Ice-T wants nothing more than some lovin’ between Benson and Stabler.
The rapper and actor, who has starred in “Law & Order: SVU” since its second season in 2000, spilled all during a photoshoot to mark the hit cop show’s 25th anniversary on air. After more than two decades of watching the sexual tension between his co-stars’ characters build, Ice-T is ready for the pair to just get together, already.
Ice-T told Entertainment Weekly he wants nothing more than for Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, played by Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni respectively, to finally give into the passionate romance he believes they should be sharing.
“(On) my social media, people think this show’s real,” Ice-T explained, adding the show creator Dick Wolf is the man in charge.
“They’re like, ‘Yo, tell Chris to come back.’ I’m like, ‘I’m not Dick Wolf. I can’t tell Chris just to come… that’s not how it works!’” he said. “But yeah, I’m waiting. Fans are waiting. My fans are like, ‘Tell Mariska to go over to OC and give Chris some lovin’.
Sadly for Ice-T’s dreams, it seems they may go unfulfilled – at least, for now.
In the show’s most recent season the pair came close to a kiss, but both pulled away, with Mariska’s character admitting, “I want to, but I can’t.”
Steph Curry gave Lindsay Lohan an adorable gift for her new baby, Luai.
The basketball legend had not publicized his relationship with the new family, but Lindsay’s recent Instagram post revealed Steph is, in fact, her son’s godfather.
Featuring a photo of one of Steph’s Golden State Warriors jerseys, the post was quite the revelation: not only did the jersey have Steph’s autograph on it, but it also included the words, “To Luai” and “Your godparents love you!”
Steph Curry gifted Lindsay Lohan his game-worn autographed jersey after scoring 60 points 👏
One of Steph’s game-worn jerseys from last season, where he scored 33 points, sold for $36,000
Steph Curry, 35, gifted the jersey to Lindsay, 37, and her husband, Bader Shammas when they came along to a Warriors game to support the team.
Lindsay’s connection with the Curry family arose after she and Steph’s wife, Ayesha, worked together on the upcoming Netflix movie, “Irish Wish.” Luai was born in 2023, with Lindsay’s reps confirming the news in July
Lindsay Lohan and Bader are raising their son in Dubai, with the actress telling Allure magazine she found the city far more peaceful than her hometown, New York
“I guess you would say it happened organically,” Lohan said. “Dubai gives me that space to have my own vision of what I need to do next.”
Jonathan Majors sentencing has been postponed to April. The Marvel actor was due to appear in a New York courtroom on Tuesday to be sentenced after being convicted of reckless assault and harassment in December last year.
The sentencing has now been postponed until April 8 after the actor’s lawyer filed several motions with the court.
Majors, 34, was originally scheduled to attend the sentencing in person in the Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday morning but ended up appearing virtually for the session, which reportedly lasted less than 10 minutes.
The “Loki” actor faces up to a year in prison after being found guilty of one count of third-degree assault and one count of second-degree harassment. The actor was acquitted of aggravated harassment and a separate assault charge. Jonathan
Majors was arrested in Manhattan in March last year and charged with assault and aggravated harassment in connection with an alleged domestic dispute with his former girlfriend, British choreographer Grace Jabbari.
He pleaded not guilty to the four charges leveled against him and continued to maintain his innocence. In January, the actor opened up about the verdict during an interview with Good Morning America on Monday.
“This has been very very very hard, and very difficult and confusing in many ways,” Majors said at the time, insisting he was “reckless” with Jabbari’s heart but “not with her body.
“My hands have never struck a woman, ever,” he declared.
A Pennsylvania man is in police custody after it was discovered he murdered his father, beheaded him and presented his decapitated head on social media.
The gruesome occurrence was discovered on January 31, when authorities say a man named Justin Mohn was arrested with a gun at a National Guard base. Mohn is accused of murdering his father and uploading a video on YouTube hours later, during which he claims his father was a traitor, criticized the Joe Biden administration and declared himself the new acting U.S. President under Marshall Law. Mohn also briefly presented the remains of his father’s head in a plastic bag on camera during the rant.
Apparently the victim’s wife, Mohn’s mother, was the one who alerted authorities an emergency dispatchers of her husband’s death after finding him fatally wounded in the bathroom. A machete and a large kitchen knife were reportedly found in the bath tub at the scene of the incident. The victim, Michael Mohn, worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District, according to CNN.
