As you all know, I like to keep it positive in this section. Back in the day, used to have a section in the room was called signs the world is coming to an end. To this day, I believe that is the inspiration for Charlamagne’s “Donkey of the Day.” He put a twist on it. But that is to be a mystery until someone admits it. Nevertheless, I kind of stopped doing it because it was getting so depressing and the news was so dismal, that I didn’t want to bring peoples vibrations down. Well, I had to do this one.
An argument over stimulus check resulted in a quadruple murder in Indiana. A man named Malik Halfacre (what a name!), his charged with killing three adults and a child after they had an argument over money. This man is only 25-years old, and is now accused of murdering four people for a $1400 stimulus check. The crazy thing is, Jeanettrius Moore, his ex, offered him $450 of the check and he said he wanted all of the money. He reportedly made a threat like he was going to get the money no matter what, the day prior to. He later came back went through the woman’s purse looking for money, and then, suddenly people were getting killed everywhere including a seven-year-old girl – his daughter.
A relative named Wendy Johnson told a local TV station, “He wanted some of Jeanettrius’ tax money, stimulus money. She said, No, you don’t deserve any of this. I work. I take care of our child. You don’t do anything.” Bro killed his own seed over $1400 – allegedly! The other victims are listed as 23-year-old Daquan Moore, Jeanettrius’ brother, Tomeeka Brown, her 44-year-old mother, and her 35-year-old cousin, Anthony Johnson. “He shot Daquan first,” Wendy Johnson said. “He shot Anthony. He turned around, and he shot my auntie Tomeeka. My aunt Tomeeka said, ‘Malik!’ and he shot her again.”
Here is where “allegedly” becomes just a legal thing.
Jeanettrius was shot, but survived. She has already identified him as the murderer, according to reports.
Neighbor Craig Jackson told WISH TV Station why she was shot. “I said, ‘Why did he shoot you?’ And her exact words were ‘stimulus money’ … Her exact words were, ‘I am the only one who got away. He killed the rest of them.’ Those were her exact words.”
Halfacre took his 6-month-old daughter, Malia Halfacre, but they found her Sunday uninjured. All of this happened in Indiana, where Freddie Gibbs is from.
See why I stopped “Signs The World Is Coming To And End”? IT IS!
RayvenJustice is restoring the essence of his originality. In 2014, the East Oakland singer released his first big hit “Slide Thru”. Since then, he’s gone on to collaborate with Hip-Hop heavyweights such as Migos, Too Short, E-40, Jim Jones to name a few. Today, he is returning with a brand new project titled “Back To Slidin” which features an all-star cast of collaborators including Sada Baby, Yungeen Ace, Pacman Da Gunman, YBN Nahmir and many more.
The Bay Area native kicked 2021 off with his smash single “Doggin” featuring Sada Baby, which sampled the classic Chaka Khan track “Ain’t Nobody”. Followed by his second single “RIDE” which interpolated the timeless Nelly track “Ride Wit Me” hook. “Back To Slidin” features production from Wave 808, Link Up, Space, Werd, Vinnie and more.
With a contagious style Rayven Justice reps Oakland and has been making waves on the music scene worldwide from New York to Atlanta to Germany shwoing that his music transcends labels and exceeds expectations time and time again.
Drawing from his bitter sweet environment to tell the real stories that fans hear in his music. His first album, I Have a Dream, encompasses the reality of his ruff yet beautiful childhood with its street-smart lyrics and catchy beats.
“Music is my passion and I value the abilities I have to experience the creative process from beginning to finished product.”
Starting off as a rapper, Rayven’s style quickly morphed into a style that is heavily influenced by R&B. Now with eight years and counting in the game, Rayven’s future endeavors include opening his own studio and branching into the film industry and continuing to develop his style further. Check out this new project filled with big features and even bigger records that will resonate across the globe.
Eddie Murphy once got high and went roller skating with his pal Prince in the middle of the night.
The “Coming 2 America” star and the late “Kiss” hitmaker were friends for years and had a series of wild times, but Murphy’s favorite story took place at Prince’s house after one of the music legend’s concerts.
“The craziest Prince night, the most surreal Prince night, was (when) we went rollerskating at, like, four in the morning,” Eddie tells pop star, Kelly Clarkson, on her U.S. talk show.
“It was after one of his concerts. We went to his house to get something to eat and it was three in the morning, four in the morning, and he said, ‘Hey, you wanna go rollerskating?’
“I was like, ‘What?’ And he had a roller rink somewhere (in his house). It was set up with music playing. And you know those shoes that people used to wear, that light up? Prince had these skates that the skates would light up (and) he was going around on these skates.”
Because the whole night was so surreal, Eddie’s glad he enjoyed a little marijuana first.
