On June 6, Los Angeles area law enforcement arrested rising rapper Darryl “DDG” Granberry. The 24-year-old YouTuber reportedly faces felony possession of a concealed weapon charges.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials released Granberry the following day on a $35,000 bond. He is scheduled to be in court on June 28.
“The devil working overtime to stop these blessings,” tweeted DDG on Wednesday afternoon. That post collected over 6,000 likes on Twitter.
the devil working overtime to stop these blessings
“Storyteller” will follow “Elon Musk” featuring Gunna which dropped in February. DDG also teamed up again with his “Moonwalking in Calabasas” collaborator Blueface for their “Meat This” single.
DDG also made headlines in April after he shared a controversial take on modern Hip Hop. The Epic recording artist declared, “Today’s rappers are 10x better than the rappers back in the [day]… Respectfully.”
Is Cardi B finally ready to release another single? According to one article, the recording artist born Belcalis Almánzar is dropping something new next week.
Page Six reports Cardi B worked with a “top male artist in the Hip Hop game” for a new song. Supposedly, this collaboration will arrive on June 17.
However, Cardi pushed back on that story. The Invasion of Privacy album creator informed her fans about a possible upcoming track and addressed the Page Six piece.
“BARDIGANG I don’t wanna gas y’all and put a battery in yall back… so I’m going to be the one to tell y’all what @PageSix wrote is not true… I actually wish but if y’all been checking in with me on Centerfold y’all know what’s been the issue😘,” tweeted Cardi B.
As far as new music, Cardi B has not dropped a song as a lead artist since “Up” in February 2021. She did appear on Normani’s “Wild Side,” Lizzo’s “Rumors,” Summer Walker’s “No Love (Extended),” and Kay Flock’s “Shake It” over the last year.
Last month, Cardi hopped on Twitter to say, “I really had technical difficulties with my latest project. I had not one, not two, but like three technical difficulties on the music that I’ve been working on that it had to be done and taken care of before I put it out.”
Unknown T wants to know who is trying to root his beloved music style in the past asking, “Who Said Drill’s Dead?”
The U.K. drill artist with a uniquely distinctive voice announced he has new music coming teasing a fresh song on Instagram. On Tuesday (Jun. 7) he shared a photo with Top Boy star Ashley Walters taken from one of the British T.V. show’s most popular locations; the café where Dushane conducts his business. “Who said drill’s dead? 12/6,” the East London rapper penned in the caption.
Fans were left wondering whether Unknown T had a song coming with the rapper and actor or if he has a spot on the next season.
Then on Wednesday, Unknown T shared a snippet of a video featuring the Top Boy actor. However, it remains unclear if Ashley Walters has a verse on the track or just a cameo. Fans won’t have long to wait as the song is due to arrive on June 12.
Meanwhile, Unknown T announced a collaboration with Dutch fashion brand Daily Paper and Beats by Dre. He shared “how his childhood experiences shaped his love for music” in the campaign film. Check it out below.
I’m gassed to be the face of this campaign. Daily Paper is a brand that came up from nothing and has been a part of my journey from the start. We all know Beats was created by a legend,” said Unknown T. “And so to see the two brands come up and come together is sick.”
Suge Knight testified for the first time on Wednesday (Jun. 8) and discussed the events leading up to the death of Terry Carter in 2015.
The former Death Row Records boss tried and failed to speak to Dr. Dre about the Straight Outta Compton movie but ended up careening his car into Carter and another man outside Tam’s burger stand, killing the businessman.
He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in September 2018 after accepting a plea deal. The Carter family is suing Suge Knight for wrongful death.
According to Rolling Stone, Suge Knight claims he was informed that Dr. Dre was behind the 2014 murder attempt on him when he was shot seven times outside of a Chris Brown Party.
Suge Knight Takes The Stand
“I was told about that,” he said. “People showed me checks, canceled checks.” Suge Knight says he was on his way to speak to Dre about it the day Carter was killed.
“Dr. Dre — we’ve been really good friends for years,” Suge testified. “Matter of fact, I know his kids, he knows my kids. And I was told that he had paid some guys to harm me,” Knight testified. “I didn’t believe it because authorities do lie. So I went up there. …I was going to talk to him and say, ‘Hey man, I’m not going to react to what authorities say about you having something to do with me getting shot. I just want to make you aware they are saying this, putting it out there.’”
However, according to Suge Knight, he didn’t get the chance to speak to Dr. Dre or Ice Cube as they were busy. He says he was leaving when he was told by someone to wait. He claims he was told to come back ” because we’ve been trying to catch you to take care of you.”
While waiting around, Cle “Bone” Sloan, a gang member working security for the movie, got upset about a joke he made and began to get “aggressive.”
After leaving he got a call from Carter, a long-time friend who invited him to a meeting with Dr. Dre. It was to take place at the home of Dwayne “Knob” Johnson across the street from Tam’s.
“He said, ‘They’re trying to take care of you, get some things squared away. Dre’s gonna come by Knob’s house. Come meet me over there.’ He said, ‘Man they’re trying to give you some bread,” Suge Knight claimed.
