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Fresco Trey Defines “YERT” And Explains How New Single “Feel Good” Blew Up On TikTok

By: Shirley Ju Updated Category: Breeding Ground
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When it comes to Memphis, it seems hip-hop has seen a resurgence. From Yo Gotti to Moneybagg Yo to NLE Choppa to Key Glock, there’s no denying the slew of talent coming out of the city. Insert Fresco Trey, who is here to stand out amongst his peers: creating feel-good rap-meets-R&B music that stands the test of time.

Considering himself to be a sonic trailblazer, Fresco fondly remembers road trips with his father who played CDs of Tupac and Kanye West over and over and over. With that grew a hunger, passion, and dedication, feeding his independent grind and fueling him to do to break through into the mainstream. 

His name Fresco comes from his high school Spanish class, where he learned the word Fresco means “fresh and cool” at the same time.

Fresco admits his manager forces him to be on camera all the time, which his showcased his personality. “My humor is a little much. I’m a big kid, I do whatever and say whatever. I don’t mean no harm about nothing, people from the outside looking in wouldn’t know.”

Most recently, the 21-year-old unleashed his new single titled “Feel Good,” which literally exudes positive and good vibes upon each spin. 

AllHipHop: What was the household like growing up in Memphis?

Fresco Trey: My household was dope, I had my mom and my dad. My parents have their issues and separated for a period of time, but it was nothing we couldn’t get over. All of that made it better for me in the long run, adversity and sticking through stuff. If you have bad times, through thick and thin you learn how to put up with certain stuff and get through it. Music helped me even at my lows, when I thought it wouldn’t work out for me. I was able to learn from my household, keep it pushing and get to the better days which are now. That household was great.

AllHipHop: You grew up to Tupac and Kanye, were you aspiring one day you’d get to that level?

Fresco Trey: Coming up, I never thought I’d be rapping. With Tupac, he did inspire me with his lifestyle. The way he thought about things and how smart he was, how he spoke his mind and what he believed in inspired me. I never thought I’d be doing music so I never thought I’d be as big as him one day. 

AllHipHop: Talk about being different from what people assume the Memphis music scene would be.

Fresco Trey: I love being different coming from the city because overall, it makes me stand out. People can appreciate what I do and respect it. You get a lot of hate from the city, which is everywhere. But from what I do, I’m so true to myself that people can’t do anything but respect it. Even if you don’t like it, you can respect it because I’m being myself, talking what I mean and meaning what I say. I love being myself where I come from.

AllHipHop: “Feel Good” out now, how are you feeling?

Fresco Trey: I feel good. “Feel Good” has brought a lot of success to the team like we planned for it to do. Everybody feels good. “Feel Good” has brought a lot of traction to our situation, a lot of phone calls, a lot of people reaching out. Can’t do nothing but feel good about it.

AllHipHop: Are labels reaching out?

Fresco Trey: Yeah you got labels, other artists, blogs. You got everybody reaching out showing love. It’s a humbling experience and I’m grateful for it. 

AllHipHop: Bring us back to when you created this record.

Fresco Trey: When I made the record, I was in a space where I felt the world needed to feel good. There was a lot of dark stuff going on in the world. Bro, summer’s almost here. It’s time to feel good again. That’s my inspiration behind making that song, I wanted to think of anything that could possibly make a person feel good. It started with the beat, my boy Thomas sent it to me. It was a perfect fit for the situation. We made some magic. It was all off the top, all organic. I wanted it to be an organic vibe, just feeling good.

AllHipHop: Did you know it would make such an impact?

Fresco Trey: We kind of did, yeah. When I showed it to the team, everyone said “bro, this might be the one.” It was crazy because at first, I only had the loop to the first chorus and the first verse. I didn’t have any drums, any hi-hats, just a loop. I wanted to drop it like that but they said “this song is special, you have to add more to it.” I did a second verse , we built the beat around it. Everybody knew it was going to be crazy so we’re happy it did what we thought.

AllHipHop: What was your creative vision with the visual?

Fresco Trey: We wanted to show fun, good times. We added a little role play to it but for the most part, we wanted to show fun. That’s why we went so hard on the pool party, we wanted to show us having a good time. We had a dope ass Airbnb in California, we wanted to go up and that’s what we were able to do. It was crazy because the police came to try to shut it down a few times, Dylan (manager) almost got taken to jail. We’re partying too loud and it was Covid. There were too many people in the house and they kept coming back, people kept calling the police. Every time the police came, we’d tell everyone to go in one room. We’d all squeeze into one room. 

AllHipHop: Like high school days?

Fresco Trey: Yeah facts. [laughs]

AllHipHop: What’s the meaning behind the girl disappearing at the end?

Fresco Trey: First thing in the song, I say “diamonds dancing dripping on my wrist to make me feel good.” It was 3 girls and every time I’d touch them or kiss them, they turn into diamonds. I’m that man, I do something to them. 

AllHipHop: Talk about YERT and what it stands for, I know it’s your name backwards. 

Fresco Trey: My uncle hit me 3 days ago like “bro, I didn’t know YERT was your name backwards.” I thought of it because I was creating a PSN on my Xbox Live. I was going to put Fresco Trey but somebody had already taken it. The person who did it actually DM’ed me like “bro I’m sorry, I took your Xbox name. I wanted to have it for when you get famous.” I said “alright, you can keep it bro.” I spelled my name backward and it was Yert Ocserf. I started saying YERT when I was on the game and it caught on. I needed to do something so I created an acronym for it: Young Educated Relentless Talent. YERT is a thing people like to say when they see me, YERT! Wassup man? 

AllHipHop: Growing up an introvert, how is music a coping mechanism for you? Are you still an introvert?

Fresco Trey: Yes, I feel like I am. With the people around me every day, I’m super playful and hyped with them because they’re my peoples. When it comes to me being around other people, I’m super reserved. I have to be around you for a little minute for me to open up, that’s how it’s always been. Music’s like a best friend to me. Sometimes when people go through things and they come and talk to you about them, they don’t always need a response or feedback. People want to vent and for you to listen, that’s how music is for me.

I can talk to the microphone, I don’t have to worry about the microphone judging me or saying something back that I don’t want to hear at the time. It’s going to listen to me and help me, that’s someone I know I can talk to and not have to worry about anything else. I’m grateful people can relate to the things I say on my tracks.

