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They kicked off their reunion tour with a surprise show at the  Global Citizen Festival in New York City last month and fans were thrilled to see The Fugees together onstage. There have been rumored ups and downs relationally, but Pras, Wyclef Jean, and Ms. Lauryn Hill’s classic Hip Hop trio is a stapled favorite among fans of the genre.

It has been 25 years since The Fugees released their sophomore album The Score—a record that would also, sadly, prove to be their last. Pras revisited those moments in the limelight with his friends and collaborators in an interview with Vulture where he spoke of his favorite Fugees memory.

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“I remember Ms. Hill singing ‘Killing Me Softly’ in the basement, and it was so funny because it was one of the hottest summers, New York in 1995,” he recalled. “People were dying because it was so hot. We were really broke at that time. So we had the air conditioner in the basement. It blew cool air when it’s cold outside. When it’s hot out, it blows hot air. Psychologically, it still feels like it’s cooler. I just remember this hot ass air.”

“It was, like, 102 degrees outside, and Ms. Hill is doing the background vocals on ‘Killing Me Softly.’ It was just kind of the way she was hearing the harmonies,” Pras continued. “We were playing back Roberta Flack’s album. [Ms. Hill] was like, ‘Oh, she’s doing this key right here. Let me go back and do that.’ And she’d go back and do it. That’s how she stacked the harmonies. Yo, it was like poetry in motion.”

Revisit “Killing Me Softly” by The Fugees below.

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It was a match that had millions celebrating women in Rap and fans were excited to see Eve and Trina share the Verzuz spotlight. Over the summer, the pair of Rap legends revisited some of their greatest hits as fans sang along from their homes, and now that the Ruff Ryders icon has announced her pregnancy, Eve has also detailed some truths about her Verzuz appearance.

The rapper recently shared that she and husband Maximillion Cooper will welcome their bundle of joy in February. Anyone with a calculator can figure out that the timeline would mean Eve was at the beginning stages of her pregnancy when she was bopping around on Verzuz, and she explained how she navigated the performance.

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Eve lives with her family in London and was scheduled to make her way back to the States for Verzuz. However, the baby news derailed her plans.

“I was supposed to fly to Miami and at the last minute. I didn’t. I had to tell Swizz and he was like, ‘All good sis, we got you,'” Eve told The Breakfast Club. “Of course, my brother, I love him so much. I was stressed out. I was like, ‘Am I standing too much?’ I kept thinking about the baby.”

“‘Am I screaming too much? Can you rap when you’re pregnant?’” she questioned. “That’s all I thought about. I don’t know, it’s my first kid.” Eve has long spoken about her desire to have her own child and even stepped away from her hosting gig on The Talk in order to dedicate her time to expanding her family.

Watch her interview with The Breakfast Club alongside her Queens co-stars below. 

The glow of motherhood suits DaniLeigh well. The Def Jam superstar gave birth to her baby girl back in August, and while the father of her child remains a mystery, fans have speculated as to his identity. There had been rumors floating through social media that DaniLeigh was with child and gossipers alleged that DaBaby is the father, but neither artist has come forward with confirmation.

Meanwhile, DaniLeigh has remained relatively quiet about her bundle of joy—that is until she decided to answer questions from fans on her Instagram Story.

One person wanted to know DaniLeigh learned that she was pregnant. “Bro I went to the Dr to get on both control for the first time and had to take a pregnancy test and found out [crying laughing emojis],” she wrote. DaniLeigh also revealed how her birthing process went. “Beautiful ! 6 pushes she was out . Epidural had me laughing w my BD whole time … was really amazing [white heart emoji][praying hands emoji].”

A fan asked her how her life has changed since becoming a mother. “That’s my blessing … Never has someone need me like her . I’m more focused on building my business for me and my lil bebeee.” Swipe below to read more about DaniLeigh’s new chapter.

Following her mysterious exit from Batwoman last year, Ruby Rose is now unleashing about her time on set. After only one season, Rose shared in May 2020 that she would no longer don the latex suit on the CW series. There wasn’t much sai about her departure at the time, but this week, the actress has gone back and forth with Warner Bros. Television.

“I have made the very difficult decision to not return to Batwoman next season,” the actress said in a statement last year. “This was not a decision I made lightly as I have the utmost respect for the cast, crew and everyone involved with the show in both Vancouver and in Los Angeles.” 

