(AllHipHop News) Cardi B’s daughter Kulture made her stage debut on Wednesday as the pair joined rapper Offset at the third installment of the Billboard Hip-Hop Live concert series.
But fans attending the Migos star’s gig at the Sony Hall in New York were thrilled when “Bodak Yellow” rapper Cardi took to the stage with her daughter in her arms, as she joined her husband to perform her verse from their track “Clout.”
Wearing Louis Vuitton slippers and grey sweats, the star held baby Kulture in her right arm with the microphone effortlessly in her left.
“That’s my wife, it’s the best thing in the world,” Offset said of sharing the stage with Cardi. “That’s the best.”
Shortly after giving birth, Cardi teased fans at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards when she appeared on stage in a billowing red gown and a pink bundle in her arms.
“I got a little surprise for you,” she teased, with fans anticipating the rapper would be carrying her then a five-week-old daughter.
However, she soon unwrapped the blanket to reveal she actually had a Moon Person – the iconic VMA trophy – wrapped in the bundle.
(AllHipHop News) Stormzy reportedly threatened to walk out on Atlantic Records after it emerged chief Ben Cook attended a party in blackface.
The music mogul stepped down from his position on Wednesday, seven years after he attended a bash as a member of hip-hop group Run-DMC, wearing the “offensive” face make-up.
In a statement, he announced that he was leaving the firm with “immediate effect,” adding: “I am devastated that this mistake has caused upset and has called into question my commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion, values which I have championed throughout my career.”
Ben Cook was responsible for launching the career of Ed Sheeran and teamed up with grime star Stormzy to create his own Merky Records imprint.
However, a source told Britain’s The Sun newspaper the “Vossi Bop” star was furious when he found out about the incident and had told parent company Warner Music that he wouldn’t stand for it – and would even quit the label.
“When Stormzy found out what had gone on, and that he had been allowed to stay, he was furious,” the said. “He stepped in and made it clear he would not be prepared to keep working with them if Ben stayed, and also that he might go public with the details of why.
“He clearly saw this as a major issue and felt he had a responsibility to use his influence to highlight it – and to ensure incidents like this are taken seriously.”
They added: “He absolutely believes this was the right thing to do.”
(AllHipHop News) The alleged “Godfather” of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods is heading off to the penitentiary for his role in a RICO case involving rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine.
Judge Paul Engelmayer sent Mel Murda to prison for 11 years today (October 17th).
Mel Murda, born Jamel Jones, was busted with Tekashi 6ix9ine and 11 other members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods in November of 2018.
Mel Murda was charged with racketeering, drug dealing and carrying guns after he was set up by another cooperating witness named Kristian Cruz, who swore they made nearly $500,000 dealing heroin together.
As a result, Judge Engelmayer decided to throw the book at Mel Murda by punishing him with 135 months, on the lower end of the 169 months allowed under federal sentencing guidelines.
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “Under Jamel Jones’s leadership, the Nine Trey gang acted with impunity to ensure their narcotics business remained intact, including shootings, assaults, and robberies. Now, Jones faces more than a decade behind bars for his role and involvement in this violent gang.”
Suspects Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, Robert Allen and Trayvon Newsome are being held without bond over murder and armed robbery charges.
Back in September, Trayvon Newsome filed documents demanding to be released from jail, claiming he was entitled to a bond until the government proved otherwise.
Earlier this week, Judge Michael Usan granted Newsome what is known as an “Arthur Hearing.”
During an “Arthur Hearing,” the state will have to present sufficient evidence against Newsome, including witnesses or witness affidavits.
The state will also have to demonstrate Newsome is a threat to society, or he could be discharged from jail on bond.
Judge Usan will listen to arguments from both sides at 11:30 am on October 31.
(AllHipHop News) There was a lot of chatter about 2018 being a colossal comeback year for Tyga. If that is the case, the 29-year-old performer maintained his winning ways well into this year as well.
