(AllHipHop Rumors) When Nicki and Kenneth Petty became man and wife, the internet world was in shock! I think the streets were as well. Anyway, it looks like some things have changed…OR NOT. As you know, the internet is a Petri dish of misinformation. We live it and we love it! So, what happened?
Nicki Minaj changed her display name on Twitter from Mrs. Petty back to Nicki Minaj. The world took note and is wondering if there is trouble between the two. I could just mean that Nicki is promoting her single “Yikes.” Now, honestly, nobody is thinking about “Yikes” these days. That song came out in February, and it is now the middle of April. Since that time, a lot has changed and I don’t mean coronavirus.
Nicki’s purported spouse came into the light AGAIN as a sex offender. All of this happened when he failed to register in the state of California, where they relocated from New York. He was convicted of rape way back in 1994. He also went on some island dates with Nicki too! Trinidadians were TIGHT when they had a registered sex offender in their midst like that!
What do you think?
Does a name change mean something or is she simply trying to push her latest song? IT should be noted that she has not been tweeting much either since February.
(AllHipHop News) The COVID-19 pandemic is not only holding up people’s social calendars.
It is putting a dent in legal matters and depending on whom you ask… that might be a good thing.
For the Juice WRLD estate, it is working out in their favor as they hash out the details of who is running the day-to-day workings on the rapper’s assets.
turn-of-the-millennium American rock band, filed a case alleging that Juice WRLD sampled their 2006 song “Holly Wood Died” in his 2018 hit song, “Lucid Dreams.”
“Lucid Dreams” topped several charts and has amassed over one billion streams on Spotify. Should Yellowcard’s claim be found valid, the estate will be responsible for forking over a good lump of cash.
However, the coronavirus has halted movement in the court system and the disease has also caused problems for this case.
Juice WRLD’s mother, who seems to be the obvious choice to be in charge of her late son’s estate, is waiting for a judge to sign off and make her legal the administrator.
Hopefully, this can come to an end… and perhaps the world might hear some posthumous tracks.
As pampers pile up and the Similac bills come in, the “Gucci Flip-Flops” emcee lounges in Beverly Hills neglecting to obey a court order to have DNA testing.
Eliza Reign wants the courts to sanction him for basically dipping and dodging.
In court documents, Eliza again blasts the rapper for being tricky with his word and not defiantly prolonging a case that he claims he wants ended.
Eliza claims the latest round of paperwork was “filed in order to exert pressure upon the Defendant to coerce her to dismiss or accept an unfavorable settlement in her paternity” case.
Not only is he ducking the Maury test, he is according to her suit, “also refusing to provide any substantive financial disclosure in violation of numerous court orders, and in fact, has never paid a penny of support towards his 11-month-old daughter.”
This is not the first time this blonde-loc’d sex bandit has failed to win “Man of the Year.”
(AllHipHop News) The coronavirus lockdown has allowed Drake to give his upcoming album 100 per cent of his attention for the first time in over a decade.
The “God’s Plan” hitmaker shared an update on his new material, when he joined hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for his digital dance-a-thon to raise COVID-19 relief funds.
During the Instagram Live chat, Drake, whose club residency in Las Vegas was postponed due to the public health crisis, admitted the last time he was able to clear his schedule and really focus completely on a single project was back in 2009, when he was sidelined by a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
“I’m working on the album, I’ve been working on it for a while now,” he said.
“Another silver lining (to lockdown) is, when God does get you to sit down – I remember the last time I had to sit down was when I tore my ACL. And I made a great album out of that,” Drake continued of his hit 2010 debut, Thank Me Later.
“Obviously God has us all inside the house right now sitting down, so the amount of focus I’m able to put into this album is probably way different than it would’ve been if I had to go through the residency in Vegas…”
And the forced downtime has been great for his creativity.
Teasing the forthcoming material, Drake smiled, “Definitely, this is the most excited I’ve been about an album in a long time. A lot of little stuff has been trickling out but all the stuff on the album is fresh, it’s brand new. I’m excited. This is probably the most music I’ve ever been sitting on. I’m hyped.”
