(AllHipHop News) The woman chasing Game for her $7,000,000 judgment is refusing to let up in an aggressive pursuit of the rap star’s assets.
Her lawyer just filed for a restraining order against Game, in an attempt to prevent him from transferring assets to his manager, Cash “Wack 100” Jones.
Priscilla Rainey claims Game has already transferred a variety of value passes to his manager, including the deed to his house, which was listed as a gift to Wack because he claimed: “the conveyance [was] a bonafide gift, and the grantor received nothing in return.”
She also accuses Wack 100 of creating a company called Pass Go 2 Win, LLC to control the trademark for “The Game.”
“Post-judgment discovery has revealed that Taylor owns almost no assets under his own name, but assigns his interests to receive revenue to his manager, his manager’s company, and other Taylor-owned holding companies,” wrote Michael Jason Lee, who is representing Rainey in the high-stakes legal battle.
Rainey filed the lawsuit after she claimed Game groped her during a taping for an episode of the reality dating show. She won the judgment in November of 2016.
The judge awarded her $1.3 million in compensatory damages, while the punitive damages awarded to Priscilla Rainey came out to over $6 million, due to the Game’s behavior on social media.
Game appealed the ruling, but a judge upheld the verdict in October of 2019.
Game has publicly declared multiple times that he would never pay her penny, while Rainey has accused the rapper of creating shell companies to divert his income.
In March, Priscilla Rainey went after the rapper’s royalties earned from his latest album Born 2 Rap, claiming he released the music under a shell company called L.A. Prolific to divert the money.
“Y’all been saying she got 7 million for 7 years & yet here I am, laid up tipsy off my 5th quarantini watching Tiger King lol …. they’ll find Carol Baskin’s husband before she ever get a penny from under my carseat….coming up next, a stop by the bank to dump this s##t in…” Game wrote in a since deleted post.
Game’s long-time manager Cash “Wack 100” Jones also replied to the news and admitted he owned all of the publishing for Born 2 Rap, which has caused a new problem for the pair in the ongoing saga.
“Last time I checked #Wack owned all royalties to born to Rap . ♂️ ♂️ ♂️ ♂️ ♂️ And I don’t owe the b##ch a dime,” Wack 100 proclaimed.
Now Priscilla Rainey’s lawyer is asking for a restraining order preventing Game from giving Wack 100 any more interests in his publishing royalties.
Additionally, Rainey is seeking to confiscate Game’s upcoming royalty payments from BMI this June, derived from 360 of the registered works created under his name as a songwriter and/or composer.
“If Taylor is given any notice or opportunity, he may simply create another legal entity, as he has done before, or assign his rights to receive payments from BMI to Cash Jones,” wrote Michael Jason Lee. “Rainey’s cause will be irreparably prejudiced if this request for a restraining order is heard according to regular noticed motion procedures.”
(AllHipHop News) Don’t sleep on Tory Lanez … he really is that next level type of artist. Think Stevie. Think James Brown. Think Jay.
Think of an artist who realizes that in order to really be the best in your space you have to willfully be the master of your destiny. Boss up and rough it out until you can floss it out.
That is exactly what he has done with his latest single. Lanez, outside of putting out Quarantine Radio, has dropped “Temperature Rising,” an R&B song that truly reflects where he is in life — right now.
“Temperature Rising” is slow and groovy heavy with promises that will surely get his female fans panties in a bunch— he sings “we’ve got all night girl; we can take it slowly.”
“I wanted to present a song that gave you the nostalgia of the real 90’s R&B classics,” said Lanez. Think his last Chixtape on steroids.
Yup … the GRAMMY-nominated artist is probably feeling really sexy with this joint. Especially, as this drops after he done copped his third #1 chart-topping rap album, Toronto 3.
If that is not doing it for Tory, it might be the fact that he has dropped this new project through a brand new partnership with Stem distribution platform.
Now Tory Lanez is flexing as an indie artist who can make more power plays on behalf of his career while receiving the lion share of his earnings as he shows the world his entrepreneur side.
More than the temperature is rising over in his camp, so is his stock! And we are here for it.
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop continues to remember the death of Queens rapper Chinx. Five years have passed, and justice regarding his murder, how he was shot, and who were the people that did the drive-by that took his life still is in flux.
As much as the community is mourning the Far Rockaway emcee, responsible for hits like “Dope House,” “Feelings” and “Bodies,” no one feels it like his widow, Janelli Caceres-Pickens.
Mrs. Pickens remains focused on finding who took his life.
“Thank god I’m busy with the kids and work and stuff. I don’t really have the time to go into depression about it,” she said. “You just have to take it how it is and keep your day going.”
Authorities have picked up suspects for the crime, but they are incarcerated for different crimes. Restitution for those offenses must be fulfilled before they can even start to be tried for Chinx’s death.
“We’ve been going through this process for so long, it doesn’t feel like five years, it still feels fresh, it still feels like it just happened,” Caceres-Pickens said. “It’s a lot.”
