Nick Cannon Performs Spoken Word Poem About Oscar Controversy, Police Brutality & Bill Cosby

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: NewsJanuary 25, 2016

(AllHipHop News) Nick Cannon is the latest celebrity to weigh in on the controversy surrounding the Academy Awards not nominating any actors or actresses of color at this year’s ceremony. The comedian/actor took a different approach from other critics by reciting a spoken word poem addressing the situation. The piece also covers the killing of unarmed African-Americans by police officers, poverty, the heath care system, the prison industrial system, and more.

[ALSO READ: O’Shea Jackson Jr. Talks Lack Of Diversity At The Oscars & Not Boycotting The Awards Show (VIDEO)]

Watch Nick Cannon’s performance and read the full poem below.

Oscar

Damn! Look what they did to Oscar.
Nah, not another trophy rant.
I’m talking Oscar Grant, Sandra Bland, Mike Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray.
Why we trust what the news say anyway?
It’s blasphemous, don’t get distracted by these lottery tickets and statues.
It’s just fake gold and plastic.
We come from Pharaohs with no masters.
What happened? We went from golden tombs to closed caskets.
The Black Plague, they want us to catch it.
Just ask Magic, Malcolm, Martin, Muhammad Ali, Bill Cosby.
It’s tragic.
How the enemy can tear down our community and rewrite the history by highlighting our flaws.
But let he who cast the first stone, who constitutes the new laws.
Nah, I ain’t never seen Empire but I serve my own throne.
What I look like begging them to let royalty into they home.
As for me and my house, we’ll serve the Lord!
We crying for votes but how many of us is on the board.
Better yet, when’s the last time you showed up and supported the NAACP Awards?
I want what’s mine, not yours.
F*ck getting my foot in.
I’m building my own doors.
Hollywood mainstream don’t validate me, yo.
Like Hov say, Save the accolades, just the doe.
You in this show for the business, or this business for the show?
Talent and brilliance? Hands down, man we got that sh*t.
That’s why I told Chris, man go ‘head and rock that sh*t.
You got the Juice now.
Fight the Power.
Hell yeah, I’m gonna watch that ceremony where they gonna let a black man be the Master for at least two hours.
So don’t waste your voice, don’t waste your prayers.
Save’em for the thousands killed in Nigeria, Kenya, The Philippines, Syria or right here in our urban areas.
Low America.
Nah, now no one cares.
What about my mother raising a son while working three jobs and still equating to less than minimum wage?
What about me being placed on medication before my system could age?
What about that prison industrial system turning Brothers into new slaves?
Where’s the outrage? Where the complaints at?
Overcoming obstacles, definition of Black.
Hashtag #facts.
But I guess they don’t make no awards for that.
Real talk.
Real Kings don’t need no pats on the back.
#Dontbedistracted

[ALSO READ: 50 Cent Calls On Chris Rock To Boycott The Oscars (POLL)]

Murder Inc Co-Founder Chris Gotti Talks New Business Venture & 50 Cent Vs Meek Mill (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: NewsJanuary 25, 2016

(AllHipHop News) Chris “Gotti” Lorenzo, Irv Gotti’s older brother, stopped by The Angie Martinez Show to discuss several topics. The Murder Inc Records co-founder addressed the creation of the label, his new digital project ADD Ventures Music, wanting to work with Troy Ave, and the Meek Mill versus 50 Cent feud.

[ALSO READ: Irv Gotti Supports Meek Mill Against 50 Cent]

“That’s so old and tired. Honestly, for me, it doesn’t even make sense. Every time I look at 50, he makes great business decisions,” said Gotti about the conflict between Fif and Meek. “At the end of the day, in my opinion, he only knows one thing. He starts the trouble to get his attention. That’s how he made his career.”

He added, “You’re better than that. That’s what I’d tell [50]. Look at all the things you’ve done. Why are you still dealing with petty sh*t?”

The Gotti brothers had their own issues with 50 Cent. Murder Inc artist Ja Rule was engaged in a longstanding beef with 50 and his G-Unit Records.

[ALSO READ: Ja Rule Says A New Drama Series About Murder Inc Is In The Works (VIDEO)]

Watch Chris Gotti’s interview below.

Bun B & Scarface Weigh In On A 2016 Racist America

By: Niki Gatewood (@THE_NikiG)Category: NewsJanuary 25, 2016

Photo Credit: Instagram

(AllHipHop News) Last Friday (Jan. 22), an inane group of Desert Vista High School students posted an offensive photo to social media. When originally posted, the highly inflammatory word “NI**ER,” was collectively spelled out on the smiling group of Caucasian girls’ t-shirts. After further investigation, a picture has surfaced from a concerned parent. The IG snapshot showed a deeper message, “BEST*YOU’VE*EVER*SEEN*CLASS*OF*2016,” this according to ABC15.

