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22 Dec 2022

Cardi B Lets a Troll Know She’s Worth More Than $40 Million & That She Could Lose It at Any Second

Looks like we can add financial planner to Cardi B’s résumé. Earlier this week, the superstar schooled a fan who criticized her wealth on social media.

The exchange started when Cardi tweeted, “We going through a recession…..Merry Christmas,” along with a festive Christmas tree emoji. The statement then prompted a follower to clap back, “Says the rapper worth 40 million,” using a GIF of an irritated man nodding his head and rolling his eyes.

Well, naturally, the “Hot Sh–” rapper wasn’t going to take that shade lying down. “I’m worth more [than] that and guess what? If I don’t save, work and budget I could lose it too!” she replied. “What makes you think that no matter how much money you got you can’t lose it all if you don’t manage your money correctly. I too have bills, responsibilities and people I have to help.”

Whatever the number above 40 million, Cardi’s net worth was certainly helped this year by her savvy career moves and various successes — from collaborating with GloRilla on their smash hit “Tomorrow 2” and Rosalía on the new “Despecha” remix to banking a cool million-dollar payday to perform a 35-minute set at a private backyard party during Art Basel in Miami.

Meanwhile, she recently teased that her long-in-the-works sophomore album should be arriving sometime in 2023, and even dropped a snippet of an unreleased song as an early Christmas gift to her fans.

Cardi and her family also experienced tragedy this year, mourning the brutal murder of her brother-in-law Takeoff after the Migos rapper was gunned down in the early morning hours of Nov. 1 at a Houston bowling alley.

Check out Cardi’s sound financial advice below.

21 Dec 2022

Kid Cudi Says The Scotts Album With Travis Scott Is No Longer Happening: ‘The Moment Has Passed’

On Wednesday (Dec. 21), Kid Cudi shut down the idea of a collaborative album with Travis Scott.

A fan posed the question directly to the rapper on Twitter, asking, “Is The Scotts album still on the cards?” after Cudi tweeted that he was “workin on something special” for his fans and promised he’d have “more news next year!”

“Naw I’m not doin that,” Cudi said in reference to The Scotts album, adding, “The moment has passed.”

The super-duo first dropped their single “The Scotts” back in spring 2020. With the track debuting atop the Hot 100 upon its release, Cudi earned his first-ever No. 1 on the chart, while Scott notched his third after “Sicko Mode” and “Highest in the Room.”

More than a year later, Cudi confirmed via Twitter that he and Scott were planning to record a full album under their new moniker, claiming it would happen eventually though he wasn’t sure when.

Of course, since then the “Day N Nite” rapper has released his long-awaited album Entergalactic, embarked on his career-best To the Moon Tour across North America, and hinted that he’s nearing the end of his music career — though not before recording one final album for his fans.

Scott, meanwhile, has remained embroiled in the legal fallout from the deadly crowd crush at his 2021 Astroworld Festival, which left 10 attendees dead and hundreds more injured. He also recently dropped a new Nike collaboration and directed Future’s “712PM” music video.

Read Cudi’s tweet putting The Scotts’ album to pasture below.

20 Dec 2022

GloRilla Called Out For Allegedly Ripping Off Multiple Businesswomen, Says A Scammer Has Been Impersonating Her Team






GloRilla Called Out For Allegedly Ripping Off Businesswomen
























GloRilla

On the heels of GloRilla making headlines with her $550/week personal assistant job listing, people are coming out of the woodwork to accuse the rapper of ripping them off.

A Choreographer Says GloRilla’s Team Left Her High & Dry

According to FOX13 Memphis, a choreographer named Trinica Goods alleges that GloRilla never paid for a five-hour dance lesson.

Trinica says that she worked with GloRilla at an Atlanta-based dance studio back in August, and the rapper allegedly agreed to pay $1,500 for the lesson. Additionally, the choreographer says she was also responsible for teaching Glo’s background dancers some new moves.

“You know her little signature move that she does? She was doing it one way, I choreographed it another way and they have been doing it that way in every other show.”

We should also note that the experience was documented on Trinica’s Instagram page.

After attempting to receive her payment, GloRilla’s team allegedly promised Trinica that she would be paid in the near future. However, four whole months later, she says she still hasn’t been compensated.

