Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly helping to cover the funeral costs for his one-time protege Black Rob following the rapper’s death on Saturday (April 17th).
At the time, Bad Boy Records boss Diddy came under fire from fans online for failing to come to Black Rob’s aid, but now, Diddy is stepping up to ensure his old pal, who had suffered a series of strokes in recent years, receives a proper farewell.
Meanwhile, Black Rob’s longtime friend and fellow former Bad Boy Records labelmate, Mark Curry, told Rolling Stone the late rapper had spoken to Diddy on the eve of his passing to clear the air over their undisclosed past differences.
Mark Curry recalled, “Before Rob passed, he said, ‘One thing I was going to do before I leave this earth is make sure we all speak to each other again.’ It’s always great to see when people are growing and learning to forgive.”
Curry, who was with Rob when he died, also revealed he had passed away from a cardiac arrest caused by a rare kidney disease.
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On Sunday, Diddy paid tribute to Rob in a post on Instagram.
“Rest in power King!” he captioned a photo of the tragic star.
“As I listen to your records today there’s one thing that they all have in common! You have made millions of people all over the world feel good and dance! You are one of a kind! GOD BLESS! Love. You will be truly missed!!!!”
Juaquin “Waka Flocka Flame” Malphurs has been a longtime supporter of Donald Trump. It appears the former President of the United States is a fan of the recording artist/reality television star as well.
Waka revealed he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award. According to TMZ, the certificate was signed by Trump as recognition for Waka’s philanthropic volunteer work with Chicago’s Daughter of Destiny non-profit organization.
“I gotta thank my pastor/big sister Apostle Dr. Bridget C. Outlaw for teaching and guiding me on this journey God got us on. I’m just honored [folded hands emoji]. S/O to my president!!!” wrote Waka on Instagram.
The 34-year-old Atlanta resident posted a photo of himself on IG holding a framed document. He was also wearing a medal around his neck with an inscription that read, “The President’s Volunteer Service Award.”
In response to Trump’s comments, Waka referred to the real estate mogul as a “pathetic man.’ The Flockaveli album creator went on to tweet, “My ancestor was illegal and brought by force I’m just watching modern-day slavery. Why not take a f###### stand? #WFF… Take off the blindfold people and step up. #MinoritiesMatter.”
A few weeks later, Waka called the media’s coverage of Election Night 2020 “disgusting.” At the time, Biden had a substantial lead over Trump in the Electoral College race. The former VP eventually defeated Trump 306 to 232 in electoral votes by picking up the typically Republican-leaning states of Arizona and Georgia.
Trump still refuses to acknowledge Biden as the legitimate president based on unfounded conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines and global communist plots. Numerous state and federal judges have rejected those claims. Team Trump lost over 60 nationwide lawsuits. Trump’s fraudulent Stop The Steal campaign ignited the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol which led to five deaths.
Following Earl Simmons’s passing on April 9, this week saw a resurgence on the Billboard charts for the legendary rapper better known as DMX. For example, The Best Of DMX compilation skyrocketed to #2 on the Billboard 200 album rankings.
The late New York emcee’s music experienced significant gains on the Hot 100 singles chart as well. Three DMX tracks made it onto the latest list of most popular songs in the country – “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” (#16), “Party Up (Up In Here)” (#40), and “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” (#46).
1998’s “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” is now the highest-charting single of DMX’s career. Previously, he peaked at #17 as a feature on The Lox’s “Money, Power & Respect” with Lil Kim. That star-studded collaboration also came out in 1998.
While DMX never reached the Top 10 of the Hot 100, he did achieve considerable success on the Billboard 200 chart throughout his musical run. Seven of Dark Man X’s projects broke into that tally’s Top 10, and five albums reached #1.
DMX’s debut studio LP, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, opened at #1 in 1998 with 251,000 first-week copies sold. Seven months later, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood also launched at #1 with 670,000 first-week units. 1998’s …And Then There Was X, 2001’s The Great Depression, and 2003’s Grand Champ were chart-toppers too.
It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot is now certified 4x-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is certified 3x-Platinum. …And Then There Was X is certified 5x-Platinum. The Great Depression and Grand Champ are both certified Platinum.
“Get at Me Dog” featuring Sheek Louch off It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot earned Gold certification from the RIAA. The Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood single “Slippin'” is also certified Gold. “Money, Power & Respect” also collected a Gold plaque.
Festival season has returned. After the touring and concert industry essentially had to completely shut down for most of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it looks like promoters are ready to revive the live music experience.
One of the biggest brands in the business just announced a stacked lineup for a three-day showcase this summer. Rolling Loud Miami 2021 will be held July 23-25 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The upcoming Rolling Loud will be the first in Miami since 2019. Three major stars were tapped to headline the event. Attendees will get to see the festival close out with A$AP Rocky on July 23, Travis Scott on July 24, and Post Malone on July 25.
This year’s flyer (see below) also features Lil Baby, 21 Savage, DaBaby, Young Thug, Kodak Black, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Durk, Tyga, Swae Lee, Gunna, Playboi Carti, Roddy Ricch, Rod Wave, Lil Tjay, Pooh Shiesty, Polo G, City Girls, Mulatto, Coi Leray, SAINt JHN, Toosii, 42 Dugg, Sheff G, Rubi Rose, Rick Ross, Gucci Mane, T-Pain, Curren$y, Fetty Wap, Wale, and more.
