Kanye West spent $57.3 million to purchase a lavish new home in Malibu, California.
According to TMZ, Kanye West paid the hefty price to own a nearly 4,000 square-foot property designed by Tadao Ando. The Japanese architect was the 1995 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is considered to be the Nobel Prize of architecture.
Kanye West’s house is located on the beach and overlooks the Pacific Ocean, but it is described as resembling a military bunker due to its abundance of concrete and reinforced steel. The three-story home includes four bedrooms, four full bathrooms and a half bath.
The Ando-designed home spent well over a year on the market before Yeezy decided to buy it. The unique property was first listed in May 2020 and didn’t generate widespread demand.
A real estate source told TMZ the Malibu house only appealed “to a very specific buyer.” The spot is just a 30-minute drive away from where Kanye West and his estranged wife Kim Kardashian built a residence in Hidden Hills. Kardashian and their children still live in the Hidden Hills home.
Kanye West is coming off the release of his 10th studio album, Donda. After multiple delays, ‘Ye finally dropped the LP in August.
Donda debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming the G.O.O.D. Music founder’s 10th LP to reach the top of the chart. His latest project accomplished the feat by selling 309,000 equivalent album units in its first week.
There’s a ton of talent that comes out of Queens, New York, and Cream Da Villain is next up.
On his latest single and visual titled “Mirages,” Cream spits, “opened up a couple businesses, b#### we enterprising. I be in the studio, bad b#### gives me massages. Hopped out on a n#### b####, she think she seeing mirages. So many trap phones think I pay rent Verizon. When it comes to beef, my n##### never hide we slidin.”
Cream represents that hard-hitting, gritty hip-hop we all know and love, straight from the streets into the studio. His lyrics are inspired by real-life experiences and events, exuding nothing short of confidence, authenticity, and a spitfire flow that does not go unnoticed. With his previous single “No Number,” which began as a freestyle, Cream talks his s### while wearing his heart on his sleeve.
Immigrating from the DR to the States is a journey in itself, and Cream gives hope to the masses that they too can make their wildest dreams come true. The true definition of a hustler, the rising star isn’t just a recording artist, but he proudly owns multiple businesses. Last year, Cream created his own Thriller Recording Studio NYC, serving as a hub for artists, engineers and producers to record and access all their musical needs.
AllHipHop: Talk about immigrating from the DR to New York, how old were you?
Cream Da Villain: I went to the Bronx first when I came from the DR, I was 7 years old. I went to the Bronx for 3 years, it was crazy up there so we went to Queens. Which wasn’t too much better, but it was a little more calm. Queens got everything: all races, everybody. I grew up around everybody.
AllHipHop: What was the reality of your upbringing there?
Cream Da Villain: S### man, just trying to make a name for yourself like everybody. I’ve been Cream since I was a little kid.
AllHipHop: How’d you get that name?
Cream Da Villain: Some older dude gave it to me when I was little. I guess that’s when the whole “Cash Rules Everything Around Me” was poppin’. I didn’t even understand it. I ran with it and started tagging it up, started doing graffiti. I got arrested for graffiti when I was 12 for tagging up Cream, so I couldn’t tag it up no more. But everybody knew me as Cream, so I started rapping in high school. Regular s### like everybody.
AllHipHop: Biggest influences coming up?
Cream Da Villain: In high school, I was bumping Cam’ron and Dipset, 50 Cent for sure, G-Unit. My school was split between 2 groups. It was Dipset and G-Unit, we used to beef. I was G-Unit, we were a little more thorough.
AllHipHop: Favorite 50 Cent song?
Cream Da Villain: S###, “Many Men.” That s### gives me the chills, not going to lie.
AllHipHop: When did you decide to get into music?
Cream Da Villain: I wanted to do music forever, since I was in high school. That’s it, that’s all I wanted to do. I didn’t want to do anything else. I said “I can’t be at no desk, I’m too jittery for a desk job.” I move around too much. I wanted to be a rapper, be in the studio. Got me some money, built the studio. [laughs]
AllHipHop: “Mirages” out now, who or what inspired this record?
Cream Da Villain: We was in my studio. My producer Dave Supreme, he just played the beat. I said “Yo, what the f### is that?” I heard that f###### beat, I said “man, lemme go in right now.” That was it, I didn’t even think about it. I just went in.
AllHipHop: You say you’re making music for the dope boys, why does your music resonate with them?
Cream Da Villain: For some reason, I feel like I can talk to them. Probably because of my past. I used to deal here and there, a couple things back in the day. I feel like I could talk to them, you know?
AllHipHop: How would you describe your sound?
Cream Da Villain: It’s New York mixed with a whole bunch of sh-t, because I’ve been everywhere. I’ve been down South in the A for a while, I’m out here in LA now. I f### with Detroit n#####. It’s mixed with a whole gumbo of sh-t. I don’t really try to keep it too lyrically New York type s###, but I still keep it New York. You can hear I’m from New York when I speak.
