Rap newcomer Metro Marrs found himself in police custody at his high school graduation last week after causing a frenzy by throwing wads of cash into the air.
The “Bye Felicia” star, who signed to Quality Control Music – the home of Migos and Lil Yachty – last year, decided to celebrate his academic achievement at Georgia’s Langston Hughes High on Friday (May 21) by sharing his newfound wealth with his fellow classmates.
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His stage stunt had fellow graduates jumping out of their seats to desperately try and grab handfuls of cash, with Marrs giving away around $10,000.
However, his antics landed Marrs in trouble with local cops, who escorted the rapper out of the ceremony and booked the 18-year-old for inciting a riot and disorderly conduct – all while wearing his cap and gown.
He isn’t the only Hip-Hop star to face a fine for an impromptu cash giveaway – Rich the Kid pulled a similar stunt in Los Angeles in April, when he was fined for littering after throwing dollar bills into the air from his car window as he took a ride through Beverly Hills.
Verzuz co-creators Timbaland and Swizz Beatz are to face off again for their hit web series over the upcoming U.S. Memorial Day weekend.
The pals first dueled at the Hot 97 Summer Jam in New Jersey in 2018, as part of a producer clash challenge – and that event encouraged the two hitmakers to launch a platform for rappers and singers to virtually battle in front of fans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A post shared on the official Verzuz Instagram page on Tuesday read: “Did y’all guess who the rematch was going to be!? @THEREALSWIZZZ vs @TIMBALAND THIS SUNDAY‼️ LIVE from @LIVMIAMI. Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend with our new #VERZUZLive.”
Swizz Beatz, real name Kasseem Dean, added: “Let’s go then,” while Timbaland wrote: “Alrite now.”
Since its launch last year, Verzuz has featured competitions between Monica and Brandy, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, Swizz’s wife Alicia Keys and John Legend, and the late DMX and Snoop Dogg.
The Recording Academy has faced substantial backlash for various reasons. Almost every year the organization’s Grammy Award nominations and eventual winners are met with raised eyebrows and side-eyes.
As a result of those past issues and other complaints, The Recording Academy continues to address the diversity in its membership and modify its policies. For example, new changes to the Grammy Awards Rules and Guidelines were announced today.
“Our peer-driven awards process is all about engagement, and nothing is more invigorating than seeing our members take part in submitting proposals to move the Academy forward,” said Harvey Mason Jr., Chair & Interim President/CEO of the Recording Academy.
Mason Jr. continued, “We’re proud to work alongside today’s music creators to ensure their vision for the music industry is reflected in all that we do, and to continue our commitment to transparency by making these updates readily available to anyone that wishes to submit their art for Grammy recognition. These updates are a direct result of our collaborative process, and we’re thankful for the music community’s continued support every step of the way.”
The most significant rule amendment is related to the Album Of The Year category. The Recording Academy approved the following changes to the AOTY nominee and recipient eligibility:
Moving forward, all credited artists (including featured artists), songwriters of new material, producers, recording engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers are eligible to be GRAMMY nominees and recipients in the Album Of The Year category. Previously, the rule stated that all artists, songwriters, producers, recording engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers were required to be credited with at least 33 percent or more of playing time.
In addition, new rules for album eligibility include:
To be eligible for GRAMMY Award consideration, an album must contain greater than 75 percent playing time of newly recorded (within five years of the release date), previously unreleased recordings. The current eligibility rule is 50 percent. (Note: Best Compilation Soundtrack, Best Historical Album, Best Immersive Audio Album, Best Recording Package, Best Special Package, and Best Album Notes accept albums of recordings that are not newly recorded.)
The Recording Academy also made adjustments to the Classical Field, Music For Visual Media Field, and Music Film Field. A second Technical Grammy Award was added which is specifically reserved for a company, organization, or institution.
In addition, Academy members or their designated publicists are now restricted to FYC emails, social media posts, and physical mailings that promote only their own recordings. They can no longer lobby on behalf of other members under the new “Vote Trading And Manipulation” guidelines.
