(AllHipHop News) Three 6 Mafia star DJ Paul is reportedly dating Slash’s ex-wife, Perla Ferrar.
Sources said the couple met up at mutual pal DJ Khaled‘s birthday party last month, and there was an instant attraction.
The new couple reportedly spent the holidays together and recently sat in the chair for matching tattoos.
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(AllHipHop Rumors) In a IG post where Irv Gotti is playing DJ for Jay-Z, he gives a narrative of how he started and what’s to come.
Irv Gotti will apparently be executive producing a series alongside his business partner Ja Rule.
“When I say it’s gonna be the hottest sh-t on TV that will have everyone glued. Believe In It!! Executive Producers Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo and Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins Created By Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo #murderinctvseries #visionaryideas,” posted Irv.
Gotti said he has a story to tell, and the people will be glued to their screens to see it all unfold. Despite his indictment on money laundering and taking his whole team down with him back in 2005, the New York rapper still demands his respect and seems to be making more and more money moves.
I guess we will all have to take the back seat on this one and watch it all go down.
What are your thoughts?
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The Truth is that everything in life runs in cycles. This especially holds true for music.
The new track from avant garde music producer, BigBob is suitably named “The Truth.”
Living legend, Sadat X of Brand Nubian lays down the homecoming for reinstating the era of conscious hip-hop.
Sadat X’s artistic evolution delivers, capturing his classic themes that are pushing hip-hop into a different terrain to reflect modern times.
This is the first single off BigBob’s forthcoming album “The Blessings Vol.2” set to release 03/05/2018.
Toronto rapper illVibe’s #ElevateEveryone campaign is set to turn his feel good music into real results in the world.
Every dollar of the album sales for his new project Antigravity is being donated to a charity that funds clean drinking water in parts of the world that desperately need it.
CharityWater.org takes 0% of the donations, and has an amazing reputation for saving lives and improving communities.
“I just feel like the world needs this type of positive movement. And I can’t think of a better place for it to start then in the music community. I’m excited to tie my new music to improving the world it exists in. I encourage other artists and musicians to consider doing the same,” iLLvibe told AllHipHop.com.
For just $10, pledgers receive an automatic download copy of iLLvibe’s “Neo-Blues” EP and on March 16, 2018 – they will receive a download copy of the full studio album Antigravity.
The album features buzzing hits like “Get Rich” and “Keep It Cold” feat. Toronto legend Saukrates.
Larger donations come with larger gifts. All proceeds go to charity.
This is a great cause, and a great way to get involved. Watch the video to meet Illy, and to get more information about the project and the cause.
Check out illVibe’s new video with Myer Clarity called “Gullible.”
(AllHipHop News) Incarcerated rap mogul Marion ‘Suge’ Knight has accused prosecutors in his murder case of eavesdropping on his prison phone calls.
The fallen record executive is due to stand trial on charges of murder, attempted murder, and hit-and-run after allegedly running down Terry Carter and Cle ‘Bone’ Sloan during a 2015 altercation in a Los Angeles parking lot.
Carter was killed but Sloan survived his injuries.
Knight’s lawyers attempted to score a pre-trial break in the case by filing papers in late December, claiming their attorney-client privileges had been violated by prosecutors and members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, who were reportedly able to listen in on all of their phone conversations and jail visits, thanks to previous orders granted by judges who were not qualified to oversee the legal proceedings.
According to Los Angeles Superior Court papers, the defense team believes all communications between the attorneys and their client have been monitored since August 2016, impeding their right to a fair trial.
Calling the alleged actions an “abuse of power,” they added, “Defendant will suffer continued irreparable harm to his ability to properly defend himself if the present circumstance set forth herein below, are not immediately judicially addressed.
“At the present, the undersigned have NO MEANS of counseling their client without government interference and eavesdropping.”
The Death Row Records co-founder, 52, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
If convicted, he faces life behind bars.
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(AllHipHop Rumors) Hip Hop’s favorite new couple Offset and Cardi B are making waves again this week.
Cardi has been having a magical week after releasing her blazing hot remix to Bruno Mars’ “Finesse.” So it’s safe to say this next headline may be the work of a hater.
On Thursday, a video of the Bodak Yellow rapper’s boyfriend Offset began circulating around social media. The short video clip shows the Migos member allegedly being involved in sexual relations with an unknown woman.
The video is thought to also have been stolen from the rapper’s iCloud in a similar fashion as the video that circulated of the rapper and another woman a few weeks ago.
Rumors have also been circulating of the rapper cheating on Cardi B once again with the release of the video.
“I let a n-gga know though. You do that sh*t again, you gon’ lose your wife,” said Cardi B in December after rumors of Offset’s infidelity first appeared.
