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Frank Grillo’s one of the most prolific action stars working these days, so it’s certainly cool (and different!) to see him pop up on Showtime’s Billions. As artist Nico Tanner, he’s going head-to-head (literally, as of this week’s episode) with Maggie Siff’s Wendy Rhoades. Nico first surfaces as an artist commissioned by Bobby Axelrod, and he’s all kinds of worried about selling out and losing his mojo and his soul, so it’s a blast to watch Frank embody such a personality. Very clearly, this is an unusual role for him, after he’s made a career of tossing punches across screens, both big and small, for decades.

You’ve seen his work. From that adrenaline-fueled elevator scene in Captain America: The Winter Soldier before his emergence as Crossbones to The Grey and The Purge movies, along with TV stints on Kingdom and The Shield, this guy can’t stop kicking people’s butts. He’s not simply a tough guy, though, and Frank was gracious enough to speak with us about this latest TV role, along with who he’d like to fight on Billions and some of the most eventful action scenes of his career.

It’s wild that you’re on Billions, not only because most of your roles are action-focused, but because you briefly worked on Wall Street a lifetime ago. How did you get involved with this show?

The guys called my agents and asked if I’d be interested in doing a role that was a little bit of a departure. So, I got on Skype with them and loved them. And they kinda just laid it out, and I thought it’d be great fun to do eight episodes. Just to play something very different than I’m used to doing.

When we first meet Nico Tanner, he’s a sharp-dressed man, other than those paint-spattered shoes. What kind of statement do you think he’s making, other than “Hello, I’m the artist!”

I think that’s exactly the statement. I have a lot of artist friends, and they believe that they’re… better than everyone else? [Laughs] They believe that they’re blessed by God somehow, and maybe some of them are, but I think that’s the statement exactly. It’s “I’m not a conventional person, I live by my own rules, and here’s the paint on my shoes to prove it.”

When Nico talks about needing to feel “special” to gather inspiration, what does that really mean? Does he have imposter syndrome, or is feeling special part of his process?

You know, I think again, having known a lot of artists — and you can consider acting part of the arts because it’s a craft — but I think there’s a lot of fear, and a lot of these guys like to just use this ideology as an excuse. It’s interesting because I’ve kind-of unveiled a lot of the nonsense with my friends who are artists. I’m like, “You’re just as afraid as everybody else. You don’t believe you’re as good as anyone says you are. And you overcompensate for that.”

Well, imposter syndrome is a real thing that plagues so many artists. Do you ever feel it at all at this stage in your career?

I’ll tell ya, I used to all the time. I used to believe that I didn’t know what I was doing. And I come across other people when I’m acting that went to Julliard or the Royal Academy or anything and would always feel that they were better than me. And as time went on, I realized that, in the arts, however you’re there and get there, you’re there. It has nothing to do with what school you went to or how much training you had or hadn’t had. It’s a matter of how honest you are, and so at this point in my life and my career, I don’t have that. I feel like the elder statesmen, and I can get on set with a Mel Gibson or a Liam Neeson or whoever it is that’s been around a long time. And I feel absolutely, 100% a peer, and it’s taken me awhile, but I don’t ever get on set thinking I don’t know what I’m doing, or people think I don’t know what I’m doing.

As an aside, you mentioned Liam Neeson, which reminds me that on Instagram the other day, you jokingly hashtagged #TheGrey2. I actually fell for it for about half a second before realizing that movie would be… not possible.

Right. Not possible! But what a great joke. [Director] Joe Carnahan is my business partner [in the War Party production company]. We get a lot of people who were profoundly moved by that film, and I think it’s Joe’s best film. So many people ask if there’s gonna be The Grey 2. [Laughs] And I say to them, “Did you watch the end of the movie? Nobody made it [out alive].”

I suppose a prequel might be doable, though.

Right, right.

On Billions, Nico has some obvious chemistry with Wendy. Maggie Siff’s so good here, like she was on Sons of Anarchy. What’s she like to work with?

Maggie’s a phenomenal actress, and she’s really cool. Very chill, and it’s funny because, and this was before the pandemic, the whole #MeToo movement has changed our business in many ways. So with our first scene together, it was a very simple kind-of scene, and we both had to talk to these counselors, who were making us feel like we were six-year-olds. And it was really interesting because the counselor has to be on the set, so her and I just said, “We’ll kiss when we want to kiss, and that’s fine.” So we kind-of had this mutual adversary, and it made us closer, and I fell in love with her. She was so much fun to work with, and so easy to work with. Some actresses are not that easy to work with, and we had great chemistry, we really did, and went right into it.

