Days ahead of her CHILOMBO release, Jhené Aiko hosted a listening party for her family and friends. The songbird was joined by her boyfriend Big Sean and her daughter Namiko, along with a few of her fellow performs including Queen Naija and Kehlani. Jhené looked beautiful in a multi-patterned dress and there were plenty of photos shared on social media that showed the singer taking the time to pose for as many pictures as possible.

At one point in the evening, Jhené and her father even did a little dance together as they grooved to one of her new songs. The private Los Angeles shindig follows Jhené’s recent release “Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.)” featuring Miguel and Future. The track has been gaining steam over the last few days and fans are looking forward to what else Jhené has in store for Chilombo.

Meanwhile, Jhené recently chatted with Billboard about her album and shared that listeners will experience what she believes to be the healing of sound bowls. “Obviously, there’s other instruments, and this isn’t [solely] a healing album — the bowls were just a component I wanted to add because this is something that I’m moving forward with,” she said. “You’ll see a lot more of me owning this.” Check out a few photos and videos from Jhené Aiko’s Chilombo album release party below.

Unlikely besties Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart’s friendship is airtight, so much so that when Ellen DeGeneres needed a guest host for her show, she received a two-for-one deal. Martha and Snoop co-hosted Ellen, and together they interview Snoop’s longtime friend and collaborator, Ice Cube. The Southern California rap icons flanked the retail mogul as she pegged Cube with questions about her Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party co-star. 

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Cube recalled first meeting Snoop decades ago when the Long Beach rapper dropped his debut studio album back in 1993. “He was doing a release party for Doggystyle on a boat,” Ice Cube said. “Some kinda yacht when he first started. I quickly said what’s up to Snoop [and] got off that yacht ’cause I knew it was gon’ be lit before it left the dock. I’m like, ‘I’m not gettin’ in the water with Death Row!’ And so, it was cool. He showed a lot of love. He always showed a lot of love. Nothing but love and respect.”

“I’ve seen this man come a long way,” Cube continued. “Very proud of my man Snoop.” Martha wanted to know what moment with Snoop Dogg was Ice Cube’s favorite. “Going on tour with Snoop. I love touring with Snoop,” said Cube. “Snoop has a party backstage before he hit the stage.” Martha interjected that she’s been experiencing that backstage craziness with Snoop, as well. 

Watch Ice Cube praise Snoop below and see what else he had to say about the passing of Kobe Bryant.

While Lil Wayne‘s new album may be morbidly titled Funeral, its release is still a cause for celebration. The album dropped on Friday without many details provided ahead of time, so fans have been spending the weekend digesting 24 tracks that showcase the many sides of Weezy F. Baby. While the previously-teased Young Thug feature did not appear on the tracklist, we have proof that Wayne has made amends with another former foe: Birdman. 

It was confirmed that Wayne and Birdman had patched up their years-long dispute back in September when the two of them reconnected on a Juvenile-assisted song, “Ride Dat”. Things got ugly when their father-son bond crumbled into a public spat over record deals and royalties. Regardless of what went down, seeing this legendary hip hop relationship rekindled lifts your spirits. 

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On Saturday night (Feb. 1), an album release party for Funeral was hosted in Miami and Birdman was photographed sitting beside Wayne. Photos from the event show Wayne looking just as happy aside his recently-revealed fiancee, La’Tecia Thomas. He confirmed his relationship with the Australian model on several songs on Funeral. 

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Wayne doing press for Funeral has led to some shocking revelations about him, like the fact that he thought 21 Savage was a group for a period of time.