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Plant-based meat alternatives have been growing in popularity over the past few years, though it’s been largely beef alternatives that have been dominating. However, a company called Daring Foods Inc. that produces faux chicken is getting ready to make its own impact in vegetarian-friendly kitchens.

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Daring Foods Inc. has raised $40M in its series B funding round which was led by D1 Capital Partners. Another more prominent figure among this round’s investors is Drake who is reportedly a vegetarian. The new round of funding will allow Daring to triple their distribution which already includes Costco and Krogers.

Drake’s business moves have been making headlines in recent times. Prior to the recent announcement of his backing of Daring Foods Inc., the rapper had reportedly invested in sports and entertainment start-up Overtime. Additionally, it was revealed that the rapper’s invested in an online Canadian financial app that was valued at $8B. 

In related news, the rapper was recently announced as the recipient of Billboard’s Artist Of The Decade Award at the 2021 BBMA’s. In the last decade of his career, Drake has won 27 awards at the BBMAs and currently has the most awards out of any other artist in history. Needless to say, the honor is well-deserved. Hopefully, the award somehow leads to the release of his highly-anticipated next album Certified Lover Boy.

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J. Cole easily dropped off one of the best hip-hop albums of the year with his latest opus The Off-Season. The 12-track body of work is unlike his other offerings in many ways but it was his desire to work outside of his comfort zone that truly helped him take the project to another level. He enlisted heavy-hitting producers, along with top-tier rappers, to flesh out The Off-Season.

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Among the many highlights on the project, it’s “Amari” that’s likely going to maintain a steady rotation in the coming months. Timbaland does have co-production credits but his involvement on the track was unconventional, to say the least. Apparently, J. Cole frequently seeks inspiration in Timbo’s Twitch streams which end up on YouTube. One particular video caught Cole’s attention but he was reluctant to reach out to Timbaland to ask for the beat, in case he never ended up using it.

“So I looped up the YouTube lil’ rip, made a whole song on this shit. I spent the next two days writing and recording the song, and right when I was 90% through writin’ it, I was like, I should probably call him now and get the real file,” Cole explained. “And I hit ’em. I was like, ‘Can you send me that beat you played on Twitch?’ He was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll send it to you. Which one?’ And I played him the beat and he was like, ‘I didn’t save that one.'”

Ultimately, he got Timbaland to remake it. Peep the clip below. 

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Jake Paul has turned from YouTuber (I think) to internet celebrity infamy, with a controversial bump or two in the road along the way, as the man has focused his attention solely to the celebrity fighting circuit.

After knocking out Nate Robinson, Jake Paul returned to the ring recently to take another W, in his fight against Ben Askren, which ended in surprisingly fast manner. During all this time, there has been plenty of discussion, as well as suggestions, as to who Paul should fight next. Even Logan Paul, Jake Paul’s brother, has been thrown around as a suggestion. His brother is also due to fight Floyd Mayweather in June, and that’s yet another name that seems not entirely out of the question for the latter Paul to fight as well— despite (or perhaps in spite) the “gotcha hat” incident.

Nonetheless, Jake Paul’s next match has yet to be set, and thus, the general public, as well as fellow celebs, have been sending suggestions his way. Among the recent contenders, The Game put his own hat in the ring when he suggested that they square off in a street fight. At first, Jake responded with a confirmation that he would indeed knock The Game out if required, however, in his IG stories today, he’s shelved this potential fight, at least for now. When asked by fans whether he’d fight The Game, the boxer replied, “No I don’t assault grandpas like McGregor.”

Another proposed fight though, with 6ix9ine, found Jake Paul deliver a more elaborate answer as to why it might not happen, despite his clear desire to do so. 

In response to the question “Do you fight 6ix9ine” (spelling errors have been removed, however poor language remains), Jake Paul replied:

“I want to because he deserves to get his ass beat and I want to do it for all the people he’s disrespected but honestly would be too easy and a 30 second fight and he wouldn’t show up in the ring on the day of the fight but yes I would love to knock him out.”

What do you think? Who should Jake Paul fight next? Take a look at our top five suggestions here. 

Take a look at the screenshots via his Instagram stories below.

Screenshot via Jake Paul Instagram

Screenshot via Jake Paul Instagram

Nicki Minaj’s return has been swift and plentiful. The rapper hadn’t made a peep for some time, focusing on the birth of her newborn son, but decided it was the right time to shake things up again with a comeback this past Friday. This comeback was also a throwback, as it were, because Young Money’s first lady decided to take us back to her heyday and release her breakthrough mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty, to streaming services.

And while not every original mixtape record made the streaming service tracklist version, she off-set this dilemma with some new music, too, for good measure. “Seeing Green” featuring her label cohorts Drake and Lil Wayne, proved to be the icing on the cake, and remains heavily-discussed since the Friday drop.

Nonetheless, beyond just the music, Nicki’s return has also revived her social media presence– she hadn’t posted a thing on her IG for months, and since the release of new music, has been sharing on her Instagram or twitter basically daily. New photos of Nicki had been hard to come by after she gave birth, but now she seems ready to show off her post-baby bawdy, stepping out in a black bikini, alongside a stack of other accessories, in her latest post.

In an homage to her single title, Nicki rocked her double C’s alongside her “Barbie” chain and a small selection of other jewlery for good measure (and by “small selection” we mean: anklets, bracelets, waist-lets (is that a thing?), earrings, rings, and even her Crocs got some of their own gems).

Check out her recent poses for the Gram below. Let us know if you here for the Nicki comeback. Azealia Banks certainly is not.

Recently, Rick Ross’ sprawling property in Atlanta made the news, although not for any particular doing on the rapper’s part. An unknown man had apparently led the police on a chase that culminated in Rozay’s driveaway essentially, unbeknownst to the MMG artist. It’s unclear where Ross was at the time this wild chase occurred.

Now, more details have arrived concerning the man’s identity as well as what’s happened to him. Unfortunately, it’s being reported that the 40-year old man behind the police chase, Chaka Stewart, has died while in police custody. The man was reportedly in his cell in Clayton County Jail when a guard doing rounds noticed he was seemingly unresponsive, lying on the floor. Both a medic and the guard attempted to revive to him, to no avail.

The police reportedly state that no foul play is suspected, although an autopsy is being conducted. Nonetheless, Stewart’s mother, Jacqueline Gordon, reportedly begs to differ. She states that last she spoke to her son, on Friday, he said he was being mistreated, including being beaten as well as being forced in his cell for 23 hours out of the day, unable to shower. She also says that one of the Georgia authorities told her son that he would never be getting out of jail.

This story is developing, and we’ll provide updates when more are available.

Over the past few months, some heavy allegations against T.I. and Tiny have come to light. The couple has faced multiple accusations of sexual abuse from various women. Last night, it was reported that the LAPD has launched an investigation into the allegations of abuse, rape, and drugging. One of the alleged victims filed a police report against T.I. last month. 

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The alleged victim, who is identified as Jane Doe, claimed that she met the couple at a nightclub in 2005 and returned to their hotel room with them. She alleged that T.I. gave her a drink before feeling increasingly sick as she found herself naked in the shower and in the bed with T.I. and Tiny.

In April, it was reported that two different women came forward with claims that they trafficked and raped them. Both of the allegations stem from incidents that took place in 2010.

According to TMZ, at least one of the cases from 2010 has been closed. A woman claimed she was drugged and assaulted by the couple after meeting Tiny at the airport. Officials said that the investigation has been closed since the report was filed last month and the incident falls outside of the statute of limitations. 

T.I. nor Tiny have issued any statements regarding the recent allegations. We will keep you posted on any more updates. 

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