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Drake sells 600K+ copies in the first day of his new album,"Views". "Views" is an iTunes exclusive for an entire week before it lands in stores and other streaming apps. Upon its release on April 29, the album and its song titles were all trending on Twitter. Drake samples Brandy on "Fire & Desire" and Mary J. Blige throughout the 20 track. Drake touches on his relationship with Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill. Rihanna, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Future, Pimp C, and OVO artists round out the guest artists. Have you all heard the new Drake album and what do you think of it? In my opinion the album is not bad. I think it takes a couple of listens to fully get into it but reviews for the album have been mixed. But those sales are throughout the roof. In other music news, Khia dragged Beyoncé and Serena Williams on social media over her video for "Sorry" and the Beyhive came back and dragged Khia in return. Even the Game clapped back at Khia for her comments. W...

Congratulations to Kandi Burruss-Tucker and Todd Tucker! Kandi gave birth to a baby boy this morning at 8:42 A.M. EST. "Baby Tucker" as he is known online weighed just a little over 6lbs. Again congratulations to the couple. Speaking of babies, Mathew Knowles, father of Beyonce reportedly owed 71K in back child support. I'm thinking maybe he should ask Beyonce for the money. What do you think? In other music news, Janet Jackson and her handlers say the singer will soon make a statement concerning her ongoing health issues. Janet revealed last month that she had to have surgery which would cause her to cancel her upcoming tour dates. She said this would be her only comment concerning the surgery. Due an overwhelming amount of love and well wishes from virtually everyone, Janet will release a statement thanking everyone for their support. It was revealed that Janet was being treated for throat cancer after a tumor was discovered on her vocal chords. Reportedly Janet under...

Angie Stone says Idris Elba tried to get with her but she turned it down. Angie is known for attracting much younger men like D'Angelo who she has a child with. Would you have turned down Idris Elba? I'm sure Angie is regretting it now. Speaking of couples, there were news reports that Kylie Jenner had broken up with Tyga. Now its being r eported that they are back together. This came on the heels of news and pictures of Kylie Jenner spotted out with A$AP Rocky. In other music news, "Empire" has only two more episodes left until its Fall finale. After that the show will return in March. Last Wednesday's episode was really good and the ratings were up for the first time in a long time. Beyonce' and Jay Z were spotted in Vegas at Britney Spears' show. Monica says she is not dissing Ciara in the leaked title track for her new album, "Code Red" though I thought the same thing. Nicki Minaj's ex Safaree Samuels is suing her for his work on all th...

So its been revealed that Beyonce will reveal some very big news tomorrow via ABC's "Good Morning America". What could it be though? A pregnancy announcement? Or her 130th tour? Or maybe her joint album with Jay Z? We shall know by tomorrow morning and I guarantee you that will be all people will talk about. New York City's annual Summer Jam concert is in live effect. The concert brings together the hottest entertainers in R&B/Hip Hop music along with surprise acts. Performers included Omarion, Trey Songz, Fat Joe & Terror Squad featuring Remy Ma, 50 Cent featuring G-Unit, Chris Brown, Fabolous, Teyana Taylor, Fetty Wap, Travis Scott(who got into an argument with a camera man) and many more. And are you watching the NBA Finals? Who do you think will take tonight's game? Cavs or Warriors? Sound off!

Beyonce's music may be yanked from TIDAL, the new streaming service that she co-owns. Sony, the label that Beyonce records for is threatening to yank their entire roster of music from the service if TIDAL doesn't pay up for the rights of the songs. It seems like TIDAL is requesting a huge sum of money. But the question is will they get it? They keep being greedy Beyonce will mess around and walk away from Sony. They need her more than she needs them. More on this story as it develops. Iggy Azalea has called off her "The Great Escape Tour". It's being reported that Iggy will instead tour in 2016. This whole tour has been a mess from the very beginning. Iggy was cancelling tour dates left and right earlier this year so now comes this year. I guess its not really surprising. Some are saying she wasn't really selling tickets like that but I haven't read that yet. I just think the poor girl is stressed out and needs a break! What do you think? America's n...

