Every year, X XL releases their Freshman list , touting 10 rappers aimed to break through in the year’s to come. Noted names to be named XXL Freshman? How about J.Cole , Wale , Meek Mill , YG , Chance The Rapper , ScHoolboy Q , Travis Scott , Kirko Bangz , Future and Kendrick Lamar to name a few. The 2018 list is no different, highlighting acts who broke through from SoundCloud obscurity to national relevance. But WHO are the XXL Freshmen this year? Glad you asked. Peep the gallery below and hit the next page to see our official breakdown. [ione_media_gallery src=”http://kysdc.com/” id=”3663370″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Neilson Barnard / Getty Though Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper came up together in Chicago, there has been some animosity between the two in more recent years. Whatever the case is with their former ill will, it looks like things are all good between the pair–and we might even be getting music out of them soon. During a recent interview with Beats 1, Vic finally put all rumors of negativity toward his Chi Town pal to rest, but even more exciting is the fact that he teased some upcoming collaborations on the way. Vic spoke with host Ebro Darden saying, “We been in the studio plenty of times. We got a couple of really dope records, actually,” he continued. “There was a record that me, Chance, and Valee did at one of my cribs in Chicago.” He didn’t provide any further details surrounding the music, but he did offer some insight on how their relationship has grown in more recent years. “That’s my brother through and through,” Mensa continued. “There was times when me and Chano ain’t have bus fare and the Milwaukee Ave. bus ain’t running, so we sleeping sideways in somebody’s abandoned car. I’ve been through a lot of shit with Chance. Brothers fight, [but] that’s been over with for some time now.” Of course, the two rappers have collaborated on tracks before–including “Cocoa Butter Kisses” and “Suitcase”–but we haven’t gotten anything from them together in a few years. Here’s to hoping we get some new music from Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper in 2018.
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Today marks two years since the tragic shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. The devastating moment took the lives of 49 people at the gay club and since then, many folks have honored the victims, their family, and the LGBTQ community. One of the most powerful ways people have been showing love is through tribute songs. One that stands out is a cover of the song “You Will Be Found” from the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. It was brought to life by The Four star Vincint Cannady, The Voice star Eric Lyn, singer Mario Jose , and singer Danielle René Withers. Check it out below! This is just one of many powerful tributes to the victims in Orlando. Swipe through for some more riveting performances from people like Andra Day, Demi Lavato , and The Color Purple ‘s Cynthia Erivo.
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Today marks two years since the tragic shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. The devastating moment took the lives of 49 people at the gay club and since then, many folks have honored the victims, their family, and the LGBTQ community. One of the most powerful ways people have been showing love is through tribute songs. One that stands out is a cover of the song “You Will Be Found” from the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. It was brought to life by The Four star Vincint Cannady, The Voice star Eric Lyn, singer Mario Jose , and singer Danielle René Withers. Check it out below! This is just one of many powerful tributes to the victims in Orlando. Swipe through for some more riveting performances from people like Andra Day, Demi Lavato , and The Color Purple ‘s Cynthia Erivo.
The allegations about R. Kelly’s sex cult house of horrors are enough to keep you up at night. And they just keep coming. While the Time’s Up movement pushes to #MuteRKelly , yet another woman who says that she was one of his victims is speaking out. In fact, she’s taking him to court. In court documents filed in a New York lawsuit and obtained by E! , Faith Rodgers accuses Kelly of a number of things. She says that he would lock her in secluded areas for extended periods of time as punishment. She accuses him of “willfully, deliberately, and maliciously” infecting her with herpes. R. Kelly is accused of recording her without her consent during sexual contact. He is accused of both forceful and non-consensual sexual contact with Faith. She also says that he inflicted mental, sexual, and verbal abuse upon her during their relationship, which spanned for nearly a year. Faith’s attorney, Lydia C. Hills, explains why they filed this lawsuit in New York. “The criminal investigation is still ongoing in the state of Texas.” It comes down, in part, to jurisdiction. “We have decided to file the civil suit in New York, as this is the location where the initial sexual contact and several other incidents took place.” Faith herself shares her horrifying allegations about that initial contact, below. “My goal is simply to obtain justice for my client, and hopefully, prevent this from happening to anyone else.” They are seeking damages in a jury trial. In an interview with CBS This Morning , Faith describes an upsetting-to-read encounter with R. Kelly that took place in New York. “He turns on all the lights and he’s like, ‘Take off your clothes’ and he says it with authority in his voice.” That is unsurprising from a man who is accustomed to having women obey his every command. “I didn’t take off my clothes because why would I? I just wasn’t ready for sex.” Unfortunately, he then forced non-consensual sex upon her, Faith alleges. “He has this type of like intimidation right off the bat, so I was just waiting for it to be over.” On top of that, she says that he did not warn her that he had herpes. R. Kelly is accused of keeping women as “pets,” and we are all too familiar with accusations of him isolating them and depriving them of food. Faith says that she got out before she was fully part of his traveling group of kept women. She does, however, describe why she accuses him of false imprisonment. She says that Kelly allegedly locked her in a car for eight hours . Faith’s next words may send a chill down your spine as you take in the scope of R. Kelly’s alleged victims. Faith believes that the abuse was all to prepare her to become another one of his “pets.” “He goes on to tell me that he raises five women — some of them have been with him for 15 years and he basically was trying to make it seem like it was a family thing.” Creepy. And those words are very familiar. “Raising” is a word fans have heard before, in references to women whom R. Kelly allegedly “trained” since they were minors. Including an alleged 14-year-old sex slave . It sounds like some women have lost their entire lives to Kelly. Faith, at least, got away from what her life might have been with Kelly. R. Kelly has always strongly denied the allegations against him. View Slideshow: Hollywood Sex Scandal: Who’s Been Caught? Accused? Fired?
