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As the latest Fast & Furious film remains the talk of Hollywood, Vin Diesel is taking a walk down memory lane. It was back in 2016 during the filming of the eighth movie when rumors spread that there was animosity on set between Vin and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The wrestling icon-turned-acclaimed actor was taking on the role of Luke Hobbs, and after an encounter on set, he took to Instagram to call someone out.

“When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I’m not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling — you’re right,” Johnson wrote at the time. He later told Rolling Stone that he realized he and Vin were just different people with different “philosophies,” and in a recent interview with Men’s Health, Vin Diesel is sharing his side of the story.

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“It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs character. My approach at the time was a lot of tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be,” said Vin. “As a producer to say, ‘OK, we’re going to take Dwayne Johnson, who’s associated with wrestling, and we’re going to force this cinematic world, audience members, to regard his character as someone that they don’t know’ — Hobbs hits you like a ton of bricks.”

“That took a lot of work. We had to get there and sometimes, at that time, I could give a lot of tough love,” he said. “Not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I’d have to do in order to get performances in anything I’m producing.” Fans weren’t completely thrilled with Vin Diesel’s assessment and made their opinions known. Check it out below.

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Tyler, The Creator appears to be delivering an Album Of The Year contender this Friday with the release of Call Me If You Get Lost. The album’s due out on Friday but there’s been little information on the tracklist available. Last week, Tyler offered fans the first single off of the project, “LUMBERJACK” which included some DJ Drama drops. Tyler’s dropping bars on this project, more so than he did on IGOR. The song also seemingly hinted at a potential Drake feature which has yet to be confirmed. 

It seems there’s another collaboration on this project that fans weren’t expecting and it appears on the newly released single, “Wusyaname.” Though a small teaser was shared on Tyler’s YouTube page, Twitter and Instagram pages have attempted to upload it to their platforms only to be met with copyright notices. The thing is the takedowns have also revealed that the song also includes guest vocals from Ty Dolla $ign, who is heard doing back-up vocals on the snippet, and NBA Youngboy. 

“We;ve blocked the video you posted at 4:40 a.m. on Jun. 22 because it included the following content: WUSYANAME (Feat YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dollar $ign) by Tyler, The Creator,” reads a copyright notice posted to XXL’s Instagram page. 

As expected, NBA Youngboy’s loyal and dedicated fanbase rejoiced at the thought of new music and made “Youngboy” trend on Twitter. The reactions largely consisted of “YB THE GOAT” tweets but there were a few that thought outside of the box. Check them out below. 

This NBA season has been fraught with unexpected twists and turns, especially concerning the health of some of our favorite players. Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and several others have been sidelined due to injuries, and recently, LeBron James took to Twitter to air out a few frustrations with the league. According to the Los Angeles Lakers icon, officials ignored his concerns.

“They all didn’t wanna listen to me about the start of the season,” said James last week. “I knew exactly what would happen. I only wanted to protect the well being of the players which ultimately is the PRODUCT & BENEFIT of OUR GAME! These injuries isn’t just ‘PART OF THE GAME’.” 

James returned with an enigmatic message earlier today (June 22) that many believe was another take about not being listened to, albeit it came in the form of Drake lyrics. It looks as if Bron tapped Drizzy’s “30 For 30 Freestyle” to help him share a few thoughts: “Never thought I’d be talkin’ from this perspective / But I’m not really sure what else you expected / When the higher-ups have all come together as a collective / With conspiracies to end my run and send me a message.“

He completed his most recent tweet with a few crown-centered emojis to remind everyone who King James is. Meanwhile, NBA injuries and Ben Simmons’s performance have been the talk of the league over the last few days, but as we move forward, it’ll be interesting to see if officials publicly respond to James’s complaints.

Ludacris impressed his fans and the internet at large when a video of him flying a plane hit the web. Though he’s a skilled MC and an accomplished actor, Ludacris has never really been seen as a pilot. The Internet ran with the narrative that Ludacris was a fully licensed and able to fly planes on his own.

That’s not the case. The rapper appeared on Ellen where he cleared the air on the viral clip of him holding it down in the cockpit. “The internet just ran with the fact that I have an official pilot’s license when they saw this video. I never said that, but who am I to correct the internet? The internet believes what they want to believe,” he said after clarifying that he was “just as shocked as everyone else.”

In all actuality, that was his first time ever driving a plane but that’s not to say he isn’t working towards it. “I actually own a plane, but for all of these years, I’ve never wanted to become a pilot, because you can’t drink alcohol within eight hours of flying,” he continued. “Who would want to go on a vacation and not drink before they leave? … Long story short, that’s the first of many, but I do plan to get my pilot’s license soon. It’s a work in progress, it takes some time.”

Regardless, it’s a pretty impressive feat to become a fully licensed pilot. Check out the clip below. 

This weekend, the back and forth trolling between Soulja Boy and Bow Wow will come to a head on Verzuz. The longtime friends have been playfully bantering for weeks as they’ve taken personal punches on social media, causing some fans to believe that they really were beefing. After Bow cleared the air, the rappers returned to blasting one another’s career and increasing the hype surrounding their Verzuz matchup this Saturday.

Meanwhile, rumors have been floating about stating that the next big pairing will come from R&B legends Mary J. Blige and Toni Braxton, and one fan took their questions to the powers that be.

“So… is there any truth behind this @tonibraxton & @maryjblige @verzuzonline happening on July 4th? I need answers! #ToniBraxton #MaryJBlige #VERZUZ,” the Twitter user wrote. Verzuz chimed in to lay the rumors to rest once and for all.

“We love both ladies, but this is not a confirmed #VERZUZ event,” they replied. “Please stay tuned for upcoming announcements on our future shows.” When Verzuz announced their latest set of performers, they did have a mysterious, blurred-out portion for July 1. It looks as if fans are attempting to figure out who it may be, so leave your guesses after checking out the posts below.

The release of Polo G’s Hall Of Fame was a warm welcome for a new star in the game. The highly-anticipated album from the Chicago rapper arrived just after his first #1 record with “RAPSTAR,” the lead single off of the project. The album followed a similar path with its trajectory on the Billboard 200. Released on the same day as Migos’ Culture III, which he appears on, Polo G outsold the hit-making Atlanta trio in a race for #1 on the charts.

Even though Polo G might not be interested in celebrating any feat on the Billboard charts, it’s safe to say that his latest project has produced some big hits. Half of the songs on the 20-track project have debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. Plus, his collaboration alongside Migos on Culture III on the banger, “Malibu” also secured a position on the chart.

“Bloody Canvas” sits the lowest on the chart at #97 while”Party Lyfe” ft. DaBaby and “Go Part 1” ft. G Herbo sit at #85 and #86, respectively. His collaboration with Migos on “Malibu” sits at #67. The highest-charting song from the project is “No Return” ft. The Kid Laroi and Lil Durk and holds the #26 position on the chart.

Check out all of the records that Polo G debuted off of his new project Hall Of Fame below. What’s your favorite track off of the project?