Meet Ghost. Not the supernatural entity or the street lord of Showtime’s POWER, but the artist hailing from Kurrupt City. His vivid lyrics will haunt your thoughts, as he shares his life experience through music. Ghost’s mixtape, Nina’s Son, is now available online everywhere. Here’s a visual for the title track.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Although I wouldn’t put it past Drizzy, I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt and say he wouldn’t mess with this woman!
It looks like Drake may have been entertaining another woman recently while overseas.
According to DailyMail, Drake was spotted dining with p### star Rosee Divine.
Drake has supposedly been dating Jennifer Lopez since December, but their relationship seems like one big publicity stunt to try to sell music.
Drake was spotted out enjoying the company of someone other than Lopez and his crew. Apparently Rosee and the 6 God wre spotted at a Japanese restaurant in Amsterdam on Monday.
Drake is said to have appeared to be upbeat as he dined with the woman. We know Drake is a player, but perhaps he and the woman could just be friends. Hmmmmmm we are sure Drake has hoes in different area codes though also.
I can’t even be completely mad at Drake though. If p### and learning is your thang, a p### star can teach you a few new things.
Jenny From The Block knew what she signed up for. LOL.
(AllHipHop Rumors) It looks like we will finally hear from Rich Homie Quan again. 
I was just asking some folks the other day where Rich Homie, K Camp, and a few others had been lately.
It had gotten so quiet for Quan, that some were beginning to feel as if he’d fallen off. Apparently some of his music got leaked and it just got gray for him.
I hadn’t thought of him too much after that Biggie lyrics flub he had during his Hip Hop honors performance.
While fans were appreciative of his previous collaborations with Young Thug, it seems that some felt that he allegedly took Thugger’s style afterwards. In fact fans believe he needs to go back to being old Quan and revisit his original style.
Some also felt that he damaged his image, and that some of the music he was putting out wasn’t helping.
Rich Homie recently dropped a video previewing some new music. Take a listen below, and let us know how it’s sounding to you. Do you think his wave is over? Can he make a “comeback”?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPkvoiihlKT/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPRBzfSh6_P/
(AllHipHop News) Ava DuVernay’s impactful documentary 13th is up for an Academy Award.
The Oscar nominations were announced today, and the film covering the history of the United States criminal justice system’s negative effect on African-Americans was among the picks for “Best Documentary Feature.”
Other films selected for the category include Fire at Sea, I Am Not Your Negro, Life, Animated, and OJ: Made In America.
After its release last year, 13th was highly promoted on social media at the height of the 2016 Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.
Hip Hop representative Common was among the celebrities pushing the film.
The Chicago emcee/actor also contributed to 13th with the song “Letter To The Free” featuring Bilal.
DuVernay (Selma, Queen Sugar) publicly commented on her Oscar nod.
“Thanx to [The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences] for amplifying injustices of mass criminalization in [13th]. Love to our fellow nominees,” posted the filmmaker on Twitter.
13th earned significant critical acclaim prior to the Academy Awards announcements.
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, Women Film Critics Circle Awards, New York Film Critics Online Awards, Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, and African-American Film Critics Association Awards have all honored the documentary.
Ava DuVernay’s 13th is available for streaming on Netflix.
The 89th annual Academy Awards are scheduled to air February 26 at 7 ET on ABC.
Thanx to @TheAcademy for amplifying injustices of mass criminalization in @13THFilm. Love to our fellow nominees. xo pic.twitter.com/R8Zy7015IH
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 24, 2017
Many have recognized Sofi Green as a co-host on Tax Season or cast member on this season’s Love & Hip Hop NY. On the VH-1 reality series, Green, positions herself as a rising Hip-Hop artist. Music fans everywhere are now realizing this is true. Sofi has been generating a strong buzz with 98 Ma$E, a female anthem that pays homage to Bad Boy legend, Murda Mase. If you haven’t listened, check out the track below. We can expect more from Ms. Green, with her forthcoming EP, Minnie Jackson, slated for a 2017 release.
