Kodak Black - Slayed (Ft. Boosie Badazz) [Lil BIG Pac]
June 9, 2016 | 3:45 PM
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Kodak Black is sitting in jail, but is not letting that stop him from keeping his train moving.Heis making a statement with the cover art for his upcoming mixtape,Lil B.I.G. Pac,which dropped today.
The cover art forLil B.I.G. Pac features the 18-year-old dressed like a baby in the same fashion of The Notorious B.I.G."s Ready to Diealbum. The baby has a bandana tied around his head a la Tupac.
Lil B.I.G. Pacis scheduled to drop June 11, Kodak Black"s birthday. He made the announcement for the tape last month along with saying his debut album is dropping at Christmas time.
The Florida rapper was arrested last month for the second time this year on open warrants for eight charges. He has missed multiple dates of the "Parental Advisory Tour" which he was supposed to headline with Lil Uzi Vert.
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A photo posted by Project Baby (@kodakblack) on Jun 9, 2016 at 7:26am PDT
Americas fascination with O.J. Simpson came long before the Bronco chase, and thats one of the major things director Ezra Edelman wants you to take from part one of his ESPN "30 for 30" documentary, "O.J.: Made in America," which aired on ABC Saturday night.
The documentarybegins by showing Simpson at the cusp of stardom, coming to USC in 1967 from the lower-income housing of the Potrero Hill neighborhood in San Francisco.
Edelman shows a shy Simpson dealing with his newfound attention at the plush campus of USC with his wife, Marguerite, by his side.
But when he gets on the field we see a different side of Simpson: a powerful and determined running back who is also agile enough to turn the secondarys legs into spaghetti when he gets into the open field.
Simpsons first taste of legendary status washis dramatic run against city rival UCLA in "67. His 64-yard run in the fourth quarter to give USC the win became known as The Run.
(AP) O.J. Simpson being honored as college football"s outstanding player in 1968.
Hewasuntouchable and that reputation only grew when he won the Heisman Trophy the next year and went to play for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL, where his rushing for a record 2,000 yards in the 1973 season cemented his Hall of Fame career.
The success on the field moved to off-the-field endorsements, something that a black athlete never got from white Madison Avenue before.
Thats where Edelman perfectly places the other big takeaway from part one of "Made in America." Something that would always be a haze surrounding Simpson: race.
Black leaders approached Simpson in the late 1960s to be a figure for the civil-rights cause much like Muhammad Ali refusing to fight in Vietnam or Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists at the 1968 Olympics.
He declined, pointing out: Im not black. Im O.J.
With the Watts riots in 1965 and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. still fresh on the minds of African-Americans by the early 1970s, Simpson was far removed from the frontlines of what black people dealt with on a daily basis.
But that didnt mean he was withouthis own demons. One of the most revealing moments of part one is when a childhood friend of Simpson"s describes seeing Simpson"s father, divorced from his mother, in his apartment with another man, both wearing only bathrobes.
Simpson has rarely ever spoken about his father in interviews, and friends of O.J. say in the movie they never talked to Simpson about his father being gay. But Edleman plants a deep-seeded issue that we will see more developed later in forthcoming parts of the documentary.
(Upgrade Travel Better/ Hertz) O.J. Simpson in Hertz ad.
By the late 1970s, Simpson really did seem to transcend racial perception in his role as a pitchman for Hertz.
Edelman doesnt just give us a look athow the popular campaign was created, but also drives home the point that at this point in his life, Simpson was one of the most recognizable faces in the country.
With that kind of fame comes a lot of power and temptation. Simpson, now living in Hollywood and estranged from Marguerite, becomes obsessed with an 18-year-old named Nicole Brown, and there begins the next chapter in Simpsons life and inevitably his self-destruction.
In part one of O.J.: Made in America, Edelman uses incredible detail archival footage and interviews to show us Simpson becoming the person he wanted to be since growing up in the projects. But what he also hints at is that the downfall of Simpson was not a moment of rage or someone snapping.
Simpsons disregard for others has been around since the beginning. Whether its stealing his best friends girlfriend in high school or on his first date with Nicole Brown, ripping her jeans when she declines his advances.
