After the weekly numbers were released on Sunday (Aug 19) showing that Astroworld artist Travis Scott nabbed the number one spot, Nicki Minaj has been seemingly tweeting erratically blaming her number two spot on almost everyone but herself.

The “Chun Li” rapper took to Twitter on Sunday and explained in a series of tweets how she believes the only reason why Travis Scott’s ASTROWORLD earned the No. 1 spot on Billboard‘s 200 for the week was due to being featured as an amenity for his “ASTROWORLD: Wish You Were Here” tour merchandise bundles.

“I spoke to him,” Minaj tweeted. “He knows he doesn’t have the #1 album this week.”

https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1031278618561921025

Although sales were the latest reason for her rant, it wasn’t the only shade thrown over the course of the weekend. After a scathing article was published in Pitchfork criticizing Minaj for working with convicted child sex offender Tekashi69, Minaj lashed out at media claiming that she received “information” that media outlets were being “paid” to slander her.

“When I was told they were being paid to write these things I didn’t believe it, now I know it’s true ?? #Queen bitch!!!! ???♥️‼️ I got the proof on that too. Loving my life. They so bothered by this lil south side Jamaica QUEEN.  I’m supposed to keep letting these ppl get money to bully me behind the scenes & not say anything. Yikes. This is what happens when you release a great body of work after they spent millions to ruin you. Lol. 4 albums later still breaking records. #1 in 86 countries after they said it was a wrap. Praise God. He’s about to expose them. They writing about 69 cuz #Queen is flawless.”

When I was told they were being paid to write these things I didn’t believe it, now I know it’s true 😜😛 #Queen bitch!!!! 🎯😘🎀♥️‼️ I got the proof on that too. Loving my life. They so bothered by this lil south side Jamaica QUEEN

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 18, 2018

I’m supposed to keep letting these ppl get money to bully me behind the scenes & not say anything. Yikes.

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 18, 2018

This is what happens when you release a great body of work after they spent millions to ruin you. Lol. 4 albums later still breaking records. #1 in 86 countries after they said it was a wrap. Praise God. He’s about to expose them. They writing about 69 cuz #Queen is flawless.

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 18, 2018

All of these antics not only left fans scratching their heads but according to Charlamagne Tha God proved that Nicki’s antics earned her the hilarious spot of “Donkey of the day.”

During the hilarious eight-minute segment, Charlamagne drops some jewels for Minaj letting her know that the number two spot isn’t the worst position to be in and even complimented her new album as being the best from the Young Money queen yet.

“Nicki you must have been watching too much Talladega Nights because the ‘if you’re not first you’re last’ mentality is not true. You put out a good body of work and sold 185,000 units, you right now are being a sore winner. Nothing you’re doing is queen-like and let’s say that all of the people are to blame for you having the number two album in the country, who was to blame for you having the number two album in 2015 because Pink Print did the same.”

Charlamagne then went on to warn Nicki to cherish her success at where she is, before playing her 2014 hit “Did It On ‘Em”, before adding the shadiest moment of all by allowing Nicki’s nemesis to give her “Donkey of the Day.”

“Put your number twos in the air Nicki and celebrate that win. What you don’t cherish Nicki, you will lose. Somebody get Remy Ma to giver her Donkey of the Day.”

Check out the video below.

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Camp James Team

Hip-Hop fan favorite and “All Gold Everything” star Trinidad James hosted his 2^nd Annual Camp James Celebrity Basketball Game and Football Camp at Crenshaw High School. The Atlanta-bred artist also collected hundreds of donated new and used shoes in a sneaker drive to benefit local families in need. Celebrities in attendance included Wiz Khalifa, Nipsey Hussle, Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul, Mally Mall, Ray J, YFN Lucci and more, as well as celebrity basketball players Problem and Safaree, and team coaches Steve Lobel and Community Activist Big U. L.A.’s REAL 92.3 DJ Hed along with DJ Looney kept the crowd grooving with today’s hottest music.

