(AllHipHop News) Back in March, many people viewed PartyNextDoor as the villain in the real life relationship drama that played out after he posted an intimate picture of himself with his on-again, off-again girlfriend Kehlani.
It was believed Kehlani was still dating NBA star Kyrie Irving at the time Party uploaded the photo to Instagram.
Party has now addressed the situation in a new interview with Rolling Stone.
“I regret how it went down,” said PND. “Big time I regret how it went down. I look into people’s eyes and I know they think I’m a bad guy. There’s a lot of details that people don’t know.”
The year 2016 actually started off as a big one for the Canadian singer-songwriter.
PartyNextDoor co-wrote Rihanna and Drake’s smash hit “Work” and his own “Come and See Me” broke into the Billboard Hot 100.
The OVO representative suggested the public spectacle is over and he is ready to move on.
“I just hope people understand that was a year for him,” stated Party, referring to himself in third person. “And I hope everyone has a successful year, and I hope that’s in the past.”
The PartyNextDoor 3 album arrived in stores on August 12.
(AllHipHop News) “Make some noise for the greatest rapper to ever get on a microphone,” Drake proclaimed in Detroit tonight.
And then, the Canadian rapper introduced Eminem to a raucous crowd.
Just a week ago, there were strong rumors that Eminem was crafting a diss record to Drizzy, but that seems to be a fleeting notion. The pair seemed quite friendly at a the show, where Eminem rose from the floor.
Eminem complimented Drake after being introduced in a grand fashion.
“It’s an honor to share the stage with this man right here,” he stated.
Suicide is more common in urban communities than one would expect and the numbers are going up.
A recent study revealed that African American children – ages five to 11 – are twice as likely commit suicide. Meanwhile, Black men, aged 15 to 24, it is the third leading cause of death. In his new video, Joyner Lucas delves deep into the mind and actions of a suicidal individual. The results are are somber, graphic reminder of a reality that gets overlooked far too quickly.
In the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255.
(AllHipHop News) Pompano Beach rapper Kodak Black will be free from confinement, as Judge Lisa Porter has approved the rapper’s plea deal on an array of charges.
Kodak Black, whose real name is Dieuson Octave, was facing charges of robbery, false imprisonment, fleeing a law enforcement officer and possession of a firearm by a delinquent.
The rapper was looking at a maximum sentence of 55 years, but he will now be allowed a second chance.
He must complete a year of house arrest and five years probation.
Kodak Black will also have to undergo drug evaluations, anger management classes, 300 hours of community service, and be required to complete a mentor program.
Octave was initially arrested in October 2015 after being accused of forcing several people into a car in response to suspecting somebody was breaking into his home.
The rapper would be released on bond following this incident.
However, he was arrested again in Hallandale Beach, after being busted in a drug transaction while in his vehicle before attempting to flee.
His bond was revoked following this scenario with the artist serving 96 days in jail until Tuesday’s hearing.
In addition to approving the plea deal, Judge Porter also withheld adjudication for the rapper, which means that he will not go down on record as a convicted felon.
“We’re happy that it gives him the opportunity to demonstrate that he’s a productive member of society,” says Gary Kollin, who along with Miami-based lawyer Allan Stephen Zamren, represented Kodak Black.
Cam’ron usually keeps a clap back or two for the haters, so the Dipset leader wasn’t going to let a few women slide with comments on his Instagram.
Cam’ron recently filmed a cooking segment, ‘Cooking With Cam’ron’ with Noisey. While you would think most are intrigued to see their favorite rappers throw down in the kitchen, many just were critical as most fans are under a celebrity’s post.
Cam took a moment to check his female haters who were criticizing him for allegedly not cleaning his steak before he cooked it.
Cam’ron says he actually did clean the steak, but those in production edited it out. After clearing up whether or not he cleans meat before he cooks it, Cam had a question for the same critical women. Cam asked,
“But on another note does ya man clean his meat b4 u put it in ya mouth?”
He went on to say,
“Worried about my steak? and y’all lick sweaty balls every day B #UgonnaSuckitOrNot.”
When are people going to stop messing with Cam’ron on the ‘gram?
