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This past week, three fan interactions put a damper on what should have otherwise been some great playoff games. First off, Russell Westbrook had popcorn dumped on his head, all while Trae Young was spat on. Perhaps the least reported incident of them all involved the likes of Ja Morant whose parents were reportedly harassed by Utah Jazz fans. Salt Lake City has had a bad reputation over the years, especially when it comes to racist incidents. For instance, there was a situation just a couple of years ago with Russell Westbrook, and it left a huge stain on the reputation of Jazz fans.

Recently, Jazz star Donovan Mitchell spoke about this reputation and noted that it’s truly unfortunate. However, Mitchell also stated that he doesn’t believe it’s keeping players from signing in Utah. “There is a rep that this happens solely here and as we’ve seen there’s incidents that happen everywhere … I don’t know, but I don’t think it will necessarily have an impact on guys’ decisions, whether they want to come here or not,” he said.

As for the incident involving Morant, Mitchell hates that it happened in Utah, and he wants to see widespread change all around the league.

“It happened here. Trae got spit on in New York, Russ getting popcorn thrown at him, and we obviously hear what’s going on in Boston too. Enough is enough, man. I feel like banning them is great but I don’t think they should be back,” he noted.

Moving forward, the NBA has pledged to take harsh action against fans who act in an inappropriate manner. Hopefully, these actions continue to discourage people from getting out of pocket, in the future.

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To be the child of a member of Hollywood’s elite means to experience the most exciting of childhoods. While many A-listers do attempt to keep their little one’s experience as down-to-earth as possible, there is usually no limit to how much famous parents will splurge on making sure their tots are having a blast. 

At two years olds, Kulture Kiari Cephus has already lived a life many people dream of. On her 2nd birthday last year, Cardi B & Offset threw the toddler a massive celebration, gifting her a pink Birkin bag at the end of the festivities. Ignoring criticism about why they would gift the youngster a bag worth upwards of $40,000, the pair have continued to spend big bucks on her anyways. Kulture’s most recent gift from her parents may be the cutest one yet: an adorable new puppy. 

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The “Up” artist shared the footage to her Instagram story on Friday (May 28) of Offset presenting an adorable brown puppy to Kulture. Embracing both Kulture and the puppy in his hands, Kulture’s smile immediately brightened as he offered the puppy to her. 

“Daddy got you a puppy! What you gonna name him?” Cardi asks Kulture. Another young child can be heard in the background saying, “Periodt, periodt boo boo.” 

“Ooo, you gotta be careful with that dog right there. Oh, oo. Hold up,” says Cardi as Kulture grips onto the pup a little too tight. The youngster can be heard repeating her mother afterward, warning “You have to be careful.”

Of the many luxurious gifts Kulture has been given by her parents, this one may be the little one’s favorite. 

Lil Baby is slowly inching towards world domination. The Atlanta rap star has successfully crossed over from a strictly-trap audience to becoming one of the most recognizable artists in the world. Of course, as his celebrity rises so does the already established interest in his love life.

He and his on-again-off-again girlfriend Jayda Cheaves have been linked together for quite some time now, welcoming a son together named Loyal Armani in February of 2019. Of course, their relationship has not been without some bumps in the road due to some adultery from the “On Me” rapper. Despite this, the lovebirds almost always find their way back to each other. Formally announcing their breakup back in February of this year, it seems like they may be giving it another shot. 

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Following up on a slew of gifts given to Jayda by the Grammy-nominated artist this year even after their breakup, the pair was spotted courtside at an Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks game last night (May 28) rocking matching Louis Vuitton fits. Jayda donned camo-print pants and a cropped LV top paired with a blue Birkin and red fur slides, while Lil Baby wore a matching LV set.

Cameras captured the on-again-off-again couple as they engaged in conversation during the game, seeming to be enjoying each other’s company. 

