Are they on-again or off-again? Turns out Lil Wayne is back-back with his recent ride or die girlfriend Denise Bidot. After months of appearing to have gone their separate ways, they’ve both relied on the power of social media to let the world know they’re officially chasing relationship goals together. Watch our latest news brief!
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Currently sitting at #4 in the Western Conference of the NBA, the Denver Nuggets have had major playoff aspirations all season. Following their stellar performance in the Orlanda bubble last year in which they reached the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets seemed poised to make another deep playoff run this postseason, but some unfortunate developments may prevent the team from doing so.
On Monday, the Denver Nuggets took on the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, and by the end of the night, the team was left with two losses: a regular “L” against a Western Conference competitor as well as a more devastating one in which its star guard Jamal Murray suffered a brutal injury.
According to Sportsnet, Murray was hurt during the last 51 seconds of Denver’s loss at Golden State on Monday night when drove the lane, tried to elevate off his left foot, and subsequently fell to the ground. The on-site medical staff was quickly ushered to assist him off of the court by bringing the guard a wheelchair, but Murray declined to ride off in the wheelchair and decided to make his exit off the court by foot with the help of two staff members.
The Nuggets have confirmed that he has been diagnosed with a torn ACL in his left knee and is out indefinitely. Contributing to the Nuggets’ playoff run out of the question for Jamal Murray, but any hopes of competing in the forthcoming 2021 Summer Olympics as a member of Canada’s basketball team have been squashed as well.
Many players and teams have shown their support for Jamal Murray following his brutal injury, so hopefully, he’ll get well soon.
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All artists must have a certain degree of self-belief, but very few have as much as Lakeyah. It’s one thing to record your innermost thoughts over a beat and put them out, knowing that someone, somewhere in the world will want to hear them and relate, but it’s another thing entirely to convince your mom to pay for art school in Atlanta for the sole purpose to pursuing a label deal with Quality Control Music.
That’s exactly what the Milwaukee-bred 20-year-old did, though, enrolling in the Art Institute of Atlanta in order to have a pretext for relocating to Coach and P’s hometown, only to drop out just two months into the semester to chase her rap dreams full time. The leap of faith had a soft landing; not only did Lakeyah, who’d first gained a semblance of notoriety with a series of freestyle videos from her car (a la Saweetie, to whom she’s sometimes compared), ultimately ink the deal just a few months later, she’s now two projects into her career and receiving the full-fledged support of the “family-oriented” label.
Her latest release, In Due Time, arrives just months after her debut Time’s Up. While both records are glitzy affairs, Lakeyah is also committed to a much more lyrics-focused approach than some of the artists she gets compared to, owing to her early fascination with the songwriting of Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Wale. Displaying her love for witty wordplay on “Easy,” and the Gucci Mane-featuring “Poppin,” she also layers in a newly refined sense of storytelling, fleshing out the emotional corners of tracks like “Dirty World” and “From The Bottom.”
Over the phone with Uproxx, Lakeyah relayed the challenges of starting a career during a global music shutdown, reflected on the support she’s received from her label home, explained the thematic importance of “time” to her first two releases, and agreed that pursuing a dream often means being your own superhero.
How has your last year been? I know it’s not the most ideal situation to start your career in the middle of a global, once-a-century pandemic. How have you been handling it? What have you been doing with the time that you would have been touring or whatever?
It’s kind of sad but at the same time, I’m kind of blessed to have been signed during a pandemic, it’s preparing me for when the world opens up. I’ve been doing a lot of Zoom interviews and I stay in the studio. I’m shooting videos a lot and I’m always getting content ready for Instagram. That’s what it’s about right now, while there’s nothing going on.
“Time” is a theme in your album titles. Why is that so important for you to highlight that theme?
I feel like success — slow success — builds character. I was just talking to P about this. Everything is going to happen at the perfect time for me. The next tape is going to be called Perfect Timing. I just feel like everything is going to fall into place. I’m just working my ass off right now being super consistent. It’s all about timing. You don’t want to burn yourself out, out here.
Right. And you’re 19, you’re young. You have time. Jay-Z didn’t put out Reasonable Doubt until he was 26. With that being said, what are some of the things that you’ve learned from being around older fellows like Coach and P, as opposed to being around your own peers?
To stay out of drama. To be focused on the job. I’m around a lot of people that have a lot of money and they ain’t making money being in bullsh*t. Focusing on work and putting everything I have into my career, my artistry: that’s what I’ve been learning.
I had to hit Google a little bit and look for Milwaukee rappers because I don’t know any rappers who are from Milwaukee except for K Camp. Do you have rappers from your city that you look up to? If not, who have you been looking up to?