Trinidad James, YFN Lucci, and Safaree

Wiz Khalifa

Nipsey Hussle

In addition to the celebrity basketball game and sneaker drive, over 100 gift bags were given to the youth in attendance, including pairs of Jordan’s and goodies from sponsors Shoe Palace, Jason Mark, Under Armour, Feed the Homeless LA and Ray J’s Skoot-E Bike.

Ray J

Problem on the court

James on the court ballin

“It feels amazing to be able to do it again. I can be honest and tell you it’s not as easy the second time as I thought it would be, but I’m very thankful to the people who continue to help me this year again like Crenshaw’s Big U, Michael Henley (Lil U) and their entire family, Echo Hattix’s PR team, Shoe Palace Sneakers and Jason Markk shoe cleaner,” says James. “Last but not least, I’m very thankful to the Crenshaw community. Nothing would matter without their presence.”

Safaree Arriving with Bike Squad

Mally Mall

Sneaker Donations

Camp James Locker Room

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Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian

Social media celebrity and Pop Culture favorite Blac Chyna brings her influence and impact to the technology industry with the launch of her new “CHYMOJI” collection, created by emerging tech brand Glamroks, that debut as the #1 most downloaded app in the Apple App Store. The social media darling celebrated the release of her incredible 700+ custom emojis with a red carpet soiree inside Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood with celebrity guests Rob Kardashian, Draya Michele, Marcus Paulk, Safaree Samuels, Rosa Acosta, Sincere Show, Karen Civil, Angel Brinks, Malaysia Pargo, Tami Roman, EJ King, Kid Red, Brandi Maxiell, Sundy Carter, DJ Duffey and more.

Chyna and her soon to be husband

Partygoers were the first to view Blac Chyna’s new “CHYMOJI” icons that depict her famous personality, humor, lifestyle, likes and loves, along with popular culture trends and more. Guests also enjoyed CHYMOJI-themed sweet treats by Sweet Mama’s, drinks, and music curated by DJ Looney.

Chyna and Draya Michele

Karen Civil and Sincere Show

“I’m so excited to finally be apart of the technology world! This is a significant step in my future of business ventures. Glamroks really did a great job with the roll out of ChyMoji. I’m proud to be apart of this venture,” says Blac Chyna. “There’s so much that I have in the works as far as my career is concerned. I’m just grateful that God has allowed these opportunities to find me.”

Safaree Samuels

Rosa Acosta

Glamroks Founder/CEO Dez White says they are thrilled to partner with Blac Chyna on the company’s first emoji app. “We’re over the moon! It took a total of four weeks to create from start to finish. Blac Chyna was very much involved with the creation process. She was very professional and great to work with. She selected everything from hairstyles, colors, facial expressions, and would send us pictures of certain things she wanted to incorporate,” notes White. “My favorite icons are those of her with a lollipop and blue hair and her twerking upside down. I was very impressed with our Art Director Shaun Harrison and the Gifs our team created, especially one of Chyna twerking on Rob [Kardashian].”

“We’re super excited! It’s been a work of passion to get [this collection] off the ground. We were able to incorporate [Blac Chyna’s] personality and humor into the emojis while also tying in her brand,” notes Shaun Harrison, Art Director at Glamroks. “My favorite icon is the one of her throwing money with Harriet Tubman on them in the air!”

Malaysia Pargo

Glamroks is an emerging tech brand that partners with great influencers for exciting projects. The company is all about getting their art across in quick and relevant expressions. White says the company has just signed five other major influencers and plans to release a new app every month for the next five months.

Chyna

Blac Chyna, the owner of Lashed cosmetics, Lashed Bar and 88 Fin, continues to thrive as a businesswoman, adding the tech world to her list of influential dominance.

“ChyMoji” Launch at Hard Rock Hollywood

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Social Media maven, Amber Rose, continues to dominate the tech world with her brand new collection of “MUVA MOJI” icons created by Moji, the worldwide leader of emoji. The roll out of over 900 new icons will have people talking as they cover every aspect of Amber’s exciting and controversial life in the public eye – from her headline-making “SLUT” and “THOT” references to her well-known love and acceptance of the LGBT community.

