Rap star Boosie is Hip-Hop royalty and a legend in the genre of music.
Any serious fan of Hip-Hop can easily recognize the Baton Rouge bred rapper, who has been dropping hits for over two decades since his debut solo album Youngest in Da Camp, (2000) as a member of the rap outfit, Concentration Camp.
So Boosie was understandably upset earlier this morning when he was walking through an airport and accosted by a fan, who mistook him for another famous rapper – Flavor Flav of Public Enemy.
The mix-up didn’t go over well with the rap star, who ranted about the faux pas on Instagram this morning.
“I was just in the f###### airport, lady gonna be talking bout ‘Flavor Flav.’ I don’t look like no damn Flavor Flav. I look like Boosie,” said the rapper, who was rocking a pair of bright red sunglasses.
Most of the time, the outspoken rapper doesn’t care what people think about him, but the comparison to Flavor Flav seemed to get under his skin.
“It’s too early in the morning for this s###. She said ‘Flavor Flav’ and I kept f###### walking. Flav you can’t f### with me man,” Boosie fumed.
Without a Mahalia Jackson opened the doors for Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and Beyoncé. A bold statement, right?
Well, once Robin Roberts drops the new biopic about the gospel legend, the world will know just how important this singer was to popular culture.
In the Lifetime film, “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Jackson,” Orange Is the New Black’s Danielle Brooks was picked to bring her epic story to life.
Robert’s Mahalia is part fiction and part factual, tracing over four decades on her journey to becoming the “Queen of Gospel.” While Robert’s Rock’n Robin is the production company behind the feature, it is Tony Award-winning Kenny Leon that was tasked to direct it.
This will not be the first time that Brooks and Leon have worked together. When she starred in the Public Theatre’s “Much Ado About Nothing” for the Shakespeare in the Park series in New York City, the True Colors’ founder took the steering wheel leading the play to its success.
Brooks told Indiewire, “When it came down to actually stepping into [Mahalia Jackson’s] shoes, I had to hang onto faith because I realized that I would have to sing all these songs.”
“But it’s something that I’d been studying,” she continued. “[I started] watching every YouTube video of her, reading everything that I could possibly read, looking at pictures of her, because pictures can tell so many stories, and just soaking her up. So when we started, I had to let go and trust the universe to do its thing and get out of the way, which is something that we’ve all had to do during this time.”
But why is she important?
She was a civil rights leader, lending her voice and becoming a confidant to Martin Luther King, Jr. (encouraging him to use Prathia Hall’s refrain “I have a dream.” She is reported to have said, “Tell ‘em about the dream Martin.”
Her single, “Move on Up a Little Higher” sold millions of copies back when that was unheard of for a Black church singer. Her version of “Precious Lord” still Her distinguishable voice and her unwavering commitment to serve her people afforded her a historic performance spot at the 1963 March on Washington, a racially integrated audience at Carnegie Hall, and at President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural ball.
“Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Jackson” will premiere Saturday, April 3 at 8 pm ET/PT, marking the 53rd year since Dr. King’s assassination on April 4, 1968 on Lifetime available on Philo.
Battle Rap’s March Madness has spilled over into April, with the highly anticipated Max Out card by Rare Breed Entertainment.
Stacked to its highest heights with talent galore, this event will be one of the first big room battles to happen since the coronavirus global pandemic ravished the entire world. Many are weathering their COVID-19 fear for a chance to witness history: Cassidy vs. Hitman.
The initial face-off taped weeks ago was explosive. The Illadelph spit-kicker (38) went up against the Ncredible star power of Mr. St. Louis (33). Energy ran high and the two emcees looked as though they were going to come to blows — setting the tone for the actual press conference the night before the battle. All the battlers came in on ten and were ready to push the buttons of their opponents and give fans more reasons to tune into the pay-per-view on April 3rd.
Showoff and Rosenberg Raw (NDS)
The first face-off was between Brooklyn’s own Showoff and the Philly gunner, Rosenberg Raw.
If there was a term to best describe the conversation was “King Talk.” The two both took credit as early builders of the Rare Breed Entertainment house, touting their signature slogan “Brick by Brick.” But there seems that there can only be one true king in this house and according to Raw, Showoff’s affiliation with now defamed Jersey rapper Adhi Boom speaks to why he is simply not legit to wear the crown.
But Show also didn’t believe that Rosenberg Raw can rock the royal garb either, calling him a one-trick pony. The name-calling did not stop there but was reciprocated by the ginger-head emcee. He not only called the Brownsville resident “basic,” but said that he wasn’t special and that the room size (because it will be bigger than he is used to) will impact the quality of his performance.
The back and forth made the battle even more interesting. Rosenberg Raw told Showoff that ARP made him and the clap back came swift. Show said that ARP saved Raw’s career after he no longer was hot over at URL, another rap league. To that … Raw said, “Well, I don’t know if you are ARP’s cousin or Lawrence’s nephew…” as a reason why he keeps getting the RBE push when in his opinion he is simply not that good.
The back and forth was hot, but no one came to blows. Thankfully.
The next face-off might have come to blows if ARP didn’t step in.
Jag and O Red (NDS)
Jag and O-Red went head to head.
Not much was said except for Jag calling O-Red a bum and talking about his dentures falling out. O-Red’s rebuttal (or angle for the battle) was that he had relations with Jag’s girlfriend and found out that Jag has all his assets in his girlfriend’s name.
Jag is a character. It seems as if this battle rap newbie was trying too hard to create a moment. His assertion that he was a boss was clouded by how he was moving, amp and in the camera, This was juxtaposed by O-Red sitting them like we rarely see the nonchalant Jersey vet: p#####.
Clone vs. Bigg K (NDS)
Bigg K and Clone is a replacement battle that was pulled together after Serious Jones was not able to attend/ participate in his battle.
Clone, a bull from John John Da Don’s Bullpen Battle League, stepped in a moment’s notice and with about a week at his leisure said that he was poised to take on “The Dog.” His exact words were that he would “30” Bigg K.
The Virginia rapper did not seem impressed. In fact, he said that he prepares all the time for rappers in a few days — emerging as the victor. He turned to ARP, the owner of the league and the host of the press conference, for confirmation. Adam agreed.
