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Ye — formerly Kanye West — and Bianca Censori’s relationship has long been plagued by break-up rumors, but West confirmed a split from his wife in a new song named after Censori. Yeezy is teasing the rollout of his WW3 project and he previewed “BIANCA” on a stream with Akademiks on Wednesday night (April 2), which saw him confront Censori leaving him.
“My baby she ran away/ But first she tried to get me committed/ Not going to the hospital ’cause I am not sick I just do not get it,” Ye raps on the track. West has been staunch in his stance of avoiding medication and hospitalization in recent weeks, alluding in the song to Censori being upset with him over his flagrant, offensive tweeting habits.
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“She’s having a panic attack and she is not liking the way that I tweeted/ Until Bianca’s back I stay up all night I’m not going to sleep/ I really don’t know where she’s at,” he continues to rhyme in distress on the pitched-up soul track featuring the rapper’s distorted vocals and an assist from viral MC Dave Blunts.
Yeezy refers to himself and Censori’s relationship as the “new Cassie and Diddy,” in seeming reference to disgraced Bad Boy Records mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his longtime girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventur. Combs settled a lawsuit filed by Ventura one day after she filed the motion in November 2023 in response to the the lawsuit over what she claimed were years of alleged physical abuse, including rape; Combs, who has been jailed without bail since September while awaiting trial in New York on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, has denied Cassie’s allegations.
In the song, Ye also claims to have been tracking Censori via the Maybach app. “I’m tracking my b—h through an app/ I’m tracking my b—h through the city/ She hop in the car and she ran/ My b–h just don’t understand/ Sometimes it just feel like it’s planned,” he sings.
West and Censori tied the knot during a private ceremony in December 2022. They were first photographed together shortly after in January 2023. While he confirmed the split, West still wants to get back together with the 30-year-old architect who has frequently been seen by his side in very revealing outfits. “Bianca, I just want you to come back/ Don’t know what I did to make you mad/ Bianca, I just want you to come back/ Want you to come back to me,” he warbles.
West and Censori spent January in the Maldives celebrating her 30th birthday and took a lengthy trip to Japan. The former couple had social media buzzing on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards in February when she posed for photos in a scantily clad seethrough micro-dress.
It’s been a turbulent few months for West, who has controversially used X to continue doubling down on his antisemitic sentiments, praising Hitler and showing off a Swastika chain after trying to sell Swastika t-shirts.
Ye’s also been critical of his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her family in his frequent X posts, along with a number of his rap peers, including Jay-Z, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott and more.
ONEFOUR have announced details of their long-awaited debut album, Look At Me Now, set for release on June 13 via Sony Music Australia.
Alongside the album news, the Western Sydney rap group have also revealed plans for their biggest national tour to date, with full dates expected to drop on Friday (April 4).
“It’s for those who want more,” the group said in a statement. “The ones who wake up and know they’re destined for greatness, no matter what obstacles they face. It’s a message of hope, a letter to the pain and a welcome to a better future that has no boundaries.”
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Comprising J Emz, Celly, Lekks and Spenny, ONEFOUR have built a loyal following through their raw storytelling, global collaborations, and viral moments.
Their songs “The Message” and “Spot the Difference” have been certified double and triple platinum in Australia, respectively, and their “SPINNIN” remix became a TikTok sensation, landing them in Spotify’s Viral 50 charts in over 30 countries.
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The album will mark a significant milestone for ONEFOUR, who have become one of the most talked-about names in Australian music over the past five years. Rising out of Mount Druitt, the group first made headlines for their raw drill sound, but soon became lightning rods for controversy and police scrutiny. Their story became the subject of the acclaimed 2023 Netflix documentary ONEFOUR: Against All Odds, which chronicled their rapid rise and the systemic barriers they faced.
Look At Me Now follows a string of recent singles from the group, including their February release “Phone Call” featuring UK pop artist Mabel. Produced by Grammy-nominated producer 18YOMAN, along with Chelsea Warner and Sykes Beats, the track samples Bob Marley’s classic “Is This Love?”
“This one’s special to us,” ONEFOUR’s Spenny said in a statement. “Bob Marley’s an artist that was loved and listened to often in our households so it’s an honour to be able to sample one of his bangers. To have Mabel feature on this track wid us & DONPROD with the music video made a lot of sense cause we really trynna take this thing international.”
In the past year, the group also supported The Kid LAROI on his Australian tour and picked up a 2024 APRA Award nomination, further cementing their mainstream breakthrough.
