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Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’ Album Sounds Different On Apple Music

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Kanye West declared his recent release The Life Of Pablo was a “living album” that would be altered periodically. After listeners began to notice the Chicago bred entertainer’s Yeezus appeared to be different on Apple Music than other streaming sites, questions of whether Kanye was also altering his 2013 album began to arise.

[ALSO READ: Kanye West Sets Personal Record On Two Charts With ‘The Life Of Pablo’ Songs]

According to reports, the tracks “Send It Up” and “Black Skinhead” on the Apple Music version of Yeezus sound different from the versions on Tidal and Spotify. The changes include different vocals and production.

The Verge is reporting the alterations may not be from Kanye manipulating the songs afterwards. The site suggests Apple Music was simply given a different arrangement of Yeezus. In addition, HNHH points out the Apple version of Yeezus is reflective of a remastering of the album done in 2013, while Tidal and Spotify are streaming the original version.

[ALSO READ: Kanye West And Tidal Sued In Class Action Lawsuit]

Rolling Stone Lists The “100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Of All Time”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Rolling Stone magazine has once again presented a greatest of all time list. The latest edition focuses on songs by Hip Hop artists. The nearly 50-year-old music publication counted down from L’Trimm’s “Cars With the Boom” (100) to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” (1).

[ALSO READ: Rolling Stone Magazine Declares “The Message” As Greatest Hip-Hop Song of All Time]

The magazine wrote about “The Message”:

It was the first song to tell, with hip-hop’s rhythmic and vocal force, the truth about modern life in inner-city America. Over seven minutes, atop a Seventies P-Funk jam, rapper Melle Mel and co-writer Duke Bootee, a member of the Sugar Hill Records house band, traded lines and scenes of struggle and decay, with a warning at the end of each verse: “Don’t push me ’cause I’m close to the edge/I’m trying not to lose my head.” The Furious Five’s pioneering DJ Grandmaster Flash later said that “The Message” proved their music could “speak things that have social significance and truth.”

Here is the Top 10 of Rolling Stone‘s 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Of All Time. To check out the full list visit rollingstone.com.

10. Eric B. and Rakim – Paid in Full
9. N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
8. The Notorious B.I.G.- Juicy
7. Public Enemy- Fight the Power
6. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg – Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang
5. Geto Boys – Mind Playing Tricks on Me
4. Run-DMC – Sucker M.C.’s
3. Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock
2. Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
1. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The Message

[ALSO READ: Kanye West Posts “Unauthorized” Rolling Stone Cover, Takes Issue With Billboard For Calling It “Fake”]

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ Wins 2016 Pulitzer Prize For Drama

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) The acclaimed Broadway play Hamilton has earned another distinguished honor. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hip Hop musical about America’s first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton had already won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the show has now been awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama as well.

[ALSO READ: PBS To Air Documentary About Hip Hop Broadway Musical ‘Hamilton’]

 

The Pulitzer Prize is awarded for achievements in journalism, literature, and musical composition. Winning a Pulitzer is considered one of the most prestigious accolades in the country.

Hamilton was selected over fellow finalists The Humans by Stephen Karam and Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Besides the Pulitzer and the Grammy, Miranda has also won multiple Tony Awards for In the Heights.

[ALSO READ: President Obama Helps ‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Freestyle At The White House (VIDEO)]

Prodigy & The Alchemist Release ‘Albert Einstein Deluxe Edition’ BitTorrent Bundle

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Queens emcee Prodigy is following his three-part RIP series with a new reissue. The Mobb Deep member is sharing a deluxe edition of his 2013 album Albert Einstein via BitTorrent Bundle. The LP was created in conjunction with producer The Alchemist.

[ALSO READ: Prodigy Releases Third And Final Installment Of ‘RIP’ Mixtape Series Featuring Domo Genesis, Freddie Gibbs & More]

Check out the tracklist for Prodigy and The Alchemist’s Albert Einstein deluxe edition and download the BitTorrent Bundle below.

Instant Download / Stream 01 Intro (MP3) 02 IMDKV (MP3) 03 Give Em Hell (MP3) 04 Stay Dope (MP3) 05 Curb Ya Dob (MP3) 06 Death Sentence (MP3) 07 Beat Meat (MP3) 08 Y.N.T. (MP3) 09 R.I.P. (MP3) 10 Dough Pildin (MP3) 11 Confessions (MP3) 12 Bible Paper (MP3) 13 The One (MP3) 14 Breeze (MP3) 15 Raw Forever (MP3) 16 Say My Name (MP3) Email Unlock (Deluxe Edition) 17 Mightier Pen 18 Murder Goes Down 19 Infamous Allegiance 20 Gnarly

Hip-Hop Speaks Out On Sexual Violence, Asks Afrika Bambatataa To”Address The Situation”

By: yourfavenightmare Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) A new petition has been erected to support victims of sexual abuse, but does not levy accusations against Zulu Nation founder Afrika Bambatataa.

