(AllHipHop News) Travis Scott considers daughter Stormi a “battery” who gives him “tremendous energy.”
The 28-year-old rapper recently split from partner Kylie Jenner earlier this month.
And in an interview with GQ Germany magazine, Travis gushed about his little girl and the change she’s had on him.
Calling becoming a father the “most impressive thing that’s ever happened,” Travis added: “Stormi is like a battery, which has given me tremendous energy. (She) showed me so many things that I did not (get before). Many things in life I only noticed when my daughter was born.”
In the interview, which was translated from German by Life and Style magazine, the Astroworld rapper continued: “Watching your own daughter grow older every day is the most magical experience in the world, and I’ve gained a lot of passion for other areas of my life as well — I was hardly able to get excited in the past.”
The “Shut Up” rapper has now granted scholarships to four students, paying their tuition fees and living costs for two black students each year.
Cambridge has revealed that in 2019, the figures for black students were up 50 percent on the previous year, due in part to what has been dubbed the “Stormzy effect.”
Black students made up 3.4 percent of new undergraduates being admitted to Cambridge, with 91 beginning their studies in 2019, a fifty percent increase in the 61 students admitted the previous academic year.
There are now more than 200 black students attending Cambridge as undergraduates, a record for the institution.
The news comes as Stormzy was declared a “next-generation leader” by the U.S. magazine.
In the accompanying interview, the “Vossi Bop” hitmaker explained how his own educational success attracted a lot of media attention.
“They’re always a bit shocked that there’s academic brilliance in a young black South London brother with a street background,” Stormzy said. “If you saw a group of lads outside the chicken shop on push-bikes, I’m sure a lot of them are academically brilliant. Little did you know!”
Over the weekend, Freeway was a part of the National Kidney Foundation’s annual Kidney Walk.
Freeway did the first walk with his new kidney on Sunday, during the National Kidney Foundation’s annual Kidney Walk at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
“I feel like it’s my job and my duty to spread awareness so people won’t be in the same position that I was in,” Freeway explained to The Philadelphia Tribune. My biggest thing is just being aware. If I would have (known), I would have taken different steps and made better choices so I wouldn’t have ended up in that position.”
Statistics reveal one in seven people in the United States are affected by kidney disease, so toast to Freeway and his health.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Megan Thee Stallion has apologized after missing her performance at the Austin City Limits Music Festival over the weekend.
The “Hot Girls Summer” hitmaker was set to hit the stage on Saturday, but festival organizers canceled her performance when she was late.
I apologize to my Austin hotties for not performing at my 1pm set at ACL today. I did not make it in time from my show in another state the night before. I tried to still perform and they just told me my set was cancelled. I will do a make up show for my atx hotties soon.
“I did not make it in time from my show in another state the night before,” she wrote on Twitter. “I tried to still perform and they just told me my set was canceled. I will do a make up show for my atx (Austin, Texas) hotties soon.”
The 24-year-old will next hit the stage on October 26 at San Antonio’s Mala Luna music festival.
(AllHipHop News) Queen Latifah is to be honored by Harvard University for her contributions to black history and culture.
Latifah is one of seven honorees who will receive the institution’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at a ceremony on October 22.
Other recipients include poet and educator Elizabeth Alexander, and the artist Kerry James Marshall.
The American philosopher and social activist Dr. Cornel West will give the closing remarks at the event.
The medal is named after William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois – the first black student to earn a doctorate from Harvard in 1895.
A polymath scholar, writer, and editor, Du Bois was also a leading light in the civil rights movement and helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
“All execs @HOT97 deny speaking to anyone @TMZ….. so this means that Tekashi marketing machine is revving up to rally his on-line #Bots and drive stories,” tweeted Darden.
He added, “If the label is not careful [we’re] gonna have to revisit covering how his on-line shenanigans was fabricated from the beginning and who financed them.. .”
The currently incarcerated Tekashi (born Daniel Hernandez) was reportedly offered a $10 million record deal with the 10K Projects label. Meanwhile, Hernandez is waiting to receive his sentence on December 18 for pleading guilty to nine federal charges.