Tyga’s 2019 independent album, Legendary, earned Gold certification from the RIAA. Then he signed a multi-million dollar major label deal with Columbia Records with new music on the way.
Up next for the Californian is his first-ever hosting and producing gig at a Halloween event. Tyga’s “Mamacita of the Dead” will take place at the Yamashiro restaurant in Hollywood.
For the first time in over 100 years, Tyga is inviting attendees to explore a Haunted Hell House in the basement of Yamashiro. The hidden catacombs are said to be from Queen Madame’s alleged haunted brothel.
“Mamacita” was accused of being either a Santeria witch who cut off the heads of the women she found too beautiful or a vampire who used her Bordello as a hellish den of blood-sucking sirens that preyed upon their clients. Some say she was a lover of the devil who gave birth to Satan’s baby whose cries can still be heard in the Hollywood Hills today.
“This is something I always wanted to do. I love Halloween and wanted the opportunity to present my vision for it. Dare to Enter. You may never want to leave Mamacita’s embrace,” states Tyga. “Mamacita of the Dead is scheduled for October 29 and 30.
(AllHipHop News) Dave East is preparing to drop his next body of work. Survival is scheduled to land on November 8. The project reportedly includes a track that serves as a dedication to the late Nipsey Hussle.
In an interview with Revolt, Dave East elaborated on his relationship with Nipsey. He explained how Nip’s passing affected his desire to release music. East also revealed the two rappers were apparently crafting a collaborative effort.
“We were six songs in. We were planning a tour and all of that. F*ck rap. I’m going to keep it 100. That was my n*gga,” said East. “Anything we did together or anytime I had to be around that n*gga, I cherish it.”
The Wu-Tang: An American Saga actor continued, “It’s wack he went out like that. That n*gga’s a king. Kings ain’t supposed to go out like that. But, that’s the world we’re living in. It’s wack he went out like that, but it sharpened me and a million other n*ggas up. He went out like a G.”
Nipsey Hussle (born Ermias Asghedom) was shot multiple times outside his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles on March 31. The 33-year-old community activist/entrepreneur was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Asghedom is survived by two children and his longtime partner, actress Lauren London.
“You’re motivated to do everything that n*gga did because he’s from the ‘hood. I met that n*gga on Crip time. No rap. No song. I’m from the [Rolling] 30s [Harlem Crips]. That’s how we met. I love Nip [to] death and I’m going to put on for Nip until my death,” said East about Hussle.
(AllHipHop News) Nelly’s double-platinum hit “Hot In Herre” dominated radio playlists back in 2002. The Neptunes-produced record also peaked at #1 on the Hot 100 chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance.
Of course, there was no guarantee that “Hot In Herre” would repeat the commercial success of the Country Grammar tracks “Country Grammar (Hot Sh*t)” and “Ride wit Me.” However, Hip Hop legend Busta Rhymes apparently knew the single from the Nellyville album would be another smash.
“Busta heard it right away. He’s like, ‘What is that beat?! Oh, my God! Pharrell, you did that?!'” Nelly recalls on Untold Stories of Hip Hop with Angie Martinez.
The St. Louis rapper continues to imitate Busta’s voice as he tells Martinez about the moment the Brooklyn spitter experienced “Hot In Herre” for the first time. Nelly adds, “‘You really gonna get women on the floor’ He didn’t say women, he said the b-word. ‘…taking off their clothes. This gonna be the most amazing, fabulastic sh*t ever!'”
Untold Stories of Hip Hop airsThursdays on WE tv at 10 pm ET/PT. Nelly, A$AP Rocky, Cardi B, and Trina sit down with Angie Martinez on tonight’s episode (October 17).
In addition, Nelly will discuss who is really to blame for Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction.” Rocky is set to expose his wild sex life and criminal past. Cardi and Trina will talk about how going from rags-to-riches impacted their respective lives.
