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 Lil Baby has cause to celebrate: not only does he have a successful new album out, his 2020 project My Turn was the most popular rap album of the century, going by its Billboard chart performance.
On Thursday (January 9), Billboard unveiled its Top Billboard 200 Albums of the 21st Century list. The list measures performance on the weekly Billboard 200 album charts dated Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 28, 2024.
By those metrics, My Turn measured eighth overall, behind two projects each from Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift; Adele's 21, the Hamilton cast recording; and Post Malone's Hollywood's Bleeding.
Post Malone has two other albums in the list's top 25, beerbongs & bentleys (no. 12) and Stoney (no. 24). The only other rapper to appear in the top 25 is Kendrick Lamar, with Damn (no. 25). Drake's Views lands at 28, while Pop Smoke's posthumous Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon is at 31. Check the whole list, which appropriately contains 200 albums, at the link above.
Lil Baby's new WHAM (Who Hard As Me) looks like it will have quite a nice chart run of its own.
According to Chart Predictions, the effort is projected to land at No. 1 on the chart with an estimated 115k-125k album equivalent units.
The 15-track effort arrived on January 3, and features appearances from Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, GloRilla, Rod Wave, Rylo and 21 Savage.
If the prediction stands, WHAM will mark the rapper's fourth consecutive No. 1 album.
The rapper's previous chart-toppers were My Turn, 2021's The Voice of the Heroes alongside Lil Durk and 2022's It's Only Me.
Lil Baby recently announced that WHAM won't be his only release of the year, as he's planning to drop two new albums in 2025 that will showcase two different sides to his artistry.
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The Atlanta rapper shared the news while appearing on Lil Yachty's A Safe Place podcast, saying: "At first, I was telling people I was going to drop a double album. Now, I'm dropping the WHAM album and Dominique album."
He added that the second album, which is titled after his real name, will "hopefully" arrive in February, shortly after WHAM.
Baby was then asked by his "Sum More" collaborator how the two projects will differ: "I still put some of the songs I was gonna use for Dominique on WHAM 'cause I know my fanbase really want to hear them certain songs. WHAM is more me on some young n-gga shit - fast cars, girls, jewelry, money. You know, the turnt lifestyle.
"And Dominique is more the serious me, more personal. That's a part of the new journey I'm on. I hate the word vulnerable, but I'm gonna be more open to my fans and my audience.  Share on Facebook ·  Bookmark on Delicious Diddy's mother allegedly exposed him to sex parties at an early age, so says one of the embattled mogul's childhood friends.
Rolling Stone got a preview of the Peacock documentary Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boyahead of its premiere on Tuesday (January 14). According to the publication, producer Tim "Dawg" Patterson speaks at length about the parties Janice Combs would throw back when they were children.
"On the weekend, [Diddy] partied in the house, and we did that a lot," he said. "He was around all types of alcohol; he was around reefer smoke. Drug addicts around, lesbians around, homosexuals, he was around pimps, pushers. That was just who was in our house. People that attended the parties were from Harlem, from the streets. It wouldn't be a thing to mistakenly walk into one of the bedrooms and you got a couple in there, butt naked."
He continued: "That's what we were privy to; this is what we were fed. Was it desensitizing us? I'm sure it was. Were we aware of it? No, that was just Saturday night."
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"I've always been asked the question why. I don't know the answer to why, but I truly believe it all goes back to childhood."
Another childhood friend, DJ EZ Lee Davis, is also interviewed in the doc and said that though he never attended Janice's parties, he heard rumors about what went down and that "everyone was welcome."
"[Janice] had little cool chicks that would come around and ... she made sure everybody was comfortable," he said.
Back in October, Janice Combs defended her son from accusations of sex trafficking and sexual assault in her first comments since his arrest.
Combs released a statement through her attorney Natlie G. Figgers in which she said: "It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies.
"To bear witness what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words. Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence."
83-year-old Combs also addressed her son's relationship with Cassie and the brutal assault that was caught on camera by hotel CCTV.
"My son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel's surveillance showed otherwise," she added.
"Sometimes, the truth and a lie become so closely intertwined that it becomes terrifying to admit one part of the story, especially when that truth is outside the norm or is too complicated to be believed.
"This is why I believe my son's civil legal team opted to settle the ex-girlfriend's lawsuit instead of contesting it until the end, resulting in a ricochet effect as the federal government used this decision against my son by interpreting it as an admission of guilt."
Combs also suggested that Diddy has been unfairly targeted: "Many individuals who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated had their freedom taken from them not because they were guilty of the crimes they were accused of, but because they didn't fit the image of what this society considers to be a 'good person.' History has showed us how individuals can be wrongfully convicted due to their past actions or mistakes."
The mogul's mother added that she believed the lawsuits filed against him were motivated by money: "These lies thrown at him are motivated by those seeking a financial gain, and not justice. These individuals saw how quickly my son's civil legal team settled his ex-girlfriend's lawsuit, so they believe they can receive a quick payday by falsely accusing my son.
