(AllHipHop News) Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. is now the top album of the years, crushing the 2017 record set by Drake’s More Life.
DAMN. surpassed 300 million streams in it’s first week out, the second album this year to achieve such a feat. Drake’s More Life pushed out 385 million streams late March.
Kendrick’s opus straight sold 325k, which Hits Daily Double reports is about 100k more than More Life.
Billboard suggests strongly that K-Dot will push 530,000 to 550,000 equivalent album units, but other metrics go as high as 610k.
DAMN. dropped on April 14.
Kendrick’s Untitled Unmastered. (2016) and 2015’s To Pimp a Butterfly also topped the charts.
(AllHipHop Rumors) This dude is a mad man or a dumb man. I think the latter. Well Dallas Cowboys cornerback Anthony Brown feels like he has a great, big chip on his shoulder. So guess what he decided to do? GET A BIG CHIP TATTED ON HIS SHOULDER. A POTATO CHIP. Yes, people. This second year NFL player not only got a POTATO CHIP on his shoulder, but he also felt compelled to tell everybody via social media. Now, every is going in on dude over it. I find it funny, especially since he is a Dallas Cowboy. Not a fan.Anyway, in true social media fashion, he took it down when the heat got too hot on the plantation. Check it out:
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Jay Z is expanding his TV resume by executive producing a series about racial issues in America.
His six-episode series, titled “Race,” will offer “a stark and provocative look into systemic injustices in America”, using documentary, animation and archival footage to outline issues surrounding financial inequality, the criminal justice system, social media, activism, and family.
The series will also feature present day stories from a variety of immigrants and first generation Americans, according to Variety.com.
“Race” will air in 171 countries in 45 languages.
The project is part of Jay Z’s two-year film and TV deal with The Weinstein Company, which he signed last year.
(AllHipHop News) VH1 will give viewers of “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” and the Black Ink crew a behind-the-scenes tour of both of the hit series, through three special episodes.
First up is a special on Joseline Hernandez, called “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Joseline’s Special Delivery,” which will chronicle the turmoil and joy she felt giving birth to her daughter Bonnie Bella.
The second special also centers around “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.”
During “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Dirty Little Secrets 2,” various cast members and producers from the show each expose each other and break down all of the drama that occurred over the past six seasons of “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.”
The third and final special is about the Black Ink Crew, called “Black Ink Crew: Behind the Ink.”
The Black Ink special will be hosted by cast member Sky, and will show the top 10 craziest moments from all of the seasons of “Black Ink Crew.”
“Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Joseline’s Special Delivery” Premieres Monday, May 1 at 8 PM, the “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Dirty Little Secrets 2” plays on May 10 at 8 PM, while “Black Ink Crew: Behind the Ink” debuts on May 17 at 8 PM ET.
(AllHipHop News) OK. So…Tyga is all the rage on social media today and its because of his face, not his raps. Apparently, Tyga was stepping out and got COLD busted! Or was he? As you should know, Tyga managed to score with Kylie Kardashian or is that Jenner? I can’t keep up. Anyway, Tyga may or may not be dating this new chick Jordan, but the images says “BUSTED!”
Here is the crazy thing: Jordan used to date Justin Bieber and be a waitress at H######. Here are the images in question.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTKDE8KB7JK
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTKZZHUhzvv
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTKBbcdlArp
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTKh2IRAq8j
By the way, she denies with emoji that she is dating Tyga!
(AllHipHop News) Organized Noize Productions is gearing up to release their first ever compilation.
The production squad behind the sounds of artists like OutKast, Ludacris and even most recently Future, will drop ONP EP, their first, seven-song EP, this May.
The Organized Noize crew tapped 2 Chainz, Big Rube, Scar, Big Boi Joi, Cee-Lo Green and others for the ONP EP.
“At the beginning of our career we were so busy with our acts in the Dungeon Family making sure every artist and every group had what they needed, Ray Murray told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “We specialized in giving them what was authentic and true to them. Finally, now, we’ve gotten to a place where we can relax and make music for US.”
Organized Noize’s ONP EP is due in stores on May 5.
Take a listen to the first song “Kush” and look at the track listing below:
ONP EP Tracklisting:
Anybody Out There Ft. Joi and Scar
We The Ones Ft. Big Boi, CeeLo Green, Sleepy Brown & Big Rube
(AllHipHop Rumors) Funkmaster Flex STILL hates Drake and Nicki Minaj.
One thing that’s for sure is the fact that Funk Flex loves to troll and antagonize the 6 God. The man is relentless with it.
Here he is taking yet another shot at Drizzy.
According to Flex, Drake is no longer eligible to be in the top 5 rappers list or conversation anymore.
Awwww man, Flex calls Drake a fraud, and claims that because Drake was fraudulent he opened up a spot for Kendrick Lamar to be in the top 5.
