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Russ rarely takes a break when it comes to releasing music, and after a streak of dropping singles that began over the summer, he’s prepared to end the year on a high note with a brand new album. Russ will drop Chomp 2 on Wednesday, December 8, and hours before he releases it, he shared the tracklist and features. The full-length effort will see contributions from Jadakiss, Snoop Dogg, Jay Electronica, The Game, Big Sean, Wale, Joey Badass, Styles P, Westside Gunn, Lloyd Banks, Ghostface Killah, Papoose, Big K.R.I.T., Ranson, DJ Premier, Hit-Boy, Mozzy, CyHi The Prynce, and more.

Chomp 2 also offers an impressive cast of producers, including 9th Wonder, Hary Fraud, DJ Premier, Hit-Boy, The Alchemist, Statik Selektah, Boi-1da, Bink!

The album comes a year after he released its predecessor. The first Chomp is much shorter, clocking in at six songs and with features from Ab-Soul, Black Thought, Busta Rhymes, Kxng Crooked, Benny The Butcher, and DJ Premier.

Chomp 2 will join a strong cast of singles Russ has released in 2021. They include “On The Way,” “Satisfy,” “Lucky,” “Private,” and “Status.” He’s also worked with Lil Baby and Blxst in addition to teasing a potential joint album with Kehlani.

You can view the tracklist for Chomp 2 in the post above.

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

Donald Trump hates looking weak, which is odd because he humiliates himself in front of the whole world more than anyone in history. When he caught COVID shortly before he lost re-election, he did his best to hide how close it came to taking his life. He’s even furious with his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, because he revealed that he tested positive earlier than he claimed. Speaking of Meadows, his new book has another story he probably doesn’t want the public to know.

As per Insider, Meadows’ The Chief’s Chief has some more insider dirt about the former president’s final days in office. It was over a month since voters overwhelmingly voted for Joe Biden. Ever since, he’d been making increasingly batty and desperate (and embarrassing) claims about massive voter fraud. He’d been laughed out of scores of courts, many of them by Republican judges appointed under his watch. But he held out hope that the Supreme Court, newly ultra-rightwing thanks to the addition of Amy Coney Barrett, would save the day for him.

They, of course, didn’t. And their rejection left Trump deep in his feelings.

“To this day, I don’t think I’ve ever seen President Trump quite as despondent as he was when I walked into the Oval Office in late December,” Meadows wrote in his book. “My head hanging low, I informed him that the Supreme Court would not be hearing out challenges to the election results.”

Of course, the real problem was that Trump never had a chance. His army of yes-people had misled him into thinking he could overturn an election, and the actually strong thing would have been to accept defeat. But then, maybe he’s not as strong as he says he is.

(Via Insider)

We’re two days away from Ye and Drake benefit concert for Larry Hoover, which is set to take place on December 9 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The show was put together thanks to the two rappers’ mutual interest in fighting for the freedom of the Chicago gang founder, who was sentenced to 150–200 years in 1997 for a 1973 murder. While it was originally assumed that the concert would only be available to those who showed up in-person, that’s changed: It will reportedly also be shown in IMAX theaters.

Some Twitter users noticed that movie tickets for the show were available for purchase at the Regal Stonecrest at Piper Glen IMAX theater in Charlotte, North Carolina. The runtime for the concert was also listed at 145 minutes, which means a lot may be in store than just a couple performances.

The news comes after arial shots of the Los Angeles Coliseum showed a large circular mound that was being built in the middle of the stadium.

Drake recently withdrew his 2022 Grammy nominations. The rapper was nominated in the Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance categories for Certified Lover Boy and “Way 2 Sexy” respectively. It’s unknown what led him to make this decision. As for Ye, he dedicated a past Sunday Service event to Virgil Abloh, who passed away after a two-year battle with cancer.

You can check out pictures that were captured in IMAX theaters above.

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges might be the NBA’s best dunker. At the very least, he’s the most ferocious dunker in the league. Over the last several years, he’s put together a great highlight reel of dunks that includes posters on the likes of Hawks center Clint Capela.

Appearing on ESPN’s NBA Today on Tuesday, Bridges was asked by Richard Jefferson who he’d like to dunk on if he could add any name to his list. One person immediately came to mind: Warriors forward Draymond Green.

“One person I really want to get is Draymond because he always talks stuff to me,” Bridges said. “Every time he sees me trying to go for a dunk, he tries to foul me, so I’m definitely going to get Draymond.”

There are a number of connections between Bridges and Green: Both are Michigan natives who played at Michigan State and are repped by the same agency, Klutch Sports, so they certainly know each other beyond competing on the court.

“He’s from Saginaw, I’m from Flint,” Bridges said. “We both went to Michigan State. So it’s a lot of trash talk between us.”

