F$O Dinero is all about the money, in the most positive way possible. Hailing from Broward County, the “Blue Bills” rapper is here to take this music thing all the way to the top, with goals of obtaining Gold and Platinum plaques while headlining the game’s biggest events. It was in senior year of high school when he decided to trade the hoop dreams in for the studio, the only place he truly feels alive and inspired.
Coming from humble beginnings, it was Lil Wayne and the Cash Money imprint that he looked up to growing up — giving him hope that he could one day attain their stature. Fast forward to 2019, he’s doing the damn thing.
AllHipHop: For those who don’t know, who is F$O Dinero?
F$O Dinero: My music is more like the drip music, fly s##t only. It’s fly guy. F$O stands for Fly s##t Only.
AllHipHop: Why should people f##k w/ you?
F$O Dinero: Because what I do is pure. The music’s pure, the vibes are pure. Through music, you could feel what I’m going through. Either it makes you want to get money, it makes you want to get fly, or it makes you want to just feel better.
AllHipHop: How would you describe your sound?
F$O Dinero: Unique. I can sound like and adapt to anything. Like a chameleon, I can do anything.
AllHipHop: You say you’re from Broward but not the same place as X. Why?
F$O Dinero: There’s different little cities. Where he’s from is in the deep South. Kodak’s from Pompano and I’m from Oakland Park, it’s still Broward County but not the same exact spot. Because they brought the light to us, Kodak and X.
AllHipHop: What were you seeing growing up?
F$O Dinero: Growing up in Broward, you see the rights and the wrongs. We live in a whole different world. South Florida in general, everything is fast over there. You see what not to want to be like, you see what to be like… it’s more to life. Broward is a small city, it prepared me for everything so far.
AllHipHop: Do you ever miss the hoop dreams?
F$O Dinero: I do sometimes think about it. I be like “damn, I can’t believe I used to just wake up and go to practice every single day.” Can’t believe I used to play basketball, now I don’t even touch a basketball. I still play basketball every now and then but before, it was every single day. Waking, boom: go play basketball. Like damn, what if I still played ball? I don’t dwell on it too much because everything happens for a reason.
AllHipHop: Dream collab?
F$O Dinero: Wayne, John Legend, and Meek.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from Color Money?
F$O Dinero: A whole lot of different vibes. Color Money will stamp me in a way. Because I have songs out, but I don’t have too much out. Color Money is really hard. I got features from Lil Durk, City Girls, and Zoey Dollaz. He’s from Miami, City Girls from Miami too. Lil Durk ended up happening because I made a post on Instagram, I told everybody tag Durk. Somebody I used to work with hit him up. He was f##king with the sound so we just built a connection. Went over there and made a song.
Inas X is back with a brand new visual for her fans.
Boasting 1.6 million followers on Instagram alone, the singer-songwriter has been growing her fanbase daily with her sweet, sexy look and even greater voice.
The East Coast native exploded onto the music scene with her single “Love Is,” which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Dance Chart in 2016.
Now, she continues to bring confidence, determination, independence, and spread the importance of self-love.
“Loca” arrives in the form of a cinematic visual, with a blond Inas X strutting her s### and bringing all the vibes.
This is a feel-good anthem that will get you moving on the dance floor in any occasion!
And the father-of-two’s dreams came true on Tuesday (November 12th), as his fellow “The Voice” judge Blake Shelton, who himself nabbed the honor back in 2017, announced that John was the publication’s hottest man of the year – following in the footsteps of last year’s honoree Idris Elba.
As he told John of the news, Blake presented him with a pair of shorts bedazzled with “EGOTSMA” – with the acronym now symbolizing John’s latest win.
Speaking to People about his new honor, John said: “I was excited, but I was a little scared at the same time because it’s a lot of pressure. Everyone’s going to be picking me apart to see if I’m sexy enough to hold this title. I’m (also) following Idris Elba, which is not fair and is not nice to me!”
(AllHipHop Video) AllHipHop hit the streets with Harlem rapper Dave East as he went on a New York promo run. This video is a precursor to the official “A Day In The Life With Dave East,” shot in conjunction with Def Jam Records. Video: Ebony Reece.
