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Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul and Travis Scott Settle $20 Million Lawsuit

By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Travis Scott and Three 6 Mafia star DJ Paul have settled a copyright lawsuit, in which the rapper was accused of stealing the hook for his tune “No Bystanders” from the hip-hop group’s track “Tear Da Club Up.”

DJ Paul, real name Paul Beauregard, made the accusations in a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit filed earlier this year.

However, he later downplayed the legal spat, insisting there was “no beef” between him and the Astroworld star.

Now, Paul has revealed that the issue has been resolved – apparently without having to get lawyers involved.

“He called me up and we basically figured it out right there on the spot,” Paul said. “He was cool, he was like, ‘Let’s knock it out. Whatchu need?’”

While the financial details of the settlement weren’t revealed, all four members of Three 6 Mafia now have writing credits on “No Bystanders.”

Paul also clarified his initial allegation that Scott had tried to sneak the “Tear Da Club Up” hook into the tune without properly crediting the group, adding: “He really thought that the business got taken care of with the song. It was some other label issues that didn’t get the paperwork to me… But this whole time he thought it was clear. I was like, ‘Nobody ever called me’.”

Now Paul is looking to the future, and is looking “forward to some future collaborations with” Scott.

When asked what that might sound like, he joked: “Oh man, to be honest, he did so good with Tear Da Club Up, I’d probably pick another Three 6 song!”

Pop Singer Adele Is In Love With Grime Rap Star Skepta

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Adele is reportedly rolling on after her split from husband Simon Konecki with British grime star Skepta.

The “Hello” hitmaker, 31, is said to have enjoyed a number of dates with the musician – including for the star’s 37th birthday last month – with friends of the pair “hoping and predicting” that they go on to become a “great couple.”

A source told Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “Adele and Skepta have been there for each other a lot after both their relationships split up.”

“They have a close bond and there’s definitely a special connection,” the insider continued. “They’re spending more and more time together. Some of their friends are hoping and predicting they could end up being a great couple one day.”

However, both Adele and Skepta are said to be concentrating on their children as their main priority, as the “Rolling in the Deep” star shares son Angelo with Simon.

Skepta – real name Joseph Junior Adenuga, Jr. – became a father to daughter River last November.

The rumored couple have been pals for several years.

Skepta told. ES Magazine back in 2016: “Adele texts me all the time and keeps me in check. She speaks to me about how things are going.”

Adele filed for divorce from Simon last month, with both parties seeking joint custody of Angelo, and agreeing to settle financial issues in “private mediation.”

Lil Nas X Used To Pray He Wasn’t Gay

By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Nas X used to pray that being gay was just “a phase,” before becoming relaxed enough to embrace his sexuality.

The “Old Town Road” star came out to fans in a post on Twitter during Pride Month in June.

And while he’s now delighted to be a gay man, Nas told Gayle King in an interview on CBS’ This Morning on Tuesday that he wasn’t always so comfortable with who he is.

Telling King he “knew” when he was growing up that he was gay, Nas added: “Especially during my teenage years, I would just pray, pray and pray,” he said. When King asked what he prayed for, he replied: “That it was a phase.”

The 20-year-old musician added that he’s conscious his celebrity status gave him an objective when it came to coming out.

“Me being in this position, it’s easy for me,” he said. “But some little boy 10 miles from here, it’s not gonna be good for him.”

Nas was always optimistic that his coming out story would help others going through similar circumstances.

But he told King that there’s “still a lot to be done” when it comes to the way society treats the LGBTQ community.

“I think it’s gonna always help,” he said when reflecting on the impact of public figures coming out. “We still have a long way to go, because it’s not like everybody is messing with me now. ‘Cause of course somebody who’s listening to me in school right now, it’s like, ‘You’re gay, cause you’re listening to him’. There’s still a lot to be done, of course. But I do believe it’s helping.”

Frank Ocean Says He’s Inspired By Joan Rivers’ Fashion

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Frank Ocean’s “unapologetic” style was inspired by the late Joan Rivers.

The “Swim Good” singer opened up about his unique sense of fashion in a cover interview for W Magazine’s The New Originals issue, and credited the comedian for empowering him to find a style that represents him.

“Rest in Peace. My legend…” he said of the former Fashion Police star. “She was Sick! I mean, unapologetic.”

Reflecting on her influence on his sartorial choices, he added: “I think that ‘F##k who sees me’ energy, ‘This is what I am giving. Period’ is what I relate to in ballroom culture – it’s this extroversion manifest.”

Ballroom culture is an underground LGBT subculture that originated in the U.S.

Young members of the African-American and Latin American communities would dance, walk and pose in events known as “balls” to compete for trophies and prizes.

Frank, 31, also opened up about his musical origins in the interview, and claimed he felt “no attachment” to it – but was rather looking forward to the potential financial gain.

“(I felt) more an attachment to what music could bring if I succeeded, you know financially,” he shared. “And that meant freedom from my situation at the time, and maybe what I was projecting onto my own future. 

Markuann Smith: The Mastermind Behind Godfather Of Harlem Speaks

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur)Category: Features

(AllHipHop Features) Markuann Smith, for all intent and purposes, should not be here right now and he assuredly took the long route home. Home? Right now, home is at the mountaintop now that the executive producer of “The Godfather of Harlem” has seen his television dream come true. The journey to this point has taken 18 years, but the story of the infamous gangster, father and rebel is now airing on the EPIX channel for all to see. And the reviews are in and the consensus is we are staring at another classic series. 

