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Floyd Mayweather has made a lot of money throughout his career and at times, it has felt like money is truly all he worries about. While he could have been taking big fights against some of the best up-and-comers in the world, Floyd has decided to go an alternative route by fighting guys with no real boxing experience. In 2017, he did it with Conor McGregor, and on Sunday night, he did it all over again with Logan Paul.

This time around, no winner was declared although it seemed obvious that Floyd was the better fighter. He landed more shots and put together more quality combinations when compared to Logan who mostly flailed around when he had an opening. Regardless, some people are now criticizing Floyd for his performance although he clearly doesn’t care. In fact, after the fight, Floyd stunted on those who have something negative to say.

“When the money comes, we’ll see who’s the real winner,” Floyd said. It has been estimated that Floyd can make anywhere from $50 to $100 million from this fight which is pretty incredible. While the fight itself may have been nothing special, there is no denying that this was a massive money-making endeavor for everyone involved.

Moving forward, perhaps we will see Floyd in the ring against Logan’s brother Jake, who is the much more accomplished boxer.

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Just when you thought Snoop Dogg has done it all, he goes and accomplishes another career milestone. There’s a reason many have often used the “completed the main game and is now doing the side-quests” meme when referring to the Doggfather. Today, a new development has been confirmed, as Snoop has officially taken on a new role at Def Jam Records. 

The news was announced in a press release detailing Snoop’s new position at Def Jam, which finds him taking on the mantle of Executive Creative and Strategic Consultant as a senior strategic advisor. As far as responsibilities, Snoop will be focusing on “A&R and creative development,” working directly with the label’s executives and artists and reporting directly to Universal Music Group Chairman & CEO Sir Lucian Grainge and Def Jam interim Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Harleston.

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Grainge offered up a few words on Snoop Dogg’s new position. “We’re thrilled that the one and only Snoop Dogg is bringing his deep industry experience, strong relationships, boundless creativity and infectious energy to Def Jam,” he praises.

Harleston echoed the sentiment with a statement of his own. “I have had the pleasure knowing and working with Snoop Dogg for more than twenty years,” he says. “Not only does Snoop understand what it takes to be a successful artist, he is one of the most creative, strategic and entrepreneurial people I know. Snoop has a genuine passion for the label and the culture, and we are all excited to have Snoop join the Def Jam Family.” 

Congratulations to Snoop Dogg for this latest development — it will certainly be interesting to see how his presence ultimately goes on to impact and influence Def Jam Records moving forward. 

Meek Mill has been a strong voice in the fight for criminal justice reform, using his own life story as the blueprint to his activism around the country. As he continues to speak up for his community, Meek commented on the senseless gun violence happening in his hometown after a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed, urging lawmakers to consider making changes to protect the youth.

After a teenage boy was reportedly shot thirteen times over the weekend in Philadelphia, Meek Mill tweeted that there needs to be a change, advocating for different gun laws in Philly. 

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“If we having 500 murders a year in Philly why isn’t it legal to open carry and protect yourself,” asked Meek. “You can’t even protect yourself in a deadly neighborhood so y’all force kids to break the law for protecting themselves…. lil kids get done like this everyday!”

As people responded to his post, quoting Lil Uzi Vert’s lyrics about the violence in Philly, rapping “I’m used to the murders, I’m from Philly,” Meek responded, “That wasn’t just a bar!”

It was a deadly weekend in different parts of the nation, with Chicago experiencing many shootings this weekend. The city was trending on Twitter as residents of the Illinois city commented on the dozens of gun-related incidents that happened over forty-eight hours.

What do you think of Meek Mill’s proposition? Do you agree that gun laws should be changed in Philadelphia, Chicago, and other cities that experience a higher rate of gun violence?

Coming into last night’s fight between Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweather, there was a lot of fanfare and there was also a lot of hype. Many wanted to see Floyd knock Paul out, while others were hoping for some sort of massive upset. In the end, fans got neither of those things as Floyd took it pretty easy all while Logan survived all eight rounds. Based on Mayweather’s effort, it seemed as though he never actually wanted to knock Paul out, although regardless, you have to give it to Logan for surviving.

Following the match, most people came out and agreed that Floyd won, however, there were certainly some people out there who were giving Paul the moral victory. In fact, in the Instagram post below, Paul claimed victory after the match, all while showing some of his best punches from the fight.

At the end of the day, Logan looked like he was putting in way more effort than Floyd, although it largely didn’t pay off as Mayweather is simply too good at defending and dodging punches. Regardless, this is the perfect situation for Logan who will now get to bask in the financial success of the endeavor.

Let us know what you thought of the fight, in the comments below.

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Australian singer and rapper The Kid LAROI is continuing to have a monumental year, signing with the famed management team of Scooter Braun. The management team, SB Projects, must see the same potential in Laroi that they saw in acts like Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato, whom they already have under their belt. Scooter Braun confirmed the reporting in an endearing tweet, offering: “Welcome to the family superstar.”

