Flawless Real Talk continues to wow us with his incredible lyricism and creativity when it comes to music videos. Rappers are known for talking about the struggle and what they had to do in order to make it. However, to actually have evidence of their journey is a rarity. In “Won’t Back Out”, Flawless gives his fans a microscopic view of his life and it’s good. You get to see him on the road touring and even creating in the studio. Come to think of it, it can easily be compared to a short film.
Freebandz artist Zoey Dollaz has released his full track listing and album artwork for, “M’ap Boule.” Making a buzz virally, the EP has A plus features with Future, Chris Brown, A Boogie, Casey Veggies and Tory Lanez. The EP drops everywhere 7.21.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Young Buck is back in jail after being released only a couple months ago.
The rapper has already made bail, according to New Channel 5 in Nashville, TN.
“I ain’t [sic] got nothing to say except I didn’t do it,” the rapper told the new channel.
The former G-Unit rapper was indicted on domestic assault and vandalism charges, both are which are misdemeanors.
His lawyer released the following statement:
“Tennessee rap artist David Darnell Brown also known as Young Buck surrendered to the Davidson County Sherriff’s Department in response to an issued warrant for his arrest on charges stemming from an allegation of a verbal altercation in 2016. He has been released and is on bond with Brooke’s Bail Bonding Company, set at $10,000. Young Buck has had his fair share of legal battles but has since turned a corner starting with domestic reconciliation as well as the release and promotion of his new project, 10 Toes Down. Unfortunately, while on the road, Buck was informed by his legal counsel that a warrant for his arrest had been issued on a domestic abuse indictment stemming from a 2016 verbal only disagreement with his then girlfriend who is now his fiancé.”
Last year he was sentenced to seven years in jail after contacting his now fiancé.
The rapper is now home after posting $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday afternoon, representatives of Young Buck released the following information:
Young Buck’s attorney, Joe Morrissey told New Channel 5 that the charges were “previously dismissed by General Sessions Court of Davidson County. Mr. Brown categorically denies any wrongdoing and looks forward to being exonerated.”
Last month, buzzing Connecticut emcee ANOYD stopped by Shade 45 and spit a dope freestyle over B.I.G.’s classic instrumental “Unbelievable” for DJ Tony Touch and now we get official video.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Drake fans can pretty much all agree that ‘Take Care’ has been one of the 6 God’s best projects to date!
The album received much praise from Hip Hop & R&B fans as well as music critics and media. ‘Take Care’ has also sold over 4 million copies with several Billboard Top 10 hits.
Drake seemingly teased fans that a sequel to ‘Take Care’ may be coming with an Instagram post with a photo that was reminiscent of the cover of ‘Take Care’.
Although we have no idea if the OVO boss will release the project, we do know that fans are certainly here for it!
(AllHipHop Rumors) There will never be another Tupac, and the vast majority of these comparisons are outlandish and disrespectful!
While it may be okay to express that you are inspired by an artist, MC Eiht sat down with DJ Vlad to express that he is tired of hearing known rappers call themselves the next Tupac!
“To be honest, I’ma keep it real. It’s my first time ever hearing that sh-t. I’ve never heard anybody calling themselves the new Pac. I just; I don’t know if it’s because people want to live off his legacy of who he was. I guess because a MF is feeling like, I’m a hard n-gga too. You can be hard in your own right, without having to feel….I’ve never had the feeling of wanting to call myself the next Eazy or the next Cube….You don’t call yourself another n-gga. I don’t get it…. We [west coast] don’t do that sh-t. We don’t identify with another man’s legacy…..To me that’s sort of people who want to associate themselves with his legacy….Make your own f-cking foundation,” said MC Eiht.
As you know the Tupac comparisons and references from Boosie BadAzz, Joey Bada$$, Troy Ave, Young Thug, Lil Yachty and more have gone too far!
What are your thoughts?
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(AllHipHop Rumors) Word on the curb is that an A-list singer has allegedly settled a million-dollar lawsuit after allegedly infecting one of his sex partners with the incurable herpes virus!
Radar Online, states that they’ve obtained a lawsuit between a celebrity stylist and “Ursher Baby”!
Whoa! RO reports that legal documents reportedly state that Usher allegedly had a good amount of unprotected sex without disclosing his [herpes] status.
According to said court papers, the singer’s ex-wife, Tameka Foster, was also allegedly exposed to the virus.
