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Multi-platinum recording artist and music legend DMX sold millions of records throughout his prolific career but according to recent court documents, the rapper left behind an estate worth less than $1 million, and possibly even under $50,000. The court documents, which were filled out by DMX’s daughters Sasha Simmons and Jada Oden on May 10, as well as his sons Xavier, Tacoma and Sean Simmons on May 21, gave conflicting numbers with regards to the value of the rapper’s estate.

With both groups attempting to become administrators of DMX’s estate, the women estimated the estate’s worth at less than $50,000 while the men said it’s worth $1 million. 

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DMX’s legacy has always been richer in music than money. Prior to the rapper’s death in April 2021, his struggles were widely publicized in the media. With millions of sales and a wide array of music contributing to his legacy, the legendary DMX will continue to be a powerful presence in hip-hop in the afterlife. It just looks like a good portion of the money he netted ended up going to the record label.

This week, DMX’s first official posthumous single was released from his upcoming album Exodus, which was named after his son. The song is titled “Hood Blues” and it featured Griselda. Check it out here.

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Not everyone is thrilled to see a No. 1-selling artist in the Basketball Africa League, but that hasn’t stopped J. Cole from pursuing his hoop dreams. We previously reported on AS Sale guard Terrell Stoglin sharing that he believed it was “disrespectful” for Cole to enter into the league over players who have worked the majority of their lives for their opportunity to play professional basketball, but critics noted that Stoglin wasn’t including Cole in that group. 

Rick Ross later came forward to defend the Dreamville icon by saying, “And comin’ from a brother, I think you would understand what building these types of relationships would do for the business. For the eyes on the industry, you know what I’m sayin’?”

J. Cole doesn’t seem fazed by the criticism, because he surfaced with some new gear for his teammates. In a video shared to TikTok and reposted by TheShadeRoom, Cole is seen unveiling boxes of new fits for his Rwanda Patriots crew. The video reportedly was shared by basketball trainer Omar Khanani.

“True vet teammate @realcoleworld taking care of the young guys n coaches supplying dreamers [cloud emojis],” the text reads over the video clip. J. Cole was immediately praised for his contribution and once again hailed as a GOAT. Check out the post for yourself below.

Both Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock have spoken out against Cancel Culture and its influence on entertainment, especially comedy, but Seth Rogen doesn’t seem to agree. Most recently, Rock stated that Cancel Culture has become so rigid that it’s made television shows “boring.” Rogen appeared on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (May 25) and said he didn’t understand why so many comedians have been complaining about Cancel Culture, hinting that some are being held accountable for their poor choices.

“To me, when I see comedians complaining about this kind of thing, I don’t understand what they’re complaining about,” said Rogen. “If you’ve made a joke that’s aged terribly, accept it. And if you don’t think it’s aged terribly, then say that.”

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“Getting criticism is one of the things that goes along with being an artist, and if you don’t like that, then don’t be a comedian anymore. To me, it’s not worth complaining about to the degree I see other comedians complaining about.” The actor was asked if he’s had to do any sort of social media clean-up by deleting old messages, tweets, or comments. Rogen answered that his style of comedy didn’t require him to do so.

“I was never a comedian that made jokes that were truly designed to target groups that were subjugated in some way,” he said. “Have we done that without realizing it? Definitely. And those things are in our movies and they’re out there, and they’re things that I am more than happy to say that they have not aged well.”

“But in my career, I’ve never made a joke that’s outwardly horrific in some way, and if you have, I would question why you did that. Saying terrible things is bad, so if you’ve said something terrible, then it’s something you should confront in some way, shape, or form. I don’t think that’s ‘Cancel Culture’, that’s you saying something terrible if that’s what you’ve done.”

Check out a clip of his interview below and let us know if you agree with his stance.

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A picture with Drake can cause someone to become the most talked-about person on social media, and that’s what occurred on Tuesday (May 25) evening. Drizzy has been busy since he received his Billboard Music Award for Artist of the Decade as it’s been reported that not only did he host a star-studded afterparty but he also made his way to Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila launch event. The Certified Lover Boy rapper is living up to his forthcoming project’s name according to the rumors running the streets, but after a photo surfaced of him posing alongside a woman, his fans took to social media to degrade the lady in question.

TheShadeRoom reports that the woman is said to be his stylist, Luisa Duran. Before confirmations were made, the picture of the two quickly went viral and Duran found herself facing insults by the thousands from strangers around the world.

In the image, Drake stands behind her as she snaps the quick selfie and people have been drawing comparisons to women that he’s been romantically tied to. The reactions to Drake and Duran continue to pour in, so check out a few below.