Jermaine Cole has not released a full-length studio album since 2018’s 2x-Platinum KOD. However, there have been signs that the Grammy winner’s next LP, tentatively titled The Fall Off, is on the way soon.
On Tuesday, J. Cole returned to Instagram with a cryptic message for his 5.6 million followers. He posted a photo of a notebook page that featured the phrases “The Fall Off Era,” “The Off-Season,” “It’s A Boy,” and “The Fall Off.”
In addition, “Features” and “ROTD3” were crossed out which suggested Cole had already completed those items on his “to-do” list. Following his exceptional run of guest appearances in 2018 and 2019, Cole announced last year he was no longer doing features for the foreseeable future.
This a honor to be on this song. NEW Gang Starr 🤯🤯🤯🤯 💎💎💎💎
This is the last feature you’ll hear from me. Thank you to everybody I got to work with during this run. 🙏🏿@REALDJPREMIER This song a classic, thank you. RIP GURUhttps://t.co/MMBI5Z2Fcq
“ROTD3” refers to Dreamville Records’ chart-topping Revenge of the Dreamers III. By teaming his Dreamville music roster with numerous other Hip Hop acts – such as DaBaby, T.I, Buddy, Reason, Vince Staples, Dreezy, Saba, and Guapdad 4000 – Cole was able to put together a critically-acclaimed and commercially-successful compilation.
Has J. Cole’s attention now turned back to crafting a solo effort to add to his discography? It appears the IG image with “The Fall Off” clearly emphasized suggests J. Cole’s fans could be getting another potential classic in the coming weeks. Cole wrote in the Instagram caption, “I still got some goals I gotta check off for I scram…”
The veiled announcement seemed to get some of the Dreamville artists excited. Atlanta emcee J.I.D commented under Cole’s IG with, “YESSIRSKIIIII.” The Atlanta duo known as EarthGang wrote, “Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!” New York’s Bas typed, “It’s up.” Chicago’s Omen simply added raising hands and fire emojis. Dreamville co-founder Ibrahim Hamad posted under the pic, “I’m Rich as a f### but I ain’t been to Japaaannnn.”
There was considerable confusion and irritation online after Young Thug suggested that Jay-Z does not have as many “stadium anthems” in his catalog as Thugger. While many of his fans backed him, Thug was mostly hit with eye-rolling and fact-checking.
Almost immediately after giving that take, Thug began walking back his statement. MDWOG host Gillie Da King responded by telling Thug that Jay has “a lot” of hit records. Thugger then said, “I know he do. He probably got 50 of them b######. I’m not literally saying him. I’m just saying n##### who you think is the man.”
Overnight, the Atlanta rhymer took to his Instagram Story to offer an explanation for claiming the artist who has 100 career Hot 100 chart entries and who became the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame did not have 30 recognizable songs. Thug did not specifically clear up his point but he did somewhat admit he may have misspoken.
“Don’t have Jay-Z on me cause of this internet s###, I was talking [too] fast but y’all know what I meant,” wrote Young Thug on IG. His commentary about the billionaire Brooklynite went viral not long after Thug received backlash for suggesting semi-retired Hip Hop legend André 3000 was arrogant because the OutKast member apparently did not directly reach out to collaborate with him.
Cardi B went from being an exotic dancer to a social media celebrity to a reality television star to a Grammy-winning recording artist. That “rags-to-riches” journey is part of the Bronx native’s appeal for many fans.
One Bardi Gang member acknowledged Cardi crossing the 80 million followers mark on Instagram. @cardifairy uploaded screenshots of the rapper’s Instagram page when she had 283,000 followers and her current account with 80 million.
Cardi saw the Twitter user’s celebratory post about her IG numbers. The 28-year-old former Love & Hip Hop: New York cast member reacted to the tweet by simply writing, “Wow.”
Cardi B is among the Top 30 Instagram accounts with the most followers. Soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo leads the list with 249 million followers. He is trailed by Ariana Grande (213 million), Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (208 million), and Kylie Jenner (206 million).
Besides her Instagram milestone, Cardi’s December 2020 has been filled with several major accomplishments and victories. Her smash hit “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion was listed as one of the best songs and music videos of the year by various publications.
Killer Mike and El-P have released the latest visuals from their RTJ4 album. The duo, collectively known as Run The Jewels, hired Chris Hopewell to direct the music video for “Walking In The Snow.”
