Cardi B has already established herself as one of the most successful Hip Hop stars of this era. Music awards, Billboard chart records, high-profile endorsement deals, personal drama, and a social media presence that also bleeds into politics and fashion helped lift the “Up” hitmaker to the top of the entertainment industry.
The rise of Belcalis Almánzar from exotic dancer to internet celebrity to television star to Grammy-winning recording artist will be told on the season premiere of E! network’s True Hollywood Story docuseries. Love & Hip Hop producer Mona Scott-Young and fellow New York rapper Maino were interviewed for the program.
In addition, the new season of True Hollywood Story will also highlight billionaire Hip Hop icon Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter with JAY-Z: Made in America author Michael Eric Dyson providing commentary. Other episodes will cover Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Brad Pitt, Elon Musk, Selena, and more.
The “Cardi B” episode of E! True Hollywood Story is scheduled to air on March 15 at 10 pm ET/PT. “Star Sisters” covering Beyoncé and Solange is scheduled to air on April 10 at 10 pm ET/PT. “Billionaires: Fierce, Fearless & Filthy Rich” covering Jay-Z, Elon Musk, and Sara Blakely will premiere later this summer.
Last year, YouTube channels and Instagram blogs began covering an unnamed woman claiming that she was being tormented by Nicki Minaj, her husband Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, and people connected to the famous couple. The situation has now made mainstream news.
The Daily Beast ran a piece this week titled “Nicki Minaj and Husband Kenneth Petty’s Campaign to Silence His Sexual Assault Victim.” Petty, now 42, was convicted of attempted rape of a sixteen-year-old girl (known as “Jennifer”) in 1995. As a result, he is required to register as a sex offender. The Queens, New York native was also convicted of assault, unlawful imprisonment, and criminal possession of a weapon.
In the article, the alleged victim claims associates of Minaj and Petty have repeatedly harassed her for months as a way to force her to retract her story about being assaulted by Petty. She previously made the same accusations against the Pettys in a YouTube video posted in November and later in a social media video where she showed her face.
Minaj and Petty’s purported pressure campaign against Jennifer, which allegedly included bribe money, was said to be part of an effort to get Petty cleared for potential federal charges for failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California. Supposedly, if Jennifer recanted her story then Petty would be able to get his record expunged.
According to Jennifer, she was contacted by the United States Marshals Service about the Petty and Minaj harassment allegations. A source apparently confirmed to the Daily Beast that an official investigation is underway. The probe is being described as a “high-priority case” with some evidence that has already been found.
Jennifer has also repeatedly claimed that she personally spoke to Minaj and informed the Hip Hop superstar that she was in fact the woman who was assaulted by Petty and she had no plans to recant her story. Jennifer was also reportedly prompted by supporters of Minaj to speak to several lawyers as a way to convince her to change her mind.
Neither Minaj nor Petty has publicly commented about the possible criminal matter involving Jennifer’s claims of harassment or Petty’s pending failure to register as a sex offender case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California declined to comment to The Daily Beast about a potential ongoing investigation. Jennifer retained legal counsel after moving several times out of fear of intimidation and retribution.
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Offender Details For Kenneth Petty
Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open” hit DSPs on Friday. In addition, the track’s music video was published on the Bruno Mars YouTube channel on the same day.
Mars and Florent Dechard directed the visuals. Paak opened the song and performed on the drums. Mars also provided vocals while playing the keys. They were backed by a band.
A full album from Silk Sonic is in the works. The forthcoming joint effort will be the first project from Bruno Mars since 2016’s 24K Magic and the first from Anderon .Paak since 2019’s Ventura.
Aubrey Drake Graham is once again at the center of the entertainment world. The Canadian superstar returned with a new music project overnight.
Scary Hours 2, the sequel to a 2018 project, arrived on Friday morning. Drake recruited Lil Baby for “Wants and Needs” as well as longtime collaborator Rick Ross for “Lemon Pepper Freestyle.”
The EP also hosts the song “What’s Next” which quickly shot to the top of the iTunes chart in the United States. Over on Twitter, Drake’s name is among the top trending topics on the platform.
The original Scary Hours was presented as a two-pack of tracks – “God’s Plan” and “Diplomatic Immunity.” At the time, Drake scored another #1 single on the Hot 100 chart with “God’s Plan” holding the position for 11 weeks.
Bro is a whole king out here in the world of NY Drill Rap and hardcore Brooklyn Hip-Hop. But all is not well, despite a rapidly ballooning rap career.