The initial outing for the Triller Live Concert Series is scheduled for June 19. Hip Hop star Meek Mill is set to hit the stage at the “Fight Club-Greatest Showman” spectacle along with Puerto Rican performer Myke Towers and Reggaeton artist Lunay. The musical showcase will be part of the Triller Fight Club boxing league event.
“This line-up will be as good as the best of the best festivals,” says Triller Fight Club partner Snoop Dogg. “For the first time ever we’re offering fans two for one, come see an epic world-class concert followed by the year’s most important boxing event.”
So You Think You Can Dance co-creator Nigel Lythgoe is producing this edition of the Triller Live Concert Series. The entertainment extravaganza will be Miami’s first “full open seating” live event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This event will be the ultimate culmination of boxing purism melded with a show everyone will remember,” says Nigel Lythgoe. “Crafted around Little Havana in a theme embracing the Latin flair, we have everything from the best Latin dancing to performances that will be seen one time only and never again, and is sure to have the world talking about for years to come.”
The concert featuring Meek Mill, Myke Towers, and Lunay is scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm ET. Additional performing acts will be revealed in the coming weeks. A multi-title fight card will follow the Triller Live Concert Series.
Teófimo “The Takeover” López will face off against George “Ferocious” Kambosos Jr. for the IBF, WBA, WBO, WBC, and The Ring lightweight championships. Franchon “The Heavy-Hitting Diva” Crews-Dezurn and Elin Cederroos are also set to go head-to-head.
“Boxing fans will be treated to a card including two unforgettable, four-belt undisputed championship fights, in addition to a heavyweight world title eliminator,” said Peter Kahn, Chief Boxing Officer for Triller. “Boxing fans wil not want to miss these fights.”
Triller Fight Club will be the first-ever boxing event held at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. The stadium is the current home of the Miami Marlins baseball franchise. Ticket prices range from $150 to $10,000. Limited luxury suites are also available.
“Come for the concert, come for the Greatest Showman show, come for the dancing, come for the boxing, or come for it all,” suggests Ryan Kavanaugh, co-owner of Triller. “Unlike past events, the concert will be first, so if you only want the concert, you can do that. If it’s not your cup of tea, come for the boxing and the show, or come for all of it. We have something for everyone.”
Kavanaugh adds, “The fights will be the focus during the fight window and the music during the music window, so fight fans and music fans alike will be able to watch what they love, uninterrupted.”
DMX’s first posthumous album, Exodus, is set to hit DSPs this Friday, May 28. The project will contain guest appearances by some of the biggest names in Hip Hop and R&B.
Rap icons Jay-Z and Nas are reuniting again on “Bath Salts.” Moneybagg Yo is on a track titled “Money Money Money.” The Griselda crew contributed to “Hood Blues.” Usher provided vocals for “Letter to My Son (Call Your Father).”
Additionally, Exodus will feature The Lox, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys, Bono, Mr. Porter, Snoop Dogg, and more. DMX’s longtime collaborator Swizz Beatz is a credited performer on “That’s My Dog” and “Dog’s Out.” Swizz also executive produced the LP.
Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe caught up with Swizz Beatz to talk about Exodus. The New York City-born super-producer laid out how he convinced DMX to add more artists to the project before the Yonkers-raised emcee passed in April.
Swizz Beatz told Lowe:
The only tribute was the Moneybagg track. Everything else X was present and happy for. We had the conversation, and I said, “Yo, I know you don’t like a lot of features, but I think it’s time that people should see that other people love you as well and you’re respected by serious, serious artists. Although you’re humble, although you don’t really have features, let’s have fun with it, come out the gate. Then the next album, we can get back to how you want to do it, but let’s have some fun. Let’s give them something they can’t expect. They’re not expecting you and Bono. They’re not expecting you and Alicia. They’re not expecting you and Griselda. They’re not expecting you, Jay, and Nas on one track. You know what I’m saying? They never expected an Usher with letter to my son, call your father, you know?” He just loved the idea of it, but he was a little sneaky about it because, in his mind, he loved that he was able to work with them. On the other hand, he figured out it was less work for him. He really loved it. He was like, “Oh, I only got to do three verses? Okay, tell Lil Wayne let’s go.” So that was the good, the good part, man.
