Rap mogul Damon Dash has another legal battle to face to end 2020. The Roc-A-Fella Records founder is being sued again by a familiar foe – Monique Bunn.
According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, Bunn is seeking another $1 million from Damon and his wife Raquel Horn.
Damon Dash Sued For $1 Million For Defamation
Damon Dash Sued For $1 Million For Defamation
Monique Bunn claims the pair defamed her in a video they posted, claiming she was a thief, over allegations she allegedly ran up charges on his credit card.
The problems between the pair started in April of 2019 when Bunn stayed the night at Damon’s mansion in Los Angeles to do a photoshoot for his Poppington brand.
Monique Bunn claims that during the overnight stay, Damon entered into a room in the house where she was sleeping, and drunkenly fondled her against her wishes.
“First they come into your house, then they try to rob you…when they get caught they try to make a good guy look like a bad guy…then try to extort you… #chrisbrownthelawyer is clearly the ring leader of this conspiracy,” Damon said in a post with the video in question. “This is his third lawsuit he has personally filed against me in a year…from what I hear the FBI should be doing their job.”
In her new lawsuit, Monique Bunn claims she has been emotionally scarred by the video, which went viral as soon as Damon posted it.
Bunn also says the false allegations ruined her ability to get work.
Bunn also maintains that Damon has been moving his money out of his Poppington bank accounts to avoid paying any possible judgment against him and his successor companies.
“From approximately August 2020 through November 2020, Poppington
removed all of its assets from its account at JP Morgan/Chase (“Chase”), and upon information and belief, placed the funds in The Dash Group LLC’s account at Chase. As Dash and his girlfriend Horn control both entities, it was easy to transfer all of the Poppington’s assets to The Dash Group LLC,” Monique Bunn’s new complaint reads.
This time around, Damon’s nemesis lawyer Christopher Brown is not involved in the lawsuit.
Monique Bunn is represented by the Law Offices of Dina Adham in the latest legal headache for Damon Dash.
However, Christopher Brown is still representing her in the $51 million lawsuit, which is still winding its way through court.
Mariah Carey’s ex-husband, Nick Cannon, is a dad again.
The actor, rapper, and TV personality’s on-off girlfriend Brittany Bell gave birth to the couple’s second child just before Christmas and took to Instagram to share the happy news on Friday (December 25th).
“The best gift ever we have been surprised with… A GIRL!!!!!” the model wrote alongside snaps of Nick with the newborn, while Cannon called Bell a “rock” for undergoing “the most intense yet empowering natural water birth”.
Nick and the former Miss Universe contestant already share three-year-old son Golden, while Cannon is also dad to Carey’s nine-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe.
Rapper T.I. continues his push into the legalized cannabis market. The Atlanta rap star has teamed up with veteran NBA player Al Harrington, to serve as an ambassador for his cannabis brand Viola.
In his new role, T.I. will act as the company’s Social Justice and Reform Ambassador and will direct the community impact strategy for Viola.
TI’s new responsibilities will include supporting halfway houses in California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Michigan, and Oklahoma, in partnership with his Us or Else social justice non-profit.
The rapper will also grant HBCU scholarships while overseeing Viola’s initiatives to make the cannabis industry more diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
Tip will help convey the company’s core values as it continues to give back to communities most affected by the war on drugs.
“I have the utmost respect for Al and all the work he has done with Viola to increase minority representation in cannabis and help Black and brown communities who have fallen victim to the War on Drugs,” says T.I. Harris. “Together we will expand social justice reform by providing tangible resources for disenfranchised communities and opportunities to build economic autonomy within the cannabis industry.”
Harrington’s company Viola has quickly become the nation’s leading Black-owned and operated multi-state cannabis operator and #1 top cannabis license holder.
“As we continue to increase our social imprint within the cannabis industry, I am honored to welcome my brother T.I. into the Viola family,” said Al Harrington, CEO, and founder of Viola. “His work helping communities of color over the years directly aligns with Viola’s core values as we look to meet the needs of underserved communities by fostering new opportunities for people that look like us.”