ONEFOUR’s upcoming Look At Me Now tour will take them across 13 dates around Australia before they head to the U.K. and Europe later in the year. Tour poster and ticketing info is expected Friday morning (AEDT).
The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office has requested that Young Thug’s probation be revoked, according to a motion filed on Wednesday (April 3).
Thug (whose real name is Jeffery Williams) ended a lengthy criminal trial in October 2024 when he pleaded guilty to charges leveled against him. The case, built around Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law, claimed that Thug and his alleged YSL gang had committed murders, carjackings, drug dealing and many other crimes.
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At the conclusion of the trial, Thug was sentenced to 40 years with five to be served in prison commuted to time served. As a result, he was given 15 years probation, with a further 20 to be commuted if successfully completed.
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However, a new motion has been filed in Fulton County Superior Court which has seen the State of Georgia request Whitaker revoke Thug’s probation, alleging that his “continued presence in the community under probationary supervision presents a clear and present danger to public safety and undermines the rule of law.”
Per Channel 2 Action News, the crux of the filing revolves around what prosecutors have labelled “escalating threats and witness intimidation.” They note that Fulton County Investigator Marissa Viverito is in the process of testifying in a “multi-defendant gang murder preliminary hearing” which has seen the Court order witnesses not to be shown on television while testifying. However, a user on social media posted an image of Viverito online with a caption stating, “She doesn’t want to be shown on screen? Well, here she is.”
On Tuesday (April 1), Thug is alleged to have shared a since-deleted repost the image, pairing it with a caption claiming “Marissa Viverito is the biggest liar in the DA’s office.” According to the filing, the post “quickly went viral,” resulting in over two million views, and resulting in “direct threats to Investigator Viverito and her family.”
The filing also claims that as a result of Thug sharing the post, the home addresses of Vivirito and her parents were distributed online, with one post reportedly sharing an image of Vivirito’s mother’s house and stating, “If the hate is really real then pull up on her mama crib.” Another post is alleged to have been shared later which threatened the assassination of District Attorney Fani Willis.
“The escalation from targeting a testifying witness to making a direct death threat against the elected District Attorney of Fulton County is a grave and unprecedented attack on the justice system,” the filing stated.
In response to the probation revocation request, Thug shared a statement on his X (formerly Twitter), writing, “I don’t make treats to people I’m a good person, I would never condone anyone threatening anyone or definitely participate in threatening anyone. I’m all about peace and love.”
The filing alleges that the behavior is a “calculated campaign of intimidation, harassment, and misinformation designed to undermine the legal process,” and have requested the Court take “swift and decisive action by revoking the Defendant’s probation and remanding them into custody without delay.”
Currently, no hearing date has been set. Meanwhile, Thug is scheduled to give his first performance following his trial in June as part of Chicago’s Summer Smash Festival.
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In today’s episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson, and Kyle Denis are joined by Peter Rosenberg dive into Drake’s “Nokia” music video where he references Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” music video, Ye’s interview with DJ Akademiks where he makes statements surrounding Kim Kardashian, Playboi Carti, Beyonce & Jay-Z and others, and the current state of Summer Jam.
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I’m curious to get your thoughts as far as, like, what were your thoughts on the video? Did Drake deliver, underperform? We’ll start with Mr. Rosenberg on his thoughts.
Peter Rosenberg:
Listen, I appreciate you guys very much. So I’m not gonna hold back here. I only watched highlights of the video. That’s not disrespect. Music videos for me these days. Like I probably watched, “Not Like Us” one time when it came out, was like, cool, right? I just don’t live currently in the space where, like, breaking down music videos is part of my thing. But I saw, like, the little connections people were drawing, yeah, and I it felt like a reach. Like, I’m not saying that it wasn’t little stuff, but it wasn’t enough to, like, honestly, warrant major conversation to me. But again, I’m not like, captain break it down to that degree. I’m like, is it on the surface, then to me, it’s something worth talking about? Like the 50 other- when people broke down the Super Bowl, like, by day two, I was like, All right, no, no, I get it. I don’t need, like, 50 different versions. Yeah, if it takes that long to figure out what we’re talking about, while it’s neat for like, the hardcore nerds,I’m too busy. I’m sorry I got no time. But, yeah, no, it was cool. I’m just, if I’m Drake, I’m just happy I have that big a hit. Like, what’s what’s happened? That’s more interesting to me than whether or not he took subtleties at Kendrick in the video.
