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Nicki Minaj Shows Off Her Famous Booty & Teases Possible New Lyrics

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Lord have mercy, Nicki Minaj is back. Like, back-back. On Monday, the superstar rapper kicked off a new era, posting a picture for the first time in months and hinting that she could have something major happening at the end of the week. Twenty-four hours have passed since the initial teaser, which was so popular that four different Nicki-related trends were popping off on Twitter simultaneously. The rapper also boosted sales for Crocs, marking a 4,900% increase in sales for the pink clogs she was wearing in the selfie. The Barbz have been going crazy trying to figure out what might be happening on Friday and now, they’ve seemingly got some new lyrics they can use as their upcoming social media captions.

Sharing a new picture for the second straight day, Nicki Minaj showed off her famous figure by crouching in a skintight minidress, arching her back and popping her booty. Her caption caught the attention of hundreds of thousands who commented instantly after the photo upload, speculating that the Queen might have just shared some of her new lyrics.

“Btchs act like they want action, heard they want action, btch we aint duckin no action,” she wrote. “I’m bout to giv’em dat traction, send a distraction— then ima line’em like FRACTIONS. F R I D A Y.”

Her pen game has always been strong. Do you think we might be in for another classic single on Friday? There are some rumors that Rihanna might be involved in the drop, which fans suggested after noticing that the two had followed each other this week. Read more about that here.

DJ Khaled Sends Prayers To Palenstine Amid Conflict

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We The Best CEO DJ Khaled is pulling for love and peace to reign supreme. The hip-hop hitmaker has come forward to share heartfelt words following violence and protests taking place in Palestine. DJ Khaled Sends Prayers The Miami hitmaker went to his Instagram page to share an emotional post to the world. Specifically, the […]

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Gunna’s “Wunna” Reaches Platinum Status

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Gunna has a lot to celebrate these days but his latest accomplishment comes in the form of a new plaque. The rapper’s 2020 album, Wunnahas officially reached platinum status, as chartdata points out. The rapper’s latest project has officially pushed over 1M units which means that the RIAA will soon enough certify the album as platinum-selling.


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While this is a massive accomplishment for any artist, the new feat appears to have pushed Gunna to strive for bigger accolades when his next album comes around. Though no release date for the project has been set, he made it clear that he’s gunning to triple those numbers when it drops. “Today I Went Platinum Again,” he wrote over the weekend alongside a photo of himself flexing on a private jet. “My Next album goin Triple,” he added.

The album initially dropped on May 22nd, 2020 before he came through with the inevitable release of the deluxe edition which brought the tracklist up to 26 songs from 18. 

The news of the platinum album comes shortly after Gunna, Young Thug, and the rest of the Young Stoner Life squad celebrated the chart-topping debut of Slime Language 2 on the Billboard 200. Gunna’s yet to share any updates on his solo project but Slime Language 2 is holding us over during the interim.

Check out Gunna’s post celebrating his platinum-selling album below. 

Curren$y Laughs At Jet Life Member Who Got Chain Stolen By A Woman

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A New Orleans woman is being accused of taking off with several expensive pieces of jewelry from one of Curren$y’s Jet Life affiliates, posting a picture with a silver chain, a Rolex watch, and a ruby ring. The woman, named Essence Lindsay, reportedly locked herself in the victim’s bedroom and refused to come out. The next day, Lindsay left the home and the man found some of his jewelry missing. The theft reportedly took place last week.

Curren$y claims that the silver chain that was taken was part of a Friends & Family collection that he handed out to those close to him. “Ooooooooohhhhhh one of the homies got caught slippin and let a broad steal some jewelry,” he reacted on Twitter. “I need everybody n the crew to post they jetlife chain… which one of y’all boys got jacked and ain’t say nuffin ?hahhaa.”

The story ended up making the news, causing an even stronger reaction from the rapper. “It ain’t funny… but u mean to tell me u called the news before u called us?…. who did this?… it’s a lil funny can’t lie but let’s be serious for a sec. haaaaaa. Or the cops and then the cops called the news haha either way…. who the f*ck hahah …. that ofcourse is if this is a real thing that happened. But boyyyyyy n***az hotta know better than to sleep round something u can’t trust … learn from it. Laugh about. But maaaaannnnn.”

He continued on Tuesday, revealing that the chain was definitely from one of his affiliates. “After further examination of the photo I see that it was one of the silver Jetlife chains we had made for novelty gifts for friends and family,” explained Curren$y. “Of which she was neither so she had to have stolen it from an affiliate for sure but it was just the silver one haha but still bro.”