While she is pushing forward to bring justice to her man, she is also championing for others as an essential worker and medical professional for those challenged by the current coronavirus pandemic.
She currently 12-hour shifts in environmental and emergency services at a hospital helping coronavirus patients on Long Island, according to Fox 5 NY.
Janelli is an example of how in the midst of your own trauma, you can look beyond yourself and help others. Truly she has the Hip-Hop spirit.
(AllHipHop News) Rap star J. Cole has decided to pull the plug on the Dreamville Festival 2020.
The rap star was supposed to host the second annual festival at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina this April.
But in March, with a little less than a month left to go until the highly-anticipated April 4th date, the festival was postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
J. Cole decided to reschedule the Dreamville Festival for August 29th, but now he’s decided to cancel the entire festival.
Due to the health risk, tens of thousands of people congregated in close-quarters poses, the rap star, and his team have decided to cancel the event and its entirety.
“After much deliberation and careful monitoring of the current situation, we have decided to cancel Dreamville Festival 2020. Although we originally hoped it would be possible to bring you the festival this August, the ongoing uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic has made this timeline no longer possible,” a representative said. “This decision has been extremely difficult to make, but the safety of our fans, artists, and staff is always our top priority, and nothing will ever take precedence over your well-being.”
Representatives for J. Cole said Dreamville Festival holders will start receiving their refunds on May 22nd.
(AllHipHop News) Lil Boosie breaks the internet almost on the daily with his flashy ways, outrageous antics, wild statements, and even wilder parties.
This lifestyle that he shares so freely on his social media platforms, portrays a man luxuriating in his hard-earned intergenerational wealth.
Reports have emerged that maybe not all of his children are receiving the same level of support (at least not financially) as the ones that we see on his Instagram or that he speaks about when talking about his parenting.
Boosie’s 11-year-old daughter, Lyric Beyoncé seems to be at the center of a child support dispute between Georgia State Department of Human Services and the “Wipe Me Down” rapper.
According to The Blast, Special Assistant Attorney General, Don Snow, has filed the suit on behalf of Boosie’s baby mother, Gelisa Hayes. Hayes claims that the outspoken star is not paying her the right amount of child support.
Reports say that he is worth somewhere between $4 – 8 million. The 37-year-old Louisiana rapper has put some work in, but surely he does have all that money-making anthems for the Kappas and shaky butt songs.
The rapper has his own liquor white labels, two flavored vodkas, called Boosie Juice and Jewel House, that have proven to be super successful. He has tapped into clothing and merchandising, made profitable investments in real estate, and now doing content creation.
Currently, he owns a 40-acre estate and mansion on the outskirts of Atlanta, where he shows his kids living lavishly and seemingly happy and healthy.
The child support claim has been filed, and we are watching to see what develops.
Natasha Elise is here to prove she has a place in the music industry. With an eclectic style that’s constantly evolving, the singer-songwriter describes her sound as other wordly — urban electro-pop with an ethereal combination of mesmerizing vocals and lyrics that are both honest and relatable.
At just 18 years old, Elise has organically accumulated over 60K monthly listeners on Spotify. Now, she releases the official music video for “Ride Wit Me” featuring PnB Rock. The visual gives you a glimpse into a day in the life of 2 bosses, whom live separate yet concurrent lifestyles.
In an exclusive quote to AllHipHop, Elise states, “‘Ride Wit Me’ is all about living your life to the fullest and making sure your squad is down to ride. Loyalty and good vibes. No matter what, they should be by your side through it all.”
The record itself exudes nothing but good energy. The goal is for listeners to play this time and enjoy themselves, while making new memories with their friends. She continues, “Making this song and video was amazing and I couldn’t stop smiling. I hope that my fans keep on smiling through the song!”
Speaking on the collab with PnB Rock, she describes it as a “rewarding experience. He’s extremely talented and seriously such a nice and fun person. When we met, we vibed right away and the song and video came out perfectly. I’m so grateful to him and his team.”
In addition to being besties with Kodak Black, he’s signed to the Florida rapper’s Sniper Gang imprint which means one thing: freedom of speech. Having only been rapping for 3 years now, Jackboy’s rise to the top of the rap game is evident in his music: hard-hitting bangers for the streets.
For someone fairly new to the rap game, the 22-year-old has one of the most loyal fanbases.
Hailing over one million followers on Instagram, the Pompano Beach, Florida spitter has been applying that “Pressure,” killing the game independently and owning his own masters. While Kodak is signed to Atlantic Records, Jackboy is geeked to be on EMPIRE Records who treat him as a priority.
Now, Jackboy releases his highly-anticipated, self-titled debut album. Off the rip, the first voice you hear on the project is Kodak praising him for his talents from behind bars. All bulls##t aside, loyalty is what glues them together. Together, it’s only up from here.
