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Mixed martial arts, widely referred to as MMA, has its fair share of fans in the States and around the globe, and some viewers are reacting in shock over a recent bout in Romania. In this particular MMA match, two male fighters took on a trio of Instagram models and savagely unleashed blows upon them, prompting many fight fans to share their disgust at the display.
As seen via The Daily Mail, an MMA fight put on by the Real Xtreme Fighting organization, also known as RXF, featured two male fighters, Costica Prisecaru and Sebastian Rechinu. They were up against models Alicia Bonita, who also provides content on OnlyFans, Denisa Costea, and Maria Adriana. The models donned protective headgear and danced suggestively for the fans in attendance while the men came to the ring dressed in traditional MMA wear for male participants sans headgear.
Prisecaru, who is a content creator known for posting zany videos of himself in varying stages of undress, and Rechinu, an actual fighter, easily won their bout by unleashing heavy blows upon the women. According to the outlet, one approving voice among the negative chatter was media personality Andrew Tate, a former combat sports fighter himself.
RXF has put on an intergender bout previously featuring a man fighting two women and made its rounds on social media when it first aired. With this latest stunt from RXF, MMA fans are wondering aloud how the match was allowed to go forward at the great risk of injury for its participants.
We’re sharing a link to the video and electing not to share it in the body of the post. We do urge caution as the images may be disturbing to some.
Check out those reactions below.
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Fans of 50 Cent are well aware that the G-Unit mogul is blessed with acerbic wit and is always ready to fire back at anyone who dares to mention his name. After Joe Budden suggested that 50 Cent enter into therapy for seemingly celebrating Irv Gotti’s passing, Fif shot back and ramped up the slander as he typically does.
On a recent episode of his eponymously named podcast, Joe Budden made mention of 50 Cent’s jabs towards Irv Gotti via social media, highlighting the long-running feud between the fellow Queens natives. Budden shared a clipped video meant for social media sharing to publicize the segment, and Fif caught wind of the jab as he always does.
Via his Instagram on Tuesday (Feb. 18), 50 Cent fired back with, “Stay out my mix Joe talking about I need therapy. B_itch you need to stop walking around naked. The fvck is you doing in the hallway with ya balls out PUNK!” — referencing Budden’s recent legal issues regarding sleepwalking around his studio complex naked.
From there, 50 Cent turned up the heat with AI-generated images of Budden that have recently appeared on social media in various stages of undress.
“Da fvck is you doing over there naked Joe? [H]ow you open the damn door if you sleep fool. Nah fvck all that, you try it again perv!” Fif wrote in the caption of a post featuring a depiction of Budden attempting to open a door.
50 kept up his barrage for a pair of other posts featuring Budden before moving on to his usual flood of promoting his various business interests and ending it with a meme featuring a naked man atop a hiking trail.
Joe Budden has yet to respond but most likely will address the matter on the upcoming weekend episode of his broadcast.
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Wiz Khalifa emerged as one of the brightest stars of the so-called Blog Era and now he’s a seasoned veteran with two dozen mixtape projects, seven studio albums, and a handful of EPs. Fans of the Pittsburgh stoner can rejoice after Wiz Khalifa teased a release for his highly anticipated Kush & Orange Juice mixtape.
Released in 2010, Wiz Khalifa made a huge splash with the Kush & Orange Juice mixtape, introducing the masses to his laidback delivery, bombastic hooks, and overall cool image. His last project, Wiz Owens, was framed as a mixtape project and reunited him with “Black & Yellow” producer Sledgren along with features from Sosamann, Young Deji, and 24hrs.
Young Khalifa has already dropped a quartet of tracks from Kush & Orange Juice 2, including the tracks, “Hit It Once,” “Bring Your Lungs” featuring fellow chiefing rapper Smoke DZA, Hide It featuring Don Tolliver, and “Khalifa’s Home.”
Although it’s been rumored online that Wiz Khalifa will drop Kush & Orange Juice 2 ahead on the weekend of 420, we scoured his social media pages for confirmation and came up empty. That said, we’re hoping that it does come soon as it’s been 15 years since that last drop.
The industrious rapper and businessman also just released his branded line of rolling papers via his Khalifa Kush brand. Learn more about the rolling papers here.
