Pusha T Fulfills Def Jam Contract, Owns His Masters
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Pusha T Fulfills Def Jam Contract, Owns His Masters

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Pusha T is free. The rapper has officially been released from his contract with Def Jam. On Thursday, Pusha shared a photo of a contract that had fans speculating about his future with Def Jam and G.O.O.D. Music. “Some people call you their brother, other people show you you’re BROTHERS,” he wrote before thanking Kanye West. “Thanx ‘Yezos…’ @kanyewest.” https://twitter.com/PUSHA_T/status/1486839187924045824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1486839187924045824%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F01%2F28%2Fpusha-t-fulfills-def-jam-contract-owns-masters%2F Pusha’s manager, Steven Victor, told Complex that the contract marks the end of Pusha’s relationship with Def Jam. “ G.O.O.D. Music, he’s just not signed to Def Jam anymore,” explained…

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Wiz Khalifa And Juicy J Announce Joint Album
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Wiz Khalifa And Juicy J Announce Joint Album

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Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa have another joint on the way. The rappers are joining forces for a collaborative album, which is slated for release next month. On Wednesday, they dropped a Juicy-produced song from the untitled project called “Backseat” featuring Project Pat alongside a video, directed by Gabriel Hart. The track follows last month’s “Pop That Trunk.” The duo has teamed up throughout the years on songs including “The Plan,” “Smoke a Ni**a,” and “Gah Damn High” off Juicy’s 2020 album The Hustle Continues. In 2016, they released TGOD…

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Ray J Addresses Alleged Second Kim Kardashian Sex Tape

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Ray J is speaking out following reports of an alleged second sex tape involving him and Kim Kardashian. During a recent interview with “Hollywood Unlocked,” Kanye West revealed that he secured a laptop from Ray J and delivered it to an emotional Kim amid their ongoing divorce. “I met this man at the airport. Then got on a red eye came back, delivered it to her at 8:00 a.m. in the morning and then I gave it to her and she cried when she saw it,” said Ye. Kanye claims…

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Cardi B Wins $1.25 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Blogger
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Cardi B Wins $1.25 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Blogger

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Cardi B has emerged victorious in her defamation lawsuit against a gossip blogger. The rapper sued Latasha Kebe, better known as Tasha K, in March 2019 for spreading false information about her online, including claims that she had contracted multiple STIs, used drugs, and worked as a prostitute. After a week-plus long trial in federal court, Tasha was found liable on all three claims of defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She has been ordered to pay Cardi $1.25 million, consisting of $1 million for “pain…

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Ella Mai Announces New Single ‘DFMU’

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Ella Mai is back for another round. The Grammy-winning singer has announced the first single from her long-awaited sophomore album. “DFMU” is set to arrive at streaming services this Friday, Jan. 28, she announced on Twitter. “DFMU. 1/28. the sophomore era has arrived,” she tweeted. https://twitter.com/ellamai/status/1485659089187139588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1485659089187139588%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F01%2F24%2Fella-mai-announces-new-single-dfmu%2F This marks the first music from the “Boo’d Up” hitmaker since “Not Another Love Song,” which was released in October 2020 and was certified gold. She has been in the studio working on the follow-up to her self-titled 2018 debut, which will showcase her…

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Kodak Black Welcomes Daughter
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Kodak Black Welcomes Daughter

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Kodak Black is a girl dad! The rapper welcomed his daughter, Queen Yuri Kapri, on Friday (Jan. 21), sharing the big news with his fans on Instagram. “I was released from prison 2 years early and my daughter enter this world,” Kodak wrote before gushing about his baby girl. “It’s a blessing. Queen Yuri Kapri is heaven sent she blessing me she has every lil thing that I was missing … I’m dam near perfect but she is …” https://twitter.com/SaycheeseDGTL/status/1484951544143527941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1484951544143527941%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2Fkodak-black-welcomes-daughter%2F According to TMZ, Queen’s mother is real estate agent Maranda…

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Kanye West Hints At Collaboration With Nike And Jordan Brand
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Kanye West Hints At Collaboration With Nike And Jordan Brand

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Kanye West may be linking up with the Jumpman. The Yeezy mogul has fans excited over a potential collaboration with Michael Jordan after he posted a photo of the Jumpman logo on Instagram Friday. He also reposted a comment from the NBA legend’s son, Marcus Jordan, who proposed a meeting between Ye, DJ Khaled, and his father. “Let’s make THAT convo happen,” Marcus wrote on Khaled’s IG. Ye was seemingly down with the idea, captioning his post with the eyes emoji. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…

