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It’s no secret that Jay-Z has a successful track record when it comes to his businesses. From selling his stake in Ace of Spades & Tidal to launching his own marijuana company this year, the NY rapper has become a business tycoon over the years, and now he’s letting some Wall Street executives in on some of his tricks and secrets. In fact, he’s going to show some executives the “blueprint” to his success by giving a speech at next month’s Robin Hood conference. 

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According to CNBC, Jay Z has been added to the lineup to speak at next month’s Robin Hood conference where he’s expected to speak about his business career, including how he built his multibillion dollar brand, and how he uses data to make investment decisions. In addition, he’s also expected to discuss his recent deal with Square, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s payment company, as well as his work with the Reform Alliance, a criminal justice advocacy group.

“We are especially excited to welcome Jay-Z, one of the greatest entrepreneurs of his generation, to speak at the conference. He exemplifies the visionary, cutting-edge investor that shares our stage each year to provide expert insights while supporting the measurable and sustainable programs Robin Hood operates to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty,” John Griffin, founder of Blue Ridge Capital and Robin Hood board chair, said in a statement to CNBC on Thursday.

The virtual conference for Robin Hood is scheduled to take place on June 16 and will be a fundraiser for the foundation.

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Chris Paul is one of the best point guards to ever play the game and while he has never won a championship, there is no denying that he has had a phenomenal career. This season, he was able to lead the Phoenix Suns to the second seed in the Western Conference alongside of Devin Booker and in the playoffs, they are up against the Los Angeles Lakers. With the series tied at 1-1, the Suns were looking to go into Los Angeles and steal a win last night. In the end, it was the Lakers who came out victorious, while Paul struggled with his shoulder.

Following the game, Paul noted that Scott Foster was the referee and if you know anything about CP3, it’s that he hates Scott Foster. In fact, Paul even made mention of the fact that he has lost the last 11 games where Foster was officiating. 

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“Just try to be vocal. Try to match it with the energy…We got to try to limit their free-throw attempts. They’re shooting a lot of free throws, last game, tonight. If I was a betting man, 11 games in a row (the number of playoff games he has lost consecutively with Foster officiating a game he has played in). Eleven games in a row.” Paul told the media. “It is what it is, keep trying to get ready. Like I said, prepare always, always. And we’ll see what happens. Eleven in a row.”

With the Lakers up 2-1 in the series, Paul will be praying for Scott Foster to go somewhere else as the referee is clearly bad luck for the Suns star. As for the series itself, the Lakers look really good right now, especially with LeBron James and Anthony Davis playing like the superstars we know them to be.

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Fans have been anticipating a collaboration from Baby Keem and Drake for months, ever since Drake called Die For My Bitch one of the best albums of 2019. As Baby Keem continues to grow as an artist, the Kendrick Lamar-affiliated rapper revealed that he was actually supposed to be featured on the #1 single “What’s Next,” which released as part of Drake’s recent Scary Hours 2 drop, but his verse was scrapped.

Speaking with hip-hop tastemaker Carl Chery for Rap Pack, Baby Keem spoke about how he connected with Drake and what happened to his verse on “What’s Next.”

“Drake’s tapped in, as he should. As soon as Die For My Bitch came out, he reached out a few months after [via DM]. I just remember seeing a bunch of emojis,” laughed the buzzing rapper. “It wasn’t even a conversation on working, like, I look up to you. I looked at him, like, any advice I could ever soak up from him, I try to do that. I don’t know if we’ll ever work, we’ll see what happens in the process. There’s been some talks about it but it’s gotta be the right record, it gotta be the right situation, the right timing. I understand now his perspective.”

Carl Chery said that when he tapped in with producer Supah Mario, he learned that Baby Keem and Playboi Carti were supposed to be featured on “What’s Next.” Keem explained what happened, saying, “I don’t know [what happened], that’s just his process. I look at it like, if we don’t work now then we’ll work later. Especially with someone like Drake, that’s his process. I can’t hate on another man’s process.”

Maybe one day, we’ll end up hearing the remix with Baby Keem and Playboi Carti. Do you think Drake and Baby Keem would make a good pair on a record? Watch Carl Chery’s full interview with Baby Keem below.

Last year, soccer superstar Neymar stunned the sports world when he left Nike after 15 years of being partners to go sign a lucrative deal with Puma. While the move seemed to have came out of nowhere for Neymar at the time, it turns out that it was Nike who severed ties with the soccer star.

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Nike ended its relationship with Neymar following an investigation into an allegation by a Nike employee that he had sexually assaulted her. They say Neymar refused to cooperate with the investigation, and therefore was dropped.

“Nike ended its relationship with the athlete because he refused to cooperate in a good faith investigation of credible allegations of wrongdoing by an employee,” said Hilary Krane, Nike’s general counsel, to the WSJ.

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Of course, Neymar, through his spokesperson, denied the allegations and say the split occurred for commercial reasons. “Neymar Jr. will vigorously defend himself against these baseless attacks in case any claim is presented, which did not happen so far,” she said in a statement.

The alleged incident happened in 2016 when a woman told friends and Nike colleagues that Neymar tried to force her to perform oral sex in his New York City hotel room while she was helping coordinate events and logistics for him and his entourage. A formal complaint was filed to Nike in 2018, describing the alleged incident to the company’s head of human resources and general counsel. Lawyers at Cooley LLP were hired by Nike to conduct an investigation in 2019, when Nike decided to stop featuring Neymar in marketing.

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Hip-hop fans were quick to catch on to the Chameleon’s identity on The Masked Singer but after the famous singer was finally unveiled, the world was shocked to find out that Wiz Khalifa had been under the costume for the entire season.

We couldn’t mistake that voice anywhere and with plenty of weed-inspired clues being given to the judges, it was made pretty obvious that Wiz Khalifa was the Chameleon. After being declared the bronze medalist of the competition, coming in third to Nick Lachey and JoJo, Wiz explained why he put aside his duties as a famous rapper to compete on the show.

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“[Bash] is probably going to be a little freaked out when he sees the Chameleon,” said Wiz after he was unmasked, telling host Nick Cannon that he signed onto the show to inspire his son. “It was for him. I’m a fun dad, I love to enjoy myself, I love to be myself and as much as I can encourage him to be himself and get into his imagination, sing, dance, and be as crazy as possible, I’ll be the best example of that for him.”

Judges Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger ended up guessing correctly, earning a point apiece.

Watch his unveiling below. Did you know it was him?