Hopewell was also in the director’s chair for RTJ3‘s “Don’t Get Captured.” For the “Walking In The Snow” treatment, the creators constructed special action figure versions of Mike and El-P.
Run The Jewels 4 is out now – FREE on our website and avail everywhere you listen to music.
“It was great to work with the RTJ guys again,” says Hopewell. “Everyone was very aware of the gravity of the subject matter and RTJ didn’t want to be too obvious or on the nail with the visuals, so we went with an 80’s style fantasy look with evil snow warriors and their icy king oppressing the bedroom toys.”
He continues, “It was great to be involved with a project with a positive vibe to end a pretty f##### up year. Big thanks to the RTJ crew for their truth and for letting us work with their amazing music once again.”
Jeremih still wears his hospital bracelet as a “reminder” of his battle with Covid-19.
The R&B star spent weeks in ICU in hospital fighting after contracting the coronavirus, but was sent home earlier this month. Speaking to radio presenter Kendra G about his ongoing recovery, Jeremih explained that his hospital ID band is a symbol of his near-death experience.
“(It’s) just a reminder of what I’ve been through,” the rapper, real name Jeremy Phillip Felton, said, before jokingly adding, “At the same time, these types of bands (are) hard to take off too.”
“After a couple of days, I just be looking at it … I just want to remind myself what I’ve been through,” he explained. “Sometimes, (I look at it) to remind myself (of) my purpose here on this earth. While (hospitalized) in there, I was unsure whether I was still going to be able to walk on this earth.”
Jeremih also said he’s unsure at this stage whether or not he will get the Covid-19 vaccine, which is in the early stages of being rolled out around the world.
“I’m not sure yet,” he mused. “Right now, I’m good. I’m still taking shots from the hospital. So, I’m good for my shots right now.”
Big Freedia has been added to the Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve celebration as the host of the party in her native New Orleans, Louisiana.
The star will replace Billy Porter, who will be joining Ryan Seacrest and another former New Orleans party host, Lucy Hale, in New York’s Times Square for the annual ball drop.
The rapper will introduce PJ Morton, who will perform New Year’s anthem Auld Lang Syne during the marathon broadcast on December 31st.
“We are beyond excited that Big Freedia and PJ Morton, two of New Orleans’ brightest musical lights, will be shining for our city and before the entire world as we ring in the new year,” city Mayor LaToya Cantrell says. “Even though we won’t be watching this performance in person, we will be watching from the safety of our homes as Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021 rings in the new year with that special New Orleans flavor.”
Jennifer Lopez will headline the performers in Times Square, where Machine Gun Kelly, Porter, Cyndi Lauper and Jimmie Allen will also take the stage, while Brandy, Doja Cat, Lewis Capaldi, Megan Thee Stallion, and Miley Cyrus will take the stage during the evening from California, where new mom Ciara will be hosting the party.
Foogiano is a wanted man – and his fans trying to find the rapper – the cops are looking for him after he cut his ankle monitor off and disappeared.
The rapper, who is signed to Gucci Mane’s 1017 Eskimo record label, was busted on December 6th in Barrow County, Georgia, when cops stopped his Chrysler 300 and found a Glock 19 pistol with a laser beam and a large amount of cash.
According to the Athens Banner-Herald, Foogiano admitted the gun was his and said he was a “famous rapper and must have a gun because rappers get shot.”
Foogiano was sent to the Greensboro Jail until December 14th because the gun charge violated his probation from a previous conviction related to a previous burglary charge.
The rapper was freed after posting a $50,000 cash bond and was forced to wear an ankle monitor so cops could keep track of him.
But Foogiano must have grown tired of being under 24-hour surveillance because the police say they found his melted-off ankle monitor on the side of a high-way two-weeks ago and has not been seen since.
The day after he was released, Foogiano dropped a video for his song, “First Day Out.” Take look, because he will be going back to jail when the cops catch up with him.
The rapper has also been flexing on Instagram. As recently as three days ago, Foogiano was showing off stacks of cash on his account and posting pictures all week. Take a look.
Superstar Mary J. Blige is extra focused on self-love and care during the holidays to stave off feelings of loneliness as a single woman.
The “No More Drama” hitmaker separated from her former music manager, Kendu Isaacs, in July, 2016 after nearly 13 years of marriage, and they finalized their nasty divorce battle in 2018.
