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Chet Hanks has been an interesting character over the years and his whole bit is jarring, to say the least. There are those who believe he should be canceled for what he does, while others simply find it amusing. These polarizing responses to Hanks have only helped raise his profile in the public eye and when he proclaimed “White Boy Summer” just a few weeks ago, there were plenty of people who paid attention, for better or for worse.

Since that time, Hanks has been lecturing his fans on the rules of “White Boy Summer” and he has even delivered some questionable merch to go with his new venture. Now, Hanks is promoting “White Boy Summer” with a brand new song. Of course, Hanks has made music in the past and now, he is finally back.

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In the Instagram post below, you can see that Hanks is having himself a blast while out on the beach, all while his song plays in the background. This music video is supposed to release either Tuesday or Friday, and we’re sure there are plenty of people who will be eager to listen to it. In all honesty, it doesn’t sound half bad.

Let us know if you’re looking forward to this new Chet Hanks song, in the comments below.

A viral bodycam video recently surfaced of Army Lieutenant Caron Nazario, 27, being pulled over by police in Windsor, Virginia and held at gunpoint after being asked to exit the vehicle. In the video, Nazario is clearly terrified of what the officers might do, telling them, “I’ve not committed any crime, I’m honestly afraid to get out.” One of the two officers responds, telling him, “Yeah dude, you should be.” Nazario continues to ask why he is being pulled over while being pepper-sprayed and kicked by officers for “not cooperating.”

Nazario was later threatened by the police to stay quiet out of fear of the story surfacing. He refused and is now suing the police department. Nazario’s attorney, Jonathan Arthur, said that Nazario knew something bad would happen to him if he made one wrong move, stating, “To unbuckle his seatbelt, to do anything, any misstep — he was afraid that they were going to kill him. What prompted him to file is the need to stop this conduct. The need to hold these two officers accountable and make sure they cannot do it again.”

Late Sunday night, it was announced that one of the two officers responsible for the situation has been fired, and the Virginia governor has launched a full investigation into the traffic stop. According to the statement, Windsor police have stated that the department policy for use of force was not followed during this “high-risk traffic stop.” According to Nazario, he was not evading officers, but rather attempting to stop in a well-lit area. 

Watch the original video below.

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Sam Darnold struggled in his first few seasons with the New York Jets although it wasn’t exactly his fault. Thanks to some horrendous coaching and personnel decisions, Darnold didn’t have much to work with and most of the time, the Jets were just setting him up to fail. Recently, the Jets decided to move on from Darnold and traded him to the Carolina Panthers, where his future appears to be much brighter.

While being interviewed for the team’s website, Darnold admitted that he thought he would in New York forever and that being traded kind of hurt. Regardless, Darnold feels much better now and he believes his new future in Carolina could lead to some big things.

“Those conversations were tough. I imagined I was going to be the franchise quarterback of the New York Jets for a long time. And once you realize that the team that drafted you is moving on, it stings a little bit,” Darnold said. “The culture that’s being set here is amazing. That’s probably the part that intrigues me the most about this…To go from being unwanted to being wanted is huge. Getting that news that you’re going to be traded, of a team saying, ‘Hey, we didn’t want you,” for whatever reason, is hard.”

For now, the Panthers have seemingly improved and if Darnold makes the best of his second chance, he could very well have himself a lengthy career.

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Los Angeles-based fashion brand Rhude just kicked off their first-ever fashion campaign including none other than Future Hendrix. The rapper, whose been a fan of the brand for some time, is the face of the company’s “Rhude boy — Modern Gentleman” campaign. Rhude’s founder/creative director Rhuigi Villaseñor explained to Complex that the partnership happened naturally since Future was already a fan and customer.

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“Future and I have known each other for some time and grew together organically with him supporting and wearing the brand as well as me advancing in my career,” Villaseñor said. “With the grace of the wonderful Ebonie Ward (Future’s manager) and Future, we came up with an idea to recalibrate Future’s look with my current and next collection. After that the rest is history.”

Rhude has become much more recognizable since its debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2020. The “Rhude Boy” aesthetic, as they call it, aligns with Future’s M.O. — bringing the gritty streets to haute couture. “There’s no better ambassador and friend of Rhude than Wizard, Future,” Villaseñor added. “

“I think this is a new approach for what the brand has been focused on doing but as for anything in my career, everything has been organic. It’s what makes sense for the ethos and DNA of the brand. The campaign is approached as The Modern Gentleman, what that means to me. So this is meant to be a proposal for the new look; Its meant to be timeless.”

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4/20 is almost here which means every stoner’s favorite Holiday is upon us. During this time of the year, brands like to come through with their own 4/20-related products as a way to cash in on the trend. Sneaker companies have been known to do this over the years and one such brand is Adidas. In fact, now, Adidas will be teaming up with South Park for a new pair of Campus 80s that are dressed up as a stoner character from the series.

Of course, the character in question here is none other than “Towelie” who has become beloved over the years on the show. As you can see from the images below, the sneaker has a mostly purple upper, all while the midsole and three stripes are white. Towelie has white eyes on the tongue but under UV light, those eyes become red as if he’s just smoked up. It’s a fun little collab and it is certainly one that South Park fans can appreciate.

As for the release date, well, you can expect to get these on 4-20 which is set for Tuesday of next week. The price is going to be a modest $100 USD, which means they are very affordable.

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