(AllHipHop News) Dreamville’s J.I.D is currently crisscrossing the country as part of Logic’s “The Confession Of A Dangerous Mind Tour.” Lyrics from his “Never” single seemed to bother at least one person inside Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Wednesday night.
“Was having fun at @JIDsv before @Logic301 until I heard this line…
‘what you call a chick that don’t suck d*ck? You don’t.’ Damn, do you realize that just killed the vibe of every self-respecting woman in the room? Something to consider… thought we were here in ☮️❤️& positivity,” read the tweet from @The_TCam.
Lmfaooo but what do u call a self respecting woman who doesn’t consort in fallacious activity?🤔 it’s a. Joke bro, who cares https://t.co/8PIGV5Ut74
Since J.I.D was tagged in the tweet, he saw the concertgoer’s criticism. The East Atlanta-bred emcee quoted the tweet and added, “Lmfaooo but what do u call a [self-respecting] woman who doesn’t consort in fallacious activity? It’s a. Joke bro, who cares.”
“Never” lives on the Spillage Village member’s debut studio album The Never Story. That 2017 project was followed by 2018’s DiCaprio 2. J.I.D was also one of the standout performers on Dreamville’s chart-topping Revenge of the Dreamers III compilation which was released earlier this year.
(AllHipHop News) Back in June, Cardi B posted a video addressing her race and ethnicity. The Rhythm + Flow star said, “It’s like, ‘Cardi’s Latin, she’s not Black.’ And it’s like, ‘Bro, my features don’t come from f*cking white people f*cking, okay?’ And they always wanna race-bait when it comes to me. That’s why I have Afro features.”
This week, the Dominican/Trinidadian-American’s name was once again brought up in a discussion about race. Puerto Rican actress Gina Rodriguez had to apologize for rapping the word “n*gga” in an Instagram video, and some critics questioned why Cardi B is allowed to rap “n*gga” in songs but Rodriguez is being called out for saying it.
There are Black people that believe only other Black people are permitted to use “n*gga” in any situation, so Cardi’s race and ethnicity play a part in the public perception about her lyrics. On Thursday morning, the entertainer born Belcalis Almánzar responded to a specific Twitter user that claimed she never accepted being a Black woman. Cardi asked, “How do you act like a Black woman? How do Black women act?”
Cardi then retweeted an old clip of herself talking about following “pro-Black pages” that taught her how to style her hair and embrace self-love. The new tweet read, “But the crazy sh*t is when I did videos like this, people used to say are you black ‘but you speak Spanish’ so I just started saying I’m [Carribean] cause [I] had to always argue and then people started claiming that I don’t claim my blackness. [It’s] like it’s always [an] L.”
In a separate tweet, the Grammy winner added, “And I don’t want to hear nobody saying this sh*t is new cause I [wasn’t] even [on] Love & Hip Hop had my f*cked up teeth, still stripping and living in the Bronx here.”
(AllHipHop News) Nicki Minaj had many of her Barbz in a frenzy this week. The “Megatron” rapper told Entertainment Tonight she had a special song coming with another music superstar.
“Adele made me swear to secrecy that I’m not allowed to tell anyone that I’m working with her and that we already shot a video. And it’s an epic song,” said Minaj.
After news of the potential collaboration spread across the internet, Nicki hopped on Twitter to tamp down the excitement. She tweeted, “Omg guys. I thought everyone could clearly see I was being sarcastic. Sh*t! Now I have to go to Adele’s studio & steal some files. Who’s in the UK? I got a job for you .”
That clarification from Nicki Minaj caused some people to accuse the 36-year-old Queens native of clout chasing, essentially lying to get media attention. On the other hand, some of her supporters accepted the Adele comment was a joke and expressed that a song may now come together since Nicki talked about it in public.
