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Los Angeles rapper Drakeo The Ruler shared some hot takes on social media this week, mouthing off against his fellow West Coast rap stars and claiming superiority over them. He said that he’s the best rapper alive from California, effectively dissing Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, The Game, and dozens of other prolific forces from the state. During his tweeting spree, Drakeo specifically took aim at Snoop, saying that nobody under the age of 30 listens to The Doggfather.

His comments seem to have sparked some commentary from California’s music scene, particularly Game and Snoop, who made separate remarks about the state of the game, and how untied its rappers are, on the West Coast.

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“The problem wit California rappers is n***as don’t really f*ck wit each other like the ATL & NY n***as do,” said The Game on Twitter. “When I came up, I was the only young n***a ON ON & I extended my self to as many new n***as as I could & have always protected the WEST BY ANY MEANS!“

While some people have disputed his claims that New York sticks together, pointing out the numerous issues that have arisen from the city’s rap scene, the general sentiment seems to be echoing Game’s words in the comments. When the tweet was reposted by The Shade Room, Snoop Dogg noticed it and added his two cents. “I back that and am one to start that,” said Snoop in the comments. Lyrica Anderson said the statement could also apply to singers in California. “This goes for singers to which is sooooo true,” she said. “It’s fake support if it is.”

Do you think there will ever be a united rap force in California like we’ve seen in Atlanta and other cities in the country? And do you agree that California-based rappers don’t necessarily always stick together?

People across the United States have been in awe since news spread of the mass shooting that occurred at three spas across the Atlanta metropolitan area. The shootings reportedly left eight people dead, most of whom were women of Asian descent. As a result, many people have interpreted the shootings to be a hate crime against the Asian-American Pacific Islander community, despite the shooter allegedly claiming that sexual addiction was his motive. Still, reports have shown that nearly 3,800 anti-Asian hate incidents have occurred over the past year, so many public figures have been taking this moment to address the rise of Asian hate in America. The latest, Jhené Aiko.

In a series of posts to Instagram, Jhené Aiko condemns AAPI hate, shares a story about her grandfather, and gives her followers action steps and resources that they can take note of. In her first post, Jhené opted for a simple graphic from the Asian-American Collective that read, “Hate is A VIRUS.” She quickly followed up that post with a more heartfelt statement regarding her grandfather. 

Throughout the post, Jhené shares her late Grandpa Teddy’s legacy and reflects on the discrimination that he faced throughout his life. According to Aiko, Teddy was “a Japanese-American man from Compton, California,” who was known as “one of the best defense lawyers in Los Angeles.” She detailed Teddy’s work throughout the Los Angeles riots and also talked about how brave he was to marry a Black woman and raise six biracial children, as well as several mixed-race great and grandchildren. 

“Grandpa Teddy fought for his family and his community until his dying day,” Jhené writes in her caption. “And I owe it to him to continue to fight for justice and equality for my communities as well. Getting to know each other’s stories, we learn we are more alike than different. Not until we understand this will we truly see each other.”

She concludes her post about her grandfather with a major call to action, saying, “We have the opportunity to stop the hate NOW. #StopAsianHate #STOPAAPIHATE #tellourstories.”

Finally, Jhené shared a post that detailed seven action steps for people who are wondering what they can do to help stop discrimination and hate against people of Asian descent. In light of the Atlanta shootings, Asian hate is definitely more important and pressing of an issue than many people likely thought before, and Jhené Aiko’s series of posts serve as a great way to get informed and help make a change.

We may be witnessing signs of dissension from one of hip-hop’s favorite couples. Quavo and Saweetie are “relationship goals” to a lot of hip-hop fans but they may be having some trouble staying afloat because, as The Shade Room and other blogs noticed, they’ve both hit that “unfollow” button on each other.

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On Wednesday night, it was reported that Saweetie unfollowed her boyfriend Quavo on Instagram. While, at the time, Quavo was still following his icy princess, that changed overnight when Quavo also hit the “unfollow” switch. This doesn’t automatically signal that the couple is headed towards a break-up, but it could definitely hint at something in that realm. Of course, they could also just be in the middle of a petty couple fight, taking temporary measures to not look out for one another before getting back to their lovefest.

Still, with these reports, fans are already predicting the worst and wondering about what possibly could have gone wrong to cause a rift between Quavo and Saweetie, two people who seemed to be madly in love.

Do you think we’ll be hearing about the end of their relationship soon? Here’s hoping that this is just a false alarm and everything is alright with these two lovebirds.

Recently, Saweetie was a guest on Respectfully Justin with her ex-boyfriend Justin Combs and Instagram star Justin Laboy. Things got a little awkward at times between the rapper and Combs, given their past relationship. At one point, Saweetie was asked about whether she would consider having a threesome if Quavo wanted one, and her answer shook up the room. Read more about that here.

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Kanye West has never shied away from sharing his master plan with the world. The genius recording artist has perfectly transitioned from a role primarily in the music industry to one that encompasses all sorts of different areas, including fashion, design, education, and more. Back in 2013, West told the BBC that he intended on being the brains behind a billion-dollar company before leveling up and owning the first trillion-dollar company. With the latest reports about his finances, it’s been confirmed that the first part of the mission is complete, with Kanye becoming the wealthiest Black man in American history in the last week.

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According to reports by multiple outlets, including Bloomberg, Complex, and Hypebeast, Kanye West is reportedly the richest Black man in American history. The music and fashion mogul is presently worth a staggering $6.6 billion USD, with more than half of that money coming from his Yeezy business empire. West is the sole owner of Yeezy, and he also has a significant stake in Kim Kardashian’s Skims shapewear line. 

Less than five years ago, Kanye West told his fans that he was $53 million in personal debt. Throughout his journey to becoming America’s richest Black man in history, he never gave up on his dreams, always continued to believe in himself and his ideas, and took chances. 

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Congratulations to one of the most influential men on the planet, Kanye West, on such an outstanding achievement.

It’s almost time for Summer Walker and London On Da Track to welcome their baby into the world, and both artists are ready for their dose of parenthood. Early on, the couple avoided the gossip of a suspected pregnancy, but once she began to show, Summer was more than happy to share her journey with her fans. She recently posted a photo from her baby shower, and now she and London return in matching ‘fits with news about their upcoming addition.

Over on London’s page, the producer shared a series of pictures from their pregnancy photoshoot and the couple complemented each other’s looks. Summer donned a beautiful, red, shimmering slit dress while her beau showed out in a matching suit. In the caption to the photos, London wrote, “Waitin on princess bubblegum to arrive,” revealing that the couple is expecting a girl.

Recently, Summer shared a few more shots of her growing baby belly and she even took a moment to play the guitar and sing a bit for both herself and her fans. Check out posts from the happy couple below including Summer’s serenade.

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