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In the middle of the night, Drake revealed that he’s releasing a brand new project, Scary Hours 3, as another surprise drop. The new record will be out this Friday, November 17 starting at midnight on all streaming platforms.

The Canadian rapper shared a teaser trailer for it on social media, revealing at the end that it is being executive-produced by Noel Cadastre, Drake, and Kevin Durant.

“I did those songs in the last five days,” Drake says in the video. “I didn’t have one bar written down for those songs on the night that For All The Dogs dropped. It’s not like I’m picking up from some unfinished sh*t, you know, this is just… it’s happening on its own. And, you know, who am I to fight it, right? And to fight back against the right thing would be… you know.”

Right now, not much else is known about the tracklist or if Drake will have any features on the project. As he pointed out, it has only been a short time since he dropped For All The Dogs. He’s also been on tour but has been busy working on new music again.

Check out Drake’s teaser post for the announcement of Scary Hours 3 above.

Scary Hours 3 is out 11/17 via OVO/Republic.

Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian used to at least pretend to like to each other. That’s no longer the case.

In his book, Tired of Winning, author Jonathan Karl reports that Trump was irritable with Kardashian when she asked for his help in a clemency case. “Hell no, the former president told her. He wouldn’t do it. ‘You voted for Biden and now you come asking me for a favor?’ Trump told her. Kardashian has never publicly said who she voted for in 2020, but after [Joe] Biden was projected the winner, she posted a tweet of Biden and Vice President–elect Kamala Harris along with three blue hearts,” he wrote. Trump hung up on her.

Trump responded to the claims in Karl’s book on (where else?) Truth Social. “Failed ABC Fake News reporter Jonathan Karl just wrote another bad book. He works sooo hard, but has sooo little talent – Some people have it, and some people don’t,” he wrote with typical, orange-faced bluster.

Trump was particularly steamed by the Kardashian anecdote.

In the “book” he has the World’s most overrated celebrity, Kim Kardashian, supposedly telling me that she “would leverage her celebrity to get football stars to come to the White House,” if I would commute the sentences of various prisoners. This story is Fake News in that she would be the last person I asked to get football players. I’ve had many teams, from all sports and leagues, in the White House. If there was even a slight reluctance, I would immediately withdraw the invitation, there would be NO Negotiation – But this did not happen often. I did help with prisoner commutation, but only if deserving, and much more so for Kanye West than for Kim, who probably voted for Crooked Joe Biden, and look at the mess our Country is in now. Many other false stories in Karl’s very boring book, but nothing worth mentioning!

Say what you will about the guy (nothing good!), but Trump putting “book” in quotes is extremely funny.

(Via Truth Social)

Odds are, nobody expected Drake to announce a new project coming soon. After all, he just released his eighth album, For All The Dogs, in October. However, Drake indeed is dropping something new tomorrow (November 17): Today, he announced the release of Scary Hours 3.

When Will Drake’s ‘Scary Hours 3’ Be On Spotify?

Drake captioned his announcement post, “Scary Hours 3, Tonight at Midnight.” So, assuming Scary Hours 3 hits Spotify when it’s supposed to, the project should be streaming on the platform at midnight ET on November 17 (or 9 p.m. PT on November 16). If you live elsewhere in the world and aren’t sure what date and time this is where you are, here’s a time zone converter set to midnight ET on the 17th. Just add your time zone and the site will tell you what date and time Scary Hours 3 will be streaming in your region.

Drake offered some background on the project in his announcement video, noting, “It’s coming to me in a way that I haven’t experienced maybe since, like, If You’re Reading This, where it’s just kind of like, I feel like I’m on drugs. I feel like I’m in that mental state without doing anything. I did those songs in the last five days. I didn’t have one bar written down for those songs on the night that For All The Dogs dropped. It’s not like I’m picking up from some unfinished sh*t, you know, this is just… it’s happening on its own.”

Scary Hours 3 is out 11/17 via OVO/Republic.

John Lennon once claimed that The Beatles are bigger than Jesus. But not only is Taylor Swift bigger than The Beatles (for this week, at least), Jesus will be dressed up like the pop star.

The famous Christ The Redeemer statue in Brazil, where Swift is bringing The Eras Tour for three shows this weekend, will “honor” the pop star following a fan-led campaign. “We will have Taylor Swift duly honored, her arrival in Rio. Welcome, Taylor Swift. And may you be happy, with the Swifties,” Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes said, according to a translated article from G1.

The news was confirmed by the Sanctuary of Christ The Redeemer, which came together with Rio de Janeiro city hall and Swift’s label for “a campaign to collect food and water,” adding, “Details will still be released this Thursday.” It’s unclear if the “Junior Jewels” shirt from the “You Belong With Me” music video will be projected on the statue, as Swifties are hoping for, or maybe something more obscure, like a “Bleachella” makeover.

