First of all, I wish you all would sit TF down. The rate of Covid-19 spread is insane and Black people are dropping left and right! We are dying out here, but it doesn’t seem to motivate people to move differently. We are seeing more and more Hip-Hop artists get attacked and, even murdered, for nothing. Nonsense! Lil Boosie aka Boosie Badazz is one of those rappers that was attacked. I guess he is lucky to be alive.
There may be another side to that, and his quality of life by be altered somewhat. From what I have been told,Boosie may have to have his foot amputated after he was shot. Big dog Boosie was shot. Dallas was the place and Saturday was the day. The rapper was riding around the hood in a sprinter van by Big T’s Plaza. Now, I know no good can come from being around a plaza with a name like that. Boosie was shot in the leg, which sounds like a simple thing to the gangsta. But it is not…not when you are a diabetic and a cancer survivor.
I am hoping this isn’t true. But the word on the street is that doctors may have to take his foot. I think getting shot is more complicated than most of us think. Generally, we breathe a sigh of relief. But If you hit the right spot you can bleed out or if you have the wrong pre-existing condition, you can straight have issues like Boosie allegedly has. Prayers for him…BUT STAY HOME!!!
I think God will save the foot. I hope this is a lesson for him. The good news is Boosie is saying he is doing ok. “I’m good. Appreciate all the happy birthday wishes and get well soon wishes,” he said.
Recording Artist Cyrus Dobre just released his latest music video for the track “Bye Bye” off his forthcoming EP project entitled “Next Level.” The visual piece is an electrifying neon circus directed by Roxana Baldovin, also known for her work with Queen Naija, Doja Cat, Ceeradi, Kehlani, Lil Uzi Vert and Trey Songz.
The song “Bye Bye” comes on the heels of his last music video release “Goin’ Up” featuring Tory Lanez which hit over 4 million Youtube views in August and showcased the singer’s ability to make hip hop music.
Cyrus previously released songs with rappers Lil Pump and Lil Mosey and credits Michael Jackson and The Weeknd as influential to his growth as an artist.
Cyrus is one third of the Dobre Brothers and with 40 million followers across social media it’s easy to see how his music and witty banter has made him a Youtube sensation.
Of his upcoming project Cyrus says, “It’s definitely new pop in its own way, it’s modern, edgy, and futuristic. It’s melodic and very go with the flow. Lots of good vibes.”
Dayvon Daquan Bennett was shot outside an Atlanta nightclub on November 6. The Chicago-raised rapper, better known as King Von, later died at a local hospital. Timothy “Lul Timm” Leeks, 22, was charged with murdering Bennett.
King Von’s kin has now publicly addressed his death. The Welcome to O’Block album creator’s verified Instagram page posted a statement signed by “Von’s family & team.” The message reads:
Thank you to everyone who has showed their outpouring of love for King Von. You all played a massive role in Von’s accomplishments, and by continuing to play his music and sharing your stories about how he has inspired and influenced you all, you’re keeping his legacy alive. To celebrate Von’s artistry, vision, and the immense love that he had for his fans, we will be continuing his roll out of Welcome to O’Block, while working to share unreleased music and interviews that he devoted his creativity into completing. Von had also been working on new endeavors that we will be announcing down the line.
On November 22, 2010, Nicki Minaj dropped her debut studio album titled Pink Friday. The 3-time Platinum project included a star-studded lineup of guest features such as Eminem, Rihanna, Drake, and Kanye West.
Minaj is looking to commemorate Pink Friday this week with her dedicated fanbase. Last night, the 37-year-old rapper tweeted, “Barbz, Friday is the 10 year anniversary of Pink Friday. Get your outfits ready for the virtual celebration.”
Barbz, Friday is the 10 year anniversary of Pink Friday. 🥺🦄 get your outfits ready for the virtual celebration. 🎀
Pink Friday marked Minaj’s initial rise as a major mainstream artist. With singles like “Did It On’em,” “Check It Out,” and “Super Bass” the Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records release was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 54th Grammy Awards. “Moment 4 Life” earned a Best Rap Performance nod.
