Atlantic recording artist Bill “Kodak Black” Kapr is currently incarcerated. That has not stopped the Florida-raised rapper from releasing a new body of work.
The 11-track Bill Israel project arrived overnight. Kodak tapped Gucci Mane, Tory Lanez, Lil Yachty, JackBoy, and CBE for guest features on the set.
At the moment, Kodak Black is serving a 46-month federal sentence for illegally buying a gun in Florida. He is also concurrently serving a 12-month sentence for a state weapons charge in New York.
Cardi B is hitting back at trolls who alleged she was used as a “pawn” in Joe Biden’s successful U.S. presidential campaign.
Cardi took to Instagram in the wake of Biden’s victory over incumbent President Donald Trump, to shoot down rumors suggesting she was paid for her involvement with the former Vice President’s bid for the White House.
“Couple of weeks ago I was getting chewed up by Trump supporters over this interview especially by miss Candace who has been degrading my name for 2 years straight,” she wrote.
“I was so nervous for this interview especially because it was on zoom and not in person but it was important for my followers to get to know our running candidate and future president.
“Republicans like Candace, Shapiro, Fox news made fun of me ,talk so much s**t about me and my song ‘WAP.’ They said Biden use me as a pawn then weeks later we seen a list of rappers and artists that Trump was trying to reach out to and to pay for support a list that included my name (sic).”
Cardi concluded the message on a hopeful note, referencing history-making Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
“Im so proud of all these celebs who uses their platform and for the people who went out and voted WE DID IT!,” she continued. “Don’t let nobody down play you for what you doing that’s how they try to take away your power .YOUR POWER IS YOUR VOICE!Congrats Biden! Your family here, and in Heaven are very proud of you! Also congratulations to Kamala you made history!”
Atlanta rap star Rich the Kid and his entourage were asked to leave the Roxy Hotel in the Tribeca section of New York City.
According to reports, he and his crew destroyed the rooms and were “belligerent” towards the hotel’s staff.
The “Bankroll” chart-topper believes that this is nothing but systemic bigotry, claiming he has been “stereotyped.”
According to the New York Post, Rich the Kid asserted, “The narrative being painted of me is completely false. My working staff and me frequently stay at the Roxy Hotel in New York for business.”
He continued, “We have never had any complaints from the hotel or otherwise of any kind.”
“Alternatively, we have built a rapport with key staff and management at the hotel, who can confirm that we have never had any issues at the hotel.”
“To the extent, you have received any information that there were issues with the hotel, the only explanation I can give is that my staff and me were unfairly stereotyped,” The Republic Records artist said, “and failed to receive the level of service and respect warranted for the loyalty we have shown the hotel and the money spent here.”
The team took their collective over to the NoMad Hotel, a boutique hotel that is comparable in swank and style to the Roxy.
Reports say that the NoMad hotel kicked Rich the Kid and them out of that establishment also.
Atlanta rap star 2 Chainz’s beef with drug lord Pablo Escobar family is coming to a close.
According to documents obtained by AllHipHop, 2 Chainz reached a settlement with the infamous Colombian drug lord’s family over the usage of the last name for two of his Escobar Restaurant and Tapas Diners.
Escobar Inc. bosses accused the rapper of violating their trademarks on his menus, website,, social media accounts, and the merchandise he was peddling to promote his businesses.
The lawsuit also accused 2 Chainz of plastering the interior of both restaurants with paintings of Pablo Escobar to generate traffic and sales for the business, using Escobar’s image, “likeness, identity and celebrity persona.”
Rather than fight Pablo Escobar’s family in court, 2 Chainz opted to settle the lawsuit, according to court documents.
Both parties have 60 days to settle. If they deadlock, the lawsuit will be allowed to continue starting on January 8th 2021 and litigation will continue.
2 Chainz Working To Settle Lawsuit With Pablo Escobar’s Family
2 Chainz Working To Settle Lawsuit With Pablo Escobar’s Family
Hailing from Paterson, NJ, newcomer Thump has been carving out his lane and the proof is in the results.Shifting gears from being an athlete to a recording artist is a dream many have sought, but so few are able to accomplish.Thump has been able to do this seamlessly through his infectious singer/rapper style showcased in his music.He first found success in 2015 with his single “Ball Like Woah”, which yielded over 1 million streams. Since then, Thump has garnered well over 5 million streams across all platforms.Looking to take his talents to the next level while also flexing his entrepreneurial muscle, Thump currently records out of his own studio which is where his latest project ‘Come Outside’ was constructed.Revisiting the project, Thump has shared a brand new visual for the Ill Will Beatz-produced cut “Pain.”The video, which was filmed by Bruno Aponte and directed by Thump, finds him lamenting about deep betrayal and ultimately, persevering.Check out the video for “Pain” above.
