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TeeFlii Tells A Story About A Studio Session With Nipsey Hussle

By: Shirley JuCategory: Features

TeeFLii’s hit records will never get old. Songs like “24 Hours” featuring 2 Chainz and “This D” saw much success, which included radio airplay and DJs dropping the West Coast bangers each night at the clubs.

Real name Christian Jones grew up in South Central Los Angeles similar to his peers, working very closely with the likes of Nipsey Hussle and Dom Kennedy. With the former, he had the pleasure of being featured on Nipsey’s biggest projects to date: “Keyz To The City 2” on Victory Lap and “Hate It of Love It” on Crenshaw. The latter, he most recently released an entire self-titled EP with TeeFLii featuring Dom Kennedy.

Jones calls himself a FLii&B singer, which to a lot of people that’s R&B. Born and raised in the church, his entire family was musically-inclined — including his mom and grandmas. His biggest musical influences are in fact not ratchet at all, but more so gospel singers and real singers. Fast forward to 2020, he’s got his eyes focused on that end prize: a Grammy.

AllHipHop caught up with TeeFlii in downtown Los Angeles to discuss studio sessions with Nipsey, fatherhood, his Top 5, and more!

AllHipHop: What was your experience growing up in South Central LA?

TeeFLii: The normal things you hear about. I’m sure there’s previous stuff you can’t really talk about or show. A lot of violence. I can’t say the city is somewhere where you can get rich. [chuckles] It has its perks. Hell, I love my city though.

AllHipHop: What are the perks?

TeeFLii: The perks is you have to stay out of the way. Stay out of the s##t because you could either get caught up and go to jail, or end up dead. It’s normal.

AllHipHop: Bring us back to the days of “24 Hours” and “This D.” What was TeeFlii like then?

TeeFLii: TeeFLii was more raunchy, TeeFlii was wild. That was young TeeFlii, I’m older now. My mindframe way different. I’ve grown so much, this is a new version. The new version is more so having a chip on the shoulder, got something to prove. This is the prime stage in my life where everything counts. This is going to set the milestone for what I do from here on out.

It’s going to make a way for my kids, my family. I have 3 girls and 1 boy. I love my babies. Being a father and experiencing that elevation, it’s dope. They get big before your eyes so fast, it’s amazing. My oldest daughter is 10, she’s the leader of the pack. My son thinks he’s the oldest, that’s Jayden. Daryl is the second oldest. Distinctive Bear, that’s Jordan. All of their last names are Jones.

AllHipHop: Biggest lesson you’ve learned in fatherhood?

TeeFLii: Patience. Seeing how they develop through time — growing and everything, you see so much of you in them. Sometimes it’s dope, sometimes you’re like “man what the hell?” It definitely isn’t easy. It starts making you think “damn, I used to be like this with my pops or my moms.” You just try to go from there. Any questions I have, I have a dope family man. Always there to give me answers. That love, that push is always dope.

AllHipHop: Were you ready for those songs to blow up?

TeeFLii: Not even going to lie, I knew “24 Hours” was gon’ go. Because right there, I had the wave. Once I had the wave, “This D” was poppin’. I knew “This D” was going to pop like underground, but it was so ratchet. That’s the dope part about it, that’s still the mindframe. That’s one of the challenges, getting back to that but on the newer side. Doing something new with it.

AllHipHop: Define ‘new.’

TeeFLii: We just started on the new album, coming up with crazy dope ideas. I’ve been working with Mars of 1500 Or Nothin’, shout out to those guys over there. Been working with The Dream’s producer Los, shout out those guys. My boy young Josh sending me beats, so I get beats from a lot of people. Right now, the main focus is getting the best out of this album.

AllHipHop: Talk about your last project with Dom Kennedy and why you made it self-titled?

TeeFLii: It’s dope! When you have a chip on your shoulder, it’s so many things that come across your head. To be respected by your peers, so many people who came up like how you’re coming up. For those guys to respect you, you have to put in the work. That’s the main thing: staying focused and getting the best out of it. We want the best, nothing less. I want to do way better than my last album, for damn sure. I know what that’s going to take. People say hard work and dedication, that’s for damn sure.

It really takes being in there and staying on it, day in and day out. Coming in and doing your job, doing what you have to do. Not worrying about who isn’t doing what. If nobody’s sending me no beats, I can make my own. I’ll make a beat. If nobody’s helping me put together the words to a song, I’m used to doing it by myself anyway. Those are things you always value the most, that makes it more of a competition. No disrespect to any artists out there, it’s more so when it comes to how I was raised. If you’re good, you’re going to get money out of the game anyway. But you should want to be somebody who puts a blueprint in the game, somebody who brought something to the table.