Fresco-Trey Photo by: Thomas-Welch Courtesy of Fresco Trey Camp
Fresco-Trey Photo by: Thomas-Welch Courtesy of Fresco Trey Camp

AllHipHop: You don’t drink or smoke?

Fresco Trey: I drink Bel Air occasionally, but I’m an innocent baby.

AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?

Fresco Trey: I need a Twix. Every now and then I need a Red Bull, then my n#### Matt. He’s going to get me hyped. He’s my hypeman, that’s my dog. If you’ve been on my TikTok, you’d see him.

AllHipHop: What does TikTok do for your career?

Fresco Trey: It’s crazy because I didn’t like TikTok at first, I didn’t get It. The day I said “I didn’t like TikTok,” two days later Dylan posted a video on my TikTok and it went crazy. I started blowing up off that.

Dylan: It was how to make a hit. The journey of him creating his music from scratch and his creative process.

Fresco Trey: It went crazy, the video did 400K views. I posted a video the next day of my song with Zaytoven, it did close to 500K views. The next video I posted was a song I just made that’s going to be on my album, that one’s at 800K views. It’s going crazy.

AllHipHop: Talk about creating your own label, Fresco The Label, as a place to foster music unique to your own pop/hip-hop lane.

Fresco Trey: Fresco The Label is wanting to be your own boss. Whenever we first started this, we wanted to own our own stuff. Have our own label and be like Diddy, be as big as them. That’s our motto: be your own boss. When I make music, I always tell people it’s okay to please your friends and give people what they want. For me as an artist on the rise, I want to create a fanbase that loves what I do. I don’t want to blow up with something I don’t feel comfortable doing.

I don’t want to blow up doing trap music or rockstar music, I want to blow up making honest music. If I make a song and I blow up doing what I like doing, that way I don’t have to feel uncomfortable the rest of my career because my fans love me for the music I like doing. I never put myself in a genre,l I always make music I like to make. People generalize it however they want to and that’s fine, but I like making music I like to make. I want fans that like music I like to make.

AllHipHop: How’s the independent grind?

Fresco Trey: It’s a grind for sure because everything is a trial run. You take bumps on the way and learn from everything. For anyone going independent right now, get you a solid team. Get a team you could trust that will go hard for you, especially as hard as you go for yourself. That’s what we did, my team’s going hard just as hard as I was going in the studio. They went just as hard and everything started spiraling up. Focus on finding the right team. Once you do that, everything will take care of itself fr fr.

AllHipHop: What can we expect next from you?

Fresco Trey: I have a single dropping called “Love Don’t Live Here.” Right after that, we’re going to drop my tape. I’m thinking about calling it “Love Don’t Live Here.” The single we’re going to drop is going to be the intro for my tape. “Love Don’t Live Here” ‘cause love don’t live here.

AllHipHop: Where does it live?

Fresco Trey: S### with you. It doesn’t live with me.

Drake Gives Bow Wow Some BIG Flowers!

By: illseed Updated Category: Rumors
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Drake is at the top of the pile right now. There’s no questioning the man’s dominance in the music space. And what do people at the top of their game do? They show love. But before I get into that, let’s just talk about what Drake has done. Recently the rapper confirmed through Billboard magazine that he had done some thing no one has done he had a “1, 2, 3.” What is that? “1,2,3” is representative of his new accomplishment of having three songs from his new EP at the top of the charts. And so to celebrate, he had a party.

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I am not privy to the party and all of the festivities that happened, but those that were able to post, which I wasn’t, we’re celebrating drakes newest accomplishment. Apparently there is a party that a lot of people were invited to and they did it up. One of those people apparently was Bow Wow. That’s right bow Wow a.k.a. Shad moss. Drake gave him so much love that it may resuscitate his career as a rapper.

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In a slightly weird Instagram video, Drake says that without Bao well there is no him. I am not exactly sure in what way he meant, but I thought it was pretty cool did he gave him that much love. The truth is, Dre comes from Canada and was an actor. Bow Wow may not be much of a Canadian but he was a rapper and actor. He showed a lot of people how to get famous and successful as a young person. These guys are the same age but I can only imagine that Drake saw something in Bow Wow that lived within himself. So we showed him love! Look at this.

By the way I never fully understood Drake fascination with do rags, even though he clearly has the texture to create the waviness that everyone like me longs for.

I can’t wait to see these pictures from the party.

My Covid-19 Experience & Why I Got Vaccinated

By: cornelldews Updated Category: Features
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By Cornell Dews

I couldn’t taste or smell anything for 11 days.  My whole body ached.  I sweated profusely throughout the night while I tossed and turned trying to sleep.  I was so lethargic throughout the day that I could barely walk.  In March of 2020, it was confirmed that I had contracted COVID-19.  It was so early in the diagnoses of the virus, that no one knew exactly what we were dealing with.  The first person that my wife called, after the hospital called to report my positive test result, was our Pastor.  She wanted immediate divine intervention on my behalf because we were potentially confronted with a deadly disease that could lead to my death.  By the grace of GOD, I prevailed.  We prevailed.  I don’t take it for granted, knowing that millions of people worldwide died a very lonely death, leaving many grieving family members and loved ones to mourn their loss.

Twelve months after the world we all knew had been changed forever, 120 million worldwide confirmed coronavirus cases and 2.65 million total deaths, we are now confronted with taking vaccines to help combat the virus and regain some sense of “normalcy.”  There seemed to have been specific conversations directed solely at Black Americans encouraging us to get vaccinated.  Of course they were trying to ease our considerable apprehensions and lack of trust towards a government that hasn’t always done what’s in our best interest (to say the least).  Dr. Fauci even went on record saying, “the first thing you might want to say to my African-American brothers and sisters is that the vaccine that you’re going to be taking was developed by an African-American woman.”  In homeboy language, that’s saying, “hey, even if y’all don’t trust us, trust her.”  And a Black woman was the first person to be vaccinated.

Still, our community lags in comparison to other ethnicities who are getting the shot.  Our trust issues prevent us from showing up in droves.  Truth be told, we do have great reasons not to for not being forthcoming and trustworthy.  I don’t think that can be argued.  For myself, the one experiment that immediately came to mind when contemplating being syringed with an unknown vaccination was the four-decade long Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment.  That experiment caused the death of 128 of its Black participants.  Shid, I don’t even get the flu shot because of the Tuskegee Experiment!  You heard me?  For years, I’d rather take my chances.  But, for some inexplainable reason I feel differently about this vaccination.  It’s probably because not only was my family impacted by the virus, but I personally know people who died.  People died.  And now I potentially have the ability to save a life.