“Putting that on my resume doesn’t help pay my bills. That was five hours of my time that I could have been working on something else or doing something else. But here it is, I’m trying to go back and forth with grown men about who should pay me.”

The choreographer then revealed that, judging from buzz she’s heard from others, she thinks something fishy may be going on with Glo’s team.

“Then it started to come out that all her team [doesn’t] handle money well. And it’s nothing against her because I truly do not believe that she knows.”

She then wrapped up her commentary by saying that GloRilla “really is a true talent, but when you have greedy people behind true talent, it takes away from her.”

An Entrepreneur Made A Similar Allegation

Aside from Trinica, an entrepreneur named Kimberly Renfroe also alleges that she was ripped off by GloRilla’s team.

Kimberly, the owner of Fropunzel Hair & Body Care, says she reached out to Glo’s management to inquire about a product endorsement deal. She agreed to Zelle over $1,200, though she was allegedly asked to send another $300 afterwards. Then, after requesting a refund, she was totally ghosted.

Kimberly then took to TikTok to blast the situation, though FOX13 Memphis reports that it has since been removed.

GloRilla Issues A Response

In response to the situation, GloRilla released a statement to FOX13 Memphis and shared that scammers impersonating her team were responsible for the aforementioned allegations.

She shared that she’s “looking into the issue” and implored fans to “take the appropriate steps” to protect themselves from scams.

“I was made aware that an individual has been impersonating members of my team and deceiving people for money as part of a scam. I’m looking into the issue, but I’d like to encourage all my fans and supporters to be very careful with how they communicate with online strangers. It’s important to do research and take the appropriate steps to prevent yourselves from being victimized by cybercriminals posing as celebrity teams.”

What do you think about the allegations against GloRilla?



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20 Dec 2022

Vivica A. Fox Tells Joe Budden To ‘Sit His B***h A** Down’ & Stop Being A Hater






Vivica A. Fox Tells Joe Budden To ‘Sit His B***h A** Down’
























Vivica A. Fox and Joe Budden

On the heels of Joe Budden speaking on Megan Thee Stallion, Vivica A. Fox is chiming in to check the podcast host!

As The Shade Room previously reported, Joe recently threw shade at the “Pressurelicious” rapper during an episode of The Joe Budden Podcast.

While discussing the ongoing Megan Thee Stallion assault trial, Joe notably declared that he’s “seen [Megan] do horrible things to some really great people” in the industry.

“I stand in my dislike…Personally, I’ve seen this woman do horrible things to some really great people that I have longstanding relationships with in this industry, so I’m biased. You can’t just treat my friends and people I f**k with and people I’ve seen in this game for 15 years a certain way.”

In spite of this statement, though, Joe clarified that he didn’t know Megan personally. He also added that he was speaking on her business decisions and acknowledged that the rapper “could be amazing.”

“I’m talking about her and what she’s chosen to do professionally. I wanna be clear, I don’t know her as a person. She could be amazing. But there’s a lot to deal with when you sign, and a lot happens fast.”

Vivica A. Fox Tells Joe To ‘Button It Up’ & Keep It Cute!

In response to Joe’s comments, Vivica A. Fox shared quite a scathing message!

The Set It Off actress addressed the matter during an episode of Cocktails with Queens on FOX Soul. As the co-hosts discussed Joe’s commentary, Vivica directed a message at Joe and outright told him to “sit [his] b***h a** down.”

“Joe Budden, if you don’t button it up and sit yo’ b***h a** down [and stop] hating on that girl.”

She went on accuse him of being salty about how successful many female rappers are in this day and age.

“Y’all mad cause girls right now is ruling rap. It’s just driving y’all crazy that the sistas is just ruling and taking numbers and can tell y’all ’bout yourself and look sexy widdit. It’s a new day!”

Briefly going back to the subject of the trial, Vivica told Joe to watch himself while speaking on Megan at this time.

“But if you wanted some attention, to be honest with you, I think that’s the wrong one to try and get it from. Because it’s really coming out. Facts are finally coming out after so many years of this trial being long awaited that she was, in fact, shot.”

