Well Young Thug aka Jeffrey certainly isn’t done with making headlines for things other than music.
Thugger has been known to defy gender norms through fashion and expression as he wore a frock for Calvin Klein’s fall campaign, and the rapper wore a dress by Italian designer Alessandro Trincone on the cover of his ‘Jeffrey’ album.
Well, Young Thug is certainly raising eyebrows again.
In a recent interview with Billboard, Young Thug not only discussed his unique fashion sense; he also discussed his upcoming nuptials to his longtime fiancée Jerrika Karlae. Thugger said,
“There will be two brides at the wedding.”
Is Thugger saying there is someone else who’s a part of he and Jerrika’s relationship? #SisterWives
Wiz Khalifa recently had to let Amber Rose and the rest of the world know that he is not here to be her sexual rebound guy!
Amber Rose recently let it be known on her “Loveline” podcast that her first threesome experience was “f*cking horrible.”
Rose expressed that she felt the pressure to explore new things as she grew older. Unfortunately for Muva Rose, the experience was so bad that she still has sleepless nights over it.
As a result of the failed threesome, Amber proclaimed that she prefers 1:1 intimate and passionate sex.
She even upset her ex-husband, Wiz Khalifa, after joking that she will probably call him over for passionate love. She also expressed that she’d be more interested in a threesome that involved two men instead.
Wiz Khalifa told Amber Rose that he is NOT here for her rebound after her threesome.
T.I. and Tiny have been rumored to have a pretty “open” marriage and an “all-inclusive” sex life for a while. Rumors about epic threesomes have plagued the couple for years.
Tip and Tiny have been rumored to like to invite other women into the bedroom to spice things up. A recently leaked video clip seems to confirm these rumors.
The video shows Tiny and T.I. in a room full of naked and half-naked women. Tip is in his boxers and Tiny sports a bikini outfit. In the video it appears that Tiny is seen rubbing on another woman who is sitting beside her while another person records.
It seems like more and more people are having threesomes; they just aren’t willing to admit it. Some of you probably like an extra “plus one” every now and then!
(AllHipHop News) Bobby Shmurda, the one-time Hip-Hop sensation, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges Friday.
He was sentenced to seven years in jail after he pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy and one count of criminal possession of a weapon. He will also serve five years on probation after completing his jail bid.
The young rapper, nee Ackquille Pollard, was set to stand trial on conspiracy and weapons charges in Manhattan Supreme Court, but opted to take the deal. He was the leader of the GS9 street gang that were allegedly behind several shootings and drug deals, according to authorities.
He had a loaded gun in a friend’s Brooklyn apartment in June of 2014.
Shmurda was looking at 25 years to life if he was convicted.
His co-defendants Rowdy Rebel (24-year old Chad Marshall) and Montana Flea (12-year old Nicholas McCoy) accepted the same deal and Shmurda.
“Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration” will take place on the Washington Monument grounds in Washington, DC beginning on September 23.
Seminal Hip Hop groups Public Enemy and The Roots will perform at the event.
In addition, Living Colour, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Experience Unlimited are part of the line-up.
The festival will celebrate musical genres such as jazz, R&B, gospel, folk, classical, and New Orleans brass band. Workshops, storytelling, and food service are part of the extravaganza as well.
“The themes of the festival highlight the social power of African-American music as a communicator of cultural values, challenges, aspirations and creative expression,” stated Mark Puryear, a Smithsonian Folklife Festival program curator and co-curator of the festival.
President Barack Obama helped break ground for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2012. The gallery is set to open on September 24.
Over 36,000 artifacts are part of the collection at the new museum. Visitors will get to view items once owned by Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Nat Turner, James Brown, Muhammad Ali, J Dilla, and other notable African-Americans.
The “Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration” will run from Friday, September 23 through Sunday, September 25. Public Enemy and The Roots are scheduled for the Saturday evening concert.
(AllHipHop News) The legend of Tupac Shakur is soon to be celebrated once again, as Take 3 Burgers, a restaurant located in downtown Fresno,CA will be holding a pop-up event on September 13 to honor the 20th anniversary of his passing.