A 7-year-old girl who was shot during a violent altercation near Phipps Plaza in Atlanta has died.
The girl, named Kennedy Marie was hit by a stray bullet during the shootout as she was riding in a car with her family, over the Christmas holiday.
Rapper Jermaine Dupri blasted the gunman who shot the girl in an Instagram post and called on tougher policing to combat the surge of violence in Atlanta.
“If you really from the A, it’s time for us to come together and stop all this shooting s### at Lenox and now Phipps,” Jermaine Dupri tweeted before the girl tragically passed away from her injury. “The police need to get tougher, the profiling needs to go to code red and I can give a f### about y’all getting mad about me saying this. Lil kids getting shot is wack.”
So far, the gunman remains on the loose and the cops have offered a $15,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the shooter.
“Our hearts are broken by the senseless murder of Kennedy,” Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said in a statement. “While the Atlanta Police Department has significant leads in the apprehension of those responsible, it does not erase the pain felt when a beautiful, vibrant, and loving child is tragically taken from her family.”
Rapper Lil Scrappy called for an even more drastic punishment for the murder if the gunman is caught.
“Whoever did this need to be tortured and fed to some wild pigs,” Lil Scrappy said. “U n##### ain’t s### man I swear y’all n##### scary won’t go hit the right person you wanna jus shoot up s### dumb ass f#### need to b dealt with gsap, praying for peace,strength and comfort for her family, thank you God for taking her into your heart.”
In 2020, there have been over 155 homicides in Atlanta, making it the most deadly year in the city and over 20 years.
The murder of Kennedy Marie has caused division amongst members of Atlanta’s City Council. Councilmember Howard shook blasted the Bottoms Administration for the rising death rates in Atlanta.
“I don’t want to hear the word ‘uptick.’ Stop minimizing our concerns by telling us that ‘crime is up everywhere,’” Howard Shook said in a statement.
Rapper T.I. also reacted angrily to the news of Kennedy Marie’s death.
Los Angeles is home to many greats in hip-hop, from Dr. Dre to Nipsey Hussle to Kendrick Lamar. Insert Cush Wallace, your new favorite West Coast recording artist here to take the music industry by storm. As a classically-trained guitarist and cellist, he prides himself in writing, producing, and even engineering his own music — a rare sighting in today’s oversaturated rap game.
With his dad from Harlem, New York and his mom from El Salvador, Cush was blessed to see the best of both worlds. In addition to memories of playing 50 Cent’s “In Da Club” on the cello, he fondly remembers being exposed to Salvi cuisine, while having soul food on Thanksgiving. When it comes to music, it’s his ambitious, self-motivated, entrepreneurial spirit that’s gotten him this far.
Most recently, he returned to unleash his newest single titled “Loss for Words,” hailing a trappy, hypnotizing vibe that fans can’t help but gravitate towards. The song is inspired by the point in a relationship when you can’t explain why you had a falling out with a significant other, questioning if it was ever a real connection to begin with.
AllHipHop: What inspired you to make music?
Cush Wallace: My dad was instrumental in that because he was an A&R for Atlantic, then he was a disc jockey over at KJLH 102.3 for a minute. He put me on to so many different artists. He’s the one who got me started playing guitar. From there, I started playing the cello. I became really immersed in and enamored by strings. The music was rich in the family. He’d play Chuck Berry. From there, we went to Miles Davis, John Coltrane. Then it was jazz: Grover Washington. The whole Motown era, we got into Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye. Dang, so many from Michael Jackson to Prince. When I finally got to hip-hop, I was really into B.I.G. and Pac, that whole era. Jay Z and Nas have been really big for me. Now, it’s between Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West.
AllHipHop: What’s your favorite Kanye song?
Cush Wallace: Oh damn, there’s too many. My favorite project of course is Late Registration. How he incorporated the strings and the whole orchestra, it was crazy. I’d never heard that before so I was blown away. My favorite joint on there is “Drive Slow,” “Drive Slow” was crazy. That whole tape’s crazy! Then 808s & Heartbreak. That’s another classic.