According to Swizz Beatz, the positive reaction to the DMX/Snoop Dogg Verzuz battle helped inspire X to move forward with his latest body of work. Over 2 million total viewers watched the legendary emcee run through some of his greatest hits like “Get At Me Dog,” “X Gon’ Give It to Ya,” “Slippin’,” and “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem.”
Swizz stated:
I just knew he was ready. I knew that he started working on something, and it wasn’t coming out the way he did. Then, he basically was like, yo, let’s get Batman and Robin back on again. Once he started that, he was clear. He was sober as well. Then he did Verzuz, and then when he did Verzuz and went to the next level because he sees the people still had love for him. A lot of artists don’t really know how the people feel about them. People can see you in the street, but music wise and how is that appreciation. Yeah. You want to take a picture, but do you really mess with me? Then when he did Verzuz, all his songs go to number one. He seen everything chart again. I showed him all of it. Then he was just pumped up. He was like the only thing I don’t like about my Verzuz is I wasn’t able to do something new.
Last year, Walker was criticized for slamming mothers that feed their babies infant formula. The LRVN vocalist wrote on her @galactawhore Instagram account, “Y’all weird for even giving babies that processed government s###. Throw some real fruits/veggies in a blender and give it to them.”
Walker also added, “A pear [is] 43 cent, Similac is 32 to 36 dollars. I don’t understand. A bowl of fruit for the child would still cost less than formula for the week. To feed the child daily $1.67, Meal 1 pear 43 [cents], Meal 2 apple 74 [cents], Meal 3 peas 50 [cents], $11.69 weekly. And they drink water so it’s cheaper. $23.38 for 2 weeks.”
Now that the 25-year-old performer has a child of her own, she is facing criticism over her parenting skills. Summer Walker uploaded an image of her newborn to her main Instagram page, and some people expressed concern over the baby’s size.
“Chile I’m praying for Summer Walker and her baby [because] WTF is this s###?????” tweeted one person. Someone else wrote, “This whole Summer Walker baby situation is not even funny. Is this not possible negligence? Why are y’all laughing 😐.”
Another person posted, “Summer Walker said you can feed a family of 4 for a week with a pack of Kool-Aid & some breadsticks & y’all thought it was funny. Now y’all are shocked she’s feeding her newborn hemp seed & saying breast milk is bad for babies.”
Some social media users even suggested local child protective services need to check on the baby. Summer Walker got wind of the conversation taking place online and responded to the backlash on her @galactawhore page.
The “Come Thru” songstress posted:
yall: POST THE BABY B#### WE WANNA SEE! also y’all: roasting a baby [whose] face you can’t even see. lol make it make sense. In conclusion [m############] is weird and I will never post my baby so stop asking.
summer walker standing outside in the hood with her bra and panties on holding that baby like it’s a grocery bag is not something i was expecting to see today
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“Good Days” became SZA’s highest-charting solo single on the Hot 100 when it peaked at #9 in February. After spending 20 weeks on the chart, the track is no longer among the Top 100 songs in the country.
A fan page reported that “Good Days” has gone recurrent, meaning it was removed from the Hot 100 after charting for 20 weeks and falling below #50. The vocalist did not appear to be happy about the situation.
SZA left a critical comment under the @__.sza.___ account’s Instagram post. The 31-year-old New Jersey native wrote, “I really hate my label. So much.”
It is not clear if SZA’s supposed “hate” was directed at Top Dawg Entertainment or RCA Records. However, she has publicly expressed frustration with TDE in the past.
In 2016, SZA stated she was quitting Top Dawg because her debut LP was not out yet. The singer-songwriter specifically named TDE co-president Terrence “Punch” Henderson in her tweet.
The critically-acclaimed Ctrl was eventually released in 2017 via TDE/RCA. Ctrl went on to earn 2x-Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.
