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Bow Wow Appears On AEW, Calls Out Jade Cargill: “See You Soon Baby” 

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Bow Wow is a step closer to getting into an All Elite Wrestling ring after appearing on the Nov. 30 episode of Dynamite alongside Jade Cargill. 

The “Let Me Hold You” hitmaker has been embroiled in a rivalry with the TBS champ which came to a head earlier this month when the women’s title holder and her Baddies pulled up on the star during his Millennium Tour: Turned Up! 

Jade Cargill confronted her nemesis backstage in a theatrics showdown, which resulted in the wrestler being marched off by security while Bow Wow threw popcorn at her. 

Nonetheless, on Monday night, Jade Cargill mentioned her beef with Bow Wow while boasting about how she’s the biggest star in AEW. 

However both Jade and the Dynamite audience were in for a surprise as Bow Wow appeared in the arena via the big screen.  

“Jade baby, you deserve all the flowers. Congratulations on your little win,” he began. “It was cute. Really cute. But let’s get down to business. Cause you know time is money and I’m all about money. I’m done with touring, got a lot of time on my hands. Know what that means? See you soon baby. Real, real soon. Oh, can’t wait. She just does something to me.” Watch the snippet below.  

Fans began reacting after AEW shared a clip of the segment on social media. One fan said they didn’t understand the storyline, accusing Bow Wow of chasing the “beautiful” Jade Cargill.  

“That’s what I said,” she replied before adding, “ Straight clout chaser. Hey, I revive careers. Don’t you see the attention LIL bow is getting lately. Due to my interaction? IJS 😈” 

Drake Reveals Tupac Is His Most Listened To Artist of 2022 

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It’s the time of year when everybody shares their end-of-year wrap-ups courtesy of streaming platforms, and Drake is no different. 

Social media timelines are full of music lovers sharing their 2022 recaps and posting various stats about their listening preferences over the year. The Hip-Hop megastar also took to his Instagram Story to share the artist he’s most enjoyed this year. 

According to Spotify Wrapped, Tupac is Drake’s top artist of 2022. Not only did Drizzy spend 246 minutes listening to ‘Pac, but he also ranks among the top seven percent of Tupac fans on the streaming platform.  

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While Drake is a big Tupac fan, he once had to clarify a lyric from 2009’s “Fear,” after confessing he wasn’t saddened by the legendary rapper’s death. However, The Toronto native claimed he wasn’t dissing ‘Pac. Instead, he was professing his lack of influence on him as a child.  

“I never cried when ‘Pac died,” he says in the song. “But I probably will when Hov does.” 

“A lot of people also sort of don’t understand the meaning of that line,” he said in an interview. “It’s not necessarily that I don’t love West Coast Hip-Hop or that I don’t love ‘Pac now that I’m 22, but that line was just said to show how new I am to Hip-Hop. I was 9 when that [Tupac’s death] happened, so it didn’t really affect me.” 

Drake Wants To Be More Like Tupac

Nonetheless, Drake paid tribute to Tupac, saying he wished he was more like him.  

“If there was anybody that I wish I could be a little more like, it’d probably be ‘Pac,” Drizzy told TheBoombox. “I think more than anything, aside from his music, which was absolutely incredible, I think he just drove people with who he was, the way he carried himself. He was somebody who was a free spirit and he did not care, he just did what he felt. I wish I could have a little more ‘Pac to my persona. I’m working on it.” 

GloRilla Urges Women To Be Financially Independent And Go “50/50” In Relationships 

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Days after GloRilla went viral for telling women to avoid looking for love in the club, she is dishing out more advice to her female fans. 

 The CMG artist acknowledged that while “some people might want to fight about it,” she needed to address women taking financial responsibility in their relationships.  

On Wednesday (Nov. 30), Glo took to social media to share her thoughts on the topic. She encouraged women to go “50/50” with their partners to prevent getting stuck if their man cheats or walks out. “You should want to be a team,” she explained before saying if a man is putting in all the work, he’s likely to take advantage and cheat.  

“He paying all your bills b####! You don’t want you billpayer to leave, you need to be on your own s###. You need to have your own s### going,” GloRilla added. 

