Ye’s ‘Donda’ May Soon Receive The Deluxe Treatment Thanks To A Teaser On Apple Music

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Ye’s Donda seemingly took forever to come out. The project arrived more than a year after it was originally announced and after three album listening sessions held in major stadiums in Atlanta and Chicago. Thankfully, the wait came to an end at the end of August when the rapper released the project complete with 27 songs and guest appearances from Jay-Z, Lil Durk, Young Thug, Roddy Ricch, The LOX, Lil Baby, The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, Kid Cudi, Don Toliver, Ty Dolla Sign, and more. Two months after Donda was released, Ye is seemingly gearing up to release a deluxe version of the album.

A Twitter user shared two screenshots of teasers for a deluxe reissue for Donda on Twitter. The first appear on the platform’s Italy page and was captioned, “A deluxe version of Yeezus’ tenth recording miracle,” while the second appeared on Apple Music’s Germany page. Ye or anyone in his camp has to confirm when the deluxe would arrive or whether or not one is in the works in the first place.

This comes after the rapper’s Donda stem players were finally delivered to fans who purchased it. The device allows “customize any song” and control vocals, drums, bass, and samples, isolate certain parts of a song, as well as add effects. The stem players were also delivered three unreleased songs — “Life Of The Party,” “Up From The Ashes,” and “Never Abandon Your Family” — in addition to Ye’s complete tenth album.

You can view the screenshots of the Apple Music teasers for Donda deluxe above.

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Wale Explained How A Bad Touring Experience Pushed Him To Leave Jay-Z’s Roc Nation

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While he spent more than a decade under Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group, Wale, who just released his Folarin II album, has called a few other labels home throughout his career. This includes Interscope, Atlantic, and Warner Records, where he resides today. Another place he called home at one point was Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, which served as his management team since 2009. However, during his 2013 What Dreams May Come Tour with fellow rapper and good friend J. Cole, Wale was pushed to leave Roc Nation after he came to a shocking realization during the string of shows, something he revealed during an appearance on the Drink Champs podcast.

“What happened was, I was in the Hov cycle for a long time,” he said on the podcast. “There was a time that I was on tour with J. Cole. At the time, I was opening for him. They said it was a co-headlining tour, but whatever, I was opening for him, and it was an elaborate stage and this that and the third.”

He continued, “And somebody in my circle told me, ‘You’re losing 5 grand every time you get on stage. Not only are you’re not breaking even, you’re losing money.’ Me, at that point in my life, I forget what city we was in but I was on the bus and I got an offer to do a tour with two other artists. And I wanted to go with Cole because that’s my brother and we just did the Hov tour.”

At this point, Wale knew a decision had to be made between staying or exiting the tour. “I could literally be hosting clubs and making this a night,” he noted. “I just had a meltdown for real and I remember whatever city I was in, there were three days left and I just quit the tour. I just quit.” Wale added, “If I was touring by myself, I could be bussin’ it crazy every night. So I kinda just had a meltdown and I didn’t know who to call, my lawyer or my accountant. The next day, called somebody there and they gave me this option or that option.”

Despite his frustrations, Wale maintains that it’s been nothing but love between him and Jay-Z since the touring incident. “It’s been all love ever since but I wasn’t privy to this f*ckin’ music industry sh*t,” Wale admitted. ” I just knew, this many people in the room, we can make something happen. Jay’s still my idol, still my favorite rapper. I still got all the love for all of them. I was just a little bit early in this sh*t though.”

You can watch the full Drink Champs video

Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Earns Its Fifth Overall Week At No. 1

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Drake’s sixth album Certified Lover Boy has spent the second-most weeks at No. 1 in 2021. It trails Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album, as that project held on to the top spot for ten consecutive weeks. While Drake’s reign isn’t that impressive, it’s still noteworthy in its own right. The rapper has already collected four non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 which began with 631,000 units sold in its first week on the chart, the largest amount for any album released in 2021. Now, more than a month later, Certified Lover Boy is still holding on to the throne on the Billboard 200.