Thanks for the tip, Game Media
Photo Credit: Sofi Green Instagram
http://soundcloud.com/sofigreen/98-mae-sofi-green-dirty-version
(AllHipHop News) This week is starting off great for mogul/entrepreneur Jay Z.
In addition to selling a portion of his streaming music service, Tidal, to Sprint for $200 million, Jay and Roc Nation just came out on top in a lawsuit over Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, Dez Bryant.
Official Brands filed the lawsuit against Roc Nation in April of 2015, claiming Jay and the Roc swiped the NFL star and interfered with a contract between Dez Bryant and Official Brands.
The lawsuit claimed Roc Nation sabotaged the deal, by blocking lucrative endorsement deals, in addition to convincing Dez Bryant to dump Official Brands in favor of Roc Nation.
Yesterday, Judge Boyle issued her final verdict, which tossed the tortious interference claim.
“The Court concludes that there is, as Roc Nation notes, an utter dirth of evidence to support Plaintiff’s case. Plaintiff itself concedes as much,” Judge Jane Boyle wrote.
It looks like some legal errors on the side of Official Brands lawyers tanked the case against Roc Nation
“To accept Plaintiff’s argument to the contrary requires adopting the misguided belief that Roc Nation and RNS (Roc Nation Sports) are one in the same.
“The Court declines to do so and therefore concludes that Plaintiff’s failure to conduct discovery was the result of its own error,” the judge ruled.
The court accused Official Brands of being negligent in the discovery process of the lawsuit from the beginning and tossed the lawsuit.
“Plaintiff’s effort at discovery here were deficient, not diligent.”
(AllHipHop News) Taraji P. Henson’s fans are furious she missed out on an Oscar nomination for “Hidden Figures.”
Not long after the 2017 Academy Awards nominations were revealed today (January 24), the “Empire” star’s name began trending on Twitter.
But far from people flocking to congratulate Taraji, fans were venting their anger over her lack of recognition for her role as real life NASA mathematician Katherine G. Johnson, who helped to launch the first successful space missions.
“Taraji P Henson snubbed and another ho hum Meryl Streep nomination,” one user fumed.
“Really Academy??? @TherealTaraji should have been nominated for Best Actress in a leading role – she was AMAZING in “Hidden Figures!” #Robbed,” another added.
And it seems Amy Adams also not being nominated has irked moviegoers. Amy received rave reviews for her role in sci-fi flick “Arrival,” about a linguistics professor asked to interpret the language of alien visitors.
“Amy Adams snub would have been less painful with Taraji P. Henson in over Ruth Negga or Meryl Streep #OscarNoms,” a Twitter user posted, while someone else simply stated: “I love Amy Adams and she was great in nocturnal animals/arrival but if anyone was robbed of a lead actress nom it was Taraji P. Henson (sic).”
Amy’s part in “Arrival” earned her a Golden Globe and BAFTA nomination, and she was even mistakenly listed on the Oscars website.
Taraji is yet to be nominated for her role in “Hidden Figures,” however, the movie itself did land Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay nods and her co-star Octavia Spencer is up for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars.
The Oscars take place on February 26.
(AllHipHop Rumors) By now, most of Chrisette Michele’s fans aka the black community have written her off for performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration ball.
One person who always has time and wifi is Talbi Kweli, and I’m certainly here for it. LOL. It’s always entertainment.
Talib along with much of Black Twitter has been getting Chrisette together for days now, before and after her Trump performance.
Kweli was pretty upset about Michele deciding to go on with her scheduled performance. He was bothered and disappointed by it that it even p##### him off even more when Chrisette’s fiance, Doug Ellison, took shots at Spike Lee, for publicly announcing that he’d no longer be using Chrisette’s music due to her decision.
Doug responded to one of Talib’s post hinting at his belief that Spike was using Chrisette’s media buzz to promote his own work,
“@TalibKweli ‘OG’s’ don’t use IG to advance their own promotion on the back of someone who’s carrying the burden to unify,” he posted.
Talib clapped back exposing Doug’s faulty logic, and asked him to stick to being ignorant to make himself and Chrisette feel better about accepting that check, while still asking him not to come for the OG Spike Lee!
