TheHxliday is Motown’s secret superstar, a genre bending hybrid artist from Baltimore making waves at only 18-years-old.
His newest single “Thank U” is an upbeat yet mellow banger that serves as an anti-drug anthem with his vocals fluctuating between raw and soulful tonality.
When describing the song, he says, “Kids these days feel the urge to take drugs to help cope with their emotions. ‘Thank U’ Is a message saying you can take drugs, you can take anything you want but it’s only going to make things worse. You don’t need that to heal, there are better things to do.”
TheHxliday mixes his melodic flow and thumping trap beats to forge his “sad boy” sound.
The rapper/singer/songwriter creates hits straight out of his bedroom, expressing his singular and eccentric ideas to separate himself from the norm.
Inspired by the likes of Trippie Redd, XXXTentacion, Justin Bieber, Linkin Park, and My Chemical Romance, TheHxliday is paving his own path with the dynamic palette of dark pop, R&B, and hip-hop showcased on his past EP Broken Halls.
His biggest hit to date “Save Me” is a banger, and just one of over 1,000 songs created so far. According to TheHxliday, “Save Me” is a “firecracker” compared to the “bombs” forthcoming.
TheHxliday is the alt-pop-rap star that the world needs, especially with his upcoming *BatBoy *EP on the horizon that’s bound to make a cultural impact.
If you’re at all tuned in with today’s hottest rappers, you’re probably a fan of Pooh Shiesty.
Signed to Gucci Mane’s The New 1017 label, the rising star proves to be one of the many incredibly talented artists to come out of Memphis. While you can immediately feel the energy in his records, Pooh is just as lit in real life.
Growing up listening to the likes of Chief Keef, Kodak Black, Lil Wayne and more, Pooh is a real lyricist with something to say. Boasting one million followers on Instagram alone, the 21-year-old comes from humble beginnings, effortlessly inspiring and motivating all aspiring rappers in the world that they too can make their wildest dreams come true.
His raw, real-life storytelling in his lyrics yields endless street anthems for his dedicated fanbase, with all his videos hitting millions of views almost instantaneously.
Pooh Shiesty hosted a giveaway on the Monday before Thanksgiving giving away a total of 200 turkeys in the South Memphis Cane Creek apartment complex where he grew up.
AllHipHop: You’re from Memphis, what was the household like growing up?
Pooh Shiesty: It was rough a lot of the time, but I made the best out of what it was. I was never doing no crime. I was struggling for sure, but had to stay down.
AllHipHop: You listened to Chief Keef early on, what did you like about him?
Pooh Shiesty: I f##### with him all around, his style. Of course, the music is what got me on him. I mess with how he comes, I can relate to him. We on the same time.
AllHipHop: At what point did you realize this music thing was forreal?
Pooh Shiesty: When I was 19 or 20, a couple years ago if not a year ago. I was never on no music type s###. I played with it like how a song gets so popular, you keep hearing it. I’d keep hearing the song and start remixing, say whatever I want to say over the beat. Folks said “man, you could really rap.” Being that I always had the lifestyle, I tried rapping and it took off on my first song.
AllHipHop: How’d it feel to get that recognition so early?
Pooh Shiesty: It helped get me to where I am at, it made me want to keep going. They started booking a n*gga and I wasn’t even doing nothing. I’ma get that free money, that’s how I looked at it at the time. All that you see me doing now, I’m going to keep going. It’s going to get bigger and bigger.
AllHipHop: “7.62 God” is at over 15 million on Youtube alone, did you foresee it blowing up like this?
Pooh Shiesty: No, “7.62 God” going crazy still. It dropped like 7 or 8 months ago. It dropped at the perfect time. Most of my raps be about something that be going on now, what I’m going through. It just so happened that I got signed around then and I took over the whole city that day on the video, go watch the video. Forreal, I was riding around the whole Memphis in that video. Everybody with me around the whole city.
AllHipHop: What did it mean to have your city come out the way they did?
Pooh Shiesty: Folks I don’t even like were coming out, I don’t even know. Made me feel like yeah, I’m the dude for real.
AllHipHop: Saw the FaceTime with Gucci at the end of the video, what’s it mean to have Guwop’s support?
Pooh Shiesty: The dude supports me like no other. Our first conversation, he started comparing me to Drake and Lil Baby, all types of s### off the first convo. The dude’s forreal. His support system is strong, he motivates me to keep going. Work hard for him.
AllHipHop: How did Gucci find you?
