Chris Rivers, Termanology Assist Rapper Progress On New Track

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 3:45pmCategory: Videos

Progress is working on a new EP titled “#Uainthip.”

The first single comes with major firepower on “Can’t Stop The Wave” featuring lyricists Chris Rivers and Termanology.

David Banner Says Freddie Gray Is Proof America Has Turned On African-Americans

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 2:46pmCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Rapper David Banner continues to be one of the most outspoken artists on a number of issues, specifically police brutality.

David Banner has weighed in on the recent news that prosecutors in Baltimore decided to drop all charges against the remaining police officers who were accused of causing Freddie Gray’s death.

Gray was killed in April of 2015, when he was handcuffed and placed into the back of a van and taken for a “rough ride” by Baltimore police officers.

“In the case of Freddie Gray, America has clearly shown that it has completely turned its back on Black people,” David Banner told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “Apparently, the laws are not the same for the Police. We lose our lives; they get paid vacation. What are Blackbpeople to do about it is a better question!”

[ALSO READ: David Banner Issues Open Treatise On Police and The Black Community ]

Four of the officers were acquitted of involuntary manslaughter charges and today (July 27) prosecuted dropped charges against another three officers slated to go on trial this year.

Last month, David Banner penned an open treatise to police and the Black community after the murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of police.

Jerry Heller Blames Racism In Malibu For Dr. Dre’s Detainment

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 2:20pmCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Dr. Dre may be entangled in a bitter legal dispute with Jerry Heller, the mogul’s former manager is still coming to the defense of his former client, after a recent encounter with the police in Malibu.

According to reports, a man had come off the freeway and decided to park in front of and block the driveway to Dr. Dre’s beachfront home.

When the cops arrived Dr. Dre was handcuffed and searched by law enforcement in front of his home during the incident.

A dispute occurred and the upset motorist called 911 to report that Dre had pulled a gun on him in the racially charged incident.

“As you know, professionally I am a big Dr.Dre fan. Personally I am not such a big Dr. Dre fan, but this was all bulls##t. I mean, what did he do? He was just trying to leave his house, the guy had his driveway blocked,”
Jerry Heller told TMZ.com.

Despite his fame and celebrity status, Jerry Heller believed that Dr. Dre was treated different because he was a black man living in Malibu.

Heller agrees that if it had been a white artist like Eminem, he would not have been handcuffed in front of his own home.

“Without knowing all the facts, it seems to me like it was a racial issue,” Jerry Heller said.

Chad B. Gets Deep On “Feed My Soul”

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 1:45pmCategory: Music

Rapper Chad B. remembers his late mother on her birthday with the new videov“Feed My Soul.”

The video was directed by Eric De La-Cruz and features Chad remembering thevlast few moments of his mother’s life.

Monstar Beatz produced the heartfelt song which reflects on Chad B.’s hardships and to remind everyone that “you can’t win if you don’t take the shot.”

Future Launching a Future Hive Boutique Pop-Up Shop In New York

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 12:38pmCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Future is launching a boutique pop-up shop in New York City this August, to promote his FreeBandz Clothing brand.

The rapper’s Future Hive pop-up is presented in partnership with online social shopping site Fancy.com.

Future Hive will be housed in New York’s SoHo district and will feature the Atlanta rap star’s FreeBandz line, as well as a sneak peek at collections from other brands like John Varvatos, Cease & Desist and in Moreca.

“It’s a thrill to work with Future and his creative director, Fred Foster on their retail concepts and to see a little bit of his creative process first hand while collaborating with our terrific partners” said Fancy Founder & CEO, Joe Einhorn. Most of all we are excited for the fans who will be able to get their hands on these awesome limited edition goods.”

Future’s Pop-Up Shop launches on August 2nd – August 8th at 76 Wooster Street in Manhattan.

The shop will be open from 11:00am – 7:00pm.

Drake Stan Claims He Squashed The Beef With Joe Budden

By: ClassicOne Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 12:06pmCategory: Rumors

Joe Budden gave everyone some pretty funny entertainment when he chased a few Drake stans who thought it was a good idea to confront him at his home.

