Rapper Offset is at the center of a bizarre new legal spat over a missing Bentley.
Bosses at Platinum Transportation Group in Los Angeles are suing the Migos rapper over the disappearance of the luxury motor, which he rented last year.
According to the documents, obtained by TMZ, PTG executives claim they drew up a contract with Offset in May and rented him a 2020 Bentley Bentayga for a couple of days. This term was extended until late July.
But in early July, Offset told PTG he no longer had the car in his possession.
The car bosses also claim Offset stopped making payments on the car after his lease was up on July 25th, despite failing to return the vehicle, and filed a police report.
Affion Crockett is one of the funniest men alive, but that does not tell the whole story. Affion, a native of Fayetteville, NC has risen to the highest heights of Hollywood. And yet, there are more climbing to do. During the onset of the pandemic, it seemed the Affion mastered all of his talents, senses and fused them with his charisma, entertainment tenure and more for him to reach his highest self. Which is odd, because he has consistently been featured in movies with the luminous likes of Kevin Hart, Marlon Wayans, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Sandra Bullock, Regina King and more. Affion also has a burgeoning rap career, but you have to hear him talk about his time in the stu with Dr. Dre. Most of all, Affion Crockett has seen his career hit its zenith in “Mirror II Society,” his first stand-up comedy special. The special is a deep dive into all this things that move him in the funniest, most thought-provoking way.
Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur talks to the talented Mr. Crockett. Check it out.
And now, law officials have arrested the alleged shooter, a 21-year-old rapper, Sasha Skare.
Sasha Skare, the woman who allegedly gunned down the Sony recording artist, was on the loose for almost two weeks before she was apprehended last weekend in San Antonio.
Kardone’s estranged wife said he met Sasha Skare online. She was being mentored by the Southern lyricist.
“He released a mixtape called ‘Trunk Bang,’ and he wanted some girls for a video shoot and he honestly just met her online,” Kardone’s wife Joia DeRouen, told CBS Austin. “When you know, the video shoot was over. He said, hey, you know, she’s interested in music. I think I want to help her out.”
Joia knew about his plans and despite being separated, she still communicated with him and remained friendly. Joia got worried when she could not connect with Kardone. She also noted that he hadn’t spoken to his step-mother either.
“I was blowing up his phone, actually texting, calling, trying to even FaceTime,” Joia continued. “You know, it happened once before where he hadn’t responded to me or his family, but we found out that he broke his phone. So that in the back of our mind is what we were thinking.”
“He was supposed to have a show that he was headlining on Saturday but he didn’t post anything about it,” Joia said. “So, you know, we really got concerned and his step-mom was like, well, I’m going to call a wellness check.”
On Tuesday, Jan. 26, Joia drove early in the morning to his home at The Towers Apartments along La Cantera Parkway.
That is when she approached and her world fell apart. Kardone had been shot to death. After an investigation, police zeroed in on Sasha Skare as the suspect. She is currently being held on a $500,000 bond.
Martell DeRouen (Kardone) is Beyoncé’s cousin through her maternal grandmother, Agnes.
Fans of Nipsey Hussle are in for a big treat this week. The rapper, who was tragically slain a few years ago, has a song with Jay-Z coming up. How, you may ask? The soundtrack to the movie “Judas And The Black Messiah” comes out later this week (Friday February 12th) and it features numerous songs from numerous artists, including the late great Nipsey Hussle and Jay Z. It also features Nas, Black Thought from The Roots, Rapsody, G Herbo, Lil Durk, Polo G, SIR, ASAP Rocky, H.E.R. and many others.
It actually looks like an incredible album that is a throwback to the 90s soundtracks that were so classic. I have to admit, it’ll be really good to hear Nipsey wrapping again, and with Jay Z? Going to be classic! We don’t know exactly when that song was made but it will be made available to us on Friday, February 12 along with the movie itself.
So for those that don’t know, the movie is based on the life of Fred Hampton, the young leader in the Black Panther Party. Fred Hampton was murdered, I mean assassinated in cold blood, in 1969 by the government. They literally drugged and shot up his house which also included his then pregnant fiancé. They didn’t care at all! The twist is that they used a “brother” to get the job done. The movie also drops on Friday! Look for it!
By the way, Nas and Hit Boy (looking like Hit Man) have another banger!
While modern-day tracks like Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” and City Girls and Doja Cat’s “P#### Talk” have led to pearl-clutching responses, women in Hip Hop have been expressing their sexuality on wax for decades. From Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It” to Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda,” the ladies have never been shy about sharing their wants and desires.
