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Kodak Black was the reported target of a recent shooting in Tallahassee, Florida, which resulted in the rapper’s security guard being rushed to the hospital for gunshot wounds in his leg. Kodak was safely escorted away from the McDonald’s restaurant where shots were fired on Monday morning. The rapper was reportedly returning from a festival performance nearby, being followed to the restaurant and ambushed when he arrived.

Yak recently told Pooh Shiesty that he could “relate” to a caption he shared about all of his opps getting shot at. He later popped up on Instagram Live on Tuesday to speak even more about the shooting, downplaying it and proving that he’s doing just fine.

“A b*tch ain’t even gone play with me,” said the 23-year-old artist. “When I saw the [news reports] I was like, what the f*ck? This ain’t no sh*t like– Y’all trying to make it like, one of these little industry b*tches. That sh*t was just some little bullsh*t on some lame little sh*t that transpired on some lame sh*t, homie. If you a real stepper out here, you gone know, I’m in this life. Baby blue sh*t. That’s Yak right there.”

He went on to further dispel that the shooting was fueled by rap beef, claiming that his mother checked in with him on Tuesday. “Leave me alone, man,” he said about the situation. “I ain’t f*cking with nobody. Yak been zoolin’.”

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What do you think of Kodak’s explanation?

Bronx-bred hip-hop queen Cardi B had one of the most successful debut album rollouts back in 2018 with her multiplatinum-selling premiere project, Invasion Of Privacy. Her trajectory in the rap game has been ascending amazingly since, and now she can add another notch to her belt now that the album is officially one of the longest-charting albums in Billboard history by a female rapper.

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Right on time for Invasion Of Privacy‘s three-year anniversary today (April 6), official chart reports state that the album has spent a whopping three years on the Billboard 200 after placing at #97 on the most recent tally. That’s a really dope feat for an album to still have “top 100” level domination on a music chart years after its initial release. Of course, that’s due to the success of both the album and singles alike, including Cardi’s big win at the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards back in 2019 when Invasion Of Privacy won for “Best Rap Album” (seen above).

As far as the singles, pretty much every one of them did some pretty impressive numbers on the Hot 100. Lead single “Bodak Yellow” literally dominated 2017 as a whole, spending weeks in the top spot and finding itself on multiple end-of-year lists. “Bartier Cardi” was a top 20 hit as well, in addition to “Be Careful” plus the Bad Bunny & J Balvin-assisted chart-topper “I Like It.” Even her Kehlani collaboration “Ring” faired well by peaking at #28. Overall, however you feel about Cardi B in terms of her rap skills, there’s no denying the lady is a hitmaker on all levels. Barbz, your girl is still a rap queen as well — don’t be too mad!

Congrats, Cardi! Let us know what your favorite track is off her record-breaking debut album, Invasion Of Privacy, down below in the comments. Here’s one of ours:

A member of Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods Philadelphia Chapter, Louis Daniel Morales, also known as King Troub93, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and other controlled substances in the Reading, Pennsylvania area in 2019, according to United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams.

After a trial, the judge gave Morales the heavy sentence along with five years of supervised release, and a $2,000 fine for the crimes. 

According to The United States Department of Justice website, the rapper was “investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police as part of a conspiracy which was responsible for trafficking methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine in and around Berks County.”

The FBI also revealed in the press release that Morales sold “800 grams of methamphetamine and an additional quantity of heroin” to a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper, who acted as an undercover buyer on three different occasions “between May and June 2019.”

During the investigation, which also relied on a federal wiretap, officials learned that Morales had access to a “seemingly endless supply of methamphetamine,” via conversations with Morales and drug suppliers, as well as customers. It is via this wiretap that the FBI discovered Morales was trafficking marijuana alongside his mother, who, they learned, is directly connected to the Mexican drug cartel. 

Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods entered public consciousness after 6ix9ine revealed his affiliation with the New York chapter and was later arrested for it. He was infamously released in April 2020 after cooperating with officials and testifying against several members of the group, leading to new arrests.

