One of the most prestigious schools in the United States, the University of California (Berkeley), has announced that they will be offering a new course in the Spring 2023 semester, zeroing in on the feminist dynamics of Nicki Minaj.
The course is titled, “Nicki Minaj: The Black Barbie Femmecee & Hip Hop Feminisms,” and will embark on encouraging students to consider the impact the Queens native has had on HipHop culture and the music industry.
It further endeavors to connect to the “broader historical-social structures and Hip-Hop feminisms.”
Professor El Henson, a postdoctoral fellow in Black studies, whose Twitter handle is @dr_peaceandlove, tweeted to the rap star, “I’m so excited to be teaching AAS 140.2: “Nicki Minaj: The Black Barbie Femmecee & Hip Hop Feminisms” this spr 2023 @ uc berkeley. we would be hella happy & honored for u to stop by!”
“I’m finalizing things this fall & would love to talk more details w/ u via DM?” she continued.
Professor Henson also thanked the Barbz for being supportive of her effort.
“Barbz: thank yal so much for the love & interest in my class! words cannot capture my excitement & appreciation for yal support. i feel so encouraged & i’m looking forward to sharing more details as they’re finalized!”
Kanye West and Justin Bieber may no longer be friends after the rap star attacked his wife earlier in the week during one of many Instagram tirades.
The straw that broke the camel’s back was Ye making fun of his wife’s nose and hanging out with other men – most notably Drake!
It started when Hailey defended Vogue Editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson after Kanye attacked her. When Yeezy heard about it, he basically called the young socialite “Nose Job Hailey Baldloose.”
He then said, “Get your girl before I get mad. You spose to be my friend right.”
After that, Kanye posted a picture of Hailey on a date with Drake in 2016.
Justin and his wife spent time in Kanye’s Wyoming estate when he was recording Donda. Back then, the two seemed to be very supportive of Kanye.
According to the TMZ, Justin believes he has always been a good friend to Kanye but has decided to distance himself after the attack on his wife.
Kanye has been pushing everyone off, including Adidas, which is considering pulling its deal with him. If that should happen, his net worth could be reduced by a few billion dollars.
Britney Spears has rejected her mother Lynne Spears’s apology to her.
Following the termination of her controversial conservatorship last November, the popstar has regularly criticized her family, including mum Lynne and father Jamie, for their treatment of her over the course of the 13-year arrangement.
Last week, Lynne pleaded for the 40-year-old’s forgiveness in the comments section of one of her Instagram posts, commenting that she was “soooo sorry” and asked that she unblock her so that they could speak in person.
Britney returned to Instagram and lashed out over Lynne’s attempt to reconcile.
“Mom take your apology and go f### yourself !!! And to all the doctors for f###### with my mind… I pray you all burn in hell !!! Kiss my mother f###### ass !!!!” she wrote.
In addition, Britney reiterated claims that she was “scared to move” during her stay at a mental health facility in 2019.
“For 13 years, I had to meet doctors weekly to bring up my past which made it worse !!! As for my whole family including my brother, sister, cousins, aunts, uncles, and well damn the whole audience…were either stoned or drunk of their a#### !!!” the Toxic hitmaker continued. “I was the mother f###### Saint who was scared to move or I knew my dad would put me somewhere if I didn’t cooperate… even in America, the land of the free !!!! Years go by and he still puts me in a psych ward !!!! Not one mother f###### person stood up for me !!!”
Kanye West responded to criticism of his ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt.
After receiving backlash for wearing the controversial top to his Yeezy fashion show in Paris on Monday, the Donda rapper addressed his critics in an Instagram post.
Alongside a Vanessa Beecroft image of a white woman holding two Black babies, Kanye referred to himself in third person and wrote, “Ye cares about black lives. Ye’s White Lives Matters is a comment on the status quo.”
The star continued by critiquing those who have commented on the shirt.
“When an artist like Ye challenges those framed spaces – in a dialectical way – he is persecuted. He puts the grand narratives at risk,” the 45-year-old recounted. “Ye proves that if artists have an opinion in territories that are unknown and new, like any true revolutionary, they are assaulted. Ye is an artist, Ye cares about all lives, all people, and he is working against all oppression.”