The LP debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart by selling 375,000 first-week copies. That total is the second-highest sales week for a female Hip Hop artist behind Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998 (423,000 first-week copies). Pink Friday eventually rose to #1 in its 11th week.
Following the success of Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj went on to create 2012’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, 2014’s The Pinkprint, and 2018’s Queen. The native New Yorker has won numerous American Music Awards, BET Awards, BET Hip-Hop Awards, Billboard Music Awards, BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and People’s Choice Awards.
In honor of Houston’s 3rd annual “Astroworld Day” on November 18, the Texas-born Jacques “Travis Scott” Webster II announced the Cactus Jack Foundation. Scott’s nonprofit organization entered into a multi-year partnership with the City of Houston across Parks and Education.
That CJF/Houston collaborative effort will present a community-based agriculture program for city-wide elementary schools known as Cactus Jack Gardens. The foundation is also engaged in a multi-level national partnership with The New School’s Parsons School of Design.
Additionally, the Cactus Jack Foundation is launching The HBCU Waymon Webster Scholarship program which will cover tuition fees for historically black college and university students for this school year. The Waymon Webster Scholarship is named after Travis Scott’s grandfather who attended the HBCU Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Texas.
“Waymon Webster was a Dean of the Prairie View A&M graduate school. My grandfather wanted me to take it all the way through college, I feel there is a power in education so to be able to give someone the opportunity to fulfill that dream as my papa thought for me is amazing,” says Scott.
The first “Astroworld Day” was dedicated in 2018 after the debut of the recording artist’s Astroworld Festival at NRG Park. A year later, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner honored Scott with a key to the City of Houston during the “Astroworld – Wish You Were Here” tour stop at the Toyota Center.
“Investing in our youth is one of the most important things we can do for our city. Education and mentorship equip young people with the skills they need for a successful career path,” states Mayor Turner. “I am grateful that Travis is partnering with the City of Houston to support our nationally-recognized My Brother’s Keeper program, which provides support for boys and young men of color.”
He adds, “I also applaud him and his Cactus Jack Foundation for investing in the lives of young men and women by providing scholarships to cover their tuition at HBCUs. If we can turn around one person in one family, that positively impacts every neighborhood, which builds on the resilience and strength of our entire city.”
The Cactus Jack Foundation mission statement reads:
The mission of the Cactus Jack Foundation is to empower and enrich the lives of youth by providing access to education and creative resources to ensure long term success. The foundation believes the youth should not be prevented from attaining their lifetime goal and is committed to extending educational opportunities to all, regardless of their circumstances to achieve their dreams.
Over the last several weeks, there have been debates online about which artist can claim the title of Rapper of the Year. Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, and Roddy Ricch are names that continue to be brought up in that conversation.
All three of those acts have now earned even more accomplishments which will surely fuel their respective fan bases into arguing that their favorite rap star is the real MVP. The Second Annual Apple Music Awards revealed its list of 2020 winners.
Lil Baby was named Artist of the Year. Breakthrough Artist of the Year went to Megan Thee Stallion. Roddy Ricch won Top Song of the Year (“The Box”) and Top Album of the Year (Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial).
“This year has changed me a lot. Now that I’m an artist, I feel like my voice can get heard through my music and I needed to say something. And my fans listened. So thank you to my fans and thank you to Apple Music for giving me a special way to connect to my fans,” says Lil Baby.
Megan states, “I am so excited to be the Breakthrough Artist of the Year. This is a really big accomplishment for me. Apple Music has been rocking with me for so long, even before making me an Up Next artist, and I am just very appreciative and very grateful. I will forever love y’all as much as y’all love me.”
Roddy Ricch says, “My first phone was the iPhone. It’s crazy making music could get me to the point where a platform like Apple could honor me or put me on a pedestal. I just appreciate Apple Music to the farthest extent. Winning this award motivates me to work even harder. This is confirmation that I am on the right track and doing what I gotta do to be the greatest in my own right.”
Plus, Country/Pop superstar Taylor Swift earned Songwriter of the Year. The Apple Music Awards celebration begins on December 14 with a week of special performances, fan events, interviews, and more. Viewers can stream the festivities worldwide on Apple Music, Apple Music TV, and the Apple TV app.