I’ve definitely brought a lot to the table, but I have a lot more work to do. Being one of those guys who acknowledges that, because that’s a tough cookie to take in right there: knowing I did everything I could possibly do. In that mindframe, you either fall for it or — that’s what we’re trying to not to let happen, that fallen place. Stay in there and stay focused with what’s the valuable thing: getting that Grammy. That’ll mean like winning the NBA Championship, a football player winning the Superbowl. Those things are dope. To be in that category being nominated twice, it let me know I’m not too far away from it.

AllHipHop: What did it mean to be on those iconic projects with your friend?

TeeFLii: That’s history. We always knew we’re going to do something cool. At that time, thinking of what you’re going to do and not really knowing what you’re going to do is 2 different things. The energy we surround ourselves with has a lot to do with the success you take in. Nipsey was one of those boys, he’s so much of a leader and a teacher that he had that style with it. A lot of people really didn’t even know how dope Nipsey was until the death. The inner city, the people that he fought for, those people know. Those moments you’re always going to cherish. One dude who’s going to fight for me, one dude who’s always in my corner.

Family, him spending time with my kids. Taking the time out to do that alone: meet my family, things of that nature. Staying true as a friend and a big brother. Always reaching out: “you want to come out here and do this? FLii, I need you on the album. I need you on this. Come through, we’re making next level s##t.” Those are the dope moments I’m always going to cherish, knowing he had that effect on me. That’s my boy. That’s one reason I have a chip on my shoulder, making sure that I live up to that expectation.

AllHipHop: Who was a father first?

TeeFLii: I believe he was a father first.

AllHipHop: Did he give you tips?

TeeFLii: Not so much father tips. [chuckles] Our stuff was more so about what’d go on in the inner city, how we could be the opposite. How we could take off and make the city look good. That was Nip’s biggest thing, he always wanted to make the city look good.

AllHipHop: For Victory Lap, some songs were recorded a while ago. Was “Keyz 2 the City 2” an older song?

TeeFLii: My song was actually the second to last to be added. I was wildin’, f##king up and s##t. Being young TeeFlii. He was more so on me, “man get on the album.” We locked down one day. He ended up locking me in there: “we gon’ get it done.” Always for big bro, anything for bro. Any time he reached out, we’d always put it together. It was easy. We’re from the same area, we represent the same things. It was always love. I love to see the fact that he even got his Grammy, we used to talk about those things.

Us everyday, the challenges. A lot of people run from the challenge, but Nipsey loved challenges. He’s a competitor, a tough competitor. To be out there running the same lap with somebody where you guys represent the same things, come from the same area, feels so great to even have the success we had together. Everything we did went down in history, that’s for sure.

AllHipHop: What was the energy in the room making “Keyz 2 the City 2”?

TeeFLii: Nipsey was knocked out on the couch. Nipsey was asleep. “Keyz 2 the City 2,” I did 6 hooks that day. “Keyz 2 the City” was the last one that I did. Once I was done, I played it and it was practically morning time. He woke up, I’m playing it loud. He goes to the bathroom, comes out the bathroom and into the booth to lay his verse. No lie.

AllHipHop: Who’s in your Top 5?

TeeFLii: I definitely listen to The Dream, always gon’ listen to The Dream. I listen to Darryl Moss, the gospel singer. PJ Morton, J. Moss, Kim Burrell, Usher. So many great singers out there. Eric Bellinger, Ty$, my boy Fat Box. I definitely listen to H.E.R. Those are my guys! If I forgot anybody, charge it to my head not my heart.

AllHipHop: Anything else you want to let us know?

TeeFLii: Definitely working on Starr Pt. 2. Definitely going to be releasing another EP during the summer. It all depends on the Corona s##t, but we’re working on getting the music out there. Everybody keeps hitting me and letting me know that they want more. I’m definitely in the studio. Soon as we leave here, going to grab something to eat, smoke some weed for a little bit, then right to the studio. We’re definitely not laying up, not taking it lightly. We’re glad to be in this position to even be able to be heard, blessed that I’m one of those guys who doesn’t have to worry about that.

