(AllHipHop News) Pandora released its list of the Top 20 Most Spun Hip Hop songs of the year. The most popular music streamer in the United States (~70 million monthly active users) saw several rap stars make the rankings more than once.
Post Malone’s “Wow” came in at #1. The Texan was followed by Meek Mill at #2 (“Going Bad” featuring Drake), J. Cole at #3 (“Middle Child”), Juice WRLD at #4 (“Lucid Dreams”), and YK Osiris at #5 (“Worth It”).
Meek’s “24/7” featuring Ella Mai also landed at #7. Drake scored two entries in the Top 10 as well. Besides his appearance on “Going Bad,” the OVO leader also landed at #6 with his Rick Ross collaboration “Money In The Grave.” J. Cole, DaBaby, Lil Nas X, DJ Khaled, 21 Savage, and Cardi B also had multiple records in the Top 20.
In addition, SiriusXM and Pandora also announced the emerging artists the combined companies predict will make it big in 2020. Ali Gatie, Arin Ray, Arizona Zervas, BENEE, Doja Cat, Ekali, Fire From The Gods, Gabby Barrett, girl in red, Hailey Whitters, Isabela Merced, Koffee, Layton Greene, Lil Keed, Lil TJay, Mahalia, Mallrat, NLE Choppa, Palomi Mami, Pink Sweat$, Roddy Ricch, Tones and I, Tyla Yaweh, and Yemi Alade made that lineup.
“This list represents an exciting and fascinating range of music, and we look forward to our listeners discovering and listening to these new artists in 2020 and beyond on SiriusXM and Pandora,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “Our platforms are the best place to discover new music and we look forward to introducing and promoting these talented artists to our listeners across both services.”
(AllHipHop News) Camila Cabello dropped her sophomore studio album, Romance, on December 6. The digital edition of the project includes the song “My Oh My” featuring DaBaby.
The former Fifth Harmony member and the Hip Hop neophyte stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday to perform their Romance collaboration. Cabello was backed by several dancers, and DaBaby showed up in a Gucci sweater.
“@dababy, man you are so sweet, so fun, so talented, so humble, honored to have you perform with me man, and so excited to see you keep crushing it! Have a good show in NYC tonight! Everybody go show him love ❤️,” wrote Cabello on Instagram.
The man born Jonathan Lyndale Kirk pulled double duty while in New York City on December 12. The North Carolina-bred rapper also performed at NYC’s Terminal 5 for a sold-out stop on his “Kirk Tour.”
Cabello’s Tonight Show set was the second time this week that DaBaby shared a stage with a chart-topping music artist. The “Bop” rhymer brought out Drake in Toronto on Tuesday, and Drizzy told his hometown crowd that DaBaby was “killing this sh*t.”
(AllHipHop News) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is known to take aim at other celebrities on his Instagram page. Now the G-Unit boss is aiming at a very powerful target.
Overnight, 50 Cent began posting about Oprah Winfrey. It appears he took issue with reports that the billionaire entertainment mogul is producing a new documentary about sexual assault in the music industry.
“I don’t understand why Oprah is going after black men. No Harvey Weinstein, No Epstein, just Micheal [Jackson] and Russell Simmons this sh*t is sad,” wrote 50 on IG. “[Gayle King] hit [R. Kelly] with the death blow documentary. Every time I hear Micheal [Jackson] I don’t know whether to dance or think about the little [boy’s] butts. These [documentaries] are publicly convicting their targets, it makes them guilty till proven innocent.”
Both R. Kelly and Michael Jackson were the subjects of different 2019 docuseries that explored numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against the two singers. After Surviving R. Kelly aired on Lifetime,Kelly was indicted on numerous sex-related charges in Illinois and New York.
HBO’s Leaving Neverland led to petitions against the late Jackson. Plus, Oprah faced some backlash for hosting a special television program where she interviewed MJ’s Leaving Neverland accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck.
