Since they first launched in 1994, Rap Snacks have been giving nods to today’s biggest hip-hop artists on their chip bags. Rappers like Rick Ross, Cardi B, Migos, and Lil Yachty have their own flavors, but now, Rap Snacks is expanding their enterprise. For a new line of beverages, Rap Snacks tapped Lil Baby to be the face of their product.
Rap Snacks unveiled their line of Lil Baby Oowee Lemonade products Monday. The drink comes in five flavors: Fruit Punch, Strawberry Watermelon, Mango Pineapple, Blueberry, and Sweet Tea. Along with featuring Lil Baby on the wrapper, a portion of the proceeds from Oowee Lemonade will be donated to the organizations Atlanta Children’s Center and Covenant House in Atlanta.
Lil Baby’s Rap Snacks beverage line “Oowee Lemonade” will be in stores soon. Which flavor are you trying first? pic.twitter.com/qkYhFAw5jp
About his endeavor, Lil Baby called the Rap Snacks partnership “life-changing.” “I know my fans are going to love this line of Oowee Lemonades,” he said. “Rap Snacks are about hip-hop culture, I’m about the culture, and I’m excited that proceeds from every purchase are a ‘give back’ to help our communities. It’s exciting to be a part of something that will lift people from my hometown and nationally through the BossUp Foundation. It’s life-changing—I’ve never been a part of anything like this before.”
Echoing the rapper’s statement, CEO of Rap Snacks James Lindsay said: “We’re so excited to make this announcement after Lil Baby’s show stopping appearance at the Grammys. This extension of his partnership with us will connect with his growing fanbase the world over. We are the only company to feature hip-hop icons in association with our products. Our lemonade is a great-tasting product. We’ve combined flavors that haven’t been done before, and we’re expanding our market.”
The 2021 NCAA Tournament is scheduled to begin on Thursday with the First Four matchups in Indianapolis. However, the college basketball world is holding its collective breath when it comes to COVID-19 protocols, and the NCAA instituted strict measures in an effort to ensure the event can happen and the organization’s member institutions can deposit the enormous check from CBS and Turner. With that in mind, most of the focus has been on teams like Virginia and Kansas, both of which are spending the week quarantining after battling COVID-19 issues in their conference tournaments. On Monday, though, word broke from Jeff Goodman of Stadium that the first, and hopefully last, COVID-19 problem in Indianapolis occurred with officials.
Goodman reports that six officials scheduled to work the tournament “have been removed” and there is one positive test, with contact tracing putting the others in the crosshairs. The six-person group includes famous officials like John Higgins and Ted Valentine, and the NCAA reportedly has only 60 officials in Indianapolis.
Stadium’s reporting indicates that the referees visited a steakhouse in Indianapolis after arriving to the hotel and finding that rooms were not prepared and food was not available. That decision caused a ripple effect, as one of the officials reportedly tested positive upon return and, due to the meal shared together, all six were ruled out due to contact tracing.
This is a familiar tale to those paying close attention to the sports world in the last 12 months, with contact tracing affecting many players, coaches and teams along the way. However, this could have wide-ranging implications, as the NCAA now has a smaller pool of referees to utilize in Indianapolis. Hopefully, this kind of issue won’t pop up again with any of the teams quarantining in their hotel rooms before taking the floor this week, but this certainly won’t assuage any lingering fears about how quickly things can spiral in the NCAA’s pseudo-bubble.
For Erika Thompson, it was “just another Tuesday,” but for the millions of people watching her work, it was a jaw-dropping (and terrifying) feat of insect-whispering magic.
A viral video shows Thompson, a professional beekeeper and the founder and owner of Austin-based Texas Beeworks, moving an enormous hive from the floorboards of someone’s shed to a wooden hive. Her job is to move beehives from where they shouldn’t be to where they should be, but seeing her do it with no special safety gear is impressive, if not alarming.
I mean, this combo of skill and fearlessness is something you just have to witness:
“This wasn’t an extraordinary removal or an atypical one by any means,” Thompson told the BBC. “Bees are often looking for a new place to build a hive, and these backyard sheds give them a really good environment where they’re protected from the elements.”
