The cops in Cobb County are investigating one of their own after Jack Harlow sounded the alarm about a Black woman being manhandled in front of his show earlier this week.
A white Atlanta cop assaulted the young African-American woman outside of Jack’s show on Tuesday, December 28th concert at the Coca-Cola Roxy at The Battery.
The Cobb County Police Department (CCPD) is now saying that they know about the incident and are checking into it.
According to 11 Alive the CCPD told the press that they are aware of the 13-second clip and will investigate the incident where one of their officers grabbed a woman by the neck during an argument.
Authorities did not identify the officer to the media.
The police department shared a statement that said that it “takes any and all allegations of officer misconduct very seriously.”
“The incident is going through an internal review to get a full understanding of the entire incident before any potential action is taken,” the statement continued.
They became aware of the altercation after the rapper took to social media demanding the officer be fired.
As reported by AllHipHop.com, he posted on Instagram, “When I watched it I was disgusted by that cop and all I wanted to do was make something good happen for this girl immediately.”
“I told the world to help me identify her so I could find a way to give her a hug and give her as many tickets to as many shows as she wants.”
The Kentucky native noted that tickets are a band-aid to the real problem.
“But that’s not enough, and its not a solution to a systemic issue that people who don’t look like me have to face,” he said. “The next step is identifying this police officer and getting him unemployed as fast as we can. Assaulting a young woman and putting his hands on her neck is sickening.”
Witnesses are refusing to cooperate in the Drakeo the Ruler murder investigation.
Detectives believe that authorities will have a difficult time bringing justice to the deceased rapper’s family without information on the suspect.
According to TMZ, police on the case are relying heavily on the venue’s surveillance footage and cellphone clips to support their investigation into the December 18th murder at the Once Upon A Time festival in Los Angeles.
The investigators had tried to talk to witnesses who were backstage when the rapper was stabbed in his neck, but mum is the word. No one is talking.
There is another angle that detectives are taking. They are looking to see if there is a connection between Slim 400 and Drakeo’s deaths, which happened weeks apart.
Slim was murdered in Inglewood ten days before Drakeo was stabbed to death.
Rumors suggest that Drakeo was beefing with Slim’s protégé YG, though the “FDT” rapper has not been connected to the fatal stabbing.
According to The Sun, California Highway Patrol said that “there’s nothing credible,” still TMZ suggests that no one is ruling this theory out, pointing to the rise of local gang violence in Los Angeles.
He captioned Instagram dedicated to his brother, writing, “His name gone forever live on. Literally was a king that got it out the mud and I watched it all from the start. From recording all yo lil freestyle and post ’em on YouTube [to] smoking on the porch waking everybody up to spit this hard ass s### you be coming up within 10 minutes effortlessly to going to camp.”
“Every time I get out, you go back; every time you get out I went back,” he continued. “Beating indictments starting yo own label and even getting a song with drake, biggest artist in game. And you did it by yo self. You was a self made boss and a leader. You was my idol and big brother and I learned a lot from you and I’m definitely gone make sure they still know the truth. #longlivedrakeo #longliveketchy @drakeotheruler“
Former University of Las Vegas basketball player Dylan Gonzalez took to social media to accuse R&B star Trey Songz of rape. Twitter erupted with many responses, some not surprised and some dismissive.
The baller must have decided that she didn’t want to bring the new year in with this secret. She dropped the news early morning on the last day of the year.
She tweeted, “Trey Songz is a rapist. Lord forgive me I Couldn’t hold that in another year. See you in 2022.”
Some people like user @zoeytruu asked, “Wait are you okay specifically cause if not I want you to not be detailed but specific. Cause he needs to be outed.”
The same friend called for an investigation, saying “I want a case built around it not social media accusations cause I’m sick of hearing these women suffer at his hand dude.”
One woman said, “Women have been saying trey songs is a predator.”
Another person wrote, “how did y’all watch that video of trey songs actively preying in meg thee stallion and not believe keke palmer.”
Whyt_Leh vowed that they would delete his songs after these latest accusation.
“Damn , trey songs really did admire R Kelly huh.” Vincent Conway tweeted, while others argued over if Gonzales was saying he raped her or someone else.
When one Twitter user asked for context of the tweet, another one asked, “What context could you ever need to understand rape.”
