In October 2009, Lil Wayne released No Ceilings, a mixtape that was well received and went on to spawn a number of subsequent releases in the No Ceilings series. However, the project hasn’t been accessible on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, making it difficult for fans who rely on those platforms to enjoy the album. Now, though, Wayne has finally made No Ceilings available for streaming. That said, the version of the project shared today is substantially different than the 2009 original.
The most immediately noticeable difference in the new cover art. While it is similar to the original in that it features the same No Ceilings font and has a similar layout, it features different photos of Wayne. Another huge difference, and the one that will have the biggest effect on listeners, is the tracklist, which has been cut nearly in half. The original mixtape features 21 tracks and runs for about 72 minutes. Meanwhile, the new version has just 12 songs and runs for 45 minutes.
The good news, though, is that fans can still enjoy the complete original mixtape, just with a little more effort required. It was released as a free download back in 2009, and it can still be downloaded today.
FKA Twigs is a world-class musician, but she also takes her talents not directly related to that seriously. She has gravitated towards pole dancing in recent years after learning how to do so for her 2019 “Cellophane” video. Now she has added a new skill to her arsenal, as she shows off some adept swordsmanship for her new “Sad Day” video.
In the six-minute clip, she follows a man into a cafe and confronts him with some angular dance moves before drawing her sword. From there, the two engage in bladed combat, which eventually spills outside. From there, the two take to the skies, and not to spoil the clip, but Twigs ends up a little worse for wear… or does she?
The clip was directed by Hiro Murai, whose most recent video before this was Childish Gambino’s famous “This Is America” visual. He also worked with Glover on Atlanta and Guava Island.
Twigs said in a press release, “Everything I’ve previously done with my body, all the training and dancing, has led to this point.” The release also notes that she spent three years training in Wushu, a Chinese martial art, under Master Wu of the Shaolin Wushu Centre.
Netflix is closing out the month of August — you read that right, August — with the return of a teen drama, a new family-friendly film, and… a grown-up Karate Kid? 2020 is weird.
Still, we won’t complain about new content and there’s plenty to binge-watch this week, starting with Cobra Kai, a revival making its way from YouTube to Netflix this month. Then there’s Moana star Auli’i Cravalho’s heartwarming family drama for those in need of a feel-good watch. And the final season of Trinkets, that show about kids with a bad shoplifting habit, lands this week to give fans all the answers they’ve been waiting for.
Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Netflix this week of August 28.
Cobra Kai: Seasons 1-2 (series streaming 8/28)
This Karate Kid revival is making its way from Youtube to Netflix this week which is good news for kids who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, looking for a bit of nostalgia to distract them from the utter chaos of 2020. Really, even if you didn’t catch the original films, you’ll probably still enjoy this series which picks up 30-something years after that infamous Karate Tournament with Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) deciding his path to redemption involves opening up a dojo, reigniting his rivalry with Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio).
Fred Armisen and Moana star Auli’i Cravalho headline this tender coming-of-age drama that, despite a seemingly-cheesy plot, still manages to deliver a heartwrenching story about the importance of helping others. And honestly, we could use more of that right now. Cravalho plays all-around golden student Amber, who volunteers teaching ESL to immigrants, helping at the local senior center, fighting for underserved clubs at her school… you get it. She’s also homeless, grieving the death of her dad, and trying to get into a prestigious University with her musical talent. Even if you think you know where this is going, the getting there is worth it.
Trinkets: Season 2 (Netflix series streaming 8/25)
Netflix is airing the final handful of episodes of this buzzy teen drama series with a unique twist. The show follows a trio of unlikely friends — Elodie, Tabitha, and Moe — bonded by their addiction to shoplifting, which is really just a mask for all of the other heavy issues they’re facing in life. Season two promises answers to the pile of questions the show left viewers with at the end of its first run including what happened to Elodie after she ran off with Sabine, where Tabitha’s feud with Brady will go next, and if Moe got arrested after her run-in with the cops.
