Talent always finds a way to shine through, Themaclyf could only dream for so long. This artist is living his dreams and entertaining the world with his multiple talents while at it. The California-born musician has worked hard for years, built connections, and is prepared to take the music industry by storm. Themaclyf ’s foray into music started as a hobby, and when he saw how his music was received, he took it as a career. He began to receive calls from record labels, radio hosts, artist managers, and engineers.
He also got featured by more prominent artists, and that point made the logical choice for him to pursue a career in music. Since he began to work as a musician, he has shown his potential as a musician and thrived in multiple aspects of the creative process. Describing his journey as a musician, he said, “Music is just a creative way to get all of your feelings out, so as long as I think everything sounds good while I’m making it, I’m all in.” He also never limits himself to one genre of music as he believes being multidimensional as a musician is the quickest way to get discovered by a wide range of people globally.
“Who doesn’t want to dominate global music? Not me, though. The ultimate goal for me in all of this is to be known all over the world for my talents.” he said.
Themaclyf makes music with one goal in mind, and that’s to inspire people of all ages. “From time to time, I connect with my fans, and they send me messages about how they love my music. Seeing how my music inspires and helps my fans get through their days means the world to me. This has always been my goal, and I’m happy to see it happen,” Themaclyf said.
He has also reiterated his desire to keep going and doing more musically for his fans, and as much as music does so much for his fans, it does a lot for him too. Themaclyf has revealed that music is his therapy to escape his feelings and has become the only thing he genuinely enjoys doing. “My lyrics are based on true things that have happened in Space so, my listeners are guaranteed some conscious and real music every time I release new content,” he revealed.
Even though music has become his vehicle to reach stardom and fame, Themaclyf is still committed to making people happy and helping them feel better in their lives. He wants to be a point of contact for people who need someone to look up to and inspire them. Blake has friends around him in the music industry, and they motivate him to do more. So he, in turn, pays it forward by projecting positivity and encouragement into the world so people can chase their dreams.
Themaclyf ’s five-year goals are all about chasing his dreams, breaking boundaries, smashing his goals and working with bigger and more established artists. “As far as I’m concerned, there is no limit to the things I can do. After all, I’m young,” he noted.
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Detroit’s 42 Dugg faced repercussions for not surrendering to authorities to serve a six-month prison sentence.
According to the Detroit News, 42 Dugg was arrested in his hometown on Wednesday (May 4). The 4PF/CMG artist attended the NBA playoff game between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night (May 3). He then flew home on a private jet and was taken into custody upon his arrival.
“He got off the plane and they were waiting there to greet him,” his lawyer Steven Scharg said.
The Motor City rapper’s latest arrest stems from his conviction for illegally possessing a firearm. He previously pleaded guilty to the weapons charge, which resulted in three years of probation and a $90,000 fine.
But 42 Dugg couldn’t stay out of trouble, leading to his probation being revoked in February. His probation violations included an arrest for battery in Las Vegas and multiple positive test results for use of controlled substances.
42 Dugg, whose real name is Dion Hayes, received six months in prison after violating his probation. He was supposed to report to a facility in West Virginia in April, but he never appeared.
Authorities issued a warrant for his arrest following his no-show.
Sonny Digital is here to prove he can rap just as well as he can produce. Born Sonny Uwaezuoke in Michigan and growing up in Atlanta, Sonny has been making hit records for over a decade.
Consistently spending the majority of his days in the studio perfecting his craft. To date, Sonny is responsible for producing 2 Chainz’ “Birthday Song,” iLoveMakonnen’s “Tuesday,” 21 Savage’s “Red Opps,” Travis Scott’s “CAN’T SAY,” Don Toliver’s “After Party,” and many more.
As you see in the Kanye West documentary on Netflix, it’s not always the easiest thing to convince your peers, fans, and label that someone play more than one role. Especially when you’re best known for your fire beats — in Kanye’s case, producing “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” and many more hits for Jay Z — it’s hard for people to take you seriously as an MC when all they expect is for you to be good at production.
Now, Sonny is ready to switch his focus to his artistry, making his mark with his newest release “GUESS WHAT” featuring SSGKOBE. The track serves as the lead single from his forthcoming album titled Mr. Digital, which he explains to be his alter ego.
AllHipHop caught up with Sonny Digital via Zoom, who was at the crib briefly to change clothes before heading to the studio.
AllHipHop: How often are you in the studio versus not?