A week after Young Thug earned the second No. 1 album of his career with Punk, an album Drake appears on, Certified Lover Boy reclaimed the top spot on the Billboard 200 dated November 6. It took the No. 1 spot thanks to 74,000 units sold, a number comprised of 73,000 streaming equivalent album units while pure album sales accounted for less than 1,000 units. With its fifth week at No. 1, Certified Lover Boy ties Drake’s 2018 album Scorpion for the second-most weeks spent atop the charts. Both albums fall behind his 2016 effort Views, which posted 13 weeks at No. 1.

Other highlights on the chart this week include Moneybagg Yo’s A Gangsta’s Pain at No. 6, thanks to its newly-released deluxe reissue, and Lana Del Rey’s Blue Bannisters, which checks in at No. 8 to give Del Rey the eighth top-10 album of her career.

Revisit our review of Certified Lover Boy here.

Ye Brings Out Marilyn Manson And Justin Bieber For His First Sunday Service Concert In Over A Year

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The last time the world received a Sunday Service concert from Ye, who legally changed his name from Kanye West a few weeks ago, the rapper was just a few months removed from his 2019 album Jesus Is King. Fast-forward 18 months, Ye returned with a new Sunday Service concert on Halloween. The event was held on the rooftop of an unknown location and it featured appearances from Marilyn Manson, Justin Bieber, and Roddy Ricch according to viewers who tuned into the livestream which was broadcast on Triller and Fite TV.

Manson, who was controversially invited onstage by Ye for Chicago’s Donda listening session, and Bieber both lead individual prayers of their own during the service while Roddy Ricch was spotted with the trio in the surrounding crowd. While this was the first official Sunday Service event in 18 months, it marks the first time the group delivered a live performance since DMX’s funeral earlier this year where they performed tracks that included Soul II Soul’s “Keep On Movin’” and Ye’s “Ultralight Beam.”

The performance comes after Ye’s Yeezy brand was hit with a lawsuit. Recently elected LA County District Attorney George Gascón filed the suit on October 22 for the brand for their failure to “ship items within thirty days and failing to provide adequate delay notices” to customers.

You can few images from the Halloween Sunday Service above.

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Tasha K Trolls Boosie Badazz With Uncanny Impersonation

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Now that Lil Nas X has publicly shared that he’s over trolling Boosie Badazz, a new contender has stepped up to the plate. For her Halloween costume, YouTuber Tasha K put together a look that’s given her an uncanny resemblance to the 38-year-old rapper.

In a clip that’s been receiving tons of attention on The Shade Room, Tasha can be seen wearing an array of chains underneath a puffer jacket, a la Lil Boosie. She looks to have painted facial hair on, and is wearing her hair in a similar style to that of the Louisiana native’s.

The visual shows her impression of the “Badazz,” as she loudly yells “aye” over and over, pulling at her chains. “What’s going on my dogs?! I just couldn’t make my eyes yellow, you know what I’m saying?” the internet sensation yells before erupting into manic laughter and clapping her hands. “How y’all doing?!”

According to her Instagram, Tasha K actually went live in her costume earlier this weekend, performing as the Ghetto Stories actor while streaming to over 14,000 people. The comments have been hyping up her sheer audacity while pointing out just how identical she actually looked to the controversial star.

“Now that’s the twin,” one reply to The Shade Room’s post reads. “She killed this. I hope [he] doesn’t get in his feelings,” another viewer wrote. As you may have heard, things got a little out of hand on Boosie’s Twitter page recently – the “Wipe Me Down” singer sent out a vulgar message to Lil Nas X after the LGBTQ icon trolled him, suggesting that the “INDUSTRY BABY” rapper take his own life.

As of right now, Boosie has yet to respond to Tasha K’s costume, but time will tell if he has an angry message to send her way when he gets wind of the video.

Do you think the YouTuber killed her take on Lil Boosie, or does it need some work? Let us know below.

