Exuding sheer talent with his singing abilities is an aspiring music artist: Milad Murt. There is no doubt in the fact that young talented budding professionals have left the world awestruck with their sheer talent and capabilities. There is no sector or domain which has not seen young talents go beyond boundaries to prove their mettle and showcase their grit to the rest of the world. Be it be the Business world, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Entertainment, IT or any other sector, passionate and driven professionals have taken huge tasks and responsibilities on their heads and in the end have emerged victorious.
The entertainment and music industry as a niche has also been at the forefront of producing genuine talents and gems year after year. With saturation building up within the music industry as well, there has been an equal rise in the number of music professionals coming on the center stage and exploring boundless opportunities. We met one such passionate and driven singer and music professional making a special niche and name for himself in the industry, Milad Murt.
Milad Murt is a young budding singer and music artist enthralling millions of audiences in India and across the globe with his mesmerizing voice quality. His melodious voice in sync with tuneful and blissful songs can make up the mood for many. Being inclined towards the music sector since childhood, Milad was sure about the fact of choosing it as a long-term career option and profession.
Embarking on this special musical journey, the artist hustled hard in life, practicing for hours and hours, and working on honing his musical art and craft. Milad also get featured in the popular music magazine thepopnews.com . All of his hard work and dedication has paid off today when he has emerged as one of the most seek and sought-after music professionals in the country. Garnering much love from the audiences, Milad has developed a huge loyal fan base of followers who eagerly wait for his next song release.
Milad recent tracks – Sensual, Uh Oh, Thug, At it again, Bounce in, for dat paper, and many more are massive hit and instant favorite among millions of listeners. This further helped Milad to garner more followers in his kitty.
With many exciting projects in pipeline, Milad is all set and geared to take over the entertainment industry by storm going ahead as well.
Ultimate Rap League made an explosive return to Houston on Saturday (Jul. 9), making history with the twelfth installment of their marquee Night Of Main Events card.
Fans packed the Bayou Music Centre in Houston to see a card stacked with battle rap legends alongside some of the genre’s rising stars. NOMEXII was trending before the event even began with fans on Twitter debating their predictions for the night. They were also eager to see the return of Harlem’s K-Shine, a long-awaited grudge match, and to see some of the best of the Smack DVD era rappers take on the New Era.
The event began trending with #NOMEXII just thirty minutes into the show before the official hashtag was announced. By the time, URL co-founder Smack White announced #NOME12 as the official URL hashtag, engagement is said to have exploded with both hashtags being used by fans.
Within an hour between each other, both #NOME12 and #NOMEXII (respectfully) were at the top spot.
This marked the first time in history an extreme sporting organization trended on Twitter at No. 1 during the same night with two different hashtags. The event would continue to rank throughout the evening and occupied the top spot an hour later.
“While URL usually trends in the top spots on Twitter, it was particularly significant that the fans were engaged on this year’s NOME in the way that they were, ” Smack states exclusively to AllHipHop.com. “It shows that even after 12 years, people still are tuning in to see the artists on our platform — that we have groomed from very early in their career.”
He continued, “This card had vets, some of our most senior stars, and also now the brightest new talents dominating the culture. We trended over UFC most of the night because we are listening to our fans and expanding the market event by event. Something no one else in our space is doing. We are opening doors.”
“This proves once and for all, that the URL brand is unmatched,” said Smack of the historic flex. “Not just in battle rap but in the extreme sporting space also. We are our own competition.”
Some of Houston’s Hip-Hop elite were also in attendance with stars like Trae the Truth, lil Flip and J Prince Jr in the house.
Image credit: Nicole Duncan-Smith
One of the most anticipated N.O.M.E. 12 clashes was the final of URL’s Ultimate Madness 5 tournament between one of the best pens in battle rap, JC, and the underdog from South Carolina, Swamp. Longtime battle rap enthusiast and former NFL player Gerald McCoy added an extra $20,000 to the prize money making a total of $120,000.
Ultimately, JC would go on to score the victory in a unanimous decision to collect the $120,000 prize as the winner of Ultimate Madness 5.
JC vs. Swamp – UM5 Final
Image credit: Nicole Duncan-Smith
BREAKING: JC wins against Swamp with a unanimous decision and Is now the Champion of UM5 and goes home with the $120K pic.twitter.com/N9u8dPbhZ6
— Let’s Talk Battle Rap (@LTBRpodcast) July 10, 2022
West Coast legend Dizaster took to Twitter to give JC his flowers following his win. “Congrats to @ThekidJ_c for the well warranted milestone achievement in his career. To me jc has always been a talent Ive shown respect for ,from preserving the fundamentals, pushing the envelope of writing ,2 not conforming/compromising. it’s good to see a mc from our cloth win🏆”
Congrats to @ThekidJ_c for the well warranted milestone achievement in his career. To me jc has always been a talent Ive shown respect for ,from preserving the fundamentals, pushing the envelope of writing ,2 not conforming/compromising. it’s good to see a mc from our cloth win🏆
However, Swamp was a worthy finalist, fighting throughout the tournament and on the night.
