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Tristan Thompson’s relationship with Khloe Kardashian has long been one of the most scrutinized couplings in the entertainment industry, and over the past couple of weeks, their relationship has been tested once again as a woman named Sydney Chase has accused Tristan Thompson of having an affair with her. Following Chase’s allegations, Tristan allegedly ordered a cease and desist against the 23-year-old model, but she has since vocalized her disinterest in adhering to it.

As if the Celtics power forward wasn’t already up to his neck in public scrutiny as well as claims that he has a baby on the way, his ongoing drama with Sydney Chase has now gotten even more serious. According to Page Six, Thompson’s alleged mistress has now reportedly sought legal counsel from high-profile attorney Gloria Allred.

According to Page Six, the Instagram model is fighting back against claims made by Thompson that she “lied” about having a months-long sexual relationship with the NBA star by hiring Allred, who is known as a prominent women’s rights lawyer.

In a release to the outlet, Allred stated, “[Chase] has retained my law firm, Allred, Maroko & Goldberg, to represent her and to conduct a full investigation which she believes will substantiate the relationship between her and Tristan Thompson. If Mr. Thompson has nothing to hide, then we would expect that he will make himself available for questioning by me and that he will voluntarily provide the documents. Sydney would be willing to be present at this meeting to answer questions and provide documents.”

Stay tuned to see how this messy dispute between Tristan Thompson and Sydney Chase translates into the courtroom.

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Regardless of how things might have concluded for the once-mighty label, Death Row Records will forever remain one of hip-hop’s most iconic musical dynasties. Having spawned classic albums like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me, The Lady Of Rage’s Necessary Roughness, Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle, and Tha Dogg Pound’s Dogg Food, their output will forever remain a beloved and revisited chapter of rap history.

As such, the label has officially launched a virtual museum tour titled The Death Row Experience, available to check out right here. In addition to the virtual tour, a specially curated soundtrack lined with hits from the label’s repertoire provides the soundtrack. Visually, the Experience was brought together by Flux88 Studios and TillaVision, who incorporated thirty easter eggs for fans to unpack in honor of the label’s 30-year history. 

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Sean Stevenson, eOne’s EVP & GM, offered a few words on the digital tour. “Death Row is one of the most influential labels in hip hop,” he explains. 30 years later, its musical legacy continues to make an impact in music and beyond. We are excited to celebrate this anniversary and highlight the label’s seminal albums and accomplishments throughout the year.” And that’s only the beginning — on the 30th day of every applicable month, the virtual exhibit will incorporate additional easter eggs and areas, with a floor plan hinting at what’s to come. 

“We’re laying the groundwork for infinitely explorable space fans can enjoy their favorite Death Row Records music and memories,” explains TillaVision, the company behind the museum. “We’ve gamified the site by adding a scavenger hunt and incorporated NFT sales, exclusive merch, and even working phone lines that fans can call. We created the Death Row experience to honor the artists and entertain the fans. Enjoy this first look into the expanding Death Row virtual universe.”

Check out The Death Row Experience right here, and share your thoughts on the museum below.

50 Cent’s hip-hop’s biggest troll but it feels like his efforts have died down a bit in recent times. Perhaps it’s partially due to his endorsement of Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 elections but every so often, he pops up on the timeline with a new victim to roast. However, it seems that he’s now on the receiving end of the jokes. 

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The tables have turned on him and it appears that his girlfriend Cuban Link is making up for the lack of trolling on Fif’s end. Last night, she took to TikTok where she did the “This Is Your Man” challenge along with a photo of 50 Cent from his role in 2012’s All Things Fall Apart where he lost a significant amount of weight for the role of a terminally ill man. To this day, it remains one of Fif’s low points in his career and it’s frequently brought up whenever he’s engulfed in an online feud.

While many have got a few laughs off from Cuban Link’s TikTok video, 50 Cent hit the ‘Gram with his reaction to the video. Apparently, Cuban Link might not have a phone after the next time they’re driving together. “This mother fucker done lost her mind,” he captioned the post. “I’m a throw her fucking phone out of the highway.”

Check out Cuban Link’s TikTok video below. 

Russell Westbrook made history earlier this week when he broke the all time triple-double record that was previously held by NBA legend Oscar Robertson. Russ ended the evening with a stat line of 28 points, 21 assists, and 13 rebounds, marking it the 182 triple-double of his career. The record, 181, had previously been held by Robertson for the past 47 years.