It seems the spotlight is putting strains on this superstar romance. With every piece of success comes a new level of misfortune attempting to diminish the couple’s relationship.
Do you think Cardi B and Offset’s romance can withstand the pressures of success?
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(AllHipHop Rumors) This week has been a hot one for NBA Youngboy. First he was in the news for allegedly kicking his girlfriend out their hotel room and leaving her to spend the night in the hotel’s lobby. That story was later cancelled out after the couple was later spotted on a shopping spree and enjoying private time with each other.
Wednesday night, NBA Youngboy sparked more headlines after purchasing a brand new 570GT Mclaren. He took to social to showcase the brand new ride.
The Mclaren 570GT has a price tag of $250,000 easy. Which, the 18-year-old Baton Rouge rapper was more than proud to be able to afford. Luxury items aren’t cheap and NBA Youngboy has to be feeling like a kid in a candy store right now.
Speaking of stores, that brings us to the latest NBA Youngboy headline. Thursday videos begin circulating online showing the Louisiana rapper almost coming to blows with another individual in an Atlanta mall. The videos don’t show what sparked the altercation, but nevertheless the videos have appeared on social media.
NBA Youngboy is on fire right now. Some people like it while others aren’t as fond of the young rapper. Whether you like him or dislike him, his presence in being felt in 2018.
Do you think NBA Youngboy is the next young rapper destined for superstardom?
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(AllHipHop News) Some social media users began questioning if SoundCloud suspiciously switched its audio quality from 28 kbps MP3 to 64 kbps Opus. A representative for the company informed Billboard the actions were actually part of regular tests which are conducted by other streaming services as well.
“We always appreciate feedback, but these reports are inaccurate,” stated a spokesperson. “SoundCloud has not altered its approach to audio quality. We have been using the Opus codec (among others) since 2016, and we regularly test different combinations of encoding and streaming to offer listeners a quality experience on any device.”
The rep continued, “Furthermore, we store all content from creators at its originally uploaded quality level so we can continually adapt to advances in encoding and playback.”
Twitter posts from New Jersey producer Direct played a part in the public scrutiny directed at SoundCloud. His January 3 tweet was retweeted over 2,000 times and received more than 4,000 likes.
“Soundcloud recently changed their streaming format from 128kbps MP3 to 64kbps Opus. This drastically reduces the audio quality and can introduce strange artifacts,” wrote Direct.
He later posted, “I want to avoid spreading misinformation as much as possible. Opus 1.2 at 64kbps should sound equal or better than mp3 at 128kbps, but on Soundcloud it does not. Leading me to believe it is an older version of the codec. This could be addressed in the future.”
SoundCloud recently launched a new “home experience” that consists of curated recommendations and personalized playlists. Hip Hop Supreme, The Upload, SoundCloud Next Wave, and The SoundCloud Playback are among the playlists available on the platform.
Hoodrich Pablo Juan rings in the New Year with a Cassius Jay-produced smash, “Chanel Swag,” a twinkling, auto-tuned trap anthem dedicated to the finer things in life.
Featuring appearances from Shad Da God and Young Thug associates YSL Duke and Gunna, who provides an infectious auto-tuned hook, the video for “Chanel Swag” finds HPJ modeling his finest furs, as he and his posse party in a mansion with a cadre of beautiful women and stacks upon stacks of cash.
“Chanel Swag” is a highlight from “Designer Drugz 3,” Hoodrich Pablo Juan’s latest album, released in October 2017.
(AllHipHop News) Will Kevin Gates finally be home next week? After being sentenced to 30 months in prison for pleading guilty to a gun charge, the Baton Rouge native is reportedly scheduled to be released in the coming days.
TMZ claims Lindsey Hess of the Illinois Department of Corrections confirmed Gates is getting out on parole on Wednesday, January 10. His release conditions supposedly include mandatory supervision and being banned from possessing firearms.
Gates also served 5 months in a Florida prison for kicking a female fan at his concert in 2015. The Islah album creator was scheduled to be released on that charge last March, but he was immediately re-arrested for an outstanding warrant related to a 2013 weapons incident in Illinois.
(AllHipHop News) An esteemed music business insider could be parting ways with one of the biggest companies connected to the record industry. Billboard reports Jimmy Iovine is leaving Apple Inc in August.
Iovine has been working with Apple in an undefined capacity since 2014 after he and Dr. Dre sold Beats Electronics to the tech giant. The deal included the Beats Music streaming service which was eventually replaced by Apple Music.
Before his turn at the brand-Steve-Job-built, Iovine was the co-founder of Interscope Records. The label has been the home to Hip Hop stars such as Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Jadakiss, French Montana, Pharrell Williams, and others.
