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AllHipHop Presents “10 Steps to NOME X” Featuring Aye Verb

By: Kershaw St. Jawnson Updated Category: Features
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NOME X is not a big deal to Aye Verb.

The pioneer says that this NOME is just another day at work, another stage to desecrate and another win to take home to the Midwest. The only reason why he is outside anyway is because someone dared him to come out. And more than money or clout, if you want Aye Verb to move —throw a rock at his armor, attack his legacy or call his bluff— and that will motivate the Island God to leave his tropical bliss.

Newcomer Geechi Gotti should have known better, but youth oftentimes clouds one’s judgment.

He has taken a slingshot and banged at battle rap’s Goliath … daring to disturb the rap giant.

The two-time champion of the year is on it, seeing this fight that he has picked as some sort of David and Goliath squabble.

But in this cannon, the little guy might not win. After all, the Goliath from St. Louis has already stood before two gods and still lives to tell. He re-writes sacred narratives often with this rambunctious spirit of disruption and his brilliant ability to kill the fan’s heroes, bringing down their champions. If there is a villain in battle rap, Aye Verb might just be it.

Perhaps, “villain” is not the word for him. Could it just be that he has the audacity to play the game of battle rap with the dice that he brings to the board, his own deck of cards?

“I am in my own world and I make my own rules,” Verb states. “I am my own government. So in my mind, I am the Island God and I run my own world. I wake up and do what I want. I say what I want to say and I live by my rules. I don’t conform. I don’t follow. I lead.”

“And when you come and deal with me over here, I come up off the island. I show you what time it is and then I swim back in the water. It is kind of like a Black Aquaman type thing. I am like a protector.”

As a protector, Aye Verb wants the world to be clear that he is not some guardian of the culture, an old head trying to stop the new guys from coming in. That would be noble. He is a warrior out to protect HIS honor and the honor of his city.

“I don’t care about the culture, or them over there, I only care about me and my people, my city, my region. I don’t care about nothing else. I care about protecting this line that I set. I don’t care about the new faces. I care about St. Louis first, the region, the South. That is what I stand for. More than anything I just want to defend my people, St. Louis people. Because we didn’t come from having respect. I am going to defend that every single time.”

Everything is about having a warrior mentality for Verb. That is what happens when you feel as though you have not gotten your just due. And unlike so many that come into the game with chips on their shoulders, no one may have more of a right to feel this way than he and the region that he so vehemently protects.

At the dawn of this new era of battle rap culture, Aye Verb was catching wreck all throughout the Midwest. The world has seen the videos where he and his folk came out to Harlem, which at that time was considered the Mecca for battle rap, to contest against their reigning kings. The St. Louis vs. Lion’s Den card was supposed to be epic, but the venue was not secured by Loaded Lux, the promoter and the cats from the Gateway to the West were basically assed out. They were out there and just wanted to rap — the Island God had already come out with his lyrical machete exposed and ready to rhyme.

Out on a cold street, there is a conversation captured between him and the Bronx rapper, Goodz da Animal. Verb ready for war steps to the slick-talking Goodz asking for the rap fade, but Goodz dubbed him. He dubbed him to check a shorty. From then on, it is clear to Verb that there is a bias against him because he is not from the Northeast (who back then were considered at the top of the totem pole of Hip-Hop across the board).
But there is no denying now that he is at the top of the food chain in this culture.

Part of the reason why he is still here and has risen continuously is because Verb nurtures his mind, body, and spirit in spaces of darkness.

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“I read. I like to store different types of information in my head. I like to think about things and if it is bullsh*t, I cast it aside. Right now, I am reading the book, 48 Laws of Power, again. It teaches you how to deal with every human being in a different way. You may say to yourself, ‘I know that this is the smartest way of dealing with this.’ It makes you cold and numb to people. Nothing can bother you because you have this information in your head.”

“I like to be numb. If you show no emotion, they don’t know how to get you. I got that way because of my city.”

When you think of the concrete jungles of the country, you often think about the cities in the Northeast. But every city has one and the level of impoverished mentality that goes along with these cities could not only turn someone’s heart cold but kill their spirit of survival. St. Louis, according to Verb, is no exception.

“Daylyt came to do a movie in my city and he called me and he told me that he doesn’t know how I could exist in this situation. He said, ‘the whole city feels like an abandoned building.’ So it makes you numb. You can’t trust nobody. My city makes you feel like if we are going to have a problem, either we squash it or we just going to go there.”

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Verb contends that the city is this way by design. He breaks down how the actual St. Louis was a slave owner and the oppressive energy that he represents is “still floating around.” While he loves his city, he is clear on the negative energy that pulsates through it and refuses to abandon it. While the world sees him as a villain, where he is from, he is a champion.

“The thing about my city is once we have a champion, we ride with him. There are a lot of us who are worthy of our city. But we become numb because there is a lack of opportunity. What burns me up about a lot of East Coast people is that y’all have everything y’all need to make it and y’all can’t. That doesn’t make sense. We don’t have the same opportunities. We are not going to just run into someone that can change your life. I look at them and I say, ‘what are y’all doing wrong with y’all lives that y’all can’t pull this off?’ Our city shuts down at 1:30 am. St. Louis clubs are closed and everything is over. So we can’t even network or nothing. We are not outside.”

In fact, if you look at the current civil unrest that the nation is experiencing, this is nothing new. And feeds more into why he is not only a champion but has to be on this mythological island on his own. There is a war going on outside and he has to stay ready for combat —not just to win a battle but to survive.

“The lights are on the problems, but it doesn’t change them. We deal with this every single day, but if you are just walking around blind with your eyes closed then of course you are going to be sensitive to me and mine. We have been dealing with this every day and the only difference is that it is on TV now. Once they put it on TV and put it in the media, it is programming the people to have fear.”

“I am fearless. The fearless comes inside. My mother is fearless, that is a genetic thing. I am actually more logical than anything. I don’t make decisions out of emotion. I also don’t like to do more than one thing at a time. I don’t multitask. I lock-in. If you are multitasking that means something is not getting 100%. Like so when I have to go on stage, I don’t have sex, I don’t do none of that. I need to keep my head straight. I don’t like to be distracted.”

And so much can distract him if he is not careful, which is why he chooses to isolate himself. It is also the reason why he doesn’t watch the new battlers when they come up.

“I don’t watch them.