Pooh Shiesty: He DMed me on Instagram, himself. He DMed my page, nobody knew but me and him at the time. I’m finna read you word for word. I’ma let you know the date too, hold on. [checks phone]
April 10th, he said “what’s up homes?” This is word for word, I said “what’s choppin’?” He said “somebody sent me your stuff, I’m listening. You too hard. You signed already or you by yourself?” I said “I appreciate that love, I ain’t got no deals out. I ain’t signed to nobody, just me and my manager.” He said “what’s your number?” I sent him my number. As soon as I sent it, we talked for 6 hours on FaceTime. We FaceTimed that whole night.
AllHipHop: 6 hours?! What’d ya’ll talk about?
Pooh Shiesty: Everything, we talked about everything. He’s giving me a brief little rundown on him, getting to know me. At the same time telling me about the label, how the industry goes, whatever. He laced me up. We connected, me and dude are like the same people.
AllHipHop: When did you get the 1017 chain?
Pooh Shiesty: The day of the “7.62 God” video, that’s when I got my first chain. See I woulda pulled up or he woulda put it around my neck in person, but the Corona was so messed up. It threw everything off. I had to get the chain sent to me.
AllHipHop: What’s the best piece of advice he’s given you?
Pooh Shiesty: Never snitch. Stay solid, and stay away from lying.
AllHipHop: New single with Lil Durk, “Back In Blood.” Bring us back to when you created this record.
Pooh Shiesty: Durk hit me up like “I f### with you.” I said “appreciate it bro,” he said “we gon’ get some s### in for sure.” I said “where you at? Send your number, I’ll push up on you now.” He said “I’m finna come to Atlanta.” Week later, he came to Atlanta. Called me and said “push up.” I pulled up to the studio and we locked in.
AllHipHop: What was the vibe of the session? Durk’s the best.
Pooh Shiesty: I f### with dude. You’d think we been knowing each other, we went in there and did our thing. After he heard the song and whatever I did before that, he kindly went to the mic and did his whole verse in 2 minutes. I swear to God. I told him as soon as he got up, this joint finna run up.
AllHipHop: 6 million on an audio video alone is impressive, how’s it feel to see those numbers?
Pooh Shiesty: I’m putting on for my section. You got North Memphis, East Memphis, South Memphis…that’s the best part of Memphis, because I’m from there. South Memphis been lit for real, that’s where I’m from. You ain’t gon’ find South Memphis everywhere.
AllHipHop: You still stay back there or no?
Pooh Shiesty: I stay anywhere I stay. I stay in Memphis, I stay in Atlanta, I stay in Cali, everywhere.
AllHipHop: What’s one thing you want fans to get from the record?
Pooh Shiesty: I want them to get the memo, go get it “Back In Blood.” Don’t let nobody play with you.
AllHipHop: Speaking of Durk, rest in peace to King Von. Thoughts on everything going on?
Pooh Shiesty: Rest in peace to King Von, that s### crazy. S### real out here. It shouldn’t take him being taken to see this s### real, s### been real.
AllHipHop: How does music help you cope?
Pooh Shiesty: It help me cope, it puts me in the zone. When I’m in the booth, I be alone. I like being alone. I don’t really talk too much so when I’m talking, I talk in the mic. Whatever I be having to say, I put in a song. I don’t be talking too much in person, especially not to nobody I don’t know. But I know how to communicate and hold a conversation.
AllHipHop: Best encounter you had with a fan?
Pooh Shiesty: All the free s###. [laughs] I never had anything free, they be giving me free stuff. They give me free everything.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your forthcoming tape?
Pooh Shiesty: No lie, my tape gon’ be everything. You can expect to learn me some more. I’ma get on versatile type s###, switching it up. Not saying you gon’ hear me sing, but I’ma switch it up. I got sauce with this music s###.
AllHipHop: Goals for yourself currently?
Pooh Shiesty: My first goal right now: make my first mixtape history. Next step, I’m trying to get everybody, my immediate folks up out the city. I’m trying to get them out of the way, hold it down.
Killer Mike has responded to Run The Jewels’ snub from the 2021 Grammy Awards nominations list.
The rap duo, comprising Killer Mike and El-P, missed out on getting nominated, having released their fourth album RTJ4 in June this year.
Taking to Instagram, the star wished the “best of luck” to Best Rap Album nominees Nas, Royce Da 5’9″, Jay Electronica, D Smoke, and Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist, while aiming at officials.
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“I wanna congratulate every brother that made this list with their raw rapping ass!” he wrote, adding, “Best of luck to these brothers (Real Emcee S###) but f## whoever ain’t f### with us (Lames). See ya’ll for #RTJ 5.”
In a since-deleted tweet, El-P wrote: “(insert impressively classy and gracious but still recognizing of complete snub tweet here).”
