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UK Rapper Stormzy Talks About His Upcoming Tour Across Europe

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News)UK grime sensation Stormzy has announced a major tour of the UK, beginning this Spring.

The MOBO Award winning rapper will head out on the road for 16 dates, in support of his upcoming album “Gang Signs & Prayers.”

The rapper will kick off the tour in Dublin and will wind down the tour in London for two nights on May 2nd and 3rd, marking his first headlining shows in the city since 2015.

The rapper is humbled by the early success of the tour, since ticket sales are already heading north, with almost 40,000 already sold.

“This is the moment that I have been waiting for my whole life,” Stormzy told AllHipHop.com. “I am now ready to certify my position as a credible artist and someone who is here for the long run.”

Stormzy, who has worked with artists like Giggs, Tinie Tempah, Professor Green, Lethal Bizzle, radio personality Charlie Sloth, who is celebrating the success of his new single “Big for Your Boots,” which is currently #9 on the iTunes chart, was humbled by his success over the past two years.

Waka Flocka Planning Gucci Mane Diss?

By: YourfavenightmareCategory: Rumors

(AllHipHop Rumors) I don’t know if this is a good idea. But who cares. The word on the street is that Waka Flocka is about to drop a new “diss” to Gucci Mane. That’s what the innaNETS are saying. But…I am not convinced. Now, he has a CLEAR silhouette of Gucci as an angel. Not a diss. He’s dead. Maybe a diss. “Was My Dawg” – sounds somber and introspective. The background has burning buildings. I know the internets are saying this is a diss, but I am thinking it may be an olive branch to an old friend. Gucci just made peace with Rocko and Waka sees an opportunity here – I think. Nevertheless, we will see soon – maybe tomorrow!

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Is it time for Waka to just move on? Or can this be repair work?

Are Rick Ross & Migos Member Offset Dating These Reality Stars?!

By: ClassicOneCategory: Rumors

(AllHipHop Rumors) You know that dating in the industry is like one big swap meet.

Soooo word on the street is Rick Ross’ new chick of the day is reality star and Insta-famous “star” India Love. Love just turned 21 and decided to bare it all for the world to see, as she celebrated what she was once insecure about….her big ol tigo bitties. Thirst trap, thottin is what most called it, however Rick Ross liked what he saw and commented with the diamond emoji under multiple pics.

As you know India Love has been linked to The Game, and she even somehow caused a feud between Soulja Boy and Lil Yachty.

Rumor has it that Love just may be getting involved in Ross’ hair care line with Rich Hair Care products. Mmmmmmmmm Hmmmmmm. She won’t last long if they are romantically involved. Yall know the biggest bawse likes to love them and leave them, but Ross did shout her out with a happy birthday shout out on his page.

Next up for an interesting plot twist of a relationship, wild thang Cardi B is rumored to be dating Migos member Offset. The two were spotted together at the Super Bowl in Houston.

Now you know Cardi is wild as wild can come, and Migos are a pretty wild and rowdy group too, so we wonder how they are meshing right now. Like Ross, Offset is also rumored to have a harem of his own. How long will these new flings last before it’s time to swap out mates again? Only time will tell. LOL.

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New Book Analyzes The Art Behind Classic Hip-Hop Mixtape Covers

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) A new book chronicles the history of some of the most outrageous mixtape covers released by a variety of rap artists.

“Damn Son, Where Did You Find This?” presents a collection of mixtape covers, which authors Tobias Hansson and Michael Thorsby have labeled “masterpieces” of art.

The book analyzes the covers of mixtapes like Gucci Mane, Lil’ Wayne, Meek Mill, Future, 2 Chainz and others.

“Damn Son” authors Hansson and Thorsby point out that a lot of the mixtape covers have actually reflected important events happening society at the time of their release.

For instance, Gucci Mane’s “Burrock Obama” mixtape was a subliminal commentary on Hurricane Katrina.

“Since the days when mixtapes were sold on blankets in the street, it has been common to reflect current events on the cover,” Tobias Hansson and Michael Thorsby wrote of Gucci’s “Burrock Obama” mixtape cover.

“As New Orleans was flooded in 2005, the streets were flooded by Hurricane Katrina mixtape artwork. When President Obama was elected, politics and mixtapes crossed paths again,” the authors note.

“Damn Son, Where Did You Find This?” was originally published as a limited edition book, with 400 signed and numbered copies sold.

