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Did Russell Simmons Just Shoot His Shot At This Supermodel?

(AllHipHop Rumors) Shoot your shot Uncle Rush!

Russell Simmons is certainly one of the individuals that keeps us entertained on social media.

One of Hip Hop’s favorite uncles surely reminded us all that he has a type, supermodels (see ex-wife Kimora Lee-Simmons).

Model Chanel Iman posted a photo of herself on vacation with a caption that said,

“My type of view.”

Russell slid in her comments saying,

“Mine too lol. Hey channel.”

Folks immediately began clowning Russell for shooting his shot and for misspelling Chanel’s name.

Russell’s daughter Aoki Lee was not happy about her dad’s antics. She also commented saying,

“Daddddddddddd stopppppppp you are so embarrassing.”

Russell tried to clear it up as a misunderstanding to the world and his daughter, but no one believes him. LOL.

“That’s our family silly lol. Yes I can’t spell. Aoki that’s ur sister and my buddy. Don’t make a scene lol,” said Simmons.

Come get Uncle Rush!

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SoundCloud Reportedly In Talks To Receive Investment From The Raine Group

(AllHipHop News) SoundCloud is still attempting to find ways to create a profitable business model.

After an article by TechCrunch suggested the streaming service only had enough funds to survive through the fourth quarter, Buzzfeed published an in-depth exposé on the series of missteps made by the company.

“No one comes to SoundCloud to listen to The Beatles’ catalogue,” one investor is quoted telling Buzzfeed in response to the launch of SC’s $9.99/month subscription service. “SoundCloud did exactly what its users didn’t want it to do.”

Billboard is now reporting the struggling audio platform could be getting another needed investment.

The Raine Group – a global boutique merchant bank – is said to be in talks with SoundCloud about providing capital and expertise in order to turn things around at the company.

Vice Media, Imagine Entertainment, Cheddar, C3 Presents, Draft Kings, and Zumba Fitness are included in The Raine Group’s current portfolio.

Soundcloud executives have expressed interest in selling the service in the past.

Twitter considered acquiring SoundCloud in 2014, but the social media site walked away from the deal because of the $2 billion asking price.

SoundCloud reportedly lost $54 million in 2015 before securing a $35 million round of debt financing in early 2016.

By that fall, Spotify expressed interest in buying the service for a reported $600 million.

Those talks apparently collapsed because Spotify was concerned about making the transaction so close to its initial public offering.

Then news broke in July that Soundcloud was forced to lay off 40% of its workforce.

“We continue to be confident the changes made last week put us on our path to profitability and ensure SoundCloud’s long-term viability,” read a statement from the Berlin-based company. “In terms of layoffs, it is our policy not to discuss individual employee cases, but we can share we continue to work with all employees who were let go to support them during this transition, with employment and financial assistance.”

Ace Hood – Trust The Process

Ace Hood has been relatively quiet since he released Body Bag 4 back in November, but he will not be quiet for much longer. Ace recently took to Instagram to announce that he’s releasing a new project on August 21st called Trust The Process.

In a post Ace wrote “Thankful for the journey and all its lessons, thankful for the fans and their continued patience. I’m happy to announce that my new project “Trust The Process” will be released AUGUST 21st on all platforms. GOD is the greatest!”

We are all looking forward to what Ace is going to drop August 21st. Just watch his trailer’s and you will be too.

#TTP #TrustTheProcess #AceHood #HoodNation

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Migos’ ‘Culture’ & Future’s ‘FUTURE’ Earn Certified Platinum Status

(AllHipHop News) Migos and Future join Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z as Hip Hop artists to earn a platinum album plaque in 2017.

The Recording Industry Association of America certified that Migos’ Culture and Future’s self-titled LP crossed the 1 million units mark.

Culture is Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff’s first platinum album.

Future was previously recognized by the RIAA for the million-unit projects DS2 and What A Time To Be Alive (with Drake).

Both Atlanta-based acts saw their respective albums bolstered by smash singles – Migos’ “Bad and Boujee” and Future’s “Mask Off.”

Fans can catch Future and Migos live at San Antonio’s Mala Luna Music Festival in October.

