Rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known by his stage name Oladips, has apologised to Nigerians for the fake death news pulled by his management.

He expressed regret for “the confusion” and stressed that it was “never a prank,” noting that he was “very sick.”

In an interview with Naija FM in Lagos, Oladips said, “To Nigerians and my core followers, I will never play with people’s emotions like that. It was never a prank. I was sick sick. I am really sorry for the confusion, the false alarm and everything. I take full responsibility.

“I’ll make sure I’m surrounded by professionals going forward. Since I believe that’s where the issue originated. I’ve gone through a lot, like having my manager steal from me and wish me dead. I eventually reached the point where my manager was no longer with me. It was just me and my boys.

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“All I’m attempting to do at the moment is make sure the individuals I choose are professionals who understand what’s appropriate to do. No be person wey because he no hear from my mum, he feel like, ‘Ah! This guy don die.”

He claimed that his manager would not have put out such news if he was truly a professional.

“That is why I said I take full responsibility. So, I’m really sorry. Make una forgive me abeg.”

Rapper Kodak Black has been taken into custody once more in South Florida, this time on suspicion of having cocaine, according to court documents.

Kodak Black, who goes by the name Bill Kapri, was reported by the Broward County jail as being detained on Thursday.

Plantation police accused him of possessing cocaine, tampering with evidence, and unlawfully stopping or parking his car, according to the jail records.

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The arrest occurred after officers from the Florida Highway Patrol allegedly saw a black Bentley SUV blocking a roadway.

The cops involved claimed that the vehicle’s window was halfway down when they found the “ZEZE” rapper asleep at the wheel and smelled the strong odor of cannabis omitting from inside.

Once awake and confronted by the officer, Kodak admitted there was weed in the SUV, but according to TMZ, the cop also noticed a Styrofoam cup that he believed contained an alcoholic beverage.

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It was at this moment that he told Kodak to exit the vehicle.

Recall Kodak was previously pardoned by Donald Trump on the last day of his presidency for a previous conviction on a weapons charge.

He was booked into jail in Fort Lauderdale on Friday and released on Saturday after a $75,000 bond was negotiated at a bail hearing, his lawyer Bradford Cohen told Rolling Stone.

Famous reggaeton star Ramón Ayala, aka Daddy Yankee, has officially retired from music.

The Puerto Rican singer and rapper announced this on stage during the final day of his farewell tour, La Meta, in Puerto Rico over the weekend.

He said he now hopes to “evangelize the world” and live for Jesus.

In a video message shared via his Instagram page, ‘The King Of Reggaeton’ said that a part of him felt empty and he had been trying to fill a void in his life for a long time that no one could fill.

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In his message, the ‘Despacito’ crooner cited a Bible verse; “I was able to travel the world for years winning many awards, applause and praise, but I realized something that the Bible says, ‘what good is it for a man to gain the whole world if he forfeits his soul?’”

He added: “One story is over and a new story is going to begin, a new beginning.”

Daddy Yankee began his career in 1994 and is regarded as one of the pioneers of the reggaeton genre.

He retired at the age of 46.