New York rapper 50 Cent is ready to explore greener pastures. The hip-hop heavyweight has come forward to call out premium cable network STARZ over a social media spat. 50 Cent Calls STARZ A ‘Mess’ Fifty hit up his Instagram page to acknowledge making a social media mistake. 50 posted up a since-deleted shot of […]
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Last night, superstar players throughout the NBA had to deal with some disgusting actions from opposing fans. The two biggest instances involved the likes of Russell Westbrook and Trae Young. In Westbrook’s case, he had popcorn dumped on his head by a 76ers fan, all while Young was spat on by a Knicks supporter.
In both instances, the fans were banned from their respective arenas indefinitely, and now, the NBA is taking action. In the statement below, the NBA has revealed that they have updated their fan conduct rules, which will now be enforced much stricter than before. The league doesn’t want its players to be mistreated and they are taking steps to prevent these actions from happening ever again.
“The return of more NBA fans to our arenas has brought great excitement and energy to the start of the playoffs, but it is critical that we all show respect for players, officials, and our fellow fans,” the statement read. “An enhanced fan code of conduct will be vigorously enforced in order to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all involved.”
It remains to be seen whether or not the fans will be on their best behavior, moving forward, however, the league is simply not messing around anymore. With fans starting to get out of pocket, the players have had enough, and it only makes sense that the league would take severe action.
Arguably the most influential trap rapper, Gucci Mane has built a legacy filled with too many accolades to mention. After establishing himself as one of the most dominant rappers of his generation, the 41-year-old artist began to focus on his true life goal: building an empire and finding undiscovered talent through his own label. Finally, five years after getting out of prison, Gucci Mane has accomplished that much, building The New 1017 from the ground up and developing artists like Pooh Shiesty, Foogiano, Big Scarr, Enchanting, and more.
Five years ago to the day, Gucci was released from prison. Today, he’s the cover star for Billboard, detailing his five-year plan since getting out and revealing that he’s accomplished all his goals. His plan, which included getting out, getting his life together, and building a label empire, took some time to come to fruition but it’s Wop’s time to show what he can do as a rap mogul now.
During his interview with Billboard, Gucci spoke about his not-so-friendly Verzuz battle with Jeezy last year, which broke records for viewership at the time. “Looking back at it, it was tense but it was real,” he said. During the event, Gucci performed his diss record against Jeezy, in which he references the rapper’s dead partner Pookie Loc. “It was a good step forward. For us to do that and for nothing bad to happen, that was great. If you wait on [the world] to give some credit, either they’re going to do it when you’re dead or when somebody has fallen off and they’re not relevant anymore. They never give it to the person when they’re still in the moment.”
The legendary rapper also spoke about his artist Foogiano’s recent arrest, saying: “Foogiano getting arrested and locked up, that put a damper on everybody’s spirit. He’s going through the same things that I went through. It has been tough seeing him go through that, especially with him having a little boy. Me and him had a son right around the same time. He’s in good spirits, but it’s still unfair to him, and we’re going to try and appeal it.”
The rapper has been building something special with his label but he says that in the next few years, The New 1017 will be even bigger. “We’ve been like a family. I want to make my artists a part of everything I do. And we’re going to all grow together,” he said, stating that 1017 is more of a “niche mom-and-pop” label right now but will eventually turn into “a big Walmart.”
Read the full cover story at the link below.
It looks like Eminem’s long-held animosity for 20-something rappers has subsided, as the 20-year rap veteran has reached out to two of today’s quickest-witted spitters, Cordae and Jack Harlow, to remix the upbeat Music To Be Murdered By track, “Killer.” Em teased the track ahead of its arrival, offering fans a tiny snippet of the track and its animated music video on Twitter. Its visual style resembled a pulp noir comic, with white ink on a black background and action shots that homage hardboiled thrillers and the comic books that Em loves collecting.
Incidentally, both rappers share more in common than just a love for complex rhyme schemes. Cordae’s breakout moment came with the release of his “My Name Is” freestyle over Eminem’s own breakout major-label debut single from two decades ago. Jack Harlow, meanwhile, has expressed his love for Eminem, checking his peers for underrating the Detroit icon during an interview with Pitchfork and putting his own spin on another one of Em’s classic records, “Without Me,” in an SNL sketch “explaining” how NFTs work.
The “Killer” remix drops tonight at midnight ET.
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Breakout Kentucky rap star Jack Harlow got to live his dream by appearing on this week’s season premiere Complex‘s Hot Ones, but his dream turned out to be more of a nightmare after his saucy fingers got a little too familiar with his right eye halfway through the episode. He spends quite a bit of the interview suffering, but before that, he got in a few really fun responses to questions about lyrics from his debut album, That’s What They All Say.