Last night, 50 Cent returned to Instagram to throw another shot at Winfrey. He posted a meme that featured accused sexual abusers Bill Cosby, Jeffrey Epstein, Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, R. Kelly, and Donald Trump. The black men were labeled with “jail” and the white men were labeled with “walk.” The pic’s caption read, “You think Oprah don’t notice how this sh*t is playing out?”
Oprah’s currently unnamed documentary is scheduled to premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and stream next year on Apple TV+. The filmmakers have not officially confirmed which public figures will be covered in the doc.
However, reports suggest the film will follow a former music executive possibly exposing someone in the industry after an alleged assault. This information and a Sundance description about the movie led to speculation that the documentary is about Drew Dixon, the woman that accused Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons of multiple instances of misconduct.
Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering (The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground) are directing and producing the Apple TV documentary. The film is described as “a profound examination of race, gender, class, and intersectionality, and the toll assaults take on their victims and society at large.”
(AllHipHop News) The public is still recovering from the news of the tragic death of Jarad “Juice WRLD” Higgins. On December 8, the 21-year-old musician flew from Los Angeles to Chicago on a private jet, then he passed away at a local hospital after suffering a seizure.
In addition, law enforcement officials discovered 70 lbs of marijuana on the plane Juice was traveling on that day. TMZ is now reporting officials are having a hard time pinpointing who owned the suitcases that held the weed.
While investigators are said to be looking for DNA and fingerprints on the luggage, insiders claim it would still be difficult to prove which individuals actually packed the drugs. Federal officials apparently gave local police jurisdiction on the matter because it was viewed as a “non-case.”
Juice WRLD’s security guards were arrested at Chicago’s Midway International Airport for possession of handguns. Apparently, Chris Long and Henry Dean had valid conceal and carry permits, but they were not authorized to bring firearms into an airport.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office was unable to establish an official cause of death for Juice WRLD after conducting an autopsy. It is believed the Interscope recording artist swallowed multiple Percocet pills to hide them from officers that were searching his plane at the time.
(AllHipHop News) Usher Raymond IV made a mini-comeback in 2019. The Atlanta-based singer showed up on Summer Walker’s Over It album which earned Ush his 51st career entry on the Hot 100 chart.
After collaborating with Walker on “Come Thru,” Raymond linked with another R&B songstress for his own single. Ella Mai provides vocals on Usher’s new track “Don’t Waste My Time.”
“A childhood dream ✨
Thank you for having me
@Usher
,” tweeted Mai early Friday morning. The two Grammy winners belt out lyrics over production presented by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox.
Usher’s last solo studio LP was 2016’s Hard II Love. The 41-year-old entertainer linked with producer Zaytoven for the collaborative project A in 2018. Throughout his three-decade career, Usher has scored four #1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart and nine #1 songs on the Hot 100 chart.
(AllHipHop News) According to reports, Amazon has paid $25 million to secure the rights to a Rihanna documentary. The untitled film was directed by Peter Berg who worked with Rihanna on the 2012 action film Battleship.
Peter Berg’s bold and innovative Rihanna is an unfiltered look into Rihanna’s life, providing a glimpse into the evolution of one of the world’s most well-known pop artists. With unparalleled access into the singer’s life and over 1200 hours of footage, the doc takes us on a journey through private insights into Rihanna’s personality and humor, philosophies on work, family and love that are both moving and inspirational.
Rihanna has spent the last several years building her Fenty fashion brand and Fenty Beauty cosmetics brand. Forbes named the Pop/R&B superstar as the richest female musician in the world with a supposed net worth of $600 million.
(AllHipHop News) Nicki Minaj was presented with the Game-Changer Award at the Billboard Women in Music 2019 event. While accepting the trophy, Minaj honored the late Juice WRLD.
Earlier this year, Juice WRLD opened for the Queen album creator on “The Nicki Wrld Tour” in Europe. She called the “Lucid Dreams” rapper a “kindred spirit.”
