Young Thug has spent the better part of the last two days in hip-hop headlines thanks to a number of comments he made during a recent appearance on the Million Dollaz Worth Of Game podcast. The latest attention-grabbing moment came when the YSL rapper discussed Drake and other high-level hip-hop artists in terms of the ceiling they have when it comes to the level of success they can reach in the music industry.
“I was talking to the youngins the other day…a Hip Hop artist you can only go so far,” Thug said. “Once you’re Drake level, there’s nothing else you could do. At this point, they’re waiting on you to fall down. It’s no next level unless you go pop or something else. So, I’m always focused on the next level.” It’s an interesting point to hear from the Atlanta rapper considering the fact that hip-hop is today’s biggest and most popular genre, but despite that, it wasn’t the only eyebrow-raising point Thug shared on the episode.
The So Much Fun rapper also declared that the only way he would participate in a Verzuz battle is if it was against Lil Wayne. “It would probably have to be like [Lil Wayne],” he said. “Because you got to think — we got to talk about influence. We got to talk about everything. We got to talk about everything. It’s not just about no rap.” He also got attacked for his comments about Jay-Z and whether or not the Brooklyn legend had 30 songs he could play for an entire stadium of fans to rap along with him.
You can watch the Million Dollaz Worth Of Game podcast episode in the video above.
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Selena Gomez is a pop star who is rare in more ways than one. Tonight, the young singer took to Twitter to criticize Facebook for the rampant disinformation that exists on the platform.
In particular, she’s concerned about the lies and false information that are being spread about vaccines, just as the COVID-19 vaccine is beginning to get distribution in the United States. “Scientific disinformation has and will cost lives,” she wrote in a tweet. “@Facebook said they don’t allow lies about COVID and vaccines to be spread on their platforms. So how come all of this is still happening? Facebook is going to be responsible for thousands of deaths if they don’t take action now!”
Scientific disinformation has and will cost lives. @Facebook said they don’t allow lies about COVID and vaccines to be spread on their platforms. So how come all of this is still happening? Facebook is going to be responsible for thousands of deaths if they don’t take action now! https://t.co/IAtDpNT5Tt
Below her comments, Selena shared the following tweet from the Center For Countering Digital Hate, whose CEO, Imran Ahmed, was on BBC News talking about this issue.
“Social media companies say that they’re doing their utmost, but in reality, they’re doing absolutely nothing.”
“We took a thousand bits of misinformation and got volunteers to report it using the platform’s own reporting systems,” Ahmed said on BBC. “And less than 5% of it was taken down. The truth is we’ve been gaslit by the social media companies, they say they’re doing their utmost. But in reality, they’re doing absolutely nothing.”
Hopefully whistleblowers like Ahmed — and celebrities using their platforms like Selena — will help draw more attention to this issue so can realize that vaccines are safe and will help us return to normalcy.
Warning: This article contains spoilers about the final episode of The Sopranos, which you can (and should) binge on HBO Max.
The very final episode of The Sopranos contains one of the most shocking and contested endings in television history — a note of ambiguity that was so sudden some HBO subscribers thought there was a technical glitch. But there’s one thing most people can agree on: Creator David Chase chose the perfect final song. The last scene is set entirely to Journey’s anthem “Don’t Stop Believin’” — a semi-tongue-in-cheek way to cap a show that was always funnier than its rep. But, Chase recently revealed, there was almost another, very different last song.
On a new episode of the Talking Sopranos podcast, which is hosted by two of the show’s stars, Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa — who played Christopher and Bobby “Bacala,” respectively — Chase was asked about how he landed on arguably Journey’s signature hit. Chase said he was driving around in a van with crew members, and he hit them with some of his choices. He had three. He can’t remember the second one. But the first, which was not picked, was [drum roll] “Love and Happiness,” by Al Green.
“Love and Happiness” is, of course, not a cheesy ’80s power ballad. It’s a silky, smooth, reflective number, revealing a contentment that James Gandolfini’s Tony never quite found. Thing is, Chase says, the crew members in the van weren’t hot for “Don’t Stop Believin’.” “Everyone went, ‘Oh, Jesus Christ, no!’” he recalled. “And I thought, ‘That’s the one.’”
So there you have it: Because people recoiled at this great show — the one that arguably launched the whole Second Golden Age of Television in which we (also arguably) still live — ending with Journey, Chase decided it should end with Journey. Even now Chase hasn’t fully flopped to its side. “I consider that song a guilty pleasure,” Chase said on the podcast. “I always liked that song. But other people think it’s, I don’t know, corny ’80s s*it.”