What are your thoughts on Chrisette Michele performing for Trump? Do you think her career will be over now? Chrisette is a beautiful girl with a beautiful voice, but I knew her train was off the track when she got engaged to a man who once sued her for $20 million.
But here’s the real gag apparently Chrisette was disowned by her family, and she didn’t even get to meet Trump after she performed. Carry on.
https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/823198006648315904
"OG's" don't use ig to advance their own promotion on the back of someone who's carrying the burden to unify.
— Doug Ellison (@BIGGS4K) January 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/823496390315634688
https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/823500060755300352
bro let's stop the hypocrisy! pic.twitter.com/sUWRwPjfqb
— Doug Ellison (@BIGGS4K) January 23, 2017
Rapper Snoop Dogg’s quirky new cooking and chat show with lifestyle queen Martha Stewart will return to TV next month. “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” was a big hit when it launched on VH1 last year, and the odd couple will be serving up more meals for special guests on season two. Kathy Griffin, Mike Epps, and sushi chef Abe Hiroki will feature in the first episode of the new season, which will debut on February 13. This season’s guests will also include 50 Cent, Ashlee Simpson, Evan Ross, Fat Joe, and R&B star-turned-top chef Kelis.
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s 2011 Bugatti Veyron failed to sell at auction held recently in Arizona. The sportscar was expected to hit a reserve price of $2.3 million, but bidding at the Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale stalled at $1.9 million. Mayweather’s pal Justin Bieber had more luck at the sale – the pop star sold his Ferrari 458 for $434,500. The “Sorry” singer sweetened the deal by offering up concert tickets and backstage passes to the buyer.
Singer and reality TV star Teairra Mari’s battery case has reportedly been dropped after her accuser refused to testify. The “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” regular, who once had a deal with Jay Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records, was facing charges of misdemeanor battery, theft and vandalism. She was hit with the charges in 2015 after she allegedly fought an Uber driver during an altercation about a cell phone charger in July, 2015. He performed a citizen’s arrest and called the police when she refused to leave his car. Mari, who denied the incident, was also reportedly facing arrest last year, after she failed to appear in court in June. However, a judge has since dismissed the case following the driver’s refusal to testify.
(AllHipHop News) Q, the founder WorldstarHipHop.com, one of the most popular Hip-Hop sites in the world died today (January 24).
Q, born Lee O’Denat, died in his sleep at the age of 43, according to multiple reports.
“My condolences go out to his family. Q was an entrepreneur, a pioneer and all around great guy,” Kevin Black, former President of WorldStarHipHop.com told AllHipHop.com.
The website was founded in 2005, with controversial fight videos, mixtapes, stripper videos and interviews with rappers.
“Hip-hop is for the sex, the drugs, the violence, the beefs, the culture,” Q told the New York Times in 2015. “That’s the competitiveness of hip-hop, so I felt like the site needed to be R-rated.”
Before his untimely death, Q had been planning the launch of “World Star TV,” which is a 10-episode weekly comedy/sketch series set to debut on February 3 on MTV2.
“God bless ya family & friends. You was a real solid, stand-up dude,” Atlanta rapper T.I. said. “We can’t thank you enough for all you’ve done for all of US!!! You were always pleasant & positive through all the madness. You built a brand that changed the course of culture. Your legacy will live on. On behalf of The Harris Family, BankRoll Mafia & The Hustle Gang, We offer our truest & deepest condolences. With Love & Respect. Rest Easy King. #RIPQ.”
“RIP to my guy Q@worldstar we got some years in. Great, Great, Great Dude,” said Charlamagne Tha God. “One of those moments where you don’t cry because it’s over, you smile because it happened. SMH. Brother was already up but he had some phenomenal things cooking.”
(AllHipHop Rumors) One of our favorite couples just may be working it out!
Apparently Tiny isn’t quite done with T.I. yet, but there is a little catch to the situation. She wants you to know that she isn’t the one that is causing the problems in their relationship, so she isn’t necessarily the one that has to bend or doing anything.
