This is what y’all have been waiting on right?! We know you guys wanted the “highly-anticipated” joint album from Bow Wow and Soulja Boy right?
It looks like Christmas came early, but in the way when your grandma buys you a terrible idea of a gift.
Let us just say that from our side we have nothing but love for Bow Wow and Soulja Boy, but with situations like this, you have to wonder what in the “group think” is going on.
The internet has been dragging Bow Wow for sometime now…. a little bit more than Soulja Boy, but with this announcement, it was easy to foresee the jokes.
(AllHipHop News) The family of Phife Dawg will gather in Queens, New York next month (November) when a corner of Linden Boulevard which will be renamed “Malik ‘Phife Dawg’ Taylor Way.”
The portion of Linden Boulevard at 192 was made famous on A Tribe Called Quest’s#### single and video “Check the Rhime.”
Council Member Daneek Miller will be on hand for the ceremonies after helping Phife’s wife Deisha Head Taylor get the street named after Phife.
“The thought of having Linden Boulevard at 192, renamed to Malik ‘Phife Dawg’ Taylor is indescribable,” Deisha Head Taylor told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “This is a perfect representation of who Malik was, and what Queens meant to him. Whenever he mentioned Queens, Linden Boulevard at 192, was a focal point of reference, so I am certain he would be pleased with having it renamed in his honor. We are extremely grateful for those who were part of the entire process; from the initial effort to the signing of the bill, this historical moment means so much to his family, friends, and fans.”
Phife’s family has linked up with Teespring to create a unique t-shirt that will be available for a limited time here.
Check out some words from Phife’s mother and renowned poet, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor:
“I’m in awe as an immigrant mother. My family came from Trinidad to the US in the 50’s and 60’s. We worked as housekeepers, nannies and home attendants to educate ourselves and our children. For a moment I lost faith in this country. The renaming of 192nd St. & Linden after my son Malik, has made my American Dream come through. I am so happy. He was an incredible child. I was blessed to know and love him.”
The renaming ceremony will take place on Linden Boulevard at 192nd Street in the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens on Saturday, November 19th at 1:00pm EST, just one day before Phife’s birthday
Securing their first deal years ago, Oktane and Price have been pushing the envelope as Audio Push ever since.
Their debut commercial studio album 90951 just dropped on September 23 and they have been performing steadfastly on Dizzy Wright’s “Still Movin” national tour. Between acclaimed projects and clever videos the charismatic kids from Cali have been earning their rep by killing live shows and and tracks across the globe. And, even though they are now indie, 90951 received a warm reception on Billboard’s “Top R&B and Hip-Hop Albums.”
With a new indie situation on the table and projects-a-plenty on deck, the outspoken duo sat with AllHipHop.com’s Mr. Mecc to talk everything from lame millennials to rappers that bite to voting for the antichrist.
Buckle in boys and girls, this one is a wild ride.
A pop up shop celebrating the release of Ty Dolla $ign’s album Campaign with exclusive merchandise and artwork Photo credit Gabe Shaddow
Rapper Ty Dolla $ign has reportedly been hit with a $181,000 tax lien by officials at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Hip-Hop star reportedly owes back taxes for three separate years totalling $181,000. According to TMZ, he owes $16,620 for 2011, $54,630 for 2013, and $110,000 for 2014. The 31-year-old, who released his debut album Free TC last year (15), has yet to comment on the reports
Rapper Drake has a new ice cream flavor in his honor. The Toronto artist is being honored with his own flavor starting around Halloween, at The Charmery in Baltimore. According to local reports, the Drake-inspired flavor has a champagne base with poppy seeds and inspired by his Instagram handle, @ChampagnePapi. The Charmery will start selling the ice cream on October 28 through Halloween, or until they are out of supplies.
Jet Life rapper Curren$y has announced that he will follow his last mixtape “9/30” with a new batch of music slated for release later this month. According to the New Orleans bred rapper, his new mixtape is titled “Andretti 10/30.” The rapper released a single from the album titled “For Nothin.” According to Curren$y, the mixtape will the “Andretti 10/30” mixtape will drop on 10/30 at 10:30 PM.
