(AllHipHop News) J. Cole received a lot of praise when his 2014 Forest Hills Drive album made him the first Hip Hop artist in 25 years to go platinum without any guest features.
The Roc Nation emcee has now seen his third studio LP earn another plaque.
According to Cole’s label, 2014 Forest Hills Drive is now double platinum.
This is the first album in the North Carolina native’s discography to achieved the RIAA certification for two million units.
(AllHipHop News) Eminem’s controversial track “Campaign Speech” criticizing Donald Trump, the Republican party and others, has already ruffled some feathers apparently.
Former Klux Klan Grand Wizard and open Nazi sympathizer David Duke recently called the Detroit spitter a ‘puppet’ in a response to the track on his Twitter account.
In the brief response on the social network, he also pointed the finger at Shady for “poisoning the minds of the youth.”
On the track drawing Duke’s ire, Eminem labeled Donald Trump a “kiss a##” who would be a “loose cannon” with his hand on the [nuclear] button.
The rapper also addressed issues concerning Stacy Dash, Casey Anthony, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin and others.
Mr. Duke is no stranger to the world of politics himself, as he is currently running for Senate in Louisiana
Eminem is a puppet of (((Paul Rosenberg))) and (((Jimmy Iovine))) – For years Eminem has been poisoning the minds of our youth. #riggedpic.twitter.com/xECYJ0HBsK
Many members of Beyonce’s Beyhive need mental health evaluations!
Queen Bey recently performed at the Tidal X benefit concert in Brooklyn, and during her set, Bey’s earring got caught on her braid and was ripped out of her ear causing everyone’s favorite performer to bleed on stage.
In true Bey fashion, she continued performing killing her performance of “Haunted”.
Sure it would be normal to feel bad for the superstar, but count on the stans to take it TOO FAR. Apparently some of the Beyhive felt that if Beyonce must bleed, then they should as well.
Not too long after Beyonce’s performance, #CutForBeyonce and #BleedForBeyonce hashtags appeared on Twitter. It seems that a few fans began cutting themselves in solidarity with the Queen.
The fans claimed if Beyonce must bleed and endure pain then they must experience the same pain to unify and leak their blood to restore her spirits.
Unfortunately we can’t attribute this to trolling because these celebrities’ stans always take it to the max with their antics.
These people are special kinds of fools we swear. Enjoy the music and become mentally stable PLEASE.
Jazmine Sullivan is a cold…shut yo’ mouth! As you likely know, the Philly singer curved a dead gospel singer in a social media post. And the Interwebs went off on her, with some posters humoring her and some maligning her viciously. Nevertheless, it was all another day’s work for Black Twitter.
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(AllHipHop News) Detroit rapper Eminem has dropped a new song called “Campaign Speech” in which he goes at Donald Trump and the Republican Party, for supporting the billionaire’s bid for President of The United States.
The rapper dropped a scorching 7:47 verse which addresses Donald Trump, Stacy Dash, Casey Anthony, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin and others.
Eminem labeled Donald Trump a “kiss ass” who would be a “loose cannon” with his hand on the [nuclear] button.
Em also takes a shot at Vivica Fox, on behalf of rapper 50 Cent, who has feuded with the actresses on social media over the last few years.
Eminem also revealed he is working on a brand new album, although no further details were mentioned.
The new track comes on the eve of the final Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
The debate will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight (October 19).
Michel’le’s Lifetime biopic, ‘Surviving Compton’ seems to be opening a lot of doors for the singer.
The television movie has caused quite an uproar since the weekend as it depicts Hip Hop mogul Dr. Dre beating the brakes off of Michel’le the entire film.
Rumor has it that Michel’le may be gearing up to pen a tell-all book about her life with some pretty juicy details surrounding Ruthless Records and Death Row.
Oprah has also summoned Michel’le, so this could possibly mean one of two things. Either Iyanla Vanzant is about to fix Michel’le’s still very much troubled life, or Mother O will have Michel’le join her on the couch for an in-depth interview.
Michel’le revealed that Dr. Dre gave her 5 black eyes and even shot at her. Judging her interviews, Michel’le still has some growing to do; she should see a psychiatrist.
Jesus fix Tyga’s income, spending habits, and financial woes! We’ve heard about Tyga’s financial problems for at least two years now.