After learning about the egregious post, both Bun B and Scarface have responded to the historically racist “n” word. The Trill OG hopped on his personal Instagram account to challenge America’s insular outlook and wrote, “We have to stop being selfish…We have to care about each other. The racial divide in America has to be reversed.

[ALSO READ: Bun B To Stacey Dash: Hating Us Won’t Make Them Love You]

Sharing a similar sentiment to that of Bun B, Scarface also shared his thoughts. The iconic MC professed, “the WORLD has been enforcing a white supremacists agenda down our throats for hundreds of years. ” Within the lengthy IG comment, legendary lyricist also wrote, “I’m not offended at all but remember if you keep shaking that sleeping giant you’ll eventually wake it.”

Check out Bun B and Face’s full IG posts:

Is racism as American as apple pie?

B.o.B Argues The Earth Is Really Flat; Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Responds

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: NewsJanuary 25, 2016

(AllHipHop News) There are a lot of conspiracy theories circling the globe, but perhaps one of the strangest ideas is the belief that the Earth is actually a flat object. However, Atlanta rapper B.o.B took to Twitter to make the argument that the planet is not really round.

[ALSO READ: B.o.B Addresses Rumors The Pope Said “This May Be Our Last Christmas”]

The creator of the recently released Psycadelik Thoughtz album posted several tweets challenging the notion that we are all living on a sphere. He wrote, “The cities in the background are approx. 16 miles apart… Where is the curve? Please explain this.”

Despite receiving push back from other Twitter users. B.o.B continued with his commentary, later adding, “Have you been to the edge? Or is that what your science book told you?” and “No matter how high in elevation you are, the horizon is always eye level … Sorry cadets… I didn’t wanna believe it either.”

B.o.B seemed to suggest the United Nations and NASA were hiding information from the world’s population about his claims. He concluded with, “A lot of people are turned off by the phrase ‘flat earth’… but there’s no way u can see all the evidence and not know… grow up.”

[ALSO READ: B.o.B Talks ‘Psycadelik Thoughtz’, Sevyn Streeter & Auditioning for Straight Outta Compton (VIDEO)]

Check out some of B.o.B’s tweets in the gallery below.

UPDATE:

Astrophysicist and cosmologist Neil deGrasse Tyson has responded to B.o.B’s assertions the Earth is flat. Check out the Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey host’s tweets below.

SWISH Is Finished, Kanye West Calls It “Best Album Of All Time”

By: YourfavenightmareCategory: Music NewsJanuary 25, 2016

(AHipHop News) Kanye West’s new album SWISH is done.

On Twitter, he was not humble about it. He stated, “So happy to be finished with the best album of all time.”

Travi$ Scott, a collaborator of Kanye, recently spoke at the Billboard Winterfest and gave some insight on SWISH.

“I feel like it’s going to be like a very good f###### good album. Mother f**ker, he going in on this album. That ni**a not sleeping. The ni**a ain’t eating. It’s just crazy. It’s lit like he’s just focusing on this album. He really wants this album to be the illest, so I’m just here to support that,” Travi$ stated.

Well, now the Chicago native can take in a meal.

Check out the track listing below.

Chris Brown Remixes Pusha-T Track ‘MFTR’

By: Vance BrinkleyCategory: MusicJanuary 24, 2016

Although he has received more attention for his ventures outside of the studio, Chris Brown has continued to make music after just releasing his latest project Royalty. Recently, the Virginia singer managed to remix “MFTR”, a song off of Pusha T’s latest LP King Push: The Darkest Before Dawn. The song appeared on Brown’s Soundcloud earlier today.

Check out the song below.

BriaMarie – “Shine”

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: VideosJanuary 24, 2016

Super producer Carvin Haggins and his label Ethical Music Entertainment are banking on newcomer, BriaMarie. On this track “Shine,” BriaMarie spits some bars and gets help from The Fresh Princess and Daniel’s Son. The video was directed by The Shooter, LaQuanda McCoullum and Brian Boyd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFWqBD59OzU

Danny Brown Hints New Album On Twitter

By: Vance BrinkleyCategory: NewsJanuary 24, 2016

(AllHipHop News) Ever since the release of his debut project Old in 2013, Danny Brown has been very quiet musically. It’s not like he’s righting verses, but the rapper has rarely released new original music for fans. However, the Detroit rapper has hinted that a new album is coming. Yesterday, when Danny Brown was asked about streaming his let’s plays on gaming application Twitch, brown then answered by also hinting his newest album.

