Shanti Das hosted her 5th Annual ‘No Reservations Needed’ Dinner on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at The Atlanta Mission.
Jeezy’s Street Dreamz Foundation, CeeLo Green’s Greenhouse Foundation and Keshia Knight-Pulliam of Kamp Kizzy partnered with Das to bring holiday cheer to over 450+ homeless men in the city of Atlanta.
The special guests were treated to a haircut and a Thanksgiving meal that included turkey, ham, dressing, greens, yams, corn, rolls and cranberry sauce.
Additional supporting sponsors and donors included The Art Institute of Atlanta which purchased and prepared all turkeys and hams for the dinner, Walmart, V-103, WAOK, 10 Squared, Takeo Spikes, Monyetta Shaw, The Fleetwood family, Nicole Smith, Dr. Marcus Green and Omar Green.
Special guests in attendance included Councilman Ceasar Mitchell, President, The Atlanta City Council
Big Tigger, Radio Personality, V-103, DJ Jelly, Stevie Baggs, Actor and Former NFL Player Rev. Michael Wortham, Young Adult Pastor of the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Shanti Das, Jeezy, CeeLo Green and Keshia Knight-Pulliam Host ‘No Reservations Needed’ Dinner
Shanti Das, Jeezy, CeeLo Green and Keshia Knight-Pulliam Host ‘No Reservations Needed’ Dinner
Shanti Das, Jeezy, CeeLo Green and Keshia Knight-Pulliam Host ‘No Reservations Needed’ Dinner
Shanti Das, Jeezy, CeeLo Green and Keshia Knight-Pulliam Host ‘No Reservations Needed’ Dinner
(AllHipHop News) Rapper DMX has battled his fair share of problems over the years, whether it was psychological, addiction related, criminal, or finance issues.
So it is befitting that the spiritually grounded rap legend, who is known to pray on his album and before shows, would offer up some advice and support to Kanye West.
“This is my first Instagram joint I did specifically for Instagram and I wanted it to mean something, I wanted it to make sense,” DMX said. I want to give a special shout out to Kanye, let him know that my prayers are with him, my families prayers are with him. And I wanted to remind him,when god is for you, who can be against you. No one and nothing. Stand strong brother, stand strong. God is in your corner.”
While he is “starting to feel more like himself,” Kanye understands how important it is that he “rests and gets help”.
“They are taking it day by day. He understands that getting help at the hospital was necessary,” a source told People.com.
“Kanye will be in the hospital for Thanksgiving and isn’t leaving,” another insider told Us Weekly.
While Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian has been at his bedside almost since the incident occurred, jetting straight to Los Angeles from New York on Monday despite initial plans to attend the Angel Ball in Manhattan that evening, she was apparently seen leaving the hospital on Wednesday night.
Sources close to the reality star said she has “barely left Kanye’s side,” adding to Us Weekly: “Kim has been very concerned and supportive. Seeing Kanye like this is scary for her.”
Accompanied by a bodyguard, Kim is thought to be planning to return to the medical center on Thursday morning to be with her spouse.
It is believed that she will see in Thanksgiving with her two children, North and Saint, and family members including mother Kris Jenner and sisters Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.
And insiders later revealed that the rigorous touring schedule combined with stress over Kim’s armed robbery ordeal in Paris, France, last month contributed to his apparent breakdown.
(AllHipHop Features) Indigenous Hip-Hop artists have been around for many years, but now they are taking their voice to new volumes as.
These days, the Native people of this land have been abused, persecuted and treated like third class citizens, but the media has largely ignored these matters. Standing Rock has been the cornerstone of the most recent infraction against Indigenous People.
However, the situation in the Dakotas is very much in line with the legacy of legalized genocide that has happened on this land since the pilgrims descended in The Americas.
AllHipHop’s Chuck Creekmur sat down with two emcees Nataanii Means and Quese IMC and talked about Hip-Hop’s indigenous lineage, the Dakota Pipeline which threatens the water supply for millions and intergenerational trauma and continues to plague our nation’s marginalized citizens.