Goofball NY n##### created Tekashi 69 and supported “the streets” …. when he drops new music Imma play that s### everyday just to s### on ya’ll stupid f####
If the label is not careful were gonna have to revisit covering how his on-line shenanigans was fabricated from the beginning and who financed them.. 🤔
(AllHipHop Rumors) Push-T is one of the realest dudes in the game, but now that he’s married and out of his major battle, you think he’s softening up? NAH! It looked like a strange person was running up on him from backstage and the Virginia rapper immediately squared up to fight! But it was Wale.
Some instincts don’t die! As you can see, the moment he realized it was his brother and not a deranged fan, he hugged it up with Wale. This is what’s up, because it would be a shame if he knocked his homie out.
In related news, Wale just released a new album, “Wow…That’s Crazy.” I didn’t even realize it dropped! I am listening to it as I type this and it sounds good. Glad to hear he’s doing well.
On the Pusha-T front, we know that some of Kanye West’s music has leaked out and King Push was not happy about it. He made some threats on social media. I think he wants to do to the leakers what he almost did to Wale!
“All the leaks is cute. I don’t care for real ’cause once music is old to me, it doesn’t matter…but I promise you this, if I find out who is leaking it, I will make a decent example out of you…and no one can stop it, no Kanye, nobody! Just cause you think you can play with me,” he wrote.
alll the leaks is cute, i don’t care for real cause once music is old to me it doesn’t matter…but i promise u this, if i find out who is leaking it i will make a decent example out of u…and no one can stop it, no Kanye, nobody! Just cause u think u can play with me ☺️
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Flavor Flav could be a dad-of-eight if he loses a new paternity lawsuit.
Kate Gammell, a member of the Public Enemy star’s management team, claims the hip-hop emcee is the biological father of her two-month-old son Jordan.
According to legal documents obtained by The Blast, she has asked a judge to establish paternity through a DNA test.
She has also requested child support from Flav, real name William Jonathan Drayton, Jr. if he is indeed the father of her baby.
Gammell became part of the rapper’s management team a few years ago and their relationship has been documented on the reality television show “Growing Up Hip Hop.”
Flavor Flav, who is already a father to seven kids, has denied he is Jordan’s dad.
(AllHipHop News) Wiz Khalifa isn’t just poppin’ in the States, he’s an international superstar.
With that comes shutting down stages all across the world performing both new and old songs for this dedicated fanbase.
Most recently, the Pittsburgh native returned to his roots and performed “Black and Yellow” for the University of Pittsburgh’s annual Blue and Gold Madness in Oakland on Friday, October 11th inside Peterson Event Center.
Now, the Taylor Gang rapper will return to Dubai for two performances and nightclubs: White Dubai and Drai’s Dubai.
A regular at both, Wiz’s appearance at White Dubai will be part of the venue’s hip-hop night.
The rapper will appear at White Dubai on October 17 and Drai’s on October 18.
Performances are slated to begin at 10 pm at both places, and concertgoers will be able to purchase tickets at the door.
(AllHipHop News) “The Sweetest Thing” is one of Ms. Lauryn Hill’s most famous solo tracks. The Hip Hop legend’s 1997 single appeared on Love Jones: The Music album.
According to reports, a new Lauryn Hill song is part of another movie soundtrack. The music project associated with the forthcoming film Queen & Slim will also host records by Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Vince Staples, EarthGang, and other artists.
“[Queen & Slim] is coming out on Thanksgiving. I’m excited about that,” Lil Baby told AllHipHop two weeks ago. “I got one of the songs that’s going to be in the movie.”
The Melina Matsoukas-directed motion picture is scheduled to hit theaters on November 27. Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) plays Slim, and Jodie Turner-Smith (True Blood) plays Queen.
Additionally, the cast features Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Sevigny, Flea, Indya Moore, and Sturgill Simpson. Emmy winner Lena Waithe (Master of None, The Chi) is credited as a screenwriter.
The Queen & Slim soundtrack is set to arrive on November 15 via Motown Records. New tunes will be listed alongside music by older songs from Roy Ayers, Bilal, and more. A music video for Tiana Major9 and EarthGang’s “Collide” was published on October 10.