The new release will serve as the follow-up to 2018’s Scorpion, although Drake has continually served up musical treats for fans, including his latest track, “Toosie Slide.”
Diddy played the single during Drake’s appearance on his charity fundraiser, and they even performed the viral dance routine together live online.
Elsewhere in the chat, Diddy revealed Drake had made it onto his top five list of all-time great MCs.
“Two years ago, three years ago, I didn’t know,” he confessed. “It’s clear the work you put in, you’re in my official Top Five. For real. That’s right. Y’all heard it. Hits, hits, hits, hits, hits, hits!”
Dougie On The Beat has officially signed to Meek Mill’s DreamChasers imprint. The Philadelphia native is best known for his work producing Meek’s standout records “1942 Flows,” “Issues,” and “Save Me,” all off his 2017 album Wins & Losses.
The 23-year-old actually began his musical journey rapping, before he was exposed to his uncle’s program called Music Development For The Youth where he learned the actual creative process behind making a record. That same day, Dougie fell in love with production and made his first beat ever.
After a year of sending Meek beats religiously, he finally saw success in “1942 Flows,” which was recently certified Platinum. “Issues” also recently went Gold. Other placements include “Feelings” off G Herbo’s recent album PTSD and “Florida Boy” by Rick Ross, Kodak Black, and T-Pain. Throughout his journey, belief in himself has been key.
AllHipHop caught up with Dougie over the phone amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing what it took to get Meek’s attention, his Top 5, forthcoming bangers with Dave East, and more.
AllHipHop: Being from Philly, what was the household like growing up?
Dougie On The Beat: The household was real family-oriented. I had a big family. It was a lot. You see a lot growing up in Philly, but my household was cool all-around. I always had love for my family.
AllHipHop: Who were you listening to growing up?
Dougie On The Beat: My dad used to play a lot of Nas and Jay-Z, so I’m really in tune with the music from that era. That’s the type of music I like: Nas, Jay-Z, Scarface, Bigge, Pac, KRS-One, etc
AllHipHop: At what point did the music thing become real?
Dougie On The Beat: I was rapping at first. When I was young I used to always be freestyling and rapping all the time. My dad and them used to be real hyped about it. My first time I went to the studio, my uncle had this program called Music Development for the Youth. When I was in that program, he’s teaching me how to play the keyboard. Teaching me how the studio equipment works, all that. When I saw that, that made me want to learn how to do production. I made my first beat that day and everything.
AllHipHop: Congrats on being signed to DreamChasers! How did that happen?
Dougie On The Beat: I was sending Meek beats already, and he finally got on them. I’m sending them to him, sending them to his engineer, just connecting with his team. Philly’s not that big. You run into the right people and be at the right places, you’ll meet whoever you want to meet. Philly’s small.
AllHipHop: How did “1942 Flows” come about?
Dougie On The Beat: I had it sitting. I had sent it to him and he did it. Everyday, I was sending him a lot of beats. However many that Gmail took, I was sending 4 or 5 of them everyday. However many attachments it would take. It wasn’t even a full year. It was around a year because when 2017 hit, I thought “if I don’t get a placement, I’m done with music.” That’s what I told myself. Then it happened for me around May 2017, I got my first producer agreement. His team reached out to me and it was up from there.
AllHipHop: That was on Wins & Losses, talk about that era of Meek before Championships.
Dougie On The Beat: It was crazy because that’s the time when people were really counting him out. I always stuck with him, even when people were trying to go against him because of certain things happening.
AllHipHop: How does it feel to have your first placements go Gold and Platinum?
Dougie On The Beat: It felt good. If you look on his YouTube channel, 1942 Flows” is his biggest solo record on there by itself. That has more streams on there than the Dreams and Nightmares intro.
AllHipHop: What’s it like in the studio with Meek?
