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DaBaby’s success in the past two years has been quite remarkable. Following the release of his breakthrough single “Suge” in 2019, he has since gone on to dominate the scene, earning top 10 hits after hits. Of course, with all of this success comes a fair amount of fame. The rapper boasts more than 17 million followers on his social media, and he has also been known to easily sell out clubs and venues. He’s also known to completely shut down malls while out on casual shopping. 

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The rapper shared a post with footage of the ordeal to his Instagram page Friday (March 19), tagging the location of the frenzy as Houston, Texas. He first shared a video of fans screaming and recording the rapper from outside of the store he was in, while attaching subsequent photos of himself waving to fans and hiding inside of a Burberry store as the commotion took place. 

“Regular trip to the mall in Houston,” wrote the rapper in the caption of the post. Swipe through below for footage of the hysteria caused by the rapper.

“Dats Wild,” penned fellow rapper BRS Kash in the comment section, commending him for having the impact to even cause all the commotion. 

Others had a more critical tone, but only in regards to the fact that not many people in the crowd were wearing masks despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  

Nonetheless, DaBaby’s star power is still quite sensational to witness. 

The last 24 hours have found Migos frontman Quavo in the headlines after news of his split from Saweetie. The couple shared their back-and-forths on Twitter but it seems that their break-up now has their families chiming in on the matter. Thankfully for Quavo, he has brothers in the Migos who appear to have offered a diversion from the messy break-up.

If you’ve been waiting on new music from Migos, it appears that they’ll be sliding through with some brand new heat in the near future. Around Valentine’s Day, Quavo said that Culture III would arrive in a month and a half. By that timeline, we’re roughly two weeks away from the release of the album but we’ve yet to hear much about it. They were spotted shooting a music video earlier this month at a “bando.”

Offset slid through with a brand new snippet from Culture III off of the song that is reportedly titled, “Modern Day Stroll.” Though it seems a leak with Quavo’s verse hit the web last year, Offset shared a preview of the music video along with his verse. “Big body Urus/ Fast & The Furious/ Grippin’ my mack, watch the rear in my mirror/ Ice on my neck, on the lear, I’m superior/ 250 each year, what you say? I can’t hear you,” he raps on the verse. “Culture 3,” he captioned the post. 

After nearly three years since their last album, and speculation that they’ve fallen off from the top, it seems that Quavo, Takeoff and Offset are striving to reclaim their position in the game. Check out the snippet below.

Do you think Culture III will live up to the hype? Let us know in the comments. 

Corey Damon Black certainly does a lot for Travis Scott. Black is Travis’s creative director, meaning that he basically handles the design and look of all of his concerts, album art, merch, and more. Black has a big job, so it’s only right that Travis showed up to his wedding on Friday with a pretty massive gift: a Maybach SUV. 

Black seemed completely shocked by the gift, laughing with Travis in the doorway and giving him a hug before going to check out the sweet new ride. His bride laughs, saying, “It’s like My Super Sweet 16!” Black strikes some poses in front of the car as all of his friends and guests gather around to whoop and cheer for him. Black seems incredibly excited by Travis’s gift, even taking it out for a joyride later and posting a video to his Instagram from the backseat, showing off the car’s lush interior. 

The Maybach appears to be a GLS 600 SUV, which retails for anywhere from $160k to $200k depending on your desired specifications. Knowing Travis and how he likes to spoil others, however, it’s assumed that this car is probably on the higher end of the price scale. Congrats to Corey and his wife! Watch the video of the surprise below. 

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Earlier this month, news broke that Timbaland and Swizz Beatz would be taking their tributary music battle show Verzuz to Triller. The last show happened at the end of last month and followed a slightly different format. D’Angelo was announced as the guest and he brought in surprise guests like Method Man and more. The next battle is set to go down between Raekwon and Ghostface Killah tonight, March 20th at 8 pm ET. Find out how you can watch the epic battle below!

“Let’s take it back to the streets,” announced the official Verzuz account on their social media page ahead of the battle. The showdown between The Tarantula and The Eagle will be the first to take place after the rights for the series were moved to Triller. Viewers will be able to stream the Ciroc-sponsored event on any of the respective platforms below beginning at 8 pm. 

How To Watch on Triller

To watch the battle on Triller, you have to have to the app on your respective mobile device or tablet.   

How To Watch on Apple Music

If you’re an Apple Music user, you can biew the battle in the Music app beginning at 8 pm. 

How To Watch on Instagram 

As always, to watch the battle on Instagram, head over to the Verzuz account and watch the live. You can view the battle on a bigger screen by watching the live on your web browser. 

Let us know down in the comments if you’ll be tuning in!

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The post-Grammys debate kicked off this week after the award show’s COVID-restricted event. Hip-hop did get its shine in many ways, though many felt snubbed by the end of the evening. The culture doesn’t necessarily need the validation of an institution that still manages to get it wrong every single year. Regardless of who won, it was back to business for many artists who slid through with brand new music following the award show extravaganza. 