Rolling Loud Miami 2020 was postponed due to the coronavirus crisis. Organizers will honor all 2020 passes and will grant refunds to ticket-holders who are no longer able to attend. Limited tickets for the 2021 festival will be available for sale at 12 pm ET on April 23.
A statement from Rolling Loud reads:
Thank you all for your patience. We kept the faith as long as we could for the May dates, but ultimately we still face challenges that prevent us from gathering together at Rolling Loud Miami in early May.
With that being said, we are excited to announce that Rolling Loud will now take place on July 23-25, 2021 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens!
We want to extend a massive thank you to all of our ragers who have held onto their tickets. Those who can’t make the new dates will have the opportunity to obtain a refund. Information on how to obtain a refund will be sent out to ticket holders later this month. We are also working on sweetening the deal for those of you who choose to keep your tickets in addition to the rage pack you already earned from the last reschedule.
For those of you who made hotel and/or travel reservations in May, we hear your travel concerns and realize that this is not an ideal situation. Thankfully, many major airlines are not currently charging change fees, and most Miami hotels have policies in place that allow for refunds.
We can’t wait to reunite together in the pits we’ve all grown to love (and miss) so much. Many of you, like us, have been looking forward to Rolling Loud for months now. And although we may need to wait a little bit longer—trust that this comeback and reunion will be even stronger. Whether you’re a Rolling Loud veteran or a first-timer, you are about to be a part of history. Lineup, show details, on-sale, and more information coming soon, so stay tuned!
Taurus “Polo G” Bartlett currently has the most popular song in America. The Chicago-raised rhymer’s “Rapstar” opened at #1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, knocking Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open” from the top spot.
“Rapstar” is Polo G’s second Top 10 song and first Hot 100 chart-topper. He previously peaked at #10 in July 2020 as a guest on Juice Wrld and Marshmello’s “Hate the Other Side” along with The Kid Laroi.
In 2019, Polo G and Lil Tjay scored a Top 20 hit when “Pop Out” climbed all the way to #11. That was Polo’s previous best showing as a lead artist. The Goat album creator now has 20 career entries on the hot 100.
“Rapstar” quickly became a streaming juggernaut. The track earned the highest number of debut-week streams of 2021 for a male artist and the second-highest number of debut-week streams of 2020 for any artist behind Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License.”
Polo’s latest’s single racked up 54 million streams in the United States. The song still remains at #1 on both the Spotify Daily U.S. Top 200 and the Apple Music Top 100: USA charts. The Arrad-directed music video amassed more than 28 million views.
With 53.6 million U.S. streams, @Polo_Capalot's "Rapstar" logs the third-biggest one-week streaming total for a song this year.@Olivia_Rodrigo's "Drivers License" earned 76.1 million in its first week, and then 59.7 million in its second week.
Unsurprisingly, Polo was excited about learning that “Rapstar” landed at #1 on the Hot 100 chart. The Columbia recording artist celebrated the accomplishment with his fans on social media. He tweeted, “#1 song on the Billboard Charts. Thank u God & everybody supportin’ me. This s### don’t even feel real.”
The 2020 XXL Freshman Class member also posted on Instagram:
It’s Crazy I really Manifested this s###. I got a long list of goals imma b scratchin off just this year alone…Only 52 ppl ever debuted @ #1 on the billboard hot 100 & I’m part of that group U can’t tell me I ain’t chosen I done really beat the odds fr From A Place where n##### like me b the 1st to die who woulda thought I’ll go #1….thank y’all Mann. I can’t stress that enough Ik I work hard asf & y’all work just as hard supporting me We gone keep goin up fr REAL #rapstar Album comin sooooonnnnnnn #Halloffame
Polo G is expected to drop his third official studio LP, tentatively titled Hall of Fame, later this year. He originally broke out with 2019’s Platinum-certified Die a Legend. That project was followed by 2020’s Platinum-certified The Goat.
#1 song On the billboard Charts🌟🌟🌟🙇🏾Thank u God💯& Everybody Supportin me This s### don’t even Feel real
News broke overnight that late NBA icon Kobe Bryant’s name and likeness will no longer be associated with the Nike corporation. His widow, Vanessa Bryant, and the Kobe Bryant estate decided not to renew the partnership.
According to ESPN, the estate was frustrated with Nike over the limited availability of Kobe products during his retirement and after his January 2020 death as well as the lack of availability of shoes in kids’ sizes.
The Kobe Bryant estate could possibly sign a deal with another brand. Apparently, the estate owns the rights to the “Mamba” logo and the 5-time NBA champion’s signature.
Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram to address the latest development. She posted:
Kobe’s Nike contract expired on 4/13/21. Kobe and Nike have made some of the most beautiful basketball shoes of all time, worn and adored by fans and athletes in all sports across the globe. It seems fitting that more NBA players wear my husband’s product than any other signature shoe. My hope will always be to allow Kobe’s fans to get and wear his products. I will continue to fight for that. Kobe’s products sell out in seconds. That says everything. I was hoping to forge a lifelong partnership with Nike that reflects my husband’s legacy. We will always do everything we can to honor Kobe and Gigi’s legacies. That will never change.
