Back in November 2020, Westside Gunn announced on “The Joe Budden Podcast” that he had parted ways with Eminem’s Shady Records imprint. There had already been rumblings of a split when WSG tweeted back in November 2020, “I’m not f##### wit none of them n##### no more.”
I’m not f##### wit none of them n##### no more 🤷🏾♂️🥁
Now, The Buffalo emcee spoke exclusively to “HipHopDX” giving further details about the split and admitted that the reason he went on “The Joe Budden Podcast” was to make the announcement.
“I actually wanted to do that interview just to say that,” he said. “Once I knew that the deal was done, I had already signed the paperwork and it was official, I’m like, ‘I got to make the announcement.’ But I mean, shout out to Paul [Rosenberg], shout out to Shady. It’s all love, you know what I’m saying? Yeah, it’s all love. Conway [The Machine] still has an album left over there that we have to drop and release, so it’s still all love.
“But it was just like one of those situations where it’s time for me to move on. It’s chapters in life. That’s why people move, dip out of town for different cultures and different experiences. And it’s the same thing for me.”
However, Westside Gunn isn’t salty; he appreciates the time he spent at Shady Records and takes pride in the work he did during his time there.
“I had my time over there and it was all love, it was all good,” he continued. “You know we dropped What Would Chine Gun Do (WWCD), I dropped Who Made The Sunshine and it was all good. But it was just like, ‘OK, I’m a boss.’ I was a boss before that deal, you see what I’m saying? Like, I was already the owner of Griselda Records before I did that deal.
“I was already making noise before I did that deal. That’s why we even did the partnership in the first place. It wasn’t just like I came out of thin air. I already had murals painted of me and people tattooing me, people crazy.”
This Thursday Westside Gunn will be performing at Radio City Musical Hall alongside Erykah Badu and Questlove.
Next week is about to be crazy. The Hip-Hop Pop-Up museum experience in DC is putting on an honorary event that is going to shake up the world. On October 8, they are going to be honoring Pete Rock, Nice & Smooth, DJ Kid Capri, Kool Moe Dee, and Rakim. Others such as Quan and even Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur and Grouchy Greg of AllHipHop will be present.
Hip-Hop Museum in Washington DC is doing a great job with assembling this esteemed cast of characters in the culture. But, there is a rumor that a luminary of unprecedented respect will surprise the attendees. Right now, I am unable to specify who will be there, but I can tell you that if you are talking pioneers, it does not get much higher than this individual. Get your tickets here! And that is pretty much all I can say!
Rest assured this gallery is open to the public seven days a week and will continue to honor the Greats In Hip-Hop. They are already moving on to the next event that will literally shake things up even more. But, until then:
In the meantime, check out this video promoting the event. It’s centers on Pete Rock, and really gives you a reminder that there should be no ages them in hip-hop. Pete Rock is still doing it to this day and that means he’s got a tenure of over 25 years in the game. But, more importantly, this event will be a true way to honor the goats of our culture without a stigma attached to it. All real!
Florida rapper Kodak Black, a young man that has had his share of run-ins with the law, is now talking about sobriety and how it will enhance one’s life.
The Haitian chart-topper appeared on his lawyer’s Instagram while they were in a Broward County courtroom and showed the devastating effects of narcotics on all kinds of people.
His message was that abuse has no color or socio-economic limits.
Kodak Black’s attorney Bradford Cohen captioned, “Kodak speaks to a Broward Courtroom of individuals dealing with addiction problems. He speaks about his own battles and issues and the things he feels are important to a sober life. I believe this is all part of the process of healing. There are missteps along the way, but people should always realize that the first step is wanting to get better.”
The sound was not recorded. However, Cohen reported what was being said.
“Sorry about the sound but he says that addiction affects white black poor and rich and he realizes that it has affected his relationships and business in the past and he knows that a sober life is one that is better and healthier,” he wrote.
“Our community should embrace a #soberchallenge before some milk crates….realize what is important in your life, it’s not social media,” Kodak Black said, according to Cohen.
