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If there has ever been a reason for Anderson .Paak to let fly a triumphant “Yes Lord!”, now is certainly the time. Following the release of his recent single “Leave The Door Open,” a joint effort from his and Bruno Mars’ new band Silk Sonic, Anderson quickly found himself basking the glow of the spotlight. Possibly more so than ever before, talented an artist though he may be. After all, there are few with as much universal appeal as Bruno Mars, a man with thirty gold, platinum, and diamond plaques to his name.

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A little over a week since its release, “Leave The Door Open” has since settled in and gotten cozy in the Hot 100, occupying a top-five position at that. In fact, were it not for Drake’s Scary Hours 2 occupying the first three spots, perhaps .Paak and Mars might have even debuted at number one. Either way, landing at four is an impressive milestone all the same. The placement marks the first of .Paak’s career, and the Aftermath signee recently took to Instagram to celebrate the milestone accordingly. 

“Ima stretch this goose neck to The moooon!!” captions .Paak, sharing some celebratory words on Instagram. “All I can say is thank you!!!! To have a song like this debut in the hot 100 ( my first song to ever make it up there ) is truly amazing. It can’t happen without hard work and yalls support. Thanks for pushing everyone to greatness @brunomars and showing us new heights! I’ll never come down!! Let’s keep rising! We love you for this!!! Y’all gonna have me faded all damn week!!”

Congratulations to Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars, and don’t be surprised to see their upcoming album succeed at the same pace as its lead single. Stay tuned for more information on that project as it surfaces.

The biggest night in music took place over the weekend, of course not without a fair share of memorable moments. Beyoncé broke an all-time Grammys record by becoming the most decorated woman in the award show’s history after winning her 28th award. Cardi B and Megan thee Stallion laid down an unforgettable performance of their hit “WAP,” which has been accused of “glamorizing prostitution and stripping.” Chiming in on the discussion, political commentator Candance Owens further insinuated the sexually charged song is destroying America. 

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The conservative author went on Fox News to criticize Cardi and Megan’s racy Grammy performance, warning that the Bronx-bred artist’s song could bring an end to society as we know it. “You have the kids learning about critical race theory. They’re learning that they should aspire to be people like Cardi B. You see that fundamentally we are seeing the destruction of American values and American principles,” Owens said to Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday (March 15).

She continued, “It’s terrifying. I think parents should be terrified that this is the direction our society is heading towards. And again, we are weakening America… This is a weakening of American society. It feels like we are looking at corrosion; like we are about to see the end of an empire.”

Never one to shy away from facing her toughest critics directly on social media, Cardi didn’t seem too fazed by Owens’ criticism. “Yaaaayyyyyyy. WE MADE FOX NEWS GUYS!!! Wap wap wap,” wrote the 28-year-old. 

Of course, this is not the first time the song’s faced criticism either. Check out the full ‘WAP’ performance below if you didn’t get a chance to see it this weekend. 

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New York rapper Bobby Shmurda has been keeping his fans updated ever since he was released from prison this year, marking a celebratory moment in the hip-hop world. Heralded as a real one for taking extra time on his own sentence to have Rowdy Rebel’s sentence lightened, Bobby’s return home has been sweet for supporters of the GS9 crew to keep track of. 

Known for his hit songs “Hot N***a” and “Bobby B*tch”, Bobby Shmurda is arguably most famous for the viral music video that accompanied the former record. The low-budget video, which was filmed in the streets of New York City, features one famous scene where Bobby tosses his New York Knicks cap up in the air, never catching it before it disappears from the frame altogether. For the entire length of his sentence, Bobby’s fans have joked about the whereabouts of the hat, and finally, it has made a return.

Likely a little dustier seven years later, Bobby is back with his classic Knicks cap, showing it off on Instagram Live. “They don’t wanna see that! The hat is back,” exclaimed the rapper’s friends as he walked out with it. “They know where we from,” yelled Bobby repeatedly in the video.

After so many jokes were made at the hat’s expense, it’s nice to see that, 1. Bobby still owns the hat and, 2. it’s still in pretty good condition!

How much do you think this hat would go for if he ever sold it?

Kodak Black is tired of waiting for people to acknowledge his influence on the rap game. The 23-year-old Florida rapper wants his credit and he wants it now. Lately, he’s been embroiled in a short-lived internet feud with buzzing Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty, re-focusing and aiming his ire at Grammy-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion and saying that she capitalized off jacking one of his catchphrases. 

For months, Kodak Black has been claiming that Megan’s “drive the boat” phrase originates from him, which fans have largely agreed with. When asked about the term on national television though, Megan refused to give credit to Kodak, saying that she came up with the sentence herself. “I Really Wanna Go Bad On Lil One but I’m Keepin This Sh*t Pretty #LetMeDriveTheBoat,” he wrote a year ago while he was still incarcerated. After Megan went an entire year without showing love to him, Yak is frustrated and he’s coming for the superstar on Twitter, letting off some steam on Tuesday night.

“‘You Know What, Ima Pull Up On Jit Wit Bout 200 Bands Or Sumn Since I Raned Off Wit Da Man Quote Got Rich Off It & Ain’t Mention Em Nan Time,'” wrote Kodak on Twitter, seemingly suggesting what Megan should have done after Yak caught on. “Who Shoulda Said Dat Twitter?”

He went on, saying that Megan made her entire career off the phrase. “I’m Lit I Ain’t Old & Washed Up Somewhere Hating On Young N***as I’m Jus Over Here Counting This Money But Still Pointing Dat Sh*t Out Y’all B On D*ck!!! Make a whole career off of taking one Lil piece of my sh*t & I B Coming For My Money. Baby ain’t have to go out her way to give my credit but the opportunity came to her instead when they asked that question on tv smh and they be on some Black Lives Matter sh*t y’all don’t even be fa this sh*t fr. Especially Since He Just Getting Outta Prison And Black Lives Matter So Let Me Pay A Lil Homage To Dude Throw It Back On Em Or Sumn. Or You Know What Ima Just Let Him Drive My Boat & Call It Even.”

Well, Kodak has named his price. Either he gets a $200,000 bag for supposedly kicking off Megan’s career (in his opinion) or he gets a ride on the boat with her…

What do you make of this feud?