Production on Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua’s runaway-slave thriller “Emancipation” has reportedly been paused following a string of positive COVID tests on the set in Louisiana.
Deadline sources claim cast and crew were notified about the hiatus, which begins on Monday (August 2), on Sunday. It is expected to last five days.
Fuqua is directing Smith from a William N. Collage script, inspired by the story of a real-life slave, named Peter, who fled a plantation in Louisiana, and the haunting photo of his bare back, scarred from a brutal whipping, known as The Scourged Back, which was published by The Independent in May, 1863 and then in the Harper’s Weekly.
It served to show the barbarity of slavery in America, and became an image used by abolitionists.
Antoine Fuqua’s Fuqua Films and Will Smith’s Westbrook Inc. are producing “Emancipation,” which is based on William N. Collage’s screenplay.
Apple Studios purchased the rights to the movie for $130 million.
“At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice,” Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua shared in a joint statement.
“We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access. The new Georgia voting laws are reminiscent of voting impediments that were passed at the end of Reconstruction to prevent many Americans from voting. Regrettably, we feel compelled to move our film production work from Georgia to another state,” the pair concluded.
Her grieving mother posted video of the little girl enjoying a pool day and added the caption: “This is my amazing, beautiful, funny, vibrant, loving, talented, smart and hardheaded princess mermaid Aquarius.
“If you see this post scrolling by with her comment or just say to yourself ‘I love you LAUREN’ because they say that souls can feel your love #rip.”
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Fetty also appeared to acknowledge his daughter’s death over the weekend, dedicating his Saturday night performance in Miami, Florida to Lauren.
“LoLo daddy did that shiyt for you last night baby girl,” he wrote on Sunday.
Unfortunately, Fetty Wap also suffered another tragedy in October of 2020.
His younger brother Twyshon Depew, was shot and killed in their hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. Depew was just 26-years-old when he was murdered.
Ice-T’s wife Coco Austin has defended breastfeeding her five-year-old daughter Chanel, insisting she won’t tell her little girl that it’s time to stop.
While the World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding babies up to two years, Coco has decided to continue her breastfeeding journey for a further three years.
And while she won’t be telling Chanel she can’t have any more breast milk, Coco also enjoys the bonding experience it gives her and her daughter.
“Chanel still likes my boobs. It’s a big bonding moment for a mother and your child,” the 42-year-old told Us Weekly.
Coco added that despite the fact Chanel can “eat steak and hamburgers”, she “likes a little snack every now and then”.
“Why take that away from her? … If she doesn’t want it, all right, that’s where you stop it. But I’m not just going to say no,” the Think Like a Man Too actress insisted.
Coco previously told In Touch magazine in October 2019 that she will leave it up to her daughter as to when she stops breastfeeding, but insisted her little girl “won’t be like 16 and be like, ‘Mom, can I have the boob? and then a car?'”
“She’s going to go through a time in her life where she’s like, ‘Okay, I got this Mom, I don’t need you.’ And right now she still wants me so I’m just going to accept it,” she said at the time. (SVB
The Hip-Hop community is mourning the iconic rapper and DJ, Biz Markie (whose professional name Marcel Theo Hall).
Biz Markie dropped on the scene in the 80s with his congenial personality, unorthodox beatboxing, and as a central member of the Queensbridge Juice Crew, under the leadership of Marley Marl. However, despite having a stellar career that extended outside of Hip-Hop and touched everything from comic books to child education, his life was cut short too soon. On July 16, 2021, the “Just a Friend” chart-topper transitioned. Monday, August 2, friends, family and fans gather to say their final good-byes.
His service is in Long Island, a community that nurtured him in his youth, at the Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts.
A private ceremony took place at 11:00 AM (EDT) and the public funeral service begins at 2:00 PM (EDT) and will be streamed live on TMZ and BET. Artists such as Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Treach, LL Cool J, Fat Joe, Ice T, Redman, EPMD, DJ Premier, Mister Cee, Rob Base, and MC Debbie Dee are amongst the first to arrive to support Biz’s family and his wife, Tara.
AllHipHop.com is also there to show our respect and to the revered artist.
Almost like a family reunion, everyone is gathering with a heavy heart but the vibe is celebratory and positive. There was even a visual artist Demont “Peekaso” Pinder on deck to create an on-site masterpiece in tribute to the beloved rapper.