“I was like, ‘Maybe I should take a hit of a joint, just in case I see something crazy,” he laughs. “And when we got there and he skated around with those skates on, I was like, ‘I am so glad I hit the joint before we came’.”
Honestly, I wish Kodak Black would just put out an album. The Florida-based rapper recently got out of jail, but he didn’t stop there. He started up instantly with drumming up controversy and conversation around his out of the booth antics. The rapper smooshed his son in the face with a handful of birthday cake. He recently says he inspired Jay Z. And now he’s spewing that Megan Thee Stallion owes him money for some lingo he says he invented. This guy is 23 years old. I hope he lasts.
So here’s the gist of it all. Kodak Black, back in the day, before jail, said a phrase, “drive the boat“ and claims that it has been stolen. Megan Thee Stallion, coming off of three Grammy wins on Sunday, used that phrase a couple years ago and even made it more popular. To my recollection, she did not use it for clout or to jump start her career. She used it to entice people to party and drink bad liquor.
By the way, this is not the first time he’s called Meg out.
Wait there’s more…
Kodak Black just keep going on and on and on. There’s more but I will stop there.
“Gin & Juice” hitmaker Snoop Dogg is getting into the rosé racket with a new wine line.
The rapper has partnered with the taste masters at 19 Crimes to launch Snoop Cali Rosé – a blend of Grenache and Zinfandel with notes of fresh raspberry, strawberry, and red cherry.
It’s the second collaboration between Snoop and the wine brand bosses, who unveiled Snoop Cali Red last year.
“We did it big with 19 Crimes Cali Red, so you know we had to do it again – and this time, I was thinking pink,” Snoop Dogg said in a statement. “I can’t wait for everyone to sip on my Snoop Cali Rosé and bring those fresh feels from spring into summer and beyond. I hope when you open a bottle of this wine you take a little mind trip to my Cali home. This is how we Rosé the Snoop Dogg way!”
A new beef is brewing between Tiffany Haddish and Nicki Minaj following the leak of a blistering attack on the rapper’s reputation.
In the audio from Haddish’s invite-only Clubhouse app chat, one fan could be heard calling the Girls Trip star “the Nicki Minaj of comedy,” prompting another to joke, “But unlike Nicki, she shows up on time.”
Tiffany appeared to enjoy the back-and-forth, adding, “And unlike Nicki, I treat everybody with respect and dignity.”
It’s not clear what prompted the barbed jibe, but the comedian and the rap star had a very awkward run-in onstage at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards after Nicki appeared to take offense at host Haddish’s opening monologue, during which she poked fun at girl group Fifth Harmony.
“Don’t be coming for Fifth Harmony because (singer) Normani is that b####!” Nicki snarled.
50 Cent weighed in on the latest drama on Monday, suggesting it’s never a good idea to take on Minaj.
“SMH (shaking my head), I don’t know why people mess with (Nicki), LOL!” he wrote.
The beef blew up hours after Haddish became the first African-American woman to score the Best Comedy Album Grammy since Whoopi Goldberg in 1986.
Tiffany seemed baffled by the headlines in a reply to one of the Barbs, who attacked her on IG:
Travis Scott has dropped his latest venture, Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer, across America as part of his deal with brewing giant Anheuser-Busch.
The rapper announced the seltzer line, which comes in three initial flavors – pineapple, strawberry, and lime – back in December, and the project hit stores on Monday.
Scott introduced fans to his latest venture with a new TV commercial, which debuted during the 2021 Grammy Awards telecast on Sunday, featuring the rap star and comedian pal Eric Andre.
“Finally getting CACTI out into the world and into the hands of fans is a surreal moment for me and the team,” Travis said. “This has been something I had a strong vision for and have wanted to do for a while. It was important to me to be heavily involved in the entire creative process; from the flavor obviously, to the can design, packaging, and the entirety of the brand world we’ve built.
“I sought to create a beverage brand that was unlike others in the market. Our Agave Spiked Seltzer is super refreshing and smooth, and the brand in general is something that I’m super proud of. We built this project from the ground up together and this is just the beginning.”
When it comes to Memphis, it seems hip-hop has seen a resurgence. From Yo Gotti to Moneybagg Yo to NLE Choppa to Key Glock, there’s no denying the slew of talent coming out of the city. Insert Fresco Trey, who is here to stand out amongst his peers: creating feel-good rap-meets-R&B music that stands the test of time.
Considering himself to be a sonic trailblazer, Fresco fondly remembers road trips with his father who played CDs of Tupac and Kanye West over and over and over. With that grew a hunger, passion, and dedication, feeding his independent grind and fueling him to do to break through into the mainstream.
His name Fresco comes from his high school Spanish class, where he learned the word Fresco means “fresh and cool” at the same time.
Fresco admits his manager forces him to be on camera all the time, which his showcased his personality. “My humor is a little much. I’m a big kid, I do whatever and say whatever. I don’t mean no harm about nothing, people from the outside looking in wouldn’t know.”