CYBER WEDNESDAY: After Wednesday night's season finale of "Empire" which drew 16.5 million viewers, the highest rated episode thus far, Bow Wow has spoke out against the show saying he would never be on "Empire" because it stereotypes blacks. Do you agree that the show stereotypes blacks and do you think he was hating on "Empire" a little? Of course he is entitled to his opinion but I wonder did he audition for Hakeem and ain't get the role. Bow Wow is currently starring in a new CBS show "CSI: CYBER". Right after "106 & Park" was cancelled Bow Wow scooped him up a gig real quick. Not mad at him about that but I'm giving his comments the side eye. "BITCH" MADE: Speaking of the side eye, Joe Budden made some comments about "Power" the show that stars Omari Hardwick(of "Being Mary Jane"). He was simply expressing his excitement about the show returning(in June) and referencing the tagline whe...

THE X FILES: Chris Brown sent a message out to his former lover insisting that she not turn into a "THOT" after she broke up with him. Since then she has been on social media flashing her shit letting everyone know that she is single and ready to mingle and frankly I'm not mad at her. Chris is salty though! B REAL: But Raven Symone is not! She caught some flack from Beyonce's Beyhive(fans) after the actress referred to Lil' Kim as the Queen Bee, which she is though. Before Beyonce was referred to as Queen B or even started calling herself that, Lil' Kim bore the title and frankly I think she still wears it. No offense to Beyonce or her fans. I thought I'd put up that little disclaimer in case a ____ tried to come for me. THUGS R US: But anywho Young Thug is finding ways to grab peoples attention aside from him having everyone question his sexuality. The Cash Money rapper has boldly titled his new album "Carter 6". And Lil' Wayne's daught...

IT'S A VIRGINIA THING: Missy Elliott is back in the studio with not only Timbaland but also Pharrell. The pair previously collaborated on Missy's last album The Cookbook which was released 10 years ago. Are you looking forward to Missy's new album? KID N PLAY: Well Kid Rock is looking forward to Beyonce to drop a "Purple Rain" track or a career defining song that as he feels the singer has yet to do so. The comments made along with some about Beyonce looks sent the #Beyhive into a frenzy and they went in on via social media. Kid was just speaking his opinion but apparently its an opinion that will cost him, to some extent but I'm sure he'll be fine either way. I APOLOGIZE: And Kanye West continues to display fine behavior as he recently apologized publicly via Twitter to Beck for saying the singer didn't deserve his Grammy award for Album of the Year. He also apologized for Bruno Mars for always hating on him but that was news to me because I didn...

"OSCAR" THE GROUCH: So I was wondering how come so many musicians have Oscar parties? I'm assuming its because maybe their nominated for Best Original Song or something? I say this because Ne-Yo recently had an Oscar party and I think Madonna did too or in the past she has. Anyway I caught up on some much talked about interviews with Amber Rose and Kanye West who both appeared on The Breakfast Club days apart. Kanye was asked what the thought about Amber calling his wife "Fake" and Kanye replied that he had "to take 30 showers" after Amber to be with Kim and that was all he said. It was like he knew not to say too much because he didn't want to make the situation any worse and of course Amber replied on Twitter saying Kim "let Ray J nut on her", referring to the now infamous sextape. Personally what do you all think about this whole mess? I guess its interesting but after awhile things like this get old. And we all await the next epic ba...

So Kanye West has everyone talking again like he tends to do. This time people are outraged over his behavior at the Grammy awards telecast. When it came time to reveal the winner of Album of the Year, the winner was Beck(song: Loser). I personally hadn't heard Beck's album but I do know who he is. I can't remember who else was nominated besides Beyonce, who many thought was a shoe in for the coveted award. And that's what this is all about. Kanye started to storm the Grammy stage similar to how he did many years ago at the MTV awards, but he sat down before entirely gracing the stage. At the time the gesture was funny but now people are outraged and upset at Kanye and also people are livid over Beyonce's fans, the Beyhive for posting petitions and all that other jargon. I mean after all it is the Beyhive so what do you expect? The Beyhive rides hard for Beyonce. I will say I feel that Beyonce did deserve to win. Her album, upon its release was very successful and ...

