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CB The Best: DJ Khaled Is Launching His Own CBD Brand
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz When DJ Khaled isn’t crafting anthems or at home with the family he is bossing up. The Miami native is already planning for a big 2021. As spotted on Complex the self proclaimed king of vibes is making sure fan love can be their very best selves day in day out. According to the report the Terror Squad affiliate is launching his own CBD brand in a matter of months. In an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone he detailed the inspiration for the move. “As a father, an entrepreneur, a music exec and visionary I am blessed with daily inspiration, a drive to work hard and a passion for success,” he explained. “CBD has become a part of my daily routine and allows me to focus myself and my energies, while striving to better myself every day.” The new v...
Leonard Roberts Details Toxic Environment, Lack Of Diversity On ‘Heroes’ Show
Source: Mark Mainz/TV / Getty Back in 2006, NBC had a hit on its hands with Heroes, a series that examined the lives of ordinary human beings who become superpowered over time. Leonard Roberts, one of the few Black cast members, says that his time on the program was made worse due to clashes with a fellow cast member and the lack of diversity overall left him feeling frustrated. In an op-ed piece for Variety, Roberts, 48, detailed his time on the set of Heroes and thought this was his big break. It was Roberts’ first full-time cast member role and he delivered as a man who had the ability to phase through objects. Roberts wrote that Ali Larter, who played the wife of Roberts’ character on the show, carried their onscreen troubles as a couple into a series of icy real-life confrontations an...
Nissan GT-R (X) 2050 Concept First Look: A Wearable Autonomous Supercar?
The Nissan GT-R (X) 2050 concept is quite obviously a flight into the future. Designed by Nissan intern Jaebum (JB) Choi, it is an autonomous supercar designed for a single occupant who puts on a dockable body suit, climbs in, and lies face down and face first. This contortionist exercise is no mere sketch, either. David Woodhouse, vice president of Nissan Design America, was intrigued enough by Choi’s vision that he approved a full-scale model to be built. See all 35 photos Nissan GT-R (X) Concept: All About the Size and Shape The concept is almost 10 feet long but is only about 2 feet high. It only has room for one person—who, technically, is not the driver since it is an autonomous vehicle. Would you ride in something like this, in that face-first, face-down position? We̵...
Chinese-Market Ford Mustang Mach-E Goes All-In With a Single Front-End Design
Arguably the most important new global product for the Blue Oval is the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. Not only is this the first use of the Mustang name on an electric vehicle (not to mention four-door, or SUV), but it’s Ford’s first new global electric vehicle since the afterthought compliance vehicle that was the Focus Electric. In other words, this is one new vehicle Ford can’t afford to screw up here or anywhere, really. Ford is therefore making one small change to the Mustang Mach-E to suit local tastes in the Chinese market—currently the largest EV market in the world. That change is to the front fascia of the Chinese-market Mustang Mach-E—essentially the Mach-E’s face. While North American and European Mustang Mach-Es (both sourced from Ford’s ...
Dave Grohl on How Last Month’s SNL Slot Came Together and Doing Mushrooms at His Mom’s Holiday Party
You probably saw Foo Fighters performing on that crazy episode of Saturday Night Live that premiered the day that Joe Biden won the election. In a conversation with Zane Lowe at Apple Music, Dave Grohl explained the backstory behind being asked to play that night—which was put together in just a few days. “…Usually with Saturday Night Live, they call you, you get the call months in advance, like weeks and weeks and weeks in advance,” Grohl said. And they pair you with a host and the managers and the publicists talk to the network and the show and blah, blah, blah. “This time they called us on Tuesday. And they were like, ‘Hey, do you want to play Saturday Night Live?’ And we were like, ‘Of course. When?’ They were like ‘Saturday.’ So we’re like, ‘Oh my God.’ It was such a rush just to pack...
Haim Share the Anguish of 2020 on Their Version of ‘Christmas Wrapping’
Hanukkah ends tonight and the Haim sisters decided to take the holiday out in style. The trio, with an assist by Thundercat on bass and some new lyrics from playwright Jeremy O. Harris (Slave Play), released their own version of Waitresses’ 1981 tune “Christmas Wrapping” with the appropriately titled “Christmas Wrapping 2020 (All I Want for Christmas Is a Vaccine),” as their first holiday song. The song sums up 2020 pretty succinctly, lamenting the lack of sex, their skin breaking out, subpar latkes, spending too much time on TikTok, drinking and the Cuisinart not working. However, it did try to be hopeful in a small way by cheering Trump’s removal from office, Tom Hanks being saved from COVID and Zendaya winning an Emmy. Watch the clip below. [embedded content] Earlier this year, Haim rel...