Earlier, Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson explained in her own Instagram post why the shirt’s message sparked criticism, arguing that by affirming White Lives Matter, Kanye was “trying to illustrate a dystopian world when whiteness might become extinct or at least would be in enough danger to demand defence.”
She continued, “But the danger is that, this very premise, the idea that white supremacy is in danger of extinction… is what justifies mass incarceration, murder on masse, indeed even the advent of slavery.”
Florida native and rapper Flo Rida has kicked in to help those disenfranchised by Hurricane Ian, the category 4 storm that devastated the state when it touched down at the end of September.
The chart-topper partnered with Miami Gardens to team up with relief and rescue.
According to CBS Miami News, the “Low” rapper sponsored a trailer that will bring supplies to the Harlem Heights community, a neighborhood to the north of Fort Myers after they petitioned the city to help them.
He said, “I feel like it is very important that we give back, in any shape or form.”
“What we are doing is feeling up this trailer, so that we can go and help the community of Harlem Heights that’s going through the devastation,” he explained as he referenced what seemed to be a semi-trailer eighteen-wheeler filled with much-needed resources.
The star added, “It is important when you are blessed to be a blessing. From day one of my career, I always thought that if anything happens and I am financially stable, I am going to give back.”
The rapper stood with Reggie Leon, the vice mayor of Miami Gardens, who said, “It could be us next week. So, we want to make sure that we continue to support our sister city.”
In addition to helping those impacted by the hurricane, he went a local school in Miami Gardens and helped celebrate the school custodial engineers on National Custodian Day.
He posted on Instagram, “Scott Lake Elementary School welcome me and the @theimgallstars with open arms. Glad I was able to help show them that all positions in school is just as important as the next. @oyababyy@variefresh3@intlnephew”
In addition to the Hip-Hop star coming and inspiring the children to celebrate the janitors, the parents in the PTA took over the custodial staff’s duties for the day, and one employee who walks hours to and from work every day received a new car.
It appears a potential new body of work by Iggy Azalea has the Australian in the hot seat. This week, controversial singer/rapper Tory Lanez announced he will be executive producing Azalea’s next music project.
“The first FEMALE URBAN ALBUM I will EXECUTIVE PRODUCE will be @IGGYAZALEA Next Album!!!🔥,” tweeted Tory Lanez on October 7.
He continued, “I’ve been wanting to EP a FEMALE ARTIST’s ALBUM for a while… I want to RAISE THE BAR… On the BEATS, PRODUCTION & OVERALL EXPERIENCE of FEMALE ALBUMS… this is going to be fun 🔥🔥.”
The first FEMALE URBAN ALBUM i will EXECUTIVE PRODUCE will be @IGGYAZALEA Next Album !!!🔥…. I’ve been wanting to E.P a FEMALE ARTIST ALBUM for a while … I want to RAISE THE BAR .. On the BEATS, PRODUCTION & OVERALL EXPERIENCE of FEMALE ALBUMS … this is going to be fun 🔥🔥
A significant amount of Iggy Azalea’s followers questioned why she chose to work with a man accused of physically harming a woman. Azalea posted a cryptic tweet on Friday afternoon that seemed to be a response to her online critics.
“You’re all very welcome to speak your opinion freely about me… just as long as we all have an understanding: you are having a monologue & not a discussion with me – because (respectfully) my bills remain paid without your two cents.💗🙇♀️☺️.”
Tory Lanez & Iggy Azalea’s Most Recent Projects Failed To Make The Top 50
Sorry 4 What dropped on September 30 of this year. According to HitsDailyDouble, Tory Lanez’s seventh album should debut near the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart. His previous effort, Alone at Prom, peaked at #59. Lanez has six Top 10 projects in total.
2021’s The End of an Era is Iggy Azalea’s most recent studio LP. That album failed to chart on the Billboard 200. Her discography also includes 2014’s The New Classic which peaked at #3 as well as 2019’s In My Defense. The latter project only spent one week on the Billboard 200 at #50.
fine let's start a "monologue", can you explain your reasoning for having a serial abuser of women executive produce an album of yours? i really just want to know your thinking/explanation here, nothing else. i'm genuinely at a loss for words
i love you so much iggy the question is why work with a producer who shot another woman and her coworker?? I can not understand because you are talented and there is no shortage of people wanting to work with you
Music mogul Rick Ross is gearing up to sue a woman for using his trademark moniker, “Boss.”