AllHipHop: Where was the video shot?
Cream Da Villain: The video was shot in my hood, on my block. I brought the Rolls Royce out, n##### was driving it. Everybody was driving it but me. I rented it for 2 or 3 days from my man.
AllHipHop: Why didn’t you get to drive it?!
Cream Da Villain: I wanted to drive it. I wanted everybody to drive it. I was sitting in the back, chillin’. Smoking weed and s###. N##### was hyped, n##### never seen a f###### Rolls Royce in person. Not in New York, you know? It’s different out there. LA, you see that s### everywhere.
AllHipHop: Best memory from the video shoot?
Cream Da Villain: Just watching all my n##### enjoy it, watching everybody enjoy the fact that the car was out there. We had the whole cameras, lights, and everything. Everybody came out, it was pretty cool.
AllHipHop: What’s the reality of the independent grind?
Cream Da Villain: It’s dope, I ain’t gon’ front. I could do whatever I want. I could drop when I want, work with who I want. I’m about to sign a distribution deal right now.
AllHipHop: What is it you want fans to get from your story?
Cream Da Villain: S### man, you can make it too. Even if you’re not born here, I wasn’t born here. I didn’t know English. I speak Spanish, I just came from DR. Everybody’s like, “Man, you gotta do DR music. You gotta do Spanish music!” I’m like “Alright.” I f### with it, I’ve tried. But coming from nothing and having your own s###, your own label, people f###### with you.
AllHipHop: What inspired “No Number”?
Cream Da Villain: That was a freestyle. The same way, it was the beat. Some dude sent me from the beat, I think he’s from Canada. I just liked the beat. Whenever I like a beat, I throw it on automatically and I go in. I don’t even think about it. I don’t do too much, I don’t write. It gotta be the beat. If you hear me on a song, it’s because I like the beat.
AllHipHop: What producers do you like?
Cream Da Villain: Mainstream, I like a bunch of n##### man. I like 808 Mafia, I like Southside. TM88, that’s my mans. I f### with him. His s### is crazy. I f### with AnonXmous, he did “Anaconda” for Nicki Minaj. I like a lot of people’s s###. Underground, I f### with all my n#####. My producers. I signed a bunch of producers.
AllHipHop: What’s the Gastronauts?
Cream Da Villain: Oh yeah, this is my weed company: Gastronauts. That’s why I’m out here in the West, getting the weed up. Meeting with growers, trying to get the best smoke. Now, it’s legal over there in New York. That’s crazy to me. I’m smoking in front of the cops and they don’t even say nothing, I for sure thought it was a goner. Trying to get some good smoke. I like weed, and it makes money.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
Cream Da Villain: Weed. I need either water or Gatorade, I’ll be good with that. I don’t sip lean no more. I used to fall asleep sipping lean. S###, my homies forreal. I don’t really like girls in the studio like that. They distract me, I start talking to them. And good beats. I hate when I’m in the studio, I’ll be in a session and I can’t find no good beats for 2 or 3 hours. I wasted my whole time, I don’t even want to be there.
AllHipHop: Do you usually record back in Queens?
Cream Da Villain: I record everywhere. I got a mobile studio too so I take it everywhere, on vacation. I did some songs on the album in Florida. I really record everywhere, I could record in a f###### bedroom.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your new album Business As Usual?
Cream Da Villain: A bunch of bangers. Some heat, some real heat. I picked out the best beats I feel right now that I like, s### I would listen to. Car music type s###, makes you speed. A bunch of heat man, real s###. Nothing fabricated. Everything I used to do, I don’t do it any more. [laughs]
AllHipHop: Are you talking about you moving on from it? Or…
Cream Da Villain: Oh nah, I talk about it like I’m in there. It’s for people who are in it to really [feel it], but I really don’t do nothing anymore.
AllHipHop: What does it mean to have Thriller Recording Studio?
Cream Da Villain: It helped me out a lot in my career because I can record wherever I want. I got a good team around me. I built a good team in there and it’s profitable, it’s making money. It’s always booked out, I gotta cancel sessions to record. Everybody in the studio told me they’re real grateful for it. I gave them a home to be in, work, and build their craft. It’s a good thing, probably keeps them out of trouble too. They’re in the studio instead of being outside.
AllHipHop: Goals yourself as an artist at this point of your career?
Cream Da Villain: S###, I’m trying to hit a couple M’s forreal. A couple millions. If it’s a hit record? Cool. If it’s through my peoples? Even better. All my producers get a hit or something, that’s great. I’m trying to get some M’s and really build some sh-t. Be on some Young Dolph sh-t.
AllHipHop: What’re you most excited for next?