Everything about the homegoing service is regal, including his casket that was beautifully crafted black wood with gold trimmings. As they closed his casket, Bid Daddy Kane kept his head down, seemingly in prayer, with his head shaking from side to side. The artist is painting to the right side of the stage, respectfully capturing the joy that Biz exuded all throughout his life. Opposite to the left, is a huge gold and black flowered-three panel sign that said, “BIZ.”
Those who organized the homegoing selected comedian James “Talent” Harris to be the emcee for the celebration.
As the service started, Bishop Lamor Miller Whitehead stepped up and recited Psalm 23 for those in attendance. Al B. Sure! took to the stage to recite a passage from the New Testament, reading Revelation 21:4.
Before he read the scripture, Al B. Sure! told a story about how Biz wanted him or Keith Sweat to sing on his record, “Just a Friend.” Of course, that didn’t happen, but it was a memory that was sweat.
Talent, as a great emcee, relays that Biz helped his career by consistently saying his slogan “It’s just comedy.” Then he takes a swig of his Heineken (another thing that Biz always reminded him to do) as he did a short set about the COVID-19 quarantine.
Lynne Hawkins read the obituary, one that was rich with history and accomplishments. The prayer was done with class and grace by Rev. Montell Jordon.
“Precious Lord” was powerfully delivered by a vocalist, Karen Anderson, that had worked with him in the past.
After Miss Anderson’s outstanding performance, DJ Cutmaster Cool V came to give reflections. Last month the company’s CEO, Chuck Creekmur sat with him to talk about working with Biz, his cousin.
As in his interview with Creekmur, he used humor to push through his feelings. He talked about his love to entertain people. He spoke about traveling the world for free. Every story gave the audience another glimpse into Biz’s extraordinary life. At times his reflection was emotional and difficult, and that is when Roxanne Shanté came to stand with him.
Then Shanté took the mic.
She first made her connection to Biz being her DJ and friend. Then she connected with him because he was a foster child. She broke down how his bonus family, The Parkers, showed both what good parenting looked like. She also told a story about how once he was eating out of her kitchen and her mother caught him. She told her mother, Peggy, “Hey, that’s my beatbox!” Her mother told them both, “I don’t care. The both of you can beat it out my house.” She then broke down and shared that he left her the best gift by connecting her to Cool V. As she wept, Cool V came and hugged her.
Asia Whitehead then gave another song, “Faith that Conquers”, to minister the sermonic selection to the bereaved crowd.
Rev. Al Sharpton then took the mic to deliver the eulogy that punctuated on Biz’s life, Hip-Hop culture and a charge to those connected to him to further the legacy of this amazing man. As he departed the stage, he saluted Biz with the “power to the people fist.”
Brother K.D. came to the stage to share another scripture from the Gospel of the Beloved Disciple, John 3:16. He repeated, “There is no death in God’s love.”
Jeffery Spencer was called to the mic to give his reflections. After stepping on the stage, he went over to Biz’s casket and touched the casket. Then he spoke about how they met, their relationship, and how he met Biz at a talent show. It was there, he was doing the “Biz Dance.” To culminate his touching tribute, he quoted the lyrics of “Amazing Grace.”
Ralph Horton came up to talk about his relationship, saying, “He changed my life.” He shared that he watched out for the “wolves” who might have been plotting on him. One thing that he reminded some and educated others on, was that Biz was an intense businessman. He also dropped that Biz loved his cars and competing on his fly. Horton said with his Woo beard, “It’s hard to compete with someone they are rich.” Horton ended his remarks with the poem, “The Dash.”
Sheldon “Diamond” Parker, Biz’s foster brother, came up to speak and reveal that he was there when Biz was baptized into the Christian faith. “Biz, we release you. We let you go. To the stars, we give another star. I love you brother,” Sheldon concluded.
Talent, again with his humor, told a joke about Rev. Al Sharpton stealing his funeral program. The crowd cracked up.
Mary Brown took the mic to sing a selection. Mary shared that she met him at a rap battle in New Jersey, and became friends with him. An established songwriter, she sang on many of his biggest hits — including Grand Daddy I.U.’s song, “Sugar Free.” Her selection, the last song that she would be able to sing for her friend, was “Just A Prayer Away.”
Avery Story, his bonus child, also gave reflections. Dressed in a white baseball hat and a black jacket, she gave the sweetest tribute. For her, one of the greatest memories was that he said that Christmas was every day.
