Nas’s daughter Destiny ventured with a new business that plays off her father’s first iconic album, Illmatic.
Lipmatic is a new line of lip gloss that Destiny Jones has released in 4 glammed out colors, all of witch co-signed by Nasty Nas.
The rapper commented on his Instagram account.
He swooned, “It’s so ILL to see @LipMatic launch. Scoop that up! Made for beautiful lips everywhere…. Created by my very own Princess Destiny. It’s great to watch her plans unfold! #lipmatic”
Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has officially won his appeal to return to the NFL, lifting his indefinite suspension and making him eligible to sign with any team in the league.
After video footage surfaced of Rice striking his then-fiance and removing her from an elevator, current NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Rice indefinitely; a decision that later came under fire after it was discovered that the league had knowledge of the tape prior to its release.
Former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones reached her decision after ruling that Rice did not try to deceive Goodell, thus the decision to suspend Rice indefinitely after first only removing him from two games was seen as “arbitrary.”
Rice has released the following statement:
“I would like to thank Judge Barbara Jones, the NFL Players Association, my attorneys, agents, advisors, family, friends and fans — but most importantly, my wife Janay,” Rice said in a statement released by the NFLPA on Friday. “I made an inexcusable mistake and accept full responsibility for my actions.
“I am thankful that there was a proper appeals process in place to address this issue. I will continue working hard to improve myself and be the best husband, father and friend, while giving back to my community and helping others to learn from my mistakes.”
Officer Darren Wilson, at the eye of the current storm of controversy regarding the shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown, has officially resigned from the Ferguson Police Department.
Despite being noticeably absent in the four month’s since Brown’s death, after a grand jury decided not to pursue any charges he emerged to give his first interviewin which he expressed “I wanted to stay on the road for 30 years and then retire as sergeant and have a retirement, that’s all that I wanted.”
In a resignation letter distributed by his lawyer, Wilson has provided the following statement:
“I, Darren Wilson, hereby resign my commission as a police officer with the City of Ferguson effective immediately. I have been told that my continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the City of Ferguson at risk, which is a circumstance that I cannot allow. For obvious reasons, I wanted to wait until the grand jury made their decision before I officially made my decision to resign. It was my hope to continue in police work, but the safety of other police officers and the community are of paramount importance to me. It is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. I would like to thank all of my supporters and fellow officers throughout this process.”
This is it, this might just be Riff Raff’s ticket into getting hella radio-play. But what do I know? I’m just a writer here. Yesterday, (no puns intended) Riff Raff released his new track “Yesterday” featuring Snoop Dogg and reggae singer/rapper Collie Buddz. The new track is very smooth compared to Riff Raff’s southern but often weird style of music, with only Snoop Dogg actually rapping on the track. But, with all of the happy comments via Soundcloud, can’t really knock him?
Do you like Riff Raff’s new song? Give it a listen and leave a comment below.
The duo behind MikeWillMadeIt’s EarDruma Records is back with a new set of visuals for the single “Illest Walking”. The new track will be featured on Rae Sremmurd’s new project Sremmlife coming soon. But for now, check the video.
With his track “Awesome” getting play from almost everywhere, DMV rapper Shy Glizzy blesses us with a new song this week called “What You Talkin Bout”. Armed with a banging beat, Trap raps, and a thugged out Gary Coleman as the single’s cover art, Glizzy prepares us for his next mixtape, Law 3, coming out this Tuesday. Check out “What You Talkin Bout” below.
I think Young Thug stays trolling the internet, but what can we do? I think that dude has to be gay at this point in time if he is getting engaged to another man. Right? You cannot deny it in the instance, can you?
Looks like Young Thug was playing a joke that peple didn’t catch immediately. He later posted this like, “Jokes on you, Jack…I’m making money!”
I don’t think AllHipHop has talked to Nicki in a very long time, but other mainstream media has been more fortunate.
Apparently, these other people get close enough to Nicki Minaj to ask her about Iggy Azalea and also catch the hell from it as well.
Page Six of the New York Post is reporting just that. “A source tells Page Six Minaj was “very rude” to press on the red carpet at Sunday night’s awards show.”
On top of that, Iggy went on to win mad awards at the American Music Awards.
And then there was this from a reporter from Access Hollywood.
Finally! We finally get to hear ASAP Ferg’s new mixtape Ferg Forever. The mixtape was rumored to be released the night a track off the mixtape called “Perfume” appeared out of nowhere on Soundcloud. Unfortunately, it didn’t and left us wanting more. Now, we finally get Ferg’s new mixtape with a diverse set of features from Big Sean, SZA, MIA, and Twista just to name a few. Check out Ferg Forever below and tell us what you think.