According to TMZ, the rapper-turned-businessman wants Tiffany McIntosh to change the name of her event from “I’m the Biggest Boss Conference,” going down on Oct. 13 through Oct. 16, to something else. He said she is biting from songs like “The Boss” and “Push It,” using his already established brand, to build up hers.
He also believes it causes brand confusion with his “Boss Up Conference” that happened in September.
McIntosh’s event will also be star-studded with the likes Vivica Fox, Master P, and Romeo Miller.
The rapper said he would like to handle this outside of court but would require her to change the title and stop using his music to promote it.
The Florida native wanted McIntosh to give him a decision by Wednesday, October 5. However, sources say she has no intentions of changing anything and is set to go forward with her event.
Outside of a lawsuit, Ross has just brought back his Wingstop chicken sandwich.
He captioned, “Like a Boss, the @Wingstop Chicken Sandwich is back! Available in all 12 signature flavors right now 🔥, You know Rozay loves that Lemon Pepper 🍋🌶 What flavors are y’all rocking with.”
Despite seeming to go full steam ahead, the DA in the Young Thug/YSL RICO case has asked for a delay in the proceedings.
According to FOX 5, on Thursday, October 6th, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a motion to pause the trial for “Go Crazy” rapper, his protégé Gunna and 26 other alleged gang members.
Willis asked for the delay because many of the defendants, 8 out of the 28, do not have lawyers to represent them.
Willis proposed that the case, slated to start on January 9th, 2023, be pushed back to March 27th, 2023.
She requested in the motion for “a continuance to the final week in March,” saying it “would protect the speedy trial rights of those who have asserted those rights, while also ensuring that the additional eight defendants have properly prepared appointed counsel.”
Willis continued to write that the prosecution is “concerned about the inconvenience and “trauma” of repeated testimony of witnesses who were the victims of violent gang crimes.”
A decision is still pending review, and a judge will decide if the extension can be offered.
Meek Mill aired out his grievances with Kanye West after the “White Lives Matter” shirt controversy.
The Philly rapper admonished Kanye West in an Instagram Stories post on Friday (October 7). Meek Mill detailed his disappointment after years of supporting ‘Ye.
“I used to listen to ye every night [in] jail for motivation on god!” Meek Mill wrote. “And came home and watched him s### on my name and brand like nothing …. I ain’t say nothing … but I been knew you was on that nerd tryna s### on street N##### you just said it to boosie… it hurts my heart to even know some of y’all this crazy and lame.”
He continued, “I go off person not fame for money… Speaking from a n#### that been buying [and supporting] ye since he came out .. but what you be doing for fame driving you crazy … look how hard you came at me n##### know I’m vocal it’s like you hate your own people.”
Meek Mill also complained about ‘Ye not supporting Vory, who’s signed to Dream Chaser Records. Vory contributed to multiple tracks on Kanye West’s Donda album.
“You ain’t even post @vory album after all that work he did for you and he look up to you,” Meek Mill wrote. “you made sure you said jack Harlow was the hottest in Kentucky overlooked est and vory.”
The rumored romance between Tory Lanez and Iggy Azalea sparked a collaboration.
Tory Lanez announced plans to executive produce Iggy Azalea’s next album on Friday (October 7). The two recently fueled dating rumors with their interactions in public and on social media.
“The first FEMALE URBAN ALBUM i will EXECUTIVE PRODUCE will be @IGGYAZALEA Next Album!!!” Tory Lanez wrote. “I’ve been wanting to E.P a FEMALE ARTIST ALBUM for a while … I want to RAISE THE BAR .. On the BEATS, PRODUCTION & OVERALL EXPERIENCE of FEMALE ALBUMS … this is going to be fun.”
The first FEMALE URBAN ALBUM i will EXECUTIVE PRODUCE will be @IGGYAZALEA Next Album !!!🔥…. I’ve been wanting to E.P a FEMALE ARTIST ALBUM for a while … I want to RAISE THE BAR .. On the BEATS, PRODUCTION & OVERALL EXPERIENCE of FEMALE ALBUMS … this is going to be fun 🔥🔥
Tory Lanez defended working with Iggy Azalea after a Twitter user questioned his decision. He referenced her sales in response.
