Sometimes you work for something and when you finally get it, its not what you thought it was. G-Eazy shares that story as he laments about his life to becoming a rapper in this new animated video. Don’t fret though, he picks up his mental and shakes back to a better mind-state before its too late. While life is fun for rappers, G Eazy lets you know, even rappers get the blues too. Check it out below:
OH SNAP! Reparations are usually what Black people want from America for all that free labor during slavery. But, it seems like Safaree, Nicki’s ex, wants a piece of the pie! SCAFF BREEZY reportedly wants to get paid for the work he did on three of Nicki’s albums — The Pink Print, Pink Friday and Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.
Apparently, he says he helped write other songs like “Only” featuring Chris Brown, Drake and Lil Wayne, “Flawless (Remix)” with Beyonce and “Feeling Myself” with Beyonce, according to TMZ.
Now, when he takes it to your chest, he takes it to your chest! He’s apparently got a “boatload” of evidence to support his claims that he helped write for Nicki. he says he’s got voice memos, videos, studio footage and many witnesses to support his claims. Lastly, he says that being executive producer of the first two albums ads more validity to what he wants.
We’re told Safaree will present a boatload of proof he was super involved in Nicki’s work. His evidence includes videos of him working with Nicki, voice memos from recording sessions, hours of footage from studio sessions. He says he also has multiple witnesses to validate his contribution.
Rita Ora made headlines recently when news broke that she wanted to get out of her contract with Roc Nation and that she was filing a lawsuit against the label. Rumor has it that Rita wants to leave Roc Nation because Rihanna is using her power to keep Rita’s career from progressing. With Rihanna being Roc Nation “royalty” she allegedly gets first picks on songs, even though Rita hasn’t put out much since 2012. It has also been said that Roc Nation has been becoming a revolving door of executives, and all that were in Rita’s corner at the label either left or moved on to other activities. Do you think Roc Nation is holding Rita back?
A rumor hit the net and spread quickly that OG Maco had allegedly contracted the HIV virus. OG Maco says the rumors are completely false. It has been said that OG Maco’s current girlfriend and ex-girlfriend also allegedly have HIV. A woman named LaLa was said to have released alleged audio of OG Maco admitting that he is sick. In a series of text messages a woman claims that the CEO of his label allegedly knew a while ago and felt they had to keep it a secret so they paid extra money to get him the medication he needed. OG released a video saying he doesn’t know why people want to propagate lies. In the video he plays an audio clip supposedly from Lala that says the rumor isn’t true. OG Maco also wrote,
“Despite the vicious rumors, I am in fine health and have no degenerative or deadly diseases…. we are unmoved and will not falter in the face such cowardly and underhanded tactics.”
Check out his entire statement below. Of course some fans ran with the rumor and believed it to be true. Others joked that T.I. helped him write his message. What are your thoughts?
Take a listen to the released audio of the alleged conversation between LaLa & OG Maco below.
Lil West is a 17-year old Delaware rapper that’s quickly been creeping on to a host of blog sites over the past few months. His first sounds for the public were on an EP he did with producer Nodachi in September. Now he has a new one with another producer Yung Milkcrate from Reno, Nevada called That’s Too Much . The two kids met via the internet showcasing the new methods of today’s artists to make music. Play this joint “Soon To Be” from the project in the whip, it heats any system. Looking forward to more from Lil West in the future after tracks like “3Hunnit”
and “Keep Breathing”
Beyonce is reportedly shooting a mysterious video in New Orleans at the Mercedes Super Dome with her husband Jay Z. The Super Dome was the same place where Bey “knocked out” the power following her electrifying 2012 Super Bowl halftime performance. There have even been rumors that Beyonce had the street surveillance cameras temporarily shut down in New Orleans. Are you ready for new visuals from Queen Bey?
Here we have a chance to go behind the scenes with J. Cole’s crew as they prepare for for a big concert at O2 arena. You can check out J. Cole’s Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming premiering Saturday, Jan. 9th at 10PM on HBO. Looks lit!
