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Coi Leray Trends After Lukewarm Reception At Rolling Loud

Buzzing rapper Coi Leray became a trending topic or Twitter, over her performance at Rolling Loud over the weekend.

People couldn’t help but notice the crowd’s reaction to Coi’s showing at Rolling Loud, which is going down at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

Coi performed songs like “Do Better,” “Big Purr,” “Slide,” and two of her biggest hits, “Huddy” and “No More Parties.”

Unfortunately, the crowd was unbelievably silent, despite her attempts to liven up the crowd with her boyfriend Pressa.

In terms of a showing, Coi delivered a respectable performance – but for whatever reason the Rolling Loud attendees were not feeling it.

Videos of Coi’s Rolling Loud performance have gone viral, and she is being incessantly trolled over the lukewarm response.

It’s probably unfair to compare the rabid reaction of the fans to veteran artists like Lil Durk, Kodak Black, Playboi Carti and Travis Scott, but nonetheless Twitter went in on the crowd’s reaction to Coi.

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The last few months have been a little rough for Coi Leray, even though her song “No More Parties” is certified Platinum and has a remix featuring Lil Durk.

She was criticized for receiving a Best Female Hip-Hop Artist nomination at the 2021 BET Awards. Then in June, footage spread of the 24-year-old performing for an unenthused crowd in Houston, Texas.

The clowning on social media led Coi to actually address the show in Houston, with a rather depressing message.

“The love use to outweigh the hate but now the hate outweigh the love and it’s slowing destroying me,” Coi Leray said.

That message caught the attention of the Queen, Nicki Minaj, who attempted to defend Coi Leray from the negative reactions.

“Don’t do that. Chin up. Always remember this, when black ppl not fkn w|you #TheyWillBoo. Those ppl were on their feet. That means they may not have known the song, but they were interested in getting to know more— so they were observing u. Charge it to the game & move on,” Nicki Minaj said trying to cheer Coi up.

On some more positive news, Coi just dropped a new track with Lil Xxel and Tyga called “What U Want.”

Take a look:

AllHipHop Presents The KR38R Jam Ep. 3 Featuring Funk Sway, Self Made And Others

AllHipHop presents KR38R Jam – live from Knoxville, TN.

Hosted by Kevin Fox, this episode features live performances and interviews with hip hop artists from D.C., Mississippi and Tennessee including Funk Sway, Self Made, and youth edition artists Mikayla & Teon’a.

Kevin talks shop J-Stylz – producer and former member of Blackstreet.

Find the KR38R AI powered hip hop app in the Apple store.

Kanye West Living In Mercedes-Benz Stadium Following “DONDA” Listening Session

Kanye West is laser focused on finishing and delivering his album DONDA, following his public listening session last week.

The rap star previewed the album for tens-of-thousands of fans, who crammed into the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to hear a preview of DONDA. The album features appearances by Jay-Z, Post Malone, Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, the late Pop Smoke and others.

Most of his fans thought DONDA would be released on Friday (July 23), following the spectacle he hosted at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta the day before, on Thursday.

According to TMZ, fans were wondering what was up when Kanye was spotted at a United Nationals game in Atlanta. He was wearing the exact same outfit he rocked during the DONDA listening session.

Well, it turns out that Kanye West never left the Mercedes-Benz Stadium following the listening session.

In fact, Kanye is living inside of the stadium with a small team, including his recording engineers and a chef, so he can finish DONDA once and for all.

Kanye is so intent on finishing the album that he’s refusing to leave the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. He will even miss a highly anticipated appearance at Rolling Loud this weekend.

Shortly after the listing session, social media influencer Justin LaBoy took to Instagram to reveal Kanye had pushed the album release date back once again.

According to Justin, the new release date for DONDA is slated for August 6.

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Nelly Concert At North Idaho State Fair Causing Holy Hell

A small town called Coeur d’Alene in Idaho is receiving pushback for its opposition to an upcoming performance featuring Nelly at the North Idaho State Fair.

