While Kanye West was giving away Yeezy Boosts to the Commander-in-Chief of our country, Ye also tried out for a shot on American Idol during his time in San Francisco. The rap star appeared on the auditions stage and performed the song “Gold Digger” from his sophomore album Late Registration. One of the current judges for the show, Jennifer Lopez, was enjoying the brief yet funny audition from West.
Recently, Young Thug was interviewed by the New York Times, and was asked about his relationship with Lil Wayne. Ever since the ATL rapper attempted to release his album as Tha Carter IV, he’s had a troubling relationship with Weezy. However, Thugga tells the publication:
“I’m not just being lame or trying to do something smooth. I told the whole world you my idol, and whenever you stop I’m gonna keep going…Both of us grew up the same thing, the same gang man — Y.M.C.M.B. Why should you ever in your life even feel like we against each other?”
While Kanye West received some advice from President Obama today at the Democratic National Convention Fundraiser, he definitely had something in return for it. West sent the current Commander-in-Chief back to Washington with two pairs of Yeezy Boosts, Ye’s latest sneakers with Adidas.
West’s wife, Kim Kardashian, took a photo of the two pairs of sneakers with Obama’s name on them. The picture ended up on Twitter with the caption “Special Delivery”.
With the chances of Kanye West running for president in 2020 still being questioned, it looks like he’s trying to get the love of the current Commander-in-Chief. President Barack Obama added his comments on Ye’s possible run today at the Democratic National Convention Fundraiser in San Francisco. According to ABC News, Obama’s comments included:
“It couldn’t get any stranger. But in case Kanye is serious about this whole POTUS thing I do have some advice for him.”
First of all, you have to spend some time dealing with some strange characters who act like they’re on a reality TV show. You gotta be cool with that.
Second important tip: Saying you have a beautiful dark twisted fantasy — that’s what’s known as off message in politics, People have lost congressional seats that way.
And number three: Do you really think this country’s going to elect a black guy from the South Side of Chicago with a funny name to be president of the U.S.? That’s crazy. Cray.”
Kanye West was set to perform at the Fundraiser, with his wife Kim Kardashian as well as the Golden State Warriors present in the audience.
Along with earning the honor of being this year’s XXL Freshman, Mick Jenkins has been acquiring fans with his debut album, Wave[s]. Yesterday, the Chicago rapper released an official set of visuals for his single off of the project titled “Your Love”. The video definitely feeds off of style from the 70’s, with Jenkins trying aimlessly to pull a chick after being rejected severely the first time. It’s a humorous storyline that fits the song. “Your Love” originally premiered on MTV Jams yesterday, so expect to see it in rotation more.
Scarface has apparently been arrested after being honored at the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta last night.
Face was bestowed with the coveted “I Am Hip-Hop” award, a nod to his influence and tenure in Hip-Hop.
Scarface’s moment, as he was introduced by Ludacris, was a highlight of the evening. Authorities were present at the taping, which happened at the Atlanta Civic Center. They took the Houston rap legend in on failure to pay child support, according to sources.
“After Scarface exited the stage heading back to the celebrity trailers there were 10 sheriffs waiting to arrest him. Sources revealed that Scarface had a warrant and he was not suppose to leave the State of Texas. Scarface was so concerned about accepting his award and not disappointing his fans he risked being arrested,” Freddy wrote. “Snoop was back stage when Scarface was arrested and was upset that; the great moment ended on a sour note. The incident resulted in the show being delayed.”
Brad Jordan, Scarface’s real name, has had to deal with these sort of charges in the past. In 2010, he served time in jai for failing to pay in Montgomery County, TX.
AllHipHop’s Chuck Creekmur was present at the awards and spoke to Scarface just as he was to be honored.
“I spoke to Face before he was going hit the stage and he was in great spirits,” Creekmur said. “There was no indication that something was awry. After the show Julia Beverly (author and journalist) and I were trying to find him to again congratulate him, but we never heard back. Hopefully, this gets resolved quickly.
