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Diddy’s Request For House Arrest Gets A Swift Response

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Diddy and his legal team requested that the Bad Boy mogul be released on house arrest until his trial in the case regarding charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering on Friday. According to US Weekly, Judge Arun Subramanian “immediately rejected the idea,” remarking in the courtroom: “That is not going to work.” He had wanted to stay at his mansion in Miami, Florida, the site federal agents raided, earlier this year.

His lawyers also offered that he stay at his apartment in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. This would’ve featured 24/7 security with the removal of internet and phone access outside of contacting his attorneys. He would also need approval before family visits. Diddy’s team argued to Subramanian that the house arrest would end up being “substantially more restrictive” than the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, where he currently resides.

Read More: Diddy Makes Shocking Admission About Allegedly Unmonitored Jail Calls

Diddy Performs At Florida A&M University

Sean “Diddy” Combs performs at the Bring It Home Midnight Rally held for Andrew. Gillum at Florida A&M University’s Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Fla. the night before the 2018 midterm election Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. © Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via Imagn Images

Authorities arrested Diddy back in September, charging him with allegations of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He quickly pleaded not guilty and has denied all of the claims against him. Diddy will be heading to trial in May 2025.

Outside of that legal case, Diddy recently made headlines for reportedly sending a cease-and-desist letter in response to allegations made during Hulu’s new documentary, The Honorable Shyne. According to Page Six, he’s upset with his former Bad Boy protégé, Shyne, alleging that he took the fall for Diddy in an infamous nightclub shooting back in 1999. A rep. for Diddy told the outlet that the allegation is “unequivocally false.” They also brought up that he was acquitted of all charges related to the incident. Be on the lookout for further updates on Diddy on HotNewHipHop.

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Kendrick Lamar Appears To Respond To Drake’s Controversial Appearance On xQc’s Stream

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Drake didn’t take long to speak out and make himself visible again after Kendrick Lamar released his new album GNX. It was through an appearance with superstar Kick streamer xQc last night (Sunday, November 24), and it was overall a great time from what their charity gambling stream indicated. But of course, the Toronto rapper couldn’t escape some jokes from fans thanks to various beef references during the stream, such as one comment about “fairy tales.” Apparently, Kendrick himself caught wind of this, as an alleged friend of his posted some screenshots to Instagram that seemingly show his reaction to this.

“He trippin??!” Kendrick Lamar allegedly asked his friend about Drake, following a slew of laughing emojis at how he apparently turned Drizzy into a streamer. For the record, he’s been streaming for years now every once in a while, but that’s besides the point. It seems like K.Dot just had a laugh about it, and for the most part, so did the 6ix God, so it’s odd to see them treat their battle more casually these days. What they do take seriously now are how other people address them and their musical moves, such as this new GNX album and the OVO mogul’s upcoming Australian tour that starts on the same day as the Super Bowl.

Read More: Kendrick Lamar Aiming For Biggest Hip-Hop Album Streaming Debut Of 2024 Since Drake

Kendrick Lamar Seemingly Reacts To Drake’s xQc Stream

As fans continue to debate that whole situation, Kendrick Lamar and Drake are just gearing up to continue their dominance one way or another. The latter has a collab album on the way with PARTYNEXTDOOR, and the former just walked away from one of the biggest years for any rapper with a whole lot of excellent new material to boast. It’s been an excellent year to be a rap fan, whether you tapped into this showdown or not.

Meanwhile, everyone is still enjoying the GNX hype right now, and it will be curious to see if Kendrick Lamar or Drake have anything else to say about their feud or if they will move onto other things. It seems unlikely that they will just leave this scuffle behind and never address each other again, but we couldn’t have predicted that Future and Metro Boomin seemingly backtracked their positions, so who knows?

Read More: Snoop Dogg Praises Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” After Apologizing For Drake Support

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Drake Reveals Official Status Of His PartyNextDoor Collab Album

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The livestream with fellow Canadian xQc and Drake continues to produce some intriguing headlines. Multiple clips from it have circling the internet. However, this one might be the most exciting one yet. Back in August, The Boy officially revealed that him and his OVO partner, PARTYNEXTDOOR, were going to drop an album. He revealed this during a shocking appearance at PND’s show and announcing the news in the most Drizzy way possible. “Once summer over with… do what you need to do. I know all you girls are outside and when it gets a little chilly… a PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake album will be right there for you.”

