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A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie is being sued for over $260,000 in damages by the owners of a mansion he leased in 2017, according to NorthJersey.com. The owners, a New Jersey couple, filed suit through their insurance company after they say A Boogie entered a 12-month lease agreement but abandoned the property, leaving it in much worse shape than he got it.

The new blemishes to the property are numerous, from “damage to the landscape” to “bathroom toilets clogged and overrun by sewerage material which penetrated through the floors and damaging ceilings below.” Also included in the list of damages: “carpets cut out and mismatched pieces replaced,” “entry doors to be left open with evidence of extensive water damage,” and even a pair of vehicles abandoned on the property.

The lawsuit calls the damage “a direct and proximate result of the negligent, reckless and/or carelessness of the defendants the Property sustained extensive damage to the high end interior finishes and was left in a condition that left it unable to be leased until extensive repairs were conducted.” The owners, Dr. Lawrence Guarino and his wife, Carol Guarino, are seeking $263,592 in compensation. Maybe there’s an ulterior motive for the rapper joining OnlyFans — paying back his landlords.

A Boogie’s year is off to a rough start, but his 2020 ended on a sour note as well; in December, he was arrested for guns and drugs after a shooting on his birthday.

In 2020, Fleet Foxes dropped Shore, which was their first new album in a few years. The record is only a few months old, so there’s still plenty of promoting to do, which the group did today with a new video for “I’m Not My Season.”

The visual isn’t for the studio version of the song, but instead for the performance of the song that Pecknold gave at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn, as part of the “A Very Lonely Solstice Livestream” in December. The gorgeous visual was directed by Pecknold’s brother Sean Pecknold, and it shows Pecknold playing the song in the lovely space.

Pecknold previously told Apple Music of the song, “A friend of mine had been telling me about her experience helping a family member with addiction. As she was describing that, I was imagining this sailing lesson I had taken where we were learning how to rescue someone who had fallen overboard and you have to circle the boat around the right way and throw the ropes from the right place. Time is just something that’s happening around us, but there’s some kind of core idea that you’re not what’s happening to you. Like wind on a flag.”

Watch the “I’m Not My Season” video above.

The Indiana Pacers have been a tremendous story to start the season, as they are off to an 8-5 start, just a half-game back of first in the East, thanks to some sensational two-way play.

On offense, it’s All-Star Domantas Sabonis and Malcolm Brogdon who lead the charge, averaging 21.7 and 22.2 points per game respectively, both shooting it with great efficiency to lead the Pacers. Victor Oladipo was their third 20 point per game scorer, but he was dealt to the Rockets in the four-team James Harden deal to net Indiana Caris LeVert, who is currently out indefinitely due to a mass discovered on his kidney in a team physical.

On defense, Myles Turner is a frontrunner for Defensive Player of the Year, leading the NBA in blocks per game at 4.2 and the Pacers are vastly superior on the defensive end when he is on the court (DRtg of 103.8 on and 109.3 off). Unfortunately, Turner missed Sunday’s game against the Clippers with a hand injury and further testing revealed on Tuesday that he had suffered what The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports as a “slight” fracture that will cause him to miss an indefinite amount of time, with a re-evaluation to come soon.

The Pacers, now down Turner, LeVert, T.J. Warren, and Jeremy Lamb (the latter two still yet to make their season debuts) will have an uphill battle for the week to come in maintaining their sensational play from the start of the season on both ends. Indiana faces Dallas, Orlando, and then a double-header with the Raptors in the next week, all at home, and all four will be winnable but far less so than when they were at full strength. Hopefully Turner’s injury will heal quickly and he won’t miss too much more time beyond this initial week, but that remains to be determined based on how it’s healing and responds to time off.

After making a name for herself with her 2019 debut album Miss Universe, Nilüfer Yanya offered fans new music in the form of her three-track EP Feeling Lucky? last December. While Yanya still can’t tour in celebration of her new music, the singer has been reflecting on her former life on the road. After compiling seemingly countless clips from her band’s Miss Universe tour, Yanya shares her “Day 7.5093” video.

