(AllHipHopNews) A drug kingpin who once dominated the New York marijuana market has admitted to his involvement in nine murders and 10 attempted murderers.
According to The New York Daily News, Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez aka “El Monstruo,” orchestrated a massive drug operation from the early 1990’s until early 2010.
Rodriguez-Perez admitted to putting out dozens of hits over a span of decades to maintain control over the market. The report also states he had a loose connection to Roc-A-Fella Records, the defunct label from the 1990’s.
The Feds began Operation Green Venom in July of 2008. The investigation used over 20 separate wiretaps to infiltrate the crews suspected of running the operation.
Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering in Manhattan federal court.
According to TMZ, legendary super Hip-Hop group A Tribe Called Quest will be recognized for their accomplishments by their native Queens.
A side of Nu-Clear Dry Cleaners, which was featured in the cult classic “Check The Rhime” music video, will be adorned with a mural of the the group.
Linden Boulevard in Queens will be the lucky local for the mural and many are hoping that the street itself which is where the cleaners is located may eventually be renamed or simultaneously named A Tribe Called Quest Blvd.
Founding group member Jarobi White called upon fans to help get a street renamed as a testament to his fallen group mate and best friend Phife Dawg in April of this year.
Super fans responded by petitioning to get Linden Boulevard between 192nd and 193rd streets to be renamed A Tribe Called Quest Blvd.
Councilman Daneek Miller reports that there have been no objections to the paperwork that has been filed, so he is expecting the mural project to be a go in the coming months.
A mock-up of the mural by Midnight Marauders cover designer Vince Ballentine is said to have been commissioned.
(AllHipHopNews) Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs will be detained in France until at least next week, as he awaits a hearing on a rape charge in Austria.
Freddie Gibbs, born Fredrick Tipton, was arrested last Thursday (June 2) in the French city of Toulose, after being accused of rape in Austria last year.
A hearing on the charge was supposed to take place Tuesday (June 7) but it was pushed back to June 16.
In addition, the bail hearing requested by Gibbs’ lawyers will be examined next Tuesday as well.
According to The Local FR, the rapper plans to fight his extradition to Austria.
“Freddie Gibbs has indicated to the court that he would not be willing to be handed over to Austrian authorities without exercising his rights to a defense,” Gibbs lawyer Michael Malka stated.
Freddie Gibbs, 33, was on a tour that would have stopped on France, Canada, and Portugal.
The tour came to a halt when the gangster rapper was arrested by authorities before a performance at the Rex venue in Toulouse under a European Arrest Warrant for rape.
“He categorically denies the accusations made against him in Austria,” Freddie Gibbs’ lawyer Michael Malka said. “He is even very surprised that Austria could act on this a year later, while he was on tour in Europe.”
These rappers and their love lives! Rich Homie Quan has a new baby mama= a new baby on the way. If RHQ allegedly messing with one of Chief Keef’s baby mamas, and them choosing to name their child Khosen wasn’t enough, Rich Homie’s girl allegedly likes girls and got pregnant for a come up. A source is claiming she is having the baby for the money because she was clearly a lesbian last year. Well maybe she’s bi. Hey, nothing surprises us. Carry on.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper T.I. has returned to the stage for the first time since a fatal shooting forced him to shut down a gig in New York last month.
The “Whatever You Like” hitmaker joined DJ Khaled as he opened for Beyonce at Citi Field in Queens, New York on Tuesday night (June 7), and the two Hip-Hop heavyweights performed “Bring ‘Em Out” together.
T.I., real name Clifford Harris, was preparing for his show at Manhattan’s Irving Plaza on 25 May when a gunman opened fire backstage, killing Troy Ave’s bodyguard Ronald McPhatter and leaving three others, including the visiting rapper, injured.
T.I., who was rushed to safety, took to Twitter the following day and offered up his prayers to those injured and the family of the dead 33-year-old.
He wrote: “My heart is heavy today. Our music is intended to save lives, like it has mine and many others.”
T.I.’s return to the stage on Tuesday night comes just two days after DJ Khaled welcomed Meek Mill back to the spotlight in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The rapper celebrated the end of his house arrest sentence by joining Beyonce’s support act and Rick Ross onstage in his hometown on Sunday night.