Young Greatness Grabs A Drumma Boy Beat For His New Single “We Rollin”

Hit-maker Young Greatness is ready to add another chart-topping single to his resume, as he unveils a vibrant new single titled “We Rollin,” produced by well-known producer and frequent collaborator, Drumma Boy. The new single serves as the first major release for the New Orleans-native since inking his impressive deal with Cash Money Records.

Check it out below.

French Montana Releases Limited Edition ISlides, Performs “Unforgettable” On ‘The Tonight Show’ (VIDEO)

(AllHipHop News) French Montana is having an amazing Summer 17.

The Bad Boy artist scored the biggest hit of his career with “Unforgettable” featuring Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd.

“Unforgettable” lives on the Jungle Rules album which debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart.

French, Swae, and Uganda’s Triplets Ghetto Kids performed the Hot 100 Top 5 single on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Besides making popular music, French Montana launched a new line of limited edition ISlides on the Neiman Marcus website for $99.99.

This is the second line the Bronx rapper designed with the footwear company.

“French’s first launch of custom ISlides lit our online shop on fire,” says Justin Kittredge, founder of ISlide. “We’re even more excited to bring these new designs to market as part of our retail partnership with Neiman Marcus.”

A limited number of “Wave Gods” ISlide pairs are available at neimanmarcus.com.

Irv Gotti Claims Tommy Mottola Promoted Jennifer Lopez To Spite Mariah Carey (VIDEO)

(AllHipHop News) One of Mariah Carey’s most famous quotes was her saying “I don’t know her” when the music megastar was asked about Jennifer Lopez.

Murder Inc Records co-founder Irv Gotti may have provided more context to the long-standing feud between the two Pop singers.

While on Desus & Mero, Gotti told a story of how Jennifer Lopez’s#### single “I’m Real (Remix)” featuring Ja Rule came together.

According to Irv, influential industry insider Tommy Mottola was out to hurt his ex-wife Mariah.

“[Mottola] calls me because he found out me and Rule made a record with Mariah Carey. At the time, he hated Mariah Carey, so he was pumping Jennifer Lopez to compete,” revealed Gotti.

The Sony Music Entertainment executive supposedly suggested the Jennifer-Ja duet during that phone conversation.

“Immediately when he said that, I was like, ‘This [expletive]. He knows we just did this sh-t with Mariah and he’s trying to f-ck Mariah,'” said Gotti.

Dave Chappelle Discusses Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’ & Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN’ (VIDEO)

(AllHipHop News) In recent weeks, there’s been a debate in the Hip Hop community about the best rap album of 2017 so far.

Both Jay-Z’s 4:44 and Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN have been put up as the leading contenders for the honor.

Comedic legend Dave Chappelle spoke about the two platinum certified LPs during a sit down with Hot 97.

“I’m turning 44. This guy’s saying stuff that I want to hear, and I can understand all the words,” said Chappelle about Jay’s 4:44. “It’s a record for a person of my time. It’s the first time – I think – that a guy of his age can make a relevant record. And it’s fun to see a genre like Hip Hop be mature like this.”

The DMV-raised comedian later discussed DAMN.

“Everybody loves that Kendrick record. That kid is the perfect reflection of many great influences. When he was coming up listening to music, I think he had a good diet,” stated Chappelle. “I like him. He’s fun to watch too.”

Dave Chappelle is preparing for his August shows at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.

The 16-date residency will feature special guests like The Roots, Lil Wayne, Common, Erykah Badu, Chance The Rapper, Childish Gambino, Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Solange, and more.

Andre 3000 Praises Young Thug: To Do Those Things He Does, You Have To Have Big Balls

(AllHipHop News) Some OutKast fans were shocked when Erykah Badu compared “mumble rapper” Young Thug to GOAT contender André 3000.

“Amazing Thugger. Reminds me of a certain ATLien I know,” tweeted Badu in response to Thug’s controversial Jeffery album cover.

It turns out Dré is a big fan of his fellow Atlanta native’s music and style.

3000 spoke about Young Thug in a feature article for Complex.

“He’s exciting,” said Andre. “There’s no box. He’s all over the place. To do those things he does, you have to have big f-ckin’ balls.”