Kodak has had some issues with drugs in the past, but they were associated with marijuana use. There are no reports of him being on anything harder.
We hope that speaking out about issues is a new change for the rapper.
After R. Kelly was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking in New York on Monday, Bill Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt discussed the verdict in an interview with TMZ. Wyatt says his client believes Kelly was wronged by the criminal justice system.
“We talked about it today and the first thing he said was, ‘Look, the guy was railroaded,’” Cosby’s spokesman told TMZ. “As he said, Gloria Allred did the same thing that she did with him. You parade women out and you stir up the public sentiment to go against him. And that’s what they did to R. Kelly.”
Earlier this year, Bill Cosby was released from prison after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The Cosby Show star was serving time for three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault, but the court said he was denied protection against self-incrimination in the case.
Bill Cosby’s spokesman claims his client and R. Kelly have been targeted due to their fame and success.
“What we see in America today with R. Kelly is an assault on Black men,” Wyatt contended. “This is an assault on successful Black men who are doing great things.”
Bill Cosby’s spokesman also suggests R. Kelly will eventually get out of prison on appeal.
“I see R. Kelly having a strong case on appeal,” he said. “I think when he gets to appellate court and when he gets to the highest court in the land, I think we’ll see a conviction overturned.”
R. Kelly will be sentenced on May 4, 2022. He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and the possibility of life in prison.
The disgraced singer is awaiting another trial for federal child pornography and obstruction charges in Illinois. State-level sexual misconduct charges have been brought against him in Illinois and Minnesota.
In a case of “You Gonna Learn Today,” a white Brooklyn woman has recently lost her job because she told a Black couple to “go back to their hood.”
Now, only days after the event was posted online, the unemployed Emma “Sorry” Sarley is singing a whole different tune and asking if the two will accept her apology.
UPDATE: They found her. Her name is Emma Sarley and other info is in the thread. https://t.co/alv5usKhBg
Author Frederick Joseph filmed Sarley’s attack on him and his fiancée, one that she said had no “racial overtones” when uttered. He later posted the video on the platform on Sunday and by the start of the week, she was terminated from her employment.
I’ve been told that @DerekjAndersen and @bevyhq have let go of Emma Sarley, as her racism against me and fiancé doesn’t align with their values. I hope this is a lesson in accountability and consequences for Emma and others. pic.twitter.com/vgHgmL0dCa
Here is her statement that she released to the press. In it, Sarley said she had no “racial undertones in my comments whatever” when she confronted Joseph and his fiancée at McCarren Park in Williamsburg.
She also said she realized she was wrong, saying “how I could have handled things differently.”
“As the owners of this dog were leaving, I suggested that they keep a handle on their dog while visiting this particular park,” she said. “My reference to ‘back to your hood’ only referred to another dog park outside of this neighborhood park.”
Sarley finally resolved, “I fully understand how my words could’ve been interpreted and I deeply wish I had chosen them more carefully. A brief and thoughtless moment in my life has now led to nationwide outrage and hurt. For that, I am sorry.”
“As the dog owners followed me down the street with the phone camera on, I was filled with some panic because I’ve never been in an altercation like this and reacted in an inappropriate way. That’s what you witnessed on that tape,” she tried to justify.
“I’ve lived in New York City for a decade, my Brooklyn neighborhood and dog park is extremely diverse, something I truly love about this city, and I never meant for my words to contribute to pain for anyone. I truly hope we can find understanding and a peaceful resolution to this, for everyone involved.”
There is so much discourse about what a Black person should and shouldn’t do when dealing with racism… pic.twitter.com/LoyjdAaiRT
Joseph responded to the pushback for posting the event, “While it’s unfortunate that she had to lose her job, I do think that this brings up an important conversation about accountability, especially in a country where Black and Brown people, marginalized people as a whole, have seen so little of it.”
