Remy Ma is going full steam ahead. She was out of jail for less than a week before she dropped a remix to DJ Khaled’s “They Don’t Love You No More,” and now she comes through with the accompanying visuals.

Both Khaled and French Montana join Remy in the video, which was filmed in various locations in New York City, including at the Castle Hill housing projects in Bronx. Check out the clip above.

Next up, you can expect to hear her new mixtape, I’m Around, which could be dropping in just a few days.

“It’s kind of impossible, after being in prison for six-and-a-half-years, and being home for 19 days, to only talk about what I’m going through right now,” Remy told MTV News this week. “It’s very hard not to bring up what I went through. Even though, in the future, I don’t want to keep dwelling on the past. I don’t want to dwell in the past now, but that was a large part of my life, so it has affected me in a lot of ways, and it will show in my music.”

Hear her explain in the video below.

Nadeska Alexis

A native of Grenada, a product of Brooklyn, a student of hip-hop.

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Unless you’re extremely proficient in Young Thug speak, you might be like me — replaying a track several times in an effort to understand exactly WTF he’s saying. His feature on T.I.’s hit “About the Money” was easier to understand than usual, but apparently Tip digested it all on the first take. And, he thinks that “bustin’ out the bando” might be the “line of the century.”

“You know what? That particular verse — and maybe it was because I was in the studio with him — is probably the only one I’ve heard from [Young Thug] that immediately I knew what he was saying,” T.I. told MTV News. “Just that particular verse.”

He joked that maybe some of us from up North might have a harder time understanding the subtleties of Thugga’s dialect, but all of that aside, he’s pretty sure that the Atlanta rapper had one of the most prized lines ever, on “About the Money.”

“Bustin’ out the bando — hey man, I think that’s the line of the century,” Tip said.

And, who are we to argue?

Tip also revealed that the next official single from his Paperwork album will be the title track, featuring Pharrell, although “Stay” leaked prematurely.

“We have definitely decide on ‘Paperwork’ featuring Pharrell [because it] pretty much sums up the tone of the album,” he said. “The cinematic presence of it all. When you listen to the album, top to bottom, it kinda sounds like the score to ...

It’s pretty obvious that having details about your private life bared to the public can be difficult, but some artists like T.I. seem to have a pretty good grip on that. The Atlanta rapper puts his family life on display on the VH1 reality show “T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle,” but a new single from his wife really had us scratching our heads for a second.

On “What the F— You Gon Do?” the former XScape singer croons about an absent lover, and the video really furthered that storyline. She uses a scene from the intro of “Family Hustle” where she and T.I. are lying in bed, but eventually the man next to her fades out. Was this a public shot at her husband? And what was T.I.’s reaction?

“No reaction,” T.I. told MTV News, before adding, “Comedy.” Clearly he didn’t want to go in-depth about this one.

Did Tiny at least run this by him before release? “Nah, she asked me and I said, ‘nah I don’t wanna, I’ll wait [to see it] with the rest of the public.”

Always the diplomat, he went on to add, “I mean…I’ve been hearing very very good things about it, [from] people in the community, just saying that it’s a lot better than the stuff they’ve been hearing lately — so that’s good.”

“[Tiny] kinda has her own ideas about business so I stay out of it. She’s just beginning her spinoff TV show with the hairdresser.”

Well played, Tip.

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Wednesday marked the fifth night of protests in the Ferguson suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot, and there’s still no sign of a return to normalcy.

Over the course of the night, cops brandished automatic weapons and combated protesters’ use of Molotov Cocktails with tear gas. But it wasn’t just protesters that clashed with police: Journalists trying to report from the scene were also arrested, calling into question a violation of the First Amendment right to freedom of the press.

On Thursday (August 14), President Obama joined the conversation during a televised broadcast.

“There is never an excuse for violence against police, or for those who would use this tragedy as a cover for vandalism or looting. There is also no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protestors, or to throw protestors in jail for lawfully exercising their First Amendment rights,” Obama said. “Here in the United States of America, police should not be bullying or arresting journalists who are just trying to do their jobs and report to the American people, what they see on the ground.”

In addition to the arrests of dozens of local protestors, Two Huffington Post reporters were arrested and temporarily detained while trying to use the WiFi at a local McDonald’s. They had apparently overstayed the time limits cops had given them.

Although the entire series of events beginning with Michael Brown’s shooting death on Saturday, August 9, have been alarming, this latest update ...

OVO Sound is on the rise, and one of Drake’s newest signees, PartyNextDoor, is already fraternizing with the Hollywood set. In his video for “Recognize,” the Toronto singer/songwriter commands the obvious Drizzy cameo — but who would’ve expected Kendall and Kylie Jenner to show up?

The Jenners join him in two separate scenes, and it looks like we’ll probably be seeing more of the Kardashian Klan in rap videos. This week we also saw Khloe make her debut in French Montana’s “Don’t Panic” video. (P.S. Is it just me, or does it look like OB O’Brien is making Kylie a bit uncomfortable in that last scene?)

