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Tomorrow Meek Mill celebrates his 34th birthday. While that alone makes it a special day for the Philly rapper, there’s another reason it’s important: May 6 is also the birthday of his youngest child, Czar. Ahead of his son’s big day, Meek shared the first image of his boy in a post to his Instagram page. “Happy bday Czar,” he wrote under the photo of Czar, who can be seen rocking some nice jewelry and a bucket hat. “Love you. Tomar your first big day!!!! [diamond emojis] can’t wait to see you …”

Following Czar’s birth last year, Meek celebrated the addition to his family on Twitter. “Milano dropped me off a king on my birthday! #thebestgift” he wrote in a tweet. Months later, unfortunately, the rapper revealed that he and then-girlfriend Milan Harris were no longer a couple. “Me and Milano decided to remain friends and build our child as separate parents,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “We still have mad love for each other but we both came to a understanding.”

Meek also recently joined the Dogecoin wave with a $50,000 investment and he dropped a remix to Drake and Rick Ross’ “Lemon Pepper Freestyle.”

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Gavin Newsom is in trouble. The California governor may be facing a recall vote after enough signatures were collected to put the matter on a ballot. But who will replace him? So far there’s Caitlyn Jenner, athlete-turned-reality TV star-turned-trans activist. (There’s also Randy Quaid, but the fallen actor has yet to formally enter the race.) Jenner’s also an outspoken Republican, prone to, say, talk passionately about the trans community in one breath and rail against them playing sports in the next. That’s one whopper Jenner dropped in her sit-down with Sean Hannity Wednesday night.

But it was a cartoonishly classist comment that really drew the ire of social media. Jenner was talking about the big wealthy person drain happening in California, which has found people like Elon Musk threatening to leave the state over various progressive stances. But if Jenner was attempting to be relatable to the voters of her prospective state, she might have failed.

“My friends are leaving California,” Jenner told Hannity. “My hangar, the guy right across, he was packing up his hangar and I said, where are you going? And he says, ‘I’m moving to Sedona, Arizona, I can’t take it anymore. I can’t walk down the streets and see the homeless.’”

Jenner’s casually classist comments rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.

Though it does appear Newsom has lost the vote of private plane owners.

Some people pointed out that this might go against Jim Jordan’s claim that they’re the party of the working class.

And others pointed out that, should she become governor, maybe she should do something to actually help the homeless problem.

Or maybe she should just leave, too.

While Back Home, his most recent full-length album, was a big deal for Trey Songz last year, the rest of his 2020 was filled with controversies. Unfortunately the same goes this year. According to TMZ, the singer was sued by a bartender he allegedly punched during a Hollywood concert. The incident occurred at the Hollywood Palladium back on May 9, 2019, during a show for another artist — reportedly Cardi B — that he was in the audience for. In the lawsuit, the bartender is seeking unspecified damages, citing physical and psychological injury.

The bartender’s lawyer says that during the concert Trey jumped on the bar in order to sit on it. Trey was then asked to get off the bar, but he allegedly ignored the request. Then the bartender reached out to him in order to once again get his attention, but Trey turned around and punched him in the head, looked at the other bartenders at the bar, and went back to watching the concert.

Last week, it was reported that Trey would not face charges for fighting a police officer at an NFL game earlier this year. In that incident, he punched the officer in the head and placed him in a headlock during the AFC Championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills.

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

After being charged with identity fraud late last year, G Herbo has been hit with new charges related to that case. According to The Shade Room, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts filed additional charges against the rapper, born Herbert Wright III, for allegedly lying to a federal agent about his connection to one of the co-defendants in the case. Wright reportedly denied having a direct relationship with Antonio Strong, his friend and business associate. The FBI believes Wright and Strong have known each other since 2016 and maintained frequent contact since.

“Herbert Wright III, a/k/a ‘Herb,’ ‘Lil Herb,’ ‘G Herbo,’ and ‘Herbert Light,’ knowingly and willfully made the following materially false, fictitious and fraudulent statements and representations in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the Government of the United States,” read federal documents The Shade Room obtained. “That is, during a voluntary interview with a special agent of the United States Secret Service and a special agent of the (FBI).”

Federal prosecutors also believe Wright gave Strong money and received “private jet charters, luxury accommodations, and exotic car rentals” in return. As a result, a motion to connect the new charges to the original fraud case was filed, which, according to Complex, he approved through a signed document. Herbo will return to court for the identity theft charges in August.

