Gabriella “H.E.R.” Wilson is now an Oscar winner. Last night, the 23-year-old R&B musician, along with songwriter Tiara Thomas and producer Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, picked up the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
H.E.R.’s “Fight for You” from Judas and the Black Messiah was selected over “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami…, “Hear My Voice” from The Trial of the Chicago 7, “Husavik” from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, and “Io sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead.
With the addition of the Oscar, H.E.R. has two out of the four trophies that make up the prestigious EGOT honor (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). The RCA recording artist already earned four Grammy Awards throughout her career.
Several Hip Hop and R&B acts were named Best Original Song recipients over the last twenty years. “Lose Yourself” by Eminem won in 2003. Three years later, Three Six Mafia’s Frayser Boy, Juicy J, and DJ Paul won the golden statue for “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp.”
Rapper Lonnie “Common” Lynn and singer John Legend took home the Best Original Song Oscar for “Glory” at the 2015 ceremony. Music legends such as Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie have triumphed in that category as well.
The 93rd Annual Academy Awards also saw Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste win Best Original Score for Soul. In addition, Judas and the Black Messiah scored another Oscar when Daniel Kaluuya was announced as Best Supporting Actor.
Plus, Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe’s Two Distant Strangers won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. The 30-minute drama stars Brooklyn-bred Hip Hop star Jo-Vaughn “Joey Bada$$” Scott.
Rap star Saweetie shut down the internet over the weekend, with some jaw-dropping photos.
Saweetie showed off some sexy looks to promote Call Of Duty’s free-to-play game “Warzone.” She is part of a new campaign that just launched called “Squad up the World,” which was directed by young visionary Gibson Hazard.
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“I loved the experience on set. I’ve always been around gaming but some of my recent collabs and other gamers got me even more interested in checking it out myself,” Saweetie explained. “This was my first Call of Duty game and it was harder than I expected. I loved it, I’m competitive about everything so when a challenge comes my way, it’s a wrap – I’m there until I master it.”
In addition to Saweetie, the campaign features influencers like Jack Harlow, Druski, AJ Tracey, Young Thug, Swae Lee, and Gunna.
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“This film was an excellent experience. I got a chance to tap into my acting bag a bit, and did some stunts for the first time. Having my good friend Druski starring alongside me made the whole thing even better,” rapper Jack Harlow said. “That dude is one of the funniest people on Earth. I’ve seen Gibson’s come up over the last couple of years and I’m a fan. He has a great vision and it was fascinating to work with him. I gotta say the best part of all this was sharing the whole experience with my best friend & roommate, Urban, who was on set and got to be there for the entirety of the shoot. He is a COD fanatic. It was also a really dope moment for my boys back home to see me in a COD film because they’ve all been playing COD for years.”
Rap star Kanye West is doing his part to ensure the financial well-being of DMX’s family.
The Chicago rapper has commissioned Balenciaga to create a limited run of long sleeve shirts to honor the rapper, who died on April 9th.
The shirt features original DMX artwork with an “In Memory” portrait of the rapper on the front, while the words I”n Loving Memory” are printed on the back.
DMX’s birthday (12.18.1970) is printed on the right sleeve, while his death date (04.09.2021) is emblazoned on the left sleeve.
The shirts are retailing for $200 and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to DMX’s family.
According to reports, DMX died after taking a lethal dose of crack cocaine laced with fentanyl.
Over the weekend, the rapper was given an amazing homegoing ceremony during the “Celebration Of Life” event at the Barclays Center.
Kanye West’s Sunday Service Choir performed during the event, which featured tributes from Swizz Beatz, Nas, Eve, Jadakiss, Drag-On, and DMX’s children.
Head on over to https://dmx-tribute.com/ to cop your limited edition Balenciaga shirt and honor of DMX.
Today marks the official home-going service for Earl “DMX” Simmons.
Unlike yesterday’s service at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, today’s service at a church in New York City is limited to the rapper’s closest family and friends.
A well-known rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina has died unexpectedly.
According to reports, Cam Coldheart died last night (April 24th) of unknown causes. Cam, who was just 33-year-old at the time of his passing, leaves behind several children.
In 2019, Cam Coldheart went viral, after he got into an altercation with fellow Charlotte native DaBaby. The men were engaged in a war of words when they ran across each other in the Louis Vuitton store, inside of the South Park Mall in Charlotte.
Cam was assaulted and knocked unconscious by DaBaby and his bodyguard, who fled the scene, but not before posting the footage of the fight on social media.
Fans of Cam Coldheart have been flooding his Instagram account with RIP messages on his last post, which was put up just two days ago.
Rap star 50 Cent continues his furious pace of producing TV shows for the Stars Network with his latest project on the life of Cyntoia Brown.
Fif and La La have teamed up to executive produce a new drama titled “The Case of Cyntoia Brown.”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the pair are working with Santa Sierra, the writer for “Power: Book III,” to bring Brown’s amazing story to Starz.
Cyntoia Brown was being sexually trafficked by a pimp named Kutthroat, when she was just 16-years-old, in the early 2000s. In 2004, Brown murdered a man she was pimped out to for $150 in Nashville, Tennessee named Johnny Allen.
Brown claimed she killed the 43-year-old and self-defense, however, prosecutors declared the man’s death was a robbery gone wrong.
In 2006, Brown was tried as an adult, and convicted of murdering the real estate agent. She was sentenced to 51 years in prison for the murder.
