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Nicki Minaj Arrives Home In Trinidad Ahead Of 2023 Carnival

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The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz

Nicki Minaj has arrived in her home country, the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, ahead of Carnival Monday.

The artist was spotted leaving the airport with her hairstylist Tae in tow along with members of her team. On Instagram, she got ahead of the narrative as she confirmed that she was indeed on the island to celebrate Carnival. “They said the Queen of rap just touch down in she home country,” she wrote on Instagram Stories. “Allyuh hear dah or wah,? She asked her fans.

Around midday, Nicki Minaj, dressed in leather pants and an ankle-length coat, was spotted leaving the airport with security and her stylist.

Carnival is celebrated on Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday in Trinidad with a barrage of parties, road marches, and colorful and shiny costumes. This is not the first time Minaj is doing Carnival, as she has been traveling to the country over the years and serving inspiring looks to Carnival-goers.

The visit comes ahead of Nicki Minaj joining Machel Montano and Destra Garcia on her first soca record, “Shake The Record.” The song was released on Friday on YouTube and across radio stations and among Carnival deejays.

Minaj is likely to participate in Carnival festivities which include parties on Sunday, a road march with costumes on Monday, and J’Ouvert on Tuesday. The artist’s Trinidad fans shared videos they caught of her, while others reacted with glee on social media.

“Mother has arrived!” one fan wrote.

“Omg girl if only I knew I would of been there,” another said.

Nicki Minaj also shared on her Instagram Stories several throwback videos and photos from her past Carnival appearances, including her last visit in 2020. The rapper shared that even though she appeared gorgeous and happy, she was, in fact, pregnant with her son, Papa Bear, who was born later in September 2020.

“I was preggers — madddd morning sickness,” she wrote.

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Luckie Mazi, Mr Cheeks & Stevey Fresh Link Up On New Song “Sexuation”

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Mr.Cheeks of the Lost Boyz link up with Luckie Mazi and Stevey Fresh for a crossover reggae/hip-hop smash hit, “Sexuation.”

Since its release in December, the track has been gaining traction on hip hop and dancehall airwaves internationally. According to producer/artist Stevey Fresh, “Sexuation” is the desire to surpass love in any given relationship between two persons as a passionate result of satisfactory guarantees at any given time and place.”

The single “Sexuation” has an island beat blend with a classic hip/hop sound creating a masterpiece for the listening public. With today’s music being as raunchy as ever, “Sexuation” provides a classy and respectful serene vibe for listeners. The trio produced a Caribbean sound guaranteed to put listeners in the vibe.

Stevey Fresh was born in Belize and is the son of a musician. He immigrated to the United States in 1999 and was introduced to dancehall and rap at an early age.

“As to my audience I would to take you through a journey as I make you dance and understand my cultural music as dancehall and hip hop and rap,” Fresh told Urban Islandz. “I been doing music for some time now did songs and stage performances with great people such as Skinny Gilly — Z Lala — lion — talent- Mantana — and the list goes on . My main focus is to connect with listeners world wide as I manifest my craft.. Music is life and will take you back to that place as you vibe.”

Mr. Cheeks is an American rapper best known for his work with the group Lost Boyz and as a solo artist known for his hit “Lights, Camera, Action!”

Luckie Mazi is a marketing expert/businessman turned music artist. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Mazi is best known for his work in production, marketing, and promotion but is now pushing his career as an artist. In 2011, he moved to Las Vegas, NV, to pursue his entrepreneurial career in the entertainment industry.

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Nicki Minaj, Machel Montano & Destra Drops Soca Banger ‘Shake The Place (Remix)’

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Nicki Minaj has been featured in her first soca song with soca legends Machel Montano and Destra Garcia, but the timing of the song is being viewed negatively by Latto fans.

Nicki Minaj, Machel Montano and Destra released “Shake The Place (Remix)” on Friday morning, just days before Trinidad’s world-famous Carnival, which takes place for two days before Ash Wednesday on the Caribbean island.