“I know this is a Women in Music night, and I’m honored to be in the presence of all these women,” said Minaj. “But it doesn’t feel comfortable to talk about me when someone so important to our culture died.”
Juice WRLD (born Jarad Higgins) passed away on December 8. An official autopsy was inconclusive, but it has been reported that the 21-year-old Chicago native swallowed multiple Percocet pills when law enforcement officers began searching his private jet at Midway International Airport.
“I want to tell people drugs [aren’t] the problem, it’s the way we fix our problem. So it’s important that we don’t pass judgment so people aren’t ashamed to speak out and ask for help,” said Minaj.
The Queen Radio host added, “I just came here tonight to ask people to be a little more forgiving and understanding, especially with entertainers. We can’t have a bad day.”
(AllHipHop Rumors) Oprah Winfrey is not 50 Cent’s favorite person right now.
Actually, the reality is…on the low, she is not in the best space with a lot of people. She has this looming documentary on the music game and sexual assault/rape/#metoo. Now, the word is that SHE and the other two creatives (that happen to be white) are looking to ether Russell Simmons. Now, Russell has been accused of some f’d up things, but he has not been convicted of a crime yet. We now know…the court of public opinion can sway people and juries too. Why is Oprah doing this to one of the pioneers of Hip-Hop? And why now?
Well, this is 50 Cent showing solidarity with his brother from Queens! But it is more than that. He’s asking some legit questions of Oprah and others that are resolute in presenting this narrative. There are a million evil people out there in the world, countless acts of evil to push to the masses and she picks Russell Simmons. There are thousands and thousands of Black girls and women missing, human trafficking and there are monsters like Harvey Weinstein that have been permitted to walk among us despite many, many, many accusers!
(AllHipHop Rumors) Quality Control’s CEO P has been accused of physically abusing his ex-girlfriend and mother of his daughter, Lira Galore.
Galore has accused her ex of being physical with her during the first 8 months of her pregnancy. She is now asking $15 million for her injuries.
According to legal documents TMZ received, Lira details 5 different beatdowns by her ex. She says she was given knots in her head by him punching her in the face, throwing her to the ground, and choking her. Galore also says he dislocated her finger by ripping off her ring.
Lira also claims he bought her a $50,000 SUV to make things right only to break the driver side of the window and change the title of the vehicle to his own name.
She has now requested full custody of their daughter.
P has remained quiet during the allegations only posting a picture of his daughter with a captain that reads, “See You Soon” on Instagram.
(AllHipHop News) There is a growing possibility rap star Tekashi 6ix9ine will be a free man next week.
The Brooklyn, New York rapper was charged with one count of racketeering and 8 other charges for his role in a crime wave throughout New York City from 2017-2018 with members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.
The rap star, born Daniel Hernandez, decided to cooperate with the Feds immediately after he was arrested on November 18th, 2018.
Earlier today (December 12th), Judge Paul Englemayer said he received a letter from Tekashi 6ix9ine, who is objecting to one possible aspect of the Probation Department’s guideline calculation.
“On its review of the parties’ sentencing submissions, the Court notes that defendant Hernandez objects to one aspect of the Probation Department’s guideline calculation, relating to his criminal history,” said Judge Paul Englemayer.
The rapper does not want his prior criminal history to influence his sentence when it is handed down on Wednesday.
Judge Engelmayer has ordered Federal prosecutors to submit a letter to clarify “whether it has any objections to the Probation Department’s guidelines calculation, and specifically to set out its position on the criminal history objection raised by the defense.”
There’s still a chance to Tekashi 6ix9ine could be sent to prison but it appears the Feds are leaning towards granting the rap star his freedom.
(AllHipHop News) Tekashi 6ix9ine’s older brother Oscar has surfaced to voice his opinion on why his sibling should be kept out of prison when he is sentenced later this month.
Oscar Hernandez says his younger brother was traumatized by the death of his step-father, who was murdered in front of the family home in Brooklyn when the rapper was just 13-years-old.
