Last night, Floyd Mayweather easily retained his WBC welterweight title against Robert Guerrero. But before the opening bell, Lil Wayne escorted him to the ring with a performance of “No Worries”. Good to see Tune back on his feet. UPDATE: With”A Milli” playing the background, Weezy and The Biebs escorted Floyd Mayweather to victory over Canelo Alverez. Speaking of milli’s, Mayweather took home $41 million last night.
Akon revisits his Koncrete Jungle and flaunts his wealth with Yo Gotti in the mixtape’s latest video release. Better late than never? How about that Stadium album? Who knows?
Earlier this week, The Maybach Music Group held a signing for Self Made 3 at J&R Music World in NYC. During their autograph session, an overzealous fan passed out upon meeting Rick Ross. She ain’t even know what hit her.
With his album set to hit stores in 10 days, Drake appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to debut number 12 off his upcoming release. “Too Much”, featuring Sampha will be available on September 24th when Nothing Was The Same hits stores. Pre-order here. Interview after the jump.
Kanye has officially been charged with two misdemeanors for his attack on a paparazzi at LAX. Back in July, he got into a physical altercation with a photog that was later taken to the hospital.
2 Chainz continued his promo campaign today on MSNBC’s Now. He discussed B.O.A.T.S. 2: Me Time and his cookbook Meal Time. Sink your teeth into that or the album here.
Fresh off the runway from Hotel California, T-Raw crashes the “Bad Bitch Of The Year Awards” in the album’s latest video. Don’t hate the playa, hate that you weren’t at this show.
2 Chainz joined the panel on Fox Sports’ Crowd Goes Wild. During the debate, he spoke on his Atlanta Falcons, predictions of the next Super Bowl, and reflected on his favorite sport event. Nice chain, Regis.
2 Chainz made his third appearance on Power 105.1’s morning drive. He talked about his new album, relationship with Kanye West, rumors, and not releasing his instrumentals. In the second clip, he touches on killing weaves, the passing of his father, and learning from Method Man.
Still in NY, Pusha T visited Hip-Hop Nation for a chat with Envy. He spoke on Kanye’s rant at his listening, claims My Name Is My Name is “the album of the year” and calls Lil Wayne’s Dedication 5 “trash”.
It is interesting to look back at this discussion because the concerns about technology becoming a barrier to real communication have only become more noticeable over time. Messages are quick and convenient, yet they often cannot communicate tone, emotion, or intention as clearly as a real conversation. Technology itself is not necessarily the problem, but how we choose to use it matters. Even something as simple as a Basic Calculator shows how useful technology can be when it solves a practical problem without replacing meaningful human connections and conversations.