(AllHipHop News) Rapper Yo Gotti and activists at Jay-Z’s Team Roc firm are seeking an emergency restraining order against Mississippi prison officials to halt the alleged “inhumane” care of inmates.
Now Gotti and bosses at Team Roc, the philanthropic division of Jay-Z’s entertainment agency Roc Nation, have stepped up their legal fight after their request was rejected.
They have demanded an emergency protective order to allow an independent authority to take over the day-to-day running of the detention facility to make it livable again.
In their new court papers, they allege eight inmates have suffered violent deaths in the last 26 days as a result of staff shortages, with just one guard for 160 prisoners in one cell block.
They also accuse Parchman chiefs of serving convicts cold, rotten food reportedly containing insects and bird and rat feces, while toilets are overflowing and drinking water is contaminated with human waste, according to documents.
“The situation at Parchman is a lethal humanitarian crisis. Our fellow humans are being held in facilities with little to no food, no clean water, no electricity, no heat, no blankets, and in cells where the floors are full of roaches, rats, black mold and feces,” Yo Gotti said in a statement.
A ruling on the emergency motion has yet to be made.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Just when we thought it was officially over for the Compton rapper and the Bay Area R&B artist, they surprised us Sunday night after being “broken up” for a new months now.
Last year, YG was caught allegedly kissing another woman outside of a Hollywood nightclub.
Kehlani found out and just like any other woman who knows her worth, kicked him to the curb. She deleted all their pictures off the gram and moved on with her life.
Well it looks like that surprise YG pulled on her last month decking her room out with roses worked and the two are back together.
On Sunday night, at Meek Mill’s after party for the Grammys, the two were dancing and enjoying their young life.
(AllHipHop News) The Game is glad he and 50 Cent have ended their long-running quarrel as they came very close to killing each other.
The Compton rapper was once a part of 50’s G-Unit crew and collaborated on several of their hits, but the pair fell out after the “In Da Club” rapper kicked his former pal out of the group in 2005 for alleged disloyalty.
“At one point, me and 50 really wanted to kill each other. I had a deep hate for him and he had a deep hate for me,” he told NME. “We literally should have been another version of Biggie and Tupac. We both should have died in that beef.
“There was a lot of dangerous s##t going on. We were shooting at each other; our squads were shooting at each other. It was on sight. It was gunshots and people getting stabbed. It went even bigger than 50 and me and our entourages – it was our fans. The fans had to pick and they were split up and even they were fighting.”
The Game and 50, real name Curtis Jackson III, made peace back in 2016, and the “Hate It or Love It” hitmaker is really glad they made amends before one of them ended up dead.
“So yeah, squashing that beef was probably the best thing for me and him to do. I’m glad we did it. Beefs usually don’t get squashed until someone gets murdered,” he adds. “That’s just how it is where I come from.”
(AllHipHop News) Wiz Khalifa ridiculed the cops in Park Lake City, Utah over the weekend, after they shut down the weed-smoking rapper’s show at Park City Live.
Midway through his appearance, cops conducting compliance checks crashed the venue and commanded Wiz to put out his weed, but the rapper refused.
And as he received the Best Rap/Sung Performance award at the Grammy’s on Sunday night, Khaled proclaimed the baby boy’s moniker while paying tribute to his spouse.
He also dedicated the award, which he won for “Higher” – his collaboration with Nipsey Hussle and John Legend – to the late Hussle, who was killed in a shooting in March.
“This is for Nipsey Hussle,” he said. “This is for hip-hop. I want to thank my beautiful queen Nicole. I just had a new baby boy a week ago. His name is Alam. It means ‘the world’ in Arabic.”
Concluding his speech, Khaled shouted out his eldest son Asahd, three, smiling: “And I also want to big up my other son, Asahd. I love you so much. Daddy’ll be home (soon).”
(AllHipHop News) Lizzo kicked off the 2020 Grammys with a performance and a big win on Sunday night in Los Angeles.
The hip-hop star started the show at the Staples Center and then minutes later she picked up the ceremony’s first award for Best Pop Solo Performance for her 2019 hit “Truth Hurts.”
