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Drake Sends Message of Support to Tory Lanez: ‘3 You’

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As Tory Lanez enters an appeal for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion, Drake has shared his support on Instagram.

Hitting his story, Drake shared an image of the incarcerated rapper typing “3 you.”

Court reporter Megan Cuniff, who has covered the case from the beginning, revealed that she would be sharing updates from the court as the process gets underway.

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Today in Hip-Hop History: LL Cool J Dropped ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ 33 Years Ago

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On this day in Hip Hop history, the self-proclaimed G.O.A.T., LL Cool J released his number one hit single “Mama Said Knock You Out.”

Not only was this song a GRAMMY-winning success, but the story behind it is an interesting one. The track came at a time in LL’s career where his commercial success was beginning to dwindle. He had yet to break into his acting career in a large way and his sales were starting to drop. It’s said at this low moment LL sought counsel from his grandmother who told him to “knock out” all the disbelievers. This inspiration was obviously exactly what LL needed and gave him the power to write one of the most popular songs of the year.

“Mama Said Knock You Out” won Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1992 Grammy Awards. LL Cool J beat out MC Hammer, Monie Love, and Ice- T for the award. The song also peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and 1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart.

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Happy 53rd Birthday to Erykah Badu!

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Born on this date in 1971 in Dallas, Texas as Erica Abi Wright, soul singing icon Erykah Badu has morphed into one of the most dynamic and impactful entertainers of the past two decades. Ms. Badu’s debut album Baduizm became a euphemism for a woman’s ability to control her man with her sexuality besides the fact that the project went triple platinum.

Badu has birthed children for rap giants D.O.C., Jay Electronica and Andre 3000, respectively and maintained a long-standing relationship with rapper/actor Common in her personal life along with dropping five full-length solo albums that are always guaranteed groundbreaking in any genre of music.

Salute to the Queen on her degree day today and much more hereafter!

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Timbaland Confirms Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Vultures 2’ is Coming

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Timbaland states Vultures 2 from Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign is loaded. Hitting X, Timbaland sent out a tweet with an update: “Like I said Vulture Vol 2 OTW 🔥🔥”

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have gone back-to-back on top of the Billboard 200.

Billboard notes the album will take the top spot behind 75,000 equivalent album units moved in the second week. Vultures 1 is now the first album from West to spend multiple weeks at the top spot since his Watch the Throne album with JAY-Z.

During the tracking week ending on Feb. 22, Vultures 1 accumulated 75,000 units. Of these, 72,000 units were attributed to SEA (streaming equivalent albums), reflecting a decrease of 44% and totaling approximately 95.25 million on-demand official streams for the album’s songs. Meanwhile, album sales contributed 2,000 units, experiencing an 89% decline, and TEA (track equivalent albums) units accounted for 1,000 units, down by 25%.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 album has taken over the Billboard Hot 100. All 16 tracks from the album have made the chart.

The highest charting single was “Carnival,” debuting at No. 3. “Fuk Sumn” hit No. 23.

You can see the full run below, courtesy of Billboard:

No. 3, “Carnival”
No. 23, “Fuk Sumn”
No. 26, “Back to Me”
No. 30, “Talking,” feat. North West
No. 33, “Burn”
No. 34, “Vultures,” feat. Lil Durk & Bump J
No. 39, “Stars”
No. 52, “Do It”
No. 53, “Paid”
No. 55, “Keys to My Life”
No. 64, “Paperwork”
No. 65, “Beg Forgiveness”
No. 67, “Hoodrat”
No. 79, “Problematic”
No. 93, “Good (Don’t Die)”
No. 94, “King”

In an exclusive statement to Complex after week one, Ye simply said of the achievement: “It’s a beautiful time.”

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Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Vultures 1’ is No. 1 for Second Week

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Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have gone back-to-back on top of the Billboard 200.

Billboard notes the album will take the top spot behind 75,000 equivalent album units moved in the second week. Vultures 1 is now the first album from West to spend multiple weeks at the top spot since his Watch the Throne album with JAY-Z.

During the tracking week ending on Feb. 22, Vultures 1 accumulated 75,000 units. Of these, 72,000 units were attributed to SEA (streaming equivalent albums), reflecting a decrease of 44% and totaling approximately 95.25 million on-demand official streams for the album’s songs. Meanwhile, album sales contributed 2,000 units, experiencing an 89% decline, and TEA (track equivalent albums) units accounted for 1,000 units, down by 25%.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 album has taken over the Billboard Hot 100. All 16 tracks from the album have made the chart.

The highest charting single was “Carnival,” debuting at No. 3. “Fuk Sumn” hit No. 23.

You can see the full run below, courtesy of Billboard:

No. 3, “Carnival”
No. 23, “Fuk Sumn”
No. 26, “Back to Me”
No. 30, “Talking,” feat. North West
No. 33, “Burn”
No. 34, “Vultures,” feat. Lil Durk & Bump J
No. 39, “Stars”
No. 52, “Do It”
No. 53, “Paid”
No. 55, “Keys to My Life”
No. 64, “Paperwork”
No. 65, “Beg Forgiveness”
No. 67, “Hoodrat”
No. 79, “Problematic”
No. 93, “Good (Don’t Die)”
No. 94, “King”

In an exclusive statement to Complex after week one, Ye simply said of the achievement: “It’s a beautiful time.”