Photographer Johnny Nunez shared his memories of meeting Biz at Brentwood Junior High School as a kid. He tells how his principal got shot in the face. Biz came to his school to “beatbox” for the kids to lift their spirits. The two would bump into each other throughout the years, but he didn’t think that Biz remembered him. One day at the Philly NBA All-Star game, he flickered the lights of his camera at him. Biz immediately recognized and beatboxed his name, saying “Johnny Nunez in the house.”
The last reflection was from Tara L. Hall, Biz’s wife.
She said that he was a Man of God, who loved his family. When he would come home from his trips, he would say, “Tara… Avery… I am home!” She said she wanted to have their house his favorite place to be. There seemed to always be jokes, and people said their home seemed like it was a “sitcom.”
He would yell, “From all angles …” then jump on her and her daughter on the bed. She giggled as she said that he was 300lbs. She talked about their dog, Major aka DJ Mage. She sweetly remembered him always wanting the new cereal when it came out. She said, “I didn’t even know cereals ‘came out.'”
Tara said that he made her laughed every day. One thing he said that made her laugh was “I have the best job ever.” When she asked what was that, he said “Just being me.” She then said, “I may not be taking care of his physical body, but I will be taking care of his legacy.”
She shared that she and her daughter received a note from the Obamas expressing their condolences.
Rev. Montell Jordan returned to the mic to remind people to stay connected after the funeral is over, before singing “Great Are You, Lord.” The benediction was done by Bishop Miller Whitehead after he opened the doors of the space and rendered “The Sinner’s Prayer.”
By the end of the program, Peekaso finished the beautiful portrait for the family.
The city shut down the highway to take the caravan to his final destination. The burial was officiated by MC Debbie Dee.
“Founders Entertainment does not and will not tolerate hate or discrimination of any kind. We welcome and celebrate the diverse communities that make New York City the greatest city in the world. Thank you to the fans who continue to speak up for what is right. Along with you, we will continue to use our platform for good.”
Artists on the bill for the event’s 10th-anniversary celebration include A$AP Rocky, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, 21 Savage, Megan Thee Stallion, and others.
DaBaby’s finances are being targeted after he asked fans to put up their cellphones if they “didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of [those] deadly sexually transmitted diseases, that’ll make you die in two to three weeks…“Ladies, if your p#### smell like water, put your cellphone light in the air. Fellas, if you ain’t sucking d##k in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up.”
His comments were condemned by his “Levitating” collaborator Dua Lipa, as well as Anitta, who recorded her hit song “Girl From Rio” with DaBaby.
Madonna issued a statement chastising DaBaby, while AIDS activist Elton John also had some stern words for the controversial rap star.
“We’ve been shocked to read about the HIV misinformation and homophobic statements made at a recent DaBaby show. This fuels stigma and discrimination and is the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic,” Elton John said in a statement.
DaBaby did apologize for making the comments, but many felt his attempt was not sincere.
“Anybody who done ever been [affected] by AIDS/HIV y’all got the right to be upset, what I said was insensitive even though I have no intentions on offending anybody. So my apologies. 🙏🏽But the LGBT community… I ain’t trippin on y’all, do you. Y’all business is y’all business,” DaBaby said. “& for any brands, networks, or artists that like to profit off of black rappers influence on the culture, without understanding it or having the patience to deal with what comes with the position we play in our culture. Keep yo money next time us “N#####” human too.”
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye has many of his followers extremely excited about an upcoming body of work possibly arriving soon. A 1 minute, 41-second video posted to The Weeknd’s social media accounts appears to be a tease of what’s to come.
The 31-year-old Canadian singer/songwriter further fueled the rumors about his fifth studio LP by taking part in a rare interview with GQ. A cover story about The Weeknd was published today (August 2).
In the article titled “The Weeknd vs. Abel Tesfaye,” the XO record label head discussed a variety of topics associated with his artistry and his life. Mark Anthony Green also asked The Weeknd about which other artists he would like to collaborate with in the near future.
“I’d love to work with [Venezuelan musician] Arca. Arca’s great. I’d love to work with Kanye again. Especially on production,” responded The Weeknd. “I got mad love for Tyler, the Creator, and what he’s doing right now. Tyler is funny, man.”
The Weeknd continued, “I remember [Tyler] came to one of my performances – I think it was like a festival performance. And he was very vocal about how ‘Starboy’ was his favorite song at the time. You can tell he’s waiting for the song. I could see him. As soon as the song happened, he’s like, ‘All right, cool. Thanks.’ And he just peaced out. It was pretty funny. But he’s somebody that I really admire, because he wears his feelings on his sleeve.”