At the beginning of the video, we can see Thompson using a smoker to keep the bees calm. When a bee senses danger, it will emit an alarm pheromone that other bees pick up, which can quickly send them all into a panicked, stinging frenzy. Smoke temporarily interferes with bees’ sense of smell so they can’t detect those alarm pheromones, thereby keeping them calm.
That calm state allows Thompson to pull up the floorboards covered with bees and transfer the combs into the wooden hive. What’s remarkable, however, is how she handles the bees barehanded, scooping them up like she’s scooping up a thick liquid and then gently shaking them off at their new home.
In her TikTok videos, she’s explained that she does wear protective equipment if bees are agitated. But when they are docile like this, the gear makes the work of moving the bees more cumbersome and increases the chance of them becoming alarmed. As long as she remains calm and intentional with her movements, the bees don’t seem to mind.
And how about that “queen clip”? Thompson told the BBC that clips like that trap the queen bee during the move while still allowing the worker bees to take care of her. The bee colony will follow the queen’s scent, so it’s important to make sure she stays put in the new hive.
Thompson told BBC that what we see in the video is simply what she does on a regular basis. “One of the most incredible things about seeing the reaction to my videos has been just everybody’s shock and awe at what is really just a normal Tuesday for me.”
Honey bees are a vital part of our ecosystem, so calling a beekeeper like Thompson is a far better way to get rid of a bee problem than calling an exterminator. We all rely on bees to pollinate crops—without them, we’d have a much harder time eating. Many people found the video terrifying, as most of us have been stung at some point in our lives and the traumatic memories are real. But Thompson is doing us all a great service with this work. It’s clear from seeing her in action that she truly cares about these creatures.
The Texas Beeworks TikTok videos have millions of views each, as people marvel at Thompson’s ability to handle bees in ways that most of us would consider nightmare scenarios. But changing people’s view of bees is a big part of why Thompson shares her work this way.
“Species of all types of bees and insects are incredibly important to the diversity of our ecosystem and to our food system,” she told the BBC. “I hope that by showing people the incredible world of honey bees, that hopefully, they can learn something about them and maybe have a new understanding and respect for them.”
Below, you’ll find ten of our favorite fruit-forward beers. These beers might not always be juicy, per se. Sometimes they are, other times they can be quite dry or tart. Still, the fruit aspect is undeniable — we’re talking rasberry, lime, blueberry, sour cherry, and even guava.
This crisp, fresh Mexican-style lager gets a kick from the addition of lime and salt. The result is a tangy, subtly salty refresher that’s well-suited for spring drinking.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find a subtle salt presence as well as zesty citrus. The first sip is sour, with hints of citrus zest, freshly squeezed lime juice, and a subtle salinity at the finish.
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You can make yourself a classic chelada-style beer by adding lime juice and salt or you can just drink this beer. One sip and you’ll be hooked on the ease of this option.
One of the most popular fruited beers on the market, this 5.7% ale is loaded with fresh raspberries. The result is a pink-hued, slightly sour, homage to the zesty berry.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is brimming with the aromas of fresh raspberries, crisp apples, and subtle yeast. The palate is filled with sour raspberries, yeast, apples, and a slight, tangy, sour finish.
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If you’re the type of person who likes to go out and pick fresh berries in the summer, this is the beer for you. It’s literally the flavor of fresh berries in beer form.
When you see a beer called “Smashed Blueberry,” you might assume it’s just a simple blueberry ale. But, this 9% hybrid of Scotch ale and porter is well-balanced, delicious, and filled with complimentary blueberry flavors.
Tasting Notes:
Take a few whiffs and you’ll find aromas of freshly brewed coffee, chocolate, and subtle fruit flavors. Take a sip and you’ll find a nice mix of espresso, bitter dark chocolate, and fresh blueberries. The finish is complex, smooth, and ends with a nice combination of blueberries and resinous hops.
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Most fruited beers are made for fans of lighter lagers and ales. This is the fruit beer for dark beer drinkers who also enjoy the subtle flavor of blueberries.
