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Swae Lee Files For Joint Custody of Daughter With Brazilian Model

Swae Lee Aline Martins Legal Battle Over Daughter
Aline Martins with hers and Swae Lee's daughter. Image source: EXTRA.

Swae Lee, half of the Rae Sremmurd duo, has entered into a custody battle. While this is a unique circumstance with industry fathers, Lee has filed his petition for 50/50 joint custody of his 1-year-old daughter, Angel.

Lee fathered a child with a model from Brazil, Aline Martins. The two welcomed their daughter last year, and now he wants more than to pay child support. 

Aline Martins shared with EXTRA that Swae Lee abandoned her and their newborn daughter. She went in to specify that she was pursuing to get child support from the rapper since physical and financial support offer never came. 

Love Turned Sour 

Aline Martins shared the two were in love when their relationship began in 2016. Infidelity and manipulation was the culprit to the demise of their relationship, possibly due to his Rockstar lifestyle. “He considered me a girlfriend, although the proposal was never made. During this period, some betrayals came to me, of course, but he always denied, manipulated me, and I preferred to close my eyes; I was in love,” Martins told EXTRA.

Swae Lee and Aline Martins
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She also shared that Lee tried to persuade her to get an abortion. “He started sending me daily messages that he knew painless ways to have an abortion and that he was committed to taking care of me for the rest of my life if I took the baby away.”

Swae Lee: Being A Father

Swae Lee filed for 50/50 joint custody per legal documents obtained by TMZ. They also noted that their Swae sources shared this petition started as a preventative measure to avoid unnecessary drama. The “Unforgettable” singer seemingly wants to develop an organic relationship with his daughter that will include spending holidays and quality time together. 

The change of heart may stem from his newfound joy of welcoming another baby into the world. Fresh off of a jungle-themed baby shower, Lee and Victoria Kristine shared the grand event via social media, where both appear with all smiles.

Still, Aline let on that this may be a manipulation tactic to continue not supporting daughter Angel financially. Though the single mother reportedly received $15k, Martin claims she accumulated debt from the pregnancy. 

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Text messages from Swae Lee shared by Aline Martins. Image source: EXTRA Online.

The Custody Battles’ Facts

Absent parents may return out of the blue, petitioning for custody or visitation. Whether the abuse reports appear or a genuine change of heart to return, there is no law against it. However, an attorney will want to judge the facts of these cases to proceed. 

In many cases, the absent parent files for custody larger than 50 percent to lower child support payments. Though this rides the line of manipulation, there is a silver lining for the child; more time with the absent parent. The reason for that parents’ absence should also be considered. Not wanting to parent is grounds for implementing a limited court-ordered visitation agreement. 

Let’s hope the “Black Beatles” curator will uphold his word to spend more time with baby Angel. 

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Elon Musk Tries To Back Out Of Twitter Deal, Twitter Prepared To Sue

Elon Musk Tries To Back Out Of Twitter Deal
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After initially agreeing to buy Twitter for 44 billion dollars, tech mogul Elon Musk is reneging on the deal. Earlier this year, Musk critiqued the site’s inability to police bot accounts. He also criticized how Twitter handled free speech and said once he becomes the owner, he’ll reinstate former President Trump’s profile. 

At the time, Musk claimed permanently banning Trump from Twitter was “morally bad” and “alienated half the country.” The businessman also contemplated starting his rival social media company; however, it appears he wasn’t serious about the matter. In April, Elon Musk became the primary shareholder of Twitter, buying a 9 percent stake in the company.

Chairman Bret Taylor tweeted, confirming the board’s decision to sue the billionaire. However, this isn’t Elon’s first time swimming in hot water. In fact, there is a long list of legal issues dating back as far as 2006.

2022 Not Necessarily A Good Year For Elon Musk

This year alone, Elon Musk was sued by former Tesla employees for unjustly terminating employment without proper notice. Keith Johnson filed a $258 billion lawsuit against Tesla, Musk, and SpaceX for an alleged pyramid scheme. Johnson claims Musk tricked him and other investors after he promoted meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin.

