The last few days Big Uncle Snoop and Iggy Azalea have been firing shots (well Snoop fired and Iggy responded, and Snoop hasn’t stopped taking aim and firing off since) over a post that offended Azalea a few days back.
And of course her man is standing by her side and had some choice words for Snoop via Twitter.
Young also posted an IG video which he later deleted, with Eazy E’s lyrics saying “motherf*** Snoop.”
I don’t know if that was such a good idea. Snoop is a vet in the game he’s a little more respected than Iggy…#butthatsnoneofmybusiness.
Now TMZ is reporting that Mercadel went and got the law involved, filing a restraining order against Cole.
“Sabrina Mercadel filed court docs accusing Cole of punching her in the face, slashing her with fingernails and throwing objects at her. Mercadel says her neck and back were hurt — and her finger was so badly damaged … it might be useless for good.
TMZ broke the story … sources say Cole went nuclear when she found Mercadel at an early morning party in the penthouse of Cash Money CEO Birdman — Cole’s rumored bf at the time. For her part, Mercadel says in the docs she was just “visiting a friend.” Sources at the party tell us there was no banging going down.
Mercadel requested, and was granted, a restraining order — which requires Cole to stay 100 yards away and prohibits any contact.”
We knew Cole was hood but damn! We can smell a lawsuit coming soon…
With the 2009 critically acclaimed LP In The Ruff, the trifecta of Washington DC emcees known as Diamond District stepped up to the plate to help shine a spotlight on their city’s Hip Hop culture. Oddisee, Uptown XO, and yU the 78er have once again combined forces for another group project created to emphasize the artistic creativity emerging from our nation’s capital.
Diamond District’s March On Washington is a 14-track album dedicated to the DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia) natives that have supported the area’s growing rap scene.
“This album is about Washington, DC Hip Hop continuing to march on and move on, regardless of whether or not our city is known as being a haven for Hip Hop,” explains Oddisee. “The artists that come from our area and the people who we do it for, the fans, will continue to move on with our movement. That’s what the whole project has to do about.”
In the music world, DC was best known as the birthplace of the rhythmic-centered genre known as Go-Go Music, but homegrown Hip Hop has been edging its way into the hearts and minds of residents of the region. The members of Diamond District actually first got to know each other on the underground scene in Washington close to a decade ago.
After first meeting at a local open mic showcase, Oddisee tapped Uptown XO and yU the 78er to appear on his Foot In The Door mixtape in 2006. The synergy of the song “Gully” played a part in convincing Oddisee to ask XO and yU to join a rap group he was putting together. The trio chose to go against the prevailing music winds at the time and kept their first collaborative effort rooted in traditional Hip Hop.
Uptown XO
“Go-Go was the main genre of music here, so what we were doing wasn’t cool as far as people calling it ‘backpack rapping.’ We were the backpackers that had the fundamentals and awareness of Hip Hop,” says XO. “We’ve been defining ourselves as Hip Hop greats since back then.”
Five years after In The Ruff,the three performers are still keeping the essence of Hip Hop as part of their brand. While March On Washington is not an overtly political project, tracks like “First Step” and “Lost Cause” do touch on social issues. In a time period where war, police shootings, and income inequality dominate the news, Diamond District recognizes that musical artists have a role to play in conveying empowering and uplifting messages to their listeners.
yU the 78er
“I think people forget how much their expression means. You literally have millions of people following you,” says yU. “You stand up on stage in front of thousands of people, and that’s no different than those leaders back in the day standing in front of a podium speaking. I don’t think a lot of musicians fully use their voice at a time when people’s ears are wide open.”
Being from the town where the monumental 1963 March On Washington and other protest events throughout history were held gives Diamond District a specific outlook on the power of political action, striving for significant social change, and cultural representation.
“We come from a city where everybody comes to demonstrate their cause,” states Oddisee. “We sit on sidewalks and in front of our houses and see people marching down the street with picket signs all year round. Yet, we have a cause right within our city that we want to see prevail – that’s just the continuation of our music.”
Oddisee
Purchase a digital copy of Diamond District’s March On Washington on iTunes and a physical copy at mellomusicgroup.com.
(AllHipHop News) News broke recently that Staten Island based G4 Boyz were involved in a shooting that took place in Atlanta. Group members Ice and Buggy had just finished performing at a PowTV and Dreamchasers sponsored show when an unknown gunmen open fired on their van.
At least three people were reported to have been hospitalized from the incident, but despite some media outlets stating G4 was hit, the blood brothers say that was not the case. Ice only suffered minor injuries from broken glass caused by bullets hitting the vehicle.