Most recently, the 21-year-old unleashed his new single titled “Feel Good,” which literally exudes positive and good vibes upon each spin.
AllHipHop: What was the household like growing up in Memphis?
Fresco Trey: My household was dope, I had my mom and my dad. My parents have their issues and separated for a period of time, but it was nothing we couldn’t get over. All of that made it better for me in the long run, adversity and sticking through stuff. If you have bad times, through thick and thin you learn how to put up with certain stuff and get through it. Music helped me even at my lows, when I thought it wouldn’t work out for me. I was able to learn from my household, keep it pushing and get to the better days which are now. That household was great.
AllHipHop: You grew up to Tupac and Kanye, were you aspiring one day you’d get to that level?
Fresco Trey: Coming up, I never thought I’d be rapping. With Tupac, he did inspire me with his lifestyle. The way he thought about things and how smart he was, how he spoke his mind and what he believed in inspired me. I never thought I’d be doing music so I never thought I’d be as big as him one day.
AllHipHop: Talk about being different from what people assume the Memphis music scene would be.
Fresco Trey: I love being different coming from the city because overall, it makes me stand out. People can appreciate what I do and respect it. You get a lot of hate from the city, which is everywhere. But from what I do, I’m so true to myself that people can’t do anything but respect it. Even if you don’t like it, you can respect it because I’m being myself, talking what I mean and meaning what I say. I love being myself where I come from.
AllHipHop: “Feel Good” out now, how are you feeling?
Fresco Trey: I feel good. “Feel Good” has brought a lot of success to the team like we planned for it to do. Everybody feels good. “Feel Good” has brought a lot of traction to our situation, a lot of phone calls, a lot of people reaching out. Can’t do nothing but feel good about it.
AllHipHop: Are labels reaching out?
Fresco Trey: Yeah you got labels, other artists, blogs. You got everybody reaching out showing love. It’s a humbling experience and I’m grateful for it.
AllHipHop: Bring us back to when you created this record.
Fresco Trey: When I made the record, I was in a space where I felt the world needed to feel good. There was a lot of dark stuff going on in the world. Bro, summer’s almost here. It’s time to feel good again. That’s my inspiration behind making that song, I wanted to think of anything that could possibly make a person feel good. It started with the beat, my boy Thomas sent it to me. It was a perfect fit for the situation. We made some magic. It was all off the top, all organic. I wanted it to be an organic vibe, just feeling good.
AllHipHop: Did you know it would make such an impact?
Fresco Trey: We kind of did, yeah. When I showed it to the team, everyone said “bro, this might be the one.” It was crazy because at first, I only had the loop to the first chorus and the first verse. I didn’t have any drums, any hi-hats, just a loop. I wanted to drop it like that but they said “this song is special, you have to add more to it.” I did a second verse , we built the beat around it. Everybody knew it was going to be crazy so we’re happy it did what we thought.
AllHipHop: What was your creative vision with the visual?
Fresco Trey: We wanted to show fun, good times. We added a little role play to it but for the most part, we wanted to show fun. That’s why we went so hard on the pool party, we wanted to show us having a good time. We had a dope ass Airbnb in California, we wanted to go up and that’s what we were able to do. It was crazy because the police came to try to shut it down a few times, Dylan (manager) almost got taken to jail. We’re partying too loud and it was Covid. There were too many people in the house and they kept coming back, people kept calling the police. Every time the police came, we’d tell everyone to go in one room. We’d all squeeze into one room.
AllHipHop: Like high school days?
Fresco Trey: Yeah facts. [laughs]
AllHipHop: What’s the meaning behind the girl disappearing at the end?
Fresco Trey: First thing in the song, I say “diamonds dancing dripping on my wrist to make me feel good.” It was 3 girls and every time I’d touch them or kiss them, they turn into diamonds. I’m that man, I do something to them.
AllHipHop: Talk about YERT and what it stands for, I know it’s your name backwards.
Fresco Trey: My uncle hit me 3 days ago like “bro, I didn’t know YERT was your name backwards.” I thought of it because I was creating a PSN on my Xbox Live. I was going to put Fresco Trey but somebody had already taken it. The person who did it actually DM’ed me like “bro I’m sorry, I took your Xbox name. I wanted to have it for when you get famous.” I said “alright, you can keep it bro.” I spelled my name backward and it was Yert Ocserf. I started saying YERT when I was on the game and it caught on. I needed to do something so I created an acronym for it: Young Educated Relentless Talent. YERT is a thing people like to say when they see me, YERT! Wassup man?
AllHipHop: Growing up an introvert, how is music a coping mechanism for you? Are you still an introvert?