Here’s a full list of what’s been added in the last week:
Avail. 8/23/20 1BR
Septembers of Shiraz
Avail. 8/25/20 Emily’s Wonder Lab
Trinkets: Season 2
Avail. 8/26/20 Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol
La venganza de Analía
Million Dollar Beach House
Rising Phoenix
Avail. 8/27/20 Aggretsuko: Season 3 The Bridge Curse
The Frozen Ground
Avail. 8/28/20 All Together Now
Cobra Kai: Seasons 1-2 I AM A KILLER: Released
Orígenes secretos / Unknown Origins
And here’s what’s leaving next week, so it’s your last chance:
Leaving 8/31 Bad Boys
Bad Boys II
Candyman
Child’s Play
Clueless
Failure to Launch
Get Him to the Greek
Groundhog Day
He’s Just Not That Into You
Jerry Maguire
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid Part III
The Lake House
Life as We Know It
Murder Party
Observe and Report
One Day
Public Enemies
Rugrats Go Wild
School Daze
Tootsie
United 93
V for Vendetta
Valentine’s Day
Jim Gaffigan has built an empire — several specials, sold-out tours, best-selling books, The Jim Gaffigan Show — on his apolitical comedy. He appeals to both Democrats and Republicans for his inoffensive observations about Hot Pockets and Nickelback, but on Thursday, he unloaded on the Trump administration. Or as writer Roxane Gay succinctly put it, “The president made Jim Gaffigan, the chilliest dude, snap completely.”
“Look Trumpers I get it. As a kid I was a cubs fan and I know you stick by your team no matter what but he’s a traitor and a con man who doesn’t care about you. Deep down you know it. I’m sure you enjoy pissing people off but you know Trump is a liar and a criminal,” Gaffigan tweeted during the Republican National Convention. “I know you hate snobs and elites I get it but look at Ivana and that douche bag Jerod. Think they are on your side? Do you think they’ve ever done a real days work in their lives. Wake up.”
He continued:
“To those of you who think Im destroying my career wake up. if trump gets elected, the economy will never come back… You know he lies. Constantly. Yet you dont care? What because he insults people that make you and me feel dumb?… Remember everything Trump accuses the Democrats of he’s guilt of. Dont let the socialist name calling distract you from the fact he is a fascist who has no belief in law.
The otherwise clean comedian even dropped a rare f-bomb (which is wife Jeannie cutely scolded him for), tweeting, “F*ck Lou Holtz. Biden is Catholic in name only? Compared to who? How many abortions did trump pay for? How many women has he raped? How many times did pull the shit he did in Ukraine. Wake up. He’s a crook and a con man.” When one of his followers accused him of being a Hollywood elite, a common insult among Trump supporters, the Illinois-born Gaffigan responded, “Can we stop with this HOLLYWOOD shit. I’m not from Hollywood and Hollywood is just a town. Please say coastal elites (which Trump, Jared and Ivana are) Maybe people on the east and west coasts have different values from yours but they dont like liars and con men like trump.”
The tl;dr version.
I dont give a fuck if anyone thinks this is virtue signaling or whatever. We need to wake up. We need to call trump the con man and thief that he is.
Everyone remembers when Jaden — who went by his full name Jaden Smith at the time — and Justin Bieber shared their adorable Karate Kid collaboration, “Never Say Never,” a little over ten years ago. Well, the kids are all grown up and they’re back together as adults. Returning the favor a decade later, Jaden calls on Justin Bieber for their new track, “Falling For You,” off his newly-released CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 album. A breezy and carefree track, Jaden and Justin are hopeless romantics on the song as they profess their love for their new partner over the song’s cheery production.
This actually isn’t their first time working together again since “Never Say Never.” Jaden features on Bieber’s Believe bonus track “Fairytale,” and he also made an appearance in Bieber and Ariana Grande’s star-studded “Stuck With U” video this year.
Out now, CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 clocks in at 17 songs and finds another guest appearance from Raury. Speaking on the album after his “Cabin Fever” single, Jaden shared some insight on what his goals were on the project: “I’m bringing it inside and I’m making it more of a world that other people can participate in… It’s kind of bringing all my fans who have been with me from the beginning… and kind of updating them onto everything that’s been happening.”
As for Bieber, the song is his first release since his chart-topping single with Ariana Grande, “Stuck With U.” Soon after, Bieber shared a remix of Jack Harlow’s “What’s Poppin” with a verse of his own.
Listen to “Falling For You” above.
CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 is out now via Roc Nation. Get it here.
As you’re probably aware, online dating isn’t for the faint of heart. Sure, those apps make it easier to meet people, but oh boy, it’s so often not worth it. Yes, there are success stories, but I can’t even count the number of horror stories out there. No one is immune to investing chat time, only to schedule a meet and find out that someone’s been hiding a marriage (or three) or has multiple restraining orders on their record. Fortunately, a lot of that stuff usually surfaces early on, but sometimes, a sociopath is afoot, and that person is really good at mirroring what their date wants to find in a mate. That’s where shows like the dramatized Dirty John act as cautionary tales, and in the case of Showtime’s Love Fraud, the warning factor is cranked up to eleven.