“We seen a lot of blogs say the G4 Boyz got shot and can’t come back to Atlanta. Honestly, the people that started that bulls**t is another website – I won’t say their name – but they’ve had something out for us, because we never wanted to deal with them,” declares Ice. “They started this whole G4 Boyz got shot up. I understand blogs got to get their job done, but don’t mislead people like we got shot up and are in critical condition. That’s a big lie.”
G4 claim they do not know who was targeting them that night, but they feel the reasoning behind the attack was simply jealousy. The duo has been building their brand for several years. Their catalog already includes collaborations with Migos, Waka Flocka, Travis Porter, Roscoe Dash, and Jae Millz. Their mixtape Ballin Wit No Deal 2 has been certified “Bronze” by DatPiff.com for securing over 25,000 downloads in two weeks.
“The only people ringing bells right now in New York is Bobby Shmurda, French Montana, A$AP Rocky, and Troy Ave. And now G4 Boyz. The only thing is all of them have big hits. We don’t have hits. We have a mixtape. People love our mixtape so much that the streets put us in position to do shows. Some people hate that,” Ice says. “For me, if I see somebody else doing that, I’d see that as motivation. We’re truly blessed. We thank God everyday.”
Almost immediately after reports of the shooting became public, internet rap fans began to question if the incident was related to the longstanding feud between G4 Boyz and Atlanta rapper Alley Boy. Several videos posted to YouTube back in 2011 featured G4 addressing the former Grand Hustle artist, but the Boyz doubt Alley Boy is actually connected to the gunning.
“Alley Girl, he’s always been a bum, so he just falls under the category of being a bum bum billy. Whoever had something to do with this, we don’t know. What we do know is he’s a bum,” states Ice. “I’m pretty sure it can’t be him, because he can’t even go to the ATL due to the whole T.I. and Jeezy thing, from what I’m told. I’m 100% sure it wasn’t him. I do know he’s a bum bum billy and looks like he doesn’t take showers.”
With their close ties to the Atlanta rap scene, G4 has a lot of love for the town that helped break them into the industry. Often times when a violent act involving rappers takes place, the situation can explode among supporters and fans as a rivalry between cities. The NYC representatives hope that escalation does not take place.
“Of course, you got people that are always riled up. I have people that don’t stand for this type of nonsense, but we are telling them it don’t have to be like that. Let’s just get back on the road and get this money. And let’s stay blessed,” says Buggy. “That’s what these bum bum billys want, because they don’t do numbers. We just finished doing 30,000 downloads on Datpiff. These bum bum billys can’t even come to New York to do a promotional run, because they are in fear.”
The Boyz also wanted to make it clear they do not wish ongoing bloodshed to become part of their upcoming events, and they are working to secure that a repeat of the gunfire does not happen in the future. Ice and Buggy are planning to help organize a free non-violence themed Hip Hop show in Atlanta as well.
Ice offers, “I just want to say we do apologize to anybody injured by the tragedy these bum bum billys did. At the end of the day, who wants to go to a concert or be around us and get hurt?”
“We’re here to inspire, motivate, and make people believe no matter where you come from or who you are, it can happen. We’re not about the violence,” adds Buggy. “If you go on our personal Instagram pages, you don’t see us posting guns or promoting violence. We post pictures of money, us doing shows, and showing people this is what you could have if you work hard enough. We promote flyness, grinding, motivation, winning.”
Yes he’s in Jail, but that don’t change him from releasing dope music. Today, Gucci Mane drops another gem titled “Stand 4 It” produced by Dun Deal. You will be able to find this on his upcoming project “Trap God 3” dropping October 17th. Free Guwop, man.
Jeremih decides to repay French Montana for hopping on his “Don’t Tell Em” remix by laying a verse on his hot joint “Don’t Panic” with Chris Brown. His new album “Late Nights” is in stores soon.
Tyga‘s long-awaited Kanye West produced single has finally hit the nets. This will live on his new album, which should be having a release date soon. Cash Money, Young Money, let this boy live.
In a cypher that left many hitting their DVRs to rewind, following young spitters Snow Tha Product, King Los and Treach, veteran David Banner channeled his Southern roots to deliver a fiery freestyle that ended with the entire audience raising their hands in honor of slain teen Mike Brown. #HandsUp
Listen Carefully: “But where the white rappers when they mowed Mike Brown, down? No where to be found.”
Pelle Pelle first came on the scene in 1978, and early on in Hip-Hop’s years they became synonymous with hip hop participating in the culture from its very inception.
Despite emerging as a leather outerwear company, Pelle Pelle asserts that they were the first company to introduce the baggy jeans that fast became a hip hop fashion staple still prevalent today.
