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5 Crazy Moments From The NBA All Star Celebrity Game & Media Day (Yes, Including Master P)

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NBA All Star Weekend 2017 kicked off yesterday in New Orleans, and the highlight reel is already in full effect.  Why Master P is trending, Rocsi & Joe still kickin' it, Russell Westbrook's severe petty and 2 more crazy moments...

5.  During Media Day, Russell Westbrook was constantly asked about his ex-bestie/teammate Kevin Durant and how them playing on the same team this Sunday will play out.  His responses -- petty AF.  And we love it:

 

 

Ha.

 

4 & 3.  The most adorable 14-year-old stole the whole All Star Celebrity Game last night.  Jarrius Robertson -- Ellen Degeneres' kid corespondent -- is suffering from liver disease and is awaiting a transplant.  But nothing is keeping a smile off his face.  He had a ball last night clowning the pros, and even was a secret weapon in the game:

 

 

He subbed into the Celebrity game and scored on his first attempt (not to mention he showed off his handles)!

 

2.  Master P was a trending topic all last night, and that pic atop is why.  He was balling out for the Gold team (he used to ball in the NBA, betta act like ya know!) in an extra smedium jersey.  And while the memes took over our timeline, he was busy flexing his ball skills with his son Romeo Miller:

 

 

1.  Rocsi and Joe:

Rocsi returned home to N.O. to help ESPN host Michael Smith do some coaching.  But we noticed her lowkey boo -- who she still doesn't admit to dating -- Joe sitting right behind her the whole time.  At one point, she passed him her papers to hold.  Check it:

 

Mmmhmm.

 

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SURPRISE: Zoe Saldana & Husband Welcome Third Son

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And baby makes 5!  Yep, Zoe Saldana just announced she an husband Marco Perego Saldana welcomed a third baby.  Deets inside...

 

Well here's a shocker.  Actress Zoe Saldana and her husband announced the arrival of their third son, Zen. The Star Trek star posted to Instagram about her growing family saying:

 

 

The twins are officially big brothers, and this pic is adorable!

Interestingly, Zoe Instagram account shows no sign of a recent pregnancy.  We also posted her at her LA Confidential party that went down on Friday, which was the same day she was spotted bringing home her new son from the hospital.  Internet chatter suggests the couple possibly used a surrogate, but Zoe & Marco have yet to confirm.

Either way, they have a brand new baby boy in the family, and they appear to be happy as ever.

Congrats to the couple!

 

Photos: Getty/Instagram

Big Sean Explains Getting Slapped Up At His Own Record Signing [VIDEO]

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Big Sean's weekend kicked off with some foolishness.  And now, video of the incident where a fan attempted to attack him at his own record signing has surfaced.  The rapper's also speaking on it...

Damn homie.  Can't even sign records for fans without getting hemmed up.

Big Sean was in Queens, NY this weekend doing an in-store signing for his new release I Decided.  TMZ reports a "fan" walked up to him and slapped him before security stepped in.

Now, Sean is clearing up the matter.  Y'all know he is NOT about to let y'all think folks are slapping him up at his own ish.  The "IDFWU" rapper explained the guy has confirmed mental issues and that he only TRIED to come for him. His statement via Twitter:

Video of the aftermath has surfaced as well. Check it:

 

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Guard ya necks out there!

Here's Who Made The All-Star Dunk Contest Worth Watching -- Dwyane & Gabby, Chance The Rapper & Slam Dunk Winner Glenn Robonson

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Most folks were all over the internet talking about how lame last night's NBA AllStar Slam Dunk contest was, but here's a few folks who made it worth watching...

 

Dwyane Wade was front and center with wife Gabrielle Union at the Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans last night to see his Wade brand homie Glenn Robinson ball out at the Slam Dunk Contest.  And that he did.

 

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The Pacers baller took home the trophy in a mediocre contest, but Dwyane was happy about it.

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The Bulls baller also caught up with fellow Chi-Town son Chance The Rapper courtside.  Twin 3's?

Check out Glenn's winning dunk below:

 

The finisher from @glennrob3 to clinch the #VerizonDUNK championship!

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@dwyanewade celebrates with @glennrob3, the new #VerizonDUNK champ!

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As for why he won, well most folks never even made their dunnks.  Here's the dunk highlight reel though:

 

The BEST of the #VerizonDUNK!

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D-Wade and James Harden were courtside loving it:

 

@jharden13's proud of his boy @officialeg10... the #JBL3PT champ!

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Fun times.

 

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Kandi Burruss' Daughter Riley Just Made Her Singing Debut...And She's Moving Up The Charts

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Kandi Burruss flexed her momager skills and put on her daughter Riley Burruss.  See if the YBF Teen is taking after her mama in the singing department...

