Interview Walk-Offs, Beefs Start and End, and Other Music News This Week

Guess which famous dad has an album coming out.

A Week of Feelings  - Thanks to Frank Ocean’s release, not only were we left in our feelings, we were also left to read a lot of news revolving around Frank's project. There was a magazine, poems in the magazine, a feature in the project that had people claiming shots were fired. Really, there was only one piece of news that rose above all of that. In the land of beefs, Hot 97 and Drake are still running hot. Others are seemingly waving the white flag, but you never know with rappers. Oh, and word to the wise: we have an etiquette tip for fans who love taking selfies with celebrities. Let’s take a look at that and more this week. – Jon Reyes

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A Week in the Making - We got a retirement announcement this week folks and we’re actually really sad about it. No, we’re not, because these retirements never really last. There was also some news of new music coming our way that’s got us pretty hyped. Plus, some of our favorite rappers are breaking records and piling up the accolades, so a big congratulations are in order. Let’s go through this week of music news together. – Jon Reyes

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Good News First - In some “artists doing good” news, it was reported that The Weeknd donated a whopping $250,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement. That’s good news we need to keep hearing.(Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for Republic Records) 

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#WeLostMoss - Rapper Bow Wow, aka Shad Moss, announced that he would be retiring from rapping after the release of his next album. Shad Moss’s rap career is survived by classic records and videos like “Let Me Hold You” and “Marco Polo.”(Photo: Todd Williamson/Getty Images for CSE) 

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The Best Worst Interview Ever - Eric Andre’s humor is an acquired taste, so it’s really odd that T.I. would even agree to go on the comedian's show. Thankfully he did show up because we’ve haven’t laughed this hard since the #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty. Nudity seems to be T.I.’s line in the sand – sans the uncensored video for “Blurred Lines.”(Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images) 

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Reconciliation Inferno - It’s been a busy month for 50 Cent, who a couple of weeks ago made up with the Game at an L.A. strip club. This week he mended fences with Cam’ron after a decade of feuding. It seems like 50 Cent really is going down his list of feuds and squashing all of them. Vivica, check your DMs!(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for JCPenney) 

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No, Seriously... - ...this could be you and 50, Vivica. (Photo: 50 cent via Instagram) 

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No, Seriously... - ...this could be you and 50, Vivica. (Photo: 50 cent via Instagram) 

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Nothing to See Here, Folks - Did anyone else freak out when Ashanti asked out loud, “Why do we have to step out of the car?!” Yeah, we were on edge. Nothing bad happened though, phew!(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MTV) 

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New Music Alert #1 - The U.S. government should outsource some of their espionage to the Bey Hive because they managed to unearth FaceTime screen caps between producer, Boots, and the singer which gave them clues to possible new Beyoncé music. And we still don’t have Donald Trump’s tax returns.(Photo: JENY / Splash News)

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New Music Alert #2 - Drake’s dad is reportedly working on an album. Do with that what you will.(Photo: Paul A. Hebert/Press Line/Splash)

Drizzy feat. EVERYBODY - Drake really pulled out all the stunts for his tour stop in New York City. Between all the beef with Hot 97 and him inviting everyone on stage with him during his last night, it was like a season finale of Empire.(Photos from left: Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle/GC Images, Donald Bowers/Getty Images for New York Market Radio)

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Drizzy feat. EVERYBODY - Drake really pulled out all the stunts for his tour stop in New York City. Between all the beef with Hot 97 and him inviting everyone on stage with him during his last night, it was like a season finale of Empire.(Photos from left: Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle/GC Images, Donald Bowers/Getty Images for New York Market Radio)

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The Platinum Don - Rick Ross'S Port of Miami has officially been certified platinum. Like a bawse. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for The Vanity Group)

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40 For West - Kanye West is breaking records. His feature on ScHoolBoy Q’s latest single gives Kanye 40 entries into the Top 40, beating Michael Jackson’s record of 39. He’ll probably go on Ellen’s show next week and give a “speech” about this new accomplishment.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella) 

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40 For West - Kanye West is breaking records. His feature on ScHoolBoy Q’s latest single gives Kanye 40 entries into the Top 40, beating Michael Jackson’s record of 39. He’ll probably go on Ellen’s show next week and give a “speech” about this new accomplishment.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)