After The Weeknd accused the Grammys’ organizers of being “corrupt,” officials responded by insisting they are “surprised” he wasn’t recognized. They also noted there are “fewer” nominations to award than there are “deserving artists”.
Rap star Game surprised the Hip-Hop community early this morning with brand new music.
The Compton rap legend is back with an assist from Lil Wayne on the new song “A.I. With The Braids.” The new song pays tribute to Allen Iverson, and the Hip-Hop swag he brought to the NBA.
“A.I. with the braids is almost single-handedly responsible for most if not all trends you see in Hip-Hop and professional sports these days…” The Game explained. “Every kid including myself wanted to be Allen Iverson, from the baggy jerseys with the diamond chains to the designs in his braids & whole swagger. Girls were in love with him and he was pound for pound the best player in the NBA. A.I. went from being my idol as a kid to being my brother in real life, so it’s only right I pay homage.”
A$AP Rocky donated 120 meals to families at a homeless shelter where bosses took his mother in nearly two decades ago.
The rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, personally turned delivery man on Thanksgiving eve to distribute the food from one of his favorite eateries in New York, Amy Ruth’s Restaurant in Harlem.
The 32-year-old musician gifted the food to the Regent Family Residence – a homeless shelter that serves 83 families, including 111 children – where his mom, Renee Black, stayed after falling on hard times in the early 2000s.
Rocky delivered the meals contactlessly in line with Covid-19 safety protocols.
The Hip-Hop star’s act of charity was a thank you to the Volunteers of America organization that run the shelter and helped his mom when she needed it.
Jake Paul has amassed millions of views on YouTube and the dollars to match through the years. He’s part actor, part troll, and all businessman. Still, he is taking one thing extremely seriously: BOXING. He fights on the undercard of the 8-round Mike Tyson / Roy Jones, Jr. megafight Saturday and he says he is ready for war. Jake has been training vigorously for the majority of the year, preparing for a first-round knockout of his opponent and former basketball star Nate Robinson.
Living almost fearlessly, Jake’s plans in the ring run parallel with his goals outside of the ring. He’s a rapper that just released “Southpark Freestyle” featuring new friend Iron Mike Tyson. While he’s not Canibus, he’s got a solid flow and undeniable swagger. Moreover, Jake Paul admits, at 22, he’s still learning and evolving as an entertainer.
He chatted with Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur about his goals as a fighter, rapper and his recipe for success.
Rapper Roddy Ricch is fighting a lawsuit related to a Los Angeles car crash which allegedly left one driver with serious injuries.
The “Box” hitmaker has been accused of rear-ending the plaintiff’s car with a borrowed Dodge Charger on the 101 freeway, and his negligence is said to have caused the plaintiff to sustain a series of injuries which caused him great “mental, physical, emotional, and nervous pain, suffering, and distress.”
It’s unclear when the accident took place, but in legal papers, the other driver claims Ricch was “traveling at an unsafe speed and distance, failed to stop his vehicle, causing (his) vehicle to get pushed into the left-center divider and another vehicle in front of his.”
The plaintiff is seeking compensation for all medical, hospital, and incidental expenses, as well as property damage, loss of past and future earnings, and legal fees.
Ricch has since responded to the suit, demanding the court action be thrown out, insisting the collision wasn’t all his fault, and alleging there was “negligence” on the part of the plaintiff.
Now, they are teaming up to bring to life Dwayne Alexander Smith’s novel “Forty Acres,” which will feature Luke Cage creator and Hip-Hop journalist Cheo Hodari Coker at the helm of reimagining the political thriller.
Said to be a mix between “The Firm” and “Get Out,” the story follows a talented Black attorney named Martin Grey who meets a group of Black men who seem to have it all.
Impressed by their success, wealth, and assumed power he secretly wants to be included in their elite community.
This desire to be like them pushes him to accept an invitation to a weekend get-a-way … but when he gets there he realizes that they are members of a “secret society dedicated to the preservation of the institution of slavery—but this time around, the Black men are called ‘Master.’”
Lassiter and the “Can’t Knock the Hustle” rapper joins Kapital Entertainment’s Aaron Kaplan, Niles Kirchner, and Bill Strauss as producers. The executive producers are Dana Honor for Kapital, Smith, and Mike Epps.
Jay-Z and Lassiter also collaborated and produced “The Harder They Fall,” an all-Black western, for Netflix.
Cheo Hodari Coker is one of the most successful Hip-Hop journalists to turn his sights to film and television, having been the showrunner and EP of Netflix/Marvel’s “Luke Cage.”