To date, three men have accused the Hip-Hop founding father of child molestation and sexual abuse. The petitioners include highly influential Hip-Hp heads like Paradise Gray (of Xclan fame), Dr. Tanji Gilliam, DJ Kuttin Kandi, Bakari Kitwana, Davey D Cook and others.

Sign the petition here and read it in full below.

To be delivered to Hip Hop

In light of the recent accusations against Afrika Bambaataa, We the Hip hop community hold ourselves and our peers to a high standard of moral responsibility. We do not condone sexual abuse or violence against children or anyone for that matter.

We recommend that Afrika Bambaataa continue to address this situation directly and uphold the morals that he himself has pushed and inspired in many of us.

As a community we need to facilitate a process for those who are victims / survivors of abuse to help them heal and be made whole again.

As a Hip hop community we need to create safe spaces, have difficult conversations and make a firm commitment to form structural support and create relationships with organizations that work to end violence against children, women and all other marginalized groups.

We the undersigned agree to work towards restorative justice and the healing of our community.
Please stay tuned for more important information to come about how we will organize to begin this process.

Paradise Gray
Dr. Tanji Gilliam
DJ Kuttin Kandi
Bakari Kitwana
Davey D Cook
Mark Anthony Neal
Ras Ceylon
Mark Marc-One Hall

After Shot: Quilly Is “OK”…But How OK? Did He Even Get Shot?

By: yourfavenightmare Updated Category: Headlines
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The word on the streets is that Quilly got shot…but how shot? Now, this is not for me to judge or suggest he didn’t get shot…just how good is he? It was initially reported that Quilly was in critical condition after getting shot. Well, after reporting that, we got early word that he was just shot and not in critical condition. After we tried to follow up, we found it hard to confirm additional details of the shooting. THEN…NO mainstream media has been covering it. You know THEY adore negroes getting shot! They would jump right on it. Somebody that seems to know Quilly says, “he’s not in critical just was at the hospital he is ok you can report that.”

What does that mean?

Seems as if there is no need for alarm….right?
quiAfter Shot: Quilly Is “OK”…But How OK?

Joey Fatts and Vince Staples Make a Statement in Farrakhan Visuals

By: Camille Jay (@CamilleJay_) Updated Category: Music
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Cutthroat Boyz, Joey Fatts and Vince Staples, make a statement in their visuals for the banger “Farrakhan.”

In the video, Fatts gets profiled and chased by police officers after a corner store run.  He tries to escape and hide but eventually gets caught.  Vince, who was also at the corner store, was dressed in a suit rather than your typical quick errand outfit consisting of a tee shirt and sweats.  He was basically invisible to the police while they instead chased the more threatening looking brother. But the twist comes in the end when Fatts gets his revenge on the cops that harassed him.

This seems to be a good year for the California MC, Joey Fatts.  In March he dropped his I’ll Call You Tomorrow tape and has been assisting with producing some material with Curren$y and A$ton Matthews.   Hope he keeps it up.

All 5 Members Of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Reunite For Epic Los Angeles Show

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Last night (April 17) all five members of Cleveland bred rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony performed together at Microsoft’s Nova venue next to the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Opening up for the multi-platinum and Grammy Award winning rap group was Cleveland rapper Caine who is signed to The Life Entertainment.

Krayzie, Flesh, Wish, Layzie and Bizzy all took to the stage via their recent hit with Ty Dolla $ign, “Everything 100” and proceeded to perform song after song from their critically catalog. 

“This like our second home out here,” Layzie Bone told a packed crowd of fans embedded in a cloud of thick smoke.

“We gonna take it back to 1997,” Wish Bone said as the group specifically performed hits from their Art Of War series of projects.

During the show Bone honored The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and the late-visionary Eazy-E, who discovered Bone and signed them to Ruthless Records.

“Rest in Peace Eazy-m#### f*ckin E!!!!!” the group yelled as they closed out their song “Foe the Love of Money.”

The group also performed a number of their hits including but not limited to, “Body Rott,” “Look Into My Eyes,”  “1st Of the Month,” “Thuggish Ruggish Bone,” “Notorious Thugs,” “Thug Love” “If I Could Teach The World,” “Family Tree,” “Blaze It,” “The Weed Song” and “How Many of Us Have Them” a remix to Whodini’s “Friends.”