Jim Jones and Cam’ron and their brotherly love and hate relationship keeps us laughing. It even gave us a few laughs when it made its way into Hip Hop newcomer Dave East’s Instagram comments.
East made a post about Cam passing him the torch for Harlem, and Jim Jones decided to tell East to tell Cam to make him Dipset then.
Cam fired back at Jones telling Dave East that Jim Jones really doesn’t f-ck with East, and he had, in fact, been talking about him behind his back.
Dave stopped by Power 105.1 and spoke with Angie Martinez about how Cam and Jim Jones jumped in his comments to fight.
East said he didn’t feel like his Instagram was the place for that, but he laughed at it like everyone else. East says he was just trying to pay homage to both as he’s known both rappers for a long time.
East says he didn’t jump in because he didn’t have anything to do with it. He was comment creeping and tea sipping like the rest of us.
Dave also says he didn’t jump in because they can do that, as only Jim & Cam really know what’s up.
New Orleans Bounce rapper Big Freedia has linked with New Orleans Pelicans All-Star, Anthony Davis, for the new track “The Tony.”
The song is part of a wave of celebrations centering around the NBA in New Orleans, now that the All-Star Game has been moved from Charlotte to New Orleans, thanks to the discriminatory anti-LGBT laws that were recently passed in the state.
Well Trick Daddy successfully p##### off all black women today.
Trick took to his Instagram to tell black women that they needed to tighten up because “the Spanish and white hoes are getting finer.”
Trick criticized black women for doing all of the extra stuff like getting butt and breast enhancements and paying $150 to get their makeup done, but truly failing to achieve anything.
Trick Daddy says,
“If they f-ck around and learn how to fry chicken you hoes is useless.”
Now how could Trick not know black women wouldn’t be completely outraged. It’s already crazy enough that some black men already don’t want to date black women because of stereotypes and various off-the-wall beliefs.
The real question is has anyone handed Trick Daddy a mirror?!!? A fan commented on his page telling him that he looks like he’s embalmed seven days a week.
Prepare your ears for a breath of fresh air as rapper Jayde raps about her “Life + Times” referencing her struggles and how she endured on this original record produced by Los Angeles producer D.lamonte’.
It’s refreshing to see a new female emcee unafraid to get rugged and lyrical just as the ones that paved the way did. Jayde is putting her struggles on display in a transparent manner to have a deep and authentic connection to her fans on her latest release. Take a listen below!
(AllHipHop Features) For days after the tragic shooting at New York City’s Irving Plaza on May 25, most of the media attention was focused on Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave taking a bullet in the leg and subsequently being charged with attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
However, another person lost their life that night and two other individuals were wounded. Among the victims of the gunfight that took place inside the Manhattan venue was an innocent bystander named Maggie Carrie Heckstall.
The model was in a backstage green room for the T.I. headlining concert when several shots rang out. Maggie, a guest of NYC emcee Maino, was struck in the leg and is still recovering from her injuries five months later.
Besides her attorneys addressing pending legal action against Irving Plaza, Maggie has mostly remained quiet about the ordeal that caused her femur to be fractured. The Jersey City native is now speaking out about the traumatic experience on an episode of MTV’s Emmy-winning docuseries True Life.
True Life: I’ve Been Shot follows Maggie and Nashville deejay Jamarrius Kelly as the two entertainers tell their respective stories of overcoming gun violence. The program also highlights reports that African-Americans are more than twice as likely to die from gun violence than Caucasians and shooters of black people are less likely to be arrested than someone that shoots a white person.
In this interview with AllHipHop.com, Maggie Carrie talks about appearing on the latest season of True Life. The 26-year-old aspiring singer also gives more details about the lasting effects of being shot and offers advice to other people that are battling back from a gun attack.
You had to go through a lot of therapy for your injury. Physically, where are you at this point?
At this point, I stopped going to therapy. I started going to the gym for a weak quad and a weak gluteus medius. I feel like therapy was kind of slow. They’re too gentle for me, so I started going to the gym myself and using the pool. The weather bothers my leg a lot. I’m still not back in heels. I can’t run. My leg gives out here and there. It buckles once or twice a day.
That’s a serious injury. How has it impacted your career?