“I hope Emma learns from this. I hope other people learn from this who engage in abusive, racist, and destructive behavior,” he shared. “Because ultimately, whether Emma lost her job or not, doesn’t take away the trauma that my fiancé and I have. It doesn’t take away the feeling of feeling like anything racist can happen anywhere.”
Joseph also said he was getting death threats from kinds of people, “If she respected us or Black people as a whole, not only would she not have done as she did – she would have attempted to apologize. People should consider within themselves why there is such normalization of racist behavior.”
White supremacist delusion is white people thinking they should be able to commit racist acts and also decide what the repercussions of said racist acts should be.
Discourse amongst white people on what is “fair” reflects a country with no accountability for white supremacy.
Jadakiss has risen to the top like only a few have in this pandemic existence we are in right now. But, now it is stepping up even more. Somehow, one of the grimiest street rappers came into the presence of dainty Naomi Osaka! Naomi Osaka is the peerless tennis star of the here and the now! Only Serena Williams comes close, in my opinion! Anyway, the two superstars came into each other’s graces and it was over the top and became a viral moment!
What’s funny is Jadakiss gave her supreme respect but also gave her boyfriend rapper Cordae his respect too. Jadakiss passed on a hug with the cutie out of apparent respect for Cordae, prompting all to give him respect for giving respect! And so there it is. Mainstream media picks up on it and it becomes a moment that is actually quite common in our community. I’ma at least get a side-hug!
By the way, I am still waiting for a new Jadakiss album because he can still do the unthinkable this year and give us some of that 1990s real hip-hop. We have a lot of rappers in the present day giving us that feel, but not the actual artists that were there. At any rate, let’s go!
Damelo eso, Cardi B! She ate tonight, kids, and not a morsel was left behind.
The First Lady of Hip Hop proved she can rock any look as she showed off her post-partum snapback in Paris today.
As we can see from the picture below. she teased Dorothy’s ruby slipper realness look (made by Thierry Mugler), and within seconds after debuting this look, she became a worldwide Twitter trending topic.
The scream we just scromed. The return of Cardi B to high fashion in Paris is the best thing on the internet today. #ESSENCEpic.twitter.com/aXo51yA52Q
From the feather boa that belongs somewhere on the old-school Vegas strip to the shorn blonde locks reminiscent of Marlena Dietrich, Queen Belcalis spared no detail as she showed the heauxs how it’s done. Let’s remember she’s not even a month out of the hospital after giving birth to her second child with Offset. Look at the snapback! Your baby mama could never.
But, as another Twitter user pointed out, Cardi B is a quasi-muse for the French haute house, and she makes it obvious that she’s comfortable in the most outrageous of his designs.
Another Twitter user remarked that she was the “hip-hop Jessica Rabbit,” but let’s be honest, not even Jessica can compare. (Offset does look like Roger Rabbit though. A little.)
Belcalis was in town for Mugler’s show…but let’s be real, they really need to make her the face of the brand already. She deserves!
Chris Brown has been removed from Kanye West’s Donda album.
Kanye West dropped an updated version of the LP that no longer features Chris Brown. The polarizing singer’s vocals were taken off the song “New Again” in one of the many alterations to Donda.
The removal of Chris Brown’s vocals comes about a month after he lashed out at Kanye West on social media. Following the original release of Donda, Brown was seemingly upset to discover a verse he recorded for “New Again” wasn’t included.
A few days later, Kanye West’s manager Abou “Bu” Thiam spoke to TMZ about Chris Brown’s comment.
“It wasn’t intentional, but Ye is a producer, so his job is to find the best parts in the music and add it to his creative process,” Thiam said. “He reached out to Chris. Chris is a very passionate artist, but it’ll get figured it out. It’s just creatives having their beefs and s### like that. But it’s all good. Chris is family to us.”
In the aftermath, Chris Brown ended up leaking a reference mix of the verse he did for “New Again.” While the album cut simply featured him on the chorus, the reference audio had almost an entire minute of him singing.