It was her third Grammy win of the day – at a pre-shows, Lizzo also claimed the Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Jerome” and the Best Urban Contemporary Album for Cuz I Love You.
The “Truth Hurts” hitmaker declared her big win “unexpected, really cool,” adding, “This whole week, I be lost in my problems, stressed out, and then in an instant all of that can go away and your priorities really shift.
“Today, all of my little problems that I thought were big as the world were gone and I realize there are people hurting right now… We need to continue to reach out. This is the beginning of making music that moves people again…, that liberates people.”
(AllHipHop News) Rap star T.I. opened up to his children with a heartfelt letter of the heels of the unfortunate death of basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi.
First, T.I. posted a public apology to his girls, including Deyjah.
“I love you girls more than my vocabulary will allow me to express. You have grown so much right before my very eyes & blossomed into strong,brilliantly opinionated, independent young women,” T.I. thoughtfully stated. “I’m so proud of you both and I love you to no end,more than you’ll ever know. Please forgive me for any and all imperfections that cause misunderstandings between us…. Charge my mind,not my heart.”
The rapper’s loving message was also devoted to his other daughters Zonnique Pullins and Heiress Harris.
“You see Life may throw us curveballs & deal us some pretty bad hands at times. But rest assured, you’ll NEVER find yourself in a place too high or low for me to be there to catch you when you fall. I just Can’t let another second go by without letting you know while we’re still here in this life together…. You have ALL MY LOVE FOR ALL MY LIFE…&AFTER‼️”
T.I. also shared a motivating note to his four sons, Domani, King, Messiah, and Major, swearing his unwavering support.
“I’m so proud of each and every last one of you guys. You each somehow represent different parts of me that you’ve made your own,” T.I. told his sons.
“I’m impressed by your growth & maturity & honored to lead,guide& direct you as you learn to master your destiny,’ T.I. continued. I Love you all more than you know.”
Later in the night, Tyler donned a pink and magenta color-blocked suit and his trademark bright blonde wig and shades when he performed two singles off his breakthrough album IGOR.
Tyler performed his singles “Earfquake” and “New Magic Wand” along with an appearance beside R&B god Charlie Wilson. Tyler’s selection of fashion drew mixed reviews from the Twitter mob.
Regardless of his critics, things worked out for Tyler in the end. IGOR earned Tyler, the Creator a Grammy Award for the year’s Best Rap Album.
But Tyler was on the fence about the Grammy Award for IGOR, which many felt should have also been nominated for Album of the Year.
Tyler said being lumped into strictly the Rap categories was almost the same as being called a “n##ger.
“I’m very grateful that what I made could just be acknowledged in a world like this,” said Tyler. “But also it sucks that whenever we – I mean guys that look like me – do anything that’s genre-bending they always put it in a rap or urban category. I don’t like that ‘urban’ word. It’s just a politically correct way to say the n-word, to me.”
(AllHipHop News) Last year, Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph missed the 2019 Grammy Awards because he was detained by ICE officials in Georgia. This year, the rap star better known as 21 Savage is officially a Grammy winner.
21 Savage won Best Rap Song for “A Lot” during the premiere ceremony which took place before the televised main ceremony. The UK-born, Atlanta-raised rhymer later celebrated his triumph by posting photos with his mother.
“Big 4L thank you mama for making me and thank the @recordingacademy who would of ever thought…yessirskiiii!!!!!” wrote Savage on Instagram.
“A Lot” also earned Dreamville leader J. Cole his first career Grammy after 12 nominations throughout his career. The song is currently certified 3x-Platinum by the RIAA, and the record’s music video surpassed 200 million views on Youtube.
(AllHipHop News) Yo Gotti will host his “8th Annual Yo Gotti & Friends Birthday Bash” on June 19 in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Attendees will get to see Gotti and surprise performers hit the stage inside the FedExForum Arena.
