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Rapper Trina is known for her friendly and positive attitude but we saw a different side of her last night via her social media accounts. Miami rapper, KimBrocMics tweeted that Trina was not the only rapper in Miami. Trina caught wind of the tweet and called out "Kim". The two rappers traded insults and threats via Twitter before taking it to Instagram live. "Kim's" girlfriend also hopped on her own Instagram account and threw jabs at Trina. Perhaps the highlight of this whole debacle was Trina's Instagram live video calling out the women in the most distasteful way possible. Trina's response has since been retweeted and favored for Trina's outspoken nature concerning the bums. While we continue to learn of Usher's alleged sexual history with some unknown girl, he has been in the studio working on new music. Usher's frequent collaborator, Jermaine Dupri aka JD posted a video to his social media account with music from Usher playing in the ...

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...

Ashanti on tour Ashanti and her pal Ja Rule are on tour as part of their Natural Born Hittas tour. The tour just started and lasts for about a month I believe. Will you be seeing Ashanti and Ja Rule?  Azealia Banks says her new music will not be released through the digital channels, i.e. iTunes. The rapper, obviously frustrated by a number of things says her next album, if and when she releases it, will be released in physical form. Hey! As long as you give me new music, I don't care how she releases it. I'm here for it!  The 911 call made by Tamar Braxton has been released. Remember Tamar and her husband Vince Herbert had an altercation. I saw a link for the 911 call but I wasn't interested in hearing it.  Usher is set to release his new album, "Hard 2 Love" on September 16 according to overseas reports. The cover art was released as well and let's just say he looks a stone cold fool. He could of kept it to be honest! You''ll have to fi...

Azealia Banks has finally seen the light, at least that's what I'm hoping. After some not so memorable Twitter rants, Azealia issued a lengthy apology to her fans that's she offended recently and over the years. I was very happy to see her apologize and I hope this is the end of the craziness but only time will tell. I hardly ever agree with Azealia and her messiness. I love her for her music though and I hope she continues to put out good music. Usher attended the Cavs game last night and got brushed off by Lebron James but he did receive a hug from Stephen Curry; who won last night! Ha! There were videos of this all on the Internet so I thought I'd share. It was pretty funny! Whew! It's hot here! Is it hot wherever you are! Last time I looked at the weather it said it was 95 degrees. Well luckily for me I'm sitting under the A/C(air conditioner). In reality TV news, Kenya Moore of "RHOA"(Real Housewives of Atlanta) recently broke up with her rent ...

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...

Nicki Minaj's "The Pink Print" has been certified double Platinum! Future's "DS2" has been certified Gold and Big Sean's "Dark Sky Paradise" has been certified Platinum. According to RIAA, they have now implemented streaming audio along with album shipments and sales to the cumulative sales when it comes to certifications if that makes sense. You can go over to RIAA for more information. The new rules of course has some in an uproar but what else is new? So has anyone heard Kanye's new album? The album went to TIDAL last weekend after Kanye's bizarre performance on "SNL". Now I read that the album may not be for sale at all. I don't know what that's about but also there's more to the story regarding Kanye dissing Taylor Swift on the song "Famous". Apparently someone on the Grammy commite(sp) revealed that Taylor Swift heard "Famous" before it was released contrary to reports that says she hadn...

The Game appeared on "Wendy" and spoke out about several rumors. First he said he didn't date Khloe Kardashian, he remained mum on a former relationship with Kim K. and he said he has no beef with Chris Brown. Brown called Game out after he liked a few pics of Brown's ex on Instagram. The new season of "Empire" premiered last night and 16 million viewers tuned in. Kylie Jenner reportedly was called out for her use of the "N" word on social media, though I haven't seen the exact post in which the slur stems from. And in much better news, Usher has tied the knot overseas with his longtime girlfriend Grace Miguel. This is the second marriage for Usher. Hopefully this once works out for him!