The video managed to circulate for hours and attract more than 5,000 views before it was taken down. Mohn, 32, is being held without bond on charges of abuse of a corpse and other crimes.
T-Pain has revealed that his experience working as a songwriter for country recording artists has been both gratifying and traumatizing. The Tallahassee-bred artist recently shared an earnest video to his Instagram page that detailed his love for music genres other than Hip-Hop.
”Good music is good music I don’t care where it comes from, IDGAF where it comes from or what style it comes in,” T-Pain started off in the video. “All the people I know, like, feel like it’s not cool to listen to other genres of music. Country music is where I get all of my harmonies from. Country and gospel music that’s where all of my harmonies come from.”
However, T-Pain’s remarks took a rather bleak turn, though, when he began talking about the backlash he received when being credited on country music releases.
“I done wrote a lot of country sounds and I’ve stopped taking credit for it. As cool as it is to see your name in those credits and stuff like that, the racism that comes after that is just like…I’ll just take the check. Don’t put me on that s###,” he said.
T-Pain recently made waves earlier this month after covers he did of country singer Chris Stapleton’s fan favorite hit “Tennessee Whiskey” and Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” went viral upon the release of his new live performance album. His rendition of the song was so moving, it earned him props from Osbourne himself.
Metro Boomin has expressed his concern with the music industry’s shift toward a formulaic approach to creating social media ready releases.
Metro recently addressed his frustrations about the current climate of music on Twitter (X). In his sandwich method style tweet, the St. Louis-bred producer coupled his likes and dislikes about the impact of TikTok on artists at-large.
“I love the creativity and appreciation the kids show for the music on TikTok but I don’t like the forced pandering from artists and labels that results in these lifeless and soulless records,” Metro wrote.
I love the creativity and appreciation the kids show for the music on TikTok but I don’t like the forced pandering from artists and labels that results in these lifeless and soulless records.
Metro Boomin’s comments follow Universal Music Group’s announcement their artists’ music will no longer be available on TikTok after failing to renegotiate their contract with the social media platform. A UMG spokesman told Reuters all of its music will be pulled from TikTok—this would include songs from some of the world’s biggest artists, including Drake, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Eminem, The Beatles, Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, SZA and many more.
UMG also accused TikTok of engaging “obvious” tactics to “hurt vulnerable artists and try to intimidate us into conceding to a bad deal,” and also claimed TikTok attempted to “intimidate” them during contract negotiations “by selectively removing the music of certain of our developing artists, while keeping on the platform our audience-driving global stars.”
RoccStar has 10 Grammy nominations to his name—and that doesn’t even begin to cover the scope of his talents. Having produced and co-written some of music’s biggest hit records, including “Fine China” and “X” for Chris Brown, “Zack and Codeine” for Post Malone,” “Acting Like That” for Jennifer Lopez, RoccStar is a true definition of a hitmaker, someone who sees no boundaries to his art and continues to reach new heights.
Now, he applies that same knowledge and skillset to his own artistry. RoccStar recently dropped his highly-anticipated debut project, Savage Behavior. In fact, he released it on his own birthday, fully celebrating his transition from behind-the-scenes to in front of the scenes as a recording artist.
Additionally, he’s excited as ever to be executive producing Chris Brown’s forthcoming EP, 11:11, dropping on November 11. He’s also a father, a mogul, and a proud businessman with multiple businesses in the tech space.
AllHipHop spoke with RoccStar in downtown Los Angeles to discuss his relationship with Chris Brown, the new project and his sound, his tech businesses, and more!
AllHipHop: What was the moment that you realized you could do music as a profession?
Roccstar: Probably when I started battle rapping, realizing the reaction from the crowd. Because you got a crowd around you, either what you’re saying is amazing or not.
AllHipHop: What about the moment that put you on?
Roccstar: Honestly, the moment thing changes for me. Probably was when Chris Lighty started managing me, and I signed my first artist to Epic Records. That was the first pivotal moment. The second pivotal moment would be when “Fine China” came out and the world realized I was the genius behind it.
AllHipHop: Best memory from the “Fine China” studio session?
Roccstar: The authenticity, the level of genius and creativity man. We had a Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones moment type vibe. Rod Temperton type thing.
for sure. I respect that. Well, you know, obviously, you have nine Grammy nominations, what are some of the more?
AllHipHop: You have 9 Grammy nominations. What are the most meaningful records you’ve done?