The trio performed “Ima Boss” and “All Eyes On You” as Meek Mill celebrated the end of his 90-day detention, which began in March, after he was found guilty of violating the terms of his probation in December, 2015.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday night, Khaled also welcomed French Montana, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Yo Gotti and Travis Scott to the Citi Field stage for performances.
Durham, North Carolina rapper Danny Blaze is a freshly unique fusion of Hip-Hop and R&B. Before venturing on a music career of his own, Danny made a name for himself in the NC music scene as a part of the popular duo The Koolest. Looking for a way out of a gang affiliated lifestyle that almost cost him his life several times, his escape route was found upon discovering he could rap – well. Toting his southern energy, adding flare from his soul influence, favorite east coast, west coast, and midwestern artists garnered him the opportunity to open up for Big K.R.I.T., Juicy J, A$AP FERG, Joey Fatts, Key!, Smoke DZA, and radio play at Raleigh K97.5 FM.
Danny Blaze releases his cinematic visual “Pus(her)” based on his experience of dating a woman who sold drugs and the mark it left on him. “The inspiration for Pus(her) came from “Trap Queen” by Fetty Wap. I first heard it and immediately thought of her.
“Pus(her) is somewhat my response to “Trap Queen”. I wanted to show the not so glorious side of drug trafficking that Fetty didn’t talk about and what can eventually happen such as being incarcerated or killed,” recalls Danny.
Directed by HeadGraphix, Danny Blaze walks you through their time spent together and his lady hustling. You can expect to hear this lead single produced by Hak and more storytelling rhymes on his upcoming ‘Punk Ass Dan’ EP releasing the end of 2016.
Notable verses:
“The weight keep moving and the loot is getting better/ But in the back of her mind she thinks ‘I can’t do this sh– forever’/ Cuz everybody knows it’s only two places you end up/ Police tryna lock you down and n–s wanna shoot you for ya cheddar ”
“Say she wanna have some kids, be a mother/ And we both gon have a Benz, different colors/ Every night we in the bed under covers/ Talking bout all the time we gon spend with each other”
Despite weather conditions and performance cancellations, Summer Jam was a party in Met Life Stadium on Sunday.
The cancellation of the festival stage devastated some fans but concert goers did not let a flooded parking lot stop their party. Fans quickly found shelter under tents and inside cars as everyone patiently waited for the storm to pass. Once it did, the aisles of the lot filled with hip hop fans blasting music and tailgating waiting for the main stage to start.
Maino opened the main stage repping Brooklyn with his hit, “Harder Than Them”. But the crowd went wild when the highly anticipated G.O.O.D Music set came up next. Entering the stage in a diamond formation, the crew kicked their set off with their latest single “Champions”off the rumored Cruel Winter collab album. Pusha T, Big Sean, Desiigner, TRavi$ Scott, 2 Chainz and Yeezy himself all bounced around the stage to their G.O.O.D Music hits like “Famous,” Antidote,” “I Don’t Like,” “Watch Out,” and “IDFWU.” Before they left the stage, the crew made sure to their the newest and youngest member of the G.O.O.D team, Desiigner get his shine as the entire stadium went off to the smash hit “Panda.”
Bryson Tiller had the crowd vibing to his Trap Soul hits and even brought out Brooklyn’s own Fabolous for the “Sorry Not Sorry”remix. Tiller took a moment to share his gratitude for being able to perform in venues like MetLife only a year after living a “regular life.”
The Terror Squad Reunion had the crowd “All The Way Up”and included dancers, Remy Ma & Fat Joe classics, and an appearance by Ashanti’s cake. She came through and showed off her summer body as they all jammed to “What’s Love”.
After a slight hold up in the show due to a fight in the crowd, ASAP Rocky and ASAP Ferg got the party started again. DJ Khaled brought out Rick Ross and Movado during his set and left the crowd with hints as to what could be on his upcoming album.
Unfortunately, Future was unable to perform due to time constraints. It was rumored that he would be joining Kanye West in a free concert at Webster Hall following Summer Jam, but that did not happen either. Due to the cancellation of the festival stage artists like Chance The Rapper, Dave East, and Tory Lanez were unable to perform as well.
Hot 97 did the best they could given the many circumstances that were out of their control. And despite the weather and late start, the concert still went on. Not many events, especially those pertaining to Hip Hop have been in the MetLife stadium until that late.
