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Snoop Dogg is undoubtedly a legend in the hip-hop world. His work dates back to the 1990s and to this day, the Long Beach rapper continues to release new music for his fanbase to enjoy. His most recent effort came back in April with From The Streets 2 Tha Suites, a ten-track album he released to celebrate the month’s weed-themed 4/20 holiday. Fast forward to the present and the rapper just revealed that he’s working on an anthology series about his life. In a recent interview with Yahoo Entertainment, the rapper spoke about the project and detailed what fans can expect.

“I think what makes the most sense to me is the Snoop Dogg anthology, the life story of Snoop Dogg where it starts with my mother and father meeting each other before I was even born, to me being born, to me growing through the ‘70s and ‘80s and the ‘90s,” he said. “Me being the ‘Black Forest Gump,’ so to speak, seeing me in all of these highlighted moments in American history. We’re developing that, putting it together as we speak, just trying to take my time and put the right information out.” Snoop also made sure to say that he’s in no rush to release the anthology series to the public.

“I want to take my time and make sure that I’ve put together the right infrastructure of how I became me—you know, the people that inspire me, my upbringing, my mother, my father, my friends, community influences, inspirations that shaped and molded me,” he said. “I don’t see it being a biopic because I can’t give all of this great information and entertainment in two hours. But if I give it to you in an anthology, you’re likely to get six or seven seasons of this.”

The six guaranteed playoff spots in the Eastern Conference are officially accounted for after the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. The Hawks win secured their first playoff berth since 2016-17, while the Celtics loss locked the New York Knicks into the playoffs for the first time since 2012-13.

Boston is now officially in the play-in tournament along with the Hornets and Pacers. The Wizards still need one more win or a loss from the Bulls to clinch their spot in the play-in next week, and once that happens all 10 spots will be accounted for.

Now, there is still some seeding drama to unfold, as the Hawks are currently in 4th but are just a half-game ahead of the Knicks and Heat, meaning the matchup for the 4-5 game is still very much to be determined. Making that game is going to be something those teams very much want to happen, as the 6-seed is likely going to face the 3-seed Milwaukee Bucks, who are now 1.5 games behind the Nets after Brooklyn’s win over San Antonio.

In the play-in, no one is locked into a seed yet, as the Celtics are just 1.5 games up on Indiana and Charlotte, who are tied for the 8-seed with the Hornets owning the tiebreaker. Making the 7-8 matchup is of incredible importance for the play-in as it requires just one win to make the playoffs rather than two from the 9-10 matchup.

The NFL held its 2021 schedule release on Wednesday night, as teams got to unveil their 17-game schedules which, as always, involved fun videos from their social media accounts to unveil their upcoming slate of games.

For some, like the Chiefs, this meant going back to old footage to craft a clever video to reveal their full schedule — pulling Reid saying “a good football team” for Washington was an especially nice touch.

Others put a lot more time, money, and effort into producing their schedule release video, and it should come as no surprise that Jerry Jones and the Cowboys tried to one-up everyone with their video. Dallas pulled in Post Malone to help with a wild video that involves him delivering the schedule to Jerry Jones and the two celebrating by playing beer pong, Post putting a giant Cowboys logo necklace on Jerry, and then the two making it rain schedules on Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott.

I like how much Zeke sold his part by jumping up and down trying to catch the mini schedules Post Malone and Jerry Jones were raining down on to him, and I guess when you’re the Cowboys you have the ability to spend whatever it cost to get Post Malone to do this. That Jerry put himself front and center is also unsurprising, and the funniest part is that the schedule just kind of flashes up there at the very end.

Late last month, Jack Harlow was caught a bit too close to a deadly nightclub shooting in his hometown of Lousiville, Kentucky. The incident occurred at the city’s Ultra Lounge, which he attended prior to that weekend’s Kentucky Derby. This incident left one woman, Kasmira Nash, dead and another man with non-life-threatening injuries. More than a week after the incident, a grand jury indicted Ronnie Luciano, Harlow’s DJ, on murder and tampering with evidence charges, which the rapper turned himself in for earlier this week. While Harlow stayed quiet as the incident and investigation unfolded, he finally broke his silence and spoke about the shooting in a post to his Instagram story.

“My heart is broken by the events that occurred over Derby weekend,” Harlow said. “My heart breaks for Kasmira, her children, and everyone else touched by this tragic death. My heart breaks for my city, a place that’s been through too much pain already. I’ve been in touch with Kasmira’s family during this unimaginably painful time, and I’m grateful to them for keeping the lines of communication open.” He added, “Nothing can reverse what happened. Too many lives have been changed forever, My life will remain committed to making Louisville a better place.”

