(AllHipHop News) Jermaine Dupri once said in 2001 that Dr.Dre and Timbaland could not do what he does from a production standpoint. During the BET Awards weekend, the So So Def leader decided to return to his old polarizing ways and declare that Chris Brown will soon ascend to being more popular than Tupac.
After Tupac was released from prison in October 1995 after Suge Knight posted a $1.4 million bail, the rapper went on to have his two most successful albums All Eyez On Me four months later. During an interview with Miss Info, Chris Brown’s recent stint in prison will do more for Brown’s career than it ever did for Tupac’s:
I told people when he came out of jail, ‘He’s going to be Tupac’. He’s an R&B singer and R&B singers’ music are supposed to go further than rap. It stretches over different boundaries. To me, he’ going to be more famous than Tupac. [Laughs]
Check out Miss Info’s interview with Jermaine Dupri below:
(AllHipHop News) Los Angeles was turned into a Hip Hop war zone this past weekend and tempers boiled over at King Of The Dot’s annual “Battle of Los Angeles” event this past Saturday (June 29th). During a battle between Dizaster and Math Hoffa, Dizaster punched Math in the face and a melee ensued.
According to Dizaster, the reason he initiated the fight was due to Math repeatedly interrupting his verse and daring him to punch him. Last night (June 30th), Dizaster stated him and Math have already agreed to a 1 on 1 fight which he hopes the two can finically profit from:
As i was saying me & math will handle this 1on1 i never wanted help,2 of my best friends jumped in cuz they just saw a fight.what wud u do?
— DIZASTER (@MRDIZASTER) June 30, 2014
But we have to do the fade in a way that brings positivity to this, we have to do it in a ring octagon s### and then squash it on ppv.
— DIZASTER (@MRDIZASTER) June 30, 2014
All the $$$ will go to me and math. And we will show the world that hiphop isnt about violence but sometimes s### gets real thats what it is
— DIZASTER (@MRDIZASTER) June 30, 2014
Earlier today (June 30th), Math responded to the fight and denied Dizaster accepted a 1-on-1 fight:
Me n Jones had problems for years… leave that out this convo. I made my peace with that the same nite. — HOFFALUYAH.COM (@MATHHOFFA) June 30, 2014
I reached out for a fair one. Same fair one I offered Jones. Just to handle it like men. A bunch of n###### pounded me n I still said fuckit — HOFFALUYAH.COM (@MATHHOFFA) June 30, 2014
Diz said he aint doing it. Other n##### was tryna play mind games. So I guess the only way yall fight is together against 1. Cool. — HOFFALUYAH.COM (@MATHHOFFA) June 30, 2014
Check out footage of Dizaster and Math Hoffa’s fight below:
Busta Rhymes and Eminem have raised the bar and then decided to evaporate it on “Calm Down”, the first single from Busta’s ELE 2 album.
Check out Busta Rhymes and Eminem’s lyrical acrobatics on Scoop Deville-produced “Calm Down”:
(AllHipHop News) Last night (June 29th), Chris Rock hosted the 2014 BET Awards in Los Angeles, CA and did what Chris Rock does when millions of people are watching him: dissects celebrity. In his opening monologue, Rock decided to
Rock went through his mental rolodex of popular events over the past year. For the Jay Z and Solange elevator fight, Rock reasons that Solange “hit the right rapper”, noting that Jay Z in different eras may have had different reactions to the physical altercation:
She hit Blueprint 3 Jay Z. If she hit Reasonable Doubt Jay Z, that elevator would’ve been filled up with nothing but lipstick, blood and weave.
Rock especially keyed in on the Maybach Music Group boss, Rick Ross:
Rick Ross my favorite rapper, because Rick Ross don’t care. He got the t*ts bouncing all in his shirt. Rick Ross going to be the first rapper to die of breast cancer.