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA is one of the most beloved beers in the world. Its grapefruit-filled version is equally good if you’re a fan of the sharp, tangy citrus fruit. The original Sculpin is already loaded with fresh citrus flavor. The addition of grapefruit only ramps up this highly drinkable brew.
Tasting Notes:
Give this beer a nice nosing and you’ll find hints of fresh citrus zest, pine, and fresh tropical fruits. The palate is swirling with flavors of tangy grapefruit, bitter hops, lemon, and a salty, sweet finish.
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If you’re already a fan of Ballast Point Sculpin, you owe it to yourself to give this grapefruit version a try. You’re going to love the extra layer of citrus.
When it comes to fruited beers, it’s no surprise that many of them are also sour beers. But few work in harmony with their featured fruits as perfectly as Victory Kirsch Gose — a beer brewed with sour cherries, sea salt, and various spices.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll be greeted with aromas of dried cherries, yeast, and subtle salinity. Take a sip and you’ll find hints of coriander and sour cherries, wrapped up in a tangy, subtly salty package. The result is crushable and crave-able.
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Some beer drinkers are afraid to jump headlong into the world of gose-style beers. This is a great first step into the salty, sweet world of gose.
Sixpoint made this session beer to be a sweet, tangy, fruity, crushable brew. It’s made with ripe cranberries, raspberries, and strawberries to give it the perfect sour to sweet ratio.
Tasting Notes:
Nosing this beer is like breathing in the aromas of fresh, ripe berries waiting to be picked. Sipping it is like a symphony of fresh, tart cranberries, sweet, tangy raspberries, and lush, juicy strawberries. The last gulp is sweet but ends in a tart, subtly sour finish.
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This is the perfect session beer for fans of fruited beers. The mix of berries gives it a unique, easy-to-drink flavor.
Like Sixpoint’s Jammer series, 10 Barrel has a whole slew of Crush flavors. The best, however, is its guava brew. This tart Berliner Weiss-style beer is flavored with sweet-n-tart pink guava. The result is a juicy, sweet, highly drinkable brew well-suited for sipping on a hot day.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find scents of papaya, guava, and fresh grapefruit. The sip yields tangy, tart pineapple, guava, and various citrus and tropical fruit flavors. It all ends in a pleasing sour, subtly hoppy finish.
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This series is called “Crush” for a reason. Guava Crush is designed to be enjoyed rapidly while you play yard games or lounge on a porch on a sunny day.
In true Magic Hat fashion, this “not quite pale ale” doesn’t actually say what fruit gives it the sweet, juicy flavor. But it can be assumed based on the color of the can and taking one sip that it’s apricot. It’s crisp, fresh, subtly sweet, with a nice, bitter kick of hops.
Tasting Notes:
Take a few moments to breathe in the aromas of sweet peaches, dried apricots, and caramel. The palate is loaded with crisp pear, more juicy apricot, toasted caramel, and a nice citrus-filled hoppy finish.
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This crisp, sweet pale ale is a great gateway into the world of fruited beers. Plus it’s available pretty much everywhere.
This is the beer that put San Francisco’s 21st Amendment on the craft beer map. This summery, American-style wheat beer is ramped up with the addition of fresh watermelon. The result is a hazy, yeasty, subtly melon-flavored brew that drinks well any time of year.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find aromas of spicy wheat and sweet melon. Take a sip and you’ll be greeted with flavors of cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew, and sweet yeast. It all rounds out with a subtle-bitter, hoppy finish.
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If you were to make a beer that tastes like summer in a can, this would be it. It brings up memories of eating ripe watermelon on a hazy summer day.
This fruited beer isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s jam-packed with fruit and that can be a bit overwhelming for some drinkers. This sessionable beer is brewed with mango, prickly pear, boysenberry, raspberry, blackberry, elderberry, and juice, toasted quinoa, and red Hawaiian sea salt.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is swirling with fresh, ripe fruits, sweet grains, and subtle salt. On the palate, you’ll find hints of oats, ripe berries, tropical fruits, and tangy pear. The finish offers a nice, gentle, slight salinity.