Asked by Jefferson about Jazz center and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert, Bridges said he almost did, but Gobert didn’t jump with him as he went up. As for Green, the Hornets have already played the Warriors twice this year, so a possible Bridges poster on Green will likely have to wait until next season.

Don’t Look Up may be about the planet on the cusp of the apocalypse, but it sounds like Jennifer Lawrence at least had fun making it. For the star-studded, Adam McKay-helmed comedy, the Oscar-winning actress got to meet Ariana Grande and she got to get baked for real. And she got to hang with, among others, Meryl Streep, who plays the president. Problem is, Lawrence may have inadvertently insulted her.

While promoting the epic Netflix film on The Late Show, Lawrence told Stephen Colbert discovered the hard way that Streep isn’t exactly savvy with internet-speak.

“We offhandedly call Meryl the GOAT,” Lawrence said, of course meaning the acronym denoting “Greatest of all Time.” “And we were doing a photoshoot and I said something like GOAT and Meryl kind of said, ‘That’s right. Just tell the old goat where to go.’ I was like, ‘Meryl, you know that GOAT means greatest of all time, right?’ And she was like, ‘Oh, no!’”

She added, “I was like, ‘We haven’t just been calling you goat this whole time.’”

Jonah Hill, another younger Don’t Look Up star, told a similar story on The Tonight Show.

“Then today, we’re doing a press conference and she’s like, ‘You know, Jonah is so comfortable with me, he’s been calling me a goat all week.’ And I’m like, what the f*ck?’” Hill said. [Meryl] was telling Jennifer about this — and she’s so cool, she wasn’t even offended by it! She was just like, ‘I guess he like loves me and is calling me a goat.’

“[Streep] was like, ‘Hey, thanks for calling me the GOAT. I thought you were calling me a goat this whole time,” he added.

You can watch Lawrence’s segment in the video above and Hill’s below.

(Via THR)

A few weeks ago, Upworthy shared the hilarious winners of the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards and the winner was a well-timed shot of a monkey who appears to have hurt the family jewels on a suspension wire. (Don’t worry folks, no monkeys were harmed for the awards.)

The awards were created six years ago by Tom Sullam and Paul Joynson-Hicks to promote positive awareness of animal welfare issues. The competition has been so successful, the duo decided to branch out and create the Comedy Pet Photo Awards, where photographers can submit pictures of their furry friends for a £2,000 ($2650) prize.

Donations generated by the competition go to Animal Support Angels, an animal welfare charity in the UK.

This year’s winner is Zoe Ross for “Whizz Pop,” a photo of her labrador puppy Pepper who appears to be tooting bubbles.

“We never ever thought that we would win but entered the competition because we loved the idea of helping a charity just by sending in a funny photo of Pepper,” Ross said in a statement. “She is such a little monkey, and very proud of herself, bringing in items from the garden and parading past you until you notice her. She is the happiest puppy we’ve ever known and completely loved to pieces.”

Here are the rest of the winners of the 2021 Comedy Pet Photo Awards.

Overall Winner: Zoe Ross “Whizz Pop,” Penkridge, UK

Did this puppy swallow a bubble?

Best Dog Category: Carmen Cromer “Jurassic Bark,” Pittsboro, North Carolina

“My golden retriever, Clementine, loves to stick her face in front of the hose while I water the plants. Her expression in this photo made me think of a tyrannosaurus rex, hence the title, “Jurassic Bark.” Duh nuh nuuuh nuhnuh, duh nuh nuuuh nuh nuh, dun duh duuuh nuh nuh nuh nUUUUUUhhhh,” Carmen Cromer.

Best Cat Category: Kathrynn Trott “Photobomb,” Ystradgynlais, UK

Jeff stealing the limelight from his brother Jaffa.

Best Horse Category: Mary Ellis, “I said ‘Good Morning,” Platte River State Park, Nebraska

“I like to visit the stable horses before I begin my hike at the State Park. This is the reply I received when I said ‘Good morning,'” Mary Ellis.

All Other Creatures Category: Sophie Bonnefoi, “The Eureka Moment,” Oxford, UK

“Cutie and Speedy are two chicks hatched from eggs placed in an incubator at home in August 2020. They spent their first few weeks indoors. In the photo, they are just over two weeks old. They were curious about everything. This is the day they discovered their own shadow. It was hilarious to see them wondering and exploring that ‘dark thing’ that was moving with them!” Sophie Bonnefoi.

Junior Category: Suzi Lonergan, “Sit!” Pacific Palisades, California

“Our granddaughter gave the command to sit. Beau is very obedient,” Suzi Lonergan.