Dougie On The Beat: We be vibing. We’re from Philly so we have a lot to talk about. We be talking about stuff that’s going on, current events and how we can help. Planning stuff to see what we can do to turn the city up. He definitely tried to turn the city up a lot. With Philly, a lot of artists don’t be falling through. Because he definitely reaches back to every artist in the city who’s coming up and doing their thing. He’ll try to do something with them but for some reason, they don’t stick around. They’ll try to branch off and do their own thing. When we’re in the studio, we’re definitely vibing and working. It’s cool.
AllHipHop: What was it in the city having Chynna pass?
Dougie On The Beat: It was crazy. It was unexpected. Nobody really expected that to happen, literally caught everybody off guard. Just like Kobe’s situation, because Kobe’s from Philly too. It caught everybody off guard.
AllHipHop: “Feelings” by G Herbo is one of our favorites. How’d that record come about?
Dougie On The Beat:I met G Herbo a couple years ago through my man Trav from New York. This was when me and G Herbo were coming up around the same time. Whatever happened, he’s like “I’ma link these 2 young bulls together.” One day, he FaceTimed me like “yo, I want you and Herb to work together.” He sent me the info and me and Herb connected from there. This was years back.
AllHipHop: What was it like seeing the record on PTSD?
Dougie On The Beat: It was crazy. When I sent it to him, I said “I know you’re going to go crazy on this!” He’s the first person I had in mind when I made the beat. I didn’t know if it was going to make it because I didn’t know if the sample was going to be cleared, whatever. But it made the cut. It’s going crazy, a lot of people like it because he’s venting. He’s talking about his girl, life stuff, baby mama, all that.
AllHipHop: How do you create a vibe in the studio?
Dougie On The Beat: I know how to connect with people. I know how to adapt with different types of people. I can throw on my business side and talk professionally to certain people, and I can talk streets because I’m from the streets. I can relate to people from the streets. I’m open, I can feel where everybody comes from. I put myself in other people’s shoes. “Alright he’s like this,” so I got that in me too. I got a lil bit of everything in me.
AllHipHop: Were you in the streets growing up as a kid?
Dougie On The Beat: I was born and raised in that environment. I wasn’t in them, I was just there. I lived there. Stuff was happening, you had to be around. You can’t run from it when you live in certain environments like that.
AllHipHop: 3 things you need in the studio?
Dougie On The Beat: I need my brush, water for sure, and chocolate chip cookies. I make beats at home, the studio, the car, wherever.
AllHipHop: What are some goals for yourself at this point of your career?
Dougie On The Beat: I want to be on everybody’s stuff. In the future, start putting out my own stuff featuring artists. As a producer, but other artists on the track. Almost like how Dr. Dre did and how DJ Khaled does, but doing it in my own lane though.
AllHipHop: Talk about the forthcoming Dave East records.
Dougie On The Beat: I’m excited because I like Dave East’s music. We got a lot. We got one with Giggs from the UK, off that “Bout It” sample. We got another one with him and Trey Songz, it’s the “ain’t no love in the city.” Dave posted a snippet of it.
AllHipHop: Who’s idea was it to sample Jay Z’s “Heart in the City”?
Dougie On The Beat: Me, I had that beat already. I sample a lot of old music, because my dad was playing a lot of that music. What’s crazy is that my uncle linked me with Dave East. Back in the day, Dave East used to be on the block with my dad’s from. Dave East used to be around that area with a rapper named D. Jones, he’s from North Philly. Him and Dave East got a real close relationship. My dad, my uncle and them grew up around that area too. My uncle was like “yeah, my nephew got some heat for you.” I sent it to them, he got on something that same night.
AllHipHop: What else can we expect?
Dougie On The Beat: I got a song with Fivio Foreign, I got a crazy record with him. I know you heard his song “Big Drip.” I just did something with Smoove L, also from New York. I got a couple records with Calboy in the tuck. I got some with Yung Ro, he’s from Houston, He signed with Dreamchasers recently, he’s going up too. Let me check my Notes, I write everything down because I forget. I did something with Yung Bleu and with Seddy Hendrix. Seddy on the come up too, he’s signed with Generation Now.
AllHipHop: How hard is it as a producer to have to wait to see if your record gets placed on an album?