Swamp is having an excellent NOME debut and is showing up so far in the finals! 🔥
— Let’s Talk Battle Rap (@LTBRpodcast) July 10, 2022
I know it sound weird but even if you had it 2-0 swamp going into the 3rd and let’s say you edged the 2nd to swamp….swamps slip up in that 3rd might make somebody lean towards jc’s 2nd and now you feeling jc 2-1 even tho you had swamp up 2-0 goin into 3rd 😂 this s### Crazy man
Meanwhile, rumor has it JC’s next bag will come from the much hyped matchup with Tsu Surf, one JC has wanted for years, or from an epic clash of the pens against the legend from Harlem, Loaded Lux, and end game battle for the elite writers.
Danny Myers vs. Nunn Nunn
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The night began with California’s Danny Myers vs. North Carolina’s Nunn Nunn, a fire back and forth that was a rebuttal fest from the renowned freestylers.
Danny bought near unmatched energy to the night as noted by Nunn Nunn. “Bruhh Danny jumped off stage ran through the whole front row then teleported back on stage mid round”
I got Danny with the W.
Both not their best. I give it a 6.5 out of 10
Danny rapped, rhymed and rebuttaled better. They both had lines land. I edged Danny the 1st 2nd clear and edged him the 3rd. Think the 1st was the closest rd. Not mad at Nunn taking the 1st.#NOMEXII
K-Shine made a triumphant return with the culture giving him a clear win over New Jersey’s Real Sikh in the first of the Smack DVD Era vs New Era clashes. He gave a masterful performance all three rounds giving fans the feeling that the old Shine is here to stay.
This is the best Real Sikh has looked on stage IMO. He fighting through a great K-Shine performance. I got Shine 2-0 but I’m not MAD at Real Sikh #NOME12
The second Era vs. Era clash came from Houston’s Hollow Da Don vs. California’s Geechi Gotti and despite the fan vote, it proved to be a highly debatable one. While the Caffeine fan vote gave the win to Hollow, the second of the Smack DVD era rappers to win on the night, others gave it to Gotti.
Hollow Da Don wins the caffeine fan vote over Geechi Gotti. #NOME12
— Let’s Talk Battle Rap (@LTBRpodcast) July 9, 2022
I noticed Geechi has given us VINTAGE Geechi these last 2 battles (hollow & tru foe) real talk 3rds n every f##### bar in the 1st n 2nd..but it seems like ppl not taking to it like they used to..wonder why??..has his style been copied so much we dont appreciate the original ⁉️
Hollow really did great .. he’s been in a dirty slump .. hasn’t looked the same in a very long time.. through the ups and downs inside and out of battle rap you gotta be happy for dude for being so dope tonight
— Retired professional insulter (@just_Jimz) July 9, 2022
HOLLOW DA DON 30
— 🌏🌏 The Oracle/ ARISHEM🔱💨 (@piperboywilliam) July 9, 2022
Geechi 3rd round 🔥🔥🔥
— Let’s Talk Battle Rap (@LTBRpodcast) July 9, 2022
Then, it was a case of “slick talk” vs. “the talk different” with Bronx’s Goodz da Animal vs. Philadelphia’s Eazy the Block Captain, two rappers from two different genres known for their distinct way of talking to their opponent.
Eazy The Block Captain wins the caffeine fan vote over Goodz. #NOME12
— Let’s Talk Battle Rap (@LTBRpodcast) July 10, 2022
Minus us having to pick it apart and dissect the rounds to decide the winner, Eazy vs Goodz is a good ass battle & gave us the epic Philly vs New York feel. That’s what I enjoyed most about it.
Maryland’s Tay Roc and North Carolina’s T-Top settled a grudge during the main event that was a decade in the making that many fans had going Roc’s way.
The event went down live and for free on Caffeine TV, the Ultimate Rap League’s streaming partner, and the battles will soon be added to the URLtv app. Meanwhile, check out some of the recaps on Twitter below.
Machine Gun Kelly regrets his feud with Slipknot’s Corey Taylor.
In his new documentary “Life In Pink,” the rapper turned punk-rocker said he harbors regrets about the year-long argument.
The fallout arose in 2021 at Chicago’s Riot Fest when Machine Gun Kelly referenced Corey in an onstage remark, saying, “You wanna know what I’m really happy that I’m not doing? Being 50 years old wearing a f###### weird mask on a f###### stage, talking s###.”
“I could have handled it differently. I should have just picked up the phone and been like hey dude, ‘why would you say that’? But, instead, we all acted ridiculous,” he said.
Machine Gun Kelly’s Riot Fest remark was in response to an interview Corey’s did on Cutter’s Rockcast podcast, in which the rocker said, “I hate all new rock for the most part. I (hate) the artists who failed in one genre and decided to go rock and I think he knows who he is.”
Machine Gun Kelly continued the feud when recounting behind-the-scenes gossip on his album Tickets To My Downfall, saying, “Corey did a verse for a song on tickets to my downfall album, it was f###### terrible, so I didn’t use it.”
Corey addressed this claim by posting screenshots of an email chain with Travis Barker, who executive produced the album and reportedly communicated with Corey on the rapper-rocker’s behalf. He captioned the photos: “I said NO to THEM.”
He said, “I also have a transportation company, Honorable Transportation.”
The car service aims to provide top-notch transportation for executives, sports and entertainment personalities, or people who want to ride in style.
