Every year, X XL releases their Freshman list , touting 10 rappers aimed to break through in the year’s to come. Noted names to be named XXL Freshman? How about J.Cole , Wale , Meek Mill , YG , Chance The Rapper , ScHoolboy Q , Travis Scott , Kirko Bangz , Future and Kendrick Lamar to name a few. The 2018 list is no different, highlighting acts who broke through from SoundCloud obscurity to national relevance. But WHO are the XXL Freshmen this year? Glad you asked. Peep the gallery below and hit the next page to see our official breakdown. [ione_media_gallery src=”http://kysdc.com/” id=”3663370″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Today marks two years since the tragic shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. The devastating moment took the lives of 49 people at the gay club and since then, many folks have honored the victims, their family, and the LGBTQ community. One of the most powerful ways people have been showing love is through tribute songs. One that stands out is a cover of the song “You Will Be Found” from the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. It was brought to life by The Four star Vincint Cannady, The Voice star Eric Lyn, singer Mario Jose , and singer Danielle René Withers. Check it out below! This is just one of many powerful tributes to the victims in Orlando. Swipe through for some more riveting performances from people like Andra Day, Demi Lavato , and The Color Purple ‘s Cynthia Erivo.
In the OC, the line between love and hate, between loyalty and betrayal, completely disappears. So teases the following trailer for the longest-running franchise on Bravo, as The Real Housewives of Orange County gets set to kick off Season 13 in just about a month. Loyal fans of the series, of course, are aware that Meghan Edmonds and Lydia McLaughlin have left the program; either of their own volition or because they were fired, depending on who you ask. In their place, executives have cast Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson, both of whom you can meet in the following photo then, of course, in the following trailer. As for the women we've gotten to know and sort of love over the past few years? On upcoming episodes, Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador will be working together to attempt and rebuild their friendship. SPOILER ALERT, however: it will not be easy. Adding intrigue and drama to the situation will be the fact that Kelly Dodd and Beador are both single and figuring out how to live life post-divorce. (“You know why divorce is expensive?” one Housewife says at one point. “Because it's worth it.”) Vicki will be hoping and praying that her boyfriend, Steve Lodge, will finally commit to her full-time, while Tamra will be concerned about her husband's health. Many tears will be shed. Many voices will be raised. Many lame saying will be uttered and many women will fall flat on their faces, apparently. As for the new faces? Simpson is an Ohio native who works her way up to be a lawyer and party planner. She has three kids of her own under the age of five, along with a pair of stepdaughters from her husband Shane’s previous marriage. So she has A LOT on her plate and isn't sure what to do with her life next. Kirschenheiter is from Long Island and is somehow ALSO a mother of three kids under five. She “keeps her expectations low and her patience high,” Bravo explained in the press release, as her husband works in Los Angeles during the week, often leaving her on her own with the kid. Where will all of this lead? There's just one way to start to find out. Check out the trailer below in anticipation of the show's July 16 return.
Of all of the controversial 90 Day Fiance couples, is there any pair that fans love to hate more than Danielle Mullins and Mohamed Jbali? These two are very firmly exes, now. It’s probably safe to say that they hate each other. But Danielle says that Mohamed really did love her, once upon a time. In fact, she’s showing “proof” of his love to her fans. Recently, 90 Day Fiance fans have wanted to know if Anfisa Nava is pregnant . They’ve also wanted to know if Paola Mayfield is expecting a baby with Russ. But Danielle is getting people’s attention for a very different reason. See, while Mohamed moved to Texas last year and Danielle decided to sue him for withholding sex , they weren’t always enemies. Many fans have long believed that Mohamed was just using Danielle to get a Green Card so that he could start a new life in the United States. But Danielle believes that she can prove that he loved her — and she’s showing that to her followers. Mohamed certainly appears to be affectionate in these texts. “Thank you my love.” He clearly said that he wanted to be with her. “I love you so much and I am missing you.” It sounds like he was getting impatient. “I am trying to be positive to help my self waiting.” Danielle was already a mother, but he repeatedly makes it clear that this is not a problem for him. “I want to be with a wife and kids.” He said that he was looking forward to his new reality after he moved to the United States and married Danielle. “My life will be much better with you and kids.” His texts reveal that he was looking forward to joining her family. “I can’t wait to start my life with girls.” Again, it sounds like he was really anticipating his new life. “Every day I am thinking of you and them.” Taking Mohamed’s words at face value, he was very excited to be with Danielle. “And I am imagining how will be my life you all.” That comes across a little garbled (English is not his first language, but that means that he speaks two languages — so don’t make fun of him for a few awkward texts). “Every day I am upset [because] of that.” Anticipation can be difficult. They talk about missing what would have been their wedding date. “I know that my love. I am tired of waiting.” Mohamed talks like he was feeling thoroughly over the wait. “I wanna be with my wife and her kids.” So, Danielle is definitely showing evidence that Mohamed told her that he loved her again and again. That is nott he same thing as proof that he actually loved her. No one really thinks that he treated her like a jerk while he was still in Tunis, Tunisia. The assumption has been that he sweet-talked Danielle and feigned interest in her until they could get married. Scoring a little extra cash thanks to a reality show appearance was just a bonus. According to this theory, Mohamed was always planning on leaving Danielle as soon as he felt that it was safe. It sounds like Danielle believes that he really did love her and meant what he was saying in all of these texts. Which would mean that she may really think that it was her alleged body odor that drove him away, or that he changed. No one is claiming that Mohamed or Danielle is a good person, but … their whole story is just so sad. View Slideshow: 90 Day Fiance Couples: Who’s Still Together?