Using the word “Cheeto” to diss Donald Trump is far from a new thing. Ever since he became a Republican frontrunner, detractors have been drawing on his gross orange skin for jokes and japes. But it is new when a noted Republican makes that joke. On Wednesday’s blistering episode of The View, that Cheeto-brandishing Republican was no less than Meghan McCain.

The conservative commentator has long been on the anti-Trump side of her party, but she’s always come down harder on Democrats, among them her four regular colleagues. That changed on Wednesday. The GOP seems to be coming for Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, one of the highest ranking Republicans in Congress. Why? She’s one of the few in her party brave enough to stand up to Trump and his toadies. She doesn’t believe in the Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him. And now the rest of her party, still in thrall to a disgraced former president who now lives in a resort with strangers, seems to want her to lose power.

McCain wasn’t having it. She launched into a beautiful tirade against her party. The message that’s being sent by the highest member of Republicans in Congress is that women like me and Liz Cheney who refuse to bend the knee to President Trump, but still remain loyal Republicans, we don’t have a place in this party,” she said. “We’re worthless. We’re not worth fighting for to keep. It’s Kafkaesque to spin in this any other way.”

She added: “What’s happening is it’s clear — I’ll be a little crass: They’re shivving her for her saying the election wasn’t stolen and refusing to debase herself to Cheeto Jesus.”

The whole rant was incredible, but people dwelled on the “Cheeto Jesus” line.

Lots of people who righteously despise McCain couldn’t help but give her props.

Soon a new nickname was born.

But some were wary of trusting someone like Meghan McCain, who could have come for her party a lot earlier, to put it mildly.

But for now, kudos, Meghan McCain. Welcome to the resistance.

Just five months after he dropped his last full-length effort, Burden Of Proof, Benny The Butcher returned to the music scene in February with a new EP, The Plugs I Met 2. Now there’s a new video for the latter’s track “Overall,” which features the late Chinx. This month marks six years since Chinx, born Lionel Du Fon Pickens, died from a gunshot wound. In order to incorporate the late rapper into the video, Benny opted for an animated effort.

The “Overall” video is the fourth that Benny’s released since he dropped The Plugs I Met 2. He first teamed up with 2 Chainz for their video for “Plug Talk,” which saw the two artists attending a “Hustler’s Anonymous” meeting. Next came one for “Survivor’s Remorse,” with Rick Hyde, and another for “When Tony Met Sosa.”

While The Plugs I Met 2 was a solid follow-up to its predecessor, it didn’t come without controversy. Fat Joe, who appeared on the track “Talkin’ Back,” faced criticism for anti-Asian remarks he made on the song. A short time later, he responded to the backlash in a tweet writing, “I did that verse a year ago when the news was calling it the wuhan virus before they called it COVID i support and love all my asian brothers and sisters never hate.”

You can watch the video for “Overall” above.

The Plugs I Met 2 is not via Black Soprano Family. Get it here.

Just five months after he dropped his last full-length effort, Burden Of Proof, Benny The Butcher returned to the music scene in February with a new EP, The Plugs I Met 2. Now there’s a new video for the latter’s track “Overall,” which features the late Chinx. This month marks six years since Chinx, born Lionel Du Fon Pickens, died from a gunshot wound. In order to incorporate the late rapper into the video, Benny opted for an animated effort.

The “Overall” video is the fourth that Benny’s released since he dropped The Plugs I Met 2. He first teamed up with 2 Chainz for their video for “Plug Talk,” which saw the two artists attending a “Hustler’s Anonymous” meeting. Next came one for “Survivor’s Remorse,” with Rick Hyde, and another for “When Tony Met Sosa.”

While The Plugs I Met 2 was a solid follow-up to its predecessor, it didn’t come without controversy. Fat Joe, who appeared on the track “Talkin’ Back,” faced criticism for anti-Asian remarks he made on the song. A short time later, he responded to the backlash in a tweet writing, “I did that verse a year ago when the news was calling it the wuhan virus before they called it COVID i support and love all my asian brothers and sisters never hate.”

You can watch the video for “Overall” above.

The Plugs I Met 2 is not via Black Soprano Family. Get it here.

Twitter’s doing pretty well these days. A certain rage-tweeting former president hasn’t been on there in nearly four months, and there’s no plans on welcoming him back. What’s more, it’s been doing great without him, with user activity, even ad revenue actually increasing since he’s been gone. And on Wednesday, they rolled out another perk: They finally got rid of image cropping.

