André “3000” Benjamin is widely considered one of the greatest emcees of all time. Zendaya Coleman is one of the most celebrated actresses of her generation.
The two entertainers’ paths have now officially crossed. Squarespace released the extended cut of the company’s “2022 Big Game” ad which features Three Stacks and the former Disney Channel star.
André 3000 serves as the narrator for Squarespace’s new “Sally’s Seashells” commercial. Zendaya took on the lead role in the 66-second spot posted to YouTube.
2022 has already been a huge year for Zendaya. The Emmy winner played a central part in the global blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home which amassed more than $1.7 billion at the international box office.
André 3000 is best known as one half of the Grammy-winning Hip Hop duo OutKast. The Atlanta-raised rapper’s filmography includes appearances in movies such as Four Brothers and Jimi: All Is by My Side as well as tv shows such as American Crime and Dispatches from Elsewhere.
A brand new season of Real Husbands ofHollywood arrives this week. The revitalized parody of reality television shows will air on BET+, but the network made the first episode available for free.
S6E1 opens with show creator/lead actor Kevin Hart explaining why he and his friends came back for new installments of RHOH. The returning cast includes Boris Kodjoe, Duane Martin, JB Smoove, Nelly, Nick Cannon, Robin Thicke, and Jackie Long.
Additionally, Michele Weaver and Angela Rye make appearances on the latest editions of the program. Several special celebrity guests will show up throughout the season as well.
Real Husbands ofHollywood originally ran for five seasons on the BET cable channel. The revamped RHOH is a six-part limited series for the BET+ subscription service.
Watch episode one of Real Husbands of Hollywood: More Kevin, More Problems via YouTube below.
Donovan “Dimzordimma” Allen, an 18-year-old U.K drill rapper at the start of his music career, was stabbed to death in North London on Monday (Feb. 7).
The Metropolitan Police confirmed Donovan Allen died at the scene despite the best efforts of paramedics. A post-mortem examination found that Donovan died from a single stab wound to the chest. Cops arrested a 14-year-old boy at the scene on suspicion of murder. He has since been released on bail until early March.
The Evening Standard report Donovan was “chilling with friends” when he was attacked on the seventh floor of an Enfield apartment building at 6:10 p.m on Monday. Neighbors claim he was chased through a communal area of the building by an attacker wielding a machete.
18-year-old Donovan Allen was at the start of a promising career. He celebrated his first public performance in an Instagram post on Jan. 24.
“Bare wheelups 🎤🎤💥💥 wow man my first show 🤩 thanks to everyone who came to support really appreciate it still feels unreal!!!!”
His most recent video, “Juggin (016 Flow,)” released last month, is currently sitting at almost 50,000 views on YouTube.
A Tribute to “Gifted” Donovan Allen
DJ Bobbi London, who worked with the young man over the past year, paid tribute to Donavan Allen in an emotional post.
“You was bright, like a sponge, you just wanted to learn and you was HUNGRY ! So hungry and passionate ! You was polite, well mannered and had respect…..I could tell your family raised you well. And lastly you was so gifted, I always got gassed mixing your tracks and listening to your bars and how you would put words together.”
His former soccer club also shared a tribute to “likeable & kind” Donovan. The comments section is flooded with messages of condolence and support for his family.
Detective Chief Inspector Linda Bradley, leading the investigation, said: “We are providing specialist support to Donovan’s family as they go through the most unimaginable of times and we are doing everything we can to identify who may be responsible for his murder.” London’s Metropolitan Police Specialist Crime Command continues to investigate. Donovan’s family is being supported by specially trained officers during this difficult time.
DaniLeigh gave birth to DaBaby’s daughter in 2021. Following the birth of their child, the former couple went back and forth on social media for months. That feud also included Brandon Bills slamming DaBaby online.
According to DJ Akademiks, DaBaby and Brandon recently ran into each other at a bowling alley. Footage of the incident hit the internet on Thursday morning.