EXCLUSIVE: Rick Ross Says “Enough Is Enough” To 50 Cent – Read The Affidavit Yourself

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: Exclusives

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Rick Ross with love to end his beef with 50 Cent, but the G-Unit general is not really with reconciliation.

Rick Ross expressed his opinion about 50 Cent in an affidavit obtained by AllHipHop, which was submitted to the court as part of his ongoing war over a leaked sex tape.

“For years, I have been engaged in what many people in our industry call a ”rap war” or ”beef”‘ with another Hip-Hop artist, Curtis Jackson, who is professionally known as “50 Cent,” Rick Ross wrote. “Although I have no ill will towards Curtis personally, I believe he truly dislikes me.”

The pair have been at war since 2009, when a nasty feud erupted after 50 claimed Ross was manufacturing a beef to promote his album Deeper Than Rap.

Throughout the years, their dispute has ranged from silly cartoons and memes to 50 Cent leaking documents confirming Rick Ross once worked as a correctional officer.

The beef also included physical altercations between peripheral crew members

However, the most contentious and costly part of their feud has centered around a sex tape featuring Rick Ross’s ex-girlfriend Lastonia Leviston.

In 2016, 50 Cent agreed to pay Leviston, after he was found liable for leaking the sex tape as a character named “Pimpin Curly.”

The judgment forced 50 Cent into bankruptcy, and he eventually shelled out $7 million to settle the case.

In 2017, Reed Smith sued 50 Cent for failing to settle an $609,000 legal bill, which eventually caused more problems for Rick Ross.

50 turned around and filed a $32 million countersuit for malpractice claiming the Reed Smith failed to depose Rick Ross and other key witnesses who could have proven he didn’t release the sex tape.

50 was forced to go on a year-long hunt to track down Rick Ross, in an attempt to prove the Miami rapper was the one who leaked the original sex tape through his website DeeperthanRap.com.

Last week, Fif’s lawyers finally had a chance to question Rick Ross, who denied posting the sex tape or leaking the raunchy video.

“To be clear, I never did post the video (or any excerpts of it) on DeeperthanRap.com or on any other website. I never authorized anyone else to post the video or any excerpts of it on DeeperthanRap.com or on any other website on my behalf. In fact, I never even had possession of the video,” Rick Ross wrote to the court.

Earlier today (April 30th), Reed Smith filed a motion and asked to dismiss the malpractice claim and grant them a summary judgment against 50 Cent.

As for Rick Ross, he appears ready to move on and be done with 50 Cent all together.

“It is obvious that Curtis and I have had our beef over the years, but enough is enough,” Rick Ross wrote.

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Ludacris Salutes The Late John Singleton

By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Rapper/actor Ludacris has saluted the memory of director John Singleton on the first anniversary of his passing.

The Shaft filmmaker was just 51 when he was taken off life support on April 28th, 2019, more than a week after suffering a stroke.

Ludacris had collaborated with Singleton on the 2003 movie “2 Fast 2 Furious,” and he took to Instagram to share a photo montage of the director’s work as he honored his late friend.

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“Can’t Believe its been a whole Year since you’ve been gone,” he wrote in the accompanying caption.

“Eventhough Your Gone in the Physical, We Still Feel Your Presence EVERYWHERE!!! WOW! What A Mark You Left On The World With Your GIFT & Your TIMELESS Films that are even more RELEVANT TODAY than when you first released them (sic).”

“TODAY WE CELEBRATE ART & LEGACY THROUGH THE LENSE OF THE INCOMPARABLE @johnsingleton,” he added. “WE LOVE YOU! continue to Rest In Power!!” 

Gene Noble Drops Heartfelt & Educational “Too Many Lost” Visual

By: Shirley JuCategory: Features

Hidden Beach Recordings is back and better than ever before with their new artist signing, Gene Noble.

Growing up in Long Island, the singer-songwriter has spent the last two years of his life writing and touring with a bunch of artists in the industry. Now, he debuts the first single off his new EP titled “Too Many Lost,” with the most powerful, educational visual to match.

“Too Many Lost” is inspired by this pandemic we’re facing around the globe thanks to COVID-19. The New York native also pays tribute to his late mentor, Bishop David Gates, who was with Gene in announcing his first debut as a signed artist.

The politically-charged video is intended to raise awareness, simultaneously giving thanks to all the essential workers constantly risking their lives.

Gene’s own father was killed in a line of duty while serving his country, which fuels the message behind the metaphors in his lyrics. Shot entirely on Gene’s iPhone, the visual was shot in the empty streets of Atlanta on a Sunday afternoon.

