(AllHipHop News) Cardi B is currently in Africa preparing for two shows in Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana. Next month, the “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker will be in Florida for another live gig during Super Bowl LIV weekend.
VEW Live! announced Cardi B as the first headliner for the inaugural VEWTOPIA Music Festival taking place in Miami’s Marlins Park on January 31 and February 1. Marlins Member Presale tickets are now available at mlb.com. Tickets o on sale to the general public on Monday, December 9 at 10 am ET.
The VEWTOPIA Music Festival 2020 is expected to bring out some of the biggest names in Pop, Hip Hop, and Latin music with 14 hours of performances over the course of two days. Additional headliners and artists will be revealed in the upcoming weeks.
Over the last two years, Cardi B has topped the bill for other music events such as the Rolling Loud Miami Festival, the Made In America Festival, and the Wireless Festival. She also hit the stage for the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest in February.
(AllHipHop News) Migos have teamed up with Uber Eats and chicken restaurant Popeyes to create their own fast-food menu.
The hip-hop trio’s new venture comes after Quavo joined in the hype around Popeye’s new chicken sandwich by joking on Instagram that he was selling the sought-after snack for $1,000.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Popeye’s new Migos Menu is rather less expensive and includes four different meal options available exclusively through the Uber Eats delivery service in the U.S. and Canada.
Three are named after Migos members Offset, Quavo, and Takeoff, while the largest, the Tour Rider, is a meal costing $46.99 that features 20 pieces of chicken.
The Migos Menu will be available from Friday, December 6th until January 2nd.
(AllHipHop News) The second annual Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest is scheduled to take place January 30 – February 1.DJ Khaled & Friends and DaBaby will kick off the three-day festivities at the EA SPORTS Bowl’s “Welcome to Miami Showcase” on that Thursday night.
“We were so happy to bring an event like Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest to the city of Atlanta last year and are looking forward to bringing another incredible show to Miami this year,” says Shana Barry, Director of Experiential, Bud Light.
Barry adds, “Super Bowl Music Fest allows us to bring two of our brand’s biggest passion points – sports and music together in the same place. We are thrilled to bring another set of A-list artists for an even bigger show this year.”
In 2019, the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest highlighted Bruno Mars, Cardi B., Post Malone, Aerosmith, Ludacris, Ciara, Migos, T.I., Lil Jon, Jeezy, and more in the ATL. The 2020 edition in Miami will also feature legendary Rock bands Guns N’ Roses and Maroon 5.
“EA SPORTS has a reputation for hosting one of the most anticipated events of Super Bowl Week, and we’re excited to be partnering with the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest for the second time,” says Josh Rabenovets, Senior Director of Global Brand Management at EA SPORTS. “Thursday promises to be an unforgettable night for fans in Miami with Miami-local DJ Khaled, DaBaby, and more stars taking the stage to celebrate one of the greatest weekends in sports.”
Super Bowl LIV will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on February 2. The game will broadcast on the Fox network. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are set to headline the halftime show. The Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest is executive-produced by On Location Experiences and SYNERGY Productions, LLC with production support from Live Nation Urban.
“As we culminate our 100th season, we’re proud to continue to build upon our partnership with On Location Experiences through the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest,” says Peter O’Reilly, Executive Vice President, Club Business and League Events, National Football League.
O’Reilly continues, “This energetic series of concerts will further add to our already exciting week, and will give our fans another opportunity to experience the power and energy of the Super Bowl.”
(AllHipHop News) Christmas season is upon us, and that comes with holiday-themed tunes.Grammy-winning vocalist/instrumentalist H.E.R. teamed with Amazon Music to release a reimagined version of “Christmas Time Is Here.”
“I love everything about the holidays especially the music,” said H.E.R. “I’m so happy to be a part of this Amazon Originals holiday playlist and get to spread holiday cheer through my music.”
Amazon Music also linked with rising R&B groupNext Town Down for their rendition of the classic “O Holy Night.” Chris, Leon, Malik, Tre’Von, and Terence of NTD built a following by uploading covers and vlogs on YouTube.
“We are thrilled to work with the Amazon Music team to release our new R&B spin on a Christmas classic,” said Next Town Down. “To us, ‘O Holy Night’ is about family, so we hope our fans and their families enjoy our record this holiday season.”
H.E.R.’s “Christmas Time Is Here” and Next Town Down’s “O Holy Night” can both be heard on the Best of Amazon Holiday Originalsplaylist. John Legend, Ellie Goulding, Ingrid Michaelson & Jason Mraz, Sebastian Yatra, The Band Perry, Nina Nesbitt, and Chloe Flower also contributed to Amazon Original holiday releases.