With Pusha T’s album before the album Darkest Before Dawn making waves across the game, Pusha T dropped into Sway in the Morning to break down some of his lyrics. While doing so Pusha T dropped some bars live in between breaking down his lyrics on “Crutches, Crosses, Caskets.” In the interview he breaks down arguing with Puff about lyrics and being motivated by Puff not being impressed at all, despite how hard Pusha T tried. Check it out below!
“If you’re gonna pay me to be fake I at least need a big check; or, something,” says the outspoken Kat Stacks. Soon, within this exclusive interview, the infamous social media star goes on to talk in detail about how producers for VH1’s popular reality show, Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta, allegedly contacted her about appearing on the hit-series. AllHipHop’s own, Steve Raze, was instrumental in connecting Kat with the producers. “I was approached by Love & Hip-Hop in the past.”
The incentive of selling countless copies of her book, Becoming Kat Stacks, and perhaps receiving numerous future bookings was not enough. Kat refused to appear on the show without being financially compensated.
Watch first hand and find out how she claims producers for the docuseries “encouraged” her to behave.
A 27-year old woman made it onto the singer’s property around 5 pm Tuesday evening, according to reports. The woman waited for somebody to exit the Woodland Hills house and then she entered through the gate.
Chris Brown’s security caught the woman and demanded that she leave. Police were called when she refused and they arrested her for trespassing.
Brown has had some previous experiences similar to this, but not as dramatic. His aunt was held at gunpoint and the assailants took $50,000. Another woman was found inside the singer’s home naked.
Chief Keef’s label has sued the rapper’s manager Idris “Peeda Pan” Abdul Wahid and several of his producers like Zaytoven and Metro Boomin, charging that they released two projects were released without authorization.
FilmOn, Keef’s label, says that the release of Finally Rollin 2 and Nobody 2, cost the company $1 million.
The suit says, “Since May 2015, Chief Keef has breached the Agreement by arbitrarily and capriciously recording, writing, selling merchandise and performing outside of the Agreement.”
Chief Keef is not named in the lawsuit, because the company believes he has been mismanaged.
“We believe Keef has once again mislead by his management,” FilmOn founder Alki David told Billboard. “We have filed a lawsuit against his management company plus all the vendors and producers who have knowingly interfered with his 360 Recording Contract with FilmOn Music.”
There is a new musical movement rising from the city of Atlanta. The past two years saw the explosion of rapper K Camp with hits such as “Money Baby,” “Cut Her Off,” and “Comfortable,” and the 2015 XXL Freshman is bringing his SlumLords crew along with him as he infiltrates radio dials nationwide.
One of those Slum representatives is R&B vocalist Damar Jackson. The Louisiana born singer-songwriter worked on Camp’s Gold certified “Comfortable” along with producer Big Fruit. The saxophone player/drummer appears on the One Way cut “Stack Of Ones” as well.
Jackson has also released his own tracks such as the Baby Boy sampling “Crazy” which has already totaled over 50,000 plays on Soundcloud. In addition, his catalog includes the Joker Too Cold collaboration “Shoot Up The Club” and a remix of Johnny Cinco’s “Understand Me.”
The self-described “lab rat” has logged in countless hours in the studio creating new tunes, and Damar is planning to start off 2016 with a solo EP. Following that, listeners can look to Jackson, K Camp, Big Fruit, Joker Too Cold, Sy Ari Da Kid, DJ Genius, and the rest of the SlumLords to continue their run of taking over the ATL and beyond.
In an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com, Damar Jackson discusses working with Camp and longtime production partner Big Fruit. Louisianans’ current run in R&B and the DeRidder native’s future moves are also part of the conversation. Get familiar with the up-and-coming FTE recording artist.
I grew up in DeRidder, Louisiana. It’s a small town by Lake Charles off of I-10. New Orleans is a city everybody knows about in Louisiana, but I’m from a different part. It’s a whole different side of the Earth even though it’s the same state.
