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Rapper, Remy Ma has just signed a multi-million dollar deal with Columbia Records(Beyoncé's record label) which will release her next album. The album's first single has been revealed and its her collaboration with Lil' Kim titled, "Wake Me Up" which is said to be a Nicki Minaj dis. It was just a month or so ago when Remy Ma and Lil' Kim posed for a picture in the studio speaking of their upcoming collaboration. A video for the single has been shot and pictures acquired from TMZ show the rappers alongside a sports car and standing alongside one another in an undisclosed location. In the song, Remy is said to attack Nicki's relationship with Nas among other things. It looks like things are about to get much worse between Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj. Oh, and on a sidenote; Remy Ma is now being managed by Tamar Braxton's soon to be ex-husband, Vincent Herbert. Now take that to the bank! In other news... Singer, The Weeknd is now a single man! He and his...

So 2017 has shaped up to be quite the year for stripper turned former reality TV star turned rapper, Cardi B. Her single, "Bodak Yellow" ruled the Hot 100 charts for 3 weeks and a few days ago she was on stage with her boyfriend, Offset from Migos when he proposed to her. Friday saw the release of the new Migos record, "Motor Sport" featuring Cardi B. and Nicki Minaj. News of the record quickly spread and before you know it was trending on Twitter and had everyone drawing comparisons as to had the best verse between Cardi and Nicki. Some people allege that both ladies were subliminally dissing each other since the media(and fans) have been trying to pit both ladies against one another. I do think the song was a little underwhelming but Nicki shined on her verse. In other news.. Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. aren't the only female rappers collaborating these days. Remy Ma and Lil' Kim will be dropping a video soon. The two rappers were spotted on set of thei...

Just when we thought Remy Ma was over her feud with Nicki Minaj, she adds more fuel to the fire. On Sunday's telecast of MTV's Video Music Awards, Remy Ma called out Nicki Minaj saying "Nicki, what's good?" during a recorded segment with former BET VJ(Video Jockey) Terrance J. In the segment, Terrance J and Remy Ma are standing alongside one another. Terrance J mentions how Miley Cyrus had just stepped on his foot and that was when Remy Ma uttered the famous words Nicki Minaj once recited at Miley Cyrus during the Video Music Awards a few years prior. Of course the gesture started making the rounds on the blogs and social media platforms. I mean I'm not mad at Remy for calling out Nicki. Nicki's been dissing Remy on most of her collaborations and I'm sure Remy has some fire for Nicki on her upcoming album. Like I've said time and time again, I like both ladies but I will speak my truth and not show any bias when I feel one is wrong or one is simp...

Solange has had enough! The "Cranes In The Sky" singer recently deleted her Twitter account amid the racial tension and fights in southern U.S.  Rapper MC Lyte(song: "Ruffneck") recently tied the knot in Jamaica. Many are surprised at the emcee's recent nuptials because it was believed that MC Lyte was gay(or bisexual). Congrats to MC Lyte and her husband! People have been talking about rapper Cardi B. and her choice words during a recent performance. Cardi B. said something along the lines of, people not really liking her but pretending to. Many felt that her words were aimed at Nicki Minaj. Cardi B. shot back denying the claim. Nicki Minaj even responded shutting down any talk of a rift. You know how people do? They have to pit the female rappers against one another as always. I think the fact that Cardi B. has a high charting single that's been compared to Nicki Minaj's highest charting single, "Anaconda", comparisons are likely? I...

The woman accusing Usher of not disclosing his sexual history spoke in a live press conference with attorney Lisa Bloom by her side. The video clip quickly went viral and inspired a host of memes poking fun at the accuser. Cardi B(formely of "Love & Hip Hop New York") current single, "Bodak Yellow" has just reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Cardi B. sets a record for the first female rapper to land a top 15 solo hit in some time. Congratulations to Cardi B. on her accomplishment! Could "Bodak Yellow" be poised to hit the Top 10 next week? Stay tuned. "DeGeneres Queen" aka the "Feature Queen" bka(better known as) Nicki Minaj is also having a great week. Her collaboration with Future, "You Da Baddest" just became her 80th chart hit. At Nicki's rate she'll be celebrating her 100th hit in no time. Just think of all the collaborations Nicki has in the works that hasn't even been announced yet let alon...