You can watch the full episode of Talking Sopranos below. The bit about the final song starts around the 42-minute mark.
And if you need a refresher on the Al Green great, here you go.
Even before A Star Is Born debuted in 2018, the movie featuring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga was an internet sensation. The trailer was parsed for weeks, and the movie itself received very positive reviews. Beyond that, Cooper and Gaga collaborated on “Shallow,” which was a smash hit in the music world and, while the song isn’t necessarily in the every day consciousness as 2020 comes to a close, a pair of NBA players are bringing the hype back.
Dallas Mavericks big men Boban Marjanovic and Maxi Kleber came together on something of a cover of “Shallow” and, well, the only thing to do is watch the magic happen.
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper got nothing on Boban and Maxi.
First, Marjanovic is a delight, and that has been well documented for a very long time. He steals the show, both with his tone and general demeanor during the performance, and Boban also decided to make up his own words for the occasion.
Kleber, who is a wildly underrated two-way player for the Mavericks, also makes a substantive contribution in that he is playing piano in a competent way. That isn’t a small thing, and you can tell both men are enjoying themselves throughout the festivities.
It’s not as if covering a (very) famous duet is a new phenomenon, but the timing is hilarious and this is just fantastic content. There isn’t much else to say, but watching it again is probably a good idea. We cannot wait for the pair to team up for a full-length album.
YG returned in 2020 with his fifth album, My 4Hunnid Life, which saw appearances from Ty Dolla Sign, Gunna, Tyga, Lil Wayne, and more. It also served as the first release through the newly-formed joint venture that YG’s 4Hunnid imprint and Epic Records began this past spring. Now, the Compton rapper is ready to introduce fans to the latest chapter in the 4Hunnid experience thanks to news of a new sneaker, entitled “The Flame,” set to arrive next year.
The rapper shared the news in a post on his Instagram page. The image shows YG behind a trio of sneakers that look awfully similar to the classic Nike Cortez design. Despite the similarity, YG’s sneaker won’t be released in partnership with a shoe brand. But given his roots in Compton, where the Cortez model is very popular, it likely served as inspiration for The Flame’s design.”
The Flame comes with toe tip overlays and exposed stitching that goes along the border of the throat. A large flame design can be found on the lateral and medial walls of the shoe, while the words “The Flame” appears in cursive font on the tongue. For those who are interested, The Flame is set to arrive in March 2021 and will come in white/red, blue/white, black/white, and red/white colorways.
Queen of custom gifts. Queen of making fun of the worst year of our lives. Queen of helping her friends make it through.
Beyonce has been more focused on her Ivy Park line than new music, even if Black Is King and its accompanying film/visual album made a big splash this summer. But it turns out, even if you’re as rich, famous, and talented as Beyonce, 2020 was still a tough year. To let her friends know that she’s there for them through this incredibly difficult time, Bey had custom necklaces made for her inner circle that expressed a collective frustration with a terrible year.
Bey’s friends like Angie Beyince and her mother, Tina Lawson, both posted the custom gold necklaces she had made for her crew that combine a middle finger with 2020 to make one perfect ode to the new year. “@beyonce gifted all of her girls with this amazing custom 2020 necklace,” Beyince wrote on Instagram. “2020 “ It’s a hand with middle finger and the year 2020 combined into one. When I opened it my eyes teared up because it is both Hilarious & Deeply Sentimental. 2020 has had ups and downs but over all its been a really weird and tuff year. Hopefully 2021 is good to the world.”
The original queen, Miss Tina, had this to say: “note my Christmas present (my necklace) from Beyonce f__k 2020 two many losses !!! But it is almost over and we are still here !!! Give God Some.”
Hey Bey, just send a quick DM to get my address if you have any extras. In fact, not a bad idea for merch, eh? Then again, I don’t want to see the numbers “2020” in a row ever again after December 31st.
It’s been more than two years since J. Cole revealed his next album would be titled The Fall Off. The Dreamville rapper first alluded to it on “1985 (Intro To The Fall Off)”, the final track on his 2018 album KOD. Two years have passed and no new album. But J. Cole is still keeping the faith alive, taking to Instagram to claim it’s become his main point of focus.