Several months ago, Teen Mom OG viewers started getting excited about reports that Maci Bookout shot an episode Naked and Afraid . But until Sunday night, we knew very little about Maci's experience on the show. Now, information is beginning to trickle in, and fans are more hyped than ever. We still don't where in the world Maci will be battling the elements, but we do know who she's partnered up with and — most importantly — when her episode will air. Check out the gallery below for the all the information on Maci's foray into the wilderness, as well as two exciting sneak peeks of her appearance on reality TV's most unforgiving series: 1. No Half Measures As we learned on the preview that aired during Sunday night’s Naked and Afraid: XL, Maci won’t be coddled just because of her celebity status. She totally stripped down, just like the show’s previous contestants, and you can expect she’ll be pushed to the point of severe dehydration, exhaustion and disease, like everyone else. Sounds awesome!! 2. Total Badass In Maci’s introductory clip, the mother of three describes herself as a badass – perhaps not what you’d expect given her MTV star pedigree. But, as Teen Mom OG fans know, she is no shrinking violet. Badass is a title she earned well before she embarked on her latest wilderness adventure. 3. First Look Last week, Maci took to Instagram to give several million of her closest fans their first glimpse of her episode. The show lives up to its title, clearly, and we’re just getting started. 4. Eeek, Indeed “Eeek! Everyone has been asking about my episode of Naked and Afraid,” Maci captioned the picture, and for good reason. What she’s going through is clearly one of the craziest ordeals in the world of reality TV. 5. Sneak Peek Tease “Watch the sneak peek inside the new episode of Naked and Afraid XL: All Stars this Sunday night at 10 p.m. on @discoverychannel,” Bookout added, and with obligatory anticipation, we have done just that. 6. It’s Finally Here Sunday night, the Discovery Channel dropped not one, but two preview clips from Maci’s episode. And so far fans are loving what they see … (we’re not just talking about her naked body, but that is most definitely on display). View Slideshow
I find Iskra Lawrence offensive. It’s like keep it in your damn pants girl…but I guess based on her eating habits and her body that has resulted from her eating habits…and a career that she’s created off her eating habits alone…she’s not quite one to have my will power…but instead just aggressively pushes her “fat is beauitful”…”give fat a chance” agenda on all of us…. I remember a time when naked fat chicks had their own fetish magazines for the fucking weirdos who were into that…I assume weirdos who had fat moms they wanted to fuck or who were raped as children by fat women in their lives…like the fat babysitter or the fat nanny and who were never able to get past that fetish….and sometimes they’d crack and buy a magazine or a fat woman to fuck after a night of drinking when self control was at a low.. BUT I know as a man married to a fat women, which I guess is like a racist saying “I have black friends’…or a homophobe saying “some of my best friends are cocksucking faggots”…I feel I can say fat is disgusting, it’s mushy, it’s unhealthy, it leads to diabetes and it should remain a fetish for weirdos or your last option for sex…and it should not be normalized or celebrated…and woman like Iskra Lawrence should not be seen as icons for a huge bowel movement…because anyone who knows fat chicks knows real fat chicks hate themselves too much to promote themselves and that this is some black face the fat chick version to get paid… I’ve said it before, and it’s all I got, but I am sure it’s true…every carb heavy meal she sucks down is 100 percent an attempt to get even fatter and make more noise…and not just when doing cannon balls at the public pool….