For example, South Florida’s Katrina Laverne Taylor (aka Trina) first grabbed people’s attention in 1998 with her sexually-explicit verse on Trick Daddy’s “Nann N####” single. The self-described Da Baddest B#### also rapped about other topics related to feminity and living a glamorous life in the new millennium.
Trina is now one of the stars of VH1’s Family Reunion: Love & Hip-Hop Edition along with Trick Daddy, Ray J, Yung Joc, Lil Fizz, Lil Scrappy, Yandy Smith, Karlie Redd, and other LHH alum. The Associated Press caught up with Trina to discuss the show, but she also chatted about her influence on this generation of female rap stars.
“Mostly, the girls in Hip Hop, I’m going to honestly say, have given me credit, have honestly shared some type of small story or small thing that I’ve done that has inspired them or has done something to enlighten them or something that they have said, ‘Oh boy, I remember this XYZ,'” said Trina.
She continued, “So I have to give them credit for that. From the biggest to the smallest, from the new girls to the ones that are major. I’m one of those that can say, ‘Girls give me credit.’ Because I hear it all the time. I hear it in songs. I hear it in interviews. I see it. When I see them it’s love… That’s because I always give love.”
An upcoming episode of Dickinson entitled “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” will feature another appearance by Wiz Khalifa (Mac & Devin Go to High School, Duncanville). The Pittsburgh-bred Hip Hop performer will be back on the show in the role of Death.
The half-hour comedy series centers around 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson. Oscar-nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) plays the title character. The main cast also includes Jane Krakowski, Toby Huss, Adrian Blake Enscoe, Anna Baryshnikov, and Ella Hunt.
Wiz Khalifa and Hailee Steinfeld in season two of ‘Dickinson’
Additionally, Dickinson season two introduces new guest stars such as Nick Kroll as Edgar Allan Poe, Timothy Simons as Frederick Law Olmsted, Ayo Edebiri as Hattie, and Will Pullen as Nobody. Recurring guest stars Finn Jones as Sam Bowles and Pico Alexander as Ship are back as well.
Alena Smith serves as the creator, writer, showrunner, and executive producer for Dickinson. The “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” episode of the Peabody Award-winning program featuring Wiz Khalifa premieres Friday, February 12 on Apple TV+.
Cardi B’s “Up” is pulling in millions of plays on Spotify and YouTube, but the Bronx native is still catching heat over the single on several fronts. Last week, she had to reply to accusations of plagiarism, and now some critics have an issue with her for another reason.
It cannot be denied that TikTok has played a crucial role in elevating certain artists to the top of the charts over the last two years. Users on the app tend to create song-based dance challenges that help specific tracks go viral across the internet.
Even Cardi’s previous chart-topping single “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion was boosted by TikTokers making memes with the record streaming in the background. “Up” has also gotten the trending treatment on the social networking service.
However, Cardi is pushing back against the idea that she specifically makes music and videos with TikTok dance challenges ready to go as promotion, as some of her detractors seem to be claiming. The Invasion of Privacy album creator took to Twitter to address that critique and pointed out that she added choreography to her music videos and live performances several years ago.
In a series of tweets, Cardi wrote:
My videos been A1 from start! They got better the bigger of [an] artist I got soo the budget is going to double up. At first I only had 15 hours to shoot a video now I get two days. Killed it wit “Money” & did choreography ever since “Please Me” & “Press” & never stop since. [Don’t] try to play me like I just started this s### cause of TikTok. My last 4 videos I gave choreography & at award shows as well. “Please Me,” “Press,” “WAP” & “Up” was my last videos. EAT IT UP! It wasn’t me who started the “WAP” challenge. I didn’t even [know] how to [do] the dance that’s why I never did the challenge in the first place. How ya mad that these female rappers songs becoming TikTok challenges because people genuinely [want] to dance to it? I never forced a challenge. I never offer MONEY or prices for no challenge. I never even posted hey guys do a challenge for my song. People do it cause they want to sooo miss me wit that s###. I pay ya to show me when I told someone “hey do a challenge for my song.”
My videos been A1 from start !They got better the bigger of a artist I got soo the budget is going to double up . At first I only had 15 hours to shoot a video now I get two days .Killed it wit money & did choreography ever since Please me & press & never stop since .
Dont try to play me like I just started this s### cause of tiktok .My last 4 videos I gave choreography & at award shows as well .Please me , press ,wap & up was my last https://t.co/qi8Hjm6VPB IT UP !
It wasn’t me who started the wap challenge.I didn’t even knew how to the dance that’s why I never did the challenge in the first place .How ya mad that these female rappers songs becoming tiktok challenges because people genuinely wants to dance to it.
