Month: January 2022

Gunna, Future, and Roddy Ricch try their hands at numerous careers in their tongue-in-cheek “Too Easy” remix video, finding them all, well, too easy. The video is the latest from Gunna’s new mixtape DS4EVER, the fourth and final installment in his long-running Drip Season, which dropped today. While the song itself preceded the release, the video just arrived this morning to pull more eyeballs toward the highly anticipated project.

Among the tasks the three rappers try out, Gunna becomes a wilderness explorer, an expert mountaineer, and a touchdown-grabbing wide receiver. Meanwhile, Future joins Gunna as a pair of news anchors/weathermen who judge a beauty pageant and gets into some Scottish games, including tug-o-war, rock-throwing, and bagpiping. Roddy, meanwhile, becomes a lounge pianist — not far off from his real-life skillset — and gets his Wu-Tang Clan on at a Shaolin temple.

In addition to Future and Roddy, Gunna’s new project has also gotten attention for a number of its other guests including Young Thug, who raps with his protege Gunna on “Pushin P,” Chloe Bailey, who once again sparked dating rumors with Gunna after they were seen holding hands, and 21 Savage, whose punchline comparing Ye and Kim’s divorce to a dropped murder weapon sparked a mini-debate on Twitter about who actually did the dumping.

Watch the “Too Easy” remix video above. DS4EVER is out now on 300 and Atlantic. You can stream it here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

After many years of waiting and hoping, Oreo is finally resurrecting their iconic middle school favorite, Oreo Cakesters, and have called upon the last Blockbuster in the world to bring the nostalgia back at full force.

Oreo Caketsers were introduced in 2007, where they were often used as lunchtime currency among tweens in the school cafeteria. Two chocolate cakes sandwiched together with the signature Oreo cream, the snacks became an instant favorite. They produced various versions of the cake before discontinuing them in 2012.

To help relaunch their cult classic treat, Oreo has stocked the shelves at another early aughts favorite, the last Blockbuster on earth. Complete with retro-style VHS covers and punny movie titles such as Cakesters 2: Back At It and Cakesters: Resurrections (perhaps starring Keanu Reeves?) the limited-edition Cakesters can be found in Bend, Oregon.

If you don’t find yourself lucky enough to be able to take a quick trip to Bend, Oreo tweeted that they would be available at select stores across the country this month.

No word yet on if Oreo will bring back other flavors, such as the Golden Oreo Cakesters, but they are known for reviving older favorites in between their various big-name collaborations, such as Pokemon and Supreme.

The Cakesters are just the latest of a slew of Oreo products to hit the shelves this year, as Oreo just announced two new flavors for 2022: Toffee Crunch and Ultimate Chocolate. We are still waiting for them to invent Cannoli flavored, though.

Back in August 2021, it was rumored that Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott were expecting a second child together, a sibling for Stormi. A couple weeks later, Jenner confirmed the news with a video that features Scott hearing the news for the first time. Now, we’re back in the rumor phase, as some thing that Jenner has secretly already given birth to her latest bundle of joy.

BuzzFeed News reports that TikTok user @EmilyCShwartz, who correctly predicted Jenner’s pregnancy, has a new theory. She speculates that Jenner knew she was pregnant while taping the Keeping Up With the Kardashians reunion special on April 23, as while the family was seen taking shots together, Jenner turned away from the camera and didn’t consume alcohol, presumably being conscious of her baby’s health.

So, if Jenner was pregnant on April 23, her due date for the baby would have fallen at some point in December. Furthermore, on December 26, Travis Barker (Kourtney Kardashian’s fiancé) shared a photo that had a baby bottle in the shot, a newborn bottle that was the same brand Jenner used when Stormi was born.

In recent days, Jenner has shared photos of herself looking pregnant (like she did yesterday, below), but it’s possible that these photos were taken on an earlier date and were shared well after the fact. It’s also worth noting that Jenner was secretive about her pregnancy with Stormi, too, so there’s a precedent for her keeping her cards close to the vest.

Ultimately, there are plenty of fans who agree with these theories, so check out some tweets about it below.

Usually when we think of Willie Nelson and growing plants, our minds instantly think about cannabis. Heck, Willie is a straight up weed-smoking icon, who takes marijuana tours of Amsterdam with Snoop Dogg and is even the “Chief Test Officer” for his own brand of weed, Willie’s Reserve. But now, thanks to the good folks over at Chia Pet, Willie and his signature braids can be synonymous with plants of the decorative variety, too.

Chia has officially launched the Willie Nelson Chia Pet and it looks freakin’ amazing. Each box comes with a plantar, drip tray, and chia seed packets for 3 plantings. It takes 1 to 2 weeks to make Willie’s braids grow into a “luscious green coat,” which is quite a bit faster than growing weed. Speaking of which, fellow country singer and collaborator Margo Price has already shown her support by scooping up a Willie Nelson Chia Pet and commented on Willie’s Instagram post about it, saying: “Love mine so much! The only thing that would make it better is if it came with cannabis seeds.”