Fresco Trey: Yes, I feel like I am. With the people around me every day, I’m super playful and hyped with them because they’re my peoples. When it comes to me being around other people, I’m super reserved. I have to be around you for a little minute for me to open up, that’s how it’s always been. Music’s like a best friend to me. Sometimes when people go through things and they come and talk to you about them, they don’t always need a response or feedback. People want to vent and for you to listen, that’s how music is for me.
I can talk to the microphone, I don’t have to worry about the microphone judging me or saying something back that I don’t want to hear at the time. It’s going to listen to me and help me, that’s someone I know I can talk to and not have to worry about anything else. I’m grateful people can relate to the things I say on my tracks.
Fresco-Trey Photo by: Thomas-Welch Courtesy of Fresco Trey Camp
AllHipHop: You don’t drink or smoke?
Fresco Trey: I drink Bel Air occasionally, but I’m an innocent baby.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
Fresco Trey: I need a Twix. Every now and then I need a Red Bull, then my n#### Matt. He’s going to get me hyped. He’s my hypeman, that’s my dog. If you’ve been on my TikTok, you’d see him.
AllHipHop: What does TikTok do for your career?
Fresco Trey: It’s crazy because I didn’t like TikTok at first, I didn’t get It. The day I said “I didn’t like TikTok,” two days later Dylan posted a video on my TikTok and it went crazy. I started blowing up off that.
Dylan: It was how to make a hit. The journey of him creating his music from scratch and his creative process.
Fresco Trey: It went crazy, the video did 400K views. I posted a video the next day of my song with Zaytoven, it did close to 500K views. The next video I posted was a song I just made that’s going to be on my album, that one’s at 800K views. It’s going crazy.
AllHipHop: Talk about creating your own label, Fresco The Label, as a place to foster music unique to your own pop/hip-hop lane.
Fresco Trey: Fresco The Label is wanting to be your own boss. Whenever we first started this, we wanted to own our own stuff. Have our own label and be like Diddy, be as big as them. That’s our motto: be your own boss. When I make music, I always tell people it’s okay to please your friends and give people what they want. For me as an artist on the rise, I want to create a fanbase that loves what I do. I don’t want to blow up with something I don’t feel comfortable doing.
I don’t want to blow up doing trap music or rockstar music, I want to blow up making honest music. If I make a song and I blow up doing what I like doing, that way I don’t have to feel uncomfortable the rest of my career because my fans love me for the music I like doing. I never put myself in a genre,l I always make music I like to make. People generalize it however they want to and that’s fine, but I like making music I like to make. I want fans that like music I like to make.
AllHipHop: How’s the independent grind?
Fresco Trey: It’s a grind for sure because everything is a trial run. You take bumps on the way and learn from everything. For anyone going independent right now, get you a solid team. Get a team you could trust that will go hard for you, especially as hard as you go for yourself. That’s what we did, my team’s going hard just as hard as I was going in the studio. They went just as hard and everything started spiraling up. Focus on finding the right team. Once you do that, everything will take care of itself fr fr.
AllHipHop: What can we expect next from you?
Fresco Trey: I have a single dropping called “Love Don’t Live Here.” Right after that, we’re going to drop my tape. I’m thinking about calling it “Love Don’t Live Here.” The single we’re going to drop is going to be the intro for my tape. “Love Don’t Live Here” ‘cause love don’t live here.
AllHipHop: Where does it live?
Fresco Trey: S### with you. It doesn’t live with me.
Drake is at the top of the pile right now. There’s no questioning the man’s dominance in the music space. And what do people at the top of their game do? They show love. But before I get into that, let’s just talk about what Drake has done. Recently the rapper confirmed through Billboard magazine that he had done some thing no one has done he had a “1, 2, 3.” What is that? “1,2,3” is representative of his new accomplishment of having three songs from his new EP at the top of the charts. And so to celebrate, he had a party.
I am not privy to the party and all of the festivities that happened, but those that were able to post, which I wasn’t, we’re celebrating drakes newest accomplishment. Apparently there is a party that a lot of people were invited to and they did it up. One of those people apparently was Bow Wow. That’s right bow Wow a.k.a. Shad moss. Drake gave him so much love that it may resuscitate his career as a rapper.
In a slightly weird Instagram video, Drake says that without Bao well there is no him. I am not exactly sure in what way he meant, but I thought it was pretty cool did he gave him that much love. The truth is, Dre comes from Canada and was an actor. Bow Wow may not be much of a Canadian but he was a rapper and actor. He showed a lot of people how to get famous and successful as a young person. These guys are the same age but I can only imagine that Drake saw something in Bow Wow that lived within himself. So we showed him love! Look at this.
By the way I never fully understood Drake fascination with do rags, even though he clearly has the texture to create the waviness that everyone like me longs for.
I can’t wait to see these pictures from the party.