 

Well, Riley Burruss is officially following in her singer mom's footsteps.  She just launched her singing career last night on "Real Housewives of Atlanta" with a new song called "Better Late Than Never" which is about, you guessed it, her biological father Block.

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Riley revelaed:

My first single #BetterLateThanNever is available now!!!! You will see it on #RHOA tonight. For those of you who are curious yes I played this for my dad and we are trying to rebuild our relationship. I know we aren't the only ones going through this. I hope this song helps people who are in a similar situation! Get #BetterLateThanNever now & spread the word! Thanks everyone for your support & thanks @OfficiallyGlamour for helping me with the backgrounds!

Kandi says that the song started off as number 176 on iTunes,a nd now it's moved up to 29 on the iTunes chart after last night's debut on Housewives.

We're sure the singer turned businesswoman turned ATL Housewife gave her an Xscape style bootcamp or something, but does Riley have what it takes to make it? 

The full song is available everywhere including iTunes to Google Play.

 

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#YBFSports: Top 5 Moments From The 2017 NBA All-Star Game

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Missed last night's glorified exhibition game?  We got you. 

 

The 2017 All-Star Game was quite entertaining as the NBA ballers served up bomb dunks, sweet passes and hilarious reactions. Go inside for the top 5 moments from the game…

It was the annual battle between the NBA’s best players on the east and west coast. Two former bestfriends stole the show when they reconciled, so to speak, on the court.

1. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have been heavy in the headlines after Durant decided to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder to play for the Golden State Warriors last summer. A special moment went down during the game in New Orleans last night. The former teammates rekindled their OKC days as Kevin passed the ball to Russell for an alley-oop.

After the play, the West bench went bananas to celebrate the former besties tag-teaming it up during the game.

Check it:

During a halftime interview, Durant was asked about the alley-oop play and he had nothing but good things to say about Westbrook.

“He was open so I threw him the lob. He can jump really high so yeah, good play,” Durant said. 

He knows he loves his bestie. 

Check it:

Westbrook also addressed the play during his post-interview. “Yeah he threw a lob. That’s all that happened. That’s basketball. That’s it.”

Westbrook was asked about giving Durant a high-five after the play, “Did you see it?” Westbrook responded. Bloop!

Check it below at the 1:50 mark:

 

2. While LeBron James was the second oldest player (4 months behind Carmelo Anthony) playing in the All-Star game, he had to remind everyone why he's still the King. He served up several dunks during the game. Check it below: 

 

3. Golden State Warrior baller/ two-time MVP Steph Curry didn't want to get dunked on again, so he just laid down in the middle of the court as Giannis Antetokounmpo took it to the rim:

 

4. Well this was a surprise to Sacramento Kings baller DeMarcus Cousins. Apparently, he was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans and it looks like he didn’t find out about the trade until the media interviewed him after the game. Peep his reaction above.

 

Came to New Orleans for All-Star and now he's staying.  Bloop.

 

 

5. New Orleans Pelicans baller Anthony Davis scored a whopping 52 points leading the Western Conference to beat the Eastern Conference, 192-182. And he did it all in front of his hometeam fans. How sweet is that?

Not only that, Davis set a new NBA All Star record, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record of 42 points, which he set in 1962.

Peep his highlights above.

 

 

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The Carters Were The Absolute Cutest At 2017 NBA All-Star Game + Michael B. Jordan, Nick Cannon, Dave Chappelle & More Hang Out Courtside

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The 2017 All-Star Game brought out a slew of YBF celebrities. Beyonce, Jay Z and Blue Ivy melted our hearts with their family front. Meanwhile, hotties Michael B. Jordan and Jesse Williams, Nick Cannon, Dave Chappelle and more were courtside soaking in all the action. Peep the pics inside…

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While the NBA All-Stars battled it out on the court, several YBF celebs were front and center to catch the action.

Sitting courtside at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, a pregnant Beyonce (rocking a Gucci overcoat), daddy Jay Z and cutie Blue Ivy brought the family vibes that gave everybody all the feels:

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Soon-to-be big sister Blue had a ball on the sideline watching the NBA ballers race up and down the court. The 5-year-old was given some cotton candy during the game and, of course, it was blue.

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These pigtails!  Adorbs.

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Bron dapped up Mr. Carter while playing.

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Did someone say something? Mrs. Carter with the mean side-eye.

Check out the adorable flicks of The Carters courtside below:

 

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Beyoncé, Jay Z & Blue at the #NBAAllStar game tonight in NOLA

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Crazy in love @pierretpelican #beyonce #jayz #lemonade

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It's clear who was the star during the game. 

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“black•ish” cutie Miles Brown maximized his time, snapping it up with Bey & Blue, LeBron James and Steph Curry:

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Dude has the best selfies-with-celebs game in Hollywood, by the way.