AllHipHop caught up with Noble to discuss his new single “Too Many Lost,” his love for touring, relationship with Jill Scott, and more!

AllHipHop: Being from New York, what was the household like growing up?

Gene Noble: New York was great, it’s a great place to grow up. There’s every single culture, all on top of each other. You’re always exposed to it. Sometimes people who don’t grow up that way may have culture shock because you’re around everything all the time. Especially musically, you’re exposed to every kind of music.

AllHipHop: How long have you been in LA now? How’s quarantine treating you?

Gene Noble: I’ve been in LA 10 years. This is the first time I’ve gone out! I’m all excited I’m actually going somewhere. I got a studio set up so I’m able to record. I released music from the crib. I’ve been doing a lot of phone calls, Zoom’s, still getting my stuff done. A lot of streaming. If this wasn’t going on, I’d be touring. I tour so much. To me, it’s a break. I’m always on the road. This quarantine stopped the tour I was on, which was the Jill Scott tour. I was going to go straight from that tour to doing my promo tour, to Sting’s tour. I’ve worked with Sting for the last 3 years.

AllHipHop: How did that happen?

Gene Noble: I did backgrounds on one song he did with Shaggy. They did an album together, I did backgrounds on the entire album. They asked me to go on tour with them. I stayed with Sting after he finished that tour, been with him the next 2 years afterwards.

AllHipHop: Talk about your relationship with Jill Scott.

Gene Noble: Jill is amazing, first of all. I’m one of the pipes, what she calls her background singers. Jill’s such an incredible artist, somebody I’ve looked up to for years. Getting to tour with her and see her do her thing every night was priceless. Especially because that album had such great significance to me, to do it with her was crazy.

AllHipHop: Did you fan out when you met her?

Gene Noble: I did! I definitely did. [chuckles] I was nervous my first couple rehearsals because I knew I had some pretty big shoes to fill. I was definitely sitting there so happy. She’s super cool, it was awesome. It’s been a great experience touring with her.

AllHipHop: How did you land at Hidden Beach Records? What does it mean to be on the same label as Jill Scott?

Gene Noble: What’s funny is the 2 things have absolutely nothing to do with each other. The Hidden Beach thing happened while I was on tour with Sting. I was in Germany and I got a call from Bernard. Bernard had played my stuff for Sting, he’s like “I’ve never signed someone who I haven’t met in person but I feel really strongly about the material I heard. I want to work with you.” That’s how it started. I had a gap from touring with Sting, somebody called me and Jill’s tour fit exactly in that gap. I said “yeah sure, I’ll take that gig.”

AllHipHop: Did you learn anything from touring with Jill Scott?

Gene Noble: I learned a lot. First, I did choreography. It was Temptations type stuff, that wasn’t my thing normally. [chuckles] I learned how important it is to put your album together in the right way, sequence it in the right way. Make sure you take care of the thoughts about every single track, because she toured with her first solo album with track one to the end. She played the entire album and didn’t lose the crowd for one second. Not many people can do that with one album. Even big stars we know, they couldn’t rock one of their whole albums front to back. It really taught me a lesson about being meticulous about how I put everything together.

AllHipHop: Let’s talk about “Too Many Lost,” that’s a super powerful visual.

Gene Noble: We’re fighting right now! They’re trying to shut us down on Google and other streaming platforms. I guess because of the content, maybe it’s too political. They’re trying to shut us down and we’re fighting against it. It’s a message that needs to be out there. It’s important, so I’m going to keep fighting.

AllHipHop: What were you going through when you recorded it?

Gene Noble: I recorded it with Gorden Campbell, who’s an amazing producer, writer, friend of mine. We actually initially recorded this song regarding one of the police killings. During a conversation, we’re all talking about the similarities in the things going on and how pertinent the song was to that. I personally was affected by Covid. My best friend’s sister passed. My area got really ran through pretty crazy, I’m from Long Island. They still had churches on Sunday everywhere, they didn’t know they shouldn’t be doing that. No one made a clear announcement. A lot of church people contracted this Covid.

AllHipHop: How many?

Gene Noble: I don’t know how many total but it got to a point on my Facebook page — obviously I grew up in church, that’s where my voice comes from — I’d see all these people that I knew, that I’d grown up with or seen over the years in church.

AllHipHop: What does it mean to pay tribute to your mentor Bishop David Gates?