The rapper shared a handwritten to-do list, which he titled “The Fall Off Era,” which features a list of things he aims to complete before the arrival of The Fall Off. The first two items, “Features” and “ROTD3,” are crossed out, implying they’ve been completed. The former refers to his impressive run of guest appearances he did between 2018 and 2019, ending with the track “Loyalty,” alongside Gang Starr. The latter references Dreamville’s star-studded compilation project Revenge Of The Dreamers III,which arrived in summer 2019. There’s also “The Off-Season,” plus “It’s A Boy” and, infally, “The Fall Off.” It’s unknown what the former is, but it wouldn’t be a terrible guess to assume it’s the first single from The Fall Off. Whatever it is, it looks like it’s the last step Cole will take before unleashing The Fall Off to the world.
Brandon Ingram inked a nine-figure contract in November after averaging 23.8 points and 6.1 rebounds during his age-22 season with the New Orleans Pelicans. At the very least, the former No. 2 overall pick seems to be on the cusp of stardom and, alongside Zion Williamson in New Orleans, the future is bright. With that said, it wasn’t always easy for Ingram and some of his young teammates, particularly during their last season with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018-19.
Ingram recently joined The Old Man and the Three podcast with JJ Redick, who is now his teammate in New Orleans, and The Ringers’s Tommy Alter, and he referred to that last season as a “whirlwind” due to the rampant speculation about trade possibilities involving Anthony Davis.
Ultimately, Davis ended up in Los Angeles and Ingram was one of the centerpieces of the deal, but while Ingram did admit that there was at least one game with the Lakers when he let the noise bother him, it was his teammates that had it tougher.
“I know other guys around me, it killed them,” Ingram said. “When you wake up and you see your name on Twitter, and the guys around me, they love Twitter. They love searching, putting in their names.”
Of course, this isn’t a unique issue and, though it is often under-discussed, it can’t be easy for any athlete to hear frequent chatter about their future in a public forum. Granted, some of that comes with the territory with how the NBA is structured, but the the Davis situation was a particularly public negotiation process, and players like Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart were in the news for things out of their control.
Ingram’s candor here is noteworthy, and this isn’t the first time that Redick has been able to facilitate a frank conversation with a current or former teammate. It is a reminder, though, that it isn’t just the star players that are involved in trade rumblings from time to time, and it isn’t just fantasy basketball when real people are involved.
There are just a few days left until the clock truly begins to tick for Drake’s upcoming sixth album, Certified Lover Boy. Back in October, the Toronto native promised it would arrive at some point in January 2021. But some, like Charlamagne Tha God, aren’t too confident that it will be up to the musician’s high quality.
Charlamagne Tha God says we’re no longer in the “Drake Era.” Is he speaking facts or nah?!?pic.twitter.com/zPubwreWD7
“Drake has given us so much music that I don’t know if he has another gear,” Charlamagne said during an episode of his Brilliant Idiots podcast. “We know Kendrick has another gear. He shows us that with every project. Drake has given us so much, I don’t know if he has another gear so, therefore, I’m not looking forward to anything.” He even posed a question:
Let me ask y’all a question: are we still in the Drake era? Or is radio such a prehistoric form of media that it hasn’t changed the temperature to what’s actually going on out here in these streets? It still feels like we’re in a Drake era — I don’t think we’re in a Drake era, I don’t think we’ve been in a Drake era for the past three or four years.
Charlamagne then shifted his attention to Kendrick Lamar and explained what he does different. “We love Kendrick [Lamar]. Kendrick makes us wait, Kendrick gives us something to look forward to, ” he said. “Kendrick takes his time.”
You can listen to Charlamagne discuss Drake and Certified Lover Boy in the video above.
The true crime genre has never been more popular, but what about the false crime genre? Sometimes there’s nothing better than a good crime flick, from rooting for that grey area anti-hero to sitting on the edge of your seat as the lovable ruffians pull off the ultimate heist. Netflix has a wide variety of flicks that deal in law, order, and justice, so here are the 10 best crime movies on Netflix right now.
Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, and Shia LaBeouf star in this period gangster drama about a family of moonshiners who go up against a deranged lawman. Hardy plays Forrest, the eldest Bondurant, who operates an illegal liquor delivery service during prohibition times. His brothers Jack (LaBeouf) and Howard (Jason Clarke) provide the muscle, but when a dogged special deputy Guy Pierce) comes to town to shut the business down, things get bloody, quick.
