Many folks think the screenings feel more like concerts than a typical movie outing. But sadly for fans at an unspecified theater, their excitement for the film reportedly resulted in the screening getting shut down… Or at the very least, almost shut down.

According to XXL on Instagram, a movie theater tried to ax the screening due to fans being too loud. In a clip they shared on IG from TikTok user @vaehjadeee, you can see an employee talk to the disgruntled crowd. One attendee even shouted at the employee and called him a “b***h.” The audience later chanted, “Turn the show on!” Maybe YB can use that for a future song…

Some reports indicate the shut-down was complete. But per @vaehjadeee’s replies in the video’s comments section, it seems like the movie theater eventually played the movie after the audience continued to demand it. Presumably, everyone there had an amazing time.

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Where To Watch American YoungBoy

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At press time, American YoungBoy is only available to watch in major theaters like AMC and Regal. Tickets are also available for purchase on other sites like Fandango. However, dates and times vary depending on where you look.

Elsewhere, NBA YoungBoy’s name is circling around big hip-hop stories, namely the shooting of NBA Ben 10 and the alleged involvement of AllStar JR. He hasn’t spoken on this situation at press time, but folks like Wack 100 are confident he won’t engage with it in the first place.

Even YB’s mother stepped in to defend Ben 10’s mother amid this controversy. That case continues to develop, although a lot of details remain unclear.

Meanwhile, NBA YoungBoy’s connection with non-celebrities isn’t just fan-based. He also gives back to his community. The Louisiana rapper covered the funeral costs for a ten-year-old girl who was accidentally shot in Baton Rouge.

“I know Baton Rouge love to say all the bad things people do,” the girl’s mother reportedly wrote on social media. “But I want to be the first to say publicly thanks to NBA YoungBoy and whomever may be a part of his team tonight. As I type this with tears in my eyes my baby Kimani funeral is officially paid for!”

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As caught by ZADCOZZY on Twitter, he expressed his belief in no big artists believing in rollouts anymore or trying to forge a compelling one. While there are plenty of contemporary examples that disprove this, there are few artists who are able to create a moment like this quite like the 6ix God can.

“Listen, I love it,” Charlamagne remarked about Drake’s ICEMAN rollout. “The reason I love it is because nobody does rollouts anymore. Everybody thinks they’re f***ing Beyoncé from ten years ago and they can just drop, drop, drop. Nah, do a motherf***ing rollout. The funny thing is, I see people on social media saying, ‘Man, f**k all these gimmicks and these antics. Just drop the motherf***ing music.’ No! There used to be a time when people used to build things up. They would do proper rollouts. The reality is, Drake can’t afford – he’s not gon’ flop. But he can’t afford anything less than crazy, crazy numbers because of the social media narratives that’s gon’ happen if he don’t.”

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Charlamagne Tha God’s Drake Takes

Ironically enough, Charlamagne Tha God has been very critical of Drake in recent years. A lot of this relates to suing over the K.Dot battle, feeling underwhelmed by $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, and more. While the Toronto superstar has other media figures higher on his opp list, it’s not like Tha God doesn’t get hypocrite and hater claims from the OVO fanbase as well.

Elsewhere, Charlamagne Tha God claimed to know who is on Drake’s ICEMAN. He heard that Future will be on the album, but no one has confirmed this at press time. The alleged revelation caught a lot of attention because of Pluto’s presumed beef with The Boy. After all, “Like That” landed on Fewtch’s album.

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As caught by 2Cool2Blog on IG, the singer spoke on how many folks are excited to attend the “Raymond & Brown” trek. Brown more specifically pointed his ire at folks criticizing his fans for supporting him, blasting the whole thing as performative and obsessive outrage.

“The funniest and the weirdest s**t ever to me is the fact that people have the option to come to my tour and the option not to,” he wrote. “I know everyone who is a fan of me and USHER will definitely be in the building and it will be PACKED just like last year. But I’m scrolling through insta and tik tok and I come across rage bait pages and or these fake woke stand up for nothing pages bashing people for wanting to come have a good time. The dudes hating, I can understand that (thinking we gone steal ya girl and s**t). BUT THE KARENS, and the self hating h*es be making me LAUGH. I CANT WAIT TO RUB THIS S**T IN YALL FACE.”

