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In just a few days, dozens of our favorite artists will find out if they’re going home with a BET award. Saweetie has been nominated for Best Female Hip Hop Artist after having a monumental year, and she caught up with Big Tigger to chat about the nomination, her career, and her forthcoming debut studio album, Pretty B*tch Music.

“I’m so excited and hella grateful, so I’m just happy to be here,” Saweetie said in a virtual interview. 

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Tigger wanted to know about her upcoming project that was slated for release this week and Saweetie revealed that there is a bit of a delay. “Yes, PBM was supposed to come out this month, but I was really living with it,” she said. “And one of my goals is for people to really feel something with every song, so I had to go back and reconstruct some songs. Just know that I’m a perfectionist and it’s on the way.”

Elsewhere, Saweetie talked about fame and having her every move watched by the public. “The eyeballs, being under a microscope,” she said. “Every little thing that you do, someone’s report, it can be taken out of context, even Big Tig was saying earlier, Cancel Culture. So, I just feel like, we work so hard to reap the benefits but then, at least for me, I just feel like I’m always being watched and I have to be hyper-aware, and sometimes I feel like I can’t even enjoy some of my moments because there’s just so much opinions.”

Watch Saweetie’s interview in full below and make sure to tune into the BET Awards on June 27.

If there is something Boosie Badazz needs, rest assured he will take to the internet to ask millions of strangers if they can provide. Boosie is hailed as one of the funniest rappers in the industry and it seems that most of the time, it’s unintentional. The public loves Boosie’s authenticity and relatability, and recently, he once again proved he’s not above anyone else when he made a public plea to borrow someone’s car for a few days.

“I lost my identification,” a frustrated Bossie said in the clip. “I can’t get a f*ckin rental car. I’m in Orlando.”

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“I need to borrow somebody car. I need your sh*t for two days,” he continued. “I’mma cash you out $700, I gotta smoke in your sh*t, but I need your car man. If you gotta van, me and my kids need your car.” Boosie added that he could get a driver, but no one will let him “smoke in they sh*t.”

“I need somebody bring me they truck and let me get that for two days. I lost my ID man, I just got to the rental car place. I’m going through it, man. Let me get your sh*t.” Apparently, it didn’t matter what the vehicle looked like, as long as it worked. We can only imagine how many responses Boosie was bombarded with in his DMs, but his video has certainly brought in a few laughs. 

Hopefully, Boosie was able to get everything straightened out. Check it out below.

For decades, there has been a running joke-non-joke that everyone in Hollywood is connected by “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” In essence, it just means that you can connect any two celebrities in the industry through some sort of professional or personal connection to Kevin Bacon, but it’s becoming clear that as the years move on, Ray J might be taking over the actor’s place in that cultural phenomenon.

Hip Hop has long discussed Ray J’s affiliation with and to various aspects of the entertainment industry as he’s grown from a child star to musician to business mogul to reality TV staple, and most recently, people have debated whether or not he holds any responsibility in the East Coast vs. West Coast Rap beef between Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.

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While social media continues that debate, the Love & Hip Hop star popped up on Instagram to show that he’s kicking things up a notch. Adding to the chatter about his connections, the singer shared a selfie with former President Bill Clinton and, of course, he made sure to promote his brands in the caption to his photo with the politician.

“Presidential Marketing!! #BILLCLINTON #newyorkcity He wants the red white and blue @rayconglobal earbuds!!! — I GOT YOU BILLI!!” Ray wrote. In his comments, wife Princess Love was there with a dozen or so supportive fire emojis. Check out Ray J’s iconic moment below.

It’s about that time for another rapper to slide into the Power 106 studios in Los Angeles. Last week, Belly stormed his L.A. Leakers freestyle, a barrage of bars that came just days after Migos appeared on the show to shoot their shot. Other artists who have dominated their L.A. Leakers moments in recent months include Polo G, J. Cole, and G-Eazy, but on Wednesday (June 23), it was Ski Mask the Slump God’s turn to show the world his skills.

The Florida rapper added his name to the list with his new freestyle that he delivered over the familiar Busta Rhymes hit, “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See.” The 1997 classic is one of the most recognizable productions in Hip Hop, and as an avid fan of Busta, Ski Mask was happy to tackle the beat.

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“You heard his freestyle, he blacked out, ebony / You hear his cadence and flows they are so heavenly / Hills may have eyes but the hills that I’m in is Beverly,” Ski raps. The L.A. Leakers appearance comes just days before the rapper releases his forthcoming project Sin City The Mixtape that drops this Friday (June 25).

Plety of Hip Hop fans have shared their opinions, so check out Ski Mask the Slump God’s L.A. Leakers freestyle and share your thoughts.

That Beyoncé backlash isn’t the only controversy haunting Trick Daddy. For the last 24 hours, the Florida music icon has been taking some heavy hits from the BeyHive after he asserted that Beyoncé can’t sing. He later cleaned things up to say that she could carry a tune but wasn’t comparable to Adele or Whitney Houston, but it wasn’t only Beyoncé who found themselves as a target. Trick also had a few opinions to share about Jay-Z, noting that no one really bestowed the rapper with the “Greatest of New York” title, but it was something passed along to Hov after Biggie died.

While Trick Daddy’s comments have caused music fans to weigh in heavily, Radar Online reports that the Love & Hip Hop star continues to battle things out in bankruptcy court.

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The news outlet reported that they took a look at court documents that allegedly state Trick Daddy is accused of “failing to make his required payments” to the trustee in his bankruptcy case. Back in 2019, Trick filed for bankruptcy after reportedly claiming he was unable to settle his $800K debts. 

“His assets included his Florida home worth $350,000, $1,500 worth of household goods and clothing valued at $100. He told the court he had nothing in his checking account. His debts included $435k owed on the home, $12k in homeowners fees and $60k in back child support,” the outlet stated. There is also reportedly an outstanding $300K debt to the IRS.

Trick Daddy is said to have been on a five-year repayment plan with his trustee but due to his alleged failure to pay monthly, the trustee wants the bankruptcy to be dismissed. He reportedly owes over $22K and has until July 2 to pay in full or his case will be tossed out, and if that occurs, Trick Daddy will have to be responsible for the initial $800K debt without “protection from the court when it comes to collections.”

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After delivering an impassioned account of what she’s been dealing with over the past decade under her conservatorship, the internet has been lit up with talk about Britney Spears. Tens of thousands of responses have flooded Twitter alone, and those reactions include words of support from people like Mariah Carey, Halsey, Khloé Kardashian, and Spears’s most famous ex, Justin Timberlake.

The two dated when they were just teens taking the world by storm as international pop stars, and although there have been rumors about the animosity between the two back in the day, Timberlake appeared on social media a little over an hour ago to lend his voice of support to Spears.

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“After what we saw today, we should all be supporting Britney at this time,” wrote the singer. “Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was… what’s happening to her is just not right.”

“No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her own body,” Timberlake continued. “No one should EVER be held against their will… or ever have to ask permission to access everything they’ve worked so hard for. Jess and I send our love, and our absolute support to Britney during this time. We hope the courts, and her family make this right and let her live however she wants to live.”

During her hearing today (June 23), Spears reportedly told a judge that she is “traumatized” after being under her conservatorship, she isn’t happy, she hasn’t spoken up in court because she feared that the judge wasn’t listening and didn’t believe her complaints, she wants to control her life and body, and she has been begging to get married and start a family but her conservators won’t let her wed or remove her IUD birth control because they don’t want her to have kids.

Check out Timberlake’s tweets below.