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Now, Rose has reportedly accused the cast, production, CW, and Warner Bros. Television of facilitating an unsafe work environment. “Please to my dear fans, stop asking if I will return to that awful show,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “I wouldn’t return for any amount of money nor if a gun were to my head.”

Rose noted that an accident on set left a production assistant severely injured and now she is a quadriplegic. “They tried to blame it on her being on her phone,” said Rose. “Her accident occurred because our show refused to shut down when everyone else did because of Covid.” Rose also accused her co-star of injuring a stunt double and alleged that her peers complained about her, forcing her off of the series.

Warner Bros. Television, however, issued a statement of their own, denying Rose’s allegations. They called her account of events “revisionist history” and stated that she was axed after “multiple complaints about workplace behavior.” Rose’s co-star Dougray Scott also refuted her allegations.

“I absolutely and completely refute the defamatory and damaging claims made against me by her; they are entirely made up and never happened,” he said.

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A couple has gone viral and their story of romance has not been well-received. Florida often steals headlines with its outrageous stories, but this time, the marriage between 61-year-old Michael Haugabook and his 18-year-old goddaughter Deja has been the talk of the internet. Their tale has been debated across several social media platforms as people have gone on to post pictures of their wedding as well as images from Deja as a young child with her godfather-turned-husband.

Michael has faced accusations of grooming the teen throughout her life and as people weigh the appropriateness of their relationship, Kodak Black has hopped into the discussion with a revelation of his own.

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The Florida rapper is known to post-and-delete, but his fans are quick on the draw when it comes to grabbing screenshots. Kodak reportedly reshared an image of the Haugabooks’ story and added that his family went through a similar situation.

“SMH my daddy did this same sh*t,” wrote the rapper. “Left us to start another family with his goddaughter, I was about 9. But I ain’t judging nobody. To each’s own. It could be true love.” Not many people have agreed with Kodak but there are those that give him their co-sign.

As NBA YoungBoy waits to hear whether or not a court will allow him to spend his pre-trial days in Utah, Yaya Mayweather is facing a court battle of her own. The daughter of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has had an on-again-off-again relationship with the rapper and earlier this year, they welcomed Kentrell Gaulden Jr. into the world. Of course, YoungBoy has recently also welcomed several other children with just as many women, leaving fans to question the status of his romance with Yaya.

Back in April 2020, shocking news surfaced that Yaya had been arrested after stabbing Lapattra Jacobs, one of YoungBoy’s exes and a mother of one of his children, in the arm. Lapattra has detailed the severity of his injuries, often taking to social media to speak about her physical rehabilitation.

It seemed as if this case was going to fade into oblivion with the help of Mayweather’s high-powered attorneys, but a report on Wednesday (October 20) suggested that this is an uphill battle for the famous celebrity spawn. While Yaya hasn’t openly spoken about the assault allegations, reports have stated that she is facing upwards of 20 years behind bars if convicted.

It is unclear the extent to which Lapattra is cooperating with authorities, if at all. Yaya may have avoided speaking about her case, but she has regularly come forward to support YoungBoy with “Free Kentrell” posts.

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There was a time when Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna were hoping for their happily ever after, but that has long ended. These exes can’t seem to stay out of court and it usually has to do with their daughter, Dream Kardashian. Rob and Chyna once even had a reality show where they were documenting the evolution of their romance and expected marriage, but they decide not to walk down the aisle.

Their ongoing court battles have reportedly taken a turn recently as reports state that Rob has been doing his best to make sure certain documents remain sealed.

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The documents in question are said to be from the Department of Children and Family Services and Radar Online reported that they have seen Rob’s attorney’s requests. The reality star is hoping that a judge keeps information from the DCFS document confidential and “does not want the report unsealed in the civil case.”

Chyna and Rob have fired off scathing accusations about one another; he claims she assaulted him in 2016 while they were living in Kylie Jenner’s home. Chyna reportedly denies the accusation and apparently told the court that she had a report from DCFS in her possession that shows when Rob spoke with them about the incident, he did not reveal that he was assaulted or abused.

The model mogul reportedly believes that her ex wants to keep the documents sealed because he is aware that it will tarnish his case.

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