It is November 10, and had history been kinder to Hip-Hop, Big Pun would have been 51 today.
Arguably, one of rap music’s greatest lyricists and most icon Latino emcees, Big Pun embodied the lovable nature of Heavy D with the rhyme ferocity of The Notorious B.I.G. He also was the linchpin of Fat Joe’s Terror Squad empire, giving the Bronx bomber legitimacy as a music mogul and talent scout. Without his “twin,” even The Don would concede that there would be no Joey Crack as we know him.
During an IG Live Fat Joe gave an exclusive account of what it was like to have a gift of a friend and artist like The Punisher and the late rapper’s funny, lovable nature.
“We were at Battery Studios in Manhattan and it was one of the premier studios and that’s where I used to work at all the time,” the Terror Squad boss remembered. “Whenever I needed a studio, whenever I needed anything, that’s where I would go work.”
“One night I went to the studio. Pun comes in the studio with Tony Sunshine. If y’all don’t know about Big Pun, Big Pun was the biggest or prankster in the world, he would do pranks on anybody.”
Fat Joe went on to detail one of the legend’s most iconic pranks.
“He would buy a Big Mac and offer you a Big Mac and take the green wasabi from the Japanese sushi spot, throw it in there and you take one bite your ass is on fire. I don’t care if you were skinny good looking at you was funny you wasn’t gonna beat Big Pun at the snap back, you wasn’t gonna out joke him.”
He continues with his story, “So I’m in the studio and Big Pun walks in with Tony Sunshine. When they walk in, I got an engineer, a little white guy, nicest guy in the world.”
“So, Pun walks in and pulls out a gun.”
“I’m like, ‘Yo Tone why yall pulling that out?’ So, Tone’s laughing. In the studio they give you this, fruitbowl. So it’s a bowl with bananas strawberries apples. So,
Tony goes and grabs an apple and tells the kid the engineer to stay still. So Tony puts the apple on the guy’s head. The guy is scared to death, s####### bricks. So am I! I never thought they would shoot at the apple.”
As the story goes, Joey gets more animated talking about the ruckus that his friend caused.
“So, Tone is telling him ‘stay still bro, stay still.’ And, Pun is aiming, whatever. Sure enough, Pun squeezed the triple trigger and it goes ‘POWW’ like a real gun. So the kid dives into the board, scared
to death, Tone, and Pun is laughing to death and I’m screaming at Pun, ‘Yo what the f### is wrong with you, why would you do some s### like that?’”
“And basically,” the “Lean Back” rapper says: “It was a movie gun that got blanks. They never again in the history of mankind allowed me in that studio again. No matter what the case. They never allowed me in that studio again, this is the type of s### Big Pun would do.”
Pun was definitely a character who transitioned way before his time. While we all mourn, we are so grateful to have experienced his genius and to live during a time that he rip stages.
The death of King Von continues to make waves. That is the only way that I can really describe it at this time. Honestly, I was not really oriented to who he was and what he was two people. But it seems like he was a lot and that’s why we are continually talking about him and the news cycle hasn’t exactly moved on.
Here is the latest, because we are seeing that there is a lot of rage out there and most of it is directed at Quando Rondo. Keep this in mind, people: all of this is rumor and innuendo. Folks are saying that Quando Rondo canceled his most recent show because King Von associate Lil Durk purchased all the tickets. Adam 22 says it’s really a result of Quando’s legal woes which are actually the same as the issue with King Von as far as I can see.
The real deal is unclear at the moment, but it just seems like people are being very, very careful as they move forward because other lives can be on the line. The question is would Lil Durk do something so brazen as to buy all the tickets of a concert where King Von’s rival is performing? It does seem unlikely considering if something did happen it would all come back to him. Furthermore, if he did indeed buy all those tickets, that’s a questionable move because you really can’t do anything to someone if no one is in the crowd. On top of that, it is extremely expensive to buy every single ticket at a concert. I know Durk has money but I don’t know that he has that much money to just toss it out the window for an opp. Again, what do I know?