And Nico delivers some exposition about how buildings and empires and relationships come down. Is he an agent of chaos, or maybe full of it?

Hmm, I don’t see him as an agent of chaos. I see him as, as fighters would say, “punching above his weight.” And you’ll see, as this progresses, that he exposes himself a little bit. You’ll see that he’s not quite as confident in exactly what he’s presenting himself to be. As far as the crumbling of empires goes, he’s talking about this world that he’s become part of and how it’s run and who’s in it. And once the rapids start moving, he gets taken away swiftly.

I gotta see that happen. And I realize that you are not just a tough guy, but you’re very much known for fight scenes. If you were to have a Billions fight scene, who would you want to fight?

Ohhhhh, Giamatti.

Would that be a fair battle, though?

We’ve been friends a long time, and believe it or not, Paul Giamatti is a pretty decent boxer. We used to go to the same gym in New York, and I adore him. He’s one of the most talented guys working, and I’d love to fight him.

Out of all your fight scenes on movies and TV, do you have a favorite?

I do. On Kingdom, I had a fight scene at the end after my son [Nick Jonas] was murdered, with Matt Hughes, who was a big-time world champion of the UFC, and we choreographed half of it, and the rest of it, we improvised. It was the most exhausting, amazing thing, and he said it was the most exhausting fight he’d ever had. So it was a lot of fun.

You and Chris Evans got all bruised up during Winter Solder. Are most of these action projects truly grueling to you?

Oh my goodness, always. I still train every day with a boxing trainer and do strength training, but when you’re making a movie where you have a lot of things going on and have a lot of choreography to remember, you do it over and over and over. Your mind gets worn down as well as your body, and you’re exhausted all the time.

You’ve done a lot of variety with these scenes. You threw down in the mud in Beyond Skyline and got grubby with Jason Statham in Homefront. You fought while wearing a suit in one of The Purge movies, so which is the most difficult of those scenarios?

Being out in the elements, I think, is a little bit easier because you have more freedom of movement, but when you’re in a confined space, and the dance is really specific, it’s gotta be that way, because otherwise, somebody’s gonna get hurt. And that’s where the great stunt guys come in and help out on different sides of the camera. But when you’re confined like that, you have to be very specific on how you’re throwing punches. Mel Gibson and I have a movie coming out called Boss Level, and he and I have a fight at the end. It was a simple matter of an elbow to the face, and instead of turning one way, we turned the other way, and my jaw gets dislocated.

Ooooh!

Yeah, and it was my fault because I didn’t turn the right way, but it’s times like that where it gets dangerous, and guys like Mel are strong, big men, so it hurts.

And that movie got pushed back for the pandemic, I take it?

It did, and actually, there will be an announcement very, very soon. It’s gonna be coming out in a different way, and we’re very excited about it. It’s beneficial for the movie, but it’s a great movie. Naomi Watts is in it, and she’s fantastic.

You’ve been nerding out a little in quarantine, building Venom and Spider-Man on Instagram. How else have you been spending your time?

I ride my dirt bikes in the mountains a lot to free my mind. We [at War Party] have two movies that we’re getting to go in Puerto Rico, so we’re on the phone all day, dealing with Doctors Without Borders, creating protocols. I’m with my kids a lot, so I’m busy all day long, it’s just a different way of being busy.

Do you know when production will start up for you guys?

We’re working really hard. Everybody is opening up as far as stages are concerned. The one big thing that seems to be an issue is getting COVID insurance, and you can’t get the movies bonded unless they’re insured, so we’re working really closely with everyone else in town to create the protocol, and it looks like the federal government is gonna pass something that will help backstop any lawsuits that insurance companies won’t cover. So it’s all happening on the daily.

Gathering will be tough. There won’t even be Comic-Con this year, which reminds me of how you once wanted to portray The Punisher. Is that still in your sights, now that Disney+ might start those shows back up one day?

That’s not in my trajectory now. It’s not where my life is taking me anymore, and my friend Jonny Bernthal did an amazing job. My life and what I want to do is much different now, and I think I’m outgrowing that whole kind-of Marvel and superhero thing. Joe and I have a really good little company in War Party, and we’re concentrating on action thrillers that are responsibly budgeted, and we’re very busy, knock wood, and we’ll go down the path of creating our own material and content and having a good time.