Fivio Foreign, known for that big record “Big Drip,” he’s accused of forcing himself on a woman. And, the woman said she did not want it AT ALL. She says she repeatedly tried to stop him from touching her, but he would not except the notion. In a video, which has spread widely throughout the Internet a woman known only as Zendi said that this is what happened to her. She says that she was at an event or a party with the rapper and the music was so loud no one heard her yells. She said she said, “this feels like rape.” And then she says that he ALLEGEDLY said that he would “dead rape her.” WOW.
Apparently the music then stopped and her friend heard her screams and stopped him from actually raping her. Check out the video and see what you think.
Zendi’s presumed friend says she was there and compared notes…in agreement. This apparently happened at an after-party that was full of “white b*tches and coke heads.” Seems like they were allegedly considered “opp thots” and targeted accordingly. I wonder if they saw the white chicks as opp thots, allegedly.
I kid, I kid!
Nas seriously, white jawns will get you knocked and locked up.
ANYWAY! THIS IS CRAZY!
Before I go, check this out….Fivio knows about this whole thing and made a very brief comment.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion is stripping down to her underwear for a sexy new Calvin Klein campaign.
The “Savage” hitmaker shows off her curves in two styles of a black bra and briefs set for the black-and-white shots, photographed by Mario Sorrenti, while she also models a white bra and thong as she poses in a pair of unbuttoned jeans, pulled down to show off part of her butt.
Megan, who also recently became the face of Coach and previously fronted Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty lingerie line, isn’t the only celebrity to undress for the Blank Canvas ads – Euphoria actor Jacob Elordi and Hamilton’s Anthony Ramos have also become Calvin Klein underwear models, following in the footsteps of stars like Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, and Gigi and Bella Hadid.
Check out this clip of Megan in her Calvin Klein talking about her mom, who was well known around Houston as Holly-Wood (real name Holly Thomas), who inspired her career.
The vast property features a minimalistic design, created by Kanye himself, and is located in the same gated community as many of Kim’s family members.
The stars are expected to share joint legal and physical custody of kids North, Chicago, Saint, and Psalm, while the bulk of their assets will be divided as per their prenuptial agreement.
Ocho Drippin’s “F*ck It Up” will forever be a moment in time, and he’s not letting his foot off the gas pedal in the slightest.
Hailing from Watts, California, the rising rapper got his first taste of virtual success with the 2018 single, a West Coast banger that immediately got every club, function, concert, and lituation turnt up — garnering over 20 million streams and even exploding on TikTok with millions of teenagers creating their own dances and challenges.
Hailing from the Nickerson Garden Projects, Ocho Drippin reps his zip code 90059 proudly.
Inspired by the likes of Lil Durk, DaBaby, and Tee Grizzley, the 23-year-old combines lyricism with uptempo beats inspired by real-life experiences. Most recently, he released his newest single titled “Same Ni**a,” guaranteed to get you ready to vibe out.
AllHipHop: How you been since the last time we talked?
Ocho Drippin: I’ve been good. I’ve been real good. I’m working on my project right now, it’s called “Ape S###.” I’m tryna get it right. It’s been many late nights and early mornings in the studio, working with some great producers.I got some dope artists I’m trying to work with and lock in.
AllHipHop: What was the household like growing up in Watts?
Ocho Drippin: It was cool! The city made me who i am,I wouldn’t change that for anything. Growing up I’d bump heads with my big brother every now and then, but other than that I had a good childhood . I’m the baby so I was getting everything I wanted. [laughs]
AllHipHop: When did music come into play for you?
Ocho Drippin: It came when I got out of camp, out of a little jail camp. When I was 17, I started taking it serious. Ever since I really started listening to Uncle Luke and his sound of music, I started writing, writing, writing. Trying to figure out what lane I wanted to go to. Do I go to drill music? Do I want slow music or uptempo? I started figuring it out as I started experimenting. I soon saw Uptempo is what I wanted, faster beats etc.
AllHipHop: What did “F*ck It Up” do for your career?
Ocho Drippin: It took off faster than I thought it would. People started creating dances, playing it at parties tagging me. I then started to see it pick up streams and on social media. I remember it getting to a million streams and just thinking WOW!
AllHipHop: Fondest memories from those days?
Ocho Drippin: Going crazy. I was going to every party, performed at BET Awards, TDE shows, high schools, all types of stuff. When I started doing bigger shows and started seeing all the people it hit different and I knew things were changing.
AllHipHop: Bring us back to the recording session for “F*ck It Up.”
Ocho Drippin: That’s song came from me playing around. I was writing, trying to put stuff together. I put gang for the gang members, I started saying like “lil b#### really f### it up, on a handstand doing tricks f### it up.” I started taking off with it. I recorded it and I didn’t think it was gonna go this far. I posted it on Instagram, then I start seeing the views. The views hit 40K on my Instagram, just off the views. As the days started coming, everybody’s kept telling me to drop it. So I dropped it and it went crazy. I got a million in 5 days.
