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Lizzo’s Team Downplays Latest Discrimination Lawsuit

Earlier this year, several former backup dancers for Lizzo sued the Grammy winner for discrimination and creating a hostile work environment. News of another lawsuit against the “Truth Hurts” hitmaker broke this week.

According to reports, fashion designer Asha Daniels filed the suit against Lizzo and other defendants in Los Angeles County. Daniels accused the singer of racial discrimination, failure to prevent a hostile work environment and other issues.

Lizzo’s team has pushed back against the latest accusations against the Special album creator. TMZ got a quote from the Atlantic Records artist’s spokesperson, Stefan Friedman, who downplays Asha Daniels’ complaints.

“As Lizzo receives a Humanitarian Award tonight from the Black Music Action Coalition for the incredible charitable work she has done to lift up all people, an ambulance-chasing lawyer tries to sully this honor by recruiting someone to file a bogus, absurd publicity-stunt lawsuit who, wait for it, never actually met or even spoke with Lizzo,” Stefan Friedman stated.

Lizzo’s representative also added, “We will pay this as much attention as it deserves. None.” The Black Music Action Coalition presented the 35-year-old vocalist/flutist with the special honor at the BMAC Gala which took place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on September 21.

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Doja Cat Responds To “Scarlet” Album Artwork Criticism: “I Don’t Care Anymore About Satisfying You” 

Doja Cat released her Scarlet album on Friday (September 21) following a rollout in which she was blasted for the demonic imagery. The 17-track featureless project includes her first No. 1, “Paint the Town Red.” The song was an instant hit and became the first rap cut to hold the top spot in 2023.  

Doja Cat fans are raving about Scarlet, with many calling it her magnum opus. Others want Doja to win another Grammy. A glance at Twitter shows early fan favorites are “F##k The Girls and “Wet V#####.” “Agora Hills” is another apparent standout with fans loving the newly released visuals.

Of course, not everybody is a fan of the unique album artwork, with one fan blasting the “ugly ass ticks” on the cover.  

Doja Cat defended her artistic decision and explained the significance of the Scarlet cover, her first with any meaning.  

“The art I chose for my album is beautiful and I like it a lot,” she replied. “The two spiders signify conquering your fear. None of my album covers had meaning until this album. You not accepting me was a fear I used to have. I don’t care anymore about satisfying you.” 

The rapper/singer also addressed the recent social media scandal that resulted in her losing more than one million Instagram followers after telling her fans she doesn’t love them.  

She hosted a listening experience Friday evening where her fans gathered outside a store window to watch the star literally paint the store red.  

Doja Cat wrote out “I love you” in the window in red paint with a heart replacing “love” before splashing it with paint to distort the words. She then added, “THANK YOU” in large letters showing her gratitude for her supporters. Watch Doja Cat painting the town red and check out some of the reactions to Scarlet below.  

Chloe Bailey Opens Up About Sister Halle’s Relationship With DDG: “Y’all Don’t See Behind The Scenes” 

Halle Bailey and her boyfriend DDG have been the talk of social media amid the recent pregnancy rumors, but sister Chloe says she loves them together.  

Earlier this week, the “Moonwalking in Calabasas” rapper was forced to respond to claims that his The Little Mermaid actor girlfriend, who called him her “first deep, deep, real love,” is too good for him.  

“And all them females [talking] bout my girl can ‘do better’ f### broke n##### wit no ambition,” DDG penned on September 18. “Ya ain’t never been to Chanel & can pick out whatever & how many bags ya want.” 

Although he has since deleted the tweet, Halle’s big sister came to her defense in an Instagram Live Thursday evening. The “Pray It Away” songstress gushed over the couple after her Halle came to see her perform overseas.  

“Let me tell you something. I am just so happy. Halle and Darryl are so happy,” Chloe declared, referring to DDG by his birth name.  

While Chloe neither confirmed nor denied the speculation that Halle and DDG are expecting a child together, she did address the backlash over their relationship. 

“He’s been so sweet and everything,” she continued. “I f### with them, I don’t care what nobody says. Y’all don’t see behind the scenes. Like I love them, I really do.” 

Earlier in the evening, Halle became overcome with emotion after watching Chloe perform live in London. She shared a clip on her Instagram Story of them hugging backstage after the show. 