I feel a greater responsibility to my community regarding COVID-19.  I feel a need to do my part to help us live.  So I wear my mask, got my first vaccination shot a week ago, and still practice social distancing.  That’s what the professionals are saying we must do to beat this virus.  And I’d like to believe them.  After the gym this weekend, my brother and I were having breakfast, discussing many things including the vaccine.  He has also received his first shot.  As we were talking and I asked, “why’d you take the shot”?  He said something extremely simple, but very profound.  He answered, “Nelly, I’d rather have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.”  I said, “damn homeboy, that makes a hell of a lot of sense to me.”

We know it’s been reported that some people died shortly after taking the vaccine.  Whether or not the vaccine can solely be attributed to the cause of their death, I don’t know.  We’ve been told that oftentimes the same pre-existing health issues that made Black people more susceptible to contracting the coronavirus and succumbing to it initially, were the same reasons they had such a tragic effect to the vaccine.  Could this be a lie?  I don’t know.  Would it be the first untruth that we’ve been told?  Definitely not.  But at this moment, what’s our recourse?

I’m not big on conspiracy theories.  And we have a whole lot of those to go around. I’m more concerned with the application and less concerned with the speculation.  We’re at the crossroads right now.  What are we going to do?  I get my second shot on March 29, 2021.  If for nothing else, like my main man said, “I’d rather have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.”  Prayerfully we all make it out of this soon. With love.  Cornell

 

Lecrae Talks Facing Opposition From Church Goers Over Being Vocal About Racism

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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The year 2020 will mostly be remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic and the global Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality and racial injustice. People around the world used whatever platform they had to bring awareness to African-Americans – like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor – who were victims of extrajudicial killings perpetrated by police officers.

Conversations about the institution of American slavery, systemic racism, and white privilege can be uncomfortable, especially when those topics are being addressed in a mixed-race setting. A discussion about race can sometimes lead to uninformed, problematic, and/or offensive statements.

For example, Lecrae found himself at the center of controversy last year when he was seen head nodding while Caucasian megachurch pastor Louie Giglio suggested the phrase “white privilege” should be replaced with the phrase “white blessing.” Giglio also offered that the “blessing of slavery” built “the framework for the world that white people live in.”

Lecrae has been outspoken about racial injustice throughout his career, and the Hip Hop artist’s stance on the issue caused some of his white evangelical fans to stop supporting him. The I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion But Found My Faith author was asked about the turmoil involving his relationship with the Christian church while on the Tamron Hall show.

“I recall being very vocal about my views on race, specifically Mike Brown and Trayvon [Martin], and I didn’t realize that the church has so many different views on it, so I thought we were all one big happy family, we all agreed wrong is wrong,” Lecrae told Hall.

The 2-time Grammy winner continued, “When I spoke out against police brutality and racism, I was met with so much opposition, and it really took me aback. I thought maybe I said something the wrong way. And it was both the silence and the opposition that I received from the church – I just didn’t know which way was up and which way was down. And where was God in the midst of it.”

Who Is Casanova Talking To With His Latest Message From Prison?

By: illseed Updated Category: Rumors
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Casanova is going through it right now! I feel for the brother, but we know what it is when you go up north. But let’s get right into it. Casanova should’ve known what it was when he was outside, you know? I’ll never forget seeing him and his crew outside when coronavirus first popped off and he was talking stuff like it was cool. He had already gotten past a couple of instances that could have landed him in jail but he chose to stay outside. It has been a relatively short period of time since he win in jail, but he keeps sending these messages on his social media commandeering people to come visit him. He’s asking them to check in on him and send him money!

I have never done anything like he’s doing, or been through anything like he’s going through, but I always assumed that when you did your time you did it standing up with your back straight without complaining. If you did complain, it never got to people like myself. Take the rapper Loon for example! Or Bobby Shmurda! Those guys did lengthy bids and we really didn’t hear anything about them or from them, other than their legal maneuvers to get out of jail. Other than that, they were pretty quiet.

In looking at the comments under Casanova‘s most ALL CAPS rant, he really seems to need a friend and he’s like angry. If I knew Casanova, I would go visit him! I would even send him money if he was my friend or blood relative! But, he’s not. He’s actually a rapper of high notoriety and popularity. He knows a lot of people with a lot of money, and I can only assume that he is talking to somebody specific. So who is Casanova talking to? First of all, he’s managed by Roc Nation! And if I Google him, I see pictures with Jay-Z. Could he be talking about Roc Nation and Jay-Z? I really don’t know, but he said “and that goes for anybody,” which kinda says “bar none.”

Other than that, he’s cool with people like Fabolous, and a bunch of other people that I can’t quite name at the moment so it just seems like he’s talking to them. I do wish she would get off of social media and send them a letter specifically so that he can clear this up. If he needs visitation, he should be able to get that from those he is loved by. At the age of 34, I personally would love to see him but not on the social media so we can love him as the Brooklyn savage he was before going behind those walls.

Hold ya head bro!

Rich The Kid Released After Being Arrested For Carrying A Loaded Firearm At LAX

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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It looks like Rich The Kid made a serious mistake by taking a weapon into LAX. According to multiple outlets, the Rich Forever Music label founder born Dimitri Roger was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday.

TMZ reports Rich The Kid has since been released from police custody after being booked for carrying a loaded firearm in public. Allegedly, airport security found a firearm in the 28-year-old rapper’s carry-on luggage.

Footage of Rich The Kid being obtained by authorities at LAX hit the internet yesterday. The arrest apparently took place around 1 pm PT. The New York-born, Georgia-raised rhymer was reportedly set free by 6:30 pm PT.

Rich ended 2020 by dropping the 15-track joint project Nobody Safe with Baton Rouge rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. However, Rich began 2021 by feuding with his own Rich Forever artist Jay Critch and trashing “old n#####” in Hip Hop.