For less than $25, the Willie Nelson Chia Pet is available now on Amazon, Walmart, Menard’s, etc… and if Willie isn’t your thing, Chia Pet also has models featuring “Weird Al” Yankovic, Chewbacca, Bob Ross, David Hasselhoff, and a series dedicated to The Mandalorian.

It’s often said that there are two sides to every story and in the case of Kanye West’s ongoing divorce from Kim Kardashian, it looks like he’s sharing his side with friends and collaborators. Although the initial reports had Kim filing for divorce, citing many “little things” that made their differences more apparent, at least one of Kanye’s rapper homies believes it went the other way around.

On “Thought I Was Playing” from Gunna’s new mixtape DS4EVER, fellow Atlanta rapper 21 Savage uses the celebrity split as the subject for a twisted punchline: “SF90 cost a M, dumped his Glock like Ye did Kim.” Fans on Twitter who caught the line sparked a lighthearted but spirited debate about just who dumped whom.

Of course, both stars have since seemingly moved on. Kim has apparently been dating comedian Pete Davidson after remarking that she had no intention of reconciling with Kanye, and while Kanye has made repeated public overtures, even going so far as declaring that God would reunite the couple, he has since also been seen out with a new romantic interest. Actress Julia Fox, with whom Kanye had dinner in New York City, described their date in glowing terms, prompting some fans to give their skeptical impressions of the pairing, drawing comparisons with Fox’s character’s relationship in Uncut Gems.

You can check out the full song above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Sue Bird announced via Instagram on Friday morning that she’ll return for her 19th WNBA season. Bird is the WNBA’s all-time assist leader and a 12-time All-Star who was selected first overall by the Storm in the 2002 WNBA Draft. Across her 18 seasons, she’s helped lead Seattle — the only franchise for which she’s played in the WNBA — to four titles and 15 playoff appearances.

There’s an issue here, however. Seattle tweeted that Bird will return, but she’s a free agent and negotiations cannot begin until Jan. 15. Of course, all of this feels like a formality, but Seattle technically can’t say that Bird is coming back yet.

The Storm entered last year as the reigning champions and were poised to make another deep playoff run before Breanna Stewart suffered a season-ending injury just before the postseason began. With Bird back for a 19th year and Stewart presumably returning at some point, Seattle could be in the mix for a title again this season, depending on how free agency shakes out with key contributors like Jewell Lloyd and Mercedes Russell up for new deals.

Bird averaged 10 points, 5.3 assists, and 2.6 rebounds on 58.3 percent true shooting and earned her 12th All-Star appearance in 2021. For her career, she’s averaged 12 points, 5.6 assists, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.3 steals while shooting 39.3 percent beyond the arc.

Bird will kick off her 19th season on May 6 when Seattle takes on the Minnesota Lynx at 7 p.m. PST.

With a week to until it slices its way into theaters, the first reactions to Scream are in, and critics are loving the fifth installment that brings back original cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette. (The Boys star Jack Quaid is also along for the ride.) If there’s a recurring theme amongst the social media take, it’s praise for the film’s sharp writing that critics are calling some of the best of the franchise.

“The new #Scream is a BLAST & my favorite since the original,” writes Erik Davis. “There’s some sharp writing here – a nice balance of well-crafted scares & amusing commentary on modern horror. It also pokes a lot of fun at itself, too, while remaining a bloody whodunnit & a damn good time. I’m a fan!”

“#Scream freakin’ slays!” writes Simon Thompson. “It’s a textbook example of how to revive and reinvigorate a franchise and do it in killer style. Brutal genius, it has the razor-sharp smarts of the finest entries in the series with a third act that absolutely nails it. Two thumbs way up!”

There was also plenty of love for the original trio of Campbell, Cox, and Arquette that should go over huge with longtime Scream fans.

“As someone who has been in love with this franchise for a little over 25 years now, I totally and completely loved @ScreamMovies,” writes Heather Wixson. “Brutal kills, fun mystery & both the Legacy cast & newbies were great. Wes would be proud.”

You can see more Scream reactions below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.

Scream stabs its way into theaters on January 14, 2022.

(And Just Like That… spoilers will be found below.)

The Sex And The City revival And Just Like That… Peloton controversy was one thing. Actually, it was a Big thing since they killed off Chris Noth’s character with a ride, and then there was a Big dust-up from Peloton and an ad that got pulled, and that was all a huge mess. Then there’s a solely on-show controversy at work that’s really haunting people. I’m talking about Che Diaz, the character portrayed by Sara Ramirez, who rolls out like a real nightmare.