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Chris Brown & Usher’s Tour Dates

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Recently, a content creator got into an online spat with Chris Brown, criticizing his artistry, his alleged colorism, and his history of misconduct, assault, and abuse allegations. CB was unsurprisingly dismissive in response. “[laughing emojis] You sound hurt my boy,” he commented under one of the online user’s social media posts. “l’m lame but you thought this was real news to make a post about another n***a. Better be lucky I ain’t tryna crack ya mom.”

Despite this controversial debate, Chris Brown and Usher’s tour will most likely excel when it runs from June 26 to December 11. These discussions will always follow Brown’s career, but that doesn’t mean folks will stop supporting him. For the near future, he will most likely continue to ward off criticisms.

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As such, the Houston star was visibly emotional during the show’s curtain call after the performance, shedding tears as fans cheered her on. The context of the breakup is hard to ignore, and it’s led fans to make assumptions about her emotional state and whether or not she connected her reaction to her bombshell romantic update.

Hollywood Unlocked caught various clips of the moment on Instagram. It partially represents a final push for Megan during Moulin Rouge! The Musical, as her stint will end on May 17 ahead of the production’s closure on August 30. But it might more significantly represent the support fans are providing during this difficult time. Still, folks on both sides don’t know the full story just yet, as Klay hasn’t spoken out about the split and cheating allegations at press time.

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What Happened With Klay Thompson & Megan Thee Stallion?

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“Cheating, had me around your whole family playing house…” Meg alleged in an Instagram Story post. “got ‘cold feet.’ Holding you down through all your HORRIBLE mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball season now you don’t know if you can be ‘monogamous’???? b***h I need a REAL break after this one .. bye yall.”

“I’ve made the decision to end my relationship with Klay,” she shared in a subsequent statement. “Trust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there’s no real path forward. I’m taking this time to prioritize myself and move ahead with peace and clarity.”

However, other folks are celebrating Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson’s split. DJ Akademiks is not a fan of Thee Stallion at all, so he was very happy to hear about the cheating allegations and justify them.

Elsewhere, social media has also been cheering Megan on, even amid more negative takes. Hopefully her future performances as Zidler not only get even better, but also provide some solace amid all the turbulence.

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Ben said there were more club records than bars, Akademiks countered this, and Mal revealed why both may be right. Starting with Ak, he commented on DaDonnn’s assessment during a livestream caught by CY Chels on Twitter. It turns out a lot of this, and a lot of Mal’s commentary, supposedly comes from the 6ix God himself.

“I did have a conversation with Drake once I reacted to BenDaDonnn,” Akademiks remarked. “He was just like, ‘What Ben heard wasn’t the final album.’ That was pretty much what he said… I don’t want an album filled with a bunch of bars. Yes, we want bars. But you got these haters like, ‘The only way to come back, he got to rap a million bars on 18 songs, Conductor [Williams] beats…’ F**k out of here, n***a… He basically told me, ‘Nah, it’s not what it’s going to be… Ak, come on, you know me. This is a Drake album.’ That was a good assurance. That’s the only conversation we’ve had about music… Maybe one or two songs got leaked that he might keep. I don’t know.”

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ICEMAN Countdown

As for Mal, NFR Podcast caught a clip of his New Rory & Mal podcast remarks on Instagram. It seems like the conflicting reports about ICEMAN‘s direction are just a simple reflection of the creative process.

“He had a few rough albums,” Mal said of Drizzy’s changes to the LP. “He thought this was the album, or this was going to be the album, or this song was going to make the album that he completely went away from that and started creating different energy, different sounds. I think a lot of artists, that’s what they do a lot of the time. Well, he is different. But it’s no different in the process of being inspired by a sound this week or next week, and then 40 might play something, and you’re like, ‘Oh, s**t.'”