The Securities and Exchange Commission revealed he and his brother are being investigated for insider trading. This occurred after Kimbal Musk sold off $108 million worth of stock a day after Elon asked Twitter users if he should give up 10 percent of his overall stake. Luckily for the Musks, financial experts say this could be hard to prove.

Earlier this year, it came out that Musk paid a flight attendant $250,000 to keep quiet after alleged sexual harassment. While Musk does have an armada of stans willing to blindly defend him on social media, the accusations keep piling up.

The Twitter debacle is still in the air, but the court will likely decide the case. However, whether Musk buys the platform or not, he will still receive backlash from critics.

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Beyoncé Announces her new Album ‘Renaissance’ in Grand Style

Beyoncé Returns In Grand Style after Announcing her new Album 'Renaissance'
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It’s been a while since Beyoncé’s last album, “The Lion King: The Gift,” dropped. And since 2019, her fans seem to be craving more releases from her. Her fans discovered on Thursday that she had deleted her profile photo from all her social media platforms, leaving an empty avatar. The stunt created a panic for the BeyHives. Since then, fans have been baffled as to what was going on. Following her profile picture removal, she began to trend on Twitter with over 140k tweets in the first 3 hours.

What’s In With The Chaos

With all of the chaos, BeyHive had no idea that Queen B had a plan to invade their playlist with her new album. First, TIDAL gave fans the update they had long been expecting with the announcement captioned “Beyoncé Renaissance July 29”. Across other social media platforms, she put up a caption on her bio that reads, “act i RENAISSANCE 7.29”. This move was a welcoming one for BeyHives. At least they get to quench their thirst all the while they have been waiting. The album has a release date of July 29.

‘Renaissance’ appears to be a traditional Beyoncé solo album. It might also be considered the first of a several-part release. It will be her seventh overall and the follow-up to ‘Lemonade,’ which she released in 2016. Since then, in 2018, she’s released two albums: Everything Is Love, a joint album with Jay-Z, and The Lion King: The Gift, the soundtrack she created for Disney’s photorealistic remake of The Lion King, in 2019. In November 2021, she released a single called Be Alive for the soundtrack of the film King Richard.

At the moment, all BeyHives are counting down the days till July 29th arrives. So they can add Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance to their playlist. The album will have 16 tracks available on all streaming platforms.

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A$AP Bari Ends Beef With Lil Uzi Vert

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A$AP Bari recently uploaded a photo to social media, where he is seen with his arm around the shoulders of Lil Uzi Vert. This picture comes months after the two had to be separated during an altercation.

A$AP Bari and Lil Uzi Vert Snap Photo

HotNewHipHop reported that A$AP Bari posted a picture that shows him embracing Lil Uzi Vert. The two of them don’t seem to be at odds in the picture. It’s unclear exactly why the two were in the studio together but the photo is evidence of the moment.

 

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The picture confused everyone looking in. Bari and Lil Uzi Vert were beefing with each other a month ago. Of course, it’s good to see rap beef get squashed but the end of the beef surprised everyone.

The Incident at a NYC Restaurant

Dreddsworld reported that Lil Uzi Vert approached A$AP Bari at a New York City restaurant. A diner recorded the incident and posted it online. The video went viral overnight. In the video, Uzi Vert and Bari only got into a verbal argument. Before the argument reached a physical point, bystanders stepped between them. The argument continues but the video ends a short time later. So, it is unknown how the altercation ends.

 

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A$AP Bari Takes a Shot at A$AP Rocky

A$AP Bari might have ended one beef but his feud with A$AP Rocky is still going strong. The beef between the group members started when Bari took shots at Rocky. A writer for XXL revealed that A$AP Bari trolled A$AP Rocky after he posted pictures on Instagram.

 

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In the comment section, A$AP Bari wrote, “You burnt out…” This caused fans of Rocky to attack Bari and fans didn’t hold back as they responded. Some responses compared the success of the two, stating that Rocky is in a much better position. Fans also brought up the sexual assault Bari pleaded guilty to a few years back. Over 300 fans had a response for the clothes designer.

