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One has to wonder whether or not Lil Nas X knew exactly what he was sitting on prior to the release of “MONTERO’s” controversial video. There stand many who appreciate what Lil Nas X brought to the table with “MONTERO,” rewarding the pop sensation with yet another number one record on the Billboard Hot 100. On the other hand, the song has reached undeniable levels of infamy, with Lil Nas X’s Satanic lapdance and subsequent tie-in shoe release having drawn the ire of public figures and rappers alike.

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Following the height of “MONTERO’s” release, as well as the alarming hospitalization of DMX, Detroit rapper Sada Baby responded by sparking a controversy of his own. “Lord we said Lil Nas X, not DMX,” wrote the rapper, an Instagram post that ultimately earned Sada no shortage of backlash and accusations of homophobia. Lil Nas X himself actually responded to a report on Sada’s post, writing “this is so fucked up omg” before encouraging fans to keep “MONTERO’s” momentum strong. 

Now, Sada has come forward to clear the air, taking to Instagram to address the backlash he’s been receiving since his initial post. “I said what I said in that post because of the shoes,” he begins, alluding to Lil Nas X’s MSCHF collaboration. “That’s it. The Devil shoes, the Devil in the video. Giving the Devil a lapdance. Wild, that shit crazy. That will never be no shit I sympathize with or empathize with or agree with. But I wasn’t wishing death on blood for real, nobody want a n***a dead.”

“His main audience is kids,” continues Sada. “What you showing to kids is you giving the Devil a lapdance. I don’t want to walk in a room anywhere with any of my family and see my kids imitating what they see in that video in any way. That’s not something I agree with. But yeah, I apologize to Lil Buddy if he feel I wanted him dead.”

Check out Sada Baby’s message regarding Lil Nas X below. 

We’ve all been missing the live show experience but hopefully, we’ll soon be able to connect with some of our favorite artists soon. With the vaccine rollout taking place across the country, more artists are taking the leap and announcing tour dates for this fall. The latest being Lil Tjay who is fresh off of the release of his latest project, Destined 2 Win,and plans on hitting the road this fall on his tour of the same name.

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The 27-date tour is set to kick off in Salt Lake City on June 4th before performing in Phoenix, AZ the next day. However, the remainder of the tour dates will be taking place towards the end of September when he touches down in Nashville, TN. Clearly, the rapper is expanding the tour to touch across pockets of the globe that hasn’t been able to see him live due to the pandemic. Along with one Canadian date in Montreal, the rapper is hitting Europe for shows in Germany, Hungary, Belgium, and the UK.

Check the tour dates below. 

‘DESTINED 2 WIN’ OFFICIAL ­­­TOUR DATES
6/4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
6/5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater
9/28 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
9/30 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVA
10/1 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
10/2 – Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore
10/3 – Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
10/6 – Montreal, CA @ MTELUS
10/8 – Buffalo, NY @ Venu
10/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora
10/13 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theater
10/14 – St. Louis, MO @ Pop’s
10/15 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s Entertainment
10/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
10/28 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
11/2 – Budapest, Hungary @ Akvarium
11/3 – Berlin, Germany @ Huxley
11/4 – Cologne, Germany @ Carlswerk Viktoria
11/7 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Fållan
11/8 – Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
11/9 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Amager Bio
11/10 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
11/12 – London, UK @ O2 Brixton
11/14 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham
11/16 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
11/23 – Providence, RI @ Strand Ballroom
11/24 – Wallingford, CT @ Oakdale Theater

It’s been a few years since the infamous Fyre Festival nearly took place. Truthfully, it seems like it would’ve been a page out of 2020’s book but somehow, it predates what has been defined as one the worst year in modern times. Of course, Ja Rule’s involvement in this sham event made it all the more hilarious, even as he’s attempted to distance himself.

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With the rise of NFTs in the world of art, it seems that one person could purchase the notorious photo of that repulsive cheese sandwich that sent the Internet ablaze.  Photographer Trevor DeHaas is selling his photo of the sandwich as an NFT beginning Tuesday at noon. The buyer of DeHaas’ photo will be able to own the “cultural touchstone” as well as the copyright ownership in order to monetize the IP. DeHaas explained that the proceeds from the NFT will go towards his kidney transplant and daily dialysis. The funny thing about the newly launched NFT is that it’s actually being sold on Ja Rule’s Flipkick platform 

“Initially the viral tweet came with a lot of negative connotations and assumptions about me; rich-spoiled-clout chasing-millennial-brat,” DeHaas told Complex via email.

“People assumed I paid $12,000 for a ticket and that I cared about going to the festival. The reality is that I went for free and I originally turned down the $500 ticket from my friend, Matt, who bought a group package. 8 people [for] $4,000. Matt wasn’t able to get rid of his remaining ticket and offered me the ticket for free. In exchange I would film a music video for his band, Hypothetical, at the festival. I remember thinking, ‘3 days in the Bahamas, what’s the worst that could happen?’ LOL.”

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Atlanta rapper Gunna should be thanking his lucky stars after he was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run car accident this week. According to multiple reports, the Drip Season rapper was driving in his beige-colored Lamborghini Urus truck when an armored bank vehicle struck him and drove away.