“This year’s Birthday Bash is going to be the best one yet,” says Yo Gotti. “We have special guests and surprises in the works, and I can’t wait for my fans to experience it. This is going to be the greatest party Memphis has ever seen.”
In past years, Meek Mill, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, T.I., Moneybagg Yo, Jeezy, YG, Lil Boosie, Megan Thee Stallion, Trey Songz, NLE Choppa, and Polo G showed up at the event. Tickets for the “8th Annual Yo Gotti & Friends Birthday Bash” are now available at ticketmaster.com.
(AllHipHop News) MSNBC anchor Alison Morris is in hot water after allegedly saying a racial slur after reporting the passing of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.
Morris was discussing Bryant’s death when some thought they heard her say ni**ers.
Kobe died early Sunday morning along with his daughter and seven other people, after his helicopter lost control and crashed into the side of a mountain in Calabasas, California.
Alison Morris has denied saying the slur saying she accidentally stuttered and combined the Knicks and the Lakers names.
Earlier today, while reporting on the tragic news of Kobe Bryant’s passing, I unfortunately stuttered on air, combining the names of the Knicks and the Lakers to say “Nakers.” Please know I did not & would NEVER use a racist term. I apologize for the confusion this caused.
“Earlier today, while reporting on the tragic news of Kobe Bryant’s passing, I unfortunately stuttered on air, combining the names of the Knicks and the Lakers to say “Nakers.” Please know I did not & would NEVER use a racist term,” Morris said. “I apologize for the confusion this caused.Social media will not cut her any slack and have been going in on her social media accounts.”
A petition to get her fired has been surfacing on Change.org as many still remain skeptical of her statement.
(AllHipHop News) All of the controversy surrounding Eminem’s latest LP did not prevent the Detroit representative from topping the Billboard 200 once again. Music To Be Murdered By landed in the chart’s leading spot.
By opening in the pole position, the rap superstar born Marshall Mathers broke a tie with Kanye West for the most #1 debuts in a row. The Shady Records founder scored his 10th consecutive No. 1 in his career.
Plus, Marshall is now just the sixth act in history to have at least 10 chart-toppers on the Billboard 200. The Beatles hold the overall record with 19 Number Ones. Jay-Z holds the record for solo artists and Hip Hop artists with 14.
Eminem’s Music To Be Murdered By did see a significant drop in first-week units compared to 2018’s Kamikaze. That project started out the gate with 434,000 units. Music To Be Murdered By collected279,000 units in its initial seven days.
(AllHipHop News) The late Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom was repeatedly represented at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. On Sunday, he won posthumous trophies for Best Rap Performance (“Racks in the Middle”) and Best Rap/Sung Performance (“Higher”).
Nipsey’s longtime life partner Lauren London and other surviving loved ones were on hand to accept the Best Rap/Sung Performance trophy alongside his collaborators DJ Khaled and John Legend. The activist/ entrepreneur was also recognized in the “In Memoriam” segment which honors members of the music community who passed away over the last year.
In addition, there was an all-star Nipsey Hussle tribute performed by Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch, DJ Khaled, John Legend, Kirk Franklin, and YG. After the show, Meek and Roddy took it a step further by eulogizing the Victory Lap album creator with a new record.
Meek Mill’s “Letter to Nipsey” song featuring Roddy Ricch is now available on DSPs. All proceeds from sales and streams of the Papamitrou-produced song will benefit Asghedom’s family.
(AllHipHop News) There were some music insiders that questioned why Tyler, The Creator’s Igor was not nominated for Album Of The Year at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Some Hip Hop heads also wondered why the LP was on the list of Best Rap Album nominations when the project leaned more towards Pop or R&B.
Despite those debates, Igor did pick up the victory for Best Rap Album. Tyler was asked to give his opinion on the Recording Academy’s voting process during a backstage interview, and the first-time Grammy winner’s answer focused on the connection between race and genre.
“I’m half and half on it. On one side, I’m very grateful that what I made could just be acknowledged in a world like this,” said Tyler. “But also it sucks that whenever we – I mean guys that look like me – do anything that’s genre-bending they always put it in a rap or urban category. I don’t like that ‘urban’ word. It’s just a politically correct way to say the n-word, to me.”