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So you can’t make up your mind about which fruited beer to try? Why not try them all at once with this unique, fruit-loaded, and tart brew?
Earlier this month, it was revealed that six of Dr. Seuss’ books will cease publishing due to racist imagery. The decision was made by Dr. Seuss Enterprises in order to ensure it “represents and supports all communities and families.” But even still, the news caused outrage among some pearl-clutching conservatives who were also shocked at the success of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s song “WAP.” One conservative brought the song into a conversation about Dr. Seuss books, but Cardi wasn’t having it.
Comedian Tim Young offered his two cents about the Dr. Seuss book ban on Twitter. “The lyrics to ‘Wet Ass Pussy’ are more welcome in some schools than Dr. Seuss books… just let that sink in for a minute.” But Cardi, who infamously shields her daughter’s ears from the song’s lyrics, had the best response. “When has a school made kids read the lyrics to wap,” she wrote. “I get it wap might be a lil vulgar but stop comparing a sensual song to books that has RACIST content! How can ya not tell the difference?I see that common sense aint that common.”
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Continuing to make her point, Cardi said that Dr. Seuss Enterprises decided to stop printing specific books on their own. “By the way Dr Seuss publishing company made the decisions to remove those books on their own,” she wrote. “Black people are not the one telling these companies to do things that they think Is ‘progressive’ black only ask for equal justice.”
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Parents who are concerned about some of the vulgar language in “WAP” got a taste of the clean version at Sunday night’s Grammys. Cardi teamed up with Megan to perform their No. 1 single at the 63rd annual ceremony. The version was heavily censored, bleeping out words like “bucket,” but surprisingly electing to keep the word Kegel.
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Internationally-acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma had 15 minutes to kill last Saturday after getting his COVID-19 vaccination at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, so he treated everyone to an impromptu concert.
Ma is a part-time Berkshires resident and was receiving his second COVID-19 shot at the vaccination site.
Richard Hall of the Berkshire COVID-19 Vaccine Collaborative told local paper the Berkshire Eagle said that Ma brought his cello because he simply wanted “to give back.” So he treated healthcare workers and the recently- and soon-to-be vaccinated people to a performance of selections by Bach and Schubert.
Medical staff says that a hush fell over the clinic as Ma began to play. “It was so weird how peaceful the whole building became, just having a little bit of music in the background,” said Leslie Drager, the lead clinical manager for the vaccination site, according to The Washington Post.
The music probably provided some much-needed comfort for those who were nervous to get the vaccine.
Ma was waiting at the vaccination site after getting the jab because most people are asked to sit through a 15-minute observation period in case they experience an allergic reaction. Those who are more prone to allergic reactions are often asked to wait for 30 minutes.
People who experience mild reactions are usually given a dose of Benadryl and then sent on their way.
It must have been an incredible experience for people to be able to hear the well-respected cellist play in such a small, impromptu setting. Ma has recorded more than 90 albums and received 18 Grammy Awards. He has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2006 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011
He’s famous for being an eclectic musician having played on recordings of classical music, bluegrass, traditional Chinese melodies, the tangos of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and the works of minimalist composer Phillip Glass.
He’s also known for his affable, down-to-earth personality.
The mini-concert comes an exact year after he first shared recordings of himself at the beginning of the outbreak under #SongsOfComfort. He shared the recordings to help quell the stress and anxiety caused by the onset of the pandemic.
In these days of anxiety, I wanted to find a way to continue to share some of the music that gives me comfort. The… https://t.co/hFgVA8a8zo
“In these days of anxiety,” he wrote on Twitter on March 13, 2020, “I wanted to find a way to continue to share some of the music that gives me comfort. The first of my #SongsOfComfort: Dvorák – ‘Going Home'”
At a time when good memories are hard to create, Ma did a wonderful job at lending his talents to spread a little joy in a stressful time. Let’s hope that soon he will be able to return to larger venues and can once again spread that joy to thousands of people a night.
Primatologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall, 86, has lived an incredible life that’s been defined by her ability to bridge the gap between humans and the animal kingdom.
Most notably, her work studying chimpanzees up-close in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania from 1960 to 1975 changed how people perceive what it is to be human and chimpanzee.
After documenting chimpanzees using tools in 1961, the discovery was so Earth-shattering it prompted her mentor, anthropologist, and paleontologist, Dr. Louis Leakey, to make the bold proclamation: “Now we must redefine tool, redefine Man, or accept chimpanzees as humans.”
Since she has gone on to found the Jane Goodall Institute UK and the Roots & Shoots program where tens of thousands of children in 100 countries work together to make the world a better place.
Her monumental accomplishments are even more incredible being that she began her career at a time when women faced an uphill battle in the world of science, and many dissuaded her from going into the jungle.
“Everybody laughed at me and said that I’d never get there. It was far away, we didn’t have money, and I was just a girl,” she told our partner site, GOOD, last year.
In a recent profile for theWall Street Journal, Goodall was asked her advice for those who wish to follow in her footsteps by going where they’ve been told they shouldn’t.
“Follow your dream, follow your passion, do what you’re passionate about. When I dreamed of Africa when I was 10 years old, everybody laughed at me: How will you get by? You don’t have money. (It was wartime.)You’re just a girl,” Goodall said.
But she had incredible support from her mother, who probably had no idea at the time that her prodding would help inspire generations of women and scientists to push boundaries.
“Mum said, ‘If you really want something like this, you’ll have to work terribly hard. You’ll have to take advantage of all opportunities. And if you don’t give up, maybe you’ll find a way,'” Goodall recalled.
As someone who was told to know her place in the world, her advice is important for those who are told they cannot achieve their dreams because of who they are.
“That’s the message I take to young people all around the world, particularly in deprived areas,” she added. “So many people have said or written, Jane, I want to thank you because you taught me, because you did this, I can do it too — meaning follow your dreams.”
Now, for the rest of us who may not want to spend decades alone in the jungle observing nature, Goodall has advice on how everyone can help make the planet a better place.
“Every single day we live, we make some impact on the planet and we need to make ethical choices, thinking about the consequences on future generations,” she told GOOD. “What do we buy, eat, wear? Where did it come from? That will start moving us towards a better world.”
After 86 years of being on one of the most incredible adventures of the past century, Goodall seems to have two ideas that she believes are paramount: persistence and consciousness.
She believes everyone should be persistent in the pursuit of their dreams while also living a conscious life, focusing on how their day-to-day decisions have an impact on the future of the planet.
Craig Robinson is a man of many talents, best known for his work on The Office as Darryl Philbin and, more recently, his recurring role as Doug Judy aka The Pontiac Bandit on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and hosting The Masked Dancer for Fox.
He’s also a pitchman extraordinaire, heading up Pizza Hut’s new campaign for the Tastemaker deal where he taps into the nostalgia of the Hut, playing Pac-Man in a sensational tracksuit reminiscent of the old Pizza Hut table cloths. Robinson recently spoke to Uproxx about that tracksuit, his favorite pizza, arcade memories, the joy of being on set with Andy Samberg on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, lessons learned while on The Office, and much more. First, though, I had to fail miserably at trying to get some Bulls talk out of the Chicago native, who has sadly not been able to stay dialed in on his beloved Bulls while living in L.A.
To start, I want to ask the question everyone wants to know: Are the Bulls back?
[laughs] Are they?! What happened? Are they on a winning streak?
They’ve just been actually pretty good this year, they’re in the playoff seeding at the midway point of the season.
Oh man. Zach LaVine baby! I mean, I’m out here in L.A., so I only catch the Bulls games when they’re out here. But I think it’s fantastic…I don’t know! [laughs]
You’ve got this campaign with Pizza Hut, and, first, I have to ask, can you get me one of those tracksuits?
It can be done. It can be be done, but you have to have your measurements and all that.
Oh, is it a tailored tracksuit?
It’s tailored. It’s not just like, “get me a medium or an extra large.” This is legit. You see the — did you go to Pizza Hut back in the day?