Tekashi 6ix9ine, born Daniel Hernandez, was briefly institutionalized sometime between 2011-2012, as he dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression from the shooting.
“My step-father was killed a block away from our home, and I quickly had to assume the role of man of the house,” Oscar Hernandez explained. “I was busy working many odd jobs to try and make ends meet, but Daniel was left without a father figure and choose a different path that not only afforded his rise to superstardom but made him a magnet for people with malicious intent.”
The young teen who would become Tekashi 6ix9ine dropped out of high school and started working at the Stay Fresh Deli in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
6ix9ine’s brother Oscar is the judge to spare his brother, who offered unprecedented cooperation with the government against a dozen members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods during the RICO trial in October of 2019.
“My diabetic mother hasn’t been the same since his arrest and awaits his return every single day. His five-year-old, Saraiyah, misses him very much and needs her father, a role that I realize no one can replace,” Oscar Hernandez explained.
Oscar Hernandez wants Judge Paul Englemayer to sentence Tekashi 6ix9ine to time served.
“I’m certain he can change not only the lives of the kids in our community but those around the world,” Oscar Hernandez said.
Tekashi 6ix9ine will be sentenced on December 18th.
(AllHipHop News) “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” has generally gotten rave reviews from those fans and critics that have seen the tale of the early days of the Wu-Tang Clan. The show focuses on young RZA and has others in his universe such as Ghostface and Raekwon, but also features Ol’ Dirty Bastard, one of the Wu members from Brooklyn.
When you see Young Dirty Bastard, you see ODB, however many folks felt that actor TJ Atoms evoked the universally-beloved rapper brilliantly in “Wu-Tang: An American Saga.” However, his son does not. Furthermore, YDB asserts that the first season of the show did not quite capture his father’s essential qualities. Barsun, YDB’s real name, says his father’s queen, wife Icelene Jones, shares his sentiments as well.
In an exclusive full interview, YDB aka Barsun explains his life and times as well as articulating how he feels about his father, the popular Hulu series and more.
AllHipHop: AllHipHop’s owner Chuck Creekmur interviewed the person that portrayed your father in the Wu-Tang saga, T.J. Atoms. And he was talking about days he spent with you, trying to learn your father’s needs and stuff of that nature.First off, how did you feel like your father-
Young Dirty Bastard: Nah, we never spent no days together. I’ll keep it real with you.
AllHipHop: He said he tried to learn from you how to-
Young Dirty Bastard:No, no. He asked to chill. That was it. I was like, first of all, that’s my family position. If anything, we supposed to pick who we want to play the role. That was orchestrated from a higher level. It was orchestrated behind doors and it just happened the wrong way, on my behalf. You know what I’m saying?
AllHipHop: How do you think they should have went about it?
YDB: I think they should have definitely picked me, since I played a role every day. You know what I’m saying? Life. Yeah. We out here every day. To get anybody to do it and not reach to the highest actor on a pedestal at the time. You could have … even I would called Denzel (Washington). You know what I’m saying? He would’ve said “No”, but I would’ve called somebody else and I would have did that first, before you did (TJ Atoms). You know what I’m saying?
AllHipHop: Hire somebody else?
YDB: Yeah, yeah.
AllHipHop: Okay.
YDB: On that level.
AllHipHop: No, I completely get what you’re saying. But did you think he at least did a decent job? YDB: No.
AllHipHop: You didn’t think so?
YDB: No.
AllHipHop: What you thought was wrong what it? What’s your critique of it? YDB: I think they portrayed him… No, nothing wrong against that man. I think everybody has an opportunity and they got to fulfill their destiny
AllHipHop: Yeah. YDB: Now when it comes to him playing my father role, I’m going to get a little aggressive. Know what I’m saying? My mother, she’s p##### at it. ‘Cause he looks more like a goofball. My father wasn’t no goofball. You know my family, only time we joke around is when we fighting each other. ‘Cause we ain’t going to really kill each other. But we be like, “I shoot you right now.”. That’s how my pops was and that’s not him. That’s not him. AllHipHop: Okay. YDB: He’s a leader. You know what I’m saying? AllHipHop: So you didn’t like that? YDB: Do you see him leading anything in that movie? AllHipHop: No, not at all. YDB: That’s not him. AllHipHop: Yeah. So then, your critique is that he was more of a follower than a leader?