The Boss Man album creator eventually turned his attention back to music. In late January, Rich released the posse cut “Nasty” with Mulatto, Rubi Rose, and Flo Milli. That same month, he also let loose the Lucky 7 EP featuring the aforementioned female rappers as well as DaBaby, Lil Mosey, Quavo, Takeoff, and Siptee.

Tiffany Haddish: Unlike Nicki Minaj, I Treat Everybody With Respect & Dignity

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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There have been rumors circulating for years that Nicki Minaj is one of the most calculating and irreverent A-listers in the entertainment industry. She has had public feuds with the likes of Lil Kim, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Iggy Azalea, Remy Ma, Cardi B, Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Kylie Jenner, and others.

According to TMZ, comedian Tiffany Haddish recently offered her thoughts on the Queen album creator during a leaked Clubhouse session. After someone referred to her as the “Nicki Minaj of comedy right now,” Haddish replied with obvious shade towards the rapper.

“And unlike Nicki, I treat everybody with respect and dignity,” stated Haddish on the audio-chat app. Another unknown female voice can then be heard co-signing the Girls Trip actress by saying, “That part. That part.”

This is not the first time the two celebrities’ names were intertwined in blog headlines. Minaj called out Haddish for making a joke about the girl group Fifth Harmony and former member Camila Cabello at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.

After winning the Best Hip Hop trophy for her “Chun-Li” video, Nicki Minaj took the stage and defended Fifth Harmony’s Normani Hamilton. She told Haddish, “Don’t be coming for Fifth Harmony because Normani is that b####! I’m just saying. No, I love you.”

Minaj’s über-loyal Barbz fanbase has taken to various social media platforms to slam the stand-up comic for her Clubhouse comments about their favorite artist. One Twitter user claimed Haddish was still “out here crying” about the on-stage exchange at the 2018 VMAs. Haddish simply replied with “Huh?”

Nick Cannon Explains Why He Is Not Seeking Forgiveness For Making Anti-Semitic Comments

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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Last year, Nick Cannon was at the center of a media firestorm after he shared some controversial comments on his Cannon’s Class podcast. Cannon was accused of spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, and he later apologized to the Jewish community.

As a result of his self-described “hurtful and divisive” words, Cannon temporarily lost his Wild ‘N Out television series and his Power 106 radio morning show went on hiatus. The Drumline star is still dealing with the aftermath of his previous statements.

An upcoming episode of ABC’s Soul of a Nation newsmagazine program will include a sit-down interview with Cannon. ABC News correspondent Linsey Davis asked the 40-year-old comedian/actor/musician about the difference between offering an apology and seeking atonement.

“I’m not seeking forgiveness. I’m seeking for growth. I’m going through the process of atonement for growth, and if someone during that process forgives me then we’re growing together,” explained Cannon. He also added, “Ultimately, I’ve always said apologies are empty, apologies are weightless.”

The full Nick Cannon interview for Soul of a Nation is scheduled to air on Tuesday, March 16 at 10 pm ET/9 pm CT on ABC. Gospel singer BeBe Winans, AME Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, New York Times columnist Charles Blow, Message to the Millineals author Rizza Islam, R&B performer Anthony Hamilton, and more guests to appear on the show as well.

Cardi B Reacts To Candace Owens Suggesting “WAP” Is Destroying America

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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Once again, Cardi B shook the table with her chart-topping single “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion. The two Hip Hop stars performed the collaboration at this year’s Grammy Awards.

When the song and its music video first debuted in 2020, many right-wing pundits and politicians slammed Cardi for the record’s sexual content. Most famously, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro was ridiculed online for his pearl-clutching take.

This week, more right-wingers are up in arms about Cardi and Megan’s Grammy performance. Donald Trump supporter Candace Owens went on Fox News to warn the network’s audience that the Bronx-bred entertainer is helping to bring about the end of modern society.

“You have the kids learning about critical race theory. They’re learning that they should aspire to be people like Cardi B. You see that fundamentally we are seeing the destruction of American values and American principles,” Owens told Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night.

She continued, “It’s terrifying. I think parents should be terrified that this is the direction our society is heading towards. And again, we are weakening America… This is a weakening of American society. It feels like we are looking at corrosion; like we are about to see the end of an empire.”

Cardi B did not appear to take Candace Owen’s seemingly irrational fear of a rap song inducing the decay of America too seriously. The 28-year-old hitmaker simply tweeted, “Yaaaayyyyyyy. WE MADE FOX NEWS GUYS!!! Wap wap wap.”

There has been a pushback against what some people deemed vulgar or dangerous in American music genres as far back as the rise of the Jazz Age in the 1920s.

Acts like Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry, Lil Richard, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Loretta Lynn, Sex Pistols, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna, Janet Jackson, N.W.A., 2 Live Crew, Nirvana, 2Pac, Lil Kim, Britney Spears, Eminem, and Miley Cyrus were labeled as politically incorrect and a threat to “American values” at one time.

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Drake Makes History By Debuting Three Songs In The Top 3 Of The Hot 100

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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Drizzy Drake once again etched his name in the music history books. This week, the Canadian recording artist became the first act to debut three songs at the #1, #2, and #3 positions on the Hot 100 chart.

“What’s Next” opened in the top spot. Drake now has eight Number Ones. That song was followed by “Wants and Needs” featuring Lil Baby at #2, and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” featuring Rick Ross at #3.

Drake joins a list with The Beatles and Ariana Grande as the only acts to sit at #1, #2, and #3 at the same time. Plus, Drizzy extended his record of most total weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 for solo males (51). He only trails Mariah Carey (84), Rihanna (60), and The Beatles (59).

The commerical success of the Scary Hours 2 tracks also generated career-highs for the featured performers. “Wants and Needs” is Lil Baby’s highest-charting song and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” is Rick Ross’s highest-charting song.

Another new single launched at #4 on the Hot 100 as well. “Leave the Door Open” by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) is currently the fourth-most popular song in America. For the first time ever, four records debuted in the Top 4.

Black Lives Matter And Other Activists Get Called Out By The Families Of Those Killed By Cops

By: illseed Updated Category: Rumors
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Numerous activist have sprouted up in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. But it seems like there has been some tremendous pushback on some of those louder voices, prominent activist and others that have stepped to the forefront as the fight has intensified.