(AllHipHop News) Glastonbury festival organizer Emily Eavis has hailed rappers Jay-Z and Stormzy for transforming the feel of the British rock and pop festival.
Speaking to Music Week magazine, the festival chief said his performance had marked a turning point in the history of the event – as it opened it up to fans of different genres.
“There are some years where you witness a change, where you can see a change in the course of its history,” she explained. “You watch the news and you can see something that shifts things politically or whatever. And I think with Jay-Z, that was our year where (Glastonbury) shifted and now it’s in a different place.”
“With Stormzy, again, that was a real turning point and that’s what makes it exciting and interesting – shifting the idea of what we should be doing, who should be playing and opening minds,” she added. “Even on the High Street, up the road in the nearest town, you get people saying, ‘You can’t beat a guitar band’, or ‘I don’t agree with this hip-hop stuff’ and it amazes me. The world is genreless, but you still get those ancient opinions.”
Next year, Glastonbury marks its 50th anniversary, with Diana Ross already signed up to perform, and Paul McCartney reportedly lined up for a headline slot.
(AllHipHop Features) Ol Dirty Bastard was an artist of the most unique sort. The Brooklyn-born frenetic rapper embodied so many conflicting virtues in a single being and shook up the world multiple times before his death on November 15, 2004. He is also one of the highlights, despite being a supporting character, in “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” Those that bore witness to his character on the groundbreaking Hulu series saw TJ Atoms magically evoke the spirit of ODB on the small screen. Atoms, a relative newcomer, is an actor and rapper reared on the streets of Philly. He has been instantly propelled to acclaim for his portrayal of the Wu-Tang member. Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur talked to TJ to give him heavy heapings of praise and also get his story as well.
AllHipHop: For those that don’t know, TJ plays Ol Dirty Bastard on “Wu-Tang: An American Saga. I was like, yo in that first screening, this dude nailed it.
TJ Atoms: Real rap, that’s a lot to live up to. Old Dirty?
AllHipHop: So tell me how, how did they receive the performance.
TJ Atoms: Everybody loved it. I’m not even going to lie. it’s crazy because he’s a huge icon, you feel me? ODB is such a legend man. And nobody’s ever played him. The people’s reaction for me is crazy. My manager knew his ex-manager and that’s how I linked up with his mom, so he introduced me to his mom. And that’s how it worked out man. Then there’s his daughter, she’s really cool. His son’s really cool too.
AllHipHop: His son is the one I thought would be the natural fit. I don’t know if he can act, but he looks like him.
TJ Atoms: He got an independent, 11-minute miniseries on YouTube. I don’t know if it’s still up because I’ve been talking about it for a minute. That’s how I learned how to get in a little bit of the character through watching his son a lot. His son got a lot of body language of ODB.
AllHipHop: Did you do anything special to prepare for it? I mean, other than watching it. Because for example, like the Joker, like the Joker that’s a crazy performance. Maybe on a little lower scale, but you really nailed it.
TJ Atoms: I just felt honestly, I just studied my ass off, man. I had to really learn, I had something to prove, so I went extra hard and the energy on set, people like really telling me I’m doing a good job. Like Sean C and Mathematics helping me with the dialect and rapping. I just feel like I went extra hard and me ODB are like kindred spirits, you feel me? Like the energy’s there.
AllHipHop: I had the blessing of actually interviewing him, Right before he passed. I’m going to show it to you. It’s very short, but I’m going to show you what I got, it’s classic. Soon as he got out. Mariah Carey was there, everybody was there. I asked him about George Bush who was the president at the time. For me, he embodied everything you want to be as an artist. You know. Not only was he dope musically, but he was a personality. There was a lot of drama but he captivated people a lot. Do you have any favorite aspects of him that you hone in on after studying him?
TJ Atoms: I feel like his overall character man. I love his personality. Like how funny he was. I really liked the outgoingness, the “I don’t give a f##k about this s##t.” You feel me? Like you got to say that s##t sometimes.
AllHipHop: Has there been any talk of you having your own spinoff yet?
TJ Atoms: No, I haven’t heard that.
AllHipHop: It’s going to happen. There’s no question it’s gotta happen. How was it working with all the other greats, you know, Erica Alexander. I had the biggest crush on her. I was like “uhhhh please take this picture.”
