Controversial rapper Tekashi 69 is getting ready to drop a new single this week.
The rapper announced he is releasing a new song called “Shooters,” which is supposed to be released later this week.
The new song is Tekashi 69’s first official music since the rollout of his failed album TattleTales.
The Brooklyn rapper boasted that TattleTales would put him on top of the charts and the music world, but when the album was finally released in September of 2020, it sold far less than anyone expected.
TattleTales opened with only 53,000 units sold, placing the controversial public figure at #4, while Big Sean’s album Detroit 2 took the top spot on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart.
According to reports, Tekashi 69’s new single “Shooters” is produced by Eduardo Molina.
Although Tekashi 69 has not released any music since the release of TattleTales, the rapper has managed to stay in the headlines.
Last week, he was filmed partying in a Miami strip club, and throwing thousands of dollars, before he ended up in a confrontation with boxing legend Geronta Davis.
In November, Tekashi 69′s name was splashed in the press, thanks to a documentary produced by Hulu titled “69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez.”
Tekashi 69’s new single “Shooters” is slated to be released on Thursday (December 11th).
Currently deemed the “industry’s best kept secret,” Vory is ready to debut himself as a recording artist with a strong pen game that does not go unnoticed. We’ve been told that before the year is over, the 23-year-old will surprise release his forthcoming, self-titled VORY.
Well…it appears it’s finally here. Exclusive teasers of the album started emerging on social media when various artists, entertainment figures, and super fans began posting never-before-seen snippets from the new album.
With Meek Mill and the DreamChasers team backing him, Vory carves his own lane somewhere in between R&B and rap, with dark hues and melodic undertones encapsulating listeners upon each release. His lyrics are relatable, his versatility is endless, and his mysterious persona is captivating.
Having worked with everyone from Drake to The Carters, this Kentucky native serves up passion and dedication in the art of creating music. We can’t wait to hear the full project.
The project itself really showcases Vory’s talents and versatility. One second he’s singing, one second he’s rapping, but all in all he’s spitting truth into his lyrics — in a way that listeners can instantly relate to. From turn up anthems to love ballads, Vory’s really here to shake up the music industry.
The “Breaks” star’s wife, Shirley, has confirmed all went well, and the 61-year-old is now resting.
A statement issued to The Washington Informer reads: “We give all glory to God for the perfect heart and transplant. He is out of surgery. Keep the prayers and praises up. God does all things well.”
Kurti Blow, real name Kurtis Walker, has a history of heart problems – he suffered a heart attack in 2016, and last year, underwent two procedures to repair an aortic artery.
Rap star Lil Wayne will be making an appearance in Miami this Friday, but unfortunately, it has nothing to do with his ultra-successful music career.
This week Wayne will make his first appearance over a weapons bust on his private jet last year.
Wayne will stand before Judge Kathleen M. Williams for the first time on Friday (December 11th) for his first court date, since being charged with having a gun and ammunition on his private jet in Miami.
After a search of the luxury jet, the cops allegedly found Wayne to be in possession of a gold plated handgun and some bullets.
“Dwayne Michael Carter, a/k/a Lil Wayne knowingly possessed a firearm and ammunition in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, knowing that he had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year,” Ariana Fajardo Orshan, United States Attorney said after unveiling the indictment against the rap star in November.
Lil Wayne could face 10 years in the slammer over the gun and ammunition, but he has proclaimed his innocence through his lawyer, Howard Srebnick.
“There is no allegation that he ever fired it, brandished it, used it or threatened to use it. There is no allegation that he is a dangerous person. The charge is that because he was convicted of a felony in the past, he is prohibited from possessing a firearm,” Srebnick said in a statement.
The rapper caught a break in 2016 when he reached a plea deal with prosecutors for aggravated manslaughter, paving the way for his ultimate release, which is expected to occur sometime in early 2021.
Despite his problems with Jim Jones, Max B is planning a bunch of new projects as he awaits his release from prison.
In a new interview with Don Diva magazine, Max B revealed he’s readying a new album called Negro Spirituals which was recorded during his time locked down.