The “Starboy” single featuring Daft Punk lives on The Weeknd’s 2016 album of the same name. Starboy followed 2013’s Kiss Land and 2015’s Beauty Behind the Madness. 2020’s chart-topping After Hours is The Weeknd’s most recent full-length studio project. He also dropped The Highlights greatest hits compilation in February.
The Weeknd first started gaining mainstream attention as a faceless, enigmatic entity with the now-classic House of Balloons mixtape in 2011. He later credited that collection of tunes for changing the culture of music, telling Rolling Stone in 2015, “Just listen to the radio: every song is House Of Balloons 2.0.”
Over a decade after the release of House Of Balloons, The Weeknd is now one of the most commercially successful acts on the planet. Many music fans even started comparing Abel to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson because of his vocal style and global appeal.
“It’s a roller coaster, because Michael is somebody that I admire. He’s not like a real person, you know?” The Weeknd told GQ about the comparisons to MJ. “When I started making music, that’s all I wanted to aspire to, just like every other musician. So then when I started getting those types of comparisons, I invited them, because it’s like who wouldn’t want that?”
The Weeknd continued, “But I guess the older I got, and the more I started understanding who I was, it was very important for me to realize: How do I become that for someone else? Because I know James Brown was that for Michael. And I’m not trying to say I’m Michael’s successor or whatnot. But I’m excited to be the first Weeknd.”
Back in 1997, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs and Faith Evans scored a #1 hit on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with “I’ll Be Missing You” featuring 112. The collaboration was a tribute song dedicated to the late Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace.
“I’ll Be Missing You” sampled the classic 1983 record “Every Breath You Take” by the English rock band the Police. According to reports, Police singer/songwriter Sting still makes around $2,000 a day from “I’ll Be Missing You” because he is credited as the sole owner of the intellectual property.
Many of the central figures in the creation of “I’ll Be Missing You” were apparently left out of the song’s profits entirely. Veteran rapper Sauce Money (born Todd Gaither) recently spoke to Hip Hop News Uncensored about his role in the making of Puffy’s second chart-topping single.
“When I wrote ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ for Puff… what happened was, he did bad business with Sting. Meaning that, before he got clearance to use the record, he put the record out. So Sting came back and was like, ‘Okay, well since you used the record before you got clearance, I want all the publishing off the record,'” said Sauce Money.
The Middle Finger U album creator continued, “At the end of the day, Puff didn’t care because he was making the money off the physical sales. He had a single release and an album release, so he ate a few times off of that record. So it didn’t really matter to him.”
Sauce Money went on to talk about how much residual capital he supposedly lost because of “I’ll Be Missing You.” He stated, “I missed out on about $4 million… We did something as far as the publishing deal that I had which is why I never really went at Puff because we figured something out on that end.”
The 51-year-old New Yorker also added, “That song generates about $730,000 a year. So you figure 10% of that is $73,000 and 20% is $146,000. You multiply that by 24, 25. So if I had a problem with him, you could understand, right?”
Puff Daddy’s “I’ll Be Missing You” was one of the most successful songs of 1997. The No Way Out track spent 11 weeks at No. 1 which was a record for a Hip Hop act at the time. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and is presently certified 3x-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The Hype Williams-directed music video for “I’ll Be Missing You” was named Best R&B Video at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards. Sting actually joined Puff Daddy on stage at that year’s VMAs for a show-stealing performance of the song which also featured Faith Evans, 112, a choir, and dancers.
Dion “42 Dugg” Hayes is the latest Hip Hop artist to be caught up in a controversy over homophobic comments. Over the weekend, 42 Dugg was facing significant negative reactions to one of his Instagram posts.
Suck My Dick YOU GAY BIOTCHES Ain’t nobody going for that gay ass hoe ass s### y’all on, y’all [quick] to get on some GAY B#### ASS S### BUT WHEN AH N#### JUMP DOWN ON ONE YOU HOE N##### AND CALL SOMEBODY OUT WE HOMOPHOBIC, DONT NOBODY GIVE AH F### ABOUT THAT S### YALL DONT NONE US WE ENTERTAINERS THATS IT. WE NOT HERE TO coach you on life if I say I’m not with that gay S### that’s where y’all should leave it quit tryna shove that s### down N##### throats, ah gay n#### ah be on national tv tonguing another HOE ASS N####, but that’s ok though y’all or no other motherfuckas on earth ain’t finna make me like S### ION LIKE IF YALL DON’T LIKE ME. FUCKK YALL GET WITH ME KEEP MY SON OUT YALL MOUTH FLAT OUT.
