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We previously reported that the legendary songstress Cher had come under fire on social media for a tweet she penned insinuating she could’ve possibly prevented George Floyd’s murder from taking place. “Was talking with Mom & she said ‘I watched [the] trial of [the] policeman who killed George Floyd, & cried.’ I Said ‘Mom, I Know This Is Gonna Sound CRAZY, But.. I Kept Thinking …..Maybe If I’d Been There,…I Could’ve Helped,” penned the 74-year-old entertainer in the now-deleted tweet. Many critics on social media threw the “white savior complex” title at her for the tweet, prompting her to take social media again to double down on her comments. 

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Edited for clarity, Cher wrote on Saturday (April 4), “Wrestled With This [Twitter], Because I Thought some ppl wouldn’t understand, Or Believe an Entertainer Could have Honest emotions about a human Being, suffering [and] Dying, even if It’s Only Shown On tv.”

“You Don’t Know What I’ve Done, Who I Am, Or What I Believe. I CAN, I HAVE,& I WILL..HELP,” she continued passionately. 

She added in a second tweet apologizing for her word choice, “I Just got off [the] phone With [my] Friend Karen. Told her what Happened,& Realized, You Can Piss Ppl Off, & Hurt Them By Not Knowing Everything That’s ‘NOT Appropriate’ To Say. I know Ppl Apologize When They’re In a Jam, BUT Raised back of hand TO GOD Folded hands, IM TRULY SORRY If I Upset AnyOne In Blk Community. I Know My (heart).”

Based on her follow-up explanation, it seems like the legend’s heart was in the right place with the original tweet, something many other users vocalized during the whole debacle. She could have perhaps elected to use a different name for her dependable friend, though. 

What do you think of Cher’s doubling-down of her comments? Let us know down below. 

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Charles Barkley has always been someone who has spoken on political issues although more often than not, he is criticized for his takes. Some people simply don’t like what Barkley has to say at times, especially when he comes through with bizarre hot takes, such as claiming that athletes should be given the vaccine first. Regardless, Barkley continues to speak his mind, and last night, that is exactly what he did during a March Madness broadcast.

In Barkley’s opinion, politicians these days are operating with the goal of making all races hate each other. He finds that their rhetoric is divisive and that all people are good at their core, but in the end, they play into what the politicians want. 

“Man, I think most white people and Black people are great people. I really believe that in my heart, but I think our system is set up where our politicians, whether they’re Republicans or Democrats, are designed to make us not like each other so they can keep their grasp of money and power. They divide and conquer,” Barkley said. “I truly believe in my heart most white people and Black people are awesome people, but we’re so stupid following our politicians, whether they’re Republicans or Democrats, and their only job is, ‘Hey, let’s make these people not like each other. We don’t live in their neighborhoods, we all got money, let’s make the whites and Blacks not like each other, let’s make rich people and poor people not like each other, let’s scramble the middle class.’ I truly believe that in my heart.”

There are various people who are agreeing with Barkley’s take, while others find it to be just a tad naive. At the end of the day, politics will always be divisive and it is up to individuals to do their own research and decide what they want to believe. 

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Cam’ron is one of the most defining voices of early 00s rap music. As a member of The Diplomats, the Harlem-bred rapper experienced commercial success and went on to earn multiple RIAA certified projects. Due to qualms with Roc-A-Fella label head Jay-Z, he eventually separated his Diplomat Records banner from the label in 2005 and signed a new deal. The rap legend recently sat down with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN on the latest episode of Revolt’s “Drink Champs” to divulge more details about the frenemy relationship he and Jay- Z had at the start of the millennia, naming a specific incident where the two sabotaged each other in the studio. 

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While appearing on the show, Killa Cam recalled a previously confirmed story of scrapping a verse the billionaire mogul had recorded to appear on the remix of his hit “Oh Boy.” He revealed further, however, that the cut was in response to the fellow New York rapper doing the same exact thing to him in an incident involving Peedi Crakk’s single “One for Peedi Crakk” months before. 

“They’re in the studio,” Cam says of studio session with Peedi. “He said he got this hot song ‘cause he wasn’t signed to State Property, I was fucking with him. He’d come to New York or whatever and I was gonna sign him. But, Dame was like, ‘That’s gonna f*ck y’all up, he from Philly,’ and all that. It’s seeming like he’s [with State Property], but he’s not.”

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He continued, “So, he’s like, I’m not signed to them n*ggas, Cam, so we did the song. So, Peedi’s playing the song for Jay-Z and whoever else is in the studio. He says he’s in the studio playing it and my verse comes on and JAY says, ‘Stop it. Erase that sh*t’ and just erased my whole verse.”

Their relationship has since improved as he and fellow Dipset member Jim Jones hit the stage with Jay-Z in their home city back in 2019.

Elsewhere in the interview, he discussed being a fan of Nas despite firing shots at him, his role in the Roc-A-Fella breakup, and Hov threatening to slap DJ Kay Slay. Check out the full interview above and let us know your thoughts down below. 

Rajon Rondo is the latest addition to the Los Angeles Clippers and with him on the roster, it’s clear that the Clippers are looking to make a deep run and atone for all of their mistakes in the bubble last season. Rondo is an experienced point guard and come playoff time, he always finds a way to elevate to a whole new level. That’s exactly what he did for the Lakers last season and the Clippers fully expect him to bring that exact same energy.