I never forced a challenge. I never offer MONEY or prices for no challenge .I never even posted hey guys do a challenge for my song .People do it cause they want to sooo miss me wit that s### .I pay ya to show me when I told some1 “ hey do a challenge for my song “ https://t.co/hIp8RtgScV
Shad “Bow Wow” Moss appears to be the latest rapper to turn his attention to wrestling. The entertainment veteran told his Twitter followers that he hopes to one day jump into the squared circle.
“Now I know this might sound crazy… BUT… after I drop my last album. I will focus on tv and film. And joining the @WWE [it’s] been a [lifelong] childhood dream to wrestle in the WWE!!!!” tweeted Bow Wow. He even suggested creating a tag team with Rey Mysterio.
Now i know this might sound crazy… BUT… after i drop my last album. I will focus on tv and film. And joining the @WWE its been a life long childhood dream to wrestle in the WWE!!!!
Bow Wow’s public declaration got some love from WWE wrestlers like Isaiah “Swerve” Scott and Bronson Reed. However, Retribution faction member Dominik “T-Bar” Dijakovic decided to take shots at the Like Mike actor instead.
“It doesn’t sound crazy. It is crazy. Don’t make us destroy you. Also, Like Mike sucked,” tweeted T-Bar. Bow Wow countered, “Are you mad because I’ll become champ faster than you? Or are you mad that Like Mike is more legendary than you will ever be? DROPS MIC.”
The exchange between T-Bar and Bow Wow did not stop with that initial back-and-forth. T-Bar fired back, “Those sound like fighting words Air Bud. Why don’t you fly your ‘private jet’ down to the @WWE ThunderDome and back them up?”
“Sounds like the BANE stand in wants the smoke? Was that a challenge sir?” Bow Wow asked T-Bar. Other WWE wrestlers, such as Retribution’s Dio “Mace” Maddin and high-flyer Ricochet, responded to the “Bounce with Me” performer too. Bow Wow even suggested he would be open to wrestling Bad Bunny at a future WWE pay-per-view.
Are you mad because ill become champ faster than you? Or are you mad that like mike is more legendary than you will ever be? DROPS MIC 🎤 https://t.co/hbO44eYcLi
And you two are gonna need more than eye contacts and fake party city masks to scare the dawg! Do i smell a tag match? ……. sign the contract! 🖊 https://t.co/2205hu8K8x
Last December, Rowdy Rebel was finally released from prison after serving 6 years. While the Brooklyn rhymer is a free man, his longtime friend/music collaborator Bobby Shmurda is still behind bars.
The story of the two men’s time in prison is closely connected. Shmurda reportedly took a plea deal in their conspiracy and weapons possession case that included a longer sentence for himself in order to ensure that Rowdy got less time.
“I did it for Rowdy. They offered me five and offered Rowdy 12. They said the only way they’ll give him seven is if I took seven too. So, you know, I had to take one for the dawgs,” said Shmurda in a 2016 interview.
According to an Instagram caption posted on Monday, Rowdy Rebel is still very grateful for Bobby Shmurda’s loyalty. The “Computers” rapper wrote a public message for his fellow GS9 crew member.
Rowdy wrote on IG:
I wouldn’t be here RN if yu Haven’t been the same genuine person I meet in elementary…. I never Seen yu fold or bend through treacherous time’s always thinking Nd doing for others. I thank god I got a friend like you I could call a brother I love yu like yu My Mama Kids ….see yu soon kid #stillfreegs9 #freeskrap1090 #IloveAllMyNiggas
Rayshawn “YFN Lucci” Bennett is currently out of the Fulton County jail. The “Everyday We Lit” rapper is free after being arrested on felony murder, assault, firearm, and gang activity charges in Atlanta.
Multiple news outlets are reporting that Lucci was released on February 8 on a $500,000 bond. He was ordered to surrender his passport, wear a GPS ankle monitor, and barred from posting on social media.
“The bond was negotiated last week and finalized today. He was released just before 4 pm. There are a variety of conditions which is somewhat consistent with these cases, which included surrendering his passport,” said Bennett’s attorney, Drew Findling, on Monday.
YFN Lucci turned himself in to Atlanta police in January for the killing of James Adams and injury to Kevin Wright on December 10. Other individuals were also charged in connection to the murder. Lucci is not allowed to contact the co-defendants in the case.
Floyd Mayweather’s highly anticipated return to boxing has been postponed.