For good reason. He doesn’t watch them because they have to earn the look just like he did. No one gave him anything. This is why this NOME X is just another walk in the park for him. There is nothing that he has not seen or done. But while Verb doesn’t watch them, he respects what they do.

“I have to respect what they do. It’s not easy to get up there and do what we do on the stage. A lot of people don’t realize that.”

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“This is different from what Eminem and them were doing. They are not doing what we are doing. We have to deal with great people every night.”

An example of those greats will be on display at NOME X. Among them is Geechi Gotti.

“Yeah, Geechi is one of them. He demanded the look. The battle came into play because Geechi said that all of the vets were afraid of him. I was like ‘who you talking to?’”

The Island God already told you that there is no fear. He is awakened. Moved to swim off his island and at NOME X, we will see if he will go back to his pink sands unscathed.

EXCLUSIVE: Blind Man Files Class Action Against Tekashi 6ix9ine For Discrimination

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Exclusives
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(AllHipHop News) Rap star Tekashi 6ix9ine is being hauled into court by a man who claims he is being discriminated against – because he is blind!

Yony Sosa filed a class-action lawsuit against 6ix9ine in Federal court, because he cannot access the rap star’s merch website, https://www.6ix9inestore.com.

Sosa says Tekashi 6ix9ine failed to design, construct, maintain, and operate the website so it is fully accessible to and independently usable by him and other blind people as well.

Last month, Yony Sosa says he visited 6ix9ine’s online store but was quickly frustrated by the “multiple access barriers”‘ which denied him a shopping experience similar to that of a sighted person.

To make matters worse, Sosa claims the site had multiple broken and empty links with no text, redundant links, no alt-text for the images, and other design flaws, which cause problems with screen readers for blind people.

According to Sosa, Tekashi 6ix9ine is breaking Federal law and violating the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying him and almost 8 million other people who are visually impaired access to his online store.

Sosa is seeking to shut down the site with a permanent injunction “to cause a change in Defendant’s corporate policies, practices, and procedures so that Defendant’s website will become and remain accessible to blind and visually-impaired consumers,” according to Yony Sosa’s complaint. 

Phor: Tattoo Artist By Day, Rapper By Night

By: Shirley Ju Updated Category: Features
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Phor describes himself as “somebody with a good heart. I look at myself as an inspiration. Motivator, I like to give people that type of energy. Think of a positive person, somebody who wants to see you win.”

In other words, expect the unexpected. From playing a vital role in 6 seasons of VH1’s Black Ink Chicago to creating the show’s theme song, “Chi Town,” which is an ode to his city, the “Cardio” rapper sees the film world as an opportunity to promote his music.

One thing about Phor is his mission to promote positivity, raise mental health awareness, and emphasize the importance of self-love. Most recently, he released his quarantine-inspired single “Comfy,” holding fans over until the arrival of his forthcoming project Self-Love.

AllHipHop caught up with Phor to discuss the recent state of the world, love for UGK, experience on reality television, goals, and more!

AllHipHop: On “Comfy,” you say “started underground like Bun B.” Is Bun B someone you looked up to?

Phor: UGK all day! Who doesn’t like UGK? Hearing their sound, screwed and chopped, it was new to me coming from where I’m from. It made me want to take a trip down to Texas, go down South to see what’s going on. Shout out to Pimp C and Bun B.

AllHipHop: Do you feel real hip-hop is hard to be seen nowadays?

Phor: Absolutely, but at what standard? At what level are we talking about? If we’re talking full mainstream? Of course not. If we’re talking battle rap or the underground scene? Then yeah, absolutely. It’s all about levels. Couple people are getting it in here and there, they have to find their way to make it work without dumbing themselves down all the way. There’s still guys doing their thing who are well-respected. It’s still in there, but at a certain level.

AllHipHop: What’s one thing that you want fans to get from “Cardio”?

Phor: People don’t know, “Cardio” was actually a mental health record. When I first started going to the gym, it was more for the physical to look a certain way. It became more mental for me. It started helping me channel different energies, negative thoughts. It made me see different. It made me feel better and became my go-to. One day I was on the Stairmaster, because I always wanted to lose a lot of weight. I had a lot of depressed weight on me, it wasn’t healthy. Health as wealth, so I wanted to take care of myself. I wanted to challenge myself. The more you challenge yourself, the more you find out about yourself.

I was inspired every day, going down there to see how much I can do, how long I could stay on there. I wanted to tap into my daily routine, putting me getting up and going to the gym into my music. People get to know me, really inspire them.

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AllHipHop: How are you coping with everything, being a black male from Chicago?

Phor: 2020 is probably the worst year ever. Since we lost Kobe in January, it’s been going downhill. It’s f##ked up. This is the worst year I’ve ever witnessed. This is real history. Not just what’s happening today but from the top of the year, it’s been bulls##t. It’s taking a toll on us. A lot of hurtful things taking place, we have no choice but to adjust. Figure out ways to still be heard, still go about your day to day. It’s not easy, especially for people who have jobs, have 9 to 5’s, to get up and have a family. That’s getting taken away from them because of what I personally feel, a man-made virus.

Since George Floyd and everything going on with all the protesting, it seems like racism killed Corona. If anybody was going to catch something, it would’ve been during these protests. When they told us to stay in the house, you may have caught one or 2 states with clips of people partying. When Miami opened their beach up the first week, the next day we got a report that 3,000 people caught Corona from that. People protesting everyday, nobody’s talking about Corona. People still walking around with masks, but they’re not talking about it. They want us to do social distancing, but we’re protesting as a unit and nothing’s happening.

AllHipHop: It made me realize how powerful the media is and how they brainwash you.

Phor: Crazy! It’s stupid because we don’t know what’s next to come. You guys are saying things but if you put anything out, let it be facts. The first protest I saw, I was in Dallas looking at the news in Chicago. I seen a clip back home that said from all the rioting and looting, we may have severe cases of Ebola. I seen that on a news channel. Come on man, ya’ll saying anything at this point. Now it’s Ebola. I don’t like what’s going on. I try to mind my own business but it’s hard when certain things that involve your rotation get put on hold because of what’s going on in the world today.

AllHipHop: You’ve been on 6 seasons of Black Ink Chicago, how was your experience?