Cream Da Villain: I’m really actually excited for this lil deal. I want to see what they can do for me, marketing-wise. Because I didn’t really have anybody doing marketing for me, or putting it out. I don’t even market it good for myself. People say “Yo, you gotta post more.” I’m like, “Yo I posted twice, that’s it.” If it did what it did, it got it. I ain’t gonna lie, my sh-t’s been going up right now so I keep posting. I’ve been dropping consistently, that’s what people want to see.
AllHipHop: Anything else you’d like to let us know?
Cream Da Villain: Sh-t, follow me on everything! @CreamDaVillain.
Rapper Jeezy and his wife Jeannie Mai are having a baby. On the new season of the Fox syndicated show The Real, the talk show host shared the big news to her viewers.
Her co-hosts were all excited and were attentive as she said that the experience felt, “Surreal,” after modeling her cute little baby bump.
Jeannie continued to reflect on how she was set against having a baby and wanted to focus on her career. In fact, her first marriage was reportedly dissolved in part because of her decision to not mother.
However, she shared on the show that she has learned to “never say never.” She also has come to the conclusion that “love changes things.”
Jeannie Mai also spoke exclusively to Women’s Health and told them that this was an actual decision to manifest a child.
“It was not easy,” she said. “We both needed a bit of assistance, especially with me being 41 at the time.”
To the magazine, she also shared that the two had a miscarriage before being married.
“I wondered if I was being punished,” she shared. “I wondered if I’d jinxed myself or cursed myself… [because] my entire life, I never wanted children. When I say never, I’m talking a hard-stop never.”
The reality is that women over the age of 40 have a low chance of becoming pregnant. Chiquita Lockley, the director of Eggs Over Easy, makes note of that in her new film.
The director, a Black woman in her 40s, is also the executive producer with her Delta Sigma Theta sorority sister, Phylicia Fant, the Head of Urban Music at Columbia Records. Their film which is narrated by Keshia Knight Pulliam, privately screened by several New York chapters of the sisterhood this week, talks about the many struggles women having with a) choosing their career over motherhood, b) infertility and c) the pressure that society puts on them to be moms.
Jeezy and Jeannie Mai not only had resources for the very expensive process to get pregnant after 40 but also had the love.
“Falling in love with Jeezy made me see life differently for myself,” she explained. “Our love is honest, pure, and safe… something I hadn’t felt as a child…[Becomign pregnant] was the most beautiful sign that anything’s possible, that you’re not in control and God has a plan.”
The streets are talking, and the word is, one of the City Girls is allegedly pregnant.
An eagle-eyed fan recently spotted JT sporting a motion-sickness bracelet in one of her Instagram Live broadcasts. You can check out the evidence below.
Later that same day, the Neighborhood Talk reported that JT was spotted with what looked like a “baby bump” onstage during a live performance. Check out their evidence below.
While some fans are excited about the prospect of the City Girls adding a City Baby to the lineup, some celebrities are calling shenanigans.
“I look like that every time I eat Chipotle. Stop playin’,” commented celebrity matchmaker Devyn Simone.
“Now what if she Juss Bloated?” commented Instagram model K. Goddess. “Pls let ppl reveal their own pregnancy especially if it’s their 1st.”
So far, neither of the City Girls have issued a comment about JT’s alleged pregnancy status. Personally, I wouldn’t be surprised if JT starts cussin’ everyone out for speculating about her uterus.
On the other hand, she just might take to IG to sport yet another “food baby” just to keep the Internet streets talkin’.
Either way, if she is expecting a baby, congratulations are in order.
Lady London is one of the most talented/dopest/lit lyricists around today. However, the Howard University graduate has seen struggles unknown to the general public. Her latest musical endeavors articulate some of these complicated foibles she’s faced recently. Lady London’s legal issues aside, she lost all of her music on a hard drive and was forced to rebuild all that she created thus far. That rebuilding process brings us to where we are today. However, the future remains bright as Lady London continues to be a viral sensation, bar-heavy emcee and a lovely, bright addition to the global Hip-Hop community. On top of it all, she’s related to one of Hip Hop’s truly great emcees. Get familiar – or more familiar that is – with Lady London as she talks to Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur about where she is right now. Give her some flowers ASAP.
Having earned her Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from Howard University, and Master of Science in Global Medicine from the University of Southern California, Lady London is both a noun and an adjective: a person, feeling, and a state of being. Now at 25 years old, an innovator and tastemaker, finding her way through Los Angeles, with New York flavor. A true pioneer, in both academia and street whit. Learn how she navigates the ropes of it all.
If you think that Drake is not trying to be a billionaire before 2025, you are not paying attention. As the Certified Lover Boy chart-topper enjoys sitting on the top of all the music lists, he also is investing in businesses that will surely be profitable for him. One such move is his investment in Dave’s Hot Chicken.