For recording, it takes a lot of hours in the booth. I can’t stand for those hours. I was bartending, but I can’t wear heels. I was doing Wild ‘N Out. They had parties that I couldn’t go to because I’m not back in heels. I can’t do much of what I was doing before the incident.
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Because it has affected your life so much, is it hard to think about that day?
It’s very hard to think about that day, but it’s reality. Thinking about that day is not the real hard part. It’s being able to go to another concert or go to my old neighborhood and not feeling safe or feeling vulnerable.
Why did you decide to tell your story on True Life?
True Life contacted me while I was still in the hospital. Maybe two or three days after I got shot. I was totally against doing it. This is too much. It’s a personal matter. After being in bed for three weeks, I was just like, “You know what? I’m going to do it.” A whole bunch of news organizations were hitting me up. I said, “I’m not going to do [interviews]. So I might as well document it.” Even though they didn’t get it from day one, it was something for me to do. It was time. I was getting out of the bed and I started going to therapy. It made me feel a little bit more like myself.
The episode focuses on two people that have been victims of gun violence. Has this experience changed your view on gun control laws?
No, I feel like no matter what, it’s going to be guns in the streets. We can try hard. We can remove a lot. It’s still some that’s going to slip through the cracks. I just feel like if I’m going to a place that has security and metal detectors, they need to do their best at that place. It wasn’t at a cookout. It wasn’t in the street. It was at a place that had metal detectors and security. It should have been enforced. It’s not going to stop, so places that I go should be safe and their security should be enforced.
Are you still pursuing legal action against Irving Plaza?
Yes.
What about your relationship with the NYPD? You were vocal that you felt they were mistreating you and not really supportive of you as a victim. Has that changed?
I haven’t spoken with the NYPD since I was in the hospital. I never had to go into the precinct. But when I tell you the precinct came to me… they had my floor blocked off. They were just the worst. The last call I had with an officer, he hung up on me and told me that he has been up for two days when I was trying to get my family to the hospital. Then a lady came in and asked if I left the bullet in me on purpose. They treated me so bad that I don’t even want to hear anything they have to say. They can deliver whatever they have to say through my lawyers. I don’t have to speak to them at all.
Do you know if they’re still pursuing the investigation?
I don’t really know. I’m pretty sure they are. I’m pretty sure it’s an ongoing case. I don’t think it would be over that fast. It’s been about four months. I don’t think anyone is in jail. But they aren’t asking me anything.
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Have you heard from Troy Ave or T.I. since the shooting?
I don’t know Troy Ave. I’ve never met him. T.I. knows a friend of mine. So he contacted a friend of mine when I was in the hospital and apologized. Not on his behalf, because he didn’t have anything to do with it, I don’t think. [The apology] was just for the whole incident and being that it was his show. It was really sweet.
Are you still close with Maino?
Yeah, we’re very close.
Your music is another focus of True Life. What’s the status of your recording process?
I’m currently trying to see if I can last six hours on a plane to record with my old producer. He lives in L.A., so I need to get out there. I’m also trying to find new people to work with out here because I don’t want to fly to L.A. every time I want to record. But it’s kind of hard to find somebody with that same vibe. So for now, I’m writing at home and trying to get ready for that flight.
For a lot of people, this incident is their first introduction to you. How do you think you’ll be able to push past that [characterization] and let people see you as a musical artist?
Getting shot is a tragedy. It’s not like I was the shooter. I’m the victim, so I don’t think being a victim will affect my music in any way. To the outsider looking in, I just hope they get some type of message from me. Not even musically, but just to be safe wherever you are. It doesn’t matter how you look, what you do, where you’re from, how old you are – they’re hitting everybody.
As someone who has experienced it, what would you say to someone else who may be a fan of you or who may just look to you as someone that has gone through this horrible situation? What would you say to someone that has gone through that too?
We got to be strong. It’s a lot of people who are unfortunately not here. So the fact that this tragedy happened to us, we made it and we’re blessed. We’re supposed to be here for a reason to tell our stories. Pay attention. There are many different messages you get from it. But you can’t let it break you.
(AllHipHop News) Queen Latifah received the highest honor of the Princess Grace Awards for her contribution to the arts on Monday night (Oct 24).
