NLE CHOPPA tweeted and deleted on Thursday (January 20), Choppa reveals he pushed back the release date of his Me vs. Me album out of respect for the Long Live Dolph compilation project released in honor of the late Young Dolph — who was shot down outside of a bakery in their hometown last November.

“Out of respect for Memphis I’m dropping next Friday #MEVSME,” he wrote.

Though NLE Choppa made it clear his decision to push back his release lies in his respect for one of the city’s most accomplished rappers, rumors quickly swirled that the 19-year-old was actually ducking NBA YoungBoy who also released his Colors album this week.

The fact that the pair of rappers have been beefing for the past two weeks doesn’t help NLE Choppa’s case either.

Choppa already came to blows with an overzealous NBA YoungBoy fan at the airport following his comments disapproving the Sincerely Kentrell rapper’s subliminal bars on his “Bring The Hook” single, which exacerbated the ongoing beef between Lil Durk’s hood O’ Block and YoungBoy’s 4KT gang.

NBA YoungBoy also took things a step further this past Wednesday by posting cryptic images in light of his disagreements with both Lil Durk and NLE Choppa.

“You n-ggas gone die,” he spelled out in one image with hundred dollar bills.

During an interview with HipHopDX earlier this month, NLE Choppa explained that his primary goal for 2022 is to become the best version of himself possible, rather than being caught up in the moment in rap beefs, so that he can look back years from now and marvel at his own success.

“My biggest goal is just to be, to make this the most successful year I’ve had by far,” he said in part. “Throughout my whole life. Since I was born, since I came out the womb, I want this year is to be why I look at myself 20 years from now, 30 years from now and say, I’m where I’m at because I made the right decisions, 2022. This is what I’m focusing on making this year. The best I can be the most successful. This is one of my manifestations, my affirmations, I say daily. ‘This is gonna be my most successful year I’ve ever had’.”

Rainbow Six Extraction — the latest game in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six franchise — is a multiplayer tactical shooter from Ubisoft that released Thursday, hitting the shelves more than six years after its popular predecessor, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. The game was set to release last year but saw a few delays due to the coronavirus-induced pandemic. Rainbow Six Extraction builds up (an alternate) story — but is a spin-off of its predecessor — where players handle 18 operators to fight off the Chimera parasite and the various kinds of alien creatures referred to in game as Archæans.

Set in three cities, Rainbow Six Extraction is solely a PvE co-op tactical shooter from Ubisoft. The game will be available on Ubisoft, Epic Games, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Stadia. As mentioned, the new game is a spin-off of Rainbow Six Siege and uses many of its elements, the most prominent of which are the dozen and a half operators.

Rainbow Six Extraction is releasing on Thursday, January 20. Players in Asia and Oceania will be able to play the game from 12am AEDT (6:30pm IST on January 19). It was initially scheduled for September 16, but delays due to COVID-19 pandemic led the game to be delayed by more than a few months.

Is Rainbow Six Extraction on Xbox Game Pass?

Yes, Xbox Game Pass subscribers will get day one access for free with their monthly subscription. This will include the Standard Edition of the game, not the Deluxe edition.

Is Rainbow Six Extraction on Steam?

No, Ubisoft games are not launched on Steam. However, they can be downloaded through the Ubisoft Store or Epic Games Store.

Ubisoft Store lists the low, high, and ultra specifications for PC players.

Tom Brady expected to retire after legendary 22-year NFL career with Patriots, Buccaneers

Those close to Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady anticipate the seven-time Super Bowl champion will announce his retirement from the NFL in the near future, CBS Sports NFL insider Jason La Canfora reported Friday. As of now, the 44-year-old reigning Super Bowl MVP has yet to make a formal announcement about his future.

Brady has also not yet officially informed Tampa Bay of his plans for 2022 and beyond, according to his agent, Don Yee, his father, Tom Brady Sr., and Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians. All three men provided statements to various media members amid Saturday reports from ESPN and NFL Network that indicated Brady had decided to retire after 22 seasons in the league.

Teammates and close associates of Brady "remain convinced that the all-time great is preparing to retire from the game," La Canfora reported Friday, "with a formal announcement expected shortly. ... [Those peers] believe [Brady] went into this postseason knowing it would be his final run, no matter the outcome in the playoffs. ... Within the Bucs organization, sources said, there has been a growing sense that the team will end up in the market for a new starting quarterback next season."

ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington took it a step further Saturday, reporting that Brady is retiring amid family and health reasons and "believes this is the right moment to end his playing career." NFL Media quickly followed suit, echoing the report. Teammates past and present soon chimed in on social media, paying their respects to Brady's 22-year career.

But Yee and Brady Sr. have since denied that the QB has decided to hang up his cleats.

"This story ... is total conjecture," Brady's father told NFL Media's Mike Giardi. "Tommy has not made a final decision one way or another, and anybody else that says that he has is absolutely wrong." Brady Sr. also told KRON-TV that his son is not retiring.

Essentially, those close to the QB remain convinced he will call it a career, even if the QB's camp hasn't finalized a formal announcement.

As the prophetic Queen of rap once said, “I took a couple, you know, I took some time off to rest now and it’s game time b******.” That’s right, on January 25, Nicki Minaj officially announced on her Instagram and Twitter that her highly anticipated collaboration with Lil Baby, “Do We Have A Problem!?” will be released on February 4.

Minaj informed “the Barbs” aka her loyal fans by teasing a screen grab of the music video. She is leaning provocatively in a skin-tight, black mini dress, on what seems to be a law enforcement metal table next to Lil Baby. Minaj also is sporting a cute blonde ponytail scooped up at the top of her head and flipped up at the ends.

Minaj hasn’t released a full-length album since “Queen” in 2018. However, she did release an extended version of her famous “Beam Me Up Scotty” mixtape and included bonus singles, back in 2021. “Nicki is ready for a comeback and has got Lil Baby on board for her track, called ‘Do We Have a Problem?’” a source told The Sun. “She has been hard at work in the studio over the past year and is hoping this can help gain her some momentum again. The video has been made to shock fans and she looks incredible, so it is all systems go.”

Back in October 2021, Minaj joined Lil Baby on stage during his “Back Outside Tour” in L.A., per Rap Up. This was a month before it was announced that her monumental smash hit single, “Super Bass,” from “Pink Friday” became RIAA certified Diamond. Minaj is planning to debut her HBO Max documentary series in 2022, and also assured fans that her fifth studio album was coming soon. “I know it’s going to be my best body of work and I always love to be in real time, see my fans reacting to something,” Minaj told DJ Whoo Kid in June 2021 (via K94.5). “That’s what I’m looking forward to now. Obviously, I’m not telling them when my album is coming out, but I know that it’s gonna be amazing because I want to thank the people who’ve rocked with me for all of these years.”

Kanye West announces release date for 'Donda 2.' But maybe don't hold your breath?

Ye — the rap mogul formerly known as Kanye West — took to Instagram Thursday morning to announce that the follow-up to his 2021 album will arrive on Feb. 22 — or 2.22.22, as he put it — with Atlanta rapper Future serving as executive producer.

The burning house in the photo Ye posted is eerily similar to his mother's small Chicago house where he grew up, which was later the center of attention at the third "Donda" listening party that took place in Chicago.

Whether "Donda 2" will actually drop next month remains to be seen. Ye is infamous for missing his release dates as he continues to tinker on projects, including 2016's "The Life of Pablo."

The release of "Donda," named after his late mother, was teased, announced and then delayed multiple times, while three listening parties came and went before the album finally dropped last August.

Through all its fits and starts, though, "Donda" was generally well-received (well, not by everyone). With 309,000 units sold in its first week alone, the album ended up scoring multiple Grammy nominations, including album of the year.

Since "Donda's" release, saying Ye has kept busy would be an understatement. After begging his soon-to-be ex-wife, Kim Kardashian West, to come back to him while performing in December at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, he's made headlines for his relationship with Julia Fox.

The first part of a documentary on the life of Ye, "Jeen-yuhs — A Kanye West Trilogy," is set to premiere on Netflix on Feb. 16. Ye took to Instagram last week to demand "final edit and approval" before the film is released.

It’s safe to say NBA Youngboy has been on a successful run lately with releasing new music back to back.