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Young Dolph & Key Glock’s ‘A Goat & A Dolphin’ Video Keeps Things Simple

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Young Dolph & Key Glock still aren’t stopping, even nearly two months after the release of their latest joint album Dum & Dummer 2. After putting out videos for “Aspen,” “Sleep With The Roaches,” “Penguins,” “Rain Rain,” and more, they keep the ball rolling today with the video for “A Goat & A Dolphin.”

The most prominent feature of this video is its female talent, this time in the form of a short-haired young woman in a bikini who twerks behind Key Glock as he raps. The scene switches for Dolph’s verses, adopting a red filter as the two rappers stand back-to-back in a smoky room, adding more women who catwalk through the scene, occasionally pausing to mug at the camera or briefly interact with the rappers.

In an era when most rappers drop a project and forget about it within a few weeks, Dolph and Glock’s commitment to bringing attention to their latest effort is commendable — and smart. They continue to run up the streaming numbers long after the album’s release, a rarity in an increasingly packed slate of big-name releases from major label artists who can afford to stretch their rollouts for months on end. With Dolph announcing his pending retirement last month, he’ll be leaving the game on an extremely high note and earning his time off.

Watch The video for “A Goat & A Dolphin” above.

Village People’s Victor Willis Tells The Weeknd To ‘Lighten Up’ With His Grammys Criticism

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Ever since his No. 1 album After Hours was snubbed of a 2020 Grammy Award, The Weeknd has not been shy about his criticism of The Recording Academy, even promising to boycott the organization going forward. But The Weeknd isn’t the first singer to publicly call out The Recording Academy for their problematic practices. Village People’s Victor Willis (aka the cop) has a long history of outing the Grammys’ discriminatory practices — and he’s now telling The Weeknd to “lighten up.”

Back in 2017, Willis was outspoken about his disdain for the Grammys. He even reportedly send a letter to The Recording Academy’s president claiming there were “secret committees” that existed to “override the decision of Grammy voters in the event the select committee does not like who the Grammy voter has chosen” for the biggest awards. Willis also cited the controversy around Adele beating out Beyonce in every major category that year. “If certain people at the Grammys don’t like who the voters have chosen,” he wrote, “a Grammy committee will simply override the voters and subsequently select who they think should win. Like Adele, maybe?”

But now, Willis has turned his attention to The Weeknd’s recent comments about the Recording Academy. Penning an open letter to The Weeknd on Facebook, Willis claimed The Weeknd stayed silent when he was “benefiting from those secret committees” in the past. The Village People singer also applauded the work of The Recording Academy’s interm CEO Harvey Mason Jr.:

“Pssst, ‘The Weeknd,’ lighten up on the Grammys already why don’t cha!? I know a thing or two about attacking the Grammys, and their once secret committees. I must say you’re not handling this in the spirit of Black protest of this important issue. You see, while Black artists like me were making honest complaints about the secret committees, you were busy racking up one Grammy after another under those secret committees.

I don’t recall you complaining about the secret committees when you were benefiting from those secret committees. But on the one occasion the secret committees didn’t benefit you, the Grammys are suddenly corrupt, and it’s off with their heads? Under the circumstances, you’re much too talented to be pouting about the Grammys. And it seems you’re out for blood despite the secret committees being eliminated. Negative.

This important American institution known as the Grammys has an African American in there (Harvey Mason) that’s making real, meaningful and historic changes that will likely benefit the music business for decades to come. Cut the brotha some slack!”

Iamsu! Comes Through With His Take On Drake’s “Lemon Pepper Freestyle”

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There’s a level of excellent Drake and Rick Ross deliver anytime they connect on wax. It’s their ears for production and quality penmanship that leaves fans demanding an actual collaborative project. Their latest collab “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” has already produced a few remixes from Meek Mill, Dave East, and now, Iamsu! 

The California rapper returned with his take on the record as he addresses his naysayers and critics in under a minute and 45 seconds. The rapper flexes his lyrical prowess on the record as he reflects on the 2017 abuse allegations and his perseverance in the face of adversity. 

IAMSU! Has been dropping off tons of heat this past month. His latest offering comes after he dropped a quick remix of “Miss The Rage” and “Keep Goin In.”

Check his new track below.

Quotable Lyrics
Promise you I’ll never type another fuckin’ statement
Fader trying to bury me but no, I’m no faded
When there’s a will, there’s a way, ask Jaden
Runnin’ out of fucks like I got castrated 

Yaya Mayweather Gets A Birkin Bag For Mother’s Day From Floyd Mayweather

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Yaya Mayweather became a mother for the first time earlier this year after giving birth to NBA YoungBoy’s son Kentrell Jr. While their relationship concluded sometime last year, the new mom seems to be enjoying the fruits of motherhood.

