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DRAKE SEALS FATE OF MIAMI RAPPER APOLLO LOFTON WHO WAITED 2 HOURS TO PLAY HIS MUSIC

MIAMI, FL – Every aspiring rapper is waiting on their big break no matter how that might come. Miami rapper Apollo Lofton heard Drake was in town earlier this week and paying a visit to a store nearby and the neophyte rhymer tracked the 6 God down and waited outside for two hours just to play Drake his freestyle to “No Friends in the Industry.”

“I just hopped on it, I had to do it,” Lofton can be heard saying to Drake as Drizzy gives him a salute of acknowledgment before getting in his black SUV. “It was too hot. Love you.”

Apollo Lofton joined Power 96 for an interview and expanded on the interaction saying Drake actually called him over to play more of the song after the cameras cut out. He backed up his claims by showing how Drizzy actually shot him a follow for his efforts on Instagram.

“The whole thing was as soon as he walked out I’m pressing play on that muthafucka,” he explained. “He called me to his car and that’s when we had the conversation. He pulled the window down but I didn’t get in the car with him. He’s like, ‘I’m rocking with it, what’s your IG? Where you from?'”

Moral of the story, never be afraid to shoot your shot. Listen to Apollo Lofton’s “No Friends in the Industry” remix below.

SHEFF G UNLEASHES GREAT JOHN-PRODUCED 'DRUM DRUMMY' VIDEO IN SPITE OF INCARCERATION

Even while behind bars, Sheff G is blessing his fans with new music on Thursday (September 23) which also happens to be his 23rd birthday. The drill music Sargeant returned with the pensive “Drum Dummy” and an accompanying animated visual.

The Brooklyn native rides the somber Great John production and ruminates about his wins and losses throughout his life’s journey.

“Yeah they left me, the same ones, they turnin’ back now/Love to see my family happy, shit we blessed now/Yeah we blessed now, remember we was stressed out/Hundred K just for this necklace, this bitch two-toned, n-gga/She just pull up, get to neckin’, shit we too grown for this/Took some losses, I’m still winnin’, I’ma keep on winning,” he raps.

Sheff G — born Michael Williams — was arrested on July 17 for illegal gun possession, which is a second-degree felony in New York City. The 2021 HipHopDX Rising Star was denied bail and remains locked up at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center in East Elmhurst, New York.

The Winners Circle rapper was already in trouble with the law earlier in 2021 when he was arrested in January on three counts of illegal gun possession after he was allegedly found with a .45 caliber handgun during a traffic stop.

Watch the video below.

NAS USING 'KING DISEASE 2' SONGS TO FEED MILLIONS and Millions OF NYC RESIDENTS

NEW YORK, NY – As a native New Yorker, Nas deeply cares about his community and is proud of the city he comes from — he’s made it evident on songs such as “N.Y. State of Mind” and “A Queens Story.”

On Thursday (September 23), the Queensbridge legend will headline the Concert To Feed NYC at the historic Forest Hills Stadium in an effort to satiate millions of New Yorkers who are experiencing record food shortages. According to QNS, all proceeds will go to City Harvest, New York City’s first and largest food rescue organization, while the costs of the venue have been donated.

The show will mark Nas’ first performance in his hometown in over three years, and he’s greatly anticipating the event, saying, ”I am looking forward to returning to the stage for a performance in my hometown — especially since it supports a cause I care deeply about.”

City Harvest is as equally thrilled about the show but more so about the chance to give back. The need for food has skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, soaring to 41 percent among all New Yorkers and 53 percent among children.

As City Harvest CEO Jilly Stephens explains, “The Concert to Feed NYC will help us rescue and deliver more food for the many New Yorkers who are struggling to put meals on their tables because of the pandemic, many for the first time.

“We are so grateful to have a dedicated and passionate friend in Nas who will create such a special evening to support our work. Together, we can feed our city.”

The Concert To Feed NYC is an exclusive event for 4,000 people featuring Speakeasy suites, mini-lounges and lounge-style seating. City Harvest is also bringing high-end culinary experiences for select ticket buyers in partnership with local restaurants such as Butcher Bar, COTE Korean Steakhouse, Dhamaka, Les Trois Chevaux, Melba’s and the Nas-owned Sweet Chick.

Nas fans will get to hear material from the Hip Hop vet’s extensive catalog, including King’s Disease II. Arriving in August, the project served as the follow-up to the 2020 Grammy Award-winning original and featured Eminem, EPMD and others.

The album landed at No. 3 on Billboard 200 chart with over 56,000 total album-equivalent units earned in its inaugural week. It marked Nas’ highest charting album since 2012’s Life Is Good, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 149,000 copies sold.

Revisit it below and find more information about The Concert To Feed NYC here.