@42_dugggg Instagram
It did not take long before 42 Dugg was issuing an apology for his Instagram rant. The 25-year-old Detroit native returned to the platform to write:
It never be my intentions to offend anybody even when I’m offended so for that I am sorry, usually I’m Ah very private person when it come to personal s### such as my son or my family in general people tell me I need to take more pictures or you know let my fans see something about me other the music yesterday I called myself doing that my son birthday was the weekend so I decided I would let y’all see how much fun we had you know the pictures/videos I posted of my son wasn’t put out for feedback that was us being us so for y’all to take that moment and make it what y’all did just reminded me of why I keep my family private I will not be showing my son or any of my family on this S### again y’all lost that privilege this for me to promote my music and that’s what I’m gone use it for nothing more nothing less.
@42_dugggg Instagram
42 Dugg’s controversial statements came just days after North Carolina-bred rapper Jonathan “DaBaby” Kirk faced weeklong backlash for his appearance at the Rolling Loud Miami festival.
Ultimately, DaBaby’s homophobic words at Rolling Loud Miami and his responses to the public complaints caused him to lose gigs such as the Parklife festival in Manchester, England and the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois. The Blame It on Baby album creator was also dropped from a collaborative campaign with the BoohooMAN clothing brand.
#BodakYellow1Billion is currently a trending topic on Twitter. Cardi B’s Bardi Gang fan base is celebrating the rapper’s breakout single crossing a major YouTube milestone.
As of this morning, the Picture Perfect-directed visuals for “Bodak Yellow” crossed the 1 billion views mark on YouTube. Cardi B’s return on investment was apparently extremely high because she claimed to have only spent $15,000 on the production.
The 28-year-old Atlantic recording artist is the first female rapper to have two music videos on her YouTube channel with over 1 billion views. “Bodak Yellow” joined “I Like It” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin (1,378,042,302 views).
The Bronx-raised entertainer made music history on several occasions thanks to “Bodak Yellow.” The Invasion of Privacy lead single was the first song by a solo female rapper to hit #1 on the Hot 100 chart in the 21st century.
“Bodak Yellow” topped the Hot 100 for three weeks in 2017. It was the first of Cardi B’s five career Number Ones (“Bodak Yellow,” “Girls Like You,” “I Like It,” “WAP,” and “Up”) which is the most all-time chart-toppers for a female rapper.
While “Bodak Yellow” gets added to the Billion View Club alongside other rap videos such as Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again” featuring Charlie Puth (5.2 B), Drake’s “God’s Plan” (1.3 B), and Eminem’s “Rap God” (1.2 B),” Cardi B is also on the list of the Top 30 most-viewed YouTube music videos of all time as a guest on Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You” (3 B).
“Baby Shark Dance” by Pinkfong Kids’ Songs & Stories is the most-viewed music video on YouTube with over 9 billion views. Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” featuring Daddy Yankee (7.4 B), LooLoo Kids’ “Johny Johny Yes Papa” (5.5 B), Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” (5.4 B), and Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again” make up the Top 5.
Australian rapper/singer The Kid LAROI currently has the #1 album in America. This week, F**k Love rose 25 positions to the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart.
The Kid LAROI’s debut commercial mixtape was first released on July 24, 2020. F**k Love(Savage) was later reissued in November of that year with seven additional tracks. He also dropped the F**k Love 3: Over You and F**kLove 3+: Over You deluxe editions.
By pulling in over 113 million on-demand streams in the most recent tracking week, F**k Love collected another 85,000 equivalent album units. That total was enough to surpass Olivia Rodrigo’s former No. 1, Sour, at #2 (69,000 units).
F**k Love originally debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 by earning 40,000 first-week units. The project is presently certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The multiple deluxe versions of F**k Love feature Lil Mosey, Juice Wrld, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Machine Gun Kelly, Polo G, Justin Bieber, G Herbo, Lil Durk, Mustard, and more. “Stay” with Justin Bieber peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 chart last month.
17-year-old The Kid LAROI is the youngest solo male act to reach #1 since 2015 when then-16-year-old Shawn Mendes landed at #1 with Handwritten. LAROI is the youngest artist to reach #1 since 17-year-old Billie Eilish led the rankings with When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? in 2019.