Usher has been said to have been labeled as an asymptomatic carrier by doctors.
Allegedly Ush convinced his partner that his results were negative, and he and the woman allegedly continued to have unprotected sex.
Apparently the partner grew sick, and learned that she had contracted herpes upon visiting a doctor. Allegedly Usher called the woman a few days later with his doctor confirming that he too carried the virus.
Wait there’s more. According to B. Scott, Usher reportedly cut a $1.1 million check in order to settle a lawsuit from the woman, Maya Fox-Davis, who was one of his ex-wife’s bridesmaids. LAWD.
Well, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about ONE out of SIX people in the United States between the ages of 14 to 49 have genital herpes. Get tested!
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(AllHipHop Opinion) It has been reported that Earl Simmons p/k/a DMX withheld $1.7 million from the Internal Revenue Service. There have been 14 federal charges (to which he has pled not guilty) filed against him could equate to 44 years punishable jail time, if he’s convicted. So several days ago, I, along with the rest of the world, witnessed rapper DMX publicly answer questions about his federal arrest for evading paying taxes dating as far back as 2000. It seemed to me that as soon as DMX was released from federal custody, the media was there with camera and recorder in tow to pounce. But he didn’t whither. Instead he answered each question and said, “My life is in God’s hands.”
We met DMX in the era of Hip Hop which has been described as “golden” – the 1990’s. This was during a time when true lyricism reigned supreme and was the sole basis of separating emcees from MC’s. For the most part, this is the era that produced the lyrical giants who are staples on damn near everybody’s Top 5 lists. And though DMX name is rarely mentioned in the conversation of the greats, ask the “greats” how instrumental and influential he was to our culture.
To help put DMX career into perspective and to give it unsolicited validation in comparison to our Hip Hop Mount Rushmore consider this: DMX has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide. That is almost 3 times more albums than Nas sold worldwide. DMX is the first Hip Hop artist to release two number one albums in the same year. As a matter of fact, his first five studio releases all debuted at number one on Billboard 200. Jay-Z can’t even stake that claim. He’s appeared in more cinematography than Tupac, producing a hood classic in “Belly” and acted alongside an angel to us all, Aaliyah. As if that’s not impressive enough, I’d argue that he was just as vividly explicit and detail oriented with his lyrical artistry as Biggie. It should be duly noted that when it comes to our culture DMX has been a major contributing factor. But we don’t celebrate him for his greatness because we’re too busy lambasting him for falling victim to societal ills.
Addiction is real. I’ve personally had many loved ones fall victim to substance abuse, quickly discovering that that thing they chose to indulge in would lead to their demise if they did not get the necessary help they needed to prevail fighting their demons. X also suffers from mental illness as well. Unfortunately most never get the help they need, so they succumb becoming a victim to a substance or lack of support. Without realizing that everyone who love them will also be a casualty in their personal war with narcotics and the internal demons they’re trying to escape. We must realize and accept that no one is exclusive from the harsh realities of life.
In our community, we oftentimes wait until it’s too late to show our appreciation for one another. We wait for tragic and untimely deaths to celebrate the incredible things our heroes and sheroes did while they were living. If we can learn one more thing from the passing of Prodigy, let us learn to give flowers to those we cherish while they can still smell them. This is a sentiment expressed often on N.O.R.E Drink Champs podcast, which I concur.
So on this day, if I may speak once for the culture, I would like to say, “We Love You DMX.” We love you for always being yourself, right, wrong or indifferent. We love you for not being ashamed to express your vulnerability. We love you for always being transparent. We love you for getting back up after every time you’ve been knocked down because it is encouraging to those of us fighting and at times losing in our own personal wars. We love you for publicly acknowledging and having a reverence for GOD. We love you for the important contributions that you’ve made to our culture. We love you brother. I pray that GOD continue to keep you in his hands and work with you to become what he has already destined you to be. And as I pray for you, I ask that you please pray for me.
(AllHipHop Rumors) At first T-Pain and Travis Scott seemed to hint that they wouldn’t mind collaborating, but now it’s really going down!
T-Pain & Travis Scott are already known for their use of auto-tune in rap music, and it looks like we will now also know them for what could be an awesome collaboration.
Travis tweeted out,
“T-Pain……la flame.”
and T-Pain seemingly invited Travis to reach out to him by phone so the two could link up!
Fans quickly responded to the possibility of the collaboration, with the vast majority of them being here for it.
