Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Despite his personal troubles, DMX is an icon that has contributed a great deal of timeless music to Hip Hop. Today, the living legend will celebrate his 48th birthday behind bars after he violated probation in his tax evasion case back in January. Testing positive for opiates, cocaine, and oxycodone at the time, a judge declared X a flight risk. In March, he was sentenced to one year in prison and an additional three years of supervised release . It saddens us to know that such an incredibly talented spirit is struggling in this way an we’re praying he’s able to turn it around when he gets out this time. For now, we celebrate him with some of the most memorable moments from his career.
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Ever since Fortnite: Battle Royale launched in 2017, gamers could use the third-person shooter game to battle other players, collect resources and build their own forts to defend against threats. The free game proved to be wildly popular with millions of people playing per month . However, despite the game’s goal of defending territory, the company behind the magic, Epic Games, might not have been prepared for its biggest threat yet… The dance world. Within the game, players can purchase moves for their character (also known as “emotes” ) using the Fortnite currency V- bucks (a.k.a. virtual bucks). According to Business Insider , players spend more than $200 million per month in exchange for V-bucks. So in other words, if you see a character doing “The Carlton Dance” on Fortnite , they probably paid for it. This didn’t sit too well with Carlton. Alfonso Ribeiro, who famously played Carlton Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is currently suing Fortnite for swiping his dance without him being compensated. According to TMZ , Alfonso’s attorney, David Hecht said, “It is widely recognized that Mr. Ribeiro’s likeness and intellectual property have been misappropriated by Epic Games in the most popular video game currently in the world, ‘Fortnite.’” He continued, “Epic has earned record profits off of downloadable content in the game, including emotes like “Fresh.” Yet Epic has failed to compensate or even ask permission from Mr. Ribeiro for the use of his likeness and iconic intellectual property.” Ribeiro is also suing 2K Games, the makers of NBA 2K , for taking his moves for their characters. Ironically, The Carlton Dance isn’t all the way original. Ribeiro admitted in a 2012 TMZ video that he “stole” the dance, and it’s a combination of Eddie Murphy ‘s famous “White Man Dance” and Courteney Cox’ s moves in the Bruce Springsteen video “Dancing In The Dark.” Ribeiro’s lawyer wasn’t about to let this get Fortnite off the hook, however. He told TMZ , “On numerous occasions, Mr. Ribeiro has commented on his inspiration for the dance. In the clip, Mr. Ribeiro used the word ‘stole’ in jest. He did not use the word ‘stole’ in the legal sense.” Ribeiro is not the only one coming for Fortnite ‘s bucks either. As soon as he filed his lawsuit, Backpack Kid, who created the mega-popular “Floss” dance, was revealed to be suing Fortnite . The game also used his dance and his mom filed a lawsuit on behalf of her 16-year-old son. Backpack Kid didn’t seem to be all-the-way angry about the situation, however. “I care about people watching my videos and enjoying them more than I care about money,” he told TMZ . In the midst of all these lawsuits, Backpack Kid’s mom and Ribeiro probably have one person in particular to thank for leading the movement….Brooklyn rapper 2 Milly. 2 Milly saw his now iconic “Milly Rock” dance in Fortnite a couple of months ago and it wasn’t even called the Milly Rock. It was called “Swipe It” and it was available for purchase for Fortnite characters. Social media was quick to call out the video game for appropriating the Milly Rock and soon, 2 Milly decided to take legal action against Epic Games. He secured the help of David Hecht (who’s repping all of the dancers so far), and told TMZ in a video, “they took my craft and they sold that. Whatever they made off that specific emote ‘Swipe It,’ that’s what I want.” With 2 Milly’s legal moves, the dance and hip hop world took notice. Dances that were included in Fortnite , including BlocBoy JB ‘s “Shoot” dance , were being called out for not benefiting the originators. Chance the Rapper took notice of the funky situation months ago, almost prophesying that creatives would come after Fortnite . “Fortnite should put the actual rap songs behind the dances that make so much money as Emotes,” Chance wrote in a tweet in July. “Black creatives created and popularized these dances but never monetized them. Imagine the money people are spending on these Emotes being shared with the artists that made them.” Fortnite should put the actual rap songs behind the dances that make so much money as Emotes. Black creatives created and popularized these dances but never monetized them. Imagine the money people are spending on these Emotes being shared with the artists that made them — Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2018 It’s not like Fortnite doesn’t have enough funds to share the wealth either. According to Bloomberg , the game is on track to make $2 billion this year, which will make Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney worth $5 billion to $8 billion. In the words of attorney David Hecht to TMZ , “Epic is enjoying record profits off of downloadable content in ‘Fortnite,’ yet has failed to pay or even ask permission to use artists’ intellectual property and likenesses over many of its popular emote dances.” He went on to say that his law firm is “proud to stand up for African-American creatives whose expression and likenesses have misappropriated.” It seems like Fortnite better get fortified. The dance world is coming for them.