“He was. Before the reference track we would have to say he was No. 1. Now n-gga since the reference tracks, and since you ain’t writing, you not top 5. You know it; everyone’s saying it. And the only reason why we’re having Kendrick talk to be honest because it’s a slot open. People weren’t saying Kendrick top 5 before Drake bowed out.
Now what has happened is there was a fraud, a f-cking fraud in the pack that’s why there’s a slot open. A f-ckng fraud.” said Flex
Flex tells Drake fans that they are just mad because their boy got caught with reference tracks, which he claims is the equivalent of getting caught with your pants down.
Funk Flex even says he believes that before the reference scandal, Drake had the crown.
Flex is so extra man. LOL. What are your thoughts? Do you agree with Flex? Were folks already putting Kendrick in the top 5 before the Drake ghostwriting scandal or nah?
Even if Drake has ghostwriters every now and then, it still takes talent to deliver right?!
(AllHipHop Rumors) Cardi B is always going to speak her mind!
It’s actually crazy to think that Cardi B and Amber Rose wouldn’t get along. I group all of the reality, ex-stripper, Insta-famous and beyond girls together.
Anyway Cardi B is not here for the flirty heaux like Amber Rose being around her man, Migos member, Offset!
It’s pretty obvious that Coachella was lit from the looks of it on social media.
A fan decided to stir the pot and tell Cardi B,
“Oh that’s yo nikka? wasn’t he all over Amber Rose the other night.”
Cardi B clap backed saying,
“@zoe.s1 the whole gang was hoes will be hoes and nikkas will be nikkas right?”
Welp Cardi Bi doesn’t seem to be too bothered. She’s always been a bit “liberal” and wild anyway, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she and Offset had an open relationship. Remember she dated a dude in jail and openly messed around with guys and girls on the side because her longtime boo was locked up.
The picture that got folks talking was a picture of Amber Rose with a see-through top on with the Migos all appearing to be looking down at her breast. Most said it looked like something from P### Hub like she was getting ready to get a “train” ran on her….lolol oh look at the time.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Things aren’t looking too good for Kodak Black.
Prosecutors are trying to make it extremely hard for the Florida rapper as they want the judge to hit him with an 8-year sentence for violating his probation!
Kodak appeared in court this week for the judge to determine if he had in fact violated his probation.
Prosecutors are demanding the 8-year sentence over an assault on a Miami bartender. The assault isn’t the only problem here, Kodak’s trip to Miami wasn’t even authorized by his probation officer.
Remember last year the rapper took a plea deal that required him to face house arrest for a year and probation for 5 years. Most laughed at the thought of Kodak Black being able to stay out of trouble that long, and apparently they were right!
Oh yeah, we have to keep in mind the fact that this week’s hearing has nothing to do with the sexual assault charges Kodak Black is still facing in South Carolina.
According to the Sun Sentinel, Kodak has been charged with six counts of violating his house arrest. These counts also include the violations of his trip to Miami and a boxing match in Ohio.
To Kodak’s defense, his lawyers maintain these were promotional events for his career, meaning he was technically working. Kodak’s PO didn’t help his case either as she expressed that he definitely needed some guidance.
I wonder what, if any, type of sentence he will receive.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Another day another Troy Ave story!
Troy Ave has been surrounded by all kinds of controversy whether it’s the on-going legal issues and controversy stemming from the Irving Plaza shooting on up to his recent Tupac-inspired ‘NuPac’ project.
Now Ave is claiming that his former artist Young Lito ran from the scene during the Irving Plaza shooting that claimed the life of his bodyguard Ronald “Bang” McPhatter.
According to the Ave, Lito ran pretty fast in the other direction once shots were fired.
Young Lito has now clapped back in his own defense! Lito claims he was NEVER in the green room with Troy Ave to begin with, and he claims that his natural instinct from being raised in the projects lead him to run for his life anyway.
Maybe I’m missing something. LOL. Who wouldn’t run from gunshots?!
“That footage is from the outside the room. I WAS NEVER IN THE GREEN ROOM WIT TROY AVENUE to run on him. Don’t be fooled. Anybody that was there know. I ain’t know who was shooting or wtf was going on. I lived in the P’s most my life n the toughest got low when they heard shots. RIP Banga tho I could’ve reacted differently but I ain’t know what was going on n thought da shooter was behind me my apologies @trife_gangsta. All u other n-ggas throwing shots killa y’all get a half of bar, fucc y’all n-ggas. 1 things for sure n 2 things for certain…1. All this for attention and it’s sad. 2. Summer coming. 3. Tupac dies at the end,” said Lito.
What would you have done if you were Lito and heard the shots? What are your thoughts? Is Lito saying that Troy Ave’s days are numbered?
