With Bobby Glenn’s 1976 ballad ‘Sounds Like A Love Song’ (famously featured in JAY-Z’s ‘Song Cry’) interpolated throughout, ‘Hate Our Love’ – the latest from Queen Naija – acts as a tribute to the greats and a taste of what’s to come.

Featuring fellow Detroit native Big Sean, ‘Hate’ comes as a tale about the challenges of keeping love alive amidst a sea of naysayers.

“They hate our love / Want to see us fall / They want to see us fall / They be hating on us / Wishing we would fall,” Naija croons on the Mike Woods-produced chorus.

Two weeks after premiering the song to thumbs up from her growing legion of fans, ‘Hate’ – which has already cracked the Billboard Hot 100 with a #88 debut on this week’s chart – sees its accompanying, Cam Busby-directed music video unveiled.

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Nicki Minaj has one question to the Public Health Department of Philadelphia:  do we have a problem?

As previously reported, Minaj found herself the center of a firestorm of international controversy after publicly questioning the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines – even providing an anecdote about the potential of their negative impact on people by stating her cousin’s friend’s testicles were swollen after receiving a shot.

Months after that hoopla subsided, Philadelphia Public Health garnered media attention Thursday (February 17) for bringing it back up via posted screen shots of her aged tweets that referenced the vaccine drama.

After being swarmed with slams from Minaj’s faithful fans, affectionately called #Barbz, the rapper stepped in to finish the job.

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Not even 24 hours after Kanye West announced his forthcoming album, ‘Donda 2,’ would be available exclusively on his $200 Stem Players, the GRAMMY winner confirms he’s already netted $1 million in revenue from sales of the pocket-sized music product.

That’s not the only money moves he’s making headlines for, however.

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Cardi B‘s ‘Invasion of Privacy’ has invaded history books on a number of fronts in the nearly 4 years since its debut.

In addition to becoming the first female Rap album to launch multiple #1 hits, win the Best Rap Album GRAMMY, and have every one of its songs certified by the Recording Industry of America, it’s also the first album by a female of any genre to place 13 of its tracks on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously.

Those accomplishments are just a few of many afforded to the chart-topping LP, a list of wins that shows no sign of slowing.

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Rising Warner Music rapstress Baby Tate (formerly known as Yung Baby Tate) has a directing the ladies to take charge in the bedroom in her racy new single, ‘S.H.O.’

An acronym for ‘Slut Him Out,’ the HitKidd-produced track sees the 25-year-old make clear who’s the commander between her sheets.

“Lady in the streets dominatrix on paper / I’ma do a trick on him if he throw that paper / Hit him with that gawk, call me Tony Hawk, I’ma skater / I get gnarly, b*tch, I get gross,” she spits on the banging track.

A new moment in the spotlight for Tate (who previously garnered critical acclaim for her 2019 debut album, ‘Girls,’ as well as a number of EPs that followed), look inside to hear ‘Slut.’

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The Super Bowl LVI halftime show, starring Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar, was a historic affair that put Hip Hop on its largest stage yet.

But, while praise continues to ring in from many for the star-studded showing, others have launched formal complaints and petitions against the performance in the days since.

In addition to grievances filed to the FCC against the NFL, a petition from the American Family Association has garnered over 16,000 signatures from viewers who claim the halftime show was ‘vulgar’ and ‘not family friendly.’

Among those in the detraction chorus is former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who took to press to specifically slam Eminem and Snoop Dogg for their contributions to the show.  Look inside to hear what he said and see how Em responded.

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Kanye West is ramping up the anticipation for his upcoming ‘Donda 2’ album.

For, he has just shared the tracklist for the upcoming project.

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Since U Been Gone, Kelly Clarkson is making major moves.

Case in point, she has now legally filed to change her name.

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Former policewoman Kim Potter, who was convicted in December of first and second-degree manslaughter for the shooting death of a Black Minnesota man Daunte Wright, has been sentenced to two years in prison for the offense.

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Jake Gyllenhaal is getting candid.

The famed actor is now speaking out on Taylor Swift’s infamous song ‘All Too Well.’

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Olivia Rodrigo is keeping the new projects coming.

Case in point, she has a new documentary coming very soon.

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Taylor Swift may have a lot going on at the moment – including a rumored engagement to boyfriend Joe Alwyn – but now she is taking fans behind the scenes for one of her most recent projects: the video for her Ed Sheeran collaboration, ‘The Joker and the Queen.’

Released last week, the clip may be the fourth from Sheeran’s ‘= (Equals)’ album, but it is shaping up to be another major success for both artists – it currently is pacing toward a top 10 debut in the UK.

Now, Sheeran and Swift have lifted the lid on the making of the song’s emotional video, which is a continuation of their 2012 track ‘Everything Has Changed’ from Swift’s ‘Red’ album.

Watch the making of the ‘The Joker and the Queen’ below…

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