Erika Benton-Martin

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  • Drake, Tyga Squash Beef with Help From Kanye West

    Things have been rocky among members of the YMCMB crew for sometime now, but it looks like the hip-hop family is making amends. On the heels of Lil Wayne and Birdman’s reconciliation, Tyga recently revealed that his beef with Drake was squashed with some help from Kanye West.

  • Young Thug to Release 'Slime Season 3' Mixtape During Super Bowl Weekend

    In December, Young Thug's go-to videographer, Be El Be, revealed that Thugger’s 'Slime Season 3' would possibly be released close to New Years. The expected release date has come and gone, but Thug recently announced something more concrete. He revealed that the project will drop during Super Bowl weekend.

  • 2 Chainz Releases Hilarious Video for 'Watch Out'

    2 Chainz’s piano-driven trap anthem “Watch Out” has been floating around the Internet for about six months now and was also featured on his most recent mixtape, 'Trap-A-Velli Tre.' On Monday (Jan. 25), he decided to release a hilarious video for the track.

  • Chingy's Donald Trump Endorsement Sparks Twitter Debate, Prompts Apology Video

    On Friday (Jan. 22), Chingy became a trending topic on Twitter after sending out tweets endorsing Republican candidate Donald Trump. In his tweets, the St. Louis rapper said that he believes Trump could run the country. As expected, the social media blurbs sparked an online debate and later prompted an apology video.

  • Talib Kweli Blasts Iggy Azalea For Her Response To Macklemore's 'White Privilege II'

    On Friday (Jan. 22), Macklemore had a good portion of the Internet in an uproar following the release of his new song “White Privilege II.” On the track, the Seattle rapper, who has been accused of being a culture vulture himself, called out Miley Cyrus, Elvis Presley and Iggy Azalea for appropriating black culture. Azalea presumably saw the namedrop as a diss and jumped on social media to give her opinion on the track. Rapper/activist Talib Kweli got wind of it and proceeded to blast the Aussie rhymer for her response.

  • Meek Mill Retreats From 50 Cent Beef: "I Submit to Your Memes"

    Meek Mill and 50 Cent have been exchanging insults on Instagram over the past few days, but it looks like things are coming to a halt. Meek, who essentially initiated the spat, has decided to retreat from the social media beef. He wrote on Instagram, "I submit to your memes.”

  • DJ Drama Denies Leaking Drake/Quentin Miller Reference Track

    Back in November, DJ Drama’s ex-wife, Summer P Walker, took the Internet by surprise when she decided to drop a bomb about the Drake/Quentin Miller reference track that was leaked last July. Though Walker pointed the finger at Drama and accused him of putting the song out over two months ago, it wasn’t until recently that he addressed the situation and denied any involvemet.

  • Dame Dash Responds to His Cousin Stacey's Comments About Removal of BET Awards

    On Wednesday (Jan. 20), Stacey Dash caused quite a stir during an appearance on FOX & Friends. While the actress may have rubbed more than a few people the wrong way, her cousin Dame Dash somewhat made some sense of her comments about the removal of the BET Awards. He responded and gave his own interpretation while speaking with Dr. Boyce Watkins.

  • Stacey Dash Calls for Elimination of BET Awards, Black History Month, Network Responds

    For the past few days, the entertainment industry has been engaged in a debate on whether or not black actors should boycott the Oscars. Actress Stacey Dash recently chimed in and offered up an interesting perspective. During an appearance on Fox & Friends, Dash called for elimination of the BET Awards and the recognition of Black History Month. The BET Network promptly responded to Dash’s proposition.
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