Just days after Lil Wayne rallied a “f*ck the NBA” chant (complete with some allegations about Chris Bosh’s wife), this emerging war of words between rap and the NBA bled over into Washington D.C. last night, where Wale took exception to a few cheeky comments made by Raptors TV announcer Matt Devlin.

Sitting courtside for the Raptors-Wizards game, the MMG rapper was apparently talking trash to the visiting team’s new forward, Rudy Gay. Picking up on the exchange, Devlin — out of comical slander or pure ignorance — introduced the MC to the viewers at home as “local rapper Wall-Aye” and asked if anyone on Twitter had “ever heard of Wall-Aye.” Adding insult to injury, Devlin then remarked, “He’s not Drake, that’s for sure.” (Ether!)

Overhearing Devlin’s comments, Wale tweeted to him directly “watch ur mouth” and shortly after approached the announcers’ table and interrupted the commentary. Hey, at least he didn’t get called will.i.am.

Check out the footage and tweets below…

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Ever since Baauer’s catchy electronic dance tune “Harlem Shake” turned into this insane do-it-yourself phenomenon, there have been 4000 versions of the video uploaded every day. Four Thousand! All following the same formula…intro music with one guy pelvic thrusting while the rest of the room ignores him, then when the beat drops, cut to a chaotic scene where everyone is dancing and raving. And done. Youtube views smorgasbord! There’s a Firefighter Harlem Shake, and a Today Show Harlem Shake, and countless college Harlem Shakes, office Harlem Shakes, porn star Harlem Shakes, even the Hot97 in-studio Harlem Shake…

You know the only thing missing from the Harlem Shake videos? Actual Harlem Shaking.
Oh yeah…remember that little wobbly dance craze that was all the rage in the early 2000′s when it appeared in various Bad Boy music videos? One of the few dance fads that was best done by kids under the age of 16. Something about loose connective tissue perhaps.

Well, the Baauer song and viral meme is not about that Harlem dance. Sorry G.Dep.
And when Shlepp Films went to Harlem to see if the streets are “con los terroristas” with the rest of the “Harlem Shake” fanatics….the answer was a big fat no.

Well…actually, lol.
To be fair…I’m pretty sure there are more kids in Harlem dancing around in spirit hoods and “air humping” to the EDM “Harlem Shake” than there are kids doing the Harlem “Harlem Shake” in 2013…but it would be great to see someone tackle a hybrid-homage video to both past and present dance crazes. DO IT!

Until then….Let’s compare the Porn Star “Harlem Shake” to the Bad Boy “Harlem Shake”…
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After Weezy’s epic “F*ck the NBA and F*ck the Miami Heat” rant made headlines yesterday, the league now claims Wayne is not really banned from NBA events. According to TMZ, NBA Senior Director of Basketball Communications Mark Broussard told them there’s “no truth at all” to Wayne’s statements about being banned. We’re not sure what is really going on here, but somebody is going to be apologizing when it’s all said and done.

check out a playback of Wayne cursing out the NBA and Miami Heat after the jump…

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Friday fun….it’s all about apocalyptic Russian meteorites, and really disturbing photos of comedian Louie Anderson, and the amazing moment when ASAP Rocky breastfeeds off Kathy Griffin…
And then this.

As a special Valentine’s Day treat to some precious little lady, Vin Diesel (an actor whose head has a six-pack) actually filmed himself singing Rihanna x Mikky Ekko’s “Stay”, while the video is projected onto the blank wall next to him.
It’s like Riddick x karaoke x 9 1/2 Weeks.
Un-friggin-believable.

Watch Vin Diesel laying bare his muscle-y heart for all the world to see….
(I also added a few customized Vin Diesel “Stay” memes to mark the occasion)
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It was a monumental night for the Bravo network as A$AP Rocky and Danny Brown made their long awaited appearance on the Kathy Griffin’s show. Their viral video where they go in about wanting to knock boots with Kathy spawned it all. Sitting on the couch with other guest Russell Brand made it even more random and hilarious. There were moments where Danny had to explain the Molly craze which left the audience members in a bit of confusion, and of course a whole lot of talk about their infatuation with the redheaded host. Before it was all said and done, both rappers were given a shot to get lucky with Kathy during a game of x-rated dice. Rocky got a face-full of boobs, while Danny went home with a kiss.