AllHipHop caught up with Jackboy who was driving in Florida, unveiling the new Sniper Gang toilet paper with the letters “NBA” on each square so you can “wipe your ass with.”
AllHipHop: Your IG Live got ratchet for a second.
Jackboy: Yeah, it got ratchet. I’m a project baby so it gets like that from time to time. I don’t even try to do the ratchet Instagram, it just gets like that.
AllHipHop: Did I hear you say that getting head doesn’t count as cheating?
Jackboy: Yeah, getting head doesn’t count as cheating. It doesn’t.
AllHipHop: I don’t know what relationship you’re in, but getting head from another female…
Jackboy: A good one. If ya’ll got an understanding… alright. Before we even get in the relationship, I’m going to let you know I’m a piece of s##t so you’re going to be cool with that. We already know. I f##k with you. You that, but hey!
AllHipHop: You have a solid one I’m guessing?
Jackboy: Hell nah, all them hoes pieces of s##t.
AllHipHop: I could say the same about you men.
Jackboy: You probably could about guys, but the ones I talk to are pieces of s##t for real. They’re scumbags.
AllHipHop: Why don’t you talk to some nice, classy ladies?
Jackboy: I’m transitioning right now. It’s a thing about Instagram models that catch my eye. I know they’re pieces of s##ts because they got OnlyFans, but I’m like damn. I try to still… you know?
AllHipHop: Eventually one day, do you want to settle down, be married and have a family?
Jackboy: Not going to lie, I want to have a family. I want to be married but I don’t think I could be married. How I be hearing people say “oh I’ve been with this person 15 years, 20 years,” I don’t think I could have sex with one person for that long. I’m just being honest. [chuckles] Some people like apples, some people like oranges. Can’t be mad at me! We got oranges over here.
AllHipHop: I saw your Sniper Gang toilet paper, can you show me?
Jackboy: I need your PO Box so I can send you some equipment. I got you with a free Kodak puzzle. I know you got some thugs in your DMs, you can send them this: Sniper Gang dice. SG is the one. Sniper Gang dice.
AllHipHop: How much money do you lose playing dice?
Jackboy: I don’t lose. If I lose, I rob the dice game. I’m playing. I don’t gamble because I don’t know how to lose. I know how to lose, but I don’t know how to lose and you’re like “yeah, yeah, yeah!” You get turnt up by it. Hell no, you trippin’. I’m on the side, but I ain’t gambling.
AllHipHop: The SG toilet paper says NBA on it, I’m dead.
Jackboy: That’s the part you wipe your ass with. Nobody cares about that part, it’s the part you wipe your ass with. Sniper Gang toilet paper, c’mon man. This is better than Charmin man.
AllHipHop: What was your reaction to NBA Youngboy calling you out?
Jackboy: I didn’t know that was a callout. I’m not going to speak on nothing but I’ll say this for you, certain people in life try to have intimidation tactics. I’ve been a prisoner so in prison, some n##gas get real loud like “man, ya’ll n##gas in this s##t pu##y!” They’ll be saying subliminals. Everybody will be scared because this n##ga’s super loud. Then there’s that one old n##ga, that’ll be me. “Hold on bro, put an address on that s##t. What you talking about?” So I don’t feel that anyone who’s screaming at their fans on Live is calling someone out. You’re screaming at your fans, all that loud s##t. That doesn’t affect me.
AllHipHop: Did you feel it was okay for Kodak to say that from behind bars though?
Jackboy: At the end of the day, that’s my brother. He could say what the f##k he wants to say. If he says the sky is green right now, that’s what it is. That b##ch green. When we’re one on one, I tell him “you dumber than a b##ch, the sky ain’t green.” But to the world, that motherf##ker’s green. f##k that! He says that b##ch green, that b##ch green. One on one? Bruh that s##t ain’t green fam, that’s blue. It’s okay for Kodak to do whatever Kodak wants to do, Kodak is Kodak.
AllHipHop: Because you’re loyal to Kodak.
Jackboy: Not because I’m loyal to Kodak — at the end of the day, I’m a man. You’re a female. Every man chooses how they want to come with themselves in life. Some men speak on what they want to speak on, some men bite their tongue. A man biting their tongue, that’s a little boy. Little boys get s##t done to them. Little boys get bullied. Little boys get s##t thrown on them. Grown ass men? I don’t play with my friends like that.
I don’t call my homeboy, “hey b##ch!” I don’t say that. My dawg is not no b##ch, we don’t even play like that. We’re not even going to open them doors for you to feel comfortable calling me no b##ch, for you to feel comfortable playing with me at any time. Just because we’re homeboys, you’re not finna throw no water in my face. I don’t give a f##k how much money you have, we’re going to respect each other. I’m on your level, you’re on my level.
AllHipHop: How does it feel to have your album Jackboy climbing the charts?