Host Sean Evans references the reflective song “Rendezvous,” on which Harlow rhymes about being “Eight deep at the show, it might be eight fans,” and asks Jack about his most “character-building” experiences on tour. Jack recalls the tour for his 2017 mixtape Gazebo where, “night after night, I was getting character builders.” He describes situations where he had as many people on stage as there were in the crowd. “One that stuck out was the first night of the tour, which really set my expectations. It was Birmingham, Alabama. There was as many people in the crowd as we had come to the venue with… I had some humbling shows, but they prepared me for this.” He also talks a bit about doing his own stunts in a Call Of Duty ad.
He’s certainly seen a turnaround in his fortunes since. In the same month that he released his debut album on Atlantic, he appeared on The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, and in an NBA All-Star Weekend game of two-on-two, bringing his audience from “eight fans” to millions in just three years.
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Music mogul Diddy looks like he wants Jenny back on his block. The hip-hop mogul has the Internet’s full attention after appearing to shoot his shot at his ex-girlfriend Jennifer “J. Lo” Lopez. Diddy Shoots His Shot At J. Lo Puff Daddy went to his Instagram page with the perfect Throwback Thursday snapshot. It’s a […]
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Russell Westbrook was minding his own business last night while trying to leave the floor with an injury. Despite this, a 76ers fan decided it would be funny to pour popcorn on Westbrook’s head as a way to add insult to injury. Westbrook was having none of it and he needed to be restrained as he tried to seek out the fan responsible.
Since the incident, the 76ers have done an investigation into the matter and they have taken swift action. In the statement below, the 76ers announced that the fan has been banned from the arena indefinitely. They also offered a sincere apology to Westbrook over the matter.
“After an investigation into the incident that occurred at last night’s game, we have determined that the person involved will have his season ticket membership revoked, effective immediately. In addition, he will be banned from all events at Wells Fargo Center indefinitely,” the statement read. “We apologize to Russell Westbrook and the Washington Wizards for being subjected to this type of unacceptable and disrespectful behavior. There is no place for it in our sport or arena.”
Now, the series between the 76ers and Wizards will be heading to D.C which means Westbrook won’t have to deal with any disrespect. Washington fans love him right now, and he’ll be much more comfortable playing somewhere he’s respected.
Singer Toni Braxton is ready to have fun this long weekend and she’s showing off her body in a flirty new video to prove it. Posted to her Instagram on Wednesday, Braxton, who is 53, clearly works hard to maintain her physique– she’s looks as good as ever.
Braxton showed the world that age is nothing but a number, while she flashed her figure to her followers with “WHOLE LOTTA MONEY”by BIA playing in the background. She rocked a grey Versace robe with a string bikini under it, and turned around to make sure her followers get the full view, including some derrière.
Toni is serving and is leaving absolutely no crumbs, and the people in her comments agree. The post is currently a sea of fire emojis and questions asking how she has managed to look so good at (again) 53 years old. Not only is Instagram going crazy over it, so is Twitter, and who could blame them? This bod looks too good not to be talked about everywhere.
We all want the secret as to how Toni Braxton has stayed looking so good, but until we figure that out, “Un-break My Heart” will stay on repeat.
Check out how she shook up the internet last year for Memorial Day weekend here, and check out her latest look below.
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Nearly two years after their “They Afraid Of You” collaboration mysteriously vanished from streaming services, Trippie Redd and Playboi Carti finally reunited on the recently released single “Miss The Rage.” The two artists have collaborated with each other on multiple occasions, and Carti’s long-awaited 2020 album Whole Lotta Red revealed that the AWGE artist even once tried to sign Trippie Redd.
As a result, fans have been foaming at the mouths over Trippie and Carti’s new collaboration, and weeks after the release of “Miss The Rage,” Trippie Redd has finally shared the song’s official music video.
Filled with plenty of explosions and other delinquent activities, the music video for “Miss The Rage” is a dark and fiery new effort from both of the artists. The video opens with a shot of the word “rage” etched into the ground in all caps and set ablaze, and immediately after, an old car bursts into flames.
Throughout the rest of the video, both Trippie and Carti take turns performing their verses as b-roll shows more destruction and Molotov cocktail-caused explosions. Trippie is seen rocking his stunning Soul Eater-inspired chain while Carti sports a black balaclava.
For a thrilling four-minute video that’s pumping with energy, scroll back to the top to check out Trippie Redd and Playboi Carti’s blazing new visuals for “Miss The Rage.”