I couldn’t taste or smell anything for 11 days. My whole body ached. I sweated profusely throughout the night while I tossed and turned trying to sleep. I was so lethargic throughout the day that I could barely walk. In March of 2020, it was confirmed that I had contracted COVID-19. It was so early in the diagnoses of the virus, that no one knew exactly what we were dealing with. The first person that my wife called, after the hospital called to report my positive test result, was our Pastor. She wanted immediate divine intervention on my behalf because we were potentially confronted with a deadly disease that could lead to my death. By the grace of GOD, I prevailed. We prevailed. I don’t take it for granted, knowing that millions of people worldwide died a very lonely death, leaving many grieving family members and loved ones to mourn their loss.
Twelve months after the world we all knew had been changed forever, 120 million worldwide confirmed coronavirus cases and 2.65 million total deaths, we are now confronted with taking vaccines to help combat the virus and regain some sense of “normalcy.” There seemed to have been specific conversations directed solely at Black Americans encouraging us to get vaccinated. Of course they were trying to ease our considerable apprehensions and lack of trust towards a government that hasn’t always done what’s in our best interest (to say the least). Dr. Fauci even went on record saying, “the first thing you might want to say to my African-American brothers and sisters is that the vaccine that you’re going to be taking was developed by an African-American woman.” In homeboy language, that’s saying, “hey, even if y’all don’t trust us, trust her.” And a Black woman was the first person to be vaccinated.
Still, our community lags in comparison to other ethnicities who are getting the shot. Our trust issues prevent us from showing up in droves. Truth be told, we do have great reasons not to for not being forthcoming and trustworthy. I don’t think that can be argued. For myself, the one experiment that immediately came to mind when contemplating being syringed with an unknown vaccination was the four-decade long Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. That experiment caused the death of 128 of its Black participants. Shid, I don’t even get the flu shot because of the Tuskegee Experiment! You heard me? For years, I’d rather take my chances. But, for some inexplainable reason I feel differently about this vaccination. It’s probably because not only was my family impacted by the virus, but I personally know people who died. People died. And now I potentially have the ability to save a life.
I feel a greater responsibility to my community regarding COVID-19. I feel a need to do my part to help us live. So I wear my mask, got my first vaccination shot a week ago, and still practice social distancing. That’s what the professionals are saying we must do to beat this virus. And I’d like to believe them. After the gym this weekend, my brother and I were having breakfast, discussing many things including the vaccine. He has also received his first shot. As we were talking and I asked, “why’d you take the shot”? He said something extremely simple, but very profound. He answered, “Nelly, I’d rather have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.” I said, “damn homeboy, that makes a hell of a lot of sense to me.”
We know it’s been reported that some people died shortly after taking the vaccine. Whether or not the vaccine can solely be attributed to the cause of their death, I don’t know. We’ve been told that oftentimes the same pre-existing health issues that made Black people more susceptible to contracting the coronavirus and succumbing to it initially, were the same reasons they had such a tragic effect to the vaccine. Could this be a lie? I don’t know. Would it be the first untruth that we’ve been told? Definitely not. But at this moment, what’s our recourse?
I’m not big on conspiracy theories. And we have a whole lot of those to go around. I’m more concerned with the application and less concerned with the speculation. We’re at the crossroads right now. What are we going to do? I get my second shot on March 29, 2021. If for nothing else, like my main man said, “I’d rather have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.” Prayerfully we all make it out of this soon. With love. Cornell
The year 2020 will mostly be remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic and the global Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality and racial injustice. People around the world used whatever platform they had to bring awareness to African-Americans – like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor – who were victims of extrajudicial killings perpetrated by police officers.
Conversations about the institution of American slavery, systemic racism, and white privilege can be uncomfortable, especially when those topics are being addressed in a mixed-race setting. A discussion about race can sometimes lead to uninformed, problematic, and/or offensive statements.
For example, Lecrae found himself at the center of controversy last year when he was seen head nodding while Caucasian megachurch pastor Louie Giglio suggested the phrase “white privilege” should be replaced with the phrase “white blessing.” Giglio also offered that the “blessing of slavery” built “the framework for the world that white people live in.”
Lecrae has been outspoken about racial injustice throughout his career, and the Hip Hop artist’s stance on the issue caused some of his white evangelical fans to stop supporting him. The I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion But Found My Faith author was asked about the turmoil involving his relationship with the Christian church while on the Tamron Hall show.
“I recall being very vocal about my views on race, specifically Mike Brown and Trayvon [Martin], and I didn’t realize that the church has so many different views on it, so I thought we were all one big happy family, we all agreed wrong is wrong,” Lecrae told Hall.
The 2-time Grammy winner continued, “When I spoke out against police brutality and racism, I was met with so much opposition, and it really took me aback. I thought maybe I said something the wrong way. And it was both the silence and the opposition that I received from the church – I just didn’t know which way was up and which way was down. And where was God in the midst of it.”