Blige has yet to find love again, but she is determined to wait it out until she finds the ideal partner worthy of her time and effort.
Asked how she copes with the holiday season, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she said, “It gets lonely and it gets sad, but I just gotta thug this out until something excellent comes along, which I don’t know when that’s gonna happen, but I’d rather be by myself than to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.”
“So I’m gonna be patient and sift through this thing, and love on me right now…,” she continued. “I’m not gonna deprive myself of living either; I’m not gonna deprive myself of romance if ever it shows up.”
Blige was discussing the topic of mental health with her pal Taraji P. Henson on her Facebook Watch show “Peace of Mind with Taraji,” and to promote the episode, which debuted on Monday, the “Hidden Figures” star wrote on Instagram, “PATIENCE IS KEY and @maryjblige agrees.
Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian have reportedly reached an agreement over custody of their four-year-old daughter Dream.
Rob and his former fiancee have agreed to share physical custody of their little girl, on an alternating weekly schedule, as well as splitting holidays and vacations equally.
“Commencing December 2, 2020, and on alternating weeks thereafter, respondent (Kardashian) shall have custody of the minor child from Wednesday at 10 a.m. through Saturday at 10 a.m.,” the filing states, adding the pair reached the deal “without court intervention”.
“Petitioner (Chyna) shall have custody of the minor child from Saturday at 10 a.m. through Tuesday at 10 a.m. commencing December 5, 2020, and alternate weeks thereafter.”
The former couple also agreed not to “be under the influence of alcohol nor other substance” while caring for their daughter.
The new arrangement means that the lengthy legal battle between Rob and Chyna has apparently come to an end, with their court hearing over the custody matter – that had been scheduled for later this month – now dropped.
All other petitions that Rob and Chyna submitted against each other – including her request for him to undergo a mental health evaluation – have also been dropped, according to Us Weekly.
Master P is about to make the bossiest move in all of Hip-Hop History.
Forbes andESPN are reporting that he and his partner former NBA All-Star Baron Davis are in conversations to nab the Reebok sneaker and sportswear brand, an iconic designer sneak that has been linked to the rap game and street culture since the 80s.
It is noted that the No Limit mogul’s team is looking to drop a cool $2.4 billion on the purchase. The decision for the baller and rap legend to relieve Reebok’s parent company, ADIDAS, of its financial burden — albeit at a $1.4 billion loss— took about two months of careful consideration and big boy talks with the famous athletic apparel company.
Now it seems like they are currently in the position to make the whole world go “uhhhhhh… na… na… na … nah!”
While talking about the potential deal to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard he said, “These companies have been benefiting off us, this could be history for this company going Black-owned.”
He continued saying, “Imagine if Michael Jordan owned Reebok? That’s what I’m talking about making history.”
“As we focus on turning Reebok into a lifestyle brand not just a basketball brand, our most important initiative will be to put money back into the community that built this company.”
Davis also chimed in with Forbes magazine saying, “I think Reebok is being undervalued.”
“I left Nike as a 22-year-old kid representing myself and made the jump to Reebok,” he continued. “Which took a chance on me as a creative and as an athlete. I want the people I know, athletes, influencers, designers, celebs to sit at the table with me.”
Should this acquisition go through, it will only take that Master P empire, which includes food, real estate, film, music, sports and so much more, to the next level. It will push Davis further in the spotlight than his commentating on TNT has ever and will make the shoe hot again — do y’all remember the 50 Cent and Jay-Z jawns?
A popular dance and the force behind the infamous $54.11s, with Master P and B-Diddy at the helm Reebok is about to be lit in these streets. We need the “hook up” like now!
Jimmy Da Saint is here to inspire the masses with his story, passion, and relentless drive for success. Hailing from the trenches of West Philadelphia, the former rapper turned filmmaker and established author is a walking testimony of someone who fell victim to being a product of his environment, bounced back, and changed his life for the better.
One decade ago in 2010, Jimmy was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, leaving behind his friends, family, and rap group called ICH (Inner City Hustlers). Finding the silver lining in the unfortunate situation, Jimmy turned to God and shifted his focus into the art of writing books. With no college degree or professional schooling, he taught himself how to not only write, but tell his story in a way that his peers could understand, feel, and relate.
Now as one of the top filmmakers in the game and an established author with endless novels, Jimmy comes out deemed the #1 Author of Street Drama.
AllHipHop: How is it over there with COVID?
