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As if No Limit Records wasn’t already stacked in their VERZUZ battle with Cash Money at ComplexCon, leave it up to Snoop Dogg to add more fuel to the flames.
During the highly anticipated matchup between the NOLA rap powerhouses over the weekend, the West Coast rap OG popped out as only he could. With his iconic flow, Uncle Snoop slid through his verse on the C-Murda classic, “Down 4 My N*ggaz.”
Snoop’s career received a major boost after signing with No Limit following his departure from Death Row Records in the late 90s. His first album with “Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told“, would become the second best-selling album in his career, behind only his 1993 debut, “Doggystyle“. Snoop’s pop-out was a welcome surprise from No Limit, which was already stacked with performances from Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X, and more. Cash Money also came with their heavy hitters, including Juvenile, B.G., Birdman, and Mannie Fresh.
While both labels came with heat, many fans saw Snoop’s performance as the turning point in the battle, and many fans on social media declared No Limit as the “winner” of the rap war. “Snoop Dogg coming out for ‘Down For My N’s’ was a top-tier moment,” one commented on X. “His tone in his performance sounded harder than his tone on the actual song. That sealed the deal!”
Another commented, “Snoop Dogg pulled up for No Limit and shut the whole Verzuz down! West Coast energy unmatched.”
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Donald Trump and his extremely corrupt administration continue to use video games to push his divisive agenda.
Halo Studios is coming off the announcement of Halo: Campaign Evolved, the remake of the iconic first game, Halo: Combat Evolved, that will bring Master Chief to the PlayStation for the first time, and now the studio is probably big mad that Donald Trump and his administration are using their game to promote divisiveness within the country.
In what has become “I can’t believe this is really a moment,” the official White House account on social media shared more AI-generated slop of Donald Trump wearing Master Chief’s Spartan armor while saluting an American flag with a pronounced and egregious error.
The White House’s headscratching post was a response to GameStop’s latest cringeworthy post announcing the end of console wars, and finally, the announcement of Halo coming to the PlayStation 5.
Clearly, the White House intern in charge of posting on the account knows a bit about gaming, as the post’s caption read “Power To The Players,” which is GameStop’s slogan.
We have no idea why the White House would comment on this, but we assume it has to do with Trump’s unproven claims that he has “ended eight wars,” so now he thinks he can add this one to that list.
Don’t be shocked if Trump moronicaly mentions this as a war he brought to an end.
DHS Also Used A Halo-Themed Meme
But that wasn’t the only Halo-themed meme shared by this disastrous administration.
DHS (Department of Homeland Security) also got in on the act and shared a photo from Halo featuring Master Chief in a Warthog with “Destroy The Flood, Jone. ICE. GOV” written across the picture, referring not to the symbiotic alien species from the game but to undocumented immigrants.
This latest video game-themed post follows the distasteful Pokémon video putting detained undocumented immigrants’ faces on Pokémon cards, and another video using DaBaby’s music to show its new vehicles to harass law-abiding immigrants.
It remains to be seen if this tactic is actually helping with recruitment, as ICE is currently struggling to grow the numbers, and some ICE recruits are showing up without being properly vetted.
We wished we could hit reset on this trash video game immediately. All you folks had to do was vote for Kamala Harris.
Just saying.
Also, we can’t count on Microsoft to handle this because ceo Satya Nadella is one of the many who have already kissed Trump’s ring.
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Back by popular demand, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty just launched a second limited-edition collaboration with Arcane, Riot Games’ Emmy award-winning animated series based on the online game and global phenom League of Legends.
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After a successful product launch in 2023, Arcane and Fenty Beauty are back together again, and this second collaboration is a major one. The collection launched Monday (Oct. 27), and includes four exclusive Gloss Bombs, all for $22, and a Hydra Vizor Mystery Box for $44. Both products are inspired by the two-season show created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee. The 2023 collection was a major success, selling out quickly upon its release. If you’re a fan of League of Legends and Arcane, you’ll want to snag this collection before it’s gone for good.
Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer: Arcane Collection
Fenty Beauty Arcane-inspired glosses.
The new Gloss Bomb colorways include Risky Rulin, a sparkling warm gold inspired the character Mel; Rogue On Riche$, a shimmering peach nude inspired by Caitlyn; Rebel Rais’r, a vibrant holographic pink inspired by the character Vi; and Kaboom, a holographic black inspired by the character Jinx. Every shade features sparkling reflex, giving the lips a juicy, light-catching look. Every gloss comes in a special Arcane-inspired package, depicting the character associated with the gloss.
Fenty Beauty’s Gloss Bombs are a non-sticky, high-shine formula gloss that delivers pigmented payoff upon the first swipe. The gloss is equipped with an extra large doe-foot applicator that gives users more control of their lip look. No matter the colorway, each formula is equipped with shea butter that conditions the lips, keeping them hydrated while looking absolutely stunning.
Arcane Hydra Vizor Mystery Box Moisturizer Sunscreen + Collector’s Case
A sunscreen and collectors case mystery box inspired by Arcane.
Along with the glosses, fans and followers of Arcane and Fenty will be able to shop a mystery box featuring the brand’s Hydra Vizor Moisturizer Sunscreen packaged in one of four collector’s case. Much like any blind box, you’ll have the opportunity to pull a special package inspired by characters Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn and Mel.
The Hydra Vizor sunscreen contains SPF 30 and is formulated with niacinamide, a form of vitamin B3 that works to strengthen your skin barrier, reduce inflammation and improves the appearance of your skin, among other things. This means that the product not only protects your skin from the sun’s harmful rays but keeps it healthy too.
