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

Chad Mauli

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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Nicki Minaj Shares Adorable New Videos Of Papa Bear
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Nicki Minaj Shares Adorable New Videos Of Papa Bear

Chad Mauli

Papa Bear is stealing the spotlight once again. Nicki Minaj doesn’t share her son often on social media, but she gave fans a rare peek into life at home with her one-and-a-half-year-old baby boy. “Incoming… new papa 🐻 content,” Nicki tweeted Tuesday before uploading three adorable videos. https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1503848940436819969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1503848940436819969%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F03%2F15%2Fnicki-minaj-shares-papa-bear-videos%2F In one sweet clip, Nicki is seen playing peek-a-boo with her son, who turns 2 in September. Papa hides his face with a blanket while sitting in his Fendi stroller. “Is that Papa? I see you!” she tells her son, who laughs…

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6ix9ine Reveals He’s ‘Struggling To Make Ends Meet’
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6ix9ine Reveals He’s ‘Struggling To Make Ends Meet’

Chad Mauli

6ix9ine has fallen on hard times. The controversial rapper, who once landed a multi-million dollar record deal, reveals that he’s on the verge of bankruptcy and struggling to survive after his career “stalled.” He made the declaration in response to a civil lawsuit in connection with his involvement in a 2018 armed robbery. The plaintiffs say they were ambushed by members of 6ix9ine’s former Nine Trey Gangster Bloods during the incident in New York. 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to the crime as part of an agreement with prosecutors in his racketeering…

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Drake Shows Off New Braids
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Drake Shows Off New Braids

Chad Mauli

Champagne Papi is feeling way too sexy. Drake returned from his vacation in Turks and Caicos sporting a brand new look. Taking to his Instagram Story, he showed off his newly-braided hair with a pair of pics, including one in his bathroom mirror. He also gave his millions of followers a closer look at his tightly-braided hair in a second pouty selfie. https://twitter.com/WordOnRd/status/1502502388200095745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1502502388200095745%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F03%2F12%2Fdrake-shows-off-new-braids%2F https://twitter.com/WordOnRd/status/1502506727161405443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1502506727161405443%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F03%2F12%2Fdrake-shows-off-new-braids%2F Social media reacted to Drizzy’s new ‘do. “We getting the R&B album from Drake’ngelo,” joked one fan on The Shade Room, while another dubbed him “Cornrow…

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Shenseea Addresses Drake Pregnancy Rumor
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Shenseea Addresses Drake Pregnancy Rumor

Chad Mauli

Shenseea is putting the rumors to rest. While promoting her debut album Alpha, which dropped today, the Jamaican superstar stopped by “The Breakfast Club,” where she once again debunked a false report that she is dating Drake and pregnant with his baby. “That’s a lie. Listen, me and Drake, we never even kissed, much less for him to even get me pregnant,” she told Angela Yee (at the 6:55 mark). https://youtu.be/Ly1LkJMraGs The 25-year-old singer was shocked to read the rumor and was in disbelief that someone could fabricate such lies.…

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Lil Durk Says He Feels ‘Bigger Than’ Drake
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Lil Durk Says He Feels ‘Bigger Than’ Drake

Chad Mauli

Lil Durk is feeling at the top of his game. Fresh off the release of his new album 7220, the Chicago rapper paid a visit to the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast where he made a bold declaration. During the interview, the Chicago rapper reflected on his journey since their last conversation, where he stated that he wanted to be “bigger than Drake,” but he wasn’t quite there yet. However, he’s come a long way since then. “To us, in this motherfu**er, we bigger than , you know what…

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Nicki Minaj Says Kanye West Turned Down Yeezy Collaboration
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Nicki Minaj Says Kanye West Turned Down Yeezy Collaboration

Chad Mauli

Nicki Minaj is opening up about a fashion collaboration with Kanye West that never came to be. Earlier today, Joe Budden released his highly-anticipated interview with the rap queen. At one point during the nearly two-hour conversation, Nicki spoke about her successful partnership with Fendi, which came about following the release of her 2018 single “Chun-Li.” “‘Chun-Li’ said ‘Fendi prints on’ and that changed everything,” recalled Nicki (50:00 mark). “Once ‘Chun-Li’ came out and I said ‘Fendi prints on,’ all the girls started posting and saying ‘Fendi prints on,’ so…

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