Chuck Creekmur talked to Markuann about his rigorous journey and how he’s bringing others along as well. 

AllHipHop: Let’s talk about “Godfather Harlem.” Now you’ve got the whole Internet ablaze, because you’re going to tell the story of Bumpy Johnson and all the circumstances around his life. 

Markuann Smith: Well, the Godfather Harlem is basically the collision of Civil Rights in the underworld. So we’re telling a narrative of Bumpy Johnson was played by Forest Whitaker and his relationship with Malcolm X, who was played by an amazing actor by the name of Nigel Thatch. Nigel played Malcolm X and in”Selma.” So you’re gonna see characters like Adam Clayton Powell. Giancarlo Esposito is playing Adam Clayton Powell. Then we have the Italian side. You got Vincent D’Onofrio playing a real-life gangster by the name of Vinnie the Chin. He was the gangster was walking around Mulberry Street with the bathrobe on in the late eighties, early nineties before he got locked up by the feds. And then you have actor Chazz Palminteri from “Bronx Tale.” He’s playing on Joseph Bonnano. And then you have Paul Savino, Big Paulie from “Goodfellas,” he’s in there. 

So it’s a story. Basically, I call it the tale of three cities. So we tell the story about the Spanish Harlem, East Harlem, and Pleasant Avenue and Central Harlem. So you’ll hear music like from Sam Cooke to Martha and the Vandellas. Swizz Beatz is the executive music producer, so you hear Rick Ross, DMX, HER, I mean, it’s, it’s an amazing project. 

AllHipHop: So your official role is executive producer, one of them. And you’re also an actor. Now, people may not know you are an actor. Talk about the duality of being the executive producer as well as an actor. 

Markuann Smith: Well, the Godfather Harlem started as a brainchild in 2000. Margaret Johnson, who’s Bumpy Johnson’s granddaughter is like my godmother. And we had a wonderful relationship. She’s no longer here. She passed away. But during the time that we spent together, I made her a promise that I would get the story of her father told, it’s really her grandfather, but that was more like his daughter. So you know it was, it was a journey and myself as an actor, you know, I got a thousand no’s before I got one yes. And my motto was this: “You either going to chase your passion, are you going to chase your pension.” I was working at BET and I was like, there’s no pension over here, so I might as well go after my passion. And we’re creatives. And I feel like if you suppress us, I know I’d rather be dead if I can’t be creative. 

I can’t be trapped behind the cubicle. We had those talks. I can’t, it’s nothing that inspires me about that so, the journey was real and like I said, it was a brainchild of mine. It took me 18 years and it’s still amazing and surreal to me. Just to see it happening. 

And even as an executive producer and becoming part of this series, I still had to go through the potholes and the trials and tribulations of being an actor. Not “you’re an executive producer, so I’m putting myself in there as an actor.” 

No, I had to go out there, I had to show them I had chops. I’m around the greats like Forrest Whitaker and Giancarlo Esposito and running lines. Forrest is like my big brother, speaking to him every night and telling me to believe. I had disappointments and I proved to them that I, I can do what I said I can do. 

AllHipHop: I mean I think it’s amazing. Now I just want to say for the record, I was supposed to be on the set, but they get up at 4:00 am, 3:00 am, in the morning. I already live far away, so we didn’t make that happen. But I’m going to definitely be there for season two. So how did the cast come about? I mean, as soon as you see Forrest Whitaker, it’s official, that’s going to give it the official stamp. But you also have all those other talents too. 

Markuann: The project is represented by WME and Forrest being attached to it was a great vision that myself and my partner James Atchinson had. And Forest’s, manager, Joanne Colonna is like my big sister. 

And she believed in the project when they flew out to New York and met with Margaret. So we sat down with Yang Bongiovi who is an amazing producer and their company Significant Productions. They believe in my vision and they believed in the concept and they said they were on board all the way to get it done. So when you have a project like that and then you have someone like Forest attached to it, you tend to draw in great names. The pilot was directed by John Ridley “12 years of Slave.” Guillermo Navarro of “Pan’s Labyrinth.” We got an award-winning DP, an Oscar-Award winning director, and writer. And then my showrunner is Chris Brancato. He created the TV show “Narcos.” So he was the one that penned this. And then I had Paul Eckstein (Narcos) who also part of the co-creation of “Narcos” with Chris Brancato. So I had a wonderful team. 

AllHipHop: I also see on the other side, I see some of my friends in there. Samson Styles and also Kern did some artwork and things like that. 

Markuann Smith: My narrative may be different than yours, but we all have dreams. And I’m the type of person that I’m not selfish. Because each one is supposed to teach one. For example, Kern has always been an amazing artist, but someone needed to give him a shot. Everybody starts from somewhere. You feel what I’m saying? And, when we as a community and as a tribe are not scared to share and drop jewels and help people, it makes the journey better. You know, for me to get my boy Samson to be on the project was amazing to me. Because he’s one of the most talented people that I know that comes from the streets that did a 360 and changed his life around. He has an amazing project and Revolt right now called “Killing Beef” and just to have him on set and showing him a different experience about what it is on set life, what it is, what a first AD is, what an AD is, you know just dropping knowledge and jewels. It was just an amazing thing, man. So I’m so happy that, you know, Samson was able to shine.

