Mark Cuban Comments On The Hiring Of Jason Kidd

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Mark Cuban has been a very busy man over the past couple of weeks as he has had to hire a brand new coach as well as a general manager. With Rick Carlisle leaving the team, the Mavs seemed to be in a bit of disarray, however, Cuban brought in Dirk Nowitzki in an advisory role that saw him helping the team with their big decisions. In the end, Cuban and the Mavericks hired Jason Kidd as the head coach and they got Nico Harrison as their general manager.

Following Kidd’s hiring, TMZ was able to catch up with Cuban where they asked him about the new acquisition. As you can imagine, Cuban was quite excited about his brand new head coach and stated that this is going to be huge for Luka Doncic’s development.

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“I’m excited about it, obviously,” Cuban said. “J. Kidd is going to be great for us. He’s going to be great for Luka, for the organization. I’m really excited. […] I think we’ll get better talent. We’ll keep on getting better. Luka will keep on getting better. And, I think Jason will help Luka and the team get better.”

The Mavericks still have a lot to do before they can contend for a title, although with Luka on their team, anything is possible at this point.

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Tyler, The Creator To Score His Largest Opening Week Ever With “CMIYGL”

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Tyler, the Creator unleashed his sixth studio album Call Me If You Get Lost on Friday (June 25). In less than 24 hours since its release, the project has already generated rave reviews from audiences and critics alike. The 16-track album includes guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Pharrell, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Uzi Vert, 42 Dugg, NBA YoungBoy, and others.

Beginning CMIYFL‘s rollout just a few weeks before its arrival, the IGOR artist had a short period of time to promote the tape. Based on early sales projections for the project, it seems like he didn’t really need to, either. Tyler is slated to have a massive debut at the summit of the chart next week. 


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According to the projections from chart aggregate source Chart Data, Call Me If You Get Lost is expected to move around 175,000+ units in its first week. If all goes as expected, this would become Tyler’s largest opening week to date and his second #1 album. His first chart-topping album was 2019’s IGOR. 

Doja Cat also unleashed her third studio album Planet Her on Friday (June 25) alongside the music video for her collaboration with The Weeknd “You Right.” The “Say So” artist’s project is expected to push about 100k copies in its first week, which would compete with Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR for the second spot on the chart. 

As for Tyler, he dropped the one-man show visual for his track “Juggernaut” on Friday as well. Check out the video below, and congrats to Tyler in advance for the impending success of Call Me If You Get Lost.

DJ Drama Explains The Unique Approach He Used On “CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST”

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Tyler, The Creator’s sixth studio album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST arrived on Friday, and it’s already in talks of so far being the best album of 2021. Hip-Hop fans that have already listened to the full project or heard the previously released single “Lumberjack” undoubtedly recognized DJ Drama’s voice while listening to Tyler’s new music, and to all of our surprise, the entirety of CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST is narrated by the legendary DJ, Gangsta Grillz-style.

Childish Gambino’s STN MTN project in 2014 was one of the last notable post-Gangsta Grillz era projects that enlisted DJ Drama for his services, but Tyler, The Creator’s latest work took that concept to an entirely different level. He recently filmed a video with Drama and praised the veteran artist, saying, “The legend. I don’t even use that word. You’re a fucking God. I love you and I’m going to give you a hard hug after this.”

Now, in a recent interview with Complex, DJ Drama offers some insight into the work that he and Tyler, The Creator put into CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST. Apparently, contributing to Tyler’s latest album was unlike anything that he’s ever done with other Gangsta Grillz projects.

“Normally in these types of situations, if I do a Gangsta Grillz with somebody, they compile their music together and hand it over to me, and then I’ll go in on my own without them and do my thing and return the finished product,” DJ Drama tells Complex’s Andre Gee. “With Tyler, it was a little different: I came in, gave him an abundance of things—even more than what I had originally placed—and just gave him enough material to choose from and layer it out.”

DJ Drama goes on to explain what makes CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST so special, saying, “It has that Gangsta Grillz feel, but this is Tyler’s album. I wanted to relinquish some of the control and let him do what he always dreamed about.”

Do you consider CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST an addition to the Gangsta Grillz cannon? Or is it simply a body of work that’s inspired by Hip-Hop’s abandoned mixtape era?

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Trae Young Takes The Blame For Game 2 Blowout Loss

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Last night was a rough one for Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. After going up 1-0 against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Hawks were blown out in Game 2 as the final score was 125-91. The Bucks were dominant from start to finish and they were able to keep Young to just 16 points. Young had multiple turnovers throughout the game, and many fans felt like he had his worst game of the playoffs thus far. After all, the Bucks are a superior team, and it’s going to be a fight for Atlanta to win.

