The Weeknd May Replace Kanye West As Coachella Headliner
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The Weeknd May Replace Kanye West As Coachella Headliner

Chad Mauli

The Weeknd could replace Kanye West as a headliner at Coachella. Earlier today, it was announced that Ye had pulled out of the festival just two weeks before he was set to headline alongside Billie Eilish and Harry Styles. It’s unclear why, but the decision comes amid a report that he is “going away to get help.” According to Page Six, rumors are now pointing to The Weeknd as his replacement. The “Blinding Lights” singer, who headlined the festival in 2018 alongside Beyoncé and Eminem, is gearing up for his…

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Chris Rock’s Brother Slams Will Smith During Comedy Show
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Chris Rock’s Brother Slams Will Smith During Comedy Show

Chad Mauli

Chris Rock’s family is defending him in the wake of the slap. During his comedy show on Friday, comedian Tony Rock slammed Will Smith after the King Richard star smacked his brother at the Oscars for making a G.I. Jane 2 joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia. “If you think you gonna walk up on this stage, this ain’t the motherfu**ing Oscars!” Tony told the crowd at the “No Remorse Comedy Tour” in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tony threatened to retaliate if someone pulled the same stunt on…

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Polo G Reveals He Almost Overdosed Before ‘Heartless’ Video Shoot
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Polo G Reveals He Almost Overdosed Before ‘Heartless’ Video Shoot

Chad Mauli

Polo G is looking back on his brush with death. In honor of his “Heartless” video surpassing 100 million views on YouTube, the Chicago rapper took to Instagram to celebrate the milestone while revealing that he was hospitalized after almost overdosing on pills right before the video shoot. “Back story Fa Dat video I was Fresh out the hospital bed From almost overdosing Onnem pills,” he told his followers. But he was able to bounce back in time to film the video. “I pop right back out & Shoot Dat…

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J. Cole And Dreamville Drop ‘D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape’
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J. Cole And Dreamville Drop ‘D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape’

Chad Mauli

The dreamers are back for more revenge. Ahead of this weekend’s Dreamville Festival, J. Cole and Dreamville Records drop their surprise mixtape, D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape . Hosted by DJ Drama, the 15-track project features the entire Dreamville gang including Bas, Cozz, Omen, Lute, Ari Lennox, EarthGang, and JID. Cole can be heard on three tracks—”Stick,” “Freedom of Speech,” and the previously-released “Heaven’s EP”—while other guests include 2 Chainz, A$AP Ferg, Sheck Wes, and more. This marks the first project from Cole since his solo album The Off-Season back…

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Jack Harlow Previews New Song Sampling Fergie’s ‘Glamorous’
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Jack Harlow Previews New Song Sampling Fergie’s ‘Glamorous’

Chad Mauli

Jack Harlow is getting a taste of the glamorous life. As he gears up for his new album, the Grammy-nominated rapper is previewing a brand new song that features a familiar sample. Over Fergie’s 2007 hit “Glamorous,” Harlow shares some inspirational words. “You can do it too, believe it,” he raps before Fergie sings the hook from her chart-topping hit off her 2006 debut album The Dutchess. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jack Harlow (@jackharlow) Harlow shared a video of himself rapping along to the Fergie-sampled…

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Zoë Kravitz Speaks Out Against Will Smith Over Oscars Slap
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Zoë Kravitz Speaks Out Against Will Smith Over Oscars Slap

Chad Mauli

Zoë Kravitz is voicing her disapproval over Will Smith’s slap at the Oscars. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the Batman actress addressed the controversial incident with her captions to a pair of photos. “here’s a picture of my dress at the show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now,” Kravitz wrote on one pic of herself on the red carpet at Sunday’s awards. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zoë Kravitz (@zoeisabellakravitz) Without mentioning Smith by name, she threw more shade in another caption of…

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Chris Brown Previews New Single ‘My Warm Embrace’
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Chris Brown Previews New Single ‘My Warm Embrace’

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Breezy season continues. On Friday, Chris Brown will release his new single “My Warm Embrace.” Just days before it drops, he took to Instagram to give fans another sneak peek of the seductive R&B jam. “Temperature keeps rising like Poseidon when you ride my wave,” Breezy sings in the minute-long clip. “Whisper your desires / I’ll provide ’em / Will you say you’ll stay tonight?” View this post on Instagram A post shared by BREEZY (@chrisbrownofficial) “My Warm Embrace” follows “Iffy” as the second single off Chris’ long-awaited 10th studio…