Fans are claiming that Quando Rondo’s next show is canceled because Lil Durk bought all the tickets BUT it seems the show is actually canceled because of Quando’s legal issues pic.twitter.com/dkY1DOpF5M
I love how the white boy put the rumor out there and covered his ass at the same time. LOL!!
Folks are speculating King Von and NBA YoungBoy had beef as well and that led to the problems with Quando Rondo in Atlanta. Von had posted pictures with YoungBoys ex-girlfriend which kind of can be messy anyway. While they only exist insisted music was being made, the optics were bad. By the way, Durk is literally having the best year ever…I hope he would not throw it away!
Ja Rule is not letting the Fyre Festival punctuate who he is as a businessman.
The Queens rapper is a serial entrepreneur who proves that if one thing doesn’t work — there is always another way to get up and go get to the bag.
Now, Ja Rule is set to launch his new tech media company, ICONN, through his I.C.E. Corp. umbrella. The new company will serve as a tool for creatives to do business directly with their fans.
The “Put It on Me” rapper is not only excited about his new project but believes that it is a game-changer in the fan-to-artist relationship during this recent global pandemic.
“This is for fans to actively connect with their favorite celebs,” Ja Rule explained. “That is a special connection to be made, and not a lot of platforms cater to that fan. I wanted to create a space for them, where we can give back to them.”
Sounds amazing! But what makes ICONN more interactive than platforms of the past like Myspace or current social media go-to’s like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter?
The Murder Inc. rapper says, “ICONN is a monetization platform with a social feel. A powerful robust tool for creatives that connects them directly with their fans/consumers.”
“In a way the consumer can think of ICONN, like an Amazon, we provide human services in the entertainment space,” he continues. “Those services range from a variety of things such as booking talent for live events to a celebrity hairstylist, fashion stylist, and makeup artist. The live component offers a different experience where creatives are offered monetary features such as tipping, private live requests, live scheduling, and charitable live options.”
“It’s all about connecting fans with celebrities and those that live in that space on a day-to-day basis and ICONN brings that to the consumer!”
One thing that makes ICONN stand out is that artists and creators charge fans a fee (between 1 cent to 10 cents) to view their content created on the app.
For years, artists have wanted a vehicle that will support B2C (business to customers) models of work. ICONN seems to achieve this by taking out the middleman.
“The goal is to change the way fans view the value of content coming from their favorite artists,” he states. Hopefully, this does that.
I.C.E., the parent company of ICONN, stands for Innovate, Create, Entertain, and includes other ventures that feature his music and film divisions, called Iconnic Sound and Fix8 Features.
Jamaica Craft leaves an impact wherever she goes. Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri (the Show Me State), the choreographer, artist developer, and creative director isn’t loud when she enters the room, she’d rather show you.
Seen as the creative savant of the entertainment industry, Craft has worked with everyone from Usher and Ne-Yo to Ciara and Justin Bieber. Getting her first professional gig dancing for MC Hammer, she hasn’t looked back since.
Exuding nothing but love and positivity, It’s crazy to think she sees herself as “super mystique, observant, and quiet.” But once you get to know her, she loves cocktails and to have a good time. A genuine lover of people, she stresses the importance of imperfection — something we can all relate to.
When it comes to her roots in dance, her talents come innately with no formal training. Through her own love and passion for the art of dance, she’s been able to shape the image and movements of the industry’s biggest names. This year, she’s been blessed to be able to work on Starz’ hit show P Valley, centered around a popular strip club in Mississippi called The Pynk.
Jamaica Craft’s new thing is “hanging in there.” Read below as we discuss how she landed the role choreographing for P Valley, her passion for exotic dancing, Magic City’s influence and HBO’s “Lovecraft Country,” and more!
AllHipHop: I know you have a crazy schedule, how’s it been shooting?
Jamaica Craft: It’s good. It’s great to be back to work to some type of normalcy. I’m super happy to be back to work and being creative, using my brain to be in that space. I’m a tangible person, so I needed to get back.
AllHipHop: How did you land the role to choreograph for P Valley?