@xdannyxbrownx Do you stream on @twitch? Would love to see you play some s###, especially Persona 5.

— BES (@BlackEyedSceva) January 22, 2016

No but I'm going to start when it's time to start promoting the next album https://t.co/JRa53G6pKP

— Danny Brown (@xdannyxbrownx) January 22, 2016

Following the tweet, fans then started to ask more questions about the music

https://twitter.com/SmokeUpJonny/status/691029725280468992

Lol nah it's all f##### up https://t.co/FkKLed743v

— Danny Brown (@xdannyxbrownx) January 23, 2016

https://t.co/gOEDUuVUz9

Praying wit u bruh bruh https://t.co/gOEDUuVUz9

— Danny Brown (@xdannyxbrownx) January 23, 2016

Although Danny Brown confirmed a new album in the works, he has yet to announce a titled or release date.

Travi$ Scott Explains Why Justin Bieber Was Featured On “Maria I’m Drunk”

By: Vance BrinkleyCategory: NewsJanuary 24, 2016

(AllHipHop News) When Travi$ Scott first released his album Rodeo in late 2015, listeners were surprised to see Justin Bieber be featured on the track “Maria I’m Drunk” with Young Thug. Recently in an interview with Billboard, the G.O.O.D. Music producer explained how Bieber ended up getting a spot on the album. According to Scott, Bieber randomly reached out to the “Antidote” rapper, and from there, the two had built a strong friendship with one another.

When asked about Bieber’s appearance on “Maria I’m Drunk”, Scott tells Billboard that he was always a fan of the singer, and felt that his vocals would fit the song.

“Why that song? I don’t know, cause I actually made the second half of that song, before the first half of that song. I just felt his voice would compliment it and s###. “

Travis Scott also managed to speak a little about Kanye West’s upcoming album SWISH. Check out the full interview below.

MMG Affiliate Maybach Dice Stays “Getting To It ” In New Video

By: Scooby Wilson (@mcscoobins)Category: VideosJanuary 24, 2016

Maybach Dice is back with the 2nd Single “Getting To It” off his Upcoming Mixtape “I’m So South Jamaica” Dropping 1st Quarter 2016 Directed by Dope Visions and shot in Atlanta GA…Dice plans to drop more videos to prepare for the release an get his name back out there in the public eye as he continues to rebuild his own persona focusing on lyrics, melody and visuals.

Watch below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOMV7wrb3to

Did Waka Flocka Agree With Stacey Dash?

By: Vance BrinkleyCategory: NewsJanuary 24, 2016

(AllHipHop News) Although Waka Flocka has made some controversial statements in the past, like his opinion on transgendered people, the Atlanta rapper has once again managed to get attention because of his mouth. Recently, Flocka had something to say about Stacey Dash’s comments on letting go of BET and Black History.

“Why the f### we got BET? BET for black people and MTV for white people? Think about it, why the f### do we got Black History Month only in February? How can the people who took our history give us our history”

and then, he brushed it all off…

“That’s the s### that I be saying though, but it is what it is.

Although the “O let’s do it” rapper didn’t agree with the way the former video vixen made her comments on the issue, he may have possibly agreed with some of things that she was saying.

Kur- “Oh Well”

By: Mike WinslowCategory: VideosJanuary 24, 2016

Philly rapper Kur (pronounced Core) is back at it with visuals for his latest single “Oh Well.” Kur recently struck a deal with Mitchell & Ness and the company is backing the career of the upcoming wordsmith, who is selling out shows all throughout DelMarVa.

Saturday Night Live Pokes Fun At The Oscars

By: YourfavenightmareCategory: TrendingJanuary 24, 2016

This is pretty funny. The good folks at Saturday Night Live have quite a few brown faces now. So that must make it OK for them to poke fun at the Oscars colossal diversity debacle. It may be a case of the pot talking bad about the kettle, but it sure was comical.

Master P Doin’ Tha Most Radio Show, Michael Blackston Goes In On The Kardashian Family  

By: Steve Raze (@SteveRaze)Category: TrendingJanuary 24, 2016

Doin’ Tha Most Radio Show is taking over the air waves with superstar host Master P, co-host Sassy Cassy the smallest on-air personality in the world, co-host J Tweezy the infamous superior on-air personality with 20 years in the game at radio alongside co-host Juggie the expert in social media. The show is crazy, sexy and cool but today, it got funny when comedian Michael Blackston guest appeared on the show, talked about co-host Sassy Cassy, his own Hollywood beef with celebrities and a roasting session on the Kardashian family.

