Month: September 2021

Queen Naija is thinking about changing her legal name.

The singer, whose real first and middle name is Queen Naija, took to social media to reveal that she was considering changing the spelling of her middle name because she allegedly gets accused of calling herself the Queen of Nigeria

“I think I wanna legally change the spelling of my middle name “Naija” to “Najah” cause so many people think I’m calling myself the Queen of Nigeria.”

In response, many fans were quick to point out that they’ve never heard the argument made over the confusion of her name, pointing out the fact that her middle name actually has multiple meanings across various languages. Still, for all the trouble it might have caused, the name has served the songstress well so far.

This year, she followed up on her misunderstood album to share misunderstood…still. It expanded on the original album, which arrived nearly a year ago, adding names like Ari Lennox t the mix via the “Set Him Up” collaboration that the two women share.

The wins keep on coming for The Weeknd. After being featured on Kanye West’s record-breaking album, DONDA last month, the Canadian artist continues to break barriers with his own tracks.

Early on Monday morning, Chart Data revealed via Twitter that “Blinding Lights,” the second single from After Hours, has become the fastest single in history to surpass 2.5 billion streams on Spotify.

This isn’t the only record that The Weeknd has broken as of late – We Rave You reports that the 31-year-old has also taken the title for most weeks spent on the Billboard Hot 100 with the same track. The previous record holder was Imagine Dragon’s “Radioactive.”

“Forever grateful to be able to experiment with sounds, try new things with my voice, and create music with the people I truly love and respect,” the Toronto native captioned his Instagram post from August 16th.

“For the last decade, every song has been a journey, and to be able to continue this journey has been nothing short of a blessing. It’s the only gift I could ever ask for. I’ll be doing it for as long as I can breathe. I love my fans and wouldn’t be here without you.”

He continued, “Big day for blinding lights. Multiple songs in the top 20. Thursday turns 10. Caesar turned 4 and the fucking dawn is coming. LET’S GO,” hinting at the new era of music that’s to come.

Who would you like to see collaborate with The Weeknd on his upcoming project?

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The wins keep on coming for The Weeknd. After being featured on Kanye West’s record-breaking album, DONDA last month, the Canadian artist continues to break barriers with his own tracks.

Early on Monday morning, Chart Data revealed via Twitter that “Blinding Lights,” the second single from After Hours, has become the fastest single in history to surpass 2.5 billion streams on Spotify.

This isn’t the only record that The Weeknd has broken as of late – We Rave You reports that the 31-year-old has also taken the title for most weeks spent on the Billboard Hot 100 with the same track. The previous record holder was Imagine Dragon’s “Radioactive.”

“Forever grateful to be able to experiment with sounds, try new things with my voice, and create music with the people I truly love and respect,” the Toronto native captioned his Instagram post from August 16th.

“For the last decade, every song has been a journey, and to be able to continue this journey has been nothing short of a blessing. It’s the only gift I could ever ask for. I’ll be doing it for as long as I can breathe. I love my fans and wouldn’t be here without you.”

He continued, “Big day for blinding lights. Multiple songs in the top 20. Thursday turns 10. Caesar turned 4 and the fucking dawn is coming. LET’S GO,” hinting at the new era of music that’s to come.

Who would you like to see collaborate with The Weeknd on his upcoming project?

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Those who have been fearing for the fate of the House Party reboot can once again breathe. One of the film’s stars, Rotimi, sat down for an interview with TMZ, and seemed to be confident that the upcoming edition of the 90s classic is in good hands.

Shortly after the release of Space Jam: A New Legacy, it was revealed that LeBron James’ production company, SpringHill would be heading another remake. Due to the criticism the new Space Jam received, many have been wary that House Party would suffer the same fate.

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However, Rotimi made it very clear that while he was on set, things seemed to be running smoothly. The singer-turned-actor feels that the movie has a lot of potential, especially because so many rising young stars who are really seeking to prove themselves are included in the cast.

“We challenged each other on this, man. We knew that creating a generational movie like that, and touching that legacy, we have to bring our A-game,” he told TMZ.

If Rotimi’s word hasn’t convinced you, it’s also worth noting that the House Party 2.0 script was crafted by Emmy-nominated writers Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover, the latter being the younger brother of rapper/actor Donald Glover.

TMZ also notes that the movie is being directed by Charles Kidd II, known by many as Calmatic, who won the 2019 MTV Video Award for Best Direction for his work on Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.”

You can hear everything had to say about his role in the upcoming House Party remake below.

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Congratulations are in order for Cardi B and Offset, who welcomed their second child into the world last week.

Announcing on Monday that their baby was born on September 4, 2021, Cardi B and Offset posted a picture from the hospital, embracing their little one after he was born. The loving couple has given birth to a baby right in the middle of Virgo season, and artists have been rushing to share their congratulatory messages to the married couple.

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Cardi B kept much of her pregnancy a secret from her fans, until June, when she stepped out during the BET Awards and announced that she was expecting her second child. For Offset, this is his second baby with Cardi, and his fifth child overall.

A representative for Cardi B reportedly confirmed that their newborn is a boy. The couple has not shared his name. The world will be waiting intently to find out that information in the coming days. Of course, we’re also waiting for more pictures of them together, as well as a snap of Kulture with her new sibling.

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Check out the first photo of Cardi and Offset with their little one, and send them some love in the comments. Congratulations to the happy couple!

50 Cent and Jamira “Cuban Link” Haines have been together for over two years, and it looks like they’re still very much in love. As the world waits on them to take the next step in their relationship, they engaged in some trollery this weekend on social media, with Fiddy filing a joke “missing persons report” and telling his fans to alert him if they catch her out on the town.

Posting a picture of Cuban Link wearing a two-piece swimsuit, 50 Cent asked his fans to let him know if they saw his girlfriend because he was feeling a little hungry.

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“I’d like to make a missing persons report, If you see her out,” joked the legendary rapper. “tell her i said get back to the house and make me something to eat. LOL.”

“I was wondering why I was getting so many notifications,” replied Cuban Link. “Here I come baby..”

Hopefully, Cuban got back in time to get Fif’s hunger in check.

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If you’ve followed this couple over the course of their relationship, you surely already know that trolling seems to be part of Fiddy’s love language with Cuban Link. They often will head to social media to crack jokes with each other, seemingly keeping their love stronger that way.

Check out the latest troll post from 50 Cent below.

It’s been a busy year for Baby Keem.

After making a significant return via the Kendrick Lamar-assisted “family ties,” he is wasting no time in delivering on the forthcoming album, taking to Instagram to announce that the tape, the melodic blue, is set to arrive this Friday (September 10).

Keem’s project will mark the first in a string of anticipated projects to come of the newly-minted pgLang venture. “family ties” follows up on the “durag activity” cut that Keem released with Travis Scott, also expected to take its place on the melodic blue.

The project will be Baby Keem’s third full-length release overall and will mark his major-label debut, topping the success found with his breakout DIE FOR MY B*TCH album.

In addition to the preparation of his own project, Keem made a pit stop with a feature on Kanye West’s DONDA, opposite Travis Scott on “Praise God.” Outside of that appearance the West Coast upstart has remained low as the camp cooks up some of the year’s most anticipated releases.

Currently, all eyes also rest on Kendrick Lamar’s forthcoming project, marking his final release under the TDE umbrella, before heading to pgLang indefinitely.