Donald Trump has p##### off more than a few people. Those included are Russell Simmons and John Legend. Russell Simmons took to his Twitter explaining that the Donald Trump we are seeing isn’t the Donald Trump he’s known all of these years. Russell called Trump’s campaign dangerous, racist and violent. Simmons also pointed out that Trump has waged war on the minority, plans to take the country back to 1963, and even offered to pay the legal fees for the man who assaulted an innocent black man at one of his rallies. John Legend took time out to help Donald Trump’s son understand that people have been protesting his racist father. The fact that this man is running for president and has a tremendous amount of supporters is just…..
It looks like another case of baby mama drama for Chief Keef! One of Chief’s baby mamas says she’s back in the strip club because he won’t support his child anymore, and he won’t even make sure the child’s healthcare is taken care of. As terrible as this is, it’s hard to feel sad for anyone who sleeps with Chief Keef. She also says Chief Keef will rot in hell for being a serial reproducer. Hmmm…. interesting. What are your thoughts? Are you surprised?
(AllHipHop News) Michelle Obama, Missy Elliott, songwriter Diane Warren, actress Sophia Bush and Queen Latifah will host a conversation at #SXSW. The First Lady will also offer the keynote speech.
The specific topic will be the White House’s Let Girls Learn initiative and the conversation happens on Wednesday at 11am in the Austin Convention Center. Fans can only get in if they have Gold and Platinum badges from SXSW.
(AllHipHop News) For years Rick Ross has championed the Bentley brand despite flexing the Maybach Music Group chains and pushing Maybachs like a “bawse.”
Well recently the rapper teamed up with Bentley in a social media campaign to further assist the brand in reaching out to greater audiences with its Bentley Bentayga,
Rick Ross reportedly gave the luxury whip his stamp of approval as video emerged in January showing the Carol City, Florida bred rapper showing off Bentley’s first sport utility vehicle.
The post made its way to social media and YouTube generating free publicity for the Bentayga months before the United State release of the utility vehicle.
We also learned that Bentley encourages the exposure by celebrities because the luxury auto-maker does not place television ads instead opting to rely on social media, word of mouth and exposure from celebs.
But, the Bentayga comes with a price tag as large as Rick Ross himself, computing to $229,100 before shipping,
Michael Winkler, CEO of Bentley Motors Inc., spoke about the brand’s marketing strategy going forward and the use of celebs like Rick Ross and Floyd Mayweather to bolster the brand’s image.
A photo posted by Rick Ross / Yung Renzel (@richforever) on
“If we can help them get more publicity, that’s great (laughs). It is a compliment, obviously, when you see celebrities driving your brand. Particularly because in contrast to other high-line, premium brands, we don’t have to give the cars away. They actually buy them. That is a real compliment and I think very positive for the brand,” he explained.
“It’s 99.9 percent positive. But then the odd guy who puts purple stripes with fire blowing out the side and 30-inch wheels on the things — maybe you don’t want that so much. It is a huge compliment that high-profile people want to drive this brand and do so with their own money,” Winkler answered.
When asked if he could quantify the value of free social media marketing, the Bentley CEO said that without the marketing of Bentley drivers on social media, “you’re dead.”
“Whatever I’d tell you would be way off the mark. I wouldn’t be able to put a number on it. What I do know is if you don’t address it, you’re dead. I will say that,” he added.
The SUV will reach 187 mph making it the fastest SUV in the true luxury segment according to the Bentley CEO.
The SUV is set to arrive stateside in April or May so expect to see Rick Ross showing off the luxury SUV possibly as soon as next month.
Check out the gallery below with images of the SUV and also several promotional videos that showcase the speed of the new Bentley Bentayga.
