Emani 22, an R&B singer whose real name was Emani Johnson, has died. She was 22.
Record producer J Maine confirmed the singer’s death to People. “Emani 22 was a wonderful individual that literally brightened up any room she was in,” he said.
The cause of Emani 22’s death has not been immediately revealed.
“I worked on music with her, and helped her put together her last project which was ‘The Color Red.’ The way we worked together was effortless, we just understood each other,” J Maine said. “It hurts so bad to know that the last time I saw her was the last time I’d ever see her again. “I considered her to be like a little sister to me. She will be missed and never forgotten, and I’ll always think about the great times we had hanging out.”
Rapper Bhad Bhabie responded to the news of Emani 22’s death with a tribute to the singer on Instagram.

Bhabie also posted a photo of Emani 22 with a dog on her chest caption......

Emani 22 also collaborated with Trippie Redd on twice, for “Emani’s Interlude” and “Fire Starter.” She released her “The Color Red” EP in 2020.

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It seems obvious that hiking isn't one of Lil Kim's favorite pastimes. The legendary rapper was recently featured on Complex's Hiking with Rappers, and Kim joined King Keraun for a walk up the side of a mountain as they spoke about someone her most iconic moments. Lil Kim discussed her iconic red carpet looks that have set trends throughout her career, and she hilariously delivered commentary on why hiking isn't on her to-do list.
One revelation that not many know about is apparently her close relationship with Nick Cannon. 

"I just shot a movie with Nick Cannon. Nick Cannon, people don't even know, he's one of my best friends," said Kim. "We've been best friends for years. Twenty, [nineteen,] whatever it was and we just shot a movie called Miracle Across 125th Street. So, it's like the Friday of Christmas movies."
King Keraun responded with, "So, Lil Kim the actor," but she laughed it off and said she "did that movie for Nick." She added that she does like being on the silver screen and added that Cannon has been trying to convince her to tackle more roles. "You know he's my manager," Kim said.
She also shared who would be on her hiking—or shopping—playlist, and those names included "of course, Drake" and Wizkid. Make sure to watch Lil Kim also laugh her way through a story about Gabrielle Union drinking her studio liquor below.

Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder by TKO in the 11th round of their fight, Saturday night in Las Vegas, to defend the WBC heavyweight world title and the heavyweight lineal championship. The match was neck and neck throughout with both fighters going down at multiple points. 
The grueling heavyweight bout featured five total knockdowns. Fury almost secured the win a round earlier after knocking Wilder down with a vicious right-hand shot; however, Wilder was just able to get up.

Today marks Bruno Mars' thirty-sixth birthday and he decided to celebrate by announcing some huge news to the world, sharing the official release date for Silk Sonic's debut album.

​A few weeks ago, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak joined forces to reveal that they were running behind schedule on their debut album as Silk Sonic, which was announced at the beginning of this year with their single "Leave The Door Open." The album was initially expected to be released at some point this year, but Mars and .Paak pushed back their plan, announcing that the Silk Sonic debut would only come in 2022. They're changing gears again, giving out the official release date for An Evening with Silk Sonic, which drops next month.

        Instead of waiting until next year to drop new music, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak are looking set to face off against Taylor Swift for the #1 album in a few weeks, dropping their debut album as a duo on November 12. This is the same date that Swift will be releasing Red (Taylor's Version), so it should be a pretty busy week on the charts. Previously, Silk Sonic released the singles "Leave The Door Open" and "Skate." The former has already amassed over half a billion streams on Spotify.

​      We'll keep you posted with more information as the date gets nearer, but let us know if you're excited for Silk Sonic's debut album in the comments.

​Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith had a message for Seahawks fans, following their close Thursday Night Football loss at home to the Los Angeles Rams, which saw Smith finish the game for Seattle after star QB Russell Wilson left with a hand injury.

​When former Super Bowl champion Wilson was forced to leave the primetime game after badly injuring his finger, all eyes were on Smith as he entered the game in the 4th quarter and efficiently marched down the field for a touchdown drive, giving fans hope. Smith nearly led Seattle to victory before ultimately throwing the game-sealing interception, however, expressed optimism with his message to Seahawks fans Friday morning.

​    Even in a loss, it was an impressive showcase for Smith, something Seattle fans will want more of if their star QB Wilson were to miss additional time. Since being drafted by the Seahawks in 2012, Wilson has yet to miss a start due to injury in his entire career, starting 149 regular-season games along with 16 playoff games. However, NFL reporter Ian Rapoport reports that Wilson's streak may be in jeopardy.

      Seattle falls to 2-3 on the season after Thursday's loss, and it remains to be seen whether or not Wilson's injury will require surgery. But for now at least, Seahawks fans can be encouraged by the play of their backup Smith, while they await Wilson's eventual return. However, in the difficult NFC West, Seattle fans are hoping for a recovery sooner, much rather than later. 

Nardo Wicks Who Want Smoke? has generated a buzz around Hip Hop and its only going to be more ubiquitous with the star power bolstering the remix as Lil Durk, 21 Savage and G Herbo joined the fold on Friday (October 8).