The Love Below creator continued, “It’s almost harder than the guy who’s portraying hard, you know? It’s kind of mind-f-cking people. It’s saying, don’t get too comfortable with me. That’s one of my mottos: Don’t let people get too comfortable with what you’re doing.”

André is rarely releasing music these days, but he has contributed to recent projects by Frank Ocean, Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, Travis Scott, and Kid Cudi.

“There’s always a new wave of artists, and sometimes I’m just like, ‘I’m good. I’ll let the young guys do it.’ And whenever they reach out and say, ‘Hey, let’s try something,’ I’m with helping them,” explained Dré. “I’m doing it more for them than for my own self. I don’t get much happiness from doing music like that – I get happiness from pleasing who I’m working with, and helping them, and seeing them be excited.”

Unfortunately, Kast followers should not hold their breath for a new album from the Grammy winning duo.

“Even with Outkast – if we never do another album, I’m totally fine with that,” stated 3 Stacks.

He added, “At this stage I’m really more focused on what I am going to be doing 10 years from now. And I hope to God it won’t be rapping.”

[AUDIO] Republic Records’ Signee Kim Viera Drops “Gold Lining” Single

Versatility defines an artist.

It’s not just about singing, it’s about writing, performing and feeling.

That’s why New York singer songwriter KimViera has quickly become a hot commodity in the music industry.

Her voice propelled the Bingo Players 2014 single “Knock You Out” to a global hit.

She then went on to pen Lil Wayne’s single “Start A Fire” featuring Christina Milian.

Kim Viera is now setting the stage for her journey on Republic Records, who also released Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” ft. Daddy Yankee, as a new American Latina star.

Her first release “Gold Lining” samples the Diwali Riddim Lumidee used in her hit single “Uh Oh.”

This fresh urban Latin pop record screams BX, NYC, but will heat up the Summer worldwide.

For more information onRepublic Record’s new talent Kim Viera, check out her social media sites below:

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Kanye West Files $10 Million Lawsuit Over Canceled Saint Pablo Tour

(AllHipHop News) Last year, Kanye West canceled the remaining dates of his “Saint Pablo Tour” following the Hip Hop star being hospitalized for mental health treatment.

West is now suing the Lloyd’s of London insurance company for $10 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The suit asserts the insurers are stalling on paying out for the canceled trek.

Kanye and his Very Good Touring, Inc. apparently still have not been paid eight months after filing for the loss claim.

The Life Of Pablo album creator also accuses the insurers of violating a non-disclosure agreement by leaking private information to the press.

“Plaintiff is informed and believes that the ‘planting’ of the Confidential Information with news outlets… was part and parcel of Defendants’ efforts to impair Plaintiff’s rights to the indemnity payments due under the Insurance Policies,” reads the complaint.

Seven months ago, there were reports that Kanye was looking to complete the “Saint Pablo Tour.”

“Kanye wants to finish the tour. He loves his show,” said a source supposedly connected to Ye. “He wants everyone in the world to see it.”

Tupac’s Final House Is Up For Sale

(AllHipHop News) A California property Tupac Shakur used to call home has hit the market for $2.66 million.

The rap icon moved into the Woodland Hills pad in 1995 following a stint behind bars, and stayed there until his shooting death in September, 1996.

The luxury six-bedroom, five-bathroom house, which Shakur had reportedly been in the process of purchasing at the time of his passing, was then picked up by former Limp Bizkit and House of Pain star DJ Lethal for $1.28 million in 2003, before selling it to the current homeowners, reports Realtor.com.

The property also boasts an outdoor kitchen and a swimming pool with a waterfall.

Vince Staples Goes In On R. Kelly!

(AllHipHop Rumors) It’s been a rough two weeks for these R&B cats!

It looks like Vic Mensa isn’t the only rapper who isn’t feeling the King of R&B, R. Kelly!

Vince Staples made it clear that he didn’t rock with the veteran R&B singer in a series of social media posts.

“This n-gga R Kelly is a fool Look at this n-gga. I can’t believe y’all call me weird. I ain’t never wore a super villain disguise & a headband,” said Staples.