Pets Who Look Like Their Owners Category: Jakub Gojda, “That Was a Good One!” Czech Republic

“This photo was taken by accident during the photography of my ex-girlfriend with her beloved mare. For this cheerful moment, I thank the fly that sat on the horse’s nose and he instinctively shook his head,” Jakub Gojda.

Highly Commended: Chloe Beck, “Hugo the Photobomber,” Walsall, UK

“This is my best friend Faith, her husband Alex, and their cheeky Sproodle, Hugo. Faith wanted a photograph to mark a special occasion—her first outing after shielding at home for 14 months. Hugo jumped into the frame at just the right moment!” Chloe Beck.

Highly Commended: Luke O’Brien, “Mumford and Chum,” Coventry, UK

​”Losing the opportunity to play with my human bandmates during lockdown, Flint, my rescue dog, soon taught me that we didn’t just have sharp bones in common, but musical ones, too. He soon became the perfect substitute for a collaborative stomp up at home, so much so that we felt we deserved our own band name (Muttford and Chum). With my camera set up remotely during this shoot, I think it’s fair to say that the image is proof that his conviction as a performer matches my own,” Luke O’Brien.

Highly Commended: Kathryn Clark, “Wine Time,” Clichester, UK

“It’s that time of day again! Little Blue enjoys it almost as much as me,” Kathryn Clark.

Highly Commended: Diana Jill Mehner, “Crazy in Love with Fall,” Paderborn, Germany

This is Leia. As you can see, she definitely loves playing with all the leaves in autumn. It was really tricky to take this picture because you never know what the dog is going to do next,” Diana Jill Mehner.

Highly Commended: Christine Johnson, “Boing,” Crosby Beach, UK

“I was busy playing with my dog on the beach and this dog came to play. I liked the shapes he was making in the air,” Christine Johnson

Highly Commended: Manel Subirats Ferrer, “Ostrich Style,” Platja del Prat de Llobregat, Spain

Nuka playing hide and seek at the beach.

Highly Commended: Colin Doyle, “Nosey Nieghbor,” Bromsgrove, UK

​”According to Ozzy, we need a new fence panel ASAP. He is fed up with Chester our nosy next door neighbor spying on him every time he has a meal,” Colin Doyle.

Highly Commended: Corey Seeman, “A Warm Spot on a Cold Day,” Michigan

“Two of the morning regulars at the dog park are Gary (hound mix with the jacket) and Kona, one of the most chill dogs ever,” Corey Seeman.

Highly Commended: Lucy Slater, “So What?” San Diego, California

“This is how I like to sit!” Vincent the cat.

Highly Commended: Mollie Cheary, “Photobomb,” Poole, UK

“Bailey was so excited to see her friends, she couldn’t sit still for a photo!” Mollie Cheary.

Sometimes magic happens in real life. And when it does, it has all the makings of a viral video.

People walking the streets of Dubai got to watch in delight as Aladdin effortlessly glided through the crowds on his iconic flying carpet. At one point he even sailed across the water. It’s no wonder this IRL Disney scene now has more than 100,000 views on YouTube.

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Content creator @RhyzOrDie posted on Instagram that the idea had been “brewing” in his head for eight months. And on Halloween, he had finally been able to execute it using PVC pipes, a longboard and an insanely accurate “Aladdin as Prince Ali” costume. That’s right, no wishes were used in the making of this video, but rather some simple engineering skills along with a dash of movie magic.

The surfing part was the most difficult portion of the stunt. In a follow-up behind-the-scenes video, we see a not so graceful Aladdin trying—and failing—several times to stay on top of the e-foil board long enough to get the shot. “They’re pretty difficult to ride, coming from somebody who has endured board sports his whole entire life,” he told viewers. But success finally came and with a bit of CGI, you really get the illusion that he is floating mid air … perhaps on his way to whisk Princess Jasmine off her feet.

@RhyzorDie said that this labor of love was created in part to encourage others that if they can “envision it,” they can “make it happen.” Just like Aladdin (eventually) learned in the movie, maybe we can learn to rely on our own creative resources, rather than waiting for a mystic genie to make it all happen for us. Amazing things can happen when we do.

The Portland Trail Blazers have been in the center of NBA conversation for suboptimal reasons in recent days. Longtime executive Neil Olshey was recently fired after allegations of a hostile work environment and, in the days following that reshuffling, star guard Damian Lillard was thrust into the spotlight through the lens of trade rumblings, a reported desire for a contract extension, and frustration with media coverage.

On the court, the Blazers are on a three-game losing streak, and unfortunate health news arrived on Tuesday evening with the team announcing that standout guard CJ McCollum suffered a collapsed right lung (pneumothorax) during a Dec. 4 loss to the Boston Celtics.