According to The Business Journal, Take 3 Burgers will be partnering with Fresno Grizzlies Marketing Director Sam Hansen to create Powamekka Cafe, a restaurant that the late great was planning on opening in Los Angeles before his untimely death.
The one day pop-up restaurant will take over Take 3’s location at 1230 Fulton Mall with a Tupac themed menu, signage, and artwork.
Additionally, some of the new items on the menu will include the California Love chicken sandwich, Hennessy Apple Butter chicken wings, a mac-and-cheese burger and Thug Passion cake pops featuring champagne cake with Alize liqueur-flavored frosting.
“Working on Powamekka Café makes me feel like I’m bringing Pac’s vision to life like I used to do for Kanye,” says Hansen who also used to work with Yeezy creating designs and merchandise.
The concept for Powamekka Cafe was inspired by a previous collaboration between Take 3 Burgers and Hansen, in which a tribute breakfast was held to celebrate the Notorious B.I.G.’s birthday earlier this year.
September 11, 2016 makes exactly one year since I tried to kill myself. That was the date of my first attempt. If you would have told me when I regained consciousness on that day that I would be alive 365 days later writing an open letter about the experience for a huge site like this, I would have thought you were crazier than me. Until a year ago, I had done a great job of suppressing all my traumatic experiences in life. I rarely ever thought about the fact that I saw my dad hit my mom, or how I witnessed both of my parents attempt suicide at different times, or the fact that I was molested by a family member as a little girl, or how my family was homeless living in a battered women’s shelter during my formative years, or seeing how it hurt my mom to have to stand up and leave the only man she ever loved, or even the fact that my first boyfriend set me up to be gang-raped when I was a preteen. In my adulthood, I made my own little lane for myself as an indie musician, I made a decent living off my music, and lived life on my own terms. I’m vegan as hell, I’ve never drank or smoked, I’ve never even had a one night stand. Nobody is more shocked about me becoming suicidal than me.
I’ve never felt close to my family. I’ve always felt like a black sheep. And it’s not just because I am artsy and eccentric, but because people in my family do hurtful, damaging sh*t, like my aunt Peg recently sending screengrabs of the two times I mentioned my mom’s cancer on Facebook to imply I was online “telling all her business” which prompted my mom to tell me she doesn’t want me in her life right now. I have always looked forward to the day I would have my own family, so when I fell in love and ended up preggo I never imagined it would result in me losing my baby, and subsequently, losing my damned mind.
Telling my story is hard. Because it means showing vulnerability in a world where people brag about not giving a fck. It means admitting I got attached in a world where people boast about their fallback game. It means confessing that I got hurt in a world where people think that cheating and ghosting and the silent treatment are not emotional abuse. And emotional abuse can be the straw that breaks the back of a person carrying a heavy emotional burden from fcked up things that happened in their childhood. Telling my story will cast a few people I love in a bad light so I’m hesitant to say more. But I’m working up the nerve to tell. If for no other reason than to stop it from happening to anybody else.
Let’s be honest, I’m not unique. Most of us are survivors of something. How many of you have also been victims of sexual abuse? And how many of you were ignored at times when you needed love? How many had a drug addicted parent? How many had little to no support in coping with the death of a loved one? It is unpopular to admit you carry hurt. We worship rappers who self-medicate their pain away with liquor and pills. Nowadays, social media makes us all narcissists. There is a witty meme to justify our every character flaw. There is a funny video to distract us at every moment when we should be working on ourselves.Through images we can create a false reality where everything in our life is perfect, implying that we are perfect, and we look down on people who publicly throw up their hands and say “F*ck it. I can’t fake it anymore.”
Most people who deal with depression and suicidal thoughts suffer in silence. It might be your neighbor, your coworker, or even your sibling. And do you wanna know why they are silent? Shame. On the day I tried to kill myself my boyfriend yelled at me “Black people don’t do suicide.” What I have learned in the 365 days since my first suicide attempt is that admitting you want to die makes people believe you are weak. Mental illness is looked down upon not just by people of color, but in the media as well. People use the term “commit suicide” as if the act itself makes us criminals, putting us on the same level as any heartless murderer. Coming out and admitting what I have been through caused a huge backlash from the people I love most. It hurts. But I don’t care. People with psychiatric illness should not be forced to stay in the closet. We deserve patience and love. We should not be pushed away. I have mental health issues. And you are not stronger than me.
