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The tale of G-Unit is worthy of a biopic, if not, a whole docuseries exploring the rise and fall of one of the biggest forces in hip-hop, ever. With 50 Cent leading the charge at the height of his musical career, artists like Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo were offered a massive platform that, to this day, has provided them a loyal following that remains eager for new music.

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Lloyd Banks, particularly, is still regarded to many as the Punchline King, even if he hasn’t released much music in recent times. However, he has hinted that it could change in the near future. Following his inquiry into a potential Verzuz opponent, he revealed that he was on the hunt for beats; a promising sign from any rapper. Last month, he let fans know that he still holds the title of Punchline King. “Probably win my Verzuz with mixtape verses,” he tweeted.

Given the fact that he’s been exercising his pen while hunting for the right production is indicative of new music coming on the way. Lloyd Banks seemingly confirmed that would be the case when he took to his Instagram Story and previewed some new music for the fans. Over gritty Griselda-esque sounding production, Lloyd Banks effortlessly unloads a few bars.

Interestingly enough, the latest snippet from Lloyd Banks comes days after Young Buck released “Ash Tray” where he closed out the verse wishing Banks would add a verse. Is Buck to thank for Banks’ return to the studio?

Check out the snippet from Lloyd Banks below. 

Read “Hip-Hop’s Best Verses: Lloyd Banks’ ‘Victory Freestyle'”

Even though millions of people across the country are currently being vaccinated to prevent the spread of COVID-19, restrictions and social distancing measures are still tightening in some parts of the country. Disney World, which gets millions of visitors every year, are tightening their face covering rules to be stricter on what people can do in their restaurants.

The wording of the rule was only slightly changed, but many customers have noted the rule’s impact. It reads that face coverings, “…can only be removed while actively eating or drinking. Face coverings must be worn while standing, waiting or sitting in dining locations.” 

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The rule used to say, “masks may be removed when seated while eating or drinking,” which visitors thought meant that as soon as they sat down at their table to eat, they were able to remove their face covering. This is how people have been interpreting the rule since Disney World reopened, but now it seems that even if you are seated at your table, you must leave your face covering on when you are not actively eating or drinking at that moment. 

Some customers were outraged by this change, writing, “This is ridiculous…seriously? What, so now I need to put my mask on in between bites?”

Do you think Disney should have altered the rule? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. 

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Tessica Brown felt such immense joy after her hair was recovered from her Gorilla Glue fiasco following an extensive pro-bono surgery. Sadly, it seems like her health problems aren’t completely over quite yet. According to Tessica’s manager Gina Rodriguez, she’s currently in the process of getting a “mommy makeover,” which includes a breast augmentation and abdominal liposuction. 

Dr. Michael Obeng, which is the same doctor who performed Tessica’s miraculous hair surgery, was giving her a consultation for the breast augmentation earlier this week when he discovered lumps in both of Tessica’s breasts. After Dr. Obeng felt the masses, Tessica had a mammogram which confirmed their presence. She has, fortunately, already had surgery to remove the masses, and they are now being tested for cancer. 

Tessica seems to be taking the news in stride, though. She says that she believes the Gorilla Glue incident was supposed to lead her to this moment where Dr. Obeng discovered the lumps in her breasts. She also said she’s very grateful that Dr. Obeng discovered the issue now, rather than later down the road where it could have been too late. There’s certainly a silver lining to every dark cloud, and hopefully this early discovery means that Tessica can be treated swiftly. 

We’re hoping for a speedy recovery for Tessica. 

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Lil Uzi Vert and City Girl’s 1/2 JT have been rumored to be an item since late 2019. While neither has publically confirmed their relationship, they have both dropped hints on their social media and in their song lyrics suggesting they might be a little more than friends. Just the other day in a quick tweet-and-delete, the “Lo Mein” rapper mentioned he had “turnt a hoe to a house wife,” while JT implied she had “turnt a trick to my husband.” While the tweets may have been just banter, the new Eliantte-sized rock the Miami-bred artist donned in some new selfies suggest her and Uzi may have been serious. 

The 28-year-old shared a series of captionless mirror-selfies to her Twitter account Friday (February 26), striking seductive glances to the camera. While she looked beautiful in the selfies, all eyes were focused on the giant diamond-encrusted rock sitting pretty on her right-ring finger. Fans of the “Winnin'” rapper instantly recognized the ring as a custom Elliot Eliantte ring that Uzi had commissioned way back in 2019. 