Dressed in a Gucci sweater, Clone asked K not to come with generic mixtape bars. And as if in a battle, K rebuttaled that he was going to make his rhymes specific to him just like he did Ahdi Boom, at the top of last year.
ARP asked the two punchers about their secret skills and what did they expect from each other? The junior battler attempted to play down the vet, but K always had the quick jabs at his disposal. He said, “ Who are you? You are not unique. I’ve battled a million clones.”
To that, the host said, “It sounds like you have a fight on your hand.” Bigg K retorted, “It’s always a fight. I have to fight myself.”
The energy of this replacement battle should make it a classic.
Hitman Holla (NDS)
Hitman Holla sat down at the press conference to talk about his battle against Philly commercial rapper, Cassidy. It is hard to just call Cassidy a commercial rapper because he cut his teeth battling in Philly — long before the world heard “I’m a hustler, I’m a, I’m a hustler” or saw him against an ill-prepared Freeway in the early 2000s. And with that biographical constitution, he brings a lot to the table — even as his modern battle rap history has been murky.
This is why Hitman considers himself the underdog. People want to root for the guy they grew up with. And after their confrontational face-off, Hitman says that he is in his bag.
Particularly, since he is a battle rapper for a living, he wanted to prove that this is his world.
One of the things that worked his nerves was that people tried to say he didn’t have thick skin. He said that this made him mad and when he mad … he was at his best. He said, “Watch everyone eat their words. We playing Hitman Ball now.”
Hitman also said that now “it’s personal.” Not just this battle, but the culture. He noted that he has more money than any of them… he could come in, not care and remix it… but he doesn’t do that because he is passionate about the sport that gave him a name.
“Michael Jordan took his sport personal, why can’t I?” he left the fans with.
When ARP asked him what he would feel like if Cassidy won over him, Hitman (who came fresh from a day of work on the set of his new BET show and the gym) said that if Cas wins the battle, he would be devastated. Cassidy might have done it now; Hitman doesn’t seem to be the one that would get on the stage with all that is on the line and let someone devastate him.
For the top-tier battler, this will be the biggest battle of his career based on views but the battle that meant more. That honor would go to Arsonal. But he promised that this will be RBE’s biggest contest ever.
Ill Will vs. A Ward (NDS)
When Ill Will and A Ward stepped to the mic to talk about their battle, it was two professionals with mutual respect for each other. But there was also a gang of jokes. Fans already know that Ill Will is a straight-up comedian. A Ward, a little less known but equally talented Christian rapper, has a clever and quick wit about him that easily stands up to the Pontiac emcee.
But A Ward flat out told Ill Will that even with his elite top-dollar pen that he was gonna have to “earn every dollar he was paid to prepare” for him during this competition.
The best two exchanges of the night came from these brilliant lyricists. One was when Ill Will noted that 90 percent of the battlers in the culture can’t do what he does. And that A Ward is one of them that can. A Ward asked did he say 10%? Then joked, “You know us Christians love 10%,” referencing the tithe that was first set up by Abraham when he offered war spoils to Melchizedek, the king of Salem.
The other moment was when A Ward did a CrossFit scheme reference and Ill Will added to it with a joke about ropes. Sounds silly right? But earlier in a promotional interview, A Ward predicted that Ill Will would take that angle about the ropes. He has been studying the guy so much, he feels like he is in the Yak town representative’s head. Will needs to take the preacher seriously.
Luckily, Ill Will says that he takes every contestant seriously and in his own words is “of those elites … The Elite.”
A Ward agreed, “Ill Will and Pat Stay are the most dangerous battlers in the industry.” However, he still contends that he will have to be at his very best to beat him because he will be a higher version of himself: A Plus Ward.
Both emcees seem to respect each other, predict that it will not be a clear win, say that they both need to be true to themselves with their freestyles, rebuttals, and delivery, and will give the fans a show.
That is what might make this not just the battle of the night, but the battle of the year.
Super Black (NDS)
The 1SKs will start the event. Jay Breed VA vs Delvo and Super Black vs Jay Lopez. These battles are southern saturated and will help usher in the right spirit of the night. And if Super Black’s Jameson Irish Whiskey (son was drinking it straight from the bottle) fuel exhibition last night was evidence of what is to come … we are sure they will set the night off right.
Also, prayers out to J Lopez. He was in a car accident and could not attend the press conference, but will be at the battle on April 3.
UPDATE: DMX is now off life support and breathing on his own. Attorney Murray Richman, who has represented the rapper for years, spoke to New York’s PIX11 News Saturday evening. He also confirmed that the Yorkers, New York rap legend had a heart attack.
Rap star DMX is currently fighting for his life in a White Plains, New York area hospital.
While it has not been confirmed, a source claimed DMX suffered from an apparent overdose, while another told AllHipHop that the rap star had preexisting heart and lung issues that led to emergency hospitalization sometime last night (April 2nd).
The same source said the 50-year-old rapper, born Earl Simmons, flat-lined, but thankfully doctors were able to bring him back to life, although he’s reportedly in a vegetative state.
The Ruff Ryder’s addiction to drugs started when was 14-years-old after unknowingly smoking a cigarette laced with crack cocaine and he has battled substance for much of his adult life.
His issues with substance abuse have derailed his career several times.
In October of 2019, DMX’s 20th-anniversary tour was canceled after he decided to check himself into a rehab facility in an attempt to get sober.
Despite his issues with substance abuse, DMX has become one of the best rappers to touch the microphone, and he has had a successful career as an actor as well.
DMX has released seven studio albums, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998) Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998)… And Then There Was X (1999), The Great Depression (2001), Grand Champ (2003), Year of the Dog… Again (2006), and Undisputed (2012).
DMX re-signed to Def Jam in 2019 and was reportedly working on a batch of material with Ruff Ryders’ in-house producer, Swizz Beatz.
On the acting side, DMX starred opposite of major stars like Aaliyah and Jet Li in movies like “Belly” (1998), “Romeo Must Die” (1998), “Exit Wounds” (2001), and most recently, “Fast and Fierce: Death Race” (2020).
