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Meek Mill is celebrating his Nelson Mandela Changemaker Award with an accompanying music video for “Mandela Freestyle.” The visual highlights the Philadelphia artist and activist’s work with REFORM Alliance while also paying homage to the song’s namesake. “The Nelson Mandela changemaker award recognizes individuals who are carrying on Mr. Mandela’s legacy across one of the following key pillars: social equity through activism, community and nation-building, protection and education of children and youth,” a voiceover at the end of the music video says. “So today, we honor Robert ‘Meek Mill’ Williams for carrying on President Mandela’s legacy.” Mill took to Instagram to share the award, writing in the caption, “Blessings.. I got “the Nelson Mandela humanitarian award” Thankyou Rip to the gr...

Amidst all the speculation surrounding the release of DONDA, fans recently started to believe that Kanye West‘s longtime collaborator Mike Dean is no longer working on the project. Known for being active on social media with updates on what he’s been working on, Dean took to Twitter to address the rumors that he quit working on DONDA. The famed producer, audio engineer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist noted that he is still working on Kanye’s tenth studio album adding, “People read too much into tweets. Lol.” Briefly revealing how he felt about working at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Dean revealed that he is now in Los Angeles and shared an image of the setup he is presumably using to help finish DONDA. I haven’t quit anything. The album continues. Lol. People read too much i...

Drake took to social media to show appreciation for Rick Ross, even going as far as calling him the greatest rapper alive. The OVO head shared an Instagram Story featuring the Maybach Music founder and Smiley, writing the caption, “@richforever @thareal_smiley the greatest rapper alive met my favourite rapper alive.” In the video itself, Rozay says, “Y’all know what it is, man. Right here, with family,” while the Canadian artist refers to him as “Big Boss.” Drizzy and Ross have collaborated on numerous occasions in the past decade, with the Florida-raised artist recently sharing that they are both adamant on dropping a joint album. With the pair gearing up to release their individual solo albums, Rozay shared, “Well, me and Drizzy, we may have spoken within the last 48 hours. But it’s only...

In a major milestone of the Blink-182 drummer, Travis Barker has embarked on his first flight since he was involved in the near-fatal plane crash in 2008. Barker was reportedly seen boarding on Kylie Jenner’s private jet with girlfriend, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Cory Gamble on a trip to Cabo, Mexico. This would mark the first time Barker has boarded a plane since he was in the deadly 2008 crash that killed more than half of the people on board. At the time of the crash, the plane was unable to leave the ground, leaving a tire to burst on the runway and the aircraft to beer out of control. It crashed into the airport gates and skidded across the highway before eventually stopping in a ditch. Barker’s close friends Charles “Che” Still and Chris Baker were both killed in the accid...

Billie Eilish‘s sophomore album Happier Than Ever is holding the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second consecutive week. The record moved 85,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending August 12, a 64 percent decrease from the previous week, which was the fifth largest of 2021. Of those units, 49,000 comprised of SEA units, which equaled 66.1 million on-demand streams, and 36,000 consisted of album sales. Happier Than Ever is the second album this year to hold the No. 1 spot for its first two weeks, following Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album. Happier Than Ever debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, after selling 230,000 copies, including 153,000 traditional sales, in the first week following its release. The trad...