Gene Noble: It was really cool to be able to do that because the choir part, the harmony, that comes from him. I’m very influenced by that time in my life. It’s cool I had a song where I actually used what I had learned from him and tribute him with it.

AllHipHop: What are your favorite parts of the video? There’s so many details.

Gene Noble: What made it really crazy was the ticking up, how it goes from all the other countries having more cases to us shooting right in front of every single other country in the world. That part really made it really plain. Obviously him calling it a hoax in February, those 2 moments are craziest for me. Honestly the fact that I was in Atlanta on Sunday morning at 11am and I could get a shot with no one as far as the eye could see, in front of one of the busiest churches and Martin Luther King’s memorial. To even be able to stand in the middle of that street and no one’s there.

AllHipHop: Were you just in Atlanta at the time?

Gene Noble: Yeah actually, been here since touring. I have my people here. I’m well taken care of in Atlanta, it’s a good place to be. NY and LA seemed a bit crazy with everything going on, so might as well stay here.

AllHipHop: What are some goals for yourself?

Gene Noble: To get my music in more ears, that’s the real goal. As soon as we’re able to get back out on the road, do shows. My favorite place is on stage. I love performing live, that’s my thing. I really want to get in front of people again.

AllHipHop: What can we expect from your live performances?

Gene Noble: You can expect a lot of energy. You can expect it to be one of one, I never do the same thing twice. I give it my all. I play keys a little bit, I use my looper a little bit. I have an amazing band called Flight Deck that I play with, we record a lot of our songs together. A lot of energy, a lot of fun. I use my whole voice, I use the whole stage. I use everything I got.

AllHipHop: Who’s in your Top 5?

Gene Noble: Lately, I really love Lucky Daye. Really into his stuff, what he’s doing. I love that Victoria Monet record. Alex Isley, that “Gone” record is crazy! There’s so many songs. Pink Sweat$ “17” is a great record. I’ve been playlisting it a lot, been hearing a lot of cool stuff. I listen to Chilled R&B on Spotify.

AllHipHop: What can we expect from your forthcoming EP?

Gene Noble: Joints to live with. It’s a lot of real s##t, storytelling, honest emotion and singing. The cool thing is I wasn’t afraid to touch on different topics and be more vulnerable. Just go there vocally, lyrically, all the way. It’s untitled as of yet, we have 3 things we’re going back and forth with. 

EXCLUSIVE: Jeru the Damaja Talks About His Tiny Desk Concert & Drops Details On New LP

By: Kershaw St. JawnsonCategory: Exclusives

(AllHipHop News) Some fancy Jeru the Damaja as one of the best lyricists to come out of East New York’s rhyme heavy streets in the 90s.

Arguably one of the most gifted lyricists associated with Gang Starr, his The Sun Rises in the East married certain themes super prevalent at the time: righteous indignation, spirited aggression, street culture, and the cultural menagerie of martial arts, lyrical dexterity, and knowledge of self.

A brand new generation will get the chance to dive into what makes him such a quintessential artist as a featured performer on the NPR Tiny Desk Concert series.

Jeru the Damaja joins the ranks of Tyler, the Creator, Run the Jewels, Gucci Mane, and the Wu-Tang Clan.

As streaming becomes the new venue for concerts during the global COVID-19 pandemic, Tiny Desk has emerged as one of the most dominant spaces on the internet for artists to perform intimate and vulnerable concerts for their fanbase.

“[We] can’t be next to each other right now because of social distancing. So this is just me and my living room in Berlin. I set up my desk, I got my equipment with me and I’m rocking with that,” Jeru the Damaja told AllHipHop.com.

“People right now, they need some type of encouragement to boost their morale a little bit because of everything that’s happening in the world,” the legendary lyricist continued. “I decided to put songs in that meant something to me, and that hopefully will mean something to other individuals.”

In addition to his classic tracks, Jeru ends the Tiny Desk concert with a brand new track from his upcoming 6th full-length album titled Power.

“I ended it with a song from my new album that I have coming out and it’s called Power.” Because I think that the power still remains in the people and we don’t always realize that. It’s all about the power itself,” Jeru the Damaja said. 

Post Malone Calls On Fans To Giveaway $1 Million For Charity

By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Post Malone is handing out $1 million to fans, so they can give it to charities of their choice.

After raising over $4 million by staging a virtual Nirvana covers gig on Friday night, the rapper is still in a giving mood and he wants financially-strapped fans to be able to give cash away.

