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Earlier this month, news broke that Timbaland and Swizz Beatz would be taking their tributary music battle show Verzuz to Triller. The last show happened at the end of last month and followed a slightly different format. D’Angelo was announced as the guest and he brought in surprise guests like Method Man and more. The next battle is set to go down between Raekwon and Ghostface Killah tonight, March 20th at 8 pm ET. Find out how you can watch the epic battle below!

“Let’s take it back to the streets,” announced the official Verzuz account on their social media page ahead of the battle. The showdown between The Tarantula and The Eagle will be the first to take place after the rights for the series were moved to Triller. Viewers will be able to stream the Ciroc-sponsored event on any of the respective platforms below beginning at 8 pm. 

How To Watch on Triller

To watch the battle on Triller, you have to have to the app on your respective mobile device or tablet.   

How To Watch on Apple Music

If you’re an Apple Music user, you can biew the battle in the Music app beginning at 8 pm. 

How To Watch on Instagram 

As always, to watch the battle on Instagram, head over to the Verzuz account and watch the live. You can view the battle on a bigger screen by watching the live on your web browser. 

Let us know down in the comments if you’ll be tuning in!

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The post-Grammys debate kicked off this week after the award show’s COVID-restricted event. Hip-hop did get its shine in many ways, though many felt snubbed by the end of the evening. The culture doesn’t necessarily need the validation of an institution that still manages to get it wrong every single year. Regardless of who won, it was back to business for many artists who slid through with brand new music following the award show extravaganza. 

Even though he lost, Roddy Ricch delivered a show-stealing performance to close out the evening of “The Box” while debuting his new single, “Heartless.” A live version was immediately uploaded to streaming platforms and is getting us ready for whatever he has in store this year. “Heartless (Live From L.A.) was a necessary addition to this week’s Fire Emoji playlist.

It looks like Lil Tjay could be preparing to drop a new project in the future. This week, the rapper returned with his latest single, “Headshot” ft. Fivio Foreign and Polo G. The trifecta of drill artists deliver a blistering banger for the streets. We also included Tjay’s previous release, “Calling My Phone” with 6lack. 

Lastly, we have the latest collaboration from Tee Grizzley and Lil Durk who previously collaborated together on their joint effort, Bloodas. This time, they team up for their new collaboration, “White Lows Off Designer.”

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City Girl JT is always spewing something on her verified Twitter account, which seems to be suspended more often than not. Luckily for us, however, she kept her verified status long enough to tell the world that “City girl summer is not postponed.” To further reiterate the message, she reposted the message on her Instagram story alongside some stickers that told fans summer was on the way. 

In the early hours of Saturday morning, she went back to Twitter to reinforce the idea that she’d be having her own version of a “hot girl summer,” saying, “I’m on rockstar time this summer if you not ready to be wild don’t come round me.” It seems like many fans were waiting on JT’s go to kickstart their summer shenanigans, Tweeting some excited messages. 

While the coronavirus pandemic halted most people’s usual summer escapades in 2020, it seems as though 2021 is going to be ringing in some new and exciting warm-weather traditions. Now that three vaccines have been federally-approved for emergency use and the US recently administered a record-breaking 3 million vaccines in one day, many people will be fully protected from the virus by the time summer rolls around. Be careful out there, City Girls!

Even if you’re not into basketball, there are a few big names from the NBA that have accomplished celebrity-status for their skill and charisma. LeBron James is an example of this sort of player. The 36-year-old pro-baller is nothing short of a household name, even for those not invested in the sports, and boasts the title of one of the most decorated players in the history of the NBA. Considering this, his recent remarks about feeling as if he deserves more than the four total MVP awards he currently has are more than verifiable.

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Trailing behind just Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul Jabbar in total MVP awards, the all-star players sparked more calls of “LeBron for MVP” after a recent game against the Charlotte Hornets. After the game, LeBron spoke with reporters about his mindset going into every season and about MVP awards. 

“I should have more than four, I believe,” LeBron told reporters. “But … I don’t sit around thinking about it or crying about it, or whatever the case may be. I just try to come in the next season and be the MVP and be talked about [for] it again. I bet a lot of the greatest that played this game feel like they should have more as well, if you ask any one of those guys.”

LeBron last won the award for 2012-2013, but has been in the top three for almost every season since. His Lakers teammate Kyle Kuzma chimed in, vocalizing something many people think. “The NBA MVP is a very political award,” said Kuzma. “Bron should have been the MVP at least eight, nine, 10 times. Everybody knows that.”

