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Issa Rae’s looks are often brought up by the public at large, but this time Issa was the one to control the conversation. 

After clapping back at a troll who called her “unattractive”  in May, it is nice to see the award-winning actress deal with some commentary that (seemingly) had no foul motive.

On the Fourth of July, Issa Rae got mistaken for someone who she does not look like at all, aside from skin tone. Issa tweeted out “Man got out of his car to ask if I was in POWER. Apologies in advance to Naturi, because I’m running with this”, adding her signature humor to the situation. Naturi retweeted the post in response.

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Fans couldn’t get enough of the mix-up across social media. Even Power‘s creator got in on the fun, tweeting back at Issa, “If you wanna play Tasha’s sister just let me know. I bet she got a lotta questions she wants to ask Tariq….”

Issa Rae is beginning to move away from her HBO series Insecure and head onto new ventures. The show that launched her career wrapped up production for the final season in June.

The 36-year-old has many moves in the works from a series with City Girls, to starring as Spider-Woman in the upcoming sequel to the Oscar-winning animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. 

Check out some more fan reactions to Issa’s tweet below. 

Soulja Boy and Bow Wow’s back-and-forth continues to brighten up the timeline, even if Verzuz is all done. Last night, Soulja Boy’s episode of Million Dollaz Worth Of Game aired where he, Wallo, and Gillie Da King discussed the true victor of Verzuz. The tweets said Bow Wow won that evening but Soulja Boy said that he felt that was a small minority of viewers whose opinions were being highlighted. 

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“That’s cap. I ain’t never seen one person that said Bow Wow won,” Soulja Boy replied when Gillie asked about his feelings about fans and publications dubbing Bow Wow the winner. “I didn’t see it. I was looking at the whole Twitter. All I saw was my name. I saw blogs say that he won but you know, they got labels that’ll pay them. They will pay Billboard to put an article out,” he continued in reference to Billboard’s piece covering their Verzuz.

“If you see a blog that said he beat me, obviously it was paid,” he continued. “What the streets said? What the internet said? What the — stop playin’. I ain’t finna sit here and explain myself. That man paid Billboard to post that shit. Bow Wow — Pee Wee, sit your ass down. You know you lost, n***a.”

It didn’t take long for Bow Wow to retort Soulja Boy’s claim. He shared the snippet of the interview on his IG page where he wrote, “Verzuz been over….”

“I don’t know what they putting in that lemonade of yours but it got you a bit delusional. Love you little brother,” he continued with laughing emojis. However, Bow Wow did suggest that there’s a possibility of settling the score once-and-for-all in the second round of Verzuz. 

“Bro its ok to lose to your big bro. Thats whats suppose to happen. We can run it back if you want,” Bow Wow added.

Soulja Boy later responded but only through a slew of laughing emojis. Perhaps, they’ll end up going 10-for-10 on their tour? Check Bow Wow’s post below. 

Two years following Dave’s debut, Psychodrama, the U.K. rapper has finally spoken about its follow-up. He took to social media this morning and announced We’re All Alone In This Together, accompanied by its release date and cover art.

Back in March, the Brit Award winner did mention that he intends to start his new project after taking a vacation with Fredo.

Aside from hinting at new material with Stormzy dropping July 9 on his Instagram, Santan has been quiet since releasing a pair of surprise tracks, “Titanium” and “Mercury,” in mid-April. That same month, he was seen with Drake, Giggs, Not3s, as well as Snowfall actor Damson Idris getting dinner out in Beverly Hills. Aside from Drake, these U.K. artists are all constant collaborators, though the Canadian has definitely managed to have his hand in there as well. 

After Psychodrama‘s tremendous success and a mysterious wave of silence over the past few years, Santan Dave seems set to put forth a project well worth the wait, especially if those two recent singles have anything to say about it.

Listen to “Titanium” below and let us know if you’re looking forward to hearing We’re All Alone In This Together on July 9.

This past Friday, reports surfaced that Lil Uzi Vert allegedly got into an altercation with fellow artist SAINt JHN, who was having a meeting with Uzi’s ex, Brittany Byrd. Uzi allegedly struck Byrd in the altercation and even pointed a gun at her. Despite these reports, Uzi has remained in the public eye and this past weekend, he was at a party that featured some massive names in the music industry, including Jay-Z, Beyonce, Meek Mill, and more.

One of the highlights of the event was when Uzi went into the middle of the dance floor and began to do a wild breakdance routine. Uzi was cheered on by the crowd which included his girlfriend JT. However, there was one moment that had everyone talking. If you look in the background of the video, you can see Brooklyn Nets star James Harden tickling Meek Mill, who can’t seem to contain his laughter.

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This moment stuck out amongst the madness that was going down and Twitter couldn’t help but make some jokes. As you can see below, there were various fans trying to figure out why Harden was tickling Meek in the first place. Not to mention, they were trying to figure out why they would engage in a tickle fight while Lil Uzi Vert, of all people, is breakdancing.

Either way, it was one of those truly bizarre moments that you could only get at one of these massive celebrity parties. Clearly, Meek and Harden are comfortable enough in their friendship to get ticklish in public.

For the most part, Ben Simmons has had a pretty stressful start to his offseason as numerous fans and pundits have been criticizing him for his poor play in the NBA postseason. As a result of his lack of offense, the Sixers were eliminated in the second round by the Atlanta Hawks, and now, there are questions as to whether or not Simmons will be traded by the team that drafted with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

While things have been off from a professional standpoint, there is no doubt that Simmons is thriving in his personal life. Today, Simmons was spotted at Wimbledon with his new girlfriend Maya Jama. The two were seen getting affectionate throughout the match and it’s clear that Simmons wasn’t going to allow the noise to get in his way of having a good time.

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For those who may not know, Maya Jama is a British tv host who has been linked to Simmons for quite sometime. However, today was the first time they were spotted displaying this much public affection. Clearly, things are going well between the two, and you can’t help but be happy for the Sixers star.

As for his status in Philadelphia, perhaps we will know more, as the summer marches on.

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Aaron Rodgers seemingly made it clear after last season that he no longer wanted to play for the Green Bay Packers. After drafting Jordan Love in the first round last year, Rodgers felt slighted by the team, and with a lack of weapons at his disposal, it’s clear that things have been bubbling to an unhealthy degree. Rodgers has yet to show up to Packers camp and despite this, the team is adamant that they will not trade him. 

Recently, Rodgers spoke to Ben Baby of ESPN where he was given a chance to talk about the situation with the packers and what he intends on doing next. As you will see, Rodgers got pretty philosophical about the whole thing as his statement was pretty ambiguous.

“Sometimes the loudest person in the room is not the person who has all the facts on their side or the truth on their side,” Rodgers said. “Sometimes there’s a lot of wisdom in silence.”

Based on this statement, it seems pretty clear that even Rodgers doesn’t know if he will turn up at Packers camp. The relationship between both sides seems to be fractured, and the Packers are operating as if Love will be their Day One starter. If that is the case, the Packers might be in for a world of hurt this season.

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