Phor: It’s cool. When it first fell into our lap, it wasn’t nothing we were thirsty to do because I personally never cared for fame. All I wanted was my respect, my power, my money. If it was me by myself, I don’t know if I would’ve took it. I was so on board to do it the first time around because we made a collective decision. If we’re going through it, we’re going to go through it all together. At first, it was fun. “Yo, you got another season!” We’re excited. 6 seasons later, what more do ya’ll want? Leave me the f##k alone. [chuckles] But at this point, we get the fact that we’ve created our audience and we have to update our people. It sucks, sometimes you can’t do the things you want to normally do like go to the corner store.

AllHipHop: Damn, you’re famous!

Phor: Yeah, it’s your face card. You can’t do anything, it sucks. People still know me even with me walking around with my mask on.

AllHipHop: Are you the type to stop and take a picture?

Phor: Absolutely. Even if I don’t want to do it, I do it. I know how much it means to make somebody else happy. If I can make your day, cool. I’ll chop it up with you, whatever you want to do. A lot of people who see people they may know at whatever level, they don’t get to take pictures. Some people are a#######.

AllHipHop: Do you have kids?

Phor: Just my dog.

AllHipHop: Would you ever move out of Chicago?

Phor: I’m trying to move out in a couple months. I have a couple options, I haven’t decided yet. I’ma do LA, Dallas, or Florida.

AllHipHop: You should come to LA for a lil bit.

Phor: A lot of people have been telling me that. Especially for what I’m trying to do – I need to be out there on my networking s##t. Chicago is still a great place, it gives you everything. You have to give it time. Give it a year and you’ll have everything. If you give Chicago a good year, you’ll get the whole experience. It gets cold here, but it also gets very hot here too. Summertime Chicago is crazy, nothing like summertime Chi.

AllHipHop: Do you party? Do you miss outside?

Phor: Yeah, I party. I miss outside because I was getting those club appearances. But outside of the bookings, really being out to connect with the people. That’s what I rock with, I’m a people person. I’m very introverted though, but I do know how to network when I have to. When I’m chillin’, I’m literally to myself. It be a job sometimes.

AllHipHop: What are some immediate goals for yourself?

Phor: I’m in a place now where I want people to know me for me, not from a TV show. I’m working on people knowing me as Phor, versus that’s “Phor from….” I don’t want to be like “that’s Drake from Degrassi.” Now, it’s “that’s Drake!” It’s not “that’s Cardi B from Love & Hip Hop,” that’s Cardi B. It’s a lot of work I have to do. I’m happy I’m this focused right now. I took a lot of time with myself, got myself in a good headspace. Now, I see things a lot clearer. Every day, I’m up in the gym every day to better myself and motivate other people who need it. Even if it’s one person, that’s all you need. Push and motivate my people, and better myself in the process.

Megan Thee Stallion Extremely Productive During New Lockdown

By: AllHipHop Staff Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Megan Thee Stallion has used lockdown to complete her long-awaited debut album.

Since the rising Hip-Hop star released her first full-length mixtape, “Fever” last year, and her hit EP “Suga,” fans have been salivating over the prospect of her debut record.

Her recent collaboration with Beyonce, “Savage,” stormed the charts in May, and now the rapper reveals she has used the Covid-19 lockdown to work hard on what will be her studio debut.

“I was already gonna lock myself up! I knew I had that goal and I was going to finish it,” she told Britain’s NME website. “I feel like I had been through so much; I was just finally ready to commit to the process. she says.

“When I’m by myself, that’s when my creativity comes to me. The whole album was basically written in the living room, the shower, the backyard – just visualize it with me.”

The 25-year-old has also been completing a degree in healthcare administration – an education she hopes will enable her to open assisted living facilities for the elderly, and also been trying to establish her own brand, Hot Girl S**t.

Speaking about her plans for her brand, the “Hot Girl Summer” hitmaker adds that she wants it to be, “A whole big ole brand, whole big ole company – it’s gonna be worldwide, okay? I really want it to be just a plethora of things. I’m really working on my dynasty right now.”

Jordan Peele Gathers Black Creatives To Help Healthcare Workers

By: AllHipHop Staff Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Jordan Peele and the team behind HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” are among the black creatives sponsoring meals for healthcare workers battling the Covid-19 pandemic.

The “Get Out” filmmaker has backed his fellow Lovecraft Country executive producers Jonathan Kidd and Sonya Wintton-Odamtten in rallying more than 40 of their peers to sponsor meals to healthcare workers in majority-black neighborhoods.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the deliveries have been going out weekly across the U.S., with sponsorship from black entertainment industry figures including Peele and his firm Monkeypaw Productions, The Chi’s Robin Thede and Ayanna Floyd, Queen Sugar’s Anthony Sparks, JaSheika James and JaNeika James of Empire, First Wives Club creator Tracy Oliver, and How to Get Away with Murder’s Maisha Closson.

The project is the latest from Frontline Foods, which has teamed with World Central Kitchen and chef Jose Andres to push for donations that help restaurants closed during the pandemic stay solvent by providing takeaway meals for hospital and healthcare.

Pharrell Premiering Gospel Series On Netflix

By: AllHipHop Staff Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Superstar Pharrell Williams is bringing gospel music from his Virginia hometown to Netflix in a new TV series.

“Voices of Fire” will chronicle the “Happy” hitmaker’s recent return to the Hampton Roads community, where he teamed up with his uncle, fellow musician Bishop Ezekiel Williams, and other gospel leaders to find undiscovered talent to build “one of the world’s most inspiring gospel choirs.”

Pharrell will co-executive produce the show, which will premiere on the streaming service later this year.

He shared the news of the Netflix collaboration on Sunday during an appearance at the virtual Essence Festival.

The musician is also said to be in talks with platform bosses to develop a feature-length musical about the Juneteenth holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., along with black-ish creator Kenya Barris.

Celebrities Clown Kanye Over Presidential Bid

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(AllHipHop News) Comedians Tiffany Haddish and Bob Saget have mocked Kanye West’s surprise announcement to enter the 2020 U.S. presidential race, declaring they are running for the top job too.

The “Stronger” star marked America’s Independence Day holiday late on Saturday by confirming plans to challenge Republican Party leader Donald Trump for the White House in November.

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“We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision, and building our future. I am running for president of the United States,” West tweeted, adding an American flag emoji and the hashtag, “#2020VISION.”

His wife, Kim Kardashian, showed her backing by retweeting the message, while tech billionaire Elon Musk gave his pal his “full support” actress Rose McGowan claimed she would “support this mission” and rapper Ty Dolla $ign replied, “Ye for president.”