Just like Tyga’s former landlord wanted his money, Jason Of Beverly Hills is demanding that Tyga run them their jewelry coins immediately.
Tyga was forced into a hearing to prove that he has enough money to pay a $200K judgment that the jewelry company was awarded when Tyga refused to pay for a chain and watch he received from Jason’s back in 2013.
Jason Of Beverly Hills hired Boris Treason and Danny Abir, the same lawyers who got Tyga’s landlord their big settlement. The lawyers probably would’ve won again, until the hearing took an interesting plot twist when Tyga fell mysteriously ill.
At first Tyga was compliant with telling the lawyers about what he owns, owes, and his income, but when they began to go after his assets and the gifts he allegedly bought Kylie Jenner, the rapper became ill, claiming to have amnesia and claiming to be pretty confused.
Consequently, the hearing has been rescheduled for November 1, 2016. Tyga plays too much.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Bobby Shmurda has been sentenced to serve seven years behind bars.
The Hip-Hop newcomer, real name Ackquille Pollard, has been locked up since December, 2014, following his arrest during a police sting operation in Manhattan.
He was charged with counts of conspiracy to commit murder, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a weapon and more, and, after a series of delays, jury selection in the case was due to begin last month.
However, a plea deal was struck with authorities last month and Pollard pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess weapons and possession of a weapon, in exchange for having his other counts dismissed.
He was sentenced to seven years in prison, but was granted credit for time served. He will also spend five years on probation and also waived his right to appeal the sentence.
On Wednesday (19Oct16), he was officially sentenced in Manhattan Supreme Court and will reportedly be released in 2021.
“I was forced to take this sentence, I did not want to take this sentence, I was forced by my attorney to take this plea,” Shmurda told the court, according to reports.
(AllHipHop News) The 13th annual Black Ball presented by Keep A Child Alive is taking place tonight (October 19) at New York City’s Manhattan Center/Hammerstein Ballroom.
This year’s event will stream live via the Tidal platform. Alicia Keys, A$AP Rocky, Chance The Rapper, Salt-N-Pepa, and Patti Smith are scheduled to perform.
“We have an electric lineup of performers both legends and newcomers this year and I know the energy in the room is going to be ALIVE,” states Keys, co-founder of KCA. “I’m so excited for Black Ball to livestream on Tidal, giving so many people the chance to join in the fight against AIDS, and experience this truly magical night where all my worlds come together!”
Clive Davis will receive a Humanitarian Award for his efforts to counteract the AIDS epidemic.
The legendary music executive released the 1985 song That’s What Friends Are For which raised money for the American Foundation for AIDS Research and helped educate people about the disease.
Founded in 2003 by AIDS activist Leigh Blake and Grammy winner Alicia Keys, Keep A Child Alive launched as an emergency push to get life-saving HIV medications to African children and families.
The organization’s yearly Black Ball has raised over $28.7 million for people affected by HIV.
Tidal members and non-members can stream Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball beginning at 9:15 pm ET.
YO! Ya’ll musta forgot how dope Peedi Crakk is. The former Roc-A-Fella Records rapper is back with a vengeance. The State Property member goes in over The Game’s “92 Bars” and hastily reestablishes himself as a force to be reckoned with.
(AllHipHop News) D.R.A.M. is preparing to drop his debut studio album Big Baby D.R.A.M. this Friday (October 21).
The set features appearances by Lil Yachty, Young Thug, and the Queen of Neo-Soul Erykah Badu.
During an interview with Hot 97, the Virginia-raised recording artist hinted that more joint efforts with Ms. Badu could be on the way.
“‘Misunderstood’ with Young Thug. That’s a record you haven’t heard him on, you haven’t heard me on. It’s like a new type of thing,” D.R.A.M. said. “And then ‘Wifi’ with Queen Badu which is like the introduction to the music were finna be putting out in the months to come.”
The “Broccoli” rhymer responded to a question about when the other D.R.A.M.-Erykah tracks will be released by stating, “Soon. In the future. It will happen.”
(AllHipHop News) A pop-up shop filled with merchandise dedicated to honoring Jay Z’s classic 1996 album Reasonable Doubt is to open its doors in New York City.
Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke, who co-founded Roc-A-Fella records alongside Jay Z and Damon Dash in 1995, is teaming up with e-commerce website Fancy.com for the imaginative event, which will be designed to replicate DJ Premier’s Studio B Control Room at D&D Studios, the place where the “Feelin’ It” Hip-Hop legend recorded tracks for his debut offering Reasonable Doubt.
