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G. Battles Taps Rick Ross & Spice 1 For “Rolls Royce”

G. Battles is here with a brand new visual for his fans. Born in San Diego but raised in Oakland, the West Coast rapper taps Rick Ross and Spice 1 in the official music video for “Rolls Royce.”

Directed by Rick The Director, the four-minute visual sees G decked out in all-white smoking on his cigar, performing the record in the classiest way possible.

Speaking on the new single, Battles reveals it was always a dream of his to have a Rolls Royce. He states, “Coming up in poverty, my only aspiration was to become successful so I would never want for anything. This song was written to manifest greatness in my own life and to show others that they can do the same thing too.”

“Rolls Royce” arrives on the heels of Battles’ latest visuals for “Roll Some Bomb,” “Fidel Castro,” and “Dogg Star.”

Currently residing in Las Vegas, G’s music has been featured in multiple TV shows for both FOX and Showtime, as well as the movie “Hot Flashes.”

In regards to his acting endeavors, he made a short appearance in “Straight Outta Compton.”

Villain Park Explains Why They Are Next Up Out Of Los Angeles

Villain Park is here to revive that 90’s hip-hop era we all know and love. Comprised of 23-year-old MC and producer Smoke, 23-year-old MC Bunge, and 21-year-old DJ Coly Cole, the rap trio claims they’ve been doing music their entire life.

As far as together as a group, VP came into fruition in 2013 — and they haven’t looked back since.

Inspired by the likes of Dom Kennedy, Jay 305, Timbaland, and Terrace Martin, fans quickly fell in love with VP’s ability to formulate bangers while spitting that real.

Smoke (younger brother of Double K from People Under the Stairs) describes themselves as a “collective of individuals who don’t care. We out here for ours. We the watchers, we the villains.”

The villains mean they’re watching everything that’s going down around them. While you might not see them, they definitely see you. They’re taking notes and leveling up everything you’re doing to make it better in a whole Blackout way.”

They’re not afraid to speak up, villains to the normal way of doing things and villains to the industry in their truest form. Now, they finally unleash their debut album The Recipe, a 12-track project detailing their lives as VP.

AllHipHop: What sets you guys apart from other LA groups?

Coly Cole: I really can’t say, you can hear it in the music. It’s authentic. It’s not trying to be anything, it’s just what it is. It’s what the feeling is. We real out here. We keeping it real. We not out here wearing a whole bunch of chains, we ain’t got a whole bunch of tattoos. Before all this, we were regular dudes in the city. Just living, showing that you can live out here. If you got talent, you show that and execute, you could do the same thing. You don’t gotta gangbang. You ain’t gotta follow nobody. Especially living in LA, you could easily be known as a follower. That’s what everybody else does.

Bunge: You can get caught up so fast in the trends, that’s why it’s important to be yourself at all times. Stick to how you feel.

AllHipHop: What part of LA are each of you from?

Bunge: West Los Angeles.

Cole: West LA to South Central. And Inglewood.

Smoke: We representing anywhere that La Cienega goes through. [chuckles] We all met each other at Robinson Park. Me and Cole were in a band together as young kids. He was on the drums, I was on the keys. Bunge lived down the street from Robinson Park.

Bunge: Right there on Airdrome. I met Smoke at Robinson, I met Cole at Hamilton High. It’s a realness.

AllHipHop: What made you guys decide you could work together as a group?

Everyone: Connection.

Cole: Most definitely connection, it’s all a mental thing with us. We know what’s right, that’s why it comes out the way it comes out. It’s unbelievable to people’s ears. They be thinking we’re using other big people… no, it’s us. You always gotta start somewhere. Ray Charles wasn’t always Ray Charles. Stevie Wonder wasn’t always Stevie. Actually, he was Stevie. He was on Motown when he was like 5? Newborn? But you know what I mean, all the greats start somewhere.

AllHipHop: At what point did you realize this music thing was for real?

Cole: The impact of the music.

Smoke: Seeing the way people react to our music and really take us seriously as artists and musicians. Seeing other people sing our lyrics in the crowd when we perform. Seeing people who we once and still look up give us props for what we doing, that’s how I knew it was real.

