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- Snoop Dogg has been doing his part to help his beloved Los Angeles as the city continues to battle deadly wildfires.
The California city has been ravaged by multiple blazes over the last week, with at least 24 people killed and thousands of homes destroyed.

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Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday (January 13), Snoop discussed the ongoing tragedy as well as his own personal efforts to help those in need.

He began by saying: "California, this is like our first time dealing with [such a large-scale natural disaster], and the way that California is coming together and the way that the world is helping us - that''s the important thing. People aren''t looking at differences; they''re just looking at trying to make a difference."

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Tha Doggfather went on to praise firefighters on the frontline: "They don''t never get no credit, and they always show up and they do what''s best. And when the job is over with, it''s like they''re forgotten about. But we need to give them a lot of praise right now. I give them a lot."

As for his own contributions to the cause, Snoop said: "I got a lot of people that''s out there on the ground that''s making things happen. I''m pushing buttons, making things happen, and making sure that the right people are getting the things they need.

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"Because a lot of time when we put these donations together, certain people don''t get it. So we need to make sure that everybody who needs this gets this. So what my team does, is we go on the ground and we make sure that we make a direct connection with those people and aren''t missing anybody."

He also revealed that he received a call from a bank that "wants to help out" and "contribute money to people that lost their homes."

Later during the interview, Snoop Dogg teased the possibility of performing at a benefit concert to raise money for those affected by the fires.

"There were talks about concerts to raise money for the victims and the people that have lost in this situation," he said.

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"So I think that''s more of the angle that I would be leaning towards - to do a concert and not, you know, be paid and take my proceeds from the tickets and make sure that the people got something."

Snoop isn''t the only rapper who is chipping in. Since the wildfires erupted last week, fellow California native The Game has been aiding firefighters in the city as they attempt to contain and extinguish the enormous blazes.

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Various social media posts from earlier this week showed the Compton MC personally delivering food, water, hot drinks, blankets and pillows to firefighters, as well as posing for photos with the crews.

"Me & my team have been down here with the brave men & women fire fighters on the grown day in & day out assisting anyway I can to make their days a little easier," he wrote on Instagram post. "The hearts & level of humility in each & every soul down here is a beautiful thing to witness & be a part of."

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He added: "My heart goes out to each & every person directly affected & those watching from all over the world who are mentally in pieces over what has happened in my city. I am here for Los Angeles & I will always be here to do my part

- 50 Cent has hit back at Shreveport state senator Sam Jenkins after the politician raised concerns about him snapping up an increasing number of buildings and land in the city.
Jenkins, who is a Democrat, spoke to The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate about the G-Unit mogul's growing property portfolio, which include leasing a huge film and TV studio, a pending lease for the former Expo Hall/Stageworks and have expressed interest in the Red River entertainment District under the Texas Street Bridge and various vacant buildings.

Jenkins cautioned that the city should "pump the brakes a little bit" on such deals, adding: "Let's try to see what else is out there."

He also said: "I'm just simply saying, let's just be careful how far we go and begin to look at some performances based upon what we've already pledged or promised to do.

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"This is about the city and the responsibility of the city and city council those people make sure that they are answerable to our citizens about what we're doing with those assets down there."

50 Cent quickly hit back at the comments on Instagram, writing: "Sam Jenkins must not want things to turn around in Shreveport. Who would not do a deal to wait for a imaginary deal to come? Or maybe he just lacks faith in me, what do you think?"

He then posted images of some of the assets he has purchased in Shreveport and said: "This is phase ll I just bought the Le hall building +4 other properties down town. It appears to be upsetting people, but I don't understand why nothing was active. Dr king said people from Shreveport were very peculiar!"


50 Cent's substantiative investment in the Ratchet City was recently put at risk as Louisiana threatened to end tax credits for film and TV productions, leading to the rapper to question his future in Shreveport.

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However, it was ultimately decided that the state would keep the incentive, albeit with a $25 million reduction - a decision that was warmly received by 50.

He wrote on Instagram after the ruling: "Man they had my ass sweating! WTF, we back in action watch. GLG GreenLightGang [film camera emoji] I'm coming with some heat.

SZA's Lana, the long-awaited deluxe edition of her blockbuster album SOS, is finally here.