Yeah, man.
So you see the tablecloth?
Do they weave the old tablecloth into this? This is vintage?
Exactly. So dope.
What is your go-to pizza order?
Sausage. Pepperoni. And, let’s see. I’m gonna meat-lovers. Straight meat-lovers, give me some ham too.
Just pile it up.
Pile. It. Up.
In the spot you’re playing Pac-Man. Did you grow up as a big gamer?
Ohhhh, yeah. I was big on Pac-Man and Centipede and Ms. Pac-Man. Yeah, I was at the arcade all the time. I remember one time I was playing, my mother came into the arcade and snatched me out by the ear [laughs].
What did you do to earn a snatching?
I don’t know! I just remember seein’ her come in and somebody — cause I was having a good game — and somebody just hopped up to my game as I was getting snatched out. Somebody just hopped up like it was theirs for the taking. Which it was, but I was like, no one was like, “Hey, miss, don’t grab that guy.” They don’t know who she could’ve been.
That’s obviously a memory that is burned deep into your brain. Was the arcade a place you went regularly as a kid and meant a lot?
So it was the corner store, they sold candy and light groceries and they had like three machines in there — Centipede, Pac-Man, and something else. Galaga or something. You remember Galaga?
Yeah, it’s great.
But yeah, I would be in there a lot of the time. I don’t even remember her saying I couldn’t go or something, she just surprised me.
That’s a tough scene. Also, like, everybody’s going to remember that, too.
Yeah, I mean, I kinda kept to myself. So, it’s not like the crew knew. You see people in there, but it’s not like that’s your crew.
OK. Are you still into gaming? Especially this last year where we’ve been at home a lot, is there anything you’ve been into recently?
No. The last game I was into was called, uh, NAMCO was the company and a character I would use a lot was called Nightmare. It was a fighting swords game or something — it was dope — and I got too good at it. I wore it out. I got too good at it, and then I left it in Chicago. I took it home one Christmas and just left it there.
That was it.
Yeah, I mean, you talk about a waste of time. And I don’t even know, like, if I was to get into games today, these games are crazy today. It’s all life-like, you can dance and whatever, steal cars. Or you like, are in the army or something.
Yeah, they’re really intense now.
Back when it wasn’t that intense I was hooked. So imagine if I got hooked on something now. It’d be over. I’d be playing right now instead of talking to you about Pizza Hut.
Has there been anything you’ve gotten into over the last year? Obviously you’ve had The Masked Dancer going on, but has there been anything you’ve picked up to pass the time over the last year — like, I’ve started cooking a lot — that’s become a new quarantine hobby?
Yeah I started jogging. That was nice. I kinda fell off, but I as pretty consistent for a good five months there. So I’m looking forward to picking that back up. My legs started to hurt — my knees and hamstring — so I had to pause for a second.
[Laughs] I gotta get started on that. You saw that, that was the interview of interviews right there.
That was an all-timer. I do want to ask, because one of the things so many people have been doing over the last year is going back and binging their favorite TV shows, and for me one of those was Brooklyn Nine-Nine. How much fun is it when you get to go be Doug Judy? Because that energy comes through on screen and it looks like you guys are just having the best time.
A thousand percent. Andy and I are like — you ever see two five year olds just meet and then start playing? That’s what it is, man. We live to make each other laugh when it comes to that set. So, yeah, it’s always a blast. We always improvise something and it’s always something that makes the cut, and I forget we did it and then I watch and episode and it’s like, “Oh yeah, that happened.” But it’s always something, whether it be a handshake or some silly song.
Do you have a favorite Doug Judy bit? Or was there one that was especially fun to shoot? Because I’m partial to cruise ship Doug Judy.
[Laughs] Oh man, so many. I like when we sing the theme song and then there’s a talking dog. But it’s just so in the moment. We’ll make it up and then shoot it, and then it’s just done. But it’s like, we’re fighting crime and then it turns into there’s a talking dog at the end and then the dog dies or something. Or something.