Last year, fans were excited to see DMX return to the spotlight during an epic battle with Snoop Dogg, as part of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s popular Verzuz series.
Just a few days ago, DMX seemed to be healthy and in good spirits in a video posted by his fiancee, Desiree Lindstrom.
Snoop Dogg is the hardest working man in Hip-Hop, chasing bags every which-a-way.
His most recent hustle is for the birds. Well, sort of. He is working with the Peacock network, using his almost 30-year career to help other artists come into their own.
The West Coast legend will be joining the cast of “The Voice” as the Mega Mentor, working alongside Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, John Legend, and Blake Shelton coming in on its 20th season on NBC.
You might be wondering … what in the world will Snoop be doing with the contestants?
According to reports, Snoop he will be working with the artists during their battle Knockout Rounds. He will bake them with the smoke that only Uncle Snoop can.
Viewers will get to rock out with Mr. Gin and Juice on April 19 from 8 pm EST to 10 pm EST.
This is not the only thing that has Snoop’s attention.
Notwithstanding his numerous cannabis ventures or his cooking show with Martha Stewart, he recently inked a deal with Triller to do boxing matches for the social media platform.
Snoop Dogg also is about to change the game when he connects with Ice Cube, E40, and Too Short to put out a supergroup called, Mt. Westmore.
Scoreyis here to swoon music-lovers all around the world. Hailing from Syracuse, New York, the rising star is the first artist to sign to Chicago rapper Polo G’s new Capalot Records, in partnership with Columbia Records. It was Scorey’s debut single “Freddie Krueger” released in 2019 that caught Polo’s attention. Months later while recording “Moods,” Polo asked him to join his label… and the rest is history.
At only 22-years-old, Scorey is living out his dreams on the daily — coming a long way from his environment back home which includes his best friend Zuly being shot and killed in May 2020. He states, “I’m a regular rapper. I rap about my life: what I go through at the time, how I feel.”
The music video for “Moods” alone features cameos from Polo G, Lil Tjay, Blueface, and DDG, boasting over 7.1 million views and counting. Most recently, Scorey released his newest single “Dior You,” a romantic number for all the lovers out there.
AllHipHop: What was the household like growing up in Syracuse?
Scorey: It was regular trenches s###. [laughs] It was cool. Syracuse is a small place so everybody knows each other. It’s really small, you could walk from each side of town in 15 minutes.
AllHipHop: What was a young Scorey like coming up?
Scorey: I was cool. I used to play basketball and go to school. I played basketball up until 12th grade actually, played on my high school team.
AllHipHop: Were you good?
Scorey: Yeah, I was good. [laughs]
AllHipHop: When did music come into play?
Scorey: I started making music about two years ago, like 2019. Taking it seriously. I used to make little freestyles around my friends, they used to tell me I should start taking it seriously. They saw I was above average.
AllHipHop: How easy was it for you to record?
Scorey: It was pretty easy, I write all my stuff. It usually doesn’t really take me that long to write something.
AllHipHop: How long does it take?
Scorey: I don’t even know, it depends on the song. I sometimes write in my studio session, it doesn’t really take longer than a couple hours to write a song.
AllHipHop: What inspires you the most when you’re creating?
Scorey: I really think about my life and things that I go through. ‘Cause I know what I go through, a million other people went through the same thing. I think about that and try to put that in my music most of the time.
AllHipHop: Your best friend Zuly was shot and killed last year, what happened? How did that affect you?
Scorey: He was coming from a gas station late at night and somebody had followed him. They shot at him, hit him in the head. Really, I had to use that to motivate me instead of bring me down. Use that as a positive, make that a positive thing instead of doing something that’d have me moving backwards.
AllHipHop: How is music a coping mechanism?
Scorey: I don’t usually like to vent to people like that. Stuff I don’t vent to people about, I can tell it through my music. Stories or how I’m feeling at the time.
AllHipHop: What’d it mean to be able to release “Storm,” with him in it?
Scorey: That was cool. It wasn’t the last video that we shot together but that was the last video I released with him in it. I still got an unreleased video he’s in. It was cool having the fans see him after that, one more time.
AllHipHop: What was the inspiration behind your name?
Scorey: t’s really something that my friends used to call me, a nickname and it stuck with me.
AllHipHop: Were you scoring buckets?
Scorey: Basically, something like that. [laughs]
AllHipHop: “Moods” is at 7 million views on Youtube, how’s it feel to see those numbers?
Scorey: When I started rapping’, that was my main goal. To get a mil on YouTube, that meant a lot to me. Searching my name and seeing multiple videos with a million, that feels good. I used to always work hard and that was my main aspiration: to get a million on YouTube.
AllHipHop: How did it feel to get that first million?
Scorey: I got the first mil in a week. After I dropped “Moods,” it hit a mil in a week. That felt real good.
AllHipHop: Can you bring us back to that studio session?
Scorey: It was actually Polo’s studio session. He left ‘cause I don’t think he made a song that night, he left the studio. He left me there to get the rest of his studio session, I made that and another song called, “Die For These Racks.”
AllHipHop: Did you think that song would go up the way it did?
Scorey: Nah, I didn’t really like it at first. I came out to Cali a couple weeks after my best friend had passed away. Before I came out to Cali, I wrote this song. I write all my music. I wrote this song in April last year, five months before I ever dropped it. I’d keep rapping it to people in the car, I’d rap all my music to my friends in the car before I recorded it. They’d tell me “oh yeah, that’s the one! That’s the one!” My best friend always kept telling me, “keep rapping that ‘Moods’ s###.” When I finally came to Cali and recorded it, it didn’t sound like how I wanted it to. It sounded too high pitched to me because all my other music was in a lower tone. When I finally recorded it, I didn’t really like it. I didn’t listen to it like that ‘cause it sounded weird to me. I previewed it and everybody kept telling me to drop it, and I dropped that s###.
AllHipHop: Best memory from the video shoot? You got cameos from Lil Tjay, Polo G, Blueface and DDG.
