He tells The New York Times‘ Ross Scarano that their battle felt like two heavyweight fighters going at it in the ring. To quote him directly, Keem says, “For me it felt like a sport.”

That’s a pretty accurate way to describe it as both icons were not only competing lyrically but also vying for chart positioning.

As you all know by now, Baby Keem’s relative would eventually come out on top. “Not Like Us” was a global phenomenon and stayed on the Hot 100 for weeks on end. Moreover, about a year after its release, the diss track/smash single went on to become diamond eligible. It also took home a handful of Grammys.

The “family ties” rapper also expressed how the back-and-forth feud and chatter around it gave him an ego boost. “I was so confident that sometimes you forget to be proud,” he added.

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Baby Keem Addresses Ca$ino Backlash

It seems with this comment he means that knowing he has the support of an all-time great like Lamar, “all cousins aside,” gives him peace of mind. In addition, the confidence to go on do great things in his own career.

He adds, “the greatest artist of all time” being behind him and his work has given him “the most confidence in the world.”

That checks out seeing as Baby Keem recently took to his X to respond to all of the criticism for Ca$ino. The project hasn’t had the same staying power as previous releases with its hits like “Good Flirts” with Lamar not sticking on the charts.

It seems the long wait for a short project has also played a factor in the album coming and going for many. But Keem still has supreme belief in his abilities, and he affirms his detractors that he’s sticking around for the long haul. “not bout to keep pretending like I’m not the best n**… Not going no where don’t worry I’m mad now.”

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Fans can’t complain. They’re out in full force in her comments section, making their thoughts known. “U look good girl ,” one commenter writes. “Okkkkkkknatural bawddyyyyyy come THRUUU,” another says.

Lizzo started documenting her weight loss journey on social media back in 2023. She’s since lost roughly 60 pounds and appears to feel better than ever. The songstress opened up about the process during an interview with Women’s Health U.K. in August. According to her, her recent weight loss doesn’t negate the years she’s spent championing body positivity.

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Lizzo’s Weight Loss Journey

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“I like how I look now,” she explained at the time. “I still think I’m big. I’m still wearing plus-size clothing. I have the same rolls. I got the same belly, the same thighs – I think I’m just a smaller version.”

“Body positivity has nothing to do with staying the same,” she added. “Body positivity is the radical act of daring to exist loudly and proudly in a society that told you you shouldn’t exist.”

As for how exactly Lizzo slimmed down, she discussed the process on the Just Trish podcast in June. She admitted that while she tried Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs, prioritizing nutritious whole foods and staying in a calorie deficit is what ultimately worked for her.

“When I was vegan, I was consuming a lot of fake meats. I was eating a lot of bread. I was eating a lot of rice, and I had to eat a lot of it to stay full. But really I was consuming like 3,000 to 5,000 calories a day,” she revealed. “When I actually started eating whole foods and eating like beef and chicken and fish, I was actually full and not expanding my stomach by putting a lot of like fake things in there that wasn’t actually filling me up.”

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The wild moment, caught by Wrestle Features, shows the WWE superstar pulling Cam over his desk, pinning him to the floor, and then throwing punch. Even though it looks bad, folks are pretty skeptical given the fact that most wrestling is choreographed.

“This is a work. That punch at the end wasn’t close to connecting,” one user types. Others are simply laughing it off in the comments section. “Lmfao how many celebs we getting at Mania,” another adds.

You could also argue that the tension prior to this fight was all scripted as well, especially since WrestleMania 42 is around the corner. Earlier in the interview, Cam’ron asked him some questions that could have the intent of stirring up some emotion. For example, Jey Uso was asked if he thought he was above The Rock all-time when it comes to Samoan wrestlers.

Per Bleacher Report he responded, “Nah, he’s box office draw. Roman Reigns, new Street Fighter coming out, so I would say no. As far as wrestling, I feel like I’m up there with them, but I got a lot to grow, man.”

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When Does WrestleMania 42 Begin?

Cam’ron only added more fuel to the fire by seeming to be unimpressed with his reply. He then asked Uso if he had ever been “tried” in public. Jey said yes but didn’t answer when Cam’ron asked how it went.

What sent Jey Uso over the edge was when the New York artist expressed to his face that he wanted a Night 2 wrestler to interview instead of a Night 1 performer. After the punch allegedly connected, Uso was separated by his team and/or security while Cam’ron laid still on the ground appearing to be unconscious.

Uso will be opening WrestleMania 42 on Saturday, April 18, in Las Vegas. He will be in a six-man tag team match with Jimmy Uso and LA Knight. His group will go against Logan Paul, Austin Theory and streamer IShowSpeed.

The event concludes on Sunday, April 19. This is the second consecutive year that WrestleMania has been in Sin City.