You once told Larry King that you wanted to be on a vineyard somewhere in about a decade. Is that still the case?

Yeah, it is. It’s interesting, you know, I’m looking more toward the future and what I want to be doing and how much time I want to spend with my kids. I’m unfortunately a single dad once again, so my time with my kids is not as frequent as it used to be, and I wanna make it count. And I really love producing and I love drinking wine, so I wanna put it all together.

2020 is a really good time to drink a lot of wine.

Oh, I know, I know.

Showtime’s ‘Billions’ airs on Sundays at 9:00pm EST.

Forbes, as they are wont to do, have shared a new ranking of celebrity wealth. Today, they have released “The Celebrity 100,” their list of the world’s highest-paid celebrities of 2020, and when it comes to musicians, Kanye West is king.

Kanye is No. 2 on the list overall with $170 million in earnings, only sitting behind extended family member Kylie Jenner, whose earnings were $590 million. There is an also-large gap between Kanye and the next musician on the list: Elton John, who ranks at No. 13 overall with earnings of $81 million.

Ranking third in terms of musicians is Ariana Grande, who is the highest-placing female musician at No. 17, with earnings of $72 million. Following her are the Jonas Brothers ($68.5 million), The Chainsmokers ($68 million), Ed Sheeran ($64 million), Taylor Swift ($63.5 million), Post Malone ($60 million), The Rolling Stones ($59 million), Marshmello ($56 million), Shawn Mendes ($54.5 million), Jay-Z ($53.5 million), Billie Eilish ($53 million), BTS ($50 million), Drake ($49 million), Jennifer Lopez ($47.5 million), Pink ($47 million), Rihanna ($46 million), Luke Bryan ($45.5 million), Backstreet Boys ($45 million), Phil Collins ($45 million), Blake Shelton ($43.5 million), Celine Dion ($42 million), The Eagles ($41 million), Metallica ($40.5 million), Travis Scott ($39.5 million), Katy Perry ($38.5 million), Lady Gaga ($38 million), Bon Jovi ($38 million), U2 ($38 million), DJ Khaled ($36.5 million), and Kiss ($36.5 million).

Check out the full list here.

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

Phoebe Bridgers is gearing up for the release of her highly-anticipated sophomore record, Punisher, which is due later this month. While the singer is preparing to usher in a new era of music, Bridgers has come up with creative ways to keep herself entertained in quarantine. Bridgers recently cooked up a clever “world tour” that consisted of livestream performances in her kitchen, bedroom, living room, and bathroom. Now, the singer has teamed up with the music streaming service Deezer to share a cover of Bright Eyes’ song “First Day Of My Life.”

Covering Bright Eyes’ 2005 I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning track, Bridgers inflects a sense of urgency into her emotive vocal delivery. “Don’t know where I am / Don’t know where I’ve been / But I know where I want to go,” Bridgers lilts over a subdued piano.

Along with the Bright Eyes cover, Bridgers announced that all merch purchased from her online store Thursday will directly benefit The Bail Project, a nonprofit organization that provides bail assistance.

Bridgers is of course a close friend and collaborator with Bright Eyes vocalist Conor Oberst. In the past, the musicians have played each other’s music on stage and even joined forces to form the group Better Oblivion Community Center, releasing an eponymous debut record in 2019.

Listen to Bridgers’ cover on Deezer here.

Punisher is out 6/19 via Dead Oceans. Pre-order it here.

The Punisher‘s second Netflix season was lacking in multiple ways, and let’s just say that the comic book character could easily be retired — formally retired, especially in light of the George Floyd protests. Fans are now reigniting a beef from the antihero’s creator, Gerry Conway, who brought Frank Castle to life more than four decades ago with the help of artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. And Conway has been quite vocal about his distaste for police co-opting The Punisher’s logo for their own ends. As he explained, police have misinterpreted Castle’s identity, when he actually “represents a failure of the Justice system.” Further, Castle has been written as an indictment of “the collapse of social moral authority and the reality some people can’t depend on institutions like the police or the military to act in a just and capable way.”

In other words, there are members of law enforcement who don’t realize that Frank Castle kinda hates them, so it’s ironic that they’re slapping Punisher skulls on vehicles or wearing it as part of their uniform. In the past few days, Detroit officers have even been photographed while apparently wearing the logo during protests.

Also in the past few days, Disney has pledged $5 million toward nonprofit organizations (including $2 million for the NAACP) geared towards advancing social justice.

Marvel fans want more: they’d like Disney to make a larger gesture against police brutality by suing departments that have co-opted The Punisher’s iconic symbol.