The world’s Champagne Papi is known to have top-shelf taste, so jumping into a fast-food franchise might seem odd. Well, after seeing how lucrative commercial chicken has been for people like Rick Ross, why wouldn’t Drizzy cluck for a few bucks. He is not alone.
He also joins Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner and actor Samuel L. Jackson as investors in the chain. However, it is thought that he is a “significant ownership stake” in the Los Angeles-based restaurant chain. He will own less than 50% of Dave’s Hot Chicken.
In a statement, Drake shared, “I tried the food, and it was amazing.”
2021 has claimed yet another beloved figure in Hip-Hop culture. The comedian Anthony Johnson, also known as AJ Johnson, has died according to family and friends. His death at 55, leaves millions of fans mourning, even as there is a mystery around the exact date of his demise.
Johnson will be best remembered for his roles in hood classics like Menace to Society, House Party, How to Be A Player, The Player’s Club, and I Got The Hook Up (both 1 and 2). He also appeared in films like Lethal Weapon 3 and television shows like Def Comedy Jam, Moesha, and Malcolm & Eddie.
Many people have sayings that are just a part of Black households. Redd Foxx had, “You big dummy” from Sanford and Son. Chris Rock has “Can I get just one rib” from I’m Gonna Get You Sucka. AJ Johnson joins this elite cluster of comedians with his contribution to the Black laughter lexicon. His “Oh, my neck. My back. My neck and my back,” as said by the crack addict Ezal from Friday, is one of the funniest skits ever. Just say it and people from a certain era will immediately join in with laughter.
Simply hilarious!
According to TMZ, who spoke to the family, earlier this month he was rushed to the hospital and was pronounced dead after being admitted.
Blanco Tarantino TV was one of the first to reveal this news. In a tweet down early Monday morning (8:42 AM), he said, “Actor/comedian Anthony “AJ” Johnson has passed away at the age of 56.”
Actor/comedian Anthony “AJ” Johnson has passed away at the age of 56. AJ was best known for his roles in movies such as Friday, The Players Club & I Got The Hook Up. Condolences go out to his family and friends. No confirmation yet on the cause of his death. pic.twitter.com/iYKI8BhWML
He continued, “Condolences go out to his family and friends. No confirmation yet on the cause of his death.”
He is being remembered on social media by those who he touched with his gut-splitting humor.
“Tears of sadness turned to tears of laughter real quick Rest in Peace AJ Johnson, Thank You for the countless laughs and memories brother “HOT BOY HOT BOY BLING”
“RIP Anthony Johnson, best known for his role as Ezal from Friday, films like I Got The Hook Up, BAPS, and Player’s Club. Here’s a clip of AJ Johnson on Def Comedy Jam.”
RIP Anthony Johnson, best known for his role as Ezal from Friday, films like I Got The Hook Up, BAPS, and Player’s Club. Here’s a clip of AJ Johnson on Def Comedy Jam. pic.twitter.com/ncKtsbInza
Cam’ron says that he told people years ago that Karen Civil was robbing clients out of their money. However, he alleges no one believed him. After this weekend’s Joyner Lucas debacle, the Harlem native has revived his mission to assert that the Hip-Hop media maven is a crook.
It seems to be Killa Season once again, as the Dipset founder took to social media to join the chorus of people alleging that the public relations executive is dishonest. He captioned on his Instagram, “Y’all gonna apologize or nah?! I figured y’all wouldn’t 🤷🏾♂️ “
“For those that don’t understand,” he continued. “I told people Karin civil been robbing people, they said I was lying. Now she just lost a court case to another female, now they say Karin is foul. When I said it…I was hating.. she also robbed Joyner Lucas for the same exact amount she did my guy @darealdukedagod 60k.. what a co-winky-d###.”
About five years ago, Cam did put Karen on blast. After she went on a podcast to talk about Jay-Z throwing the Dipset out of the Def Jam office because Cam would not move his car, Cam took to IG to set the matter straight.
“I haven’t went in on Karen ever and been proud of what she’s accomplished.. Even if she’s lied and stole to get there.. But u not gonna put me in ya b#######,” Cam’ron wrote in 2016.
Camron’s 2016 Now Deleted Instagram Post
“Despite what people think Jay-Z and I were not enemies.. He signed off on mad projects we did.. When he didn’t have too.. And showed my crew love.. It wasn’t till I Left DefJam (not kicked out) till we fell out..and I still respect his hustle and business savvy,” he continued.
The “Hey Ma” rapper concluded, “This story Karen is telling is just another one of her lies..she stole 60k from my cousin @darealdukedagod (and we still have all the bank statements if u wanna Pursue this KAREN) and has yet to pay him back.. And it’s my money as well cause it was from my company.. I don’t want or need ya money.. But u should have payed duke back by now.. But since u wanna lie.. I pull everything out.. And put u on blast!! Stop lying and stealing.”