AllHipHop: All of us were at BET. We were all kind of outliers. Now, transitioning from that type of environment, how difficult was that? I know for me it was not as difficult as a lot of people think because I was doing both at the same time. And then the bigger AllHipHop got the more problems that I had. But you seem to be working projects almost on the side.

Markuann Smith: I’ll be frank with you. You know, we are on AllHipHop.com and I’m not about shooting smoke signals to your audience. So I’m working at BET, you know, I’m grateful for the experience but it wasn’t an experience for me. I mean, I’ve always been a talented person. I feel I’ve always been creative. I’ve got offers numerous times for projects that I had on at BET, but it wasn’t just the right fit. 

I wasn’t born to be put in a dark corner to digitize videos, you know what I mean? I wasn’t born to be putting music videos in heavy rotation, medium rotation, a light rotation. So when I left BET in 2016 because of the Viacom take over, it was bittersweet because you feel that you generated a tribe of colleagues that are your friends. And when you leave that door and it closes behind you and your phone stops ringing, I mean, we work in a world of freelance. 

Freelance to me is ayo Chuck, I got a position for you. l didn’t get any calls. So it was a brutal realization to see that, wow, that really wasn’t my friend. That was just somebody I was working with for 16 years. 

It’s just like, wow. A lot of people look at my breakthrough, but they don’t know what I’ve been through. A lot of people want success, but are you really ready for success? Are you ready to eat tuna fish sandwiches? Are you ready to eat Ramen noodles? Are you ready to fly on a buddy pass, knowing I have a meeting at Netflix at 10 in the morning, I hope I can make this plane because I don’t have money to afford a regular ticket? Are you ready to sleep on somebody’s couch because I can’t afford the prices on a hotel tonight? And I’m not being funny. 

So a lot of people look and they say they want success, but they’re not ready for it. It’s a lot of clout chasers out there. I see a lot of people in the music industry trying to get in film and television and it’s not working because this is not a game. The lay of the land here is about talent. And they will pull your skirt, trust me if you don’t have any talent. 

AllHipHop: I’ve seen a lot of people move in that direction and now it just seems like it’s the new rap game or something like that. 

Markuann Smith: And it’s not because we’re dealing with a different type of breed. We are dealing with great white sharks out there, you know, and this is not like 91, 92 music videos where you can get $200-300 grand for shooting music videos. It’s totally different, man. And if you don’t have great content, if you don’t have what’s called a fog cutter show, the show that’s going to cut through the fog that separates you from everybody else, your skirt will be pulled.

AllHipHop: What is it about the streets of Harlem other places too, like South Central, that’s so provocative to people. It never gets old. 

Markuann Smith: Let me ask you a question. Have you ever thought about this? Why is there a Malcolm X Boulevard and a Martin Luther King Boulevard in every hood? I don’t care – across the United States there’s always a South Side. People gravitate to struggle. People gravitate to a story. Myself as an actor, I looked up to people like Samuel L. Jackson, who was on drugs. He didn’t get his career growing until maybe like he was 48, 49 years old. I look up to people like Charles Dutton who went through jail to Yale. If you don’t have a journey, it doesn’t make any type of sense. So I think people look and gravitate to these stories. There is a Bumpy Johnson. And in every hood, there’s an Alpo, there’s a Rayful Edmonds. With poverty and adversity comes strength. You know what I mean? I’m working on a project right now with Darryl Reed, Lil D. He’s from Oakland, California. He’s like my big brother. Obama gave him clemency. So these are the stories I like to tell. I like to tell stories about us. This is our time and this is a narrative for us right now. 

AllHipHop: The thing that people might not know about is your big brother, Father MC. So you were running around in the 90s, Uptown Records with that whole crew. Talk about how that was for you, getting your feet wet a little bit in the 90s. 

Markuann Smith: Well, I’ll tell you this, I came up in Harlem, grew up in a place called Far Rockaway. Far Rockaway is known as the sixth borough. You might know Father MC, you might know Chinx Drugs, you may know Stack Bundles. And Far Rock was bittersweet to me. It was bitter because of all the tragedy I saw. But it was sweet growing up and learning lessons. 

And when Father first got signed to Uptown Records, Puff, I didn’t even know him. So our first tour was with Candyman Tony! Toni! Toné! Hi-Five, Troop, Second II None, AMG. So it was an amazing experience for me to be on a tour bus and be able to see different cultures and travel across the country. I started off as a roadie, I was carrying those big coffins. Pac was a roadie for Digital Underground and that was a good friend of mine. Money B., you know, shout out Money B. and Cleetis Mack, those guys are still my friends to this day. Treach (Naughty By Nature) was a roadie for Queen Latifah. 

I was able to gravitate and see when music was fun, you know. No disrespect to the music that’s out now, the Kodak Black’s of the world and Tekashi 6ix9ine’s…NBA Younboy’s or 21 Savages. It was just a totally different movement. That’s what music was fun when people weren’t scared to dance. It wasn’t a competition. We were all family. We were all crew on the road.

AllHipHop: I didn’t really know you were friends with Pac like, what was your experience like with him, do you have a story? 