AllHipHop: Were you ready for all that?
Ocho Drippin: Not really because I didn’t know what to do. It was too fast. I was young too. I was 19, I’m 23 now. Almost 4 years ago. I just went back #1 on TikTok again. It bumped back down now because that “Body-yody” song by Meg. She bumped me down, but I just went back #1.
AllHipHop: How does it feel to be #1 on TikTok? That’s wild.
Ocho Drippin: It feels good. They put my song by a Michael Jackson song too, they got everybody dancing to it. I got Johnny Dang, I got people from Power, NFL players, everybody dancing to it, it’s crazy
AllHipHop: What was your favorite?
Ocho Drippin: Johnny Dang. The one from Power. Number 11 from the Steelers, I forgot his name. I got Juju dance to it from the Steelers, Tinashe and Justina from Wild N Out.
AllHipHop: Will there be a remix to “F*ck it Up”?
Ocho Drippin: Yes there will. [laughs] We’re looking into Cardi B, Mulatto, Sada Baby. We’re trying to lowkey go towards a Blood rapper. They’re all Blood rappers, so I was trying to go towards that. I do a Crip too, but it was basically a Blood anthem.
AllHipHop: One thing you want fans to get from Ocho Season?
Ocho Drippin: Don’t underestimate me. I can do different stuff. I could do trap music, slower music, fast music. I could do everything. They gotta stay tuned!
AllHipHop: Why did you name the new single “Same N***a”?
Ocho Drippin: Because I want people to know I’m the same n*gga. I’m still him. I’m still the bad guy. I’m changing and growing but still ME. I’m trying to be good now. [laughs]
AllHipHop: What have you been doing different?
Ocho Drippin: I’ve been in the studio. I’ve been staying away from trouble. I used to get in trouble, but that’s why I had to move away. I was getting in trouble a lot, so I had to move away. Get away from the bad crowd. I’ve been good for a while and just working on my craft.
AllHipHop: Why’d you move to Las Vegas?
Ocho Drippin: I really don’t know. I was thinking further than Vegas.I was trying to go to Atlanta but I chose Vegas because I could get back to the city faster if I wanted to.
AllHipHop: How do you like it out there?
Ocho Drippin: It’s good. I stay on the cooler side. You see more army people, older people. I’m chill. I can walk around with my slippers on, ain’t gotta worry about nobody. I go to LA every 2 to 3 weeks. Come back, stay out here for a week records, then go back home.
AllHipHop: How’s the independent grind?
Ocho Drippin: Independent grind is cool and all, but it’s some stuff I don’t know. A lot of stuff, this music stuff isn’t easy. People think it’s easy, it’s not. With deals and contracts you’re getting. What you got to bring to the table? All that is hard so being by yourself is tricky. So I had to learn to get a little bit of help to teach you and look out for you. Definitely get a lawyer to help with all those contracts . You get a lawyer, you can do it by yourself. Nipsey did it lol.
AllHipHop: How much work are you putting in?
Ocho Drippin: A lot! All my time. I’m trying to get back into things, but it’s hard. People think it’s easy but it’s hard. S###, pushing it yourself is hard. You need a little bit of help. Even though I got all the people dancing to it, it’s still hard. I’m trying to do bigger things. I’m trying to get some of them radio smashes, stuff the bigger labels can help you with.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your forthcoming projet, Ape S###.
Ocho Drippin: We might throw 8 songs on there. I’m on some faster vibe, it sounds cool too. There’s some cool vibes on there too. It’s some Uncle Luke speeds, some a little slower jams. This one’s my turnt up project right here, it’s ready for the clubs.
AllHipHop: Do you miss being outside?
Ocho Drippin: Yeah, it’s messing up my money. [laughs] Seeing everybody face, seeing them all turnt up. Seeing all the kids,. I performed for all the kids. I did Power 106 high schools and everything.
AllHipHop: Do you get nervous?
Ocho Drippin: A lot of times, I go out there nervous, not knowing if they know my songs. I started performing at schools in the valley thinking Damn, would they know my song? I would sing the song and the whole gym would be dancing & singing. I would be saying “ Arent we in the valley! We supposed to be chillin’. [laughs]
AllHipHop: California is killing it right now with the music. Do you feel the West Coast has made a name for themselves like they did in the 90’s?
Ocho Drippin: Yeah, we coming back. We got some artists on the come up: 1TakeJay, Kalan.FrFr, Ambjaay, D3. We coming back and we all young too. We should be back real soon.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
Ocho Drippin: Weed, something to drink, and girls.
AllHipHop: Is it true you wanted to be a p### star before?
