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Hip-hop legend LL Cool J was a guest on the latest episode of Uninterrupted’s The Shop. During a conversation with Lena Waithe about creative inspiration, Andre 3000’s New Blue Sun album was brought up for discussion.
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Waithe was talking about how as an artist, “Different things inspire you,” and the producer and actress brought up LL’s foray into acting. “Sometimes some things are more fascinating to an artist,” she said before using Andre’s flute album as an example. “Even Andre 3000. Do we want him to make a rap album? Sure. But he’s like, ‘I’m on this flute game, y’all. This is my jam right now, I’m super into this.’”
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The man they call Big Elly wasn’t having it, countering, “I need him to spit, though,” before going on a mini-rant. “I need him to spit. Flutes? Man, come on, bro,” he said before acknowledging that “the comments are gonna be crazy.” LL continued his point by giving Andre his flowers before declaring himself anti-flute. “He’s amazing, all right? His bars is all the way up. I’m very clear. Not the flute, B. Not the flute. Don’t do the flute.”
This made Lena fight enthusiastically for 3 Stacks’ latest work. “I liked the album. It’s very calming, I’m sipping tea,” she said, before Big Elly interrupted her and fired back. “Let’s not lie to ourselves: I don’t wanna hear him do the flute,” said LL, who then asked the room, “You wanna hear me do a violin? You might not wanna hear me do sh–, but do you wanna hear me do a violin?”
LL isn’t alone. Co-host Maverick Carter agreed, saying, “I wanna hear him spit too.” Fans have been clamoring for an Andre 3000 solo rap album for years, and it seems like the Queens legend has been waiting on one as well.
“I want him to get with Big Boi. I want them to make an Outkast [album]. Or do a solo album,” LL Cool J said. “Every time he does f—ing one verse, it’s enough material for one album. He’s so gifted. So it’s like, come on, B, not the flute. We not gonna lie. … Don’t gas … that man needs to know the truth. He needs to know the truth.”
Check out the clip below and don’t hold your breath waiting for that LL Cool J violin album.
We’ve all been there before. Stuck in the house, contemplating every bad thing that has ever happened in life and wondering how exactly did we get here. Well, celebrities are just like us. On Thursday morning (May 9), around 5 a.m. ET, Drake was watching Netflix’s new show A Man in Full starring Jeff Daniels […]
Ice Spice gave her beloved Munchkins a sneak peek of her upcoming single “Gimmie a Light” Wednesday (May 8) with a super smoky video clip. In the 15-second snippet, Spice is riding in the back of a hot pink Range Rover — which is sporting a “Y2K” license plate in honor of her upcoming debut […]
From the looks of it, the dust has settled in the lyrical war between Drake and Kendrick Lamar after the general consensus is that the Compton MC emerged victorious after a furious diss track back-and-forth. But the collateral damage from one of the fiercest bar beatdowns in recent history continues to spill out. On Tuesday, […]
The 30th anniversary edition of the TODAY Show‘s summer Citi Concert Series will kick off on May 24 with a show by rock trio Wallows. The long-running morning show event will feature an eclectic mix of rock, pop, country, Latin and hip-hop acts performing at TODAY Plaza at Rockefeller Center including Anitta, Meghan Trainor, Kehlani, Lainey Wilson, Gracie Abrams, Bleachers and Rauw Alejandro.
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Viewers interested in attending one of the shows can register for Fan passes beginning today (May 7) here; Fan Passes allow priority access to the show before general admission opens. Those without Fan Passes can queue up in the G.A. line on the morning of each show for admission if space allows.
Other acts slated to appear this summer include: Maggie Rogers, Little Big Town & Sugarland, Chance the Rapper, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, LL Cool J and more acts to be announced at a later date.
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Last summer’s lineup was equally stacked with shows by the Jonas Brothers, Ed Sheeran, Niall Horan, Kim Petras, Karol G, Brad Paisley, TWICE, Reneé Rapp and Jung Kook, among others.
Check out the full announced list of the 2024 TODAY Show Citi Concert Series performers below.