Well, this was a quite a surprise. Even though California rock group The Neighbourhood is well known outside of the Hip Hop world, who would’ve thought that they would actually drop their anticipated project #000000 & #FFFFFF like this? DJ Drama and Don Cannon hosts the mixtape, while several hip hop artists like French Montana, Casey Veggies, and Danny Brown kill the mic throughout the band’s 18-track mixtape. Check out #000000 & #FFFFFF below and tell us what you think about it.
Busta Rhymes took a major fall after he got too close to the edge at a New York concert that took place at Webster Hall.
The event took place during another artist’s event early morning Friday.
The rapper thanked his supporters via Twitter:
I SALUTE ALL CALLS FRM FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAKIN’ SURE I’M GOOD. JUST 4 THE RECORD I’M SUPER GOOD!! WHEN U LOVE WHAT U DO AND UR PASSIONATE..ABOUT WINNING U GO HARD!!! WE DONE FELL OFF STAGES AND BROKE LIMBS WHILE PERFORMING AND KEPT GONG!!! WE STAY ON LEVEL 10..WE ALWAYS WILL BE ON 10!! WE JUST TOOK 1 STEP 2 FAR OFF THE STAGE AND THAT WAS IT!! S### HAPPENS BUT I LOVE IT CAUSE WE LIVE IT!!
If you’ve been into the unique acts coming out of Atlanta, then you’ve might of came across Key! The 23 year old rapper’s been featured on two of the biggest songs looming on the internet, with even one getting radio play. But while Key!’s been consistently dropping verses, he’s also been doing it his own way without the all of the hype. “I’m not into the scene, the gossip, or the hype goin’ on” Key! tells The Odd Side, “If I get caught up in the hype, that s###*t will take me away from what I do”. From that, he manifests in success as prospect of Atlanta’s local rap scene.
In the past Key! was in Two-9, a 6-man group co-founded by him and friend Curtis Williams. The group was successful, but Key! was thinking about going solo. “It was on my mind for about two years” says Key!, “But then sh*t got more serious, paperwork got involved…I [didn’t] want to move like that, I wanted to move by myself .”
While the former Two-9 co-founder left the group, and Two-9 itself signed a deal with MikeWillMadeIt’s Eardruma records, Key! has acquired a lot of attention being solo. He dropped a verse on Father’s popular song “Look At Wrist” and collaborated on the viral hit “U Guessed It” with OG Maco. Key!’s even done work with recent OVO Sound member, ILoveMakonnen. The relationships he’s made on these upcoming prospects were all built far before all of the hype these artists have. “Look At Wrist” was the positive results of Key! meeting Father through ILoveMakonnen.
Key! might be a rising artist coming out the ATL, but he remains humble and a symbol of his roots. It’s seen in his musical style. While the rapper drops music,Key! plans to go find himself while he does it.
Key! is one of the “ATLiens On a Next Level Come Up” mentioned earlier this month. He released the collaborative project FKeyI with ATL production duo, FKI. Look out for the re-release of “Fathers Are The Curse”, on of his favorite tapes. Check his music out below:
“Cops in the ghetto they move like the gestapo Drunk off their power and greed, they often hostile
My little homie talked s### back and they beat him bad
That boy in the hospital now he’s lookin’ bad
And I’m with his momma and dad we lookin’ sad
My own mama called me said “Baby I’m just glad
The ain’t put they hands on my child and kill his ass
Please don’t rap about that before they murder your black ass!” Pigs on parade, bacon fryin’ and cookin; Cause kids tired of dying and walkin’ round like they shooken’
Cause we smoke sour to deal with the paranoia
That they charge by the hour, can’t hire the Jewish lawyer
Cause if you ain’t Jigga or Puff you doin’ time
And even then you might get 10, word to Shyne”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBf4vvtaCDw
On New Years Day of 2009, a young black man named Oscar Grant was murdered by officer Johannes Meserle in Oakland, California. If you’ve ever experienced riding on the BART, you are firmly aware that the station is crowded with people at all times, especially New Years. When I first learned of the specifics of the case, I was outraged. Long story short, Grant and a few of his friends were detained by the police for causing a disturbance on the train, as they should have. But what followed was a clear misuse of power from said officers. If you believe the officers in question acted accordingly to professional codes of conduct, you probably believe Santa Claus still exists.
Like I said, there are always tons of people at the BART, so the entire episode was caught on video. In it, you can see Grant being pinned face down by several police officers, pleading with them to let him go. Not even Mike Tyson could pose a threat to the officers in this situation. At around the 1:40 mark is where you see Grant being pinned down, and eventually the fatal gunshot. He is no position to pose a threat. If you disagree with that, I’ll remind you that Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy aren’t real. But if your fantasy life works for you, please continue to be happily ignorant. Anyways…
At one point, Meserle pulled a gun from his holster and fired. He later claimed that he meant to reach for his taser, but grabbed his gun instead. I have a few problems with this. Officers must go through diligent training before they are awarded a badge, so my hope is that most of the officers patrolling the streets have some sort of method as to where they keep their tasers and where they keep their guns (the things that actually take people’s lives away). I realize that in the heat of the moment, officers are expected to use their best judgement, but even in milliseconds I personally believe I would come to the conclusion that the object in my hand was a gun and not a taser.
