The Week OnSMASH [8.2.14]

Welcome to The Week OnSMASH— our weekly wrap-up of headlines you won’t want to miss. Every Saturday we will provide you with the twenty most impactful posts from the past week.

Much to our delight, PARTYNEXTDOOR dropped his long-awaited sophomore album aptly entitled TWO– make sure you check out the full album stream. With the release of his third studio album ‘Blacc Hollywood’ rapidly approaching, Wiz Khalifa released a new single off the album, ‘Staying Out All Night’ which is sure to get the party started. Quite possibly the biggest surprise of the week came from emerging Compton artist Hitta J3, as he flexed some considerable clot enlisting some of the city’s brightest stars for the remix to ‘Do Yo Gudda’ Meanwhile back in the east, Joey Bada$$ dropped an impressive short film, directed by Rik Cordero, for No Regrets.

Last weekend, Comic-Con: San Diego played host to every pop culture geek & Hollywood shill this side of the galaxy. Despite Marvel announcing a slew of new games & ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ offerings, Warner Bros. owned the weekend by surprising fans with a teaser for “Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice” If you need a good laugh, see what happened when DMX decided to ride the Slingshot in Orlando, FL with a random fan.

Basketball fans will be interested to hear what Dwayne Wade had to say about Bron Bron’s exit. Speaking of Miami, they seem to be giving the Lakers some serious competition for the most hated NBA team in America according to the readers of Reddit. D.Rose also made headlines this week breaking his silence about mounting tension between his inner circle & the Chicago Bulls, while adidas wasted no time unveiling his new kicks.

After some confusion, yesterday officially marked the return of Remy Ma. Fans should stay tuned to her Welcome Home post, as we keep you updated on her first weekend out. We look forward to hearing some new music real soon!

Before signing off, make sure you check out Jim Norton’s interview with “Freeway” (a/k/a the Real) Rick Ross on the second episode of his new VICE show. The contrast between the rapper & drug kingpin turned reformer couldn’t be more startling.

Without further ado, we present to you – our top twenty posts from the past week: