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Shenseea fired off a message to her team putting everyone on notice that she means business this year.

Shenseea had a lot on her chest on Sunday as she released several posts on social media aimed at unidentified members of her team whom she called out for not doing their job and for messing up the release of the physical copies of her debut album.

On Sunday, Shenseea answered several questions from fans, but one particular question and answer saw the dancehall artist who is crossing over into mainstream Hip-Hop music, revealing that her album release did not go according to plan as her team failed to execute some of her requests.

The artist was asked by a fan on Twitter using the hashtag #AskShenseea where are her physical copies of the album and she told him that her “team” failed to release CD/Vinyl copies as she had wanted.

Shenseea did not name anyone in her responses, and the tweet has since been deleted, but that’s not the only time that she appeared to take a swipe at her team, which includes Interscope Records and Rvssian‘s Rich Immigrants to which she is signed and her managers Romeich Major and Wassim ‘Sal’ Slaiby’s Salxco along with A&R Donny “Dizzy Clean Face” Flores.

In another tweet, she also shared that a music video for her song “Deserve It” could not be released because “Directors f**ed it up so I decided not to put it out. It was so bad,” she responded to a fan asking about the music video.

In another post on Instagram, the singer shared a cryptic post that left many fans questioning if it was directed at people on her team.

“I’m not friends with nobody this year. Do your f***ing job or get replaced,” she wrote in a now-deleted Instagram Story.

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Shenseea has not outrightly addressed any specific issues with her team. She did update fans on her Q&A about her present work.

When asked about new music, the artist revealed that she is “gearing up to get a music video done,” for an upcoming release.

She also updated a fan on her mental and physical health, writing, “mentally, I’m better than last year. Physically I need to do better lmao.”

‘Alpha’ debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Reggae chart despite her best effort at making it a hip-hop project. The album sold 845 pure sales and less than 5,000 copies in its first week and an overall 63,000 copies at the end of 2022.

Shenseea had previously spoken about her disappointment in her album rollout, which she disclosed to fans was not what she had wanted and that she wasn’t included in the process.

“My next piece of work is going to be everything that I want,” she said. “Like, the first album, my vision wasn’t really executed properly, and that was a turnoff for me. Like, yo, I know what the f*** I want. And when I don’t get what I want, it turns me the f*** off.”

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Bob Marley, Notorious B.I.G, and Tupac Shakur fans now have an opportunity to talk to their favorite rappers as a leading AI company has launched a chatbot that allows fans to send text messages to the late rappers.

Technology has come a long way with public discourse exploring various developments in the past few weeks, including a flexible robot being able to liquefy itself to escape jail bars and ChatGPT reportedly passing state bar exams and being able to perform the roles of some lawyers. Only time will tell how humans will rely on artificial intelligence this way, but it seems that Chatbots are already a modern-day staple.

On Thursday, the app Historical Figures shared that it is creating a new artificial intelligence chatbot that fans can use to message people in history.

The app launched a list of 20,000 figures, including Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G, aka Biggie Smalls, and many others fans can talk to this week. In the Apple store, the app said the chatbot allows users to have conversations with deceased historical figures who have made a significant impact on history (good or bad). The list spanned ancient rulers and philosophers to modern-day politicians and artists.

The app is created by a 25-year-old Amazon software engineer Sidhant Chaddha, and has seen 9,000 signups, NBC news said. It asks users to pay using coins to talk to the figures and has a 2.6/5 rating on the Apple app store.

For the most part, reggae and hip-hop fans have been sharing their convos with Bob Marley, Tupac, and Notorious B.I.G on social media. It remains to be seen how others will perceive the chats, but some appear to show Biggie and Tupac appearing friendly despite their wide rivalry during the 1990s before they were both killed.

“It’s been a few years since his passing and I miss him every day but he lives on through his music,” a message from Biggie’s chatbot said when asked about how he feels about 2Pac.

“Pac was one of the hardest working guys n the rap game, he put out classics like ‘Changes’ and ‘Dear Mama’ that will never be forgotten. We had similar upbringings so I always felt a kinship with him and strived to do my best in honor of him. That’s real talk,” the bot said.

One fan also shared full conversations with the bot as he pressed, “But he dissed you on it though”, with the chatbot responding: “You know what, that’s just part of the game. never took things too personally in my career and neither did Pac, so although we had our differences at times it was all just business for me. At the end of the day, he respected my hustle and talent and I have nothing but respect for him. We’ll always have a special bond through music.”