Suge Claims He Was Ambushed
He decided to go but when he arrived, he claims he was ambushed by Sloan who was armed with a gun. Suge says Sloan began punching him through his truck’s open window. He claims he “feared for his life” and was acting in self-defense when he drove into Sloan and Carter, killing Carter.
When the Carter family lawyers pointed out that after reversing out of the parking lot in fear, he then turned back into the lot, Suge Knight responded that fear “sort of freezes you.”
The plaintiff’s attorney also questioned why Suge Knight, during his initial police interview, failed to mention Sloan brandishing a gun.
Elsewhere in the proceedings the attorney noted that Knight’s former lawyer recently pled guilty to conspiracy and perjury. Prosecutors allege the pair conspired to bribe people to say they saw Suge Knight threatened with a gun during the incident at Tam’s.
Vanilla Ice is a liar and is trying to take credit for a song he wrote “no parts of,” according to Mario “Chocolate” Johnson.
When Vanilla Ice dropped “Ice Ice Baby” from his 1990 To the Extreme album, it made history as the first rap song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, during a recent episode of The Art Of Dialogue, Mario “Chocolate” Johnson – who Suge Knight credits as the song’s co-writer – said Vanilla Ice is lying.
“Every song I did on that album, he credited himself,” Johnson claimed. “He said he wrote ‘Ice Ice Baby’ at 16. He didn’t write no parts of that song, and he really believed it. So imagine that.”
He added, “People think that we had a problem with ‘Ice Ice Baby.’ We didn’t. ‘Ice Ice Baby’ was already in the can, paperwork done.”
He says the problem came after he was sent to Texas to work with Vanilla Ice on the album. “I did nine songs, and he was supposed to pick five that I was getting paid for, but he ended up putting all nine on the album.”
Johnson then claims Suge Knight never hung the rapper over a balcony, and he’s lying about that too. Check out the clip below.
Vanilla Ice “Lies So Much” He Believes His Own Lies
However, Vanilla Ice disputes this. He claimed Johnson had “nothing to do with that song” and says Suge Knight strongarmed him out of the rights to the song.
“Suge took me out on the balcony, started talking to me personally,” Vanilla Ice stated in a 1999 episode of Behind the Music. “He had me look over the edge, showing me how high I was up there. I needed to wear a diaper that day.”
He added, “I was an ‘investor’ in Death Row Records with no return on my money,” after signing over the rights for $3 or 4 million.
R. Kelly is a serious threat to the public, according to Federal prosecutors who say that the disgraced R&B singer should be locked up for at least 25 years.
Prosecutors say R. Kelly relied “on his fame, money and popularity as an R&B recording star… to both carry and conceal his crimes.”
“He continued his crimes and avoided punishment for them for almost 30 years and must now be held to account,” The US Attorney’s Office wrote in legal filings, as per New York Post.
Furthermore, they say R. Kelly needs to be behind bars for a minimum of 25 years for public protection.
“In light of the seriousness of the offenses, the need for specific deterrence and the need to protect the public from further crimes of the defendant … the government respectfully submits that a sentence in excess of 25 years is warranted,” prosecutors wrote in the 31-page filing.
R. Kelly Has Shown “No Remorse”
The documents also warn that R. Kelly “is unlikely to be deterred from further sexually abusing and exploiting children and others.” They point to the “callous disregard” he has for his victims and say he’s shown “no remorse” for his actions.
“Indeed, the defendant’s decades of crime appear to have been fueled by narcissism and a belief that his musical talent absolved him of any need to conform his conduct — no matter how predatory, harmful, humiliating or abuse to other — to the strictures of the law,” the US Attorney’s office stated.
R. Kelly faces further federal charges in Illinois for child pornography and obstruction. He will also have to answer Minnesota state prosecutors’ charges of engaging in prostitution with a minor.
27Delly is the golden child of Harlem. Coming off the heels of his Cash Cobain-assisted track “Super Bizzy,” he is coming back with more heat. Delly’s hard-hitting new single “No Complaints” is perfect for the summer. The bass is heavy, and the flex is present throughout. The jiggy rapper knows how to make a song that everyone can love. He knows that men and women will be blasting “No Complaints” throughout every borough. This track is his second single ahead of his upcoming full-length effort. -Stream HERE
Many fans have heard 27Delly’s music on HBO’s Insecure & FX’s#### show Atlanta, but his discography spans way further than his sync placements. The new single “No Complaints” shows his ability to make playlist-friendly records while still proving he is a state ahead of the pack lyrically.
After yet another successful slew of events in the community during his Juneteenth4eva Weekend experience, he is ready to put the focus back on his art. 27Delly is busy as ever these days. His recent partnership with Converse caught a lot of steam on social media, and he will be in attendance for Paris Fashion Week in the coming days.
27Delly is a unique figure. He’s well-rounded and versatile, making him digestible to the masses. He’s admired in his neighborhood due to his humbleness. He comes from a family of winners. His upcoming project will prove why he is one of the most well-respected voices in NYC.
For now, press play on his second single, “No Complaints,” here today!
