IDK is selling his new mixtape inside a fully... functional CD player.⁠ ⁠ In a post shared to his Instagram story, IDK writes, "When you buy an ETDS CD player, it comes with a bootleg mixtape which includes an unreleased song that no one else will have but you and I. Each player has its own unique bonus track/song."⁠ ⁠ 'EVEN THE DEVIL SMILES' is set to release this Friday, January 23.⁠ It features Pusha T, RZA, Black Thought, Joey Valence & Brae, OGI, and a posthumous appearance of DMX, with contributions from Kaytranada, Madlib, and Conductor Williams, among others.show more

This was a crazy situation! Sin goes for ff2... and the KO is guaranteed BUT his controller DC before the delayed damage comes through. The TWT Rules say: "If a Match Disruption occurs during a move or animation, and after the game has been unpaused, the round ends with no further inputs from either Player, a Player that caused a Match Disruption will not forfeit the current round of the Set." So was it correct for Sin to forfeit the round? Really unique situation 😱show more

Ciarán (fka Bearface) is releasing his first new solo... music since his time in BROCKHAMPTON. He recently shared his new interactive auto-themed website with snippets and blog posts announcing the new music.⁠ ⁠ In the first post, Ciarán writes, “It's been an extensive and intentional process and I hope you can enjoy the music (and the process of that which it comes) with an open heart and I hope it can become something that you could see yourself living with for a long while...I've also been preparing hard with the help of some great friends so that some of you can experience the music firsthand, in a way that will hopefully do the recordings justice.”⁠ ⁠ Ciarán has kept busy over the last few years collaborating with other artists, contributing vocals and production to songs on boylife’s ‘jones’ as well as working on music with Zack Villere, Mulherin, and Matt Champion, among others.show more

on the topic of what constitutes "polish" - for... me it's about cleaning up those tiny blips and bugs that on their own can be missed or forgiven, but in aggregate give an impression of lower quality here, when the player enters a new area, the cutscene ends when Zayd comes to a standstill. If you're holding the stick, ready to run, he stops and then immediately starts running again, which causes this fraction-of-a-second pause in the animation. You can see it twice in this video - the first time when he enters the hut and pauses on the green carpet, and then again when he exits onto the deck. Ideally, if the player is holding the stick when the cutscene ends, Zayd won't come to a standstill, but instead will transition seamlessly from cutscene-running to player-controlled running. it's such a tiny visual glitch, and on its own not worth the 15 mins it will take me to fix it. I might even decide to not fix it after all. But this for me is a classic example of "polish"show more

I AM LFT and will be exploring my options... for 2026. This is the most extensive LFT post you have ever seen Being a professional player isn't just about what you do in-game, but also what you do outside the game I'll be showing you how I worked and some of my habits that made me go from a Fiora OTP in soloQ to being able to beat the best ERL tops in a year and a half, a simple LFT post is not enough to show who I am as a player. It only takes 5 minutes, read until the end. A Thread 🧵:❤+🔃 appreciated.show more

Drake mentions Serena Williams and ScHoolboy Q in a... leaked song snippet ahead of the release of his Iceman album. On Wednesday (March 11), an 11-second clip of an unreleased Drizzy song made its way online. In the clip, Drake name-drops his former flame, retired tennis star Serena Williams, and former Kendrick Lamar labelmate ScHoolboy Q. “… Serena, but I’m cool with Venus, I be hanging around those ni**as like I’m Dua Lipa," Drake rhymes. "I might hit up f**king ScHoolboy and do a remix, ’cause you put your ni**as on, but they making peanuts/We don’t ever peace it up, the sh*t we got between us.” It is unclear how old the snippet is or where it came from. The clip arrives as Drake preps the release of his highly anticipated Iceman album. He has yet to reveal the release date for the project, but continues to tease the LP on social media.show more

