(AllHipHop News) Three of the most popular contemporary crooners joined forces for a new record. Jhené Aiko recruited Future and Miguel as guest features on her “Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.)” single.
The song will appear on the forthcoming studio album Chilombo. Before that LP arrives on March 6, Jhené, Future, and Miguel linked up for the “Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.)” music video.
“I hope she don’t think that I think that she some kinda hoe. I don’t care, that just lets me know that she knows what she wants, yeah. Baby, I won’t judge,” sings Miguel in the chorus. Future adds a few “freak” ad-libs to the hook as well.
Over the last year, Aiko released the songs “Triggered (Freestyle),” “None of Your Concern” featuring Big Sean, and “P*$$Y Fairy (OTW).” Chilombo will also include contributions from H.E.R., Ab-Soul, Nas, John Legend, and Ty Dolla $ign.
Jhené Aiko’s previous studio album was 2017’s Trip. That project debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with 32,000 first-week units. The RIAA eventually awarded Trip with a Gold certification.
(AllHipHop News) Kiari “Offset” Cephus is joining his wife, Belcalis “Cardi B” Almánzar, as a rapper/actor. Cardi appeared in an episode of Being Mary Jane in 2017, and Offset will be making his acting debut this weekend.
The Migos member is playing an undercover CIA officer on Sunday night’s episode of NCIS: Los Angeles. According to reports, the long-running action-drama series will also premiere Set’s new song “Danger.”
“I didn’t want to come into acting and be put in this category of: ‘Oh, you can be the bad guy all the time,’” said Offset in a promotional video. “I wanted to be able to show that I could do anything that someone sets in front of me.”
The NCIS: Los Angeles cast features fellow rap star LL Cool J as well as Chris O’Donnell and Medalion Rahimi. New episodes of the program air Sundays at 9 pm ET on CBS and CBS All Access.
(AllHipHop News) Since her arrival on the scene,Megan Thee Stallion has become just as well known for twerking on social media as she is for spitting rhymes. Some people love to see women share their ass-shaking skills online, but Meek Mill is apparently over watching twerk videos.
“Twerking is like a guy with big stacks of money hanging out his pocket so everybody can see lol. [I’m] tired of seeing all that sh*t lol. Y’all burnt twerking out ,” tweeted Meek on Thursday afternoon.
Six hours later Megan tweeted, “I hate a ‘pick me’ ass n#### sick of these fake woke ass men.” That statement was widely considered a response to Meek’s unsolicited opinion on twerking.
The “Big Ole Freak” rapstress also added, “I’m using ‘Pick me’ as when you just saying sh*t that you believe will get you a pat on the back/acceptance from other people.”
Twerking is like a guy with big stacks of money hanging out his pocket so everybody can see lol I tired of seeing all that s### lol
(AllHipHop News) Snoop Dogg was supported by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Tyler Perry after lashing out at broadcaster Gayle King over a controversial Kobe Bryant interview question, although they wished he had tackled the issue “a little differently.”
The rap veteran put King on blast online for bringing up the late basketball icon’s rape case during an early February chat with Bryant’s friend and fellow athlete Lisa Leslie.
In a video posted on Instagram, Snoop slammed King as a “funky dog head b##ch” and appeared to threaten her, raging, “How dare you try to tarnish my motherf##king homeboy’s reputation…? Respect the family and back off, b##ch, before we come get you.”
He claims there were actually a lot of Bryant fans who shared his point of view: “You would think it was more people against me, there was more people with me.”
“It made me feel like I had too much power,” he said of how others began treating King after he spoke out. “And at that particular time, I was abusing it. That’s just what I felt, and I had to get it right.”
Snoop credits his mother, former church choir director Beverly Tate, with helping him realize the error of his ways.
“My mother raised me in church and she raised me to respect women,” the hip-hop star explained. “It was certain things she said to me that took me back to being a little kid. And when your mama can make you feel like a kid, that’s when you gotta get right…”
Snoop added, “She didn’t say I was wrong, she was just giving me, ‘You know I raised you better. You’re a representation of us. Every woman that has ever crossed your life, you’re a representation of that.’”