Someone booked the St. Louis rapper and all holy hell broke loose and African Americans claim that the resistance to the rapper’s show is because of his race.

However, a local pastor released a statement to the Coeur d’Alene Press to explain to the public that it was not an act of racism— but because the content was vulgar.

Rev. Van Noy, the pastor of Candlelight Christian Fellowship Church, says that he and the city’s mayor Steve Widmyer have been receiving hate calls for the decision from people who believe that the GRAMMY award-winner is being discriminated against because of his race.

Van Noy said, “This I find appalling! To judge a person based upon their ethnicity is condemned in Scripture and is an insult to our Creator.”

He continued to say, “I have been asked for help in navigating through what may harm the local community reputation — and I will.”

The concert is slated for Aug. 23, but the people in the town are outraged. Rev. Van Noy said that he did not know of the artist but heard him after he found out that his presence was “had caused upset in the community.”

The preacher also said, “Moreover, I learned that Nelly has performed music of an extremely explicit nature and that he has been far less than the role model most would want for their children or community.”

Nelly does have explicit lyrics. In 2004, Spelman College students protested the artist doing a bone marrow drive on their campus after the release of his “Tip Drill” video.

Ultimately, the pastor had to admit that the fair producers “made a poor choice by inviting such entertainment to our local state fair.”

“The concerns related to both the shameful lyrical messaging and recent problems with the artist’s reputation, community upset, and how to navigate the problems. At the other end, I heard from panicked, frightened, broken, disturbed, and hurting persons — one of whom was wounded and crying — by what was perceived to be threats by ‘Conservatives and Christians on a mission to destroy,’” Rev. Van Noy wrote.

“At least one person has suggested the push back against this concert/performer is related to race.”

But Rev. Van Noy denies this claim.

“As I said earlier, the decision-makers made a poor choice by inviting such entertainment to our local state fair. However, that decision has now been made. Moving forward will require evaluation, truth, and grace.”

The good preacher was asked if he could be on the committee next year and he agreed.

Karen Goes Nuts And Accosts A Black Woman In The Park For Selling Hair Extensions

A crazy Karen stops a woman on her bike because she believes that she is dealing drugs.

Problem is … the lady wasn’t. She was dropping off hair extensions and headbands to her homegirl.

An unnamed white woman is captured on video warning a bonnet-wearing Black woman about police lurking and seeming to tell her to hustle somewhere other than outside of the local park in her Natomas neighborhood in Sacramento, CA.

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The Karen is heard saying, “I was just giving you a heads up.”

“Ma’am. Do you see what this is? Hair extensions …” the Black woman replied.

“Why are you doing it here?”

“Because I can. It is a public park. Do you own the park? Can people pick up here? It’s just a pickup.”

“It looks like a drug deal.”

“I don’t care what it looks like. Call the police. I pay $50,000 in taxes. I pay my mortgage.”

The lady told her to do her sale at her house. But the woman on the bike dismissed her, handing the hair over to her customer, TikTok user @pretti_tb.

Twitter is having a field day with this one.

“White lady so busy putting her head up the hair girl’s ass she’s not even paying attention to her dog s####### on the lawn… go clean it up Karen.”

“Another white supremacist Karen all up in Black folks business for no reason whatsoever. File this under: ‘Running a business & delivering hair extensions while being Black!’ This happened in Sacramento, CA. Activate that summer jam screen y’all & make this Karen famous!”

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“I am guessing that Karen had watched Chris Rick’s Good Hair.”

“No reason in the world for the Karen to be telling the lady with the hair product’s what to do & not do. None of your business.”

“Here’s another racist idiot. How dare these women choose to meet in a public park to exchange hair care items had by one and needed by the other! How dare they not ask Karen for permission first!”