ESPN’s Nick DePaula also reported Nike’s contract extension offer was viewed as not in line with other “lifetime” agreements like the ones signed by Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. He was 41 years old. Eight other people also lost their lives in that accident in Calabasas, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
Alyssa Altobelli, 14, John Altobelli, 56, Keri Altobelli, 46, Payton Chester, 13, Sarah Chester, 45, Christina Maurer, 38, and Ara Zobayan, 50 were the other individuals who lost their lives that day.
First of all, I wanna say I am very happy that Lil Durk did not have an incident at a concert where a gun was fired in the midst of a crowd. That is great news for the culture, because you already know they want something like that to happen. Second of all, I’m extremely happy that this guys finally hitting his stride. It is certainly a long time coming. With that, the fans are talking.
A number of people have been complaining that they spent a ton of money for tickets and didn’t get accommodated accordingly. Specifically one person said that they paid $700 for a front row ticket and it was so disorganized that they didn’t get their proper placement. They are saying that even though there wasn’t a violent incident, there could have been very easily been one. Security was sus. They said that they were letting people in without tickets, didn’t check bags and really didn’t pat people down. On top of that, which I did not know, it was like thousands and thousands of people out there. There were apparently numerous technical difficulties as well including microphones and an overabundance of people on stage. At times, the DJ would just play the songs in the crowd with sing-along. Those that were considered VIPs did not get those spots and that security was so light that it was quite scary.
Some people allegedly were trampled when those fake shots let off in the concert of thousands. But the main thing that people are saying is that they paid somewhere between $200 and $700 and did not get what they were asking for. They are saying that they paid for essentially nothing and some of them on a refund from Lil Durk. I know we like to celebrate when something insane does not happen but we have to normalize dope stuff happening.
In Monday’s version of “Well it was dope when I first said it …” Philly Rapper Warchyld is splattered across the news for driving his promotional vehicle near West 16th street, in the Chelsea area of Manhattan on Saturday.
He was in the city to celebrate a listening party for his new music that was scheduled for Friday, April 16th in Times Square. This invitation-only was hosted by The Breakfast Club’s DJ Envy and deejayed by DJ Garcia Garçon.
His Instagram says that the event was even sponsored by Spotify.
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Nothing weird about that … And it seemed like the emcee’s weekend was going to be lit. But after his army green Hummer— the SUV he was rocking for the weekend— was spotted by locals, things went south.
They were alarmed and called the cops on him because it looked more like a tank as it had a rifle molded on the top. The souped-up ride looked less like a marketing stunt and more like a weapon of war.
But no jail time for the 41-year-old.Christopher Stoney, Warchyld, told the authorities that the gun on top of his jeep was actually an air rifle used to spit out promotional tee-shirts.
They still took it down and gave him a violation for unlawful possession of an air rifle.
Days later, the rapper turned the lemons into lemonade. He is posting New York clips on his social media.
An associate of disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly has recently admitted to one count of arson, after setting ablaze Azriel Clary’s car.
Clary is R. Kelly’s former girlfriend, and witness in one of the artist’s many cases.
Michael Williams agreed to a plea deal in a Brooklyn federal court on Monday, April 19th, in effort to duck other charges related to “Mr. I Believe I Can Fly.”
The Feds were trying to hit him with a witness tampering charge, which would have landed him in jail for a really long time.
With this deal, he will at the max serve a little under six years (60 to 71 months).
His attorney Todd Spodek believed, “The plea agreement is fair in that the witness tampering charge as it relates to R. Kelly will be dismissed at sentencing.”
Court records show that only a couple of hours before the fire, Williams searched for the witness’ Florida address. Boom — well that’s how the “cookies” crumble (especially when you don’t erase them).
The car exploded after being set on fire, Clary’s complaint alleges. It also stated that she came out to come outside and to see “an individual fleeing from the scene whose arm appeared to be lit on fire.”
Local fire investigators discovered an accelerant near the property. In addition to his digital records, which showed that he also googled “How do fertilizer bombs work?,” “witness intimidation,” and “case law for tampering with a witness,” the defendant’s car was caught on the toll plaza cameras going to Florida from Georgia and coming back (right afterward).
Yeah … I am thinking the same dang on thing. #BigDummy.
Two other of Kelly’s peeps have also been locked up for trying to intimidate Clary, a key witness in the accused pedophile’s case, Donnell Russell and Richard Arline, Jr.
Records show that Arline has already pleaded guilty three months ago, February.It seems that Kelly, once a bright star, is a toxic bowl of wackness that has everyone next to him in trouble.
He has a ton of cases coming up. He is waiting to go to trial in Brooklyn and Chicago. The laundry list of charges is as follows: sex trafficking, racketeering, coercion, child pornography, and destroying evidence.
With Dancehall and Afrobeats taking over the world, we have to give our flowers to Ice Prince.
Hailing from Nigeria and putting on for his country at all given moments, the superstar recording artist first exploded onto the scene a decade ago with his timeless smash “Oleku,” currently one of Nigeria’s most remixed songs of all-time.
Speaking on his name, he states, “Because I’m cool like that baby. [laughs] I come from a city called Jos, it’s the coldest place in Nigeria. I used to wear a lot of Ruff Ryder dog tags when I was young, that had all the ice on it. They started calling me ‘Ice’ and it stuck.”
