As we reported here, Lil Kim has been blazing the streets of New York in support of her forthcoming studio effort, ‘9’ (her first in 14 years).

First spotted working the talk show circuit over at ‘Strahan, Sara, and Keke,’ she followed up with a lengthy sit down with our friends at ‘BUILD’ series.  There, she dished on the creation process of the project, why she waited so long to put out an official body of work, and more.

When quizzed on today’s leading divas and what an updated version of her 2001 #1 hit, ‘Lady Marmalade,’ would look like in 2019, Kim sang the praises chart-topping rapstress Cardi B – even proclaiming the 26-year-old is who she’s passed the torch to.

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Viewers of VH1’s ‘Basketball Wives’ are putting pressure on the show’s sponsors to wash its hands of the show and its maltreatment of the Nigerian entrepreneur OG Chijidu.

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In addition to being on hand to receive the coveted ‘I Am Hip Hop’ award (as we previously reported here), Lil Kim was one of many big names in Hip Hop that blazed the Atlanta Cobb Energy Center stage for the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards.

The outing – which aired Tuesday (October 8) on BET and its affiilates – which was taped earlier this month and saw names like Megan Thee Stallion, Chance The Rapper, Rick Ross, Offset and Lil Jon, DaBaby, T-Pain, Rapsody, YBN Cordae Ft. Anderson .Paak., Saweetie, and more line its performance roster.

Hosted by comedian Lil Duval, look below to see the hottest performances from Hip Hop’s biggest night:

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Drake‘s private life seldom hits the headlines, given the rapper’s professional wins serving as his lead narrative.

However, today saw the star spar somewhat with his own father.

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A month ago, City Girls star Yung Miami promised fans her groupmate, JT (born JaTavia Johnson), would be freed from jail after serving time since 2018 stemming from an aggravated identity theft charge (click here to read more).

Now, not only has JaTavia bid prison adieu but she’s set to celebrate her release with the release of a new track – the aptly titled ‘First Day Out.’

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Expect to see and hear much of Lil Kim this week as she celebrates the release of ‘9’ – her first album in 14 years.

The project – her fifth studio effort – is set to hit shelves October 11 and is preceded to chart battle by tunes ‘Go Awff,’ ‘I Found You,’ and the recently released ‘Pray For Me’ (featuring Rick Ross and Musiq Soulchild).

As fans continue to get acquainted with new jams from the Hip Hop diva, she’s strutting her stuff on the promo trail to build awareness.  Most recently stopping by ‘Strahan, Sara, and Keke’ (October 8), Kim let her hair down in a fun-filled interview to discuss her new LP, an all female headlined tour she says is ‘definitely in the works,’ and remembering Biggie Smalls’ legacy.

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It’s Summer Walker‘s season, that’s for sure.

The R&B newcomer, whose debut album ‘Over It’ (released October 4) is reportedly set to leap over Post Malone and Da Baby‘s sales to capture the top of the Billboard 200 next week (click here to read more about that), is keeping the momentum going by releasing a video to the LP’s cut, ‘Playing Games.’

A fan favorite from the star-studded project, ‘Games’ – which features Bryson Tiller – comes as a sultry, slow jam that hears its performers trade verses on a love gone awry.  Featuring lyrical interpolations of Destiny’s Child‘s 2000 hit, ‘Say My Name,’ the song’s Christine Yuan-directed accompanying music video was delivered moments ago.

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Mariah Carey may be regarded as one of Pop music’s most empowering female voices, but – as she recently revealed in a telling interview with ‘Variety’ – it hasn’t always been that way.

Selected as one of the mag’s 2019 ‘Power of Women’ honorees (click here to read more), the diva not only graced the cover of the ‘Power of Women’ issue but also featured inside and reflected on how the beginning of her career was predominantly shaped by powerful men.  Praising present day champions of the #MeToo movement and similar initiatives for gender equality, the songbird opened up about her personal experiences related to sexual misconduct in the industry and how those incidents helped encourage her to lift her voice in the fight for women’s rights.

“I’m so proud of the women who have come to tell their stories, because I didn’t do it, and I should have done it,” she said. That’s an incredible accomplishment.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Mimi fondly remembered her friend and fellow Pop icon, Whitney Houston, and so much more.  Look inside to watch the moving chat:

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Atlanta’s Summer Walker is the newcomer on everyone’s lips thanks to her debut studio album, ‘Over It.’

Having drummed up buzz aplenty thanks to her critically acclaimed 2018 mixtape, ‘Last Day of Summer,’ the singer-songwriter sent her growing legion of fans into a frenzy on October 4th when ‘Over’ officially hit digitally shelves.  Flying to the top of iTunes sales tallies (as we reported here), the star-studded project – which features Usher, 6LACK, PartyNextDoor, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Bryson Tiller, Jhene Aiko, and more – was initially projected to sell 75k-85k by the end of its inaugural sales tracking week (which would’ve resulted in a #3 debut on the Billboard 200).

Industry analysts have since recounted that tally, a feat that’s pushed Walker ahead of the race to the top of charts next week.  Placing previous front runners Post Malone and Da Baby behind, look inside to see just how many units the 23-year-old is expected to shift by Friday (October 11):

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Nicki Minaj has revealed that she is heartbroken after learning that Joshua Brown…the man who was murdered after he testified in the case of his murdered neighbour Botham Jean.

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Lil Peep’s mother believes that the management company he was signed to fuelled his abuse of drugs.

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Lil Nas X‘s ‘Panini’ picked up $148,000 this week.

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