Casanova is going through it right now! I feel for the brother, but we know what it is when you go up north. But let’s get right into it. Casanova should’ve known what it was when he was outside, you know? I’ll never forget seeing him and his crew outside when coronavirus first popped off and he was talking stuff like it was cool. He had already gotten past a couple of instances that could have landed him in jail but he chose to stay outside. It has been a relatively short period of time since he win in jail, but he keeps sending these messages on his social media commandeering people to come visit him. He’s asking them to check in on him and send him money!
IF YOU AIN’T SEND ME NO MONEY OR CHECK IN ON ME AND YOU SUPPOSEDLY MY MANS, SUCK MY DICK‼️‼️‼️AND THAT GOES FOR ANYBODY!
I have never done anything like he’s doing, or been through anything like he’s going through, but I always assumed that when you did your time you did it standing up with your back straight without complaining. If you did complain, it never got to people like myself. Take the rapper Loon for example! Or Bobby Shmurda! Those guys did lengthy bids and we really didn’t hear anything about them or from them, other than their legal maneuvers to get out of jail. Other than that, they were pretty quiet.
In looking at the comments under Casanova‘s most ALL CAPS rant, he really seems to need a friend and he’s like angry. If I knew Casanova, I would go visit him! I would even send him money if he was my friend or blood relative! But, he’s not. He’s actually a rapper of high notoriety and popularity. He knows a lot of people with a lot of money, and I can only assume that he is talking to somebody specific. So who is Casanova talking to? First of all, he’s managed by Roc Nation! And if I Google him, I see pictures with Jay-Z. Could he be talking about Roc Nation and Jay-Z? I really don’t know, but he said “and that goes for anybody,” which kinda says “bar none.”
Other than that, he’s cool with people like Fabolous, and a bunch of other people that I can’t quite name at the moment so it just seems like he’s talking to them. I do wish she would get off of social media and send them a letter specifically so that he can clear this up. If he needs visitation, he should be able to get that from those he is loved by. At the age of 34, I personally would love to see him but not on the social media so we can love him as the Brooklyn savage he was before going behind those walls.
It looks like Rich The Kid made a serious mistake by taking a weapon into LAX. According to multiple outlets, the Rich Forever Music label founder born Dimitri Roger was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday.
TMZ reports Rich The Kid has since been released from police custody after being booked for carrying a loaded firearm in public. Allegedly, airport security found a firearm in the 28-year-old rapper’s carry-on luggage.
#RichtheKid's been arrested for possession of a concealed weapon at #LAX 👀
Footage of Rich The Kid being obtained by authorities at LAX hit the internet yesterday. The arrest apparently took place around 1 pm PT. The New York-born, Georgia-raised rhymer was reportedly set free by 6:30 pm PT.
The Boss Man album creator eventually turned his attention back to music. In late January, Rich released the posse cut “Nasty” with Mulatto, Rubi Rose, and Flo Milli. That same month, he also let loose the Lucky 7 EP featuring the aforementioned female rappers as well as DaBaby, Lil Mosey, Quavo, Takeoff, and Siptee.
There have been rumors circulating for years that Nicki Minaj is one of the most calculating and irreverent A-listers in the entertainment industry. She has had public feuds with the likes of Lil Kim, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Iggy Azalea, Remy Ma, Cardi B, Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Kylie Jenner, and others.
According to TMZ, comedian Tiffany Haddish recently offered her thoughts on the Queen album creator during a leaked Clubhouse session. After someone referred to her as the “Nicki Minaj of comedy right now,” Haddish replied with obvious shade towards the rapper.
“And unlike Nicki, I treat everybody with respect and dignity,” stated Haddish on the audio-chat app. Another unknown female voice can then be heard co-signing the Girls Trip actress by saying, “That part. That part.”
This is not the first time the two celebrities’ names were intertwined in blog headlines. Minaj called out Haddish for making a joke about the girl group Fifth Harmony and former member Camila Cabello at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.
After winning the Best Hip Hop trophy for her “Chun-Li” video, Nicki Minaj took the stage and defended Fifth Harmony’s Normani Hamilton. She told Haddish, “Don’t be coming for Fifth Harmony because Normani is that b####! I’m just saying. No, I love you.”
Minaj’s über-loyal Barbz fanbase has taken to various social media platforms to slam the stand-up comic for her Clubhouse comments about their favorite artist. One Twitter user claimed Haddish was still “out here crying” about the on-stage exchange at the 2018 VMAs. Haddish simply replied with “Huh?”
Last year, Nick Cannon was at the center of a media firestorm after he shared some controversial comments on his Cannon’s Class podcast. Cannon was accused of spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, and he later apologized to the Jewish community.