Overall it was a great show, packed crowd, and great night of Hip Hop.
(AllHipHopNews) Atlanta rapper Diego Dose was recently arrested for his involvement in a home invasion that left him severely wounded and a cop shot.
Diego Dose, formerly known as Young Dose was once part of DJ Clue’s Desert Storm label. He has recorded songs with artists like Fabolous, Future and Rick Ross.
The rapper, born Michael Thomas, and Antonio Bell allegedly kicked in the door to an apartment in the Brookwood apartments in the Buckhead area of Atlanta this past Sunday.
According to WSB-TV Atlanta, one police officer was shot in the hallway as he arrived on the scene. Fortunately, the officer was wearing a bulletproof vest, which his peers credit for his survival.
Diego Dose wasn’t so lucky. The officer responded by shooting him in the chest at least two times. Both Thomas and Bell have criminal histories.
Bell already appeared in court and was denied bond. Deigo Dose has yet to appear in court, since he is still hospitalized for the gunshot wounds he received during the incident.
Young Dro recently released his Phoenix project which comes as his inaugural release on his own label, Grit Game Records. As much as fans enjoyed seeing Dro with Tip and the rest of the Grand Hustle gang, Dro has seemed to express that there were some issues there as people ridiculed him, hated on him, and wrote him off from the beginning. He seems to have expressed that his Grand Hustle peers may have tried to dim his shine. One thing Dro is great at is always coming back with a hot single regardless. Are you feeling his Phoenix EP? Hmmm we wonder what haters has Dro been referring to?
(AllHipHop News) Sean Kingston recently received international love while performing in Guyana during the country’s 50 Year Anniversary of Independence.
Kingston performed his multi-platinum records including “Beautiful Girl”and “Me Love” to a lyric-reciting, sold out crowd.
In addition to hitting the stage, Kingston made a pit stop in the slums of Guyana connect with the people.
During his visit, Sean Kingston raised awareness about his humble beginnings in Jamaica and shared intimate information about his past and how he used to fetch his own water to take showers.
No stranger to poverty, Kingston expressed how important it was for him to give back and his passion to be a contribution to the less fortunate people of this world.
Sean Kingston has plans to drop a new mixtape titled “90’s Baby” at the end of the year, and follow up with a new album titled Redemption in early 2017.
(AllHipHop News) Rita Ora appears to have settled a $2.4 million lawsuit filed against her by bosses at Jay Z’s Roc Nation record label.
The music executives sued the Radioactive singer last year, for breaking her recording contract and failing to deliver the albums she was supposed to produce for them.
The suit came just weeks after the singer filed her own papers in California, claiming company bosses had lost their focus on her, putting the welfare and future of professional athletes and other ventures, like Jay Z’s streaming service Tidal, ahead of her music career.
Lawyers representing Roc Nation submitted papers in New York, claiming the company spent more than $2 million on marketing and development for the star’s second album, which is still unreleased.
Since signing with the label in 2008, Rita has only released one record, 2012’s Ora, and the label bosses claim the star was supposed to release five albums under her contract.
In an attempt to break away from Roc Nation in 2015, Ora requested a declaratory judgment, claiming the contract she signed in 2008 at the age of 18 was unenforceable and violates California law.
But now it looks like the contract controversy is finally over.
A new document filed on the New York Supreme Court’s website appears to show Ora and Jay Z’s partners have settled their suits out of court, and now she’s free to sign a new deal.
Rita hinted she was about to do just that in a Snapchat post over the weekend – she uploaded a photo of a pile of papers covered with flowers and added the caption: “Contract time!!”
“All Gold Everything” rapper Trinidad James hosted his 2nd Annual Camp James Celebrity Basketball Game as well as the Crenshaw Rams Football Camp founded by Big U at Crenshaw High School.
The Atlanta-bred artist also collected thousands of donated new and used shoes in a sneaker drive to benefit local families in need.
Celebrities in attendance included Wiz Khalifa, Nipsey Hussle, Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul, Mally Mall, Ray J and more, as well as celebrity basketball players Problem and Safaree, and team coaches Steve Lobel and Community Activist Big U.
