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“Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker” Series Heads To Netflix

(AllHipHop News) On March 20, Netflix will premiere the four-part biographical limited series Self Made: Inspired By the Life of Madam C.J. Walker. Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer stars as the historic entrepreneur/philanthropist.

Besides Spencer, the cast also features Blair Underwood as Walker’s husband Charles Joseph Walker, Tiffany Haddish as her daughter Leila, Carmen Ejogo as her business rival Addie Monroe, Garrett Morris as her father-in-law, Kevin Carroll as her lawyer Ransom, and Bill Bellamy as Ransom’s cousin Sweetness. 

Self Made was inspired by On Her Own Ground, a book written by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles. The four-part limited series was created by Nicole Jefferson Asher with co-showrunners Elle Johnson and Janine Sherman Barrois. Kasi Lemmons and DeMane Davis served as the program’s directors.

Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) became a cultural icon for developing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for black women in the early 1900s. The daughter of slaves founded the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company, and she is widely considered the first female African-American millionaire.

Jay Electronica: Big Sean Got One Of The Most Underrated Pens Of This Time

(AllHipHop News) Jay Electronica returned to Twitter after a 10-week break to make a very specific declaration. While most of the world’s attention is on the troubling escalation between the United States and Iran, Electronica felt the need to convey his opinion about Big Sean. 

The elusive emcee tweeted about his fellow Roc Nation peer’s lyrical ability on Friday morning. Electronica posted, “To me, Big Sean got one of the most underrated pens of this time.”

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Jay Electronica appeared on Big Sean’s infamous song “Control” in 2013. However, both rappers were overshadowed in the press and on social media by Kendrick Lamar’s aggressive, name-dropping verse on the record.

After the wide-spread attention to Kendrick’s bars, Electronica went on Twitter the next year to push back against conventional wisdom. The New Orleans native ranked his “Control” verse as the best, followed by Big Sean. As far as Kendrick, Electronica tweeted that the TDE representative “really didn’t say anything.”

Rich Homie Quan Discusses The Deaths Of Juice WRLD & Nipsey Hussle

(AllHipHop News) The Hip Hop world lost two major artists in 2019. Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom was murdered on March 31, and Jarad “Juice WRLD” Higgins died from an apparent drug overdose on December 8.

Many members of the rap community expressed their feelings on the untimely passing of the two recording artists. In a recent interview with DJ Smallz, Rich Homie Quan shared his thoughts about the loss of Juice WRLD and Nipsey Hussle.

“I thought that sh*t was real sad. Only because I felt like bro was too young to die like that,” said Quan about Juice WRLD. “When I saw [he had a] seizure, I was like ‘drugs.’ That’s all I thought. To see it happen like that – that sh*t kinda like f*cked me up.”

The Coma mixtape creator added, “That sh*t felt like Nipsey a little bit only because it was so unexpected. I don’t wish death on no artists, but you got artists that do stupid sh*t, so stupid sh*t should happen to them. I don’t remember bruh doing no stupid sh*t. That’s why it kinda caught me off guard.”

50 Cent & French Montana Trade More Jabs On Social Media

(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent and French Montana are currently beefing on Instagram over a vehicle that most people can’t even afford to buy. The exchange began when French posted a picture of his Bugatti, and 50 complained that the car was a 2008 model.

Days later the two New York City-bred rap stars are still going back and forth on the social media platform. Fiddy posted two clips of him speaking about French’s Bugatti, and he accuses his rival of needing five years to pay off the expensive automobile.

” you playing my old CD again hun! POWER returns in 3 days,” wrote 50 in the caption of the first vid. He came back to IG to add, ” I just got the papers don’t ever in ya life play with me he got a f*cking 60 month loan on a 08 ‍♂️ n!gga it will be 2025 when you out that car.”

French responded by uploading an old photo of 50 Cent appearing to kiss Eminem in the lips. The “Writing on the Wall” rhymer expressed, “BACK TO BACK AGAINNNNN WHOS THAT 59 COULDNT EVEN GET A BUGGATTI AFTER THAT DINOSAUR look at my dawg Kay slay face lol.”

