In 1991, when Cypress Hill released their self titled debut album, Cypress Hill, the group’s members had no idea that almost 30 years later they would still be going strong.
This week, B- Real sits down with Tim Einenkel to discuss the early days of the group, writing in Spanish and English, the MC that made B Real want to quit, his beef with Ice Cube and the legendary California MC that had him squash it.
The former Prophets of Rage member talks the importance of DJ Muggs, working with Chuck D, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, the origins of his “nasal voice” and the future of his cannabis dispensaries.
Rap star Cardi B continues to cash in on her hit single “WAP” with a “stimulating” new giveaway.
The 28-year-old rap star has teamed up with adult website Bellesa House to give away a bunch of sex toys.
Over the weekend, Cardi encouraged her fans to join her “naughty list” for a chance to win a pricey vibrator so her female fans can get the full “WAP” experience.
“Do you want to have a really spicy 2021? Not only a good one but a spicy one or a good New Year? This is a v##### and a c### stimulator,” Cardi B said holding up a sex toy that folded into the shape of a v#####. “Yes. Ladies and gentlemen, you got to stimulate that c### so you can have that WAP. This one is a very expensive stimulator/dido. I will be giving these away.”
The rapper gave up the tip as she clutched a huge red sex toy, which she deemed a must-have to keep the sexual vibes “flowing” in bed – or anywhere when the urge to get freaky arises.
“You can fit this in your purse in case you out and you gotta f### a b#### right quick,” Cardi said.
Cardi has taken full advantage of her hit song “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion.
Over the weekend, the Bronx rapper co-signed a parody of the hit song that was created by students at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The parody, titled “Wear a Mask Please,” flipped the hit single into a Public Service Announcement about the benefits of wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Chadwick Boseman has been posthumously honored as Best Supporting Actor by members of the New York Film Critics Circle.
The tragic star, who lost his secret cancer battle in August, was recognized for his work in Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” which also earned Delroy Lindo the Best Actor prize.
Teen drama “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” was a double winner, picking up Best Actress for Sidney Flanigan and Best Screenplay for writer/director Eliza Hittman, and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” star Maria Bakalova won Best Supporting Actress.
The top award for Best Picture went to director Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow,” about a skilled cook who crosses paths with a Chinese immigrant while traveling with a group of fur trappers in Oregon and decides to work together on a new business.
Last year’s Best Picture accolade went to “The Irishman.”
Lizzo has surprised her mom by buying her a new car for Christmas.
The 32-year-old “Truth Hurts” star’s mother Shari Johnson-Jefferson cried tears of happiness when she was presented with her new Audi.
Lizzo is determined to spoil her mom after remembering a time when her father passed and she had no money or job and wished she could provide for her family.
She wrote on Instagram: “Got my mommy a brand new Audi for Xmas. I remember crying in my car when my daddy passed, no job no money nowhere to live, wishing I could one day provide for my family. I couldnt do it for my dad so ima make sure I spoil Mama. Happy holidays y’all.”
Lizzo also shared a video of the moment she surprised her mom with the motor, showing Shari being led outside with her eyes closed and then told to open them when she was stood in front of the car.
She then burst into tears and thanked her daughter with a warm embrace, saying: “You see these things on television, and you never think it will happen to yourself.”
In January, Lizzo spoke about her dad’s death, at which time she was a student at university, explaining the loss led to her suffering depression and resulted in her dropping out of education soon after.
She went on to recall spending Thanksgiving in her car, sharing: “I kind of really gave up. I was depressed. I didn’t have a purpose like I didn’t feel like I had a purpose for being a musician or anything.
“So that turned into, ‘Oh can I sleep on your couch,’ and then eventually, I got really guilt-ridden. So all I had was this car. It was a Subaru,” explained the “Juice” hitmaker. “That was my home for a little. I spent Thanksgiving in that car, and I remember I cried myself to sleep.”
Ralo was recently denied his request for bond, over allegations he continued to sell drugs even though he was locked up.
Court documents obtained by AllHipHop reveal his attempt to get out of prison worth thwarted by a judge who ruled the rapper was too dangerous to be back out on the streets.
