(AllHipHop News) Today (April 5) Hot 97 announced part of the lineup for it’s annual Summer Jam concert held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The concert is set to feature a host of big name talents including Chance the Rapper, Curren$y, Tory Lanez, Desiigner, Post Malone and Dave East.
New comers Justine Skye, Dougie F and Rotimi are also set for the Festival Stage geared toward more indie and up and coming acts.
Last year at Summer Jam 2015, concert goers were able to see Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Big Sean, Fab & Friends, Meek Mill, Ty Dolla $ign & Friends, Omarion, and Childish Gambino.
Fabolous did a throwback set and brought out Black Rob, Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma, Fat Joe, Method Man, Redman, Raekwon, Mobb Deep, Lil Kim, The Lox, and Ma$e.
(AllHipHop News) While Louisiana prison officials continue an investigation into whether or not C-Murder recorded new music while incarcerated at Angola Prison, Lil Soulja Slim has confirmed in an AllHipHop exclusive interview that he recorded music with C-Murder while the TRU Records founder was on house arrest.
Lil Soulja Slim, son of the late New Orleans rapper Soulja Slim, is a collaborator on the new Penitentiary Chances project in dispute which is executive produced by Manuel “M.O.” Ortiz and C-Murder’s daughter, Chelsea Miller available on jpay.com.
News of C-Murder’s new song “Dear Supreme Court” featuring Calliope Bub debuted here on AllHipHop and has since caused an uproar with prison officials.
“I was working with C on a few things that were already recorded and we’re gonna put that out,” Lil Soulja Slim told AllHipHop in an exclusive interview. “Of course I talk to C, that’s big dog. Him and my pops had a nice relationship, so we holla, I mean I can’t really speak on that situation because for years he’s been innocent, so I really don’t know much more to say. I know when C was on house arrest we did music together. I was a little younger when we first started linking, but he a real solid dude in my book, he always been real with me. Free C-Murder,Free B.G..”
C-Murder, born Corey Miller, was found guilty by a jury in 2003. C-Murder got a re-trial in 2007, but once again a jury convicted the rapper, issued an automatic life sentence at Angola Prison . Since then, two appeals have been denied and the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld C-Murder’s conviction.
In addition to his work with C-Murder, Lil Soulja Slim is in a group with Juvenile’s son Lil Juve and B.G.’s son T.Y. dubbed, The Ghetto Children.
The guys are featured as a young crew of robbers in the new Curren$y movie Revolver that released just last week.
“We actually just shot a documentary on some legacy s###, all of us together in a group, The Ghetto Children,” Lil Soulja Slim said.
“It’s cool you know, it really just bring the stress off one artist. One person don’t have to come up with the whole song, we just feed of each other’s energy, and we put ideas in each other’s heads, that’s kind of the plus, always having people that you can really work with.”
“My single that I’m pushing is called ‘Everyday’ and features T.Y., Son of a Gangsta.” Lil Soulja Slim said of his solo song with B.G.’s son. “The Ghetto Children project is going to come out in June, we were just featured in Curren$y’s new movie ‘Revolver’ and I played in the robbery scene with T.Y., Young Juve. T.Y. turned his back on us really, he killed us in the end when we went and hit that lick.”
Lil Soulja Slim’s project ‘Life of A Soulja 3’ is set to release this April. Fans of the rapper can check him at Labor Day weekend in Miami where he has performances scheduled.
Revolver is a musical narrative picture from film-maker CJ Wallis, @fortyfps, adapted from six new raps written by Atlantic/Jet Life Recording artist Curren$y over original production from Taylor Gang’s own Sledgren. The film co-stars JetLife members DJ Duffey, Cornerboy P, Mr Marcelo and Mousa Hamdan and T.Y., Young Juvie & Lil Soulja Slim. Narration for the CJ Wallis written and directed film is by Fiend. The project was produced by CJ Wallis & Mousa Hamdan.
A few weeks ago producer Dot Da Genius confirmed via Instagram that he and singer Jhene Aiko were in fact married. The only problem is, since Big Sean and Jhene Aiko have been promoting their collaborative project ‘Twenty88,’ Dot has deleted photos of Jhene off of his page. Fans immediately took notice and asked Dot why he deleted their marriage announcement, and he replied saying,
“Not w/ the Hollywood stuff.”
Uh oh! Does this mean there is trouble in paradise for the couple? Well the recent interview Big Sean & Jhene did with Flaunt Magazine certainly raised some eyebrows, and it listed the two as single. Jhene even says they went on a date. What’s really going on? Is Big Sean out here breaking up happy homes? LOL.
