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Kwame Brown has been in the news quite a bit over the past couple of weeks thanks to his feuds with Charlamagne Tha God, Matt Barnes, Stephen Jackson, and, of course, Stephen A. Smith. Brown is tired of the constant slander that surrounds his name and it is easy to see why. He has been disparaged his whole career and he is fed up of everyone giving him a hard time.

Recently, Smith noted that he wouldn’t be responding to Kwame as he is entitled to feel however he wants. However, Smith has since gone back on that pledge, and now, he is slandering him into oblivion. On Smith’s Disney Plus show Stephen A’s World, he decided to react to a lowlight reel of Brown, which shows him making numerous gaffes out on the court. A lot of the plays are embarrassing, and Smith sticks the knife in the wound throughout the entire process.

Smith didn’t seem to care about the repercussions of such a segment, although perhaps he will be made privy to said repercussions in the coming days. By repercussions, of course, we mean one of Brown’s signature Instagram rants, where he goes after those who roast him. We’re sure he wasn’t a fan of this segment and it wouldn’t be surprising if he were to let those feelings be known.

Despite all of this, Smith has never been scared to voice his opinion, and this was yet another example of this.

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The Golden State has just about returned to “normal” after a yearlong quarantine now that vaccinations are plenty. Disneyland will soon begin letting in non-California residents in a little over two weeks and venues throughout the state are dusting off their microphones as they move from virtual concerts to in-person shows. Festivals are excited to get back into the swing of things, as well, and on Thursday (May 27), Rolling Loud California shared its new dates and lineup.

On the heels of announcing Rolling Loud Miami, production has shared that RLC will take place from December 10th to the 12th at the NOS Event Center in San Bernandino. They aren’t playing around with the lineup this year, either, because they’re returning with headliners Kid Cudi, J. Cole, and Future, with special appearances by Chris Brown and Young Thug who will be performing their joint album Slime & B.

Also on the roster are artists like Wiz Khalifa, Playboi Carti, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Durk, Polo G, Rod Wave, Lil Tjay, Jack Harlow, Ski Mask The Slump God, Pooh Shiesty, Coi Leray, 42 Dugg, Morray, $NOT, Latto, Ty Dolla $ign, Tyga, Omen, Cozz, Drakeo The Ruler, Blxst, Kalan.FrFr, and Bino Rideaux. Presale tickets will be available on June 1st at 12 pm PST.

Check out the stacked lineup below and let us know if you’ll be copping tickets.

There has been quite a bit of discussion about Vivica Fox and 50 Cent’s 2003 relationship this week. The pair of artists briefly dated all those years ago but ever so often, they’ll pop back up rehashing old memories. This time around Vivica has sat down with VladTV to chat about her life, including her time with 50 Cent who she admitted was still “the love of my life.”

The Rap mogul is currently in a relationship with Jamira Haines, also known as Cuban Link, and after his leading lady subtly shaded Vivica earlier this week, Fif answered questions about his thoughts regarding Vivica’s latest admission.

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“I’m never bothered by when she says that,” said 50 Cent of the actress’s “love of my life” remarks. “If you say—just the timing, at the time that we actually interacted with each other it was, we weren’t conscious of everything else that was going on.”

“She’ll always say if you listen to her, she’ll say, ‘I would’ve been private,'” he added. “‘Cause when it got so uncomfortable with everybody else—when you get pushed and pulled in different directions without it being even her decision. Her publicist is saying do this. This person [is saying] do this. And you go, alright, this is not the right…you know.”

The interview concluded with 50 Cent admitting that he did turn the rumored 12-carat engagement ring he set aside for Vivica into a pair of earrings. Check out the full interview below and clock his Vivica Fox comments near the end.

Ja Morant is one of the biggest up and coming superstars in the NBA and over the past couple of years, he has turned the Memphis Grizzlies into an exciting young team to watch. This past season, he was able to guide them to the playoffs and now, they are giving the Utah Jazz a run for their money. Last night, the Grizzlies were trying to take a 2-0 lead in the series although they ended up losing despite a 47-point performance from Morant.

