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Logic may have retired from the game, but hip-hop fans know exactly how to read between the lines on that one. Having long been conditioned to accept retirement as a temporary development, we’ve come to understand that a rapper’s exit is simply temporary, a moment in which thoughts can be gathered and new goals charted out.  

Upon bowing out with the triumphant “swan song” No Pressure, Logic allowed himself space to regroup, returning to the studio to sharpen his already solid production skills. Today, Bobby took a moment to share a brief video from a recent jam session, in which he put in serious work behind the drum machine. Fans of the production process would be wise to check this one out, as seldom do we get the chance to see a producer getting busy in real-time.

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Curiously, the beat seems to be something he’d sound quite natural over, which fueled speculation that Logic has been steadily orchestrating the soundtrack of his triumphant return. It’s certainly possible that he’s in the midst of lacing beats for other artists — lest we forget the work he did alongside his Bobby Boy signee Doctor Destruction. On the other hand, one does not simply walk away from hip-hop, and Logic remains a young man in a game where veterans are putting out some of their best material yet. 

Check out Logic’s production clinic below, and sound off if you want to hear him spitting some bars over this latest creation? 

Jay-Z is one of the most profitable faces in not only the hip-hop world but also in pop culture. The billionaire rap mogul is known for his keen business eye and even more impressive business portfolio. The Roc Nation founder recently unveiled his very own cannabis brand Monogram right as talks of federal decriminalization have become noisier. 

He recently even landed a deal to produce 900k pounds worth of product for the cannabis line. Clearly, Hov knows how to hustle. Unfortunately for one photographer trying to get his hustle on too, Jay wasn’t having it. TMZ reports that the mogul is suing the photographer who shot his debut album cover for using his likeness to generate revenue. 

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According to the publication, Jay is suing Jonathan Mannion and his company, Jonathan Mannion Photography LLC, claiming Mannion was exploring Jay’s name and image without his permission. In documents obtained by TMZ, Jay explains that Mannion has his name and likeness pictured all over his website, and additionally sells photos of the mogul for thousands of dollars. 

Mannion shot the black and white cover art for Jay’s debut album Reasonable Doubt back in 1996. The problem in the lawsuit, however, is Jay never gave Mannion permission to use his likeness to make a profit. He further claims in the suit that when he asked Mannion to stop using his image, the photographer demanded tens of millions of dollars. 

Jay and his team explain in the suit that Mannion is making an “arrogant assumption that because he took those photographs, he can do with them as he pleases.”

Jay says Mannion took hundreds of photos in 1996 after he was hired to shoot the cover. He furthers that Roc-A-Fella used some of the pics and Mannion was paid handsomely for them. 

There appears to be some tension between Asian Doll and her ex-boyfriend King Von’s sister. Since the rapper’s passing, Asian Doll has been remembering King Von with dozens of posts on social media, rewinding through her memories and sharing them with the world. She’s even gone so far as to refer to herself as “Queen Von,” which appears to be rubbing his family the wrong way.

After Von’s sister, Kayla, confirmed that the rapper got another woman pregnant before his passing, Asian Doll spoke out on Twitter and said that she will still always love him. Something she said in her response appears to have ticked off Kayla because she got back on Twitter and entered attack mode, seemingly dissing Asian with a heated rant.

“Wow you bitches really be cap on this internet,” said Kayla in one of her tweets. “Ain’t no queen Von [laughing emoji] because Von was single… Bitches live a whole fuckin lie & messy af hiding they hand!”

Kayla went on to suggest that her brother moved to a new house in Atlanta because he didn’t trust Asian Doll, allegedly refusing to give her his address. She also said Asian was lying about giving Von’s mother and kids money, claiming she hasn’t sent a dollar. “Fake and using him & his name 2 look good,” she said. 

Asian Doll hasn’t addressed Kayla’s comments. Swipe through the posts below to see what was said. 

When Kendrick Lamar released his last studio album, the world was a completely different place. Lil Baby hadn’t released much of anything at that point. Nobody knew who Roddy Ricch was. And Megan Thee Stallion was only known for being a star student, and not a superstar rapper. It’s been nearly five years since the last time the Pulitzer Prize winner dropped an album, and his fans have let him hear about that for a minute. 

This week, it was announced that Kendrick Lamar had booked a festival spot at Day N Vegas later this year. Despite the fact that the billing specifies his headline gig as a performance that will range from Section.80 to DAMN., some fans are still expecting some sort of new music debut before the show in November. 

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The Compton rapper started trending directly following the announcement with fans speculating on what to expect from his main-stage performance. Some are frustrated that he’s headlining without having any new music out — do you realistically see Kendrick Lamar not getting a headline gig though? Others think that this will either be part of an album rollout or will kick off the road to new music at the end of this year.

See below what people are saying and let us know if you’re looking forward to his performance in Las Vegas.

Kevin Hart’s faced the impacts of cancel culture to a certain degree but never enough to knock him from the top. So, when he railed against it in a recent interview with the Sunday Times, many of those who’ve attempted to cancel him in the past were, once again, back on his neck. 

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