Now, Chris Brown has been entirely removed from Donda, but he wasn’t the only person to get the boot from the LP. Kenyan artist KayCyy was also taken off the song “Keep My Spirit Alive.”
The reworked version of “Keep My Spirit Alive” replaces KayCyy’s hook with Kanye’s own rendition. Additional minor changes have been made throughout the album.
Kanye West dropped Donda on August 29 after multiple delays. As of September 28, both the original and updated versions of the LP can be heard on Apple Music.
Jeezy has agreed to a partnership with the French liquor brand Naud Spirits.
The trap rap star is teaming up with Naud to help grow its presence in the United States. The company is enlisting the services of Jeezy in hopes of replicating his success with Tequila Avion, which he helped become the third best-selling tequila in the U.S.
“We are so excited to be working hand-in-hand with an accomplished artist and businessman of Jeezy’s caliber who can add the exact kind of innovative thinking and strategy we believe will help take our brand to the next level in the U.S. market,” Naud Spirits sales manager Pierre Naud said in a press release.
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Jeezy served as the Multicultural Advisor to Tequila Avion. His new partnership will see him assisting Naud, which is best known for its Cognacs, amid its expansion into the U.S. with a growing line of premium spirits that include gin and vodka.
“Naud’s rich history as one of the most forward-thinking distilleries in France, combined with my knowledge and experience in growing brands, particularly in the hospitality and spirits industry, has tremendous potential to see explosive growth here in the U.S.” Jeezy said. “As I continue to grow my business portfolio, I look to brands, like Naud, that possess legacy experience but with a desire to push beyond conventionality for a better business.”
Jeezy’s deal with Naud adds to his already significant business portfolio. He’s partnered with Defiance Fuel, has an ownership stake in American Cut and currently serves as a senior advisor to the chairman of Def Jam Recordings.
Business, education, and Hip-Hop have been strange bedfellows, almost since the dawn of the culture. The business helped propel the art into an industry worth billions. The education, knowledge and understanding, have manifested within the songs, writings, and spoken word of the urban griot. And Hip-Hop, as a culture, has emerged as a perfect vessel to teach the truth to the youth. One man has taken his penchant for all of these disciplines and poured them into the youth in both traditional and unorthodox ways.
Ernest Ruffin, Jr. is the Executive Director and founder of Young Entrepreneurz Solutions Organization. He also taught entrepreneurship at Rutgers University from 2011 until 2020, right until the pandemic decimated all that was regular and normal in our lives. Ruff, like Hip-Hop, has a long history of working in and out of the system. His new organization has numerous layers, all that lead back to business, education, and Hip-Hop. Add ambitious young people and there’s nothing but an overload of positive that goes worldwide.
AllHipHop: Tell people about yourself a bit.
Ernest Ruffin: I am the Executive Director and founder of Young Entrepreneurz Solutions Organization and I also I taught entrepreneurship at Rutgers University from 2011 until the pandemic in 2020. The pandemic hit and decreased the class sizes, so adjunct professors like me were not asked back to teach, but while teaching at Rutgers one of my students sold his company to Mark Cuban, another is selling tie pins and was featured in GQ magazine and they attributed some of their success from what they learned in my classes, so I decided to teach younger kids (6-12 grades) the foundation of entrepreneurship and economic development and it’s been successful.
AllHipHop: How do you feel Hip-Hop has played a role in pushing entrepreneurship and shaping young business minds? Think Sugar Hill/Sylvia Robinson, EPMD/Strictly Business, Master P…and so on.
Ernest Ruffin: I think Hip-Hop has played a very significant role in making young people aware that they can start and grow businesses witnessing the success rappers and NBA players have had transitioning into business, however our goal at YES is to make the everyday kid know that he or she can start a business and change their economic condition, their neighborhood and put friends to work. I want them to be walking down the street with their fresh Jordan’s or Jean outfit on and their friends say” what is Kason doing every time I see him, he’s got on fresh gear” and their friends say “oh he opened the coffee shop around the corner. Their coffee and smoothies are the bomb and it’s always crowded, Yo he gettin’ that bread” when that happens we really winning…
AllHipHop: Do you ever think Hip-Hop hurts things?
