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Ari Lennox made fans' nights in New York City, Saturday, by bringing out J. Cole during her set at the 2021 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. Lennox is signed to Cole's record label, Dreamville Records.
Cole took the stage during Lennox's performance of her platinum-selling single “Shea Butter Baby.”

Bennett Raglin / Getty ImagesEarlier this month, Lennox warned that she might be done releasing new music on Twitter, shocking her fans.
“I’m content with my discography. Wether top 40 or not. Don’t care. My heart and Soul is in every single joint that’s out. Even my SoundCloud joints,” she tweeted. “So until it feels right there simply won’t be no date on another project. So living my life is what I’ll continue doing.”
Lennox's debut studio album, Shea Butter Baby, was released in 2019.
Cole wasn't the only rapper to have a surprise performance, Saturday. Earlier in the day, across the country in Chicago, Machine Gun Kelly did a last-minute set at Lollapalooza.
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck continued their week-long, PDA-filled, vacation along the Mediterranean, through the weekend, when they were caught getting intimate once again on Saturday.
This time around, the press caught the two kissing at a dock in Naples.

Kevin Winter / Getty ImagesThe couple has been inseparable since they began dating again in the wake of Lopez's breakup with former New York Yankees legend Alex Rodriguez.
Matt Damon recently said that he thinks things will be different for Lopez and Affleck this time around.
“The press was particularly terrible to them 18 years ago, so what’s nice is that at least they’re being nice this time around,” Damon said on Desus & Mero, this week. “They’re on vacation right now, but he still responded when I hit him up about the Red Sox yesterday…You still have priorities!”
Lopez and Affleck arent the only one's on a boat trip. Rodriguez and sports reporter Melanie Collins were seen vacationing in St. Tropez, Monaco, and Spai..

New York is putting on a series of free hip hop concerts across four of the boroughs in the month of August, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Universal Hip Hop Museum Executive Director and President Rocky Bucano announced this week. Among the headliners are Raekwon, Big Daddy Kane and more.
The only requirement for the “It's Time for Hip Hop in NYC” free concerts are that fans have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose.
“You don’t want to miss the local, legendary talent performing throughout NYC Homecoming Week,” de Blasio said in a statement. “As we celebrate this Summer of New York City, we’re proud to partner with Rocky Bucano and the Universal Hip Hop Museum to bring these momentous concerts to our boroughs, free of charge. And if you get a ticket, you can go as long you have proof of your first dose of an approved COVID vaccine.”

Frazer Harrison / Getty ImagesThe shows will also feature sets from Ghostface Killah, Big Daddy Kane, Desiigner, Mobb Deep, KRS One, Slick Rick, and..

Machine Gun Kelly performed a surprise set at Lollapalooza on Saturday, which was announced just one hour before he took the stage. Billboard reports that the Cleveland rapper performed on the Bud Light Seltzer Sessions stage to a crowd 20 times what the space permitted.
Kelly kicked off the set with his Tickets To My Downfall hit “Kiss Kiss.” He also performed a cover of Paramore’s iconic “Misery Business.” From there he moved through his tracks, “My Ex’s Best Friend,” “Bloody Valentine,” and “Drunk Face.”

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In videos from backstage, Kelly was seen with his daughter as well as his partner, Megan Fox. Over the last several months, Fox and Kelly have been inseparable.
Fox recently fired back at fans who criticize her and Kelly's relationship for their age gap.
“You want to talk about patriarchy? The fact that he’s four years younger than me, and people want to act like I’m dating a younger man. He’s 31, and I’m 35,” Fox explained. “Granted, he’s lived lik..

After rounding out their big three with the acquisition of Russell Westbrook, the Lakers are reportedly considering adding Carmelo Anthony to continue to fill out their roster. ESPN's Jordan Schultz now reports that a source says the team is “very interested” in signing the NBA veteran.
“Lakers are 'very interested' in the prospect of signing Carmelo Anthony, per a league source,” Schultz tweeted, Saturday night. “Melo has been linked to the Lakers as a possibility, given his friendship w/LeBron dating back to high school. Anthony drilled a career-best 40.9 percent from 3 last season w/Portland.”