Jimmy Da Saint: Oh man, I been staying out the way.
AllHipHop: Being from West Philly, what was the household like growing up?
Jimmy Da Saint: It wasn’t bad. It’s urban, it’s the ghetto, but my mom found a way like so many others. It was pretty cool. It was hard, but at the same time I was blessed to have a roof over my head. A mom that made sure I got everything growing up.
AllHipHop: What was a young Jimmy into?
Jimmy Da Saint: Music, breakdancing, rapping, DJing, I was one of them kids. I had my little studio set up in the basement, I was really that kid. I could stay in the basement all day, make music and create. That’s my whole thing, I’ve always been like that since I was a child.
AllHipHop: Biggest influences coming up?
Jimmy Da Saint: The breakdancers and the rappers, they were my influence. Watching those guys do it like “dang, I’d like to do that one day.” I was influenced by early Hip Hop. So many of the breakdancers around Philly I got to see, and I wound up becoming one. They weren’t no superstars or nothing. In the early days of hip hop, the breakdance movies, the rapping and poppin’ movies, it was a lot of those movies. I was really into the Hip Hop thing real heavy at a early age.
AllHipHop: Talk about your time rapping in your group, ICH.
Jimmy Da Saint: It stands for Inner City Hustlers. That’s a group I started with friends I grew up with around my neighborhood. We started rapping together and doing shows together, but we’re always a bunch of neighborhood guys who grew up together. We made the group ICH and ran with it. We were out there, a lot of people knew about us.
AllHipHop: Talk about the significance in the name Inner City Hustlers.
Jimmy Da Saint: The name actually comes from a book. There was a book author from back in the day named Donald Goines, he wrote a lot of urban books. One of his books was called Inner City Hoodlum, and I liked that. I said “whoa, I’ma name my group Inner City Hustlers.” It came from a book written by an urban book author that writes about ghetto life. My uncle had the book, I was looking at it and reading through it. I liked the title a lot.
AllHipHop: Talk about your love for books and when you started reading.
Jimmy Da Saint: Really, that stemmed from going to prison. In prison, I started writing. I had so much time on my hand. I had to do 10 years in the federal prison so I started writing books and became addicted to it. It flourished. I started writing books, I sent it out to a few companies. I was offered book deals while I was incarcerated, then I took it and ran.
AllHipHop: How did you land in there? 10 years is a long time.
Jimmy Da Saint: I landed in there because I started selling drugs, I got into the street life real heavy. I became real popular in the drug world, around my neighborhood, in my section of the city. All the fancy clothes, cars, all that stuff. Next thing you know, the Feds was watching me and I got indicted by the FBI. I was a first time federal drug offender. I’d never been to jail before, it was my first time. I was out in the streets and it happened to catch up to me, I went to federal prison. They gave me 10 years and I started writing books. I started writing about the stories I grew up with, the stories that I knew. The stories that I lived, the stories that I knew that others lived. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
AllHipHop: Did you pick up the writing from all the books you read or did you just fall into this?
Jimmy Da Saint: I really fell into it. I was in prison and I knew I had to do all that time, a decade. I said “I’ma do something,” and I started writing. It came to me, I was learning it. By reading books, I could do this. I could write a story. Next thing you know, I’m up to 10 books written, then 15, then 20, then 25, then 30. I’m like damn!
AllHipHop: Biggest lesson learned behind bars?
Jimmy Da Saint: Even in darkness, light shines on all who believe. Meaning it didn’t matter where I was at, how dark my time was at that moment, as long as I believe and have faith, I was gon’ be prosperous. I was gon’ be good with my books. My books turned out to get published while I was incarcerated. I bettered myself mentally, spiritually, emotionally, physically. Even in darkness, light shines on all who believe. I believe so much that I was gon’ be straight, that prison was a stepping stone. It didn’t hinder me. So many guys in there, they’re stuck in that world. It was like college for me.
AllHipHop: Is there a certain book that changed your life?
Jimmy Da Saint: Yeah, there’s a few books. The 12 Universal Laws of Success by Herbert Harris, I like that book a lot. Fake It, Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill. As A Man Thinketh, James Allen. The Laws of Seduction, Robert Green. A lot of books. A lot of books I read that keep me on point and just learned. When I went to prison, I got a chance to sit down and really re-educate myself.
AllHipHop: I saw you were back there with the real Rick Ross, how was that?
