the unbearable notice is; that you've to make up your mind to be the difference and not the other way round else people will misjudge you even though you're not that person.
Why invest yourself when you could join the platform letting some of the brightest analysts in the world manage your money for you? The answer: you shouldn’t.
The solution: Titan. It’s the platform bringing you premiere investment management previously reserved for the high net worth.
You’ll own a concentrated portfolio of stocks managed by Titan’s award-winning investment team, and feel confident in your investment thesis for each.
“It’s the first actively managed crypto portfolio for everyday US investors”
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They just launched Titan Crypto. Keeping up with crypto can feel like a full-time job, which is why you’ll have their team of experts managing your crypto portfolio for you.
Jasmine Crowe wants to solve hunger. So in 2017, she founded Goodr, an Atlanta-based food waste management company that connects restaurants and businesses with leftover food to nonprofits that help feed people experiencing food insecurity..
Rhetoric about what was next to be…
What incited you to start Goodr?
She started by saying; What really opened my eyes was realizing businesses were already paying waste companies to throw perfectly good food away when that food could be going to somebody in need.
“She’s also a speaker, children’s book author (!), and a Jay-Z super fan”
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What’s one thing you wish you knew when you first started pitching Goodr to investors?
When I started raising funding, the first million that I raised, I must have taken well over 200 meetings. I wish I knew then that investors don’t care about fighting hunger or food waste.
And I went into meetings pitching that so hard because I thought, I wish I knew that investors only care about money. Even if they’re a social impact investor, money is still what drives them. I was a little naive to that.
“Hey, I have this world-changing idea. We’re solving hunger.”
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How do you build a successful team as a startup?
What I would definitely advise against is just hiring your friends and family. It costs a lot of money and it takes a lot of time for training.
So hire the best people, even if it takes you a long time to find that person. It’s really worth it in the end.
And in hindsight, I wish I had let them go faster so that they could follow their passion. And then it would have allowed me to find somebody else.
Besides fundraising, what other hurdles have you faced in the early days of Goodr?
Building a team can be an early challenge in any startup. I’m still competing against Twitter and the Ubers of the world for employees. And they have endless money.
What is the best thing about Atlanta?
When I was first raising money, investors acted like Atlanta was the worst place ever. But there are a lot of great startups here that I think are going to make a lot of change.
The people and the culture. It’s tough to pick just one. Atlanta is a community and the people have really supported me.
One of my first customers ever was the Atlanta airport—that’s one of the world’s busiest airports. And they embraced the fact that I was a startup in Atlanta.
The hoopla started after Cardi B went into defense mode on Twitter and appeared to respond to headlines about her turning down a deal to plead guilty to third-degree assault earlier this week. She hopped online to tweet defensively,
Cardi B is being accused of throwing subliminal shade towards Nicki Minaj’s family after an account dedicated to The Queen Barb seemingly harassed her over her bottle brawl case.
Following that post, she fired back at some negative comments. In one response to a person who said to Cardi, “you’re going to jail”, she clapped back.
“before I go to prison you gone see me breakin [sic] more records and making more Ms.”
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After Cardi sent the tweet, the replies to it blew up with arguments. Her fans felt like her response was fair, given that the Barb account mentioned her husband Offset. Nicki fans however think that Cardi B was “disrespectful” with her alleged shade towards Kenny
Fans flooded social media to speculate about their suspected somethingship that picked up steam when Gunna shared a clip of Chlöe’s bootylicious VMAs performance with the caption “It’s the [tongue emoji] for me.
What’s most interesting about this link up is that Chlöe and Gunna might actually be cousins according to loud whispers across social media.
Kandi Burruss, Todd Tucker, Miss Lawrence, and several other industry somebodies were on hand to see Lil Nas receive the special honor
“Who would be a good match for Chloe Bailey? Tell us down below and peep the Twitter hysteria over their courtside on the flip”
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By now, you’ve probably seen pics of rising superstar Chloe Bailey and Gunna sitting next to each other while drinking Dasani water at the Atlanta Hawks home opener in a baffling plot twist that sparked hilarious chaos across the internet.