TJ Atoms: She’s amazing. I feel like everybody in the cast is like a new legend. Shameik Moore, Ashton Sanders, Siddiq Saunderson, yo, these cats are legends. So all of them, the energy is amazing. I felt like we low key became a little family. It is only season one.
AllHipHop: I could tell he was like a family atmosphere from the party. I know everybody was nice and everything. But yall had that genuine, camaraderie.
TJ Atoms: I feel like everybody loves each other on set. That’s why it’s a special TV show.
AllHipHop: Did you talk to any of the Wu-Tang members?
TJ Atoms: I talked to Method Man, spoke with RZA of course Mathematics, the DJ, Ghostface Killah. That’s pretty much it. That’s who I really got the honor to meet so far. Method Man was on set a few times and he encouraged me. So I’m like, yo, the people who was there were really feeling it and that gave me more confidence to just really go all out.
AllHipHop: I never thought anyone could nail it the way you did. Now, do you have a favorite Wu-Tang song?
TJ Atoms: “Can It Be So Simple.” I love that beat… that jawn goes hard.
AllHipHop: Well I just got to say, you know, for people like myself that came up in that era that really look at it with a skeptical eye, you know what I’m saying? Cause yo older Gods or whatever you want to call it, you know, they really protect the people like Old Dirty and it’s real.
TJ Atoms: You can’t play with that. That’s why I’m like so blown away by the response of everybody. I don’t think I seen no hate. These days people could be so critical. Like people can’t wait to make me a meme “he f##king sucks.” But they’re really showing love and that’s amazing.
AllHipHop: Now you’re a relatively new actor.
TJ Atoms: I just literally stumbled into acting, you know? I know how it found me, but I don’t know how it found me. I thought I was going to be a rapper.
AllHipHop: I know a little bit about your story, but first of all before talk about the rap part, talk about that stumbling moment in Philly.
TJ Atoms: So I was in the park, it was a random day, a random park and some lady came up to me liking my aesthetics and the way I dressed. And she was like, yo, “you’re want to be in this, you want to be in this music video?” I’m like, “not really.” What’s up with the money, I need some cash or I ain’t doing nothing for free. But she was like, “you know what? Yeah, we paying you like whatever.” So I showed up and It wound up being a real movie set, but it was a music video. We lit this car on fire. We beat it with a bat and it was for this metal band. I fell in love with that whole thing. I’m like, “damn, this s##t was fun. And I got paid for it.” So I was asking people “how you found out about this?” I got on backstage.com and found my manager. And its been history ever since.
I ain’t gonna lie though. I was setting up my energy for situations like that. I was reading books, I was training my mind to opened up to energy like that. So it just happened she was onto it.
AllHipHop: Well that might be just whatever you call it, the universe, God, whatever. How long have you been acting?
TJ Atoms: Like three years. My first jawn was like in 2016 “Blue Bloods.” But I was doing little commercials and modeling gigs before that with my manager. My manager just rocked out with me. That’s why I love him so much. Cause like I didn’t have no classes. All I had was personality. And he just believed in me, kept putting me on auditions and I was like “I suck man.” I ain’t going to lie. If it wasn’t for him, I probably wouldn’t even be acting bro. Cause I, he gave me the opportunity to go on those auditions. I would have been gave it up. That’s a true blessing.
AllHipHop: What do you have in the acting wheelhouse moving forward with anything, any new opportunities?
TJ Atoms: I got this independent film with Lena Waithe coming out where I play a high school kid. I’m just working on a lot of music though right now. Working on a vibe, curating some new music for early 2020.
AllHipHop: You know, that’s the one thing I love about the artists now…you guys like stay unboxed.
TJ Atoms: You’ve got to, I feel like in this day and age you gotta have multiple sources of just creativity, art, and income. Like I can’t just do this and do that. If I would’ve just did rap, probably wouldn’t be here on AllHipHop.com.
AllHipHop: It’s funny because people want to ignore…like this is not a Jab at Tupac where he used to do ballet. That’s art.
TJ Atoms: Tupac heavily inspired me to be the rapper. He did it both simultaneously and made it look good. He wasn’t some a cornball doing acting. He was still a cool ass dude. Like “Juice?” That’s a classic. And you still respect his music. A lot of people can’t really pull it off like that where it’s like really respectable.