The Kid LAROI has had a breakout 2020 and 2021 that saw him rise to the top of Billboard charts and playlists alike. Most recently, the Australian singer and rapper’s latest album F*ck Love set Australian chart records and the hit “Without You” rose to the top of Billboard charts. Just a month ago, Miley Cyrus hopped on the remix of the song which sits at almost 9 million views in just four weeks. He went on to perform the song along with Cyrus on a May episode of Saturday Night Live.

Braun too has had an exciting year- he reportedly sold SCOPE Capital Management, his private equity fund, for over $1 billion. However, Braun found himself in deep trouble for selling the rights to a chunk of Taylor Swift’s music, much to the dismay of Taylor fans and other artists.

LAROI had been managed by Grade A Productions along with late mentor and superstar Juice Wrld, but he seems to have left that behind for the services of the SB Projects team. 

LAROI once cited fellow Braun client Justin Bieber as inspiration for his music career, stating that Bieber’s Never Say Never documentary motivated LAROI to pursue music when he was seven years old. The duo recently collaborated on the song “Unstable’ off of Bieber’s 2021 LP Justice. 

Do you think this was a good move for LAROI? Are you excited for new music from the singer/rapper? 

Check out the tweet below.

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is gearing up to bring a new chapter to the saga with Loki, an original Disney Plus series dropping on June 9th. Featuring Tom Hiddleston in the titular role, Owen Wilson in a co-starring capacity, Kate Herron in the director’s chair, and an atmosphere that appears about as delightfully zany as you might expect, Loki has been eagerly anticipated by fans of the charismatic and cunning God of Mischief. 

As the third installment in a string of original MCU series following the acclaimed WandaVision and still-liked-but-slightly-less-acclaimed The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, many have been curious to see how Loki fares on the critical scale. Evidently, several early reviews of the first two episodes have begun trickling in, and the responses are certainly promising.

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Complex has amassed a collection of takes, including one particularly glowing review from Collider editor-in-chief Steven Weintraub. “First two episodes of Loki are fantastic,” he writes. “Obviously [Tom Hiddleston] is still perfect in the role but I love how the series is expanding the MCU in a new direction and we’re watching Loki try and figure out what’s going on rather than having him in control.”

Several other critics have offered similar praise, with many such reviews embedded below. From the sound of it, Loki will open the door to many exciting narrative possibilities for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it should be exciting to see how the complete picture comes together. Look for Loki to drop on June 9th, exclusively on Disney Plus. 

Everyone is still talking about the Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather fight, with many boxing fans complaining about the match-up being a pretty boring one. Spectators have been criticizing the exhibition match for failing to declare a winner, but that’s not the only part about the event that has drawn laughs from the public.

As part of the night’s entertainment, Migos and MoneyBagg Yo performed back to back, leading Floyd Mayweather out to the ring. As Takeoff, Quavo, and Offset walked down the ramp, many fans pointed out that their microphones weren’t the best, not catching what they were rapping as they performed their new song “Straightenin.” On top of that, the fight’s commentators continually spoke over the performers and brought up non-related topics, like Offset’s wife Cardi B’s performance at the McGregor vs. Mayweather bout. 

Jokes started flying on social media following the Migos’ performance. With their new album Culture III coming out this week, they could have used a nice little push from the event but it doesn’t look like people were impressed with them.

On the other hand, MoneyBagg Yo is being praised after accompanying Floyd Mayweather to the ring and performing his hit song “Time Today.”

What did you think of last night’s performance? Check out what people have been saying below.

Francis Ngannou is one of the best fighters in the entire UFC and he is currently the heavyweight champion. He is set to fight Derrick Lewis in a few months from now where he will get to defend his title for the very first time. Of course, most fans wanted to see Ngannou go up against Jon Jones, however, a contract dispute with Dana White prevented that from happening. Since then, many have been speaking honestly about White’s practices when it comes to paying his fighters, and it’s clear that many want a change.

This discourse was on full display last night as Logan Paul got to fight Floyd Mayweather. Paul is projected to make millions of dollars from the match and considering his lack of experience, many fighters aren’t impressed. Among them is Ngannou, who took to Twitter to voice his displeasure about the whole thing.

“It’s crazy to think that Logan Paul (0-1) just made $20M on a boxing exhibition,” he wrote. “WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG?”

UFC fighters are known for being exceptionally underpaid, and interestingly enough, Logan’s brother Jake is one of the men looking to fix that. He has consistently been calling out White for wage theft, and he seems determined to get UFC fighters their fair share.

Perhaps Ngannou should link up with Jake and start some sort of union, and then maybe we will finally get the fights we’ve wanted from the start.

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