AllHipHop: Who came up with the name Villian Park?

Smoke: I came up with VP. The whole idea was to get a clique of the homies together, we were gonna call ourselves Villains. We didn’t really know what it was going to become until the whole rapping thing. I knew it was gonna be music. We were gonna produce big material, throw parties, do something! It went from Villains to Villain Park ‘cause I knew Villains wasn’t the one. We needed something different that wasn’t used before. Google searched the name and it was a wrap.

AllHipHop: Congrats on dropping The Recipe. How has the fan reception been?

Bunge: It’s been crazy.

Cole: Everybody’s happy. They happy to see 1) we finally put something out. 2) the fact it actually came out better than they even thought it was gonna be. 3) the fact that yes, young cats are out here making real serious music again, with substance and an album that could just play from #1 to #12. It seems like that’s the right way to do it anyway, but it’s in and out. It’s not like you get bored with something and you gotta skip a track.

Bunge: They’re just satisfied with a full body of work, ‘cause we been dropping so many singles over the years. Been on hiatuses for 3 to 6 months.

Cole: Been gone!

AllHipHop: What were the hiatuses for?

Cole: Life.

Bunge: Sitting back, wanting to get more creative with the music. You wanna get better. Also yeah life, what life is throwing at us.

Cole: Plus, you gotta let it age like wine. When wine come out, they let it sit for a while, then they put it out. That’s when you get the best taste.

Smoke: When it’s ready. It was all worth it though. A lot of people said the music was worth the wait, that’s very important.

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AllHipHop: I heard the album release party was lit! Talk about that evening.

Cole: A whole lotta Blackout s##t. A whole lotta drinks.

Smoke: Real s##t, Blackout drunk.

Cole: We did blackout, that’s the name of the company anyway: B.O.C.

Smoke: It was crazy. A lot of real heads who really represent the culture in the right way, also the people who came out. We got a lot of comments saying when they walked inside, they felt the energy in the room. It wasn’t like a regular function you walk into where it’s people just sitting around, being cool. It was a whole ‘nother energy. It was our energy, it was VP.

Cole: That’s where I wanted to go with it. It was one of the first parties people been to where it was a lot of important people in there, a lot of people that you’d see at those types of places where they just wanna be cool at. But they felt comfortable to do whatever they wanted. Ya’ll see the homie Keyvon? You see how he was acting?

Bunge: He did the butt drops! [chuckles]

Cole: He was dancing… he lost his mind. He probably hurt himself the next morning, and his shoe came off! He picked it right back up and acted like it was a phone. I’m like yo. The person that we talkin’ about, come on he works for ADT. He don’t do stuff like that. [chuckles]

People in there were all blacking out. Nobody was caring about looking cool. If they made themselves look like a fool, that’s just what it was. Everybody embraced it. We want to show you could be cool by being your g###### self.

Bunge: All the time.

AllHipHop: The “Visions” music video is dark af. What was the creative vision behind this?

Cole: We wanted to make sure that everybody’s altogether man, that’s why we didn’t put no faces in it. Shout out to Qewly, Smoke Dawg on the editing. I watched him do that all night. All night, picking up the right little spots. That’s why it was so surreal to see on Revolt and all the places that it was on. We literally were in the house editing…

Bunge: All night.

AllHipHop: I know artists tend to have their own favorites that aren’t singles. What songs mean the most to you?

Everyone: “5 Fingaz.”

Cole: It’s the heart. It’s the story about Smoke and Bunge, on everything that led up to the point of how it is now. We were already talking about needing a song that tells a story, it gives you that feel.

Smoke: I naturally just started writing the story. Made the beat, sat down and started getting things off my chest I was holding in. I never really had the time to think about or see the way it really affected me. It was real therapeutic writing it, I felt like I was writing in a diary. Letting it be known and just getting it off, turned it into a song.

AllHipHop: What is it you want fans to get from your story?

Cole: It was never planned. The fact that we never gave up and we stuck to our guns. We stuck to what we know was right. There’s been so many people who tried to tell us “don’t do this, don’t do that.” We always still said “f##k that,” and did it anyway. The outcome ended up coming out in our favor at the end of the day.

Bunge: We did it our way. That was the plan, for us to do it our way.