Honestly, they didn’t even know they were gonna be in the video. [laughs] We finessed them a little bit. Polo and Tjay was planning a party and invited DDG and Blueface. We shot the video in the middle of a real party. That footage wasn’t no planned video shoot, that’s a real party.
AllHipHop: Best memory from that night?
Scorey: It wasn’t really no crazy s### that happened, not that I could think of. It was good vibes. Tjay had all his friends there. Polo had all his friends there. It was a good night, good vibes.
AllHipHop: What do you do when you’re in a mood?
Scorey: I’ll try to write some music, or play the game. I play GTA and Fortnite. I’m pretty nice.
AllHipHop: How’s it feel to be 22 and signed?
Scorey: It’s a blessing. I personally know a lot of people that try to rap and don’t really make it that far. That’s definitely a blessing.
AllHipHop: Polo G caught wind of you after hearing “Freddie Krueger” in 2019, on Lil Romo’s IG story. What was your reaction when he reached out?
Scorey: I was actually asleep. That’s what I always used to love doing. Every time I dropped a new snippet, a new video or new content on IG, I’d go to sleep and wake up to see all the reactions. I had a little summer job, I came home and I dropped that s###. I went to sleep, woke back up and saw a lot more reactions than usual. I’m scrolling through all of them, at the bottom it says @PoloCapalot started following you. Polo Capalot DM’d you.
AllHipHop: How many followers did you have at that point?
Scorey: I only had 900. He said “that ‘Freddy Krueger’ s### hard,” I said, “thank you.” A couple days later, he asked me if I wanted to come out to Manhattan to perform at a show with him. Syracuse is five hours from Manhattan. I drove down there with my best friend Zuly and I performed at his concert at Webster Hall in Manhattan. It was on his Die A Legend Tour so it had other headliners like Yungeen Ace, Luh Kel, and Toosii.
AllHipHop: How was it? Were you nervous?
Scorey: Nah, I was trying my best not to be nervous because everybody kept telling me “yeah don’t be nervous.” I was trying my best not to be so I wasn’t nervous like that. It was definitely fun because that gave me a feeling that I could make it. I saw how I was backstage with all these other rappers.
AllHipHop: Did you and Polo connect off rip?
Scorey: Nah, I don’t think we really talked like that .[laughs] We didn’t really talk like that that night. I went back home after that. We stayed in contact through text, that’s how we grew a relationship after that. We didn’t really start growing a real relationship until I came out here last summer.
AllHipHop: What was your summer job?
Scorey: I worked at a beach called Green Lakes in Syracuse. I worked there, cleaning that s###. It’s funny because the day I dropped the “Freddy Krueger” video, Polo had posted in his story and I saw how that s### went up, that’s the same day I quit working that job. [laughs] September 1, 2019, that’s the same day I quit.
AllHipHop: How did it feel to quit?
Scorey: It felt good ‘cause that s### was definitely weak. I definitely recommend somebody that’s trying to rap to get a job, though, because that s### makes it a lot easier. It paid for studio time and videos.
AllHipHop: How did it feel getting that first advance?
Scorey: Basically, I started looking for a place to stay out here after that. I like the vibe out here focusing on music. When I was at home, I couldn’t really focus on music like that.
AllHipHop: Best piece of advice Polo’s given you?
Scorey: I can’t think of the best piece of advice he gave me, but I do learn a lot of stuff from being around him. Like how he built a good relationship with his engineer when he records stuff. He uses the same engineer almost every time he goes to the studio, I noticed that has an effect on how he sounds and his music. It makes it a lot easier.
AllHipHop: You just released “Dior You,” who or what inspired this record?
Scorey: Really I was listening to the beat, ‘cause a producer sent me the beat. His name is Berki, this dude from Germany. I was listening to the beat, I was walking down Rodeo. I was thinking about how I needed to make a record like that, on some love s###. I was looking at all the stores, that’s how I came up with the first couple lines. I went back up from there.
AllHipHop: How much are you dropping on Dior?
Scorey: When I was looking for an outfit to wear in the video, I really couldn’t find anything I f### with. The only Dior s### I really got is the stuff I was wearing in the video.
AllHipHop: What was the highlight of the video?
Scorey: The shopping scenes that we took. We really weren’t supposed to be in the stores recording the shopping scene, [laughs] so it was a dope moment.
AllHipHop: What is it you want fans to get from your story?
Scorey: A lot of people got the perception that rappers should be super tough, only talk about gang violence. I really got a lot of versatility in my music and I don’t try to portray that. I talk about the stuff that I’ve been through and stuff I’ve been around, but I don’t normally talk about being super tough or all that type of s###. I really want people to understand that you don’t have to be like that to be cool.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
Scorey: I need somebody there with me. I can’t really go to the studio alone, that s###’s boring. Two, I’ma need some food.
AllHipHop: What food do you like in the studio?
Scorey: I don’t really eat wings, but some type of chicken. Third thing, I definitely need my phone because that’s where I write all my raps.
AllHipHop: Goals yourself as an artist at this point of your career?
Scorey: My goals this year are to be more consistent putting out music and grow as an artist. Try to get as big as I can.
AllHipHop: What’s it going to take to get there?
Scorey: S###, I gotta be more consistent in putting out more content, music, and videos.
She maintains her story and will be taking him to court in a civil lawsuit.
Fans seem to not be buying it and believe that there might be a family flaw permeating the group.
On Twitter one person captioned, “That whole group is weird asf. Quavo beating on women, offset cheating and is a felon, and Takeoff is accused of r*ping someone. They all need help and I hope Saweetie is ok.”
Some don’t care about none of that … they only want to hear new music.
That whole group is weird asf. Quavo beating on women, offset cheating and is a felon, and Takeoff is accused of r*ping someone. They all need help and I hope Saweetie is ok. pic.twitter.com/Q1XJFTMoTr
A Louisiana judge has some troubling news for bad boy rapper (no association to P. Diddy) rapper NBA Youngboy.
According to court documents, the “Kacey Talk” rapper, who was arrested in March for gun charges, will not be released from jail but will spend the rest of the time leading up to his trial on lockdown.
