(AllHipHop News) Taylor Swift fans are convinced the star’s track “I Forgot You Existed” is a dig at her longtime rival Kanye West.
The pair have been locked in a bitter feud since the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, when the Yeezy mogul jumped on stage to interrupt the “Shake It Of” hitmaker’s Best Music Video acceptance speech.
And now fans think the star is reigniting the feud with the new song, taken from her album Lover.
In the track, Taylor sings about being on the negative end of public perception in a feud, crooning: “Lived in the shade you were throwin’ / ‘Til all of my sunshine was gone, gone, gone.”
Taylor name-checks Drake’s “In My Feelings on the song and her fans swear it’s a reference to the “Gold Digger” musician’s feud with the star.
The caption reads, “Me and @future Had Columbia High All Da Way Charged Up Today Salute To The Students and Staff and @lilbankhead945 For Gettin Us Out There. #ITSUP #FBG #YFBG ”
The teens had no idea the Freebandz team would be popping up, as they were blessed with a performance of 4 to 5 songs.
T-shirts were designed in their school colors and thrown into the crowds. The school was also gifted with a check worth $10K on behalf of Future’s foundation
FreeWishes, a public charity that services the metro Atlanta area.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Juice Wrld was forced to scrap his appearance at England’s Reading Festival due to “flight issues.”
Fans had already gathered for his scheduled main stage performance on Friday evening and crew members were setting up his stage, when it became clear he’d be a no-show.
Huw Stephens took to the stage to tell the crowd, “Juice WRLD will not be able to perform today due to a flight issue.”
It’s not clear if Juice WRLD will make it to the U.K. to perform at Reading’s sister Leeds Festival this weekend.
King Princess also canceled her performance at both the Reading and Leeds Festivals due to illness.
(AllHipHop News) It’s not every day someone eats weed to try to hide the drug from the cops.
Recently, Kodak Black’s protege Jackboy was pulled over and apparently, he felt the need to go the extra length to consume his marijuana.
He was busted in Pompano Beach, Florida for tinted windows on his BMW sedan — which apparently reeked of weed.
When the officer approached the rapper, he noticed Jackboy was chewing something in his mouth.
When authorities ordered him to get out of the vehicle, they also asked him to open his mouth.
To their dismay, his mouth was filled with ganja. After proceeding to spit out the saliva-covered bud, police arrested him for possession and tampering with physical evidence.
While marijuana is legal in multiple states including California and Colorado, Florida is not as lenient.
Most recently, his mentor Kodak Black also plead guilty to lying on federal gun applications.
(AllHipHop News) Usher Raymond and Adam Lambert are among a string of stars who have reportedly fallen victim to open house burglaries.
The musicians, as well as “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Dorit Kemsley and former football star Shaun Phillips were robbed by Beverly Hills realtor Jason Emil Yaselli and his alleged accomplice, Benjamin Ackerman.
The pair have been accused of various crimes between December 2016 and August 2018, including first-degree residential burglary, identity theft, conspiracy to commit burglary and money laundering.
One allegation claims they pocketed more than $500,000 through fraud and embezzlement.
The complaint says Yaselli would encourage his accomplice to steal luxury items from 14 homes, and sell them to make payments on his credit card.
Yaselli was arrested on Wednesday and prosecutors have recommended a bail of $1.7 million for the realtor. Ackerman pled not guilty and his bail was set at $1.2 million.
Ackerman’s attorneys told the publication: “The District Attorney’s press release, by specifically naming Usher and Adam Lambert as alleged victims, only emphasizes what we have believed from day one, that this is a publicity driven prosecution.
“The People’s case is no better today than it was a year ago. Unlike a fine wine, this case does not get better with age. Mr. Ackerman is not just presumed to be innocent, he is in fact innocent.”
If convicted, the two men face up to 31 years in jail.
Abdulkadir Handule and teen who was 16-years-old at the time of Smoke’s murder, are accused of opening fire on the trio outside of Cube Nightclub around 8:00 PM on June 30.
Handule made his initial appearance in court earlier this week, where police revealed his unidentified teenaged accomplice is still on the loose.