Glo acknowledged that some women will say they’re still making their own money, although their man pays all the bills.  

However, according to GloRilla, “You need to be in the habit of paying for your own s###. Because no matter how much you got your own money, all them bills that was getting paid by the n####, that s### gon’ change. It’s gone be a whole financial change for you. You got to pay all the bills. Now you can’t do what you want to do no more.” 

GloRilla Says Women Should Go 50/50 In Relationships

She concluded, “I just feel like s### should just be at a certain pace, like 50/50. Y’all making yourself feel needy and s###.” Check out her comments in the videos below. 

Earlier on Wednesday, GloRilla defended her recommendations for women to stay “F.N.F.” by avoiding love in the club after stating men only go there to look for “hoes.”  

Nonetheless, in her upcoming collab with Latto and Gangsta Boo, GloRilla gets ready to “f### the club” up, although presumably not to find a love interest! The song arrives Friday. Watch the snippet below. 

Boosie Says Jay-Z Is Irrelevant To Young Fans, Most Nas Fans “Are Dead” 

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Boosie Badazz waded into the debate about relevancy in Hip-Hop, dragging Jay-Z into the conversation sparked by 21 Savage’s comments about Nas. 

During a new interview, the Baton Rouge native said that while Hov is “respected,” neither he nor Nas is getting played in the club.  

“Jay-Z’s not relevant this day for music… If you gone say Jay-Z relevant and Nas ain’t relevant—No, no,” Boosie said on VLAD TV.  

He continued, “When I go to these clubs in Atlanta, you know these 25 to 35 clubs, I’m not hearing Nas, I’m not hearing Jay-Z… It’s not one or the other.” However, the “Set It Off” hitmaker says Hov maintains cultural relevance because he’s a Hip-Hop mogul.  

“Jay-Z is respected by these people for being that boss that he is. When Jay-Z flash across that m########### it’s something with a billion dollars, its something with $500 billion, $200 billion when them young n##### see him. It ain’t his song flashing across social media. It’s his hustle! That n#### got hustle!” Boosie stated. 

Boosie Says Nas Is Irrelevant Among Today’s Fans

When the debate shifted to Nas, Boosie said the Kings Disease creator is relevant, acknowledging his recent Grammy win, but only amongst his fans. However, he added, “half of them are dead. All them n##### in Queens bro, most of all of Nas and Pac fans, they’re dead.” 

“I just can’t say he’s relevant as far as today’s [music]. … He doesn’t have a Taylor Swift machine behind him,” Boosie explained. “I’m telling you. Nas is great, but he doesn’t have the machine, or he’s not listening to the machine that can make him do more numbers.” 

Boosie is following in the steps of 21 Savage, whose comments about Nas being irrelevant amongst the current generation of rappers had social media in a frenzy. However,  despite the backlash, it worked out well for the “Knife Talk” hitmaker. Just two weeks after sparking outrage, he dropped the surprise single “One Mic One Gun” with Nas. Listen to it below.

Boosie Claims Powerful People Are Trying To Stop His Success

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Boosie Badazz believed “powerful people” were out to get him due to his persistent problems with Instagram.

The Baton Rouge-bred rapper created another Instagram account after experiencing issues with livestreaming on his @mamaheliveagain2.0 page. Boosie complained about his social media woes on Twitter and suggested there was some type of conspiracy against him.

“Dam they just found my new Instagram n took my LIVE,” he wrote. “SMH EVERYTIME I HAVE A MOVIE COMING OUT THIS HAPPENS ‼️MY MOVIE. WHERES MJ ‘ COMES OUT CHRISTMAS DAY’ N THESE POWERFUL PEOPLE R TRYIN TO STOP MY SUCCESS. I NEED ALL MY FANS TO PREORDER MY MOVIE NOW ON.”

He added, “EVERYTIME I GET READY TO DROP A FILM THEY TRY N BLOCK MY MOTION ##godseewhatyalldoing ALIENS.”

Boosie has repeatedly griped about his Instagram troubles over the past two years. He’s gone through several accounts and been banned for violating the platform’s nudity policy.

Earlier this year, Boosie berated Instagram chief Adam Mosseri and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter. The outspoken artist said he wished the social media executives died in a plane crash.