While SZA put some of the blame on TDE for the delay of Ctrl, in a 2017 interview with The Guardian she admitted someone in a position of power apparently forced her to drop the project.
“They just took my hard drive from me. That was all. I just kept f###### everything up. I just kept moving s### around. I was choosing from 150, 200 songs, so I’m just like, who knows what’s good any more?” said SZA at the time.
When asked if the final version of Ctrl was the one she would have put out, SZA responded, “No, absolutely not. Any longer and I probably wouldn’t… I’m also driving myself f###### crazy, so I don’t know. Give me another month and it would have been something completely different.”
“Good Days” may have fallen off the most recent Hot 100 chart, but SZA still holds a position in the Top 10 of the Billboard rankings. Her “Kiss Me More” duet with fellow RCA signee Doja Cat currently sits at #10.
It has been close to 25 years since the unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace rocked the Hip Hop world.
Still, conversations about their deaths remain a hot topic to discuss, as investigative documentaries and fact-based dramas attempt to break down the connections to dirty cops, local gangs, and the entertainment industry.
Filmmaker Nick Broomfield, who twenty years ago gave the world the documentary “Biggie & Tupac,” will release a new feature “Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace” on Wednesday, June 30 at a special one night only World Premiere.
The film has testimony from people who were afraid to talk in the late 90s and early 2000s about the cases because Suge was still out in the world terrorizing people.
Nick Broomfield enlisted Richard “RJ” Bond, the director of “Tupac Assassination,” as the Executive Producer of the film.
“Nick and I have had a really great time both looking at new information out there,” stated RJ Bond.
“So many people have been more willing to talk since [Suge] Knight’s incarceration for killing Terry Carter,” he continued. “But it was also fascinating for me to look at footage Nick shot 20 years ago, which have taken on an entirely new meaning today- especially when it may not have resonated back then when we did not know as much.”
Broomfield also shared his motivation for continuing to document these two cold cases, “After finishing ‘Biggie & Tupac’ in 2002 I became increasingly troubled by the treatment of LAPD detective Russell Poole who had come up with evidence that LAPD officers were involved in the hit on Biggie Smalls.”
“Russell was vilified by the LAPD and over the years I watched as his health and wellbeing declined. In August 2015 Russell died of a massive heart attack during a meeting at the LA Sheriff’s headquarters where he was still arguing his theory of the Biggie Smalls murder,” the award-winning documentarian added. “It was a tragic end that Russell didn’t deserve, however, a few years later people started talking more freely after Suge Knight (whom Russell accused of commissioning the hit) was sentenced to 28 years in prison in 2018.”
The film starred Johnny Depp as Poole. This film is also produced by the Christopher Wallace Estate and approved by the Shakur estate.
Broomfield also said, “I believed in Russell and I believed in his theory, and people who had never spoken before, who didn’t know Russell Poole, came forward with new evidence never heard before that supports his allegations that LAPD officers were involved.”
With all of this attention, the hope is that the Shakur Wallace estate achieves justice.
At the June 30th World Premiere “one night only nationwide pre-recorded Q&A with Director Nick Broomfield hosted by Trevor Nelson.
The general release for “Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace” takes place on July 2nd in theaters and later on streaming services.
A brand new track from DMX’s upcoming posthumous album Exodus just hit the net, and fans are loving it.
Griselda’s own Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher and Conway The Machine appear on the song “Hood Blues” from the upcoming album, which is due in stores on May 28th.
“We had the conversation, and I told him, I said, yo, I know you don’t like a lot of features, but I think it’s time that people should see that other people love you as well and you’re respected by serious, serious artists,” Swizz Beatz said during an appearance on The Zane Lowe Show. “Although you’re humble, although you don’t really have features, let’s have fun with it, come out the gate. Then the next album, we can get back to how you want to do it, but let’s have some fun. Let’s give them something they can’t expect.”