EST Gee of Yo Gotti’s Collective Music Group record label earned his first Top 10 album on the Billboard 200 because Bigger Than Lifeor Death skyrocketed from #65 to #7. Polo G’s Hall of Fame slipped one position to #8.
DaBaby continues to pay for homophobic comments about people with HIV/AIDS he made during his Rolling Loud performance last weekend (July 25).
The Charlotte, North Carolina rapper was supposed to hit the stage today (August 1) for a high-profile performance at Lollapalooza.
However, organizers shocked the rapper when they decided to cancel him over the controversy.
“Lollapalooza was founded on diversity, inclusivity, respect, and love. With that in mind, DaBaby will no longer be performing at Grant Park tonight,” organizers said in a statement. “Young Thug will now perform at 9:00pm on the Bud Light Seltzer Stage, and G Herbo will perform at 4:00pm on the T-Mobile Stage. https://t.co/Mx4UiAi4FW
Lollapalooza was founded on diversity, inclusivity, respect, and love. With that in mind, DaBaby will no longer be performing at Grant Park tonight. Young Thug will now perform at 9:00pm on the Bud Light Seltzer Stage, and G Herbo will perform at 4:00pm on the T-Mobile Stage. pic.twitter.com/Mx4UiAi4FW
The rapper was replaced by Young Thug and G Herbo.
The rap star has been embroiled in a firestorm of controversy since he made the following comments.
“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of [those] deadly sexually transmitted diseases, that’ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up,” said DaBaby.
He eventually backtracked on his comments and issued an apology, which only made things worse.
“Anybody who done ever been [affected] by AIDS/HIV y’all got the right to be upset, what I said was insensitive even though I have no intentions on offending anybody. So my apologies. 🙏🏽But the LGBT community… I ain’t trippin on y’all, do you. Y’all business is y’all business,” DaBaby said.
“& for any brands, networks, or artists that like to profit off of black rappers influence on the culture, without understanding it or having the patience to deal with what comes with the position we play in our culture. Keep yo money next time us “N#####” human too,” he continued.
This marks the second major blow to DaBaby’s business following a controversial week, which saw him condemned by no less than Elton John, Madonna, and his collaborators on two big hits, Dua Lipa and Anitta.
Clothing company Boohoo also canceled its deal with the star as well.
In the middle of the controversy, the rap star proudly dropped a video for his song “Giving What It’s Supposed to Give.”
Many felt he was deliberately targeting people with AIDS. During one clip in the self-directed video, he holds up a sign with the acronym, and then shoots two people as he raps:
“N#### ask if I got a pass/I tell ’em, No way/B####, we like AIDS/I’m on your ass, we on your ass/B#### we won’t go ‘way”
Rap superstar Drake is teaming up with LeBron James to produce a new documentary about Black hockey players.
“Black Ice” is being produced by Drake’s company DreamCrew Entertainment, LeBron James’s SpringHill Company, and their joint venture together, Uninterrupted Canada.
According to Deadline, “Black Ice” is a full-length feature film that will delve into Black hockey players and their hundreds of years of history with the sport.
The documentary will explain the origins of The Colored Hockey League The Maritimes, which was created by four Black Baptist leaders in 1895, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
From there, “Black Ice” will chronicle Black hockey players and their struggles with inclusion and equality through the 1900s all the way up to today’s modern-day NHL.
“This project presents a rich opportunity to explore a remarkable part of sports history. Despite the hardships and struggles, the story is about resilience and how society views itself today while offering a path forward to a more equitable and inclusive future,” uninterrupted Canada’s chief content officer Vinay Virmani told Deadline.
“Black Ice” is currently in production. A release date for the project has yet to be revealed.
Detail was hit with a civil suit by a woman named Kristina Buch. Buch accused him of sexually assaulting her during a recording session in Miami. She was allegedly forced to have intercourse in front of other people.
Buch was eventually awarded a default judgment of $15.4 million in September of 2019 because Detail never bothered to replied to the lawsuit.
Detail contested the judgment, but AllHipHop can confirm he is going to have to ante up and pay the massive judgment.
A California appeals court consisting of three judges upheld the verdict against Detail and tossed his motion to have the judgment dismissed.
The judges found that Detail purposely evading multiple attempts to serve him with the lawsuit by ignoring multiple summons and disregarding court orders.
So, he deserves no break the judges ruled.
In August of 2020, Detail was arrested and charged with 15 counts of sexual assault for incidents that occurred between 2010 and 2018. His bail was set at $6,290,000.