DaBaby, and what appear to be members of his entourage, can be seen attacking a shirtless man in multiple clips. Several individuals were involved in the fight that apparently left Brandon Bills bloodied.
Bills posted a short video of himself at a bowling alley to his Instagram Story around 4 am ET. DJ Akademiks began sharing footage of the brawl involving DaBaby at 4:09 am ET.
Last November, reports began circulating about DaniLeigh being charged with two counts of simple assault following a call to the police. DaBaby later stated he did not want to press charges against the mother of his child, preferring to just have her “peacefully removed” from his Charlotte home.
Around the same time, Brandon Bills took to social media to accuse DaBaby of assaulting his sister. Bills also challenged DaBaby to a “one-on-one fade” the next time the “Rockstar” hitmaker was on the West Coast.
Isaiah Rashad has been trending on Twitter for several hours. The Top Dawg Entertainment emcee’s name is a major talking point after an explicit video made the rounds on social media.
While it has not been independently confirmed, NSFW footage said to be of Isaiah Rashad went viral. The clip features a man performing oral sex on another man.
Many of Isaiah Rashad’s fans still backed the 30-year-old performer as other people posted homophobic responses. Even fellow rapper Zoey Dollaz showed Rashad support on Twitter.
“Call it how u want but I’m still gonna listen to and support Isaiah Rashad’s music [because] wtf that man [prefers] has nothing to do with me, dawg. Still, a very talented artist, and y’all still support pedos, murderers, [rapists], and much worse [artists],” tweeted Zoey Dollaz.
Detroit rapper/producer Chuck Inglish also defended Rashad. The Convertibles album creator tweeted, “Seeing the Timeline not switch up on Isaiah was a moment in time. A testament to him as a person.”
In addition, Pro Era representative CJ Fly shared his thoughts on the rumored sex tape. CJ posted, “No Isaiah Rashad slander on my timeline, sending bro love and supporting him no matter what🤞🏽.”
Warren G is back with a new single that he says is “needed right now in Hip-Hop.” Not only that but he’s making a comeback, with an EP also in the works.
The Long Beach native took to Instagram to announce his new single, due on February 13. “Check this out,” Warren G told his followers. “2/13/22 Life Is Beautiful. It’s a record I did that’s needed right now in Hip-Hop.”
Warren G also shared a snippet of the video with the cautionary lyrics, “Life is beautiful Don’t ever say you can’t try,” he raps. “Doing evil like you can’t die, cuz evil out tryna murder everybody.” The West Coast icon also warned, “You do a murder, you get murdered next.”
In another post, he shared a behind-the-scenes recording of a studio session. However, it was the caption that was most revealing. Warren G wrote, “Life Is Beautiful 2/13/22 Single Off The Upcoming Ep,” confirming an EP is on the way.
Nonetheless, the single is due on Super Bowl Sunday, where Warren G’s stepbrother, Dr. Dre will perform at the Halftime Show. Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige will also hit the Super Bowl LVI stage.
Meanwhile, Warren G teased his own Super Bowl Sunday event with a few pictures posted on social media.
“About to drop something special #SBLVI Sunday in collaboration with @NFL.” he wrote. “Check out #ThisIsLA on @NFLGameDay Morning at 9am ET on @NFLNetwork @icecube @warreng @xzibit @bigboy”
Will Smith met the cast of Bel-Air for the very first time on the red-carpet premiere on Wednesday (Feb. 10).
The re-telling of “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” is due to air after the Super Bowl on Sunday. The cast gathered for a premiere at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
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“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premiered in September 1990.” Will Smith told Variety. “That is a testament to the power of the ideas. The power of the concepts, still relevant if not even more so today, of the racial and intra-racial situations.”
He continued, “It is a beautiful reimagining and the depth that we can go to. There were things we couldn’t say and things we couldn’t do in a half hour sitcom that in a dramatic version of this show, we can take the gloves off and really dive into things in a way.”
