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Jack Harlow Returns With New Single ‘Nail Tech’

Chad Mauli Feb 18, 2022

Harlow’s back. Jack Harlow makes a triumphant return with his first release of the year, “Nail Tech.” Produced by Boi-1da, with additional production by John Mayer, the horn-heavy track finds the Louisville rapper celebrating his health, wealth, and success. “I don’t wish for my success, I speak it,” he raps. “I don’t take Ls, I give ’em out and I chuck ’em up.” New Balance’s new brand ambassador knew instantly that this was the song once Boi-1da played him the beat in the studio. “This is one of those ones,”…

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Trey Songz Sued For $20 Million By Woman Accusing Him Of Anal Rape

Chad Mauli Feb 16, 2022

Trey Songz is facing a $20 million lawsuit from a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her. According to the suit, obtained by TMZ, the Jane Doe says she had a consensual sexual relationship with the R&B singer before he suddenly turned into a “savage rapist.” She claims that Trey invited her to a house party in L.A. on March 24, 2016, when he took her upstairs for what she believed would be consensual sex. But things took a turn when Trey allegedly asked her if he could “get that…

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Roddy Ricch Addresses Criticism Over Album Sales

Chad Mauli Feb 16, 2022

Roddy Ricch is responding to the criticism surrounding his album sales. Just before Christmas, the L.A. rapper released his sophomore album LIVE LIFE FAST, which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 with a solid 62,000 equivalent album units. However, it paled in comparison to his 2019 debut Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, which opened at No. 1 with 101,000 units and spawned the chart-topping hit “The Box.” In the days after LIVE LIFE FAST dropped, Roddy faced criticism for not performing at the same level as his…

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Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, & 50 Cent Perform At Super Bowl Halftime Show

Chad Mauli Feb 14, 2022

California knows how to party. After much anticipation, Dr. Dre put on for the West Coast and hip-hop with one of the most epic halftime shows ever at Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. on Sunday (Feb. 13). The hip-hop icon was joined by his famous friends including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar. Dre and Snoop opened the nearly 14-minute celebration with “The Next Episode” while perched atop an elaborate all-white set resembling their hometown. “West Coast make some noise,” Dre said before…

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Ciara And Russell Wilson Walk Out Of Super Bowl Party During Future Performance

Chad Mauli Feb 14, 2022

Ciara and Russell Wilson made a quick exit at a party where Future was performing. The superstar couple was in attendance when Drake hosted a Super Bowl party at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood on Saturday night (Feb. 12). During his show, the Toronto rapper surprised the crowd by bringing out Ciara’s ex. “I had to ask a favor from my favorite person to ever share the stage with me,” Drake said before his “Life Is Good” collaborator emerged to perform “F**k Up Some Commas.” That’s when Ciara…

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Snoop Dogg Responds To Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Chad Mauli Feb 12, 2022

Snoop Dogg is responding after being accused of sexual assault. Just days before his performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, a woman has accused the rapper and his associate of sexually assaulting her over eight years ago. A woman who allegedly used to work as a dancer for Snoop claims she was assaulted by the hip-hop superstar and Bishop Don “Magic” Juan. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the accuser says the alleged assaults occurred after she accepted a ride home from Juan, whose real name is Donald Campbell, following…

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Drake Bets Over $1 Million On Super Bowl

Chad Mauli Feb 12, 2022

Drake is betting big on the Bowl. Ahead of this weekend’s Super Bowl LVI, Champagne Papi has revealed that he’s betting more than $1 million on the Los Angeles Rams. He shared screenshots of his bets on Instagram, revealing that he placed nearly $500,000 in Bitcoin on the Rams beating the Cincinnati Bengals. If they win it all, he would earn a payout of over $700,000. He also placed nearly $800,000 on Odell Beckham Jr. catching an anytime touchdown and running more than 62.5 receiving yards. “My brother has to…

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Kanye West Wants To Make French Montana A Billionaire