Uzi is a huge fan of the jeweler and enlisted him to customize the $24 million pink diamond on his forehead. Check out a close-up of the flashy pink-diamond ring below. 

It seems like the ring has been in Uzi’s possession for quite some time and decided to pass it off to JT, which suggests their relationship may be advancing. We’ll keep you updated on any more news about the fiery duo. 

Scott Disick’s 19-year-old girlfriend Amelia Gray Hamlin has come under fire recently for some allegations that she was “blackfishing” in a recent Instagram post. The term “blackfishing” was coined by journalist Wanna Thompson and describes the trend of non-black influencers, models, and celebrities using tanner, Photoshop, surgery, or other tools to appear Black or mixed race. It’s a term that has actually become rather familiar to the Kardashian family as a whole, as they’ve often been at the center of blackfishing accusations. Not today, though.

The post that got Amelia in trouble is one where she is wearing a long braid and hoop earrings, and her skin looks significantly tanner than usual. She’s shown playfully holding up the braid in the series of three photos, captioning them, “whiplash got me like……” She has since disabled comments on the post. 

Amelia issued an apology to the criticisms on her Instagram story on Thursday night. She wrote,

“I’m receiving a lot of comments in regards to my latest photo. I am being told that I am ‘Black fishing’ — thank you all for educating me on this topic. I recently went on vacation to the sun, and with my Italian heritage I tan very easily. There is no self tanner involved, or intention of looking darker than my own natural skin color. I had a lot of fun creating this look with no malice intention or offense.”

Some people called her apology disingenuous. 

What do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. 

This season was looking promising for the Boston Celtics who boast the talents of players like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, and Kemba Walker. Unfortunately, the team has been having troubles throughout the month of February and was even on a three-game losing streak heading into their match against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. 

Tatum ended up having an abysmal performance in which he was only able to put up 9 points, which was a continuation of his recent struggles. Luckily for the Celtics, Walker went on a tear and was able to get his team back in position to win, which is exactly what they did, by a score of 118-112.

The win finally put the Celtics back in the win column and brought their record to 16-17. With their current record, the Celtics were in danger of being pushed out of a playoff spot, but now, they are hanging onto the sixth spot, where they are surrounded by teams like the New York Knicks, Pacers, Heat, and even the Raptors.

Kemba’s performance should certainly give this team some confidence moving forward, as they look to secure their spot in the playoffs, which will go down later in the Spring. This Celtics team has a ton of talent, and it would be disappointing to not see that talent fully realized.

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After President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris assumed office at the top of the year, many people exhaled a sigh of relief, confident that the days of coronavirus might finally be behind the American people. Unfortunately, however, Biden has yet to enact a wide-sweeping plan to fully move past the pandemic-state. Even with the vaccination plan rolling out, the United States will likely not be in recovery mode for a little while. Touring artists are continuing to feel the effects of the lasting lockdown, with Taylor Swift announcing Friday (February 26) that she “cannot reschedule the shows that we’ve postponed” of her two-city “Lover Fest” tour announced back in September of 2019. 

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“I love coming on here to tell you good news, or to share a new project with you,” Swift penned in a statement shared to Twitter. “It’s not my favorite thing in the world to have to tell you news I’m sad about. I’m so sorry, but I cannot reschedule the shows that we’ve postponed. Although refunds have been available since we first postponed the Lover Fest shows, many of you hung onto your tickets and I too hung onto the idea that we could reschedule.”

“This is an unprecedented pandemic that has changed everyone’s plans and no one knows what the touring landscape is going to look like in the near future,” the statement continued.

She concluded, “I’m so disappointed that I won’t be able to see you in person as soon as I wanted to. I miss you terribly and can’t wait til we can all safely be at shows together again.”

The 31-year-old hitmaker canceled her 2020 tour dates in April of last year due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic. Despite not touring, however, Swift has been keeping fans fed and happy with new music. She released her evermore and folklore albums last year, and has been busy re-recording her early music in a move to free herself from the grasp of Scooter Braun owning her masters. 

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Hopefully, live shows are able to resume soon. Fingers crossed.

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