Honestly, I don’t dwell on it. Because if you dwell on it, it’ll drive you crazy if you let it. “Man I have to get to this.” You’ll be so focused on that, you’ll lose track. You’re not working to get other stuff done.
(AllHipHop News) After over a year of ducking and dodging, rapper Rick Ross will finally be deposed by 50 Cent’s lawyers next week over a leaked sex tape.
Lawyers for both sides held a conference call yesterday (April 13th) and finally pinned down the date of April 22nd for Rick Ross to be questioned by 50 Cent’s counsel.
50 Cent was involved in a nasty feud with Rick Ross when he decided to narrate a sex tape of Leviston, which made its way to the internet.
50 was found liable for leaking the tape and he was forced to pay $7 million to Leviston, which forced him into bankruptcy in 2015.
50 Cent maintains Rick Ross was the person behind the original leak of Lastonia Leviston. In 2017, Fif filed his multi-million lawsuit accusing Reed Smith of ruining his case because they failed to depose his Miami-based rap rival.
Now it looks like 50 Cent’s cross-country pursuit of Rick Ross will finally pay off when Rick Ross is deposed on April 22nd.
(AllHipHop News) The lawyer who handed Damon Dash a huge loss in court earlier this week had some strong words for the rap mogul after his recent victory.
Attorney Christopher Brown won a $300,000 judgment for his client, author Edwyna Brooks.
“Damon Dash has proved to be what he claims he hates… a Culture Vulture,” Christopher Brown snapped. “Damon Dash took African-American created content, used it for his benefit and left the owner of the film carrying the bag. Damon Dash paid for nothing but claimed to own the film. Its pure fantasy and the court saw through his lies. We will now engage in the process of collecting the judgment of $300,000.00. We want every penny and I mean every penny.”
“Damon Dash claims to help African-American women while stealing from me and my family. He stole my dream and took my ‘Mafietta’ brand as his own without consent or any credit to me, its creator. In my opinion, Damon Dash has shown himself to be a walking, talking contradiction of everything he preaches,” Edwyna Brooks told AllHipHop.com in a statement.
Edwyna Brooks testified that she met Damon Dash after she plunked down $50 to attend one of his Poppington seminars in Albemarle, North Carolina back in 2015.
Brooks offered Damon 50% to direct the movie and bring in celebrities, but their working relationship fell apart shortly before the production of the movie started.
“He preyed on my desire to produce films and abused almost everyone involved in its production,” Edwyna Brooks fumed. “However, I refuse to have my name added to Dash’s list of victims. Instead, I will continue to write and create content despite Damon’s efforts to capitalize on my project and stifle my dream.”
In the end, Judge Jed Rakoff ruled in favor of Edwyna Brooks and awarded her $300,000 in damages – far less than the $1.5 million Christopher Brown was asking for.
Now, Damon has two more lawsuits to go against Christopher Brown, who is 1 for 3 in his battle against the rap mogul, who claims the legal eagle is nothing but a culture vulture.
“This is round one. I have other clients that have filed claims against Damon Dash about the manner in which he does business and engages in personal matters. Buyer beware when it comes to Damon Dash,” Christopher Brown said.
(AllHipHop News) Pitbull is urging fans to stay safe, positive and informed about the coronavirus by releasing an anthemic new track, “I Believe That We Will Win.”
The rapper dropped the new track on Monday, stating COVID-19 is something we’ve all got to “live and learn from” adding the tune was inspired by a chant at a basketball game.
“Someone very close to me showed me a chant at a basketball game where everyone was chanting this and they were losing their minds and just having fun,” Pitbull told Good Morning America. “I just felt all the energy.
“And what better message than I believe that we will win… We’ve gotta be prepared for what’s going on and we’ve got to educate ourselves. We’ve got to talk about those that have recovered – some staggering figures.
“We’ve gotta keep people motivated, gotta keep people positive… because when you believe you can fight this, you believe that you are strong enough to do this, which we are.”