Quincy and Amber Rose

Amber celebrated the release of her new #MUVAMOJI collection at a red carpet event inside Dave & Buster’s in Hollywood with celebrity guests in attendance including Hip-Hop icon Too $hort, ​Actor/Model Quincy, Fitness Model/Entrepreneur Rosa Acosta, ​VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star Sincere Show, “Pretty Ricky” rapper Spectacular Smith, VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood stars Moniece Slaughter and Teairra Mari, ​Gold Gang Leader Trinidad James, rap artist Safaree Samuels, Power 106 Host Yesi Ortiz, RnB artist Kevin McCall, LA artist Problem, Preacher’s Daughters star Lolly White, music producer/artist Mally Mall, music industry tastemaker Steve Lobel, and more, with the evening’s music curated by Miss DJ Bliss and DJ Duffey to close out the night.

Sincere Show, Rosa Acosta and Amber Rose

Safaree and Amber Rose

“This isn’t just an ‘in the moment’ deal for me,” says Amber Rose. “I take this very serious and am committed to leaving my footprint in the tech world. Working on this has brought out the geek in me and I’m excited for what the future holds. Most people don’t understand how the emojis that come installed with your iPhone even work. I didn’t really know either prior to working on this. But I learned that it’s impossible for anyone to create more that work like the original ones. They work in something called Unicode and Apple doesn’t even have control over how they work. This is something I think most people don’t get. We’re working to change that, but for now we have come up with the best alternative and I think these are even more fun to use in your messages,” Amber adds.

Drake’s Father Dennis Graham and Amber Rose

Oliver Camilo, Founder & CEO of Moji, says, “We believe Amber Rose is a perfect fit for our brand. We’ve been working on this collection with her for the past six months and with over 900 icons, you’ll see just how hands-on Amber was in the creation process,” notes Camilo. “This was an amazing event to celebrate all of the work we’ve done with her and it was a great opportunity for the press and her fans to see what’s she been doing and how she’s really making strides in the tech space.”

Trinidad James and Amber Rose

Mally Mall and Amber Rose

Moji has seemingly emerged as a worldwide leader in emoji by creating high quality, customized icons that are relevant to pop culture in real time. Since its inception last year, Moji has created over 13,000 icons and has collaborated with a list of notable celebrity influencers including Future, The Game, DJ Snake, Fetty Wap, Fabolous, Pia Mia, G-Eazy and many more. “We have a small, highly effective team of designers and animators that works together to create unique and relevant emojis for people to use in their every day messaging,” notes Camilo. “The products you see are just the tip of the iceberg. We have a lot more creative projects with Amber and our brand we’re excited to unveil this year.”

Amber Rose arguably continues to expand her “MUVA” empire in the social media, fashion and tech industries while making headlines as the outspoken leader of her own women’s empowerment movement.

You can download the Moji App for Amber’s MUVA MOJI collection exclusively for iOS at www.mojikeyboard.com and for Android and iOS at www.muvamoji.com

DJ Duffey, Brandi Maxiell, Amber Rose and Rosa Acosta

Yesi Ortiz and Amber Rose

Preacher’s Daughters cast member Lolly White

Amber Rose and Rosa Acosta

Amber Rose and Fan

Amber Rose Selfie Time

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Spectacular, Pretty Amee, Jason Lee & Miss Nikki Baby

Platinum-selling artist, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed “Sex God,” Spectacular (lead singer of R&B Group Pretty Ricky), hosted an exclusive pre-GRAMMY’s “50 Shades of Spectacular” experience at the plush W Hotel in Hollywood. The red carpet affair featured a tantalizing “Adults Only” installation celebrating the unveiling of Spectacular’s “Sex Positions Chart,” just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Spectacular’s Sex Positions Chart

Unveiled Spectacular Sex Position

Celebrities spotted in attendance included Miss Nikki Baby (Love & Hip Hop Hollywood), V Bozeman (Empire), Marcus Paulk, Casey Veggies, Ana Montana, Jason Lee (Love & Hip Hop Hollywood), Safaree, Porscha Coleman, Kevin McCall, Miles Brock (Love & Hip Hop Hollywood), Lil Rome Diddy, Micky Munday, Kyla Pratt, Pretty Jamee and more, with the evening’s soundtrack curated by DJ Damage (Revolt TV) and DJ Hed (REAL 92.3 FM).

