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(WARNING: Spoilers for this week’s BMF episode will be found below.)

Each week for the ‘BMF’ To Blowin’ Money Fast series, we’ll recap the episode by looking at a few key things to see how they hurt Meech and Terry’s money-making goals and overall well-being. Each item will be marked as a profit or a loss, the former keeping them in the black and the latter pushing them into the red. Throughout the season, something that was once unprofitable could turn profitable, and vice versa, but we’ll have to wait and see what that might be.

Meech and Terry’s desired rise in the drug game continues as season two of BMF is just a week away from ending. Episode eight of the season, “Push It To The Limit,” sought to establish a new process as their new batch of 300 kilos of cocaine required that. They received the drugs from the Colombians after Meech and Terry were successfully able to strike a deal with them in the episode prior. Meech and Terry laid some new foundation to move this product, but it doesn’t come without disruption from Lamar.

In this week’s episode, “High Treason,” Meech and Terry bring the PA Boys and the rest of BMF on a trip to Atlanta. The trip is mainly business-focused, but the respective crews make sure to have some fun while they’re out there. BMF’s main reason for going to Atlanta is to set up shop in the city, as they did in Cleveland, to move product and make money. Meech and Terry hope to use their connects in the city, Goldie and Ty, to make things happen, and while they’re successful in doing so, things go left to cause some serious damage. Meech and Terry also go back and forth on what to do with B-Mickie now that they know he snitched on them. Back in Detroit, Charles and Lucille’s marriage is at its breaking point, and after another discovery, it only gets worse for the Flenorys.

Meech

LOSS

Regardless of the business that Meech was able to successfully get done during his time in Atlanta, his hand was indirectly involved in a pair of extremely tragic endings. First, we have Monique’s death which came after Lamar caught on to her attempt to kill him and quickly figured out that it was a plan she hatched together with Meech. This realization from Lamar led to him choking Monique to death, a discovery that will probably make Meech angrier than we’ve ever seen him. Secondly, following a night at Magic City with Ty, BMF, and the PA Boys, a shootout occurs and Ty is shot and killed in the crossfire. Just like that, a second promise from Meech is broken as he’s unable to bring Ty back home safely to his wife. We’ve seen Meech’s decisions and actions affect others, but it hasn’t been to this level.

Lucille

PROFIT

It’s good to see Lucille standing up for herself. When she heads out to dinner with Pastor Swift, she dismisses Charles’ question of when she’ll return him with a slightly rude, yet well-deserved response to him. Later on, she learns that Charles cheated on her with Mabel and she threatens her friend and tells her off while almost hitting her with a skillet. We should note that Charles did not escape the mess unscathed as Lucille eventually took her anger out on Charles’ guitar. For all the stress that Charles put her through during this season, it’s good to see that Lucille isn’t just wallowing in sadness. She’s standing up for herself and letting it be known that there isn’t a simple fix to this. Charles broke his promise and he’ll have to pay the consequences for that.

Terry

LOSS

While Meech had his only errors and mistakes in this week’s episode, Terry did as well. With B-Mickie’s return to BMF and Terry’s discovery that B-Mickie was working with Detective Bryant, Terry is set on having B-Mickie killed. Shockingly enough, Meech doesn’t want to kill B-Mickie and it’s something that Terry cannot wrap his head around. Had it been anyone else, Terry knows for a fact that they would have already been taken care of. However, Meech values family, so it makes sense that B-Mickie was forgiven and welcomed back. Nonetheless, Terry convinces Meech to have B-Mickie killed in Atlanta. Unfortunately for them, their plan is unsuccessful thanks to the expected shootout at Magic City. B-Mickie catches on and corners Terry by holding a gun to his head. All in all, it was a failed attempt from Terry to eliminate B-Mickie and now the two will just have to figure out how to work together.

Detectives Bryant & Jin

LOSS

While BMF and the PA Boys are off in Atlanta making moves and having a blast at Magic City and Freaknik, Detectives Bryant and Jin are still hard at work trying to get enough evidence to corner and arrest Meech and Terry. Bryant and Jin sleeping together isn’t a good thing for them either as, for the time being, it means that their chemistry is higher than its ever been. As if that’s not bad enough, Meech and Terry learn that Boom was arrested and that could lead to bad things if Bryant and Jin can talk to him. With pictures of Terry sleeping with Markeisha in his possession, Terry was almost positive that Boom would give up all the information he knew about BMF and that’s exactly what Boom did. BMF is divided at the moment but not Detectives Bryant and Jin. They’re working together more than ever and that will lead to bad things if BMF doesn’t get it together.

