Nas has officially stepped into the role of co-owner at the appropriately named Escobar Cigars. It should be noted that prior to stepping into the co-owner position, Nas was an investor in the company, which has been active for three years.
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What’s in the New U.S.–Argentina Trade Deal?
Argentina and the United States have signed a major trade agreement that cuts hundreds of tariffs in both directions and formalizes a closer political alliance. Under the deal, Argentina will remove trade barriers on more than 200 categories of U.S. goods, including chemicals, machinery and medical devices, while politically sensitive imports like vehicles, live cattle and dairy products will enter under government‑set quotas. In return, the U.S. will eliminate tariffs on 1,675 Argentine product
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Louisiana Attorney General Sues Roblox, Calls Platform “Perfect Place for Pedophiles”
Louisiana’s top prosecutor is suing Roblox, accusing the platform of failing to safeguard children from online predators and referring to it as the “perfect place for pedophiles.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by New Dope (@newdopehq) Attorney General Liz Murrill filed the suit on Thursday in Louisiana’s 21st Judicial District, accusing the Roblox Corporation of recklessly designing its platform without a robust age verification process. According to the 42-page filing, tens
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“Aperture” Marks Harry Styles’ Third Hot 100 No. 1 and a New Sonic Shift
Harry Styles’ new single “Aperture” has jumped straight into the upper tier of the Billboard Hot 100, giving him another major chart moment as he rolls out his next era. In the top‑10 rundown for the chart dated February 7, the track “bursts into the top 10,” entering the mix alongside Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might,” while Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” hits a new peak in the same frame, as shown in Billboard’s latest Hot 100 countdown. “Aperture” is already delivering across multiple charts. It h
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Samara Wiley and Lauren Morelli File for Divorce After 9 Years of Marriage
Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli are ending their marriage after nine years together. The Orange Is the New Black actor and the writer‑producer, who met on the set of the Netflix series and married in 2017, filed for divorce at the end of January. In court documents obtained by outlets like People and Us Weekly, Morelli cites irreconcilable differences and lists their separation date as earlier this month. The couple share a four‑year‑old daughter, George, and Wiley is requesting joint legal and
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Kehlani Wins Best R&B Performance for “Folded” at 2026 Grammys
Kehlani has won Best R&B Performance, for “Folded,” at the 2026 Grammy Awards. They won out over songs by Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller (“It Depends”), Justin Bieber(“Yukon”), Leon Thomas (“Mutt [Live from NPR’s Tiny Desk]”), and Summer Walker(“Heart of a Woman”). View this post on Instagram A post shared by New Dope (@newdopehq) This is Kehlani’s first Grammy win; she also won for Best R&B Song, again for “Folded,” later in the evening. “I’ve never won anything before, this is a really
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J. Cole Drops Potential ‘Last’ Album, ‘The Fall-Off’
J. Cole released his highly-anticipated album The Fall-Off on Friday (Feb. 6). Nearly eight years after teasing The Fall-Off with the KOD outro, “1985,” J. Cole has finally delivered what he’s long framed as his final album. The Fall-Off is a double-disc album split into Disc 29 and Disc 39, totaling in 24 songs. The Dreamville honcho recently shared that some of his earliest verses were written at just 19 on The Come Up, when “a delusional teenager from Fayetteville” packed up and headed to NY
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