“Adam n Mark y’all some b######‼️” he wrote. “All that dam money n your wives look like Aliens n your kids look like retards. I wake up every morning hoping your jet crash.”

But Boosie insists on using Instagram despite his beef with the bosses. His new account is @hestilllive.

Doja Cat Admits She Can’t Control Her Temper When She Reacts To Trolls

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Doja Cat has acknowledged that she reacts to everything “really quick” and only realizes she’s made a mistake later.

The “Say So” singer regularly interacts with her fans online and doesn’t hold back when responding to criticism. 

Earlier this year, she declared on Twitter that she was quitting the music business and couldn’t wait to “disappear” into anonymity.

Speaking about her online outbursts to Dazed magazine, Doja acknowledged that she reacts “impulsively” and doesn’t consider the consequences in the heat of the moment.

“They’re (the media are) like, ‘Oh, this can’t possibly be her simply having fun. She has to be out of her mind. She has to be cuckoo,'” she stated. “Also, I have a really bad impulse control; I like to react to things really quick. If I’m in the right mood, or the wrong mood, I will snap back and I’ll have fun doing it. It makes me feel better or it doesn’t, because then the reaction I get back is tenfold and I’m like, ‘Uh-oh, I made a mistake.'”

The “Kiss Me More” singer noted that she enjoyed getting reactions out of people in her early days on the Internet by posting pictures of herself “looking like a freak” with “crazy” make-up.

However, the 27-year-old has gone on a steep learning curve about her online antics since she’s become famous.

“I’m glad I do that because you have to look like an idiot to find out how not to be one. You have to know how to be a fool in order to know how not to be a fool. That’s all I’ve been learning,” she added.

D.L. Hughley Trolls Kanye West Following Divorce Settlement

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D.L. Hughley reignited his Kanye West beef with a joke about the controversial rapper’s divorce settlement.

The comedian clowned ‘Ye by referencing the lyrics to “Gold Digger” in an Instagram post on Tuesday (November 29). D.L Hughley used Kanye West’s own words to mock the 45-year-old artist for paying Kim Kardashian $200,000 per month in child support.

“When (your) life imitates (your) art… YIKES,” D.L. Hughley wrote. “’If you ain’t no punk holla, ‘We want prenup We want prenup!’ yeah. It’s something that you need to have ‘Cause when she leave yo’ ass she gone leave with half…”

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian agreed to joint custody of their children in their divorce settlement. But ‘Ye was left on the hook for $2.4 million annually in child support.

Earlier this year, Kanye West and D.L. Hughley traded shots on social media after the latter accused ‘Ye of stalking Kim Kardashian. ‘Ye called D.L. Hughley a “pawn” and threatened the comedian.

“I can afford to hurt u,” ‘Ye wrote on Instagram.

D.L. Hughley responded by mocking Kanye West in a series of Twitter posts.

“Ain’t it weird that #Kanye supposedly has all these goons who will kill for him, but not one of them will get his prescriptions filled?” the comic wrote in one tweet. “Here’s a thought while you’re on your way to kill me in Calabasas, how about somebody drop by CVS and pick up his Xanax!”

Months later, D.L. Hughley resumed his roasting of ‘Ye.

Check out the comedian’s post about the divorce settlement below.

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Video Resurfaces Of GloRilla Working At Fast Food Joint Before Rap Stardom

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A TikTok user found an old video of GloRilla’s humble beginnings before her single “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” became a huge hit.

The clip featured GloRilla in her days working at a fast food restaurant. The CMG rapper was seen joking around while taking an order from a customer.

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Earlier this year, GloRilla experienced a meteoric rise when her song “F.N.F.” went viral. The track’s success helped her land a deal with Yo Gotti’s CMG imprint and Interscope Records.

Since then, GloRilla scored another hit by collaborating with Cardi B on “Tomorrow 2.” The Memphis-bred rapper also dropped a new EP titled Anyways, Life’s Great… as her major label debut.

GloRilla stopped by the Breakfast Club to promote her EP on Wednesday (November 30). During the interview, she talked about the unexpected male fan base she’s developed.