Cam then posted a video of him barking on Karen on Instagram.
Cam wasn’t alone. Joyner Lucas, who broke big with the controversial song “I’m Not Racist” in 2017, also complained about Civil’s uncivilized business ways.
A now-deleted post on his Twitter from 2016 says, “She was supposed to brand me and help with a bunch of s### & after that 50k she went on vacation & made it a issue to have any convos wit me. How I pay @KarenCivil 50 racks and she gonna tell me that she can’t have a conversation with me because she’s on Vaca?”
Cam’ron has not said that he was taken advantage of by Karen Civil but consistently has stood up for people who have.
The R Kelly trial continues in New York, and now, disturbing testimony from an acclaimed producer’s mother has come to light.
Reuters was on hand as Cheryl Mack shared her harrowing testimony with the court. Mack testified that she saw a young girl trying to get intimate with the disgraced R&B singer in Connecticut, and she beat feet before she could see what came next.
“That was kind of my cue to leave,” Mack said. “I was very uncomfortable.”
Mack said that the last thing she saw before she left was the young girl’s head moving towards R Kelly. She said that the young girl looked to be performing oral sex on Kelly.
Mack also reiterated claims made by other former Kelly staffers. According to Mack, Kelly lost his temper with her when she allegedly ruined a surprise birthday party for former stylist Kash Howard in 2015 and forced her to sign an apology letter riddled with false claims. Mack’s testimony is consistent with the testimony of other former R Kelly associates, who made similar claims about the apology letters signed under duress.
“I apologized out of fear,” she said.
It’s unclear whether Mack was cross-examined in the case. Prosecutors are expected to continue the case today, with testimony expected from clinical psychologist Dawn Howard, who will speak about how underaged victims of sexual assault cope with the trauma.
R Kelly has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. His lawyers claim that these charges are being brought by disgruntled fans who are desperate for fame and feel jilted by the R&B singer.
With all of the months-long trolling on social media and at award shows, how much did that viral marketing pay off for Lil Nas X? Well, the sales projections for hisMontero album have been calculated.
Montero is the follow-up to 2019’s 7 EP. The new 15-track project includes guest appearances by Megan Thee Stallion, Jack Harlow, Doja Cat, Elton John, and Miley Cyrus.
Lil Nas X’s Montero received nearly universal acclaim from professional music critics. As of press time, the body of work scored 89/100 on Metacritic.
Montero is one of the best-reviewed 2021 albums on the website. It is presently inching out Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, The Creator (88/100 Metacritic score).
7 was regularly placed in rap categories, but Montero is listed as a Pop album. Moving close to 140,000 units would mean Montero fell behind the 2021 first-week numbers for other high-profile Pop projects like Justin Bieber’s Justice (154,000 units) and Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour (218,000 units).
When it comes to rappers on the Billboard 200 rankings in 2021, Drake is in the lead for first-week sales. The OVO star’s Certified Lover Boy pulled in 613,000 album-equivalent units in its initial seven days of release.
112 and Jagged Edge took part in one of the often overlooked Verzuz events in May 2020. The two Atlanta-bred R&B factions are now one of the acts being called out by another veteran vocal band.
Dru Hill posted a video on social media requesting a chance for a friendly face-off against some of their 1990s-era peers. The Sisqó-led collective even tagged Verzuz organizers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland in the tweet.
“Whoever wants it, can get it, whether it’s Jodeci, Boyz II Men…” said Sisqó in the 56-second clip. He added, “Maybe 112 and Jagged Edge could combine to one group, and then they might have a chance.”
Last year, Swizz Beatz called on So So Def label founder Jermaine Dupri to help set up the 112 vs Jagged Edge matchup. Verzuz also presented group vs group lineups like Earth, Wind & Fire vs The Isley Brothers, SWV vs Xscape, and The Lox vs Dipset.
Dru Hill broke onto the music scene with their 1996 self-titled album. That Island Records release hosted the Top 20 hits “Tell Me,” “In My Bed,” and “Never Make a Promise.”
Two years later, Dru Hill released the 2x-Platinum Enter The Dru which contained the tracks “These Are the Times” and “How Deep Is Your Love” featuring Redman. Enter The Dru is Dru Hill’s highest-charting album. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200.
The foursome scored a #1 on the Hot 100 as guest features on Will Smith’s “Wild Wild West” along with Kool Moe Dee. Sisqó eventually went solo and reached the Top 5 againwith “Thong Song” and “Incomplete” off the Unleash the Dragon album.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking Hip Hop-inspired stage play Hamilton continues to rack up trophies. Disney+’s film version of the Broadway musical won a Primetime Emmy at last night’s ceremony.
Saturday Night Live alumna Amy Poehler presented the award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) to Hamilton. Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler) gave the acceptance speech on behalf of the cast and crew.