Below is an extensive 2-part interview with Scarface with Creekmur and Nida Khan.
Chedda Da Connect’s “Flicka Da Wrist” was the summer time anthem and a favorite of NBA players. Chedda followed up with Chedda World mixtape hosted by Dj Scream, five months later he drops his freshman studio album with the same name, Chedda World. Chedda World: Tha Album was made available on iTunes Friday October 2nd, and all major online distribution outlets with physical copies available at Best Buy. The 12-track project features contributions from Kevin Gates, T-Wayne, Scrilla and Rizzo. The iTunes-only deluxe edition also includes the star-studded “FDW” remix with Fetty Wap, Yo Gotti, Boosie and Boston George.
Check out the official video for “I Need”, which is track 2 on the Deluxe Edition of Chedda World “The Album”. Tell us what you think about the new visuals above from Chedda da Connect. You can download Chedda World “The Album” on iTunes here or hit up Best Buy for a physical copy here.
Our own Celebrity Host & DJ DJ Hustle aka hot hands is on the turntables giving you Hustle Nation . DJ Hustle in this mix on AllHipHopcom .Listen to DJ Hustle as he is slapping the hits from the streets. Weekly mixes will be posted for your weekly enjoyment. Let DJ Hustle aka hot hands on the turn tables know what you want the hear on Twitter @DJHustle or Instagram DJHustle2407
1) Lil Wayne ft Charlie Puth – Nothing But Trouble
2) T- Pain ft Rich Homie Quan , Waka Flocka – Bump Em
3) Lil Wayne ft Detail – No Worries
4) Ty Dolla $ign ft Future & Rae Sremmurd – Blasé
5) Emcee N.I.C.E – We All On Fleek
6) T-Pain ft Juicy J – Make That Sh**t Work
7) Tech N9ne ft B.o.B & 2 Chainz – Hood Go Crazy
8) Big Sean ft E-40 – I Don’t F**k With U
Extindo Merlo is not afraid to put himself on blast on his path to becoming one of the most honest rappers ever. Merlo teams up with TRobDaProduca as he keeps the Next K. West vibe flowing. Hearing Merlo talk about his selfish ways makes us realize we are all a little bit selfish. Who’s ready for week 3 of 15? #nextkwest
Still soaking in the buzz of the critically acclaimed video “Blak Gesus”, Dot Demo follows up with a smooth sinister track “Kopy Kool” off his first full length offering Delta Theory. Dot is shaping up to be a New York staple. He is currently performing at #A3CFestival in Atlanta and released this as an exclusive in honor of the festival.
Miguel puts out the official remix to his song “Simple Things” which is off of his Wildhearts album. For the remix he enlists the services of Chris Brown and Future; Brook Dleau alongside Miguel handle the production.
With the record continuing to explode, North Town’s own JR Castro releases the Official Video for “Get Home” featuring Kid Ink & Quavo of Migos. Shot in Jr Castro’s hometown of North Las Vegas, Co-Directors Marc Klasfeld and Jessi Malay bring to life the DJ Mustard smash which opens a window to where R&B’s newest star comes from.
Castro explains, “This is where it all started. The city that made me who I am. The part of Las Vegas no one ever talks about and is hardly ever seen. I said if I ever had the opportunity I was going to put my town on my back and rep it with love and pride. North Town.”
Lexy Panterra might have become the world’s most famous twerker this summer when her twerk freestyle to “Lean On” went viral with over 100 million collective views.
Before the video Lexy was in the news for her twerk exercise classes that attracted celebrities like; Mel B, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, Karrueche Tran, and Christina Milian. Lexy and Christina Milian also released an instructional twerking app called LexTwerkOut.
Apparently Lexy is also a singer. For the first time did a video of her twerking to her own music called “Lit”.