Vivica wrapped up her statements by saying, “Get used to it, brotha. It’s a new day. Girls are ruling. Sorry, Joe Budden!”

Joe Budden Seems Unbothered By Vivica’s Commentary

While Joe hasn’t explicitly addressed Vivica, he made a simple tweet shortly thereafter that seemed to brush the commentary off.

Supporters also took the opportunity to call Vivica out and hype up Joe’s next podcast episode.

Do you agree with Vivica A. Fox’s comments about Joe Budden? Also, do you think that Joe’s gonna clap back at the actress through his podcast?



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20 Dec 2022

The Game Defends Preteen Daughter’s Outfit: ‘Before the Internet Gets to INTERNET’n…’

The Game used social media to preemptively shut down critics of his 12-year-old daughter’s choice of outfit on Monday (Dec. 19).

Sharing a current snap of Calilynn Dream next to one of her as a toddler, the rapper wrote, “Somebody please tell the LORD to help…. She was just 2 years old like a week ago…. Now my baby is 12 years old, growing up & it won’t stop.”

In the first photo, the preteen crouches on the ground, staring down the camera in a strappy silver dress and furry white coat, and The Game made sure to put any trolls in their place before they even started. “[DISCLAIMER: before the internet get to INTERNET’n, me & her mother both agreed to let her do her make up for the young & beautiful @the_combs_twinssweet 16 birthday party],” he wrote, explaining that the grown-up party dress was for a special occasion celebrating Diddy’s daughters Jessie and D’Lila Combs. (He also added the hilariously protective hashtag “#YesIWillDieOrDoLifeInPrisonOverHerWithoutThinkinOrBlinkin” just to really drive his point home.)

While his daughter keeps getting older, The Game also continues advancing his storied career. In August, he released Drillmatic — Heart vs. Mind, which included the 10-minute Eminem diss track “The Black Slim Shady” as well as collabs with Kanye West (controversial single “Eazy”), Fivio Foreign (“Burnin’ Checks”), Chlöe Bailey, Chris Brown and Cassie (“Universal Love”) and more.

At the time, he and executive producer Hit-Boy sat down with Billboard for an exclusive interview, discussing how Nas’ classic Illmatic inspired the album title and revealing Amy Winehouse as his dream collaborator.

Read The Game’s parental word of warning below.

20 Dec 2022

Megan Thee Stallion’s Former Stylist E.J. King Testifies He Repeatedly Urged Her To Leave Kylie Jenner’s Party The Night Of The Shooting






EJ King Urged Meg To Leave Kylie Jenner’s On Night Of Shooting
























Megan Thee Stallion’s former stylist, E.J. King, took the stand Monday and testified about Megan and Kelsey Nicole’s behavior during Kylie Jenner‘s party, and spoke on Meg allegedly possessing weapons as well as him begging her to leave Jenner‘s house party.

King, whose real name is Eric Culbertson, provided crucial testimony during the Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion shooting trial in Los Angeles.

Meg’s Former Stylist Testifies On Begging Her To Leave Kylie Jenner’s Party Before Shooting

He was questioned by Tory’s attorney, George Mgdesyan, and allegedly testified that he, Meg and Kelsey never carried any handguns to protect themselves when security was not present, but did admit that he’s seen Meg carry tasers and mace to protect herself, according to the Twitter account Louder Than A Riot, which provided a thread rundown of King’s testimony.

King also reportedly testified that Kylie’s stepfather Corey Gamble attempted to get everyone to leave the party before Lanez arrived up around 8 or 9 p.m. King expressed that he did not like being the “last Black people in somebody’s house.”

The celebrity stylist also said that Meg, Kelsey and Kylie had all been drinking prior to Tory’s arrival. However, Meg and Kylie reportedly got excited after Tory showed up, and the three began to drink together.

“(That’s when) Meg’s energy shifted from fun Megan to irritated Megan,” King said.

King also testified that Meg “was past the faded point,” and “didn’t want to leave without Tory,” despite his efforts to get her to leave the party without him.

King Testifies The Singer Can Get “Aggressive” When She Drinks Too Much, Didn’t Want To Leave Without Tory

He also explained that the singer can get “aggressive” if she drinks too much.