Will Smith also admitted he never thought he would be involved in a remake. “For me, I vowed we would never touch The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” he said. “You leave certain things alone. But when Morgan came up with the idea of the dramatic version…that opening up of new ideas with meat on the bone that we would be able to address, then I got very excited about it.
Jabari Banks plays the role of the Fresh Prince in the new series and revealed Will Smith hand-picked all of the cast members. “The biggest advice that he told me was just to be myself,” he explained. “Because that’s what he was doing when he was playing the Fresh Prince. He wasn’t trying to be anyone else; he was just up there being himself.”
What advice did Will Smith give to #BelAir star Jabari Banks?
Will Smith also discussed his Best Actor Oscar nomination for King Richard saying, “It’s been a pretty eventful two days. This is how we’re celebrating.”
“I was going #1 two weeks straight with a mixtape so they took it down off the charts,” YoungBoy wrote. “I don’t give a f**k you still can’t stop me don’t sign to Atlantic if you a artist they not gone support you especially if you live a certain way.”
NBA YoungBoy discussed his issues with the label during an interview with DJ Akademiks on Club House in December. He told AK he had to produce one more album to fulfill his contract with Atlantic following the release of Sincerely, Kentrell.
YoungBoy also discussed being taken advantage of as an artist. “I think as you…you learn how badly you’ve been taken advantage of,” he said. “I never got paid for YouTube a day in my life. Ni**as make all the money off my YouTube, and then give me a small percentage of my sh*t. All that sh*t slavery or something. But you know, that’s what we signed up for in this business.”
Meanwhile, following the release of his new mixtape, “Colors,” last month NBA YoungBoy previewed some fresh music for his fans on Instagram.
I do not know what the politics of “coming out” are these days, but I will say this: once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it ain’t going back in. TDE’s Isaiah Rashid is one of the most beloved members of the culture. First, he is a member of one of rap’s dopest collectives and secondly, he’s very dope musically.
I was shocked when word started to spread that bro might be into some activities of an LGBT nature. I am not one to care either way these days, but the internet was on FIYAH about this. I have not seen the video and I will not look for it, but there is reportedly a video.
And in said video, that I have not seen, there are reportedly two men of a Latin flavor going down on the fella that cranked out jams such as this:
And this:
But, yeah…a threesome.
So, here is the mystery of it all. We don’t know how this video was leaked. Did he leak it? Did somebody do it maliciously? Was he set up? I have not seen it, but I have been following the tweets. You can imagine there’s plenty of confusion, homophobia and shock. Personally, this stuff does not shock me any more. I really am not phased by the sexual habits of others too much. God Bless.
However, a lot of people are highly concerned about him. If he did not want to come out yet or ever, this could be tragic and devastating to him. So, we may need to keep bro in prayer.
Here are some of the tweets to give you some idea…that the support for bro is real.
i feel really bad for isaiah rashad, y’all really f##### up for still outing people’s private sexual lives.
Hip Hop/Pop Rap artist M3LO Capone shares a new single and accompanying video, “Vindictive,” ahead of his mixtape release. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Capone has been creating music since the age of 14, having recorded his first song while on a bus for a class trip. Capone fell in love with music, having found a passion for recording his own voice and using music as a means of expression and a form of therapy. Wanting to make everlasting, positive impacts in his community, Capone decided from there that music would not only serve him in a therapeutic sense, but also as a long term investment and career that would allow him to share his experiences and inspire others in the same way music has inspired him.
When it comes to his craft, Capone prides himself on his versatility. He writes all of his own music, though he does have a personal engineer, MixedByTempo10, who he collaborates with on production. Capone has an affinity for creating, articulating the sense of pride and amazement he often feels when making and releasing music that others can enjoy for themselves in his work. His goal with his music career is to be able to connect with people through shared experiences and even just a shared love for music. Capone plans on investing in his career for the long term, hoping to carve a new path in the music industry by opening many new doors for other artists as well as new lanes in life.