Brown’s case started receiving media coverage with the rise of the #metoo movement and her plight became a national topic, after Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, T.I., Snoop Dogg, and others began calling for her release from prison.
In 2017, Kim Kardashian, who’s currently studying to become a lawyer, went to work, as an advocate for Brown’s release.
The system has failed. It’s heart breaking to see a young girl sex trafficked then when she has the courage to fight back is jailed for life! We have to do better & do what’s right. I’ve called my attorneys yesterday to see what can be done to fix this. #FreeCyntoiaBrownpic.twitter.com/73y26mLp7u
The rap mogul continues to churning out television shows at a mind-numbing pace.
In addition to new spin-offs of his franchise “Power,” 50 Cent just wrapped up shooting Season 1 of the true-life crime series, “B.M.F.,” which will also air on Starz.
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By Kershaw St. Jawnson and Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur
DMX’s legions of fam, fans, and his Ruff Ryders crew traversed from his Native Yonkers, New York over the bridges and through the streets today to send the rapper off at a memorial in Brooklyn at The Barclays Center.
The view was magnificent with DMX’s casket hoisted high atop a monster truck with hundreds of motorcycles of all varieties riding behind. The truck was emblazoned with “Long Live DMX” on the side. Some of the cyclists popped wheelies as they watched the man known as Earl Simmons took one final ride through the streets that loved him so.
The procession was met with cheers and adoration for the rapper that died earlier in the month from a heart attack that put him in a coma.
The memorial started well over two hours late. Sources close to the event suggested that a myriad of issues caused the delay, including COVID-19 precautions, set up, and other matters related to a celebration of this magnitude.
The ceremony opened with the viral video clip of DMX with one of his daughters on a rollercoaster at an amusement park.
Then as the audience silenced itself, his broken voice permeated the air with a prayer from his album, It’s Dark and Hell is Hot.
After the prayer was completed, Kanye West’s Sunday Service choir opened with a rendition of Soul II Soul’s song, “Back to Life (However Do You Want It)” and “Keep on Moving.”
After the two popular songs from the late 80s and early 90s, the choir sang “Perfect Praise (How Excellent)” by Walt Whitman and Soul Children of Chicago,
As they sang red lights cascading over them, while black and white pictures and maps of Yonkers flashed across the trapezoid-shaped stage and screen.
One of Dark Man X’s family members came out to remind the crowd that he lived his life for his fans — hoping to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ in his most unique way. She also noted that all that he ever wanted was to have all of his children together and their mothers get along.
And for this occasion … they were on one accord … honoring one of his last wishes.
While the music was moving, nothing beat all of his children lined up across the stage. His son, Xavier was first to speak. The family dressed in crimson and cream thanked the audience and acknowledge that their father was a king. “I am so honored to have a father like we have. This man deepened my ability to love. ‘You think you know what love is son … walk with me.”
A younger song also spoke.
One of his daughters broke out an original rap. “Yo, I’m growing and earning my daddy still holding my hand so I got to stand up.”
Sunday Service returned to sing the Clark Sisters, “You Brought the Sunshine (Into My Life).”
“I’m a witness that Jesus He’ll make a difference in your life I’m a witness that Jesus He’ll make a difference in your life I’m a witness that Jesus”
The following voice was another angel. They played Whitney Houston’s version of “Jesus Loves Me,” accompanied by the choir that surely brought tears running.
Belly co-star and long-time friend, Nas came and gave remarks, remembering times when he and his brother were at the Tunnel night club at the start of their careers. He sent his support to all of the artists that shared the Ruff Ryder banner with him — ending with “I said my piece.”
A video of X appeared on the screen with him reciting “The Prayer VI,” reminding fans of his powerful ministry. And appropriately, Kanye West’s ministry followed the prayer. The choir performed an excerpt of “Ultralight Beam.”
Various members of the Ruff Ryders Family came to the stage.
“You not an artist, you are our brother.”
Joaquin “Waah” Dean introduced his brother Darin “Dee” Dean, Eve, The Lox, and also Tip who “brought DMX” to the company. Dee shouted out Swizz and Drag-On, calling him “DMX the Great.” After explaining that they never turned their back on X and also announced that they had new music coming out soon.
Eve, the First Lady of Ruff Ryders, came to the front to share that she was the luckiest woman to have adopted into the RR fam. She also struggled to express how she considered herself blessed to be his friend. “This is so hard, y’all.”
A broken Drag-on confessed to the arena full of strangers, “Straight bottom line, I don’t exist without this man. And I am trying my best not to cry right now. But I am not sh*t without him. He taught me everything I know.”
The LOX were then called to the stage.
Jada Kiss called out to Y.O. saying “This is different for me … this is not easy to digest. He is the one that brought us to D and Waah … I saw him in all kinds of different phases of his life. Anyone that saw him in the last year, knew he was the happiest in his life.”
“DMX was the ghetto-est person to have ever existed,” Styles joked. “What made it special is that we go on first. He did nothing but push us.”
He continued, “He accomplished something that no one else could accomplish and he was in pain the whole way.” Styles talked about being in jail with DMX and how the artist, even while incarcerated, set up a jam session with other rappers and actual musicians.
When Swizz Beatz stepped up, he noted that “words can’t describe their loss.”