Goldie

PROFIT

To conclude this week’s recap, it’s only right that we give another shoutout to Mo’Nique’s character, Goldie. It’s the first time that we see her since the fifth episode of the season when Meech and Terry first met her during their first trip to Atlanta. When the BMF boys return, Goldie is nothing but welcoming, warm, charismatic, and sarcastic — all the things that make her character enjoyable. Meech and Terry ask to wash money throw her club, and while she denies their request, she does agree to help them set up shop elsewhere. It was enjoyable to watch Goldie school B-Mickie on his slick comment about her strip club. It was wholesome to see how much she cared for her sister who is battling AIDS. It appears that season two of BMF will end with BMF back in Detroit, so if that proves to be the case, the hope is that Goldie makes a lot more appearances in BMF for the show’s third season.

New episodes of ‘BMF’ are available on the STARZ app on Fridays at 12:00 am EST and on the STARZ TV channel at 8:00 pm EST.

At long last, Tame Impala has gifted us with new music. Their newest song, “Wings Of Time,” comes from the upcoming movie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

On the song, Tame Impala vocalist Kevin Parker sings of triumph amid turmoil, over a triumphant, drum-and-guitar-driven instrumental.

“We are number one, it is clear to us now / All that’s said and done / I knew it all along and the world will find out / Oh, it takes time, to love,” sings Parker.

Taking the opportunity to record a song for the film’s soundtrack was a no-brainer for Parker, who is a longtime fan of the Dungeons & Dragons game franchise.

“Being asked to do a track for the D&D soundtrack seemed like an unmissable opportunity to indulge in my long-time love of fantasy prog rock,” said Parker in a statement. “I recruited my good friend Nicholas Allbrook, who is the person I know appreciates this subject matter the most. We rented a villa in Spain, that kind of felt like a castle, for two nights whilst on tour for Primavera. That location got us in the right frame of mind and it went from there. We stayed up late coming up with weird ideas and song lyrics.”

You can listen to “Wings Of Time” above.

PNAU, the Australian trio, and Khalid have dropped their anticipated collaboration, “The Hard Way.” Blending Khalid’s strong vocals with PNAU’s sparkling, synth instrumental, the result is a brilliantly-layered track.

“I wish we could’ve came to some solution / Through all the conflict, find a resolution / But now we’re sitting in this empty room and / You’re pushin’ me aside,” Khalid sings in the first verse, before still admitting he’s struggling on the chorus. “When you said / Both of us just have to learn the hard way / I sit here for hours, begging you to stay / Since you’re leaving me, I’ll never be the same.”

Last month, the song was teased on TikTok and is believed to appear on PNAU’s eventual new album.

“We are so very excited to share this with you,” PNAU’s Nick Littlemore said in a statement, according to ToneDeaf. “Working with Khalid has been an absolute dream, we hope this song shall live in your hearts like it does ours.”

“It’s just awesome; it’s feel-good but then the lyrics have that melancholy, bittersweet thing about them,” Khalid added about their new song. “It’s that juxtaposition, that the lyrics are heartbreakingly sad but if you listen to the song, you can’t help but smile.

Check out PNAU and Khalid’s “The Hard Way” above.

NLE Choppa‘s much-anticipated album, Cottonwood 2 is on the way. Ahead of the album, which is set to arrive this spring, Choppa has dropped a braggadocious new single, “Mo Up Front.”

Over a rattling percussion beat, he is fully aware of his rap superstardom, making it known that if he plans to make any sort of appearance, he’s going to need people to pay up.

“Tell ‘em that I know money / used to getting dope money / Now I’m getting show money / I need some mo up front,” raps Choppa on the song’s chorus.

In the song’s accompanying visual, he is seen on an opulent jewelry shopping spree, then later, throwing around cash.

In addition to spending money, Choppa has also spent a lot of time giving back to his community. Last month, he organized a fundraiser for the family of Tyre Nichols, who died at the hands of police officers in his hometown of Memphis. He has also been seen visiting schools across the country, encouraging students to stay in school.