Again, Frank Castle is not a fan of police!

As of now, neither Disney nor Marvel have issued an official statement on the protest-related call for lawsuits against PDs. However, Marvel recently tweeted about auctioning off Castle-related props in the Marvel Television Live Auction. It’s odd timing, for sure.

Summer officially arrives this month. Usually, this would mark the beginning of a season of travel, backyard BBQs with the crew, and long weekends in beer gardens at our favorite breweries. The way 2020 is unfolding, it’s hard to know how this summer (or year) will play out at all, but the key phrase is “scaled down.” Expect everything to be socially distanced and a whole lot more mellow.

Like so many industries in the COVID-era, the craft beer community is struggling right now. These businesses, usually such cornerstones of their cities and gathering places for local residents, are in grave danger. Any support you can offer to your local brewery makes a difference right now. You’ll be supporting your neighbors who work on brewery floors, drive delivery trucks, stock grocery coolers, and fill growlers in taprooms. Plus you’ll get some great beer out of the deal.

Hopefully, the eight beers we’re calling out this month will pique your interest and inspire you to explore exciting expressions made near you. The picks below are regional craft beer releases from breweries that we vouch for (we weren’t able to taste them all this month because of the continued pandemic, so we’re offering tasting notes from the brewers where necessary). Each one has something unique to say as Summer 2020 nears.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST DROP: Elysian Salute The Sun

Style: Pale Ale
Abv: 5.2%
Brewery Location: Seattle, WA

The Beer:

Salute the Sun is Seattle-based Elysium’s perennial summer seasonal drop. The beer is a mellow ale with three malts and to malted oats in the base alongside a big dose of Citra hops. The beer is then conditioned with sun-dried black limes to add a unique layer to the beer while keeping it very light.

Tasting Notes:

The Citra hops are front-and-center with a mildly dank but boldly citrus-forward nature. The sip remains effervescent with a clear tartness that leans towards a sense of lime zest bitterness. The brew keeps the refreshing edge of big citrus and tart notes with a long finish.

SOUTHWEST DROP: Stone Enjoy By 07.04.20

Style: Unfiltered IPA
Abv: 9.4%
Brewery Location: Escondido, CA

The Beer:

Stone’s latest Enjoy By IPA is an unfiltered IPA much like last year’s version. We guess if it ain’t broke…

The beer is brewed specifically to be enjoyed now. It’s also well-hopped with 12 different hop varietals. The unfiltered nature gives an interesting haziness similar to a NEIPA, with a clear West Coast IPA dankness, making this one hard-hitting beer.

Tasting Notes:

Hops. Hops. Hops. There’s a rush of stone fruit leaning towards ripe peaches next to a clear piney resin dank. Tropical fruit cuts through the dank as a yeasty and malty flourish takes a backseat to the big hoppy bitterness, fruit, and more dankness the whole way through. Be careful though, there are a lot of ABVs hiding under that alluring and refreshing fruitiness.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN DROP: Upslope Tea Shandy

Style: Ale
Abv: 4.2%
Brewery Location: Boulder, CO

The Beer:

Upslope’s Tea Shandy is made to be sipped all summer long. The very sessionable 4.2 percent ABV means you can do just that. Generally, a shandy would be light lager mixed with Sprite or some other fruity soda. This beer takes a craft route by brewing the suds with the elements of an Arnold Palmer — lemons and black tea — right in the beer.

Tasting Notes:

This is almost too easy to sip. There’s a clear sweetness that rings like an Arnold Palmer but it works with the mildness of the ale malt flavors. Very mild hints of hops remind you that, yes, this is beer. Overall, the sheer drinkability of this summer sipper means you might end up drinking a whole six-pack in one sunny backyard session.

SOUTHERN DROP: Boulevard Cherry Lime Radler

Style: Radler
Abv: 4.1%
Brewery Location: Kansas City, MO

The Beer:
Cherry Lime Radler from Kansas City’s Boulevard is meant to be sipped on a hot summer day. The addition of counterpointing flavors of limes and cherry, the beer brings a quaffability that screams summertime.

Tasting Notes (from the brewer):

“Zesty, refreshing and a little bit of a throwback to the tastes of childhood, our Cherry Lime Radler is summer-in-a-can. Radlers, in general, are brewed to be thirst-quenching in warm weather.”

