Common‘s Nobody’s Smiling is only six days away, but for the fans that can’t wait, the Chicago rapper posted a teaser video of his next single, “Black Majic,” to Instagram.

“A lil taste of #BlackMajic #nobodyssmiling 7.22.14,” he wrote as a caption.

In the clip, which is shot from the back seat of a vehicle, Com turns from the front passenger seat to spit a few bars.

“What I do? My own black magic, status of lavish and established/ Girl with the fattest, I’m giving you the gladdest, night you ever had is, magic,” he raps.

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Lil Jon has been seriously concerned about the state of affairs in the “Bend Ova” dance department. That’s why he’s taking the time to make sure everyone is on par with how to properly bend over and make your knees touch your elbows when dancing to his new single with Tyga.

Here’s how not to bend ova:

You’re Not Supposed To Do Crunches

It Cannot Be Done Correctly In A Car

NO, ELMO. NO!

Somebody Call A Doctor! This Is Not OK.

So, thank you, Lil Jon, for setting the record straight and hiring this talented group of women to break it down for the whole world. Pay attention, people!

Jessica Hyndman

The two questions have been on everyone’s minds ever since “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” was announced: Who exactly is Ultron and what’s his deal anyway?

Fan boys know that the heavy metal maniac was built by the first Ant-Man, scientist Hank Pym, but for the upcoming film, he’s the handiwork of Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, created as a de facto Iron Man, the ultimate drone built to protect the world.

Things go horribly wrong, though, after Stark uploads his signature cynicism into Ultron, who then becomes a virtually unkillable absolutist.

It’s not the good version that could’ve come from [Stark's] intellect and personality,” Chris Hemsworth, who will be returning as Thor, said in Entertainment Weekly. “It’s the bad son.”

In an exclusive scene shown by director Joss Whedon, Stark throws a party with all of his fellow Avengers at the former Stark Tower before Ultron goes bad in his quest for good, announcing that he will bring peace to the world by eradicating the planet’s most destructive force: humans.

“I know you’re ‘good’ people,” the metallic skull-faced robot tells the Avengers. “I know you mean well, but you just didn’t think it through. There is only one path to peace…your extermination.”

The superteam of superheroes easily puts down the mechanical assailants known as Iron Legion, but Ultron is another matter entirely.

The next shot, which centers on the Avengers’ reactions, really impressed Chris Evans, who returns as the patriotic hero Captain America.

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Goths and metalheads unite: aerospace engineers just invented the blackest black ever. British company Surrey NanoSystems created a material called Vantablack, which absorbs 99.96% of light. Basically, this means you can apply the material to any surface, and it will transform it into (what looks like) a black hole. Whoaaaaa.

Spinal Tap

Quick science lesson: this stuff is made up of carbon nanotubes which, according to the company’s chief technical officer Ben Jensen, can “grow very quickly.” He told The Guardian, “Take one of the hairs on your head. Split that hair 10,000 times and one of the strands that you take away is the size of the tubes that we grow.” Even though this material was created for astronomical cameras and telescopes, we can barely imagine the possibilities of Vantablack being applied to clothing.

Surrey NanoSystems

To visualize, Vantablack has been coated on a crumpled sheet of foil (above), but to the human eye, it looks totally flat. When Ben was asked about the potential of creating an LBD (or would it be LVD?), he said it would be “very expensive” and that “you would lose all features of the dress. It would just be something black passing through.” Is it bad that we’re oddly excited about that part? Sayonara, Spanx!

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A lot can change in six years, and one U.K.-based film student captured all of those changes in a powerful video in which she grapples with depression and other issues via a series of daily selfies.

“Hello, my name is Rebecca Brown and that was six and a half years of my life,” the 21 year old says at the end of the four-minute video. “Pretty scary stuff.” We tend to agree — but we would also add the word “inspiring.”

The video begins with a fresh-faced Brown at age 15, ticking through roughly 2,100 photos — according to the caption — as the girl grows up. Captions inform us of heartbreaks and new friendships, as well as issues with trichotillomania, which compels people to pull out their hair, and depression, which drove Brown to suicidal thoughts. “Life happens, Depression hit rather hard. I’m on the mend,” she says in the caption.

It’s a stirring portrait of a life in progress and all the pitfalls and triumphs even a short amount of time can contain.

Brown is not done with her selfie project, though, even after posting the video. “I intend to do the project for as long as I can, it’s still going,” she says.

We’re interested to see what the next six years bring — hopefully more triumphs than anything else.

Brenna Ehrlich

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This is moving so fast that our heads are spinning. Just last week a photo surfaced of Drake and Chris Brown working together in the studio — that was notable enough, considering that whole bottle-throwing brawl — and now they’re filming an ESPYs skit together? What on earth.

