Month: June 2022

Drake Flexes Four New OVO Chains

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Drake is claiming the summer as his own. The Canadian rapper just came through with his seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind two weeks ago to mixed reception. Some have hated it, others love it but overall, it’s sparked enough curiosity to lead the rapper to his eleventh chart-topping project. Needless to say, there’s a lot to celebrate in Aubrey’s life these days, and it appears that he’s gifted himself with some new jewelry.


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The rapper took to his Instagram Story last night where he showcased four new gold OVO chains that he added to his collection. He didn’t provide any details surrounding the cop but each of the owls have distinctive stones in the eyes: white, yellow, black, and green. Drake already has a pretty wide jewelry collection but it seems like a good portion of them do include the OVO owl. In 2018, the rapper received a 100-carat, life-size OVO owl chain that included its own birdcage. 

Drizzy’s new additions comes just after he made a splash on the Billboard charts this week. Honestly, Nevermind debuted atop the Billboard 200 just as “Jimmy Cooks” ft. 21 Savage topped the Hot 100. Drake is the first rapper to have accomplished this feat on two separate occasions. The last time he accomplished this was with the release of Certified Lover Boy and its lead single, “Way 2 Sexy” ft. Future and Young Thug.

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Jim Jones Shares Words Of Encouragement To Lil Tjay Following Near-Fatal Shooting

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Lil Tjay was the victim of a near fatal shooting last week. Many musicians and fans alike sent out well wishes to the Destined 2 Win artist. Jim Jones even recently came out to share his words of encouragements to Tjay, and doubling down on his comments about being a rapper is “the most dangerous job.”

When speaking with HipHopDX, Jones was asked about his comments regarding rap being the most dangerous job, and he used LIl Tjay’s situation to back up his comments. “I stand on it,” Jones said. He then added “we have more rappers getting killed than we have weeks in the year. Shit, my prayers go out to Lil Tjay who just got shot up the other day, and I don’t even know his condition but, you know, it’s terrible out there. Every day they talk about a different rapper that just got shot or was involved in a shooting or something like that.” 

Jones then said how rappers have a “50 percent chance of making it as a rapper and making it alive as a rapper.”

Even though a motive has not been discovered for the attack on Lil Tjay, Jones said that the shooting might have been over money.

“I don’t want nobody to ever get that twisted. Rap and music make a lot of money. Matter of fact, these rappers couldn’t get to the other money that they’re making if they didn’t have the music that they have. Nobody would give a fuck about them if they didn’t have some music that the people loved, so you gotta think about that.” 

Following the shooting, Lil Tjay was rushed to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery. At the time, he was in a questionable state, with doctors not knowing if he would survive. Recent reports indicate that since then, Tjay has been making significant progress towards recovery.

TMZ reported that Tjay is “awake and alert” and doctors were even able to remove his breathing tube. His voice also sounds like it did before the tragic incident.

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Fivio Foreign Asks ‘What’s My Name’ In His New Video With Queen Naija And Coi Leray

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Fivio Foreign‘s debut album B.I.B.L.E. came out in April, but he’s wisely kept promoting it over the last two months, keeping it visible even with all the high-profile projects that have been dropping lately. The latest video he’s released from the album is for “What’s My Name,” the Destiny’s Child-sampling fifth track, which also features fellow rising stars Queen Naija and Uproxx’s latest cover artist, Coi Leray. While Naija sing-raps her verse, Coi delivers hers in her now-signature clipped-but-melodic cadence. In the video, the three wear matching camouflage outfits while performing for rowdy crowds while Coi lounges with a python.

Since dropping B.I.B.L.E., Fivio’s appeared in the video for Nicki Minaj’s “We Go Up,” assisted Antonio Brown on his new album Paradigm, teamed up with another drill artist, Kay Flock, to release “Make A Movie,” and released his own video for another of his album’s more soulful singles, “Hello,” featuring Chloe and KayCyy. Meanwhile, Queen Naija is four months removed from her latest single, “Hate Our Love” featuring Big Sean, and Coi Leray has already dropped a new single of her own, “Involved,” after pushing back her Trendsetter tour to add more dates.

Watch Fivio Foreign’s “What’s My Name” video featuring Queen Naija and Coi Leray above.

Lil Tjay Is Reportedly Awake And Alert Enough To Speak A Week After Being Shot

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TMZ reports that New York rapper Lil Tjay, who was shot along with one other person in New Jersey last week, has reached a significant milestone in his recovery. The 21-year-old rapper has regained consciousness and doctors have removed his breathing tube a week after receiving surgery. He’s apparently alert enough to speak and despite being shot in the chest and neck, TMZ reports no apparent damage to his voice. Now that he is awake, the police want to ask him about the shooting.

One man, Mohamed Konate, was arrested for the shooting, which police believe was the result of a robbery gone wrong. Two other individuals were also arrested. Konate has been charged with three counts of first-degree attempted murder, while the other two arrests were apparently of Tjay’s friends. Both were charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. Meanwhile, no new updates have been given on the status of the second shooting victim, who was apparently also with Lil Tjay at the time.

Before the shooting, the young rapper anticipated a good summer and his year seemed to be going well so far. He’d just released a new single with Kaash Paige, “24 Hrs,” and is set to perform at all three announced Rolling Loud events in Miami, Toronto, and his hometown, New York.

Joel Embiid Has Cheeky Reaction To Kevin Durant Trade News

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Kevin Durant has sent shockwaves throughout the NBA today. It has been revealed that the Brooklyn Nets star has requested a trade from the franchise. This news is quite shocking when you consider how Kyrie Irving had just expressed his desire to come back to the Nets by opting into his contract.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, KD had two teams at the top of his list right now. Those teams are the Miami Heat and the Phoenix Suns. Both of these franchises were first in their respective conferences this year, which means the addition of KD would immediately make them runaway favorites to win an NBA championship. 

This news has blown up social media as fans and pundits react to the news. There is no doubt that everyone is surprised by the bombshell report, although some people are taking a more cynical approach. Joel Embiid appears to be one of those cynics as he simply tweeted “LOL.”

Embiid’s reaction could be seen as a dig towards Ben Simmons, who was traded from the Philadelphia 76ers, and now, won’t have KD by his side, as advertised.

No matter how you swing this, KD leaving the Nets is a nightmare scenario for the franchise. With just Kyrie and Ben Simmons left standing, there isn’t much of a path to success for this roster.

Chaney Jones Rocks A Tiny Bikini During Football Game Against The Combs Brothers

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It looks like we might be catching Chaney Jones as the leading lady in a new video from the Combs brothers. The model and entrepreneur were recently spotted playing football alongside Christian and Justin Combs, though this was only noticed after Internet sleuths did a little research. Jones shared a video of herself playing football in a scantily clad bikini but fans quickly noticed Justin Combs walk in front of the camera. “Got emm,” she captioned the post. “Love my friends.” Some commented on her relationship status with Kanye West while others praised her skills in the field. 


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Another video surfaced later on where she appears to be among a group of extras in an upcoming music video. Christian Combs seems to be cooking up some visuals for a forthcoming single and Jones was spotted in the background. Chances are, we’ll see that debut at some point in the coming weeks.

Chaney Jones has gained fame in the past few months after being romantically linked to Kanye West. The designer and artist began to date Jones following his short-lived romance with Julia Fox. Last month, the two were rumored to have split up after Kanye was spotted on a movie date with another model, Monica Corgan. 

We’ll keep you posted on anymore news surrounding Chaney Jones’ upcoming appearance in Christian Combs’ music video.