Scoreboard roundup — 8/3/22
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Cleveland 7, Arizona 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2
Minnesota 4, Detroit 1
Seattle 7, NY Yankees 3
Chi White Sox 4, Kansas City 1
Houston 6, Boston 1
Baltimore 6, Texas 3
Oakland 3, LA Angels 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 1
NY Mets 9, Washington 5
Miami 3, Cincinnati 0
Pittsburgh 8, Milwaukee 7
San Diego 9, Colorado 1
LA Dodgers 3, San Francisco 0
Chi Cubs at St. Louis (Postponed)
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Atlanta 91, Indiana 81
New York 64, Los Angeles 61
Seattle 89, Minnesota 77
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Charlotte FC 3, D.C. United 0
CF Montreal 2, Columbus 1
Nashville 1, Portland 1 (TIE)
Miami 1, San Jose 0
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Kodak Black announces joint project with French Montana, teases Lil Uzi Vert collab EP
(NOTE LANGUAGE) A joint album with Kodak Black and French Montana is on the way. The former announced the news on Tuesday via Instagram Live.
“Me and French Montana gon’ f****** around and drop an album soon,” Kodak said. “My album — Spotify, make sure you playlist that shit. I mean, f*** everybody. Playlist my shit. My s*** be top rope. Me and French Montana s*** top rope, too.”
French later shared the clip on Twitter and let fans know the album is “coming soon.”
While no further details were disclosed about the Kodak x French joint project, Kodak did announce he has another collaborative album in the works. In a clip from the Live shared by HotNewHipHop, he revealed that he’s been working with Lil Uzi Vert.
“Lil Uzi [Vert], we be on some shit man,” he said in the video. “We might drop an EP soon.”
Kodak has history with French, as the two previously collaborated on “Lockjaw” and “Mopstick.” He has yet to release music with Lil Uzi, but it’s evident they are in good standing with one another.
Just last week, Lil Uzi Vert sent words of encouragement Kodak’s way after learning he’d been arrested for possession of drugs, which were allegedly prescribed to help him recover from a recent shooting, XXL reported.
“Everybody know Kodak Jus got shot I seen this Nigga with his scripts Idk why he going thru this shit still Mannn Wtf going on down there In Broward?” Uzi tweeted. “@KodakBlack1k you blessed tho fam you will threw any situation that’s put in front of you.”
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Beyoncé surprisingly drops four-track 'Break My Soul' remix EP
Just days after dropping her Renaissance album, Beyoncé has followed up with another project — one surrounding her lead single, “Break My Soul.”
The Break My Soul remix EP features four new iterations of the song, with Black Eyed Peas‘ will.i.am, Chicago house legend Terry Hunter, DJ Nita Aviance and global scene queen Honey Dijon lending their talents to the project. Each song sees the aforementioned individuals bring their creativity to the track, altering the beat and length to their liking.
Excited about her inclusion in the project, DJ Nita took to Instagram to express her gratitude.
“To say i am gagged and honored doesn’t even begin to express; and doubly so to play my role on a project which features my big sisters and heroes @kevinavianceofficial & @honeydijon,” she captioned her post, which includes a snippet of her “Break My Soul” remix. “anyone coming @beyonce for this moment not bein bout real house music, CATCH who they got involved.”
She added, “this one is for the queens, dancefloor divas & all the late-night revelers; see u at the club.”
Honey Dijon — credited as a songwriter on Renaissance‘s “Cozy” and “Alien Superstar” — also shared her thoughts about working with Bey.
“Beyond proud. Thank you@beyonce for including me on this musical journey,” she wrote. “I am so honored and humbled to be a part of this masterpiece.”
Terry and will.i.am promoted their remixes on their Instagram accounts.
Beyoncé’s Break My Soul remix EP is available now, as is her newly released Renaissance album.
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Hit-and-run driver behind death of Nicki Minaj's father gets one year in jail
The hit-and-run driver responsible for the death of Nicki Minaj‘s father learned his fate on Wednesday. TMZ reports Charles Polevich was sentenced to a year in jail in connection to the fatal car crash that killed Robert Maraj in February 2021. As part of his punishment, he also faces a six-month license suspension and is required to pay a $5,000 fine.
As previously reported, Robert was walking in Long Island’s Mineola village back in February 2021 when he was struck by Charles, who allegedly fled the scene. Authorities said he made his escape only after getting out to look at Nicki’s father and attempted to hide the car, covering it with a tarp. He also failed to call 911.
Cops eventually discovered Charles’ vehicle with the help of security footage, and arrested him on charges of tampering with or suppressing physical evidence and leaving the scene of an incident involving the death of a person. He pleaded guilty to both charges in May.
As for Robert, he was taken to Nassau County Hospital, where he succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash the following day. In a letter on her website, Nicki deemed her father’s death “the most devastating loss of my life.”
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Tyler Perry talks success and keeping his son out of the spotlight
In the August/September edition of AARP: The Magazine, Tyler Perry opened up about his dark childhood, his success and how he shields his seven-year-old son, Aman, from the spotlight.
For all of his fame both as an actor and a self-made billionaire mogul, Perry is notoriously protective about his private life. He shares Aman with ex Gelila Bekele, who he describes as an “incredible mother.” Though the couple split in 2020, she runs his charity, The Perry Foundation.
As for why he’s tight-lipped about his personal life, Tyler says, “Because these people are not famous. My son’s not famous. I want him to have as normal a life as he can.”
He said of the boy, “I want him to know what it’s like to have his own name and his own life and not have the pressure of trying to live up to whatever or whoever your father was.”
Perry also talked about how he’s handling current events as a Black father, explaining he hasn’t delved too deeply into matters of race — yet.
“…I want to hold out as long as I can,” he insisted. “I don’t want to tell him that there are people who will judge him because of the color of his skin, because right now he’s in a school with every race, and all these kids are in their purest form. When he describes his friends, he never defines them by race.”
Perry goes on to say of Aman, “the moment he loses that innocence is going to be a very, very sad day for me. I know it’s coming, though, because he’s already asking some really tough questions. What I want him to be, more than anything, is somebody who sees injustice, speaks out against it and effects change.”
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Lizzo tears up watching young Black girl dance to “About Damn Time”
Lizzo was moved to tears after watching a young Black girl excitedly dance along to her new song “About Damn Time.”
The Grammy winner took to TikTok to share a snippet of the adorable clip before explaining through tears why the video meant so much to her.
“I’m like still processing that,” she said while wiping her face. “You never think like when you’re making music like you have an effect on people or you have an impact on people’s lives.”
Lizzo went on, “It’s like this is literally why I do it. I’m so grateful that people take my music and do good things with it. It makes them move, it makes them dance, it makes them happy, makes them feel confident in themselves.”
The “Truth Hurts” rapper said that seeing how her music inspires people is what is truly important to her. She added she doesn’t care about “the numbers” or how successful a song of hers may be and said it all comes down to her fans.
Reflecting back on watching the young girl enjoy herself to “About Damn Time,” Lizzo sweetly declared, “That video is my Grammy right there. That is my award. And I am so grateful.”
Lizzo wrote in a precursor video, “im crying cus this is EXACTLY why i do what I do… Keep that confidence and beauty— no one can stop you!”
The video was first posted by a woman named Danielle, who regularly posts videos of her daughter, Aria, dancing. She said of Lizzo’s latest banger, “We watched this video 20x on Sunday while cleaning and this is Aria singing along.”
Fans are hoping little Aria gets to meet her idol one day, with some also calling for a dance collaboration.
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