“This Karen never once considers using her relationships w/ her “concerned neighbors” to inform them “the [black] girl on the bike” is actually just delivering hair extensions to her clients. “Why don’t you do it at your house?” Because she’s trying to provide customer service…”

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Cardi B Skipping Baby Shower For Baby #2

Cardi B won’t be having a baby shower this time around.

The “WAP” star is expecting her second child with husband Offset, but told social-audio platform Stationhead that she’s not planning to have a pre-birth celebration for the tot.

Instead, Cardi explained the recent party she and Offset threw for their daughter Kulture’s third birthday was enough for her.

“I’m not having a baby shower,” she said. “That’s why I did Kulture’s birthday really, really big. I just get overwhelmed when I do these big birthdays and I just feel like the baby shower with Kulture’s birthday is just too close. Just to see the same people over again, and it’s like, not doing it.”

Cardi certainly went all out for Kulture’s big day, using a Cinderella carriage for her, Offset and their daughter to make their entrance at the party, employing Disney princesses to entertain the birthday girl and gifting her three-year-old a $150,000 diamond charm necklace.

Elsewhere in the interview, Cardi explained why she had decided to take a break from social media ahead of her big pregnancy reveal at the Grammy Awards.

“People put me through a lot of s### during Kulture’s pregnancy, a lot of lies were made about me… a lot of narratives. I was in Atlanta while Offset was touring and I didn’t have any family,” she said “This pregnancy, I didn’t want to remember any bad things, so I just took a break, got close to my family, had fun and enjoyed myself.

“There is something so dear about this pregnancy, and I feel like I’m starting a new chapter and I’m happy about that.”

Kanye West Sets A New Release Date For “Donda”

After a week of anxious anticipation, Kanye West has announced the release date of his upcoming album Donda.

Rumors have circulated for days after social influencer Justin Laboy started tweeting about hearing the project and stating how great an effort it was by the Def Jam artist.

Followed up immediately with a beats by Dre commercial starring track star Sha’Carri Richardson, playing his song and announcing a listening party just a few days later, many thought that Donda would drop on Friday, July 23.

However, another date has been presented.

Kanyites stalked their Apple Music and Spotify accounts from 12:00 AM until 11:59 PM Friday for a chance to be the first to listen to the epic offering.

But according to Laboy, Kanye never intended on dropping the music after the listening party. He wanted to wait to make sure that everything was perfect for the listeners.

He tweeted, “KANYE WEST WILL MOVE THE RELEASE DATE OF DONDA TO AUGUST 6TH. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE[.] HE WANTS TO GIVE HIS FANS THE BEST POSSIBLE PRODUCT WITHOUT RUSHING ANYTHING. HE LOVES YALL WITH ALL OF HIS HEART. GOD BLESS[.]”

We’ve heard a lot of the tracks already, including one with Jay-Z that was finished at 4:00 PM on Thursday, July 22 — just hours before debuting at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Other notable collaborations on Donda are Pusha T, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Roddy Ricch, and the deceased Pop Smoke.

While you can’t get Kanye’s 10th studio album yet, fans can pre-order the Yeezy Gap jacket he was rocking in red during the sold-out spectacle. It will cost you though …

The outside wear is running a flat $200 a pop. But you will look like Ye, so maybe it’s worth it.

Rolling Loud Day 1 Highlights: A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Bobby Shmurda And More

After 18 long months, they became the first major festival brand to return and re-emerged in full force, with the vibes intact. The festival crowd was eager for the return of live hip-hop, and Rolling Loud delivered, hosting nearly 50 performances across four stages.

Friday evening brought a formidable array of hip-hop heavy hitters–headliner A$AP Rocky brought out A$AP Ferg and then surprised fans with the rest of A$AP Mob to light up the stage and tribute the late A$AP Yams, Lil Baby continued his years-long hot streak with help from 42 Dugg and Rylo Rodriguez, Playboi Carti performed songs from Whole Lotta Red for the first time, and special guest Bobby Shmurda had the crowd doing the Shmoney Dance during his triumphant return.