To date Pelle Pelle is known for intricately detailed leather jackets that have been worn by some of hip hop’s biggest stars like TI, 50 Cent and French Montana. Their contributions to hip hop fashion are so rich, that they were even given a cameo in the movie Notorious. The brand was even given the opportunity to design custom jackets for the founders of hip hop, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Recently Pelle Pelle released a freestyle featuring the legendary beatboxer Rahzel, formerly of The Roots, with his son Rahzel Jr. Today, they’re releasing a full length cipher, featuring a host of emcees, including Dice, Dunn LeMagne, Pep the Champ, WarChyld, and Lotto Aura, with Rahzel, the Godfather of Noyze, beatboxing in the background.
Check out the #PellePelleBoyz in all their glory below and let us know what you think.
Clearly it was won by chin-checkin because the G’d up roster of West Coast heavy weights all came to deliver a message: “How The West Was Won.” Produced by Adrian Scott Productions and Live Nation, the crowd was sold out at Irvine’s Verizon Ampitheater, bouncing in a sea full of W’s in the air.
Headlined by Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and The Game, the show was a retrospective of the history of West coast hip-hop including: Dj Quik, Suga Free, Xzibit, WC, Too Short, E-40, Mack 10, The Eastsiderz, and Glasses Malone.
From DJ Quik beseeching the crowd to recognize that he is the greatest producer alive, to Ice Cube threatening anyone who thinks his acting career has made him soft to “Check Themselves before they Wreck Themselves” the legends of the West could not be denied.
After a stunning victory over the Seahawks on Sunday, eyes are back on the Dallas Cowboys for another reason, as Joseph Randle has been arrested for shoplifting.
After rushing for 52 yards during Sunday’s victory, he was apprehended Monday evening following accusations that he attempted to steal underwear and a tester bottle of Gucci Guilty Black out of a Dillard’s department store in Frisco, Texas. According to the Frisco Police department, he was released on bond early Tuesday morning, but has been charged with a misdemeanor Class B theft of $50 to $500.
The Cowboys organization has yet to release a statement.
Watts in the house. After getting a new Kendrick Lamar single titled “i” a few week back, it’s now time for Jay Rock to feed his fans with a new single titled “Parental Advisory“. Produced by SmokeyGotBeatz. Schoolboy Q you next?
Following up the release of his Fat Trel assisted visual for “Live”, which peaked at #7 on Billboard’s Emerging Artist Chart,Boogz Boogetz returns with the official video for the second leak off his forthcoming C.O.O.L. 2 project dropping today (October 14th).
Watch below as Smoke DZA and the YRS frontman “Overdose” in the small screen adaptation of their Drew Skillz produced collaboration!
Jigg from Miami and Chase from New Orleans release their joint EP titled “30504”. With Chase on production for the full project, the 2 rappers let us hear and see what the dirty south is all about.
A few days ago rumors circulated that Tip and Tiny were not in a good place(well actually its been going on for months), but according to reports from MediaTakeout, everything is on the up and up in the Harris household.
“We’re HAPPY to report that BOTH Ti and Tiny are wearing their WEDDING RINGS AGAIN . . . and TI has agreed to move back into their FAMILY HOME IN ATLANTA. The couple will still keep their place in L.A (for work) . . . but TI is GETTING RID of the Bachelor Pad he’s been renting in LOS ANGELES.”
Good to see them hanging in there and attempting to work it out, only time will tell…
Mark Zuckerberg has stepped up to provide monies to fight the Ebola epidemic. ABC News reports that the Facebook founder and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating a hefty $25 million to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to provide aid to countries in Africa like Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and anywhere else where this crisis needs to be addressed. Zuckerberg and his wife will be providing the funds from their Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Last month, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen also donated $9 million to help address the outbreak of this deadly virus.
For Def Jam Record’s 30th anniversary, GQ has tipped their hat to the legendary hip hop label and recognized their role in converging hip hop with fashion. The men’s mag celebrated the founders of the label, Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons, and the artists who helped the label skyrocket to success, like Public Enemy and The Beastie Boys, for making fashion statements by simply being themselves.
The article reads:”Their cool came from their lack of anxiety about that fact. You could see it in how they presented themselves, how they dressed, in what was basically the detritus of New York City: big scruffed-up parkas, discarded military jackets, work boots, hooded sweatshirts. Worn in that unselfconscious way of people who have yet to see themselves in the mirror, let alone on the cover of a record. Like teenagers, which is what they were.”
Rubin was also featured in the piece as he gave his retrospective POV on Def Jam’s influence in fashion.
Rick Rubin On Russell Simmon’s Fashion:
“Russell’s uniform in those days was like what a substitute teacher wears—like, a tweed jacket with arm patches. He wore penny-loafer shoes. I think, at the time, he wanted to give off the air of, uh, professionalism.”
What Rick Rubin Run-DMC Did For Fashion:
“Run-DMC, I think, was the first group to establish what we called the B-boy style, more like what the kids in the audience were wearing than what the people onstage were wearing. The people onstage wanted to look more like Eddie Murphy, who wanted to look more like Michael Jackson.”
