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Tyga Spoils Avril Lavigne With $80K Custom Diamond Chain

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Arguably the most unexpected romance we’ve seen begin to blossom so far this year is between Avril Lavigne and Tyga. The former was previously engaged to Good Mourning actor and director Mod Sun, though their separation was officially announced shortly after she was photographed leaving Nobu with the rapper late last month. In the weeks since, they’ve become increasingly close, stepping out at multiple Fashion Week events together, and even sharing kisses in front of the cameras.

As their relationship continues to heat up, the “Rack City” hitmaker is proving just how much he feels for Lavigne with a special present. According to TMZ, celebrity jeweller Eric Mavani came together with Tyga to create a custom diamond chain worth $80K that perfectly captures his new girlfriend’s essence. It reportedly features 50 carats of white and black diamonds, as well as beautiful pink sapphires strategically placed throughout.

Avril Lavigne Enters Her Spoiled GF Era

The thoughtful gift has several pendants, including one with “Avril” written in a funky font. It was placed between an “A” in a pink heart on either side. Further back on the chain, Mavani added a set of matching skulls and crossbones, complete with a pink bow on their heads. At the very back of the piece, “MFP,” (short for motherf*cking princess) is spelled out in more stunning sapphires.

Clearly, Lavigne is a fan of Tyga’s present for her, as she wore it out on Thursday (March 16) in Los Angeles. The Canadian also posted selfies showing off the flashy surprise, which further proves how serious she and the father of one have become in such a short time. While some fans are happy to see the “Girlfriend” artist so in love, supporters of her ex have been far less graceful about her new relationship making near-constant headlines.

Mod Sun’s Support System Says “F*ck Tyga”

Tyga and Avril Lavigne attend the Mugler x Hunter Schafer party as part of Paris Fashion Week at Pavillon des Invalides on March 06, 2023, in Paris, France. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)

Following their time together in Paris supporting various designers, Mod Sun fans have made it clear that they’re sick of seeing the 33-year-old and the blonde beauty’s PDA. During a recent concert, Travie McCoy joined his friend on stage, at which time he made it clear with his “F*ck Tyga” chant whose side he’s taking in the split. Keep scrolling for videos from the concert earlier this week, and check back later for more pop culture news updates.

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Bad Bunny Seemingly Disses Devin Booker On “Coco Chanel” Single, Athlete Responds

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For quite some time, the main man in Kendall Jenner’s love life was NBA player Devin Booker. The model and her man’s on-again-off-again antics left many confused, and they eventually called it quits for good late last year. After embracing the single life for a few months, KJ has been getting cozy with a new lover as of late – Bad Bunny – and he appears to have dissed her ex on his latest guest verse.

As Complex reports, this weekend saw the arrival of the Latin rapper’s appearance on Eladio Carrión’s “Coco Chanel.” Once listeners had a chance to translate the lyrics from Spanish to English, it became obvious that he’s not afraid of Jenner’s dating history. “I’m not bad baby, that’s a gimmick / The Sun in [Puerto Rico] heats up more than the one in Phoenix,” his bars translate out to, seemingly shading Booker’s basketball team, the Phoenix Suns.

Bad Bunny Appears to Throw Shade on “Coco Chanel”

In the same verse, Bunny raps about “dangerous” Scorpios, which makes sense considering his rumoured new girl was born on November 3rd. “Las de escorpio son peligro, lo dijo Mela y Rukmini, ey / Una demon, la monté en el Rolls-Royce y le puse YOVNGCHIMI,” he spits in Spanish. “Yo no soy malo, nah, bebé, eso e’ un gimmick / Pero el sol de PR calienta má’ que el de Phoenix.”

While it hasn’t been confirmed whether or not Bunny intended to hurt Booker with his words, the athlete is certainly taking them personally. “He worried about another MAN again,” the 26-year-old wrote in a blog’s Instagram comment section after getting word of the gossip. As you may recall, he previously unfollowed Jenner on Instagram as rumours of her budding romance with the Bullet Train actor began circulating online.

Devin Booker Responds

We’re still currently awaiting official confirmation of a relationship between Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner, though many have already taken their frequent hangouts to mean that they’re dating. Most recently, the pair left an Oscars after-party together in the same car, and they’ve been photographed kissing while out on the town grabbing sushi. Read more about their latest date night here, and check back later for more pop culture news updates.

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Melle Mel Believes Ja Rule Tried To “Sound Hard” Like 50 Cent

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His sit down with The Art of Dialogue has stirred many Hip Hop pots, and another clip has Melle Mel back in the center of controversy. For decades, there has been a Hip Hop beef that just doesn’t seem to have an end in sight. 50 Cent and Ja Rule have co-existed within the culture without too many dust-ups, but when they arrive, the spats command attention. Whether they’re trading verbal shots or issuing disses in interviews, Fif and Ja remain foes.