“He just loved the idea of it, but he was a little sneaky about it because in his mind, he loved that those people was, he was able to work with them,” Swizz Beatz continued. “On the other hand, he figured out it was less work for him. He really loved it. He was like, oh, I only got to do three verses? Okay, tell Lil’ Wayne let’s go. So that was the good, the good part, man.”
Exodus is filled with guest appearances from the biggest artist, including Nas, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, The Lox, Moneybagg Yo and Swizz’ wife Alicia Keys.
Yesterday, Swizz dropped a trailer celebrating DMX, as well as the impending release of Exodus.
International superstar Akon has recovered his stolen luxury vehicle.
According to Forest Park police, the “Lonely” rapper’s SUV truck was found at a Buckhead gas station after a lowlife jacked it on Monday night.
The hitmaker, whose real name is Aliaume Thiam, left the front of his Range Rover unattended at the QuikTrip on Sidney Marcus Boulevard while he went to pump gas.
Apparently, he was too slow, as some wolves crept in and zipped off with it. He must have forgotten he was in “Atlunna.”
A report of Akon’s account of the crime was released by the local authorities.
It read, “He stated that when his tank was almost full he noticed his white Range Rover … pulling off while he was still pumping his gas.”
They were clearly plotting on him and caught him slipping. The police report noted that Akon was being followed by a dark-colored sedan when he arrived at the gas station at 11:37 pm.
“Shortly after, you can see the suspect get out of the passenger seat of what looks to be a black, four-door BMW sedan, get into the driver’s seat of the victim’s vehicle and drive off with the black BMW following right behind.”
The convenience store’s surveillance camera caught it all on camera.
How did he get it back?
Because Akon left his phone in the car and they were able to track it. Within an hour, he had his ride back.
Terrell Stoglin, a guard for the Moroccan basketball club Association Sportive Salé (AS Salé), thinks that rapper J. Cole should not be playing in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
The athlete claimed that it’s “disrespectful” to the sport and the other ballers who are out of work, who have dedicated their lives to the sport, and who have a better skill set.
Is he right?
In a video that is now viral, Stoglin broke down why he feels this way, critiquing the league and the media for celebrating the Dreamville artist because he is popular and has a following.
Terrell Stoglin Top Scorer In Basketball Africa League Described Rapper J. Cole's Presence In The League "Disrespectful" To Those Who Worked Hard For Years To Get This Chance.
— Street Talk Media (@StreetTalkMedia) May 25, 2021
He said, “I think there’s a negative and a positive [to J. Cole’s presence],” Stoglin told ESPN. “The negative part of it is: I think he took someone’s job that deserves it.”
“I live in a basketball world. I don’t live in a fan world,” he continued. “I know a lot of guys that had their careers stopped by COVID and they’re still home working out and training for an opportunity like this.”
“For a guy who has so much money and has another career to just come here and average, like, one point a game and still get glorified is very disrespectful to the game. It’s disrespectful to the ones who sacrificed their whole lives for this.
“The positive side of it is: it brings a lot of attention, and, I guess, money. I don’t really pay attention to that type of stuff. I’m more [concerned that] he took someone’s job that deserved it,” he concluded.
Stoglin is qualified to talk.
Terrell Stoglin has led two come-from-behind victories for #AS_SALE in #theBAL Relive the best of his second-half performances in these two games! pic.twitter.com/RyLIkWvvdY
While J. Cole might not be a top scorer in the league, far from it, the Tucson, Arizona native is making his numbers. In his recent game against AS Police, he racked up 40 points.
J. Cole has only scored 5 points in three games for his team, The Rwanda Patriots.
The pandemic, the fixation on mobile devices, the re-rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement and countless on the ground soldiers and humanity all collided a year ago in the senseless murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police. Derek Michael Chauvin, the convicted murderer, was convicted of the slaying of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chauvin has gotten the bulk of the blame, but new reports have said that that police department runs like a gang.
Dave ‘Davey D’ Cook, an Oakland-based DJ, activist and Hip-Hop pioneer, has been a part of the movement for decades. He says the fight continues.