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Stream NBA Youngboy’s ‘Colors’ Mixtape

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YoungBoy Never Broke Again returns with his first project of 2022. The Grammy-nominated rapper drops his latest mixtape Colors. Aside from a collaboration with Quando Rondo on “Gangsta,” YoungBoy goes at it alone on the 20-track deluxe edition, which includes “No Switch,” “DC Marvel,” and the bonus track “Flossin.” Ahead of the album’s release, he released six tracks including “Bring the Hook,” “Fish Scale,” and “Emo Rockstar.” YoungBoy, who is currently on house arrest after serving time on a weapons charge, continues his prolific output. In September, he dropped his…

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Shenseea And Megan Thee Stallion Team Up On ‘Lick’
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Shenseea And Megan Thee Stallion Team Up On ‘Lick’

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Shenseea continues her international takeover, teaming up with Megan Thee Stallion on her infectious new single “Lick.” The Jamaican superstar brings the dancehall vibes on the Murda Beatz-producer banger, which samples Pupa Nas T and Denise Belfon’s “Work,” while the newly-single Hot Girl turns up the heat on her nasty verse. “He addicted like it got a little crack in it / Suck it like a crab leg,” raps Meg, who fanned out upon meeting Shenseea last summer. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SHENYENG 🐉 (@shenseea)…

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Akon Sued For $4 Million By Former Business Partner
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Akon Sued For $4 Million By Former Business Partner

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Akon’s former business partner is suing the singer for refusing to pay him $4 million. Music executive Devyne Stephens, who helped launch Akon’s career, claims he is still owed $750,000 and at least $3 million in royalties, according to an amended complaint filed in the 2021 Manhattan Supreme Court. As part of the terms of their 2018 settlement agreement, Akon agreed to pay Stephens $3.25 million over the course of four years but he still hasn’t paid the final installment of $750,000. In documents, obtained by Page Six, he alleges…

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Ryan Destiny And Keith Powers Break Up
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Ryan Destiny And Keith Powers Break Up

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Ryan Destiny and Keith Powers are calling it quits. After four years together, the “Star” actress, 27, and Straight Outta Compton actor, 29, have split, reports PEOPLE. “They’re taking time to focus on themselves and their emerging careers but are remaining close friends,” a source tells the outlet. The two first met at a Teen Vogue party in 2015 before connecting over Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Keith T Powers (@keithpowers) “For a minute we tried to hide it for numerous reasons, but as human…

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Key Glock Pays Tribute To Young Dolph On ‘Proud’
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Key Glock Pays Tribute To Young Dolph On ‘Proud’

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Young Dolph lives on. Key Glock pays tribute to his late cousin and mentor on “Proud” off Paper Route Empire’s upcoming Dolph tribute album, Long Live Dolph. On the emotional track, a grieving Glock grapples with the loss (“I’ve been trying to drink the pain away”), while promising to make Dolph proud. “I lost my dawg, I lost my mind / No lie, I’m really lost inside,” he raps. “I got Dolph looking down on me, I know that ni**a smiling.” Long Live Dolph is set to drop Friday featuring…

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Dababy Responds To ‘Sneaky Link Anthem’ Backlash
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DaBaby Responds To ‘Sneaky Link Anthem’ Backlash

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DaBaby is facing more criticism, this time over his latest song. Over the weekend, the North Carolina rapper dropped “Sneaky Link Anthem,” which finds him trying out a more melodic sound. However, his attempt at R&B wasn’t well received by everyone. Social media roasted him, with many claiming he was too old to be rapping about a secret relationship. https://youtu.be/FdCsl9rme8E https://twitter.com/danielmorgann/status/1482807596830662660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1482807596830662660%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F01%2F18%2Fdababy-responds-to-sneaky-link-anthem-backlash%2F https://twitter.com/Redd3531/status/1483059037658918913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1483059037658918913%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F01%2F18%2Fdababy-responds-to-sneaky-link-anthem-backlash%2F https://twitter.com/sl1tprick/status/1483489204290080772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1483489204290080772%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F01%2F18%2Fdababy-responds-to-sneaky-link-anthem-backlash%2F https://twitter.com/Slime_Grandson/status/1482996150986850306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1482996150986850306%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2022%2F01%2F18%2Fdababy-responds-to-sneaky-link-anthem-backlash%2F After he became a trending topic, DaBaby appeared to respond to the backlash. Taking to his Instagram Story, he shared a clip of himself watching the…