Chad Mauli Feb 10, 2022

Kanye West is sharing the wealth. The billionaire mogul has told French Montana that he wants to help him become a billionaire too. Taking to Instagram, the “Unforgettable” rapper shared a text message he received from Ye, who reached out and promised to help him get to billionaire status. “This is why I reached out. Your mind and creativity,” Ye wrote. “I’ll get you to the Billion.” In his caption, French praised Ye for being a real friend. “Big bro a true leader outcheah @kanyewest,” he said. View this post…

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Snoop Dogg Acquires Death Row Records

Chad Mauli Feb 10, 2022

Snoop Dogg is buying back Tha Row. The rap icon, who got his start on Death Row Records, has acquired the legendary label from MNRK Music Group, which is controlled by private equity funds managed by leading global investment firm Blackstone. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Variety reports that the acquisition of the Death Row brand is the first part of the deal, which will also see Snoop acquiring the rights to his music and unspecified other artists. The deal is expected to close in the coming…

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Pusha T Returns With New Single ‘Diet Coke’

Chad Mauli Feb 8, 2022

Pusha season is here. After much anticipation, Pusha T returns with his new single “Diet Coke.” The heavy-hitting track finds the rap kingpin slinging more dope rhymes over a knocking piano-driven beat, produced by Ye and 88-Keys. The track opens with Fat Joe’s tagline “Yesterday’s price is not today’s price” before Pusha goes to war. “Missy was our only misdemeanor / My tunnel vision’s better under stove lights / You ordered Diet Coke, that’s a joke, right?” he raps before declaring, “Far as I’m concerned, who’s the best? Me and…

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YG Announces New Album ‘Pray For Me’

Chad Mauli Feb 8, 2022

YG’s krazy life continues. The Compton rapper has announced his first album in nearly two years, Pray for Me. Speaking with Power 106’s “Power Mornings,” he opened up about the follow-up to 2019’s 4Real 4Real, which will showcase his evolution. “It’s just the growth of me, my headspace, what I’m on in life,” said YG. “And I think the whole COVID pandemic shit, I hated it, but I also look at it as like this shit kinda helped me get to where I’m at mentally.” https://youtu.be/xHx5qWvFwKM He plans to share…

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Julia Fox Addresses Drake Dating Rumors

Chad Mauli Feb 6, 2022

Julia Fox is going on the record about her rumored relationship with Drake. On the latest episode of her “Forbidden Fruits” podcast, Kanye West’s new girlfriend admitted that she and the Toronto rapper spent time “hanging out,” but things didn’t go much further. “He’s a great guy and a gentleman… and that was it. Nothing really happened, we were just, like, friends hanging out,” Fox said, according to Page Six. “I wouldn’t say that we were dating.” Fox claims that she told Ye about her brief relationship with his former…

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Big Sean Announces New TWENTY88 Album

Chad Mauli Feb 6, 2022

The rumors are true. Big Sean has confirmed that he and Jhené Aiko are working on another TWENTY88 album. While speaking with Queen Naija on Instagram Live, the Detroit rapper shared the exciting news. “I’m working on a new album and new TWENTY88, me and Jhené,” he said when asked about his latest projects. “We’ve been working on it for a little bit. It’s coming along though.” https://twitter.com/itsrikip/status/1489475122868424705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1489475122868424705%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F02%2F05%2Fbig-sean-jhene-aiko-new-twenty88-album%2F There were reports that the two were recording a sequel to their joint album after Sean shared footage of him and his…

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Nicki Minaj Returns With ‘Do We Have A Problem?’ Featuring Lil Baby

Chad Mauli Feb 5, 2022

All hail the Queen. Nicki Minaj makes her long-awaited return with “Do We Have a Problem?,” the first release from her upcoming fifth studio album. The menacing track, produced by Tate Kobang and Papiyerr, finds Barbie and Baby at their best. Speaking on IG Live, Nicki praised her Atlanta collaborator. “He pleasantly surprises me all the time,” she said. “This particular record was just another moment when you could just tell the difference when somebody know they’re here for a long time. The way he pushed his pen, I loved…