“We got all luxury vehicles, sprinters, SUVs,” Papoose told AllHiphop.com. “Any artist who’s in town, if you’re in the northeast area and you travel, reach out to me. I’ll make sure you’re very well taken care of.”
That hands-on attention is what he hopes will distinguish him from others in the market like Uber and Lyft.
According to IBIS World, this is an excellent time to jump into the field, as the “Limousine and Town Car Services industry is set to rebound over the next five years.”
While corporate clients have fueled the industry, reports now believe that leisure travelers will soon account for over one-third of the industry’s demand, making Honorable Transportation – should they include people who want to floss when they are on the move – poised for immense success.
Kim Kardashian has rejected criticism of her decision to lose weight to fit into Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress for the 2022 Met Gala.
The reality TV star walked the famous steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York back in May wearing the crystal-studded gown Marilyn wore when she sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to President John F. Kennedy in 1962.
Kim lost 16 pounds in three weeks to fit into the dress as it couldn’t be altered due to its fragile nature, and while many body image activists criticized her actions, the mother-of-four has now insisted the transformation was no different from an actor losing weight for a film role.
“If I was starving and doing it really unhealthy, I would say that, of course, that’s not a good message,” she said in an interview for Allure. “But I had a nutritionist, I had a trainer. I have never drunk more water in my life. I don’t see the criticism for other people when they lost weight for roles – they are (considered) geniuses for their craft. There are so many things out there that are so not accurate and not true.”
Elsewhere in the conversation, Kim shared that she is continuing to channel Marilyn as she is sticking with her new platinum blonde hair.
“I’m sassier. I’m more confident as a blonde,” the 41-year-old smiled. “As soon as I go back to brunette, I’m a boss. I’m also a totally different person when I have long, fake nails on. I have so much confidence – and I hate long nails! Every once in a while, I need that b#####-boss energy. But when I have to write an essay, I’m like, ‘Get these nails off me!’ I can’t type.”
The team representing “Black Ink” star Ceaser Emanuel says that he will work with law enforcement in Atlanta and turn himself in after a warrant for his arrest has been issued.
The reality star has been accused of animal cruelty.
The Shade Room reports that Emanuel’s attorney Christina Gill said this in an official statement regarding the surrender, “It has been brought to our attention that the South Fulton Police Department has put out an arrest warrant after his ex-girlfriend Suzette Samuel made a complaint for an animal cruelty incident regarding an unclear 2-year-old video from or about 2019 after a recent breakup.”
“He [Emanuel] intends to fully cooperate with the legal authorities and his counsel to bring him justice for this incident,” the formal remarks continued. “We are not able to confirm or deny if actual charges have been filed but we are in the process of working with the authorities to come to a resolve as he will be willingly turning himself in.”
As an update on the well-being of the animals, Gill wrote, “To date, both animals are thriving, happy, safe, and doing well. Saddened by this situation, Ceaser wants fans to know that this is not who he is to date.”
Ceaser Emanuel can be seen in a video picking up a metal folding chair and striking the dog with it. He also put the tiny pooch in its cage and rolled it down a hill.
He commented on the event, saying, “I’m not gonna make no excuses for myself. I should’ve behaved better. But that’s not me with being cruel to animals or anything like that. I’m not that. What I did was a mistake, and that was just it.”
His legal team made a statement two weeks ago about their position on the incident and his mental state, saying, “Although his actions were not appropriate at all, [Ceaser] is sincerely apologetic and feels extremely bad. He is dealing with death threats which is causing him fear and depression. His only goal was to build an empire to help build jobs and bring the black community in the tattoo industry successful given that the community is limited there.”
Ceaser’s ex-girlfriend, Suzette Samuel, took to social media to respond and labeled the reality star “sick” after he blamed her for leaking the footage.
She said, “How did I make a complaint to animal cruelty? Anything to save face! I think animal cruelty got involved sir once they saw the video.”
According to Suzette, this is a publicity stunt to destroy her image and to protect his name.
She stated on social media that her ex needed help and that he was cheating on her for the entirety of their relationship.
“Your goal has always been to destroy my image if I left and that’s why I stayed as long as I did out of fear. Finding out u was cheating the WHOLE time was enough for me to leave and your MAD! Own up to your own consequences and stop putting my name in s###,” Suzette Samuel snarled.
50 Cent is not playing games. Fix is one of the single-most aggressive people on social media and we have to learn to leave him alone. In a recent interview with Vlad TV, music industry professional James Cruz was asked a question and the result was a dragging.
All of this is a situation I really wouldn’t even be talking about it if it wasn’t so viral right now. Any rate, he made some sensational allegations suggesting that Jim Cruz was doing things with a certain mogul. What I find interesting is that these gentlemen never seem to sue each other for defamation or any other legal terms like for example libel. These are words you toss around when people are saying things that just aren’t true.
Any rate, 50 Cent is really one of the most aggressive people on social media and nobody seems to check him at all. This is not the first time that 50 Cent and James Cruz I have clashed. And honestly this is not the first time that Cruz had drug rumors surrounding him. 50 Cent has been there to let us know allegedly,, what is happening along the way. Otherwise we certainly wouldn’t know these things on our own.
Lord.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfzchtxPlK-/
At least Cruz is getting a lot of publicity. This is the good/bad PR that I cannot withstand. But, thousands more people know the name now Tha before.
