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2025’s First Viral Hit: Gelo’s Debut Single
Plus, Kevin Love Is Memerolling The Competition
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Who had LiAngelo Ball making the hottest song to start the year on their 2025 bingo card? The New Orleans-inspired track, Tweaker, is giving Gelo an unexpected cultural rebirth as the top trending song on YouTube.
The song is somehow getting more attention than Lil Baby’s new album, which dropped on the same day. But people are swerving towards G3’s catchy single and a hook that reels you in.
It’s to the point where we’re wondering how far Gelo can take his rap career. He’s already getting XXL Freshman cover shoutouts and got the nod of approval from people like Lil Yachty and Coulda Been Records. Maybe even a cameo during Kendrick’s Super Bowl halftime show?
There’s not a bigger fan of Tweaker than Lonzo Ball, who was blasting his brother’s hit in the Bulls’ locker room. But he’s not the only one, as Donovan Mitchell’s presser was interrupted by a teammate singing along.
Liangelo Ball’s music gets played in the Cavs locker room
— 2Cool2Blog (@2Cool2Blog)
10:54 AM • Jan 4, 2025
You gotta think there will be a music video dropping soon, and Tre Mann is ready to bring the fits to the shoot. One hit wonder? I’m afraid not. Lonzo is already teasing an unreleased track, and it sounds like a banger as well. More tunes for your headtop are coming all year long from G3.
Chicago Bulls locker room playing LiAngelo Ball’s new track 😂
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_)
4:38 AM • Jan 5, 2025
Kevin Love is taking a page from the John Cena Instagram playbook. When in doubt, just meme through it all. He has been the man of the hour during a chaotic period for the Heat, giving them a moment of hilarious brevity through memes.
Just think about the back-and-forth affair between Jimmy Butler and Pat Riley right now that has Love in this awkward, yet incredibly emo, mindset inspired by his superstar teammates.
As it feels inevitable that Butler will get traded, it’s so hard for the Heat’s Chief Vibes Officer to say goodbye to yesterday. Somehow, Miami has found itself in the news for all the wrong reasons, including when Amen Thompson tossed Tyler Herro with a wrestling takedown. Love took it to the social streets with a barrage that won the Internet.
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