Source: Planet Observer / Getty Hurricane season officially began June 1 and will be here to stay until Nov. 30. As we descend into a super-hot summer, we have so far experienced some super heavy downpours, but can Atlanta get hit by a hurricane ? According to GEMA the answer is yes. The Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico pose as a natural threat to Georgia during these months, as they provide the prime conditions for hurricanes to develop. When warm moist air rises cold low-pressure systems begin to develop underneath. This causes the high-pressure air systems surrounding the original system to be drawn in as and rise up to the surface. Eventually things begin to swirl about and boom you have the perfect storm. Warm waters along the equator make ideal conditions for hurricanes to develop. Related: How Many Streets In Atlanta Are Named Peachtree? There is no doubt the United States’ coastline is completely prone to being hit by hurricanes, and even though the city of Atlanta is landlocked the state of Georgia is not. Most of the time hurricanes tend to hit areas like Miami and New Orleans often leaving a line of destruction behind them, but on the contrary Atlanta has experienced hurricanes before. In 1995 Hurricane Opal hit Atlanta early October leaving thousands of people powerless for days. Fallen trees and powerlines covered the city as it remained closed for clean-up leaving businesses shut down. Source: Marilyn Nieves / Getty However, we haven’t necessarily had a hurricane hit us directly like Hurricane Opal , we have certainly felt the effects of hurricanes recently. When Hurricane Nate made landfall, the entire region experienced nothing but rain and strong winds for the next following days which of course caused down powerlines which meant power outages. Hurricane Irma’s effects left a similar mark with some power outages lasting so long local school systems modified their school calendar to make up for the missed day. Predicting hurricanes is not a simple task, but in Atlanta’s outlook hurricanes may not be such a direct threat for us, but we should never let our guard down when tracking these intense storms. Mother Nature is always in control and we never truly know when that perfect storm is going to be headed our way, so stay alert this hurricane season and don’t get caught in the rain! Words by: Sydnee Evans
Source: Planet Observer / Getty Hurricane season officially began June 1 and will be here to stay until Nov. 30. As we descend into a super-hot summer, we have so far experienced some super heavy downpours, but can Atlanta get hit by a hurricane ? According to GEMA the answer is yes. The Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico pose as a natural threat to Georgia during these months, as they provide the prime conditions for hurricanes to develop. When warm moist air rises cold low-pressure systems begin to develop underneath. This causes the high-pressure air systems surrounding the original system to be drawn in as and rise up to the surface. Eventually things begin to swirl about and boom you have the perfect storm. Warm waters along the equator make ideal conditions for hurricanes to develop. Related: How Many Streets In Atlanta Are Named Peachtree? There is no doubt the United States’ coastline is completely prone to being hit by hurricanes, and even though the city of Atlanta is landlocked the state of Georgia is not. Most of the time hurricanes tend to hit areas like Miami and New Orleans often leaving a line of destruction behind them, but on the contrary Atlanta has experienced hurricanes before. In 1995 Hurricane Opal hit Atlanta early October leaving thousands of people powerless for days. Fallen trees and powerlines covered the city as it remained closed for clean-up leaving businesses shut down. Source: Marilyn Nieves / Getty However, we haven’t necessarily had a hurricane hit us directly like Hurricane Opal , we have certainly felt the effects of hurricanes recently. When Hurricane Nate made landfall, the entire region experienced nothing but rain and strong winds for the next following days which of course caused down powerlines which meant power outages. Hurricane Irma’s effects left a similar mark with some power outages lasting so long local school systems modified their school calendar to make up for the missed day. Predicting hurricanes is not a simple task, but in Atlanta’s outlook hurricanes may not be such a direct threat for us, but we should never let our guard down when tracking these intense storms. Mother Nature is always in control and we never truly know when that perfect storm is going to be headed our way, so stay alert this hurricane season and don’t get caught in the rain! Words by: Sydnee Evans
Source: Lauren Beasley / Radio Now Indy If you’re one of those pet owners who lets your dog toot it and boot it, this new app is coming for your entire life. It’s called the Pooper Snooper and it’s only one stop away from being a crime scene investigation kit. Here’s how it works: First, let’s say your strolling along in your neighborhood thinking positive thoughts when BAM…your new pair of Nikes squash into the deep crevices of dog poop. Pissed, right! Well with Pooper Snooper you can now make a pin of your location, similar to Google Maps, and press the “add poop” button. Then, you can take a picture of the said poop and add any linear notes crucial to the crime — e.g. color, shape, smell, size, etc. Then your info will be uploaded to the app and map, so future travelers can avoid a messy situation. With enough users, the uploaded poop warnings can start a trend in a particular neighborhood, letting folks know that people don’t know how to clean up in that area. It can shame dog owners and be used as a tool for environment officers. Pooper Snooper is the new free #app that enables individuals and communities to record and monitor #dogfouling . You can also record bin locations and use the app to help you find the nearest bin. Lots of new features coming soon! pic.twitter.com/lsxLVT3qvH — Pooper Snooper (@PoopaSnoopa) June 3, 2018 Pooper Snooper says they “empower people to tackle a messy problem.” The need for the app is proven in places like the U.K. where, according to Metro , 8.5 million dogs take five poops a day on average. This results in 42.5 million poops everyday. Gross. You can also use the app to record bin locations just in case irresponsible pet owners have problems finding a waste basket. “The data is instantly visible on a map in the app, revealing persistent problem areas where local authorities and communities can focus their attention,” said CEO of Pooper Snooper Dave Kilbey . Some folks are already going hard as the Poop Police… I’ve just been out with my new PooperSnooper app. LOOK how many turds I spotted, some less than ten yards from a shit bin. Please download it from the AppStore and join the war. It’s like Waze for dog poo. Shitstagram, if you will. Identifies poo bins and SHAMES owners. Top fun! pic.twitter.com/TSwQD7DEZ6 — Giles Coren (@gilescoren) June 8, 2018 Will you join the movement?