YDB: Yeah. At that age he had children and all that. So he was running…he was doing mad stuff. Hustling. All types. He was doing mad sh#t. They show everybody else doing it. He was traveling back and forth from BK to Staten Island . They woke up there.
AllHipHop: They had a part there where he took them to the pink houses, you know in the middle-
YDB: They woke up there, you know.
AllHipHop: Yeah, they showed that part. I thought … which is crucial. ‘Cause if you’re from Brooklyn you would … I don’t think … I mean ’cause Wu-Tang is Shaolin and Staten Island, I think, Brooklyn, we’re really proud of ODB. You understand what I’m saying? And sometimes we feel like just the Wu-Tang affiliation kind of takes away like people might confuse them from Staten Island, so it was proud to see him actually go back to Brooklyn in it.
YDB: They doing that ’cause they try to just throw everything that way. There’s nothing wrong with Staten Island. I love Staten Island.
AllHipHop: Yes sir.
YDB: You know what I’m saying? But, everything, like pure energy come from Brooklyn.
AllHipHop: Yes sir.
YDB: That s### wouldn’t even work without Brooklyn. That’s why it was like that. The supergroup: Wu-Tang Clan.
AllHipHop: ‘Cause they had some Brooklyn elements to them.
YDB: They needed Brooklyn athletes. It wasn’t going to work. They tried it a couple times. But until it all connected. You know Voltron? The Wu-Tang was boom!
Offset took to Instagram Live to honor Juice Wrld upon hearing the news of his pal’s death.
“R.I.P. to my brother Juice, man. It’s sad to lose another talented artist. That s##t f##ked up. God bless him and his family. Nothing but respect,” he said. “He was one of the young n**gas that really could flow, though. He could really rap, freestyle, and go crazy. His work ethic was crazy.”
The “Clout” hitmaker went on to tease a new tune, titled “What’s Brackin,” which he said will “probably” end up on the next Migos album.
“I’m probably gonna put that s##t on Culture III. He’s going apes##t on that thing,” Offset added.
Migos, comprising Takeoff, Offset, and Quavo, has yet to announce a release date for their upcoming record, but it is expected to drop sometime in 2020.
But the singer is very clear about the new charges levied against him over his improper relationship with Aaliyah.
“I have met with Mr. Kelly, provided him with a copy of the Superseding Indictment, read it to him, and made sure that he understands it,” R. Kelly’s attorney Steven Greenberg confirmed.
Federal prosecutors believe R. Kelly ran his music business operations as a front to feed his insatiable appetite for under-aged teenagers over two decades.
The singer is facing a bribery charge for conspiring to get Aaliyah the phony I.D. in 1994 when she was just 15-year-old, so the pair could get married.
“He is prepared to plead not guilty in writing,” Stephen A. Greenberg confirmed.
The news of R. Kelly’s criminal charges for marrying Aaliyah comes just as Lifetime Networks prepares Part 2 of their docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.”
“Surviving R. Kelly” highlighted thirty years worth of allegations against R. Kelly, who is accused of sexually, mentally, and physicaly abusing underaged teenagers and women.
The six-part series laid out shocking allegations against R. Kelly through interviews with alleged victims, family members, and former business associates.
The original version of “Surviving R. Kelly” led to potential criminal investigations in Cook County, Illinois and Fulton County, Georgia.
In “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning,” more victims and experts come forward to offer “insights into the ever-growing saga of the R&B singer, who is currently facing federal and state charges.”