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Hottie Michael B. Jordan, who sat courtside next to The Carters, took a break from filming Black Panther to join the All-Star Game festivities.  After joining the intro with a few other big names, he linked up with an equally hot actor Jesse Williams during the game.  All this fineness makes no damn sense.

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He also ran into Gwendolyn Smith, wife to TNT basketball analyst and retired NBA player Kenny Smith, and their daughter London.

 

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Nick Cannon, who may or may not return to host “America’s Got Talent,” stood out in the crowd in a bright yellow turban and multi-colored dashiki.

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After dropping his self-titled album last week, Future stepped out to see the All-Star Game. He has been on his petty ish this weekend.

Larsa Pippen, who recently reconciled with her husband Scottie Pippen and was once rumored to be dating the Atlanta rapper, posted a picture of herself on Instagram with the caption,“The heart wants what the heart wants.”  Petty Future hopped in the comments section posting a yellow heart emoiji and wrote “Forever.” SMH! Larsa has since turned the comments off on that post, but you can see Future's response HERE.

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Another “black•ish” actor was in the arena. Anthony Anderson and his son Nathan Anderson were spotted courtside alongside NY Knicks lover Spike Lee.

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After the game, Anthony and Nathan hopped on private jet to jet out of New Orleans. It was Nathan's first time on a private jet, so his dad had to document the moment on social media.

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Leaving his son AsahdKhaled behind, new dad DJ Khaled linked up with Spike and industry vet Steve Stoute.

We don't see these two comedians out often, but Dave Chappelle and Chris Tucker were in the mix:

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All-Star Game MVP/retired NBA baller Shaq had a ball laughing it up on the sidelines.

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Hip Hop duo Remy Ma and Fat Joe (along with his wife Lorena Cartagena) were courtside sitting next to Run DMC's Darryl McDaniels.

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 DJ Jazzy Jeff and DMC were spotted hanging out before the game. 

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DJ Clue was in the building too.

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Toya Wright & Reginae Carter returned home to N.O. for the festivities last night too.

During halftime....

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John Legend commanded the stage to perform for the haltime show. Check out his 13-minute set below:

 

 

To kick off the All-Star Game, The Roots, Jidenna, DMC and Michael B Jordan presented “The Evolution of Greatness.”

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Check it: 

Fun times!

 

Photos: Getty/Anthony’s IG/DJ Clue’s IG/Miles’ IG/Steve Stoute’s IG/Jesse’s IG/Khaled’s IG/@mrsgwenniesmith/@mrbabyboogolo

Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa’s Son Bash's Superhero Party, Lamar Odom Shows Up + North West Parties At Khadijah Haqq’s Daughter’s B-Day Party

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Several YBF kiddies and their parents turned up to celebrate a few birthdays. Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa’s son Sebastian Thomas (aka Bash) had fun celebrating his 4th birthday at his super-hero themed party. Meanwhile, North West hit up Khadijah Haqq’s daughter Celine’s birthday bash. Pics inside…

LA was full of celebuspawn b-day parties this weekend.

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Superheroes on DECK!

Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa’s son Sebastian Thomaz aka BASH celebrated his four-birthday with a super cool themed shindig. And the fun part? They all dressed up!

Amber, Wiz and Bash were decked out in their superhero costumes for the birthday festivities and Bash looked like he enjoyed every minute of it:

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Bash also did a costume change because he LOVES all things creepy and spooky.

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Aww! Love seeing Amber and Wiz reunite for their baby boy.

Look who made a surprise appearance...

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Yep, that's Lamar Odom! He looks good. We hope he's continuing his journey to sobriety.

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Ne-Yo’s wife Crystal Renay Smith brought baby SJ out for the fun. He's getting so big.

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Reality star Evelyn Lozada and Diddy's ex Kim Porter were in the mix to celebrate Bash's birthday, bringing their kiddies along.

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Evelyn's son Leo is obsessed with Spiderman. He followed him around the party the entire time.

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Amber's bestie Quincy Brown and his sisters Jesse& D'Lila, dressed in their superhero costumes, also came out to party it up with Bash.

At another YBF kid party over the weekend....

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Evelyn and Leo pulled double duty as they hit up Khadijah Haqq McCray’s daughter Celine’s 3rd birthday celebration. The mommies and aunties linked up for a group shot, including Khadijah & Malika Haqq, Evelyn, Tamar Braxton and Kim Kardashian West.

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Kanye West& Kim's daughter North West was all smiles at the party, sitting alongside her cousin Penelope Disick.

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There's the birthday girl! 

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Little Leo was riding clean with the birthday girl Celine.

Fun family time!