AllHipHop: What are some goals yourself as an artist at this point of your career?

Smoke: To be the greatest. To be the hardest.

Bunge: Top tier. Definitely in your Top 5, Top 10 at the end of the day. Beyond that!

Cole: Overall, to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I want to see little girls in 30 years wearing VP shirts, even though they don’t know what a VP song is. It’s like you got people that wear Metallica shirts and you know damn well they don’t know who Metallica is. But that’s because they large though, it’s more than that.

Smoke: Same thing with the Wu-Tang logo. Everybody got it tatted, everybody got a shirt, don’t even know who RZA is.

Cole: But that logo was a stamp though. They put that s##t on the moon, so we want to do the same thing. We trying to make this the new Batman signal.

Smoke: In the sky, you’ll see it one day.

AllHipHop: Cole you deejay for the group, then you two rap?

Cole: Yeah we Run-DMC-ing, A Tribe Called Quest-ing, Naughty by Nature-ing. Good s##t.

AllHipHop: What do each of you bring to the table?

Cole: Smoke brings the most immaculate production of all time, that you haven’t heard in centuries. To a whole ‘nother Blackout level to where people think it’s so complicated, but that’s just him. That’s what he does, g###### immaculate man. The fact that he’s also a master wordsmith as well, he’s a sword. Bunge is also a cutthroat sword that will cut through your ears.

You hear his voice, his voice is a frequence already. His s##t is smashing through your ears.

Me on the other hand, I’m the f##king shield ready to smack you across the head. I’m more than just the DJ, I’m low key like Flava Flav, Spliff Star, Jam Master Jay, Jazzy Jeff, a whole bunch of other people in one. But at the same time, I’m motherf##kin’ Coly Cole and you ain’t never gonna see nobody like me in your life. You put that all together with this Villain Park s##t, it’s a big ass boulder just getting ready to smash on you.

Smoke: It’s a vibe, it’s a perfect balance. And we brothers too, so it was destined.

Cole: We all know what we bring to the table.

AllHipHop: What’s a normal day in the life? Walk us through.

Bunge: Aw man, joking. Clownin’. Goofing around. Ballin’.

Cole: One of the main things that we’re notorious for is posting up. We gon’ be posted up for hours and not know that we been posted up for that long. Everybody else around us be like “bro, what are we doing?” s##t, we posted. [chuckles] That’s if we not in the studio though.

Smoke: We having fun. We leave the doors open so the masses can come in.

Cole: Inspiration.

AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?

Bunge: A gallon of water.

Cole: A big ass bottle of Jameson. Some incense.

Smoke: Some incense fasho.

Bunge: A charger. Of course there’s already equipment in the studio… I’ma say good energy.

Cole: No bad energy, that’s also why I brung up Nas. That first song he put on the Lost Tapes 2, he’s like “No Bad Energy.” Please no bad energy. When you have good energy, you always gon’ always bring something nice and make a moment. ‘Cause even that little smidge of tension, it’s not gon’ feel right. Everybody not gon’ be on the same page.

AllHipHop: Speaking of Nas, who’s in ya’lls Top 5?

Bunge: That’s hard. Kendrick, Eminem, Luda. I gotta put Cole, Cole’s hard. And 50.

Smoke: We talking rappers? Ice Cube. I’m really trying to be careful with this. Busta Rhymes fasho. I love WC, Suga Free, Spice 1.

Cole: Black Thought. Kurupt. Xzibit. Jay of course. I need one more. It’s between two people for me: Busta. People don’t be putting Busta in they Top 5’s like that.

AllHipHop: He can spit like a motherf##ker!

Cole: People know that, but then they don’t want to put him in their Top 5. My 6th man is, I never told ya’ll this, but Lady of Rage. Lady of Rage is my 6th woman.

Bunge: You f##k with the female artists.

Cole: I do! I f##k with the hardest, that’s what it is.

Smoke: One of my favorite female artists is Pookie Blow. She on the album, she on “Smoke Break.” That’s my actual sister.

AllHipHop: What’s the best encounter you had with a fan?