He joked about the celebration started late because he knew the Dog was up in heaven causing trouble. He further challenged people to love others while they are here and not when they are gone. This is in reference to those people who have come around after DMX transition— urging everyone to get a will. As he noted that this was not a fashion show, he promised to make sure that his family (children) would all be set for the rest of their lives.
He started the “Ruff Ryder Anthem” and the crowd erupted in a traditional call and response … in this unorthodox church service.
The part of the program culminated with DMX’s classic song and video, “What Y’all Really Want” and the same viral moment with his daughter that it opened with.
“Stop, drop, open up shop. OOOOOh, that’s how Ruff Ryders roll.”
The benediction was also committed by Kanye’s choir and worship leaders. With words intended to be a balm and sweet salve to ease the broken hards of those in attendance and watching it streamed live on YouTube, he offered up a prayer. The leader thanked God for allowing people to have this homegoing gesture as the “oil of joy … for our time of mourning.”
Within the prayer, he quoted 1 Thessalonians 4:13, holy scripture from the Epistles of Paul, “We don’t grieve as those who have no hope.” While we don’t, Hip-Hop as a whole is crying. We lost one of our greatest (though troubled) kings. #RIPDMX
The DMX celebration ceremony was so well put together . RIP to the Dark Man 🙏🏽🐾
The war between Ice Cube and financial services app Robinhood is raging on, now that the company is hitting back at the rap star’s claims they stole his image.
Cube sued Robinhood after they used his image in one of their newsletters, called “Robinhood Snacks” in a mailing called “Why are tech stock falling?” on March 8, 2021.
Cube says the company used his picture and flipped a line from his hit song “Check Yo Self” which read: “Correct yourself, before you wreck yourself”
The rapper was mad because he has no ties to Robinhood, and he felt the company’s users would be misled into thinking he was endorsing the company, which he doesn’t.
Last week, Robinhood replied to Ice Cube and denied he had any grounds to sue, claiming their newsletter is protected by the First Amendment. Furthermore, Robinhood’s lawyer says the rap star doesn’t even own the right to the photo in question.
Robinhood Fires Back At Ice Cube; Say He’s After Publicity With Lawsuit Over His Image
Robinhood Fires Back At Ice Cube; Say He’s After Publicity With Lawsuit Over His Image
Robinhood Fires Back At Ice Cube; Say He’s After Publicity With Lawsuit Over His Image
“He conveniently leaves out that the photograph is actually a still shot which depicts his character from the movie, ‘Are We Done Yet’ – copyrighted work he does not own,” explained Robinhood’s lawyer, Mitchell J. Langberg.
“Remarkably, [Ice Cube] does not identify a single lost sale or other particular damage resulting from Defendants’ alleged misconduct, despite the fact that he is required to do so to establish standing under both federal and state law,” Langberg further stated.
Robinhood also blasted Ice Cube for claiming they stole the phrase “Check Yo Self, Before You Wreck Yo Self,” maintaining the phrase is now in the public domain for anyone to use.
“Because of its widespread use, they been used in numerous parody variations, the phrase does not and cannot identify any one individual, including [Ice Cube]. A simple online search of the phrase shows just how ubiquitous the phrase has become. The phrase is used in scholarly articles,19 popular movies [and] online blogs,” Mitchell J. Langberg said.
Langberg also said the phrase has already been parodied in such variations as “Text Yo’self Beefo You Wreck Yo’self,” “Stretch Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself,” and “Czech Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself.”
“In short, Ice Cube filed this action looking for publicity and without regard for the merits of his claims,” Langberg said.
Robinhood wants the entire lawsuit to be dismissed on June 3, when Judge Laurel Beeler will listen to more arguments from both sides.
SMACK URL’s tournament, Ultimate Madness 3 (first round) takes place on Saturday, April 24 and with this season, quite a few special surprises have come to play.
First, there are women in this competition. Second, the staff has tapped some of their most elite talent to hop in the ring. Then Drake comes in and sponsors a cash prize to the winner of $100,000. But then they announce the judges: Tony Bro, Battle Raps Fanatic (Polo), Minnesota Luke, and the chart-topping rapper Freeway.
Yes … you read it right … the young bouhl from Philly … one of the illest voices in Hip-Hop history … State Property gunner … businessman … faith-leader … survivor … and battle rapper …
AllHipHop.com got to chop it up with Freeway about Smack leaning on their almost 20-year-old friendship to bring him to weigh in on who should cop that big bag.
Many in the battle rap community question whether or not he is locked in. Their only reference for him in battle rap is his battle with Cassidy. But that’s because they weren’t at the teen club Dances when he met Beanie Sigel. He had the Broad Street bully pull him on the stage to battle with him.
He also talks about his history in the culture, battling Queensbridge’s Cormega and being on deck to battle anyone looking to sign with The Roc back in the day.
“I’ll be in the room and Jay would give the head nod and I would be like (growl), I had to chew them,” he shared. “A lot of people hated me for that. I shut down a lot of opportunities.”
“On the same token, it was dangerous for me too because someone could embarrass me in that jawn.”
He continued, “Especially at that time, a battle could break out at any moment. Now the battles are set up two or three months so that you can prepare for your opponents.”
So locked in, he identifies both K-Shine and Tay Roc are some of his favorite battle rappers (also stating that some of his favorites are in the tournament and so he can’t actually name them now).