A national run of the new edition is due in stores on February 28th.

Ava Duvernay Says Americans Need To Come To Terms With The Legacy Of Slavery

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Ava Duvernay wants Americans to learn from South Africa and Germany on how to come to terms with the painful legacy of slavery.

DuVernay is the Oscar nominated director of documentary “13th,” which tracks the story of American racial inequality from the days of slavery to the modern era of mass incarceration.

The film focuses closely on how the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, which abolished slavery, included language that sowed the seeds for mass criminalization and imprisonment of people of color.

But while it has been critically acclaimed, the Selma director concedes Americans won’t change until they learn to discuss the country’s painful past, and learn how to remember it, like countries such as Germany and South Africa.

When asked in an interview with The Guardian if she thinks 13th will help Americans face up to the legacy of slavery, Compton born DuVernay answers:

“The sad truth is… that some minds just will not be changed.”

However, the director, who has been a staunch critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, believes Americans can learn from the examples of countries like Germany and South Africa, who have reckoned with their own painful legacies.

Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany and its collaborators killed an estimated six million Jews in The Holocaust between 1933 and 1945, and South Africa’s system of Apartheid institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination between 1948 and 1991, when it was abolished.

“It might help all of us to once in a while get outside of the United States itself, like go to South Africa or Germany. Because inherent in the very cultural fabric there, you have a sense of the past and of reckoning with it, saying, ‘This happened, and we will bear witness and we will learn from it, we will speak it and say that it happened and we will remember it.’”, she suggests. “And we don’t do that here, so we can’t even have a real conversation about it. Because we have not been taught to talk to each other, and we have not been taught to remember.”

Hit Rap Group Migos Team With Fendi After Missing Opportunity With Versace

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News)It has been a great week for Hip-Hop trio Migos, following the release of their hit album CULTURE.

The “Bad & Boujee” rappers’ latest release is currently sitting at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 charts, and the group is taking full advantage of their popularity.

The Migos will be the featured guests on an upcoming episode of the “Ellen Degeneres Show” where they will perform their hit “Bad & Boujee,” on February 15th.

When the group scored their first big hit with the song “Versace” featuring Drake from their mixtape “Y.R.N. (Young Rich N##gas),” company officials from the brand wanted to work with the group.

But they “missed the opportunity to go and link” with reps from the company.

Now, The Migos will join a group of other rappers who are helping Fendi and head designer Karl Lagerfeld relaunch Fendi’s website, while celebrating Lagerfeld’s 50-plus-year run as a designer for the Italian fashion house.

Other artists on the bill for the Fendi party include Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, Keith Ape and Metro Boomin. The event, which will take place on February 10th, is part of the annual New York Fashion Week celebration.

The following day (February 11), Migos will head to Los Angeles for a show at the Novo, which will be presented by Microsoft.

Nas Has The Heaux Going Wild In His Comments!

By: ClassicOneCategory: Rumors

(AllHipHop Rumors) Uh oh! It sounds like Escobar is laying some serious pipe. LMAO. GIRLS GONE WILD.

So rumor has it that as Nas is a pretty down to earth dude, and that he also likes to f-ck around with your regular shmegular (Cardi B voice) girls also.

So apparently Nas was having some fun down in Houston for Super Bowl weekend & he’s apparently been ignoring a chick from Atlanta that he was messing with, and the girl and another girl decided to sound off in his comments. One of the chicks seems to be pretty illiterate and hiding behind a fake page; she really isn’t making any sense either as she’s brought another woman into an online feud over Nas.

The other woman is going off saying that she doesn’t want Nas, and Nas wants her. Woman #2 also says that a real woman would DM her instead of being messy in Nas’ comments.

They say good D withdrawals will have a woman’s psyche messed up though. LOL. Nasir call these girls. LOL.

One woman says that she’s kicking Nas out of her house, and the other woman just wants to be left alone, as she says that Nas did her wrong in the past, and that he’s the other girl’s problem now. Somewhere in the conversation word of a secret baby and alleged child support payments made by Nas’ pops up too. Oop! It doesn’t look like the women came to any resolve, but they both claim that Nas is f-cking a lot of h*es on the side. And it looks like the new chick tagged the ex chick to start some shhhh, and the ex chick says despite her and Nas being on bad terms, they are still smashing. LOL. Carry on!

Let me find out Nas has a little harem outchea! You gotta control these heaux Nas! LOL. They are getting reckless in your comments.