However, many other celebrities poked fun at Kanye’s political run, with Haddish joking she was recruiting fellow funnyman Dave Chappelle to be her candidate for Vice President.

“I too am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION,” she quipped, adding, “Well this just in Dave Chappelle will be my running mate #2020Vision. So #HaddishChappelle2020.”

Saget also threw his hat into the ring, initially asking his followers, “Should I run for President too? I don’t (know) much about anything.”

Paris Hilton, Hilary Duff, and singer Toni Braxton also light-heartedly declared their candidacy in response to Kanye’s news, but not everyone was laughing.

Octavia Spencer made it clear he wouldn’t be getting her vote: “Too much foolishness today. #SitAllTheWayDown,” she wrote, without naming the controversial hip-hop star. “It’s obvious that some people live in a bubble. It’s about time to burst it. #2020vision.”

If Kanye does make it onto the ticket, he will face off with Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

DaBaby Fans Risk Their Lives To See Rapper At Fourth Of July Show

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(AllHipHop News) Rapper DaBaby and organizers behind his packed Saturday night concert in Georgia have come under fire on social media for failing to implement social distancing measures.

The “Suge” star ignored coronavirus concerns and pressed ahead with his Fourth of July celebration at the Cosmopolitan Premier Lounge in Decatur, even though positive tests across the state have spiked in recent days.

Before the gig, promoter MyDJDre told TMZ the venue would only be at 40% capacity to allow for attendees to socially distance while inside the club, which has room for 4,000 people.

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Fans were also supposed to be turned away at the door if they failed to wear a mask or refused to have their temperature checked upon entry.

However, photos and video footage from the show have since emerged online, showing partygoers crowded together, without masks.

DaBaby was also supposed to be limited to having a three-person entourage with him during his performance, but he appeared to bring a host of others up on the platform too, all standing along the back of the stage.

After the footage began circulating on social media, many concerned users shared their disapproval at the apparent lack of concern for public safety.

Responding to the club’s DJ, who boasted about DaBaby’s gig attracting “the whole city” in an Instagram post, one person remarked, “I wouldn’t be bragging that ‘the whole city came out’ in the middle of a pandemic.”

“This is so irresponsible. You should be ashamed,” read another comment.

And a devotee declared: “I absolutely love Dababy and his music but this is such an awful idea. Risking thousands of lives for a silly a## concert is so foolish. Cancel this ridiculousness.”

DaBaby and MyDJDre have yet to respond to the latest backlash.

Trae Tha Truth Recruits T.I., Styles P, Conway, Bun B & More For “Time For Change” Charity Song

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Frazier “Trae Tha Truth” Thompson III has been on the frontlines fighting for racial equality and police accountability. Along with fellow Texas native Bun B, the rapper/activist took part in protests on the streets and advocacy online.

Trae is also bringing awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement with a new song titled “Time For Change.” He linked up with T.I., Styles P, Mysonne, Ink, Anthony Hamilton, Conway, Krayzie Bone, E-40, David Banner, and Bun B for the record.

“Time For Change” also features the words of social justice advocate Tamika Mallory and civil rights attorney Lee Merritt. All proceeds from the single will be donated to Trae’s 12-year-old Angel By Nature nonprofit organization.

“Soundtrack To The Revolution Out Now!!! ‘Time For Change’ Black Lives Really Matter Anthem… Stream And Share To The World… ✊ ,” wrote Trae Tha Truth on his Instagram page. The song arrives after the recent police-related killings of African-Americans such as Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, George Floyd in Minnesota, Rayshard Brooks in Georgia, and Elijah McClain in Colorado.

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Fans Push Back On 2 Chainz Endorsing Kanye West For President

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) An authentic announcement or a publicity stunt? That is the question many political junkies and Hip Hop heads have been asking ever since Kanye West announced he was supposedly throwing his hat in the race for the White House this year.

“We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION,” tweeted the G.O.O.D Music label founder on July 4. 

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It is not clear if West has actually filled out the required paperwork to have his name placed on the ballot for the November 3 election alongside President Donald Trump (R) and former Vice President Joe Biden (D). However, that has not stopped some high-profile people from publicly backing the entertainer’s candidacy.

Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk quickly commented under West’s tweet, “You have my full support!” Even Dallas Mavericks co-owner and Shark Tank reality show star Mark Cuban suggested he would pick West over Trump if there were rank choice voting options.

In addition, West got a co-sign from his longtime musical collaborator and G.O.O.D. Music affiliate 2 Chainz. The Atlanta-raised rhymer took to Instagram to post Ye’s tweet with a caption that read, “Shiiit I hated I voted early real talk.” 

Apparently, 2 Chainz was not aware that the primary election is not the same as the general election in November. No votes for the national general election have been cast yet, as one person pointed out to him on Instagram.

Other IG users did not agree with the 42-year-old rap star suggesting he would like to see West campaign to be the 46th President of the United States. 2 Chainz’s Instagram comment section was filled with people strongly pushing back on the idea of Kanye West actually becoming the Commander In Chief of the U.S. armed forces.

Some detractors claimed a West candidacy was just an attempt to split the Black vote so that Trump – who Kanye had vehemently embraced for years – could have a better chance of defeating Biden. Others called the political novice a “clown” or referred to his presidential announcement as “bullsh*t.” One person simply put, “We’re f*cked.”

West has not officially offered a single policy proposal or laid out a vision for dealing with issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic recession, systemic racism, police reform, healthcare, immigration, infrastructure, gun reform, voting rights, climate change, abortion, education, or defense spending. As of press time, West’s most recent tweet featured a picture of what he called “YZY SHLTRS” being built.

Watch J. Cole Freestyle In Dreamville’s ‘Revenge Of The Dreamers 3’ Anniversary Video

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Back in 2019, Dreamville Records released a documentary covering the creation of the star-studded Revenge of the Dreamers 3 compilation. The label has now let loose a new 10-minute video celebrating the project’s one-year anniversary.

“Happy Anniversary #ROTD3” includes unreleased behind-the-scenes clips of the Dreamville roster and special guests during the recording sessions at Atlanta’s Tree Sound Studios. At the 3:20 mark, Dreamville leader J. Cole can be seen spitting a freestyle.

