It's become an indisputable fact of life that when Ice Cube speaks, it's wise to listen. We've already seen Cube emerge as a voice of authority amidst times of crisis, with his entire early solo career rife with politically-charged messages and pro-Black themes. It's no surprise that the legendary emcee has much to say considering the ongoing protests in favor of racial equality.

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But like any great rapper, Cube has no shortage of followers and fans that, rather surprisingly, seem to hold prejudices toward black people. It's become disturbingly commonplace to hear arguments like "All Lives Matter" and "But What About Black On Black Crime?" used by those seeking to disrupt an important discourse. Cube took it upon himself to dismantle said arguments, offering his take on why they stand as irrelevant.

"People always say Blacks kill Blacks more then the police," he writes, on his Twitter page. "BLACK ON BLACK CRIME = Jail Time, BLUE ON BLACK CRIME = No Jail Time (and government pays for it), THIS IS WHY PEOPLE ARE IN THE STREETS." Naturally, many of his followers took it upon themselves to argue his stance, with several attempting to pivot the discussion to "white-on-white crime."  Given that the discussion being had is not about that particular demographic, it's difficult to understand why it continues to be used so frequently. Perhaps Ice Cube has no choice but to start breaking out the scowl, a gaze only to be used in emergencies only.

Draymond Green has been doing a whole lot of talking as of late and we can only imagine how all of his teammates must feel about it. Most of his comments have been about none other than Kevin Durant and how the Brooklyn Nets superstar became upset with the Warriors organization. Green says he had quite a few problems with Durant and that their infamous argument last season occurred because Durant was starting to mouth off to various other players on the team.

During an episode of the “All The Smoke” podcast, Green admits that he was becoming so frustrated with KD that he eventually told general manager Bob Myers and head coach Steve Kerr about how the superstar was acting. Green went on to explain that there was a specific game in which KD crossed the line.

Per Green:

“He comes to the bench and he slaps the bench like, ‘Yo! Pass me the f***ing ball.’ I’m like, ‘Get the f*** outta here. F***ing run then.’ And he’s like, ‘You heard what the f*** I said’ and slaps the chair: ‘Pass me the f***ing ball.’ I’m like, ‘Yo, you better calm the f*** down. I don’t know who the f*** you think you’re talking to.’”

Green says the argument in the huddle became so heated that DeMarcus Cousins had to take Green aside and tell him to calm down. Cousins was on Green’s side but he wanted cooler heads to prevail.

With this new information in mind, it seems like the Warriors locker room was certainly a toxic place to be last season.

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In recently leaked court tapes, Amber Heard admitted to striking Johnny Depp in the head with a door, before punching him in the jaw. Althogh, Johhny Depp claims it was abuse, Heard claims that she was trying to protect herself. The two have made very strong assault claims against each other and are in the midst of a serious legal battle. Although we do not know exactly what happened, we do know that this legal battle has been dramatic.

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In the leaked deposition tapes, Depp’s lawyers played a 2016 recording to Amber Heard. In the recording, Depp admits he’d “just been hit in the head with a fucking corner of the door” before he stood up and was “clocked” in the jaw. In that same tape, Heard responded, “I did not do this thing with the door … but I did mean to hit you.”

In the deposition, Heard again claims that she didn’t purposely slam the door into Depp’s face. “I was trying to escape from a room where Johnny was attacking me … I was trying to get onto the other side of the door, attempting to close the door, and he was attempting to get in,” she pleaded. 

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Heard has maintained that she has been trying to escape assault, not conduct it. 

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Lou Williams has been one of the most consistent sixth men in the NBA over the past few years and has been a great depth player for the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers are expected to be title contenders once the playoffs roll around and Williams will most likely be a huge part of that. Last night, Williams helped his team put away the Philadelphia 76ers by a score of 136-130. It was a hard-fought game for both teams, especially the Clippers who struggled at times. 

Amid those struggles, Williams appeared to get in an argument with Paul George over defensive assignments. As you can see in the clip below, the two players exchanged some words and eventually, the clip made its way to social media. Williams immediately took to Twitter to deescalate the situation.

On Saturday morning, Nelly may have felt inspired by Uncut Gems to hit up Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino. If he watched this new Safdie brothers film, it could also explain why Nelly was exhibiting as much rage and frustration as Adam Sandler’s character, Howard Ratner. TMZ has shared a clip of the rapper going off on a pit boss at a poker table. It got pretty hot in there.

If you watch the 50-second clip, you could get a pretty good idea of what went down. It starts with Nelly shouting at the pit boss: “He’s talking about his balls ’cause I said ‘you don’t know how to play,’ and you said, ‘yo get under my nuts.’ So I’m wrong?” Okay, this excerpt might seem a bit confusing at first, so let me break it down. The “he” that Nelly refers to is a fellow gambler at the table who oddly instructed him to “get under my nuts” after Nelly criticized his poker skills. 

The pit boss ends up being the target of Nelly’s wrath since he didn’t intervene in the little dispute at the table. “I didn’t hear any of this,” the pit boss is heard saying. To which Nelly retorts, “I’m telling you what he said!” The pit boss remains indifferent to Nelly’s plight, probably hoping he could just make it to the end of his shift without dealing with any drama. “Just stop. Alright? Enough’s enough,” Nelly is told. The irritated rapper surrenders, repeating “I expect you to be on their side.” At this point, the vibes at the table were totally thrown off and the other player decides that he just wants to take his chips and leave. 

Nicki Minaj has been laying very low since marrying Kenneth Petty in October, but her drama-free streak has just come to an abrupt end. On Friday, she and her hubby were shopping at Maxfield, a high-end retail store in West Hollywood, when they crossed paths with Nicki’s former man, Meek Mill, and a shouting match broke out. 

Clearly, there are some unresolved issues between Nicki and Meek because TMZ footage shows them calling each other names across the store. While the exact reason for the dispute is unknown, some of the words exchanged can be made out in the video… and they’re not nice ones. Nicki shouts, “Shut up bitch”, presumably at Meek. Kenneth taunts Meek that “she ain’t talking to you no more” and calls him a “pussy”, to which Meek retorts, “You pussy,n****!”

Meek was reportedly travelling with a pack of ten people, while the married couple was on their own. In the video, Meek is seen being held back by his own security and employees of the store, which seems to have prevented any hands from being thrown. He is then escorted out of the store as the shouting continues. 

New Jersey rapper, Retch, happened to be an innocent bystander in this incident. He posted a photo of himself and Meek in Maxfield, complimenting him for being a “real down to earth dude.” It was Retch’s lucky day because he then had the chance to meet Nicki, but their encounter had a rough start because Nicki thought Retch belonged to Meek’s crew. After clearing things up, Nicki ditched the hostility and agreed to take a selfie with Retch.