WELP!: Sage Steele Replaced on ESPN By Woman She Tried To Get Fired
Source: Meg Oliphant / Getty Sage Steele may have thought she had a little more pull than Elle Duncan, but it appears after ESPN’s latest announcement she found out just how sick of her personality that everyone really is. On Monday (Dec 15), the network took to Twitter to alert fans of the change, making note that Sage Steele will no longer be anchoring the daily 6 p.m. edition of SportsCenter, before noting that the coveted spot would be filled by none other than Elle Duncan. “ESPN announces SportsCenter anchor lineup for the new year,” the tweet read. “Steele will move to the noon ET edition of SportsCenter as co-anchor after the College Football Playoff and will add a new periodic ESPN+ interview program to her slate.” Duncan, who is currently on maternity leave, and will join Kevin Ne...
Come Back On Deck: Fetty Wap Explains Why He “Fell Off” To A Fan On IG
Source: Steven Ferdman / Getty In 2014, Fetty Wap‘s “Trap Queen” hit the airwaves like a tsunami out of left field and was heard everywhere from the club to the burbs. Alhough it looked like Fetty was well on his way to superstardom, nothing happened after that his single, for the most part. Sure the New Jersey artist appeared on a gang of features courtesy of mixtape rappers looking to use his clout to put themselves on, but in a couple of years the singer/rapper went from one of the hottest artists on the streets to as ice cold as that piece on his chest. The man even appeared on Love & Hip Hop and we all know once you’re a rapper who’s relegated to a check from VH1, it’s more than likely a wrap for your career—no shots. While most fans hesitate to ever ask a rapper the dreaded “what...
DJ Akademiks Goes In On Ebro & Peter Rosenberg After Being Called “Softest Man In The Game”
Source: Earl Gibson III / Getty DJ Akademiks is only a few weeks removed from being (officially?) fired from Complex’s Everyday Struggle but already one of the most criticized Hip-Hop personalities in the game is once again defending himself from his on-air peers. Recently Hot 97‘s Peter Rosenberg decided to take a nice sized crap on the former Everyday Struggle co-host, referring to him as a “talentless hack” on Ebro In The Morning before really going in on Tekashi 6ix9ine’s former best friend. “Let me tell you the level of tit mouse that dude was in that building and the way he walked in those hallways and the speed walk that dude does to avoid confrontation in real life. Akademiks, the level of bitch in that dude, OK? I am one of the softest dudes publicly in the history of Hip-Hop. I’m...
Online Marketplace StockX Valued At $2.8B After Receiving $275M Series E Funding
Source: Cody Glenn / Getty StockX’s stock just went up…literally, and you could possibly get a piece of it very soon. Online marketplace StockX where you can cop anything from classic Jordans, designer clothing, and PS5 consoles, just announced its $275 million Series E funding, which will now push the company’s value to about $2.8 billion. Hypebeast reports that the company intends to use its new funding to expand further its global reach and new “product development efforts.” But, there are whispers that StockX’s new financing is helping the company prepare to go public. StockX’s CEO, Scott Cutler, spoke on the company’s new partners adding in a statement: “The quality of investors joining us is a clear signal that the market recognizes that there is an incredible opportunity in e-commer...
Taylor Hanson & Wife Natalie Welcome Their Seventh Baby: ‘7 Is a Beautiful Number’
The 37-year-old singer announced that he and Natalie, who have been married since 2002, were expecting their seventh baby in a sweet Instagram post back in September. “The best kind of unexpected. Number seven coming this December. #2020,” he wrote. He told Today’s Parent in 2017 about the lessons he’s learned of being part of a big family. “I think what’s really cool about bigger families is that everybody develops this innate ability to figure out how to compromise, work with others and realize that the entire world doesn’t revolve around you,” he said at the time. “It also encourages you to be an individual because you can clearly see your differences from a brother or sister. I see that with my kids: They’re very different, ...
Charly Bliss and PUP Share Punky Holiday Tune ‘It’s Christmas and I Fucking Miss You’
Charly Bliss and PUP are here to save the holidays with “It’s Christmas and I Fucking Miss You.” The song premiered last weekend on Charly Bliss’ holiday livestream It’s A Blissful Life, but it’s available everywhere now. It comes with a playful video on YouTube, starting with Charly Bliss’ Eva Hendricks singing into a hairbrush in the shower. “Our managers have been trying to get us to write a Christmas song for years and we’ve never followed through, but we decided that enlisting our friends in PUP would at least make it fun,” said Hendricks in a statement. “We never imagined we’d be so proud and absolutely thrilled as we are by the results. We tried to write a song that reflects the absolute insanity of this year and the fact that everyone in the world is stuck missing someone thi...
