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New Music: Logic – “The Return” [LISTEN]

Earlier this week Logic delivered a powerful performance of his single “One Day” with Ryan Tedder at the MTV Music Video Awards. Today the MC makes “The Return” on his latest 6ix-produced single, where he cooks up a lyrical storm.

“And ain’t no “S” on my chest but i’m still gunnin’ / While half of these motherfuckers still runnin’ / I’ve learned everything I’ve attained and steal from ’em / Like god damn, I’m the motherfuckin’ man,” he raps.

Listen below.

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Nicki Minaj Goes In On Travis Scott On Her “QUEEN” Radio Show [PEEP]

As advertised and promised during her acceptance speech for “Best Hip-Hop” at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, Nicki Minaj brought the smoke and aired out Travis Scott on her Beats1 Queen Radio Show.

Last night while accepting her Moonman she said, “tune into Queen radio so you can know who the Hoe N***a of the Day is going to.” Well, she kept her promise by awarding her newest nemesis Travis Scott the “Hoe N***a of the Week.”

“Travis Scott wins ‘Ho Ni**a of the Week’ by a landslide,” said Nicki. “Travis Scott is out here selling fucking clothes and got ya’ll thinking he’s selling music.”

She clearly stated that she doesn’t agree with merch sales counting as album sales and said that’s why her recently-released ‘Queen’ album didn’t debut at No. 1. Going on she explained how Travis inflated his second week sales by selling “season pass” tour bundles and having is girl Kylie Jenner post on Instagram that she would be there with their daughter Stormi.

“Travis Scott on Thursday, when he realized the Queen was about to have the No. 1 album in America, he and his label decided to have Kylie and baby Stormi put up a tour pass,” she said. “He had her go and post and say, ‘Me and Stormi can’t wait to see ya’ll!’ How are you selling something that does not have anything to do with your album, but it’s being counted on Billboard as album sales?”

Nicki went on by calling him “Auto-tune man” and saying, “But what we not gon’ do is have this Auto-Tune man comin’ up here selling fuckin’ sweaters and tellin’ ya’ll he sold half-a-million fucking albums ’cause he didn’t. And there’s a lot of rappers behind the scenes that wanna talk about it and they’re scared. But sweetheart, I’m not scared.”

Scott’s ‘ASTROWORLD’ album topped the Billboard 200 chart for a second week straight after selling 205,000 equivalent album units. Nicki’s ‘Queen’ debuted at No. 2 with 185,000 units, 78,000 traditional sales.

The smoke didn’t stop there as she mentioned an unnamed male rapper that secretly hates on her.

“There’s a male rapper in the industry who’s a big secret hater. Very jealous person,” she said.

Stay tuned for more smoke as it unfolds and in the words of Funkmaster Flex, “I’m just bobbing my head to the beat.”

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Check Out All The 2018 MTV VMA Hip-Hop Winners [PEEP]

It was a collision of the stars last night at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall for the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.

Music videos were celebrated as musicians came with hopes of taking home a famed Moonman for their works. The Carters took home two for their “APESH*T” video, which was shot in France’s Louvre Museum, while Cardi B snagged Best New Artist and Best Collaboration for J. Lo’s “Dinero,” along with DJ Khaled.

Check out the full list of hip-hop winners below.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry”
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)”
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana” – WINNER
The Carters — “APES**T”
Childish Gambino — “This Is America”
Drake — “God’s Plan”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Bruno Mars
Camila Cabello – WINNER
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone

SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)”
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana”
Drake — “God’s Plan”
Dua Lipa — “New Rules”
Ed Sheeran — “Perfect”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage — “rockstar” – WINNER

BEST NEW ARTIST
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Cardi B – WINNER
Chloe x Halle
Hayley Kiyoko
Lil Pump
Lil Uzi Vert

BEST COLLABORATION
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line — “Meant to Be”
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)”
The Carters — “APES**T”
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B — “Dinero” – WINNER
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid — “1-800-273-8255”
N.E.R.D & Rihanna — “Lemon”

BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage — “Bartier Cardi”
The Carters — “APES**T”
Drake — “God’s Plan”
J. Cole — “ATM”
Migos ft. Drake — “Walk It Talk It”
Nicki Minaj — “Chun-Li” – WINNER

VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Childish Gambino — “This Is America” – WINNER
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges — “Liberated”
Drake — ‘God’s Plan”
Janelle Monáe — “PYNK”
Jessie Reyez — “Gatekeeper”
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid — “1-800-273-8255”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alessia Cara — “Growing Pains” — Cinematography by Pau Castejón
Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry” — Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
The Carters — “APES**T” — Cinematography by Benoit Debie – WINNER
Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — mcDJ / RCA Records — Cinematography by Larkin Seiple
Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran — “River” — Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller
Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” — Cinematography by Jonathan Sela

BEST DIRECTION
The Carters — “APES**T” — Directed by Ricky Saix
Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — Directed by Hiro Murai – WINNER
Drake — “God’s Plan” — Directed by Karena Evans
Ed Sheeran — “Perfect” — Directed by Jason Koenig
Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton — “Say Something” — Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” — Directed by Jay Martin

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Carters — “APES**T” — Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue – WINNER
Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday
J. Cole — “ATM” — Art Direction by Miles Mullin
Janelle Monáe — “Make Me Feel” — Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen
SZA — “The Weekend” — Art Direction by SZA and Solange
Taylor Swift — “Look What You Made Me Do” — Art Direction by Brett Hess

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Jennifer Lopez Receives The MTV Video Vanguard Award & Performs Her Biggest Hits At The VMAs [WATCH]

Joining music icons like Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, Madonna, and others, Jennifer Lopez was awarded the 2018 Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards. To celebrate the honor, she delivered an EPIC 10-minute set, performing some of her biggest hits.

Donning a gold leotard, Jenny from the Block highlighted her 20-year career with most of her musical catalog. She kicked off the performance elevated in the air with “Waiting for Tonight” and followed with “On the Floor,” as she hit the floor.

With the crowd on their feet, vibing out and dancing to the entire performance J. Lo ran through other hits like “Get Right,” “Jenny from the Block,” “Love Don’t Cost a Thing,” “All I Have,” and was joined by Ja Rule for “Ain’t It Funny” and “I’m Real.”

Watch the entire performance below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tPIq1SB4Dk

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Logic Delivers A Powerful Performance Of “One Day” At The MTV VMAs [WATCH]

Channeling his inner Eminem, Logic made a major entrance similar to Marshall Mathers’ at the 2000 MTV VMAs when he performed “The Real Slim Shady.” However, Bobby Tarantino’s was more powerful as he was joined by immigrant parents and children on his way to the stage.

Logic was also joined by Ryan Tedder as they performed the politically-charged “One Day” in front of a huge screen that read, “WE ARE ALL HUMAN BEINGS.”

Salute to Logic for continually using his massive platform to address these major social issues and calling out Donald Trump Dump’s bullsh*t agenda and views.

Watch below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6IRYQoX7mo

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Logic Performs “1-800-273-8255” With Suicide Attempt Survivors At MTV’s #VMAs [WATCH]

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Logic deserves all the praise in the world for addressing a major issue like suicide and being an ambassador of suicide prevention with his ‘Everybody’ single, “1-800-273-8255.” With the help of Alessia Cara and Khalid, the rapper did a heartfelt performance of the single at yesterday’s MTV’s Video Music Awards.

From the stage design, which included the artwork for the “1-800-273-8255” single to having 50 suicide attempt and loss survivors on stage with him wearing shirts that read, “You Are Not Alone.” Throughout the performance Logic urged people struggling with thoughts of suicide to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and pushed the message they are not alone.

Watch below and also check out Logic using his platform to address the media, who fails to make this a pressing issue and fails to cover it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLe1dddgZrg

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Kendrick Lamar Wins Six Moon Persons & Performs ‘DAMN.’ Medley At VMAs [PEEP]

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King Kendrick Lamar lived up to his name at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, as he took the throne winning big, earning six Moon Persons and performing a ‘DAMN.’ medley that literally set the stage on fire.

Among the awards, Kendrick took home Best Hip Hop, Best Cinematography, Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, and ”Video of the Year for “HUMBLE.” Dave Free and Dave Meyers shared the spotlight with Dot as co-directors of the video.

About Dave Free, Kendrick said, ““I’ve been rocking with this guy since 14 years old. He’s always been a visionary. We always put our heads together. He’s one of the greatest visionaries today in the game.”