Photos: Khadijah’s IG/Malika’s IG/Kim’s SnapChat/Wiz’s IG/Snoop’s IG/Quincy’s IG/Evelyn’s IG/Crystal's IG

 


Kerry Washington & Danielle Brooks Glam Up On Both Coasts For Writers Guild Awards, ‘Atlanta’ &‘This Is Us’ Scoop Up Wins

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Kerry Washington & Danielle Brooks glammed up the east and west coast for the Writers Guild Awards. Get into their looks, plus find out which awards “Atlanta” and “This Is Us” scooped up inside…

The 69th Writers Guild Awards took over L.A. and NYC last night, a week before the 2017 Oscars.

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On the west coast, “Scandal” star Kerry Washington trekked inside The Beverly Hilton Hotel to join Hollywood’s biggest film and television stars for a night of celebration. The Writers Guild Awards recognizes outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation.

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Show off! The Golden Globe nominee struck several poses in a custom black strapless corset Sally LaPointe dress accessorized with Sofia Webster shoes and a Jimmy Choo clutch.

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The Confirmation actress presented the Paul Selvin Award to screenwriter Susannah Grant for her script for the HBO's Confirmation.

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FX’s “Atlanta” series scooped up two big awards, including Best Comedy Series and Best New Series. Writers Jamal Olori, Stafani Robinson and Stephen Glover (Donald Glover’s brother) were in attendance to accept the award. Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) was not in attedance, but his team was happy to accept the award in his absence.

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Filmmaker Barry Jenkins, who wrote the script for Moonlight, won Best Original Screenplay.

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Daddy-daughter time! FENCES star Mykelti Williamson brought his daughter Nikki Williamson along as his date for the evening.

On the east coast....

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Curves ahead! “Orange Is The New Black” star Danielle Brooks strutted her stuff in a gray Christian Siriano bodycon dress and black heels on the red carpet inside NYC’s Edison Ballroom for the Writers Guild Awards. Hmmm....

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While she was tapped to present an award, the Emmy winner had something to say to writers in the building, "Hire me!" She joked about begging the writers for a job on social media. Ha!

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“Atlanta” star Brian Tyree Henry snapped it up with Writers Guild Award nominee Amber Ruffin (“Late Night with Seth Meyers”) before hitting the stage to present and accept the show’s awards.

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Backstage, Brian celebrated the FX series' win alongside writer/producer Paul Simms.

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FENCES stars Stephen Henderson and Russell Hornsby were all smiles on the carpet before the awards ceremony.

 

"This Is Us" won the Best Episodic Drama Award for "The Trip" episode written by Vera Herbert. Congrats!

 

 

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Drake Shows Off His Massive Under Construction Mansion + Find Out What He Said About Nicki Minaj Amid Meek Mill Beef, Racism, Grammys &‘More Life’

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Drake is setting up shop in his hometown of Toronto with a massive dream house fit for rap royalty. Deets on his mansion, plus everything he spilled about Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, racism, the Grammys and more in a new interview inside…

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This definitely is filed in the “Must Be Nice” files!

Drake is building a mansion fit for a king in his hometown of Toronto. And the 6God gave his fans a sneak peak at the under construction dream house via his Instagram page captioning, “Manifested this one from time.”

It’s hardly finished, but it already looks dope AF. Luxury designer Ferris Rafauli designed Drizzy’s abode. And this isn’t the first time the two have hooked up on a project. Ferris also designed the Young Money rapper’s exclusive members-only lounge Sher Club in Toronto. It’s reported the mansion is being built in the Bridle Path neighborhood, one of the most affluent neighborhoods in Canada. We didn’t expect anything less.

In other Drizzy news…

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Before he gives his fans ‘More Life,’ Drake sits down with DJ Semtex for OVOSOUND Radio for a candid interview about damn near everything.

The “Fake Love” rapper opened up about how he decided NOT to bring Nicki Minaj in his beef with Meek Mill, the first time he experience racism, why he doesn’t want his GRAMMY Awards he recently won, and his new project, More Life.

Check out the highlights (via Rap Up) below:

On his beef with Meek Mill:“You can interview Meek and ask him if it was worth it. I bet he’ll say ‘no.’ … That was a terrible, impulsive decision because you weren’t ready. I study the game and I’m a very calculated thinker. I’m sitting here thinking you’re ready for it. My mind was going 1,000 miles a minute. I’m thinking this goes so high up that I’m about to see the craziest shit I ever seen. I didn’t know who was going to be on a diss track with him or what he had ready. I thought this was three months in the making and I’m just getting blindsided. And then when I drop ‘Charged Up’ just to kind of see what the preparation level was, I realized you’re not ready.”

On why he never mentioned Nicki Minaj during the beef:“My biggest focus the entire time was, ‘I cannot disrespect Nicki Minaj or use Nicki Minaj in any way other than to lift her up.’ That’s not in my character. I didn’t go the route of calling him a bunch of terrible names. I just used wit and good writing, ironically enough, great writing, to win that situation.”