“The Court determines that Davis is a danger to the community and that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community if Davis is released,” Judge Michael R. Brown ruled.
Ralo Denied Bond For Dealing Drugs in Prison
Ralo Denied Bond For Dealing Drugs in Prison
Ralo Denied Bond For Dealing Drugs in Prison
Ralo Denied Bond For Dealing Drugs in Prison
The Feds claimed they seized two notes from a woman named Antoinette Potts during a raid on one of Ralo’s homes. Investigators say Potts was acting as a go-between for Ralo and his drug dealers still out on the street.
One of the damning notes included a chart with prices for: “cups,”
“half,” “grams,” 8 balls” and “all.” Another note included a list with prices labeled “kidz.”
“It explained, “Red 5k; Black 10k; Balls 10k; Cap 500; Olivia 500” with a notation ‘that’s how its (sic) packaged’ and a note saying ‘anything they need, get the same amount in return an (sic) get my book from the house…It then had a notation under the title “Grandma” that said “make sure mario/40 do their shifts 10th 20th & 30th of every month. They kinda scard so paitianly (sic) do it!!!,” according to Judge Brown’s ruling.
The Feds also say the Apple Watch they found in Ralo’s cell contained evidence he was communicating with his co-defendants after they found photographs of drugs on the device.
“This evidence strongly suggests Defendant Davis continued to engage in illegal drug activity while incarcerated at that facility [Dayton
Detention Center],” according to court documents. “This evidence demonstrates that Defendant Davis continued in his illegal activity as late as April 2019—more than a year after his arrest.”
Ralo remains behind bars and is charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana.
Asian Doll (aka Asian Da Brat) apparently felt a way about not appearing on the final cut of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Do It On The Tip” track. The Good News record ended up only featuring City Girls instead.
The supposed change in featured artists led to Asian Doll playing her verse from the song on Instagram Live. That IG session caused negative reactions online directed at Megan, City Girls, and the song’s producer LilJuMadeDaBeat.
Then all hell broke loose as JT of the City Girls and Asian Doll began clashing on social media. Both JT and AD went on IG Live to address the other. Megan even jumped into the melee at one point to share her side of the situation.
City Girls member Yung Miami added her thoughts too. Most of the tweets from JT, Asian Doll, and Megan Thee Stallion have since been deleted. Check out screenshots and screen recordings from the trending back-and-forth below.
What began as Twitter jokes might actually end up becoming reality. Dionne Warwick is reportedly in contact with Teyana Taylor to discuss The Album creator potentially starring in a forthcoming show about the R&B icon.
According to TMZ, media marketing strategist Karen Civil recently connected Warwick and Taylor by phone to discuss ideas. They apparently talked about Taylor’s The Aunties Production company producing a scripted biographical program.
Netflix does appear to be an option for hosting the possible Dionne Warwick series. Taylor starred in the streamer’s original motion picture, The After Party, which premiered in 2018. She is also part of the cast of Amazon Studios’ Coming 2 America movie.
Additionally, Taylor has directed numerous music videos under the pseudonym Spike Tee which won her a 2020 BET Award for Video Director of the Year. Her filmography as an actress also includes Madea’s Big Happy Family, The Start Up,The Breaks, Hit the Floor, and Star.
Before MOTM3 deluxe hits DSPs, Cudi plans to repay his fans’ support with a special concert event on December 26 at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT. Oculus Venues is hosting the Cleveland rapper’s first live performance of tracks from Man on the Moon III.
“I’d always envisioned this album as a movie of sorts,” said Cudi. “The opportunity to work in virtual reality to build this lunar landscape, essentially perform on the moon, is the closest thing I could imagine to that vision coming to life.”
The show is being produced using Supersphere’s ArcRunner technology and Oculus Venues’ socialVR. Cudi and his creative team are said to be building a lunar environment that will allow him to perform as a virtual “man on the moon.”
“Kid Cudi is a dream artist for us to work with,” stated Supersphere’s Lucas Wilson. “His visual and music style blend as one, and how he presents those concepts are so important. ”
Wilson continued, “And personally, it’s always a rewarding experience to be working with a musician whose music you love, and as a company, we couldn’t be more excited.”
