Pitbull is investing some of the money he has made from his rap career into one of America’s most popular sports.
To celebrate his 40th birthday which is today (January 15th) “Mr. 305” is now the co-owner of a NASCAR racing team with veteran Justin Marks.
Earlier today, Pitbull, born Armando Christian Pérez, revealed he is the co-owner of Trackhouse Racing Group, which sponsors the sport’s only Mexican driver, Daniel Suarez.
.“As soon as I met Justin, (team president) Ty Norris and Daniel, we were on the same page,” Pitbull said in a statement. “They welcomed me aboard, and now we’re going to show the world NASCAR is not only a sport but it’s a culture.”
Trackhouse and Suarez will debut in the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro at the Daytona 500 on February 14th.
Pitbull brings a variety of big-name sponsors to the table. Money aside, the new partnership will also launch an innovative racing-themed STEM curriculum within the SLAM! (Sports Leadership Arts and Management) inner-city charter schools, which Pitbull helped establish seven years ago.
Pitbull’s announcement as a co-owner in track house comes on the heels of Michael Jordan’s investment in a NASCAR team as well.
The Chicago Bulls legend is the owner of “His Airness,” which will be headed up by NASCAR giant Bubba Wallace.
Dr. Dre spent 10 days undergoing a battery of tests and thankfully, he was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit today (January 15th.)
According to reports, the 55-year-old, born Andre Young, will be monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the next few weeks.
Unfortunately, doctors at Cedars-Sinai or unable to figure out why Dre had a brain aneurysm in the first place, but his rehabilitation is going great.
Shortly after he was hospitalized, Dr. Dre put widespread rumors about his declining health to rest with a statement.
“Thanks to my family, friends, and fans for their interest and well wishes. I’m doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team,” Dr. Dre said. “I will be out of the hospital and back home soon. Shout out to all the great medical professionals at Cedars. One Love!!”
Dre’s discharge from the hospital is a good indicator that he has not suffered from any serious neurological damage for the scariest incident.
Actor/rapper Tristan “Mack” Wilds has secretly wed his teenage sweetheart.
The “90210” star tied the knot with children’s author Christina Hammond on December 17th, 2020, with just their one-year-old daughter, Trystan, in attendance, as their parents witnessed the nuptials via video conferencing app Zoom.
And the intimate ceremony was perfect for the low-key couple, which has been dating since the age of 15.
“We got married, in a way, akin to how we started – just us,” Hammond told E! News. “Never needed much else. With the addition of our parents and our baby, it really made for a magical moment.”
Added Wilds: “At different times in our lives, we’re shown fairytales don’t come true. This one came true for me.”
“Our love story is my favorite love story,” gushed his bride. “I am living out my dream of being married to the love of my life.”

Emanny is here to bring back that feel-good R&B we all know and love. Straight back on the scene after a 3-year hiatus, the Bronx, New York native has been in the music industry for over a decade, working with the likes of Tank, Trey Songz, Donnell Jones, Miguel, Ginuwine, Patti Labelle… just to name a few. On the rapper tip, he’s collaborated with everyone from Jadakiss, to Rick Ross to Jeezy.
Boasting a soulful voice and expressing his deepest thoughts and emotions into heartfelt ballads, Emanny is ready to pick up where he left off. Describing himself as a lightskin R&B singer, he states, “I’m totally engulfed into music. That’s my world, that’s my life. That’s my everyday. It’s my reason for not sleeping. It’s my reason for waking up. That’s me, I’m music.”
His newest single “In Too Deep,” produced by Karon Graham and Blame Ronnie and written by Emanny alongside Mally G, is inspired by the R&B singer-songwriter’s past feelings and fears in relationships. We all have that moment where we fall in love with someone, but aren’t ready to give it our all — “especially when love comes to you out of nowhere,” says Emanny.
AllHipHop: What was the household like growing up in the Bronx?
Emanny: Funny enough, I was raised mostly in the Bronx but my mom moved every two years. She’s here right now so let me not say this too loud because she might get mad. [laughs] Different borough, different apartment. If we saw a roach or mouse in the apartment, we left. I’ve lived in Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx. I’m a New Yorker, I embody every part of each borough. Anyone from New York knows that every borough has its different style, different type of lingo, how they dress. Luckily, I’ve been able to engulf myself in all those different boroughs. I’m from the Bronx born and raised, but I like to tell people I’m from New York.
AllHipHop: Biggest influences coming up?
Emanny: Cliche answer is going to be Michael Jackson of course, but that’s really my answer. The first time I ever realized I could sing sing, my mom had a vinyl of The Wiz soundtrack. One of the songs Michael Jackson was featured singing, I was singing to myself like “oh s###, I can sing.” That was the start of my singing love, Michael was my introduction to that. Everything he did entertainment-wise, I still to this day study things from him and find new things. Things I never noticed that he did that I can try to not emulate, but apply to my studies and what I do. Vocally, it’s Donnie Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Babyface, R. Kelly before he got nasty, and Usher outside of that.
AllHipHop: What’s your favorite MJ song?
Emanny: Ooh, that’s so hard. I’m going to have to stick with “Rock With You” for right now, but I know there’s another one that’s going to slap me in the face later like “no, that one.”
AllHipHop: How did you get your name?
Emanny: My name in my family is pronounced Eman, that’s my name. As I got older, I didn’t like how it sounded. At some point, I’m like “Emanny doesn’t sound like an artist name.” I remember watching an interview of Jamie Foxx, Jamie Foxx is someone I really admire. He said he changed his name to Jamie Foxx because it had a unisex feel to it to where whenever you said the name, you didn’t know who was coming up on the stage. Sometimes, it was a pleasant surprise. There’s a girl in my high school named Emani, I thought “oh, I can rock with that.” I stuck with it, that was always my artist name. It got to a point where people would automatically see my name and say that so okay, it must work.