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“I can’t wait, this is gonna be something for the ages. I’m gonna just put it out for me for the people,” Max B said. “You ain’t going to hear nobody on it. I might have one feature on it, I ain’t gonna say nothing, it’s going to be a surprise features. I’m gonna just put it out and I’m gonna just let it go, and I’m gonna just see what it do by itself. I want yall to enjoy this music that I’m about to put out because it’s real.”
Max explained the album was inspired by his time behind bars, and the oppression he felt as he served out his lengthy prison sentence.
“If you want to go inside my mind for the last few years of what I’ve been through, that’s what you’re getting with Negro Spirituals. That album freed my mind when I was being oppressed in this place,” Max B continued. “Back when the slaves was on the plantation picking cotton, they was oppressed, the chain gang used to come up with spirituals to free their minds. This is what you won’t get when you get that. It’s potent music.
Max B’s new album Negro Spirituals is supposed to be released in April of 2021.
Doja Cat sent a string of voice messages to Australian guitarist Plini to apologize after using a snippet of his song in her recent performance at the MTV European Music Awards.
The rapper/singer performed her hit “Say So” at the awards ceremony, with viewers quick to point out that she’d used part of Plini’s 2016 tune “Handmade Cities.”
Plini, full name Plini Roessler-Holgate, then issued a statement, writing that: “The lack of prior communication about it or proper credit upon release is disappointing but not particularly surprising in a sector of the industry that is usually more interested in clout than creativity (it’s being sorted now, but would have been cooler a million views ago).”
In an interview with MusicRadar, Plini went on to reveal that Doja herself had later been in touch with him to apologize for the misunderstanding.
“I made a comment on Twitter, not really accusing anyone of anything but just because I thought it was funny… and then it turned into this whole thing. I suppose the fans really did all the work, they had all the outrage on my behalf. I was just sitting back wondering what the f### was happening and finding it hilarious,” he said.
Apparently, the musical director of Doja’s MTV EMA performance had been inspired by Plini’s tune, but the singer herself was unaware of the issue until Plini’s post on Twitter.
“The best part of all this is that I woke up one day with a string of voice messages from her in my DMs, saying sorry and that she wished she’d known about all of this and wished they could have credited me properly, and also praising my song and thanking me for being nice about it,” he concluded.
“I thought about that and realized it was the number one strangest thing that’s happened to me in my career. One of the biggest pop stars is messaging me an apology because someone kinda ripped my music for her live performance. Life is so f###### weird. As far as I’m concerned it’s a great story.”
Chicago Rapper G Herbo made his first appearance in front of a judge in a wild, $1.5 million fraud case.
The rap star appeared in front of a judge via Zoom and pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft.
G Herbo will be released on $75,000 bail, but he will not be allowed to travel internationally. The rapper, born Herbert Wright III, has been ordered to surrender his passport.
The judge also banned him from opening any new lines of credit, and he cannot sell any of the asset worth over $50,000.
G Herbo and five other associates, Antonio Strong aka -“T-Glo,” Joseph Williams AKA “Joe Rodeo,” Steven Hayes, and Demario Sorrells are named in a 14-count indictment claiming they ran a scam using stolen credit card information culled from the dark web.
The rapper and his allegedly crisscrossed the country in private jets stayed in luxury hotels and took vacations, all at the expense of a variety of businesses.
A group of people who purchased tickets to the infamous Fyre Festival were handed a loss in court earlier this week.
Earlier this week, a judge tossed out the class-action lawsuit against Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland, as well as rapper Ja Rule and the failed brand’s head of marketing, Grant Margolin.
Instead of the celebrity treatment, attendees were treated to cheese sandwiches, and shabby lodging, like rickety tents, which Jung said put every concert-goer’s life in jeopardy on the remote island.
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Jung claimed Billy McFarland directed a scam by fraudulently promoting the event with popular influencers, and duping their fans in the process.
Earlier this week, a judge with the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York tossed Jung’s class-action lawsuit because he failed to provide enough information on some of the members in the lawsuit, and the actual damages they suffered.
The court ruled that Jung was seeking a “one size fits all” award for the members in the class-action lawsuit, without providing enough information to justify a monetary award.
“Daniel Jung has not revealed which statements he heard or saw, when he heard or saw them or when he acted in detrimental reliance by purchasing tickets to the Festival or expending money on travel,” according to the ruling.