Jimmy Da Saint: That was my man. We might while we’re in federal prison, we became the best of friends. We still work and do stuff together now. We got a few projects coming out together. We have a best selling book out, my book Black Scarface is co-written by Rick Ross. It sold over 200,000 copies independently. Matter fact, it’s the #1 selling urban book series in Philly for 5 years straight.
We’re in prison together, we were real close. We were friends, we were workout buddies. We still talk almost once a week now. He was a guy in there doing his time. When I was in there with him, he was serving his life sentence. When I got out, I remember him calling me at home telling me “yo Jim, I got my appeal and won. I’m not doing life, I’m coming home.”
He already did 20 years in there, he was so excited on the phone and I was happy for him. I’m like “you coming home?!” He said “yeah.” I knew he had his appeal in with the higher courts and they granted him his appeal and released him. He’s my friend. He happened to be Rick Ross, one of the biggest drug dealers in U.S. history. A down-to-earth guy. When you take all the drugs, the celebrity status and all that s### away, he’s a regular guy in there doing his time, hoping he’d win his case and come home like so many other brothers.
AllHipHop: How does it feel to be such an established author?
Jimmy Da Saint: I’m appreciative. I put work in. I’m a serious writer. I always say I write true stories fictionalized. I write what I know. I’m not the bang bang shoot ‘em up guy. I tell real deep personal stories. If you ever get a chance, you should read my book Black Scarface and you’ll see what I’m talking about. You can go to Amazon and look at all the reviews. It’s rated one of the top urban books in America.
AllHipHop: What goes behind putting out a book?
Jimmy Da Saint: Well when I was in prison, I had learned how to start my own publishing company. Once I figured it out, I started publishing company and started releasing my books on my own publishing company. I didn’t want to sign book deals. People was trying to sign me. My first 2 books, I signed a book deal. After I learned the game and learned that I could be the publisher of my own work, I set up my own publishing company The Saint Entertainment. I started releasing my projects through my own publishing company.
AllHipHop: Did you have a mentor in the game that helped you?
Jimmy Da Saint: I was my own mentor. I mean, Rick was there for me. Rick taught me a lot of stuff, good genuine jewels he gave me. I’m very, very self motivated myself. I wake up in the morning everyday thinking the next move I can make, the next power move or the next situation I can work my way into. That’s my mentality anyway.
AllHipHop: What inspired you to write What Every Woman Wants?
Jimmy Da Saint: I wrote that while I was in prison. I remember talking to a girl on the phone, we’re talking. She said “women just want real love, want a man to be honest. There’s so many f##### up dudes out here that are manipulative or only in it for sex, that’s their main agenda. There’s not a lot of real men out here.” It gave me the idea to write a book, I started writing What Every Woman Wants. A lot of people seem to like that book because I still put all the drama in it, but it’s really reality based. You have to read it to see.
I knew I could write it because I knew the stuff I took women through personally. I remember that in reality, 99.9% of women want loyalty. You give them loyalty and that love they desire, you gon’ have a rider for life. They want loyalty. They want to know that when you leave out the house, you’re not chasing every set of panties. You’re trying to f### this girl. Trying to do this. They can count on you and when you come home, there’s no questions asked. When they can count on you 100%, you come home, they make it home.
They make it feel like home so you get everything you desire and more, because that’s how they feel when you away from them. If you can give them that loyalty and that trust, all that other s###, sex and money, materialistic stuff, that’s nothing to them. You got a rider for life.
AllHipHop: What’s your passion for film? What projects are you most proud of to-date?
Jimmy Da Saint: I got into the film thing 2 years ago. My project coming out now is Karma Effect, I won a few awards for that at different film festivals. The LA Indie Film Fest, I won Best Feature. It’s a film I wrote and directed. It’s coming out soon on Amazon Prime, iTunes and Apple TV, so it’s gonna do good. It’s about a guy named Karma, he’s looking for the man responsible for his young sister’s death. A lot of twists and turns in it, just like my books.
AllHipHop: What’s been the most challenging part of your career?
Jimmy Da Saint: There’s really not been too many challenges because I got God. I’m so confident. I face my challenges. I don’t run from obstacles, I make sure my obstacles and challenges are minimal. Because I’m in control of me, I’m in control of my destiny. As long as I stay that way, I don’t let really nothing deter me from my focus. I laugh at challenges.
