DRAKE SHARES NOTE FROM MOM ABOUT 'CERTIFIED LOVER BOY': Drake posted a letter from his mom Sandi Graham about Certified Lover Boy. The letter read, "To: Lover Boy. Three days more we're counting down, For us to hear the best, Everyone's excited, Cause you're nothing like the rest. Three more days my pookaroo, I couldn't be more proud of you. Loving Mom." Meanwhile, Drake dropped some new billboards in Toronto with lyrics from the album
DABABY MEETS WITH HIV AWARENESS ORGANIZATIONS: In the wake of his homophobic comments at Rolling Loud, DaBaby had a virtual private meeting with nine HIV awarness organizations, where he apologized for his “inaccurate and hurtful comments.” According to TMZ, on August 25th, the rapper met with representatives from groups including Black AIDS Institute, GLAAD, National Minority AIDS Council, Southern AIDS Coalition, and Transinclusive Group “to discuss HIV facts and share personal stories of living and thriving with HIV.” The organizations called for a meeting with DaBaby in an open letter on Aug. 4th and he “affirmatively responded.” The organizations said in a statement, “During our meeting, DaBaby was genuinely engaged, apologized for the inaccurate and hurtful comments he made about people living with HIV, and received our personal stories and the truth about HIV and its impact on Black and LGBTQ communities with deep respect. We appreciate that he openly and eagerly participated in this forum of Black people living with HIV, which provided him an opportunity to learn and to receive accurate information.”
IS MEGAN THEE STALLION AND PARDI ENGAGED?: Fans are wondering if Megan Thee Stallion and boyfriend Pardison Fontaine are engaged after they were spotted at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club wearing rings on their ring finger. The two have been dating less than a year.
CARDI B CRITICIZES PEOPLE JUSTIFYING MURDER OF INSTAGRAM MODEL MISS MERCEDES MORR: Cardi B took to Twitter to blast people justifying the murder of Instagram model Janae "Miss Mercedes Morr" Gagnier. Gagnier was found dead by her father in her Texas home alongside 34-year-old Kevin Alexander Accorto in a murder suicide. Authorities say that Gagnier and Accorto did not have a personal relationship and that Gagnier was strangled to death and suffered "traumatic concussion." Gagnier's mom said that she was being followed. Cardi B shared a video about the news story, along with the caption, "So sad and f*ck you b*tches and N*kkas trying to justify it cause of her lifestyle. Ya will hate on a bad b*tch dead or alive. She was a sweetheart."