Roccstar: For me, the X album was huge for me. Definitely the X album, because that was the album that changed my life. The Mary J. Blige album being up for Album of the Year, that right there was big. The Good Mornin, Gorgeous album. “Fine China” of course. The Post Malone album I did, Beerbongs & Bentleys was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album as well. The Post Malone moment was big for me too, because I’ve been knowing him since way back.
AllHipHop: What sparked the transition from producer and songwriter to artist?
Roccstar: Just having that Kanye moment where the frequency that I’m creating, it’s proven. I can either create this energy for other people the whole time, or I can express my own art.
AllHipHop: What is it about RoccStar as an artist? What is the sound you’re curating?
Roccstar: It’s very aggressive. The album’s called Savage Behavior. It’s very authentic and aggressive. It’s motivational music, theme music for the gods. Very motivational, you gon’ do a couple of extra reps working out. You gon’ really go after what you’re going for, listening to this level of frequency. I studied frequency, so war drums. There’s certain frequencies that have never been tampered with, like a waterfall or ocean waves. I studied frequency therapy. I made sure that the drums and certain things got the right frequency.
AllHipHop: You studied that in school?
Roccstar: Not in school, but I really studied the masters of frequencies. The Einsteins, really which Hertz is love. Which Hertz is anger at. I engulf myself ain frequency therapy, to the point where I created a frequency therapy for PTSD programs for the military in augmented reality. I really study frequencies.
AllHipHop: Let’s touch on your tech endeavors? What is RocEye?
Roccstar: RocEye is an AR company, an AI company, and a hologram company in partnership with Third Eye. For the last 27 years, Third Eye has been creating technology for the military and government. The AR glasses we have came from actual military, where the first responders were able to look through your lens and help somebody. Basically save somebody’s life through AR, through those goggles. They walk you through it. Some of the technology in the goggles can show you the heart rate, what’s happening. All kinds of stuff, it’s crazy.
We took that and we made an entertainment version, which is where RocEye came in. We did the whole thing, which is a little more digestible for the public. Other s### is high tech. You put on and you can see what the opps are wearing and know where their armor is from. “Oh, it’s Russian.” Stuff like that.
That’s one thing, then I have RoccStarWireless. Our partner is T-Mobile. RoccStarWireless is the new cell phone company. You know Ryan Reynolds just sold Mint Mobile for $1.4 billion, but we’re moving them out the way right now. I got some partners. I brought in Lil Kim and Flo Rida, a bunch of different people to tag team. We’re going crazy on the cell phone service as well.
AllHipHop: What did it mean to drop Savage Behavior on your birthday, Halloween?
Roccstar: Shoot, it’s my gift to myself and everybody else. [laughs] Here’s a new frequency man, check this vibe out. That’s the play. Everything has to have some type of significance to it.
AllHipHop: What is Savage Behavior?
Roccstar: Savage Behavior is something that you can rock with to turn up your savage. A lot of people aren’t naturally confident, a lot of people aren’t naturally in that vibe. A lot of people are in a shell, so this is something to bring you out your shell. Spark up that savage. That might be the energy you need to get that deal closed or get you that promotion, or get you that confidence to tell whoever, whatever. Savage Behavior!
AllHipHop: Three things you need in the studio at all times?
Roccstar: Weed, some huge speakers or a lot of sound. And I like lights. All red or all blue.
AllHipHop: Talk about executive producing Chris Brown’s upcoming EP, 11:11?
Roccstar: I came in with Mark Pitts. Obviously, I did CB’s last five albums with him. But this album, him and Mark and everybody came to me and said “Yo, I want you to help me really cultivate this sound on some Quincy Jones stuff, with me for the first time.” CB don’t really mess with people too hard. He don’t like people, he don’t rock with people. He be in his own shell, his own world. The fact that he trusted me to come in and make sure the frequency was tuned to where he’s going, in life and with tech, with different things. Where everybody’s going all the way around the board was big for me, so I came in to go crazy on this album. I did 11 of those songs myself.
AllHipHop: How did you and Chris meet initially?
Roccstar: I met Chris through the dance world, briefly krumping. I used to be a a krump dancer in the krump world. I used to be doing krump arenas, all that s###. That’s when we first met, him and his brother who was also a krumper I used to battle. After that, I used to run into him in different clubs. Supperclub. When it turned into the business vibe, alright let’s sit down and really see who who is, that’s when Mark Pitts brought me in to do the X album. That’s how I ended up doing “Autumn Leaves,” “X,” “Fine China,” all of them records. So Mark Pitts really introduced us.