Rick Ross was not amused:
Chris Rock washed up haaaa
— Mastermind (@rickyrozay) June 30, 2014
Saving the most polarizing event in recent memory for last, Rock decided to empathize with the exiled billionaire Donald Sterling. According to Rock, while Sterling’s comments were racist, the other issue he raised in his privately taped rant is one that Rock can relate to:
What EXACTLY did Donald Sterling say? I don’t want my woman around Black basketball players. Me neither. Are you kidding me? Who the hell wants their woman around BLACK basketball players. I’m specific to Black ball players. I don’t care if my woman’s with JJ Reddick, Mike Dunleavy, David Lee. But if I see you with Serge Ibaka, we gotta talk.
Check out Chris Rock’s full opening monologue at the 2014 BET Awards below:
Chris Rock – Monologue – BET Awards 2014 by IdolxMuzic
(AllHipHop News) It appears the BET Awards weekend ended in violence. TMZ reports the Los Angeles night spot Supperclub was hosting a party attended by Hip Hop stars Meek Mill, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, and The Game.
Apparently around 2:30 am local time, someone fired a gun outside the location. No one is reported to be hurt. The shooter is still at large.
Meek sent out a tweet this morning including the hashtag “wasntme.” It is not clear if the tweet was addressing the supposed incident at Supperclub, other reports that his show at another location erupted into a riot, or rumors that his chain was snatched over the weekend.
[ALSO READ: Hip-Hop Rumors: Did A Riot Break Out At Meek Mill’s Show?]
#wasntme y’all gotta chill wit my name in everything! http://t.co/pMgsYmMlEe
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) June 30, 2014
Supperclub is the same locale where Game and T.I. were involved in an incident with police last month. AllHipHop.com will update this story as more information becomes available.
[ALSO READ: Supperclub L.A. Releases Statement About Videotaped Fight + T.I. & Game]
Watch footage reportedly from the scene below.
(AllHipHop News) “How the f**k you in the game like ten years strong? Y’all b***hes still can’t write your own damn song?” rapped a pre-famous Nicki Minaj on a The Come Up DVD freestyle back in 2008. The Young Money member reminded the world last night that she’s still not feeling rappers that have ghostwriters.
[ALSO CHECK OUT: Nicki Minaj Drops New Single “Pills N Potions”]
During her acceptance speech at the BET Awards, Nicki took time to make it clear that she is the only person that writes her lyrics and took a swipe at some of her peers at the same time. After winning for Best Female Hip Hop Artist, the “Pills N Potions” performer told the audience, “When you hear Nicki Minaj spit, Nicki Minaj wrote it.”
While Nicki went on to claim that her statement included “no shade,” it did seem to be directed toward fellow nominee Iggy Azalea. Nicki added, “I hope and pray that BET continues to honor authenticity.”
Earlier this month Nicki took issue with a Forbes magazine feature about Iggy. The original title of the piece was “Hip Hop Is Run By A White, Blonde, Australian Woman.” Negative feedback led to the headline being changed, but Minaj still told Power 105’s The Breakfast Club, “Listen, all Forbes needs to worry about is my finances and when I’m going to be selling Myx Fusion for $250 million. That’s all they need to worry about.”
[ALSO READ: Forbes Changes Controversial Title Of Iggy Azalea Article]
Iggy Azalea has also been embraced by Nicki’s longtime rival Lil Kim. The rap veteran and the buzzing newcomer exchanged compliments on Twitter earlier this year.
@LilKim just now seeing this!!! Thanks kim!!! Hope the baby shower was good. Xo
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) May 23, 2014
Nicki also acknowledged Iggy’s successful run atop the Billboard Hot 100 with the single “Fancy.” Just last month she gave props to the Australian femcee, but she added she wanted for other female rhymers to give her props as well.
“I think that congratulations is in order. Her single is doing really, really well and I think that’s a good thing. One thing I’m not is a hater. If somebody is doing something and they did it well, and their song is charting well, then congratulations,” Nicki said at the time. “I just want female rappers to understand that I’ve kicked in a lot of doors for them and I just would appreciate if they would acknowledge that.”
[ALSO READ: Iggy Azalea Makes Hot 100 History With “Fancy” & “Problem” Singles]
Watch Nicki Minaj’s acceptance speech below.
(AllHipHop News) After addressing one another through diss tracks and interviews, The Game and Lil Durk finally met face-to-face this weekend. Both rappers were at the same party in Los Angeles, and the two men and their entourages exchanged words.