Following that, Dot praised Dave Meyers and celebrated his legendary resume saying, “I think me and Dave Free been wanting to rock with you since we was 14 years old so thank you for allowing us to take our thoughts and wild imaginations to the next level. This guy’s always been a genius. True pleasure, for real.”

Watch his full acceptance speech below.

Prior to taking the crown for six of the biggest categories of the night, Kung-Fu Kenny performed “DNA.” and “HUMBLE.” as part of his ‘DAMN.’ medley.

Watch below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VDv6h-3StI

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See The Full List Of Winners From MTV’s VMAs [PEEP]

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Music’s biggest names filled out The Forum in Inglewood, California last night for MTV’s 2017 Video Music Awards. The stars mingled with their peers and celebrated their musical accomplishments, while watching performances.

Performers on the night included Kendrick Lamar, who performed a ‘DAMN.’ medley, Logic, Alessia Cara, and Khalid, who took their platform to address issues with “1-800-273-8255,” 5H and Gucci Mane did “Angel” and “Down,” Lil Uzi Vert and Ed Sheeran came together for a fantastic blend rendition of “Shape of You” and “XO TOUR Llif3,” and 30 Seconds to Mars joined forces with Travis Scott for “Walk on Water.”

Some nominees came as no surprise, while others did pull off an upset. Check out the full list of winners below.

2017 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
KENDRICK LAMAR – “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
Alessia Cara – “Scars to Your Beautiful”
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
The Weeknd – “Reminder”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
ED SHEERAN
Ariana Grande
The Weeknd
Lorde

BEST NEW ARTIST (PRESENTED BY TACO BELL)
KHALID
Kodak Black
SZA
Young M.A
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus

BEST COLLABORATION
Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez – “We Don’t Talk Anymore”
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”
The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer”
Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean – “Feels”
ZAYN & TAYLOR SWIFT – “I DON’T WANNA LIVE FOREVER (FIFTY SHADES DARKER)”

BEST POP
Shawn Mendes – “Treat You Better”
Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”
Harry Styles – “Sign of the Times”
FIFTH HARMONY FT. GUCCI MANE – “DOWN”
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained to the Rhythm”
Miley Cyrus – “Malibu”

BEST HIP HOP
KENDRICK LAMAR – “HUMBLE.”
Big Sean – “Bounce Back”
Chance the Rapper – “Same Drugs”
D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”
Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad & Boujee”
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne – “I’m the One”

BEST DANCE
ZEDD AND ALESSIA CARA – “STAY”
Kygo x Selena Gomez – “It Ain’t Me”
Calvin Harris – “My Way”
Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and MØ – “Cold Water”
Afrojack ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Gone”

BEST ROCK
Coldplay – “A Head Full of Dreams”
Fall Out Boy – “Young and Menace”
TWENTY ONE PILOTS – “HEAVYDIRTYSOUL”
Green Day – “Bang Bang”
Foo Fighters – “Run”

BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM
LOGIC FT. DAMIAN LEMAR HUDSON – “BLACK SPIDERMAN”
THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE – “IMMIGRANTS (WE GET THE JOB DONE)”
BIG SEAN – “LIGHT”
ALESSIA CARA – “SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL”
TABOO FT. SHAILENE WOODLEY – “STAND UP / STAND N ROCK #NODAPL”
JOHN LEGEND – “SUREFIRE”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
KENDRICK LAMAR – “HUMBLE.” (SCOTT CUNNINGHAM)
Imagine Dragons – “Thunder” (Matthew Wise)
Ed Sheeran – “Castle on the Hill” (Steve Annis)
DJ Shadow ft. Run The Jewels – “Nobody Speak” (David Proctor)
Halsey – “Now or Never” (Kristof Brandl)

BEST DIRECTION
KENDRICK LAMAR – “HUMBLE.” (DAVE MEYERS & THE LITTLE HOMIES)
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained to the Rhythm” (Mathew Cullen)
Bruno Mars – “24K Magic” (Cameron Duddy & Bruno Mars)
Alessia Cara – “Scars to Your Beautiful” (Aaron A)
The Weeknd – “Reminder” (Glenn Michael)