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Jaden Smith, 50 Cent, & Drake React After Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock At The Oscars
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Jaden Smith, 50 Cent, & Drake React After Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock At The Oscars

Chad Mauli

It was the slap heard around the world. Will Smith unexpectedly slapped Chris Rock at the 94th annual Academy Awards after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. In what was the most-talked-about moment at Sunday’s Oscars, the King Richard star rushed the stage after Rock joked about Smith’s wife and a sequel to the 1997 film G.I. Jane. Jada, who has been open about her struggle with hair loss caused by alopecia, did not appear amused. “Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me,”…

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Latto Drops ‘Big Energy’ Remix With Mariah Carey
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Latto Drops ‘Big Energy’ Remix With Mariah Carey

Chad Mauli

The secret’s out. After much anticipation, Latto drops the official remix to her top 20 hit “Big Energy” featuring Mariah Carey. The remix, which also features DJ Khaled, borrows from MC’s chart-topping 1995 hit “Fantasy.” “I’ma be your fantasy / You ain’t gon’ believe this / Hold up, got Mimi on the remix,” raps Latto. “Big Energy” samples Tom Tom Club’s 1981 single “Genius of Love,” which Mariah famously sampled on “Fantasy.” https://youtu.be/idSJRWzCAN0 Earlier today, Mariah celebrated her birthday aka her “anniversary” with wishes from Latto. “THANK U FOR YOUR…

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Nicki Minaj Responds After Remy Ma Revisits Beef
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Nicki Minaj Responds After Remy Ma Revisits Beef

Chad Mauli

Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma’s five-year-old beef is back in the spotlight. The rap rivals exchanged disses back in 2017, but they’ve refrained from speaking about each other in recent years. During her appearance on “Drink Champs” this week, Remy revisited her storied feud with Minaj. In February 2017, Remy dropped “shETHER,” a seven-minute diss aimed at Nicki, after Nicki appeared to take subliminal shots at Remy on songs like Jason Derulo’s “Swalla” and Gucci Mane’s “Make Love.” When asked by N.O.R.E. if she ever considered Nicki a “friend,” Remy…

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Bow Wow Says Jermaine Dupri Didn’t Put Him On
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Bow Wow Says Jermaine Dupri Didn’t Put Him On

Chad Mauli

Bow Wow is feeling some type of way about Jermaine Dupri’s role in his career. While he is often associated with the So So Def mogul, the “Shortie Like Mine” rapper wants to make it clear that J.D. is not responsible for putting him on. During a Twitter Q&A with fans, a fan told Bow Wow that he wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Dupri. “Snoop might have discovered you…but JD made you!!!” tweeted the fan. But Bow was not having it and fired back, “made who? Hahahaha he…

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Drake And Lebron James Surprise High School Athlete And Mother With $100,000
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Drake And Lebron James Surprise High School Athlete And Mother With $100,000

Chad Mauli

Drake is making dreams come true for one young athlete and his mother. As part of his new partnership with online betting platform Stake, the 6 God and LeBron James hosted a dinner with Lobos 1707 tequila at one of his favorite restaurants, Harbour 60 in Toronto, where he filmed the “Headlines” music video. He invited a local high school basketball star named Michael Evbagharu, who plays for Royal Crown Academic School, and his mother to attend the exclusive event where he gave them the surprise of a lifetime. “His…

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Joyner Lucas Slams ‘Goofy Ass’ Machine Gun Kelly
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Joyner Lucas Slams ‘Goofy Ass’ Machine Gun Kelly

Chad Mauli

Joyner Lucas is taking aim at Machine Gun Kelly after he received top billing at Lollapalooza. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, the “Ramen & OJ” rapper called out the Chicago festival after his name was listed on the official flyer in small font under names like Don Toliver, Big Sean, Coi Leray, Tinashe, Willow, and more. “These festivals is gon stop playing with me like I ain’t that ni**a,” said Lucas. “Putting my name next to the names of a bunch of random ni**az that nobody heard of…

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Kehlani Readies New Album ‘Blue Water Road’ For April
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Kehlani Readies New Album ‘Blue Water Road’ For April

