Pop Smoke will reportedly be taking a victory lap through Canarsie, Brooklyn during his final ride through the city. Today reportedly marks the final (and only) public event celebrating the life of Pop Smoke, real name Bashar Barakah Jackson, who will reportedly be tributed with a procession through his hometown. While he was still in the early stages of his career, Pop Smoke quickly became one of the most exciting figures in rap music. At just 20-years-old, he was gunned down in the Hollywood Hills in what was initially reported as a home invasion robbery. More recent reports have been...
Following his unceremonious “firing” from Public Enemy, Flava Flav took a moment After hitting the Bernie Sanders camp with a cease and desist letter (over a prescheduled Public Enemy performance at a campaign event) Flava Flav found himself given the unceremonious boot from Public Enemy — a group he helped start back in 1985. Despite the obvious narrative, Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D explained that politics had nothing to do with the firing, but rather Flav’s unprofessional conduct and tendency to value “partying over work.” Given that Flava has been part of Public Enemy for thirty-seven years, it’s surprising that such a...
Joel Embiid changes his social handles following Jeopardy! contestant’s hilarious response to a question about Embiid’s nickname. Philadelphia 76ers’ All Star center Joel Embiid was an answer on “Jeopardy!” Wednesday night but, as we’ve seen from previous Jeopardy contestants, their sports knowledge wasn’t quite up to snuff. That said, it didn’t prevent good ole Paul from taking a stab at the $1000 question in the “Current Sports Nicknames” category. Sarah Stier/Getty Images The Jeopardy answer on Wednesday night was as follows: “Joel Embiid in 2019 won the trademark for this nickname of his that also describes the 76er’s strategy...
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo praises LeBron James as a top-three player in the world ahead of Bucks-Laker showdown. Basketball fans will be treated to a potential NBA Finals preview on Friday night as LeBron James and the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers play host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks. Ahead of the highly anticipated showdown between the league’s top two teams, Giannis offered high praise for LeBron as he described what his fellow MVP candidate has accomplished this season as nothing short of amazing. Stacy Revere/Getty Images During a media scrum at the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday,...
The New York Knicks have been a disaster for a very long time. New York Knicks fans have had to deal with a lot of pain over the last few decades. they haven’t won a championship since the early 1970s and are consistently seen as a laughing stock. Owner James Dolan is a huge reason for this. He is notorious for being the worst owner in the NBA and hasn’t done anything good for his franchise for a very long time. This season has been particularly bad and Dolan is well-aware. Despite this awareness, he still finds it necessary...
Steph Curry hasn’t played a game of NBA basketball since all the way back in October. Steph Curry will most likely go down as the greatest shooter in NBA history and his talents are responsible for a great deal of the Warriors’ success over the last few years. Case in point, the Warriors have won three championships in the last five seasons and without Steph, none of that would have been possible. This season has been a bit different for the Warriors as Curry went down with a broken hand back on October 30th. Over the past few weeks,...
Carl Crawford and 1501 Certified Entertainment’s motion to prevent Megan Thee Stallion from releasing her debut album this Friday has been denied. A judge has officially denied the emergency motion filed by 1501 Certified Entertainment CEO Carl Crawford to dissolve Megan Thee Stallion‘s temporary restraining order against the label, which allowed her to release her debut album, SUGA, without his permission. Megan made her conflict with the label and Carl public this weekend by going on Instagram live to reveal that 1501 has been preventing her from releasing new music ever since she requested a renegotiation of her contract. She went on to file a lawsuit against 1501...
Kristaps Porzingis was brutally honest after the Dallas Mavericks’ latest win. Kristaps Porzingis has been having a solid season with the Dallas Mavericks. After coming back from injury, Porzingis has proven to be a piece that the Mavericks have been missing for a while. Not to mention, the presence of Luka Doncic has suddenly turned this squad into legitimate playoff contenders. At this point, it’s safe to say the Mavericks will make the playoffs, even if they aren’t a top seed right now. They’ve built enough of a cushion that the playoffs aren’t exactly a pipe dream. After last...
J. Prince sets the record straight after Megan Thee Stallion allegedly included him in a lawsuit “wrapped around lies and stupidity.” It has been a long and winding road during the lead-up to Megan Thee Stallion‘s debut studio album. Last year, the Houston stand-out released her highly-successful commercial mixtape Fever, before announcing that she would be spending time on the creation of her official debut, SUGA. We will get a chance to hear the self-professed Hot Girl’s new project tonight but that was nearly not the case. Her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment and Carl Crawford, have been actively attempting to halt...
The Air Jordan 5’s rich history is being represented here. While some of you may not have been alive during this era, there is no denying that the 90s were a wild time for shoes. Geometric shapes and lots of colors were being pushed onto every sneaker. The 90s kicked off with the Air Jordan 5 which featured some interesting design elements that set the tone for the decade. This silhouette had three OG colorways including “Fire Red,” “Grape,” and “Black Metallic.” Now, Jordan Brand is dropping a hybrid sneaker that features all three of these offerings. Thanks to...