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Those manager-artist relationships can be fickle, especially once they turn sour. Lil Xan has long spoken openly about his drug addiction and throughout his career, Xan has been in and out of treatment to help with his substance abuse. Now that he is reportedly clean, Xan is calling out those who he claims aided in his addiction, and he began by accusing his former manager of supplying him with drugs.

“Do you guys remember the whole Lil Peep, the story when his management was giving him drugs and it just wasn’t helping out and all that?” Xan asked in a clip circulating online. “That happened to me on tour. My manager, well I don’t even like to call him my manager anymore, Stat Quo, remember that name, Stat Quo.”

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“Because when I was on tour through 2018 to two thousand whatever, the world tours with Nicki [Minaj] and Juice [WRLD] and all that. I was a drug addict back then, right? And my manager was supplying me with the drugs.”

Xan went on to allege that his manager knew all of his plugs so if he struggled with performing due to withdrawals, “he would make calls.” The rapper claimed that Stat Quo would pay thousands to have drugs shipped to wherever they were while out on tour, no matter where they were in the world.

“He’s gonna act like he didn’t do that, like a f*ckin’ hypocrite, and I’m really feeling like I should take him to court,” Xan added. “Because that was a time I almost died from the drugs. I was so skinny, unhealthy. Yeah, but his name is Stat Quo, I’ll even f*ckin’ pin this right here… Also, he took my car away, too, that I paid the majority of the money… Now, he wants $30,000 of the remaining money to pay it off. It’s literally all my money in the car and he won’t give it to me.”

Stat Quo doesn’t seem to have answered the allegations just yet. Watch Lil Xan’s video below to hear what else he had to say about his former manager.

For years, Jermaine Dupri has been actively speaking about his vegan lifestyle. The So So Def icon’s lifestyle choice may be difficult for others, but Dupri has not only worked with PETA in the past, but he’s also hosted all-vegan holiday meals for those in need. Last month, Dupri caught up with Rolling Stone to discuss his latest venture—no, not a new album, but his new line of vegan ice cream.

The Hip Hop icon has reportedly been vegan for nearly 20 years and throughout his food journey, he has been hit with a lack of options that suit his tastes. So, over the last two years, Dupri and his team have been working on “gluten-free, plant-based and non-GMO frozen desserts.”

“A lot of people who are involved in the vegan brands are not vegan,” Dupri told Rolling Stone in November. “I don’t know how people who are not vegan can be trustworthy in this space for us. I felt it was important for somebody like myself to produce something.”

JD’s Vegan has been in business, but earlier today (December 29), Dupri was excited to officially announce that his products will now be featured in Walmart stores. Hes been sharing posts for days showing fans sharing images and videdos of seeing Ddupri’s products in stores.

“We really did it!!! Yes! I’m over the moon,736 @walmart stores out the gate [mind blown emoji],” he penned in the caption to an Instagram post. “Go to JDsvegan.com, type in your zip code and find what store is close to you.” Congrats to JD! Check it out below.

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Champagne Papi is a basketball enthusiast, there’s no denying that. Now that the 35-year-old has a son, it seems that he’s starting young Adonis with the sport at an early age, and it may just pay off, as the 4-year-old has a pretty good shot.

On Wednesday, December 29th, Drizzy spent the evening balling with his little boy and some other friends, taking some time to share the sweet moment with fans. In a video uploaded to his Instagram story, Adonis can be seen counting his dribbles in a Nike shirt and a pair of track pants.

When he gets to 10, Drake can be heard coaching him from the sidelines, saying, “as hard as you can!” Adonis lets out a yell as he tosses the ball with all of his might, and the room erupts into a loud cheer as it swooshes into the basket. The young boy’s friend comes over to give him a congratulatory hug following his awesome shot before he yells out, “now watch this.”

The Canadian star has been sharing lots of footage of his kid this week as they spend the ongoing holiday season together. On Christmas Eve he shared a sweet video to his feed with Adonis and a friend crawling all over the “Girls Want Girls” recording artist, fighting for a chance to be in the centre of the camera.

“Merry Christmas From The Gang,” Drake captioned the adorable clip, which includes plenty of heartwarming laughs and has been viewed nearly 6.5 million times. Check it out below.

A recent interview from Faizon Love has sparked a debate about Ice Cube. Love famously starred in the classic favorite Friday and while speaking with VladTV, the “Big Worm” actor revealed that he made $2,500 for his work on the film. People seemed outraged considering that Friday has gone down in history, but Ice Cube has been taking hits.

Cube not only starred in the movie but he helped produce the film, so naturally, social media users began pelting him with criticisms over not paying the actors enough. He would go on to explain that every actor was paid to scale, and while he is being vilified online, Next Friday star Michael Blackson came to Ice Cube’s defense.

“@Icecube is not to blamed for us getting paid so little it’s the film industry’s pay scale,” Blackson teeted. “I got paid $800 a day when I did Next Friday plus overtime I made $1200 for my one day’s work of ‘I can’t get giggy with the sh*t” Thanks to next Friday I became the biggest African comic.” 