Jhene Aiko’s soon-to-be ex-husband Dot Da Genius has finally fired back at the singer’s abuse accusations.
Dot is accusing Jhene of trying to play the victim in their divorce settlement.
Jhene has been trying to shut down the rumors that she has been cheating on Dot with Big Sean by suggesting their relationship died long ago. Some fans even gathered that Jhene’s tweets suggested that she had been abused by Dot Da Genius as well.
Dot, who has remained very quiet throughout this entire ordeal, finally decided to speak out.
“Because my nature is peaceful, I’ve been silent out of respect for all involved, and to maintain my privacy. However, I believe the truth must be heard, which is that I’ve never been violent or abusive towards any woman in my life,” said Dot.
Jhene responded to a fan by telling them that she didn’t necessarily cheat on her husband, but instead, she cheated herself. She also says she was glad to be free from all of the confrontation, depression, and drug use.
You have to wonder when, how, and why did these two think they were in love?!
(AllHipHop News) Streaming platform Pandora has unveiled new charts, which will feature the top 100 played artists, 20 trendsetting artists, and 20 artists on the rise.
The digital giant is sourcing the info for their charts from music analytics platform Next Big Sound, which Pandora acquired just over a year ago.
The streaming site’s data service team for its rankings will also look at social media trends and the number of plays on the site to determine the rankings for some of its charts in combination with Next Big Sound’s services.
The top of Pandora’s Top Spins chart for the most played artists, includes heavyweights such as Drake and DJ Khaled, who come in 3rd and 4th place respectively with tracks “Too Good,” and “For Free.”
In addition, the site’s Trendsetters list features musicians whose music has been used to create the highest number of stations from over the past week.
On this list Chicago’s G Herbo holds claim to the 15th spot with South Florida’s Denzel Curry placing a notch above.
Pandora’s Prediction’s, which forecasts artists about to make it big, has a noticeable placement of boom bap resurrecters Pro Era, as the imprint came in at the 16th position.
(AllHipHop News) Lil Yachty has been making the media rounds the last few weeks. The 2016 XXL freshman class member recently spoke with 106KMEL’s Shay Diddy.
The interview featured Yachty talking about some controversial tweets he posted before he became famous. One widely circulated tweet that was mentioned was the one where the Atlanta native wrote “f-ck J. Cole.”
“I can’t explain it. I don’t know why. Back in the day, I was heavy on saying, ‘f-ck J. Cole,” said Yachty. “It’s just that his music is so lyrical.”
The “Minnesota” performer added, “First, this was 2011. I was in 10th or 9th grade. I f-ck with J. Cole as a person. I don’t listen to J. Cole, but I have nothing against J. Cole. I was young and just talking sh-t, trolling.”
It looks like Cash Money Records and Bryan “Birdman” Williams have signed a deal with Apple Music, as the streaming wars between the company and Tidal continue to rage on.
It makes a little more sense that Birdman would rock with Apple. Drake, arguably the biggest act on Cash Money, did a $19 million dollar deal with Apple last year.
Birdman says the deal is life changing in this post with Apple’s Larry Jackson.
Larry Jackson was an Executive Vice President over at Interscope/Universal for many years, before he rolled out with Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre to blow up Beat Electronics, which was acquired by Apple in 2014 for $3 billion.
A source told AllHipHop.com that Birdman was a “tough negotiator” during the process of closing the deal with Apple.
Mentored by an A-list that includes Rodney Jerkins, The Game and most recently, Chris Brown, Cali’s Kid Red wanna know “Who Run It” on this laid back new visual from his upcoming project, “Guilty By Association.”
Set to a nice remake of the Junior Mafia classic, “Get Money,” courtesy of Kacey Khaliel, Kid Red gives us a glimpse in to his very Hollywood world and assures us that he is ‘so next with a confidence that makes it hard to refute.
“Guilty By Association” drops later this Summer and is blessed with appearances by Chris Brown, Migos, French Montana, Skeme and Rockie Fresh amongst others with the boardwork being provided by fellow Fillmoe native Zaytoven, Ear Drummers, Stupid X Dope, Scorp Diesel, Magnificent, Jesse P, Blaq Tuxedo, Murda Beatz and of course Kacey Khaliel.