In an interview with Rachel Nichols for ESPN, Rondo spoke about his new team and how he feels about being on the Clippers. Rondo also got to talk about his new superstar teammate Kawhi Leonard and even revealed what has surprised him about Kawhi.

“Kawhi, his passing ability is unreal,” Rondo said. “I didn’t expect him to be such a great passer and a willing passer. I said something yesterday and he looked at me and was like ‘I got it all.'”

Rondo is set to make his debut against the Lakers today and we’re sure he will be looking to defeat his former team. As for Kawhi, he now has a brand new point guard to help set up plays for him, and we can’t wait to see what kind of plays these two produce.

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The “Shea Butter Baby” Ari Lennox just turned 30-years old the other week, and she quickly sent social media in a frenzy with her birthday pics looking as gorgeous as ever, but this is not the first time the general public has been completely mesmerized by her beauty, and rightfully so.  

During the pandemic, Ari has kept herself busy working on new music and entertaining smaller clubs with her Crown Royal partnership as she told us in a recent interview. She also earned her first platinum plaque the other month, for the aforementioned “Shea Butter Baby” record with J. Cole. 

The “BMO” singer seems to be completely living her best life while feeding fans with music sparingly. In September 2020, Ari released her steamy single “Chocolate Pomegranate,” and fans have been anticipating her next release, which she hinted is on the way in early of March this year. 

In the meantime, we can marvel at her best Instagram moments and enjoy the confidence oozing from her posts.

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Beach Babe

Ari rocks a gorgeous Stella bikini giving ultimate island girl realness.

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Pretty In Pink

Nails done, hair done, everything did!

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Aesthetic Queen

The caption says it all.

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Chocolate Pomegranate

The single’s promo photos were a moment.

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Natural Beauty

Ari’s signature curls are a fan favorite look for her.

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Bonafide Love

But the Heaux Tales singer can definitely rock long, straight hair too– clearly.

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Sun Kissed

A baddie with no makeup.

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Shea Butter Baby

 A modern-day princess in her green mini dress. 

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Aries Baby

The R&B star welcomed her season in a cute red bikini.

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Car Selfie

“A chocolate pomegranate, come live in this truth.”

The hip-hop community suffered a major loss last November when King Von was tragically gunned down in Atlanta after a scuffle with Quando Rondo’s crew. Rondo’s affiliate Lul Tim is being accused of firing the fatal shots at the Chicago rapper, and initial reports suggested that the Georgia rapper felt remorseful about the situation. This, however, contradicts Rondo’s social media activity since the incident and, most recently, some disrespectful remarks the rapper had about the late OTF artist. 

During a virtual concert on Saturday night (April 3), the 22-year-old rapper took aim at King Von in the grave with perhaps his most vile words to date. “He got caught without that pole and now that b*tch a** n*gga gone….. I’ll piss on his grave!” said the rapper during the show. 

Prior to his recent distasteful comments, Rondo addressed people on social media who feel as if he should feel remorse for the passing of someone who had beef with him. 

“Von got his self in that situation I didn’t even no cuz had pressure with me,” he wrote in response to a fan on Instagram with a heartbreak emoji and a 100 emoji. 

As mentioned briefly before, Rondo has previously vocalized negative feelings regarding the late Chicago emcee and his crew. After moving pretty freely in the weeks following the fatal shooting, one of his late November shows in Atlanta shows was canceled due to a perceived safety threat, presumably from King Von affiliates. 

“A whole hoe outchea,” penned 600Breezy in a shady message regarding the cancellation. What are your thoughts on Quando Rondo’s comments? 

Skip Bayless is one of the more hated individuals in sports media and it mostly has to do with the fact that he is a huge troll who doesn’t really seem to care who he offends. Whenever Skip rattles off a hot take, you can be sure there is going to be some salt behind it, and even when he’s been proven wrong, he continues to go with the same old narratives to make players like LeBron James look bad.

While watching the epic match between Gonzaga and UCLA last night, Bayless was extremely anti-Gonzaga and when Jalen Suggs hit his amazing three-point shot to win the game at the buzzer, Skip offered up a truly senseless take, claiming that the game wasn’t that good because it ended on a “lucky shot.”

Even if the shot were lucky, that doesn’t take away from the fact that this was a game for the ages. Regardless, Skip pissed off a lot of people with his hot take which is evident by all of the replies that were seen, below.

Let us know what you thought of the game, and whether or not what Skip said holds any weight. As for the Finals, those go down tomorrow as Gonzaga will take on Baylor.

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If you’re a basketball fan, you were probably glued to your tv last night while watching the UCLA Vs. Gonzaga Final Four game. This was an all-time incredible match and fans couldn’t believe what they were witnessing. In the end, Jalen Suggs came through clutch for Gonzaga as he dropped a desperation three-point shot at the buzzer which catapulted his team into the Finals where they will take on Baylor.

LeBron James was watching the whole thing and he was just as impressed as the millions of other fans who caught the matchup. At some points, he could not believe what he was witnessing although in the end, he seemingly had a hunch that Suggs would be the guy to end the game and give Gonzaga that huge win.

“I said SUGGS about to hit this as soon as he crossed half court. GAME!!” LeBron wrote.

Gonzaga is undefeated this season and if they beat Baylor in the Finals, they will be one of few teams to complete an undefeated season. Even if the year may have been shortened due to COVID, that is still an impressive achievement, and Gonzaga will be motivated come Monday night.

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