Anthony Roberto Justus, who goes by @taylorswiftbrazilians on Instagram, told USA Today, “The idea of designing a T-shirt showcases our love of her art and shows that we are all eagerly awaiting her arrival with love. We tagged the mayor. He saw it, and he thought it was brilliant.” He added that the statue is “not a place for advertising. It is often used to highlight significant elements of culture. Christ represents a point of reflection, where we find peace, and is one of the greatest beauties of our country. It’s an honor to host Taylor.”

It was just a few weeks ago that Drake released his latest album, For All The Dogs. He’s not taking the rest of 2023 off, though: Today (November 16), he announced that Scary Hours 3 is set for release tomorrow, November 17. In the hours leading up to the new project, let’s run down everything we know about it so far.

Scary Hours 3 Release Date

Scary Hours 3 is out 11/17 via OVO/Republic.

Scary Hours 3 Tracklist

The Scary Hours 3 tracklist has not yet been revealed. Worth noting, though, is that Scary Hours featured two songs while Scary Hours 2 had three tracks, so Scary Hours 3 may have a similar length.

Scary Hours 3 Features

It is not currently known if any featured artists will appear on Scary Hours 3. In the trailer announcing the project, though, it was revealed that Noel Cadastre, Drake, and Kevin Durant are executive producers.

Scary Hours 3 Artwork

The project does not yet have a confirmed album cover. Multiple social media accounts have shared what is supposedly the official Scary Hours 3 artwork, but the image is actually a fan creation from 2022.

Scary Hours 3 Singles

No singles from the project have been announced yet.

Scary Hours 3 Tour

A tour specifically in support of Scary Hours 3 has not been announced. Earlier this week, though, Drake and J. Cole revealed they will embark on It’s All A Blur Tour — Big As The What? together starting in January 2024.

On October 6, Drake released For All The Dogs, his eighth album. He could have easily just taken the rest of 2023 off to relax and plot his 2024. Instead, he’s ending the year with yet another bang: Early this morning (November 16), Drake shared a trailer for Scary Hours 3, which is set to release at midnight tomorrow, November 17.

In a video captioned “Scary Hours 3, Tonight at Midnight,” there’s some nighttime footage of a city before Drake enters a theater and watches an orchestra perform. At the end of the clip, a program pamphlet is shown, which notes that Scary Hours 3 is executive produced by Noel Cadastre, Drake, and Kevin Durant.

In a voiceover, Drake says:

“I’ll say this to you: I’m not… I feel no need to appease anybody. I feel so confident about the body of work that I just dropped that I know I could go and disappear for, whatever, six months, a year, two years — even though I’m not really, like, into [laughs] I’m not really into the super lengthy disappearances for the sake of mystery, but… you know, ultimately, it’s coming to me in a way that I haven’t experienced maybe since, like, If You’re Reading This, where it’s just kind of like, I feel like I’m on drugs. I feel like I’m in that mental state without doing anything. I did those songs in the last five days. I didn’t have one bar written down for those songs on the night that For All The Dogs dropped. It’s not like I’m picking up from some unfinished sh*t, you know, this is just… it’s happening on its own. And, you know, who am I to fight it, right? And to fight back against the right thing would be… you know.”

Check out the trailer below.

In January 2020, Ice Cube stopped by Uproxx‘s People’s Party With Talib Kweli and discussed the backstory of the late Eazy-E’s “Boyz N The Hood.” Cube explained that the song was originally meant for a New York-based group named Homeboys Only, but it wasn’t a lyrical fit, so “[Dr.] Dre convinced Eazy to do it.”

But Eazy-E never needed convincing to stump for Compton, California, his hometown that was put on the map by him, Cube, and the rest of N.W.A. Now Compton will make Eazy-E’s relationship to Compton tangibly and permanently inextricable.

According to several Los Angeles-based outlets, such as ABC7 and KTLA, the 100 block of Auto Drive South, located on Alameda Street and runs into the Gateway Towne Center shopping plaza, will be renamed Eazy Street.

Per The Los Angeles Times, “A block party will be held at the street on November 22 to celebrate the moment with performances and appearances from the ‘Boyz-n-the-Hood’ rapper’s children and his former collaborators.” The paper also noted that Compton City Council previously voted unanimously to rename the street in September.

Eazy-E passed away in March 1995 at just 30 years old. Mere days prior he had publicly disclosed his AIDS diagnosis.