"False allegations of sexual assault thwart true victims of sexual violence from getting the justice they deserve. To make matters worse, the federal government is now using these lies to prosecute my son. This injustice has been unbearable for our family.
"The worst part of this ordeal is watching my beloved son be stripped of his dignity, not for what he did, but for what people choose to believe about him."
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She concluded: "My son is not the monster they have painted him to be, and he deserves the chance to tell his side. I can only pray that I am alive to see him speak his truth and be vindicated."
Diddy currently remains incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn as he awaits trial  Joe Budden has been charged with lewdness after allegedly standing outside his neighbor's property while naked.
Edgewater Police Department in New Jersey confirmed in a press release that the rapper-turned-podcaster was charged earlier this month over the alleged incident.
Budden is accused of standing outside his neighbor's apartment door "completely naked" in the early hours of December 4 and "attempting to enter a code into the door keypad several times before reentering his own residence across the hall," according to police.
His bizarre behavior was allegedly captured on the neighbor's doorbell camera and was watched live by the resident and their two juvenile daughters on a phone.
Budden was subsequently charged with lewdness (disorderly persons offense), although the press release notes that "these charges are merely accusations and and that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."
In response, Budden's lawyer Nima Ameri told TMZ that his client is disappointed by the charges being made public and that he is pursuing his own legal action against the neighbor.
"Mr. Budden is saddened by Police Chief Martin's press release. Mr. Budden has been waiting weeks for his cross complaints to be processed which include substantially more serious charges include possible felony charges against the persons behind these charges against him," Ameri said.
"The Chief has in our opinion sat on those but instead used his time to gain some free publicity for himself. Chief Martin should seek publicity by doing notable policing not inflaming disorderly person allegations."
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The attorney further accused Edgewater Police chief Donald A. Martin of racism: "The allegations against Mr. Budden are a minor charge, not even resulting in an arrest. A charge Mr. Budden is looking forward to beating in court on the merits, not in the press. The Chief's comments are reckless, and in our opinion racially motivated.
"Our research has not shown a single press release on a disorderly person charge on the police website this year. His choice to single out Mr. Budden in our opinion is self motivated and based off of Mr. Budden's race and celebrity status."
Budden himself has yet to publicly comment, but he has spoken about his issues with his neighbors on his eponymous podcast, claiming that he was kicked out of his apartment for recording episodes of his show there.
He also appeared to reference the incident in question in a recent episode, blaming it on his tendency to sleepwalk.
"I just sleptwalk somewhere that I shouldn't have sleptwalked," he said. "And you know how I sleep: butt-ass [naked]! Good naked sleepwalking, I just did it again [laughs].  Kendrick Lamar was officially the king of the charts in 2024, clocking up more number one hits than any other artist.
The Compton rapper has had a banner year, triumphing in his rap battle with Drake, releasing his sixth album GNX and being picked to perform at next year's Super Bowl.
This has been capped off by Kendrick ending the year with more number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 than any other artist.
Over the past 12 months, Lamar scored three number one singles with "Not Like Us," "Squabble Up" and the Future and Metro Boomin collaboration "Like That."
At one point, "Not Like Us" was also the best-selling song of 2024 in the U.S. and broke numerous streaming records.
Kendrick also recently made history by having three number ones in consecutive weeks on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.
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He achieved the feat with three GNX tracks: "Squabble Up," "TV Off" and "Luther" which features former TDE labelmate and soon-to-be-tourmate SZA.
Across 2024, K.Dot has had five songs top the chart, another record in a calendar year with "Not Like Us" and "Like That" also reaching the summit.
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It was also recently reported that Kendrick has been raking in the cash from his high-profile feud with Drake.
Luminate, the analytics company that powers the Billboard charts, estimated earlier this month that the battle between the Hip Hop heavyweights had generated almost $15.4 million in streaming, digital sales and publishing revenue in the U.S.
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Kendrick is the clear winner of the two, statistically speaking, with "Not Like Us," "Like That," "Meet the Grahams" and "Euphoria" accounting for just over $13.4 million of that figure (almost 87%).
The Pulitzer Prize winner was also recently named the number one popstar of 2024 by Billboard, ahead of Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift.
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"What made Kendrick Lamar's 2024 so remarkable was that he didn't just remind us of all the reasons why he was so big at his commercial and cultural peak - he showed that he could do things we'd never even seen from him before," the publication wrote.
"He showed that he was capable of hitting heights no other rapper had reached this decade, a period that had otherwise marked something of a downturn for the once seemingly indomitable genre's mainstream prospects.  Anderson .Paak and Mariah Carey are doing nothing to dispel rumors that they are romantically involved after being spotted again looking very cozy.
In the latest snaps of the two, taken over the Christmas period, .Paak and Carey are seen holding hands as they depart a restaurant in Aspen, Colorado.
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According to TMZ, the rumored couple dined together for a couple of hours with the Silk Sonic crooner also kissing Carey's hand during the meal.
Rumors have been circulating that the two are an item after they were first spotted looking intimate leaving a different Aspen restaurant earlier in December.
During their outing, Anderson .Paak could also be seen with his arm around Mariah Carey's waist and holding the door open for her.