And the rapper is encouraging fans not to fixate on the death toll numbers and all the negatives associated with the spread of the killer virus: “Guys, we got this… If you overthink, then what you’re gonna do is scare yourself out of a solution.”
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Nas and Latin singer Anitta are among the stars set to perform from isolation to help raise coronavirus charity cash during the 48-hour Music Lives digital festival.
More than 35 artists from a wide range of music genres, including Swae Lee, Fonseca, Gente De Zona, Trippie Redd, DJ Matoma, and Arcangel, will also be taking part in the online event, staged by officials at LiveXLive Media and streaming service TikTok.
The non-stop festival will kick off on Friday, and the schedule will feature live footage from Saturday’s One World: Together at Home concert special, curated by Lady Gaga, and boasting remote appearances from musicians such as Paul McCartney, Elton John, Chris Martin, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, and Keith Urban.
In addition, viewers will hear from experts in the fields of mental health, wellness, and health safety as part of the coronavirus-related content.
“The world, including the music industry, has been turned on its head over the past six weeks,” LiveXLive president Dermot McCormack shares in a statement.
“Community and connection are at the heart of live music and it’s our mission with Music Lives to bring that heart to the comfort of people’s homes around the world during this time of ‘social distancing.’
“It’s uncertain how long these circumstances will last and this multi-day, multi-genre festival can become more than a one-and- done event to an extended period of meaningful programming. Together with TikTok and these incredible artists, we’ll unite our global village with music.”
Donations collected during the Music Lives broadcast (https://www.livexlive.com/) will benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Earlier this week, Judge Jed Rakoff finally issued his ruling after a few months of reviewing each parties’ claims in the lawsuit.
“The Court hereby grants judgment in favor of Brooks on her copyright infringement claim issues a permanent injunction against defendants, and awards Brooks $300,000.00 in total damages,” Judge Jed Rakoff ruled.
Damon may have had a chance, but he ruined his own credibility with his conduct during a three-day bench trial in January.
“Dash was throughout the trial disruptive and apparently incapable of exercising ordinary civility, the Court finds Dash’s testimony to be unworthy of belief,” Judge Jed Rakoff wrote in his final ruling.
Damon Dash has been legally barred from marketing, advertising, promoting, distributing, selling, or copying the film without Brooks’ consent.
Damon told TMZ.com he is planning to appeal the verdict.
(AllHipHop News) The COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging through the Brown and Black community at an alarming rate, according to numerous reports. AllHipHop.com, All Def have teamed up to launch the #HipHopStaysHome Challenge in an effort to encourage Brown and Black communities to find activities to do in their homes
“We must take a stand for the culture and remind people to stay home and stay safe. This too shall pass,“ stated Tip “T.I.” Harris in a statement.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to destroy communities on a global level, according to a recent New York Times article, “Black Americans are being hit especially hard,” the report says. “Figures from several U.S states and cities show a disturbing trend: The coronavirus isdisproportionately infecting and killing black people,” the article adds.
“The #HipHopStaysHome Challenge is a movement that we are very passionate about at AllHipHop and All Def because we are just trying to find safe and innovative ways of how to spend time at home with your family and loved ones while being on your phones. At the end of the day, all we want is for you to stay home and stay safe,” mentioned Chuck Creekmur, CEO of AllHipHop.
The movement also includes renowned ER doctor Dr. Arabia Mollette who has worked tirelessly and steadfastly on the frontlines against the coronavirus pandemic and other ailments.
“I am happy to partner with AllHipHop.com and All Def for the #HipHopStaysHome Challenge. It is imperative for everyone to stay home during this time since our communities are being heavily affected. So, let’s come together to fight this virus and flatten the curve,” Dr. Arabia Mollette, NYC Emergency Physician, stated.
#HipHopStaysHome Challenge debuts Tuesday, April 14th on AllHipHop, All Def platforms and it will receive video submissions from viewers at home including some celebrities and also members of the Hip-Hop community. Using the hashtag, the Hip-Hop Community will submit video footage of the things they enjoy, whether alone or with their family.
