Don’t be fooled by his boyish looks. R&B neophyte August Alsina is one of the hardest up-and-coming singers out. Nothing about his music is romanticized. He sings about street life. And as he wails about hard times, he blends charming melodies with R&B bars. Alsina’s certified gold single, “I Luv This Shit,” featuring Trinidad James, is a bonafide radio hit, but the New Orleans native has many more tunes in his catalogue worth a listen.

Apparently, P. Diddy isn’t a very good daddy. At least, that’s what reporter Martin Basher insinuated on ABC‘s Nightline on Friday night during a taped interview with Sean “Diddy” Combs. Aside from discussing the Bad Boy 4 Life’s new movie, Get Him to the Greek, and his career as a music mogul, Bashir took aim at Diddy’s parenting skills, suggesting that Diddy was setting a bad example for his kids by fathering six children by multiple women.

The Amish population in North America is growing! According to an Ohio State study, the Amish population has been increasing exponentially. The number of Amish in North America are doubling every 22 years. Having been an estimated number of 179 Amish communities in 1979, now there are a whopping 456 settlements which house over 251,000 people. According to researchers, the Amish population could total 1 million by mid-century if the communities continue to grow at this rate.

While fans of Nelly and Ashanti have heard news of the rekindled couple expecting, the “Happy” singer’s mother, Tina Douglas, needs you to chill out until an official announcement drops. During a panel discussion held this week, Tina was asked by the event’s host to pass her congratulations on to her daughter on the pregnancy, with the momager refusing because the couple themselves have not shared the news. “There’s been no announcement, it hasn’t come out yet, so, you know, until I hear it from Ashanti and Nelly…”

Just weeks after Billy McFarland, founder of the Fyre Festival, announced the debacle’s potential second coming, he has challenged former business partner Ja Rule to a boxing match. During his Friday (April 28) appearance on DJ Akademiks’ Off The Record podcast, McFarland revealed that an unnamed sponsor is willing to pay $350,000 to watch him and the Queens rapper square up in the boxing ring for 15 minutes. Neither party would profit from the fight, though.