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A$AP Bari might have ended the beef with Lil Uzi Vert but the beef with his group member, A$AP Rocky, could be more hurtful in the end. Hopefully, Bari’s willingness to end beef will rub off on the Rocky beef. A$AP Bari should remember what A$AP stands for, “Always Strive And Prosper.” You can’t prosper if you are trying to bring others down.

 

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Lil Baby Announces New Album on Twitter

Lil Baby's Birthday Concert In Atlanta Was A Blast, Image Source: XXL Magazine
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This July would be a treat for music and rap lovers of the world. On Sunday May 22, the Atlanta rapper Lil Baby  announced he will release his new album in July. He made this announcement on Twitter. However, he chose to remain mysterious regarding the release date of his album in cryptic tweet, “something will be happening in July” with some flame emojis. He did not reveal exact date.

Lil Baby’s Last Album My Turn Is His Biggest 

Lil Baby already delighted his fans across the world by releasing music videos like “In A Minute,” “Right On” and “Frozen.” In 2020, his album My Turn debuted at No.1 on the US Billboard 200, earning 197,000 album-equivalent units. His coming new album would be a follow up of his previous one. In the meantime however Lil Baby uploaded a picture of himself sitting with massive piles of cash loaded on his lap on Instagram, saying, “this summer’s mine.” 

Lil Baby’s Collaboration with Ja Morant

Earlier this year on May 7, this Atlanta rapper collaborated with Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies superstar and Beats By Dre and released “Dark Mode,” a brand new single from Baby shot in black and white during Game 3 of the Grizzlies Western Conference semi-final series against the Golden State Warriors. Memphis basketball fans and Memphis’ rap  community admired Lil Baby for Morant’s play. 

Journey of Lil Baby as One Of America’s Leading Musical Artists

Lil Baby’s journey in the music world is similar to most of rappers in USA. Atlanta’s Dominique Jones was in prison for some time. One day he was released from prison and he geared all his attention into rap. He is no longer attracted to thrills of streets. His album My Turn demonstrated his musical abilities with improved technical skills and song writing capabilities. The project became the biggest streaming week of 2020. Three projects he released in 2018 landed in the Top 5 Street Gossip hit No. 2, Drip Harder with Gunna landed at No. 4 and Harder Than Ever peaked at No. 3. In 2021, this Grammy-nominated artist teamed up with Lil Durk and they released album titled as The Voice of the Heroes, it also became no.1 on the US Billboard 200 with 150,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.

Lil Baby is certainly the most sought after rapper in the mainstream rap. He is one of the leading musical artists of hip-hop’s new generation.

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Jack Harlow Responds To Brandy After Her Tweet Following Viral Clip

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After a viral clip of Jack Harlow not knowing who Brandy is, caused an online commotion, Brandy responded cheekily via Twitter. The “Boy Is Mine” singer said, “I will murk this dude in rap at 43 on his own beats and then sing his ass to sleep.” Afterward, she explained it was a joke and, in a follow-up tweet, said, “it’s all love.”

It didn’t stop there, however. Jack Harlow responded to Brandy with a social media post of his own. Harlow posted a clip of Ye’s vocals from an older collab with the singer. “Bring Me Down” from the 2005 album “Late Registration” appeared in Harlow’s Instagram story. Some say it was shade; others say it was playful. Regardless, this little internet tiff seems to be over.

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Jack Harlow Polarizes Modern Rap

The 24-year-old caught flack from a lot of people on social media. India Arie put her two cents in via Instagram post, saying, “Just because you make black [music] doesn’t mean you know black culture. If U don’t know Brandy’s voice when you hear it …. WHO EVEN ARE YOU?” The responses from other people are more or less lighthearted about the hiccup. However, this debates the rapper’s legitimacy to the forefront. Many people cite mediocrity as a source of the rapper’s success, while others absolutely adore him.