Cole: Mine was in a text message. It was a supporter. He’s basically talking about how he wasn’t trying to listen to no new music because his cousin had passed away. But then he heard ours and it uplifted his spirit again. That’s all he was listening to, it made him feel good. That’s always good to hear. Plus the homie’s mama who don’t even like me.

Bunge: ‘Cause it’s usually moms and parents.

Cole: Exactly. Even if they do say it, they just say they like it. “I like what ya’ll doing.” They be really writing paragraphs, going “man you guys remind me of this when I was a kid. This was crazy! Tapped into this vibe, how’d ya’ll do that?” The little things are always amazing. The people you’re not used to reacting to stuff, react. You gotta make even more overlook of what the whole world is probably gonna do instead.

AllHipHop: Dream collab?

Smoke: Dream collab is to be in studio with our music and Dre. I’d definitely say one of them.

Cole: I want us to do something with DJ Quik. I always heard how if you not with Dre, they Quik is the guy. If you can’t get to Dre, Quik is the guy.

Bunge: Of course Kendrick. For me man, ‘cause I was listening to him when I started. That’d just be dope to have him in the studio with us.

Smoke: Another dream collab real quick, is The Alchemist.

Cole: Oh yes, please!

AllHipHop: Anything else you want to let us know?

Everyone: The Recipe, new album just released. “Visions” video out now. We got a whole bunch of other music videos coming. We got a whole lot coming from the Blackout Company and Villain Park. We got something for ya’ll, that’s all it is. Enough said.

R. Kelly’s History Of Intimidating Witnesses Keeps Him Locked Up

(AllHipHop News) R. Kelly’s bid to get out of jail has failed, and he will remain locked up until his trial in 2020.

Last week R. Kelly’s lawyers attempted to spring the rapper from the Cook County Prison, citing several health ailments.

His attorneys insisted R. Kelly was not getting sufficient medical treatment for paralysis in his hand, stress, and an untreated hernia.

A judge has just rejected R. Kelly’s release, because the singer is a flight risk.

And since R. Kelly has a history of obstructing justice, home confinement would not stop him from trying to threaten witnesses in the case.

In June of 2019, R. Kelly’s former manager James Mason was indicted and charged with one felony count for threatening Timothy Savage.

Timothy Savage is the father of one R. Kelly’s girlfriends.

In a May 2018 phone call, Mason told Timothy Savage, “I’m gonna do harm to you and your family, when I see you I’m gonna get you, I’m going to f##king kill you.”

Joycelyn Savage’s family alleges she has been brainwashed and victimized by R. Kelly, who supposedly runs a sex cult.

The 52-year-old Chicago native has pleaded not guilty to 18 felony counts for sexually abusing minors.

According to reports, a trial date for R. Kelly has been set for May 18, 2020 and he will remain locked up until then.

Donald Trump Is Having A Meltdown! Thanks, Nancy Pelosi!

(AllHipHop Rumors) The Donald known as The Trump is not one to hold back his emotions on anything! This dude is having an allergic reaction to Nancy Pelosi, who is the Speaker of the House. She is the one leading the charge on the impeachment movement against Donald Trump. 

Well, the Donald is not taking a chat this morning well at all. Now, I know you guys are like “What does this have to do with Hip-Hop?” The answer is simple, “I do what I wants to do, broken English and all. 

“I think the president knows the argument that can be made against him, and he’s scared,” Pelosi told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an interview to air in full Thursday morning on “Good Morning America.” 

“I saw the surprise in his voice that he didn’t understand that I thought what he did was wrong,” Pelosi continued about

 Trump’s call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “That he was undermining our national security, that he was undermining our Constitution by his actions and he was undermining the integrity of our elections. He just didn’t see it.”

Well, it didn’t take love for El Presidente to lose it!

Clearly, this isn’t the first time for this, but it certainly is one of the most pivotal times. 

Jordan Peele’s Deal With Universal Pictures Worth Over A $100 Million

(AllHipHop News) Jordan Peele has signed an exclusive five-year deal with Universal Pictures.

The “Get Out” filmmaker and his firm Monkeypaw productions have agreed to release all their films with the studio, in a deal reportedly worth more than $100 million.