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Kid Capri is claiming he was never compensated for his alleged contribution to the Martin theme song, which he says uses his voice as a sample.
In an interview with the Bag Fuel podcast on Tuesday (April 1), Capri said the popular sitcom’s theme song, which was composed by Steve Keitt, used a sample of Capri’s voice from his time on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam. Capri said that his signature “Martin!” catchphrase was pulled without his permission.
“They took my voice from Def Comedy Jam, sampled it, put it on the Martin show,” Capri explained. “Never got no permission from me, never asked for my rights, nothing. This show been on eight different networks for 30 years. Now if it was a money thing for me, I would been like, ‘Yo where’s my bread?’ I ain’t never did that.”
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He went on to say that before the show’s reunion, Tisha Campbell, who played Martin Lawrence’s wife Gina Waters-Payne, went on Fox Soul and inquired about whether that was Kid Capri‘s voice heard on the iconic intro. But Martin himself denied that was Kid’s voice during his own appearance on the show.
“First of all, that was the dumbest s—t to say, everybody know it’s me,” Capri continued. “Number two, I got videos of this. Number three, all you had to say was, ‘Yo Kid, we used your s—t, is it aight? Here’s a bag.’ Or not.”
Capri added he hasn’t spoken to Martin about the matter, and that he has no plans to talk to the Bad Boys actor.
Regardless of whether the audio was lifted from Def Comedy Jam, it’s unclear whether Capri would have even needed to give legal permission in the first place, as HBO or one of the production companies behind Def Comedy Jam are likely the owner of the copyrights to the material that was sampled.
Billboard has reached out to Steve Keitt and Martin Lawrence’s team for comment.
The claim comes after Kid Capri made headlines last summer for criticizing Travis Scott over his interaction with a fan who wanted a photo. In a video of the incident, Scott appeared to push the fan’s arm out of the way, while saying, “Don’t touch me.”
“Ayo, Travis Scott, when did we start being disrespectful to kids, bruh?” Capri said after the video went viral. “Little kid asked you for an autograph, [you] pushed his hand away, looked at him like he was the devil and just walked away from him. At one time, you would’ve wanted somebody to ask you for an autograph or ask you for a picture or whatever it is he asked you for.”
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The calendar has turned to April. With quarter 1 of 2025 officially in the rear view, which was a busy three months in the hip-hop world, Billboard Unfiltered is back with a new episode on Wednesday (April 2).
The trio is joined by Hot 97 and proud Duke University hater Peter Rosenberg for the discussion, which touches on Drake’s “NOKIA” video and what it means for Kendrick Lamar, Mustard’s comeback, Ye’s interview with DJ Akademiks and more.
Directed by Theo Skudra and shot in IMAX, “Nokia” arrived on Monday in black-and-white, and some fans perceived certain scenes to be jabs at Lamar.
“I saw connections people were drawing, and it felt like a reach,” Rosenberg said. “It wasn’t enough to warrant major conversation to me.”
Rosenberg thinks Drake should continue to dish out the hits and shy away from the Kendrick Lamar snipes. “If I’m Drake, I’m probably staying away from the Kendrick stuff,” he said. “And focusing on this. No matter what people say about this man, the hits are coming. Drake is fully back on the Hot 100.”
The Hot 97 radio host called Mustard’s hot streak one of the “greatest comebacks” in music history after the producer helmed “Not Like Us” and then hit the stage at the Grammy Awards, as well as Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
“That comeback to producer of the year to onstage at the Grammys to at the Super Bowl,” he said. “That may be one of the greatest music comebacks of all time. And It’s not really being talked about.”
Ye sat down with DJ Akademiks for an explosive interview last week, which saw him double-down on his hate for Jay-Z following his flagrant tweet about Jay’s twins, Sir and Rumi.
“There’s so no coming back from where he’s going,” Rosenberg said. “There’s no response at this point to Ye that I would think is inappropriate.”
Hot 97’s Summer Jam is back in 2025 with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Gunna, GloRilla and more performing. While the event has moved indoors to Prudential Center, Rosenberg reflects on how the festival has transformed from its heyday in the ’90s to now.
“What I’m not gonna do is get up here and say, ‘Summer Jam’s the same as its ever been.’ It’s definitely not the same and it’s not coming back,” he added. “But I’m not gonna get up here and say it’s not a good time. … It’s not 2001, it’s not Michael Jackson with Jay-Z.”
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