In addition to the celebrity basketball game and sneaker drive, over 100 gift bags were given to the youth in attendance, including pairs of Jordan’s and goodies from sponsors Shoe Palace, Jason Mark, Under Armour, Feed the Homeless LA and Ray J’s Skoot-E Bike.
L.A.’s REAL 92.3 DJ Hed along with DJ Looney kept the crowd grooving with today’s hottest music.
“It feels amazing to be able to do it again. I can be honest and tell you it’s not as easy the second time as I thought it would be, but I’m very thankful to the people who continue to help me this year again like Crenshaw’s Big U, Michael Henley (Lil U) and their entire family, Echo Hattix’s PR team, Shoe Palace Sneakers and Jason Markk shoe cleaner,” Trinidad James told AllHipHop.com. “Last but not least, I’m very thankful to the Crenshaw community. Nothing would matter without their presence.”
Safaree rolled up with his crew of bikers named “Stunt Gang”
Nipsey came out to show the neighborhood some love!
Mally Mall threw up a couple of jumpers from the side line.
Rumor has it that Angela Simmons may actually already be married. Simmons shocked fans back in April when she revealed that she was engaged to a man named Sutton Tennyson. Poor Yo Gotti. She later revealed that she was also pregnant.
Both of these announcements came as a surprise as she stated on The Breakfast club that she wasn’t having sex, and because of that, no one could trap her. Allegedly Angela Simmons got married back in April, and she’s going to do another ceremony for her family. Something is weird about this whole thing. Her “husband” is allegedly a felon also.
(AllHipHop News) Washington Redskins player Junior Galette was a recent guest on Taxstone’s Tax Season podcast, and the Haitian born linebacker revealed he is working to free Bobby Shmurda and GS9.
“I’m not trying, I will. The paperwork gotta be right,” said Galette about his plans to bail out the Brooklyn based crew. “I love their music.”
According to Galette, GS9 affiliate Corey Finesse is already signed to him. The former Temple University standout discussed how he is attempting to officially add Abillyon to his roster of artists as well.
Several people connected to GS9, including “Hot N-gga” performer Bobby Shmurda, have been facing various criminal charges over the last several years.
Shmurda was arrested for murder conspiracy, reckless endangerment, and more in 2014. The Epic Records signee has been detained on a $2 million bail since his arraignment.
With “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows” having made $35.5 million this past weekend with it’s opening weekend numbers topping the box office, we thought that we would unleash our exclusive extended AllHipHop interview with it’s star Gary Anthony Williams, aka Bebop. As we’ve been knowing Williams for some time, he was more than happy to give it to us. However, while TMNT2 did do the best of all of the rest this weekend, it still has some serious work to do in the eyes of the studio and movie folk as well seeing as it’s predecessor “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” made a cool $65.6 million in it’s opening weekend in 2o14. Will TMNT2 be able to do enough business in the interim to justify a TMNT3? Hard to say. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows” also stars Megan Fox, Tyler Perry, Stephen Amell, Will Arnett, Brittany Ishibashi, Brian Tee, Sheamus, Tony Shaloub and Laura Linney. Here is what Gary Anthony Williams had to say to us specifically for you on the eve of TMNT2’s opening last Friday:
What kind of music sums up Bebop and Rocksteady’s style?
G: Ok, listen, I’m not trying to suck up to you because it’s All Hip Hop, (but) there’s two different things. One, in the movie we were actually driving a tank in Brazil, Bebop and Rocksteady, and they are listening to that whole “ War! Huh! Good God, y’all!” So I’m going to have to go with some old school soul and of course you gotta go hip hop! Come on! These boys are out to do some damage. And it ain’t gonna be no ‘kind’ hip hop. It’s gonna be some gangsta stuff going down. And I said ‘stuff’ just to be nice. Trying to use some nice terms here.
Any particular artists?
G: Well, if I was going to go with Gary Anthony’s personal situation, I might go – you gonna hate me if I say I like Lil Wayne? You gonna be mad at me?
No. No judgement. Not at all. I like Lil Wayne. He’s cool.
G: A little bit of Lil Wayne, (and I) might – just because I’ve been listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar. But listen, the two of them (Bebop and Rocksteady), they would go a little bit old school. NWA probably. If I was going to modernize it, I personally would be listening to some Lil Wayne. There. I’ve admitted everything. You can get mad at me for this too – and some Eminem.