(AllHipHop News) Kareem “Biggs” Burke and his new Fourth of November clothing brand to launch an exclusive clothing line centered around Reasonable Doubt’s 20th anniversary.
Biggs has partnered with StockX, the world’s first online consumer “stock market of things” founded by Josh Luber.
Luber also serves as the company’s CEO, while Dan Gilbert, founder and chairman of Quicken Loans and majority owner of the 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers.
Rapper Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg are also investors in StockX.
“To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Reasonable Doubt I told Jay Z I wanted to do something special that would capture the enthusiasm of our fans with the platform we built together while showing the impact Reasonable Doubt has on the world with millennials,” Kareem “Biggs” Burke told AllHipHop.com in a statement.
“After product seeding key influencers and celebrities at our last event, it created a buzz in the market place which led to this partnership and the world’s first consumer-goods IPO,” Biggs said.
“The Fourth of November x Reasonable Doubt merchandise collaboration is in honor of the album that connected the dots between artists of today and the movement we started years ago,” Biggs continued.
“If you think about the ‘Reasonable Doubt’ family tree, Jay Z introduced J. Cole, Rihanna. I introduced Kanye West to the market, who in turn, introduced GOOD Music, Pusha T, Big Sean and many others – a lot of careers have been birthed from the movement we started,” Biggs said.
Here is a breakdown on how StockX works:
“A consumer goods IPO on StockX will function the same way as a traditional IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, providing the same transparency, anonymity and authenticity:
Prior to IPO – pre-bidding opens on StockX at a minimum bid price
IPO Date – products are sold to highest bidders, based on quantity
Post IPO – products are shipped to buyers and can be resold on StockX”
(AllHipHop News) A$AP Rocky’s stepmother has blasted the Kardashians and said her family is absolutely “horrified” that he is dating Kendall Jenner.
Earlier this week, reports hit the Internet suggesting that Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, was getting serious with Kendall Jenner, who is 20-years-old.
Kari Mayers was married to the A$AP Rocky’s father Adrian and had six sons with him before he passed away from pneumonia on Christmas Eve in 1997.
“I’ve heard all about him dating Kendall and I don’t like it,” A$AP Rocky’s 38-year-old stepmom told the Daily Mail. “Everything I hear about the Kardashians makes me think they are a bad family for Rakim to be involved with.”
According to Kari Mayers, the Kardashian’s circus is too much for Rocky, who has much more humble beginnings. As a youngster, A$AP Rocky divided his time between Pennsylvania and New York, where his mother Renee lived.
But Kari wasn’t too worried.
If anyone can break the infamous “Kardashian Curse” it could be ASAP Rocky, who counts Iggy Azalea and Chanel Iman among his famous girlfriends.
Kari told The Daily Mail A$AP Rocky’s father was a “major player” who fathered 12 children by four different women.
And the apple doesn’t fall from the tree, according to Rocky’s stepmom Kari.
“He might be dating Kendall but I honestly cannot see him settling down any time soon…He [his dad] was a womanizer and I think Rakim is too,” Kari said. “Rakim is loving his life right now and doing his thing and I can’t see that changing any time soon, not even for a Kardashian.”
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West made a lot of headlines this month when the G.O.O.D. Music leader earned his 40th Top 40 single on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart.
Some King of Pop devotees were not pleased that their music idol was overtaken by West, but the icon’s daughter Paris Jackson apparently has no issues with the “Famous” rhymer.
The Shade Room captured an Instagram comment from Paris where the 18-year-old replied to a user about the topic of Kanye passing MJ on the Hot 100 list.
She expressed that Michael Jackson actually liked Ye’s music and suggested people should be happy for the Chicago-raised entertainer’s accomplishment.
There may be some good news for Meek Mill fans as Meek Mill’s ‘DC4’ mixtape allegedly could be released next month.
Just last month producer Jahlil Beats delivered an update on the project by telling fans that the mixtape would drop in the fall. Now it looks like the long-awaited project could be here as early as next month.