‘Empire’ is back on your television screens and apparently so are the lawsuits. A woman claiming to be the real Cookie Lyon has filed a new suit against the show. Her aim is to take the creators down! Sophia Eggleston has filed new court papers claiming that the infamous role of Cookie (played by Taraji P. Henson) was stolen from her 2009 autobiography, ‘The Hidden Hand.’ Eggleston wants Lee Daniels and Danny Strong to pay her millions. Since day one, many have claimed the show is loosely based on their lives. Apparently Eggleston originally filed papers herself, but now she has had them professionally written and filed. Her attorneys seem to believe she has a good argument as the Cookie character is basically Eggleston, especially before she went to prison. The new court documents also claim that Eggleston met with screenwriter Rita Miller in 2011, and Miller said she would pitch the concept to Daniels. This lawsuit points out 23 characteristics and plot points of ‘Empire’ that are also included in Eggleston’s book. Do you think she will win the suit?
According to Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian, the “couple” is now engaged. We must say this still feels like one big publicity stunt. It’s crazy that Kylie Jenner and Rob Kardashian have the same stepchild. Out of all of the people in the world, and out of all of the people in the “industry” these two ended up together. Rob was always the black sheep of the Kardashian family, and Queen of petty Blac Chyna never got over Kylie stealing her man Tyga, so we guess it all makes sense. Jeweler Ben Balller even congratulated the couple on the engagement, shouting Rob out for coming to him to get the massive ring. Hey if they like it, we love it.
(AllHipHop Features) In the not too distant past, all female music groups dominated the Billboard charts and cable music channels. Acts such as Salt-N-Pepa, Destiny’s Child, En Vogue, TLC, Spice Girls, and Xscape were routinely heard on radio dials across the country. Over the last decade that phenomenon has died down a bit, but three young ladies out of Atlanta are looking to breathe life back into the girl group category.
Kaylan (15), Lady (16), and Moriah (15) make up the members of the R&B/Pop trio known as Glamour. The three girls first met as part of AGI Entertainment’s “Extreme Performance Camp” in 2012. Natarsha Garcia and Brandin Jay of AGI decided to put the singer Kaylan, the dancer Lady, and the actress Moriah together to form a potential all-around entertainment juggernaut.
The teenagers are now under the guidance of Grammy winner Kandi Burruss as well. As a former Xscape vocalist, Kandi is able to advise Glamour on how to navigate the girl group waters. The head of Kandi Koated Entertainment also provides a blueprint on becoming a dominant businesswoman, an area the girls plan to explore in the future.
Years of media training, vocal lessons, and dance rehearsals as well as a stint on season 3 of X Factor have prepared Glamour to make a notable mark in show business. Fans can look out for an official EP from Kaylan, Lady, and Moriah in the near future.
AllHipHop.com caught up with Glamour to get the up-and-coming triple threats to discuss their meaning of success, favorite movie stars, and ultimate glam looks. Get to know members of the next generation of girl groups in this “Three Questions” interview.
Moriah: When we say success, our goal is to reach young girls and change their lives. We want to inspire them to say, “I can follow my dreams. I can do this.” If we’re successful enough to have a million girls say, “Glamour’s the reason why I did this,” that’s success. To have a big house and nice cars, that’s nice, but to make a difference in people’s lives, that’s success.
Kaylan: That’s what Glamour is all about. We promote self-confidence and not having to stick with the status quo. You can do your own thing, branch out, be yourself and still be successful.
Lady: That’s for anything that you do, not just entertainment. If you want to be a doctor, be a doctor. If you want to be a lawyer, be a lawyer. Do whatever you want to do that makes you happy. Just be yourself.
If there was a biopic made about Glamour, who would you want to play you in that movie?
Lady: I want to say Zendaya. That would be dope.
Moriah: I would pick Tika Sumpter. I really love her. She’s a beautiful dark-skinned woman. I love her acting. So Tika or Gabrielle Union.
Kaylan: I feel like I would pick either Keke Palmer or China Anne McClain. I really love China. Sometimes people say I remind them of China.
The R&B Girl Group Is Back: Glamour + Kandi
What is your ultimate glam look?
Lady: I really like tom-boyish stuff like [the styles of] Aaliyah, Kehlani, Zendaya, and Ciara. All of those type of looks.
Moriah: I love girly stuff. I love classy stuff. I like wearing skirts and dresses. I just love being cute.
Kaylan: For me, it’s all about different stuff. I like out of the box stuff. I like stuff you wouldn’t see a girl walking down the street wearing. I want my stuff to be original. The person I really look up to as far as style is Rihanna. I love Rihanna. I like leather, platform shoes, and shoulder pads. That would be my ultimate glam look.