Burke also hosted a similar affair in Los Angeles in June to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Hip-Hop star’s breakout album, but the West Coast pop-up mimicked the 46-year-old Brooklyn native’s old apartment rather than the recording studio.
“We wanted to give New York a better experience,” Kareem told Women’s Wear Daily.
Jay Z is not scheduled to make an official appearance at the New York City event, but Burke is hoping the rap legend will make a surprise visit, just like he did at the Los Angeles function.
“The Los Angeles concept went better than expected,” Burke reflected. “Jay Z came the day we opened. He could have come during the private preview, but he came when it was open to the public. We popped 20 bottles of Champagne for the 20-year anniversary of the album. It was great.”
Not only will pop-up shoppers in the Big Apple be able to experience what it was like to be in D&D Studios when Jay Z was recording the groundbreaking album, they will also have access to exclusive Reasonable Doubt themed merchandise created by cutting edge brands such as Ishu, Lstn, Vnyl, Curioos, Roc96 and Moreca Atelier.
Some of the clothing and accessories on offer at the event include regular hoodies, T-shirts and hats, but there are other more innovative items on offer, such as the anti-flash scarf by Ishu that was created to block flash photography, a Reasonable Doubt vinyl turntable designed by Vynl, and Lstn’s ebony wood headphones marked with the Reasonable Doubt 20th anniversary logo.
The Reasonable Doubt pop-up shop will open for business on October 20 at 347 Broadway in the TriBeCa neighbourhood.
Move over Rev. Run. Hip-Hop has another minister – Jean Grae. (Story continues under video interview)
The beloved rap mistress is now an ordained minister and is in the process of starting a church in her hometown of Brooklyn.
On starting a church, the veteran entertainer revealed everything to AllHipHop.com.
“Sunday Services – I’ll beginning my church. Its a non-denominational church. Just motivational. We kinda f##kin’ need that s##t right now,” she says quite frankly. “I am an ordained minister so its ok. Sunday Services is every other Sunday at Union Hall. Its gonna be pretty good.”
Jeanie explained exactly how this happened. An ordained minister that also marries folks? She does that, but sort of by accident.
“I became ordained like five years ago. Just being drunk and online. And being like ‘Oh you can do that?” she says while enjoying New York’s Comic Con. “And a good friend of mine asked if I could marry them and I said ‘I’m an ordained minister.’ And then I found out that New York has a bunch of laws that you have to be ordained by specific churches so I re-ordained myself with another church. And then had to go through the steps of becoming a wedding officiant. One you do that, you can do everything completely legally. I’ve been wanting to do that for a very long time, but I wanted to do it the right way.”
Jean Grae – in addition to marrying friends – remains a force in Hip-Hop so much that Marvel Entertainment called her, to her sheer delight.
“I did a song for Marvel (The Black Panther comic book). Has not expanded into all the things it can be, but it was a really nice invitations. Its one of my favorite invitations I’ve ever gotten.” she jokes. “If there was a way for me to reply to the email half way through him sending the email, I would have done that. Like ‘Hey, we’re from Marvel, we’re wondering if…’ and I’m like “YEAH.” And they’re like ‘Kill your family..’ And I’m like ‘Still yeah.’”
She says people need to dress up like super heroes for often, not just for big time comic conventions.
“I wish adults would do this more often. You don’t have to wait for a special event – its clothes. You can where whatever the f**k you want, she quips. We don’t have to wait for this (Comic Con). If you want to dress like The Riddler all the time, that’s cool.”
Lastly, she tells us that she will drop more rap projects!
“I’m sure I’ll put out a couple almost before the year is out. I’m doing a lot of writing but I’m focusing on bringing my talk show back to (Brooklyn’s) Union Hall – The Show Show.”
Even though Jean Grey is the name of a popular X-Men, Jean the rapper says people still don’t get it. “Please stop writing checks to Jean Grae. Its really hard at the bank,” she quipped. “Please stop.”
The annual Comic Con convention attracts hundreds of thousands of fans of all races, colors, creeds and all sorts of other weirdness. Go. Make it into Freaknic one day. And if you don’t know this reference, you should watch the video above. 🙂
(AllHipHop News) The final 2016 presidential debate is scheduled for tonight (October 19).