They reinforced the worst stereotypes of a proud and magnificent people and I feel ashamed of the uninformed and naïve place that these words came from. The video of this interview has since been removed.
An upcoming episode of ABC’s Soul of a Nation newsmagazine program will include a sit-down interview with Cannon. ABC News correspondent Linsey Davis asked the 40-year-old comedian/actor/musician about the difference between offering an apology and seeking atonement.
“I’m not seeking forgiveness. I’m seeking for growth. I’m going through the process of atonement for growth, and if someone during that process forgives me then we’re growing together,” explained Cannon. He also added, “Ultimately, I’ve always said apologies are empty, apologies are weightless.”
The full Nick Cannon interview for Soul of a Nation is scheduled to air on Tuesday, March 16 at 10 pm ET/9 pm CT on ABC. Gospel singer BeBe Winans, AME Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, New York Times columnist Charles Blow, Message to the Millineals author Rizza Islam, R&B performer Anthony Hamilton, and more guests to appear on the show as well.
“I’m not seeking forgiveness. I’m seeking for growth.” Tuesday, @LinseyDavis speaks with @NickCannon.
Once again, Cardi B shook the table with her chart-topping single “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion. The two Hip Hop stars performed the collaboration at this year’s Grammy Awards.
When the song and its music video first debuted in 2020, many right-wing pundits and politicians slammed Cardi for the record’s sexual content. Most famously, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro was ridiculed online for his pearl-clutching take.
This week, more right-wingers are up in arms about Cardi and Megan’s Grammy performance. Donald Trump supporter Candace Owens went on Fox News to warn the network’s audience that the Bronx-bred entertainer is helping to bring about the end of modern society.
“You have the kids learning about critical race theory. They’re learning that they should aspire to be people like Cardi B. You see that fundamentally we are seeing the destruction of American values and American principles,” Owens told Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night.
She continued, “It’s terrifying. I think parents should be terrified that this is the direction our society is heading towards. And again, we are weakening America… This is a weakening of American society. It feels like we are looking at corrosion; like we are about to see the end of an empire.”
Cardi B did not appear to take Candace Owen’s seemingly irrational fear of a rap song inducing the decay of America too seriously. The 28-year-old hitmaker simply tweeted, “Yaaaayyyyyyy. WE MADE FOX NEWS GUYS!!! Wap wap wap.”
There has been a pushback against what some people deemed vulgar or dangerous in American music genres as far back as the rise of the Jazz Age in the 1920s.
Acts like Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry, Lil Richard, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Loretta Lynn, Sex Pistols, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna, Janet Jackson, N.W.A., 2 Live Crew, Nirvana, 2Pac, Lil Kim, Britney Spears, Eminem, and Miley Cyrus were labeled as politically incorrect and a threat to “American values” at one time.
Drizzy Drake once again etched his name in the music history books. This week, the Canadian recording artist became the first act to debut three songs at the #1, #2, and #3 positions on the Hot 100 chart.
“What’s Next” opened in the top spot. Drake now has eight Number Ones. That song was followed by “Wants and Needs” featuring Lil Baby at #2, and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” featuring Rick Ross at #3.
Drake joins a list with The Beatles and Ariana Grande as the only acts to sit at #1, #2, and #3 at the same time. Plus, Drizzy extended his record of most total weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 for solo males (51). He only trails Mariah Carey (84), Rihanna (60), and The Beatles (59).
The commerical success of the Scary Hours 2 tracks also generated career-highs for the featured performers. “Wants and Needs” is Lil Baby’s highest-charting song and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” is Rick Ross’s highest-charting song.
Another new single launched at #4 on the Hot 100 as well. “Leave the Door Open” by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) is currently the fourth-most popular song in America. For the first time ever, four records debuted in the Top 4.
Numerous activist have sprouted up in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. But it seems like there has been some tremendous pushback on some of those louder voices, prominent activist and others that have stepped to the forefront as the fight has intensified.
I have noticed this rumbling in the undercurrent for quite some time, but it is really coming forward now. Not too long ago, I think a week or so ago, the father of Michael Brown criticized Black Lives Matter, the organization, because it was found that they made $90 million in profit, excuse me donations, last year alone. They disclosed that $21.7 million went to various boots-on-the-ground organizations. I don’t know exactly what Michael Brown, Sr. makes year to year nor do I know if they donate money to these families as they raking in the money, but I am going to assume that they don’t.
Mr. Brown said the following:
“We’re asking that Black Lives Matter leadership funds $20 million to Ferguson organizers, organizations, and community foundations to do the work. We’re not begging for a handout; we’re coming for what we deserve.”
Tory Russell, a well known Ferguson activist and co-founder of International Black Freedom Alliance said:
“What kind of movement are we building where we’re saying ‘Black Lives Matter’ but the freedom fighters and the families are being left behind? Where’s our restitution? Where’s our organizing? Where’s our building of a movement?”