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“Fair warning !!!!! @tommiee_ you been ducking me for a long time and to speak on me and I don’t say nothing is enough for me to Mike Tyson yah ahhh go on about yah business !!!,” she wrote, as seen in a screenshot shared by Watch Live Bitez. “I just be singing and getting my money . Why even speak on me . Every cast member on the show I’m 99 percent cool with so wtf you bothering me ? Like make it make send my G ????”

She didn’t stop there, however. Jhonni Blaze went on to advise Tommie to leave her alone, claiming that she has no interest in getting dragged into her beef.

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Why Are Jhonni Blaze & Tommie Lee Beefing?

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“Don’t mistake my growth for anything to cover up something,” she said. “I’m still me I just know how to control my self because I’m getting to a bag and got talent. That doesn’t mean I’ll allow folks to talk about me and I have no clue wtf going on. That ain’t what’s up.”

“It all started cus I like someone I ain’t even know she ain’t like picture,” Blaze continued. “How I’m suppose to keep up with you beef? Smh blocked my number and everything for nothing. That weak. I’m cool I don’t do shi for camera if you catch it you catch it and I ain’t a bully just keep my name out yah mouth I’m dead ah a girls girl leave me tf Alone.”

At the time of writing, Tommie Lee has not publicly responded to Jhonni Blaze’s

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Lamar is currently enjoying his time off after a massive world tour. It makes sense that he would want to go out into the world and spend some time with his loved ones. Unfortunately, due to his recent feud with Kendrick Lamar, K. Dot has become a target for ridiculous criticism. Criticism that goes beyond music and just makes you shake your head.

The Disneyland adventure was no different as DJ Akademiks weighed in on it during his stream last night. In the clip below, Akademiks quips that Lamar needs to stop trying to be so lowkey. In his mind, no one would have actually noticed him.

“I don’t think the whole park is stopping for Kendrick Lamar nobody would care like that,” Akademiks said.

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DJ Akademiks On Kendrick Lamar’s Field Trip

Lamar and Akademiks clearly have very different mentalities when it comes to real life. Ak sees things through the prism of fame and being recognized. Meanwhile, Lamar views it through wanting privacy and valuing his time with his family.

It is silly to assume that Kendrick would want to announce his presence and be swarmed by people he doesn’t know. That would just be a security risk, and it’s just not worth it.

Interestingly, elsewhere in Akademiks’ stream, he made the revelation that Kendrick Lamar is currently working on new music, and something is coming soon. Whether or not that is a single or an album is something that very much remains to be seen.

Lamar is one of the biggest artists on the planet, and we imagine the fans are eager for him to drop. Hopefully, he returns before the year is over.

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The 26-year-old could be looking at a hefty sentence if convicted, and for obvious reasons, fans have a lot of feelings about all of this. Many have even turned on Gucci Mane amid the allegations, accusing him of “snitching” on his peer. These accusations only ramped up after Gucci dropped “Crash Dummy,” a track in which he references the alleged kidnapping.

“Tell the truth, you went out like a real crash dummy, and after all that, boy, you still signed to me,” he raps. “I walk in the room, you can feel the pressure building / N***a dapped me up there, whole time they plotting against me.”

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Did Gucci Mane Snitch On Pooh Shiesty?

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During a recent episode of his Real Report podcast, Uncle Murda shared his take on the song, making it apparent that he doesn’t approve. “You can’t sound like a civilian after being a gangsta for 20-something years,” he explained. “Some street sh*t happened to this n***a, now he want to sound like a civilian.”

“I feel bad for Pooh Shiesty and Big30, and all them n***as, and all them n***as that Gucci misled,” he continued. “You know how many n***as that n***a misled, had out here banging, selling drugs, killing n***as, and doing all this crazy sh*t? And now he a rat? Now he a civilian?”

“Get the f*ck out of here, man,” Uncle Murda concluded. “Gucci a sucka. That sh*t he did with some sucka sh*t. I don’t feel like that. There’s no passes, no excuses. So I’m not going to sit up here and give you no f*cking scenario about Keyshia [Ka’Oir] and this and — No, all that sh*t was some corny sh*t, Gucci. It was some sucka sh*t.”

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In a clip caught by Live Bitez, NORE explains that he got the sought after answer to this question during his sit-down with Quavo and Takeoff. In fact, this was one of the last interviews that featured the late Migos member.

However, NORE says he has no plans on sharing this personal information even for a nice sum of money in return. Jason Lee even jokingly asked if he would share this with Cardi B, which he also turned down. “I respected man code… and took it out,” NORE said as to why he’s keeping it in the vault.

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“Nope… Offset, I got your back,” he added. While he never says that ‘Set did do anything with the “boffum” femcee, folks believe he answered the question by not answering. You may remember that this rumor of Offset and Saweetie being an item was brought about thanks to Quavo.

