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Travis Scott Confirms Cactus Jack Album Dropping Before End Of The Year

(AllHipHop News) Travis Scott has revealed details about the debut album from his new group Cactus Jack.

Reps for the group have confirmed a new album from the collective titled Jack Boys will arrive in stores before the end of 2019.

Jack Boys will showcase Travis Scott’s growing roster of talent including Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, artist/DJ Chase B. and Travis Scott himself.

The rest of the acts that will be featured on Jack Boys will be delivered in the coming weeks, along with a release date for the new batch of music.

The buzz surrounding the upcoming Cactus Jack compilation album is already strong.

Jack Boys lead single “Highest In The Room” by Travis Scott has already topped Billboard’s Top 100 Singles chart.

Cactus Jack just dropped an exclusive all-black Black Friday merch capsule to support the rollout of the album. 

Juelz Santana’s Wife Kimbella Booted From Her Home On Thanksgiving!?

(AllHipHop Rumors) Juelz Santana is still up north, serving time after he accidentally took a gun to the airport. While he is “out,” his family is trying to get it together and the rumor is that they were kicked out of their home on Thanksgiving Day. Once you get past the headline, the story changes a bit. They MAY have gotten kicked out, but it actually happened before turkey day. The only thing is, there is no proof of it from social media. IT looks like KImbella is living her best holiday life! Check it!

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What really happened was they were renting a mansion and they were $40k behind in back rent. Actually, it was some sort of rent-to-own situation. Instead of continuing, Kimbella agreed to vacate the premises. Keep your overhead low, people!

Game Predicts “Born 2 Rap” Will Hit #1

(AllHipHop News) Rap star game just dropped his ninth album, Born 2 Rap.

The star-studded album features guest appearances from Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller Anderson.Paak, Nipsey Hussle, Miguel, 21 Savage, Ed Sheeran, and others.

Game, who celebrated his 40th birthday on November 29th, said he delayed Born 2 Rap a few times to put out a quality project to end his 15-year run.

“I’ve had a great run and surpassed my rap goals a long time ago. It’s by God’s grace that I’m able to still be here to deliver full projects at this caliber in an industry where I’ve seen artists come and go,” Game explained. “It will always be ‘quality’ over ‘quantity’ from where I stand. The real music will always prevail and this album will cap off an amazing run.”

Born 2 Rap, which is supposed to be Game’s final album features a whopping 24 tracks.

According to Game, the number of songs Born 2 Rap is symbolic, and in honor of retired Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant.

“Kobe Bryant is my all-time favorite player and has been a friend and inspiration to my career, so I saw it just to pay homage to the GOAT,” Game said. “I’m grateful for all the producers and artists who’ve helped this album become what it is and I am more excited for my fans than I am for myself. This album will go #1! Because it’s classic!”

Take a listen and let us know what you think about Born 2 Rap below.

Megan Thee Stallion Saves Thanksgiving After Food Bank Disaster

(AllHipHop News) Megan Thee Stallion is all about helping her local community.

The Houston rap star helped out the Houston Food Bank over the holidays in a major way.

Just as the Thanksgiving holiday was approaching, tragedy struck at the Houston Food Bank.

The non-profit was forced to throw away over 1.8 million pounds of food after a fully stocked refrigerator started leaking ammonia.

Megan Thee Stallion got wind of the disaster and decided to pitch in.

Not only did she buy $15,400 worth of turkeys, but she was on hand to help personally distribute the food.

Over 1,500 people were on hand to receive hot meals for the Thanksgiving holiday thanks to Megan’s donation, along with contributions from Halo and an H-E-B grocery store.

Stormzy Explains Why He Had To Turn Down A Collaboration With Jay-Z

(AllHipHop News) British rapper Stormzy turned down an offer from Jay-Z to join him and Ed Sheeran on their collaborative hit “Take Me Back To London.”

The homage to the grime star’s hometown topped the U.K. charts earlier this year, but he now reveals it almost featured the American rapper too.

Speaking to U.K. chat show host Jonathan Ross, Stormzy revealed that he vetoed Jay’s contribution as he felt it took away from the British feel of the song.

The 26-year-old star says: “We were all in the studio writing, me, Ed Sheeran and Jay-Z. Before that, I loved Take Me Back to London because I thought it was just going to be me and Ed and then Ed was like, ‘Jay is getting on it.’ It blew my mind. Jay-Z is my number one hero inspiration.”

Stormzy and his manager spoke to Jay about London and black British culture with a view to him cutting a verse, but then the U.K. hip-hop star had second thoughts.