Announcing the pact with Universal chief Donna Langley, Peele, 40, tells Variety: “It would not have been possible to make ‘Get Out’ and (its follow-up) ‘Us’ without the endless trust and support we received from Donna Langley and the team at Universal.

“Their willingness to take risks and their commitment to original content makes them the perfect collaborative partner for Monkeypaw. I couldn’t be more excited for what lies ahead.”

Insiders tell Variety the deal matches the nine-figure overall deals top creatives like Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes have signed with Netflix.

But Jordan’s deal is structured to include upfront compensation, operational costs, and backend box office percentages.

The agreement will cover two films Peele and Universal currently have in development, for which he will serve as writer, director, and producer, as well as Monkeypaw’s “Candyman” remake.

Peele and his production partner Win Rosenfeld are writing the script for the reimagined horror, with Little Woods filmmaker Nia DaCosta directing.

Gucci Mane Links With Gucci For Worldwide Deal

Gucci Mane Links With Gucci For Worldwide Deal

(AllHipNews) Rap star Gucci Mane has finally linked with the Gucci brand for a brand new project.

The Atlanta rap Legend teamed up with Gucci for a new global partnership and ad campaign.

The new “Cruise 2020” ad campaign was shot by iconic filmmaker/photographer Harmony Korine.

Gucci Mane used a photo from the campaign to create the cover art for his upcoming album WOPTOBER II.

Earlier this month Gucci teased a few tracks from the project with the release of “Richer Than Errybody with YoungBoy Never Broke Again and DaBaby,” as well as this song “Richer Than Errybody.”

WOPTOBER II is Gucci Mane’s 15th studio album, which is slated for release on Thursday, October 17th.

Original Copy Of Jay-Z’s Videotaped Testimony In Perfume Battle To Be Destroyed

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Jay-Z has lost a bid to end a “Spanish Inquisition” in a battle with a perfume company.

Parlux Fragrances filed an $18 million lawsuit against Jay-Z in January of 2017.

Parlux Fragrances claims Jay-Z, real name Shawn Corey Carter, backed out on an agreement to promote a cologne called Gold.

Jay-Z filed a countersuit, claiming Parlux Fragrances failed to pay him royalties he was due for over two years.

The lawsuit escalated in 2018 when lawyers for Parlux Fragrances demanded the rapper turn over his calendar.

They also wanted the rapper videotaped for a deposition which they claimed invoked memories of the “Spanish Inquisition.”

Earlier this week, a judge issued a ruling in the case to address Jay-Z’s privacy concerns.

Jay-Z does not want to be filmed answering sensitive questions under oath, which could eventually make its way into the hands of the hungry press.

A judge has ordered Jay-Z to be videotaped as he testifies, noting all parties are being held to a strict confidentiality agreement barring anyone from ever handing over the file.

Additionally, each party will receive a watermarked copy of the videotape to identify the leaker.

Any unwatermarked copies will be destroyed as a safeguard against potential leaks.

Kylie Jenner & Travis Scott Are Over, BUT WHY?

(AllHipHop Rumors) We are in a brave new world in the rumors, where I am forced to write about Travis and Kylie. BUT, this is where we are! They have broken up! Do you care? Are you hurt? Have your “goals” been shattered, especially since we have seen them, so happy in the recent past?

Now, the powers that manipulate these kinds of matters have said that they are taking a break, but the streets are saying ISSA WRAP! They dated for 2 years and now they are taking some time off. People magazine says the real reason is “they have trust issues,” but this means she doesn’t trust him. Or better still, he’s been smashing chicks on the side. But, I don’t actually think that since it would hard for him to get away with…you know the papz and all.

The couple has a 1-year-old daughter by the name of Stormi Webster. Now, it is important to keep in mind that these two have not confirmed the report, but they are certainly not denying it either. This thing is EVERYWHERE. I am thinking they will take a few days and release a statement on Friday when the media is in a lull. 

The last time they were seen together was at the premiere of the Travis Scott documentary in late August. Good luck and godspeed. 

Swizz Beatz Talks Being Jealous Of His 5-Year-Old Son Working With Kendrick Lamar

(AllHipHop News) TDE emcee Kendrick Lamar scored a Number One on the Billboard 200 with the 2016 compilation project Untitled Unmastered. Besides being a chart-topper, the 8-track effort is also memorable for being the production debut of Egypt Dean.

