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Future became synonymous with “March Madness” a decade ago, and now it’s GloRilla’s turn to get a few three-pointers up. Big Glo is slated to headline the AT&T Super Saturday concert at the Women’s NCAA Final Four in Tampa Bay on April 5.

Gates open to the free show at 6 p.m. CT at Curtis Hixon Park, and the first 5,000 attendees will be gifted an illuminating wristband to coincide with Glo’s performance. Past Super Saturday hip-hop headliners have included Latto and Saweetie in recent years.

“Get ready GloRidaz! We’re about to turn up in Tampa at the NCAA Super Saturday Concert Presented by AT&T,” GloRilla relays in a statement to Billboard. “I can’t wait to connect with my fans during one of the most exciting times for women’s sports!” 

From the Grammy-nominated “Yeah Glo!” to the Cardi B-assisted “Tomorrow 2” and Glo’s breakout anthem “F.N.F.,” the Memphis-bred rapper will be bringing her hit-laden catalog to the Super Saturday stage.

2024 proved to be a banner campaign for GloRilla, who delivered her Ehhthang Ehhthang EP and GLORIOUS debut album last year.

Glo’s still making noise on the Billboard charts as she holds a pair of Billboard Hot 100 slots this week with “Whatchu Kno About Me” featuring Sexyy Red and her guest appearance on Tyler, The Creator’s “STICKY.”

It’s been another thrilling year in women’s hoops as powerhouse programs like Paige Bueckers’ UCONN Huskies and JuJu Watkins’ USC Trojans remain in the AP Top 25’s top five with hopes of being in Tampa Bay next month, while the Texas Longhorns currently own the No. 1 spot.

The Alchemist has made beats for legends like Nas, Mobb Deep, and The LOX and has found himself in the middle of memorable rap beefs like Lil Kim versus Foxy Brown and Drake versus Kendrick Lamar. However, there a still several legends he never got a chance to work with.

The West Coast producer took to Instagram recently and shared an old list he came across of beats he wanted to send out to DMX, Method Man, Redman, and Nas, among others. “I found an old list of beats I was sending to rappers at the time, had to be in the early 2000’s,” he wrote in the caption. “Getting the right beat to the right person has always been an important part of the process to me. Never landed one with the dog unfortunately. Or Red & Meth. Imagine tho. I save everything. Got boxes full of sh—t. Maybe one day I’ll make a book.”

Aside from never getting a production placement with DMX, Method Man, and Redman, he also hasn’t worked directly with Jay-Z. Last year, he told fellow producer Cardo that the Brooklyn mogul has been on his for “100 years.”

Jigga rapped over an Alchemist beat on “The Neverending Story” from Jay Electronica‘s debut album A Written Testimony, but he didn’t work directly with him.

The illustrious producer is already having a busy year in 2025. He collaborated with unlikely duo Larry June and 2 Chainz on a full length project and set to release Forensics alongside Yasiin Bey (formally known as Mos Def.)

Travis Scott made his presence known at WWE’s Elimination Chamber on Saturday night (March 1) in Toronto — but he may have gone a bit overboard with his role in the beatdown of undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes.

According to Wrestling Observer Radio‘s Dave Meltzer, Cody Rhodes suffered a busted eardrum and a Black eye at the hands of Travis Scott. While lying bloodied in the middle of the ring, a hapless Rhodes was slapped by Scott in the face.

Scott injected himself into one of the iconic images of wrestling’s 21st century with John Cena turning heel with some help from The Rock. Following Cena’s Elimination Chamber victory — guaranteeing him a title bout against Rhodes at Wrestlemania — the WWE superstars met in the middle of the ring.

To the shock of the thousands in attendance, Scott made an appearance with his personalized Hardcore Championship belt in-hand, as “FE!N” boomed throughout the Rogers Centre for this theme song. He was quickly followed by The Rock.

Cena then flipped a friendly embrace into a cheap shot low-blow against Rhodes, which proceeded to turn into a bloody beatdown of the WWE champ. Scott delivered a harsh open-handed slap to Rhodes’ ear while The Rock joined in to whip the champ with his belt.

It remains to be seen if Rhodes’ in-ring work will be impacted, although he made a TV appearance during Monday Night RAW in Buffalo 48 hours after the attack.

Fans might even see Travis Scott make an appearance in a WWE match in the future. He’s reportedly been preparing for more work. “I’m going to the ring tomorrow. F–k you talking about,” he told WWE chief content officer Triple H in footage following his adrenaline-inducing Elimination Chamber appearance. Scott said it may even top the thrill of performing on stage.

La Flame has been a fixture on WWE this year. Scott’s “4×4” served as the new RAW theme song in January when the show switched over to Netflix. He even escorted Jey Uso to the ring for his match on Jan. 6 in Los Angeles.

Triple H teased in January that fans can expect to see even more of Travis Scott’s involvement. “Everybody should expect to see more things from Travis Scott in a big way,” he said.

Billboard has reached out to WWE for comment regarding Travis Scott and Cody Rhodes’ alleged injuries. Watch the full clip of Scott’s in-ring beatdown below.

Meek Mill asked a user on X if they would like to “compare lives” after he was called “slow.”

Over the weekend, the Philadelphia rapper shared a picture of himself on stage during a prison reform panel alongside Jay-Z, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin, and news pundit Van Jones with a caption that explained why he chooses to wear hoodies to speaking engagements over suits.

“I have 100 suits,” he wrote. “Nobody will ever notice that I wear hoodies to most speaking engagements on purpose so they can see me as a black man from the streets! Rip to Trayvon [Martin]!”

His statement about wearing hoodies over suits triggered one person into calling Meek “a special kind of slow,” which incited the rapper to list some accomplishments while also offering up a challenge. “I have millions in my bank account,” Meek began. “respected by the streets and the wealthy … with over $30 million raised to fight the system with reform… all houses owned from my [grandmom] and mom… and I look out for my community … let’s compare lives right here in front of the world lol.”

Meek then elaborated on why he chooses not wear suits and referenced an old Birdman clip from an Angie Martinez radio interview. “First time I seen a black man in a suit was in a casket,” he said. “I used to be scared to dress up! If you didn’t come from that you wouldn’t understand what I’m talking about at all! It’s cool.”

Mill recently revisited losing his father to gun violence when he was just a kid on Fridayy’s latest single “Proud of Me.” On the track, Meek raps, “I’m hangin’ out where my daddy lost his life and I’m aware of that/You had taught me how to fight/and when you got shot, I thought about that shit every night and got a Glock/I was hot, but I ain’t stop/I just bought your mama spot.”

Meek’s work with the Reform Alliance has created real results as the prison reform initiative helped change probation laws in Pennsylvania back in 2023.

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