Miss Nikki Baby

Spectacular and Miss Nikki Baby

Spectacular is the lead singer of the award-winning R&B group “Pretty Ricky” known for a catalogue of chart-topping hits including “My Body,” “Hotline” and “Knockin The Boots.” He is now the Founder and CEO of both Mula Music Group and the multimillion-dollar startup ad company, AdWizar.

Ana Montana and Spectacular

Casey Veggies

DJ Damage and Kevin McCall

Kyla Pratt and Marcus Paulk

V Bozeman

Pretty Jamee and Spectacular

Sex Position 6

Micky Munday (right)

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La’Myia Good, Cindy Nkem, CeeLo Green & fiancee

Fragrance company 1st Femme hosted a star-studded Launch Event to celebrate their new signature fragrance and unveil popular music artist and actress La’Myia Good as their new Global Brand Ambassador. The pre-Grammy’s affair took place at the swanky London Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Celebrity guests in attendance included Meagan Good, CeeLo Green, DeVon Franklin, Eric Bellinger, Sundy Carter, twins Mark Harris and Matt Harris (Storage Wars), Safaree, Tyran Brown, KD Aubert, Jason Lee, Power 106 FM’s Yesi Ortiz, EJ King (BET’s About the Business), Jessica Rich, Porscha Coleman, Zena Foster and more.

Meagan Good

The invitation only event also celebrated the launch of 1st Femme’s “Our Year All Year” women’s empowerment campaign created by company Founder Cindy Nkem Siren. Guests enjoyed fragrance sampling, delectable desserts, an open bar, and the evening’s soundtrack curated by DJ Looney.

Eric Bellinger, La’Myia Good, Jason Lee, Meagan Good & EJ King

“Our fragrance was developed when I noticed the power of scent in business and saw a need for one single perfume that will take you from day to night, business room to honeymoon, all in one. It’s floral and sweet but also very exotic. Every time you spray it, it smells a little different,” explains Nkem. “It’s for the smart, sophisticated girl on the go. In addition to the fragrance, we want to encourage women to be their best selves and never sell themselves out. You can be anything you want to be and pursue your dreams the honest way.”

Cindy Nkem and Zena Foster

Twins Mark & Matt Harris, Miesha Ware and Cindy NKem

Ana Montana

DeVon Franklin

KD Aubert

Safaree and Eric Bellinger

Porscha Coleman

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Fitness guru and entrepreneur Rosa Acosta joined Funnyman Jack Thriller to host the exclusive unveiling of Rolling Out Magazine’s cover for their new “Comedic Issue.” The red carpet event celebrated cover stars Emmanuel Hudson and DC Young Fly, known for being featured on Wild ‘N Out and Ratchet People Meets, at the ultra sleek Cosmo Lounge in Hollywood. 

K Camp

Celebrity guests in attendance included Jack Thriller, K Camp, Safaree Samuels, Red Grant, Spectacular (Pretty Ricky), Lolly White (Preacher’s Daughter), Queen Brooklyn Tankard (Bravo TV’s Thicker Than Water), Rosa Acosta, Somaya Reece,  top Viner/Instagram comedian Versatile Style with soundz by 92.3 The Beat’s, DJ Carisma.

Safaree Samuels

Jack Thriller comedically presented the duo with their framed magazine cover and highlighted how their creative ways of making people laugh have dominated social media and now caught the attention of Hollywood.

Somaya Reece

Spectacular (Pretty Ricky)

Rosa Acosta

Red Grant

Lolly White (Preacher’s Daughter)

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