“I actually know a lot of dudes [who] don’t listen to female rap,” she said. “So, when I start hearing a lot of ‘em say they be listening to me, it just warms my heart. I’m like, ‘Oh my God. Y’all be listening to me?’ And I be talking s### about them!”

Check out the rising star’s entire interview with the Breakfast Club below.

Rita Ora Explains Why Everyone Thought She Had An Affair With Jay-Z

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Rita Ora has branded the allegation she was the other woman in Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s marriage “insane.”

In the song “Sorry,” from her 2016 album Lemonade, Beyoncé hinted that her husband had an affair with another woman, singing, “He only want me when I’m not on there, He better call Becky with the good hair.”

Rita, who used to be signed to Jay-Z’s record label Roc Nation, was accused of being “Becky” after she posted a selfie in which she wore a lemon-themed bra and a “J” necklace.

She denied the allegation at the time and addressed the “insane” speculation again during an interview with Louis Theroux on Tuesday.

“When Beyoncé had her album, there was a mysterious woman called ‘Becky with the good hair’ who allegedly Jay-Z had cheated with,” Louis said. “Then at some point in 2016, with Lemonade in the air, you posted a picture of yourself with lemons on your bra and a ‘J’ around your neck…”

“Oh my god, it literally was a coincidence,” she responded. “I didn’t even think about it, I swear. And it wasn’t a J, it was an R. They flipped it round and then it looked like a J.”

The pop star revealed that the bra was her “own design” from her collaboration with underwear brand Tezenis.

“This is what I mean, man. A pinch of salt. You’ve got to take things with a pinch of salt. And that’s what’s insane. I had to just sit through that until a good friend of mine, Katy Perry, gave me a hilarious badge that said ‘not Becky.’ That’s what the press do, isn’t it?” she said.

Rita and Katy wore ‘Not Becky’ badges to a Met Gala after-party in 2016.

The “Anywhere” singer took Roc Nation executives to court in 2015 to be freed from her contract. They settled the case in 2016, and Rita signed with Atlantic Records.

Louis Theroux Interviews… Rita Ora aired in the U.K. on Tuesday night.

Takeoff Update: Lil Cam’s Lawyer Denies He Shot Rapper Despite Gun Charges

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An attorney representing Lil Cam dismissed internet rumors, which claimed his client killed Takeoff.

According to multiple reports, Lil Cam faced weapons charges in connection to the shooting of Takeoff. The 22-year-old man’s lawyer and prosecutors spoke about his case at a court hearing in Houston on Wednesday (November 30).

Prosecutors said surveillance footage showed Lil Cam, whose real name is Cameron Joshua, with a weapon at the scene of the crime. The district attorney’s office did not accuse Lil Cam of shooting Takeoff.

“We believe Cameron Joshua has been appropriately charged in this case,” lead prosecutor Matt Gilliam told reporters. “And we’re continuing our investigation into the death of Takeoff.”

Lil Cam’s attorney Christopher Downey said his client did not kill Takeoff. Downey scoffed at the online conjecture about the murder.

“I haven’t seen anything to suggest that Cameron Joshua had anything to do with the shooting, that he discharged a firearm that caused [Takeoff’s] death or was he even involved,” Downey asserted. “My understanding is there was some type of skirmish … I’m familiar with all the Instagram sleuths. They remind me of the blind guy who tries to figure out an elephant and grabs its trunk and thinks it’s a snake.”

He added, “The bottom line is they’re wrong. Cameron Joshua did not shoot Takeoff.”

Downey would not say if Lil Cam knew who shot Takeoff. But the lawyer indicated his client may talk to prosecutors in the murder investigation.

“We will discuss that with the D.A.’s office if we decided to,” Downey said.

Takeoff was shot and killed at a Houston bowling alley on November 1. He was 28.

Jack Harlow Sucked At “Wrapping” Until His Mom Stepped In And Saved Him

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So … while her son, Jack Harlow, is a huge rap star, Mama Maggie Harlow is making headlines as a wrap star and is encouraging others to celebrate the holidays doing something to help the underserved.

On Tuesday, November 29th, the “First Class” mom and Kosair Charities tapped a few young people and taught them how to decorate presents for the underserved at Kosair Charities Sam Swope Center according to WHAS 11.