AllHipHop: Any goals for yourself at this point?
Roccstar: Of course, I have a lot of goals. I’m really on building an empire that people ain’t seen yet. But that’s a bridge between tech, music, lifestyle and forward-thinking everything. Forward thinking sounds, forward-thinking technology, forward-thinking movements, all the way down to housing. The way housing is set up forward-thinking wise. I’m doing the small housing thing and all this other stuff.
My goals is to have multiple companies with exit strategies built into them, that ended up on NASDAQ or whatever. Basically having an empire of successful businesses and continuing to sell hit records and making sure whatever we drop just goes.
Consequence turned down an offer to appear in TMZ’s Kanye West: Unhinged but Unstoppable documentary, which premiered on Monday (February 5). The longtime Ye collaborator explained his decision on X (formerly known as Twitter) a day after the special aired on FOX.
“Loyalty over Royalties,” Consequence wrote. “I was approached by @TMZ to be featured in their special Kanye West: Unhinged but Unstoppable. I myself have had great interactions with Harvey [Levin] and Charles [Latibeaudiere] but anyone who really knows YE would know that he would feel leveraged and exploited by this move even if you’re speaking on him in a positive light. That being said, even with what has recently transpired, I opted to pass… All Money ain’t G.O.O.D. Money. QUEENS GET THE MONEY.”
Consequence’s post included a screenshot of his texts with Kanye. The messages showed the two briefly discussing the documentary in January.
“TMZ had hit me up about a doc they’re doing on you and asked me to participate,” Consequence wrote to Ye. “I told them I pass because I’m sure this isn’t something you’d want out without authorization especially after Netflix.”
Kanye responded, “That’s love.”
Last year, Consequence criticized Kanye for minimizing years of support. The A Tribe Called Quest affiliate sought an apology.
“I have always lent my love, support and expertise to YE since ConMan Productions circa 2002,” Consequence wrote on Instagram in December 2023. “So @kanyewest NEVER again say in public or to others in private that you are ALONE. That’s the biggest SLAP IN THE FACE you could give to your TEAM … I will always need my RESPECT. If you can apologize to the Jewish community in Hebrew… Then maybe you should apologize to a few of your guys in English.”
Kanye West: Unhinged but Unstoppable is available to stream on Hulu.
ScHoolboy Q has returned after revealing the tracklist and rollout plan for the follow-up to his 2019 album CrasH Talk.
On Tuesday (February 6), Q released a video trailer, effectively kept his promise to preview his forthcoming album Blue lips every Tuesday and Thursday after announcing the March 1 release date last month. In addition to the trailer, the “Man Of The Year” rapper shared the visuals for the album leading singles “Back N Love” featuring Devin Malik and “Blueslide.”
The releases prompted responses from several artists, such as Q’s Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate Isaiah Rashad, who praised his collaboration with Malik.
Multiple artists also showed love on Twitter (X), including Mavi, who had nothing but good things to say about Q’s rollout thus far.
”ScHoolboy Q masterclass on how to execute an album rollout. No gimmicks, no delays, no bs, just dropping straight heat and feeding the fans after they waited 5 years,” Mavi wrote in the tweet, to which Q replied, “Dats all I’m sayin…MARCH 1ST.”
In additional follow-up tweets, Atlanta-bred rappers Fatman Key and Father remarked on the labor of love Q put into the release—seemingly embedded with a reference to their song “Look At Wrist.”
”Really my n####,” Key wrote in one tweet before adding, “Man @ScHoolboyQ album finna change our life the homage is felt but really get in tune with what’s finna happen.”
Q’s album announcement follows Jay Rock’s recent claim that a Black Hippy compilation album was on the way to mark the 20-year anniversary of TDE.
“I know that we are doing a compilation album. The TDE for twenty years,” Rock told the Associated Press in 2023. “It’s been 20 years since TDE been in the game, so we are putting together a compilation album.”
“So we should be dropping that at the top of the year,” he continued. “I don’t know how many songs we’re going to put on there, but we got a majority of Black Hippy on that thang.”
“So make sure y’all check it out. It’s on the way, a TDE compilation album,” he concluded.
Dreezy revealed the text messages she’s received from her ex Jacquees while he’s been dating Deiondra Sanders. Dreezy pulled out the receipts during a subtweet exchange with Sanders on Tuesday (February 6).