On the first time he experienced racism:“The first time I really experienced [racism] was when I got famous and went to America. People would challenge me like I don’t understand how it works. ‘Oh, you’re Canadian. You’ll never understand the black American struggle.’ That was the first time I really ever got challenged. It was by people who I’d met in America who were close to me at the time.”

On why he doesn't want his Grammys: “I am referred to as a black artist. Last night, at [the Grammys], I am a black artist. I’m apparently a rapper even though ‘Hotline Bling’ is not a rap song. The only category that they can manage to fit me in is in a rap category, maybe because I’ve rapped in the past or because I’m rap. I can’t figure out why, just like I can’t figure out why ‘One Dance’ wasn’t nominated. There’s pop obligations that they have and I fluked out and got one of the biggest songs of the year. That is a pop song and I’m proud of that. I love the rap world and I love the pop community but I write pop songs for a reason. I want to be like Michael Jackson and artists I looked up to. Those are pop songs. I never get any credit for that. By the way, I’m speaking to you as a winner. I won two awards last night, but I don’t even want them. It just feels weird, for some reason. It just doesn’t feel right to me.”

On why More Life is the evolution of a mixtape: "The style in which it’s being put together is based off of our concept that is OVOSOUND Radio. You’ll kind of hear it when you hear the project. I love the way it’s put together. It’s really put together as a seamless listen. Basically, what I asked myself was, ‘What would happen if I just did an OVOSOUND Radio but every song was a new Drake song?’ That was kind of my idea for it.’ “It’s just an evolution of the mixtape,” he continued. “It was getting tough to be like, ‘I’m dropping a mixtape but it’s for sale on iTunes.’ It was like, ‘Oh, that’s your album.’ I didn’t want people to say this is my next album. Views was my album. This is something that, after Views, I was just inspired. I wanted to keep the music flowing.”

 

Take a listen to the full interveiw below:

Photos: Drake’s IG/ DJ Semtex’s IG

Could THIS Have Contributed To NYC Personality Taxstone Being Indicted On Gun Charges In Irving Plaza Shooting?

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NYC personality Taxstone has officially been indicted on gun charges stemming from the fatal Irving Plaza shooting that went down during a T.I. concert. Could a separate lawsuit be the cause behind it all? Decide for yourself inside…

NYC personality Taxstone – real name Daryl Campbell– has reportedly been indicted on several gun charges after the fatal shooting at Irving Plaza during a T.I. concert last May. You’ll recall, he was arrested last month and now, he’s being officially charged.

With news about a lawsuit Taxstone won against the state of New York and correctional officers, we wonder if the suit helped contribute to him being indicted.

In 2011, Taxstone filed a civil lawsuit against the state of New York and several correctional officers for violating his rights while he was locked up. He claims in February 2010, correctional officers subjected him to excessive force, assault and battery. He sued for $75,000, including his attorney’s fees. The suit was settled and Taxstone was awarded $30,000 and his attorney fees were paid.

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Hmm…could this be a case of NYC “seeking revenge” on Taxstone? Y’all know how crooked the judicial system is.

As for his recent indictment…

According to BOSSIP, the NYC podcaster was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and receiving a gun through interstate commerce after a federal grand jury found enough evidence to go through with the charges.

In the indictment, it was reported Taxstone illegally possessed a 9-millimeter Kel-Tec semiautomatic handgun that was used during the gun battle. Police obtained his DNA on the weapon and there’s surveillance video that shows him entering and exiting the room where the shooting occurred.

Rapper Troy Ave has also been charged in the shooting and he’s fighting an attempted murder charge. His friend/security guard Roland McPhatter lost his life that night and Troy has been adamant that he’s NOT the shooter. He claims he wrestled the gun away from the shooter and used the gun in self-defense.

If Taxstone is found guilty, he could face up to 10 years for each of the two charges.

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Toni Braxton Threw Her Boo Birdman A Birthday Party In New Orleans & Serenaded Him

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Toni Braxton was all over New Orleans All Star weekend with her bae Birdman...whom she still doesn't claim as her bae.  But she was surely all about showering him with her voice and cakes on his birthday.  Check it inside...

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Toni Braxton and Birdman have been lowkey boo'd up for a while now.  This weekend in New Orleans, Toni hosted a birthday party for the Cash Money honcho at House of Blues and it ended with some kisses and some singing.

Check it:

 

 

@birdman5star birthday party was lit hosted by @tonibraxton

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She also copped him a few cakes, and he thanked her saying:

jus want say Thank you @tonibraxton for 2cakes my friend 4Life appreciate you

Friends?  Mmmhmm.

 

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Happy birthday Birdman!

 

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J.Lo Dishes On Her 'Relationship' With Drake & Younger Men On 'Ellen'

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Jennifer Lopez is talking about Drake...and why y'all need to stop judging her for dating a younger man or two.  Deets inside...

