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GloRilla, Latto and Gangsta Boo have dropped perhaps the most anticipated collab of the week. On their new song, “FTCU,” the ladies, both the newcomers and the veteran, remind everyone who’s at the helms of the club.

The song flips “Tear Da Club Up” by Three 6 Mafia, of which, Gangsta Boo was a founding member.

“Young, ratchet, rich and I’m rude as f*ck / these b*tches know what’s up,” Latto says, reminding her opps that while she may be running the game across various genres, she not the one to mess with. “Came in this b*tch with the stick / Don’t at me / B*tch, you know it’s tough,” she continues.”

On GloRilla’s verse, the Memphis rapper stays vigilant, as she raps, “I pray to God a ho don’t run up / All my b*tches jackin’”

In the accompanying video, Glo calls Latto up and convinces her to meet her at the strip club, where they are later seen dancing, throwing cash, and hyping up everyone in the club. Though Gangsta Boo herself does not appear in the video, samples of her vocals from the original Three 6 Mafia song can be heard throughout.

Check out the “FTCU” video above.

A$AP Rocky has dropped his long-awaited new song, “Sh*ttin Me,” just days after teasing it via social media. Two days ago, Rocky took to Instagram to announce the track would drop this week, and fans were ecstatic.

Rocky has been teasing the track for over three years, as the song’s first appearance was a live performance at 2018’s Camp Flog Gnaw. It would later appear in the 2019 trailer for his Injured Generation Tour, according to Genius.

Now, the song is out and appears on the soundtrack for the video game Need For Speed Unbound… Where he also voices one of the car horn options, as fans discovered. “Fast forward a few months, fast forward a few thou’, you flooded it out (Post) / I’m runnin’ up miles, they runnin’ around, I figured it out,” Rocky rhymes in the second verse, after name-dropping Tupac earlier in the song.

It ends on a high note, as A$AP thanks religion for his blessings on the song’s outro. “First I like to praise the Lord, I fight the demon (Go, go),” he says. “Happy every day, I’m thankful wakin’, wakin’ up.”

At long last, you can listen to the long-awaited “Sh*ttin’ Me” above.

IDK has released his song “Coal,” which originally was an Amazon exclusive drop. The introspective track finds the rapper reminiscing on his childhood and past holidays. The first verse finds him thinking about Santa Claus and waking up on Christmas Eve, with a sense of humor over an incredibly catchy beat. “Mama looked at me and glanced / Trying hard not to laugh / I was five years old / And too young to understand / That if a fat white man came down the chimney / It would jam,” he notes.

IDK uses this same creative reflection to think about his current personal life, as he seems to be working constantly and getting older without retaining the lessons — until the holidays hit.

“Coal” follows a handful of equally-impressive singles from IDK this year, including “Monsieur Dior” in October and a collaboration with Denzel Curry on April’s “Dog Food.” The Maryland-based musician has been aiming to raise the bar over the years. “I’m in competition with myself and only me. And I’m whooping my ass every time,” he shared via a press release.

As of November, he also teased a part two to his May album release of Simple, which was produced by Kaytranada. He never truly seems to slow down — and “Coal” is the latest proof of that.

Listen to IDK’s new song “Coal” above.

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

After J-Hope and Jin, BTS’ leader RM drops his highly anticipated solo album Indigo today (December 2).

The first studio album contains 10 tracks with a roster full of A-list features such as Erykah Badu, Anderson.Paak, Tablo, Mahalia and so much more. Around the same time, the Korean artist unleashed the music video to his bone-chilling lead single “Wild Flower” featuring youjeen.

Ahead of the album release, it was reported the “seoul” artist left a lengthy heartfelt letter on the bulletin board on the WeVerse app (an artist messaging and bulletin board for fans) opening up his vulnerable thoughts on the meaning behind Indigo.

[🌟] #RM wrote a letter on Weverse..!@BTS_twt #BTS #방탄소년단 pic.twitter.com/qwEtPeyrpj

— BTS Updates, News & Charts ⁷ (@_BTSMoments_) December 1, 2022

“To be honest, I didn’t start with a title song decided. Every song is equal to me,” RM said midway through his letter. “I was afraid and a little panicked about presenting a song 4 minutes and 33 seconds long, mainly in Hangul, in this generation of streaming. Because they are not songs meant for the hype or to create noise! Just like my ID, Rkive, I sincerely think that it is enough if they will stay the same and be remembered and bloom in the hearts of many, even as time passes.

You might be surprised that many people participated in my first solo album, but this album is like an exhibition I curated myself. You will be convinced of this if you can see the synergy that those people and I have together. They were all the best people that could have been invited, and their frequencies cannot be replaced!”

indigo is available on all streaming platform now.

Check the full tracklist to indigo below.