“The Apple Music Awards is our opportunity to recognize and honor the incredible artists who we feel have deeply impacted and inspired the world and our customers, and helped us feel connected through music this year,” said Oliver Schusser, Vice President of Apple Music and Beats. “We have an exciting week of music planned in December and are very much looking forward to celebrating together with these artists and their fans.”
Michael Render (aka Killer Mike) is an established figure in the Atlanta business community. For example, the Run The Jewels rapper is a member of the ownership team behind Bankhead Seafood Restaurant. Mike is also one of the co-founders of the Greenwood banking platform, along with former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young and Bounce TV executive Ryan Glover.
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Bankhead Seaford, Greenwood, and the Historic Hills Community Development Corporation (HHCDC) are joining forces for a Thanksgiving-themed giveaway on November 23. Anyone who signs up for a Greenwood bank account will receive a free meal from the Bankhead Seafood truck.
“Bankhead Seafood is a part of the community. This event is about serving the community and offering an asset that will empower the community as well. No one who comes on Monday will be turned away,” says Render. Glover adds, “Bankhead Seafood isn’t just providing a meal but reminding us that the holidays are a time to come together as a community.”
All three sponsors are donating over 100 turkeys to Atlanta-area families. In addition, HHCDC will hand out $50 gift cards to a select number of households. Bankhead Seafood will provide matching gifts. The Thanksgiving Day Giveaway will take place at Frederick Douglass High School in Northwest Atlanta on November 23 from 1 pm to 3 pm ET.
Belcalis “Cardi B” Almánzar is adding another award to her mantle. Billboard named the Bronx-raised hitmaker as the magazine’s Woman of the Year for 2020. The honor is presented to an act whose music, performances, cultural influence, and activism defined the year.
Singer/director Teyana Taylor will host the 15th Annual Women in Music Event which will stream live on December 10. Jennifer Lopez (Icon Award), Dua Lipa (Powerhouse Award), Chloe x Halle (Rising Star Award), Dolly Parton (Hitmaker Award), and Jessie Reyez (American Express Impact Award) are being recognized as well.
“Thank you Billboard! Now I can bring up the stats but that will take me all day. B#### broke records! Thank you BARDIGANG [without] y’all encouraging while the world was against me and criticizing every move I wouldn’t have gotten here [every day] and use my voice for a change,” wrote Cardi on Instagram.
Rapper T.I. has a lot of titles that he wears proudly: King of the South, the Grand Hustler, Tip, Mr. Rubberband Man. But there is one title that he is not trying to have any time soon.
His stepdaughter Zonnique Pullins is having a baby but the “Live Your Life” rapper says that folk should not count on calling him “Granddad” anytime soon. He is not having any of that.
The rapper told Chuck Creekmur, CEO of AllHipHop, that while the pregnancy was a shock, he is not upset about Z’s decision to have a baby, further saying he would be delusional to feel any type of way … especially because she is a young adult who is living life responsibly on her own terms.
“It didn’t upset me, it shocked me.” He says exclusively to the platform. “I mean like ultimately, she is a 24-year-old woman. How naive or delusional would I have to be to actually find some real negative emotion [about her having a baby].”
“That’s her decision.” He continues.
Zonnique is a host on the hit Fox Soul show “The Mix.” She and her boyfriend Bandhunta Izzy made the news public during the summer — after telling T.I. (whose name is Clifford Harris) on the show on August 4.
Like her mother, Z has pushed the envelop to become self-sufficient as a mover and shaker. Since her OMG Girls days, a group she was in with Lil’ Wayne’s daughter Reginae Carter, Lourdes Rodriguez, and Breaunna Womack, she has been working on music and making her own money through various ventures.
And her stepdad couldn’t be more proud.
“She’s a woman, she’s an adult, she works and takes care of herself and has her own business,” T.I. boasts. “The dumbest thing any human being in the world is pay the cost and not be the boss.”
As one might imagine, she is measured with her decisions, learning not just from her “Pops” but also her mother, Tiny Harris who has a new business popping up almost every other month. #FamilyStyleGrandHustle
The two parents, with all of their wisdom, have vowed to have Z’s back and welcome the Harris family’s first grandchild.