GRAMMY NIGHT: So good evening everyone! I'm sorry I haven't updated lately. You know I be meaning to but I didn't realize it has been six long days. Any who I'm sitting here watching the Grammys and trying not to fall asleep and I say that with the utmost sarcasm. I'm watching Annie Lennox perform a cover of I Put A Spell On You. I saw Beyonce and Jay Z win a Grammy for Best R&B Song for Drunk In Love. Now my question is why Jay Z ain't join on her stage? I mean its not just her award its yours too. But he's always pretty gracious when it comes to his wife as he should be. I mean Drunk In Love wining was a no-brainer right? It deserved it though. Madonna performed earlier and she did a pretty job. I can't remember the name of the song she performed but I'm guessing its on her new album Rebel Heart due in March. I forget that Madonna is 55 because say what you want about her, her body was looking really nice. But Madonna does keep in shape so it ...

MUSIC BITS: Beyonce(and don't be mad I know a grave accent goes on the end of her name but I can't seem to make it work) has sent her lawyers to an internet website that has been using her image without her consent along with quotes coined by Queen Bey. The website is said to have thousands of images dedicated to Queen Bey. I personally haven't checked out the website but I hear its lot of nice things there dedicated to Queen Bey and like someone else said you better get there and get what you want before its gone. One thing that is gone for the time being is the relationship between Soulja Boy and Nia Riley(Teddy Riley's daughter) who famously appeared together on Love & Hip Hop Hollywood. Soulja Boy has lashed out on Nia is a not so very nice way via social media saying she won't ever get to taste his dick again. First of all I'm surprised anyone wants to taste Soulja Boy's dick but then again there are some thirsty people out there and I guess Soulja...

MUSIC BITS: Ever since Christina Milian has been dating Lil' Wayne she has had it pretty bad. She's caught heat from fans, bloggers, and even Wayne's daughter and former baby mama's. I'm not sure why all the hate for Christina but it could be given her track record of men she's been with. But its no different from any other chick in the game to be honest. Christina's latest adversary is none other than famed groupie turned author turned groupie again Karrine "Superhead" Steffans. She's taking aim at Christina Milian in my opinion because she's jealous of the relationship and she wants Wayne back. A few years back Karrine took a picture of Lil' Wayne sleep in her bed beside her. I was just thinking about an interview that Marlon Wayans did on Sway In The Morning and he joked that Lil' Wayne must have a big dick because he lands these attractive women and is not the most attractive guy. And I'm saying that nicely because I believ...

MUSIC BITS: Ciara has come out of nowhere and debuted a new song titled I Bet which is said to be a shot at her ex Future. It is the first single from her upcoming album Jackie. Ciara has been in the studio with Polow Da Don, Dr. Luke(worked with Britney Spears), and Diane Warren. So for those of you who have heard the new Ciara song what do you think of it? I heard the first few seconds and I quickly lost interest. Maybe I'll give it another playback at a later time. More importantly what's with the title of the new album, Jackie? In other news, Usher has gotten engaged to his manager Grace Miguel. Usher who is currently on tour has been dating his manager for quite awhile now. We all know Usher has a thing for older women. So it really comes as no surprise. Beyonce and The Weeknd are just two of the artists who will appear on the soundtrack to the new movie 50 Shades Of Grey which will be available this February just in time for the movie's debut. Beyonce and The Weeknd ...

BABY LOVE: Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child is speaking out and saying that friend Beyonce is not pregnant contrary to popular belief. Did she just burst Beyonce's bubble though? Maybe Beyonce wanted us to believe that she pregnant but now that Michelle has spoken out I guess we can dismiss the thought for now. FOXY EMPIRE: And how many of you all watched the premiere of Empire on FOX? Well speaking of Fox, Foxy Brown is saying that she will appear on the highly rated drama which premiered last week. Foxy confirmed the news via a text conversation with producer Lee Daniels. What do you all think about Foxy on TV? I mean if she's not going to put out music the least she can do is pull a few gigs. VEGAS NIGHTS: Speaking of gigs The Weeknd was in Vegas to do a gig but also found himself arrested after a punching a cop in the head. The Weeknd was later released on a $2000 bail. Oh he was involved in a fight at a hotel which is what led to the arrest in case you were wonder...