You can view Harlow’s message in the post above.

Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Chika has experienced her fair share of struggles within the industry over the past month. In April, she announced her retirement from music due to the “mental toll” that she endured during her time as an artist. Shortly after, Chika revealed that she attempted to take her own life before decided to not retire from music world after all. Now, she claims that the latest issue she faces comes at the hands of Nicki Minaj’s biggest online stans.

Earlier this week, Chika shared a tweet that clarified her stance on Minaj, which seemed to be previously misunderstood by the fellow rapper’s fans. “I never say her name bc her fans are wild, but I wanna go on record and say I literally have no problem with Nicki,” she wrote. “She paved a way for herself and hella women after her, and I’d never take that away from her. Stans, y’all need to relax.” Unfortunately, the message didn’t seem to stop them as Chika was forced to once again address the issue on Wednesday.

“Yesterday i made a thread explaining that i don’t have any issues with an artist (after months of troll fans telling me to kill myself and randomly popping up everyday in my messages),” she wrote to begin a thread of tweets. “24 hours later, some of y’all are still here, proving my point. yikes.” Chika added, “Then have the audacity to try to gaslight me like ‘we never come for you, we never swarm your mentions, we uplift you, it’s not us.’ bro, scroll my TL from yesterday through the month of april. it’s always y’all. i addressed it so it can stop. but you’re still here.” She concluded her message in one last tweet, writing, “Leave me alone. it’s f*cking weird.”

You can view the tweets from Chika above.

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

Fresh off his stint as SNL host over the weekend, Tesla CEO and noted cryptocurrency proponent Elon Musk announced today that his company will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment for its vehicles — just 49 days since announcing Tesla would accept Bitcoin as payment — citing the environmental damage caused by Bitcoin mining as the main reason behind the decision.

“We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel,” Musk says in the statement. “Cryptocurrency is a good idea on many levels and we believe it has a promising future, but this cannot come at great cost to the environment.”

You can read Musk’s full statement below:

Many had previously pointed out the seeming inherent hypocrisy of a clean energy/electric vehicle company accepting Bitcoin as payment. According to researchers, Bitcoin mining (we’re not even going to try to explain what it is but it involves lots of computers) uses up an amount of energy that’s “equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of Argentina.”

That said, some crypto advocates like Mark Cuban believe that the long-term environmental effect of Bitcoin mining is perhaps a bit overblown.

Immediately following the announcement, the price of Bitcoin plummetted by about $2000, and Tesla’s stock price took a hit in after-hours trading as well.

Coincidentally, the price of Dogecoin also plummeted following the SNL appearance by the self-proclaimed “Dogefather” over the weekend. We have to hand it to Elon, singlehandedly causing the price of two global cryptocurrencies to freefall within the span of less than a week is an impressive feat.

There’s no telling how long it would take to read off a list of awards and accomplishments attached to Bob Dylan. From a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Peace Prize in Literature to multiple Grammys, the full list is far from brief. Now, fans of the legendary singer will be able to enjoy all that that and more in a new museum in honor of him. On Wednesday, The Bob Dylan Center opened to the public in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and according to the museum’s website, visitors can expect to see “more than 100,000 exclusive cultural treasures found in The Bob Dylan Archive” as they tour the three-story building.

The new museum includes handwritten lyrics for some of Dylan’s most popular songs, previously unreleased records and film performances, rare photographs, visual art, and priceless items that cover the more than six decades of his musical career. The new facility also features a studio from Dylan’s past that was recreated to allow visitors to experience “what it was like to be present at one of Dylan’s historic recording sessions.”

A highlight item at the museum is a display of the earliest-known recording of “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” which Dylan created at a friend’s apartment in 1962. This version contains alternate lyrics than what’s heard on the final version of the song, which appears on his The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan album. Fans can access a free download of the earlier recording through the museum’s website.

Motherhood is a journey unlike any other, and one that is nearly impossible to prepare for. No matter how many parenting books you read, how many people you talk to, how many articles you peruse before having kids, your children will emerge as completely unique creatures who impact your world in ways you could never have anticipated.

Those of us who have been parenting for a while have some wisdom to share from experience. Not that older moms know everything, of course, but hindsight can offer some perspective that’s hard to find when you’re in the thick of early motherhood.