AllHipHop: So let’s talk about you and hip hop. Now you have a single called “Stay Down.” Can you talk about that song?
TJ Atoms: So “Stay Down.” It’s basically a song I made like three years ago and it’s talking about how you just, they stay down until you come up. It’s a saying we always say in the hood, “You gotta stay put, you gotta stay solid. You gotta stay humble. But I made that joint like three years ago. But I ain’t even where I want to be at. I ain’t up right now. I just, you know me in a position where I can be like, go take that to the world.
AllHipHop: So you dropped it now to more or less inspire.
TJ Atoms: Inspire people to be like “damn yo, he made that s##t. He talked that s##t into existence.” So I just wanted to inspire people and it slaps.
AllHipHop: Talk about your style as a rapper.
TJ Atoms: I don’t got no style. I feel like atoms is everything. I got so many flows. I got so much s##t to talk about that I can’t even describe it. Like I can do reggae, I can go to hip hop. I’m hip hop so I know how to rap. But I can go anywhere with it. I got a pop song that’s about to come out soon… It’s not even a pop song it’s hip hop, but you know it’s different.
AllHipHop: I come from the lyrical era, so I make no apologies for my judgment sometimes. And you are from Philly so I was like, “okay, what’s he going to bring.?” Talk about Philly a little bit. Cause you know, I’m from Delaware originally and Philly is like my second home. I used to love the rappers from Philly so much.
TJ Atoms: I love Philly man. It’s such a dope city. Such a vintage feel about Philly, but it’s grimy too when it gets dark. It’s not a terrible environment to come up from, cause it teaches you how to be a certain way. It teaches you how to be a hustler. It teaches you how to work any crowd with your confidence. I love it, man.
AllHipHop: I did an interview and they asked me how was it moving from Delaware to Brooklyn? It was nothing. And then I thought about it. Maybe it was Philly,
TJ Atoms: Philly might’ve adjusted you, bro. I love Delaware too.
AllHipHop: Who influenced you on the rap side?
TJ Atoms: I’m heavily influenced by Nas, Wu-Tang of course. Coming up, I was in a group and we rapped over Wu-Tang beats. We thought we was Wu-Tang. I like Jay Z. I’m inspired by real hip hop. The modern s##t like would be like Tame Impala. Kendrick. I love all music as well, man. I ain’t gonna lie. Music is music. If it’s good, music is good music.
AllHipHop: So goal-wise you got the rapping and the acting. I was talking to some people and they want to be superstars. We know those lights are bright. Sometimes we’ve seen the consequences of that too. So how far do you want to take it?
TJ Atoms: As far as my soul is meant to go. I see myself just being as big as I want to be man. Cause I’ma design stuff. I’ma direct stuff. I’m gonna do all types of things. But it’s not even like on no superstar s##t. I’m just creative. I gotta outlet. I feel like people put too much behind being a superstar and s##t man. I’m a regular-ass n##ga from the hood. I got an outlet and I can do some cool s##t.
AllHipHop: Style-wise I peeped you a little bit and I’m like, “yo, this dude got a little style with him.” You didn’t look like this last time I saw you.
TJ Atoms: I be switching it up man. It depends on how I feel. I just like expressing myself through different s##t. If I see some cool stuff, I’m gonna get that and I might not wear it. I didn’t wear this ever. I just had it in my closet. I’m like, “man, I got to wear it for AllHipHop.” But it matched the hat though.
AllHipHop: On the set. You had a mixture cast wise of rappers and actors and people, that rap and act. How did that work? you had Dave East, Joey Bada$$ and then got classically trained actors.
TJ Atoms: It was perfect cause I think you need that balance. You need some dudes who really know how to rap and you need some dudes really know how to act. We both bring it back together.
It’s crazy. Siddiq he killed it. Ashton killed it with the bars. They might drop a little tape. Salute the whole cast salute. Salute to the people behind the camera. Salute to the makeup ladies, the writers, Rodney Barnes, it’s a team effort. “Wu-Tang: American Saga” out now. Go binge that.
(AllHipHop News) Feminist icon Gloria Steinem claims rapper T.I. is breaking the law by having his daughter’s hymen checked annually to make sure she is still a virgin.
