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Lil Tjay Gifted Ice Spice A $160K Richard Mille Watch For Valentine’s Day

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Ice Spice and Lil Tjay sparked dating rumors after he gifted her a Richard Mille watch for her Valentine’s Day gift.

Ice Spice is the new viral it girl in hip hop, and like everything that she does, her unearthed high school volleyball photo is making the rounds on the internet. Coupled with her new expensive piece of jewelry from her collaborator, Lil Tjay, you will surely find her in the headlines today.

The “Princess Diana” rapper’s meteoric rise in rap in the last quarter of last year caught everyone by surprise. Not even she knew that “Munch (Feelin’ U)” would amount to be her first blockbuster hit. The song has changed the course of her career and perhaps the rest of her life.

Ice Spice’s humble beginning in the Bronx is overshadowed by her immense success in music and pop culture over the last several months, but every now and then, we get a glimpse of what life was like for her growing up in one of the most famous cities in the world, New York.

While she has opened up about her past in recent interviews, fans are still eager to learn more about the 23-year-old rapper’s past, and that’s why a simple photo dated back to her high school years playing volleyball is now going viral online.

The photo shows Ice Spice, real name Isis Gaston, wearing the number 4 jersey and sporting a smile and her now iconic red curly hairstyles. In the photo, she took a kneel with her teammates.

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Fans have been speculating for a few months now that Ice Spice and Lil Tjay are dating since they made a public charitable appearance together around Thanksgiving last year. Perhaps Tjay sealed the deal since that day and is now showing out big time for Valentine’s Day. The young rapper visits famous jewelerBenny Da Jeweler for the pricey Richard Millie RM-05 in rose gold. The watch cost around $160,000.

Ice Spice and Lil Tjay recently collaborated on “Gangsta Boo” off her debut EP, Like..? The track samples Diddy’s 2000s classic “I Need a Girl (Part 2).”

On the catchy single, Ice Spice raps, “Bae, I just wanna do what you do/ F— your thots, I’m takin’ they spot/ B–ches know that I am what they not/I’m a help you get back at the opps/ Bae, can I come when you spinnin’ they block?/ And I swear that you be on my mind/ Yeah, I’m lit, but for you, I’ll make time).”

Lil Tjay also roots for her in his verse, letting her know he is nothing like the other rappers in the game.

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Rihanna, Drake Salutes Lebron James For Setting New NBA Scoring Record

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Lebron James earned a new historical milestone on Tuesday night, and many, including the hip-hop world, are sending congratulatory messages for the amazing achievement. Basketball legend LeBron James made history after becoming the NBA’s all-time scoring leader when he broke the standing record held by Kareem-Abdul Jabbar over the past three decades.

Lebron James earned the title while his team played against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Los Angeles Lakers’ home Crypto.com Arena. James was expected to surpass Jabbar’s career total of 38,387 points, and after doing so, the basketball legend ceremonially handed over the basketball to his successor in a mid-court ceremony.

The historical milestone was noticed by many in the sporting and entertainment world as they gave the basketball player his props. LeBron’s epic performance on Tuesday night came after weeks of anticipation, and when he scored his 36th point, the stadium and social media erupted with congratulatory messages from all factions of fans.

Among those who marveled at the achievement were Rihanna, Drake, Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, and thousands of LeBron fans who flooded social media with messages in awe of him.

“What a legendary night in NBA history,” Drake said about his friend shortly after the game ended. Drake appeared to be speaking from LeBron’s former hometown as he said, “To honor that I had to come back to the place that it all started… Every journey has its beginning.” However, his usual gimmick at play, a green screen collapses behind Drake, showing that he was actually in a nightclub in Miami celebrating.

Sixteen-time Grammy winner Kendrick Kamar also shared praise for LeBron’s achievement.

“From the time you went to the league when you had the doubters and the naysayers and people that think you wouldn’t take it this far you proved ’em wrong, dawg,” Lamar said.

Rihanna also shared that the moment inspired her.

“I am so grateful to witness this moment in history… my favorite thing about being a LeBron James fan is just watching you prove yourself over and over again against all odds and all doubt. Thank you for repping for all of us. Keep striving for greatness always, and congratulations King James.”