GLOBAL ICON: Congratulations are in order for Common and John Legend who won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for the movie Selma,which was released this past weekend I believe. I don't get to into the movie award shows anymore. So with that being said I didn't watch and opted to watch #RHOA(Real Housewives of Atlanta) and the free Showtime preview I have which have had some pretty good movies and shows on I should add. SHADY PALM THREE:Speaking of #RHOA tonight's episode was probably one of the best episodes so far this season. Personally I've enjoyed every episode but this episode was being hyped up because Nene Leakes was going head to head with newbie Claudia Jordan. It was reported back a few months ago that Claudia came for Nene's wig as she did but Nene held her own as she always does. I'm not the biggest fan of Nene's but I'm #teamnene on this one. Claudia was bringing up old stuff about Nene that everyone already knows. She did get her tho...

WAYNE'S WORLD: Lil' Wayne says he will be out of his contract with Cash Money soon! Earlier in the week the rapper announced he wanted off the label that made him a star. Lil' Wayne's disdain with Cash Money stems from the label not releasing his new album The Carter V. CHRIST(R)AN: And Chris Brown is single again. He and his girlfriend Karrueche Tran have broken up. Chris Brown announced on his tour that he was single again and "fuck that bitch!" referring to Tran. Something tells me this is not the end of the couple though. What do you think? And this just in, Chris Brown and Karrueche have both taken to Twitter to air each other. Chris claims that Karrueche engaged in threesomes with him and was sneaking off to Toronto to visit Drake. While he was in prison for four months, Chris claims he only got one visit from Tran. But he knew that and still dated her. But I guess Tran is playing the victim by posting various quotes and Chris obviously felt some kind...

BOY TOY: Jessie J, famous for her hit song Bang Bang has shot down rumors of her and Ariana Grande taking on the classic hit song The Boy Is Mine . Oddly enough I could see them taking on the song and giving it its own spin. Though I don't know how people will feel about them covering it but their too formidable singers. I think they could pull it off if it was handled correctly. Then again when you think about it some songs are meant to be left alone and that's how some people feel. On another note though people cover songs all the time. Why not cover the song if they want to? That's more money in Brandy and Rodney Jerkins pockets! Just do the song justice if you do cover it. That's all I'm saying. 7 YEAR ITCH : Some rapper guy has come forward saying Beyoncé stole his video idea for her current video 7/11 . I mean this isn't the first time Beyoncé has been accused of such an act. I mean the guy who I never heard of, I can't even tell you his name right...

7/11 is the newest single and video from Beyoncé and its featured on the re-release of her double platinum album Beyoncé will be available on November 25. What do you think of the video? I think its genius. Beyoncé is definitely an innovator. No its not a groundbreaking video but its different and Beyoncé is having a lot of fun in it as we can see. I can truly admire an artist who goes left when everyone else goes right.

SURPRISE RELEASE: Rihanna may be dropping a secret album. At least that's what it looks like. The singer recently previewed 10 songs to her new label execs. Everyone is excited about the new music and Rih is ready to capitalize off it by possibly releasing it in the next few weeks. RING AROUND THE ROSIE: And speaking of dropping new music Beyoncé is said to be dropping either a new song titled 7/11 or Ring Off . Both songs will appear on a re-release of her double platinum album released last year. RIDE & PARK: Something that should of been done years ago is the cancellation of 106 & Park . I mean the show jumped the shark when AJ and Free were let go. I mean the show hasn't been the same since and BET finally woke up and smelled the coffee and cancelled what had become their signature show. The news of the cancellation was trending on Twitter as countless 12 years old boohooed and cried. Hey! Like I said I think the cancellation was long overdue. TYGA BEAT: And ...