AllHipHop: What was your first biggest placement that you felt “okay, I can do this s###.”
Emanny: I’m very much so a hip-hop lover. I love hip-hop, the 90’s era I grew up loving The Lox like most people, Ruff Ryders. Being able to work with Jada the first time — not just work with him, write a song and send it to him like “oh aight, that’s our single.” Wait, y’all single?! Out of all the joints y’all got? You got joints made with this person, that person. That was okay yeah, I can definitely do this for real. To know the people I respect and look up to have respect for my craft was a sign.
AllHipHop: What’d you learn from working with Jadakiss?
Emanny: The one thing I did learn from Jada, I thought he was very one-dimensional. I listen to his music and everything from his music gave me street. He had his female records, but he’s a hardcore lyricist. When you speak to him about music, he knows his s###. Not just hip-hop, he knows R&B. He knows the classics. He opened my mind not to the musical process, but studying and knowing the craft. You have to go back and learn your history. Somebody that really opened my eyes creatively was Joe Budden, I worked with him extensively in the beginning of my career.
AllHipHop: How did Joe Budden open your eyes?
Emanny: He has no limits in writing. He’ll write about anything. It can sound like the silliest topic, but he’s going to find a way to write about it. It’s gonna make sense and it’s gonna sound good. As an R&B singer, the first thing you think is the only thing you can talk about is love songs, women, and relationships. Working with him taught me that you can go outside of that. You can talk about your life, your relationships, your struggles. He taught me that for sure.
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AllHipHop: What caused your 3-year hiatus?
Emanny: The music business. I fell out of love with creating because everything I was creating wasn’t getting the proper attention and care on the business side. Some of that is my blame because there are some people I put involved with the business that weren’t able to bring me the results I needed. Doesn’t mean they weren’t good at what they do, we didn’t connect. I got real discouraged. I needed a reset. I needed to find myself again as an artist, find the love for recording again, and that’s what I did. I’m glad I took the 3 years honestly, I needed it.
AllHipHop: What did you learn about yourself in those 3 years?
Emanny: I learned I’m very selfish. I’m very stubborn. I learned there’s still a lot of room for me to grow, not as an artist but as a person. I learned to be more patient with people, I’m still working on that. The break wasn’t creative, it was more of a personal break. I needed to learn myself and really grow as a person and as a man.
AllHipHop: What made you finally feel ready to return?
Emanny: The music started sounding good to me again. I made music throughout the whole process because I placed records and did features, but when you start making records, you start to see “okay, could these groups of records compile and make a cohesive project?” For the first part. I didn’t feel that. I was making good records, but it wasn’t things I’d go run back to listen to and say “oh, this one might go with this one.” I wasn’t piecing the puzzle together. At some point, the song started piecing itself together. It started to feel like a story. The process of creating an album started to feel like that’s what was happening. I started to enjoy that.
AllHipHop: “In Too Deep” out now. What are you most excited about with this record?
Emanny: You know what’s so funny, I love the record but I’m so ahead. Now my mind is the next record and what’s going to support “In Too Deep”? Of course there’s visuals I want to give “In Too Deep.” I definitely want the masses to hear it at a high level, my mind is always forward. Now when people want to hear “In Too Deep,” my next thought is damn, I’m pretty sure they want to hear something else now. In the moment, my mind right now is “yeah let me get the visuals done, get it out there. Make sure it’s clean, it looks good. Make sure it delivers,” but I’m ready for the next. I’m ready to go.
AllHipHop: What inspired the record?
Emanny: I try to not use my personal relationship as the inspiration for too much of right now because it’s something I still want to keep sacred to me. I don’t really feel like sharing the great or the really bad times we go through because she’s not really prepared. She’s not battle-tested as far as Emanny the artist, so I want to ease that into the playing field.
AllHipHop: Talk about bringing back that real R&B that everyone loves and misses.
Emanny: I don’t feel like I’m bringing it back because it’s already here, I’m adding to it. There’s a lot of dope R&B artists who do great R&B. It’s up to the outlets, the fans and supporters to go ahead and make sure it’s highlighted. If people don’t stream it and people don’t listen to it, then people aren’t going to listen to it. There’s guys like Lucky Daye, there’s Giveon, there’s Tone Stith, there’s H.E.R., there’s Summer Walker. There’s a bunch of dope R&B artists out there. It’s a matter of adding to it, me making sure what I present is of quality and represents me. I also don’t want to do what they do, I still want to be me. I want to add to what R&B is already doing.
AllHipHop: How has the pandemic affected you in any way?
Emanny: I’ll be honest with you, I’ve done more recording and way more work during the quarantine than before. I haven’t felt the effects of the quarantine when it comes to being creative. In fact, the quarantine helped in a lot of ways. It allowed everyone to slow down. It allowed me to really take my time and not feel the pressure of “okay well something’s dropping.” The people I work with were ready to go, because nobody wants to sit at home everyday. We got to it, we found the inspiration. It sounds bad to say but for me, the quarantine was something positive.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
Emanny: These. [points to gummy bears] I need these all the time. I’m trying to wean myself off of Coca-Cola but that’s a struggle, but I do need a Coca-Cola. I need a bag of the bootleg Munchie: the mix of the nacho cheese and pretzels. If I don’t walk into the studio with those 3 things, I need to go back out and get them.
AllHipHop: What is it that you want fans to get out of your story?
