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Meek Mill has been having a pretty dismal few weeks. First, the Philadelphia native was caught in a parking lot altercation with Tekashi 6ix9ine, nearly coming to blows with the rapper and becoming the troll’s latest target on social media. Then, a lyric from a previously-leaked song with Lil Baby started catching the attention of the internet for all the wrong reasons as Meek was labeled “disrespectful” for his bar referencing Kobe Bryant’s tragic death. “And if I ever lack I’m goin’ out with my chopper, it be another Kobe,” said Meek on the track.

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Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s widow, went on to call the bar “disrespectful” and “insensitive”. Meek’s initial response to her comments was considered “rude” by fans empathizing with the Bryant family, with Meek saying, “I’m going back savage in this sh*t, f*ck ya feelings!” but it seems like the rapper later took time to privately apologize to Vanessa Bryant over his lyrics, claiming so in a follow-up post.

“I apologized to her in private earlier today not to the public…Nothing I say on my page directed to a internet viral moment or the family of a grieving woman,” said Meek on Twitter. “If you care about someone grieving change the subject!”

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Commenting on The Shade Room’s account of the back-and-forth between Vanessa and Meek, “Buss It” rapper Erica Banks chimed in and said that sometimes, it’s best to just keep your mouth shut. Perhaps she has a point because Meek’s earlier tweets only helped to damage the situation further.

What do you think about this situation? Do you forgive Meek for the line after his alleged apology?

It’s official. Bobby Shmurda is a free man.

After spending years behind bars, Bobby Shmurda was reportedly released from prison shortly after 8:30 AM EST on Tuesday morning. His release happens ten months before he was due to get out, making for a sweet moment for the star rapper, who has been patiently awaiting his time. Shmurda will reportedly be under parole supervision for the next five years until 2026.

His release was reportedly due to the prison’s Time Allowance Committee, which reviewed his behavior and granted him freedom early. 

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The New York rapper, known for his hit songs “Hot N***a” and “Bobby B*tch”, was sentenced to seven years following his involvement in the GS9 gang takedown. One of the most well-respected rappers from his city, Bobby’s momentum was stunted after he heroically took a harsher sentence in order for his partner, the recently-freed Rowdy Rebel, to get several years taken off his own sentence. They’re both free now, marking a celebratory moment for all of their fans, their family, and loved ones.

Migos rapper Quavo exclusively told Billboard that he would personally be flying to New York to pick up the artist from prison. We’ll wait for videos and photos of their reunion on social media.

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Welcome home, Bobby! Who’s ready for that “First Day Out”?

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This probably wasn’t the Monday (February 22) evening that Meek Mill expected, but here we are. The rapper has been under heavy scrutiny over the past week due to not only his run-in with Tekashi 6ix9ine, but his controversial Kobe Bryant lyric in a snippet of a song reportedly with Lil Baby. “Yeah, and if I ever lack I’m goin’ out with my choppa / It be another Kobe,” Meek rapped in the viral clip. All these days later, Vanessa Bryant addressed the line, calling it “insensitive” and “disrespectful.”

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“I am not familiar with any of your music, but I believe you can do better than this,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “If you are a fan, fine, there’s a better way to show your admiration for my husband. This lacks respect.” Soon, both Meek and Vanessa became trending topics on various platforms, causing the lyrics to take center stage once again. Not long after Vanessa shared her post, Meek sent off a strange tweet and people accused him of being rude.

Meek seems to have resurfaced to comment on his name being involved in another trending topic, but it just intensified the controversy. “I don’t think we on the same signal y’all .. I don’t see what y’all see,” he tweeted, suggesting that he isn’t as aware of what’s going on on social media. “I be looking at the net laughing like I did whet [Upside-down] face I say random sh*t all day on social … it becomes a trend to hate on me every once in a while but I feed off that sh*t ima beast literally.”

He added, “Ima stay on this 100m chase to feed the kids ima dip from the crowd and stay in the vip.” Screenshots of the tweets were quickly shared and on The Shade Room and “Buss It” rapper Erica Banks commented on their post by writing, “He should just be quiet,” while others advised Meek to apologize to Vanessa Bryant. Check out the posts below.

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Their Love & Hip Hop beef may be settled in the ring. Peter Gunz, one-half of the duo that gave us the classic hit “Deja Vu (Uptown Baby),” was once close friends with music executive Cisco Rosado before their falling out. They bragged about their antics as members of the Creep Squad on the New York edition of the Love & Hip Hop franchise, but there were some strange moves happening behind the scenes that caused the friends to be at each other’s throats—literally. Their fight was broadcast for a global audience but it seemed that they were on the mend.

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The two men argued after it was revealed that while traveling, Peter’s then-estranged wife, Amina Buddafly, crashed at Cisco’s home. He insisted nothing happened and she just needed a place to stay, but the secret caused Peter to erupt in anger. They’ve traded insults and spewed accusations, and now Peter Gunz has taken to Instagram to say he’s ready to face off with Cisco in a boxing match.

“Looks good on the gram but without legs and cardio you will get the sh*t beat out of you,” wrote Peter. “Don’t let my age fool you Lil Bro Boxing in the Ring and fighting on Love & Hip Hop is 2 different things!! No Security No @monascottyoung and no @stefateaser to talk us down!!” Judging from their more recent interactions these two seem to be on good terms, so some suspect that they’re kicking up dust just to hype the possibility of a fight.

Who do you think would take the title if these two face off? Check out their posts below.

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