According to TMZ, Drake, Breezy and NBA star Blake Griffin are teaming up for a skit that will play during the ESPYs on Wednesday night (July 16), when Drake hosts.

So far we’ve seen one photo from “rehearsals” with both Drake and Griffin, but Brown isn’t in view. A source revealed to TMZ that the skit would start in a law office, hit a sports locker room and finish up in a dentist’s office. The connection between these three locations? We have no idea.

We’re definitely excited to see what Drake comes up with for his first hosting gig, which he’s clearly excited for.

“It’s been a dream of mine for a long time,” he revealed on ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” a few weeks ago. “I watched a guy that I look up to in every aspect of life — Jamie Foxx — do it and I always say if I can follow in his footsteps that’ll be a great career for me, so I was blessed with the opportunity to do it. ‘SNL’ gave me the confidence to do it.”

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Things may be getting serious between Lea Michele and her new boyfriend, Matthew Paetz.

The couple, who met on the set of her music video for “On My Way” back in April, were spotted this week holding hands at Los Angeles International airport as they made their way to catch a flight.

Wearing a chic black jumpsuit and large brim hat, Lea looked happy and sun-kissed as she held tight to her new beau.

The “Glee” actress first made her relationship with Paetz public late last month when they were photographed hiking and running errands in Los Angeles.

This is Michele’s first relationship since losing her boyfriend, Cory Monteith, one year ago. According to E! News, Lea spent the anniversary of Cory’s death over the weekend on a retreat to the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito with Paetz and her friends.

Lea also posted a heartfelt tribute to her late boyfriend on Twitter, along with an accompanying picture, writing, “We will love and miss you always.”

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The comments section of a story on the site XOJane set off a legal battle between Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst and a woman who falsely accused him of rape, and spawned a series of scarring events for the singer these past seven months. But on Wednesday (July 16), the Oberst seemed ready to “move forward” when he publicly accepted his accuser’s apology.

“I have accepted Joanie Faircloth’s apology and retraction to clear my name,” Oberst said in a statement, according to Pitchfork. “This has been extremely difficult and stressful for me personally and for those I love. I’m appreciative of the family, friends, fans, and business partners who supported me throughout this and look forward to happier times as we all move forward with our lives.”

At the end of last year, Faircloth (a.k.a. Joan Elizabeth Harris) left a series of comments under a story about an abusive rock-star boyfriend on XOJane, claiming that she had been raped by Oberst 10 years ago when she was 16. The comments were soon removed, but the damage had been done and the story spread around the Web like proverbial wildfire.

Oberst filed a $1 million defamation suit earlier this year against the woman, according to NME, stating that Faircloth’s accusation was damaging to his reputation and that she was “just an embittered superfan, who gushed about him and Bright Eyes as recently as January 2013.”

Rumors were flying that Oberst had been dropped from his label, ...

When 14-year-old Matthew Burdette committed suicide during Thanksgiving vacation last year, he left a note saying he couldn’t handle school anymore and had “no friends.”

What his parents didn’t know then was that the reason their son was so despondent was because a fellow student at Matthew’s school had allegedly videotaped him masturbating in a school bathroom stall and uploaded the clip. The video was quickly passed around by other students and led to Matthew, a water-polo and wrestling team athlete, being “mercilessly bullied,” according to a $1 million claim filed by Timothy and Barbara Burdette against the San Diego Unified School District.

According to CBS News, the Burdettes claim in their suit that a teacher, an administrator and other employees at University City High School possibly knew that Matthew was being harassed but didn’t step in to stop it.

A Boy Scout going for his Eagle rank, Matthew was kicked out of class on November 15 for eating sunflower seeds and not given anywhere to go, so he wandered the halls and ended up in the boys’ bathroom, according to the claim. An unnamed student then allegedly videotaped Matthew, uploading a clip in which it was claimed that Burdette was masturbating to SnapChat and Vine, where it went viral among the schools students and throughout the district.

“From the moment the video was posted, Matthew was mercilessly bullied, harassed and teased by students who had seen the video. This continued for the next two weeks,” according to the claim. Two ...

Rappers need love, too. Just ask Mike Stud.

Sure, he’s a buzzing rapper with a brand new album, Closer, and has dedicated fans flocking to see him and party across the country, like on his current 30-plus-city tour. He was a Division 1 athlete, and the kid can actually sing, too. Not to mention that winning smile…

But, the Rhode Island native is still looking for the one. That’s why we helped the 25 year old create an online dating profile so all you ladies out there can get a peek at the path to this Stud’s heart.

Adam Fleischer