“We talk about a reality that America doesn’t see. We’re America’s guilty conscience. We’re the hidden seams in America, displaced and forgotten about,” says Nataanii Means, son of legendary activist Russell Means. “We bring a reality in our music that we’d like to tell the world about. The Indigenous people in America are still here and shts pretty fcked up.
Quese IMC has been around Hip-Hop since the earlier years and even calls Hip-Hop’s father Kool Herc “friend.”
“The root of indigenous Hip-Hop is the root of Hip-Hop in the Bronx.The Youth, they had story and they were going through struggles and they wanted to express what was going on in their community. So for us as Indigenous artists, we wanted to express what was going on in our communities so we started to do our own shows. Tell that message,” Quese said proudly.
“I saw N.W.A. perform when I was 11. I saw Public Enemy on that tour. I saw LL (Cool J), Slick Rick, EPMD – when I was 11 years old,” he continued. “That changed my life. To see Flavor Flav…rockin’ crowd. Seeing Chuck D commanding the crowd. That moved me. A little Indian boy in Indiana.”
Indigenous Hip-Hop heads are not unlike everybody else that has experienced major struggle and they align themselves with other that have also faced oppression.
“Hip-Hop is Hip-Hop,” said Nataanii. “We relate to those elements. The root of us is dance, art, making music, story telling and we have to be doing it in the oppressors language. I alway say, they forced my grandma and grandpa to speak the oppressors’ language. You know, they tied them to radiators, they beat them. They beat the language out of them. And they didn’t teach me (my native language) because of that. If I’m forced to speak the oppressor’s language, I’m going to flip in on them. I’m going to get back at them. And, I’m going to go against the school system that taught me everything that was wrong. I’m going to use my voice to say ‘F**k you.’”
However, the conversation was purely Hip-Hop and Nataanii Means and Quese talked about their Top 5 Dead or Alive (seen in the video), how they make it through the tough times and their indomitable will that helps them continue to fight injustice.
“This isn’t normal. Our people are still out here and we’re fighting to survive. Every single day. And that’s not a figure of speech. We’’re literally fighting to survive,” Nataanii Means said. “We’re literally fighting oil companies and that’s something you don’t see in American media. I don’t know why. Its not every day that attack dogs are sic’d on little kids and women. I saw a woman get dragged down by her breasts by the private security firm. And that was something I couldn’t fathom of the time. ‘My people wake up.’”
“I’m thankful to be apart of it, at this time,” Quese said. “The Creator put me here at this time in life to walk through this human journey until we go on to the spirit world. Until then, I’m going to do the best I can…strive to get my bars up and not be behind bars. To fight hard. Now we got legal battles because of Standing Rock. The time to change this destructive way of thinking is here.”
My god. The Internet trolling does not stop. How do they all do it? The latest is Meek and Nicki. OF course they are on a roll and going strong. You know how? Meek Mill allowed (or was forced) to take a pic of himself kissing Queen Nicki Minaj’s feet. Not a hater, I am. Yoda talk aside, its good to see Meek treating his lady good. I don’t care what you say. If you date, Nicki, you gonna do what you gotta do.
Tell me I’m lying and I will tear a whole in your soul, Killa Hill style!
(AllHipHop News) A rapper associated with legendary rap group UGK was shot and killed by police yesterday (November 22) after a wild high-speed chase that ended in gunfire.
According to reports, Ivory P., born Ivory C. Pantallion, was an artist on UGK Records, who released a few records with UGK group members Pimp C. and Bun B.
(AllHipHop News) The creators of VH1’s#### reality series “Love & Hip Hop” won in court yesterday (November 22), in relation to a lawsuit which claimed the executive producers ripped off the idea.
Nicki Lum-Davis and Trisha Lum claimed they pitched a show called “Hip Hop Wives” to VH1 in 2009 and thought the network had given them a green light.
But, VH1 ended up walking away because they claimed the show was too similar to “Basketball Wives.”
The women claimed that when “Love & Hip Hop” debuted in 2011, it was very reminiscent of their own show.