1. “Yun” (with Erykah Badu)
2. “Still Life” (with Anderson .Paak)
3. “All Day” (with Tablo)
4. “건망증” (with Kim Sawol)
5. “Closer” (with Paul Blanco and Mahalia)
6. “Change Pt. 2”
7. “Lonely”
8. “Hectic” (with Colde)
9. “들꽃놀이” (with Youjeen)
10. “No. 2” (with Park Ji-yoon)

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

It wasn’t always easy, but Week 12 of the 2022 NFL season was profitable in this space. Granted, it was only a 3-2 week that could’ve been much more, but the Dolphins went scoreless (!) after halftime and the Saints failed to score even a single point against San Francisco. Still, the ship has been righted to some degree and, with a handful of weeks remaining in the regular season, our spirits are high when it comes to NFL winners.

In advance of this week’s five-pack of picks, let’s see where we are for the full campaign.

• Week 12: 3-2
• 2022 Season: 31-28-1

Come get these winners.

Tennessee Titans (+4.5) over Philadelphia Eagles

Tennessee is 13-3 against the spread as an underdog of at least four points under Mike Vrabel. Trends aren’t really my thing, but this one makes sense. Vrabel is very good at his job, and the Titans are playing great on defense. At three, I wouldn’t touch this, but there is sharp action on Tennessee, and I’m there as well.

New York Jets (+3) over Minnesota Vikings

Mike White? Mike White. That might be enough to justify the pick, but the Jets are actually good on defense, and they are simply different without Zach Wilson under center. We had Minnesota last week with success, but we’ll sell here.

TEASER: Baltimore Ravens (-2.5) over Denver Broncos and New York Giants (+8.5) over Washington Commanders

I came close to giving out the Giants at +2.5, but I prefer this approach. This is a Wong teaser with both games blowing through two key numbers. Baltimore should be able to hold serve against the hapless Broncos at home, while New York bumps up to two possessions at home against Taylor Heinicke. Betting on the Giants makes me queasy, but alas.

Los Angeles Rams (+7.5) over Seattle Seahawks

The Rams have the worst ATS margin (-7.5 points per game) in the entire NFL this season, and it’s been a catastrophe for Los Angeles. Because of that, I get why this number is where it is, but it’s still too many points. Just hold your nose.

Kansas City Chiefs (-1.5) over Cincinnati Bengals

We end the week with a play that is more square than I would like, but it’s too appetizing. Cincinnati was impressive in beating Tennessee a week ago, and we benefit with a juicy number on Kansas City. The Bengals had to work very hard against the Titans, while the Chiefs sputtered a bit in what was still a comfortable win. Lay the tiny number.

After having dropped his sophomore album, From A Bird’s Eye View, this past January, it looks as though Cordae is ready to close out the year with new music. On his latest song, “Feel It In The Air,” he seems resentful of the music industry and the rap game.

He opens the song rapping, “F*ck this industry I’m currently a part of, everybody is fake / Ulterior motives, they’ll lie in your face / I seen friends turn to enemies, become distant memories / Everybody’s janky, they just not who they pretend to be,” over a sample of Beanie Sigel’s 2005 track, “Feel It In The Air.”

He maintains the same energy throughout the song, ending it with it a similar sentiment. “I f*ck with my tribe and my tribe only /
And that’s it / everybody else eat a d*ck / Hi-Level sh*t,” he raps.

In the song’s accompanying music video, Cordae is seen rapping outside of an apartment complex in Baltimore, juxtaposed of clips of him walking throughout the city, reflecting on his time in the industry, as fans try to snap photos of him on their phones.

Check out the video for “Feel It In The Air” above.

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

LL Cool J has created a one-of-a-kind hip-hop experience to honor the genre’s 50th anniversary. The ‘Rock The Bells‘ cruise hits the water on a Norwegian Pearl that will go from Miami to The Bahamas. The trip runs November 13-17 in 2023 and includes performances from Trina and Trick Daddy. A full lineup will be revealed closer to the cruise’s launch date.

“It took 50 years, but it’s finally here! This Cruise is for Hip-Hop, because you deserve it,” LL Cool J shared on Instagram. “The Rock The Bells Cruise: A Hip-Hop Experience is setting sail in 2023. We’re dropping the line up at the top of the new year, but put $100 down to reserve your cabin today or sign up to be the first in line.”

According to HipHopDX, the cruise activities include “pool deck parties with Kid Capri, DJ battles, rap karaoke, interactive graffiti, podcasts, roller skating, open mic nights, movie screenings, art galleries, tattoos, basketball and Bun B’s Trill Mealz Food Court.” Basically, there is something for everyone — and it appears to be kid-friendly.

