Joe Budden - Wake (Drake Diss) (Rant/Reaction/Review)
OVO Sound leader Drake reportedly has to cough up $13,000 for performing beyond his scheduled Summer Sixteen Tour time this week in Texas.
According to reports, Drake has been punished for performing 35 minutes past his allotted time at Dallas local stadium.
Drake performed at American Airlines Center Thursday night he got a late start and when the clock struck midnight, he was officially in overtime. TMZ has learned the arena fined him $6,500 for every 15 minutes he played past 12. Drizzy even told the crowd he was going over, and he didnt care if he had to pay. He ended up performing until 12:35, so the shows gonna cost Drake an extra $13k. (TMZ)
Coincidentally, the rap star dissed rival Joe Budden at his Dallas show.
Drake appeared to turn up the heat during a Summer Sixteen tour stop in Dallas on Thursday by blatantly mocking the Slaughterhouse MC and his 2003 hit single, Pump It Up. While speaking to the audience during the show, Drake joked that he should have invited Budden to come out and lay down a rendition of his Just Blaze-produced track. (Complex)
Recently, Budden explained where his issues with Drake came from.
He does that often to people, Joe said referring to Drake sneak-dissing people on songs. Im such a big fan that I just know and Im a rapper. So I know when its happening. You not going to do it to me Im so insignificant compared to him that nobody will ever know. So it was my job to call it all out. I knew the media would say Im crazy. I had to call it out because later on yall will get it. Its not my fault that the business side of things is making them take longer with the record. Me, never really had the best business. Im on your a**. So I put that out. Im gonna be on his a** and he wont do it again Charlamagne, the part youre missing is I got 20 Drake disses already somewhere holed up. (Ill Name This Podcast Later)
Earlier this week, Drakes No Shopping collaborator French Montana downplayed the Budden feud.
I dont think we did that record thinking about Joe Budden, Montana explained. I dont think we was in there thinking about anybody. I dont think we ever went in the studio with negative energy, talking about somebody. We just work and have fun. (MTV)
Actress Garcelle Beauvais has been tapped to star in the latest Marvel Studios Spider-Man film titled Spider Man: Homecoming alongside an ensemble cast including Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-Man), Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Zendaya, Bookeem Woodbine, Abraham Attah, Logan Marshall-Green, and Donald Glover. The story line of this installation is currently under wraps, and roles have not been announced; however, the story will focus on Peter Parkers teenage years.
Spidermans increasingly diverse cast is not only good for the film industry as a whole,but good news for any film about Spider-Man. The film takes place in New York City which is the most diverse city in the country, so it only makes sense for the cast to accurately reflect its environment.
Peter Parker goes to high school in Queens, and Queens is one of-if not the-most diverse places in the world. So I just wanted it to reflect what that actually looks like. Jon Watts, Director
Beauvais started her career as a model, and transitioned to an actress through a breakout role on The Jamie Foxx Show as Fancy, Jamie Kings love interest. She then went on to NYPD Blue, and starred in TNTs legal drama Franklin & Bash. In 2013, Beauvais and Foxx teamed up again in feature film White House Down. Over the years she has starred in series such as Grimm, The Mentalist, and Eyes, and in films such as Wild Wild West, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and Bad Company. She currently stars on Disney XDs Kirby Buckets.
Spider Man: Homecoming is directed by Jon Watts (Cop Car), written by John Francis Daley & Jonathan M. Goldstein, and produced by Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige. Production is currently underway in Atlanta, Georgia. The expected release date is July 7, 2017.
WWE BATTLEGROUND REACTIONS! Full Show PPV Results and Review!
Just five days after splitting the WWE in two, Battleground gave fans little in the way of storyline movement despite some above-average action during the three-hour pay-per-view.
Here"s a Battleground wrap-up in the space of a tweet: There were no title changes or twists and nothing to write home about save for one promo and one match. Actually, I still have 39 characters left.
The lack of newsworthiness on Sunday may ultimately be a good thing for WWE considering they are basically resetting their entire company from a storyline standpoint as of Monday. With less than a month to go until SummerSlam, WWE"s second-biggest event each year, there is a lot of work to do in building a card that is worthy of the normal hype associated with the event.
Sure, WWE could have kicked off those changes with some special moments Sunday night but there"s plenty else for them to do once Monday Night Raw kicks into gear in less than 24 hours.
Check out our match-by-match breakdown of Battleground below.
Results
World Heavyweight Championship -- Dean Ambrose (c) def. Roman Reigns (via pinfall) and Seth Rollins. There was no time wasted getting the action going as Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns were all high-energy from the onset. Midway through the match, the crowd was particularly pleased with Ambrose and Rollins teaming up in an attempt to eliminate Reigns. After Rollins threw himself out of the ring to knock Reigns out, Ambrose helped him powerbomb Reigns through the announce table. That teamwork did not last long, of course, and Rollins soon took the upper hand including a near-fall after a Pedigree on Reigns. Ambrose eventually pulled out the win by hitting Dirty Deeds on Reigns moments after he Superman Punch"d and speared Rollins.