McCollum did not appear in Portland’s game on Monday, and he was listed as having bruised ribs. In the team release, the Blazers noted that McCollum did not travel to San Francisco for a Wednesday night matchup against the Golden State Warriors, and he “will be further evaluated before a prognosis is determined.”

First and foremost is the hope that McCollum will get well soon and avoid any further complications. Beyond that, this is not the type of injury that happens regularly to NBA players, leading to some uncertainty in just how long McCollum may be sidelined. Injury expert Jeff Stotts shed a bit of light on that, even while noting the sparse data.

The 30-year-old McCollum is averaging 20.6 points, 4.5 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game this season for Portland. He acts as Portland’s No. 2 offensive option in support of Lillard and, in McCollum’s absence, the Blazers could turn to players like Dennis Smith Jr., Tony Snell, Ben McLemore, and/or C.J. Elleby for additional contributions.

It’s been less than a year since Lucky Daye dropped his EP Table For Two, featuring Ari Lennox, Tiana Major9, Yebba, and more, but it looks like he’ll be making a return very soon. The singer announced his sophomore album Candy Drip will arrive at the top of 2022, and he also released its title track. “Candy Drip” is a woozy effort that sees Daye declaring his love for a special woman in his life. He also spoke about the album on Twitter. “Two years ago I released my first studio album for me,” he wrote. “It was an important turning point in my life. I can never thank you enough but I’m ready for something new. You ready?”

It’s been a while since Daye released a full album, namely his 2019 Grammy-nominated debut Painted. In addition to Table For Two, Daye also delivered a number of guest features in 2021 with artists like Nao, BJ The Chicago Kid, Khalid, VanJess, and more.

Daye also announced a 2022 North American tour in support of the forthcoming album. He’ll hit the road starting on March 18 in Portland, Oregon, and perform at a string of shows that continues for a little over a month before things come to an end in New York City on April 25.

You can listen to “Candy Drip” in the video above and check out Lucky Daye’s 2022 tour dates below.

3/18 — Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
3/19 — Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
3/20 — Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
3/22 — San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
3/24 — San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
3/25 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
3/26 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
3/29 — Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
3/30 — Austin, TX @ Emos
3/31 — Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
4/1 — New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theatre
4/3 — Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
4/5 — Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
4/6 — Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
4/8 — Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
4/9 — Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
4/10 _ Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
4/12 — Detroit, MI @ The Majestic
4/13 — Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
4/15 — Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
4/16 — Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore
4/17 — Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
4/19 — Boston, MA @ Royale
4/21 — New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
4/22 — Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts (TLA)
4/25 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Dolly Parton is a beloved icon whose appeal somehow bridges a diverse audience. Even people who aren’t big fans of her music admire her for her kindness, philanthropy and unflappability.

Barbara Walters is a now-retired broadcast journalist who gained international fame for her candid interviews with well-known figures. Though she was renowned for her interview techniques and willingness to ask tough questions, sometimes her questions could be somewhat tactless.

Put those two together 44 years ago and you get a shining example of Parton’s grace and wit in the face of tasteless questions about her looks, her breasts and criticisms lobbed at her. Parton has always been who she is and portrayed the outward appearances she wants to portray, and she calmly and deftly navigates Walters’ patronizing line of questioning with impressive poise.

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So much of Barbara Walters’ commentary and questioning comes across as condescending and judgmental, but Dolly Parton transforms that negativity into a positive portrayal of who she is, where she’s from and what she’s all about.

When Walters told her she was beautiful and didn’t need the wig and the make-up and the outrageous clothes, Parton told her it was a choice she’s making. “I don’t like to be like everybody else,” she said. “I would never stoop so low to be fashionable, that’s the easiest thing in the world to do.

“I’m very real as far as my outlook on life and the way I care about people and the way I care about myself and the things I care about. I just chose to do this, and show business is a money-making joke and I’ve just always liked telling jokes,” she added.

Walters asked her if she ever feels that she is a joke, since people make fun of her.

“Oh I know they make fun of me, but all these years the people have thought the joke was on me, but it’s actually on them,” said Parton. “I am sure of myself as a person. I am sure of my talent. I’m sure of my love for life and that sort of thing. I am very content, I like the kind of person that I am. So, I can afford to piddle around and do-diddle around with makeup and clothes and stuff because I am secure with myself.”

The questions about Parton’s breasts were particularly tacky, especially by today’s standards. But Parton handled it all beautifully. Her responses are a masterclass in grace and her self-assurance is a refreshing model for us all—especially now that we can see how she has stayed true to herself all these years. Anyone who has ever wondered why Dolly Parton’s appearance is what it is will learn a lot from this interview, and anyone who wants to learn how to maintain dignity and class in the face of inconsideration will learn a lot as well.