Emanny: That love and loving people isn’t perfect, there’s no perfect way to love someone. Sometimes we don’t know we haven’t been taught to love the right way, so we love other people the wrong way. Love is a process and learning the person you’re in love with or the people you’re having this love for isn’t automatic to where you know exactly what to do in life. I’ve made a lot of mistakes and my music speaks to a lot of the mistakes I’ve made and learned from because it’s honestly what got me to this point relationship-wise. Not with a woman, with friends, with everyone. Almost everything I speak about is always love-based because that’s the strongest thing in my life. At some point, we have struggles with it. That’s what I want people to get from my music, nothing else. I’m not going to be talking about cars and money, it’s always going to be love-based.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your new album 3?
Emanny: I’m talking a lot of s### on there. I sound like a hurt dude on there because I’m drawing from a past experience. You can expect some hurt. You can expect some love, some reconciliation. If anyone has listened to my music in the past, expect growth. Expect to hear me speak on similar topics, but from a different perspective.
AllHipHop: What’s the significance in the title?
Emanny: 3 long years. My next project after this would be Songs About Her 3. My last Songs About Her was in 2014. When I really look back, these last 3 years were really some great amazing times and some of the worst times of my life. I want to document that.
AllHipHop: Anything else you want to let us know?
Emanny: Follow Emanny music on all platforms. No I’m just appreciating this, the opp to talk and get back into this space. I wasn’t sure how I would be because I haven’t spoken to any… this is the first person I’ve spoken to. I’m trying to make sure I’m still media trained.
Chance the Rapper and Dionne Warwick are planning to hit the studio together for an unlikely collaboration after the “Walk on By” singer quizzed the hip-hop star about his stage name on Twitter.
Warwick hit headlines at the end of last year when she started asking questions about the names of Chance and The Weeknd – and both were thrilled to be on the singer’s radar.
And now Chance has gone one step further by agreeing to team up with Dionne in the studio on a new track, titled “Nothing’s Impossible,” with sales benefiting the pair’s favorite causes.
In a new Twitter video, Warwick says, “Chance and I will be getting in the studio very, very soon. It’s gonna be a pleasure working with him and his organization, called SocialWorks, as he’s working with mine, Hunger: Not Impossible.
“We’re going to try to do some wonderful things for people that are desperately in need… so keep your eyes and ears open, because we’re getting in that studio soon and we’re going to give you something that you cannot resist.”
Chance shared her video and added: “THIS IS GOING TO BE SO GOOD FOR SO MANY!! THANK YOU DIONNE THE SINGER!! WE GON MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH THIS ONE!!”
His message teased the odd couple’s Twitter exchange last month, when Dionne asked: “Hi, @chancetherapper. If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this… I am now Dionne the Singer.”
Spike Lee regrets making his “Da 5 Bloods” star Chadwick Boseman work so hard now he knows the movie star was battling colon cancer.
The “Black Panther” star died last summer and Lee has said many times he had no idea his leading man was ill.
The filmmaker told The Hollywood Reporter he feels bad about some scenes, which featured the late star, and wishes he could have shot them differently.
“There was a very small circle that knew he was not going to be here that much longer, and I understand why he did not want people to know,” Spike says. “If I would have known, the first battle sequence in the film is 100 degrees and we had the shots where he has to run 50 yards like (Olympic runner) Usain Bolt.
“He has to haul it. If he tells me that (he was sick), automatically I’m not going to make him, I’m not going to push him as hard as I can. He did not want any shortcuts, any special treatment…”
The Yutes, the brother duo composed of Chris and Santris, deftly combine their Jamaican heritage with modern trap elements into a dynamic sound with eclectic appeal. The sons of dancehall legend Mr. Lexx, The Yutes leverage an unparalleled authenticity and heightened musical sensibility to consistently push the creative envelope. Now, they’re bringing that diverse sound into the new year with their Curren$y-assisted single, “High Grade.”
The Yutes’ premiere 2021 track is an infectious collaboration that leans into the respective parties’ marijuana affinity — both sonically and conceptually. Augmenting familiar reggae tones with a hip-hop edge, “High Grade” is a distinct piece that finds footing in ranging musical camps to deliver a textured offering. The Babygrande Records’ single employs a hybrid singing-rapping aesthetic to express a mutual fondness for getting lifted with the assistance of some potent “High Grade.” As marijuana aficionados, The Yutes and Curren$y’s joint effort sparks a new smoker’s anthem that rises high above the clouds.
Aside from the song’s rich sonics, a consequential element of the “High Grade” beauty exists within its boundary-breaking style. The fusion of hip-hop and reggae creates a musical Venn Diagram, offering familiarity for fans of both genres while imparting something novel in the process. It’s a microcosm of The Yutes’ musical mosaic artistry.
Additionally, the timing of the release is auspicious, as the Democrats’ recent securing of the White House and Congress has placed marijuana on the precipice of legalization; most insiders believe that recreational marijuana will be legalized in 2021. As Chris raps, “Tell dem to free it, tell dem no cease it, the people dem need it.”
After a rewarding 2020 campaign, which saw The Yutes’ “Bring It Back” track cross one-million Spotify streams, Chris and Santris are keen on building upon that momentum. “High Grade” is just the beginning of what’s sure to be a dominant run — get ready for an all out blitz from The Yutes this year.
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Post Malone has teamed up with Crocs to donate 10,000 pairs of shoes to frontline workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The “Sunflower” star has collaborated with the footwear company on five shoe designs, including his most recent Duet Max Clog II, which sold out in hours after their release.
However, to do his bit during the coronavirus crisis, Post has partnered with both Crocs and nonprofit organization Musicians on Call to gift 10,000 pairs of shoes to workers at 70 U.S. hospitals.