“It is not his hymen, it is not his body,” she fumed. “He doesn’t have any right to do that… You can’t invade a child’s body for anything other than a medical emergency or a medical reason.”
And author and activist Steinem is suspicious of how T.I. gets the information about his daughter’s hymen from her doctor after he revealed she signs a release form allowing the medic to speak to her dad.
“There’s a power relationship that’s very suspicious there,” she added. “I don’t think it sounds like free will… and the courts should be after him.”
(AllHipHop News) Kodak Black appeared in court today (November 13th), where he was officially sentenced for lying on an application to buy guns.
Kodak Black, real name Bill K. Kapri, will be spending almost four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to making false statements on his federal application to buy three firearms.
The rapper neglected to check the boxes for a background check, which would have indicated that he was a convicted felon.
In addition to leaving out his felonious past, the rapper didn’t mention his pending case for drugs and weapons charges when he tried to re-enter the U.S. from Canada after mistakenly driving into the country in April.
(AllHipHop News) Kodak Black is slated to be sentenced to prison today (November 13th), for lying on a federal form in an attempt to buy three firearms.
AllHipHop obtained letters sent to the court by Kodak’s lawyer Bradford Cohen, asking a judge to consider the rap star’s charitable works in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence.
Today (November 13th), Bradford Cohen submitted two letters of support for Kodak Black.
Cohen offered up a letter sent by Heather Siskind, the CEO of The Jack & Jill Center in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
“Dear Bill, Every day, the children and families at Jack & Jill Children’s Center are growing and thriving thanks to your generosity. At Jack & Jill, we are investing in children and families through services that stabilize, educate and empower,” Heather Siskind wrote in a letter dated November 8th, thanking the rapper.
“This will acknowledge your September 2018 gift in the amount of $10,000 to support Jack & Jill Children’s Center. We are also grateful for your additional donation of clothing for our children,” Siskind said.
Allen DeWane, the CEO of Acuity Productions, submitted a character on behalf of Kodak Black as well.
“I’m producing events with important national leaders to assist inner-city youth. Several have agreed to have Bill work with us on urban youth projects,” Allen DeWane wrote. “Prominent high-profile politicians from both sides of the political aisle will use Bill for Youth
Outreach programs that serve kids in South Florida and other urban communities across the U.S.”
Kodak Black will learn his prison sentence later today.
Check out both letters of support for Kodak Black below:
(AllHipHop News) The new season of Growing Up Hip Hop will begin airing on December 5 at 9 pm ET/8 pm CT. WE tv ordered 13 episodes for the reality show’s latest installment.
S5 of GUHH will feature Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons’ children Angela Simmons, Vanessa Simmons, and JoJo Simmons, Percy “Master P” Miller’s son Romeo Miller, Damon “Dame” Dash’s son Damon “Boogie” Dash, and Sandra “Pepa” Denton and Anthony “Treach” Criss’ daughter Egypt Criss.
A trailer for Growing Up Hip Hop shows there will be some heated moments between longtime flirtatious friends Angela Simmons and Romeo Miller. In one scene, JoJo Simmons even confronts Miller on behalf of his sister. Angela’s ex-boyfriend and Romeo’s former childhood rival, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss also makes an appearance on the program.
“From the beginning, our cast of superstars captured fans’ attention and completely drew us into a world like no other with larger-than-life, yet relatable stories of fame and family,” said Marc Juris, President of WE tv.
(AllHipHop News)Time magazine revealed its inaugural Time 100 Next 2019. The list highlights one hundred rising stars in business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science, activism, and more.
Two Hip Hop neophytes made the final selections. “Hot Girl Summer” trendsetter Megan Thee Stallion and record-breaking Country-Trap performer Lil Nas X were named among the most influential rising stars on the planet.
“I told Nas he was going to be a light in this world and he would shine brighter than anyone else. And he has. He’s brought everyone together, from all musical genres and generations. ‘Old Town Road’ changed my world – and his – forever, wrote LNX’s “Old Town Road” collaborator Billy Ray Cyrus.