J.Lo made her way to 'Ellen' this week to chat about her life, but mainly love.

The "Shades of Blue" star jetted to L.A. for a bit from Vegas -- where she's back at her residency gig -- to tell host Ellen Degeneres what's been going on with her career and love life.

In between shooting multiple shows and doing her Vegas show, Jenny has been spotted spending some QT with rapper Drake.  Y'all know Ellen asked her about him directly.  The singer revealed they "worked on a track together," and played coy about everything else.

And about her being known as the cougar of all cougars, she says she doesn't understand why she's now been labeled as the woman who "dates younger guys" when the first younger man she dated was her backup dancer Casper.

Mmmhmmm.

Check it below:

 

Stevie J & Joseline Hernandez Kiss & Make Up After Young Dro Drama + Rocko Confirms He Has NOT Settled Future Lawsuit

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Looks like Stevie J and Joseline Hernandez have reunited…again…following some social media drama between Stevie and Young Dro. Get the scoop on Steve and Dro’s social media showdown, plus an update on the Rocko vs. Future lawsuit inside…

Well what do we have here?

Since that lawsuit Stevie fired off against Joseline Hernandez was dismissed, Bonnie Bella’s parents have seemingly gotten back together. The Puerto Rican Princess even posted a picture planting a huge kiss on Stevie’s cheek to her Instagram account yesterday.

Hmm…a new season of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” is set to premiere next month, so yeah….

Peep the new season trailer below:

In other news...

Stevie and Young Dro got back to throwing shots at one another. These two don’t get along and the fact that there were rumors that Dro could have been Joseline’s baby daddy just added fuel to the fire.

So here’s what went down…

Dro posted this on his Instagram:

 

And there it is

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So, Stevie J popped back. He posted (and deleted) a screenshot of a string of text messages that implied that Dro is into dipping in the trans pool:

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So, Dro popped back with some "real n*gga" talk: 

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Chile...

Seems more like PR for the new season.

In legal news...

 

WHO COMES UP W/ THESE STORIES THO??

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There were rumors that Rocko and Future have resolved their legal issues, but Rocko says that’s not the case.

According to reports, Rocko sued Future for breach of contract after he signed a deal with EPIC without his knowledge and not letting him in on the deal. The rumor was that Future would pay all royalties from his next two albums and pay 50% of his tour revenue for the next two years to Rocko.

Well, Rocko took to his social media accounts to set the record straight said he said ALL of this is a lie. Peep his Instagram post above and below.

 

Well, there you have it.

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Donald Trump Finally Makes His Way To The African American History Museum…With Ben Carson

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Donald Trump and his right hand (black) man Ben Carson made their way to the National Museum of African American History and Culture today for the first time. Hear his speech and more inside…

We’re more than half through Black History Month, so Donald Trump decided to pay his first visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture today. And, of course, he brought former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who is in the running to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ben is featured in one of the exhibits at the museum as well.

First daughter Ivanka Trump, Ben Carson’s wife Candy Carson, Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Alveda King, niece of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and a presidential aide/"Apprentice" contestantalso accompanied him on the trip. His visit follows wife Melania's visit lat week and President Barack Obama’s visit last fall.

During Trump’s speech after wrapping up his tour, he talked about taking a pledge to unite the country.

"Today and every day of my presidency I pledge to do everything I can to continue that promise of freedom for African-Americans and for every American.”

After exploring the museum, he called it a reminder of why we have to “fight bigotry and hatred and intolerance."  Trump has arguably been big on bigotry and hate train since he started running for president, but we digress.

Trump also spoke out about the recent threats targeting the Jewish community in the U.S. He said the threats are “horrible,” “painful” and that they have to stop. He came under fire as Americans urged him to speak out on said threats.

“The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible, painful and a very sad reminder of the work that must be done to root out hate, prejudice, and evil.”

He needs more people.

His speech is above.

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Mariah Carey & Bryan Tanaka Are Official, But Want To Keep It 'Private' + Have Chyna & Rob Really Called It Quits Again?

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It’s official. Mariah Carey has confirmed Bryan Tanaka is in fact her boyfriend, but she insists she wants to keep their relationship private. Meanwhile, there are rumors that Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian have called it quits…again. More inside…

2016 was a rocky year for Mariah Carey. But, it appears she’s trying to make 2017 a better one, at least in her love life.

After ending her engagement to her billionaire ex James Packer, Mariah has confirmed her relationship status with her once rumored boy toy Bryan Tanaka.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Mimi said she doesn’t really want to talk about her personal life, and then slipped in that Bryan is in fact her boyfriend.

“I'm just going to be like 'I really don't talk about my personal life.' Because that's what I used to do and it really worked for a minute, back, a while ago," she said. "I just don't feel comfortable talking about my personal life. ... Me and my boyfriend don't want to do that."