🕊️🕊️🐐🐐 UNDERGROUND DMX VS MAINSTREAM SUPERSTAR 2PAC AFTER 2PAC... GETS SHOT IN 94 MANY NYC RAPPERS BEGIN TO DISS 2PAC NOT JUST THE MAINSTREAM NYC RAPPERS BUT EVEN THE LESSER KNOWN UNDERGROUND NYC RAPPERS AND ONE OF THOSE RAPPERS WAS A YOUNG UNSIGNED DMX BUT HE WAS POPULAR 2PAC WAS A FAN OF ONYX WHO DMX RHYMED WITH AND 2PAC WAS TAPPED IN AND HEARD EVERY SINGLE RAPPER THAT DISSED HIM FROM NYC AND MANY OF THEM HE NAMED IN HIS MUSIC BUT DMX WAS ONE THAT HE DEALT WITH MORE SUBLIMINALLY HE TOOK A BAR FROM A DMX SONG THAT MOST OF THE WORLD DIDN’T KNOW AT THE TIME AND HE STARTED HIS VERSE WITH IT DMX SAID “I AIN’T A KILLER BUT I’LL KILL SOMETHING”-DMX AND 2PAC SAID “I AIN’T A KILLER BUT DON’T PUSH ME”-2PAC IT WAS A BAR TO LET X KNOW “YEA I HEARD YOU” It’s on the makaveli album where many rappers and gangsters are dissed Thanks for readingshow more

🔴IMPROVE YOUR SUPER COUNTER🔴 I will refer to you... the host as player 1 and friend as player 2 Step 1 - Invite friend to room and create a private match Step 2 - Make DP teams, equip Max health and ki recovery to all your character for this match. Step 3 - To initiate training player 1 should approach player 2 and charge melee attack (smash attack it’s called in game) As demonstrated on this video, also note you have 2 assault vanishing attacks not including lightning attack which would be (O on ps5) per assault combo string. Player 2 can try and super counter that first charged attack and if he fails he’s got another 2 chances at super counter after you follow up the next two vanishing assaults. Step 4 - Flick Up followed by rush attack (⬆️+🟪) so UP first than SQUARE almost simultaneously but fast! on hit. It sounds silly that it has to be on hit but it is literally how it is done so (same time you get hit is the time you input ⬆️+🟪) Step 5 - Never break this rule: you and your friend can only damage each other with successful Super counter. A little tip to reset the vanishing assaults mid vanishing assault combo sequence. - So say player 1 has connected a charged smash and a(1) vanishing assault, And player 2 did not succeed in executing super counters, what should happen next is player 2 should vanish the 2nd Vanishing Assault of player 1 by pressing (🔴) instead of attempting Super Counter (⬆️+🟪), and once player two knocks back player 1 with a successful 🔴 counter player 2 should now press 🔺to do 2 vanishing assault combos, whilst player 1 attempts doing (Super Counter), and if player 1 fails to super counter the first vanishing attack player 1 should press 🔴 on the 2nd attack, now making it so that player 2 has to attempt super counter.. 😭😂💀 I know complicated but it really isn’t. The entire battle can be of you two simply super countering each other! Me and my friend did this for a few hours to build muscle memory and reaction speed because what’ll notice is you have to be fast to react to super counters or else you will take tons of damage. Also I can’t tell you how satisfying it is to perform these. My friend Erci was like: Goku come on man you’re the MC this is cake for you DO IT!! I was like: I am the son of of the prince of all Saiyans you can’t touch me GOKU 😈😂😭 we were talking mad trash to each other. I love this game ❤️ Good luck labbing and see you all tomorrow for a fun dual stream on twitch and YouTube 🔥💪🏾show more

BREAKING NEWS: Cincinnati has landed a commitment from 2027... 5 star SG Kam Mercer (Kameron Mercer). Mercer was originally in the 2028 class but has since reclassified and will now be an upcoming senior. Currently ranked the 11th player in the class of 2028 prior to the announcement of his reclassification. Should be a consensus Top-20 player in 2027. Now becomes the highest rated ranked Bearcat in program history ahead of Cincinnati great Lance Stephenson. A full circuit moment for the Cincinnati native. Cincinnati was his first offer back in 2024 as an eighth grader. A Peach Jam Champion, Gold Medalist, State Champion. Believe the only high school player in recent years to have that elite pedigree is Cam Boozer. Mercer shared an exclusive message for the Bearcat fans following his commitment. “Bearcats a top-25 team in the country. Jerrod Calhoun has won everywhere he has been. I have no fear of UC not making the tournament even if it’s coach Calhoun’s first year. I fully believe that will be an NCAA Tournament team. Bearcats are back. We’re here to stay. Coach Calhoun is here to stay. This is what’s going on and I’m going to tell you how it’s going to happen.”show more