He replied, “Obviously that’s not what I’m talking about.. Y’all are reading too deep. Context as in is she a victim or someone she knows etc. “Trey songs is a rapist”, is general statement so I wanted to clarify. I don’t care for trey songz so this isn’t me victim blaming. Just asking.”
Obviously that’s not what I’m talking about.. Y’all are reading too deep. Context as in is she a victim or someone she knows etc. “Trey songs is a rapist”, is general statement so I wanted to clarify. I don’t care for trey songz so this isn’t me victim blaming. Just asking.
This could be connected to a November accusation in the same city that she used to play in.
TMZ reported that on Sunday, November 28th, someone sent in a complaint to the Las Vegas Police Department about an incident at The Cosmopolitan hotel.
This is not the first time that the singer has been accused of rape.
In the summer of 2020, Newsweek reported, a model named Celina Powell alleged that he nonconsensual sexual encounter where he trapped her in the room and urinated on her. She first spoke about this on the “No Jumper” podcast.
In 2017, actor KeKe Palmer said that Trey Songz was sexually intimidated on “The Breakfast Club” radio show. When asked about their former friendship and if she thinks she might have misread the situation, Keke said, “I have not talked to that guy … It wasn’t a misunderstanding. I tell my truth, and I just thought it was interesting that after all those things went down, someone else had something to say.”
Social media responded, “Keke Palmer warned people about Trey Songz & people gaslit her & said she was overreacting. Rather acknowledging that she felt violated to the point where she hid in a closet from him.”
Keke Palmer warned people about Trey Songz & people gaslit her & said she was overreacting. Rather acknowledging that she felt violated to the point where she hid in a closet from him..
In rebuttal to Palmer’s claims, Trey Songz in his own appearance on “The Breakfast Club said, “*”I did not put her in the video without her permission. I don’t care that much to sneak Keke Palmer in the video for two seconds. Who the f### does that?”
Fans of battle rap experienced one of the most successful years in the culture’s history in 2021. There were more events than ever before, and celebrities including Remy Ma and Drake got involved behind the scenes and in front of the camera. With such a range of events and high-level performances, choosing the standout artists was a difficult task. Among those recognizing the emcees for their efforts was the popular battle rap media platform, OTFMZ.
The outlet has long been a staple in the women’s battle rap community, spotlighting and promoting talented emcees. They hosted a live show, The OTFMZ Awards to celebrate the best artists of the year and handed out plaques to the deserving winners.
Female Battler of the Year
The most sought-after accolade of the night for the best overall battler of 2021 went to Coffee Brown. The San Bernadino, CA native has been impressive all year and had the scene raving about her battle with T-Top. She went to war with one of the best anglers in the game in a close debatable clash that many have her winning and had a great battle with Lady Caution.
Coffee saw off stiff competition from some top names including Boston legend 40 B.A.R.R.S and Grind Time Veteran Gattas. She thanked her supporters for rocking with her through the ups and downs and hopes to continue to make them proud throughout 2022.
The Rookie vs. Vets-style clash went down on Queen of the Ring and Ultimate Rap League’s “Heir to the Throne 2” event and had fans endlessly debating over who was the victor.
A long-time fan favorite, Jaz the Rapper collected two awards for her return to the Smack stage against Gattas. She silenced any doubters with a veteran performance and shook the building with her witty bars.
Newcomer Pristavia picked up two awards after cooking all year with back-to-back wins across different platforms. The talented lyricist from New York beat some of the nicest writers in battle rap to scoop the honor of best pen all year.
Casey Jay was touted as the Face of Female Battle Rap by none other than URL boss Smack White after her impressive display in URL’s UM3 tournament. She reached the semi-finals to face eventual joint-winner Geechi Gotti with some of the most talked-about battles of the competition.
The guys were not left out altogether as one lucky man was crowned Male Sex Symbol of the year. The title went to Florida Native Loso who accepted his award graciously. The Christian rapper thanked his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in his victory speech, noting, “without him this would not be possible.”
The first annual OTFMZ awards show was hosted by P Da Don and Hurricane Du along with contributions from Meech Clark and three-time Grammy nominee Pop Wansel The entire team worked hard to put on a fantastic tribute to the talented artists who showed out all year long. You can watch the OTFMZ Awards in full below.