“The stress of the pandemic on staff in all areas of the hospital has been unrelenting and we have been doing what we can to continue bringing them the joy of live music. We are so grateful to Post Malone and Crocs for joining us in providing even more relief when they need it the most through this generous donation,” Pete Griffin, the president and CEO of Musicians on Call said in a statement. “Thanks to them, caregivers at 70 hospitals nationwide will have the added support of their Crocs to help them through their day.”
You would think that Plies has done all that he can do in this world. And, then he does some MO! Well, the brother is known to be funny, spit the truth and also…his golden grill! On Insta, the Florida brother, who now is an avid voter, buried his grill under the dirt and got a NEW SMILE! If his mom is happy…I am too!
I Just Showed My Mom My New Smile. She Hugged Me Started Crying & Said “I Finally Got My Baby Back”. One Of The Proudest Days Of My Life. 2021 I’m Might Just Turn Into A Full Time Brand Ambassador With This New Smile😬 No Coochie Gettin Ate With These 🦷 😂 (Ladies) How Did I Do? pic.twitter.com/tPRXXpS8Nq
As outgoing President Donald Trump is preparing for his second Impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, incoming President-Elect Joe Biden is preparing for his Inauguration celebration on January 20. A celebrity-filled prime-time television special is scheduled for that night.
Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks is set to host the 90-minute Celebrating America airing live on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and other TV networks and streaming live on various digital platforms beginning at 8:30 pm. Fox News is reportedly not broadcasting the virtual event in its entirety.
R&B music star John Legend will perform for Celebrating America. Acclaimed actress Kerry Washington (Scandal, Django Unchained) is expected to introduce a segment during the show. Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Eva Longoria, Justin Timberlake, the Foo Fighters, and Demi Lovato are also attached to the program.
Celebrating America will feature Joe Biden, the next Commander in Chief, offering remarks to a currently divided nation. Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris will deliver a speech that is said to center around celebrating “American heroes” like frontline workers, teachers, and healthcare workers.
Plus, the Presidential Inaugural Committee is presenting a national memorial on January 19 to honor the more than 380,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in the United States. PIC is also promoting a national day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day which falls on Monday, January 18.
Following the failed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, there have been concerns the 2021 Inauguration could be marred with extremist violence by Trump supporters. Law enforcement agencies across the country are on high alert for the days leading up to the ceremonial transition of power to Biden.
Around 20,000 National Guard troops are expected to secure the District of Columbia for the Inauguration. Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has cautioned Americans not to travel to the nation’s capital next week in order to avoid possible armed right-wing, pro-Trump agitators.
“Our first priority is safety – so while many of us will be watching safely from our homes, we are creating real moments of connection that highlight a new inclusive American era of leadership that works for and represents all Americans,” said Presidential Inaugural Committee CEO Tony Allen.
There have been scores of White rappers to emerge on the music scene over the last 40 years. The Beastie Boys, MC Serch, Eminem, Paul Wall, El-P, Mac Miller, Machine Gun Kelly, and many others achieved success in the Black-created genre of rap music.
Jack Harlow’s name can be added to that list as well. The 22-year-old Kentucky native broke out commercially with the Hot 100 chart Top 5 hit “Whats Poppin” as well as the single’s remix featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne. “Whats Poppin” also earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance.
Harlow released his debut album,That’s What They All Say, in December. The project opened at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with 51,000 first-week units. In an interview with HipHopDX, Harlow was asked if he thinks the Hip Hop community will fully accept him as just a rapper and not as a Caucasian rapper.
“Me being White is never going to disappear from the discussion because race is just all too relevant and it’s real. I already think I’m being accepted as a good rapper without the asterisk already,” said Harlow. “I can feel it and I think people feel my authenticity. But me being White will always be a discussion. That’s just how it is.”
The Generation Now/Atlantic signee continued, “But I’m at peace with it. That’s not some burden or scourge that I have to live with. It just is what it is. I think every day I’m getting closer to being seen how I see myself and that’s a good feeling and I see myself as real, authentic, and genuine.”
While Jack Harlow’s musical style leans more towards party rap, he has taken on social issues in his real life. Last year, the Louisville-raised entertainer hit the streets in his hometown to participate in the #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism.
“That was a no brainer to me,” Harlow said about joining the protests. “For me, just being in a Black genre and growing up around Black people, like I said, it was a no brainer. It was a priority to get out there. There’s a lot of Black people in Louisville.”
The long-standing beef between Young Thug and YFN Lucci goes back many years. The two Atlanta-based recording artists have repeatedly made it clear they do not see eye-to-eye. Thug’s then-girlfriend, Jerrika Karlae, was even brought into the feud.
Yesterday, Young Thug took to his Instagram to offer a positive message that seemed to be directed at Lucci. A short selfie video on the YSL leader’s IG Story was captioned, “On wanna see no n#### in jail #FREEALL.”
LFN Lucci (born Rayshawn Bennett) is accused of being involved in the death of 28-year-old James Adams of Atlanta. The TIG Records representative faces felony murder, aggravated assault, participation in street gang activity, and possession of a firearm during the commission of felony charges.
Back in late August 2020, Tiffany Haddish publicly revealed that she had tested positive for COVID-19. Over the last few days, the comedian has been on the defensive as Twitter users blast her for allegedly spreading misinformation about the virus.
Haddish, celebrity blogger Jason Lee, and Pan-Africanist Chakra Bars were accused of circulating conspiracy theories about coronavirus on the social media app Clubhouse. A doctor in the CH room apparently pushed back on the unproven idea that the government invented COVID-19 and was met with harassment.