Some examples are cooking with the kids, video-gaming, playing cards, baking cookies, cleaning the garage, working out, parents reading with their kids, Netflix watch parties – anything that is fun, playful, comedic as long as you stay home while reminding people that #HipHopStaysHome.
The daily videos will be uploaded into a single longer-video and will be posted weekly on All Def.
The first week will see videos from T.I., Royce Da 5’9″, Just Blaze, Tokyo Jetz, Solo Lucci, MC Lyte, Baron Davis, Chuck D, YSN Flow, Chill Moody, Dee-1, IamCompton, K-Foxx and others are joining every day.
(AllHipHop News) In six days, many people around the world will be celebrating cannabis culture. The annual 4/20 holiday will be affected this year by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic because millions of people are self-quarantining to avoid spreading the disease.
Coronavirus may limit public outings, but marijuana connoisseurs will be able to live stream the “Higher Together: Sessions from Home” event on April 20. The Weedmaps-Sponsered virtual celebration will include entertainers making appearances, performing exclusive sets from their homes, debuting new music, and taking part in interviews.
“For more than 12 years, Weedmaps has connected millions of consumers with retailers and brands, while advocating for accessible cannabis for all,” said Juanjo Feijoo, Chief Marketing Officer, Weedmaps.
Feijoo continues, “4/20 has not only become a celebration for cannabis enthusiasts around the world, but culturally, it has also served as a reminder for how far we’ve come since the days of prohibition and the continued work that is ahead. We’re excited to partner with some of the best in music and entertainment to celebrate the plant and the culture with our community.”
Wiz Khalifa is scheduled to drop The Saga of Wiz Khalifa EP on 4/20. On that same date, the weed-loving rap star will also perform a 20-minute deejay set for “Higher Together” featuring a selection of his favorite tracks to smoke to.
“Super excited to hang with the Weedmaps smokers all over the world. I’m even more pumped to be able to share a new project on a holiday everyone loves,” says Wiz. Plus, the Khalifa Kush creator will be interacting with fans during the livestream.
Cam’ron, Ari Lennox, Joey “CoCo” Diaz, Berner, Stephen Marley, Tycho, Dave East, Alchemist, Tony Hinchcliffe, Chaunte Wayans, and Kitty Cash are also listed on the “Higher Together” lineup. Country legend Billy Ray Cyrus will premiere his new single “Hillbilly Ray” off the upcoming new project Mama Kush.
“Be a Bogart. If you care, don’t share. Don’t pass your joint or pipe around, it’s just not safe to do right now. Let’s all take a breather, chill out on 4/20 and jam to some new music. We’re gonna have a good time,” states Cyrus.
“Our constituents, many of whom are over the age of 60 and have underlying health conditions, are imprisoned because of a plant that has now been deemed an ‘essential’ service by jurisdictions across the country,” said Sarah Gersten, Executive Director & General Counsel of Last Prisoner Project.
Gersten adds, “Our justice system’s response to this pandemic is effectively sentencing nonviolent cannabis offenders to death. Releasing cannabis prisoners now is not only the right thing to do from a justice perspective, but also to ensure the health and safety of all of us.”
Weedmaps’ “Higher Together: Sessions from Home” 4/20 celebration can be viewed for free at weedmaps.com/420. The event begins at 12 pm PST/3 pm EST on Monday, April 20.
The Coke Boys chief wants to go head-to-head with Dipset capo Jim Jones. French posted a fictitious battle flyer on IG with the caption, “@ceoslow TELL YOUR MAN IM LOOKING FOR HIM .”
Jones once feuded with Montana and currently incarcerated Harlem emcee Max B apparently over Biggavelli’s departure from Jim’s ByrdGang label. The three East Coasters eventually settled their differences.
“Me and Jim spoke. We killed all that beef,” said French Montana in 2019. “It became stupid. Max is doing 75 years. He’s on with his life. I’m on with my life. What we still beefing about?”
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s history-making Verzuz series has featured one-on-one matchups such as Hit-Boy versus Boi-1da, Scott Storch versus Mannie Fresh, and T-Pain versus Lil Jon. The recent RZA versus DJ Premier battle pulled in nearly 850,000 total viewers.