AllHipHop: Talk about your mentorship work as well.
Jimmy Da Saint: I done talked to prisoners, kids, women. People call me for advice all the time. I work with local city officials for certain fundraisers and events to help gun violence, drugs, certain things like that. They can call upon me. I’m a nice voice in the urban community, especially around Philadelphia.
Jimmy Da Saint
AllHipHop: Goals for yourself?
Jimmy Da Saint: One day I’d like to have a school built from the ground up named after me, the school’s about music, entertainment, and technology. They get people really ready for the real world as far as musicians, tech, the entertainment business. If that’s what you want to get into, then my school would be the perfect school for you. I think about that a lot. Something I’d like to leave back in my legacy. Wow, a kid from the ghetto and I have a school named after me I built from the ground up on 10 acres of land, it’s everything that you need. Every parent’s begging and yearning for their child to be on the list to get into the school. That’s something I want to accomplish.
AllHipHop: What does it mean to give back to your city?
Jimmy Da Saint: I was made to give back to my city. I do the largest award show every year, the Philly Hip Hop Awards. I’m the owner, I give back to my city. I give awards to the top artists. Females, males, dancers, barber shops, whatever, the whole entire city. Philadelphia’s the sixth largest city in the country with over a million people, it’s a pretty big city. I enjoy giving back. My documentary on my life is out, it’s called American Hustler. It’s streaming now on Amazon Prime.
AllHipHop: How was it making a documentary?
Jimmy Da Saint: It was dope. When they liked it and accepted it… it got put on there. It’s dope.
AllHipHop: Anything else you want ot let us know?
Jimmy Da Saint: I’m working, finishing up a few new book projects. Finished up a movie, You Only Live Once, that I’ll start editing at the top of the year. Get it ready for maybe a Spring release. Karma Effect will be out hopefully in the next month or so. I’m working, taking it one day at a time. Working, staying out of the way. Staying Corona-free. Staying focused on the next journey of my life.
It looks like French Montana has done something that is becoming more popular in the male celebrity world. The word on the street is that he got a similar procedure to Funkmaster Flex, plastic surgery.
The streets is talking that French got his body done so that he is able to pose half-naked on a magazine cover. I kid, I kid! This may or may not be true, but this is what people are saying. I think it may be an appeal to the ladies but with him appearing on Hip-Hop magazine covers it certainly does not bode well for the man-part of the population. Why would he even care anyway? A woman is at the helm of the magazine that Frenchie is on so it’s all to the good.
I am not an expert on the matter, but those that seem to be more versed in this situation, having analyzed his body and say it is “work.” I mean, who cares!? These people are Hollywood, for goodness sake. They are not the streets anymore. I personally would rather we heard some really dope new French Montana music rather than be sitting here on another Hip-Hop site talking about whether or not he got plastic surgery. But this is the world that we live in and this is what we’re talking about.
The good side is that French is off drugs, liquor and now focused. I can’t be mad at that. Dude almost died!
I am looking at this video and I am amazed! This man Blocc Boyy was killed!! I never heard of son a day in my life. But, here we are talking about it because he went from hood to hood antagonizing people. He was basically acting like Tekashi, but did not have the security to match.
I am not laughing at his death, but I certainly can say he is a product of the times. Even Tekashi is laying low these days. I think he wants to get out of the year intact. At any rate, look at this post from @lahoodmedia and you tell me.
MOB/Compton rapper and Instagram personality #BlocckBoyy pronounced dead yesterday evening after allegedly being shot whilst sitting in a parked vehicle in Lakewood 🚘🚫👀🙏
“An investigation is underway into the death of a man who was found with a gunshot wound in Lakewood Sunday afternoon.
Deputies responding to the 20600 block of Seine Avenue found the wounded man inside his vehicle around 4 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.
Paramedics and deputies tried to save the man’s life, but he was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
It’s unclear who shot the man. The only information available was that a four-door vehicle seen leaving the area may have been involved, the Sheriff’s Department said.
The shooting remains under investigation and no further details were available.”
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They say he was a comedian that pretended to be a rapper, but they ended up not laughing and treating him like a rapper. Anyway, for all we know he’s looking somewhere reading these posts and laughing. The news of his death has been confirmed by the hood, but not quite by the real media. I mean, the “real media” may not care either.
The year 2021 will come in on Friday morning with a brand new project from Texas rap legend Bun B. One half of the highly-influential southern duo known as UGK is uniting with fellow Houston native LE$ for Distant.