Sonny Digital: I’m in studio every day. I just bought another studio last week. I’m in there all the time. Even when I’m not working, I’m always doing something to fix it up.
AllHipHop: How far apart are they from each other?
Sonny Digital: The new studio is 5 minutes away. Super super close. One of them is ready, but I’d like to do fix up the decor and change up a couple of things. I came up on the new studio by luck and didn’t miss the opportunity.
AllHipHop: When you were first starting out, did you always want to rap or was it only producing?
Sonny Digital: When I first started out, I felt like rapping was the easiest thing to get off. When I started making music, it was easier to rap but to actually record something, you needed a computer. To actually make beats, you needed a program or some type of hardware. All that stuff was unobtainable at first. That’s how I started rapping. I could sit there and rap. I could make a beat with my mouth.
AllHipHop: When did you first record yourself?
Sonny Digital: My first time that I remember recording myself was in the 6th grade. This program we used to use was Cool Edit Pro.
AllHipHop: When did you recently decide to switch your focus to the rapping?
Sonny Digital: Honestly, at first it was when I first started. I was trying to prove a point. As I got deeper into it, I was trying to prove I was super creative and that I can do everything. Some days I felt like rapping and some days I felt like making beats. To me, there’s really no difference. It all falls into making music.
AllHipHop: The Kanye West documentary touches on Ye not being respected as a rapper, he was known to be a producer. Did you relate?
Sonny Digital: To be honest, I haven’t even watched all 3 episodes. Reason being is that I’ve always been tuned in with Kanye since College Dropout, so I already knew what the series was going to be about. He’d been rapping about all this stuff early on in his career. The cool part about the whole thing was that it got to be viewed on a bigger scale, by more people. They got to see the challenges and see how much people can doubt you.
Sonny Digital: He’s only 18! That’s my little youngin’ right there. He and his little gang be at my studio everyday, literally when they’re in Atlanta. Working like 24 hours non stop. They are all my little bros.
AllHipHop: How did y’all connect originally?
Sonny Digital: KOBE hit me up a minute ago online but we didn’t connect immediately. It wasn’t until my guy Orlando Wharton at the label hit me up about dropping a single. He said “man you should try to reach out to the young guys,” and suggested KOBE. I had remembered the name. I told KOBE I was going to work with eventually. When I hit him up he was still in high school and I didn’t really know how that worked. I decided to wait until he got of school and he could move around.
We hadn’t talked in a second but when I tapped in it worked out. He came and pulled up on me in the studio and we’ve been kicking it ever since.
AllHipHop: How was that studio session for “GUESS WHAT”?
Sonny Digital: I was at the studio and my buddy sent me some beats. I liked it and just recorded it. I did the verse and hook. After that, I sat on it for a minute. I had circled back around to it and put a second verse on it. That’s when I said “Ima put it out, but I wanted to put somebody on it.” That’s how I came up with KOBE being on it. I felt like that was a good one to come out with. It was fun. It was something to connect with the youns guys too.
AllHipHop: Do you prefer to rap on other people’s beats, not your own?
Sonny Digital: Yes, I definitely do prefer to rap on other people’s beats. Only time I rap on one of my beats or do something that’s pertaining to me is if I feel like I’m missing something. It needs some vocals and stuff. Other than that, I know I’m a producer too. Everything ain’t for me that I make, that’s not even my main objective. Sometimes I like to split both jobs up: be a producer when it’s time to be a producer and be an artist when it’s time to be an artist. I don’t do the cliche thing either where people rap on their own beats. Ain’t nothing wrong with that, it’s just cliche.
AllHipHop: How was it shooting the music video for “GUESS WHAT”? What was the best memory?
Sonny Digital: I came up with the treatment, it was cool to see the whole thing come to life. I literally had wrote it down on a piece of paper on how I wanted the video to be. Seeing the whole thing in person was my favorite thing. The whole video is super simple, but it’s a good concept. KOBE pulled up, it was no stress.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your new project, Mr. Digital? Dropping May 17th!
Sonny Digital: I’m not real big on features. Because I’m doing another project, a production project. That’s when I’m going to call in all the big, major artists. I like not getting overshadowed. [laughs] As far as features go, I got the homies on there too. The next one that I really rock with is my boy CEO Trayle. That’s one of my good homies, I’ve been on him for 10 years.
AllHipHop: Before “OK Cool?”