The rapper was also contacted by famous friends like Diddy and filmmaker Perry, who gave him their backing but encouraged him to rethink his choice of words.
“When this thing happened with Gayle I got calls from Tyler Perry, Puff Daddy (Diddy), (news commentator) Van Jones, powerful black men and they didn’t bash me,” Snoop said. “They was just like, ‘Brother we got your back if you need. But we think you should’ve said… it a little differently.’
“We got a real brotherhood going on behind the scenes.”
Snoop has yet to speak directly to King, but he has made various attempts to get in touch: “(I) reached out through her friends, her associates and I even DM’d (direct messaged) her (on social media), sending her a prayer, letting her know I apologize to her.”
Basketball icon Bryant was killed alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in a California helicopter crash in late January.
A public memorial for the Los Angeles Lakers legend and aspiring sports star Gianna was held at the team’s home venue, the Staples Center, on Monday.
(AllHipHop News) Future says that his latest baby mama is calling their new bundle of joy “the check baby” and doesn’t claim the little 9-month-old girl because her mama is shady and purposely got knocked up.
The rapper filed legal documents accusing Eliza of taking fertility pills when she started having sex with him.
She also allegedly started researching how much money his other children’s mothers received in child support after he had a bit of her “goodie goodie.”
In the sing-songy words of Tamar and Toni Braxton, Future must have a “ding-a-ling made of gold.” Why else would the Atlanta-based autotune-using emcee have so many children, by so many women?
Or maybe it is his personality?
Doubt that. Especially when, the “Life is Good” rapper says that his latest baby mama is calling their new bundle of joy, “the check baby.”
Fireman Band$ describes himself as “a fireball, mixed with love and passion.”
Literally. Beyond the explosive energy in his music, his physical appearance demands attention in any given situation.
Rocking a Balenciaga shirt, fire-themed pants, fire nail polish, fire face tats, and red dreads (also reminiscent of fire), the Brooklyn bred rapper arrives in Los Angeles eager to chase his dreams in the music industry.
The “Lose It” artist is also CEO of his own collective titled Green Light Gang, which hails the mantra: “everything is a go!” In order to achieve greatness, you have to go for it. The green light reminds you there are no boundaries in life. Fireman has recently been locked in the studio perfecting his craft, tapping in with standout producers such as 808 Mafia and Bankroll Got It.
AllHipHop caught up with Fireman Band$ shortly before the release of his new single “Lost It,” which fans can expect on his debut EP arriving this Spring.
AllHipHop: Being from Brooklyn, what were you seeing growing up?
Fireman Band$: A lot of culture. A lot of West Indian culture. A lot of violence, and music was my scapegoat.
AllHipHop: Who were your biggest influences growing up?
Fireman Band$: My biggest influences were Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, of course Tupac and Biggie Smalls. They all had their own thing I liked, whether it was character or ambition to keep going. I like Tupac’s attitude, that badass attitude. I embody all of them in one.
AllHipHop: What was Fireman like as a kid?
Fireman Band$: I was definitely bad as hell. [laughs] Not even the streets, I was more bad in school. My dad would literally whoop my ass every day. I was the goofball in class. I was that guy. I’d throw crumpled paper at the teacher. Send love letters to the girls in the class, I was that guy.
AllHipHop: At what point did you realize this music thing was forreal?
Fireman Band$: The music became real once I started doing it, I was 18. I was actually incarcerated at the time for some misdemeanor bulls##t. Basically I was hearing songs on the radio because they give you a walkman in jail. I’m like “this music is trash, I could do this.” I started writing music. It got really real when I did my first show in Brooklyn.
AllHipHop: What were you locked up for?
Fireman Band$: To be honest, I don’t even remember because that was not my first time in jail. [chuckles] I was 18, it was a crazy experience.
AllHipHop: What’d you learn behind bars?
Fireman Band$: I don’t think I learned a g###### thing. I wound up going back to jail a few more times, but it gave me more hunger because I realized I had to get out of here and do something with my life. I went back to jail because I started trappin’ and started selling drugs. But I was selling drugs to afford my music career because I didn’t have money. I was not good with keeping a job.