Jamaica Craft: I got this call, they’re interviewing choreographers for P Valley. Once I knew what the show’s about, that’s me. Exotic dancing has always been a fusion inside of my creativity. From the very start, I’ve always been intrigued. I’d done a couple other jobs like Superfly where I did exotic and pole dancing. I had an interview with Karena Evans and Katori Hall, talked to them about my vision and my thoughts about dancers from the South, how we exude that visually. It’s a different bottom that they have. I’m not talking the physicality of their body, it’s the bottom of how they move.
The way the clubs are in the South, it’s an experience and a cultural thing. The girls I knew, these women are superheroes. As soon as I said that, Katori and Karena said “exactly.” We want someone who will make sure we’re showing the point-of-view from the dancer. Because if you watch the show, Katori has expressed that it’s not your point-of-view. A lot of times, you see it from the eyes of the viewer. It’s great to see from the eyes of the actual dancer and what they’re feeling. I’d been wanting a project like that, where you get to understand what we feel.
AllHipHop: How much rehearsal or practice did the cast members have to go through?
Jamaica Craft: They started 2 months ahead of time, before they even got to Atlanta. We started doing boot camp training: “touch the pole, now climb the pole.” I had a great team in different states where the ladies were from to get them started: moving around the pole, climbing, getting the actual technique of pole work. That’s what was going to take us through the whole series. When they got to Atlanta, it was adding those in with actual choreography, and learning choreography based upon seeing.
They prepped 2 months, then prepped another month here in Atlanta before we started shooting. A lot of sore bodies, a lot of “wait a minute, am I gon’ fall?” None of them ever fell, well Tyler. [laughs] She was such a trooper. That girl learned poles so dope, you need to fall a couple times to know what to do. It wasn’t all the pole work, but the technique of lap dancing. The technique of seduction where it’s not about you the customer, it’s about me. You’re enjoying me. All the choreography wasn’t always on the pole, it’s you understanding what each one of these characters represent. You felt it through their dance. These ladies rehearsed from 2 months ahead of when we filmed to the last day of filming, always learning a new routine for every episode. They really never got days off, they worked their a#### off.
AllHipHop: You blend the world of exotic dancing and competitive pole dancing into P-Valley. How much Magic City influence is there?
Jamaica Craft: Absolutely, we have some Magic City dancers in there. Yes, definitely. A couple members from Snack Pack were part of the cast, they’re educating us. I’ve lived in Atlanta a long time, so I’ve had a couple of dinners at Magic. [laughs] When you see those ladies, that contraption they have from Magic City, it’s showtime when you walk in there. They’re hanging from… it’s not your normal strip club. They’re giving you a show. It’d be a discredit if I didn’t exude that energy inside P-Valley because it represents the South.
AllHipHop: What’s been the highlight of HBO’s Lovecraft Country?
Jamaica Craft: Topsy and Bopsy, them 2 scared twins. [laughs]
AllHipHop: How important is it to get out and vote? Your company Jam Session is working with Ciara on her Biden/Harris performance.
Jamaica Craft: It’s so simple. If you don’t believe that your voice matters, it does. It’s not about who’s the President, it’s about everyone. You need to vote, no matter what ethnicity you are. Definitely if you’re a minority, just the right to vote. People sacrificed so much for us to be able to go to the polls, go vote. Know that you had a moment of saying yes or no. Even if it turns out your way or it doesn’t, you still have to speak up. It’s no different from having an argument and not getting to say what you wanted to say. [sighs] It’s the same way.
Right now, we really need to vote. We have to express our voices. Even our last election, no matter how it turned out, it showed people weren’t voting. People weren’t engaged. Now, that’s where you start to have the conversation. It’s your right, the will to vote is so empowering. It’s so great. I was waiting on my Absentee, I went for early voting. I had to do it. I feel so refreshed after that. I can’t linger on what’s going to happen, I have to linger on my part.
Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, Roadrunner TB is next up in a long line of young artists to be developed and blown up at Cinematic Music Group. Now, he returns to release the official music video for “Buddy Story,” premiered exclusively on AllHipHop.
Originally appearing on “Mind of a Blender” back in July alongside his partner-in-crime Roadrunner Savy (whose real life brother plays the lead character), “Buddy Story” is a heartfelt true story about a young man named Buddy who was once on top. Buddy finds himself in trouble and goes back to his trouble-making ways. Broke, desperate and unable to leave the loop of poverty, he teams up with his nephew Zoe to rob Zoe’s step-father.