Within her relationship drama with the recording artist, it’s easy to forget Yaya’s father is the A-list boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. She shared an Instagram snap of the icy gift she received from her father on her first Mother’s Day as a mom. 

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“Thank you [Floyd Mayweather] for my Mother’s Day gift,” penned the 20-year-old over a picture of an orange crocodile Birkin bag. In addition to the exclusive designer bag she recieved from her boxing legend father, Yaya’s mother also penned a touching tribute to her daughter for her first Mother’s Day. 

“Sending a very special Happy Mother’s Day to my baby @moneyyaya you have been such a great mommy to KJ you’re so patient, loving & caring of his every little need,” Rene wrote on IG over the weekend.

She continued, “The way KJ lights up when you walk in the room, the way he smiles from ear to ear when you talk to him, & when I see you guys sleeping face to face with his little hand on your face makes my heart melt. I love you & I’m proud of you Happy Mother’s Day.”

As mentioned briefly, Yaya and NBA YoungBoy separated during her pregnancy. It seems like she’s still hoping for a possible reconciliation between them, continuing to publically expresses affection for the Baton Rouge emcee. She’s currently facing some serious time behind bars after assaulting YoungBoy’s ex and mother of his child Lapattra Jacobs. 

She’s previously raved about motherhood, admitting that she’s “the happiest I’ve ever been.” 

Trae Tha Truth Shares Powerful New Single “Protect Our Women”

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Trae Tha Truth is just as known for his community activism as he is his music. The Houston rapper has constantly used his platform to elevate his community, hence why he has his own day in the city. His music is a reflection of his activism in many ways including the release of his collaborative effort with Mysonne last year, If You’re Scared Stay Inside which captured much of the emotions of the protests for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others last year. 

Trae offered a few singles in recent times and returned this week with his new single, “Protect Our Women.” The powerful single pays homage to Breonna Taylor and Black women across the world. The single’s music video opens up with a police officer harassing a Black woman before Trae Tha Truth intervenes and a gunshot goes off before cutting to footage of last summer’s protests.

Check out the new single from Trae below and read, “Trae Tha Truth & Mysonne Aren’t Scared: The Duo On Street Life & Community Activism.” 

Quotable Lyrics
I can’t imagine trying to step in your shoes
You a queen
But it’s crazy how we livin’ confused
You don’t deserve the pain

Juice WRLD Photographer Chris Long Disputes Story Surrounding Rapper’s Death

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Juice WRLD passed away on December 8, 2019, following an accidental drug overdose. The Chicago rapper reportedly suffered a fatal seizure after his private plane touched down in his hometown. It was previously reported that the rapper had swallowed a bunch of pills to hide them from the police, which was alerted that there were guns and drugs onboard. According to Chris Long, Juice’s photographer who was on the plane and caught a gun charge for him, that was not the case.

Taking to Twitter on Monday night, Chris Long told his followers that he was still having an extremely difficult time processing the death of his friend. “I can’t do this anymore. I give up,” he wrote on the platform. “Thanks for all the messages. I’m trying so hard. But if I can’t do it let’s make sure some things are clear. J did not swallow a bunch of pills because the police where [sic] at the airport. We gave no f*cks about them being there. He could have flushed them down the toilet if he cared. J was just hooked bad. The amount he took daily was absurd and he hid how much he really took from mostly everyone. Everyone around him tried really hard to get him to slow down. When he agreed to rehab it was because he wanted to lower his tolerance. He didn’t want to stop.”

This is consistent with what other members of Juice WRLD’s team have said about the artist’s drug consumption. Lil Bibby, Juice’s manager, previously said that the rapper had agreed to go to rehab after the people closest to him caught onto how much he was using.

“J was supposed to go to rehab that month,” confirmed Long. “We tried so hard to do positive things everyday like ride dirt bikes or paintball to keep busy and not do pills but every night once he hit the studio that was it. He loved it. I never thought he would od I was always scared of getting bad pressed pills so got test strips. I tested every batch he got, but no one knew how much he really took because he was hiding it. Once max and I really started counting how much he had and how fast he went though them.”

Chris says that he watched Juice WRLD die at his feet while he could do nothing to save him. “I had to look in his eyes while he was dying,” he said. He confirmed that they had placed the gun inside of Long’s bag because he had a clean record and didn’t mind taking the charge for the rapper.

Read Chris Long’s full thread below. Rest in peace, Juice WRLD.