Ocho Drippin: Hell yea! If rap doesn’t make it, being a p### star will. I like girls, I’m in love with girls lol.
AllHipHop: How much do they inspire your music?
Ocho Drippin: Oh, they inspire a lot! That’s who I make my music for, to see them dance. TikToks and all that type of stuff.
AllHipHop: Who would you like to collaborate with that you haven’t yet?
Ocho Drippin: See I wanted to do something with DaBaby and them, but I also want to do something with their artists: Stunna4Vegas, Wisdom. It’s one named 1BoyDrew, I think he’s Meek Mill artist. I want to work with him too, but the upcoming ones are what I want.
AllHipHop: Who’s in your Top 5?
Ocho Drippin: I got Tee Grizzley, Lil Durk, Meek Mill. I be listening to Kalan.FrFr, he’s on my list. Sada Baby and Rio Da Yung OG.
AllHipHop: Any goals for yourself as an artist at this point in your career?
Ocho Drippin: My goal is to make it to where I want to be. I want to make sure everybody’s right, family etc. I like to buy homes. I also wanted to be a real estate agent, get that bag.
AllHipHop: Anything else you want to let us know?
Ocho Drippin: My EP’s coming out real soon, Ape S###. Ya’ll be prepared for it, it’s coming. I’m giving ya’ll about 8 to 10 songs, all bangers!
Speaking to People magazine, Vanessa said: “I can’t say that I’m strong every day. I can’t say that there aren’t days where I feel like I can’t survive to the next.”
However, Vanessa draws strength from her surviving children, daughters Natalia, 18, Bianka, four, and 20-month-old Capri.
“I guess the best way to describe it is that Kobe and Gigi motivate me to keep going,” she shared. “They inspire me to try harder and be better every day. Their love is unconditional and they motivate me in so many different ways.”
Vanessa continued of the constant grieving process, “This pain is unimaginable (but) you just have to get up and push forward.
“Lying in bed crying isn’t going to change the fact that my family will never be the same again. But getting out of bed and pushing forward is going to make the day better for my girls and for me. So that’s what I do.”
Mello Music Group have been at it for a decade but this Bushido project, the latest MMG compilation is a complete gathering of the current roster and the label’s closest collaborators. From Apollo Brown to Oddisee, Quelle Chris, L’Orange, Joell Ortiz, Skyzoo, and Homeboy Sandman this roster is STACKED.
Joining them are Solemn Brigham, Namir Blade, and The Lasso, along with Open Mike Eagle, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Elaquent, Kool Keith, and Mr. Lif. Adding even to that you even have Murs, The Alchemist, RJ Payne, and B-Real. Then today they have just announced veteran Ohio rapper Stalley on the roster, the newest member of the Mello family. Clearly striving to be what Hip-Hop can be, the Mello Music Group has put together a group of artists that represent the past, present, and future of Hip-Hop.
Mello Music’s first release from Bushido is “Black Rock,” which features Joell Ortiz, Namir Blade, Solemn Brigham and the label’s newest signee Stalley.
“I’m very excited about the situation and the opportunity with Mello Music Group. Partnering with Mello Music at this stage of my career is a blessing. As a label, they let you be yourself and let you be an artist; while also helping you expand independently” Stalley exclaimed to Billboard. “They understand me as an artist and as a creative, which is very important. They have a great and enthusiastic fanbase and I look forward to merging my brand and fanbase with theirs. I look forward to growing with the label.”
“While my debut Mello Music project will be released later this year, I’m eager to showcase my talents with the rest of the label on the Bushido Compilation album and debut “Black Rock”; the single is dope!”
Mello Music Group’s Bushido Compilation album will be released on 4-2-21.
Tekashi 69 spoke to TMZ Live about his notorious case and being labeled a snitch. From his perspective, the rainbowed hair Brooklyn rapper believed that the gang he aligned with actually betrayed him two years ago.
6ix9ine said, “What’s your definition of a snitch?”
Charles from TMZ replied, “In this case, the definition is one who rats out people that they were tight with; rats them out to law enforcement.
“What’s loyalty to you, Charles?” he asks.
“Loyalty would be that you don’t snitch on the people closest to you … on your friends,” the TMZ executive responds.
Then the rapper lays it out, “If another staff member kidnapped you, is that loyalty to you? You’re working right now … If Harvey is stealing all of the money that you’re making right now, and giving you crumbs … but is taking the majority of their money, is that loyalty?”
“These are my people. Like how many people between 2018 I had beef with the whole West Coast. I beef with Houston. I beef with Chicago. Did I ever get kidnapped by Chicago or Texas or the West Coast? I got kidnapped by my own people. What I did wasn’t snitching.”
