French Montana Throws Lavish Birthday Bash

On Wednesday (November 9), French Montana linked up with some of the biggest names in the industry to celebrate his 32nd birthday. And as we know him, Montana did not have an ordinary bash.
After dropping “Unforgivable”, French Montana and rumored girlfriend Iggy Azalea spent some time at his house in Calabasas, partying with… elephants? But the real party continued after, on a yacht at Marina Del Rey. Drake, Diddy, Cassie and Amber Rose were some of the rapper’s friends who joined his yacht party. Diddy and Amber even offered speeches, and Rose called Montana “one of my best friends in the world.”
Happy belated birthday, French Montana!

L.A. Leakers Weekly Rewind Jan 23 – Jan 29th (News)

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As the first month of the year is coming to a close, it is shaping up to be a good year in Hip-Hop. The culture is alive and well, although not all positive.

This week Kanye made a big announcement regarding his upcoming album. He announced the title and even posted a track-list to go with it.

Kanye being Kanye had a change of heart and switched the title from ‘SWISH’ to ‘WAVES’. This led to a reaction from Wiz Khalifa, who happens to be a major supporter of incarcerated Harlem rapper, Max B., the originator of the “wave”.

Wiz responded by tweeting, “Max B is the wavy one. He created the wave. There is no wave without him.” That resulted in Mr. West going on a full Twitter spiel taking shots at Wiz.

Check out some of the Tweets:


Disclaimer: KK = Khalifa Kush NOT Kim Kardashian

https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDqaKtsm7q/?taken-by=willyg_iv

I know you didn’t think Amber was going to stay quiet:

#GotEem

Amber’s BFF, Blac Chyna also made headlines this week.

Chyna is rumored to be dating the only male Kardashian, Rob. Tyga is dating Rob’s sister, Kylie, who is feuding with Chyna, Tyga’s baby’s mom. The whole thing is just a big paradox.

This image should help give you a better understanding of the whole situation:

I know, I know. It’s confusing.

Now back to the music.

#RihannaNavy rejoice!

The POP superstar finally released her highly anticipated album, ‘Anti’, the 8th studio album and her first since 2012.

Despite Rih’s 2012 release, ‘Unapologetic’ having a decent amount of features, ’Anti’ has only two featured artists listed on the album, being Drake and TDE’s first lady, SZA.

There are plenty of big-time producers, which include: Timbaland, DJ Mustard, No I.D., Boi-1da and Kuk Harrell. While The Weeknd, The Dream and James Fauntleroy are some of the writers on the album.

Since being released the album has hit #1 on the Billboard’s Trending 140 chart, gone platinum and the first single off the album, “Work” featuring Drake has reached #1 in 70 countries WORLDWIDE!!

‘Anti’ was exclusively released on Tidal for a whole week. The deluxe version of the album with three bonus tracks was made available January 29th on iTunes.

Check out the track-list:

1. Consideration (feat. SZA)
2. James Joint
3. Kiss It Better
4. Work (feat. Drake)
5. Desperado
6. Woo
7. Needed Me
8. Yeah, I Said It
9. Same Ol’ Mistakes
10. Never Ending
11. Love on the Brain
12. Higher
13. Close to You
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBIXeddBMzm/?taken-by=badgalriri

Rihanna wasn’t the only one to drop this week, as fellow Roc Nation label-mate, J. Cole released the ‘Forrest Hills Drive Live’ album on his 31st birthday.

The album includes live versions of the entire Grammy-nominated ‘2014 Forrest Hills Drive,’ along with classics; “Lights Please,” “In The Morning,” and “Nobody’s Perfect.”

Cole being the warm-hearted person that he is, selected for fans to hand-deliver the album to before it being released.

Peep:

https://twitter.com/jeninloves30/status/692577112889303044

Gotta love Cole.

If you’re a Lakers fan you have to love Shaq, a.k.a., Superman, a.k.a., The Diesel a.k.a., The Big Aristotle, a.k.a., The Big Sidekick, okay you get it.