After the game, while speaking to reporters, Young admitted that he was off on Friday night and that moving forward, he needs to be more protective of the ball, otherwise, this series could get out of hand very quickly.

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“That’s all on me,” Young said per ESPN. “I’ve got to be better at taking care of the ball. And do a better job of at least getting us a shot and not turning it over so much. And I’ve got to do better and I will be better next game.”

With the series going back to Atlanta, the Hawks have a very solid chance of taking a lead in the series. However, if they play like they did on Friday, then the Bucks could very well be up 3-1 by early next week.

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Diplo’s Ex-Girlfriend Reportedly Sued Him For Sexual Battery, Assault, Defamation, And Fraud

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Diplo is facing some legal trouble once again. According to TMZ, the producer was recently sued by his ex-girlfriend for sexual battery, assault, defamation, infliction of emotional distress, and fraud. In legal documents that the publication obtained, his former partner, Shelly Auguste, claims the DJ reached out to her when she was 17 and “solicited nude photos of her.” They would later meet in person for the first time in 2018 when she turned 21. After Auguste moved to LA, Diplo allegedly tried to coerce her into sex by sending explicit photos of himself in sexual situations.

She adds that Diplo “recorded video of their sexual encounter despite her telling him she didn’t want that” and attempted to “coax her into a threesome with a girl she believes was underaged at the time.” When she declined the threesome, Auguste claims he “forced himself on her as she tried to fight him off.”

The accusations come after Diplo asked a judge to sign a temporary restraining order against Auguste in December, just a month after she accused him of revenge porn. More recently, in April, he sued her and alleged she was stalking and harassing him. Diplo’s attorney, Brian Freedman, spoke to TMZ and denied all the allegations from Auguste.

“As has already been made clear in the restraining order we obtained against this individual, she has repeatedly stalked, defamed, threatened and attempted to shake down Diplo and his family,” he said. “These latest false claims are just part of that ongoing campaign of harassment, and we will not allow them to deter us from pursuing justice against her to the fullest extent possible under the law.”

DJ Drama Explained What Made Working With Tyler The Creator Unique From Other ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Projects

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Tyler The Creator shared his sixth album, Call Me If You Get Lost, on Friday. The project is his first full-length release since 2019’s Igor which went on to win Best Rap Album at the 2020 Grammys. While all of Tyler’s projects are unique, Call Me If You Get Lost was special in its own sense thanks to contributions from DJ Drama. The present-day record executive is also known for backing several key mixtapes in the 2000s through his Gangsta Grillz series and to the delight of fans, Call Me If You Get Lost was made to sound like a project from that era.

During an interview with Complex’s Andre Gee, Drama was asked how working with Tyler on his new album differed from past acts he collaborated with in the Gangsta Grillz series.

“Normally in these types of situations, if I do a Gangsta Grillz with somebody, they compile their music together and hand it over to me, and then I’ll go in on my own without them and do my thing and return the finished product,” he replied. “With Tyler, it was a little different: I came in, gave him an abundance of things—even more than what I had originally placed—and just gave him enough material to choose from and layer it out.” He added, “It has that Gangsta Grillz feel, but this is Tyler’s album. I wanted to relinquish some of the control and let him do what he always dreamed about.”

Altogether, Call Me If You Get Lost presents 16 songs with features from Frank Ocean, 42 Dugg, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Uzi Vert, Pharrell, NBA Youngboy, Lil Wayne, Teezo Touchdown, Domo Genesis, Brent Faiyaz, Daisy World, and Fana Hues

Call Me If You Get Lost is out now via A Boy Is a Gun/Columbia. Get it here.

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French Duo Justice Says Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice’ Album Artwork Was A ‘Very Conscious Rip-Off’ Of Their Logo

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The battle between Justin Bieber and French dance duo Justice continues. The latter sent a cease-and-desist letter to the singer earlier this year claiming that the logo on Bieber’s album was a copied version of the duo’s own logo. Three months after the letter was sent to Bieber, Justice’s Gaspard Augé spoke about the issue in a interview with The Guardian.

“Though Bieber is from Canada, his actions fit this mindset of American hegemony: ‘Oh well, it’s just a small band from France, I’m sure we can take their name, nobody will care…’” Augé said during the interview. “Obviously, we don’t own the word ‘Justice’ and we don’t own the cross. But [Bieber’s] management got in touch first to ask where our logo came from, so it’s not some unhappy coincidence. To me, it’s a very conscious rip-off. And that’s where the problem is.”