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Rae Sremmurd Up For An Award At Nickelodeon’s “Kids Choice Awards” This March

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop duo Rae Sremmurd is up for an award during Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards.

The guys will compete head-to-head with artists like Daya, Hailee Steinfeld, Kelsea Ballerini, Lucas Graham, The Chainsmokers, Twenty One Pilots and Solange Knowles.

All of the artists mentioned above are nominated for “Favorite New Artist,” during the 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards, which will take place in March.

WWE superstar John Cena will host the 30th annual Kids’ Choice Awards, which will air live on Nickelodeon on March 11th at 8:00 pm.

In addition to Rae Sremmurd’s upcoming performance at the Kids’ Choice Awards, the guys are working with producer Mike Will Made It on his upcoming album Ransom 2.

They are also preparing to release a record with Gucci Mane and Kendrick Lamar.

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Lil Yachty and Mike WiLL Made-IT Team With Carly Rae Jepsen To Remake A Hip-Hop Classic During The Grammys

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Lil Yachty and Mike Will Made-It will recreate a hip-hop classic during a performance at the upcoming Grammy Awards.

The buzzing rapper and the super producer are linking with Carly Rae Jepsen, to rework Rob Bass and DJ E-Z Rock’s classic “It Takes Two.”

The collaboration will air during extended commercial television breaks, which will be sponsored by Target.

In the spot, Carly and Little Yachty take over a Target store “as it becomes a product-filled playground.”

“Music has always been a powerful way for us to connect with our guests,” said Rick Gomez, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Target. “This spot captures the fun of a Target run, the only place where you can stock up on groceries and find the perfect bathing suit, against the backdrop of an unexpected remake of ‘It Takes Two.’ We couldn’t think of a better place to share it than during the GRAMMYs, music’s biggest night.”

 

The three-minute spot was shot by award winning director Roman Coppola,.

Lil Yachty and Carly Rae Jepsen’s remake of “It Takes Two” will debut on streaming platforms on February 10th.

Their performance of the extended commercial will air during the Grammy Awards on February 12th.

Listen to a :30 second snippet by clicking here.

Woman Claims The Game’s Crew Kicked Her Out Of Party Because Of Her Skin Tone

By: ClassicOneCategory: Rumors

(AllHipHop Rumors) I want to say I’m fake shocked, but given some of The Game’s past antics, eh nothing is shocking!

Say it ain’t so! Ah man! A woman is claiming that The Game’s cousin/ crew kicked her out of The Game’s Super Bowl party because she was dark skinned.

She says her and her friend were invited to the party, and that she and Game even had a decent conversation. She said The Game wasn’t the problem, but his cousin told her friend that she should’ve never brought “dark meat” aka a dark skinned woman to the party. WOW!

As if that wasn’t bad enough, the plot twist is, the woman said that Game’s cousin was dark skinned and fat himself.

The woman took to Instagram to record a video about the encounter as she says she wants to share what women of darker complexions have to encounter.

“I wanted to open up about a incident that happened to me yesterday when I experienced racism by my own kind because a guy did not want dark meat (ME) at a party! So I decided to open up about this because I wanted to speak up for other darker skin women that have dealt with this and continue to deal with this in Hollywood. My #blackisbeautiful and I do this for all my black queens! ✊?”

Ouch! Whether you choose to believe it or not, there are a lot of black men who still choose girls based on their skin tone. It’s crazy that some believe that light skin women are more attractive. Black is beautiful in all shades!

Do you think that the woman really experienced this? Should Game have intervened?

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Did Matthew Knowles Just Reveal The Sex Of Beyonce’s Twins?

By: ClassicOneCategory: Rumors

(AllHipHop Rumors) Soooooo it looks like Beyonce’s relationship with her father Matthew Knowles is still not completely back to what it used to be.

Queen Bey fired her longtime manager/father a few years back, and seemed to be very disgusted about him cheating on her mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, as well as having kids outside of their marriage.

According to the IB Times, Papa Knowles revealed that he found out Beyonce was pregnant like the rest of us. He says he didn’t even know until a friend of his text him and congratulated him!

“Let me tell you what happened. I got a first text, and I was like, ‘Why is this person saying congratulations?’ Then I get a second text from one of my students at Texas Southern, and I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’ He was like, ‘Go to the web.’ I didn’t know myself,” Knowles explained.”