Released on Friday (December 20), two years after the arrival of her aforementioned sophomore LP, the project features 15 new songs and one sole guest appearance from Kendrick Lamar.

Behind the boards, production comes from the likes of Benny Blanco, J. White Did It, Carter Lang and more.

Lana - the title of which nods to SZA's real name Sol na - was slightly delayed from its scheduled midnight release, with the deluxe album not hitting streaming services until later Friday morning.

SZA explained the hold-up on Thursday night (December 19), writing on Instagram: "Had to get my mixes right lol! All songs are delivered and ingesting into the system as we speak. pls be kind .. we been up for days."

Lana music videos have also begun being rolled out, with Ben Stiller starring in the visual for "Drive."

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The clip finds the Hollywood actor lip-syncing to the tender, tortured ballad on a late-night cruise, as well as leaning out of his car window la Health Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight, pulling donuts and dancing in the middle of the road.

It ends with a dreamy scene featuring a butt-naked SZA wearing the same prosthetic bug mask that she dons on the Lana album cover.

Lana had been a long time in the making, with SZA first teasing an expanded edition of SOS back in February 2023.

The TDE singer said in an interview with Billboard at the time that the project would feature 10 new songs and be released "soon."

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"After I do the deluxe, I'm hoping to be able to accept that this chapter is done," she added. "I'm looking forward to actually feeling proud of myself and not just smiling and nodding at accolades but really feeling it internally and knowing that I'm good enough.

"I guess I need to stop trying to figure out what it means and start realizing and living in what it is."

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Between SOS and Lana, as well as fan-favorite cuts from her 2017 debut Ctrl, SZA has plenty of ammo in the chamber her co-headlining Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar, which kicks off in April

Andr 3000 can't recall the last time he and Big Boi got together in the studio - but he knows it's been quite a while.

The enigmatic musician spoke with The Hollywood Reporter in a new interview published on Monday (December 16), where he was asked to pinpoint the last in-person session he had with his OutKast partner, and he simply couldn't.

"Man, I don't know. Who knows?" he said. "Maybe [our 2000 album] Stankonia, [maybe our 2003 double album] Speakerboxxx. Somewhere around there. Even Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, they were actually two separate albums that we put together at the last minute to become Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, so I can't really remember the last time, but it was too many, many years."

Last week, Andr 3000 was asked by Rolling Stone about the possibility of a new album from the iconic duo or at the least, a new tour. It's looking bleak for both.

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"I'll say maybe 10, 15 years ago, in my mind, I thought an OutKast album would happen," he said. "I don't know the future, but I can say that we're further away from it than we've ever been. I think it's a chemistry thing. We have to be wanting to do it. It's hard for me to make a rap, period, you know? And sometimes I'm in the belief of 'Let things be.'

"It was a great time in life, and our chemistry was at a certain place that was undeniable. And I think the audience sometimes believes that something has to last forever, and I don't think that. Any kind of art form, I think that's probably the opposite. It probably should not last forever. It's not like a product. In the end, we did give a product, but what made that product was a certain time in both of our lives."

He continued: "It's not like we're Coca-Cola, where it's this formula that you can always press a button and it'll happen. I think the audience feels that way. But the audience never knows what it takes to make what they're getting. I can't blame them for that."

As for being open to a farewell tour, Dre said, "No, I doubt that. We did a tour in 2014. And I knew when I was, like, 25, that at a certain age I wouldn't want to be onstage doing those songs. They required a certain energy. Honestly, I'm not a big fan of looking back. I'm just not. I'm grateful for everything that's happened, but it was a time. To me, that's what it is. That was a great time, and I wish y'all were there.

