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Erykah Badu Talks Wanting New Music From Andre 3K, Past Relationships & Kanye

Sean Paul stopped by The Breakfast Club to talk about his new music, as well as being from Jamaica. Charlamagne thought he might be from the Bronx, but Sean Paul put him in his place. The “Temperature” sing also talked about his dream to make a movie about Jamaican icon Marcus Garvey, eating pum pum, and having a small cameo in Nick Cannon’s new movie.

Donald Trump’s presidential victory was widely unexpected—not only for Democrats, but for many Republicans, as well. And while many of us still can’t believe what happened, Vince Staples admits he wasn’t too surprised by the election results.

“It makes sense,” he said during a new interview on Power 106. “They vote, people vote. If you vote, and somebody wins, that’s what it’s set up for. It’s fair.”

The outspoken rapper went on to say that his grandmother called the Trump victory all the way back on Mother’s Day.

“She said, ‘You niggas is crazy if you think that lady [Hillary Clinton] is going to win’—her exact sentence,” he explained. “[Clinton] had a lot of things going against her. I personally don’t believe that any person is 100 percent good or 100 percent bad […] It is what it is. What you got to understand is that it says less about him and more about us; if you saying certain things, and people is agreeing with it, then I mean that’s how they feel.”

Vince has seemingly accepted a Trump presidency, and appears to be giving the president-elect a chance—mostly because he has no choice.

“I mean, what are you going to do? Pop him?” he joked.

Frank Ocean’s long-awaited sophomore album Blonde was one of the most successful releases in 2016. Not only did it receive critical acclaim, the project did impressively well commercially—debuting at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 in its first week. Such success led many people to believe that Ocean would be a top contender at the 2017 Grammys; but unfortunately for his fans, including Kanye West, that isn’t going to happen. And Ocean is more than fine with that.

During a newly-published interview with the New York Times, the 29-year-old singer explained he doesn’t view the awards ceremony like he once did. He told journalist Jon Caramanica that his first Grammy wins—one for 2012’s Channel Orange (Best Urban Contemporary Album), and the other for his feature on Kanye and Jay Z’s “No Church in the Wild” (Best Rap/Sung Collaboration)—were significant at the time, but he now views the Grammys as an antiquated.

“That institution certainly has nostalgic importance. It just doesn’t seem to be representing very well for people who come from where I come from, and hold down what I hold down,” he said. “I think the infrastructure of the awarding system and the nomination system and screening system is dated. I’d rather this be my Colin Kaepernick moment for the Grammys than sit there in the audience.”

He refusal to participate in the awards ceremony is just another example of Ocean’s newly acquired freedom and independence. He’s no longer tied to a major record deal (Blonde was released through his indie label Boys Don’t Cry), so he’s taking full advantage of working on his own terms.

“Because I’m not in a record deal, I don’t have to operate in an album format,” he told the Times. “I can operate in half-a-song format.”

In fact, he’s considering spending less time on music in order to explore other art forms.

“I believe that I’m one of the best in the world at what I do, and that’s all I’ve ever wanted to be,” Ocean explained. “It’s more interesting for me to figure out how to be superior in areas where I’m naïve, where I’m a novice.”

PARTYNEXTDOOR doesn’t do much press, in fact, this might even be the first time you’ve heard him speak. The renowned singer, songwriter, producer recently sat down with Power 98 for a very rare interview. During the discussion, the OVO artist delved into what he dislikes and likes about the industry. While speaking on some of the evils within the industry, PARTYNEXTDOOR let it be known, OVO protects him always and keeps him away from all the negativity out there. Watch the full interview below and in case you missed it.

In anticipation of his forthcoming album The Return of East Atlanta Santa, Gucci Mane was interviewed by Jemele Smith on ESPN discussion show His & Hers earlier today. Guwop covered a wide variety of topics, including his sobriety, his prison mixtapes and his Rae Sremmurd collaboration, “Black Beatles.” When asked how he was able to put out such a vast amount of work while locked up, Gucci shares: “While I was away, I came up with a strategy. I was like I wanted to have a presence even though I wasn’t physically there. So I just instructed my team, I said, ‘Every song that I record, everything that’s on my computer, on my hard drive, we’re going to release it. Just a way to make money and keep my name going while I was away.” Watch the interview below.

Remy Ma & Papoose Talk New Season of Love and Hip Hop, Having a Baby & Why She Hates on His Music

You Dro chats about being arrested and doing 35 days in jail, how he linked up with Joseline Hernandez, getting sober, how his new stance on life is influencing his music and much more.

Alicia Keys kicks it with Nessa in the studio to talk about her family, new album and the next time she’s going on tour.