Hamilton won the honor over Netflix’s Bo Burnham: Inside, HBO’s David Byrne’s American Utopia, Netflix’s 8:46 – Dave Chappelle, HBO Max’s Friends: The Reunion, and HBO Max’s A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote.
In addition to the Primetime Emmy Awards, the Hamilton motion picture has also won at the People’s Choice Awards, American Film Institute Awards, Critics’ Choice Television Awards, and Producers Guild of America Awards.
In 2016, Atlantic Records released The Hamilton Mixtape featuring rap acts such as The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Nas, Queen Latifah, Wiz Khalifa, Common, and Chance The Rapper. That project debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Then the flood gates opened. During a Clubhouse chat, Joyner Lucas, Hollywood Unlocked blogger Jason Lee, and several other people claimed Karen Civil regularly engaged in underhanded tactics behind the scenes.
Meek Mill decided to revisit those allegations after Karen Civil was dragged across the internet for supposedly being a con woman. The Dreamchasers frontman sent out two tweets about the subject.
Karen was my friend and turned on me for opportunity …. start having the blogs posting negative about me on some conspiracy s### lol I forgive her but I definitely don’t wanna deal with y’all industry people that move like that! You should admit what you did to me too! @
“Karen was my friend and turned on me for [an] opportunity… Start having the blogs posting negative about me on some conspiracy s###. lol. I forgive her but I definitely don’t wanna deal with y’all industry people that move like that! You should admit what you did to me too,” tweeted Meek Mill on Sunday.
He added, “People thought I was high just ranting… I’m not mad at her, she’s a woman, I’m over it… I’ll appreciate if she said something about that tho! We were real friends… I used to give her a lot of exclusive records for her website!”
Karen Civil responded to Meek Mill in a now-deleted tweet. She wrote, “@MeekMill you know damn well I ain’t have no site play you, I literally just supported your album and shown you nothing but cordialness and respect [the] last few years when we see each other.”
People thought I was high just ranting …. I’m not mad at her she’s a woman I’m over it… I’ll appreciate if she said something about that tho! We were real friends… I used to give her a lot of exclusive records for her website! https://t.co/qmqwXJgjM4
When Karen Civil was asked about Meek Mill’s accusations back in 2017, the longtime Hillary Clinton supporter said, “At the end of the day, it’s a business. Websites, blogs, Instagram – all these things are businesses. I’m not going to stop Meek from doing anything or be a part of trying to harm him. Anything people have been posting about him, it’s things that he posted on his own page.”
In addition to the growing scandal involving Joyner Lucas and Meek Mill, Karen Civil was also blasted by Cam’ron. In 2016, the Harlem Hip Hop legend said Civil stole $60,000 from fellow Diplomats member DukeDaGod. Cam also asserted that certain publications refused to run stories about the allegations against Civil because of their close relationship with her.
“Y’all gonna apologize or nah?! I figured y’all wouldn’t 🤷🏾♂️For those that don’t understand, I told people [Karen Civil] been robbing people, they said I was lying. Now she just lost a court case to another female, now they say [Karen] is foul. When I said it… I was hating… She also robbed Joyner Lucas for the same exact amount she did my guy @darealdukedagod 60k… What a co-winky-d###,” wrote Cam’ron on Instagram this weekend.
Belcalis “Cardi B” Almánzar did not attend the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, but she was on the mind of several people who were present at the televised event.
Throughout the ceremony, celebrities mentioned two of Cardi B’s biggest hits – “Up” and “WAP.” For example, Emmy host Cedric the Entertainer made a link between “Up” and The Crown.
“As great as The Crown is, it pales in comparison to the real monarchy,” said Cedric The Entertainer when discussing Netflix’s historical drama about the British royal family.
He added, “[Prince] Charles, can’t dance. Who else gonna teach them how to TikTok? Baby Archie with the Queen like, ‘Come on Gammy. Once upon a time, I was born the Queen of England. When it’s up, then it’s up, then it’s up and it’s stuck.’”
Anthony Anderson also shouted out Cardi. He appeared with Jimmy Kimmel in a comedy segment about plans for this year’s show to be the “Blackest Emmys Ever.”
The Black-ish star said, “We would’ve had speeches quoting our great poets like Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Cardi B. ‘WAP,’ Jimmy. ‘WAP,’ ‘WAP.’ ‘WAP.’”
While presenting the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Seth Rogan also referred to Cardi B’s chart-topping single featuring Megan Thee Stallion. The Pineapple Express actor informed the world that his mother is a fan of the sex-positive collaboration.
“That was wild. That was truly insane. I was not expecting that. It’s like when I was listening to music with my mom and she knew all the words to ‘WAP,’” Seth Rogan told the audience.
“WAP” spent four weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in 2020. “Up” peaked in the pole position earlier this year. Cardi B currently has five Number Ones, the most for any female rapper in Hot 100 history.