Omg guys. 😅🤣 I thought everyone could clearly see I was being sarcastic. S###! Now I have to go to Adele’s studio & steal some files. Who’s in the UK? I got a job for you 🥴 https://t.co/oyh4hECNCC
(AllHipHop Rumors) Gina Rodriguez has a relatively extensive history with “The Blacks.” I admit I block out a lot of racist BS I encounter so I don’t retain such negative energy. But she lingers! The actress is under fire for saying the N-Word in her IG live in a song by The Fugees.
The Jane the Virgin star was rapping the Lauryn Hill part of “Ready or Not” as she got her hair done, but the part she put on IG got people p##### off. AND I SEE WHY! She raps “Voodoo, I could do what you do, believe me…N##### give me heebie-jeebies.” Now, he omitted the word “frontin'” which normally appears in the song, only to say “NI##AS GIVE ME HEEBIE JEEBIES…” She was definitely making a statement right there!
Now, if you have been accused of being anti-Black, wouldn’t you want to chill on using the N-Word in public and laughing about it? I think so! Wouldn’t you want to respect that group if you have any sort of respect for them, after said charges? Folks like Fat Joe have had similar accusations, but he is also deeply entrenched in our culture. And he’s bigger than me. LOL!
Anyway, Gina has issued an apology.
“I just wanted to reach out and apologize. I am sorry if I offended anyone by singing along to the Fugees. to a song that I love, I grew up on. I love Lauryn Hill,” she said in another video. I still maintain she knew what she was doing.
(AllHipHop News) A former gangster who renounced his membership in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods and was stabbed as a result, is challenging his recent conviction.
Ro Murda has hired a defense attorney named Michael S. Schachter to help him mount an appeal of the lengthy prison sentence.
Schachter is a partner at the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher who has represented some big clients, including a high profile case involving an Adidas executive involved in an NCAA recruitment strategy.
Ro Murda was convicted for his role committing crimes for the gang on behalf of Tekashi 6ix9ine and threatening the disgraced rapper’s rivals with violence.
On October 10th, Judge Paul Englemayer gave the former Nine Trey member 90 months, but he shaved 24 months off of Ro Murda’s sentence because he was stabbed several times in prison for leaving the gang.
Ro Murda is the second man charged in the RICO case to appeal his verdict.
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s former manager Kifano “Shotti” Jordan also hired a high-powered attorney who represented El Chapo to appeal his 15-year sentence.
Jay Loud comes from Indiana but he relocated to Seattle.
The singer and rapper has been consistently dropping bangers for his growing fanbase, with the ability to switch up his style and sound at any given moment.
Most recently, the EMPIRE signee unleashed the visual for “Ice Cream Man,” a bop for all the females all across the world.
AllHipHop: For those who don’t know, who is Jay Loud?
Jay Loud: Jay Loud is a music artist who came from a long struggle. I’ve been through a lot of trials and tribulations. I’m not really someone who’s a music artist, I’m just someone who’s expressing my knowledge, my pain, and how I feel. I’m spreading it through music, spreading it through tunes.
AllHipHop: How would you describe your sound?
Jay Loud: You can’t describe it. You can’t really put a name on it, it’s just different styles. I can adapt to all types of different styles. It’s universal.
AllHipHop: Talk about being from Indiana & relocating to Seattle.
Jay Loud: I had a big transition because of the simple fact that I was going through a lot of things back home. It was a situation where I had no choice, it was an opportunity offered to me. I turned it down at first, then my family members spoke to me and said it’s a “dumb idea with the stuff you’re going through right now.” I’m like “why not? It’s nothing here for me.” So I took it. Basically was going through a hard, rough situation, got offered an opportunity and went with it.
AllHipHop: At what point did you realize this music thing was for real?
Jay Loud: Once I got down here and I got offered an opportunity to go to the studio. I was like “bet!” Once I got to the studio and did the song the way I did, the way I heard it come out, I’m like “oh yeah.” When he said “I’m gonna push behind this song, we gon’ release it,” I’m like “oh, it’s for real now.” Right then and there, my manager Taj was the one who said: “Yeah, we gon’ start off with you right now.” The song was “Lick,” my first official song I let out on December 31st of last year.