“She has 65 MILLION RECORDS SOLD,” he wrote. “COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT ….. And went DIAMOND CERTIFIED with her FIRST RECORD …… WHY NOT IGGY?”
She has 65 MILLION RECORDS SOLD …. COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT ….. And went DIAMOND CERTIFIED with her FIRST RECORD …… WHY NOT IGGY ? https://t.co/d3JVvJURGb
Last year, Iggy Azalea claimed she was stepping away from music. She planned to go on a hiatus following the release of her End of an Era album.
“I am going to take a few years to focus on other creative projects and things I’m feeling passionate and inspired by, beyond music,” she said.
Earlier this year, Iggy Azalea changed her mind and promised to return in 2023. Now, Tory Lanez will be in her corner if his legal issues don’t prevent him from doing so.
Kanye West berated Diddy after the Bad Boy Records founder denounced Yeezy’s “White Lives Matter” shirts.
‘Ye posted screenshots of their text messages in a series of Instagram posts on Friday (October 7). Kanye West antagonized Diddy, who wanted to arrange a meeting between the two.
“I didn’t like our convo,” Kanye West wrote in one text. “I’m selling these tees. Nobody gets in between me and my money. This is my grandfather texting you now. Never call me with no b####### like that again unless you ready to green light me. Cause anybody who got on that tee is me. Out of respect for everything you’ve meant to me I’ll be quiet as Virgil. But now I know how I’ve hurt people I love with threats. Come do something illegal to me noooow pleeeeeeeeese.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjaq7mDLcUK/
Kanye West refused to meet with Diddy but was willing to text with the Hip Hop mogul.
“As soon as I land we’ll meet face to face!!!” Diddy wrote in one text. “Send me a address.”
Kanye West responded, “N#### FUUUUUCK YOU. YOU FED.”
Diddy insisted on talking to Kanye West in person but kept facing resistance. ‘Ye mentioned a wild conspiracy theory, claiming Jewish people manipulated Diddy behind the scenes.
“N#### send me a address,” Diddy wrote. “Let’s stop playing these internet games. And don’t feel threatened. You’ll be fine. Just love.”
Kanye West replied, “This ain’t a game. Ima use you as an example to show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me. I told you this was war. Now gone get you some business.”
Diddy attempted to defuse the situation but couldn’t get through to ‘Ye.
“I’m just trying to talk to you as a black man,” Diddy explained. “And I’m talking to you because this is hurting our people. Stop.”
Kanye West fired back, “Anything you text I will post. I love you. And you guys are breaking my heart. I accept your apology in advance.”
“Free Surf” began trending last weekend after rumors that Tsu Surf had been arrested on RICO charges hit the net. The New Jersey battle rapper has finally broken his silence stating: “I prolly never step on a stage again.”
The Garden State native hopped on Twitter to address his fans on Thursday evening (Oct. 6), although he used a burner account rather than his official verified page. He fired off a series of cryptic messages addressing the RICO charges, hinting that life will never be the same.
“I prolly never step on a stage again….God has a way of Humbling Us,” penned Tsu Surf. “Life without the lights….I wonder how it’s gone be.”
I prolly never step on a stage again…. God has a way of Humbling Us.
Earlier in the week, Lisa Evers at Fox 5 News NY reported she had spoken to Surf’s friend and manager, Qua Bellamy, who confirmed: “Tsu Surf is definitely not on the run. He is in good spirits and preparing to deal with a federal law enforcement matter.”
Bellamy added that the rapper is taking care of his family and business associates. Surf “does not know the severity of the situation yet, but is preparing for the worst and praying for the best.” He asked fans to respect his privacy and send positive energy and prayers his way. Watch the report below.
Lisa Evers also confirmed that Surf “WAS NOT ARRESTED in Operation Rodeo,” – another Jersey RICO case – as some fans had speculated.
Tsu Surf Confirms RICO Charges
However, it appears despite taking steps to take his music and battle rap career to the next level, Tsu Surf is facing RICO charges. After Evers confirmed Surf was not caught up in Operation Rodeo, he took to Twitter to shoot down the rumors that he was not involved in another RICO case.
“So… because a n#### not on ONE RICO case, it means he not on ANOTHER? 😒. The internet dumb,” he wrote. “Who tf plays wit Rico next to they name.”