Last week, Ray J’s manager made headlines claiming he had an unreleased sex tape of his client and Kim Kardashian.
Wack 100 is well known in the Hip-Hop community and manages some of the industry’s most well-known rappers. As well as Ray J, his roster includes the likes of Game and Blueface.
The claims Wack made last week in an interview with Bootleg Kev has since been refuted by Kim’s lawyers. In the interview, Wack sent a message to Kim’s estranged husband, Kanye West.
“All I know is Kanye, holler at me, bro. We got part 2 on the laptop. It ain’t never been seen. We love for you to have it. It would be a great personal private NFT,” Wack 100 said. “It’s more graphic and better than the first one.”
Reps for Kim Kardashian deny the existence of such a tape. Kim’s lawyer Marty Singer said in a statement to TMZ: “The claim that there is an unreleased sex tape is unequivocally false. It is unfortunate that people make these statements to try and get their 15 minutes of fame.”
Although Wack 100 denies wanting to sell the tape he did initially say he would sell it to Kanye or give it to him or Ray J. He must have had a change of heart however as in another video he says “Some of y’all gotta stop taking podcast interviews and some s### serious, man,” he says. “You know g####### well we wouldn’t try to sell Kanye West no muthafuckin’ sex tape or none of that s###. Stop swallowing every g####### thing that’s in front of you.”
He also didn’t take too kindly to Kim’s lawyer’s “15 minutes of fame” comments and is now threatening to produce receipts to back up his claim.
“A message to @kimkardashian attorneys,” he wrote on his Instagram Story. “Ask your client about ‘Santa Barbara’ and the signed deliverables for tape 1, 2 & 3 @rayj can’t control what I NOW control. If I hear 15 minutes of fame again I’ll be forced to display the signed CONTRACTS. #TRYME.”
Ray J didn’t appreciate being dragged into the drama at all. “This ain’t cool,” he wrote via Instagram on Sunday (September 19). “I been staying off the Raydar – Just staying focused and being humble and thankful for all the blessings I’m receiving. How can I show off growth and maturity if this kinda of stuff keeps happening?
“I’m a father now and my job is to be a great parent and put them first. This is not the message I want to send out – smh.”
The word on the street is that The Fugees could finally be setting their differences and making a comeback!
Sources reveal that despite a 15-year feud following a split at the end of their last tour in 2006 the band might finally be prepared to set their differences aside.
Speaking in 2007 group member Pras said: “You will have a better chance of seeing Osama Bin Laden and (George W.) Bush in Starbucks having a latte, discussing foreign policies before there will be a Fugees reunion.”
However, Pras may have spoken a little too hastily as rumor has it that he and fellow Fugees members Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean are in negotiations to return to mark the 25th anniversary of the last album they made together, “The Score.” Released in 1996 “The Score” became a classic and produced hits including “Fu-Gee-La,” “Killing Me Softly” and “Ready or Not.”
Simon Boyle reports in his “Bizarre” column for “The Sun” that insiders revealed “It is the reunion which nobody ever believed would happen but it looks like Fugees will finally reunite.
“Lauryn, Pras, and Wyclef are still discussing what exactly they will do but they have managed to talk through everything which happened last time and feel like the time is right to return.
“There are loads of ideas being thrown around, including a tour, a movie, and maybe even new music — it could be their first album in 25 years. There is a lot of buzz and they all want to make it happen.”
The purported date of the event on the flyer is Monday, November 29, leaving plenty of time for the group to get some promo in if it is in fact going ahead. If it is in fact “real life” then could this be the clash to top the epic battle between The Lox and Dipset? It remains to be seen…
For a dose of Fugees nostalgia watch the video for their hit “Ready of Not” below.
Unsurprisingly, Drake’s latest studio album, “Certified Lover Boy” has landed the top spot on the Billboard 200 for a second consecutive week earning 236,000 equivalent album units this week. According to “Billboard”, the number is made up of 227,000 streaming equivalent album units thanks to 305.43 million on-demand streams of the album’s 21 tracks. The album also scored 6,500 pure album sales in week two.
Drake’s highly-anticipated “Certified Lover Boy” has already been racking up the accolades and includes features from heavy-hitters Jay-Z, Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, Kid Cudi, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, 21 Savage, Ty Dolla Sign.
Billboard 200: #1(=) @Drake, Certified Lover Boy 236,000 (849,000 units since release). *peak: #1*
Kanye West’s “DONDA” remains at No. 2 in the “Billboard” chart moving 79,000 equivalent album units this past week.
Earlier this week Benny The Butcher revealed why he was not on Drake’s “CLB” or “DONDA” even though fellow Griselda Records members Conway The Machine and Westside Gunn feature on the track ‘Keep My Spirit Alive’.