Markuann Smith: He was a very passionate, very emotional character man. Very like f##k you. f##k you. f##k you type s##t. That’s, that’s the way he was. I remember I can tell you a funny story. We were on tour and what we used to do was we used to knock on people’s doors with the hotel garbage cans full of water. So we will knock on the door and be like “room service.” And we would just throw water and do some crazy crazy s##t. I could tell you stories for days. I mean I that’s somebody I really miss man. Cause we came up with dreams, we sat down, we had our bottle and on a bus and would just talk about how we want to change our lives. You know, drive the flyest cars and get the baddest women. We just were trying to be with young cats trying to succeed and on his unfortunate demise it just really hurt. 

AllHipHop: Pac he had a lot of haters and I don’t know how much you know, but you have a lot of haters. Whenever certain people see us together, someone always has something slick to say. 

Markuann Smith: See I, come from a place like where we addressed like “Yo, come outside at three o’clock and I’m gonna f##k you” up type s##t. And it’s so funny how you have haters or people that just talk about it. Don’t even know you or they think they know you and you didn’t come up in the sandbox. And I love to be the underdog. I mean a lot of people have haters. I think if you don’t have the haters, you’re not doing something right. It’s so funny. 

I hate to bring this up, look at what happened to Nipsey Hussle. He was, he was a person that I’ve met, talked to, chopped it up, and look what happened. And whoever hates me, I tell him God bless him. Cause now nowadays my life is this. If you say 1+1= 5, I’ma say, yeah, correct, enjoy, enjoy your life and I’m gonna keep it moving. 

AllHipHop: That’s the best way to go about it. And that also comes with maturity. We’ve, we’ve been in this game for a minute and our approach 10 plus years ago is different than that. So where are you heading? What do you have lined up? 

Markuann Smith: It’s exciting for me. Possibly getting a first-look deal at a studio. I have a couple of amazing projects I’m working on. I’m working the Aaron Hernandez story, the football player from The New England Patriots who unfortunately took his life. That’s a series that I’m putting my attention to right now. I’m working on the Darryl Reed project in Oakland. Working on The Sly and Family Stone project, I have a couple of different projects that I’m working on. I’m just trying to stay creative, stay out of the hater zone, make them keep hating me. 

AllHipHop: What’s funny is you checked in on me and I’m just so used to people checking in on me and then asking me for something right. I was like, “Yo, he checked in on me and didn’t even ask for anything.” 

Markuann Smith: I never did. Yeah, we’ve always, we’ve always had a relationship where we worked together. I mean from me hosting your AllHipHop.com content and you’ve given me my first opportunity to start hosting to me being in a reality show. 

AllHipHop: What advice would you give a young person? My niece, she’s 18, wants to be a filmmaker and she’s at NYU or film making What advice would you give someone like that? 

Markuann Smith: Always master your craft. Understand what you’re talking about. One of my pastimes I liked to go to Barnes and Noble and I used to just get books on film “Filmmaking for Dummies” or “Screenwriting for Dummies,” “Acting For Dummies.” 

And just use your brain as a muscle. There’s no time off of this. And be ready to get ready to hear a “no” before you hear a “yes.” You might get a thousand “no’s,” but that one “yes” could change your life as it did mine. 

DaBaby Performs A Medley Of ‘Kirk’ Songs On ‘The Tonight Show’

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) DaBaby is on pace to earn his first #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. The North Carolinian’s Kirk is projected to collect between 130,000 and 150,000 first-week units.

Kirk may get a boost in sales after DaBaby stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week. The late-night program performance included a medley of “Intro,” “Really,” and “Bop.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jmRJU9DnU0

Fellow North Carolina rapper Stunna 4 Vegas joined the Billion Dollar Baby on stage. They were both backed by The Tonight Show house band The Roots.

Besides Stunna 4 Vegas, Kirk contains guest features from Chance The Rapper, Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, Lil Baby, Kevin Gates, Migos, and more. The project’s lead single “Intro” entered the Hot 100 chart at #17.

Wale Reveals Tracklist & Features For ‘Wow… That’s Crazy’ Album

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) After scoring a Top 40 hit with “On Chill” with Jeremih, Maryland emcee Wale dropped off “Love & Loyalty” featuring Manny Wellz. Both records will live on the upcoming album Wow… That’s Crazy.

The project is scheduled for release on October 11. Wale revealed the full tracklist for his new LP which will also feature Ari Lennox, Boogie, Bryson Tiller, Lil Durk, Kelly Price, Jacquees, and Megan Thee Stallion.

“I got a real special joint with Bryson I really like. Me and Lil Durk, and me and Bryson got the opposite records,” Wale told Beats 1 host Zane Lowe. “In the story of the album, the Bryson record is her fault and the Durk record is my fault. It’s pretty cool how we made it work.” 

The 35-year-old Warner recording artist added, “He’s like a superhero. He’s like Batman. Bryson is Batman. You can’t get Bryson. Bryson move out. Bryson move, man. I’m just grateful that he gave me this record, man, because this is inspired.”

Wow… That’s Crazy Tracklist:

1. “Sue Me”

2. “Love & Loyalty” featuring Mannywellz

3. “Cliché” featuring Ari Lennox & Boogie

4. “Expectations” featuring 6LACK

5. “Bgm”

6. “Love… (Her Fault)” featuring Bryson Tiller

7. “On Chill” featuring Jeremih

8. “Routine”

9. “Love Me Nina / Semiautomatic”

10. “Break My Heart (My Fault)” featuring Lil Durk

11. “Debbie”

12. “50 In Da Safe”

13. “Set You Free” featuring Kelly Price

14. “Black Bonnie” featuring Jacquees

15. “Poledancer” featuring Megan Thee Stallion

Uncle Luke Suggests Jay-Z Is The NFL’s “Token Black Guy”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is back in critics’ crosshairs over his Roc Nation company’s partnership with the National Football League. Some people have a problem with Roc Nation and the NFL selecting Puerto Rican entertainer Jennifer Lopez and Colombian singer Shakira to headline the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show in Miami.