As for Capone’s current work, he is focusing on promoting his latest single “Vindictive.” Hoping to build a larger fanbase, Capone plans to release more music videos in the near future ahead of the release of his newest mixtape, “All Gas, No Breaks.” M3LO Capone’s latest single “Vindictive,” and all of his previous work, is available across all streaming platforms. The music video for “Vindictive” is available to watch on YouTube.
Snoop Dogg has just become the new owner of Death Row Records and will be performing at the legendary Super Bowl Halftime Show this weekend. However, he may be facing some legal issues as he has been hit with a sexual assault lawsuit.
TMZ report an unnamed woman is suing Snoop Dogg and his longtime associate Bishop Don Juan for sexual assault. The alleged assault occurred back in 2013 when the woman, a model and dancer, claims she attended one of Snoop’s shows in Anaheim, California. She states that Don Juan gave her a ride home following the show. She fell asleep in the car, and when she woke up, they were not at her home, but Don Juan’s.
The lawsuit says, “Plaintiff was exhausted and fell asleep at [Bishop’s] home.” She claims she awoke at 4 a.m to Bishop Don Juan forcing her to perform oral sex on him. The legal documents state Bishop “removed his penis from his pants and forced his penis in Plaintiff’s face,” and “repeatedly shoved his penis into Plaintiff’s mouth.” According to TMZ, the woman states in the suit, Bishop “discriminated against and harassed Plaintiff because of Plaintiff’s sex and gender.”
The woman says Bishop then gave her a dress to wear to Snoop Dogg’s studio. She claims he told her, “I want to see if he will make you the weather girl” on a TV show. While at the studio, she says she had a stomach ache and went to use the bathroom. However, Snoop walked in while she was using the toilet where she claims he forced her to perform oral sex on him.
She also claims Snoop would not hire her because she “refused to willingly and enthusiastically give oral sex.”
Snoop Dogg Says “Gold Digger Season Is Here”
Meanwhile, Snoop posted a cryptic message on his Instagram Wednesday (Feb. 9). “Gold digger season is here,” he wrote. “Be careful Nefews keep ya guards up. And. Keep ya circle small.”
TMZ said a rep for Snoop Dogg accused the woman of looking for a payday. A source told TMZ that the woman demanded nearly $10 million, but her request was rejected. Now, both Snoop Dogg and Bishop Don Juan are being sued for unspecified damages.
Friday actor Anthony Johnson died of natural causes stemming from excessive alcohol use.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office listed his official cause of death as “chronic ethanol use.” An autopsy noted he died from multi-system organ failure at a hospital.
Anthony Johnson’s family told officials he drank alcohol on a regular basis. He tested positive for COVID-19 prior to his death but didn’t have pneumonia.
The comedian passed away in September 2021. He was 55.
Anthony Johnson is survived by his wife Lexis and three children. His rep LyNea Bell issued a statement about his passing last year.
“The world of comedy has truly been shaken, again,” Bell said. “Our BH Talent family is heartbroken about the loss of the iconic legend of stage and screen Mr. Anthony ‘AJ’ Johnson. He has left with us amazing memories of his laughter, dynamic acting skills, but most of all his enormous personality and heart of gold.”
Anthony Johnson was best known for his role in the original Friday film. He portrayed Ezal in the classic comedy.
The late actor also appeared in movies such as House Party, Menace II Society and How to Be a Player. His television credits included Martin, Malcolm & Eddie and Moesha.
Attorneys for Lit Yoshi have withdrawn a motion they filed to reinstate his bond.
The Baton Rouge rapper will stay locked up after his legal team changed course on Wednesday (February 9). According to The Advocate, Lit Yoshi’s DNA was detected on evidence found in his Florida home.