I have noticed this rumbling in the undercurrent for quite some time, but it is really coming forward now. Not too long ago, I think a week or so ago, the father of Michael Brown criticized Black Lives Matter, the organization, because it was found that they made $90 million in profit, excuse me donations, last year alone. They disclosed that $21.7 million went to various boots-on-the-ground organizations. I don’t know exactly what Michael Brown, Sr. makes year to year nor do I know if they donate money to these families as they raking in the money, but I am going to assume that they don’t.

Mr. Brown said the following:

“We’re asking that Black Lives Matter leadership funds $20 million to Ferguson organizers, organizations, and community foundations to do the work. We’re not begging for a handout; we’re coming for what we deserve.”

Tory Russell, a well known Ferguson activist and co-founder of International Black Freedom Alliance said:

“What kind of movement are we building where we’re saying ‘Black Lives Matter’ but the freedom fighters and the families are being left behind? Where’s our restitution? Where’s our organizing? Where’s our building of a movement?”

They have a point. Ask any Black Panther or freedom fighter from the 60’s!

So this brings us to the current day, last night at the Grammys Lil  Baby gave one of the most powerful performances of the evening. He, to a performance art backdrop of social unrest and police brutality, performed his hit song “ The Bigger Picture.” And he killed it! It was nothing short of amazing! For a more powerful show, he brought in active is Tamika Mallory and Killer Mike, the man from Run The Jewels. Mallory went straight at President Biden and made a plea to him for justice, equity, policy and other things such as more help.

And while the performance was well-received, the mother of Tamir Rice – Samaria Rice – was not impressed. In fact she went all the way off!

In a series of social media post, she blasted everyone from Tamika Mallory to Attorney Ben Crump. I will not even try to paraphrase.

Samaria Rice’s words:

“I’m tired of you black lives matters (Tamika Mallory and crew) bhes that’s riding theses family back and yall ambulance chasing Attorneys ( Ben Crump) (Lee Merrick) too yall have fk up our fight and yall can kiss my as too….Make it make sense….You can’t working with devil is easy too do.”

“This movement got me fk up and ready to fk you up. I have tried to stay off this st. Tamike [sic] and the crew you b***hes chasing clout along with, Sonney, Crump , and Lee. Yall have literally fk our fight up. I hope not another family soul used yall to represent them…Yall might ass well be junior pigs cops…..I’m mad ass yell (she meant hell). Another thing, not one of you mf lost anything in this fight….robbing your own people from getting justice….They won’t talk to me cause they know I’m not with bull st.””Look at this clout chaser. Did she lose something in this fight? I don’t think so. That’s the problem. They take us for a joke. Thats why we never have justice, cause of st like this,” Rice said.

She called Mallory a “clout chaser,” suggesting that the activist had lost nothing in the “fight.” “That’s the problem. They take us for a joke. Thats why we never have justice, cause of st like this,” Rice said of the Grammy performance. “Fk a Grammy when my son is dead. F**k all pigs cops.”

For those those that do not know, there is a good reason why she is so p#####. Her son Tamir was killed by the cops at the age of 12. He was shot within seconds after some fool called the cops on him for playing with a toy gun. SECONDS.

Lil Baby Recruits Tamika Mallory & Killer Mike For “The Bigger Picture” Grammy Performance

Oh by the way, there’s this:

Rap Activists Call For Mumia Abu Jamal’s Release Over Serious Health Crisis

Back to the story at hand. What do you think about this drama? Others agreed, some did not, but it is definitely worth a chat.

Producer Southside Addresses Getting Arrested After Being Caught With A Fully Loaded Gun Between His Shoes

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One of rap’s most innovative producers found himself in handcuffs over the weekend in South Florida. 

Southside, who has produced a long line of hits for artists like Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Future, French Montana, Kanye West, and Drake just to name a few, was caught in Ventura, Florida with two concealed weapons while he was driving with a suspended license. 

ABC-16 Miami reports that the cops in the area stopped Southside’s Black Maybach Mercedes SUV due to the heavy tint on the windows. 

The 808 Mafia boss, born Joshua Luellen, allegedly forgot his Georgia driver’s license – and his license in Florida had been suspended for a few years. 

When the cops peered into the vehicle they saw two fully loaded guns -one between his shoes and another behind the passenger seat. At some point in the past, Southside had a legit permit to carry the concealed weapons, but unfortunately, that license was supposedly expired too. 

Southside was sent to jail, but he was out in no time, after posting up a $5,500 bond.

During a video after his arrest, Southside claimed he was profiled because the cops in the area had never seen the pricey Maybach, was has a starting price of $165,000.

Southside also claimed he has licenses in both states. Check out his side of the story: 

 

Wack 100 Sued For Beating Down Actor On BounceTV Show “In The Cut” 

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Wack 100’s fists of fury could end up costing him a pretty penny.

According to a new lawsuit, Wack 100 is being accused of administering a vicious beat down on an actor named Kenneth Lawson during a confrontation back in December of 2019. 

According to documents obtained by TMZ, Wack 100 went nuts after at a sushi spot in Hollywood during a night out on the town with his wife. The complaint says Wack went got into a huge fight with Lawson, whom he accused of trying to speak to his wife.

After a back and forth between the pair escalated, Lawson’s wife Monique attempted to intervene to calm things down between the two men, who were strangers up until their fateful encounter.

The lawsuit says after more words were exchanged between the two men, the situation exploded, supposedly when Wack told Lawson to keep his “b#### in check.”

Wack 100 then unleashed a vicious attack on Kenneth, punched him in the face, and knocked him unconscious. The lawsuit claims Wack started to go after Lawson’s wife Monique as well, but guests intervened.

By then though, the damage was done – to Kenneth Lawson’s face. 

Lawson had a fractured jaw, one tooth was knocked out and several more were dislodged. To make matters worse, Kenneth had to have his jaw wired shut for three months straight. Because he could not speak properly, Lawson lost his gig as an actor on the BounceTV show ironically titled “In The Cut.”

Now Kenneth Lawson swinging back. 

According to TMZ, in addition to suing Wack 100, Lawson has also named Cash Money Records and Bryan “Birdman” Williams in the lawsuit, since Wack 100 was there promoting the record label’s artist Bre. 

Wack 100 is well-known for getting in the mix. 

In December of 2015, he went viral after he punched rapper Stitches in the face and knocked him out cold, for approaching his client Game a little too aggressively in front of a club in Miami.