“Ever since I saw Diana Ross fly off into the sky at the Halftime Show, I dreamed of performing at the Super Bowl,” said Lopez. “And now it’s made even more special not only because it’s the NFL’s 100th anniversary, but also because I am performing with a fellow Latina. I can’t wait to show what us girls can do on the world’s biggest stage.”

South Florida rap legend Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell expressed his anger over the fact that no African-American nor Hip Hop acts from the area are currently part of the Super Bowl LIV concert experience. He voiced his frustration on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B25AuOyBrRz

“I would’ve thought you had the sense to get Pitbull, Flo-Rida, [Rick] Ross, or somebody, Trick Daddy or something,” said Campbell. “You’re gonna rape the town of all our money…  We don’t need the NFL. Our hotels are already filled up. You need us. Jay-Z, you gotta fix this sh*t. I’m just gonna keep it 100.”

The former 2 Live Crew member further discussed his issues with Jay and the NFL on TMZ. Uncle Luke said in a video interview, “They’re basically showing, ‘Let me go get a token black guy, throw him out there, saying we’re dealing with systemic racism, saying we’re having him involved in the entertainment.'”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9QPVq6Wxt0

So far, the Roc Nation/NFL alliance has donated $400,000 to two Chicago nonprofit groups focused on assisting at-risk youth. Roc Nation artists Rapsody and Vic Mensa took part in a mentoring program with BBF Family Services. The teenagers in attendance got to ask the two rappers about life advice, their professional careers, and tips on planning for their futures.

This week also saw the introduction of the NFL Inspire Change’s first record in the “Songs of the Season” series. All revenue from SASH’s “What Would a Champion Do?” track will go to support Inspire Change grant recipients.

During his conversation with TMZ, Luke went on to say the social justice efforts of the League’s Inspire Change initiative deserves an “F” grade. The “Banned in the U.S.A.” and “I Wanna Rock” performer also stated that he loves “everything” that Jay is doing in the business world, but called the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show lineup a “blackeye.”

“If they did this, and you were at the table and [they] said, ‘Hey look, we’re not going to include these artists from Miami’ – then Jay-Z should’ve been putting in his resignation at that point and say, ‘Y’all ain’t gonna use me like this. You ain’t gonna put my name and my face out there and dirty my face up,” offered Luke.

Campbell continued, “If he does not resign or they don’t make this right, then they’re actually using him. He could then be really considered as what a lot of people said was a sell-out deal from the jump.”

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Cardi B Reacts To Online Trolls Claiming She’s Transphobic

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Cardi B felt a certain way this morning about getting attacked on social media, and she let her feelings be known. The 26-year-old Bronx-raised rapper took to Twitter to respond, in a series of now-deleted tweets, to trolls claiming she is prejudice against transgender people. 

“I’m not transphobic. Ya love dragging that. Have I said some remarks in the past that I apologized for [?] YES, I’m from a place that people have closed mindsets so we might not [know what] insults other or not. I never disrespected no trans nor nobody from LGBT,” tweeted Cardi.

Plus, she wrote, “How many tweets and videos have I made supporting LGBT? PLENTY! How much I support 2 on my glam team who I been experiencing they Transition? HARD! So don’t label me something that I’m not!”

The Grammy winner also added, “DO you know the real definition of Transphobia? You can’t even be next to trans or gays people literally fight for them not to have equal rights as. [I’m] in [an] industry that until this day male rap artists get uncomfortable when I come thru wit my team and I still don’t GIVE A F*CK!”

“B*tch my sister is gay! My best friends are gay butch women. I’m a whole bisexual so wtf are you talking ,” replied Cardi to a Twitter user named @FentyMinaj1 who claimed the rap star needed “the gays” to improve her fashion.

Last year, a transphobic meme was posted to Cardi B’s official Facebook. The “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker insisted a former associate ran the account at the time and she did not have access to the page.

Pose actress and transgender activist Angelica Ross called out Cardi for the image which used the slur “tr*nny.” Ross later showed appreciation to Cardi for “addressing the issue and taking responsibility like a boss.” 

Damian “Dame D.O.L.L.A.” Lillard Responds To Shaquille O’Neal’s Diss Track With “Reign Reign Go Away”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Once again, The Joe Budden Podcast ignited a feud among celebrities. This time, the sports world was brought into the drama, but it appears this new feud will play out on wax.

Damian “Dame D.O.L.L.A.” Lillard has been declaring he is the best rapper in the NBA for years. During a recent visit to JBP, the four-time All-Star expressed his belief that he is even better than platinum-selling rhymer/baller Shaquille O’Neal.

The Shaq Diesel album creator got wind of Dame D.O.L.L.A.’s comments, and O’Neal laid out a verbal challenge by dropping a diss track aimed at Lillard. On the song, Shaq announced he had to come out of retirement in order to “spank one of these undisciplined children.”