There’s also, unavoidably, a Tiger King feel going on here, which just goes to show you how 2020 is going because Love Fraud came first. The series debuted at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim, but the rise of Joe Exotic’s dubious allure on Netflix has proven that people’s appetite for trainwreck-style trashiness cannot be quenched. Other weird and ridiculous documentaries now have an opportunity to seize some of those eyeballs, and Love Fraud is able to satisfy that craving and more.
Love Fraud is also here to showcase the truly wild feat by one man, who managed to swindle dozens of women and leave them in financial and emotional shambles. That stands in contrast to Dirty John‘s deep dive into one of John Meehan’s marriages, and that one only drew attention because it grew deadly. Whereas Love Fraud‘s central villain, Richard Scott Smith, left a much quieter trail as he grifted his way through dozens of relationships, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake. The level of deceit he pulls off — time and time again, the rushed sense of connection and commitment and the emptied bank accounts — are the work of a master con-man.
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Strangely, Smith is using these expert-grifter skills in a rather lightweight way. The financial stakes are relatively low; he’s not pulling off bank heists or anything, which leaves questions that Love Fraud digs into on a deeper level:
– What is Smith’s true motive? He’s not walking away rich. Yes, he’s emptying bank accounts here and there, but he doesn’t zero in on wealthy women. In many cases, he’s going for single mothers and women living paycheck to paycheck. He’s also convincing women to purchase property as a sign of their commitment and simply walking away, leaving them wondering the hell happened. He moves onto the next city and the next target, almost like he’s truly in it for the thrill of ruining people’s lives.
– Why is Smith, a perfectly average looking guy who seems utterly unremarkable, so good at coaxing these women into love? He’s certainly nothing like John Meehan, whose unmistakable good looks and reportedly charismatic ways managed to convince a handful of women that he was a doctor, not a drug addict with a violent side. Smith, who we do hear speak at length, seems like an annoyance to endure in the same room, let alone during a romance. Yet he still managed to prey upon the affections of countless women who appear to have their heads on (mostly) straight.
– How broken is the justice system to essentially ignore these crimes for decades? It’s infuriating to see only weakly issued warrants for Smith’s arrest but nothing else, other than the suggestion that these women signed up to be manipulated and discarded.
– What’s going on with the strange things afoot at the Krab Kingz seafood restaurant in Wichita? You’ll find out in Episode 2, but be careful. You’ll be hooked.
Smith’s trail runs vast and wide. It’s almost mind-boggling to hear these women’s accounts pile up. Eventually, they figure out that they’re not alone, and they band together to help each other and, hopefully, stop Smith before he can rack up more victims. They seek the services of a “lady bounty hunter’ named Carla, and, well, it is on. She’s easily the best part of the series.
The most haunting part of the show, though, is how Smith represents a lot of what women are up against in society. He knew exactly how to cue-in to their wants and needs and fears (often of being alone), and then he’d deliver throw their fears right back into their faces. Truly, the cautionary tale aspect runs strong because, yes, this could happen to anyone. The series shines a mirror back toward the audience for every time a woman’s been left to hold up the fort or raise the kids or otherwise soldier on with responsibilities while their supposed partners dance away to the next adventure.
With Love Fraud, though, there’s a strength to be found in this ragtag group of women. Individually, each of their stories could have been viewed as simply tragic, but together, they’ve assembled into an army. They’re exhausted but unwilling to give up if it means stopping an insidious huntsman, and directors Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing do a fine job of illuminating the cause. The show feels like it’s got one episode too many in the middle, but overall, it’s a compelling glimpse into a bizarre long game from a predator.
Showtime’s ‘Love Fraud’ premieres on August 30 at 9:00 pm EST.
Blackpink takes one step further into their comeback with the release of their highly-anticipated “Ice Cream” single with Selena Gomez. The K-pop group first announced the single a little over three weeks ago but withheld the guest feature on the song, leaving fans to who would appear on the single. A week later the group returned to confirm that Selena Gomez would appear on “Ice Cream.” Staying true to their promise, the group shares the single with a colorful visual that finds both Selena and Blackpink in a fictional Candyland. Flaunting their goodies to the special someone in their lives, the singers call their love interest over to take a bite.