When fans started to stick up for Kellz by mentioning all of the classic music he’s made, Staples went in even more.

“Since you love R kelly so much have him perform at your daughters next birthday party. No? Ok thought so … I don’t care if you wrote the Happy Birthday song if you pee pee on a 9th grade girl I’m never giving you a pass the jokes flying,” said Staples.

He also said,

“I’m curious on why yall care so much he clearly aint care enough if he pee pee’d on a child on tape. The man pee pee’d on his own furniture,” he wrote. “Look, I won’t deny the music y’all don’t deny the pee pee. Deal? Cool.”

Staples’ comments come after Kellz has been accused of holding women against their will in a cult. It looks like these accusations may really be sticking this time as several of his tour dates around the country have been cancelled. It’s ALWAYS something with R. Kelly. Carry on.

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Nia Long and LL Cool J Reunite

(AllHipHop News) Actress Nia Long is reuniting with LL Cool J on screen after joining “NCIS: Los Angeles” as a series regular.

The “Best Man” beauty will take on the role of Shay Mosely, the new executive assistant director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s West Coast team.

“The character was created specifically for Nia to capitalize on her strengths and personality and we are excited about the new opportunities and dynamics she brings to the show,” executive producer R. Scott Gemmill tells The Hollywood Reporter. “We couldn’t be happier to have her join our family.”

She joins a cast led by LL Cool J, her co-star in 1999 movie “In Too Deep,” and Chris O’Donnell, and will make her debut in the NCIS spin-off in the season nine premiere in October.

Nia is no stranger to TV – she recently completed a stint on hit hip-hop drama “Empire,” and previously appeared on “Judging Amy,” “Third Watch,” and “Boston Legal.”

The news emerges days after Maria Bello signed on to star in the original “NCIS” crime drama for its upcoming 15th season.

Eddmaster – “Outta My Mind” (Video)

Jersey City-native Eddmaster is back with the official video to his latest single, “Out Of My Mind.” This track perfectly sets the tone for the Summer and is inspired by BBD’s (Bel Biv Divo) timeless hit record “Poison“; telling the story of a man who’s infatuated with a woman he just met.

Be sure to check out the visual below and stay on the lookout for more to come from Eddmaster.

Are Kanye West & Kid Cudi Back In The Studio Together?

(AllHipHop Rumors) Word on the curb is that Yeezy Yeezy may be working on a new album.

It’s no secret that Kanye West needed to take a good amount of time off after his public mental breakdowns, rants, and tour cancellations.

Ye was caught earlier this month leaving a studio session with the Migos, and now photos have surfaced showing Ye with Kid Cudi and Plain Pat.

Almost a year and a half ago West was working on a material for his [then] Turbo Grafx 16 album.

Cudi, Pat, and Mike Dean were also there to help with ideas for the project.

None of the parties have hinted at anything big coming, but it’s making folks wonder if Kanye could be readying an album for late 2017 or early 2018.

Are you ready for a new Kanye album?!

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G4SHI Unleashes New Single “24 Hours” Ahead Of ‘The Disrespectful Tour’

G4SHI releases a new titled single “24 Hours,” which is a follow up to his two previous heavily streamed singles, “Disrespectful” and “Turn Me Down.” Together, both records have garnered over 22 million streams on Spotify and G4SHI plans to keep the momentum going. Later this month, he is also set to hit the road and headline his first ever tour, ‘The Disrespectful Tour.’

Check out the full dates below as well as his new record “24 Hours.”

8/13 – Baltimore, MD – Moonrise Festival 2017
8/18 – Savannah, GA – Club Elan
8/19 – Tampa, FL – Club Skye
8/23 – Detroit, MI – El Club
8/24 – Minneapolis, MN – The Loft at Skyway Theatre
8/25 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
8/26 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe, Old National Centre
9/2 – Columbus, OH – Breakaway Music Festival Columbus 2017
9/7 – Houston, TX – Spire
9/8 – Dallas, TX – The Lizard Lounge
9/9 – Austin, TX – Vulcan Gas Company
9/13 – West Hollywood, CA – The Roxy Theatre
9/16 – Santa Ana, CA – The Constellation Room at The Observatory
9/21 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
9/22 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
9/23 – Virginia Beach, VA – Peabody’s
10/5 – Edmonton, AB (Canada) – Union Hall
10/ 6 – Vancouver, BC (Canada) – Fortune Sound Club

Lil Duval Remains Unapologetic About Transgender Comments

(AllHipHop Rumors) Lil Duval recently ruffled a lot of feathers in the LGBT community, especially the transgender community.