Tiny may give Tip another chance if he gets his shhhhh together! Sheesh! Relationships can be tough!
Tiny appeared on Instagram Live, and a fan asked her about her current relationship status. Tiny replied saying,
“He need to come back to me, baby. He need to come on back to me… I’m where I’m supposed to be at!”
Tiny is saying come on home Tip; she’s where you need to be!
I will honestly be surprised if these two ever really get a divorce. One thing that’s for sure is, they are going to either have to divorce, put some rules into place, or have an open marriage. LOL. Carry on.
We are rooting for you guys!
(AllHipHop News) Suge Knight is no longer the Hip Hop bully he once was.
Legal troubles have kept Knight from being the same force in the industry, but there are surely plenty of old stories about the Death Row Records co-founder’s history of threatening actions.
During an interview with the Murder Master Music Show, Swifty McVay of D12 shared some of his experiences with Knight.
McVay covered Suge’s issues with fellow D12 member and Dr. Dre protégé Eminem.
“Em was pretty much guilty through association,” said Swifty. “Dr. Dre inherited this beef from Suge, and here comes Em being with Dre. So he kind of got pulled in it by default.”
McVay talked about being at the video shoot for 50 Cent’s “In da Club” when Knight supposedly attempted to intimidate people over their connection to Dre.
“We looking like, ‘We from Detroit. We ain’t in this mess,’” recalls McVay. “So, we ain’t running to no trailer because they ain’t trying to see or say nothing to us. But us being in the mix of things, it just felt crazy.”
He added, “We was just worried about my mans. Em ain’t have nothing to do with what was going on out there.”
(AllHipHop News) The embarrassing New Year Eve’s performance debacle does not seem to be stopping Mariah Carey from moving forward with her music career.
The vocal icon has been seen recently with Los Angeles rapper YG, and TMZ reports the two artists are working on a tune together.
According to the celebrity news website, Carey and YG have recorded a breakup song and shot a video for the track.
Carey went through a public split with her ex-fiance James Packer last year.
The songstress and the emcee were hounded by paparazzi outside the Catch restaurant on Sunday night.
“I don’t know what we’re doing,” YG told the paps when asked if he and Mariah are collaborating.
It would be no surprise if MC and YG have connected for a record.
Carey’s discography includes songs with Hip Hop stars like Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Jay Z, Busta Rhymes, Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Dogg, Cam’ron, Jadakiss, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, and others.
The assumed Mariah/YG song could premiere during the season finale of the Mariah’s World docu-series.
Mariah’s World airs Sunday on E! at 9 ET.
(AllHipHop News) A Hip-Hop producer who once dubbed himself “The King of Lean” on social media is now saying he was nothing but a junkie.
Producer Cuban Harry, born Harry Garcia, was in a Miami court yesterday (January 23), to face charges that he was a major player in the underworld selling “sizzurp,” which is promethazine mixed with codeine.
Cuban Harry is also charged with racketeering for allegedly masterminding a number of pharmacy heists.
”I had an image to portray, to boost up my followers,” Cuban Harry told a judge yesterday during his first hearing. ”I guess it’s just the music industry.”
Cuban Harry told the judge that he had never been a drug trafficker, although he couldn’t explain the undercover videos of him selling the “sizzurp” to undercover informants.
Despite prosecutors allegations, Cuban Harry maintained that he was an addict.
“I can drink a bottle in like two days. It’s easy to get. It just makes you feel sleepy,” Cuban Harry told the court. “It helps you focus. People like it in the studio because when you record your songs, it helps your voice.”
The 27-year-old producer still will next appear in a Broward Court, to face racketeering charges on the allegations he paid young men to rob Walgreen’s and CVS stores on his behalf.
(AllHipHop News) Dame Dash famously declared real men don’t have bosses during an interview with The Breakfast Club.
So what does the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder think about The Apprentice boss becoming the President of the United States and its effect on black business?
Dash spoke to Hip Hop Motivation about entrepreneurship in the era of Donald Trump.
“Nothing should impair an entrepreneur,” stated Dash. “An entrepreneur does not get given anything. An entrepreneur goes and takes it. That’s what makes you an entrepreneur.”