I don’t have any from my city because, to be honest, I was young. I wasn’t shooting music videos like everybody else, I was just doing freestyles in a car. So I didn’t get really a lot of recognition when I was in the city. I had dreams of being global and not local. So growing up I definitely always listened to Nicki Minaj, Drake. I love Rick Ross and Wale. I like people who really care about the bars, the lyrics, make you feel like a boss.
I’m surprised, but not surprised, to hear you say “Wale.”
I love him.
I remember when he came out, like early on. We’re the same age. So hearing someone talk about someone who I came out with, someone the same age as me, that’s crazy.
He’s super poetic but it’s still that music you want to listen to. Sometimes people are so talented that they can’t make a song, but Wale makes songs, hits actually. I love him. I’m a big fan.
Why do you focus so much on lyrics and how do you find that balance between being a good rapper and being a good songwriter?
Well, like I was just saying, people be so good that they can’t make a song. Me and P even had this discussion. I come from freestyling, where you got to take that element and really put it into the music. You want people to still feel your music, but not get bored with you. I have a huge vocabulary. I read a lot of books. I don’t want people to be like, “What she say?” But I still want people to think. I got to make sure everything is like, “It’s a bop,” but it’s still like, “She’s saying some real sh*t. It’s a balance I’m still learning.
One of the bars that actually did crack me up listening to your album was on “Easy.” You say you’re 19 and you’re making more money than your father. When your father heard that line, what did he say to you?
He got a rich daughter. He like, my daughter got money, I can get a house.
Your mom may have had a slightly different reaction. Correct me if I’m wrong, but you convinced her to send you down south for school, and then you just decided that you were going to drop out and pursue rap. What did she say when you got signed? What is she thinking now? Has there been any change over the past year?
Yes. A huge change. When I first told myself, “I’m not doing college no more,” at first I’m like, “I’m not telling nobody.” I don’t know what my plan was because I knew I was going to have to tell somebody, but I wasn’t telling nobody. I was skipping classes. But I’m not promoting that sh*t. Education is key.
So when I told her, she was yelling, she was cussing me out. She was like, “I put all my money… I moved you out here.” I had to go through that. And then a couple of months later, I got signed. So she was proud. She probably thinking she wanted to see her daughter graduate college, but she’s super proud.
You have Gucci Mane on “Poppin.” To me, my generation, that is impressive. Like, “Okay, who is this kid to be getting a Gucci Mane feature?” How does you feel about having this veteran of the trap scene come through and bestow the blessing upon you?
It’s so, so, so lit. Growing up in Milwaukee, that’s one of the people we listened to. So, it’s a blessing beyond measure. And he really killed the track, I was super surprised. I remember I got in the studio with Hitmaka and we made the song, they must’ve sent it to P, and P sent it back to me a week later with a feature on it, and it’s Gucci. I’m like, “You’re kidding me right now, is that my song?” So it was super exciting. The video was fun to shoot, and both P and Gucci are super humble people. And they really support these artists out here trying to make it.
I know that this is sort of an old man, uncool thing to ask anybody under 20, but do you have anything even remotely resembling a five-year plan for your career in hip-hop?
Honestly, I really, really plan to be the biggest artist — not “female rapper,” not “female R&B”… but the biggest artist in the world. Whatever steps it takes to get there, that’s part of the five-year plan. I’m only 20 like I said. I got so much time and sometimes I get caught up judging my success off of what’s going on with other artists. But, I heard somebody say a week ago, it takes 10 years to become an overnight success.
Being a new artist, you probably do a ton of interviews and get asked a lot of the same questions. Do you have anything that you would love to talk about that you just wish somebody would ask you about, but they just haven’t?
A lot of people don’t know the type of stuff I like, like superheroes and sh*t. I like Marvel and DC movies. I’m a super big fan of Avengers movies and all that. And vampire, supernatural movies too. I do not want to watch f*cking rom-coms or nothing like that. I want to see people flying in the air.
Who is your favorite Avenger?
Oh my God. I cried when Iron Man died. I was sick about it.
You know what? I think we all cried when Iron Man died. If you got a superpower, what would your superpower be? And what would your superhero name?
I think I would teleport, but I want to read minds, too.
So you want to be a telepathic teleporter?
I don’t know what my name would be.
Why not “Lakeyah?” A rap name is a superhero name. You are your own superhero, right?
Exactly.
In Due Time is out now on Quality Control Music. Get it here.
Though Lizzo has been fairly inactive on her Twitter page over the last year, the singer has been using TikTok to connect with fans, give insight into her personal life, and use her platform to spread awareness about the body positivity movement. In the past, the singer has detailed how hateful comments have affected her body image and now, Lizzo shares what she believes is the real goal of the body positivity movement.
Lizzo explains how the body positivity movement isn’t just about body acceptance, but it also recognizes how some people can be discriminated against in healthcare and the workplace because of their size.