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will face off in Nevada just three weeks before Election Day. Many celebrities have expressed their opinion about the candidates via interviews and social media.
R&B singer John Legend has been one of the most candid critics of Trump. Music Choice spoke with the Grammy winner about being so vocal this election season.
“I have always come out for the candidate that I thought was the best candidate for the country and never been afraid to speak out about that,” said Legend. “I think for this election particularly we have seen one candidate that’s really had an entire campaign inspired by hate, division, racism, misogyny and his own narcissism. I think that’s particularly dangerous.”
He continued, “I would speak out on any election but I think it is even more urgent now because we have someone running for office whose you know a major party candidate who is so dangerous I think for the world and this country.”
(AllHipHop News) It took Anderson .Paak many years to finally break out as a national music figure.
Paak’s Malibu is one of the best-reviewed albums of 2016, and the Aftermath signee was the most senior member of the XXL Freshman class for this year.
The 30-year-old singer was born at the early end of the Millennial generation, so Anderson was able to witness the music industry’s transition from analog to digital.
In an interview for Hunger, Paak further shared his thoughts on modern performers as well as Generation Xers take on what is happening in today’s music.
Anderson said:
I feel like a lot of stuff now gets real pretentious because they’re looking at how people respond so quickly and some people are highly affected by that. It’s rare you get music today that has staying power. It feels like an aesthetic makes more of an impact these days. But at the same time, I want to see what the younger generation is doing and appreciate it. I was always annoyed with older generations shutting out whatever new was happening. You don’t have to agree with what’s going on with the younger generation, but I want to have a conversation and have my opinion be part of the conversation. Something I will say for the younger generation – it’s way harder to fool these kids now, they know what’s going on.
(AllHipHop News) Jeezy caught some heat from the public after the Atlanta rap veteran made comments about Donald Trump and Tupac Shakur.
During an interview with the Tax Season podcast, Jeezy stated, “You got Donald Trump. I tell n-ggas, that n-gga’s cold. If he was a rapper right now, he’d be 2Pac.”
The conversation also included Jeezy declaring Trump was not presidential material in his view, but many social media users only took issue with the Trump/2Pac comparison.
The CTE World boss returned to The Breakfast Club this week, and he was asked about his comments on Taxstone’s show.
“I had a n-gga call me. I said, ‘Did your ignorant ass listen to the whole interview?'” Jeezy stated. “That’s what I hate about my people, black people. We just take whatever and run with it.”
The Trap or Die 3 album creator continued, “To clarify what I was saying, I was saying he’s the hottest person in politics. And if he had dropped an album right now, he’d go Diamond like 2Pac did, because he’s the hottest person at what he’s doing. He’s everywhere. And he really don’t give a f-ck.”
In addition, Jeezy made it clear he will not be voting for the billionaire businessman.
“I don’t want to go to war because of your ego,” added Jeezy. “I don’t want to be in a country where the racism goes up because that’s what it’s really going to be about.”
(AllHipHop News) Current owner of Detroit’s Hip Hop Shop, Keith B. Hudson, 41, is now facing the possibility of life in prison.
Hudson has been charged with first-degree murder by a Wayne Count prosecutor.
According to Michigan Live, Hudson, who held a valid CPL, shot and killed Marcel Dubose, 26, about 9:20 p.m. October 10.
Hudson told police the shooting was an act of self-defense after Dubose allegedly told him to “run” his “pockets” and threatened to hit him with a brick.
Hudson’s allegations were not enough for prosecutor Kym Worthy and now Hudson faces a first-degree murder charge along with manslaughter and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Detroit’s Hip Hop Shop developed a reputation in the city as a proving ground for many successful Hip Hop artist like Eminem, D12, and J. Dilla.
Rumor has it that Kendrick Lamar charges $250K a feature. With this said this pretty much means he had a good 2016. After all he was featured on
“Freedom”
“New Cupid”
“Survive”
“That Part”
“Pat’s Wrong”
“Holy Key”
“The Greatest”
“Really Doe”
“Goosebumps”
“God is Fair, Sex Nasty” and more!
With this said he’s been busy and Genius realized that he basically may have made over $3 million on features alone. Well we are sure that K. Dot probably didn’t charge each artist $250K butttttt 2016 was certainly good to him!