In addition to performances from the biggest names and hottest rising stars in rap, the first day of Rolling Loud Miami 2021 featured special WWE® matches, featured in last night’s WWE SmackDown®. The special event featured two matches between WWE Superstars–in the first, Bianca Belair took down Carmella, and in the second, Big E prevailed over Apollo. The one-of-a-kind partnership is the first ever collaboration between WWE and a major music festival.  

The show continues this weekend, with headlining performances from Travis Scott and Post Malone, plus much more.

Check below for some highlights from the action-packed first day Rolling Loud Miami 2021.

R. Kelly Accused Of Abusing A Boy He Met At McDonald’s

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly is now under investigation for sexually abusing a young boy that he met in a Chicago McDonald’s fast food joint.

Reports also allege that he met the boy at the popular hangout and started a relationship with him in 2006.

The boy was then 17. It is also asserted the underaged high-school student introduced the multi-platinum selling singer to another boy close in age and had a sexual relationship with him also.

The second boy was encouraged to not only have sex with other grown men but allow the “Pied Piper of R&B” to film him performing these acts on these adults.

The prosecution alleges, in the same filing, that there is a witness that can testify that Kelly made her download the kiddie p### that featured the boys.

This is only one side of his recent legal woes.

There seems to be a bribe charge coming up. This claim alleges that in 2019 he tried to coerce Cook County clerk in Illinois with some money to get information about dream hampton’s damning documentary series, “Surviving R. Kelly.”

Apparently, there is an audio recording that has Kelly and his “crisis manager” talking about giving the clerk $2,500 in exchange for details about the show.

This clerk would have been provided a burner phone to communicate with Kelly’s stay-out-of-jail operation.

The prosecutor is setting up a case that shows Kelly as a habitual criminal that tried to bribe another Illinois state employee with $500 to get teen sensation Aaliyah a fake ID so that she could marry him.

Documents state that Kelly thought that the singer was pregnant — and believed that if they were married she would not be able to testify against him in a statutory rape case.

Aaliyah at the time was 15 years old. This marriage was annulled later.

In addition to this information, the prosecutor also claims to have a plethora of videos and audio recordings of Kelly abusing men.

He practiced physical and verbal abuse, which included kidnapping, beatings, and unlawful imprisonment.

Needless to say, the man that has us all stepping in the name of love is a very bad man. He is currently rotting in a Brooklyn prison waiting for trial.

He also faces child pornography charges and allegations that he obstructed federal agents by bribing his victims in Illinois.

This is a separate case scheduled for September.

Bun B Gets Into The Food Business With Delicious Looking Trill Burgers

A few rappers have their own restaurants, but very few actually have their own burger.

Bun B, a member of the legendary Southern Hip-Hop group UGK, has launched his own sandwich at a pop-up shop during the CultureMap Awards.

Called the Trill Burger, the “In my Trunk” emcee has partnered with California-based restaurateur Andy Nguyen and Sticky’s Chicken owners Patsy and Benson Vivares offering a griddle-cooked, thin beef patty cheeseburger.

On his Instagram, he captioned, “For years I’ve been fascinated with the culinary scene, trying to find the best entry point for me. Today I can say I’ve found it. Join me in welcoming @trillburgers to the world! Follow us for more info on our next pop-ups and watch as we take you on the burger ride of your life! Brick and mortar coming soon! let’s go!”

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Already super popular, the commercial Instagram profile for Trill Burgers has over 6,000 followers without posting one single image.

Via his statement, his partner Patsy Vivares said. “Coming out of the pandemic, we were brainstorming ghost kitchen and pop-up. Through our publicist and friend Nick Scurfield, we set up a meeting with Bun, and we all decided to partner together on this venture.”

“I can’t believe it’s really happening,” he continued.

During the event, the Houston rapper said that they are planning a few more Trill Burgers pop-ups and the next one in August at Sticky’s Chicken.

