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Rihanna Suggests New Song Could Be Dropping Soon
'Streets Still Watching:' Jay-Z And Kanye West's 'N-ggas In Paris' Inches Close To Diamond Status
Though you surely don’t need reminding, it has indeed been more than five years since Rihanna gifted the world with her eighth full- length studio album Anti.
And while fans or others attempting to rush any artist to do anything is never an ad- mirable approach, the Fenty founder was quick to respond when asked about the possi- bility of impending new music on Wednesday.
In the comments of an In- stagram post from Rihanna celebrating the Anti era and thanking all who helped bring that lauded period of
RIHANNA
her career to life, one fan sug- gested further celebration by way of dropping a new song.
“I think I should soon,” Ri- hanna responded to Insta- gram user @scxwithari. Shortly after, she added “just 1 tho lol.”
JAY-Z and Kanye West may not be the best of friends at the moment, but their art is certainly standing the test of time.
On Wednesday (March 23), Chart Data confirmed the pair’s 2011 Watch The Throne hit “N-ggas In Paris” has offi- cially been certified 8x plat- inum by the Recording Industry Association of Amer- ica – just two million away from diamond status.
KANYE WEST AND JAY-Z
Ja Rule’s Fyre Festival Painting Sells For $122,000 As NFT
There’s an old saying that says all good things must come to an end, and that looks to be the case for Kyle Lowry’s time with the Toronto Raptors. Lowry and the Raptors dis- mantled the Denver Nuggets last Wednesday night (March 24) as a proper sendoff in what will most likely be his final game representing Canada’s basketball team.
During the emotional postgame press conference, Lowry received a FaceTime call from none other than Rap- tors’ global ambassador Drake. The 6 God wanted to catch up with his friend before he’s jettisoned for greener pas-
Drake Crashes Toronto Raptors Star Kyle Lowry's Postgame Press Conference As ‘His Translator’
An original painting, commis- sioned by Ja Rule, has been sold at auction for around $122,000 through the rapper’s NFT venture KickFlip, which of- fers established and up-and- coming artists, and holders of valuable art the opportunity to monetize their work with non- fungible tokens.
The portrait of the Fyre Media logo was created by Tripp Der- rick Barnes, and once hung in the company’s office in New York. The painting was relo- cated to Rule’s New Jersey home when the headquarters closed following the disastrous
DRAKE AND KYLE LOWRY
JA RULE
events that resulted in Fyre Fes- tival organizer and promoter Billy McFarland receiving a six-year prison sentence for fraud.
tures and Thursday (March 25) ironically serves as both Lowry’s 35th birthday and the NBA’s trading deadline.
“Guys, we have a special guest here,” the Raptors point guard said while turning the camera around to show off
Drake’s mug. Drizzy then joked about being there to field questions from reporters in the role of Lowry’s translator.
“If you guys have any [ques- tions] I’m here to translate,” Drake says in the clip. “I’m his translator.”
YoungBoy NBA’s Mother Checks Wendy Williams After Saying He 'Has Got To Go To Jail'
Wendy Williams is facing criticism from YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s mother after she blasted the rapper following his FBI arrest this week.
On Monday, YoungBoy was arrested on an outstand- ing federal warrant related to a 2020 drug arrest, and he al- legedly attempted to flee on foot.
“He’s got to go to jail,” said Williams around the 15:30 point of the Tuesday, March 23 episode ofthe Wendy Williams Show. “How do you do a hot pursuit? There are in- nocent people out here. You could’ve hurt innocent people in your hot pursuit and run- ning through people’s back- yards. Nobody wants that—bringing down the prop- erty values. And how is that you do what you do with seven kids at only 21 years old.”
YOUNGBOY NBA, HIS MOM AND WENDY WILLIAMS
In a since-deleted post on her Instagram Story, Gaulden made her feelings on Williams’ comments abun- dantly clear. “F--k Wendy
Williams around here letting a half dead 90 year old white man suck her d--k worried about my child stop tagging me in bullshit,” she wrote.
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