Because of my experiences over the past year, I now believe it is human nature to want to destroy the weakest animal in the pack. So to the people reading this who battle with depression and/or suicidal thoughts, I know why you are staying quiet. All of your fears and concerns are valid. I understand why you don’t wanna end up in the psyche hospital, because I have been there twice. I understand the struggle you feel everyday when it comes to taking meds, I relate to your fear. And I want to tell you something important: When people find out you are depressed, they will tell you “It gets better.” They’re lying. It does not get better. Most likely, your family will not become more supportive, your partner will not change and stop hurting you, your friends will not continue to include you in their lives. People will abandon you. You might even be told “kill yourself” by a loved one, like I was. So don’t believe people when they say it gets better, because IT won’t get better. YOU will get better.
If you are depressed or considering suicide, you have to fight the voice in your head telling you that you are worthless and unlovable, and you have to stop looking for proof that you ain’t s###. You have to force yourself not to isolate, you have to stop Googling the best ways to kill yourself and start Googling the best ways to get over depression. You have to try therapy. You will probably hate therapy, so try group therapy because it’s less corny. You have to talk to either a doctor or a naturopath about meds. (This was the hardest part for me.) The chemicals in your brain are fcked and they have probably been fcked for a long time. So you need something to help get you right.
And I need you to know, even after you start the path to recovery, you are gonna have bad days. You will breakdown, you will relive your trauma a few times. I hate to admit it, but I still struggle with suicidal thoughts. This is what recovery looks like. And the people who will step up and have your back will surprise you. Love those people. Because whoever can’t stand by you through your ugliness does not deserve the most beautiful parts of you.
People say that suicide is selfish. I say that’s bullsh*t. It is an extreme act of compassion in a hurtful, apathetic world. But what us “crazy” folks seem not to understand is if you have the power to take your death into your own hands, then you have the power to take your life into your own hands. YOU will get better. In the end, all you have is you. Now that you know a bit about my childhood, my loss, my attempt, and my survival, I will close by quoting my own song that I released 5 years ago:
“The ones you love might be the ones to let you down every time. Every time. Oh, every time. So just be sure you can survive without no one by your side. ‘Cause in life, the strong survive.”
If you or somebody you know needs help, the national suicide hotline is 1-800-273-8255.
Nikki Lynette is a dope rapper, singer, producer, songwriter, visual artist, and on-air personality. And a goddess with real locs.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Young Jeezy will continue the legacy of his Trap Or Die series with his upcoming album Trap Or Die 3.
The two previous installments of the series that began 11 years ago features classic tracks such as, “Get Ya Mind Right,” and “Lose My Mind.”
Last week, Jeezy unveiled the music video for his Future and 2 Chainz featuring track “Magic City Monday,” with the Atlanta trio paying homage to the widely popular strip club “Magic City.”
The news of the new album also falls on the heels of #SnowInMiami weekend, where Jeezy took Atlanta by storm with a legendary dinner attended by Hip-Hop heavyweights Fat Joe, Noreaga and more.
The trap star is also releasing two collections of merchandise “The Classics,” and “The Snowman,” which can be purchased here.
Trap Or Die 3 is yet to have a scheduled release date. Check out the video of Jeezy announcing the project and a snapshot of the new merchandise below.
(AllHipHop News) The Brooklyn rapper Desiigner has been charged with gun and drug possession.
The 19-year-old was involved in a dispute that occurred at the Lincoln Tunnel at approximately 1 a.m, according to police sources.
In an alleged road rage incident, Desiigner allegedly brandished a gun prompting the other party to call 911.
Police say they found drugs in Desiigner’s white Range Rover in plain sight. Police said the drugs seemed to be Oxycontin, along with the gun.
Desiigner was subsequently charged with with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of controlled substance with intent to sell and third-degree menacing.
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop legends De La Soul and their rise to the top has now been chronicled by Mass Appeal in the documentary De La Soul Is Not Dead.
