(AllHipHop News) September 7 marks one year since the loss of Malcolm “Mac Miller” McCormick. The late emcee’s longtime deejay, CLOCKWORKDJ, is hosting a benefit in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania in honor of his friend.

According to a press release, Karen and Mark McCormick support the charitable affair. Donations will go to the Mac Miller Fund with Chinga Chang Records contributing $19.92 for every $1 donated by attendees.

Rabbi Yisroel Altein of Chabbad Pittsburgh will present a short incantation during the vigil. Miller’s live performances and videos will be screened as well. Chinga Chang is hoping the event becomes an annual celebration of Malcolm McCormick’s life and music.

A separate fan-organized commemoration was set to take place at Pittsburgh’s Blue Slide Park on the 7th. However, lack of permits reportedly forced that gathering to be moved to September 6. Chinga Chang founder Dan Herman put together the Penn Hills memorial as a way for Mac Miller devotees traveling from other cities to still meet together on the day of his death.

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The Mac Miller benefit is scheduled for September 7 at The Spot Etc. The Mac Miller Fund supports programming, resources, and opportunities to youth from underserved communities.

Before his passing, Mac Miller released Blue Slide Park, Watching Movies with the Sound Off, GO:OD AM, The Divine Feminine, and Swimming. His breakout mixtape, K.I.D.S., will become available on streaming services for the first time later this year.

(AllHipHop News) A Boogie wit da Hoodie’s platinum-certified Hoodie SZN album has surpassed 1.6 billion streams across all platforms. Two hundred million of those plays happened on Audiomack.

The streaming platform celebrated A Boogie with an intimate dinner inside New York City’s Jue Lan Club. Fellow Atlantic Records rapper Roddy Rich and fellow Highbridge representative Don Q were in attendance at the event. In addition, 50 Cent gifted the 23-year-old Bronx native with bottles of Le Chemin Du Roi champagne.

“A Boogie is one of my favorite artists so I’m thrilled that we’re able to honor him with the 200 million streams milestone,” said Audiomack COO Dave Ponte. “We saw in the numbers that he was going to be big when he first started to use the platform. He’s the artist who paved the way for others coming up in New York. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is the first artist to hit a billion streams on Audiomack.”

Hoodie SZN spent three weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. A Boogie’s sophomore studio LP hosted the singles “Demons And Angels” featuring Juice WRLD, “Startender” featuring Offset & Tyga, “Swervin” featuring 6ix9ine, and the Michael Jackson-inspired “Look Back At It.”

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(AllHipHop News) Many viewers are still recovering from Missy Elliott’s stage-shattering performance at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. With an iconic music discography and the new Iconology EP out now, Misdemeanor’s supporters are hoping to see her in concert in the near future.

It looks like if it was up to Missy, fans from around the world will have to travel to Nevada in order to see her showcase her talents live. The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award recipient stopped by The Angie Martinez Show, and she revealed her desire to take over the Las Vegas Strip one day.

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“Vegas just feels better for me, because then it allows me to be in one space. For the type of stuff that I want to do – like just imagine me carrying a spaceship hovering over people’s heads from state to state,” explained Missy. 

When asked if she has started having any conversations about a potential residency in Vegas, the Grammy winner replied, “We have had that.” Drake, Cardi B, Snoop Dogg, and other Hip Hop acts have set up residencies in Vegas over the last few years.

(AllHipHop News) Lonzo Ball is best known as the rising basketball player selected with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He is also an aspiring rapper who released the Born 2 Ball album in 2018.

Zo has now dropped a new 3-track collection with Young Lando titled 50&30. One song on that project has gained a lot of attention in both the Hip Hop and sports media.

“Last Days” opens with the lines: “You know I’m all about business. LA is going to regret their decision.” This summer, the point guard was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the New Orleans Pelicans in a package deal for six-time All-Star Anthony Davis.

Those lyrics from “Last Days” quickly led to headlines reporting that Lonzo Ball was disrespecting his former team. However, the 21-year-old Ball in the Family reality show cast member tweeted that he was not taking shots at the Lakers.

“I’m not dissing anybody I loved my time in LA. I use my music as an outlet to express things that happen in my life #50and30 out now! Let me know y’all favorite track,” posted Zo on the social media platform.

I’m not dissing anybody I loved my time in LA. I use my music as an outlet to express things that happen in my life #50and30 out now! Let me know y’all favorite track 👌🏼 pic.twitter.com/xBhI3Ld6ZK

— Lonzo Ball (@ZO2_) August 29, 2019

(AllHipHop News) Jidenna has been on a press run to support his new album 85 to Africa. Recently, Brooklyn emcee Torae caught up with the 34-year-old singer-songwriter in Atlanta to talk about the project.