Beyond his endless accolades, which include one BET Award, one Ghana Music Award, three The Headies Awards, two Nigeria Entertainment Awards and two Channel O Music Video Awards, it’s Prince’s feel-good sound and vibrations that resonate with audiences all around the world.
Serving as one of the first rappers from Africa to start poppin’ in the US, the artist, whose real name is Panshak Zamani, has worked with everyone from French Montana to Jeremih to Wale — well before the Afrobeats wave started – and, more recently, Major Lazer.
Fast forward to this year, Prince is celebrating a new deal with 300 Entertainment, which just released his new single and visual called “Kolo.”
Ice Prince: My music. I make Afrobeats, hip-hop music. That’s literally the music we make out here in Nigeria. Afrobeats is a mixture of pure African melodies, African instrumentation, African stories. Afrobeats is the greatest genre in the world right now. It’s what everybody’s listening to, and I make the hip-hop version of that. That’s what I do.
AllHipHop: Growing up, did you ever think you’d be where you are now?
Ice Prince: Definitely not, man. I had dreams to be like the musicians I watched on TV and saw around me, but I didn’t think I was going to have my own songs being played on radio, TV, in the club, or me being booked to perform. I didn’t see that coming.
AllHipHop: What were your dreams?
Ice Prince: I had so many dreams as a kid. At some point, I wanted to be a doctor. One time, I wanted to be a soldier. One time, I wanted to be a pilot. My dreams kept changing every two years as a kid, but music found me around the age of 14 and I stuck to it.
AllHipHop: Biggest influences coming up?
Ice Prince: First of all from overseas, I was a big fan of Tupac. I was always listening and playing Tupac, even before my adolescence. I was always a fan of Jay-Z, Nas, DMX, that type of raw energy on the music. Locally, I used to follow musicians like Bright Chimezie, who’s a legend. Absolute African legend. Musicians like Brenda Fassie from South Africa, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Fela Kuti, I grew up on that music as well. All the people in my family, I grew up on a lot of good music.
AllHipHop: Bring us back to when you made “Oleku,” one of Nigeria’s most remixed songs of all time.
Ice Prince: Man, it was one of those songs we did in a rush. Real story, that record was made in under 30 minutes. Didn’t think it was going to come out to be what it was, but God put his hand on our record. It made me into an artist, turned me into a real artist. I could perform, I could do stuff. Shout out to Jesse Abaga for producing the song, shout out to Brymo on the hook. We made magic with that one. We didn’t think it’d be like that, but it turned out to be really, really amazing.
AllHipHop: How does it feel to celebrate the song’s 10th anniversary? Along with your debut album, Everybody Loves Ice Prince.
Ice Prince: Yup, it’s 10 years into my first album Everybody Loves Ice Prince. 10 years later, I still feel very loved. I still feel very accepted, very respected, very cared for. All these people out here putting all these comments, they keep me alive. They keep me going, they keep me motivated. I feel blessed and honored to be able to make music that’ll speak to people. I just dropped a new song called “Kolo,” and my people are loving it. That’s one of the best feelings ever.
AllHipHop: What does “Kolo” translate to?
Ice Prince: Okay so “Kolo” is broken English for insane or mad. It’s a song that talks about love, being crazy about it, being insane about a girl. You know how love drives people crazy? That’s the premise of the song and what it was talking about.
AllHipHop: Who or what inspired this record?
Ice Prince: Someone in real life did inspire that record. Shout out to Oxlade on the hook, shout out to Egar Boi, the producer behind it. People put in an amazing idea for the beat and for the song itself, and we wanted to talk about real life situations. From the hook, Oxlade was telling me about a girl that he was crazy about during the pandemic. She drove him nuts. Funny enough, we shared the same story. I had a personal experience like that, too. In this song, I wanted to tell this girl how much I could go for her, how much I could do for her, or how crazy she made me feel. I’m blushing talking about this because it’s a real-life story, so permit me to put my shades back on. [laughs]
AllHipHop: Does she know it’s about her?
Ice Prince: I’m sure she does. She’s actually fighting me right now, she’s not talking to me. She’s mad at me for some reason. The fights don’t stop. [laughs]
AllHipHop: You shot the video in an indoor studio in Lagos, Nigeria. Best memory from the shoot?
Ice Prince: The set where me and Oxlade are performing with the models by the plain white background. I really had fun performing with Oxlade because Oxlade is always quick to tell me how much of a fan he is to my music. He’s somebody who really loves my music, and I’m a huge fan of his music. He’s told me stories about how he used to perform “Oleku” at social nights when he’s in high school. Being on set with somebody who’s younger than me and has learned one or two things from me, having him perform and give me some energy on set was my fondest memory from that video shoot. Shout out to UAX Productions, the guy behind the video and the images. It was very easy, one of the easiest video shoots I’ve ever had in my career. It was nice working with them.
AllHipHop: How does it feel being one of the first rappers from Africa to start poppin’ in the States?
Ice Prince: I have to laugh at that because I don’t even know what “poppin’ is. I take that as a compliment, right? It feels good to be given the opportunities I’ve been given in my lifetime, to have won certain accolades. I had the chance to win the BET Awards for Best International Act, a momentous time in my career. To work with some people that I really admire or respect their music, from French Montana to Wale to Krept & Konan to Wizkid to Burna Boy, everybody else I did music with all around the world. It feels great to be able to do my part and make people happy with the music.