The new documentary takes it all the way back to the beginning in high school in Amityville, Long Island, featuring the “Hippies of Hip-Hop” shopping a demo to Tommy Boy Records, before hitting it big with the classic tune “Me, Myself & I.”
It has now been 27 years since the group released their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising, 25 years since De La Soul Is Dead, the group’s sophomore album, and 20 years since Stakes Is High, their first project without Prince Paul at the helm and the music just keeps on coming.
Last week De La Soul’s latest release, And The Anonymous Nobody shot to the top of the Billboard Rap Albums Chart with features from artists such as Snoop Dogg and David Byrne.
The group was also recently the subject of another documentary We’re Still Here (now), which chronicles the creation of their latest album #1 album and The Anonymous Nobody from its funding through kickstarter to the fine tuning of the LP before its release.
Give the new documentary De La Soul Is Not Dead a look below.
(AllHipHop News) Travis Scott is on pace to earn a significant achievement for his career.
According to Billboard, the Houston native’s Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight is looking to open with 80,000 equivalent album units in its initial week of release.
That total would be enough to land at #1 on the Billboard 200.
Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight would be Scott’s first chart-topper on that tally. Last year’s Rodeo reached #3 with 85,000 equivalent album units.
“Wonderful” with The Weeknd and “Pick Up the Phone” with Young Thug have been released as singles from BITTSM. The collection also includes vocal features by Andre 3000, Kid Cudi, Kendrick Lamar, Bryson Tiller, Quavo, and more.
(AllHipHop News) Lil Uzi Vert found himself in Ab-Soul’s Twitter crosshairs over the Philadelphia rhymer’s refusal to rap over a DJ Premier beat.
“We don’t pass on PRIMO beats in this sport kids!” wrote Ab-Soul. While some Hip Hop heads praised the TDE representative for making the comments, Premier has come out to explain he does not have any problems with Uzi.
“Shout to the LiL Homie [Lil Uzi Vert] for reachin’ out to me directly…dope things were said and I respect that…We all good…Salute,” posted DJ Premier on his own Twitter timeline.
Shout to the LiL Homie @LILUZIVERT for reachin’ out to me directly…dope things were said and I respect that…We all good…Salute
Roy Demeo, New Orleans’ own rap star on the rise, continues to make waves in the industry with another new banger dubbed “Summer Furs.” The new single proves why Demeo’s crazy wordplay and pen game are some of the best in today’s indie rap game.His style blends a down South vibe with an East Coast touch in lyrics that boast about his good life:
“I made a mil for a deal/all of these diamonds they could get expensive/ all of these b*tches they could get expensive/ all of these handbags they could get expensive…”
Roy Demeo is fresh off releasing his summer hit “Chico” featuring Lil Wayne and is prepping his highly anticipated new mixtape “Kingpin,”produced by hit-maker Zaytoven, with features from Wale, Curren$y and Young Dolph. The young artist continues to cause quite the buzz while working with some of today’s hottest artists in the rap game, and notably all without a huge social media presence. Stay tuned for more heat on the way…
When you put two of the nicest emcees on a track there has to be some serious pressure in regards to the possibility of one emcee upstaging or bodying the other.
Redman recently sat down with DJ Vlad to explain that both him and Eminem both held their own when they collaborated for “Off The Wall” for the “Nutty Professor 2” soundtrack.
Redman explained that Em didn’t outshine him on the track because they both held it down with their unique respective styles.
Red also revealed that he flew out to see Em in Detroit so they could brainstorm ideas together for the track. He expressed that that was the way artists recorded during the golden era.
Although Eminem and Redman never recorded another collaboration, Redman is certain that if he called up Em right now, it could happen.
Do you believe they were equals on the track? Do we need an Em & Red 2016 collaboration?
Watts, California, rapper McKinley Ave has just dropped visuals for “Roosters,” a single off of his upcoming album, Did Dirt to Lay Pavement. For this video premiere of the S. Class produced track, McKinley released this exclusive statement to AllHipHop.com.
“”Roosters” is dedicated to everyone who’s getting up early in the morning and gets to the money whether it be [by] trappin’, rappin’, a 9-5, or at school. We were out in Miami for the Heavy Hitter DJ retreat and caught a hell of a vibe. I thought what better a place to shoot this video then the city of Little Havana where they celebrate roosters running wild.”