Watch highlights from the show after the jump…

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We won’t see Justin Bieber at tonight’s Grammys, but that didn’t stop the pop star from taking over Saturday Night Live this weekend. Bieber served double-duty as host and musical guest last night live from 30 Rock. Along with performing stripped down versions of “As Long As You Love Me” and the bonus “Nothing Like Us” (with guitarist Dan Kanter), off his chart-topping Believe acoustic album, the teen sensation starred in a few skits.

In one skit titled “The Miley Cyrus Show: Fan Club,” Justin addressed this photo that shows him holding a blunt. The report, broken by TMZ caused plenty of backlash as many feel smoking marijuana tarnishes the 18-year-old pop star’s clean image. “I also heard he got busted for smoking weed and he’s really sorry for it, and that people make mistakes and he’s never gonna do it again,” says Bieber while in costume.

Watch Justin Bieber on SNL below…..

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Along with rocking the SNL stage, Kendrick Lamar appeared alongside this week’s host in Adam Levine and The Lonely Island in the digital skit “YOLO.” Made famous by Drake’s Take Care hit “The Motto,” the group play fun at the acronym for “You Only Live Once” with wacky moments throughout the short viral. Kendrick appears with a quick verse alongside Levine, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccon.

Hit iTunes now to purchase the song.

Watch the hilarious “YOLO” music video below…..

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Kanye’s laissez-faire, two-tears-in-a-bucket-fxck-it attitude: Immortalized, above. Emoji-fied, below.

Emojis express the human condition… but there just aren’t enough of those tiny graphics to match the emotional range of our shady little hearts. So our buddies at Complex created “15 Emojis We Wish Existed,” to help say what cannot be said with pedestrian words. You just flipped a pair of kicks for a couple stacks? Hit your lesser-than friends with The Birdman Handrub emoji. Your boy questions your generous dating standards? The Kanye Shrug emoji. And the Swiss Army Knife of all emojis? The Cam’ron Screw Face emoji.

Check out our favorite fantasy emoji….
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Everyone loves a good multi-racial shock circus…and the upcoming movie Spring Breakers (release date: March 29) is all that and more. The tainting of little flowers like Selena Gomez and Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars), the thug credentials of Gucci Mane, the acting chops of James Franco, and the art-house kiddie pr0n esthetic of director Harmony Korine (Kids, Gummo). And just looking at this trailer…this isn’t a made up fantasy population, these pockets of cross-culture freak shows are the new cool. There is a bad teeth and dirty feet movement. There is drug beauty and slut glory.
So if you combine those real social behaviors, with some Hollywood action, and some “courageous” career risk-taking (*eyeroll*)…then maybe Spring Breakers will be to 2013′s youth, what Menace II Society and Belly was to teens in the 90′s. Even if the movies themselves aren’t that great….the attitudes and images become permanent reference points.

ugh…why am I over-analyzing this. Just watch the trailer because it’s entertaining and ridiculous. And because the director originally wanted Riff Raff but when he was busy, he just had James Franco channel Riff Raff. Which Riff Raff was very proud of:

“Even though I couldn’t be a part of this project, I’m still glad that James Franco could play the role of me. That’s like if Denzel Washington was playing the role of O.J. Simpson. Even though it’s not O.J. Simpson, O.J. Simpson still gotta be like, ‘Denzel Washington is playing me.’”

Spring Breakers…
Official trailer and more set photos…
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Does this woman look like she’s having fun?

After presenting an award at the Golden Globes on Sunday night, in full body cake frosting….Jennifer Lopez hit the post-award party scene with her dancer-boytoy Casper Smart (not to be confused with her dancer-ex-husband Cris Judd). But where there are stars doing their best to appear photogenic while celebrating their charmed life…where there are sparklers, there will be one man who embodies the life of any corporate-sponsored bash.

Jennifer should have known this day would come…when her past bedfellow would be facing off with her current rawhide chew. But in the mano y mano pissing contest, who looks like they got the upper hand?

J-Lo, this is your life…
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