He also won an NAACP Image Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for “Southland,” and has feature credits that include “Creed II,” “Lowriders” and “Notorious” plus uncredited work on “Straight Outta Compton” and “All Eyez on Me.”
He also was the screenwriter for “Diary of a Trap God,” based on the Gucci Mane autobiography for Paramount/Imagine, and the sequel to the 2005 feature “Four Brothers” for Paramount.
Coker also has a multi-year television overall deal with Amazon.
Former basketball star Lamar Odom is to star in a new docuseries exploring his turbulent life and career.
The ex-Los Angeles Lakers player has teamed with producer Jojo Ryder on the series, which will feature many of his National Basketball Association (NBA) peers including Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, and Trevor Ariza, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Odom’s ex Liza Morales, the mother of his three children, Destiny, Lamar Jr. and the late Jayden, will also be interviewed and the show will take another look at his marriage to Khloe Kardashian, previously chronicled on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and spin-off Khloe and Lamar.
Announcing the project, Odom says: “I decided to tell my own truth through my documentary. I think this will give my fans a look into my life and to understand who Lamar Odom is and hopefully I will be able to inspire people.
“I might not have made the best decisions a lot of times throughout my life, but I surely am a product of my environment that has made me. I think Jojo Ryder did a great job showing my real story and diving deep into my childhood and my roots.”
The two-time NBA champion has recently enjoyed and endured new ups and downs in his personal life, as he got engaged to personal trainer Sabrina Parr, before they split earlier this month.
The pair has subsequently reunited, however, and jetted off on holiday together amid reports of a reconciliation.
Comedian and breakout Friday actor (Fans remember him as Big Worm) Faizon Love is currently suing Universal Studios for practicing systemic racism in their marketing and advertising of the 2009 film “Couples Retreat.”
He alleges that the distribution arm intentionally crafted campaigns that excluded people of color off of collateral material like posters and DVD covers.
The case further notes that Love believes that Universal is in “breach of contract as well as fraud and violations of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act for intentional discrimination” against him because he is Black.
The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Mr. Love’s law firm Browne George Ross.
“Setting aside Universal Studios’ self-professed solidarity with progressive racial goals, the facts underpinning this case demonstrate that Universal Studios is a fully-participating collaborator in maintaining a bigoted status quo,” his lawyer Eric George said in a statement.
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Faizon Love’s representation says that he was contractually guaranteed by Universal that he would be billed at the same level as his six other co-stars, including advertising and promotional materials for the film. He and Kali Hawk were the only Blacks in the film. The two of them were on some of the material, but reportedly not on the international promotional items.
He challenged them back in 2009 and they promised to change. They did not.
“As far as Universal was concerned, its contract meant nothing, its promises to correct its egregious behavior meant nothing, and its pledges to Faizon Love meant nothing,” Love’s lawyer Eric George said. “Yet this is not merely a breach of contract and good faith: It is nothing less than a deliberate act of racism on the part of Universal Studios at the highest levels.”
“Universal Studios lied. Not only did it flout its promise of career assistance to Mr. Love, Universal Studios continues to this day to use the offending poster—not merely internationally but now also domestically. What Universal Studios had initially portrayed to Mr. Love as an unintentional act of oversight and carelessness was, we now know, an intentional act of disparate and discriminatory treatment by Universal Studios and the remaining defendants,” George said.
Despite the lawsuit, Love continues to thrive as an actor, comedian, and influencer.
KIR is Philly’s best-kept secret. When it comes to Hip-Hop, KIR delivers on all fronts.
Aptly titling his new EP Hometown Hero, the rising star speaks his truth with each bar, each punchline, each lyric. The 8-track project details KIR’s journey from the bottom, as he works his way into the mainstream light focused on nobody but himself.
“I’m different,” KIR states, “I’m living proof of what all these rappers speak about. Who they say they are, I really lived this stuff. My message comes different, especially to the people that know where I came from.”
KIR is living proof of his rhymes, spitting nothing but the real of things he’s been through and had to overcome. Those who are familiar with his background already know what type of time he’s on: constantly giving the masses motivation in some form or another. Whether it’s an old fan or new, KIR hopes his listeners can realize this is something everybody can get through. Being real is more authentic, and people are able to relate.
AllHipHop: You’re from Philly, what was the household like growing up?
KIR: I had a big household: grandma, 12 cousins. I learned a lot from my cousins, especially my little female cousins. My mom went over to the war, she went back and forth from Iraq. My dad wasn’t really around, I had to depend on my family to show me the roots and all that.
AllHipHop: Biggest influences coming up?