Folk know that Free has made anthems, during our interview he mentions who he would make a fire record with if given the chance. The posse cut would have to have K-Shine, Rum Nitty, and O’fficial on it and he is gonna make that happen. Speaking of new music and making it happen… he dropped two jewels: Beanie Sigel has a new project coming and State Property (all seven members) are on the same page and will be putting out music soon. #NotDrawling
Well, the question that everyone wants to be answered… “What is he looking for as a battle judge?”
He says it is more than just bars. Free will be looking for delivery, bars, energy, can they keep the crowd tuned in, stand out performances, clarity, and overall precision, “There are a lot of talented artists on the card and it is definitely going to be interesting.”
“It’s gonna be hard. It ain’t gonna be easy to judge.”
Free also talked to us about the importance of Islam and growing up in a multi-faith family: his mom was a Christian and his dad was in the Nation of Alkebulan. He talks about how in February of 2019, the rapper successfully received a kidney transplant and how that process has changed his life.
Since then, he has become a celebrity ambassador for the National Kidney Foundation, works with Gift of Life, and founded the Freedom Thinkers Academy/ Freedom Thinkers, Inc.
The “8 Miles and Runnin’” rapper explains how Freedom Thinkers Academy focuses on music, health, education, and culture — and how they have some new musical projects coming out in the future.
The Kenny Gamble of this generation, Freeway pushes for empowerment and wellness, even as he deals with his personal struggles. In October of 2020, he suddenly lost his son Jihad Pridgen (a young rapper named Snow Hadd). This came a month after his daughter Harmony was diagnosed with cancer. His faith has helped him support her as she fights the disease.
It is also his faith and love for the culture that keeps busy: this weekend alone he is the UM3 judge, has a concert with The Lox, and will attend the funeral for his Def Jam labelmate, DMX.
There is work to do — and the bouhl is locked in and ain’t missing nothing. #PrayersUpAlways
In early 2018, Pharrell announced he was undertaking his most ambitious production to date – creating his own hotel with business partner Dave Grutman.
The pair, who are also partners in the Swan & Bar Bevy venues in Miami, finally opened The Good Time hotel after the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the grand opening.
Celebrities like Future, Rick Ross, Kim Kardashian, David and Victoria Beckham, and others were on hand to celebrate The Good Time hotel’s grand opening on April 15th.
Pharrell and Grutman set out on a mission to build an oasis that’s “based on a simple state-of-mind: having a good time.”
And while the hotel is massive – it is seven stories, has 266 rooms, and takes up a full city block on Washington Avenue – Pharrell, Grutman, and designer Ken Fulk built the luxury resort to be an intimate collection of spaces.
Last night (April 23rd), Diddy took a tour of Pharrell’s new hotel, and he was more than proud of his fellow producer/mogul as he entered the huge atrium.
“Aye yo I’m literally about to shed a tear… You m############ did it!” Diddy exclaimed. “From neon suits to Miami suites. I’m so f###### proud of you,” Diddy said as he gave Grutman a bear hug.
“They already got guests staying here,” Diddy said as two surprised guests were checking in.
Grutman continued to walk Diddy around The Good Time, where he showed off one of the hotel’s plush lounge areas with golden decor on the bookshelves, with pink and gray couches, flanked by marble tables.
The lounge area doubles as a library for people to read as they relax and take in the lush atmosphere.
From there, Grutman took Diddy through Strawberry Moon, the hotel’s centerpiece, which features first-class dining along with an indoor/outdoor experience.
Then, they went to see The Good Time’s huge double infinity pools, lined with pink and white cabanas, bordered by an outdoor bar, with a stage, which blew Diddy’s mind.
“I don’t want to hear nobody talking about dreams don’t come true,” Diddy said. “I don’t want to hear nobody complaining, no excuses.”
“I’m so proud of him,” Diddy said, with Pharrell standing behind him.
“See y’all got to understand, he came to my office in this fly ass neon suit. He went from neon suits to designing Chanel, to owning his own hotel, to beauty. Everything he stands for as a black king, god, musical producer visionary, genius, philanthropist and you know, now hotel owner of The Good Time hotel,” Diddy concluded.
Shocking footage captured the brazen murder, which took place on Interstate 35 as Mo3 attempted to elude the gunman who pursued him and shot him dead in front of numerous witnesses.
Police Images of Mo3 Gunman
A bystander was also hit in the crossfire during the deadly encounter.
In February, a grand jury charged Kewon Dontrell White, with being the gunman who committed the heinous act. Earlier this week, a grand jury indicted Devin Maurice Brown for his role in the murder, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Brown, 28, was already in police custody after he was arrested at his Oak Cliff residence on November 19th, 2020, shortly after Mo3’s murder. The cops searched Brown’s residence and found a stolen AK-47 in his closet.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Texas, police found synthetic cannabinoids, a bottle of multicolored tablets that field-tested positive for methamphetamine, several scales, baggies, and more than $3,200 in U.S. currency.
Brown was indicted on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance over the November 2020 raid.
“ATF remains vigilant and steadfast in our fight against violent crime in the Dallas Metroplex. Together with the United States Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners, we will continue to pursue the worst of the worst lawbreakers living amongst us in our communities. If you are in the illegal possession of a firearm, be warned, no one can elude police forever,” said ATF Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Division Jeffrey C. Boshek II.