The goal is for them to have an actual restaurant set up by the end of the year.

Machine Gun Kelly “Trashes” “Midnight in the Switchgrass” Movie With Megan Fox

Rap star Machine Gun Kelly is trashing the movie he stars in opposite his girlfriend Megan Fox.

The power couple fell in love on the set of “Midnight in the Switchgrass,” which was directed by 50 Cent’s nemesis, Randall Emmett.

But, neither MGK nor Megan Fox showed up for the swanky premiere of the movie at the Regal LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.

Megan said she pulled out due to the rise in cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles, where the indoor mask mandate was reinstated despite a person’s vaccination status.

But Machine Gun Kelly had a different reason.

“if i don’t talk or tweet about a movie i’m barely in it’s because it’s 🚮,” Machine Gun Kelly told his 1.6 million followers on Twitter.

LaLa Kent, who is engaged to Randall Emmett and also infamously feuded with Fif, seemed to throw some shade at Megan Fox for missing the premiere.

She posted and deleted a selfie of herself in front of a poster inside of the Regal LA Live.

The picture wouldn’t have even been pressworthy had she not deliberately stood in front of and obscured Megan’s picture and name on the promotional poster.

The bad press has to be a downer for Randall Emmett, who made his directorial debut with the film.

The COVID-19 resurgence, which hampered the turnout, and MGK’s diss are overshadowing Randall Emmett’s first effort.

Aside from MGK and Megan Fox, “Midnight in the Switchgrass” stars Bruce Willis Emile Hirsch, Lukas Haas and Lydia Hull.

The movie is based on the true tale of two detectives investigating a sex crime ring, who stumble upon a serial killer.

Common Explains How Tiffany Haddish Has Helped Him Evolve

Common and Tiffany Haddish make each other “better.”

The 49-year-old rapper and the “Girls Trip” star, 41, have just celebrated their first anniversary as a couple, and the Grammy-winner has shared the secrets to their lasting romance, including having “fun,” supporting each other’s “purpose and vision”, and being open about how they truly feel.

“I think one of the important things about relationships for me has been to really know myself more and love myself and be able to express the things that I want,” Common told People magazine.

“I’ve evolved and gotten to that place. I listen and take things in and try to do my best to understand. I listen to what Tiffany would have to say about how she feels about something and just try to understand it instead of always having an answer.”

He continued: “It’s about really just being in a relationship where you can grow and you really support each other’s purpose and vision. I’m making you better, you’re making me better, and you can have fun.”

The Chicago rapper added that “people think I’m just so serious, but I like to have fun. I need to enjoy life. So I feel, with Tiffany and I, I’ve been experiencing that and I’m grateful for that.”

Common’s insight into their relationship comes after Tiffany admitted having some alone time is a natural part of their romance because she “needs space”.

“We’re not up under each other every day anyways,” she explained. “He’s recording his album right now, I’m working on a television show right now. Even before when the pandemic first happened, we weren’t together every day. It was three, maybe four days out the week.

“That’s kind of how I like it, because I need space. I like to be able to create whatever I’m trying to create, and if I’m with somebody, I want to focus on them a lot and it can become a distraction. That’s also what I like about him. He’s like, ‘If you need to go, you can go. I’m not trying to hold you back.’ ”

Blueface Beats Up Crazy Spectator During Boxing Debut At BKFC 19

Blueface made his debut at BKFC 19 in an overwhelming show of force against TikTok star Kane Trujillo.

The rap star was the undercard on the bare-knuckle fight lineup at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida last night July 23.

Although BKFC 19 was headlined by former UFC fighters Paige VanZant and Rachel Ostovich, Blueface completely stole the show.

After beating down Trujillo and winning by a unanimous decision, the real action came shortly after Blueface was proclaimed the winner.

For some reason, a “fan” jump in the ring and threw a punch at Blueface, causing all hell to break loose.