During the criminal trial, the prosecutors used common sense and video footage to back up their case: “What we see in the video is an officer releasing his control of a suspect, standing up, drawing his weapon, with some difficulty, and shooting it.” No matter though. For killing a defenseless man, Meserle was sentenced to less than 2 years. In terms of a ridiculous argument, the only cases that rival this one is the infamous “T###### defense,” and Cochran’s “Glove” defense.
I put the Grant situation out of my mind until I recently watched Fruitvale Station. I loved the movie, but it brought back those same old angry feelings I had when I woke up on New Years Day on 2009. Clearly, the police officers across the nation have set a terrifying precedent. First of all, it is not difficult to get away with murder knowing that you will be protected by whatever b####### reasoning your defense attorneys will spin on the matter.
“Miss Oprah, Mr. Cosby, I am right back at yo ass
Without honor, Mr. Obama, please don’t walk out so fast
I got question, got a question, got a question for you all
Why when Oscar Grant got murdered, we didn’t hear a peep from ya’ll?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJQFS5_EJdU
Two teenagers have died recently at the hands of violence. Although Trayvon Martin’s situation is a little different, George Zimmerman was acquitted largely because of a severely mishandled case by the prosecution, but mostly by ridiculous attitudes. Zimmerman’s lawyers naturally targeted Martin’s misdeeds in the past, but somehow explained how the shenanigans many teenagers pull made him a candidate for murder. And that leads me to Michael Brown.
“They only care about a n#### when he writin’ a rhyme
Kenny Lofton, you feelin’ my pace
They only care about a n#### when he stealin’ a base
It’s like I’m Wilt The Stilt, I’m f#####’ em all
They only care about a n#### when he dunkin’ a ball
And it breaks my heart, the world’s a stage
I just play my part”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJvJkxhWxuM
Michael Brown is being labeled as thug who got what was coming to him when he was murdered by a police officer named Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. His teachers have testified that he was a good student. According to the St. Louis dispatch: “At 11:51 a.m. on August 9, 2014, a convenience store security camera captured video of Brown taking a $48 box of cigarillos and physically assaulting and intimidating a convenience store clerk. A police dispatcher reported a “stealing in progress” at 11:53, and at 11:57 dispatch said the suspect was wearing a red Cardinals hat, a white T-shirt, yellow socks, and khaki shorts, and was accompanied by another man. At noon, Wilson radioed to ask other officers searching for the suspects if they needed him and was told by dispatch that they had disappeared.”
Some credible sources state that Wilson was ignorant of the robbery at all, but regardless, when he found two teenagers J-Walking, he told them to “get the f### out of the way.” He then aggressively maneuvered his car so that he almost hit the two teenagers. Emotions heated on both sides, a scuffle ensued, in which Wilson shot Brown….not once Not twice.
Not three.
Not four.
Not five.
Not six.
Not seven.
But eight times. Michael Brown was 6’4 and 292 lbs.According to Bloomberg, Wilson stated that he felt like a 5 year old contending with Hulk Hogan during the scuffle. I imagine a shot to his leg would have sufficed, but if you think it takes 8 shots to subdue a human, you need to take a break from Scarface reruns and understand that vampires don’t exist.
“We ain’t out here threatening your lives, raping your children
We just out here staying alive, making a million
Working hard, trying to survive chasing a mill-ion
You hear us talking loud, just think of this us as chameleons
Reacting to the situations, but accusations of stealing
Vulgarizing your house, hey man you just hurting my feelings We got lives, we wanna live nice too
We got moms, dads, wives, kids just like you
But our options are few it’s hell in high school
When your helping with the rent lights and the gas bill too
So before you go judging us loving us won’t hurt
Yeah under 25, staying alive is hard work“
The most important part I want to say is this– not all cops are bad. In fact, I imagine a great majority of them are great people who abide by the law they work diligently to protect. I even personally know a few, and they are truly great human beings. Additionally, the Michael Brown issue is not a race issue per say, nor a political issue. A teenager was shot 8 times over a back of cigarillos. Regardless of your political affiliations, the police should not be able to use unnecessary force knowing that they will be protected by this f##### up judicial system of ours. For those of you defending Wilson, take a cold hard look in the mirror and ask yourself if you’ve ever done anything slightly illegal. How would you feel if a cop aggressively cornered you and eventually shot you 8 times? Additionally, the people that are defending Wilson, I hope that if your children are ever subjected to such merciless violence, regardless of their skin tone, you will be perfectly fine losing your child forever. In your serene state of mind at having lost your teenage son forever (who, let’s face it, teenagers are teenagers for a reason) you will post a bunch of tweets and facebook statuses defending the officer who murdered your child because maybe he stole cigarillos or was J-walking (or some minor illegal crime). Once, when I was 7 or so, I stole an Iron Man comic book magazine from a 7-11. When my mom found out, I didn’t hear the end of it for weeks. I never stole again, and I still remember how embarrassed I was when she drove me back to the 7-11 and told me to apologize to the clerk. Even though I was upset at the time, I’m glad that I didn’t end up getting shot 8 times.