More recently, Wack 100 was captured on video in a wild street brawl with two men he claimed were racists. Wack got the best of both men, sending one man tumbling to the ground while leaving the other guy with a bloody face, after a vicious left hook.

In the two years since the incident, Wack 100 has been hard at work managing the careers of Game, Blueface, and TruCarr.

Lil Baby Launches His Own Drink “Oowee Lemonade”

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Lil Baby might not have walked away with a Grammy Award last night, but the Atlanta native did possibly have the most impactful performance out of all of his peers.

He also, in the wee hours of the night, launched a celebratory hood goodie for his fans —hopefully, they all remember where he got his start: THE STREETS.

And so, courtesy of Rap Snacks, the “The Bigger Picture” rapper now has his own juice available at any hood store next to other brands like Snapple, Mystic, and Arizona Iced Tea.

Called Lil Baby Oowee Lemonade, the beverage comes in five diabet-ical flavors, Fruit Punch, Strawberry Watermelon, Mango Pineapple, Blueberry, and Sweet Tea.

The owner of Rap Snacks, Percy “Master P” Miller said, “We started with snacks, now we are expanding our business to the beverage side.”

“We are committed to creating quality products and showing the world that we too can compete in the food and beverage space.”

According to a press release, some of the profits from the sale of each bottle of the Oowee Lemonade product will financially support Atlanta Children’s Center and Covenant House in Atlanta.

These organizations were selected by Lil Baby and BossUp Foundation, Rap Snacks’ philanthropic arm.

“I know my fans are going to love this line of Oowee Lemonades,” Lil Baby offers. “Rap Snacks are about hip-hop culture, I’m about the culture, and I’m excited that proceeds from every purchase are a “give back” to help our communities. It’s exciting to be a part of something that will lift people from my hometown and nationally through the BossUp Foundation. It’s life-changing—I’ve never been a part of anything like this before.”

James Lindsay, CEO of Rap Snacks, understood this moment and believed that using his star power can drive attention to their product, “We’re so excited to make this announcement after Lil Baby’s showstopping appearance at the Grammys.”

“This extension of his partnership with us will connect with his growing fanbase the world over. We are the only company to feature Hip-Hop icons in association with our products. Our lemonade is a great-tasting product. We’ve combined flavors that haven’t been done before, and we’re expanding our market.”

Lil Baby is already featured on three types of Rap Snack chips.

Rich The Kid Busted With Loaded Firearm In Los Angeles International Airport

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Rich The Kid joins a long list of rappers who have been busted with weapons in their carry-on bag attempting to hop a flight.

According to security at Los Angeles International Airport, the rap star was busted with a concealed weapon in his luggage. Rich was attempting to pass through a security checkpoint today (March 15th) went TSA agents caught the loaded firearm. 

The news is a setback for Rich The Kid, who ended 2020 on a decent note.

Although he ran into some problems with his artist Jay Critch, Rich managed to sign buzzing Mississippi rapper SipTee to his Rich Forever Music imprint. 

The arrest is also a downer for Rich, who recently celebrated his success by purchasing his dad a brand new Jeep Cherokee.

According to reports, Rich The Kid is still being processed by police for getting busted with the gun.

Rich The Kid is not the first rapper to get caught with a weapon in his carry-on bag.

The late reverend rapper Guru of GangStarr made a song about his arrest called “JFK 2 LAX,” back in 1998.

Other artists who have been caught with guns in their carry-on bag include Gorilla Zoe, who was caught by screeners at Miami International Airport, Waka Flocka Flame, T.I.’s daughter Zonnique Pullins, and Juelz Santana, who served a two-year bid for bringing a gun to Newark Liberty International Airport.

Atlanta Artist ISSA Wants To Be The Voice of His Generation

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Jacquees knows a thing or two about good music, coming up as the self-proclaimed King of R&B. Insert ISSA, the rising star is currently paving the way for Jacquees’ FYB Label Group who arrives with that same passion, drive, and love for not only music, but feel-good R&B music. 

With ISSA standing for “Chris” in Arabic, the artist, musician, songwriter, influencer, and father has been locked in the lab perfecting his craft. Hailing from Washington D.C. but moving to Atlanta at age 12, that’s when ISSA first started recording and taking his voice serious. 

With his own mother behind him, ISSA went to Los Angeles where he met Jermaine Dupri’s father Michael Mauldin, who said, “man you got to come to Atlanta.” During a time when Atlanta was in the dance stage and starting to pop into the hub it is now, ISSA began pursuing his dreams — meeting lifelong friends and his wife along the way. 

Fast forward to 2021, ISSA unleashed the official music video for his new single “Always” featuring Jacquees, which hit a million views within one month of its release. 

AllHipHop: How you holding up in Atlanta? 

ISSA: I know it’s been open this whole time during Covid. It’s lit, Atlanta’s Atlanta. It’s a party every day of the week, there’s no day of the week there’s not a party going on. Covid couldn’t hold down Atlanta’s parties, fasho not. [laughs] I’ve been staying in as much as possible unless I absolutely have to go outside. I make my rounds and what not. 

AllHipHop: Biggest influences?

ISSA: Originally, my favorite rapper was DMX. When I was 9 or10, that’s my favorite rapper. My dad’s from New York, he had me always listening to a lot of New York up north music. Redman, Jay-Z of course, Nas. I can’t say they’re my favorites but I always had that in my head as influences, so it’s definitely in me. My favorite person influence-wise after DMX is Lil Wayne, for sure. Lil Wayne the GOAT, my favorite rapper of all-time. I gotta put Bob Marley in there, that’s one of my favorites. 

On another note, people like Muhammad Ali were a big inspiration. I look at him because he’s an entertainer, but also a revolutionary. He stood for something, so that’s another person I look at as a big influence. I’m a lot like him: I’m an entertainer, but it’s also about the movement for me. 

AllHipHop: At what point did you realize you could do music for a living? 

ISSA: I always did, it was never a point where it clicked. When I was 8 or 9 years old, my dad had me rapping. I always felt like I could do it. He used to write all my raps. When I turned 12 years old, I started writing for myself. I’d developed such a skill for it. My dad had me looking in encyclopedias, looking up words in the dictionary at a young age so I had a natural skill for putting words together. I’ve been doing it forever, it’s my calling. 

AllHipHop: “Always” with Jacquees out now, how are you feeling?