Reigns had some heel heat from the moment he was introduced -- not that he was well-liked by fans previously -- and it would certainly behoove WWE to capitalize on it, particularly since he is coming off a legitimate 30-day suspension. Ambrose brings the title back to SmackDown, which is good for the reintroduction of the brand. Rollins loses nothing by avoiding the pinning situation and can probably make a title match claim against Ambrose at SummerSlam next month.
Randy Orton appears on "The Highlight Reel" hosted by Chris Jericho. After nine months away from the ring while recovering from a serious shoulder injury, Orton returned in an interview segment to discuss his upcoming match against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. It was clear from his appearance that Orton is back as a face, though rarely is a heel-booked Lesnar not cheered anyway by the crowd. Orton, in a good effort on the mic, even got in a performance-enhancing drug shot at Lesnar, saying he would be able to beat him with "no enhancements needed." (Orton, of course, has two WWE wellness policy violations during his time with the company.) He of course hit an RKO on Jericho to end the interview.
John Cena, Enzo Amore & Big Cass def. The Club via pinfall. I would be remiss to begin discussing this match without praising Amore for a world-class promo before it even began. It"s an absolute must-see. Action was fast-paced and exciting as one would expect from these six. Cena and A.J. Styles each hit their finishers before teammates saved the respective pinfalls, but Cena was able to execute a second Attitude Adjustment -- this time from the top rope -- before scoring the pin on Styles. Those two will likely continue their rivalry over on SmackDown, while Amore & Cass could start a program with Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows over on Raw.
Intercontinental Championship -- The Miz (c) vs. Darren Young: Young, a lower-card wrestler for most of his career, getting a title shot so soon after returning seemed strange from on the onset, but WWE found a way to make this match interesting with some actual character development at its conclusion. Bob Backlund, Young"s "life coach," stopped Miz from bailing on the match, leading him to get slapped by Maryse (Miz"s real-life wife and valet). Maryse then feigned that she had been hit by Backlund, leading Miz back out of the ring to push Backlund. Seeing this, Young snapped (like Backlund used to back in the day) and locked in the crossface chickenwing (Backlund"s patented submission hold) on Miz outside the ring. No match result was announced, and the competitors were not outside the ring long enough for it to have been a double countout. It just ended.
Natalya def. Becky Lynch via submission. A solid profile-building win for Natalya who got over clean with the Sharpshooter. These two will be counted on to lead the charge for the women on SmackDown, so you"ll see this match plenty going forward.
Sami Zayn def. Kevin Owens via pinfall. Does "match of the night" even need to be expressed anymore when Owens (or Zayn, for that matter) is wrestling, or can it just be assumed from this point forward? The chemistry between these two makes for tremendous matches and great spots, the best of which Sunday came as Zayn delivered a back body drop to Owens on the ring apron. The crowd was fully involved, chanting loudly for both even with Owens billed as the ultimate heel. There were tornado DDTs (and countered tornado DDTs), super kicks, single-arm hook suplexes and even a big-man frog splash to the delight of the crowd, which gave the two a mid-match standing ovation. Zayn saved himself from a pinfall following a pop-up powerbomb by placing his foot on the rope and countered by nailing two suplexes and a Helluva Kick -- make that two -- for the clean 1-2-3 victory. Is this really the end of the rivalry? Not sure how the heel Owens can allow it to be, but it was a h**l of an ending if so.
United States Championship -- Rusev (c) def. Zack Ryder via submission. Rusev was dominant, as one would expect, throughout the match. Ryder got in some offense with his standard finisher and looked poised for an upset until Rusev countered Ryder"s elbow drop and locked in the Accolade. Ryder surprisingly began breaking it, forcing Rusev to lock it in and bend Ryder back for the tap out. Rusev continued to attack Ryder after the match, leading NXT call-up Mojo Rawley to hit the ring and basically scream in Rusev face until he left the squared circle. It certainly looks like WWE will be pairing up Ryder and Rawley with the Hype Bros tag team on SmackDown.
The Wyatt Family def. The New Day via pinfall. After some solid action, Xavier Woods appeared hypnotized by Bray Wyatt only to overcome his fear and clear the ring of the Wyatts. After a short celebration by Woods, Bray Wyatt caught him with Sister Abagail and earned the pin. The right outcome here, even if WWE is splitting up the Wyatts among its brands. The loss doesn"t hurt New Day as it still holds the tag titles, while Wyatt gets a rare major-show victory as he transitions into what should hopefully be a more featured role on SmackDown.