“Once you start passing the people that support you, then they’d be willing to do anything to bring you back down. So there’s a lot of jealousy. a lot of envy,” Brandon Rainwater said shortly after a candlelight vigil in Mo3’s honor.
Just when we found out who is “sponsoring” singer Ashanti…we were bamboozled! We have been hopeful that she was just doing all these trips and photoshoots on her own. The whispers were deafening and rumors where nonstop. Now, this is not to hate on her money or hustle or anything like that but it people have assumed that Ashanti had someone in the background with long, deep pockets helping her get through this crazy life we live.
Especially when you look at the state of affairs with entertainers from days gone by. We think she is hot, we love her, but we also know that it is a tough whole world in the entertainment business. Ashanti isn’t exactly knocking out the hits as of late. And there is simply nothing wrong with that. But this IG pic hurt my soul.
Well, it seems like I don’t stand a chance in hell. In fact, a snowball has a better chance in hell than I do! BUT…Ashanti is NOT dating a wealthy, Mexican, businessman that looks white! She posted the following picture on Instagram AND played the whole internet!
My beating heart can settle just a bit knowing that there is a multiverse reality somewhere where Me and Ashanti live happily ever after! Could that have been a pump fake? She knows what she’s doing out here manipulating hearts! Honestly, I did not deserve this! She put me through a lot. I suspect that may be her man, but she fell back. However, if he really is just the manager of a restaurant, I am gonna believe she got a free meal and published her pic with him as payment.
Baby Blue, one of the founding members of 2000’s R&B group Pretty Ricky, says that he will have to teach himself how to breathe and walk again after being shot on Monday, April 19th at SpareZ bowling alley in Davie, Fl.
As he and his friend were standing near his car in the SpareZ parking lot, two men moved in thinking they were easy marks.
They weren’t.
A fight broke out between both parties, but one of the robbers had a gun and shot the artist. Details are still murky.
However, after waking up from his coma to “thousands” of text messages, Blue took to his social media to let fans know how he is doing.
Thankyou everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I’m still in ICU but I’m on the road to recovery. The bullet traveled throgh my lounges is in stuck in my back. I have to learn to breathe & walk again. I have a great medical team here at the hospital. God Got Me🙏🏽 Love, Blue
He posted an image that said: “Thank you [to] everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I’m still in ICU but I’m on the road to recovery. The bullet traveled throgh (sic) my lounges (sic) is in stuck in my back. I have to learn to breathe & walk again. I have a great medical team here at the hospital. God Got Me (prayer hands) Love, Blue.”
The local police are trying to find the gunmen. They have little information: one man had on a black hoodie and the other had a grey hoodie on.
They both had something covering their faces. Davie police are asking for tips and asking people to call 954-693-8200, or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.
The rapper is also making a deal with his fans. He said he would recover, as long as fans make him “the biggest rap stars in the world.”
I’m basically on a bunch of machines Hospital keeping me alive at this point but I improve the more I fight. So let’s make a deal…. I’ll fight as hard as I can and beat this If yall promise to make me one of the biggest rap artists in the world! Thats all I want! 😪🤞🏽 Deal 🤝?
St. Louis native Luh Kel just dropped his latest single, “F Love,” on all streaming platforms. The single is about a recent break-up and the anger, resentment, and depression of betrayal.
“I just got out of a relationship the week before recording this song. I was feeling all kinds of emotions,” Luh Kel told AllhipHop.com. “I was in LA for a recording trip, that day me and my ex was going back and forth about something. I went in the booth like ‘f### love’.”
The video, directed by Terrius Mykel, follows an intense relationship where Luh Kel proposes, until Luh Kel catching his fiance with another man on the side.
He gets his revenge when he sets fire to the car he bought her earlier in the video. “I really set a car on fire. That’s not after effects!” Luh Kel explained.
The 18-year old broke onto the scene with the Billboard-charting breakout single “Wrong,” in early April of 2019, capturing the attention of Gen-Z with a dance challenger that went viral on TikTok.
A breakout star in the R%B scene, he’s already worked with Queen Naija, Lil Tjay, and Trippe Redd; the latter is featured on his sophomore project “L.O.V.E” that dropped last year.
Signed to Cinematic Music Group, the artist is making major waves with Platinum and Gold singles. Check out the video to see why Luh Kel is over love.
“Blue Hunnids” is the heat for the summer, and J Young MDK is bringing a vibe that’s unmatched. The location of the video was exclusive as it speaks volumes to Hip-Hop culture, a glimpse into the incredible world of a superstar artist.
Beyond the money, women, and cars, MDK proves why he’s next up to take over the rap game.
For you to be about that life, you have to live that life… and to stunt that hard, you have to work that hard. J Young MDK is only bringing fire for the rest of 2021, with Jamie Foxx by his side as a mentor and friend.
In fact, Jamie Foxx even executive produced J Young’s previous album Now Or Never.
A budding rapper signed to Meek Mill’s Dream Chasers imprint is dealing with a nightmare of a legal problem – he’s been arrested for wire fraud.
Tafia was one of four people who were arrested by the cops for running a scheme at a Walmart in Miami, which netted the rapper and his crew about $360,000.
According to WSVN, Tafia, born Emmanual Alexis, made his first appearance in court today, for using Walmart’s wire transfer services to steal a massive amount of money.
Tafia made his first appearance in court earlier today (April 23rd) to face a variety of charges that include complicated fraudulent transfer of money. The 31-year-old was also charged with grand theft and possession of a firearm.
