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Meek Mill is the unintended comedic gold mind that keeps on giving. Whether he is promoting new music or speaking with a friend on FaceTime as they recover in the hospital, the rapper just can’t help but put a smile on someone’s face. This time fellow rapper JID is caught up in the Philadelphia native’s humor storm.

As the “Dope” rapper was brushing up on his lyrical skills, he came across an old picture Meek had uploaded to Instagram. The image innocently features Meek’s leg dipped into a swimming pool. However, a lap full of plain french fries are strangely scattered on top of his soaked swimming trunks. Inspired by the image, JID took to Twitter to share a throwaway freestyle line.

In a now-deleted tweet, JID wrote, “tryna get inside ya thighs like Meek Mill’s fries.”

Although the picture was originally uploaded back in May 2020, JID revealed he had no clue it existed until yesterday (January 22), writing, “I just saw this for the first time today.”

Meek hasn’t responded to JID’s bar but based on his past acceptance of being the king of awkward memes, he is sure to brush it off.

Meek Mill is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Donald Trump may not be able to win more than one presidential election (so far), but at least he’s great at golf. Or so he says. Some have disputed his claims of mighty golfing prowess (and the people he gets money from to keep them going), and what went down during a tournament at one of his own courses only it that much fishier.

Over the weekend, the former president nabbed the gold medal at the Senior Club championship at Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach over the weekend. Good for him! The big guy sure could use a win these days. It was a short tournament, only two days long. The thing is, he only made half of it.

On Saturday, instead of being down in Florida near the resort in which he now lives, Trump was making headlines some 600 miles away in Fayetteville, North Carolina. There he attended the memorial service for Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway, one half of the MAGA cheerleaders Diamond and Silk. Diamond recently passed away suddenly. Trump honored her with a speech in which he admitted he had no idea who her sister, Rochelle “Silk” Richardson, was.

Rather than insulting the dearly departed’s sister — and talking about himself, of course — Trump could have been at his own course, fighting to win a championship. He did anyway. But if you thought he was able to beat everyone in half the time, you’re mistaken. As per The Daily Mail, he’s reported to have told members that he played a killer game on Thursday, and that counted for the championship.

The Daily Beast asked his campaign spokesperson to explain the discrepancy, but they dodged the question, responding, “In addition to being an excellent golfer, President Trump is an even better human being. He was honored to be in North Carolina on Saturday to celebrate the life of Diamond, a remarkable individual whose legacy will continue to live on.”

So to recap: The presumptive presidential nominee for the Republican party spent the weekend: a) making things awkward at a memorial and b) rewriting the rules of a golf tournament so that he won. And they say he’ll have trouble winning back South Carolina.

(Via The Daily Mail and The Daily Beast)

Move over, Elton John. Apparently, you’re not the only legacy act looking to bow out of the music industry with a farewell performance documentary. Pioneer hip-hop group Run-DMC is also looking to hang up their famous Adidas Superstars. The news comes just months after the 20th anniversary of the group’s late DJ, Master Jay’s tragic murder.

In a recent interview with Rock The Bells, emcees Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons spoke about the discussion to retire the group and the next steps.

McDaniels told the outlet, “People got understand this — is Dave Grohl still running around trying to be Nirvana? Is Sting still running around trying to be The Police? Are Paul and Ringo running around trying to be The Beatles? There’s enough life left for both of us. We can’t be Runcan’tC. without Jay.”

Although the group has successfully managed their appearances, performances, and collaborative opportunities as a duo, its core was certainly their DJ, Jam Master Jay. But the pair plans on putting down their Kangos with a larger-than-life final show.

McDaniels spoke out the plans stating, “The final show that we are ever going to do is going to be at Madison Square Garden in April. It’s going to be the last episode of the documentary we’re doing. ‘Cause it’s time for Run to go be Paul McCartney and me to be John Lennon. We done did what we could do. The show is going to be like ‘The Last Waltz’ by The Band.”

Fans can expect a long list of guest appearances, including Ice-T and Wu-Tang. According to the group, those who aren’t able to attend the show live the group will be filming the show with the intention of selling the rights to “Netflix or to the highest bidder.”

The official concert date has not yet been released.

It was 16 years ago this summer that some viewers — a lot of viewers, judging from the number of similar anecdotes — thought their cable had suddenly cut out at the very end of the final episode of The Sopranos. It didn’t. (Although it almost concluded with a very different song.) But something similar happened to some viewers of Sunday night’s airing of Accused, the new anthology crime drama that bowed on Fox — or least most of it did.

