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Waka Flocka Flame decided to take to twitter to diss Donald Trump who is now a presidential candidate. “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best, they’re not sending you, they’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime. They’re rapists and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border guards and they’re telling us what we’re getting.” Trump told his supporters. This of course set a ton of people off and Flocka has decided to take to twitter to throw some shade his way. “I wonder how many hardworking Mexicans built those #trumptowers #patheticman!!!!” Waka posted adding “Minorities build this country. #USA”

Diddy already has his MMM album that is set to release sometime in the near future but Diddy already has another one in the works. Back in 1997 Diddy released a hit LP called “No Way Out” and now he is working on “No Way Out 2” which is said to be his final album. Diddy has also been using the hashtag #NWO2 in a few recent instagram post which only further solidifies that it is a real thing and is on the way so Diddy fans should be pretty excited about that. Keep it locked right here for any updates on the projects progress.

A club called Whiskey River in Macon, GA got wrecked when Boosie Badazz didn’t show up to his scheduled show on Friday. Boosie says that this happened because his parole officer wouldn’t let him perform clubs. Once the club told everyone that was waiting to see Boosie fans were asking for their money back and got denied. This caused all the people in the place to start throwing things and flipping tables. Boosie later apologized to his fans via a facebook video saying this “All my fans in Macon, GA, I won’t be able to come to the show. It’s not the promoter’s fault, it’s not M.P.B. promotion’s fault at all, all the money was taken care of. My P.O. tripped out on me and said I can’t do clubs… just trippin’ on me for nothing. So I’m gonna need all my fans to reach out for the Louisiana Parole Board and the Georgia Parole Board and let me travel and do my clubs because that’s how I see my family, because that’s how I see my fans. I won’t be able to make it, I’m sorry, we’re gonna redo this in Macon somewhere else. We’re gonna make it work.”

Diddy had three counts of assault put on him two weeks ago when he decided to get into a fight with a UCLA assistant football coach. Los Angeles district attorney has now rejected the felony case against Diddy. TMZ has reported the the case was thrown out less then a day after it hit their desk. Diddy still has the possibility of facing misdemeanor charges though.

Jaden Smith did his own Beats 1 radio show today and had his father as his special guest. So Jaden Smith interview his father, Will Smith, who revealed that he and Drake have been working on something. We have no idea what exactly they are working on but it is the same project that Will and Kanye are rumored to be working on so it can be something pretty epic and fans should be excited.

Kid Cudi has decided to give all of his fans an update on his highly anticpated upcoming album “Speedin’ Bullet To Heaven”. Cudi took to twitter to tweet out that his upcoming album is 98% finished and will have a single out before the end of this month. This album will be different because the only instruments Cudi is using are his own guitar and bass playing. Keep it right here for any more updates on the album.

While on Power 105 talking about his recently released album “Dreams Worth More Than Money”, Meek Mill gave listeners some insight on the kind of music he likes. Meek was blunt about not being a fan of both J. Cole and Kendrick Lamars music. “I don’t listen to J. Cole and I don’t listen to Kendrick, I think that they’re dope lyricists and they’re like great rappers, but they don’t inspire me. It don’t seem like they be talking to me. That ain’t no hate at all.” The only artist out right now that Meek feels inspired by is Future.

The mother of Chris Browns child, Nia Guzman, is trying to get child support out of him but Chris isn’t trying to let her take huge sums of money without a fight. TMZ is reporting that Brown has now filed legal documents that are necessary to establish his paternity. When that is officially established Chris will have the right to fight Nia over child support and custody. Nia is demanding Chris pays $15,000 a month while he is currently paying $2,500 a month and believes that the judge will side with him on the matter. Plus Nia has not been letting Chris visit his daughter and he will soon be able to get that figured out in court as well.

Apple Music has got a huge co-sign in Eminem and he has just debut a music video for his song “Phenomenal”. The music video plays out like a short film with Em making his way through Chinatown streets on a motorcycle and jumping from an exploding helicopter after hijacking it. The song is featured in Ems upcoming movie “Southpaw”.

While on the BET Awards red carpet Rae Sremmurd had said they would be dropping a brand new album later on this year. This young duo don’t seem to slow down and are always giving their fans fresh new content. The album will feature other artist like Wiz Khalifa and Migos. The album is said to be officially dropping in the month of December so it is a little bit of a wait for the fans but their music comes at a steady pace.

Rick Ross has spent a week in jail for pistol whipping and kidnapping his groundskeeper. Ross was released today after putting out the $2 million bail. The money was brought together from his mansions equity and another property as well as $500k out of his own pocket. Keep it locked right here for any further updates in this situation.

A new competitor has joined the music streaming world. Apple highly anticipated music streaming service, Apple Music, has officially launched today. The service has a three month trail and is $10 a month after that trail period. You will be able to enjoy your entire iTunes library along with radio shows, Beats 1, and connect with artists through their new “Connect” social platform. With celebrities like Drake, Dr. Dre, Pharrell, and Jaden Smith. In order to use this new service you must update your iPhone to the latest iOS 8.4 that was just released.

The digital side to the music industry has been growing at an alarming rate ever since the introduction of iTunes back in 2003. The most successful digital artist of all-time just so happens to be Rihanna as reported by the Recording Industry Association of America. Rihanna was the first artist to sell over 100 million in digital sales. RIAA put out this statement “Gold & Platinum is the industry’s premier way to celebrate achievement in the marketplace. We’ve given awards to artists for nearly 60 years, but it’s rare that we have the opportunity to recognize a milestone like the one Rihanna has reached.  Congratulations to Rihanna!  She has not only surpassed RIAA’s one-hundred million mark, but also is the first artist to do so.  It’s an historic feat and a testament to an extraordinary career.”

Tyga’s popularity seems to be dwindling with his latest album “The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty” only selling 2,200 copies in it’s opening week. Tyga was pushing for most people to listen to his album via Spotify but you would still expect better sales for someone who is in the news so much. Tyga has taken to twitter attempting to defend his numbers by saying “I put it out for free on spotify last tues. The whole purpose was to stream it. Kuz label problems. Got millions of streams”. Reviews for the album haven’t been very good so it makes sense.

Old School Bad Boy crew came together to perform at the BET Awards. The performance was 11 minutes long with a nostalgic roster. You had Diddy, Ma$e, 112, Faith Evans, French Montana, Jadakiss and Sheek Louch. Then Lil Kim ascended from below the stage to top it off. After a heavy dose of nostalgic tracks like “Peaches and Cream” and “All About the Benjamins” Diddy premiered a new song with Pharrell called “Finna Get Loose”.