For too long — ever since they started allowing images, back in 2010 — pictures that weren’t horizontal were cropped in one’s feed. No more. As per The Verge, the social media giant is rolling out an end to that practice. What that means is, if someone posts a particularly tall image — of a tall building, or a tall person, or any picture that has more height than width — it won’t be automatically (and sometimes questionably) cropped to fit some arbitrary idea of how tweets should be shaped.

Mind you, not all users will experience the new lack of cropping. It should already work in the Twitter app, but perhaps not yet if you’re tweeting on your desktop or laptop.

When the news hit, people celebrated by, of course, tweeting.

Others celebrated by making jokes, seeing how tall they could go without getting cropped.

Though not everyone was jubilant. The end of cropping also meant the end of a popular Twitter joke: the old “open for a surprise” gag.

As with any bit of progress, you take the good with the bad, the upsides and the inevitable downsides. Such is life.

(Via The Verge)

The Rangers and Capitals don’t like each other right now. After a fracas on Monday night in which Artemi Panarin got injured in a fight with Tom Wilson, who dragged Panarin down to the ice twice, the Rangers ripped the NHL for only giving Wilson a $5,000 fine and not suspending him.

On Wednesday, Rangers owner James Dolan fired the team’s top brass, John Davidson and Jeff Gorton, insisting it had nothing to do with the statement that was released tearing into the league, but the timing was conspicuous nonetheless. On Wednesday night, the two teams had to play once again and the one day off between games did nothing to cool the bad blood between the two sides.

On the opening faceoff, three different fights broke out as the Rangers decided to make clear their feelings, as the referees had to skate around trying to break everything up in what was a rather hysterical scene at Madison Square Garden.

This happened before Wilson even stepped on the ice, and when he did, the Rangers immediately went after him starting two more fights, leading to a clown car situation in the penalty boxes.

The NHL had to know this was going to happen, and we’ll see if the two sides can settle down and play a normal hockey game tonight or if we’re headed towards some sort of fights record.

US National Parks are undoubtedly the go-to destination for summer road trips in 2021. But while it’s certainly amazing to spend days hiking and exploring a sprawling park, it’s also just as important to spend some time relaxing. Airbnb rentals have skyrocketed over the past half-decade — with more and more properties leaning into unique design elements.

With cool accommodation options popping up near many popular national parks, I’ve been lucky enough to stay in some incredible spots. Sometimes I’ll plan entire trips around the Airbnb itself. Here are some of my favorites!

Grand Teton/Yellowstone National Park — Wyoming/Idaho/Montana

The Destination:

Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks are next-door neighbors. While it would take an entire day to go from the end of one park to another, the more often overlooked Idaho side of the parks is a great option located near entrances to both.

I personally generally stay in the Driggs/Tetonia/Victor area when visiting the parks for a few reasons: lower costs, different views, and a slightly more relaxed pace. You can drive over the gorgeous Teton Pass to Jackson and Grand Teton in around an hour, or head north to the West Yellowstone entrance of Yellowstone in an hour and a half.

The Property:

One of my favorite Airbnb’s in the area is Maison Tetonia in Tetonia Idaho. It starts at $275 a night but is more than worth it. The saloon has a full kitchen, pool table, and can sleep four. The outside includes a hot tub, fire pit, creek, and these views.

Book here.

Olympic National Park — Washington

The Destination:

Olympic National Park has some of the most diverse landscapes in the country. With mountains and beaches and rainforests — it truly has it all. But one thing it doesn’t have? Many places to stay. Much of the peninsula is uninhabited — which makes for an amazing visit — but it can be tricky to figure out where to stay if you aren’t camping.

When I visit, I usually spend a couple of days closer to the Hood Canal on the east side of the park, then venture around the peninsula through Port Angeles, Forks, and then Quinault.

The Property:

On my last trip to Olympic National Park, I stayed in such a perfect Airbnb that I almost ditched the peninsula entirely. I randomly booked a stay at a “glass house” at Courter Country Farm, and was completely blown away. The converted greenhouse is on a working farm, boasts a pond nearby, a community kitchen/recreation room, alpacas, and goats on the property to visit and you can pick your own eggs to make breakfast in the morning. Waking up to the sound of rain on the glass ceiling was unlike anything I have experienced.

