It seems like in order to be a rapper, you need to have an open case, actual criminal activities, a murder case or more! Well, I never heard of Luh Half until today. After learning about him, I found out he was a little person from St. Louis. Well he and another rapper Jizzle Buck were among 14 people that were arrested and charged with a rainbow coalition of charges.
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Prosecutors say Jizzle Buck and Luh Half. who are both 25 years old, lead a criminal organization called the 55 Boyz. The Department of Justice accuses the group of drug trafficking and gun violence in the St. Louis area. Jizzle Buck, Luh Half and 12 others were charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Certain defendants also face charges for fentanyl possession, fentanyl distribution, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, conspiracy to tamper with a witness and more.
Kanye West will seemingly talk to anyone these days—as long as they’re willing to listen. On Saturday (November 26), the G.O.O.D. Music founder was stopped by The Hollywood Fix as he was leaving a church and addressed a myriad of topics. Wearing a “YE 24” jacket to promote his 2024 run for president, West immediately brought up the antisemitic controversy before pivoting to a nearly five-minute diatribe about Jesus.
At one point, he brought up Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, and shamed him for refusing to let infamous right-wing media personality Alex Jones back on the platform.
“Another issue I have is the fact that Elon won’t reinstate Alex Jones,” he said. “Alex Jones is a Christian. But you have a person who doesn’t believe that Christ is Lord going to buy an American media outlet, and picking and choosing who can be on the platform and who can’t be on the platform. Jesus is Lord.”
West also revealed Donda Academy, which was shuttered following his antisemitic remarks, was moving into a church, although he didn’t specify which one.
“The reason why I went to this church specifically is my friend, Mark—who I met at another church where we’re moving the Donda school; we’re moving it into a church—he said come to his Messianic Jew church that knows that Yeshua is Christ. That Jesus is Lord. And that’s why I came to this church, and that’s the part that I agree with. Jesus is Lord. Christ is the only way.”
Elsewhere during the conversation, West claimed none of his celebrity friends said anything as they watched Adidas, Gap, JP Morgan and other businesses cut ties with him, “proof” they are controlled.
“I’m know to be the most forgiving person,” he said. “I can’t hate anyone. We saw Adidas freeze my accounts. You saw me get de-banked. If that can happen to someone like me, what’s happening to all of America? What’s happening to all the world? There’s so many people that are working a regular job and they know if they say anything, they’ll lose their jobs […] They tried to destroy me in the press. They tried to destroy all of my businesses at the same time—and the world saw it. And no one’s saying anything. This just shows you all celebrities are controlled.
“All of these celebrities out here—don’t let them influence you in any way because they’re controlled by the people who really influence the world. There’s no such thing as a celebrity influencer. All these people, they’re not serving God. If they serve God, then believe what they’re talking about.”
West, who announced he was running for president again last week, then brought up Donald Trump. The two evidently had an awkward meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida over the weekend. According to Trump, he encouraged him not to run, calling it a “waste of time.”
“I’ve been a Trump supporter,” West noted. “I’ve went through the trenches wearing a red hat, literally going into exhaustion from people asking me these questions about the red hat. We’re holding to Christian, Christ principles first. America is a Christian country.”
Trump seemed bothered by the fact West showed up with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. West tweeted a video late Thursday (November 24) saying he had a “debrief” with Trump and had asked him to be his running mate. But West said Trump “basically started screaming at [him], telling [him] [he] was gonna lose.”
Well, Kanye West aka Ye has done it again. He’s created an intro to the Nick Fuentes show “America First.” First of all, let us talk about the notion of “America First” and what that means.
America First refers to a policy stance in the United States that generally emphasizes nationalism and non-interventionism. The term was coined by president Woodrow Wilson in his 1916 campaign that pledged to keep America neutral in World War I.
Secondly, some argue, it has much more sinister underpinning, which came to life after WW2.