There are now allegations that Haddish and others doxxed the physician which led to that person receiving death threats. Some people are even calling the celebrities’ actions cyberbullying, and the Girls Trip actress is taken the brunt of the blame from critics.
“Chakabars is getting his 1 million followers to attack a Black woman because Black doctors got his account suspended for misinformation. This guy is a monster. It’s petrifying,” tweeted one person. Haddish responded, “You a lie!!!”
Another Twitter user wrote, “I lost my complete respect for Tiffany Haddish tonight. As a longtime fan, I’m disgusted to see how she came at that young Black girl who was crying over the death threats and harassment she’s received at the hands of Tiffany’s friend Chakabars.”
Haddish replied, “Honey, she has launched a whole campaign and told nothing but lies against a Black man. And thought no one would notice. Smh. I don’t need your respect. I just wish people would tell [the] truth. I just told her the truth she has the [man’s] name everywhere.”
Honey She has launched a whole campaign and told nothing but lies against a Black man. And thought no one would notice. Smh I don’t need your respect. I just wish people would tell truth. I just told her the truth she has the man name everywhere.
She also tweeted, “There is a special place in God’s Kingdom for people that like to lie and make up stories on other people.” Another one of her tweets read, “How did I bully please tell me? I was just trying to tell the lady why she was going [through] what she was going [through]. She is totally breaking clubhouse rules.”
Haddish denied spreading the doctor’s personal information online. The 41-year-old Emmy Award winner also emphatically refuted taking part in bullying someone over the COVID-19 discussion, and she defended Chakra Bars disseminating info that may not be accurate or scientifically proven.
I am here for facts. Please show me where I have spread any false news about COVID. 🤦🏽♀️ oh I get it you use my name to spread your facts that I have to use my Discernment to see if it’s true. I will use your name in things that, I want people to know as well. Hope you like it.
At one point, Dr. Nadeen White of Atlanta tweeted directly at Haddish. The Pediatrics Specialist posted, “The truth that COVID-19 exists & has disproportionately affected [people of color] & Black physicians are trying to educate our communities [with] facts, not fiction?”
Haddish countered, “I am here for facts. Please show me where I have spread any false news about COVID. Oh, I get it, you use my name to spread your facts that I have to use my discernment to see if it’s true. I will use your name in things that, I want people to know as well. Hope you like it.”
that is true it does take alot. I remember all the times I tried to kill myself. Would you like to talk about that? It had a lot to do with having to live in Fostercare, being told I was ugly,stupid, being raped and feeling like I had no Purpose on this earth. So I can relate
One Twitter user informed Haddish that the doctor she is accused of bullying allegedly attempted to commit suicide. Haddish then stated, “That is true it does take a lot. I remember all the times I tried to kill myself. Would you like to talk about that? It had a lot to do with having to live in [foster care], being told I was ugly, stupid, being raped, and feeling like I had no purpose on this earth. So I can relate.”
After her Twitter mentions were filled with countless reactions to the developing story surrounding the Clubhouse conversation, Haddish seemed to acknowledge the problem with sharing false information about COVID-19. Initially, she wrote, “Well I believe unicorns are real. I also believe I have big [breasts], and a super fat ass, and aliens are real. Should people not be my friend because of that? I am friends with many people that don’t believe what I do. Because they are smart enough to use discernment.”
Then a user responded, “That’s fine because those conspiracy theories/myths don’t hurt people, you can believe in them as long as you want. However, conspiracy theories pertaining to the pandemic, disease, and harassing/bullying doctors ain’t cool at all that’s my point.” Haddish then simply replied, “Ok.”
Last month, Black Panther star Letitia Wright faced a firestorm of criticism when she shared an anti-vaccine YouTube video with her Twitter followers. At first, Wright defended the decision to post a random video from a non-medical professional that questioned the legitimacy of the COVID-19 vaccine. Eventually, she deleted her entire Twitter account following the overwhelmingly negative pushback online.
Honey She has launched a whole campaign and told nothing but lies against a Black man. And thought no one would notice. Smh I don’t need your respect. I just wish people would tell truth. I just told her the truth she has the man name everywhere.
What did I do? Tell the lady to take his name out of the title because that is against the clubhouse guide lines. It’s harassment and now they doing it to me. That is grounds for removal. Especially since they won’t even let me in the room. But talking about me. Ok
How did I bully please tell me? I was just trying to tell the lady why she was going thru what she was going thru. She is totally breaking clubhouse rules.
Well I believe Unicorns are real. I also believe I have big Breast, and a super fat ass and Aliens are real. Should people not be my friend because of that? I am friends with many people that don’t believe What I do. Because they are smart enough to use Discernment.
I am here for facts. Please show me where I have spread any false news about COVID. 🤦🏽♀️ oh I get it you use my name to spread your facts that I have to use my Discernment to see if it’s true. I will use your name in things that, I want people to know as well. Hope you like it.
that is true it does take alot. I remember all the times I tried to kill myself. Would you like to talk about that? It had a lot to do with having to live in Fostercare, being told I was ugly,stupid, being raped and feeling like I had no Purpose on this earth. So I can relate
Pop superstar Ariana Grande returned with her sixth studio album in October 2020. Positions hosted the single “34+35” which became a Top 10 hit on Billboard‘s Hot 100 rankings.
This morning, Grande is back with a new rendition of the Positions song. The 27-year-old singer/actress called on chart-topping Hip Hop stars Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat for a remix of the track.
“34+35 (Remix)” includes all three women expressing their sexual desires with Grande explicitly singing, “Can you stay up all night? F### me ’til the daylight.” Another particular line from the record has gotten a lot of attention on social media.