He dropped “Come Home the Kids Miss You” on May 6, which got many negative reviews. Pitchfork, notorious for its pretentious and harsh critiques, scored 2.9 out of 10. The overall consensus is that while Harlow is charming in real life, none of his personality shows in his songs. His single “First Class” is currently viral on TikTok, but even that song is polarizing. Rolling Stone said, “He’s a smooth entertainer with a warm personality, but the Louisville rapper doesn’t seem interested in much beyond dominating the charts.” Despite these conversations, the rapper is still on top and generating buzz. For now, that works for him.

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Tekashi 6ix9ine Announces Return On Social Media

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Controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine announced his return to music via his social media accounts. The New York based artist took to Twitter and Instagram to inform fans and artists of his imminent comeback.

“I hope everybody enjoyed there 15 minutes,” 6ix9ine wrote on Twitter. “The demon is back April 15th. I’m the beast they couldn’t contain. The industry[‘s] most hated animal. April 15th the King of New York is coming back. I’m going back home.”

On Friday, 6ix9ine added to his update on his Instagram story: “When I left and took a break, I didn’t say a word to no one, I didn’t need to explain nothing. I just did it. I woke up and now I want to take over again. Now get out of my way.”

The 25 year old rapper will be releasing his first track since 2021’s “Zaza”. That song arrived just five months after his sophomore album TattleTales, which came after his release from prison in April of 2020.

6ix9ine’s return gets a cold reception

To commemorate his return, 6ix9ine posted a video to his Instagram on Monday. The clip shows the rapper standing in front of a building in Brooklyn rapping along to a song called “Gine Gine.” After the promo dropped, however, the location was vandalized by people who weren’t too happy about the comeback.

Messages were left in left in white paint all over the building, saying “Rat.” A message left at the front of the building said, “Rat Ce[n]tral. No Good Rat.”

6ix9ine’s recent struggles

6ix9ine’s return to music seemingly coincides with recent snitching allegations. Last week, Chicago rapper 600Breezy accused 6ix9ine of snitching after the former’s release from prison. 600Breezy served three months for an alleged threat on 6ix9ine’s life.

Wack 100, 6ix9ine’s business manager, also hinted that financial struggles had hit the rapper hard. “He broke as a motherfu**er. That ni**a 6ix9ine ain’t got nothing! Man, that ni**a over there doing bad. I had to send that ni**a $20 for some gas,” Wack said. “It’s fu**ing terrible man. Sad thing to see such a talented young man.”

Last month, 6ix9ine appeared before a judge in a civil lawsuit and and explained his financial difficulties, saying that his income had been limited due to the ongoing pandemic. He also admitted to living in fear due to his status as a federal informant.

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Cardi Proves A Mother’s Love Is Nothing To Mess With

Fans were surprised today when Cardi was missing in action from social media. It is being reported that the artist and newly minted winner of best rap performance deleted all her social media accounts after dealing with social media trolls.

Cardi Incites The Trolls

Of course, fans and trolls expected Cardi B to be front and center at the Grammys. After all, she did receive an award for her single “Up.” But to the dismay of many, she did not attend. As life has it, some people are not satisfied when people act outside their expectations. Cardi was tired of the trolls coming for her, so she dismantled the entire bridge.

Trolls Go In/Cardi Burns Bridges

Some particularly disgruntled fans went in on Cardi for not making an appearance at the Grammys. Not only did they go in on her for her lack of attendance, but also her kids. The star was livid; she wasn’t taking the craziness from anybody. Right after the postings, Cardi took it straight to Social Media.

I’m deleting my Twitter, but On God, I hate this fuckin dumbass fan base. You got the slow dumbasses dragging my kids all-cause y’all though [sic] I was going to the Grammys, and I didn’t the fuck?”

She is right. As a human being, she has the right to make important decisions about her life and not be grilled but go figure.

One More Thing

She didn’t delete her accounts immediately. So Some people tried to get in the last word. They were quick with the clap back. One poster wrote,

“do you kiss your @utistic child with that mouth?”