Floyd was supposed to step into the ring to fight YouTube star Logan Paul on February 20th. No reason was given for the cancellation of The PPV event, which is being promoted by platform Fanmio.
“After an absolutely tremendous response to the fight announcement, we’re hoping to announce a new date very soon along with some new exciting details,” Fanmio’s CEO Solomon Engel said in a statement.
The news could be a blessing in disguise for Logan Paul, after a video surface of him being knocked out during a sparring session as he prepared to fight the undefeated Floyd Mayweather.
But in a statement, Logan Paul said he was completely ready for his fight with Floyd and was confident the bout would be rescheduled.
“There are a lot of people involved, and you’ve only got one shot at it. So you need to get it absolutely 1000 percent right, and we’re just making sure we’re doing that. But yeah, I’m still going to beat the sht out of Floyd Mayweather, or maybe he’s going to beat the sht out of me. Point is, it’s still going to happen,” Logan told The Night Shift Gaming, reports MMAFighting.com.
Floyd Mayweather has plenty of options if he does want to return to the ring in 2021. Logan Paul’s brother Jake has been talking smack to Floyd Mayweather for the past few weeks, in an attempt to get a shot at a fight.
Kardashian family matriarch Kris Jenner is accused of molesting her ex-body daughter in a new lawsuit.
Marc McWilliams served as Kris bodyguard from 2017 to 2018.
During that time, he claims the Kardashian family cougar accosted him on multiple occasions, by grabbing his butt and exposing herself to him. The 44-year-old claims he was sexually assaulted inside of Kris Jenner’s pricey Bentley in one incident.
McWilliams said he was shocked when Kris Jenner put her hands on his groin and touched his genitals while caressing him as they sat alone inside of her Bentley.
“Without warning, Jenner placed her right hand on the inside upper left thigh and groin area of McWilliams in a manner that was overtly sexually offensive,” according to the lawsuit which was obtained by The Daily Mail.
The stunned bodyguard said he shunned Kris Jenner’s advances, and complained to the human resources department of the security company that he worked for.
Instead of addressing His issues with Kris Jenner, Nick Williams said he was eventually fired from his gig of providing security for the head of the Kardashian clan.
McWilliams lawsuit claims he suffers from “physical and mental pain….illness….loss of sleep, depression’ and other health issues.”
Kris Jenner’s lawsuit denied Mark McWilliams sensational allegations and has vowed to fight them in court. She will then pursue legal action to clear her name.
“His absurd allegations are clearly fabricated and are contrary to easily confirmed facts. Kris never acted inappropriately toward him,” Kris Jenner’s lawyer Marty Singer told The Daily Mail in a statement.
Cardi B has hit back at two New Jersey rappers who accused her of ripping off their tune “Stuck” for her new single “Up.”
Mir Pesos and Mir Fontane alleged the “WAP” star had plagiarized their song for “Up,” sharing a clip that compared the videos of both “Stuck” and “Up.”
As well as both having minimalistic beats, the tunes have one line in particular that is incredibly similar. While Fontane raps, “If it’s up then it’s stuck. Up then it’s stuck, yeah” in Stuck, Cardi sings, “If it’s up, then it’s up, then it’s up, then it’s stuck” in Up.
Pesos and Fontane, who released “Stuck” in September, but claim they previewed it on YouTube on August 6th, took to Twitter and Instagram to make their plagiarism claims, writing: “They stealing… We want my money.”
Naaa im the type of person that avoids problems & court days .If i get inspired by a song I wouldn’t mind giving a percentage or couple of thousand but I never Hurd if this man .I’m glad while I was recording this song in August I was playing wit the hook on this live https://t.co/xiYLOoj4Vd
However, Cardi was quick to respond to the similarities, sharing an Instagram video of herself singing the song that she claims was recorded in August as she wrote: “From August 7th… I been working on this. Sorry lil boy never hurd of you.”
Meanwhile, Cardi’s version of the song is dominating Apple’s charts around the globe. “Up” is currently on #1 in Ghana and Bulgaria, #2 in Barbados and #4.
If you’re a fan of Chief Keef, you’re a fan of Glo Gang. If you’re a fan of Glo Gang, you’re a fan of Tadoe. As a member of Sosa’s Glory Boyz Entertainment as well as his blood cousin, the Chicago native has cemented his name as one of the pioneers of Chicago’s drill scene — a movement that has since influenced many generations to come.