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Freddie Gibbs & Madlib Announce ‘Bandana Beats’ Instrumental Project

(AllHipHop News) Many Hip Hop followers viewed Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s Bandana as one of the best rap albums of 2019. The pair is now ready to offer a new instrumental version of the LP.

“Bandana Beats. January 31. ,” posted Gibbs on his Instagram page. Fans can order the upcoming project for $22 at rappcats.com.

Prior to Bandana, rapper Freddie Gibbs and producer Madlib linked up for 2014’s Piñata. That critically-acclaimed album was preceded by the Thuggin’, Shame, and Deeper EPs.

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Travis Scott, Frank Ocean & Rage Against The Machine To Headline Coachella 2020

(AllHipHop News) The official line-up for the 2020 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been announced. Hip Hop artist Travis Scott, R&B singer Frank Ocean, and Rock band Rage Against The Machine were selected to headline the event.

Other acts scheduled to perform in Indio, California include Megan Thee Stallion, Brockhampton, Big Sean, City Girls, 21 Savage, DaBaby, Summer Walker, Swae Lee, Lil Uzi Vert, Ari Lennox, Lil Nas X, Denzel Curry, and J.I.D.

Coachella 2020 is scheduled to take place over two weekends (April 10-12, April 17-19). Presale tickets go on sale starting January 6 at 12 pm PT.

DaBaby Detained In Miami Over Alleged Robbery

(AllHipHop News) DaBaby is on the radar of investigators in Miami over an alleged robbery.

Footage of the rapper being swarmed by cops and led away in handcuffs to an awaiting police car hit the internet earlier today (January 2).

According to sources, DaBaby is just being detained about the alleged robbery, he has not been charged as of press time.

Just last week, DaBaby was booked on misdemeanor marijuana charges in Charlotte, after his homecoming performance at the Bojangles Arena.

DaBaby claims the cops illegally targeted him during his show, and the Mecklenburg-Charlotte Police Department has launched an internal investigation into his arrest. 

Kanye West Finished “Jesus Is Born” In 24 Hours

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West spent his Christmas Eve rushing to finish his new gospel album Jesus Is Born.

The rapper raced to make sure the new Sunday Service record was released to fans on Christmas Day and didn’t even finish mixing all the songs until the very last minute.

“The record was mastered at 1am Christmas morning,” Roy LaManna of music technology company Vydia tells Rolling Stone.

Kanye hired Roy and his Vydia team to pump out the release to online streaming platforms and other outlets less than a day before it was due to reach listeners.

“It (Jesus is Born album) was exported and uploaded by 5am. We downloaded and delivered it (to the streaming services) by 7 or 8am,” the businessman recalls.

All the effort seems to have been worth it – Kanye has returned to Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart with the release, credited to the Sunday Service Choir.

The new album enters the new countdown at number two, with 6,000 equivalent album sales. 

Black Ink Crew’s Phor Wants Maury Povich’s Help!

Phor from Black Ink Crew: Chicago wants social media to help him get on the Maury show. 

On Thursday, Phor posted a side by side photo of him and a young lady who may or may not be his daughter. He also made sure to tag the Maury show in hopes the talk show host would help him by providing a DNA test.

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 He also went to the extremes of changing his profile picture to Maury’s face and posting another image of him on his page. 

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I believe Phor knows the DNA results to this already and is just kidding around. Not only that, the young lady looks exactly like him. 

Rather he is playing or not, I don’t think social media is the right place to put your business out there. 

What y’all think? Do you think he is playing around or he really needs help in finding out the paternity?

Twitter Investigates After Mariah Carey Account Tweets About Eminem’s Penis

(AllHipHop News) Mariah Carey’s Twitter account appeared to have been hacked on New Year’s Eve as it was filled with numerous racist slurs and bizarre comments.

While it is unclear who is behind the hack, the perpetrator shared some racially insensitive jibes and comments in an apparent trolling effort.

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“Personally I don’t think racism is real, it’s just p##sy boy talk,” one tweet read, while another added, “Eminem has a small penis,” referencing the “We Belong Together” hitmaker’s feud with the rapper.

Although Mariah has yet to comment on the incident, Twitter users were quick to comment on the situation.

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The posts have since been removed, but the hack doesn’t seem to have affected the star, as she spent the holidays in Aspen, Colorado with her eight-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe and boyfriend Bryan Tanaka.