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AllHipHop: I was in college when that dropped, I’ll never forget that album.
Cush Wallace: Yeah same! I was starting college. The end of my senior year of high school, he had dropped Graduation for me. I was maybe a freshman in high school when Late Registration dropped. That’s what got me started like “yo, I gotta write.” Kanye was crazy.
AllHipHop: What was the inspiration behind your name?
Cush Wallace: The first name, Cush, is biblical. My given name is Matthew, so I wanted to keep that aspect of it. I feel like I’m a descendant of the Kingdom of Cush. People always tell me I got Eritrean features, so I always felt my ancestors were from that region. That’s why I regard myself the highest of all time. Wallace is my last name and I just so happened to share that with one of the greatest lyricists of all time: Biggie Smalls, Christopher Wallace.
AllHipHop: “Loss for Words” out now. How are you feeling?
Cush Wallace: I feel great! “Loss for Words” is the first single off my album, Wish the Worst for Me. It’s about a relationship gone sour and the first time that I’m able to show a more vulnerable side to my music. When I’m usually rapping, I have what I call “enriched flows.” I’m always talking about equity and ownership, being wealthy. With this album, I’m more in tune with a more vulnerable side of me, a more relatable side. I touch on my relationships with women that I’ve had over the years.
AllHipHop: How important is it to share personal stories in your music?
Cush Wallace: It’s really important, that’s what I want to do. I want to have a sense of relatability with my supporters and my audience. I want them to feel I’m a real person. I actually go through these things. I’ve been there too. I wanted to get to what I really enjoy about the storytelling in hip-hop. I can articulate myself in a way where I can use everyday phrases and things we go through in the natural flow of life, and put them over a crazy synth with 808s and hard-hitting drums to make you feel like “damn, I’ve been there too.”
AllHipHop: Talk about producing and engineering all your music.
Cush Wallace: It’s all part of the process. From songwriting to making the beat, coming up with the melodies, coming up with where the hats are going to sit? Where are the 808s gon’ be? Where’s the drop going to come? All of that is all one thing. All I’ve been doing is creating a formula, that’s all part of creating my sound too. That’s what I’ve been crafting – it’s something I can do over and over and over again. It’s addicting, I love it. I need to do it. I get up and that’s one of the things I get up thinking about. I’ve even had dreams where I dream a record; I’ll literally dream what I’m going to say and how it’s going to sound, then I wake up and go make that record.
To have that at my fingertips every single day is the biggest blessing in the world. That’s an achievement, being able to perform that. Even if nobody gets to see it right then and there, it’s still an achievement because it’s a performance. I live and breathe that, I love that. It keeps me going. I’ll have moments, everybody has those moments where you might not want to do it that day. But that control over my sound is what pulls me back every single time.
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AllHipHop: What was the highlight opening for Kendrick Lamar?
Cush Wallace: That was dope. It was wild. It was in Pomona, he had dropped good kid, m.A.A.d city. In 2012, the city was different because he had brought back the West. The last one to come on top was Game. He came out with a really sound, solid hip-hop project; it really brought back feelings of 2001 Dre type of s###. He’d really brought the vibe back so being able to come and open up for him was dope. Being in the presence of greatness rubbed off on me. To know I could be there too, it’s inspiration.
AllHipHop: Goals you have for yourself as an artist at this point in your career?
Cush Wallace: The goal for me is to be the biggest in the game, I don’t really see a point in it if it can’t be that. I’ve watched these guys for so long that now, it’s my chance, it’s my time to take on the mantle. Jay Z has 14 #1 albums, I want 30. That’s what I’m in it for.
Billionaire Sean Diddy Combs is known for throwing the most lavish, entertaining parties.
In past years, the rap mogul has hosted celebrity-filled parties to ring in the New year.
But this year, Diddy’s annual festivity has been canceled due to what else? COVID-19.