Now, the series is tied at one game apiece and with the series heading back to Memphis, Morant and his teammates have a real shot at stealing some games. In fact, following the loss to the Jazz, Morant took to Twitter where he wrote “fear non” which just goes to show how ready he is for this new challenge. 

If there is any eighth seed who could beat the best team in the league, it would most certainly be the Memphis Grizzlies. They have a history of surprising people in the playoffs and if they pull off an upset in 2021, then they could very well be a factor in the second round as well.

For now, Morant seems to be on a mission and we can’t wait to see how he responds in Game 3.

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She’s earned herself her first set of BET Award nominations, but not everyone is happy for Coi Leray. The buzzing artist is up for Best Female Hip Hop Artist and Best New Artist, and when she took to social media to celebrate, she faced off with critics. Around the same time, Yung Bleu was over on Instagram airing out his grievances because he felt that he should have been recognized this go-’round. The pair of performers got their wires crossed and soon, Coi was calling out her critics and Bleu believed she was addressing him.

After a few back and forths, Coi set the record straight. “BLEU.. I’m not talking about you,” Leray tweeted. “That tweet was strictly for the troll ass people I deal with.”

“You one of the most talented people I met and I’ll never come on any social platform and disrespect you, I love you as a person and an artist regardless of anything!” Bleu reposted the tweet and before deleting it, he shared a lengthy caption where he returned praise to Leray.

“I apologize . U a sweet person and we always embraced each other since day 1,” Bleu replied. “My post def wasn’t a diss to u or your accomplishments u talented as hell ! ! Both of us got much more to come u like my LIl cry baby sister we always fighting Lol ! It’s was a big lack of communication none but positive vibes tho I wanna see you have more success. Dnt let nobody tell u different hommie.”

Both Bleu and Leray are being praised for handling the situation maturely and not turning it into some weird social media beef. Check it out below.

Tim Tebow has returned to the NFL and now, he is trying to be a tight end. As a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tebow is looking to make the final 52-man roster, and for now, there are 90 players in training camp. Tebow has a lot working against him, including his age and the fact that he has never actually played tight end before. Regardless, Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer believes in Tebow and he wouldn’t give him this opportunity if he didn’t think he could make the team.

Recently, Meyer was asked about Tebow’s progress throughout training camp and how he has looked so far. As Meyer explained, Tebow is improving every day although, at first, he was a bit awkward in his new role.

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“I wouldn’t say weird. Awkward, maybe, the first practice, but he’s one of 90 trying to make the team. He has improved, it’s all new for him,” Meyer said. “Tyler Bowen is doing a good job with our tight ends as a whole. O’Shaughnessy and Ellefson in particular, if you watch a video last year and watch practice now, it’s night and day. Those guys have really improved and the position is trending upward. They’re doing a nice job.”

Meyer and Tebow had a relationship dating back to their time at Florida, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Meyer lets him make the final roster. Regardless of what happens, Tebow has put a lot of eyes on the Jaguars, and many fans are curious to see what he’d do on the field.

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After making a triumphant return to social media following a hiatus to take care of her baby boy, Nicki Minaj isn’t holding back. The rapper is celebrating the successes of the rerelease of her 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty after it was reported that the record moved 80K units its first week and broke records. Now that Mrs. Petty is back into her online groove, she shared a few thoughts about loyalty and staying the course, but first, she posed a question to the public.

“Yall don’t feel corny when you post a private dm or text someone sent you?” Nicki tweeted. She didn’t specify what prompted the question, but conversations about this topic were recently reignited after a woman sent screenshots of an Instagram DM exchange with Amber Rose to blogs. The model was asking the woman if she had been talking to Amber’s man, Alexander “AE” Edwards.

An hour later, Nicki returned with a bit of advice. “Sometimes the ppl you’ve helped the most will begin to hate you once there are new boundaries in place & they realize they can no longer use you,” she tweeted. “If you are naturally a giver, this will hit home for you. Don’t worry. Your blessings will continue to pour in.”

Check it out below.

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