“She’s considered that decision and she’s decided that her choice is to have a baby. And that’s what she’s gonna do and we are going to support it,” the “Whatever You Like” rapper states. But then he makes it clear that all the names that people usually use to describe their grandparents better not come out of the little pumpkin’s cuddly coo.
“Ain’t nobody gonna call me no damn, ‘Granddad,’ ain’t gonna be no ‘Grandpa.’ I’m too young, too fly to be a Granddad. I can’t do that.”
But when asked what can the grands call him, he simply noted with a laugh, “I can be a ‘Big Dawg’ though.”
Singer Bobby Brown has lost another child in a tragic twist of fate. Bobby Brown, Jr. died suddenly Wednesday, according to published reports.
The 28-year-old was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday. Early reports do not suggest he was murdered.
Bobby Brown, Jr., the child of Kim Ward and Bobby Brown, a relationship the elder engaged in prior to marrying R&B superstar Whitney Houston. Junior was one of Bobby Brown’s seven kids, according to a TMZ report. He briefly appeared on the reality show being Robbie Brown, which aired on the Bravo network.
The sad death marks Harkins to a similar tragedy with Bobby Kristina who died at the age of 22 when she was found dead in the bathtub. Her passing was reminiscent of her mothers who died Amir three years earlier from a drug overdose in the Beverly Hills to hotel.
A crooked cop who moonlighted as a hitman for the Gangster Disciples is heading to prison for 15 years for racketeering conspiracy involving murder.
The Feds hit Vancito Gumbs, 28, of Stone Mountain, Georgia with the stiff sentence for giving the gang sensitive information he gathered as a cop, in addition to giving a firearm to a fellow member of the feared gang.
The Feds presented evidence proving the gang committed 12 murders and 24 shootings between 2011 and 2015. Investigators found photographs showing the ex-police officer throwing up hand signs used by the Gangster Disciples.
They also had recorded calls of Gumbs with the gang’s Chief Enforcer, who bragged of his connection to the cops. The Feds said Gumbs was a member of the ruthless gang, which was birthed in Chicago in the 1970s and has since grown to have chapters in almost every state in the U.S.
According to the Feds, the G.D.’s are highly organized and known for enforcing the rules, which if broken, are punishable by death.
April 2016 indictment of Gangster Disciples members for threatening Rick Ross and committing murder.
In April of 2016, 48 members of the gang were indicted for racketeering and murder.
That indictment accused the Gangster Disciples of trying to extort rapper Rick Ross and threatening him with physical harm unless he paid them for using the gang’s name and symbols in his music, most notably his hit song “B.M.F.” which name check’s the gang’s founder, Larry Hoover.
After teaming up with conceptual artist Alex Da Corte for her playful record “Dora,” Tierra Whack doubles the serving size for her fans this week with “feel good” and “Peppers and Onions.” Whack’s superior dexterity on the mic takes precedence, as she expresses her moody nature on the former while yearning for peace and freedom on the latter. The Philly MC’s fourth-quarter resurgence has fans salivating for a new project after her 2018 opus Whack World shook the rap landscape.
Two-time Grammy Award-Winning producer – Hit-Boy – teams up with Big Sean and Fivio Foreign to drop the triumphant single “Salute” via Snafu Records. Fans will also hear the track being played during the NBA Draft kicking off tonight on ESPN. The three artists also star in the track’s music video- directed by Child and featuring a ‘Tropic Thunder’ themed scene.
Timbaland and Swizz Beatz have often said that the quarantine battle show, Verzuz, was a celebration of good music and not a competition.
But let’s keep it funky … Teddy Riley and Babyface seemed like a fight.
Beenie Man and Bounty Killer were cool, but a contest of who was the best. Brandy and Monica was a whole 90s movie come to life, where two girls from different sides of the tracks get together and the crowd is divided into the “us’s” and “them’s.”
Jill and Erykah???? Busta and T.I. had to have a sit down to let fans know they were cool… and the latest competition between Gucci Mane and Jeezy has every thunderbolt in heaven rolling.