She's so funny.

While the "I Don't" singer and her backup dancer do appear to have (concocted?) chemistry on her reality show, this relationship seems more like a rebound situation.

When she's not attached at the hip to Bryan, the Grammy Award winner has been busy in the studio and preparing for her upcoming tour. She said she's bringing her 5-year-old old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, along with her.

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"Roc and Roe do get to come," she said. "They love to go onstage and actually they are very musical already. They have their school, and they have their teacher. There are doing really well but they don't love the school, let's just put it that way. But they are happy when they get to go with me on tour and there's other kids there, too, so it's good."

We're sure Bryan will be tagging along since, ya know, work.

In Splitsville News...

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It was all good between Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian around New Year’s. But, we’re less than two months into the new year and there are rumors that the two have called off their engagement, for good.

A source spilled the beans to US Weekly saying,"Rob thinks it's the right decision. Chyna has disappeared for days at a time without communicating or providing any updates. This won't end well."

The last time the couple called it quits was right before Christmas, but they reunited just in time for the holiday to celebrate with their daughter Dream Kardashian.

The source continued,“[It's the same] with her yelling and screaming about how his family doesn't like or support her, and his insecurities."

 

 

My favorite pic of us

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Rob’s Instagram page used to be flooded with flicks of Chyna, but these days, you only see Dream and ads for his sock line. It’s reported Chyna and Rob are no longer living together. Sounds like the end of their reality show “Rob & Chyna” unless this is just another storyline for the show.

Either way, the two have at least 18 more years together as they co-parent their baby girl.

 

Photos: Mariah's IG

Congrats! Hoda Kotb Adopted A Baby Girl - Meet Baby Haley!

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"Today Show" anchor Hoda Kotb just became a mom a 52, and it's got everyone in tears.  Meet her brand new baby girl inside...

Her dreams came true -- Hoda Kotb is officially a mom!

The tv host revealed the news by calling in to the "Today Show" this morning, and also called into her 4th hour show which was being co-hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Jenna Bush Hager. 

She adopted a baby girl, Haley Joy, who was born on Valentine's Day. Awww!

“Haley is because of Halley’s Comet,” Kotb told an emotional Kathie Lee and Jenna. “It was one of those things where I just picture her sailing through the sky.”

Sweet!  She further explained the name saying:

“My sister and I were talking on the phone and she was saying, ‘You know, I’m Hala, you’re Hoda, our niece is Hana — what about Haley?’ ”

“Joy just because she brings us joy,” Kotb said. “She’s got a beautiful way about her.”

Hoda said she's getting used to actually saying she's a mom:

“Can you believe I have a daughter?” she asked. “I didn’t know that my heart can feel like this. With all the love I’ve ever had in my life — I’ve had the love of a wonderful mom, a wonderful man, the best siblings — I never ever imagined that I could feel this kind of … it’s like a warm hand on my heart. She’s learning up against me and I’m over the moon.”

 

She posted about her daughter on social media, and she's rightfully overjoyed:

 

My girl #haleyjoy

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Haley joy

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Congrats to Hoda on her amazing new joy!

 

EXTRAS:

1. Magic Johnson was just named to President of Basketball Operations for the Lakers in a huge restructuring.  STORY

2. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says the company has hired former Attorney General Eric Holder to probe allegations of sexism.  STORY

 

Photos: Hoda Kotb

ALL THE DRAMA! Karrueche Files A RESTRAINING Order Against Chris Brown, Claims She Was Punched In Her Stomach + Soulja Boy DRAGS Breezy For Supposedly Calling Off Boxing Match

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Chris Brown is in the center of some major drama. His ex-girlfriend Karrueche has filed a restraining order against him and Soulja Boy is dragging him for his life for cancelling their boxing match. Deets and receipts inside….

Chris Brown has a lot of drama on his hands.

Breezy’s ex-girlfriend Karrueche has filed a restraining order against him because she says she fears for her life. TMZ got their hands on legal documents Kae filed earlier this month.

In a sworn statement, Kae explained to a judge the “Loyal” singer “told a few people that he was going to kill me.” The “Claws” actress also said he was going to “take me out” and even “threatened to shoot me.” Not only that, he allegedly told some friends that if he can’t have her, no one can. Sheesh!

The legal documents also revealed Breezy punched Kae in her stomach twice and he allegedly pushed her down the stairs several years ago. The abuse reportedly happened when Breezy was on probation for beating Rihanna.

Not only has Chris allegedly threatened her life, he also supposedly sent out threats to some of her friends as well.  Reportedly, she filed the restraining order because she feels Chris may actually act out on his threats.