J.I.D, EarthGang, Ari Lennox, Bas, Cozz, Lute, Omen, Vince Staples, Buddy, Reason, and more performers also appeared in the BTS footage. Like the original 30-minute Revenge documentary, viewers get to see the artists crafting tunes together in the anniversary video.

Revenge of the Dreamers III debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 115,000 first-week album units. Additionally, the collection helped seven acts earn their first entry on the Hot 100 chart. ROTD3 went on to earn a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album.

50 Cent Talks Giving Pop Smoke Advice On Writing About Death

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(AllHipHop News) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson served as the executive producer for the posthumous Pop Smoke album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. 50 spoke to Apple Music’s Ebro Darden about Pop’s new LP on the latest episode of Rap Life.

In particular, the Queens rap legend spoke on the “Bad B*tch From Tokyo” intro. 50 explained how he apparently mentored his fellow New York City spitter about how to talk about death on a song.

“What I said to him was, ‘When you write death, write it away from you. It’s going to happen. The lifestyle is there. That sh*t is going to happen, but write it happening to someone else,'” recalled 50. 

The G-Unit leader continued, “Then on the ‘Tokyo’ record, he said, ‘Look my killer in his eyes.’ I brought that part out twice, and slowed it down as he did it, so it would give someone an audio that allows them to create a visual in their mind of what actually took place in the house.”

Steven Victor was also interviewed by Darden. Besides acknowledging 50 Cent for pushing him to complete the Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon project, the Victor Victor Worldwide label head also gave an update on the ongoing investigation into the February 19th murder of the rising star born Bashar Jackson.

“I’m getting information from Pop’s criminal attorney and he’s in communication with LAPD and the detectives out there. It’s definitely way, way closer than it was a couple of months ago,’ said Victor. “Justice will definitely be served.”

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Lil Baby’s ‘My Turn’ Spends A Fifth Week At No. 1

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(AllHipHop News) Dominique “Lil Baby” Jones now has the longest-running #1 album of 2020. The Atlanta-bred rapper’s My Turn held onto the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart for a fifth non-consecutive week.

Previously, My Turn was tied with The Weeknd’s After Hours which sat at #1 for four weeks in April. Lil Baby’s sophomore studio LP debuted at #1 in March with 197,000 first-week units before returning to the pinnacle of the rankings again in June.

Elsewhere on this week’s Billboard 200, Lil Durk’s Just Cause Y’all Waited 2 jumped 54 positions to #2. A new deluxe edition of the album helped the Chicago-raised rhymer collect another 43,000 units after opening at #5 with 57,000 units in May. 

DaBaby’s Blame It on Baby (#3), Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding (#4), and The Weeknd’s After Hours (#5) round out the current Top 5. Polo G’s The Goat (#7), Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake (#8), Drake’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes (#9), and Future’s High Off Life (#10) were among the most-consumed albums of the week as well.

Jada Pinkett Smith’s Mother Posts A Message Following August Alsina Scandal

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(AllHipHop News) Jada Pinkett Smith recently announced that she is calling herself to the Red Table Talk. The Girls Trip actress has been engulfed in an extramarital affair scandal involving R&B singer August Alsina, and she apparently plans to discuss it on her Facebook Watch show.

Besides a representative for Pinkett Smith saying Alsina’s allegations are “absolutely not true,” the 48-year-old wife of Will Smith has not directly addressed the situation. It appears her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, offered her own thoughts.

Banfield-Norris uploaded a message on her Instagram page which seemed to be a response to the public reaction to the Pinkett Smith/Alsina scandal. The Red Table Talk co-host left the comment rather vague.

“Get rid of the pedestal you put people on. Recognize that people are only people with flaws and imperfections just like you and me. Do that and you’ll be much happier cause guess what??? They already are! Sleep well, beloveds! #KeepItPushin’,” posted Banfield-Norris. 

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AllHipHop Presents: “10 Steps to NOME X” featuring Th3 Saga

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“On a technicality, I am not the first battler that is a Christian. Other battle rappers were Christians in the culture, but they didn’t really wave the banner of their faith as much as a believer should in a culture of darkness. Where I differ … is my boldness in my faith in the battle rap culture.”

Th3 Saga does not like to be called a “church boy,” and he shouldn’t be called that for good reason: he is not.

In urban culture, the term has been weaponized against Black and Brown men. 

For some strange reason, the expression invokes an overarching idea that a man is “soft” cause he goes to church or that he lacks the validating experiences that approve people’s “hood cards.” Because most Black and Brown churches are mostly populated by women, “church boy” and “mama’s boy” are social constructs tightly intertwined— slung at men to emasculate. It is a pistol-of-a-notion, birthed from the immature womb of toxic masculinity. To defend one’s self from the phrase continuously has to be exhausting.

The mockery is not the reason he should not be called “church boy.” He shouldn’t be called that because it would not represent truly who he is to the church body nor the world of battle rap. He is a Man of God and moves like that in both spaces.

Often called the culture’s pastor, his creative musing of the Holy Spirit uses his faith to craft bars that make people become believers. While they may not believe in his Jesus, but they have come to believe that the Sensei Saga should not be slept on.

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A gifted wordsmith, he stitches together rhymes like a dope preacher, articulating the Gospel through metaphors, pop culture references, and unbelievable schemes that are in a word, “anointed.”

Consider his last battle on a Rooftop against the West Coast Black nationalist B-Dot — that one that is most certainly a contender for not only “battle of the year” but possibly the third from Saga could be the top verse for 2020. The mere exegesis of his material was masterful. As a student, and seemingly a man with something to prove, he broke down his Kemetic understanding of the sacred with his own scriptures and real-man talk.

Actually, for the last couple of years, almost every battle that Saga has accepted has been masterful. Still, he has not received the top mentions, top rankings, top looks, top card opportunities, or even the top bags. It is his cross to bear, to be like Christ, and to have to push through in spaces that don’t appreciate him. That’s just not the dues paid in battle rap, that is per the scripture: Luke 9:22. To boldly be like Christ (even in the battle rap space), the Afro-Latino emcee has to a) suffer, b) get rejected by his peers, and those in high regard and c) rise to his imminent rise in glory.

There is a rise coming. Because of Saga’s epic performance against B-Dot, he got the look to be on what Daylyt has called the biggest card in battle rap history, NOME X.

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It has been a long time coming.

