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J. Cole’s The Offseason dominated the streaming charts in its debut week, securing four of the top five positions for most streamed songs. 

While Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” landed the number one spot, Cole’s “My Life” featuring 21 Savage and Morray, “Amari,” “Pride Is The Devil,” featuring Lil Baby, and “95 South,” rounded out the top five. As for where the songs landed on the Hot 100 chart as a whole, Cole’s songs ranked 2, 5, 7, and 8, respectively.

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“This is the first time in history that five songs debut in the top 10 of the #Hot100 in a single week,” Billboard announced on Twitter, Monday. The outlet also confirmed that Drake, Juice WRLD, and Lil Wayne are the only other artists to have four songs debut in the top 10.

The Off-Season as a whole debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 with 282,000 equivalent units sold, making it the biggest rap album of 2021.

In response to the album’s popularity, Cole tweeted out a thank you from Rwanda, where he is currently playing in the Basketball Africa League.

“Sending a thank you from Rwanda! #1 album, I appreciate the love, i heard the noise from out here. the off-season means keep pushing yourself, I will do the same,” Cole said.

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Doja Cat has always been known for her eccentric style and goofy personality, but a series of odd tweets even has her most dedicated fans confused. It all began with a series of seemingly irritated tweets including the statement “I’m unfollowing everybody on social media I don’t wanna see one more bitch frolicking on the beach during sunset” which led to more tweets updating the status of her timeline.

Doja took a brief break from her strange behavior to promote the TV debut of her song “Kiss Me More” ft SZA at the Sunday Billboard Music Awards with a very PR-friendly tweet. The night was a success for the “Say So” singer, as her red-carpet looks were applauded along with her performance. She finished the night strong with her 2021 Billboard R&B Female Artist win.

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Fans were left puzzled after Sunday night Doja tweeted “I wanna get surgery so bad. My whole life I always wanted to be different and now that I got money I feel like I can finally make my knees 8 inches long and wet.” She responded to one fan’s response of “And wet???? Excuse me” with “I just want them to be constantly dripping wet with an unidentified liquid cuz I feel like thats hella sexy as a girl.”

Even weirder, she changed her Twitter name to “IM AT THE BBMAS W MY DICK OUT” during the show. This strange behavior has left the internet clueless, as no one knows the story behind the freaky tweets and Doja continues to post context-less statements such as “What if instead of Ja Rule it was John Rule.” 

Benny The Butcher has come a long way. While he’s been consistently delivering quality music for years now, the Buffalo lyricist has recently seen his star rise considerably, to the point where he’s collaborating with Drake and breaking bread with Jay-Z. And no matter how far he rises, The Butcher has continuously lived up to his own musical standards, with his most recent studio album The Plugs I Met 2 marking another stellar chapter of his catalog.

With his upcoming The Burden Of Plugs tour set to kick off this October, complete with stops in cities like Charlotte, Huntington, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Sandiego, Las Vegas, and Denver, Benny will be warming up with a summer set at Rolling Loud Miami. Set to perform on Saturday, July 24th, it would appear that the festival has meant a great deal to The Butcher, who took to Twitter for a moment of reflection.

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“This is an accomplishment for me,” he writes, sharing the entire Rolling Loud lineup. “They offered me this a few years ago I couldn’t take it now this year im gettin 10 times that amount…that’s the type of shit I be on.” It’s certainly a big flex from The Butcher, and while he didn’t divulge exactly how much he’s pulling per show, the fact that his rate has grown tenfold speaks to his status in the game. 

Check out Benny’s latest post below, and look for The Butcher to hold it down this summer at Rolling Loud Miami. Will you be in attendance?

Donovan Mitchell is reportedly angry with the Utah Jazz for holding him out of the team’s 112-109 Game 1 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Sunday. Mitchell apologized to fans for not being able to help out his squad, on Twitter, after the game.

“Sorry y’all… I wish I could say more…. I’ll be out there soon!” the young star tweeted.

Fans and teammates alike were surprised to not see Mitchell suit up after he told reporters he would be good to go earlier in the day.

“I’m ready to go,” Mitchell said Sunday morning. “No pain. I’m excited to get going.”

Rudy Gobert downplayed his absence when asked by reporters: “I try to stay out of all of this, because it’s just going to give me a headache,” Gobert said. “Hopefully, he’s good for next game. That’s all I’m worried about.”

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Head coach Quin Snyder admitted that Mitchell was frustrated with the training staff’s decision.

“Our medical staff met following shoot around and relayed the decision to hold Donovan out of tonight’s game,” Snyder said. “Obviously Donovan being the competitor he is wants to be out there and hopefully he’ll be out there soon.”

Mitchell has been out since April 16 recovering from a right ankle sprain.

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Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox have become one of pop culture’s beloved couples. The rock-rapper and actress recently wowed the red carpet at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night. MGK wore a Balmain tuxedo that featured retro slightly flared pants, an unbuttoned white shirt to add a bit of edge, and paired his look with a statement — his tongue dyed black.

Megan chose a revealing black Mugler gown that showed off her impressive figure. The bodysuit-like bodice’s large cutouts showed off her sexy side. The top was balanced with a sheer black ruched ankle-length skirt and heels. The fan-favorite PDA shot of the night caught the two lovingly sticking out their tongues at each other before a kiss.