The allegations about R. Kelly’s sex cult house of horrors are enough to keep you up at night. And they just keep coming. While the Time’s Up movement pushes to #MuteRKelly , yet another woman who says that she was one of his victims is speaking out. In fact, she’s taking him to court. In court documents filed in a New York lawsuit and obtained by E! , Faith Rodgers accuses Kelly of a number of things. She says that he would lock her in secluded areas for extended periods of time as punishment. She accuses him of “willfully, deliberately, and maliciously” infecting her with herpes. R. Kelly is accused of recording her without her consent during sexual contact. He is accused of both forceful and non-consensual sexual contact with Faith. She also says that he inflicted mental, sexual, and verbal abuse upon her during their relationship, which spanned for nearly a year. Faith’s attorney, Lydia C. Hills, explains why they filed this lawsuit in New York. “The criminal investigation is still ongoing in the state of Texas.” It comes down, in part, to jurisdiction. “We have decided to file the civil suit in New York, as this is the location where the initial sexual contact and several other incidents took place.” Faith herself shares her horrifying allegations about that initial contact, below. “My goal is simply to obtain justice for my client, and hopefully, prevent this from happening to anyone else.” They are seeking damages in a jury trial. In an interview with CBS This Morning , Faith describes an upsetting-to-read encounter with R. Kelly that took place in New York. “He turns on all the lights and he’s like, ‘Take off your clothes’ and he says it with authority in his voice.” That is unsurprising from a man who is accustomed to having women obey his every command. “I didn’t take off my clothes because why would I? I just wasn’t ready for sex.” Unfortunately, he then forced non-consensual sex upon her, Faith alleges. “He has this type of like intimidation right off the bat, so I was just waiting for it to be over.” On top of that, she says that he did not warn her that he had herpes. R. Kelly is accused of keeping women as “pets,” and we are all too familiar with accusations of him isolating them and depriving them of food. Faith says that she got out before she was fully part of his traveling group of kept women. She does, however, describe why she accuses him of false imprisonment. She says that Kelly allegedly locked her in a car for eight hours . Faith’s next words may send a chill down your spine as you take in the scope of R. Kelly’s alleged victims. Faith believes that the abuse was all to prepare her to become another one of his “pets.” “He goes on to tell me that he raises five women — some of them have been with him for 15 years and he basically was trying to make it seem like it was a family thing.” Creepy. And those words are very familiar. “Raising” is a word fans have heard before, in references to women whom R. Kelly allegedly “trained” since they were minors. Including an alleged 14-year-old sex slave . It sounds like some women have lost their entire lives to Kelly. Faith, at least, got away from what her life might have been with Kelly. R. Kelly has always strongly denied the allegations against him. View Slideshow: Hollywood Sex Scandal: Who’s Been Caught? Accused? Fired?
Earlier this week, Tristan Thompson broke his social media silence . The professional basketball player shared his first message on Instagram Sunday night, but he didn’t issue any sort of apology for stepping out on Khloe Kardashian multiple times over the past few months. And perhaps we now know why. Perhaps Thompson isn’t actually sorry for his duplicitous actions. These actions, of course, include allegedly sleeping with women when Khloe was three months pregnant and then again when she was eight months pregnant. There’s a very good chance he slept with others, as well, but these instances were the ones actually documented on surveillance video footage obtained by The Daily Mail and TMZ. But none of this is news any longer. If you’re a fan of celebrity gossip, you’ve very well aware at this point that Thompson has been cheating regularly on Kardashian. Did you know the following, however: He STILL may be cheating! We mentioned above that Thompson likely doesn’t regret his dishonest behavior of late because a new tabloid report alleges that he hasn’t changed it one bit. According to In Touch Weekly, Thompson asked Khloe before round one of the playoffs whether she wanted the four box seats Cleveland allocated to him for home playoff games. She said no (because, d’uh!), a source tells this tabloid, prompting Thompson to give the tickets instead to … Lani Brown! Yes, that Lani Brown ! The same Lani Brown who is among the women Tristan has been slipping his penis to at various points over the past year or so. Now, just because Brown accepted these tickets, does that mean she also accepted Tristan into her bed after he played in the aforementioned playoffs games? Yes. We’re just gonna go ahead and say yes, that is exactly what it means. We’d ask Brown whether this rumor is true, but she isn’t speaking to The Hollywood Gossip at the moment. Or any website or person connected to the Internet. The Instagram model has disabled comments on her social media account after a variety of users left vicious remarks on her photos. One example read: “Hope your next man does the same thing to you as you