Apparently this all started from a fan telling T-Pain that no one could use auto-tune better than him, with T-Pain replying with a correction that named Travis as the best user.
Well apparently it’s no longer just a possibility of them linking. Screen shots of text messages have hit the ‘net that show that a session for T-Pain and Scott had in fact been booked! Are you ready for this collaboration?
Heck should they do an entire project together, or just one track?
Lost God revisits his project “Drillafornia” which was entirely produced by Chriaq producer Young Chop and returns with the visual to tape’s track “Like I’m Stevie.”
(AllHipHop News) Red Bull Culture Clash is heading to Atlanta this August for a highly anticipated battle featuring four music crews.
EarDrummers with Mike WiLL Made-It, Enjoylife with Wondagurl, Disturbing London with Tinie Tempah, and Unruly with Popcaan will all vie for the crown.
Culture Clash consists of four distinct rounds – TEMPERATURE’S RISING, THE SELECTOR, SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY, and THE DECIDER.
Fans can expect to hear creative offerings consisting of exclusive music, special guests, mockeries, diss records, and more.
The crews will compete head-to-head at the battleground, but they are not allowed to play a record already used that evening unless the record is explicitly announced as a counteraction and somehow altered.
EarDrummers will represent the hometown at Culture Clash Atlanta.
The Enjoylife collective will bring a Canadian style, while Disturbing London is likely to incorporate Nigerian flavors into their presentation.
Jamaica’s Unruly will compete in the Georgia capital after being part of the winning Culture Clash UK team.
Red Bull Culture Clash debuted during the 2010 Red Bull Music Academy in London.
Culture Clashes have since taken place in South Africa, Italy, Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, San Francisco, and other global locales.
A$AP Mob, Major Lazer, Wiz Khalifa & Taylor Gang, Just Blaze & Young Guru, and the 2016 UK winner Mixpak have taken part in previous editions.
Philly-born, ATL-based radio personality/music executive DJ Drama will serve as the host for this year’s event in Atlanta.
Red Bull Culture Clash Atlanta is scheduled for Friday, August 25.
Now Cam’ron is addressing the importance of ownership in a freestyle uploaded to YouTube.
The two-minute rhyme covers Cam explaining how an unnamed woman attempted to have him sign up for a film about his Diplomats crew.
He raps:
See this lady called me up and said, “Let’s do a Dipset documentary.” Now I usually move independently, but this could be the move of the century. She says, “Yeah, we’ll give you an advance and percentage once we license it.” I’m like, “Here we go, she think I’m slow. Look miss, don’t try this sh-t.” She said, “What?” I said, “Theconniving sh-t. You starting to sound like Donald Trump’s campaign, and I ain’t buying it.”
The Harlem representative goes on to say he denied the offer because the woman would have owned the movie.
Cam added that she apparently called fellow Dipset member Freekey Zekey and attempted to create a split between the two.
The freestyle also includes Cam’ron talking about the Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest documentary directed by Michael Rapaport.
He spits:
A Tribe Called Quest did a documentary. Michael Rapaport owns the sh-t. That sh-t don’t even make sense to me…
Michael cool, I ain’t gonna start no racial war. But the roles he picks is tasteless, poor. Me and him could debate some more.
Cam ends the freestyle by saying:
I ain’t no conscious rapper, I’m just a conscious n-gga. When Sony jerked me, it turned me to a monster n-gga. Me and the Taliban went in Epic Records and went bonkers n-gga. I’m just being honest, n-gga.
Just two weeks ago we celebrated America’s 241st birthday. For many people in the country, it’s a day of pride.
For communities of color, July Fourth reminds us that America still has an incredible amount of work to do.
For all the steps our country has taken forward on civil rights, our communities fight everyday to keep from going backwards. History tends to repeat itself and right now we are in a straight up fight to hold onto any progress we have made.
Today our most basic American right is under attack: Voting.
We have come too far as a country to let any party – Republican or Democrat – get in the way of voting. This isn’t about partisanship. Voting is a fundamental right for our democracy.
And our voting rights are under attack.
The current President just established a new group to review his blatantly false claim that 3-5 million people illegally voted in the 2016 election. This group is comprised of people with long track records of voter suppression in their own states.
They have used their positions of power to target and intimidate voters, including young people, seniors, ex-felons, and people of color.
On the morning of Wednesday, July 19th, Trump’s new team is meeting at the White House for the first time and I’m determined to make sure they know we’re watching and listening.