Blueface went nuts as he threw haymakers at the spectator, as a full brawl involving almost a dozen people broke out in the middle of the rain.

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The guy who threw the punch at Blueface was eventually tackled by security and hauled out of the ring by the police.

Other winners during BKFC 19 included Rachel Ostovich, who defeated Paige VanZant by unanimous decision.

Co-headliners Arnold Adams and Mick Terrill delivered an exciting, but short fight. Adams knocked out Terrill in :38 seconds into in round 3.

Check out some highlights from BKFC 19, as well as the wild brawl between Blueface and a fan below:

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Why Bants Is An Artist Who Wants To Reshape The Musical Landscape

Musical Artist Bants is an unbelievably amazing vocalist and he goes in for the kill and gets all the dust off the late 2000’s hip-hop inspired sound that carries with it diverse elements from other genres to design a transcending original masterpiece that is painted with some free-spirit lyricism.

When you keep an ear out at his layered vocal harmonies which are intricately woven throughout reflective and inspirational lyrics, it is then you understand what a gifted gem he actually is.

Not only does Bants his penchant for writing the perfect bluesy-pop song, but his vocal harmonies are pitch-perfect. Boasting his usual impressive vocal work he injects this particular single with a much-needed dose of suave that has been tailored to perfection in this record-breaking stunningly innovative sound.

Brimming with melody and steeped in a gripping retro sense and lyrics that are inspired by male positivity, it is close to impossible not to fall in love with this cohesive and wonderfully intriguing music that is bursting with inventive ideas and a keen eye for detail. 

Make sure to stream the track, save it to your favorite library, share it, and take a tour of the impressive catalog that Bantshas built that is brimming with consonance and sophistication!

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Mississippi’s Nickoe Delivers Dose of Reality With “Crack Babies” Single

Today Mississippi artist Nickoe delivers his new poignant single, “Crack Babies.” The new single has been resonating with his fans across the South as the visual showcases Nickoe’s cool demeanor and laid back flow while also showing the trials and tribulations of hustling. 


Singing and rapping at the same time, Nickoe is pictured posted up with his hood, on the porch, in back alleys and he even showcases his acting talents in a few scenes. 


“The single that I’m running with now is called Crack Babies. I dropped a video probably a month ago, it’s doing pretty good on YouTube with the views. It’s a single that’s just expressing coming up in the neighborhood where I’m from. If you listen to the song, you would probably get a better understanding of what I’m saying.  It’s the reality of stuff going on in Mississippi,” Nickoe said.

“Most of the time the music is just how I’m feeling, so I guess I make music for myself but I know there are certain types of songs that fans want to hear. It’s just different styles of songs. I might make something for the clubs, or more for just riding, it just depends on what selection of the beat I have at the time. If it makes me feel some kind of way, or I get some ideas from some beats I just try to come up with something I know people will like.


Focusing on reality music, Nickoe has an uncanny ability to tap into what he knows the fans will love

Representing West Jackson specifically, Nickoe was originally a football prodigy at Mississippi State taking the field with a countless number of players that made it to the league including Dallas Cowboys QB, Dak Prescott.

But ever since an ACL injury changed Nickoe’s trajectory, he’s been all in on music, focusing on feeding his soul with music that resonates with his peers and fans and that draws on his influences from artists in the 90s and early 2000s like the Hot Boys, Master P,  UGK and Three 6 Mafia.


“I got a pretty loyal fan base around here. I really don’t know how far it spreads, but it’s spreading now, it’s working itself. But I’m always interacting with them, they’re pretty supportive,” Nickoe explained.

“We’re getting picked up on a lot of shows lately because we just started back putting out a lot of music. Putting it back in everybody face so yeah we’re getting booked a lot, and a lot of features; a lot of appearances and stuff.”


Focusing on reality music, Nickoe has an uncanny ability to tap into what he knows the fans will love. Rapping about what’s going on in his city, Nickoe paints a picture with his lyrics that his fans in Jackson and well beyond can relate to personally. 