(AllHipHop News) Thebe “Earl Sweatshirt” Kgositsile will host a one-on-one conversation with his mother Professor Cheryl I. Harris at the Museum of Contemporary Art on December 7. The intimate affair is part of a series of fan experiences Sweatshirt has been curating around Los Angeles.
Professor Harris wrote the Harvard Law Review journal article titledWhiteness as Property. She is also the Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at UCLA School of Law. The author has lectured on issues of race and equality at leading institutions around the world as well.
The “Earl Sweatshirt x MOCA” discussion is open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Exclusive merchandise and the 9-foot Feet of Clay statue of Nebuchadnezzar will also be featured at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.
On November 1, Sweatshirt released the 7-track Feet of Clay EP. Additionally, the rapper/producer performed at his Odd Future comrade Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival last month where the Nebuchadnezzar statue was displayed on stage.
(AllHipHop News) It appears the ongoing saga involving Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, and Eminem will continue into the near future. The latest installment in the narrative comes from Fat Joe and Dre’s new Family Ties album.
Eminem provided a verse on the track “Lord Above” which directly addresses the former married couple. The bars seem to be a response to Cannon’s recent interview on T.I.’s ExpediTIously podcast where the Wild ‘N Out host spoke about their ten-year feud over Mariah.
“I said, ‘I know I’m not gonna be able to out rap you, but I will whoop your ass.’ Those were the exact words at the time. Cooler heads prevailed,” Cannon told Tip in September.
Eminem fired back by rapping, “I know me and Mariah didn’t end on a high note. But that other dude’s whipped, that p*ssy got him neutered. Tried to tell him this chick’s a nut job before he got his jewels clipped. Almost got my caboose kicked? Fool, quit. You not gonna do sh*t. I let her chop my balls off too ‘fore I lost to you, Nick.”
“Lord Above” also features the legendary Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige. In addition, Fat Joe recruited Jeremih, Bryson Tiller, Cardi B, Anuel AA, Remy Ma, Ty Dolla $ign, and Lil Wayne for Family Ties.
“We got a classic, but the way you see the feature list, you might just think it’s a bunch of features. Some people get some features and put everything together. This album, it’s almost like Hamilton, to where ten years from now we could probably make a play of it,” said Joe about his latest LP.
Nick Cannon has reacted to Eminem’s verse on Fat Joe’s “Lord Above” song. He tweeted, “SCRAM SCRAM BLAM BLAM… NICK CANNON!! I don’t care what the world says, I think You still got it Marshall!
@Eminem.”
The “Gigolo” rapper also addressed Em in a video from his Power 106 radio show. Cannon posted the clip on Instagram with the caption, “Let’s Wild Out Marshall!!! @Eminem @mtvwildnout @NickCannonMornings In the MuthaFuk’n Santa Suit!!! .”
SCRAM SCRAM BLAM BLAM… NICK CANNON!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I don’t care what the world says, I think You still got it Marshall! @Eminem
(AllHipHop News) DaBaby was committed to giving his hometown fans a show despite the fact he was unable to make it back to Charlotte. According to the southern rapper, his jet was experiencing “maintenance issues.”
In a series of Instagram Story posts, DaBaby told his followers he was “mad ass hell” for getting stuck in New York City. He also apologized to Charlotte for missing the concert.
Instead of leaving the people inside the Bojangles’ Coliseum disappointed, the 27-year-old Interscope recording artist used his iPhone to entertain the crowd. DaBaby decided to perform via FaceTime with his face displayed on the venue’s screens.
2020 has been a breakout year for the man born Jonathan Kirk. The Baby On Baby albumarrived in March and spawned the smash record “Suge.” DaBaby came right back with the chart-topping Kirk in September, and scored two more Top 20 hits with “Intro” and “Bop.”
(AllHipHop News) B2K’s Lil Fizz is still not booked for “The Millennium Tour 2020” with Omarion. However, fans of 2000s-era R&B will get to see Ashanti during the nationwide trek.
Omarion announced the addition of the “Foolish” singer on Instagram. He posted, TOUR ALERT! So excited to announce that *Ashanti * will be joining The Millennium Tour lineup! “
Ashanti won a Grammy Award for her 2002 self-titled debut LP. The 39-year-old New Yorker scored multiple Top 10 hits as a lead artist and as a guest feature on songs with fellow Murder Inc representative Ja Rule.