“Obsessed is when you still sending underwear with your face on it to the crib,” Sanders wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Dreezy hit back, “Obsessed is y’all having a baby on the way but the n#### begging to get me pregnant [because] he barely fwu bird brain.”
Texts showed Jacquees asking Dreezy to let him impregnate her.
“Stop playing wit me,” he texted her. “That’s what you tryna do instead of just have mine? Don’t be a dummy. Just lemme get you pregnant too.”
Dreezy told him, “Never goofy.” Jacquees claimed he was meant to be with her, not Sanders.
“I want you I don’t want her,” he texted Dreezy. “You are my true love. Seriously. And I need you to help me. Sex does NOT define LOVE. And if you tryna find love in SEX you finna f### everybody. Kids do not define a FAMILY. I WANT YOU DREEZY. I’VE TOLD YOU TIME AFTER TIME CAN We HAVE A BABY U TOLD ME OUT YOUR MOUTH JACQUEES DON’T EVER ASK ME [about] A BABY AGAIN SO LIKE WTF.”
She responded, “Ok. I’m glad I made the right choice.”
Jacquees discussed having kids with Dreezy in a 2020 interview with AllHipHop. The two were still dating at the time.
“I feel like if we keep walking in the direction that we going in it may end up that way (marriage), but I don’t think that we rushing it,” Jacquees said. “I’m ready for kids and stuff like that though.”
Dreezy joked she turned Jacquees down every day in her social media clash with Sanders. Dreezy deleted her posts, but Sanders’ jabs remained on her account.
As Benzino and Eminem’s feud continues, unsettling tapes from the Detroit rapper’s early career have resurfaced, suggesting his music stems from racism.
Not long after the former publisher of The Source released the Eminem diss “Vulturius,” a video chronicling Benzino and Eminem’s clash over Em’s racist raps more than 20 years ago began circulating on Twitter (X). According to the clip—which stitched footage from Eminem’s 2003 apology following the emergence of a mixtape he recorded with racist lyrics and recent interviews—Em released several racially prejudiced records.
“Yup. The original was called ‘foolish pride’. But there was another one that Benzino had a tape of and he was paid to not release it,” an X user wrote in the thread below the video.
That particular claim contradicts Eminem’s 2003 apology in which he described his choice to record racially insensitive material as a lapse in judgment following a failed relationship. Rumor has it, Em’s former girlfriend was a Black woman and wasn’t faithful to him during their relationship—and that’s what sparked his racial rap epithets.
“Vanilla Ice would Never !” another X user remarked.
It’s worth noting Eminem did address the controversy and narratives about him being racist and a vulture on the track “Yellow Brick Road,” which was released in 2004 via his Encore album.
50 Cent has changed his tone on New York City’s recent financial assistance pilot program for migrants after speaking directly with Mayor Eric Adams.
On Monday (February 5), Adams extended an invitation to Fifty during a news press conference to have a cordial conversation to discuss the city’s $53 million dollar plan to distribute prepaid debit cards for food and supplies to migrant families. Adams invitations follows 50 Cent’s initial remarks about the pilot program, which he criticized in a since-deleted Instagram post earlier this month.
“First to Fitty, I have not had one birthday that I have not played his music,” Adams told reporters in part at a City Hall. “I would love to explain it to him so that he can go out and do another tweet of saying, ‘You know what, Eric is just a smart manager, and now we understand why he was elected by the people of the city of New York.'”
Fifty appears to have taken heed to Adams request, as he soon released a message on Twitter confirming he and Adams spoke about the pilot program and were in agreement that it’s a beneficial move for NYC.
”I talk to @NYCMayor Eric Adams he broke down why this pilot program was put in place,” he wrote. “He appeared to be on point, and on top of things. Now I want to talk to @GovKathyHochul about the laws preventing him from doing things to make the situation better in New York. and where the proposed 2.4 billion she’s planning on spending on migrants is coming from…NOT MY TAXES! gunitbrands.co.”
I talk to @NYCMayor Eric Adams he broke down why this pilot program was put in place. He appeared to be on point, and on top of things. Now I want to talk to @GovKathyHochul about the laws preventing him from doing things to make the situation better in New York. 🤨and where the… pic.twitter.com/NIa1NwImHy
The pilot program will begin with 500 families seeking asylum in short-term hotel stays such as the Roosevelt Hotel. The amount of funds distributed to families will depend on the size of the family, with a family of four being eligible to receive up to $1,000 a month. 50 Cent previously took issue with the announcement of the program, revealing he didn’t understand it and believed Donald Trump may be the answer to migrant issues in the United States.