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Drake recently launched the ICEMAN Countdown website. On it, he shared a full version of the zine he hid in his Toronto ice sculpture along with other creative and interactive elements.

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As caught by No Jumper on Instagram, Foogiano reposted the following IG Story: “We doing our time and making it back to our [loved] ones without taking another n***a from theirs!!! We not respecting that rat s**t at all!! From the streets, to the state and the feds we standing on business!!! Welcome home cuh @foogiano !!” “[black heart emoji] you even after the grave,” he wrote in addition to the Instagram Story repost.

Many folks speculated over what this message could refer to. Some saw it as a general message against snitching, whereas others theorized it might have something to do with Guwop’s alleged kidnapping and robbery at the hands of Shiesty. The Georgia rapper hasn’t clarified any of this at press time, and we’ll see if that changes soon.

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What Happened To Pooh Shiesty?

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For those unaware, folks are accusing Gucci Mane of snitching on Pooh Shiesty. The Memphis MC, his father, Big30, and others were recently arrested for allegedly robbing and kidnapping Gucci over Shiesty’s record contract with him.

Many folks in hip-hop believe Guwop may have cooperated with authorities in this matter. This is not only due to court allegations, but also his “Crash Dummy” diss track. Gucci references the alleged altercation on the track, which many saw as proof enough of his reputation and perspective.

All of this is pretty ironic because Gucci Mane kept Foogiano and Pooh Shiesty on 1017 after announcing he would cut the rest of the roster. The ironic decision hits differently now.

We will see if Yano or anyone else here speaks out about the status of the label and these interpersonal dynamics. This snitching message is up for speculative interpretation, as nothing explicitly affirmed it.

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During a recent livestream caught by CY Chels on Twitter, he spoke with What’s The Dirt about various Drizzy-related topics, including his new album ICEMAN. Ak thinks this will set hip-hop back on a proper course, as he thinks K.Dot wanted to “Watch The Party Die” instead of leading the culture forward after beating the Toronto artist.

“After Kendrick did his thing in the battle and dropped GNX, he basically says ‘Watch The Party Die,’ and nobody acknowledged that was probably the worst ideology to exist,” he remarked. “‘Watch The Party Die’ was actually watching the culture of hip-hop die, watching music that existed in all facets and forms die. You can’t kill something without giving an alternative, and all he wanted to do was kill it.

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When Is Drake Dropping ICEMAN?

“I get it,” Ak acknowledged. “There’s a lot of people saying we rock with people like Kendrick, we rock with some of the woke stuff, the ‘He’s super cultural’ thing, whatever you want to say that’s defined as… What do we do now? ‘I didn’t think that far.’ That’s the problem… They kept d**k-riding, ‘Dot era.’ There’s no Dot era… What’s the next step? […] He don’t give a goddamn f**k, he’s just doing whatever the f**k he wants. He’s left the people in shambles.”

“We’re looking for Drake to give us a bridge to a f***ing time machine to literally three to four years ago, when we felt it was a little nicer,” Akademiks continued. “The f***ing Grinch came through, destroyed Christmas, told us we’re watching the party die. Where is the next iteration of this? […] I understand there’s different perspectives on hip-hop. There’s always going to be a counter. I’m not knocking that. My thing is… There’s no instructions coming. There’s nothing left. If we’re waiting on Kendrick, it’s not going to happen. So the entire music form is waiting to see if Drake can kind of restore the feeling.”

Drake is dropping ICEMAN on May 15. We’ll see if he “restores the feeling,” whatever you think that might mean as a fan or hater.

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TMZ reports that these attorneys have been receiving violent, antisemitic, and abundant hate mail in the form of a flurry of emails. The outlet obtained one example, which is reportedly one of many letters the legal team has received so far.

“With the recent shocking news about the crimes D4VD committed on a 12 year old girl, It sickens me that your law firm would pick up this case and defend such a filthy human,” the alleged email reportedly read. “I’m not surprised you are all JEWS! the only race that puts money above all morals and will go to the pits of hell for a dollar. I’m also not surprised your law firm also defended Prince ANDREWS another Hollywood pedo! I pray someday you find your kids slaughtered in the trunk of a car, see how it feels. The world deserves less JEWS and your monsters clients like D4VD and Prince Andrews!”