“I couldn’t stop myself from bawling my eyes out,” Halle penned on the video. Check out the heartwarming exchange between the sisters below.  

Blueface’s Mom Slams Chrisean Rock For Misusing Baby Carrier And Shopping In Walmart

Blueface’s mom blasted Chrisean Rock over a recent video of the reality TV starlet shopping at Walmart with her newborn son in a baby carrier. 

The video surfaced on Thursday (September 21) after a fan secretly recorded Chrisean in the store. However, social media users shared their concerns that little Chrisean Rock Jr. was not supported in his baby carrier and was hanging from the device.

The video made its way to Blueface’s mom, who berated the new mother over her parenting. While she initially expressed concern over the baby’s safety and comfort, she seemed to be more upset that Chrisean Rock was shopping at Walmart.  

“Got my baby in the g###### grocery store with the g###### s### folded over like he doing a backbend like he in the g###### gymnastics already,” she began. 

She then went on a rant about her children’s respective partners, sharing her disdain for them all.  

“Y’all over her just letting ‘em walk around Walmart. Who the f### is walking around Walmart? You send somebody to Walmart, you don’t walk around Walmart,” she insisted. 

According to Mama Blueface, nobody would have secretly filmed Chrisean and her baby if she had shopped in another store. She even went as far as to say a Target shopper would have demonstrated how to use the baby carrier properly.  

“No, you in there where the muthafuckas pulling out the g###### phones to destroy your image and your whole life,” she said before continuing to disparage her for shopping at Walmart.  

“It’s different sets of people. Why you going over there f###### with them people?” Check out the video below.  

Chrisean Rock Says Postpartum Depression is Kicking In

However, during an Instagram live following her Walmart visit, Chrisean Rock revealed she is experiencing the first signs of postpartum depression.

“I feel like the postpartum done kicked in,” she shared. “It’s just a lot going on. you have to hold the baby, go shop. Like what the f###!? I am handicapped. I can’t do anything a normal person can do.”

She added, “I’m trying. It’s so hard.” Watch the clip below.

Drake Tours Houston Home And Shows Off His Best County Accent In Hilarious New Video 

Drake is making Houston his official second home after his announcement earlier this week that he bought a property in the city. 

During one of his H-Town shows, the OVO founder told the crowd that he “finally” found his dream place after a long search.

It appears from a new video that the “Slime You Out” hitmaker has found himself a ranch. His new home comes equipped with a stable of horses and lots of land. And it appears Drake is settling into his new life in the country and has even adopted a different accent.  

“We done gone country on y’all hoe ass mane,” Drake joked in the clip in his finest down south drawl. “We said we was gone do it for a lot of years and we doin’ it today. The sale is made. For sure.”  

The video continues with Drake touring through the grounds on a golf cart, surveying his new land and animals, including the many horses that come with the place.  

“Yeah buddy! Yeah buddy mane,” he continued in his country accent before joking that people will have to come up with some new memes for him now. 

“You got to drop a new one for this. Like, ‘If you see your girl at the Lover Boy Lake…it’s over.’”

Check out the funny clip below.  

Foreign Glizzy “Penthouse Flow” Official Music Video

Penthouse Flow is the Debut single off of Foreign Glizzy’s “Penthouse Music” latest Project. From the title to the lyrics it explains the lifestyle of foreign Glizzy’s Boss Demeanor. The video is incredible with views of the Bay Area and back seat riding with a chauffeur. The song “Penthouse Flow” is the very first song of the project and it starts the whole boss vibe off.

Foreign Glizzy is growing fans at a rapid pace. After the first successful week of the launch of penthouse music album and the debut single, he is really showcasing his musical talents and luxurious lifestyle. Foreign Glizzy is here to stay! Check it out below! 

DJ Vlad Goes Off On Nicki Minaj, But Is He Right Or Wrong?

DJ Vlad is known for a lot of things, but is he now the voice of reason? In the world of social media, you do not see too many people talking badly about a celebrity as big-time as Nicki Minaj. But that is precisely what Vlad did. Here is the context. Nicki’s spouse, Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, threatened Offset. And that resulted in a lengthy stay on house arrest. It did not stop there, but I will pause and let you see what Vlad said about the situation. We’ll resume after that.

