Azealia Banks may be known for running her mouth on several occasions, but this time, she’s remaining tight-lipped—well, sort of. Last week, Lana Del Rey posted an open letter “to the culture” in which she called out the industry’s double standards and denounced the unfair criticism she’s received for her lyrical content, all the while dragging a ton of fellow female artists into her mess. The letter received a massive wave of backlash, as many called out Lana for her racism and overall tone-deaf behaviour. However, Lana remained firm in her stance, which just led to even more outrage.

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All the while, a past sparring partner of Lana’s was observing quietly, relishing in the satisfaction that she appeared to have been right about the songstress all along. Although Azealia has been involved in a number of feuds with many different people (and a few countries), her beef with Lana was one of the more high profile cases, especially since the two of them used to be buddies.

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On Saturday (May 23rd), after Lana published yet another letter doubling down on her original point, Azealia posted a photo of herself looking at her phone with a far-from-surprised look on her face. In the caption of the IG post, she wrote, “Watching it all unfold.” It looks like this was Azealia’s way of saying “See? I told you so!”

On Thursday, Alicia Keys shared an intimate throwback to fans of a letter she had written to her absent father in 1994 when she was just 14 years old. 

Keys was just 14 years old when she wrote the letter to her, at the time, estranged father Craig Cook. Reading this, Alicia proves that she’s always been gifted with her pen. The opening line of her letter reads, “It saddens me that most of my heart is bitter towards you. It’s only that little part that feels sad that’s not bitter.” The letter explains her frustrations with her father and his absence in her life while she was growing up.  

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I’ve been waiting for the right moment to share this excerpt with you from #MoreMyself... ⁣ ⁣ In the early part of my teens I wrote this letter to my father, Craig. I wanted nothing to do with him. My words came from a place of vulnerability and longing. At the time it hurt so much to experience what felt like empty promises. I swore I didn’t care, but I did and it affected me deeply. I finally had enough and wrote those words. It’s CRAZY that he kept this letter after all these years. I was so shocked when he first showed me. It was tucked away in a shoe box full of memories. I’m glad he and I can look back at it now as a sign of how far we’ve come ✨??⁣ ⁣ If you feel moved to share, send me a deep relationship that you have had to remove from your life, or one that has been mended, or that you want to see evolve, or are working on changing. ⁣ ⁣ I think it’s so powerful that relationships have their own path. And sometimes they are meant to heal.... ⁣ ⁣ Regardless though, most of the time the healing comes from letting go. ⁣ ⁣ What are your thoughts?⁣ ⁣ Sending u my love, light and strength #moremyself #cheerstotheevolution ? ? ⁣ ⁣ More Myself is available now.

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She ended the letter passionately declaring, “All I want from you is to mind your business. I don’t want the phone calls, I don’t want the letters, I don’t want the fake acts you pull to try and make me think you care. I don’t want anything.”

The superstar, who has since repaired her relationship with Cook, explained in the caption that her father had kept the letter since she sent it to him in 1994 in a shoebox and shared it with her. “I’m glad he and I can look back at it now as a sign of how far we’ve come,” she wrote. 

The R&B songstresses’ seventh studio album is slated to be released this month after being postponed twice due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

The Food and Drug Administration wants InfoWars founder Alex Jones to take down “unapproved and unauthorized products for the mitigation, prevention, treatment, diagnosis, or cure of COVID-19.” The FDA expressed these sentiments in a letter sent to Jones on April 9.

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“We request that you take immediate action to cease the sale of such unapproved and unauthorized products for the mitigation, prevention, treatment, diagnosis, or cure of COVID-19 in people …” the letter reads. “You should take immediate action to correct the violations cited in this letter … We advise you to review your websites, product labels, and other labeling and promotional materials to ensure that you are not misleadingly representing your products as safe and effective for a COVID-19 related use for which they have not been approved by FDA and that you do not make claims that misbrand the products in violation of the FD&C Act.”

The letter cites multiple instances of Jones allegedly misleading the public. One such incident is a video titled Experts Say Trump Must Seal The Border Like Israel & Italy Or Face Massive Coronavirus Surge from March 10. 

“I’m not going to belabor this, I’m just gonna tell ya, that for just your daily life, and your gums and your teeth and for regular viruses and bacteria, the patented Nano Silver we have, the Pentagon has come out and documented, and homeland security have said this stuff kills the whole SARS corona family, at point blank range,” Jones says in the video. “Well of course it does, it kills every virus. But they found that, this is 13 years ago, and the Pentagon uses the product we have. And the product we have in private label is about to be in Walmart.”

Jones was given 48 hours to correct the violations.

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Kodak Black provided an update for all those concerned about the incarcerated rapper. After it was reported yesterday that he had plead guilty to additional gun charges, the rapper shared a handwritten letter Instagram on Thursday, where he sought out to explain all of the troubling stories that have been circulating about his life in prison. He reveals that he’s been ordered to spend 30 days in solitary confinement at his new facility for an incident involving a correctional officer, possibly referring to the fight he was involved in that landed a C.O. in the hospital. According to the letter, his commissary, phone, and email privileges have been confiscated. While his mind seems to be all over the place in his message, he does mention a recent visit with his lawyer, Brad Cohen, where he signed some contracts. He also makes sure to shout out his Sniper Gang artists JackBoy, Lil DJ, and his brother, John Wicks, and other artists like 22Gz, Jennaske and C-Dubb. He also mentions Zendaya, whom he professed his love to on Valentine’s Day, and Meek Mill, letting him know he has an answer to some question he was asked on CNN.

“RoadRunner Bill !” he begins. “Ya so I Put dat Shit in gear..Im shiftin good right na, in a literal sense ! DATPART Lol. I went to DHo for the shot. They gave me 60 days in the box but suspended the 30 on Dude end. I gotta do the 30 for the C.O. incident. F*ck it im on cruise control ! They hit me cross the head tho on everything else. They took my commissary 6m, Phone & the email. They left my visit but I ain’t anticipating that right na. Prolly later ! Everything z I just ain’t like how dem people was playin on my [?] ! DATPART. YAY..Ya know that boy Brad come saw me, laced me on “cool” appeal situation. Tell Jackboy tell cool ‘I LOVE em & can’t wait to re-unite.’ Das my Dirty Forreal. Jackboy & DJ ain’t neva gotta question my Love, Kuz das a Boomerang !”

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“Boi Brad my snipe, it felt warm to sit down & YAK wit em real quick, he like he wanna view me win. We really was just kickin sh*t. I signed few lil contracts, you know I jus B surgical bra. Aye holla @ Pucci fame, he know where one of my stashes @ tell him dig up 15K & give it to my momma her Z-day in a few days. Let me find out Zendaya on her Z sh*t Boi. Everybody screaming ‘Jennaske !’ I’m Proud of her, [?] That’s da Homie ! LJ Blessing da world with his Blessing, that’s my snipe ! Sh*t always Gleeful I just be sittin back laughing @ alotta sh*t. Tell BLOOD I still Love em, Das my momma son & y’all let meek mills Know I got the answer to that question they asked em on CNN ! Z Sh*t, im in the Belly of the Beast this where da answers @ I got a different Kite fa that tho. ‘Because of You’ better go platinum by my Z-day too, skr8 up ! Send 22Gz my Love as well, the song me, him & Jackboy did finna be on the album. N*gga in dem trenches Forreal But this [?] come from ima Z Ight & the cops dem ain’t no bullsh*t here. Anyway Bra I ain’t really want nun, I was jus creaming real Kwik Bra Love Z Safe !” Kodak is reportedly facing 2-7 more years in prison for the additional gun charges. His sentencing date is set for March 24th.