“With ticket purchasers relying on different statements made over an extended period of time, by several different actors, Jung has not shown that his claims are typical of those that would be made by absent members of the would-be class. Jung has not demonstrated that it is likely that he heard or saw and relied upon statements that are typical of those relied upon by would-be members of the class. While the threshold for typicality is low, Jung’s thin presentation fails to meet the typicality requirement,” a judge wrote.
Jung’s battle with the Fyre Festival is not over just yet, since he did win a small victory.
A judge is planning to conduct a hearing on some of the remaining claims against Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland, where members of the class-action lawsuit will be able to provide evidence showing how they lost money by relying on “a materially false statement causing him or her to incur quantifiable damages.”
While Ja Rule and Grant Margolin escaped the lawsuits without any consequences, Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland was not so lucky.
In March of 2018, McFarland was convicted of two counts of wire fraud and sentenced to six years in federal prison.
Taraji P. Henson was transformed into a “fighter” after seeing her mother held at gunpoint.
The “Empire” star has been opening up about her own mental health for her new program and recalled how she gained strength from her mom being robbed on two separate occasions.
Speaking in a preview for her new Facebook Watch show, “Peace of Mind With Taraji,” she said: “The first time I was six. She was held at gunpoint. I’m 50, I remember like it was yesterday. Watching her go through that, because she didn’t crumble, what she didn’t realize was that she was putting fight into me. It made me a fighter. That’s just how it affected me. Not saying I wasn’t traumatized.”
When Taraji confirmed she was set to host a show about mental health on Facebook Watch, she admitted the conversation was something that was “dear to her heart.”
She said in a statement: “I’ve long been a mental health advocate for the Black community and created the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in 2018 that has provided resources to thousands of people who are struggling. I’m looking forward to bringing this new talk series to Facebook Watch, where I can continue to create a conversation around an issue that is near and dear to my heart.”
The death of Chicago Rapper King Von could lead to more violence and bloodshed, and it is all being played out on social media.
Yesterday, (December 8th) two of King Von’s friends posted videos of themselves looking for Quando Rondo in Savannah, Georgia. Rapper’s 600 Breezy and Memo from 600 posted videos of themselves lurking around Frazier Homes.
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The pair shot a new video for Meme from 600’s song “Duck Yo Show” during their visit, which is a new diss track aimed at Quando Rondo.
The pair have been publicly threatening Quando Rondo since the murder of their long time associate, King Von. However, during their trip to Savannnah, 600 Breezy denied they were there looking for retaliation.
“A FUN FACT!! IF I WAS LOOKING FOR THE SINGING ASS GOOFY YALL WOULDNT EVEN KNEW I WAS THERE LETS GET THAT OUT 1st,” 600 Breezy said. “I CAME TO SHOOT A VIDEO IN HIS CITY AN MAKE YALL MF SKIN BOIL & LOOK WHAT I DID…OTF..”
According to local promoter Cory Smith of QBR, the rappers were in the wrong neighborhood.
“If he was in the right neighborhood, he might of ran into what he was looking for. When you come down here in our territory to blatantly disrespect us, it’s an issue,” Smith told local newspaper SavannahNow.
Quando Rondo has been glorifying King Von’s death since the slaying on the track “End of Story from his new mixtape “Before My Time Is Up.”
And, earlier this week King Von’s older brother, who is also a rapper, implied that it would be hard for Quando Rondo to do shows moving forward.
A few weeks ago, the cops in Macon, Georgia nixed a performance by Quando Rondo due to various threats of violence directed at the rapper since Von’s death.
Top Boy is coming back to Netflix. The global COVID-19 pandemic caused the show to shut down production earlier this year, but the streaming service confirmed filming for the series has begun again.
“We’re obviously shooting Top Boy. You asked for it, we gave it to you,” said lead actor Ashley “Asher D” Walters in a video posted to social media. Co-star Kane “Kano” Robinson then added, “There you go, Season 2. Netflix. Let’s go.”
The London-based crime drama first debuted on Great Britain’s Channel 4 in 2011 with Walters as Dushane Hill, Robinson as Gerard “Sully” Sullivan, and Malcolm Kamulete as Ra’Nell Smith. The second chapter of the program also aired on the same network beginning in 2013.