“My dad loved where he was from,” Eazy-E’s daughter, Erica Wright, said in a statement, as per The Los Angeles Times. “Nothing could keep him from Compton. Nothing could keep his parents from Compton. This will forever be a highlight in my life.”

Eazy-E’s son, Eric Darnell Wright Jr. added, “The street naming serves as a symbol of recognition and commemoration, ensuring that our father […] has a legacy that will be remembered and celebrated for generations to come.”

This is far from the first preservation of Eazy-E’s legacy. In March 2017, for example, N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress.

What’s the funniest movie of 2023? There’s a chance it’s Bottoms. Director Emma Seligman’s follow-up to her very funny indie Shiva Baby, the comedy stars Rachel Sennott — that film’s star, also one of the bright spots of Bodies Bodies Bodies — and The Bears’s Aye Edebiri as two high schoolers who start a fight club as a way to hit on girls. That’s really only the beginning of the insanity of what aims for a live-action Simpsons episode. Not enough people saw it during its theatrical run, but it’s the kind of cult item that picks up most of its fanbase on home video. So when is Bottoms coming to streaming?

Technically, though, it’s already there. Released in late August, it was available for online rental or purchase by late September. Right now it goes for about four bucks on Amazon Prime.

But you’re wondering when it’s going to be available as part of some streamer’s subscription. The answer to that is a bit more murky. Bottoms was released by MGM, which was purchased not long ago by Amazon. As of this writing it’s unclear if Amazon will make it available on Amazon Prime, perhaps next month, or if the movie will mosey on over to MGM+, formerly known as Epix.

So hang tight, Bottoms heads! But if you can’t wait to watch two of the most talened up-and-coming comic performers beat the crap out of their crushes — and also some footballer players — then you’ll have to throw a few bucks around.

In April, The Kid Laroi was a special guest during Post Malone’s VR concert at Meta’s Horizon Worlds, which was reviewed by Uproxx‘s Lexi Lane. Now, it’s Laroi’s turn to play headliner. On Wednesday, November 15, Meta Quest announced its Music Valley Concert Series. As per press release, it is billed as “an all-new virtual music festival experience in Horizon Worlds featuring brand new concerts with an epic lineup.” That lineup includes Laroi, Blackpink, and Victoria Monét.

Meta’s official website expounded upon what to expect from Blackpink: A VR Encore on December 26, as excerpted below:

“Produced by The Diamond Bros in partnership with Meta, Blackpink: A VR Encore was filmed at the sold-out Born Pink World Tour finale show at the Gocheok Sky Dome. It features some of the band’s biggest hits like ‘How You Like That,’ ‘You & Me,’ ‘Pink Venom,’ and more. The 70-minute concert special was custom-captured and produced for VR and filmed with the goal of giving people a unique first-person experience that catapults fans right into the heart of Seoul.”

A separate Meta release confirmed that Music Valley will begin with The Kid Laroi performing “Too Much” on November 28 as part of the larger iHeartRadio VR Concert Series scheduled to run from November 18 until February 2024. The iHeartRadio VR Concert Series will also include shows from Monét (on December 4), BTS’ Jung Kook (December 11), Jorja Smith (January 15), and Alec Benjamin (February 5).

Additionally, Red Rocks Live In VR will run in Horizon Worlds from December 18 until January 2024. Find more information here.

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

It’s important to cherish every moment we have with our pets because after they’re gone, there’s nothing most of us wouldn’t do to spend another moment with them. Daniel Esparza, a virtual reality guru, used his technical magic to create a world where he could be with his deceased dog, Sam, whenever he liked.

“She was my companion for almost 13 years,” Esparza told The Dodo. “She was a Labrador, very cute and intelligent.”

After Daniel learned he didn’t have much time left with Sam, he planned to take her to the beach for a final vacation. Sadly, she passed before he could make it happen. “She fell asleep one day and didn’t wake up,” he said.

However, there was a way they could be together. Before Sam’s passing, Daniel made a 3D scan of her sleeping. Daniel then created a virtual world where Sam lives on a beach so they could spend time together.

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Daniel posted a video of Sam’s virtual forever home on X, and it went viral, earning over 650,000 views. One commenter asked if being able to see Sam in virtual reality helped with his grief.

“It feels nice to have that kind of backup memory where you can see her like if she’s sleeping, it’s different from a photo because you can see it in real size in VR, almost like if it’s right there,” Daniel replied. “Also, in the future, I can share this memory with my kids or grandchildren.”

In late October, Daniel got a new dog, a German Shepard named Sunny.

2nd week with Sunny, my German shepherd. I just want to say thanks to all the people who responded the post with Sam in VR, I really appreciate that, I will never forget those beautiful moments with Sam and with my other Labrator called Miranda. Now its time for new adventures.

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