He added in the caption that when you aren’t as well known, you may not get paid what you want, but once you establish a name for yourself, then you can negotiate deals. Blackson once again thanked Ice Cube for the opportunity because “it got me where i am today.” Check it out in full below.

Jadakiss takes his health just as seriously as he takes his rap career. During a recent episode of Facebook Watch’s The Pull Up, the 46-year-old spoke with “Play Around” recording artist Lil’ Cease about his dedication to fitness, and why it’s such a crucial part of his routine.

“I think healthy is gangsta,” the Yonkers-born star told his friend just over two minutes into the show as he and Cease discussed how both Kiss and his fellow LOX artist Styles P make it look cool to work out and stay in shape.

“Everybody want to be tough guys and this and that, and rich. If you not healthy, you can’t be alive to spend your money. If you not healthy, you can’t enjoy the party, you can’t enjoy the perks of life, you won’t be here to see your kids graduate, to see ’em score they first touchdown, to see things like that. So health is more important than anything.”

As Complex notes, Kiss is no stranger to showing off his physical strength. Last summer, a video of him casually doing pull-ups in New York City while wearing a pair of Timbs began circulating on Twitter, earning plenty of laughs. 

The episode also saw Lil’ Cease and Jadakiss discuss the relationship between working out and mental health, and how both of the rappers witnessed their mothers pass away from illness, as well as the other losses they’ve experienced throughout their lives, have motivated them to stay in shape. 

Check out a clip from the new episode of The Pull Up below.

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Pooh Shiesty has spent the last six months behind bars at Miami’s Guilford Knight Correctional Center, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been hard at work on new music. On Christmas Day, the 22-year-old gifted his followers with “Federal Contraband (Freestyle),” an over five-minute long track that sees him address his rise to fame during the pandemic and what life behind bars has been like for him.

“I got locked, n*ggas stopped doin’ shit, they wouldn’t if I was ’round / Like they happy I went federal, see what that hate about / I’ma make sure your fingers get cut off since you count me out / My granddaddy passed away the other day, I just found out / Shit crazy, rest in peace, you’ll forever live through me,” he raps.

The single, which was dropped off by the rapper’s team, features production by TP808 and has been receiving tons of praise from fans all across the internet. “The inmate next to Pooh Shiesty when he recorded that new freestyle,” one listener wrote above a GIF of someone clearly loving the music they’re listening to.

“Whoever mixed that phone call from Pooh Shiesty in jail should be Bezos rich,” and “listening to that Pooh Shiesty jail freestyle saddens me… I hope he beats the case… Dude has so much potential,” others chimed into the conversation.

“I’ma be back in a minute / Won’t be too long ’til I’m free,” Shiesty promises his fans before the four-minute mark. Listen below and leave a review of the rapper’s jailhouse freestyle in the comment section.

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People didn’t know what to expect when Chlöe Bailey and her sister Halle Bailey began working on independent projects. The Chloe x Halle pair have been taking the R&B world by storm as protegés of Beyoncé, and the way they have approached and navigated their careers shows just how much influence the Destiny’s Child icon has had on them.

As Halle was working on her starring role in the live-action version of Disney’s classic The Little Mermaid, Chlöe was switching things up and displaying a sexier image as her music career catapulted forward with the help of her hit single, “Have Mercy.”

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Chlöe took a moment to reflect on her personal and professional development in 2021 and in her Instagram post, she shared a few of her personal life-changing moments. From behind-the-scenes looks at her performances to her creating beats from the comfort of her home to her crying after her Juneteenth performance because she was “so grateful,” Chlö has much to celebrate—and more to look forward to.

“2021 has been about falling and getting the f*ck back up,” the singer wrote in the caption. “Looking back, this has been an AMAZING year! it’s been hard believing in myself but God has had my back every step of the way. i am filled with so much GRATITUDE and can’t wait to continue to walk in light. my resolution this year…to not be so hard on myself, work hard but make sure i have fun doing it!!!”

Swipe below to see all of Chlöe’s posts below.

It was just over a month ago that Snoop Dogg revealed that Benny The Butcher signed a new deal with Def Jam. The Buffalo rapper would go on to share a video that showed him inking his name on the dotted line, and with a new era of his career approaches, it seems that Benny’s fans want to make sure he doesn’t lose himself to the corporate machine.

On his Instagram Story, Benny delivered a message to those that keep hitting him up about what he should and shouldn’t do during his tenure with the legendary record label.

“You n*ggas who be in my DMs, who be in my comments sayin’ like, ‘Yo, don’t let Def Jam do this‘ or ‘Don’t let Def Jam do that.’ What y’all on?” Benny questioned. “What, you think a n*gga work this hard and was this self-made for this long to get somewhere and let somebody tell me, ‘You know what, you can’t do it like this no more, you gotta do it like this.”

“Y’all gotta use y’all f*ckin’ brains before y’all start thinkin’ sh*t like that. I’mma boss. You feel what I’m sayin’? That’s how I got here, by making my own decisions and they understand that so, stop sayin’ sh*t [just to say it].”

Meanhile, Westside previously said that Benny would give Def Jam “that ’98 feel.” Check out Benny The Butcher’s video below.