Basically, it means stay out of other peoples’ business, even if it means genocide. Contrary to popular belief, anti-Semitism didn’t start with Black people, Kanye West or people of color. It started with DeWhytes. Back in the days, it wasn’t just the Germans that hated the Jews. It was people right here. And some of them, president’s included, felt we should not have involved ourselves in World War II. Imagine the genocide if it wasn’t for a global intervention!? About six million Jewish people died in the Holocaust. Incredible. By the way, according to United Nations, over 400 years,” more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade.” That is to say that America be on its BS too and that actually systemically continues today.
So what about Kanye West and Nick Fuentes? Some BS that is straight up anti-Semitic and, I would argue anti-Everything-Not-White.
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On Wednesday, footage of Kanye West at the Miami airport with white nationalist Nick Fuentes surfaced, reportedly taken before his Trump meeting. Other reports state that Fuentes and Ye were also seen together at Trump’s golf club.
Stormzy felt a huge sense of relief during the 2020 lockdowns because he felt like he could finally take a break.
The “Shut Up” rapper felt like he could never take time off otherwise, his career would suffer, so when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020 and forced him to cancel his tour, he felt relieved that he could rest without feeling guilty about it.
“I always had difficulty taking a break, going on holiday, taking a vacation, anything like that. I was a hungry MC, I always felt like I had s### to do,” he explained to GQ. “So when lockdown actually came, it was a big relief for me. Because usually if I take a break, I always feel like the world is still moving. But this time everyone stopped. The world stopped.”
For the first time in years, the grime star let himself chill out and played PlayStation with his brothers without feeling bad about it. To keep his mind sharp, he stayed off weed and took a break from social media.
“I just don’t think the best version of myself is scrolling on my phone,” he said of his social media detox. “It can’t be good for anyone’s mental health. I’ve got a lot of theories about how it distracts and manipulates, especially for someone like me. I have a lot of energy. I have a lot of traffic. And I felt like that for a long time. God didn’t design us to consume that much traffic, that much information. That much content. I don’t want it to seem like I’m on a high horse. I just don’t think it’s that healthy.”
Stormzy, who is now back on social media, released his third studio album, This Is What I Mean, on Friday.
First of all, let me say this: I DO NOT F##K WITH JASON WHITLOCK. FK THAT DUDE! He is a piece of sh#t and always has been. For the life of me, I do not know why people think he can ever been a friend to the culture.
He gets the Tupac gif.
Anyway, let’s get to the topic at hand. There’s a dude that used to be in the NFL and a friend of Jay-Z.
“A lot of people don’t know that goes beyond me just wearing his clothes. I could switch to Nike tomorrow and Jay would be completely cool with it. There are only a couple of athletes Jay-Z was cool enough to let in his little small circle of people that he calls friends. It’s me, LeBron and that’s about it. It’s a real tight group. It goes beyond me just wearing clothes. We’ve become friends now. If I wanted to do Nike or Reebok or anything else, he would have input, but he would never say ‘OK, I can’t (mess) with you no more because of that.’ He’s never been that way. We just happened to hit it off.”
So, these guys were good friends. So, here we are in 2022 and everything has changed. Jason Whitlock interviewed this guy Larry Johnson who has no relevance other than his previous proximity to the GOAT. And here we are. Larry Lar is trying to say that Jay and Beyonce worship the devil.
“It’s obvious that [Jay Z and Beyonce] are being controlled by satanism. I am not really scared to say this. We all know that Luciferians, Freemasons and occult knowledge that was dug up from Egypt has now surfaced in American society,” Larry said. “They are obviously not serving the same most high God that I am. That’s what makes us enemies … I stand for a completely different truth that he does.”
What the f? Now, Jay has addressed this and refuted this over and over. To me, it’s really a non-issue. Why?
Here’s the deal with Larry Lar…he’s a woman beater. I wonder how deep he and Whitlock got into that, because that is why Jay cut him off. He was out there beating on women. Here what a report on his actions said:
Former NFL running back Larry Johnson was arrested early Friday at a Las Vegas Strip resort after an ex-girlfriend told police he choked her into unconsciousness and left her in her underwear in a hotel hallway.