The visual, shot and edited by Molly Daniel, features behind-the-scenes touring and live footage of Yanya and her band. Her montage shows backstage celebrations, days off at the beach, and some very cute dogs.

Speaking about the song, Yanya says she’s hardly able to write on the road, but she opted to reminisce on tour life with the visual:

“I don’t have a habit of writing much when touring but with ‘Day 7.5093’ I can remember starting to write the first couple lines in a hotel bathroom so it made sense to use some of the footage from that year. It’s hard to know what you’ve got until it’s gone which is why I’m trying to enjoy this moment too, but traveling and playing shows is something I’ll never take for granted again! I’ll be back touring new music as soon as it’s possible, and next time we’ll film more.”

Watch Yanya’s “Day 7.5093” video above.

Feeling Lucky? is out now via ATO Records. Get it here.

POV: Open up TikTok (or any social media app) and see a friend or some famous celeb looking idly into the camera with their work-from-home outfit on while Nelly’s “Hot In Herre” plays in the background. Then the beat drops. Surprise! It’s actually Erica Banks’ “Buss It.” Your eyes drop low with the beat. Now you’re looking at an instant glow-up and sultry, low twerk.

A TikTok creator named Erika Davila was the first to pull this feat off, except her plea was to have people go crazy with the glow-up part and people absolutely did.

Enter 2021 and everybody and their mama is participating in the “Buss It” Challenge on TikTok, bringing their carefully created videos over to Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. And while the phenomenon takes the world by storm, perhaps no one is loving it more than Banks herself. The DeSoto native thinks the phenomenon is “exciting” and rightfully so, especially as we go into the year with 2020 turbulence.

“Seeing all types of women showcase their confidence in the ‘Buss It’ Challenge is a beautiful thing to witness,” the 21-year-old told Uproxx over the phone.

So far, there have been over 2 million videos made to “Buss It” on TikTok, including clips made by Rico Nasty, Dream Doll, Reginae Carter, LaLa Milan, Iggy Azalea, and fellow Texas rapper Just Brittany.

Signed to Carl Crawford’s 1501 Certified Entertainment label (home to Grammy-nominated rap star Megan Thee Stallion), Banks recently inked a deal with Warner Records where she joins a roster of megastars. Before that she was already being recognized as one to watch by her peers and even got an early co-sign from Nicki Minaj in 2020.

The Texas rap girls are really running it right now and in front of the pack, at the tippy-top of 2021, is Dallas’ own Erica Banks. Speaking to Uproxx, Banks shares how she first discovered “Buss It” was becoming a viral trend on TikTok, names some of her favorites, tells us if labelmate Megan Thee Stallion will be on the remix, and gives us the lowdown on what’s up next.

So obviously your song, “Buss It,” it’s been out since last year, but it’s been blowing up on TikTok. What were your initial thoughts when you first realized people were making these videos to your song?

It was exciting. I actually woke up to it, literally, because I didn’t know that was happening. Once I found out that it was going viral on TikTok, it was just crazy. It was kind of unbelievable because it just came out of nowhere. As an artist, seeing your song blow up overnight, it was just a little overwhelming, but it was very exciting at the same time.

How does it feel to see all these young ladies getting it together to show out on TikTok to “Buss It”?

Seeing all types of women showcase their confidence in the “Buss It” Challenge is a beautiful thing to witness.

Tell me how you found out. Did somebody tell you?

I want to say Elora, my publicist, reached out to me with a screenshot of it and my producer, SGT J, who produced the record, had also sent me a screenshot of how many videos have been made. This was last week. At this time, it was at like 5,000 videos a week ago. Today, we’re at a million videos, which is very crazy. I literally found out through a screenshot.

Were you able to find out who kicked off the “Buss It” Challenge?