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Big U recently called out Quando Rondo during an appearance on The Breakfast Club, claiming that the Georgia-based rapper contacted him for help before declining the favor. Fans speculated that Quando was seeking protection and security from the former Crips leader, but he denied that much in a response video. A few weeks have gone by since their feud first kicked off but it looks like they were able to put aside their differences, linking up for a quick picture together on Instagram.

“Checc,” wrote Quando as his caption, sharing a photo of himself with Big U. Their conversation appears to have been set up by Worldstar, considering the heavy branding in the shot. After the dramatic back-and-forth between Quando and Big U, it’s nice to see them back on good terms.

In other Quando Rondo-related news, the rapper recently performed as part of a virtual show, where many fans believe that he took a shot at the late King Von. Quando and Von got into a physical altercation minutes before fatal shots were fired at the Chicago rapper. Quando said this at the show: “He got caught without that pole and now that b*tch as n***a gone… I’ll piss on his grave!”

Lul Tim, the man accused of killing King Von, was released from jail on bond conditions. He’s been riding around the city, flaunting his freedom on social media.

What do you think of Big U linking up with Quando Rondo?

At this point, Sada Baby seems to be so concerned with Lil Nas X and the gay community that he might be projecting his own truth. The Detroit rapper came under fire right around the time “Whole Lotta Choppas” started blowing up because of a few older tweets that resurfaced, showing Sada’s disrespectful and homophobic side. In addition to calling a Nicki Minaj fan a “f***ot”, Sada also said he wanted to rape one of his followers and made disturbing comments about dark-skinned people. 

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This week, Sada Baby made another head-turning comment about Lil Nas X, joking that he wished the rapper had a heart attack instead of DMX. “Lord we said Nas X, not DMX,” wrote the Detroit rapper on Instagram before quickly deleting the post. Since the release of his #1 hit single “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”, Lil Nas X has proudly combated his haters and he took yet another opportunity to do so when he responded to Sada on Twitter.

“This is so f*cked up omg,” wrote Lil Nas in response to a tweet about Sada’s message. “Everyone stream the number 1 smash hit Montero (Call Me By Your Name) out now on all platforms!”

Going off of his crying emoji and the sad emoji at the end, LNX is almost certainly being sarcastic. He’s just as much of a troll as any of the best jokesters in hip-hop. While Sada’s post was wildly inappropriate, Lil Nas won’t be losing any sleep about it. He’s got the #1 record in the country, after all.

The debate about whether or not Diddy and Miracle Watts are in a relationship has been in constant circulation for the past few months, ever since Diddy’s New Year’s Eve Party. 

Diddy is  known for throwing over the top and extravagant New Year’s Eve Parties every year that all the biggest celebrities are invited to. Due to COVID-19 concerns the yearly event was significantly downsized, but Watts still made the guest list– and was pictured sitting next to him the whole night, thus sparking the first set of rumors. Later that month, Watts celebrated her 28th birthday, and it seemed like everyone was drinking Diddy’s newest drink, Ciroc and DeLeón Tequila at her party. Last month, rumors renewed once again when Diddy went on vacation with DJ Khaled to work on new music, and he apparently brought along Miracle. 

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Fast forward to this past weekend, and Diddy posted a picture of himself taking a dip in clear ocean waters, captioning the photo, “Welcome to the LOVE ERA.” The model decided to leave a comment on the post, alongside a handful of fellow IG influencers and celebrities, where she seemingly made her affection for Puff Daddy clear. In the comment, Miracle wrote an enthusiastic all-caps “GEEZ” alongside heart-eye emojis.

For some, this signifies a full blown relationship between the two. Others are waiting for the next hint as Diddy and Miracle advance in their relationship towards public confirmation– which, if the past timeline tells us anything, will be in another month’s time.

Check out Diddy’s post and Miracle’s comment below. 

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