“What I did was being smart and realized that God put me here to cut my grass, so I could see snakes in my grass.”
The host then asked him, “Do you have concerns about your safety … even though you believe you didn’t snitch the people that you did testify against? They may feel that you did and do you have concerns about your safety. ‘Cause I’ve noticed the time that we’ve been talking to you, you look around a lot.”
“Nah,” the “Gooba” rapper replied, “I’m at Dunkin’ Donuts and I really want to order my coffee. When I went to jail I got addicted to coffee. I didn’t know how happy coffee makes me.
“It [also] makes you go to the bathroom in like 3 seconds,” he joked.
Chazo is a New York-based Hip Hop recording artist and CEO of FamilyLoyaltyOughtaWin Music Publishing, which he launched in 2010.
Chazo has skillfully created his unique sound and quickly become an artist to lookout for. Chazo is well-known for crafting groovy rhythms and impressive bars that helps him standout as one of the rising Hip Hop acts from the East Coast. With time, the artist has greatly evolved and continues to experiment with his style of music.
Now we have Chazo’s latest single, “Golden Era Vibe,” a nostalgic, lyrical track that finds the Harlem MC reflecting on his lifestyle. With a slick, and persistent flow, it’s no wonder why Chazo has been recognized by a handful of underground Hip Hop sites and news outlets.
*”I’m a big fan of music from the 90’s, the Golden era. Rappers like AZ, Nas, Jadakiss, Raekwon really stood out for me and motivated my music career,” *Chazo shares with AllHipHop.
The song resides on Chazo’s most recent 10-track body of work, *Good Food, Good Women, Good Vibes. *
“I’m not a businessman; I’m a business, man.” —Jay-Z
When Jay-Z spit that lyric in the hit song, “Diamonds from Sierra Leone,” many were floored at the clever wordplay of the bar. Sixteen years later, we realize just how powerfully prophetic this declaration was.
The Pride of Marcy doesn’t seem to let up. In 2021 alone, he has already made one of the bossiest moves by selling half of his Ace of Spades champagne brand to Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton for 50% of the brand’s value.
Now, less than a month later he has another boss move. Hov, whose real name is Shawn Carter, just announced that Jack Dorsey’s Square will now own a majority stake in the music platform Tidal, chucking out $297 million in the transaction.
I said from the beginning that TIDAL was about more than just streaming music, and six years later, it has remained a platform that supports artists at every point in their careers. Artists deserve better tools to assist them in their creative journey.
“I said from the beginning that TIDAL was about more than just streaming music, and six years later, it has remained a platform that supports artists at every point in their careers. Artists deserve better tools to assist them in their creative journey. Jack is one of the greatest minds of our times, and our many discussions about TIDAL’s endless possibilities have made me even more inspired about its future. This shared vision makes me even more excited to join the Square board. This partnership will be a game-changer for many. I look forward to all this new chapter has to offer!”
Square is a mobile device, which premiered to the public in May 2010, that allows vendors to sell products and accept credit card purchases.
Don’t get stuck on that quarter-billion number, because the most extraordinary aspect of the deal is what Jay-Z gets out of it.
He will now be named to Square’s board of directors, and he will be in charge of two popular apps under the brand, “Seller” and “Cash App.” Jack Dorsey took to Twitter to boast about the lucrative deal.
“Square is acquiring a majority ownership stake in TIDAL through a new joint venture, with the original artists becoming the second largest group of shareholders, and Jay-Z joining the Square board. Why would a music streaming company and a financial services company join forces?!”
“It comes down to a simple idea: finding new ways for artists to support their work. New ideas are found at the intersections, and we believe there’s a compelling one between music and the economy. Making the economy work for artists is similar to what Square has done for sellers.”
“Square started 12 years ago by giving small sellers a simple tool in order to participate more fully in the economy and grow. We did the same for individuals with Cash App, which now enables a comprehensive set of financial services for folks who weren’t able to access it before.”
“TIDAL started with the idea of honoring artists by being artist-owned and led, focused on an uncompromised experience of the art. It’s refreshing and right. The vision only grows stronger as it’s matched with more powerful tools for artists, inclusive of new ways of getting paid.”
“Given what Square has been able to do for sellers of all sizes and individuals through Cash App, we believe we can now work for artists to see the same success for them, and us. We’re going to start small and focus on the most critical needs of artists and growing their fanbases.”
I’m grateful for Jay’s vision, wisdom, and leadership. I knew TIDAL was something special as soon as I experienced it, and I’m inspired to work with him. He'll now help lead our entire company, including Seller and the Cash App, as soon as the deal closes. https://t.co/YRfYjcWJQxpic.twitter.com/xBtq2xfwue
“I’m grateful for Jay’s vision, wisdom, and leadership. I knew TIDAL was something special as soon as I experienced it, and I’m inspired to work with him. He’ll now help lead our entire company, including Seller and the Cash App, as soon as the deal closes.”