“I was like, ‘I know how it goes, Mr. Z. You are the most brilliant, busy man and I will probably never get this opportunity ever again but hand on my heart, I don’t think this is the right song for us’,” he told Jonathan. “‘I don’t know why I’m saying this to you but this is not the song.'”

Describing the encounter as the “greatest story” of his life, Stormzy said the U.S. superstar “fully understood” his decision, and later praised him for standing up for his art.

“We spoke and he made me feel (proud of what I did),” the musician says. “I left there thinking (I was an idiot) but then I had the honor of seeing him again and having the conversation and he let me know to my face that what I did (was courageous). He couldn’t believe that I did it.”

Stormzy’s chat with Jonathan will air on the U.K. network ITV on Saturday.

The rapper also announced a 55 date world tour on Friday, that will take in Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, and North America.

SIGNS: Rapper Overdoses On Drugs On Purpose!

(AllHipHop Rumors) Some call it clout chasing, but I just call it stupid! Some rapper that shall remain nameless decided it was a good idea to overdose live on the Internet. First of all, whose mans is this? Apparently, the rapper is from Philly and that’s about it. I don’t know how much it takes to OD, but apparently this dude took a total of 7 E pills at once on live for all his loving community to see. Eventually, after gulping the pills, the rapper fall to the ground and was not able to stand up any more. This is the saddest part of all. The rapper dude had friends there taping him overdose. When he fell to the grounds seemingly incapacitated, they left him there…”WE OUT,” they said.

This is no laughing matter. Rappers like Lil Peep and Mac Miller have also died from drug overdoses and they are dead dead. This guy is on LIVE playing games and trying to get attention. It is for this reason that I am not putting his picture up or his video either. Dude is a clown and his friends are bigger clowns. This is the world we live in these days. I guess we have to live with these days, right?

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer Gives Up On Deposing Damon Dash After Vicious Verbal Attacks

(AllHipHop News) The guy suing Damon Dash in a legal war over a movie they were making together has given up on trying to depose the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder.

Damon Dash was hit with sanctions over a heated deposition he gave on November 21st in a lawsuit over a flick called “Dear Frank” or “The List,” depending on who you side with.

Josh Webber is suing Dame, claiming he stole the film “Dear Frank” and is marketing the same movie under the title “The List.”

Last week, Damon gave an extremely angry interview over the movie and as accused of verbally attacking lawyer Christopher Brown 20 different times in under an hour.

Things grew so heated, that someone called 911 during Dame’s deposition, but he left with his entourage before the cops arrived.

Despite the sanctions, Damon continued his attack on Christopher Brown during an interview on the street.

According to court documents filed by Christopher Brown getting Damon to sit down for another deposition in pointless.

“Plaintiffs’ counsel does not believe that another deposition of Mr. Dash would be beneficial or effective, and the Court did not Order an additional deposition be taken of Mr. Dash,” Christopher Brown wrote.

Brown is asking the judge to clarify as to whether or not the deposition is even needed to move forward with Webber’s claims against Damon Dash.

“Plaintiffs has no interest in wasting their time and resources any further after 3 failed attempts to complete Dash’s deposition,” Christopher Brown wrote. 

Amber Rose Getting Fully Body Liposuction After Giving Birth

(AllHipHop News) Amber Rose is undergoing full-body liposuction just over one month after giving birth to her second son.

The 36-year-old has returned to the operating table after welcoming Slash Electric with her boyfriend, vice president of A&R at Def Jam Records Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards, on October 10th.

Following the difficult pregnancy, during which she suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum – a form of extreme morning sickness – she took to Instagram to share a video from her hospital bed, telling fans she was having the fat-removal procedure.

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Dressed in a hospital gown, Amber said: “So I’m here at Dr Matlock’s office and I’m about to get my whole body done after the baby, and if you wanna get your body done or you need some work done… he’s gonna take out some of my jowls that just like, hereditary, runs in my family, so he’s gonna fix that.

“And he’s gonna suck all the baby fat out of my stomach. I’m about to go in this morning and I’m super excited. I’m gonna tag Dr Matlock so if you wanna hit him up and get some work done, hit him up,” she continued, adding: “I love you guys, wish me luck.”

Dr David Matlock’s official Instagram account went on to re-post Amber’s video, along with the caption: “Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful child. Here At Team Matlock, We Love @amberrose She is the sweetest and kindest person. It is always a pleasure seeing her.”