Nicki Mina’s husband is on house arrest for threatening Offset. Right after that, she previews a song on IG saying she got killers who will pull up and do what she say. This was the same Nicki who threatened to send her husband to Akademiks’ house for his comments about her. This is the same Nicki who told Meek Mill to have his crew beat up Quentin Miller, which then happened. Have you ever heard a woman scream, “my man will f### you up!” over something she started herself? That’s Nicki. If you want to see how these stories end, check out my interview with Travis Rudolph. After an argument with his girlfriend, she sent her brother and 3 other guys to shoot up his house. One of them ended up dead, another one got shot. Travis was charged with murder – which he luckily beat in trial due to self-defense. To all the men out there, I don’t care how fat her ass is or how good the sex is. Avoid women like Nicki
who use men as crash dummies like the plague.I said what I said.

DJ Vlad

He has Nicki sounding like a maniacal criminal mastermind! What do you think? Well, there is more.

Nicki released a new rap song that seems to be in full support of her man AND even APPEARS to double down on doing whatever she needed to “get down” in these streets. Is she just rapping or incriminating herself? The comments on various social platforms suggest she is. By the way, those comments also talk back to DJ Vlad, saying he is in no position to be critical of her. This is all chaotic!

By the way, here is that rap:

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Adidas CEO’s Defense Of Kanye Forces Brand To Clarify Stance On Antisemitism

Adidas found itself doing damage control after its CEO downplayed Kanye West’s antisemitism on a podcast. The company insisted it made the right call to cut ties with Ye and confirmed CEO Bjorn Gulden spoke with the Anti-Defamation League on Thursday (September 21).

“Our decision to end our partnership with Ye because of his unacceptable comments and behavior was absolutely the right one,” Adidas told the Associated Press. “Our stance has not changed: Hate of any kind has no place in sports or society, and we remain committed to fighting it.”

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said he spoke with Gulden in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter). Greenblatt described Gulden’s defense of Kanye as a “misstatement.”

“Good to speak with @Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden this morning,” Greenblatt wrote. “Bjorn apologized for his misstatement & reiterated that Adidas is committed to fighting #antisemitism & is completely opposed to the ugly hate expressed by @kanyewest. Glad Adidas, @ADL & @FCASorg are working together to #FightHateForGood.”

Gulden defended Kanye on an episode of the In Good Company podcast. The Adidas CEO claimed he didn’t think Kanye “meant what he said” in regard to the controversial rapper’s antisemitic rants.

“I don’t think he’s a bad person,” Gulden said. “It just came across that way.”

Adidas ended its partnership with Kanye in 2022. The company said his comments violated its “values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.”

50 Cent Issues Warning After Ex-Employee Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme

50 Cent blamed Jim Beam’s parent company for getting him involved with Mitchell Green, an ex-employee who embezzled more than $2 million from the rapper’s Sire Spirits. The G-Unit boss warned alcohol giant Beam Suntory days after Green pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

“Beam Suntory got me into this mess with these people,” 50 Cent wrote. “They are not going to like the outcome.”

50 Cent accused Michael Caruso and Julious Grant – two people allegedly acting on Beam Suntory’s behalf – of orchestrating an embezzlement scheme. Caruso and Grant were meant to help Sire Spirits expand in the alcohol industry. They connected 50 Cent’s company with Green, who scammed Sire Spirits by secretly negotiating deals to receive kickbacks from French champagne and cognac distilleries.

“Though he was supposed to negotiate the best deal possible for his employer, Green set up secret side deals to inflate what his employer paid so that he could reap millions of dollars in kickbacks,” U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. “Companies must be able to rely on the integrity of their agents to conduct business. When employees violate that trust and engage in fraud — like the defendant did here — this Office and our law enforcement partners are prepared to hold them accountable.”

Green faces up to 20 years in prison for wire fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced on January 23, 2024.

Earlier this year, Green filed for bankruptcy. He owed more than $6 million to 50 Cent’s Sire Spirits. A judge ruled Green must pay the debt despite filing for bankruptcy.