This seemingly innocent night out came during Chlöe’s promo tour in Atlanta where she pulled up at Spelman, stopped by major radio stations, and supported Lil Nas X’s Homecoming event where he received his very own day in the City Of Atlanta.
The award was presented by mayoral candidate and the city’s first Black LGBTQ+ council member Antonio Brown during a special dinner hosted by BMI and sponsored by Compass Initiative and Gilead.
#Who would be a good match for Chloe Bailey? Tell us down below and peep the Twitter hysteria over their courtside on the flip#
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Black woman-owned and operated, Slutty Vegan is a steadily expanding Atlanta staple where you can order drool-worthy sandwiches like the One Night Stand, Fussy Hussy, Sloppy Toppy, Main Chik, and many more along with tasty sides, sauces and desserts.
Two microphones aboard the six-wheeled spacecraft add a new dimension to the way scientists and engineers explore the Red Planet.
Thanks to two microphones aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover, the mission has recorded nearly five hours of Martian wind gusts, rover wheels crunching over gravel, and motors whirring as the spacecraft moves its arm.
These sounds allow scientists and engineers to experience the Red Planet in new ways – and everyone is invited to listen in.
“experience the Red Planet in new ways – and everyone is invited to listen in“
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Perseverance is the first spacecraft to record the sound of the Red Planet using dedicated microphones – both of which were commercially available, off-the-shelf devices.
One rides on the side of the rover’s chassis. The second mic sits on Perseverance’s mast as a complement to the SuperCam laser instrument’s investigations of rocks and the atmosphere.
The body mic was provided by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, while the SuperCam instrument and its microphone were provided by the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico and a consortium of French research laboratories under the auspices of the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES).
Kate and William announced the birth of their first child, Prince George on 22 July 2013, making him heir apparent to the throne.
His younger siblings, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3, will be the “spare” siblings, which could lead to them not having a defined role as royals.
Charles has also reportedly been in plans to drastically “slim down” the monarchy to a team of just seven working royals.
“Royal commentator Angela Mollard spoke to the Australian morning programme Sunrise hosts about the young royals”
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Ms Mollard said: “They’re talking about reducing their kid’s involvement in royal duties.”
It would also mean that less royals would be reliant on the tax-payer-funded Sovereign Grant, and would have to find other means of income
First, it was the ‘Princess Diana Effect’, then it was the ‘Kate Middleton Effect’ and now it’s the royal children’s turn. From gorgeous knitted jumpers to adorable shoes, the royal children have been proclaimed style icons with parents everywhere eager to dress their children just like the Cambridges.
The 36-year-old scored the winning goal for Manchester United as the Red Devils came back from two goals down at Old Trafford
The Portuguese was then seen defending like his life depended on with Man United trying to hold on to the lead and secure their second group stages win.
Cristiano Ronaldo busted the myth about his poor workrate in the 3–2 win against Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday.
“And keeps sprinting until he positions himself next to Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw”
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Man United’s Champions League clash with Atalanta was marked with terrifying scenes at full-time after a pitch invader made his way to the stadium and grabbed a piece of Cristiano Ronaldo’s shirt.
Millions of people across the world rely on the popular messaging app, WhatsApp, to communicate with their friends, loved ones, and colleagues on a daily basis.
But many of them will not be able to use the app anymore because of the model of their phones.
According to a report by UK-based publication, The Sun, the app will stop working on several models of smartphones starting from November 2021.
“People pose with smartphones in front of the displayed Whatsapp logo in this illustration on September 14, 2017”
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Per the publication, the app will not be supported on both iPhone and Android models, therefore, affected users will either have to buy a new phone or update the software of their smartphones.
The publication says that more than 40 different smartphone models will not be able to support WhatsApp, and the deadline for updating the software is November 1.