Given that slightly cryptic bombshell, many were speculation a potential fall release. However, we are now at the end of November and still nothing. It became clearer and clearer that the Canadian duo was not that close to being finished as we may have thought. Both artists have been hyping it up, labeling it a future classic and things like that. Additionally, they have been pretty vague in terms of the actual status of the project. But as we said, Drake’s most recent update during the xQc stream is tantalizing. It gives everyone a better idea of when it may arrive, especially with one month left to go.

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Drake & PartyNextDoor’s LP Is “75% Done”

“Me and PARTY’s album is 75 percent done. Shout out to PX cooking right now. Album is sounding incredible. Shout to the Six, the whole city, anybody watching from Canada, we love you.” After that, xQc tried to get some more intel, asking his guest about any tracklist details. Drake answered the question, but also didn’t at the same time.

“I always have a problem making shorter albums…” The clip cuts off there, but it seems like the other 25 percent is going to be making final cuts to the tracklist. Given this and the initial reveal, there is definitely still time for Drake and PARTY to get this out. They may have it out by late December, which would fall in alignment with the For All The Dogs MC also making it known that he’s going on tour during Super Bowl week. In fact, the “Anita Max Wynn Australia Tour” will kick off the day of the big game and Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show performance.

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Drake Seemingly Addresses His Kendrick Lamar Feud Following The Release Of ‘GNX’

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After a monstrous 2024, Kendrick Lamar put his stamp on the final weeks of the year with the surprise release of a new album, GNX. The project features more bars about Drake after his feud with the Canadian rapper dominated the cultural conversation this summer. Now, following GNX, Drake appears to have spoken out.

While livestreaming with xQc, Drake, seemingly speaking about Lamar, said (as HotNewHipHop notes), “I’m here, as you can see, fully intact. Mind, body, and soul. In case you are wondering, right? You need facts to take me out. Fairy tales won’t do it.”

Lamar also had some words about Lil Wayne on the new album, and Wayne responded on X (formerly Twitter), “Man wtf I do. I just be chillin & dey still kome 4 my head. Let’s not take kindness for weakness. Let this giant sleep. I beg u all. No one really wants destruction. Not even me, but I shall destroy if disturbed.”

It’s not all beef, though, as plenty of folks collaborated on the new album and the list includes SZA, Jack Antonoff, Roddy Ricch, Terrace Martin, Sounwave, Deats, M-Tech, Juju, Deyra Barrera, AzChike, Dody6, Hitta J3, Peysoh, Siete, Wallie The Sensei, Lefty Gunplay, Siete7x, and YoungThreat.

The Kendrick Lamar ‘Mustard’ Meme Is Taking Over The Internet

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On Friday, Kendrick Lamar dropped a surprise (and Taylor Swift-free) new album, GNX. By Saturday, a meme was born. On “TV Off,” featuring Lefty Gunplay, Lamar yells “MUSTARD” — or as it’s transcribed by someone on Genius, “MUSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD.” Is it a reference to his favorite condiment? Possibly, but it’s also a nod to DJ Mustard, a rapper and producer who worked on GNX, as well as Lamar’s No. 1 hit “Not Like Us.”

Lamar’s “Mustard” shout out is all over the internet, including brands like McDonald’s, the Minions, and Shrek. There are Simpsons references, Peanuts-style drawings, and TikTok edits. A pastor yelled “Mustard” during a church service, as seen here, and even Lizzo got involved.

Mustard seems to be enjoying all the attention.

“I’ve been literally trying to get a song with him for years,” the producer told Billboard about Lamar. “Before I even made that beat [for “Not Like Us”], I got to a point where I was like, ‘I’m gonna send five beats a day.’ I maybe sent him five beats a day for maybe three months. I’m still doing it right now just in case he wants to record something. I sent him that beat and then I think that day I would make it a point just to go to the studio to make a couple of beats to send to him.”

He added, “I don’t think I even understood how big it was until it went No. 1. I was like, ‘This is the biggest song I ever had in my life.’ I just wanted a song with Kendrick.”

Kendrick Lamar & AzChike Deliver Infectious Bars And Unrivaled Chemistry On “Peekaboo”

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Kendrick Lamar surprised the entire hip-hop world on Friday when he decided to drop off a new album called GNX. Overall, this is being considered the hip-hop album of the year, and it has only been out for a couple of days. If one thing is for certain with this album, it is that Kendrick has united the West Coast. He featured numerous smaller West Coast artists on the project, and it has made for one of Kendrick’s most unique listens to date.