Foxy Brown continues to be an Internet gangster and stir the pot. The controversial rapper who has been sparring with Remy Ma over the years released her own dis track, "Break's Over" a few months ago. The song, however was not commercially released and was simply released in a snippet form to underground and blog circuits. In the wee hours of the morning, Foxy Brown posted a video to her social media account of herself in a SUV reciting the lyrics to the dis track while it played in the background. Foxy was en route to a performance adorned in a pink Moschino hat and track suit. Surprisingly, Nicki Minaj caught wind of the video and commented that Foxy looked "beautiful". Foxy also confirmed rumors that she has a daughter by shouting out her "dawta" on Instagram. Foxy has been teasing music now for the past 13 years and she has yet to put out a full length project. She periodically drops dis tracks aimed at Lil' Kim("Christmas Massacre...

Azealia Banks did an interview with XXL magazine and she spoke on her upcoming collaboration(song: "Ain't Know" from Banks' upcoming album, "Fantasea II: The Second Wave due in August or September) with Nicki Minaj's ex, Safaree Samuels. She said her decision to work with Safaree wasn't because of an alleged rivalry between her and Minaj but "industry shit" as Banks calls it. Banks later said that she wrote Safaree's verse on their collaboration and its "hot". Once the interview started making the rounds on Twitter, a Nicki Minaj fan retweeted an excerpt of the interview where Azealia revealed she wrote Safaree's verse. There was a screen shot of Nicki Minaj liking the retweet on her personal Twitter page which Safaree obviously got wind of and that's how the drama started. Safaree took to his social media account and threw some jabs at his ex saying "let it go" when it comes to him and that its been "4 ye...

This weekend is the BET awards(airing Sunday June 25 on BET) so there are a lot of festivities commemorating the telecast this week. DJ Khaled held a party at his mansion and Safaree was in attendance and upon leaving(I assume) he was greeted by Meek Mill exiting a SUV and being run up upon by some goons likely associated with Meek Mill. The video of the melee quickly made the rounds on all the blogs. Meek Mill responded on social media insisting that he was in the studio complete with pictures and the like. But upon closer inspection, Meek Mill was present during the melee once more footage of the video surfaced. What problem could Meek Mill possibly have with Safaree? Hmmm...could it be one Nicki Minaj? I don't EVER recall Safaree bad mouthing Meek Mill in the press unless I missed something. Prior to all this Safaree was photographed with Nicki's arch nemesis, Remy Ma and her husband Papoose. More as this story develops... In other music news... Bruno Mars will open th...

Nicki Minaj surprised fans when she revealed through Twitter that she and Trina have recently collaborated. The revelation caused a frenzy resulting in the news to cause "Nicki & Trina" to begin trending on Twitter. It's funny because some people were acting like this is the first collaboration between the rappers when it fact it will mark their fourth collaboration. Whose album will this collaboration appear on is unknown. Trina revealed the guest list on her upcoming album awhile ago and Nicki wasn't one of the guests unless things have changed. Maybe it could be for Nicki's album but she's been extremely tight lipped about it. Are you all looking forward to hearing this new collaboration between Trina and Nicki Minaj? In other Nicki Minaj news, the rapper revealed that she has two new songs on DJ Khaled's new album, "Grateful" which will be available tomorrow on June 23. The big question is if Nicki will be throwing more shots at Remy. I...

As I suspected Beyoncé reportedly gave birth to twin babies earlier in the week. The babies however remain hospitalized because of a "minor issue". Congrats to Beyoncé and family and hope her babies have a speedy recovery. So in the never ending saga between Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj, both ladies performed at a concert in ATL(Atlanta) with Remy Ma taking the stage first and Nicki Minaj later on. A video surfaced of Remy performing "Lean Back" and Nicki performing "No Frauds" among other songs. Many speculated that since both women were on the same bill, they were likely to clash with one another but Remy confirmed that by the time Nicki performed, she was long gone. Remy took to her social media this morning poking fun at the situation and Nicki as well. I like both ladies as I've said before but I feel that Nicki is the one that is keeping this feud alive. The only reason why Remy keeps saying things is because Nicki keeps throwing shots at Remy on va...

