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It has been a while since we’ve last seen an official release from R&B singer Chris Brown, who has been missing since his early 2020 mixtape Slime & B with Young Thug. You’d have to go back even further to two summers ago for his most recent solo album, Indigo. With that in mind, fans have got to feel excited to see that the 32-year-old is shooting a music video for an upcoming single with rapper Wale.

According to The Shade Room, the music video that was being shot on Tuesday night is for the D.C rapper’s upcoming single called “Angles.” This was subsequently confirmed by an Instagram post from the singer himself, teasing the new track with interactive cover art and a brief glimpse of the song itself.

Brown notoriously has left his comments off all throughout his Instagram page, but his posts still receive an immense amount of support despite the generally cryptic captions. In teasing “Angles,” Brown had little to add to the post caption beyond the eyes and fire emojis. On the flip side of the coin, Wale has been more direct in promoting the upcoming single, drumming up hype for it on Twitter.

The two artists are mutual collaborators and have worked together multiple times in the past. Brown last featured on Wale’s “Heaven On Earth” off of his 2017 Shine record. Wale featured on Brown and Tyga’s Fan of a Fan collaborative album in 2015 on the song “It’s Yo Sh*t.”

Check out the behind-the-scenes look of the upcoming music video below and let us know if you’re excited for the song’s official release.

If you are a big fan of the Nike Dunk Low, then 2021 has been nothing short of exciting and overwhelming. With so many new colorways making their way to the market, fans have been given an abundance of choices, and in just a few months, Virgil Abloh will be giving us 50 more, in what should prove to be his most ambitious Off-White x Nike collection yet. That’s right, Off-White and Nike are coming through with 50 new colorways of the Nike Dunk Low and the collection is going to be called “Dear Summer.”

Numbers 2-49 will have a white and grey upper although the main difference will be the colors of the laces. From there, the first colorway will be a unique white and yellow offering while the 50th pair is an all-black model. This is an overwhelming amount of colorways to be released at the same time although if you know anything about Abloh, you know that he likes to go big with his projects.

Now, it is being reported by Nike that the shoe will be released exclusively through the SNKRS app and invitations will begin rolling out as of August 9th. This essentially means that the release will be spread out over a few days. 

Let us know if you plan on copping a pair, in the comments below.

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Unless you’ve been avoiding Hip-Hop news coverage and social media altogether, you’ve undoubtedly seen XXL’s newly unveiled 2021 Freshman Class. Blazing newcomers such as Pooh Shiesty, Coi Leray, 42 Dugg, Blxst, Toosii, Flo Milli, Iann Dior, DDG, Rubi Rose, Lakeyah, and Morray make up the list, and as usual, the Hip-Hop community has been debating the merits of this year’s Freshman Class.

As previously reported, droves of fans hit Twitter to rip the 2021 XXL Freshmen to shreds, with many Twitter users taking aim at Rubi Rose especially.    

A day later, it appears that the For The Streets rapper has definitely caught wind of the social media reactions to this year’s Freshman Class, and she isn’t letting any disgruntled fan ruin her latest accomplishment. After reposting the XXL cover to her Instagram story, a fan responded to her it saying, “U make music? I thought u was just a hoe!!! Congrats.”

Rather than getting worked up about the disrespectful comment, Rubi Rose simply screenshotted the fan’s response and posted it to Twitter, writing, “you learn something everyday” alongside a winking emoji. In addition to her cheeky response, Rubi also took a moment to retweet and shine a light on the positive feedback that she’s been receiving from fellow artists like Rico Nasty.

Do you think that Rubi Rose deserved to be named a 2021 XXL Freshman?

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For months now, fans have been receiving teasers of the upcoming Fragment x Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 collection. This is going to be a unique two-pack that features an Air Jordan 1 High OG and an Air Jordan 1 Low. Both colorways will have nods to the original Fragment x Air Jordan 1 colorway while containing a backward Swoosh which is an homage to Travis Scott. The anticipation for this collaboration has been building and many believe it will be one of the best shoes of the entire year.

In the images below via @zsneakerheadz, you can see how the High OG version will have blue on the toe box and back heel while the sides are white. From there, black is placed on the Nike swoosh and collar which helps bring the entire shoe together. Overall, it’s a great colorway that is going to be sold out immediately upon release.

When it comes to the drop date, it is now being reported that the High OG version could be out by July 29th which is just next month. This release date has not been confirmed although it certainly conflicts with earlier reports that stated this shoe would be dropping in the Fall. Stay tuned for more updates on this release as we will be sure to bring them to you.

XXL announced their annual Freshman List on Wednesday, naming the lucky artists who are getting the publication’s co-sign in 2021. After monster years, Pooh Shiesty, Coi Leray, and Flo Milli were shoo-ins for this year’s tally, being joined by DDG, 42 Dugg, Morray, Blxst, Rubi Rose, Lakeyah, iann dior, and Toosii. 

As part of the magazine cover’s rollout, XXL always stages some entertaining content for fans to get to know the rappers better. They start by having them read mean comments before dropping the freestyles, cyphers, and more videos for the world to fall in love with the next generation. On Thursday, the mean comments portion was released and it didn’t disappoint, especially when Pooh Shiesty, 42 Dugg, and Coi Leray were clapping back.

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The episode starts out with the ever-positive Morray responding to a fan who told him he dresses badly. Considering he just got his first whiff of money, Morray actually agreed with the fan, saying he’s not used to designer clothing yet. Then, Pooh Shiesty faced the inevitable “Poop Shitty” comment, to which he responded, “Fuck you dude” with his middle fingers up.

As you would expect, when the camera got to 42 Dugg, the rapper was given a comment about how he doesn’t qualify because of how short he is, to which he said, “Depending on the height measurements, he might be right.”

Watch the video below to see how Blxst reacts to being called the fourth member of the Migos, how Rubi Rose responds to someone saying she stole an actress’ name, and how Lakeyah replies when someone says she looks like Mike Jones.

Yesterday, bombshell news came out of the NBA as it was revealed that Chris Paul tested positive for COVID-19 and would have to enter quarantine as part of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. This was especially bad news considering the Suns had just finished off their series against the Denver Nuggets, and were looking forward to some rest before playing in the Western Conference Finals. At this point, the Suns are still in a good spot thanks to a prolonged series by the Clippers and Jazz, however, there is still some concern that Paul won’t be good to go in time for Game 1.

Nick Young reacted to this news with a pretty blunt tweet on Wednesday, and it certainly wasn’t well-received by the fans. Young essentially said that Paul must be doing something wrong in his life because his Karma has simply been going against him for years. In fact, Young urged Paul to pray and to start living right.

“Cp3 you need to go pray … you not living right lol something somewhere dnt want you to win … every playoffs something happen to you,” Young wrote.

While Young probably meant this in the most harmless way possible, there were still some people out there who took it as disrespectful. After all, Paul is a beloved player in the NBA and many fans are hoping that he can get himself a title sooner rather than later.

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