AllHipHop: Why do they call your music “mosh pit rap”?
Fireman Band$: Because people just turn up and mosh pit every time my song plays. That’s really what it is. Honestly, I wouldn’t even call it mosh pit rap. It’s a mixture of things because I have all kinds of music. Once all my music starts coming out, people are really not going to be able to label me as one specific kind of person. I’m just going to be an artist, that’s really what I want to do.
AllHipHop: How’d you get your name?
Fireman Band$: Fireman, I was thinking of superheroes or evil villains. Superman, Spiderman. I’ve always dealt with having a fire name. My nickname growing up was Salsa Picante, which means hot sauce in Spanish. I was a basketball player and my idol who was playing basketball, his name is actually Hot Sauce. So I was the Spanish version of him. I kept a fire when it came using the superhero/villain name. I’m like “hmm, Fireman!” Then obviously the term ‘bands’ means money. Also, my last name’s Santana. My friends called me Bandtana. I just shortened it so it was Fireman Band$.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your new single “Lose It”?
Fireman Band$: You can expect a lot of energy. A lot of fun. The music video’s dope, I shot it in the mountains. We went snowboarding. I never snowboarded before in my life. We went to the highest mountain possible. Because I skated before, I thought that this would be an easy task — but Lord knows it was not. I almost killed myself 5 different times.
There were professional snowboarders that said how they had life-threatening injuries at one point, I’m like “f##k.” Mind you, there’s no way to get down unless you skated down. It was all or nothing. I slid down the mountain most of it, but I got some good shots. The song is an amazing song and the video is really lit.
AllHipHop: What is it you want fans to get from your story?
Fireman Band$: Don’t stop. I came up with this team called Green Light Gang. A green light means go. Go for your dreams or goals. I’ve been in jail, I’ve been in situations where I wouldn’t be alive. Don’t let nothing stop you from doing what you want. Sometimes people’s opinions can make a person change their outlook on things, I just say f##k what everybody else thinks and just do you.
AllHipHop: What is it you want to do ultimately?
Fireman Band$: Ultimately, I want to definitely change the world with my music. Definitely want to give back to communities that are less fortunate. I want to buy my mom a house and a car, and buy my kids a house and cars. Get married and have children.
AllHipHop: How old are your children?
Fireman Band$: 5 and 6.
AllHipHop: What’s the best part of being a father?
Fireman Band$: The best part of being a dad is seeing my kids, they’re the younger version of me. I get to relive my childhood.
AllHipHop: When did you get your first face tat?
Fireman Band$: I believe I was 17. I’m 26. My first tat was actually the kiss. At that point, I was a real ladies man and thought it was real player-like to be like “oh yeah, the girls love kissing on me.” That was my attitude and I put a bunch of kisses all over me.
AllHipHop: What do your parents think of the tattoos?
Fireman Band$: My mom cursed me out a bunch of times. After the 10th tattoo, she was over it. She’s like “do what you want.”
(AllHipHop News) A judge has ruled embattled singer R. Kelly defaulted on a sex abuse lawsuit in Chicago, Illinois after failing to show up in court.
The civil lawsuit was filed by Heather Williams, who claims she met the star on a Chicago street in 1998 and he lured her into having sex with him when she was 16.
The case will be up for a final hearing on March 10th.
R. Kelly, full name Robert Sylvester Kelly, is scheduled for an April trial in Chicago federal court on charges of creating and possessing child pornography and sexual exploitation of a minor.
He is also scheduled to go to trial in July in New York federal court on racketeering, sex-trafficking and bribery charges.
(AllHipHop News) Back in 1992, filmmaker Bernard Rose introduced a new slasher film character called Candyman. Oscar-winner Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) has taken on the task of producing a fresh version of the classic horror flick.
The new Candyman stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo. This time the movie was directed by Nia DaCosta (Top Boy) who is also credited as a screenwriter along with Peele and Win Rosenfeld.
A description for DaCosta’s Candyman reads:
For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.
With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.
Candyman is scheduled to hit North American theaters on June 12 via Universal Pictures, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures, and Monkeypaw Productions in association with BRON Creative. David Kern, Aaron L. Gilbert, and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers. The film is based on the Candyman motion picture written by Bernard Rose and “The Forbidden” short story by Clive Barker.