Mama Harlow and her volunteers wrapped 2,000 gifts on Giving Tuesday, all of which will be given out at the Kosair Holiday party on Sunday, December 4th.

Her Grammy-nominated rap star son Jack did not make a special appearance at the community service project, but those lending a hand don’t care.

It’s probably best he wasn’t. His mother said he used to be horrible at wrapping gifts.

“The child simply could not wrap,” she said before adding, “it may have been my hardest job as a mom, but I love my son, and I refused to give up. He eventually got pretty good at wrapping,” WDRB reported.

Some of the helpers have been wrapping the gift for years, consistently volunteering with the charity and working to bring joy to the faces of the children the organization serves.

Imprisoned Rappers Shoot Video From Michigan Cell, Instantly Go Viral And Get Into More Trouble

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Two inmates are in deep trouble after they recorded a rap video from inside their Michigan prison cell and posted it on YouTube.

The music video was released on the Family Fed Entertainment YouTube page and is called “In Dis Cell” by 24 SuperBadd37 featuring 82 Treezy Banger. 

The men boldly showed their faces as they rapped their song and even showed officers beating down another prisoner in one clip.

Outside of the audacity of the artists, the video also showed the horrific conditions within prisons, including their liquid substance (possibly urine) appearing on the floor in front of the cell’s commode.

According to the Detroit Free Press, on Tuesday, November 29th, Corrections Department spokesman Chris Gautz said the two men have been identified and placed in segregation at the Macomb prison outside of Detroit.

The issue is that the men had two phones in the cell, items considered contraband. 

Gautz said, “It’s incredibly dangerous” to have cell phones inside prisons, “especially with capability of getting onto the internet.”

 Gautz continued by saying these forms of technology can be used to do all kinds of things outside of providing entertainment and a creative outlet. 

He said the devices could be used to arrange to harass witnesses, place “hits” on people inside or outside the prison, and map out a plan to escape.

The investigation around how they got the phones and determining if the men will face criminal charges is still in motion.

Juice WRLD’s Girlfriend Raises Questions About The Rapper’s Death

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The Cook County Medical Examiner concluded that fatal oxycodone and codeine caused Juice WRLD’s death, but his girlfriend Ally Lotti isn’t buying it.

She hopped on social media to stir the conspiracy theory pot. She claims people are wrong if they think the “Lean Wit Me” rapper died from an accidental overdose.

“Y’all mad ’cause literally I’m like, ‘Oh, blah blah blah you guys think he died from an overdose.’ You’re wrong! you’re wrong!” she said. “Literally, you’re wrong so suck a dick. Okay? Suck a dick.”

Interestingly, before making this statement, she drunkenly attempted to spit a few rhymes. I guess the heat of her freestyle keeps this conspiracy pot bubbling.

“There’s a lot of s**t y’all don’t know that I f**king grieved through myself while I let y’all grieve and talk mad s**t on me. I don’t care.”

Despite claims of knowing more than medical experts and the general public, she didn’t provide any substantial evidence as to what really happened to the Chicago native. This isn’t the first time she’s denied medical conclusions.

Back in June, she posted a similar clip on social media addressing what happened to Juice WRLD the day before he died. She claimed she would speak more in detail when it was “safe.”

I wonder why she felt safe enough to freestyle and strong enough to start throwing franks but the medical examiner’s report remains final. Her conspiracy pot might not be finished cooking but I can smell the clout-chase seasonings.

In case you didn’t know, her current boyfriend Carter Jamison was spotted flexing on TikTok with a diamond-encrusted blue-face Rolex. Juice gave her the watch as a gift.

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Mitch McConnell Thinks Ye Blew Donald Trump’s Chance At Re-election

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Kanye West may have ruined Donald Trump’s chances of winning the presidency in 2024.

Despite his fingerprints being all over the coup to take over the country or the wacky job he did as a president, having dinner with now one of America’s most vocal antisemites and his friend Nicholas Fuentes, a known white supremacist, might have plummeted his chances of returning to the White House.

At least, that is what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday, November 29th.

According to the Kentucky republican, who was raised under Kentucky’s Day Laws, a state-mandated law that prohibited Blacks and whites from going to school together, McConnell said, “First, let me just say that there is no room in the Republican Party for antisemitism or white supremacy.”