Snoop Dogg has revealed that he privately reached out to Kendrick Lamar and apologized for posting Drake's diss song "Taylor Made Freestyle" on social media.
Earlier this year, Snoop surprised fans by sharing the controversial track - which features AI-generated vocals from both himself and the late 2Pac - on his Instagram Stories in what many interpreted as a show of support for the 6 God.
Kendrick later addressed the apparent betrayal on his GNX album opener "wacced out murals," rapping: "Snoop posted 'Taylor Made,' I prayed it was the edibles / I couldn't believe it, it was only right for me to let it go."
Snoop initially responded by jokingly admitting that the edibles were indeed to blame, but in a new interview with with Bootleg Kev, Tha Doggfather has cleared the air and claimed that he was unaware "Taylor Made Freestyle" had been posted on his IG page.
"What had happened was, I did a collaborative post with someone. When I do it, I don't listen to the music, I just see Gin & Juice because it's my brand," he said, referring to the drinks company that he and Dr. Dre launched earlier this year.
"So when I posted it, I'm thinking I'm posting Gin & Juice. I don't know what song this is, I'm not hip to everybody's music."
Snoop then revealed what he told Kendrick Lamar after finding out that his "Institutionalized" collaborator was not happy about the post.
"Then I get the word: 'Nephew didn't like what you did,'" he continued. "What did I do?! 'You played some music.' What music?! Then I had to go look at the [post] and I'm like, 'Aw, that's cuz.'
"So then I deleted it, called [Kendrick], left him a message 'cause he ain't pick up, he was working on his shit. 'Nephew, it's Uncle Snoop. I got the message. I apologize, I was fucked up. My bad.'"
The West Coast rap legend added that he was not offended by Kendrick namedropping him on "wacced out murals."
"That's my nephew, man. He's a rapper, he's supposed to speak his mind and tell his truth. That's the way he felt and he has the right to say that," he said.
"I'm his big homeboy so I have to take what's given to me from his perspective because he's speaking truth. And the truth shouldn't hurt you, it should make you better. I'm one to accept truth when it's brought to me directly.
"He feels that I shouldn't have played that. Damn, I was on them edibles, my n-gga. I gotta be more careful. You right, nephew."
Snoop Dogg also spoke about Drake recreating his voice using artificial intelligence on "Taylor Made Freestyle" (which was since been removed after a legal threat from 2Pac's estate), admitting he was unaware that he would be "featured" on the song before it dropped.
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"I don't want to be in nobody's shit, man. I like being in my own shit," he said. "When it comes to beef, that's a real parameter that I do have. I don't get in nobody's beef. I'm usually the one who ends the beef.
"But if it's out of my reach, then I step out and allow two men to get an understanding. And that's what I feel like these two men should establish, where they don't need me to take sides or jump in."
He added: "I'm from the West, so my heart lies on the West. But when it comes to this shit, you gon' handle your business 'cause you from the muthafucking West! You don't need no help. And if you needed help, you wouldn't have to ask; I'd have been on the double."
Bootleg Kev also pressed the Death Row Records owner for his thoughts on Drake taking legal action against Universal Music Group over Kendrick's hit diss song "Not Like Us," but he refused to answer.
He just said: "On the West, we hold court in the streets, cuh.

Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem and 50 Cent have joined forces as a four-man unit for the first time on a new song called "Gunz N Smoke," which pays homage to the late, great Notorious B.I.G.Despite being longtime friends and collaborators who have worked together in different combinations over the last 25 years, the rap legends have never previously all featured on the same song.The heavyweight track comes courtesy of Snoop and Dre's new album Missionary and finds 50, Snoop and Em trading rejuvenated rhymes over groovy production from the Aftermath founder.The G-Unit boss fires the starting pistol with a fleet-footed verse warning his opps about his firepower, before Tha Doggfather takes the baton and moves through the gears with various flows.Biggie's presence is felt throughout the first half as 50 adopts the Bad Boy MC's cadence and spits: "Red dot ya, I got ya / B.I.G. time, who shot ya?" - just as Dre drops in a heavy-bottomed bassline that harks back to "Hypnotize."Snoop repurposes Big's "you should too, if you knew" lyric from "Notorious Thugs" in his verse, while a sample of his "gunsmoke!" line from "Dead Wrong" rings throughout.Carrying the collab across the finish line, Eminem delivers a typically intricate and technical verse that finds him reflecting on his chaotic upbringing, past propensity for violence and maturity into middle-aged mellowness.Missionary was released on Friday (December 13) and serves as the long-awaited (and amusingly-titled) successor to Snoop Dogg's 1993 debut Doggystyle, which was also produced entirely by Dr. Dre.The 16-track album boasts further appearances from the likes of Method Man, Jelly Roll, Jhen Aiko and BJ The Chicago Kid, as well as rock legends Sting and Tom Petty.Missionary has been one of Hip Hop's most eagerly awaited releases since it was first announced by Snoop in late 2022.During an appearance on former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson's All the Smoke podcast earlier this year, the Death Row Records boss explained how the idea for the album came about.RELATED NEWSSNOOP DOGG & DR. DRE'S 20 BEST COLLABORATIONS: RANKEDDECEMBER 12, 2024"[Dre] called me one day about two years ago. He was like, 'N-gga, come over, let me do a couple of songs with you,'" Snoop said."I go over there and he like, 'N-gga, let me do your album.' And I'm like, 'Alright, let's go!' We go in, knock out a couple of songs. He hit me back: 'I need two more days.' I got that call probably about 85 times [laughs]. This n-gga need two more days all the time."But when you hear what we have and how he got me rapping, it's like a grown Snoop Dogg. There's some growth to him. It's the way he selects his bars, it's the way he uses his voice. [Dr. Dre] uses me like a fucking robot and I love it because I love to be produced. I love to be challenged.