The model and actress also shares six-year-old son Sebastian with her ex-husband Wiz Khalifa. 

Lil Uzi Vert Throws Mad Shade At DJ Drama & Don Cannon

Once upon a time, not too long ago, things were all good between Lil Uzi Vert and his business partners, DJ Drama and Don Cannon. 

As we come to the end of 2019, looks like Uzi wants to get a few things off his chest as the new year approaches.

On Thanksgiving night, Uzi took to Twitter to thank his fans, well family, or friends-who knows? 

This tweet was mad confusing. Uzi tweeted, “I wanna let My family know … and I say family because all the fans left along time ago. Only Family Stays so if you stayed I’m Thankful For U … We Gonna Party so Hard In No Time #EA I LOVE YOU I SWEAR TIMES JUST BEEN CRAZY IM OKAY NOW :).”

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Shortly after, Uzi tweeted out a series of tweets insinuating Drama was broke and he needs to drop his project so he can pay his bills. He also said his bestie has more money than Drama and “he not even in the industry.” Insert shoulder shrug emoji.

Don Cannon, Generation Now’s co-founder, also wasn’t safe in Uzi’s Twitter rant. “I still got love for Don Cannon with his Fake Ass ahhhhh You snake ass ni##a I wanna be just like you when I grow up,” Uzi tweeted.

You see Uzi is signed to Drama’s label, “Generation Now” and has had problems with them before. 

A few months ago, he claims that the label wouldn’t allow him to release music, specifically his sophomore album, Eternal Atake. 

Drunk Kid Rock Yanked Off Stage At His Own Bar For Dissing Oprah

(AllHipHop News) Kid Rock aimed at U.S. TV personality Oprah Winfrey in a drunken rant at his own H#### Tonk bar in Nashville, Tennessee last week.

In footage obtained by TMZ, the rocker, real name Robert James Ritchie, is clearly intoxicated, swaying back and forth on stage as he exclaims: “F##k Oprah!”

The singer doesn’t explain his beef with The Oprah Winfrey Show host, but insists, “I’m not a bad guy, I’m just an honest guy,” as people in the crowd accused him of being a “racist.”

However, Rock, who is a vocal champion for his pal, U.S. President Donald Trump, went on to declare: “I’m the guy you want like ‘Hey, I want Kid Rock on my side’.”

While the star previously confessed his dislike for Winfrey in multiple interviews, he also took aim at U.S. TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford and “The View” co-host Joy Behar during his raucous appearance.

As the crowd became increasingly irritated with the inebriated star, he was reluctantly escorted offstage by the venue’s security officials.

Lil Nas X Makes History For Gay Black Men On Forbes List

(AllHipHop News) Lil Nas X has just achieved another career first by becoming the first black, gay man to feature in Forbes magazine’s list of the Highest-Paid Country Stars.

The “Old Town Road” star features on the list for the first time thanks to his earnings of $14 million – placing him at number 18 in the countdown.

Upon publishing the list, Forbes commented that Nas is “both the first openly gay act and the first person of color to make it” onto the rundown.

Luke Bryan was the biggest earner of 2019, bringing in a staggering $42.5 million, while the Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, and Kenny Chesney completed the top five.

French Montana Finally Released From Hospital After Health Scare

(AllHipHop News) French Montana has thanked his fans for their support after “finally” being discharged from the hospital following a health emergency.

The “Unforgettable” hitmaker spent the weekend in intensive care, days after police responded to a false robbery alarm at his home in Calabasas, California.

Police found him suffering from cardiac issues and nausea and insisted he get immediate treatment.

A week later, Montana took to Instagram on Thanksgiving to reveal he was out of the hospital and on the road to recovery.

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Sharing a candid picture of himself shirtless while hooked up to a host of wires in his hospital room, the rapper wrote: “Thank you Everyone for all of the prayers, love, and support. I’m finally out of ICU and am getting better one day at a time !!!#Montana.”

He was quickly inundated with comments from his famous friends, including Paris Hilton who wrote: “Sending you love bro! Happy Thanksgiving,” while Busta Rhymes added, “Allah is the Greatest!! Love you family. Speedy recovery bruddah!!”

French Montana has yet to reveal all the details of his diagnosis, but sources say he was struck down with severe exhaustion and dehydration after recently flying to four countries in six days for work. 

Schenay Mosley Brought The Inescapable Vibes To Smino’s Red Bull Music Festival Chicago Concert

(AllHipHop Features) The first week of the Red Bull Music Festival Chicago ended with Smino bringing his Zero Fatigue crew to Thalia Hall. Before the NØIR album creator joined his band in front of the lights, Soul musician Schenay Mosley warmed up the audience with her own set.