Sasha Banks & Bayley def. Charlotte & Dana Brooke via submission. It was nice to see WWE bring Bayley in for the match, even if it"s not a full-time call-up (she was not wearing a brand shirt and appears to be involved in the NXT women"s title picture at this time). The crowd provided a great reaction upon her introduction, probably the best I can remember for a female wrestler. Definitely a great way to start the show. Bayley"s main-roster debut may have taken a bit of steam away from Banks if they didn"t book her to win clean over Charlotte, which she did with the Bank Statement right in the middle of the ring. It would appear the Banks vs. Charlotte title match is all but official for SummerSlam.
Breezango def. The Usos via pinfall (Kickoff Match). A big win for the newly formed tag team. As one would expect, The Usos were responsible for most of the highlights in the match, but Tyler Breeze throwing up his knees to counter a splash and converting the move into a small package resulted in a 1-2-3 victory. Considering these teams were drafted to the SmackDown brand on Tuesday, it would make sense for this feud to continue.
BERLIN - German police say one person has been killed and another 11 injured in an explosion at a cafe in the Bavarian city of Ansbach. Police told the dpa news agency early Monday that it wasn"t clear what caused the late Sunday night blast in the city near Nuermberg. Ansbach police could not immediately be reached for comment but Germany"s top-selling Bild newspaper said it was believed to have been a gas explosion. Dpa reports that an open-air concert nearby with some 2,500 in attendance was shut down as a precaution after the explosion. Germany is on edge after a deadly rampage at a Munich mall on Friday in which nine people were killed and an ax attack on a train near Wuerzburg last Monday in which five people were wounded.
JUSTICE LEAGUE Assemble At Comic Con - Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher
SAN DIEGO, July 24 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. gifted San Diego Comic-Con fans this weekend with teasers for several of its most highly anticipated movies.
Unveiled was fresh footage from the studio"s comic-book adaptations Suicide Squad and Justice League, as well as its new spin on the British King Arthur myth.
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Starring Jared Leto as Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot and Viola Davis as government official Amanda Waller, Suicide Squad is a supervillain ensemble picture due in theaters Aug 5. It was directed by David Ayer.
With a cast that boasts Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ezra Miller as the Flash and Jason Momoa as Aquaman, the Zack Snyder-helmed, sci-fi flick Justice League is set for release Nov. 17, 2017.
The studio also offered a glimpse of Charlie Hunnam as the titular, medieval monarch in the action-adventure picture King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, directed by Guy Ritchie. Co-starring Jude Law, Aidan Gillen, Eric Bana and Djimon Hounsou, it is scheduled to open in theaters March 24, 2017.
Star Trek Discovery | official trailer (2017) SDCC NCC-1031
Star Trek is returning to the small screen.
Side-by-side with the Hollywood movies, CBS is launching a brand new series of the classic show, and Comic-Con has offered us a first full look at what"s been planned.
At the 50th anniversary panel for the show in Hall H, moderator Bryan Fuller - best known as the man behind Hannibal - took the opportunity to reveal a few choice tidbits on his upcoming Star Trek TV series.
The biggest reveal was the show"s title, Star Trek: Discovery, which also pointed to a major change for the show; a brand new ship, the USS Discovery.
It"s the ship seen leaving an asteroid hanger in the brand new teaser, which reveals its design to be an interesting mix of the traditional Federation starship and elements of a Klingon Bird of Prey; though what this may mean in terms of ship"s crew is still entirely up for debate.
"Its not going to be episodic," Fuller also revealed at the panel. "Were going to be telling stories like a novel." It"s a bold move away from previous iterations, in which singular episodes were largely self-contained in their stories; but the move makes sense, considering drama television has largely moved towards telling singular narratives over the course of a series.
Star Trek Beyond Featurette - The IMAX Experience
"The new series has to remind audiences the message of Star Trek continuing to push boundaries. We do have to celebrate a progression of our species because right now we need a little help," Fuller continued; while confirming the series will take place in the "prime" timeline of the television shows, as opposed to J.J. Abrams" cinematic universe.
Star Trek: Discovery will debut on the CBS network before moving to its All Access streaming service. Netflix has, however, signed a deal to secure international rights to the show.
White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn. (MLB Advanced Media)
The Beat Full Show (7/24/16): Fallout from the Chris Sale clubhouseincident
White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn. (MLB Advanced Media)
Mark Carman and Adam Hoge bring you the Sunday edition of The Beat: They assess the fallout from yesterdays Chris Sale incident in the Sox clubhouse, and tension between Sale and the front office; the great Charles Tillman join the show to talk about hanging it up after a 13-year NFL career (and coming home to the Bears to retire); the guys debate Ken Griffey Jr.s merits as the highest- percentage HOF vote getter; Carman offers get well wishes to Ronnie Woo Woo; a possible Aroldis Chapman deal may be on the horizon for the Cubs, and more.
