain herself below and look through a few reactions.
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As Hip-Hop becomes increasingly democratized, the lines become more and more blurred with what sits at the mainstream. As it pertains to the newest era of emcees, perhaps no label has flirted with that gray area as best as J. Cole’s Dreamville has.
In a recent sit down with No Jumper, Bas revealed that this is the case by design as he dived into the differences between more conscious lyricists and street rappers and how the Revenge Of The Dreamers sessions were a purposeful bridge between the two.
“I think that was the whole point of Revenge Of The Dreamers III,” Bas said. “It’s like you know Dreamville has always been kind of you know on its own off to the left you know left of industry in a sense. And we were like let’s go to Atlanta let’s link with a bunch of People. Let’s bring them to our world, you know, let’s collaborate. We all got a really open collaborative process when it comes to creating music. So we were down there and Nudy pulled up. I think he did a couple joints when he came to the sessions you know and ‘Down Bad’ was just like was the one.”
Bas would go on to reveal that he believes more traditionally trap and street artists like DaBaby, Young Nudy, NBA Youngboy and Kodak Black to be conscious rappers.
“I mean Kodak to me is a conscious rapper. He’s a street rapper but he got songs where you like, ‘Damn like I feel exactly where he’s coming from.’ I feel his struggles a lot of NBA Youngboy. They’re considered street rappers. Those dudes are conscious as hell if you’re listening to some of the like the pain and then they’re putting in their records like I never been through what they’ve been through right you know what I mean so I’m getting it through them I’m learning that through them.”
In that same spirit, Bas continues to be a conduit, revealing his forthcoming collaborative track with Gunna. Watch the interview in full up top.