Diddy revealed this New Year’s celebration will be scrapped out of an abundance of caution for his friends and family’s health.
“In efforts to keep everyone safe & healthy unfortunately WE ARE NOT HAVING A NYE PARTY THIS YEAR! I hope everyone had a blessed holiday and wish you all the best for the new year!” Diddy said.
Since the start of the lockdown in March of 2020 due to the coronavirus, over 333,000 thousands of people have died due to the deadly contagious disease.
Diddy vowed that no matter what, his party was officially canceled.
“I’m not changing my mind, diddy vowed. See you all in 2021,” he declared.
Last year, Diddy hosted an epic bash at Story in Miami and another party at his Star Island mansion, featuring guests like DaBaby, DJ Khaled, Taraji P. Henson, Rick Ross, Fabolous, 2 Chainz, and others.
A party hosted by rapper Toosii and YK Osiris went left last night in Jacksonville.
The rappers were hosting a concert at the Sk8 City Fun Zone near the Regency Square Mall last night (December 27th) when a shootout erupted.
The cops said thousands of teenagers had gathered to witness the pair when the shooting broke out sending hundreds of people running for their lives.
Witnesses said police responded with a huge show of force, in an attempt to quell the disturbance.
“Chaos. People running around everywhere. After that, the crowd dispersed. Then police came out with AR’s,” one witness told local CBS 47.
Thankfully, there have been no reports of injuries, other than Toosii himself, who ended up being maced by the police who responded to the scene.
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“Last night at my show in Jacksonville, Florida I got maced for no reason at all along with several of my fans (young fans),” the rapper said. “They shut it down because of capacity so I went outside to greet everyone and this is what happened. I love y’all and f### them i’ll be back.”
Witnesses said two people were handcuffed and placed in the back of the squad car, although it is unclear if the two people were involved in the shooting or charged in the incident.
Toosii’s last post on Instagram two days ago featured him in a Triller video flashing and glorifying two semi-automatic weapons.
While a large section of the Twitterverse did not seem to enjoy Playboi Carti’s latest musical offering, he may still earn the first #1 album of his career. Whole Lotta Red is currently on pace to debut atop the next Billboard 200 chart.
HitsDailyDouble projects Carti’s divisive sophomore studio LP will open in the range of 125,000 – 135,000 first-week units. Either of those numbers would easily give the AWGE representative his best album sales to date.
2018’s Die Lit opened at #3 on the Billboard 200 with 61,000 album-equivalent units. That effort has reached Gold status in the United States. The Platinum-certified Playboi Carti mixtape dropped in 2017 and peaked at #12.
Whole Lotta Red could get a boost this week when Playboi Carti takes part in Thunder Studios’ Cyberwurld virtual global party on New Year’s Eve. Carti’s headlining performance will be his first since releasing his latest collection of music. The event is scheduled to stream live on Twitch at 8 pm PT.
For two years, Belcalis “Cardi B” Almánzar was in a legal fight with her former manager Kleonard “Shaft” Raphael over the Grammy winner’s early songs and financial success. The KSR Records founder filed a $10 million lawsuit against Cardi, and she fired back with a $30 million counterclaim.
AllHipHop.com broke the news that both lawsuits have come to an end. Legal documents reveal all claims and counterclaims are “dismissed in its entirety with prejudice against all parties.” That means neither Raphael nor Almánzar can refile a case based on the same grounds.
On Sunday afternoon, Cardi B reacted to the news of the dismissal spreading across Twitter and other social media platforms. In a quote-tweet, the Invasion of Privacy album creator simply posted, “Feels good to be free.”
There has been widespread speculation that Cardi has not released her highly-anticipated sophomore album because of the then-pending legal situation with Raphael and a possible contract dispute with Atlantic Records. However, she has expressed the delay has more to do with her creative process than contractual conflicts.
In August, Cardi B dropped her latest lead single “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion. The track debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the inaugural Billboard Global 200 chart with record-breaking streaming numbers. “WAP” was named the “Best Song of 2020” by Genius, NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and other music media outlets.