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Connecticut Rapper Caught Lying About Knowing Murder Suspect Once Feds Found Their Rap Video

A 22-year-old Bridgeport, Connecticut man could receive a maximum five-year prison sentence for lying about knowing a murder suspect during grand jury proceedings. According to the Hartford Courant, authorities discovered Tae’ron Womack not only knew the man but also starred in a rap video together.

Womack testified before a grand jury on July 20, 2020 in connection to the 2020 shooting death of Myreke Kenion. Authorities found the video featuring both individuals and, as a result, Womack was charged with a crime.

Womack ultimately pleaded guilty in federal court and is set to be sentenced on December 12 for making a false statement before the grand jury.

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Federal officials, the FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service and Bridgeport Police Department had been investigating multiple Bridgeport-based gangs “whose members are involved in narcotics trafficking, murder, and other acts of violence,” around the time of the shooting.

While testifying, the feds showed Womack a picture of a man named Jaheim Warren, who they believed killed Kenion, and asked him, “Have you seen this person before?” and he said, “No.”

He was then pressed, “You don’t recognize this person at all?” to which he replied, “Probably like seen him around but like overall, I don’t know him.”

Once the feds found the video, he was arrested, although he’s been free on a $25,000 bond for the past three years as he awaits sentencing.

2 Chainz Says “ColleGrove” Sequel With Lil Wayne “COLLEGROVE 2” Will Arrive Before End Of 2023

2 Chainz says his official full-length studio album with Lil Wayne, COLLEGROVE 2, will arrive before the end of the year. As he recently told ABC News, “We have two videos shot, photoshoot shot, (the) album’s mixed and getting mastered, so it’ll be coming sooner than later, and I’m really excited about it. It’s rapping at a high level — steel sharpens steel. And he’s one of the people that I enjoy working with the most.”

In addition to Tunechi, the album will also include Benny The Butcher and Usher. Regardless of the other special guests, it is primarily a Weezy and 2 Chainz affair.

“We worked together on every song and we over-recorded,” he said. “But he kind of laid that responsibility in my lap. He’s creative. He’s coming up with concepts and ideas. And then, I’m someone that does the same thing on the marketing side, putting together the right set of songs that fit the particular concept I’m trying to convey.”

He continued, “I think we work well in that extent to where he trusts my opinion and how I’m handling everything. And he’s going to bring the A-game to work every day.”

2 Chainz has been teasing the sequel to 2016’s ColleGrove since 2020 and as recently as 2022. Lil Wayne appeared on eight of the original 12 joints— a compromise they had to make because of his contract with his label.

Blueface Stabbing Case Dismissed Despite Video Of Incident

A man has avoided prosecution for allegedly stabbing Blueface. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the case earlier this week after the 26-year-old rapper refused to cooperate with police, per the Los Angeles Times.

Blueface, whose real name is Johnathan Porter, was stabbed at a boxing gym in August. His alleged attacker was charged with felony assault. According to the district attorney’s office, Blueface didn’t answer any questions at the scene of the stabbing. He rejected medical treatment and failed to provide identification.

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Deputy District Attorney Paula Selesnick said the boxing gym owner “was also uncooperative.” Although much of the incident was captured by a security camera, the stabbing was obscured in the video.

Blueface posted footage of the incident on social media. He said the stabbing would prevent him from competing in a celebrity boxing match scheduled for October. The West Coast artist claimed he didn’t know his attacker. Blueface insisted he was fine despite getting stabbed in the leg.

“It was just a leg shot, guys,” he said in an Instagram Stories post. “I’m OK. Y’all don’t gotta blow up my phone or nothing.”

A few weeks after the stabbing, Chrisean Rock gave birth to her first child with Blueface. The baby’s arrival seemingly helped the on-again, off-again couple get back on good terms.

Lizzo Hit With Another Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination & Sexual Harassment

Several bombshell lawsuits allege Lizzo, who often talks about empowerment and body shaming, is the meanie she criticizes. One of the cases reportedly alleges she surrounds herself with workers like the ones she often puts on blast.

Fashion designer Asha Daniels filed the complaint against the star, a member of her team wardrobe manager Amanda Nomura, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., and her tour manager, Carlina Gugliotta on Thursday (September 21) in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The claim alleges sexual harassment, racial discrimination, failure to prevent a hostile work environment and more.