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Joe Budden and Drake have engaged in friendly, and not-so-friendly back-and-forth jabs over the years but it appears that the on-and-off banter between the two is taking a new turn. On an episode of his eponymously named podcast, Joe Budden brushed off jabs from Drake that the Canadian rapper allegedly delivered from a Finsta page.
On Wednesday (Feb. 13), The Joe Budden Podcast addressed Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance, taking note of the Compton native’s artistry and attack in regards to the ongoing Drake feud and the impact of hearing “Not Like Us” and “tv off” on such a large stage.
Around 50 minutes in on episode 799 of Budden’s podcast, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill posed a question to his castmates regarding Lamar and pondered if the show was the final bow on the beef. Buddem pushed back with his observations of what occurred and things took off from there.
“Drake on Instagram now posting me,” Budden says slyly, referring to the @plottttwistttttt page rumored to be run by the Canadian superstar.
Budden continued, “Stop it, it’s over. My little walking out the [Madison Square] Garden smoking a little something. Don’t get your ass kicked for the last nine months then come back over here kee-keing. Nope!”
The “Pump It Up” star drove the point home further saying, “Drake, don’t shoot at me now that you ice cold. I’m not doing a back-and-forth with a corpse. I wanted to do it when you was lit. It was fun. Don’t go get shot all through the year and then pop up like Bernie at Weekend At Bernie’s wanting to shoot at me now.”
Check out the episode in question below. The discussion starts around the 48:00-minute mark in the video version versus the 50-minute mark on the audio.
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Snoop Dogg might have lost some favor with fans of his for his alignment with Donald Trump, but that hasn’t stopped the hardworking rapper and entertained from grabbing gigs. At a Thursday (Feb. 6) NFL Honors of event, Snoop Dogg roasted Bill Belichick over the huge age difference between the NFL coach and his girlfriend.
The good homies over at TMZ Sports report that Snoop Dogg was the emcee for the NFL Honors event at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans, which was also televised. Per usual, Snoop’s unmeasurable coolness was on display and also a bit of humor, including the joke at the expense of the former New England Patriots coach.
Uncle Snoop opened the joke up by saying, “I’ve been a football fan for a long, long time. I mean, I remember back when the Cowboys was good. I remember back when the Chiefs was bad.”
He added, “And I remember, what was it? Bill Belichick’s girlfriend wasn’t even born yet!” sparking laughter from Belichick, and his cheerleader girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, 24. It appeared to be all in good fun, however, despite a delayed reaction to the joke by Hudson.
These days, Bill Belichick is no longer in the NFL and instead coaching in the collegiate ranks as the head coach for the University of North Carolina’s football team after years of success at the professional level.
Check out the joke below.
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Janelle Monáe, fresh from performing at this year’s Grammy Awards, isn’t one to be shy from speaking their mind. At a Grammys after-party event, Janelle Monáe delivered some shots in the direction of Nelly after the St. Louis rapper performed at President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
As reported by TMZ, Janelle Monáe linked up with Anderson .Paak, who won a Grammy Award alongside his NxWorries partner Knxwledge, at his West Hollywood club, Andys. In a clip obtained by the outfit, the always dazzling Monáe gets into a quick freestyle making quick work of Nelly for aligning himself with Trump.
From TMZ:
Janelle dropped some bars, “I used to like Nelly … but then he performed for Donald Trump. “F**k that [n word.] I don’t give a f**k … Nelly, you sold out. I used to think he was cool … F**k you [n word.] Get a new attitude.”
Monáe and .Paak jammed over a number of tunes, including Nelly’s “Hot In Herre” hit. No word yet if Nelly is going to respond to the jabs but he’s already stated that he’s comfortable with his position.
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President Donald Trump took to the campaign trail and touted his ability to make sweeping economic changes, including lowering the prices of eggs. President Donald Trump’s claims of lowering egg prices have yet to bear fruit and now, his press secretary is shifting the blame to President Joe Biden instead of examining pathways to help consumers.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt hosted the first press conference at the White House for the Trump administration, using stern talking points that echo much of the bravado of the president and his team. Leavitt, choosing to sidestep facts that egg prices continued to rise after Trump took office, instead took a shot at the Biden administration citing their handling of the issue.
“The Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens, which has led to a lack of chicken supply in this country. Therefore, lack of egg supply, which is leading to the shortage,” Leavitt said while choosing to not point to more accurate accounts that bird flu impacted prices on eggs and poultry products in 2022.