(AllHipHop News) The failed romantic relationship between Angela Simmons and Romeo Miller is playing out on the current season of Growing Up Hip Hop. Viewers will get to see what happens when Rev Run’s daughter and Master P’s son cross paths at Egypt Criss’ engagement party.
“I’m not approaching Romeo, and I didn’t do nothing wrong to him. Whether he talks to me right now or doesn’t, that’s on you,” says Simmons during her on-camera interview.
The scene is filled with an overwhelming level of awkwardness as Simmons, Miller, and other cast members recognize the two estranged friends are clearly avoiding each other. Romeo eventually walks over to talk to Angela’s sister, Vanessa Simmons, which causes an even more uncomfortable vibe in the venue.
Growing Up Hip Hop airs Thursdays at 9 pm ET on WE tv. Tonight’s “New Chapters” episode will also cover Rev Run feeling blindsided by his son JoJo getting cold feet before his wedding as well as Egypt’s fiancé Sammattick exposing a secret that nobody saw coming.
(AllHipHop News) Adam Aminé Daniel was set up to be one of the next big Hip Hop stars when he was chosen for the 2017 XXL Freshman Class. After dropping the Good for You album in 2017 and theOnePointFive mixtape in 2018, Aminé was relatively quiet in 2019.
The 25-year-old rapper is now back with “Shimmy.” Aminé premiered the new single on Apple Music, and he spoke to Lowkey on the streaming platform about another body of work potentially arriving soon.
“I definitely, definitely, definitely have a project coming. That’s a fact. That’s the most information I can give,” offered Aminé. “I feel like I’m here to stay now. I feel like I paid my dues. I’m still gonna pay my dues for the rest of my life. I’m not trying to shy away from being humble in any way. I think that’s super important. But on a fun tip, I do believe I’m in my bag.”
Lowkey also asked the Portland native about Tory Lanez’s comments from November 2019 where the Canadian said he felt like rap is in a horrible place at the moment. Aminé responded by name-dropping a squad of lyricists from Buffalo, a veteran from Long Island, and a crossover megastar from the Bronx.
“I really f*ck with Tory. I like his music a lot. But I kind of disagree. I think Hip Hop is in a really cool place right now,” Aminé told Lowkey. “Like Griselda and Roc Marciano are taking over, and it’s like dope to see that because you don’t get to see that happen a lot.”
The “Caroline” hitmaker added, “Fans and the general public are getting smarter. They’re just out here, honestly, open to all kinds of genres. Like a kid could be listening to Griselda and then Cardi [B] in the same playlist… I think Hip Hop is in a good place. That’s my opinion. I listen to all these guys.”
(AllHipHop News) R&B singer-songwriter Solana “SZA” Rowe and Pop icon Justin Timberlake currently have the #1 song on the US iTunes chart. “The Other Side” is also one of the top trending music videos on YouTube.
It appears SZA and JT have a potential smash hit on their hands. The track was written by Timberlake, Rowe, Ludwig Göransson, Max Martin, and Sarah Aarons specifically for Trolls World Tour (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
“I was so thrilled to be invited to participate in this project with Justin,” says SZA. “The creative process of working with him and the team was filled with such excitement. It’s an energy you can feel in both the song and music video. I can’t wait for people to check it out.”
Besides voicing a character named Branch in DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour, Timberlake is also executive producing the soundtrack alongside Göransson. The album will also feature contributions from Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Anderson .Paak, Anna Kendrick, George Clinton, and more.
“It has been such a fun process writing and executive producing for this project,” states Timberlake. “Being able to bring together different creatives from various disciplines and genres has been the most rewarding part.”
He continues, “Creating something that serves the movie while still being able to exist apart from it has been a fun challenge that was made even more exciting by working with the other amazing artists that helped us put this together.”
Trolls World Tour (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will be available on March 13 via RCA Records. The Trolls World Tour motion picture is scheduled to hit North American theaters on April 17.