So maybe it is a little more than just a friendly celebration. People want to see the best and be the best. And so 50 Cent’s name has come up several times and each and every time he kind of laughed it off.
Fans wanted to see him and Ja Rule and that was a dub. T.I. called him out and he was not moved. But an opponent has been floated and it seems that the “In Da Club” billion view rapper might be considering a duel.
50 Cent said on the Big Boy show that he would consider putting 20 of his songs up against his former protégé The Game. The Game was signed to 50 Cent’s G-Unit label in the early 2000s, but after the two had very public disputes the two have seemed to be enemies.
Their on-again-off-again brotherhood has been well documented and has sowed the seed for a really entertaining show.
After all … it is 50 Cent … and it will be The Game. Both of them are straight hilarious, have good music, and have a story that people really want to see.
The legal proceeding regarding the alleged shooting of Megan thee Stallion by Tory Lanez this summer is underway and each party is suited up with boss legal teams.
The State is trying to see if the artist has violated the protective order by posting on social media about Megan and addressing her and the incident in the lyrics of his songs on his last project.
This points to cyberbullying and social media crimes that are now considered in judges’ rulings. Should Tory Lanez be convicted, he could face up to 22 ¾ years in prison.
There are a lot of claims being leveled against Lanez by the femcee’s camp.
It was shocking because of the huge split between the two artists. Maybe they put the beef to the side.
But maybe not.
The “Muwop” rapper posted a meme on his social media on Tuesday, November 17th seeming to make light of his killing of one of Jeezy’s associates and former labelmate, Pookie Loc.
Pookie Loc was killed after allegedly trying to break into a stripper’s home, where Gucci Mane and a friend were chilling after a night out.
The provocative post displayed a man leaping across the courtroom at another person insinuating that Jeezy might flip out on him during the 20-song-challenge. The caption associated with the meme jokes “go dig ya partna up n**** I bet he can’t say s***” followed by laughing face emojis.
Hopefully, this is just a stunt and not indicative of what the Verzuz battle will be like. With last season being so positive, it would be a shame to have a negative turn.
Spike Lee is set to direct a movie musical inspired by the development of erectile-dysfunction drug Viagra.
Based on a script by Lee and Kwame Kwei-Armah, the project was sparked by David Kushner’s 2018 Esquire article “All Rise: The Untold Story of The Guys Who Launched Viagra.”
Songs for the big screen effort will be penned by songwriting duo Mark ‘Stew’ Stewart and Heidi Rodewald, who created the Tony-winning musical Passing Strange.
Lee previously worked with the pair when he filmed Passing Strange on Broadway in 2008.
Megan Thee Stallion wanted to team up with Fashion Nova on a clothing collection to create items for those who fall outside the “cookie cutter” size.
The “WAP” star’s range drops on Wednesday, and Megan told Entertainment Tonight she was inspired to create the range after years of struggling to find jeans that fit her properly.
“Everybody not bite-sized so I’m super excited about that,” she said. “The tall girls are finally getting representation, but it’s not just about tall girls. I have petite, slim, curvy, whatever we are we have the jeans for you. I just realized how big of a lack of representation there is for curvier girls, or taller girls, or girls with bigger feet.
“Everybody is not just a cookie cutter size, so I just want to make sure that starting with this collab we have better representation with just women in general. Even with short girls, the jeans are made for skinny short girls.
“It’s not just about the model body. It’s about the real body, so this collection definitely caters to women with curves. I say petite, too, but just the girls with the little representation that’s what my collection really caters to.”
As well as her Fashion Nova range and her debut album dropping on November 20th, Megan has also been kept busy with online classes in her college degree in health administration.
But the 25-year-old can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
“School is so hard and online classes are really hard too, but I was already doing online classes before quarantine started,” she said. “I had to because I couldn’t go on campus anymore. I mean, my focus was definitely better because I didn’t have a lot of distractions. But I’m still in school, and I’m projected to graduate in 2021!”
