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Apart from Lil Wayne’s epic Burger King brand tweet, the fast-food restaurant chain has been having a bit of a hard time as of late. Last month, Burger King faced backlash for a controversial International Women’s Day tweet, and this week, reports have surfaced that a Burger King in Memphis, Tennessee was allegedly shot up after a woman got tired of waiting in the drive-thru line.

Contrary to the 2020 Burger King incident in which an employee pulled a gun out on an unsatisfied customer, this latest incident involves a disgruntled patron. According to WREG Memphis, a woman became upset about the wait for food and started a verbal altercation while standing in the drive-thru, and before employees knew it, she had climbed halfway through the drive-thru window and started opening fire on the employees.

Thankfully, no one was hurt during the altercation, as the Burger King employees were able to flee the scene through the back door. According to WREG Memphis, the ridiculous situation has left some police and locals wondering if the woman was already upset when she entered the drive-thru. No arrests have been made as of yet, but photos reveal that the shooter was accompanied by a male who was driving a gray sedan.

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Recently, conversations surrounding Nicki Minaj and her legacy have been reignited. Most notably, Joe Budden recently set aside his personal feelings about the native New Yorker to declare that she deserves way more recognition by major institutions in the industry like The Recording Academy for her musical achievements. Considering her lack of Grammy awards, it’s obvious that credit has yet to be given to the blueprint. The numbers do speak for themselves, though, and the hitmaker has just achieved another never-before reached feat.

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Based on updated data from Youtube confirmed by chart data aggregate source chart data, the 38-year-old Queen of Rap‘s visual for her 2014 single “Anaconda” off her third studio album The Pinkprint has just surpassed 1 billion views on Youtube. This becomes her sixth video including as a featured artist to surpass this threshold. More impressively, the video becomes the video by a solo female rapper to achieve this. 

At the time of its release, the visual for “Anaconda” had an indisputable impact on pop culture. Breaking the 24-hour Vevo streaming record by accumulating 19.6 million views in its first day, Nicki received backlash for the raunchy derriere-filled visual. Some called her “desperate” to sell records. The video was later ranked as the 13th greatest video of the decade by Billboard.    

As for Joe Budden’s comments about the first lady of Young Money, he echoed the calls of many other rappers in the game. “Nicki Minaj needs her flowers. Whoever the Grammy board is, whoever’s on there, y’all are not the one’s that get to determine that Nicki Minaj and all of her impact and influence don’t get to win an award. I’m sorry,” said Budden on his podcast. 

Congrats to Nicki on earning this new distinction!

Isaiah Thomas has been waiting a long time to be back in the NBA but this past week, he finally got his wish as the New Orleans Pelicans signed him to a 10-day contract. The Pelicans are a team who are trying to find their way right now and after trading away JJ Redick, it was only right that the team signed a new point guard. After all, Thomas is a player who can still offer up some solid production, and it’s suspicious that he wasn’t in the league already, to begin with.

While Thomas has mostly worn the number four throughout his career, he will be changing things up in New Orleans. As you can see in the post below, Thomas will now be donning the number 24 which was famously worn by Kobe Bryant. Thomas confirmed that the new number was indeed an homage to the Lakers legend.

Kobe tributes have been frequent around the NBA over the past few years and for good reason. He is one of the biggest legends the game has ever seen and it only makes sense that some of the biggest stars would show their appreciation.

Starting now, Thomas has a real opportunity to stay in the NBA, and hopefully, his new number will help guide him to success.

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Kodak Black has been working hard in the studio since his high-profile release from federal prison after being pardoned by former disgraced POTUS Donald Trump. Since being released, he’s unleashed four new singles, two as a featured artist and two solo singles. His first release “Last Day In” arrived in January just days after being granted clemency and he’s confirmed that he has 167 songs recorded already since being released. Slowly letting fans hear the new material, the Pompano Beach native teased his upcoming new single “Easter In Miami” on social media.  

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The 23-year-old recording artist revealed in an Instagram post Friday (April 2) that the new single would be arriving on Sunday, April 4. “Easter In Miami Out Now On All Platforms Sunday,” penned the Sniper Gang member in the caption of the photoset. 

He included a video of himself briefly sing-song rapping using the title of the new single, giving fans an acoustic sneak peek of what to expect on the full track.  

Subsequent photos show Kodak posing in front of the green truck rocking an equally electric fit. Fans left warm words of encouragement in the comments, with some pointing out how the rapper had somehow got back in touch with his 2018 self with his new haircut.

Top comments from the video all pertained to his new lock-less do, which many have come to see as synonymous with the delivery of some of the best music from Kodak we’ve heard in a while.

Hopefully, the theories are true, and “Easter In Miami” will be a banger. Let us know if you’ll be streaming tomorrow down in the comments.

Rajon Rondo won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers last year, but now he’s with the Clippers. The Clippers got Rondo from the Atlanta Hawks in a trade involving Lou Williams at the trade deadline on March 25.