Before the robbery Buddy gives his nephew Zoe a fake gun in case he tries to do something skeptical and robs him afterwards. While they’re robbing the house, someone walks out of the room. Assuming it’s the stepfather, they started shooting and ran out the house with bricks of heroin — not knowing that they actually killed Buddy’s sister in the break-in.
Roadrunner TB paints this vivid story flawlessly through his lyrics while frequent collaborator, DirectorPuk, capturing the visual accompaniment that only adds to the visceral effect you feel while watching.
Chicago native Dayvon “King Von” Bennett, 26, passed away less than a week ago after being gunned down in Atlanta. Timothy Leeks was arrested and charged with felony murder. Georgia-raised rhymer Quando Rondo was said to be involved with the dispute outside a nightclub that left Bennett dead.
Since his murder on November 6, several Hip Hop stars appeared to weigh in on the shooting that took King Von’s life, even though there is no evidence they were directly involved in the situation. For example, Tip “T.I.” Harris seemed to express his thoughts on the matter with an Instagram statement on Monday.
The self-proclaimed King of the South posted, “Atlanta is a beautiful progressive city filled with Black excellence. We uplift each other and win together. Stop coming here to kill each other. That s### is played out.” The caption read, “Handle YOUR beefs in YOUR city. Thx in advance. – King.”
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Some people took issue with T.I.’s comments. King Von’s sister, Kayla B, responded to what the Urban Legend album creator had to say, even though he did not mention anyone by name.
“Wasn’t u just [with] other b###### at Copper Cove. I stay seeing [you] cheating mind your business @troubleman31,” wrote Kayla on her Instagram Story. She added, “And these [are] FACTS! But the energy he [always] putting in [people] business [needs] to be the same energy he [needs] to make it right [with] his daughter!!!!! Now [where] is my brother @50cent get on his ass!”
50 Cent answered Kayla’s IG mention by calling out Tip. On his own Instagram page, the G-Unit leader stated, “A @troubleman31 you gotta chill, you bugging for saying anything. They got casualties this is real s###, I don’t know what you was thinking but [rethink] it now. They are hurting, they love that boy he was a way out. I bet you don’t even realize they will kill you for what you just said. What hood you from again? Come on now it’s quiet time.”
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Prior to 50 calling out the Grand Hustle co-founder, T.I. had already provided clarification to his previous demand that non-ATL individuals stop committing violence in his hometown. Tip returned to Instagram with another message.
“I don’t speak ill of my allies. My last post had nothing to do with King Von. Y’all grossly mistaken, I have no motive or intention to do harm or malice to cats I’m cool [with]. My family’s hearts [go] out to them and I’ve expressed this to the people in his life that matter most in this situation. That’s all I’m concerned with,” T.I. wrote. He captioned the post with, “But I know IG ain’t da place for understanding and miserable people love to keep up s###. Be Eazy.”
In 10 days, SAINt JHN will drop While the World Was Burning. The Brooklyn-based rapper/singer is poised to further expand his reach as a musician when the project hits DSPs on November 20.
For While the World Was Burning, SAINt JHN enlisted a star-studded line-up for the collection. Lil Uzi Vert, DaBaby, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Future, Kanye West, J.I.D., 6LACK, and Kehlani made contributions to the album.
Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl” off The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack album included SAINt JHN and Nigerian singer Wizkid as lead acts on the song. Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter, was listed as a featured performer.
As MTV’s PUSH artist for November, SAINt JHN performed “Gorgeous” and “Sucks to Be You” for the outlet. In addition, he spoke about the personal value of making “Brown Skin Girl” during an interview.
“When I started ‘Brown Skin Girl’ I knew I wanted to do something important. I wanted to have a song that one day, if I ever had a daughter, I could sing to her. I could tell her ‘you’re beautiful’ but I wouldn’t have to use my words. I could trick her by just playing the song ‘Brown Skin Girl,'” said the man born Carlos St. John Phillip.
In a video published to MTV’s YouTube channel, SAINt JHN talked about 21 Savage’s “Runnin” being his favorite song at the moment, Usher’s “Burn” being his favorite heartbreak record, and OutKast’s “Ms. Jackson” being one of his favorite throwback tracks. The Guyanese-American also reflected on some of the pictures posted on his Instagram page.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson planted his flag as a rap superstar when he introduced himself to mainstream America with the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ album. Seventeen years after the LP hit the streets, the Hip Hop classic still resonates with generations of fans.