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Kim Kardashian Celebrates Son Saint Making Youth Basketball League All-Star Team

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Kim Kardashian is celebrating her son, Saint, making the All-Star team in his youth basketball league.

Hitting her Instagram stories, Kardashian wrote: “Saint made the All Star team 💥. They won and he played so good.”

Just last week, North West has landed on the Billboard Hot 100. In celebration, Kim Kardashian posted the achievement to her Instagram story, penning, “My baby!!!!”

In case you missed it, North appears on “Talking” from Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 album.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 album has taken over the Billboard Hot 100. All 16 tracks from the album have made the chart.

The highest charting single was “Carnival,” debuting at No. 3. “Fuk Sumn” hit No. 23.

You can see the full run below, courtesy of Billboard:

No. 3, “Carnival”
No. 23, “Fuk Sumn”
No. 26, “Back to Me”
No. 30, “Talking,” feat. North West
No. 33, “Burn”
No. 34, “Vultures,” feat. Lil Durk & Bump J
No. 39, “Stars”
No. 52, “Do It”
No. 53, “Paid”
No. 55, “Keys to My Life”
No. 64, “Paperwork”
No. 65, “Beg Forgiveness”
No. 67, “Hoodrat”
No. 79, “Problematic”
No. 93, “Good (Don’t Die)”
No. 94, “King”

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s VULTURES 1 debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. According to Billboard, the first set of songs from the duo earned 148,000 equivalent album units in its first week.

Coming in at No. 2 was Usher’s Coming Home with 91,000 units in the same period.

In an exclusive statement to Complex, Ye simply said of the achievement: “It’s a beautiful time.”

In the tracking week ending Feb. 15, Vultures 1 garnered a total of 148,000 units. Within this figure, streaming equivalent album (SEA) units accounted for 129,000, translating to approximately 167.78 million on-demand official streams of the album’s songs. Album sales contributed 18,000 units, while track equivalent album (TEA) units amounted to 1,000.

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WATCH: Busta Rhymes Involved in Scuffle at French Montana’s Album Release Party

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Busta Rhymes was part of a fight this past weekend. While out celebrating French Montana’s new mixtape, Mac & Cheese 5, Busta got into it with rising rapper Nizzle Man.

The event was at Harbor nightclub in New York City, and a video emerged showing 23-year-old Nizzle Man being drug down a set of stairs. Busta then gets in the rapper’s face before more shoving occurs.

According to TMZ, neither party had issues with each other before the incident. You can see the video of the scuffle below.

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Normani Says Her ‘Dopamine’ Album Will Highlight Her ‘Evolution’

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Normani Announces Her Debut Albim 'Dopamine'

Normani is giving details of what to expect on her album. Hitting social media, the fan favorite announced her solo debut album, Dopamine.

The exact album release date is a bit of a mystery, but the RCA Records release is available for pre-save on your streaming service of choice. You can see the announcement below.

Speaking with Who What Wear, Normani revealed the album is personal to her evolution.

It’s a representation of my evolution. It’s the version of me that’s been through some things over the course of the last few years,” Normani said. “For me, this upcoming album is not just about music coming out. It feels like a representation of everything I’ve gone through to get to this moment.”

You can read her full comments below.

It’s a representation of my evolution. It’s the version of me that’s been through some things over the course of the last few years,” Normani shared. “For me, this upcoming album is not just about music coming out. It feels like a representation of everything I’ve gone through to get to this moment.”

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DDG Says He and Halle Bailey Kept Pregnancy a Secret to Keep Away ‘Negative Vibes’

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DDG is discussing why he and Halle Bailey kept their pregnancy a secret.

Speaking with Hollywood Unlocked, DDG revealed the decision was to push away “negative vibes.”

“I think it was more so people was already giving us negative vibes, so it’s like why let ‘em know then make her pregnancy stressful?”

With a new baby, Halle Bailey and DDG have combined for a new Instagram for their son Halo. In the initial images on the account, Halo’s face is blurred for security.

Halo’s bio reads: “my stylist & dada @ddg run this page.. the flyest baby alive.”

You can see the first image below.

Earlier this week, Halle Bailey confirmed what fans long speculated, she was pregnant. She and her boyfriend, rapper DDG, announced the birth of their son Halo on Instagram.

“Even though we’re a few days into the new year, the greatest thing that 2023 could have done for me, was bring me my son,” Bailey wrote. “Welcome to the world my halo 🥰👼🏽 ✨the world is desperate to know you 😉🤣♥.”

DDG shared, “my biggest blessing by far 👶🏽❤ son son.. never been so in love 🥹 baby halo.”

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NBA Youngboy’s Baby Mother Claims to Have Been Kidnapped and Locked in Trunk

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NBA Youngboy’s baby mother, Arcola, hit Instagram and stated she was locked in the trunk of a car after being kidnapped. Dropping a video on her IG story, Arcola said, “Oh my God, you guys save me. I am locked inside a trunk.”

Hours later, Arcola returned to Instagram, writing, “I’m okay. I am okay; it’s really me. The people close to me know I’m okay (that’s why my family haven’t posted me). I’m okay, I swear.”

You can see the messages below.

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