Responded to a user who asked their followers if they would “trade places with someone who was on the heavier side,” Lizzo expanded on the question:
“If I asked you right now, ‘Have you been shamed?’ Yes, you’ve been through a lot, yes, it sucks being a person in this society because we have to go through so much to love ourselves. But would you switch places with a fat person’s body tomorrow? You would not because you know there’s a whole system that oppresses fat people that you do not experience that you will never experience. So let’s remember body positivity. Yes, we want to end harassment and shame, but we also are working to dismantle a system that oppresses fat people.”
@lizzo #stitch with @cocainecuban I remember fantasizing about waking up in a slim persons body.. it was exhausting.
Following up on the explainer, Lizzo responded to a user who commented that he would, in fact, opt to trade bodies with a larger person so that he could “lose it all.” “Ain’t nobody asked you if you could lose weight or not,” Lizzo said. “First off, you’re a man. Second off, you’re genetically predisposed to be an athlete according to your f*cking name and your f*cking pic, so you have no idea how hard or how easy it is for any other body to do anything except for your f*cking body, the one you’ve been given. It’s not just about food and intake. It’s people like you that make people feel like sh*t for just existing, or sh*t for their genes.”
@lizzo #stitch with @cocainecuban I remember fantasizing about waking up in a slim persons body.. it was exhausting.
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Oh, how the beaches of Miami are as enticing as they’ve ever been these days. Thankfully, it seems that this summer will formally be one where we’re outside (at least more so than the previous year) which means that we need the right type of vibe to soundtrack all of the shenanigans. This week, Emotional Oranges served up a vibrant new single with the assistance of Becky G titled, “Down To Miami.” The upbeat anthem blends together soothing R&B sounds with the percussion of Latin music to bring a refreshing record.
“This started off as a stripped guitar idea that we leaked on socials over a year ago,” Emotional Oranges said about the track. “We had a lot of fun re-imagining it with Becky, she’s been really inspiring to work with. Can’t wait until people get to see the creative/visuals we’re putting together.”
Check the song out below.
Quotable Lyrics
For your information, got different locations
Save your ticket to Miami, I got plenty destinations
Dubai, Cartagena, Paris o Ibiza
El pasaporte lleno con todo tipo de visa
Boosie Badazz is one of the most entertaining men on social media. The prolific rapper speaks without a filter, saying whatever comes to his mind and making some of the most outrageous requests for his fans. On a few separate occasions, Boosie has even taken to social media to ask his fans to bring him insulin medication for his diabetes.
While his latest request isn’t as sketchy as the times he’s asked for insulin, it’s definitely in a legal grey area, which is probably why he deleted the video shortly after posting it. Asking his fans to help him out one more time, Boosie said he would exchange money for food stamps, telling fans to pass along their food stamps when they see him out in public.
“Boosie announcement, service announcement,” he said. “You got food stamps, I’m trying to get them b*tches. I’ma f*ck witcha gang. You see me in the streets, pull up. I’ma cash you out. You got food stamps, I’ma f*ck witcha gang. When you see me in the streets, you see me at a concert, you tryna get some cash, bring me them food stamps.”
In the caption to his since-deleted video, Boosie said he’s trying to save money on groceries. “GROCERIES THEN TURNED INTO CHILD SUPPORT EVERY MONTH,” he added.
Hopefully, Boosie gets the help he needs. If you’ve got food stamps to give away, send Boosie a message, I guess.
Jayda Cheaves, Lil Baby’s ex-girlfriend and the mother of his youngest son Loyal, may be known for being one of the My Turn rapper’s baby mamas, but the young entreprenuer has also been securing bags of her own through partnerships with brands like Fashion Nova and Savage X Fenty as well as preparing to launch her own company, Waydamin Merch.
Still, Jayda couldn’t resist the opportunity to poke fun at her reputation as one of Lil Baby’s baby’s mothers. In a recent post on her Instagram story, Jayda shared a meme that joked about life as a baby mother verus life as a wife.
“Everybody is getting married…& then there’s me, a babymama. How ghetto,” Jayda’s post reads. The story post came complete with several emojis, showing that it was merely posted in jest. To further show how funny she thought the meme was, Jayda left a quick message below the picture, albiet in a practically invisible white font.
“LMFAOOOOO,” Jayda wrote, “MY THOUGHTS EVERYDAY.”
Although the stretched out “lmfao” and laughing emojis suggest that she’s joking about being one of Lil Baby’s baby mamas, perhaps the young star is in fact hoping to get married soon. Despite splitting following a slew of cheating scandals, do you think that she and Lil Baby will ever get back together and eventually tie the knot?