Larry Alphonso Johnson Jr., 32, was being held on $15,000 bail at the Clark County jail pending an initial court appearance on a domestic violence-strangulation charge that could get him a minimum of two years in state prison if he is convicted.
This was not a one time thing. This was a reoccurring thing with ol boy Larry The Woman Beater.
Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson is in trouble with the law again. This time for domestic violence after his arrest on Friday night at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
According to reports, Johnson ran into trouble after a fight with a former girlfriend that turned physical which led to charges of battery and domestic violence by strangulation. The woman had injuries to her face and bruising no her neck while Johnson suffered scratches to his face.
The two-time Pro Bowl running back for the Chiefs has now been arrested five times related to assaulting women. Johnson was being held in Clark Count jail on $15,000 bond with a hearing set for Saturday morning.
I wonder if he was all religious and Christ-like when he was beating up all those women? Anyway…Larry said a bunch of nothing, but Jay and Bey always get clicks and views, especially when it’s negative.
Kylie Jenner has no plans to start dressing conservatively now she’s a mother-of-two.
During the latest episode of Hulu series “The Kardashians,” the reality TV star was filmed at a fitting with her stylists so she could pick an outfit to wear while supporting her boyfriend, Travis Scott, at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas in May.
“It definitely takes me a while, after I have a baby, to get back into it,” she said in a confessional, referring to welcoming a son with Travis in February. “I’m still a mom, but I’m also so young. These are the years that I’m supposed to be naked, everywhere, in the streets… on a beach somewhere, with my t###### out, ass out, f### yeah.”
Kylie, who selected a figure-hugging Balmain number for the music event, insisted that she is now very comfortable with her post-baby figure.
“Now I feel beautiful and I’m just excited for this,” she smiled.
Kylie and Travis are also parents to a four-year-old daughter Stormi.
If you are Cardi B, you are pretty happy right now. You got your babies, you got your man and you got your money! She’s also got her music. You may not love her music or you may, but either way, she’s getting her coins even in this streaming era. That said she’s been out for years and only has one album.
Here’s the good news: Cardi B concerts gross $1 million, a first for female rappers. This is according to @TouringData. Well, that is a great accomplishment and it clearly enriches her and her record label. As is always the case, the haters are going to hate. And this dude said something that garnered a response from Cardi.
It didn’t say what the original person said, but it definitely got her to clap back. What’s cool is Cardi is really uplifting her type of b###h. What would be dope is if she did a song with Rapsody, that would be more my speed. Maybe even some of the dope dark-skin babes like Dreezy, but anyway. Shout out to Cardi B!
Cardi B is facing potential legal action over her racy Marge Simpson Halloween costume, which was inspired by fashion designer Thierry Mugle. According to ArtNet News, Italian Pop artist aleXsandro Palombo created the look in 2013 as part of his series, Marge Simpsons Style Icon. Subsequently, he’s hired attorney Claudio Volpi, who specializes in intellectual property law.
“Cardi B has illegitimately appropriated the work of aleXsandro Palombo for mere business purposes in defiance of the most elementary rules on copyright and Instagram policies,” Volpi said, “with the consequent serious risks, both of compensation and of discredit for her public image.
Palombo initially reached out through his publicist to Cardi B’s stylist Carter, photographer Jora Frantzis and Atlantic Records’ publicity team about the images. Frantzis was the only one who replied and claimed she’d not been “aware there was an artist behind this image previously” but would be “happy to add the credits.”
Palombo then requested everyone involved to publish a follow-up “remedial” post giving him proper credit and linking to his Instagram page to no avail.
Although no lawsuit has yet been filed, Volpi has sent a formal notice to Carter, Frantiz and Craig Kallman, the chairperson of Atlantic Records, requesting they publish the follow-up post within seven days of receipt as well as correct the previous post. If they fail to comply, he has threatened legal action and will seek compensation for Palombo.
