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Well, Damn! Pusha T Responds to Drake With ‘The Story of Adidon.’ Here Are 10 Quick Thoughts
It took a few days, but Push back. Over Jay-Z’s “The Story of O.J.” instrumental, Pusha T responded to Drake’s “Duppy Freestyle” (itself a response to Pusha T’s “Infrared”) with a savage diss record called “The Story of Adidon.” Bruh, King Push was on his Roy Jones Jr. “Y’all must have forgot!” steez. Let the…
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10 Thoughts About Drake, His Petty and His ‘Duppy Freestyle’ Directed at Pusha T
1. Drake might be THE most bored superrich entertainer of all time. Like, he must literally sit around WAITING for motivation to do something … anything. Only a bored rich person gets that amped up, that quickly, in that fashion. Drake was probably playing himself in chess when he heard “Infrared” and was like, “About…
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What’s Beef? Drake Immediately Claps Back on Pusha T and Kanye West in a Most Savage Manner
Drizzy Drake brought all the smoke to Pusha T and Kanye West, getting out a clapback to Pusha’s recently released diss track in record time and also issuing a six-figure invoice to the duo for “promotional assistance” and “career reviving.” Pusha, whose West-produced Daytona dropped on Friday and included the Drake diss track “Infrared,” continues…
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The 2018 BET Awards Nominees Are …
Does it look like I was left off “Bad and Boujee”? Seems like it was forever ago, but it was just last year at the BET Awards red carpet that hip-hop trio Migos sat or, uhm, stood with Complex’s Everyday Struggle hosts DJ Akademiks, Nadeska Alexis and (*cough* former host) Joe Budden, thus creating a…
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Misty Copeland on How She Ended Up in Drake’s ‘Nice for What’ Video
Misty Copeland is making boss moves. In 2015 she charmed the world as the first black woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. She won the hearts of little black girls as the Firebird Barbie. And the ballerina made her foray into fashion four years ago when she partnered with athletic…
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Wale Thinks Being Dark-Skinned and African Held Him Back in Hip-Hop, but He’s a Successful Rapper. What Gives?
I’m not Wale’s biggest fan, but the man can make a hit song. He has several of them. If you listened to the radio at all in 2011, you heard “Lotus Flower Bomb” multiple times a day. His verse on Waka Flocka Flame’s “No Hands”? Stellar. I still know it word for word. He’s got…
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Rihanna Found Love, Treats Drake Like a Hopeless Place
Our queen of bops, bras and killer highlighter, Robyn Rihanna of House Fenty, revealed to Vogue that she’s in a relationship, and we could honestly not be happier for her. Rihanna, who graces the cover of Vogue’s June issue, divulged her new relationship status in an interview with the magazine. She also spoke very frankly…
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If You Love J. Cole, KOD Is Dope. If You Don’t Love J. Cole, KOD Is Trash. Water Is Still Wet
It’s no secret that Jermaine “J. Cole” Cole is one of the most polarizing artists in hip-hop. Possibly ever. He’s got a legion of fans who believe that Light-Skinned Jermaine is the second coming of rap Jesus, and that his super-relatable persona, plus his above-average lyrical content, makes him one of this generation’s greatest artists.…
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The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: Cardi B’s ‘Money Bag’
If you’re tired of Cardi B, I suggest that you avert your eyes, cover your ears, back away from the computer, and retreat to a remote and abandoned island for the foreseeable future, because at this point, it’s Cardi’s world and we’re just living in it. Case in point: This was a week full of…