Lit Yoshi, whose real name is Mieyoshi Edwards, is facing seven counts of attempted first-degree murder in Baton Rouge. Last July, he was on house arrest in South Florida when he was arrested again in connection to another shooting in Slidell, Louisiana.
His second arrest led to prosecutors asking for his bond to be revoked. A judge obliged in September, sending him back to jail after he’d been out on a $1.82 million bond set in 2020.
Prosecutors cited guns found at Lit Yoshi’s home as one of the reasons for his bond to be revoked. The 23-year-old artist’s legal team contended the firearms didn’t belong to him when they filed to reinstate his bond in December.
But a few months later, prosecutors gave the defense a report saying Lit Yoshi’s DNA was found on multiple guns. Defense attorney Dedrick Moore noted it was one of the reasons they withdrew the motion for bond.
“We want to make sure our pleadings are correct,” Moore said, according to The Advocate.
Lit Yoshi is accused of being involved in two shootings that injured three adults and two children in Baton Rouge in 2020. His trial is scheduled to begin on July 18.
The incidents were allegedly related to the beef between NBA YoungBoy’s Never Broke Again crew and TBG a.k.a. Top Boy Gorilla. Lit Yoshi and Fredo Bang are notable members of TBG.
Mom’s Spaghetti has arrived in Los Angeles as Eminem gets ready for his halftime performance at the Super Bowl.
Eminem launched a Mom’s Spaghetti pop-up at Uncle Paulie’s Deli in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday (February 9). The pop-up location will be up and running through Sunday (February 13).
The Slim Shady-approved food is also available for delivery in the Los Angeles area. Eminem partnered with Postmates to offer delivery service while Mom’s Spaghetti is in L.A.
Mom’s Spaghetti began as a pop-up at The Shelter, a Detroit music venue, in 2017. Eminem eventually brought it to festivals and served it to frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, Eminem opened a Mom’s Spaghetti restaurant in downtown Detroit. It was created with the Union Joints restaurant group, which teamed with Slim Shady for his original pop-up.
Eminem will be performing at the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show on Sunday. He’ll be joined by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige for a star-studded set at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. EST. Fans can watch the broadcast on NBC or stream it via Peacock.
Kanye West is trying to accomplish what a gang of white supremacists and anti-critical race theorists have wanted to do for years: cancel Black History month.
In an almost 6 minute stylized clip on his Instagram, the artist stands in all black with dozens of followers around him as he lectures.
Kanye opens up by saying his new name, Ye, and shared that his parents met in Atlanta in the 70s. His mother was a member of Operation P.U.S.H., and his dad was a member of the Black Panther Party.
Proudly, he says that she was the first female English chair at Chicago University.
As he has said before, Yeezy notes in this video that the job in Chicago destroyed his family — irreparable damage that remains today.
“The system,” he says, “has been separating families, in every way that it can, for years. America is made to enslave us. What they ever gave us?”
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“We’ve done proved. We’ve done showed. It’s documented. Now it’s cemented,” he declared on the post.
He continues, “Black Future… it is time to invent it.”
“There is no more Black History Month. Every February reminding us that we just barely can vote,” the Donda chart-topper said. “You shouldn’t have to be a tech genius, a basketball god, a musical wizard to be able to hold down your family.”
Kanye then turns the platform into a spoken word stage, reciting a poem about his children, those who will write the history, the media’s agenda to get him, and those who have misrepresented him as arrogant because he is a strong personality.
The rapper also recounts how North found out she was Black. A teacher was talking about Martin Luther King Jr., and she pointed out that she was of the same race as the civil rights icon.
Last time, the story was around MLK Day, but in this video, Yeezy squares this transformational moment at the start of Black History Month.
He said that his daughter’s understanding of Black history is coming from her teacher, who is more inclined to frame it around Christopher Columbus than Mansa Musa — the richest man in the history of the world.
“They beat down ideas that will keep you enslaved mentally,” he informed the group, all clearly instructed to be still with their hands down and hoods over their heads.