Yes, we were able to find the creator. I actually posted her on my Instagram yesterday, shouting her out and thanking her for starting the challenge. She started it, everybody hopped on, and now it’s one of the hottest challenges going right now.

In the song you sample Nelly’s “Hot in Herre.” Have you talked to Nelly at all? Has he thanked you?

I have not talked to Nelly. It would be dope if I got to talk to him but I haven’t gotten a chance to talk to him. However, he did hit me with a follow on Instagram the other day. He also reposted his girlfriend dancing to the song, doing the “Buss It” challenge. So, he has let me know that he does see me.

A few days ago, on your Instagram story, you pointed out a performance where people were kind of just standing there while you were performing “Buss It.” Now, suddenly everybody’s singing your song and everybody wants to talk to you.

It’s exciting. You know, I feel like everybody has their time and I feel like at this time, it wasn’t my time yet, but was coming. Every time I do a show, the crowd is bigger and bigger, or I see more and more people that know the words. At this point, I could probably go do a show pretty much anywhere, and they would probably know the whole hook. I just feel like it’s a matter of being patient, but at that time I was still a hungry artist. I’m still a hungry artist. I just think it just takes time to get where you’re trying to go.

I know as the song has been gaining traction, some people, mostly men, continue to criticize women in rap and complain about all they do is rap about sex. What are your thoughts on that?

I personally feel like that’s something that people are going to always do. I do in myself because if you just want to be technical and real, sex sells. I will speak for myself only and say that I do have songs that don’t speak about sex. I actually have a couple of records like that. “Tony Story” is one of them. I actually have the visual out for that. So, I’m very versatile. Sex isn’t always my go-to, but at the same time you want to please the fans and you want to please the people. It’s definitely something that should be talked about in music if you just want to keep people interested. But I mean, that’s the world we live in, so.

Yeah, I feel like everybody’s been rapping about sex since the dawn of time. Now, I want to talk about your team, 1501 Certified. You’re signed with Carl Crawford. I know Megan Thee Stallion’s on the label, and there’s a bunch of other people on the label. What is it like working with your team, and Carl specifically?

Working with them has always been like working with family. Since day one they’ve always been helpful. They’ve always been a great team to me. Even before I signed, they were very cool. They were very family-oriented. I love that about them and nothing’s changed. Still today, we’re still the same family. We still work together, and everything is good.

Congrats on signing to Warner Records! What was the deciding factor on going with them?

My 1501 team and I were both in agreement with working with a global powerhouse and I’m happy it’s with Warner Records.

I feel like there’s a lot of Texas rap girls out here right now doing it big. There’s you, Big Jade, Queendom Come, Ken The Man, Megan Thee Stallion, and so many more. How does it feel to be part of this emerging Texas movement?

I love the Texas movement. I love Ken The Man. I love Lebra Jolie too. She actually did a “Buss It” challenge the other day. She’s from Houston. I love to see women, from my state, pretty much doing the same thing that I’m doing. You know, we all have the same goals. We all have the same dream. To see them doing their thing, too — it’s kind of exciting. Just to know that I’m not the only one out here doing my thing is pretty cool, too. I just love to be able to witness other women in my era doing what we’re doing, or doing what I’m doing, rather.

Since you and Megan Thee Stallion are on the same label, is there a chance that she might hop on “Buss It” or something with you in the future?

It’s all in God’s hands.

For sure. Now, you’re from Dallas. So, that’s really big for the city because we got Yella Beezy big popping, too. I know he was in your “Buss It” Challenge that you recently posted so I already know there has to be music recorded or on the way with y’all.

Oh yeah, we actually have a record dropping this month. We shot the video the other day. That’s actually what we were doing. Fans are asking for it. They’re excited, and I’m just as excited.

I saw you had the caption on the picture of you and him like, “Dallas, we got you.” What does it mean to have Dallas?