“The reality of the music is what the fans like.  I guess I rap about what’s really going on in life. What’s going on in my life and around me, what’s going around in the city and where I’m from, you know, it’s just the reality,” Nickoe explained. “It’s probably like every other neighborhood with poverty and every other hood, it’s just the same; crime, you got to stay out of the way. The good and bad came with it,  just neighborhood stuff.” 

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Kavan Delivers New Music Video For “Alright”

Today critically acclaimed photographer, videographer and imaginative visual director Kavan also known as Kavan the Kid has delivered the new music video for his song, “Alright.”

The cryptic visual pictures Kavan on a flight gone wrong in a somewhat dystopian and hellish visual that not only shows Kavan’s creativity as an artist, but also his immense capabilities as both a visual director and editor. 

“Essentially the main reason I always wanted to do a plane crash is because I don’t really have any fears in life besides that. That’s the one way I don’t want to leave this earth. So I was thinking, why not put it in the video? I wanted to show that element of it and I love the idea of seeing the terror in people’s faces,” Kavan joked. “Cause you don’t know how people would respond in that situation. When the demon arrives, the premise behind it is that she’s essentially the person who’s taking me to hell. And she’ll also have a recurring role throughout like multiple videos.”

Using CGI and other visual mesmerising effects Kavan new “Alright” visual sets him apart from the typical rap videos you see on a day to day basis. 

Kavan Prepping “H-E-Double-Hockey Sticks” Visual And New 7-Song EP

“This project is going to be a seven track EP when it’s done. And every video ties into the last one, it’s just going to be one long movie if you watched it straight through,” Kavan explained. “So each video is a direct sequel to the one before. Now that doesn’t necessarily mean the lyrics will always be like that. The first three songs all tie in before they become more individually focused, more just stand alone songs. The narrative is still constructed through the visuals.”

When asked if this hellish and cryptic visual is something that lauds or promotes devil worship, Kavan explained that the visual is more about how darkness is prevalent in life. He believes in positive motives and ideals and does not promote evil in any way. But he also doesn’t want to shy away from the fact evil is so prevalent in our world. In the project he explains the visuals will cover both positive and terrifying moments. 

“If anything it’d be the other way around. I don’t support that. I don’t mind playing into the imagery. Because of the aspect of, if something that has always felt so prevalent in my life. I always feel like darkness is right next to me or something, right next to me, but it doesn’t mean I want to be that or anything, if anything, I resent it, but like I can’t get rid of it,” Kavan explained. 


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Lexy Panterra Drops “Booty On Her” Ft. Trina

Preps Summer Tour With Trina After Surpassing 500 Million Views and 1 Billion Impressions On All Platforms

Today recording artist Lexy Panterra drops her single “Booty On Her” featuring legendary Florida rapper Trina. Most know Lexy Panterra as a larger-than-life online personality with a loyal fan base online. But with over 9 million followers reaching an impressive 500 million views and 1 billion impressions across platforms like Only Fans and Instagram, her music is taking off with a loyal following of supporters and fans.

As an international singer, songwriter, actress and dancer Lexy Panterra has collaborated with powerhouses. Artists include DJ Snake, Major Lazer, Marshmello, Louis Bell, Lil Yachty, Shaun Frank and Prologic to name a few. But now is her time to shine after her singles “Where Do You Go” and “More Than You” both charted on Billboard’s Top 100.

Rolling with the momentum of her supporters, Lexy Panterra’s “Booty On Her” ft Trina is a certified “Summer baddie anthem” according to Lexy. Featuring an infectious chorus, a catchy drum beat, and hard-hitting verses by Lexy Panterra, aka “Virgin Lex” and the original baddie herself, Trina, the “Diamond Princess,” this song is the perfect mid-Summer release for parties, clubs and kickbacks.

