Offset and Cardi B are headed down the wedding aisle. Offset proposed to Cardi B with an 8-caret diamond ring; on stage in front of thousands in Philadelphia after his performance with the Migos.
The couple have been an item for months now and it looks like they are in for the long haul.
Congratulation Offset & Cardi B!
More details to come.
Norfolk, VA emcee and entrepreneur Star PaYaself ends the fourth quarter strong with his latest single “1Thou”, released on PaYaself Records. Like many of his releases, you can jam this one in the club or the ride.
PaYaself Records is the indie label Star co-owns with his partner Wes Wright. The two teamed up after realizing there wasn’t a lot of young, new talent from their region with a voice or platform. Their goal is to encourage fellow artists to take control of their own brand and content; hence the PaYaself moniker. Star’s own music is a welcome blend of substance and beats you can’t sit down to, making him one to watch for 2018.
Instagram/Twitter: @Star_PaYaself
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One of Houston’s hottest rappers in the game right now just dropped a new video he’s been holding in the vault. Ricardo Parker is a skilled lyricists, and has been getting compared to Jay-Z due to his smooth Carter confidence.
Watch Ricardo Parker video for his new single, Sweet 16 “The Prelude” below.
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Keep up with Ricardo’s latest moves on social media:
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The president of Sick Wid It Records is out here making hits too! Droop-E recently dropped a single titled, “I Do What I Want”. A video directed by the famous Jae Synth was released as well, and it perfectly brings the song to life.
Droop-E’s life mantra is to think highly of yourself and see yourself doing the things you want to do so they can come into fruition and he puts all that into his up and coming album, Trillionaire Thoughts:
“When I started I recording this album, my mentality was that pretty much every time I speak on the mic, it was the mentality that I’m a trillionaire. That there is no limitations in life and that I’m blessed by God. I didn’t want to have any negative thoughts going through my mind as I was rapping. I made the music so people can put it on, go about their day and think big instead of thinking small.”
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“I Do What I Want” is also available on Soundcloud.
Another woman has come forward in the latest R Kelly Sex Cult Scandal. Kitti Jones a former Radio DJ for Dallas, Texas hip-hop and R&B station 97.9 shared an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone, sharing detailed information about her 2-year relationship with famed R&B Superstar.
Jones claims that she and R. Kelly were together from 2011 to 2013 and she suffered physical, emotional, and mental abuse for the entire relationship. Jones met R Kelly while hosting the Beat-sponsored after-party at Fat Daddy’s, a club in suburban Mansfield, Texas. Jones tells Rolling Stone that Kelly went to shake her hand after small talk, he gave her a piece of paper with his phone number and told her to text him her number. Jones says that after she texted Kelly from the bathroom, he replied, saying to always call him “daddy” – never call him Rob.
According to Rolling Stone Jones expressed her 2-year draconian ruled relationship as a nightmare that had her even contemplate attempting suicide. Jones expressed the same kind of treatment that writer Jim DeRogatis’ bombshell BuzzFeed featured in July. Exposing R Kelly of alleged physical abuse, sexual coercion, and emotional manipulation. Living by rules, that included her to ask what and when she could eat, how to dress, when to go to the bathroom and how to perform for the singer sexually. Jones shared that when she did something wrong she would be punished by either physical abuse, starvation, or having her cell phone taken away.
You may have remembered Jones from a live skit from one of R Kelly’s shows. Kelly brings Jones onstage with two men dressed in white lab coats with her arms chained inside a white cage. Kelly enters as a white sheet is draped over the cage, obscuring the couple. The cage begins rocking as the band’s music intensifies, with Jones and Kelly eventually shown silhouetted. After Kelly simulates oral sex on Jones, the two re-emerge, and a mock-fatigued Jones is led offstage. “‘I’ve never paraded around anybody before,'” Jones says Kelly told her before the tour started. “‘I’m gonna make sure people see us together.'”
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Jones shared with Rolling Stone that Kelly would frequently fly girls in for sex, and order her and his other girlfriends to hook up with them. “You can’t say no because you’re going to get punished,” she says. “You just become numb to what’s happening. It’s so traumatic the things that he makes you do to other people and to him.”
Jones shared how she had to engage in sexual acts with other women including witnessing two young women being urinated on. In which she describes as amusing to the R&B Superstar; “It was just a game for him,” she says. “He just went back and forth [on them] when he was peeing and told [another girlfriend] to clean it up afterward. That was the worst that I’ve ever seen.”
In September 2013 according to Rolling Stone, Jones told Kelly that she wanted to visit Dallas to take her son, now back from Europe, school shopping. “I was fed up with just everything,” she says. “Fuck what people are gonna think. You need to take your ass home.” She left her possessions in Chicago, flew to Dallas with two suitcases and never returned. “She had to be careful as to what she was packing,” Howard says. “Nothing that had heels or club clothing. She just had to have her sweats and T-shirts.”