The southern chart-topper, whose birth name is Kentrell Gaulden, is probably regretting this particular decision to rock with some weapons because a Lousiana court is not as lenient as a California Magistrate judge, who just two weeks ago (March 23) granted him a bond for a different offense.
The rapper was going to put up $540,000 in cash and two of his estates that totaled $1.5 million in collateral. He also agreed to drug testing and would have had to wear an ankle monitor — alerting authorities to his every movement.
New court documents reveal that Ellison Travis, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana believed NBA Youngboy was a “danger to the community” and recommended that his bail be denied.
“The government will present evidence of Gaulden’s prior history of ignoring probation conditions,” the court document stated. “This evidence coupled with his brazen attempt to evade arrest in this matter supports the concern that Gaulden presents a flight risk. Indeed, before knowing the potential jeopardy in which he finds himself, Gaulden sought to evade capture.”
“Now that he knows the seriousness of these offenses, the temptation to flee is greater. Moreover, Gaulden’s criminal history includes violent offenses.”
“He is charged with possessing a gun as a convicted felon, and he possessed another gun as he fled from law enforcement at the time of his arrest,” according to court documents. “When his gun possession is combined with his violent crime, attempts to flee from law enforcement, which included a high-speed chase in and around a neighborhood that included a middle school, and his pervasive marijuana use Gaulden clearly and convincingly presents a danger to the community.”
The judge agreed with the prosecutor’s recommendation to keep the 21-year-old locked up saying, “no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community if the Defendant is allowed bond before trial. Defendant’s criminal history includes violent crimes and the crime for which Defendant has been indicted involved possession of a firearm. Defendant attempted to flee during his arrest, which is indicative of a lack of respect for law enforcement and the law. Defendant also has a history of drug use.”
YoungBoy Never Broke Again has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm made in violation of the National Firearms Act.
Back in September of 2020, during a video shoot, law enforcement found in his possession three grams of marijuana, one dose of Hydrocodone inside a clear bag, and digital scales, and 14 firearms.
His bad-boy antics and DGAF ways have caught up to him. Hopefully, the Gen Zer will reflect on how he is moving and do better.
A source close to Jam Master Jay has exclusively revealed more information about the slain DJ’s drug supplier to AllHipHop.
Federal prosecutors have charged two men with gunning down the late Run-DMC group member in an alleged dispute over a drug deal involving 10 kilos of cocaine.
Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was killed on October 30th, 2002 when two men, presumably Jordan and Washington, armed with firearms, entered his 24/7 Studio in Jamaica, Queens.
Witnesses say Washington pointed his firearm at one of the individuals located inside the studio and demanded that the person lay on the floor. Then, prosecutors say Jordan approached Jam Master Jay, aimed his firearm at him, and fired two shots at close range.
Jam Master Jay was shot in the head as he sat and played video games with another man named Uriel “Tony” Rincon, who was also struck in the leg by a bullet.
Seventeen years ago, AllHipHop was the first outlet to reveal that Jam Master Jay was involved in transporting, and distributing drugs to earn extra money because his earnings as a member of Run-DMC had dried up in the early 2000s.
Now, AllHipHop can confirm that prosecutors have evidence that Jam Master Jay was securing his drugs from a supplier in the Midwest.
As AllHipHop has previously reported, a source close to Jam Master Jay with intimate knowledge of his activities, revealed that he believed a mysterious figure known as “Uncle” was the DJ’s main drug supplier.
The source recently said “Uncle” was based in St. Louis and that he believed “Uncle” was most likely a high-ranking member of the Black Mafia Family.
The source claimed to have overheard conversations between Jam Master Jay and “Uncle,” on multiple occasions. The cocaine allegedly provided by “Uncle” was eventually transported in hidden compartments located in Jam Master Jay’s luxury vehicles.
In previous reports, sources told AllHipHop that Jam Master Jay rarely drew attention from authorities, thanks to his fame as a member of Run-DMC.
Fed Confirm Jam Master Jay’s Drug Supplier
So, In July of 2002, Jay secured 10 kilos of cocaine, which would ultimately lead to his death 3 months later. Jay and other unnamed co-conspirators were planning to transport the drugs from New York, where they were going to be resold in Maryland.
Prosecutors maintain Jordan and Washington pulled off the brazen murder of the DJ with multiple witnesses present, simply because they have been cut out of a pending transaction.
Last month, lawyers for Karl Jordan Jr. claimed the government had failed to provide him with the basic information he needed to prepare his defense.
Jordan’s lawyer Michael Hueston said the allegations against his client were so general that they “do not advise the defendant of the specific acts of which he is accused.”
Earlier this week, prosecutors turned down the request to provide information about informants and witnesses to Jordan.
Prosecutors are worried about witness intimidation, due to Jordan’s past criminal activities, as well as Washington’s lengthy rap sheet, his fearsome reputation in Hollis, Queens, and the fact that he allegedly admitted to serving as the lookout for the gunman.
“If the man [Washington] says he has something to do with something, you can believe it, and sometimes he can be saying that he has something to do with something because he’s trying to take the lesser hand in what n##### are trying to give him,” said Jam Master Jay’s nephew Boe Scagz, who witnessed the aftermath of the murder in the studio.
“So if they trying to say you’re the n#### that actually shot Jay, he’s ‘like well I didn’t shoot him. I was there, but I wasn’t the one that shot him.’ Sometimes it could be the truth or it could be him trying to escape the worst…” Boe told AllHipHop in a previous interview.
The fear of both men is presumably what kept the five witnesses who were present in the studio when the slaying happened silent, for almost 18 years.
So far, Jordan and Washington are the only two people charged for murdering Jim Master Jay.
Another source maintained the government was offering immunity to people who agreed to testify against the pair, information Jordan was desperately seeking.
“Such demands are untimely or otherwise inappropriate, especially given the concerns regarding witness tampering and intimidation attendant to the case,” said prosecutor Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney.
Today rising East Coast artist J. Rose delivers his new single “No Love No Trust” for fans. The drill music inspired song hinges on multiple musical elements drawing on R&B, Latinx and drill music sounds.