Th3 Saga’s first battle on the Ultimate Rap League was six years ago with Blaqu Mugga from Philly. He had blessed with a Proving Grounds battle relatively swiftly, after battling only once a year in college and a few times afterward.

“Immediately after my battle with Blaqu Mugga, we started Ultimate Freestyle Fridays which was in its last season on BET. It was a tournament series and I battled a dude named T-Top. T-Top had way more battles under his belt. Way more experience. He knew how to control the room and he was just on his rise (as we all were coming out of that class of Proving Ground battlers). He had that momentum … so … my first battle I got eliminated.” 

The rapper had his first real instruction to battle rap on a supreme level. 

“T-Top was the better man that day and he ultimately went on to win the whole tournament. It was a humbling experience also. He pulled the crowd in with a captivating performance, pacing, punching.”

The learning lessons from that experience was vital to the young rapper’s career.

It showed him how to write directly for an opponent, attack, and angle, find your opponent’s weaknesses and find chinks in their armor. It prepared him for his next contest. Top taught him that getting on the stage, Christian or not, needed more than just a “Cover me, Lord” prayer. The Bear made James 2: 14 -26 come alive for the preacher. If this was going to be his ministry, he would have to do the necessary work to develop the craft of battling over his natural gifts.

Saga shares that he took notes, “That day was an eye-opener for me and I applied everything that I learned.”

His next battle was against Prep, the freestyle genius, and swag monster out of Maryland. Saga came for war — not wanting to feel like he felt with T-Top again. And boy did he show up. People have said that this particular battle is actually one of the greatest small room battles of all time. 

These two early experiences were important in developing the emcee that you see now. Sure he brings his faith to the table, leading with God. But he had to look at the vocation of battling as a serious craft balancing it like curriculum, as art, and as science.

“I believe it is more art, but there is a science to art. There are so many little intricacies in pacing and word patterns, syllable rhyming, and things of that nature. If you are a student of the game, you are paying close attention to how things are broken down. I also consider it an art because of the beauty of it. Performances and moves … things that are communicated through body language would seem mundane if they were only said using words.”

“Sometimes, when you bring in a certain level of performance (which is where the art comes in) It enhances the feelings and brings out more of the story and brings more depths to the bars.”

He uses some of his peers on URL, those who are considered some of the top competitors in the culture, as examples of why the art of battle rap is beautiful (despite its vulgarity, violence, and sometimes darkness). 

“Hitman Holla’s performances are art. Every bar that I’ve seen Hitman Holla land, especially the more of the notable ones and the classic ones from his battles, that outshines his opponents. Every bar, movement, pacing has a certain rhythm to it. He is literally acting out every syllable sometimes to a point that nothing is wasted. Every sense of his identity is put into the performance. His cadence. His projection. It all matters.” 

“K-Shine is similar, but he has a more gritty approach in his writing style. With the difference in approach to writing, you perform things at a different level. You add emphasis to different things. While I consider Hitman more performance base, K-Shine is more of a puncher and more lyrical. He is gonna give you a little more depth in the content, but he is going to show you the performance aspect of it.”

“Those are the two primary examples of performance and art in battle rap.” 

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As a rapper, Saga understands that people look at his commitment to faith as a hindrance. He knows that he represents, as the primary Christian rapper at URL, whatever church hurt that his peers have experienced when he stands before them in each verbal sword fight.

For many, the church has offered gallons of judgment and disappointment, instead of joy and acceptance. More focused on high morality and piety, so many who claim the faith are off-putting and not worried about being a space of sanctuary that invites people in to experience (if nothing else) love. And since people of his ilk are not coming into the church, battle rap in the wilderness that he has gone out into the frame ministry. One-fifth of the Four Horsemen, he uses battle rap in his plan to rescue people, not destroy them.

There are usually three ideas about culture and Christ that people ascribe to Christianity against culture, Christianity of culture, and Christianity in and for culture.

Christianity against the culture is evidenced by those holy rollers looking to wage war against the evil and wicked ones that revel in debauchery. One can see why battle rap, as socially problematic as the culture as it is, feels attacked by the thought of someone with faith as the foundation of their identity being in their midst. Hip-Hop, in general, is a rebellion on that kind of ostracism and moral oppression.

The other way to look at it is Christianity of culture, which takes the approach of I am a Christian in the culture, but my faith is a lifestyle versus a conviction.

Saga, and his cohort of Christian battlers A-Ward, Loso, and Street Hymns, take on the last approach, being in and for the culture.

You can see it in his expression and appreciation for the work that T-Top, Hitman, and K-Shine does. He steps and retires judgment at the door, notes the men in front of them, and elevates with his steadfastness. He doesn’t seem to bow, doesn’t seem to shy away from conflict, and is just as lyrically competent and aggressive as any of the rest of them. But alas, he finds time to show them the face of God in his tone and sound advice. 

You can see this played out in his relationship with Nu Jerzey Twork. 

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Twork, whose mother is clergy and raised him in the faith, has a reputation of being a bad boy and barks out these lyrics as his slogan in all of his battles, “Madness, I’ll clap you in a coma, I can snap at any moment.” He also has a signature waving of his hand that is supposed to imitate him using a gun. Doesn’t sound like a comrade for Saga.

But in their recent battle presented by Charlie Clips TV called ‘Good vs Evil,’ the genius of Saga’s ministry plays out in a music video of deliverance. Moreover, it shows tact and approach when molding both his faith world and the rap world.

The Brooklyn rapper is unapologetically evangelical. He drops seeds in conversations with his peers and in his battles about faith.

“The battles themselves I wouldn’t necessarily include the battles themselves as the aspect of ministry that I champion. What I love is that battle rap becomes the ice breaker, especially for me and my opponents. A lot of conversations that are had off-camera with the fans when I am coming off the stage or with my opponent after everything is done, that’s where God really shows and really flexes His goodness.”

“People are actually able to give you more of their time outside the battles. They have sat through your rounds and have heard your perspective. Now, they have a deeper understanding of who you are (whether they like it or not). It creates conversation afterward where they can say, ‘that was dope. I respected that. Take my number down.’ They feel open enough to whenever they need it to ask for prayer. It offers opportunities to impart The Gospel in their lives. It is a beautiful thing.”

 

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“The battle is the ice breaker, but the ministry starts when the cameras are off.”