“It’s just a blessing,” said Westbrook, who singled out his first triple-double against Dallas as the one that stands out the most to him. “You put so much into the game, so much time, you sacrifice so much, to be able to just be mentioned with guys like Oscar, Magic [Johnson] and Jason Kidd, those guys, is something I never dreamed about as a young kid growing up in L.A. Truly grateful for moments like this.

“Normally I don’t like to pat myself on the back but tonight I will. Just because I am so grateful for the ones before me and so blessed.”

The Washington Wizards then released a video featuring reaction and congratulations from some of the greatest to ever play the game, starting with Oscar Robertson himself. “I’m very happy for you,” Robertson said in the video. “Your family is very proud of you. And I salute you for all your accomplishments in the game of basketball.”

Congrats to Russ on the new NBA record.

Mulatto has been widely regarded as one of the most exciting new artists in the game right now, and many have been eager to see how she transitions into the next phase of her career. Evidently, that phase happens to include a new name change, with Big Latto seemingly a likely candidate given its presence on her social pages.

Now, the artist-soon-to-be-formerly-known-as-Mulatto has come through to preview an upcoming banger, one that will be presumably included on her upcoming studio album. In the clip, it’s clear that she’s got a few things to say. “The blogs want to know who I’m fuckin‘,” she begins, over a hard-hitting build-up. “Rap bitches ain’t talkin’ bout nothin, fuck it / I changed my name but I bet they still gon’ find something / try to bully me out my shit? / drop hits, I still ain’t miss.” 

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“New money, new crib, new whip, new name,” she lists off. “I’m still that bitch!” Alas, the clip ends before the beat can truly explode, but it’s likely that Mulatto will continue to bring that defiant energy to the table.

Clearly, there are a few things she’s looking to get off her chest, and it should be exciting to see how her next musical endeavor plays out. Whether she opts to move forward as Big Latto, Latto, Mule, Lil Latto, Big Mule, or a different direction altogether, rest assured that she’ll be coming out swinging. Especially if she actually secures that Nicki Minaj collaboration she really imagined. 

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J. Cole might have one of the most interesting roll-outs of any rapper in the past few years. The upcoming release of The Off-Seasonwill be followed by his debut in the Basketball Africa League where he will be playing for Rwanda’s Patriots B.B.C. Over the past few days, there have been candid glimpses of the rapper’s preparation for his first game.

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On Saturday, J. Cole will make his first appearance in the league against Nigeria. A photo of the rapper emerged on the timeline, masked up in a selfie with a Patriots long-sleeve on. There’s been other footage of the rapper on the court that surfaced this week. 

Cementing his status as a now-pro basketball player, the rapper graced the cover of SLAM as the first artist to ever have a solo feature. In the cover, he explained that his new album was a way for him to challenge himself by using the discipline of basketball. “The Off-Season symbolizes the work that it takes to get to the highest height,” he said. “The Off-Season represents the many hours and months and years it took to get to top form.”

Ahead of the release of J. Cole’s upcoming album, he offered a teaser with the release of “interlude.” He has yet to drop the full tracklist but we’ll keep you updated when he does. 

Early on Wednesday morning, the seemingly reinvigorated The Joe Budden Podcast took a steep nosedive as audio from the show’s 437th episode hit the internet, and it featured Joe Budden ripping his co-hosts Rory and Mal to shreds. Earlier this year, the longtime JBP co-hosts noticeably vanished from the podcast, prompting Joe Budden to address the rumors that they had left permanently and offer insight into the tension that had been recently been growing between him and Rory.

Following roughly a full month of Mal and Rory’s absence and the contentious appearances of their fill-ins Ice and Ish, the JBP seemed to finally be back in order when Rory and Mal returned to the podcast for Episode 435: “Shaking the Tree.” Although the episode featured one of the most awkward conversations from the trio in a long time, fans were still hopeful that Joe, Rory, and Mal would move on from all of the drama that has plagued them throughout 2021.

Today, however, that all took a dark turn, as the aforementioned audio featured Joe Budden slamming Mal and full-on firing Rory from The Joe Budden Podcast. Joe Budden has since taken to Twitter to field off his critics and defend his position, yet his co-hosts have mostly remained quiet on the matter, with Rory saying nothing and Mal simply tweeting, “Good morning.” 

Of course, fans of the show as well as Twitter users, in general, are shocked by this new development, so as well all wait for more information regarding the latest JBP fallout, check out some of the best Twitter reactions below.

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