DRAKE SURPRISES FAN IN HOSPITAL ON HIS BIRTHDAY: Drake surprised a cancer patient on his 14th birthday. According to The Shade Room, Zelek Murray, who has a rare form of brain cancer, was introduced to the rapper by his friend, singer-songwriter Mustafa the Poet. Drake sent a video message to the teen, saying, “I can’t imagine how tough you have to be, and Mustafa let me know that you’re a fan of mine. Well, I’m a fan of you. I’m a fan of people with heart, and I can tell that you have a lot of heart. So I just wanna tell you, stay strong, I love you, and I appreciate you.” Murray's mom thanked the rapper on Instagram, saying, “You don’t even know how much this ment sic for US but most importantly ‘HIM.' His strength is like no other and yes he has his good days and bad days, BUT THIS is exactly what he needed to lift up his Spirit.. to never give up.”
DID KENDRICK LAMAR LEAVE TDE?: Did Kendrick Lamar leave TDE? According to Rap-Up, a rumor circulated online from Antixbound, saying that the label left for his new label pgLang. When the rumors hit, TDE president Punch took to Twitter, writing, “Smh can’t even try to be mysterious and vague in my tweets no more…” adding, “A rumor gets halfway around the world before the truth get it’s shoes on. Lol.”
MEGAN THEE STALLION CUT TIES WITH STYLIST: Stylist E.J. King took to Instagram to reveal that he is no longer with Megan Thee Stallion. In a video posted on Instagram, King did not reveal why he no longer works with Megan but said he mentioned it because people keep asking him about the rapper. He explained, “I will never be upset. Nobody hurt my feelings. . . . When you've been doing this for this long y'all, it is what it is. None of this is to ever be messy. . . . I'm not a messy person. I just don't want people to ask me about somebody that I'm not around.”
BOOSIE BADAZZ'S NEPHEW WRECKS HIS 2021 JAGUAR: Boosie Badazz took to Instagram to tell his fans that his nephew crashed his white 2021 Jaguar. He said, “My nephew’s stupid ass just wrecked my Jag. I’m pissed the f*ck off. I just woke up. Who wanna buy it right now? Buy this b*tch right now. 2021 Jag Give me $75K, man. Ain’t nobody got this b*tch. I’m pissed the f*ck off. $75K. If not, I’m going to trade it in right now.” He added, “75k right now 2,000 miles. f*ck this sh*t mane. 2021 Jag.”
WAKA FLOCKA FLAME RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE FOR HIS COMMUNITY WORK: Waka Flocka Flame has received an honorary doctorate for his community work. According to Hot New Hip-Hop, the rapper received an honorary doctorate degree in philanthorpy and humanitarianism from The Bible Insistute of America Theological Seminary. Waka said, “I got Honorary Doctorate in Philanthropy and Humanitarianism… my work just beginning!!!”
