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Earlier today, shocking and heartbreaking news spread like wildfire as it was revealed that legendary rapper DMX had suffered an overdose on Friday night. Troubling details continued to emerge as Hip-Hop fans learned that, in addition to the overdose, the It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot artist had also experienced a heart attack and was in a vegetative state. Hours later, DMX’s team has come forward to give a hopeful update on his condition.

Following the outpouring of support from several Hip-Hop heavyweights, DMX’s longtime lawyer Murray Richman has given fans an update on the iconic artist’s status, revealing that DMX is officially off life support, but although he is breathing on his own, he is still showing minimal brain activity.

“He’s been taken off of life support,” Richman says. “He is breathing on his own but there is a little brain activity.”

According to NBC News, when asked for more details as to what caused DMX’s heart attack, the attorney said that he did not know what caused the life-threatening emergency. Instead, he offered kind words about DMX, who he fondly refers to as Earl.

“Earl is a sweet guy,” Richman said. “Earl was a person who could tell such a story. He was a person with such depth. It’s a heartbreaker.” 

Prayers up that DMX will continue to pull through. Stay tuned for updates.

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Despite his ongoing case regarding the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion last summer, Tory Lanez continues to prove that even cancel culture can’t hold back his career. Since the controversial incident last year, several media outlets have vowed to stop covering all news related to the DAYSTAR artist, but earlier today, it was revealed that the rapper-singer-songwriter has landed one of the latest covers of Flaunt Magazine.

Holding down the cover for the digital edition of Flaunt’s “The Dawn Chorus” issue, Tory rocks a Fendi suit with no shirt, a pair of Nike Air Force 1s, and a modest assortment of jewelry. The PLAYBOY artist’s latest magazine cover appears to be his first since last April’s VIBE cover, months before he was accused of shooting Megan The Stallion, and throughout the cover story, Tory discusses a myriad of topics, from working with Chris Brown to his idea of success.  

According to the Toronto artist, he has already achieved monetary success but he’s currently looking forward to a moment in the near future when the world will once again recognize his artistry.

When asked what that would look like, Tory replied, “You ever seen that meme of DMX on the stage performing to the whole world? He’s performing to a million people, that’s how I feel. I’m going to stop wars with my music like how Bob Marley did. I’m going to do certain things that are so above and beyond other artists.”

With this news coming a month after Tory Lanez argued that he was being blackballed and censored by DSPs, are you surprised to see the Canadian artist grace the cover of Flaunt Magazine?  

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Apart from Lil Wayne’s epic Burger King brand tweet, the fast-food restaurant chain has been having a bit of a hard time as of late. Last month, Burger King faced backlash for a controversial International Women’s Day tweet, and this week, reports have surfaced that a Burger King in Memphis, Tennessee was allegedly shot up after a woman got tired of waiting in the drive-thru line.

Contrary to the 2020 Burger King incident in which an employee pulled a gun out on an unsatisfied customer, this latest incident involves a disgruntled patron. According to WREG Memphis, a woman became upset about the wait for food and started a verbal altercation while standing in the drive-thru, and before employees knew it, she had climbed halfway through the drive-thru window and started opening fire on the employees.

Thankfully, no one was hurt during the altercation, as the Burger King employees were able to flee the scene through the back door. According to WREG Memphis, the ridiculous situation has left some police and locals wondering if the woman was already upset when she entered the drive-thru. No arrests have been made as of yet, but photos reveal that the shooter was accompanied by a male who was driving a gray sedan.

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Recently, conversations surrounding Nicki Minaj and her legacy have been reignited. Most notably, Joe Budden recently set aside his personal feelings about the native New Yorker to declare that she deserves way more recognition by major institutions in the industry like The Recording Academy for her musical achievements. Considering her lack of Grammy awards, it’s obvious that credit has yet to be given to the blueprint. The numbers do speak for themselves, though, and the hitmaker has just achieved another never-before reached feat.

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Based on updated data from Youtube confirmed by chart data aggregate source chart data, the 38-year-old Queen of Rap‘s visual for her 2014 single “Anaconda” off her third studio album The Pinkprint has just surpassed 1 billion views on Youtube. This becomes her sixth video including as a featured artist to surpass this threshold. More impressively, the video becomes the video by a solo female rapper to achieve this. 

At the time of its release, the visual for “Anaconda” had an indisputable impact on pop culture. Breaking the 24-hour Vevo streaming record by accumulating 19.6 million views in its first day, Nicki received backlash for the raunchy derriere-filled visual. Some called her “desperate” to sell records. The video was later ranked as the 13th greatest video of the decade by Billboard.    

As for Joe Budden’s comments about the first lady of Young Money, he echoed the calls of many other rappers in the game. “Nicki Minaj needs her flowers. Whoever the Grammy board is, whoever’s on there, y’all are not the one’s that get to determine that Nicki Minaj and all of her impact and influence don’t get to win an award. I’m sorry,” said Budden on his podcast. 

Congrats to Nicki on earning this new distinction!

Isaiah Thomas has been waiting a long time to be back in the NBA but this past week, he finally got his wish as the New Orleans Pelicans signed him to a 10-day contract. The Pelicans are a team who are trying to find their way right now and after trading away JJ Redick, it was only right that the team signed a new point guard. After all, Thomas is a player who can still offer up some solid production, and it’s suspicious that he wasn’t in the league already, to begin with.

While Thomas has mostly worn the number four throughout his career, he will be changing things up in New Orleans. As you can see in the post below, Thomas will now be donning the number 24 which was famously worn by Kobe Bryant. Thomas confirmed that the new number was indeed an homage to the Lakers legend.

Kobe tributes have been frequent around the NBA over the past few years and for good reason. He is one of the biggest legends the game has ever seen and it only makes sense that some of the biggest stars would show their appreciation.

Starting now, Thomas has a real opportunity to stay in the NBA, and hopefully, his new number will help guide him to success.

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