Releasing his debut project titled Molly Water back in 2013, Tadoe has since amassed a cult following, best known for standout collaborations such as 2018’s “I Kill People” with Trippie Redd and Chief Keef. Beyond the music, it’s Tadoe’s out-of-this-world personality and antics that fans can’t help but gravitate towards, as mentioned by DooWop’s interview with Shirley Ju on Shirley’s Temple. <https://youtu.be/5ND-lxcocH0>
Fast forward to 2021, Tadoe unleashes his newest album titled Chief Keef Presents: No Guts No Glory. The 13-track project is spearheaded by lead single “It’s Up” and closing track “CPR” featuring Chief Keef.
AllHipHop: How have you been holding up with COVID & everything?
Tadoe: Just chillin’, running it up. It’s a bandemic, not a pandemic. Getting to the money, standing out the way.
AllHipHop: New album No Guts No Glory, how are you feeling?
Tadoe: It’s going crazy, I’m excited. It’s still going crazy right now, that’s the beginning. We’ve got more work coming, I’ve got more tapes dropping. The gang coming: Sosa coming, Wop coming, Fredo coming. We coming.
Tadoe: Nah, I wasn’t. That was Sosa, he was a shorty shorty rocking then with Wop, Cap, Slick. I wasn’t even thinking about rapping or none of that.
AllHipHop: When did you realize you could rap?
Tadoe: S###, when Sosa started rapping. He’s like “rap fool, try it.” I went crazy one time, he said “damn, you could rap.” It’s up since. I wasn’t even thinking about rapping. Even when he was rapping, I still wasn’t f###### with rap. [laughs] Fredo heard it, he’s like “you raw! You can rap, you can write this?” It’s been a go since. We’ve been in it since 10 years ago.
AllHipHop: You’ve been rapping for a decade, how have you grown as an artist and individual?
Tadoe: I got better. At first when I first started rapping, I couldn’t really do hooks. Sosa was teaching me, and it was over after that. Now I’m a GOAT at this stuff.
AllHipHop: No Guts No Glory is one hell of a title, talk about the meaning.
Tadoe: “No Guts No Glory” means you scared, go to church. Scared man, dead man. You don’t grind, you don’t shine. You don’t work, you don’t eat. Don’t be scared.
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AllHipHop: Can you touch on the cover art?
Tadoe: The cover art was really on some quick, last minute s###. Cas said “man, we need a cover for the tape! Hey man, grab the gun. We’re finna take a picture.” I said “what? I don’t want no gun, I’m on probation.” He’s like “man, come on.” Damn, alright bet. I did it real quick, he did the picture. He sent it back in 30 minutes. He did the cover quick. He said “that’s a go, that’s the cover. We finna do it, it’s up.” We ain’t even put no ideas, but it’s going crazy. They’re rocking with us, so I’m rocking.
AllHipHop: Are you still on probation?
Tadoe: Yeah, I’ma be out though. I’m finna be out. When I get out, I’m giving these people hell. Wait ‘til I get off this probation. They think I’m turnt, watch this. It’s coming.
AllHipHop: Do you ever worry about promoting guns and violence to your fans?
Tadoe: They’re prop guns. [laughs] I don’t like having guns. We don’t do that, all the guns in the video. I don’t use them. They’re prop guns though. Me and Sosa shot a movie, “BANG BANG” with Mike Will. We had all the lil prop guns, they be shooting. It was fun.
AllHipHop: Bring us back to that studio session for “It’s Up,” that’s a banger.
Tadoe: We’re in the crib, Sosa was making a beat. I was playing, I was rapping. He said “what you say? C’mon man, put that on the mic.” I said “damn, that could be a hook huh?” “It’s Up,” I was f###### around. We ran with it. I’m freestyling the verse, I’m riding the beat. Sosa said “you’re going crazy, fool.” I hear the hook at the time and that one verse. Nah, I’ve got to go back in. I’m finna make this a whole song. We made the whole song, it was history after that.
That day, I recorded 6 songs back to back. Most stuff I didn’t even put out. I was going so crazy at the time. He put on another beat, I’d go crazy, it’s a hit. I did another beat. I was going, I was freestyling. I never wrote a song since we’ve been in. I never wrote no bars in my iPhone, I never wrote no songs in my book. Any songs you hear from me, I get it off the head. Off the beat, off the vibe. I’m going right in. I don’t even think I could write a song. I ain’t got the patience to sit down and write or think about writing a song. I’ma go in, I’ma punch in. If I mess up, I’ma delete this, go back, and we gon’ make it right. I really one take this sh-t. I get in the studio, hear the beat, I’m gone. Sosa’s like “damn, you’ve got two more bars.” G######, two more bars? I’m going crazy. I know how to do it now, it’s nothing to me.