On Wednesday (Jun. 8), Missy shared a video of the pair and explained, “Y’all don’t have a friend like I’ve got.”
Missy Elliott then took to the caption to let her followers know just how much Janet Jackson means to her.
“For the last 2 years I’m sure like for many it was really emotionally draining,” Missy Elliott admitted. “Going from being outside to being isolated from family & friends. Well the other day @janetjackson & I was chopping it up on the phone & I spoke about how I missed everyone & how this year I wanted to make sure I see her & she casually said I’ll fly to where you are on the 5th. Well honestly I didn’t think much of it just because she is my friend for 24 years she is still Ms. Jackson if you NASTY & stay BOOKED & BUSY since 7 years old be VERY CLEAR😩😆😂”
She continued to give Janet Jackson her flowers. “But sure enough the 5th came & she text me & said I’m here😭 I began to tear up because she flew all the way from LONDON & spent two days with me & we cut up & laughed for 2 days straight! I sure needed that just to laugh & feel at peace🙏🏾Jj I Love you til Earth is No More! You don’t have to sell another album you will always be THE ICONIC THE LEGENDARY THE FASHIONISTA MOTHA to me👑🍷💜 Thank you for being a Freeeeeeen🤗💜,” added Missy. Check it out below.
Yung Miami teamed up with Diddy’s network REVOLT to launch a new series titled Caresha Please.
The City Girls member’s talk show premieres on Thursday (June 9). Diddy, who’s been romantically linked to Yung Miami, will be her first guest.
“Be ready to be entertained,” she said in a press release. “You never know who may pop up, all things go on Caresha Please. Nothing is off limits.”
Diddy added, “REVOLT is about giving a platform to the most authentic and disruptive voices in Hip Hop that move the culture. Yung Miami is not only a superstar artist, she’s also unapologetically herself and brings a perspective women around the world can relate to, which is why I’m excited to bring her podcast to life.”
Yung Miami announced her partnership with Diddy’s network a few weeks after clashing with another woman over him. The Quality Control Music rapper exchanged social media insults with a model named Gina Huynh, who posted a photo of Diddy kissing her.
Caresha Please will air on REVOLT and its app. It will also be available on major podcast platforms. Yung Miami and Diddy both serve as executive producers for the series.
Eminem gave fans a preview of a new documentary about The D.O.C. on Tuesday (June 8).
Slim Shady shared a clip of his interview for the film on social media. The video showed Eminem marveling over the craftsmanship of The D.O.C.’s song “Mind Blowin.”
“He was doing things that nobody else had done yet,” Eminem said. “Like, just lyrically.”
Eminem started to recite the second verse from “Mind Blowin” before suddenly stopping. He asked The D.O.C. himself to clarify the lyrics of a tongue-twisting section of the song.
“I gotta ask him what he said on this part,” Eminem said. “On this one part, I never understood it. I couldn’t make out exactly what it was.”
The D.O.C. joined Eminem on camera and nodded in approval as Em recited the verse again. The Hip Hop legend then confirmed what he said on “Mind Blowin.”
“Never a segment is negative because I’m employing whatchu been missing,” The D.O.C. told Slim Shady.
Eminem wondered aloud, “How the f### did you say that s###? G#######.”
The D.O.C. responded, “I don’t know. S### just came out.”
Director Dave Caplan’s documentary about The D.O.C. premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday (June 10). The film explores the rapper’s life and legacy decades after he lost his voice in a car crash.
A candlelight vigil will be held for the late Trouble on Thursday (June 9).
The event is being staged at Coan Park in Atlanta. The vigil begins at 6:45 p.m.
Trouble, whose real name was Mariel Orr, was shot and killed on Sunday (June 5). He was 34.
Authorities accuse Jamichael Jones of murdering Trouble. The 33-year-old suspect surrendered to deputies in Georgia on Tuesday (June 7).
Jones was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, home invasion and battery. He allegedly shot Trouble at the Lake St. James Apartments in Conyers, Georgia.
Trouble visited an unidentified woman at her apartment when Jones allegedly breached the residence and started firing shots. Officials say Jones and the Def Jam rapper didn’t know each other.
“What we know and what I can tell you is that Mr. Mariel Orr was visiting a female friend at the apartment complex, and Mr. Jamichael Jones did know the female and it was a domestic situation,” Rockdale County Public Information Officer Jedidia Canty said. “I know there are a lot of people that are really upset right now about the situation.”
Police discovered Trouble suffering from a gunshot wound at the scene. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Bay Area rapper Mac Minister seeks to overturn his conviction for a double homicide.
According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, Mac Minister will get a new hearing based on a witness recanting his testimony against the rapper. Antione Mouton, also known as Antione Cantrell, now insists he lied when speaking to law enforcement and testifying at the trial.
Mac Minister, whose real name is Andre Dow, has spent 16 years behind bars for allegedly killing Anthony “Fat Tone” Watkins and Jermaine “Cowboy” Akins in Las Vegas.
Dow was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in July 2008. He was sentenced to life in prison.
