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Following a series of delays from the originally-projected January 21′ release date, the release of Drake’s Certified Lover Boy appears to be on the way. In order to tide fans over, Drizzy delivered a sequel to Scary Hours on March 5th, a three-song effort with guest appearances from Lil Baby and Rick Ross. Unsurprisingly, the EP is already moving impressive numbers, with lead single “What’s Next” having already sold five-hundred album-equivalent units.

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Now, the project appears to have spawned another gold single. According to Our Generation Music, the Lil Baby-assisted “Wants And Needs,” which happens to be the EP’s second track, has also moved five-hundred-thousand. Though it has yet to be officially certified by the RIAA, don’t be surprised to see Drizzy lining his walls with a new batch of shiny gold plaques soon enough. 

At this rate, the only song from Scary Hours 2 that hasn’t yet hit the five-hundred-thousand benchmark is the Rick Ross-assisted “Lemon Pepper Freestyle.” Surprising in a way, as there are many who consider the lyrically-focused closer a bonafide project highlight; in fact, some even believe that Drake raps some of his best bars in years on the lavish Renzel collaboration. While cynics might conclude that bars don’t quite have the mainstream appeal they once had, it’s likely that “Lemon Pepper” will join the party soon enough — after all, it did join its fellow Scary Hours 2 cuts in an impressive Hot 100 top 3 takeover. 

Congratulations to Drizzy for yet another display of commercial dominance. 

Last night was a bad one for the NBA as one of the league’s most exciting rookies suffered a season-ending wrist injury. Of course, we are talking about LaMelo Ball who was leading the charge to win the coveted rookie of the year award. Ball is one of those players who is constantly making big plays and displaying flashy moves, but unfortunately, we won’t be seeing him again until next season.

Most fans were extremely sad about this news although some used it to push their agenda. One of those people was none other than D’Angelo Russell who immediately took to Twitter and made a case for Anthony Edwards as the rookie of the year, all while using the yawning emoji, almost as if he couldn’t care less about Melo’s injury.

This reaction immediately ignited some heft reactions on social media as most fans took this as a sign of blatant disrespect towards Melo. Sometimes, you just have to read the room and it’s clear that Russell wasn’t exactly doing that here. He has yet to delete the tweet, which just goes to show that he loves the controversy.

As for Melo, hopefully, he can get well soon as the league is much more fun with him in it.

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LaMelo Ball has been one of the best rookies in the entire NBA so far this season and fans have been loving his flashy style and unique passes. As of last night, it seemed like Melo was a lock to win the rookie of the year trophy, especially when you consider his impressive stat line. Unfortunately, LaMelo was injured pretty badly while falling to the ground in the midst of a match last night.

Essentially, Melo landed on his hand which reportedly broke his wrist. These injuries are always devastating for basketball players, and now, it looks like Ball will have to miss the rest of the season, which puts his rookie of the year campaign at risk.

The Hornets were relying on Melo’s talents at the point guard position although now, they will have to try and make the playoffs without him, which is much easier said than done. The injury is a huge blow to the league, as Melo was one of the few players putting forth a 100 percent effort.

As you can imagine, fans were quite distraught about the injury, and the reactions on social media prove that. In the tweets below, you can see exactly how the fans were feeling. Let us know what you think about all of this, in the comments below.

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A woman in Los Angeles is accusing Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch of sexual misconduct as apart of a broader exposé by Los Angeles Times regarding the now-closed Hollywood club, Cloak & Dagger. The report claims club owners Adam Bravin and Michael Patterson routinely turned a blind eye to sexual misconduct in the venue.

The woman, Hannah Harding, alleges that Middleditch approached her on the dance floor and made “lewd sexual overtures” toward her and her girlfriend. After shooting down numerous advances, the Times writes that he “kept pursuing her, groping her in front of her friends and several employees, including the club’s operations manager, Kate Morgan.”

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Morgan claims when she informed Bravin and Patterson, they “dismissed it.”

Harding shared DMs from Middleditch, in which, he apologizes for his behavior. “I had no idea my actions were that weird for you,” he wrote. “… I am so ashamed I made you uncomfortable.”

The woman added that she saw Middleditch groping other women that night as well.

“As far as I am aware, they reported every incident to us, and to my knowledge, we dealt with every single issue brought to our attention,” Patterson said in a statement.

Bravin added: “Our goal from day one was to create the safest space possible.”

Bravin and Patterson closed the club in January shortly after the Times reached out for comment.

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DeSean Jackson and the Rams have reached an agreement on a one-year deal to bring the veteran wide receiver to Los Angeles. The deal gives new Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford a much-needed deep threat option on offense.

Rams head coach Sean McVay admitted that the team would benefit from adding a new wideout to the offense, Friday: “We’re always trying to add some juice, and we’ll see what the next month and a half entails.”

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Rams general manager Les Snead concurred: “Every offense probably in the NFL would love a deep threat, right? If I added to that, it doesn’t necessarily have to be someone that catches one deep ball a game; those can be low-percentage throws. But when you definitely have skill players with juice, that can threaten the top shelf of the coverage.”

At 34-years-old, Jackson owns the record for most 60-plus-yard touchdowns in NFL history with 24. In 2020, he caught just 14 passes for 236 yards in five games with the Eagles. His last 16-game season came in 2013 when he recorded 1,332 yards and nine touchdowns.

“BAC AGAINST WALL MENTALITY!! THANK YOU ALL .. ITS GO TIME !!!!” Jackson posted on Instagram, Sunday, following news of his signing.

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Talinda Bennington, the wife of the late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, posted a heartfelt message on Instagram commemorating what would’ve been Chester’s 45th birthday, Saturday.

“You would have been 45 and yes, Tyler would have you doing this dance again! This life without you never gets easier or less painful,” Talinda wrote for the caption of a video showing Chester dancing with their son. “We miss you dearly. We will celebrate you in so many ways today… Tyler teaching the girls and I this dance will be just one. We love you forever.”

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Talinda and Chester married in 2006 and share three children in Tyler Lee Bennington as well as the twins Lily and Lila. Chester is the father of six kids in total.

Chester died by suicide at the age of 41-years-old in 2017. The iconic singer battled with drug and alcohol addictions throughout his life. Themes of depression and substance abuse were mentioned frequently in his music.

Linkin Park’s 2000 debut album, Hybrid Theory, was greatly influential for its blending of alt-rock, metal, and rap. The group later collaborated with Jay-Z for the album Collision Course, which blended together popular songs from both artists. “Numb/Encore” was a dominant force on the Billboard charts in 2004.

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