Even though he may be on house arrest, NBA Youngboy proves yet again that nothing will stop him from releasing new music. The rapper released his third studio album, Sincerely Kentrell in September of last year while behind bars, the album debuted atop Billboard’s Hot 200.

In December, the 22-year-old rapper released his joint project with Hip-Hop heavyweight Birdman titled From the Bayou, which was home to singles such as “Black Ball,” “How Ya Kno,” “Choppa Boy,” and more.

Now, the Baton Rouge native has released his highly anticipated mixtape Colors featuring the single “Bring The Hook” that took shots at the late King Von.

The twenty-track project includes only one feature from a friend of NBA Youngboy, Quando Rondo on a single titled “Gangsta.” Check out the new project and let me know what you think!

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We may be in the middle of a cold January, but Rod Wave just dropped his video for “Cold December.” The song comes from the famous country star Hank Williams Jr.’s 1979 “OD’d in Denver.”

While both artists are reminiscing about previous relationships, Rod Wave didn’t overdose. Rather than mention drugs, Rod Wave uses his vocals to express his battle with hemophilia.

In the video, the Baton Rouge artist is away in cold winter climate area flashing back on his love life. As he’s reflecting alone in a cabin, Wave sings about his many relationship dis-attachments.

Despite failing at relationships, in the song “Cold December,” Rode Wave hasn’t lost faith. He sings, “And I don’t mean to rush, but I easily fall in love. In my head I know that that ain’t right, but I believe in first sight. We can fall in love right here tonight, run away and be together for life. No more cold Decembers, lonely cold Decembers.”

Rode Wave is expected to be releasing a project early this year. Although there is no name and release date for it, “Cold December” is expected to be the first single and video.

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Earl Sweatshirt is back with his first studio album in four years, SICK!

Clocking in at under 30 minutes, the 10-track record feature guest appearances from Zelooperz on “Vision” and Armand Hammer on “Tabula Rasa,” while The Alchemist, Black Noi$e, Ancestor, Theravada, Rob Chamber, Samiyam and Alexander Spit handled production. SICK! marks his first full-length release since 2018’s Some Rap Songs and follow his 2019 EP FEET OF CLAY.

In a lengthy statement, Sweatshirt revealed that he recorded SICK! when the world was first dealing with COVID-19 and the lockdowns:

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Video game giants Call of Duty and World of Warcraft have a new home: Microsoft.

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced it will acquire Activision Blizzard, the publisher behind Call of Duty, one of the top-selling video games in the U.S., along with several other titles including Overwatch, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the deal will help the company's expansion into the metaverse. For consumers, the deal could mean one of gaming's most successful franchises will only be available on a PC or Xbox.

"Gaming is the most dynamic and exciting category in entertainment across all platforms today and will play a key role in the development of metaverse platforms,” Nadella said in a statement. "We’re investing deeply in world-class content, community and the cloud to usher in a new era of gaming that puts players and creators first and makes gaming safe, inclusive and accessible to all."

Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard in an all-cash deal valued at $68.7 billion.

The announcement follows reports in November that Microsoft was evaluating its relationship with the video game publisher amid allegations Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick had known about sexual misconduct claims at the company for years.

The state of California sued Activision Blizzard last year, claiming the publisher fostered a sexist culture and paid women less than men, despite doing more work.

Employees at Activision Blizzard staged walkouts urging the company to remove Kotick from the top executive position and make changes to the company's culture.

In its statement, Microsoft said Kotick will stay on as CEO of the publisher, reporting to Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Gaming.

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter said the deal hurts Sony, which makes the competing PlayStation 5 video game console.

"You're very likely going to lose Call of Duty on PlayStation one of these days," said Pachter.

According to NPD Group, Call of Duty has been the best-selling video game franchise in tracked dollar sales for 13 straight years.

Microsoft has joined other companies including Meta and Fortnite creators Epic Games in carving out their space in the metaverse, a virtual universe that supporters believe will take place of the modern internet.

Microsoft has dabbled in elements of this universe through its popular world-building game Minecraft, as well as in augmented reality and virtual reality tools.

GlobalData principal analyst Rupantar Guha said this deal will help Microsoft jump forward as a leader in the metaverse.

"Activision’s games will help Microsoft create metaverse experiences and provide an established global consumer base to test and market them," said Guha.