It was first revealed that Bieber reached out to the French duo after Justice’s co-manager made the reveal at the time of the cease-and-desist letter. “Through your illegal co-opting of the Mark, you are now subject to immediate legal action and damages including, but not limited to, punitive and injustice relief,” the letter read. “Not only was Bieber’s team actually aware of Justice’s use of the Mark, they sought to use the same artist to essentially duplicate it for the Album. This is textbook bad faith and willful infringement.”

Tomi Lahren Attacked For Quoting Brittney Spears in Bizarre Tweet

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Commentator Tomi Lahren is accustomed to Twitter criticism– she sure received enough while relentlessly supporting the Trump Administration. However, she crossed a new line yesterday by referencing a Brittney Spears song to prove a point about “free loaders.” This all comes in the midst of the long brewing controversy surrounding Spears and her conservatorship, of which she wants out. Spears fans flocked to the tweet yesterday, calling Lahren out as being insensitive and “clout chasing.”

“To all the free loaders still collecting taxpayer funded government unemployment $$ and refusing to work.. In the words of the great Britney Spears, “you better work B*TCH,” read Lahren’s tweet. Lahren’s unnecessary and inconsiderate reference of Spears triggered the Twitter attack that brought strong words from Spears fans. One user wrote: “Wow. Using Britney to stay relevant. Classy,” while another added “We’re trying to #FreeBritney, we don’t need you to quote her. Why quote someone you will never be as good as? Or as strong as?”

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Others were simply averse to the politics behind her tweet, with one user commenting: “Not everyone can make a few thousands by taking pictures of products they ‘like’ for IG stories, Tomi. You sound so distant from reality…”

Spears is currently engaged in a battle against what she calls the “abusive” conservatorship that has allowed her father to control her life for years. “I’ve been in denial. I’ve been in shock. I am traumatized.. I just want my life back,” Spears said at a court hearing Monday.

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Rick Ross Explains Exactly How He Can Afford To Own 100 Cars

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Rick Ross is known as one of hip-hop’s biggest moguls. The Florida-bred rapper boasts a healthy slew of investments, including his most prominent venture as a franchise owner of multiple Wingstop locations throughout the country. He’s also the CEO of his very own label Maybach Music Group (MMG), which is home to artists such as Wale, Meek Mill, Omarion, and more. 

Elsewhere for Ross, he’s been busy assisting with the launch of Wingstop’s new online-only shop Thighstop, which saw the introduction of chicken thighs to the restaurant’s standard menu to help deal with the chicken wing shortage. In a recent interview, the MMG head honcho touched on exactly what type of wealth he’s working with. 


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“It’s people that question me every day. ‘Rozay you got 100 cars?’ Yeah I do. And I got 400 acres, yeah I do. But guess what? Somebody just paid me $225,000 to put five of the cars in the front of something just to take some pictures for two hours,” he explained on the I Am Athlete podcast. 

“So an asset, or a liability making you money,” chimed in one of the hosts. “Oh it’s most definitely…if I’m moving with it, I’mma try my best to get the most out of it. Why not, you know what I’m saying?” answered the label executive. 

It seems like he’s making a pretty healthy return on his 100 car investment, which could easily be a multi-million dollar collection. Either way, it seems sustainable for the label boss. 

Safaree Gets Called Out For Skin Bleaching Photo

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June has been a rough month for Safaree, considering his divorce from Erica Mena in the midst of her pregnancy with his child. Still, it’s not looking up as concern and criticism from fans continue regarding his new skin bleaching venture, which became a topic of conversation yesterday after he posted a picture on Instagram. The picture, which almost looks airbrushed or edited, was laughed at and attacked by fans who were confused about his appearance. Apparently, via an exchange in the comments with TV personality Don Benjamin, is a result of the skin bleaching process.

“Lmaoo someone used too much smooth filter,” one Instagram user commented under the picture, which was reposted all over the internet for its surprising appearance. The exchange with Benjamin started when the personality commented “What in the edit?”, to which Safaree responded “Started my bleach process bro.” Safaree had announced the move last week in a tweet that read “Starting my skin bleaching process today… it’s time for change.”

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Fans have scrutinized the 39-year-old celebrity for the move which some see as lucrative and solely for attention. Many have connected this stunt with others, like faking his divorce numerous times, as a pattern of attention-seeking moves. 

Recently, Moniece Slaughter of Love & Hip Hop was criticized for allegedly skin bleaching. She denied the allegations, stating: “I have ZERO desire to be white. NONE.”

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