Mgdesyan went on to ask King whether Megan Thee Stallion was “past the faded point” on the day of the party, which EJ King responded in the affirmative.

The stylist, who said he does not drink, told the court that he was “on alert” because Megan Thee Stallion was intoxicated and had made a “slight comment” to Kylie Jenner.

King revealed that Kelsey told Kylie, “you’re fun, you’re a vibe,” to which Megan reportedly added “I’m really glad because I thought you were a lame.”

Who Is E.J. King – Megan’s Former Stylist And Beautician To The Stars

The 40-year-old King is a celebrity stylist and television personality, probably best known for his appearance on the BET show About the Business.

He began working in Hollywood as an extra on movie sets, including the 2006 film Dreamgirls.

He has since started working as a hairstylist and makeup artist, a career which took off thanks to his work in various music videos and magazine spreads.



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20 Dec 2022

Los Angeles District Attorney Is Looking For Megan Thee Stallion’s Former Bodyguard After He Failed To Make Court Appearance






D.A. Is Looking For Meg The Stallion’s Missing Former Bodyguard
























After The Shade Room exclusively reported that Justin Edison, Megan Thee Stallion‘s former bodyguard, failed to make his court appearance to testify about the night she was shot, the Los Angeles County District Attorney is trying to locate him.

Investigators Visited Ex-Bodyguard’s Home Monday, But Were Unable To Locate Him As Cops Begin Search

According to TMZ, “Megan Thee Stallion’s bodyguard remains off the grid — after skipping his scheduled testimony — but the L.A. County D.A.’s Office now has cops out on the hunt for him …”

It’s also reported that investigators visited Edison’s home Monday but were unable to locate him. Now, the Los Angeles County D.A.’s Office has cops out on the lookout for him, the outlet reports.

Edison was supposed to testify Friday in the Tory Lanez trial for allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion, but he never showed up.

Former Bodyguard’s “Disappearance” Raising A Lot Of Eyebrows, Law Enforcement Sources Say

His “disappearance” raised a lot of eyebrows, law enforcement sources told TMZ. The outlet reports that investigators simply want to find out Edison’s availability for testifying after he skipped out last week.

Authorities still have no clue on his whereabouts as of Tuesday.

Edison still is not considered a “missing person,” nor has anyone reported him as missing.

On Monday, Megan’s attorney Alex Spiro told The Shade Room that her team was last in touch with Edison on Thursday evening. At the time, they fully expected he would be in court Friday for testimony they believed could be devastating to Tory Lanez’s trial.

Spiro hinted that there may be witness intimidation occurring in Lanez’s case, and added that prosecutors have launched an investigation into those claims, according to TMZ.

The District Attorney’s office did not offer any statement when asked for comment on Edison.

Edison May Have Crucial Information About Night Of The Shooting, According To Testimony

The Shade Room reported that Justin may have information about the night of the shooting, even though he wasn’t there. Kelsey texted Justin “Help” and that Tory “shot” Megan the night of the shooting, according to testimony.

It’s also reported that Justin went on record and allegedly said Tory apologized to him for shooting the rapper.

After the incident, the former athlete and bodyguard made a statement about the shooting. He wrote on IG:

“If you know me and you know her well enough, not only do you know I wasn’t physically present during [the] events, but you know why. If you don’t know me or her well enough, she good. I’m here now, and she’ll never step foot outside without me plus some n****s who don’t aim at feet present.”

Justin hasn’t uploaded any pics to his Instagram account since December 2nd nor does he currently have any stories posted to his page. It’s unclear if he’s had any contact with family or any of his friends since Thursday.

Even though Justin Edison has not been able to locate, there hasn’t been an official missing person report filed on his behalf.

Roomies, we hope that Justin is found safe. We’ll keep you updated.



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14 Dec 2022

21 Savage Set to Perform for Season Finale of ‘Amazon Music Live’

Amazon Music announced Wednesday (Dec. 14) that 21 Savage will perform on the upcoming season finale of Amazon Music Live.

The superstar rapper will take the stage on Dec. 29 for the new series’ final show of the year, which will be hosted as always by 2 Chainz following Amazon’s Thursday Night Football. According to a release, the Grammy winner is expected to perform songs from Her Loss, his new collaborative album with Drake, as well as debut new and unreleased tracks.