UK rapper Clavish has rounded off his successful year by treating his fans to more fresh music in the form of a new freestyle.
Clavish emerged on the scene 2017 when a video of him sitting in a car spitting some grimy bars went viral. His first offering, “All These Funds,” came out on GRM Daily a year later, and he has continued to build his reputation on the platform. His epic 8-minute Daily Duppy Freestyle has amassed over seven million views since its release last year. Complex called it “arguably one of the hardest Daily Duppy freestyles of the year,” naming him one of their 21 rappers to watch.
Listen to Clavish “2022 Intro Freestyle” Below
Touted as the next to blow in UK rap, the North London native released his debut LP “2002” earlier this month. His supporters were craving consistency from the emcee, and it seems Clavish is set to deliver it.
Sharing the project with his fans Clavish wrote: ‘2022’ OUT NOW ON ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS ✍🏾 I APPRECIATE THE LOVE & SUPPORT NATURALLY WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO DO NONE OF THIS WITHOUT YOU LOT. BUY IT, STREAM IT BUT BELIEVE IT CAUSE IT’S REAL NOT NO PRETEND MUSIC 🤞🏾WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE TRACK ?? #2022”
Meanwhile, Clavish passed by ‘Plugged In’ with Fumez The Engineer and delivered his fans another all-new freestyle in time for Christmas. He rapped about the realities of life in the spotlight in his signature laidback flow.
Alicia Keys may have the nicest chain in the game after showing off her piano keys inspired ice.
The black and white diamond-encrusted piano-inspired piece features actual working piano keys. The circular pendant has the word “Keys” at its top and hangs from a sparkling black and white chain, also dripping in diamonds.
Swizz Beats shared a visual of his wife’s new custom Elliot Eliante jewelry. Jay-Z could be heard in the background of the video praising Alicia Keys latest acquisition.
“When we create these things, when AK comes out with the keys chain, I mean come on man. It’s just super hard first of all.” said Hov. “I haven’t told you that, but that chain is just super hard. It comes from a different place. It’s beyond, you know, a show of wealth [like how] people tend to identify it as today. This thing comes back to you know, like you said Mansa Musa and all the great kings.”
“Can’t lie wife piece might got it for 2021😳👀🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶 @eliantte thank you for bringing this gift to life for the Queen 🐐! Hov said no lies …… thoughts #keys #aliciakeys,” Swizz wrote in the caption.
Meanwhile, Alicia Keys proudly displayed her new piece during an interview where she shared the project with her fans alongside her album’s producer, Mike Keys.
“#KEYSmas continues ✨✨✨🎄🎄🎄🎄👑👑👑🎊🎊🎊🎊💜💜💜 The gift of music is the besssstttttt!!!!! Me and @mikewillmadeit going at it #Original verses #Unlocked the 2 sides of the #KEYS album Which version of the song do u choose from the songs we’re playing?? 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️”
Elsewhere, fans of the soulful chanteuse are expecting some new music from Alicia Keys after she teased a collaboration with Gideon.
Sharing a video of the talented singer covering her classic song “If I Ain’t Got You” she wrote,” Yaaaaaassssss!!!!!! Who wants a me and @giveon song??????👀👀👀 #AintGotYou #KEYS.”
New details have emerged about the trip after Shyne, the former Leader of the Opposition and Belizean parliamentarian, explained his development plans. He revealed music executive and record label boss Steven Victor facilitated his discussions with Kanye West.
“So happy to welcome my brother Kanye West to BELIZE!” he wrote in a Facebook post. “We’ve been talking for the last few months through our mutual brother Steven Victor about Belize investments and real estate development.”
Shyne spoke of his mission to “promote Belize on the world stage” to bring tourism and investment to the nation.
He continued sharing his delight when “big brother,” J Prince told him he and Kanye West were en route to Belize. “Kanye is the creative genius of geniuses,” he said. “I’m beyond grateful that we were able to stand in the heavenly Belizean Ocean and talk about how he will use his genius to contribute to the development of Belize like never before.”
He added, “I look forward to working with Kanye, J Prince and Steven Victor to transform Belize like never before.”