Prosecutors say Mac Minister murdered Watkins and Akins in retaliation for the 2004 killing of Bay Area Hip Hop legend Mac Dre. But Dow’s legal team believes he was convicted in large part due to the fabricated testimony of Mouton a.k.a. Cantrell, who has changed his story years later.
“My statements to law enforcement and testimony at Mr. Dow’s trial was false,” Mouton says. “And I made the statements against Mr. Dow because I wanted to receive favorable treatment as a result of my other criminal cases. I believe I was approached by law enforcement in California after the death of Lee De’Nae Laursen because I knew Ms. Laursen and I believe that they may have located my contact information in her phone. After I was approached by law enforcement that is when I began to make the false statements against Mr. Dow.”
Mouton says he didn’t talk to Mac Minister in 2005 or 2006 as he originally testified. He admits he was incarcerated in Georgia on December 5, 2005, which is a specific day he previously claimed they spoke.
The key witness also concedes he didn’t know Mac Minister as well as his testimony suggested.
“I recant my testimony and statements that I am from the Fillmore neighborhood,” Mouton notes. “I did not grow up with Andre Dow as a testified. I am from the Hunter’s Point neighborhood and did not grow up with Mr. Dow. I only knew who Mr. Dow was from his popularity in the music industry.”
He adds, “I also specifically recant my testimony that Mr. Dow told me ‘I don’t give a f### about the punk m############ that’s telling on me ‘cause around here m############ would come up missing, like that b####, that b#### n##### that did that s### to Dre’ or that ‘he didn’t give a f### about people that was telling on him or the dumb ass police that was looking for him.’ I made up those statements and that testimony was false.”
Mouton’s sworn statement includes an explanation for why he’s revealing his alleged lies.
“I am coming forward with this information now because it has been on my conscious and I deeply regret making the false testimony and statements against Mr. Dow,” he says.
A hearing for Mac Minister’s case is scheduled to take place on Friday (June 10).
Trapland Pat is the hottest new artist on the scene, and he’s here to showcase his talents to the rest of the world and beyond. Hailing from Deerfield, Florida, the rising star boasts his own swag, sound, look, and undeniable bars, priding himself in his versatility over anything else.
Being born as a first-generation American to Haitian immigrants comes with its own battles, but Trapland Pat wears his heritage on his back loud and proud. It was during his college years where he was able to play football as a wide receiver on a scholarship, but after getting in some trouble, he fell back on his first true love: music.
As always, work ethic is everything, and Pat took his time to study the greats and perfect his craft in the studio. With buzzing singles under his belt — such as “Overdose” featuring Spotemgottem,” New Jam Freestyle,” and “Make It Home” featuring Kid Trunks — Pat went on to sign to Fredo Bang’s Bang Biz Entertainment imprint under Alamo Records.
Now, fresh off the heels of his newest visuals “D.O.A” featuring BIG30 and “Astronaut Status” featuring Fredo Bang, Pat is excited as ever to be unleashing his newest project titled Trapnificent, which he reveals is the first body of work in a year for his fans. The name itself describes Trapland Pat to the tee, the cross section between trap and magnificent.
AllHipHop: How would you describe yourself, for someone who doesn’t know?
Trapland Pat: I’m from South Florida, Broward County. Haitian, African American, Black. I got an athletic build and I got a funny personality. Nothing too crazy.
AllHipHop: You used to play football. Were you good?
Trapland Pat: Yeah I was good. I was in college and everything. You know, something happened and I lost the scholarship.
AllHipHop: What happened?
Trapland Pat: I caught a charge. I caught a couple charges, then a n*gga got a chance to transition. So I went to music. Ever since then, it’s been green lights.
AllHipHop: When you were playing football, were you still doing music?
Trapland Pat: Yeah, but I wasn’t putting my all into it. It was more of a hobby, instead of making it the primary. Now, it’s the primary. Back then, it was something you do when you want to have fun.
AllHipHop: Do you remember when you fell in love with music?
Trapland Pat: Yeah, I remember. It was 9th or 10th grade. When I went to my first studio session, paid for my first studio session. Ever since then, I knew it was something I wanted to do forreal forreal.
AllHipHop: How much did you have to pay for that studio session?
Trapland Pat: Back then, it was a little small studio in the garage. It was $25 an hour, but that was a lot for me. I was still in high school, I used to struggle sometimes to pay that. [laughs]
AllHipHop: When you decided to commit, what did you do differently?
Trapland Pat: When I decided to commit, I realized I gotta get better. That s### wasn’t going to come overnight. I knew I had to be in the studio more. Practice, freestyle, read more, build more vocabulary and stuff like that.
AllHipHop: Did you study specific artists?
Trapland Pat: Oh yeah, I used to study a lot of artists. I be watching them. I learned from every artist that’s out here. I’m not the type of person that will hear something and be like “turn that thing off man.” I’m trying to see what he got to say or how he says stuff.
AllHipHop: You got a Top 5?
Trapland Pat: Lil Wayne, Drake, Future, Kodak Black, and Fabolous. Ain’t gonna lie, I like Freddie Gibbs too. It’s a lot of people.