Awkwafina, Camila Cabello, Zion Williamson, Emily Weiss, Chanel Miller, and Carlos Alvarado Quesada each appeared on a separate Time cover. Other Time 100 Next picks included Jharrel Jerome, Desus and Mero, Billie Eilish, Keke Palmer, Coco Gauff, Marsai Martin, Lilly Singh, Liza Koshy, Bad Bunny, Tristan Walker, Blackpink, Mj Rodriguez, Melina Matsoukas, and Pete Buttigieg.
“When we first published our Time 100 list of the world’s most influential people 15 years ago, it was dominated by individuals who rose through traditional power structures: heads of state, CEOs of public companies, actors from big-budget blockbusters, leaders of global foundations,” explained Time Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal.
He continued, “What has been striking about more recent editions is the growing number of individuals who did not need an establishment to command international attention – people like the Parkland, Fla., students (in 2018) and Greta Thunberg (in 2019). Time has always been a barometer of influence – and the nature of influence is changing.”
(AllHipHop News) Reminisce “Remy Ma” Mackie is still dealing with an assault allegation by fellow Love & Hip Hop: New York cast member Brittney Taylor. Remy was in Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday as part of the ongoing case.
“Just more of a waste of the taxpayers’ money,” expressed Remy Ma about the legal situation in a video posted by Page Six. The “All The Way Up” rapper has denied punching Taylor backstage at the “Pretty Lou Charity Concert” in Irving Plaza on April 16.
Mackie’s lawyer suggested Taylor was lying. Attorney Dawn Florio asserted his client was at home during the time the criminal complaint claims the attack took place.
In June, Taylor was arrested in her own assault case. The alleged victim, Dina Khalil, is said to be a witness to the supposed Irving Plaza incident involving Remy Ma.
“There was a witness, but the witness got beat up by her and was pressing charges on her two months after that,” stated Remy during an appearance on Hollywood Unlocked.
She added, “I don’t know if it’s still the same witness. I don’t know if the witness is still agreeing to come, but I know two months after me going to jail the witness said she beat up the witness. The witness said, ‘She bust me in the head with a phone.'”
Remy was arraigned on misdemeanor assault and harassment charges before being released on $1,500 bail. The Bronx native served six years in a New York state prison for assault, weapon possession, and attempted coercion. She has been off parole since August.
(AllHipHop News) A new song from Kehlani caused a lot of conversation on Twitter. So much so, that “You Know Wassup” became a trending topic on the social media platform early Wednesday morning.
Following the release of the track, Kehlani posted two tweets that read:
the fire thing about music is you can express the wildest and furthest parts of the emotions youre experiencing, even just the things the little back of your head voice is screaming.. or even the devil on your shoulder. flush it out and it keep it flowin. but naw forreal, i’m good y’all. i see people starting a hashtag about hoping my mental is ok and me possibly needing a therapist. lmao. i’m straight forreal. i’m an artist. i dive inward. glad it’s doing something for you all tho. love you
“You Know Wassup” arrived a few weeks after Kehlani’s boyfriend, YG, was caught up in a cheating rumor. The West Coast rapper was seen kissing another woman outside the Poppy Night Club in Los Angeles.
A representative for YG stated, “He was drunk, got carried away and it was very regretful for putting himself in that situation and hurting Kehlani. He has no romantic connection to the girl, just a drunken moment carried away.”
Some listeners are speculating that “You Know Wassup” is a response to YG’s possible infidelity. The following lyrics stand out as a potential indication that Kehlani is willing to stand by her man.
She sings:
And I’ll still tell the world I’m in love with you ‘Cause I ain’t ashamed of sh*t Got your name tatted on my wrist Any b*tch got a bone to pick, you know whose phone to hit ‘Cause I’m still with all the actions and all that sh*t You’re still my love, you’re still my heart, that’s still my date Still wanna be Mrs. Jackson, still wanna be a co-captain So don’t lose a girl of your dreams Waited five years to be on my team
(AllHipHop News) Trina became a hot topic this week after footage of the rapper yelling in Walmart went viral. In the clip, the Love & Hip Hop: Miami cast member was reportedly reacting to being called a “n*gger” by a white customer.
TMZ caught up with Trina to get her side of the story. According to The One album creator, she never bumped into the woman. The 40-year-old Floridian claimed she was actually trying to be nice to the aggressor.
