DIDDY BRINGS EX GINA HUYNH TO LAS VEGAS TO SEE USHER: Although rumors are swirling that he is dating City Girls rapper Yung Miami, Diddy was spotted at Usher's concert in Las Vegas with his ex Gina Huynh — who was rumored to being his side piece while he was dating Cassie. Gina posted footage of Diddy performing at the concert, along with the caption, "I know you see the point. @usher concert was incredible. Thank you for taking me." Yung Miami seemed very unbothered, liking Gina's post on Instagram.
DRAKE IS THE FIRST ARTIST TO HAVE 150 SONG STREAMED OVER 100 MILLION TIMES: According to OurGenerationMusic.com, Drake is now the first artist to have 150 different songs streamed over 100 million times across streaming platforms. His most streamed songs are “One Dance,” with over 2.1 billion. “God’s Plan” with 1.7 billion streams, and “Passionfruit” with 947,863,544 streams.
DR. DRE TWEETS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS: Dr. Dre tweeted for the first time in two years. On Monday (August 16th) Dre responded to a tweet tagging VV Brown and the Metro UK with a simple "L." Any connection Dre would have to Brown or why he would call the tweet an "L" is unclear. The last time Dre tweeted was in November 2019, he shared a photo of himself in the studio with Kanye West, tweeting, "Ye and Dre Jesus is King Part II Coming Soon."
DABABY SAYS HE IS 'SWITCHING TO R&B' AFTER BEING CANCELLED: DaBaby took to social media to joke about being called after his homophobic remarks during his Rolling Loud Miami concert. While singing in a video with his daughter, DaBaby said, "They done canceled yo daddy twin. I'm switching to R&B, **** a rap [crying laughing emojis][microphone emoji]."
JIM JONES REVEALS HE CONTRACTED COVID-19: Jim Jones has revealed that he contracted COVID-19. He posted on social media, "I was contemplating whether I should do this or keep my business to myself but I think it's more important for me to do this. I urge everybody to stay safe out there. COVID is real. I was runnin' 'round here thinking I was Superman and COVID knocked the socks off Superman." He continued, "So I urge and encourage everybody to please continue to mask up, please continue with hand sanitizer, social distance as much as you can, try to stay away from as many packed and crowded places. This sh*t is no joke. I really felt it and I don't want nobody to feel like how I felt."
SILENTO INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES: Silento has been indicted on murder charge. According to TMZ, a Georgia grand jury charged the "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae" rapper with four felonies, including one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder in the shooting death of his cousing Frederick Rooks. He was also charged with aggravated assault and gun possession during the commission of a felony. Back in February, Silento was arrested for the murder of his 34-year-old cousin after a police investigation. Rooks sustained gunshot wounds to the face and leg and was bleeding severely following the shooting in Decatur, Georgia back in January. Silento's team has claimed that he has been suffering from mental health issues for several years. He is being held without bond at DeKalb County Jail.