Donald Trump has really gotten people in a furor. Now, people let him get away with the rhetoric for a long time, but now it seems like the ‘hood if fed up. And guess who is more p##### off than most. Trick Trick. Now, I know you know Trick Trick. Official to the bone grizzle and not to be f**ked with. He has posted a series of Instagram posts that suggest this Trump campaign will get more rigorous for the potential nominee. Trick Trick says, “I SWEAR!!! BETTER YET, WILL SOMEONE PLEASE PUT A GUN IN HIS MOUTH AND SQUEEZE!!!! (Because that’s what I felt like saying gatdamnit) Be mindful of this fuckery. Pay attention. The monster hasn’t show. His face yet… This n#### is a Joke! Be EXTREMELY MINDFUL of his SUPPORTERS!!!! WATCH THESE MUTHAFUCCAS!!! And PREPARE YOURSELVES!!!!”
Check it out.
By the way, Trick Trick has a new venture with Treach and Bumpy Knuckles…featuring Raekwon:
(AllHipHop News) Recently both Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, lead actors in the ABC television show black-ish spoke at #PaleyFest on their roles in a recent episode that tackles police brutality.
The episode called “Hope” focuses on the family’s reaction to the murder of a Black teenager by a police officer and how everyone in the family deals with the verdict.
While watching the news on TV, their kids ask some tough questions and Dre (dad) and Bow (mom) have to find ways to teach their children about what is happening in the world.
Dre, Pops and Ruby (grandma and grandpa) think the kids should be aware of their surroundings, while Bow wants to give them, “a hopeful view about life.”
The show has gotten big reviews from critics and now the characters are speaking about what it was like creating the controversial episode.
When asked about the episode, Anthony Anderson said that the episode personally affected him after he too was a victim of police brutality in his younger years while living in Compton and as a student at Howard University.
“We pride ourselves on being topical and timely,” Anthony Anderson told the AP press. “In the light of whats going on with young Black men across this country, me in particular being a victim of police brutality. Growing up in Compton and while I was a student at Howard University protesting at a Ku Klux Klan rally, I speak to that and I know it first hand. What we deal with on our show really comes from our lives and the experiences we’ve had.”
“As a mom, or as a parent, how do you address these issues with a generation that didn’t experience a lot of these things and that are happening in our country, and then how do you have those conversations?” a concerned Tracee Ellis Ross explained.
This year #PaleyFest partnered with Citi and Hulu in support of the The Paley Center for Media.
With locations in New York and Los Angeles, The Paley Center focuses on the cultural, creative, and the social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public.
Check out some clips from the episode below and a link to the ABC episode below.
(AllHipHop News) With his name being stirred up in the recent Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa saga a few months back, and with his French Montana collaborative Wave Gods project out, Max B is continuing his push for freedom.
In doing so, Max B has launched a line of hoodies that feature a side profile of Max B and a “Free Max B” emblem on the bottom right corner.
Each wavy hoodie has a front pouch and is a heavy blend sweatshirt by Gildan.
The no-pill hoodies have double-needle stitching with a double-lined hood, set-in sleeves, rib knit cuffs and a spandex fitting waistband.
The artist rendering was done by Ozzy Oz Da Vyrus who has also done work for the incarcerated Bobby Shmurda.
It appears the hoodies are already getting support as Wale Tweeted out a link for the sweatshirts in support of Charly Wingate aka Max B.
In addition to the hoodies, Max B has t-shirts that feature Max B with his hands held high and handcuffed.
Below the caricature is a quote that says, “Hip-Hop Isn’t Dead, It’s Behind Bars.”
The hoodies are priced at $80 a piece and t-shirts are priced at $20. There is also a packaged deal that includes Blue Ray discs of the Wavy Baby Volumes 1-3 and all three of the t-shirts for $50.
Max B, born Charly Wingate, is currently serving a 75-year prison sentence, for his role in a September 2006 robbery, that turned into a homicide.
In 2009, Max was convicted of sending his ex-girlfriend Gina Conway and his stepbrother Kelvin Leerdam, to rob two men of $30,000 in a Holiday Inn, in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The robbery ended in the death of a man named David Taylor.
Gina Conway testified against the two men in exchange for an 18-year sentence for manslaughter, Max B. received 75-years and Leerdam received the harshest penalty, life in prison.
Max B., who has been incarcerated since 2007, was hoping to receive another trial, but in August of 2012, his hopes were dashed when an appeals court denied his claims that the jury had been “improperly instructed and handed down an excessive sentence.”