“This lady was way across in the kid’s section, and she was crying. I just looked over and was like, ‘Oh, hi. Are you okay?'” recalled Trina. “She looked up like a demon – demonic, very evil, satanic witch. She was like, ‘Get away from me, you n*gger b*tch.'”
Harvey Levin asked Trina if she believed the incident was directly related to the racial political climate in America today. The rapstress affectionately known as Da Baddest B*tch answered, “Probably. I don’t know. But I’m gonna tell you this, this is not the 1800s, this is not slavery days. In 2020, you will get your ass whopped. So stop trying it.”
Previously, Trina seemed to be more accepting of non-Black people using the word “n*gga” which is viewed by some as a term of endearment. During a Love & Hip Hop: Miami reunion show, she stated, “Everybody says n*gga – White, Black. I’ve been to Hong Kong and they say n*gga. I was surprised, but they do. That’s just what it is, so you can’t tell people what to say. Especially, in the culture that we do when it comes to music.”
(AllHipHop News) Summer Walker is arguably the biggest breakout R&B performer of 2019. Her debut studio album, Over It, peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart by breaking a streaming record for a female R&B artist.
The LoveRenaissance representative then headed out on tour to support her new LP. However, Walker announced on Twitter that she is leaving the road to deal with her mental health.
“Hey y’all as you know, I have been very open about my struggle with social anxiety. I want to continue to be healthy and to make music for y’all, so I have decided to cut down some of the dates on the tour. I’m grateful for every single one of you. I hope that you understand,” tweeted Walker
The 23-year-old singer also posted a video thanking her supporters and explaining that she cannot finish the trek. She updated her remaining dates to include stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City, Atlanta, and other cities.
“I really hope that people understand and respect that I’m a person, I have feelings,” said Walker in her Twitter vid.
Hey y’all as you know, I have been very open about my struggle with social anxiety. I want to continue to be healthy and to make music for y'all, so I have decided to cut down some of the dates on the tour. I'm grateful for every single one of you. I hope that you understand 🖤 pic.twitter.com/xkBvVnPMJq
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Atlanta is the home to many rap stars, from the legendary Jeezy to T.I. to Young Thug to the Migos.
But hailing from the Westside of the A is also Young Cooley, who’s ready to hang with the big dogs in the game.
While Young Cooley, born Brandon Thomas, draws inspiration from the late Tupac, he prides himself in delivering happy, turn up music. The street s### is cool, but he wants to bring positivity into your life.
As evidenced in singles “R Kelly” and “Yes I Did,” Cooley proves why he’s a force to reckon with. It’s his lyrical delivery over hard-hitting beats that allows him to continue to express himself through the music, recently putting out his project My Turn Now in July of this year.
AllHipHop: For those who don’t know, who is Young Cooley?
Young Cooley: A cool person from Atlanta that does music and talks a lot of s##t.
AllHipHop: Why do you talk a lot of s##t?
Young Cooley: I can back it up. It’s more of my persona. It’s not just talking s##t, it’s more like popping s##t. Lingo type s##t.
AllHipHop: You were actually shot 3 times, when did that happen?
Young Cooley: On February 5th this year. I got hit twice in the chest and one in the face. In my eye. Just a home invasion, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some guys tried to come in and it was a big old shootout. A Scarface shootout, but I did what I had to do. Bang bang bang. I took a couple, but I survived.
AllHipHop: Was there any type of trauma after that?
Young Cooley: I mean, there’s a little PTSD. I don’t like hearing loud s##t like that. Sometimes I’ll be a little more aware about surroundings, but I’m good. I’m great.
AllHipHop: How did you move differently after that?
Young Cooley: I started posting more money, just started doing my thing a little harder. Started popping more s##t, let them know that ain’t stop me. It’s lit.
AllHipHop: Why is it your turn now?
Young Cooley: Because it’s my time. I’ve been grinding for a minute. Everybody knows my name, they know my face. I ain’t really been capping on it. Everything I’m saying is real true facts. This year, I’m getting my breakthrough. They finally woke up, they woke.
AllHipHop: How did you connect with Future initially?
Young Cooley: Man just popping s##t in the city, doing my own thing. Just being popular, the dressing and the lingo. He reached out to me through a mutual friend. It was a while back like 5 years ago. But still till this day, a lot of people don’t have a song with Future. That means something, he doesn’t just work with anybody. You gotta be that n##ga or you gotta have something different for him to work with you.