"PRICE IS WHAT YOU PAY. VALUE IS WHAT YOU... GET." I keep buying $Kekec and I have a strong conviction. Here's Why: While the market is down, and Kekec is declining with it, there are data points that few are considering. Kekec borned in October and since then has been posting a different and original 30-second video every day, which I find extremely funny. For the past couple of months, they have also been posting daily on Instagram, and the attention on Kekec (which doesn't present itself on social media as a memecoin) is growing, moreover, it's increasing exponentially. The number of followers is increasing by about 500-1000 a day. This is largely due to the fact that they are not just focused on the main account but have several others that post reels and redirect to the main one. In short, an excellent strategy to keep growing more and more. Instagram link: Guess What? Not only are the followers increasing, but the team's workload is also growing. In fact, for a little over a month, they have also started pushing on YouTube, and the data here is promising as well. YouTube link: If we want to make a comparison, we can take Pudgy Penguins as an example, which has shown it can reach millions and millions of users without mentioning that they are a WEB3 company that owns an NFT collection. Or, if we want to be more appropriate by comparing one memecoin to another, we could take PONKE. Thanks to the use of social media and the quality of their content, they managed to achieve incredible numbers, which then translated into an increase in the coin's price. Kekec came before PONKE, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's better than PONKE. I believe PONKE is unbeatable in terms of content, but I want to make you reflect on an important point. PONKE came after KEKEC, and after PONKE's success, many coins have emerged trying to imitate it. One of KEKEC's strengths, in my opinion, is precisely the fact that it leverages social media without being a copy-paste. Instead, it is a unique meme derived from a 90's film, and it uses a unique form of content. In short, KEKEC > KEKEC and no one else. I want to conclude by suggesting you follow them on Instagram and evaluate not only the exponential growth of their followers day by day but also observe how the views of each reel increase accordingly. Pay special attention to the comments. Many of the people commenting have no idea what it is, and you can see from the comments how Kekec generates particular emotions in people—strange but still emotions. Personally, I believe that when something is unique and even very strange, it needs time to be adopted. However, once it happens, it usually explodes and spreads like never before. A few days ago, a Kekec video was posted by a very popular meme page. They probably don't know what Kekec is about but thought the video could spark interest among their followers. How many other pages will do the same? Lastly, but not least, I want to point out how Kekec maintains a good market cap despite everything that has happened in the crypto world since October 2023. As far as I know and have personally observed, everything is extremely organic. There is no cabal behind it, and the quality is not reflected in a single jpeg but in work that has been ongoing daily for months. Every day they work harder, and the quality of their videos grows as well. I have no affiliations with the team, but I believe that Kekec truly deserves more in this world where we push celebrity or cabal-backed coins to hundreds of millions in market cap. I keep buying because the numbers suggest so. Don't just evaluate the chart (price), evaluate the data (value). BÂLKÂN DWÂRFshow more

This is me doing this on behalf of Samuel... Osuji, Sooj (a current BBNaija housemate) who has big dreams of becoming an NFL player in the USA. Ozoemena Chukwu⭕️ I think with your connections and guidance, you could help make his dream come true. It would mean the world to him #BBNaijashow more

Major major props to aroha for solving a major... limitation with Seedance 2.0. If you've tried uploading audio files directly, you know that Seedance 2.0 actually changes the lyrics and even the song itself BUT if you save out a blank video with the song and upload that video as a video omni reference it gives you perfect lipsync and no style drifting of the audio. I personally haven't notice style drift but it's 100% better than a straight audio upload which makes it unusable. This is actually MAJOR!!! Those music videos you've been wanting to generate with Seedance 2.0 are now solved. I tested this myself with some audio from Suno 5.5 which is the example you're watching right now and it works! I just wish Seedance 2.0 would actually fix the audio upload problem but this is an immediate fix. You don't need to type out the lyrics like I did. I think the best use case for using just an audio file is only if you want to keep a characters voice consistent.show more