Upworthy asked our readers who are moms what they wish they could tell their younger selves about motherhood, and the responses were both honest and wholesome. Here’s what they said:

Lighten up. Don’t sweat the small stuff.

One of the most common responses was to stop worrying about the little things so much, try to be present with your kids, and enjoy the time you have with them:

“Relax and enjoy them. If your house is a mess, so be it. Stay in the moment as they are temporary..more so than you think, sometimes. We lost our beautiful boy to cancer 15+yrs ago. I loved him more than life itself.. “- Janet

“Don’t worry about the dishes, laundry and other chores. Read the kids another book. Go outside and make a mud pie. Throw the baseball around a little longer. Color another picture. Take more pictures and make sure you are in the pictures too! My babies are 19 and 17 and I would give anything to relive an ordinary Saturday from 15 years ago.” – Emma H.

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“Spend more time just listening, even when what they say is the same thing over and over again! Some of my funniest memories were conversations I had with my kiddos…sad to think I may have missed something because I was so distracted with other things.” – Mysti R.

“Relax a little. You don’t need to spend every moment terrified. I wish I had known they were going to become responsible, productive adults so I could have just enjoyed their childhood.” – Amy S.

“I wish I had learned to pick my battles when my kids were younger. You want to wear that same super hero outfit 3 days in a row? Fine. As long as you wash and brush your teeth. *Now, as a grandma, this is the advice I give my daughter most often. Stop stressing about all the little things.” – Debbie P.

“It’s almost never, EVER as big of a deal as you think it is. The spills, the broken things, the bickering, the pickiness at dinner time…. it’s going to be fine. Chill.” – Becca L.

“Spend more time making good memories and let the little mistakes be ignored. The housework and laundry will still be there. If they ask you to do something, do it now, before they don’t ask anymore because they have things to do with their friends. Love them, hug them and tell them you love them often!” – Diane S.

Take care of yourself, psychologically and physically.

There are a couple of angles here that are important for moms. One is to get help with your own childhood traumas because they’ll definitely become apparent to you when you have kids of your own.

“Go to therapy and work on those childhood traumas before having kids.” – Melissa P.

“Generational trauma is real! Take some classes! Work on yourself before you have kids.” – Cherry S.

And two, don’t ignore your own needs. It’s okay to take time for basic self-care.

“Put the baby down, let her cry a bit, go to the bathroom, take a shower, change your clothes, eat something healthy and she’ll still grow up to be normal.” – Chetna F.

Don’t let the “enjoy every moment” advice derail you.

One of the most common refrains moms of young kids hear from older moms is “Enjoy every second! It goes by so fast!” and many of the commenters in our post said just that. The problem is it’s not really possible to enjoy every second of motherhood, and it doesn’t feel like it goes by fast when you’re in the thick of it. For moms who are deep in the adorable but messy, sleep-deprived, relentless baby and toddler stage, “enjoy every moment” is not always helpful advice, even if it’s coming from a place of knowing how quickly it passes.

These comments provided a nice balanced approach to this advice, acknowledging that the days are long but the years are short:

“‘Don’t wish away their childhoods.’ My mother-in-law said this to me. I remember always thinking it will be easier when they can sit up, walk, read on their own….and so on…because it was so ‘busy’ raising 3 kids who were so close in age. Now they are all grown up and have moved away to their own lives and it certainly is not ‘busy’ here anymore. Miss those days.” – Karen R.

“Yes, enjoy the time, as it goes by so fast; however, be patient with yourself as you are only human. If you are doing what is best for your child, and are trying to parent in a loving, responsible manner, no one is able to do it perfectly. Be patient with yourself as well as your kiddos.” – Judy N.

“Unpopular opinion, it’s ok to not enjoy every moment. Some of the moments of motherhood are hard, like gut wrenching, soul sucking, exhaustingly hard. And it’s ok to not enjoy those moments. Do enjoy the giggles, the smiles, the milestones, the growth, the hugs, the kisses, the sweet sound of their voices, but don’t feel guilty for not enjoying every minute. ” – Nicole W.

Real talk—it’s actually wicked hard sometimes.

Some moms wished they could tell themselves that it would be harder than they thought and that it’s okay to talk about that. So often, moms feel like they can’t talk about the hard parts because of course we love our children and what kind of mother complains about the precious gift of motherhood?

While we share the immense, intense joy that often accompanies motherhood, we also should be real about the less-than-magical experiences as well. The exhaustion alone—phew. And when you have a particularly challenging phase—or a particularly challenging child—motherhood is not all sunshine and roses.