This is not the first time. It goes back 10 years+ and we still do not know what James may have done to upset 50. But, as you can see 10 years ago this year, he said the same thing as the other day.
I ask puffy what he did to james Cruz to make him at like one of his girlfriends he said what happens in Miami stays in Miami.SMSaudio
At least she is a good sport about this. But she is not giving y’all any answers
Last week, she set off a firestorm of rumors that suggested that she was either fat or pregnant. By the way, fat is a relative term when you look like Nicki. She still looks great, so I am not about to hate. But she has put on some noticeable pounds.
Well, some people thought they confirmed her status! And here, she shuts down the pregnancy rumors, saying that she is “FAT!”
Reflecting on the gig during an interview with Martha Stewart for “The Martha Podcast,” Snoop confessed that he was uncharacteristically uneasy in the lead-up to the show.
“You know, I was kinda shocked when Dr. Dre called me and said we had it. As it got closer and closer to the date and (it) became a reality, I wasn’t nervous, but I felt like I was kinda anxious,” he recalled.
“Once it started, I was so in the moment, I couldn’t really feel it until I got home and watched it over again, like five or six times. I was like, ‘Wow, this is amazing!'”
Elsewhere in the chat, Martha spoke about her longtime friendship with Snoop, whom she appeared alongside TV show “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” back in 2016.
The businesswoman noted that her connection to the rapper has widened her demographic, and fans always ask her if they are really friends.
“I always say yes, what do you say?” she asked, to which Snoop Dogg responded: “I always say we’re best friends. It’s a big difference.”
Missy Elliott has offered her advice for artists wishing to avoid the “sophomore slump.”
Taking to Twitter, the hip-hop icon instructed young musicians to experiment as much as possible on their sound when it comes to their second album.
“Sophomore Albums are a very PIVOTAL time for artist (sic)! Here is a gem from MISSY! Your sophomore album be stressful but it’s the BEST ALBUM to EXPERIMENT on! Don’t be AFRAID! Becuz If u play safe you will be BOXED in & its hard to get out because your fans get used to that 1 sound,” she wrote. “Secondly! Dear Artist Listen CLOSELY! Go with the songs you feel you should drop not what everyone else suggest! You the Artist must FEEL it YASELF because YOU are the one that have have to SELL it & CONVINCE ppl it’s HOT Go with your GUT! Fearless (sic).”
Sophomore Albums are a very PIVOTAL time for artist! Here is a gem from MISSY!Your sophomore album be stressful but it’s the BEST ALBUM to EXPERIMENT on! Don’t be AFRAID! Becuz If u play safe you will be BOXED in & its hard to get out because your fans get used to that 1 sound💯
“I want to Thank any artist who trusted my ear & me as a writer & producer and wasn’t afraid to do something DIFFERENT! Because There are many who play it safe & then there is some that will LEAD,” the 51-year-old added.
Yesterday, The Game performed at Club Novo on the West Coast. It was a pretty big deal. A lot of people were out there and a lot of footage was captured. We saw Kanye West performing with The Game (he showed up but didn’t rap) and it seem to be a really dope affair.
However, one bit of footage was not captured by the cameras. Some people alleged that Wack100 was beaten up with some gang dudes. Well, it’s unclear what happened. But some fellas – who I don’t know their identities – said that it happened. They even named some names. They went into some pretty serious detail about what might have happened. They were pretty clear that Wack got beat up. By the way, the word on the street is that these dudes are some former Gz that did some serious time. I saw some of the comments on AllHipHop’s IG and there were plenty of jokes. Well, that is because they all know each other.
So, it’s one thing to say something happen and another to substantiate those claims with video. And it is another thing to prove it. Three guys say it happened and that they saw it, none have video. It was no surprise that Wack pops up on the Internet pretty soon after their claims were made public and refuted it all. Actually, he did not refute all of it. He said something happened, but was very unclear. Wack also stated that he was unharmed by any of it and posted the commiserate “post-fight video with no-scars or bruises” right after. All the rappers do this!
Comedian and box office titan Martin Lawrence says that the now notorious Will Smith slap at the Oscars will not stop the two from starring in the highly anticipated “Bad Boys 4” movie.
Martin also said the franchise had been one of the most pivotal associations of his life. While thinking about the 1995 movie that started it all, he said, “It was big.”
“For us to come together and prove that we can deliver, and we can pull people into the box office – that two Black stars, two sitcom stars, could make money at the box office [was huge]… I didn’t go to college, so I felt TV was my college years,” Martin Lawrence said in Ebony magazine’s July issue. “I felt with movies, I had graduated; it was just different.”
But what is not different is his relationship with his friend and co-star, Will Smith.
Will Smith has been ridiculed over the last few months after striking comedian Chris Rock during the live broadcast of the Academy Awards, the first to be produced by a Black man, Will Packer.
Still, Martin Lawrence has his boy’s back, saying there will be another “Bad Boys” film. Ebony quoted the comedian confirming, “We got one more at least.”
The “Bad Boys” franchise of movies is big business. “Bad Boys” made $141 million worldwide at the box office when it was released in 1995.
The sequel, “Bad Boys II,” earned $242 million when released in July of 2003.
And the third installment, “Bad Boys For Life,” raked in almost $430 million in global ticket sales.
Los Angeles has always left their mark on the music scene, home to some of the greatest musicians across all genres.