Tafia previously served a seven-year prison sentence for a 2008 robbery charge he caught when he was 18. He honed his skills in while he was locked up and he jumped into the rap game shortly after his release.
Since then, Tafia has dropped his standout singles “Uber Me’ and “Ran Thru.” The rapper officially signed to Dream Chasers in 2020.
OMB Peezy continues to gift his fans with pain music, songs where you can feel the rapper telling his story while wearing his heart on his sleeve. Exploding onto the scene with his viral smash “Lay Down,” the Birmingham, Alabama-bred, Sacramento-raised recording artist has been making strides in the rap game, with hopes of becoming the next Jay Z.
Following the success of last year’s In The Meantime mixtape, released during the COVID-19 pandemic, Peezy returns with his highly-anticipated new project titled Too Deep For Tears, with the title setting the stage for the 16 records to come. With standout features from Blac Youngsta, Jacquees, Rylo Rodriguez, Jackboy, and the late King Von, the new tape was inspired by a conversation Peezy had with his cousin who is currently serving a life-sentence behind bars.
Peezy comes to the realization that once the damage is done, there’s no going back and some things are simply “too deep for tears.” The album concludes with the “Big Homie” remix tapping Jackboy and King Von.
OMB Peezy: I f### with Atlanta. I love Atlanta forreal forreal, Atlanta where it’s at. It’s lit out here.
AllHipHop: How have you been since we last spoke?
OMB Peezy: I’ve been cool, trying to stay out the way. Get this money up, same sh-t.
AllHipHop: TOO DEEP FOR TEARS out now, how are you feeling?
OMB Peezy: Man not gonna lie, I feel good. This is the biggest project I done put out. I tried to touch deep on there. I tried to elaborate on the stories.
AllHipHop: You’ve always recorded from a vulnerable place. What’s different about this project?
OMB Peezy: See, I ain’t really think my music was too vulnerable before this tape. I always talked about the pain, but I had to tell them exactly what I’m going through or exactly what I went through with this one. That’s what I tried to do.
AllHipHop: How was your creative process during COVID?
OMB Peezy: G######, I had a whole other tracklist to tell, then Corona had hit. So I kept recording, kept recording, then the whole tape really changed. The whole album really changed, it’s 2 songs I kept on there from the original tracklist.
AllHipHop: What made you change it?
OMB Peezy: I kept recording, I kept making better sh-t. The last tracklist got old, so I had to change it. The recording process really was the same. The other one, everything going on around that time, I was documenting it. “Sh-t, I’ve gotta put this in there.” If something comes in my head, something I’ve been through, sh-t it’s time to talk about that sh-t now.
AllHipHop: The name of the album was inspired by a conversation you had with your cousin who’s serving a life sentence in jail. What was that conversation like?
OMB Peezy: I always been going through sh-t since a youngin’. Whenever I get in a situation, I say “Sh-t, f-ck it.” If I know I can’t change the situation or I know I couldn’t prevent the situation from happening, “sh-t f-ck it. It is what it is.” When I was talking to him, he’s explaining to me like, “Sh-t, I f-cked up. I’d just got out of prison, then I came right back. Sh-t, I can’t cry.” He said “Sh-t too deep for tears.” That stuck with me because I’ve been living by that sh-t my whole life. He finally put it in words.
AllHipHop: How does he feel about you naming the project after him?
OMB Peezy: He f-cks with that sh-t. He’s the one who gave me the idea, like Man, you gotta name a tape after this sh-t.” I’m like “Hell yeah!”
AllHipHop: Were there tears shed making this?
OMB Peezy: No, I ain’t cry. I didn’t cry making it. It was a couple emotional moments I had, but I ain’t cry though. If you’re in the studio with me and I get up in the booth, turn the light off in the booth, you know sh-t’s starting to get to me. When I was recording “Soul Ties”, when I was recording “I Try,” I had to turn the light off in the booth because I was getting into my feelings. I didn’t want people staring all in my face. Real s###.
AllHipHop: What’s the reality of “The Bottom”?
OMB Peezy: I wanted to explain or tell people like bruh, I really came from the bottom of the bottom. F-ck the bottom, I had to climb out the ground. I ain’t have sh-t, I was the dirtiest ngga out my crew. I was the brokest ngga out my crew. I really came from the bottom. They knew I had to tell them with the rapping. I could see it in their faces, they ain’t expect me to be nothing forreal. I ain’t never had sh-t.
AllHipHop: How does it feel to have come as far as you have?
OMB Peezy: It feels good because I’ve been telling people: “aye, this what I’ma do.” They’ll be telling me “Man, everybody trying to do that sh-t.” Or “Man, that sh-t like winning the lottery,” some sh-t like that. Now, it feels like I won the lottery. Real talk. I want to prove people wrong, that’s another feeling.
AllHipHop: Best memory from the video shoot?
OMB Peezy: With the “Bottom” video, I tried to record like a lifestyle video, try to show them how a n*gga’s been living lately. I came from the bottom, I wanted to show them what I’m doing right now. A whole lot of sh-t done changed. My favorite part of that video is the album release party I had in Atlanta, at Allure. It was turnt, we had a rollercoaster outside of that motherf-cker. I wrapped the club, put my face on the club, put a rollercoaster outside that motherf-cker.
AllHipHop: How was it being able to celebrate the album? Because last year, we probably couldn’t have.