Joe hopped out off his car to chase the kids, and once he caught them he advised them to never return to his neighborhood. He even threatened to kill them.

The Slaughterhouse rapper quickly became the subject of some of the funniest memes. Budden even found the memes to be funny himself, however he stated,

“I truly hope u kids don’t make running up to ppl’s homes a thing. It’s dangerous.”

One of the men who was chased by Budden now claims that him and Joe were able to squash the beef after Joe visited him at his home. People have to stop taking this internet stuff too far. We can’t get the image of Joe Budden and those rocks out of our heads!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BIUMEnRhCct/

Richard Raw Delivers On “Don’t Let Them Take Your Crown”

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 11:45amCategory: Music

Lyricist, producer and community activist Richard Raw has released a new video for his latest single “Don’t Let Them Take Your Crown.”

The inspirational single, which features the Delaware native addressing social issues, taken from his latest critically acclaimed album Word Warrior.

To catch up on Rich Raw or to check out some tour dates visit: www.richardraw.com

Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Baltimore Cops In Freddie Gray Case

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 11:12amCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Baltimore prosecutors have dropped all the charges against the remaining police officers who were to be tried in the April, 2015 death of city resident Freddie Gray.

Freddie Gray died after suffering injuries to his spine after he was shackled and placed into the back of a van commanded by Baltimore police officers.

“All of our clients are thrilled with what happened today, and we’ll be making a comment later to address the details of what happened,” said Catherine Flynn, Miller’s attorney, outside the courthouse.

Gray’s death at the hands of Baltimore police sparked several days of rioting and looting until the National Guard was called in.

In December of 2015, Officer William Porter’s trial ended in a hung jury and mistrial In May, Officer Edward Nero was acquitted for his role in Freddie Gray’s death, after a six-day trial.

In June, Officer Caesar Goodson, Jr. was acquitted Goodson on all charges and earlier this month (July), Lt. Brian Rice also walked away a free man after a bench trial.

Today, prosecutors decided to drop all charges against the three remaining officers – Officer Garrett Miller, Sgt. Alicia White and Officer William Porter, who was supposed to be retried after the hung jury.

The verdicts mean there will no one will be prosecuted for the death of Freddie Gray.

Sales Predictions For Gucci Mane’s ‘Everybody Looking’ Album Are In

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 10:08amCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Will Gucci Mane’s comeback LP push enough units to overtake Drake at the top of the album charts?

The answer is yes and no.

According to HitsDailyDouble, Everybody Looking is predicted to sell between 45,000 – 50,000 copies in its first week.

That is likely to have Gucci at #1 on the Albums Sales chart.

However, Drake’s Views continues to prevail when it comes to streaming numbers.

The Toronto native’s project is expected to collect around 81,000 – 86,000 equivalent album units, so he is on pace to lead the Billboard 200 for the 12th week.

Views actually falls significantly behind Everybody Looking in traditional album sales for the week.

Only 14,000 – 17,000 copies of Drake’s fourth studio album were sold in that time frame.

While Gucci is set to hit at least 45K in traditional sales, his SPS total is looking to be in the range of 69,000 – 74,000.

Guwop’s The Return of Mr. Zone 6 opened with 22,000 copies sold in its first week of release in 2011.

Is Kanye West Planning To Diss Taylor Swift At 2016 MTV Video Music Awards? (POLL)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 10:06amCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West and Kim Kardashian appeared to come out as the winners of the most recent round in their feud with Taylor Swift.

Kardashian’s decision to release audio of Swift admitting she was aware and accepting of the subject matter of Ye’s controversial “Famous” song – despite previously acting as if she disapproved of the track – caused #KimExposedTaylorParty to trend on Twitter for over a day.

According to HollywoodLife, Kanye may be taking more shots at the Pop singer during the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards.

“Kanye is looking to do ‘Famous’ live on stage at the VMAs and would love to really rip into Taylor Swift during the performance,” a source told the pop culture website.

If the report is true, Kanye would be slamming Swift at the same award ceremony where the conflict began seven years ago. The 2009 VMAs became infamous for Ye’s highly publicized interruption of Taylor’s speech after winning the award for Best Female Video.