Sonny Digital: Way before “OK Cool.” I’ve been knowing him for 10 years. Metro introduced me to him a long time ago. Iit was crazy how I met him. Ended up getting shot, but he good though today.
AllHipHop: You see these artists come up, I’m sure you’re proud.
Sonny Digital: Hell yeah! Every time I see them, I remind him “bro, you really came through.” I had already been trying to f### with him from a while back, but after he got shot I think I slowed down. Seeing it full circle, coming through and everything happening for him, that feels good. It always feels good to see a real n*gga win. He’s been solid though, seeing Trayle breakthrough was a good one. He’s super cool, one of the homes. That’s another reason why I wanted to put him on the tape.
AllHipHop: Is this Mr. Digital an alter ego?
Sonny Digital: It might be an alter ego, I like the alter ego thing. Some people call me Mr. Digital and some people call me Sonny. They call me whatever they want. I like that because there’s so many different things I can do, so I could place that alter ego onto whatever it is I’m doing over there. If I’m rapping, I can be Mr. Digital. If I’m producing, I can be Sonny Digital. I like being able to do different things, especially under different names. That’s easier for people to digest.
AllHipHop: What’s different about Mr. Digital?
Sonny Digital: Mr. Digital is that rapper, he’s the person that wants to rap. Sonny Digital is straight the producer. Sonny, he’s just a regular guy. I got a lot of different alter egos and nicknames I might pull out later, it depends how I feel.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio at all times?
Sonny Digital: Need some marijuana. I love candy, not gonna lie. Fruity candy, like Mamba’s and Starburts. It’s these specific pack of gummies I like, I forgot the name but they come in a white pack. It’s a round, red logo, they the best gummies on earth. Third thing, I like the blue Gatorade. I like it super cold.
AllHipHop: Do you have any goals for yourself?
Sonny Digital: I got a lot of goals, but my main goal is to really successfully show this creativity. Just show what I can do over the next couple years. That’s my main goal, I really want to push at whole ‘you don’t only have to do one thing’ narrative. Not just for me, but for the next coming generations. I’m trying to break down them little barriers and be comfortable. That’s really it, to be honest.
An Atlanta-based rapper has been arrested in Hardin County, Kentucky on weapons and drug charges.
According to Lex 18, OJ Da Juiceman, whose real name is Ottis Williams Jr., was charged with possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. It is a crime to possess any amount of marijuana (including small amounts for personal use) in Kentucky.
Legal documents show he was booked in the Hardin County Detention Center in Elizabethtown on Wednesday, May 4th.
Many know the 40-year-old artist for his work with Gucci Mane when he appeared on the song “Wasted,” a hit song that entered the Top 50 ranking of the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009.
In 2014, he released an album called The Otis Williams Jr. Story on the trap rapper’s 1017 Records.
OJ said on a podcast he did not receive any compensation for his The Otha Side of the Trap album and some of his hit songs.
“These folks hit me with, to let you out this contract, for you can be free, you gotta let us have everything from The Otha Side of the Trap for your life and ten years after your life,” Da Juiceman said, referencing a time when he was managed by Antney’s Mizay Entertainment. He implied that Antney, whose family is connected to the Queens street and Hip-Hop legacy stole money from him.
This led Waka Flocka to call the rapper, “lame.” In a profanity-laced rant, OJ responded, “D##k in the booty ass n####. You a whole hoe, p#### ass n####. You ain’t on no gangsta s###. N####, I ain’t never seen you do nothing gangsta, p#### ass n####. You a whole hoe, n####. F### you talking about, n####? You and your weak ass mama. F### both of y’all. You and that hoe.”
OJ da Juiceman has a date to stand before a judge scheduled for May 13th.
It appears Atlantic recording artist Janelle Monáe is set for the biggest acting role of her career. The 36-year-old actress/singer will star in a series about the iconic American-born French entertainer Josephine Baker.
According to Deadline, Monáe will play Josephine Baker in the forthcoming De La Resistance. The A24 production focuses on Baker being a spy for the Allies forces during the French resistance in World War II.
Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland is producing the drama. Jennifer Yale (Outlander, Underground) will be a creator and showrunner. Several streaming services are said to be vying to add De La Resistance to their platforms.
“A dream finally coming to life🖤my hero🥺🖤long live MADAM JOSEPHINE BAKER🖤let’s gooooooooooo🌹🚀💋🖤🙏🏾,” tweeted Monáe on Wednesday.