“Yes Indeed” can be considered Lil Baby’s first breakout mainstream hit. The song, which features music superstar Drake, climbed all the way to #6 on the Hot 100 chart and earned a 6x-Platinum plaque from the RIAA.
It appears Baby and Drizzy could be reuniting for another collaboration. Houston Rockets center DeMarcus Cousins caused a stir online over the weekend when he teased a new record from the QC hitmaker and the OVO boss was possibly on the way.
“This track from Baby and Drake. It’s over…,” tweeted Cousins on Saturday night. That post garnered more than 6,800 likes as well as over 90 replies. Many Twitter users began asking the NBA player to leak the alleged record.
Previously, Drake showed up on “Never Recover” off Lil Baby and Gunna’s Drip Harder collaborative project in 2018. Since that time, Lil Baby has become one of the hottest Hip Hop acts on the planet, earning a spot on Forbes magazine’s coveted 30 Under 30 list.
Lil Baby’s My Turn spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the LP is listed as the best-selling album of 2020 with over 2.5 million units sold to date. The Atlanta-bred rapper recently released two new songs – “Errbody” and “On Me.”
California’s Black Knights of the Northstar were discovered in 1997 by Wu-Tang Clan‘s founder and leader, RZA, becoming the first group from the West Coast to be signed to Wu-Tang Records.
The group later separated in 2000 into two groups: Black Knights (Crisis, Rugged Monk, Holocaust and Doc Doom) and Northstar (Christ Bearer and Meko The Pharaoh), while still continuing to work closely together over the years.
These West Coast Killa Beez have made key appearances on some of Wu-Tang’s classic RIAA certified Platinum and Gold releases “Wu-Tang Killa Beez: The Swarm,’ “The Sting”, all of RZA’s “Bobby Digital” projects, and numerous RZA film soundtracks including “Ghost Dog” and “Afro Samurai.”
For the first time, they have reunited to record their debut collective album, “Northstar on the Blackest Night” as RZA envisioned when he signed them over 20 years ago. This debut also introduces a new member, West London’s Shaka Amazulu The 7th and features guest appearances from RZA, Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna, Killarmy and Kurupt. The Black Knights of the Northstar’s highly anticipated reunion is spearheaded by their RZA-introduced single/video, “T.I.M.E. (Truth I Master Equally)”, which delivers the addictive raw Wu-Tang energy the entire world got hooked to in the ’90s. The Skarekrow produced head-nodder invokes a spiritual-like trance while each word wizard takes turns spitting their righteous spell. The skillfully animated visual imagines a sinister cinema coming to life, jumping out of the silver screen to invade real life. When speaking about “T.I.M.E.”, the California collective unitedly declared, “Timing is everything! It’s our time. It’s time for the truth.” The ‘Northstar on the Darkest Night’ LP is available now on CD and all major digital/streaming platforms via Black Stone Of Mecca Records. Limited edition double vinyl (featuring two separate vinyl jackets and covers) can be purchased HERE and other physical merch including CDs at http://northstarwu.shop while supplies last.
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2020 has been a memorable year in Lil Durk’s career. He scored his first Top 2 hit on the Hot 100 chart as a feature on Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later.” Durk also earned two Grammy nominations for the single.
In contrast, the Chicago-raised rhymer had to deal with the loss of his musical protégé Dayvon “King Von” Bennett. The 26-year-old Only The Family affiliate was killed in Atlanta on November 6.
Durk had remained mostly out of public sight since King Von’s death. However, he popped back out with a new song and music video on Sunday night.
Jerry Production was behind the camera for the new visuals. While promoting the release of the “Back Door” MV on Twitter, Lil Durk added the hashtag “#DoIt4Von” to his tweet.
Back in May, Durk dropped his fifth studio album called Just Cause Y’all Waited 2. With guest appearances by Lil Baby, Polo G, Gunna, and G Herbo, the sequel to Durk’s 2018 mixtape debuted in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200 chart.
King Von was shot and killed following an altercation outside at an Atlanta-area nightclub. Timothy Leeks, 22, was arrested and charged with felony murder while hospitalized for a gunshot wound.
