Recent developments in pop rap include Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 'Crazy in Love' reaching one billion views on YouTube, while Ye honored his late mother Donda West with a street renaming in Chicago. Meanwhile, viral AI trends feature celebrities in the Quavo and Takeoff 'Hotel Lobby' video, and Justin Bieber delivered a surprise acoustic performance in Los Angeles.

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