A dream finally coming to life🖤my hero🥺🖤long live MADAM JOSEPHINE BAKER🖤let’s gooooooooooo🌹🚀💋🖤🙏🏾 https://t.co/goWGkx9DDB
A24 is also the production company behind television programs like The Carmichael Show and Random Acts of Flyness. Some films like Moonlight, Hereditary, Uncut Gems, and Zola also came out under the A24 banner.
Previously, Janelle Monáe appeared in motion pictures such as Moonlight, Hidden Figures, Harriet, and Antebellum. Her television résumé includes Stargate Universe, Electric Dreams, and Homecoming.
On the music side, Janelle Monáe created the critically acclaimed The ArchAndroid, The Electric Lady, and Dirty Computer studio albums. The Kansas City native has eight Grammy nominations to her name.
The legendary Josephine Baker was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture when she played Papitou in the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics. Following her death in 1975, Baker has been portrayed in several TV shows and movies, including HBO’s The Josephine Baker Story from 1991.
Josephine Baker worked as a civil rights activist too. She famously refused to perform for segregated audiences in America. The St Louis-born vocalist was also among the celebrities to attend the famous March on Washington in 1963.
Anderson .Paak is an award-winning recording artist who has released albums such as 2016’s Malibu and 2019’s Ventura. According to reports, .Paak will step behind the camera for a feature film.
A Deadline article claims Anderson .Paak will make his directorial debut for Stampede Ventures’ K-POPS! dramatic comedy. The 36-year-old rapper/singer will star in the movie with his son Soul Rasheed.
K-POPS! tells the story of a musician who goes to Korea in order to write for K-Pop acts. While in the Asian country, .Paak’s character discovers his long-lost son is a member of one of the country’s hottest new groups.
“My mom is from Korea but she was adopted so I never knew anything about my Korean heritage until I met my wife,” said .Paak. “This movie is a reflection on my experience learning about this part of myself alongside my wife and son – and spending even more time with them!”
Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park and Khaila Amazan wrote the K-POPS! screenplay. Plus, Anderson .Paak serves as a producer via his Apeshit Films. Production for the motion picture will begin in the fourth quarter of 2022.
“LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION BABY!! Really excited about the next chapter in my career. I’ll be making a film with the people I love and I’m putting everything into this! Here’s looking at you kid!! #KPOPS!” wrote Anderson on Instagram.
.Paak earned his first #1 song on Billboard‘s Hot 100 when “Leave the Door Open” topped the chart in 2021. “Leave the Door Open” lives on theAn Evening with Silk Sonic album. Silk Sonic is made up of the super-duo of .Paak and Bruno Mars.
As a solo performer, Anderson .Paak collected Gold plaques for tracks like “Come Down” and “Bubblin.” His Malibu album is certified Gold as well. The multi-instrumentalist also worked as a music video director for Leon Bridges’ “Motorbike” and DOMi & JD Beck’s “SMiLE.”
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Wu-Tang Clan’s classic Wu-Tang Forever, Get On Down and Legacy Recordings will release a special bundle in late July. Legacy Recordings is the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment.
The Wu-Tang Forever collection includes the album with a lyric booklet, a silver-colored 7-inch single for “Triumph” and “Heaterz” on the b-side in a picture sleeve, and a reissue of the double cassette in a slipcase.
In addition, Sony Music’s Certified YouTube channel published “The Making of Triumph” video. Episode 1 of the online series features Wu-Tang Clan member RZA.
“The Making of Triumph” includes unreleased interviews from 1997 conducted on the “Triumph” music video set. Wu representatives took a break from the 5-day shoot to talk about their history, their lives, and more.
Wu-Tang Clan also started the Forever & Ever giveaway. Fans can subscribe to a “journey map” that develops over a sequence of social actions for fans to complete in order to gain points that will go toward entries for winning concert tickets, merchandise items, and vinyl.
The Wu-Tang Forever album originally arrived in June 1997. The double-disc CD topped the Billboard 200 chart and eventually earned 4x-Platinum certification from the RIAA. Wu-Tang Forever also scored a Best Rap Album nomination at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.
Previously, Legacy Records presented an expanded digital edition/vinyl bundle of Nas’s It Was Written. The company also celebrated the 25th anniversary of OutKast’s ATLiens by releasing expanded digital and vinyl versions of the album.
Memphis rap legend Yo Gotti is bringing his “Yo Gotti & Friends Birthday Bash” back to his hometown. The 8th installment of the celebration will take place inside the FedExForum on Friday, July 15, 2022.
