Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak Delay Silk Sonic Debut Album

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (who created their group Silk Sonic this year) have announced the delay of their debut album. 

The project was originally expected to release this year, being announced back in February. However, with “Leave The Door Open” remaining in everybody’s heads for months, it’s clear that plans changed for Mars and .Paak, who have officially pushed their album release back to next year.

“That song was like our mission statement,” said .Paak about the song during a new feature with Rolling Stone. “It’s the intro to the book, to set the tone and let you know the sound. There’s different kinds of waves, but the whole album is wrapped around that.”

We won’t get to hear the album until January 2022 though, as revealed during the interview.

“I don’t want to be binge-watched,” explained Mars, clarifying that he wants each song to have time to breathe before releasing the next. “We’re really in touch-up mode now. We’ve got the bones of most of the album, so it’s really about touching up parts that need a little more… grease.

I think we put the pressure on ourselves by putting out ‘Leave the Door Open’ — but a deadline is important, because at some point, you gotta say, ‘This is it.’ Otherwise you’re gonna work it till you hate it. But there’s a beauty in that — you do have to get sick of it, because that means you put the love and the time and the passion in it, and it’s taxing.”

Who’s ready for An Evening With Silk Sonic, the debut album from Silk Sonic, in January?

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Bruno Mars And Anderson .Paak Have Delayed Their Silk Sonic Album To 2022 For A Specific Reason

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have taken their time introducing Silk Sonic to the world: After releasing their hit debut single “Leave The Door Open” in March, it took nearly five months for them to drop their next one, “Skate.” Now, they’re putting their patience on display once more: The duo’s debut album, An Evening With Silk Sonic, was initially set for a fall release, but now it’s being pushed back to January 2022.

They made this reveal in a new Rolling Stone feature. The piece notes that the duo decided they wanted to release more songs before the album so each one could “breathe a bit,” with Mars saying, “I don’t want to be binge-watched.”

He also explained where he and .Paak are at with the album at the moment, saying, “We’re really in touch-up mode now. We’ve got the bones of most of the album, so it’s really about touching up parts that need a little more… grease.” .Paak added, “Which could mean redoing the song from scratch!”

With a laugh, Mars continued, “Being here for another three years! But no. We’re not there. We were there. We had some moments in the danger zone! I think we put the pressure on ourselves by putting out ‘Leave The Door Open’ — but a deadline is important, because at some point, you gotta say, ‘This is it.’ Otherwise you’re gonna work it ’til you hate it. But there’s a beauty in that — you do have to get sick of it, because that means you put the love and the time and the passion in it, and it’s taxing. That bridge [on ‘Leave The Door Open’] almost broke the band up. But it wasn’t right, and we all felt it.”

Read the full feature here.

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Who Is Brittany Renner?

With an Instagram bio that reads “Oh, to be a mad, mouthy, majestic woman in a world full of frauds and followers…” you can already get a sense of 29-year-old Instagram model Brittany Renner’s unapologetically confident image.

4.6 million followers adoring (or thirsting) over Brittany’s poses ensures that her name circulates through the media news cycle every now and then, slowly but surely turning her from a household-name-companion to the main topic of conversation, not without a bit of slander along the way.

Brittany Renner has allegedly managed to indulge in her fair share of famous men, Lil Uzi Vert, Chris Brown, Colin Kaepernick, Trey Songz, Drake, Tyga, and most recently PJ Washington — just to name a few.

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Brittany Renner attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets, 2019 – Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images

Soccer Star

Little is known about Brittany’s upbringing other than that she grew up in Mississippi with her sister Lexie and brother Steven. Brittany attended Jackson State University where she played soccer, and was the MVP for the university’s first Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s soccer win in 2010.

Brittany first started her journey to online fame as a fitness content creator thanks to her extensive athletic background. Her Instagram consisted of fun and flirty photos showing off her soccer skills and curvy physique. Brittany’s first YouTube fitness video, “Brittany Renner Track Circuit” went viral in 2013 and helped skyrocket her follower count on Instagram. 

Brittany soon enlisted the help of a manager and her then-boyfriend Casey Therriault for her page. Casey, a soon-to-be Quarterback for the German New Yorker Lions began to grow his own social media presence at the same time. Things turned sour as Brittany began to gain more and more fame, as she previously told VladTV concerning their relationship:

 “And then you find almost like your partner is competing with you for attention, and they start to seek attention from their own page because they are trying to kind of… They are trying to keep up with you… I just felt like we started to lose focus on each other and our relationship became more about the business… It just fell apart.”


New Beginnings

In 2014, newly single Brittany began to get attention from some of the biggest names in hip hop and sports. All the media attention provided the young model with opportunities for partnerships with large brands and connections to fellow social media stars.