“Not everyone has the ability to financially support causes that may be close to them or that have helped them in the past,” the Circles hitmaker said. “The fans are the absolute best and I want to give them the chance to give to charities that mean something to them.”

The donations will support charities benefitting COVID-19 frontline responders, disaster relief, education, homelessness, mental health, and veterans.

Post Malone will personally select the causes that will split his donation from submissions texted to his Community phone number (817-270-6440).

Community is a conversation platform that enables direct, meaningful, and instant communication, all through text messaging.

The $1 million hand-out comes two days after Malone made chart history in the U.S. by grabbing his 34th week in the top 10 with his hit Circles. The track has now spent more weeks in the top 10 than any other.

Eminem Victim Of Home Invasion

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Eminem had a scary encounter with an intruder inside of his house outside of Detroit earlier this morning.

According to reports, a guy named Matthew David Hughes made it past a security guard posted outside of Em’s house, which is inside of a gated community.

The 25-year old smashed a kitchen window, climbed in the house, and came face-to-face with Eminem himself.

The rap star screamed for his other security guards, who took Hughes down and called the police.

Now, Matthew David Hughes is facing serious charges. He’s been charged with a felony for first-degree home invasion, and another felony count for malicious destruction of a building.

Hughes being held on a $50,000 bond.

Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats Announce Limited Edition ‘Unlocked’ Comic Book/Album Bundle

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Florida rapper Denzel Curry and Connecticut producer Kenny Beats united for the 2020 EP titled Unlocked. A 24-minute short film associated with the collection hit YouTube in February. 

The duo is now set to present new Unlocked content. Curry and Beats both announced an Unlocked comic book/digital album bundle is now available for pre-order ($14.99) at ultimatedenzelcurry.com.

A description of the items reads:

48-page comic featuring original illustrations produced by Psycho Films with a fully illustrated vinyl flexi disc insert featuring the song “DIET_”, all enclosed in clear polybag packaging. UNLOCKED comic is an edition of 2,000 produced worldwide.

In addition, “Dark Denzel” and “Evil/Dark Kenny” posted an “infomercial” as a way to reveal their new “rare, powerful” product. The Unlocked comic bundle is scheduled to begin shipping on June 26.

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Did Gunna Confirm He’s On The Remix To Camila Cabello’s “My Oh My” Single?

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) As the month of April winds down, music artists are ready to heat up DSPs and social media timelines. April 29 was filled with a lot of news about Hip Hop-related remixes. 

For example, R&B/Pop icon Beyoncé jumped on a new version of fellow Texan Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” song. Plus, rapper/singer Doja Cat announced a Nicki Minaj-assisted “Say So” is on the way.

There were also reports that “My Oh My” by former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello will be getting a new verse from Atlanta rhymer Gunna. Charlotte spitter DaBaby is already on the original song off the Romance album.

As the rumors circulated online, Gunna actually offered a cryptic response to the talk of him collaborating with Cabello and DaBaby. The YSL/300 Entertainment signee simply posted a cold face emoji ( ).

All three remixes will likely push the respective lead artists up the Billboard charts. Doja Cat’s “Say So” currently sits at #5 on the Hot 100. Cabello’s “My Oh My” is at #12 right now. Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” maintains a #14 position.

Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj, DaBaby, and Gunna are still looking to earn their first career #1 song on the Hot 100 chart. Beyoncé’s catalog consists of six solo Number Ones and four Number Ones with Destiny’s Child. Camila Cabello has two Hot 100 chart-toppers.

Kehlani Claims Kamaiyah Threatened Her Life Over A Business-Related Fallout

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Two of the top modern music artists from the Bay Area do not appear to be on good terms at the moment. Kamaiyah and Kehlani called each other out on social media.

The drama went public after “Set It Up” rapper Kamaiyah‘s recent Instagram Live session. She stated, “I’m from High Street, 3170. Apartment 303 verified. Keyshia [Cole] can tell you where she from in the ’80s. Tell me where that other person from?… That n*gga know what it is. It’s up. It’s been up for a while now. Y’all keep asking me questions. I don’t f*ck with her, at all. She knows why. That’s that.” 

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Kehlani clearly felt Kamaiyah was referring to her during that IG Live. The “Toxic” singer addressed the matter on Twitter before she deleted the series of tweets dated April 29.

In one tweet, Kehlani said that the fallout is connected to a joint project getting scrapped. She also claimed Kamaiyah threatened her life. Apparently, Kehlani attempted to reach out to Kamaiyah through phone calls and texts but did not get a response. 