KIR: When I was younger, I used to listen to a lot of T.I. and Jay Z. Now around this time, I like Tory Lanez, the Drake’s. I like all types of music. Not even gon’ lie, it’s not even rap. I like all genres. That’s how I come up with a lot of my music, I listen to all of the genres of music. Depending on what type of music I’m in, I’ll listen to another genre of music, but rap’s the most influential in my music career.
AllHipHop: Who are your favorite MCs? Because you’re a real spitter.
KIR: Hov is one of my favorite MCs, T.I., Beanie Sigel, Jadakiss. I had a couple, it’s really a lot to name for real for real. Jeezy, I used to love 50 Cent a lot. They’re my type of artists.
AllHipHop: At what point did you realize you could do music for a living?
KIR: I played ball, I didn’t really rap. I was in college for basketball, but I had a homie that rapped. I was managing him, he was a little lazy so I decided to do it myself one day. When I went in there and did it, the response I got from everybody was positive. I continued to put out music. After I started gaining a little fanbase, it gives you even more of a push when people telling you you motivate them. It made me want to keep doing it, keep motivating other people.
AllHipHop: Mont said you went to jail, came back home and got the streets poppin’. How long were you locked up for?
KIR: I was locked up for 2 months. I got locked up back in 2019, it was almost 2 years for attempted murder. I ended up bailing out. My whole thing was when I was locked up, when I get home I’m doing everything I didn’t do. When I came home, I took advantage of every opportunity I had. Being home, people don’t really take advantage of the opportunities they got. They think they have enough time. When I got locked up, damn let me think ahead within the snap of a second. I gotta take advantage of every opportunity I got while I was there. When I came home, I went all in.
AllHipHop: What did you learn from behind bars?
KIR: Appreciate everything you’ve got and the people in your life. They can be gone, especially being from the streets. The things people go through in the blink of an eye, your life can be taken away or someone close to you. You gotta appreciate the people and things in your life. Before I got locked up, I was super materialistic worrying about the wrong stuff. When you’re in jail, none of that is there. It’s walls and beds, all you can rely on is the people you can call and the people that’s gon’ keep your mind right. When I came home, I’m strictly family. I don’t even call people friend no more, because they’re the same people who tried to tarnish my name when I got locked up. It’s strictly family, that’s what I cherish the most. I try to tell other people: cherish what you’ve got.
AllHipHop: What was the inspiration behind your name?
KIR: My name’s Shakir, so KIR is short for it. That’s my neighborhood name. I ain’t gon’ change it too much. No confusing name, I kept it simple.
AllHipHop: You released your new project Hometown Hero, how you feeling?
KIR: I feel great about it. I haven’t dropped an EP or a mixtape in 5 years. I only didn’t do that because I felt when I dropped a project, people looked over a lot of the music that I’m like “yo, you all hear this?” I started focusing on singles and gaining the attention. When I felt I had enough people listening, alright I’ma drop an EP. My whole team said “yeah, you need to drop the EP” I dropped it. First week and a half, it did 200K streams so we capitalized off that. We piggybacked off that. We got a lot of announcements coming soon, we keeping the momentum up. It felt like the right time to drop the EP, it was a goal.
AllHipHop: Why do you feel like the Hometown Hero?
KIR: For real, the EP was named In Due Time at first. I always wanted the next tape I drop to be In Due Time, but we all sat down and I’ve been the hometown hero in my area for forever. I was going to name it Neighborhood Hero but a homie of mine had a mixtape like that so I wanted to make it different. I made it Hometown Hero because around my area, a lot of people not doing what I’m doing. When people say they in the trap, they really trap. In their minds, the only way out is to sell drugs. I’m living proof of somebody in the streets that went to college, came back, got twisted up in the streets again, got right back out and started doing music. Nobody believed in me to get anywhere with music. Now everybody in my neighborhood, my city’s looking like “yo, you got it.” It’s hard to gain people’s attention like that, make people pay attention. For people to already think I made it, I don’t even think I’m a quarter there. In their eyes, they looking up like you’re a hometown hero.
AllHipHop: Talk about the meaning behind the cover art, you got the street signs and the photos in the background.
KIR: It really doesn’t seem like a whole lot of thinking, but it really was. The bulletproof vest represented where I’m coming from with all these deaths, shootouts, all this crazy stuff I got going on in my life. I wanted the bulletproof vest to represent protection, but the street signs were my area. The pictures are all memories of homies that passed away or blessings that came into my life: my kids or me achieving something. Every picture had me achieving something, a blessing, or me losing something. I wanted to put that all in one.
AllHipHop: You say you slept down in basements, now you have racks on racks. How do you view your come up?