Some suggested Mariah’s ex, Nick Cannon was behind the hack, since he has been feuding with Detroit rapper for weeks now.

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Kevin Gates And Wife Dreka Expecting A Baby

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Kevin Gates is ringing in 2020 as a father-to-be.

The “2 Phones” star took to Instagram with his wife Dreka to break the news to fans in a video message, in which he is featured bending down to plant a kiss on her growing baby belly.

“You got something in the slow cooker!” he quips in the footage, as a delighted Dreka giggles.

The post was captioned, “What’s meant to be is meant to be.”

The child will be the couple’s third, a sibling for young son Khaza and daughter Islah.

Gates’ baby news comes after spending the year working on repairing his relationship with Dreka, which suffered as the rapper served nine months of a 30-month sentence in Illinois for felony gun possession in 2017, shortly after also spending six months behind bars in Florida for kicking a woman in the face at one of his shows.

Travis Scott’s Heart Will Always Belong To Kylie Jenner

(AllHipHop News) Travis Scott has insisted he’ll “always love” Kylie Jenner and blamed the “million outside voices” interfering in their relationship for the couple’s eventual split.

The Astroworld rapper split from “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star Kylie in October after more than two years together.

The pair share 22-month-old daughter Stormi, and Travis opened up about the positives and negatives of co-parenting in a new interview.

Reflecting on his relationship with Kylie, Travis explained: “I love her (Stormi’s) mommy and I always will. The hard part about relationships is just trying to be in one without a million outside voices interfering.”

While he said he tries not to let the voices affect him, the musician added that they’re a “pain in the a##.” He also insisted he’s not worried about being single, and explained: “It’s not a struggle to have a famous significant other. I think life in general always comes with hardships. It’s how you deal with them.”

But as for right now, Travis is concentrating on Stormi and is loving every second that he spends with his little girl.

“Being a dad is better than what I thought it would be. Stormi is one of the best human beings I know. She’s like my best friend. She makes life a little bit easier. She just inspires me and she surprises me every day with how she’s thinking. It’s so crazy,” he smiled.

“I love being at the crib and I love spending time with the family. Now especially, because I just love hanging out with the Stormster. I just love watching my kid grow. It makes life so much simpler.” 

Ray J And Princess Love Welcome New Baby Boy

(AllHipHop News) Ray J has become a father for the second time after his wife Princess Love gave birth to a baby boy on Monday.

The R&B singer-turned-reality TV regular announced the happy news on YouTube, in a video entitled “RAY J EXCLUSIVE FAMILY VIDEO (NEW BABY ALERT).”

The video showed the couple spending time with their one-year-old daughter Melody, and ended with Princess being wheeled down a hospital corridor – apparently ready to deliver their new arrival.

Writing alongside the video, Ray added: “I love you princess love! And my babygirl melody! I don’t ever wanna lose our time together. I’m sorry for everything. 2020 will be somthing very special (sic).”

Ray appeared to be referencing the tumultuous few months the couple has been rough after Princess accused him of abandoning her and Melody in Las Vegas and leaving them “stranded” after they attended the Soul Train Awards there in November.

The “One Wish” singer denied the allegations, but then blocked his wife on his cell phone and his social media pages, causing Princess to repeatedly air out their personal problems online.

They both even went so far as to threaten to file for divorce, but later reunited ahead of the birth of their second child.

Following the new arrival, Ray also thanked Princess on Twitter, writing: “I love you @mzprincesslove so proud of you. Strongest women in the world and the mother of my children.”

The couple got engaged in October 2015 and wed the following August. They welcomed their daughter on May 22, 2018. 

Beyonce Celebrates Her Good Year With “Bey-Cap” Featuring Pics Of Jay-Z & Kids

(AllHipHop News) Beyonce has shared a candid look back at the past year with fans on Instagram in a sweet video clip.

The singer enjoyed a successful year, releasing the Netflix documentary “Homecoming” and accompanying live album from her 2017 Coachella set, appearing in Disney’s live-action remake of “The Lion King” and releasing the related album, The Lion King: The Gift – which landed the star three of her four Grammy nominations.