(AllHipHop News) Torrence “Boosie Badazz” Hatch Jr. was one of the most vocal complainers aboutDwyane Wade’s decision to support his 12-year-old child’s gender transition. The Baton Rouge-raised rapper claimed Wade went “too f*cking far” and begged the NBA great not to “cut his d*ck off.”
The backlash to Boosie’s comments about Zaya Wade came almost instantly. Critics called the 37-year-old recording artist transphobic and accused him of perpetuating hatred toward a minor.
Baller Alert caught up with Boosie to get his thoughts on the negative reactions to his previous statements. Apparently, Hatch’s own parent had something to say about his recent actions on Instagram.
“That’s just how I felt. People gotta understand it’s how I feel,” said Boosie. “Even my mama got on my ass yesterday. My mama called me early in the morning and got on my ass, talking about, ‘Stay off social media! That’s their family. You stay out people’s business!'”
He added, “I was just speaking how I felt. Everybody got their own opinions in life. Everyone feels a certain type of way about certain things. I just sometimes be the one to talk about it. When the kids involved, it’s tender to my heart.”
When asked if it ever okay to tell someone else how to parent their child, Boosie responded, “Not really, but when I feel you wrong, you wrong. People have told me how to parent my children when I was wrong.”
The “Wipe Me Down” rhymer also addressed his call for a boycott of Planet Fitness after he accused a particular location in Georgia of barring him from entering. Boosie suggested his opinion about the Wade family was the reason he was kicked out of the gym.
“I feel like they’re gaining up on me now. I should’ve shut my ass up,” stated Boosie about the Planet Fitness situation. A company spokesperson told People, “Planet Fitness does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. In this instance, a guest was asked to leave after refusing to comply with gym policies and harassing club staff.”
(AllHipHop News) Team Roc, the philanthropic arm of Roc Nation, is continuing its legal fight against the poor prison conditions in Mississippi. Hip Hop recording artists Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Mario “Yo Gotti” Mims are again backing a second civil lawsuit against the MS Department of Corrections.
Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC are seeking a court order that forces the MSDOC to immediately address the deadly situation at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. The plaintiffs are also calling on officials to develop a plan that will eliminate the health and safety risks within 90 days.
The lawsuit includes over 150 inmates giving firsthand accounts on their deplorable circumstances in the Mississippi prison system. There have been complaints of lack of clean water, adequate food, electricity, heat, access to healthcare, and clothing.
Some of the accounts from inmates include:
“Many times, the food is adulterated with rat feces, cockroaches, rocks, bird droppings, and other foreign matter.”
“The toilets routinely back up and flood the prison cells, which allows f#### matter, urine, and water to cover the floors and drain out into the housing unit’s common space…the portable water system at Parchman is contaminated with human feces, presumably from the sewer system.”
“Prisoner-on-prisoner violence is rampant, and, at times, is facilitated by corrupt guards seeking to curry favor with inmates. Plaintiffs have witnessed instances where guards have provided cell keys to inmates so they could assault, and sometimes kill, other inmates.”
“Many inmates, including Plaintiffs, are in dire need of medical care for cancer, lupus, serious heart defects, Rheumatoid Arthritis, deteriorating joints and muscles, swollen prostate glands, and open, festering wounds.”
“[Inmates] insert their own catheters, treat their own stab wounds, vomit up blood, teeter on the verge of diabetic comas, and suffer through seizures without medical care. Even a broken neck can go without treatment at Parchman, with the inmate being left to suffer through his injury while sleeping on exposed, steel bedsprings with no mattress.”
“So bad is the medical care at Parchman that inmates have resorted to lighting fires in conditions of total confinement, where escape from smoke and flames is impossible, simply to draw attention to emergent medical issues occurring in the housing units.”
Additionally, the conditions inside Parchman have been documented on video by people living in the facility. On February 26, Roc Nation released an 18-minute Parchman Prison Public Service Announcement with footage from inside the penitentiary.
Since December 2019, at least nine inmate deaths have occurred at Parchman as a result of suicides, homicides, and miscellaneous cases. There have been at least eighteen deaths throughout the Mississippi prison system over that time.