Last December, Timothy and Jonjelyn Savage, the parents of 22-year-old Joycelyn Savage, who is currently living with Kelly and other women, asked Jones for advice on how to get their daughter to leave the singer, the couple confirms to Rolling Stone. Jones hadn’t been keeping up with Kelly’s current girlfriends, but initially tried to help the Savages.
She shares that, “I cried when she showed me photos of her daughter, and then I called [Joycelyn] ’cause I said, ‘Maybe this is my moment to help somebody, ’cause I’m sitting here on this information that can stop [him]…. I felt like I had the power to stop him earlier.” Jones says she no longer is in communication with the Savages but the conversations spurred her to consider going public with her story.
Jones told Rolling Stone that R Kelly reached out to her this past May. “He said, ‘If someone came to you right now and asked them how I treated you, you can’t fucking say that I didn’t treat you good. … You had a roof over your head. You went shopping. You didn’t have to want for shit. So you can never go around and say that I was a monster like other people say that I am,'” Jones says. “I was so scared when he was talking to me. I was like, ‘This guy really thinks he did me a favor.’ He doesn’t look at the sexual stuff as scarring and damaging people.”
Since leaving the Superstar Jones has made steps to rebuild her life she now sells car insurance and has even got back into radio. She has started a Non-Profit Organization called Stop Protecting Your Abuser. “By me being silent, it allowed him to feel untouchable, that he could keep things going as long as he could pay people off and put enough fear and shame in us that you would never speak on it again,” she says. “Staying silent absolutely protects your abuser.”
Jones story continues a long list of alleged sexual misconduct and abusive behavior against the famed singer. Unlike most of R Kelly’s alleged victims where the women were young girls under the age of 25. Jones was an established woman with children and a career, that fell under the spell of the Piped Piper, suffering two years of domestic abuse that will probably take her a lifetime to heal from mental and emotional trauma. One of Jone’s biggest fears were the opinions of the public who she felt would call her stupid for putting up with the abusive behavior for two years. But after hearing more stories about other victims of the singer’s way of life, she felt that it was her duty to shed light on the truth of who R Kelly truly is. She shared with Rolling Stone that if she would have come out sooner with her story, she could have saved other women from the alleged abuse and once and for all expose to the public that our beloved R Kelly is a broken man that needs some serious mental therapy and possible jail time.
The list of unhappy Americans mad at President Donald Trump continues to grow. TMZ reported that Montel Williams thinks President Trump and Gen. John Kelly need to apologize for offending the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, because that’s what REAL men would do.
TMZ caught up with Montel at LAX Tuesday, he said the Prez and his Chief of Staff need to put their egos aside and show some respect for Myeshia Johnson’s feelings.
According to Montel, even if Trump and Kelly don’t understand how they offended Mrs. Johnson, they still need to get back on the horn to make the situation right.
Montel, a veteran himself, was fired up as he insisted our leaders honor Sgt. Johnson’s memory.
The legendary New Orleans singer and piano player Fat Domino who took the ’50s and ’60s by storm … is dead.
TMZ reports Domino died in New Orleans, surrounded by friends and family, according to his daughter.
Domino sold more than 65 million albums and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
He was deeply embedded in New Orleans and did a lot of public appearances for relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. He died at the age of 89.
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Everyone has their reasons for wanting to be a success, most of them self-serving. Portland, Oregon’s Quiz Zilla hopes that his success will enable him to help lift the downtrodden and disenfranchised; to whom he unequivocally relates. Surviving a nightmare childhood of broken homes, homeless shelters and foster care imbibed Quiz Zilla with an abiding sense of empathy that has shaped him both as a man and an artist. His songs come from a deep place which enables him to cross genres; wherever the mood takes him. As he puts it, “If it speaks to me, I’ll make the music.” Not one to succumb to labels, Quiz Zilla doesn’t even prefer to be labeled as a rapper — he’s an artist, first. “I don’t like being placed in a box,” he explains. Listeners can expect a little bit of everything from Quiz Zilla as his debut album, “Prince of the Low Lifes” will demonstrate. The project debuted on the iTunes Top 100 R&B albums chart at #84 this week.
His latest single, “Still Have Faith,” is a testament to his versatility. The song is about a relationship that has endured a rollercoaster of emotions and challenges. Break-ups and make-ups make for an aching protagonist, until he realizes that he still has one more try left in him. “It’s about struggling to set pride and ego aside and let the love shine.” The title of the song speaks for itself: “at the end of the day I ‘Still Have Faith.’” The song recently hit #1 on Neilsen’s Hip Hop/R&B Chart and currently sits at #4 on Billboard’s Hot Singles Sales Chart for a second week.