Here’s the list of phones which will not be able to support WhatsApp from November.
iPhone
iPhone 5
iPhone 6S Plus
iPhone SE
Samsung
Galaxy Trend Lite
Galaxy Trend II
Galaxy SIII
Galaxy S3 Mini
Galaxy Xcover 2
Galaxy Core
Galaxy Ace 2
ZTE
ZTE V956
Grand X Quad V987
Grand Memo
Sony
Xperia Miro
Xperia Neo L
Xperia Arc S
LG
Lucid 2
Optimus F7
Optimus F5
Optimus L2 II Dual
Optimus L5
Best L5 II
Optimus L5 Dual
Best L3 II
Optimus L7
Optimus L7 II Dual
Best L7 II
Optimus F6, Enact
Optimus L4 II Dual
Optimus F3
Best L4 II
Best L2 II
Optimus Nitro HD
Optimus 4X HD
Optimus F3Q
Huawei
Ascend G740
Ascend Mate
Ascend D Quad XL
Ascend D1 Quad XL
Ascend P1 S
Ascend D2
Other smartphones
Alcatel
Archos 53 Platinum
HTC Desire 500
Caterpillar Cat B15
Wiko Cink Five
Wiko Darknight
Lenovo A820
UMi X2
Run Fl1
THL W8
In order to use WhatsApp, Android users will need to be using Android 4.1 or later, while iPhone users will need to be on iOS 10 or later, the publication said.
According to the data at the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is traded officially, exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar opened at ₦414.18/$1 on Wednesday October 20, after it closed at ₦414.73 to a $1 on Monday, 18 October 2021.
No Forex rate was shown for Tuesday, October 19, 2021, due to the public holiday declared by the federal government.
The exchange rate for a dollar to naira at Lagos Parallel Market (Black Market) for today, Wednesday, October 20, opened N575.00 to a $1, according to sources at Bureau De Change (BDC).
“The official rate today, Wednesday October 20, for $1 dollar to naira = ₦414.18/$1″
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The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar opened at ₦₦414.18/$1 on 20th October 2021 as against how it closed at ₦414.46/$1 on Monday 18th October 2021, showing a decline at -0.07.
Please note that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not recognise the parallel market (black market), as it has directed individuals who want to engage in Forex to approach their respective banks.
It’s common to have photos with a blurry subject. If the lighting isn’t great or if you’ve shaken your hands while capturing the image, you end up with a blurry photo which can be disappointing.
With the Pixel 6, though, you no longer have to be worried about people or faces in your pictures being blurred thanks to the new Tensor chip that has on-device Machine Learning capabilities.
The custom-designed Tensor chip enables Google to run its complex algorithms with ease which has resulted in new features like the Magic Eraser which can remove unwanted objects from your pictures.
Fresh off the release of his new album Punk and a pair of Travis Barker-backed Saturday Night Live performances, Young Thug dropped by the Breakfast Club headquarters for an hour-long discussion that opened with a reflection on his previous issues with Charlamagne.
Asked what kept him “away from the Breakfast Club all these years,” Thug initially said he didn’t know before pointing to his and Charlamagne’s “misunderstanding.”
From there, Thugger noted his previous comments against CTG—which were spurred by Birdman’s infamous appearance on the show in 2016—were “all talk” at the time.
“That was all talk,”
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Thug said. “I never understood, like, how could it go so, how could it seem so far. We all just talking shit. … I was kinda young back then.
I ain’t understand blogging back then. You know, I was so young and fresh in the game to the point that I didn’t understand this shit and how important it is.”
About three minutes into the interview, Thug—who’s 30—said he’s “pretty old now” and has since grown out of “arguing on the internet,” among other things.
If you have a relationship and you not getting what you truly deserve just spill it out and the larger society can help coordinate the series.
Nigerian singer, Temmie Ovwasa, has once again made some allegations against her former record label boss, Olamide, claiming that he ‘messed her mind up’.
