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4 Young NBA Players Who NEED TO IMPROVE in 2019

Jemele Hill Has Left ESPN. What Are Your Thoughts?

Outspoken ESPN personality Jemele Hill has announced she is leaving the company. Hill attracted attention last year and was briefly suspended for posting opinionated messages on social media, including a reference to President Donald Trump as a “white supremacist.”

Hill took to Twitter Friday to say it was her last day, saying in part: “When I started at ESPN in 2006, I had no idea that such a wonderful journey would take place over the next 12 years. This was the place where I became the best version of myself, both personally and professionally.” Read More Here

Botham Jean’s Family Criticizes Dallas Police Department Over ‘Character Assassination’ of 26-Year-Old Slain by Police in is Own Apartment

The family of Botham Jean, the man killed by an off-duty Dallas police officer, is calling for the termination of the officer involved and is speaking out about what they call the “distasteful attempt to assassinate the character” of the 26-year-old.

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Nike Sees Record Sales, Record Shares, Record Social Media Likes With Kaepernick “Just Do It” Campaign

Nike’s controversial ad campaign with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has drawn a surge in Instagram followers and likes on Twitter and Facebook, which should translate into higher sales, according to one analyst.

Nike added roughly 170,000 Instagram followers around the timing of the release of its ad campaign, Wedbush Securities analyst Christopher Svezia said in a research note Friday. Read More Here

Pre-meal Prayer: The Official Rules: Do you pray for appetizers? What about salads? Comedian John Crist Breaks Down The Dos and Don'ts of Blessing The Food

What I'm Listening To: Sevin's ‘Rather Die Than Deny’, The Battery's "One", Tee Wyla And TWyse's The iLLSong Project

Sevin's ‘Rather Die Than Deny’

Sevin just dropped his new joint, Rather Die Than Deny. It features God Over Money Artists Datin, K. Allico, and Jered Sanders, along with guest appearances by Gemstones, Illuminate, & more.

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James Gardin's Song “Iconic” is Being Featured By Tommy Hilfiger

James Gardin and Producer Terem have dropped a fire single which has also been scooped up by Tommy Hilfiger for the unveiling of their TommyNow collection. What are your thoughts?

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#ThrowbackThursday Album Review: Eshon Burgundy The Fear of God

Humble Beast has been a breeding ground for highly talented and innovative rappers and hip-hop artists. Eshon Burgundy is definitely no exception to that rule. The Fear of God circles around the same central theme as the title of the album and focuses on different scriptures, such as Proverbs 1:7 and Romans 3:18 -- each referenced in "The Fear of the Lord (Interlude)." Eshon brings a powerful and relevant message to today's culture and sets it all to a pretty stellar soundtrack.

The album starts with the title track and Eshon rapping over a soft piano. When the beat finally kicks in, you can begin to feel his passion for the subject matter. Eshon continues rapping on fear as he drops some heavy knowledge on "The Healthy." One of the best tracks on the album comes up next in "Blood Money." The term has a particularly negative connotation, but Eshon is rapping about how Christ's blood paid for everything. Read More Here 

Here Is A Break Down of Apple’s new iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR. Let Me Know What You Think!

iPhone XS

The iPhone Xs is indistinguishable from last year’s iPhone X. As the “S” moniker suggests, it brings modest upgrades, but from what we’ve seen so far, you likely won’t want to upgrade to it over the iPhone X. That doesn’t mean it’s bad — it’s just the least interesting iPhone announced today because it’s so similar to last year’s model. It’s a compelling product for Android owners looking to switch, or for people looking to upgrade anything older than an iPhone 8. Let’s take a closer look.

Same size, same looks

The iPhone Xs has the same exact 5.8-inch screen as last year’s iPhone X, which for reference puts it in between the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus. It’s currently the smallest of the new iPhone devices announced today — the iPhone XR has a larger 6.1-inch screen. Read More Here

The 'Oreo' Colorway Comes to the LeBron 16

The Nike LeBron 16 has surfaced in an upcoming 'Oreo' colorway. The pair sports a black-and-white Battleknit 2.0 upper, leather panels, and special embroidery on the tongue and heel.

An official release date has yet to be revealed for the "Oreo" LeBron 16. In the mean time, check out a first look at the colorway below via Chinese blog Hupu. Read More Here

New Music! Bumps INF - Triple Threat Freestyle (Free Mixtape Link Below)

"Vent Sessions Mixtape" D/L https://noisetrade.com/bizzle/bumps-inf-vent-sessions

Dj Of Trackstarz Calls Out Chh Record Labels For Not Signing Females. What Are Your Thoughts?

The Most Hyped Player From Each Of The Last 5 NBA Drafts

New Music! WHATUPRG - Rosegold (Official Music Video)

WHATUPRG's debut EP Pleasant Hill, is out now: http://smarturl.it/pleasanthill Director: Zach Sperazzo Stylist: Angeline Cruz Special Appearances: Dezzy Holl...

The 8 Best Smartphones of 2018 So Far

1. SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 9

For a few months last year, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 lived at the top of this list, eventually being knocked down by the iPhone X and then Huawei P20 Pro. With the recent launch of the Galaxy Note 9 and a few days of heavy usage it is time to put the Note 9 back on top as the best smartphone currently available.

The Galaxy Note 9 improves upon the Note 8 with a Bluetooth S Pen, more internal capacity and RAM, a massive 4,000 mAh battery, improved dual rear cameras with some software intelligence, enhanced audio capability, and new placement of the rear fingerprint scanner. Read More Here

Xiaomi mocks Apple with Mi 8 mega bundle that costs the same as an iPhone XS Max

Xiaomi

• Xiaomi pokes fun at Apple with phone, laptop, fitness tracker, and Bluetooth earphones bundles that cost the same as the new iPhones.
• The XS, XS Max, and XR sets are unfortunately only available in China.

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Xiaomi has fired a cheeky shot at Apple by highlighting the massive price disparity between its products and the next-generation iPhones revealed last week.

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Time Magazine Sold For $190M

WASHINGTON (AP) — Time Magazine is being sold by Meredith Corp. to Marc Benioff, a co-founder of Salesforce, and his wife, it was announced Sunday.

Meredith announced that it was selling Time magazine for $190 million in cash to Benioff, one of four co-founders of Salesforce, a cloud computing pioneer.

Meredith had completed the purchase of Time along with other publications of Time Inc. earlier this year.

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