That’s why I’m taking part in the #RespectMyVote Rally right outside the White House that morning with a strong coalition of advocacy groups and young people. We are going to protest this attack on democracy and our given right as Americans.
We are going to tell Trump and his commission to #RespectMyVote.
And while we are saying #RespectMyVote in front of the Trump White House, I want to make it clear that we all need to do our part and vote. By not voting, you are doing yourself a double disservice; first by forfeiting your voice without reason, and second by not representing those who legitimately cannot get to the polls, but could still benefit from common points of views.
Everyone has the right to make their voice heard. Right now there are forces attacking that right. That’s why I’m going to be out in front of the White House saying #RespectMyVote.
(AllHipHop News) Pop queen Madonna has succeeded in getting a New York judge to stop a scheduled auction of her personal items.
The collection included a letter written by the late Tupac Shakur as well as another note where the Material Girl called Whitney Houston ” “horribly mediocre.”
New York Daily News reports an emergency court order filed by Madonna requested the judge block Gotta Have It! from selling the collectibles.
The Pac letter made news because it featured the “Hail Mary” emcee explaining why he wanted to break up with Madonna.
“For you to be seen with a black man wouldn’t in any way jeopardize your career, if anything it would make you seem that much more open and exciting,” read the handwritten note. “But for me at least in my previous perception I felt due to my ‘image’ I would be letting down half of the people who made me what I thought I was. I never meant to hurt you.”
Gotta Have It! Collectibles was attempting to sell 22 items – including a hairbrush containing Madonna’s hair and a pair of worn panties – at its Wednesday rock-and-roll-themed auction.
The iconic performer blames “former friend” Darlene Lutz for the memorabilia ending up with the auction house.
Lutz reportedly helped pack up Madonna’s Miami home when she moved out of the residence.
“Madonna and her legal army have taken what we believe to be a completely baseless and meritless action to temporarily halt the sale of Ms. Lutz’s legal property. We believe that her intent is nothing more than to besmirch the good reputations of the auction house and Ms. Lutz,” argues a Gotta Have It! spokesman.
(AllHipHop News) Last year, Kanye West was hit with a class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco’s U.S. District Court.
Plaintiffs argue the rapper broke his promise of only allowing The Life Of Pablo to be streamed on Tidal.
A supposed fan claims Ye deceived consumers into signing up for Tidal to hear the album but later put the project on other streaming platforms such as Apple Music.
“My album will never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale… You can only get it on Tidal,” tweeted Kanye at the time.
The G.O.O.D. Music leader’s legal team wants the case dismissed.
Billboard published a response from Kanye’s lawyers:
The versions of The Life of Pablo that are available on other streaming services are different from the original, Tidal-only version. Plaintiff does not dispute that there are differences between the versions of the album available on the different streaming services, and therefore he has not shown that Mr. West’s tweet about the exclusivity of The Life of Pablo on Tidal was false.
Kanye has referred to his seventh studio LP as a “living breathing changing creative expression.”
TLOP initially debuted via Tidal on February 14, 2016.
By March, Ye reportedly began making changes to the album.
According to TMZ, Joycelyn Savage is claiming her father, Timothy Savage, set up her initial meeting with Kelly.
The site reports:
We’re told the eventual plan — hatched by Dad, R. Kelly and others — was for Joycelyn to stay at Kelly’s house to develop as a singer under his tutelage. We’re told Timothy was the one who dropped her off at a friend’s house to be driven to Kelly’s.
Sources told TMZ Timothy knew Joycelyn would be staying with Kelly for an extended period, but the parents did not expect it to be for years.
The Buzzfeed article that broke the story does note that Joycelyn’s mother and father were open to their daughter working with Kelly to advance her music career.
“When we got to go backstage with R. Kelly, we stayed there over two hours,” said Joycelyn’s mother about meeting the legendary singer at a concert. “One-on-one with just me and my daughter and him. We went back to talk about the music. He listened to her CD. He was going to help her with her CD, and I was really impressed with him at first, because I have always been an R. Kelly fan.”
Joycelyn apparently enrolled for summer classes at Georgia Gwinnett College in June 2016, a year after meeting Kelly.
Buzzfeed also spoke with Joycelyn’s former college roommate.
The publication reports:
By the middle of the 2016 fall semester, [Joycelyn’s] appearance started to change: She began losing weight, and she cropped her long hair short, permed what was left, and dyed it blonde, said her parents and the former roommate. [The roomate] recalled her friend telling her that’s how Kelly liked her hair to look.