As if the first responses were not inciting enough, this one took the cake. Her response,

None of my kids are autistic…don’t project wat u got on my kids the f–k. Why would I show up for one nomination? If you bring up my son, I wish the worst on you. I hate you. I never said there was nothing wrong with people who have [autism], but don’t put that on my f****** kid.”

And so now here we are.

No More Social Media For Cardi

As of 3:15 pm, outlets reported that Cardi is now absent from social media. As a source notes,

“The “Invasion of Privacy” rapper’s official Twitter and Instagram accounts can no longer be found.”

Will the artist return to Social Media? Who knows, but she was highly incensed by the comments. So, perhaps after some time cooling off, she will return. But if not, her fans stand behind her either way. One thing Cardi will never be mistaken for is a careless mother. Because, if anything, this little tiff proves that she is passionately fierce regarding her children and music.

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Petition Sending prodbyzaqq To Ukraine Is Created

Social media gives everyday people hundreds of opportunities to become famous. It only takes one post or a long list of comments, in the case of @prodbyzaqq, to become famous. Zaqq has become recognized by leaving comments under the post of Kanye West. These posts help spread Zaqq’s name around the internet, but Kanye fans have had enough of him and his shitposting. Fans of Ye want to send @prodbyzaqq to the front lines of Ukraine.

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Is @prodbyzaqq Clout Chasing? Is it love?

Prodbyzaqq’s comments are believed to be a way to gain followers for his own career. “Ye da 🐐 no 🧢,” “KIMYE FOREVER,” and “Let the man be a father…” are some of his most famous comments. His comments are random, but he does show genuine support for Kanye West. The statements above are just a short sample of the countless amounts of messages he has left under Ye’s posts. Zaqq’s endless raid of comments has annoyed the other fans of Kanye.

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Fans are beginning to attack @prodbyzaqq online. Many fans have had enough of him and his comment rants. It’s funny that fans dislike Zaqq for spazzing out on social media, but l defend Kanye when he does the same thing. The annoyance has grown to the point that someone has created a petition to send Zaqq to Ukraine’s front lines.

The petition against @prodbyzaqq

Bavid Basselhoff created the petition on the change.org website. The petition was created because the creator thought it would be “funny.”

“Prodbyzaqq kinda annoying tbh. I think it would be kinda funny, too.” via Bavid Basselhoff

Not sure if the creator of the petition or the people signing is considering the people on the front lines of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Soldiers have already lost their lives, and this petition is insensitive. In the last six hours, six thousand people have signed the petition. Not sure what this petition will lead to, but @prodbyzaqq has not limited his presence on social media. The petition is added to the popularity of this producer/rapper.

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Drill Sparks Conversation Between Rappers and NYC Mayor

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Drill rappers Fivio Foreign, Maino, and several others, met with New York City Mayor Eric Adams Tuesday evening after he suggested banning some music videos from social media. Drill is a style of rap originating in the south side of Chicago in the 2010s. Since then, the subgenre has become a phenomenon in places like Seoul, New York, and Dublin. It’s characterized by heavy trap beats and often dark lyrics, usually talking about violent or other illicit activities.

We pulled Trump off Twitter … yet we are allowing music displaying of guns, violence.”

In a 42-second video posted to Instagram, Maino along with a dozen other rappers, met with the mayor to come to an understanding about the genre. “There’s been a lot of talk about drill rap, drill music in New York City, connecting violence with the culture,” said Maino. “I just wanted to create a conversation with the mayor.” New York City has seen an increase in crime since the pandemic started. Among these crimes, are last month’s murders of Drill rappers Chii Wittz and Tdott Woo in Brooklyn.

 

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Rap Music and Violence

The implication that rap music sparks violence, is far from new. In the 1990s, groups like N.W.A elicited the same response. People protested and insisted radio stations stop playing rap that encourages violent behavior. The current reaction to drill rappers is similar. However, others argue that the music itself isn’t causing violence. The primary attribute of the subgenre existing is storytelling. Specifically, the purpose is to tell the stories of disenfranchised communities.

In the Instagram clip, Mayor Adams said he and the drill artists he met with, would “roll out something together soon.”