Gotti plans to bring in a star-studded lineup for this year’s “Birthday Bash.” Previously, the event featured performances by Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, and many more.
“Birthday Bash is back and it’s going to be better than ever,” says Gotti. “I have a few surprises and special performances for my hometown family, but just know that I’m gonna keep putting on for the city that raised me. The energy at FedExForum will be unforgettable and fans won’t want to miss it.”
The Collective Music Group founder launched “Yo Gotti & Friends Birthday Bash” in 2013. The annual Hip Hop showcase moved to the FedExForum, home of the Memphis Grizzlies, four years later.
2019’s “Birthday Bash” featured members of Gotti’s CMG record label, including Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg, Blac Youngsta, and Big Boogie. Since then, T Gee, Mozzy, Lil Poppa, 10Percent, and Lehla Samia joined the roster.
Earlier this year, Yo Gotti released his eleventh studio album, CM10: Free Game, via Collective Music Group/Inevitable Entertainment. CM10 became Gotti’s highest-charting project of his career by debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200.
Tickets for “Yo Gotti & Friends Birthday Bash 8” will go on sale on Friday, May 6 at 10 am local time at ticketmaster.com.
Jack Harlow is preparing to release his sophomore album, Come Home the Kids Miss You, on May 6. Plus, the Louisville-raised rapper will be in attendance at the 148th Kentucky Derby the following day.
The Kentucky Derby selected Jack Harlow to be the announcer for this year’s Rider Up. Harlow will command the Derby jockeys to mount their horses prior to the start of the race.
In addition, Country artist Brittney Spencer will sing the national anthem at the event. Organizers expect around 150,000 fans to be in attendance at this year’s Kentucky Derby.
Jack Harlow’s Come Home the Kids Miss You will feature Pharrell, Drake, Justin Timberlake, and Lil Wayne. The 24-year-old Generation Now representative dropped “Nail Tech” and “First Class” as singles.
“First Class” debuted at #1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in April. The track currently sits at #2 on that weekly tally. “Nail Tech” peaked at #18 in March. Harlow also topped the Hot 100 in 2021 with Lil Nas X’s “Industry Baby” collaboration.
The Kentuck Derby will air live from Louisville’s Churchill Downs Racetrack on Saturday, May 7 on NBC. Coverage of pre-race activities begins at 12 pm ET on USA Network and moves to NB at 2:30 pm ET.
M1llionz has dropped a new vlog documenting his stay in Chicago, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of his video shoot with Munna Duke for their recent collaboration, “10 To Da O.”
The Birmingham, U.K. drill rapper dropped the Pyrex Kenny-produced track in April after linking up with the Chicago spitter. The video for the transatlantic collab features M1illionz and Munna Duke taking to the streets of Parkway Gardens, Chicago’s O’Block.
The new vlog also sees M1llionz in the studio with Munna Duke recording music before filming the video. O’Block rapper Gleesh also features in the vlog, taping an interview and vibing with the pair as they record in the studio. Check it out below.
“People that don’t understand that way of life are always gonna say that,” he told The Guardian. “So they’re never gonna say: ‘Oh, it’s beautiful that he’s saying this.’ But really and truly, it is beautiful, because if you’re putting into words what you’ve seen and the impact that it’s had, and it’s taken you from wherever you was a couple years ago and now you’re on TV, doing charity work, all these things … I think they should focus on the positive and not the negative.”
He also said he wants to do more charity work, like his recent trip to Ghana, where he and his team donated to an organization working with orphaned children. “I wanna do that everywhere,” M1llionz said. “Music brings jobs as well, and opportunities. So from me rapping, when I get to a certain stage, my friends can start rapping – well, they already have. Then my other friend can be a manager, my cousin can be a tour manager, my auntie could be a caterer, my girl could be a stylist.”
He accepted the honor from his alma mater during the kick-off of GSU’s Commencement Week. Though he only attended the school for two years in the 90s, dropping out before graduation, he thanked GSU in a 15-minute speech to more than 800 master’s degree recipients.
“GSU, I am home right now. I owe Georgia State University a great debt, because you helped me arrive at me ‘why?’” Ludacris told the crowd. “My time on campus sharpened my skills. It gave me confidence that my path was preordained. That I was exactly where I was supposed to be. Doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing.”
Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges received his honorary degree in Bachelor of Science in Music Management. He initially enrolled in the same program in 1996 though he dropped out two years later after signing a deal with Def Jam Records. A couple of years after that, he would go on to release his breakout single, “What’s Your Fantasy.”
Ludacris shared how instrumental his time at GSU has been throughout his career. “Though I left school I was never gone because this institution had become a part of me,” his speech continued. “It was a part of my fabric and DNA. My heart never strayed far from its steps and my commitment to someday return, and finish, was ever-present.”
Ludacris Celebrates: “Mama, I Made It!”
From now on, with all due respect, and remember I said with all due respect,” he declared in a video shared on Instagram. “Y’all gone have to call me Georgia State University graduate Chris “Ludacris” Bridges.” he added, “Mama I made it, we did it! Class of 2022. Yes, it took a long ass time but damn it, I made it!”
The drama began on Tuesday night (May 3) when Drake decided to add his opinion to an Instagram post from an NBA shooting coach named Lethal Shooter. The coach voiced his support for enthusiastic fathers of NBA players, including Tee Morant LeVar Ball.
Drake agreed with the coach and defended the fathers, explaining any dad would be proud to have their kid in the NBA. He also added that he intends to be just as competitive with his own son’s endeavors.
“Imagine your son makes the league and he’s Ja or Melo or Lonzo,” Drake wrote in the comment section. “All you can do is be elated and competitive and it’s a right of passage to that the OG’s talk s###. I know I’mma be this way even if my son is in a rubix cube competition.”
An Instagram user decided to respond to the Canadian superstar rapper but brought his son into it. “Ya son prolly play with ghost writers,” the troll replied to Drake.
At this point, Drake, who is known to be notoriously petty, responded though he chose not to diss the troll in return. Instead, he let the guy know that he followed the guy’s girlfriend, implying she leads a boring life.
“I just followed your girl,” Drake wrote. “Cause she’s prob miserable and needs some excitement in her life.”
Social media sleuths discovered Drake stuck to his word and followed the IG user’s wife. Furthermore, he actually reached out to her, sliding in her DMs to make sure she knew he was “here” for her.
“I’m here for u ma,” Drake wrote.
Meanwhile, the troll seems to have taken it in his stride. He shared a screenshot of the DM Drake sent to his wife, apparently finding the whole thing hilarious. “Oh nahhhhhh fool really DM’d my wife,” he said, followed by several crying with laughter emojis. Check out the posts below.
During this week’s episode Kim told her sister Khole that Ye walked out while she delivered her monologue.
When asked by Khole how things were with Kanye, Kim replied, “He walked out on SNL. Like, mid-monologue so I haven’t talked to him since.” The episode then includes the jokes Kanye took exception to.
“I mean, I married the best rapper of all time,” Kim Kardashian says during the monologue. She later added, “So when I divorced him, you have to know it came down to just one thing: his personality.”
However, Kanye West was not upset that she threw shade at his personality rather that she, “used the word divorced. According to Kim, Ye “wished I said the word filed for divorce” instead.
She continued, “He was upset that I also said he was a rapper. He said, ‘I’m so much more than a rapper. I can’t believe you said rapper,’” Kim told Khloe.
This proved a turning point in her marriage to Kanye West. “It’s all fun and games and apparently it wasn’t to him,” she said. ‘He’s so used to getting exactly what he wants. I’ve never seen anything like it. I mean, good for him, but hey, it’s not gonna happen here.”
Kanye West Says “SNL” Forced Kim To Make The Joke
Meanwhile, Kanye West addressed the matter during his Drink Champs appearance.
“‘SNL’ making my wife say, ‘I divorced him,’ on TV,” Kanye claimed. “Because they just wanted to get that bar off, and I ain’t see the papers. We’re not even divorced… They ain’t no joke to me. My kids want they parents to stay together. I want us to be together.”
On Wednesday (May 4), the “Fashion Killa” hitmaker took to social media to share a trailer for his upcoming song expected May 5. The clip presents a montage of him and Rihanna, featuring paparazzi images of the pair together over the years. The trailer also includes a snippet of the song and announces its arrival on Thursday.
“2MRW,” A$AP Rocky wrote in the caption, confirming the imminent arrival of the track. AWGE, the creative agency founded by the rapper, revealed the title: “D.M.B. (Dats Mah B####).”
Meanwhile, fans have speculated Rhianna features on the track with A$AP. Scenes from the music video shoot in Harlem last summer are also included in the montage. One famous shot captures the couple, before they confirmed their relationship, on a fire escape wearing matching neon fits.