Diddy has been accused of drugging and raping three men in recent years in the latest wave of lawsuits against the embattled mogul.
The complaints were filed anonymously on Thursday (December 12) in New York state Supreme Court by lawyer Thomas Giuffra, according to the Associated Press, adding to Diddy's mounting sexual assault lawsuits and federal sex trafficking case.
The alleged incidents took place between 2019 and 2022 and followed a "frighteningly consistent" pattern, according to Guiffra, where the Bad Boy boss would lure the men to his house or a hotel room, ply them with spiked drinks and then rape them.
Diddy's legal team has denied the allegations, saying in a statement: "These complaints are full of lies. We will prove them false and seek sanctions against every unethical lawyer who filed fictional claims against him."
One of the men, who worked for Diddy between 2006 and 2018, claims he was sexually assaulted by his former employer at a Manhattan hotel in 2020, where they met to discuss money he was owed from his job.
According to the lawsuit, Diddy served him a drink and within minutes he felt "very sleepy." The man then claims that he later woke up to find Diddy raping him.
When he tried to stop him, Diddy allegedly told him, "I'm almost done."
Another anonymous male accuser claims he was invited to an afterparty hosted by the rap mogul at a luxury NYC hotel in 2019, where he was offered a "cocktail" that he had personally made.
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After losing consciousness, the man woke up on a sofa to find Puffy rapping him as a man and a woman sat on a nearby bed and recorded the attack, the suit claims.
The alleged victim says he was given $2,500 the following morning and was told it was from Diddy.
The third plaintiff claims he was drugged and raped by Diddy and "associates from Bad Boy Records" at a party at his Hamptons mansion in the summer of 2020.
All three men are seeking unspecified damages from Diddy and his companies, along with a jury trial.
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Ice Spice has clapped back at the haters, and she used SpongeBob SquarePants to do it.

On Friday (December 6), the Bronx star posted a carousel of photos to Instagram. One of the final pictures was a meme of a gross-looking SpongeBob saying, "Nah she mid bro."

Not long afterwards, she shared the meme to her IG Story, though the post is now deleted.

Check it out below.

Most people took the SpongeBob meme to be Ice getting back at people who have been taking shots at her looks, especially since she began sporting a noticeably slimmer figure in recent months.

That change led to rumors that the "Munch" rapper was taking controversial weight loss drug Ozempic. She hit back at those rumors over the summer by posting a workout video.

The Bronx rapper's workout video saw her working a lot of weights, while mixing in some cardio and exercises that strengthen her core.

In true Ice Spice fashion, she also offered some thirst trap yoga poses.

She pointedly captioned the video: "We beatin them allegations bae."

Around the same time, she criticized those who have been talking about her body.

She said on X Spaces: "I actually came on here to talk about that real quick. I wish y'all never learned the word Ozempic. That's one thing I wish. Oh my God! Like, what even is Ozempic? What the fuck is that? Genuinely, what is that?"

Spice added: "You lazy-ass bitches never heard of a gym? It's called the gym, it's called eating healthy, it's called being on tour. Like, what the hell? Maybe if I was sitting at home all fucking day, it'd be easier to stay big."

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Sexyy Red came to Ice Spice's defense after people started commenting on her apparent weight loss.

Addressing the rumors that Spice was taking weight loss medication, Sexyy remarked: "Y'all act like people can't b stressed or not eat as much and she still look good so next...