The HL source added, “Also as we all know, [Kanye] is bound to say anything when the mic is in his hand and he is ready to make many statements about many things including any stuff about Taylor. And if [Swift’s ex-boyfriend] Calvin [Harris] wants to join the stage with him, count Kanye being very interested into that as well.”

West is up for Video Of The Year and Best Male Video in 2016. With nominations in two of the top honors of the night and a history of being very vocal at the VMAs, the G.O.O.D. Music boss is likely to make a memorable appearance at this year’s show.

What are your thoughts on Kanye West possibly dissing Taylor Swift at the Video Music Awards? Take our poll below.

Nelly’s ‘Country Grammar’ Is Now Certified Diamond

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 9:10amCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Nelly has a new plaque to hang on his wall.

The St. Louis rhymer’s Country Grammar album is now certified Diamond, signifying over 10 million units in sales and streaming equivalents.

Representatives from the Recording Industry Association of America presented the award to Nelly earlier this week during a show in Philadelphia.

Team @RIAA surprises @Nelly_Mo with Diamond Album Award at last night’s @musiciansoncall benefit! #CountryGrammar!? pic.twitter.com/FKb9pU5mYs

— RIAA (@RIAA) July 26, 2016

Country Grammar joins 2Pac’s All Eyez on Me, The Notorious B.I.G.’s Life After Death, Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP, OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, and others on the list of Hip Hop albums to reach Diamond status.

The 2000 release spawned the hit records “Country Grammar (Hot Sh-t), “E.I.,” and “Ride Wit Me.” Just five months after hitting stores, Nelly’s debut sold over three million copies.

Amazing night lastnight on my B###### BDAY I got a gift from @riaa_awards …!!! Diamond Award……!!!!
A photo posted by NELLY (@derrtymo) on Jul 26, 2016 at 10:05am PDT

Did Tiny Just Admit That She Caught T.I. With A “Prostitute”

By: ClassicOne Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 9:03amCategory: Rumors

The ‘Family Hustle’ seems to be shaken up a bit lately in regards to T.I. and Tiny’s relationship, issues with Tip’s restaurant and much more.

Rumors spread quickly that Tiny allegedly caught T.I. cheating with a “prostitute” who happened to be former Taz’s Angel escort Ana Montana.

Word on the street is Tiny confronted Ana when she found out Tip was allegedly creeping with her in an upscale Atlanta hotel.

T.I. and Tiny had been rather mum on the subject that is until Tiny got into it with her oldest daughter Zonnique’s step mom on Instagram. Zonnique’s step mom took offense to T.I. posting a photo of Zonnique with a caption that read “Mines!!!”

Zonnique’s step mom decided to send shots at Tiny basically saying that she was acting like T.I. did everything for her when her biological father, Zebo, was also in the picture as well. It didn’t stop there. The woman also took a shot at Tiny saying that her husband, T.I., was just caught with a prostitute, to which Tiny replied saying,

“& yeah he was with a prostitute so they say. He gotta deal with that with God I ain’t worried.”

Well it looks like Tiny just confirmed that there is trouble in paradise indeed. We hate to see this as they make a great couple, and as they just had a new baby girl! Tighten up Tip & Tiny!.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BITFZWbhXXm/

Drake’s “Hotline Bling” & Kanye West’s “Famous” Will Compete For Video Of The Year At 2016 VMAs

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Jul 27, 2016 at 8:06amCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) One nominated visual is a highly-memed video released in 2015. Another is a controversial clip that made headlines in 2016.

Both Drake’s “Hotline Bling” and Kanye West’s “Famous” are part of the group that will compete for the Video Of The Year honor at MTV’s Video Music Awards on August 28.

“Formation” by Beyoncé, “Hello” by Adele, and “Sorry” by Justin Bieber are included in the VOTY category. Bey leads all nominations with eleven, and Adele follows with eight.

The Best Hip Hop Video section features “Hotline Bling” as well as Desiigner’s “Panda,” Bryson Tiller’s “Don’t,” Chance The Rapper’s “Angels,” and 2 Chainz’s “Watch Out.”