The rap artist has been stirring up some mixed feelings among his fanbase and others that have seen recent developments are not confused at all. Let us explore what is going on musically before the fashion. He rocked the Grammys with Travis Scott and that was an interesting mix. But what has his fans upset is he’s been holding back on releasing his much-anticipated album. He has released a series of singles over the last few months, but the album itself is still nowhere to be seen. Fans are more than just a little irked. Me? I don’t care.
Carti’s recent trip to Los Angeles brought a new wave of attention. He was there to work with Kanye West on Ye’s upcoming project, Vultures Volume 1, presumably set to drop this Friday. The collaboration already has people clamoring from more, but his fashion diverted everybody’s attention. When somebody captured a picture of Carti leaving the studio with Ye, he was wearing a thong. A Thong? A Thong! Looking a bit closer, it seems to be some form of women’s lingerie or some sort of lace bodysuit that goes down into a thong-like thing. Either way, we have seen too much and cannot unsee it.
The discussion around Carti’s fashion choices has been intense…I just do not know if it matters. If. you like him, you will not unlike him, but if you do not like him, this won’t help you appreciate him more.
Snoop Dogg and Master P hired attorney Ben Crump to pursue legal action against Walmart and Post Foods. Crump announced the rappers are suing the companies for “deceptive trade practices,” which allegedly undermined their Snoop Cereal brand.
“To expand their reach, Snoop Dogg and Master P approached major brands to engage in a partnership and promotion agreement to distribute Snoop Cereal with national retailers,” Crump said. “However, despite one company agreeing to the agreement, it allegedly sabotaged the success of Snoop Cereal by preventing it from reaching consumers through deceptive practices.”
Snoop Dogg and Master P’s Broadus Foods partnered with Post Foods, which agreed to distribute the duo’s Snoop Cereal brand in 2023. But Crump’s clients claimed Post Foods curtailed sales of the cereal.
“Post Foods allegedly used deceptive practices to sabotage the success of Snoop Cereal, such as intentionally holding boxes of Snoop Cereal in the stockrooms of Walmart stores, marked with ‘no location’ coding, preventing them from being placed on store shelves,” Crump wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Snoop Dogg and Master P’s Broadus Foods created Snoop Cereal in 2022. The cereal was originally called Snoop Loopz before it was forced to rebrand. Last year, Master P explained why he teamed up with Snoop Dogg to launch the cereal in an interview with AllHipHop.
“When you talk about Snoop Cereal, this is bigger than just cereal,” Master P said. “I know a lot of people may ask, they want to talk about the ingredients, how it started. Me and Snoop believed in putting out brands that could feed our culture and feed our people. I grew up eating cereal … It’s all about adding diversity into the grocery stores … The brand is all about trying to tackle homelessness, give back to a community and a culture, and rebuild and put economic empowerment into our community.”
Snoop Dogg and Master P sought undisclosed damages in their lawsuit against Walmart and Post Foods.
An alleged Drake leak set social media on fire – and it had nothing to do with his music. Fans could not stop talking about a NSFW video, which showed Drake or someone who resembled him masturbating.
Memes and wild commentary flooded X (formerly known as Twitter) as Drake’s name became the No. 1 trending topic on Tuesday (February 6). Fans debated if it was truly Drizzy in the video with amateur detectives examining the grainy footage for details. Some X users complained about seeing the explicit video on social media while others could not stop gawking at it.
Yung Miami was one of the celebrities who reacted to the video, posting the Soulja Boy “Drake!” gif. Streamer Adin Ross went one step further by leaving Drake a voicemail.
“We was just looking at the s###,” Ross told Drake. “It’s like crazy, bro. Like G#######. You’re blessed with your voice, you’re blessed with performing. You’re blessed to be you, you’re blessed to be number one. But you’re also blessed to have a f###### missile.”
Ross said Drake responded by texting several laughing emojis. According to Ross, Drizzy claimed the voicemail might be his next album intro.
Drake hasn’t addressed the alleged leak on his social media platforms. His last Instagram post announced Lil Durk was joining the It’s All a Blur Tour with J. Cole. The OVO star also reposted TikTok footage from his concerts on Instagram Stories.