Smoke Dawg, born he suspects gunning down Smoke Dawg, born Jahvante Smart, was just about to blow up following the success of his 2015 single “Trap House” featuring French Montana.
He was also an opening act on the European leg of Drake’s “Boy Meets World” in 2017 before his untimely death. After he died, hit producer Murda Beatz dropped a posthumous track featuring Smoke Dawg titled “No Discussion.”
“All these gifts and blessed souls and inner lights being extinguished lately is devastating” Drake lamented during a tribute post to Smoke Dawg. “I wish peace would wash over our city. So much talent and so many stories we never get to see play out. Rest up Smoke.”
Black Ink Crew: Compton makes its mark on the West Coast as the VH1 show makes it debut on national television. Of course, when you think of Compton you think Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, YG, Kendrick Lamar, the list goes on. But now, IAMCompton (the name of the tattoo shop) finds its home in the city.
Spearheaded by famed tattoo artist and visionary KP, the self-proclaimed “Prince of Compton” has collected the best group of artists to bring their own creative juices into the community, specifically through body art.
KP: KP is Danny Kirkpatrick. [chuckles] My aka is IAmCompton, IamCompton is Ink Art Music. Compton is a struggle, put ‘em together, now we have the first tattoo shop ever.
AllHipHop: That’s wild! What took so long?
KP: Timing, good things you’re not supposed to rush. Timing, alignment, and finding the best artists in LA to be a part of that.
AllHipHop: What do you see in Nessie?
KP: She’s one of the best artists. You can’t be around me if you ain’t the best or don’t believe in yourself. You gotta believe in you enough, the I Am is within you. You gotta believe in yourself enough so that if you’re out here by yourself, you gon’ hold it down. You won’t have nobody looking like “hold up, what should I do?” You hold it down, I need them type of people around me.
AllHipHop: Define the best artist
KP: That confidence. They care about what they’re doing, their work, their passion. It’s that type of stuff I in myself that I look for in artists. If they’re passionate and care about what they’re doing, not just doing it to do it.
Nessie: I just wanted to be a part of something that’s going down in history. It’s the first tattoo shop ever in Compton. Came a long way. I was working out of my living room back in the suburbs of Philly until this happened. Since I got here, I’ve been taking private clients off of Instagram and Facebook to keep myself afloat so when this opportunity came along, I’m like “this is it.” It was the right timing.
AllHipHop: How did you find each other?
KP: Well, that’s on the show. You have to tune in, no spoilers.
AllHipHop: Bring us back to when you both first fell in love with tattooing.
KP: It was a decade ago, once I realized my story and my life was already written. I’ve been drawing since 1st grade/elementary. I didn’t realize the gift I was given and how much of a blessing it was to be able to draw. I had no options, I had to figure out what to do with my life or go to jail. I picked up the tattoo gun, a real one. It’s like hold up, I had this talent all along and never even used it. I’m over here looking at everybody else like “I want to do that, I want to do that,” and this whole time I already was blessed with a purpose.
Nessie: I started tattooing 7 or 8 years ago, since 2012. My uncle introduced me to it. I think it’s the trust that got me in love. People come to you to get the most important things in their lives to be tattooed, the stories behind it. That honor, you trust me to create that for you? Then you wear it for the rest of your life. They’re walking billboards, every single person you tattoo. It’s a blessing in itself.
AllHipHop: What does it mean to have the show air in your hometown?
KP: I’m still trying to bottle up that feeling. Right now, everything is a blur. I’m more of a one day at a time type person. Dealing with all the interviews, the family members hitting me, all of that, I’m still like “alright, we still gotta get through the first year.” I look far before I get excited. We in the championship yet? Nah. We in the playoffs? Okay, focus!
AllHipHop: What are your family members hitting you about?
KP: They so proud! It’s crazy. I know they’ve been proud of me since day one with everything I do, but now it’s different — when you have a disconnect because everybody gets older, go their separate ways, take care of their family. They wish you luck, pray for you, reach out when they can. Certain reunions, certain holidays you can see people and stay in touch, but this is forcing people to be a family member and reach out. “I’ve always been proud of you!,” this and that. You get to hear that. That’s the cool part about it, to hear how they feel and to hear the love while you’re here.