So… because a n#### not on ONE RICO case, it means he not on ANOTHER? 😒. The internet dumb
When whispers of Surf’s arrest began, battle rap vlogger Vada Fly revealed he spoke to Surf, who told him the charges may stem from something he’s done in the past. The talented artist was “blindsided” by the allegations and has no clue why he is being targeted.
While Tsu Surf was arrested on gun charges several times prior to 2019, he has spent the last three years focused on his career goals. He’s made music with some top names in Hip-Hop, including Benny the Butcher, Jim Jones, Chris Brown, and Mozzy.
As a battler, he is at the top of the game, currently on one of the longest winning streaks in modern battle rap history. His last battle was against fellow veteran JC on URL’s Summer Madness in September. The following day Tsu Surf made history as the first battle rapper to perform at Rolling Loud.
Singer and reality star Ray J is usually the star of the show, bringing his fans high-octane moments and laughs for days.
However, Brandy’s little brother was not in a funny mood, sharing on social media multiple statements that could be seen as suicidal.
On Thursday night, the artist said he was thinking about what would happen if he were to “die,” and questioning his existence.
One caption read, “If it wasn’t 4 my Kidz I would jump off and die tonight.”
Another was an image of his feet with him saying, “SHOULD I JUST JUMP off and end it rit. Now!!! ????”
He posted a series of videos and statements that said, “trying to figure it out — maybe this life was a illusion— maybe the next life was my real reality.”
Ray J has been under a great deal of stress, including dealing with a divorce from his children’s mother, Princess Love, and the sex tape scandal with The Jenner-Kardashian clan.
As reported by AllHipHop.com, Ray J was upset that Kris Jenner took a lie detector test, saying she did not have anything to do with the leak of the sex tape between him and her daughter Kim Kardashian.
Chicago-bred rapper G Herbo became a Twitter trending topic today (October 7) following the release of his latest body of work. He let loose Survivor’s Remorse: A Side at midnight on the East Coast.
The 12-track album features contributions by Jeremih, Offset, Future, Benny The Butcher, and Gunna. Another edition of G Herbo’s Survivor’s Remorse will hit DSPs in the near future.
Eddie Francis spoke to Herbo for Apple Music 1’s New Music Daily. The conversation included a tease for when the rhymer’s followers can expect the second part of Survivor’s Remorse.
THIS 4 WHOEVER TRIED TO COUNT ME OUT! THIS 4 EVERYTHING & EVERYBODY I LOST! THIS 4 EVERYTHING OUT THERE FOR ME TO GAIN!! IM WHAT THE GAME BEEN MISSING! SURVIVOR’S REMORSE A SIDE OUT NOW!!!! I CAN NEVER LOSE I STARTED OFF WITH NOTHING ❤️🩹https://t.co/NIUvxOvQc4pic.twitter.com/aRm9tKwJy8
“October 10th. That’s Monday. So we [are] out tonight at midnight, side A drops. At midnight, Side A drops 10/7. And B Side, 10/10,” G Herbo told Eddie Francis. “Like I said, I wanted to give fans a little time to live with it. So they got the whole weekend to digest the music.”
The Machine Entertainment Group representative also stated, “And s###, I’m excited, bro. I know my fans are excited. And like I said, it’s been a long journey, bro. So I’m just happy to be here and I want to keep the momentum going, most importantly.”
G Herbo partnered with YSL recording artist Gunna for “Shordie” off Survivor’s Remorse: A Side. At the moment, Gunna is presently behind bars awaiting a RICO trial in the state of Georgia. Herbo spoke about his relationship with the Atlanta native.
“I’ll be checking in third party on [Gunna] and [Young Thug], just reaching out and sending my love. I know when you’re in that type of situation it’s really overwhelming,” offered G Herbo. So it’s just really trying to send positive energy and love to them because they’re my brothers for real. Not on no music, on a personal level, those are two people that I really care about.”
Herbo added, “Yeah. I need to make sure I’ve got Slime on the album, Gunna on the album. Those are relationships that I cultivated and the music just happened naturally. We really hang out and don’t have nothing to do with no music. So, we get in the studio and record music, it’s like that’s just a bonus. I appreciate the friendship more than anything.”
Survivor’s Remorse: A Side joins a G Herbo album catalog that already contained 2017’s Humble Beast, 2018’s Swervo, 2019’s Still Swervin, 2020’s PTSD, and 2021’s 25. The 26-year-old entertainer has also dropped several mixtapes such as 2014’s Welcome to Fazoland and 2015’s Ballin Like I’m Kobe.