The reason “Untitled 07 | 2014 – 2016” was a special moment is because Egypt was just five years old when he made the beat used on the song. Plus, the elementary-aged producer is the son of music legends Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. 

Swizz spoke about his scion collaborating with Lamar during a segment of MSNBC’s and NBC News Think’s Mavericks with Ari Melber. The 41-year-old born Kasseem Dean admitted that he felt a certain level of envy that Egypt got a placement on a Kendrick project.

“I’m a little jealous of my son because he worked on a Kendrick Lamar album before me. So, Egypt worked on Kendrick Lamar at five, the album Untitled track number seven. He produced it, wrote it, and Kendrick actually used it. [Egypt] made history as the youngest producer,” Swizz told Melber. “I videotaped the whole thing because people wouldn’t believe that he did it.”

Swizz continued, “Him and Kendrick connected at the Super Bowl… The next day history was made. I still don’t know the conversation they had. Kendrick was like, ‘I wanna stay in touch with him. He changed my life.’ I’m like, ‘He’s five, you’re Kendrick.’ He was just like, ‘He reminded me of myself as a youth and made me unlock my writer’s block at the time.'”

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The Mavericks with Ari Melber episode also included Swizz Beatz recalling stories of his time working with DMX, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and Drake. Apparently, The Monster and the OVO leader filmed a music video for a song from Drizzy’s debut album, Thank Me Later, that never saw the light of day.

“I worked with Drake early. It was cool to see him progressing into the superstar he is today. I remember getting the phone call at 4:00 in the morning of him wanting to work with me,” stated Swizz. “I had a song called ‘Fancy’ which was for my album. And he was just saying, ‘I want something where I can sing and I could rap.’ And I had ‘Fancy’ and I was like, ‘I’m gonna send you something and see if it’s the vibe of what you’re thinking about. But this is for my album.'”

The One Man Band Man and Poison creator added, “[‘Fancy’] became his. [Drake] was like, ‘I need this.’ And I’m like, ‘Damn.’ We shot a video for it that never came out… I don’t’ have it… We should just put the ‘Fancy’ video out, just because.”

Robert Glasper To Drop ‘F*ck Yo Feelings’ Mixtape Featuring Yasiin Bey, YBN Cordae, Rapsody & More

(AllHipHop News) Acclaimed instrumentalist Robert Glasper is preparing to release his F*ck Yo Feelings mixtape on October 3. The 19-track project was created during a 2-day studio session featuring the Jazz/Hip Hop performer’s musical friends.

Yasiin Bey, YBN Cordae, Rapsody, Herbie Hancock, Andra Day, Terrace Martin, Bilal, Buddy, Denzel Curry, Mick Jenkins, SiR, and other artists stopped by the studio to help craft on-the-spot collaborations. F*ck Yo Feelings also marks the first time Glasper has reunited with Chris Dave (percussion) and Derrick Hodge (bass) since 2012’s Grammy-winning Black Radio album.

In addition, Robert Glasper announced a month-long residency at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. Running from October 3 through November 3, the concert series will host 56 shows in 28 days with two sets each night.

The Blue Note residency will include performances by the Robert Glasper Acoustic Trio, the Robert Glasper Experiment, Yasiin Bey, Luke James, Esperanza Spalding, Justin Tyson, T3 of Slum Village, and more. Glasper will also lead tributes to J Dilla, Roy Hargrove, and Stevie Wonder.

F*ck Yo Feelings Tracklist

1. Intro (feat. Affion Crockett)

2. This Changes Everything (feat. Buddy + Denzey Curry + Terrace Martin + James Poyser)

3. Gone (feat. YBN Cordae + Bilal + Herbie Hancock)

4. Let Me In (feat. Mick Jenkins)

5. In Case You Forgot

6. Indulging in Such

7. F### Yo Feelings (feat. Yebba)

8. Endangered Black Woman (feat. Andra Day + Staceyann Chin)

9. Expectations (feat. Baby Rose + Rapsody)

10. All I Do (feat. SiR + Bridget Kelly + Song Bird)

11. Aah Whoa (feat. Muhsinah + Queen Sheba)

12. I Want You

13. Trade in Bars Yo (feat. Herbie Hancock)

14. DAF Fall Out

15. Sunshine (feat. YBN Cordae)

16. Liquid Swords

17. DAF FTF

18. Treal (feat. Yasiin Bey)

19. Cold

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Fiona Apple Responds To Lil Nas X’s Tweet About Collaborating For His Album

(AllHipHop News) How often does a potential dispute over sample clearances turn into a potential collaboration between the two acts? That might be the case with Lil Nas X and Fiona Apple.