Six years later, Top Boy was revived on Netflix thanks in part to the backing of Canadian Hip Hop superstar Aubrey Drake Graham. The original eight episodes were re-branded Top Boy: Summerhouse and the Netlflix-exclusive version took on the name Top Boy.
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Series creator Ronan Bennett returned to write for Top Boy which premiered in the United States on September 13, 2019. Bennett, Drake, Charles Steel, Alasdair Flind, Yann Demange, Adel “Future” Nur, Maverick Carter, and Jamal Henderson are credited as executive producers for the series.
Season 1 of Netflix’s Top Boy also featured Micheal Ward, Shone Romulus, Ashley Thomas, Lisa Dwan, Jasmine Jobson, Kadeem Ramsay, Saffron Hocking, Kola Bokinni, and Hope Ikpoku. British music artists Simbi “Little Simz” Ajikawo and David “Dave” Omoregie were part of the cast as well.
Another season of Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta is headed to WE tv on January 7. According to a new trailer, the latest batch of episodes contains a storyline that involves the 2020 presidential election and lame-duck President Donald Trump.
“I f### with Trump!” Deb Antney can be heard saying in a trailer for the show. Antney, an industry veteran and mother of rapper Waka Flocka Flame, apparently shocked her castmates with that announcement.
In another 90-second trailer posted by The Jasmine Brand, other members of the reality show’s cast can be seen reacting negatively to Antney’s support for Trump. In particular, the video teases a tense scene between Nicki Minaj’s former manager and Waka Flocka’s wife.
Tammy Rivera tells the family matriarch, “I would hate to have to disown my own mother-in-law.” Antney fires back at Rivera by insisting, “Damn it, you don’t know s###.” Her son seems to be caught in the middle.
However, during the final weeks of this year’s campaign, the 34-year-old Atlanta resident implied that Trump was a better president than Barack Obama. Former Vice President Joe Biden ended up defeating Donald Trump in the 2020 election 306 to 232 in the Electoral College and 81.3 million to 74.2 million in the popular vote.
Pusha T’s Daytona earned the Virginia wordsmith a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album. Many Hip Hop commentators and fans rank that body of work as the best project in King Push’s discography.
With those accolades attributed to Daytona, there are questions on how the G.O.O.D. Music president will follow up on that critically-acclaimed album. Pusha spoke about his next LP on RapCaviar’s Instagram Live with his longtime business partner Steven Victor.
“To be honest with y’all, I haven’t put any features on the album yet,” Push admitted. Victor responded, “They want to know production, B. They don’t care about the features.”
At that point, Pusha T ensured his manager and the viewers that he is back working with the three producers that have helped shape his sound for the last two decades. The Clipse member said, “Oh, listen, as of right now it’s only Ye and Pharrell – and The Neptunes, I’m sorry. That’s it… Ain’t nothing to talk about.”
Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes were instrumental in the rise of the Clipse. The duo’s 2002 debut, Lord Willin’, and their 2006 sophomore effort, Hell Hath No Fury, were produced entirely by The Neptunes. Pusha’s solo catalog contains multiple beats crafted by Williams and G.O.O.D. Music founder Kanye West.
The track titled “Look Over Your Shoulder” included a verse from Lamar as well as a sample from The Jackson 5’s classic 1970 song “I’ll Be There.” Busta stopped by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to discuss the ELE2 project and that particular record featuring K. Dot.
“[Producer] Nottz put it together in an amazing way and it just blew my mind when I heard it. And I took the extra step in getting my hands on the actual, original two-inch 16-track multi of the original recording of the [Jackson 5] song,” explained Busta Rhymes. “Kendrick heard it. And when he heard it, in about a couple of days I got back that monster verse that he put on there.”
The Hip Hop legend continued, “It was like, ‘Alright we’re sitting on a different type of gem with this piece.’ Once I heard his verse, I heard the beat and just realized the way the blend felt with the Michael Jackson sample and Kendrick’s verse and the music and my verse, I was just like, ‘This is such a defining moment in this body of work.'”
Busta went on to say that “Look Over Your Shoulder” was not completed until eight or nine years into the recording process for Extinction Level Event 2. The 21-track studio LP landed 11 years after the Brooklynite’s previous album. ELE2 also features Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige, Rakim, Pete Rock, Bell Biv Devoe, Q-Tip, Rick Ross, Anderson .Paak, Rapsody, and more.