Music legend Melle Mel has seen the ebbs and flows of Rap since its inception. The Hip Hop pioneer is quite opinionated about the genre, considering he watched it take shape in real-time, and in his latest interview, he offered a few thoughts about 50 Cent and Ja Rule. He noted that many rappers could be better if they didn’t attempt to emulate their peers. “What is it that you need to say? You could be the n*gga that made a song about a pool party, but you f*cked around and listened to Meek Mill. And you f*cked around and did some dumb sh*t.”

Melle Mel Uses Ja & 50 As An Example

To emphasize his point, Mel mentioned the two warring rappers. “It’s just like when 50 Cent was doing this sh*t. And then when Ja Rule…and that was probably one of his last big records.” He was referencing Ja’s hit classic, “New York.” Melle continued, “If he woulda just made that record a pure New York record, it would have been a way bigger record. But he went the route of trying to sound hard because 50 Cent sound hard. And it was still a good record, but I’m just saying. If he woulda just made it a pure New York record like how Jay-Z did with his New York record. See what I’m saying? If he woulda went along the same lines as that.”

Elsewhere in the clip, Melle Mel discussed how the street life is a detriment to Hip Hop. He argued that “consciousness does have its place in Hip Hop, but everybody is too scared about not being hard. And that’s the destruction of the whole game.” Watch the video of Melle Mel on The Art of Dialogue discussing Hip Hop, 50 Cent, and Ja Rule above.

Blueface Teaches Infant Daughter How Not To Be Like Chrisean Rock: Watch

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Seeing Chrisean Rock and Blueface’s names in the headlines comes as no surprise to anyone at this point, especially not when the Crazy In Love co-stars are feuding. As the 23-year-old continues to progress further along in her pregnancy, things appear to be growing tenser in her on-again-off-again relationship, which erupted in online drama earlier this week as Blue criticized Chrisean’s appearance. Thankfully, friends like Yung Miami came through to show her love and remind her of her light, though the online harassment continues to pour in.

“[I don’t] regret anything about myself, so honestly, tryna put me down is a low blow coming for a man that [knows] he loves me,” the “Lit” hitmaker responded to Blueface’s hateful tweets a few days ago. While she’s putting on a brave face, Rock has been candid about the fact that having another abortion is weighing heavily on her mind. It appears the 26-year-old is on board with the decision, as he’s been begging her to go through with it on social media constantly – even going so far as to offer her $100K to undergo the procedure.

Blueface’s Baby Mama Drama

Blueface performs at O2 Academy Brixton on November 20, 2019, in London, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)

The Baddies starlet has kept quiet over the past few hours, but we can’t say the same for Blueface, who began trolling Rock on his Instagram Story on Thursday (March 16). In a video, the “Thotiana” artist records his infant daughter bundled up in her carrier, goofing off while sharing advice on how not to follow in the footsteps of his potential second baby mama. “Ok, step one! I’m teaching you this early, ok?” he begins.

“Don’t ever put your hands on no man,” Blueface advises the little one while gently tapping her tiny nose. “A man touch you, you call your daddy! Rule number two, don’t ever have no baby with no man who don’t want the damn baby. Rule number three, if a man cheating on you baby girl… Either deal with it and stay or leave that n*gga! But pick one, ok? Don’t be in the middle like these delusional females.” See the rapper’s interesting parenting tactics below, and read more about his ongoing feud with Chrisean Rock here.

Lessons For the Little One

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Hit-Boy Pulls Out His Resumé On Hitmaka: “He Don’t Make Beats”

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Hit-Boy and Hitmaka are still going at it after the Back In My Prime producer claimed the “SICKO MODE” producer doesn’t have as many hits on the radio. We could certainly pick out the many flaws in Hitmaka’s arguments, like the fact that streaming numbers are a better indication of popularity and success. Or, their respective catalogs. However, Hit-Boy channeled Kendrick Lamar and took aim at his peers on wax including Metro Boomin and Southside.

As the beef continued to sizzle online, Hit-Boy recently appeared on Homegrown Radio where he broke down exactly why Hitmaka’s assessment of his career is dead wrong. It’s not only about the radio hits but everything he’s accomplished within the past decade. As an artist who worked alongside GOATs, he explained that his cultural impact goes well beyond radio-friendly jingles. 

Hit-Boy Pulls Out His Resumé On Hitmaka

Hit-Boy didn’t necessarily need to provide receipts but he insisted that Hitmaka hasn’t actually seen the same type of success. He cited his collaborations with Benny The Butcher as one of the biggest commercial successes for Griselda, along with a number of other accolades he’s gained in his career. “… Helped Nas win his first Grammy. I got Jay-Z most streamed song, I produced Nipsey’s biggest song. Like, n***as be trying to disrespect,” he said, explaining that he’s been an integral part of the culture for the past 10 days.