This weekend saw the Bay Area get their chance to take over the Verzuz series. California rap legends Too $hort and E-40 took part in the latest musical faceoff.
Anyone that missed Saturday’s Verzuz can now watch the “Legends of the Bay” event on-demand. Revolt TV uploaded the nearly three-hour hits-for-hits battle on its YouTube channel.
In addition, Apple Music subscribers can watch Too Short vs E-40 on that platform. The streaming service also provided a Lowkey-curated “Cheat Sheet” playlist which features some of the two rappers’ songs in CDQ.
On December 11, Kid Cudi returned with his seventh studio LP. Man on the Moon III: The Chosen gave the Cleveland rapper his highest-charting solo Billboard 200 position since 2013.
With 144,000 first-week units, Man on the Moon III debuted at #2 on the latest chart behind Taylor Swift’s Evermore. This is Cudi’s first Top 2 non-duet entry since 2013’s Indicud.
In 2018, Kid Cudi partnered with G.O.O.D. Music founder Kanye West to release Kids See Ghosts. The joint effort also landed at #2. Cudi has yet to score a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.
Elsewhere on this week’s rankings, Jack Harlow’s debut studio album, Thats What They All Say, opened at #5 with 51,000 units. His hit single “Whats Poppin” and the remix version featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne both appear on the project.
Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon slipped one spot to #7. Bad Bunny’s El Ultimo Tour del Mundo (#9) and Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas (#10) remained in the Top 10.
Famous Dex is now getting help for his addictions.
AllHipHop has learned exclusively that Famous Dex has entered into rehab, but the specificity has not been determined. Drugs have been a constant source of problems for the rapper in the past and he has been open about that.
Over the weekend, the Chicago-based rapper made headlines after being in a state that had people worried that he was about to overdose.
On Saturday, the rapper uploaded a video on Instagram, seemingly extremely intoxicated, but rapping to new music. He also posted images of new tattoos that said “Sad” and “Love.” He then tweeted, “I don’t wanna smile no more.”
He told AllHipHop writer Shirley Ju, “Somebody said they want the old Dex, well listen. You can’t get the old Dex, let me tell you something. If you get the old Dex, you’ll get the lean-drinking Dex, the xan-popping Dex, the Dex that was doing dumb s###. You don’t want the old Dex.”
When questioned about the lyrics on “Covered In Diamonds,” he says “sipping lean like it’s coffee.”
He said explained: “I stopped when I stopped. I mean, nothing’s easy when you’re doing something for so long, especially when it becomes a habit. You’re not holding science, I’m not a fiend for it. You are who you hang around, I’m around the right people who are telling me that’s not the right thing to do.”
There has been a concern for Dex’s health as well in recent years by fans and those close to him.
Two years ago, in December 2018, he seemed to nod off in an Instagram Live session, but the rapper insisted he was not on drugs.
Dex said, “I always know. Only you know — not my manager, not anybody. You know you. With that being said, I ain’t got nothing to explain. The video that’s right now going viral, that’s kind of so stupid? For one, I’m a human being and I work my ass off. And once you put overtime, overnight and then you come back home at 4 something in the morning and you decide to go live — hey. Don’t let the world trick you and be fooled.”
Famous Dex experienced a seizure at 1OAK in West Hollywood, California during a November 2019 performance. Even though the seizure happened in front of a crowd of fans and the local Los Angeles Fire Department was alerted, Dex did not go to get help at that time.
Now, sources say that he was taken to rehab after the Saturday night incident. Details are scant but a source said that Dex was transported in a Rolls Royce where he will ultimately get help.
Inquiries to Dex’s team were not immediately returned.
The rap star revealed he had $1.5 million in profits earmarked from sales of “The Bigger Picture” to give back to the community, and he’s making good on his word this week.
This Wednesday (December 23rd) Lil Baby and representatives from his record label Quality Control will be at the West End Marta Station, to provide 2,000 brand new coats to the community.
Lil Baby will be on hand to greet parents and their kids during his incredible act of kindness, after a dismal 2020 for most people around the country.