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While LeBron tries to not dwell on missed MVP awards, he admitted winning the award this year would be particularly special. 

“It is something. It means something, for sure. I’m not going to sit here and say it doesn’t mean anything to me. And for me to be able to win it a few times in my career has always been special…” he said.

He finished, “Being in the running, hearing my name with some of the best basketball players in the league this year again, it would mean a lot. At my age, what I’m able to do, what I’ve been doing this whole season, what I bring to the table every single night on both sides of the floor, it would mean an unbelievable thing for me, especially at this point in my career.”

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Cardi B is no stranger to spoiling herself and her family, and is often seen sporting some pretty lavish outfits and bags. Her and Offset’s daughter, 2-year-old Kulture, already has some very extravagant accessories despite being so young. This weekend, Cardi shared an adorable photo of Kulture to her Instagram story where she was wearing a $5,000 Chanel crossbody purse that nearly took up her entire body. “Lucky,” wrote the 28-year-old “Up” rapper. 

It isn’t always easy for Cardi to style princess Kulture, though. Earlier this month, she shared a post of the toddler wearing a Givenchy fit, some Jordans, and a Balenciaga handbag alongside the caption, “@kulturekiari was so mean today. I couldn’t take not one good pic. Dress by me I guess.” At the end of February, Cardi shared another photo of her and Kulture where the tot was rocking a full Balenciaga fit. 

“My baby was soo happy yesterday,” Cardi wrote. “I’m going to enjoy every little tiny moment with my family cause when crunch time comes it gets really lonely.” It’s always nice to see celebrity parents spending time with their kids, and there’s no doubt that Cardi and Kulture bond over their fashion sense. Hopefully, we’ll see some more cute toddler fashion when Cardi’s “crunch time” ends. 

It’s not all the time that when Joe Budden speaks he receives an overwhelming wave of agreement. Taking a break from his Clubhouse escapades, the controversial on-air personality recently spoke out about the sheer ridiculousness in the fact that Nicki Minaj had yet to be recognized by the Grammys despite all her influence. Comparing her inability to secure a Grammy from the Recording Academy to Doja Cat’s numerous nominations this year, he declared it was time to give credit to the blueprint. 

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“Nicki Minaj needs her flowers. Whoever the Grammy board is, whoever’s on there, y’all are not the one’s that get to determine that Nicki Minaj and all of her impact and influence don’t get to win an award. I’m sorry,” said Budden on his podcast. 

“I’m done with those days. Y’all are not the f*cking gatekeepers, the barriers of entry, y’all are not any of that. What she did, she did that. And now we’re at a time and place where we have not impersonators but the people who were inspired by that act. It’s the same thing like when some of these people, when I see the Drake influence there, call me d*ck rider, whatever, who knows” he explained.

He went on, “But Nicki is in that same boat. I don’t think too many more years need to go by when she’s not awarded for her efforts, that’s how I felt watching Doja Cat and some of the winners there.”

Another co-host added that if something were to happen, it would be lifetime achievements galore, yet no one wants to recognize her for her achievements right now.  

As the best-selling female rapper of all time and one of the richest figures in hip-hop period, Budden’s claims that Nicki deserves way more accolades than she has been given is not far-fetched. 

 
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What are your thoughts? Do you agree with Joe Budden? Let us know in the comments. 

The highly anticipated Godzilla v. Kong film is due to arrive in theaters and on HBO Max (for 30 days) at the end of the month. The film is the fourth culmination of a shared MonsterVerse of films following Godzilla in 2014, Kong: Skull Island in 2017 and Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019. A previous trailer offering a look at what to expect in the film as the monster’s face-off arrived earlier in the year, creating ample hype surrounding its upcoming release. Shortly ahead of the official opening, the film studio has just unleashed another trailer teasing the blockbuster showdown between the monsters. 

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Less than two weeks shy of the premiere, the new trailer shows more of what’s in store as two of the most iconic popular culture supernatural beings are pitted against each other. It offers a wealth of action, including a scene where the characters go at it underwater as Kong lands a kick against Godzilla. The two also duke it out in a neon-lit Hong Kong, which has been one of the main things highlighted while marketing the film. 

The film will have the honor of being the first MonsterVerse film to get a simultaneous theatrical and streaming release. The film will arrive in theaters and HBO Max in the United States on March 31st for viewers to watch. 

Godzilla v. Kong is directed by Adam Wingard, who previously directed Netflix’s Death Note, as well as the horror projects You’re Next and The Guest. The film stars Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, and Kyle Chandler.

Check out the new trailer below as well as the previously released trailer above and let us know if you’ll be tuning in!  

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