Fans and sports figures began tweeting at Lillard about O’Neal’s diss which prompted the Portland Trail Blazers guard to respond on the social media platform. It looks like the former NBA Rookie of the Year is getting ready to fire back.

“Ha … training camp starts tomorrow but he’s definitely gettin a round out of me. Just wait,” tweeted Dame on Monday night. A few hours later, he added, “Check back in the AM.”

Dame D.O.L.L.A. dropped his third studio album, BIG D.O.L.L.A., in August. The project made it onto several Billboard charts: Heatseekers Albums (#5), Independent Albums (#12), R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Sales (#10), Rap Album Sales (#8), and Top Album Sales (#68).

UPDATE:

Damian “Dame D.O.L.L.A.” Lillard kept his word by releasing a Shaquille O’Neal diss track titled “Reign Reign Go Away” around 11 am ET. He embedded the song in a tweet that read, “Ok I’m going to practice now…”

R. Kelly Cites Health Issues In Attempt To Get Out Of Jail Before His Trials

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Robert Sylvester Kelly is facing numerous sex-related charges in three different states. The R&B singer is currently behind bars awaiting federal trials in Illinois and New York as well as state trials in Illinois and Minnesota.

According to TMZ, R. Kelly is petitioning a judge for his freedom while he awaits the start of his trials. His lawyer filed legal documents claiming his client is not getting adequate medical treatment while being locked up for issues such as numbness in one of his hands, anxiety, and an untreated hernia. 

The website reports:

The docs also try to assure the judge nothing untoward will happen if R. Kelly gets out. The docs vow the singer will not tamper with or intimidate witnesses. Greenberg also claims R. Kelly is not a flight risk … he has a passport which does not contain a single stamp showing travel, because he doesn’t really go outside the U.S. Besides, he wouldn’t even have access to his passport.

Kelly is charged with one count of conspiracy to receive child pornography, two counts of receiving child pornography, four counts of producing child pornography, five counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice in the federal Illinois case.

Federal prosecutors in New York indicted him for racketeering predicated on criminal conduct including sexual exploitation of children, kidnapping, forced labor, and other crimes.

In addition, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in Illinois charged Kelly with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The 52-year-old Chicago native is also facing a prostitution and solicitation case in Minnesota. Kelly maintains he is innocent of all alleged offenses.

B Free: Straight Outta East Detroit

By: Shirley JuCategory: Features

B Free is a rapper who stands out with his versatile flows, unique style, and unmatched stage presence. Hailing from Detroit and having family members who fell victim to the streets, real name Brentan Freeman chose a different path.

That path has everything to do with music and his love for creating records with emotion and passion.

Most recently, the 23-year-old unleashed his single “Rojo,” which had fans saying his name from “Detroit to Compton.”

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AllHipHop: For those who don’t know, who is B Free?

B Free: S##t, I’m a lit ass n##ga. I’m trying to rage, trying to do some crazy s##t. I’m trying to go viral, that’s the plan. [chuckles] I’m not trying to do s##t for likes and comments, just let people know “yo I deserve your attention.” You should definitely tune in to see what the f##k’s going on.

AllHipHop: At what point did you realize you wanted to get into music?

B Free: Probably when I was in high school, so 2008 or 2009 when I started taking it super serious.

AllHipHop: What happened?

B Free: The typical soft n##ga s##t: fall in love with a girl. She don’t f##k with you like you f##k with her, heartbreak. You’re like “yo, f##k these hoes!” Then just go and do you.

AllHipHop: You just released “Rojo,” what was your mindstate creating this one?

B Free: With “Rojo,” I just wanted to get as environmental as possible. I’m from the East Side of Detroit, it’s really one of the roughest parts. Even though when you look at me, you be like “oh this n##ga from the burbs, he had both his parents” — that’s not the case. I wanted to showcase my versatility and be as city as possible, if that makes sense.

AllHipHop: Were you in the streets?

B Free: I wasn’t really in the streets. I had family in the streets so I was always around that, but I was never part of it. n##gas serving up on the block, f##king with crackheads and prostitutes, I seen that s##t but I didn’t want to be a part of it. I knew just seeing what my cousins and family went through, I’m like f##k that, I’ma do some productive s##t.

AllHipHop: Talk about being independent and the grind.

B Free: I’m signed to an independent label, Federation Music Group is who I’m signed to. I’m also in a group called Forever Golden, shout out to Forever Golden. Man, it’s been a ride. My whole team has been with me since birth, like this is my family. My brother does all my production. My cousin who’s also my manager, we all grew up together. My entire team are my best friends from elementary school, we just stuck together and put our time into the same mission.

AllHipHop: Dream collab?

B Free: Eminem. People be like “oh what?” I don’t freak out when I meet celebrities — like not at all, nothing — but if I met Em though, I’d be like “bro you’re the reason I do music.” Hell yeah.

AllHipHop: Anything else you want to let us know?

B Free: If you got beef with me, f##k you. If you love me, I love you too. If you wanna see me fail, haha I‘m winning. Get lit and drink water.

Remy Ma Faces Backlash For Comparing Sexual Assault Compensation To “Prostitution”

By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Remy Ma has raised eyebrows by equating sexual assault victims seeking financial damages to prostitutes.

The 39-year-old rapper made the provocative remarks during an appearance on “State of the Culture” earlier this week when the panel addressed the sexual assault allegations being made against NFL player Antonio Brown.