50 Cent’s major-label debut hosts the #1 singles “In da Club” and “21 Questions.” However, it was another cut off Get Rich or Die Tryin’ that became a favorite for contemporary rappers. “Many Men (Wish Death)” is having its biggest year since its release in 2003.
Pop Smoke’s album, Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, includes the song “Got It on Me” which interpolates 50 Cent’s “Many Men.” Plus, 21 Savage sampled the record for his own Savage Mode II joint project with Metro Boomin.
Spotify’s Head of Urban Music, Carl Chery, interviewed 50 Cent for the streaming service’s RapCaviar. Chery and 50 discussed the impact the Gold-certified song has had on modern-day Hip Hop.
“Yes, they made it that for me. The younger artists doing it over, they made it that,” 50 told Chery when asked if “Many Men” was the most influential song of 2020. He added, “You can’t make a person decide to write a song. It’s influenced by a song. Creatively, it’s them going, ‘You know what? This is how I feel right now.'”
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart by selling 872,000 copies in its first week. It closed out 2003 by sitting atop the Billboard 200 Year-End chart. The album went on to earn 9x-Platinum status in the United States.
Singer-songwriter Queen Naija released her debut studio LP, Missunderstood, on October 30. The set opened at #9 on the Billboard 200 chart with 34,000 first-week units.
Missunderstood also debuted at #1 on Billboard‘s Top R&B Album rankings. This gives Naija her first chart-topping project. The Detroit-bred vocalist celebrated her accomplishment with a post on Instagram. She wrote:
Getting pregnant right after signing.. people predicting my failed career, recording songs and trashing them out of anger because it wasn’t good enough, dropping two songs I hated, sleepless nights away from my kids and my man..giving up a stream of income (youtube) hearing mad people compare me to other artists saying how I’m trash and nobody listens to my music, dealing with rumors about my character, in fear that it would ruin my career.. the RULES changing for sales SOON as I release .. all to end up right here in the number one spot first week of my debut album. Listen y’all.. I couldn’t be more happy. I love you all who listened to me, who waited on me, who still believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself!!! This is ONLY the beginning. We still got work to do! Now I have to outdo myself this sophomore album!! Let’s get it #1#missunderstood
Missunderstood followed 2018’s 5-track Queen Naija EP. The full-length album includes contributions from Lil Durk, Lucky Daye, Russ, Mulatto, Jacquees, and more. Naija took inspiration from artists such as Erykah Badu, DeBarge, and 2Pac for records on the LP.
On October 29, Joe Budden revealed that he tested positive for coronavirus. The rapper-turned-podcaster tweeted, “So I have [COVID-19]. I’m pretty sure this [affects] our pod schedule.”
As a result of contracting COVID-19, the Saturday episode of The Joe Budden Podcast was canceled. It appears Budden and his crew are ready to return to the microphones this week.
“I’ve tested negative, streets we back,” tweeted Budden on Monday morning. The most recent episode of The JBP, which arrived on November 5, featured the New Jersey representative and his co-hosts discussing Budden’s COVID-19 diagnosis.
In related coronavirus news, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson tested positive for the disease this week. More than 9 million Americans have contracted COVID-19 with over 230,000 deaths connected to the pandemic.
“Mood” is once again the #1 song in America. 24kGoldn’s single featuring ian dior jumped back to the top of the Hot 100 after slipping to #3 on the previous chart.
With 19.2 million streams and 7,000 downloads, the track overtook last week’s champion “Positions” by Ariana Grande which slipped one spot to #2. “Mood” also leads the Radio Songs, Hot Rap Songs, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and Hot Alternative Songs charts.
Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” featuring Lil Durk rose from #4 to #3. The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” still remains in the Top 10 region at #4. Internet Money and Gunna’s “Lemonade” with Don Toliver and NAV peaked at #7. Cardi B’s “WAP” with Megan dropped to #10.
“Mood” (#3), “Lemonade” (#6), “WAP” (#7), and “Blinding Lights” (#10) hold positions on Billboard’s Global 200. “Positions” remained at #1 on that chart which rank songs based on streaming and sales activity from more than 200 territories around the world.
With Jay-Z and Beyoncé as your parents, it is probably expected that you get into the music business relatively early.