“So the goal with this video was to make it a scene where it’s a betrayal of trust. That was the original goal for us to keep it R&B. R&B from what I know it to be, is either a love or hate situation. I had to decide if it was going to be a hate you or love thing and I wanted it to be in the middle like I never saw it coming.”With a movie plot to go along with the plot enhanced song, J. Rose made a cinematic visual that will hook the viewers over and over.“In the video my love interest is this federal agent and the whole time without me knowing she‘s trying to figure out what I have going on in the background. I didn’t make it a certain focus point, but there were illegal things going on in the background. Me and her were in a relationship and then the whole time it was all a set up. The bruised face is a visual metaphor showing the damage that she did and how I’m hurt. Then she starts to realize that when I get out she’s not going to live so she tries to kill me. But fans just have to watch it, it’s one of those to be continued videos, so I can leave it with a very cinematic movie type ending.”This crossover track was put together by music industry insider and executive Adrian Swish, who saw potential in J. Rose after discovering his music on Clubhouse. Swish acquired the beat from music producer Neezy N.E.B., whose credits include Eric Bellinger, Kid Ink, AD and Puma Clothing among others. While the song’s background is in Drill music from a production standpoint, J. Rose wanted to keep the song R&B infused with street elements.“For me R&B was always the biggest thing – that was the wave and that’s why I consider myself R&B but I’m very open and to the eclectic sounds of trap and drill,” J. Rose said. “Originally when I did the record No Love No Trust, it was very uncomfortable, because I didn’t know how to approach it. Did I want to do R&B and singing or approach it like a drill record? But I was really happy with how it came out after I figured out the sound I wanted to give fans.”
Moving around in his youth, J. Rose was raised in Puerto Rico, the Bronx and the Boston, Massachusetts area where his mother played a wide range of music from Country to Spanish to R&B music.
“I was raised in Puerto Rico and the Bronx, I moved around a lot but my mother was always open to all types of music. Growing up I listened to Spanish music, country music and I always loved R&B music but I wasn’t consumed with the artist aspect of music. I was a church boy and played instruments and I got into some spoken word. Then as I kind of moved forward in junior high, that’s when I started really digging into the music. But I never really imagined that I would be able to do it like this,” J. Rose said.But despite finding himself in music, things in J. Rose’s life took a tragic turn in 2017 as he was the driver in a fatal accident that resulted in his close friend dying. While no drugs or alcohol were in the system, J. Rose doesn’t remember the crash, he was in a coma for 2 weeks and he had to learn how to walk again.“I was in the US Infantry but I had a medical discharge because I had got in a car accident and my good friend passed away in the car accident. In life certain things happen and it was a life changing experience. I was in the military and I was ready for full deployment but due to the accident I was in the hospital for a long time, they said I would never be able to walk again,” J. Rose recalled. “My whole life was settled and everything was great, but after that accident I literally had to learn how to walk again like a baby. That was really the episode where it drove me to dive into music and music really saved me and not even on a financial level but spiritually and emotionally.”Following up his releases Island Trips and the fam favorite “Enough Lost,” J. Rose hopes this record and others give fans a chance to get to know his style.“Island Trips shows the dancehall side of my music and Enough Lost is a record that speaks about my past and the turmoil that I went through.”
Saweetie has extended her publishing agreement with Warner Chappell Music.
The rapper and the publishing company of Warner Music Group have inked a new deal, with the organization tipping as “the next big female breakout star.”
Ryan Press, Warner Chappell Music President of A&R, U.S., said in a statement: “We’ve been lucky enough to be on this incredible journey with Saweetie since the very beginning. We’re in the business of taking early bets on artists and helping develop them into global sensations, and that’s exactly the trajectory Saweetie is on. She’s well on her way to becoming the next big female breakout star, and we’re so proud to be able to continue to support her.”
And Saweetie, who is signed to Warner Chappell’s sister label, Warner Records, added: “Ryan and the whole Warner Chappell team have become family over the years. It’s amazing to look back at everything we’ve accomplished together, and I’m excited for this next chapter.”
Saweetie has had success with songs including “Back to the Streets” featuring Jhene Aiko and “Best Friend” with Doja Cat.
However, in December, she lashed out at her label, accusing WBR of releasing “Best Friend” “prematurely.”
Atlanta legend Lil Scrappy has achieved notoriety through his involvement with a variety of auspicious entertainment circles. Coming up as a teenager under the crunk icon Lil Jon, Scrappy is known for a plethora of crunk hits and is currently enjoying his successful role on VH1’s Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta. Furthering his hip-hop career, Scrappy is now officially a part of the Babygrande Records roster.
After releasing the summer 2020 A3C Volume 9 single “Drippin,” Lil Scrappy is continuing his musical renaissance by linking with Tampa-bred Tom. G for his debut Babygrande track, “GA/FL.” As two fixtures of southern hip-hop, Lil Scrappy and Tom. G represent their respective states by boasting about their unique qualities, while also celebrating their synergistic effect on southern culture and music. Spitting in a conversational style over the head-nodding, dynamic Louney G-produced trap instrumental, one that sounds like a modern throwback, “GA/FL” is a heavyweight bout between two formidable opponents with mutual respect; Scrappy and Tom. G tap gloves before trading shots. And while competition can evoke contention, it also forces the contenders to realize their potential. On “GA/FL,” these two are primed for their title shot. Regardless of who’s victorious, the result is clear: the south is on fire.
Bolstering Lil Scrappy’s musical reintroduction, “GA/FL” also comes equipped with an official music video.
The Todd Uno-directed visual materializes Scrappy and Tom. G’s influence and appeal by showing how their magnetic presence creates a block party-like celebration. With interspersed shots of them touring each other’s respective hoods, bystanders can’t help but take notice of these larger-than-life figures and the anthem that soundtracks their moves; “GA/FL” sets the tone for the streets’ vibrations. The video aptly manifests their rhetoric of how Georgia and Florida independently are cornerstones of southern rap, and collectively set the precedent for hip-hop at large.
Lil Scrappy is a certified legend in this game. His contributions to iconic songs have left an indelible mark on the culture, earning him a place among hip-hop lore. But it’s not only what he’s accomplished in the past that makes him a transcendent star — it’s also his longevity, his hunger to continue winning, and his insatiable desire to maximize his potential.