As long as you don't have your own loaf... of bread, you won't have an opinion. The hungry don't think, they just repeat. Freedom begins with a loaf of bread, not with dignity granted, because dignity is not granted, dignity is taken away. Poverty is not just the deprivation of money, it is the denial of dignity and the slow denial of will. You don't have the right to make Egyptian decisions related to your life when you are under the yoke of hunger. Don't ask the hungry to speak, feed them first, and don't ask for the opinion of the hungry. You must free them from the humiliation of questioning.. The mind doesn't function on an empty stomach, and dignity doesn't exist in a bread queue. Because he who doesn't have his bread doesn't have his voice, and he who doesn't have his voice doesn't own himself, and he who doesn't own himself doesn't own anything. This is true hell: being forced into silence because you can't afford to live.. Dear friends, two days ago I tweeted that I needed to buy two bags of flour... one for me and my family, and one for the 25 cats at the shelter. This is a new update. Unfortunately, no aid has flowed in over the past two days, and the price of flour has risen even more than it was. My friends, I barely received enough support to buy one bag.. I need you to stand by me because the price of a bag of flour has become $600 now. I am in real trouble. In a few days, the price of flour will rise even more and more if they do not allow any aid to enter... If I get these two bags, I can rely on them for my family and the cats for a whole month. I don't want to buy more than that, because a lot of things can happen in a month... I need a serious stand from you to get another bag of flour for me, for the cats, and for my family.. Your prayers and supplications are for us.. The tanks have advanced further today.. They are only a 20-minute walk away from me and things are terrifying.. Please keep us posted with your thoughts... and interact with my tweets... Your interaction helps spread the word. It's free support, and I appreciate it.show more

When I first joined Rayadas I didnt know what... it will mean for me as a player! I knew it would be a place I could compete for titles, but I never knew how the passion for this institution would change me as a player. Over the years I learned what it meant to put on this jersey! The people in this city and my team taught me. I feel exactly what the people feel! The love and passion is indescribable, and when you step onto that field you feel it. The people in the stadium make you feel it, and it’s honestly one of the best feelings in this world! That’s why we fight until the very end, because we have a responsibility to represent everything this institution stands for!🙏🏾 #creersiemprecreershow more

The one thing we absolutely know with certainty about... the Richat Structure is that there was an incredible amount of human activity here from the dawn of toolmaking and tool use itself. The Acheulean Hand Axe is the second tool that humans ever made and this technology spread throughout Africa, Europe and Asia while no definitive evidence exists that this technology ever made it to the Americas. I think this is evidence that this technology was shared and disseminated intentionally, that neighboring humans didn’t come up with this independently on their own but this was a legacy, an institution, a skill and an industry that was shared and taught. It is perhaps the earliest evidence we have of widespread cultural diffusion throughout Africa, Europe and Asia. And yes, it’s right there at the Richat Structure which leads me to question the role that the Richat played to humans half a million years ago. It seems like that’s where we have to start with the Richat.show more

i wanted to tell you how we made the... visuals for nerve-bloom i did it with Natalia Kleszczewska and Natalie Liu . Natalia Kleszczewska is a painter , she painted the creatures and the backgrounds . Natalie Liu is a computer graphics director , she shaped the digital dimension of the work . my role in it was a creative director , bringing in the singer-songwriter tradition , where emotionally precise things happen inside the structure of a song . i guided colour pallettes , textures and the environments the music happens in . to make this possible , during the process , natalia often had to paint many shapes and sizes , different textures and layers of colours . natalie then developed the visuals, designing and overseeing CGI elements , and finding ways for the digital to sit organically alongside Natalia’s world . and include my dramaturgy and creative direction. we spent 7 months talking and working together , dedicated to relish in the craft of blending hand-made visuals with digital experimentation , 3D design and commit it to physical display technology . a lot of time was spent on researching different tools and techniques to find what worked best at each stage in the song . like i’ve done before , i wanted to merge old things with tech , giving it soul & a meaning . to paint a painting is an analog craft but computer programming is craftmanship too !! and both can co-exist , .....encouraging each other to bloom even further towards a mutual world . there is a tradition in pop music for the mucisian to choose a video director . in the art world , this is called “curation” , but where we came from , it was natural that the musician would have strong opinions on what your song needed , which mood , colours , textures & storyline . today this is called “creative director” and it is something we didn’t credit ourselves with in the 90s , but i am starting to understand this better now . i don´t think of me as a visual artist . because my heart is music . everything i do comes from a sonic point of view . this is something i have called “sonic symbolism” , sound made visual , a reverse synesthesia . when you listen to a song for the first time , it is like swallowing a whale , you need to feel the whole musical sculpture in one go . the structure of a song has always been extremely important to me : what shape it is . this is part of the craft of being a singer-songwriter ........... we are tune sculpturors ....... since i am talking about the visuals for nerve bloom it is impossible to not mention the avatars in my music videos . they have replaced the storyteller with anattempt to connect to the more universal element of music , through animation, avatars , puppetry both digital and analog . for me they are marionettes in a puppet-theatre , hopefully in a similar realm as the jungian archetypes ( which we all can act out the characteristics of ...) .... i feel nerve-bloom is a natural continuation .... an animated avatar archetype singing you a song ––––– Avatars, animation and archetypes: Nerve Bloom (remix) – on display at Listasafn Íslands / National Gallery of Iceland until September 20th 2026. The production of this film was made possible with the generous support of #bottegaveneta.show more