(AllHipHop Rumors) Have you ever ran into one of the greats while you were a little bit under the influence? Joey Bada$$ did.
While still taking in the acclaim of his ‘All Amerikkkan Bada$$’, a drunk Joey recently ran into Jay Z!
This is two Hip Hop generations of Brooklyn right here! Joey was just as happy as any of us would be, and he took to Instagram to share a photo of the two emcees.
“When you run into Hov but you a lil shmizz #brooklyn | ?: @ashani,” he posted.
We’ve heard that since the encounter, Joey has been trying to make a collaboration happen with Hov. Would you be here for them on the same track?
It could be cool to see them collaborate seeing that Joey looked up to Jay and actually turned down his Roc Nation deal with hopes of one day becoming a “Jay Z”.
(AllHipHop News) Chance the Rapper is fighting to protect his trademarks in a new lawsuit involving his clothing line.
Chance is lauded for giving his music away for free, since monetizes his career through other channels, like his hit merchandising business sold through his own online store ChanceRaps.com.
Next week, Chance is scheduled to go out on the road for a major North American tour.
On Wednesday, the Chicago rapper filed a preemptive lawsuit against hundreds of would-be bootleggers, whom he claims are making knock-offs of pieces in his clothing line.
The lawsuit only names defendants 1–100, and the “XYZ Corporation,” since the identities of the offending corporations have not been discovered yet.
Chance is slated to launch his tour on April 24 in San Diego and wind the outing down on October 3 in Los Angeles.
Mac Miller released his fourth studio album “The Divine Feminine” last year in September, and now the Pittsburgh rapper continues to promote the LP, issuing a visual for “Cinderella.” The record also features Taylor Gang’s Ty Dolla $ign.
(AllHipHop News) Oakland-bred rapper Mistah F.A.B. is trying to get to the bottom of who set his clothing store on fire.
The popular rapper owns a North Oakland clothing store called Dope Era, which has been a staple of the local community and has even earned F.A.B. honors from City Council and the Mayor.
Early yesterday morning (April 20), a neighboring business called F.A.B.’s sister around 2:30 AM to report the store had gone up in flames.
When firefighters arrived, the blaze had been put out.
But the San Francisco Gate reports that firefighters smelled a strong odor of gasoline area, and eventually found a discarded gas can near the fire scene.
Mistah F.A.B. blasted the coward who set his store on fire since there are 11 children who live in the apartments above Dope Era.
“I really didn’t even care too much about the shop, it was, ‘Is the children upstairs OK? Did the smoke get in their room?’” Mistah F.A.B told the San Francisco Gate. “If a person had a dispute with me, don’t take your anger out on the shop and risk the lives of kids.”
Mistah F.A.B.’s sister could not think of any enemies that would have the motivation to commit such a brazen act.
But she pointed to racially motivated hate as a possible reason for the crime.
“We don’t know who did it or what was their motivation to burn the store down. Maybe somebody doesn’t want an African-American from the hood to do well here,” Mistah F.A.B.’s sister said.
According to Mistah F.A.B, the damage to the store will cost about $5,000.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Troy Ave is looking like quite the character these days!
I mean the dude has already been clowned for being corny and fraudulent, and it looks like now the kid is being called a liar.
Apparently Troy Ave had folks thinking that Kendrick Lamar and TDE once considered signing the Brooklyn rapper!
Troy claimed that Kendrick once gave him some serious props on his music and that he had once considered joining the TDE camp. He makes these claims on his “Truth Be Told PSA” from his new ‘NuPac’ project.
Listen issa lie. I don’t care what Troy claims. There is no way I believe anyone over there ever considered signing this kid.
TDE’s Top Dawg took to Twitter to shoot down all of this.
“4 the record… I’ve never had a convo with Troy ave or any 1 in his camp.. neither has KDot.. yesterdays story was fake news… #TDE,” said Top Dawg.
I definitely remember Troy blatantly dissing Kendrick in the past and calling him a weirdo rapper. I think this kid forgets what he says and is doing anything he can to generate buzz for his questionable career and new project.
It already seemed like Ave was a bit “off”, but I for sure know he lost his marbles when he started comparing himself to Tupac! It’s good to see Top shut that ish down! What are your thoughts?
4 the record… I've never had a convo with Troy ave or any 1 in his camp.. neither has KDot.. yesterdays story was fake news… #TDE
(AllHipHop News) Mary J. Blige has reportedly claimed that her estranged husband falsely claimed business expenses during their marriage and spent that money on his new girlfriend.
The “No More Drama” hitmaker filed legal papers to end her 12-year marriage from Martin “Kendu” Isaacs in July and the former couple has been fighting over his request for almost $130,000-a-month in spousal support ever since.