“GA/FL” isn’t an isolated moment on Scrappy’s career timeline — it’s a harbinger of continued dominance.
Babygrande is an American independent record label and creative collective comprised of musicians, filmmakers, photographers, painters and writers. Founded in 2001 by Chuck Wilson, former Director of A&R at Priority Records/EMI, Babygrande has emerged as one of the premier independent labels operating today. Babygrande has a catalog of over 3000 albums, music videos, and online content that includes Hip-Hop, EDM, indie rock and everything in between. Babygrande has helped launch the careers of new artists and has nurtured the careers of seasoned veterans. As it heads towards its 25th Anniversary, Babygrande continues to focus on quality music and working with artists whose work ethic, craftsmanship, talent and sounds are superior.
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Rapper Jeezy and his wife, TV personality Jeannie Mai are helping to fight the rise in hate crimes against Asian-American communities by setting up a charity wedding registry.
The couple is supporting the non-profit organization Stop Asian Hate, which tracks race-related incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S., and provides support and funds to Asian-owned businesses and foundations.
Jeezy and Mai, who is of Vietnamese and Chinese ancestry, have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $50,000 with The Knot Registry site to help them give back to those in need, particularly amid the current wave of violence against Asian communities.
“What bonded Jeezy and I most is our passion to serve and take care of our communities,” said Jeannie Mai, who co-hosts U.S. daytime show The Real. “We will spend the rest of our lives continuing to stand up against injustice, racism, and hate.”
“It’s not just the recent events that make me mindful about our distinct culture,” she continued.
“For Jeezy, everything – from his upbringing, experiences, struggles, and his position in this white-centric country – is a learning curve for me; and, vice versa. Part of the foundation of our love is constantly discovering our respective identities and gaining an understanding from our experiences.”
Sharing the news of their charity partnership on the GoFundMe page, the bride and groom-to-be explain: “The foundation of our relationship is based on a constant discovery of our respective experiences and individual identities.
“We want our wedding guests and loved ones to not only feel a connection to our unique backgrounds, but also to give back to a cause that is near and dear to our hearts as individuals and, together, as a couple.”
Lil Uzi Vert, JT, and Yung Miami set off a fire storm of controversy last night and when southside got involved it turned into a potentially violent scenario. Lil Uzi Vert definitely met his match in Southside who didn’t like the way the Philly rapper talked to his lady, Young miami.
I did not know the depth of this whole scenario, even though it was posted on All hip hop‘s YouTube page. But Lil Uzi Vert, JT and Yung Miami (often called Caresha by Lil Uzi) got on Instagram live and had a three-way conversation (meaning Uzi took her phone). It seemed very curt, but polite for the most part. But, to the Internet and everyone else, including Southside, it was disrespectful. Lil Uzi Vert intercepted a conversation between the two city girls and he repeatedly chided Yung Miami over and over. Yung Miami who completely ignores Uzi – trying to speak to JT – on IG Live (OK???). She even says that they are not even friends. Lil Uzi Vert tells JT to shut up and make some stern pseudo macho commands to her making it extremely weird. “Shut Up JT, If I told you tongue kiss me on this live right now, you gone do it, so just chill,” Uzi said in front of the world.
There is not need to post the words. You have to hear it to get it. Even then, I didn’t really get it.
Anyway Southside got into it and this is when it gets interesting. He wants all the smoke with Lil Uzi Vert and said he would knock his teeth out! No, I don’t know this guy like that, but he seems like he is ready to go to jail for his boo. He also drops in there that he stopped Offset and The Migos from robbing Uzi! WHAT?
Check out the video and you tell me!
“I’ma say this one time. Ay, Uzi, don’t address none to my b##ch, my n#gga.You handle your b#tch, n##ga, you stay on your side. You got one more time to say something, I promise you I’ma punch your teeth out your mouth. Don’t say nothing else, n##ga… If you don’t like my b##ch, don’t like my b##ch. Let them do them… Stay the little weirdo you is, keep rockin’ purses, keep doin’ that b*tch s##t you doing.”
Lil Nas X has entered a new chamber. A lot of people have had something to say about the rapper (is he a rapper?). Is he a Satanist? Is he gay? Is he a part of the illuminati? Did he sell his soul? These questions and many others are slowly but surely being answered.
But, there is the matter of numerous old accounts that Lil Nas X has used in the past. We know this. BUT there are some pretty mortifying stuff in those accounts. In one of his previous accounts, the young, soon-to-be-famous artist, said that he wanted to have sex with his three-year-old nephew. 😳
🚨JUST IN🚨: user @LilNasX ALT account permanently suspended after old tweet fetishising a 3 year old resurfaces ! pic.twitter.com/5xWT9VbHCe
Obviously most of us were not on Lil Nas X at that time, but main stream media has even picked up on this so I am going to assume they did their due diligence. And then there is his actual account, which in 2019, he talks about incest being illegal – But upset that it is not legal yet, people. 😳 Now, this particular tweet is still alive and on his present account.
it’s almost 2020 and we still don’t have flying cars, incest still illegal, and no robot maids pic.twitter.com/QnFr2z1q66
So the thing is is a lot of people or talking. But it doesn’t stop there! 😳
When he was a Nicki Minaj Barbie, and pretending to be a woman, he had numerous anti-Islam and Islam a phobic statements that he made. Here are a couple of them.
😳 He once compared Nicki Minaj to being a monkey. He has also dissed Beyoncé, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Adele, Selena Gomez, Azalea banks, Blue Ivy, Cardi B and even Taylor Swift! What did Blue Ivy do? 😳 Don’t think there could be anything more today? Wait, there’s more! In one of his posts he notes that Lady Gaga didn’t immediately get fame but Caitlyn Jenner did after transforming into a woman, a transwoman that has yet to cut the junk off. So it should be noted that he feels that by becoming something else you can get fame. Honestly, the same goes for Gaga – once she went extreme.