They have a point. Ask any Black Panther or freedom fighter from the 60’s!
So this brings us to the current day, last night at the Grammys Lil Baby gave one of the most powerful performances of the evening. He, to a performance art backdrop of social unrest and police brutality, performed his hit song “ The Bigger Picture.” And he killed it! It was nothing short of amazing! For a more powerful show, he brought in active is Tamika Mallory and Killer Mike, the man from Run The Jewels. Mallory went straight at President Biden and made a plea to him for justice, equity, policy and other things such as more help.
And while the performance was well-received, the mother of Tamir Rice – Samaria Rice – was not impressed. In fact she went all the way off!
In a series of social media post, she blasted everyone from Tamika Mallory to Attorney Ben Crump. I will not even try to paraphrase.
Samaria Rice’s words:
“I’m tired of you black lives matters (Tamika Mallory and crew) bhes that’s riding theses family back and yall ambulance chasing Attorneys ( Ben Crump) (Lee Merrick) too yall have fk up our fight and yall can kiss my as too….Make it make sense….You can’t working with devil is easy too do.”
“This movement got me fk up and ready to fk you up. I have tried to stay off this st. Tamike [sic] and the crew you b***hes chasing clout along with, Sonney, Crump , and Lee. Yall have literally fk our fight up. I hope not another family soul used yall to represent them…Yall might ass well be junior pigs cops…..I’m mad ass yell (she meant hell). Another thing, not one of you mf lost anything in this fight….robbing your own people from getting justice….They won’t talk to me cause they know I’m not with bull st.””Look at this clout chaser. Did she lose something in this fight? I don’t think so. That’s the problem. They take us for a joke. Thats why we never have justice, cause of st like this,” Rice said.
She called Mallory a “clout chaser,” suggesting that the activist had lost nothing in the “fight.” “That’s the problem. They take us for a joke. Thats why we never have justice, cause of st like this,” Rice said of the Grammy performance. “Fk a Grammy when my son is dead. F**k all pigs cops.”
For those those that do not know, there is a good reason why she is so p#####. Her son Tamir was killed by the cops at the age of 12. He was shot within seconds after some fool called the cops on him for playing with a toy gun. SECONDS.
One of rap’s most innovative producers found himself in handcuffs over the weekend in South Florida.
Southside, who has produced a long line of hits for artists like Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Future, French Montana, Kanye West, and Drake just to name a few, was caught in Ventura, Florida with two concealed weapons while he was driving with a suspended license.
The 808 Mafia boss, born Joshua Luellen, allegedly forgot his Georgia driver’s license – and his license in Florida had been suspended for a few years.
When the cops peered into the vehicle they saw two fully loaded guns -one between his shoes and another behind the passenger seat. At some point in the past, Southside had a legit permit to carry the concealed weapons, but unfortunately, that license was supposedly expired too.
Southside was sent to jail, but he was out in no time, after posting up a $5,500 bond.
During a video after his arrest, Southside claimed he was profiled because the cops in the area had never seen the pricey Maybach, was has a starting price of $165,000.
Southside also claimed he has licenses in both states. Check out his side of the story:
Wack 100’s fists of fury could end up costing him a pretty penny.
According to a new lawsuit, Wack 100 is being accused of administering a vicious beat down on an actor named Kenneth Lawson during a confrontation back in December of 2019.
According to documents obtained by TMZ, Wack 100 went nuts after at a sushi spot in Hollywood during a night out on the town with his wife. The complaint says Wack went got into a huge fight with Lawson, whom he accused of trying to speak to his wife.
After a back and forth between the pair escalated, Lawson’s wife Monique attempted to intervene to calm things down between the two men, who were strangers up until their fateful encounter.
The lawsuit says after more words were exchanged between the two men, the situation exploded, supposedly when Wack told Lawson to keep his “b#### in check.”
Wack 100 then unleashed a vicious attack on Kenneth, punched him in the face, and knocked him unconscious. The lawsuit claims Wack started to go after Lawson’s wife Monique as well, but guests intervened.
By then though, the damage was done – to Kenneth Lawson’s face.
Lawson had a fractured jaw, one tooth was knocked out and several more were dislodged. To make matters worse, Kenneth had to have his jaw wired shut for three months straight. Because he could not speak properly, Lawson lost his gig as an actor on the BounceTV show ironically titled “In The Cut.”
Now Kenneth Lawson swinging back.
According to TMZ, in addition to suing Wack 100, Lawson has also named Cash Money Records and Bryan “Birdman” Williams in the lawsuit, since Wack 100 was there promoting the record label’s artist Bre.
More recently, Wack 100 was captured on video in a wild street brawl with two men he claimed were racists. Wack got the best of both men, sending one man tumbling to the ground while leaving the other guy with a bloody face, after a vicious left hook.