OMB Peezy: A n*gga came a long way. Me, I don’t like getting my hopes up, so it felt good to celebrate a good moment in my life when I know bad sh-t happened. Even though I was going through this different, it felt good to really celebrate some sh-t without having to worry about nothing.
AllHipHop: You get dressed in Gucci shirt, Gucci shoes, chains. How would you describe your drip?
OMB Peezy: Oh sh-t! Mobile where I’m from, we got style. We got a whole lot of swag where I’m from, but I ain’t give a f-ck about clothes. I really ain’t give a f-ck about how I looked, no nothing. I ain’t give a f-ck about getting my hair done. You remember when we first met? My hair wasn’t done. I didn’t have no lineup, no nothing. I had chains on but as far as my clothes, I ain’t give a f-ck. Only thing I gave a f-ck about was jewelry, so I had to shake back. I had to get right.
AllHipHop: Favorite brand or designer?
OMB Peezy: I ain’t really got no favorite nothing. I like Saks. I like shopping in Miami though. Miami got that sh-t, and New York. New York got that sh-t too. I like shopping in Miami and New York.
AllHipHop: Talk about linking with Blac Youngsta on “Keep That.”
OMB Peezy: I’d sent him the song, he sent it back fast as f-ck. Coming up, Blac Youngsta was one of them nggas who inspired nggas like me. Because the Boosie’s and the Webbie’s showed a ngga that you can get out the hood. That was back when I was little. When Blac Youngsta came out, I was damn near already in my teens trying to find a way. He really had showed me “oh yeah, nggas really do this rap sh-t.” It felt good working with Blac Youngsta.
AllHipHop: How easy it is to hit someone up to get a feature?
OMB Peezy: I don’t really like hitting people for that sh-t because nggas be acting boujee man. I don’t got no time to chase no ngga for no feature. Nggas don’t be fitting in my story anyway. I’m trying to tell my story, these nggas don’t fit in.
AllHipHop: How was collaborating with Rylo Rodriguez on “Dope Boy”?
OMB Peezy: I wanted to show people I’m having fun with this sh-t still, even though where I come from. Rylo comes from the same place and he’s having fun with this sh-t too. He fits in that story, that’s why we did that song. I f-ck with Rylo, Rylo hard.
AllHipHop: Talk about putting Mobile, Alabama on the map.
OMB Peezy: Gang sh-t. You know how New York got Jay-Z and Nas? California got E-40, Snoop Dogg. In the years to come, in 10 years, me, Rylo, Cap, Yung Bleu, we’re going to be the Jay-Z’s. We’re going to be the ones who open the doors for this sh-t and make everybody look at it. That sh-t’s been in the pillar for my city.
AllHipHop: How was partnering with Flo Milli for the holiday toy giveaway?
OMB Peezy: Coming up where I’m from, it’s poverty-stricken like a motherf-cker. It’s to the point where kids don’t even be looking forward to Christmas no more because they know they ain’t finna get sh-t, so that sh-t felt good. We passed out a whole lot of toys, seeing all the smiles on the kids’ faces. I know that sh-t made Flo Milli happy as much as it made me happy. MGM Lett was up there too, I know that sh-t made Lit happy like it made me happy. It felt real good.
AllHipHop: Someone said you’re top 5 most underrated rappers in the world. Do you feel underrated?
OMB Peezy: Hell yeah, I’m criminally underrated. It should be illegal how underrated I am. I ain’t even trippin’ though because my time’s gonna come. It’s coming slowly but surely. I fasho feel underrated though because don’t nobody use words how I use words. Ain’t nobody telling the stories that I’m telling, and they’re real. I’m underrated, it’s alright though. I ain’t trippin’, I ain’t crying about it. I’ma work for mine, but I’m underrated forsure though.
AllHipHop: When’s the deluxe dropping?
OMB Peezy: We dropping the deluxe end of April. We ain’t doing no plan. We at their necks, at their throat.
10 more songs. I was finna do 15 new songs, but I’ma do 10 though. I’ma get a couple features on there, I’ma try.
AllHipHop: What songs mean the most to you on the album and why?
OMB Peezy: I ain’t gonna lie bruh, “Soul Ties.” I’ma go from my favorites: “I Try,” that sh-t means a lot. I really be feeling like I be trying so hard, but a ngga can’t get to where I want to be or do the things that I want to do in life. There’s a lot that’s been going on. People don’t be understanding the life of a rapper and the dangerous situations a ngga be in. They expect a ngga to fold, then just turn my back and let a ngga do whatever he wants to me. Hell nah, that ain’t what this is.
“Soul Ties,” I came in venting with the song “Doing Bad.” On that “Soul Ties,” I wanted to bring that vibe back. Sh-t these days, I barely get to vent. Now, I’m about to. I wanted to touch on everything that’s going on, let them know how I think, how I feel.
AllHipHop: What’d it mean to get King Von in “Big Homie”? How’d Jackboy get on the record?
OMB Peezy: I don’t feel like it’s a lot of rappers I can relate to in the game, but King Von, I relate to him a whole lot. I related to him a whole lot, to the point where that was my favorite rapper. He damn near still my favorite rapper. I relate to bruh, so it was very important for us to do a song. I ain’t even do that sh-t for the fans, I did that sh-t for me. I got King Von on that motherf-cker for me. Real talk. Me and Jackboy, I been f-cking with Kodak since I was little so I had to tap into that. N*ggas don’t fit my story, but Jackboy and Kodak Black played a big part of me building myself as an artist.