A$AP Rocky With A Quick Post & Delete
A$AP Rocky also hinted at a collab with a post and delete, reportedly advertising his upcoming EP A Ghetto Love Tale. He shared what appeared to be the project’s cover art along with two song titles, “Roll My Blunt” and “D.M.B. (Dats Mah B####).”
The post also features the building and fire escape along with images taken from their July video shoot. The old Hollywood movie poster-style cover art also revealed that the single is produced by Skepta, Hector Delgado, Krash, Nort Ollem, Shlohmo, and D33J.
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In other A$AP news, the famous couple were apparently at the Netflix Is A Joke Festival in L.A. on Tuesday night (May 3) when Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage. Comedian Michael Blackson shared a photo he took with A$AP Rocky and Rihanna and joked he thought he would have to play midwife.
“I thought I was going to have to deliver a baby last night backstage at the Hollywood bowl,” he wrote in the caption. “All this happened 30 mins before some rapper with 3,000 mixtapes and no album attacked my neega Dave. The clout chaser ended up with a new eye and two left arms. Yesterday security is not today’s security lol,” he quipped.
A judge sentenced Hip Hop pioneer Kidd Creole to 16 years in prison for killing a homeless man.
Kidd Creole, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in April. The 62-year-old rapper stabbed a man named John Jolly twice in the torso with a steak knife in 2017.
Jolly died from his injuries. He was 55.
“Mr. Jolly’s death was devastating to his family and those who knew him,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said in a press release. “Every life we lose to violent crime ripples throughout our entire city, and we will continue to ensure everyone in our borough can live their lives with the sense of safety and security they deserve.”
Bragg continued, “This case makes clear that if you commit violent crime, we will hold you accountable, and I thank our team for their hard work achieving justice in this matter.”
Attorney Scottie Celestin, who represented Kidd Creole in the case, plans to appeal his client’s conviction. He claimed the judge had too much influence in the trial, according to the New York Times.
Kidd Creole was a member of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five. The legendary group became the first Hip Hop act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
A man faces an assault charge for attacking Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday (May 3).
Isaiah Lee tackled Dave Chappelle while the comedian was performing at the Netflix is a Joke Festival. Police arrested and booked the 23-year-old man on assault with a deadly weapon.
“The suspect produced what was later discovered to be a replica handgun and pointed the item at the victim,” Los Angeles police said in a press release. “Hollywood Bowl uniformed security officers, who witnessed the incident, engaged the suspect and removed him from the victim and took him into custody.”
An arrest has been made in an incident where a comedian was attacked while on stage at the Hollywood Bowl. Isaiah Lee was charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon and bail is set at $30,000.
Security handed Dave Chappelle’s assailant over to the police. Cops discovered a knife blade contained in the replica gun.
“The suspect was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon,” police said. “He was transported to a local hospital to treat injuries sustained during the altercation with security. The victim was not injured as a result of the assault. The suspect was treated and cleared to be processed by medical staff.”
Isaiah Lee, who raps under the moniker Noname_trapper, released a song named after Dave Chappelle in 2020. The track doesn’t feature any mention of the comedian other than its title.
Benzino blasted his old rival Eminem’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the members of its 2022 class on Wednesday (May 4). Benzino criticized the Rock Hall after seeing Eminem’s name among the list of inductees.
“Rock and roll hall of fame is just like the Grammy’s,” he wrote on Twitter. “They have no respect for our culture, Black or Hip Hop and if you don’t agree, you’re racist, period point blank.”
Benzino added, “So where’s Nas, Eric B and RAKIM, Kool Moe D, Epmd, Fearless Four, Fat Boyz, Lauren Hill, Little Kim, OutKast and 100s other Black rappers?? GTFOH.”
Earlier this year, Benzino claimed his beef with Eminem had come to an end. Their feud dates back to the early 2000s.
“To all @Eminem fans & Stans all over the world, the beef is officially over,” Benzino wrote. “I’m letting y’all know I have no hate towards any of his fans & recognize his contributions to Hip Hop. He truly is apart of the culture & 1 of the best to rock the mic regardless of his color.”
Eminem will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside fellow 2022 class members Lionel Ritchie, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton and Carly Simon.
The Rock Hall’s past Hip Hop inductees include Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, N.W.A, Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G. and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.
Ray J is tired of being portrayed as a villain in Kim Kardashian’s life story.