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When Daniels spoke to NBC News, she shared what it was like working for the “Special” chart-topper.

“I felt like I was living in a madhouse,” she said. “It was totally shocking. I was listening to this Black woman on this huge stage have this message of self-love and caring for others and being empathetic and being strong and standing up for others and I was witnessing myself, the dancers and the background vocalists and my local team in every city be harassed and bullied regularly.”

According to the lawsuit, Nomura called Black female dancers “fat,” “useless” and “dumb” and made them change in front of men who would “lewdly gawk” at their bodies. When Daniels spoke up about it, she said in her lawsuit she was terminated.

Even though Nomura works for Lizzo and the singer isn’t being accused of firing Daniels, she is mentioned in the lawsuit.

“Lizzo is the boss, so the buck stops with her,” Daniels’ lawyer Ron Zambrano said. Zambrano is also the lawyer for three former dancers currently suing Lizzo for sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.

The Tinashe & Chris Brown Spat Isn’t As Bad As We Were Led To Believe

R&B star Tinashe appears to be taking the high road in her recent pseudo-feud with bad boy Chris Brown. The whole thing started when Tinashe dropped some unsavory bars about her experience collaborating with the likes of Brown and R. Kelly in a recent interview. For reference, in 2015 Tinashe collaborated with R. Kelly for his album The Buffet via the track “Let’s Be Real.” She also joined forces with Brown for her own single “Player.”

While R. Kelly is currently serving time in prison on a litany of sexual assault charges, Brown has also been embroiled in cases of alleged abuse and misogyny against women. Tinashe said, in part, that those issues were some of the factors that made her embarrassed to have even worked with them in the first place.

“You think I wanted to [collaborate] Tinashe said while scoffing. “I literally block out that R. Kelly song from my mind. I forget that that [song] exists. That’s so embarrassing. That is so unreal that I have a song with R. Kelly.”

Tinashe then went on to explain that “when it comes to singles, for example, that song with Chris was a song that we all wanted it to be this big moment… So I feel like in [the label’s] mind, they were like ‘You need the support.’ And [Chris] was like their biggest artist that they had on rhythmic radio at the time.”

Well, Brown didn’t seem to take it too lightly to comment and even challenged fans to “name five Tinashe songs” in the comments of an Instagram post featuring a video clip of the interview. However, Tinashe seems to think there may be a chance at reconciliation, considering she feels the entire thing was a misunderstanding in the first place.

“I think he probably didn’t actually watch the full video, but you know, it is what it is it’s all fine, it’s all good,” she said of the incident in an interview with TMZ.

Even though she went on to say she’s currently “focused on the future” she did however seemingly oblige to making amends with Chris Brown when asked if she would be willing to do so. “I would talk to him, if he wants to reach out,” she said before adding, “It’s all love—we’re trying to move on to bigger things.”

Even though Tinashe is clearly in the headspace of moving forward with her new project BB/ANG3L, we can all still dream of her and Brown performing “Clarity” together and giving us a glimpse of R&B excellence just one more time, right?

Check out the full interview below.

The Deep Reason Jeezy And Jeannie Mai Probably Failed

In a revelation that has piqued the curiosity of many, the marriage of television personality Jeannie Mai and Jeezy has recently come under scrutiny, shedding light on the challenges that beset the couple. While marital beef is nothing special, this one has captivated us. The specifics of their situation have not truly been revealed and that keeps us speculating.

Jeannie is a known “strong-willed and independent” person. She is married to a man who has steadfastly remained private. They have some serious cultural differences too. It has been suggested that some individuals may enter into interracial marriages with certain stereotypes or preconceived notions, anticipating particular qualities in their partner. In this case, there have been HINTS that Jeezy may have expected a more submissive disposition, a stereotype that Mai decidedly defies. I find this hard to believe, especially if you follow her persona in any way. But, that is what people are saying about the matter.

A trusted source – Funky from Fox Soul laid out the challenges that MAY have strained the marriage.