“One year ago.. we lost George Floyd to a callous act of police terrorism. A knee on his neck for over 9 minutes resulted in 25 million people taking to the streets demanding change,” he said, “We still elected officials dragging their feet, reluctant to hold police accountable, but we will press on.”
In honor of George Floyd and the struggle, Davey D produced an eclectic, revolutionary mix in honor of our fallen brother and others. “This mix is a sound track for our struggle,” he said.
Last month, Chauvin was found guilty on all charges related to George Floyd’s death, including murder. Sadly, the larger landscape continues to show systemic racism, oppression and bias flourishes domestically and abroad.
May 25th will continue to be a reminder that we the people must stay action-oriented and commit to the never-ending fight for justice.
Detroit, Michigan is home to a slew of talent, especially when it comes to the rap game.
Willy J Peso is the newest face on the scene. Not only does he arrive with his own unique flow and rhymes, Willy sees himself as “one of the biggest stoners in the universe,” carrying and exuding that great stoner vibe you can’t help but fall in love with.
Willy creates music you put on when you want to have a good time. He states, “You want to be in that right mood, either pre-party, post-party, even during the party. You know there’s going to be some good weed in the area if Willy J. Peso involved.”
The rising star has been grinding independently since 2010, releasing his debut single with Travis Porter which came as a result of his club promoting days. With his own cannabis strain Giraffe Head and his own lifestyle brand Stoned Like Willy, the recording artist always finds time to focus on the music, this year releasing his highly-anticipated 8th studio project titled Planet Peso.
The video for the project’s lead single “Trip To The Bay” featuring Yukmouth from The Luniz was shot in Sacramento.
AllHipHop: Your first single was with Travis Porter, how did that happen? Was that in Atlanta?
Willy J Peso: No, that was me bringing them out to Detroit when I was a club promoter in college. We’d promote parties during college. We brought them out to Michigan for a couple different things. It started there, but the weed’s always been around since the beginning of me doing music. I really dove into the cannabis industry, the whole weed scene in 2014. The homie said, “I know you’re doing all this and all that, you should come work at the dispensary.”
I started working in the dispensary, started seeing s### was getting legal. S### went legal in Michigan in ‘08. Ever since ‘08, I’ve really been heavy into the cannabis s###. It turned up. Since 2014, we’ve been really turnt up with the whole weed brand. Got my Stoned Like Willy brand, I’ve been throwing different seshes. High Times Magazine, they had me do a bunch of headline festivals from here to Cali to Detroit and across the country.
AllHipHop: Who are your biggest influences?
Willy J Peso: My biggest influences are definitely Snoop Dogg, the Jay-Z’s, the Bob Marley’s, and all the independent grinders out there. I really look up to all the people who been pushing their own brand, the Master P’s, the Cash Money, out here with Death Row, in the Bay with Sick Wid It. That’s been my influence in everything: Rap-A-Lot. Since I was young, I’ve always really been into Black business. Really pushing this hip-hop culture forward.
AllHipHop: What was the inspiration behind your name?
Willy J Peso: Willy J Peso comes from being a Jay-Z fan. On the album The Dynasty, he’s talking about changing his name from William over to J Peso. As a kid, I thought “you know what, I’m Willy J Peso!” Trying to really get out here and push the brand, the cannabis lane that came crazy. Now we Stoned Like Willy, everybody wants to be Stoned Like Willy, the Big Giraffe.
AllHipHop: Talk about your new album, Planet Peso.
Willy J Peso: We pushing that Planet Peso out now. We’ve been out here in LA. I dropped a new video with Yukmouth from The Luniz, we did the single on Planet Peso called “Trip to the Bay.” I’ve been coming out to Cali for the last 5, 6 years: going to the Bay, going to LA. Tapping in with all the different growers, all the different cannabis companies I know, all the different artists I f### with. S### been lit. Coming out here with a big bag to get a bag, now I’m coming out here with my own bag. I got my own bread.
AllHipHop: How did you and Yukmouth tap in initially?