And while most will think of rap or hip-hop when they hear South Los Angeles, August08 is here to bring a breath of fresh air, boasting a euphonious voice that translates into his unique sound and lane.
A rare find overall, August08 was adopted into the 88Rising family, a story which blows his mind to this day. During a session with Pharrell and Rich Brian, August08 found himself playing music for 88Rising founder Sean Miyashiro, who immediately signed him on the spot after hearing his music.
The tradeoff? Being able to be his own recording artist while songwriting for all the greats on the label.
Fast forward to today, August08 is excited as ever to be releasing his new project titled Towards The Sun, with the second installment Towards The Moon arriving shortly after via Def Jam. The former features an all-star guest appearance from TDE’s own ScHoolboy Q.
AllHipHop caught up with August08 in downtown Los Angeles to discuss his roots, selling Kendrick beats back in the day, the moment he fell in love with hip-hop, finding his voice, his new projects, studio essentials, goals, and more!
AllHipHop: Being from South LA, could you paint that picture of the household growing up?
August08: The household growing up was my mom, my two sisters and my dad when I was super super young. We lived in Compton with my grandmother for a while before my dad started getting some bread. It was a normal black family, in the hood.
AllHipHop: You mentioned Compton, how does it see someone like Kendrick get mainstream attention?
August08: I always say I’m from LA because it makes it hard for people to understand. I don’t want to keep having to break it down. But seeing Kendrick, I used to make beats for Kendrick when I was 15 or 16 years old. He used to buy beats from me back in the day.
AllHipHop: So you started as a producer?
August08: I started as a producer. That happened because of this kid named Get It, I don’t know how he was connected to Kendrick at the time. But Kendrick wasn’t hot yet, so that s### don’t count.
It’s because I was a jerk producer. I used to make jerk beats.
AllHipHop: That s### was poppin’!
August08: Yes it was. I never worked with Kedrick in the studio, we literally used to send beats and he used to give us $50. [laughs]
AllHipHop: When did you fall in love with hip-hop? Do you remember that moment?
August08: I fell in love with hip hop because of Kid Cudi. Kid Cudi is still one of my favorite rappers of all time, one of my favorite introverts of all time. The first song I fell in love with is “Open Your Eyes,” by Dwele and Common. That was my first song that I actually looked up on my own as a person. As a kid, that was the first song I ever looked up. Channel Tres is my best friend growing up, that’s my family. He sent that to me on MySpace. That was my favorite song, the first artist I ever looked up and looked into.
AllHipHop: When did you decide you wanted to start producing?
August08: That happened a little after that. My cousins and them had a studio at the crib. They were making beats, so I started making beats with them. Reako who I still work with to this day, he was making beats at the crib. I said “f### it, I’ma do it too.” I stayed the summer with him because my mom thought I wasn’t tough enough, so she sent me over there. Even though he was from the hood. I don’t understand the double down of being from the hood and sending me to even more hooder than the hood. It’s the hood! [laughs]
AllHipHop: Were you getting in trouble as a kid? Were you in the streets at all?
August08: My street activity didn’t start until I was 17, but I didn’t even care about the streets.
AllHipHop: Do you like sports? Video games?
August08: I like football and baseball. I never was a video game fan, but I be playing video games as of late. I’d be playing this farming game that’s on Xbox Game Pass. I got an Xbox X now because I’m bougie. A n*gga got some money now, so I’ll be playing the most childish game we could find on that m###########. Farming.
AllHipHop: I was just interviewing someone about growing up in the hood, they said sports was the only way you think you can make it out.
August08: Hell yeah. Yes! Then I realized I wasn’t that tall like I thought I was. I’ve always been somebody who had confidence. I’ve always been a confident person naturally, so I always thought I was the one of the biggest n*ggas in the room all my life.
So playing sports, I was out there killing. I was on the defensive line getting two sacks a game. But then when we play the better schools, I realized “oh s###, n*gga you small.” I’m 5’11”, I’m not that tall. I’m not that big of a guy. I quit 11th grade, because I wanted to make music. That’s the reason I quit. I told my coach, he saw me from across the campus like “n*gga where you been at?!” Because our coach, Coach Mark, was a known gang member. He was a reformed OG kind of guy. Coach Mark used to beat our ass. “You better come to f###### practice!” And I didn’t come to practice. I never went back. [laughs]
AllHipHop: When did you start recording yourself? Finding your voice, your tune?
August08: I think we started recording at 16, with this songwriter named Watr. He writes a lot with Eric Bellinger. We went to high school together. He heard that I could sing. Well, it’s because I went to continuation school. I got kicked out of regular high school, got sent to continuation school and I met him there.
AllHipHop: What’d you get kicked out for?
August08: Bad grads, I had all F’s, and fighting. I went to continuation school, Channel was there. Aloe (Watr) was there. Somebody else that’s poppin’ was there, it was a skateboarder. He went to school with us. We all went to this continuation school and it was f###### turnt. Fun as hell. The whole hood was there, it was turnt. Aloe found out I could sing, so I went to his grandmother’s house and started recording. He had a studio, the first song I ever recorded was Drake’s “Houstantlantavegas.” On everything.
AllHipHop: No way, you did a cover?