The “Chicago” actress was handed the Prince Rainier III Award, named after the husband of late actress and Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly, for giving back to the arts community.
She was chosen for the honor by the executives of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, which awards grants and scholarships to emerging talents in theater, dance and film.
Upon accepting the award, she thanked her art teacher mother, saying, “I watched her develop their self-esteem, experience and their zest for life. Just the idea, that if they dream big they can go for it, was something they learned in her art class.”
Prince Albert II of Monaco, the son of Kelly and Prince Rainier III, said the foundation was privileged to give the award to the 46-year-old when it was announced earlier this month.
“She has demonstrated a devotion to helping others throughout her illustrious career as an award-winning actress, musician, and producer,” he said in a statement. “Her deep commitment to AIDS and cancer research and to programs that help the hungry, youth, women and LGBTQ community have made a difference in the lives of so many.”
The actress, who receives a grant of $25,000 to be given to an organization of her choice, follows in the footsteps of Julie Andrews, Dick Van D###, Denzel Washington, Glenn Close, and George Lucas, among others.
Former Hamilton star Leslie Odom, Jr. and choreographer Camille Brown were honored with the Princess Grace Statue Award for their work in the arts at the ceremony, which was hosted by supermodel Naomi Campbell at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York City.
Leslie previously revealed to People magazine he received a $25,000 grant from the Foundation in 2002 to help him pay for college tuition and said the program was “a huge help to my family and it changed my life.”
The Foundation was founded in 1982 by Prince Rainier III after the death of Grace Kelly earlier that year at the age of 52.
TDE’s Isaiah Rashad and GoldLink team up for a new record “Untitled” – exclusively premiered by Beats 1 Radio with Zane Lowe a few days back. No word if the release is a part of a forthcoming project, or just a stand-alone single by the duo.
It’s been a productive year for both artists, as GoldLink inked a deal with RCA back in July – and Isaiah recently releasing his well-received debut studio album “The Sun’s Tirade.”
You know the critics had to jump all up in Tiny’s Instagram comments when she was spotted side by side with Floyd Mayweather in a photo from Mariah Carey’s Halloween party.
Remember T.I. and Mayweather had a brawl in 2014 outside of a Fatburger on the Vegas strip, and Mayweather bragged about allegedly having sex with Tiny.
Tiny told TMZ that she wasn’t disrespecting her husband Tip by taking the photo with Mayweather. Instead, she was doing it out of respect for Mariah Carey.
Tiny explained that she was kind of almost forced to take the photo because she didn’t want to disrespect Mariah in her own home. You know Mimi is the Queen of iconic shade (see Jennifer Lopez beef), so maybe she set Tiny up. Jk.
It has to be kind of awkward to pose in a pic beside someone who doesn’t get along with your husband though.
Check out this preview of the new track YG is selling on all the major streaming outlets starting today. The song is titled “One Time Comin” and is dedicated to all victims of police brutality, according to YG.
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Ralo is being criticized after he posted a video of himself making it rain thousands of dollars – on homeless people.
Ralo, born Terrel Davis, posted the clips to his Instagram page earlier this week, using the hashtag “RALOHOMELESSCHALLENGE.
“F##k going to the strip club, all the n###as wit money let’s go to all the homeless shelters and make it rain on the poor people,” Ralo wrote on the post.
All told, Ralo supposedly tossed almost $30,000 to the eager street people, which cause a ruckus amongst those gathered to scoop up the cash.
“They forgot their food, they got plates in their hands and everything,” said one man who laughed heartily as the money flew.
Users on Instagram flooded Ralo’s page with negative comments.
“Very sad. The thought was great. But you truly treated them did respectfully like animals like they get treated daily by others on the street,” one user wrote. “Very nice but done very distastefully… And why post it?? You got the attention you wanted.”
“This is some of the most degrading self serving behavior I have ever seen,” snapped another user. “It’s inhumane and vile to treat other people like this and then have the audacity to call it charity work.”
(AllHipHop News) Jhené Aiko is allowing her followers into her creative process and more as part of a video autobiography.
Vice documented the R&B singer as she discussed her family, being a mother, signing her first record deal, and songwriting.
“I want to create an experience. I want to create something bigger than just an album or music video,” said Aiko.