“In my opinion, it is like wrestling. People take characters like The Rock and The Undertaker, and they think that this is who they really are 24/7. Sometimes, they get on board as a character because they want to appeal to the crowd and put on a certain persona for the people. When they have that freedom to take off the mask there is that sigh of relief for them. That is when you get to really meet and see who they really are. That is when ministry matters the most. I can’t minister to someone who is trying to put on a facade and deny everything because he is in the public. I’d rather have private conversations with them and get to the root of the matter.” 

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Saga is clear that he is a “Christian” before he is a rapper. But it is abundantly clear from his testimony, his journey and the way he strings lyrics together to make hood scriptures in each battle, that he is a rapper. He was literally born from his mother’s womb to be an entertainer. His mother was a professional performer in the 80s, experiencing success in the Latin Christian market as a singer. The information about patience and hard work, artistry, and faith, she has passed on through the sacred DNA that they share, but also in the advice she has given to him about always handling business.

And Th3 Saga believes that he is about to handle some business on NOME X against Long Island’s Mike P.

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“This NOME is crazy for me because my first PG was a day after NOME IV. To think that six years later, I would be on a card with a lot of these returns, and people I grew up watching (Loaded Lux, Daylyt, Tay Roc, Tsu Surf) is amazing. I have my own flyer … I am on the trailers … There is a part of me that as a kid I am in the mindstate of gratitude and some disbelief. But there is also a side of me now that sees everything that I have worked hard for coming to pass. I am just saying to myself, ‘It is time to keep going. It is time to keep going.’”

But there is someone that wants to put a stop in Saga’s momentum, swearing that it will not be that easy to move through this night of main events. That would be his friend Mike P, who according to both artists has had a mirrored-rise in their career.

Even with The Most High on his side, should Saga worry? Absolutely! He knows Mike’s pen, desire to win, and what this too means for him to take the victory.

“Mike P is one of the most underrated and underappreciated rappers on the URL roster.”

“I have always championed Mike P as he has for me. I respect Mike P as a phenomenal lyricist. I have stood behind him in battles because he is a good friend of mine. We both have seen politics play a part in our careers, and we both understand how important this situation is. So leading into this NOME X, I feel like this is an opportunity for both of us to show that the two guys that don’t fit the mold of what NOME is could actually steal the show.”

There will be a lot of talent on the stage on NOME X. That will be a huge feat to accomplish. Loaded Lux and Tsu Surf will be culture-shifting. Tay Roc and Daylyt is a style clash that came out of nowhere, but most certainly welcomed by fans. Aye Verb and Geechi Gotti will be an intergenerational tangle, while Jey and Fonz will fight for a championship title and a $25,000 bag. There are so many reasons for other people to steal the show.

But battle rap’s pastor has something that will surely not allow any weapon to form against him to prosper: his need to be great.

He has prepared for the day, offered the prayer, and lastly he has a name in the culture that is on the line. This is his season to take all his lessons, study to show himself approved, and took his faith and combined them with his works. Will God show up in his favor, or teach the pastor another lesson? NOME X reveals that for us all.Ruby Recordings AB Tazz Drops Debut Single “Badabang” ft. Trizzy

Ruby Recordings AB Tazz Drops Debut Single “Badabang” ft. Trizzy

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Michael Stubbs, professionally known as AB Tazz, is a recording artist, singer, rapper and songwriter born and raised in Utica, New York.

He was featured on Trizzy’s second album titled My Name Is Trizzy, on tracks “We Ain’t Gotta Rush” and “She Said.” In 2018, he signed with Trizzy’s Ruby Recordings where he began his musical career.

Stubbs was raised by both his mother and father in the central area of New York known as Cornhill. At 2 years old, his parents separated but stayed close-knit. Turning to music at a very young age, AB recalls watching his then stepdad create music in the studio. Became instantly fascinated by the creative process, he hoped to learn how to someday create music of his own.

By the age 16, he formed a group which he named “AB,” containing a few talented members from his community. “AB” is an abbreviation for Above & Beyond, a term referring to the talent and knowledge he possessed, knowing the places he could go were limitless. His biggest influences are Michael Jackson, Biggie Smalls, 112, Avant, Usher, Chris Brown, and Drake.

Now, AB puts on for the Ruby camp with the release of his new single titled “Badabang,” featuring label CEO Trizzy. Listen above!

Not The Black Panthers: The NFAC Convenes On KKK Stronghold Outside Of Atlanta

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(AllHipHop News) Several hundred people, a mixture of men and women clad in black, descended on Stone Mountain, Georgia on the 4th of July, confronted a KKK stronghold in the suburb of Atlanta, demanded the removal of Confederate figures from a mountain, and eventually moved to protect the sister of Rayshard Brooks. Brooks was the man killed by police officers at an area-Wendy’s last month. 

The armed citizens, members of a group called The NFAC (The Not F#ckin’ Around Coalition), are lead by Grand Master Jay, a former military man that has emerged out of a dissatisfaction with past movements. The NFAC marched “in formation” peacefully in Stone Mountain, GA where confederate leaders are etched in a mountain. Eventually, the mass convened at a Ku Klux Klan haven that has been allegedly threatening Black people. The Klan was “re-born” at this location, Jay said at the scene 

The mountain, which boasts the likeness Confederate icons Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson, is historically a popular meeting place for the Ku Klux Klan and continues to be so, according to a report by The New York Times. 

One of the NFAC members talked to AllHipHop under the guise of anonymity, stating that the time is now for Black people to protect their communities from the Klan and the police.

“They are doing all the killing (the police and the KKK). It’s us that should be scared,” he said. “They (the KKK) made the right decision for their family and friends (by staying home). They’re bullies. We’d rather die on our feet that die with a knee on our neck for 9-minutes. I actually thought the KKK would show up” The Klan did not, but the police were there. 

Contrary to many reports, the NFAC is not related to the Black Panthers or Black Lives Matter.

Eventually, the group traversed to Stone Mountain’s Memorial Hall and spoke to those observing. The park had recently re-opened after being shut down because of Covid-19.

The news traveled quickly on social media and was picked up by some mainstream outlets as well. 

The NFAC member told AllHipHop the police were respectful of their movement, but still maintained that their authority manifests differently when there are no guns. 

“They’ll kill a 7-year old girl, they’ll kill a 12-year old boy, they’ll kill an old man,” he told AllHipHop. “We gotta get the cops out of our community. They don’t respect us.”

Those that simply witnessed the formation seemed to be impressed and inspired. 