As per Deadline, more than a dozen markets — at least 8% of the country, but maybe much higher — were in for a downer ending to the show’s maiden episode. Instead of finding out what happened to the lead character, played by Michael Chiklis, many watched as stations suddenly and prematurely cut to local commercials. Deadline breaks down what went wrong:

The stations reportedly cut to local commercial at 10:55:45 PM and returned at 10:58:06 PM. The ad break was supposed to start at 10:58:20, following the sixth and final act of the episode. Instead, it pre-empted 2.5 minutes of action when key revelations about the case were revealed, rejoining the episode for the final 14 seconds.

Some of the areas affected by the snafu were Cleveland, Sacramento, St. Louis, Indianapolis, San Diego, Greensboro, Little Rock, Lexington, Honolulu, Springfield, Ft. Smith, Monroe, and Jackson.

There’s a happy ending, of sorts: Those unfortunate souls who were left hanging — and fuming on social media — can mosey on over to Hulu and watch the entire uninterrupted episode. Also good news (for Fox at least): Accused drew in 8.4 million viewers — a record for the network for a debut. Hopefully most of those people liked the episode enough to want to see how it ended.

(Via Deadline)

Coldplay had a lot of fun on their last tour. They covered the viral “My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle” TikTok hit at Wembley Stadium, and on another night at that same venue they honored Olivia Newton-John with a rendition of “Summer Nights” with Natalie Imbruglia and Jacob Collier.

The band has added US dates to their previously announced Music Of The Spheres Tour to bring songs from their 2021 album to the stage again. They’ll be hitting Seattle, WA; Vancouver, BC; San Diego, CA; and Los Angeles, CA.

Check out the full dates below.

03/10 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi *
03/11 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi *
03/13 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi *
03/14 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi *
03/17 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi *
03/18 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi *
03/21 – Curitiba, BR @ Estadio Couto Pereira *
03/22 – Curitiba, BR @ Estadio Couto Pereira *
03/25 – Rio De Janeiro, BR @ Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão *
03/26 – Rio De Janeiro, BR @ Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão *
03/28 – Rio De Janeiro, BR @ Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão *
05/17 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
05/18 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
05/20 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
05/21 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
05/24 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
05/25 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
05/27 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
05/28 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
05/31 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium
06/01 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium
06/03 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium
06/04 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium
06/06 – Cardiff, UK @ Principality Stadium
06/07 – Cardiff, UK @ Principality Stadium
06/21 – Naples, IT @ Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
06/22 – Naples, IT @ Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
06/25 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro
06/26 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro
06/28 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro
06/29 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro
07/01 – Zurich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund
07/02 – Zurich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund
07/05 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken
07/06 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken
07/08 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi
07/09 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi
07/11 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi
07/12 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi
07/15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena
07/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena
07/18 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena
07/19 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena
09/20 – Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field ^
09/22 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place ^
09/27 – San Diego, CA @ Snapdragon Stadium ^
09/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Rose Bowl ^

* = w/ CHVRCHES
^ = w/ H.E.R. and 070 Shake

Find ticket information here.

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

WWE Raw turned 30 on Monday night, and for the special anniversary edition, there wasn’t a chance The Undertaker would miss out on the festivities. It wasn’t just the regular Undertaker who made his way to the ring, as The American Badass version of the ‘Taker hit the ring for the first time in over 20 years.

LA Knight, who is slated to face off against Bray Wyatt at the Royal Rumble this weekend in a Pitch Black match, called out Wyatt for bringing back the Firefly Funhouse last week and said that he’s living on his past. He then said the same about the legends in the back who were celebrating Raw’s 30th anniversary and what they accomplished years ago.

After ‘Taker made his way to the ring, Knight got out of the ring and attempted to walk to the back only to be confronted by Wyatt holding a lantern. As Knight retreated back to the ring, Taker was waiting with a set up for a chokeslam.

Knight attempted to fight his way out before Taker passed Knight to Wyatt, who laid out his opponent with the Sister Abigail. Taker then walked up to Wyatt, said something in his ear and made his way to the back on his motorcycle.

Last year, Phoenix unveiled their highly anticipated new album, Alpha Zulu. First, the band took the songs to late-night television for vibrant performances, and now they’re bringing them on tour alongside Beck and an array of great openers, such as Jenny Lewis, Japanese Breakfast, Weyes Blood, and Sir Chloe.

The tour will kick off in Seattle, WA, at the beginning of August and end in Columbia, MD, in September. The tour is dubbed the Summer Odyssey Tour, and it’s sure to be one of many great runs this summer.