“I’ve been waiting for us to take the power in our own hands. I’ve been waiting to control our narrative. We need to empower local leaders and that’s our focus,” Kanye exclaimed.
“Our money is being made and goes back into a white system,” the billionaire stated. “Our 44 million (Black people and their spending power) is worth is $1.8 trillion. That means the Black dollar is neck and neck with the biggest company in the world, Apple. With more focus, the Black dollar will be the biggest company in the world.”
He informed that his brand, Yeezy, is the only 100% Black-owned brand “for the culture.” He philosophically aligned himself with the late Virgil Abloh and said they “broke down” the Black belief in Black design.
“We used to hold luxury here,” he says as he motions with his hands a gesture for higher, “and Black design there.”
Kanye ended his monologue by saying that he is fine taking the criticism because he is taking back the narrative.
One way to take back the narrative, at least about Black History Month, is to first recognize some facts about the celebration.
Black History Month was not chosen by white people to give to Black people because it was the shortest month of the year.
According to History.org, the roots of the annual celebration of achievements by people from the African diaspora was started in 1915.
Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by Black Americans and other peoples of African descent.
However, it wasn’t until 1926 that the group decided to create the national Negro History week. They chose the second week of February to align with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
The purpose of the week was to inspire Black communities to celebrate the contributions of Black people to the world on a national level.
The monthly celebration that we know now is less than 50 years old. In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month.
He pushed the country to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” To put this in context, Hip-Hop is older than Black History Month.
Ye, you can have Black Future Month — but BHM can’t go anywhere. BFM stands on the calendar shoulders of BHM.
Politics is a whole world in itself, but there’s something about Gary Chambers that we can’t get enough of. You may recognize his face from his video that went completely viral, unofficially declaring his place as the first politician to smoke a blunt in his campaign ad.
At 36 years old, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana native lives by the motto “Do Good, Seek Justice,” and that’s exactly what he’s doing in an attempt to decriminalize marijuana laws and seek prison reform for Black people who are locked up on weed charges. Instantly sparking a new conversation surrounding cannabis, Chambers is a proud Democrat, social justice activist, and father, seeing the flower as “a beneficial drug” that can be medicinal for all.
Chambers hosted a Wake and Bake fundraiser at The Big House in Los Angeles, raising awareness for not only himself (as he aims to unseat Republican Senator John Kennedy), but also the importance of justice and social equality.
AllHipHop: What was a young Gary like growing up in Baton Rouge?
Gary Chambers Jr: I’d say a pretty normal life. I was raised in a middle class family, went to good schools, and had a pretty decent life as a kid. My parents are a huge part of my life today and they were phenomenal parents to me.
AllHipHop: How’d you get into politics?
Gary Chambers Jr: Actually by accident. I was in advocacy because some things in my community weren’t going the way I thought they should. I started speaking up on those things. When I met my politicians, I realized that I could do a little bit better and put myself up for service.
AllHipHop: Did you study? How did you get involved?
Gary Chambers Jr: Just being involved: showing up to meetings, being in the community. You learn the issues the more meetings you go to. The more you show up, the more people recognize what’s going on. The more you recognize what’s going on, you have ideas about how you fix it. That’s all being a politician is.
AllHipHop: How does it feel to be running your third time for office?
Gary Chambers Jr: It feels good, it’s different for sure. We’ve got support all over the country, and people like you showing up with the grass today. [laughs] But Free the Tree, it’s a conversation we want to help lead and getting to the point of full legalization. It impacts a lot of people, but it’s also big businesses. We need the justice side, but we also need the equity side. I want to help lead those conversations not just in cannabis, but in health care and environmental justice. Paying all other areas.
AllHipHop: It’s crazy, I just interviewed Freeway Rick Ross yesterday. We talked about how f##### up it is that people are locked up for weed. How does that make you feel and what needs to happen?
Gary Chambers Jr: It’s wrong. The feeling I have is we need to do the things necessary to get it adjusted. That’s why we made it a critical point of our policies to come out with.