“I’m STILL not speaking negatively on someone I once cared about. That I have a matching tattoo with. That I respected and admired. Business didn’t work out on a collaborative project, I withdrew and got a ‘green light’ on my family and friends. AND [IT’S] STILL LOVE ON THIS SIDE,” wrote Kehlani.

She added, “Reached out countless amounts of times to be adults. To say ‘you have been around my child.’ Still met with internet antics, false rumors that don’t make any sense, and THREATS TO MY LIFE. [And] me all of a sudden not being from the same city that i was from when we were cool.”

Yesterday afternoon, Kamaiyah tweeted in response to Jean Deaux, a musical collaborator with Kehlani. The 2017 XXL Freshman told Deaux, “@ me next time b*tch ain’t nobody scared of y’all and eat off who? ain’t never needed nobody for sh*t I own all my music and made 6 figures in my sleep last month this sh*t can get real fonky easy beloved I don’t even know you hype man don’t let Kehlani get you slapped.” 

OnlyFans Responds To Beyoncé Mentioning The Platform On Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage (Remix)”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Beyoncé nearly broke the internet yesterday when the global megastar showed up on the official remix to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage.” The collaboration is currently #1 on the US iTunes chart, the US Apple Music chart, and the YouTube trending page. 

Many listeners were focused on Queen Bey’s standout rap verses on the record. At one point, the Houston native says, “Hips TikTok when I dance. On that Demon Time, she might start an OnlyFans.”

Since its launch in 2016, OnlyFans has become a popular site for sex workers, p### stars, and social media models. However, some celebrities also use the platform to offer followers exclusive content, like photos and videos, for a monthly subscription.

OnlyFans responded to the shoutout on “Savage (Remix).” The UK-based service told Rolling Stone, “Beyoncé, and any artist, are welcome to join OnlyFans at any time to foster a deeper connection with their fans.”

The @OnlyFans Twitter page also reacted to Bey’s bar. The account tweeted a gif from The Office with a caption that read, “Did @Beyonce just mention #OnlyFans in her latest song #savageremix  We cool!”

Megan The Stallion, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, The-Dream, Pardison Fontaine, Starrah, and others are credited as songwriters for “Savage (Remix).” According to The-Dream, Bey’s husband, Jay-Z, wrote the TikTok/OnlyFans line on the new version of the Top 20 hit.

Young Thug Discusses Near-Death Experience From Liver And Kidney Failure

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) According to his comments on the Offset and Friends livestream, Young Thug should be thankful he is still alive. The So Much Fun album creator recalled a time he had to deal with a serious health scare.

“I kinda just stayed in the bed and I was like, ‘Yo, call the ambulance. I can’t move my body.’ Then later, when the ambulance came, I couldn’t get out of the bed. They had to get me out of the bed, basically,” said Thugger. “I felt like my whole body was numb and I couldn’t move. I went to the hospital and I had found out that I had liver and kidney failure.”

He continued, “And I kinda had sorta passed away. I kinda died. I was in the hospital for like 17 days. I left the hospital, my mom didn’t trust it, so, I left the hospital, went to another hospital. They was like, ‘Man, you got liver and kidney failure. You supposed to be dead. Basically, you’ve died. You’ve been dead.'” 

https://twitter.com/ThuggerDaily/status/1255684569581391878

Offset’s Offset and Friends virtual benefit concert aired April 29 on Oculus Venues and Facebook. Rich The Kid and Saint Jhn were also part of the show. The fundraiser collected money for the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

“We are extremely grateful to Offset, Young Thug, Rich the Kid, and Saint Jhn for helping us offer nourishment to struggling seniors, hardworking families, and hungry children,” said Sarah Fonder-Kristy, Atlanta Community Food Bank’s chief development officer. 

Fonder-Kristy added, “The need for meals has more than doubled since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, and the donations we receive from this event will be instrumental in our work to provide that relief.”

The Game Honors Nipsey Hussle & Kobe Bryant With Animated “Welcome Home” Music Video

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) The Game is providing new content during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Two of his visuals arrived on YouTube on Wednesday.

The California-based emcee let loose animated music videos for his Nipsey Hussle collaboration “Welcome Home.” Hussle (born Ermias Joseph Asghedom) was murdered in 2019. 

Game’s LA-centric clip pays homage to NBA legend Kobe Bryant as well. Bryant died in a helicopter crash in January.

