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In his 20+ years career, DMX left us with anthems for any occasion. Some would make you want to fight, others would make you want to cry but his power was evoking emotion. Unfortunately, he won’t be here with us when his next studio album is released but close friends of DMX confirmed that new music is on the way which reportedly includes a new album, per AllHipHop. 

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Darrin “Dee” Dean of Ruff Ryders Inc. and Craig Brodhead, X’s manager, spoke to Lisa Evers shortly after news of X’s passing where they revealed that X had been cooking up new music throughout the pandemic. They explained that they went down to Nashville for four months where they locked in the studio. “It’s sad that he’s not gonna be here, but the music…This album right here is special,” said Dean. “Like you probably never heard no music like you heard on this one that we did right now. This is probably one of his great albums. One of the best. It’s a classic, for sure.”

“He was excited about it, he couldn’t wait to promote it and get out there with the music,” Broadhead added. Additionally, there was a TV show with X in the works documenting the rapper mending his relationship with his children.

X was hyping up the album, which would’ve marked his return to Def Jam, last year during his appearance on Drink Champs with N.O.R.E. X revealed that he was going to have more features on this project than he ever had in the past. Pop Smoke, Griselda, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys, and Usher were among those he said he had songs with.

Check out the interview below. 

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When Hollywood power couples are being discussed, for more than a decade now, Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s names come up in the discussion. While the couple was more low-key with their romance during the first half of the millennium as their romance was budding, the two now proudly often make appearances as a duo. They even released a joint project as the musical pair The Carters, showing off their chemistry in the studio.  

Their relationship has not been without its own fair share of scandals, but they were able to mend their marriage and stay together for a strong 13 years, as of last weekend. 

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The couple celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary on the weekend of April 4th, 13 years after the couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in 2008. Notoriously private, it was not until this weekend when the Grammy record-holder shared snaps from their anniversary celebration on her website. 

Fans of the songstress have come to recognize that her website houses more exclusive, intimate shots of the singer and her life than any of her social media. The 39-year-old songstress shared photos on her website of their time together in “Sin City.” In the shots, Bey rocks a form-fitting plaid-printed Alessandra Rich set showing off her voluptuous curves. 

In addition to the outfit snaps, she also shared adorable new couple photos with her hubby. They posed for a goofy selfie-style snap and then again for a more serious one. Check out the photos below. 

The couple is one of Hollywood’s wealthiest couples, with an estimated combined net worth of close to $2 billion. With their numerous business endeavors, they’re showing no sign of slowing down their accumulation of wealth either. 

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Congrats to the couple on reaching this major relationship milestone!

Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner are the latest NBA couple and over the past few months, they have been going strong. Ever since making things official during Valentine’s Day, the two haven’t been afraid to post about each other and these days, they have been spending a ton of time together. In fact, Kendall has been bringing Booker around the family a lot more as of late which is a pretty good sign for their relationship.

For instance, Kendall took to her Instagram story last night with a video of her sister Kylie playing against Booker in a game of Super Shot. Of course, this is the infamous basketball-based arcade game, and as you can imagine, Booker won with ease. As you can see from the full clip below, Booker absolutely dominated the game and even hit a high score at the end.

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While Kendall was trying to pull for her sister, it’s clear that she was no match for Booker who is among some of the best players in the entire NBA. Had he lost, he probably would have been clowned by all of NBA Twitter, which is motivation in and of itself.

Perhaps Kylie will get in the gym and give Booker a run for his money, the next time.

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The post-break-up of Quavo and Saweetie has arguably been garnering more attention than their relationship itself. The couple called it quits a few weeks ago, though it was the public announcement that indicated that things did not end on a good note. Saweetie spoke her peace before Quavo denounced her decision to go public. Saweetie had the final word when she hit him with the lethal two-piece: “Take care.”

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Rumors spread across the Internet like wildfire that Quavo repo’d the Bentley he gifted her. It brought many hilarious memes to the Internet but it turned out to be untrue. TMZ later reported that sources close to Quavo denied that this happened. However, the rapper egged on these rumors on a new song preview. With a new Migos album on the way, the crew has been teasing new music and the latest from Quavo suggests that the Bentley is no longer in her possession. “Lil’ bitty b*tch, she slimy, she sneaky/I’m takin’ back that Bentley,” he raps on the record.

As the Internet ran along with the joke, Saweetie seemingly addressed the rumors in some content of her own. The Bay Area artist shared a “Frenemies” skit on her TikTok page which ends with her clutching the keys to her Bentley behind her back.

Check out Saweetie’s skit on her TikTok page below. 

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I know das wrong! Besties or Frenemies ? 🤔 ##bestfriend##bestfriendchallenge

♬ Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat) – Saweetie

DMX’s death is one that will continue to affect the hip-hop community for years to come. The passing of someone with a legacy as impactful as that of the New York native is not one that can be taken lightly, something that has been proven by the abundance of support, condolences, and love that has been given to the late rapper and his family. The Mayor of his hometown in Yonkers has promised to develop a lasting tribute to the great lyricists and the upcoming Universal Hip Hop museum plans to do the same.

In the meantime, though, fans have assembled a makeshift memorial outside of the White Plains Hospital he passed away in to honor the icon hours after his death. Constructed on Friday (April 9), fans have already placed flowers, lit candles, stuffed animals, as well as balloons that spell out his three-letter stage name. 

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X, née Earl Simmons, passed away in the hospital earlier in the day after he was admitted following an overdose that led to a heart attack last Friday (April 2). He then fell into a coma and updates from people close to him throughout the week had not been sanguine. 

The scene from outside the hospital Friday evening was shared on social media by numerous New York-based media outlet journalists like NY1’s Amy Yensi, NBC New York’s Phil Lipof, and more. 

Additionally, the Ruff Ryder’s held a balloon release for the late icon as well, which was captured on TikTok. Rest in Power DMX. 

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Wale has always been a big wrestling fan and over the years, he has helped WWE with their events. He also happens to be a huge sports fan overall and if there is something going on in the DC area, you can typically expect him to be there. Now, however, Wale will be returning to the WWE world this weekend as WrestleMania 37 is set to go down tonight and tomorrow.

In fact, Wale, will mostly be around for Night 2, where he will perform the track “Feel The Power.” This song is actually the walk-out music for Big E who has a huge match on Sunday. While speaking to Bleacher Report, Big E revealed what this song means to him.

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“He’s one of my favorite rappers there is, but also to have my friend and someone who’s a huge wrestling fan, I was geeked just to be able to get him to perform,” Big E said. “To have him perform for me at home—Tampa’s my home—is incredible. I’m so stoked about it. We’ve been trying to get Wale for years. We tried to get him at a ‘Mania a couple of years ago, but things didn’t work out. I’m so excited about it and I know he is, too, because as a big fan, it’s a dream come true.”

Wrestling fans are in for a treat this weekend and if you’re looking forward to it all, you will be able to watch as of 7 PM EST tonight.

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