AllHipHop: What’d you learn from being in the studio with him?
Young Cooley: His work ethic is 1000. He goes hard, he can do 1000 songs a day. I’ll give him that. He’s a cool dude, can’t nothing from him. Even though we haven’t spoke in a while, he’s very cool. I’m cool though. [chuckles]
AllHipHop: What can we expect music-wise?
Young Cooley: Over lit s##t. Cool s##t. More happy music. Fun music. When you wake up and you want to pop s##t, play me.
Although he never gave a copy to the group, M.O.S. claimed reps at Migos’ label Quality Control could have easily had access to his version of the song.
A judge said none of that really mattered, because the phrase is so popular, that no one can claim ownership of the saying.
“Because songwriters must be free to borrow sayings and expressions from popular culture, the Second Circuit and courts in this district have found that short and commonplace phrases are not protectable, even when used as the title or repeated lyrics of a song, as is the case here,” Judge Analisa Torres ruled.
Judge Torres also cited several rappers who have used the phrase repeatedly in their songs, way before Migos released their song in March of 2018.
She noted Paul Wall’s 2005 song “March ‘n’ Step” Young Jeezy’s 2006 song “3 A.M.” and Wiz Khalifa’s 2007 song “Be Easy,” which all make repeated use of the phrase “walk it like I talk it.”
“The only similarity between the two works at issue, the lyrics “walk it like I talk it,” is not original to the author and is, therefore, not protected by the copyright laws,” Judge Torres ruled.
M.O.S. also had an unsurmountable flaw in his lawsuit, because he failed to register a copyright for his version of “Walk It, Talk It” until March of 2018, after the release of Culture II.
“As courts in this district have held, a copyright infringement claim will be dismissed where the allegedly infringed work, in this case, the musical composition, was not registered at the time the original complaint was filed.”
(AllHipHop News) Lizzo was left stunned when she experienced a spooky encounter during a recent visit to Dublin’s Malahide Castle.
The “Truth Hurts” singer performed at the city’s Olympia Theater on Sunday night (November 10th), and visited Dublin’s hottest tourist spots ahead of the gig.
Lizzo recalled her trip to the castle, which has apparently been haunted by a court jester called “Puck” since the 14th century.
During a chat on Irish radio station 2FM, Lizzo explained: “The minstrel, his name is Puck, he f##ked with us. He took my phone and he put it in my dancer’s pocket, it was so crazy. They looked all over the castle for it. Then we called it and it was in my dancer’s pocket outside.
“She was like, ‘How did it get in here?’ It happened after I knocked on his door.”
Adding of her trip around the castle, Lizzo said: “It’s so creepy in there but so beautiful.”
As she took to the stage at the Olympia Theater as part of her “Cuz I Love You Too European” tour, the U.S. star delighted fans by performing Celine Dion’s classic “My Heart Will Go On” on a tin whistle.
Eric claims he is the victim of the crooked lawyer too.
“Mr. Bergrin told Mr. Barrier that his case was ‘dismissed’ because he was accepted into PTI (pre-trial intervention),” Eric B.’s lawyer Patrick Toscano wrote to the judge overseeing the case.
The detention is threatening to ruin Eric B.’s tour with his partner Rakim, as well as his new role as “Detective Mike Gee” on the show “Blue Bloods,’ where he portrays a cop.
Eric was released after paying a fine of $5,000 and ordered to return to court on November 22nd to resolve his old case.
(AllHipHop News) Rap mogul Irv Gotti pulled out a gun on his daughter Angie’s boyfriend when they first started dating, so the kid was clear about dad’s “respect” chat.
Irv admitted he could understand where the rapper and actor was coming from, stating, “Most men, like T.I. and myself, who have been with a lot of women… the last thing we want is to think that our daughters are gonna be with guys like us.”
The chat then took a dark turn as Gotti revealed he made it clear he wanted his daughter’s boyfriend to have the utmost respect for her when they started dating eight years ago.
“I pulled a gun out on him; I probably shouldn’t say that,” the record boss said, adding he now has a “great relationship” with her daughter’s boyfriend. “I really like the guy.”