I guess the Queen Bey was scared that Matthew would be out selling the story like he was allegedly trying to sell that Destiny Child memorabilia. But that’s none of my business. LOL

Anyway, apparently Knowles got too excited with another interview with The Insider as he seemed to reveal the sex of Beyonce’s twins.

“And Blue Ivy is going to have some brothers and sisters. She is already excited,” said Knowles.

The interviewer responded with, “Does that mean Beyonce is having a boy and a girl?”

Matthew quickly responded saying that he didn’t know what the sexes of the babies were as he was just speaking in general. Hmmmmmm it sounds like he was just trying to save his face and just revealed all. LOL.

Beyonce’s relationship with her father can’t be that great right now if he had to find out his oldest daughter was pregnant via the internet. As great at Knowles was, I believe he was his own downfall.

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The Boy Illinois Teams Up with YP on Buzz Single “Downtown”

By: Mike WinslowCategory: Music

If you aren’t familiar with The Boy Illinois, don’t worry it’s not too late to get hip.

After remixing the Migo’s “T-Shirt” the Illini spitter drops another banger with a classic Chi- town artist, YP. For the track “Downtown” the two are rapping over a simple beat, but find ways to keep the fans engaged.

Trading verses YP and Illi make a dope tag team song with a catchy one liner hook for this quickie but goodie to add to your playlist.

On the track The Boy Illinois opens the single with dropping clues on how to hustle in the heart of the city, keeping it legal and low.

YP closes out the song with multiple Chicago references from Michael Jordan, CPN numbers and paints a visual of Oak Street downtown.

An unorthodox match up, yet they both keep it simple bringing their own unique touch in describing the heartbeat of Chicago, “Downtown.”

Jodeci’s Mr. Dalvin Announces A Biopic About The R&B Group Is In The Works (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) The positive feedback for the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton as well as The New Edition Story mini-series has put a lot of attention on possible projects about other Hip Hop and R&B stars.

It was revealed Nas’ life will be told in a forthcoming BET program titled Street Dreams, and the highly anticipated 2Pac movie All Eyez On Me is set for release this summer.

Yet another chart-topping 1990’s act is getting the biopic treatment as well.

Jodeci member Mr. Dalvin informed Q102.1 that a film about the legendary R&B group will likely be finished by the end of 2017.

“They started the process last September. They finished the script, and it’s going into production next month. So we’re looking at an end-of-the-year release,” said Dalvin. “VH1 bought the rights.”

Jodeci is responsible for creating popular songs like “Forever My Lady,” “Cry for You,” “Feenin’,” and “Freek’n You.”

Dalvin, JoJo, DeVante, and K-Ci’s first three certified platinum LPs reached #1 on the R&B Album chart.

After a 20 year break, the group returned in 2015 with The Past, The Present, The Future album.

Jodeci has also been seen on Puff Daddy’s “Bad Boy Reunion Tour” and the revamped Showtime At The Apollo over the last few months.

 

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Fans Want Kanye West To Perform At Super Bowl LII

By: Mike WinslowCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) While most NFL fans are still discussing the New England Patriots’ stunning victory over the Atlanta Falcons, or Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime performance, a growing number of people are already looking towards Super Bowl LII.

There’s a new campaign aiming to get rapper Kanye West as the featured entertainer for Super Bowl LII.

Shortly after Lady Gaga’s 13-minute medley of her hits during Super Bowl LI, a hashtag called #KanyeforSuperBowl52 started circulating on social media.

Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian is in support of the idea, and she retweeted the suggestion to her 50 million Twitter followers.

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Although it’s highly doubtful that the NFL will give the unpredictable Kanye West an audience of over 100 million viewers next year, some of his fans remain hopeful.
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Boi-1da Calls Tory Lanez A “Troll” And “Drake Stan”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Tory Lanez has not been shy about sharing his views toward Drake.

Over the last few years, Lanez has taken numerous shots at his fellow Toronto representative.

Drake even fired back on “Summer Sixteen.”

The competition heated up again when Lanez released his own version of the Dancehall-esque “Controlla”.

Drake’s longtime production partner Boi-1da also jumped into the fray by dissing Tory on Twitter.

“One dude is selling out Madison Square Garden 4 nights, and the other dude trolling for attention & record sales. There’s levels to this,” wrote 1da in an August ’16 tweet.

In a recent interview with the Motel City Podcast, the award-winning producer discussed another Drake-defending tweet he posted that Lanez apparently took offense to.