The conversation at Pandora also included Jidenna sharing his thoughts on modern teenagers and young men embracing new archetypes of masculinity. Plus, he celebrated gender nonconformity and distanced himself from the more conservative viewpoints on sexuality.

“I can’t deal with the old generation. The stuff my uncle believes is not what I believe, the stuff that old school Hip Hop heads believe. We’re a new generation now. Certain things like walking around with a clutch in the 1990s wouldn’t have flown. Now it does and I’m proud of us for doing that,” stated Jidenna.

The “Tribe” performer went on to say that homosexuality was present in pre-colonial Africa. Jidenna even told the audience in attendance that both openly gay and lesbian monarchs ruled on the continent throughout history and certain African communities engaged in rites of passage ceremonies that involved man-on-man sex as a way to empower the initiates.

(AllHipHop News) In the latest reminder that the internet is forever, Yung Miami of the City Girls had to address resurfaced audio of her groupmate JT seemingly taking shots at other female rappers. One of the targets was their “Twerk” collaborator.

“Cardi B? Cardi B had Love & Hip Hop to help her. We ain’t got Love & Hip Hop. And you keep talking, I’ma diss Cardi,” said the currently incarcerated JT in the old clip. “I don’t mind dissing a b*tch.” 

There were also recordings of JT taking aim at Nicki Minaj and Kash Doll. Remy Ma’s name was mentioned as well. In a response video, Yung Miami claimed JT’s leaked bars were from two years ago.  

“We were playing around, just freestyling on a beat,” said Miami. “We never thought nobody was going to hear that sh*t. We ain’t never think we were going to be signed. We never thought none of that. We was just playing around.”

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The Florida native born Caresha Brownlee added, “I’m too aggravated. Y’all is just aggravating as f*ck. Y’all wanna end the City Girls so bad, but that ain’t gonna happen.”

City Girls are now signed to Quality Control Music which is the same label home as Cardi B’s husband Offset and his Migos trio. In addition, Cardi is connected to QC’s management division.

“At the end of the day, Cardi is QC. We all a f*cking family. We all a team. We not never going against Cardi B. Ever,” declared Yung Miami. “Y’all taking some old sh*t and trying to make it like it’s a new diss track. JT this, JT that. Keep JT out y’all f*cking mouth.”

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(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn rapper Young M.A broke out on the national stage when “Ooouuu” dominated the summer of 2016, and Hip Hop followers then patiently waited for M.A to let loose her debut studio album. The wait is nearly over.

Herstory In The Making is scheduled for release on September 27 via M.A Music/3D. The body of work will hit DSPs on the 10-year anniversary of her brother passing away from gun violence.

“There isn’t a single day that I don’t think about my brother. He continues to motivate me; inspire me and this project will forever be dedicated to his legacy,” expresses Young M.A.

Production for Herstory In The Making was provided by Zaytoven, Mike Zombie, Antwan “Amadeus” Thompson, NY Bangers, and more. The project contains 21 tracks including the songs “BIG” and “Pettywap.”

“You’re gonna get the truth,” says M.A about her album. “You’re gonna get the cocky joints, the slick talk joints where I talk my talk, but then I’m gonna get personal. Real personal. That’s why this album is called Herstory In The Making because it’s about all sides of me.”

The acclaimed lyricist adds, “People will hear this album and say, ‘I had no idea she was going through all that.’ I don’t put myself out there on social media. I save it for the music, and I write it all. This is all me.”

(AllHipHop News) T.I. is the latest recording artist to try his hand as a podcast host. The Atlanta-bred rap star also known as Tip Harris will lead expediTIously for PodcastOne.

“This is a totally new space for me, one that gives me another conduit to examine the world, and one that gives me the freedom to think, react, and share with the generation what genuinely comes to mind…specifically for the purpose of moving the culture forward,” says Harris.

Woohoo!! Go subscribe now to get the episode right away on Sept. 5th! 🤗 https://t.co/qkgjylvnbN https://t.co/5CsqvGw67S

— PodcastOne (@PodcastOne) August 29, 2019

The Grand Hustle Records founder adds, “I plan to use this platform to amplify issues and have conversations that are important to me – and that shape the world.” Fellow Hip Hop legends LL Cool J and Ice Cube will be the initial special guests on the September 5 show. Additional episodes of expediTIously will drop every week.

“T.I. is an unconventional play in the podcast space. He brings a fresh, bold voice, that is as powerful as it is brilliant and oftentimes funny,” says PodcastOne CEO Peter Morris. “Not only will fans get the first-class entertainment value you’d expect from an award-winning superstar, but he’s also challenging your views on a range of issues and topics in ways you never thought possible. In today’s climate, this kind of open, honest conversation is needed more than ever. This show is fresh and brings a different kind of energy to podcasts.”