In a video that has since gone viral, Nicki Minaj called out her detractors(Remy Ma) regarding her status in the game(in the industry) by spelling out P R A G U E(noting that an unnamed person(Remy Ma perhaps) can't spell) before bragging and strutting to her airplane. The video has since birthed what is being called the "#NickiMinajChallenge" where it features regular social media users as well as celebrities(actress: Zoe Kravitz) mimicking Nicki's strut after proclaiming their own frustrations in a comical way(sheesh I tried to explain the video as best I could and I still don't think I did a good job). Anyway, Jay Z is the first rapper to be inducted in the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Jay Z thanked his admirers, fans and inspirations including Nas, Foxy Brown, Rick Ross, etc. Congrats to him! And congrats on the birth of his twin babies(if Beyoncé has given birth which I think she did) but nothing has been confirmed. In reality TV news, the new season of ...

Good evening all! Nicki Minaj strikes again! A snippet of rapper 2 Chainz and Nicki Minaj's new song titled, "Realize"(from his album, "Pretty Girls Like Trap Music" due June 16) has surfaced after someone recorded footage of the song playing at a listening party. In the song, Nicki alleges, "Papoose wrote the "(SH)Ether" record but I broke Aretha record". Those are some interesting lyrics there but based on the snippet I heard the song sounds a little underwhelming. Perhaps I have to hear the song in full. Just a few days ago Remy Ma released a remix to Future's "Mask Off" song and that wasn't any better. I just don't like Remy on that "Mask Off" beat. Many presumed that Remy was dissing Nicki Minaj(and there's a big possibility some jabs were thrown) on her "Mask Off" remix but it also turns out she was dissing her old friend, Rah Ali. Rah Ali famously starred in the video to Nicki Minaj's...

I saw on Twitter that Beyoncé's team sent a letter to a fan who ran a website selling unauthorized merchandise. The fan who is allegedly said to be very young pleaded with Beyoncé and her team to not pursue legal action. I believe her team was simply telling her to stop selling the merchandise but she could still have her fan site. The reason being is Beyoncé's name is trademarked so if you are going to use her name(for say like a clothing design where her name appears), you have to get permission. Now who you go through to do all that, I don't know but because I'm not in the business of designing clothes. So Remy Ma was caught throwing shade at Nicki Minaj via a Instagram post posted by DJ Clue(that's a name I haven't heard in awhile). The event is for Nicki Minaj's homecoming celebration and in the comments there was a screen shot of Remy Ma saying "home going" and if you all know what "home going" mean, its another name for dying. Ba...

Hey guys! I'll tell you now, this is a lengthier post so I'm warning you now. So yesterday Nicki Minaj appeared on "Ellen" and she brought up Nicki's rumored new boo, Nas. While Nicki played somewhat coy, she did admit to having "sleepovers" with Nas. She also says that she's "celibate" but may make an exception for Nas. I bet she will in fact I think any woman(or man) that is celibate will make an exception for Nas. I still can't get over how people keep saying that "SHether" has been removed from iTunes(Apple Music) when I periodically check and I see it there. Nas is collecting those coins. I'm guessing Nicki doesn't feel a ways about that considering she's just rubbing in the fact that's she's "dating" Nas. Remy's not worried though. She's been married for several years. Speaking of female rappers, Iggy Azalea will release her new album, "Digital Distortion" on June 30. I w...

Beyoncé had a push party(baby shower) yesterday with several friends and family by her side. Beyoncé's due date and sex of her twins are unknown has seen much speculation. Nicki Minaj will be opening tonight's Billboard Music Awards with what is being labeled a "epic 9 minute performance". Nicki will perform a medley of her hits and I'm sure "No Frauds" will be included for good measure. :) Drake is also said to be performing among others. The Billboard Music Awards air tonight at 8 P.M. EST(Eastern Standard Time) on ABC(I believe). Snoop Dogg says he's putting out a gospel album. Why? I don't know. But hey if it makes you money then so be it. Busta Rhymes just celebrated his 45th birthday. Our 90s rappers are getting old! Speaking of Busta, he hasn't put out new music in awhile that I'm aware of. You can hear him spit some bars on Faith Evans' "The King & I" album which is currently #1 on iTunes R&B chart. Go Fait...