[Joycelyn] eventually began skipping all of her classes, and she did not show up to take her finals in mid-December. Her parents confirmed the school considers her a student who is “no longer in good standing.”
(AllHipHop Rumors) I don’t know about you but I am against riding horses! They were not meant to be ridden! They were wild and free and then MEN came and broke them. Sound familiar!?! ANYWAY – DJ Khaled is one of the biggest dudes in the game and it may have caused an issue with a horse in THIS VIDEO!
Recent reports have stated that Khaled essentially broke the horses back after getting on and off and on and off the damn horse! If horses were meant to be rode on….why are they dying after being ridden by Khaled? Here is what a recent report stated, “DJ Khaled is paying for the funeral of a Bahamian resort’s horse that he rented for a video shoot after its back was broken during an intense scene of dj Khaled getting on, and off the horse.”
(AllHipHop News) Rappers Rae Sremmurd are taking on the comic book world with their first superhero story.
“Black Beatles” hitmakers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi have teamed up with Valiant Comics bosses to debut “SHADOWMAN/RAE SREMMURD #1,” which will detail a showdown between their Shadowman superhero and the hip-hop duo in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Slim admits joining forces with writer Eliot Rahal and illustrator Renato Guedes was a real thrill for the self-confessed comic book nerd.
“Comic books are a form of entertainment,” he told Billboard.com. “I get to make all the sounds and effects in my head. It’s just like you use your imagination – you go through the pictures and the pictures are always awesome. It’s like an escape from reality.”
“Shadowman is crazy,” he continued. “It has a lot of twists and turns. It keeps me involved and interested. I can’t even take my eyes off of Shadowman when I read it. I have to finish the book.”
Valiant CEO and Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani added: “Rae Sremmurd are huge comic books fans, and everyone here at Valiant is a huge fan of their music. The combination of their talents, along with those of Eliot Rahal and Renato Guedes – two creators that we’re very excited about – feels like a project that will take fans and readers by surprise.”
The first issue in the “SHADOWMAN/RAE SREMMURD” series is set for release in October.
Bred on island of Oahu and currently residing in Los Angeles, CA Hip-Hop artist Jazi has been making waves since the beginning. Born to an Indonesian mother and Caucasian-Jewish father, Jazi embodies a rare mix of cultures with a unique perspective.
Getting her start on the Hawaii Hip-Hop scene during her sophomore year of college, Jazi became inspired to make music after she linked up with Track of Trackbaby Films and began learning how to song write, utilizing her background in poetry.
From there she began to pen songs, freestyle and battle in the parking lots on the local scene.
“One cypher outside in the parking lot grew into another opportunity to perform on a stage, which grew into another opportunity to throw my own events, which grew to meeting every radio DJ on the island. We gained the respect (and jealousy) of many as I kept advancing as an artist and I ended up leaving Hawaii for Los Angeles with the Honolulu Pulse ‘Best Hip Hop Artist’ Award,” Jazi said.
Since moving to LA, Jazi has hit the ground running earning the praise of her peers and local DJs alike and respect from many West Coast legends.
Jazi even earned the lauded praise of LA based DJ, DJ Carisma, who co-signed her most recent release, “Make A Move.”
Not holding anything back and rolling with the momentum of her last effort, Jazi has plans to release yet another project dubbed, “The Other One.”
Set for release this Summer, the project will feature a rollout of high quality videos directed, shot and edited by her longtime collaborator Track of Trackbaby Films.
“‘The Other One’ represents someone who doesn’t fall under the typical societal groups of what you should be, and they don’t fall into political labels and social labels. I am more of that; one on the outside, or the different one, seeing life from another view, hearing music from another tone and another world,” Jazi explained of “The Other One” project.
In addition to the release of new music, Jazi has plans to continue her mission to inspire and guide people into living a better life with her “Little Girl, Big Dream” initiative that seeks to create a new era in the world with more peace, justice, talent, and love. Look for her to be involved, giving back to the community by participating in various community building activities.
“The reason I live is for this music s###. I put my whole life into this Hip Hop s###. Sometimes I barely have time to enjoy myself because its still an every day grind and hustle. But its deeper than rap, its a lifestyle and life choice. I am married to the game and with every track I drop I am only reaching to touch more ears and change more lives,” Jazz concluded.