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A sign language interpreter at Lollapalooza is going viral for translating the lyrics to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” in Chicago, Sunday, during Megan Thee Stallion’s set. The clip shows the interpreter giving maximum effort while Cardi raps the notoriously explicit lyrics.

“Pussy A1 just like his credit/He got a beard, well, I’m tryna wet it/I let him taste it, now he diabetic/I don’t wanna spit, I wanna gulp/I wanna gag, I wanna choke/I want you to touch that lil dangly thing that swing in the back of my throat/My head game is fire, punani Dasani/It’s goin’ in dry and it’s comin’ out soggy,” Cardi raps.

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In response to fans asking about the need for sign language interpreters at concerts, one user on Twitter explained, “Music is a large part of our culture and concerts are a large part of cultural experience and even those who are completely deaf can still feel the vibrations of sound propagation through the air. There are deaf musicians, BTW. Perhaps you haven’t heard of them but that’s you.”

This isn’t the first time a sign language interpreter has gone viral for their performance. In 2019, someone translating Twista’s fast lyrics went viral online as well.

Check out the viral clip of Megan and Cardi’s Lollapalooza interpreter below.

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Branding and viral marketing play a bigger role in an artist’s success than the music and perhaps, that’s why Coi Leray is winning. The rapper has continuously faced the wrath of internet trolls who’ve continued to turn her into a meme. Thankfully, she has a sense of humor and thick skin which allows her to continue flourishing, even when it feels like the rest of the world is cracking jokes at her expense.

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Coi’s XXL Freshman cover freestyle seemingly had the room vibing but that didn’t translate onto the final edit. Fans quickly turned her into a meme while criticizing the New Jersey rapper’s overall skill set. However, she’s managed to maintain a sense of humor throughout it all. She even joked with the Rolling Loud crowd that she was getting ready to drop a freestyle.

Even though her bars go unappreciated, it doesn’t prevent her from serving up an impromptu freestyle. This morning, she shared a TikTok from the cereal aisle where she went off the dome about eating cereal for breakfast. While she was quickly flamed, once again, she reminded everyone that she’s just having fun with it.

Ultimately, it seems like its virality may have earned Coi some sort of endorsement deal. The rapper hit Twitter with a quick flex on her haters that have apparently helped her secure the bag. “All it take is one freestyle about cereal then BOOM here come all the cereal deals,” she tweeted. “I been praying more often, counting more of my blessings and really appreciating life and it’s working out so great. I see a difference. Try it.”

Peep Coi Leray’s tweets below.

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi’s relationship has been largely hidden from public view, although rumors of their romance first emerged earlier this year. Besides the candid photographs of the couple sharing an intimate moment with actress Tessa Thompson in May, the press has mostly stayed out of the pair’s business. However, 45-year-old director Taika and 30-year-old singer Rita took it upon themselves to debut their relationship on Monday at the premier of The Suicide Squad, with Waititi donning a gray suit and Ora, a white suit dress. 

The couple first went public in late April at the premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, just weeks before being photographed with Thompson. In response to questions about the pictures of the trio, Waititi told the Sydney Morning Herald: “I think in the world of the internet, everything goes away pretty quick… And also, ‘Is it that big a deal?’ No, not really. I was doing nothing wrong. It’s fine.”

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The singer’s list of previous romance include high-profile musicians like Andrew Watt and Calvin Harris, though it seems her eye has shifted to directors. Waititi, who is currently in the process of directing the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder movie, has been separated from wife Chelsea Winstanley, with whom has two children, for years.

Fans took to Twitter to celebrate the couple, as well as (continue to) bash Ora for mistakes she made during the COVID-19 pandemic, which included hosting an illegal birthday party. 

Check out their red carpet debut below.