Unfortunately, for the women, U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson in Los Angeles said the women failed to show substantial similarity between “Love & Hip Hop” and their “Hip Hop Wives.”
Grammy Award-winning artist-producer Pharrell and singer-turned-actress Janelle Monae not only brought their magic to the new film ‘Hidden Figures,’ but they also brought it to Atlanta’s own Mean Streets Studio as they hosted a unique listening party for the movie’s soundtrack. The listening session followed an advance screening of the film at the Regal Cinemas in Atlantic Station.
Media, music executives, and key influencers were treated to great food and music as DJ Drama, Don Cannon, and DJ Sense hosted the soundtrack listening party.
Celebrities in attendance for the screening and listening event included Usher, Ludacris, Big Krit, DC Young Fly, Migos, Jasmine Guy, Carl Payne and more.
During the listening session Pharell and Janelle Monae took time out to discuss the film’s purpose, story and mission.
“I became obsessed with figuring it out and making it a personal duty of mine to make sure these women’s stories were hidden no more,” said Janelle.
“For once it wasn’t three African American women who were best friends or hanging out for the weekend,” said Pharell as he explained that the film has true historical context.
Pharrell also took time to breakdown a few of the soundtrack’s songs.
‘”Run It” it’s about… so it’s the 1960s and being black in the 1960s was super tough, and being black and a female in the 1960s is even more tough. The reason why is because on the NASA campus they had bikes, but if you’re a woman you didn’t wear pants and you didn’t wear shorts. You wore skirts and dresses. So it wouldn’t be that bad if the bathroom was down the hall. But if you’re an African American woman the bathroom is all the way on the campus which is essentially a 30-45 minute ride roundtrip rain or shine,” said Pharrell.
‘Hidden Figures’ tells the true story of mathematicians Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson and Katherine Johnson, who all served as the brains behind America’s race against Russia to put a man in space. The women quickly rose the ranks of NASA and were known as “human computers”. The film features Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe as the legendary trio.
The film also stars Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Maria Howell, Karan Kendrick and Donna Biscoe, and was shot on various locations throughout Georgia.
Make sure you run out to the theaters on Christmas day and see the film that chronicles the story of the African-American women who helped win the Space race!
Both Pharrell and Janelle Monae expressed that the film not only tells the untold story of unsung black women in NASA, it also tells the story of the African American woman and her historical journey through civil rights.
Major shout out to Pharrell for putting his golden touch on the film’s soundtrack.
(AllHipHop Features) Gucci’s home! Gucci Mane has certainly had a successful run this year! It was only right for Atlanta’s own Guwop to headline the Atlanta Hawks’ first “in-game concert” last night at the Phillips Arena.
The night was a “So Icy” night indeed, with “So Icy” being the hit that ushered in Gucci’s rap stardom.
Gucci not only entertained the arena with an energetic halftime performance presented by Lime-A-Rita; the ATL legend also proposed to his longtime girlfriend Keyshia Ka’oir with a 25 karat ring! The rapper also presented a contest winner with a Rolex!
Gucci Mane even pulled off the #MannequinChallenge as he performed Rae Sremmurd’s hit single “Black Beatles” that he is featured on.
Although the Hawks couldn’t beat the Pelicans, Gucci & Lime-A-Rita certainly were last night’s winners!
The Atlanta Hawks Vs. The New Orleans Pelicans game was not only a unique Hip Hop experience, but it also revealed a unique partnership between Lime-A-Rita and the NBA!
Lime-A-Rita and the National Basketball Association have joined forces for a regional partnership that will bring unique in-arena experiences for all of you die-hard sports fans! The partnership even birthed an exclusive fashion collaboration with the Hawks called “shegotgame” a component of Lime-A-Rita’s “This Is My Jam” multi-media activation.
The fashion line has become the official attire of the Atlanta Hawks Cheerleaders, and the squad proudly showcased the new attire during the team’s game last night.
Lime-A-Rita and the NBA launched “shegotgame” to reflect the fan-favorite drink’s range of bold flavors as well as to authentically engage fans and celebrate their love for both sports and fashion!