BAD BET: Jermain Dupri must be either broke or he just wants some attention. The famed producer is alleging that Ciara's new hit song "I Bet" sounds awfully familiar to Usher's 2001 hit "U Got It Bad" produced by Jermaine Durpi. He went as far as to compare the ordeal to what's developed between the Marvin Gaye family and Pharrell and Robin Thicke. Me personally I don't hear the similarities but I guess. What do you all think? To expound on my thoughts, its only when a song becomes successful that people allege this kind of things. If the song were released and went straight to hell, this wouldn't even be a topic of discussion. The nerve of some people.

MUSIC BITS: Usher, Pharrell, Common, John Legend, and Madonna are just some of the artists that are performing at this years Grammys which will air next month. I can't say I'm excited about the telecast but I'm sure I'll watch since there will likely not be nothing else on then again Atlanta Housewives may be on so I might just stick around my Mother's house to watch that. Bloop! Tyga has pushed back the release of his album The Gold Album since he is still battling Cash Money. I'm really starting to wonder is anyone really anticipating this album anyway? I mean I know I will be downloading though when it comes out! Kid Cudi is back in the studio working on his new album Man On The Moon 3. And if your fan of his I'm sure your excited about the news. I liked Kid Cudi's indicud album so I just may check this one out. So I'm checking out for the night and you should check back again tomorrow for another update. Until next time, thanks for reading!

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 ...

GAME ON: The Game says that a reunion between he and 50 Cent is unlikely as the two are sworn enemies. This comes after a fan on Instagram asked Game about reuniting. Can we all just get along? RED EYE: Speaking of getting along, Usher released a picture of his eye half red, possibly from a broken blood vessel or an attack. I have broken a blood vessel in my eye before but mine doesn't look like his. Someone made note that Usher had a few scratches above his eye. You'd have to go to his Instagram account howuseeit to see the red eye. And speaking of Usher where is the video for I Don't Mind . A new album should be on the horizon and there is also rumors that Usher is getting married to his girlfriend Grace Miguel, who is also his manager. I believe Usher's mother is not fond of her either as she wasn't very fond of Usher's marriage to Tameka Foster, with a good reason though. If you all watched Atlanta Exes on VH1, Tameka is stone cold crazy. Well you all enjoy...

MUSIC BITS: Trey Songz just turned 30 and the singer had a birthday bash that was attended by Chris Brown among others. Happy Birthday Trigga! People are saying T.I. and Tiny's daughter may have had her eye color changed like her Mother's but I haven't paid enough attention to care. Have you? Rick Ross' artist Fat Trel was involved in a car accident which left one friend hospitalized. When police showed up to the scene, he began acting belligerent and was eventually arrested. Poor thing! Usher brought the house down during his recent tour stop at the world famous Staples Center arena. Usher brought out Chris Brown, August Alsina, and Kid Ink(song: Body Language ). Usher performed a slew of his old hits and some new music which will likely be featuring on an upcoming album. 

SEX ME: So Usher is said to have a sex tape in existence. The sex tape is said to be with his ex-wife Tameka Raymond. Four years ago Usher's car was broken into and a bunch of jewelry and other stuff were stolen. I guess one of those other things were this alleged sex tape. I'm with Wendy Williams' who was reporting the story on her show, I think Usher is trying to give himself more of an edge. I mean even if the sex tape doesn't exist just leak out a nude pic. Wendy also feels Usher is trying to drum up interest for the lack of ticket sales on his current tour. What do you all think? Or do you even care? NUDE DUDE: Speaking of nude pictures Drake's peen leaked out and it wasn't all that much to go on about. One of his stripper friends got mad at Drake and leaked his pic out online for everyone to see. I'm telling you now there wasn't much to see but if you like Vienna sausage you'll be amazed. TEENAGE SEX: And while I'm on the subject of sex...

SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL: Iggy Azalea will premiere her new song Beg For It, which just leaked on SNL this weekend on NBC. Check your local listings. Iggy SZN, another cut from her upcoming album Reclassified also leaked. You guys will have to go whatever media player to hear those songs though. Sorry! RAY OF HOPE: Someone who rarely apologizes for the fucked up things they say and do is Ray J. Apparently the VH1 reality star made some not so nice tweets directed at Tyga and Tyrese saying "Fuck Tyrese & Tyga" but has since deleted the tweets. We see in the social media world, stars do stuff like this and once it hits the blogs they go back and delete it. If your a man of your word stand by it then. I mean I'm not a big fan of Tyrese so I agree with Ray J. Tyga is cool in my book. Ray was just probably letting off some steam but what has Tyrese and Tyga ever done to you? BILLBOARD BOUND: You can catch Usher on the newest issue of Billboard magazine discussing his sag...