The song was released on YouTube and on radio across Trinidad with no reported plans to be released on streaming platforms.

The song was welcomed by Nicki Minaj’s Trinidadian fanbase as this is the first time she is paying homage to her culture. Minaj was born in St. James, Port of Spain, Trinidad, but she grew up in Queens, New York, after her parents immigrated when she was young. Minaj now has a strong Jamaican accent that is more authentic than her Trini’ accent, but she has spoken fondly about her home many times.

“One thing about Nicki, she always gon show out for her home country,” one fan wrote. “Soca music is elite love that she’s giving her country a shout out,” another fan wrote.

“Aw this is so cute i seen an interview where she say she’s so nervous to do a Soca song cos her mom would say she has a horrible trini accent…. She really did her best w/ thus one,” another added.

Minaj was also criticized by Latto fans, who accused her of releasing music at the same time as the “Big Energy” artist to overshadow her and steal her thunder.

Machel Montano, Nicki Minaj and Kes

“Love nicki but IT’s repetitive, yall notice how she only drop music on the dates the people she don’t get along with drop. Eveytime cardi put out a song she put a song out in the same week. Now mark my words every time Latto drop she about to put a song out in the same week. If you don’t believe me check all of her release dates,” one person said on Instagram.

“Oh she petty and I love it,” another said, while another added, “Funny how when lotto dropped last night now Nicki wanna drop this morning.”

Latto released her song “Lottery,” featuring artist Lu Kala.

The rising artist shared gratitude for Latto featuring her.

“Thank You, Thank You, Thank You @Latto for having me on this song. Taking a chance on a new up and coming Artist. I’m grateful!!! Lottery Out now, I’m so happy to be here y’all.”

Neither Minaj nor Latto has spoken since their respective songs were released.

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50 Cent Says Rapper Future Is ‘Way Bigger’ Than Jay-Z In The Streets

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50 Cent agrees with rapper Future that he’s bigger than Jay-Z in the streets because he has more non-charting classics than Hov and is still in the prime of his career.

Back in December 2021, Future stirred controversy after tweeting that he was bigger than Jay-Z. “In the streets im bigger [than] jigga. Ima run me a B up easy,” the tweet read.

Last week, Jay-Z was recently named the No. 1 rapper on Billboard’s top 50 rappers list to mark hip hop’s 50th birthday. The list has ruffled some feathers as some artists were left out while others were positioned in places fans believed were unfair to the artist and their contributions and influence on culture.

It seems that 50 Cent is also of the view that his long-time rival Jay-Z is not deserving of the title and believes that in any race, Future outshines him.

According to 50 Cent, both artists have put in a level of work during the last decade and have equally contributed to the culture, but Jay-Z, while commercially successful, is no match for Future, who is not in his prime.

When asked about Future’s statement that he was bigger than Hov, 50 Cent agreed.“Yeah, he is.”

He continued to justify his answer noting, “way bigger. Like, there’s consistent music from him that didn’t chart that [are] huge records that people love and appreciate that. Later, it may not have the same things to hold onto that you have at points.”

Meanwhile, 50 Cent also reflected on his music, and his earlier lyrics which shared that he was a drug dealer and the rapper was even shot nine times but miraculously lived to tell the tale.

When asked about his fans, 50 Cent shared that fans were drawn to the aspects of his life that were “wrong.”

“The stuff that they see that I’ve learned, it kinda kept me out of trouble at points. The stuff I was saying in the music in the very beginning, I was crazy to tell you the truth, Ari. I was absolutely crazy at that point. Kids fell absolutely in love with me and they were in love with the wrong part of me,” he said.

As if giving his fans a caution, he noted that his earlier life was “The part that won’t actually continue to be successful. The part that people won’t continue to be something that people celebrate. They have to turn into something bigger and better as they go with the new information and new opportunities that come because they’re really street.”

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Chris Brown & Ammika Harris Party On Valentine’s Day Listening Aidonia Music

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Chris Brown was really feeling Aidonia’s classic “Fi Di Jockey” while partying with Ammika Harris on Valentine’s Day.