We got the same lingo, but we got Zydeco music which is a French Creole, Cajun sound mixed with Blues. New Orleans has Bounce music. I was heavily influenced by a lot of stuff.
Louisiana is a state full of music. I was raised in it. Some of my best friends were gangstas, but they were in the band growing up. That’s just how we live.
You have instrumental experience. How does having that background impact you as a singer?
It impacts me a lot. I produce a lot of records for Camp with my production partner Big Fruit. It helps me on the production side to understand placement sonically. We’re trying to out work other people by out thinking them, seeing what makes people feel a certain type of way melody wise and being able to understand how I can make people feel some type of way emotionally.
On the artist side, now I know what to sing as far as tone and how to relay that. It works out perfectly, similarly to a string instrument or playing a horn.
Damar Jackson + Big Fruit
Do you also write for other artists?
I actually do. I wrote the hook on Nyemiah Supreme’s “No Questions.” I wrote “What It Takes Like?” for Nyemiah Supreme too. I’m on the end of [K Camp’s] “Marilyn Monroe.” We’ve been in a lot of sessions for other artists – me, Camp, and Big Fruit. We’ve been writing for a lot of people, but none of the records have come out.
How did you first connect with Camp?
I connected with Camp in 2010. We’ve been rocking ever since. I met Camp through a mutual friend Donald. Donald was always with me, J.R. – my CEO – and Fruit. We all lived in a house downtown, and he’d see me working in the studio. He would say, “You really gotta holla at my boy Camp. He’s really about to pop. I know y’all could make some crazy music.”
I’m in Club Miami by myself, and Camp walks up to me. He says, “Bro, my dog Donald told me about you. We got to work.” I took his number. After that Donald brought Camp to us. Now we’re signed on the same label FTE. Ever since then we’ve been rocking, before “Money Baby.” Every move, we’re together.
Louisiana R&B has blown up the last few years with Frank Ocean and August Alsina. What are your thoughts about the R&B scene in Louisiana now?
To be honest, around 2010 I moved to Atlanta. But before then, I was the biggest R&B artist in Louisiana. August was staying in Houston, and I don’t think Frank Ocean was in New Orleans like that. He was in LA. Regardless, they claimed the city, and we needed that.
Right now, I feel like it’s an opportunity, because they helped to open the door for more R&B artists. So I appreciate what they’re doing. Some people are inspired by other people, so I’m just excited for them. I hope they keep it going.
The music scene [in Louisiana] is actually crazy. Before those two, there wasn’t really any R&B artists from Louisiana besides my homeboy Cupid who had the “Cupid Shuffle” record. It did very well. Besides him, you got Luke James. He’s from New Orleans too. Shout out to Luke James.
You have an EP coming. What about releasing a full album or a mixtape?
The EP is going to be seven songs. I’ve been waiting for so long that I have two albums already done. I have to go through my music and see what we’re going to use. We have so much music. Every time me and Camp record, I put something to the side. I feel like it’s about timing.
Do you feel like your single “Crazy” is starting to get a lot of buzz?
It is. I’m surprised. It has taken off on Soundcloud. When I performed it at Campsgiving, people were singing the words. Every now and then, people hit me up and say “they’re playing it here.” I’ve seen the numbers, but I also feel the energy when I perform it. I’m going to continue to push it, because every time I perform it people never forget it. I got to keep working the record, because I believe in it.
I think that may be because the content of the song is relatable for men and women. A lot of people have been in that type of relationship.
I relate my music to real life. That’s why I had to get rid of my YouTube, because I didn’t tell people who I really am. I was just doing these covers that don’t really tell who Damar is. I’m really a funny guy from a small town in Louisiana.
I don’t want to manipulate people to think this is how R&B is supposed to be. You can be whoever you want to be. If I want to curse in my song, say my girl’s crazy and she got some good… whatever – that’s how it really is with me. I’m just glad that people are rocking with it.
