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There has been an increasing number of women entering the Rap game in recent years and Interview Magazine wanted to highlight the “dominance” that has been taking place. The publication allowed Megan Thee Stallion to interview the City Girls as all of the ladies spoke about their upbringings, differences, and roads to success in the music industry.

As the City Girls were just taking off, JT was dealt a blow when she was carted off to prison. The rapper recalled how quickly everything happened and while she was inside, Yung Miami was doing her best to hold things down. “JT went to jail and I used to have to beg the DJs to play our song,” recalled Yung Miami. “She’d be like, ‘B*tch, I’m in jail. I’m not thinking about no f*cking music.'”

The City Girls also spoke about how their upbringing influenced their style of music. “The struggle, the fast life, the stealing. Growing up around my mom and auntie, they were always talking to men for money,” said JT. “I’ve never seen my mom in a real relationship… That’s what I grew up around, that type of life, the stealing and hustling. That’s where the influence comes from in the music, besides growing up in the Slip-N-Slide Records era, when we had the raunchy music with Trick Daddy and Trina. That’s all we really know.”

Yung Miami agreed and added that she comes from a similar background. “The stuff that I saw growing up were shootings,” she said. “My momma used to steal. My daddy was selling drugs. My mom used to sell clothes for us to get by. She’d just steal clothes and sell them. That was basically my upbringing, just growing up in the struggle.”

It seems that City Girls Summer and Hot Girl Summer are still on track even though all three ladies have significant others. Yet, JT admits that she’s not as much of a wild child as her groupmate. “I feel like Caresha has more of the City Girls side to her, the whole aura of it,” said JT. “She’s a party girl. She’s lit. She’s going to be shaking her ass and I’m probably going to be standing there mad about something.”

“That’s what’s good about being in a group, because if it was just me by myself, everybody would just be like, ‘Damn, I hate them because them bitches is boring,'” she added.

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The dust recently settled on his controversy with Michael Rapaport and now Kevin Durant has a brewing beef with Shannon Sharpe. The Brooklyn Nets forward wasn’t having it earlier today (April 13) after Sharpe attempted to quote the basketball star while on Undisputed. In the segment, Sharpe quoted Durant as saying, “If LeBron James is the GOAT, I beat the GOAT twice and hit the shots in his building. What does that make me?”

It’s a boastful comment, to say the least, but the problem is, Durant claims he never said it. A basketball fan account on Twitter circulated a meme that attributes Durant to the quote, but it has been labeled as fake. Durant reshared a clip of Sharpe on Undisputed and added, “Y’all drunk uncle out here lying again. When did I say this @ShannonSharpe???????????????????????????”

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“Shannon went on tv responding to this quote like I actually said this,” Durant added. “Gullible fans will believe it, or say ‘you was thinking this anyway’ it’s comedy at this point.” The sports icon added that Sharpe refused to address the controversy online, but Sharpe told him that they could speak privately.

“KD, IF* you wanna talk to me. I’m not hard to find, but I’m not going bck and forth on social media,” tweeted Sharpe. “Whatever our differences are. They can be handled out of the eye of social media.” That wasn’t an acceptable response for Durant. “We can talk in front of everybody, it ain’t that serious Shannon, u go on tv in front of everybody pushing fake [sh*t] but now u wanna talk in private??? Why u lying on tv Shannon???”

In the end, it looks as if Sharpe blocked Durant. In response, the Nets baller wrote, “But I’m sensitive.” Check out some highlights below.

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The recent Quando Rondo interview conducted by Angela Yee of The Breakfast Club is causing controversy. For the first time, Quando spoke openly about the shooting death of King Von last November, calling the event an “out of body experience.” As you remember, Quando and his crew allegedly got into an altercation with Von and his entourage, resulting in shots being fired. Von was murdered in the incident and later, Quando’s friend, 22-year-old Timothy Leeks, was arrested for the crime.

Leeks has reportedly been released on bail and Quando has continued to vocalize his support of his friend. While discussing her interview with the rapper with her The Breakfast Club co-hosts, Yee revealed they were in New Orleans for their sit-down. DJ envy claimed that he received “a bunch of texts” from people asking if he was “good in Chicago” after Yee’s interview went live. “I was like,’ What are you talking about?” said Envy.

Charlamagne chimed in, “What the hell does that mean?” Envy explained that there were possibly some people in Chicago who would be upset because Yee spoke with Rondo about Von. “You don’t want to play with them young boys,” added Envy.

“Yeah, but you can’t get mad at the reporter or a journalist or a personality because they did an interview,” replied Charlamagne. Envy warned everyone to just be careful. Yee added that after her interview with Quando Rondo, she doesn’t “believe he had any ill intentions at all.” Watch the clip below.

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After a tense exchange on social media over a month ago, Coi Leray and her father, Benzino, may be in a better place. The “No More Parties” singer is getting her shine following the success of her Lil Durk-assisted remix to her single, and it has caused Leray to reflect on how she wants to handle success. The rapper-singer has made it clear that she isn’t looking to have drama with anyone, but in early March, Leray and Benzino traded verbal shots at one another.

At the time, it was clear that Coi Leray and her father were at odds, but recent tweets suggest that things may be on track to mending old wounds. “I love my dad [red heart emoji] forever and always. [praying hands emoji],” Leray wrote.

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“I do this for my family, they don’t understand me, no n*ggas around me , they don’t understand me,” she added in a separate tweet. “I do this for my crew they don’t understand I do this sh*t for you they don’t understand.” This is an obvious nod to Lil Durk’s 2013 track, “Don’t Understand Me.”

Previously, Coi stated that she was “embarrassed” to be Benzino’s daughter and he retorted that their argument was the most “disrespectful” encounter he’s experienced. Check out her tweets below.

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Legal trouble is creeping Chris Brown’s way after an employee claims she was injured. Brown has been laying low these days as he works on his projects and enjoys life as a father of two, but it’s being reported that he’s been sued by his cleaning lady. A woman named Patricia Avila is reportedly suing the singer over an incident that happened to her sister involving Brown’s dogs. Avila says that both she and her sister were hired to clean Brown’s home in Tarzana, Calif. According to TMZ, they worked twice a week at a rate of $600 per day.

Avila claims that they knew that Brown had dogs but whenever they were at the property, the animals were kept away. One of the pups, a large Caucasian Shepherd Ovcharka, reportedly gained access to the backyard and allegedly attacked Avila’s sister as she was emptying a vacuum.

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Avila alleges that the dog attacked her sister, “ripping 3 to 4 inches of skin off her arm” as well as biting at her face and leg. Brown is said to have been at the scene and was the person to call for help. “Avila says she thought her sister was going to die from the blood loss,” reports the outlet. The woman was treated at a hospital and reportedly had to undergo surgery.

This is where things get interesting; Avila, who wasn’t injured during the alleged incident, is suing Brown because she claims the ordeal has caused her to experience “PTSD, severe anxiety, and panic attacks.” It’s unclear what damages she’s seeking and if her sister will seek legal action.

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