Check out the list of artist nominations for the 2016 Video Music Awards below.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Adele – “Hello”

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

Justin Bieber – “Sorry”

Kanye West – “Famous”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Adele – “Hello”

Beyoncé – “Hold Up”

Sia – “Cheap Thrills”

Ariana Grande – “Into You”

Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)

BEST MALE VIDEO

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”

Kanye West – “Famous”

The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”

BEST COLLABORATION

Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”

Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home”

Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You”

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”

Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

Desiigner – “Panda”

Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”

Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – “Angels”

2 Chainz – “Watch Out”

BEST POP VIDEO

Adele – “Hello”

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Justin Bieber – “Sorry”

Alessia Cara – “Wild Things”

Ariana Grande – “Into You”

BEST ROCK VIDEO

All Time Low – “Missing You”

Coldplay – “Adventure Of A Lifetime”

Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato – “Irresistible”

twenty one pilots – “Heathens”

Panic! At The Disco – “Victorious”

BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO

Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love”

99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mine”

Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza”

Afrojack – “SummerThing!”

The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down”

BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO

Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey

Beyoncé – Lemonade

Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The Movement

Chris Brown – Royalty

Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

BEST NEW ARTIST

Presented by Taco Bell®

Bryson Tiller

Desiigner

Zara Larsson

Lukas Graham

DNCE

Public Enemy To Fight The Power In Toy Form With New Action Figure Set

By: G.Avant (@G_Avant) Updated Jul 26, 2016 at 8:57pmCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Public Enemy will take their legacy to the toy world as Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, and Terminator X are slated to be featured in a new action figure box set.

The set is due for release in late August/early September.

The action figures to be included and the packaging were both designed by Ed Piskor, author of The New York Times Best-Selling and Eisner Award winning book Hip Hop Family Tree, which takes an illustrated look at Hip Hop’s origin.

The new action figure set, designed and manufactured by Japanese toy company PopPress, can be pre-ordered through Aggronautix here.

You can take a look at the action figures a look below.

Ty Dolla $ign And The Black Eyed Peas To Headline Rock The Vote’s #TruthToPower Concert During DNC

By: G.Avant (@G_Avant) Updated Jul 26, 2016 at 8:05pmCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Ty Dolla $ign and The Black Eyed Peas are set to headline Rock The Vote’s #TruthToPower concert Wednesday night at the Filmore in Philadelphia.

#TruthToPower is a large scale pop-up art exhibition and event series launching Rock The Vote’s campaign to engage and mobilize the youth to engage in 2016’s general election.

Presented in partnership with #Cut50 and other national and community partners, the exhibition includes evocative art addressing sociopolitical issues such as police brutality, criminal reform, gun violence, reproductive rights, and access to jobs and a living wage.

The gallery and event series is produced by cultural and youth organizers TaskForce, BigBowl of Ideas, Soze, 1215 Creative and Philadelphia-native Cosmo Baker.

The exhibits include artwork from Shepard Fairley, Banksy, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh and others. There’s also an iconic, six-story “CityKids Speak on Liberty” banner created in 1986 by a partnership between The CityKids Foundation and Keith Harding, which hangs on the side of the building.

The closing night concert to be headlined by Ty Dolla $ign and The Black Eyed Peas will include performances from Mr. Sonny James and Cosmo Baker as well.

50 Cent and Fat Joe Squash Beef and Party Instead

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Jul 26, 2016 at 5:45pmCategory: Pix

This past weekend rap icons 50 Cent and Fat Joe made history when they shared the Drai’s LIVE stage at Drai’s Nightclub at The Cromwell in Las Vegas.

Fat Joe, who recently ended a beef with Jay Z, who appeared on the “All The Way Up” remix, also recently squashed their decade-long feud.

50 also called out Floyd Mayweather, who joined them onstage.

After the show, the veteran artists continued the party at their stageside VIP booths.

Drake Followed One Of The Guys Who Ran Up On Joe Budden

By: ClassicOne Updated Jul 26, 2016 at 5:10pmCategory: Rumors

While 50 Cent may certainly be the King of Petty, Drake is the Prince.