At one point, Doja Cat raps, “Play and rewind that, listen, you’ll find that I want that six-nine without Tekashi.” That bar referencing controversial internet troll/recording artist/government witness Tekashi 6ix9ine caused his name to trend on Twitter early Friday morning.
The world lost Jarad “Juice WRLD” Higgins on December 8, 2019. Juice WRLD was able to create more content before his death, and a new music video by the Chicago-bred rapper arrived this week.
“Bad Boy” featuring Young Thug landed on YouTube this morning. The Cole Bennett-directed visuals star Juice and Thugger with a group of Dead Presidents-esque extras.
Before his passing, Juice WRLD dropped the studio LPs Goodbye & Good Riddance in 2018 and Death Race for Love in 2019. The posthumous Legends Never Die album came out in July 2020.
Legends Never Die debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 497,000 first-week units. The project went on to sell over 1,900,000 total units since its release.
“FTP 3.0” by i1MASTERKEY is the song for you if you want to stay tapped into the harder-edged conscious Hip-Hip. The song, which features Chaycin Change, grabs the soul of Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power” and remixes it with a revolutionary twist. The results are stellar and uncompromising.
According to a police affidavit obtained by TMZ, YFN Lucci, James Adams, Rav’on Boyd, 23, and Leroy Pitts, 17, were occupants in the same SUV, which was riding through arrival gangs territory.
Adams was reportedly firing at a rival gang from the passenger side of the SUV when he was struck and killed by return fire.
According to a witness, the occupants of the white SUV dumped Adams in the middle of the street and left him for dead.
Another man 32-year-old man named Kevin Wright was shot in the abdomen was struck in the abdomen by the SUVs gunfire. He was treated at a local hospital and survived his wounds.
YFN Lucci turned himself in today, to face a felony murder charge as well as aggravated assault, participation in street gang activity, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Two of his associates, Ra’Von Boyd and Leroy Pitts were apprehended in Miami earlier this month and face the same charges.
Rap star Cardi B is bringing her larger than life personality to the big screen in her first feature film role.
According to Variety, Cardi B has been tapped to star in the comedy “Assisted Living.”
Cardi will star as a small-time crook named Amber, who goes on the lam after a botched robbery. With nowhere to hide, Amber is forced to disguise herself as an old woman.
Amber ends up taking refuge in her grandmother’s nursing home to avoid being apprehended by the cops, as well as a gang hunting her in the movie, which is being described as a raucous comedy.
So far, a release date has not been announced for “Assisted Living,” which is currently in production.
Cardi debuted her acting skills in the 2019 drama “Hustlers” opposite Jennifer Lopez, but “Assisted Living” will be the first flick in which she is featured in the starring role.
The Bardi Gang can expect to see more of their idol on the big screen – she also has a role in the upcoming “Fast & Furious” installment “F9” which is due out in May of 2021.
With all that’s happening in the…world…don’t you think that we need a little bit of entertainment?
Just a little break from the norm…
Well, VH1 does. This is why, amidst 45 being impeached, losing financing for his businesses, and finding jobs (and pardons) for all his kids, the network has announced that “T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle” will return this Spring.
The tone is sure to be a little different as it will include the after-effects of the 2020 Summer of Protest and the oppressive coronavirus pandemic. The perspective should be interesting since the series is based in Atlanta where so many of the headlines in the news sprung from.
Some storylines threaded though the episodes are:
T.I. “Tip” Harris leaves the Dirty 30 club and makes his grand entrance to the Naughty 40 lounge. As if in a middle-aged crisis, the “Whatever You Like” rapper had to figure out his 10th wedding anniversary to singer/ songwriter Tameka “Tiny” Harris, becoming a grandfather and being an O.G. in the community and rap game.
How did he do that? By focusing on social justice causes and businesses that directly impact local companies through a “Buy Back the Block” campaign and teaching a course over at Clark Atlanta University called “Business of Trap Music.”
While T.I. struggles publicly with this grandpop business, his wife is embracing it full throttle.
The show does not only showcase the Harris family but also their celebrity friends.
R&B singer Monica has had an epic 2020 and you get to see how all of this plays out. Yes, that means the Verzuz battle, her divorce finalization, new music, and the work that she did with Stacey Abrams to help turn Georgia blue.
Monica’s in the blue heavy, while Toya Wright is in the “Red.” Robert “Red” Rushing that is.
Remember at the end of last year, he asked her to marry him … and she said yes … the pandemic put a pause on their wedding plan. While Toya and Red are locking in. LeToya Luckett and Tommicus “Tommi” Walker are trying to figure their marriage, which has just ended according to reports.
For more information on the new season of “T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle” stay locked in to AllHipHop.com.
909Memphis describes himself as “a kid like anyone else,” but his musical talents are undeniable. Hailing from the UK but moving to the United States at age 3, the singer, songwriter, and rapper is a huge fan of sports and music, the latter which inspires him to get better each and every single day.
Residing somewhere in the midst of R&B, pop, and trap, the athlete turned recording artist carves his own lane, injecting his own personal life experiences into his hard-hitting bangers. First uploading his music to SoundCloud back in 2016, the 23-year-old began experimenting with his voice, adding certain pitches that add to the overall vibe of the record.
Most recently, 909Memphis unleashed his new album titled Resilience, speaking volumes to the current times amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
AllHipHop: Talk about being from London and moving to the States at age 3.
909Memphis: I was born in London where my parents met. My dad’s originally from there, my mom’s from LA, then she moved over there with her mom and stepfather. They met in their mid 20’s and had me, so I have dual citizenship since I was born there. I’m an English citizen and an American citizen too, it’s pretty lit.
AllHipHop: Biggest influences coming up?