Although the Lakers and Clippers are rivals, Rondo said coming back to the city hasn’t been a bad thing. “It’s different,” Rondo told ESPN. “It is a rivalry here in Los Angeles. But for the most part, I have been getting a bunch of ‘welcome back’s.’ It is different coming back to LA being a champion.” Rondo will debut against the Lakers for his first game as a Clipper.

Clippers’ coach Tyronn Lue is dealing with a team plagued by injuries, much like the Lakers. So he’s ready to put Rondo in the game. “Just kind of plugging him in, just seeing what he picks up,” Lue said of Rondo. “It’s easy to go through plays in practice, but then you got a game on the fly, it is a little different. And I know how smart he is. Just seeing what he picks up and just seeing what we can incorporate while he is in the game and just try to go from there. It is going to be good to see him get on the floor.”

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Conor McGregor’s last outing in the Octagon didn’t exactly go so well as Dustin Poirier was able to knock him out in short order. This was supposed to be a triumphant return for McGregor and instead, he was embarrassed by a fighter who had been waiting a long time to get his second shot at Conor. Since the fight, the two have been negotiating on a trilogy fight that would settle their score, once and for all.

After weeks of rumors floating around, Conor officially announced when the trilogy fight will be taking place, and Poirier even confirmed the information. Now, the two will get to go at it again on July 10th of this year, and McGregor is confident he can reclaim the win.

“The fight is booked! July 10th you’re gonna see what the Mac is about. Adjust and absolutely fucking destroy,” McGregor wrote. Poirier had similar sentiments of his own, as he looks to win the best-of-three showdown with Conor.

Following his loss to Poirier, Conor admitted that he didn’t spend enough time in the gym and that he was ill-prepared for the bout. Now, it seems like he is ready to prove his worth, and come back after an embarrassing bout. As for Poirier, he will be just as motivated to prove that he is a better fighter than McGregor.

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Resident Evil is a cultural phenomenon that spawned several movies after a successful video game history. However, Sony has decided to reboot the series. The new live-action film, entitled Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, was set to hit theaters in September of this year, but now it has been pushed back to November 24th. The two-month pushback is no surprise, as we’ve seen many movies get delayed due to the pandemic.

Resident Evil’s initial release date was actually all clear, until Marvel pushed back their movie slate. Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is now set to drop on the same weekend Resident Evil would have. Not wanting to go up against the MCU, Sony pushed their film back. The MCU will be dropping four films this year, Black Widow, Eternals, Shang-Chi, and Spider-Man: No Way Home. The crammed movie schedule will be the first time Marvel has dropped so many movies in such a short time span (July-December). As you can see, other studios are scrambling to work around it. 

Resident Evil may hit differently after this pandemic. Although it was far from a zombie apocalypse, the 2020 Pandemic did cause a massive amount of deaths. Are you ready to dive into a zombie movie after the pandemic or nah?

For a while, it seemed like NLE Choppa was doing a pretty good job at staying out of trouble. Aside from his usual social media antics, the teenager had effectively managed to stay out of legal trouble. This changed last Sunday (March 28) when the Memphis-bred rapper was reportedly arrested in Broward County, Florida, and charged with burglary, possession of drugs, and possession of a concealed firearm. His bond was reportedly worth $2,100 and he was released thereafter.

While filming the visual for a customary first day out freestyle, the rapper crashed his luxury Hellcat vehicle, sharing a video on social media of the aftermath of the accident. 

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In the footage, you can see the ruins of what was once his Hellcat that he seemingly crashed in the process of filming his “Beatbox” freestyle. “Only like it sloppy she gon beatbox if she sucking me/Told her bring a friend if she ever think about f*cking me/Touching who? Touching me? To God where yo ass gon’ be,” rhymes the 18-year-old on the track. 

He flashes his bloodied hand, seemingly unphased, in the camera as a videographer continues to record him and his friends vibing to the track. 

As for his recent arrest, among all the charges, his most serious one is for unarmed burglary. He’s also facing charges for carrying a concealed firearm, possession of fewer than thirty grams of cannabis, and possession of Xanax.

He’s been released from police custody since then and has maintained he was set up. We’ll keep you updated on the saga.  

On Saturday, Saweetie showed out on her Instagram to give fans a taste of her brand new blonde hair. “new hair new number,” captioned the “Tap In” singer. The caption could certainly mean that she got a new phone number following her breakup with Migos member Quavo, but we can’t know that for sure. Saweetie stunned in a red fur coat and hoop earrings for the photos, holding up a middle finger for one of them. 

Saweetie and Quavo made their official split last week after she accused Quavo of cheating on her, a claim that he vehemently denied. “I had love for you and disappointed you did all that,” Quavo wrote on Twitter. “You are not the woman I thought you were.  I wish you nothing but the best.”

The internet as a whole has been reacting to a video featuring Quavo and Saweetie for the last few days, one that showed them getting into a physical altercation in an elevator. While people like Akademiks called the behavior “toxic and abusive ASF,” others, like Adrien Broner, said that the altercation was the epitome of “black tough love,” saying he wants a relationship where the woman he’s with “might punch me while I’m sleep.” Intense. 

What do you think? Was Saweetie purposefully trying to show out to make Quavo jealous, or is she just having a classic post-breakup makeover moment? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.