ELHAE Shares New Project “Aura III”

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ELHAE has left fans eager for a new project over the past two years. Even though he’s offered a few singles between his 2019 project, Trouble In Paradise, it was in late 2020 when he started to kick off the campaign for a new project. This week, he gave fans exactly that by serving up the third and final installment in the AURA series. 

Laced up with 11 tracks in total, ELHAE returned with his latest body of work AURA III on Friday. The project arrives nearly four years after its predecessor and includes a slew of familiar faces like Rick Ross, who appears on the single “Fun Fact,” Masego, and Xavier Omar. 

AURA III is exactly the vibes you need for a weekend like this. Press play below. 

Black Rob Sent Condolences To DMX From A Hospital Despite His Concerning Condition

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On Friday morning, DMX’s family gave official word that the rapper unfortunately passed away from a drug overdose and heart attack. The music world was quick to pour out love and condolences in an array of messages posted all over social media. One of them came late Friday night from former Bad Boy rapper Black Rob, who honored the late rapper with a video. But it’s where the video was filmed that has hip-hop fans extremely concerned.

In the video, Black Rob can be seen struggling to talk as he lays in frail condition in a hospital. “What’s goin’ on. I don’t know what the pain is, the pain is crazy man,” he says. “It’s helping me out though, but it’s making me realize I got a lot to go on.” He was then asked about DMX. “I feel everything about X,” he replied. “X was positive. Big love to X man.”

There’s no word at the moment on why Black Rob has been hospitalized. Back in 2015, the rapper revealed that he suffered a mild stroke caused by high blood pressure during an interview on Sway In The Morning. Luckily, he made a full recovery and committed to changing his diet, exercising, and abstaining from alcohol.

Kerry Washington Retracts Controversial Tweet About DMX & Prince Philip

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By the very design of the platform, Twitter ends up hosting the opinions of celebrities who spoke out with good intentions. Cher recently came under fire for suggesting that if she had witnessed the killing of George Floyd, things may have gone differently. While good-natured in her intention, it was her word choice that landed her in hot water. Kerry Washington is the latest to accidentally put her foot in her mouth on the platform. 


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Washington is the latest to be torn apart by social media users. In a since-deleted tweet, the Scandal actress suggested that DMX and Prince Philip, who both recently passed, were communicating together in the afterlife.

She wrote, “Anybody else wondering what DMX and His Royal Highness Prince Phillip are chatting about together at the pearly gates? My love to both their families. May they both Rest in Peace.”

The reaction that followed from social media users was as expected. At the time of the tweet’s deletion, it had reached around 7,500 quote tweets compared to 400 retweets and 3,500 likes. 

One user put it, “DMX and Prince Phillip going to two very different places…don’t lump in DMX with a white supremacist pls queen.” Anothe reasoned, “The assumption that DMX and that white man are going to the same place…now miss washington please.” 

Judging by the swift delete of the tweet, it seems Kerry Washington got the point. What’s your take?

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Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS Brand Worth $1.6 Billion, Triple What Forbes Estimated

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It looks like Kim Kardashian’s pockets are actually much deeper than anyone expected, especially Forbes. It was widely understood until this week that Kylie Jenner was the richest of the Kardashian-Jenner family, as the beauty mogul owns her own wildly successful Kylie Skin and Kylie Cosmetics brands. However, according to Kim Kardashian, her shapewear line SKIMS has actually made her the richest, being valued at $1.6 billion.

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Forbes recently estimated that SKIMS was worth a mere $500 million, which put Kim’s net worth as a whole at $1 billion. However, since she has confirmed that the number is more than triple what was originally thought, this changes the dynamic and makes her net worth much higher than previously thought. Kim credits the success of the company to a huge influx of $154 million in funding, which allowed her to expand the line and become even more successful. 

Kylie, who was considered the richest in the family for a few years, is not even part of the $1 billion net worth club anymore. Forbes has now estimated that she has a net worth of roughly $700 million, which is less than half of older sister Kim. Kim told TMZ this week that she fully expects all of her siblings to reach billionaire status soon, though, and perhaps even some of their kids in the future. 