ELo TheFranchiseKid was Born and raised in South East, Washington DC.
As a young boy, growing up you never imagine having to move away from the place you call home. With changes in his family and the stream of violence in DC,
E-lo’s mother made a life changing decision to move the family to New York.
At the age of 8 years old, E-lo became a Brooklyn native and still to date has carries East New York on his back as his saving grace.
As a teen E-lo he had a great passion for basketball and skills to match. He would later discover that a heart murmur would stand in the way of his hoop dreams. The complications were disappointing but refocused his attention to his true love, Hip Hop. At a young age his keen senses allowed him to separate the “rapper” from the “lyricist”. He was inspired by his first purchased album “The Score” by the Fugees, Biggie, Lauryn Hill, Ludacris and Nas.
E-Lo gained his biggest inspiration while attending a Def Jam’s showcase at the legendary Apollo Theatre. The showcase featured Hip Hop Legend Rakim, DJ Scratch, Wu-Tang, and Keith Murray. He got a chance to experience hip hop royalty which ignited a fire many artist dream of. As a young MC he began penning songs like “Dance With Me” for young hip hop artist DJ Jus and Lil’ Nique (Universal Motown) which assured him that his music was built for commercial success.
He went on to record mixtapes on his own and soon gained major label attention. With a deal on the table and growing anticipation he would be met with disappointment. Due to complications of his current team at such a young age, things fell apart and in that moment put a halt on his dream. He did not let the failed deal break his spirit for too long. He decided to come back into the game after being inspired at a local new york showcase and later signed with new management. He could be seen opening up for popular New York Rapper, Jim Jones and Memphis rapper Yo Gotti blazing the stage at Source Magazine and featured on No-ID tour featuring Jazze Pha, Ace Hood, Souljah Boy and more.
With pursuing a career in Hip Hop comes much needed resilience and dedication to your craft. After many broken promises and failed investments with different management he found himself at a standstill once again. E-Lo would go on and learn that he had to take his career into his own hands. He stepped away from the drama and put his energy into rebuilding a dream that could have been destroyed. Before the passing of his good friend and guide, he was currently in affiliation with Sha Money XL and began to collaborate with producers Mic West and The Cleanerz .
E-Lo is currently working on his LP entitled “FINALLY ” under the indie label VOLCANO MUSIC GROUP who he has partnered with his long time friend ,(Shawn2Hot) along side his Cousin (Blind Baby). Who all has the same goal is to shock the world leaving a giant mark in the entertainment industry .Fighting to break the mole as an artist who lives by his word. Not afraid of his admiration for loyalty, love and the ladies, he plans to stir up conversations about the truth behind his music.
His energetic performance style and presence on his second release track entitled ( Pick A Side) has gained thousands of views on Youtube from supporters and fans. His song “SUNSET” caters to his female audience with his play on words creating a roadmap that describe his bedroom behavior candidly.
E-Lo takes personal to new heights with his latest body of work and talks trust, wisdom, loyalty and his desire to win. He’s ready to live out every fantasy and makes all dreams a reality both on and off the mic.
Tory Lanez is preparing to drop another project this week. Now that the Canadian musician is an independent artist who is facing felony assault and firearm charges in connection to an alleged shooting in July 2020, Lanez is finding new ways to distribute music to his fans.
The 28-year-old singer/rapper teamed with the blockchain company Bondly.Finance in order to release three songs as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on March 4 at 2 pm ET ahead of his Playboy album landing on Friday. NFT collectors will be able to prove ownership of the rare digital art and music they purchase.
“This album is one of the biggest releases of my career, so I had to make the release strategy bigger than ever,” says Lanez. “This meant getting the tracks to my superfans early before the album hits on Friday. So I’m dropping my first NFT, allowing 450 fans to get 3 unreleased tracks from my discography and a chance to meet and hang out with me digitally.”
Today (March 4), Lanez will let loose two records from his Playboy album and one from his forthcoming 1980s-themed album. Bondly.Finance is expected to be involved in future drops of unreleased Tory Lanez tracks as NFTs as well.
“Tory and Bondly only came together a few days ago,” states Bondly CEO Brandon Smith. “This two-day campaign turnaround is unprecedented but our visions align and we didn’t want to miss the opportunity to release a few of his tracks before Playboy comes out and felt like this was a great time to start building Tory’s foundation in the NFT collectible space. These steps will shine a light on Tory and position him as a pioneer in dropping limited NFT songs prior to album releases.”