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D4vd’s Charges

D4vd pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. These include first-degree murder and unlawful mutilation of human remains. There’s another charge related to prosecutors’ allegations that he had a sexual relationship with Celeste Rivas Hernandez, which she threatened to expose. This allegedly led the singer to murder her. As such, he also faces a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14.

D4vd’s other associates are also causing conversation. His brother recently condemned sexual predators and said they should all die, but he didn’t confirm if the message has anything to do with his brother. An actress from an old music video also spoke out and called the artist a “monster,” and various artists pulled their collaborations with him from streaming services.

It’s a horrifying and complex situation to navigate. But the lawyers, like many others, are just doing their job.

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The connection between Will Smith and the Air Jordan 5 runs deep. Throughout the first season of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” Will Smith wore the Air Jordan 5 in several colorways without laces. Jordan Brand turned that cultural moment into an intentional design detail years later.

Inspired by the laceless AJ5 model Smith was known for, the construction seals up the lace loops entirely. Furthermore, internal bands lock down the tongue to make up for the lack of laces. The result is a shoe that connects right back to the show.

The Black Metallic colorway holds a particularly special place in Fresh Prince history. There was one shoe Will Smith wore every episode, and that was the Air Jordan 5 “Black Metallic“, featured in the show’s opening credits and inaugural episode.

This sample is not expected to release publicly. However, its emergence adds another remarkable chapter to Jordan Brand’s ongoing relationship with 90s TV nostalgia. For collectors and Fresh Prince fans, this is one of the more exciting samples we’ve ever seen.

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“Fresh Prince” Air Jordan 5 Black Metallic Sample

The Air Jordan 5 “Black Metallic” is one of the most culturally loaded colorways in sneaker history. The shoe features a black nubuck upper with silver reflective tongue and shark-tooth midsole accents, creating an instantly recognizable silhouette.

The laceless construction closes off the eyelets entirely, giving the shoe a cleaner, more lifestyle-ready profile. A teal and pink tongue tab references the Fresh Prince branding seen on earlier samples. The tongue includes “West Philadelphia” branding, a direct reference to the opening line of the show’s theme song.

Inside, colorful striped insoles add a playful, show-inspired touch. Nike Air branding sits on the heel, keeping the OG details fully intact throughout.

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Via Twitter, he let off a series of tweets mocking Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson’s relationship. The commentator justified the Dallas Maverick cheating, suggested the whole relationship was false and meaningless, and even predicted he’ll have his best season ever next year.

Also, he posted an old clip of him from a few months ago in which he predicted the split. “Good, she’s running up that check, doing her thing, but I’ma keep it a bean with you,” Akademiks had said. “By the time the postseason hits, this gon’ be post-relationship, okay? Trust me, trust me. This s**t really over already.”

As caught by joebuddenclips/fanpage on Twitter, he elaborated on his thoughts during his livestream last night. DJ Akademiks said Meg’s ruined the careers of every man who she’s been with.

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Did Klay Thompson Cheat?

At press time, Klay Thompson doesn’t seem to have responded to his ex girlfriend’s allegations. While many fans are digging up old cheating allegations, previous partners, social media gossip, and much more, they won’t have a clear idea of what’s going on until the parties involved elaborate further. We’ll see how this goes down and if other salacious details emerge about this breakup.

Given DJ Akademiks’ animosity towards Megan Thee Stallion, and vice versa, this celebration and cheating justification is unsurprising from Ak. They have even clashed in court before during the Milagro Gramz case, so it’s not your typical artist/media dynamic.

We will see if Meg or Klay respond to the public discourse about their relationship, as unlikely of a possibility that may sound like. Akademiks and many others are bringing up their old grudges against Megan, whereas others are just sad this high-profile romance wasn’t as strong as they thought. Amid these cheating debates, there will always be two sides to the story.

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