Urban Daypop Archives

Not only did Nicki Minaj drop her much-delayed new album Queen last Friday, on Monday Minaj released the music video for the opening track, “Ganja Burn.” The video was directed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and it starts off with some title cards that lay out a narrative of a queen betrayed and eventually enacting revenge. Minaj emerges from the sand, followed from the ground by a couple skeleton minions. You can see the new video for Ganja Burn below.

Janet Jackson and Daddy Yankee are collaborating on a new song. “Made for Now.” Jackson announced the news on social media Sunday, Aug. 12, revealing the cover art and release date. “From my lips…#MadeForNow with @daddyyankee 8/17,” she wrote on Instagram. Jackson also teased fans with the info at the 11th annual Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco, which she headlined Sunday night. On August 17, Jackson will perform the song for the first time live with Daddy Yankee on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. “Made For Now” was produced by Harmony Samuels, who has crafted tracks for Ariana Grande, Mary J. Blige, Maroon 5, and Jennifer Lopez.

Kanye West has surprised fans with a new song, which contains a shocking lyric about Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian as well as Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Early Saturday morning, the rapper, 41, released “XTCY” with DJ Clark Kent tweeting a link to the track. The husband of Kim Kardashian raps in the first verse:“You got sick thoughts? I got more of ’em/ You got a sister in law you would smash? I got four of them.” The cover art for West’s latest single is a photo of his wife with her four sisters at Kylie’s 21st birthday bash, which Kanye also attended at Delilah, a restaurant-lounge in Los Angeles on Thursday night. The premiere of “XTCY” follows the June 1 release of West’s album YE.

A warrant for rapper Casanova’s arrest has been issued by the NYPD. The rapper is accused of assaulting a woman at Good Stuff Diner in New York City. The victim, Niya Rucker, spoke to local news about the incident, which allegedly happened around 4:40 a.m. on Monday, August 6. Rucker claims Casanova and his crew attacked her because they thought she was live streaming a video of them on Instagram ,though she says she was merely trying to show off her food to her followers. Things became violent when they attempted to stop her and take her phone. According to Rucker, one man put her in a chokehold before dragging her out of a booth and across the diner. Casanova took her phone and deleted the video. Rucker suffered a broken jaw and lost a tooth in the altercation and had to get multiple stitches for a cut on her face. 

Drake and Migos kick off their arena tour tonight in Kansas City, Mo. But according to reports, one of Drake’s tour buses was towed early Thursday morning from the parking lot outside the rapper’s hotel. It’s unclear why the bus, a rental, was towed. Local law enforcement said no citations or arrests associated with the vehicle. The bus in question is used by the tour’s production crew, not Drake himself. It’s not the first false start for the Aubrey and the Three Migos Tour. Originally scheduled to launch in Salt Lake City on July 26, the tour was postponed “in order to deliver the high standard tour experience our fans expect and deserve,” according to a statement from Drake’s spokesperson at the time. Drake and Migos are scheduled to play 54 shows, including four at Madison Square Garden and three at the Barclays Center, wrapping up at Atlanta’s Philips Arena on Nov. 17.