AllHipHop: Super recent. What were you doing before that?
Jay Loud: I was singing and rapping, just posting snippets. Amateur stuff basically. I was with a small group, we were going to travel to promote our music. But you know, some things just don’t work out.
AllHipHop: What does it mean to be part of the EMPIRE family?
Jay Loud: Honestly, it means a lot because I was not expecting this at all. It was so unexpected, never knew that anybody at any type of label would really be interested in me. Because I did music before and it didn’t really work out, so I’m like “eh.” I didn’t really have enough confidence. Then when I seen it was labels interested, I had A&Rs hitting me up in the DM. I’m like “nah they fake.” I go to their page, I’m like “oh this is real!”
AllHipHop: Damn, and you just started too!
Jay Loud: That’s why I was so skeptical about it, but it’s really surreal.
AllHipHop: Best memory from the “Ice Cream Man” video shoot?
Jay Loud: I gotta say the pool scene. [chuckles] Just a lot of things going on at the pool, that’s my favorite scene besides the whole ice cream truck and the acting. It was fun being able to play the part of Big Worm, just be a part of the whole scene of that movie. To actually play that out on camera and it has nothing to do with the actual movie [Friday]. We made it look real too, got the little actual perm and all that. We made it do what it do.
AllHipHop: Who’s in your Top 5?
Jay Loud: Roddy Ricch, off the bat. I had got introduced to Nip once I had got down here. I started really feeling Nip, I was really rocking with his music. I was really rocking with it for some reason. I gotta go with Bryson Tiller because I be singing his stuff most of the time. I’d say Tay-K. One more? I gotta make this count. I’d go with DaBaby. DaBaby got sauce, I like his flow.
(AllHipHop News) Lizzo is facing plagiarism accusations over her smash hit “Truth Hurts,” with songwriting brothers Justin and Jeremiah Raisen claiming they helped her write the song but received no credit.
Justin took to Instagram on Tuesday and said that he, Jeremiah, Lizzo, Jesse Saint John and Yves Rothman were in the siblings’ recording studio in April 2017 when they came up with a tune called Healthy.
As well as bearing numerous similarities to “Truth Hurts,” “Healthy” also included the famous line “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100 percent that b##ch” – which fans have been going wild for in recent chart-topper.
“We were never contacted about being credited for the use of the parts of ‘Healthy’ (melody, lyrics, and chords) that appear in ‘Truth Hurts,'” Justin wrote.
“After reaching out to (producer) Ricky Reed and Lizzo’s team about fixing it, we put the song in dispute in 2017 when it came out. We’ve tried to sort this out quietly for the last two years, only asking for 5 percent each but were shut down every time. Coming forward publicly to family, friends, artists, and colleagues seems to be the only way at this point in relieving some of our emotional distress caused by this.”
Following Justin’s allegation, Cynthia S. Arato, a lawyer for Lizzo, released a statement to the New York Times which read: “The Raisens are not writers of ‘Truth Hurts.’ They did not collaborate with Lizzo or anyone else to create this song, and they did not help write any of the material that they now seek profit from, which is why they expressly renounced any claim to the work, in writing, months ago.”
Arato’s statement refers to the fact that the Raisen brothers revoked their claim over “Truth Hurts” via their publisher Kobalt – further complicating the case.
(AllHipHop News) Nicki Minaj’s brother could be heading to prison for the rest of his life.
Yesterday, Jelani Maraj made an appearance in court where a judge struck down his attempt to appeal a conviction for raping his stepdaughter.
According to Newsday, a judge ruled that Jelani Maraj has appeal failed to meet the burden of proof that any [juror] misconduct here created a significant risk that a substantial right of the defendant was prejudiced.”