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Taking to Instagram Beyonce shared a “2019 Bey-Cap” featuring several pictures and videos of herself spending time with her three children – daughter Blue Ivy, seven, and two-year-old twins, daughter Rumi and son Sir.

One sweet snap shows Beyonce sporting a patterned blue and pink bikini, which matched all three kids’ swimwear, as they celebrated her 38th birthday, while she also kissed husband Jay-Z, 50, in a separate snap from when he hosted the Roc Nation brunch in February.

The video concluded with an inside look at the family’s photoshoot for their holiday card, with the “Halo” star and her daughters in white and the rapper and his son in black tuxedos.

Another picture showed Blue in the splits position over two chairs from the shoot, while she flashed a peace sign with both hands.

The video concluded with the message: “Cheers to 2020.” 

Lizzo Reflects On An Unbelievable Decade Of Highs and Lows

(AllHipHop News) Lizzo saw out the last decade with an inspiring message to fans, reminding them she was homeless and mourning her late father 10 years ago.

Shortly after acknowledging she was among the performers on ex-President Barack Obama’s list of favorite 2019 songs, the “Juice” hitmaker served up a note for her followers on social media, reminding them all that nothing is impossible.

Posting a side-by-side photo of herself 10 years apart on Twitter she wrote: “2009 was the year my daddy died. 2009 was the year I lived in my car & cried myself to sleep on thanksgiving. 2019 is the year my album & song went #1 (number one). 2019 is the year I told my mama I can buy her a house.

“Anything can happen in a decade. Tomorrow is the beginning of ur (your) Anything.”

Bizzy Bone Recalls Kanye West’s Deceased Mom Telling Him Amber Rose Was Not Right For Her Son

(AllHipHop News) There have been instances throughout Hip Hop history where stars claimed to have gotten messages from people on the other side. For example, Timbaland once said late singer Aaliyah told him in a dream that his new protégé Tink was “the one.” 

Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony told the Domenick Nati Show that he may have received word from Kanye West’s deceased mother, Donda West, about her son’s choice in women. Prior to getting engaged to Kim Kardashian in 2013, Ye dated Amber Rose from 2008 to 2010.

“The last time I had an interaction with Kanye was at the ‘We Are The World 2’ reunion,” said Bizzy. “He was walking through with Amber Rose. I heard a voice that said, ‘She’s not right for him.’ All of a sudden, I looked up in the sky. I said, ‘Kanye’s mom, is that you?’ That’s the last time I’ve seen him, heard from him, took a picture with him, talk to him.”

Kanye and Amber’s relationship apparently ended on rocky terms. The award-winning rapper and the well-known video model blasted each other in the press and on social media for years. 

In 2015, West told The Breakfast Club, “It’s very hard for a woman to want to be with someone that’s with Amber Rose. I had to take 30 showers before I got with Kim.” Rose fired back by tweeting, “Wait 30 showers? But Kim let Ray J nut on her…. Never mind.” 

Almost a year later, the former couple got into an online dispute after Kanye brought Amber and her son into his issues with her ex-husband Wiz Khalifa. The SlutWalk organizer hit Ye with the meme-spawning clapback: “Awww @kanyewest are u mad I’m not around to play in ur a###### anymore? #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch.”

Amber Rose and Kim Kardashian publicly squashed any beef they had between them with a 2016 photograph. In 2017, Rose made it clear she did not believe that Kanye’s passionate breakup song “Blame Game” off My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was specifically about her and their split.

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer Says Damon Dash Needs To Be Muzzled, Asks For Gag Order

(AllHipHop News) Damon Dash’s war with a lawyer representing two people suing the mogul has completely exploded.

Attorney Christopher Brown is asking a judge to grant him a gag order against Damon Dash, who blasted the lawyer for “extorting him” in two different lawsuits. 

Brown is representing a filmmaker named Josh Webber, who claims Damon stole the movie “Dear Frank” and started remarketing it as “The List” in a dispute over funding and ownership of the movie.

Christopher Brown also represents a photographer named Monique Bunn in a $50 million lawsuit, over claims Damon stole her hard drives and sexually assaulted her when she was staying at his house in Los Angeles.