ISSA: I’m feeling good, we hit a million views. It’s a blessing. The video’s going great, the feedback has been great. Next step, we’re about to go to the radio with it. It’s time to push it to the radio, We got surprises on the way too, a whole lot of things coming. I’m working like crazy this month especially now that we got the momentum. We got the people, the eyes turning back towards me so it’s time to get working. I got a lot of more music coming. 

“Always” is a record I had almost a year and a half now. Since then, I’ve made so much music I gotta get off my chest. I told myself this year, I’m not holding onto music. The last 2 years, I’ve been waiting for the right time feeling “oh I don’t want to put it out and let it go to waste, nobody hears it.” This year, I’m not doing that. I’m putting it out there ‘cause it’s not doing me no good. I got a lot of music about to drop, I’m dropping 3 projects this year. 

AllHipHop: Bring us back to that studio session for “Always.”

ISSA: I remember I was in there with my guy SK, big shoutout to SK. He’s a superproducer, did stuff with Jacquees and a whole lot of other big artists. He gave me these beats, he set up the session too. I got a lot of love for SK, he set up the session for me to come. I pulled up to his spot, those were some of the first beats he played. I did that and another record in the same night. “Always” came and that sample hit me. I love soul, love listening to old soul music. Soul samples, all them Kanye samples, that’s the stuff I love to rap on. I went straight in the booth, I didn’t even write the record. I went straight in and started going in on it, I caught a vibe to it. 

Jacquees heard the song a few months later, when I only had the first verse and hook. When he heard the record, he fell in love with the song. He didn’t even get on it, he didn’t get on it for a good 6 months, but he’d always play it. I’d be around and he’d play the song with an empty verse on it. Eventually he said “man I’m getting on this record.” He jumped on it, he just loved the song. It was already put together before he got on it but of course, he put the icing on it and made it even better. We shot the video, I wrote the concept for the video. I wanted to capitalize off the King of R&B thing. I wanted people to see him in that light, let them know that’s how we’re coming and that’s what it is. We painted that whole picture, it came out great. It came out beautiful. 

AllHipHop: The video is so vibrant, best memory from that shoot?

ISSA: The whole day was a vibe, we’re vibing. We had a good time on set, all the energy was good. The director was great to work with. He had a real dope eye, that vision. I’m used to having to do a lot of things on set: having to direct, tell people what to do. This time I was able to be in full artist mode and do what I do, that’s the best feeling. I was putting my clothes on, they tell me when I need to get on set, what scene I need to do here. I did everything as a full artist rather than having I’m so used to having to do so many different things ‘cause I’ve been doing so many different things for so long. It felt like a relief. Shout out to the producer and director, they brought my vision to life. 

AllHipHop: How did you & Jacquees link initially? 

ISSA: We’re family, that’s my brother. We been linked up before all this stuff. Back before we’re 13 years old, been doing that since 13. We call each other cousins, folks don’t even need to know that s###. That’s my twin. 

AllHipHop: What were you guys like at 13 years old?

ISSA: Man, we was goofy as hell. We were always laughing, always having fun. Life is serious now. We’re grown men now, it’s not as funny anymore. Back then, it was all fun. Even music was a lot of fun. We had our own little label, we’re the flyest n*ggas in high school. It was fun. Most of the time, I’m laughing. They had to separate us in our classes because we’re always so goofy. That’s how it was, being around us you’re gonna laugh. [laughs] 

AllHipHop: What does it mean to be part of the FYB label group?

ISSA: FYB is great, that’s what we did. We started that when we’re 14 or 15 years old. It wasn’t a label at first, it was a movement. We’re a group of young n*ggas, young kids. We came out with FYB: Fresh Young Boys, Forever Your Brother. 

AllHipHop: What is it you want fans to get from your story?

ISSA: That’s a good question. I want to tell my story and everything I went through, but with my music, I want to bring the best out of the listeners. I want it to raise your vibration. I want the music to affect your emotion, I want to raise your consciousness. I want to make you think, make you cry, make you happy, make you sad. I want to be a voice for my generation, that’s what I wanted to do. My story is my story but I want people to listen to my music, for them to find their purpose. My whole message to search for your purpose. We all have different purposes. I just happen to be a voice and a face, but we all do. God gave us all different skills, different talents. I want my influence, me as an artist, me as a person, to somehow help be a positive influence for this generation. We have enough negative, enough negative vibes and people leading us in a bad direction. I want to be something different. I want to be that one for this generation to tell the truth to the people, to my generation. Set a different type of example. 

I’m going to give the ins and outs of my story, but mostly I want to bring the greatness out of my listeners. I want my music to affect my listeners. My purpose: I’m a voice, I’m an inspirer, I’m a leader. With my artistry and platform, I’m going to lead. We don’t have any leaders for my culture or generation leading us in the direction we need to be led in. That’s mostly what I represent, I can’t say that enough. More than a rapper or musician, I want to be an influencer and a voice. I want my music to affect people emotionally: make you sad, make you happy, make you think. I want it to affect you in some form of fashion. 

AllHipHop: One thing you want fans to get from Summer Falls Reloaded?

ISSA: I want people to get the new vibes, wrap it up that I’m coming with new music. I want people to hear my story, to feel the vibes. I don’t want you to listen to the music and love it. I want you to at least love something on the album. If you walk away from the album in love with one song, then I’m satisfied. I’m happy. Nah I ain’t satisfied, I want you to love all the music. Everything I do, I put all my whole soul into it. 

AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?

ISSA: Some hot tea, an iPhone charger ‘cause my phone always be dead, and a good engineer. I need my engineer to be good and on point ‘cause I’m real funny about my sound and my voice. 

AllHipHop: What would you be doing if you weren’t doing music?

ISSA: I’d probably be a full-time revolutionary. I might be a professor or a historian. I love history. I watch history channels, I read, I’m so in love with history. I could’ve been a historian. I could’ve been a philosopher as well, I love to speak and talk philosophy. 

AllHipHop: How’s fatherhood? Your daughter just turned 9 right?

ISSA: Fatherhood is awesome. It’s great, it’s not easy though. It’s a blessing. Fatherhood has turned me into a man, fatherhood made me responsible. It made me as great as I am, held me responsible and accountable. For me myself and as a leader of my household of my home ‘cause I have people following me. I have a bunch of children that’s following me, as well as my wife. Fatherhood is great. 