Ernest Ruffin: Not at all, Hip-Hop has created crazy revenue streams. It’s taken over the music industry, which directly relates to fashion, movies, reality shows, streaming series, Hip-Hop has had a more positive effect on the community than negative for sure.
AllHipHop: What about from an innovation point of view? Do you think about the innovation that Hip-Hop has shown through the years?
Ernest Ruffin: Hip-Hop artists have been very innovative and creative using the latest technology to bring their videos to the masses. Streaming technology and social media allow the independent artist to get their music consumers, who can then buy direct from the artist which is great. Streaming services like Tidal allow music to drop faster, videos are sharper than ever because of HD technologies. HipHop has been smart in its use of innovation.
AllHipHop: What sort of feedback have you gotten from the kids you work with?
Ernest Ruffin: We had a kid from Queens come to me and say Professor I want to be the CEO of my team. My response was you have to convince your teammates to vote you in as CEO. They didn’t vote for him and the team didn’t win the YES Business Plan Challenge and he was upset. The very next year he came to me and said I have my own team and we’ve been preparing for this all year. Their business was a hamburger truck. They made burgers stuffed with bacon and cheese and blew the judges away and won the challenge.
We had a kid from the YMCA also in Queens create a car that ran on solar power for his team. He and I were going over the team’s SWOT analysis and I was answering questions he had, etc. it came time to present and one of his colleagues asked “what happens to the solar car if it rains?” to which I said Gabriel explain how you get around that, he clearly explained how he created a solar storage compartment in the car and the YMCA staff, some ladies were crying and the kids gave him a standing ovation. I didn’t understand why they were standing, for he answered a question. Well, Mr. Gabriel had been at that Y for over a year and had never talked. They thought he couldn’t speak and was shocked by his response. That’s just a couple, we have many more.
AllHipHop: You are working in the Virgin Islands with your Young Entreprenurz movement. Are there any differences or similarities with them and here, business and Hip-Hop?
Ernest Ruffin: Young people everywhere are looking for a blueprint on how to win. If you can provide a blueprint they can understand and relate to you will have them captivated regardless of where they are. YES teaches youth entrepreneurship in 23 cities and towns nationwide and the Virgin Islands.
AllHipHop: What advice would you give somebody to build up to becoming an entrepreneur? Are there any essential traits or qualities one must have or develop?
Ernest Ruffin: Yes to be a successful entrepreneur one must have a passion for a particular skill they have for example they are good at building things or have very good presentation skills, etc. They have to be willing to work tirelessly to implement and execute that skill into a product or a service. They must understand potential customers, develop a “refuse to lose” attitude and get comfortable with the word no. You will be told no often as a business owner, you have to find alternative solutions to the issue(s) you are trying to solve.
AllHipHop: Final words?
Ernest Ruffin: YES is fortunate to be hosting two awesome programs in the US Virgin Islands. The YES National Business Plan Challenge in St Croix November 4th – 7th bring the winning teams from the local challenges to St. Croix to compete for a grand prize of $1,000 each winning team member and honor executives, professors and community leaders like Chuck Creekmur CEO of AllHipHop.com for his support of youth entrepreneurship over the years.
The YES US Virgin Islands HBCU Basketball Classic (December 29th – January 2nd)going to be a great weekend. We have a New Year’s Eve party, a New Years Day beach party. Google volunteers are teaching St Thomas kids to code beats. YES taught (they will be recognized that weekend) St Thomas youth the foundation of entrepreneurship, all this rolled into a weekend, going to be a blast. We are very excited.
50 Cent is helping high school students get a head start in entrepreneurship.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has launched an after-school program called the G-Unity Business Lab in his new home of Houston. 75 high school students were welcomed into the program, which is designed to teach them skills to become successful entrepreneurs
Students from Wheatley, Worthing and Kashmere high schools were selected to join the G-Unity Business Lab. According to Houston’s KHOU, the program is partnered with the Houston Independent School District and Horizon United Group.