Premiering in October on both Prime Video and Amazon Music’s Twitch channel, the inaugural season of the Thursday night concert series has also included performances by — and exclusive interviews with — Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne and Anuel AA. Plus, Anitta is slated to take over for this Thursday’s episode (Dec. 15) ahead of 21 Savage’s finale.

Her Loss debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent four weeks atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart after its release in early November via OVO Sound and Republic Records.

Following his new album with Drake, Savage — who was named an honorable mention in Billboard‘s Greatest Pop Stars of 2022 — also collaborated with Nas on their fiery single “One Mic, One Gun.”

13 Dec 2022

Diddy Defends Yung Miami, Says She’s ‘Not My Side Chick’ After Announcing Daughter’s Birth

Diddy took to social media on Tuesday (Dec. 13) to shoot down rumors about his relationship with Yung Miami.

“@yungmiami305 is not my side chick. Never has been, never will be,” he tweeted. “She’s very important and special to me, and I don’t play about my Shawty Wop. I don’t discuss things on the internet and I will not start today.

“So think what you want,” he added minutes later in a follow-up tweet before concluding, “But know that if you do something to hurt mine, I’m gonna to come to your house and we’re gonna talk about it like human beings. LOVE.”

The mogul’s statement on Twitter appears to be in response to the City Girls rapper’s heated back-and-forth the day prior with DJ Akademiks over Diddy’s newborn daughter Love Sean Combs. (In a tweet, the DJ accused Diddy of having a “side baby on his harem of side chicks” — a statement Yung Miami didn’t appreciate, firing off, “I’M NOBODY SIDE B—H LETS JUST MAKE THIS CLEAR ON THIS GOOD MONDAY! I don’t come 2nd to no b—h!”)

In June, Diddy publicly confirmed that he and Yung Miami were casually “dating,” but kept the terminology around their relationship vague, subsequently referring to himself as both “single” and “just taking [his] time at life.” (The Bad Boy Entertainment exec also has yet to reveal the identity of baby Love’s mother.)

Read Diddy’s defense of Yung Miami below.

09 Dec 2022

SZA Jokingly Compares Drake to Regina George: ‘Have You Or Anyone You Know Been Personally Victimized?’

SZA shared her thoughts about Drake in a new interview on Friday (Dec. 9) after the rapper’s womanizing ways were lampooned on Saturday Night Live.

The skit, which aired last Saturday (Dec. 3), depicted host Keke Palmer and numerous female SNL cast members launching “United Tingz of Aubrey,” a class-action lawsuit of Drake’s exes, former flings and random women he’s used as inspiration for his music. Of course, the irony is that SZA, who served as the episode’s musical guest, actually is one of the Honestly, Nevermind rapper’s exes.

“In a strange way, I was like, ‘Did they know?’” she said in a sit-down with Audacy. “But they didn’t ask me to be in it. Nobody said anything. … I feel like Drake has a Regina George quality to him where it’s just kind of like, ‘Have you or anyone you know been personally victimized?’ He’s like a cool kid, you know. When you’re the popular kid in school, it’s entertaining. It’s entertaining, but you sometimes are taking losses in the midst of that entertainment. The honesty, I respect that. But I definitely laughed real hard…I cackled.”

SZA first confirmed she and Drake had briefly been an item in the late 2000s after he dropped her name in “Mr. Right Now,” his 2020 collab with 21 Savage and Metro Boomin. And despite finding humor in the SNL sketch, the R&B star insisted there’s nothing but peace with her superstar ex these days.

“We’re cool. And we’ve always been cool,” she continued. “It’s never been weird. It didn’t come completely out of the blue when he let me know. I didn’t know it was a song with 21 [Savage] or anything like that. But anytime he’s ever mentioned me, it’s always been positive. He’s never said anything negative about me. I’m grateful for that. I think highly of him…He’s King Drake.”

The same day the interview aired, SZA finally dropped her long-awaited sophomore album, SOS, more than five years after releasing her 2017 debut Ctrl.

Listen to SZA’s full interview on Audacy below.