We all know that Jim Bob Duggar likes to maintain control of his massive family. Religion, isolation, and allegedly abuse are parts of that. Another part may be his wealth. Fans believe that he has a strategy to keep his married children from straying too far. Are fans right? Is he bribing his adult children to stay close to home in Arkansas? As we all know, Jim Bob’s grand design for humanity involves women not working except as obedient wives, dutiful mothers, and reality stars. In this economy, after a couple of decades of wage stagnation, supporting a massive family of children on only one income can be positively brutal. But fans think that they know how married Duggar children remain afloat despite the expenses of life. It’s more than just asking daddy — sorry, their father and former owner — for a handout. They suspect that he uses the money to control them. Specifically, to control where they live. Let’s look at a few examples. We’ll start, of course, with the worst of the batch. By the worst, we of course mean Josh Duggar, whose recent return to social media did not go over well. When Josh Duggar married Anna, Jim Bob rewarded that ill-fated (and yet still enduring) union. Josh and Anna moved into a house in Fayetville that had belonged to Grandma Mary. That house was only 15 minutes by car from the Duggar compound. But Johs and Anna didn’t stay there forever. Josh got a job with the Family Research Council, which the Southern Poverty Law Center designates as a hate group , To do that job, he moved to Maryland. When news broke that Josh had molested 5 little girls , including his own sisters, that his family had covered it up, and that he had cheated on his wife, he lost his job. Josh and his family now live in Siloam Springs, which is about 20 minutes away from Jim Bob. Now, we know that there isn’t the clearest connection between Jim Bob and their move back home. Maybe Josh wanted to be around the only people who wanted anything to do with him — which happens to include a few of his former victims. But Jill was the next to get married. She tied the knot with notorious homophobe Derick Dillard in 2014. After they were married, Jim Bob allowed them to reside in his 4,000 square foot, 4-bedroom $1.5 million “mini-mansion” property. Many fans believed that this “gift” may have been intended as a leash to keep the couple close to home. It is unclear if they had to pay rent or not, though Derick has implied that they did. Now that they have returned from their misadventurous mission trip in South America, they are living closer to where Derick went to school. Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald have lived in the Fayetville home that was once inhabited by Josh and Anna. In fact, Jim bob surprised Jessa and Ben by renovating the property while they were on their honeymoon. They must have been happy with it, because they have lived there for the past three-and-a-half years. Ultimately, they ended up paying Grandma Mary just one dollar for the home. (So that’s how Millennials can save up to buy a house — just have rich relatives who give one away!) Not everyone seems to live on Jim Bob’s dime, however. Joy-Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth lived in an RV, if you can imagine … but only while a property that Austin already owned was rennovated. When Gideon was born, they went ahead and moved in, even though the house remained a fixer-upper. In the mean time, 28-year-old John David, 28-year-old Jana, and 18-year-old Jason are already homeowners … but Jim Bob does not permit them to live away from “home” until they are married. Not everyone is a denizen of Arkansas, however. Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo have put down roots in Texas. So … are fans right? We would never accuse Jim Bob of being a nice person or a good parent, but it sounds like he provides his married children with homes when they need them. He might use any financial support as a means of control, but he uses all kinds of methods to control his family. Nothing about the real estate uses strikes us as particularly devious or unusual for a family with the means that the Duggars possess. But … we never know what conversations take place behind the scenes. Fans may still be right. The Duggars don’t talk about money that much, but they definitely care about it. View Slideshow: Duggar Family: Their Secret to Raking in Millions on the Side Revealed