Last September, Lanez dropped his fifth studio LP, Daystar, two months after the reported violent incident in California involving Hip Hop star Megan Thee Stallion. The Juno Award winner faces a possible maximum sentence of 22 years and eight months in state prison if convicted. Lanez (born Daystar Peterson) pleaded not guilty to all counts.
Longtime interviewer DJ Vlad is not always the most popular media personality among certain Hip Hop recording artists or supporters of Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan. Lil Yachty let his feelings about the VladTV host be known in a series of tweets.
“VLAD TV u a b#### c## that’s not what I said, stop twisting words u FBI agent,” tweeted Yachty on Wednesday afternoon. The heated post is apparently a response to a headline used on the VladTV Instagram page and website.
The controversial outlet ran a story titled “Lil Yachty Seems to Confirm He’s No Longer Cool with Lil Uzi Vert.” The article was based on a phone interview the Atlanta-raised rapper did on the No Jumper podcast. When asked about Uzi during the No Jumper conversation, Yachty eventually said, “It’s love everywhere. At the end of the day, it’s love.”
Nobody’s twisting your words. They asked if you and & Lil Uzi Vert were cool and you said “ehhhh”. Watch the video yourself before you start accusing people of twisting words that you said yourself. Kids today love to play victim & blame everyone else for their own actions 😂
Vlad replied to Yachty by tweeting, “Nobody’s twisting your words. They asked if you and Lil Uzi Vert were cool and you said ‘ehhhh.’ Watch the video yourself before you start accusing people of twisting words that you said yourself. Kids today love to play victim and blame everyone else for their own actions [face with tears of joy emoji].”
Yachty then wrote, “N#### it don’t mean we not cool, it means I rather not speak on the situation publicly.” Vlad responded, “AKA meaning you’re not cool with him. Because if you were cool you would say it. Stop acting like people are stupid, Yachty. You said what you said. Stand behind your words like a man.”
“U a b#### and ur dumb e######### u dumb f###. I don’t have a problem with him we just don’t talk,” declared Yachty. Vlad then suggested the Quality Control representative actually had issues with Lil Uzi Vert over JT of the City Girls. JT reportedly dated Yachty in the past, and she is now apparently in a relationship with Uzi.
AKA meaning you’re not cool with him. Because if you were cool you would say it. Stop acting like people are stupid, Yachty. You said what you said. Stand behind your words like a man.
“Well, after doing some digging, now I see that your Lil Uzi Vert comment that you’re trying to backtrack from is a whole lot more than ‘we just don’t talk.’ Seems like this whole thing is really about… JT of the City Girls. And here’s the tweet that started it all,” posted Vlad along with screenshots of two Lil Uzi Vert tweets referring to Lil Yachty and JT.
Yachty then quote-tweeted that tweet from Vlad with the screenshots of Uzi’s old tweets and actually tagged his fellow 2016 XXL Freshman Class alum. The Lil Boat 3 album creator also added, “[four faces with tears of joy emojis] @LILUZIVERT look at this n####.”
As of press time, Lil Uzi Vert has not addressed the Lil Yachty versus DJ Vlad back-and-forth. The Philadelphia-bred rhymer was questioned about the status of his friendship with Yachty on Twitter last month. He originally answered “yes” when asked if he “still f#### with Yachty.” However, that tweet by Uzi has since been deleted.
Well, after doing some digging, now I see that your Lil Uzi Vert comment that you're trying to backtrack from is a whole lot more than "we just don't talk". Seems like this whole thing is really about…. JT of the City Girls. And here's the tweet that started it all: pic.twitter.com/eM2WYYb5ER
If Bow Wow or Soulja Boy are really serious about stepping into the squared circle to compete as a professional wrestler, they will have to follow a huge WTF moment from another Platinum-selling rapper. Shaq Diesel album creator Shaquille O’Neal made his All Elite Wrestling in-ring debut on last night’s Dynamite.
The 4-time NBA champion/basketball Hall of Famer teamed with wrestling newcomer Jade Cargill in a mixed tag team match against AEW Executive Vice-President Cody Rhodes and rising star Red Velvet. One specific moment from the match caught the attention of a lot of social media users.
As Shaq stood on the side of the ring, Rhodes jumped over the top rope and rammed the over 7-foot-tall athlete through two tables set up on the floor. The image of O’Neal laid out at ringside became an instant meme online as #AEWDynamite quickly climbed to the top of the Twitter trends list in the United States.
This is not the first time a celebrity guest went viral for an appearance on Dynamite. Rap icon Snoop Dogg also joined Cody Rhodes for a special January 2020 episode of the TNT program dubbed New Year’s Smash. Snoop’s AEW cameo included the 49-year-old musician diving off the top rope to get a mock pin on Serpentico.