All proceeds from the hoodies and t-shirts go to the Free Max B organization petitioning for 100,000 signatures to get an official response from the Obama administration.
If everything is bigger in Texas, it would appear that the lengths to which some GOP candidates will go with their election rhetoric is also outsized when it comes to unsubstantiated claims about our current commander in chief, Barack Obama.
Mary Lou Bruner, a 68 year old retired kindergarten teacher who is currently running for a seat on the Texas State Board of Education, has gone on social media claiming that Barack Hussein Obama II, the 44th president of the United States, worked as a gay prostitute during time spent in New York as a teen.
While this accusation in and of itself would seem to be a shocking first with regards to bipartisan mudslinging – not to mention it is mudslinging against the highest elected official in the land, what is more sobering is that the slanderous quality of these claims would seem to have no deleterious effect on Bruner’s chances for election in her home state.
In last Tuesday’s Texas Board of Education Primary, Bruner received 48% of a vote that was split between three candidates – leaving her just 2% away from what would have otherwise been a clearcut 50% win of the seat in question against opposing candidates Hank Hering and Independent School Board President Keven M. Ellis.
Despite further unsubstantiated claims voiced by Bruner in the past, such as her belief in 2010 that Middle Easterners were “buying textbooks” in order to unduly influence the State of Texas school curriculum, and more current claims that humans and dinosaurs walked the earth together, to the tune of dinosaurs on Noah’s ark that, ” may have been babies and not able to reproduce,” Bruner may actually find herself in a position of real power after her up coming runoff with Ellis, who received only 31% of the vote last Tuesday.
In response to Bruner’s views, her popularity in her home state, and her ability to affect the Texas School Board, Thomas Ratliff, the moderate Republican who is vacating the contested seat had this to say of the likely scope of Bruner’s reach should she prevail in her campaign: ” I think she will have minimal, if any, influence on the board.”
While many would like to take Mr. Ratliff at his word, interestingly enough that’s precisely what everyone was saying early on about GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s ability to make a name for himself in the GOP presidential race.
(AllHipHop News) Sometimes the good comes with the bad and in this case of social media suicide, the old saying appears to hold true.
Yesterday (March 13th) Black Thought addressed a brazen fan on social media that boldly called out the South Philly bred rapper’s skills.
“@blackthought all I know is if you switched up your flow more you’d be better. Your patterns are predictable. #realtalk.”
What followed was an all out roast session as Black Thought used his fan’s Tweets to expel any notion that he fell off in any way at all.
On the good side, in the process of the roast session, we did get an update on a potential upcoming album from The Roots.
But it didn’t stop there, The Tweets that followed by the lead rapper and conductor for Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show band were pure comedy as Black Thought shunned the Twitter skeptic, with images and other Tweets.
No word on a title or date, but this is potentially some motivation to get the project out to fans soon.
“I feel like we are embarking on a new chapter in our lives and in our careers, so it’s time to either make more music or to stop making music, and we’re not going to stop. Music is on the horizon,” said Black Thought.
Check out the Tweets below from yesterday that hint a new album might be closer than we think.
(AllHipHop News) Legendary Staten Island bred rappers Raekwon and Ghostface hit the stage in Austin, TX at SXSW last night, joining Grammy Award winning and Platinum producer Just Blaze for a set.
In addition to the performance at Austin’s Mohawk Austin aka “The Hawk,” Ghost has a performance with MF Doom presented by New Era & Hypetrak for a Doomstarks advertised set.
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop artist/educator MK Asante has decided to take a new approach to violence and ignorance in Hip-Hop as he remixes one of the hottest songs on Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder’s Indie 500 album.
MK and his brother Uzi link to remix “Bangers,” which was shot in the streets of Baltimore.
MK told AllHipHop.com, “In ‘Bangers’, we rob people of their ignorance. We wanted to take 9th Wonder’s intro and really show the connection between knowledge, power, and music. We worked with the visual artist Robert The to make one-of-a-kind book guns from my memoir Buck. With Talib Kweli recently re-launching Nkiru Books, the synergy here is beautiful.”