The menacing clip is helmed by Cole Bennett and Lyrical Lemonade. Nardo Wick is the Commander in Chief of a dapper militia dressed as if they're attending a black-tie event rather than going to war.

The Jacksonville natives army then heads inside to the boardroom where they're greeted by another leader in Lil Durk, who is calling the shots when planning out another attack.

Durk kicks off his assist by publicly recognizing the trolls who flood his comment section asking him to exact revenge for Von's death.

"They be on my page like, "Slide for Von", I know they trolling me/Outside with your big homie be on, I keep them folks with me/Got it back in blood, y'all just don't know, that's how it posed to be", Durkio raps.

A memorable shot from the visual has to be 21 Savage throwing on an $800 Celine ski mask while blazing through his verse.

Nardo Wick's original Who Want Smoke? has garnered over 60 million streams and 20 million
YouTube views since its January release.
Watch the bloodthirsty clip below.

Russell Wilson injured his middle finger during the Seattle Seahawks’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, and his status for next week’s game is already in jeopardy.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll gave a brief update on Wilson’s finger after the game, saying he had a "badly sprained finger," according to Pro Football Talk.

"I wouldn’t put any timeline on it right now, we’ve got to figure out," Carroll said, via the Seattle Times.

​Wilson injured his finger in the third quarter, and replays showed the aftermath of the quarterback hitting his hand on Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald’s helmet. He tried to play through the injury but was eventually taken out for backup quarterback Geno Smith.

"He was trying to figure it out. They were working to figure it out, and it took a while, and then he just could tell it wasn’t right to go back out," Carroll said.

​Carroll couldn’t say whether Wilson would need surgery.
Wilson has the longest active starting streak among NFL quarterbacks. He’s started 149 straight regular-season games and 16 consecutive playoff games.

In the middle of the third quarter, the Seahawks were trailing the Rams, 9-7. Wilson had thrown a touchdown pass to D.K. Metcalf earlier in the game, and a chance to put another field goal on the board before halftime was thwarted by a missed kick.

Smith would come in and lead the Seahawks to 10 points down the stretch, but the team still came up short against the Rams.

Seattle hits the road next week for a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special, The Closer, premiered on Netflix this week and featured a segment on DaBaby’s alleged homophobia. 50 Cent was evidently impressed by Chappelle’s take on the situation and shared his thoughts via Instagram on Tuesday.

“Dave Chappelle is a funny mother fucker that was flawless,” he wrote in the caption. “Hip hop loves things that are damaged, that’s the beauty of the culture. @dababy is on a new path music has changed everything. LOL.”

​DaBaby was at the center of controversy in July after comments he made during his set at Rolling Loud Miami were perceived as homophobic and sexist.

​The KIRK rapper was kicked off of festivals, shamed by Madonna, The Roots’ Questlove and Elton John and forced to issue an apology, which he later deleted. But Chappelle found it ridiculous DaBaby’s critics were more upset by his onstage banter than his murder charge.

​“A lot of the LGBTQ community doesn’t know about DaBaby’s history,” the comedian explained. “He once shot a n-gga and killed him in Walmart. Oh this is true, Google it. Nothing bad happened to his career. Do you see where I’m going with this? In our country, you can shoot and kill a n-gga, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings.”

DaBaby shot and killed a 19-year-old at a North Carolina Walmart in November 2018 but was cleared after it was deemed self-defense.

With NBA preseason action now in full swing, the Brooklyn Nets still aren’t sure what Kyrie Irving’s plans are regarding vaccination for the COVID-19 virus.

As of right now, as an unvaccinated player, the star point guard is unable to practice or play in New York due to New York’s local vaccine requirements. And as long as he remains unvaccinated, he’ll only be allowed to play in away games for the Nets’ squad.

​The Nets have yet to reveal their plans on how they’ll deal with this issue, but sources have indicated that the organization is “preparing for the possibility” that the team will be without Irving for home games and practices for the foreseeable future.

If Irving continues with his anti-vax stance, the Nets could be forced to make a difficult decision: either only let him travel with the team for away games or sideline him all together. While a decision on this has yet to be made, head coach Steve Nash made it clear that the team will not consider relocating practice to a different state to accommodate the All-Star point guard’s needs.

Per an agreement between the NBA and its player’s union, Irving could lose up to $380,000 (under contract for $35.3 million this season) for each home game he misses due to vaccine refusal — starting with the Nets’ preseason home-opener against the Bucks on Friday.

So far this season, Irving has been unable to practice with his team at all — and stretches like this will be all too common if he remains unvaccinated this year. The Nets will only be away from home for one day through the remainder of preseason. In the second week of the regular season, the team will hold a six-game home streak. At one point in the year, they will be at home for 20 of 26 days.

​Luckily for the Nets, they still have Kevin Durant and James Harden vaccinated and ready to go for a title-contending season in 2021-22.

We’ll see when/if Irving can put aside his personal reservations to join the cause.