Brittany drew quite a stir in 2018 when she dropped the specifics of her body count by profession, noting she’d slept with “eleven athletes, five entertainers, and eight ‘regular’ men” in an Instagram live. She seemingly dropped this shockingly-private information out of nowhere, but, in reality, she was preparing for her next business move.

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Brittany Renner rocks blonde hair, 2019 – Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images

Later that year, Brittany dropped her first book, Judge This Cover, where she delivered all the juicy details about what happened with these famous men, although, to maintain some semblance of privacy, she gave them all cheeky code names, dedicating a chapter to each name.

“Seth: Finding Oz” is speculated to be her ex Casey Therriault. “Evan: Flag on the play” is said to be Colin Kaepernick. “Leon: Soul tie with a songbird” is likely to be Trey Songz, while “Frank: One and Done” is purported to be Ben Simmons. Meanwhile, fans claim “Ivan: Use your Head” is Tyga, and “Solomon: Malpractice” is Chris Brown. The last subject in Brittany’s book, “Hector: Dancing with the Devil,” is speculated to be Lil Uzi Vert because the two briefly dated in 2017. Brittany also slipped in a story about Drake inviting her to join an orgy, which she declined.

Her star-studded body count tally only continued to grow with her follower count, as Brittany began to get even bolder in publicly calling out her baller beaus, following her book release. The most shocking antic of all was when Brittany claimed she was carrying Colin Kaepernick’s child by posting a picture of him to her Instagram with the caption, “Preggers by @kaepernick7.” The athlete quickly brushed off her antics, simply posting a screenshot of the Kevin Gates song “Stop Lyin” with the caption, “we just gon call this my anthem now!”


Keeping it Real

In February 2020, Brittany shared an emotional video entitled, “TIME TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH,” in which she appeared stripped of her usual makeup and glamorous outfits to reveal the motives behind her actions and ever-spiraling media personality.

Brittany revealed that, in an effort to mask her insecurities, by gaining control over the men in her life, she had turned her “own brand.. [into] a facade. Like any person who has ever met me in real life, would say that I am different in real life. Nothing like what I portray on Instagram.”

After sharing the video, Brittany dipped out of the spotlight while quietly maintaining her social presence with her signature sexy photos. Brittany and basketball player PJ Washington were linked shortly after, and the two soon had a son in May 2021.


Back to Her Old Ways?

The regretful and self-aware Brittany that once was ashamed of her actions seemed to instantly disappear when PJ and Brittany split, shortly after the birth of their child.

PJ tweeted out, “you was faking it all along,” which appeared to be an indirect message that Brittany pulled the rug up from under PJ when she left abruptly with their son, and filed for divorce in the process. Due to her baller-chasing behavior, social media had long maintained that Brittany was trying to get the most money she could, by getting pregnant by one of the famous men she was sleeping with.

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Brittany attends a party at The Gold Room, 2018 – Prince Williams/WireImage/Getty Images

PJ was subject to jokes for days for seemingly falling for Brittany’s “game” as the couple’s split raised red flags on the nature of their relationship to begin with. Claims began to surface that Brittany had been getting to know PJ from the time he was an eighteen-year-old freshman in college, despite their seven-year age gap, although Brittany did respond to one such allegation on twitter, laughing it off in saying, “Tell me more [ear emoji] this is getting juicy! Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge.”

Post-breakup, Brittany aimed to dominate the coverage of their split with a wild child support claim that PJ quickly diffused. PJ then came out with news that Brittany was preventing him from seeing his son, taking the reins into his own hands for a while. It seems as if Brittany folded in response to being put on blast, as PJ and his son were reunited just this week. Meanwhile, Brittany is back to doing what she does best — doing numbers on Instagram, out with fans, and dropping hints at her next business move.

Travis Scott’s “Drugs You Should Try It” Remains One Of His Best Songs 7 Years Later

On the seven-year anniversary of Travis Scott’s project Days Before Rodeo, which followed up his debut mixtape Owl Pharaoh, “Drugs You Should Try It” remains one of the best songs that the superstar rapper has ever released. 

Despite the song not being readily available on streaming services, fans are able to listen to the track via unofficial videos on YouTube and elsewhere. From the lyrical content, which deals with drug use, love, and more, to the beat, which is chilled and laidback, this was one of Travis’ star-making moments, truly showing the world that he could become a problem in the music industry. After Days Before Rodeo dropped, things started happening for the Houston artist, allowing him to morph into the present version of himself.

From the masterful use of distortion to the reversed vocals in the chorus, this is one of Travis’ most ambitious songs, and it’s also one of his best.

The song may never see an official release because of sample clearances, but it was revealed that Travis was working on a sequel to the song with producer FKI 1st back in 2018. There haven’t been any updates on that in a while, but maybe we can expect it on Utopia?

Revisit “Drugs You Should Try It” below and let us know what you think about it, as well as Days Before Rodeo, seven years later.

