What do you do when you’re a young pop star and old videos hit the Web of you telling racist jokes with a Kool-Aid smile on your face? Apparently, if you’re Justin Bieber, you turn to the Lord. The 21-year-old singer was reportedly baptized in New York City in the wake of his most recent scandal. According to TMZ, Biebs turned to Pastor Carl Lentz last month when he learned that someone was in possession of the videos and wanted a payout.
Kanye West is being accused of copyright infringement after allegedly sampling Donna Summer’s music without permission. According to a post on Summer’s official Instagram account on Sunday (Feb. 11), West initially requested to sample her 1977 hit “I Feel Love,” but was rebuffed. However, upon the release of the song “Good (Don’t Die)” on Yeezy’s new Vultures album, Summer’s estate discovered that the rapper ignored their rejection, instead altering lyrics from “I Feel Love” and having them sung in a melody similar to that of the original.
Drake and Kendrick Lamar provided the Hip-Hop community with one of the most exciting beefs of all time. Now, it seems the battle is over. The Toronto rapper shared an Instagram post hinting at him being done with the feud and looking toward the feature. The 6 God referred to the beef as a “20 v 1” multiple times, as he had to contend with Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross, The Weeknd, and A$AP Rocky in addition to K.
Erykah Badu has been catching flack for a social media post in which she joked about cheating with “soft dudes” who likely wouldn’t be tuning into the Super Bowl. Yet,the R&B legend appears unphased, as she holds no remorse for those who apparently missed the punchline. On Sunday (Feb. 11), Badu took to X, formerly Twitter, prior to the Super Bowl LVIII matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
Fetty Wap‘s lawyers are looking to get a lighter sentence for his drug trafficking case dating back to his 2021 arrest. The 31-year-old’s legal team says that his “financial struggles” caused him to get involved with the multi-million dollar drug ring. The “679” artist’s lawyers argued that the COVID-19 pandemic ruined his ability to be on the road, thus hindering any tour income he was able to generate, according to Billboard.