KIR: When I first started the music. it was the hardest thing ever because I didn’t understand business. I’d see an artist shout out another artist like “damn I was just around this artist, they ain’t pay me no mind.” It’s politics, it used to frustrate me a lot. When I was down and out, I didn’t have nobody to promote my music or no cosigns, it depressed me. It kicks you down, you gotta overcome that. All that I’m achieving now, I appreciate it but the sky’s the limit.
AllHipHop: How does it feel to reach over 4 million YouTube views on your channel?
KIR: That’s a big achievement for me, I used to get 100 views a week on my videos. Once you understand the business and how to market your music, that’s what I really want artists to understand. Everything else is good, the cosigns, but you want that core. You want that dedicated fanbase because that’s what matters. We’re about creating leverage over here. To be honest, I could’ve been signed a deal but it wasn’t going to be right for me. I wanted it to be right and make sense to me, the only way to do that is if I had some type of leverage. I had some type of footwork put in where I could do this on my own. What somebody else brings to the table would be nothing but building the brand.
AllHipHop: Talk about becoming a DIY marketing pioneer in Philly, I know you run your own Youtube and IG ads.
KIR: I’m on that heavy. So many people haven’t seen your music. With the internet being out, there’s no way people should be complaining about nobody seeing their music. You need to be putting your money in the right places. The ads are important, whether people believe it or not. These labels are putting hundreds of thousands into ads, people don’t really see that. That’s another thing, people aren’t getting the business part. I’m here to shed light because a lot of artists don’t know about that. Everybody wants somebody else to jump up and do something for them when you can do it yourself.
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AllHipHop: You’ve received a few label offers, talk about the independent grind and why you chose to stay independent.
KIR: I wouldn’t never throw no dirt on a label, right now it’s the best thing for me to stay independent because I have so much more to do. If the right deal came, I’ll be able to sign right now. It’s highly unlikely that what I want is going to come today. I want it to make sense to everyone around me. When I get on, I don’t want me to be on, I want everybody around me to be able to benefit. When the team’s strong, there’s no falling. We’re trying to put everybody in a position where everyone can benefit off the situation.
AllHipHop: What is the situation you’d be looking for?
KIR: I’m not picky, but I got a lot of little things I need. Not one thing but all in all, I need something putting me and my brand on the frontline. To be like that, you have to be rolling already. Have things going already. You can’t be a low class act coming in saying “I want to be on the frontline.” If you got the footwork in, you already frontline in the streets and you’re trending, they have no option but to jump on this. I want that to be the main thing that’ll make me serious when they talking to me. “If we jump on this, we need to put this ahead of a lot of things because it’s poppin’ right now.” I’m poppin’ in my own way. I know it’s going to happen when you gain those fans everyday, it’s a matter of time.
AllHipHop: What does it mean to be spreading the “Ghetto Gospel”?
KIR: That song was from the heart. I lost someone close to me. That ‘s off the top of my head, really some pain music. I cried after that song, that really means something to me. That’s why I didn’t shoot the video yet, I can’t. It’s a lot behind that. Out of all the tracks on the EP, that’s the most emotional track.
AllHipHop: What were you going through?
KIR: 2019 before I went to jail, my homie died. A crazy series of events the way he died, it touched me. I done lost friends behind the situation, people I thought were close to me. Me going to jail right after, I went to jail the same day as the funeral so I didn’t even get to see him. I put all that in the song, a special song right there. When I shoot that video, I know a lot of people fon’ feel that. I want people to be able to feel it so I don’t want to rush it.
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AllHipHop: How does it feel to have the co-sign from Charlamagne?
KIR: That was fire. Charlamagne, Jadakiss blew up my music. I appreciate all that because there was nobody co-signing or speaking on my name. There was nothing, I was a neighborhood rapper. To hear people like that shouting out, that’s dope. Means a lot.
AllHipHop: What about PnB Rock and Jadakiss?
KIR: PnB Rock, that’s my guy. We had dinner when I was out there in LA. Jadakiss, we had a conversation a few weeks ago in the DM. He’s telling me to keep going. As long as you’re doing what you gotta do, somebody’s going to notice you. You gotta keep working. I used to get discouraged about nobody noticing but as long as you’re working, somebody will see it.
AllHipHop: What made you do no features on your project?
KIR: That was a real big issue, my team always wanted me to do features with people. I don’t have no problem getting features but I want to show people you don’t have to do the typical “we gotta get someone on the song.” I want people to listen to my EP like “yo, he’s fire.” Not “this song’s fire because of this rapper.” I wanted them to hear it like “this song’s fire because it’s fire.” I want it to be undeniable. It’s been so long since I dropped a tape, I wanted all the feedback to be about me and how people felt about that EP.
