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Twitter has made it abundantly clear that it does not want former President Donald Trump anywhere near its platform. The disgraced former President was banned from the social media network a few months ago and he has not been allowed back ever since. He’s additionally been banned by virtually every other prominent social media company, being left to create his own to share his public statements.

Most recently, Trump used his platform to complain about the Academy Awards, also taking time to insult LeBron James over his comments about the shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant. Forbes reporter Andrew Solender noticed that an account dedicated to Trump’s press releases, going by the handle @DJTDesk, was operating with the sole purpose of spreading news about Trump’s latest statements. After less than twenty-four hours, the page was banned from Twitter. Ironically enough, this happened on the same day that Facebook and Instagram announced they will be upholding their bans on Trump.

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On his own blog-like page, Trump has been handing out endorsements for the Republican Party’s leaders, also commenting on the social media ban by saying Facebook and Twitter have taken away his right to free speech by banning him. He lost that a while ago when he incited violence at the Capitol, though.

Do you think we’ll ever see a day where Donald Trump is allowed back on Facebook and Twitter?

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Damian Lillard is one of the best players in the NBA and when you look back on the last few seasons, it’s clear that he is a huge reason for the success of the Portland Trail Blazers. As a top-five point guard in the entire NBA, Lillard is certainly qualified to speak on the talents of his peers and whenever he is being interviewed, it feels like he is being asked to evaluate the NBA’s large talent pool.

During a recent appearance on The Dan Patrick Show, that’s exactly what went down as Patrick asked Lillard to name the best player in the NBA. This is certainly a tough question although Lillard ended up making the case for Kevin Durant.

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“I think KD healthy could very well be the best player in the NBA. I mean, nobody can guard him,” Lillard said. “If he’s healthy, he’s shooting threes off the dribble; he’s pulling up off the dribble; he’s posting up. He can get to the rim. You can’t block his shot. The way he handles the ball, the way he moves at that size, who are you going to put on him? When healthy, I think at this moment, he could very well be the best player in the league.” 

Durant has been injured quite a bit this season although with the playoffs quickly approaching, he will have an opportunity to show everyone just how far he can take this Nets team. If they end up winning a title, perhaps KD will end up with that best player crown.

Keyshia Ka’Oir is one of the most successful influencers on social media. The wife of rapper Gucci Mane, Keyshia is also known as a ride-or-die partner who stuck with her man through thick and thin. This week, however, a bunch of rumors has come back to haunt the 36-year-old as she fights off claims that she abandoned her children in Jamaica to pursue a career in the States. Akademiks is also set on resurfacing rumors pertaining to an alleged affair that Keyshia had with Yo Gotti while Gucci Mane was incarcerated.

Doing everything she can to end the narrative that she allegedly left three children in Jamaica before moving to the U.S., Keyshia Ka’Oir responded to a fan definitively after being asked about the speculation. “So do Keyshia Ka’oir really have other children in Jamaica?” asked a fan on Twitter. Catching wind of the tweet, the socialite emphatically shut down the rumors by responding, “NO!”

This rumor has been around for years, being reported back in 2017. At the time, Keyshia confirmed that she had children that she was raising in Atlanta with her husband Gucci Mane. However, she denied ever abandoning them in Jamaica. More recently, Keyshia gave birth a few months ago to her first child with Gucci, a healthy baby boy named Ice Davis. 

What do you think about these rumors? Will Keyshia Ka’Oir be plagued with them forever? Watch her 2017 interview with The Breakfast Club below, where she discusses her kids.

After going through a year that saw music festivals across the world canceled due to the global pandemic, Lyrical Lemonade is giving music fans a big treat for waiting it out by bringing back The Summer Smash Festival in Chicago for summer 2021.

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Presented by SPKRBX and set to go down over three days from August 20 – August 22, The Summer Smash is looking to be just that if we’re judging based on the massive festival lineup. Based off first glances, A$AP Rocky, Lil Baby and Lil Uzi Vert will take turns as headliner acts over the weekend, with the A$AP Mob head honcho taking over for Day 1, the My Turn emcee following up on Day 2 and the Eternal Atake king himself closing things out on Day 3. Rocky’s performance is a bit of a nostalgic one for us personally, as he was one of the last acts HNHH got to cover live at Barclays Center in Brooklyn last year for Yams Day 2020 (seen above) before the pandemic shut everything down.