“This is an exciting partnership for the students of HISD,” HISD Superintendent Millard House II said. “Curtis Jackson moved to Houston and immediately invested in our children, becoming a stakeholder in their future.”
The G-Unity Business Lab is a 12-week entrepreneurial internship program. Students will be taught an MBA-level curriculum by volunteers.
“I want you to take the information that they give you and keep it,” 50 Cent told students. “Listen to them because this program’s about what you want it to be about. It’s about you being an entrepreneur. Take the things that stick out to you as really important things and make that a part of how you do business moving forward.”
50 Cent, who moved to Houston in May, and his G-Unity Foundation invested $300,000 into the program. HISD matched that number, providing the business lab with a total investment of $600,000.
“When you grow up under circumstances that I grew up under, it starts to feel like the biggest restraint is a financial restraint,” the G-Unit rapper said. “I just want to be able to help provide programs that allow you the information to do it the right way.”
DJ Envy is one of the most well-known names in the music business, thanks to the hit radio show “The Breakfast Club” he hosts with Angela Yee and Charlamagne Tha God.
Over the years, Envy has expanded his businesses to include flipping real estate and cashing in on one of his main loves – cars.
The radio personality’s Carchella car show is a relatively new event featuring exotic cars owned by some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop. Artists like Lil Baby, 50 Cent, Lil Uzi Vert, and others have featured their rides at Carchella.
Unfortunately for Envy, he has been accused of being less than original with the name of the car show.
Coachella, one of the world’s best-known concert brands, has accused Envy of biting the name and the famous logo.
The organizers behind Coachella just smacked DJ Envy with a trademark infringement lawsuit, claiming the car show is nothing but a ripoff of the Coachella brand.
DJ Envy held the first Carchella in July of 2021, followed by another successful event in August. He is also promoting an event for October and another one in December.
The bosses at Coachella, launched in 1999, claim they asked DJ Envy to come up with another name to avoid a lawsuit. However, he ignored their requests, and now it could cost him dearly.
“Despite repeated requests, [DJ Envy and Carchella] have refused to adopt their own distinctive event name and mark. Accordingly, [Coachella and Goldenvoice] have been forced to file this action to protect the COACHELLA trademarks and service marks from infringement and to protect the public from the likelihood of confusion and false association caused by [DJ Envy and Carchella],” reads the lawsuit obtained by AllHipHop.com.
According to Coachella, they also host car exhibitions. So there is a high likelihood that consumers will assume the brands are associated since Coachella also markets the festival to the same audience as DJ Envy.
“[DJ Envy’s] advertising of Carchella through the DJ Envy Instagram page directly competes with the Coachella festival’s fan base, as rap and hip-hop are some of the primary genres played at Coachella festivals,” Coachella’s lawyer Rodman E. Honecker explained. [DJ Envy has] gone to great lengths to imitate Coachella. Like Coachella, the Carchella festival is an outdoor event featuring music and art.”
Coachella claims DJ Envy’s name is not even new or original to them on the legal front, either. Over the years, organizers for Coachella say they have stopped several “Carchella” events.
The business has blocked previous attempts to register the “Carchella” name as a trademark, and the company plans to do the same with DJ Envy, who is also attempting to register the name.
DJ Envy is being sued for trademark infringement and unfair competition.
Drea Kelly, the former wife of disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, has finally broken his silence on her ex’s recent conviction.
The dancer and one of the women who spoke out regarding his abuse on the “Surviving R. Kelly” docuseries on Lifetime made comments that genuinely reflected their tumultuous relationship’s complicated nature.
The Daily Mail reports that he may get “20 years for racketeering and 10 for each of the sex trafficking convictions.”
Drea Kelly said to UK-based ITV’s Good Morning Britain, “I feel that my heart is in two places.”