AllHipHop: What were you seeing growing up?
KP: A little bit of everything. There’s nothing I haven’t seen growing up in Compton. You grow up fast. Walking those streets, you become fearless. It’s a jungle, you adapt.
AllHipHop: How does body art help those who are struggling in the neighborhoods?
KP: It’s a lot of expression in the art. The tattoo does something to you. You feel a way when you get a tattoo. When you see it, it calms you down. Even with the gang culture back in the day, they used to do certain things then get tattooed. They have a realization that “dang I really did this, am I really finna ride this out for the rest of my life?” They either do it or they say “hold up, I don’t know.” It’s an eye-opener ‘cause you realize this is on me forever. I gotta wake up and see this. It comes “alright, what do I wanna see on me?” That’s where I come in, people are like “I need this covered up! I don’t wanna see this no more.”
AllHipHop: Nessie, how’s entering just the aura of Compton?
Nessie: It’s real different. I’ve been through some stuff in Compton already. I’ve been in shootouts out there. Gotten robbed in broad daylight, chased them down and got my s##t back. You just gotta move forward. And he called me a b##ch, I’m like “you just snatched my purse off my arm bro.” Which probably wasn’t smart because who knows what he could’ve had, but I’m like “I can’t just get robbed out here.” Nah.
AllHipHop: What’s been the craziest memory filming the show?
KP: If I tell you that, I’ma give away some scenes. We all took a trip as a crew. We took a vacation.
AllHipHop: Where’d y’all go?
KP: See, that’s too much information.
AllHipHop: Was there any tattooing on the trip?
KP: We wanted to! That’s part of the story too.
AllHipHop: What’s the best episode?
KP: All of them, s##t! I got an idea of the first 3, the rest were a blur. But the first 3, you’re definitely gonna wanna stay tuned in. Because I wanna tune in, ‘cause I don’t remember all the s##t that happened. I want to see so I can remember, then I want to watch.
AllHipHop: Is it hard having cameras at all times?
KP: I’m just at that point in my life where I’m numb to a lot of stuff. There’s so much camera phones and all that nowadays to where if you see someone who’s a fan of your work or you know, it’s naturally just being cool. Everybody’s normal, just do selfies with somebody they look up to.
Nessie: If you’re comfortable with yourself, the cameras are nothing. As long as you’re you, you don’t change up.
AllHipHop: What do you both specialize in?
KP: Mine’s linework, but sometimes coverups. I’m always getting challenged. When I get challenged, I’m like “oh, I guess I’m nice at that too.” [chuckles]
AllHipHop: Talk about getting that Nipsey Hussle portrait on your arm.
Nessie: My homie Jim did this. Right after I got the opportunity to work with KP, he told me he wanted to give this to me for free because I was doing a whole bunch of Nipsey murals around the city for people. He’s like “come through the shop, I won’t charge you.” He named it Prolific so that was dope. He told me “I want to offer you a job here, I won’t take a cut from you or nothing. I’ve been watching hustle” I said, “damn that’s love, but I got something else lined up…”
KP: [laughs]
Nessie: He’s like “stop by whenever you want, you know you’re family.”
AllHipHop: What did Nipsey mean to you?
Nessie: Everything man! He was the example we all been waiting for. Really just did it his way and never compromised. I do music too, he’s one of the only artists who didn’t try to change up and be what everybody wanted for streams or for popularity. He made music for people who wanted to listen to it, that’s how I want to be. I just want to influence and inspire. I’m not trying to cater to any certain demographic.
AllHipHop: Have you tatted any big names in the rap game?
KP: For the generation now, I’ll say Lil Uzi and Travis Scott. I always pull up on them. There’s too many people: Puff, Taraji, Kelly Rowland, Jeremih.
AllHipHop: What sets your shop apart from the rest? KP: It’s Compton! [chuckles] That right there is legendary. Nothing’s like Compton. It’s a privilege to be in Compton, be able to run a successful business and spread love.
(AllHipHop News) A member of Cardi B.’s security team is sitting in jail after he was allegedly caught with a huge amount of crack cocaine.
