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Snoop Dogg shared a photo of his mother, who is currently hospitalized and dealing with undisclosed health issues, on Sunday. Snoop says his family went to visit her and thanked fans for their players.

“Happy Sunday me and my brothers went to c mama today and she opened up her eyes to c us and let us know she still fighting,” Snoop captioned the picture of himself and his brothers at their mother’s bedside. “God is good thanks for all the prayers 1 day at a time.”

Numerous fans expressed support in the comments including Jamie Fox, Lizzo, Busta Rhymes, and more.

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Snoop first revealed that his mother had been hospitalized back in May, but didn’t specify any details regarding her health condition.

“Thank y’all for all your prayers,” he wrote in the caption of a video update on his Instagram. “Gotta stay strong, keep pushing on,” he states. “They say God don’t put nothing on your shoulders you can’t handle. I’m being tested right now, ya’ll. Make sure ya’ll pray for me and my family.”

Check out Snoop’s post below.

Roddy Ricch was roasted online, this weekend, after the pendant on his chain fell off during his performance at Rolling Loud in Miami. While fans called him out for having fake jewelry, he said it was simply too heavy for the chain.

“Stop the CAP!” he wrote on Instagram with a picture of the pendant. “My baby was juss too heavy.”

The pendant displays two massive Rs on top of each other, making the rapper’s initials.

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Continuing with his busy year, Ricch is expected to appear on Kanye West’s upcoming album, DONDA, which premiered in Atlanta, earlier this week. With his verse on the project, Ricch addresses his past criticisms of West, which stem from West’s prior antics regarding the Grammys. 

“They said I was mad at the Grammys, but I’m looking at my Grammy right now/Pulled up on Ye and said they don’t understand me, I just want my dog to pipe down,” he raps on the unreleased song which was played during the DONDA listening event at Mercedes Benz Stadium.

Check out Ricch’s explanation for his chain falling apart below. Later in the night, Travis Scott debuted new music during his highly anticipated set.

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Riicch, a rising artist in the Toronto rap scene, thanked Drake for being there for him after his brother, Anthony “Fif” Soares, was shot and killed in September 2017. Riicch spoke with BlogTO, this week, to reveal how Drake helped him through the difficult time.

“He was there for me in the darkest time of my life, and I’ll never forget that,” said Riicch.

Drake featured Fif on the back cover art for his 2020 project, Dark Lane Demo Tapes. The late rapper introduced Drake to Riicch before his passing.

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“My brother is very well known and respected in the Toronto scene, so when the torch is passed down to me, so are a lot of opinions and jealousy. I really can’t explain how I overcame it. I only can say I took my pain and turned it into positive energy,” Riicch said.

 In the wake of Fif’s passing, Drake invited Riicch to play basketball in his Sanctuary League.

“When my brother passed away, a huge part of me passed away as well,” said Riicch. “I was in so much emotional pain that my stomach hurt for a month straight. It was very difficult to deal with.”

Earlier this year, Riicch released his debut EP God Don’t Sleep. 

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Normani spoke about her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis with Bryhana for an interview on Los Angeles’ Power 106, this week, following the release of her new single with Cardi B, “Wild Side.” She admitted that working on the video “saved me” as she dealt with her mother’s chemo.

“This past year, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer,” Normani said. “For me, this work that I was able to put out into the world, like, this really saved me, to be completely honest. Even just being on FaceTime with her as she’s going through her chemo and her radiation, and just wanting me to update her on how this video is going, and how the music is coming, it really got her through that. It got my family through the darkest time of our lives.”

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Normani also reflected on her mother’s first bout with cancer back when she was just four years old.

“This was the second time that she had to go through cancer,” she explained. “The first time I was four. So for it to happen all over again, in such a pivotal and heightened moment for my career… there’s so many moments I was like, ‘I need to be at home’ and I felt guilty for not being able to be physically there with her.”

She continued: “I literally remember being in the doctor’s office with her. Right after she had her surgery. This was in October. She’s like, ‘Baby, I’m gonna be fine. What I need you to do is focus. I need you to be Normani. I need you to be the best version of yourself. I need you to continue to work hard. We gotta get this music out. We have the world to impact. She was just like, ‘I’m gonna be fine.’ Anything that my mom says, to be completely honest, I believe.”