Not everyone is a fan of the chatbot seemingly pretending to be Biggie, especially as black Twitter believes the deceased should be left to rest.

Meanwhile, the app has received backlash on Twitter from persons who shared conversations with figures like Hitler, his Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, and others.

Some of the responses border on “lies” and twist the truth, some fans pointed out. In one instance, Hitler appears to share regrets for his actions calling the genocide of Jewish people “a mistake,” although nothing in history suggests he felt that way.

In the meantime, some parts of the Muslim world have already condemned the app, which has a bot for the prophet Muhammad.

We chat with Bob Marley for a bit on the app and here’s what transpired.

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Popcaan has dropped the video for his collaboration “Aboboyaa” with Nigerian Afrobeats artist Burna Boy which features on his fifth studio album, Great Is He.

The OVO-produced album was released on Friday (Jan. 27) across digital streaming platforms, and fans were given another piece of eye candy as the video for “Aboboyaa” was released on Friday night. In a video teaser shared on his Instagram account, Popcaan shared snippets from the song, which he previously teased. We now know the name of the tricycle-style vehicle Popcaan was riding with several women.

The tricycle is called “Aboboyaa,” and we can now see the relevance of the unique transport in the video. The video featured night scenes with women on Aboboyaa’s and several brides all wearing western-style wedding dresses. The song riddim features a mix of drums and a prominent saxophone – sounds all common in Afrobeats and Dancehall music.

In one part of the video, Popcaan is seen wearing a red suit with a crate over his head right before the video cuts to a scene of him driving an Aboboyaa with women dressed in green dresses sitting in the back.

Popcaan shared a series of posts on Instagram to celebrate the release of his album. In one post, the artist appears to be in Canada for an album listening party with fans.

In another post, he shared an emotional note about the album process. “This process wasn’t easy, but my album is out now go stream and enjoy it!” Popcaan wrote.

“I appreciate everyone who play their part in getting this project together. I just want to thank God for my talent, my vision and my blessing! They don’t believe in us but we will prove them wrong. #unrulyforever nah beg fren or support #GIHE now and forever more,” the artist added.

Popcaan received many commendations, including from his rumored girlfriend Toni-Ann Singh, fellow artist Black Sherif who wrote “Jah Jah God,” Jesse Royal, and Protoje, among others.

The artist also dedicated one of the album’s songs, “St. Thomas Native,” featuring Chronic Law, to his sister Unruly Squid as he shared a series of throwback photos of them as children and now as adults.

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One of the Drake’s Los Angeles homes was broken into by a lone intruder, reports from the Los Angeles Police Department said.

On Friday, TMZ reported that the luxurious mansion had an unwanted visitor who managed to break into the property but was intercepted by home security, who called the police after noticing him. Drake reportedly has three homes in Los Angeles, and details about the home that was broken into have not been shared.

However, it is public knowledge that he owns a home in Calabasas, another in Hidden Hills that he bought from English rock star Robbie Williams last year for $75 million, and another home that not much is known about. Perhaps the price tag makes the piece of real estate prime target for robbers that are growing in numbers in the upscale Los Angeles area in recent years.

Law enforcement says the incident occurred on Thursday night when the burglar was spotted leaving the rapper’s home and appeared to be carrying something. It’s unclear how the man got onto the compound in the first place or how long he was in Drake’s mansion.

One man has been arrested, but not without some effort by quick-thinking cops. According to the publication, the suspect made good on his escape, and by the time LAPD officers arrived, he had all but vanished. The police, however, received a lead on the intruder as a search of the neighborhood was conducted, and a description of a suspect matched the description of a man walking down the street.

The man was arrested after a search of his person confirmed that he was carrying the personal property of Drake.

In the meantime, thankfully, Drake nor any family member was at home, TMZ reports. The rapper has been spotted online still in New York after his performance at the iconic Apollo Theatre in Harlem on Saturday and Sunday.

As for the 6 God, this is the latest in a series of reports about crazy fans targeting his home.

Last year, a suspect was arrested after breaking into Drake’s YOLO property. The crazed fan claimed he was Drake’s son! He was charged with trespassing, and Drizzy eventually sold the YOLO property.

The previous year, a woman also broke into Drake’s home and drank his liquor, and wore his clothing in a bizarre fantasy about the rapper. The Toronto native was granted a restraining order against her, although his legal team declined to press charges since the rapper reportedly felt she needed mental help.

Drake has not reacted to the latest report.

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