“The jurors admitted that they were swayed by TV, radio, the bloggers… listening to what the comments were. Can you tell me why juror misconduct was not proven today? … This is ridiculous,” Carol Maraj snapped.
According to Newsday, Jelani Maraj is already planning to appeal the ruling.
(AllHipHop News) Travis Scott is recovering after dislocating his knee during a set at the Rolling Loud festival in New York City at the weekend.
The rapper was performing “Butterfly Effect” onstage on Saturday night when he jumped up and landed awkwardly on his right knee, telling the crowd he thought he had broken it.
He continued performing but checked in with orthopedic specialist Dr. Neal ElAttrache this week and was diagnosed with a dislocated knee.
Sources told TMZ Scott will undergo surgery to fix his injury, so he can get back on stage quickly.
News of the injury comes just weeks after Travis split from longtime girlfriend Kylie Jenner, the mother of his baby girl, Stormi.
(AllHipHop News) A$AP Rocky wants fans to know he has no beef with Travis Scott.
Following Rocky’s freestyle performance at Rolling Loud Festival in New York on Sunday – a day after the Astroworld star’s headlining set – fans had speculated the pair had reignited their feud.
Rocky spit the following bars: “Please don’t compare him and me / You offending me / This ain’t a diss and we ain’t enemies / They concerned with making hits, I’m more concerned with making history.”
But on Tuesday, Rocky, real name Rakim Athelaston Mayers, took to Twitter to dispel the rumors, writing: “THAT ME N TRAVIS BEEF S##T SO PLAYED OUT , LET IT GO.”
THAT ME N TRAVIS BEEF S### SO PLAYED OUT , LET IT GO
The following year, a member of Rocky’s hip-hop collective A$AP Mob accused Scott of copying their crew’s style, which Rocky addressed in a radio interview, musing: “Let the people decide if he a biter or if he authentic.”
However, the pair seemed to patch things up, with Rocky commenting on his musical peer last year: “I think Travis Scott makes cool music. And he had a baby, I’m happy for that.”
Scott also joined the chorus of musicians calling for the No Limit star’s release when he was briefly jailed in Sweden earlier this year for assault.
Meanwhile, the Goosebumps star is recovering after dislocating his knee during his set at the festival, with reports suggesting he may need surgery to heal properly.
(AllHipHop News) Nicki Minaj has been sworn to secrecy about her upcoming collaboration with Adele, but did tease fans that the tune is “epic”.
The 36-year-old rapper was questioned about the duet as she attended the launch of her new Fendi Prints On x Nicki Minaj fashion collaboration in Beverly Hills on Tuesday.
She could not contain her excitement when she was asked if she and Adele were working on anything, or considering teaming up, in the future.
“Yes and yes, yes and yes, wooo hoo!” Nicki grinned. “But Adele made me swear to secrecy that I’m not allowed to tell anyone that I’m working with her. And that we already shot a video. And it’s an epic song! Ahh!”
Adele has never made a secret of her love of Nicki, and even performed the star’s rap verse from Kanye West’s tune “Monster” during her appearance on “Carpool Karaoke” in 2016.
It’s unclear as yet where the new collaboration will appear, however, fans are desperately hoping that the newly-single star will be dropping a new record very shortly.
(AllHipHop News) Singer and actress Lauren London has won approval to manage her son’s inheritance after he picked up half of his late father Nipsey Hussle’s fortune.
Little Kross is set to become an overnight millionaire thanks to money his dad left him, and his mother was in court on Tuesday fighting for guardianship over the three-year-old’s estate.
Lauren has now been permitted to manage the kid’s finances.
Meanwhile, Tanisha Foster – the mother of Nipsey’s daughter Emani – and the late rapper’s family are still at war over custody of the 10-year-old.
Hussle’s brother and sister insist she’s an unfit mom and are fighting for full custody of the little girl, who will inherit the other half of her father’s fortune.