Comedian Lil Duval was a guest on The Breakfast Club, and during his visit, he made some comments that were offensive to a significant amount of transgender people.

Lil Duval referred to transgender people as trannies, and he stated that if a transgender woman “tricked” him (didn’t reveal that she was born a man) that he would kill her.

A significant amount of people could see where Duval was coming from with feeling that straight men should have the right to be informed about a person’s original gender so that they can make an informed decision about whether or not to engage in sexual activity with the individual.

The transgender community is still not here for Lil Duval’s comments and have been coming for him left and right since he made them. Members of the transgender community have even come for The Breakfast Club despite the fact that the radio hosts tried to correct Duval a few times during the interview.

If those offended thought they were going to get an apology from the comedian, they can think again.

Lil Duval has made it plain and clear that he will not be apologizing and he meant what he said. Check out some of his additional social media posts. What are your thoughts on his comments?

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DC Young Fly Named One Of The New Hosts Of MTV’s Revived ‘TRL’

(AllHipHop News) MTV is bringing back one of the network’s former flagship programs.

TRL (Total Request Live) returns to the cable channel on October 2 with five rotating hosts.

Among the new faces to take the helm of the revived TRL is Atlanta-raised comedian DC Young Fly.

The 25-year-old internet personality is a regular on MTV’s Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘n Out and a co-host for The 85 South Show podcast.

He also appeared in the 2016 film Almost Christmas with Kimberly Elise, Mo’Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, Gabrielle Union, Danny Glover, and Omar Epps.

Amy Pham, Erik Zachary, Lawrence Jackson, and Tamara Dhia will join DC on TRL.

During its initial run from 1998 – 2008, Total Request Live was the television focal point for all things pop culture related.

The show counted down the most popular music videos of the day, and it was the go-to platform for entertainers to promote their music, movies, or other ventures.

TRL helped eventual music superstars Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, and Eminem become household names.

The teen-centered TV series was also a career launching pad for ex-hosts Carson Daly, La La Vasquez, and Vanessa Lachey.

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Power Trip: 50 Cent Puts Starz On Blast!

(AllHipHop Rumors) With 50 Cent and his hit show ‘Power’, it’s hard to tell what is and what isn’t a publicity stunt when it comes to him!

While fans have been head-over-heels in love with, ‘Power,’ it looks like there have been more internal problems between 50 and the show’s home network, Starz.

Apparently those involved with the show wanted to bring watchers more plot twists, but the time was cut short.

Showrunner Courtney Kemp told Entertainment Weekly that episode six was a more packed and scattered episode than what was originally intended.

“We only have 10 episodes, so we’re often in a situation where we have to pack in a lot of story because we want to get certain places by the end of the season. In the case of episode six, it was originally conceived of as a Tommy only episode. We were going to do two separate episodes: One was going to be Ghost, Kanan, Tariq, Jukebox, and the kidnapping; and one was going to be just Tommy on his journey to Chicago and what happens there. Unfortunately, Starz would not give us the extra episode. I asked them for 12 episodes for season 4 and they would not do it. So because they would not do it, we had to make it one episode. That’s the real answer. The upshot was that we had to lose some story lines and some story,” said Kemp.

Despite the shows success, Starz has refused to extend the season at the producer’s requests.

Kemp wasn’t the only person disappointed. Hold-nothing-back 50 took to his Instagram to reveal that he’s considering leaving the network!

“I woke up feeling a little different about POWER this morning . If the biggest show on your net work doesn’t mean anything, what does your network mean STARZ? I’m taking my talents to south beach f-ck this,” said 50.

Do you think 50 will actually leave, or is he just talking?

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