AllHipHop: Chief Keef produced almost 75% of the album, how was that creative process?
Tadoe: It was fun. We’re in the crib, vibing and smoking. Sosa’s making beats, I’ll be playing around. I’ll say “c’mon Sosa, record me.” He’s like “what, you forreal?” Even when I’m playing, sometimes when I want to record, he don’t be wanting to record me. Man, you wanna play? Because I really don’t like going to studios, speaking with the engineer. Man, I’m knocking the engineer out. I ain’t got time. Sosa does it, I can admit he knows how I like it. It’s easy. “Sosa, do this. Put this right here. I wanna say this. Nah, repeat that. Say this.”
Sosa be tweaking off me. Sosa knows, I never wrote a song in my life. Even when we’re with Interscope, none of that. Back then, I made Sosa start freestyling songs. I’d get high, vibe out to the beat. Sosa’s like “damn, you freestyled that?” He’s seeing I’m doing it. Back then, I used to be screaming, going crazy. Now I’m coming hard off the head. They’re like “damn, you’re going crazy.” I’ve got it now.
AllHipHop: How’d “CPR” come about?
Tadoe: Sosa was in the crib going crazy. I’m like “damn, this beat hard. Who made this?” He’s rapping, he’s going crazy. I said “put me on this. I need to be on this, I’m finna go.” We’re really playing in the crib, playing! He said “c’mon, you wanna get on this?” I said yeah, he recorded me. I’m freestyling, talking about “run it back, run it back.” I’m freestyling forreal.
AllHipHop: What about the video?
Tadoe: I was at my homie’s lil mansion, we’re having a photoshoot. One day, he said “man, we’re finna shoot this video.” It was my lil cousin’s birthday, we shot the video in front of the crib. Sosa had just bought the red Hellcat. He was geeking, he wanted to shoot the video so we shot that quick. Everything came naturally. We don’t be on no acting, on no fugazi. It really be turnt.
AllHipHop: How’s it feel to have you and Yachty’s video reach 2 million views on Youtube?
Tadoe: I don’t really be checking the numbers, I don’t really care. Once they go crazy, I’ll be watching them for a week. After that, I’m onto the next, thinking about something else. I don’t look at numbers at all. That got 2 million? That’s lit, that’s turnt. That’s wassup. Shout out Lil Yachty, that’s my boy. At first, I didn’t even want him on that song. I was finna put Herb on there. “Get It Bussin,” freestyled that. Sosa’s like “what’s this? They’re finna tweak off this! We’re both finna put Lil Yachty on here.” What twin, you ain’t putting Lil Yachty on my…” He said “man, he’s going to go crazy.”
Lil Uzi was finna get on that song, I sent him that. Boy it’s turnt, I’m finna go crazy. Sosa ended up sending it to Yachty and Yachty sent it back quick, it was history after that. Shout out Lil Yachy, that’s my boy. We linked up. He came out to LA like “we’re finna shoot that video. It’s cracking.” Call them fools, went to shop. Hit Nordstrom, hit the mall, got Burberry, and we shot the video. It’s viral. I rock with Lil Yachy, he’s a cool lil dude.
AllHipHop: How was it working with Yachty, who’s completely sober?
Tadoe: Yeah, he’s sober. If he’s with us, I don’t know. I don’t think nobody around us be sober. I don’t think we’re going to let you be sober. He was cool. We’re sippin’ drank, we weren’t out here smoking. Prob sippin’. We’re doing us, you know how we do.
AllHipHop: That reminds me of the song, “Hate Being Sober.”
Tadoe: Yeah, we hate being sober. We hate that, we can’t even focus without… Actually, I ain’t even been f-cking around. I ain’t been smoking weed, drinking lean, none of that for about 2 months. I don’t care about none of that. Man, I’m trying to turn up. I don’t care about no drugs anymore. I don’t smoke weed anymore.
AllHipHop: You don’t smoke anymore?
Tadoe: Not how I used to. I can, we live in LA. It’s weed everywhere. I don’t care about weed anymore. How I’d wake up: “yeah, I’ve got to smoke some weed.” Nah, I been stopped that. Then the lean prices went up in LA since the Corona, I ain’t finna be drinking $10K in through the haze. That sh-t over with. The price went up, damn I spent $30K on that sh-t f-cking around.
AllHipHop: How do you feel?