(AllHipHop News) A Tribe Called Quest is still celebrating the release of their #1 album We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service.
As the Hip Hop group’s final LP continues to receive critical acclaim, remaining members and guests sat down with Elliott Wilson for an episode of the CRWN interview series.
The conversation included Q-Tip, Jarobi White, Busta Rhymes, and Consequence discussing the new album, the crew’s bond, and their memories of late founding member Phife Dawg.
“I put the pen to the pad and it feels like I am channeling something. Phife was setting me up, I am really fortunate,” said Jarobi.
Q-Tip added, “The thing that inspired it was we performed on Jimmy Fallon for the 25th anniversary of the first album. We immediately felt that energy. Jarobi and I were heading to the site, and I was like we need to do an EP.”
Tidal members can watch the ATCQ CRWN episode in its entirety here.
Non-members can watch a three-minute preview below.
To celebrate this year’s Record Store Day, Coalmine Records is pleased to release a special-edition 7-inch version of Heltah Skeltah’s previously digital-only slapper, “Midnight Madness,” featuring DJ Revolution.
As fans of the duo already know, the circa-2009 track is pure flames, and brimming with hilarious bad-guy lyricism from Ruck (aka the late Sean Price), and his partner in rhyme, Rock.
The two absolutely let loose over Shuko’s funky instrumental, as Ruck drops concrete flows while Rock communicates with animals.
And that’s just the A-Side. On the B-Side, you’ll find the haunting remix produced by the Grammy-winning, M-Phazes.
Fans of his work may recognize this joint from Coalmine’s 2012 remix compilation, “Phazed Out.”
The record itself will be sold in a plain 45 sleeve, but the donut contains the work of acclaimed designer, Joe Buck, who embraced the 1980 released cult movie of the same title, which also serves as the track’s theme.
On each side, you’ll find references and illustrations central to both the film, and the track, from the sketch of Leon the Game Master on Side-A, to M-Phazes ‘Good Gracious’ tagline on Side-B.
(AllHipHop Rumors) One person who’s certainly NOT here for Kanye West is Hot 97’s Ebro!
Although Ebro says he will never fix his lips to say he’s not a fan of Kanye West as an artist, he does believe Kanye is out of his mind currently.
Following a series of rants and cancelled tours by Kanye, Ebro took a moment out to call Kanye out for being a user that only hits people up when he needs something from them.
He went on to call Kanye a hypocrite for complaining about the politics behind the scenes of music when he himself is just as bad, and is a part of the problem.
Ebro says Ye wouldn’t come to Hot 97, but he went to all of the iHeart media stations begging them to play his records. He also says Kanye can’t say f-ck radio when he calls Ebro every time he drops a project asking for radio support.
Ebro basically believes Yeezy is completely out of touch with reality.
How do you feel about Kanye’s recent rants. I believe the man needs help. mental health and its associated issues are very REAL!
(AllHipHop Rumors) You have to love today’s petty social media world and how brands have even jumped in the social media “beef” and “shade” with each other.
Verizon what’s good!
Verizon thought they had one up on T-Mobile after a Twitter user shared a pic Nicki Minaj allegedly uploaded showing her using Verizon.
This was every bit of “scandalous” as Minaj has been getting fat checks from T-Mobile, and has clearly starred in their commercials.
Nicki Minaj has shown plenty of times that she’s about that life and will check a person in a minute, especially the way she checked Miley Cyrus at the 2015 VMAs.
Verizon clearly didn’t care, but they can sure “hear her now” as she clapped back at them on Twitter. Nicki tweeted,
“Ummm congratulations @Verizon u played yaself. It’s a screen shot from my camera man’s phone. @TMobile for life. ? #UnlimitedData ??? – ✅dat”
We aren’t even mad at Verizon. We all have our inner petty, and heck Nicki could be lying so…..
Desha Head Taylor has revealed there’s enough unreleased material for a final solo album.
“His solo album will be out probably sometime during the first quarter of 2017,” she says. “We’re working on it now. He completed his entire solo album before he transitioned, so we’re excited about releasing that.”