Back in 2016 and 2017, Chicago natives Chance The Rapper and Jeremih teamed up to present the two-part Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama mixtape. The duo is ready to drop more tunes connected to that holiday compilation.
Merry Christmas Lil Mama: The Gift That Keeps on Giving will arrive on all streaming platforms on December 11. Besides hosting tracks from volumes 1 and 2, The Gift That Keeps on Giving also features two new original songs – “The Return” and “Who’s To Say.”
The collaborative effort comes after Jeremih dealt with a serious weeks-long battle with COVID-19. He was eventually released from a local hospital on December 4 and is said to be getting stronger every day.
In preparation of The Gift That Keeps on Giving landing this week, Chance The Rapper published a music video for “Are U Live” on his YouTube channel on December 3. Jeremih and fellow Windy City representative Valee joined Chano for the visuals.
See the full tracklist for Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama The Gift That Keeps on Giving below:
Micheal Ray “Tyga” Stevenson was one of the celebrities to take his talents to OnlyFans. He offers his followers a monthly subscription plan to have an uncensored look into his life for $20.
The 31-year-old rapper is now taking his association with the content service to another level. This week, Tyga announced his new OnlyFans management and lifestyle company called Too Raww.
“I had a vision of turning Too Raww into an empire that is not only about management, but can be a full-service lifestyle creative company. Everything Too Raww is my own personal taste and aesthetic, I will be hands on creatively and with the management aspect,” says Tyga.
The Legendary studio LP creator continues, “The concept of OnlyFans has allowed people to connect with their fans on a more personal level, and it’s allowing for more content-driven engagement. I’m having a lot of fun with this so far.”
Reps for deceased rapper King Von dropped a posthumous video for the rappers called “Wayne’s Story” today, delivering a powerful, yet sad political statement.
King Von wrote the treatment for “Wayne’s Story,” which was supposed to be a three-part series, like his trilogy “Crazy Story.” The Chicago rapper was also a budding script writer, and he penned the treatment for the new video, which was directed by Joán.
The video is part of broader roll-out of content from King Von’s album Welcome To O’Block, the rap star’s final release.
Welcome To O’Block features guest appearances from Polo G., Lil Durk, Prince Dre, Dreezy, Moneybagg Yo, Fivio Foreign, and Dreezy.
King Von was shot and killed during a fight outside of an Atlanta hookah lounge on November 6th, 2020. An associate of rapper Quando Rondo known as Lul Timm has been charged with his murder.
Take a look at the new video “Wayne’s Story” below:
For most people 2020 has been a down year filled with of all the complications associated with COVID-19, but for multi-Platinum and GRAMMY Award Winning producer Hit–Boy, his trajectory has been nothing but upward. From his project with Benny the Butcher to his production work with Nas, Jay Z and Jay Electronica respectively, many people within the industry feel that Hit–Boy has checked all the boxes for producer of the year.
He’s shown versatility, creating big sounding hit records and he’s pushed out gritty and raw sounding records that have solidified his place in the pantheons of all-time producers.
While it been nearly 10 years since Hit–Boy found himself on Kanye and Jay-Z’s “N****s in Paris,” Hit–Boy has proven that he has staying power churning out hit after hit since 2012. But while he’s worked with every major artist in the game from Travis Scott to Beyonce, Ariana Grande and Kendrick Lamar, this Southern California hit maker has remained humble with his nose to the ground refusing to let his successes and losses get the best of him.
AllHipHop: Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today. It’s a big honor to speak with someone as accomplished as yourself and you’ve had an incredible year. Congrats on your multiple awards and acknowledgements for producer of the year… So just getting into it, you’ve been on a tear this year, from Nas to Benny to Sean. Can you talk about your work ethic and how much work you’ve put in to your music over the last year? Do you make beats every day, what is your work flow like?
Hit-Boy: Yea most definitely, I’m just kind of taking advantage of how much I’m motivated. You know a lot of artists are coming to me and they’re thinking of me on a high level, so when they come through I want to have something that’s like….(pauses) I go by Hit–Boy for a reason, you know what I’m saying? I want people to really make songs that they want to put out immediately, or feel like they gotta do a video to, or just feel like its’ bigger than just making a song, like it’s a real movement, just like really touching the culture.