Latto Claps Back At Haters Insulting Her Appearance: “Yo Ugly Ass Could Never Get Near Me”

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Latto may have received plenty of praise on her iconic Halloween costumes this weekend, but that didn’t stop the rapper from airing out her grievances on Twitter. In a since-deleted rant, the 22-year-old clapped back at haters who had something to say about her appearance.

Before the posts were gone for good, The Shade Room grabbed receipts and posted them to their Instagram account. “N*ggas be on Twitter calling me ugly but asking if they can eat my p*ssy from the back in real life.. aww,” she wrote in one post.

Shortly after, she quote tweeted herself with another message. “Yo UGLY ASS could never get near me anyways I sit on the same rich smooth long pretty d*ck every night tf,” she added. Before long, she was back with more messages for her followers, telling them that the hate she gets on social media is “cap af.”

“I get soooo much love in real life n*ggas is ROCKING shows ON GOD!” the “Big Energy” artist said, before adding “y’all got the white women ‘Big Latto’ jokes tho them be funny.”

While defending her appearance from the harsh words of critics, Latto also took some time to defend her rap skills. The Ohio native retweeted a snippet of her recently released “L.A. Leakers Freestyle” track, writing “N*ggas still saying I ‘can’t rap’ after this & XXL,” followed by a face palm emoji.

Her rant may be gone, but fans of the hitmaker are still able to enjoy Latto’s Halloween posts. This year, she paid homage to “We Belong Together” singer Mariah Carey and legendary model Naomi Campbell’s 1999 Playboy cover. See the sultry looks below.

Rihanna Perfectly Nails Her Gunna Halloween Costume

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When he wore his Rick Owens boots to New York Fashion Week, Gunna was mercilessly clowned, but when Rihanna decided to wear them (and the rest of Gunna’s fit) to honour the rapper on Halloween, she received endless praise. Perhaps Wunna will be able to rock his fits in peace now that he’s earned a co-sign from his gal pal.

Seeing as she’s solidified her reputation as a fashion icon, plenty of fans have been excited to see what the “Cocky” singer had in store for Halloweekend. Riri has been relatively quiet on Instagram all Halloweekend long, but earlier this evening, the Ocean’s Eight actress dropped off a few posts that have since blown up.

In the first picture, Rihanna gives a hint as to what her costume is, showing the Rick Owens boots laying on the floor in a black and white snapshot. “The Gunna’z @gunna,” she captioned the picture. “Not the Gunna’s,” Tierra Whack commented, followed by a trail of crying laughing emojis.

Shortly after, the Fenty Beauty CEO gave her 110 million followers a look at her full fit, which appears to be a carbon copy of Gunna’s NYFW look from earlier in the season. The picture has only been up for an hour, but it’s already earned nearly 2 million double taps and over 25,000 comments. 

“Nawww U OVERLY WON,” Wunna himself replied to the photo. “This what I was waiting for,” Anderson .Paak wrote in the comment section. “Nahhhhh. Not you actually looking real f*ckin’ fly tho,” Cyn Santana added.

There have been endless amazing Halloween costumes so far this year, but I think we can all agree that Rihanna’s takes the cake. What else would you expect from the Bad Gal?

Japanese Man In “Joker” Costume Stabs Terrified Tokyo Train Passengers: Report

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A man in Japan took his Halloween costume way too seriously, TMZ reports. According to the gossip site, the alleged 24-year-old was riding a train on its way to Shinjuku station, dressed as the main character from Joker when he began randomly stabbing other passengers.

A graphic and disturbing video was uploaded to the news site showing patrons of the train literally running for their lives, hopping from one train car to the next as they eventually huddle up in a group on the opposite end, very obviously frightened, as anyone would be. The scene looks like something out of a movie, but unfortunately for victims, it was very real.

Witnesses shared that the criminal in costume appeared to be brandishing a long knife, seemingly smeared in blood. Seeing that today is Halloween, many people thought it was a festive joke or a part of the man’s look, until he started swinging it and wound up stabbing upwards of 10 people.