The 41-year-old artist discussed the explicit footage that made Kim Kardashian famous in an interview with the Daily Mail. Ray J claimed his ex’s mother Kris Jenner orchestrated the release of the adult video.
“It has never been a leak,” he said. “It’s always been a deal and a partnership between Kris Jenner and Kim and me. And we’ve always been partners since the beginning of this thing.”
Ray J and Kim Kardashian made the adult video in 2002. He suggested they release it when Paris Hilton’s celebrity status skyrocketed following the leak of an explicit tape.
Kim Kardashian liked the idea and brought her mother into the mix, according to Ray J. Kris Jenner allegedly worked out a deal with Vivid Entertainment, and the former couple signed a contract for three videos.
Ray J said he recorded multiple explicit tapes with Kim Kardashian. Only one was ever released. Kim Kardashian allegedly maintained possession of the rest of the footage.
Despite the partnership, Ray J faced public blame for leaking the explicit video. He never corrected the story due to the contract he signed.
“From the beginning of us putting this sex tape out, this has been the biggest lie in the industry in the history of entertainment,” he said.
Ray J finally came forward to tell his side of the story after the Kardashians dragged his name into their new Hulu reality show. He believed the show misrepresented him giving a laptop containing intimate images and “mini-videos” to Kanye West.
“If they didn’t come back and show how they really were, how greedy and slimy they really were, I would never have had the enthusiasm or the will to go out and speak my truth,” he said.
He added, “I can’t live the rest of my life in this lie. This morning, I woke up and said, you know what? For the remainder of my life, I’m going to live in my truth and not in the lie that’s been created by Kris Jenner and Kim. I will not let them do this to me anymore.”
Despite what Twitter is saying, rapper Cardi B and singer Billie Eilish are not beefing. In fact, the two are more concerned about their real friendship than anything brewing in the innerweb.
After the Met Gala on Monday, May 2nd, the Bronx beauty hosted a kickback for her friends, fans, and colleagues. A video showing the mother of two encouraging people to enjoy the party started to go viral.
Cardi dropped this on the crowd, “Playboy bunnies, tonight we are gonna have fun. Make sure y’all get y’all drinks. Make sure y’all get y’all (sniff).”
The second cut of the video showed fans gathering around Cardi with their cell phones and Eilish mouthing “so weird.”
Trolls online called her a “true Barb,” the term to describe Nicki Minaj fans — referencing the longstanding beef between the two women who once fought during New York Fashion Week.
But hours later, after people started circulating the clip, the “WAP” chart-topper shut down the rumors about her being at odds with Billie Eilish, calling the young singer her “f##king baby.”
She tweeted, “I hate the internet cause one, how do y’all turn one of the most lit parties into drama. Two, Ocean eyes is the song I cater to my daughter. Three, Billie is my f***in baby. Yesterday, from the met to the party, everything was drama-free. Why do yall wanna turn everything into mess?”
I hate the internet cause one, how do y’all turn one of the most lit parties into drama? Two, Ocean eyes is the song I cater to my daughter. Three,Billie is my f##### baby.Yesterday, from the met to the party, everything was drama free. Why do yallwanna turn everything into mess? pic.twitter.com/cyph1XbmE2
In the tweet, Cardi shared private voice notes between herself and the “When The Party’s Over” singer.
The DMs were voice notes, where the 20-year-old told her industry big sis that she was “f##king worried you were going to see that. I was calling the people around you weird because everyone was coming up to you and shoving their phones in your ass. I was like just look at her with your eyes.”
Cardi then said, “the internet is trying to divide us…I hate the innanet.”
Toronto rapper Drake has signed a new deal with Universal Music Group. Sources reveal that the agreement is one of the biggest deals of the artist’s career.
Variety magazine calls the deal “an expansive, multi-faceted deal with the company that encompasses recordings, publishing, merchandise, and visual media projects.”
Referred to as a “Lebron-sized,” the deal’s specifics are being kept under wraps.
For UMG, Drake is a big money maker – which makes offering such a deal a no-brainer. Many estimate that he brings in over $50 million a year with music earnings alone.
A deal like this will surely rack in more money for the largest music entertainment company in the world.
Many people thought Drake might go independent when his contract came up. Star maker Steve Stoute said in 2020, “Drake is about to get the biggest bag in the history of the music business by far. If Drake goes independent, the music business is over.”
But with this deal, his brand is firmly locked with the company that gave him wings.
