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Since hip hop legend DMX’s passing, many fans have come forward with their heartfelt stories about meeting and speaking with the rapper. Sheila Matthews, who owns the blog The Black Regina George, was one of these fans. She used a series of Tweets to describe an encounter she had with DMX in 2017 when she saw him in a hotel hallway. According to Sheila, she heard DMX talking while she was in her room and immediately went out to meet him. 

She called the meeting “divine intervention,” and noted that the two had a 15-minute conversation. Sheila didn’t go into great detail about their conversation on Twitter, but she mentioned they talked about her late father, who had passed as a result of years of addiction. DMX was apparently incredibly sympathetic, and told Sheila to “forgive him.” 

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“I needed to hear that,” Sheila wrote. “Of all people, it came from someone I grew up listening to bc of my dad. Sometimes in the moment you don’t understand the significance of a moment until it’s passed. To this day, I credit X for helping me learn forgiveness. I am praying that he gives himself grace — in this lifetime and beyond. His words and impact have left a deep legacy.”

Read all of Matthews’ Tweets below. 

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Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have been making news today as the two have gone back and forth on social media over a missed charity payment. McGregor was supposed to donate $500K to Poirier’s foundation but in the end, he never did it. Poirier called out McGregor for this and now, the two fighters are angry with each other and it’s all been playing out on Twitter for the whole world to see.

Just a few hours ago, McGregor took it to a whole new level as he officially called off their trilogy fight which was set for July. Now, McGregor says he will be going up against another opponent in the summer, while Poirier will have to go his separate ways.

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“You’re ripped you inbred hillbilly. Why do you wink with your ears? You fucking brain dead hillbilly. 500k with no plan in place. Ye hang tight. Fool. You must be new to money. The fight is off btw. I’m going to fight someone else on the 10th. Good luck on your old contract kid,” McGregor wrote.

Poirier and McGregor traded more shots following this tweet and now, it seems like their trilogy is in shambles. As for Dana White, he must be truly loving the storylines that are coming from this.

It seems that we’re nearing the release of Drake’s highly-anticipated Certified Lover Boy. Summer is close and the rapper has already pushed it back at least twice. Thankfully, he dropped off a little three-pack to hold us over with Scary Hours II. Over the weekend, the Canadian rapper was spotted out in Los Angeles where he was partying with celebrity friends like Chris Brown and Kylie Jenner. 

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It seems somewhere during the festivities, the Canadian rapper tapped in with the host of Drink Champs. N.O.R.E. took to Instagram where he shared a photo of himself and Drizzy at Delilah’s in Los Angeles where he confirmed that a possible episode of the podcast with the “Laugh Now Cry Later” artist could arrive ahead of CLB. “U see my face and u know why I’m here,” he captioned the post before joking about their similar love for champagne. “OVO DRINK CHAMPS LOADING #CertifiedLoverBoy LOADING.”

The link-up occurred following the tragic passing of DMX on Friday. X, who previously expressed his disapproval towards Drake, ultimately cleared the sample for “What These Bitches Want” for “U With Me?” off of Views. X later revealed that he has no problems with Drake but it was N.O.R.E. who played a significant role in the two artists making amends. N.O.R.E. previously breezed through the story in a 2018 interview. However, it looks like they’ll be going into the subject in detail on the podcast. 

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“A lot of people don’t know but I squashed the beef between dmx and drake thru my boy 40 but we Will save that for drinkchamps,” he captioned the post. “Gotta big up Ovo 40!!! Armand and fancy.” 

Perhaps, 40 will also show face for the upcoming interview. Needless to say, Certified Lover Boy is officially on the way. Check out N.O.R.E.’s post below. 

One of the best shoes that Nike has ever created is the Nike Air Max 97. While this has always been a great silhouette, there is no denying that it found its resurgence all the way back in 2017 as the “Silver Bullet” model received a nice retro. These days, the Air Max 97 continues to get brand new colorways and fans have been soaking them all in. With the summer around the corner, Nike has even more on the way, including the new offering which can be found below.

This new model is clearly made for the summer thanks to its bright color scheme that will delight anyone looking to add some flash to their wardrobe. The upper is entirely made of a subtle shade of orange that isn’t too bright but is also flashy enough to make people look down at your feet as you walk by. 

A release date has not yet been pegged for these although they should be releasing in the not so distant future, for a price of $170 USD. Let us know what you think of these, in the comments below, and stay tuned for more news from the world of sneakers.

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During the first part of his tell-all interview with Angela Yee, Quando Rondo reveals his account of what happened right before King Von was fatally shot a few months ago.

The first part of the interview dropped on Monday, featuring Quando’s account of what happened on the night King Von was killed. As you likely know, Von was involved in a physical altercation in the parking lot of an Atlanta-area hookah lounge with Quando Rondo, allegedly throwing a punch before getting shot. Quando is telling his side of the story now that the situation is a few months old, recalling what went down in his eyes.

“I walked to the car, I tell my brother, I said, ‘it’s this amount to park right here’. I said, ‘I’m not going in the club. Find you a lil female or whatever, you got fifteen minutes. Then I’m dipping. We bout to go to the house,'” said Quando, recalling how his friend who was recently released from prison just wanted to turn up that night. “Lul Tim told me, ‘I’m not about to let you get in no club, I’m not about to let you sit in no car and go to sleep. I’m bout to sit in here and roll up.’ I’m like, ‘alright, bet.’ Now I’m about to walk off and go stand by the other individual that I came with. I’m going to stand by his car until they parked. Soon as they parked, we were gonna park right next to this car cause this is a $250,000 car. I’ma stand right here till they get right here. Soon as they do that, I’m getting in the backseat and I’m going to sleep. I’m with my day-one, my main mans. I can do this. One thing about him, he gone protect me, with anything, which anybody should do! 

I walk from the car, I turn around to walk up and I see a group of people coming. In my mind, I’m just thinking regular, in reality. I’m about to let these people walk past me. I’m not about to try and go through these people or nothing like that. I’m thinking these were some regular individuals. So I’m letting this group come by. Next thing you know, [King Von] hit me! I lie to you not. It’s like I had an out-of-body experience.”

Watch the first part of Quando Rondo’s interview with Angela Yee below.

Jake Paul and Ben Askren will be taking part in a boxing match on Saturday night and many MMA fans are interested in seeing how this all plays out. Of course, Askren was in the UFC not too long ago all while Paul has had an impressive start to his boxing career despite fighting against some inexperienced opponents. For the first time, Paul will be thoroughly challenged and fans are excited to see what he can do in the ring.

Many people will be looking to bet on the fight and according to MyBookie, the odds may very well come as a surprise to you. As it stands, Paul is the favorite in the vast majority of prop bets and as for the fight itself, he sits at -135 while Askren is +115. Sure, they may not be far apart but for now, oddsmakers are giving this one to Jake.

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Both Paul and Askren have got at each other’s necks over the past few weeks leading up to the fight and the animosity will make the match that much better once Saturday night comes around. Fans have been looking forward to some prime entertainment and if this is half as good as the Nate Robinson fight, then it will be a success.

Let us know who you think is going to take the fight, in the comments below.

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