During a question and answer session via her Instagram handle, the singer was asked by a fan if she still keeps in touch with the YBNL boss.
“He messed my mind up then tried to compensate for it.”
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She claimed, “That man brought me to Lagos from Ilorin as an 18-year-old, put me on a platform then proceeded to reject every show I got, every offer I got.
Stopped me from releasing songs, kept me in his house with his wife (who spoke to me like I was garbage in front of her friends) and kid in the name of ‘family’.
Put my face on the wall, on an album where the ‘men’ were allowed to be people.
“That man brought me to Lagos from Ilorin as an 18-year-old, put me on a platform then proceeded to reject every show I got, every offer I got.”
TEMMIEOVWASA
The singer said, “My trauma is not a ‘whole saga’. You all forget that people feel things and what might seem like gist to you is actually somebody’s lived reality.
I don’t crave fame and I do not want to be associated with men who use their positions to hurt others while carefully curating their public presence to reflect values they do not uphold.
They are people of questionable character and I have no space in my life for anything that does not serve me. I have tasted fame, been around multimillionaires and I can tell you for a fact, I don’t rate them.
Minaj hired attorney Judd Burstein to attempt to request an extension to respond to the suit.
Burstein sent an email to Hough’s lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn, to withdraw the petition for the $20 million default judgment and asked for more time for the couple to respond, according to The Daily Beast.
The plot thickens in Jennifer Hough’s lawsuit against Nicki Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty.
Minaj and Perry failed to respond to the suit and a request for a $20 million default judgment has been made as a result.
“I told him to prepare his opposition to my request for default judgment and explain to the court why his client and her husband believe they’re both above the law.”
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Petty, who married the Grammy-winning rapper in 2019, was convicted of attempted first-degree attempted rape in 1995.
Hough, who was 16 at the time of the assault, stated that she was being harassed and threatened by Petty and Minaj. Hough indicated that Minaj made attempts to bribe her to recant her story.
After alleged extensive attempts at bribery and subsequent threats after refusal, Hough filed suit against both Minaj and Petty, accusing the couple of “witness intimidation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, harassment, assault, battery, sexual assault, and sexual harassment,” as reported by Rolling Stone.
“Jennifer Hough is suing Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty for harassment.”
Thinking that if I don’t look a certain way, I won’t attract a certain type of attention. I’ve been like that my whole life.”
Not only did she speak about the lawsuit, but about the lasting effects of the assault, saying she spent her life “hiding within myself — living and surviving through insecurities, using them to protect myself.
I’m heading out to explore some volcanos. Life’s been pretty hectic these past few months as my parents’ health continues to decline and obligations pile up. I’m good at not sweating the small stuff, but not everything can be ignored forever. Blogging Breaks seem to work miracles for me in avoiding burnout and reinvigorating my […]
Social media has become one of the primary sources of communication and connectivity with everyone. Social media includes everything from entertainment, news, podcasts and advertising to marketing and networking.
The list is, however, not limited to these activities only. People connect through live streaming platforms such as Discord, Twitch, Instagram Live, LinkedIn Live, Facebook and YouTube Live.
It goes without saying that scrolling through social media and posting parts of our lives have become familiar or “normal”. It’s funny to compare social media as the “new normal” for people.
“Are you willing to shift your company’s culture”?
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Google is exponentially effective in providing and creating an excellent working environment for its employees. For example, the “Google way” of motivating the workforce is to put its employees first, rather than exclusively rely on their results.
Google regularly shares the journey of its new and long-time employees through storytelling on LinkedIn. They have regular blogs on how their employees work and what motivates them to work. When employees quit Google, they share that they often regard their journey as a rewarding one.
Through its regular social media posts and blog articles, Google has shifted its company’s culture. These posts also provide a public relations tactic since they openly provide their internal relations to the public. This tactic is effective in creating consumer trust in the Google brand.