TOUR DE FORCE: Usher's upcoming tour The UR Experience is not selling well. The tour set to open in Quebec on November 1 will feature August Alsina, who recently collapsed on stage and found himself in a coma. The show will end up Tampa on December 14. Usher's new album has been pushed back until next year and rightfully so because the songs haven't been exactly noteworthy. DEVIL'S DUE: Someone who is not feeling exactly noteworthy right now is Chris Brown. He has labeled TMZ creator Harvey Levin(I think that's his name) as a "devil". This comes after TMZ ran a story about Chris Brown who pushed a woman away after she leaned in to kiss him as he was with his girlfriend. Chris was definitely in the right as it was some random wanting attention and he paid her dust. I don't think he's in the wrong for that. Sometimes TMZ just needs to juice up a story when they don't have any.

Lots of news today for you all to indulge in so with that being said, dive in! WEDDING CRASHERS: Beyoncé and Jay Z are currently vacationing in Italy leaving little doubt that their marriage is in shambles. The famed coupled decided to crash a wedding by walking in the church. What would you do if Beyoncé crashed your wedding? DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL: There are rumors going around that Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson, 16 may be pregnant. They say the teen looks like she may have a baby bump then again it could be weight gain. I guess we will have to wait and see. SCRAPPED: Usher has scrapped his upcoming album UR . UR which is Usher's initials, didn't have a set release date but likely due to the reception of his last two singles, Usher had a change of heart. I personally liked Good Kisser . I think its one of the best songs he's put out in awhile. She Came To Give It To You featuring Nicki Minaj, he could of kept that one. That was just plain bad. Nicki cou...

Usher wants his ex-wife Tameka Raymond to drop his last name. Especially if and when he remarries. The ex-wife of Usher is currently starring on VH1's Atlanta Exes and when asked about the show, Usher says he hasn't seen it and doesn't plan on it. As we can see Tameka is a wack job with bad makeup. Meanwhile Usher is said to be releasing a new album sometime in the near future. But only if he can get one of his songs to do moderately well will we get that album. So is Justin Timberlake's background singer his mistress? Well that's the word on the street. The two are rumored to be awfully close. 

Any news is better than no news. BE-LIEBER: Usher has come to the defense of his protégé Justin Beiber. After the videos of Justin using racial slurs, Usher has spoken out insisting that Justin is not a racist! I do feel at 13 years old or however old Justin was in the videos, he knows well enough that the gesture wouldn't go over with people. I'm just saying! KANE & ABLE: I read a rumor that Dawn and Aubrey of Danity Kane fame may be close to signing up to appear on VH1's Love & Hip Hop L.A. Ray J is already signed up as well as Teairra Mari and Ray J's other sidechick. There have been so many rumors regarding who will actually be joining the cast. All I know is that Love & Hip Hop L.A. is shaping up to be as messy if not more than Love & Hip Hop L.A. Are you all ready for the ratchetness when it debuts in September? R.I.P.: Sad news in Hip Hop JayAre of Cali District Swag passed away after a battle with sickle cell. He is the second of the quartet...

Any news is good news.  Usher is collaborating with Chris Brown on his new upcoming untitled album due in September. The album features the first single and video Good Kisser . I think people have been wanting Chris and Usher to collaborate for awhile and they've finally got their wish. Now as far as a video happening, don't hold your breath! Usher says he hasn't spoken to Chris since he's been in jail. Speaking of Chis Brown word is he's engaged to longtime girlfriend Karrueche Tran. Since it seems like Chris is never getting out of jail, maybe they'll get married in jail. What do you think?

Good Kisser is the new single and video from Usher. His upcoming album is rumored to be titled HowUSeeIt .