In addition to some their greatest hits, Bone also shot the video for Krayzie Bone’s new song “Ride For Me.”

The show comes on a heels of a recent announcement that Krayzie Bone canceled shows after suffering from an “intense case of pneumonia” induced by his recent diagnosis of sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease that attacks the lungs.

Last month Krayzie Bone told fans via Twitter about complications with the sickness.

“Canada thank you for your support sorry I had to cut it short due to sickness but I will be back to make those dates up soon! Much love,” he said on Twitter

Since that time Krayzie has raised awareness about the disease that appears in the body as a collection of inflamed cells.

The ailment claimed the life of comedian Bernie Mac and disproportionately affects African-Americans.

 

Shy Glizzy Teams With G Herbo For “Too Far”

By: Camille Jay (@CamilleJay_) Updated Category: Music
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D.C and Chicago rap come together as Shy Glizzy enlists G Herbo for his latest track Too Far. 

Produced by Goose, Shy Glizzy uses the thunderous beat to rap about his boss status.

“Ok I’m with a sexy b#### and she come straight from D.R/Living on that Sunday, bottles glow in the dark/My youngest underage, they don’t ask them for no card/Walking with that pocket rocket right in my sock/Gotta watch out for the b###### tryna show fake love/Bet you be liking Pixar all of the fake thugs/Watch out for them snitches tryna be cool in the club/How you talking bout all these drugs and you never met the plug now/They like what’s up jefe, I’m like little n—a who you?/I’m a big dog and you little n—as poodles/I done came too far, I’m in meetings with Lulu/I ain’t going back to eating oodles and noodles,” Shy Glizzy raps.

G Herbo gets on the track ready to prove that he is a valid contender in this rap game, despite his age. He talks on his upgrade from a life in the streets of the Windy City to nights enjoying lavish lobster dinners.

Does this mean Shy Glizzy is working on another project or was this just a loose track set free? Too early to tell but until then bump Too Far below.

Bas and The Hics Have No Worries in Visuals for “Matches”

By: Camille Jay (@CamilleJay_) Updated Category: Music
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Bas and The Hics cruise with the top down for the visuals for Matches.  After the success of his Too High to Riot EP, Bas continues to prove he is Dreamville’s next champ.

Directed by Doubiago Bishara and Nelson G. Navarrete, Matches shows Bas and The Hic’s It’s as if they have no worries, especially towards darkness of the world. As they cruise around town, they seem unbothered by the dark shadows that lurk in the city around them.   Instead, Bas laughs them off and raps about lost loved ones and his people coming together, holding nothing back.

Bas and The Hics have been friends for a while before the music.  So it was natural to collaborate with them for this hit.  Together they create an interesting vibe and look like they have a lot of fun.

You can catch Bas on the road this summer for this Too High to Riot Tour. 

 

T.I. Calls Out Media, Responds To Claims He Charged $40k For Funeral Appearance

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News)   These days when an incident or rumor starts, it quickly becomes news and it can be very damaging if not tamed.

Atlanta rap veteran T.I. knows this and has quickly put an end recent allegations that he requested $40,000 to appear at a funeral.

After a 12-year-old nicknamed Tip was shot and killed in a drive-by, rumors began to swirl that the kid was a T.I. fan and that the child’s family wanted T.I. to attend the funeral.

After the child’s family made posts on social media requesting a T.I. appearance, several media outlets reported that the rapper was living up to claims made in his popular song “All About The Money” requesting $40k for the appearance.

T.I. denies the allegations and released an official statement on Instagram regarding the situation.

#LIES ain’t nobody contacted me for no such thing. Let alone me charge someone to attend a funeral. What people should do is be aware of who they’re contacting & not believe every Tom Dick & Hank who says they’re connected. BUT I’d appreciate it if y’all could quit wit da ?…. I been in dis game too long… Check my resume’ I’ve payed for funerals & sent kids to college… Charging 40k to attend a funeral ain’t even in my repertoire…. #KnockItOFF”

 

#LIES ain’t nobody contacted me for no such thing. Let alone me charge someone to attend a funeral. What people should do is be aware of who they’re contacting & not believe every Tom Dick & Hank who says they’re connected. BUT I’d appreciate it if y’all could quit wit da ?…. I been in dis game too long… Check my resume’ I’ve payed for funerals & sent kids to college… Charging 40k to attend a funeral ain’t even in my repertoire…. #KnockItOFF

