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🚨 Rory says he wants KENDRICK LAMAR to start working with more of his RAP PEERS and LEGENDS, arguing we haven’t gotten enough of that throughout his career. “I still want to know what a KENDRICK & NAS record sounds like.” Rory also throws out André 3000, Ludacris and Eminem, saying Kendrick was historically very TDE-focused and only branched out occasionally. But Rory gives Kendrick credit for what he did when he had the MOST eyes on him: “Kendrick could’ve worked with ANYONE. Period.” Instead of chasing the biggest possible feature, Rory says Kendrick used that moment to spotlight lesser-known WEST COAST artists. “To me, that was PASSION.” Via Rory & MAL

R&B Legend Usher visited the Dream locker room after their game 6 win yesterday 🔥 He said he loved their first quarter energy and told the squad to pull up to one of the R&B tour Atlanta shows next week after they win the WNBA championship. Go Dream 🙏🏾 Via : Atlanta Dream IG

Can't give up now They’ve come too far from where they started from Nobody told them the road would be easy And I don't believe He's brought them this far to leave them 🙏🏽🙏🏽✨ Can’t Give Up Now x Dream Girls

In August 1994, an underage marriage certificate nearly destroyed one of the most promising new labels in music. Aaliyah Haughton was 15 years old. Her producer, R. Kelly, was 27. Her debut album was titled Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. The album was not just a pop release. It was the flagship asset of Blackground Records, a label built by Aaliyah's uncle, Barry Hankerson, specifically to keep 100 percent of her management, publishing, and master revenues inside the family. In their 1994 interview on BET's Video Soul below, R. Kelly explains how Barry Hankerson brought him in to develop Aaliyah, right before they discuss her age and the album title. When the illegal marriage leaked, it created an immediate existential crisis for the label and its distributor, Jive Records. Facing severe media fallout, potential legal exposure, and an impending PR disaster, Hankerson executed a swift corporate containment strategy. The marriage was quietly annulled, R. Kelly was completely cut out of her future projects, and Hankerson severed ties with Jive, moving Blackground's distribution deal to Atlantic Records. The scandal was buried and Aaliyah was rebranded alongside Timbaland and Missy Elliott into a multi-platinum global superstar. Commercially, the maneuver saved the brand. Structurally, it trapped the artist. Aaliyah was managed by her mother, signed to her uncle's label, and bound by contracts negotiated while she was a minor. She had zero independent representation. When Aaliyah died in a plane crash in 2001 at age 22, the complete ownership of her master recordings remained with Blackground. For nearly two decades, her catalog stayed off major streaming platforms because of rights disputes and family control. Only recently have deals begun to change that. The label built to protect a child star from the industry ended up owning the gate to her legacy.

BossMan Dlow calls out rappers who don’t want to work with him because of rumors and allegations 👀

I know they’re not trying to do what I think they are… 🤦🏽‍♂️