“Aye Brinks truck hit me and kept going. But I’m good tho,” wrote Gunna on social media following the accident. He also shared a video, in which the car’s damages are clear to the eye. The front driver’s side door is dented pretty badly and the backdoor doesn’t close properly anymore. Throughout the video, Gunna moans in a frustrated manner, knowing that his insurance is probably about to go up because of the crash.

Thankfully, Gunna does not appear to have sustained any injuries in the accident. It’s unclear what led to the crash, as well as which party was in the wrong.

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Gunna has a number of different expensive cars, flexing an alternate color of the Lamborghini Urus last year with Lil Durk. While he may have to pay for repairs on the beige whip, he’s still got a few other colors that he can ride around in for the time being. 

A few days ago, Gunna was spotted filming a music video with Don Toliver and Lil Uzi Vert, directed by Cole Bennett. Read more about that here.

In the past, we’ve seen celebrities and fellow musicians alike publicly express why they think female rappers are second class compared to their male counterparts. Notably, Jermaine Dupri compared female rappers to strippers back in 2019. This type of comment always prompts a lot of negative backlash, and Dorrough seemingly decided to hop on a similar type of train, when he claimed he only sees one type of female rapper out presently. 

The Dallas native sent out a tweet, which he’s since deleted, criticizing female rappers as being all “the same type” of artist. He questioned where certain “female” versions of male rap icons were, insinuating that the female rap scene lacks a variety that male rappers have. The female grouping is apparently missing rappers that resemble Nipsey Hussle, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar and the like.

“I love female rappers. But where is the female Nipsey Hussle? Where is the female J Cole, Kendrick, Jay Z, Nas etc.???,” Dorrough tweeted. “I just mostly see the same type.”

An array of rebuttals quickly followed, flooding Dorrough’s comments with jokes and negative reactions. Then, days later, the rapper claimed he’s being misunderstood.

Since he says he felt misinterpreted, he now wants to shed some light on new and upcoming female rappers. 

He posted to his Instagram in response to the backlash surrounding his initial question, “I’m about to put some NEW female rappers in the limelight.”

He continued, “Since @complex and other blogs tried to deflect the actual point of my tweet let’s see if they have that same energy in supporting as I shed some light on some new female rappers. Yall make sure yall hold them accountable too because they like to run with negative narratives before positive ones. Lady rappers stay tuned! And be ready. Y’all @ the ones y’all wanna see shine.”  

Now, plenty of fans are tagging their favorite unknown female rapper in hopes to be featured on his Instagram page to gain some exposure. 

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Mulatto dropped a picture on Instagram looking more radiant than ever while raising some eyebrows with a racy caption. 

The “Queen of Da Souf” wore a champagne-colored dress with snakeskin boots, and silky-straight honey-blonde hair, as she showed off with a quick spin in a video clip. She captioned the post, “that [eggplant emoji] got me glowing” with a mischievous laughing emoji and a sparkle at the end. 

Fans, instantly amused by the bold caption, speculated who was the man behind the eggplant. Recently, rumors have been circulating that Latto has been coupled up with 21 Savage, and these rumors are echoed in the IG comments.

One fan commented under the post, “21, 21, 21,” to which many others added to this narrative. 

Regarding the rumored couple, 21 Savage has shut down rumors insinuating that he was with the “Muwop” rapper on multiple occasions. Last year, Mulatto vacationed in Puerto Rico for her 22nd birthday, and, coincidentally, 21 Savage seemed to be there too. 

Then, the other week, the “Mr. Right Now” rapper seemed to accidentally reveal his relationship with Latto on Instagram. He reposted the rapper’s “no makeup” post on his IG story with the caption “Dam u fine, it’s only 1 way I can come bout you twin.” However, the post was deleted shortly after.

Neither has confirmed or denied any of the rumors either. 

Do you think Mulatto and 21 Savage are secretly together? Let us know in the comments.

Wiz Khalifa is one of the premier pot-smokers in hip-hop. For the length of his entire run in the music business, weed has been a central part of his personality. When you see Wiz pull up to an event, he’s usually got a joint in between his fingers, having already smoked an ounce on the way over. The “Black & Yellow” hitmaker is known for being a cannabis connoisseur, working on his own marijuana strains on a few different occasions. However, it’s not his Khalifa Kush that’s blowing the minds of fans across the nation– it’s the manner in which he’s recently been smoking it.

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Going viral this week for a video of himself smoking out of a glass gravity bong from Cookies, Wiz Khalifa impressed the masses by showing how dedicated he is to the art of getting high. Wiz has been adamant that he enjoys smoking joints over blunts, but he might have found a special contraption that takes the cake. Inhaling smoke from two separate glass gravity bongs, Wiz showed off how the product works before taking a long puff. Needless to say, people were pretty impressed.

Recently, the 33-year-old rapper celebrated the 10-year anniversary of his album Rolling Papers, releasing the deluxe version with a few new songs. He’s also been teasing a new mixtape called Cereal Milk, which will likely be released this year.

What do you think of Wiz’s smoking device?

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