Elon Musk announced that suspended Twitter accounts would be granted an “amnesty.”
The Twitter CEO granted an “amnesty” to accounts on the platform that had previously been suspended after a poll asking users to vote “Yes” or “No” to whether accounts that had not “broken the law or engaged in egregious spam” should be reinstated.
There were 3,162,112 votes cast during the 24-hour poll and 72% of voters said “Yes.”
Should Twitter offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam?
Following the poll’s result, Elon tweeted, “The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” referencing a Latin phrase meaning, “the voice of the people, the voice of God.”
After announcing the “amnesty,” a number of racy subjects started trending on the platform. A hashtag dedicated to former KKK leader David Duke went viral, as did a hashtag for the Nazis.
The billionaire also responded to an Associated Press report which included concerns surrounding an increase in harassment, hate speech, and misinformation on Twitter due to the reinstated accounts.
“AP is such an expert in misinformation. Twitter couldn’t hope to compete!” Elon replied.
Musk’s announcement came just days after he reinstated Donald Trump’s account, as well as those of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, Andrew Tate – whose extreme misogynistic views resulted in a Twitter ban in 2017 – and US rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, who was sanctioned last month for posting antisemitic comments.
Ty Dolla Sign was hospitalized over the weekend after an apparent skateboarding accident. On Saturday (November 26), the Grammy Award-nominated singer shared an Instagram photo of himself laying in a hospital bed with tubes hooked up to his body. Although he failed to provide any context to the photo, he shared a more detailed explanation following his discharge.
“They just let me out,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories. “Had a skating accident and was knocked out for a few but I’m back. Praise God. Thanks to everyone that prayed for me and showed me love. I love you more.”
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Ty Dolla Sign also thanked a select few for getting him to the emergency room and staying by his side as doctors figured out what was going on with him.
According to Ty’s Instagram posts, he’s been overseas on tour for the past few weeks. Over the summer, he teamed up with Taco Bell and Brisk Iced Tea for an endorsement deal as part of a Miami concert, one of his first big gigs since the pandemic started.
“It feels so good to know that I still have people that still like my music,” he said at the time. “Shout out to all of my fans out there and we’re going to keep on going. We still here. To all my fans out there, you already know we’re coming. I’ve been working hard on something very special. So just know what’s coming and thank you guys for staying down for so long and let’s keep it going.”
More recently, Ty Dolla Sign worked on the single “Willing To Trust” with Kid Cudi on his latest album, Entergalactic. Check it out below.
CL McCoy is an Experienced Billboard Producer & Engineer from Del City, Oklahoma, with a demonstrated history of working in the music industry. He has been blessed to produce and/or engineer for artists such as Wale, Bone Thugs, Bun B., Baby Bash, Waka Flocka, Dave East, Young Buck, Privaledge, Jadakiss, Caine, Busta Rhymes, T-Rell, Chevy Woods, Meant2b, Dj Afterthought, and Dj Skee.
He has also worked with professional athletes Kevin Durant and James Harden. He’s skilled in creating Beats, Music Education, Arranging, Entertainment, and Audio Recording. He runs his own production company called Stylz Productionz.
Recently CL McCoy was featured by legendary Timbaland on his Instagram account helping create a new sound for him.
Future has set his sights on becoming a billionaire.
In an interview with Billboard, the rapper – real name Nayvadius Cash – revealed that he is building an empire through his music ventures and real estate investments.
And while Future is now comfortable, he is always seeking new ways to build wealth.
“Sometimes I ask questions, if I meet a billionaire, like, ‘How’d you get to where you got?’ Or, ‘How’d you accomplish everything that you have?'” he explained. “I have those conversations with different people, successful people. But the way I get mine might be different. It just helps me to understand that I’m on the right path when I talk to people that have billions.”
The star has seven children from previous relationships but has never wed.