“My heart definitely goes out to the survivors and the courage that it takes to come forward and tell the story, but my heart breaks as a mother because this is now the legacy that my children will have to deal with and their children’s children,” she continued.
The mother of the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer said, “At the end of the day, you cannot walk away from your bloodline. I have the ability to separate and distance myself from it, but his blood runs through my children’s veins and it’s part of their DNA and they couldn’t escape it even if they wanted to. So it’s very difficult for me to sit in that position.”
“I can only speak of my journey as his ex-wife and a survivor and an advocate, but I think that goes for any child,” Drea concluded.
We have seen what 50 Cent has done in the music and TV space. Master P did that many moons ago with his immensely popular films like “Bout It, Bout It.” However, that has been decades ago at this point. He has been on TV numerous times, most notably on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network. Now, it looks like Master P is back for everything that we know him for, including the music. “King of the South” is a new show that Master P will be pushing out to the public widely. It’s not ready yet, but what has ever stopped him from moving anyway? He’s got a new song of the same title that will be the theme song to the new TV series.
From what I am hearing, this is the beginning of a lot of TV that Master P will be promoting through this one show. A whole Hip-Hop Universe? We shall soon see! In the meantime, he talked to AllHipHop and let the people know what was what with the show as well as the music.
The music mogul and entrepreneur said, “It has been a while since I’ve been in the recording studio but after doing a deal with Deon Taylor and Hidden Empire Film Group to tell my life story in the “King of the South” TV series, I felt that I had to go and make another classic. I created a new style of Hip-Hop that I call ‘Ghetto Poetry’ with super producer Mac Sauce Beats who whipped up the hit, and the lyrics poured out of my soul. I felt like a lot of people could relate to this song because people always say that they love you , that’s why I called it ‘Show Me.’ I also had one of the most talented young artists T.Cole lay the hook and the rest was history.”
Check out the song…you ready for another show? This might be in. We got BMF! Why not King of the South!? You think T.I. will have anything to say?
Lil Baby tries to stay low-key, but it seems that people around him always seem to get him in a headline.
This time, it is not anyone in his crew, but from someone he knows intimately: his baby moms.
According to DanceHallMag, Jayda Cheaves, the mother of the Atlanta rapper’s son, and her friend Gregory Wright were arrested and charged with the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
The two were caught with two guns and 15 bullets while trying to hop on a plane leaving Jamaica.
the two weapons were license and registered in the US, but not in Jamaica which is where the problem arise.”
Despite renting a private jet, authorities still found two 9mm pistols on her person.
According to the report, “the police confirmed that Jayda and her friends are being interviewed by the St James police in the presence of their attorneys.”
Both individuals are out on bail but must appear in the Western Regional Court on Wednesday, September 29.
One of her fans also posted on Instagram a screenshot from Jayda’s Instastory that said, “Act Normal. I’m good for now.”
The expert, Michaela Boehm, asked Will to be open about his fantasies and he told her he’d like to travel with a group of women he could love, cherish, and adore.
“I don’t know where I saw it… but the idea of traveling with 20 women that I loved and took care of and all of that, it seemed like a really great idea,” he told the publication, adding he quickly went off the idea.
“After we played it out a little bit, I was like, ‘That would be horrific. That would be horrific’,” he laughed. “I was like, ‘Can you imagine how miserable (you would be)?'”
Will also addressed rumors suggesting his marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith is non-monogamous, telling GQ, “Jada never believed in conventional marriage… Jada had family members that had an unconventional relationship. So she grew up in a way that was very different than how I grew up.
“There were significant endless discussions about, ‘What is relational perfection? What is the perfect way to interact as a couple?’ And for the large part of our relationship, monogamy was what we chose, not thinking of monogamy as the only relational perfection.
“The pursuit of truth is the only way to be happy in this lifetime and we sort of came to the agreement that authenticity was the release from the shackles of fame and public scrutiny.
“We have given each other trust and freedom, with the belief that everybody has to find their own way… I don’t suggest our road for anybody… but the experiences that the freedoms that we’ve given one another and the unconditional support, to me, is the highest definition of love.”