(AllHipHop News) Daniel “Tekashi 6ix9ine” Hernandez appears to be fully embracing the “snitch” label. After being released early from federal prison because of COVID-19 concerns, 6ix9ine changed his Instagram profile picture to a drawing of him eating cheese while laying in a rat trap.
Tekashi also showed up in the comment section of a recent episode of Tory Lanez’s Quarantine Radio on Instagram Live. A screenshot reveals the 23-year-old New Yorker posted, “Lemme play this new sh*t or ima snitch on u. You not even from America u from Canada.”
Following the arrest of Nine Trey Gangster Blood members and associates in 2018, Hernandez pleaded guilty to several federal charges including racketeering and firearm crimes. He then agreed to cooperate with law enforcement and prosecutors.
6ix9ine eventually testified against his co-defendants Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack. The “Gummo” rapper also named fellow Hip Hop artists Jim Jones, Cardi B, and Trippie Redd as Blood gang members in open court.
Last year, Tory Lanez addressed the 6ix9ine situation. After first saying “I kinda miss that guy. That was my n*gga,” the Canadian musician offered, “Showing LOVE to somebody who you made records with is VERY different than CONDONING [SOMEONE’S] ACTIONS… and don’t try to get me caught up in nun of that. FOH.”
6ix9ine tells Tory Lanez to add him to the live to play some new music or he finna snitch on him 💀💀 pic.twitter.com/s8qwo3BSLK
(AllHipHop News) Drake just added another career accolade to his historic run in the music industry. “Toosie Slide” debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 chart, making the OVO superstar the first male artist to have three records open in the top spot.
Previously, Drake’s “God’s Plan” and “Nice for What” pulled off the feat in 2018. R&B/Pop vocalist Mariah Carey is the only other act to have three songs start at #1: “Fantasy” (1995), “One Sweet Day” with Boyz II Men (1995), and “Honey” (1997).
Drake now has a total of seven Number Ones on the Hot 100. He was already the leader among Hip Hop acts. Diddy, Eminem, and Ludacris trail the former Degrassi: The Next Generation actorwith five chart-toppers each.
“Toosie Slide” is Drizzy’s 37th Top 10 entry. Drake capped that list among male acts, and he is now one song behind Madonna’s record of 38 Top Tenners. “Toosie Slide” becomes the 33-year-old Canadian’s 101st Top 40 hit and 209th Hot 100 chart entry, both all-time records.
The music video for “Toosie Slide” has amassed more than 31 million views on YouTube since its release on April 2. The song currently sits atop the weekly Spotify Top 200 US chart with 16 million streams.
(AllHipHop News) Kid Cudi followers finally got new music from the 36-year-old rapper/actor. Overnight, the Midwesterner born Scott Mescudi let loose a brand new track titled “Leader Of The Delinquents.”
“Hello friends, Cudder again. Gotta smack ’em with some sh*t before the world ends. Same old denims, worn for days. I been home, making jams and many wonderful waves,” raps the Grammy winner.
The “Leader Of The Delinquents” track is expected to live on Cudi’s upcoming studio LP Entergalactic. It has been four years since the G.O.O.D. Music affiliate dropped the Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’ album.
In 2018, Kid Cudi and Kanye West created Kids See Ghosts. The collaborative project was part of the “Wyoming Sessions” series along with Pusha T’s Daytona, West’s Ye, Nas’ Nasir, and Teyana Taylor’s K.T.S.E.
Mescudi’s discography also includes the solo albums Man on the Moon: The End of Day, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, Indicud, Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon, and Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven. A release date for Entergalactic has not been announced.
Entergalactic is reportedly arriving with a Netflix adult animated anthology of the same name. Cudi is said to be executive producing, writing, and acting for the program. Kenya Barris (Black-ish, Black AF) is also attached as an executive producer.
Kid Cudi tweeted in 2019, “Entergalactic will be something you’ve never experienced. I promise it’ll be a fun ride. Lot of good friends involved. Great songs too! The cast is coming together. I know a year from now seems like forever but [it’ll] be here before u know it!”