In the past, Kendrick has gone heavy with the concepts for his albums. GKMC was about his life growing up in Compton. Meanwhile, TPAB was all about America and the racism it was founded on. Mr. Morale was one huge therapy session. However, GNX is not burdened by a grandiose concept. Instead, it is Kendrick having a whole lot of fun. A great example of this is the song “Peekaboo” with AzChike. The song contains skeletal yet bouncy production in which Kendrick sounds as menacing as ever. On numerous occasions, he and AzChike trade bars and it makes for an amazing balancing act.

Ultimately, “Peekaboo” serves as an example of the type of creative space Kendrick is in right now. He wants to have fun but he also wants to embrace the boogeyman nickname that has been given to him. GNX is a victory lap and we’re not sure the lap is going to come to an end, anytime soon.

Read More: Drake Accuses Kendrick Lamar Of Peddling Fairytales While Streaming With xQc

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Quotable Lyrics:

Double-park it all at Tam’s, Mr. Get-Off-On-Your-Mans
If he hatin’, disrespect, you better follow up with hands
Losses to the neck, but now I’m trophied up, I’m sayin’, like
Bing-bop-boom-boom-boom-bop-bam
The type of shit I’m on, you wouldn’t understand
The type of skits I’m on, you wouldn’t understand
Big-dog business, I would not hold your hand

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Drake Delivers a Message: ‘You Need Facts to Take Me Out’

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Drake wants fans to know that the beef with Kendrick Lamar didn’t put him down. Appearing on stream with xQc, Drake stood in “mind, body, and soul.”

“I’m here, as you can see, fully intact,” Drake said. “You need facts to take me out, fairytales won’t do it.”

Drake is ready to take on Australia. After teasing the tour last week, The Boy confirmed the move during an appearance on xQc’s livestream.

“I’m coming to Australia for the first time in eight years, coming back to Australia on tour it’s actually funny enough called the Anitta Max Wynn tour,” he announced. “Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast.”

The tour will launch on Feb. 9, ironically the same day as Kendrick Lamar takes the Super Bowl stage.

Last week, the OVO superstar hints at international dates by showing an Instagram throwback image of Australia. “It’s been like 7 years,” Drake wrote with several eyeball emoji.

In related news, Drake is back with a new music video. The Boy dons all OVO clothing and is surrounded by his Woes in the video for “No Face.” You can see the whole unit at a mall, riding through the space in Escalades and with the OVO flags in tow. You can see the whole video.

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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘squabble up’ Primed for No.1 Debut on Billboard

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Kendrick Lamar’s “squabble up” was first teased in the “Not Like Us” video, prompting fans to ask for it endlessly. The single arrived on the new GNX album and is immediately running up the streams. The single is expected to end Shaboozey’s streak on top of the Billboard 200 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

The single is projected to debut at No. 1 and be Lamar’s third for the year, following “Not Like Us” and “Like That.”

You can hear the banger below.

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Nicki Minaj Teases a New Album for 2025

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Nicki Minaj is already eyeing another album. In a Q&A with fans on X, she revealed she will release a new album in 2025 and also announce a new set of tour dates.

Add Nicki Minaj to the list of legends in the RIAA diamond club. Her uber-popular 2012 single “Starships” has just crossed the 10 million sales mark. Minaj highlighted the achievement in alignment with the 10th anniversary of her second album, The Pinkprint.

That was my 2nd album. We’ve come a long way.
Thank you for your continued support 🙏🏽🫶🏽
Thank you to my record label & team/ djs/radio & streaming.
🎀11/22 is our Next Pink Friday🎀
We celebrate the 10 year anniversary of my 3rd album #ThePinkprint with never before released vinyls…plus
… hmmmm *thinks* 🤔💭♟

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SZA Says a ‘Whole New Project’ Will Arive Before 2025

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SZA is on the clock. With her brother Kendrick Lamar dropping off GNX last week, SZA reveals that she will also serve fans before the end of the year.

Sitting with Kai Cenat on his marathon stream, SZA revealed a “whole new project” is in the tuck and “will be out before the year is over.”

Earlier this month, speaking with British Vogue, she previewed the Lana album.

“I think I am making music from a more beautiful place,” SZA said. “From a more possible place versus a more angsty place. I’m not identifying with my brokenness. It’s not my identity. It’s s**t that happened to me. Yeah, I experienced cruelty. I have to put it down at some point. Piece by piece, my music is shifting because of that, the lighter I get.”

So that’s what Punch meant by this:

You can read the full feature below.

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