“The Millennium Tour 2020” will also feature opening acts Soulja Boy, Ying Yang Twins, Lloyd, Sammie, and Pretty Ricky. Bow Wow will serve as a co-headliner with his Face Off album collaborator Omarion.
(AllHipHop News) Yesterday, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye kicked off the first of two nights of music on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The Canadian superstar ran through his new hit ”Heartless.”
The Weeknd also recently released another song titled “Blinding Lights.” He is expected to perform that record on The Late Show on Friday.
“Heartless” debuted at #32 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The track has topped both the Spotify US and Apple Music US charts over the last week.
Besides new music, The Weeknd made his acting debut in the forthcoming motion picture Uncut Gems. The film – which also stars Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, and Lakeith Stanfield – will hit theaters on December 13.
(AllHipHop Rumors) When will you stupid MFers learn in this game one way or another you get BURNED! Shout out to Bushwick Bill of the MFin, Trigger Happy Geto Boys! Today, people are still making the same ol’ dumb mistakes out here. First of all who is Buddha G? I never even heard of this so-called drill rapper in my life, but she is apparently popular with the kiddies. Was…popular! First of all, let me state this. This slop was rapping and sang the word N#GGA on every song I heard and often as hell. All you hardbody killers out there just were cool with that? You guys are part of the issues. You should have checked this bumbish a long time ago.
Now, this chick that honestly looks like a reject from a “Purple Pills” video! LISTEN TO HER TALK TO THE COPS, SETTING SOMEBODY UP.
I don’t know if you have ever seen her rapping, but she certainly isn’t nice or anything. I ain’t gonna say she is trash either, but I feel she is mostly a spectacle. And, now she is more of a joke than ever before because if the accusations. Check out Buddha rap!
Needly to say, I could not take that at all….just too much white trash. And that ain’t racial. I can’t take the brothers when they look like that either! But, this Buddha person really rubs me the wrong way.
After doing some homework, I realize this isn’t especially new, but the word is leaking out slowly and surely. Some folks that I saw said that she knew the dude she ratted on for years and years. And she seemingly had little to know regard for his life. Once you get to this point, it’s either you or them. Not a lot else out there. I guess we will see what’s next. I ain’t out there, but the streets are talking…
(AllHipHop News) Will Smith has reflected his decision to vlog his colonoscopy didn’t end up being the “joke” he thought it would be.
Last month, the star shared a 17-minute video on YouTube in which he was put to sleep during the procedure, as cameras documented him waking up, laughing and going right back to sleep.
The actor was still making jokes right after waking up from anesthesia but, speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of his new animated film, “Spies In Disguise,” in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the 51-year-old actor lamented his bad judgment.
“I was doin’ it as a joke. I thought it was gonna be funny,” Smith shared. “Yeah, it turned out to not really be funny.”
However, the colonoscopy turned out to be significant for the “Aladdin” star, as doctors removed a polyp – a pre-cancerous lesion – in his colon, with results confirming that it was pre-cancer tissues.
“You know, maintaining your health, man, is so critical,” he said, adding that he has learned another lesson from the experience: “Do not vlog your colonoscopy. Note to self.”
Under his Instagram picture a fan asked if he could he do a “16 shots” cover. Reese responded saying, “no they hit my truck 16 times shot 24 shots miss 23.”
Looks like Reese is either trying to make light of the situation or he’s trying to sound good af!
Reese has been arrested numerous times on possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm.
The Chicago rapper recovered pretty quickly, thankfully. Maybe that’s why he is so giddy about the situation.
A lot of people would be laying low, but Reese is active on social media and making jokes. Hmmm.
What’s even crazier is they still have not caught the guy who shot Reese in broad daylight!
The R&B singer-songwriter hails from Oakland, California, a place where the majority of urban music comprises of street rappers.
The “Between Your Thighs” artist came up alongside blood brother Raymen Justice as R&B duo Justice Brothers, but it was in 2014 when his brother was shot and murdered that he decided to pursue the music full-heartedly.
Fast forward to 2019, Rayven returns with his brand new record titled “Straight Up” featuring Bay area elites E-40 and Mozzy.
AllHipHop: Growing up in your household, were you in the streets? Away from the streets?
Rayven Justice: It was a bit of both, but I was more so trying to find my place and how I wanted my life to be. I didn’t jump into anything. I wasn’t in any gangs or nothing, I had a lot of friends that were. My brother ended up getting into some stuff. He was actually the same way: he was in it, but he was a brilliant student at the same time. He made A’s and B’s. He did great in school, he wanted to go to college.