Maybe this video Chris posted (then deleted) about being the crazy ex-boyfriend who can't let go had something to do with her filing:

It’s interesting to note, both Chris and Kae hit up Chance The Rapper’s Grammy afterparty. Breezy arrived with a new chick on his arm and Kae popped up with her bestie Christina Milian.

That's not all Breezy is dealing with....

 

Soulja Boy and Chris Brown were supposed to duke it out in a boxing match, but it appears the “Look At Me Now” singer has had a change of heart.

After both Soulja and Chris exchanged a war of words on social media, the heated exchange transformed into an all out boxing match. The bout started after Soulja started leaving comments on Kae’s Instagram pictures.

Soulja has been busy dragging Breezy online after he allegedly refused to sign off on the fight. He’s pissed.

Soulja’s timeline is riddled with threats that he’s going to punch Breezy in the face whenever they cross paths and he continued to call Chris a “b*tch a** n*gga.”

Check out the video above and his tweets below:

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#TeamTooMuch

We checked Chris' social media and he hasn't responded...yet. Wait for it.

 

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Mike Epps ARRESTED After Allegedly Hitting A Man In New Orleans Casino

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Mike Epps was clearly on 100 in New Orleans over the weekend for NBA All-Star. The actor was arrested for hitting a man in a casino.  Details inside...

This guy.

Mike Epps was arrested for hauling off and hitting a man in a New Orleans casino over the weekend.  The local publication The Advocate says he allegedly attacked a tourist at Harrah's Casino.

Accoding to an interview with the alleged victim, Mike hit him in the face unprovoked:

The alleged victim, who asked not to be identified, said in a telephone interview that he was heading to the cash-out area of the casino about 4 a.m. when he passed Epps and his entourage. 

"We kind of met right there in the middle and I recognized him," the man said. "I said 'Oh, Mike Epps!'"

"The next thing I know, he started hitting me in the face, unprovoked," the man said. "I had a handful of chips, so I just basically bent down to protect myself, and then my friends ran over and got in front of me, and then security got there."

Even though Mike, and another man with him names Thomas Cobb of Brooklyn, were initially allowed to leave the casino, they were both stopped by security, arrested and booked on municipal counts of battery.  The victim was bleeding from his face and said he had to miss the All-Star festivities he was in town for:

Casino security allowed Epps and his group to leave but called police. The man said he was bruised and bleeding from his face.

Police did not arrive at the casino to take a report for more than three hours, the Virginia man said, and he was forced to miss the Saturday morning all-star practice session because of his injuries, which he described as "significant."

"My face is still swollen right now and it was blackened shut," he said Tuesday.

The man said that he did not know Epps had been arrested.

"It's a relief, because I thought he got away," the man said.

Sheesh.

Mike and his homie posted $1000 bail each, but failed to show up for their arraignment this morning.  The Advocate states "attachments have been issued for their arrest."

So odd.

 

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REPORT – Alleged Father Of Madonna’s Adopted Twins Says He Thought His Daughters Were Coming Back!

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The alleged father of the twin Malawi girls just adopted by Madonna is speaking out. And he says he had no idea his girls were being adopted permanently. More inside….

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There’s a new twist in the Madonna adoption story.

A few weeks ago, Madonna hopped on social media to gush about finally being able to adopt Malawi twins, Esther and Stella. Now, the alleged father of the girls is speaking out and he claims he was never told the adoption was permanent.

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In an interview with The Mail, Adam Mwale said he was shocked to learn his four-year-old daughters would be gone forever. He claims he was misled into believing the move to the U.S. would only be temporary. He explained,

“I was told from the start that Esther and Stella were going to a rich woman’s home abroad, that she would give them a good education, then return them to me, to live with me and help all of my family.

‘Now you are telling me the adoption is permanent. That cannot be true – I don’t want it to be true. I am their father and I will always be their father.’

He said he first learned Madonna was interested in the girls last May when she visited the Home of Hope orphanage where the girls were staying. Under the impression that the girls would come to America to receive an education and returned, he spoke with his late wife’s family about the opportunity and decided to let them go.

“The orphanage boss told me it would be a wonderful chance for my little girls, and for their brother and sisters at home. I was told to agree with everything in court. I did not believe I would never see my girls again.”

He claims after his wife died, he asked the hospital for help, but they suggested the orphanage was the best place for them. Court documents say otherwise.

In the judgment, it’s reported he left the twins after his wife died and ran off to marry another woman.

Mr. Mwale said he visited his twin girls often and that they would come home with him during holidays.  He went off to work to be able to provide for their care, he says. If he’s telling the truth, we’re sure he’s hurting.

It’s reported the adoption is set to be made permanent in 12 months, subject to the court’s approval.

Meanwhile, Madonna seems to be really enjoying her new daughters, dressing them up and teaching them new songs:

 

 

A little night Music.........

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Photos: Madonna's IG/Toby Selander

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