909Memphis: Ooh, I like Lancey Foux a lot. Do you know who that is? He’s this English underground artist. I’m bumping a lot of Polo G honestly, I love Polo G. He’s definitely influenced my music a good amount, even Toosii right now. If there’s any artist I really want to work within the next year, it’d definitely be Toosii, Polo G, Yung Pinch, Rylo Rodriguez. Because my music’s R&B, pop, trap. If we were to collab on something, it’d make some really crazy music.
AllHipHop: You and Yung Pinch have the same vibe kind of.
909Memphis: A lot of people be saying that s###. Within the past 6 months, when I asked people who they want to see me work with, it’s always Yung Pinch, Toosii, all them. I’m still a little smaller than they are so it’s going to take me a little bit more time.
AllHipHop: At what point did you realize you could do music for a living?
909Memphis: The year after I graduated from college, I started to really see progress in my music only because I started to do it full-time. When I was in school, I was also a student athlete. I’d make music, I’d study, then I’d go play soccer. Every single day, I had a routine. Sometimes I’ll be staying up late, 2am recording s### after I study.
I really wanted to do the rap s### but being able to juggle it in college made it 10 times easier to go so hard with it when I got out of school. I had all the available time to really cook up. That’s when I started to see the money. Honestly too, using a little bit of time growing up out of college, gave me the idea that you can make more money with your brand that doesn’t have to follow the music. You can merge sales, use your platform for a bunch of stuff. I had to use my little business mind there.
AllHipHop: What made you move to Nashville?
909Memphis: I was living in Northern Virginia at my mom’s crib. To be honest, I was getting tired of that s###. It was me, my mom, my sister, I was always making noise in the basement. We lived in a little townhouse. Honestly, I met this girl right? [laughs] I came to come visit her in Nashville. I f##### with the city because of the music primarily. I always heard something about Nashville because everybody where I’m from comes to visit or moves here.
I really liked the idea of the fact that it was music city, but it’s different. Even though it’s classified as a city of music, it’s not as fast as LA or New York. For me as that type of person, I like that. Because I’m always thinking, I’m always rushing s###. To be in a calmer environment down here is fire. I’m here for my girl, my music, I also coach kids for soccer as my part-time hustle.
AllHipHop: Do you? That’s so cute.
909Memphis: I got laid off in Northern Virginia, then I had an opportunity to become a coach out here too. The universe let it happen. I’m testing it out now and I love it so far. The food is awesome out here.
AllHipHop: What’s your favorite food out there?
909Memphis: Hot chicken. It’s so good, for real.
AllHipHop: How’d you get your name, 909Memphis?
909Memphis: I’m not from the California area at all, I have family out there. One of my homies organized a collective, his name’s Primo. When I was about 18 years old, he found me on YouTube when I was making beats. You know how it is the game these days, everyone’s making collectives online. We had something going called 909. I be having my own brand. How Rocky has AWGE, I’m trying to make my own type s### like that. 909 international because I’m English.
The name Memphis comes from a Dutch professional soccer player, Memphis Depay. When I was in high school, all my friends would joke with me and say “yo, Memphis Depay!” He’s played for a couple clubs, I have no idea what team he is on now. I scored a goal in a game once, one of my best friends was playing around like “oh Memphy, that was insane!” Mimicking what commentators would say for the guy who scored a goal. That’s how I got my name, being a soccer fan and a soccer kid.
AllHipHop: Did you want to be a professional soccer player?
909Memphis: I did, I wanted to be a professional soccer player. I grew up my whole life playing at one of the highest levels for soccer. The state, amongst the youth community. I even had a little bit of time training with the DC United Academy, which is a MLS team. It’s like the LA Galaxy of the DMV, so I was doing that as a kid too. I went to college, I played soccer. My freshman year, I’m like “damn, I love soccer so much. I’ma do whatever I can, I’ma go pro.” My junior year: “man, I’m burnt out now.” It gets boring. It’s weird because in life, you try so hard to reach your goals. Honestly you reach your goal, then you’re like “s###, this is not what I wanted after all this time.”
Sometimes, life be throwing you curveballs. Music was one of those things that took the strong hold of my life because of all the changes going from an 18-year-old kid, leaving home for the first time then growing up. Honestly in college, I grew up the most when I left my parents house. It’s a pretty weird situation. I really fell in love with music because it’s fun, it’s different.
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AllHipHop: How would you describe your sound?
909Memphis: Oh man, I believe it’s changed over the past couple years. I can tell you who my influences are for sure. I take a lot of my musical creativity and my sound from people like Wiz Khalifa. My goal when I make a song is you have to feel connected to it in some way emotionally. I try to make it sound dreamy. I try to make it sound peaceful, soothing. Because whenever I make most of my songs, you get a ball in your stomach. That’s how I want to translate it. All types of emotion, but the goal is to create R&B, pop-infused trap music.
AllHipHop: Talk about releasing Resilience during the quarantine.
909Memphis: That was a project I worked on for 6 months. 2020 as a whole, it was easy for me to relate the actual meaning of the project to everything in the world going on. Not only for my own personal s### that I need to be resilient towards, but the project could also relate to issues that the whole world’s going through. I really made it everything that I was feeling in that moment. “Peace of Mind” is one of my favorite ones because literally everything I talked about is real s###. Friends hating on you, your friends are not f###### with you. Because people get jealous so releasing it in quarantine, topic-wise made it easy.
Although it feels like people aren’t really as connected as they would’ve been. During quarantine, I haven’t done very much either. When people get back into it, 2021 when we’re allowed back out, it becomes more entertaining. It’s gonna be 10 times cooler next year. My craft got better this year as a whole, being able to be locked in.