But when you"ve spent your life being told you"re great, and you"re nowone of the most famous people in the world, what you want becomes yours.
Part two of O.J.: Made in America airs on ESPN on June 14.
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*Golden State Warriors MVP Steph Curry and his wife Ayesha often showcase their fun-loving relationship on social media, and the couple recently joined in on the latest social media obsession with Face Swapping, which is simply yet another facial scanning app, a handy device government agencies find useful when attempting to identify suspects, criminals and victims.
The Face Swapping app was made popular as a filter on SnapChat, and the feature allows two people to swap faces in a single frame while either recording a video or taking a photo.
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Ayesha and Steph swapped faces and made fun of each others respective professions, all of which Ayesha posted to her Instagram page earlier this week. Check out the clip below.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Curry is expanding her empire with an adorable line of Freshly Picked Mocassins toddler and baby shoes, reports Essence.com. The collection will feature three pairs of soft-soled mocassins dubbed Pink Lemonade, Mint Chip, and Fan Favorite.
I am so thrilled to be collaborating with Freshly Picked on this collection, says Curry, Its cute, adorable, delicious yet still fashion forward. Yummy little moccasins to cover those yummy little toes.
Working with Ayesha has been a dream, and this collection has been an aspiration of mine since we met, says Freshly Pickeds founder and CEO Susan Petersen. We are so excited to not only launch this collection, but also look forward to other projects were working on together.
Ayesha admits that she had no interest in pursuing fashion until her daughters arrived. I suddenly became the pickiest person on the planet and felt that I could never find the right pieces for my little girls! explains Ayesha, whose firstborn starred in a modeling campaign for the brand in 2015.
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NBA Finals Game 3: How The Cavs Opened With a 19-4 Run
NBA Finals on ABC Expected to Win the Night for the 52nd Consecutive Time
Highest Number of Unique Viewers Ever for an NBA Game on WatchESPN
The 2016 NBA Finals is the second-most watched ever on ABC through four games, according to Fast Nationals from Nielsen. The series is averaging 17,367,000 viewers (p2+).
Last nights Game 4 audience peaked with 20,407,000 viewers from 11:30-midnight ET. The broadcast averaged 16,438,000 viewers. Additionally, the NBA Finals on ABC is expected to win the night across all of television for the 52nd consecutive time.
NBA Finals Game 4 delivered a record number of unique viewers for an NBA game on WatchESPN. The game generated 1,026,000 unique viewers, 52,800,000 total minutes streamed and an average minute audience of 300,000.
The 2016 NBA Finals will continue with Game 5 on Monday, June 13, at 9 p.m. ET (coverage starting at 8:30 p.m.) on ABC. The series is also available on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and WatchESPN.
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Media contact: Ben Cafardo at 860-766-3496 or ben.cafardo@espn.com (@Ben_ESPN).
Lionel Messi Luego del Triunfo [Argentina vs Panama 5-0] Centenario Copa America 10/06/2016
Messi, Di Maria and Mascherano. Argentina has a wealth of talent. - Martin Rose/Getty Images
Copa America Day 8: Messi joins the party. Chile will look to avoid another early exit, goodbye Uruguay we hardly knew you, against Bolivia before the main event when Argentina play Panama. This is your Sounder at Heart Gamethread and How to Watch
After a tepid start to Copa America, the tournament has really kicked off. Thursday"s upset by Venezuela over Uruguay and Jamaica"s valiant but eventually futile effort against Mexico might have been the best day of the tournament for a neutral. Today, the star enters center stage as Messi is expected to start for Argentina. Note that both games today are on broadcast FOX, not Fox Sports.
Chile (FIFA Rank 5) v Bolivia (82)
Chile played well and made a lot of fans in their spirited opening match against Argentina in a sold out Levi"s Stadium in Santa Clara, but it still resulted in a 2-1 loss. As Uruguay discovered yesterday, losing to the group favorite in the opener and then not playing your best in the second match where you are heavy favorites can lead to an early exit from Copa America.
Bolivia lost their opener 2-1 to Panama, a game that was played through a tropical storm in Orlando. If they have any chance of advancing to the knockout rounds, then they need to beat their traditional cross Andes rivals. With their next game in Seattle against Argentina, they will be putting everything into pulling the upset today.