Dreamchasers member Chino took to Periscope to reveal that ‘DC4’ is coming next month. Could Chino just be trolling fans?
We know one thing, this mixtape better be worth the wait; it better live up to all of the hype. This will supposedly be the last time you’ll hear Meek rap about any violence also.
(AllHipHop News) YG is taking his disdain for Donald Trump on the road this September with his headlining “FDT” tour.
The Compton, California rapper is hitting the road for 52 dates with openers with RJ, Kamaiyah and SadBoy.
On select tour dates, YG will host an open forum with the audience, to discuss the 2016 presidential election prior to the show.
if you’re one of the lucky fans who snags a VIP package, you can ride with YG in his Maybach, or have a nice dinner cooked by Mama YG.
To coincide with the tour, YG dropped a new video for the remix to “FDT” with G-Eazy and Macklemore.
Exclusive pre-sale tickets will be available Wednesday, August 17, at 10:00 am to Thursday, August 18, 10:00 pm (local) on 4hunnid.com.
Tickets are on sale to the public on Friday, August 19th at 10:00 am.
Check out the FDT Tour Dates
9/18 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park^”
9/20 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory^”
9/21 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater^”
9/24 – Tuscon, AZ @ The Rialto Theatre^”
9/25 – Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theatre^”
9/27 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall^”
9/28 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s East^”
9/29 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall^”
9/30 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live^”
10/1 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues^”
10/3 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum^”
10/4 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution^”
10/5 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre^”
10/7 – Jacksonville, FL @ Mavericks at the Landing^”
10/8 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre^”
10/9 – Charlotte NC @ The Underground^”
10/11 – Richmond, VA @ The National^”
10/12 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore^”
10/14 – Norfolk, VA @ Norva^”
10/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts^”
10/17 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza^”
10/18 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place^”
10/19 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues^”
10/21 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre^*
10/22 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Berri^*
10/23 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues^”
10/25 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre^”
10/26 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection^”
10/27 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall^”
10/28 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom^”
10/30 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe^”
11/1 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works^”
11/2 – Oxford, MS @ The Lyric Oxford^”
11/4 – St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room^”
11/5 – Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club^”
11/6 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater^”
11/7 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall^”
11/9 – Minneapolis, MN @ Caboose^”
11/11 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre^”
11/12 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater^”
11/13 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom^”
11/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex^”
11/16 – Boise, ID @ Revolution Center^”
11/17 – Yakima, WA @ El Dos de Oro^”
11/19 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre^”
11/21 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre^*
11/22 – Bend, OR @ Midtown^”
11/23 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater^”
11/25 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater^*
11/26 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades^*
11/27 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst^*
12/4 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee^*”
Compton rapper Game just premiered the new video for his single “All Eyez.”
The Game hits the Malibu coastline for a romantic fun-filled afternoon before his lady gives him a special surprise at the end of the night.
Game hooked up with Scott Storch, who produced the song “All Eyez,” which also features Jeremih, will appear as a bonus track on The Game’s forthcoming album 1992, which is due out on September 30.
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, recently spotlighted the growing influence of Grime during the Rio Olympics.
Underground Grime hosted a showcase at the British House in Rio, where artists like rapper Elf Kid, Nadia Rose and DJ Logan Sama performed as part of the “London Soundtrack” culture celebration event during the 2016 Olympic Games.
“It’s was a privilege to be a part of British Underground’s Grime Showcase at British House – Grime music is thriving at the moment and for Sadiq Khan to make it the focus of London’s celebration of culture this year at the Olympics – it’s incredible,” said Elf Kid. “Myself, Nadia and Logan were very proud to represent and showcase the Grime sound out in Rio.”
Electronic duo Chase and Status were the headliners of the event, which featured Grime, Electronic and a variety of other musical acts, including beatboxers and global street artists.
“Elf Kid, Nadia and Logan will show the world how Grime music represents London’s diverse culture,” said Mayor Sadiq Khan. “I hope these incredible young people will inspire others to make the best of what our great city has to offer and encourage the world to invest in London’s thriving cultural and creative industries…”