PartyNextDoor hit the stage during Drake’s 5th annual OVO Fest in Toronto earlier this month, to perform his breakout hit “Recognize.” He got a warm reception from the crowd — many of whom sang the words along with him — and seemed pretty comfortable on stage.

His PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO album is out now.

Nadeska Alexis

A native of Grenada, a product of Brooklyn, a student of hip-hop.

@neweryork

It’s never funny when people lose their jobs, and usually the person in question will argue that they didn’t deserve to be cut, but in DJ Mano’s case, he might have a hard time proving ‘Ye wrong.

DJ Million Dollar Mano has been Kanye West’s tour DJ for many years now, and even contributed to production on his albums, but they’re not working together anymore.

Mano took to Twitter to confirm the news and joke about hate tweets he was receiving from Kanye fans. Maybe he’s especially mad at the one who took time to compile this footage on the Kanye to The forum, of him screwing up on stage and leaving Kanye hanging? Yikes.

He didn’t handle it graciously, either. Mano then took to Twitter to lash out at Yeezy’s faithful following and make some pretty derogatory comments.

“gonna have a fun day blocking these kanye stans that are happy i don’t dj 4 him anymore hahahahaha!” he wrote. “a lot of u fans are low key gay and want more than a fan/relationship with the men they look up 2. I’m making a list and I’m collecting info. I’m gonna expose all the trolls.”

“guys with man crushes need 2 just accept their homosexuality,” he added. So gracious.

Nadeska Alexis

A native of Grenada, a product of Brooklyn, a student of hip-hop.

@neweryork

Sure, selfies can be glamorous when Kim Kardashian decides to plaster her mug across a coffee table book (and, yes, it’s kinda cute when you get animals involved), but now it’s time to have a conversation about the lethal side of these self portraits. In just over a week, there have been three selfie-related deaths — and we’re a bit alarmed.

On August 3, a 21-year-old man died in Mexico City while attempting to pose for a drunken selfie. Oscar Otero Aguilar was apparently out with his friends, and tried to pose with a .45-caliber pistol while he was under the influence. Aguilar accidentally pulled the trigger on the gun, sending a bullet into his forehead.

This was in an effort to post the photo on Facebook. One of Aguilar’s friends was arrested, while the other fled the scene.

If that wasn’t tragic enough, just a few days later, a Polish couple lost their lives while attempting to take a cliff-side selfie. The couple was snapping photos at the Cabo Da Roca cliffs in Portugal when they tumbled over and fell into the Atlantic Ocean. Now their two children are in the custody of Polish diplomats.

Another man was trampled by a bull while attempting to take a selfie in France:

A recent close call involved a young couple vacationing in Mexico, who posed for a selfie right as lightning struck a tree just a few feet away from them. Thankfully, that tale only ended with ...

Is it something in the air? Amidst reports that Ciara has called off her engagement to Future, we’re also hearing that Tyga and Blac Chyna have called it quits.

The couple welcomed their son, Cairo, in October of 2012 and were engaged two months later, but apparently they’re parting ways now.

TMZ reports that Tyga called off the engagement, although it’s unclear why, and added that it wasn’t exactly a mutual split. A source close to Tyga claims that Chyna is having a difficult time accepting the news. Apparently, Tyga has hosted two pool parties recently, including one for Kylie Jenner, and Black Chyna didn’t get the invite.

Last year, the couple was spotted on double dates with KimYe, Blac Chyna posed for some workout selfies with Kim Kardashian, and Kim even attended Cairo’s first birthday party.

Nadeska Alexis

A native of Grenada, a product of Brooklyn, a student of hip-hop.

@neweryork

Are you sitting down? Go ahead and find a comfortable spot, because we wouldn’t want you to hurt anything when you hit the floor.

When Nicki Minaj shows up at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, August 24, it’ll be to deliver her performance at the big show. And, she’ll be treating us to new music from her upcoming third album, The Pinkprint. “Anaconda” live? Yes, please.

Nicki’s made a couple of appearances in the past — including her 2010 set at the VMAs pre-show, and a feature during Alicia Keys’ 2012 performance of “Girl on Fire” — and this time should be even more jaw-dropping, just the way we like it. After the release of “Anaconda” we’ve been biting our nails and waiting impatiently to hear (and see) what else she has in store, so we couldn’t help but react like this …

Oh, my — a Nicki Minaj performance you say?

Must. Keep. Wig. On.

Round of applause and a wiggle please — No one can’t hate on this one.

Oh guys, you shouldn’t have.

Nah, just kidding. It’s on now!

Don’t blink, ’cause you might miss some of this.

And a ‘lil bit of this.

Can’t even feel my face right now.

Okay, okay, I’m calm. It’s cool.