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Air Jordan 11 Low “Legend Blue” Release Details Confirmed

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As far as Jumpman is concerned, the Air Jordan 11 and the Jordan 11 Low are some of the best silhouettes out there. They both have an iconic history and every time new models hit the market, sneakerheads do their best to cop a few pairs, if possible. For the last few months, Jordan Brand has been teasing the Air Jordan 11 Low “Legend Blue” and in just a couple of weeks, it will finally arrive.

In the official images below, you can see how the sneaker has a mostly white upper all while the outsole has an icy blue aesthetic to it. The shoe pays homage to the Jordan 11 OG version of the same name, and if you want some sneakers for the summer months, these are certainly proving to be the perfect option.

If you are hoping to get yourself a pair, you will be able to do so as of Saturday, April 24th for $185 USD via the Nike SNKRS App. Once again, since you will be dealing with the SNKRS App, expect a plethora of Ls and some frustration. In the meantime, let us know whether or not you plan on copping a pair.

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Lil Eazzyy & Bizzy Banks Collide On “Hunnid Or Better”

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Chicago’s Lil Eazzyy is certainly revving up for a massive year ahead. Following the success of his single, “Onna Come Up,” and its subsequent remix featuring G Herbo, Eazyy has maintained a stronghold on the Chicago drill scene as the next to blow. This week, he continued the campaign for his follow-up to 2020’s Underrated. His new project, Rookie Season is due out later this month and this week, he offered a brand new single off of the project.

Teaming up with Bizzy Banks, the pair offers an exhilarating banger, “Hunnid Or Better.” Eazzyy still brings the raw cut-throat energy of Chicago while the production takes notes from Brooklyn’s drill variation rather than Chicago’s, making Bizzy Banks feel right at home ont he track.

Rookie Of The Year drops on April 30th.

Check their new collab below. 

Quotable Lyrics
Choppa gon’ pull a folk up on a stretcher
Bullets up in the MAC be hard to measure
Hollows’ll cut him up and leave him severed
My lil’ bro crazy, he do it for pleasure

DaBaby Hosts Music Industry Job Fair In His Hometown

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DaBaby has been enjoying the fruits of his success. He’s managed to notch two consecutive number-one albums as well as a slew of hits as both a featured and main artist. He’s also received six Grammy nominations in his career already and founded his Billion Dollar Baby label based in Charlotte in 2017. It seems like the rapper is ready to spread that fortune to people in his hometown hoping to make it in the music industry.  

The “Rockstar” rapper announced on Friday (April 9) that his Billion Dollar Baby imprint would be hosting a job fair for different paid internship positions for numerous industry jobs. 


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The job fair will be held at Hilton Charlotte University Place at noon on Monday (April 12). Hopefuls interested in “marketing & analytics experts, masters of networking & communication, personal assistants, potential artist management, website development, graphic design, cinematographers, photographers,” are encouraged to attend the event. 

Additionally, participants are also encouraged to bring along their resumes. “Seeking like-minded individuals who are eager to launch their careers in the entertainment industry and be fulfilled by doing what they love!” wrote the label. 

The label’s head honcho also took over its official Instagram account to announce the news. “We pretty much expanding with the company and we’re building an empire,” said DaBaby during a live stream.  

Check the official BDB Instagram account for more details about the upcoming job fair. 

Jayson Tatum Comments On Massive 53-Point Performance

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Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have been having a very up-and-down season. Despite being loaded with talent, the Celtics have been punching below their weight all season long and fans are worried that they are going to miss out on the playoffs due to their inconsistency. Last night, it appeared as though the Celtics would lose to the league-worst Minnesota Timberwolves. However, Tatum had an offensive explosion and helped propel the team to an overtime victory, all while scoring 53 points.

Tatum is the first Celtics player to score 50 points since Larry Bird and last night, he certainly showed flashes of the legend. Immediately following the game, Tatum spoke about his performance and just how important it was for the team to battle back and win last night.

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“To score 50 is a big thing in this league and especially at this age,” Tatum said. “It’ll be a night I always remember, and we got the win on top of that – a big win. Every win right now is big.”

With the win, the Celtics are now seventh in the Eastern Conference with a record of 27-26. If Tatum can continue to play like this, there is a case to be made that the Celtics can find themselves back in the Top Four of the conference by the end of the season.

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