Entergalactic will be something you've never experienced. I promise it'll be a fun ride. Lot of good friends involved. Great songs too! The cast is coming together. I know a year from now seems like forever but itll be here before u know it!
(AllHipHop News) Curtis“50 Cent” Jackson and Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins have been beefing online and in real life for three decades. The longtime rivals have repeatedly made it clear that reconciliation is not on the table.
While the two rappers are still on bad terms Ja recently expressed interest in taking their bad blood to Instagram with a “hits versus hits” battle. The Queens native told Swizz Beatz and Fat Joe that he “wants all the smoke” with Curtis.
50 obviously became aware of Ja Rule’s challenge. He responded on his own Instagram account with a gif of himself laughing. The caption read, “Who want to battle, and here’s a moment of silence for the still sick and suffering. LOL.”
The G-Unit boss returned to Instagram a few hours later to send another comedic shot at Ja. Fiddy uploaded a photoshopped picture of the “Holla Holla” rhymer as a homeless person with a sign that says, “I will battle 50 Cent for attention.”
Ja then appeared to return fire at 50 by posting a gif of the late boxing icon Muhammad Ali on his Twitter page. The Murder Inc representative tweeted, “N*ggas know to stay out the cage when the lions are feeding…”
(AllHipHop News) The internet is bubbling with all kinds of Hip-Hop digital competitions, as rappers and industry execs clamor to find alternatives to entertain the party hungry community.
TikTok and Instagram are creating crossroads for artists and fans to engage, sharing content more intimately with each passing day.
DJs like D-Nice and Questlove host daily/nightly virtual parties forcing their fans to re-imagining the club scene for such a time the prohibits public swerving.
People are jumping on rap challenges like the #AllHipHopHuntiSeason or #ColdSummerChallenge to get their bars off.
And totally inspired by battle rap culture, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have created franchise out of their VERZUZ’ series bringing the cultures most notables to go back-to-back in a friendly battle of personal works.
And while some are inspired by battle rap culture, so simple are inspiring the culture of battle rap.
That can be said of the Social Distance series produced by the formidable battle rap league, Rare Breed Entertainment.
The Social Distance cards are on-site battles that afford the lyricists the freedom to create most wicked backgrounds for their performances. Essentially, each rapper creates their own acapella music video that goes up against a worthy opponent: Bars and visuals! That’s it. That’s all.
And that’s enough for battle rap enthusiasts to go “gaga.”
The list of battles that have been dropping over the last seven days are as follows:
Ill Will vs. T-Rex, Bigg K vs. Loss Da Boss, Charron vs. Street Hymns, 40 Cal who was supposed to go against Cortez (but that did not go down), Chef Trez vs. Quantum Physics, Ooops vs. Rosenberg Raw and Blve Cocaine vs. Yoshi G.
Folk are really feeling it.
Brick by Brick, Rare Breed continues to keep their head down and innovate. No need for comparison, their motto is to create quality experiences that maintain legitimate connections to the streets.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Ja Rule is using his new line of fashionable face masks to help provide New York City’s homeless population with the protective gear during the coronavirus pandemic.
The “Always On Time” hitmaker has added his own designs to his Iconn brand, and reveals he has already given out 3,000 units to those living on the streets of the Big Apple, after federal authorities at America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended the use of cloth face coverings in public settings to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Ja Rule has teamed up with David Prince of Prince Management and officials at charity group Knock, Knock Give a Sock to donate the masks.
“Unfortunately masks are going to be a new way of life,” he told the New York Post’s Page Six. “The homeless population are people we often forget about. These are the people who can’t stay home and social distance. But they are part of our society.”
He is also selling them online for $20 each, with one mask donated to those in need for every item sold.
Explaining how the design idea came about, he said, “I wear a mask every day – that’s why I want to make something cool, because the one I had looked whack (bad). I needed something to go with my ‘fit (outfit). So I’m gonna have fun with it.”