AllHipHop: How would you describe your sound?
Trapland Pat: I think it’s a unique type of sound. It’s my own flow, I’m not copying nobody. It’s unique. Other people won’t think that, but that’s how I feel about it.
AllHipHop: Being from Deerfield, Florida, what was that like growing up?
Trapland Pat: It was alright. It’s isolated from all the other cities because we’re so close to Palm Beach, the borderline. It’s Palm Beach and Broward County, but it’s regular. Everybody was either playing sports or trying to make money in the streets in some way. It’s either or, you’re doing either or. Either you playing sports or you hustling, that’s how it was over there.
AllHipHop: Did you get deep in the streets before the music?
Trapland Pat: S###, not really though. But I was right there. I was playing sports, so I was one foot in one foot out. You gon’ people saying “man you don’t have to do the streets, the other route kinda quicker.” So I always kept that in mind. But when I lost the scholarship, s### I’m in the streets now. [laughs] Forreal, that’s how I looked at it.
AllHipHop: How’d you get your name?
Trapland Pat: My neighborhood is called Trapland. They always called me Pat, so I said Trapland Pat. My name used to be C-Land Pat, but I thought Trapland sounds more presentable. So I went the Trapland way. My real name is Pat.
AllHipHop: Let’s talk about your new single,.” DOA” featuring Big30.
Trapland Pat: You see I got DOA tatted on my neck?
AllHipHop: Them neck tats be painfu!
Trapland Pat: Yeah them neck tats serious. I mean, I didn’t think about it. Man, I’m just trying to get it done. An hour and 30 minutes, I just sat still. If you could stand still, just go as fast as he can. It took a toll on me after though, I felt crazy. My body got very cold, I had to go to sleep. You know when you go to sleep, you under the sheets but you still cold? That’s how I was feeling, I’m like damn. Maybe he shouldn’t have went so fast. [laughs]
AllHipHop: Did you get it when you dropped the single or what happened?
Trapland Pat: No, I got it like two days ago. I been was going to get it, but I was hesitating. I woke up like “damn what you doing? You need more tattoos.” [laughs] I told my mom, me and my mom was debating on what to put. It was either PM or DOA, I got DOA.
AllHipHop: What’s PM?
Trapland Pat: It’s this abbreviation that everybody in my family got. So I could have got that, but I’m a just put that on the back.
AllHipHop: Are you all tatted up otherwise?
Trapland Pat: Got my stomach and my chest, my forearm, that’s it. Still got a lot of work to do.
AllHipHop: Talk about how that collab with Big30 came about.
Trapland Pat: Him and Fredo are really close. I just talked to him yesterday about the single, how he felt about the single. It wasn’t nothing for him to reach out. It was nothing about money or whatever. He just felt like s###, what if he go down one day? Somebody could help him up. That’s how it was, he just wanted to do the favor.
AllHipHop: That’s fire.
Trapland Pat: Yeah, that’s fire for real. That’s the first artist — no, he’s not the first one. We won’t talk about the next one. He reached out, it was a nice collab. The song’s doing pretty good.
AllHipHop: Did you make the song with him in mind or how did that happen?
Trapland Pat: I had a lot of songs playing. I played that song for him earlier, he’s like “man.” I played it again and it was just something about that cha cha. He said “man, this the one. I gotta get on this one.” I recorded a whole other song with him. He said “let’s do another song.” Because you know sometimes, you’ll be in the studio. You’ll do a little song with somebody, you’re like “nah, let’s do another song,” because you feel like that ain’t the one. So that’s what it was, it was another song and he got on it.
AllHipHop: Best memory from the music video? Where was that shot?
Trapland Pat: It was in my neighborhood in Deerfield Beach, off Exit 41. This place called the Doom City. They got other artists over there too, but that was a nice place to put it at because that’s where mostly a lot of patients from Deerfield really came from. That apartment right there is very active, a dangerous place over there. It was a nice place to do it.
AllHipHop: Do you have a memory from that place growing up?
Trapland Pat: It was crazy forreal! It was very crazy. I got a little memory, I ain’t gon’ lie. I forgot what somebody did, but I guess it was wrong place wrong time. It was middle school, somebody just hit him. His whole jaw was broken, off one hit. It didn’t make no sense to me. This whole jaw had to be wired shut, I’m like what? To that point., it was crazy. Middle school, and seeing that type of stuff happen? He had to get arrested because it was that serious. When you’re a minor, you get past it. That s### was crazy.
AllHipHop: What we can expect from your new project, Trapnificent?
Trapland Pat: You can expect a lot of flows. My flows sharpened up a lot more. My delivery’s better. Beat choices are still good, but it’s worth the wait. I waited a long time, I haven’t dropped in over a year. I dropped last year in May, a year and a month. I wasn’t paying attention that I didn’t dropping that much. That’s my fault, but I’m finna start dropping. I know they’re waiting, they’ve been waiting forreal. I know they’re waiting.
AllHipHop: You’ve been locked in or…?
Trapland Pat: I’ve been locked in. I got a lot of songs though, just haven’t been dropping. But I got a lot of songs. .