Che is introduced as Carrie’s podcasting boss, which doesn’t matter too much except that this is a way for Che (who is also a stand-up comic) to meet Miranda. And Che shows plenty of narcissistic tendencies while Miranda is dreadfully unhappy in her marriage to Steve. Where this is all going gets forecasted from the beginning, but eventually, Che and Miranda end up “groundbreaking” in the franchise with a queer sex scene, which is one of the worst sex scenes in the history of television. This goes down in Carrie’s kitchen while she’s recovering from surgery and Che just decides to come over. Carrie wakes up and sees the sex act happening in the mirror, tries to look away, and then spills a bottle of pee all over the place.

All of this illustrates how Miranda’s no longer the greatest friend ever, but it also makes the “Hey, it’s Che Diaz!” intercom declaration now play like a “jump scare” for the ages. It’s no wonder that The Daily Beast is calling Che “the worst character on TV.” (Wait, even worse than Anthony LaRusso on Cobra Kai? Yes, worse than that brat-bully.)

It’s an unpleasant encounter to watch for many reasons (no chemistry whatsoever, and Che is an unpleasant person) and very strange that AJLT made huge declarations about being more inclusive with this revival, but they’ve made the show’s nonbinary character so profoundly unlikeable. No really, this is straight-up horror villain territory.

Sara Ramirez appears to be perfectly away of how the Che character is going over and is fine with this. While recently speaking with Insider, Ramirez declared, “Che isn’t here to be liked, Che isn’t here for anyone’s approval. Che is not here to represent the entire LGBTQ+ community or a spectrum of Spanish-speaking people or Latin-identified people or Hispanic-identified people. They’re here to just be themselves.” Ramirez added, “No community is a monolith.”

Well, what Ramirez says does make sense. Che doesn’t have to be likable, nor do viewers have to restrain themselves from expressing horror when Che appears. And for sure, “Hey, it’s Che Diaz” is one of the most frightful things to hear coming through an intercom. The jokes will not stop, and they are all terrifically funny.

And I do want to see Miranda actually go full “Rambo” (and not how Che wants it) in the season finale. Make it happen.

Back on October 28, 2021, Wilco got inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall Of Fame — as did Lucinda Williams and Alejandro Escovedo — and there was a big ceremony to honor the Hall’s newest members. Highlights from the event are being aired in a PBS special on January 8, and now two clips from it have been shared (via Consequence).

In one of them, Wilco is joined by Japanese Breakfast, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Escovedo, Rosanne Cash, Sheila E., and others for a performance of “California Stars,” from Wilco and Billy Bragg’s collaborative 1998 album Mermaid Avenue. Also unveiled today was a video of Bill Callahan performing Wilco’s “Sky Blue Sky.”

Wilco and Japanese Breakfast have some shared history: Japanese Breakfast has covered Wilco before, like she did at Lollapalooza in 2019, and last year, Tweedy returned the favor by covering “Kokomo, IN.” Michelle Zauner was floored by that, as she wrote on Instagram, “Words can’t begin to express how mind blowing it is to discover this vid of Jeff Tweedy covering Kokomo, IN. Wilco has been such a huge influence on my music for so many years. The arrangement of Jesus, etc was the elegant perfection we strived for when we were recording Kokomo. The narrative arc of Posing For Cars and my need to solo for three mins was directly inspired by At Least That’s What You Said. I freaking walked off the aisle to She’s A Jar. I just can’t even handle it and had to share. F*ck.”

Meanwhile, this isn’t the first time that Wilco and Isbell have performed “California Stars” together, as Isbell previously joined the group to play the track at Mountain Jam 2016.

Watch Wilco and company perform “California Stars” above.

It’s early days, but the new HBO wilderness show Chilin Island is already poised to be an under-the-radar, online favorite. The premise of dragging popular rappers way out of their element to get in touch with nature — and ask goofy, stony questions under the stars — has massive viral potential and the show’s laid-back vibe makes it the perfect distraction from the extremely anxiety-inducing current events unfolding around us.

It also helps that the guests are so game, even when it’s clear they aren’t totally sure what’s going on. In a preview for the next episode of the oddball HBO show, Florida rapper Ski Mask The Slump God takes a mighty tumble in the desert after slipping down a steep hill while the show’s deadpan narrator Steven Wright ponders, “Which will die first — him or his Nintendo Switch?” Hopefully, it’s the switch; Ski Mask has an album to drop at some point this year after delaying the follow-up to his immensely fun 2018 debut Stokeley.

Still, it’s a blast watching the Chillin Island crew — fellow rappers Dap, Despot, and Lakutis of the New York underground scene — putting poor Ski Mask through a crash course in horseback riding, especially when it prompts him to wonder whether sex on a horse is possible. The jury’s out on that one, but you can check out the preview below and catch the episode tonight at 10:30 ET on HBO or stream it anytime thereafter on HBO Max.