But as far as me, I found music. When I did, I devoted myself to it. I locked in on it. I just remember becoming a loner because I was popular in high school, but I made myself a loner. I got my iPod and I’d just listen to Donell Jones, DeVante, Pretty Ricky, Pleasure P just all the guys that was doing it at the time. Absorbed their knowledge. I didn’t have a vocal coach so I’d practice singing, just listening to their music. That’s just how I really molded myself into becoming who I am as far as those guys too. A lot legends helped me out. Shouts out to all the legends for real.
AllHipHop: Talk about linking with E-40 & Mozzy on “Straight Up.”
Rayven Justice: Shout out Mozzy, shout out 40 man! We definitely came together on that joint. I had Mozzy on it first. The first record that we came together on was called “No Choice,” and it was a success. We got 11 million views on the video, the video‘s out now. Then he reached out for his second album that came out right after that, on another joint we did called “Tear Me Down.” Then after that, me and him just talked.
We came together and said “man we might as well do a project.” So then I was in Atlanta at the time, his manager reached out “yo let’s just put some stuff together, we gon’ send you these beats.” They sent me a bunch of beats, I knocked out a bunch of hooks. Sent them back. Mozzy heard ‘em, he knocked his parts out. Hey, keep ya’ll ears open! We made some gems, know that. [chuckles]
AllHipHop: Who in your opinion is the King of R&B?
Rayven Justice: Chris Brown really, he’s still in the lead with that. I don’t feel like nobody took it. It’s going to take a lot to take that crown, so salute to Chris. We’re all kings in our own right, of course. But he’s definitely the guy that’s been holding it down these last years. [laughs] Straight up.
AllHipHop: On “Madden,” you say “you never had s##t.” How is life now compared to back then?
Rayven Justice: I’m more solidified in the industry. I’ve done my 10,000 hours as far as being an artist, and now I’m familiar. That’s really a bigger thing. A lot of people are saluting me these days. It’s a lot more respect. A lot of major artists are reaching out even more now than before. I was on the radio back in those days. It’s just amazing. I’m working with people that as a kid coming up, I never thought I’d meet. It’s a dream come true. Living the dream, it’s a blessing.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
Rayven Justice: Some weed, something to drink. and some snacks. Some Doritos, some gummies. That’s about it, I don’t need a lot. But I’ve been in some studios where they be having cookies.
AllHipHop: Paramount?
Rayven Justice: Exactly! I love that. Come there, they gon’ make sure you good. Shout out Paramount.
AllHipHop: Is there anything else you want to let us know?
Rayven Justice: New music coming soon. New projects coming soon. Just keep ya’ll ears peeled for this new Mozzy and Ravyen Justice. I also did a joint album with Too Short, so be prepared for that.
(AllHipHop News) R. Kelly has a new charge to fight and it stems from his relationship with the late R&B singer Aaliyah.
Earlier today (December 5th), R. Kelly was hit with a superseding indictment in New York on 12 counts of racketeering for overseeing an organization the government has dubbed “The Enterprise.”
The new allegation in the new 18-page indictment starts with charging R. Kelly for helping Aaliyah to get a fake I.D., so he could marry her when she was 15-years-old, back in 1994.
Investigators in New York accuse R. Kelly’s crew of enablers helped him engage in sexual activity with girls under 18 years old.
They also lied about R. Kelly’s STD, helped the singer produce child pornography, bribed potential witnesses and committed extortion.
“The Enterprise” was headed by R. Kelly and the group obtained sensitive information about members and associates of their victims, while isolating the women and girls from friends and family to make them dependent on R. Kelly for their financial wellbeing.
(AllHipHop News) NBA Youngboy’s little brother is in big trouble in their hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
According to the police, brothers Jeffrey Tate 16, and Davaughn Tate 18 have been taken into custody for shooting and killing a student who attended Belaire High School.
The brothers have been identified as two of three suspects accused of murdering a 17-year-old named Javon Brown, who was shot and killed while walking home from school on Monday (December 2nd).
Investigators say Brown was getting off of his school bus when he became involved in a fight with a trio of males.
During the fight in the middle of a residential neighborhood, Davaughn allegedly pulled a gun and shot him.
“Gunned down in the street in a quiet residential neighborhood in broad daylight was unbelievable,” said witness Mike Meyers.