“In 2003, I met Steve Jobs, and I felt about Steve Jobs the way I felt about the music industry when I first got into it,” said Iovine in a 2017 interview with OTHERtone. “I got into the music business because I wasn’t cool and I wanted to be cool. So I figured I could at least get close to cool. When I saw Steve Jobs, I said, ‘Uh oh, the party’s at Steve’s house.’ They were the cool thing now. At that moment, I aimed my car outside the record business.”
It’s not clear what the Brooklyn-born entrepreneur plans to do after exiting Apple. He did tell Billboard in September that the music business is not in his future.
“Not a chance. I can help from here. I can’t help from there. Let them make the music exciting and interesting. We will try to do everything that we can to create content around it, and make the delivery of it as exciting as possible,” said Iovine about his efforts at Apple.
He added, “I’m 64 years old. I have no idea [what I’m doing next]. There’s just a problem here that needs some sort of solution, and I want to contribute to it.”
Iovine’s life and career was chronicled in an HBO documentary titled The Defiant Ones. The four-part film also covered his long-standing relationship with Dr. Dre.
UPDATE:
Jimmy Iovine has responded to rumors he is leaving Apple. He claims he is committed to getting streaming right.
Variety quoted him saying, “My contract is up in August, but the funny thing is, I don’t have a contract. I have a deal, and certain things happen along that deal. The bottom line is I’m loyal to the guys at Apple. I love Apple, and I really love musicians. That’s why those articles annoyed me, because it had nothing to do with reality. It made it out to be all about money.”
(AllHipHop News) Bruno Mars teamed up with Cardi B for a remix to the 24K Magic cut “Finesse.” A video for the new version hit the internet this week, and the visuals were highly influenced by the classic 1990s sketch comedy series In Living Color.
“This video is dedicated to one [of] my favorite T.V. shows of all time,” tweeted Mars on Wednesday night. “Shout out to the people over at Fox Studios and a very special thank you to [Keenen Ivory Wayans].”
Members of Keenen’s family returned the love for Bruno’s take on the former Fox program. Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kim Wayans, and Damien Dante Wayans shared their positive reactions via social media.
“Dope video! [Shout out] my brother [Keenen Ivory Wayans,] [Bruno Mars,] and [Cardi B],” wrote Damon on Instagram.
“As an alumni of #inlivingcolor i must say this was doooope as f-ck,” posted Marlon on IG.
“Huge [shout out] to [Bruno Mars] & [Cardi B] for this In living Color tribute it was hot and we appreciate the love,” tweeted Shawn.
The “Finesse (Remix)” video has collected over 13 million views on YouTube in two days. The record currently sits at #1 on the iTunes Songs Chart for all genres.
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(AllHipHop News) Just days after popular YouTuber Logan Paul was heavily criticized for posting a video featuring the body of a Japanese suicide victim, footage of his sibling using the word “n-gga” has surfaced. TMZ uploaded a clip of 20-year-old Team 10 founder Jake Paul rapping to Rae Sremmurd’s “Throw Sum Mo” beat.
The freestyle includes Jake saying “little ass n-ggas” and “I whip it like my n-gga Richie Vetter, he make the p-ssy so wet it gets wetter.” A source told TMZ that the onetime star of Disney Channel’s Bizaardvark has supposedly matured since the video was shot 8 months ago.
Previously, former Team 10 members Ivan and Emilio Martinez accused Jake Paul of bullying the Spanish speakers because of their difficulty with the English language. Jake eventually apologized to the Martinez Twins.
Jake Paul is just as famous on YouTube as his brother Logan. The Teen Choice Award winner has over 12 million subscribers and 3 billion total views on the platform.
21 million of those views are for Jake’s “It’s Everyday Bro (Remix)” featuring Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane. The video is also one of the most disliked uploads on YouTube with more than 640,000 down votes.
Jake Paul also made an appearance on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club in December. The video for that interview has an 8,000 like to 19,000 dislike ratio on YouTube.
“Eight to fifteen years old is my core audience,” stated Paul on the radio show. “I’m making music for that younger generation. I’m trying to not talk about gnarly stuff that rappers normally talk about. I’m trying not to swear as much.”
He added, “I also want to be a good role model.”
Rapper N.O. (NlightenedOne) has a new track out called “Clocked In.”
The track is from N.O.’s album Times Have Changed, which features production from top platinum and grammy nominated producers Jahlil Beats, Tone “The Beat Bully, and Sap.
Times Have Changed also boasts music from Delaware heavyweights Marchitect and PC Beats, in addition to up and comers MD Kye and Prince Ali.
THC also includes major features from Delaware’s own Sap, J-Squad’s Dré and GK, as well as vocalist Renee Scott, BL, and Pittsburgh’s Owey.