“I got this fire ass record and I was like, this is definitely a song I want to do because of the whole workout booty record thing. Like I am the queen of the booty shaking music so I was like I’m just going to make a record, that is not someone else’s music and that way I get to promote my own music and do my own dance to my own song.  So Booty on Me was born and then I was like, damn I need a feature,” Lexy Panterra explained. 

The song was produced by Matt Nadler and Dutra of Murda Beatz. It will be accompanied with an official video set for release August 27. The visual, which was filmed in Miami and brings an energy unmatched by most videos on the market. It shows Lexy Panterra and Trina being Summer Baddies with a beautiful Miami backdrop. 

“I hit up my booking agent Dolla and he knew Trina. He was like, she would be really dope on that record. So that’s when we did the collaboration. I went to Miami, shot the music video, met her and all that and it was great. We became really cool and I’m going to see her again in Miami this month, which I am excited about to promote the record a bit. I came up with the idea for a music video and we just got it done and then Maxim came around. I was like, I want her on the cover because I want to push this record. I wanted to make sure that she is on the cover with me.”

In addition to “Booty on Me” ft. Trina, on (July 23rd)  she will perform at Summer Unlocked festival in LA, which will serve as the kick off to a string of performances that will carry her through the remainder of the year, including a tour with the rap legend Trina herself in October.

New Album Coming Out In October

The single comes to us off of her long-awaited album. The album is set to release at the year’s end titled Money, Sex And Love Songs.

The album will display Lexy’s versatility as a true musician. Including a mix of hits from “Virgin Lex,” Lexy Panterra’s fun and care-free alter ego, who is responsible for the more upbeat, fun, Hip-Hop songs, as well as ballads from Lexy Panterra herself. Displaying her chops as a singer in acoustic form, a side not enough people know about her yet, Lexy Panterra is eager for fans to hear more of her music. 

In addition to music, Lexy Panterra has immersed herself in the world of podcasting with her podcast called, Baddie Vibes

“We talk about everything from relationship to business moves. I mean, just gossip, everything you know. We just conversate and if you are interested in my brand, you know, that is something to look into and as to what makes a baddie and a hot girl and a boss and all that, all those good things. I think and talk about a lot of relationship topics because I write a lot of music about my like relationships, it is usually based on that. And you will find some juicy stuff I come out with, I think I have interesting topics on relationships” Lexy Panterra said. 

Kanye Entangles Rap World With Donda Event (PICS)

Last night (July 22) Kanye West unveiled his tenth solo studio album DONDA to a sold-out listening event at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Kanye Donda event was live-streamed to fans all over the world via Apple Music.

From the $50 chicken tenders to the footage of Kim K laughing and admiring Kanye as he prepped his outfit backstage, once again Kanye West has the world talking and entangled in whatever he’s going to do next. At the time of print, the world is still waiting for his album to be uploaded to the streaming sites.

Kanye West Hosts Epic Listening Session For “Donda” and Reunites with Jay-Z on One Track

Nevertheless, we got a brief glimpse of the Kanye event last night via images provided by Def Jam. Some images are taken courtesy of Apple and another image is from the legendary photographer John Canon.

DONDA follows Kanye West’s 2019 album JESUS IS KING, which won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Album and made history with #1 debuts on the Rap Album, Gospel Album and Billboard 200 charts; surpassing the Beatles and once again tying Eminem for the most consecutive #1 album debuts in chart history, with nine.

Kanye titled the album after his late mother Donda

Donda is titled after Kanye’s mom who died on November 10, 2007, at the age of 58. She tragically passed away following complications after plastic surgery. Her death had a huge impact on the Chicago wordsmith and iconic rapper.

Due to the stress losing his mother Kanye was hospitalized at the UCLA Medical Center and later released.

Donda was supposed to be released in July of 2020, but his album was pushed back for a full year as Kanye transitioned into a gospel artist and ran for President of the United States.

Check out the images below courtesy of Apple and John Canon