AllHipHop: Why Trapnificent?
Trapland Pat: Trapnificent, he just do it so good. I was so high one day, I just came up with that. It sounds professional, but at the same time it sounds like some trap s###. That’s some Trapnificent s### right there.
AllHipHop: Any collabs we can expect?
Trapland Pat: Oh yeah, I got a song with Eli Frost. He’s from New York, from Brooklyn. I got a song with Mozzy, Big30. Fredo Bang gonna appear on that too, like two or three times on the project. People been waiting on us to collab, but we been collabed. We just haven’t released, but we’re gonna release.
AllHipHop: What’s your guys’ relationship? How did you guys tap in originally?
Trapland Pat: Yeah, we’re good. Me and Fredo, it was somebody from his team reached out. We ran into each other before, but he didn’t know I do music and I never came up to him on the music tip. I just took the picture with him. When somebody from his team brought it to his attention that this guy might have some talent, he brought me to him. We came to the conclusion on how we can get to the next level, try to get some s### done. Ever since then, we just been working on the business tip. Big Biz!
AllHipHop: How did it feel to see him and his career take off?
Trapland Pat: It’s good to see that happen because a lot of people be in the shadows for so long and they be working. Social media makes it seem like if you’re not viral, you’re not working. It’s good to see when s### pays off for people because you never know what they were going through. Waiting on their time to shine.
AllHipHop: Does Fredo give you any advice?
Trapland Pat: Oh yeah, he do. You gotta be consistent. You gotta know what to drop at the right time. You gotta be able to read the room to be able to get the best results out of certain situations. That’s what he been teaching me. I’m still learning though, I didn’t perfect it yet. I’m still learning.
AllHipHop: Is it fun though? Are you having fun?
Trapland Pat: Yeah I’m having fun! I’m enjoying myself fasho.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio at all times?
Trapland Pat: Water, a charger, and quiet. Sometimes, it all depends. Most of the time, you want it to be quiet.
AllHipHop: How does cannabis improve your life?
Trapland Pat: It could help boost my creativity, if I got writer’s block. But I don’t always go to it because it makes your throat dry when you’re in the studio. If I’m having writer’s block, let me just smoke outside real quick. Come up with the next line quick. But I don’t want to go to it automatic, just to make music.
AllHipHop: What is it you want fans to get from your story?
Trapland Pat: That anybody could do it. I’m nothing special. Everybody’s human, everybody got opportunities. We all don’t got the same route, that’s what I be trying to rap about most of the time.
AllHipHop: You also released “Make It Home” featuring Kid Trunks?
Trapland Pat: Yeah, that’s a very good song. It’s crazy how that song came about, it was a freestyle. Me and him was in the booth at the same time recording. He’d say “Let me go.” I’d say “Nah, let me go.” S### like that, that song was so fast. It came out so good. I haven’t heard from him in a while. He was going through stuff.
AllHipHop: Yeah, I saw that little viral stuff.
Trapland Pat: Yeah, crazy.
AllHipHop: What do you think about social media and people being in the headlines for whatever reason? Obviously, you need it for your drug.
Trapland Pat: It’s a drug. You gotta be careful, it’s a drug. That’s how I look at it. A lot of people done got lost into it, but it’s realizing when you’re getting too deep into it and you gotta back up right quick. You can feel like you’re not doing enough, that’s just not the case. Because nobody posts their flaws on social media.
AllHipHop: How excited are you for Rolling Loud?
Trapland Pat: Oh yeah, I’m excited. I’ve been working. I’m excited, it don’t feel too real yet though. To live that s###, that s### crazy.
AllHipHop: Any goals for yourself at this point In your career?
Trapland Pat: Yeah, I want to hit the Billboard. I want a plaque. I want to just stay consistent, those are my 3 goals right there. Staying consistent, going #1.
AllHipHop: Anything else you want to let the people know?
Trapland Pat: Yeah, I’m finna remix the “Big Business” on the Trapnificent project. Stay tuned.
Pyro Musikk releases a new album entitled Ghetto Rockstar featuring leading singles “SRT”, and “Pusha Man”! The Carolina native released the project recently ushering in major support and positive feedback on every track. Christopher Devon Burris aka Pyro Musikk, was born on July 3rd in Gastonia, NC, and raised in Clover, SC. He’s been doing music for about 9 years. Currently being the father of 3 kids, a son, and 2 daughters, Pyro speaks on why the grind and commitment are so real and serious for him as an artist.
Pyro fell in love with music from growing up around a musically inclined family and looking at the constant energy and inspiration as motivation to make it a career. Besides just the music Pyro speaks about having high energy all the time because his mindset and mental focus always keep him positive and in a positive mood.
“SRT” is the definition of an uptempo and fast-paced energy-driven banger! Known for making listeners catch the energy of turning up in their cars for the ride, or forgetting the ride isn’t a sports car to be tested, the song welcomes you to the catalog of a Ghetto Rockstar. Follow: @yce_entertainment & @pyromusikk
DreamRich DreMo is one of Atlanta’s best artist prospects, and he’s not here to declare his place in the music industry once and for all. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina but raised in Columbia, South Carolina, DreMo is an artist, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur with a hunger and passion that declares success.