Think about it … Both of the Hip-Hop and R&B superstars started their careers as minors, making names for themselves in the industry before turning 18. So, it makes perfect sense that little Blue Ivy Carter is being groomed to be a bonafide force in entertainment.
The first move for her was the music play with “Brown Skin Girl”— which earned a BET Her, NAACP Image, and Soul Train Music Award— and now she, at eight-years-old, is moving into publishing.
Blue’s most recent project is an audiobook narration for the Academy Award-winning Hair Love, a story created by Matthew Cherry.
Cherry dropped the news on Instagram, sharing a snippet of the audio. He captioned: “Our Hair Love audiobook is live. Narrated by Blue Ivy Carter. Link in bio and available everywhere audiobooks are sold.”
As a franchise, Hair Love came out as a short film in 2019, won an Oscar at the 2020 Academy Awards, and was made into a children’s book in May with illustrations made by Vashti Harrison.
HBO Max is currently working on an animated TV show called Young Love based on characters from the award-winning. No word on if young Blue will do the voiceover.
Making a case for one of the most consistent newcomers in the game, Australian songbird Juvahn is back with another winner, this time in the form of her new single “2AM” featuring Baltimore hitmaker Tate Kobang.
The soothing new single, produced by Stevie Jay and Nightviber, is officially out now on all platforms.
Juvahn starts off the song with, “They say nothing good happens after 2AM,” and for those of us who are still living our best life, we know that couldn’t be a truer statement.
The middle of the night is also when magic can happen, and when some of the most exciting experiences take place, which is why we tend to have a love/hate relationship with “scary hours.” After Juvahn’s smooth hook and opening verse, Tate swoops in and makes it known what to expect on the late night when he’s around.
Despite a topsy turvy year filled with obstacles, Juvahn and her team have been on a roll this 4th quarter setting the tone for what will be an active 2021.
From relocating from Sydney, Australia to California, to launching her own independent label and fashion line, to releasing a slew of singles (including recent drop “Fire” feat. Famous Dex), the passionate singer/songwriter is making all the right moves to become a household name.
Juvahn plans to release more singles to close out the year before delivering a full-length album in 2021.
Stream/download Juvahn and Tate Kobang’s “2AM” below and stay tuned for more from the JV Inc. team!
Kim Kardashian-West has emerged as an important voice in pop culture’s political conversation.
Raised in a staunchly Republican family, the multimillion-dollar influencer has spent the last year supporting her husband, Kanye West in his presidential bid and developing a relationship with Donald Trump to free individuals who were unjustly incarcerated.
Despite her relationships, Kim kept her actual vote in the 2020 presidential election close to her breast.
Prior to Nov. 3rd, she had like and unliked several tweets that seemed to suggest that she was leaning toward the Democratic ticket. However, on election day, she posted a selfie angled to show her crimson dress and “I Voted” sticker.
Fans believed that the image suggested that she voted for Trump since red is the color of the GOP. She deleted the image and then reloaded it as a black and white image to calm down some of the ruckus.
Some fans believe that Kim gave a hint as to who she picked to be the 46th president.
Four days after casting her vote, even after the networks declared Joe Biden the president-elect and Kamala Harris the first African-American, Asian-American, and woman to be the vice president-elect, she posted some things to her social media that might have signaled that she might have voted for the winning ticket.
She posted the picture of the Biden-Harris team with their hands raised in triumph above their heads in the air. Then she posted Harris’ “We did it, Joe” and Biden’s post.
Question: do you think that she will engage the new administration as she did with Trump? Now that she is ten-toes down in prison reform and law, we are sure she is already reaching out so that she can impact change.
Singers Ty Dolla $ign and Trey Songz are helping to get fans ready for Christmas by each delivering an original holiday song.
The “Psycho” hitmaker has teamed up with vocalist Kiana Lede for Alone for Christmas, while Songz has unveiled Christmas Morning, both of which feature on Atlantic Records’ new R&B compilation album, Still Home for the Holidays.
The 13-track project, spotlighting established artists and rising stars, also includes Litmas from rapper Shelley, formerly known as DRAM, and Ain’t A Lonely Christmas Song from Tayla Parx.
Other tunes include a cover of Santa Baby from Ayanis, while Pink Sweats tackles This Christmas, using vocals from the late Donny Hathaway to produce a special duet.
Still Home for the Holidays hit streaming services on Friday.