He continued, “When I hear that, I’m just like, ‘Why can’t we just be in Pop?’ Half of me feels like the rap nomination was a backhanded compliment… But another half of me is very grateful that the art I made can be acknowledged on a level like this.”
It should be noted that African-American artists Lizzo and Lil Nas X won Grammys this year in Pop-centered categories. Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” won for Best Pop Solo Performance, and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” won for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
(AllHipHop News) Music’s biggest night was held yesterday in Los Angeles. Lil Nas X walked out of the Grammy ceremony with two awards (Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Music Video).
The Georgia-bred artist also performed at the event. LNX shared the stage with BTS, Diplo, Mason Ramsey, and Billy Ray Cyrus for an extended version of “Old Town Road.” He also surprised the audience by bringing out Hip Hop legend Nas.
BIGG BIGGGG THANK YOU TO BTS, MASON RAMSEY, DIPLO, BILLY RAY CYRUS, & NAS!!! 🏆
“Big Nas” joined Lil Nas for a new remix to the 7 track “Rodeo.” The original featured Cardi B. The “Rodeo” remix was also released as a single.
“It feels amazing to have a track with Nas, and for Nas to even acknowledge me,” said LNX in a video posted by Spotify. Nas added, “I just saw him break barriers with Country, Hip Hop. I think that this is a historic event.”
(AllHipHop Features) Although Sunday was the biggest night in music with the 62nd Grammy Awards, there was a dark cloud over LA with the news of the untimely death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant.
Some of the biggest names in music gathered and tried to find balance between celebrating the musical achievements of the year and mourning the loss of the fallen cultural icon.
Before the show, Hip Hop & R&B stars such as Lil NasX, Da Baby, Quavo, Saweetie, Young Thug, Gunna, Lizzo, Ella Mai, H.E.R., DJ Khaled, Tyler, The Creator, Gucci Mane & Keyshia Ka’oir, Quest Love, Common, and many more graced the red carpet.
Host, Alicia Keys, opened the show by taking a moment to remember NBA legend Kobe Bryant, following the tragic loss of Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and others that were tragically killed in a helicopter crash earlier Sunday morning.
Keys was soon joined on stage by Boyz II Men as they sung a touching rendition of “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye.”
The Grammys selected a perfect opener with Lizzo. Joined by Sasha Flute, the singer/songwriter and rapper opened with “Cuz I Love You,” and she dedicated the performance to Kobe Bryant.
Dressed in a floor length sparkling gown, Lizzo directed a group of all-female horn and string players, and was joined on stage by all-female back up dancers as well. She soon changed into a leotard for a performance of “Truth Hurts” where she played her flute that happened to be delivered to her on a silver platter.
Tyler, The Creator hit the stage and performed “New Magic Wand” and “Earfquake” off of his ‘IGOR’ album. Tyler and several doppelgängers gave an energetic performance that couldn’t have been complete without them wearing Tyler’s signature bowl cut blonde wig.
Later in the show, he won a Grammy for Best Rap Album. Tyler truly burnt the house down with a performance that lit up the stage with flames.
Lil Nas X won two Grammys Sunday night-one for Best Music Video for “Old Town Road” and another for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Old Town Road”.
With the success of the record, it was only right for Lil Nas X to grace the stage to perform the massive hit.
Lil Nas X opened the performance alone as he sung and strummed a guitar sitting next to a Kobe Bryant Lakers jersey that was laid on an armchair.
Committed to his cowboy attire, Lil Nas X sported a black and silver cowboy hat and and silver number. He moved through what appeared to be a set designed like a house or building that featured various rooms and sets with various colors.
In each room, Lil Nas X was joined by a different artist such as Billy Ray Cyrus, BTS, Diplo, and the young yodeling sensation Mason Ramsey.
The late, great rapper Nipsey Hussle was honored with an all-star tribute by DJ Khaled, John Legend, Meek Mill, Kirk Franklin, Roddy Ricch and YG.