“I wanted the soundtrack for Queen & Slim to showcase the historical evolution of Black music, from its roots in blues and soul, to modern bounce, Hip Hop, and R&B – much like we used to see in film soundtracks in the 90s,” said Matsouka.
(AllHipHop News) The Rolling Loud music festival made its way to New York City for the first time this weekend. Citi Field in Queens hosted the star-studded showcase on October 12 and 13.
Travis Scott, Meek Mill, and Fat Joe closed out the first day. Sunday night featured headliners A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, and Jim Jones. Other performers included Wu-Tang Clan, Fabolous, Gunna, YG, Young Thug, Pusha T, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Tyga, Wale, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Playboi Carti, Rico Nasty, and more.
(AllHipHop News) It’s been 15 years since Kanye West released his “Jesus Walks” single. Throughout that time, the Chicago-raised rapper has referred to religion and faith on other occasions.
It is fair to assume that many of West’s fans believed he was a follower of Jesus Christ since at least 2004. However, the 42-year-old recording artist recently told a crowd in Washington, DC that he just claimed Jesus as his savior within the last 10 months.
“I want to let you guys know that I am not here for your entertainment this afternoon. We’re here to spread the gospel,” said West at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium. He added, “Excuse me if I mispronounce anything. I am a recent convert. It means I recently got saved within this year.”
Kanye said “if they throwing slave nets again how about we all don’t stand in the same place” and the guitarists face f###### sends me 😂😂😭😂😂akskksksksskskdj pic.twitter.com/BZOoFjFzXJ
(AllHipHop News) Tekashi 6ix9ine has been one of the most talked about subjects in Hip Hop over the last several weeks. After the Brooklynite’s decision to testify in federal court against his former Nine Trey Blood comrades and some of his rap peers, pundits are questioning if 6ix9ine can continue his music career.
There have been reports the 23-year-old internet troll has signed a new record deal worth $10 million. But will rap fans embrace Tekashi now that he is a known government witness or what many people call a “snitch”?
According to TMZ, one of 6ix9ine’s hometown radio stations may not even play his songs. Hot 97 apparently has no plans to support Tekashi’s tunes because of possible negative outcomes from the convicted felon taking the stand; unless listeners demand to hear the music.
The website reports:
An executive from HOT 97 FM tells TMZ … when Tekashi is released from prison and drops new music, the radio station will NOT jump to debut any of the records, and they don’t anticipate playing any of 6ix9ine’s music at all. Fact is, the exec tells us HOT 97 has NEVER been a huge Tekashi69 supporter, and him ratting on former gang members is digging an even bigger hole for himself as far as the radio station is concerned.
Hot 97 morning show host and former station manager Ebro Darden is an outspoken critic of Tekashi 6ix9ine. Darden was supposedly instrumental in keeping the “Gummo” performer from appearing at the station’s annual Summer Jam concert.
6ix9ine released his Dummy Boy album in 2018 after he was taken into custody by federal agents. The New Yorker was also a guest feature on A Boogie wit da Hoodie’s single “Swervin” which became a Top 40 hit in 2019 and spent 20 weeks on the Hot 100 chart.
(AllHipHop News) While Over It was projected to open at #1 on the Billboard 200, Summer Walker’s debut studio LP ended up landing at #2 on the chart. However, Walker did make history with her new album.
Over It collected 134,000 first-week equivalent album units. That total was partially made up of 155 million on-demand audio streams.
Walker now holds the record for the biggest on-demand streaming week for a female R&B artist surpassing Beyoncé’s Lemonade (115 million). She only trails The Weeknd’s Starboy (175 million) among all R&B acts.
“Wow..just found out Over It is the biggest debut album from a female r&b artist in over 10 years and had the biggest streaming week for a female r&b artist ever thank y’all so so much for the love & support y’all got us breaking records and sh*t!!! and special thank u to @londonondatrack & @lvrngram @interscope we makin history ,” wrote Walker on Instagram.
There are just four other female acts of any genre that have amassed more debut-week streams. Ariana Grande leads the list with Thank U, Next (307 million). The Pop superstar’s 2019 release is followed by Taylor Swift’s Lover (226 million), Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy (202 million), and Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (194 million).