Quotable Lyrics:

We up all night, from dawn to dusk it’s always poppin’
I fell in love, fell outta love, we both had options

I played the drums, she rolled the drugs
I rocked the club, we both throw up
We was the band you never heard before

You got that tat above your crack
And on your cat, you be right back
Your momma never know

Rod Wave Dishes Out The Feels With “Time Heals”

Next week, Rod Wave will embark on a 36-date tour across North America, but before brings his pain on the road for the SoulFly Tour, the Florida rapper is getting ready to drop SoulFly Deluxe this week. Before he releases the extended version of his recent chart-topping album, however, Rod Wave has shared a new single and music video to hold fans over until Friday.

Titled “Time Heals,” Rod Wave’s latest release continues the Pray 4 Love artist‘s foray into his gloomy, emotional, and heartbroken brand of rap. Throughout the track, he laments on having several women around him to choose from, but his past relationships have left him with trust issues and an unwillingness to get too comfortable around them. Thus, a “young, wild, and mad broken-hearted” Rod Wave confesses in the song’s hook, “Don’t need love, I need me time.”

Check out Rod Wave’s music video “Time Heals” below, and let us know in the comments if you think Rod Wave’s 2021 run is still going strong. Will you be tuning in for the deluxe version of SoulFly or seeing him live when the SoulFly Tour kicks off on August 27th?

Quotable Lyrics

I had gave you all my love and ain’t get none in return
I kept dancin’ with the devil, can’t be mad I got burned
No, I won’t cry ’bout it, I can’t cry ’bout it
Heal my pain, I pull up in a new wide-body
With big cuz and he gone off them narcotics
Poisonous love is the only drug in my body

Chris Brown Says He Has The Only $39K LV Airplane Bag In The US, But Marjorie Harvey Would Beg To Differ

Chris Brown recently showed off his Virgil Abloh-designed Louis Vuitton airplane bag, which is covered in premium leather and shaped like a jet. He bragged about having the only one of these bags — which costs roughly the same as a Tesla Model 3 — in the United States, but Marjorie Harvey (and thousands of pop culture fanatics) would beg to differ.

At the beginning of this month, Marjorie Harvey, the wife of comedian Steve Harvey, was shocked to find that she had been gifted the new $39,000 bag. “What is this that just arrived at my house?” she asked in a video. “Did you all send this as a gift? What am I supposed to do with this?”

Chris Brown must not have seen Marjorie’s posts because he’s under the impression that he’s the only person in the country with the bag, flaunting it on Instagram Stories.


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“Only 1 in the US,” wrote the artist, showing off the bag next to some collectible Pokémon cards. 

Fans have already shared their thoughts on the “statement piece,” which is inexplicably expensive. However, it would be quite the flex to show up wearing one of these, despite how impractical it is.

What do you think about the Louis Vuitton airplane bag? 

JAY-Z’s Roc Nation Finally Cracks Into The Gaming World

Music icon JAY-Z‘s Roc Nation knows it’s deeper than rap and traditional sports. The hip-hop mogul’s management powerhouse has officially launched a division into esports to extend its reach with rising gaming stars. JAY-Z’s Roc Nation Finally Launches Esports Division While details are scarce, reports claim the decision comes at a time when esports continues […]

OnlyFans Expands Their Brand With Nudity-Free App To Rival Patreon

Dubbed the “King of Homemade Porn,” OnlyFans founder, Tim Stokely is seeking a new title that is family-friendly. A web-based social networking site, OnlyFans allows creators to directly monetize their audience by curating NSFW content and charging a subscription fee. The site is home to writers, poets, inspirational speakers, authors, artists, chefs, and more. But the site gained its popularity for the way its users have reimagined a digital sex industry. Even if it wasn’t Stokely’s intention, OnlyFans has made sex work more accessible and safe. 

The company has 85 million users, upward of 1 million creators, and has generated more than $2 billion dollars in sales. Creators are able to keep 80% of their profit earning anywhere from $200 to $8,000 a month to $1Million in a day. Celebrities like Cardi B, Blac Chyna, Tyga, Bella Thorne, and Bhad Bhabie have also joined in on the OnlyFans fun. 

The new streaming service, OFTV, essentially is the same concept as the web-based version and offers videos featuring many of OnlyFans biggest stars, just free of nudity. “From the onset of launching OnlyFans, we have been a creator-first platform to give creators further autonomy and power over their content,” Stokely said. “We’re all about giving creators more opportunities to get their content out there and more ways for our community to access it.” Users can view the content using the app on their phones, tablets, or smart TVs.

According to a report by Bloomberg, the brand is hoping to step away from its overarching reputation of adult video content and reposition itself as a platform tool for all content creators. This rather smart move will ultimately make them a direct competitor to Patreon and YouTube. It will also open up their audience, maybe kid influencers will be on OFTV generating 6-figures by reviewing toys.

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