As for ticket pricing, the costs range from $800 to $5,000, depending on your package choice. However, customers interested in attending LL Cool J’s hip-hop cruise only need to put down a minimum payment of $100 before the year ends in order to secure their spot on the ship.

More information on LL Cool J’s ‘Rock The Bells’ cruise is available here.

All-Star forward Draymond Green has rarely been one to shy away from speaking his mind, regardless of the audience or subject. That trait came to the forefront during Tuesday’s game between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks, which Dallas won behind Luka Doncic’s 41 points. While Spencer Dinwiddie was shooting a free throw in front of his home crowd early in the fourth quarter, Green told a fan sitting courtside to “enjoy the f*cking game. Shut up.”

On Thursday night, the NBA announced that Green was fined $25,000 “for directing obscene language toward a fan.” This is not the first time in 2022 that Green has been fined based on his interactions with an opposing fan base. During Golden State’s second-round series with the Memphis Grizzlies last spring, the 6-foot-6 wing was fined $25,000 for flipping off Grizzlies fans, who he said booed him when he took an elbow to the face and started bleeding.

Argue the legitimacy of that first one all you want — Green said he expected it — but this latest one feels harsh. Presumably, the fan had said something or somethings to elicit that ire from Green, though only Green’s retaliation was caught on camera (as far as we know) and was pretty mild. Nonetheless, the fiery forward is down another $25,000 for sparring with a Southwest Division fanbase. At this rate, his next one will come during a 2022-23 playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans.

In America, many people have to work well past the age of retirement to make ends meet. While some of these people choose to work past retirement age because it keeps them active, some older people, like Nola Carpenter, 81, work out of necessity.

Carpenter has been working at Walmart for 20 years, way beyond most people’s retirement age just so that she can afford to continue to pay her mortgage. When 19-year-old Devan Bonagura saw the woman looking tired in the break room of the store, he posted a video to his TikTok of Carpenter with a text overlay that said, “Life shouldn’t b this hard…” complete with a sad face emoji.

In the video, Carpenter is sitting at a small table looking down and appearing to be exhausted. The caption of the video reads “:/ I feel bad.” Turns out, a lot of other people did too, and encouraged the teen to start a GoFundMe, which has since completed.

The retirement age in the United States in order to collect Social Security benefits is 66, or 67 if you were born in or after 1960. But early retirement starts at 62 for reduced benefits. How many years you worked is a deciding factor in how much financial benefit you will receive from Social Security, with the average amount expected to be $1,827 a month in January 2023.

@dbon973_

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While that amount of money is nothing to scoff at, it’s also not enough to live off of alone, especially for those who fall below the average amount. You also have to factor in Medicare premiums and tax withholdings that must come out of that figure. So it’s no wonder that people over the age of 67 have to continue to work if they don’t have adequate savings put away to retire on. The cost of living increases impact all age groups, including the elderly.

Thankfully for this elderly Walmart worker, the GoFundMe quickly exploded and raised $110,000 in just 24 hours. But when Bonagura went to give the money to Carpenter, she was grateful for the help but explained she would still need to work until the other $60,000 of her mortgage was paid off. This prompted users to give more to secure Carpenter’s retirement.

In the end, the GoFundMe raised $186,000, which was enough to pay off the mortgage on the woman’s house. Retirement is now on the horizon for the grandmother, who says she’s set to retire on the first of the year. She wants to make sure she helps her co-workers get through the holiday season before hanging up her vest for good.

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As for Bonagura, he’s currently suspended with pay due to him filming at the store and posting it to TikTok. While he wasn’t an employee of Walmart, he worked for a cellphone carrier that operated sales inside the store. Nevertheless, Bonagura feels he did the right thing and is focused solely on making sure Carpenter gets to retire.

It’s amazing what people can accomplish when they work together. Happy retirement, Nola! Here’s to hoping you enjoy every minute of it.

It’s a wild world. The most heart-warming trailer of the year has landed, and it involves two men who sell infants for a living.

Broker is the latest from Cannes darling Hirokazu Kore-eda, the Japanese filmmaker who is making his first South Korean movie. It’s got major Little Miss Sunshine vibes.

Here’s the official synopsis:

“The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children of their own. After an infant’s mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an unlikely family of their own.”

The two brokers are played by Song Kang-ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer) and Gang Dong-won (Golden Slumber), and Lee Ji-eun (a wildly successful pop singer who goes by IU) plays the mother. Following its Cannes debut, Kore-eda has been praised for delivering another impeccable drama, and Song won the award at the fest for Best Actor. Granted, if anyone can find the humanity, humor, and grace in this profoundly thorny plot set up, it’s Kore-eda.

It’s already made $15m internationally after a summer release, and Neon has picked it up for release in the US, and it should start a limited run starting December 26th.