“Do you want to build your business through authentic personal branding”?
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The first question is critical to consider since personal branding is essential in recognizing a company and its products or services. Personal branding has become a smart way to “market” yourself and create brand awareness.
Consider the example of Elon Musk. When you think of Musk, you immediately think of his electronic automobile company Tesla. You might also think of his space vehicular company SpaceX.
Musk’s personal branding “game” is strong, and his online presence is vital. A single tweet from him on which cryptocurrency to watch influences crypto investors to rush and buy those cryptos.
According to Instagram’s official website, verification “is a tool to help people find the real accounts of public figures and brands, and it means we verified this is a notable and authentic Instagram account.”
It was never intended to become a status symbol in society, but the fact that the culture views it as such means that it carries much more weight than letting people know a particular account is authentic.
Not long ago, I asked a friend a question. “When you see a blue check on somebody’s profile, even if you have never heard of them before, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?” Without hesitation, my friend answered that the person “must be famous” or “at least the real deal at whatever they do.” And in this simple response lies the answer to why getting verified on Instagram matters.
“When you see a blue check on somebody’s profile, even if you have never heard of them before, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?”
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I spent a great amount of time building relationships with journalists and today have the contacts of thousands of writers at the world’s biggest publications like Forbes, The New York Times, Success Magazine and more.
Throughout the early months of 2021, I focused heavily on getting myself featured in top publications instead of just focusing on clients. After countless emails, pitch rejections and pitch acceptances, I built a strong line up of news articles for myself to add to my Instagram verification application.
Before submitting, however, I made the decision to do something I don’t see many people talk about when it comes to getting verified on Instagram: I pursued getting verified on other platforms first so that I could show Instagram that I’ve already been recognized as a noteworthy person.
“A blue verification badge gives you instant credibility with absolute strangers even when they don’t know exactly what you do”.
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If you have a brand or business, people buy from you and want to work with you when they know you, like you or trust you. A blue verification badge gives you instant credibility with absolute strangers even when they don’t know exactly what you do.
You become looked at as an authority in whatever space you’re in and gain power that needs to be handled responsibly because people tend to take you at your word.
I spent most of the last few years building businesses, traveling as a speaker and making content on social media.
“And in this simple responses lies the answer to why getting verified on Instagram matters”.
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Every once in a while, small publications would reach out and write a story about me. Whenever I applied for verification, however, I always got rejected.
It was around this time that I started my PR agency and in the process of helping others land major news articles, I started doing the same for myself.
After getting verified on Facebook and TikTok, I applied for Instagram verification by submitting these social-media links along with three news articles.
While fans were undoubtedly happy to see him bring back his most famous role on the Disney streaming service, there is also a lot of chatter about him appearing in a different Disney Plus series. And that is none other than Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.
He recently reprised that role when he co-starred with Anthony Mackie in Disney Plus‘ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Sebastian Stan is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood today. A stalwart of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he has portrayed Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier in a plethora of MCU installments, starting all the way back in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger.
“Fans were left shocked by this incredible image of Sebastian Stan suited up as Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian”.
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The tales of Stan portraying a young Luke Skywalker are legendary at this point, and it has inspired a ton of fan art in the process. On that note, allow us to appreciate one incredible piece today.
This amazing piece from digital artist ApexForm was first posted back in 2019, and it has become a constant reminder of how amazing Sebastian Stan would look in the role of Luke Skywalker.
Naturally, CGI of that extent would be unfeasible for a long-term project, so it got the internet talking, with many fans suggesting that Lucasfilm should make a Luke Skywalker prequel starring Stan in the titular role because of his resemblance to a young Mark Hamill (or have him show up in The Mandalorian season 3).
“Sebastian Stan is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood today”.
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Of course, the reason that so many fans think Stan would be perfect for the role is his uncanny resemblance to Mark Hamill (who, of course, portrayed Luke in the original Star Wars movies) and this artwork highlights their resemblance a great deal.