BABY KEEM ADDS BRENT FAIYAZ COLLAB TO 'THE MELODIC BLUE' ALBUM - PLUS 2 EXTRA SONGS

Baby Keem has taken a page out of Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo playbook and updated his recently-released The Melodic Blue album after the fact.

Following Kanye’s example of making post-release revisions to his “living breathing changing creative expression” from 2016, the pgLang rapper has gone back and tinkered with his debut LP, which originally arrived on September 10.

On Tuesday (September 21), Baby Keem took to Instagram to announce, “i added Brent Faiyaz to the album.” He also let fans know, “(hooligan and no sense) also added.”

A rising R&B singer from Maryland, Brent Faiyaz appears on a new version of “Lost Souls,” which sees him lending his distinctly airy vocals and ladies’ man swagger to the bright, bouncy bop.

“Sixteen missed calls/Sorry, I was busy, but I missed ya/If you see me ballin’ then my bitch ball/All my n-ggas ballin’ like I’m Rich Paul,” Brent croons.

According to Genius, Brent Faiyaz submitted his “Lost Souls” verse at the last minute, which Baby Keem played during the livestream of his The Melodic Blue listening party in New York City earlier this month.

Brent Faiyaz previously linked up with pgLang — the company founded by Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free — for their Calvin Klein campaign at the start of this year. His biggest collaboration, however, came this summer when he joined forces with Drake and The Neptunes on “Wasting Time.”

“Hooligan” and “No Sense,” meanwhile, arrived earlier this year as appetizers for Baby Keem’s debut album. All three songs are listed under “Disc 2” of The Melodic Blue on streaming services, essentially making them deluxe edition bonus joints.

Originally featuring appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott and Don Toliver, The Melodic Blue debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 after selling 53,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, including 70.1 million on-demand streams. Baby Keem celebrated the success of his debut album by buying his grandmother a house.

Stream the updated version of Baby Keem’s The Melodic Blue (which may or may not get tweaked further) below.

SAWEETIE TAPPED TO HOST NETFLIX 'SEX: UNZIPPED' COMEDY SPECIAL

Saweetie wants to teach you everything she knows about sex. The ICY GRL has been enlisted by Netflix to play host on their upcoming Sex: Unzipped comedy special.

On the heels of releasing the third season of Sex Education earlier in September, Netflix’s Sex: Unzipped special will focus on sex positivity when it premieres globally on the popular streaming platform on October 26.

Saweetie and a group of “sex-positive puppets” will do their part in helping debunk several myths and misconceptions about sex while using their own experiences to address the matters. The “Best Friend” rapper is also on board as a producer on the project.

Outside of Saweetie, Netflix has invited a cast of talking heads and “sex experts” that includes Dominique Jackson, Ian Karmel, Joel Kim Booster, Katherine Ryan, London Hughes, Mae Martin, Michelle Buteau, Nikki Glaser, Romesh Ranganathan, Sam Jay, Trixie Mattel, Alexander Cheves, Emily Morse, Oloni, Stella Anna Sonnenbaum and special guest Dr. Ruth Westheimer.

The Bay Area native has been racking up the wins outside music as she preps for the release of her Pretty Bitch Music debut album. Saweetie was recently named a global ambassador for MAC Cosmetics and earned her own celebrity Saweetie Meal with McDonald’s.

Tune into Sex: Unzipped on Netflix on October 26.

J. COLE SPOTTED HOOPING WITH NBA’S ORLANDO MAGIC FOLLOWING PRO BASKETBALL SKIT

ORLANDO, FL – Following his three-game stint with the Rwanda Patriots BBC in May, J. Cole got some run on the basketball court during an off-season workout with the Orlando Magic this week.

The Orlando Magic took to their Twitter account to post a couple of photos of Cole working out in a scrimmage with the team as a special guest ahead of their official training camp opening next week for the 2021-2022 NBA season.

Magic big man Mo Wagner can be seen pointing to Cole as if he’s saying he’s going to be picking him up on the defensive end while New York native Cole Anthony pushes the ball up the floor behind the Dreamville leader as the team’s point guard.

Even at 36 years old, J. Cole isn’t giving up on his hoop dreams. The Detroit Pistons reportedly gave Cole a tryout prior to last season and the Puma ambassador suited up in the Basketball Africa League in May.

It also isn’t a surprise to see J. Cole hooping with NBA players as he’s often spotted playing with the best the league has to offer in the off-season when he’s in NYC.

During his three-game stint with the Rwanda Patriots, the North Carolina native finished with a stat line of five points, three assists and five rebounds in 45 minutes coming off the bench.

“Thank you to @thebal and to @patriotsbbc for the opportunity,” he wrote after departing from the team. “Thank you to my teammates, the coaches and staff for treating me like family. I learned so much in the few weeks we were together.”

J. Cole returned to the music scene on Tuesday night (September 21) with the release of his “Heaven’s EP,” which finds him ruminating over the instrumental to Drake’s “Pipe Down.”