Many Hip Hop fans consider The Game one of the top artists to emerge from the musical family tree of legendary producer Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment. In 2006, The Game even released an album titled Doctor’s Advocate.
Dr. Dre also executive produced The Game’s debut studio LP, The Documentary. That project includes Dre being credited as a music producer on several tracks, including “How We Do” featuring 50 Cent.
In an interview with Uproxx’s Fresh Pair, The Game went into further detail about his history with Dr. Dre. The Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mindalbum creator claimed his former mentor was not as directly involved with his music as some listeners may think.
“Dre didn’t do any beats on The Documentary. But I didn’t say he didn’t oversee it,” said The Game. “You want Dre to oversee anything because he’s a mastermind when it comes to that. But as far as doing a beat for The Documentary? No, and I’ve never had a Dre beat in my career.”
The official credits for The Documentary album list Dr. Dre as a producer or co-producer on seven of the eighteen tracks. However, The Game suggested other producers were actually behind the beats that made it onto the project.
“A bunch of dope producers that Dre had under him or whoever – Scott Storch, the Just Blazes, the Swizz Beatzs, the Timbalands – helped me put together my classic album,” stated The Game.
The 42-year-old emcee added, “I can’t give Dre credit for the Just Blaze beat. It’s a Dr. Dre executive-produced album, but people just don’t understand the underlinings and how the business works.”
Game also pointed out that he has never had an official collaboration or music video with Dr. Dre. He then named some of the times he worked with producer/rapper Kanye West. Recently, The Game and Ye teamed up for “Eazy” off 2022’s Drillmatic.
The timing of YG releasing his music video for “How To Rob A Rapper” caused some music fans to question the West Coaster’s motive. The visuals dropped three weeks after a gunman killed PnB Rock during a robbery in Los Angeles.
“Catch a n#### lacking, he slacking on IG Live. He gon show his whereabouts on accident, he be high. He gon show the jewels he wearing and the car that he drives. Stupid n#### showed the same location three times,” raps YG on “How To Rob A Rapper.”
Those lyrics by YG appeared to echo many of the criticisms directed at PnB Rock’s girlfriend at the time of his death. Even celebrities, such as Kodak Black, slammed Stephanie Sibounheuang for posting the couple’s public location on the day of the shooting.
YG insists “How To Rob A Rapper” was not a commentary on the murder of PnB Rock. The I Got Issues album creator stopped by the L.A. Leakers radio show, and he addressed the controversy surrounding the track.
“I gotta say this. ‘How To Rob A Rapper’ ain’t no a diss. It’s just a message to these rappers, ‘Please, be on your s###,'” said YG during his L.A. Leakers freestyle on Power 106.
The Compton native rhymed over Nipsey Hussle’s “Hussle In The House” from 2009. Hussle also lost his life in the Los Angeles area due to gun violence. YG ended his freestyle by saying, “Long live Nip Hussle. Long live Slim 400.”
Last month, the NFL announced Rihanna will headline the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show. While many fans of the music superstar rejoiced, Dan Patrick would have preferred another act to take the stage on February 12, 2023.
The Domenick Nati Showrecently spoke to Dan Patrick about the upcoming mid-game concert. The former SportsCenter anchor had Country/Pop singer Taylor Swift as his first choice for a performer over Rihanna.
“I would’ve chosen Taylor Swift, but Taylor says that she’s gotta wait ’til she re-records all of her albums,” said Dan Patrick. “I would’ve been curious who she would’ve brought in.”
The radio personality continued, “Rihanna hasn’t done anything, really. Not that much. She’s more of a fashion icon now.” The 34-year-old billionaire founded the Fenty fashion house in 2017.
Rihanna Is One Of The Most Successful Recording Artists Of The Last 20 Years
Rihanna has 14 songs that have reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the United States. That total puts her in fourth place on the all-time list of most Number Ones. The 9-time Grammy winner only trails The Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (19), and Elvis Presley (18).
In addition, each of Rihanna’s eight studio LPs earned at least Platinum certification from the RIAA. 2007’s Good Girl Gone Bad is 6x-Platinum. Her 2016 album, Anti, has charted on the Billboard 200 for over 300 weeks.
