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LeBron James launched The Shop in 2016, offering a unique take on your average talk show. James, alongside Maverick Carter, invites some of the biggest names in sports, entertainment, and beyond for in-depth candid conversations about everything under the sun. 

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This week, they’ll be unveiling the latest season of the series with some special guests helping to kick things off on the right now. According to Variety, Jay-Z will be joining Lebron James and Maverick Carter, along with Bad Bunny, WNBA star Nneka Ogwumike, and Paul Rivera. In the episode, James and Carter, along with their guests, will discuss performing on stage, parenthood, and WrestleMania. Promo photos were shared on the official Uninterrupted Instagram page.

Of course, Jay-Z rarely does press but he has been making the rounds in recent times in the wake of his numerous business deals which include the launch of his own cannabis brand, Monogram, the sale of TIDAL to Square Inc., and his partnership with LVMH Moët Hennessy for Ace Of Spades. 

Last year, The Shop on HBO featured a few legendary guests such as the late Chadwick Boseman, as well as Barack Obama. Other guests that appeared in the past include Travis Scott, Meek Mill, Drake, Roddy Ricch, 2 Chainz, Nas, and more.

The new episode of The Shop debuts on HBO Max on May 28th at 9:30 p.m.

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Ibrahim “IB” Hamad, longtime manager for J. Cole, detailed the infamous fight between Cole and Diddy, during a new interview on the Say Less podcast.

“The Puff story… I just remember hearing about it and laughing,” he said during the interview. “Cause I was there.”

He continued: “I’m not gonna go into detail, but it’s definitely not what people are saying. It was definitely not like he was defending Kendrick or something. It wasn’t like, ‘Don’t talk to Kendrick like that!’ Kendrick was there, Top was there, Jay was there, Beyoncé was there. Me and Cole. You know, grown men… Got a little heated. All I remember is, me and Jay looking at each other like, ‘Oh, these n***as ‘bout to fight.’ And then just being like, ‘Oh no this is ‘bout to happen.’ I’ll leave it at that.”

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Cole references the showdown “Let Go My Hand” off of his new album, The Offseason.

“You wanna know the funny part?” IB continued. “That was a VMA party, everyone was there. Angela Yee was literally at the table. I fuck with Yee, but she got Rumor Report and shit. Walking out of there I’m like, ‘Oh this about to be baaad.’ But for some reason no one had a camera out, a couple people was talking about it, but you know.”

Check out the interview below.

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J. Cole’s The Offseason dominated the streaming charts in its debut week, securing four of the top five positions for most streamed songs. 

While Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” landed the number one spot, Cole’s “My Life” featuring 21 Savage and Morray, “Amari,” “Pride Is The Devil,” featuring Lil Baby, and “95 South,” rounded out the top five. As for where the songs landed on the Hot 100 chart as a whole, Cole’s songs ranked 2, 5, 7, and 8, respectively.

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“This is the first time in history that five songs debut in the top 10 of the #Hot100 in a single week,” Billboard announced on Twitter, Monday. The outlet also confirmed that Drake, Juice WRLD, and Lil Wayne are the only other artists to have four songs debut in the top 10.

The Off-Season as a whole debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 with 282,000 equivalent units sold, making it the biggest rap album of 2021.

In response to the album’s popularity, Cole tweeted out a thank you from Rwanda, where he is currently playing in the Basketball Africa League.

“Sending a thank you from Rwanda! #1 album, I appreciate the love, i heard the noise from out here. the off-season means keep pushing yourself, I will do the same,” Cole said.

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Doja Cat has always been known for her eccentric style and goofy personality, but a series of odd tweets even has her most dedicated fans confused. It all began with a series of seemingly irritated tweets including the statement “I’m unfollowing everybody on social media I don’t wanna see one more bitch frolicking on the beach during sunset” which led to more tweets updating the status of her timeline.

Doja took a brief break from her strange behavior to promote the TV debut of her song “Kiss Me More” ft SZA at the Sunday Billboard Music Awards with a very PR-friendly tweet. The night was a success for the “Say So” singer, as her red-carpet looks were applauded along with her performance. She finished the night strong with her 2021 Billboard R&B Female Artist win.