The feud between Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma continues to heat up as Nicki Minaj snatches Nas and Remy Ma takes shots at Nicki on TV and in a new collaboration. Earlier this week Nicki Minaj sent everyone into a frenzy when she revealed a snap shot of her and rapper Nas hugged up in a restaurant. The caption red "When KINGS support QUEENS" with several emojis to follow. The picture immediately led everyone to believe that the two rappers were dating though I can't quite figure if that was Nicki's way of making it official or was this just a meeting of the minds at a restaurant. If Nicki Minaj and Nas are in fact dating its quite interesting for two reasons. One, Nas appeared in Nicki Minaj's video a few years ago, I think it was "Right By My Side" with Chris Brown where she kissed Nas at the end of the video. Nicki was with currently with Safaree at that time and that shocked everyone when there was a kiss. Two, Nas' "Ether" instrumental is t...

Beyoncé has reached a 100 million followers on Instagram and is the 4th person to do so. Beyoncé recently made an appearance out with her cousin during a birthday party. In other music news, sides are being chose once again when it comes to the feud between Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj. Reality TV stars Premadonna and Tommie("Love & Hip Hop Atlanta") have dogged Remy's former friend, Rah Ali for jumping ship to Nicki Minaj. Rah and Nicki claim to have been friends prior to the falling out between Remy and Nicki. Rah makes an appearance in Nicki's video for "No Frauds" which debuted earlier today. So whose side are you on? Nicki or Remy? While you all decide on that, Chris Brown's ex; Karrueche is being blasted by Brown's lawyer. He claims that Karrueche is simply using Brown's name in the press to garner attention and has yet to serve Brown with the restraining order. Karrueche's own people shot back denying the claims.

If you've heard Nicki Minaj's "No Frauds" song, Nicki recites a line about "Rah took you to her doc, but you don't look like Rah". Rah Ali is a former friend of Remy Ma and they appeared on the "Love & Hip Hop New York". The two had a minor falling out on the show and apparently the fallout has went beyond the reality TV realm. Nicki Minaj recently posted a picture with Rah Ali and Rah was quick to defend the picture citing that she wasn't pictured with Nicki to get back at Remy. Rah says her and Nicki have been friends for years. And with that being said, do you think Rah told Nicki that she took Remy to her plastic surgeon? Former Destiny's Child singer, LeToya Luckett just released a new single and video for the song, "Used 2" and is now being called out by singer, Lyrica Anderson who says LeToya and her producer ripped the song off. I've heard both songs and honestly they don't sound anything alike. Lyrica...

It seems prior to Trey Songz releasing his newest album, "Tremaine" he's been embroiled in some pretty high profile celebrity feuds. Now whether or not these feuds are simply for publicity purposes or not, you will have to decide. I have decided to profile some of the feuds Trey has had publicly in the last few months or so because boy has it been a few. Remember when Trey got arrested while performing in Detroit? Well he later pleaded no contest but to be honest with you all I don't remember what he got arrested for. Do you? And we can't forget his feud with obnoxious actress, Keke Palmer. Keke was upset with Trey when she says her image was shown in a video without her permission. Trey shot back and said Keke was aware of a video being filmed. Last month Nicki Minaj got upset with Trey for not coming to her defense when Remy Ma accused her of sleeping with Trey in her "shEther" dis. Trey and Nicki traded some words on Twitter and Trey made light of t...

Trey Songz says Nicki Minaj wasn't "shit" before appearing on his hit single, "Bottoms Up". He also goes to say he's had issued with fellow singer, August Alsina. August replied afterwards and threatened to whoop Trey's "goofy ass". Trey also said that Chris Brown and the whole Soulja Boy fiasco was "corny" among other things. Trey Songz' new album, "Tremaine" is streaming now. Have you listened?  "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Phaedra Parks has found out her divorce has been thrown out. On the show, it was reported that her divorce was final but a judge has thrown out the case citing that Phaedra inadvertently misspelled her name on the documents. I'm simply thinking Phaedra is drawing this divorce out to remain on the show because rumor has it that she's been on the chopping block. Phaedra contends that her husband, Apollo didn't want a divorce but he has definitely moved on from her as h...