This gritty crime drama hailing from the Safdie brothers transforms star Robert Pattinson into a bleach-blonde sh*t-stirrer from Queens who’s desperate to break his developmentally disabled brother out of prison. Pattinson plays Connie, a street hustler and bank robber with grand plans to break out of his urban hood while Benny Safdie plays his brother Nick, who gets roped into his schemes. When Nick is sent to Rikers Island for a job gone wrong, Connie goes on a downward spiral to get him back. Pattinson’s manic energy carries this thing, and there’s plenty of police run-ins, shootouts, and heists (however botched) to keep the adrenaline pumping.
Martin Scorsese delivers another cinematic triumph, this time for Netflix and with the help of some familiar faces. Robert De Niro and Al Pacino team up (again) for this crime drama based on actual events. De Niro plays Frank Sheeran a World War II vet who finds work as a hitman for the mob. Pacino plays notorious Teamster Jimmy Hoffa, a man who frequently found himself on the wrong side of the law and the criminals he worked with. The film charts the pair’s partnership over the years while injecting some historical milestones for context. It’s heavy and impressively cast and everything you’d expect a Scorsese passion-project to be.
Ben Affleck writes, directs, and stars in this gritty heist film set in his hometown of Boston. Affleck plays Doug, a master thief planning his greatest, and last heist who becomes distracted by a romantic relationship with a bank manager he met on his last job (Rebecca Hall). As Doug and his crew orchestrate a heist involving Red Sox stadium, a dogged FBI agent played by Jon Hamm closes in.
This adventurous mindf*ck starring Adam Sandler finally landed on Netflix, and our only advice before watching this criminally-good romp is this: prepare yourself for a wild, over-the-top ride. Sandler gives one of his best performances, and the Safdie Brothers prove they’ve got a knack for crafting thrillers textured with grit and a realness that just can’t be beaten.
Before FX gave us some spectacular follow-up formatted for TV, the Coen brothers introduced us to the cold, weirdly-accented world of murder and cover-up in Fargo, a thriller continues to stand the test of time. The premise is probably familiar by now: a criminal mastermind’s plan goes awry thanks to the ineptitude and bungling of his henchman and the persistence of a dogged policewoman (the unfairly-talented Frances McDormand). Still, it’s worth a rewatch.
Stanley Kubrick’s dystopian crime thriller A Clockwork Orange most certainly is not a breezy watch. The film, based on the classic novel by Anthony Burgess, follows the charismatic, completely unhinged Alex (Malcolm McDowell), leader of a gang of criminals who enjoy inciting chaos and committing horrific crimes. When Alex is captured, the Minister of the Interior suggests experimenting on him using rehabilitation techniques that psychologically condition him to become averse to violence and sex. They work, for a time, and to disastrous consequences, but Kubrick’s real goal with this film was to dive into the idea of free will and morality.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this truly bonkers crime thriller from Dan Gilroy about a con-man who muscles his way into L.A.’s crime journalism scene and very quickly becomes the star of his own reporting. Lou Bloom (Gyllenhaal) is a petty thief who stumbles his way into the stringer profession — photojournalists who chase crime scenes to sell the footage to local TV stations. As Lou begins to record more exciting crimes, demand for his work grows and he starts staging scenes, obstructing police investigations, and inserting himself in high-speed chases to get the best shot. It’s a twisted, depressing look at the ethics of journalism and the consequences of consumerism, and Gyllenhaal has never been better.
John Singleton’s directorial debut is this dramatic masterpiece about life in the gang-ridden hood of Crenshaw and how one young man hopes to escape the endless cycle of violence that surrounds him. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays Tre, a smart, capable kid who struggles to stay clear of gang wars and his criminal friends while working towards his dreams of college. His buddies — gang members, former inmates, track stars — all navigate the bloodshed on the streets of their hood with varying results but when a tragedy brings them together, Tre’s forced to make a choice between the life he wants and the one he’s stuck in.
Tye Sheridan stars in this thriller, playing a night clerk named Bart who has Asperger’s syndrome and hides cameras in hotel rooms to study and mimick normal human interactions. While watching footage of one woman’s room, he sees her fighting with a man and rushes to help her. Later, the woman is found dead in her room with Bart the only suspect. The arrival of a new guest and a corrupt police force complicate the murder investigation — and Bart’s life.
Recent Changes Through December 2020:
Removed: Drive, Zodiac
Added: A Clockwork Orange, Boyz n the Hood
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2020 “ It’s a hand with middle finger and the year 2020 combined into one. When I opened it my eyes teared up because it is both Hilarious & Deeply Sentimental. 2020 has had ups and downs but over all its been a really weird and tuff year. Hopefully 2021 is good to the world.”
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Is he speaking facts or nah?!?