OK, so pretty much no one likes Farrah Abraham, right? Well, besides her dad, and maybe some misguided Teen Mom fans. If you check out the comments on any of her Instagram posts, you’ll see what we mean. There are people calling her a whore, making fun of her plastic surgery , pointing out how truly unhinged she always appears to be. Every once in a while, you’ll see someone say something like “if you don’t like her, why do you look at her posts?” But for the most part, it’s nothing but hate as far as the eye can see. Farrah gets so much hate that it’s even spread to her daughter, Sophia. It’s actually pretty sad. Sophia is only nine years old, and she’s been criticized for her appearance, the way she talks, the way she behaves … She’s a cute kid, and it’s not her fault that her delusional mother has pulled her out of school, you know? That goes for many other things in her life, too: it’s not her fault Farrah has raised her the way she has . And it’s important to remember that Sophia has been through a lot in her short life. Her father passed away before she was born, and she’s never had anybody in her life to fill that role. Ever since she was a baby, Farrah’s been feuding with her own mother, and sometimes it’s even gotten physical. And then there were the times that she left Sophia with her parents so she could move to Florida on her own or film a reality show overseas. Basically what we’re saying is that Sophia has experienced a lot of craziness and very little stability over the years, so maybe a little compassion would be nice. And again, the girl is nine years old. Still, all of that never stops the grown ass people who feel comfortable bashing her. And when Sophia shared this new video in celebration of Halloween, those people went wild: Sophia Abraham: See You in Your Nightmares! Is the video creepy? Uh, yeah. Very much so. That’s kind of the point. But let’s check out what her followers had to say about it. “WOW YOUR TRUE FORM!!!” one person wrote. Someone else called this video “never before seen footage of Sophia relaxing at home.” There were actually several comments like this — like this is how the girl truly is, and everything we’ve seen on Teen Mom OG has been a lie. And yeah, it’s a joke, but … come on. One person said that this video “is beyond disturbing,” and even went so far as to add “@cps.” Because that’s how contacting child protective services works. It’s just sad because Sophia is obviously having fun here, and even if you don’t personally like it or think it’s acceptable for a kid her age to be acting like this, there’s nothing really wrong with it. Kids do act in horror movies all the time, and lots of them like horror, too. View Slideshow: Farrah Abraham Fails Hard at Parenting, Embarrasses Herself, is the Actual Worst With something this mild, it’s not like she’s going to get scarred for life over it or anything. So maybe let’s just congratulate her on succeeding in being absolutely horrifying and move on, all right?
OK, so pretty much no one likes Farrah Abraham, right? Well, besides her dad, and maybe some misguided Teen Mom fans. If you check out the comments on any of her Instagram posts, you’ll see what we mean. There are people calling her a whore, making fun of her plastic surgery , pointing out how truly unhinged she always appears to be. Every once in a while, you’ll see someone say something like “if you don’t like her, why do you look at her posts?” But for the most part, it’s nothing but hate as far as the eye can see. Farrah gets so much hate that it’s even spread to her daughter, Sophia. It’s actually pretty sad. Sophia is only nine years old, and she’s been criticized for her appearance, the way she talks, the way she behaves … She’s a cute kid, and it’s not her fault that her delusional mother has pulled her out of school, you know? That goes for many other things in her life, too: it’s not her fault Farrah has raised her the way she has . And it’s important to remember that Sophia has been through a lot in her short life. Her father passed away before she was born, and she’s never had anybody in her life to fill that role. Ever since she was a baby, Farrah’s been feuding with her own mother, and sometimes it’s even gotten physical. And then there were the times that she left Sophia with her parents so she could move to Florida on her own or film a reality show overseas. Basically what we’re saying is that Sophia has experienced a lot of craziness and very little stability over the years, so maybe a little compassion would be nice. And again, the girl is nine years old. Still, all of that never stops the grown ass people who feel comfortable bashing her. And when Sophia shared this new video in celebration of Halloween, those people went wild: Sophia Abraham: See You in Your Nightmares! Is the video creepy? Uh, yeah. Very much so. That’s kind of the point. But let’s check out what her followers had to say about it. “WOW YOUR TRUE FORM!!!” one person wrote. Someone else called this video “never before seen footage of Sophia relaxing at home.” There were actually several comments like this — like this is how the girl truly is, and everything we’ve seen on Teen Mom OG has been a lie. And yeah, it’s a joke, but … come on. One person said that this video “is beyond disturbing,” and even went so far as to add “@cps.” Because that’s how contacting child protective services works. It’s just sad because Sophia is obviously having fun here, and even if you don’t personally like it or think it’s acceptable for a kid her age to be acting like this, there’s nothing really wrong with it. Kids do act in horror movies all the time, and lots of them like horror, too. View Slideshow: Farrah Abraham Fails Hard at Parenting, Embarrasses Herself, is the Actual Worst With something this mild, it’s not like she’s going to get scarred for life over it or anything. So maybe let’s just congratulate her on succeeding in being absolutely horrifying and move on, all right?
As much as I love Emily Ratajkowski and think she is the Queen Of Instagram, her actual real photoshoots are no where near as hot as her Instagram posts. And because of this I know magazines are almost done. What is this crap? Seriously, Vogue needs to do better.
Image via Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images Blake Griffin To Pay $258,000 Per Month In Child Support COTDAMN!!! We’ve heard some outrageous figures for child support before, but this is…wow. According to RadarOnline , Pistons baller Blake Griffin has been ordered to pay his baby mama Brynn Cameron $258,000 per MONTH in child support. Brynn birthed both of Blake’s children, Ford Wilson, 5, and Finley Elaine, 2. Blake and Brynn have been tied up in a UGLY paternity battle in addition to a civil lawsuit where Brynn claims that Blake deaded their engagement and left her for Kendall Jenner. In that Feb. 14 suit, Cameron said Griffin — who is now dating model Francesca Aiello after splitting from Jenner in April — refused to “provide promised financial support” even after he asked her to “give up her career goals and aspirations to raise their children and support” his career. Back in January Brynna claimed that Blake kicked her and their kids out of his mansion and left her essentially homeless with only $100 in her bank account. Blake Griffin just finished the first year of a 5-year contract worth upwards of $171 million. He’s set to bring in $32 million next season. For those of you who aren’t great at math, this means that Brynn will clock $3,096,000 per year and $55,728,000 over the course of 18 years. Oh, by the way, Brynn also has a son with former NFL quarterback Matt Leinart. That chick is eating good. Reactions are everything from ashy to hilarious. Flip it over.
(Photo by Mikhail JaparidzeTASS via Getty Images) This is an interesting little social experiment, especially with them being surprised by their actual makeup.
Heather Graham, like all the Celebs in their 40s from the 90s, is making a move to social media because they understand that people are voyeurs and part of being a public figure is letting your fans into your actual life, your actual personality, making a reality show of yourself, that you curate on your feed. They remember when they had to be totally disconnected from their fans, and when they had to limit their exhibitionism to the movies….but now, it’s the other way around. If you want to get into movies, to get noticed, to be hired – you need the instagram feed…you need a character that represents you as an actor and the world will buy into you… It’s really nonsense, but people want real and these puppets who are not real at all have to fake their way through it. Sometimes with bikini pics doing weird fetish pics like this…
Heather Graham, like all the Celebs in their 40s from the 90s, is making a move to social media because they understand that people are voyeurs and part of being a public figure is letting your fans into your actual life, your actual personality, making a reality show of yourself, that you curate on your feed. They remember when they had to be totally disconnected from their fans, and when they had to limit their exhibitionism to the movies….but now, it’s the other way around. If you want to get into movies, to get noticed, to be hired – you need the instagram feed…you need a character that represents you as an actor and the world will buy into you… It’s really nonsense, but people want real and these puppets who are not real at all have to fake their way through it. Sometimes with bikini pics doing weird fetish pics like this…
Source: Photographer is my life. / Getty Hello February! Is it just us, or does it feel like January lasted longer than all of 2017. Someone needs to throw a “Finally, January is over” party tonight. Cuz, wtf. — Nia Riley (@NiaNRiley) February 1, 2018 Some of us aren’t excited about the responsibilities that come with the first of the month: Y'all wanted January to be over soooo bad now rent is due again. — Octavia (@SweetxChills) January 31, 2018 But others feel like January 2018 was a lifetime in itself: Hello guys, Now that January is over, let’s all come together and make February the actual first month of 2018 because January was just a trial month. I love us for real. pic.twitter.com/LWoadxRn5R — c (@chuuzus) February 1, 2018 After 3 long and painful years, January is finally over — Allie (@alliecatjoi) February 1, 2018 Are you team “Thank God January is done!” or “Ugh, it’s the first of the month?” Hit the flip for more “January Is Over/Finally February” celebrations.