  • Distance: We talked about this before, but their physical distance has been an issue and reportedly posed a significant challenge to the relationship.
  • Social Media Divide: Another focal point of tension has been their contrasting attitudes toward social media. While Jeannie is known for her active online presence and penchant for sharing her life on various platforms, her husband is highly private. The conflict between their preferences has manifested in social gatherings and events. Personally, I thought Jeezy was switching over to Jeannie’s way of moving but clearly, this is not the case.
  • Family Matters: The presence of extended family members in the household has also been cited as a source of tension. Mai’s mother has reportedly been a constant presence since the beginning of the marriage, and her brother reportedly started living with them. Looks like Jeezy divorced the whole clan.
  • Parenting Styles: Parenting styles have emerged as a point of contention. For instance, the couple appears to disagree on the matter of walking their child to school, with one partner concerned about privacy and the other emphasizing the importance of a daily routine. WHOA! What about compromise?

My sources tell me that the latter two issues are the most important and have caused the most issues for the couple. I believe the cumulative effect caused them to be in this situation. It is hard to say if Jeannie would have pulled the D-Trigger on him, but it feels like he decided to let off his shot first.

While these issues may appear trivial, they live a complex life. And a very Hollywood life, despite their “normal” sheen. They are literally only two years married. There are going to be bumps in the road. Relationship experts – not us chatty patties – suggest that such differences are not insurmountable and can be FIXED through open communication and compromise. Will they? Only time will tell.

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Chad Johnson Says He Used To Be An LA Stripper In The 1990s

Former professional football player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson revealed some apparent details about his pre-NFL life. According to the 45-year-old athlete, part of his late-teenage years were spent working as a male exotic dancer.

“I used to strip at The Right Track. I used to be a dancer,” said Chad Johnson on a livestream, before adding, “I could tell you cause we family. [In] 1997, I was in LA. My mom was out there but I really couldn’t live with my mama, so I had a place in Santa Monica.”

The 6-time Pro Bowler continued, “Sometimes I was short on my light bill. Them candles, light em. I used to strip. I used to be a dancer. If anybody in the chat is from LA that’s a little bit older, I used to strip at The Right Track. I b####### you not.”

Chad Johnson went on to say he allegedly made around $2,500 to $3,000 a night at The Right Track strip club. Apparently, the native of Miami, Florida had to skip some striptease gigs at the time to attend football practice.

“Back then, you danced for the big women. The big women tip you good. You know having $2,500, $3,000 back in 1997 as a little kid, you know how much money that is? [blows a raspberry] Boy, I was making a killing,” offered the Inside the NFL analyst.

Chad Johnson would have been around 19 years old in 1997. At one point, he attended Santa Monica College before transferring to Oregon State University. Ochocinco later spent time playing for the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots in the National Football League.

Jack Harlow Named SESAC’s Songwriter Of The Year For Third Straight Year

Jack Harlow received recognition from SESAC during the organization’s annual music awards on Tuesday (September 19). The Louisville-raised rapper took home Songwriter Of The Year for 2023 and Song of the Year for “First Class.” Sony Music Publishing also won Publisher of the Year.

“We are honored to celebrate our songwriters and publishers across multiple genres,” SESAC Chief Creative Officer Sam Kling said. “SESAC is proud of its affiliates who continue to write chart-topping hits and we enjoy every opportunity we get to celebrate their achievements.”

SESAC licenses the public performance of more than 30,000 affiliated songwriters, composers and music publishers. In addition to Harlow, SESAC has also represented other artists like Adele, Ariana Grande and Bob Dylan.

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“First Class” landed on DSPs in April 2022. The Come Home the Kids Miss You album single peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Previously, Jack Harlow scored a No. 1 as a contributor to “Industry Baby” by Lil Nas X.

Come Home the Kids Miss You debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart by earning 113,000 first-week units. Harlow dropped his third studio LP, Jackman, in April. Jackman plateaued at No. 8 on the Billboard 200.

Harlow also made the transition into acting, starring in the 2023 remake of the cult classic sports film White Men Can’t Jump. The Generation Now-backed entertainer also joined the cast of the upcoming heist thriller The Instigators.

