What The Hell Just Happened In Music This Week?

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Date: October 22

"E! is reporting some additional details:

• Kanye asked Kris Jenner-his soon-to-be mother-in-law-for Kim's hand in marriage in the days leading up to the wedding.


• On one knee, he "proposed to Kim with a flawless 15-carat diamond ring by celebrity jeweler Lorraine Schwartz."


• He had the jumbo screen at the stadium project the words "PLEEEASE MARRY MEEE!!!" (pictured below.)


• This was followed by "A 50-piece orchestra played Lana Del Rey's 'Young and Beautiful,' followed by Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo and Kanye's 'Knock You Down.'"


• Then: fireworks."

—David Drake

Date: October 21

"Lady Gaga's collaboration with R. Kelly, 'Do What U Want,' has come out at midnight. Gaga starts the song off, with Kelly adding adlibs in the beginning before getting the second verse of the song. The hook is catchy and somewhat raunchy, with Gaga saying, 'Do what you want, what you want with my body.'

"'Do What U Want' will appear on Gaga's upcoming album, ARTPOP, which is set to be released November 11. A preview of the song appeared on a commercial for Beats By Dre several days ago." —Dharmic X

Date: October 26

"Jimmy Henchman was sentenced to life in prison today in a Brooklyn federal court. He had previously been convicted on charges of heading a massive nationwide drug trafficking operation. Henchman still faces conspiracy to murder charges in Manhattan over allegations of orchestrating a plot to kill an associate of 50 Cent. Henchman, whose real name is James Rosemond, used a musical equipment shipping company as a cover to run an $11 million illegal business.

"Henchman's had a lengthy career in the music industry. He was known for being the CEO of Czar Entertainment, and managed the careers of artists ranging from The Game to Sean Kingston. He has also been accused of orchestrating the shooting of Tupac Shakur at Quad Studios. Pac himself named Henchman as the perpetrator of the shooting in his song 'Against All Odds.' Last year, convicted murdered Dexter Isaac confessed to the shooting and said he committed the crime under the orders of Henchman." —Dharmic X

Date: October 20

"Kanye West's Yeezus Tour just kicked off, and while everyone is taking in the insane performances, we're most shocked by the T-shirts and merch that were made for the tour.

"Instead of Kanye producing T-shirts that were similar to Givenchy designs or only selling ones that state the tour stops, the tees visit themes from '80s heavy metal albums and even display imagery of Confederate flags. The 'Yeezus' design is inspired by Metallica's iconic band logo, but there's also a T-shirt with a skeleton complete in a Native American headdress and traditional garments with the text 'God Wants You.'" —Matty Welty

Date: October 25

"As he continues his promotional campaign for Revolt TV, Diddy went up to The Ellen Show to talk about the burgeoning network and why he feels like he needs to go back to his old roots of aggressiveness. Following the interview, Diddy played a dancing game with Ellen. Both of them are forced to perform a dance for the other person, as they attempt to guess what dance it is.

"And naturally, Diddy got the card that said 'twerking.'

"'I just twerked for y'all... I lost a lot of street cred.'" —Dharmic X

Date: October 24

"Happy birthday Drake. Today, the Toronto rapper officially turns 27. Drake rang in his birthday ('October 24th's Very Own') last night with a series of festivities. He got dressed up all fancy and went to a Raptors preseason game, then got dressed even fancier and hit the club, and then went home for an afterparty that featured a to-scale model of the city of Toronto made of cake. (Cake, cake, cake.) How do we know all this? Because Drake totally invited us because we're besties in typical Drake fashion he Instagrammed every waking moment of it." —Insanul Ahmed

Date: October 23

"After rapping about how his good friends such as Chance The Rapper and Kendrick Lamar are 'making millions,' Gambino takes a minute to deliver a talking interlude about what wealth really means. He transitions mid-speech back into rap mode, and concludes the freestyle by actually going off the top of his head. Not only is the freestyle spontaneous, but it also addresses current events going on in Gambino's life: 'Are you still on the show [Community], are you dating Jhene [Aiko]?'" —Dharmic X

Date: October 23

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Date: October 25

"I understand being critical, that’s what keeps artists on top of their game. If they do some wack shit, there’s gonna be an honest write-up about their shit. What I got was that somebody in that building had a disgust for hip-hop. It was like a bougie stance from where they’re writing from. That’s what I took offense to. I see a lot of that in our culture right now. This shit came from the streets. This shit came from the people. This shit came from the struggle." —Nipsey Hussle, talking to Complex's Angel Diaz on October 15. (The photo above was taken on the 25th.)