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi attend the premiere of “The Suicide Squad in Los Angeles, California – Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

DaBaby is getting dropped from festival line-ups left, right, and center following the homophobic and largely misinformed comments he made at Rolling Loud festival in Miami last month. The rapper found himself engulfed in controversy that he initially refused to apologize for. Well, at least until it started affecting his bag. 

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More and more festivals are dropping DaBaby from their line-ups. It was reported this morning that DaBaby was officially removed from the Austin City Limits festival line-up. That came after he was dropped from the Lollapalooza lineup, Governor’s Ball, and Day N Vegas. Two more festivals have announced that DaBaby will no longer be performing on their stages. iHeart Radio Music Festival and Midtown Music Festival have both pulled Charlotte rapper from their lineups.

DaBaby offered a second apology for his comments yesterday prior to being removed from the festival stage. “I want to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made. Again, I apologize for my misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS and I know education on this is important,” he wrote on his Instagram page.

DaBaby faced widespread backlash from industry legends. Questlove recently denounced DaBaby’s comments while both Madonna and Elton John issued statements calling out the rapper’s homophobic comments. However, DaBaby’s also received support from people like Boosie Badazz and Akademiks.

We’ll keep you posted on any more updates regarding DaBaby. 

Tyler, The Creator is going on tour this upcoming winter, with Vince Staples, Kali Uchis, and Teezo Touchdown. Tickets for the star-studded tour will go on sale, Friday.

Both Tyler and Staples are fresh off the release of new albums, this summer. Back in June, Tyler dropped his sixth studio album, Call Me If You Get Lost, while in July, Staples released his self-titled fourth studio album.

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Tyler also recently collaborated with Staples on a short film released for Converse. Tyler directed the film while Staples starred alongside Tim Meadows and more.

After the announcement, Staples tweeted an outdated flyer but followed up by saying, “These n****s gave me the wrong flyer. But we going on tour.”

Tyler recently admitted on Twitter that he thinks, Call Me If You Get Lost, is the best work of his career: “CMIYGL might overall be my best one. not necessarily my favorite (yet) but this one was executed at a level i havent hit before.”

Tickets for the Call Me If You Get Lost tour will go on sale Friday and can be purchased at Tyler’s website.

Check out the full list of tour dates below.

The streaming era has plenty of positives for music listeners, namely the convenience of having a vast musical library at one’s disposal. Yet one of the most glaring negatives — at least for many hip-hop fans — is the more-or-less complete omission of mixtapes. Given how many classic tapes have been released throughout the years, be it late-nineties drops of the more recent mixtapes-as-albums era, their absence is certainly felt.

Being an artist who originally forged his reputation through his mixtape catalog, Wale knows all about that life. In fact, today happens to mark the eleven-year anniversary of his beloved More About Nothing mixtape, the Seinfeld-inspired sequel to his 2008 Mixtape About Nothing. 

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Though many still hold his pair of Seinfeld tapes dear to heart, the rapper has found it difficult to transition both projects to streaming platforms. Not for lack of effort, however, as Wale confirms he’s been attempting to make it happen for two years now. 

“I secretly been working for two years to rerelease this,” writes Wale, taking to Twitter to share an update. “I did everything in my power to surprise y’all and get this on dsp today. But it’s really impossible to clear EVERYTHING no matter how much I tried .. maybe one day. Happy Bday to the SECOND “about nothing” project.” 

Many used the opportunity to reminisce on their favorite tracks, and before long, Wale’s Twitter thread had turned into a stroll down memory lane evocative of the Seinfeld clip-show “The Chronicle” — all that’s missing is Green Day’s “Good Riddance.” Alas, the road to re-releasing a mixtape on streaming platforms is a long and arduous one; while some artists like Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa have seen success, there are plenty of classics yet to make the transition. Perhaps they never will. 

On a more positive note, Wale’s tape sounds as refreshing today as it did all those years ago. We wish him luck in his efforts to bring the tape to streaming platforms, even if it doesn’t appear to be on the table for now. Happy anniversary to More About Nothing.