Phife Dawg, real name Malik Taylor, died in March, from diabetes complications.
Desha admits her late husband really enjoyed his final months in the recording studio, adding, “There were times where he was working on the album where he would send me video footage of him rhyming over some of the beats… He would make a certain face when hearing the beat, he would make this frown like, ‘I’m feeling this’, and you would hear his verses in the back. He was really excited about this project.”
(AllHipHopRumors) 50 Cent surely hates his [first] baby mama man!
It probably isn’t a good idea to interview 50’s baby mama, Shaniqua Tompkins, right now, especially not about anything 50 related.
50 Cent may send his goons after you, or you may be “mysteriously” harmed for doing so.
Interestingly enough, in 50 Cent’s famous #PostAndDelete files, 50 posted an Instagram post that said he had never met a guy named Courtney “Mafi” Johnson, and he had nothing to do with the guy getting attacked.
50 said he had nothing to do with Johnson “getting a buck 50 in his face.”
He then warned Johnson and his media employer about getting into what he would describe as “gangsta sh-t” for setting up an interview with Tompkins.
50 claimed that the guy had been seriously injured after doing so.
“Now the poor guy has to staple his face together. get well soon. Should have seen that sh-t coming,” 50 said.
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Mafi claims he hasn’t been harmed, but he has now decided to take the necessary precautions to try to ensure that he won’t be. Mafi even went as far as to file an incident report in Wisconsin, and is meeting with lawyers as we speak.
I’m sure Mafi probably didn’t even think it was that serious. Tompkins has done several interviews. However, yall know 50 Cent is crazy LOL!
(AllHipHop Rumors) Although there are mixed reactions over Kanye West being hospitalized, some are actually feeling sympathetic for Ye thinking he may be the latest vicitim of the Kardashian curse.
Although the men married to or who are involved with the Kardashians actually had MAJOR PROBLEMS before they linked with the famous family, some refuse to acknowledge it, or others enjoy poking fun at the tragic lineups of demise. I mean we now have alcoholics, drug addicts, jerks, depression, a transgender woman, a broke rapper mannnnn.
Apparently the Kardashian curse has hit Kanye, and Yeezy Yeezy seems to have been most troubled since he became a Kardashian.
Let’s go down the list:
Khloe Kardashian: Lamar Odom’s battle with crack and alcohol.
Kourtney Kardashian: Scott Disick being a raging drunk battling with alcohol.
Kylie Jenner: Tyga’s broke financial woes.
Kris Jenner: Bruce Jenner turned into a woman.
Kim Kardashian: now Kanye is a dehydrated, spiritually beaten, exhausted saint.
That family even made Rob Kardashain depressed enough to gain all of that weight, go into hiding, come out and impregnate Blac Chyna.
Now like we said these men had most of these problems before they got with the Kardashians, but when you add them all up it makes you want to give them the side eye right? Hell maybe this family is just as f’d up as the rest of us. LOL.
(AllHipHop News) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has launched the limited-edition FRIGO Crown capsule collection by RevolutionWear.
The rapper/entrepreneur was inspired by the idea of the hierarchy of living when designing the “crown” element for his new luxury underwear.
“We have created the ultimate luxury for men with FRIGO Crown, which is exactly what I envisioned when I set out to design my collection,” says 50.
The patented signature FRIGO Zone in the undergarments provide support and adjusts to give a customized fit.
FRIGO Crown also includes various T-Shirt styles made from enhanced performance fabrics.
The limited-edition items from the line retail for $150 for the t-shirt and $150 for the boxer briefs.
“Jackson has been a dream partner for FRIGO and we were honored to have him create FRIGO Crown,” adds RevolutionWear, Inc. Founder & CEO, Mathias Ingvarsson. “He was involved every step of the way designing this line and knew exactly what he wanted the collection to embody. His attention to detail and creative process are unrivaled. This line is the best of the best.”
50 Cent, NBA star Carmelo Anthony, and record producer Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley purchased a stake in the FRIGO brand in 2014.
FRIGO Crown will be available exclusively at Neiman Marcus and IWearFrigo.com.