Even though he lost, Roddy Ricch delivered a show-stealing performance to close out the evening of “The Box” while debuting his new single, “Heartless.” A live version was immediately uploaded to streaming platforms and is getting us ready for whatever he has in store this year. “Heartless (Live From L.A.) was a necessary addition to this week’s Fire Emoji playlist.

It looks like Lil Tjay could be preparing to drop a new project in the future. This week, the rapper returned with his latest single, “Headshot” ft. Fivio Foreign and Polo G. The trifecta of drill artists deliver a blistering banger for the streets. We also included Tjay’s previous release, “Calling My Phone” with 6lack. 

Lastly, we have the latest collaboration from Tee Grizzley and Lil Durk who previously collaborated together on their joint effort, Bloodas. This time, they team up for their new collaboration, “White Lows Off Designer.”

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City Girl JT is always spewing something on her verified Twitter account, which seems to be suspended more often than not. Luckily for us, however, she kept her verified status long enough to tell the world that “City girl summer is not postponed.” To further reiterate the message, she reposted the message on her Instagram story alongside some stickers that told fans summer was on the way. 

In the early hours of Saturday morning, she went back to Twitter to reinforce the idea that she’d be having her own version of a “hot girl summer,” saying, “I’m on rockstar time this summer if you not ready to be wild don’t come round me.” It seems like many fans were waiting on JT’s go to kickstart their summer shenanigans, Tweeting some excited messages. 

While the coronavirus pandemic halted most people’s usual summer escapades in 2020, it seems as though 2021 is going to be ringing in some new and exciting warm-weather traditions. Now that three vaccines have been federally-approved for emergency use and the US recently administered a record-breaking 3 million vaccines in one day, many people will be fully protected from the virus by the time summer rolls around. Be careful out there, City Girls!

Even if you’re not into basketball, there are a few big names from the NBA that have accomplished celebrity-status for their skill and charisma. LeBron James is an example of this sort of player. The 36-year-old pro-baller is nothing short of a household name, even for those not invested in the sports, and boasts the title of one of the most decorated players in the history of the NBA. Considering this, his recent remarks about feeling as if he deserves more than the four total MVP awards he currently has are more than verifiable.

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Trailing behind just Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul Jabbar in total MVP awards, the all-star players sparked more calls of “LeBron for MVP” after a recent game against the Charlotte Hornets. After the game, LeBron spoke with reporters about his mindset going into every season and about MVP awards. 

“I should have more than four, I believe,” LeBron told reporters. “But … I don’t sit around thinking about it or crying about it, or whatever the case may be. I just try to come in the next season and be the MVP and be talked about [for] it again. I bet a lot of the greatest that played this game feel like they should have more as well, if you ask any one of those guys.”

LeBron last won the award for 2012-2013, but has been in the top three for almost every season since. His Lakers teammate Kyle Kuzma chimed in, vocalizing something many people think. “The NBA MVP is a very political award,” said Kuzma. “Bron should have been the MVP at least eight, nine, 10 times. Everybody knows that.”

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While LeBron tries to not dwell on missed MVP awards, he admitted winning the award this year would be particularly special. 

“It is something. It means something, for sure. I’m not going to sit here and say it doesn’t mean anything to me. And for me to be able to win it a few times in my career has always been special…” he said.

He finished, “Being in the running, hearing my name with some of the best basketball players in the league this year again, it would mean a lot. At my age, what I’m able to do, what I’ve been doing this whole season, what I bring to the table every single night on both sides of the floor, it would mean an unbelievable thing for me, especially at this point in my career.”

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Cardi B is no stranger to spoiling herself and her family, and is often seen sporting some pretty lavish outfits and bags. Her and Offset’s daughter, 2-year-old Kulture, already has some very extravagant accessories despite being so young. This weekend, Cardi shared an adorable photo of Kulture to her Instagram story where she was wearing a $5,000 Chanel crossbody purse that nearly took up her entire body. “Lucky,” wrote the 28-year-old “Up” rapper. 

It isn’t always easy for Cardi to style princess Kulture, though. Earlier this month, she shared a post of the toddler wearing a Givenchy fit, some Jordans, and a Balenciaga handbag alongside the caption, “@kulturekiari was so mean today. I couldn’t take not one good pic. Dress by me I guess.” At the end of February, Cardi shared another photo of her and Kulture where the tot was rocking a full Balenciaga fit. 

“My baby was soo happy yesterday,” Cardi wrote. “I’m going to enjoy every little tiny moment with my family cause when crunch time comes it gets really lonely.” It’s always nice to see celebrity parents spending time with their kids, and there’s no doubt that Cardi and Kulture bond over their fashion sense. Hopefully, we’ll see some more cute toddler fashion when Cardi’s “crunch time” ends.