did to her. And another: “She just wants to get famous off the Kardashians… just because she has nothing else going for her so being a mistress was her key to fame.” Aggressive, right? Thompson, meanwhile, will be in Toronto most of this week, as the Cavs tip-off round two of the playoffs against the Raptors. He’ll return to Cleveland for game three on Saturday, but it remains unclear if he’ll even go back to a home also occupied by his baby mama and daughter. Recent reports state that Khloe is still living in Cleveland, but not under Tristan’s roof. Will she finally end the romance after all of Thompson’s cheating? Sources say she’s torn, but she’s feeling pressure from her relatives to do so. “The family has given Khloe an ultimatum: ‘It’s Tristan or us,'” an insider tells In Touch Weekly, adding: “None of the family [members] can stand to be around Tristan. Kris told him to his face that she was disgusted by his behavior.” So are we. View Slideshow: Khloe Kardashian: Why She SHOULD Leave Tristan Thompson, But Never Will
Recently, Blake Shelton shaded ex Miranda Lambert in a subtweet. He seemed to be gloating over her recent bad press. He's gotten a fair amount of backlash over it, but he's never actually confirmed that his tweet was about Miranda. In the video below, he's asked directly. And he gives a very blunt answer. The tweet, of course, read: “Been taking the high road for a long time.” That's debatable, but whatever. “I almost gave up. But I can finally see something on the horizon up there!!” It is then that he shares that he believes that someone is getting what they deserve. “Wait!! Could it be?! Yep!! It's karma!!” That tweet was almost universally interpreted as a dig at Miranda Lambert, after it was revealed that she was dating a married man. As you will see in the video below, E! caught up with Blake Shelton and asked him about the tweet. At first, he replied: “I don't care what …” He then trailed off, as if thinking better of whatever he had been about to say. Which was probably smart. But then … his fellow The Voice coach, Kelly Clarkson, decided to chime in. Clarkson eagerly tells the interviewer: “You have to know, y'all: Blake just loves stirring the pot — even if there's nothing to stir!” Some people like to create chaos just to see what the reaction is. Kelly says that Blake will instigate things between her and Adam Levine for his own capricious enjoyment. “He will literally start a fight between me and Adam out of nothing.” Here, she employs a strange analogy. “He just enjoys to sit back and watch — and people take off like little ants! Y'all are playing into it. You are playing into it!” We suppose that we've seen ants behaving frantically, but that is not the first comparison that comes to mind for frenzied speculation and drama. Blake, after watching with amusement as Kelly exposes him as a drama instigator, does eventually decide what he wants to say. “Look, here's the deal: If I meant for people to know what I was talking about, I would have said what that thing was.” We told you that he was blunt. “I'm not gonna stand here and talk about it.” Even though he is literally standing there and talking about it. “All I'll say is it's amazing to see people turn it into what they want it to be, even if it doesn't even make sense in that context.” So that's … super vague. Kelly then reminds him: “You like to stir that pot!” Miranda Lambert was with a man named Jeff Allen before she ever hooked up with Blake. Also, allegedly while she first hooked up with Blake. Which, among other cheating rumors, doesn't give Blake a lot of moral high ground. Allen's response to that subtweet about karma was to blast Blake as a lying, cheating SOB . He later deleted the tweet, but he clearly wasn't amused by Blake's gloating. We doubt that he's amused by Blake “stirring the pot,” either. Take a look at the video and decide what you think of Blake's “explanation.”
Source: Pool / Getty Looks like Mehgan Markel got her a real one. As soon as he heard that baseline drop and Juvenile sais those magic words and numbers, Prince Harry had to slide to where the action was. when back that ass up comes on in the club pic.twitter.com/HBrmPsslIQ — Diddy, flummoxed by a dollar in his possession (@aDopamineFiend) April 1, 2018 When booty calls, a man has no other choice but to get in formation. Hit the jump to learn about the time a young Meghan Markel used her voice to get a major corporation to change its ad campaign. We also have a conspiracy theory that claims Harry is leveraging his relationship with Meghan so that England can recolonize America.
Source: Jason Kempin / Getty DMX ‘s lawyer thinks it’s a good idea for the rapper’s music to be played during his next court hearing, in an effort to score some leniency with the judge. X is due to be sentenced in a hearing in Manhattan on Thursday for tax evasion charges and somehow, his lawyer think’s playing “Slippin’” and “Convo’” may help the judge to “understand [DMX] genuinely in his voice”. DMX in court pic.twitter.com/trTLBhR7pw — Larry Jones (@QuanFlix_) March 28, 2018 If that doesn’t work out well for them, then maybe the judge sympathy in her heart after watching this toddler do the dishes while rapping DMX’s hit song “Party Up.” Someone taught my 3-year-old a DMX song and … I’m just not sure where to go from here. pic.twitter.com/ZK8vRybnWn — Sara Pelissero (@sarapelissero) March 27, 2018 It totally worked on us. Adorable!