The Fifth Harmony alumni first revealed her mother’s diagnosis back in October 2020.

Check out the interview below.

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New pictures of A$AP Rocky and Rihanna that were taken during the couple’s romantic getaway to Miami have surfaced. In the pics, Rocky and Rihanna matched fits with t-shirts and trucker hats while dining at the city’s World Famous House of Mac.

The two artists got photographed with restaurant owner Derrick Turton.

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A source recently provided more details regarding the trip to HollywoodLife.

“They arrived separately through a private entrance,” they told the publication.

They added that they were attempting to keep a low profile, as Rocky was the first to arrive to their hotel and waited for Rihanna until she arrived. “She then entered the lobby area and immediately fell into his arms for a hug and kiss. You could tell [she] was smiling even though she kept a very low profile with her hat and purple mask on. They got into an elevator together.”

The new photos come after Rocky recently admitted that Rihanna is “the one” during an interview with GQ.

“She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones. I think when you know, you know. She’s the one,” he told the outlet.

Check out Rocky and Rihanna’s new pics below.

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Wack 100 says he warned Pop Smoke to get out of his Airbnb and head to a hotel, just days prior to his death in February 2020. Wack discussed the late rapper’s passing in a new interview on No Jumper with Adam22.

“Go check into that W Hollywood,” Wack said. “Stay away from them Airbnbs on this West Coast until you get your weight up, ’til you get your politics right. Go to one of them hotels bro and be safe about it.”

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He says that he spoke with Birdman and told him to relay the warning.

“I told him four days before to get that man out of there and send him to the W,” Wack continued. “I was in Europe and Avery or Monte Lipman (of Republic Records) had called through Birdman and they were kinda asking me stuff. I told him, ‘Get him out of there and send him to the W Hotel.’ I started getting calls from my people that the homegirls was up there and this and that. I’d just advise when y’all on your way up, take small steps.”

Regardless, four days later, four individuals broke into Smoke’s Airbnb and fatally shot him during a botched robbery.

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Arizona Cardinals star Chandler Jones has reportedly requested a trade, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The All-Pro pass-rusher is apparently unhappy with his contract and skipped off offseason work in response.

A source tells ESPN that Jones is considered a ‘great guy’ within the organization.

“All-Pro pass rusher Chandler Jones requested a trade from the Arizona Cardinals this offseason, per sources. Jones has been unhappy with his contract and future with the team,” Fowler reported on Twitter, Sunday. “Cardinals don’t want to trade him and expect him to report to camp. But certainly a situation to watch.”

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Jones is set to make $15.5 million this year, the final season under contract with the organization. Without a trade, Jones could finish this season and enter free agency in 2022.

Jones joined the Cardinals in 2016 after being traded from the New England Patriots. With the Pats, Jones won a Super Bowl in 2015 against the Seattle Seahawks. After moving to Arizona, he led the NFL in sacks in 2017 and was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. From 2017-19, he recorded a total of 49 sacks. 

In 2020, Jones played just five games and underwent surgery on his biceps.

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Tyler, The Creator celebrated the anniversary of Pharrell’s debut album In My Mind, on Twitter, Sunday, with a tribute reflecting on listening to the project while in high school. Tyler also included a photo of himself at 15-years-old.

“‘In My Mind’ turns 15 today. Came out around the time of this photo,” Tyler quote-tweeted the throwback picture. “Was at Hawthorne High summer school and man I cant articulate what it means/ did for me. I made Odd Future that summer and set out to be where I am now before 10th grade began. Very important piece of art to me.”

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Tyler has praised Pharrell as one of his biggest inspirations throughout his career and even worked with him on multiple occasions. His most recent album, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, features Pharrell on the track, “JUGGERNAUT.”

 On the 10th anniversary of In My Mind, back in 2016, Tyler shared a similar tribute, expressing the important role the project played in his life.

“Being 15 black not really ‘interested’ in what the majority of my peers were into, it made me feel safe,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “I was optimistic, always daydreaming and setting goals so I felt you were directly speaking to me.” The post ends with Tyler saying, “I’m now a young entrepreneur all because I believed you when I said I could be… I never had brothers, uncles or my father around so thank you for being the male figure I gravitated to. Allowing me to embrace being different and trusting my ideas.”

Check out Tyler’s tribute post below.

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