(AllHipHop News) Three men have been indicted for the murder of Montgomery rapper Doe B., three years after the rapper was gunned down.
Doe B. was one of three people that were killed in the shooting rampage, which also injured eight other people.
According to AL.com, Darius Thomas, 28, has been indicted on capital murder charges, two counts of murder, reckless murder and three counts of first-degree assault.
Another man named Jason McWilliams was hit with reckless murder and first-degree assault charges in the shooting, which took place in December of 2013.
Police said the men shot Doe B. after he allegedly refused to help them enter the Centennial Bar and Grille. The three murderers eventually gained entrance to the bar and an altercation ensued with Doe B.
McWilliams began shooting into the crowd, while Darius Thomas shot from a stairwell.
The men also killed a 21-year-old college student named Kimberle Johnson and a man named Timnarius Hamilton in the wild shooting spree.
McWilliams was previously charged with two counts of capital murder, but a grand jury opted to indict him on one count of
In interesting news, Play from production duo Play-N-Skillz recently revealed that he is a part of a big upcoming musical project.
The Texas producer is producing a “secret” joint EDM collaboration album that will feature Lil’ Wayne and Mannie Fresh.
Play sat down with SOHH and revealed that he’s always looked up to Mannie and admired his drum rolls and patterns. He even listed Mannie as one of his idols and inspirations.
Play and Mannie worked on a project years ago, but it was when they reconnected at an event that Mannie invited him to join the production team for the project.
Are you here for this joint EDM effort from Mannie and Wayne?
(AllHipHop News) Wiz Khalifa is having a great birthday week. The Pittsburgh native – born on September 8 – was named in the Top 5 of Forbes‘ Hip-Hop Cash Kings and his “See You Again” video has crossed a major milestone.
His hit record featuring Charlie Puth is currently the second clip to collect at least 2 billion views on YouTube. The only other video that has been watched that many times is Psy’s “Gangnam Style” (2.6 billion).
“See You Again” spent 12 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The breakout single from the Furious 7 soundtrack was nominated for three Grammys and a Golden Globe award.
Meek and Kevin Hart rapping against each other? YES! It all went down over the weekend at Dria’s in Las Vegas. Meek set it off with a couple bars, “Popping up on my stage I’m like what is the odds/He must be on molly or something, look at his eyes.” After a few laughs, Meek passed the mic to MC Chocolate Drop, who took over with his unique comedic flare. “Meek Mill came to rap, I said don’t do none of that/I looked at my ngga’s jeans, I said we been done with that/Stop fcking wearing pants that show your shape ain’t sh*t/I look at you, I look at Nicki, I say girl you too legit to quit.” It ain’t hard to tell who “won,” but it as all in fun.
Kevin saluted Meek: “If y’all don’t respect nothing else, respect my n*gga’s talent. Meek Mill is official and has the talent. He gets it done. I’m a fan forever. I’m a Philadelphia guy forever.”
(AllHipHop News) Back in February, Lil Uzi Vert let it be known he does not rap over 1990’s Hip Hop beats.
The XXL 2016 Freshman Class member told Hot 97’s Ebro In The Morning, “I’m telling you right now, if you pull up one of those old beats I’m not rapping on it.”
Earlier in the interview, Ebro Darden wanted to get Uzi to rap over DJ Premier’s “Mass Appeal” production, but the Philadelphia representative refused, claiming he was “too young” and he is “not into that.”
California’s Ab-Soul has now expressed his thoughts about rappers not wanting to rhyme over Premier tracks. The TDE emcee took a subtle shot at Uzi and other “lil n-ggaz” on Twitter.
All these new “lil” n##### is weak as the time it took to create earth…
This is the latest example of one Hip Hop artist calling out another performer about “freestyling” on the radio. Recently, Pete Rock also took issue with Lil Boat for his awkward rap session on Hot 97.
DJ Drama, who signed Lil Uzi to his Generation Now label with Don Cannon, recently discussed the issue with AllHipHop.com in an exclusive interview.