But just as far as creating, yea like I try to just kind of be over prepared. I try to have as many dope beats as possible in the lane of something I feel like they could possibly want. You know as a producer or creative you can never pinpoint what they want, ‘cause someone could be feeling totally different from anything they ever made that day. So you might have to pull something out the bag, you wasn’t expecting. But it’s all preparation, like me getting to the studio as early as I can to just dig in and just make stuff that kind of hits my soul. That’s kind of the stuff that people gravitate towards.
Once I locked in on that, and it wasn’t like, “Oh let me listen to their last hit and try to make something like that.” That’s when I was getting stuck in a box. I just come to the studio and make something that I feel and that has some sort of sonics that they may be used to rapping or singing over and I just take it from there.
AllHipHop: Do you find people pick out beats that you wouldn’t expect them to pick more often or when you have something specifically for them, do they pick that more often?
Hit-Boy: It’s all types of different ways, but there are times, when I’m like “It’s no way they not get on this” and they like… “Yea let’s load this up.” Sometimes I’m right sometimes I’m wrong. Sometimes I play something and they like, “Play something else.” Honestly it’s funny, I’ve been telling some of my homies that if I gotta play more than maybe four or five beats in the session – it ain’t gonna be the s###. You know what I’m saying? If we catch that wave within the first couple of beats I make, I already know the session gonna be magic.
When I did Benny the Butcher’s album the first song we did ended up being the outro to his album, you know “Legend.” It’s a lot of people’s favorite song on the album, and that’s the first song we ever made. So a lot of times it’s like that, so I know we catching magic and the first joint that we made is crazy.
AllHipHop: It’s been like 10 years since you did the “Paris” track with Kanye and Jay-Z… Can you talk about how that changed things for you looking back on it now…
Hit-Boy: That’s crazy… S### it just introduced me more to the Hip-Hop space and just being acknowledged on that level, just being a true creative in that realm. Obviously that wasn’t an easy album to get on and everyone wanted to be on there. Any producer would have wanted to be on that album so to make one of the biggest joints on there, I wasn’t even personally ready for that and it just happened and I learned a lot. I didn’t know what was coming and I didn’t know the high expectations that would be on me after I made that song. Now I’m just on auto-pilot making crazy joints every day.
AllHipHop: You really made one of the dopest albums in a long time with that Nas album (King’s Disease) and I know everyone talked about that. You are managed by Jay-Z, but they had their little thing back in the day, how did you feel about that?
Hit-Boy: S### I don’t feel no way, they be in pictures together, that was a long time ago, that ain’t got nothing to do with me, I rock with both of them.
AllHipHop: What’s it like being managed by Roc Nation and having a connection with Jay-Z, like can you talk about the advice he’s given you over the years, or anything that hit with you?
Hit-Boy: Yea, just to kinda not blame anybody for anything that happens or how things transpired within the game. You gotta just keep trucking regardless of if you feel like someone did you wrong, or whatever the case is. All that s### is irrelevant, it’s all about the music and if you making dope music, you gonna rise to where you need to, period. So just stuff like that for sure.
AllHipHop: Yea I know that you have said in previous interviews that The Blueprint was one of the first album you ever bought, so it must be a good feeling to come full circle…
Hit-Boy: It’s unbelievable, any time I link with him and make music with him s### is still just surreal for sure.
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AllHipHop: After producing such a big records over the years, how do you not get too high or not get too low and just manage the ups and downs of the industry?
Hit-Boy: S### cause I’ve already been through so much. I’ve already been through the highest of the highs and lowest of the lows. So I just be balancing now and I don’t let it get to me too much. If I’m winning, s### that whats up. But if things aren’t going how I want them to, I just know I gotta get back in the studio and go harder it’s really that simple.
Versus you know even with people that’s like Internet stars and stuff like a 69 energy, that s### only lasts for so long, so I just more so lean on the music, I’m not gonna be in between projects with the goofy stuff, I’m just gonna duck off and focus on the music.