We’re just going to keep Dallas on the map. Keep the music going. Just continue to keep Dallas relevant.

Also, you got that coveted Nicki Minaj follow! What did it feel like, in that moment, when you got that notification from Queen Nicki?

Oh, when I actually saw it on Twitter, I didn’t think it was real. I had to go to her Twitter just to make sure that it was really her. But it was. That was very exciting too because I never thought that, at least this soon, that I would get a follow up from somebody like Nicki. She’s my favorite female rapper ever. So, it was very exciting and unbelievable. It was just a very surreal moment for me.

Yes. Nicki is amazing, always will be. Out of all of the challenges that you’ve seen so far, which ones have been your favorites or perhaps the most wildest?

I would say Monica’s would be one favorite. It was very funny. It’s not what I expected. Also, Tracee Ellis Ross. Those two would probably be my top right now.

I know we’re in a pandemic and I know some places are you can still perform there, in certain parts of the states and stuff like that. Besides that, how do you plan on taking advantage of this momentum that you have right now, even though we’re still in a pandemic?

Just continuing to be Erica Banks and staying active. I mean, all I can do is be an artist. It’s really all I have. That’s really all I can do, is just continue to be me and continue to do my thing.

I kind of want to talk about Beatking, too, because he’s super supportive of women in rap! What’s your relationship with him been like?

Me and Beatking are really cool. We’ve been cool for a minute. I met him, really, through social media so we’ve been cool for a couple of years. So, we been on the record. That was a bonding moment for us. And we just been like that since then.

What can we expect from Erica Banks in 2021?

New music, big features, bigger production, bigger everything, really. I always tell people to just stay tapped in and you won’t really miss a beat. I can’t even really tell you too much because everything is being planned out right now. We just kind of do things by the ear but they always come out great. So, I would just say, “Stay tapped in.”

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

Up-and-coming rap phenomenon Erica Banks may have only signed her record deals with 1501 Certified Entertainment and 300 Entertainment recently, but the Dallas rapper has already made a huge splash on arrival with the viral “Buss It” challenge based on her single of the same name. The song, which samples Nelly’s 2002 hit “Hot In Herre,” has become a staple on TikTok thanks to women who are using it as an excuse to get dressed up after a year of not having anywhere to go thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

When asked about the use of his song as part of such a popular social media trend, the St. Louis superstar turned out to be pretty enthused. Appearing on the Zach Sang Show, Nelly addressed the popularity of the challenge and encouraged fans to continue propagating the quick-change, drop-down videos. “It’s dope,” he said. “Keep doing it.”

He elaborated that he does have a personal stake in its popularity thanks to the sample. “Obviously, I had to clear the record,” he pointed out. “I see the numbers adding up for me. It’s awesome!”

The “Buss It” challenge has only increased in popularity since it debuted on TikTok, with fellow stars like DaniLeigh, Gabrielle Union, Iggy Azalea, and more jumping on board to show off their takes. Meanwhile, burgeoning star Banks spoke with Uproxx’s Cherise Johnson about her viral hit, teasing what she’s got next and calling out men who say women only rap about sex.

Watch Nelly’s interview above.

Dua Lipa recently spoke about her time spent quarantining with boyfriend Anwar Hadid in 2020, concluding that it has been good for the relationship. Recently, fans thought Lipa used a social media post to suggest that they took things to a new level and have a baby on the way. Pregnancy rumors flew, but now Lipa is putting them to rest.

She guested on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night and explained how she accidentally sparked pregnancy rumors with some emojis she didn’t consider carefully enough:

“This is ridiculous. So obviously, you can see all the emojis above. I like finding little random emojis. I put a little baby bottle, a little angel, some sparkles, random. I really didn’t think this through. I posted it, and then I look at the comments, and then somebody says, ‘Is she pregnant?’ And I look at the picture, I look at the comment, I look at the picture, I look at the comment. I’m like, ‘Surely I don’t look pregnant.’ And then I see that people have been writing stories saying that I posted some cryptic message that I might be announcing my pregnancy, and I’m just like, ‘Oh my god, these emojis have come to bite me in the ass. […] So I just deleted the caption, but see, I wasn’t smart enough and I didn’t take it off my Twitter.”