McConnell continued, “Anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view, in my judgment, are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States, and that would apply to all of the leaders in the party who will be seeking offices.” 

As reported by AllHipHop.com, Donald Trump said Ye and Fuentes allegedly popped up at his dinner showed up “unexpectedly.”

Trump took to social media to explain the meeting, saying, “This past week, Kanye West called me to have dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Shortly thereafter, he unexpectedly showed up with three of his friends, whom I knew nothing about.”

Trump explained, “We had dinner on Tuesday evening with many members present on the back patio. The dinner was quick and uneventful. They then left for the airport.”

In October, some of Trump’s advisors suggested he should stay away from Kanye after he made antisemitic comments on social media and in the press. 

However, until the disastrous dinner, he appeared to maintain his friendship with the vocal multi-hyphenate.

In a second statement, Trump said he was trying to help “a seriously troubled man, who just happens to be Black, Ye (Kanye West), who has been decimated in his business and virtually everything else, and who has always been good to me, by allowing his request for a meeting at Mar-a-Lago, alone, so that I can give him very much needed ‘advice,'” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

“He shows up with 3 people, two of which I didn’t know, the other a political person who I haven’t seen in years. I told him don’t run for office, a total waste of time, can’t win. Fake News went CRAZY!”

Bad Bunny Named Spotify’s Most-Streamed Global Artist For Third Straight Year

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Fans of Benito “Bad Bunny” Ocasio have a legitimate claim that the Puerto Rican rapper is the most popular music artist in the world. New stats from Spotify back up that argument.

Bad Bunny’s Latest Album Accumulated Over 18 Billion Streams

Spotify unveiled its 2022 Wrapped campaign which lists the top artists, songs, albums, and podcasts on the streaming platform. Bad Bunny became the first artist to top Spotify’s most-streamed artist list three years in a row.

The Un Verano Sin Ti album creator amassed more than 18.5 billion streams on Spotify in 2022. Country-Pop singer Taylor Swift came in second place. The rest of the Top 5 includes Drake (#3), The Weeknd (#4), and BTS (#5).

Spotify announced Harry Styles’s “As It Was” as the most-stream song of the year. The lead single from the Harry’s House studio LP collected over 1.6 billion global streams since the single’s release in April.

Bad Bunny’s “Me Porto Bonito” (#4) and “T##í Me Preguntó” (#5) also made the Top 5 of the Most-Streamed Global Songs rankings. Plus, Un Verano Sin Ti topped Spotify’s Most-Streamed Global Albums list.

Drake & Ye Join Bad Bunny On Spotify’s List Of Most-Streamed Artists In The U.S.

Taylor Swift took the #1 position of Spotify’s Most Viral Artist. R&B/Pop sensation The Weeknd came in at #2, followed by Bad Bunny (#3). The 4th most viral artist is the K-Pop group BTS. Alternative Pop performer Lana Del Rey rounds out the Top 5.

When it comes to the America-based stats, Drake reigns as Spotify’s Most-Streamed Artist in the United States for 2022. Taylor Swift (#2), Bad Bunny (#3), Kanye “Ye” West (#4), and The Weeknd (#5) also collected a substantial number of U.S. streams.

“As It Was” by Harry Styles was the #1 Most-Streamed Song in the American Spotify market. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals, “Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy, “Me Porto Bonito” by Bad Bunny featuring Chencho Corleone, and “First Class” by Jack Harlow landed in the Top 5 as well.

In addition to dominating Spotify, Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti ruled over the Billboard 200 chart for 13 weeks. Un Verano Sin Ti became the first Spanish-language album nominated for Album Of The Year at the Grammy Awards. Apple Music also recognized Bunny as Artist Of The Year for 2022.

Kanye West Reportedly In Talks To Open Donda Academy In Christian Church

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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Even though many people view Kanye “Ye” West as the most famous antisemite on the planet at the moment, that concern does not seem to be stopping a Christian minister from possibly cutting a deal with West.

According to TMZ, Pastor Ronald Nagin met with Kanye West three times about the rapper using space in the Cornerstone Christian Church for his Donda Academy. Cornerstone’s lawyers have reportedly already drafted a lease for the Northridge, California location.