Thanks to COVID-19, Georgia reached its highest unemployment rate in 10 years with the numbers peaking in April of 2020.
Although the unemployment rate has been on a steady decline, the figures are still well above the pre-pandemic rates from 2019-2020.
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Rap star Lil Boosie is being called out for a new challenge he just created to promote his latest single.
Boosie took to Instagram today, to announce the open “Stick In Da Car” challenge to promote his new single of the same name.
“Check this out, we finna do this ‘Stick In Da Car’ challenge,” Boosie announced on his Instagram account. “So whoever do the best ‘Stick In Da Car’ video going, dumb, with them sticks, whoever do the best video, win $2K.”
Boosie is offering the winner of the challenge $2,000, just in time for Christmas – but the winner could also get a trip to jail as well. Boosie was immediately taken to task over the “Stick In Da Car” challenge, which many felt could get people arrested, indicted, and even worse – killed.
“What a bad example, especially for the times we’re in,” wrote one user in a message to Boosie. Another user added: “you about to have n##### self snitch on their ass.”
“Stick In Da Car” is Boosie’s homage to keeping a gun in his car to shoot down his enemies. The rapper is still recovering from a gunshot wound he sustained in Dallas, Texas on his birthday (November 14th), a few days after the murder of his friend and collaborator, Mo3.
The police have charged a man named Kewon Dontrell White for gunning down Mo3 on a busy Dallas freeway, in broad daylight. So far, no one has been arrested for shooting up Boosie’ sprinter van in an incident that left him seriously wounded and wheelchair bound.
Wack 100 is one of the most interesting dudes in the rap game. At times, he has agitated and other times, be a speaker of absolute facts. Well, on this day, we are calling him a winner. Over the weekend, he had a situation where two men attempted to “bank” him in a fight. He managed to fend them off. One thing that helped was a left hook. As they tried it, he caught and DROPPED one of them smooth down. He got up, but when he did, he was leaking blood. He lost his enthusiasm for fighting at that point leaving his buddy to take on Wack alone. Well, his buddy decided to start snitching “get his plates.” See, that is what these cowards do, and they know they can: the become punks when their aggression is met with more force. Call the cops? You double teaming a dude! CORNY!
Anyway, Wack was like “get down, get down” like he was dealing with a pair of rabid dogs. I guess he was in some ways. LOL! What’s wild is that the video was taken down off AllHipHop’s IG. But we got it off Rob Lane Edits. Check it out here and laugh, because he added his lil edit spin on it to make it more entertaining. I guess that passes the censor dogs on IG. Who knows.
Here is the statement wack made after the attack attempt.
Its always funny hearing otherwise apolitical dudes evoke pro-Black nationalist talk when they get caught out there. Nah, Wack is a soldier. I hope he uses that spirit for the betterment of the people that got him rich. Salute.
The artist, entrepreneur, and an influential lifestyle strategist from the States pulls from first-person experiences, injecting his rawest most honest thoughts and feelings into the microphone.
Beyond just music, his all-star catalog of collaborations touches the realms of fashion and cannabis, working with everyone from Kendrick Lamar and DMX to Doja Cat and Jim Jones.
Now, he returns with his newest visual for “Optional.” The record itself brings you inside his thought process when meeting that special someone, ending the year on the highest note possible. JSN WLF, Elyas, & Law collaborated on the production of the song that samples an early 2011’s#### “Maybe I Deserve” by Tank.
When it comes to independent artists, Shezi proves there’s no excuses but to get to it. The new video will hold fans over until the release of his forthcoming mixtape titled home less., slated to arrive Q1 of 2021.
Fresh has worked with some of the greatest names in the music industry, and he shows no plans of slowing down anytime soon.
During a tumultuous 2020 where the COVID-19 pandemic and social injustice has taken a toll on everybody’s life, jobs, and overall mental health, the producer, songwriter, and visionary shines on top with one of the biggest years of his career.
With his own company titled King With A Dream, inspired by his last name King, Fresh is heavily influenced by the legends: from Michael Jordan and Kobe to Michael Jackson and Prince to Stevie Wonder and Biggie. The 3 words he lives by are “figure it out,” which lead him relocating to Los Angeles without having one single contact.
