(AllHipHop Rumors) Lezhae took to Instagram to vent on her lack of support with raising her kids.
She alleges she can only count on one person to help her with her children. She specifically mentions those who are blessed to have their mothers and baby fathers in their lives to help when they just need a break.
Fetty currently has 7 children with 6 different women. I’m guessing Wap is going through it with all the women in her life because earlier in the day on Thursday the rapper posted he was going to delete his Instagram.
Shortly after, his wifey posted a sub on her Instagram as well.
(AllHipHop News) “[Megan Thee Stallion]. I am a big fan of your movement but since you moved to L.A. them last 2 records don’t hit like them first 2 records. Now you laid up in the bed with [G-Eazy]. Please #GetOut of Hollywood,” tweeted Isaac Hayes III on February 3.
The son of legendary Soul singer Isaac Hayes offered that opinion after Megan’s recent songs “Diamonds” and “B.I.T.C.H.” did not have the same cultural impact as “Big Ole Freak” and “Hot Girl Summer.” The 44-year-old Georgia resident was also referring to the viral footage of Meg cuddling with Bay Area rhymer G-Eazy.
Megan was asked about Hayes III’s Hollywood comments during an interview on The Breakfast Club. The 25-year-old Texan insisted that Los Angeles does not impact the quality of her music.
She also stated, “I don’t know him and he don’t know me. So he can’t say none of that. I guess you just go off what you hear from another guy and you wanna run with that. But I don’t know that man.”
(AllHipHop News) Royce Da 5’9″ has already earned widespread critical acclaim for his latest LP titled The Allegory. This spring, concertgoers will get to see the Detroit-raised lyricist perform songs off the album.
“The Allegory US Tour” is scheduled to kick off Tuesday, April 21 at Seattle’s The Crocodile. Royce is also set to hit 17 other cities until the final show in Ann Arbor, Michigan on May 20.
Over 22 tracks, Royce Da 5’9″ addresses pertinent social issues such as political divisiveness, racial tensions, social media toxicity, fame culture, wealth disparity, mental illness, mass shootings, and the opioid epidemic. Nickel Nine’s goal was for the project to positively impact listeners.
“The Allegory is a study on perception and secret (and, not so secret) ills that are afflicting our society. I have a desire to give light to these wrongs in an effort to start the conversation and hopefully help the next generation navigate through,” explained Royce.
(AllHipHop News) Was “Pump It Up” really about self-pleasure? Even many longtime Joe Budden fans were shocked to hear producer Just Blaze say that Budden’s 2003 single “Pump It Up” was once about masturbation.
Last month, Just Blaze made an appearance on Sole Collector’s Full Size Run digital series. The New Jersey native born Justin Smith took the time to reflect on the creation of the record that was prominently featured in the dance movie You Got Served.
“Do you know the original version of ‘Pump It Up’ was about masturbation?” said Blaze. “You know how in the second verse he’s like, ‘My jump off doesn’t care if I go out so much. My jump off…’ Originally it was, ‘My hand doesn’t worry if I go out so much. My hand doesn’t worry about… That’s a fun fact.”
While visiting The Breakfast Club this week to promote his State of the Union television show, Joe Budden was questioned about Just Blaze’s comments. The 39-year-old podcaster had some sharp words for his fellow Jersey representative.
“The legend of ‘Pump It Up’ never dies. Sometime when these stories come up, I be like, ‘Damn, man. Why can’t “Tipsy” and J-Kwon – all of those big records back then, why can’t they just keep doing this?'” responded the Love & Hip Hop: New York star.
This n##### @JoeBudden just told me that "Pump it up" was originally written about Jerking off.. The jump off was his hand. 😂😂😂😭😭
Budden went on to say, “Just Blaze gotta shut the f*ck up. That’s the bottom line to it. He gotta chill the f*ck out. I’ve told this story. Somebody else has told this story.” In 2013, Joe Budden’s Slaughterhouse brethren, Royce da 5’9″ did tweet that he heard a similar story about the Grammy-nominated single.
“‘Pump It Up’ went through a lot of experimentation. That’s a good way to say that. You’re talking about an 8-bar part in the second verse. In the pre-recordings stages, it was my hand… No, it’s not true because it wasn’t about masturbation,” explained Budden.
(AllHipHop News) Love her or hate her, Azealia Banks is a lightning rod of controversy that garners nationwide headlines. The rapper/singer has become known for expressing her opinion about politics, witchcraft, her musical peers, and many other topics.