It’s #SwiperSeason, and Kingg Bucc is on his way to the big leagues. Born in Haiti but raised in Miami, the 25-year-old rapper brings his own unique swag, spitfire flow, and out-of-this-world personality to the rap game. Releasing his debut EP titled SWIPER SEASON at the end of last year, produced by Grammy-nominated producer DJ Hardwerk, it’s been up ever since.
Describing himself as “that fly Haitian kid from Miami, Florida bringing that pressure when it comes to the music game,” Bucc intentionally sets himself apart from the bass sound that Miami hip-hop is known for. With each one of his records, the Kingg Bucc brings the utmost highest energy, infectious melodies, and captivating wordplay — proving himself as a lyricist.
Most recently, he tapped NLE Choppa for his newest single titled “Turn Me Up,” his first release from his forthcoming project SWIPER SEASON, STILL SWIPING (the follow-up to SWIPER SEASON). The name King Bucc fits the situation now, declaring himself “the king” where he’s from.
AllHipHop: What was it like growing up in Haiti?
Kingg Bucc: I remember Haiti vaguely. I was really raised in the Bahamas for quite a while. I do remember Haiti, I’m from one of the poorest parts. I can’t really remember it too much, but I remember Bahamas fully. I came to the States around 7 or 8.
AllHipHop: What was the household growing up in Miami?
Kingg Bucc: Miami’s a wonderful city, but growing up it came with a lot of hardships. You’re losing people you love to gun violence or people going to jail. I didn’t really have that much family here in the States, all my family is in Haiti. I vowed that when I become a bigger artist that I’d take them out of that situation because it’s crazy out there right now. You see the news. Growing up, it was crazy but I always had a love for music. That kept me sane and semi out of trouble.
AllHipHop: Who were you listening to coming up?
Kingg Bucc: Ludacris, T.I., B.I.G., Pac. Honestly, I started listening to JAY later on in my life because when I was younger, I didn’t understand what he was talking about. When I started doing the things he’s talking about in real life, I became a huge JAY-Z fan. I was listening to everybody, I don’t just listen to hip-hop. I listen to everything.
AllHipHop: You say your musical DNA is different from the bass sound that Miami hip-hop is known for. Can you describe that?
Kingg Bucc: I still incorporate the Miami bass sound in what I do. Miami got the bass sound, but we also have this other sound called jook music. I have this record called “2009 & Beyond,” I took the bass sound and the jook and put it together. It was an experiment, but it went well. It meshed perfectly. I put a sound together that embodied Miami. I have a lot of Miami sound in what I do. I try to incorporate other sounds as well too, because I travel a lot. Every time I go to a different city or state, I learn something new.
AllHipHop: “2009 & Beyond” is such a vibe, were you feeling yourself?
Kingg Bucc: I was definitely feeling myself. [laughs] I put those things together. The reason I called it “2009 & Beyond” is because in 2009, I remember being really young and that jook sound being the wave. Till this day, that is still the wave in Miami. That sound is going to be here forever. That sound represents Miami, other than the Miami Bass with what Disco Dave, Uncle Luke, Uncle Al did.
AllHipHop: Linking with NLE Choppa on “Turn Me Up,” how’d that collab come about?
Kingg Bucc: That collab just happened, we just did it. One of those records where it was very quick. We went in there, did the video and put it out. We didn’t waste no time. We linked through a mutual friend. He’s in Atlanta at the time. I was in the studio, he came to the studio and we laid the track down. The single’s out right now, video’s out right now “Turn Me Up” available on all platforms, go get that.
AllHipHop: Best memory from the video shoot?
Kingg Bucc: A lot of good memories from that video shoot. [laughs] I remember we had these glasses we were going to use for the video, it was in the treatment. I gave the glasses to Choppa, forreal forreal no bull he said “Hey man, I can’t wear these glasses, it’s going to mess with my third eye.” We really used that in the video, that was real. It wasn’t scripted. One of the crazy moments because I wasn’t expecting that.
AllHipHop: The visual’s almost at a million views, how does that make you feel?
Kingg Bucc: I feel good, it’s about to be my first million. More millions to come. I don’t want to toot my own horn but I got some other features with A-list artists coming out in 2021. I’m looking forward to that.
AllHipHop: Was that you doing the Shoot dance?