Despite their break-up–and possible reconciliation, the Atlanta trapper has kept true to his promise of making sure the mother of his child is always good. This month alone, he sent Jayda a gorgeous bouquet of flowers to celebrate her new business. He also treated her to a new car, some new Birkins, and a birthday party for Mother’s Day.

It seems like there’s truly no keeping these lovebirds away from each other. 

Back in 2018, movie fans fell in love with Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. It was a truly incredible animated movie that told a brand new story in the Spider-Man universe. While the characters, plot, and visuals were great, there is no denying that the movie had a wonderful soundtrack as well. In fact, there were some big hits to come from the soundtrack, including “Sunflower” which featured the likes of Post Malone and Swae Lee.

This song was everywhere on the radio when it first came out and it is very easy to see why. With catchy hooks, bubbly production, and a ton of charm, this quickly became one of the biggest songs of 2019 and it was inescapable. In November of 2020, the song officially went diamond which means 10 times Platinum. Just yesterday, it was revealed that the song is now 12 times platinum, which is a truly incredible accomplishment.

Post Malone has gone diamond three times in his career. The three songs in question are “Rockstar,” “Congratulations,” and, of course, “Sunflower.” Both Swae and Post are great hitmakers and joining forces proved to be quite lucrative for the two artists.

Perhaps this success will prompt them to team up again, in the near future.

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As any person familiar with pop culture knows, Kim Kardashian officially filed for divorce from Kanye West back in February of this year after months of speculation that separation was impending. After six years of marriage and four children together, the pair finally called it quits. Since then, buzz surrounding who each of them has been seeing post-break-up has been loud. 

Despite the rumors, it seems like there’s no bad blood between the A-listers following their split. As part-owner Kanye’s YEEZY brand–gifted to her by Ye himself, the former wife of the rap mogul took time to promote some upcoming heat from the popular streetwear brand. 

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Sharing prototypes of around a dozen or so new sneaker releases from the brand, Kim K took to Instagram stories to pan over the upcoming releases on Friday (May 28). Simply adding some flame emojis and chill-emojis to the post accentuate the drippy new drops, she offered an exclusive look to fans of what’s next up for the brand.

As for how she became part-owner of YEEZY, she explained in a 2018 interview that Kanye had gifted stock in the company to her. “A brand offered me a million dollars to do a post on, you know, some of their clothing. And they typically…I don’t want to say who the brand is, but they typically knock off YEEZY,” she disclosed.

She furthered that after refusing to take part in the sponsored post, Ye gifted her something even better. “I open the envelope and it’s a million-dollar check and it was a note saying, ‘Thank you for always supporting me and not posting.’ And then, in the rest of the envelope, it was a contract to be an owner of YEEZY and my percentage.”

What do you think of the new YEEZY heat? Feeling it or nah?

Since 2018, J.I.D. has kept fans waiting for his highly anticipated follow-up to DiCaprio 2, and although the Atlanta rapper’s presence was felt all throughout Spillage Village’s Spilligion last year, J.I.D’s third studio album is more than overdue. Within the last couple of months, the Dreamville artist has been ramping up the “album mode” teasers and even linking up with artists like Drake, and today, J.I.D. comes through with another promising, albeit vague, update on his forthcoming album, The Forever Story.

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Taking to Twitter to further tease The Forever Story, J.I.D wastes no time in hyping up his forthcoming release. “The Forever story is the one..,” the Atlanta artist reveals in a recent tweet. “it’s otw soon I been working for years on dis bit…I feel good about my growth.”

While J.I.D’s tweet doesn’t explicitly reveal a release date for The Forever Story, he does promise that it will arrive soon. Calling it “the one,” can mean a lot of different things, but the Dreamville artist does confirm that the project will showcase his growth. In another tweet, he writes, “I needed time and space to evolve but #TFS is da origin story.”

With the promise that “The Forever Story” is “otw soon,” Dreamville and Spillage Village fans will have to wait a little bit longer to listen to J.I.D’s highly anticipated third studio album. Stay tuned as details continue to roll in.