Donda Academy shut down in October following overwhelming backlash for Kanye West’s remarks about the Jewish community. Many parents, including R&B singer Keyshia Cole, supposedly withdrew their children from the unaccredited Christian private school.

Then Donda Academy reopened just hours after the administration sent an email to parents informing them that the 2022-2023 school year would abruptly end. However, TMZ reports that students and teachers have already left the Academy in droves.

Meanwhile, Kanye West continues to espouse antisemitism which already cost him public support, business relationships, and his billionaire status. In fact, Ye recently aligned himself with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.

West also hired pedophilia defender Milo Yiannopoulos as his campaign manager for the 2024 presidential election. Yiannopoulos made a name for himself as an alt-right political commentator who got banned from Twitter and Facebook for harassment and hate speech.

Yung Joc Claims DaBaby Ticking Off Female Fans Hurt His Career

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The trajectory of DaBaby’s career has changed since “Suge” peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2019. Three years later, reports that DaBaby struggles to sell concert tickets have dominated news stories about the rapper.

A September 2 show in New Orleans did not take place after DaBaby apparently failed to fill the 14,000-seat Smoothie King Center. Social media users also clowned the Baby on Baby 2 album creator for apparently offering buy-one-get-one-free tickets for a Birmingham date.

VladTV caught up with Yung Joc to get his thoughts on DaBaby’s apparent fall from grace. The “It’s Goin’ Down” hitmaker offered a theory that centers around women possibly turning on the 30-year-old Charlotte rhymer.

“Let’s keep it a hundred. Homie gonna give your ass a show, and homie can rap. The man can rap. He makes good music,” said Yung Joc. “There’s some things that went against him.”

Joc continued, “You always gotta remember, man, that like being in a position of being an entertainer, if you’re fan base is more women, when it starts looking like you’re a womanizer and you don’t care about women or you’ll go against them women… that s###’s gonna stick with them.”

The Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta cast member mentioned DaBaby’s turbulent public relationship with DaniLeigh. Yung Joc also suggested DaBaby’s decision to rap about allegedly sleeping with Megan Thee Stallion was a mistake.

“One of the last things that [DaBaby] did that possibly ticked off his fanbase – the women in this culture – is out the blue saying he f##### Meg Thee Stallion,” stated Yung Joc. “It was like, ‘Huh?’ Even dudes was like, ‘Damn, why’d you do that? What made that boy say that?'”

Yung Joc went on to say that DaBaby’s music is still “hard” and that his career is not necessarily over. The Streetz Morning Takeover radio host added, “This just gonna be a case of perseverance. He’s gotta persevere through this storm.”

DaBaby also experienced significant backlash for his comments about HIV/AIDS at the Rolling Loud Miami event in 2021. Numerous other festivals disinvited him following those remarks that many people deemed to be homophobic.

Coi Leray Praises Nas For Uplifting & Coming Together With Younger Artists

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For a moment, it looked as if Nas and 21 Savage could be the latest Hip Hop beef. However, the two rap stars joined forces instead, and Coi Leray took the time to shout out Nas for collaborating with Savage.

The possible brewing strife between Nas and 21 Savage began with a conversation on the Clubhouse app. Savage’s comments about the Hip Hop legend led to some backlash from social media users.

“I don’t feel like he’s relevant,” said 30-year-old 21 Savage about 49-year-old Nas. “He’s not relevant. He just has a loyal ass fanbase. He just has a loyal fanbase, and he still makes good-ass music.” 

Even though 21 Savage walked back those remarks about Nas, critics like Michael Rapaport, blasted the London-born rhymer for his opinion. Even Nas’s King’s Disease partner Hit-Boy addressed what Savage had to say.

Instead of 21 Savage and Nas going to war over the situation, they actually teamed up for a song titled “One Mic, One Gun.” On the track, 21 raps, “When you turn to legend, no such thing as relevance.”

Nicki Minaj’s Barbz Blast Coi Leray After She Shouts Out Nas

Trendsetter album creator Coi Leray reacted to the new Nas/21 Savage collab. The Republic recording artist took to Twitter to praise Nas for working with a younger artist like 21 Savage.