Apparently, the Broke with Expensive Taste album creator was almost tapped to voice her point of view on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Revolt network. The State of the Culture cast visited The Breakfast Club, and Joe Budden was asked about nearly having Banks on the program.
“The original idea was two, me and another person, and I didn’t like that,” revealed Budden. The Breakfast Club‘s Charlamagne Tha God then reminded the retired emcee that Banks was once in consideration for the talk show.
Budden added, “Oh yeah, we were going to do Azealia Banks. In theory, what an amazing idea… But that’s what I wanted to create. Something where you would say, ‘How long is that gonna last?’ That didn’t pan out for whatever reason.”
(AllHipHop News) At this moment, Chilombo is the #1 trending topic on Twitter in the United States. Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo’s third studio album arrived overnight and quickly took over a lot of social media users’ timeline.
The 20-track LP includes guest features from H.E.R., Future, Miguel, Ab-Soul, Nas, John Legend, and Ty Dolla $ign. Plus, Aiko’s on-again/off-again boyfriend Big Sean appears on the previously released “None Of Your Concern.”
“I’m tired, but I’m fired up,” tweeted Aiko not long after midnight on Friday. The Def Jam recording artist later added, “Overwhelmed w/ LOVE thank you for listening.”
Chilombo hits DSPs three years after 2017’s Trip. That album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart by collecting 32,000 first-week units. It went on to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
This week has seen both Meg and 1501 CEO Carl Crawford go back-and-forth in public over the financial details of the rapper’s record contract. Then Crawford’s associate, J. Prince, came out to defend himself from accusations made in Pete’s suit.
Prince wrote on Instagram, “After we do all the hard work together with artists, it’s a known fact that major record labels and established managers attempt to poach the fruits of our labor. One of the first things they do is criticize the deal that raised that artist from the dead.”
The Rap-A-Lot Records founder was referring to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation backing Meg’s lawsuit. Roc Nation was announced as Megan Thee Stallion’s new management back in September 2019, and she later stated that the company was instrumental in informing her about the terms of her contract with 1501.
Meg has now responded to J. Prince’s allegation that Roc Nation was essentially trying to steal her away from Crawford. The “B.I.T.C.H.” performer sat down with Angie Martinez on Power 105.1.
“I don’t know nothing about that because I’m still with the same labels that I started with. All I did was get management,” explained Megan. “My momma was my manager. My momma passed away. Who’s gonna manage me now? Roc Nation stepped in and got all my stuff together, getting everything in order.”
She continued, “Them people ain’t did nothing to me wrong, they ain’t did nothing to nobody. So it’s not that they’re trying to take anything from anybody. They don’t give f*ck about that damn contract. They’re not getting nothing from that, so I don’t understand why that comes up. I feel like you want some clout or something by bringing that up because they don’t have nothing to do with that.”
(AllHipHop News) Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty has pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to register as a sex offender.
Petty is legally required to report his status to authorities following a 1995 conviction for attempted rape, for which he served almost four years in a New York prison.
He had previously registered with officials in his native Big Apple, but he failed to do the same in California after moving cross-country with Minaj last July (19).
The information flew under the police radar until he was pulled over by traffic cops in Beverly Hills in November when the oversight was discovered.
The U.S. Attorney’s Los Angeles office since confirmed Petty appeared in court shortly after handing himself in and pleaded not guilty to one count, and he was released on a $100,000 bond.
His trial is set for 28 April.
“Megatron” star Minaj, who wed Petty in October, has yet to comment on the news.
(AllHipHop News) Flavor Flav doesn’t blame Bernie Sanders for his firing from Public Enemy despite Chuck D kicking him out following a disagreement over-performing at a rally for the U.S. presidential candidate.
The hip-hop stars argued after Sanders campaign announced last week that his Public Enemy Radio spin-off act would perform a set at a rally in California ahead of presidential primary elections in 14 states on Tuesday.
However, the rapper turned reality star tells The Guardian he doesn’t dislike Sanders and wants to distance himself from reports claiming he supports U.S. President Donald Trump.
“I don’t have anything against Bernie. I think he’s a good person and I wish him luck. I think they’re all good people. Except Trump. Some people tried to say I did this because I’m a Trump supporter and that’s not true. F##k Trump!”