Watch Lipa’s full chat with Kimmel above.

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

Tony nominee Laura Benanti has played Melania Trump on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since 2016. It’s a fantastic impression, and while the Christmas-hating First Lady won’t be missed once she leaves the White House, Benanti’s impression will be. The actress told the Daily Beast last month that she was working on “a great big goodbye to [Melania] that I’m really, really excited about… It’s going to be pretty, pretty spectacular.”

It was spectacular.

The Late Show staged a full-blown musical farewell for Melania, who’s excited to leave Washington, D.C. and move back to New York City (where everyones hates her and her husband). “It’s so good to be in NYC, the be-bestest city on earth. The Huge Apple. The city that never sleeps with a porn star and then lies to you about it,” she said. Being here makes me feel… which is something I don’t normally do.” Melania then burst into a parody of “Belle” from Beauty and the Beast, except instead of French villagers saying “bonjour,” it’s disgusting Times Square Elmo telling the First Lady that she sucks.

She later sings, “Starting to wonder if New York dislikes me? / What is this word ‘complicity?’ / That riot on the Mall, hurt Melania most of all / No one on Earth is bullied more than me!” This sendoff is better than any magazine cover. Watch the video above.

When Elizabeth Olsen‘s Wanda Maximoff first appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron, the character had a thick Eastern European accent thanks to being a native of the fictional country of Sokovia. By her next appearance in Captain America: Civil War, Wanda’s accent was noticeably toned down, and it was virtually gone in Avengers: Infinity War. According to the Russo Brothers, Wanda learned how to ditch her accent while Black Widow trained her to be a spy, which came in handy when the two were on the run following the events of Civil War.

Going by the first two episodes of WandaVision, it seems like Wanda’s accent is still missing, but Olsen begs to differ. While talking with Collider Ladies Night about the Disney+ series, which will see her fully unleash her powers as the Scarlet Witch, Olsen says the accent is still very much a part of her performance after adjusting it for story reasons over the years:

“So the Sokovian accent took a lot of time. It hasn’t gone anywhere. There have been reasons for everything. It lightened up when she started living in the States, and in WandaVision she is playing the role of being in an American sitcom and so it’s not gone. It is absolutely still there.”

Considering that Olsen constantly adapted her voice to fit the different sitcom eras featured in WandaVision, we’re going to take her word for it that she’s cognizant about offering glimpses at Wanda’s accent. It could even make a full-fledged appearance, given that the ominous commercial breaks seem to be hinting at a reckoning with her past down the road.

(Via Collider)

The 2020-21 season has unfortunately gone the way many recent seasons have for the Portland Trail Blazers, with injuries piling up to some of their top players leaving Terry Stotts to shuffle his rotations to try and piece together a winner around Damian Lillard.

Jusuf Nurkić suffered a wrist fracture last week in a game against the Pacers, which will sideline the starting big man for eight weeks as he heals and rehabs his way back. Over the weekend, even more bad news arrived when CJ McCollum left Portland’s win over Atlanta with what was initially diagnosed as a sprained left foot, but further testing and another MRI revealed a hairline fracture that will keep McCollum in a boot for the next four weeks before he is re-evaluated.

One would assume that his absence will extend beyond that four-week timeframe, as that’s simply when they’ll reconvene with McCollum and the doctors to check in on his progress and hope to see it healed or nearly healed. From there he could need additional time for rehab or at least conditioning to work his way back into basketball shape. In any case, Portland having to navigate the next month-plus without the services of their second and third stars is far from ideal and they’ll have to cobble together a completely different rotation in order to try and tread water and stay attached to the playoff picture in the West.