It’s been four years since the release of Kendrick Lamar’s last studio album DAMN. That was the last new music we’ve received from Kendrick, aside from sporadic features here and there. Many have joked that Kendrick quietly entered retirement following the album’s release, despite the fact that he has teased a brand new project coming this year.
Over the last few months, we haven’t heard much about the status of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s new album. However, in a new interview with Natasha from Complex, Top Dawg Entertainment’s engineer MixedByAli gives some details about what sort of sound we can expect.
“I would say, every album that he has dropped since Good Kid has come with a different feeling so just look forward to Kendrick obviously expressing himself in the most creative way– the most highest of the creative way,” said MixedByAli. “How he works, I’ve never seen it before. The recording process, the thought process of piecing an album together and sequencing it. Things like that is what keeps guys like me great. Watching his work ethic… You would expect someone like Kendrick to be at home and sitting back– nah, he still comes in on time and is punctual.”
MixedByAli wouldn’t reveal if the album will be out in 2021, but he strongly hinted that it could drop soon. “It might, it might, you never know,” he said. “I mean, sh*t.”
Ali also spoke about his work over the years with SZA and Baby Keem, which you can check out in the video below.
Conway The Machine is set to let fly a brand new album this Friday, confirming that La Maquina is on the way. And with the big release only a few days out, Machine has officially decided to drop an early single from the project, paying homage to two generations of lyrical Southern excellence on “Scatter Brain.” Featuring the talents of J.I.D and Ludacris, as well as producer Don Cannon, the track continues to cement Conway as one of the game’s true unstoppable forces.
Marking Conway’s second collab with J.I.D (his first came on “Ballads”) and his first with Ludacris, “Scatter Brain” is an interesting lineup that many fans of lyricism will no doubt appreciate. It’s even better in practice than it is in theory. Over Cannon’s uptempo and mischievous production, Conway and J.I.D trade rapid-fire verses showcasing not only growing creative chemistry, but further validation that they’re two of the best out right now. Through in a closing statement from Ludacris, who seems about ready for a comeback in his own right, and we’re looking at one of the year’s hardest drops so far.
And to think, La Maquina is only the warm-up for God Don’t Make Mistakes, his long-delayed Shady Records debut that continues to build hype with every passing week. Don’t get it twisted, however — we’re getting nothing but premium quality from Machine on this one, as evidenced by both “Scatter Brain” and lead single “Blood Roses,” produced by Cardiak and featuring Drumwork signee Jae Skeese.
Check out “Scatterbrain” now, and sound off with your favorite verse. Are you looking forward to La Maquina this Friday?
I’m a street n***a, boy, you know the difference
Hand around the throat of the rap game
And I’m boa constrictin’, my soul is missin’
In the top spot, I got sole position, man, this hoe was trippin’
She think I wanna taste her pu**y
I ain’t tastin’ shit like a COVID symptom
I’ma social distance, b*tch
If you need more “ma’am” and “ya feel me?” soundbites from Quando Rondo, you’re in luck because the 22-year-old rapper has just released the third part of his interview with The Breakfast Club‘s Angela Yee.
Over the last two days, Quando Rondo has given his side of the story regarding the events of November 6, 2020. On that night, Quando was involved in a physical altercation with the late King Von in an Atlanta nightclub’s parking lot. Quando explained that he was hanging out outside his car when Von’s entourage walked nearby. Von allegedly threw an unprovoked punch at Quando, which prompted both sides to start shooting. Von’s life was taken from him that night.
The third portion of Quando’s discussion with Angela Yee is officially out, where he discusses his relationship with Youngboy Never Broke Again. “People don’t like us because they know we don’t f*ck with nobody,” he said about how the Never Broke Again crew is perceived by others in the rap game. “If I feel like I need to do a song with a n***a, I’ma do it with [Youngboy]. A lot of trouble come our way because we’re not open arms.” Quando says that Youngboy isn’t motivated to work with other artists, pointing out that he only likes making music with NoCap and others on his label.
Near the end of the video, Quando continues speaking about the altercation with King Von, stating that he had no issues with the rapper and doesn’t understand why he was jumped. “I know dude just dropped a tape [the week earlier]. I was wondering, was they trying to do something to me to f*ck my image up? Or like boost him up? Or like what?” asked Quando. “I don’t have a clue at all. I never dealt with no female that he dealt with. I never said a curse word to this man. Our last conversation been some cool sh*t, chillin’, laughin’, tellin’ jokes. I never had a problem with them. That’s why I don’t understand how can everybody be mad at me? How can everybody be mad at my brother [Lul Tim]?”
Quando concludes by saying that if something similar ever happened to Youngboy Never Broke Again, he would have done the exact same thing that Lul Tim did. “People not focusing on the real,” he said. “They don’t care about the real. People just don’t like me, or us, that much to the point where they know the truth.”
Watch the third part of Quando Rondo’s interview below.