He adds that his argument is with Chuck, who he believes signed him up to a concert he did not agree to, adding: “Why try to say I’m a part of something I’m not a part of? That was all Chuck D.”
“My last straw was long ago,” he wrote on Twitter. “It’s not about Bernie with Flav … he don’t know the difference between (American football player) Barry Sanders or Bernie Sanders…So I don’t attack Flav on what he don’t know.”
Flav agrees with his ex-bandmate on that, saying: “I don’t deal with politics. Chuck D, he’s the politician of the group. I’m just the friendly jester.”
(AllHipHop News) With all the negative things that you hear about Hip-Hop artists, it is good to hear about a real live angel of an emcee.
Chamillionaire emerges just in time to restore our faith in the leaders of the culture. The GRAMMY award-winning rapper has spread his angel wings all over 16-year-old, Tyla-Simone Crayton.
Crayton has ventured into the condiment arena, creating Sienna Sauce.
At 16, Tyla is young, but she is quite seasoned as an entrepreneur.
She launched her food company in 2017 as a home-based business. Her main product was the Sienna Sauce that has taken the world by storm.
By the next year, Tyla’s tasty dressing was named the “Best Sauce” at the Sauce-A-Holic Fest.
So dope is this bad mama Jama, she won the coveted title in 2019 for a second time. Entering contests proved to be lucrative and important to the growth of the business.
The sauce won $25K on Strahan, Sara and Keke show’s Side Hustle Showdown competition and $10K from the Revolt Pitch Competition.
And while the $35K might have seemed like heaven, Tyla’s real blessing came when she entered into a pitch competition sponsored by
Chamillionaire, Shark Tank star and FUBU owner Damon John and multi-platinum Bay Area rapper E40.
While she did not win, Tyla found herself in second place. As the runner-up, Chamillionaire fell in love with her hustle and threw his full support behind her.
“Sienna Sauce was a runner-up in my pitch competition and I really like tracking this company,” Chamillionaire said in a statement. “I invested in Sienna Sauce because I back startups that have domain expertise, resiliency, and a roadmap that I believe could potentially lead to success.”
(AllHipHop Rumors) Nick Cannon seems to be ok with being the bigger man, so to speak. The mogul has made his peace with another mogul, 50 Cent. With Eminem in the middle, these kings have been beefing…over what? Who knows! But it seems like Nick is calling it a day with duking it out, back and forth.
Nick has straight-up saluted 50 Cent and said sorry.
“I love what 50 is doing. In a real way, all respect. Yo, he jumped into the television game in a real way,” he said in an interview with 99 Jamz’s Afternoon Get Down. “When I see another Black man getting like that, we put all the jokes and the hip-hop stuff aside, man. I salute him 100 percent with that.”
Of course, Nick invited 50 Cent to his hit show Wild-N-Out, claiming Fif was the “King of Petty.” On top of that, he said he wanted to leave the door open to work with his one-time adversary.
This all started when Eminem took a shot at Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey on a song with Fat Joe. I guess that’s all Nick needed to hear. He recorded a slew of songs aimed at Eminem, which eventually morphed into overkill. The kids are now good with each other. I doubt Eminem and Nick will be cool, but I would like to see that happen too.
By the way, no word from 50 Cent on whether or not he accepted the apology.
(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent celebrated on Twitter on Wednesday after learning New York Police Department Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez, who allegedly told officers to shoot the rapper “on sight,” had been transferred.
An investigation was launched into Gonzalez, who worked at the 72nd Precinct in Sunset Park, and it was revealed earlier this month that he has now been moved to the NYPD’s Auxiliary Police Section, where officers “observe and report conditions requiring the services of the regular police” – a transfer widely considered a demotion.
While a source said that the transfer was a “punishment” for Gonzalez, a spokesperson for the NYPD insisted the move had nothing to do with the 50 Cent scandal.
“It is inaccurate to say the inspector was transferred as a result of any issues stemming from the 50 Cent allegations,” a spokesperson said.
(AllHipHop News) R. Kelly’s sex abuse trial in Chicago, Illinois has been postponed from April to October to allow investigators extra time to process new evidence collected in a recent raid.
The 53-year-old was already facing a multitude of charges, including engaging in sex acts with other minors, threatening his alleged victims, and aggravated sexual abuse.
