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It proved to be a chaotic weekend for the Barbz who were out and about in London as Nicki Minaj headlined the annual Wireless Music Festival.

Just a few days ago, we reported that fans of the 39-year-old Queen of Rap were so eager to see their fearless leader that they jumped over barricades and fences, pushing security to its limit as they attempted to contain and control the crowd.

After a successful set on stage on Sunday, the next day (July 11), Minaj hopped on Instagram Live to inform her followers that she would be hosting a surprise meet-and-greet in Camden Town, London, where hundreds of people quickly rushed to Cafe Koko and mobbed the “Anaconda” hitmaker upon arrival.

In one TikTok captured by a fan, the mother of one can be seen and heard begging those around her to “back up,” though many ignored her pleas – including the cameraman, who threw up a peace sign and pursed his lips while trying to capture a video with the recording artist.

Seeing as he didn’t listen to her request to move, Minaj appears to shove the Barb out of her way, which he also alleged in his caption. “Nicki Minaj literally pushed me omg,” he wrote.

@theyluviish My fave literally touched me 😂😍#fyp#nickiminaj♬ original sound – IISH ♛

“My fav literally touched me,” he continued, adding laughing and heart-eye emojis. In the comments, he added that he was “just happy Nicki touched” him. “Thank you, Nicki, for stopping by.”

The rowdy crowd got so out of hand that Minaj even jumped on Twitter to ask them to calm down. “Guys, if you don’t get in a contained space they won’t let me get out the cars. [Please] don’t run in the streets. Please get in one place, one line,” she wrote earlier today.

Camden Police ultimately had to cancel the event due to safety concerns. “Members of the public are advised not to travel to the area… Crowds are leaving and police remain on scene, no arrests,” they wrote on social media.

In other news, Nicki Minaj recently shut down pregnancy rumours on IG Live after being pressed by fans – read more about that here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more hip-hop news updates.

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Back in January, 2 Chainz riled up plenty of excitement when he announced that fans could expect the arrival of his long-awaited ColleGrove 2 album in collaboration with Lil Wayne later this year. While we haven’t heard much since then, on Monday (June 11), the 44-year-old revealed via Twitter that he and Tunechi have been spending some time in the studio together in between his busy show schedule.

“Had a good weekend with two shows in Vegas and one in Mexico in two days,” he wrote along with some photos of Tity Boi and his wife, Kesha Ward, travelling together. 

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“Now I’m about to crash, I’m just walking out the studio. Been in with @LilTunechi all night, let’s just say I’m excited about our project.”

The project in question is a follow-up to 2016’s ColleGrove, which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart after moving 53K total album-equivalent units in its first week out.

While talking to Akademiks during a Spotify Greenroom conversation at the top of the year, 2 Chainz shared, “This one is definitely coming out this year.”

“We’re actually in the process of mixing it and [Lil Wayne’s] on every single song,” he unveiled at the time. “We were in the studio together. I think the last time we were in the studio together maybe twice. This time, we’ve been in the studio together multiple times working on this project, whether going back in after we’ve done something or whatever.

The father of three told Ak that he was feeling “super excited about this f*cking project because it don’t sound like nothing [he’s] heard before.”

In other news, Lil Wayne recently joined The Game onstage in Los Angeles along with Kanye West and Blueface for the West Coast legend’s Drillmatic show – read more about that here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more hip-hop news updates.

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Just a few days ago, Doja Cat’s TikTok followers got to see her rant about her drama with 17-year-old Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp, but now, the 26-year-old has turned to entertain us in other ways – including an impersonation of Amber Heard.

In her TikTok video, the Hot Pink hitmaker revealed that her puppy was recently stung by a bee, just like the Aquaman actress once experienced and was asked to recount during her testimony in her defamation lawsuit with ex-husband Johnny Depp.

“It’s honestly hella sad ‘cuz like, she’s a puppy, my dog,” Doja told viewers. “And I’ve had her for like a week and a half, maybe two weeks now. And she like, was just running around in the grass, and she steps on a bee.”

Since the incident was so perfectly timed with Heard and Depp’s trial, the rap star took the opportunity to create a viral video. “Y’all know what time it is,” she said. “Y’all know what f*cking time it is!”

“My dog stepped on a bee,” the “Ain’t Shit” artist repeated while squinting her eyes, just as Heard did while on the stand.

“My dog stepped on a bee,” she said again, adding a twitch for dramatic effect. “She stepped on a f*cking bee. My dog stepped on a bee!”

The post seems to have earned Doja Cat some backlash, as it’s no longer available on her own TikTok page, but continues to make rounds on the internet.

As we mentioned earlier, other recent headlines about the genre-bending artist have been surrounding her feud with a young Netflix Original cast member, who exposed DMs that she sent him requesting that he help her get in touch with one of his co-workers – read more about that here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates. 

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Fredo Bang is finally airing out his elementary school beef. As HipHopDX reports, this past weekend the 26-year-old visited SuperCon – an annual Florida-based comic book convention – where he was able to add some precious Pokémon cards to his collection.

If you didn’t already know, the Louisana-born lyricist is an avid fan of anime and superhero collectibles, many of which he shows off to fans on social media.

Fredo’s love for the world of Japanese animation and hero figures began as a child, and according to a recent Instagram Story, he’s still traumatized from having his trading cards taken away while at school at a young age.

“So second grade, my teacher took all my Pokémon cards,” he explained to listeners, flexing the new additions he picked up at SuperCon. “I just want to say, f*ck you, Ms. Cox. You can’t take these!”

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Elsewhere on his IG page, the Most Hated hitmaker showed off the DragonBall Z, My Hero Academia, Spider-Man, and The Incredible Hulk pieces that he picked up, among others.

In other news, Fredo has been loudly and proudly professing his love for Lil Wayne and Toya Wright’s 23-year-old daughter, Reginae Carter.

On his IG feed, the Baton Rouge native shared a photo of him on stage, microphone in hand which he captioned, “Single Til I Get Over My Crush” – read more about that here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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