Though it was reported that they are not actually a couple and were simply working on music together, .Paak played it coy when asked about his relationship the legendary singer.
The Shade Room spotted .Paak out shopping in Aspen and after exchanging pleasantries, they asked if he'd gotten anything for Mariah.
"You never know!" he said with a bashful laugh before grinning from ear to ear.
The pair, who are both said to be single, were also recently photographed together at a Halloween party hosted by .Paak in West Hollywood.
Anderson .Paak got divorced earlier this year after 12 years of marriage to Jaylyn Chang.
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The couple welcomed two children together during their lengthy relationship.
Mariah Carey, meanwhile, ended her relationship with backing dancer Bryan Tanaka in December 2023.
"With mixed emotions, I share this personal update regarding my amicable separation from Mariah Carey after seven extraordinary years together," Tanaka said in a statement.
"Our decision to embark on different paths is mutual, and as we navigate these separate journeys, we do so with profound respect and an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the invaluable time we've shared."
"I want to express my love and appreciation for Mariah and her incredible children, whose warmth and kindness have enriched my life in ways words cannot capture."
The pair first met in 2006 when Bryan Tanaka was hired as a backup dancer for Mariah Carey's tour, but they didn't begin dating until around a decade later  JAY-Z is yet again seeking to dismiss the lawsuit which accuses him of raping a 13-year-old girl, this time by relying on legal technicalities.
Just last week, the Roc Nation mogul motioned to have the suit dismissed and his accuser's identity publicly revealed. However, both requests were denied by a judge.
In a new filing, Jay's lawyer Alex Spiro is pushing to dismiss the suit based on two legal loopholes relating to the time and location of the alleged incident.
In it, Spiro argues that the woman's rape claim doesn't fall under the "lookback" window of New York City's Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (GMVA) as the alleged assault occured several months after the law was established.
"Plaintiff asserts a violation of the GMV Law for conduct that purportedly occurred in September 2000. But the GMV Law was not enacted until December 19, 2000, three months after the FAC claims the conduct occurred, and cannot apply retroactively to create a cause of action unavailable to Plaintiff at the time in question," the filing reads.
The letter cites a separate case where a judge dismissed a rape lawsuit against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler because it missed the GMVA revival window.
Spiro further argues that the woman's lawsuit should be tossed because the GMVA statute only applies to incidents within city limits, whereas she claims she was raped at a property that Spiro says "would have been located outside the territorial boundaries of New York City."
The anonymous woman alleges she was raped at an afterparty hosted by Diddy at a "large white residence with a gated U-shaped driveway" roughly 20 minutes away by car from NYC's Radio City Music Hall, where the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards were hosted earlier that night.
She claims Diddy took turns with JAY-Z raping her in a bedroom after she was drugged.
Her attorney, Tony Buzbee, has yet to respond to the filing.
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JAY-Z has aggressively fought the rape accusations since they were first made public earlier this month.
In a rare public statement, he called the allegations "heinous" and "idiotic" while also hitting out at Buzbee, with whom he has become embroiled in a separate legal battle.
"You have made a terrible error in judgment thinking that all 'celebrities' are the same," Hov wrote. "I'm not from your moral world. I'm a young man who made it out of the project of Brooklyn. We don't play these types of games. We have very strict codes and honor."
He added: "We protect children, you seem to exploit people for personal gain. Only your network of conspiracy theorists, fake physics, will believe the idiotic claims you have levied against me that, if not for the seriousness surrounding harm to kids, would be laughable."
Alex Spiro also hosted reporters at Roc Nation's headquarters earlier this month to outline evidence that he says refutes the claims against his client.
During his presentation, the attorney showed photos of JAY-Z at a different event to the one his accuser said he was at and claimed that none of the properties owned by Diddy at the time matched that of the description in the lawsuit  Eminem has further hyped up the chances of releasing a collaborative album with longtime friend, 50 Cent.
Sitting down for a Christmas Day interview alongside his manager Paul Rosenberg on his Shade 45 radio station, Em was unusually candid about the prospect of a joint project.
Asked about the potential for a joint album, Eminem replied "That would be great. We just gotta stop bullshitting and do it. I would never say it's not possible."
Rosenberg then added: "I would love to hear it, so whenever you guys are ready, we're putting it out."
It's not the first time Em has floated the idea of doing a full-length project with his one time Shady Records signee who has only released one album since departing the label a decade ago.
Speaking to DJ Whoo Kid earlier this year, he said: "I'm trying to get him to make a new album so bad. We need another 50 album like really bad. 50's on a roll right now. He's been on a roll since the tour.
"I told him whatever the fuck he needs from me, I'm here. That shit'd be crazy, though - an album with me and him."
Though an album is still a pipe dream, Em and 50 recently hooked up on Snoop Dogg's latest album, Missionary, with the legendary duo providing guest verses on "Gunz N Smoke" which was produced by Dr. Dre.
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The track also served as something of an homage to The Notorious B.I.G. with several references to the late rapper running throughout the song.
50 also 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 the posthumous Eminem collaboration "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 |
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