Check out “Clocked In” which was produced by The Beat Bully.
(AllHipHop News) Donald “Childish Gambino” Glover will hit the stage at this year’s Grammys. The 34-year-old singer is part of the first round of announced entertainers for the annual musical event.
Viewers will also get to see Pop stars Lady Gaga and P!nk on the televised show. Other scheduled performers include Little Big Town, Patti LuPone, and Ben Platt.
Gambino is nominated for five Grammys this year. The Atlanta native is up for Album Of The Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album for Awaken, My Love! as well as Record Of The Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Redbone.”
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards will air Sunday, January 28 on CBS at 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT.
(AllHipHop News) The Queen of Hip Hop Soul is being immortalized in Los Angeles for her music career. Mary J. Blige will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Variety reports the ceremony is scheduled for January 11 at 6201 Hollywood Blvd. MJB’s longtime associate Sean “Diddy” Combs will help unveil the star.
“Mary J. Blige is one of the most popular singers of our generation. Fans will be thrilled to see her star on the Boulevard as her career milestones are celebrated on this very famous sidewalk,” said Ana Martinez, producer of the Walk of Fame ceremonies.
The 9-time Grammy winner was recently honored with the Icon Award at Billboard’s Women In Music event. Last month, Blige also earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song for her contributions to Mudbound.
(AllHipHop News) Mary J. Blige’s estranged husband Martin ‘Kendu’ Isaacs has blamed the stress of their contentious divorce for landing him in hospital.
The R&B superstar has been fighting Isaacs, her former manager, over finances ever since filing court papers to end their 12-year marriage in July, 2016.
Last summer, Blige was ordered to pay her ex $30,000 a month in temporary spousal support, but Isaacs has been trying to get the figure bumped up to $65,000 since October, claiming he is close to becoming “destitute” after failing to find work since their separation.
He also accused the “No More Drama” hitmaker of making things worse for him by singing about their marital breakdown on recent tracks like “Love Yourself” and “Set Me Free” from her album Strength of a Woman.
The judge overseeing the former couple’s case shot down Isaacs’ bid for more cash in the autumn and in new legal documents, the businessman alleges the court clash has taken its toll on his health.
His lawyer writes, “(Isaacs) has experienced physical manifestations of stress and emotional distress from this matter, which has caused him to become hospitalized.”
It’s not known when Isaacs received the medical attention, but in the new filing, his lawyer reiterates the struggle his client has had finding a new job, insisting he is “unemployable”, which has made it “impossible” for him to keep up with rent payments without Blige’s financial help.
The divorce battle is set to go to trial in March.
Blige previously protested having to pay Isaacs temporary spousal support, after accusing him of being unfaithful during their marriage, and she has since even offered to personally cover a massive $11 million debt the pair owes if the judge agrees to end her spousal support payments.
(AllHipHop News) The father of rapper Earl Sweatshirt, South African poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, has died at the age of 79.
The writer and political activist passed away at Johannesburg’s Milpark Hospital on Wednesday morning according to local reports.
Kgositsile began his career at anti-apartheid newspaper New Age and rose to prominence as an outspoken member of the African National Congress liberation movement in the early 1960s.
He subsequently went into exile in Tanzania, before moving to the U.S. to pursue various college degrees, becoming a Master of Fine Arts in poetry at New York’s Columbia University.
His first book of poetry, “Spirits Unchained,” was published in 1969, while his other writings include “Pro/Creation” (for Pharoah Sanders), and “The Gods Wrote.”
Kgositsile was appointed South Africa’s poet laureate in 2006.
During his studies in the U.S., he fell in love with law professor Cheryl Harris, and they went on to have a child together, Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, who was born in 1994.
He has since become more well known as Odd Future star Earl Sweatshirt.
Sweatshirt has referenced his complicated bond with his father in numerous songs, including “Blade” and “Grown Ups.”
The 23-year-old has yet to comment on his dad’s passing.
(AllHipHop News) Migos rapper Offset has scored a small legal victory in his paternity and child support case.
The hip-hop star, who proposed to fellow rapper Cardi B live onstage in October, admitted to fathering a child with Justine Watson in November and she subsequently filed documents seeking to establish Offset, real name Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was the father of her son, Jordan, and to compel him to pay child support.
She is demanding retroactive child support and $15,000 in attorney’s fees.
Offset has won a bid to keep his financial and personal information sealed, and a judge has since granted his request for a “protective and confidentiality order.”
If the order is violated by either party they will be fined.
Today, Baka Not Nice premieres the video for his new single “Money In The Bank.” With OVO owls pictured throughout the video you can tell this is an OVO ting!