However, Hit-Boy reiterated his previous claims that Hitmaka isn’t actually a producer. He said that the artist formerly known as Yung Berg should actually be an A&R. “The conversation over. He don’t make beats, bro. Let’s start there,” he said. “I’m really crafting – handcrafting – new styles, coming out with different bounces, different drum patterns, different type of ways of thinking about the music. This man don’t even make the beat and he got the nerve to speak on me. That’s like, you really on pills, for real. You crazy. He’s an A&R, bro.” No word from Hitmaka just yet but we can’t imagine that he’ll be entirely happy with what Hit-Boy had to say about his production skills. Check out Hit’s comments above. 

Lil Nas X Fires Back At Tweet Comparing Him To Andrew Tate

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Lil Nas X called out a user on Twitter who compared him to Andrew Tate. In doing so, the user shared a screenshot from Nas’ “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” music video which showed the rapper dancing on Satan. They argued that Tate is a better “role model” than Lil Nas X.

“On the left, we have ‘Lil Nas X’ twerking on Satan,” the user began, before adding, “On the right, we have Andrew Tate, who teaches young people to think critically, to take care of their physical health and build financial security. Guess which one is deemed controversial and which is hailed as a role model.”

Lil Nas X At The BET Awards In 2021

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 27: Lil Nas X performs onstage at the BET Awards 2021 at Microsoft Theater on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for BET)

Nas fired back with two points. Firstly, he explained, “that is a cgi animated being not satan from the bible book.” Then he argued, “there’s no such thing as a good role model, y’all need to find yourselves and stop looking for people to look up to.” Many other Twitter users sided with Nas in the back in forth. “Gosh this is a tough one, but I’m going to have to say the accused human trafficker is the controversial one?” one fan of Nas’ wrote, referencing Tate’s recent arrest in Romania for alleged human trafficking and the forming of an organized crime group.

Outside of calling out haters on Twitter, Nas recently starred in a new campaign for Coach that highlights the brand’s Tabby bag. The campaign features the message “what we carry makes us stronger.” Nas spoke about why he signed on for the effort with Rolling Stone. “There are definitely different sides of me that coexist at the same time,” he told the outlet. “[There’s] Lil Nas X, the pop star, all the cool clothes singing on stage, and then there’s Montero behind the scenes, who’s still growing and learning and figuring out life just like anybody else.”

Lil Nas X’s Response On Twitter

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NBA Youngboy’s BM Goes In On 600 Breezy For Supporting India Royale

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The beef between Lil Durk and NBA Youngboy appears to have expanded into a Chicago vs. Everybody situation. Last night, YB’s comments regarding Durk’s relationship with India Royale sparked a bevy of tweets from Durk’s otherwise quiet ex-fiancée. Royale snapped after YB chimed in on their issues, delivering a flurry of subliminal tweets before confirming that she’s “talking about dent head,” a comment that 600 Breezy found particularly funny. “Called his lil ass dent head [crying emoji] I love Chicago,” 600 Breezy wrote on Twitter.

Despite India’s humorous take, the mother of one of NBA Youngboy’s children, leaped to YB defense in response to Breezy. “Don’t you got 3 triplets that you don’t take care of?” she wrote. “D*ck riding is at an all time high rn.” And while this could’ve simply been the end of the interaction, Breezy snapped back while bringing up allegations made by YB’s other baby momma, Jania Meshell, who said the Louisiana rapper gave her herpes. “Don’t you got herpes that you don’t take care of. Breakouts are at an all time high too boo,” he quipped.

NBA Youngboy’s BM & 600 Breezy Continue Trading Shots

Shortly after 600 Breezy mentioned NBA Youngboy’s alleged herpes diagnosis, Arcola continued to allege that the Chicago rapper doesn’t take care of his children. She claimed that he’s “loud and wrong,” adding, “Dead beat is at an all time high.” Still, Breezy made it clear that he takes care of all of his children and that their mothers are quite loyal to him. “All 4 of my real bay mamas said they will beat yo ass,” he wrote along with a shrugging emoji.

Around the same time she took shots at 600 Breezy, she also called out India Royale. “Not too much on him… child tf out ms mamas,” she added. However, India wasn’t necessarily going to bite the bait. She quietly replied on Twitter, “​​Ignoring you like your BD do.” Afterward, Royale reacted to the numerous individuals trying to speak on the matter. “Now everybody wanna chime in with their opinion. I see what Tupac was talking about,” she continued. Check out 600 Breezy and Arcola’s exchange above and peep India Royale’s tweets below. 

India Royale Chimes In