LeBron James has matured as a player before our very eyes. When he started out in 2003, he was coming straight out of high school and it remained to be seen if he would live up the high expectations that were thrust upon him. Of course, that’s exactly what he did as he won countless MVPs and even three NBA championships. 

We have also come to know James as a father and today, his middle child Bryce turned 13 years old. In light of this big milestone, James took to Instagram where he wished his son a happy birthday.

Per LeBron:

“Man o man!!!! Happy Bday to my guy guy Bryce Maximus James!!! Thirteen though?!?!?! Where is the time going! You’re one of a kind young man and I’m proud to watch your continue to grow every day and I’m also proud to be your dad!! You make the whole house laugh daily by just simply being YOU!! Always know YOU is good enough and more my son. Enjoy your day as we celebrate it together as what we call the #JamesGang? way!”

Bryce has proven himself to be quite the basketball player in his youth, just like his brother Bronny. Perhaps in the future, we could see the two on the same team. Whether it be in high school, college, or the NBA.

Had he not been killed on that tremendously depressing day in June 2018, XXXTentacion would be turning 22-year-old today. The late Florida-based rapper had a loyal following and, since his passing, his supporters have kept his legacy and memory alive by continuing to make him one of the most-streamed artists of the last decade. Although he only got the chance to release a couple of studio albums in his lifetime, the estate of XXXTentacion has posthumously dropped two more, marking the end of his musical catalog. There is a chance that the fallen superstar pops up here and there for a posthumous feature verse in the future but, in terms of an album, there will reportedly be no further projects released under his name. As fans deliver their tributes to XXX’s family and friends on his birthday, his estate has thrown things back to two years ago, during the year the rapper was murdered, to look at how he would have wanted to celebrate his birthday.

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Despite all the negativity spewed about him in the media, XXXTentacion was trying to change his ways to become a better man. In the final year of his life, X established an organization with his mother called Helping Hand, aiming to aid homeless people in his city and contributing time to women’s shelters across the country. With that in mind, his birthday wish from 2018 makes perfect sense.

“My birthday wish is to unite the world and to end the huge physical and spiritual war going on, let us all agree to disagree,” wrote the recording artist on January 23, 2018. The post was shared anew today, in memory of the late rapper.

Rest in power, XXXTentacion and happy birthday.

Yesterday marked the 28th birthday of beloved EDM producer DJ Carnage. The producer, who’s made a name for himself in both hip-hop and electronic spaces, shared a glimpse of his festivities on Instagram which included strippers and loud music. However, the timeline also was flooded with birthday tributes from Carnage’s celebrity friends.

Now, Drake and Carnage have a pretty hilarious friendship with one another. Although we haven’t heard much music from them yet, they’re constantly trolling each other in their respective Instagram comments. Carnage flamed Drake for “fake ab surgery,” which undoubtedly sparked a narrative on social media surrounding Drake’s health regiment, and compared the Canadian rapper’s style to DJ Khaled’s. For Carnage’s birthday, Drake gave him a bit of his own medicine.

“Happy birthday to my actual brother @carnage I am sorry I don’t claim you more but you know what mom tells us about how important my image is and what not…wishing you more life and more paid frat party hostings for 2020.”

Drake shared a photo of himself and Future The Prince on Instagram, which would seem conceited upon first glance, but it was only the set up for a bigger punchline. “swipe right to see who I’m talking about @carnage,” Drake concluded his statement. After swiping, you’ll find an incredibly blurry photo of Carnage seated in the background of the first photo. 

Peep the post below.