The Power universe franchise continues to grow. After the first show ran for six seasons on Starz and established a loyal fanbase of viewers, executive producers Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Courtney A. Kemp promised additional installments of the popular crime drama.
Up first was Power Book II: Ghost – starring Michael Rainey Jr., Naturi Naughton, Method Man, and Mary J. Blige – which premiered in September. Starz is now set to introduce the second spinoff titled Power Book III: Raising Kanan in Summer 2021. The show is set in 1990s-era Southside Jamaica Queens, New York.
The premium cable network is giving fans a first look at the prequel story centered around the early years of now-deceased character Kanan Stark. 50 Cent portrayed Stark in the original Power. Mekai Curtis was tapped to play the young Kanan for Power Book III.
In addition, the cast of Raising Kanan includes Patina Miller (Raquel “Raq” Thomas), Omar Epps (Detective Malcolm Howard), London Brown (Marvin Thomas), Malcolm Mays (Louis “Lou-Lou” Thomas), Shanley Caswell (Detective Shannon Burke), Lovie Simone (Davina Harrison), Toby Sandeman (Symphony Bosket), Joey Bada$$ (Unique), and Hailey Kilgore (Jukebox).
Sascha Penn serves as creator, showrunner, and executive producer. Power Book III: Raising Kanan is being produced by Courtney A. Kemp’s End of Episode and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unit Film and Television.
Mark Canton’s Atmosphere Entertainment MM, End of Episode’s Chris Selak as well as Danielle DeJesus, Shana Stein, Bart Wenrich, and Kevin Fox are credited as executive producers. Rob Hardy is executive producing and directing the premiere episode. Lionsgate TV produces the series for Starz.
Young Thug rarely does interviews, but when he does, the Atlanta-bred rhymer typically makes headlines. Clips from Thugger’s interview with the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast is making the rounds on social media because of his comments about Lil Wayne.
During the sitdown with Gillie Da King and Wallo, Young Thug spoke about meeting Wayne for the first time when the Rich Gang supergroup was first taking off as a collective. It appears the encounter was not very friendly, according to the So Much Fun album creator.
“The first day that n#### didn’t dap me up,” said Thug. “Tried me. N####, tried my pimping. Now my feet hurt. N####, I’m a real stepper. N#### left my pimping hanging… He probably had them chrome hearts on.”
This is the second time in recent weeks that Young Thug recalled his interaction with a Hip Hop legend that supposedly did not go the way he had expected. Thugger was heavily criticized for saying fellow Atlanta rap star André 3000 of OutKast “like his ass kissed” in order to record a collaborative record.
The man known as Slim Shady surprised the public when he droppedMusic to Be Murdered By: Side B on December 18. The deluxe edition of Eminem’s eleventh studio LP arrived with 16 new tracks.
Those additional songs helped elevate the albumback into the Top 5 of the latest Billboard 200 chart. Music to Be Murdered By – Side B rose 196 spots to #3 behind Taylor Swift’s Evermore (#1) and Paul McCartney’s McCartney III (#2).
Eminem saw an increase of 1,125% in sales for Music to Be Murdered By over the last tracking week. The collection recorded another 94,000 equivalent album units, bringing its total to over 1.14 million units.
Music to Be Murdered By originally debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 in January with 279,000 first-week units. It has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
This is probably not how Playboi Carti thought his holiday season would turn out. The Georgian born Jordan Terrell Carter was likely hoping all the attention over the last week would be on his new album Whole Lotta Red.
After getting slammed online for supposedly being a deadbeat dad, Playboi Carti posted a video and photo with his son Onyx on Sunday night. Many of the reaction tweets were jokes about the Atlanta native using his baby as a public relations response.