Dressed in a silver sequined pants suit, Mosley stepped behind a keyboard and began to belt out vocals that vibrated through the venue. The classically-trained pianist was backed by a drummer, a bassist, and a guitarist. Schenay later stepped to the front of the theater and commanded the crowd to reply “for you” whenever she declared “I’m just too cold.”

[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Coach K On Representing For QC & ATL At Red Bull Music Festival Atlanta]

Zero Fatigue compatriots DJ Nosidam and Monte Booker also served as openers last Saturday night in the Windy City. Mosley later returned to the stage to assist Smino by functioning as a backup singer for the St. Louis-bred emcee. I had the chance to catch up with Schenay in her dressing room before her second appearance at the Red Bull Music Festival Chicago, and the “No Way” performer discussed her burgeoning recording career.

“I’ve been doing it my whole life, but I started doing it professionally in my mid-20s,” explained Shenay about how she got into making music. “I was in an all-girl band called Highness. I played keys. I was really behind the scenes.”

She continued, “After a while, I just got the urge to want to sing. I felt this push like, ‘Listen, get out of your comfort zone.’ I sang with Highness, then one of the former girls in the band said that Smino needed a backup singer. I was like, ‘Okay, bet.’ I didn’t know who he was at the time.”

Mosley took that suggestion, went to a rehearsal with Smino around the time of his S!Ck S!Ck S!Ck EP in 2015, and got the gig as his musical accompaniment. As she fully embraced her new role with the Zero Fatigue frontman, Mosley also started developing her own sound as a solo artist.

“Now I feel like I’m at that point to where it’s ready to go. I’m ready to go. Everything’s just coming together perfectly,” insisted the Milwaukee-born, Dayton-raised entertainer. 

Mosley grew up in Ohio’s sixth-largest city, but she eventually traveled 300 miles northwest to attend Columbia College Chicago. Her switch from majoring in journalism to music business led to encounters with the metro area’s new generation of Hip Hop headliners such as Chance The Rapper and Saba.

In 2018, Schenay dropped her 6-track LOTUS EP. The journey from female faction to an individual artist was not an easy one for the self-described shy, anxious former church choir member. Two particular experiences shaped her into the on-stage force she is today.

“I was comfortable with the group, but it took me some years to get comfortable with just me. Up until like a year and a half ago, I became comfortable with being me,” said Mosley. “Also, singing back-up for Smi helped. He was like, ‘Take that mic off the mic stand. We’re moving around this time.’ It took me a minute to get comfortable with that. That has helped a lot on top of being in a girl band.” 

The remnants of any potentially stifling stage fright seem to be behind her. Schenay is now regularly hands-on with her entire presentation, including the eye-catching outfit that reflected the glare of Thalia Hall’s spotlight over the sea of concertgoers swaying together to her tunes.

“I envision what is my vibe for the show. Do I want to be comfortable? Glam? Comfy and glam? So my look now is comfy and glam. I didn’t want nothing that’s too tight, that shows too much skin where I’m self-conscious. I just wanted something to pop and be memorable,” described Schenay about her current approach to fashion. “I pick everything out myself. Unless I asked somebody.”

And yes, she is just as meticulous when it comes to her performance. Mosley added, “I just sit and think of what songs I want. What is the vibe of my show that day? Because one show could be very chill and one could be very hype. So I decide, ‘I want this to be a hype show with some chill points to cool it off.’ Then, I construct it in my head which order I want the songs to go and how I want it to flow. Almost like you’re hearing an album on stage. I want the show to flow, I want it to be an experience.”

Schenay Mosley, DJ Nosidiam, Monte Booker, Smino, and the entire Zero Fatigue rewarded Red Bull Music Festival Chicago attendees with an unforgettable experience on November 23. The Red Bull Music event closes out tonight (November 29) with Saba and Pivot Gang Present: John Walt Day.

[ALSO READ: 8 Takeaways From Red Bull Music Festival Atlanta’s Trap Roundtable Discussion]

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Shania Twain Planning To Go Hip-Hop With Post Malone And Lizzo

(AllHipHop News) Shania Twain is so inspired by music’s current crop of talent, she has written new songs she hopes to record with stars like Post Malone and Lizzo.

The “Still The One” singer, who closed Sunday night’s American Music Awards with a hits medley, admits she was blown away by the talent on stage and now she wants to work with a handful of the winners and nominees.