August08: Me and him did a cover. I sung the chorus and he rapped. Straight up, I wish I could find that s###.
AllHipHop: Was there a moment that you felt like you got a buzz? You got your first little success?
August08: Back then, I had this song called “Ready To Love.” It was poppin’. It was a jerk beat with me singing over it, it was in all the parties back then. You remember what songs used to buzz and it just be in the hood or one little area? My song was going up in the hood. I used to go around this group called Scale Ten? I used to sing the songs I have on them and I used to sing my song “Ready To Love.”
It was $50. They used to have these things called Quickie and Club Splash, little things that YG and them homies used to throw. Pusharod used to throw these big events, we’re performing at them for like $50.
AllHipHop: $50? That was a lot back then!
August08: $25, $50, $75.
AllHipHop: I was listening to Towards The Sun, you get deep on this project!
August08: I touched my soul a little bit. I named it Towards The Sun because it’s a part of a 3-project series: Towards The Sun, Towards The Moon, and Seasick as a whole is about basically taking that leap of faith and jumpin — I’m scared of boats, so going on to that boat and attacking all those fears. Towards The Sun is the looking up moment and the introduction to those emotions. It’s me opening up myself. Towards The Moon gets a little darker. I’m loving how Towards The Sun is being received for real.
AllHipHop: I was listening to the intro track, you say “all this drama in my life, I’m falling towards the sun.” What were you going through recording this record?
August08: The pandemic. [laughs] F###### with girls I didn’t like. I was doing things I shouldn’t have been doing during the pandemic, honestly. Being in the house for real. Being single at the time and being alone, the pandemic hit very different. That’s a whole different beast when you’re by yourself. I was just in the house making s###. I produced that record and some of my homies produced it afterwards. I created that whole Nirvana sound myself. It came out sad as hell and I love it. [laughs]
AllHipHop: Do you usually produce your own music or not?
August08: I do a lot of startup, I start a lot of my own ideas.
AllHipHop: How’d you end up linking with ScHoolboy Q on “Cutlass”?
August08: That happened because of Keem and Moosa at TDE. Shout out to both of them, they’re my dawgs. Keem’s a good dude. They had me writing for them. I met with — there’s this guy from the Bay, I cannot think of his name right now. But he introduced me to Moosa. When I met Moosa, Moosa said “yo, come around. Come tap in with us, see what’s poppin’.” I was working out at the Universal studio, this is before I even signed to Def Jam.
Just catching vibes, they said “I want you to pull up on Q.” Pulled up on Q, we made a whole bunch of ideas. We made 6 ideas in one night. We built a cool relationship, so I kept going back over there. Kept going back over there. Once I got signed, me and Terrace Martin had done a record.
August08: Terrace is a legend. I asked Q, he said “hell yeah.” Did it on the spot, for the love. I think I built a good rapport with those guys.
AllHipHop: You made it specifically for him?
August08: I didn’t make it for him, but he was the perfect person to put on it. And Terrace strongly said “n*gga, we gotta get Q on this for sure.” S### was hard as a m###########. Q hard though, Q hard as a m###########.
AllHipHop: And he’s funny as f###. How are those sessions with him?
August08: The sessions with Q is literally him just catching a vibe, with a f###### golf club in his hand. He has this vintage microphone that he freestyles on. Every time I’ve worked with him, I see him in real time creating s###. Hearing him create it to hearing the final product is like h########. Q is f###### tight.
AllHipHop: I also love “500 Days.” The video’s almost at 2 million views on YouTube, did you anticipate that?
August08: I didn’t. I didn’t anticipate that, but I’m happy people f###### with it. That’s a blessing.
AllHipHop: How’d it feel to hit that M?
August08: That was my first video to hit a million. Honestly, I didn’t even think about it until right now, so it feels good. [laughs] It feels good, honestly. I’m seeing every day, more and more people learn who I am and start to see my music. F### it, I’m just accepting it. Until a n*gga can’t walk on the streets no more, I’m on these streets.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your next project, Towards The Moon?
August08: Some fire s###, some sad s###.
AllHipHop: If the Towards The Sun is sad, what is Towards The Moon?
August08: Sadder. [laughs] But it’s some pretty records on there, honestly. I got a great record called “What We Used to Be” With Joji. And I got a record with Jhene Aiko, “Water Sign” that’s dropping the day of the project. It’s the single.
AllHipHop: That’s epic! How did that come about?
August08: What happened is, Brian from Fisticuffs, the production team, played my video for Jhene. And Jhene reached out to me.
AllHipHop: What video was it?
August08: “Keep Me Around.” So when it happened, I hit Def Jam like “oh s###, did you connect the Jhene thing?” He said “I told her about you.” But when I talked to Jhene, she said “I reached out because of Brian,” which is fire. It’s history from there. We got in the studio a few times, we get in the studio all the time. Working on her stuff, she’s giving me advice on my stuff.
AllHipHop: What about Joji? Because he’s got a crazy fanbase.
August08: Joji’s my brother. I’m happy to be a part of his career, and we’ve been building for years now. I saw him through many phases, that’s my brother for real. That’s just natural.
AllHipHop: How was Coachella? What is it like being able to perform with the 88rising family?
August08: Coachella was great. It was good to be back with those guys, really tap in and see all the new people who are part of 88Rising now. I feel like an 88rising old head now. I’m part of the legacy group. It was great, and to play Coachella is a dream. I’m thankful to 88.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio at all times?