The cops nabbed Jeffrey Bush last night in Brooklyn after an investigation and he was denied bail because of Cardi B.
According to police, they found over $12,000 worth of crack inside of his apartment when they raided his residence. They also found pills, some weed and $15,000 in suspected drug proceeds.
“Based on the defendant’s profit from just the crack sales … as well as the celebrity connection with [Cardi B], he has myriad means at his disposal to enable his flight,” according to investigators.
Police say Bush is a member of the 5-9 Brims Bloods and during their investigation, they witnessed him sell over 280 grams of crack.
He even brought his kid along to one of his drug deals, according to police.
Cardi’s friends are accused of beating up the sisters and throwing hookah pipes and bottles at them, after rumors spread that one of them was sleeping with the rapper’s husband, Migos group member Offset.
Jeffery Bush will be locked up until at least September 9, when he will go in front of a judge again after he pleaded not guilty to a slew of felony drug charges which could send him to jail for life.
Cardi’s crew seems to have been in the NYPD’s crosshairs for at least the past few weeks.
“I just find that s##t so f##ked up. And f##k you and motherf##king suck a fart and suffocate on it. F##k you!”
Shortly after that incident, Cardi B. dissed the NYPD for blocking A Boogie wit da Hoodie and her sister Hennessy Carolina’s back-to-school drive in the Bronx on August 21.
“The NYPD decided to shut it down, supposedly due to safety issues/safety concerns which I don’t understand,” Cardi B. claimed. “This week I went to two different hoods, I went to two different projects and everybody was out. It was no smoke, there were no issues, there was no beef. It was straight positive vibes only. So I don’t understand how this, today, would be an issue. You wanna know something? I’m not even gonna say how I feel because it always comes back to bite me in the ass.”
“My grandma been in the hospital for MONTHS man she had a tumor over her eye the Doctors removed half of it when she finally woke she had a stroke on her entire left side and cannot move it . IF YOU DONT KNOW THATS WHO RAISE ME..I love my grandma more than Clothes,” Lil Uzi said.
Last night, Lil Uzi’s grandmother made it home from the hospital, but she is still suffering from a variety of serious ailments.
“I’m scared excited happy and sad but mostly thankful. So Today my Grandma is coming home she was in the hospital and rehab for months she cannot walk. She cannot talk all the way but I feel her gettin better by the second,” Lil Uzi Vert revealed.
The Philadelphia rapper has never shied away from giving his grandmom props for raising him.
In fact, in 2017 Lil Uzi Vert achieved one of his biggest dreams: he moved his grandmother out of the hood and bought her a big house in the suburbs.
Lil Uzi apologized to his fans for missing headlining acts alongside some of the biggest rappers in the world, including acts like Post Malone, Future, Rae Sremmurd, and others.
“I Know you beautiful ladies and successful gentlemen prolly saying He Should Of Been Told Us but I never been threw this I needed privacy I needed Family comfort because I just didn’t understand,” set the rapper, born Symere Woods.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Missy Elliott just unveiled a collection of new songs following a 14-year hiatus from music – and four days before she’s honored at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Missy announced the new album, titled Iconology on Instagram.
“Dr. Melissa ‘Missy’ Elliott” released a 5-track EP produced by Timbaland, Willie Hendrix and the rapper/producer herself.
While its her first “collection” since the 2005 release of her album The Cookbook, Missy has been busy releasing music for the past several years with popular artists like Busta Rhymes, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and others.
She also just dropped another one of her groundbreaking videos, with the visuals for her single “Throw It Back.”
Missy’s music comes as she prepares to take the stage at the VMAs on Monday, when she will become the first female rapper to accept the coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Meanwhile, a museum celebrating the rap icon will open ahead of her big night at the awards.
Presented in partnership with bosses at Pepsi, the interactive pop-up experience will highlight Elliott’s career and feature some of her most iconic music videos and daring costumes.
(AllHipHop News) Comedian Dave Chappelle is set to host a free block party for the people of Dayton, Ohio still reeling from a deadly mass shooting, which rocked the city earlier this month.