Last week, Apple publically called out LNX for supposedly using elements of her song “Every Single Night” for his “Kim Jong” track. The songstress said in an Instagram video, “Hey, where’s my money? You cute little guy. Where’s my money?”

Instead of expressing anger or indifference toward Apple, Lil Nas reacted to her IG message with an offer to work together. The  “Old Town Road” hitmaker tweeted, “Me & Fiona Apple should do something together for my album.”

The Idler Wheel… LP creator found out about LNX’s offer and addressed the possible musical combination. Apple responded, “I would love that. This is such a good ending to this little story. I would love that. I’m not going on social media anymore, by the way, so I’ll get in touch with you personally.”

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Chris Brown Earns His First Top 5 Single In 11 Years With “No Guidance”

(AllHipHop News) Chris Brown’s “No Guidance” featuring Drake is the #5 song in America. The last time a CB-led song made it higher than #6 on the Hot 100 chart George W. Bush was president. 

“No Guidance” is Brown’s first Top 5 record since “Forever” in 2008. That song, off the special edition of the Exclusive album, peaked at #2. 2011’s “Look at Me Now” climbed all the way to #6.

Chris Brown has 15 career Top 10 hits. The Virginia-bred singer’s “Run It!” (2005) and “Kiss Kiss” (2007) are the only Number One songs in his discography.

“No Guidance” spent its 16th week on the Hot 100 chart. The track currently sits at #8 on Apple Music’s Top 100: USA chart and #11 on Spotify’s Top 200: US Daily Chart. The “No Guidance” music video has amassed more than 90 million views on YouTube.

G-Eazy Teams With Puma For New Sneaker

(AllHipHop News) Gerald “G-Eazy” Gillum is the latest rapper to work with Puma. After teaming with Meek Mill, Nipsey Hussle, and YBN Cordae, the German athletic brand is producing a collection from G-Eazy.

The Puma/G-Eazy partnership began in 2018, but the cooperative effort was cemented with a welcome home dinner in Oakland following G-Eazy’s set at the Rolling Loud Bay Area festival. E-40, DaniLeigh, and Guapdad4000 were in attendance as well.

G-Eazy is attached to Puma’s The Ralph Sampson LO sneaker. The shoe is named after retired NBA player Ralph Sampson. The Basketball Hall of Famer was also at the Oakland event honoring the “No Limit” performer.

As part of their deal, Puma will sponsor Gillum’s The Endless Summer Fund nonprofit organization. The Endless Summer Fund works with local Bay Area organizations to support under-served youth. G-Eazy and Puma will also join forces for the “From The Bay to the Universe” program which helps music artists such as Dounia, ALLBLACK, Kossisko, Marty Grimes, and Daghe.

Jhené Aiko Recruits 21 Savage & Summer Walker For “Triggered (Remix)”

(AllHipHop News) In May, Jhené Aiko returned with the break-up anthem “Triggered (Freestyle).” The singer-songwriter has now let loose a remix to the record which features 21 Savage and Summer Walker.

Some fans suspected that Aiko’s single was about the end of her relationship with fellow Twenty88 group member Big Sean. She addressed the situation on Twitter.

“Triggered is NOT a diss song. It is a moment of talking sh*t out of frustration and passion. it’s was a moment of exaggerated expression when I was feeling lost and weak. No one is to be blamed or bashed for how I was feeling in that moment. I am in control of my feelings,” tweeted Jhené Aiko.

Big Sean later took to the social media platform to confess his love for his ex-girlfriend after she supported his “Single Again” song. The G.O.O.D. Music rapper posted, “I appreciate you supporting me on this one and I want to just say I love you unconditionally.”