Every success has a story, and Pretty Tony’s is no exception. He is one of the rising stars in the hip-hop industry showing great prominence to dominate the future. A former basketball player turned rapper, Tony shares one of the most exciting and inspirational journeys into the music industry.
Tony was born in May 1999 in Mississippi and grew up being led by his sport-minded parents. His parents were great basketball players back in their days in high school and college. His father was a basketball coach at Shaw High School, mentoring young basketball players. As anticipated, Tony grew up with an interest in sports and learning everything from his parents. At 5, Tony was already playing park commission baseball and football. These sports were his favorite until the 7thgrade, when he started playing basketball.
Tony got deep into basketball after joining Shaw High School in the Cleveland School District. His move was influenced by the desire to play for his dad and, more importantly, make him proud. True to his wishes, Tony had the best four years of his basketball life. He won the state championship title for two consecutive years, 2014 and 2015, and was a state runner-up in 2017.
An all-around student, Tony also excelled academically, winning a full basketball scholarship to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Like his high school years, Tony continued to shine on the basketball courts, becoming his dad’s legacy. He also pledged the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, and his dad was allowed to pin him during initiation ceremonies.
At this point in life, everyone thought they knew Tony was destined for the NBA courts. He was a star in the making, and it was only a matter of time before he joined the elite league.
Unknown to many, Tony was a star in the making but for a different world. Though he liked playing the game, basketball was never his passion. He was doing it out of the family love to impress and make his parents proud. It was never his passion but had to do it for family.
His passion was deeply rooted in becoming a musician, notably a rapper. Tony was truly connected with the hip-hop world and dropped everything to do with basketball. He loved everything about music and was not ready to let anything hold him back.
As expected, his parents never welcomed the move but had no alternative other than to support him. It was time for them to support Tony’s true passion, and they did it wholeheartedly. Tony received the much-needed family support to launch a music career, and he did not disappoint them.
Today, Tony is ranked among the top raw hip-hop talents to have ever graced the industry. He is rapidly gaining popularity, and it’s a matter of time before he breaks through to the mainstream. His debut album, “Rich Tony”, which features several hip-hop artists, Rizzoo Rizzoo, Peso Peso, Sauce Walka, and Kenny Muney, is also doing very well. It has gained over 200K views on YouTube, with the numbers still rising.
Tony is definitely destined to dominate the US hip-hop industry. He is proof that passion supersedes everything else.
Rap star Kodak Black is about to embark on his biggest charitable mission to date with his goal of giving away seven figures by January!
The Pompano Beach, Florida bred rapper aims to give away $1 million to charity – and he hopes to have it accomplished by the start of 2022.
Kodak Black sat down with CBS12 for an exclusive interview, where he unveiled the plan.
“It’s doing something for me too. Like, I did something good today. Forget the naysayers or whatever. I did something good today. I’m alright,” Kodak Black told CBS12.
Some of the money will go to Haiti, a country that has been in turmoil for over a decade.
In 2010, the country was rocked by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that killed over 300,000 people. In 2016, Hurricane Matthew devastated Haiti, and killed at least 508 people, while leaving another 15,000 homeless.
The “Project Baby” was serving out a 3-year federal prison sentence for attempting to buy guns until he was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
The 24-year-old rapper delivered a message of hope and positivity to his young fans. During the sit-down.
“Keep your head up, it gets greater later,” Kodak said. “Basically pick your niche find something you enjoy doing and hopefully you can make money doing it. Stay productive stay out of trouble man, it ain’t nothing in the streets for a hard time and pain.”
It has been verified and ratify the Tory Lanez stole some lyrics from Philly rap phenomenon Cassidy. First things first, from a musical perspective I have nothing against Tory Lanez. I don’t particularly like the guy when he singing, but when he is rapping we are all good. However, there are some universal rules and Hip-Hop they should not be broken most of the time at any time. Certainly, inspiration is fully acceptable, it’s even a high form of flattery. However biting, or the act of stealing lyrics is something that is strictly forbidden. This is an old school way of thinking, but some of us still live by it. Cassidy is a veteran now he is not the young boy the Swizz discovered years ago. He lives by those rules.
He has released a new song called “Perjury,” where he goes at the Canadian rapper. He talks about everything from his hairline to stealing bars to shooting feet. I am not sure what the play is here for Cassidy, but it has gotten tens of thousands of views already and people seem interested in the song. Do I think this will somehow elicit a response from Tory Lanez? No. These guys live in very different world at this point, but if Cassidy is lucky, he can get into a feud with the dude charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion. By the way, that gets mentioned in perjury as well. Without further ado, check out the song and let me know what you think!