Snoop Dogg, decked out in his Lakers jersey, also added, “it’s always fun watching a Laker get it done.”

John Legend and Justin Timberlake also shared congratulatory messages to LeBron, with the former saying, “This man has been in the spotlight and burdened with the highest expectations since he was a teenager. And he’s done nothing but exceed those expectations and build a historic legacy. What an incredible accomplishment!” while Timberlake was in awe of the historic score, “on a step back too!”

Lil Wayne also posted, “Kongrats King!! Glad to say I’ve shaken your hand brudda. God bless you and the fam and the homies.”

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Iggy Azalea Says Playboi Carti Abused Her Too and Calls Arrest His Karma

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Iggy Azalea has reacted to reports that the father of her son, rapper Playboi Carti has been arrested for allegedly attacking his pregnant girlfriend.

News of the rapper’s arrest surfaced early on Tuesday morning, with reports that he was arrested for a domestic violence-related incident that took place two months ago. The publication revealed that the rapper allegedly choked his pregnant girlfriend. He was arrested and booked for felony aggravated assault and obstruction charges after he prevented the woman from calling the police.

Iggy Azalea reacted to the reports and did not hold herself back as she accused the rapper of having a history of being violent towards women. Azalea and Playboi Carti share a son, Onyx Kelly, and she has never shied away from sharing about her problems with the rapper.

The Australian rapper confirmed that the rapper also put his hands on her. “Been there. Done that. Warned you,” she wrote on Twitter.

Iggy Azalea, who previously accused Carti of breaking up with her and abandoning her during her pregnancy and later being a “deadbeat” dad, said the rapper was abusive.

“Imagine having a pregnant girlfriend and pretending they don’t exist until it comes out you like to abuse them too,” she continued,

“[And] rarely visiting your actual son unless is because you’re running from whatever problems ya got going on in Atlanta & the press with your serial abuse of a woman. Anyway. I’m having an actually amazing day! karmas real! Treat the people you love well! Happy Valentine’s Day,” the Australian rapper said.

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Details of the arrest have been few, but so far, news reports claim that the assault took place on December 20 and that the incident stemmed from an argument over the paternity of the child. His girlfriend was just 20 weeks pregnant at the time.

Reports are that there was a physical altercation, and Carti choked her until she couldn’t breathe and shoed into some nearby bushes.

A witness helped the woman, who then ran for help.

There is also another report which claims that the irate rapper chased after the woman and attacked her again. He reportedly dragged her out of her car and covered her mouth so she wouldn’t call the police. The woman was able to use her phone’s S.O.S emergency help feature to call the cops.

The woman was found by police with bruises to her chest, back, and neck. An attorney for Playboi Carti said he was innocent of the charges.

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Beenie Man Chided Bounty Killer and Mr. Vegas For Warring In Golden Years

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Beenie Man is adding his two cents to the ongoing dancehall war between Mr. Vegas and Bounty Killer.

The two artists have been at each other’s throats over the past few weeks, and their feud, which involves lyrical diss tracks, also got personal, with each artist making grave accusations at the other.

Mr. Vegas at first called Bounty Killer a derogatory name and claimed that the artist fathered a child with a minor when she was 15 years old and he was much older. Bounty Killer also shared that a woman alleges that she was raped by Mr. Vegas when she was only 13 years old.

The feud has been polarizing, with some like Dexta Daps, taking Bounty Killer’s side and running the risk of being set upon by Mr. Vegas. Beenie Man, however, says he is disappointed in the artists as they are older and ought to set better examples.

“Memba me ah di King of the Dancehall and memba mi fight dancehall artists to be together and that’s why mi nuh like this war with Vegas and Bounty Killer,” Beenie Man said on the Let’s Be Honest podcast.

“It nuh make nuh sense. Vegas ah forty (years old) and Bounty Killer ah 50 (years old). Weh you a go with that,” the artist added.

Beenie Man went on to name some of the greatest dancehall hits coming from both artists as he broke out into Vegas’ “Heads High.’

“Weh yuh do?” Beenie Man asked Mr. Vegas.

Beenie Man said he isn’t blameless because he keeps up “foolishness,” but it’s always for a purpose.