You can listen to “Mo Up Front” above.

Cottonwood 2 is out 4/14 via Warner Records. Find more information here.

NLE Choppa is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Miley Cyrus dropped her new single, “River,” as another dance anthem from her album, Endless Summer Vacation — which is also officially out now.

If Cyrus’ chart-topping lead song “Flowers” from this era was the independent streak after a breakup, “River” is the return to getting back into the single life/dating pool.

“I got a new dress just to meet you downtown / Can you walk me through the park just to show it off? / I can pull my hair back in that tight way that you like / If you wrap me in your arms and never stop,” she sings over an ’80s-inspired electronic instrumental.

“It was a time in my life where I was going through just a lot in my life emotionally and personally,” Cyrus said about the song during her Backyard Sessions interview. “And I guess all my songs kind of evolve, they could start as something that was a trouble, like it just feels like it’s an April shower, it never stops raining, and then it started raining down like love.”

“‘River,’ sometimes we just need a dance floor banger, AKA they don’t want me to talk about how the fact the song is about [censored]. It’s f*cking nasty,” she continued.

Check out Miley Cyrus’s new song, “River,” from her now-released album above.

In the five years 6lack took between his last album, East Atlanta Love Letter, and his upcoming third album, Since I Have A Lover, the R&B superstar has gained a lot of clarity. Many of his earlier works are harrowing accounts of heartache and depression, but with his new era, 6lack is showing us a happier, and healthier side to him. On his new song, “Talkback,” he makes it known that no weapon formed against him shall prosper, and he is not going to let enemies get inside his head.

“I just spoke to God on the phone / That ain’t cap / He was there / Loud and clear / I said, ‘What’s up?,’ He talked back / Don’t let your enemies throw you off track,” sings 6lack on the song’s chorus.

Last week, 6lack released the album’s title track — “Since I Have A Lover” — which features him describing the jubilant feeling he has, now that he is in love. As 6lack enters a new era of inner-peace and clarity, fans are eager to hear the rest of the album, with the singer detailing the transformation he’s gone through during his hiatus.

You can listen to “Talkback” above.

Since I Have A Lover is out 3/24 via LVRN and Interscope. Find more information here.

The Cure recently announced their new North American tour for this year, marking the band’s first dates here since 2016. The shows will start in May at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center, and will continue through the summer, with additional stops across major cities and venues — like NYC’s Madison Square Garden, LA’s Hollywood Bowl, Philly’s Wells Fargo Arena, and many more.

Given the range of stops that The Cure will make, fans might be wondering just exactly how they can purchase tickets to this tour. They are using Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program, which allows those who want tickets to register here now through Monday, March 13 at 10 a.m. ET. From there, certain fans will receive individualized codes to purchase tickets through a lottery-style system — so not everyone will get one.

“All tickets on The Cure’s tour will be non-transferable, excluding shows in NY, IL, and CO where state laws prohibit artists from restricting resale,” Ticketmaster’s site also notes about The Cure’s tickets, as they attempt to crack down on scammers and scalpers who hike up the ticket prices for popular shows.

For those who don’t wind up obtaining a Verified Fan code, there are also sites like Stubhub, Seatgeek, and more to find eventual tickets, although it will be a higher price.

A complete list of The Cure’s tour dates along with more information is available here.

The budding rivalry between the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors added a few layers this week. After Dillon Brooks sharply criticized Draymond Green and his game last week, Green responded on Wednesday with a scathing takedown of Brooks. The back-and-forth seemed to unfold at the right time, as Memphis and Golden State clashed Thursday on TNT.

Despite the continued absences of Ja Morant and Steven Adams, the Grizzlies routed the Warriors, 131-110. At one point in the second quarter, the two shared a weird moment when Brooks converted a layup around Green. After the win, Brooks, flanked by teammates, Jaren Jackson Jr., Tyus Jones and Xavier Tillman, spoke with TNT’s Jared Greenberg and had some words for Green.

“That’s what I do, I talk,” Brooks said of his message for Green. “I told him, keep that mic. Keep that mic. He’s better at the mic than hooping. Keep doing his podcast. Keep blogging. Keep doing his thing off the court. It’s cute it’s fun for him.”