Nipsey Hussle won two posthumous awards: one for Best Rap/Sung Performance for his collaboration with DJ Khaled and John Legend on “Higher” and another for Best Rap Performance for his record “Racks In The Middle” featuring Roddy Rich & Hit-Boy.
DJ Khaled, John Legend, and Nipsey Hussle beat out fellow nominees Lil Baby & Gunna (“Drip Too Hard”), Lil Nas X (“Panini”), Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch (“Ballin”) and Young Thug featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott (“The London”).
Meek Mill and Roddy Ricch kicked off the performance. DJ Khaled, Kirk Franklin, YG and John Legend followed and brought the crowd to their feet for a unique rendition of “Higher”.
The performance concluded with an image of Nipsey Hussle and Kobe Bryant.
Aerosmith were joined on stage by the legendary Hip-Hop group Run D.M.C. for a performance of their hit “Walk This Way.”
Aerosmith originally recorded the song in the ’70s, and Run-D.M.C. gave it life again in the ’80s.
The energy of the performance was infectious. Steven Tyler even told Lizzo he loved her mid performance.
Notable winners of the night included:
Best Rap Album
IGOR
Tyler, The Creator
Best Rap Performance
Racks In The Middle
Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
Best Rap/ Sung Performance
Higher
DJ Khaled Featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
Best Rap Song (A Songwriters(s) Award)
A Lot
Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage Featuring J. Cole)
Best Music Video
Old Town Road (Official Movie)
Lil Nas X Billy Ray Cyrus
Calmatic, video director; Candic Dragonas, Melissa Larsem & Saul Levitz, video producers
Best Music Film
Homecoming
Beyonce
Beyonce Knowles-Carter & Ed Burke, video directors;
(AllHipHop Music) Officially kicking off the campaign for his ‘Camp Fire Stories’ project, slated to release next month, dopeSMOOTHIES (@dopeSMOOTHIES) unloads his SMII Much (@SMII_Much) assisted single “S’mores” along with its accompanying visual.
Co-produced by Gekkoh and the decorated DMV Hip-Hop artist, the HD clip finds the pair galavanting through an undisclosed forest wearing army fatigue jackets and successfully setting the scene for what’s to come in the future.
“With S’mores I wanted to create a world of my own. The video showcases that world. I recruited SMII Much to add to the aesthetic.” says dopeSMOOOTHIES.
On “S’mores,” dopeSMOOTHIES spits about his blunt attitude and peach bellinis. Boasting “off the mental, I don’t even need a pencil” introducing the verse, dopeSMOOTHIES balances switching flows and maintaining a demanding tone.
SMII Much leads the song’s second verse, explaining the detailing between himself and anyone else.
(AllHipHop Music) New Orleans own, Malik Rose, flips a memorable sample into an uptempo banger with “Star!”
The visual shows him alone stunting, which can symbolize his rise in the industry.
Since the beginning of his career, he has always been self-made and promises to remain the same when the fame comes. The clean new visual is a clear indication that the 504 boss is ready to win.
The song has been picking up major steam lately, so the visual should be the start of a great year for Malik Rose.
(AllHipHop News) Singer and actress Lauren London commemorated her late partner Nipsey Hussle’s first Grammy Awards win on Sunday, as she joined the rapper’s brother and grandmother onstage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Nipsey, real name Ermias Asghedom, was named the winner of the Best Rap Performance for his hit “Racks in the Middle” during a pre-Grammys ceremony event.
Lauren praised fans for supporting her slain boyfriend, who was shot and killed outside his Marathon clothing store in Los Angeles in March 2019.
Nipsey’s grandmother then took the mic and said, “I wanted to thank all of you for showing all the love that I have felt for him all of his life and will always live in my heart… Thank you.”
London also had tragic NBA star Kobe Bryant on her mind on Sunday. Shortly after Nipsey’s Grammys win she shared a picture of the rapper with the late basketball star and added the caption: “God Help Us.”
Kobe and his teenage daughter were among nine people who lost their lives in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday morning.