Argentina (1) v Panama (56)
After missing the opening match, Messi is expected to play today. Or is he? With attacking talent such as Angel Di Maria and Gonzalo Higuain in great form, Higuain broke the Serie A scoring record with Napoli this season netting 36 goals, managerGerardo Martino could opt to rest Messi to ensure he is 100% heading into the knockout round and ready for his appearance in Seattle on Tuesday. Martino has the luxury of so much attacking talent, he brings Sergio Aguero off the bench as an impact attacking sub.
Panama is happily sitting on three points after everyone"s favorite MLS villain, Blas Perez, scored a brace against Bolivia included the 87th minute game winner. With the final match probably being for a spot in the quarterfinal against Chile, Panama will be in a position to sit back and try to make the game against Argentina as ugly as possible and hope for a draw.
How to Watch:
Chile v BoliviaFriday, 4:00 PMLocation: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MassachusettsTV: FOX, UniMas and Univision DeportesStreaming: Fox Sports Go andUnivision Deportes
Argentina v Panama Friday, 6:30 PMLocation: Soldier Field, Chicago, IllinoisTV: FOX, UniMas and Univision DeportesStreaming: Fox Sports Go andUnivision Deportes
This is your Sounder at Heart Copa America Day 8 Gamethread. Watch with us.
3/02/2016 -- Large Earthquake (M7.8) + Tsunami in Indonesia - US Agencies IGNORE Tsunami
Ecuador earthquake: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, just days after a major quake hit the country. The quake was centred 70 km (44 miles) west-southwest of Esmeraldas at a shallow depth of 10 km. Ecuador"s National Prosecutors Office says the death toll from the weekend earthquake has risen to 525, up from a previous official toll of 507. The office said on its official Twitter account Wednesday that there were at least 11 foreigners among the dead. (Image Source: AP)
Ecuador earthquake: The death toll from Ecuador"s earthquake was set to rise sharply after authorities warned that 1,700 people were still missing and anger gripped families of victims trapped in the rubble. Ecuador"s National Prosecutors Office said 15 of the dead remained unidentified but none was foreign. The office said 435 of the dead were found in the Manta, Portoviejo and Pedernales areas. The Defense Department reported Tuesday that more than 200 people were still missing following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake Saturday. (Image Source: Reuters)
Ecuador earthquake: Sniffer dogs and mechanical diggers were busy at work in the wreckage of coastal towns such as Pedernales and Manta as the stench of rotting bodies grew stronger under the baking sun. International rescuers and aid groups rushed to help victims as searchers dug for families trapped in the debris of homes, hotels and businesses. "We have 2,000 people listed that are being looked for, but we have so far found 300," Deputy Interior Minister Diego Fuentes told reporters in the capital Quito. Some 4,605 people were injured, according to the latest government figures. (Image Source: AP)
Ecuador earthquake: In a glimmer of good news as he toured the affected areas, President Rafael Correa said that 54 people had been rescued alive from the rubble. Still, hope of finding more victims alive was fading fast as the crucial three-day mark was reached late yesterday. Locals in devastated towns such as Manta - population 253,000 - started to lose patience. "The rescue has been very slow and precious lives have been lost. We relatives have been waiting here since Saturday night," said Pedro Merro, who said his cousin was under the wreckage of a three-floor market in Manta. (Image Source: Reuters)
Ecuador earthquake: Luis Felipe Navarro said he was sure there were people alive in the concrete and twisted metal of a building he owned - one of around 800 structures toppled in the quake. "I have received messages on my telephone. They say there are 10 of them in a cavity," he said. "But the rescue teams will not listen to me." "It is very hard but we are moving forward," Correa told AFP in Manta, where he handed out food and water in what resembled a war zone. (Image Source: Reuters)
Ecuador earthquake: Hundreds of emergency workers from Colombia, Mexico, El Salvador, Spain and other countries were helping overwhelmed Ecuadorian officials. Fears rose for thousands of people left homeless by the quake, prey to disease-bearing mosquitoes and dirty drinking water. Firefighting captain Freddy Arca pointed to the ruins of a hotel in Manta as drills and jackhammers rattled around him. "We know that there is a man, his wife and their two-month-old baby in there. And there may be up to nine other people," he said. UNICEF warned that 150,000 children were affected by the disaster. (Image Source: Reuters)