The new single should hold fans over until the K-pop group delivers their new album on October 2. Set to release via YG Entertainment/Interscope Records, the project remains untitled for the time being. Prior to the “Ice Cream” single, Selena celebrated the new collaboration with a brand new ice cream flavor. In partnership with Serendipity, the singer premiered a new pint, named Cookies & Cream Remix, that put a spin on the popular flavor as it combined pink-colored vanilla ice cream with fudge swirls and Oreo-style cookies.
“Ice Cream” touches down just two months after the group broke a YouTube record with their “How You Like That” single. The song’s video premiere saw 1.65 million people tune in, a YouTube record for the biggest video premiere ever on the platform.
Last month, Black Thought announced the release of his upcoming EP, Streams Of Thought, Vol. 3: Cain & Abel, and shared its first single, “Thought Vs. Everybody” shortly after. Originally slated for a July 31 release, Black Thought pushed the album back citing the delay was “for a good reason.” Making the wait for the EP a bit easier, Black Thought returns with the EP’s second single, “Good Morning.” Calling on Pusha T and Killer Mike to add on to his lyrical warfare over the Swizz Beatz-produced track, Black Thought kicks things off before Pusha T appears to fly through his own verse about his usual topic before Killer Mike closes it out.
Black Thought’s upcoming Streams Of Thought, Vol. 3: Cain & Abel EP is the sequel to his 2018 effort Streams of Thought, Vol. 2 which featured production from Salaam Remi. The year has unfortunately been a hard one for The Roots rapper as he suffered the heartbreaking loss of fellow group member Malik B earlier this year. Following his death, Black Thought shared a powerful tribute to Malik in the form of an Instagram post that featured a photo of Malik, himself, and Questlove with a lengthy caption that honored his “beloved brother.”
Black Thought also performed alongside The Roots, Nas, Public Enemy, and Rapsody at the 2020 BET Awards for a remix of “Fight The Power.”
Press play on the video above to hear “Good Morning.”
Problem his been on a roll this year in and outside of music. Fresh off his Coffee And Kush Vol. 1 project from late May, the Compton native is readying Volume 2 with his new single, “Nothin.” Bringing fellow West Coast veteran Jay Rock and newcomer Jack Harlow from out east to the festivities, Problem’s new song finds the trio laid back in the driver’s seat with carefree bars that remind listeners of their nonchalant attitude to the competition. The song arrives just a week after he called on Snoop Dogg and Freddie Gibbs for a new video to their “Don’t Be Mad At Me” remix.
Aside from his Coffee And Kush Vol. 1 project, Problem also shared a short film earlier this year entitled A Compton Story featuring narration from Mike Epps and production from TDE’s Punch. As for the featured guests on the song, Jack Harlow recently saw his “What’s Poppin” track reach No. 2 on Billboard‘s singles chart shortly before he was included in the 2020 XXL Freshman class. Jay Rock, on the other hand, has been rather quiet. Aside from his appearance on Anderson .Paak’s “Lockdown” remix, the TDE rapper has not shared much as he continues work on his upcoming fourth album which he said was “80% percent done” back in March.
Listen to “Nothin” above.
Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Ty Dolla Sign has been hard at work on his upcoming third album, Dream House, over the last three years. After holding fans down with songs like “Purple Emoji” and “Hottest In The City,” Ty takes one more step closer to the upcoming album with his latest release, “Expensive” with Nicki Minaj. On the track, Ty celebrates the materialistic woman in his life while Nicki Minaj labels herself as an expensive woman as well. Dropping the track with a video, Ty’s lady comes home from a shopping spree, one that leaves the singer drowning in pricey merchandise. Emptying his pockets for his partner’s desires, Nicki Minaj appears later to reinforce her own high-class taste.
The single arrives after Ty Dolla Sign kicked off the campaign this upcoming Dream House album with “Ego Death” featuring Kanye West, FKA Twigs, and Skrillex. The song marked the latest addition to a long list of collaborations between him and Kanye West that includes “Real Friends,” Guard Down,” “Wouldn’t Leave,” and the unreleased TikTok favorite, “New Body” which also features Nicki Minaj.
While the song is just Ty Dolla Sign’s second release as a lead artist this year, the West Coast singer has lent his voice to a number of songs this year including Murda Beatz’s “Doors Unlocked,” which they recently released a video for, Strick’s “Yacht Club” with Young Thug, Thundercat’s “Fair Chance,” Russ’ “3AM,” and more.
Listen to “Expensive” above.
Ty Dolla Sign is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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