“When the time’s right, it’ll happen. It ain’t nothing that I’m really chasing. But I do dream of it, and I do want it,” the 39-year-old continued. “I want to make sure I just live that to the fullest. But I don’t really think about that s###, like having a wife and s###. But I want a wife. Everybody around me wants me to have a wife more than I want a wife.”
According to authorities, the Mexican government has charged an unnamed U.S. woman with the murder of Shanquella Robinson.
The alleged suspect is named Daejhanae Jackson and is most likely one of the friends on the trip to Baja California Sur, where she tragically died on Saturday, October 29.
According to KHOU 11, on Thursday, November 24, Mexican prosecutors pulled in their suspect and working American diplomats to get her extradited to Mexico so that she could face charges.
Robinson was kicking it with friends at a resort development in San Jose del Cabo when she was killed.
Initially, people were told that the girl had food or alcohol poisoning. However, days after the death, a video of a fight between Robinson and one of the other guests she was traveling with was made public and raised suspicions about femicide.
The video has been reposted many times on social media sites. In it, a man with an American accent can be heard saying, “Can you at least fight back?” The man did not appear to intervene in the beating.
Local prosecutor Antonio López Rodríguez shared the case was being treated as a potential homicide and issued an arrest warrant for the suspect.
State prosecutor Daniel de la Rosa Anaya did not reveal the suspect’s identity but said she was American.
“This case is fully clarified, we even have a court order, and there is an arrest warrant issued for the crime of femicide to the detriment of the victim and against an alleged perpetrator, a friend of hers who is the direct aggressor,” Anaya said. “Actually, it wasn’t a quarrel, but instead a direct aggression. We are carrying out all the pertinent procedures such as the Interpol alert and the request for extradition to the United States of America. It’s about two Americans, the victim and the culprit.”
While there are different versions of why she died, none of the witnesses’ versions of what happened fit the autopsy results, which revealed Robinson suffered a severe spinal cord or neck injury.
A new documentary inspired by Too $hort’s 1987 single “Freaky Tales” is reportedly in the works. According to Deadline, the Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden-directed film took its name from the nine-minute song, which details Short Dog’s many sexual exploits. The all-star cast includes Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn and Jay Ellis.
Set in Short’s hometown of Oakland in 1987, Freaky Tales is a described as an “immersive” film inspired by Fleck’s experience growing up in the Bay Area, comprised of four interconnected stories each featuring distinct characters, real life locations and “noteworthy historical events.”
As reported by the SF Gate, crews began filming on November 14 for three days downtown near Telegraph Avenue and 18th Street, where they took over an abandoned shoe store. They’ve also filmed in a nearby warehouse and residence. The Oakland Film Office expects locals will see more of the Freaky Tales crew for the next few months.
“I suspect that there will be more to come,” James MacIlvaine of the Oakland Film Office said. “It seems like the entire film is being filmed here in Oakland, which is very exciting. Oakland’s vibrancy with these national large scale projects is very exciting. And very good for the local workers that are grips, electricians, sound camera operators, location team, and everything else that goes with a film shoot.”
In related news, Short’s group with Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and fellow Bay Area native E-40, Mount Westmore, is expected to drop their debut album on December 9. Check out their latest video, “Free Game,” below.
The Atlanta aesthetic has a reach that goes far beyond map coordinates and city limits. Each zone that has touched a microphone or started a trend is a part of a community of creatives driving unique sonic innovation. Emerging artists that are looking to make waves in the saturated streams of relevancy must continue to find ways to make their output stand out.
E Chapo’s ability to vocally swag surf while creating vibes has enabled her to rise above the fickle taste currents of Hip-Hop. Audiences have watched her give stadium level energy to the nightclubs with every single release and performance. Her previous single, Popular Demand, introduced us to a multi-faceted young woman focused on dreams and having a good time living in the moment. The video amplified this energy by using vibrant color schemes and short cuts with her bopping energetically to the rhythm she created.