It is an hour and a half from Olympic National Park at Port Angeles, but well worth the extra time. It would also make a great stop after visiting Mount Rainier, which is just two hours south. Rent the greenhouse starting at just $57 a night.

Book here.

Big Bend National Park — Texas

The Destination:

Big Bend is one of my top “underrated park” picks. It’s super remote — on the Southwestern border of the state — with limited services nearby. When I visited I stayed near Terlingua, the nearest city to the park, in what can only be described as one of the most Instagram-able spots in Texas.

The Property:

Tin Valley Retro Rentals is at the end of a dirt road in the middle of the desert, with primitive campsites, buses to rent, glamping airstreams, and even a “land yacht.” I stayed in the Desert Diva and enjoyed relaxing on the patio with the camp cats, taking a hot bath in the clawfoot tub, and listening to a rainstorm as I drifted off to sleep.

The Desert Diva can be rented from $95 a night and is 35 miles from the entrance of the park.

Book here.

For a less rustic, more luxurious experience, I can’t wait to rent a yurt from The Local Chapter — just yards away from the entrance of Big Bend.

Book here.

Joshua tree National Park — California

The Destination:

In the world of Instagramable Airbnb’s near National Parks (which is bigger than you might imagine), Joshua Tree is the King. There are houses, yurts, and campers to rent all around the park and in the valley — all with the modern, “desert vibe” aesthetic you’d expect. And while there are tons of great options, my favorite Airbnb stays near the park is actually just above the desert in Idyllwild.

The Property:

Idyllwild, which sits at over 5,400 ft of elevation, is about an hour and a half from the park but it feels like a different world. I stayed in the most amazing cabin/Tiki Treehouse. The Treehouse is your own private Tiki Bar, designed by Bamboo Ben — a legendary tiki designer. It’s a truly once-in-a-lifetime kind of stay.

Starts at just $94 a night.

Book here.

If you’re looking for something closer to the park and with more desert vibes, check out this cabin and dome at Twentynine Palms. It starts at just $200 a night and is 20 minutes from two Joshua Tree entrances.

Book here.

Grand Canyon/Saguaro National Park — Arizona

The Destination:

Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most famous and visited of all the National Parks. And for good reason. But did you know there is another National Park in Arizona? Saguaro National Park — home to the Saguaro Cactus — is just outside of Tuscon.

Both parks are worth a visit, of course, so I like to split my time between the two. And with one in the north of the state and one in the south, my tendency is to stop in the middle at one of my favorite Airbnb Rentals.

The Property:

Arcosanti is a “projected experimental town” built around the ideas of Paolo Soleri, the late theoretical architect who combined ecology and architecture to envision the sustainability-focused town.

You can rent rooms at Arcosanti on Airbnb to experience the modern architecture, tour the project, eat in the cafe, learn in a workshop, or swim in the pool. The Sky Suite starts at $128 per night and is just in between Grand Canyon and Saguaro — the perfect stop on a road trip.

Book here.

Zion/Bryce National Parks — Utah

The Destination:

Utah is home to the “Mighty Five” National Parks. Two of the most popular are Zion and Bryce — which are conveniently located just an hour and a half away from each other. As a booming destination, there are new rentals popping up constantly.

The Property:

One of the best I’ve found is the Abode^3 at East Zion. It is a bit of a splurge at $320+ per night, but includes floor-to-ceiling windows to amazing views, modern luxurious amenities, and a hot tub to soak in and watch the stars after a long day hiking.

It is around 20 minutes from Zion and just a little over an hour from Bryce.

Book here.

For a more affordable glamping experience I can’t wait to head to Cane Bed’s Corral. The family-owned glamping destination has tents, a cabin, and showers modeled to look like slot canyons. The views are incredible and give you the camp experience without sacrificing comfort.

Cane Bed’s Corral is an hour from Zion and an hour and 45 minutes from Bryce. Starts at $120 a night.

Book here.

New River Gorge National Park — West Virginia

The Destination:

The United States newest National Park is also home to what might be the most in demand Airbnb on this list — a cabin on a private island within the park.

The Property:

At the confluence of the Bluestone, New, and Greenbrier river lies the Cabin on Coney Island — your own private island only accessible by boat. The entire island can be rented for just over $300 a night, including the cabin with three bedrooms, one and a half baths, and seven private acres of trails and beaches.

The Cabin is booked for the near (and distant) future, but it’s worth waiting for.

Book here.