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Last year, Bow Wow’s blended family grew by one more after he confirmed that a woman had given birth to their son. The rapper already shares a daughter, Shai, with Joie Chavis, and she has a young son, Hendrix, that she shares with rapper Future. Meanwhile, Future reportedly has six children with six different, making for an interesting family reunion. Bow Wow has previously shared that he’s in a new, more mature place in his life, and when he sat down with Hollywood Unlocked, the rapper stated that if it came down to it, he would include Future’s son with Joie with his plans involving Shai.

“Absolutely. Hell yeah, because you gotta think—and that was a question I asked Jermaine [Dupri] right, because Jermaine has the same exact situation,” said Bow. “I would always ask Jermaine for that type of advice because you know, I know it’s gon’ be a time I go to the house and maybe pick up Shai and little brother might wanna come to. How does that work?… You know, Jermaine’s my father figure so I go to him for that type of advice.”

“I look at it, if the kids are involved, it’s just a positive situation,” the rapper continued. “I think it’s all about the kids. It’s family orientated and, you know, I’m prepared for whatever it is in the future that I’m supposed to be prepared for. That’s my duty at being the best dad I can be. So, if that’s Shai is 17-years-old and her little brother’s nine, he wanna roll, he wanna go to Six Flags and we have no problem. Let’s pack it up and let’s move.”

Bow Wow said it’s all about family and making sure that the siblings spend time with one another. Check out the clip below.

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Verzuz, a music rivalry webseries created by Timbaland and Swizz Beats in March 2020, has undoubtedly kept many hip hop fans sane in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic– and indeed, was a direct response to it. People being forced to stay in their homes for the past year has caused performers to become more and more creative, and this past week saw the anticipated battle between Raekwon and Ghostface Killah. 

Peloton, an exercise equipment and media company specializing in stationary bicycles, has teamed up with Verzuz for a new collaboration. Both companies have been engineering new ways for people to stay healthy and entertained while cooped up in their homes, and this new partnership will see the virtual DJ battles occurring during Peloton Live exercise classes. 

According to Peloton’s announcement, the collaboration “is like nothing that Peloton has ever done before,” and will “come to life during Peloton’s motivational classes taught by its best-in-class instructors available via the Peloton Bike, Tread or App which offers a 30-day free trial to new members.”

“Music is the one thing to me that drives a workout,” says Timbaland. “The right song can make you go harder, the wrong song will make you not want to do it.” The first classes in the collaboration will be a Verzuz battle between Brandy and Monica, which will take place on Monday, March 29th at 7pm and Wednesday, March 31st at 7:30pm ET. 

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As authorities in Atlanta attempt to make sense of the traumatic losses of eight people, the public is calling for an end to violence again Asian Americans. Weeks ago, Robert Aaron Long took responsibility for the shooting deaths of several spa workers in the Atlanta area, six of whom were of Asian descent. There has been a global call for citizens to stand against hate toward Asian communities, and Megan Thee Stallion partnered with Fashion Nova to donate to the cause.

Megan announced the collaboration on Instagram with a post that states she and the brand have linked with journalist and activist May Lee to give a significant contribution of $50,000 to the Asian Americans Advancing Justice organization’s Atlanta chapter. “I am heartbroken by the loss of eight individuals taken from their families on March 16 in a senseless, violent attack against Asian Americans,” wrote the rapper.

“To honor the memory of these victims, @FashionNova and I have partnered with the journalist and Asian activist @mayleeshow on a $50,000 donation to @advancing_justice_atl who work tirelessly to protect the civil and human rights of Asian Americans in Georgia and the Southeast,” she continued. “We stand in solidarity with all Asian Americans in saying that enough is enough. #StopAsianHate #StandWithAANHPICommunity.”

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Jason Derulo and girlfriend Jena Frumes surprised fans this weekend when they announced that they would be expecting their first child together. Jason and Jena made the announcement via an Instagram video, which featured the two spending time together at the Baha Mar Resort in the Bahamas. The video is set to Robin Thicke’s “Lost Without U,” and a message written in the sand at the end of the video reads, “Coming soon.”

It’s unclear exactly how far along Jena is in her pregnancy or what the due date of the baby is, but she is clearly showing. Many fans were quick to comment that, due to how beautiful both parties in the couple are, their baby will be inheriting some pretty stellar genes. 

“That is going to be one gorgeous baby…congrats,” said one commenter. “The GENES this kid is inheriting are just unheard of,” said another. Some also noted that the two will likely parent very well together, commenting, “Omg congratulations! going to be the most incredible parents!!!”

Jena also posted a video of the couple on the beach, alongside the adorable caption, “Mom & Dad.” How sweet.

Congrats Jena and Jason! Check out their video announcement below.

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Before he even turned 21, Tay-K, real name Taymor McIntyre, was sentenced to 55 years in prison. The young rising rap star was convicted on murder charges, but his loved ones are hoping that the system reevaluates the case and establishes that Tay-K is innocent. We’ve continuously reported on Tay-K’s case as we’ve learned of new developments, and recently, the young rapper’s sister, Kayla Renee, penned a lengthy Facebook post detailing exactly why she believes her brother is innocent. According to Kayla, the facts speak for themselves and point to someone else being responsible, not her brother.

“He was charged and convicted of a murder that he did not commit at the age of 15, he had no weapon, he was the second youngest codefendant other than a young girl, (who’s free),” wrote Kayla. “He was in no room where anything violent happened matter of fact he wasn’t even in the home! This is all a matter of destroying and tampering w a young boys in order image to teach other rappers… (matter of a fact it’s deeper than that) other black young men a lesson.”

Kayla claims that investigators know the person who pulled the trigger and it wasn’t Tay-K. “Every codefendant testified to these facts!” she added. “They believe that Taymor should have ‘anticipated’ on another mans actions who he was no where near and had no idea of what was goin on, couldn’t even stop if he had the chance because he didn’t know!”

She also took aim at the media who she said has “been controlling in narrative w his case for 4 years” and because the rapper didn’t have a publicist or a team working by his side, Kayla believes public opinion has been swayed. “Taymor is innocent. Texas is racist!” Read through her post in its entirety below.

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