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Ray Fisher’s Cyborg Written Out Of Upcoming ‘The Flash’ Movie

Source: CHRIS DELMAS / Getty One of the few bright spots of DC’s incredibly struggle film known as Justice League was Ray Fisher’s iteration as comic book superhero Cyborg. Although many fans want to see more of the half-man, half-robot hero, don’t expect to see him again anytime soon. Months after criticizing Justice League replacement director Joss Whedon and DC Films President, Walter Hamada, The Wrap is reporting that Ray Fisher’s Cyborg character has been written out of the highly anticipated The Flash solo film. The news comes after Fisher publicly announced that not only did he want nothing to do with the upcoming movie, but also that Walter Hamada was “the most dangerous kind of enabler” explaining that “His lies, and WB PR’s failed Sept. 4th hit-piece sought to undermine the very ...

After Twitter Suspended His Account, Facebook Is Indefinitely Banning Donald Trump From Posting

Source: SOPA Images / Getty After all of the racist and outright crazy sh*t that he has said on Twitter that many have warned would eventually lead to yesterday’s bootleg coup, social media companies have said enough. With only 14 days remaining in his nightmare term, Donald Trump, who has been pushing the norms to the limit, has finally done something that both Democrats and a sizeable number of Republicans can agree was absolutely crazy. After urging a mob of his loyal pro-Trump terrorists to storm the U.S. Capitol Building putting the lives of Congress members, Capitol Police, and his own Vice President in danger, Twitter took the unprecedented act to suspend the inciter-in-chief’s account after he continued to spew false information breaking Twitters Rules. In violation of those rules,...

Royce da 5’9 Boots ‘The Source’ Co-Founder Dave Mays Out Clubhouse Room Over Eminem Beef

Source: Catherine McGann / Getty It is a well-documented fact that Royce da 5’9 and Eminem are close friends in Hip-Hop and that their connection is more of a brotherhood than anyone on the outside can understand. While hosting a Clubhouse chat, Nickel Nine got into some funk with The Source co-founder Dave Mays regarding Slim Shady which got testy. As Clubhouse becomes one of the hottest spaces online for industry minds to meet and, at times, hash out their varying opinions, fans are uploading the previously privatized chats to social media, especially when veer off into the spicy side. Inside the room featured the likes of Just Blaze, Van Lathan, Punch of TDE, and King Los among others discussing Eminem’s legacy, loosely at that, along with the aforementioned. It appeared that many in th...

Busta Rhymes Memorializes MF DOOM In Heartfelt Letter

Source: PYMCA / Getty Busta Rhymes is mourning over the loss of his longtime friend, and collaborator MF DOOM after the recent news of his death created a shockwave of grief throughout the culture.  After a few days of silence, Vibe spotted Busta’s heartfelt letter penned on Instagram memorializing DOOM’s life and contribution to Hip-Hop.  “It has taken me days to come to terms with this enough to type about it and I still can’t believe it or come to terms with it,” Busta wrote on Sunday (Jan. 3). “I’m completely f*cked up by the loss of this GOD MC & incredible human being!!! Over 30 years of friendship and brotherhood almighty!! I wanted to believe this was another elaborate scheme by the great Whodunit MF Doom himself but this time I have [received] the confirmations that ...

The Twitterverse Thanks Stacey Abrams For Turning Georgia Into A Blue State

Source: Jessica McGowan / Getty Last night Georgia held what many consider the most important senate runoff vote in U.S. history and now that it looks like democrats will retake control of the Senate, Americans took to Twitter to give Stacey Abrams her flowers for making the impossible happen. According to Raw Story, the Twitterverse erupted with joy and gratitude for Abrams after it began to seem clear that democratic senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff were Washington bound as they took the leads over their republican opponents, Sen. Kelly Loeffler amd Sen. David Purdue. Long thought to be a deep red state, Stacy Abrams spent the last few years convincing people to register to vote and got them to the poles after she herself was robbed of the Governorship in Atlant...

Megan Thee Stallion Says “Nice Try” To Tory Lanez Seemingly Trying To Troll Her With DaBaby Collab

Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It’s a new year, and the varmint Tory Lanez is still trying to get under Megan Thee Stallion’s skin. Sighs… Tory Lamez is still at it y’all. The Canadian rapper became the discussion topic when he shared a still from a video he and the king of CAP, DaBaby, collaborated on with the caption “@dababy X TORY LANEZ ……… SONG + VISUALS ON THE WAY.” Twitter immediately called out Lanez and DaBaby for working with the “Say it” crafter because Lanez allegedly shot the Houston rapper. DaBabt and Megan Thee Stallion are  good friends and have collaborated frequently. Just recently, the two, who many say is work husband and wife, came together on the single “Cry Baby” off Megan’s debut album Good News which is currently gaining momentum thanks to the #CryBab...

