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Boosie Wants to ‘Save Lives’ By Speaking with Members of the Youth

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Boosie Badazz believes he can be the voice that saves the youth. Hitting Twitter, Boosie revealed his words impacted a member of the youth he encountered.

“I WENT TALKED TO SOME JUVENILES FACING REAL TIME N ONE OF THEM JUST REACHED OUT N SAID MY WORDS CHANGED THEM .I REALLY NEED TO TALK TO THESE KIDS ABOUT MOVING RIGHT N DOING RIGHT,” Boosie tweeted. “I DONT WANT NOBODYS CHILD GOING THROUGH WHAT IVE BEEN THROUGH N SEEING WHAT IVE SEEN ‼ I THINK I CAN SAVE SOME LIVES FROM TELLING MY STORY N ALL IVE LOST”

Would you be open to Boosie speaking the youth in your family or life?

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[WATCH] Drake Wakes Up Fan Who Falls Asleep at His Show

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Drake woke up a sleeping fan during one of his concerts. Videos from social media show The Boy strolling over to a portion of the crowd where a man fell asleep on the guard railing. The man wakes up and immediately continues the turn up with his friends.

Although the man was sleep, the show is far from a snoozefest. In fact, Drake‘s Its’ All A Blur tour is officially a record-breaking run. Over the weekend, Drake had a two-night stay in Washington D.C., taking over the Capitol One Arena. According to Chart Data, Drake is now the first rapper to ever earn $5 million in a single arena concert in U.S. history.

Each night of Drake’s show in D.C., he raked in $5.032 million. The show was also the highest-grossing concert in Drake’s career.

READ MORE: Drake Flexes Tupac’s Personal Ring That Sold for $1M at Auction to Promote New Verse

Drake has been walking through the crowd on his way to the stage as part of his It’s All A Blur Tour. With The Boy arriving in Philadelphia, Drake was escorted to the stage by Meek Mill.

Once he took the stage, Drake spoke about his history with Meek and how it once got spicy for him during a trip to Philly.

READ MORE: Drake Gives Update on ‘For All The Dogs’ Album Release Date at Final Madison Square Garden Show

“I don’t stand up here and lie to nobody,” Drake said. “You see who I walked out here with, right? I’ma always keep it 100 with you. The last time I was in this building, that man right here, he’s been representing this city since he started in this shit.

“We weren’t getting along at the time and he’s a real n***a so he definitely got us up out of Philly real quick. We didn’t stick around and chill. It means the most to me that I could come back to this city and I could show the growth as two men that we come together and represent for mothaf*ckin’ Philadelphia together.’”

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Travis Scott’s ‘UTOPIA’ First Week Projected Total Passes 485K Units

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Travis Scott Delivers 'UTOPIA' Featuring Beyoncé, Drake, SZA & More

Travis Scott’s UTOPIA is making a massive splash on the charts. Updated data projects the UTOPIA album for an official first-week count of over 485,000 units. The album is poised to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Travis Scott’s latest album, UTOPIA, is making waves in the music industry, breaking records and garnering massive streams. Apple Music confirmed it achieved the biggest first-day streams of any album in 2023, while Spotify named it the most-streamed record on its release day, amassing an impressive 128 million streams, followed by 79 million on the second day – surpassing all other rap albums this year. Since its release on Friday, the album has been streamed over 330 million times worldwide on Spotify alone.

In addition to his musical success, Travis Scott’s film project, CIRCUS MAXIMUS, co-directed with esteemed filmmakers like Gaspar Noe and Nicolas Winding Refn, has been a massive hit. Tickets for the film sold out in seconds, prompting the addition of thousands of screenings in AMC theaters across America.

UTOPIA showcases Travis Scott’s prowess as a performer, songwriter, producer, and collaborator, solidifying him as a sonic innovator. With its unique sound and powerful impact, the album is set to be one of the biggest records of 2023. Fans can access UTOPIA and its five distinctive album covers through vinyl, CD, and merchandise box sets available at shop.travisscott.com.

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Vice President Kamala Harris Enjoys Date Nigth at Beyoncé’s Renaissance Show in D.C.

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Vice President Kamala Harris Enjoys Date Nigth at Beyoncé's Renaissance

Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour pulled into Washington D.C. and received some epic guests as Vice President Kamala Harris, her husband Douglas, and the Obamas were all in attendance for Night 1.