Kanye West Is Enjoying The Belizean Beaches
Meanwhile, J Prince shared a picture of himself alongside Kanye West and Shyne from the crystal-clear waters of a Belizean beach. Bizarrely, though they were thigh-deep in the waves, all four men were fully clothed with Kanye decked out in a hoodie!
‘I’m ending 2021 with a bang on Prince Island. We’re In the water strategizing our future moves for 2022. We Love Belize,’ J Prince captioned the photo.
Nardo Wick responded to the criticism and released a statement after he said robbing people made him more money than being employed.
During an appearance on the “Big Facts Podcast,” Nardo Wick spoke about life before he signed his record deal. He revealed he made thousands of dollars robbing people and lacked an incentive to get a job.
“I would just look at it like, I would go rob a n***a and get this much, why would I go to work for a week?” Nardo said. “But you got to think, for real. If I go do this to somebody and get $7,000, $5,000 […] why I’m finna go to work for two weeks and make $500? Hell no.”
Nardo Wick said he never got a job cuz why get a job when u can just rob a N#### pic.twitter.com/d59rX9Np5P
After being on the receiving end of some backlash and accusations of glorifying crime, Nardo took to Instagram to clarify his remarks.
“Im not tryna influence nobody to go rob nobody, they asked a question about MY PAST and I answered it,” Nardo wrote. “That’s what I was doing when I was 15-16 years old, A product of my environment. My mama had just came home from prison and it was a hard time for us and we ain’t have nothing. I would never tell or try to convince a young black man or anyone period to crash out!”
“I changed my life and started taking rapping serious because I knew that I wouldn’t make it if I kept doing what I was doin,” he added. “There is nothing wrong with a job, robbing ain’t cool at all and I ain’t try to make it seem cool I was speaking on past events.” He said he was “young and dumb” but has now “changed for the better.”
Tyler, the Creator blasted reports that he is considering abandoning his longstanding stage moniker in favor of his real name.
The rapper, real name Tyler Okonma, adopted his Tyler, the Creator stage persona from a Myspace page he created aged just 13 for his artwork and music.
However, recent videos have been released with his real name in the credits, and in an interview with Fast Company, he confirmed he is thinking of a name change.
“I started using that one more, and random people from Kentucky would be, like, ‘Cool beats, bro!’ And so I just kept the Tyler, the Creator thing going and, you know, I’m 17 in high school, around LA, the name’s getting around, and I kind of just kept it as my stage name,” he explained. “It’s really dumb but it stuck with me so it just works.”
In a pair of since-deleted tweets, Tyler called the reports “dumb” and said he was not planning to change the name that made him famous.
“I NEVER SAID I WAS CHANGING MY NAME, ARE YOU STUPID? YES… WILL EMBRACE MY LAST NAME MORE, LESS WOLF HALEY,” Tyler the Creator tweeted. “NEVER SAID I WAS GONNA CHANGE MY STAGE NAME, WHAT YO EARS ON, BRO?”
During the interview, Tyler said he’s a more mature artist. The rapper said he was just planning to embrace his full name.
“My full name, Tyler Okonma, in all caps just looks really cool. So you might see more of that, I don’t know, I’m getting older and I think when people get older they start to realize s###, you just start changing.”
According to Tyler, the comments were taken out of context.
“INTERVIEWER ASKED ABOUT MY STAGE NAME, I EXPLAINED HOW I GOT IT, I JOKED ABOUT IT BEING DUMB BUT KEPT IT,” Tyler explained in another tweet. “TALKED ABOUT MY AFRICAN LAST NAME HOW I WANT TO EMBRACE IT NOW THAT IM OLDER AND HAVE A NEW VIEW ON IT. SITES SAYS IM CHANGING IT. FALSE.”
Last month, in a post memorializing the late designer Virgil Abloh, Tyler revealed how the fashion legend had inspired him to use “more of my African last name.”
2021 was an incredible year for battle rap, with some of the most impactful cards the culture has ever seen.
The year also delivered more battles than ever before with leagues of all sizes hosting frequent events, putting on for the culture time after time. AllHipHop.com has been there every step of the way and as 2021 comes to an end it’s time to decide who were the most outstanding contributors of the year. We call it our “Battle Rap Superlatives” list!