OVO Producer Mike Zombie is most known for producing Drake’s hit “Started From The Bottom”. Take a look at his motion picture from his lead single “The Jig”, off his forthcoming project “Humble Genius”.
Drake has been setting and breaking records all year and he has another one to add to the list. According to released reports from Neilsen Soundscan, Drizzy’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, is the top selling digital album of 2015. It has sold over 951,000 digital copies.
IYRTITL dropped digitally on Feb. 21st and sold 535,000 its first week, debuting in the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart. The physical copy of the album hit stores on Apr. 21st. With all sales plus streaming combined, the album achieved platinum status. This album has also been crowned the most illegally downloaded album for 2015 as well.
Other top hip-hop digital albums that landed among the list include Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly at no. 5 with over 479,000 digitally sold, Drake and Future’s What A Time To Be Alive at no. 6 with over 396,000 sold and Dr. Dre’s Compton at the no. 9 slot with over 364,000 sold.
With a number one album out and several songs charting in the Hip-Hop R&B Billboard charts, Fetty Wap and his Zoo Gang are as popular as a group can get. Lets not forget they are signed to the industry executive all-star team label, 300 Ent. who is killing the game right now. As a label they have various tie-ins with Google, Twitter and other brands to make this movement even bigger than you might think. But, after a motor bike accident just a few weeks ago with Kid Ink a few weeks back, Fetty and his team are back at it dropping content. Take a look at this Day In the Life below filmed by Noisey. Fetty details his rise to fame with his Zoo Gang family, and we get to learn about the Paterson, New Jersey star’s rise to fame and the part his Zoo Gang family had in that success. Enjoy!
You might remember Richie Evans from his Black Wall Street days as “Juice McCain”. It seems like Richie and Game are still working in this new song “Phatty”.
Richie’s first mix tape as Juice McCain had features from Ice Cube, Lil Wayne, and Nas. He also performed at The BET Hip Hop Awards and The Late Show with David Letterman.
After announcing that he was heading out on an intimate, 8-date tour to promote To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar has revealed the first four cities he will be performing in.
For “Kunta’s Groove Sessions,” K. Dot will be bringing along fellow TDE spitter Jay Rock and his own live band, named Wesley’s Theory after the opening track of TPAB. The “Blacker the Berry” rapper will be hitting the stage in smaller venues than what he is used to when he visits Atlanta, Dallas, Washington, D.C and Oakland.
Ticket information is available here. Peep the first four tour dates below.
October 27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
October 29 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall
November 1 – Washington, D.C. @ Lincoln Theatre
November 10 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
After suffering a stroke last week, Three 6 Mafia member Koopsta Knicca has passed away, TMZ reports. Koopsta, born Robert Cooper Phillips, was 40-years-old.
It was announced yesterday (Oct. 8) that he was hospitalized due to suffering a brain aneurysm. False reports had surfaced that he had passed away, which Gangsta Boo refuted via Twitter. Unfortunately, Phillips ended up passing away early Friday morning (Oct. 9th). His death was confirmed through the groups’ publicist Dove Clark with The Commercial Appeal.
Phillips was a founding member of Three 6 Mafia but parted ways with the group in 1999 due to legal issues. He continued to release projects like Da K Project and Undaground Muzik, Vol. 1, before he reunited with Lord Infamous, Gangsta Boo and Juicy J to form Da Mafia 6ix. Before his death, he was working on a project with DJ Paul.
“Me and Koop had just started writing his new album ‘Devil’s Playground 2’… but we didn’t get a chance to record yet,” said DJ Paul in a statement. “We had concerts coming up starting next month too. He also just got a home in Vegas that he was moving to on Tuesday, but never got to even see it in person.”
A GoFundMe had been launched to collect donations for his medical bills but not it will also help pay for his funeral.
Unfortunately, Phillips ended up passing away early Friday morning (Oct. 9th). His death was confirmed through the groups’ publicist Dove Clark with