It looks like Drake also got to see the viral video of Joe Budden chasing the 6 God’s stans, as Drake took time out to follow them.

Drake has proven that he is truly petty as he gives one of the guys his thanks and social media cosign. We are just waiting for Drake and his team to compile the Joe Budden memes into another power point presentation for the next stop of the Summer Sixteen tour.

This Budden running meme is certainly the meme that keeps on giving though. LOL.

https://instagram.com/p/BITMJZ2A4Pq/

Diddy’s Son Justin Launches Events Company With Actor Angus T. Jones

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Jul 26, 2016 at 5:06pmCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs’ son Justin and actor Angus T. Jones have formed an unlikely partnership to launch a new events firm.

Justin Combs, 22, founded Tonite last October (15) with Kene Orjioke, his classmate at the University of California at Los Angeles, and now he has brought on Angus to serve as the President of Entertainment for the brand, a multimedia and events production company.

The two young men were introduced by a mutual pal three years ago, and Justin reveals he and the former child star quickly hit it off.

He tells People.com, “Angus is someone I’ve admired for a very long time. I feel as though he and I share common ideas.”

Combs, who works as Tonite’s President Of Urban Entertainment, hopes teaming up with Jones will help to turn the fledgling firm into a big brand, offering revelers an experience like no other.

“At its heart, Tonite is a movement, a feeling, a vibe, an energy,” Justin explains. “It’s something that people have to attend to understand. This isn’t another party, event or concert. It’s an experience.”

Working with Justin and Kene marks Angus’ return to entertainment after walking away from hit sitcom Two and a Half Men in 2014, and even he admits he was a little apprehensive at first about taking on a job at Tonite.

“When I first met with Justin and Kene, I was kind of coming into it as like, ‘Why do you guys want me to be a part of your music scene?'” Angus tells Billboard.com. “I like music and I know music – that’s what my dad has done (running an equipment rental company) and I’ve grown up around that, so I kind of moved that way myself but I was like, ‘Why me?'”

However, he has since realized growing up in the TV industry and working with such a tight-knit crew on Two and a Half Men has given him the perfect insight into how to “put on a good show”.

Meanwhile, Justin reveals he began developing his business skills from a young age after watching his rap mogul father at work.

“Something my father always stressed to me is that in business, things don’t always go your way,” Justin recalls to People.com. “You can’t be scared to take chances or make mistakes. You have to learn from your mistakes and continue growing and pushing as a man. And most of all, you always have to keep a good connection and faith with God and things will naturally fall into place and go the way they’re supposed to.”

Gucci Mane Gets Into Fashion, Working On A New Clothing Line

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Jul 26, 2016 at 4:02pmCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Gucci Mane is busy at work building his brand, with a series of new businesses he’s planning to launch.

One of those businesses is a new clothing line called Delantic, which is Gucci’s middle name.

Even though it’s easier to believe the new version of Gucci is a clone, during an interview with The New York Times, Gucci Mane credited a daily workout regimen and his newfound sobriety as inspiration for his rediscovered entrepreneurial spirit.

“I felt like I couldn’t make music sober, I couldn’t enjoy my money sober,” Gucci Mane told The New York Times.”Why would I wanna go to a club and couldn’t smoke or drink? I felt like sex wouldn’t be good sober. I associated everything with being high.”

Sobriety finally came to the rapper during his latest stint in prison thanks to prayer, exercise, dedication and going through a terrible withdrawal process.

“First came withdrawal. ‘Death,’” Gucci explained. “It feel like death. Your body just craving lean bad. Stomach tore up, can’t think straight. Just mad at the world.”

His new, positive outlook seems to be working so far.

Gucci has only been home from prison two months to the day (July 26), and he’s already out working most rappers.

In fact, Gucci Mane was also out earning the average rapper while he was incarcerated, raking in over a million during the course of the three years he was down.

In addition to his latest album Everybody Looking, Gucci has already worked with 2 Chainz, Future, French Montana, Birdman and even Justin Bieber.

Gucci is also reportedly working on a mixtape with Drake.