During Thursday’s hearing, prosecutors revealed authorities had “very recently” executed a search warrant relating to the case, resulting in the seizure of at least 100 electronic devices, including cell phones, hard drives, and iPads.
The location of the raid was not disclosed, but U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber ruled the trial, which had been due to start next month, will be moved to the autumn.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Angel Krull also notified the judge that another update to the current indictment is pending, as they are preparing to “add yet another victim” to the sex abuse case against Kelly, reports the Chicago Tribune.
The news means the “I Believe I Can Fly” hitmaker’s criminal counts on racketeering, sexual abuse, and bribery in Brooklyn, New York will likely be the first to be heard at trial this year, as that case is scheduled to be heard in July.
(AllHipHop News) Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul has been sued for the second time this week over some shady music business stuff… and this time Trippie Redd is caught in the legal mess.
Trippie Redd recently dropped a hit song called “Death” which contains a sample of DJ Paul’s 1997 track “Hit a Muthaf*cka.”
According to TMZ, the problem comes in the administrative handling of the sample in the song. Music executive Reginald Boyland from On The Strength Records claims that he actually owns the rights to “Hit” and that he never cleared the excerpt to be used in Redd’s music.
Back in 2015, DJP lost the rights to the song in a settlement with Boyland since “Hit” actually sampled his original song, “Pimps in The House.”
In commemoration of its release 25 years ago, the Ol’ Dirty Bastard estate is re-releasing his classic Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version.
A quarter of a century is a lot to celebrate, but so is finally going platinum after all these years.
According to the estate, the RIAA has only recently certified ODB’s debut album platinum despite the mega-hits like “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” and “Brooklyn Zoo” being staples on the original LP.
“My children and I are beyond excited to be celebrating the 25th anniversary of my late husband’s album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version,” Icelene Jones, the rapper’s widow and administrator of the Estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard released in a statement. “We are even more excited and appreciative of the fans, who have never wavered in their support for ODB, and have honored his talent with a platinum album this year.”
The reissue will drop on March 27th on Rhino distribution.
It will include 43 tracks: the original LP (featuring Wu-Tang cohorts like Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, GZA and more), instrumentals, acapella versions, remixes, and B-sides.
They also will drop previously unreleased stripped-down versions of his two aforementioned biggest hits.
In addition to the digital forms of the music, fans can cop a special vinyl box set on Record Store Day on April 18th.
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version vinyl box set will include all 17 songs from the original album on nine seven-inch singles pressed on blue, yellow, and white vinyl.
(AllHipHop News) Singer Ray J and his wife Princess Love are giving their marriage another chance after briefly separating following an incident in Las Vegas in November.
Princess accused the R&B star-turned-reality TV regular of abandoning her and their young daughter, Melody, in Sin City, after the Soul Train Awards.
They both threatened divorce but reunited ahead of the birth of their second child in December.
However, a source confirmed Ray and Princess didn’t reconcile and were living separately.
Ray apparently went all out for Valentine’s Day, covering her home with more than 2,000 roses in a bid to win her back, and it appears his plan worked.
Appearing on U.S. TV show “The Talk” on Wednesday, he said. “It’s hot in the kitchen… I’m still bothered by where we are but God is working everything through. We’re trying to, like, address the situation and become the solution to the problem.
“It just takes a little bit of time… We’re trying to figure it out… I love my wife and I just pray that things work out.”
The couple’s marriage troubles will be aired on the new reality TV show “The Conversation: Ray J & Princess Love,” which debuts on March 15th.
(AllHipHop News) Chance The Rapper is in talks to head back to Sesame Street to star in a live-action film adaptation of the hit children’s show.
The “No Problem” hitmaker made a guest appearance on the educational TV series in early 2019, and now Warner Bros. studio officials have invited him back to join Anne Hathaway in the planned movie musical.
Portlandia director Jonathan Krisel will take charge of the project, which will focus on a group of beloved characters mysteriously expelled from the famed neighborhood, forcing them to embark on an adventure to prove Sesame Street really exists, according to Variety.
The movie will feature original songs by Eighth Grade filmmaker Bo Burnham and is scheduled to launch in January.
However, authorities investigating the incident with the second man have been forced to drop the battery count against the hip-hop newcomer as the guy has declined to co-operate, according to TMZ.
But DaBaby isn’t in the clear just yet – prosecutors from the Miami State Attorney’s Office are still looking into Carey’s robbery claim, which could result in new charges against the star.