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Machine Gun Kelly took home the award for Top Rock Artist and at the end of his speech called Megan his “twin soul” and thanked her for her support and love. Megan shared a picture of the two prior to arriving on the red carpet, lightheartedly captioned, “it’s the broom for me” alluding to the broom someone forgot to remove from the background before taking the picture.

Comments were turned off on Megan’s Instagram post, but that didn’t stop fans from tweeting about the pair. The duo has been a trending topic since they first popped out in May 2020, and as we reported, are getting serious and considering marriage. 

What do you think of their look? Let us know below.

Maroon 5 has dominated the pop charts since the mid-aughts and remains one of the most commercially successful bands out right now. Their ability to cross genres and incorporate acts from different musical backgrounds has played a huge role in their longevity. Adam Levine has worked alongside some of the biggest stars in hip-hop from Kanye West to Eminem and 50 Cent but Maroon 5 has also drawn inspiration from hip-hop on numerous occasions with songs like “Girls Like You” ft Cardi B and “Cold” ft Future.

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The group is getting ready to release their forthcoming album, Jordi, named after their former manager who passed away in 2017. Maroon 5 unveiled the project’s tracklist which includes some heavy hitters from the rap game. However, the surprising part of the tracklist is the posthumous appearances from Nipsey Hussle and Juice WRLD. Nip is featured on the remix of “Memories” alongside YG while Juice is credited on the song, “Can’t Leave You Alone.”

Other appearances on the tracklist include Megan Thee Stallion, Anuel AA, and more.

1. “Beautiful Mistakes” (Feat. Megan Thee Stallion)
2. “Lost”
3. “Echo” (Feat. blackbear)
4. “Lovesick”
5. “Remedy” (Feat. Stevie Nicks)
6. “Seasons”
7. “One Light” (Feat. Bantu)
8. “Convince Me Otherwise” (Feat. H.E.R.)
9. “Nobody’s Love”
10. “Can’t Leave You Alone” (Feat. Juice WRLD)
11. “Memories”
12. “Memories (Remix)” (Feat. Nipsey Hussle & YG)
13. “Button” (Feat. Anuel AA & Tainy)
14. “Lifestyle” (Jason Derulo Feat. Adam Levine)

Kodak Black has been in the midst of a quiet but impactful run, having followed up his early prison release with albums Bill Israel and the recent Haitian Boy Kodak. In fact, the latter actually earned him a co-sign from Drake, who claimed that Kodak was “on another level” and sparked collaborative rumors in the process.

Suffice it to say, the Floridian rapper has been riding a wave of momentum, and it doesn’t appear to be letting up anytime soon. He recently announced the release date for another forthcoming project, confirming that Happy Birthday Kodak would be landing on June 11th — appropriately, the rapper’s twenty-fourth birthday. He didn’t share much more about what’s to come, though he did confirm that his upcoming Haitian Boy Kodak show at Fort Lauderdale has been postponed in order to lock down a larger venue.

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It seems as if Kodak has no intention of slowing down, and it should be interesting to see if Happy Birthday Kodak mirrors its predecessor in terms of length — as well as sales. Kodak recently voiced frustration with the fact that his latest album moved 22k album-equivalent units, accusing the rap game of turning its back on “gangsta rap.”

“I Use To Sell 100K First Week Etc,” he wrote, in a scathing and since-deleted rant. “But along the way the game Turnt gay !!! Even tho I get to singing to b*tches I signed up fa Gangsta Rap , Not This peekaboo ass sh*t where good hearted , Real individuals are forced to hide their support for you in public … I can’t Say It’s Blackballing but it’s alotta D*cksuckin & Ass Kissin Goin On.”

It should be interesting to see whether Happy Birthday Kodak sees an increase in sales. Look for the project to land in full on June 11th, and sound off if you’ll be tuning in.

It was a massive evening for Drake and the OVO team as the rapper was dubbed Billboard’s Artist Of The Decade. In the last decade, Drake has churned out hit records like no other artists in any genre and continues to be a dominant force. His acceptance speech was short but memorable since Adonis made a cameo, bursting into tears as his dad dedicated the award to him.

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The rapper was surrounded by the family and friends that he came up with. OVO members surrounded the stage as Drake and Adonis stood at the microphone to accept the award. Noah “40” Shebib, a key contributor to Drake’s success as a musician, was also on stage with Drizzy but he took to Instagram where he penned a heartfelt message to his collaborator and musical partner.  40 shared a photo of Drake taken on Jan. 5th, 2010, reflecting on a pivotal moment in there careers.

“I knew then with out any doubt or hesitation that this was his and our path. Greatness is rare and when your lucky enough to see it or even be a part of this greatness it will change your perspective on life forever. The phrase anything is possible suddenly takes on a new meaning,” he wrote. “Congratulations to my brother for wining Artist of the Decade at the Billboard awards. No one in this world is more deserving of this honour. It devastates me I wasn’t there to celebrate this moment. But better times are a head of us. And I’ll be there in ten for the next one.”

Peep 40’s post below.