(AllHipHop News) After a clip of Usher performing his upcoming new song “Confession Part III” went viral, the Internet was quick to pounce on the running rumors that the singer is living with herpes. Usher’s longtime musical partner Jermaine Dupri stepped up to quell the gossip.
“I see y’all trippin… CONFESSIONS PART 3 is from a females perspective,” tweeted Dupri. “The song is about a girl cheatin’ on him and gettin’ pregnant by another man. She is then being stuck with the decision to keep or abort it. Now that he knows, Should he stay or Leave???”
I see y’all trippin… CONFESSIONS PART 3 is from a females perspective
The song is about a girl cheatin’ on him and gettin’ pregnant by another man. She is then being stuck with the decision to keep or abort it. Now that he knows, Should he stay or Leave ???
The latest edition of Usher’s “Confessions” includes him singing, “Remember that time I was sitting up sick, couldn’t sleep in the middle of the night? You said, ‘Bae, let me take you to the ER.’ I said, ‘Nah, Imma be alright.’ Well, the next day I found out from f*cking around that the sickness I had was life. And I was fixed with the decision to keep it, knowing I had to get rid of it, rid of it, live with it.”
Many social media users suspected those lyrics were being presented from Usher’s point of view and assumed it was confirmation that he had an incurable sexually transmitted disease. The 41-year-old star is likely to go into more detail about the song’s story on a new full-length project. JD and Ush have reportedly been working on a sequel to 2004’s Diamond-certified Confessions album.
(AllHipHop News) Super Tuesday of the 2020 Democratic Primary is scheduled for March 3. California is one of the states that is giving its citizens the chance to vote for a presidential candidate on that date.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is currently leading the polls in CA (27.5%). However, Sanders is still bringing in some heavy Hip Hop backup for support in Los Angeles this weekend.
On Thursday night, the Sanders campaign announced an LA rally featuring Public Enemy. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will also be joined at the event by comedian Sarah Silverman and actor Dick Van D###.
“Lemme say this to those reading this… having been to 115 countries this planet is on a spin cycle. Rinsed. These political hogwashes are no longer a USA discussion – it’s a 2020 Earthizen one,” tweeted PE frontman Chuck D.
He also added, “I don’t expect anything… however I do know that this administration now is fit to kill something. Even if you clear to see things… your social surroundings will have civil cataracts.”
Public Enemy is one of many rap acts to endorse Senator Sanders for President of the United States. Killer Mike, Cardi B, T.I., Bun B, Vic Mensa, Lil Yachty, and Noname have endorsed the self-described Democratic Socialist.
Sanders has already won 2020 primaries in New Hampshire and Nevada. His LA rally will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center with doors opening at 3 pm.
I believe in reparations and a lotta issues none of these folks see-as you know Rosa. But lemme say this to those reading this..having been to 115 countries this planet is on a spin cycle. Rinsed. These political hogwashes are no longer a USA discussion-it’s a 2020 Earthizen one- https://t.co/lZexMlUkyl
Jazzz I don’t expect anything…. however I do know that this administration now is fit to kill something. Even if you clear to see things …..your social surroundings will have civil cataracts https://t.co/J8t2jzG9Bo
(AllHipHop News) West Coast rapper YG just launched a brand new joint venture with Epic Records to distribute his record label, 4HUNNID.
Under the new deal, Epic Records will release, distribute, and market all of the new music by 4HUNNID with the goal of transforming the label into the new epic-center of West Coast rap.
“Me and my team have been doing innovative, legendary stuff for years—helping keep the West Coast alive. Now, Epic comes through at the best possible time with a platform for our expansion,” YG said. “I’m proud of this opportunity and will make the most of it.”
The first artist under the deal to be marketed will be female Compton hip-hop artist Day Sulan who was featured on the track “Her Story,” from YG’s 2019 record 4Real 4Real.
“We at Epic are delighted by this joint venture with YG and his forward-thinking 4HUNNID brand,” said Epic Records CEO Sylvia Rhone, who greenlighted the deal.
“YG perfectly represents the new face of hip-hop music: versatile, creative, multifaceted, and steeped in history but versed in current trends. This marks an exciting addition to our roster and offerings,” Sylvia Rhone continued.