E Chapo changed lanes without signaling with the release of her current single, Wat U Need. The fanbase was served a more mature and confident version of this dynamic artist with every bar and bassline.
During my conversation with E Chapo we discussed her current project and next release, Bags on Bags, which dropped late October. Find out who is causing all the fuss with the 2 dirty cups.
While on stops to New Zealand & Australia, superstar and legend Akon’s son Jahvor who’s an artist to watch, has been giving fans a taste of some unreleased gems. He rocks the stage while performing music that the audience is clearly enjoying.
Jahvor, whose catalog spawns records like “Jealous” which has been an earworm for many fans, is embarking on his first-ever tour with his dad and is doing things the right way.
The fans, who can be seen vibing to the records, have been anticipating new music from Jahvor, who is an amazing singer-songwriter that produces melodic-heavy rap-driven music.
“Every time he (Jahvor) asks me if this record dope, I’m like I don’t know, I like it. But there are billions of people in the world that may not think the way I think” Akon said during an intimate listening party of his son’s music.
“You’ve gotta go and test these records in different parts of the world. I never knew Mr. Lonely was gone be a strip club record” Akon continued, “Like, I couldn’t imagine singing that s–t at Poppy. I ain’t realize them strippers were as lonely as me. That just shows you never know what records will work themselves and in what corners.”
Jahvor, who has been dropping music this year is a promising artist with an emotionally charged edge to his music that is capable of making you feel and capture your vulnerable side effortlessly. Check out one of his recent releases “Jealous,” below and be on the lookout for more on the way.
The Starz network has just released a trailer for the new BMF season which dropson Friday, January 6, 2023, on the network or app.
The BMF series was produced by rapper-turned-showrunner 50 Cent and is based on the true lives of Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest Tee” Flenory, two brothers who ran one of the biggest drug-selling crews in the 80s out of the Detroit.
The cast is mostly the same including Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. (the son of Big Meech), Da’Vinchi (grown-ish), Russell Hornsby (Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector), Michole Briana White (Dead to Me), Ajiona Alexus (Empire), Eric Kofi-Abrefa (Blue Story), Myles Truitt (Black Lightning), Steve Harris (The Practice), Arkeisha “Kash Doll” Knight, Kelly Hu, Christine Horn (Snowfall), Sydney Mitchell, La La Anthony, Leslie Jones, and Wood Harris (Empire).
This season also includes big names in key roles like Snoop Dogg, Caresha “Yung Miami” Brownlee, and one of 50’s newest best friends, Mo’Nique.
The second season will show how the small 50 Boys clique moved and developed into Black Mafia Family, a major hustle network, taking over other people’s turf.
An official synopsis of the upcoming season, said, “The universal themes of family, faith, and loyalty are explored both at home and on the streets. The brothers work to outmaneuver the government and expand BMF into a multi-state empire.”
The Pharcyde is having a resurgence of sorts. Granted, not all four members have reunited—B##### Brown remains the sole holdout—but Imani, Slimkid3 and Fatlip are swimming forward. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, the group has released “My Man,” the album’s intended finale. For roughly three minutes, Slimkid3 and Fatlip join J Swift over a funky, jazz-infused bass line that was so dominant in 1990s Hip-Hop.
The track arrives just weeks after Kim Kardashian (and apparent Pharcyde fan) shared a screenshot of the Bizarre Ride II cover art to her Instagram Stories as she bumped “Passin Me By.” The group was appreciative of the gesture and reacted on their respective social media accounts.
“Thank you so much for always showing love to our music,” Fatlip wrote in an Instagram post. “We are currently filming a documentary about about Pharcyde. If we could get an interview with you, that would be awesome. Either way, thank you again for supporting the Pharcyde throughout the years.”
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Speaking to AllHipHop, Slimkid3 echoed those sentiments, saying, “All I can say is we are grateful for the big love and continued support of our records. I’m happy to see that we’ve inspired her musically. I was extremely excited to see so much love being shown to the Pharcyde. It made our day.”