He states, “Flew myself out, put my money up for myself and built a relationship that now my phone’s crazy.”
To date, Fresh has incredible accolades under his belt, including 9 Grammy nominations and one win for his workin co-writing “All Night” on Beyonce’s critically-acclaimed LEMONADE album.
AllHipHop: You say you’re driven and focused, where does this drive come from?
Fresh: Literally knowing when you don’t have options, you learn to create them. I’m not trying to be deep in thought, I’m a thinker.
AllHipHop: You’re from Brooklyn but lived in Queens, how does that play into your life and career?
Fresh: To keep it all the way 100 with you, my mom wasn’t around after 10. My dad left around 2 or 3 so he wasn’t in my life. I was fortunate enough to beat the system. My grandparents raised me, truly the best thing that ever happened to me in my life. Had I not had them, I wouldn’t be sitting here talking to you today. When you watch the Lion King, no pun intended, when he says the Elephant’s Graveyard, that’s what Brownsville, Brooklyn felt like. “What goes there never comes out,” is what he told Simba. I made it out of that.
AllHipHop: When did you come to LA?
Fresh: I was bicoastal for 3.5 to 4 years. About a solid 3 years ago, I said “yo I’m spending 8 months out the year here. What am I doing? I’m only in New York for family and friends but they at work all day, I gotta get the f### outta there.” I came to LA and turnt it up after I built myself. I’m flying back, I got Scott Storch hitting me like “yo, you left?” Yeah dawg, it’s been two weeks.” He goes “I had this play for you.” I’m tired of doing plays to come do nothing in New York. New York’s dry. I love my city but that s### dry. I love the city but for where we at, you can’t tell Steve Jobs that Apple’s going to Asia and you’re like “nah, I’ma stay in the United States.” N*gga, I’m out. So I was out.
AllHipHop: What’s the dynamic in the studio working with Scott Storch?
Fresh: Scott works out of his crib. Smokes, 420 all day. We light up. Depends on the energy we working on. It’s always fun working with Scott. It’s melodies, it’s concept, free from restriction. It’s the way studios should be. You get to open up the f###### door, look outside, sit by the pool, make music and make money. That’s what this should be about: try to work with the people you enjoy having fun with.
AllHipHop: Did you learn anything from him?
Fresh: Just because you’re down, doesn’t mean you’re out. It taught me don’t ever take this s### for granted. Understand that as long as you got the musical gift and you respect it, it’ll always keep giving you.
AllHipHop: What were those sessions like with Brandy?
Fresh: Think about going into a session with somebody like Brandy, sitting there having therapy sessions, vibing with her. We begin writing songs, goes in the booth and sings the song back to you. You’re hearing this voice that you’ve heard your whole life sing songs you just wrote with her & Kaydence, that s###’s amazing. With the theme music of DJ Camper, the musical choices and taste buds on that s### was insane. Those sessions felt like a dream, nah this s### ain’t real. Go to Atlanta like “yo Brandy’s singing this song back, this is nuts.” That’s what it is.
AllHipHop: Favorite song you made with Brandy?
Fresh: Besides “Borderline,” I didn’t do that one. I came in late right after they did that one. My favorite song is “Lucid Dreams” because of what it stood for. The times where she’s going through a lot and I could relate to it. She began dealing with Ambiens and getting addicted, wanting to be asleep more than she wanted to be awake. With depression, she’d have these dreams where she felt alive inside those dreams. That spoke to my soul because we all had those spots or we will have those spots in our lives. I love when fans hit me back about that one. It wasn’t about it being a #1, sometimes the #1 ain’t always the song that tops the charts sometimes it’s the song that strikes the soul the most.
AllHipHop: What was the dynamic working with Ari Lennox?