Gabrielle Union became a major success commercially when she reprised the role of Syd Burnet in Bad Boys 2.
This 2003 movie grossed over $273 million and was a worldwide hit. It placed Gab squarely in the pantheon of the most sought-after actresses in the industry.
However, like many other actresses before her, Union’s first choice wasn’t always acting in movies. She revealed this on the latest episode of JJ Redick’s ‘The Old Man and the Three’ podcast.
“Gabrielle Union revealed how her acting career took off as she began auditioning for roles as a video actress, resulting in an audition with Tupac”.
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Gab has become one of the most iconic actresses in Hollywood over the past 2 decades and change. Her first television series role was in a 6th-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Gabrielle Union became a major success commercially when she reprised the role of Syd Burnet in Bad Boys 2.
This 2003 movie grossed over $273 million and was a worldwide hit. It placed Gab squarely in the pantheon of the most sought-after actresses in the industry.
The UK government is on course for a diplomatic collision with Brussels as Brexit minister Lord Frost warned it would be a “historic misjudgement” for the bloc not to rewrite key parts of the agreement.
Accusing the EU of being “disrespectful” to Britain, Lord Frost demanded leaders effectively tear up the Northern Ireland protocol he negotiated alongside Boris Johnson just two years ago and replace it with a new treaty.
Delivering a speech in Lisbon, he risked inflaming tensions, claiming the bloc was attempting to “encourage UK political forces to reverse the referendum result or least keep us closely aligned with the EU”.
“Brexit minister blasts ‘disrespectful’ opposition to Brexit as he demands new Northern Ireland protocol”
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“The EU and we have got into a low-equilibrium somewhat fractious relationship,” he said.
“Fixing the very serious problem we have in the Northern Ireland protocol is a prerequisite for getting to a better place.”
Meanwhile, UK businesses urged Boris Johnson to pull back from the brink, warning that his threat to tear up the protocol could trigger punitive tariffs on British products – including 10 per cent on car exports to the EU.
“Christmas showdown looms as Brussels sets out plans to resolve Northern Ireland crisis by end of year”
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The scene was set for a Christmas showdown, with observers unsure whether Mr Sefcovic’s initiative had provided enough “wriggle room” for Mr Frost and Mr Johnson to back down from their hardline stance.
In an eagerly-anticipated press conference at the European Commission HQ, Mr Sefcovic set out what he described as “a robust package of creative and practical solutions” to the bureaucracy and shortages that have bedevilled Northern Ireland since the full implementation of Brexit at the start of 2021.
After Fat Joe called DaBaby the 2Pac of 2021 in an interview with Rap City ‘21, DaBaby has finally gotten wind of the praise and issued a response on Instagram.
On the program, which aired prior to the 2021 BET Hip-Hop Awards, host Big Tigger began to play a word association game with Fat Joe, where he would list off a legendary MC, and Joe would have to give the rapper’s 2021 equivalent.
When 2Pac’s name inevitably came up, Joe paused for a moment before answering. “I should know the 2Pac one.” He continued, “I don’t know, it’s hard to be these guys.
“Joe’s answer had many take to social media to give their two cents, with many pushing back.”
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DaBaby hasn’t been the most popular rapper as of late. He’s still experiencing some fallout following the homophobic comments he made over the summer.
However, the backlash hasn’t slowed DaBaby’s career, as he just released a new song with Lil Wayne titled “Lonely,” where he alludes to the criticism he recieved.
The track is his first official release after a series of freestyles this summer, including his “Essence” freestyle, in which he said he believed people were trying to assassinate his character.
“I don’t mind demonstratin’. I don’t mind exercisin’, you dig what I’m sayin’?”
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I just feel like, you know, when situations like this present themselves, man, and people try to, you know, assassinate your character, man, assassinate who you are, man, and everything you put that hard work in for, man—sometimes you gotta demonstrate, you know, that’s how I came in
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