All Elite Wrestling’s connection to Hip Hop also extends to Julien “Director X” Lutz. The legendary music video director – best known for crafting memorable visuals for Aaliyah, Drake, Jay-Z, Nelly, Usher, and others – spearheaded AEW’s The History Of A Revolution collaboration last year.
AEW’s Revolution pay-per-view is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 7 from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. The event’s card includes matches featuring Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, Jon Moxley, The Young Bucks, Sting, Matt Hardy, Chris Jericho, Darby Allin, Hikaru Shida, MJF, Adam Page, Ryo Mizunami, and more.
Prior to his passing in 2020, Bashar “Pop Smoke” Jackson made his acting debut in the upcoming film Boogie. The movie’s director, Eddie Huang, recently spoke highly of working with the Brooklynite for the Focus Features motion picture.
“At first I made this film and I was like, ‘Look, this is for my family and this is to represent for all of us overseas Chinese in America,’ but this is Pop’s film,” Huang told Yahoo Entertainment. “It’s absolutely dedicated to Pop. I really miss my brother. Once I met him, the film changed.”
The Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir author added, “[Pop Smoke] also probably had the fastest computer processor in his head I’ve ever seen. I could tell Pop something, and he would immediately adapt and make that change. And he didn’t have an ego about it, and he wouldn’t get scared about it. And he wouldn’t have self-doubt about it. He just did it.”
The 20-year-old Pop Smoke was murdered during a criminal home invasion in Hollywood Hills, California. The rapper’s posthumous studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, is still charting in the Top 3 of the Billboard 200 eight months after it was released.
Eddie Huang’s Boogie is scheduled to arrive in theaters on March 5. The movie about a Queens-bred, Chinese-American basketball player named Alfred “Boogie” Chin also stars Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, and Perry Yung.
Almighty Jay called out McMillan in an Instagram post which included the Texas native claiming the veteran entertainment lawyer signed artists to “janky deals.” On Twitter, Jay also added, “This n#### James McMillan is a fraud.”
That tweet from Almighty Jay was retweeted by Cordae without comment. Seven hours before the “Let Me Breathe” rapper posted his unfavorable message about McMillan, another Twitter user tweeted, “Free @ybnalmightyjay smh.”
Cordae retweeted that “Free YBN Almighty Jay” tweet as well. The creator of the critically-acclaimed The Lost Boy album later added, “This past year has turned me into an extreme recluse.”
McMillan’s ART@WAR company is signed to a joint venture deal with Atlantic Records, the major label home of YBN Almighty Jay, Cordae, and YBN Nahmir. In February, Nahmir publicly blamed unnamed “old people” for allegedly causing dissension in the YBN crew.
Last month, YBN Nahmir was asked about Cordae (formerly known as YBN Cordae) deciding to break away from the rest of the YBN collective. The 21-year-old rapper seemed to put some of the blame on an unnamed person that was pulling the strings from behind the curtain.
“The old n##### in the background, you gotta remember, it’s always somebody that’ll come around and fill your head up and f### it over. That’s what happened,” said Nahmir. “It’ll be old people or somebody else that’ll tell you, ‘You better than them.”
He continued, “They don’t give a f### about you.’ All that s###. And that filled up all our heads. Not just me, not just Jay, not Cordae, but other YBN members too.”
The “Rubbin Off the Paint” performer’s longtime musical partner, YBN Almighty Jay, may have exposed the individual Nahmir was referring to in his No Jumper interview. Jay blasted veteran entertainment lawyer James McMillan on Instagram.
“This n#### James McMillan is a fraud. He [signs] n##### to janky deals and f### em over. Nobody [knows] NOTHING about the s### we go through on the daily basis being signed to this n#### cause we cover for this [n####’s] ass. I’m done with this s###,” posted Jay on IG.
According to The Root, McMillan is the head of the ART@WAR label which signed a joint venture deal with Atlantic Records. The Hampton University graduate is also said to be closely associated with Cordae. Additionally, McMillan reportedly worked with New Edition, 8 Ball & MJG, H.E.R., Machine Gun Kelly, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Slim Thug, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, and Kodak Black.
I see a lot of artists choosing the wrong team to guide them through their career. Some artists will be really talented but in addition to promoting their talent, they want to promote their friends. They often choose to be in business with the wrong people, with people that make them feel comfortable but not necessarily have their best interest at heart or have no business savvy. Additionally, they don’t protect their brands and trademarks. They don’t copyright or form the right corporate entities to protect themselves from lawsuits. They tie up their intellectual property or assets or negotiate it away for quick money, before their career even has a chance to take off.