Fresh: F###### amazing. Easy. At this point in time, the level that we’re at, it’s the pros. If you’re here, you belong here. It’s deeper than talent. Are you going to work for it and be disciplined enough to deliver? It doesn’t matter where they take you if you’re good at your job, you gon’ do it everywhere you’re at. Ari’s another one I’m excited for. During a time of black struggle, blacks being triumphant and standing up, humanity starting to see we’re keeping it real: black people deal with a lot of s### other races don’t have to deal with. Not saying they don’t, but not to the detriment of what we deal with. To see a young queen survive all that and sing about black beauty is a real beautiful thing. She’s not on some “b####, hoe, f### a n*gga,” it’s good f###### music. It might be sexy sometimes, but who doesn’t like that?
AllHipHop: 9 Grammy noms and one win is impressive. What’re you most proud of to date?
Fresh: I’ma keep it real. I’m nominated for 6 Grammys: 5 with “Black Parade” and Black Is King, one for “Collide” from Queen & Slim. If you see the thread of that, I never called a woman a b#### in either of those songs. I never talked about killing my own. I almost went against the grain of what we’re up against and did it at such a high musical taste during black excellence that it resonated in the world. Showed me I don’t have to conform for excellence. To me if that’s not true black excellence, what is?
AllHipHop: What does it mean to be a black man in America today?
Fresh: We’re still asking that question. What it means sometimes is blatant disrespect, the disrespect that gets underneath your skin. When somebody’s doing some s### but they make you think you’re stupid for knowing they’re doing the s###? That’s what it feels like being a black man in American. I know that if I drive this 2021 you’re not pulling me over because it’s a 2021. You’re pulling me over because it’s a black man in a 2021. You have no other reason because we’re profiled. Either we’re a ball player or a drug dealer, no one ever walks up to us when your black and says “are you a surgeon?” I can’t be intelligent because I’m black?
Look at me, I protested 7 times this year. NY and the rest in LA. You get tired. That’s what “Black Parade” is about, it’s a celebration of us. Stop apologizing for something that’s God-given. Why should anyone feel lesser? A lot of that had to do with the reflection of the presidency, choices of words. Not to be political but that s### ignites things and had racists excited about life.
It started to reveal to the world which is the blessing of 2020, the clarity was y’all really on some b####### with black people. My Asian friends, my Caucasian friends, my Latin friends, my Indian friends for once, they had no choice but to see it. You can turn a blind eye but just know you’re moving in ignorance. When you’re sitting at home and there ain’t s### to do, you’re dealing with Covid like me, well f###. You’re murdering people like that? In the streets? To be black in America is almost like a death sentence.
AllHipHop: Any last words?
Fresh: If life was a bank and cash was energy, you want to deposit as much good energy as you can. When you withdraw from it, the checks will be unlimited. I’m living in my unlimited moments right now.
However, Wayne’s lawyer just submitted a new request to the court asking for the rapper’s sentencing date to be pushed back.
“Given the press of other work-related matters and family events during the several weeks following the plea, undersigned’s proposal was overly ambitious,” Howard Srebnick wrote to the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida.
Lil Wayne’s lawyer said he is working on a case pro-bono over the next few weeks, while his staff will be unavailable thanks to Christmas and the New Year’s holiday.
Lil Wayne requests sentencing delay
Lil Wayne requests sentencing delay
Wayne’s lawyer has already been in touch with prosecutors, who have agreed to draft a sentencing memorandum and organize the evidentiary presentation for a hearing in January, but the rapper will have to wait another month before he receives his actual sentence.
The rapper is facing up to 10 years in prison for the offense, although his plea agreement will certainly result in a reduced sentence, yet there are no guarantees.
Prosecutors are planning to recommend a sentence of imprisonment at the low end of the guideline range, however, Wayne’s admission of guilt can only help his case.
“The court is required to consider the advisory guideline range determined under the sentencing guidelines but is not bound to impose a sentence within that advisory range,” according to the plea agreement Wayne signed. “The court is permitted to tailor the ultimate sentence in light of other statutory concerns, and such sentence may be either more severe or less severe than the sentence in guidelines advisory range.”
After consulting with United States prosecutors, both parties have agreed to a sentencing date for early March of 2021.
Although the judge has yet to sign off on the day, Lil Wayne’s lawyer suggests he should be sentenced on the afternoon of March 2nd, 4th 9th, or the 11th.