Most recently, DreamRick DreMo unleashed a new music video for “Made Me,” featuring Gucci Mane’s artist Foogiano and TimmyTechnicolor. Produced by Zey Antonio, the single serves as a follow-up toDreMo’s recent track called “Walk” featuring Bri Biase.
DreamRick DreMo, Foogiano, and TimmyTechnicolor’s charisma and craft display what is in store for the future of hip hop. The “Made Me” visual features a version of DreamRick DreMo’s creative, as he continues to inspire others by leading by example. Some tips he’d love to share with upcoming and striving artists are to be authentic, follow your heart and intuition, practice faith daily, and always believe in yourself.
DreMo has no plans in stopping and enjoys every minute of his musical journey.
AllHipHop: You’re raised in Columbia, SC. How was it growing up there?
DreamRich DreMo: It was hard. My mom started off struggling and we didn’t always have basics, electricity, water, and car repossessed. At 14, I lied about my age and got a job at a fast food place to help out. I’ve been working ever since, often like my mom, having more than one job.
AllHipHop: When did you fall in love with music?
DreamRich DreMo: I fell in love with music at an early age. I’m a fan of all music, all genres. Not just hip hop. My grandpa was actually best friends with David Ruffin from The Temptations. David Ruffin is also my Aunt Toi’s Grandfather. When I was 10 years old, my Bow Wow career was starting… that was the point when I realized I wanted and could do music: at age 10. I did music with a few partners in high school. But in 2018, that’s when I started taking it seriously.
AllHipHop: Was there a turning point when you realized you could do it for a living?
DreamRich DreMo: I have seen other artists making a living, I knew I could too. My passion was strong, everyone around me told me how talented I was. I had the support of my best friend and my mom to follow my dreams, and not work a 9-5 that I had no interest in.
AllHipHop: You just released a music video for “Made Me,” who or what inspired this record?
DreamRich DreMo: TimmyTechnicolor and I were in the studio listening to beats and fess typing to them. We eventually came across the “Made Me” beat. TimmyTechnicolor started coming up with the hook, and it was a wrap.
AllHipHop: How did you, Foogiano, and TimmyTechnicolor meet for your new single?
DreamRich DreMo: After the record was finished, I was riding around listening to it. I was thinking it was missing something, and I knew what it was. I reached out to Foo and sent him the record. We linked up at Loud House Studios, and the rest was history.
AllHipHop: What’s the best memory from the video shoot for “Made Me”?
DreamRich DreMo: The best memory for me was just simply creating memories with my team. Every time we get together it’s a movie, and if you have seen the video you already know. Good vibes only.
AllHipHop: What is it you want fans to get from the record?
DreamRich DreMo: To know that you can have your own style, and you don’t have to follow the masses to be successful. Be true to yourself and you can be great.
AllHipHop: What about your story?
DreamRich DreMo: Passion is everything in all you do. My mom made a lot of sacrifices for me and us. I now have the opportunity to show her that her support “Made Me.”
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
DreamRich DreMo: I need a dope engineer, some weed, and a glass of champagne wouldn’t hurt haha. I love being in the studio, I love creating. If the vibes are right, I’m there.
Stay connected with DreamRich DreMo: Instagram: @dreamrichdremo
Rapper Kanye West is taking time away from music so he can battle “his own s###,” one of his young collaborators said. After a tumultuous year, the “DONDA” rapper is taking a much-needed break from the public’s eye.
This news comes thanks to 24-year-old rapper Vory, a featured emcee on his DONDA album, who dropped his new project, Lost Souls, on Friday, June 3rd, on Meek Mill’s Dream Chasers Records.
Kanye, who turned 45 today (June 8th), was featured on Vory’s project. Vory said Kanye decided to skip his release party and told him through a liaison.
The Houston-born rapper said, “I was just talking to [Kanye] today. We’ve been talking through my best friend who’s also his assistant, because he hasn’t been wanting to talk to anybody,” Vory told People.
“He’s taking a year off, and he was like, ‘Damn, you think Vory is going to be mad at me if I don’t go to his release party?’ And I was like, ‘Nah, you’re straight, bro’,” Vory continued.
The Meek Mill protégé said, “He’s battling his own s###. That’s my dog, I learned a lot from him.”
The young rapper is excited that “Daylight” saw the light of day since several of his other collabs with Ye were shelved.
“I was originally featured on Donda five times,” he admitted. “And [Kanye] was just like, ‘Bruh, we damn near got an EP on this thing.’ So, I guess his team decided that three times was enough.”
A high-profile criminal case involving Hip Hop artists and their lyrics is playing out in Fulton County, Georgia at the moment. Jeffery “Young Thug” Williams and Sergio “Gunna” Kitchens both face racketeering charges in the state.