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YG, J. Cole, And Moneybagg Yo Team Up On ‘Scared Money’

Chad Mauli Feb 5, 2022

Bompton is back. YG connects with J. Cole and Moneybagg Yo on his new single “Scared Money.” Over a rattling beat, the Compton rapper balls on the competition before Cole lets loose on his verse. “I was thinking about walking up a stack of crates / But I was busy stacking cake,” raps the Dreamville MC before adding, “Cole think he Drizzy Drake, he got his own plane.” https://youtu.be/ZGJxTuYJP8o He also boasts about owning “three cribs in the same neighborhood” before taking some shots: “These ni**as pray to God to…

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Nicki Minaj Reveals Why She Turned Down Feature On Gunna’s ‘P Power’

Chad Mauli Feb 2, 2022

Nicki Minaj was almost featured on “P Power.” The rapper reveals that she was originally asked to collaborate on Gunna’s hit single. During an interview with “The Dana Cortez Show,” Nicki said that Gunna came to her studio months ago and asked her to feature on the DS4EVER standout. “He asked me to get on his song ‘Pussy Power,'” she said. “I heard the beat and said, ‘Oh my God, this beat is out of here.’ No lie, I sat with the song for months and months and couldn’t bring…

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Meek Mill Says Atlantic Records ‘Raped’ Him Of Roddy Ricch

Chad Mauli Feb 2, 2022

Hours after NBA YoungBoy called out his label for “blackballing” him, Meek Mill is doing the same. In a series of tweets, the Dream Chasers rapper put Atlantic Records on blast, claiming that the label stopped Roddy Ricch from signing with him while Meek was still in jail. “So look I made Atlantic records 100’s of millions and let them rape me out out Roddy a artist they came to me about in jail,” he tweeted. https://twitter.com/MeekMill/status/1488612546986876940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1488612546986876940%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F02%2F01%2Fmeek-mill-calls-out-atlantic-records-roddy-ricch-deal%2F According to Meek, Atlantic won’t let him release new music for nine months…

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Nick Cannon Reportedly Expecting Baby With Bre Tiesi

Chad Mauli Jan 31, 2022

Nick Cannon is about to be a father again. The talk show host is reportedly expecting a baby with Bre Tiesi. On Saturday afternoon (Jan. 29), Cannon and the pregnant model were seen celebrating at a gender reveal party in Malibu. Photos, obtained by TMZ, show the two embracing while surrounded by friends and family on the beach. In one pic, Nick was all smiles as he cradled Bre’s baby bump. Neither Cannon nor Tiesi have addressed the reports. However, the baby appears to be a boy. Guests were seen…

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Janet Jackson Says She And Justin Timberlake Remain ‘Good Friends’ After Super Bowl

Chad Mauli Jan 31, 2022

Janet Jackson wants to put the Super Bowl behind her once and for all. During her two-part documentary, “Janet Jackson.,” which aired on Lifetime and A&E, the pop icon addressed the aftermath of her infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime performance with Justin Timberlake. “Honestly, this whole thing was blown way out of proportion,” Janet said in a self-recorded video. “And, of course, it was an accident that should not have happened, but everyone is looking for someone to blame and that’s got to stop.” However, the pop icon says that…

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Report: Kendrick Lamar To Drop New Single Next Month

Chad Mauli Jan 29, 2022

Kendrick Lamar has fans anxious for new music, but the wait may soon be over. The Compton rapper’s first music in nearly five years could arrive as early as next month, according to a new report. Sources tell Billboard that Kendrick’s new single may drop on Feb 4. or Feb. 11 ahead of his Super Bowl halftime performance with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige on Feb. 13. It’s been nearly five years since Kendrick released the multi-platinum DAMN. Back in August, he announced that he was…