Jackboy: I’m here. I don’t feel any way, me and my n##gas on the same s##t. Kodak’s album been #1 on these n##gas, so I went #1. Kodak been went Platinum, I went platinum. b##ch can’t tell me I’m not Platinum. My brother went Platinum. Suck my d##k, I went Platinum. That’s how I feel to people who say he hasn’t gone Platinum. I’ve been on the charts. I’ve been seeing Jack rock shows in front of everybody. At the end of the day, all that s##t was me too. That’s my brother! It was no difference. I was there with him, we both went through it.
AllHipHop: How does it feel to have Kodak open the album, then be on the track “Like A Million”?
Jackboy: I didn’t want to put “Like A Million” on there, but Kodak told me to put it on there. I wasn’t going to put no Kodak feature on there because everybody wants to say “Oh Kodak, Kodak.” I wanted to be like “alright, don’t put no Kodak feature on there! I’ma show you I’m pressure.” But Kodak said “put that s##t on there,” he wanted that song out. Me and him have so many songs, he has to set up how he wants to release it. I’m like “alright.”
AllHipHop: Damn, you weren’t going to put Kodak on your debut project?
Jackboy: At the end of the day, that’s my brother and I could do it. I see a lot of artists do that but I’m not no slouch ass n##ga. I’ma show and prove, then I’ma jump on my brother’s s##t. But I’ma show and prove first. I have no problem showing and proving s##t, that’s easy.
AllHipHop: What does it mean to have him support you from behind bars?
Jackboy: We’ve been supporting each other. I supported him behind bars, he’s supported me behind bars before. We went through this type of situation before this. It’s sad to say it’s not new, but it is what it is. n##gas live the life, so it’s alright. Whatever.
AllHipHop: Is Kodak holding up okay?
Jackboy: C’mon man. You have to understand, Kodak isn’t going to let nobody play with him.The C.O.’s might try to do extracurricular just because he’s Kodak. Not even C.O.’s, it’s male C.O.’s. Ya’ll hating because there’s females C.O.’s on me because I’m Kodak. Ya’ll super hating, so I’ma back you f##k n##gas up. I don’t have to go to war with ya’ll how ya’ll want to do, because that’s what C.O.’s do. That’s what I did in jail, I fought the C.O.’s. I got 3 charges on my record right now for fighting a C.O. Hell nah, he’s Kodak. I don’t have to do that. What the f##k? Suck my d##k. I’m not about to fight with you about this jail C.O. that I’m not finna do anything with when I come home. Stop playing.
AllHipHop: How long were you locked up for?
Jackboy: I did more than one bid. The last time, I did 19 months. Almost 2 years.
AllHipHop: What did you learn from jail that time around?
Jackboy: To be honest, jail as far as life didn’t really teach me s##t. The only thing jail taught me was my work. Because waking up, the n##gas I was locked up with, the s##t n##gas talk about, it’s like what the f##k am I around?
AllHipHop: What are they talking about?
Jackboy: S##t that goes on in jail, jail s##t. It’s nothing that talks about no real deal hustle. I used to sit back and listen like “man, how the f##k?” To the point if you sit back and watch what’s going on around the world, there’s no way you should be running circles around whoever if you real deal hustle. People hustling, that confuses people. You’re f##ked up, I’ma run laps around your dumb ass.
AllHipHop: Were you rapping as much in jail? Were you writing?
Jackboy: In jail, I was writing. When I came home, somebody took the notebook. It went missing, so recorded straight new s##t. Now, I don’t write nothing. I just go.
AllHipHop: You said EMPIRE dropped a bag on you. How big of a bag did they drop on you?
Jackboy: Shout out EMPIRE. Just know I’m gleeful. [chuckles] I’m gleeful! I could present it. They dropped a bag big enough to the point I can present it. I could present it how I want to present it.
AllHipHop: And Kodak gives you freedom of speech, so you can do whatever you want.
Jackboy: Being signed to Kodak, I can say whatever I want. If I want to drop today, I could drop today.
AllHipHop: Are you already working on your next one?
Jackboy: Listen, I’m about to drop. Different flows, versatile. It’s never going to be “oh, this s##t sound…” Nah dog, you’re not going to say that. You could say whatever, but not this s##t’s the same. That’s what they haters are going to say: “it’s aight!” If you don’t like it, “it’s aight.”
AllHipHop: What’s your favorite song on the album?
Jackboy: I don’t have a favorite song. I’m on some other s##t. I don’t even want to hear them songs anymore. That’s how you get better. Even when I first started rapping, I didn’t know how to say goo goo gaga on that b##ch and make it sound good. But you could hear a difference from every single project I dropped. When I drop, I’m like “alright, I don’t want to hear that s##t. I want some new s##t now.”
The next project? b##ch that’s more turnt than this, then I’m done with that. The next project, oh s##t! I don’t get stuck on that. A n##ga’s like “damn this was the main hit on that song, let me try to keep on recreating this song.” n##gas try to keep on recreating the same song. That’s why you might hear in a different song, “damn, that part sounds the same.” Every song sounds the same now.