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Quality Control Rapper Wavy Navy Pooh Killed In Drive-By Shooting
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Quality Control Rapper Wavy Navy Pooh Killed In Drive-By Shooting

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Wavy Navy Pooh was killed in a drive-by shooting outside Miami. The rapper, whose real name was Shandler Beaubien, was stopped at a light Friday evening (Jan. 14) when a car pulled up alongside him and opened fire, killing him, according to the Associated Press. Two children, ages 5 and 1, and a woman were also riding in the Toyota Camry but were not injured. “In the front seat, there was a one-year-old child in a car seat that easily could have been struck by gunfire and taken his life,”…

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Kim Kardashian Denies Kanye West’s Claim That She Wouldn’t Let Him See Their Kids
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Kim Kardashian Denies Kanye West’s Claim That She Wouldn’t Let Him See Their Kids

Chad Mauli

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s divorce continues to play out in public. In a new interview, Ye claims that security at Kim’s house prevented him from seeing his kids during a recent visit. “Earlier this week, Monday, when I went to go pick my kids up from school, the security stopped me at the gate. So at that point, security was in between me and my children and that’s what was not going to happen,” West told Hollywood Unlocked (via ET). “But I didn’t want to argue about it. So…

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Travis Scott Teases ‘Utopia’
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Travis Scott Teases ‘Utopia’

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Travis Scott continues to work on Utopia. The Houston rapper has stayed away from social media in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy, but he returned to Instagram on Friday (Jan. 14) to share a series of photos, including one of himself at the beach. He also seemingly confirmed that Utopia is on the way, posting a pic of a pair of black Apple AirPods Max headphones engraved with the name of his fourth album. The beach photo may have been taken in Mexico where Travis has been recording Utopia,…

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Eminem Takes Shots At 6ix9ine On Cordae’s ‘Parables (Remix)’
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Eminem Takes Shots At 6ix9ine On Cordae’s ‘Parables (Remix)’

Chad Mauli

Shady’s back and he has 6ix9ine in his sights. Eminem resurfaces with his first song of 2022 on Cordae’s “Parables (Remix),” which appears on the latter’s sophomore album From a Birds Eye View. On his spitfire verse, the Detroit rapper takes shots at Tekashi. “It’s so hard for me to fathom this was once my life / Shit’ll make you wanna cop-out like a plea deal / So I treat a beat like it’s Tekashi, spit on that bitch like Meek Mill,” he raps. https://youtu.be/lTVqLUozo2E The line is a reference…

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Coachella Reveals 2022 Lineup
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Coachella Reveals 2022 Lineup

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The Coachella lineup is here. After missing two years, Coachella is set to go forward this April. The official lineup for the 2022 festival has been revealed featuring headliners Kanye West aka Ye, Billie Eilish, and Harry Styles. The star-studded bill also boasts Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, Big Sean, 21 Savage, City Girls, Baby Keem, Cordae, Daniel Caesar, and Vince Staples. Other performers include Snoh Aalegra, Ari Lennox, Isaiah Rashad, J.I.D, Belly, Freddie Gibbs, Maxo Kream, Run the Jewels, and Swedish House Mafia. Coachella was canceled for…

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Nicki Minaj Harassment Lawsuit Dropped
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Nicki Minaj Harassment Lawsuit Dropped

Chad Mauli

Nicki Minaj is in the clear after a lawsuit against her was dropped. Jennifer Hough, the woman Minaj’s husband was convicted of trying to rape, sued the couple in August over alleged harassment and intimidation tactics. On Wednesday (Jan. 12), the lawsuit against Nicki was voluntarily dismissed by Hough. A source tells TMZ that there was no money exchanged to make it go away. Nicki’s husband, Kenneth Petty, remains a defendant. Nicki is reportedly planning to go after Hough to recoup legal fees. The rapper’s attorney, Judd Burstein, claims it…

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Cordae Reveals ‘From A Birds Eye View’ Tracklist
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Cordae Reveals ‘From A Birds Eye View’ Tracklist

Chad Mauli

Cordae is calling in the heavy-hitters for his sophomore album From a Birds Eye View. Before it drops Friday, he has revealed the star-studded tracklist. In addition to Lil Wayne on the lead single “Sinister,” the 14-track set features Gunna on “Today,” while Cordae reunites with Eminem on the remix to “Parables.” The trifecta of Freddie Gibbs, Nas, and Stevie Wonder raise a toast on “Champagne Glasses,” H.E.R. and Lil Durk team up on “Chronicles,” and Roddy Ricch drops in on the bonus track “Gifted.” Other contributors include Boi-1da, Hit-Boy,…

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