Quiz Zilla makes music that resonates with people. It speaks to them exactly as it was intended. That, after all is what true art is all about.
Twitter: @quizzilla
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Aaron Alexander may hail from the ‘show me’ state but there is nothing regional about him. Instead, his sound feels influenced by a lifetime of globetrotting and a maturity that belies his mere twenty-two years. The subject matter of Alexander’s debut, “Memento Mori”, too would be a lot to take on for one so young if you didn’t consider that he is the product of a region that produced the Michael Brown fiasco and ensuing chaos.
As he told Pigeons & Planes’ Alex Gardner back in June after the release of his first visual, “Faces”, “I started the album two years ago after watching the “Death Parade”anime, episode 11, where they mentioned the phrase Memento Mori. It sounded incredibly dope so I did a bit of research. The aesthetic and sound I was going for was clear. This album is equal parts about death and dying as it is life itself.” And he does it justice, not just lyrically, but in his choice of production as well; knowing exactly what sounds willl bring the best out of him.
Suffice it to say that you will be hearing a LOT more from Aaron Alexander and once you’ve taken him for a spin, you won’t be able to get enough.
Twitter: @ignant_a
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Georgia rapper Selldretti is far different that his Southern counterparts, taking Hip Hop back to the days of New York lyricism and storytelling with his new single “Emancipation” produced by Pete Rock. The song, which is now available for streaming on Itunes, Spotify, Tidal, and Amazon is a raw gritty banger with an NYC edge, which is kind of crazy coming from a rapper from Columbus, GA reppin the 706.
The song showcases the talented rapper’s lyrical ability promoting his second first project “Life Goes On”, which set the grounds for developing his brand Selldretti Music. Fans can expect new solo album called Back To The Boom, which will have a lot of old school 90’s vibes, to be released on all major music platforms December 1st.
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With so much racial tension in the NFL from Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem because of the racial injustice in America, to him being black balled by every team in the NFL. Master P has a message for Colin Kaepernick. “WHO NEEDS THE NFL?” Master P told TMZ Sports if the league won’t let Kaep ball, he’s down to help Colin start up his own shop, and take down the shield.
Master P knows about sports startups, his Global Mixed Gender Basketball league is off to an incredible start, attracting big name talent like the Gonzalez Twins, Glen “Big Baby” Davis, and Metta World Peace.
TMZ met up with the Hip Hop Legend in L.A. and shared his thoughts about Kaep’s situation, and P had a very simple answer, “if you can’t join ’em, beat ’em”.
“I’ll help him start his own league. I think he should, I mean he’s a great football player. I think the NFL should have some competition.”
Not a bad idea especially since P Diddy made it clear that he wants to buy the NFL. Why not come together and start a new leaugue?
Two of Hip Hop’s most prolific producers, Beatnick & K-Salaam, gathered up a smorgasboard of lyrical talent and the result is The Bluest Flame. Notables and frequent collaborators like Tech N9ne. Talib Kweli, Blu, Bun B, Young Buck, Fashawn, Wrekonize and Joell Ortiz bless the board work of these Minnesota natives, complementing one another perfectly, for an album that heads especially will appreciate.
The Bluest Flame is the next to final project that Beatnick & K-Salaam will be dropping together as Beatnick has decided to focus on his career in commercial music production for Asche & Spencer.
As a duo, Beatnick & K-Salaam have an incredible discography with albums featuring a who’s who of Hip Hop. Over the years the two have released multiple projects and produced for the likes of Keane, Trey Songz, Bun B, Lil Wayne, Junior Reid, Nas, K’naan, Talib Kweli, Lil Wayne, Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def, Young Buck, Buju Banton, Collie Buddz, Sizzla, Hollywood Undead, Murs, Fashawn, Smif N Wessun, and much more. Moreover, in 2012-2013, Beatnick & K-Salaam did all the Sound Design for Lauryn Hill’s live shows / concerts (designed custom made synth sounds and sample patches for the keyboard player, and created custom made drum samples for the drummer.)
Beatnick & K-Salaam have also had their music placed in many TV shows, commercials, movies and video games. Some of their placements include: FIFA 15, NBA Live 15, NCIS: LA, VH1’s Hit the Floor, Fox TVs Red Band Society, and most recently the duo did the music scoring for NBC’s coverage of the 2016 Olympics in Rio, de Janeiro.
Currently K-Salaam resides in Vancouver where he teaches Music Production at various well- respected institutions, including NYU’s Clive Daivs Inst. of Recorded Music, and at Douglas College’s Music Technology Dept. in Vancouver, BC (where he also helps to run the program). Wednesday night he was welcomed as a guest DJ at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver for the Lauryn Hill / Nas show.