The rest of the lineup is impressive to say the least, with each day of the festival boasting some hip-hop heavyweights for the new wave of rap. Day 1 sees Rocky being joined by Lil Skies, Lil Tecca, Lil Yachty, Mulatto, Swae Lee, Xavier Wulf, Yung Bans, BabySantana, BAHA BANK$, Bennett, CEO Trayle, Daniyel, Femdot, glaive, Goldenboymnny, Kaash Paige, Landon Cube, Supa Bwe, Teezo Touchdown and Yung Baby Tate.

In addition to Lil Baby, Day 2 will also see Baby Keem, City Girls, Coi Leray, Earl Sweatshirt, Gunna, Ski Mask The Slump God, Babyface Ray, Blueface, City Morgue, Famous Dex, Internet Money, Lil Eazzyy, Lil Gnar, MadeinTYO, SSGKobe, Yung Pinch, Cdot Honcho, CP, First Class Bee, Guwop Reign, Joey Purp, KA$HDAMI, Komla, Nina Tech, Qari, Queen Key, Trucar and 3800 Drippyy blessing the stage with performances on that Saturday.

Uzi closes the festival on Sunday, and he’ll be getting help from the likes of 24kGoldn, Benny The Butcher, Carnage, The Kid Laroi, Lucki, NLE Choppa, Pooh Shiesty, $NOT, SoFaygo, Waka Flocka Flame, Young M.A, BKTHERULA, Cpochise, Danny Towers, Dro Kenji, Ericoda, Jasiah, Ken Car$on, Pi’erre Bourne, TheHxliday, Warhol.SS, Broke Boii, DCG, Kelo, Lei Dominique, NGEEYL, Slime Dollaz, Smiles 773 and TokenVlone. DJ sets will be handled by DJ Scheme, Zack Bia and GloUpJake.

Are you ready for The Summer Smash Festival 2021? Peep the lineup below and let us know your thoughts down below in the comments:

It’s looking like a Black Superman is one step closer to manifesting as a reality. Though history has seen the iconic superhero portrayed by Christopher Reeves, Brandon Routh, and Henry Cavill in his many cinematic appearances, it would appear that Warner Bros is looking to shake things up for their next go-around with the Man Of Steel. 

According to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, the studio is on the search for a black actor to don the cape for the next film, which features Ta-Nahisi Coates on board as screenwriter and J.J. Abrams as producer. In the case of Abrams, THR specifies that he is not being considered as a director, with the report citing a source that suggests a white director helming the first Black Superman movie would be “tone-deaf.” 

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As such, the search for both a Black director and star is currently ongoing, a process that will apparently find WB directly competing with Marvel, who will be scouring a similar list of Black filmmakers for the upcoming Blade. As for the leading man — it should be noted that Michael B. Jordan was previously rumored to be interested in the project, though he neglected to confirm whether there was any truth to those particular rumblings. “I’m flattered that people have me in that conversation,” he explained. “It’s definitely a compliment, but I’m just watching on this one.”

As of now, Coates is projected to wrap up his script, which will draw influence from some of the classic Superman comics, by the end of the year, which suggests that the next Superman movie is still a ways away. It should be interesting to see how this one plays out, so be sure to keep a watchful eye as news on the upcoming flick develops. Being that casting is in a purely speculative state, sound off with your own wishlist in the comments below.

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Childish Gambino is being accused of allegedly ripping off his Grammy Award-winning song “This Is America.” A lawsuit was filed by Emelike Nwosuocha, who performs under the stage name Kidd Wes. The rapper says that Gambino’s song is nearly a blatant rip-off of his song “Made In America,” which was released two years prior. 

Kidd Wes says that the hook from “This Is America” is almost the same as his chorus from “Made In America,” featuring similar lyrical themes and flows. In the legal documents, the rapper said the track is “unmistakably substantially similar, if not practically identical” to his. He believes he was intentionally ripped off after his song was uploaded to SoundCloud for free in 2016. It was subsequently registered with the U.S Copyright Office in May 2017.

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The artist is suing Childish Gambino, the co-writers of the song, the labels that released it, and other parties for major damages. He even mentioned Young Thug in the lawsuit, who provides additional background vocals.

Listen to the two songs below and let us know if you think they’re similar. Do you think Childish Gambino ripped off Kidd Wes or was this unintentional?

Late last year, Childish Gambino teased fans and revealed that he has more new music on the way, claiming that it will be his “biggest” project yet. It’s unclear when he’s planning to release. We will keep you posted on his new music, as well as the outcome of this lawsuit.

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