First up, will be Post Malone, who Shania championed before anyone knew who he was, meeting up with the tattooed rapper backstage at one of his early shows and offering up encouragement.

“I’ve written a song for us already,” she told The Talk. “He doesn’t know it yet. He knows now. So Post, I have a song for us.”

Shania is also planning a collaboration with huge fan Lizzo after meeting up with her and Janelle Monae over the summer.

“There’s a really cool friendship starting between us…,” she adds. “We got up onstage… I kinda, like, hold them up there, being kinda mama bear. I’ve actually wrote a song for the three of us (sic). It’s called Sisters… They don’t know about it yet.”

Kanye West Puts The Kardashians In New Video “Closed On Sunday”

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West’s wife Kim Kardashian, their four children, the reality star’s mother Kris Jenner and sister Kourtney Kardashian all make cameo appearances in the rapper’s new “Closed On Sunday” video.

The clip is Kanye’s latest song from his album Jesus is King and features him singing about the importance of protecting the ones he loves.

It opens with armored cars driving through a desert, with the camera panning to Kanye, Kim and their children North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm laying on the rocks, with the family asleep as Kanye stays awake and watches over them.

Kris then makes her big entrance, climbing out of one of the cars alongside Kanye and looking in shock at her surroundings as she exits the vehicle wearing a fur coat and diamond earrings.

Kourtney and her children, Mason, Penelope, and Reign all feature in a massive group shot along with Kris, Kanye, Kim and their kids, before the attention turns to the rapper as he’s surrounded by his gospel choir in a circle around him.

The video ends with a six-year-old North screaming “Chick-fil-A” – a line recorded by Kanye on the single version of the tune.

The song features a variety of references to the fast-food chain, which is famously closed on Sundays due to religious reasons.

Did Steve Harvey Stop Future From Getting A Thanksgiving Plate!?

(AllHipHop Rumors) It may be possible that these rumors about Lori Harvey and Future are true because there are already follow up rumors! Lori Harvey is not really making the best decisions in her relationships and it seems like her family has stepped in. Steve Harvey is the big boss and I think the big boss has put is foot all the way down!

I am not certain, but I don’t think Future is like his NJ brother Fetty Wap. They both have a ton of kids, but I get the impression that Fetty is a bit more present. Now, I know Future is not a bad guy, but I think his reputation says otherwise. Steve Harvey probably knows the reputation more than anything. 

They are saying Steve Harvey uninvited Future to Thanksgiving dinner! He also reportedly made it clear that he is not able to go to any Harvey family functions whatsoever! Strong words indeed! I think that Diddy situation was the final straw. I don’t know what happened with that – nobody does. But I believe he tolerated the f#ckery then. Diddy has a solid image on the surface and is also approaching billionaire status too.

MediaTakeOut says they spoke to somebody that said Steve spoke the real.

But when Steve found out that the rapper was coming to his home – he put his foot down and said “Hell no.”

MTO News spoke with a Harvey family insider who told us that Steve Harvey un-invited Future and he told daughter Lori that she can NOT bring the rapper to any family functions, or to any of the Harvey’s many homes.

What do you think?

Azriel Clary Misses R.Kelly On Thanksgiving

(AllHipHop Rumors) One of R. Kelly’s live-in girlfriends, 21-year-old Azriel Clary took to Instagram on Thanksgiving to let the world know that Kels is still her man and she misses him. 

 She also let us know that she won’t be doing anything for a check. “Speaking on him just to appease everyone else” is not how she wants to portray him, Clary states.

About a week ago, rumors were surfacing that Kelly’s other girlfriend, 23-year-old Joycelyn Savage was releasing a tell all on Patreon, but was shortly yanked offline over identity concerns.

Savage also took to Instagram to say her and Clary would go live soon to prove it was really her. 

Some of social media is sick and tired of hearing about this whole situation and think they are just dragging him for clout and a check. They’re not believing anything these young ladies have to say and just ready to leave this in 2019. 

What y’all think? Is she and her boyfriend’s other girlfriend just doing this for fame?

Could T.I. Cause Law Makers To Ban “Virginity Tests”? Amber Rose, Omarion, & Ray-J Rumors!

(AllHipHop Rumors) T.I. maintains that he wasn’t really checking his daughter’s hymen to make sure she’s still a virgin. Nevertheless, there are lawmakers that are resolute in taking action after the rapper make comments that counter his 20/20 remarks. T.I. probably knows now that things have changed since back on the day, when people thought a hymen was the chief way to determine virginity in girls. I guess so! Whatever causes the foolishness to stop!