The event will be held in the Oregon District nightlife area, where the nine people lost their lives on August 4.
“This event will honor the lives lost and to reclaim the community’s favorite places to shop, dine and enjoy time with family and friends,” a post on Facebook reads.
Titled the Gem City Shine, the festivities are reserved strictly for Dayton residents.
Guests will receive a special commemorative T-shirt in exchange for a $20 minimum donation that will benefit the Dayton Foundation, which was launched in the wake of the tragedy.
The 45-year-old “Chappelle Show” creator has a personal connection to the area – he spent part of his childhood there and lives in nearby Yellow Springs.
Nowadays, real lyricists are hard to come by — which is exactly why Stam Goody is here to stay. Hailing from Camden, New Jersey and Wilmington, Delaware, the musician will tell his story in a new 6-part docu-series called If Anything Happens…
His goal is to open up his family as a case study, breaking the chains and stigma of the youth who fall victim to being a product of their environment.
From growing up surrounded by gangs and violence, Stam puts all his deepest thoughts and feelings into his music.
With the new EP and visuals to match, he turns a negative into positive inspiring audiences to do the same.
AllHipHop: At what point did you realize this music thing was forreal?
Stam Goody: I was always a writer. I used to write more than I spoke so I didn’t always talk to people, but always had journals. I never knew I was writing songs until probably 15 years old, when I realized that writing in a musical way is what I wanted to do. At that point, I was focused on basketball. It wasn’t until the last maybe 6 years I really started looking at this as “oh, this is what I’m supposed to be doing.”
You do a lot of things in life especially if you’re blessed to have different talents. I played ball, skateboarding, BMX, all types of s##t. Tried a whole lot of everything but music was always the first love. Sometimes you gotta go through that journey to figure that out, and that’s what happened. 6 years ago is when I realized this is what I’m supposed to be doing, versus all the other stuff I can do. Because there’s a difference.
AllHipHop: What inspired the 6-part docuseries called “If Anything Happens… “
Stam Goody: People around me telling me I need to be more vulnerable and open up more outside of the music. The music in If Anything Happens EP wasn’t something I usually wrote about. One, I was still doing things… my OGs taught me not to tell on myself. I’m not one of those people on Instagram posting money. I don’t do all that s##t, no disrespect to people who do. When I decided to open up that facet of my life, why not give people a deeper understanding of not only why they should listen, but why they should take heed to some of the lessons. Also give people the authenticity of what it is I’m talking about because there are other kids out there to change this narrative. They need to actually know and see there was someone literally in the position they were in, and is not there anymore. How did that happen?
AllHipHop: How does it feel to be compared to Kanye?
Stam Goody: For clarification, I got compared to old Kanye. [laughs] That was amazing! He’s gonna figure it all out, I got faith in him. It’s always amazing to be compared to people who you’ve looked up to, followed or you think are inspirations to the culture. I’m me, Stam Goody.
I’m definitely not Kanye West but if somebody tells me “oh you remind me of Kanye,” or lately it’s been a lot of Jay Z comparisons, it feels good. I hope I can continue on this journey and really carve out my own path so one day people say “oh you remind me of Stam Goody.” That’s the goal.
AllHipHop: Best encounter with a fan?
Stam Goody: The best encounter was through DM, this little 13-year-old girl. She’s an athlete, plays basketball and soccer. Right after the “Clutch” video came out is when I started getting a lot of new fans. She hit me with this long message explaining how it was really tough for her being a little girl and wanting to play with the boys, but she listens to “Clutch” before practice all the time and gets the confidence to go out and do her thing. I screenshotted it, but it’s on the computer. She was thanking me, I got a little emotional when I read that. Things like that really solidify this is what you’re supposed to be doing. All the other s##t is rapper s##t. You can do that s##t without music. Touching the people you want to touch is what’s important.
AllHipHop: What can we expect next?
Stam Goody: Next single first week of September, “Well Wishes.” I’m really excited because it represents one of the cities that I’m from: Wilmington, Delaware, about a situation that happened there. A lot of my family, friends, and the community there are waiting on that one. We don’t have a lot of people from Wilmington repping for us, that’s definitely something I want to do. Episode 2 of the docu-series, and a tour in the fall!