Willy J Peso: He was in Detroit. He came to Detroit, he knows my big homie. Shout out to Big Tree and Fireman. We’ve got this private lounge called the OMS Dab House. Anytime anybody comes to Detroit, they tap in with the Dab House family so they can get the exclusive weed and edibles. We keep all the fire weed around, then we went to the studio. We went and locked in with the Coalition DJs, jumped in the studio, and put a banger together.
AllHipHop: How was shooting the visual?
Willy J Peso: We flew back out here to Sacramento. I had a show with Yukmouth in Sacramento with my homie The Royal Dab Show. We did a big 4/20 concert. It was me, Nef the Pharoah, The Luniz, a bunch of different artists from the Sacramento/Bay Area area. After that, we went with Jae Synth, the big homie out there in the Bay doing his thing too with all the videos. We put the video together the next day, right after 4/20. We were really stoned, really high, having a really good time smoking on them Cali trees.
AllHipHop: What was the creative process behind Planet Peso?
Willy J Peso: Planet Peso is a place that’s in my head, it’s what I’m building into reality right now. I’m building my own world where you’re going to see some big giraffes, you’re going to see a lot of weed. You’re going to see a lifestyle, merchandise, business, cannabis. A lot of good music, a lot of good vibes. Planet Peso is this alternate world that I’m building from my head, but I’m trying to put it together right now.
We buying property. We’re going to start doing our own events and own retail space. We getting property for that, just different markets. I’ve been touring for the last 5 years. I’ve got different places that really f### with me. That’s Planet Peso. I always tap in with the different markets that really f### with me. I’ve got people out here in Cali, down South, East Coast, different states that have been really supporting my brand for the last 10 years.
AllHipHop: Can you define “Fake Bags”?
Willy J Peso: “Fake Bags” is them bags you see on 4th Street. The m############ that be selling them fake bags. People put whatever they want to put in there. It’s a culture right now of people taking other people’s ideas and trying to get rich off of it, so that’s the fake bags. We don’t really f### with the fake bags. You want an authentic bag. You want a known source, you want to get tapped in. You want your bag to be stamped by a real one, not a fake one.
AllHipHop: Talk about curating your own events in Detroit.
Willy J Peso: We’ve been doing events for the last couple of years too. I’ve got a Stoner’s Eve event I do every 4/19. I’ve got a Danksgiving Detroit, a big event that we do. Real private, but it’s huge. The following is real big. A lot of people been supporting my Stoned Like Willy events. We come together and have a good time. We get high as a giraffe. There might be a few private things you might want to find.
It’s a networking event, I have a bunch of artists come through. I did one with Jadakiss in 2019, it was crazy. He came to Detroit for my Danksgiving event. We’ve been doing it hard. 2017, I had Sosamann and Smoke DZA for Stoner’s Eve. I did one with Devin the Dude called the Welcome Home Sesh after we got off tour. We went on a 40-city tour, it was crazy. 2 months on the road, that s### was crazy.
AllHipHop: What are you working on now? What are you most excited about?
Willy J Peso: Right now we pushing Planet Peso, dropping a lot of content on WillyJPeso.com. Pushing new merch out via Stoned Like Willy, pushing the Giraffe Head brand. We’ve got that in some dispensaries out in Michigan. Constantly working on new content. I’ve got another EP I’ma drop this year, it’s gon’ be lit.
AllHipHop: What’s the reality of the independent grind?
Willy J Peso: It’s about hard work, knowing that every day you’ve got to get something done. Never relying on nobody else to push your brand further than you push your brand. It’s really putting in what you want to get what you want, an action for a reaction. If you’re sitting at home waiting for it to come to you, then that’s what’s going to happen. You’re going to be waiting. If you’re out here on the road, beating the path, linking up with good, positive people, you’ll get positive outcomes.
AllHipHop: Anyone you want to collab with that you haven’t yet?
Willy J Peso: I want to work with a lot of people. I’d love to see some music with me and Wiz, that’d be cool. That’d be dope. I’ve got a new song with me and Berner getting ready to come out. Me, Berner, Neff the Pharaoh, that’s gonna be hard. I want to work with everybody, all the superstars. Snoop Dogg. I want to work with all the young homies that’s doing s### too. One day, hopefully, I get the chance to work with Jay-Z. I’ma put it out there.