Young Buck Says After Rejoining G-Unit Things Went Sour With 50 Cent [Video]

Source: Chris Polk / Getty It seems the public rushed to judgement on Young Buck. He is now clearing the air regarding his tumultuous ride with his former crew. As spotted on Hot New Hip-Hop the Nashville Tennessee MC conducted a very in depth interview with your favorite culture vulture’s favorite culture vulture DJ Vlad. In the 28th installment, yes 28th, he details the time he rejoined the Unit back in 2014. While his consigliere Sha Money XL, and former President of G-Unit, had advised him not to go back he did. “From there, 50 started to create a new situation contractually wise,” he said. “‘Cause I was no longer under the contract of my previous years, so I was coming into him basically giving the opportunity of creating a, I think we were supposed to do a group project and...

New York Times Best-Selling Author Eric Jerome Dickey Passes Away At 59

Source: Jody Cortes / Getty 2021 is starting very shaky. New York Times best-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey passed away at the age of 59. Dickey’s publicist confirmed the sad news that the writer died on Sunday, January 3, in his Los Angeles home “after battling a long illness.” Vulture reports that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no services to remember the late scribe. Dickey was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, and before he became famous for his novels, he studied engineering at the University of Memphis. Dickey’s writing career began in 1989 while still working as an engineer before heading to Los Angeles trying his hand at acting and comedy. His first book, Sister, Sister, was released in 1996 and is still held in high regard due to its impactful representat...

Hypebeast Alert: Supreme Unveils New Nike SB Dunk Low Sneaker Collaboration

Source: SUPREME / Supreme We are only a couple of days into the new year and we already have our first hyped shoe release. Two of your favorite brands are partnering once again for the culture. Source: SUPREME / Supreme As spotted on High Snobiety Supreme has announced a new drop with Nike. Coming our way is a SB Dunk Low. It features a Hyper Blue colorway throughout the classic silhouette. Gold stars live on the quarter panels which is a nod to their memorable Dunk High from the 2003 season. Additionally gold detailing complements the stars via the “NIKE” embroidered heel, “NIKE”-branded tongue tag, and “SUPREME” dubraes. In terms of materials we get a crocodile embossed leather for blue portion throughout the shoe. According to the story this is one of many Supreme and Nike col...

Kenneth Petty’s Alleged Victim Airs Out Him & Nicki Minaj Over Alleged Harassment

Source: Robert Kamau / Getty Nicki Minaj may be enjoying motherhood, but that’s not stopping her name from appearing in some messy drama. As previously reported, the Queens rapper graciously shared photos of her son with her legion of fans, and the Barbz are over the moon; but the adorable photos didn’t stop more drama from hitting the Petty household after the alleged victim of Kenneth Petty’s crime made a tearful and public plea asking the couple to “stop harassing” her and her family. According to public reports, Kenneth Petty’s alleged rape victim is speaking out after claiming that she has been harassed by the Pettys during Minaj’s break from music. In an emotional Instagram post, the alleged victim tearfully requests that the Pettys “leave her alone.” “This message is for Nicki Minaj...

Rev. Raphael Warnock Becomes Georgia’s 1st Black U.S. Senator, Ossoff Appears To Have Won As Well

Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Georgia became the epicenter of U.S. politics on Tuesday (Jan. 5) as a pair of runoff elections would help determine which political party would control the U.S. Senate and Congress for at least the next two years. Rev. Raphael Warnock defeated Sen. David Perdue to become the state’s first Black senator and all signs point to Jon Ossoff becoming the state’s first Jewish senator. On the heels of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris defeating President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, the balance of control of the U.S. Congress hinged on the critical Georgia races, which would give the Democratic Party full control of both chambers. Warnock, who is the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, is also the f...

Dr. Dre’s Home Almost Burglarized While He Was In The ICU

Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Last night (Jan. 6),  the Hip-Hop world got their first scare of 2021 when it was reported that Dr. Dre had suffered a brain aneurysm and was laid up in the ICU of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA. While most of us were praying he’d pull through and be ok (he is!), would-be burglars saw an opportunity and made a beeline to Dr. Dre’s home in hopes of making off with whatever they could carry. Unfortunately what they found were some iron bracelets as TMZ is reporting that law enforcement arrested the group of men who set off to house things from Dr. Dre’s home. Our sources say 4 men were on Dre’s Pacific Palisades property Wednesday around 2 AM. Security spotted them as they were casing the house. Before they could get to the main structure, secu...