“I honestly haven’t seen anything this beautiful before, I am in tears right now. I hope they show those Confederates exactly how serious they are about this bulls##t,” one person said on social media.

All of the feedback was not positive. Some people, mostly white, expressed fear.

“What is this some terror group?” one person tweeted. Another questioned the legality of the movement, without noting white militia that has always existed in America. Armed men took to the Michigan Capitol in Lansing earlier this year and domestic terror has existed since the inception of the United States. 

“We’ve been too nice,” the NFAC member stated, citing that Black people are under attack from systemic racism on every level. 

50 Cent Calls Out Meek Mill For Being Signed To A “Correctional Officer”

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(AllHipHop News) Rapper 50 Cent appeared on Lil Wayne’s Young Money Radio as one of several high-profile guests this week.

Fif, supermodel Naomi Campbell, and comedian Whoopi Goldberg sat down with Lil Wayne for some pretty interesting interviews. 

50 Cent set things off, during a discussion about his role as executive producer of Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon. 

According to 50, Pop was late for their first meeting because he was too busy shopping. 

“He comes upstairs. I talked to him. I’m like…Wayne look, this… someone new in the league is copying your style? And even at that point, it’s a form of flattery,” 50 Cent explained. “He’s copying you because your material was such an influence on him and that’s the way he learned to do it. He learned it from listening to you. It’s another thing when this n##ga talking to you and you looking at him, you going “Nah this n##ga not copying 50 Cent. This n##ga is 50 Cent!”

Elsewhere in the interview, 50 Cent aimed at his longtime nemesis Rick Ross and his artist Meek Mill.  

Meek Mill has been in the headlines for calling Out Tekashi 6ix9ine several times, after the rainbow-haired rap star cooperated with the Feds last year, to receive a reduced sentence. 

Meek inadvertently sparked a discussion about his track record due to his tight relationship with President Trump supporter, and billionaire, Robert Kraft.

50 took it a step further during his interview with Lil Wayne and called out Meek directly. 

“If you represent prison reform, how did you sign to a correctional officer [Rick Ross] and managed by a snitch?,” 50 Cent asked inquisitively. 

50 was referencing a story claiming Roc Nation’s Chief Operating Officer Desiree Perez had once cooperated in a case against a drug cartel. 

Later on in the show, the mood lightened up when supermodel Naomi Campbell sat down with Lil Wayne. 

The highlight of this interview came when Naomi revealed the skincare routine she gave to Pharrell since both of them almost seems to be aging backward. 

“I… told Pharrell to put his face in cold water, ice-cold water, every day to keep the skin firm,” Naomi Campbell said. “I believe in that, too. And that’s a trick from back in the day. All the old actresses used to do that. All the Hollywood sirens used to do that trick. But I do believe in maintaining oneself and taking care. Skin is extremely important to me.”

What Kanye West’s Run For President Really Means.

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(AllHipHop Opinion) Kanye West is running for president. Now, I hope you’re not falling for this nonsense because the fix is in. Kanye West wasn’t originally supposed to run for president until the year 2024, but we kind of get an understanding of what is going on right now in 2020.

But before I continue, let’s just talk about the very basics of this situation. Donald Trump is languishing in the pool suggest that he is going to lose in the fall when the elections come. He has been highly ineffective in dealing with the pandemic, the racial and systemic issues that we have faced since the various uprisings have started, and has just been Donald Trump for four years. He has also exemplified incompetence the whole time even though he has not lost his base as much as I would have thought.

Kanye West is stepping in at a time when most people are completely galvanized to combat and vote out Donald Trump in the fall election. If you aren’t, you never were. Now, what does Kanye West bring to the table? Not very much. The man is mentally unstable, a false religious leader, and generally the puppet of the Kardashian clan which is led by Kris Jenner. But, what he is able to do is draw a lot of dummies into supporting and voting for him in the fall. We have seen that in general when Kanye West puts out a new pair of sneakers or some trash, fake, misleading-the-sheep Christian-Satanic music. The man has been a fraud for quite some time. And when I say fraud I mean mentally unstable and a puppet of a masterful puppeteer.

But he is simply here to split the vote and draw people away from Joe Biden. Biden may be imperfect, but he’s the best bet. It is just that simple. We know that Kanye West wouldn’t dare cross his dragon blood brother Donald Trump and run for president against him. What really remains to be seen is has Kanye filed paperwork to run for president in the fall. Has he done anything whatsoever politically in his entire life? I mean literally, has the man done anything that did not directly benefit him? I believe Kanye West is simply here to be a Trojan horse of sorts that will lead Donald Trump directly back into power. And if Kanye is lucky he will sell some more trashbag Gap clothing and market himself to a nation of idiots that subscribe to his self-centered narcissistic mentally inept ways.

I am simply here with a big bag of popcorn soaking in it all in because really, this isn’t going to affect my life. It is, but Namaste right here for the show.

Let the games begin. 

Rapper Foogiano 4th Of July Concert Shot Up; 2 People Dead

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(AllHipHop News) A Fourth of July concert featuring rapper Foogiano ended with a bang – of gunshots.

Dozens of people were injured and two people were killed after gunmen open fire inside of his concert in Greenville, South Carolina.

Foogiano, who recently signed a million-dollar-deal with Gucci Mane’s 1017 Records, was performing at the holiday-themed concert at Lavish Lounge around 2 a.m.

Local cops patrolling the area noticed an unusually large crowd in the area, which is supposed to be locked down over coronavirus restrictions.

The cops noticed the patrons were fleeing the venue as they pulled in, and were immediately encountered with a frantic situation.

According to witnesses, gunmen open fire inside of the venue in the middle of the crowd.

In total, 10 people were shot, two of them fatally. One victim was reportedly the mother of two children.

“I don’t know if we have multiple shooters at this time, or one that initiated it and one that may have shot back, we’re not sure,” Greenville Sheriff Hobart Lewis said during a press conference. “There are a lot of shell casings inside.”

Sources stated there someone in the crowd may have attempted to rob Foogiano.

Investigators are looking to see if Lavish was even supposed to be open, or if it was operating illegally since Govoner Henry McMasters ordered all the local bars and clubs to close down again over the pandemic.

Meanwhile, over on Instagram friends of one of the reported victims have been dragging Foogiano, claiming his entourage sparked the gunfire during the botched robbery attempt.