The front cover from the album Paid in Full by Eric B and Rakim is one of the most iconic pieces of art that rap music has ever produced. It represented an entire generation of Hip-Hop, allowing anyone ever curious about 80’s street culture, an intimate glimpse into the movement. Just look at the cover— the big Bennies floating in the background, the trunk jewelry, the classic hustler poses, and Ra’s iconic haircut, not only edified the lyrics on the album but cemented in our minds what New York was like at the dawn of rap’s ascension. Paid in Full was the epitome of the city’s street game, lyricism, and hustle all wrapped up into one rhythmic bow. An added Easter egg is on the back of the cover where the actual Paid In Full Posse from Brooklyn was featured. In addition to Eric B. and Rakim, you can see another rapper Kool G Rap from the Juice Crew (on Rakim’s right), who was kind of down with PIF; 50 Cent (crouching in red hat); Rap (top left in the FILA tracksuit); Killer Ben (top in green); Ant Live (crouching behind 50 Cent); Keith Green (from Long Island); AJ (from Queens); Freddie Foxx; Rob Garcia (from Long Island) and Jason Riley (in black). What made the album cover even doper was that the music on the album was top-notch.
Brooklyn rapper turned podcast notable, Math Hoffa was approached and handcuffed on South Beach on Saturday, December 26th for allegedly sipping on an alcoholic beverage in public.
While streaming live with three male battle rap fans – one who looks remarkably like another one of the culture’s leading sports analysts Showtime SP – (the nobody that knows bodies), thee officers in bulletproof vests aggressively restrained that 6’3 Kings County resident.
Math Hoffa, after conceding to one of the gentlemen that he believes New Jersey rapper Arsonal should be on the Mt. Rushmore of battle rap, asks as the police move in, “Who are they rolling up on?”
The African-American cop sizes up the SP doppelganger and inquires if he is “on live” before moving out of view and seizing the man. Math tries to dissuade the law enforcement rep, without knowing that he was also in target for what seems to be harassment.
Another officer, off-camera, asks if a drink belonged to the popular emcee and he denied it. Then yet another cop, totaling two, arrested him while the stream was airing live. You can hear them say, “You getting locked up,” as a stout little officer reaches for the phone to stop the filming. The live video is below.
According to the Miami Herald, public drinking in the streets of South Beach (or any part of the municipality) and excessive rabble-rousing is strictly prohibited.
Last year, in April 2019, the City Commission passed a number of restrictions that have heightened policing substantially in efforts to tame the sometimes reckless nightlife of young people. Also according to Miami, Florida – Code of Ordinances Chapter 4 – ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, “Consuming alcoholic beverages on the public streets, in vacant lots, or in places solely licensed to vend alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises is unlawful and strictly prohibited.”
“Alcoholic beverages means beer, wine, liquor, and any other beverage as defined in and regulated by Title XXXIV of the Florida Statutes, as amended.”
“Every violation of the laws of the state relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages is hereby specifically made a violation of this chapter with the same force and effect as if the provisions of such laws were fully set forth herein.”
While so much of the world has experienced a huge upheaval in 2020, Hoffa (whose real name is Justin Edwards) has been growing his empire exponentially.
His podcast styled talk show, “My Expert Opinion,” is still blue hot, and with the onset of COVID-19, and his “Read Between the Lines” spinoff has also caught fire.
But the most massive come up is his mixed-industry one round battle series, “Legends Only.” With two classic battles featuring Method Man and Nicky Jams, he came in with an extremely styled offering that puts a big name commercial rapper against one from the community that made him a “legend.”
Before 5-0 snatched him up, he spoke about the “hate” he was receiving after dropping the news that he and DJ Vlad will be starting a battle league. No word regarding his release.
Rising rapper Splash Zanotti spent Christmas day in court to face some serious charges.
The cops in Fort Lauderdale, Florida accused the rapper of being the ringleader of a crew that participated in a home invasion and sexual assault that took place two months ago.
Splash Zanotti, born Kejuan Campbell, and Dionte Alexander-Wilcox, and Antonio James, allegedly burst into a home in Miramar, looking to collect the $20,000 debt.
The cops say they inadvertently targeted an innocent couple and for over 3 hours, terrorized the man and the woman. According to the complaint, the trio forced the woman to drive to various ATM locations in an attempt to collect the money.