After that, our Joker poured an unknown liquid around the interior of the train, attempting to set it on fire. Some of the footage obtained shows a build up of smoke arising as passengers pull themselves out of windows in order to escape the attacker and fumes. TMZ’s article states that a minimum of 17 people were hurt in the incident.

When he finished his attack, the perp took some time to kick back and relax – crossing his legs as he lit up a cigarette and enjoyed a few puffs. While terrified onlookers filmed from the outside, the knife man stared back and smoked, seemingly unbothered by the chaos he had just created.

Authorities promptly arrived at the scene of the crime and arrested the unknown man on suspicion of attempted murder, among other things. Reports say that he mostly cooperated with authorities, allowing himself to be taken into custody. 

The motive behind the Joker’s attack has yet to be determined, but be sure check back in with HNHH for more updates at a later time. If you’re wanting to see the more graphic footage obtained by TMZ, you can find it at this link.

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Gabrielle Union Honoured Adele With Her Daughter’s Sweet Halloween Costume

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As much fun as it is to see what costumes adults come up with on Halloween, the real charm lies in the kid’s looks – it’s their holiday, after all. This year, Gabrielle Union got in on the fun with her two and a half-year-old daughter, Kaavia James, who she dressed up to look like “Easy On Me” singer, Adele.

“@adele New album dropping soon,” Union captioned her Instagram post, which includes pictures of Kaavia in a black dress with puffy white sleeves and eye-catching cold earrings, just like Adele’s outfit at the wedding of Anthony Davis from the Los Angeles Lakers and Marlen P back in September.

Normani praised Union and her daughter, calling Kaavia a “BEAUTYYYYYYY” while The Office actress Mindy Kaling called the family’s endeavours “the best.” “Omggggg” model Karlie Kloss commented, followed by a heart eyes emoji.

On Sunday, the Being Mary Jane actress dressed her little girl up in a completely different costume, this time honouring Kaavia’s “[obsession] with zombies, ghosts and monsters.” In a clip also posted to social media, the starlet cleverly put together a skit showing her, her husband Dwyane Wade, and their child as spooky creatures.

“Perfect way to bring my birthday week to a close. #HappyHalloween @kaaviajames @dwyanewade Be Safe out there good people,” the 49-year-old captioned a sweet family photo.

In past years, Union has also cemented her reputation as the queen of Halloween by bringing out her iconic Bring It On costume, 19 years after the original film aired. As you may have guessed, she looked as good as she did two decades ago. See for yourself below.

Drake Reportedly Paid $215,000/Month To Rent A Luxurious Beverly Hills Mansion

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Drake has a lot to celebrate this year. In the tail end of 2021, the rapper released his long-awaited studio album Certified Lover Boy to great acclaim, last week he turned 35 while surrounded by tons of his closest friends, and this weekend, he hosted his own Ultimate Rap League event, called “Til Death Do Us Part.” As if all of that isn’t enough, the “God’s Plan” hitmaker has another major flex to add to the list.

According to The New York Post, Drizzy has been renting a luxurious 18,000-square-foot Beverly Hills property worth an estimated $65 million for a reported $215,000 per month. The home’s design incorporates elements of nature with with immaculate architecture, and even includes a 150-year-old Mediterranean olive tree shipped all the way from Italy. 

The article reveals that Champagne Papi’s rental has a whopping seven bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, as well as a glass bridge and jetliner views. The home’s great room is said to have been inspired by the “rhythmic keys of a piano” – perfect for a legendary musician.

Seeing as the monthly rent on the Beverly Hills home is so high, we were relieved to find out that sources shared that Drake only stayed in the home for a short period of time. Currently, he has his 50,000-square-foot mansion in Toronto and his Hidden Hills estate to worry about, which sounds like more than enough trouble.

The New York Post says that the property is currently off the market, and underwent a complete six-year rebuild recently, which is likely why it’s in such amazing shape.

You can see more pictures of the one-of-a-kind home at this link.

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