One of my favorite collaborations recently was with Major Lazer on “Particula.” Bringing my culture with their culture, with South African culture, everything we put together in that record was such a moment for all of us. It’s something I’m going to cherish for life. Whoever it is I have a chance to make magic with and give the people good vibes, it’s always history for me. It feels good, I feel blessed.
AllHipHop: Talk about working with all these artists, from French Montana to Jeremih to Major Lazer.
Ice Prince: It’s a moment in my life that I’ll never forget. When I did that record with French at the time, it wasn’t a regular thing to see an African artist collaborate with an American artist of that caliber. It did open a few doors for me, and for my people as well. The record we made got played by major radio stations across the world. It’s always been easy, out of mutual respect. I remember French literally booked a studio for me. He took me to Manhattan in New York to record at Daddy’s House. He made sure he took care of the session, took care of me. He wasn’t doing it for no reason but love, and I truly cherish that. Jeremih, everybody I’ve worked with has purely been off good vibes. Off good relationships, and that’s really amazing. That’s what I love and cherish the most.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
Ice Prince: “Gimme the lighter! Gimme the push!” I’m singing you a song, you can decode that song to know one of the things I need in the studio. It’s called “Gimme Dat” featuring Burna Boy, Yung L and Olamide, I need to put you on that ASAP. I definitely need me water. I drink water like a fish. All the time, I’m drinking water. I need me some co-writers. I do like to record with other co-writers. I don’t like to make a record all by myself, my own intuition, my own feelings. I always like to have people to suggest “do this that way, do that this way.” Usually I have co-writers with me in the studio.
AllHipHop: How was linking with Tekno on “Make Up Your Mind”?
Ice Prince: Ah Tekno, that’s my guy. Tekno’s my friend. Over the years, we’ve always made music together. Like you said, “Oleku” is one of the most remixed songs from this side of the world ever. Of all the remixes I heard back in the day, Tekno’s remix was the only one I put a verse on. I recorded a remix and ever since then, me and Tekno have made other projects or other songs for ourselves and for other people over the years. It’s always amazing to link up with Tekno. He loves me so much, he always calls me “CEO.” Even though I hate that name, it’s out of love and respect. I love him so much too, man. Me and Tekno have so much music, we can put out a joint project if we wanted to. There’s a lot more coming between me and Tekno for sure. Amazing, amazing, amazing human being.
AllHipHop: How’d you find your way to 300? You’re one of the first African artists to sign to the label.
Ice Prince: Man, it feels so good to be part of that 300 family. I feel very blessed to be on that platform, to be recognized, to be managed, and taken care of by that platform. I got introduced to 300 by a publicist of mine called Rickie Davies, who I’ve been working with from the very beginning of my career. From “Oleku.” She hit me up and said, “Yo Ice, I have this on my table. I think you’re the right guy for it.” I thought I was the right guy for it, too.
The intro was done, I flew out to New York. I met Kevin Liles, I met Lyor Cohen, the bosses. I met everybody at the label, they took me in as a family. They didn’t take me in as an African artist coming out here, no it’s a family formally out there. So far, so good. We have an album coming out very soon, my first studio album. Hopefully the world gets to understand what Ice has been up to.
Ice Prince
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your forthcoming album?
Ice Prince: Man, expect fire. Expect Ice. That’s what the album is called, Fire and Ice. If you know me as an artist very well, I’ve dropped three albums so far in my career. This fourth one promises to be better than every other thing I’ve ever released so far. That’s what I can promise you. I don’t want to promise you what features or producers are on there, but trust me when I say I’m about to drop the best piece of music I’ve ever dropped ever in my life. I promise to make my fans proud, everybody proud. I promise to make you proud.
AllHipHop: What features can we expect?
Ice Prince: I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag. [laughs] I might get in trouble if I tell you that, but yes there’s a few international features on it. So far, it’s not too out of my territory or my environment. You know how when you’re recording an album, you have to submit a whole lot of songs? I don’t know what songs are going to be on the album yet, but wait for it. It’s going to be explosive, I promise you that.
AllHipHop: Someone said “Ice Prince: best rapper and fashion guy ever.” Talk about your fashion and drip.
Ice Prince: My fashion is J-Town. It’s Jos, the city I come from. It’s the city I grew up in, that’s how I grew up dressing. It’s not like I intentionally created my style honestly. It’s not like I sat down and figured out what I want to look like as a fashionista. How I dress is how I’ve always dressed growing up in J-Town, in Jos. It’s the coldest city in Nigeria, so I grew up with a lot of varsity jackets. I grew up with a lot of fur, a lot of thick stuff, and I’m still like that until today.
AllHipHop: What are your glasses?
Ice Prince: My glasses are Fendi. I’m not trying to do an ad for them right now until they pay me the guap!
AllHipHop: Why’s this your first album in 5 years?