Jada Pinkett Shares Throwback Video Of Her Lip-Syncing Will Smith Song With 2Pac

Jada Pinkett uploaded a couple of throwback posts via Instagram on Wednesday (September 20), sharing old footage of herself with Tupac Shakur (2Pac). Before starring in movies such as Set It Off and Girls Trip, Pinkett attended the same Maryland high school as 2Pac in the late 1980s. The two future stars became friends at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Pinkett eventually married Will Smith after reportedly meeting on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1997.

Earlier this week, Pinkett shared a pre-1990s era video on social media that included an appearance by 2Pac and a song by Will Smith. The Instagram clip featured Jada and Pac performing one of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s biggest hits from 1988.

“Not in a million years would I have dreamed that the Fresh Prince and I would become, um, very acquainted,” she wrote in the caption. “Not in a million years did I imagine three lives, their fates, would be so intertwined.”

“I never would have imagined that this video would become a tangible memory, of the last time Pac and I were simply kids together. Pac and I lip-syncing ‘Parents Just Don’t Understand’ by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince during our junior year in high school. Who would have thought?”

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Jada Pinkett and 2Pac’s friendship extended beyond their days as high school students. Pac made a guest appearance on a Season 6 episode of A Different World in 1993. Shakur played Piccolo opposite Pinkett’s character, Lena James.

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Megan Thee Stallion Teases Joint EP & Tour With Cardi B

Will Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B officially join forces for a joint project? The Hot Girl Coach left the door open for a potential collaborative body of work with her regular musical partner.

On September 8, Cardi B released her new single “Bongos” featuring Megan Thee Stallion. That track arrived three years after the two rap stars united for the chart-topping “WAP” in 2020.

“Bongos” may not be the last song released by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. A new interview with Meg included the Texas native discussing possible future plans.

“So I’ve done two songs for her. And now I feel like I’m in a space where I know exactly what songs I want her to do for me,” Megan stated about Cardi. “So we’re really building a little EP already. We’re gonna have enough music that we need to go on tour together.”

She continued, “Me and [Cardi B] going out together will be so amazing. We are already so cool. And I feel like we got similar fans. So if she wanted to do a little EP, I would definitely be so down to do that, but we are making enough music to already have that.”

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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Bongos” debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Brazilian Funk-inspired record’s official music video has amassed more than 15 million YouTube views since its premiere.

“WAP” became an international smash. The song opened at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Global 200. The RIAA certified Cardi and Megan’s now-classic tune as 8x-Platinum in the United States.

Boosie Badazz Wants To Meet With VP Kamala Harris To Discuss Gun Violence Prevention

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris has been seen with multiple Hip-Hop artists in recent weeks. Boosie Badazz wants to be the next rapper to meet the VPOTUS.

News broke that Kamala Harris recently spoke with Quavo of Migos fame in Washington, DC. The “Bad and Boujee” performer apparently sat down with Harris to discuss a serious issue.

“Thank you @quavohuncho, Edna, and Titania for using your voices to honor Takeoff’s legacy and call for action to prevent gun violence,” read a caption on the verified Vice-President Instagram account.

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A gunman fatally shot Kirsnick “Takeoff” Ball in Houston on November 1, 2022. The Migos member/Quavo’s uncle died at the age of 28. A grand jury indicted Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, for Takeoff’s murder.

Boosie Badazz now wants the chance to talk with Vice President Kamala Harris as well. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana native took to the X social media platform on September 20 to offer a public request for a meeting.

“@VP I WANNA ADVOCATE FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ALSO!! CAN YOU USE ME TO SAVE SOME OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION THAT’S LOST?” posted Boosie. “THESE KIDS WILL LISTEN TO SOMEONE THEY LOOK UP [TO], WHO HAD SIMILAR CHILDHOODS BEFORE THEY LISTEN TO [THEIR] OWN PARENTS!!”

He continued, “@VP I KNOW I CAN MAKE A CHANGE CAUSE I’VE BEEN DOING IT ALREADY WHEN I TALK TO THE TROUBLE YOUTH. [BOOSIE’S] WORDS HIT DIFFERENT TO THE YOUTH (assistant) 2052157895. @VP PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION.”

In addition to chatting with Quavo and potentially chatting with Boosie Badazz about gun violence prevention, Kamala Harris also hosted a Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary celebration earlier this month. Lil Wayne, Jeezy, Common, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte, and other rap stars attended the event.

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