AllHipHop: What’s your relationship with YFN Lucci?
Jackboy: I f##k with bro. I don’t know who sung the song first. If I send him whatever, he’ll send that b##ch back in a matter of seconds.
AllHipHop: That’s fire, is that how your other features were? They send it right back?
Jackboy: I sent that to Casanova. Casanova’s big cocky ass took a long ass time to send my s##t back. That’s why I’ve been doing pushups, just chill. I’ve been doing my pushups. Casanova cocky ass took forever but for the video, he came through. However long he needed to stay, he made sure a n##ga was straight however. I f##k with Casanova the long way. Every time I’m in New York, bro pull up and brings me gas. Free gas, all types of s##t.
AllHipHop: What’s your relationship with Fredo Bang?
Jackboy: Oh I f##k with dude. I met him before all that f##kery, how people tried to play him. I met him in Miami, he was at a studio. I support dawg. We were supposed to do a song that day but at that time, I had a girlfriend. We got into an argument. She thought she was a UFC fighter, she tried to fight me all in the studio so I had to bob and weave up out that b##ch. [laughs]
AllHipHop: What’s your favorite Kodak song?
Jackboy: I don’t have a favorite Kodak song, hell no. See the world likes Kodak so much, they’re like “ah damn, I feel that s##t.” However they feel it. You have to imagine the people with him who know what’s going on, know the name he’s saying and know everything that’s really going on, it hits different. It’s like “damn, I like this song and I like this song and I like this song and I like this song.” You can’t pick none.
AllHipHop: “Testimony” is my s##t, that makes me cry.
(AllHipHop News) Facebook and Instagram doing the incredible in a massive effort to name all high schools in all 50 states, from Alabama to Wyoming. The effort, designed to support graduates will feature a slew of artists, students and educators all under the movement #Graduation2020.
The celebrity line-up includes Cardi B, DJ Khaled, and commencement speaker Oprah Winfrey, who will address the graduates directly. Other celebs include Awkwafina, Jennifer Garner, Lil Nas X, Simone Biles and Hugh Jackman. The stream will be available on Facebook Watch starting at 11AM PT/2PM EST.
Cardi B:
“I just want to way congrats to all my high school and to all my college graduates. Congrats congrats congrats! And don’t let no Coronavirus, no nothing, take this special moment from you.”
“I also want to tell you guys it’s more than a diploma, it’s more than graduation, it’s knowledge, it’s knowing that you did it. Now you’re about to start your life, you’re about to make some money, you’re about to show your skills on what you worked for!”
DJ Khaled :
Oprah Winfrey:
“You are indeed, the chosen class, for such a time as this, the Class of 2020. You’re also a united class, the pandemic class, that has the entire world striving to graduate with you.”
“But even though there may not be pomp because of or circumstances, never has a graduating class been called to step into the future with more purpose, vision, passion and energy and hope.”
“Your graduation ceremony is taking place with so many luminaries celebrating you on the world’s Facebook stage, and I’m just honored to join them and salute you.”
(AllHipHop News) At 20-years-old, you would think that Trippie Redd would be more concerned with rocking out with his friends, cracking on some cuties or doing what he is known for doing … making hit records.
There should be no doubt that he is a bonafide star and if that is all that he wanted to do, who could be mad. He is 20, rich, and carefree.
Over the last three years, has dropped four records that have all landed on the Top 10 chart the week of their debut.
In fact, his latest album, A Love Letter To You 4, probably is his most successful joint to date. It is his first-ever project to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 charts and was streamed 125.9 million times its first week out. Trip drips winner.
But maybe … what is really making him win is how he has big his heart.
It was demonstrated by this act of kindness: Trippie Redd has pledged to donate over 30,000 bottles of Purity Organic and Sweet Leaf Tea frontline healthcare workers across the country including New York City, Los Angeles, and his hometown of Canton, Ohio who are helping during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
“This is my way of giving back to the healthcare workers who are working so hard to help people fight off coronavirus,” Trippie Redd explained. “I just wanted to show my gratitude and do whatever I can to help out all the people who are trying to keep us safe.”
Over the last three months, thousands of Americans have lost their lives or lessened the quality of life because of the highly contagious coronavirus. A gift like this is sure to bring a smile and remind these essential workers are appreciated.
Purity Organic will offer a special donation code for all (Trippie Redd fans or not) to give to their local communities.
Customers who make a purchase on the Purity Website will also receive a 15% discount and Purity Organic will donate two cases of beverages to local organizations in need.
“Thank you to Trippie for this donation to the brave men and women working in our hospitals,” said Mary Page Platerink, CEO of Purity Organic. “Trippie is my son’s favorite artist, and I love the example he is setting with this donation. We are delighted to have Trippie as part of the Purity Organic and Sweet Leaf Tea Family.”