VP Harris shared posts of her “fun date night” at Fed Ex Field on socials. Fans captured images and video of a motorcade entering the building.

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Uncle Waffles Deliver New Single “Echoes,” Announces ‘Solace’ EP Release Date

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Uncle Waffles Deliver New Single "Echoes," Announces 'Solace' EP Release Date

International DJ-producer Uncle Waffles has graced us with her latest single, “Echoes,” giving us a taste of what will come from her upcoming second EP, Solace, released on 8/11. Collaborating with Tony Duardo, Manana & Lusanda, Waffles brings forth a new side to her artistry, showcasing a more lyrical and tranquil sound that contrasts the fast and upbeat vibes of her debut EP, “Asylum.”

Known as the “Princess of Amapiano,” Uncle Waffles delivers the perfect soft-girl summer anthem. The track starts with harmonious vocals blending effortlessly with Waffles’ atmospheric production. Her signature tribal beats kick in, adding to the song’s allure as the ethereal lyrics echo, “Echoes, but you’re not trying to let this go.” With “Echoes,” Uncle Waffles solidifies her position as a versatile and captivating artist, ready to captivate us all once again with her upcoming EP, Solace.

“This new EP represents peace. It’s a reflection of the positive things that have happened in my life recently, both personally and professionally. Asylum was very upbeat and explosive, but I’m looking forward to introducing listeners to a new side of my artistry,” said Waffles. “Echoes is the first single dropping that will set the tone for what’s to come on my new EP, Solace.“

You can hear the single below.

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Grandmaster Flash Reveals His Father Inspired Him to Build a DJ Setup

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In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, Ebro had the honor of sitting down with one of its true pioneers, Grandmaster Flash. Flash took Ebro on a journey back to the early days of hip-hop, reminiscing about how he revolutionized the art of turntablism and became one of the genre’s originators.

During the insightful conversation, Grandmaster Flash emphasized the powerful message that one can create something extraordinary out of nothing, a philosophy that has defined his illustrious career. As a special tribute to the essence of hip-hop, Flash curated “The Message” playlist, featuring iconic songs from artists like Blondie, Bob James, and Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band.

For Flash, these songs are more than just classics: “These are a few of the staples of hip-hop.”

During the conversation, Ebro revealed he was inspired by his father to build his own DJ setup:

And the first original person to inspire me to even do that was my dad, because he was constantly kicking my rear end for touching the brown box that lived in the living room. And these black circular discs that came out of this jacket, and this piece of paper that had pictures of trains and cars and flowers and people. I mean, I found out later on, it was an album cover, but as a toddler, I’m like, “Why is he pulling these things out of there and what’s he going to do with that?” And he would go over to this brown box living room, and he would do this process to make the record drop down, and the needle would come down and sound would come out of that brown box, E. I thought dad was the greatest magician of all time.

You can hear Grandmaster Flash’s playlist below.

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Nick Cannon Stands with Lil Meech: ‘I’m Always Helping My Cousins with Groceries’

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Nick Cannon Stands with Lil Meech: 'I'm Always Helping My Cousins with Groceries'

Nick Cannon is standing with his brother Lil Meech. In promoting an episode of Wild ‘N Out, in which Meech appeared, Nick is buying into his excuse for visiting a woman’s apartment. “I believe you my young brother! I’m always helping my cousins with the groceries! Such a F**kin Gentleman!”

After confirming a split with Lil Meech, Summer Walker blasted the BMF star after he was caught on a Ring camera with another woman. Meech hit Instagram and said he was helping his cousin with whom he went to the grocery store.

Summer would hit her Instagram stories with a statement:

It’s just crazy how a nigga will really try to pursue the fuck out of you for 2 years, make you meet they whole family, wanna be around you and your kids all day, & pay bills just to embarass you to the world lmao

I don’t understand men but ima give it to God

When Summer Walker and Lil Meech went public with their relationships, fans couldn’t get enough! While the linkup between the R&B songstress and BMF star was unexpected, the internet quickly accepted the love affair as fans could only sit back and wish for the best. 

Now, it seems Summer Walker is fed up with Lil Meech’s shenanigans. Sharing to her 5.7 million followers on Instagram, the “Girls Need Love” recording artist shared her thoughts on Instagram Story: “Tried my best to be jayda wayda but I couldn’t.” This seemingly alludes to Jayda Cheaves’ relationship with Lil Baby, which ended up in a split.