(AllHipHop News) Chance The Rapper arguably had the standout verse on Kanye West’s latest album The Life Of Pablo. The Chicago rhymer stole the show on the opening cut “Ultralight Beam.” With that major mainstream look under his belt, fans of the SAVEMONEY member may be getting brand new Chance music soon.
According to Esquire, Chance announced at a SoundCloud concert last week that he is planning to release a project in the coming days. Chance has been giving hints about a “third mixtape” for months.
This new project would be the first solo body of work from the 22-year-old star since 2013’s critically acclaimed Acid Rap.Prior to that, Chance dropped his debut mixtape 10 Day in 2012.He also heavily contributed to the Surf album released by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment last year.
Besides another collection of music, Chance is set to host his own show on Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio. More details about his World Wide Chicago program have not been revealed.
I’m bringing ancient mathematics back to modern man
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) April 4, 2016
(AllHipHop News) It seems as if the drama between Meek Mill and Drake is not close to coming to an end any time soon. After Meek answered Drake’s “Summer Sixteen” track with his own diss record “War Pain” in January, the Dream Chaser could be ready to fire more shots at his rival on a remix of the Views From The 6 single.
According to DJ Akademiks, Meek is set to drop his own version of “Summer Sixteen.” The online personality posted videos to his Instagram page of what is said to be the Philadelphia rhymer’s take on Drake’s song.
“Yes… [Meek Mill] is coming out with a SUMMER 16 remix,” wrote Akademiks in the caption of one vid. Two other clips show Meek riding in a car apparently listening to his “Summer Sixteen” remix.
There is still a question if the public will even get to hear new tracks from Meek in the near future. A judge ordered him not to release any music during a 90-day house arrest for violating his probation. The “Ima Boss” rapper is appealing that ruling.
(AllHipHop News) Just yesterday it appeared the Big Sean/Jhené Aiko joint effort Twenty88 or the Lukas Graham self-titled project would be headed to the top of the album chart, but it now appears Kanye West could be coming in for the steal. HitsDailyDouble reports Mr. West’s The Life of Pablo could total enough streams to earn a #1 placement.
If Ye is able to capture the pole position on the album chart, it would mark a major milestone in the music industry. TLOP would be the first LP to land at #1 off nearly no sales. The album did have close to 90 million streams since it was released on platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify last week.
Originally, TLOP was available for streaming on just Tidal where it was reportedly listened to over 400 million times, but those numbers were never officially released to Nielsen SoundScan. Ye’s latest collection is still only available for purchase on his website. However, there have been very few actual sales of the album.
In 2014, Billboard adjusted its calculations for the 200 album chart by adding streaming numbers. Every 1,500 streams now counts as 1 album unit (streaming equivalent albums). The 90 million streams of The Life Of Pablo would equal to about 60,000 SEAs. At the moment, 60K looks to be enough to give Kanye his 7th overall #1 album and a place in history.
(AllHipHop News) The legacy of the late Chad “Pimp C” Butler has been immortalized through books such as Julia Beverly’sSweet Jones: Pimp C’s Trill Life Story and the posthumous album Long Live the Pimp. The UGK member’s story is now being told through a new online documentary.
Long Live The Pimp: A Documentary on the Life and Legacy of Pimp C features notable Hip Hop figures such as Bun B, Nas, Jermaine Dupri, Rico Love, and DJ Paul discussing Pimp C’s impact on the culture. Along with his personal history and music releases, the doc also covers Pimp C’s incarceration and his issues with other rappers.
The film opens with Pimp C’s widow Chinara Butler explaining how she first met her husband. Long time collaborators Mike Mo and Corey Mo share their memories of Pimp C as well.
(AllHipHop News) Los Angeles rapper The Game is partnering with G FarmaBrands for a new line of marijuana-based products. Game’s “G Stiks” and “G Drinks” will be available in California and Washington.
G Drinks come in original, pink, and strawberry lemonade flavors, and they will be infused with G FarmaBrands’ Liquid Gold cannabis oil. The cannabis cigarettes G Stiks come in six different blends.
“These guys are the pioneers of innovation in the cannabis industry,” stated The Game. “I’m excited to help raise awareness for G Stiks and G Drinks in all territories that we are available.”
The Documentary 2 album creator joins other music artists such as Snoop Dogg, Rihanna, and Wiz Khalifa as part of the growing legal cannabis business. Marijuana stores in Washington state reportedly make a total of $1.4 million per day in sales.