According to Lifetime, Surviving R. Kelly Part II” will premiere on January 2nd. The docuseries will then air additional episodes over the span of three consecutive nights.
Future has so many kids it’s sometimes hard to keep track. In the case of baby Reign and Legend, Future, YOU ARE THE FATHER!
Future two baby’s mothers, Eliza and Cindy recently got a sibling dna test done to prove their children were half siblings. If you’re thinking what I’m thinking; yeah, I never heard of this being done either. Well, maybe on The Maury Show.
Both women posted it on their Instagram pages for the entire world to see.
Surprisingly, Future has remained quiet and hasn’t yet clapped back or posted any subs. The only thing the rapper is really worried about is showing off his new lady, Lori Harvey.
(AllHipHop News) The legal drama Just Mercy hits select theaters on December 25 and then goes wide on January 10, 2020. After screening at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, Jamie Foxx is already garnering praise for his portrayal of real-life wrongly imprisoned African-American Walter McMillian.
Foxx’s turn in Just Mercy earned the Hollywood veteran a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. He is competing against Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Al Pacino (The Irishman), Joe Pesci (The Irishman), and Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood).
“I am humbled to be in the company of the other legends in this category. I am so grateful for this recognition from my peers in the SAG community,” says Foxx. “Just Mercy is one of the most life-fulfilling films I have had the pleasure to work on.”
Additionally, Michael B. Jordan stars in Just Mercy as lawyer/social justice activist Bryan Stevenson. The cast also features Brie Larson, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and Karan Kendrick. Hawaiian filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12, The Glass Castle) directed the movie from Warner Bros. Pictures.
“I am indebted to Michael B. Jordan, our director, Destin Daniel Cretton, Warner Bros., our producer, Gil Netter, and the entire creative team. And of course – Bryan Stevenson who is our hero – fighting for justice every single day,” adds Foxx.
Jamie Foxx won the SAG Award in 2005 for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture for Ray. The comedian/musician’s performance in the Ray Charles biographical film also led to a Best Actor Academy Award victory that same year.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Looks like two-time world boxing champion Gervanta Davis is ready to put his name back in the blogs. This time, for possibly dating his fellow boxing “homeboy” Floyd Mayweather’s ex boo. Yaya.
Yaya and Davis were spotted together the other night locking arms. But it looks like Yaya should have been holding his left arm instead of his right because the boxing champ tried to smack a phone out of a fan’s hand.
Anyways, we all know Mayweather has many girls, well at least he did in the past, and Yaya didn’t have a problem with it. As long as the money is right I guess it’s fine. Insert shrugging emoji.
Not sure if Mayweather is going to have a problem with his homie dating one of his exes. Probably not. I mean, he does have a plethora of choices. Only time will tell, I guess.
(AllHipHop News) After Malcolm McCormick passed away in 2018, The Pittsburgh Foundation honored the rapper’s legacy by establishing theMac Miller Fund. Teenagers and young adults at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA will benefit from a $100,000 endowment from the organization.
The Mac Miller Fund is providing operating capital for The YMCA Lighthouse Project and for apprenticeships at Tuff Sound. Managers of the programs will host an open house on December 17 from 4 pm to 6 pm.
Thanks to the grant, the Tuff Sound Apprenticeship Program has funding for three years which will serve about 30 young people between 2020 and 2023. Recruitment for the next class in the spring begins on December 17.
“These programs give young people a voice and empower them, through technical and transferable skills, for life after high school,” says James Brown, director of Creative Youth Development at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA.
Brown adds, “There is a lot of emphasis [in the music business] on who is standing on the stage, but to build an industry, you also need people behind the scenes. We’re helping to grow the music industry in Pittsburgh by making sure young people of color from neighborhoods like Homewood are involved.”
The Mac Miller Fund has raised close to $1 million as a result of proceeds from the “Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life” concert and donations from the public. McCormick’s family states, “[Mac Miller] cared very much about working to make the world a kinder place and we will continue to do just that.”