“I tweeted out, ‘If I hear one more wack ass Dancehall song…” said 1da. “Tory Lanez responded. He’s another one, but I wasn’t necessarily talking about him. But if the shoe fits, then wear it.”

He continued, “I just think that dude’s corny as hell. He’s a troll. So I just troll him back… I have nothing against the guy, but we all know you’re a Drake Stan… We know you look up to Drake. We know you have Drake pajamas.”

Boi-1da later added he believes Lanez is talented but lacks his own sound.

“Figure it out bro. Don’t come at Drake. Drake put the whole city on,” declared the Jamaican-born Canadian.

Did Jay Z Offer A Deal To Big Pun’s Son?

By: YourfavenightmareCategory: Rumors


(AllHipHop Rumors) This would be extremely interesting. It is funny to see the OG’s mellow and mature. Be glad when some of these young dudes do that. But I digress. Back in the day, Big Pun and Jay Z had some rumored instances that may not have even been instances, according to Cuban Link. (Do you all even know who Cuban Link is?) Anyway, either way, there was a rivalry between Jay Z (The Roc) and Fat Pun & Fat Joe (Terror Squad).

Now, today we celebrate the live of Big Pun – one of the greatest ever. Today is the anniversary of his passing. Well it is only fitting that I heard a rumor than Jay Z may have signed his son Chris Rivers. If you claim Hip-Hop, you know Chris Rivers is nice on the mic and has been doing his thing for YEARS. Do you think he could have been scooped up by Jay Z? I don’t know, but Jay Z has been signing people left and right. This could really be an ill chamber for The Roc Nation family.

Check out a couple videos from Chris Rivers.

At the 8:22 mark, Cuban Link also clears up that alleged rumor that Jay Z got hit with a bottle at Club Carbon back in the day. There is another story though. Check what Cuban says. That rumor has carried on so long, we heard all sorts of different things. Interesting…

Ali Vegas Suggests Nas Had Him Blackballed From The Industry (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) At one point around the turn of the century, Ali Vegas was a top buzzing young talent from New York City.

After failing to release an album at the time, the Queens rhymer never achieved mainstream success.

Vegas sat down with DoggieDiamondsTV to talk about why he feels he was blocked by others in the industry from moving forward.

“My talent, it was so revered and I mean it still is. When you’re revered, you’re also feared and the people that was in power was fearful,” said Vegas.

He added, “[DJ] Clue takes a lot of the blame for it… No Clue is just the face of blackballing Ali Vegas. He ain’t got the power to do it.”

Vegas then began telling a story of how Dr. Dre supposedly suggested he, Ali, and Eminem perform together at the American Music Awards.

According to the “Theme of N.Y.” creator, the performance idea was nixed because Nas supposedly had a problem with Ali’s rise.

“I guess he really felt like I was trying to replace him. Or even if it was something deeper where Trackmasters promised him something,” said Vegas.

The conversation also included Ali saying he planned to do a collaboration with Nas and Rakim for the unreleased Generation Gap album.

Apparently, the track never materialized because Vegas claims Nas kept raising his feature price for a verse.

Ali Vegas and Nas were both connected to Trackmasters Entertainment and Columbia Records during a time in their careers.

Stat Quo Explains Why He Feels Dr. Dre’s ‘Compton’ Album Was Wack (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) When Dr. Dre dropped the Compton album in 2015, it was the first studio release for the Hip Hop legend since 1999’s 2001.

The project featured a host of stars such as Ice Cube, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, The Game, and Anderson .Paak.

Compton opened at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 295,000 first-week units moved, and it went on to earn Gold status from the RIAA.

Despite the commercial success, not everyone is a fan of Dre’s third LP.

Stat Quo, formerly of Dre’s Aftermath label, spoke to HipHopDX.

“Sh-t was wack. I love Dre to death but it was wack,” said Stat Quo about Compton.

The Atlanta native added, “It’s not that it wasn’t put together quality wise. It’s not that it wasn’t quality beats and sh-t like that. It just didn’t capture the attention of the world. The only reason it got where it was was because the movie [Straight Outta Compton] was so phenomenal. And that’s no diss. People think if you don’t like something you’re dissing it. I love Dre. He’s my everything. I helped him [with Compton] but that don’t mean it’s the sh-t just cause I helped. We f-cked up.”

Stat Quo also discussed why his own debut album Statlanta was not released via Aftermath.