As Brooks’ interview concluded, he had a final message for Green to further stoke the flames of this rivalry.

“You should give the mic to Draymond,” Brooks told Greenberg. “Make him keep talking about me, so I can play better.”

Brooks ended the night with 14 points, six assists, four rebounds, one steal and one block. Green had 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals. I’m willing to bet Brooks’ parting words on Thursday won’t be the last of this saga between the two forwards. Given how pointedly Green responded Wednesday, he might have even more in store after all Brooks said this time around.

We are just weeks away from 6lack‘s much-anticipated third studio album, Since I Have A Lover. This album arrives five years after his critically-acclaimed album, East Atlanta Love Letter, and features him embracing love and finding joy.

Over his five-year solo hiatus, it seems 6lack took some time to work on his well-being. Now, on Since I Have A Lover, 6lack is back and better than ever.

We’ve put together a little guide with everything you need to know about 6lack’s Since I Have A Lover, which drops later this month.

Release date

Since I Have A Lover is out 3/24 via LVRN and Interscope. Find more information here.

Singles

So far, 6lack has released the album’s title track, “Since I Have A Lover” as its first official single. “Rent Free” was released as a promotional single over a year ago.

Cover art

You can see the Since I Have A Lover cover art below.

Tracklist and features

Since I Have A Lover boasts features with Quin and Don Toliver. You can see the tracklist below.

1. “Cold Feet”
2. “Inwood Hill Park”
3. “Since I Have A Lover”
4. “Playin House”
5. “Fatal Attraction”
6. “Spirited Away”
7. “Chasing Feeling”
8. “Preach”
9. “Tit For Tat”
10. “Talkback”
11. “Wunna Dem” Feat. Quin
12. “B4L”
13. “Decatur”
14. “Talk”
15. “Temporary” Feat. Don Toliver
16. “Rent Free”
17. “Stories In Motion”
18. “Testify”
19. “NRH”

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

This April marks the 20th anniversary of The White Stripes fourth studio album, Elephant. In 2003, the album was a breakthrough for the Jack and Meg White duo, boasting their signature song, “Seven Nation Army.”

This month, The White Stripes will release a special 20th-anniversary edition of Elephant, featuring the album’s original tracklist, as well as live recordings taken from a 2003 performance at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom.

The 20th-anniversary edition of Elephant will arrive to streaming platforms at the end of the month, with a special limited-edition red and white vinyl disc to arrive in the following weeks. Ahead of the 20th anniversary, The White Stripes have shared a visualizer for a live performance of “The Hardest Button To Button.”

You can see the cover art and tracklist below.

Disc One
1. “Seven Nation Army”
2. “Black Math”
3. “There’s No Home For You Here”
4. “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself”
5. “In The Cold, Cold Night”
6. “I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother’s Heart”
7. “You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket”
8. “Ball And Biscuit”
9. “The Hardest Button To Button”
10. “Little Acorns”
11. “Hypnotize”
12. “The Air Near My Fingers”
13. “Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine”
14. “It’s True That We Love One Another”

Disc Two
1. “When I Hear My Name (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
2. “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
3. “Lovesick (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
4. “Hotel Yorba (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
5. “Aluminum (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
6. “Cool Drink Of Water Blues (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
7. “The Hardest Button to Button (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
8. “I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother’s Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
9. “Stones In My Passway (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
10. “Stop Breaking Down (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
11. “Do (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
12. “In The Cold, Cold Night (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
13. “Seven Nation Army (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
14. “The Same Boy You’ve Always Known (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
15. “Blackjack Davey (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
16. “We’re Going To Be Friends (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
17. “Offend In Every Way (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
18. “Little Cream Soda (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
19. “Cannon / Party Of Special Things to Do (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
20. “Candy Cane Children (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
21. “The Air Near My Fingers (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
22. “This Protector (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
23. “Screwdriver [Intro] (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
24. “Ball And Biscuit (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
25. “Screwdriver [Reprise] (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
26. “Let’s Build A Home (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”
27. “Goin’ Back to Memphis (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)”

The 20th-anniversary edition of Elephant arrives to digital platforms on 3/31 and on vinyl on 4/21 via Sony and Third Man Records. Find more information here.