August08: Water. I’m so f###### low maintenance. When it comes to the studio, for sure. I’ve never requested anything. Maybe some food.
AllHipHop: What kind of food do you like?
August08: Mediterranean, kanefa is my s###. It’s a little sweet dessert, that s### is f###### fire. Some licorice. I like licorice.
AllHipHop: Any goals for yourself at this point of your career?
August08: To play a stadium, to play an arena show. To buy some land and build a f###### farm, and to not live in California as soon as my s### pop off.
AllHipHop: Where are you going to go?
August08: North Carolina, somewhere that ain’t this m###########. And that’s positive. [laughs]
AllHipHop: Anything else you want fans to know about August08?
August08: I want them to do their homework. Go listen to the old stuff. I’m seeing a lot of fans talk about new stuff, but I’m curious. I got some good projects that’s out. I want them to go. I want them to listen to the old stuff, to be a part of that journey.
Lewis Barry is one for the record books, having found a love for music at a young age. Lewis had a choice to go all in with music or try finding his way through life with something different. Luckily for Lewis he chose music and has been successful in a short period of time. By producing songs like “Tap It” Lewis established to the industry that he is an artist worth recognition. Lewis can adapt and follow any trend in music that may become apparent.
Music has only become more and more available over recent years with the easy access of online listening. The business has gone about as an incredible device and stage for these hopeful specialists by providing the tools needed to become a success musically. We recently met with a talented musical artist and producer Lewis Barry who is taking to fame quickly with every new release.
Lewis Barry is young, Talented, and constantly reaching new people. Being drawn towards the workmanship and specialty of music since his younger years, it was an easy decision for Lewis Barry to pick music as a hobby than a profession.
Buckling down on creating his specialty of music and sharpening his abilities, Lewis Barry has secured himself as one of the most encouraging and pursued music experts. His unmatchable creation for music has empowered him to assemble a loyal base of fans. Tap It, Shake, Summer Dream, and more releases are available to listen to today on all popular streaming platforms.
The Game is a legend not only on the West Coast, but in the genre of hip hop as a whole.
Born and raised in Compton, California, and putting his city on the map any chance he can, Jayceon Taylor cemented his name in the music industry with his 2005 debut album The Documentary, arguably one of the most influential projects to date.
On Friday, July 8th, The Game shut down the stage at The Novo, for what was supposed to be his new album release show.
While Drillmatic was supposed to drop this evening, The Game gave the disclaimer that he was unable to drop it due to sample clearance issues.
Immediately following, the beat for “Eazy” came in… as the legendary Kanye West stepped on stage to do his part.
Dressed in all black and with his face covered, Ye’s presence was not only felt, but also questioned. Fans on social media were all speculating this wasn’t Ye himself (although they have no concrete evidence).
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The guest appearances didn’t stop there, although concert-goers could hardly believe what had just taken place.
Next, The Game brought out Lil Wayne, whom he even reminded everyone that Ice Cube called the “best rapper alive.” Lil Wayne did 3 songs, including “Steady Mobbin” and of course, “A Milli.”
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Soon after, it was time for the West Coast legends: Kurupt, DJ Quik, and Suga Free. Pimpin’ was all over the stage.
Then it was time to bring it back to the new generation of rappers, bringing out O.T. Genasis, Blueface, RJ, and last but not least, Symba.
The whole evening, The Game was holding onto a bottle of Deleon Tequila, frequently shouting out Diddy for being a black-owned business.
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Additionally, he ended the show with his classics: “Hate It Or Love It” and “How We Do.” Game also cracked jokes throughout the evening and reminded folks exactly how far he’s come.
With his mother being a manager at Taco Bell at age 16, The Game saw her hustle and, in turn, went out into the world with a vengeance.
For anyone who was lucky enough to attend, The Game gave us a show for the books.
The soulful and melodic Erykah Badu was performing for what seemed to be a packed crowd when a fight between two women in the balcony seats.
As Erykah Badu started to put some people in trances with her satin-like voice, she was interrupted by another person shouting “Oh my God. Why is y’all fighting? Erykah Badu makes y’all want to fight?”
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The women tussled as they fell over rows of seats. An off-camera voice says, “break them up.”
At one point, one of the women, with a very flowery sheer shirt, is situated on top of the other — straddling several rows while showering punches on the woman’s head.
Erykah Badu never misses a note, singing her classic song “Window Seat” from the 2010 album New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) despite the commotion in the less expensive seats.
People tried to separate the two (maybe three) women from fighting. More voices yell as the fight continues, “Y’all missing the show.”
The dominant brawler didn’t care, and even looked like she wanted to give smoke to a bystander trying to diffuse the fight.
The video ends abruptly, but the concert didn’t. Reports say the show was one of her best performances even though the women were wilding out.
The musical mystic of all of Neo-Soul and Hip-Hop said the crowd would “go wild” after seeing her … she just didn’t think it would get this crazy.
Yeah ..The crowd bout to go wild when they see my body still in shape to hit this back flip on stage like I used to do In 97.
Everybody’s waiting for the queen to drop her latest project, Renaissance. However, new information has suggested that she is about to do something more game changing than previously known. First of all, we know that she has released her new single “Break My Soul,” which has already gotten her accolades for bringing back dance music.