Roc Nation will produce the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show. The company’s founder, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, helped break Rihanna as a music star. Jay-Z shared his thoughts on his musical protégé serving as the Super Bowl LVII headliner.
“Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn. A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever. Self-made in business and entertainment,” expressed Jay-Z.
Lord Biz is an artist/songwriter from Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York. From a child, Lord Biz would recite music, and write it down so it would stick with him for years. Around the age of 13,14 years old, he started taking himself seriously. Lord Biz at such a young age started really putting songs together, learning how to come up with hooks and flows on his own. Now he has the talent to immediately have multiple different flows ready for any beat.
When did your passion start for creating music?
“I’ve always had a passion for rapping before I had it. I close my eyes and imagine” the GOOD LIFE. Doing this to Create timeless music, and to change my environment and surroundings for me and my team. Put BTP on the map. BTP stands for BEHIND THE PARK, also used as the acronym for my debut mixtape “BUILT TO PROSPER” released on my birthday November 7th 2021.”
Fat Joe says despite experiencing the murder of close friends, the killing of PnB Rock affected him differently due to the callous nature of the crime. He opened up about the death of PnB, who he met “a bunch” of times, during an episode of the PEOPLE Every Day podcast.
“Every time a rapper is killed, it hurts me,” Fat Joe explained to host Janine Rubenstein. “But that one really changed my life because they murdered the guy in a public restaurant in front of his [family]. If they do that, they’re willing to do anything. And it’s just so sad, man.”
The Hip-Hop community was rocked when the Philly rapper was fatally shot during a robbery at an L.A. Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles on Sept. 12. Authorities arrested three suspects, including a father and son who prosecutors say robbed the rapper for his expensive jewelry. They are also seeking a fourth unidentified suspect they saw was also involved in the murder.
Fat Joe Says PnB’s Death Is “Traumatizing For The Whole Community”
“That just touched me so much cuz I’m just like, imagine I was in that restaurant with my daughter just eating … it’s just traumatizing for the whole community,” Fat Joe said. “And it touched me in a different way and I’ve had friends murdered and everything. This last one, it was just like, it was just, all right, I get it. You don’t care. You don’t care. You’ll do it anywhere. Yeah. You know, and it, it is just so sad, man. He didn’t deserve to get murdered.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Fat Joe urged artists to ensure they’re protected at all times and advised hiring professional security. Listen to the full interview here.
Meanwhile, fresh off the back of his BET Hip-Hop awards hosting gig last week (Oct. 4), Joey Crack is readying for his one-man theater show. The famed storyteller will tell the tale of his own life at the show at the Apollo Theater on Nov. 15.
Before Quavo and Takeoff delivered their debut collaborative album Only Built for Infinity Links on Friday (Oct. 7), one song had the internet in a frenzy.
The new duo shared the track “Messy,” on Friday, hours ahead of the project’s release. Fans began immediately speculating that Quavo was dishing the dirt about his relationship with his ex. Specifically, the rumors that Saweetie was sleeping with Offset behind his back.
“I said, ‘Caresha please’ ’cause she too messy,” Quavo raps. Fans think this refers to Saweetie’s recent appearance on Yung Miami’s new show. “B#### f### my dawg behind my back, but I ain’t stressin’/ You wanted the gang, you shoulda just said it, we would have blessed it/ Now s### got messy.”
While Quavo didn’t mention his ex-girlfriend, fans were convinced he was confirming the rumors she cheated with the Migos member.
Back in August, during an online back and forth, Cardi B denied rumors her husband, Offset, slept with Saweetie. “No baby you lying!” Cardi responded to a fan who said, “Offset f##### Saweetie!”
“You makin crazy lies starting s### and putting female rappers in it WIT NO RECEIPTS,” Cardi continued. “No blog ever spoke on this all of a sudden you come out of jail 5 days ago and you made up lied for 2 hours wit NO RECEIPTS!”
Though Saweetie remained silent about the rumors, she did open up about her relationship with Quavo during her chat with Yung Miami last month. “I thought we was gon spend the rest of our lives together,” she explained. “With him, I knew it was the one. It was different.”
Meanwhile, the new Unc and Phew pairing showed love to their fans for supporting the project. “Thank Y’all For Believing In Us!!,” Quavo penned. Stream the album below.