AllHipHop: Talk about your ad going viral, “37 Seconds.” Did you anticipate that?
Gary Chambers Jr: We thought we’d get maybe a million views. We didn’t know we’d get 6 million on our page, then it’s been probably viewed 30 million times on social media when we looked at all the different platforms it’s been shared on. The reality is it shows you how much people are impacted by this because it’s not just “it’s such a great ad,” it connects to so many people.
AllHipHop: What was your goal in creating it? Because I saw that it only took 5 minutes to film.
Gary Chambers Jr: To cut through the noise, to try to be a part of the national conversation. To get people to pay attention to Louisiana, to get people to recognize that this race is winnable there. I think we’ve been effectively doing that.
AllHipHop: What does Louisiana mean to you?
Gary Chambers Jr: Everything. I can move anywhere in the world I want to move. I choose to live in Baton Rouge because I believe in growing where I’m planted and making that community thrive. We go to other places and we make those cities and places great. I want to see us do the same thing for Louisiana.
AllHipHop: Talk about your favorite musician. Who do you listen to?
Gary Chambers Jr: I don’t get into that game. I don’t have a favorite artist. If you ask me what I listen to all the time, it can be a mixture of Frankie Beverly, Chance the Rapper. I’m pretty eclectic.
AllHipHop: How was it getting Big Freedia to support?
Gary Chambers Jr: That was dope. It was a lot of work, but once we got Freedia, Freedia was all in and hugely supportive of the work that we do. I’m a huge fan and bounce music is huge in Louisiana, so having Freedia’s support was big.
AllHipHop: Talk about doing this fundraiser event today at The Big House. What does it mean to be in LA?
Gary Chambers Jr: I’m excited. I think we’ve got a good group of people here. Some elected officials from California are here in support of us and I’m appreciative of that. Louis and the team here have done a great job to help us get in the position. We got to raise a lot of money, we’re running against a man with 10 million dollars. California tends to be very supportive of progressive policies and so, you go where the money at. Where the money resides!
The West Coast legend acquired the label from MNRK Music Group, which was formerly known as eOne Music. Snoop Dogg and Blackstone, the investment firm that manages MNRK, announced the transaction on Wednesday (February 9).
“I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand, which has immense untapped future value,” Snoop Dogg said in a press release. “It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members.”
He added, “This is an extremely meaningful moment for me. I would like to personally thank the teams at Blackstone, MNRK and especially David Kestnbaum, who worked collaboratively with me over several months to make this exciting homecoming a reality. I’m looking forward to building the next chapter of Death Row Records.”
The acquisition brings Snoop Dogg’s career full circle as he now owns the label where he started his journey in the music industry. Terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed.
Death Row Records was co-founded by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight in 1991. Snoop Dogg released his classic debut Doggystyle on the label in 1993.
After a memorable run in the ‘90s, Death Row Records fell on hard times. The label filed for bankruptcy in 2006 before eventually being acquired by WIDEawake Entertainment Group in 2009.
WIDEawake’s own bankruptcy resulted in the label being sold to eOne Music in 2013. Death Row Records became a division of Hasbro at one point until eOne was bought by Blackstone in 2021.
Seemingly, Saweetie is constantly experiencing a scathing amount of scrutiny. At times, it seems as though the public focuses more on her private life than on her emerging creativity. Be that as it may, the Bay Area Beauty’s recent social media post is instantly inciting dating rumors.
In recent past, on February 8, Icy Bae uploads an ambiguous photo. In fact, the smoldering content of that sultry picture begs the question. So, Is this an actual depiction of Ms. Control’s life? Or, is this an expressive representation of her art?
At any rate, social media sleuths are engaging their magnifying glasses. Soon, they will also be and following trails of Scooby snacks. Of course, these I-Spy detectives are whole-heartedly alleging that the “My Type” musician must be broadcasting her new bae.