Chinese rapper/singer/actor Kris Wu has been detained in Beijing, China on suspicion of rape. The former “Rap of China” producer has been accused of having sex with a teenager, while she was drunk.
Kris Wu became famous as a member of the K-Pop band EXO.
He left the group for a solo career, and transitioned into one of China’s biggest actors. He starred in mainland hits like “Mr. Six,” and “Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back,” which is one of the highest-grossing movies in China ever.
In 2017, Kris Wu made his Hollywood debut in “XXX: Return Of Xander Cage.” Also in 2017, Wu released his biggest hip hop collaboration to date with the song “Deserve,” featuring Travis Scott.
Kris Wu has also recorded songs with artists like Rich Brian, Trippie Redd, and Jehne Aiko.
Last month, Kris Wu denied the allegations against him.
“There was no ‘groupie sex!’ There was ‘no underage.’ If there were this kind of thing, please everyone relax, I would put myself in jail,” Kris Wu said in the statement.
I first heard of this when there was chatter of Joell Ortiz and Crooked I discussing a Slaughterhouse reunion. I didn’t go look, because – quite frankly – it was too close to the Royce/Lupe/Mickey Factz stuff. It was weird to me. However, Slaughterhouse is not weird to me. They were one of the dopest collectives of rappers ever and to this day, have this crazy potential. I think all the members understand this and that is why there is this chatter.
Last week, Crooked took questions on Twitter. Somebody said: “They gangin’ up on Royce, I’d like to see three quarters of the slaughter end these boys and make them regret their choice.” I found that hilarious! The inference that Royce is being bullied is almost unthinkable! This is Royce Da 5′ Fn 9″ we are talking about here!! That said: Crooked I responded to say that he would HATE to see Mickey and Lupe do something he could not… He replied: “I would feel like I got slapped in the face if Lu and Mick had the power to reunite Slaughterhouse and I couldn’t after trying all those years ago. Can you imagine that?”
He recently took an interview online as well…and expressed his frustration with his brothers in Slaughterhouse. Here’s how it went down.
There was no mention of the battle or anything like that. That was very cool. BUT, getting Slaughterhouse back together? I am not sure I can see that happening. Both Joe and Royce seem to be in very difference places in life. And I would be lying if I said that this recent dustup with Lupe and Mickey had no bearing on it. I would love to see The Slaughter back together, but maybe with a new name? Who knows! Is Joe Budden gonna come out of retirement in an era where the biggest names in rap have Baby in it?
Revered rapper Biz Markie will be laid to rest tomorrow (August 2) on Long Island, New York.
A variety of friends, family, and Hip-Hop stars will gather to lay the Juice Crew member to rest at the Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts.
Artists confirmed for the celebration of life event include Fat Joe, Big Daddy Kane, Ll Cool J, Roxanne Shante, and numerous others. Reverend Al Sharpton, head of the National Action Network, has been tapped to deliver the eulogy for Biz’s funeral.
Reverend Sharpton touched on Biz Markie’s legacy during a touching tribute posted to his official social media account, along with a picture of himself alongside the late rapper.
I am honored to deliver the eulogy on Monday for Marcel Theo Hall –the legendary Biz Markie who touched the world with his infectious smile, amazing energy, and Hip-Hop hits. His wife Tara sent this photo of us at the ESSENCE Festival years ago. pic.twitter.com/aWmL4TdrZB
“He brightened every room he was in and every song he was on,” Reverend Al Sharpton said. I am honored to deliver the eulogy on Monday. The legendary Biz Markie who touched the world with his infectious smile, amazing energy, and Hip-Hop hits.”
So far, a cause of death has yet to be revealed, however, Biz battled Type 2 diabetes for a while.
The rapper/beatboxer released five studio albums before transitioning into voiceover and acting work.
He appeared regularly on the kid’s TV show “Yo Gabba Gabba,” and His voice was featured on animated shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, “Adventure Time.”
Biz also made an appearance beatboxing opposite Will Smith in “Men in Black 2” during the unforgettable “post office scene” and he also appeared in the season 3 finale of “Black-ish.”
Biz was also well known as an extraordinary DJ, who toured extensively around the world. He also hosted his radio show on LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells channel on SiriusXM.
A private viewing for the open casket funeral starts at 11:00 a.m. The public funeral service begins at 1:30 and will be streamed live on TMZ and BET.