Chris Brown and Ammika Harris, the mother of his son Aeko Brown were spotted out partying at a club on Wednesday night. This is one of the few rare occasions the couple has been spotted together since the year started and since Brown welcomed his first child, daughter Lovely Symphani with Diamond Brown in early 2022.

There have been rumors that the couple had broken up following the baby and even more unsavory rumors about Ammika creating fake pages to drag the father of her son.

On Wednesday, Brown and Harris were spotted sitting side by side at a club. She was seen wearing a pink sweater with her dark hair straightened while Brown appeared antsy in a black t0shirt, brown cap, and his neck iced out with jewelry.

Many fans online expressed concern for Brown as he didn’t appear to be at ease. “Why y’all got Chris posted up on here looking higher than a cooter brown,” one person wrote.

“He high as rent in downtown LA,” another joked.

Some fans also called out blogs for disrespecting the artist and the mother of her child. “It’s the language that we put under the post of Black people that we would never. Mind your f**king business. This man has gone through a lot, and does not deserve y’all in his business.”

Ammika Harris reportedly lives in Germany with her son, while Brown lives in Los Angeles. It appears that the two are in a long-distance relationship, but she might be slamming social media users after they accused her of creating fake accounts online to harass and spread false rumors about the singer.

Harris lives in Germany, and it’s unclear if she and Brown are still together as the R&B singer recently welcomed a baby girl with another woman.

Some fans put Harris on blast months ago after she was suspected of creating fake pages to drag Brown, whom she claimed did not make time to see his son in over a year.

Ammika Harris had, however, denied making fake pages, and Chris Brown has never publicly addressed his relationship with the mother of his child.

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Rihanna Pushes Back At Critics Over Calling Her Baby Boy “Fine”

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Rihanna shared images of her son with the world nine months for the first time on February 15. The baby, whose name has not been revealed, was born in May, and his mother had protected him from the world as she and her partner, A$AP Rocky, mulled mentally dealing with introducing him to the world.

However, the images of the chunky baby have brought hatred and disrespect from some people on social media who have commented on his looks. Some of the rude and disrespectful comments have not escaped the eyes of mama bear Rihanna, who showed she was ready to claw anyone messing with her young.

It appeared that Rihanna reacted to the rude comments earlier in the day after her Vogue article was published, and she ensured that the world knew she didn’t give a hoot about anyone’s opinion of her kid. The singer shared a photo of herself and her son in bed on red Satin sheets. The baby is clearly playing and grabs his own feet while a proud Rihanna gently touches his chunky legs.

“My son so fine! Idc Idc Idc, How crazy both of my babies were in these photos and mommy had no clue,” she captioned the photo.

Many fans and well-wishers including some of her celebrity friends have commented on her posts gushing over her baby boy. One commenter also questioned in the comments, “who calls a baby fine?? [crying emoji].”

Rihanna had a sharp rebuke as she replied – “his mother!”

The singer also chided a woman who tried to school her on the ‘appropriate’ adjective to describe her own child.

“Fine!? More like cute, adorable… he’s not a grown man… lol,” the woman wrote.

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Rihanna also replied, “you just keep your lil cougar paws away from him and we good,” the mother-to-be wrote.

Rihanna is a savage when it comes to clapping back, and it seems that some people forgot that she was a master troll on Twitter years back. Despite the self-hating trolls, Rihanna’s baby received lots of love from many, the likes of Khadeen Ellis, Viola Davis, DJ Khaled, Facebook, Erykah Badu, and a throng of celebrities and fans.

In her interview with British Vogue, Rihanna says she is dropping new music this year for sure and says it would be insane for her not to release an album in 2023 despite her pregnancy. Her performance at Sunday’s 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show was the catalyst of her comeback to music, as it reminded us of her star power when it comes to making hit songs and performing them live.

Rihanna has since changed her caption to read, “my perfect baby!”