AllHipHop: “Racks in the Middle” with Nipsey – can you talk about what you remember about working with Nipsey and what you miss most about him…
Hit-Boy: S###, what I miss most is definitely just the energy he brought to the stu when he was her. His presence was definitely felt and you just know what kind of energy the music needed to have. Just the process of making the music, he’d be in there choppin like I’m not just a rapper, I’m a songwriter, that’s the stuff I think about
AllHipHop: Thank you for answering that question.
Hit-Boy: That’s s### is still unbelievable.
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AllHipHop: This question kind of overlaps the previous ones, but when you work with some of these big artists like Beyonce, Drake, Travis Scott or Ariana Grande how do you prepare to go into a big session with them? Are some of these in person sessions are these mostly through email?
Hit-Boy: I mean most of it is hand to hand and them pulling up to my studio and working with me, but there are still some songs that come out through email. But most of the stuff is in person. When I’m working with someone, I try to think and use my imagination. I try to think, what would just be the illest s### and really just use my imagination and try to do something that sounds big
AllHipHop: You have such a versatile catalog, from the real gritty stuff with Benny to the big hits with Kanye, what is your favorite type of track to produce. Do you like the big hits or the gritty cuts?
Hit-Boy: I mean the big hits bring that bread and that’s a different ball game but I just like making music. Man I don’t even look at it like that. Because you can’t call it. It be songs like, ‘oh this song is outta here’ and then it doesn’t go anywhere and I be like confused. Then there are songs that I make real quick and it turns up. I just be doing it now and I don’t really put too much effort and energy into what’s going to be a super-mega hit.
AllHipHop: Can you name your favorite producers of all time that show through in your music today?
Hit-Boy: Dr. Dre, Battlecat, The Underdogs, Timbaland, Kanye, Pharrell, The Neptunes those are some of the top ones fo’ sho.
AllHipHop: That’s dope, I know you have done a lot of co-production work too, who are some of the people that you like working with personally
Hit-Boy: Lately just my homies, my homie Corbett, super dope producer and writer from Cincinnati. My homie G Dav and my boy G. Ry, he produced the “Laugh Now Cry Later” joint for Drake and Durk, we’ve been down for years, so just a lot of my homies – that’s who I’ve been locked in with lately.
AllHipHop: Whats some of the equipment and software you’ve been using lately, are there any new toys you like producing with?
Hit-Boy: I’ve just been all FL and using virtual instruments and a mini keyboard. I’ve been just keeping it really simple, just dig for the sounds and samples and chop it up on FL and Pro-Tools to record vocals.
AllHipHop: How do you feel about producers rapping and that vibe?
Hit-Boy: Do what you do, s### I was rapping before I thought I could make beats so I just really had time to get nice at the production and get good at the recording. If you do music, writing a song or whatever, go hard.
Hit-Boy
AllHipHop: OK so something that’s come across the industry is Clubhouse…. have you tried it yet and what are your thoughts on it?
Hit-Boy: I get asked that every day. Nah man I ain’t did it yet, I be kind of late on s### like that honestly, I ain’t really got time to be sending voicemails to people. Nah but I know it’s poppin cause everyone asking me everyday.
AllHipHop: So you’re from the Inland Empire right, Can you speak about coming up in a remote area and what that is like out there and any advice to anyone coming up where the industry is not really thriving or thought of often?
Hit-Boy: I’m from Pasadena and Inland Empire. I spent half my life from Pasadena and then half my life in the Inland Empire, so I’m kind of from both. S### I was out the way so I was able to lock in and just focus on music. But when I turned 18 I was full-time driving. I was full-time coming to Hollywood every day and just trying to meet people. I always had the same kind of passion, so if you really want it you gotta go after it.
AllHipHop: Lastly, you recently had a son, can you talk about how that’s changed things for you and how you’ve been thinking about the future with him?
Hit-Boy: Man that’s been the best and it’s crazy because he came right when the quarantine was happening, so I had nothing but time on my hands. It’s been perfect, versus you know me being locked in and having to fly and be everywhere and work with people. I’ve just been in my studio and going back home so it made it a simple process to be with him and still be locked in at the studio. I can be with him and still stay focused on the music. I feel like he brought me great luck, like ever since he’s been here, I’ve had amazing luck.