“Y’all see what Nas did? Now that’s how the f### you do it!!! Love always wins!!!! Why downplay the next artist when you can uplift them and come together… solid!!! 🚀🚀🚀 ,” tweeted Leray on Tuesday.

She also added, “Hate for no reason!!!!! It be weird!!!! Cause people don’t even be from the same cities and be having beef cause of internet trolls and fans. Corny. Don’t worry. Love is in the air. I feel it.”

This reaction from Coi Leray comes after the “No More Parties” performer found herself embroiled in internet drama involving Nicki Minaj. Speculation ran rampant about the “Blick Blick” collaborators having a falling out which allegedly led to subliminal shots fired in both directions.

Nicki Minaj’s fans clearly have not forgotten the supposed feud. The replies to Coi Leray’s tweet about Nas are filled with Barbz slamming Leray for purportedly turning her back on their favorite artist. One person wrote, “Wasn’t you mad Nicki dropped her song with Fivio [Foreign]? Why you tried stopping the next artist shine?”

Latto Teases New Collaboration With GloRilla

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Rising Hip Hop stars Latto and GloRilla had breakout years in 2022. The two southerners landed respective singles in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 10 region over the last eleven months.

It appears the Atlanta-bred rapper and the Memphis-bred rapper will link up again for another collaboration. They previously connected on GloRilla and Hitkidd’s “F.N.F. (Let’s Go) [Remix)]” which also featured JT.

On Tuesday night, Latto teased that a new song with GloRilla will arrive this Friday, December 1. The RCA recording artist also shared what seemed to be the official cover art for the forthcoming single.

GloRilla is coming off the success of “Tomorrow 2” with Cardi B. That track peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The original “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” also made it onto the Hot 100 in June. Glo recently dropped the Anyways, Life’s Great… EP.

“Big Energy” became a huge hit for Latto. The Dr. Luke-produced single rose all the way to #3 on the Hot 100. “Big Energy” broke the Hot 100’s record for the longest-charting solo female rap song (51 weeks). Her 777 album arrived in March.

Both Latto and GloRilla picked up BET Hip Hop Awards this year. Latto’s “Big Energy” won Song Of The Year. GloRilla won Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist. Additionally, Big Latto and Big Glo earned separate Grammy Award nominations for the 65th annual ceremony.

Stormzy Leads Race For U.K. No. 1 Album With ‘This Is What I Mean’ 

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Stormzy is climbing up the charts with This Is What I Mean and is on pace to score his third consecutive No.1 album.  

The South London rapper is competing with another of Britain’s most successful artists, albeit from a different generation. 82-year-old crooner Cliff Richard is in hot pursuit of Stormzy with his first new Christmas album in 19 years, Christmas With Cliff just being the rapper in the midweek charts. 

Stormzy first topped the U.K. chart with his 2017 debut Gang Signs & Prayer. He doubled back two years later to score his second No.1 album with 2019’s Heavy Is The Head. 

Fans will have to wait a couple more days to discover who will take the No.1 spot. The Official U.K. Albums Chart will be published late Friday. 

Meanwhile, the massive soccer fan was on hand to rally the England team and to ensure its fans behave with respect ahead of their World Cup match against Wales on Tuesday (Nov. 29). 

Stormzy dished out a pep talk for BBC Sport, alluding to the racist abuse Black England players suffered following their Euro 2020 defeat.  

“This England team represents all of us,” Stormzy said in the video before adding, ”and we represent them.” 

Attempting to pre-empt any attacks on the players following a potential defeat, Stormzy issued a warning to fans. “If the pressure is on, someone misses their mark, don’t you dare tear those boys down. They do this for their country, respect that,” the “Mel Made Me Do It,” rapper added.  

Calling the squad “a new breed of lions,” Stormzy pointed out that both fans and players alike collectively share the team’s “triumph,” “adversity,” and “glory.”  

“Rise up, fear nothing, fear no one,’ he commanded the team. “And let’s bring it home.”

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Following Stormzy’s team talk, The Three Lions were victorious, taking a 3-0 over Wales. The England team qualified for the knockout stages, topping their group with seven points. Their first quarter-final match takes place on December 10.