Check out the full dates below.

08/01 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena ^#
08/03 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater ^#
08/05 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion ^#
08/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum ^#
08/08 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena +#
08/09 – Orange County, CA @ OC Fair
08/11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center +#
08/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Michelob ULTRA Arena +#
08/15 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre +#
08/18 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP ~#
08/20 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ~#
08/21 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion ~#
08/22 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center ~#
08/31 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion #
09/02 – Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre ~#
09/03 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage ~#
09/05 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway ~#
09/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann ~#
09/09 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden ~
09/10 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion ~#

^ Jenny Lewis
+ Japanese Breakfast
~ Weyes Blood
# Sir Chloe

Find ticket information here.

As rumors of an in-person arena tour continue circulating across social media, Australian musician The Kid Laroi has confirmed fans will see him soon, just not in the way they expected.

Taking to Twitter, the recording artist announced his partnership with Epic Games’ breakout online fixture Fornite, writing, “Hey Fam! My Fortnite Island Experience is launching with my new single, ‘Love Again,’ and some other surprises! Check it out this Friday!”

The immersive experience titled “The Kid LAROI’s Wild Dreams” features a custom-built quest across the cyber city “Laroitown,” set to The Kid Laroi’s popular songs and not yet released music, marking a first for the game. Unfortunately, despite its elaborate design, the segment will only be available on the Fortnite servers until April 27th. During which, users are invited to the Afterparty experience (made in collaboration with Alliance Studios, Team Atomic, and TheBoyDilly), a look at The Kid Laroi’s life both on tour and beyond.

Players can complete several more minor quests for extra points with the Fortnite universe and limited edition The Kid Laroi items within the game, including the Love Again and Thousand Miles Lobby Tracks, the LAROI & The Rogue Loading Screen, and the LAROI Was Here and LAROI’s Tag Sprays.

To learn more about The Kid Laroi’s Wild Dreams immersive experience on Fortnite, click here to be redirected to Epic Games’ official website.

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers saw their season end with a 31-14 drubbing at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys on Wild Card weekend. Before the final whistle, speculation was already rampant on whether Brady, who is now 45 years old, would retire for the second time, return to the Buccaneers, or move on to play for a new NFL franchise. The reasons for the nationwide intrigue are obvious around the player many consider to be the greatest of all-time but, on Monday, it became clear that Brady isn’t quite ready to make his decision.

Brady made his weekly appearance with Jim Gray on SiriusXM’s Let’s Go and, predictably, Gray asked about Brady’s future and whether there was any timetable for a decision. Brady responded with an answer that wasn’t exactly polite.

“Jim, if I knew what I was going to f***ing do, I would’ve already f***ing done it,” Brady said.

By the end of the clip, the antagonism wanes, but Brady clearly didn’t have a desire to answer right now. It’s a bit odd, though, in that Gray basically has to ask Brady this question, so perhaps a more prepared answer might’ve been wise. Alas, Brady has myriad options to consider in the coming weeks and months and, unlike any other 45-year-old quarterback in history, he would be in high demand if he wanted to keep playing.

When the Dallas Cowboys fell short on Sunday night in San Francisco, there were few non-Niners fans happier about it than Stephen A. Smith, who loves nothing more than trolling Cowboys fans and his Monday First Take sparring partner, Michael Irvin, after a Dallas loss.

On that front, Stephen A. delivered, doing a pre-show skit where he dressed as Pinky from Friday, badgering Irvin and then continuing on the show itself.

Smith relishes the chance to go over the top on his Cowboy hate, but not everyone at ESPN is a fan of the antics. His fellow NBA Countdown analyst Jalen Rose decided on Monday night that he’d stir the pot a bit with some tweets throwing considerable shade at Smith for “pretending to fake troll the Cowboys,” going after low-hanging fruit, and generally calling out sports TV shows for selling “clowns” to the audience instead of quality content.

What prompted this thread of tweets eight-plus hours after First Take aired is anyone’s guess, but Rose apparently couldn’t help but get his frustrations with ESPN’s most valued asset and the take-economy in general off his chest. It’ll be fascinating to see how this plays out, given ESPN’s investment in Smith, the fact that these two work together on NBA Countdown (which had been a revolving door of a cast until the last two years), and Rose re-upping on a contract extension in October. Smith would, of course, love to turn this into something for TV, but taking this to Twitter seems to indicate Rose isn’t interested in on-air banter for the aforementioned “dumb/lazy” audience.