At one point, one of the men raped the woman in the house as the husband sat in the garage smoking a cigarette during the terrifying incident.
Splash Zanotti and his two accomplices are charged with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and they face life in prison for the crime if they are convicted.
Splash Zanotti was taken into custody on December 19th, and he chronicled his own arrest on his Instagram account.
“We were able to speak to splash and he’s staying positive and in good spirits,” a rep for the jailed rapper said. “He wants to let every one of his fans know that he loves y’all and that we gon get through this together. He wants y’all to post anything positive you can about him right now. They’re trying to paint him for something he’s not and we need to show the world the true light that he is.”
Splash’s videos have racked up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. His single “Madara Flow” even features a guest appearance from infamous “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin.
A group of music industry executives and athletes have teamed up to form a new collective to help at-risk youth in Atlanta.
DJ Greg Street and Russell “Block” Spencer are heading up a new non-profit organization known as the Big Timers.
So far, members include Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion Veron Hayes, former college football star turned motivational speaker Inky Johnson, UFC fighter Cody Durden, Bellator MMA champ Douglas Lima, and Scott Barbour of Barbour Orthopedics.
The Big Timers works with children and young adults between the ages of 12-21. They provide coaching and training to the participants in their non-profit. After going through their program, the kids are offered paid, 6-week internships in the industry of their choice.
The organization recently linked up with Atlanta’s Police Athletic League, as well as Walmart and several local organizations to host a toy drive over the Christmas holiday.
“I’m really excited about this, Block and I have been working for the past year to roll out the Big Timers Foundation to mentor young kids and show them how to be successful at life and start giving them access to people who have already done it and teach them the trials and tribulations about making that journey,” said Scott Barbour of Barbour Orthopedics.
The Christmas toy drive will not just be a one-off event. The Big Timers, whose motto is “No Exxxcuses,” will use their resources and connections to help hundreds of children throughout the year.
The group is planning mentoring sessions and other events to help the kids during 2021.
Philly rap star Meek Mill is tired of the American lifestyle, so he is making some plans to leave the country, to head back to the Motherland.
Meek revealed he is looking to buy some properties in Africa, specifically Ghana.
Ghana is becoming the destination for African-American’s in the U.S. In July, the government welcomed Blacks from the U.S. seeking to get away from the racial turmoil in the country.
The government even linked up with local chiefs to set aside 500 acres of land, which will accommodate about 1,500 new families. And Meek Mill might just be one of them.
“I want to buy a property in Ghana where do I start? A nice house. I need to feel that experience with my family as another option in life,” Meek Mill explained. “I don’t wanna dedicate my whole life to the American lifestyle I been living.. the odds are too stacked against us it feels like!”
I want to buy a property in Ghana where do I start? A nice house ..I need to feel that experience With my family as another option in life! I don’t wanna dedicate my whole life to the American lifestyle I been living.. the odds are too stacked against us it feels like!
In 2019, the government of Ghana launched a campaign called “The Year of the Return” to mark 400 years since the first enslaved African arriving in Jamestown Virginia.
Due to its coastal location, Ghana housed over 75% of the slave dungeons – many of which still stand today – before Africans were shipped off to the “New World” and enslaved.
The promotion attracted A-listers like Beyonce, Jay-Z, Cardi B., Ludacris, T.I., and Samuel L. Jackson, and tourism increased over 45% – thanks to African-American’s seeking to re-connect with their roots.
The family of Whodini group member John “Ecstasy” Fletcher is calling upon the Hip-Hop community to help cover the costs of the legendary rap star’s funeral.
“Not only was he a great musician, he was a great father…” the family said in a statement. “His career touched so many and he will forever be missed as a pioneer in Hip-Hop. Naturally, we are grieving during this difficult time, but all of your videos and pictures of our father brings such a light during this dark time.”
The family has yet to reveal a cause of death for the Whodini co-founder, which he launched with group members Jalil Hutchins and Drew “Grandmaster Dee” Carter.