Master P says,

Michael Blackston is one of the funniest comedians I know and this is what he does, he makes jokes and talk about people. No one should take it personal, it’s just entertainment. When comedians talk about me, I just laugh.

Doin’ Tha Most Radio Show, where superstar guests talk about their careers, their projects, the movies, the music and the sports. Expect future guest appearances by Kevin Hart, Travis Barker, Ken Jeong, Nick Young, Demar Derozan and more.

For more information, go to www.DTMENT.com

A$AP Ferg Announces Artists Featured On Sophomore LP ‘Always Strive And Prosper’

By: Vance BrinkleyCategory: NewsJanuary 24, 2016

It’s been more than two years since ASAP Ferg released his debut album Traplord, and in between that time the Harlem rapper has been through a lot of situations, including the death of close friend and A$AP Mob founder, A$AP Yams. It is personal matters like this that may be possibly be revealed in Ferg’s next album Always Strive And Prosper, and the rapper managed to reveal some stars on the album. In a recent interview with Revolt, Ferg told the publication that he will be bringing in some A-list artists on the project, including Rick Ross, Future, Missy Elliot, Swizz Beatz, and Chris Brown.

The interview also reveals that Always Strive and Prosper will be a very personal album, as stated earlier. However, instead of Ferg talking about being on top, the project will be more about his life in general, serving as an audio documentary.Always Strive and Prosper will drop sometime later on this month.

Lil Wayne Has Allegedly Starting Using Lean Again

By: Vance BrinkleyCategory: NewsJanuary 24, 2016

(AllHipHop News) Although he quit a while ago, Lil Wayne has possibly started drinking lean again. According to TMZ, the Young Money founder has been drinking sipping purple drank a lot lately, even managing to score the liquid drug in Dubai. The report claims that Wayne relapsed a few months back, “flashing” his dubble cup everywhere that he goes.

Codiene has been a favorite drug of Wayne for a while now. The rapper has been seen on several music videos and concert performances with his signature double cup. However, Wayne quit almost three years ago after suffering from a number of seizures from his massive addiction.

Man Challenges T.I., T.I. Responds

By: YourfavenightmareCategory: NewsJanuary 24, 2016

(AllHipHop News) In a moment of extreme humor, a man challenged T.I. to an “anti gravity hat off” battle.

The man, Krieg LaFlare, hit Tip on Twitter and told the “king of the South” that he had 24 hours to reply or forfeit.

He subsequently posted a picture of his hat cocked all the way to the side so far that it should have fallen off his head.

Tip did indeed respond with his own image and proclaimed victory.

However, Krieg LaFlare did not agree tweeting, “B**ch he lost!”

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James Fauntleroy Releases New Song “F## Shi Tup”

By: Vance BrinkleyCategory: MusicJanuary 23, 2016

Although the mainstream public might not know much about James Fauntleroy, many have heard the music he has either worked on been featured in. The Chicago singer was the first voice heard to begin the G.O.O.D. Music hit “Clique”, and Fauntleroy also managed to work with Common and No ID under the group Cocaine 80’s. Lately, Fauntleroy has managed to drop new fire on his Soundcloud, and today that fire happens to be the new track “F## Shi Tup.”

Check out the new track below.

Suge Knight Abruptly Changes Lawyers

By: YourfavenightmareCategory: NewsJanuary 23, 2016

(AllHipHop News) Suge Knight has made an abrupt change in his legal team by firing his lawyer Tom Mesereau, because private information somehow made it to authorities

Stephen L. Schwartz is the new attorney for the embattled mogul and marks the fifth lawyer for Suge.

Schwartz also represented Michael Jackson in his child molestation case.

For former Death Row owner has pleaded not guilty to murder. Last February, he ran over two men, killing one. Suge alleges the death and injury were the result of self defense.

Irv Gotti Says “Informant” And All Hell Breaks Loose With 50 Cent, Meek Mill

By: YourfavenightmareCategory: NewsJanuary 23, 2016

(AllHipHop News) It seems like 2002 all over again as new beef between 50 Cent and Irv Gotti evokes the days of G-Unit against Murder Inc.

Earlier today, Irv released “papers” that show that 50 Cent was once an informant for the New York Police Department.

For Hip-Hop enthusiasts, this is not new information. After an alleged altercation, NYPD charged that 50 Cent was stabbed by a member of Murder Inc. It was from this incident that 50 Cent was listed as an information. His true involvement is unknown.

VladTV posted the full interaction between the pair with one comment by Meek Mill.

See it below.