AllHipHop: Who was on the intro, “HD”?
909Memphis: This guy named Cass Kid, he’s an English radio host who works for BBC. 3 years ago, I dropped my biggest song called “Pure Spirit.” All of London started f###### with that s### because I was wearing an England jacket. People were like “who’s this American kid wearing English gear?” Little did they know, I still have English Heritage and blood. Everybody over there connected with BBC were blown away by it for some reason.
When I went over there, we had a little interview. He posted it on his podcast, it was a pretty lit situation. One thing that’s cool about this Hip Hop s### is I’m able to make a lot of connections in the United States. But for some reason, my bond with English artists is super crazy. Because I’m English and American at the same time, it’s a stamp. We all work together, we all support each other regardless. Even if we don’t talk, we’re still all sharing each other’s s###. English people, the scenes are different over there. The culture’s different over there, it’s super sick to be able to have those types of people.
AllHipHop: Who were you chillin’ in the clouds next to in the cover art?
909Memphis: That’s honestly supposed to mimic my girlfriend. I like to keep my relationships private because I’m coming up. The bigger I get, the more people want to know what happens behind-the-scenes of my life. But yeah, that’s my shorty in the clouds. You see the plane in the cover art too. I flew to Nashville, I met her. I made that song “HD” before I even met her, it manifested everything. I was going through a big breakup the spring/summer of 2019, then I met my current girlfriend coming into 2020. It was super cool to see the plane. I took a flight and I came back in love. We live together now, she supports my music all the way.
The cover art also has devil horns and a halo mixed in too. You gotta be resilient. You feel your temptations of one side, but you also gotta realize your morals and where you came from. Not everything that hurts has to be bad. You can learn from different things, you can take different perspectives. Because at the end of the day, everything’s perspective. It’s perspective no matter what, in any type of relationship. Whether it’s your friendships, your family members, your mom, your girlfriend, your pets, it’s perspective.
It’s all about what you perceive to be as something that’s very important to you. Sometimes people don’t feel a certain amount towards something else that you do, that’s why everyone beefs honestly. My man Eli made the cover, the bottom of the cover is darker. You can see under the plane, it’s dark. You can see the sun rays at the top left corner coming in. It shows that every dark time will have a light, and every light time will eventually come to an end.
AllHipHop: I was listening to “Fake Love,” how tight is your circle?
909Memphis: My circle’s super tight. When I was a kid though, I was always going through trouble with people for some reason. First of all I was a soccer player, you know how it is. There’s always little beefs, but nah. People where I come from in a very conservative part of the United States, the DC area or Virginia, there’s not a lot of creativity up there. Me and my homies were always on some different s###, always beefing with people. That’s how it is in suburban VA, everyone’s beefing with each other and competing. Everything I said in that song is true,I only have a couple homies that I can really call my brother and can trust them with my entire heart.
Growing up as a young man, even in the music industry, everything is relationships. There’s people out there that want to f### with you for mutual gain, but there’s also people that really care about your well-being. At the end of the day whether it’s working a real job or I’m doing my music, I only want to win with people I know are there for me regardless. I got to keep away from that fake love. I got to stay away from these people that really be making my days darker.
It can be anything. You know how easy it is for something so small to f### up your day? It’s so easy. I stay super to myself because it’s easier that way in my opinion. I used to not be this way, I wanted everybody to f### with me. I wanted everyone to understand who I was. As you get older, the less you really are wanting to give yourself to others or looking for validation your whole life.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
909Memphis: I need peace and quiet in the studio. I really like working alone to be honest. Anyone makes their best s### alone. I won’t lie, having one to two people in the studio with me is good because it puts a little pressure on me to actually make some hits in front of them. Having people in the studio also improves your stage presence, it makes you gain confidence. I be very experimental with my s###. Especially as someone who’s a singer but uses autotune, I like to f### with the autotune and make it sound super weird sometimes. Some of those sounds come out weird as hell, but the final product is sick. I need water, lots of water. Right now, my mouth is dry as s###. [laughs]
AllHipHop: Talk about your relationship with the Lyrical Lemonade family.
909Memphis: Honestly, Cole hasn’t reached out to me at all yet. It sucks because I want it to happen really badly, but they’ve been posting my music for a couple of months now. They posted me the last week of 2019, then every single drop from then. They’ve been showing love every single time, shoutout Danny Adams. He be writing up my stuff all the time off the strength, showing me love. I know some of my management have a relationship with Cole and his manager too, they’re really super cool people. I really want to make sure me and Cole get a video in one day because that s###’s gonna go crazy.
AllHipHop: How was modeling for G Star?
909Memphis: That s### was super cool, I really wish I could do more. A year and a half ago, I was in New York because I was going to meet up with a potential manager. Cooking up with some friends out there as well. I posted the YouTube video snippet for my song “Top Off,” I bought some Instagram promo because why not? They just started doing that Instagram promo s###, I said f### it. So I put $5 into it, then next thing you know I had a DM from some casting agent. She said “yo, are you in town right now? We need a ghostrider for the G Star commercial with Dexter Navy.” Dexter Navy shot it, that s### was super lit. I got to meet Dexter Navy. They made me literally hop on a Chevy and ghostride like a freaking stunt devil. It was the craziest s### honestly, but it was so fun! They still follow me, still show me love with my posts. Their clothes are beautiful.
AllHipHop: What would you be doing if you weren’t doing music?
909Memphis: That’s a hard one, I guess I’d still be doing soccer. I’d be coaching kids full-time. I got my degree in marketing too so I’d want to go into marketing a professional sports team. I don’t plan on doing that because I think my music’s pretty fire. I’ma go up some more and keep working hard.