Last year, Drake embarked on the It’s All a Blur Tour with 21 Savage. The second leg featuring J. Cole began this month. Shows are scheduled to run through mid-April. J. Cole will not be performing on a few dates in March and April.
Check out some of the reactions to Drake’s alleged leak below.
Killer Mike was the talk of the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 4)—both for the wrong and right reasons. Moments after he swept the Rap categories for his work on the Michael album, the Run The Jewels powerhouse was “arrested” for allegedly shoving a female security guard at the Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles. While the news dominated headlines, it seems people quickly forgot that Mike just scooped up three Grammys for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song, an enormous accomplishment.
AllHipHop was front row inside the Peacock Theater as Killer Mike crushed the category during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony—and that’s something to celebrate. Taking to the podium upon winning his first golden gramophone of the evening, he passionately spoke about what it meant to him and other creatives.
“I wanna say I’m from the Southeast…I’m a Black man in America and as a kid, I had a dream to become a part of music,” he said. “And that 9-year-old is excitedly dancing inside of me right now…I wanna thank everyone who dares to believe that art can change the world. So thank you! […] Everyone in this room, it is our responsibility to keep using our imagination to shape and form the world. Thank you and I hope it’s not the last time I see you tonight.”
Of course, it wasn’t the last time the audience heard from Killer Mike. Moments later, he won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “Scientists & Engineers” featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane. At that point, the excitement in the room was palpable as Mike and his whole crew returned to the stage to celebrate yet another victory. Upon getting to the mic, Killer Mike exclaimed, “You can’t tell me you get too old. You can’t tell me it’s too late. You can’t tell me dreams don’t come true. It is a sweep! It is a sweep! It is a sweep!”
Killer Mike’s triumphant afternoon might have ended in handcuffs, but nothing could damper his spirit. Mike explained in an Instagram post how much the wins meant to him, writing, “First and foremost, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to my wife, @shaybigga. You have held me down through thick and thin, and I couldn’t be prouder to be your husband and share this award with you. I also want to thank No ID (@cubansoze), who guided me through the process of pouring my soul onto the canvas, which you all know as the best rap album, ‘MICHAEL.’ Your guidance, expertise, and grace have been instrumental in shaping this project, and for that, I am eternally grateful.
“Thank you to the @RecordingAcademy for recognizing my work and granting me the opportunity to be considers for such esteemed awards. To my A&R’s @cuzlightyear and @DartParker, and my manager @willisactive, we’ve journeyed through hell and back together, and we’ve made it, fellas! I need to thank my partner in rhyme and crime, @thereallyrealelp, with whom I’ve had the privilege of creating art with for the past decade through our duo, @runthejewels! I’m forever indebted to Tom, Ryan, and everyone else at @lomavistarecordings who poured their creativity into mine. Let’s run this s### back! I couldn’t forget to express my love for the greatest city in the world, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. #ITSASWEEP!!!!”
Killer Mike later addressed the arrest—albeit briefly: “I greatly appreciate the concern and support, but I am better than OK. As you can imagine, there was a lot going and there was some confusion around which door my team and I should enter. We experienced an overzealous security guard, but my team and I have the utmost confidence that I will ultimately be cleared of all wrongdoing. Until that time, keep listening to Michael and keep going after your dreams.”
According to the Los Angeles County Jail records, Killer Mike was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery and then released at 8:37 p.m. PT on his own recognizance. He’s due to appear in court February 29. His team issued the following statement: “The situation has been overblown but we are confident that the facts of the case, when laid bare, will show that Mike did not commit the alleged offense and he will be exonerated.”
Lil Durk took home his first Grammy Award on Sunday (February 4). While at the Los Angeles-set event, the OTF crew leader discussed his desire to make music with 32-time Grammy winner Beyoncé.
“All My Life” featuring J. Cole earned Durk a 2024 Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance. That Dr. Luke-produced track won over Burna Boy’s “Sittin’ on Top of the World,” Doja Cat’s “Attention,” Drake & 21 Savage’s “Spin Bout U” and SZA’s “Low.”
Billboard interviewed Lil Durk on Grammy Awards night. When asked which artists he would like to work with in the future, the 31-year-old rapper said, “Yeah, it’s a few. But I gotta go see Beyoncé one day. Got to.”