When 14-year-old Paul Cabbin started learning to play the piano and drums at the same time, he didn’t think his well-rounded talents and honed ear would lead him into the full-fledged production career he has today. Nonetheless, it did, and Cabbin boasts an astounding list of collaborations with the biggest artists in the game, including Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, and Jeremih just to name a few.
With one of his latest songs “Provide” by G-Eazy featuring Chris Brown and Mark Morrison out now, fans have more to hear from the musically-intuitive Compton-born producer, and the show isn’t stopping anytime soon.
Born in Compton and raised in Norwalk and Moreno Valley, Cabbin first got his start in the industry selling beats on MySpace for as little as a dollar back in 2007. In 2011 he got his first placement on Bobby Brown’s song “Doesn’t Anybody Know” ft. Ralph Tresvant, and it’s been history ever since.
Now, Cabbin is two-time Grammy-nominated, owns 16 plaques, and has a limitless list of other hit songs, including his work on two TikTok hits Wiz Khalifa’s “Something New” featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Vedo’s “You Got It” that went viral this year.
Through and through, Cabbin recognizes that he couldn’t have gotten to where he is today without collaboration.
“That’s my formula to success,” he says. “I’m always collaborating.”
Such collaborators include producers like Hitmaka, Murda Beatz, Tariq Beats, Cardiak, and OG Parker, which only scrape the surface of the community that helped Cabbin propel his career.
“I’ve been a part of the online beat-selling community,” he says, “and growing up in the church gigging every Sunday really gave me a different approach to life and music. I think all these things together have given me an advantage.”
Now based in Atlanta, Paul Cabbin is always working, though he isn’t just motivated by his passion for music anymore.
“I have a son on the way,” he says fondly. “He’s already motivated me more than ever. I already want nothing but the best for him— no excuses.”
Follow Paul on Instagram @PaulCabbbin, and take a listen to “Something New” below!
Fresh off his Rolling Loud Miami performance, Roc Nation’s Bobby Fishcale joins Lil $o$o on her new Tylian Francois-produced single “Go Ooh.”
The catchy collaboration from the Florida natives is as equally melodic as it is motivational. Guaranteed to stay in your head all day, the song comes accompanied with an in-studio visual and once again features a cameo from Lunchbox Records CEO LunchMoney Lewis.
Giving insight on how Bobby got involved with the record, $o$o states,
“While we were listening to the instrumental and putting together the lyrics, the hook came to us – diamonds on me, go ooh. I couldn’t think of a better person to rock with me than him.”
While in high school, her life took a turning point when she began to gain popularity on Instagram, even getting shouted out by artists, such as Cuban-American singer Malu Trevejo. She then met her first true love, rapper, and record producer Jayo Sama, whose child she became pregnant with while still a student.
After she and he moved in together, anticipating the birth of their firstborn, the ultimate watershed in her life occurred: the love of her life was fatally shot. Motivated by both her heart-wrenching grief and the inner strength that was fueled by their upcoming newborn, Lil $o$o’s main focus became being the best mother. Therefore, she started writing as a hobby, utilizing it as a way to both heal and have fun.
A man with many academic backgrounds, Justin S. Grant is truly putting his knowledge to the test. A Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, studies of world religions, and an Audio Engineering certification from Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Justin S. Grant is just adding on to his report.
For a quick read into Justin’s mind read his latest publication ‘Business & Spirituality – Secrets of Personal, Professional, & Planetary Evolution.’
The academic and author has now taken on another role. Justin S. Grant is now known as an avid musician making waves and taking names with his tracks. He debuted his first track with the title “Don’t Go!.” It provided a deep insight into his emotions and drove his listeners on a trip packed with compassion.
Grant does not define his music into just one line, he tries his best to encompass various genres and speak to a myriad of listeners. Bringing in Hip Hop, pop, rap, indie, and rock, the new artist is jumping through hoops or his music. Check out Justin’s most recent visuals below!