Ice Prince: Because I’ve been trying to put it together right. I’m not the type of artist who rushes anything I do at all. I like to take my time to deliver quality. I wouldn’t call myself a perfectionist, but I’m not in a hurry to throw out whatever or follow a trend. I hardly follow things that are trending, I hardly try to be a trending artist. I want to make music that can stand the test of time. Sometimes it takes quality time to create quality results, so I’ve been taking my time. Shout out to 300 for linking me up at the right time, now I can proudly tell you we’re ready. We’re good to go.
AllHipHop: Goals for yourself as an artist at this point of your career?
Ice Prince: Man, goals don’t stop. They’re getting bigger everyday. Immediately right now, my biggest goal is to give my fans an album that’s undoubtedly classic. That’s my #1 goal right now: to give my people a classic album, that you can play 100, 200, 300, 400, 1000 years from now and it still sounds good.
AllHipHop: Most excited for this year since the world’s opening back up?
Ice Prince: Yo man, my schedule’s filling up crazy. My schedule’s getting busier by the day, I’m excited about that. I’m starting to make some good money again. [laughs] My manager showed me my itinerary, I see that I’m in another city almost every other week and that’s wassup. Finally, we can take this music directly to the people, to perform these songs again to the people directly. I’m very much excited about that. I came back from Abuja over the weekend. I’m going to be in Jos for another show. I’m going to be in Calabar on Sunday for another show. We’re going to be on the road, thank God this pandemic is finished. I’m tired.
AllHipHop: What do you miss most about the stage?
Ice Prince: I miss the people, that’s what I miss the most about performing. Releasing a new song, going out there and having people sing along to it, that’s my joy as an artist. To see my music makes you happy, that happiness on people’s faces is what I love most about performing live.
AllHipHop: Anything else you’d like to let us know?
Ice Prince: I’m sending love and life your way, wherever you are. Big love from Ice Prince. Shout out to you @shirju, shout out to AllHipHop.com. Shout out to all the people pushing our cultures forward, the African story. Let me tell you, the African story is truly, truly an amazing story. Truly, truly a great story. We always talk about how Black Lives Matter or how Black people have made a huge impact around the world… I come from one of the Blackest places in the world. Africa is the raw material of this talent. I’m happy that right now the world is starting to see it, at least through our music. We hope that the world gives this ear to us because we have so much to deliver. I’m so proud of my people, where we are and where we’re going.
A collection of statues Michael Jackson displayed at his Neverland Ranch home is up for auction.
A private collector is selling off 28 pieces from the singer’s California property via Dubai-based Noble Art Lovers.
The statues are being offered as one lot and will not be sold separately, with the current owner asking $2.5 million.
News of the auction comes four months after it was revealed billionaire businessman Ron Burkle had bought the Neverland Ranch home in Santa Barbara, California.
The tycoon, who worked with the King of Pop in the decade before his death, snapped up the sprawling compound in Los Olivos for a reported $20 million – a fifth of the 2015 asking price.
Jackson bought the property for $19.5 million in 1987 and turned it into a childlike playground, complete with an amusement park and a small zoo.
Lizzo once drunkenly slid into Chris Evans’ direct messages.
The “Truth Hurts” hitmaker confessed in a TikTok video, admitting she sent the “Avengers: Endgame” actor several emojis once while she was scrolling through Instagram.
Sharing a video of herself superimposed on a screenshot of the DM, which featured a set of emojis that looked like a woman tossing a basketball, she wrote: “Don’t drink and DM, kids… for legal porpoises this is a joke.”
This isn’t the first time Lizzo has shared her appreciation for Evans – in 2019, the actor retweeted Lizzo, who had shared an adorable video of a little girl showing off some impressive dance moves to the singer’s#### “Juice.”
All 2020, Louisiana rap star NBA YoungBoy has been cussing people out, playing recklessly with guns on the internet, jeopardizing his unborn children’s lives by pitting their moms against each (two were pregnant last year and one got stabbed by the other), and moving brashly like an obnoxiously rich rock star who didn’t have to answer to anyone.
To voice his displeasure, he humbly submitted the following open letter — to address those who are “hating” on the brother … naming the media queen directly. [Ed. Note: Letter is edited (capitalization, punctuation, etc.) for an easier read.]
“I can leave my kids millions of dollars to divide but can’t give them the time they truly deserve. Nobody understands me. They never did. S###, sometimes, I don’t understand myself. But that’s fine because I’m ‘okay.’ I ain’t looking for you to feel sorry. I just ask for one thing— for you to let me suffer in peace.”
The note continues, “Tell Ms. Wendy Williams, I say she got a good soul and she’s a beautiful woman. I can see that threw all the bad comments thrown at her. Tell her to count her blessings, (STAY IN GOOD SPIRIT). Sincerely, Kentrell.”
While he seems to have a soft spot for Williams, his momma ain’t sweet on her at all.
Sherhonda Gaulden posted on social media and said, “F### Wendy Williams around here letting a half-dead 90-year-old white man such her dick worried about my child stop tagging me in bullsh*t.”
She later posted, “And FYI y’all laughing at Wendy Williams say my child bring property value down she’s not talking just about my child she’s talking about blacks in General because no matter rapper doctor Lawer if you’re colored that’s the term they use.”
There seems to be some revisionist history going on with how he is portraying himself in the letter and how innocently he is being portrayed by those close to him. This is who he showed just one year ago … and years before.
Not everyone is his enemy, here is one video of a female cop trying to help him after police were called on him a few years ago.