For the second year running, we would like to involve our fans, alongside some battle rap influencers, owners, media outlets, and emcees in celebrating the most talented artists of the last 12 months. As the life force of the culture, your contributions are essential to help us pay tribute to the exceptional talent of the year. This is your chance to make your voice heard. Not only that, you also have the opportunity to become our Fan of the Year 2021!
Our Fan of the Year winner will be the person who’s watched more battles than anyone else this year. You will need to bring receipts though, so send us a video submission to prove it! The lucky winner will be revealed with our highly anticipated list in 2022.
The categories are detailed here with a link to the survey below. The survey ends on January 5 so make sure you get your vote in while there’s still time!
Fan Top 10 Favorite/ Preference Battle Rappers of the Year (Female and Male)
A co-ed preference list, this top ten seeks to give space for you to be honest about those lyricists that speak to you, make you scream at YouTube, or make you want to root for them.
There are plenty of names, both male and female to choose from. Two-time Champion of the Year Geechi Gotti had an immaculate year, jointly winning URL’s Ultimate Madness 3 tournament and taking a clear win over Harlem legend Loaded Lux. Pristavia began the year as a relative unknown on the battle rap scene and spent the near making a name for herself as one of the most dangerous emcees to emerge from the women’s scene in years.
Top Female Battle Rappers of the Year
List the women who have come into the year — ripping the roof off of it without breaking one of their pretty and perfectly manicured nails.
The women were on their grind this year. Casey Jay continued the run she was on in 2020, scoring impactful wins in URL’s Ultimate Madness 3 tournament earning her a battle with Boston legend 40 B.A.R.R.S. Coffee Brown was one of the most talked about female battlers of 2021, consistently putting on all year. Gattas was virtually untouchable all year though her battle with Jaz the Rapper on Til Death Do Us Part was one of the biggest comebacks and upsets of the last 12 months.
Top Male Battle Rappers of the Year
Name the best male rappers that have been slaying the competition all year.
The competition in this category is stiff with many battlers in the running. Two of the most hard working among them this year are A. Ward and Bill Collector. Ward battled more than anyone in the runnings for battler of the year although he is yet to battle on URL. Bill Collector delivered some of his best ever performances during the King of the Dot Season One and has impressive wins on other platforms.
Real Sikh has been in some wars against top tier names on some of the biggest cards of the year including a victory against Danny Myers that ended his winning streak in spectacular fashion.
Top Emerging Talent of the Year
Who are the new faces and voices that have “emerged” this year as some of the top emcees in the world?
Among them, Real Name Brandon won URL’s Ultimate Madness 4 tournament, his imposing style and booming vocal projection and stage presence making a big impression. Anderson Burress came through URL’s crucible and wowed audiences with his sarcastic humor, later having a possible Moment of the Year with T-Top on Civil War.
Top Battle Rap Event of the Year
What cards do you believe towered over the rest?
RBE’s Max Out saw the return of Cassidy and Hitman Holla and Drake partnered URL with for Til Death Do Us Part. Queen of the Ring’s No Holds Barred 3 hosted one of the biggest female battles in 2021 and the rematch between Geechi Gotti and A. Ward was the highly-anticipated main event on The Riot’s stacked Monopoly Card. Some of the nicest female lyricists clashed on She Goes Hard’s True to The Game card producing some dope battles and performances.
Top Battle Rap Media Outlets
Battle rap media consists of a few different styles of coverage: Analysts, Reporters, Op-Editors/Vloggers, and Talk Shows. What shows, bloggers or personalities made the biggest noise in 2021?
Battle rap media showed out this year with OTFMZ becoming the go-to outlet for breaking news and Let’s Tak Battle Rap podcast churning out essential stats and updates consistently. Let’s Chop this Fable had all the latest KOTD S.1 news while Top Tier Podcast covered local leagues and the international scene. Battle Rap Trap added a daily talk show, Verified Source, covering the latest news and events. Battle Rap’s Fanatic’s emphatic reaction videos and in-depth autobiographical films, Entourage were warmly welcomed. Rap Redux seemed to come out of nowhere making full-length films documenting valuable history for the culture.
Most Impactful Event of the Year
What are the most impactful happenings in Battle Rap over the last 12 months?