AllHipHop: Last thing is there anything you want to plug that you’re working on or any artist you’re working with bringing up or anything about that we didn’t discuss or whatever
Hit-Boy: Right now I’ve been focused on my own project so I’m putting out my first single actually next week featuring Big Sean and Fivio Foreign, that’s something I’m definitely excited about. But I’m always developing different acts, as far as what’s coming immediately and what I’m hype on, is my own. I got a song called “Salute” dropping and its gonna be a crazy video and a crazy movement. It’s my song
Bronx rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie was released from jail earlier today (December 8th), after the cops raided his house and found a cache of high-powered weapons and ammunition.
The problems for the rapper started Monday night after he celebrated his birthday. A Boogie, born Julius Dubose, was commemorating his 25th year of life at a club called RAIN in Teaneck, New Jersey last night (December 7th).
According to reports, the rapper was involved in a fender bender involving his SUV. As he was exchanging insurance information with the other driver, a brawl outside of the nightclub.
One person, reportedly associated with A Boogie’s entourage, was shot during the altercation and sent to the hospital.
Today, New Jersey police detectives investigating the shooting went to the rapper’s home in Demarest, New Jersey accompanied by members of the NYPD.
Once the cops were inside, they found a variety of handguns including a loaded .380, a Glock .40 a 9 mm, hollow-point bullets, and several fully loaded magazines.
There was also an assortment of drugs inside of the house, including marijuana, edibles, and worse, paraphernalia associated with the drugs, according to The Daily Voice.
Although A Boogie was not associated with the shooting, but now he is facing a variety of gun and drug charges. His security guard was popped as well as his manager, after he was caught with marijuana edibles.
By now, we know that Floyd Mayweather is about to get into the ring with YouTuber Logan Paul. We also know that Logan Paul has very limited skills in boxing, whereas Floyd Mayweather is a Hall of Fame shoo-in with a pedigree that has many calling him the greatest of all time. Muhammad Ali ‘s fans may have something to say about that, but Floyd Mayweather‘s undefeated record and defensive superiority has always put him at the top of the proverbial pile in boxing.
Enter: YouTuber Logan Paul. Logan Paul lost his last fight to another YouTuber KSI in a highly contested loss. When we interviewed Jake Paul, Logan‘s younger brother, he admitted that if KSI was able to beat his brother he would have his hands completely full beating a legend like Floyd Mayweather.
But the question is right now why would Floyd Mayweather fight a guy so beneath him in boxing? A lot of people theorize it’s just money and that Floyd is looking for a quick payday off of someone who is easy to beat. With his limited experience, that might be true! Floyd definitely shouldn’t have any issue with this guy. Right?
However, there’s another theory that’s floating around that I’ve been hearing, and it deals with hard-core revenge. For those that know and should know, Mayweather is friends with Nate Robinson and Nate got knocked out cold by Jake Paul in an exclusive pay-per-view fight starring Mike Tyson an Roy Jones, Jr. That knocked down was a moment of the year and possibly knock out of the year – the ever crazy 2020. From what I understand, Floyd Mayweather advised Nate Robinson early in the fight training telling him how to beat his opponent. But, it did not work!
So, what does Floyd Mayweather do? He apparently decides to get in the ring with Jake’s brother Logan and beat his butt in front of the world showing them that they are not worthy of being in boxing! This is purely revenge for the embarrassing loss of Nate Robinson, who is actually a world-class basketball player embarrassed in a sport that he trained only four months prior to his incredible loss!
Now, Floyd Mayweather actually runs the risk of himself being embarrassed because this may not be a walk in the park. Logan, despite his inexperience, is a pretty big guy! He is roughly 200 pounds and 6‘2“ tall. Not only that, he’s hungry! He would love to get into that ring and beat Floyd Mayweather‘s cocky self! If he loses, he has lost nothing! He was not supposed to win against Floyd Mayweather anyway! If he wins, he gets all the credit for taking out one of the best ever! Not only that, he gets a pretty hefty paycheck to boot! Now think about this, he is a YouTuber that gets a ton of views on social platforms and has amassed millions of followers. He’s going to get paid some serious bread to fight a legend in an exhibition fight! But we know this is a fight fight! Only time will tell but I will be there watching!