In December, Mary claimed Isaacs, who worked as her manager, had cheated her out of more than $420,000 during their marriage by falsely claiming business expenses that allegedly had nothing to do with her career.
In the new documents, she claims he spent that money, which he chalked up to “travel charges”, on a new girlfriend.
Mary has also responded to his spousal support request, calling his demands outrageous and insisting he is trying to claim more money than he needs, in order to cover his parents and his three children from previous relationships.
“I am not responsible for supporting (Martin’s) parents and his children from another relationship which he lists as ongoing monthly expenses,” she reportedly says in the documents.
When he filed for spousal support, Isaacs claimed the singer earned between $1.5 million to $5.1 million over the last two years while he had no income as he was fired as her manager shortly after she filed for divorce.
But the 46-year-old has denied his estimates, insisting their estate is “underwater” and there is no money left for handouts as she is covering all the expenses while he “contributes absolutely nothing”.
Isaacs is father to sons Jordan and Nas from his first marriage and daughter Brianna from a previous relationship. He had no children with Mary.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Drake has stepped up the security presence around his California mansion after an overzealous female fan managed to break in earlier this month.
Mesha Collins, 24, was discovered in a bedroom inside the Hotline Bling star’s Hidden Hills mansion, wearing one of his hoodies after allegedly helping herself to water and soda.
There was no evidence she took anything else or caused any damage.
“He’s got 24-hour security now,” Dennis told TMZ.com. “He’s got security on the grounds, and in front, everywhere now.”
And Dennis, a fellow musician, reveals Collins chose the wrong time to try and steal something from Drake, because he emptied the pad for renovations.
“There was nothing in the house anyway because the house is being remodeled, so there was nothing in there (to steal),” he smiles. “All she could get was a Sprite, a Pepsi, and a bottle of water!”
Reports suggest Drake has declined to press charges against Collins since no real harm was done, but Dennis warns other fans not to try their luck in future:
“Don’t get yourself in trouble,” he states. “Don’t go to jail and have a felony in your life over stupidity.”
The case against Collins has yet to be officially dropped, but it is unlikely the District Attorney will forge ahead with prosecution without Drake’s support.
Hit songs such as the Timbaland-produced “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” “Get Ur Freak On,” and “Work It” were seen as visionary works of art. The music videos for those records – directed respectively by fellow artistic geniuses Hype Williams and Dave Meyers – were groundbreaking as well.
Filmmaker Sama’an Ashrawi is celebrating Missy’s creative contribution in the animated series Afrofuturism. The mini-documentary is running on Gunpowder & Sky’s sci-fi YouTube channel DUST.
“The project happened because [co-producer] Steven [Jackson] and I noticed a resurgence in science-fiction imagery among today’s most talented black artists that we hadn’t seen used so blatantly since the height of Missy Elliott’s popularity,” says Ashrawi. “We were directly inspired by artists like Janelle Monáe and Flying Lotus who effortlessly take their music and visual offerings to new places.”
He continues, “We noticed a growing online trend of people asking for more Afrofuturism-related content and decided to make these brief explainer videos about important figures related to the lens of Afrofuturism – but we didn’t want them to be like a boring lecture, we wanted them to be fun. And I think they turned out very fun.”
Ashrawi sprinkled Easter eggs throughout the “Missy Elliott Descends from Planet Rock” visuals. Fans of the singer-songwriter/rapper may even notice a resemblance to Misdemeanor’s “Sock It To Me” video.
Previous Afrofuturism episodes focused on Herman “Sun Ra” Blount, Uhura of Star Trek, George Clinton, and Jimi Hendrix. The entire series is narrated by British performer Little Simz, and its soundtrack features Arima Ederra, Joyce Wrice & Mndsgn, and Beanz N Kornbread.
“We chose Little Simz as our narrator because she’s one of your favorite young artists and because her clique is called Space Age. Who could be a more perfect fit?” Ashrawi explains.
Afrofuturism has found a fan in a well-known celebrity with Missy even co-signing the work. The subject of the clip shared the video with her 4.8 million Twitter followers.
“We’ve gotten some love from Solange’s website, Saint Heron, and Solange even retweeted the Sun Ra episode, which was cool,” states Ashrawi. “Then Missy Elliott retweeted her episode and followed me, which was maybe even a little bit cooler. Going forward it would be amazing to build off of this series and collaborate with them directly, I think it’s possible.”
Throughout her 20 year career, the Virginia-born multi-talented artisan has sold over 30 million albums and won five Grammy awards. Missy Elliott has also worked on music with Aaliyah, Jay Z, Beyoncé, Nas, Janet Jackson, Lil Kim, Ginuwine, Christina Aguilera, Ciara, Ludacris, Eve, J. Cole, and more.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Funkmaster Flex STILL hates Drake and Nicki Minaj.