A diss track and alleged voodoo gave us two of the biggest moments this year. Casey Jay shook the culture with her back-to-back wins against Prep and Nu Jersey Twork in URL’s Ultimate Madness 3 tournament. After both rappers choked against her, Prep’s cry of “What this b#### do to me?” caught on and was referenced in many subsequent battles. Eazy The Block Captain’s Top Tier diss track created one of the most impactful moments this year and had rappers rushing to the studio to join the movement.
Who are the leagues that have given the culture the most talked about events, the most exciting cards of the year? We want to recognize the hardest working leagues of all sizes, so we divided them up by YouTube subscriptions.
The “Big Three” brands all scored huge wins this year with URL’s celebrity partnerships, RBE’s big name battles and KOTD’s trailblazing S.1 among them. iBattle’s impact was undeniable showcasing some of the most diverse battlers of all tiers week in, week out. Dre Dennis’s Gates of the Garden and Geechi Gotti’s league, The Riot proved emcees can battle while running a league. She Goes Hard emerged as another platform where the top female spitters can display their craft and had some crazy battles on their platform in 2021.
Skillz recently claimed he wouldn’t release a “Rap Up” song for 2021, but he’s decided to keep the tradition alive.
Weeks after saying he was done with the annual recaps, Skillz declared he would drop a “Rap Up” on Thursday (December 30). The veteran rapper did an about-face after The Shade Room attempted to get involved in his long-running series.
“Dec. 3rd. @theshaderoom yall funny,” Skillz wrote alongside screenshots of the gossip outlet’s messages to him. “I wasnt gone do one…now Ima do one and copy all her s### [heads to the studio].”
Skillz also hopped on Twitter and declared, “2021 Rap Up” on the way cuz [I’m petty].”
“Cool. Ima copy all her s### & make mine tonight,” Skillz added on Instagram. “2021 Rap Up on the way…….the end of an era.”
Skillz began his yearly recaps with the “2002 Rap Up.” The songs soon became a Hip Hop tradition that fans came to expect around the holidays. Yet Skillz seemed ready to move on from the series at the beginning of December.
“Ain’t gonna be no 2021 Rap Up from me,” he wrote on Twitter and Instagram. “I’m done with em.”
But fans holding out hope that he’d change his mind have lucked out as the “2021 Rap Up” is on the way.
Melanated NFT Gallery is giving DMX fans a chance to own some of his rare works.
DMX’s longtime friend DJ Superior has teamed up with Melanated for an NFT called DarkManX No Words. The collection includes unreleased songs, handwritten lyrics from the late rapper’s rhyme book, a freestyle battle, photographs and more.
The DMX NFT auction opens on Friday (December 31) at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to his family.
Melanated is billed as the first blockchain technology services company owned and operated by a Black woman. In addition to DMX, the gallery will also be auctioning off an NFT featuring jazz legend Miles Davis.
“Our mission is to provide a vehicle for melanated creators to maintain creative and financial control of their work and to ensure they continue to recognize fully the financial compensation and benefits of their work, in perpetuity, through the Smart Contract,” Melanated founder and CEO Nea Simone said in a press release. “Our vision is to be the genesis and destination for melanated NFTs, from African and Afro-Latinx creators to the global collector, ultimately addressing and dismantling Generational Financial Trauma (GFT) that has permeated the creative space for far too long.”
Click here to bid on the DMX auction once it launches.
Rapper Lil Xan is now saying that his ex-manager Stat Quo enabled his drug addiction by supplying him with drugs.
Dr. Dre’s protégé is said to have spent thousands of dollars with drug dealers to make sure his artist could get high.
Paw_Patrol_Chase on Youtube captured the Instagram Live rant where the “Betrayed” rapper talked about Lil Peep. Xan stated that because he had exploitive representation, his fate could have been death by drug overdose, just like his peer.
Xan said, “Do you guys remember the whole Lil Peep, the story when his management was giving him drugs, and it just wasn’t helping out and all that?”
Xan continued to share, “That happened to me on tour. My manager, well I don’t even like to call him my manager anymore, Stat Quo, remember that name, Stat Quo.”
The Mexican-American rapper says that while he was on tour with Nicki Minaj and Juice WRLD in 2018, Stat Quo was “supplying” him “with drugs.”