In addition, The Game dropped a lyric video for “The Code” featuring 21 Savage. Both tracks appear on the studio album Born 2 Rap which came out on November 29, 2019.

Born 2 Rap also includes contributions by Ed Sheeran, Miguel, Travis Barker, Dom Kennedy, Bryson Tiller, Anderson .Paak, Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Masego, D Smoke, and more. 

Production for the LP was provided by Travis Barker, Tec Beatz, Swizz Beatz, Focus…, Mike Zombie, DJ Khalil, Chris “Big Duke“ Malloy, and others.

Iggy Azalea And Playboi Carti’s Baby Is Here!

By: IllseedCategory: Rumors

(AllHipHop Rumors) Just when you thought Iggy was gone, she returns with her biggest hit ever! A baby! No shade! Congrats are in order as she and Playboi Carti are the proud parents to a bundle of joy. 

Congrats!

https://twitter.com/__rapalert/status/1255593610298437633

Roc Nation Threatens Company Making Synthetic Jay-Z Vocals That Sound Too Real

By: Kershaw St. JawnsonCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Roc Nation wants everyone to know that you can’t mess with Jay-Z’s image and likeness and get away with it.

A popular company called Vocal Synthesis learned the hard way when they tried to use his face and voice through “deepfake” technology.

The company created clips of “Jay-Z” rapping Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” “Book of Genesis” and Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy on YouTube.

As brilliant as that was … and most certainly entertaining … using artificial intelligence without permission to create a celebrity performance is super illegal.

The anonymous creator of the videos first reported that Roc Nation was not happy about the copyright infringement infractions and sent the company the following notice: “This content unlawfully uses an AI to impersonate our client’s voice.”

But Vocal Synthesis maintains that the videos are really creative ways to use technology and are fun. In a deepfake video, he or she explains his or her position.

Check out Barack Obama and Donald Trump as they appeal to the public why these videos have “no malicious purpose” and that he or she is “disappointed that Jay-Z and Roc Nation have decided to bully a small YouTuber in this way.”

Even funnier than Jay-Z, Obama and Trump, are the voices of Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, and also Franklin Delano Roosevelt who says “F##ck YouTube and F##k ROC Nation!”

To prove how much they don’t give a f##k about the Roc and YouTube, they posted another Jay-Z video after they took down and reposted the Hamlet and Billy Joel videos.

Jay-Z might mind, but the former president didn’t care when they had him rap Biggie’s “Juicy!” Do you?

2 Chainz And Partner Sued For Not Paying $25K Commission To Former Employee

By: Kershaw St. JawnsonCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) While everyone was celebrating Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz yesterday for feeding the homeless men in the city’s Castleberry Hill section, someone was trying to figure out how he can make the restaurant and lounge owner cough up the chicken he owes him.

Leon Wiggins says in a legal filing that the emcee and his business partner Mychel “Snoop” Dillard are in breach of contract for not paying him commissions he is owed for packing their establishments over a five-month period.

Wiggins alleges that there was an agreement set up that if he could help them get business in their Escobar Restaurant and Tapas Lounge, as well as their Hookah MRD Kings, he was supposed to get a cut from the food and drink sold those nights in his capacity as their assistant manager.

According to Bossip, Wiggins from 2018 to 2019 and says that he never was paid the $24,713 that he earned during that period.

2 Chainz and Dillard have asked that the case be tossed out, denying ever making such a deal with the former employee or owing him anything.

The current coronavirus pandemic complicates that much more. Courts are closed and it is uncertain when the case will be brought to trial. 

DJ Khaled Joins The All In Challenge With Special Miami Trip

By: Kershaw St. JawnsonCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) As some of the world’s most wealthy influencers join Michael Rubin’s celebrity-driven All In Challenge, some individuals are opting to donate very personal auction experiences to raise money for those who have been challenged by the current coronavirus global crisis.

DJ Khaled is the most recent to sign up to help, auctioning a full Miami experience, complete with fun in the sun and bottle popping on the strip.

For the right price, the “We the Best” producer and mogul is offering fans a roundtrip flight to Miami with a two-night stay in a fancy hotel, a chance to jet ski with him in the blue ocean waters of south beach and wine and dine at one his favorite spot in Miami.

DJ Khaled made his announcement on his Instagram, revealing that for $10 an average joe can participate.

The All In Challenge includes a gang load of star actors, athletes, musicians, and TV and Internet influencers joining together to raise money to help those in need.

They have raised already raised $23 million dollars and are shooting to crack that $100 million number.