If you didn’t know, Arcane is based on League of Legends, often referred to as League, an exceedingly popular multiplayer online battle arena video game. Arcane is a sort of spinoff show inspired by the game. It is a science-fantasy drama and a Netflix original that follows the conflict between the cities of Piltover and Zaun, focusing on the origin stories of sisters Vi and Jinx.Both characters are playable in LOL.
The series has major ties to the world of music. In its second season alone, the soundtrack featured a slew of A-list artists including K-pop boy band Stray Kids and Twenty One Pilots, who recorded singles called “Come Play” and “The Line,” respectively, along with Young Miko, King Princess, Stromae, Marcus King, Ashnikko, d4vd, Sheryl Lee Ralph and more.
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With her visit to Cali, Colombia, Oct. 25-26, Shakira‘s concerts were the biggest in the city in recent years. As part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, the Barranquilla-born artist transformed the Pascual Guerrero Stadium into a massive gathering place for more than 77,000 attendees (between both nights), generating a historic economic impact in the capital of Valle del Cauca and positioning herself as the artist with the largest audience at that venue.
Days before, the city was buzzing with intense preparations and great anticipation. Restaurants, hotels, shops and cultural services saw a significant increase in activity, with estimates of between 2,500 and 4,000 temporary jobs created by the event. Each of Shakira’s performances brought in up to $20 million in revenue for Cali, making the artist a driver of cultural and economic development, as she did in her performances in Medellín, Barranquilla and Bogotá.
According to official figures from the Ministry of Tourism and Cotelco, hotel occupancy reached 100% with the arrival of nearly 24,000 domestic and international visitors. But beyond the figures, Shakira’s return to Cali had symbolic value: almost 19 years had passed since her last visit during the Fijación Oral Tour. This reunion sparked a wave of nostalgia and excitement among those in attendance.
The atmosphere inside the Pascual Guerrero stadium was one of celebration. Before Shakira appeared, Grupo Niche got the party started with iconic songs such as “Mi Valle del Cauca,” “Gotas de Lluvia” and “Cali Pachanguero,” setting the stage for a night of fusion between global pop and local salsa flavor.
At around 10 p.m., the lights went out and the crowd erupted in cheers. Shakira appeared, walking to the center of the stage with her usual energy and a special sparkle in her eyes. Dressed in a metallic outfit, she took the microphone and greeted the crowd with emotion: “I’m here, and I’m going to give it my all tonight. There’s definitely no better reunion for a wolf than this.”
With those words began the first of the evening’s highlights: her declaration of love for Cali and her promise not to take so long to return. “How wonderful to be back home! How exciting to see you all after so long! Cali is one of the cities I most wanted to visit on this tour. Cali tastes like sugarcane, sounds like drums, and its joy is contagious,” she said to an ecstatic audience.
The second key moment came shortly after 11 p.m., when the Pascual Guerrero arena witnessed an unexpected collaboration. Grupo Niche returned to the stage to accompany Shakira in a unique performance of “Sin Sentimiento,” a classic song by the group from 1990.
The mix of salsa and pop sparked a wave of applause and collective excitement. Videos of the collaboration quickly went viral on social media, becoming one of the most talked-about topics of the weekend and sealing a historic chapter.
As part of her dynamic performance of her fan-favorite classics, Shakira reappeared in a dazzling new gold outfit that sparkled under the stadium lights to perform “Día de Enero,” a track released 19 years ago, around the time she last visited the capital of the Valle del Cauca department. It was an emotionally charged performance, in which the artist showed herself to be close to and grateful to the audience.
Before the final sequence, which included the No. 1 hits on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart — “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” — the Barranquilla native addressed the audience and made them a promise: “Thank you, Cali. You made me feel at home. I promise I won’t take so long to come back.”
This review was originally published by Billboard Colombia.
Billboard’s Live Music Summit will be held in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. For tickets and more information, visit the event’s website.
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There used to be a time where journalism would hold powerful people accountable, unfortunately those days are long behind us as Time magazine has bent the knee to the Trump administration and released a new cover for its upcoming Nov. 10 issue featuring President Trump after the president was reportedly unhappy with the original image.
According to Deadline, Time unveiled the second version of the cover earlier this week centered around the reported peace deal between Gaza and Israel, that Israel violated almost as soon as the ink was dry. The original image was an upward photo that showed the president jowls looking X-rated, with the words “His Triumph.”
Trump hated this photo and took to social media to voice his displeasure.
“Time Magazine wrote a relatively good story about me, but the picture may be the Worst of All Time. They ‘disappeared’ my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown, but an extremely small one. Really weird! I never liked taking pictures from underneath angles, but this is a super bad picture, and deserves to be called out. What are they doing, and why?”
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The new photo shows Trump sitting at the Hayes desk with his hands clasped in front of his chin. The new caption reads, “Trump’s World.”
Time magazine and the president have a relationship. Since Dec. 2024, the president has appeared on the cover of the news outlet some 40 times. Trump is currently third in the race of Republican presidents who have owned the front cover trailing only Ronald Reagan and record holder and fellow disgraced president Richard Nixon.
Deadline points out that this cover count doesn’t include the fake covers hanging in at least five of his golf clubs that feature cover lines like “Trump is hitting it on all fronts … even TV!” “The existence of the bogus covers, reported by the Washington Post, prompted the magazine to ask Trump to remove them. Since then, several real covers currently hang in various locations inside his Mar-a-Lago residence. Time also named him the Person of the Year in 2016 and 2024,” Deadline reports.
