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Pooh Shiesty says that Lil Baby’s cameo in his music video for “Neighbors” wasn’t planned and came as the result of the two becoming close friends. 

Responding at length regarding his relationship with the “Bigger Picture” rapper, Shiesty explained that the two have hit the studio together “like 10 times.” The pair recently collaborated on the track “Monday to Sunday.”

“Man, just being the type of dude I am and him being the type of dude he is — like he know what I come from,” Pooh told HipHopDX. “So, just how I’m describing to y’all how If I see something, I’m going to embrace it, that’s exactly like what he did. He didn’t hate on it or nothing — it was in his face so he acknowledged it.”

Earlier this year, Shiesty dropped a new project titled, Shiesty Season. “Neighbors” was one of the singles leading up to the project’s release.

“Even with being the person he is, knowing how big he is, he still didn’t care,” Shiesty continued. “He pulled up — it was lit, too lit. Like, he gone pull up. We been in the studio like 10-times, we ain’t got to record every time. You know, it’s just like regular life, he’s a bro now he’s locked in. See, that’s how he’s in the ‘Neighbors’ video – he just might text me one day, ‘What you got going?’ I’m like, ‘Nothing, cooling, pull up on me,’ whole time we shooting a video today so it’s just like, it’s just whatever.”

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Michael B. Jordan says that he has “respect” and “a shit-ton of love” for Sylvester Stallone, following the announcement that the Rocky star will not be returning to the Creed franchise for its upcoming third installment. Stallone first portrayed the legendary Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film.

Jordan discussed why Stallone isn’t returning and how the story will progress without him in a new interview with IGN:

I think that Sly let it be known that he wasn’t coming back for this one but I think, you know, his essence and his spirit… there’s always going to be a little bit of Rocky within Adonis. But this is a Creed franchise, and we really want to build this story and this world around him moving forward. So, it’s always respect and always a shit-ton of love for what he’s built, but we really want to push and navigate Adonis forward and the family that he created. So, hopefully you guys will love what I’m thinking… what we’re cooking up. I think it’s going to be something special.

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Jordan first starred as Adonis, the son of Apollo Creed, in 2015.

Creed III is set to hit theaters in 2022.

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Chet Hanks was spotted getting a lap dance from Love and Hip Hop star and rapper, Akbar V, on Saturday night, fully celebrating his self-declared “White Boy Summer.”

In a video surfaced on The Shade Room, Hanks and Akbar can be seen dancing together in public.

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Hanks recently declared that, in addition to “White Boy Summer,” it is also “Black Queen Summer.”

“You know, they’ve been asking me, ‘Chet, if it’s going to be a white boy summer does that make it a black queen summer for you?’” he said in a video posted to social media. “Do you know me? ‘Cause if you did you’d know that’s all year round.”

Prior to Hanks, Akbar comically tried to land a date with Drake in a video on Instagram.

“Hey Drake, this is Akbar V, I know you don’t know me or anything but I just be watching you all over the blogs and I see you with the joggers on and I seen that print hanging out of it and it’s real big I was just telling my girlfriends that,” she said in the video. “And I was wondering, could I test drive it? I mean like, I think we would make a good couple…I remember the first tape Take Care and I just feel like you need someone like me Drake.” 

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Former President Donald Trump called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a “dumb son of a bitch,” ahead of a Republican National Committee donor retreat Saturday. He also criticized McConnell’s wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, for resigning in wake of the infamous Jan. 6 insurrection.

Trump reportedly began going off-script at some point during his 50-minute speech. He also railed against Mike Pence, saying that he was “disappointed” in the former Vice President for not backing his claims of voter fraud from the 2020 Presidential Election.

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“Saturday’s speech will be welcomed words to the Republican donors visiting Mar-a-Lago to hear directly from President Trump,” Trump adviser Jason Miller said, according to Politico. “Palm Beach is the new political power center, and President Trump is the Republican Party’s best messenger.”

McConnell has yet to comment on the harsh words from the former President.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and Sen. Marco Rubio were all also present at the fundraising event.

Saturday was not the first time Trump had publically called out McConnell. Back in February, Trump released a statement, in which he referred to the Republican Senator as “a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack.”

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