AllHipHop: What can we look forward to next?
KIR: We got some big announcements. I should be having a show with Moneybagg Yo and Roddy Ricch in February. I’ma keep knocking these videos out, I definitely have some features coming up. Now I’m going to start dropping the feature tracks I’ve got since the EP’s out already. Definitely expect good things, you’ll all be hearing my name way more.
Christmas has come early for Chris Brown after receiving the keys to a brand new monster truck from Kanye West.
The Go Crazy hitmaker showed off the tank-style SHERP ATV on Instagram.
Kanye arranged for his manager, Bu Thiam, and other team members to personally deliver the present to Brown at his home in Tarzana, California.
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And it appears there was no other reason for the big surprise than to celebrate Brown’s career success to date.
In a handwritten note to the R&B star, Kanye told his pal, “Congratulations to Chris Brown, 20 years in the game you have overcome many hurdles and obstacles, you deserve the recognition for all the hard work you have put in.”
As he posed on top of the massive ATV for his Instagram photo, Brown simply captioned it, “THANK YOU KANYE @kanyewest.”
Kanye has yet to publicly comment on the generous gift, but the SHERP ATV typically costs around $120,000.
Dr. Dre’s estranged wife has accused the rap mogul of attempting to leave her with “close to nothing” as their nasty divorce battle continues to drag on.
She previously demanded $2 million -a-month in temporary spousal support while the exes attempt to reach a settlement in court – a request Dre has contested, arguing he is already paying for her every need.
“He is attempting to ‘starve her out’ while also attempting to walk away from the divorce with the parties’ entire marital estate, leaving her with close to nothing,” her lawyers argue in papers obtained by The Daily Mail.
She is seeking a court order forcing Dre to hand over a treasure trove of financial documents as part of the ongoing proceedings, but he has continued to refuse, insisting the prenup makes it clear she doesn’t get a cut of any of his businesses in the case of divorce.
Her filing reads: “Nicole’s need for documents from the parties’ long-standing accountants and managers is great. Among other issues, she needs these documents in connection with the issue of spousal support. Nicole was not employed during the parties’ 24-year marriage. Instead, she stayed home to raise their children.”
“Meanwhile, during the marriage, the parties amassed an estate worth close to $1 billion dollars,” her lawyers add. “Nevertheless, at this time, Andre is refusing to pay spousal support to Nicole or to pay her attorney’s fees.”
Run-DMC are releasing a limited edition vinyl compilation of rap hits to honor slain DJ Jam Master Jay.
The duo has commissioned Los Angeles-based artist Reena Tolentino, who created an iconic mural of late basketball star Kobe Bryant, to design the cover and revamp the band’s classic logo for the new 12on12 double disc package, limited to 500 hand-numbered editions and dedicated to JMJ, which marks the 35th anniversary of seminal 1986 album Raising Hell.
The hand-picked track-listing features songs that “inspired, affected and changed the ground-breaking group’s music,” including “Superrappin’” by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, “Seven Minutes of Funk” by The Whole Darn Family, Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force’s “Planet Rock,” and “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith.
The compilation will be available from December 8th.
Jam Master Jay was killed during a botched studio robbery in 2002.
Summer took to Instagram to share three new snaps of her changing figure, with the “Throw Fits” hitmaker pictured embracing her from behind and kissing her neck.
She didn’t add a caption, but it was clear the Something Real collaborators were a couple again.
London, who shares four-year-old son Kross with Hussle, has already had various tattoo tributes to her late love but decided to add to her collection with a particularly poignant note the rapper once sent her.
Hip-Hop beef ain’t what it used to be. Megan Thee Stallion stands accused of a number of things, ranging from stealing from fashion designers to not defending her friend. Her friend, Kelsey Nicole is riding on her in a new song that is a response to Megan’s diss! She’s not bad either! She certainly is on par with her former gal pal! Check it out real fast.
They are both cool, but they are using Biggie and Pac beats and whatnot. Like…hold up. Wait.
1) Neither one if them is lyrically or musically inclined to even touch those classics. 2) This “beef” is more like Beyond meat!
3)Tory was sexing them BOTH! What in the Polyamory?
Kelsey Nicole speaks
She addresses Megan thee Stallion for Shots Fired track and says “your ass was f###### on a n#### that I had first” confirms the rumor Tory Lanez was sexing both…. 😬 pic.twitter.com/526ay2niVp
Megan Thee Stallion is defending her Fashion Nova collection from claims she stole the designs.