(AllHipHop News) Kodak Black has copped a plea and admitted to making a false statement to get his hands on some guns.
A grand jury indicted Kodak, aka Bill K. Kapri, for lying on a federal application to get a firearm.
Kodak failed to disclose he had several criminal cases pending, right after he was caught with drugs and guns as he tried to get back in the U.S., after becoming lost and accidentally entering into Canada in April.
The 21-year-old completely folded and admitted to lying in the acquisition of and attempted acquisition of a firearm.
(AllHipHop News) Lil Yachty and T.I. have offered their support to fellow rapper Tee Grizzley after his manager was killed in a drive-by shooting in Detroit, Michigan on Tuesday night.
Jobina “JB” Brown, 41, suffered a fatal wound after a gunman opened fire on Grizzley’s Cadillac Escalade.
The rapper and a driver were unharmed. It’s still not clear who was the target of the attack.
“They place the heaviest loads on the strongest backs…,” T.I. wrote beneath an image of Grizzley on Instagram. “Our prayers & condolences lil bro… Stay strong… I’m here if you need me.”
Yachty added: “praying for my bro. One of my real friends. In my thoughts till I hear from you.”
(AllHipHop News) Lizzo has had numerous opportunities to meet her idol Beyonce, but has always been too scared to do so.
The 31-year-old singer has enjoyed a stellar ride over the past few months, with her singles “Juice and Truth” “Hurts” becoming massive hits worldwide.
And while her new celebrity status means she has been able to rub shoulders with those she admires the most, the U.S. star admits she hasn’t yet built up the courage to meet Queen Bey.
“I’ve never met Beyonce,” Lizzo said during an interview with Australian radio presenter Tim Shiel. “I’ve had many opportunities because she was in the room or someone’s like ‘Have you met B? You want me to introduce you?’ And I always say ‘Nope!’ Because I’m so scared, like I’m so scared to meet her.”
Asked what she will do when she eventually meets Beyonce, Lizzo laughed: “I don’t know what I’m gonna do!”
When it comes to meeting other singers, Lizzo has never really suffered from nerves, apart from when she got the opportunity to work with Missy Elliott.
But generally, she’s able to maintain a cool composure when introduced to her peers.
“I don’t get nervous to talk to other famous artists,” she said. “I think that by the time I’ve got to them, they know my music as well. I’ve never approached an artist and been like, ‘Hi, I’m a huge fan’. I always just stand far away with my eyes really wide and just not say anything. So now I’m in a position where they approach me and say, ‘Hey, I like your s##t’, and I’m like, ‘Woah, that’s exciting!’
(AllHipHop News) Aaliyah’s brother and mother were left “emotional” after working with Madame Tussauds on a waxwork of the late singer.
The figure, which sees Aaliyah in the leather pants and metallic bra from her 2000 “Try Again” video, was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas on Wednesday with the star’s brother Rashad Haughton in attendance.
“I was involved in the process from the inception of the project,” he explained.
“The team at Madame Tussauds welcomed a collaborative effort in choosing the pose and look of my sister’s figure. They made sure my mother and I were comfortable and supported through an amazing but understandably emotional process.”
Aaliyah was just 22-years-old when she died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001.
(AllHipHop News) Drake is being sued by a New Orleans musician alleging he stole the beats for his songs “In My Feelings” and “Nice For What” from his tunes.
Samuel Nicholas III, known professionally as Sam Skully, has filed a lawsuit accusing Drake and collaborator Big Freedia of stealing a portion of his 2000 track “Roll Call” for their collaboration “In My Feelings.”
He claims that he published his track on a CD released in New Orleans back in 2000, but had no idea that the beat had allegedly been taken by the pair until he heard their song in the charts.
In the documents Skully stated that he wasn’t contacted by Drake or Freedia to ask for permission to sample “Roll Call,” nor was he offered any money for the sample.
The musician has also accused Drake of using his work in his tune “Nice For What.”
Skully is suing for damages, and is also going after record companies Asylum Records, Cash Money Records and Republic Records in the suit.