“He’s gonna act like he didn’t do that, like a f#####’ hypocrite, and I’m really feeling like I should take him to court Because that was a time I almost died from the drugs. I was so skinny, unhealthy,” he continued adding, “Also, he took my car away, too, that I paid the majority of the money. … Now he wants $30,000 of the remaining money to pay it off. It’s literally all my money in the car and he won’t give it to me.”
A University of Florida grad, Stat Quo was signed to Dr. Dre and Eminem as the second artist on Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment. He never debuted on the label but put out a project in 2010 on Dream Big Ventures.
Eminem added another record to his long list of accomplishments.
According to Chart Data, Slim Shady broke the record for most albums with over 1 billion streams on Spotify. The new benchmark has been set at 11 albums.
Eminem accomplished the feat after his major label debut The Slim Shady LP surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. His longtime manager Paul Rosenberg reacted to the news on Wednesday (December 29).
“Congrats @Eminem!” the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings wrote via Twitter.
Eminem’s albums with over 1 billion streams include 1999’s The Slim Shady LP, 2000’s The Marshall Mathers LP, 2002’s The Eminem Show, 2004’s Encore, 2009’s Relapse, 2010’s Recovery, 2013’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2, 2017’s Revival, 2018’s Kamikaze and 2020’s Music To Be Murdered By.
The Shady Records founder’s greatest hits compilation Curtain Call also amassed more than a billion streams on Spotify. His first album, 1996’s Infinite, is not available on the streaming service.
Although Eminem didn’t drop any new project in 2021, fans did get to hear him collaborate with Dr. Dre once again. Their song “Gospel” was featured in Grand Theft Auto Online’sexpansion “The Contract” and made available to stream on DSPs.
Jack Harlow is calling for justice over an incident captured on video, where a woman who wanted to attend his concert was met with police-involved violence.
In fact, the cop in question put his hands around her neck and appeared to choke her. The artists said the act was “sickening.”
According to footage posted on his Instagram, the woman wanted to attend the Tuesday night show in Atlanta where the violent altercation happened outside the venue.
“But that’s not enough and its not a solution to a systemic issue that people who don’t look like me have to face,” he said. “The next step is identifying this police officer and getting him unemployed as fast as we can. Assaulting a young woman and putting his hands on her neck is sickening.”
The video shows two white officers arguing with a Black woman outraged about something.
While she is snapping, the policeman closest to her pushes her back by cupping his large hand around her neck and then puts his fingers in her face to warn her.
His act did not stop the back and forth.
“I look out in the crowd every night and see black women in my front row… screaming my lyrics, traveling to see me, supporting me, riding for me,” Jack Harlow said. “I want this woman, and every black woman that supports me to know – I am so sorry. I want you to be protected and I want this guy to lose his job so f###### fast. I love you. Let’s find this officer.”
Taylor Swift has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit in which she is accused of stealing lyrics for her hit song “Shake It Off.”
The singer was sued by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler in 2017, with them accusing Swift of copying their 2001 song “Playas Gon’ Play” by 3LW featuring Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Naturi Naughton.
The song is taken from 3LW’s debut album 3LW which featured production by rap legends Full Force The Trackmasters, in addition to a guest appearance from Nas.
Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald refused Swift’s request to throw out the case. He decided that he could not dismiss the case himself and ordered the issue to be resolved in a jury trial.
According to Billboard, Swift’s attorney Peter Anderson filed a motion on December 23rd to dismiss the legal action once again, calling the decision “unprecedented.”
“Plaintiffs could sue everyone who writes, sings, or publicly says ‘players gonna play’ and ‘haters gonna hate,'” Anderson wrote in the motion. “To permit that is unprecedented and cheats the public domain.”
The copyright infringement case was originally dismissed by Judge Fitzgerald in 2018, as he believed the lyrics were “short phrases that lack the modicum of originality and creativity required for copyright protection.”
However, a federal appeals court overturned the ruling the following year, deciding that “playas gon’ play” was creative enough for copyright protection.
Tyler Pauley has made a name for himself as an artist and producer in the music industry. Going by the name “ProdByPauley”, the 20-year-old is doing a lot for ATL and is now popping up everywhere. Tyler Pauley uses his time to make music as well as be involved in production. Finding new ways and sounds like implementing in his style. He also connects with other artists to get more creative. Using social media to grow along with music has helped him reach much more exposure.