LilJuMadeDaBeat, the producer best known for his work with Megan Thee Stallion, is apparently not happy with your Spotify Wrapped - or anyone's, for that matter.

On Wednesday (December 4), the day that Spotify dropped its popular year-end summaries, the Texas beatmaker shared a message on X that explained why Spotify was his least-favorite streamer.

"I hate that yall actually use Spotify instead of literally ANY other streaming service. They pay us the least," he wrote.

Check it out below.

Spotify dropped a number of year-end statistics this past week, including its most-streamed artists globally for the year - and the highest-ranking rapper on the list was Drake.

He was fourth overall, behind Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Bad Bunny. The other rappers in the top 10 were Travis Scott (no. 6) and Kanye West (no. 8).

Drake was also the service's most-streamed rapper in the U.S., and second overall behind Swift. His rival Kendrick Lamar was seventh on that list, behind Swift, Drake, Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen, Kanye and Future.

When it comes to Apple Music, Kendrick had a notable upper hand, as his Drake diss "Not Like Us" was the most-played track of the year worldwide.

The streaming service made the announcement on Tuesday (November 3), as it rolled out its "Top Songs of 2024: Global" playlist. Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" was fourth, while Post Malone's duet with Morgan Wallen, "I Had Some Help," was in the number six slot.

Kendrick actually appeared in the top 10 for a second time, via his beef-starting feature on Future and Metro Boomin's "Like That" (no. 8).

"Not Like Us" actually received even more attention in recent days following Drake's bombshell legal filings against Universal Music Group.

The chart-topping diss song is at the heart of the dispute, with Drizzy accusing UMG of artifically boosting the track's popularity through the use of streaming bots and payola.

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He has also claimed that UMG - the parent company of his label Republic and Kendrick's longtime home of Interscope - defamed him by knowlingly releasing a song that accuses him of being a pedophile.

Since he filed the petitions on November 25, sales of "Not Like Us" have increased by a staggering 440 percent, while streams of the song have jumped by 20 percent, according to Talk of the Charts.

"Not Like Us" has also zoomed back up the charts of both Apple Music and Spotify, enjoying a 16-place climb on the latter's Global chart

Bossman Dlow's dream of seeing "Big Za on SportsCenter" has come true - sort of - in a very special announcement for his new album.

The rapper, who is a big enough ESPN fan that he has a song called "SportsCenter" and went crazy over the summer when a network announcer quoted his lyrics during a college football game, got to enlist the network's best-known show to share the news about his upcoming release Dlow Curry, which will be out on Friday (December 13).

BossMan Dlow showed up at the actual SportsCenter studio to shoot a faux-Breaking News segment to promote the record.

You can see the end result, along with some behind-the-scenes footage, below.

The whole Dlow/SportsCenter saga began back in August, when ESPN showed him love by quoting his music.

When the Colorado Buffaloes took on North Dakota State on August 29, lyrics from Dlow's recent single "PJ" with Lil Baby made their way into the coverage.
"In the words of BossMan Dlow on the sidelines, Colorado - 'Pockets full of cheese and fresher than Febreze' right now! Off to a great start!" announcer Mark Jones said.

After a fan posted the video to X, Dlow shared the clip and asked for an invitation to the network's flagship program.

"PUT BIG ZA ON SPORTSCENTER!!" he wrote with a laughing emoji.

Not everyone is a fan of ESPN and the ways they tap in with the culture, however.

Last year, Cam'ron and Ma$e put the network on blast for allegedly jacking a segment of their It Is What It Is sports debate show.

The two rappers called out presenters such as Malika Andrews and Kendrick Perkins in an episode of It Is What It Is last July over use of the word "cap" as the network launched a "cap" segment as part of some of its debate shows.

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"That's crazy," Ma$e said in disgust. "We need to jack them back. Pause. Malika Andrews and Kendrick Perkins, they be like, 'So is this cap or not?' When the fuck did y'all start writing about what's cap?

"Secondly, I don't think Malika might know what cap was until somebody said, 'We're gonna do a cap segment.' For ESPN to throw a cap segment in there, we just did the cap hats and all types of shit. Now they got a cap segment."

Fans appeared to agree with Cam and Ma$e, with one commenting: "Don't trust Malika and ESPN scrambling right now.