He continued, “It might affect people that want welfare. It might affect people that want jobs. All that might get affected. If you know how to rub two sticks – pause – and make fire, it doesn’t matter who’s the president. That’s my opinion.”
(AllHipHop News) It’s official: Chicago rapper Bump J will be a free man this March.
Bump J spent the last seven years in a federal prison, after pleading guilty to bank robbery and weapons charges,.
Bump and another gunman were convicted of holding up a Chase Bank at gunpoint in 2007.
Prior to his legal issues, Bump J was a member of the rap group The Goon Squad, which was made up of different gang members from various factions across the city of Chicago.
Bump eventually received a solo deal via Atlantic Records, but it was soon terminated, due to friction with the label and Bump J’s legal problems.
Bump, who has collaborated with artists like Kanye West, Meek Mill, DJ Drama, influenced a whole generation of younger rappers, who have bubbled up to prominence while he’s been locked down for the past seven years.
Artists like Rico Recklezz, Lil Bibby and Lil Durk have acknowledged Bump J’s influence over their own sound.
Bump J told AllHipHop.com that he already has several major deals on the table, when he hits the streets this spring.
“I’ll be home. I’m better than I was when I came in. As far as me as a man, I’m more focused now. And I’m ready to turn up,” Bump J. told AllHipHop.com.
Bump J revealed he is planning to continue his mission of unifying the various gang factions in the Windy City when he is released.
“I want to use my power and influence for that good and motivate others to stick together,” Bump J told AllHipHop.com in August of 2016.
”It’s the same thing they’re doing in Atlanta culture and Cali culture- just to be able to bring our star power to the community and try to help change something,” the Chicago rapper said.
(AllHipHop News) The world lost Deshaun “Proof” Holton in 2006.
Proof was best known as a member of the rap collective D12 and a close associate of Eminem.
Over ten years after Proof’s death, filmmakers are looking to create a documentary about the Detroit spitter.
There is now a Kickstarter campaign to collect donations to fund the making of Searching for Proof: The Story of Deshaun Holton.
The description for the fundraiser reads in part:
Write Brain Studio wants to create a documentary about one of Hip Hop’s best kept secrets. Help us tell this story. Searching for Proof: The Story of Deshaun Holton; a feature length Hip Hop documentary from the art collective that brought you The Revolution Televised…
Upon completion, we plan to enter our film to various independent and major film festival circuits such as Tribeca Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and Silver Docs. We want to make sure we can can share Proof’s story with as many people as possible, and thats why it is so crucial to have your help! By choosing any one of our 8 Rewards, YOU TOO can help bring Proof to the big screen!
The campaign set an “all or nothing” goal of raising $5,000 by February 22.
As of press time, around $400 has been donated with 29 days to go.
For more information about Searching for Proof: The Story of Deshaun Holton, visit Kickstarter.
Coppertop, the New Orleans native and current Baton Rouge resident, takes us on a ride with his new record “All This Cash.” The west coast driven sound with it’s southern bouncy bassline lets us know right away that this will surely be the soundtrack of the summer.
“All This Cash” features rising soul crooner Keith Jacobs who’s infectious melody is sure to have us whispering in ears and making donations at adult entertainment venues. “All This Cash” is the first glance at Coppertop’s upcoming release ‘From The Ground Up.’ Where do we go from here? Stay tuned to find out! Take a listen below!
Stay connected to Coppertop and Keith Jacobs!
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(AllHipHop News) Migos once again have the most popular single in the country.
The trio’s “Bad and Boujee” featuring Lil Uzi Vert fell to #2 last week behind Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” but the hit record is back at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset also lead the Streaming Songs chart for the fourth week.
In addition, Migos’ “T-Shirt” debuted at #43 on the Hot 100.
Former chart leader “Black Beatles” by Rae Sremmurd maintains the #3 position.
Kendrick Lamar’s guest appearance on Maroon 5’s “Don’t Wanna Know” earns the TDE rhymer a spot at #9.
Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello’s “Bad Things” peaks at #6.