“The Worst” vocalist also talked about losing her brother.
“My brother was my closest male relationship. He loved music, and he put me on to my favorite artists,” Aiko expressed. “That shaped and molded my style.”
She added about the death of Miyagi, “I wrote and recorded this song on Garage Band, just to express how I was feeling. In my mind, it plays like a movie that day he passed away.”
Aiko also explained how Miyagi’s passing impacted her romantic relationships.
“I was lost in every sense of the word, just letting my mind wander to these different places that were really, really dark and trying to find him in a lover,” said Jhené. “I equated every guy to him… I was disappointed with the guy that I was with, because it’s like, ‘You’re not my brother.'”
Watch Jhené Aiko’s episode of Autobiographieshere.
The New York emcee was a guest on Sway In The Morning, and Pap let it be known he is not afraid to go to battle against Kevin Hart aka the rapper Chocolate Droppa.
“Chocolate Drop, I’m looking for you,” declared Papoose.
Sway even suggested the two face off on his show.
The Chocolate Droppa persona grabbed a lot of attention for his Cypher performance during the BET Hip Hop Awards.
According to Pap, the other rhymer in that session came out the clear winner.
“Lil Wayne kicked his ass too,” stated the star of Love & Hip Hop.
(AllHipHop News) No, it’s not 2007. But music fans that may have been waiting nearly a decade for Soulja Boy and Bow Wow to unite for a joint project, the day has come.
The duo’s 11-track Ignorant Sh-t arrived overnight.
As of press time, the set has collected over 26,000 listens on Audiomack in about 6 hours, and it reached the #1 ranking on that music site.
Despite the apparent interest in Ignorant Sh-t, of course, there will be people ready to criticize the collaboration.
Soulja wants the haters to know he is not concerned about their opinion.
He wrote on Twitter, “[I don’t care] if u dont like me, sounds like a personal issue.”
Bow Wow believes Ignorant Sh-t is going to change the minds of those listeners that have something negative to say about the combo.
“Yall thought we was gone bullsh-t! Turning these non believers into believers,” the actor-rapper posted on Twitter.
idc if u dont like me, sounds like a personal issue
(AllHipHop News) Has Drake come down with a case of the “IG Fingers”? Or has he chosen to embrace the “Hip Hop villain” role à la 50 Cent?
The OVO leader has been catching some heat from rap fans for his song “Two Birds, One Stone” which many people believe contains subliminal disses directed at Kid Cudi and Pusha T.
Some Instagram users expressed their disappointment or criticism for Drake’s record on Instagram.
Normally, Drizzy does not respond, but the Toronto rhymer decided he needed to address a couple of fans that left comments about him on IG.
One user took issue with Drake dissing Cudi.
“Used to have a little respect left for you after finding out you have a ghostwrite, but dissing Kid Cudi is going too far. F-ck you, man,” wrote someone using the handle @nohakelly.
Drake replied, “man needs to stop mentioning my name when they get geeked [okay] supposed to be all love out here word to my bro Pablo [Kanye West].
Another user named @picklebandali posted, “Pusha is going to wax you.”
Drake fired back with, “they know how I’m rockin.”
DJ Akademiks captured Champagne Papi’s responses and uploaded them to his own Instagram page.
These online interactions came after Twitter users and editorial writers slammed Drake for taking shots at Kid Cudi for the Cleveland performer being in rehab for depression and suicidal urges.
(AllHipHop News) Gucci Mane hopes to have a huge year in 2017.
The Atlanta rapper just revealed on social media that he plans on dropping three albums, along with his first book in 2017. He also will tour for the first time.
By the end of 2016 I will have dropped 3 albums and produced my first movie “The Spot”. 2017 My first tour, My first book and 3 more albums!
I am not privy to all the details on Drake’s deals with Cash Money or Young Money, but he has been signed to them for a very long time at this point. And we also know he’s been trying to get Baby out of his pockets for quite some time. However, Ebro recently dropped a tweet suggesting that Drizzy would be getting out of the deal at some point this year. How does he know? Who knows!?!
Some say that Drizzy is still tied to the label that made him, but we’ll see now won’t we. This new album is on the way. We will see if its Cash Money, Young Money or straight up Universal.