(AllHipHop News) The long and tumultuous relationship between Death Row Records co-founders Suge Knight and Dr. Dre now includes another supposed confrontational story. Suge is now accusing Dre of conspiring to have him killed.
TMZ reports Knight’s lawyer Thaddeus Culpepper has filed legal documents claiming the person that shot his client at West Hollywood’s 1 OAK in 2014 was hired by Dre. The gunman allegedly confessed the legendary producer paid him and a friend $50,000 to carry out the hit.
The docs also include accusations that Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Henry Boyd purposely allowed the shooter into the club and the Sheriff’s Department released the shooter from custody. Boyd was later questioned about the incident before resigning from the department.
There is allegedly surveillance video of Boyd letting the accused shooter into 1 Oak moments before Knight was shot. In addition, Culpepper is said to have video from LAX airport which supposedly shows Boyd helping the gunman flee the country.
Knight was shot during a Pre-VMA party hosted by Chris Brown. There were rumors at the time that Brown may have been the attended target, but the Sheriff’s Department confirmed the shooter was aiming for Suge.
As of press time, Dr. Dre has not publicly addressed Suge Knight’s allegations that he hired a hitman with the intent of having Knight killed.
Tracy T links with Bankroll Fresh for this new cut “Rubberbands” that is set to appear on the upcoming Strictly 4 The Traps N Trunks (Long Live Bankroll Fresh Edition). Take a listen down below and be on the lookout for the full tape to arrive shortly.
Born in Charlotte, NC, talented R&B vocalist Akevius is locked in and poised to leave his mark on 2016. Recently signed by super producer Polow Da Don, Akevius hooks up with the one and only Plies for his latest single. “Dumb Love” produced by Polow Da Don & Krazy Figz, frames Akevius’ smooth vocals with a brash, yet endearing verse that can only be delivered by the likes of Plies. The young crooner makes no mistake by creating a new favorite song for the ladies with his irresistible anthem. With plenty of work on the way, the Plies-assisted lead single will be followed by “Head,” featuring Nicki Minaj. Akevius plans to light up the summer with some great musical gems. Check out the lyric video for “Dumb Love” below.
Some may know him as a charismatic enthusiastic athlete, who loves football so much he works out daily to perfect his skills on and off the field. Others may know him as a forward thinking student and it doesn’t stop there, D.X.B, the young energetic rapper that spits hot, uplifting lyrics to the delight of many, has a knack for writing lyrics for other artists. Those that know him best, know that Donovan Butler Jr. is building on something that is special. As his stage name D.X.B implies, he has always been “Doing it Xtra Big!”
With the release of his newest single, “I Got The Juice” D.X.B is a force to be reckoned with. Born in Atlanta GA, D.X.B is known to many as an accomplished local artist who at the age of 17, has already written and released several music videos and singles. Producer Los Vegaz has labeled D.X.B as,
“The next amazing rapper of his generation; this kid is talented and is truly a rare find! The industry needs more young rappers that embrace the cutting edge evolution and images of now!”
Take a listen to D.X.B.’s “I Got The Juice” single below!
Wow. Rick Ross responded. You know, it takes a lot for a Rick Ross to respond, directly anyway. Earlier today, Rozay got a fight offer from Haitian Fresh. And Fresh was upset stating that Ross and DJ Khaled have violated him. I don’t really know what is going on.
(AllHipHop News) Today it was revealed via Snoop’s MerryJane.com that Wiz And Snoop are headlining a 33-city tour called ‘The High Road Summer Tour”
Also included on the tour are Kevin Gates, songstress Jhene Aiko, Casey Veggies and DJ Drama.
The tour kicks off in July in West Palm Beach making its way up to ATL, smoking out the Carolinas, and hitting mainstays on the East Coast.
The tour also includes a hometown visit for Wiz in Pittsburgh, along with other stops throughout the Midwest in Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City.
“The High Road Summer Tour” has a final leg in Texas and Cali, concluding in the weed friendly Northwest with stops in Portland and Seattle.
Get tickets for the 33-city-tour here. Pre-sale starts Tuesday, 4/5, at 10:00 AM local time and will be open until Thursday, 4/7,10:00 PM local time.
Wednesday, July 20
West Palm Beach, FL
Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds
Thursday, July 21
Tampa, FL
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre-FL State Fairgrounds
Here is the official video for “I Got Bones” by country sensation Danny Worsnop. The crazy thing is Danny Boy is managed by Mick Benzo of the Zulu Nation and Ice-T’s camp. Danny Worsnop’s debut The Prozac Sessions is dropping soon.