I can’t get mad at you at all. For one thing, I can’t be mad at the person who voiced Uncle Ruckus.
G: (In Uncle Ruckus’ voice) ‘Hold on – I knew you was going to bring that up. Kylie, Kylie, Kylie!’ (Regular voice) I loved that character. (Uncle Ruckus voice) ‘Uncle Ruckus ain’t gonna appreciate no hip hop. I tell you that right now. You betta hip hop your way to a job somewhere.’ (Regular voice) That’s what Uncle Ruckus would tell you.
The characters that you play that are villains like Uncle Ruckus and Bebop, you love to root against them, but at the same time, they are really endearing. How do you do that? Make us like them at the same time that we don’t want them to get what they want?
G: I think okay, if I go from this movie right here, Bebop and Rocksteady, they are two dudes who really like each other and just want to do good at being bad. Like that’s their whole thing. We want to be the baddest dudes that we can be, but they want to be good at it. So there’s a charm in just like, hey, all we want to do is build the short stuff. There’s a charm in that. With Ruckus, I think there was a charm in just his absolute ignorance of reality. Whether it was what color his own skin was, how important no matter what it was, it was just absolute ignorance of reality. If he was just by himself, you would absolutely hate him. But when you’ve got other people bouncing off of him to remind you how stupid he is, then you kinda gotta love that.
In some alternate universe, if Bebop and Uncle Ruckus met, what kind of meeting do you think that would be? And do you think Ruckus would be for or against the Turtles?
G: Okay. First of all, Ruckus is going to be (Ruckus’ voice) ‘I don’t trust no turtle. I don’t trust no – now if you had a all white turtle, that’s another story.’ (Regular voice) Ruckus is never going to trust those guys. He’s not going to trust no ninja, and he’s not trusting some black guy who just morphed into a stronger guy than he already was. So that’s a bad combination. Bad combination.
So Uncle Ruckus is basically always team lily white – irrespective of species or the possible end of the world?
G: I think he would not call them Teenage Mutant “Ninja” Turtles, if you know what I’m saying. He’d probably substitute the n. He’s Ruckus! Come on! I think I just probably discovered a new comic book, by the way (laughs).
You’ve said many times that you and WWE star Sheamus really connected working together on this film. As such, do you see yourself doing anything with him or making an appearance in the WWE world?
G: You know, we were joking around about that the other day. I would never wrestle, because I watch him like bruise an arm, hurt this hurt that. Like, he’s a big dude and people go, wrestling is staged or whatever, twirling each other around up there. I would not. I could be one of those oily kind of manager dudes, like Big Acting Gary Big Hat: ‘get way from the Irish man!’ I could go in as a character like that. I’m not about go in there and trade punches. Think of this – these guys get paid money to wear underwear and beat other men up. I’m not about that. I don’t want to put on any underwear, and I don’t want to get beat up.
So you’ll basically be a hype man or a manager?
G: Yeah I’ll be the manager on the outside of the ring smoking a big cigar. Yeah. Wearing a really big hat. Why? I don’t know. Why do they call him Big Hat? I don’t know. Because he hides stuff under his hat? He might. It might be a contract, it might be a pamper. We don’t know.
Do you think Bebop and Rocksteady could ever be turned away from the dark side?
G: No. No because Bebop and Rocksteady, in the movie we started out as human. Like these kind of street thug guys in the first one. So all they ever wanted to be is really tough. We want to be really bad. Then they meet the single baddest dude of all which is Shredder. And now they got somebody to look up to. Like Shredder is their… I don’t know, who do people look up to now? Let’s just say Oprah. Shredder is their Oprah. Oh, we got tutelage now under the baddest guy of all. They never gonna go to the good side. No. Now they got everything they want. They got immense power and still able to be as bad as they want to be you cannot draw them. They will not go to the good side. They will not.
For young fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, do you think that there is anything that they can learn from Bebop and Rocksteady?