In 2013, MK release a memoir called “Buck,” which was a Washington Post Bestseller in 2014 & 2015. Last year, MK released a soundtrack to the book as well. In the video, MK’s literary work is cut into the shape of a handgun and kids symbolically kill off their ignorance.
(AllHipHop News) It should be cause for celebration, but Rihanna’s gratitude towards Black Girl Rock has caused an uproar.
The singer revealed that she would receive the “Rock Star Award” at the coveted show that honors the accomplishments of women and girls of color.
“Thank you @BlackGirlsRock for this years’ Rock Star Award!! #BlackGirlsRockBET,” Rihanna said.
The announcement has sparked a now-antiquated discussion that falls along racial lines.
Some of the opposing views said comments like “All girls rock!”
One commenter took people to task about it.
On Instagram, on person said, “why are white people getting so offended by this? I’m white and I think that this is a great message saying “black girls rock” . This isn’t racist at all because it didn’t put down another race, it just lifted one up. 😉 Lol I swear y’all need to chill.”
Daye Jack broke onto our radar with his politically charged track with Killer Mike, but now Daye Jack switches things up with an upbeat track that seems to feature a full band with horns and live drums. This is a high end production jam that will be perfect for your Spring time BBQs.
(AllHipHop News) There has long been an urban legend that Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey was originally supposed to be scored by Pink Floyd and the rock band’s song “Echoes” was purposely synchronized to the film’s “stargate” sequence. While that movie-music connection could never be proven to have been done on purpose, someone on the internet has created another 2001 mash-up that seems to be just as fitting.
3001: A Laced Odyssey, the debut studio album from Flatbush Zombies, borrows its title from the Kubrick directed sci-fi masterpiece. The Vimeo creator known as skimilk used Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice, and Erick “The Architect” Elliott’s LP for the 3001 x 2001 presentation. The hour-long video features songs from 3001 placed over visuals from 2001.
“The recommended listening experience. Made no further alterations except for shaving a few seconds off from the MGM title card and fixing some gaps and transitions in between songs,” wrote skimilk.
Flatbush Zombies’ 3001: A Laced Odyssey is available for purchase on iTunes.
(AllHipHop News) Metro Boomin and Young Thug have come together to create several songs including “Hercules” off Thug’s recent release I’m Up. Thugger is even the voice for one of Metro’s popular production tags. But the two Atlanta-based stars have also gotten into a public spat.
Back in November, Thug called out Metro after the 22-year-old St. Louis native posted a tweet where he stated, “putting out 5 tapes in a year won’t make you heat up like Future.” Metro insisted he was not subtweeting at his friend, but many observers, including Thug, took the message as a subtle shot at the YSL representative since Thugger’s Slime Season 2 mixtape – his third project of 2015 – had recently dropped.
Metro spoke about the past tension between himself and Thug during a sit down with the Streetz Is Watchin radio show. He acknowledged the Metro Thuggin partners have had issues, but they have been able to move past those problems.
“We’ve had moments in front of the world and not in front of the world, but that’s how you know the sh*t’s real,” said Metro. “I would never bother going back-and-forth with somebody I didn’t care about. I’m just not going to care. I’m just not going to say nothing.”
He added, “Somebody I actually care about – it was a lot of emotions. But we’re all good. We’re one thousand.” Metro even told DJ Drama, “I love him.”
Samsung celebrated night #2 of Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW with performances from ColleGrove – the new superstar duo composed of 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne, and Public Enemy. To celebrate the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge devices and the latest ad campaign series featuring Lil Wayne, Samsung invited guests and Galaxy owners to the 2nd night of the 3-day music event at SXSW. Also in attendance were BJ Novak and Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer.
Public Enemy kicked off the 2nd night of Samsung’s Galaxy Life Fest in Austin with an unforgettable performance that kept the crowd on its feet all night. The band played a long list of favorites including “Don’t Believe the Hype” and the legendary “Fight the Power.” No stranger to political messages, Chuck D also used the stage to talk about some of today’s hot topics.
