NICKI MINAJ IS THE FIRST RAPPER TO REACH 200 MILLION IG FOLLOWERS: Nicki Minaj is the first rapper to reach 200 million Instagram followers. Nicki celebrated the news with a screenshot from her early days on Instagram when she had one post and over 7,000. She captioned the post, , “most followed rapper on IG? Do I get a prize or smthn? From 7K to 200MM. thx yall.” The next closest rappers on the list are Cardi B, who has 138 million followers, Drake, who has 117 million and Snoop Dogg, who has 75 million. Nicki now has the 18th most-followed account on the platform overall.
BALENCIAGA DESIGNER SAYS YEEZY GAP COLLABORATION IS OVER: Balenciaga designer Demna says that Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga is “over.” The line, which was initially dropped in February, included a denim jacket, jeans, sweatpants, T-shirts and hoodies. Demna told The New York Times that fans can expect a new chapter from Ye and the company in the future. Demna explained, “This was just step No. 1. He needed a starting point, and that was my challenge: to give him the starting point. But he is still miles and miles away from where he wants this to go.”
LIL WAYNE PAYS TRIBUTE TO POLICE OFFICER WHO SAVED HIS LIFE: Lil Wayne took to social media to reflect on Robert Hoobler, the former officer who saved his life when he was 12. Back in 1994, Hoobler saved the rapper's life after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Hoobler was found dead in his Louisiana home last Friday. He was 65. Wayne wrote via IG, “Everything happens for a reason. I was dying when I met u at this very spot. U refused to let me die. Everything that doesn’t happen, doesn’t happen for a reason. That reason being you and faith. RIP uncle Bob. Aunt Kathie been waiting for u. I’ll love & miss u both and live for us all