G: Well, here’s a cool thing for the younger fans and the older fans. If you want to take it down to the kid level, it’s that loyalty. You know, the ninja turtles love each other as brothers, these guys are like brothers from another mother. And as bad as they are, you cant have those big superheroes the turtles without some super villains for them to fight. So I think you can root for them on those levels. Like they’re brothers, they have a real nice bond to each other, yes, they are going to tear down the city and try to destroy the turtles but at least there’s a nice friendly family bond. They are family among themselves. They listen to authority. They listen to Mr. Shredder, and all children should do that – listen to authority.
So It’s kind of like honor among thieves?
G: It is. Yes. Yes it is. Among big goofy thieves who happen to be a rhino and a warthog.
What did you enjoy most about working on this movie?
G: Honestly it was meeting, first of all bringing those two characters to life, I mean that really is like an honor. When I was a young man, I watched the Turtles from the beginning. So, being able to bring those two characters to life, number 1. And number 2 was working with those people. I mean, it was so much fun Brian Tee who plays Shredder, Brittany Ishibashi who plays Karai, and Sheamus who plays Rocksteady, we hung out all the time together. It was so much fun and like meeting those guys and working with them, and now that the movie is over whenever Sheamus is in LA we hangs out at my place. Me Brittany and Brian we will get together and all four of us will get together when we are all in one place, like in the same area. It was really cool working with those guys and there’s like that Hollywood thing where it’s like (affected voice) ‘everybody is so great!’ (Regular voice) But for real, everybody was really cool on this movie. Like everybody from the people who put the food out every day to the people who made the weapons that we were using and like everybody was so excited about check out the knife I made or check out this cool thing I made or look at the glasses that were specially made for the character. Like everybody was so excited about every element of it that it made it exciting to be there and it really did turn into a family situation.
So then how would you rate your experience on this film with the other films and franchises that you have been a part of?
G: What it did was it makes you realize the projects that really mean something to you. Like when I did “Undercover Brother” with (Dave) Chappelle, that was another case where we were all together for like three months and just having the time of our lives because you are around people that you enjoy. And it was that kind of feeling. I put it right up there at the top. I’ve never been on a big summer blockbuster-y film before. This is the biggest film that I’ve been in as far as outreach goes and who’s going to be checking it out young and old. And at the same time that whole family thing – as big as it was, it really was a comfortable place to work and play every day. They let us improvise as much as stay on script. So it made it a really big comfortable place. So I gotta put it up there at the op with my favorite ones.
Was there anything that you were worried about with this project being the biggest blockbuster film that you’ve ever been a part of?
G: I didn’t think of worry until it was already over and people started coming up to me and saying you know how big the Turtle fan base is, right? You realize how many people have been waiting to see these characters come to life” You realize that people are depending on these characters being the goofy fun destructive ridiculous guys that they were in the comic and on the cartoons. Then it was like, oh, I got something to live up to now but luckily nobody mentioned that stuff to me until we already filmed it. So my only job was go in there and have as much fun as I possibly could. Make sure that translates over to the big screen.
I heard that you have a son. Is that correct?
G: Yeah. I’ve got a thirteen year old boy.
And is he into the turtles?
G: He came up in the computer age so we never watched much of the Turtles. We watched the last movie together – the one that preceeded this one. And then we watched he watched the premiere the big big premiere in New York last week. And he loved it. He really had a good time. So that gave me all kinds of hope because he’s like a serious science minded kind of kid and he really bought into just the craziness of it and the fun of it. That’s the beauty of this one. They kept the action and the really added the fun of the original back in. So yeah, he definitely dug it.
You don’t hear as much about Splinter.
G: Splinter is played by Tony Shaloub.
Did you send a lot of time with Tony Shaloub or Tyler Perry’s character Baxter Stockman?
G: definitely I was around Tyler. He’s the guy who ends up fixing the ooze. Tyler was saying that this was the first time, I mean, this is one of those rare times that he’s coming as just an actor where he can watch and do and learn as opposed to having to direct this or tell people what to do or write this. So that was really cool, seeing that side of Tyler. I thing he’s like for real 6’5, 6’7 or something. He’s a big huge tall dude. So it was actually cool hanging about him because I had never seen him in that capacity at all. And Tony Shaloub I did a pilot with years ago. We didn’t get to do anything on this movie together but I hung out with Tony Shaloub a couple of years ago. Brilliant dude and just a funny funny guy. We got to hang out after this movie was over last week in New York two weeks ago in New York. We just hung out. And Megan Fox and Stephen Amell were just really great because he is all about action. He’s a action guy so he was having a great time. He did a lot of his own stunts. It really was a big family. It turned into a big family. It was seriously just a big family kind of a fun thing where there was not a day that you regret that you had to get up at 7 o’clock or 6 o’clock or 5. I never heard anybody complaining once you were on that set cause it really was fun.