“All the things that were ‘hidden’ or ‘unspoken’ about motherhood… how hard it would all be, that it is not automatic magic and joy, that conception doesn’t just happen, how real postpartum depression is, and how misleading it is to pretend everything is perfect and you couldn’t be happier (and how much shame we carry because it isn’t).” – Rachel J.

“Exactly what my mother told me… You are going to be tired for the rest of your life .” – Francesca A.

“It’s the most exhausting underappreciated, and beautiful thing you’ll ever do in your life.” – Kathleen G.

Take photos. Keep the goal in mind. Pace yourself. You’re doing great.

There were so many great tidbits of wisdom—here are a few to tuck in your pocket:

“Take pictures with your kids, not of them. These are the photos they will cherish and pass down for generations.” – Teresa C.

“Try to remember that the goal is to raise adults, not eternal children, so encourage their creativity, their independence, their empathy for others, their kindness.” – Louise W.

“It is everything you wish for and nothing you expected. Enjoy sleeping in now cause later you’re not gonna want to miss a beat. Motherhood is a marathon not a sprint. Be good to you. ” – Karytza M.

“I would say slow down and take it all in. Relax, things don’t need to be perfect and everything will work out. Your baby WILL sleep, you won’t lose your mind (much ) and it will be in the past sooner than you realize and you can’t get it back so do your best to enjoy the beautiful moments. And you’re doing GREAT!” – Tusha W.

You are doing great, mamas. Keep calm (or at least try to) and carry on.

On Tuesday, a video went viral of a youth football tackling drill that saw one of the young players get violently taken to the ground on a helmet-to-helmet hit and was clearly shaken up. The prompt on the video was “are they too young to be doing this drill?” and what resulted was a number of former NFL stars taking to task the coaches that allowed this drill to happen, where the much smaller child in the orange pants is put in a terrible position.

Among those who called out the drill for being terrible and a “set up” was James Harrison, who no one would be confused with being a soft football player, who explained that things like this were exactly why he wouldn’t let his kids play football until he could be there to ensure drills and practices were safe and teaching proper fundamentals.

On Wednesday, the NFL released a statement, courtesy of Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports who pointed out that the drill in question seemed to be from a suburb of Charlotte, decrying the “abhorrent” nature of the video and pointing out how the league has tried to take steps to teach better coaching practices in youth football specifically to avoid such things from happening.

The drill is the exact scenario football has been trying to limit in recent years as more information about the dangers of head injuries has come out, and it is particularly dangerous at the youth football levels where you do end up with these dramatic size differences among kids even at the same age level. For the coaches of a team to put one of their kids in a dangerous position like this drew the rightful ire of many, including plenty from the NFL, and it shows that there’s still a lot of work to be done at all levels of football to change the culture of embracing unnecessary violence in the sport.

The WNBA season will tip-off on Friday, May 14 with four games that will also double as the first games in the inaugural WNBA Commissioner’s Cup, a first half of the season competition that will see the two teams with the best records in their 10 cup games (that are also regular season games) face off in a championship game on August 12 in Phoenix after the Olympic break with a $500,000 prize pool on the line.

The league released the full details of the Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday, with the format, prize pool breakdown, and the announcement of a broadcast partnership with Amazon that will include exclusivity on 16 games per season, including nine Cup games and the championship game on Prime Video.

The format of the competition is fairly simple, each of the 12 teams will have their first home and away games against in-conference foes serve as their 10 Cup games, with all games coming between the May 14 start date and the July 11 end of the first half going into Olympic break. Cup games are now denoted by the Commissioner’s Cup logo on the WNBA’s schedule. The team with the best record in those 10 games from each conference will face each other in the championship game in Phoenix in a non-regular season contest prior to the return of the second half of the season.

As for the prize pool breakdown, players on the winning team will get at least $30,000, with the rest of the pool going to players on the runners-up and a $5,000 bonus for the championship game MVP.

The title game on Aug. 12, which will refocus the spotlight on WNBA stars prior to the resumption of regular-season action for all 12 teams on Sunday, Aug. 15, will see players vie for a piece of the $500,000 prize pool. Members of the winning team will be able to earn in excess of $30,000 per player, while those on the runner-up team will have an opportunity to earn $10,000 per player. An additional $5,000 will be awarded to the MVP of the Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game.

The Cup’s creation is the fulfillment of the league’s promise in the last CBA negotiations to add more earning opportunities for players, as well as sponsorship possibilities for the league. For some players on their rookie scale deals, being on the winning team could mean more than a 50 percent salary bonus, which is a significant deal.