(AllHipHop News) R. Kelly has struck out on his third attempt at getting out of jail.
Just moments ago, Judge Ann Donnelly denied R. Kelly his freedom as the singer fights to get out over fears of contracting the coronavirus.
Judge Donnelly slammed R. Kelly for contesting the court’s findings, by continuously raising most of the same arguments pressed in his previous applications.
In his two previous tries, R. Kelly claimed his age and deteriorating health in prison thanks to high blood pressure and diabetes were legitimate reasons why he should be released from the Cook County Prison, where he awaits trial on sexual racketeering charges.
“My review of the defendant’s medical records reflect that he is receiving more than adequate care to manage this condition,” Judge Donnelly ruled. “The health care professionals at the MCC see him regularly, and are working with him to implement lifestyle changes so that his condition improves.”
In each of her previous rulings, Judge Donnelly labeled the singer a flight risk, due to the dozens of felony counts he faces for sexually exploiting teenaged girls and women since the late 1990s.
R. Kelly has fought back, insisting he can’t flee anywhere due to his fame, his dwindling financial resources and the pandemic, which has shut down travel around entire world.
Once again, Judge Donnelly upheld an earlier ruling branding R. Kelly a flight risk.
“The nature of the charges—which include crimes against minor victims, threats against potential witnesses and paying bribes to keep witnesses from cooperating—make him a danger to the community, including that he could attempt to tamper with prospective witnesses,” Judge Donnelly ruled.
(AllHipHop News) Tekashi 6ix9ine’s rejected $200,000 donation to non-profit No Kid Hungry won’t go to waste, after Los Angeles charity Kooking 4 Kids made a bid for the money.
The “Fefe” star, who is currently under house arrest as part of his sentence for gang-related charges, wanted to share his post-prison release riches with kids in need, after earning a small fortune from merchandise he promoted on Instagram last week.
However, according to TMZ, Keith Johnson, Executive Director of Kooking 4 Kids – a non-profit supporting young people which serves between 1,600 and 1,800 free meals to children and parents every day – insisted if the rapper’s looking to do a good deed and help eliminate hunger, his efforts should be appreciated.
“If there is an individual that wants to help address hunger in Los Angeles, we welcome it,” he said. “How that person wants to live their life is for them to decide.”
Tekashi, who has a long rap sheet, was convicted on charges of racketeering, firearms offenses, and drug trafficking in New York last year, and in 2015, he pleaded guilty to the use of a child in a sexual performance.
However, the 24-year-old cannot understand why charity executives won’t just use the money to do good, as he had intended.
Blasting the news online, he fumed, “@nokidhungry rather take food out the mouth of these innocent children I never seen something so cruel (sic).”
He has yet to reveal how he plans to distribute the money.
50 Cent subsequently took it upon himself to complete the 20 year old’s first studio release as executive producer, and used social media to appeal to stars like Drake, Post Malone, Chris Brown, and Roddy Ricch to add features to the tracks, which he had initially hoped to drop in May.
Now Pop Smoke’s manager, Steven Victor, has revealed fans will get to hear the finished product within weeks.
He shared the album artwork on Instagram on Thursday, unveiling a shiny silver rose against a black background, and simply captioned it with the release date, writing, “June 12 2020”.
A title has yet to be announced.
Although it will serve as Pop Smoke’s first album, he previously served up two mixtapes for fans, with his most recent release, “Meet the Woo 2,” debuting at number seven on America’s Billboard 200 chart in early February, days before he was murdered.
(AllHipHop News) Celebrate The Last Poets with your favorite stars, the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Uncle Ralph’s Video and Seeds of The Last Poets!
The world was introduced to a young Biggie on the Who’s the Man? soundtrack. Brooklyn’s finest flowed about kicking it with friends, bug out with women and doing nothing, sampling a song that basically said that is exactly what Black folk are going to be doing when the revolution comes. It sounds blasphemous now to consider. Especially, when you know that Hip-Hop on so many levels are the children of the writers of the song used to craft the chorus of Uptown classic.
The Last Poets got its stamp on Hip-Hop way before the deceased rapper even thought about picking up a mic. Since the 60s they have been heat spitters, poets, truth-tellers, and the pre-cursors of revolutionary rap acts like Public Enemy, Dead Prez and believe it or not N.W.A.
But that is a history that you have to fall back to get … or check out the Universal Hip Hop Museum and Video Music Box’s new panel to place the whole picture in context.
On Tuesday, May 19th, at 7 pm (EST/ 4 pm PST), the Universal Hip Hop Museum and Video Music Box in association with Seeds of The Last Poets Productions will present “Bridging the Gap: An Evening of Conversation with The Last Poets” online. The show will feature clips of artists that have been heavily influenced by lyrical icons such as Rakim, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Chubb Rock, filmmaker and hip hop impresario, Michael Holman, and spoken word artist, Jessica Care Moore. These individuals will be in conversation with the members of The Last Poet, asking questions you most certainly want to know.