May 24 Wallows
May 31 — Anitta
June 10 — Meghan Trainor
June 21 — Kehlani
June 25 — Lainey Wilson
June 28 — Gracie Abrams
July 4 — Bleachers
July 12 — Rauw Alejandro
August 9 — Maggie Rogers
August 12 — Little Big Town & Sugarland
August 16 — Chance The Rapper
August 23 — Thomas Rhett
Sept. 27 — Chris Stapleton
TBD — LL Cool J
Travis Scott is headed overseas this summer for a run of European stadium and arena dates as part of his UTOPIA – Circus Maximum Tour. The 12-show run is slated to kick off on June 28 with a show at the Gelredome in the Netherlands and include shows in Poland, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the U.K., […]
Dua Lipa attempted to break down the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar on Saturday Night Live. While pulling double duty as SNL host and musical guest on May 4, the 28-year-old pop star appeared in a hilarious sketch in which she appeared on a morning talk show to dissect the onslaught of diss tracks […]
The war between Drake and Kendrick Lamar is in full swing after both men gave fans one of the most historic days in hip-hop on Friday (May 3). The “Poetic Justice” collaborators delivered vicious diss tracks aimed at each other in what can be considered the second round of their heavyweight bout. In round one, […]
Less than 24 hours after unleashing his “Meet the Grahams” diss track, Kendrick Lamar strikes against Drake yet again with the scathing “Not Like Us.”
On Saturday night (May 4), K. Dot dropped the Mustard-produced track on YouTube, marking his fourth diss against the 6 God, whose latest “Family Matters” arrived Friday evening.
On the hard-hitting “Not Like Us,” Lamar claims Drake and his “OV Hoe” team are pedophiles. The accompanying artwork for the song shows an aerial view of Drizzy’s mansion outside of Toronto, with red sex offender symbols placed on the home.
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“Say, Drake, I hear you like ’em young/ You better not ever go to cell block one/ To any b—- that talk to him and they in love/ Just make sure you hide your lil’ sister from him,” Lamar raps over the potential club banger before referencing Drizzy’s 2021 album, Certified Lover Boy.
“They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs/ And party at the party, playin’ with his nose now/ And Baka got a weird case, why is he around?/ Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles.”
“Not Like Us” follows Kendrick’s “Meet the Grahams,” in which he calls out Drake for being a “deadbeat” father and alleges that the 6 God is hiding another child besides Adonis. “You lied about your son, you lied about your daughter, huh, you lied about them other kids that’s out there hoping that you come,” Lamar raps, alluding that Drake has a daughter.
Shortly after Lamar dropped “Meet the Grahams,” which arrived mere minutes after Drizzy’s eviscerating “Family Matters” diss, Drake responded to the claim on his Instagram Story. “nahhhh hold on can someone find my hidden daughter pls and send her to me,” he jokingly wrote alongside a series of face with tears emojis. “these guys are in shambles.”
On Friday night, Drake dropped “Family Matters,” a seven-minute response to Lamar’s “6:16 in LA” diss track. On the track, Drizzy picks up where he left off to finish “Push Ups” and addresses K. Dot’s alleged fractured relationship with fiancee Whitney Alford, which he claims is filled with infidelity. Elsewhere, the 6 God also alleges that one of Kendrick’s kids could actually be Dave Free’s, Lamar’s pgLang partner. The diss also finds Drake setting his sights on A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, Metro Boomin, Future and Rick Ross.
Listen to Lamar’s “Not Like Us” on YouTube below.
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Drake is making light of Kendrick Lamar‘s new claim that he has a secret daughter.
In the early hours of Saturday morning (May 4), K. Dot dropped the blistering diss track “Meet the Grahams” in which he calls out Drake for being a “deadbeat” father and alleging that the 6 God is hiding another child besides Adonis.
“You lied about your son, you lied about your daughter, huh, you lied about them other kids that’s out there hoping that you come,” Lamar raps, alluding that Drake has a daughter.
Shortly after Lamar dropped “Meet the Grahams,” which arrived mere minutes after Drizzy’s eviscerating “Family Matters” diss, Drake responded to the claim on his Instagram Story.
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“nahhhh hold on can someone find my hidden daughter pls and send her to me,” Drake jokingly wrote alongside a series of face with tears emojis. “these guys are in shambles.”
In the third verse of “Meet the Grahams,” K. Dot goes deeper into his claim about Drake’s alleged secret daughter.
“Dear baby girl/ I’m sorry that your father not active inside your world/ He don’t commit to much but his music, yeah, that’s for sure/ He a narcissist, misogynist, livin’ inside his songs/ Try destroy families rather than takin’ care of his own/ Should be teachin’ you time tables or watchin’ Frozen with you/ Or at your eleventh birthday, singin’ poems with you,” Lamar raps.
On Friday night, Drake dropped “Family Matters,” a seven-minute response to Lamar’s “6:16 in LA” diss track. On the track, Drizzy picks up where he left off to finish “Push Ups” and addresses K. Dot’s alleged fractured relationship with fiancee Whitney Alford, which he claims is filled with infidelity. Elsewhere, the 6 God also alleges that one of Kendrick’s kids could actually be Dave Free’s, Lamar’s pgLang partner. The diss also finds Drake setting his sights on A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, Metro Boomin, Future and Rick Ross.
See Drake’s response to Lamar’s secret daughter claim on his IG story here.