ATTENTION!! IM FINALLY ACCOMPLISHING MY LIFE LONG GOAL!! THANK YOU JESUS!! SINCE I WAS A SHORTY I WANTED TO JOIN THE SHORT LIST OF TALENTS WHO PULLED #DOUBLEDUTY AT @nbcsnl NOW I WILL BE THE 27TH PERSON ACROSS 45 SEASONS TO HOLD THIS HONOR! IVE PERFORMED AS GUEST TWICE (not including Ultralight Beam) AND HOSTED ONCE (Musical guest Eminem) BUT IM FINALLY DOIN THE WHOLE SHEBANG!! THANK YOU DONALD GLOVER AND DRAKE WHO CAME BEFORE ME AND MC HAMMER WHO HELPED ME REALIZE THIS DREAM AS A CHILD!! THANK YOU LORNE AND EVERYONE AT 8H!! PREPARE FOR THE SHOW OF A LIFETIME.
In addition, the Rhythm + Flow judge dropped a music video for “We Go High.” He also recently asked his Twitter follows to vote on which The Big Day record should get a visual next.
(AllHipHop News) Travis Scott proved he is a trooper.
The Houston rapper recently took the stage at Rolling Loud New York at Citi Field in Queens.
Travis was.headlining after a slew of all-star performances from Meek Mill, YG, Blueface, and even Wu-Tang Clan.
During his performance of “Butterfly Effect,” one of his biggest hits to date, La Flame seemed to have hurt himself as jumps in the air and suddenly grasps his knee in pain tumbling to the floor.
However, given his cult-like fanbase and the high energy in his shows, there’s no way he wasn’t finishing the set on a high note.
The Houston rapper recently unleashed his Netflix documentary “Look Mom I Can Fly,” as well as his most recent single “Highest In The Room.” How fitting for both.
Take a look at some pictures of his set at Rolling Loud in New York City.
(AllHipHop News) Rap star Ja Rule may have rejoiced a little too early when he was dismissed from a $100 million lawsuit over the disastrous Fyre Fest.
A group of fans have filed an amended complaint seeking to have Ja Rule re-named as a defendant in the class-action lawsuit.
The judge ruled that insufficient evidence was provided to prove that Ja Rule and Grant Margolin were involved in a fraud to deliberately deceive the public.
On October 10th, lawyers for Geragos’ firm filed their amended complaint with evidence they claim proves Ja Rule and Margolin were in on the scam.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs argue Ja Rule was promoting the doomed party just 24-hours before the entire event was scrapped altogether even though he had told the artists to stay away.
Ticket holders paid between $1,000 and $100,000 to attend the event, which was supposed to start on April 28, 2017.
Guests arrived on Great Exuma island in The Bahamas to discover the luxury accommodation they were promised did not exist.
Instead of partying with social media influencers like Kendall Jenner and rappers like Migos and Pusha T, the unlucky patrons in class action lawsuit were forced to stay in disaster relief tents until they could be shutted off the island.
“Defendant Atkins knew, at the time of this post, that the representation in the social media post was false as the stage was not set as the performers had either been told by Defendants, including Atkins, not to attend or had cancelled,” said attorney Ben J. Meiselas, who is representing the angry festival goers on behalf of Geragos’ law firm.
Furthermore, the amended complaint points to Ja Rule’s statements he made in “Fyre Fraud,” one of the two documentaries about the failed festival.
To make matters worse, lawyers representing disgruntled fans say they have proof Ja Rule called some of the rappers he was friendly with to give them a heads up about the impending disaster.
“Troublingly, before Plaintiffs and other ticketholders had arrived, these Defendants urged artists to not attend due to the dangerous and uninhabitable conditions that were present at the event venue… Defendant Atkins knew, at the time of this post, that the representation in the social media post was false as the stage was not set as the performers had either been told by Defendants, including Atkins, not to attend or had cancelled,” according to Meiselas.
But the same courtesy was not given to the people who had shelled out thousands of dollars to attend the Fyre Festival.
As a result of Ja Rule’s actions, several people who bought tickets for the Fyre Festival claim they did so after looking at the rap star’s social media posts.
