LIL NAS X RESPONDS TO MADONNA SAYING SHE #DIDITFIRST IN RESPONSE TO BET AWARDS KISS: Lil Nas X has responded to Madonna saying she “#DidItFirst” in response to his BET Awards kiss. After fans started dragging Madonna, Nas said, “Me and madonna are friends. It’s just a joke.” Madonna responded, “I wish you all of the best … Work hard, earn it baby.” He responded, “I promise you, I will.” Meanwhile, he also responded to Benzino, who called his performance Satanic. He said, “Why y'all get made at me so easily. All I've done was be a bad b*tch.”
REPORT: FETTY WAP'S FOUR YEAR OLDER DAUGHTER PASSES AWAY: Reports say that Fetty Wap's four year old daughter Lauren Maxwell has passed away. Fetty, nor the child's mother Turqoise Miami, have confirmed the news.
MAC MILLER FUND TO AWARD $1,000 TO 75 BLACK, INDIGENOUS ARTISTS OF COLOR: The Mac Miller Fund had announced plans to award 75 micro grants of $1,000 to Black, Indigenous and People of Color to assist them in their work. According to a statement, the BIPOC Artist Micro-Grant program was created by the Pittsburgh Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy, and money provided through the fund established in 2018 by the family of the late rapper. According to a release, the grants will be practice-based, which means recipients will be able to use the awards in whatever fashion they choose. Miller died in September 2018 from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol. He was 26.