Chad Mauli

Kehlani’s Blue Water Road is coming. The singer has announced that her highly-anticipated new album will arrive next month. During her performance at Lollapalooza in Buenos Aires over the weekend, she told fans that they won’t have to wait much longer. “I’m just gonna spill the beans. I’m dropping my album next month,” Kehlani said to cheers from the crowd. https://twitter.com/kehlanidaiIy/status/1505339544790462464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1505339544790462464%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F03%2F21%2Fkehlani-readies-new-album-blue-water-road-april%2F Blue Water Road has already produced a pair of tracks, “Altar” and “Little Story,” which she performed live for the first time at Lollapalooza. https://twitter.com/kehlanidaiIy/status/1505341018660515840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1505341018660515840%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F03%2F21%2Fkehlani-readies-new-album-blue-water-road-april%2F Kehlani’s last album, It…

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Megan Thee Stallion Slams ‘Greedy Ass Men’ After Label Lawsuit
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Megan Thee Stallion Slams ‘Greedy Ass Men’ After Label Lawsuit

Chad Mauli

Megan Thee Stallion’s record label drama continues. 1501 Certified Entertainment is suing the Houston rapper, alleging that her last project, Something for Thee Hotties, wasn’t actually an album and doesn’t fulfill her contract. In a countersuit, filed Monday and obtained by TMZ, 1501 contests that Something for Thee Hotties, released in October, was a compilation of previously-released material. Back in February, Megan sued 1501 to declare that she had fulfilled her contract. The label says the project is “made up of 21 recordings and includes spoken interlude recordings on which…

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Nicki Minaj And Coi Leray Discuss Sexuality
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Nicki Minaj And Coi Leray Discuss Sexuality

Chad Mauli

Hot on the heels of their collaboration “Blick Blick,” Nicki Minaj welcomed Coi Leray while going live on Instagram Friday night. During their candid conversation, they got into some thangz including an intimate discussion about sexuality. Nicki asked the 24-year-old rapper if she was a lesbian, to which she responded, “No, I like dick.” Coi admitted to having a sexual relationship with a woman, but she doesn’t consider herself bisexual. “No, I eat pussy before though. It just wasn’t for me,” she said. “After I was in it, that’s when…

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The Game Claims Kanye West Was Pulled From The Grammys
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The Game Claims Kanye West Was Pulled From The Grammys

Chad Mauli

Kanye West won’t be performing at the Grammys next month. According to The Game, Ye was scheduled to take the stage at the 64th annual ceremony, but he has been “pulled” from the lineup at the last minute. In a lengthy post, Ye’s “Eazy” collaborator blasted the Recording Academy for their decision. He claims that the removal may have to do with Ye’s recent comments about Grammys host Trevor Noah or his 24-hour suspension from Instagram. “The Grammys have at the last minute decided to pull @kanyewest from performing on…

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Coi Leray And Nicki Minaj Team Up On ‘Blick Blick’
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Coi Leray And Nicki Minaj Team Up On ‘Blick Blick’

Chad Mauli

After much anticipation, Coi Leray and Nicki Minaj join forces on their new collaboration “Blick Blick.” The irresistible bop, which is already taking over TikTok, arrives just in time for summer and features what Nicki calls the “verse of the year.” Barbie shouts out Tyler, the Creator and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (“Texting with Jeff Bezos”), while showing love to the late DMX and Pop Smoke (“Every ni**a tryna pop ain’t the next Woo”). https://youtu.be/1ueEJJikUb8 After receiving six different feature requests, she fell in love with “Blick Blick.” “I couldn’t…

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Normani Drops New Single ‘Fair’
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Normani Drops New Single ‘Fair’

Chad Mauli

Normani is back with her first release of 2022. The R&B songstress debuts her stunning new single “Fair.” Produced by HARV, the sultry ’90s-inspired jam finds a vulnerable Normani trying to get over a breakup. “Is it fair that you moved on? / ‘Cause I swear that I haven’t / Is it right that you’ve grown / And I’m still stuck in habits?” she sings over the pulsing rhythm. https://youtu.be/D1LLo_n9OWE The song required Normani to step out of her comfort zone. “This song really captures me in one of my…

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Trey Songz And Khloé Kardashian Spark Romance Rumors
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Trey Songz And Khloé Kardashian Spark Romance Rumors

Chad Mauli

Trey Songz and Khloé Kardashian may be rekindling their romance. The former couple was spotted together at a party hosted by Justin Bieber in West Hollywood on Saturday night (March 12). According to Page Six, they sat next to each other in the same booth at The Nice Guy and “engaged in plenty of one-on-one conversations” throughout the evening. They were joined by about 20 friends, but sources say they spent a majority of the night hanging out together with Khloé’s bodyguard nearby. This isn’t the first time the two…

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