One plaintiff claims he made his decision to purchase tickets to the doomed festival solely based on the messages posted to Ja Rule’s Twitter account.
“As a result of relying on the tweet, Mr. Abbas Ali had to spend a frightening evening on the island, where the Fyre Festival campsite was full of frantic attendees who were fighting over tents, where there was a basic lack of provisions, and where attendees were exposed to the elements,” attorney Ben J. Meiselas wrote.
“Defendant Atkins was the founder, funder, organizer, chief artistic leader and front and center promotor of the Fyre Festival. He was also a controlling owner and officer of Fyre Media and Fyre Festival LLC. In the aforesaid roles, he directed and was actively involved in policies and business strategy, including marketing, advertising, and promotion content, strategy, and delivery,” said the plaintiff’s attorney Ben J. Meiselas.
The lawsuit also says the Bahamian government has banned Ja Rule from ever producing an event on the island again.
The Fyre Festival organizers are accused of fraud, breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith, and negligent misrepresentation over the ruined festival in the class-action lawsuit filed by Geragos and his office.
(AllHipHop News) Pusha-T is a GOAT in the rap game, and now he’s lending his vocals to the theme song to an HBO show titled Succession.
The HBO drama centers around a family who owns a fictional company called Waystar Royco, one of the nation’s biggest entertainment conglomerates.
The theme song was created by composer Nicholas Britell — who recently won an Emmy for his work on the show.
The new song “Puppets” will be released via Def Jam with the Daytona rapper adding his lyrical expertise to fully encapsulate the complexity of the show’s characters and plot.
Although Britell received an Emmy for the show’s original title theme, requests from fans to put a rapper on the opening song did not go unnoticed.
“The greatest rappers are true virtuosos. If I was going to collaborate with anyone on this track, Pusha T was the dream choice,” Britell said. “His lyrical instincts are phenomenal, and his artistry is beyond compare.”
Coincidentally, Britell didn’t even know Pusha T watched the show.
“It was an honor to be asked to put a verse on the iconic theme to Succession. It’s awesome that one of the hardest beats of the past couple years came from a TV score. I was excited at the opportunity to put my spin on it when they approached me with the idea. I have so much respect for Nick and his teams’ attention to detail and the pride they take in their work,” The Virginia spitter stated.
(AllHipHop News) Nicki Minaj’s ongoing battle with Tracy Chapman continues.
But as the Barbz know, the Queen gets what Queen wants.
A few months prior, singer Chapman accused Minaj of using her song “Baby Can I Hold You” without her permission.
Funkmaster Flex leaked Nicki’s version called “Sorry” featuring Nas and shared it on his social media, prompting the lawsuit over the uncleared sample.
As Tracy continues forward to get her portion, Nicki isn’t giving in without a fight.
The Blast reports Nicki is refusing to settle with Tracy and is taking the lawsuit to trial.
Nicki Minaj is ready to fight the lawsuit brought by singer Tracy Chapman and is refusing to settle.
“The mediation was unsuccessful, and no settlement was reached. Settlement is not imminent,” a portion of the court document reads.
However, Nicki did do her part in asking Chapman for permission to her music before her song dropped: “Sorry” featuring Nas, but those requests were denied.
Unsurprisingly, “Sorry” was left off Queen due to the sample clearance issues.
Nicki’s argument is that Chapman doesn’t even own the copyright to the song, hence the record is up for fair use.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Kanye West is really on a tear these days. He’s out there convincing people that he’s OK, even though he still supports Trump, never asked for forgiveness and also is using religion to get in the good graces of the people.
I couldn’t believe a MAGA hat wearing Negro got out to someplace like Howard University, and spew his malarkey! But he did! ”
“Next time the slave nets come out, lets all try and not stand in one place,” Kanye said to the majority Black crowd. Remember, Howard is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities on Earth. They were not having it at all!
Check this out!
So he doubles down on the “slavery was a choice comment” 🤮
Here is the full 10-minute rant if you can stomach it. I admit, I didn’t look.
In my view, dude should go get some help, because he’s clearly not all there. Some maintain that he’s “back,” but I don’t think that’s a good thing at this point. Maybe Charlamagne will make him the “Donkey of the Day.” Maybe not.