“Why am I fighting to live, if I’m just living to fight
Why am I trying to see, when there ain’t nothing in sight
Why am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try Why am I dying to live, if I’m just living to die”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx2Z5L7_NNY
I’ll leave you with a classic verse from Cee-Lo Green (before he started singing and doing “The Voice” from 1993 on the classic album Soul Food by Goodie Mob. But in all honesty, I’m so jaded from this situation that my sentiments match the ones of Killer Mike on the Run The Jewels’ song “DDFH” found at the beginning of this article: “Do dope, f### hope.”
“As individuals and as a people we are at war But the majority of my side got they eyes open wide
But still don’t recognize what we fighting fo
I guess that’s what I’m writing for to try to shed some light
But we been in the darkness for so long, don’t know right from wrong
Y’all scared to come near it, you ignore the voice
In your head when you hear it
The enemy is after yo’ spirit but you think it’s all in yo’ mind
You’ll find a lot of the reason we behind
Is because the system is designed to keep our third eyes blind
But not blind in the sense that our other two eyes can’t see
You just end investing quality time in places you don’t even neeed to be
We don’t even know who we are, but the answer ain’t far
Matter of fact its right up under our nose
But the system taught us to keep that book closed
See the reason why he gotta lie and deceive is so
That we won’t act accordingly
To get the blessings we suppose to receive
Yeah it’s true, Uncle Sam wants you to be a devil too We ain’t natural born killas, we are a spiritual people
Think about the slave trade when they had boats with
Thousands of us on board
And we still was praising the Lord Now you ready to die over a coke, a necklace round your throat, that’s b#######
Black people ya’ll better realize, we losin, you better fight and die
If you got to get yo’ spirit and mind back and we got to do it together Goodie Mob means, “The Good Die Mostly Over B#######”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj0mi1TiE1c
NYPD has a pretty long legacy of violence against its citizens of color, but that may be difficult going forward.
Certain officers in specific areas will begin to wear body cameras as of January 2015. The move is to counter and document shootings that have happened under suspicious conditions.
“It’s a controlled setting. You know they’re being done, and where they’re being done. And there’s even the possibility they can be used to document some of the conditions in the buildings,” a rep for the NYPD told the New York Daily News.
New York is in line with the way the country is moving.
Taser, a company know for stun guns, reports that body camera sales are up 30% since the third quarter, according to a CNN report. The upward trend started before unarmed Mike Brown was killed by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson. Another company, Digital Ally, reports similar surges in body cameras, attributed to police departments world wide.
Hopefully the change will keep police accountable and save lives of unarmed citizens.
So, right now, we have Bill Cosby and the funny man pioneer is at the center of a sh*t storm with a bunch of women claiming that he raped them. But, more and more there is an undercurrent of scrutiny and the question being asked “WHO DID BILL COSBY P### OFF?”
There are no answers, but there are a few things to speculate on.
First of all, Bill Cosby once tried to buy NBC. His son was murdered in an apparent car jacking shortly thereafter. No link between the two was ever cited.
Until the allegations, Bill Cosby was experiencing a great comeback that included a TV show, a Netflix special, a comedy tour and repeated appearances on TV. And then there was the NETWORK. According to rumors and some sources, Bill Cosby was in the process of creating a new network. Nobody really knows what he was doing with the network.
Hollyweird is full of a lot degenerate stuff, most of which never see the light of day. The accusations against Bill Cosby are all very similar, which is his M.O. in the eyes of many. In the eyes of others, not so much. There may be some cooking of the books to get Bill out of there. That’s not to discount what may have really happened.
The timing of it all has not escaped anybody that I know close to the situation. Even still, Bill is in a crazy spot and I am sure, if he did rape those women, he’ll see his day in hell. If not, the people he “p##### off” really got him good.
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Goodie Mob’s Big Gipp gets down to business and releases his solo mixtape, Mr. Get Down. Guests include 2 Chainz, Bruno Mars, Snoop, Trinidad James and more. Stream and download below.