[ALSO READ: Game Talks Jumping On Tyga’s Lil Durk Diss Track & G-Unit Reunion (VIDEO)]
Going by video captured of the incident there did not appear to be a physical altercation, but the L.A. resident and the Chicago native can clearly be seen addressing each other.
The issues between Game and Durk stemmed from Tyga’s song “Chiraq To LA.” The cut featured a verse from Game that including a few verbal shots aimed at Durk. The Coke Boys member alleged that Tyga paid Game to jump on the song and also referred to “Game’s wife” when asked what woman he would most like to have a conversation with.
Game later revealed on Twitter that the two sides have settled their beef.
My Big homie “G Weed” put @lildurk_ on the phone wit me. S### is DEAD ! We chopped it up like REAL N##### & both sides respect each other.
— Handsome Ass N#### (@thegame) June 29, 2014
[ALSO READ: Lil Durk Talks Beef With Tyga & Wanting To Holla At “Game’s Wife” (VIDEO)]
Watch video of Game and Lil Durk below.
(AllHipHop News) It was just two weeks ago that Disney Channel star Zendaya Coleman was named as the leading lady in an upcoming Aaliyah movie on Lifetime. The actress/singer is now no longer participating in the production.
[ALSO READ: Aaliyah Biopic Headed To Lifetime Network]
“Because it’s someone that I honor and I respect so much, it has to be 128 percent, especially for all her fans, including myself,” said Zendaya at the BET Awards. “I didn’t feel like it was all the way there, so I didn’t want to do that. And when the time comes when it’s done right and it’s 100 percent, by all means, I will be the first person there ready to go.”
The Lifetime network confirmed Zendaya’s departure from the biopic via Twitter.
We are sad Zendaya will no longer portray Aaliyah. Production is currently on hold.
— LifetimePR (@LifetimeTV_PR) June 29, 2014
Aaliyah’s family has expressed their dissatisfaction with the One In A Million performer’s life being depicted in a television movie. Her cousin and president of Blackground Records recently said he felt Aaliyah deserved a major motion picture to be made about her.
[ALSO READ: Aaliyah’s Family Working To Halt Lifetime Biopic]
Hip Hop legend MC Lyte teamed up with BET Networks to present an educational experience addressing women’s top three issues: their pocketbook, their partner and their purpose, during the Women, Wealth and Relationships Forum prior to the BET Fan Fest at LA Live. The hour long panel featured celebrity panelists R&B Diva’s creator and reality star Nicci Gilbert, Actress & Rapper Lil Mama, Basketball Wives LA reality star Brittish Williams, celebrity hair stylist and WE Tv’s LA Hair reality star Kim Kimble and celebrity blogger Necole Bitchie, to name a few. Many women came out to partake in the conversation and to absorb the knowledge. The panel was a truly entertaining experience where the celebrity hosts shared their down to earth financial and relationship stories.
MC Lyte expressed that she was very excited to partner with BET Networks, Creme of Nature, and Ameriprise Financial to bring her foundation’s signature economic empowerment program to the Los Angeles community.
Compton rapper Problem drops rhymes over Drake’s “0 to 100” . This track will be featured on the Los Angeles Leakers forthcoming mixtape entitled Leaks of the Industry ’14 .
A quiet gem to ease your Monday, Breeding Grounds presents True God with his newest single Gambling Problem, check it out !
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The stuff surrounding the BET Awards always gives us something to talk about. This time around, it seems like all is well and peaceful. The only thing I did hear was that there was an incident at a Meek Mill show. A major fight turned into a full fledged riot at Meek Mill’s party or show at a club named Toxic. What a name for a club! Apparently, somebody got stabbed. The police were swarming the scene and the ghetto birds (helicopters) were all over the place. Hopefully, nobody died. I really haven’t heard any else negative going on. On the other side, I’ve heard mostly everything has been pretty damn dope down there. The Roots had a show with Red, Meth, Warren G, Skillz and I heard it was great. YG also had a show last night and I heard he was coolin’ among the people. Today is the awards show and I think Chris Rock is going to be hilarious.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
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