The dancehall veteran also shared that when Vybz Kartel and Mavado were beefing during the infamous Gully/Gaza feud, he had intervened and advised Kartel to meet with the “Caribbean Girls” artist to show unity so that the violence their fans were unleashing would stop.

Beenie Man also revealed that the artists met up in Tivoli, but Kartel later came on TV and took credit for the idea.

Beenie also cautioned Vegas, noting that Bounty Killer was not one to mess with.

“The people dem come out for Bounty cause yuh a spider,” he said as he trailed off singing one of Bounty’s famous clash songs.

He also shared that he had a role to play in urging Kartel to extend the olive branch and quash his feud with Mavado.

“When yuh go down a Tivoli try make sure say you make Mavado call you out. Yuh nave fi fall him out because ah you ah di man at this point. So just make them know say ‘yow eh bwoy’ cause you have 100 man weh bad and yuh bad too, so anuh like him can tell you say him nah call you out,” Beenie Man said.

In the meantime, Beenie Man also shared his opinion on what the artists nowadays call “clash,” noting that it was inferior to the true form of a ‘clash’ is in dancehall culture.

“Juggling mash up because the artist dem nah go pan the same riddim weh the next artist deh pon, that never mek sense. The man dem mash up dancehall…the man dem deh online wid war,” Beenie Man joked. “Yuh can’t go no stage go see dem war, yuh a eediat?”

Beenie Man also couldn’t hold himself back as he opinionated that you can’t keep Sting in the countryside, which is how the clash culture is characterized – being in Kingston, where the fans’ energy is more receptive to lyrical clashes.

“Soft crowd don’t know nothing about war…mi have hope fi Sting but a just the venue, the wrong venue,” Beenie Man said.

In the meantime, Beenie Man offered advice for Sting, noting that the event should be held for $1,000 at the Stadium parking lot to be open to people who have a genuine love for clash culture so they can ‘fawud’ and grow Sting’s profile.

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Blueface Confronts Chrisean Rock For Taking Photo With Rick Ross

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Blueface wasn’t too pleased that Chrisean Rock posed for some lens time with the Biggest Bawse, Rick Ross, at the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Chrisean Rock apparently left Blueface home as she and the Zeus team, along with Rubi Rose, headed to the Super Bowl on Sunday, where Rihanna performed, and a throng of celebrities came out to see the Pop Princess return to the stage. Rock posed for several photos at the event, and it seems that Blueface was not too pleased, especially as he called her out over the Rubi Rose/ DDG drama that went down on Sunday.

Chrisean Rock, who is a celebrity in her own right, was spotted on Rick Ross’ Instagram Stories, but while the photo appeared innocent, Blueface appeared upset and went off on a rant about the qualities he wanted in a woman.

“Could never be my bitch,” Blueface wrote in a Tweet. “But I get it you [new] to this shit fr so that typa sh*t excites you it’s really none wrong with it I’m just a different type n***a wit my b*tch. That’s y I told you long time ago you really don’t want that spot.”

Chrisean Rock also called out Blueface for being “weird” and a hypocrite, especially as he continues to maintain a romantic relationship with his children’s mother, Jaidyn Alexis.

“What he literally got a pic walking past idk why everyone trynna get a pic with me I’m not in his face he literally caught me off guard while I’m waiting for my car with [Zeus] n them,” she said in screenshots of text messages she sent to Blueface. “U being weird bro stfu. Like fr stop talking to me side ways.”

Rock added, “U invited b*tches tht jumped me to ya birthday n took pictures n let them shake they a$$ on u. I’m not sure what tf u keep trynna act like. Stop talking to me like u dum asf fr.”

On Twitter, Rock reveled at the attention she received from fans at the Super Bowl.

“Im at the Super Bowl running into ppl not even trying to trigger u or seem like a weird b*tch. Im really dat famous ppl go out they [way] for a pic. It’s ok for u to invite u Airbb n f*xk on bitches just chill n focus on making money stop da evil sh*t stop fr.”

Rock fired off several other tweets at Blueface, who appeared insecure.

“Stop tweeting like I did sh*t to u fr,” she wrote. “It take a idiot with pride to be this spiteful fr. People in this industry in real life would go out they way to show mad love n take pictures n whatever else tht comes with yo B*tch BEING LIT.”