AllHipHop: How did y’all tap in?
OMB Peezy: I had linked in with Durk, so I pulled up on them at the studio. I’m with two b-tches, I pulled up there. They said “aye, the b-tches can’t come in here.” Sh-t, alright. These b-tches can sit outside. So I walk up in that motherf-cker, they’re recording. Me and Von get to chopping it up, and that’s when me and bruh clicked. I pulled up there to f-ck with Durk, but me and Von clicked like a motherf-cker. We end up recording a song. I had sent him the “Big Homie” remix a while after that, then I added Jackboy on that motherf-cker. I’d seen Jackboy, he kept posting the song. I sent him the song, “get on that motherfu-cker.”
AllHipHop: How close were you and Von?
OMB Peezy: That’s my dawg, man. I f-ck with Von. We weren’t together everyday, we didn’t talk on the phone everyday or nothing, but when we did talk, it was for a long time. We’re some badass kids. I relate to bruh, that sh-t’s crazy. Bruh damn near just like me, I’m damn near just like him. That’s why when that sh-t happened, I ain’t even really believe it. I still can’t believe it. His video will pop up on the TV, bruh that sh-t’s unreal.”
AllHipHop: You mention your mom. Talk about the intro, “Teria’s Youngest Baby.”
OMB Peezy: It’s a song for my mama. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for my mama. My mama ain’t one of them mamas who’s going to press you: “aye man, you need to go your ass to school or I’ma beat the f-ck out you.” She ain’t one of them. She’ll walk in the room, see you jumping on the bed and say: “Aye you keep jumping on that bed, you’re gonna fall off that motherf-cker and break something.” She gon’ walk out of the room. You can keep jumping on that motherf-cker if you want to but sh-t, she warned you. That’s the type of mom I had growing up. I wanted to show my appreciation because if she wasn’t like that, then I wouldn’t have bumped my head and learned the things I learned in life.
AllHipHop: What was your mom’s reaction to hearing this song?
OMB Peezy: She f-cks with it. My mom f-cks with everything I do though. I’m really the baby of the family, so she f-cks with everything I do.
AllHipHop: Who or what inspired “Smile”?
OMB Peezy: Every song on the tape got a meaning behind it, so this is why I made the song “Smile.” The tape’s called Too Deep for Tears, I’m basically telling people not to cry. Telling people to smile through the pain. I created “Smile” to let people know I know it be hard to smile when you’re stuck in situations. It ain’t that easy to say “f-ck crying,” so that’s why I said “Smile.”
AllHipHop: How’s fatherhood?
OMB Peezy: Man, my lil n*gga doing fine. I’m on an ankle monitor right now. My son stays in California, I can’t even go see my little boy. He doing straight though.
AllHipHop: I didn’t know you were on house arrest, for how long?
OMB Peezy: Man hell yeah bruh. Until this case over.
AllHipHop: You holding up okay?
OMB Peezy: Oh yeah, I’m straight. Man, you know I’m a soldier out here in these streets. I’m a real soldier. Been doing this since I was 15, ain’t no thing.
AllHipHop: What’re you most excited for with the world opening back up?
OMB Peezy: Dropping music, doing a whole lot more shows. I want to headline an arena before the end of 2021. That’s my goal, I want to headline a 10K crowd.
AllHipHop: What’s your favorite song to perform in a set?
OMB Peezy: “Lay Down.” Oh, and “Big Homie.” “Lay Down,” that’s that one though. I don’t know the f-ck how old that song is, they’re gonna sing it.
AllHipHop: What’s your inspiration? The reason you even started rapping in the first place?
OMB Peezy: Sh-t, I like words. I like language arts. It got to the point where I only went to school for English class, Language Arts class, P.E., and get the f-ck on. I love words that much. I ain’t want to be at school, but when I’m here, I’ma go to this class though. That really went into me writing raps, but I started using that to vent. Look, I’ll be talking to a ngga like, “Aye man, this girl hurt my feelings.” A ngga will be in his head like, “oh this ngga, he’s weak as f-ck.” But if I put it in a song, now everybody relates to it. They feel a ngga now, so I started using that sh-t as a venting mechanism too. That’s really why I got into the rap, sh-t started taking off forreal.
AllHipHop: Song with Pooh Shiesty?
OMB Peezy: Oh, I f-ck with Pooh Shiesty man. I actually got a song ready, whenever the f-ck he wants to come f-ck with me. I’ve got a song for him right now, it’s called “Ronald Reagan.” That b-tch is too hard.
AllHipHop: Top 5 artists in rotation right now?
OMB Peezy: Durk, Future, Kodak, Pooh Shiesty, and me.
AllHipHop: Anything else you’d like to let the people know?
OMB Peezy: Too Deep For Tears out right now. The deluxe coming real soon, sooner than y’all think. I’m going to the studio to pick the songs out tonight man, it’s lit.
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According to the paperwork, the ex-couple agreed to lawfully end the union last week, after Dr. Dre filed legal documents requesting the judge to “bifurcate” the status of their divorce and pave the way for him and Nicole to be single again.
The pair will continue to quarrel over an estimated $800 million estate, with Dre asserting his ex should get zilch, while she’s asking for half.
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