AllHipHop: Anything else you want to let us know?
Willy J Peso: You can follow me @WillyJPeso, stay tapped in. I’ve got to tell people, there’s only one real @WillyJPeso.
AllHipHop: Who’s trying to be you?
Willy J Peso: There’s a lot of people on the internet trying to fake for me. They be going in people’s DMs trying to ask them if they want to buy weed. That’s crazy. Nah, there’s only one Willy J Peso. Instagram’s going to have to verify it so they know. We’re going to have to put that together.
Former video vixen turned reality TV star Erica Mena is divorcing her husband Safaree, after two years and one and a half babies.
Her soon-to-be-ex, who is also a former male video vixen/ sidekick for Nicki Minaj and reality star, received the unfortunate news late on Friday, May 21.
The divorce was filed in Fayette County Superior Court in Georgia. There are no reports that detail why the Mena is calling it quits. But what has been shared is that she wants the house, she wants primary physical custody of their daughter and child support for both the 1-year-old and the baby to come.
The two have appeared as a couple on multiple series of the Love and Hip Hop reality shows profiting from the profile labeling as a problematic couple. They were also problematic as individual cast members on the franchise — always as characters that were unhappy in love.
With this filing, unfortunately, it seems that even in this union they remain “unhappy in love.”
Unless …
As suspected …
This is a new storyline for “Love & Hip Hop.” This would follow the format played out well by Safaree’s friend Ray J.
Ray J and his wife Princess have allowed their family drama to play out as a plot arc in several seasons on multiple series from the same reality franchise.
Let’s hope this is just for the cameras, no one wants to see a “happy” couple break up.
Get New York City and mix it with a lil bit of Chicago and we got A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Lil Durk’s new song, “24 Hours.” The somber and somewhat sad relationship song is sure to get all the couples in their feelings as they go through their ups and downs.
A Boogie’s “Drowning feat. Kodak Black” is now 3x platinum along with the platinum singles “Jungle” and “Timeless” A Boogie has proven that he has hit making abilities. In fall 2017, A Boogie released his gold certified debut album, ‘The Bigger Artist,’ jumping into the Top 5 on Billboard’s Top 200 and #1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart.
Check out the new Polo G visual as he gets the assist from legendary Hollygrove rapper Lil Wayne – and boy did Wayne SNAP on this song. Midway through Wayne’s verse he pretty much cranks up the skill and punchlines just delivering an absolute assault of the track. Gang Gang will go down as one of Polo G’s biggest songs and there’s no question that Wayne helped in achieved that milestone.
Pulling up to a huge plush white mansion in ski masks YG and Mozzy rob actor De’aundre Bonds, who some Snowfall fans might remember as Skully. Fully strapped and ski masked up, the two Cali rappers tied up Skully and take what they want! From the cars to the jewelry to the money, YG and Mozzy have their way with Skully and his possessions. Watch to the end to see how it concludes! YG and Mozzy’s Kommunity Service album is available now for fans.
LIke father like son! Birdman and Lil Wayne team up for a long awaited collab that’s probably their best collab since “My Leather So Soft.” Tune in as Roddy Ricch lends a hand for this absolute Summer slapper that’s got the internet going nuts.
Today Yellowland Records artist JimmyBoltreleased the music video for his new song “Funplex.” The song and video release were accompanied by a COVID-safe release party that featured heavy smoke, lots of women and overflowing drinks. His latest release “Funplex” is an ode to the Houston indoor entertainment complex with hundreds of games and attractions so it’s got an upbeat vibe on this one.
Raised in a musical family, JimmyBoltis a natural when it comes to creating and visualizing the feel to his music and the industry has taken notice after his collaborations with Lil Keed, SSG Splurge and co-signs from OG Louie the XIII, Rubi Rose, Gunna, Lil Baby, Trippie Redd and more.