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Masicka and Jahshii Beat The Odds In “Pieces” Video After Def Jam Deal

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Masicka links up with fast-rising dancehall star Jahshii for a new collab, “Pieces,” a song about triumph and celebration on the heals of the Genasyde artist’s deal with Def Jam.

The track marks the first time that the two young deejays are collaborating, and after listening to it, we can’t help but wonder what took them so long to jump on a track together. The 1 Syde Records-produced single saw Masicka deejaying about being alert and always ready to defend himself.

“Only thing me worry bout a failin / Lif it up watch it sailin / Kotch a riffle pon the railin / Cause them wah fi tek me out / Have it when me bathin / Paranoid me hardly ravin / The mount a ute inna the gravin / From them diss me press them out,” Masicka rhymes.

The AKA.Ruppi-directed cut saw the two artists linking up with some friends for a smoke and drink. Masicka was later joined by Jahshii and his crew, who celebrate their rapid success since entering the dancehall space.

“Mommy don’t worry / You fi know your child different / Affi build da house / Deh & make daddy drive the Benz / Shame all a who say / Ghetto yutes designed fi dead,” Jashshii sings.

In a statement released, Masicka says the song is about celebration and triumph and will serve as a motivation for his fans who may be going through something.

Masicka and Jahshii on set ‘Pieces’ Video

“??’Pieces’ is a song of triumph. It’s a celebration of what you have worked hard for and motivates the listeners to keep going. You will be victorious,” the artist said. “The song touches on overcoming challenges and obstacles you face along the way, as we navigate through this thing called life. The challenges you’re faced with make you stronger. They mold you into a warrior. The warrior which is needed to be successful.”

The Genasyde deejay is riding a high tide in dancehall right now after signing a major deal with Def Jam Recording. The label confirmed the signing yesterday, saying they’re happy to add Masicka to their roster because he adequately represents the new generation of artists out of Jamaica. Whether you agree with them or not, we can all agree that Masicka is among the top artists of this generation.

The deal was months in the making but only recently came to light after the ink dried.

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Safaree Let His Inner Jamaican Out To Defend Rihanna From Howard Stern

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Safaree Samuels defends Rihanna from attacks over her Super Bowl gig.

Rihanna has been getting a lot of praise for her Super Bowl Halftime performance on Sunday, but there are also some relentless critics like Howard Stern. Some 118 million people tuned in to watch Rihanna’s first major performance in years, and that’s 5 million more than the number of folks who watched the Super Bowl. This means that more fans actually wanted to see RiRi perform. That’s despite some attacks from some folks like Trump and his supporters.

Almost immediately after her blockbuster performance while pregnant, Howard Stern pounced on it and issued some scathing remarks about the Bajan singer lip-syncing her performance.

“You know, I don’t even know why she bothered showing up,” Stern said on his radio show on Sirius XM. “I could be wrong, but I — in my opinion, 85 percent of that performance was lip-sync.”

Other celebrities like Kodak Black also criticized Rihanna for her performance, but he sounded like he merely tried to be in agreement with the former president who granted him a pardon when he was behind bars.

Love and Hip Hop star Safaree has since come out swinging on Twitter issuing a warning that no Rihanna slander will be tolerated.

“No Rihanna slander will be tolerated by these white outlets… F—K YALL,” Safaree tweeted. “Howard stern this isn’t 1995 no 1 gives a f— about ya opinion. Go get a nose job wit ya fake a-s wanna be afro then go s–k yuh mummma.”

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Safaree was sure to hurl the famous Jamaican expletives he often uses on social media. On a brighter note, Rihanna has been getting a lot of support from celebrities and fans since putting on a show on Sunday night. She has since gained over 3 million new followers on Instagram, and her music saw a massive increase in streaming after the Super Bowl, which saw several of her songs returning to the iTunes chart.

Rihanna also saw a 833 percent increase in search volume for her Fenty Beauty brand since promoting it during her live performance. Considering its a free gig for her, it did pay off in terms of marketing.