Ninja Gaiden has always had combos, since the very... first 3D game of the series. 🥷 Combos and juggles are part of the core identity of its combat system. Of course, enemies will do everything they can to keep you from landing them and force you to think at surviving mostly, but that’s the beauty of Ninja Gaiden. As a wise person once said: “A good player knows when it’s time to try-hard, and when it’s time to have fun being fancy and stylish.” 😌 It’s funny how, in this whole combo hating discussion, Ninja Gaiden players got labeled as “combo haters,” when in reality, it’s just a small, loud minority being too close-minded to appreciate creativity and player expression. Yes, Ninja Gaiden is mostly about efficiency, but it also hides tons of depth and player expression, evolving through each sequel; the combat kept growing deeper and deeper, reaching its peak with Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Peak. 🔥show more

It turns out one of the hero’s of the... Bondi terror attack Ahmed Al Ahmed is a huge Trump supporter. Declaring upon arriving in New York: ''He's (President Trump) is a hero of the world, I love him, he's a strong man.'' Which is actually unsurprising when you think about. But this will cause nasty leftists everywhere to go into meltdown. You can bet the ABC will now airbrush Ahmed from history and never mention his name again. And that Albanese will be scrambling to find someone else to make Australian of the Year.show more

What is an individual? Can we accept the idea... that an individual is not an isolated being, but a totality of traits, ideas, and deeds that arise within humanity, are shaped by it, and return to it? Every human being is a temporary form through which humanity expresses a part of itself. : The author redefines the individual not as an isolated entity but as a transient expression of humanity itself: a unique constellation of traits, ideas, and deeds that emerge from the collective, are molded by it, and ultimately return to enrich it. Each person serves as a temporary vessel through which humanity manifests and explores its own nature. This dissolves the illusion of absolute separateness, revealing every life as an integral thread in the living fabric of humankind. It portrays individuality as both gift and responsibility: a fleeting opportunity to contribute distinct value to the whole. The concept elevates personal existence to a sacred role in humanity’s continuous self-creation. It leads to recognition that our thoughts, actions, and choices ripple beyond the self, shaping the shared human story. Ultimately, framing every individual as both creation and co-creator of humanity’s evolving essence, bound in profound interdependence.show more

While I have premium I definitely want to do... a long post breaking down the main scene from this show that I obsess with. There's so much that I feel could be learned from it. Not just for expansion animators either. There's honestly a LOT that can be learned from how this show directed its expansion scenes that can be applied to even safe for work animations. Obviously yes, the expansion alone is really good. What makes it so good though is just the fact that there's things you pick up on that you likely don't even realize until you re-watch. I'm using this scene as an example as it's not AS good I would say, but it still has a lot going for it. One thing I've always loved from it that I want to use in my own animations someday is that the expansion sort of comes in waves as opposed to one consistent growth. In a way, it makes it feel more natural while also selling how tight the top is getting. It could have been accompanied by showing the knot getting tighter or smaller with each growth. It's a small part of the animation but just that one thing already adds another layer to appreciate. It's not like most expansion scenes where there's very little outside of just "growing" on its own. There's a bunch of little things that subtly improve it without being obnoxious. The first expansion scene has WAY more that I want to talk about honestly. Far more than this one has. It will probably be a really long post now that I think about it...show more

For those unfamiliar with it, soundsright.earth is a project... led by the Museum for the United Nations, and allows for Nature itself to be credited on collaborative releases with artists and their work. On Friday the 16th of May, a new version of Like Real People Do will be released alongside the anniversary vinyl pressing which features the bird song, cricket song, rain fall and thunder of my beloved home of Wicklow. 50% of the royalties from this version of the track will flow through to conservation efforts around the world. I hope you enjoy and explore their other good works. Thanks and much love.show more