Tadoe: I feel good sober. It’s great, I’m gucci. It ain’t nothing like how I used to be: “damn, I need the drink.” I don’t need it anymore. I’m cool, it’s over with. I used to drink everyday, all day. Smoke all day. I ain’t never needed to drink. I really like liquor. I really like drinking Remy and Hennessy, but then we moved to LA. We’re sipping lean in Chicago but we moved to LA, this sh-t is everywhere like water. We’re going crazy. Don’t nobody sip more lean or smoke more weed than us, but I don’t really need it anymore. I used to want it everyday, but I don’t care for it anymore. I’ve been running it up. I’m finna turn up, I’m up. You finna see, I’m not playing. That drink, I’ll be sleep. I’ll be up to 6am, it’ll have me sleeping lazy. I wake up mad, I want to argue, I want to fight. I want to do all types of sh-t. Now, I don’t really care.
AllHipHop: Do your fans know you stopped?
Tadoe: I ain’t stop though, I just don’t care for it. It tastes good as hell, that’s my Kool-Aid. I love it, I ain’t just stop. I don’t give a f-ck about no lean and no weed, I’ve got tons. It’s LA, it’s tons of lean. I ain’t finna waste money on sh-t anymore, it’s over with. Not until they drop the price with all of this pandemic stuff. It ain’t been a pandemic for me, it’s been a bandemic. I’m still getting money. I don’t care about no shows, none of that. We’re running it up. I speak facts and count racks.
AllHipHop: People say a lot of rappers today got influenced by Glo Gang, what are your thoughts?
Tadoe: We’re trendsetters, of course. Half of the industry looks up to us. They want to be me, be Sosa, be Fredo, be Ballout, they want to be gang. We started this. All these rappers, even them old rappers who are 35 used to be dickriding us, calling us to get in the stu. Get your overgrown, goofy ass on. You tryna link, go to the stu? You’re d-ckriding, biting, stealing our swag, talking like us. I’ve been a trendsetter since a shorty though. Folks are going to tell you, I’ve been that. These are our sons, these Sosa’s sons. All these rap n—-s my cousins, they know what’s up with us. I don’t care about no Instagram, how much money you got, how much passes you’ve got. N—-s know where that sh-t comes from, where that sh-t started. I don’t give a f-ck what you’ve got more than me. You know what it is, you know what’s up. N—-s look up to us.
AllHipHop: 8 year anniversary of Finally Rich, how’s that make you feel? Fondest memories from those days?
Tadoe: That’s wassup, it’s cool. That’s the life man, the moment. Back then when we first got in, everything was exciting. Everything was new to us. We’re geeking to get in there, put our heads in, see what’s going on. It was exciting, it was an experiment. We’re going state to state seeing how these rappers were coming, be getting around these rappers and all types of people. It was exciting, it’s still exciting. It’s still fun, but we the GOATs now. Now we see.
It was fun because we were rookies. We’re getting in it. We ain’t never been in nothing. We come from Chicago. We weren’t going state to state, rappers getting money, picking up money, going shopping. It was exciting. We’re geeking, it was fun. You know how it goes. Some people are still here, some people got caught up. Some people got killed, it’s a lot of numbers. RIP n—-s, we gon’ keep going. We’ve got this far. Another 20 years, we don’t want to talk.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your deluxe album, coming late February?
Tadoe: Little features, I’ll probably throw Swae Lee on there. I’ve got a little song with Swae Lee. Swae Lee actually gave me the song. I put up a verse on it, he wanted me to have it. He said “put that on your tape.” It was supposed to be on this tape, but I’ve got a few more songs I’ll add to it. I’ve got to holla at my manager, shout out Peter Pan. We’re going to make it make sense. I didn’t even want to do a deluxe. I’m like “nah, what? We’re going to save this for the next tape.” They said “nah man, we’re finna do a deluxe.” Alright, we made it happen.
AllHipHop: How was it working with Swae Lee?
Tadoe: I met Swae Lee when he was in the mall. We were shopping. I bumped into him, he said “man I stay in the valley.” Alright bet. He sent me the song then 3 days later, I ended up seeing Jxmmi, the other Rae Sremmurd. I said “boy, Swae Lee just sent me this song. He told me he wants me to get on the song.” I told Swae I was putting it on my tape. He wanted me to have it on No Guts No Glory, but they ended up missing the deadline. We didn’t end up getting it cleared. Now, they want to do a deluxe so we’re gon’ do what it do, make it make sense.
AllHipHop: What are you most excited for in the new year?
Tadoe: Man, we’re buying a lot of property. 2021, we’re getting a lot of property. New music, it’s a lot of stuff going. New cribs, new money, new jewelry, everything new all 2021. We’re going to be in this another 20 years so it’s up. We’re finna go crazy.