NBA YoungBoy is now detained in Baton Rouge, awaiting a federal gun charge trial connected to a video shoot gone bad in September 2020.
Hopefully, he has turned a new leaf and will not have to spend time away from his kids.
She said: “So today, actually with my EP Rachel, I officially signed my name for the first time with Jenkins to it, so that we can put it into the show credit that you see today. That was the first time I’ve ever signed it, in its official way, so I’m so proud to finally be Mrs. Jenkins!”
Jeannie, 42, also opened up on her special day, which saw her wear a custom nude Galia Lahav gown with a sheer bodice that flowed into a billowing chiffon skirt.
Speaking about her dress, she gushed: “I knew that I wanted something very effervescent and nude. I did not want to wear white, because we all know that white symbolizes purity, and that ship has sailed! I knew I wanted nude because the color, it represents how skin deep I want to be with Jay. It’s a color that represents how transparent we are with each other.”
And the ceremony itself also held special meaning for the couple, as Jeannie said every part of their wedding was “symbolic”.
She told her co-hosts: “Even the wedding arch, you notice that they weren’t flowers. We chose palm leaves, which is very popular in Vietnam. They represent power and eternal life. And then the Italian ruscus, on the other side of it, represents humility, which is obviously before god. We wanted peace, eternal life, and humility there.
“Everything was symbolic. Even our rings. Down to our wedding rings, we didn’t do anything traditional. I personally love the engagement ring that Jay designed for me. I couldn’t imagine stacking something to that, so I did pinky rings, one for him and one for me on my fingers.”
For Jeannie, the intimate ceremony came after she was forced to quit Dancing with the Stars in November when she was rushed to hospital with epiglottitis, a potentially life-threatening condition that can cause swelling and block airflow to the lungs.
The presenter underwent emergency surgery for the condition and later said Jeezy had been a “rock” for her throughout the process.
Troy Ave and Casanova have no love lost between the two of them. I really didn’t know why these guys continue to have beef but that’s exactly what it is. So, Troy has been kicking along for quite some time since that shooting incident at Irving Plaza in New York City. That is the same thing situation where he claimed self-defense and somebody died. From what I understand, that legal situation is ongoing. It doesn’t seem like it because we haven’t heard anything about it recently but it is still going. Anyway, the Internet peeped some comments that Troy had to say about Casanova, who is incarcerated – ALLEGEDLY! He does not say his name, but refers to some of his slogans…”we outside” and such.
I am sure you already know they hit Casanova with the RICO! Meanwhile Troy Avenue is out of jail for now and people are critical of him, I believe because he’s what they call “talking.” But, he is really just claiming self defense. However, talkin and Living by it is two different things. So what I’m saying is, Troy Ave has made it his mission to proclaim the streets is a lie. And that is what he’s living on, so him being a law-abiding citizen NOW, changes the dynamic a bit. I’ve never quite known him to be so crazy in the streets anyway, but it seems like people treat him like he’s that guy. I don’t know! It’s all a little silly to me regardless but him and Casanova do you have a legitimate beef and Troy Ave even made a song about him, and before that Taxstone. So he’s not throwing rocks and hiding his hand in the comments of Instagram he’s actually showing his hands! Meanwhile he has been pretty quiet with Casanova as of late. He was doing a little too much talking on social media, for someone who is really outside through pandemics and all other sorts of street situations. So I’m hoping whatever needed to get handled, got handled! Shout out to Casanova, hold your head up and push your way through
DJ Mustard has accused his former personal shopper of spending over $50,000 on his credit card to buy designer purchases to impress her INSTAGRAM followers.
The musician, real name Dijon McFarlane, made the claims on his Instagram Story as he called Karissa Walker a “thief and a liar.”
“Attention to all my people who know me I wanna bring something up everyones attention !” he began. “@KarissaCWalker is a thief and a liar !!!! She is not my stylest she was a personal shopper for me and @ChanelDijon we let her use the stylest word so she could get business but the truth is she did nothing but shop !!! (sic)
“Today I found out that she ran my credit cards up over 50K buying stuff for her self !!!! Purses shoes shades and other stuff Im hot and I’m only writing this so nobody else deals with her she’s bad for business !!!! I have all the receipts to prove everything … I payed her more than she was worth cause I don’t play with taking care of people that do there jobs.”
Mustard continued to call the situation “f###### crazy and just wrong” as he explained that Walker received a salary of around $72,000 per year. But one receipt he found saw she allegedly spend more than $15,000 on a shopping spree for herself in Louis Vuitton.
“That was just once receipt” he said. “I said 50K but we still waiting on more receipts she ran up $15K in LV alone on herself!”
He also shared a text message exchange he had with Walker, in which he asked her about the alleged spends, and she replied: “Truly am so sorry, Should’ve never got to this point. My temptation ran to greed and I am so sorry.”
It’s unclear how Mustard will be proceeding and whether or not he will take legal action against Walker.
Ice Cube is “dodging” a new documentary about his friend and N.W.A. member Eazy-E and his death, according to the late rapper’s daughter.
Ebie Wright explores the theory her father was murdered – and did not die from AIDS – in “A Ruthless Scandal: No More Lies,” and she is urging Ice Cube to stop “ducking” her calls after she asked him to participate.