Kingg Bucc: Yeah I was. I was in Memphis, we shot parts of the video there, so it was like one of those “When In Rome” moments.
AllHipHop: What is it you want fans to get from your story?
Kingg Bucc: Believe in yourself. I know that sounds cliché but really do believe in yourself. Statistically, I’m not supposed to be here. With all of the things I’ve had to endure from my childhood: no parents, no mom, no father at one point. Making a way, surviving. The stats would say that I’m not supposed to be here, or be given an opportunity to even have a song with certain individuals or be in the room with certain individuals because I had a lot of things that were against me. A lot! I’m dealing with the judicial system, things on the streets, family and hardships. These things a lot of people might break down to or self-destruct, but I never did. I kept on believing it was a bigger purpose for me. I want everybody to believe in themselves and really go hard for what you think you’re supposed to be on this earth for.
AllHipHop: Talk about remixing Drake’s “Toosie Slide,” what made you want to do your own version?
Kingg Bucc: I felt it was necessary. Everybody was doing stuff to other beats. I needed to body that track right there. Nobody wanted to play with it, I had to do it.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
Kingg Bucc: I can say this now: weed. [laughs] A beautiful female, beautiful women give me inspiration. I need some ginger ale, I’m always drinking ginger ale in the studio.
AllHipHop: What would you be doing if you weren’t doing music?
Kingg Bucc: Robbing or scamming… nah I’m playing. [laughs] I really haven’t thought about that, this is it for me. There’s no plan B. Probably be in the streets, not gon’ lie. This all I know.
AllHipHop: You’ve come a long way, how does It feel to be where you are today?
Kingg Bucc: It feels good. Shout out to my mom, she passed away 2 years ago. Out of everybody, she believed that I could do this. It feels great, I wish she was here to see I actually got a deal. Wherever she is, I know she’s proud because that wasn’t what people envisioned for me. It feels great.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your forthcoming project SWIPER SEASON, STILL SWIPING?
Kingg Bucc: Y’all can expect some crazy features, from some very very very big artists. Y’all can expect more pressure. Wait on it, SWIPER SEASON, STILL SWIPING dropping
soon.
King Bucc Photo credit: Matt Arico
AllHipHop: Any goals for yourself?
Kingg Bucc: I want some accolades, so I can feel like I did something. You see behind me, I need a couple of plaques right here. When I walk in here, okay I really accomplished something. The job’s not done yet. I want to change the world through music. I want to change the whole atmosphere on even how we view artistry because I take that seriously as well.
AllHipHop: Anything else you want to let us know?
Kingg Bucc: Make sure y’all go watch the video “Turn Me Up” featuring NLE Choppa. It’s out now, available on our platforms. I want to shout out AllHipHop. I appreciate you for this interview, this is surreal for me.
The Wu-Tang Clan’s fanbase is nothing to f**k with and their love for their favorite group has no limits.
Civilian or rapper, if a fan birthed out of the 36 Chamber gets a notion to show their appreciation, nothing will stop them.
Take rapper Dupree G.O.D. (also called the Flame G.O.D.).
The emcee wanted to honor the Staten Island rap ennead by recording a video from on top of an MTA bus in Brooklyn. Sounds cool enough.
But while he was on the bus, where 25 passengers were riding, he was recorded dangerously discharging a flamethrower in the air.
Quite a sight and quite a hazard for all around.
Unfortunately, the pyrotechnic spit kicker did not get permission from the transit agency, causing a spokesperson for New York’s largest public transportation outlet to say the act was “absurd, dangerous and just plain stupid.”
“We don’t even need to say how absurd, dangerous, and just plain stupid this was,” MTA spokesperson Tim Minton noted. “The reckless individual who torched over the top of an occupied bus put New Yorkers, including the bus operator, in life-threatening peril.”
The incident was captured by a bystander on video earlier in November but gained national attention on Tuesday when someone from the police union put it out on social media, in order to make a point about how unsafe New York has gotten.
The Flame G.O.D also took to social media to show his side of the tribute video and posted drone footage of him shooting out the fire.
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No injuries were reported in the incident, and authorities are currently investigating criminal charges.