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Watch The Live Stream Of Lil Wayne & Tidal’s ‘Social Wave For Change’ College Concert

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Events
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(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne is once again set to share one of his live performances on Tidal. In July 2015, the Young Money leader used the entertainment platform to stream his “Lil Weezyana Fest,” and last month he teamed with 2 Chainz for the “TIDAL X: COLLEGROVE” show. Now Wayne is using Tidal to broadcast the “Social Wave For Change” concert from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

[ALSO READ: Lil Wayne Joins Tidal As Artist Owner]

UL-Lafayette was granted the free concert as a reward for participating in social activism. Wayne selected the university to host the event because students worked together to donate 7,000 bottles for individuals affected by the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

“I feel blessed to be part of this project initiative with an outstanding amount of responses – nearly 50 schools across the country entered a contest for a chance to see me perform at their school for free,” stated Wayne in HuffPost. “It was so cool to see what college kids are up to — they did everything from setting up toy drives for Watts, distributing food to the less fortunate, organizing a bottled water drive for Flint, Michigan, raising awareness for various diseases, volunteering with schools & food banks and much more. It was truly inspiring!”

[ALSO READ: Tunechi Teams Up With TIDAL For A Good Cause]

Watch Lil Wayne & Tidal’s “Social Wave For Change” concert starting at 9 pm ET below.

 

3 More Victims Detail Afrika Bambaataa’s Alleged Sugar Daddy Ways

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Again more victims are coming forward alleging that Afrika Bambaataa sexually assaulted them when they were in their teens.

In a poignant interview by the NY Daily News with one of the victims, Hassan Campbell, he assails that he frequently spent time at Bambaataa’s apartment receiving food, shelter and money even when he was behind bars.

“He had the most fun house in the world,” the 39 year-old Campbell The New York Daily News. “There were celebrities there, musicians, neighborhood heroes. It was the best place to be – and the worst place to be.”

“He is a pervert,” Campbell said. “He likes little boys.”

One of the new victims asked to remain anonymous amidst growing accusations against one of Hip-Hop’s most iconic pioneers.

“I know what Ronald Savage is saying is true because he did it to me,” a 50-year-old New York victim said. “I have never spoken to anybody about this and when I did, I said ‘Holy s—, they finally caught up to him.'”

The NY Daily News report comes following weeks of speculation that Ronald Savage was assaulted by Bambaataa after he gave an emotional testimony to former Hot 97 and Power 105 DJ, Star.

Savage claimed Bambaataa forced him to commit sexually lewd acts five times in 1980 causing deep emotion pain.

Just last week (April 14) Bambaataa struck back against the victim’s claims of sexual assault speaking for himself.

“I, Afrika Bambaataa, want to take this opportunity at the advice of my legal counsel to personally deny any and all allegations of any type of sexual molestation of anyone,” Bambaataa said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “These allegations are baseless and are a cowardly attempt to tarnish my reputation and legacy in hip-hop at this time. This negligent attack on my character will not stop me from continuing my battle and standing up against the violence in our communities, the violence in the nation and the violence worldwide.”

Much of the concern surrounding this case is in regards to the current 5 year statute of limitations for the sexual assault of a minor.

Bambaataa and Zulu Nation have alleged that this whole set of circumstances is part of a government conspiracy to take down The Universal Zulu Nation. 

More news as details emerge.

 

Rich Homie Quan Isn’t Rocking With Desiigner

By: ClassicOne Updated Category: Rumors
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Photo via Rich Homie Quan’s Instagram

Apparently Rich Homie Quan isn’t rocking with Desiigner. RHQ kind of dissed Desiigner recently when he explained an interaction between them at Just Brittany’s (@QueenJustBrittany) listening party. Rich Homie is saying that he can’t support Desiigner because he feels that he is part of the current problem in Hip Hop where everyone is trying to rip off the hottest artist or their sound. Was Rich Homie’s style/sound that original? What are your thoughts? All I know is I’m tired of seeing Desiigner jumping all around the stage all the time. He was doing so much recently that he threw up on stage and continued performing.

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Tory Lanez Turns Down XXL Freshman Cover

By: ClassicOne Updated Category: Rumors
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It looks like Tory Lanez wasn’t feeling the XXL Freshman list or cover, in fact he didn’t want to be involved. There have been people over the years that have passed on the XXL cover. Many feel the list is often inaccurate, overrated, or the offer comes too late. Rumor has it that Bryson Tiller passed on it as well. Tory has been grinding a while, and he had a hot single, but do you think he was arrogant for shooting down the offer? Maybe he should’ve gone with it and got the publicity. What are your thoughts?

tory lanez

Did Meek Mill Ban Nicki Minaj From Doing Any Film Sex Scenes?