Among the many campaign promises from Trump, his pledge to lower prices on day one of his administration was unceremoniously unmet. As seen in an Associated Press report, the spread of bird flu has promoted the slaughter of millions of chickens per month to contain the spread and more than doubling prices since 2023. The average price per carton last month was $4.15, which is still lower than the record of $4.82 set two years prior.
Video of the press briefing courtesy of Forbes Breaking News.
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Rakim is responsible for changing the way rappers approach rhyming in the 1980s and is regarded as the greatest living MC of all time. Now, Rakim is moving into the fintech space via his new AI-powered Notes platform.
The God MC’s new platform, Notes, combines “music, money, and knowledge” aimed at empowering independent musicians and aiding them in their quest for financial freedom. Further, Notes exists to provide its users with financial literacy, music business education, and more to help them in their creative aims.
Among the features of the Notes platform are connections to find loans or credit providers to raise capital, AI-powered financial literacy, and entrepreneurial education content, membership-focused access, and an “Ask RA” feature, which is an AI-powered vocal rendering of Rakim that serves as your online assistant within the Notes community.
“Independent urban music artists and creators often struggle to gain financial stability despite their market impact,” Rakim shared in a statement. “With Notes, we’re building a community- and lifestyle-driven platform that combines cultural connection, technology, and empowerment to give them the tools they need to thrive.”
The Notes platform is headed up by Rakim and his longtime associate Divine, who also offered a statement of his own.
“The opportunity to partner with Rakim and build a platform like Notes, to empower and support artists and creators in the urban community who have been underserved and exploited for so long, is unprecedented,” Divine says.
While still in its early stages, Notes will continue to develop the platform to include business banking, debit cards, peer-to-peer payment services, and more.
Those interested can learn more about Notes by clicking here. At the bottom of the Notes landing page is a tab for all their socials to follow.
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Snoop Dogg lost a bit of goodwill with some of his fanbase after appearing in Washington, D.C. to appear at an event connected to President Donald Trump’s inauguration weekend. After catching the wrath of Hip-Hop fans and opponents of Trump, Snoop Dogg defended his appearance at the event and faced the criticism with love instead of the vitriol he’s faced online.
Taking to his Instagram account for a livestream, Snoop Dogg is seen driving in a vehicle and addressing his fans about the matter with his usual affable coolness and decided to combat the negative comments with positive vibes instead.
“Ya’ll can’t hate enough for me, I love too much,” Snoop says during his morning wake-and-bake drive. “Get your life right, stop worrying about mine, I’m cool. I’m together.”
Snoop continued with, “Still a Black man, still 100% Black. All out, ’til you ball out. Or until you fall out. I ain’t going nowhere. I’m right here.”
Many have speculated that Snoop’s alignment with Donald Trump is personal as the president pardoned Michael Harris, one of the co-founders of Death Row Records, a company Snoop is now the owner of. Harris, also known as Harry-O, was behind bars serving time for drug charges.
Check out the livestream of Snoop Dogg in the clip below courtesy of Livebitez.
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Super Bowl LIX takes place on Sunday, Feb. 9 and all eyes will be on the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs will look to three-peat at Super Bowl LIX, while the Eagles hope to spoil those plans.
On Sunday (Jan. 26), the NFC and AFC Championship games set off a full day of American football with the winners barreling full speed ahead to Super Bowl LIX. In the NFC Championship game, the Washington Commanders, led by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, delivered a game effort but the Philadelphia Eagles and the attack from quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley proved too much for the burgundy and gold. The Eagles took that game 55-23 over the Commanders.
The AFC Championship game was a bit more competitive with Patrick Mahomes guiding the Chiefs in the intense showdown with the Buffalo Bills and their quarterback Josh Allen. After delivering knockout blows to one another, the Chiefs eked out a 32-29 win over the Bills.
The upcoming Super Bowl will be the next opportunity for Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and the Chiefs to take home the Vince Lombardi trophy for the third time in a row and would cement them as one of the top teams of the modern era. The Eagles have been here before themselves, last winning the Super Bowl in 2018 over the New England Patriots.
All eyes will certainly be on television sets and watch parties across the United States and the world. And even if the football game isn’t your thing, this year’s halftime show with Kendrick Lamar will be must-see television.
Learn more about the upcoming Super Bowl LIX contest here.
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