By the way, Tiny also says some stuff about Tip trying to cheat with a more docile woman. Trouble Man was not feeling this all, but he managed to keep his cool.

Amber Rose Goes Under The Knife With Her Whole Body….

Amber Rose is a pretty woman, but she is taking things to the next level with maintaining her looks. In the era of The Gram, she is letting everybody know that she’s totally transparent with how she gets to be such a pretty lady. SHE GETS SURGERY! When she had her second baby, you would have thought she’d hit the gym to get her body tight. BUT NO…she’s getting sliced and diced to perfection!

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Good News! Ray J and His Future Wife Reunite!

The story has a happy ending….

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KRS-One’s Mystery Album…

I know a lot of you are not really into KRS-One and old school rap, but the Blast Master KRS-One has a new album. But does anybody know what is up with this? I am mostly curious, because this is the only place I have seen it.

Lil Fizz owes J Boog the fade of a lifetime!

Omarion cut the whole B2K out of the Millenium tour on Lil Fizz’s birthday at that! Now, I don’t know what possessed Fizz to think he could carry on with O’s ex like that and nothing happen! But something happened! Now, J Boog is really tight over it! He’s a casualty of war! He’s just taking a L in a major way, but being cool about it. Check out what he has to say about it.

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Snoop Dogg Dropping An Album Of Lullabies

(AllHipHop News) Snoop Dogg dropping an album of lullabies

Snoop Dogg Dropping Album To Put People To Sleep

Rap star Snoop Dogg is taking it down several notches for his new album of lullabies.

Snoop Dogg wants people to relax and fall asleep to his new album.

(AllHipHop News) Snoop Dogg is hoping his dulcet tones have the power to send people to sleep, as he’s transformed his biggest hits into lullabies for a new album.

The rapper will drop Rockabye Baby! on November 29th to mark Record Store Day.

The record will feature melodic renditions of Snoop’s smashes such as “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” “Doggy Dogg World” and “Gin & Juice.”

While Rockabye Baby! will initially be available only on vinyl, it will be released digitally the following week.

News of the unlikely venture comes after Snoop hosted a press conference in California on Wednesday to announce his upcoming I Want to Thank Me Tour – to celebrate his nearly three decades in the music business.

The trek will kick off on December 5th in Los Angeles. 

How Jay-Z Helped Native American Youth

(AllHipHop News) Queen Yonasda, the lifeline activist and new star of BET’s “Copwatch America,” continues to put in work. The one-time rapper revealed in an interview that Jay-Z has helped her assist Indigenous people in South Dakota.

“I hit up Ebro and was like, ‘Man, you guys do these back to school in the hood events. What can we do on my reservation?’ He was like ‘Send me over me over everything, the statistics.’ And I did. He sent it over to Jay Z and he said man lets help her. And so Jay-Z took care of 2,000 students on my entire reservation from Puma. So, shout out to Puma to give them all sneakers, hats, jackets, hoodies, backpacks and everything.” She also said that Emory Jones (of Roc Nation and Jay-Z’s longtime friend) helped make things happen because he has worked closely with Puma. 

Statistically speaking, Yonasda said Native people are the most likely to die due to murder in the United States of America. Other stats show Indigenous Americans groups are prone to heavy drinking, alcohol dependence and illicit drug use. Natives have historically lived in poverty, but gaming and gambling have helped in some instances. 

Yonasda also told interviewer Chuck Creekmur that the giveaway happened earlier this month in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. “I cried when I got the news [that Jay-Z and Roc Nation] would be helping me and the reservation youth. 

She said, despite some of the views surrounding the NFL and Colin Kaepernick, Jay-Z has been helping activists for a long time. 

“What a lot of people don’t know is that Jay-Z has helped so many activists and so many families not for recognition. If he did it for recognition, you all would know. He has been on the front lines of so many of our people, ones you would least expect. I’m like ‘Let me call the people in the mud and see who’s doing what.’ And that’s who I roll with. You can talk a whole bunch of talk, but let me talk to the people that are in Miami, in Overtown, Liberty City – who’s helping you? What celebrities are really giving back? You know, if that’s what we’re talking about – giving back. Chicago, who’s really giving back? Who is in the mud with y’all? LA. That’s all around I always want to know like who’s really really giving back.”

For more Queen Yonasda is doing for the community, both Black and Native, click here.