Ecuador earthquake: A relative kisses a photo of Kexly Valentino affixed to her coffin, in Montecristi, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Kexly died along with her mother Gabriela and her brother Alex during the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador"s Pacific coast. (AP)
Ecuador earthquake: Antonio Chica, 33, feeds his rooster recovered from among the debris of his house in Jama following the earthquake which struck off Ecuador"s Pacific coast (Reuters)
Ecuador earthquake: Ruben Mero is assisted by a relatives and paramedics after he was overcome with grief during the funeral of his nephew Kexly Valentino who died in the earthquake, in Montecristi, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. (AP)
Ecuador earthquake: Residents look a the rubble of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. A Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuadors Pacific Ocean coast. Hundreds have died, thousands are homeless and without electricity. (AP)
Ecuador earthquake: People leave a hilltop cemetery after spending the night there in fear of a tsunami in Jama, after an earthquake struck off Ecuador"s Pacific coast, April 19, 2016. (Reuters)
Cloud-computing company Salesforce announced a $2.8bn acquisition of Demandware, sending shares in the latter surging and signalling that the mergers and acquisitions market is looking healthy.
Shares in Demandware, a company whose software is used to run ecommerce websites, jumped nearly 56 per cent to $74.81 after Salesforce said it would pay $75 a share in cash for the company.
The offer represented a 56 per cent premium to Demandwares closing price on Tuesday. Shares in Salesforce closed 0.3 per cent lower at $83.45.
Demandware shares were down 11 per cent this year before the acquisition.
The purchase brings Salesforce exposure to a digital commerce market expected to grow 14 per cent year-on-year to $8.5bn by 2020, according to research company Gartner with brands including Lands End, LOral and Marks and Spencer using Demandware software.
The deal, expected to close in the quarter ending in July, is also expected to lift Salesforces fiscal 2017 revenue by between $100m and $120m.
Moreover, with Salesforces move, analysts note that after a slow start to this year the M&A market looks healthy.
Noting private equity bids for Marketo and SciQuest on Tuesday and the premium paid by Salesforce for Demandware, Tom Roderick, an analyst at Stifel, said: Its quite clear that the M&A market is wide open again and, seemingly, as healthy as ever.
He added: The big premium and healthy revenue multiple suggests to us that Salesforce.com won an M&A bidding war against at least one other competing vendor [likely Adobe, in our opinion, but potentially also Oracle and others].
The rally in Demandware shares came alongside a US equity market that was little-changed.
At the close, the S&P 500 was 0.1 per cent higher at 2,099.3, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged at 17,789.7 and the Nasdaq Composite had crept 0.1 per cent higher to 4,952.3.
Elsewhere, shares in Under Armour fell nearly 4 per cent to $36.25 after the sportswear maker lowered its sales outlook, citing the closure of Sports Authority stores.
Baltimore-based Under Armour, riding high on the success of its NBA star Stephen Currys shoes, said it expected revenues of about $4.93bn for the year, below analysts estimates for $5.02bn and its own outlook for about $5bn.
It also expected to incur a $23m impairment charge tied to Sports Authoritys bankruptcy.
We view this event as largely one-time, and believe the brand is still in the early innings of growth, said Randal Konik, an analyst at Jefferies. Our main concern here remains high expectations, valuation and the potential rise of Adidas back into the US market.
Meanwhile, shares in Michael Kors rose 6.6 per cent to $45.55 and were the biggest gainer on the benchmark S&P 500 after the fashion retailer reported a full-year earnings outlook alongside quarterly sales and earnings that exceeded analysts expectations.
Whole Foods Market shares jumped 4.9 per cent to $33.94 after analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to outperform from neutral and raised their price target on the stock to $40 from $30.
Whole Foods shares are down nearly 50 per cent since their peak in 2013, providing investors with an attractive entry point, said Edward Kelly, an analyst at Credit Suisse.
With Whole Foods cutting prices, lowering costs, investing in technology and introducing its Whole Foods 365 value stores, Mr Kelly noted that this innovative management teams aggressive response looks supportive of a return to growth.