The upcoming 6-track EP will hit all streaming platforms and digital retailers on January 1. Back in May, producer Dave Sitek invited Bun B and LE$ to his 1700-acre Sonic Ranch in West Texas where they recorded the soon-to-be-released effort.
Previously, LE$ worked with other southern Hip Hop artists like New Orleans’s Curren$y and Houston’s Slim Thug. The rhymer referred to as @steakxshrimp on social media just dropped his Dios, Vol. 1 album on November 27.
Bun B’s extensive musical catalog includes the solo studio LPs Trill, II Trill, Trill OG, Trill OG: The Epilogue, and Return of the Trill. His days as part of UGK with Pimp C produced classic bodies of work like Ridin’ Dirty and Underground Kingz.
Early this morning, Meek Mill’s name was one of the top trending topics on Twitter in the United States. The high interest in the Dream Chasers label head was the result of a discussion on the Clubhouse app that made its way to Twitter.
In the clips circulating online, Meek could be heard talking to other Philadelphia natives like PnB Rock and Gillie Da King about helping up-and-coming rappers from their hometown. Swizz Beatz, 21 Savage, Karen Civil, Wallo, and Chino Braxton were also in the room. The conversation lasted for two hours.
People in that Clubhouse session talked about a variety of topics, including giving back to the community and rising acts signing records deals. Meek also took issue with blogs like The Shade Room for financially benefiting off perpetuating tension among celebrities.
At one point, Meek Mill got into a shouting match with a Philadelphia-based rap artist named Omar Teagle Jr. Things got heated when Meek blasted Teagle for supposedly growing up in the Delaware suburbs and being the son of a “rat.” Meek also tried to get someone kicked out of the room for saying a $20,000 advance was not a lot of money for a starting recording contract.
The negative reactions to Meek’s Clubhouse rants caused him to respond on Twitter. In a series of now-deleted tweets, the “Ima Boss” rapper stood his ground and insisted he will never be banned from Philadelphia.
“You can’t come at me and think [you’re] getting a deal. We shutting all that down lol. Lucky I’m smart,” posted Meek. “I ain’t turn the whole hood up lol y’all managers and all gotta stand on y’all actions with Meek lol ain’t no getting around me.”
In another deleted tweet, he added, “I can’t believe they thought they was gone bully me lol. I’m shooting my whole next project in Philly not for respect to make it clear nobody gotta fear a neighborhood chump… Ima make sure its all nonresidential areas so it’s safe also.”
About seven hours later, Meek returned to Twitter to offer a mea culpa. The 33-year-old Roc Nation affiliate tweeted, “Ima have a better reaction in 2021… I apologize when [I] snap out sometimes… then convos that stem from hatred, strike me hard from my upbringing! After that [Nipsey Hussle] s### my hatred level went up. I’ma boss up leave it in 2020!”
🤗 ima have a better reaction in 2021… I apologize when snap out sometimes ..then convos that stem from hatred, strike me hard from my upbringing! After that nip s### my hatred level went up I’ma boss up leave it in 2020!
Another day, another comment from Young Thug that has a lot of people scratching their heads or rolling their eyes. In what seems to be a habit at this point, the Atlanta rapper expressed controversial opinions about another legendary Hip Hop artist that could be perceived as disrespectful.
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter – the solo act that holds the all-time record for most #1 albums (14) and sits in the Top 10 of acts with the most all-time Hot 100 chart entries (100) – was the man on Thugger’s lips this time. While appearing on the Million Dollaz Worth Of Game podcast, Young Thug brought up Jay-Z as he was making a point about huge hit records.
“We ain’t talking about streams, sales. We ain’t talking about none of that. We talking about anthems. We talking about songs they know. When I perform I got 30, 40 songs that the whole stadium gonna know,” stated Thug. He then added, “Jay-Z ain’t got 30 songs like that where the whole stadium finna sing.”
“Jay-Z don’t got 30 songs like that”
We’re dropping the video of episode 93 with Young Thug at 7:30 tonight.
Million Dollaz Worth Of Game host Gillie Da King responded to his guest’s statement by saying, “[Jay-Z] got a lot though.” That led to the So Much Fun creator walking back his bold take about Hov. Thug replied, “I know he do. He probably got 50 of them b######. I’m not literally saying him. I’m just saying n##### who you think is the man.”