BEST ART DIRECTION
KENDRICK LAMAR – “HUMBLE.” (SPENCER GRAVES)
Bruno Mars – “24K Magic” (Alex Delgado)
Katy Perry ft. Migos – “Bon Appétit” (Natalie Groce)
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” (Damian Fyffe)
The Weeknd – “Reminder” (Creative Director: Lamar C Taylor / Co-creative Director: Christo Anesti)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
KENDRICK LAMAR – “HUMBLE.”
A Tribe Called Quest – “Dis Generation”
KYLE ft. Lil Yachty – “iSpy”
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained to the Rhythm”
Harry Styles – “Sign of the Times”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
KANYE WEST – “FADE” (TEYANA TAYLOR, GUAPO, JAE BLAZE & DEREK ‘BENTLEY’ WATKINS)
Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj – “Side to Side” (Brian & Scott Nicholson)
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (Dave Meyers)
Sia – “The Greatest” (Ryan Heffington)
Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down” (Sean Bankhead)

BEST EDITING
Future – “Mask Off”
YOUNG THUG – “WYCLEF JEAN”
Lorde – “Green Light”
The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer”
The Weeknd – “Reminder”

SONG OF SUMMER (FAN VOTED)
“Despacito Remix” – Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
“Down” – Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane
“OMG” – Camila Cabello ft. Quavo
“Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran
“Sorry Not Sorry” – Demi Lovato
“There’s Nothing Holding Me Back” – Shawn Mendes
“Wild Thoughts” – DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
“XO TOUR LLIF3” – LIL UZI VERT

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Drake Presents Rihanna With 2016 Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award At VMAs [VIDEO]

Following Rihanna’s final performance, Drake surprised the crowd as he made his way to the stage to present Rihanna with the 2016 Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

Drake went in on how he met Rih in 2005 and how big of a star she is and how even though she is older than her, he still very much looks up to her.

The chemistry on the stage was as natural as its ever been with the two sharing a kiss and Drake professing his love by saying, “she is someone I have been in love with since I was 22-years-old.”

In my opinion nobody would’ve been better two present the award than Drizzy. These two are arguably the two biggest stars in the world at the moment.

Past recipients for the award include Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J, David Bowie to name a few.

What an accomplishment, but well deserved! Congrats, RihRih.

Last week we shared a picture on our Twitter of a billboard Drake bought Rihanna to Congratulate her on the accomplishment.

https://twitter.com/laleakers/status/769338284891713536

When he extra ❤🏆!!!

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Rihanna Performs Four Times At MTV VMAs [WATCH]

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Rihanna had a historic night at the MTV VMAs as she was awarded the 2016 Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Through the night she performed some of her biggest hits like “Rude Boy,” “Work,” “Stay,” “What’s My Name?” and others. Watch them all below.




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Kanye West Talks Famous Video At MTV VMAs & Premieres “Fade” Video [WATCH]

Brrrooo! Kanye went to the MTV VMAs to premiere his new video for “Fade.”

Before he showed the video you know Kanye had to talk.

Ye started by praising Beyonce before discussing the “Famous” video, where he shouted out Ray J, Amber Rose (who was in attendance) and even talked about his love for Taylor Swift and the controversial phone call situation.

He then proceeded to talking about the senseless murders in Chicago before he passionately said his role models were “Truman, Ford, Hughes, Disney, Jobs, West.” Yes, West as in Kanye West. Gotta love it.

Can you count how many times he says “Bro?”

Click the link below to watch Kanye’s “Fade” video. The video shows a very sexy, slender Teyanna Taylor alongside her hubby Iman Shumpert and their newborn.

FADE

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Future Performs At The MTV VMAs [VIDEO]

Future has been one of the biggest entertainers in the game and has put out hit after hit. MTV rewarded Future for his hard work by making him one of the performers at the VMAs. Future did not disappoint as he performed hits “Commas.”

Future was introduced by USA Gold Medalist Michael Phelps who said, “there’s no rapper more inspiring today than Future,” and admitted to listening to “Stick Talk” before hitting the pool.

In the video you will also see Desiigner vibing out to Future’s performance. Awkward.

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Beyonce Performs ‘Lemonade’ At MTV VMA [VIDEO]

Beyonce didn’t only lead the way at the 2016 MTV VMAs with 11 nominations and six Moonman trophies, she also slayed her 15-minute ‘Lemonade’ performance. In her performance she displays the choreography that earned her the Best Choreography award. Watch as she aggressively dances around the stage and breaks an MTV camera with a baseball bat.

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