This seems to only be the start for the young star. We have sources to mention solid projects from ideas that are just being brought up. Tyler will always find more ways to make himself more valuable. The music side is a great way to express creativity and let his mind be heard.
He has various songs posted on his platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Soundcloud where he started. Tyler Pauley is here to make sure no time is wasted being the great producer he is, and it shows within his work. Once he got the audience, he knew he couldn’t lose the momentum he has created. His goal is to pass down the information and knowledge he has acquired at a young age to motivate others to strive for their dreams.
Tyler is well recognized in the game for his ability to network with other artists. He uses his skill and experience in the industry to help grow his client’s audience to increase his credibility. Tyler strives to make sure his clients have the proper information needed in regards them to becoming one of the great names in the music industry. Tyler Pauley is a name to be on the lookout for in this new wave music industry and has a very bright journey ahead.
“Mama’s gonna have to take it down to the scalp so nobody thinks she got brain surgery or something,” Jada captioned the video. “Me and this alopecia are going to be friends … period!”
Smith showed off a new bald strip that has appeared on the top of her head and admitted it was going to be harder to cover up than other patches of hair loss.
“Now at this point, I can only laugh. Y’all know I’ve been struggling with alopecia and just all of a sudden one day, look at this line right here. Look at that,” she said, pointing at a small bald line. “So it just showed up like that and this is going to be a little bit more difficult for me to hide… So I thought I’d just share it so y’all are not asking any questions.”
She ended by joking that she was going to fill the line in with rhinestones and make herself “a little crown.”
The actress was first diagnosed with the condition in 2018. At the time, she spoke about how her diagnosis was emotionally challenging but she learned to embrace it.
“Even in my fear… I really had to put it into a spiritual perspective, like the higher power takes so much from people,” she said at the time. “People are out here with cancer. People have sick children. I watch the higher power take things every day. When I looked at it from the perspective it really did settle me.”
Madonna has claimed she is “tired of being taken advantage of” shortly after accusing Tory Lanez of illegally sampling one of her songs.
Earlier this week, the singer left a comment on an Instagram post by the “Feels” hitmaker in which she claimed he had sampled her song “Into the Groove” without her permission.
In a new statement released via Rolling Stone, the 63-year-old Grammy winner appeared to be ready to take the issue to the next step.
“I am tired of being taken advantage of, and I mean business,” she told the publication via her representative without elaborating further.
The singer appears to be referencing Tory’s song “Pluto’s Last Comet,” off of his ’80s inspired album Alone At Prom, which was released on 10 December.
“Into the Groove” was originally released in 1985 for the film “Desperately Seeking Susan,” which Madonna starred in, and was later included on the re-release of her 1984 album Like A Virgin.
Rapidly rising Florida rapper, Ayyo Buda has managed to create a buzz for himself with a wide range of musical gifts. Hailing from Orlando, the 20-something rapper has already struck gold with songs like big records in “Celebrate” and “Selena.” With his own special sauce, he has managed to get respect and defy the analytics that confounds artists, new and old. He hit hard with “MFMG Freestyle” earlier in the year and gave people a taste of what he is bringing to the table. As a rapper, poet, and musician, Ayyo Buda is destined to be a fixture in rap music. In this interview, he talks about Max Fire Music Group, his creative process, top 5 DOA, and his ultimate goals.
With many artists electing to claim home town status elsewhere…Buda is, Orlando raised, Orlando tried and tested – he is the real deal. The tattoos on the rappers right arm tell the story. Sporting ink of the iconic Mickey Mouse character surrounded by a phrase that says…. (Ain’t no Disney Bihh)
Ayyo Buda originally got into music by writing raps and poetry at the age of 11. He released his first music when he was still in high school. And while the mass are just discovering him, he has been in the game for more than 10 years. At the age of 25, he conveys wisdom well beyond his years as if he has been here before. Like the lyrics he spits when he picks up the microphone, Ayyo Buda’s music is inspired by so many things. He prides himself on being an elevated thinker who studies the history of Egyptian symbols, music that drove historical revolutions, the power of balanced chakras and so much more. The rapper is fueled by telling his stories through his music that allows his fans to make memories, have fun and that brings joy and happiness to people. His experiences are reflected in his songs.