On the same show, Young Thug recalled an awkward meeting with Lil Wayne which gave the impression that Thugger felt slighted by the Young Money leader. There was also his recent appearance on T.I.’s Expeditiously podcast that made headlines because Thug downplayed Atlanta Hip Hop icon André 3000 for allegedly not wanting to collaborate with him on a song.
Rubi Rose may not be a household name yet, but she is beginning to make noticeable waves in the music scene. The Kentucky-born, Switzerland-raised performer is giving the world a taste of her musical brand with a new body of work.
For The Streets arrived on Christmas Day. Rose’s 8-track debut mixtape features contributions from Atlanta Hip Hop rhymer Future and Ontario R&B crooner PartyNextDoor on the song “Whole Lotta Liquor.”
Rose also incorporated a soundbite of Platinum-selling rapper Cardi B praising the Hitco Entertainment signee for her unique voice on songs. Cardi helped present Rubi Rose to a larger audience by having her as a cameo in the record-breaking “WAP” music video and repeatedly mentioning her on social media.
Prior to For The Streets touching down on DSPs, Rose also collaborated with other artists like Yella Breezy, NLE Choppa, K Camp, Rico Nasty, and Wiz Khalifa. The bilingual Georgia State-educated entertainer has already garnered 800,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and 34 million views on YouTube.
Many YouTubers have tried to break into the record industry as legitimate musicians. There are some success stories (like Justin Bieber, Soulja Boy, and Queen Naija), but there have been many failed attempts at becoming a star beyond the video platform.
Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. (aka DDG) appears to be going in the right direction. The Pontiac, Michigan native began releasing music in 2016. Four years later, he now sees his name on the Hot 100 chart.
“Moonwalking In Calabasas” is DDG’s first official entry on Billboard‘s rankings of the most popular songs in the country. The DevIsLit-produced track landed at #98 on the latest Hot 100.
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DDG celebrated this milestone accomplishment in his career with his 3.9 million Instagram followers. The 23-year-old Epic recording artist wrote on IG, “Great way to end the year with my first @billboard hot 100 entry & they said I couldn’t do it.”
He continued, “Big ups to @bluefacebleedem for the support & that HARD ass verse. @lewisyounasty for that crazy ass video. @yg for hoppin on the second remix. @devislit for the crazy production! @epicrecords for the crazy support & thank y’all for streaming! Keep listening, we got 90 sumthin more spaces to climb.”
After the original “Moonwalking In Calabasas” dropped in June, DDG enlisted Los Angeles rapper Blueface for a remix. Another version of the song, featuring fellow West Coaster YG, hit YouTube on December 19. All three renditions have combined for more than 33 million YouTube views.
Many people call Mariah Carey the Queen of Christmas, and for good reason. Her 1994 single “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has become a classic that takes over streaming services every winter holiday season.
For the fifth total week, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returned to #1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart dated January 2, 2021. The track led the rankings for two weeks in December 2019 and one week in January 2020. It also reached the pinnacle two weeks ago.
The iconic carol collected 54.9 million streams in the United States in the most recent tracking week. On December 24, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” broke the Spotify one-day streaming record with 17,223,237 global plays on that date.
In addition, Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” currently sits atop Billboard‘s Global 200 and Global Excluding U.S. charts. That means the 26-year-old tune is considered the most popular song in the world at the moment.
Now, the rapper is in the headlines again over his behavior on a JetBlue flight over the weekend.
According to TMZ, Lil Pump was on a flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Los Angeles, when he refused to follow the law and wear a face mask.
The rapper made a huge fuss on his flight, and he allegedly coughed and sneezed into a blanket without wearing his mask, which drew the ire of the pilot, during the plane.
Things got so bad, that the pilot called the cops on the rap star, who eventually capitulated and put on his face mask, but he was swiftly reprimanded when the flight landed.
While Pump avoided arrest, he was permanently banned from flying on JetBlue.
Apparently, there was no love lost between Lil Pump and JetBlue. The rapper posted a rant to his 16 million followers, trashing the airline in a since-deleted post.
“F### JetBlue, f### everybody that work in there n####,” the rapper ranted. “Yall b###### some bums.”
Lil Pump’s disturbing behavior comes on the heels of another controversy involving a different airline. On December 14th, a man boarded a United Airlines flight without telling anyone he had symptoms consistent with having COVID-19.