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Tems and Burna Boy To Perform At 2023 NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show

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Grammy-winning artists Burna Boy and Tems will bring Afrobeats vibes to the NBA All-Star Game halftime show later this week as Nigerian artist Rema joins them for a global music-themed night.

The NBA seems to be taking a page out of the book of the NFL after its super successful Half Time Show with guest Rihanna last Sunday and is stepping things up on a global level with an impressive roster of talented artists.The league tapped Burna Boy, Tems, and Rema for the Afrobeats-themed performance to be held on Sunday night (Feb. 19) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Nigerian artists have been dominating the music scene with hits like “Last Last” by Burna Boy and “Free Mind” by Tems, who won Melodic Rap Performance this year, and Rema is known for songs like “Calm Down” featuring Selena Gomez.

The Afrobeats Superstars have been growing in popularity even given how recent Afrobeats is in terms of introduction to American fans. The Afrobeats segment is not the only entertainment the NBA is curating, as 10-time Grammy Nominee Post Malone is set to perform a medley to kick the show off.

The Half time show will begin with Jewel performing the National Anthem, and Fast X actor Vin Diesel has been tapped to introduce the newly named NBA All-Stars players.

In the meantime, the event will be celebratory as the NBA is set to commemorate LeBron James’ historical Scoring Record achievement last week.

The NBA Halftime show, much like the NFL, has been focusing on curating an entertainment package that generates interest in the sport. Last year, the headliner was DJ Khaled, who had guests Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Migos, Lil Baby, and Gunna all popping out.

The league’s entertainment investment will also span lead-up events to the big night. On February 17th, the Ruffles Celebrity Game will see performances from Janelle Monae, 21 Savage, Cordae, Ozuna, Kane Brown, Nicky Jam, and others.

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Rihanna Says She’s Dropping New Music In 2023, Covers Vogue With Son & A$AP Rocky

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Rihanna has finally shared her son with the world as she and her partner, A$AP Rocky, posed for British Vogue in a new spread where she dishes on her life as a mother, artist, and partner and her future plans.

The artist shared that she never stopped recording and is hoping that her ninth studio album will be released this year.

While talking about music, the artist revealed that she never stopped recording, and she would often re-listen to an unreleased song as she tried to feel the music. She doesn’t always like the music but admitted [it’s] almost like trying to dress like you used to dress. It’s like, ‘Ew, no. I would never wear those again.”

“Your taste changes, your vibe changes,” she added.

When asked the million-dollar question whether fans will get the long-anticipated album dubbed ‘R9’, Rihanna says it could be this year, but she doesn’t make any promises, although. “I want it to be this year,” she says.

“Like, honestly, it’d be ridiculous if it’s not this year. But I just want to have fun. I just want to make music and make videos.”

The Vogue writer points out that at the time Rihanna did the interview, there was no sign of a new pregnancy, and the artist did not seem aware that she would be expecting so soon again.

Rihanna debuted her very visible baby bump during Super Bowl LVII, five weeks after she did the Vogue interview.

The artist later confirmed that she was pregnant with her and Rocky’s second child.

Now that that event has cropped up, it’s unclear if Rihanna’s priorities have changed and if she can finish the album. In her Vogue interview, Rihanna, however, shares that she misses the music scene especially creating visual content.

“I need the right background music with the visuals. I can’t just go shoot a video to me talking,” she said.

In the meantime, Rihanna also dished on her first few days being a mother noting that the event was life-changing for her and her mindset.

“It’s this knowing that you can do anything,” she explains, “even things that seem the craziest, like, ‘I’m going to say yes to the Super Bowl in the middle of postpartum?’” “What the heck am I thinking? But you’re geeked on a challenge like that because you know what your body just did. You feel this sense of ‘Nothing is impossible.’” She said.

While unaware she was pregnant again, Rihanna also shared that she wanted to have more children, although she did gawk at her own statement in 2020 that she wanted three or four children.

“Listen, I’m down for whatever. My wish would be I would like to have more kids but whatever God wants for me, I’m here. I’m open,” she says. “Girl, boy. Whatever,” the artist said.

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