Christian Petersen / Getty ImagesAdding Anthony is an obvious move for the Lakers, as the former Knick has been a personal friend of LeBron James dating back to high school. While being past his prime, Anthony still averaged 13.4 points a game last season for the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Lakers have also been linked to veterans Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan. The team would be r..

Soulja Boy is venturing into the cannabis industry after announcing a new line of marijuana, Soulja Exotics, in collaboration with Grizzly Peak. The brand will be launching with a limited quantity of 3.5 gram Grizzly Peak™ Soulja Exotics™ to be sold at legal California dispensaries.
“For years, I’ve been looking for a premium cannabis company to bring my product to market,” Soulja said in a statement. “Grizzly Peak grows their medicinal quality cannabis indoors in coco fiber giving it a smooth inhale and exhale. I have so much going on in my head, I use weed to help me relax and function better so I can focus on my music, videos and other entertainment businesses.”

Kristian Dowling / Getty ImagesHe continued, “After trying many of their products, I was convinced that these guys are top growers who can consistently deliver the type of high I have been looking for. It was easy for me to decide to launch my exclusive, limited quantities of my weed products in collab with Grizzly Peak.”
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Flordia passed their most single-day COVID-19 infections record, Friday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that there were more than 21,000 new infections. The previous high for the pandemic was 19,334 confirmed cases on Jan. 7, 2021.
The new numbers come in as the highly contagious Delta variant is causing another spike in cases across America.
Despite the rising case numbers, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order to stop schools from implementing mask mandates for the upcoming fall season.

Joe Raedle / Getty Images“The federal government has no right to tell parents that in order for their kids to attend school in person, they must be forced to wear a mask all day, every day,” the Republican governor said in a press release. “Many Florida schoolchildren have suffered under forced masking policies, and it is prudent to protect the ability of parents to make decisions regarding the wearing of masks by their children.”
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LeBron James was spotted shoving a fan away who was attempting to get a picture with the Lakers star during an Usher concert, recently, sparking a massive debate on NBA Twitter regarding who was in the right.
“Lebron spotted being a normal human being and stiff arming a person running at him… just cuz he’s a celebrity doesn’t mean you can run up on him,” one fan wrote, defending the four-time NBA Champion. “Check his demographics before you do that.”

Christian Petersen / Getty ImagesAnother fan described the shove as being “literally assault.”
In response to a user who claimed the fan was “Invading his space,” a fan wrote, “What the hell are you talking about? I've been to a million live events and there is no such thing. I'm a Sixers season ticket holder and there is no space for me and my family when we're walking around.”
LeBron is no stranger to controversy. Earlier in the day, James reflected on being boo'd by Warriors fans at Oracle Arena during his rookie ye..

Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls are reportedly both interested in a reunion this offseason, according to a new report from Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report. Fischer says sources indicate that the Bulls could also pursue Lonzo Ball or Dennis Schroder if a deal with Rose falls through.
“There are strong indications from league sources that mutual interest exists between Derrick Rose and his storied hometown franchise, where he claimed league MVP honors in 2010-11,” Fischer says. “It’s unclear how Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau can stand in the way of the Bulls’ potential advances, and Chicago will need to shed contracts to bring on two ball-handlers at such expected salaries.”

Mike Ehrmann / Getty ImagesRose was drafted with the number one overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft and was named the youngest MVP in league history in 2010-11 at just 22 years old. After suffering numerous injuries, Rose left Chicago in 2016 after being traded to the Knicks. He then played for the Cavs, Timberw..

The street sign for “KMD – MF DOOM Way” was unveiled in Long Beach, New York, Saturday, after The City Council of Long Beach approved a project to rename a street in honor of the late rapper, MF DOOM.
The movement took off after Dr. Patrick Graham, who attended high school with DOOM, launched a petition that called for a street in New York to be renamed in DOOM's memory.
“His hip-hop lyricism represents some of the culture’s best linguistic metaphors, garnering intergenerational and interracial admiration,” Graham said in a statement. “His life and art symbolize the resilience we need in our present context.”

Peter Kramer / Getty ImagesLong Beach City Manager Donna Gayden added that “MF DOOM left an indelible mark on the music industry and on the lives of people across the globe. Long Beach is proud to bestow this honor in his memory and proud that he [once] called our City home.”
Despite being born in London, DOOM was raised in Long Beach and has said he has no memory of his Lon..