By: ClassicOne Updated Category: Rumors
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Photo via Nicki Minaj’s Instagram

It looks like Meek Mill may have banned his girl Nicki Minaj from doing sex scenes in ‘Barbershop The Next Cut’ and anywhere else for that matter. Nicki has been promoting the film in an “ask Nicki” Q&A fashion on Twitter. A fan asked Nicki if there would be any sex scenes, and Nicki replied saying,

“I’m not allowed to do those.”

Should there be boundaries, or should Meek accept it because it’s acting/ role playing? Well, she did all kinds of “acting” with other guys when she was with Safaree. Nicki is an entertainer; a hyper-sexualized one at that. Something like a sex scene seems like it would come with the territory. What are your thoughts?

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Family Claims T.I. Requested $40K To Make Appearance At Son’s Funeral

By: ClassicOne Updated Category: Rumors
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Photo via T.I.’s Instagram

Now this is an interesting story. Apparently, a 12-year-old nicknamed Tip, a clear T.I. fan, was shot and killed in a drive-by. The child’s family made posts on social media about him being a T.I. fan, and the family wanted T.I. to attend the funeral. Allegedly when word got back to T.I he allegedly said his fee is $40,000. With the loss of their child, it seems like they would be mourning the loss more than worrying about a celebrity appearance. Hmmmm. Maybe they wanted T.I. to come speak about/against gun violence. People have gone in on the situation all the way around. Some are wondering why the family would ask T.I. to make an appearance or why T.I. would [allegedly] ask to be paid $40k to do so. Interesting enough some T.I. fans say that everyone else involved in the funeral such as the directors, drivers, florists etc get paid, so why shouldn’t Tip. Hmmm maybe the family should’ve tried to get a local public figure who is actively fighting against gun violence to speak. What are your thoughts?

BREAKING: Philly Rapper Quilly Allegedly Shot In String Of Weekend Shootings Leaving 3 Dead, 7 Wounded

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Today it was revealed that Philly rapper Quilly was shot in a string of shootings across Philly over the weekend.

According to NBC 10 news in Philly, five shootings left seven people wounded and three dead in a matter of four hours.

First, a 25-year-old man was hit in the wrist at Lancaster Ave near 41st Street, in West Philadelphia.

Less than two hours later, three men at 9th and Ontario streets in North Philadelphia were all wounded when a gunman opened fire.

Information obtained from people close to Quilly’s crew say that one of these three men shot was allegedly Quilly who was taken to Einstein Medical Center.

All three men were reportedly listed in stable condition, but according to those close to the situation Quilly is allegedly in critical condition.

Then police responded to what became a standoff in which the shotgun toting man shot four people, killing three.

An hour later a 27-year-old man was shot in the arm near Front Street and Lehigh Avenue, in North Philadelphia at 4:50 am.

Finally at 5:45 a.m. a 19-year-old was shot in his buttocks when someone opened fire on him at Erie Avenue and B Street.

The group of shootings come after a  4-year-old girl was shot to death inside a home in Kensington Saturday afternoon.

No arrests were made in the shooting of Quilly, while police are unsure what could have motivated it.

Quilly got his start as a battle rapper going by the name Quilly Millz and in 2013 signed with On Dek Entertainment. 

Despite being on house arrest in 2014 Quilly remained active with several projects including his studio project, Quilly. 

To date Quilly’s most popular song on Spotify is “Real One” 

 

Just got news @darealquilly IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER HIS HOUSE GOT SHOT UP ! WE CALLING ALL ENTERTAINERS TO A IMMEDIATE FORUM OUR CITY IS IN RAGED SO BAD THAT ANYBODY OR ANYTHING TRYING TO MAKE IT OUT BECOMES A TARGET ! PHILADELPHIA PRAY FOR @darealquilly AND PRAY FOR UNITY IN THIS CITY ?????????????????????????PLEASE PHILADELPHIA COME TOGETHER A FOUR YEAR OLD TODAY NOW THIS ?

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Desiigner Throws Up On Stage And Keeps Rockin!

By: yourfavenightmare Updated Category: Rumors
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This dude is something else! Desiigner shows no signs of slowing down! That would be quite literally! At a recent concert, Desiigner was dabbing and threw up about 1:10 into the video! And then he didn’t stop performing.

I didn’t look at it myself. I don’t wanna see it, but you might. 🙂