(AllHipHop News) DMV rapper Shy Glizzy has yet to publicly comment about his chain allegedly getting snatched during a recent trip to Memphis. However, KollegeKidd is reporting Memphis legend Yo Gotti has now stepped up to pay to get his “Money Problems” collaborator’s jewelry back. A supposed conversation between a group known as the Memphis Cartel and Gotti’s CMG affiliate Blac Youngsta has leaked online.
“What’s up with Gotti talking bout he put $35,000 on my little brother head?” someone can be heard saying in the video. “Bruh said he got 35 bands for whoever get the chain. He don’t care how they get it.”
Glizzy reportedly got jumped and robbed during a Saturday night show at a Memphis venue. A local rapper named Big Mota posted a video claiming he and his crew took Glizzy’s chain after the 2015 XXL Freshman refused to do a song with them.
The Memphis Cartel clip also includes one of the members saying, “Tell bruh he can drop about $10,000 or we don’t even wanna rap. Don’t even book him down here no more.”
(AllHipHop News) Earlier this month, Rick Ross released his eighth studio album Black Market. Before the Maybach Music Group boss launched his decade-long career, he was a fan of Hip Hop. Tidal tapped Rozay to share the five albums from other artists that changed his life.
Ross named the LPs in no particular order, but his entire list includes projects from the 1990’s. The Miami native named Trick Daddy’s Based On A True Story (1997), OutKast’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994), 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me (1996), The Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready To Die (1994), and Jay Z’s Reasonable Doubt (1996).
The exclusive video also featured Ross speaking about each album and its impact on him and the culture. In addition, he offered personal comments about Pac and Biggie.
“Of course we lost great artists, but 2Pac was the artist I witnessed grown men cry for,” said Ross. “When I think of 2Pac, I can’t go without thinking of Notorious B.I.G. – Christopher Wallace. Rest in peace to both of those icons who I feel are the two most influential artists.”
Tidal subscribers can watch “5 Albums That Changed My Life – Rick Ross” at Tidal.com.
(AllHipHop News) Ar-Ab has had his issues with fellow Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill. Those past differences did not prevent Ab from supporting Meek’s decision to testify at a probation hearing that he is not a real gangster.
Some observers questioned whether Meek’s admission that he was now a full-time entertainer and no longer a criminal would hurt his reputation with street rap fans. According to Ab, the “R.I.C.O.” rhymer did exactly what he was supposed to do.
“He’s a rapper now. He’s not shooting nobody or selling drugs. He’d be stupid,” Ab told Mikey T The Movie Star and Clark Martin of ReportCardRadio. “He ain’t no gangster. He’s a millionaire.”
Ab continued, “That man took the stand in his own defense. To get out of jail, you tell the judge whatever the f*ck he needs to hear.”
The OBH member added that if he was in a similar situation he would deny any criminal activity as well. He also suggested no one should be criticizing Meek for his statements in court.
“Everybody should understand that. You shouldn’t judge a man for saying what he gotta say to get his ass out of jail in his own defense,” said Ab. “Now if somebody takes the stand against somebody else locked up, that’s a whole different ballgame.”
When it comes to Quentin Tarantino, fairly or unfairly we always expect the best of the best from him such as we have never seen it before. This is despite the difficulty of anyone being able to continue to top the last project in a career that has been littered with high impact successes and major pop culture wins. Nevertheless, be it endearing us to criminals or diving unapologetically into over the top bloody race war skirmishes in the midst of an all too real climate of extreme international and domestic racial and religious volatility, we expect Tarantino to do it and do it well in high visual style with a comedic kick to boot. In keeping with this unspoken demand, THE HATEFUL EIGHT delivers in spades in all the essential territories and then some. As Tarantino’s eighth signature “balls to the wall” cinematic masterwork, THE HATEFUL EIGHT is as impressive as it is unique and iconic – largely due to the weighty subject matter that it tackles underneath all of the graphically beautiful gore. Whether Tarantino actually meant to be deep with regards to what his characters are experiencing and why in THE HATEFUL EIGHT or whether he is simply staying true to his usual mantra of taking his characters to the edge in the fastest and most indelicate way possible, we simply don’t care. The overall effect of the movie as a whole is so good that you just can’t be bothered about anything but what will happen next. It’s only later once we’ve seen the movie in it’s entirety that these questions arrive, making us want to take another good hard look. This rare quality makes this film truly something to get excited about as an endeavor with some historical legs.