ColleGrove, the new superstar duo composed of 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne, made their debut performance as they headlined the evening. 2 Chainz kicked things off with several solo tracks, followed by Lil Wayne, who performed favorites “A Milli,” “Lollipop,” “Truffle Butter,” and more. Then the duo took the stage and performed songs from the new album including “Watch Out” and “Duffle Bag.” Backstage after the show, Lil Wayne poured an entire bottle of champagne on his Galaxy S7, hilariously showing how water (and champagne) resistant the brand new device is.
Samsung debuted its latest ad campaign in the U.S. for the newly released Galaxy S7 and S7 edge which features Lil Wayne in a variety of comedic scenarios showcasing the power of his phone. The ads are the latest in a campaign series for the only water resistant, fast wireless charging, memory expanding, virtual reality powering, and pay almost anywhere Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Both devices have all of this and more – including unparalleled connectivity to a galaxy of products, services and experiences. Check out more photos from the event below. Photos via Getty Images For Samsung
(AllHipHop News) Just Blaze has produced for some of the top rap stars in the business. Over his 20 year career, Blaze has certainly racked up countless records that never made it out of the vault. The New Jersey born producer/DJ shared a few of those hidden gems during a set on DJCity’s MikiDz Show.
The session included Blaze debuting an unused track from Jay Z’s The Blueprint 3 as well as instrumentals that were intended for Drake, Jay Electronica, Jeezy, Slaughterhouse, and Cam’ron. The 38-year-old production whiz previously premiered unreleased music from Jay, Cam, Kanye West, Usher, and others during Q-Tip’s Abstract Radio show.
(AllHipHop News) Political protester Thomas DiMassimo made news this weekend when he attempted to overtake the podium at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally in Ohio. DiMassimo also caught the attention of Hip Hop fans because of the Dreamville t-shirt he was wearing at the time.
According to DiMassimo, the clothing item from J. Cole’s label was damaged during his stage rush when Secret Service agents prevented him from approaching Trump. However, Cole’s manager Ibrahim Hamad connected with the 22-year-old Fairborn, Ohio native to let him know the company will give him new Dreamville merchandise.
And they ripped it and I'm so salty bout it. I got it at Cole first Dollar and Dream tour when he performed in ATL. https://t.co/cbN2vhsowJ
DiMassimo was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and inducing panic. He is expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
The Wright State University student spoke with CNN about the Trump rally incident. He said:
I was thinking that I could get up on stage and take his podium away from him and take his mic away from him and send a message to all people out in the country who wouldn’t consider themselves racist, who wouldn’t consider themselves approving of what type of violence Donald Trump is allowing in his rallies, and send them a message that we can be strong, that we can find our strength and we can stand up against Donald Trump and against this new wave he’s ushering in of truly just violent white supremacist ideas.
(AllHipHop News) Hudson Mohawke seems to be upset that a couple of high-profiled rappers have not properly acknowledged him for his production work. The Scotland-born beat maker called out Kanye West and Drake by name on Twitter.
“Literally about to release zip of Kanye and Drake songs I’ve done that I got [zero] for,” wrote Mohawke. That particular tweet was later deleted.
He added, “Mannn so tired of making careers for people who take my work and add 1 hi hat and take all the credit…exhausting sh*t.”
When a Twitter user suggested Mohawke was afraid to anonymously leak a folder of Drake and Kanye tracks, the producer replied, “No I don’t have the [$10 million] to deal with the consequences mainly.”
Mohawke has worked with Kanye on songs such as “Mercy”, “To the World”, “Famous”, “Waves”, and “FML”. His production discography also includes Drake’s “Connect”.
Last week, rappers Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz released their anticipated collaborative project Collegrove. One week after the release, the two follow up with their release by performing at SXSW, which is happening now in Austin, Texas until Sunday, March 20th. According to HNHH, the Collegrove duo teamed up to perform a couple of the album’s singles at both the Samsung Galaxy Party and Jimmy Kimmel Live, which happened to be at the festival. Along with new music, Wayne and 2 Chainz also went back to perform classics like “A Milli”, “I’m Different”, and even “Duffle Bag Boy.”