She continued, “U to busy protecting yo pride n not seeing where u selfish at fr. I don’t f**k on nun of these famous n****s. Like you to busy worried bout dum sh*t when I invited u every where I go if u decide not go n not f**k with me I’m gon f**k with my self n go out with my friends idk what tf u want from me.”

In another tweet, she added, “The more u show the world how u don’t value what u have the more u make them look at you liked da weak link n make them favor me more cuz the situation I’m in with u isn’t fair u know this the world know this.”

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Drake and His Son Adonis Did Their First Interview Together

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Drake and Adonis Graham had their first on-camera interview, and it’s quite interesting as the little one gushes about his father while Drake also shares how fatherhood has changed his life.

The moment Drake became a father was during his infamous beef with Pusha T, but it wasn’t what fans expected, and it certainly didn’t appear to be what Drake wanted as the Def Jam artist revealed that Drake had allegedly hidden his child that he had with an adult film star from the world.

Over the years, Drake has shown bits and pieces of his son, whose personality mirrors his father’s a lot. Adonis Graham certainly seems to be into sports like his father, and we’ll have to wait and see about his musical inclinations, but for now, he seems to be quite the storyteller.

In “Sundae Conversation” with Barstool Sports host Caleb Pressley, Adonis is being interviewed, and he has some hilarious responses to some grown-up questions. “What does that mean,” Adonis asks when Caleb announces that he is “Drizzy Drake’s son.”

The scene cuts to another one where Adonis discusses his fans. “There’s a lot of fans of me that are really nice to me,” he says, and when questioned, he answers, “they say I like you because you’re being nice to me.”

Adonis also smiles as Caleb presses him about being mean to fans. The youngster turns away and smiles as he answers. The conversation, however, takes a confusing turn as Adonis talks about fans fighting him.

“No never,” Adonis laughs when Caleb asks if he would punch his opponent by the nuts.

Adonis also says he can’t read but says, “there’s a him that can read, his name is Kyle,” when asked.

“Do you think if you have a better day you’d be able to read?” Adonis is asked, and he has the sweetest reply, “This is my better dad,” he says, looking at his father.

“Yeah, that’s a funny dad, also he does a lot of jokes,” Adonis answers when asked if Drake did a better job at home, he’d be able to read.

At the end of the interview, Drake is also asked if Adonis “c–kblocks” Drake so he doesn’t have another kid to “split” his inheritance.

The rapper laughs and says, “no not really,” and then goes on to share how his son might be sending him a message.

“Yeah no, he definitely is always like vibing out with me, telling me how great I am like as a father, like a single father, so maybe he is delivering a message.”

Drake is also asked later in the sitdown about the 42 diamonds chain, which he hinted at last year, which symbolizes the many times he thought of proposing.

“It was more just a joke, but obviously people took it pretty literal. I was just trying to have an interesting story,” the Canadian rapper said.

Drake also talked about his preference for boobs being “one of the greatest things that we have on Earth,” and he also explained his use of the word, ‘b*tch’ in his raps.

“I’m proud to say, I don’t really drop the b-word in person,” he said. “I’ve said it in raps a fair share, but I’m not really walking around the streets like, ‘B*tch, b*tch, b*tch.’”

The interview ended on some sweet moments with Drake being asked about his love for gambling big, and when asked about his most rewarding bet, he responded, “Fatherhood.”

“For all the people out there, you can always bet on fatherhood,” said Drake said while the host appeared to mock him.

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Vybz Kartel’s 2016 Hit “Fever” Certified Siler In The UK

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Vybz Kartel kicks off the new year with a major achievement after having a big year in 2022.

The incarcerated dancehall legend’s smash hit single “Fever” has been certified Silver in the United Kingdom. This is the second latest accomplishment for that particular Vybz Kartel single, as it was previously certified Gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Associate of America (RIAA) in 2020.

Vybz Kartel, who is incarcerated, shared his latest accomplishment on Sunday. “Fever certified sliver in the UK 200k copies sold,” he wrote.

The song’s certification came on February 10, 2023. It was released through Kartel’s label Adidjahiem Records and produced by Linton “TJ” White, while Dunwell productions and Zojak Worldwide received distribution credit for the song. Fans of the artist shared congratulatory messages, including his rumored fiancée Sidem Ozturk.