MIDWEST DROP: Revolution Brewing and Piece Pizzeria & Brewery Little Dreamer

Style: Extra Pale Ale
Abv: 5%
Brewery Location: Chicago, IL

The Beer:

Little Dreamer is a collaboration between damn-near iconic Chicago institutions Revolution Brewery and Piece Pizzeria & Brewery (which has some of the best New Haven-style pies outside of Connecticut). Together, they’ve brewed a beer that keeps things dialed into a pale ale quality that almost leans into the heavier notes of an IPA.

Tasting Notes (from the brewers):

“Nice, sessionable, hoppy, crushable extra pale ale. Perfect for warm weather and pairing with pizza.”

NORTHEAST DROP: Hill Farmstead Self-Reliance: German-Grown Cascade

Style: Pale Ale
Abv: 6%
Brewery Location: Greensboro Bend, VT

The Beer:

Self-Reliance: German-Grown Cascade channels Ralph Waldo Emerson while leaning into expert brewing and aging. This ale was hopped with a single hop varietal to showcase the beauty of that flower — in this case, a German Cascade hop. The ale is then aged in oak puncheons for five months before bottling.

Tasting Notes (from the brewer):

“This new series allows us to showcase each hop’s characteristics within the framework of our delicately tart, lightly effervescent base beer.”

WILD CARD DROP: Surly Grapefruit Supreme

Style: Tart Ale
Abv: 4.5%
Brewery Location: Minneapolis, MN

The Beer:

Grapefruit Supreme is from Minneapolis brewery Surly Brewing. The brewery has delayed their phased reopening to respect the protests happening in the city right now. So if you can, maybe grab a few beers via pick-up to help them stay afloat.

Tasting Notes (from the brewer):

“Braced by bright grapefruit flavor and gentle tartness, this beer reigns supreme. Finishing crisp and citrusy, it sets a new standard for crushable.”

INT’L PICK OF THE MONTH: Budvar (Czechvar)

Style: Pale Lager
Abv: 5%
Brewery Location: České Budějovice, CZ

The Beer:

Budvar — which has to be called “Czechvar” in the U.S. and a few other markets because of American Budweiser legal brouhahas — is a classic pale lager that works perfectly as a great summer sipper. The Czech “Budweiser” has a heft that reminds you how great simple beer can be without overpowering any one part of the drinking experience.

Tasting Notes:

The golden liquid holds clear notes of the Saaz hops with a mild sense of bitterness that’s refreshing and never overpowering. The Moravian malts form a foundation with a note of sweetness that’s almost caramel (though if it’s an older bottle, you might get a note of butterscotch). There’s a mild grassy nature that leads back to the well-balanced hops, malts, and fizz, making this a very easy beer to drink.

With the nation going on a week of protests against police brutality, Jay-Z has been using his status as one of the biggest rap stars in the world to advance his reform agenda and call for justice in a variety of ways. A day ago, Jay paid for full-page ads in a number of national newspapers to honor George Floyd, while today, he shared his “Songs For Survival 2” playlist to provide a soundtrack to the ongoing protests and highlight the history of Black artists speaking out against injustice over the decades.

The playlist is a follow-up to his previous “Songs For Survival” list from 2016 and features songs Eddie Kendricks, Jay Electronica, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Public Enemy, Syl Johnson, Tracy Chapman, Tupac, and of course, Jay-Z himself. It is, naturally, a Tidal exclusive.

Jay previously issued a statement about the death of George Floyd, writing, “Earlier today, Governor Walz mentioned having a human conversation with me — a dad and a Black man in pain. Yes, I am human, a father and a black man in pain and I am not the only one. Now I, along with an entire country in pain, call upon AG Ellison to do the right thing and prosecute all those responsible for the murder of George Floyd to the fullest extent of the law.”
Listen to Jay-Z’s Songs For Survival 2 playlist on Tidal above or click here.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees stirred up controversy on Wednesday when he gave comments to Yahoo! about Colin Kaepernick and other athletes who would take a knee during the national anthem to protest systemic oppression, police brutality, and injustice in America. Brees, as has long been his stance, stated that he believes that kneeling is disrespecting the flag and what it represents, mentioning the fact that both of his grandfathers fought in World War II.

In light of the demonstrations across the United States in response to the circumstances surrounding the killing of George Floyd, Brees’ comments came off as remarkably off-base, earning him condemnation from teammates and individuals across the world of sports, with folks like LeBron James and Aaron Rodgers chiming in. It is exceedingly rare to see athletes call out another athlete, let alone one as high-profile as Brees, and as a result, he offered up a statement in response on Thursday morning.