We also know that people have already begun to remix it with a number of samples and reworking. What we don’t know is what she is up to in totality. And that is where the rumor comes in. Apparently the language on the album release suggest strongly that this project will be one of three. That’s right, fans you can expect a trilogy from Beyoncé. And I find that to be groundbreaking. And game changing! Why?
As we move further and further away from quality albums and profound musical material, we see Beyoncé going in the opposite direction. Like Lloyd Banks and Naws and others we are seeing a resurgence of albums from traditional artists that have wide ranging cachet.
Anyway, here’s what the language on the promo material say about the album and you tell me what you think.
Six years after ‘Lemonade’, finally arrives the new album of unreleased songs by BEYONCE ‘, out on Friday 29th July. Composed of 16 new tracks, it is titled ‘Renaissance Act I’ and will be the first disc of a celebratory trilogy of black music and culture with many samples of past hits. The new songs will be uptempo with a strong dance, house and even techno orientation. Among the producers of ‘Renaissance Act I’, in addition to BEYONCE itself ‘appear, among others, Ryan Tedder and Raphael Saadiq. , is a proof of this. Entitled ‘Break My Soul’, it is already at # 22 in the ranking of the most played singles by Italian radios and is preparing to become one of this summer’s hits. In Italy ‘Renaissance Act 1’ will only be available on softpack CD with 24 page booklet.
I can’t talk more about Beyoncé without mentioning Jay-Z, her doting husband. There’s still no true evidence that Jay-Z has an album coming. My rumors yielded nothing! Nevertheless, I think that she has to be working on something. Right now, people are in the legacy business. And when you are in the legacy business, you don’t let the competition get one up on you. And we know that Jay-Z, more than almost any other rapper, is aware that they are our competitors looking to become the goat that he is. They’ve always been there but NAS and PREMIER are working together now! Drake is dropping hit after hit after hit! And even others like Kendrick Lamar have been regarded as goats in this present day. We have to get Jay-Z to drop an album!
Anyway Beyoncé is looking like she’s about to create an extinction level event on everybody moving.
Cardi B is not the one to be played with. This we know. But what happened at the Wireless Festival for her to allegedly bop somebody with her microphone.
Everything was doing well, Cardi stood over the London crowd as they video taped her, but something goes left. She bends over and seemingly whacked somebody with her tool. Nobody really knows what happened yet, but we can assume something.
Somebody probably touched her in a way that she did not appreciate, garnering them a few speed knots on the head. Oddly, she was standing on the shoulders of her bodyguard, but it looked like a fan tried to snatch her wig off. You know Cardi doesn’t mind performing when her wig flies off. Unlike the recent situation with Lil Uzi Vert, who tossed a cell phone in the air until is banged somebody in the head, Cardi knew what she was doing.
This is a view that shows the fans reaction and it seems to be real.
Some people have suggested this is not real. I think this will be addressed soon, because you know the person is making a video soon.
By the way, The Bronx rapper has denied that she actually got in the fight at the festival in London. Sadly, all of this came out after she had rocked “Bodak Yellow” and also performed with Offset and Megan Thee Stallion.
The way I see you guys better stop playing with these rappers. There is another viral sensation for all the wrong reasons. This kid LIl Man J has found a way to mimic Lil Baby to a tee. It’s quite hilarious until you realize he actually could replace the rapper sonically. I mean, seriously he cannot really replace Lil Baby, but he does have his style down. So, what are we think about this?
I don’t think it matters what I think, but I do think that it’s something to be said when these guys can so quickly imitate or mimic current rappers. We have a Fake Drake and a Fake Lil Durk and now we have a super fake Lil Baby. It all becomes a question of creative morality. Ol’ boy actually said, ““Trying to be black, I’m as white as can be/ I’m the white Lil Baby, no one harder than me.”
Anyway Lil Baby was not feeling it at all. But, he let the guy slide a bit and asked a question. Is he for real or is he joking?
By the way, clones and Hip-Hop are not really new. But this is becoming atrocious!
Glam rapper Saweetie was tapped to throw the first pitch at the Thursday night Los Angeles Dodgers game, and people are talking about her hands more than they are talking about her form.
The baseball franchise brought the Icy princess with the intention to flex on their fans and prove that the brand is multi-generation.
It was also Dodgers’ Filipino Heritage Night, and her mom is of Filipina and Chinese descent.
But no one knew what the 29-year-old was going to bring the 137-year-old team all the way up to the braggadocios floss of the 21st century, rocking silver and blue jewels (diamond rings, bracelets, and necklaces), expressly coordinating with her custom team jersey with her name stitched on the back.
The chart-topper even had her ridiculously extra-long nails bedazzled and finessed a pair of high silver Christian Louboutin heels as a part of her ensemble.
Outrageous outfit aside, videos suggest that Saweetie actually knew what she was doing on the mound. She even leaned back and kicked up her left leg in a pitching stance, balancing herself in her pumps before executing the throw.
The Dodges memorialized the event on their Instagram, captioning, “ICY.
Thanks for stopping by, @saweetie!” the Dodgers wrote on Instagram, appearing to reference her debut single, “Icy Grl.” Saweetie then replied, “Can’t wait to come back!!!!”