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Offset & Saweetie Dating Rumors

In 2022, him and Takeoff made a song called “Messy” for their collaboration project, Only Built For Infinity Links. During his verse, Quavo raps, “I said, ‘Caresha, please’ (Soo) ’cause she too messy (Please) / B*tch f*cked my dog behind my back, but I ain’t stressin’ (Not at all).”

When Quavo and Saweetie split in 2021, both of them levied cheating allegations against each other. Fans ran with the Offset rumor as their breakup happened around the release of the last Migos album, Culture III.

Cardi B was suspicious of this at the time, and it wound up being a reason as to why they eventually split in 2024. However, Offset has denied being involved with Saweetie, doing so last year in an interview with Keke Palmer. “No, man. It was a rumor, man. And I feel like it was something deeper than that for the split of me and bro. I don’t really want to touch on [it], but it’s something deeper than that. I think that was a thing that — a bug that I heard.” He added that, “I think people was trying to tear my situation down in that situation.”

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Following the verdict, Live Nation released a statement, making it clear that the company is not ready to back down.

“The jury’s verdict is not the last word on this matter. Pending motions will determine whether the liability and damages rulings stand,” it begins. “Live Nation will soon renew its motion for judgment as a matter of law, which the Court deferred until after the jury returned its verdict. That motion addresses all liability theories. The Court previously noted that Live Nation’s motion raises serious issues.”

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Live Nation Addresses Trial Loss

“There is also a pending motion to strike the damages testimony on which the jury’s award was based,” the statement continues. “The Court deferred ruling on that motion as well, while noting significant concerns with the damages expert’s analysis. Of course, Live Nation can and will appeal any unfavorable rulings on these motions.”

“Injunctive relief will be determined by the Court after the states make a remedy proposal, which we expect in the coming weeks,” Live Nation concludes. “In the meantime, the Tunney Act proceedings regarding the DOJ settlement will continue. We remain confident that the ultimate outcome of the States’ case will not be materially different than what is envisioned by the DOJ settlement.”

The verdict confirms countless music fans’ long-held beliefs, but currently, the implications of it remain to be seen. Judge Arun Subramanian will now hold a second trial, which will determine what the actual damages are. This includes whether or not the states’ request to break up or make other structural changes to the company will be granted.

For now, concertgoers won’t see any immediate relief. In the long run, however, this could result in lower ticket prices for fans of hip-hop and beyond.

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The Clippers refused to play Paul, and eventually, it was revealed that he would not be coming back to the team. Subsequently, Paul was traded to the Toronto Raptors, who then cut ties with him. This ended his season and, more importantly, his career. Paul is easily the most significant player in Clippers history, and he was treated like dirt.

On Wednesday evening, Paul got his revenge. The Clippers were playing the Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament. This was the nine vs. 10 game, which meant the loser’s season would be over. In the end, the Warriors won the game, sending home the Clippers, who had a miserable start to the season.

After the game, Paul took to Instagram and posted a photo of Big Fendi. Cropped out of the image was his infamous Instagram caption about going to his biggest hater’s funeral.

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Chris Paul Is Feeling Good

The Big Fendi meme is one that has existed for many years at this point. Overall, it is used quite a bit by athletes, especially when these kinds of scenarios play out. Although Paul has close ties to the Clippers, it is clear that he no longer feels that connection. They did him dirty, and consequently, he doesn’t care much for their failures. Instead, he revels in it.

Now, the Golden State Warriors are going to play the Phoenix Suns. The winner of this game will make it to the NBA Playoffs, where they will go up against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round. The expectation is that this will be a guaranteed loss, regardless of who makes it to that series.

The NBA Playoffs are about to be a ton of fun, and we cannot wait to see how all of this ends up playing out.

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However, it is his most recent purchase that has gotten a ton of attention on social media. Last night, it was revealed that Drake commissioned a nine-foot statue of Sade from artist Rebecca Maria. This statue depicts Sade hugging herself, as she does on the cover art for Love Deluxe. It is an iconic pose, and one that we imagine Drake has some nostalgia for, given his love of R&B and soul music.

While we do not know how much this nine-foot statue cost the artist, we do know that it probably set him back quite a bit. After all, the materials and the labor itself is worth a ton of money.

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Rebecca Marie’s Sade Statue For Drake

Anything Drake does is going to be scrutinized on social media, and this recent statue is absolutely no exception to that rule. For the most part, people on X are miserable. They will complain about the most mundane things.

Drake is a polarizing figure, which leads to in-depth discussions about every little thing he does. When the man gets himself a statue of an artist he adores, people can’t help but be cynical about it.

Social Media Sounds Off

In the tweets below, there was a mix of opinions about the statue. Everyone acknowledged that the artwork looked fantastic. However, some questioned Drake’s motives for commissioning such a piece. Some believe he is trying to get a sample cleared, while others believe he was just doing it to get closer to the artist.

Ultimately, Drake is doing what he wants. As many others noted, if they had the money, they would do the exact same thing.

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