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Furthermore, it is the single caption of “🤫,” which apparently works to reference the Sac spitter’s mood. A velveted gloved hand, gingerly rests atop a smooth chocolate cheek. In addition, only breath separates the two. Above all, their closeness is magnetic.
However, the image may be a cunning demonstration of promotional material. Indeed, the “Tap In” entertainer does post about a recent collaboration. Within an Instagram story, she shares a link to a lyric video of Tai’Aysha’s “One Night Ting.”
S3nsi Molly is officially independent, doing things on her own terms without needing a label or management to report to. To celebrate, she unleashes her highly-anticipated project titled 50 Shades of Paid on her 23rd birthday! The 10-track mixtape speaks volumes to her talents as a rapper, hustler, and overall bad b####.
Speaking on the title of the project, the Texas native states, “I want fans to know that I’m back and I’ve been working on different ways to maintain my lifestyle and stay happy. What inspired the title was me finding ways to make money, maintain my lifestyle, and perfect my craft.”
S3nsi Mollyis here to prove she can rap as well as the elites in the industry. Hailing from Arlington, Texas, and equipped with all the pretty girl swag that comes from that particular home state, Molly (real name Marissa White) is here to make music and turn up.
After signing to one of music’s most reputable labels, Def Jam, Molly is excited as ever to be stepping into the limelight as an independent artist. Exploding onto the scene with her record “223” alongside Lil Brook, she quickly built a core fanbase that not only listens to Molly’s music but appreciates her down-to-earth personality and comical sense of humor.
With the release of 50 Shades of Paid, Molly continues to strive for excellence, reminding listeners to get in their bag and go after their wildest dreams.
Alexander Miles’ innovative ideas helped save lives and have left a lasting mark on society that can still be seen today.
Born in 1838 in Minnesota, Alexander Miles led a fascinating and varied life. Through the 1860’s he worked as a barber. After moving to Winoa from Wisconsin, Miles met his wife, Candace J.Dunlap.
His daughter was born in 1879, and shortly after, Miles moved his family to Duluth, Minnesota.
In Duluth, Miles set up and operated his own barbershop in the St. Louis Hotel. He also purchased a real estate office and eventually built a three-story brownstone building.
Due to his business achievements, Miles earned a spot as the first black member of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce.
During this time, Miles started to think about how to improve the way that elevators operated.
Miles became concerned about the safety features of elevators after noticing that a shaft door had been left open while riding with his daughter.
Some reports suggest that his daughter fell down an open shaft and nearly died.
Miles began to develop a new concept to improve the general function of the elevator door. Both the doors and the shaft had to be manually opened and closed until that point.
Reports of people falling into the shafts, often to their deaths, were common.
The idea was simple yet critical. When an elevator arrived or departed a given floor, the doors would open or close automatically. His design would ultimately save lives and make buildings overall far less hazardous.
To make his concept work, Miles attached a flexible belt to the elevator cage. When the belt hit the drums located along the elevator shaft, the elevator shaft doors operated at the key times.
The elevator doors worked through a series of rollers and levers.
Mile’s work paved the way for electric-powered automated doors to be used worldwide. Today they are, of course, a standard feature, and for this, Miles is directly responsible.
This wasn’t the only creation that Miles was interested in. He is also known to have toyed with the idea of creating and selling his own hair products.
However, his work to help the world and particularly black Americans, did not stop there. In 1899, Miles relocated to Chicago. It was here that he founded The United Brotherhood.
The life insurance company was set up to provide life insurance to African-Americans who were commonly unable to get coverage from other white-owned firms. Miles firmly believed that insurance companies were using discriminative rates for black Americans.
He sought to offer a more viable alternative.
Eventually, Miles relocated his family once more to Seattle due to economic concerns.
Before his death in May 1918, Miles was known as the wealthiest African-American living in the Pacific Northwest region. This was primarily due to his success as an inventor.