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Fans were left puzzled after Sunday night Doja tweeted “I wanna get surgery so bad. My whole life I always wanted to be different and now that I got money I feel like I can finally make my knees 8 inches long and wet.” She responded to one fan’s response of “And wet???? Excuse me” with “I just want them to be constantly dripping wet with an unidentified liquid cuz I feel like thats hella sexy as a girl.”

Even weirder, she changed her Twitter name to “IM AT THE BBMAS W MY DICK OUT” during the show. This strange behavior has left the internet clueless, as no one knows the story behind the freaky tweets and Doja continues to post context-less statements such as “What if instead of Ja Rule it was John Rule.” 

Benny The Butcher has come a long way. While he’s been consistently delivering quality music for years now, the Buffalo lyricist has recently seen his star rise considerably, to the point where he’s collaborating with Drake and breaking bread with Jay-Z. And no matter how far he rises, The Butcher has continuously lived up to his own musical standards, with his most recent studio album The Plugs I Met 2 marking another stellar chapter of his catalog.

With his upcoming The Burden Of Plugs tour set to kick off this October, complete with stops in cities like Charlotte, Huntington, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Sandiego, Las Vegas, and Denver, Benny will be warming up with a summer set at Rolling Loud Miami. Set to perform on Saturday, July 24th, it would appear that the festival has meant a great deal to The Butcher, who took to Twitter for a moment of reflection.

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“This is an accomplishment for me,” he writes, sharing the entire Rolling Loud lineup. “They offered me this a few years ago I couldn’t take it now this year im gettin 10 times that amount…that’s the type of shit I be on.” It’s certainly a big flex from The Butcher, and while he didn’t divulge exactly how much he’s pulling per show, the fact that his rate has grown tenfold speaks to his status in the game. 

Check out Benny’s latest post below, and look for The Butcher to hold it down this summer at Rolling Loud Miami. Will you be in attendance?

Donovan Mitchell is reportedly angry with the Utah Jazz for holding him out of the team’s 112-109 Game 1 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Sunday. Mitchell apologized to fans for not being able to help out his squad, on Twitter, after the game.

“Sorry y’all… I wish I could say more…. I’ll be out there soon!” the young star tweeted.

Fans and teammates alike were surprised to not see Mitchell suit up after he told reporters he would be good to go earlier in the day.

“I’m ready to go,” Mitchell said Sunday morning. “No pain. I’m excited to get going.”

Rudy Gobert downplayed his absence when asked by reporters: “I try to stay out of all of this, because it’s just going to give me a headache,” Gobert said. “Hopefully, he’s good for next game. That’s all I’m worried about.”

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Head coach Quin Snyder admitted that Mitchell was frustrated with the training staff’s decision.

“Our medical staff met following shoot around and relayed the decision to hold Donovan out of tonight’s game,” Snyder said. “Obviously Donovan being the competitor he is wants to be out there and hopefully he’ll be out there soon.”

Mitchell has been out since April 16 recovering from a right ankle sprain.

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Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox have become one of pop culture’s beloved couples. The rock-rapper and actress recently wowed the red carpet at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night. MGK wore a Balmain tuxedo that featured retro slightly flared pants, an unbuttoned white shirt to add a bit of edge, and paired his look with a statement — his tongue dyed black.

Megan chose a revealing black Mugler gown that showed off her impressive figure. The bodysuit-like bodice’s large cutouts showed off her sexy side. The top was balanced with a sheer black ruched ankle-length skirt and heels. The fan-favorite PDA shot of the night caught the two lovingly sticking out their tongues at each other before a kiss.

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Machine Gun Kelly took home the award for Top Rock Artist and at the end of his speech called Megan his “twin soul” and thanked her for her support and love. Megan shared a picture of the two prior to arriving on the red carpet, lightheartedly captioned, “it’s the broom for me” alluding to the broom someone forgot to remove from the background before taking the picture.

Comments were turned off on Megan’s Instagram post, but that didn’t stop fans from tweeting about the pair. The duo has been a trending topic since they first popped out in May 2020, and as we reported, are getting serious and considering marriage. 

What do you think of their look? Let us know below.