“There’s so many people that are talking on this about my father and are in support of what I’m doing, and have been there for me, and just have a lot of great things to say about him, and not just even great things, but also just telling their story,” she told TooFab.
“The only person that actually matters to this story I’m telling, who hasn’t talked on it so far… is Ice Cube. It really breaks my heart that he hasn’t spoken on this yet because I grew up with his sons and I have a really good relationship with them.”
Ebie Wright claims Ice Cube’s actor son, O’Shea Jackson, told her that his dad would be willing to talk to her for the project.
“He was gonna do whatever for me and he was down,” she says. “Since then, when we tried to book him to do the interview, he’s been ducking and dodging.”
Well it looks like Black Rob will be sent home in a decent fashion. The rapper, who was signed to Puff Daddy‘s Bad Boy Records, died over the weekend and people are mad and emotional. They are most mad and emotional towards Sean Combs, Puff Daddy, Brother Love, and Diddy. People are made at all of them. They are upset because it just seems like a lot of deaths and misfortune around the man. However, there are a few people that are stepping up in his defense, saying that it’s not his fault.
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One of those people is Cormega, who is an official OG from QB. He’s actually from Brooklyn, but that does not rhyme with OG. Anyway, Cormega is just saying that the streets are the streets and there’s not a lot you can do to help people all the time, he’s also saying that Puffy did try to help Black Rob in recent months. Or years. Those close by, know that Black Rob was in steady decline through the years. Obviously there is something to be said about the circumstances around his death, but Cormega says let’s not play the blame game. Keep it positive, he says. Nobody told him the internet doesn’t quite work like that.
And then someone else, Royce says the same thing. Rest in peace Black Rob. I guess we just didn’t know what we had until it was gone. I’ll listen to that Life Story album and I think your views on him might change a little bit.
The rapper took to Twitter after footage emerged of a 13-year-old Adam Toledo being shot dead by a police officer in Chicago, with Cardi describing the incident as “sad and disgusting.”
She wrote on the micro-blogging platform: “That video of that 13-year-old falling on his ass after getting shot by a cop is so sick, sad, and disgusting. I’m so tired of police brutality & entitlement. We are sooo tired of it. When will it end? like this s### is becoming too much. It’s truly traumatizing.”
That video of that 13 year old falling on his ass after getting shot by a cop is so sick,sad and disgusting.I’m so tired of police brutality & entitlement.We are sooo tired of it .When will it end? like this s### is becoming too much. It’s truly traumatizing.
The “WAP” hitmaker made the remarks shortly after she slammed Republicans for ignoring police brutality.
She recently said on Twitter: “Ya been real quit. Twitter Blue check Republicans are a f###### joke. I don’t ever want to see yaa ranting on celebrities, athletes until yall address what’s REALLY WRONG IN AMERICA!”
4/20, the National Weed Day, is a day set aside for blunt smokers, rappers, and hippies. However, many are setting the day aside to honor one of the flower’s earliest legalization advocates and cultural icons, reggae singer Peter Tosh.
Peter Tosh Foundation 4/20 “International Peter Tosh Day”
The Peter Tosh Foundation, Legacy & Brands, with marketing by Launchpad Worldwide, want folk to roll up on the International Peter Tosh Day to celebrate the work of the “Legalize It” GRAMMY award-winning singer. After the star’s death, the Peter Tosh One Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit, was founded —along with its advocacy partners M4MM and The Last Prisoner Project — to address the social equity and justice issues within today’s emerging cannabis industry and criminal justice system.
On Tuesday, April 20, the world (and all those who love good ganja) will officially commemorate “International Peter Tosh Day” (aka #PeterTosh420) during a virtual festival paying tribute to the cannabis activist.
“The music of my father, Peter Tosh, demarcates the beginning of an international movement to decriminalize cannabis”, said Niambe McIntosh, administrator of her father’s estate.
“His music transcended time and continues to resonate with today’s activists, ”said notable participant, Roz McCarthy, founder and CEO of M4MM, “we are proud partners and look forward to this global celebration where all international M4MM chapters and members will participate and salute the late great Peter Tosh.”
The Estate and partners have set up a full festival of online activities that will be streamed across multiple social media and virtual platforms, hoping to attract a widespread audience that is inclusive of people of all races, creeds, socio-economic stations, and beliefs. They are further tapping in with cannabis growers, infusion culinary artists, licensed distributors, celebrities/artists, cannabis entrepreneurs, policymakers, advocates, legal professionals, medical professionals, and cannabis enthusiasts to help drive the conversation about international de-scheduling efforts, economic investment, and development and issues of social justice for people of color.
Courtesy of The Peter Tosh Foundation
Positive Vibes only … as Brother Tosh would have wanted it.
One of the founding members of The Wailers, a group the launched the career of another cannabis activist Bob Marley, Tosh also used his gift of song to reach the masses— working to bring down the Apartheid in South Africa, the liberation of Colonized Africa, and other voiceless communities suffering under oppression.
To join the festival and for more information about #PeterTosh420, please follow @PeterTosh on Facebook and Instagram and visit www.PeterTosh.com. For additional info on the Peter Tosh Legacy and the Peter Tosh Foundation, please contact Brian Latture via email at Bl******@*************up.com.