The “Plugs I Met” rapper disclosed that he was at the house with West and “heard some beats but then I shot back to Atlanta. I had things I had to do.”
Speaking bluntly, he said “I don’t think Ye wanted me on there. I don’t care about it but it’s cool. I got all types of rapper homeboys that’s friends, that’s dope, that’s legends. Every time they’re dropping an album, I’m not asking why I’m not on that stuff.”
“He got what he was looking for and I think the song sounded perfect. It ain’t need me on there.”
“Drake is Drake. He’s the biggest artist in the world, so ain’t no tellin’ where that song gon’ land,” Benny said during a Twitch interview with “Connected”. “We got the song, I played it for all the homies. It’s a vibe and he gotta place that where he sees fit to it.
“I feel like it definitely would have fit in and definitely would have mixed things up, but I also see why he didn’t put it on there,” he added.
Kodak Black was awarded a certificate of recognition from the City of Margate for his $20,000 donation to the child of 27-year-old Fort Lauderdale officer, Jennifer Sepot who died from complications related to COVID-19.
The announcement that the $20k donation will go toward the child’s college fund was made at a ceremony marking the grand opening of the city’s new sporting complex.
“Some of you may know him as a celebrity, but this is an act of charity,” said board member Arlene R. Schwartz.
“On behalf of the city, I have a certificate of recognition to Kodak Black as a thank you for the wonderful action you took to help a child who’s just lost a parent have a college fund and a secure future,” she said.
TMZ reported that the Florida rapper wanted to give back to his community after battling COVID-19 himself. City officials say Kodak also donated money to the children of two FBI agents who were killed in Sunrise.
Expressing his humanity Kodak said, “You know at the end of the day, we’re all we got. This ain’t nothing to do with politics, or white, Black, rich or poor. It’s up to us to help each other in the best way we can.”
Revealing that the officer’s passing hit close to home he said “The stuff with Jennifer, it touched me ‘cause my beautiful girlfriend, she’s expecting my daughter soon.”
Kodak Black then appeared to speak on the death of good friend WizDaWizard, although he did not mention him by name. “I just lost a friend. A very close friend for, like – we’ve been friends for like over 10 years. I just lost him yesterday and he has a beautiful baby girl, too,” he said. “It’s crazy dealin’ with losin’ loved ones and stuff like that. It’s hard. I’ve been dealing with losses my whole life.”
Stars including LL COOL J, Lil Dickey, Mandy Moore, Tom Hanks’s wife Rita Wilson joined Cedric the Entertainer for the tribute to the legendary rapper.
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards went down in Los Angeles on Sunday night (September 19,) opened by Cedric the Entertainer. And in an unexpected tribute to the late great Biz Markie, he recruited a number of the show’s nominees and other stars to join him in an all-star rendition of the late rapper’s#### song “Just a Friend.”
Included in the ensemble alongside Cedric were LL COOL J, Lil Dickey, Mandy Moore, Brendan Hunt, and Tom Hanks’s wife Rita Wilson who put their spin on the original lyrics.
Rita Wilson’s rapping cameo was the most talked about with journalist Chirs Wetherspoon saying she “deservingly broke the internet.”
Perhaps that’s where Chet Hanks, recently signed to Soulja Boy’s (LABEL) the son Rita Wilson shares with Tom Hanks, gets his rapping skills from.
Legendary rapper Biz Markie, beatboxer, DJ, actor, comedian, and television personality tragically died from complications from Type II Diabetes in July this year aged 57 years old.
Cedric the Entertainer also used his time on the platform to take a shot at Nicki Minaj. He reportedly joked about being vaccinated saying, “I got vaxxed. I did not have a reaction like Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend.”
He continued, I got Pfizer, you know what I’m saying? Because I’m bougie. That’s the Neiman Marcus of vaccines. I got Pfizer, you know what I’m saying? Because I’m bougie. That’s the Neiman Marcus of vaccines.”
The shade comes of course in response to Nicki Minaj’s comments regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Nicki announced that she would not be attending the 2021 “Met Gala” due to the vaccination requirement and then went on to give a bizarre anecdote about her cousin’s friend in Trinidad who she says ended up with swollen testicles after having the vaccine, leading him to cancel his upcoming wedding. Any possible link between the vaccine and swollen testicles was thoroughly debunked by everyone from Dr. Fauci to Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh.
Seth Rogan also had some shots of his own, but for the awards show’s organizers saying, “There is way too many of us in this little room.” Watch the speech that had him trending on Twitter below.
“We’re making sure we can help lead these new generations, from the young men and women just barely starting off as parents to more seasoned parents looking for more structure and stability,” Woods explained.
The First Annual K Woods Foundation community center fundraiser wand auction will take place on September 30th, at 7:00 p.m.
Fans who cannot attend the dinner, but still wish to donate to help bring the community center to life, can contribute to a GoFundMe here.
