Posts Tagged ‘Drake’
Lil Wayne talks about sports, new compilation album and LeBron James
Lil Wayne is a well-known sports fanatic and popped up on Fox Sports’ radio show “Up On Game” on Saturday, Feb. 27. During the discussion, the Young Money boss talked about several things, including how he became a Green Bay Packers fan as well as his admiration for their retired quarterback Brett Favre. This is…
Read MoreFunkmaster Flex says Drake, Kanye and LL Cool J also got liposuction
Funkmaster Flex had his hood pass unceremoniously revoked by many urbanites when he detailed his controversial liposuction journey via his social media accounts. After being universally lambasted for quick-fix weight-loss procedure, Flex now claims the only way he knew this process was available was because some of the biggest names in hip-hop showed him the…
Read MoreDJ Khaled to host MTV Africa Music Awards
DJ Khaled is taking his mixing and emceeing skills to the motherland and will be the international host for the upcoming MTV Africa Music Awards in Kampala, Uganda. Khaled will host the award show from his estate in Miami alongside several African co-emcees. The show will air in 180 countries on Feb. 20. The last…
Read MoreWhy Drake delayed release of new album
Drake has delayed his new album. The hip-hop megastar was set to release Certified Lover Boy this month, but he decided to push back the release because all of his “energy” went into focusing on his recovery and healing from the knee surgery he had last year. In a statement to fans on his Instagram…
Read MoreNicki Minaj hit with $200M lawsuit
Nicki Minaj’s New Year is already starting off with a few bumps as the Young Money rapper has been hit with a $200-million lawsuit. According to TMZ, a Queens rapper named Jawara Headley, who goes by the name Brinx Billions, claims Nicki stole his song after initially playing it for her and her team. The…
Read MoreCharlamagne Tha God claims ‘the Drake era’ is over
Charlamagne tha God believes strongly that the Drake era, one of the most dominant and prolific in the history of rap music, has come to an inauspicious conclusion. The host of the nationally-renowned “The Breakfast Club” morning radio show made the pronouncement during his visit to the “Brilliant Idiots” podcast. “Let me ask y’all a…
Read MoreDrake gets $300 check for Christmas
Drake might be one of the current reigning kings of hip-hop but that doesn’t mean he’s forgotten his humble beginnings. The multiplatinum rapper and millionaire shared on Instagram Story that his uncle gifted him a framed copy of the first check he ever received in the music industry for Christmas. The OVO boss wrote, “My…
Read MoreLil Wayne questions Grammy snub
Lil Wayne isn’t feeling The Recording Academy right now after claiming that he wasn’t invited to the 63rd Grammy Awards taking place in January 2021. Wayne is a five-time Grammy Award winner and can’t understand the overlook. The Young Money boss took to Twitter to voice his grievances. “As an artist, when I see da…
Read MoreDrake launching a line of candles that smells like himself
Using deductive reasoning, Drake figures that since women worldwide love the way he looks and his music that they will also love the way he smells. Aubrey Drake Graham, 34, has announced he is coming out with a line of scented candles, one of which he says will smell just like him. Drake has launched,…
Read MoreBarack Obama names rapper he’d like to play him in biopic
Barack Obama has given Drake the greenlight to play him in a biopic. The former U.S. President revealed that he would be happy for the rapper to portray him on screen as he is a “talented brother” and is able “to do anything he wants.” Obama said: “I will say this: Drake seems to be…
Read MoreDrake expects people will hate on his new album, ‘Certified Lover Boy’
Drake has admitted he expects people to “hate on” his new album like they did 2016’s Views. The hip-hop star took part in an Instagram Live session over the weekend and responded to a fan who said Views “be hittin’ different” four years later. And the “God’s Plan” rapper wrote back: “They hated on Views…
Read MoreDrake to drop long-awaited album, ‘Certified Lover Boy,’ in early 2021 (video)
Drake has confirmed he will release a new album in January. The 34-year-old rapper made the announcement via a one-minute video, which featured nods to some of his previous records, including 2013 album Nothing Was the Same and his second studio album Take Care. At the end of the clip, which is titled Certified Lover…
Read MoreT.I. confirms his best friend urinated on Drake back in the day
Grand Hustle boss T.I. has finally clarified and confirmed the long-held rumor that one of his best friends urinated on fellow rap superstar Drake during a private event. Clifford “Tip” Harris Jr., 40, finally put to rest one of the genre’s longest-held whispers about his best friend, Terrance Beasley. Tip resuscitated the 10-year-old soily tale…
Read MoreT-Boz says Drake, T.I., L.A. Reid abandoned them after Left Eye died (video)
T-Boz is still feeling some kind of way about how she and fellow TLC singer Chilli believe the industry turned their backs on the group after the charismatic Left-Eye died. The singer, who was born Tionne Watkins, even put the likes of industry icons such as rappers Drake and T.I. and music executive L.A. Reid…
Read MoreDrake sends surprise birthday message to 14-year-old cancer patient
Drake has sent a surprise birthday message to a 14-year-old fan named Zelek Murray, who recently celebrated his birthday in a hospital where he is battling a rare form of brain cancer. Drake said he heard about Zelek’s condition through poet and songwriter Mustafa the Poet, and told the teenager to “stay strong.” In his…
Read MoreKim Kardashian recalls ‘scary’ time as Kanye West battled COVID-19
Kim Kardashian found it “so scary” when Kanye West had coronavirus. The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star recalled how her husband — with whom she has children North, 7, Saint, 4, Chicago, 2, and 16-month-old Psalm — contracted the virus in the early days of the global health crisis and she admitted caring for…
Read MoreSZA corrects Drake about the year they dated
SZA has corrected Drake on the year they dated after he rapped they had a romance in 2008. The “Hotline Bling” hitmaker claimed on his new track, “Mr. Right Now,” which features 21 Savage and Metro Boomin, that the pair dated in 2008. He spit: “Yeah, said she wanna f— to some SZA, wait. ‘Cause…
Read MoreSZA unfollows Drake on Instagram after he claims they dated when she was 17
Drake created havoc on social media after claiming that he dated an R&B star. On Oct. 2, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin’ released the new project, Savage Mode II. The album, which features an amazing narration by actor Morgan Freeman, was trending on social media once it was released at midnight. But the song that…
Read MoreDaBaby and Roddy Ricch lead BET Hip Hop Awards nominations
The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards is almost here and ahead of the award show, which airs Tuesday, October 27, BET has released this year’s nominees. DaBaby and Roddy Ricch are leading this year’s artists with the most nominations. The “Suge,” rapper, who was awarded “Best Male Hip Hop Artist,” tops the list earning 12…
Read MoreLil Nas X, Khalid, Lizzo and Kanye among 2020 Billboard Music Award nominees
Lil Nas X, Khalid and Post Malone are among the top nominated artists for this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Malone leads the nominations with 16. The 25-year-old singer has been shortlisted for 15 different awards, with two of his nods being in the Top Rap Song category, one for “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)” —…
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