Honestly, all the talk from people about Lil Nas X is just a waste of time. But I think there is something to be said about this kid rising to the top and being the top and how he got there. 😳 And why there was a huge contingency of support that he receives when he is marginally talented. I know so many more pop artists that are better than him and Hip-Hop artists that are better than him. He’s obviously a troll and has been trolling for quite some time, and understands what gets people talking and what gets people the fame 🤩and the fortune 🤩. He has followed that model to the tea and therefore will have to go through the scrutiny as well. 😳
But as we’ve seen with other artists, no names mentioned, when the powers that be see you as a cash cow they are going to protect you at any cost. 🧟♂️ If this were someone else, say Jamie Foxx or Usher or some other personality that we know and love, they would be taken down swiftly and without forgiveness. Nas X is the guy right now and he fits well with the NARRATIVE Being shopped to us all. 🧟♂️
Iron Mike Tyson has always had a rap star flair about him. Even though “The Baddest Man on the Planet” was a boxer and not an emcee, Tyson is still enthusiastically embraced by large sections of Hip Hop culture.
Freddie Gibbs adopted the essence of the former undisputed world heavyweight champion’s unbeatable mentality for his latest release. The Indiana-bred spitter sampled Tyson for the beginning of the “Big Boss Rabbit” single.
“Big Boss Rabbit” is Freddie Gibbs’ third official single since partnering with Warner Records. Previously, the Midwestern wordsmith dropped the tracks “4 Thangs” featuring Big Sean and “Gang Signs” featuring Schoolboy Q. Those collaborations joined a career catalog that includes independent LPs such as Shadow of a Doubt, You Only Live 2wice, and Freddie.
Gibbs earned widespread critical acclaim for his recent run of joint rapper-producer albums. 2014’s Piñata and 2019’s Bandana, both with Madlib, were lauded as among the best Hip Hop projects of those respective years. 2020’s Alfredo, with The Alchemist, earned Freddie Gibbs his first Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album.
Young Gattas and MyVerse had the battle rap by the throat with their epic April Fools’ joke, making URL’s April 10th Super Fight event trending.
Fans noticed that the Wild ‘N Out rapper posted on Twitter an announcement about being included on the card, “The moment y’all been waitin for! Hate it had to be you @younggattas. see you April 10th #SuperFight@urltv”
The two female emcees disrupted the culture for a minute as fans clamored to find the official URL trailer that included them to compliment the realistic-looking flyer. They wanted to see Young Gattas’ return to URL — after being one of the early lyricists to open the doors for the women in the space seven years ago. MyVerse is accomplished in her own right as a member of the Rock Steady Crew and Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out season 13 cast.
My 2 favorite female MCs in the sport I can't even @MyVerse & @YoungGattas y'all the pinnacle of feminine penmanship, lyricism, & performance. I need a Lux vs Day from y'all cause to me personally there can be no greater match of femme fatales in this sport than the 2 of you 🎯🙏 https://t.co/LTzXCyz0FQ
— Norman Glockwell ((Dy$topiate 🇮🇪🇮🇹)) (@dystopiaterap) April 2, 2021
While this prank has some people upset, others are happy that the card is still on and popping with true super matches booked to steal the night.
The four battles are as follows: JC vs. Nunn Nunn, Bill Collector vs. Big T, Shotgun Suge vs. Danny Myers, and Geechi Gotti vs. Math Hoffa.
The Super Fight Card will happen live on Caffeine.tv/URLTV on Saturday, April 10th 8 pm EST/ 5 pm PST.
URL has some secrets too … Monday, April 5th the world’s most respected emcee battle arena will announce the contestant in the Ultimate Madness 3. This time around the league has up the ante with the winner’s purse. Tune in to Caffeine to hear this exclusive announcement.
Tione Jayden “Lil Tjay” Merritt is determined to be a champion in the rap game. The 19-year-old Columbia Records signee declared his intentions with his new studio LP titled Destined To Win.
“The reason I named the album Destined 2 Win cause I always felt like I had something in me that was going to be great. It’s just a body of work to highlight my accomplishments,” says Lil Tjay. “I’m still trying to figure out my lane. Whatever happened in my life is what got me here.”
He adds, “If I didn’t go through some of these experiences then I probably wouldn’t be myself. There’s always obstacles, I’m pretty sure there’s going to be more obstacles and I just know I’m going to be able to fight through it. You know? Destined 2 Win.”
The New Yorker’s 21-track sophomore album features 6LACK, Polo G, Fivio Foreign, Moneybagg Yo, Offset, Saweetie, Toosi, and Tyga. Production was provided by Bordeaux, 808Melo, Cubeatz, G. Ry, OG Parker, Smash David, and others.
Destined 2 Win follows 2019’s True 2 Myself album. That effort from the rapper/singer opened at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with 45,000 first-week units. The project is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Tjay also dropped the State of Emergency EPin 2020.
Reports began circulating this week that 18-year-old Memphis rapper NLE Choppa (born Bryson Lashun Potts) was arrested in Davie, Florida. He is accused of carrying a concealed firearm, possession of illegal narcotics, and burglary.
Authorities claim Choppa and another individual were detained after unlawfully attempting to retrieve a watch from a vehicle inside the Superior Towing Company lot. Police also allegedly found marijuana, Xanax pills, a Glock 27, and an AK-47 Draco pistol in another non-impounded vehicle used by the suspects.
On Thursday afternoon, Choppa teased that he would later comment about the legal matter in order to “clear the air” for his supporters. The From Dark to Light creator returned to social media a few hours later with an official statement.
NLE Choppa wrote:
To begin when you start changing lives around you and began to stand for something deep in your purpose you become a target to a certain group of people and also the devil. During this arrest I was setup, substances were planted on me that I don’t consume/use/own, my name was lied upon, and I was even mistreated in the process. Every media outlet, news channel, and etc covered this story to paint a picture on a new surface I’ve been working so hard to create. This case will be beat and I will walk a free man, remember it’s innocent until proven guilty not guilty until proven innocent. Asking my supporters to stand firm with me and allow God to do his work. Thank you and love y’all dearly.
Later I’m releasing a statement about my arrest too for my supporters, A must I clear the air 🙏🏽
