IS DRAKE'S NEW ALBUM COMING OUT THIS WEEK?: Rumor has it that Drake's sixth album Certified Lover Boy may be coming out tomorrow (January 21st). Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth randomly tweeted that the album is coming out on Thursday, writing, “Drakes dropping on the 21st.” He later deleted the tweet. Drake hasn't confirmed nor denied if the album is coming out.
NAS SAYS HE IS 'HONORED' TO HAVE A RAP BEEF WITH JAY-Z: During an inteview on Rick Rubin's Broken Records podcast, Nas said that he is “honored” to have been a part of his legendary rap beef with Jay-Z. He explained, “The art of emceeing was right there on full display. It was like, if you're in the rap game, this could happen, a battle. It was like, 'This rap thing is real. A battle could really happen.' So I was honored to have that part of my life happen because that's how I saw the greats do it coming up. I saw some of the greats do it.”
FUTURE'S MANAGER DENIES VERZUZ BATTLE WITH TRAVIS SCOTT: Future's manager Anthony Saleh has denied rumors that he will be doing a VERZUZ battle with Travis Scott. According to a tweet from the account @ComplxAmbition, Timbaland's manager Gary Marella claimed that they were working out details of a battle between Future and Travis Scott. According to Rapup.com, after Saleh denied the rumor, Marella later clarified, “Someone mentioned that pairing on Clubhouse along with 3-4 other wishlist pairings they would like to see. I simply said we will do what we can to make them happen. We’ve had no conversations with Travis or Future yet.” The next VERZUZ battle is set for Thursday (January 21st) between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole.
DOJA CAT IS LEAVING TIK TOK: Doja Cat has announced that she has decided to leave Tik Tok after constantly receiving backlash for her videos. She explained on Twitter, “I’m not comfortable making Tik Toks anymore. I feel like something is wrong with me. Y’all got me :/.” A fan responded, “I’m sorry that there are people in the world who think spreading hate and leaving rude comments on your posts is ok.” Doja responded, “They’re not even hateful. They’re just unintentionally gaslighting, and I’m deada*s not fit to take the joke cause I’ve actually struggled with s**t before, and I have a lot of fear in me. So it just adds up in the end when I read that kind of s**t.”
POP SMOKE MAKES POSTHUMOUS ACTING DEBUT IN 'BOOGIE': Pop Smoke has made his posthumous acting debut in the upcoming film Boogie. The rapper's song “Got It On Me” is also featured in the trailer and the soundtrack also features new music from Pop Smoke. Last year, director Eddie Huang told The New York Times about Pop, “Pop shows up to the audition — Palm Angels head to toe — and he’s just a kid, but he has the voice of 50 Cent and Paul Mooney. You can tell he’s weathered, he’s an old soul. Within two takes, you could see the swag just come out of nowhere. He explodes on camera. I stopped the audition right there. He can turn emotions on a dime. He could be funny. He can be mean. A lot of actors just don’t have the depth of emotion and experiences, but because of what Pop’s gone through, he has a tremendous well to draw from.” The film is due out on March 5th.
DJ KHALED AND FAT JOE LAUNCH JOINT ONLYFANS: DJ Khaled and Fat Joe have announced that they are launching a joint OnlyFans page. Khaled announced the news on his IG page, saying, “@fatjoe and I are officially bringing THE LIGHT to @onlyfans.” Khaled made it clear that the joint page will contain motivational and inspirational talks.