Listen to it below.

RIHANNA & TRAVIS SCOTT ACCUSED BY PORN STAR HARLEY DEAN OF SPREADING STDS IN DETAILED ACCOUNT TO ALMIGHTY JAY

Rapper Almighty Jay sat there with a horrified look on his face as porn actress Harley Dean made some wild accusations about Rihanna.

After Jay told Dean people say she looks like the Barbadian singer, she replied, “She hates me … because I worked with her a few years ago right before she launched her [Clara Lionel] foundation back in 2015, her White Gala [Diamond Ball].

“I helped fundraise her gala here in Hollywood while she was fucking my boss and gave my boss chlamydia. And here I am, the hoe, alleged hoe, yeah I am a hoe, but everyone thought that I was the one fucking my boss and in all reality, it was this bitch. It came out that she got him sick — ’cause he was married, he’s a king or a prince in Africa — and he came out here back in 2013.”

She added, “Right before they were fucking around — I don’t know if it was Travis. I don’t know who Rihanna was fucking — but she got dirty and got him dirty, and it was a whole thing.”

When Dean said she tried to get into the 2016 gala, they stopped her at the door and said, “Sorry Harley, but Rihanna said you can’t get in.” She then insisted she wasn’t lying.

Travis Scott and Rihanna’s relationship stretches back to at least 2015 when they were an item. After roughly a year, they split up amid claims she was embarrassed to be seen with him. Since then, Scott has moved on with Kylie Jenner and the couple is currently expecting their second child.

Meanwhile, Rihanna is still going strong with A$AP Rocky since confirming the romance in May. Most recently, the A-list couple stepped out at the 2021 Met Gala in New York City.

Rihanna has had several high-profile relationships over the years, including Chris Brown (who was arrested for the infamous 2009 assault on RiRi), Drake, professional baseball player Matt Kemp and billionaire Hassan Jameel.

PRODUCER HITMAKA DROPS NEW TY DOLLA $IGN + QUEEN NAJIA COLLAB AS NEW EMPIRE VICE PRESIDENT

Nine billion streams into his decorated career, Hitmaka continues to level up. Formerly known as Yung Berg, Hitmaka will be tapping into his executive side in a new partnership deal with EMPIRE, which named him Vice President of A&R at the distribution company/record label on Wednesday (September 22).

For his first move with EMPIRE’s backing, Hitmaka unleashed a sultry collaboration between Ty Dolla $ign and Queen Naija titled “Quickie.” The Hakeem-directed accompanying visual finds Hitmaka wooing a waitress and bringing her home for a steamy night.

“The song came together organically. Me and my partner Chrishan cooked up the demo and were in Miami with Ty Dolla $ign,” Hitmaka explained of the track in a statement. “Shortly after we sent it to Queen Naija, and it really came together. It’s about wanting to be with someone but not having all the time needed so let’s make the best of these moments.”

EMPIRE CEO Ghazi is ecstatic to bring Hitmaka’s expertise into the fold as part of the team.

“Hitmaka is one of the best in the game,” Ghazi added. “We’re lucky to have him on the home team at EMPIRE – inspiring and creating with our artists and delivering top quality music of his own. We’re already off to the races with several of Hit’s records charting and have more on the way.”

Hitmaka also launched his label imprint Makasound under EMPIRE’s umbrella. He’s already had successful records at the San Francisco-based company while producing Yung Bleu’s “Baddest” featuring 2 Chainz and Chris Brown, which remains a staple at urban radio.

Watch the “Quickie” video below.

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DRAKE SEALS FATE OF MIAMI RAPPER APOLLO LOFTON WHO WAITED 2 HOURS TO PLAY HIS MUSIC

SHEFF G UNLEASHES GREAT JOHN-PRODUCED 'DRUM DRUMMY' VIDEO IN SPITE OF INCARCERATION

NAS USING 'KING DISEASE 2' SONGS TO FEED MILLIONS and Millions OF NYC RESIDENTS

BABY KEEM ADDS BRENT FAIYAZ COLLAB TO 'THE MELODIC BLUE' ALBUM - PLUS 2 EXTRA SONGS

SAWEETIE TAPPED TO HOST NETFLIX 'SEX: UNZIPPED' COMEDY SPECIAL

J. COLE SPOTTED HOOPING WITH NBA’S ORLANDO MAGIC FOLLOWING PRO BASKETBALL SKIT

RIHANNA & TRAVIS SCOTT ACCUSED BY PORN STAR HARLEY DEAN OF SPREADING STDS IN DETAILED ACCOUNT TO ALMIGHTY JAY

PRODUCER HITMAKA DROPS NEW TY DOLLA $IGN + QUEEN NAJIA COLLAB AS NEW EMPIRE VICE PRESIDENT

Jay Holly X Prime - Free Smoke (Prod. Vitto_Himself) Official Video

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