For those who want to know a little more about what they are getting into before they decide to plunk down that coveted Xmas money when it opens on December 25, 2015 in 70mm and nationwide on Jan 8, 2015, THE HATEFUL EIGHT is an ode to the classic movie western. Shot old school in 70 millimeter and being projected as such in an ambitious US tour, THE HATEFUL EIGHT is set in the tumultuous years after the American Civil War. In the topsy turvy manner that Tarantino has made famous again and again, the genre has been deftly put on its head as it gives it’s most concentrated attention to those who are usually invisible in these time honored tales – namely a black man, a poor white man and a woman who is under no compulsion to make herself eye candy for anyone or anything. In a stroke that makes THE HATEFUL EIGHT an unexpected treatise on the travails of the disenfranchised in a newly “free and equal” America – Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins and Jennifer Jason Leigh lap up screen time respectively as a black bounty hunter who never sees a day that he isn’t called the n word, a poor white trash outlaw trying to go legit as a would be but much maligned future sheriff and a very rough female prisoner being hauled cross country to be hanged. All three actors are gorgeously complex and nothing short of spectacular in their portrayals of very difficult characters that at turns draw us in and spit us out with ferocity. All three characters perform some truly gritty and grotesque acts of self-preservation, open aggression and more. Due to the authenticity of these characters as well as the accompanying work of an inspired whip smart cast performing on all cylinders, as an audience we find ourselves begrudgingly endorsing, or at the very least understanding just about everything bad act done as what had to be done given the circumstances – no matter how gruesome.
THE HATEFUL EIGHT has a lot of violence in it, but it is flawlessly justified with precision. Tarantino breaks up this movie into chapters as he did with PULP FICTION and KILL BILL. With a slow layer by layer reveal of the individual stories of each character leading up to their respective end games, the violence builds gradually like it’s own character that finds it’s full definition at the very end for extremely high dramatic effect. Tarantino is at his best here using this device that worked for him so well in the past, yet the result stands refreshingly on it’s own two feet. While PULP FICTION was very attuned to the world that it was made in with the famous odes to McDonald’s burgers and cheese burgers, THE HATEFUL EIGHT makes timely nods to the #blacklivesmatter movement with Samuel Jackson’s Lincoln Letter and the slow reveal of it’s significance in a post civil war world where Jackson’s character makes no bones about his survival as a Black man being directly linked to his ability to disarm all whites by any means necessary. That Tarantino, as a privileged white director doesn’t shy away from allowing Jackson’s character to make this statement is a real testament to Tarantino’s unsparing eye when it comes to making movies about people to whom the worst most random crap can happen to at any given moment just because.
While the success of THE HATEFUL EIGHT has a lot to do with Samuel L. Jackson and Tarantino movie newcomers Walton Goggins and Jennifer Jason Leigh, one other newbie, Mexican star Demian Bichir should be added to the list of gold star standout work with his portrayal of Bob the Mexican. Rumor has it that originally this role was meant to be a French Canadian, but Demian Bichir, know best by American audiences for his work in Showtime series WEEDS gives this role such a star turn that it’s no question why the Bob ended up Mexican versus French.
Visually stunning with no weak performances in the bunch, THE HATEFUL EIGHT is a must see.
(AllHipHop News) Tech N9ne is one of the most respected rappers in the game. That is proven by the fact the indie artist can secure features from some of the top stars of the culture like Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, T.I., and Busta Rhymes.