Reflecting on the accusations, the “Love & Hip Hop: New York” star questioned why rape victims seek financial gain, explaining: “If you rape my sister, my daughter, my anything…I don’t want your money. Worst case scenario, I want something to happen to you so that you’re removed from being able to do this to someone else.”

Attorney Eboni K. Williams, who was also part of the conversation, explained that “some people feel like that’s the compensation that they want.”

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But Remy continued: “That’s called prostitution. It seems like in a lot of these alleged sexual assault cases the women are asking for money. ‘Hey give me money and I’ll feel better.’ To me, in any exchange with sexual acts of being compensated with money, that’s prostitution.”

Retired rapper Joe Budden hit back, insisting: “You have to agree to the sex for it to be prostitution,” while producer Brandon ‘Jinx’ Jenkins – both members of the panel – called Remy’s remark a “gross simplification.”

Following Remy’s comments, people took to social media in their hordes to slam her for the ill-informed comments, with one writing: “Dear Remy Ma, You sat comfortably on a couch, at your big age & said when rape victims, sue their abusers for money, it’s prostitution? Nah, it’s restitution! How disgusting & ill informed of you!”

Another added: “Remy Ma said if anything happens to you sexually and you get money for it, you’re a sex worker…even in rape… Remy Ma suffers from misogyny… it’s really gross.”

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EXCLUSIVE: Rapper Ice-T Says Colin Kaepernick Should Have Called Him Before NFL Protest

By: Nolan StrongCategory: Exclusives

EXCLUSIVE: Rapper Ice-T Says Colin Kaepernick Should Have Called Him Before NFL Protest

EXCLUSIVE: Rapper Ice-T Says Kaepernick Needs To Find Another Job Thanks To President Trump

Ice-T explains how President Trump played Colin Kaepernick and ruined his NFL career.

Rap star Ice-T explains how Colin Kaepernick could have benefited from his advice since both men faced intensive backlash over protesting police brutality.

(AllHipHop News) After almost three years of being blackballed, former NFL player Colin Kaepernick is still unsigned.

The 31-year old was the first football player to take a knee during the United States national anthem in protest of police brutality and social injustice.

Like Kaepernick, Ice-T challenged police brutality and caused a nationwide uproar with his song “Cop Killer.”

“I mean I would love to sit with Kap because I was attacked by the President..you know he dropped to his knee. I made a record called ‘Cop Killer.’ They wanted my motherf##king head,” Ice-T told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive interview.

Many football enthusiasts are enraged by the breaking that President Trump interfered and urged owners not to rehire Kaepernick.

Rap star Ice-T, however, was not surprised and had Colin Kaepernick phoned him first, the former football star turned activist may not be in this predicament.

Ice-T sympathized with Colin Kaepernick and said the football player is a casualty of President Trump’s unusual ability to spin a story.

“The spin is what f##### everything up. He hates America. He hates the troops. He hates the people dying. Our troops, Trump spun it. Oh, he hates all the young Gi’s. N##ga I’m going to be talking about police and you talking about I hate America. S##t got f##ked up.”

Ice was one of the first entertainers to feel the full fury of the U.S. government over “Cop Killer.”

The 1992 song put the rapper in the crosshairs of President George Bush Sr., his Vice-President Al Gore and his wife Tipper, who ran an organization called the Parents Music Resource Center, which targeted musicians with explicit lyrics for censorship.

Ice-T was one of the first victims of the PMRC, which was responsible for those “Explicit Warning” stickers that used to adorn the CD covers of albums featuring mostly rap music.

President Bush, Vice President Dan Quayle, and the PMRC pressured Warner Brothers Records to drop Ice-T from the label after the controversy surrounding “Cop Killer.”

To make matters worse, the lyrics to the song sparked rage around the world, and Ice-T was boycotted by the FBI, as well as national and local police.

Fortunately, Ice-T was able to put the “Cop Killer” controversy behind him and get his career back on track.

But the San Fransisco 49ers refused to rehire Colin Kaepernick and he has not been picked up by another NFL team since.

Now, sources are stating the order to blackball Colin Kaepernick came from none other than President Donald Trump himself.

The NFL owners are attempting to get involved with legalized gambling, and they need the President’s backing to do it.

Owners were reportedly instructed to keep Kaepernick off of the field if they wanted to play ball with the President

According to Ice-T, Colin Kaepernick should have been ready for the backlash.

“See that’s the thing. I knew if I did this, Warner ain’t going to have my back. Nobody. I’m on my own,” Ice-T said.

“This is, this is the price you pay [for protesting.] Later on life changes. You become vindicated and you get another job someplace else and you go down in history…I was going through this s##t before Kaepernick. I already know what happens if you protest, you’re going to get hit. You hit, they’re going gonna hit back. Brace yourself. That’s all I’m f##king saying,” Ice-T told AllHipHop.com.

As for Ice-T, the lifelong Raiders fan has no plans on boycotting the NFL.

“The NFL employs more motherf##king black millionaires than any other corporation in the f##king world. More than baseball. More than basketball. NFL got more n##gas on the payroll than any place, multi-time multimillionaires. Can’t boycott the NFL. F##k are you doing?”

Check out a portion of Ice-T’s interview with AllHipHop’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur.