Even though Lil Durk may have experienced some negative reactions when he declared himself one of the Top 3 rappers out right now, he seems to be dedicated to proving his point with commerical stats. The Voice is once again the #2 album in America.
Lil Durk’s sixth studio album earned an additional 86,000 equivalent album units in the last tracking week to lift the LP up three positions on the Billboard 200. Not only did Durk return to a personal peak on the chart this week, but he also scored the highest sales week of his career.
The Voice was originally released on a Thursday which only gave it one day of sales in its first official week. The project rebounded from #46 to #3 in week two with 66,000 units before climbing to #2 in week three with another 48,000 units.
After releasing a deluxe version of The Voice with 14 additional tracks on January 29, Durk saw a sales increase of 167% for the latest tracking week. The Chicago native’s most recent album has remained in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 for six consecutive weeks.
Elsewhere on the latest Billboard 200, controversial Country singer Morgan Wallen held on to #1 with Dangerous: The Double Album. Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon (#3), The Weeknd’s After Hours (#4), and Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die (#5) round out the Top 5.
Rubin and Meek hung out in Tampa for Super Bowl LV weekend. Patriots owner/Reform Alliance Founding Partner Robert Kraft, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, and MLB great Alex Rodriguez were also pictured together on Rubin’s Instagram account during the Big Game.
However, it is one particular IG video posted by Rubin that is starting to go viral online. The 48-year-old businessman uploaded a clip of himself, Meek Mill, “The Bigger Picture” rapper Lil Baby, and others doing the #JunebugChallenge. Rubin’s caption read, “TikTok skills improving lol.”
The #JunebugChallenge took off when TikToker Junebug started the trend by using SpotemGottem’s “Beatbox” as the soundtrack. Junebug saw Meek and Baby’s version of the challenge. In response, he wrote on Instagram, “MOVIEEEEE @lilbaby_1 [100 emoji] @meekmill getting better I can’t cap.”
While the dance has spread across the internet with numerous celebrities joining in, Brooklyn rapper Casanova reportedly faced disciplinary actions for posting himself doing the #JunebugChallenge from a Westchester County jail cell. The man born Caswell Senior is currently facing federal racketeering, firearm, and narcotics charges for his alleged involvement with the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Gang.
The visuals for ‘Errbody’ has collected more than 15 million views on YouTube since its release. The Grammy-nominated Quality Control recording artist partnered with Vevo to present a behind-the-scenes look at the song’s MV.
The city of Atlanta served as the mini-film’s setting. The treatment included landing a real helicopter in the middle of Lil Baby’s neighborhood. He is also seen driving a vintage Chevelle SS and a Dodge Charger Hellcat.
Plus, Lil Baby got the chance to live out his dreams of being an action movie star like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wesley Snipes, or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. He is quoted saying, “I fought a guy, dragged another by his legs out the house, and threw a knife at another guy, it was a real thrill.”
The rapper later added, “I would describe the song as Baby in rare form. A lot of my tracks are melodies and on this one, I went non-stop.” Directors Edgar Estevez, Daps, and Christian Breslauer also provided commentary for “The Making of ‘Errbody'” episode of Vevo Footnotes.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was not able to win his second championship ring at Super Bowl LV on Sunday. However, the NFL player did appear in a State Farm ad with one of the biggest entertainers on the planet.
Mahomes, along with fellow former Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers, was featured in the commercial, but it was another famous face that stole the show. Hip Hop megastar Drake popped up in the viral spot that aired during the first half of the game.
Ant-Man actor/Kansas City Chiefs superfan Paul Rudd made a cameo in the 30-second State Farm ad as well. The night was filled with celebrities making appearances in Super Bowl LV commercials for various companies.
R&B divas took the main stage at Sunday’s Super Bowl LV. Before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers routed the Kansas City Chiefs 31–9, H.E.R. and Jazmine Sullivan showed off their singing pipes for the world.
H.E.R. sang “America the Beautiful” for the Super Bowl LV Pregame Show. Plus, Heaux Tales singer Jazmine Sullivan was joined by Country musician Eric Church for a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Later in the night, another R&B star performed during the Halftime Show. The Weeknd was tapped by the NFL to be the mid-game entertainment which featured some of the Canadian’s chart-topping hits. Watch Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R.’s respective performances below.
Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs at last night’s Super Bowl LV. Before the game ended with a 31–9 score, The Weeknd entertained the television audience.
The Weeknd’s halftime performance included the R&B/Pop superstar running through some of the biggest hits of his career, such as “Blinding Lights,” “I Can’t Feel My Face, and “Earned It.” Watch the full Super Bowl LV halftime show below.