Here is what Brees wrote:

I would like to apologize to my friends, teammates, the City of New Orleans, the black community, NFL community and anyone I hurt with my comments yesterday. In speaking with some of you, it breaks my heart to know the pain I have caused.
In an attempt to talk about respect, unity, and solidarity centered around the American flag and the national anthem, I made comments that were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the issues we are facing right now as a country. They lacked awareness and any type of compassion or empathy. Instead, those words have become divisive and hurtful and have misled people into believing that somehow I am an enemy. This could not be further from the truth, and is not an accurate reflection of my heart or my character.
This is where I stand:

I stand with the black community in the fight against systemic racial injustice and police brutality and support the creation of real policy change that will make a difference.
I condemn the years of oppression that have taken place throughout our black communities and still exists today.
I acknowledge that we as Americans, including myself, have not done enough to fight for that equality or to truly understand the struggles and plight of the black community.
I recognize that I am part of the solution and can be a leader for the black community in this movement.
I will never know what it’s like to be a black man or raise black children in America but I will work every day to put myself in those shoes and fight for what is right.
I have ALWAYS been an ally, never an enemy.
I am sick about the way my comments were perceived yesterday, but I take full responsibility and accountability. I recognize that I should do less talking and more listening…and when the black community is talking about their pain, we all need to listen.
For that, I am very sorry and I ask your forgiveness.

There is, of course, a certain amount of cynicism that can come in response to this, particularly due to the fact that Brees says the thing that makes him sick is “the way my comments were perceived,” the fact that he’s publicly held this stance on protests and the American flag for years, and, as some Twitter users have pointed out, the use of a stock image. Having said that, Brees did apologize, and hopefully he is sincere in his commitment to listening and being an active, engaged ally in fighting the things Kaepernick attempted to bring into the discourse years ago.

The Oscars recently turned two categories into one when Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing became Best Sound, saving all of, like, three minutes. To paraphrase a movie that the Academy ignored, I disagree, Oscars. I disagree. If anything, the Oscar should add more categories, including Best Stunts and Best Posters. The movie poster is a dying art — it’s all floating heads, Endgame-style overcrowding, and blue and orange color schemes — but every so often, you’ll see a poster that deserves to be hung in a college dorm room (it’s time to retire the Fight Club poster forever), or a museum.

In the case of Da 5 Bloods, it’s posters.

“Now Our Fight Is For Social Justice Plus Too Many Issues To List At This Moment In Time And Space. DA 5 BLOODS Streams On Netflix In Da Year Of Our Lawd 2020 June 12th. YA-DI? SHO-NUFF. And Dat’s Da ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER,’TRUTH,RUTH,” director Spike Lee tweeted on Thursday, while showcasing the stunning new poster for his Netflix film, Da 5 Bloods. It shows a black clenched fist, a symbol of black power and solidarity, under a Vietnam War helmet with “Our Fight Is Not in Vietnam” hovering above. It’s stunning, and it’s not the only great Da 5 Bloods poster we’ve seen. (I can’t find the artist or artists behind the posters, but if it’s you, I don’t care how much you’re getting paid, it’s not enough.)

If only they could be seen in movie theaters across the country. Alas. Da 5 Bloods, which stars Chadwick Boseman, Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jonathan Majors, and Paul Walter Hauser, premieres on Netflix on June 12.

At the start of May, Tekashi 69 made his post-prison comeback with “Gooba,” which quickly found its way to near the top of the charts. Since then, he has been getting ready to drop the song’s follow-up, but it has faced multiple delays. On May 20, he noted his next video, which he insisted “will break the internet,” was delayed to May 29.

That date came and went without a new video, and now Tekashi has again pushed the clip back, this time “out of respect” for the George Floyd protests happening nationwide. In an Instagram post yesterday, he wrote, “Music video will be pushed back again to June 12th out of respect for what we are going through right now.” He added in the caption, “It’s not the time for a music video right now with everything going on in the world. It will be extremely selfish. JUNE 12TH NEXT FRIDAY.”

Between the release of “Gooba” and now, Tekashi has offered other updates about what he’s been up to. On May 30, for instance, he revealed that he has begun work on a new album, writing, “I STARTED RECORDING MY ALBUM TODAY. I LITERALLY CANT STOP MAKING HITS. I AINT LIKE THESE OTHER RAPPERS WHO SOUND THE SAME IN EVERY SONG. WHOS READYYYYYY”