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Damon Dash has been fuming on social media while calling out Christopher Brown for targeting him.

“[Damon Dash’s] misconduct in this litigation is simply outrageous,” Christopher Brown snapped. “Making false claims that could affect a jury pool and attaching them to an unauthorized deposition photograph in this case is deplorable. [Damon Dash] must be ordered to remove the imagery from social media. Furthermore, a gag order is needed in this case and termination sanctions is requested due to [Damon Dash’s] conduct.”

Christopher Brown also claims Damon Dash took unauthorized pictures of him in court, which he labeled as “unprofessional and unprecedented conduct,” while asking the judge to sanction Damon – again.

A judge sided with Christoper Brown and sanctioned the Roc-A-Fella founder over a deposition in November.

The police were called following the deposition when it turned into a fracas after Damon Dash verbally assaulted the attorney.

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Big Sean Declares He Is “Back Going Hard” In 2020

(AllHipHop News) For all intents and purposes, it seemed as if Big Sean was ready to unleash his next era of music in 2019. He dropped three songs – “Overtime,” “Single Again,” and “Bezerk” featuring ASAP Ferg and Hit-Boy – but a full-length album never arrived.

The Def Jam recording artist has not released a solo studio LP since 2017’s platinum-certified I Decided. As the Detroit spitter rolls into 2020, Sean wanted to let his 11.7 million Instagram followers know he plans to make the best of the new year and new decade. 

Sean posted on IG:

Thank u for a decade that changed my life. Through the the ups n downs I managed to do the impossible where I’m from n became one of the top selling hip hop artists of the decade, 52 million records sold n counting, ain’t even dropped no project in the last couple years. Like I said on my 1st album “never made da crowds fans, I made them all fam”. N I apologize for the distance n lack of communication but life is life. 2020 we back goin hard tho, f*ck all dat otha sh*t

In November, Big Sean spoke to Power 105.1 radio host Angie Martinez about finishing his forthcoming body of work. The 31-year-old rapper stated, “I wanted to give myself the proper amount of time to really just deliver something that I was super proud of.”

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Brother Of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Ex-Boyfriend Nick Gordon Addresses His Death

(AllHipHop News) News broke overnight that Nick Gordon, 30, passed away from an apparent drug overdose. Gordon is best known as the former boyfriend of music legends Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown.

“We are devastated by the loss of my beautiful brother. He leaves a void in the hearts of my family and his friends, Nick’s battle in life was not an easy one. I will be forever grateful that my God afforded a small moment at the very end of Nick’s life and I was able to hold his hand as he journeyed on,” Gordon’s brother, Jack Walker Jr. told People.

Attorney Joe S. Habachy also stated, “While I cannot speak to the specific circumstances of his death, I can say that it’s been truly heartbreaking to have witnessed first hand the total devastation that drug addiction has wreaked upon a group of young friends, all of whom were loved and had immense potential.”

Gordon’s death comes nearly five years after Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away in July 2015. In January of that year, Gordon reportedly found Brown face down in a bathtub in her Georgia home. Cannabis, alcohol, and prescription medication were found in her system at the time.

A medical examiner was not able to determine whether Brown’s death was due to intentional or accidental causes. However, a judge ruled that Nick Gordon was the “responsible party” in the death of the 22-year-old reality show personality. In 2016, the Brown estate was awarded $36 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against Gordan.

YG Apologizes To The LGBTQ Community For “Old Views”

(AllHipHop News) In 2019, “Old Town Road” hitmaker Lil Nas X revealed to the world that he was gay. That coming out announcement may have signified that younger rap fans are not as judgemental about artists’ sexuality as older followers of the culture were in the past.

With that, many public figures have expressed their changing opinions about the LGBTQ community. California emcee YG is the latest celebrity to present a new way of thinking about the subject.

“It’s been brought to my attention that my old views on life was ignorant. I apologize to the LGBTQ kommunity for ever komin across like I was anything but respectful and accepting. Live. Love. Ya Life. Gang!,” tweeted YG on New Years Day 2020.

The 4Real 4Real album creator did not go into greater detail about why he felt the need to say sorry to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer individuals. YG was recently dating R&B singer Kehlani who identifies as queer. The couple reportedly broke up in December.