As someone that comes from a stand up background how much do you enjoy when you get to be somewhere on on a set where it is a little more free flowing and you get that chance to, to kind of be more in the moment and ad lib and have that free rein off of the script?
It’s the best. It’s nothing better for an actor than to be present and connected with someone. I used to shy away from it, because I was like “What are the words?” But every project I do, they’re like, you can improv and play with it, so now I’m used to it. When I came in, thank god I took classes at Second City and stuff like that, so I had a little bit of experience. But now, yeah, you figure it out. You mine the scene for gold. Mine it for gold.
How much of that experience comes from your time on The Office where, obviously that you’re around a bunch of folks that had that experience and there was that kind of interplay?
We had a lot of improvised things on The Office. But then, they write stuff so perfect for my voice that I almost didn’t have to. They’d give you what they call a “fun run.” You say it a few times and get it right, and then they’d be like, “Alright, let’s do a fun run and see what comes out.” That’s when you improvise or try whatever different. But yeah we would play a lot and improvise a lot, that was fun. I learned a lot watching them cats.
Is there a role or anything where you say, “Man, I’d like to be able to do that.” Anything you have on your wish list for something you’d like to be able to do?
I won’t say it here. But yes, good question. And yes is the answer.
You don’t want to jinx it?
I gotta keep my cards close to the chest.
OK…
I already told you I like meat-lovers.
[Laughs] That was from the depths of your soul?
[Laughs]
Alright. I will not press any further, I will respect your wishes. Craig, I appreciate it. I look forward to getting custom fitted for a tracksuit, and be well, man.
It’s been nearly a year since Snoop Dogg first unveiled his years-in-the-making partnership with Australian winemakers 19 Crimes. He released his Snoop Cali Red bottle last summer, a wildly successful blend that Uproxx named “impeccably smooth.” Now, Snoop returned to announce he has another wine in the works.
The rapper once again teamed up with 19 Crimes wine, this time to create a fruity rosé. Named Snoop Cali Rosé, the new wine has tasting notes of fresh raspberry, strawberry and red cherry, and blends together Zinfandel, Grenache and Pinot Noir.
Speaking about the new bottle, Snoop said:
“We did it big with 19 Crimes Cali Red, so you know we had to do it again – and this time, I was thinking pink. I can’t wait for everyone to sip on my Snoop Cali Rosé and bring those fresh feels from spring into summer and beyond. I hope when you open a bottle of this wine you take a little mind trip to my Cali home. This is how we Rosé the Snoop Dogg way!”
Echoing Snoops statement, Treasury Wine Estates marketing vice president John Wardley said: “Snoop has been a dream collaborator that has taken 19 Crimes Snoop Cali Red to the top of the charts as the no. 1 Wine Innovation of 2020. We can’t wait for this second release to hit our loyal 19 Crimes fan base and see how they Rosé with Snoop Cali Rosé. This is 19 Crimes’ first California rosé and we are already seeing high demand from our retail partners to get it in store as soon as we possibly can.”
Snoop Cali Rosé is available now in the US. Get it here.
808 Mafia producer Southside (real name Joshua Luellen) was arrested in Miami on firearms charges on Sunday, according to NBC Miami. He also received a charge of knowingly driving with a suspended license, which had been suspended since 2019.
Miami police reportedly noticed the “heavily tinted windshield” on his Mercedes-Benz SUV, pulling him over and discovering that the Georgia driver’s license he presented had been suspended for almost two years. The officers also saw two loaded handguns, for which he said he had a concealed carry license. However, concealed carry regulations require firearms to be inside the glovebox or a lockbox inside a vehicle, putting Southside in violation.
The arresting officer is noted as informing Southside of this, saying, “I advised Joshua that he was in violation of his CCW permit by having the firearms within reach and not secured in the glove box or encased in a box inside the vehicle.” A records check showed that this license was also suspended. Southside was booked into Miami-Dade Corrections Center and released on bond for $5,500.
Last week, Southside said that he was “throwing the towel in” on production after the next 808 Mafia project, saying that he wanted to focus on giving opportunities to young, up-and-coming producers instead.
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