Twitter: @KSalaamBeatnick
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Production credits on Nardo DaVinci go mainly to Fames Sinatra with a bouncy contribution from Zaytoven, making it a 12-track romp through Duval County, Florida that will find a welcome home in any whip and at every block party. The album is now available on all DSP’s via Cinematic Music Group/ / MobSquad Muzik.
“My album Nardo DaVinci is me.” Nard tells Pigeons & Planes’ Eric Isom. “I’m the only one in the south selling this grade of dope. Straight outta Duval County, the landmark alone let you know what time it is. If you connect/love/fuck with any type of ’90s baby gangsta music coming out of the south you’re gonna love it. It slides like Big Sean meets Soulja Slim plus some Based on a Tru Story, Real Testament, TM 103 type of time. It rolls front to back but it’s really for people who appreciate the art.”
Twitter: @MobSquadNard
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Star of the hit WEtv show “Braxton Family Values” and Singer Traci Braxton along with Grammy-nominated D.C. rap artist Kokayi have teamed with Inspiring Youths Dreams Founder Linda Nelson who co-produced the song with award-winning composer/arranger Danny Flam to create a unique blend of Classical and Hip Hop with their song, “Moonlight.” Sales of the song, and the album on which it will live, shall go towards Inspiring Youths Dreams mission to continue to take underprivileged and inner-city youth to the Grammy Awards and the accompanying week of events.
The program started six years ago when Linda Nelson, who worked many years for the Recording Academy / Grammy Awards, discovered the son of a good friend, who was living paycheck-to-paycheck, wanted to be a guitarist but did not have the means for either the instrument or lessons. Upon seeing his reaction after she purchased both for him, she realized she had found her calling and decided to make it her life’s mission to help and inspire inner city kids to realize their dreams. Out of her own pocket, for the past six years, Linda has taken a couple of kids with her to all Grammy Week events including a backstage tech tour the day before the Grammys, and attending rehearsals.
The great thing about working around so much talent is that so many of them are so generous and after being approached by Linda with the idea of a fundraiser to help her offset the many costs involved in what she was doing, Linda found herself inundated with offers of help from a host of producers, engineers and vocal talent. “Moonlight”, a rendering of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata”, one of Linda’s favorites, is the first single from an album Linda plans to release in January. Co-produced by Moonlight lyricist/composer Olayimika Cole, the raw and soulful vocal stylings of Traci Braxton, combined with the poignant phrasing of Kokayi, make this a song for the ages. “Moonlight” was beautifully mixed by multi Grammy Award-winning engineer, Ken Lewis and has rightfully been submitted for a Grammy.
The song represents the struggles confronted by so many from the opioid crisis to all of the divisiveness we witness daily that has such an impact on us all.
“Moonlight” is available now for purchase on all DSP’s.
For more information, visit http:www.inspiringyouthsdreams.org/
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In a stunning development shaking the entertainment world, Grammy-winning singer, entrepreneur, and reality TV star Kandi Burruss has quietly filed for divorce from her husband Todd Tucker, according to a newly uncovered divorce petition filed in Fulton County Superior Court on November 21, 2025. The filing was made under her married legal name, K. Lenice Tucker.
The court document confirms what fans and industry insiders have been speculating for months: one of reality television’s most successful power couples is now headed toward a legal split.
According to the petition, Kandi states that the marriage between her and Todd is “irretrievably broken,” the statutory grounds required under Georgia law when no reconciliation is possible.
The couple reportedly separated on July 15, 2025, and have lived apart since that date. 25CV016187 - PETITION
This means their separation had already been in effect for several months before Kandi filed the paperwork—suggesting that the marital issues had been ongoing behind the scenes.
The petition confirms that the couple shares two minor children, and Kandi is requesting:
The filing emphasizes that the children have always lived with both parents and that no other custody claims or competing legal actions exist.
Child support, she notes, should be determined under Georgia’s official guidelines.
One of the most significant revelations is Kandi’s insistence that the court enforce the prenuptial agreement she and Todd signed prior to their 2014 wedding.
If the prenup is upheld:
This could shorten what might otherwise become a lengthy and contentious divorce process.
Kandi requests that both parties be responsible for their own attorney fees—a sign that she may be aiming for a streamlined, minimally contentious resolution.
Her attorney on record is Adamma McKinnon, Esq., a respected Atlanta family law practitioner.
While the filing was submitted discreetly under her legal married name, its discovery is already sending shockwaves through:
Kandi and Todd—who married in 2014, built multiple businesses together, and became one of reality TV’s most profitable brands—have not yet issued public statements about the divorce.
Given Kandi’s stature as a major figure in music, television, hospitality, and investment ventures, the split could have significant personal and business implications.
Todd Tucker will now be formally served and given the opportunity to file a response. The court may then schedule hearings to address:
Hip Hop Enquirer will continue monitoring this developing story and provide exclusive updates as additional filings and responses emerge.