Despite his proven musical track record, Tech is not surprised some top-selling acts have not reached out to him to work together. The co-founder of Strange Music sat down with Montreality, and he discussed not getting calls from Roc Nation representatives Jay Z and Rihanna.
“Look at me though. Jay Z, if he sees this [picture of me] – I mean what is he going to say? He’s going to say, ‘That’s Tech N9ne? That ain’t the guy I remember back when we went on tour. He’s worse now,'” stated Tech. “What is Jay Z going to do with that? So it has to be music driven.”
He added, “Rihanna looks at that, [and she’ll say,] ‘Uh, what the f*ck is that, dude?'” Then they hear my music, and it’s like, ‘Oh, that’s that guy. This n*gga looks like he’s about to say, ‘Hail Satan, see you in hell.'”
Tech went on to explain the photograph of him with what may be mistaken as a satanic symbol on his head actually stands for “worldly angel.” The creator of Strangeulation Vol. II insists his talent speaks for itself and he is never changing his image.
(AllHipHop News) Thelongstanding50 Cent and Rick Ross feud played out once again in 2015. This time Ross brought 50’s son Marquise Jackson into the conflict by claiming the G-Unit leader’s oldest child applied for an internship at Maybach Music Group. Did Rozay really try to bring Marquise over to MMG?
AllHipHop.com caught up with Marquise Jackson on the red carpet premiere of Growing Up Hip Hop. The talented basketball player and aspiring musician/actor downplayed the idea he was seeking an internship from Ross or anyone else.
“What internship?” asked Jackson. “I’m working on some music right now. I’m actually taking acting classes. I’m really excited about that too. I’m going to work in different fields. I plan on doing many things in the culture, try to shift it.”
Marquise may be focusing on his budding entertainment career, but his parents have recently been in the middle of an online spat. After AllHipHop conducted this interview with Jackson, 50 and former girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins both made public comments about the other’s alleged poor treatment of their son.
(AllHipHop News) This week a grand jury decided not to indict any officers or Waller County employees in the death of Sandra Bland, the Texas woman found dead in a jail cell days after being arrested for allegedly failing to use her turn signal. Authorities claimed Bland hung herself with a plastic bag, but many activists believe foul play was involved in her death. Rap superstar Nicki Minaj seems to agree that Bland was murdered.
The “Truffle Butter” rhymer posted a picture of Bland to her Instagram page. The caption for the photo read, “This woman didn’t kill herself. Smh.” The IG post currently has over 250,000 likes.
Nicki has been vocal about social and political issues in recent years. In a recent interview with Billboard, she spoke about U.S. drug policies targeting people of color, saying “What it has become is not a war on drugs. It has become slavery. Or something crazier.”
While Nicki acknowledged celebrities’ hesitancy to speak about topics such as police brutality in America, the Queens representative did share her own thoughts about the matter. Last December, she suggested Black lives are not always valued by the ones hired to protect them.
“It’s gotten to the point where people feel like there’s no accountability,” said Nicki. “If you are law enforcement and you do something to a Black person, you can get away with it.”
The stars came out to celebrate the release of Spectacular Smith’s New Hit Single “She Don’t Love You” Feat Rich Homie Quan during “Maliah Mondays” inside Ace of Diamonds LA, Hollywood’s hottest exotic dancer destination.
Hip-Hop icon Nas was spotted at the sold out event along with YG, French Montana, Rosa Acosta, Adrian Broner, Mally Mall and a few other undisclosed guests. Spectacular finished the night off spending a grand total of $10,000, as he continued to make it rain on resident entertainer Maliah Michel, who’s claim to fame happened after a short relationship with platinum recording artist Drake. Ballers and beauties in attendance celebrated the launch of Nas’ new apparel line “Hstry Clothing,” the premiere of Spectacular’s hot new single “She Don’t Love U” and DJ Carisma’s (Young California) recent move to L.A.’s REAL 92.3 FM as the radio station’s new resident DJ. Check out more photos from the event below. Photos by @_Networkingz