“The boss of music,” she wrote. “Another one,” Lava sound wrote while one fan said, “It unbelievable to see all this work coming from prison an some man deh a road an can’t even sell a probox,” one fan said while another said, “King ina dancehall.”

The artist received his RIAA Gold plaque in 2020, which signified that the song sold half a million records in the United States.

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“Fever” was released in 2016 on Kartel’s ‘King Of The Dancehall’ album. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums Charts after its debut. The audio track of the song released on YouTube currently has 110 million views, while the original video has 27 million views.

The popular dancehall track is among the more commercially viable songs in the post-2010 decade and was released independently. In 2019, “Fever” was sampled in Baby Boy (Homecoming Live) by Beyoncé.

In the meantime, Vybz Kartel remains behind bars. The artist is presently awaiting his appeal court hearing at the United Kingdom’s Privy Council.

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Rihanna Pregnant With 2nd Child Show Baby Bump At Super Bowl Halftime Show

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Rihanna is pregnant with her second child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky and revealed her baby bump during her Super Bowl Halftime Show performance on Sunday.

The Bajan pop singer’s Super Bowl outfit left fans wondering if she is pregnant as she appeared to rub her stomach during the last song she performed on Sunday night. Rihanna’s anticipated return to the Super Bowl finally came, and it seems that the artist has delivered more than her performance, as many felt that she might be announcing her second pregnancy to the intuitive fan.

A representative for Rihanna has since confirmed that she is pregnant with her second child with A$AP Rocky and had planned to reveal her baby bump during her performance. RiRi came out on stage in what looks like a red body suit and an oversized red jacket as she belted out “B*tch Better Have My Money,” followed by “Where Have You Been” and “Only Girl (In the World)” as well as several hit songs that spanned her 17-year career.

While there are mixed reviews of her 12-minute performance, it was her protruding stomach that sparked the most interest and commentary as fans have concluded that the Bajan National Hero is carrying her second child.

On Twitter, “She Pregnant,” “ASAP Rocky,” and “Rihanna” all trended simultaneously, with fans musing about the possible pregnancy. “Me realizing Rihanna is pregnant again, and we’re never getting another album,” one fan wrote.

Some fans also questioned if it was rude to make assumptions about Rihanna’s body, given that she recently had a baby boy. “The whole timeline afraid to ask if Rihanna is pregnant,” one person wrote on Twitter.

Meanwhile, another fan shared a snippet from RiRi’s recent Total Access interview to promote the Super Bowl, where she appeared to give a hint that she might be bringing “someone,” but it would be a surprise.

“I’m thinking about bringing someone,” she replied when asked ‘will there be a surprise?’ “I’m not sure. We’ll see,” the singer added.

One fan wrote, “When Rihanna said she was thinking about bringing a guest, she was referring to her pregnancy and we didn’t even catch it. Rihanna is PREGNANT!”

Some fans also tried to do the math as Rihanna gave birth back in May 2022 to a bouncing baby boy. Neither RiRi nor A$AP Rocky has given any indication that they are expanding their family, but the couple is thought to have been married after Rocky released his track “DMB,” showing them wearing “I do” grills last year.

Meanwhile, quite a few celebrities also reacted to her performance. “Go Girl,” Chris Brown wrote with the heart emojis. City Girls rapper JT also wrote, “Congratulations,” on Instagram.

The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has also congratulate Rihanna, who is a national hero in her birth country. “Shining bright like a diamond atop the world! Our National Hero – Keep making all #Bajans proud!” Mottley wrote.

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Rubi Rose Exposes DDG Sliding In Her DM After Argument With Halle Bailey

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Rubi Rose has released messages DDG sent to her recently as she called out the rapper for being a hypocrite.

On Saturday, Rubi shared a cryptic tweet claiming that her ex had allegedly given her clothing to his new girl. Fans later deduced that the tweet might be directed at Halle Bailey as they dug up an old photo of Rubi in the same shirt. Rubi appeared to confirm that she was talking about DDG and Halle.

“Having a b*tch where my clothes is crazy lol,” she said in the first tweet. She also added another tweet, “I like Halle. DDG a weird tho fasho,” she added.