“As the children of The Last Poets, we think it is important to preserve their legacy while sharing their journey over the past 50 years with the world,” says Obadele Davis, son of Abiodun of The Last Poets. “Far too often musical icons aren’t given their full recognition while alive. We want to be able to give them their flowers while they are still here.”
Those who tune into the live stream will hear folk like KRS-One, Black Thought of The Legendary Roots Crew, Jadakiss of The Lox, Sonia Sanchez, Rapsody, Bilal, Tek of Smif-N-Wessun, Black Ice, Mumu Fresh, Kindred the Family Soul, and so many more talk about The Last Poets influence over their lives.
Check out the event on Facebook and on www.thelastpoets.com, the one-stop shop for ALL things about The Last Poets.
(AllHipHop News) Fivio Foreign is one of the hottest up-and-coming rap acts out of New York City. He recently released the 800 B.C. mixtape which features Meek Mill, Lil Tjay, Lil Baby, and Quavo. The Brooklynite also made an appearance on Drake’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes track “Demons” along with Sosa Geek.
“These big artists – they gotta kinda reach out on their own. Drake reached out. He knows the wave. He’s into the wave. He understands Fivi. He understands Sosa. He understands certain sh*t. He’s in tune,” Fivio told Ebro Darden on Apple Music.
Additionally, the Columbia recording artist shared that he wants to work with other Hip Hop neophytes Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch. Fivio also spoke about the stylistic differences within the Drill sub-genre that has emerged from cities like Chicago, London, and Brooklyn.
“A lot of people don’t know that Drill sound – it’s different types of Drills. It’s gangsta Drill which you hear all the time. It’s party Drill. That’s like Pop Smoke and me. Then they got the melodic Drill,” explained Fivio. “I think the [song] ‘Drive By’ is more like real rap Drill.”
The NYC spitter later added, “The reason why the Drill sound got so lit is ’cause of what we were doing and what we were really going through. So the people around started realizing… we losing people, n*ggas going to jail, indictments, a lot of sh*t going on. So n*ggas started to realize like, ‘Oh, this rapping sh*t’s real and they putting crews together.’ So that’s what made n*ggas get so hot. It got lit, but it took pain.”
(AllHipHop News) Ludacris of Disturbing Tha Peace is going against Nelly of Derrty Entertainment in the next Verzuz. Even though Verzuz curator Swizz Beatz insists the series is more about celebrating classic music than the two artists going head-to-head, this weekend’s Instagram Live event may have some (hopefully resolved) personal baggage attached to it.
Nelly’s business associate and St. Lunatics member Ali took to Instagram to accuse Ludacris of constantly stealing from the “Country Grammer” hitmaker during their respective musical runs in the 2000s. He also claimed Luda was subliminally dissing Nelly in music videos like “Stand Up” featuring Shawnna.
Ali wrote:
Ok, you knew I was eventually going to start telling the truth….. Ludacris has been throwing little shots for years ….. This was one of his little Diss moments …He was TRYING to say “he stomps harder in his Air Force 1’s”…. …. I Personally have NEVER liked him and ALWAYS thought he was a pure !! (That’s just how I looked at him) ….
In a separate post, Ali added:
Ok, more truth…. Little Chris has been stealing from us since day one {Swipe}…. We dropped country grammar a few months later he tried to duplicate it … The exact same thing.. walking back in front of the cars … .. and then he used to have the nerve to not want to speak when we seen him. ♂️… like hoe ass ni€€a…”we see you stealing our whole sh*t …. you that mad that you can’t even speak ??!?? !!!!! FOH (These are all Ali’s views… This is not Nelly Talk’n, Murphy Lee or any of the Other Tics….. this is all me …. I never liked him !!!and Never pretended like I did !! Nope , that’s Fake !! ♂️
Yesterday, Ali also uploaded a selfie video where he further discussed his issues with the DTP label co-founder. The Heavy Starch album creator stated, “Ludacris used to steal our sh*t so much, I used to be like, ‘N*gga, would you stop.'”
He went on to suggest that Nelly released the controversial “Tip Drill” song in 2003 as a way to draw attention away from Luda’s “P-Poppin” single. Apparently, some of the supposed tension between the St. Lunatics and Ludacris at the time was connected to the beef between St. Louis representatives Nelly and then-DTP artist Chingy.
Both Ludacris and Nelly have been keeping it cool publicly in the run-up to their Verzuz matchup. Luda posted an old photo of himself and his upcoming opponent with a caption that read, “Classic sh*t.” Nelly spent the last two days promoting the battle to his followers.
(AllHipHop News) The Toxic King returned to his throne today (May 15). Veteran Atlanta rhymer Future dropped his eighth studio album High Off Life.
According to Future, the project has already moved at least 500,000 units in the United States almost immediately after its release. He tweeted, “Went gold in 30min. HIGH OFF LIFE.”