In fact, Jayda entered the chat on The Shade Room, commenting, ““I learned my lesson after ONE kid. Mfers round here starting they own trends and tryna INSERT ME in for laughs on the shade room. NO 😭”

Summer Walker continued on her Story: “It was cute though, I wish him the best.”

On the next slide, Summer Walker confirmed by writing, “Can’t do that cheatin stuff.”

To further fuel the fire, Summer Walker proceeded to post a 54-second clip from her interview with Yung Miami, touching on what she won’t put up with in a relationship.

Just earlier this month, a woman named Tiffany Marie DM’ed Summer Walker on Instagram, claiming she was pregnant with Lil Meech’s child. She wrote, “Hey girl, I just wanted to come to you woman to woman before I go to the blogs. Me and Meech have been seeing each other for the past four months and now I am pregnant. He blocked me on social media so I can’t even reach him and he changed his phone number. So maybe you can relay the message since he decided to ghost me.”

Meech then took things into his own hands, responding to Tiffany via Summer’s IG. He wrote: “Bitch, why are you lying. This meech. You don’t know me. Stop playing before I have somebody at your job.”

Sadly, this wasn’t the first time Meech had been caught in infidelity. And now, looks like Summer Walker is moving on to bigger and better things.

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Angela Simmons on Marrying Yo Gotti: ‘When It Happens, It’ll Happen’

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Angela Simmons and Yo Gotti Make it Instagram Official on New Year's Eve

Angela Simmons gushes over her lover Yo Gotti in a new interview with Audacy’s V-103. During the conversation, Simmons reveals, “I’m in a great space.”

Simmons was asked about marrying the CMG head honcho, but she isn’t rushing the moment. “I’m in a really good moment, and I’m happy. So when it happens, it’ll happen.”

Simmons also revealed that Gotti is one of her biggest inspirations. “We just get each other,” Simmons said. “He’s a hustler. I love watching him. He inspires me to do better, be better – I’m really happy with him. I think he’s a great person. Not think, I know.”

Angela Simmons recently appeared in Gotti’s new video for “No Fake Love.”

In the visually stunning music video, Gotti delivers dynamic lyrics about his significant other, showcasing his smooth flow and heartfelt verses. The video captures the essence of true love as Gotti raps, “I ain’t lost a crush since high school, I’m Mr. Follow Up,” with his partner seated next to him in his luxurious Rolls Royce.

You can hear Gotti’s new mixtape here.

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Ciara Announces New EP ‘CiCi,’ Releases “How We Roll” Single with Chris Brown

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Ciara Announces New EP 'CiCi,' Releases "How We Roll" Single with Chris Brown

Ciara has announced her return, prepping her new EP, CiCi, for Aug 18. The release will come on her Beauty Marks Entertainment label. According to Rated R&B, The EP will have the new single “How We Roll,” featuring Chris Brown, which was released today, and preludes the Beauty Marks tour, which will run the country this Fall. You can see the announcement and hear “How We Roll” below.

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A$AP Rocky’s Tweet Leads Fans to Believe His Album is Coming Soon

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A$AP Rocky Delivers New "RIOT (ROWDY PIPE'N)" Video

A$AP Rocky now has fans on alert after a tweet hinting when his new album will arrive. Hitting Twitter, Rocky let fly a unique spelling of the month of August.

A$AP Rocky treated fans to an electrifying new video for his latest track, “RIOT (Rowdy Pipe’n),” directed by A$AP Rocky/AWGE. The song, released on July 21st, is a sneak peek into his highly anticipated upcoming album under A$AP Worldwide/RCA Records. Notably, the track boasts production credits from the multi-talented Pharrell Williams, adding to its allure.

Alongside the song release, Rocky collaborated with Beats to launch a campaign for the all-new Beats Studio Pro. In a short film titled “Iconic Sound,” directed and starring Rocky himself, the Beats Studio Pro takes center stage, showcasing the perfect blend of music and technology.

The excitement doesn’t end there; during his Rolling Loud performance, Rocky surprised fans with a sneak preview of three unreleased songs, including “STOLE YA FLOW,” further building anticipation for his forthcoming album.

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