On Sunday, the two artists also exchanged posts insulting each other as Rubi exposed DDG for jumping into her Twitter DMs and trying to link up after he and Halle argued.

“[You] still in LA?” DDG asked Rubi from his verified account on Tuesday, February 7, the day speculations rose that he and Halle had broken up after he posted a tweet and deleted her photos from his Instagram account.

“Yeah,” Rubi responded.

Followed by a message from DDG asking, “wbu,” and Rubi said, “Getting ready, hbu?”

Rubi also called out DDG for trying to link up after the breakup rumors swirled. “[You] hitting me the day y’all argue is so [you] lol.” DDG added, “Lol [you] right, lemme go heal first.”

Rubi also fired off several tweets bashing DDG. “All boys are the same,” she wrote.

DDG also responded, “ik [I know] it looks bad but it ain’t what it seem stg [laughing emoji] that b*tch just evil.”

Rubi also responded to the Epic Records artist and even said DDG approached her before to cheat on Halle.

“[You] so f***ing sassy wtf lol,” Rubi clowned him. “He mad I wouldn’t go home with him after Caresha’s party.”

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DDG also denied the accusation.

“Superrr [cap]. N—as is not pressed over you.”

DDG, who was live online, also reacted to the entire thing by shouting, “I hate this bi–h.”

In a follow-up tweet, DDG also seemed to hint that everything was fine with him and Halle.

“Everything good internally. This whole situation was foreshadowed. I know everybody want me to be the bad guy but I’m really not,” he said.

Rubi also shared a screen recording of the chat with DDG to clear speculations that the screenshots were real, but DDG implied she was lying, calling it “CGI.”

The two also exchanged messages accusing each other of being hung up on the other.

“Don’t believe nun she say. She been stuck on me for 2 years. She hurt,” DDG said.

“She’s weird and been trynna get back wit me every since I moved on. Hence she ain’t got another n***a since,” another tweet read.

He also announced that he and Halle ‘hashed’ out their situation.

“To start. Yo chin fat as hell. And secondly, Halle is fine. She knows what’s real. We been hashed this situation out days ago. Rubi just clout chasing,” another tweet read.

Rubi also threatened to release more receipts to back up her claim as she wrote that DDG would call her every time she began to talk to a new man and tell her things about them to turn her off.

In all of this, fans of Halle shared second-hand embarrassment for the Little Mermaid actress.

Halle Bailey has since reacted on Twitter telling her boyfriend not to feed into the lies. “the devil is working lol please don’t feed into the lies, especially from a third party stay blessed everyone,” she tweeted.

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50 Cent Bait Ja Rule Trashes Billboard After Left off 50 Greatest Rappers List

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Ja Rule says there is no 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time list, whether dead or alive, without him being on it. 50 Cent, who has made Ja a regular target on social media, will likely have a field day with this.

The rapper reacted to Billboard’s 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list released earlier this week which left him off. Many fans of the rapper felt that the snub was disrespectful. In a series of tweets, the rapper addressed the snub as he called out Billboard for seemingly ignoring his extensive and impactful career.

“There ain’t 50 rappers dead, alive or waiting to be born better than me,” he wrote on Twitter. “@billboard congrats to everyone on the list well deserved but check my resume… #ICONN #Vibes.”

The rapper also added some self-validation in his reaction adding in another tweet, “Throw me to the wolves I’ll come back leading the pack… #ICONN #Vibes.”

Ja Rule is an iconic rapper whose electrifying performances still sell out shows despite being in the game for more than 20 years now. He is also well-known around the world, and he shared a photo on Instagram to remind Billboard and others.

“I’m what they call a POLARIZING figure… You can love me or hate me but you will respect me… Men lie Women lie numbers don’t!!!”

Ja Rule is among a handful of rappers with notable contributions to the culture who were left off of the list. Among them are Foxy Brown and a few others. Some rappers were also placed in positions fans disagreed with. For example, Kanye West was not named in the top 5, and Ice Cube, who was listed as No. 18, also disagreed with the publication.

“I don’t f— with Billboard or the editor…Billboard ain’t hip-hop. So, their opinion don’t matter. So, who gives a f—?” he said to TMZ.

Others also called out Billboard for not listing Busta Rhymes, DMX, E40, Jeezy, and a score of other rappers higher up on the list.

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