As of press time, the Recording Industry Association of America has not officially certified High Off Life as Gold on the RIAA website. Future’s possible quick certification is likely due to the success of the 4x-Platinum single “Life Is Good” featuring Drake.
“Life Is Good” peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for eight straight weeks. It was blocked from #1 by the 11-week reign of Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” at the top of the chart.
High Off Life also includes contributions from Travis Scott, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Durk, Meek Mill, DaBaby, and Lil Baby. Production was provided by Southside, Wheezy, Metro Boomin, TM88, Tay Keith, and more.
(AllHipHop News) It has been a long week for Boosie Badazz. The Baton Rouge-bred rapper faced significant backlash for claiming he got “grown women” to perform oral sex on his underage son and nephews.
Then Boosie found himself beefing with his “Wipe Me Down” collaborator Webbie on social media. The latest public dust-up started when YFN Lucci uploaded a photo with Boosie on Instagram.
Webbie left a comment under Lucci’s picture that read:
NICE PIC ♂️ ..N*GGAZ DID THAT AND DOING ALL THIS SH*T FOR THE BOSS NOW ♂️ ..BUT WHERE THE F*CK ALL U N*GGAZ WAS, WHEN I SACRIFICED ALL MY SH*T..N TOOK CARE OF FAMILIES WHEN YOU WAS IN JAIL..JUST WONDERING @officialboosieig.
Boosie fired back with a lengthy message. He wrote:
U coulda call me n*gga smh truth is you NEVER sent my mother a “dollar” n y’all had FREE BOOSIE concerts all over SHE NEVA GOT A DIME SMH you lyin bra. @wakaflocka @yogotti @jeezy HIT HER WITH STACKS WHY NOT YOU. Everybody know I’ve tried to help you millions of times. Every time we’ve tried to get you n the studio u leave. Trill even tried gettin writers for you out bra. 2 years ago U wouldn’t even clear tootie song saying you mad the title “ITS UP” really. U was down getting 7k a show I put you on my tour and gave you 10k for 7 shows out my pocket so you be straight bra ✅ N WHAT U DO tried to sank the whole tour missing dates not doing radio etc. telling the DJ you only doing 3 songs. ive tried to get you features u refuse 7500 over n over again n that’s more than your show price. U want me to be like n have hate for all the artist n da game n that’s fake. The rap industry that u think hate u actually have respect for u n*gga. U THE ONE TO BLAME FOR YOUR DOWNFALL. I CANT MAKE U RAP N I CANT MAKE U HUSTLE. IT GOTA BE BORN N YA❗❗ BUT FOR YOU TO SAY YOU TOOK CARE MY FAMILY THAT’S A BOLD FACE LIE U SCREAMED MY NAME BUT YOU “NEVER” GAVE MS CONNIE NOTHING BRA, NEVER PUT NOTHING ON MY BOOKS, U NEVER WROTE ME A LETTER, U NEVER TRIED TO COME VISIT ME N U AINT EVEN A FELON SMH STILL I COME HOME TRYIN TO HELP YOU. U BLAME EVERYBODY WHEN ITS U ✅ shakeback @weebie I’m go PRAY FOR YOU N*GGA the truth has been spoken
Webbie went on to share a video of himself singing about “haters” before saying, “I love my n*gga to death. If something happened to my n*gga, that sh*t gonna f*ck me up.” The Baton Rouge native then told his followers to “chill out on that.”
Meanwhile, Boosie focused on sharing that he supposedly made $187,000 in 17 days. The 37-year-old Goat Talk creator instructed anyone looking for a guest feature to contact his manager, booking agent, or other members of his team.
(AllHipHop News) There is currently a really close contest for Number One on the next album chart. Nav’s Good Intentions and Kehlani’s It Was Good Until It Wasn’t are both projected to debut with 75,000-80,000 units.
Kehlani is going hard to get her first #1 by prompting her followers to stream the LP. Nav offered a deluxe version of Good Intentions as one wayto earn his second #1 after 2019’s Bad Habits.
During an interview with Power 106’s Nick Cannon, Nav discussed trying to reach the top of the Billboard 200 album rankings. The XO/Republic recording artist compared the different approaches for the Bad Habits era versus the Good Intentions era.
“I feel like the first time we went #1, it wasn’t calculated. We were just trying to do better than last time. But the stars aligned and everything opened up where like no one really dropped and I went #1,” said Nav. “This time it was more calculated for sure, and we’re still sharpening our tools on the music side.”
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the entertainment industry. Governor’s “Stay-At-Home” orders and social distancing have made it more difficult to film music videos, and live performances have effectively been shut down.
“As far as dropping, I know that streaming has gone down but everybody’s playing with the same rules, the same disadvantage. So the race is still relevant,” expressed Nav. “Maybe we might not be doing as big numbers as we would have if it wasn’t quarantine, but we’re still doing as good as we should.”