Kanye West Set Release Date For Documentary Filmed In A Crater

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West’s Sunday Service documentary is set to be released in IMAX cinemas next month.

The “Stronger” hitmaker’s new album, Jesus is King, will be accompanied by a documentary will hit theaters on the October 25th.

“Filmed in the summer of 2019, Jesus Is King brings Kanye West’s famed Sunday Service to life in the Roden Crater, visionary artist James Turrell’s never-before-seen installation in Arizona’s Painted Desert,” a statement from a representative at IMAX reads. “This one-of-a-kind experience features songs arranged by West in the gospel tradition along with music from his new album Jesus Is King – all presented in the immersive sound and stunning clarity of IMAX.”

The rapper’s fans were treated to a sneak-peek of the documentary at listening parties in Michigan and Illinois over the weekend.

DaBaby’s Security Beats Up A Female Fan At Show In New Orleans

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) DaBaby continues to earn his rep as one of the artists you just don’t play around with.

Security for the rapper, who beat a murder charger after killing a guy in a Walmart in November of 2019, was caught on camera beating up a fan once again.

DaBaby was a headliner at the Freewater Block Party in New Orleans over the weekend.

During the rap star’s set, he decided to hop in the crowd to perform for the excited crowd.

A female fan attempted to get a picture with DaBaby and when she got too touchy-feely, she was knocked out by the rapper’s burly bodyguard.

Chaos ensued as DaBaby’s bodyguard unleashed on the helpless woman, who had to be rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

DaBaby’s bodyguard posted a video to Instagram to explain he had no idea the fan was a woman, and that he was just protecting his client.

Last month, his security guards beat up a fan who touched DaBaby’s chain and in August, the Charlotte rapper’s security guard beat up a fan during his show in Des Moines, Iowa.

As if that were not enough in May, DaBaby’s bodyguard went nuclear on a rapper named Don Trag and put him in a coma after he asked for an autograph before a show in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Drake Lets The Sacramento Kings Take His Jumbo Jet To India

By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Drake has lent the Sacramento Kings basketball team his special jumbo jet for a pre-season trip to India.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise is going to the subcontinent to play two games later this week.

Despite being a fan of opposing team the Toronto Raptors, the “Hotline Bling” hitmaker has allowed the California team to rent his $200 million Boeing 767 jet, so they can fly to India in style.

However, not all the Kings’ players are thrilled to be traveling on the luxury jet, since it doesn’t have Wi-Fi.

Shooting guard Buddy Hield told ABC10’s Sean Cunningham that he would have to “download a bunch of movies” or play cards to get through the 20-hour flight to India.

He did acknowledge that the long trip without distractions could be great for team bonding.

Drake is best known in basketball circles for his dedication to his hometown Raptors team, for whom he acts as a global ambassador and was courtside when they won the NBA championship earlier this year.

Rapper Too $hort Is A Daddy… A Real Daddy!

By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Too $hort has become a dad for the first time at the age of 53.

Sources close to the “Blow The Whistle” hitmaker, real name Todd Anthony Shaw, verified that his girlfriend, Sue Ivey, gave birth to a daughter, Yanni in December.

The news has been kept under wraps until now.

Fans will get to see lots of baby Yanni in the future, since Too $hort has been filming a documentary with Ray J and his manager, David Weintraub, focusing on how they raise their little girls in Hollywood.

Ray J also welcomed a little daughter, Melody Love Norwood, last year. Weintraub’s little girl, Stevie, turned two last month.

YG Puts 6ix9ine On The Rolling Loud Bay Area Screen: “Stop Snitchin”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Blasting a rap rival during a live performance with an unflattering picture has become a Hip Hop tradition. Jay-Z famously exposed Mobb Deep’s Prodigy as a Michael Jackson-esque young dancer at Hot 97’s 2001 Summer Jam concert.

During the height of his battle with Meek Mill in the summer of 2015, Drake made fun of his adversary by projecting “Back To Back” memes behind him at that year’s OVO Fest. This weekend, YG followed in the footsteps of Hov and Drizzy by putting Tekashi 6ix9ine on the Rolling Loud Bay Area screen.

YG and his 4 Hunnid crew have had problems with 6ix9ine for over a year. The Compton emcee used a Tekashi lookalike in the 2018 music video for “Bulletproof” featuring Jay 305. Later that year, YG’s artist, Slim 400, claimed he blocked 6ix9ine from entering the ComplexCon event in Long Beach, California.

It was widely believed YG’s “Stop Snitchin” track off 2019’s 4Real 4Real album was directed at Tekashi. The song was released after reports circulated that 6ix9ine began working with federal investigators against his former Nine Trey Blood associates. The “Gummo” rhymer eventually testified in open court for the prosecution where he named Trippie Redd, Casanova, Jim Jones, and Cardi B as Blood members.

During his set at the Rolling Loud Bay Area festival on Saturday, YG made it clear how he still feels about the Brooklyn-bred government witness. 6ix9ine’s mugshot was shown in the background of the stage next to the words “STOP SNITCHIN.” 

Over 40,000 fans on the Oakland Coliseum grounds also had the chance to see live performances by Future, 21 Savage, G-Eazy, Blueface, Ski Mask The Slump God, Megan Thee Stallion, Kamaiyah, SOB x RBE, Key Glock & Young Dolph, Guapdad 4000, and more acts. The third annual Rolling Loud Bay Area took place on September 28 and September 29.