For someone who isn’t familiar with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, what would you say the draw is for them? What are they really going to enjoy with this movie?
G: Well, if you aren’t familiar at all, one you have the whole Teenage Mutant Ninja turtle-ness you have this family of brothers that really like each other and who are heroes who protect the city. So its that kind of bonding kind of family kind of story. If you want to look at it that way. Other than that it is crazy fun action. Whether you are familiar or not if you like action movies and comedy it is a good combination of comedy and action – brought by some dudes that are turtles.
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows” opens nationwide in theaters on June 3, 2016.
(AllHipHopNews) Social Media giant Twitter will be holding regular Q&A’s with some of the biggest names in the industry as part of their music industry insider series.
This new series of Twitter Q&As is focused on the music industry and will be held each Monday.
The Twitter Q&As will feature well respected vets in the music industry along with up and coming names who are just starting to get their feet wet in the business.
On yesterday’s Twitter Q&A, Derek Watkins, aka Fonzworth Bentley was featured.
Fonzworth Bentley established his name as the man that held an umbrella for Diddy, before becoming a reality show TV star, fashion designer and producer.
Most recently, Fonzworth was one of six people who helped create “Ultralight Beam” on Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo.
In his Twitter Q&AsFonzworth fielded questions from celebrities like P. Diddy and Big Boi.
Fonzworth also addressed interesting questions from casual fans as well, dishing out advice on how to build a brand, in addition to offering up insight on some of his iconic moments within the industry.
Other guests of Twitter Q&As have included Pharrell and Kevin Liles, Founder and CEO of KWL Enterprises and co-Founder/Partner of 300.
Next Monday’s edition of Twitter Q&As pertaining to the music industry will feature DJ Drama.
On June 27th Twitter will host a discussion with Roc Nation A&R Lenny S, who made his name in the game with his early work with Jay Z.
Lenny also managed Rihanna at one point and was instrumental in Roc Nation’s signing of up and coming MC Vic Mensa.
@FonzBentley what are the most important things you’ve learned on your journey?? #askDEREK
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Wayne has a new app, and a new crew he is representing to go along with it.
Today (June 7), Lil Wayne revealed his up Sqvad Up skateboarding app, as well as the members of the new Sqvad skating crew, which is the official team for his Young Money brand.
Skaters Tyreek Morrison (TJ), Evan Hernandez, Yosef Rattif (Yoyo), Andrew Colbert, Jerme Knibbs and Edgard Benitez make up the Sqvad skateboarding team.
Lil Wayne will act as a personal mentor each member of the Sqvad team and aid the team in all aspects of their careers.
The rapper recently inked a deal with mobile/technology company UTILITY to develop and launch the “Lil Wayne: Sqvad Up” app to promote his latest brand. The game allows users to skate around New Orleans, while dodging obstacles and hazards.
“I’m super excited to drop my first mobile skateboarding game Lil Wayne: Sqvad Up as a way to share my passion for skateboarding. It’s also special to celebrate all that makes my home of Hollygrove and New Orleans such a dope place,” says Lil Wayne. “I started skateboarding at 29, not just because I thought it looked cool, but also because I wanted to be able to inspire kids to get outside and play. Skating is a perfect way for kids today to stay out of trouble and be positive and active.”
Lil Wayne is planning to debut the new app at E3, where he appear on behalf of Samsung. During his time at their booth, the rapper plans to unveil a Virtual Reality version of the game called Sqvad Up 360 shot using Samsung’s Gear 360 camera.
Lil Wayne’s skateboarding game app will be available for download starting on June 10th across Apple and Android platforms.
Snoop Dogg’s new artist Jooba Loc’s drops a new song with YG titiled “Hop Out.” The song is taken from Jooba’s first album Only Way Out, which features appearances from Snoop Dogg, YG, Kokane, Daz Dillinger as well as production from DJ Mustard, Terrace Martin, Cardo and others.
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