A designer named Aazhia accused the “Savage” star of nabbing inspiration for her Chase the Bag Shoulder Pad Mini Dress from the a TLZ L’Femme dress she created via Instagram last week.
“IMA BREAK THIS DOWN REAL SIMPLE! MY DRESS WAS STOLEN AND USED IN THIS MEGAN X FN COLLAB! WAS I TOLD? NO! WAS I COMPENSATED? NO!” she wrote, alleging a stylist reached out to Aazhia to pull one of her dresses for an event Megan was attending.
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“I’M VERY MUCH SO TAKEN BACK BY THE THE LACK OF RESPECT FOR ANOTHER BLACK WOMAN! THERE IS THIS TIRED NARRATIVE THAT THE BLAVK WOMAN IS SO DISRESPECTED, BUT WE DO IT TO EACH OTHER!!!!”
Megan has now responded during an interview with The Morning Hustle Podcast, stating, “A lot of times, people say that they talked to somebody from my team. I don’t know what year that was, I don’t know who… what are you talking about? And a lot of times, they won’t even bring me… they don’t tell me who they talking to.
“I feel bad that people’s initial reaction would be to just come at me like, ‘Oh, you a black woman! You’re stealing from black women!’ And I’m like, ‘Damn, hold on, sis, ’cause, like, I don’t know you’.”
Denying the allegations, Megan added, “If it would’ve been a real misunderstanding, I would’ve never had a problem saying, ‘I’m sorry, sis’. I would have checked my stylist. Like, you don’t do that. That’s not right. And then I would’ve had the dress taken down, whatever the money made from the dress, I would’ve gave the money to the girl if that was really something that she felt like was stolen from her.”
Aazhia has responded, adding, “I’m vexed because it’s condescending, it’s disrespectful, it’s hypocritical. Everything that she said was addressed towards me… My dress is from the ’90s. And she also said, in her opinion, it’s not stolen… But for me, all I saw was more disrespect.”
The Weeknd didn’t get nominated for a Grammy and people’s draws are in a bunch over it. Drake has his jawns in a wedgie, because his buddy got completely snubbed. Now, I admit, his fellow Canadian probably should’ve gotten a nod. I know this, not because I have heard the album, but because I have heard a lot about it. He’s always a spectacle and always making me with Micheal Jackson was alive. He was the talk of the town at the American Music Awards. Well, whatever issues he and Drake had are gone. Drake rode for him homie like never before…he basically called for a boycott of the Grammys.
Now, this is a crazy dope year for Hip-Hop as far as the nominations. But even 50 Cent was hating, for a completely different reason.
If 50 has any relevance to rap today, I am sure he wouldn’t have any issue. But, everybody on that list EARNED that spot. The BARS are there, the beats are there and the critical acclaim is there. I think this is also some restitution for past wrongs! Nas doesn’t have a Grammy? YOU BUGGIN! Everybody is deserving – even Jay Electronica! GREAT YEAR!
I am certain there is a Grammy equivalent over there in the great North! Who cares about this American stuff?
Billionaire Mario Gabelli said, “How do you make money? Spinoffs, split-ups, liquidations, mergers, and acquisitions.”
Jay-Z understands this … which is why he is sitting comfortably in the nine-digit club with the likes of Gabelli, Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bezos, Robert Smith, Tyler Perry, and Michael Jordan.
One of his most recent moves that amplifies the aforementioned quote is the recent deal with Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp., the Largest Cannabis S### in History.
The company has recently announced that they will work with the “Can’t Knock the Hustle” rapper, RocNation, his cannabis company Caliva and Left Coast Ventures to form an even bigger and better company.
The Brooklynite will be a part of a vertically integrated cannabis company now called The Parent Company (TPCO), becoming the largest —hear us good— marijuana company in California.
In this venture, he will join their C-Suite as the Chief Visionary Officer.
“Although we know we can’t fully redeem the injustices created by the ‘war on drugs’, we can help shape a brighter and inclusive future,” Jay-Z said. “The brands we build will pave a new path forward for a legacy rooted in equity, access, and justice. We’re creating something people can trust and we’re investing in our future, our people, and our communities.”
Jay will lead the way by heading up a corporate venture fund that will invest in Black-owned and minority-owned cannabis businesses.
Other investors in the new business include Rihanna, Yo Gotti, and Meek Mill. It was a smart investment since Caliva and Left Coast Ventures expect combined revenues of $185 million in 2020 and $334 million in 2021.
As of today, the company is sitting on $575 million in cash – making it one of the most well-capitalized cannabis companies in the United States, giving the new company the power to reach 90% of California consumers by the end of 2022.