In all seriousness, Shaq was one of the greatest Lakers to ever set foot on any hardwood court in Los Angeles.

The Lakers are finally paying him homage, as it was announced they’re honoring the big guy with a statue outside the STAPLES Center, where he celebrated three NBA Championships with the team.

“We look forward to having Shaq join the other legends who have been honored with statues at STAPLES Center,” said Jeanie Buss, Lakers president and co-owner, in a statement to ESPN.

Shaq was surprised when he learned about it on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and mentioned that if it does happen he would go into the NBA Hall of Fame as a Laker.

Here’s the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmGiT_Ubtto

Much love,
Shaq

Twitter was on fire this week, not only with Kanye, Wiz, and Amber drama, but B.o.B also set it off by going on a rant about how he thinks the world is flat.

See for yourself below…

Written by: Bryan Melara (@beeroxx90)

Ne-Yo Plays “F, Marry, Curve” On The #LIFTOFF w/ J Cruz & Justin Credible (Video)

Ne-Yo stopped by the #LIFTOFF with J Cruz and Justin Credible, it wouldn’t be the #LIFTOFF without a game of “F, Marry, Curve.” Ne-Yo had to pick from Amber Rose, Mariah Carey, and Jordan Sparks.

Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose Cover XXL Magazine

Wiz and Amber graced the cover XXL magazine for their October/November issue.

Magazine hits newsstands on October 9th.

Wiz On Recording His New Album With Amber At Home:

“I just gotta do it. The most important thing is knowing that she is there and I have to tend to my babies. This is my first child ever in life. I gotta go hard at everything. As hard as I go in the studio, I gotta go just as hard taking care of my baby and making sure she’s alright, and I’m spending time with her and she doesn’t feel neglected.”

Amber On Giving Birth:

“I’m so ready. I’m going all-natural. I’ve decided that I’m going to have an all-natural water birth. No medicine. I want those bragging rights! The next time Wiz has a stomachache or anything, I’ll say, ‘I popped out a baby all-natural.’”

News: Hip Hop Links – 3/2/12

So here’s the deal, there’s always news circulating the net and I’ve decided it would be easier to pile it all together in one post. Capiche? Let’s go.

The Eagles are going after Frank Ocean for his rendition of “Hotel California” titled “American Wedding” found on Nostalgia, Ultra. Ocean says he didn’t make any money from it and he’s pretty much paying homage. [RR]

Wardrobe “malfunctions” usually consist of nip slips but this may be the first time I’ve seen a.. crotch slip? See, I don’t even know what the term would be. Adrienne Bailon and her vagina seem to be very upset about it though. [Dajaz1]

MMG’s Stalley finally hit 50k followers on twitter and shared the released date for his upcoming projecy, Savage Journey To The American Dream. March 30th, y’all. [HHDX]

Diddy is starting his own music network, Revolt. The mogul says, “We will play what the others are afraid to play.” Revolt will launch in late 2012. [HHDX]

Game is working on a new mixtape but in better news, the video for “The City” featuring Kendrick Lamar has been shot and is dropping some time soon. [HHDX]

Swizz Beatz is planning to bring K-Pop to the states. You care. [HHDX]

Yesterday…

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose confirmed their engagement through a series of twitpics and sweet tweets. CONGRATS to the happy couple! [RapFix]

Usher explains that his latest single, “Climax,” is not about sex. Still sounds like a great song to get down to. [NB]

2012 XXL Freshman Iggy Azalea joins T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records, along with Trae Tha Truth. He’s also exec producing her debut album. Go Iggy! [XXL]

Audio: Game ft. Trey Songz – She Wanna Have My Baby

Whoa. Game goes IN on Amber Rose! Ha, this really made my morning. Wanna know one thing that annoys me more than thirsty-ass girls? Thirsty-ass girls who won’t admit their thirsty! Girl, if all you wanna do with your life is get knocked-up by a rapper, it’s cool! Just come out and be real with it and stop trying to make us take you seriously.

Download: Game ft. Trey Songz – She Wanna Have My Baby

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