AllHipHop: Goals yourself as an artist at this point of your career?

ISSA: Yeah, I’m going Diamond. [laughs] I want to go Diamond, more than that. We need Diamond records. We need a lot of hit records, a lot of Platinum and Diamond albums. I’m not putting out more than 7 albums. I’m putting out an album every year starting next year, 2022 would probably be my debut. I’ll be huge by then. After that, I’ma drop an album every year for 4 years straight. A bunch of singles, bunch of hits, travelling the world. I want to hit the 4 corners. My goal is to gather all my people up, the ones who have ears to hear and eyes to see. 

AllHipHop: Top 5 artists in rotation?

ISSA: Bob Marley, Lauryn Hill, Lil Wayne. Man I gotta put a soul singer, I’m trying to think of my favorite soul singer,. Sam Cooke or James Brown, somebody from the soul days. I love that, that’s my favorite music. Robert Johnson, he’s the one who created the blues. He’s one of the originators of blues music. His music went on to be the first strings rock and roll would play from, what he created. He’s a guitarist and a blues singer. 

AllHipHop: Anyone you wanna collaborate with?

ISSA: I wanna collab with Erykah Badu. I wanna collab with all the rappers: Drake, J. Cole, Wale, Big Sean, all of them. All the GOATs of course, all those people. 

AllHipHop: Anything else you want to let us know?

ISSA: Be looking out for the music. Get up to date with it, get on it now or you’re going to be late. I appreciate you for tuning in. 

Rick Ross Underwriting Free Health Care Visits For Every Person In Georgia

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Rick Ross is now expanding his empire past music, real estate, and the food industries and has recently announced his investment into Jetdoc, a virtual urgent care and telehealth app created to affordable virtual healthcare to millions.

The “Hustlin” rapper has linked up with healthcare veteran Tommy Duncan for the Georgia launch. 

To reach those in the state, they’ve created the “Give the Gift of Health” campaign and will be “spending $1M to offer one free doctor visit for EVERY Georgian through the service. No credit card required, or strings attached.”

On his Instagram, Rozay captioned, “THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE @myjetdoc HAS ARRIVED TO GEORGIA !!! LIFE IS PRICELESS !! This venture is one most personal to me.

” I understand the struggle with healthcare myself after being placed on a ventilator while unconscious with my mother holding my hand in 2018. This was the perfect opportunity to partner w/ @tommy2duncan to bring something necessary to our community. @myjetdoc HERE IT IS !! LETS GO.. LETS LEAD.. LETS LIVE !! We’re off to an AMAZING start in #FLORIDA DOWNLOAD THE APP TODAY. EACH ONE,TEACH ONE !!!”

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Another power move in less than a week.

Earlier in the month he starred in “Coming 2 America” as an African security guard and purchased basketball player Amar’e Stoudemire’s $3.5 million Florida estate.

Megan Thee Stallion Explains Why Grammy Wins Are Important For Black Women

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Megan Thee Stallion is still in shock after the star picked up three Grammy Awards on Sunday night (March 14th).

The 26-year-old singer admitted it “feels amazing” to have scooped Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song – the latter two for her “Savage” remix with Beyonce – as well as performing with Cardi B.

She told Entertainment Tonight: “I couldn’t believe I was here when I got here and I can’t believe I’m leaving here with three of these.”

Megan also admitted it was an “epic moment” for her to go on stage holding hands with Beyonce to accept their Best Rap Performance honor.

She said: “It was such an epic moment. Beyonce is just a treasure to everybody in Houston, pretty sure everybody in the world, but specifically where we are from we just absolutely love Beyonce. And to have her just seal the deal for me, it’s like a pat on the back like, ‘I am proud of you girl.'”

That win allowed Beyonce to tie with Alison Krauss for the most Grammys awarded to a female artist, with 27, and she went on to break the record later in the evening after winning Best R&B Song for Black Parade, and Megan was thrilled by the achievement.

She said: “It’s important, being a Black woman entertainer and Black woman in general. We are here, we here to stay, we gonna stay over.”

As well as her wins, Megan joined Cardi B on stage for a performance of their hit single “WAP” – which followed her collaborator’s rendition of “Up” – before singing her own tracks “Body” and “Savage,” and she admitted they had been working on the segment for a long time.

She said: “We spent so many weeks, I think it was a whole month preparing for this performance and to see it all come together, I am so happy.”

Filipino rapper Ez Mil Drops Freestyles Dedicated To Nipsey Hussle & YG

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Filipino rapper Ez Mil has been internationally trending for weeks with his “Panalo” & recent ASAP (All Sunday Afternoon Party) global Live TV performance executively produced by Roslynn Alba Cobarrubias with Hip-Hop’s #1 band, 1500 or Nothin. 

Fans and reactors have been waiting for this freestyle because this was the first time he appeared on a United States Hip-Hop radio station in the #2 market of Los Angeles, where greats like Da Baby, The Game, Joey Badass have gone viral for their memorable freestyles & discovered thanks to Power 106 Program Director, DJ E-Man.

MYX Global Featured Artist, Ez Mil, has been working hard to hone his craft for years with his family as inspiration and support. He is currently manifesting success with years of preparation meeting the right opportunities. Although what might seem like an overnight success really isn’t, it is actually years of ongoing grind that he’s had since moving to Las Vegas 4 years ago from Olangapo City, Subic City in the Philippines.

With this freestyle, Ez Mil shows that he is more than a talented lyricist & freestyler but he is a songwriter, musician, dancer, skateboarder, director, editor & producer. He will perform in his first virtual concert, presented by MYX on 4/17, tickets can be purchased at KTX.PH.

Check out some international reactions of the freestyle below & more HERE.

 

Lizzo Apologizes For Foul-Mouthed Faux Paux During Live Grammy Telecast

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Lizzo put the censors on red alert at the top of the Grammy Awards telecast on Sunday (March 14th) when she let the ‘B’ word fly while presenting the night’s first honor.

The hip-hop star yelled out, “B####, I’m back!” as she took to the stage outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles and immediately regretted it.

“Oh, I’m so sorry,” the shocked star said.

Lizzo also fumbled with the award envelope and asked a stagehand how to open it before she presented the night’s first honor for Best New Artist to a shocked Megan Thee Stallion.