Pharcyde followed up Bizarre Ride II with Labcabincalifornia in 1995, which spawned the J Dilla-produced singles “Drop” and “Runnin.” While the album didn’t fare as well commercially, it was ultimately revered by Hip-Hop purists as the years went on. But it would also mark the end of the Pharcyde as a quartet. Fatlip soon left to pursue a solo career and the group eventually dissolved. Thirty years later, Fatlip, Imani and Slimkid3 have reunited as The Farside (formerly of the Pharcyde), while B##### Brown continues to collaborate with Gorillaz.
Beloved music manager Jonathan “Hovain” Hylton, who’s worked with everyone from Joey Bada$$ and Troy Ave to T-Pain and Cam’ron, has passed away. No cause of death has been reported. The family of the Cinematic Worldwide founder broke the news in an Instagram post on Saturday (November 26) that read, “It is with deep regret that we message to all family, friends and colleagues that Jonathan ‘Hovain’ Hylton passed away while at his home on Friday, November 25.
“He was a beloved and devoted father, husband, son, brother and a proud Brooklyn representative. We’d like to thank all of his close friends for all of the love and support that you have shown during this difficult time. We ask that you all continue to keep his family in your prayers and respect their privacy at this time.”
A cascade of condolences are pouring in on Twitter from artists and peers alike. Russ wrote, “Damn man. RIP Hovain. Such a solid guy,” while DJ Green Lantern said, “RIP @Hovain. From God we come and to Him we shall all return.”
Those sentiments were echoed across the board. As Skyzoo noted, “Damn, RIP Hovain. A good BK dude who truly repped the culture and the borough. Rest well G.” Westside Gunn added, “@Hovain was one of Griselda biggest supporters he would help anyway possible I’m forever grateful. RIP HOVAIN the dot connector.”
Born in Brooklyn, Hovain always knew he was going to be involved in music in some capacity. Speaking to the Scoop B Radio Podcast in 2017, he explained, “I didn’t know what it was, but I knew it was going to have something to do with music. It’s not like you go to college and say, ‘OK. I want to get into the music business.’ I think my life and background prepared me for it.”
Hit-Boy, Westside Gunn and Van Lathan are among the many paying tribute to Hovain online. Check out a few of the reactions below.
@Hovain was one of Griselda biggest supporters he would help anyway possible I’m forever grateful 🤲🏽🤲🏽 RIP HOVAIN the dot connector
Hovain was one of the kindest dudes in the music biz. I have been nagging him about a Banks verse for real late 2 constantly … always warm ..never got annoyed with my nagging .. just a sweet soul
Oh my god, RIP to Hovain and condolences to his family and friends. Hovain was always a good dude and always showed nothing but love and respect. Prayers to his loved ones 💔 https://t.co/mKBzS9Pw7h
Such a good soul. A special soul. A necessary soul. He’s helped and done so much for others. Always warmth and love when he’s around. Never hesitated to let me know i was doing good. Never hesitated with advice. Such a gentle soul. Sending @Hovain’s family so much love.
😢 I’m damn sure not feeling today or the rest of the weekend! I’m Off This Internet For A Couple Days. 😥 Can’t believe I’m saying RIP to my brother/mgmt HOVAIN been knowing each other for years But started Professionally Working together over a year ago HOVAIN I’m CRUSHED pic.twitter.com/oW0B39rphv
Big China is a HipHop artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over recent months, she is making a name for herself. Inspired by her older brother before he passed away, Big China has been crafting her sound for many years and dreams of collaborating with major artists such as Lil Baby, Meek Mill, 6lack, and others.
With a bright career ahead of her, Big China is on pace to do something great with her talent. During quarantine, she was busy making new music which she is currently rolling out. Recent releases include ‘Flexin’ and ‘China From The Block.’
For most artists, competition is always on their minds, but Big China stays humble and in her own lane. She does this because she knows with hard work, she’ll become a star.
Make sure to check out the links below and stay up to date on Big China’s career.