Authorities indicted Young Thug on Conspiracy to Violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and Participation in Criminal Street Gang Activity. The YSL leader also faces weapons and drug charges. Prosecutors hit Gunna with one count of a RICO violation.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis plans to use songs by Young Thug and Gunna as evidence against the defendants. Willis claims lyrics by the YSL recording artists back up the prosecution’s belief that both rappers took part in gang activity.
“I believe in the First Amendment, it’s one of our most precious rights,” said Fani Willis at a press conference in May. “However, the First Amendment does not protect people from prosecutors using it as evidence if it is such. In this case, we put it as overt and predicate acts within the RICO count, because we believe that’s exactly what it is.”
Ari Melber Addresses The Racial Disparities When It Comes To Lyrics Used As Evidence
MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber covered Young Thug and Gunna’s case during an episode of The Beat. Melber also focused on how the court system treats African-American musicians and Caucasian musicians when it comes to “fictional evidence.”
“Prosecutors do not typically treat white people’s art in America as criminal evidence. It didn’t happen to Johnny Cash who was arrested seven times,” stated Melber. He continued, “It didn’t happen to Jack Sparrow, government-name Johnny Depp, in a case that was about violence. It didn’t happen to Eric Clapton who was arrested for drugs.”
The 42-year-old lawyer/journalist added, “No, when many of these white artists ran into the law, past or recent, their artistic fiction is treated as fiction. While right now, prosecutors are treating fiction by prominent Black artists as if it were fact.”
“Rap Music On Trial” Has Become A Political Issue
Prosecutors across the nation have attempted to use rappers’ lyrical content in court for years. Cases involving Kidd Kidd, Drakeo the Ruler, and Tay-K became national news. The New York State Senate recently passed the “Rap Music on Trial” bill. Hip Hop stars like Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter assisted in that effort.
“One would not presume that Bob Marley, who wrote the well-known song ‘I Shot the Sheriff,’ actually shot a sheriff, or that Edgar Allan Poe buried a man beneath his floorboards, as depicted in his short story ‘The Tell-Tale Heart,’ simply because of their respective artistic endeavors on those subjects. The Court reasons that defendant’s lyrics should receive no different treatment,” wrote Justice Jaynee LaVecchia.
Remy Ma is unstoppable. The Queen of New York City is back with another one of her Chrome 23 battles, the “Ladies and Gentlemen” edition. This second installment of the newly-minted battle features an inter-gender battle will feature both male and female rappers. Battlers include Young Gattas, Rum Nitty, Pristavia, Viixen, Ave, Hustle, and J2 are going bar-for-bar in a series of explosive match-ups.
It all goes down Saturday, June 11th at Amazura at 91-12 144th PL Queens, NY 11435. More than that, Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur and Rem talk about everything from her relationship with Big Pun, to the secret to a successful relationship to how to maintain that “glow” for 20 years like she has.
Is she creating a safe space for the ladies in battle rap? Why wasn’t Tay Roc in Chrome 23, when he and Ms. Hustle wanted to duke it out? Can we ever get Jaz The Rapper on a Chrome 23 card? Is J2 the greatest gay emcee of all time? These questions and more answered here!
On August 12, Netflix will begin streaming a new vampire movie titled Day Shift. Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx (Ray, Django Unchained) takes on the lead role in the forthcoming action flick.
Tuesday saw the arrival of a “Geeked Week Inside Look” teaser highlighting Day Shift. The nearly two-minute clip shows behind-the-scene moments from the motion picture.
“You are not prepared for Day Shift,” says Jamie Foxx in the video. “This is gonna be like something you’ve never seen before. This movie has what I call ‘eating popcorn moments.'”
J.J. Perry directed Day Shift. Previously, Perry worked as a stunt coordinator for films such as The Fate of the Furious and Gemini Man. He also performed stunts on Django Unchained, Transformers: Age of Extinction, and John Wick.
“We’re making something that you’ve never seen before. It’s fun, and the stunts that you see are amazing and it’s practical,” adds Jamie Foxx. “The way J.J. uses all of his stuntwomen and men is brilliant. So I cannot wait for people to get a dose of this and find out how to kill vampires, right here on Day Shift.”
In addition to Foxx, the cast of Day Shift includes Hip Hop legend Snoop Dogg (Baby Boy, Soul Plane). Dave Franco, Karla Souza, Meagan Good, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, and Oliver Masucci appear in the movie as well.
Following the success ofhis seventhstudio LP, Lil Durk announced “The 7220 Tour” and “The 7220 Deluxe Tour” which both hit various cities across the country. The Chicago rapper will also make his way to Los Angeles for a special event.
The Apple Music platform will live stream an exclusive Lil Durk performance as part of the Apple Music Live series. Viewers from 165 countries can watch Durk’s L.A. show on Wednesday, June 29 at 7 pm PT.
“Apple Music has been a big partner in my growth as an artist these last few years,” said Lil Durk. “I appreciate them giving me a platform to share my live show to the world. I’m ready to turn up with the fans in L.A. later this month.”
Future, Gunna, Summer Walker, and Morgan Wallen made appearances on7220. The project brought in the second-biggest first-week Apple Music streams for a rap album in 2022. A deluxe version of 7220 will land on DSPs on June 17.