In 2015, Lil Durk dropped the “My Beyoncé” single with Detroit-raised recording artist Dej Loaf as a guest feature. An official music video for the platinum-certified collaboration premiered on YouTube in January 2016.
Durk’s catalog also includes songs with Ty Dolla $ign, Future, Jeezy, Meek Mill, G Herbo, Latto, Cardi B, Kanye West, Coi Leray, Drake, Chris Brown and others. The Chicago-born performer partnered with Lil Baby for the chart-topping The Voice of the Heroes collaborative project.
In addition to wanting to create tunes with the Renaissance album creator, Lil Durk has expressed his admiration for Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning husband, Jay-Z. For example, the midwesterner declared himself “The Chicago Jay-Z” in 2021.
Hip-Hop mogul-turned-food-titan Master P and his Rap Snacks partner James Lindsay recently conversed with AllHipHop‘s Nikki Duncan-Smith.
The discussion centered around the significance of imparting valuable knowledge to the upcoming generation of Black food company owners, just ahead of their 2nd Annual Disrupt Summit in 2024.
During the interview, they delved into their successful partnership and the importance of self-empowerment and revealed some insider tips for thriving in the competitive food industry.
Additionally, the New Orleans and Philadelphia natives emphasized their commitment to collaboration within their community and the shared belief that sharing information is a calling they are dedicated to fulfilling.
AllHipHop: We’ve been watching you all over there at Rap Snacks and how you guys have created an empire in a space that you traditionally don’t see Black and brown people in. Talk to me a little bit about your passion for expanding this space in food and snacks and beverages for African-Americans and people of minority backgrounds.
James Lindsey: If you go through a traditional grocery store, and I’ll ask the public that question, you see Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben’s. You don’t see anything that truly represents us as a culture. And we feel like Rap Snacks is the first brand that really truly represents the culture, first and foremost. And then in addition to that, we feel like we can monetize our brand in a multitude of categories because we’ve been that consumer that’s been consuming everybody else’s product. And it hasn’t just been snacks. It’s been snacks, it’s been noodles, it’s been lemonades, it’s been everything that we consume on a daily basis but we haven’t had a chance to monetize anything.
Just make everybody else rich and feed everybody else’s communities and not monetize and give back to your own community. So here at Rap Snacks, me and P, we’re changing that now and in the near future.
Master P: And like James said, I mean, it’s about to be Martin Luther King’s birthday. They always tell us about dreaming. When you look at these products on the shelves, you don’t see nobody look like us that own this. How do we build economic empowerment without ownership? And what Rap Snacks stand for, we talk about disrupting the industry.
We did in the music industry, how come we can’t do it in the product game? And with me and James together, I feel like we’re unstoppable because we’re going to do what it takes, not just for us. We want to open the doors for other people that look like us, Black and Brown, that don’t get a chance, the mom and pop stores, to be able to excel, putting product that’s owned by us in those stores.
I grew up, like James said, my grandmother sent me to the store to buy Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben’s. And she died thinking that people like us owned that, but we didn’t. So it was like mockery of us but we’re going to change that because we’re relentless. It’s going to get out here and fight for our people and educate our people and start with education.
And so that’s what Rap Snacks is doing. We are changing the industry because everybody look at us, they look at me and James, and people think the only way we could make it is through sports, entertainment. This is a different game. This is the way we build economic empowerment and we’re going to do what it takes to show our people and educate our people to go on this journey with us.
James Lindsey: And they can’t fool us either.
Master P: Yeah.
James Lindsey: They can’t fool us. When you have the information, you know what you know, right? So it’s going to be hard for them to fool us and to continue to run our business like our ancestors. We want to move forward and be a lot more progressive and give the game to people that are coming behind us.
AllHipHop: I’m glad that you said that about doing business like our ancestors. When we look at even before segregation, our ancestors actually had their own things. And when we talk about self-empowerment and economic empowerment, I see that’s what you guys are doing with even some back of this brand. It’s just a whole expansive level of not just getting a brand, but getting the brand on the front shelf. That shelf space is really limited. Look, P, I know you make them say, “Uh,” right?
Master P: Yeah.
AllHipHop: But James, you think I don’t know you too. You from Philly just like me. I’m from Philly.
James Lindsey: Oh, wow.
AllHipHop: And I’m saying, “Forget Herrs. We got Rap Snacks.” You went to Cheyney, you went to Cheyney, HBCUs. So we’re about self-empowerment.
James Lindsey: Oh, absolutely.
AllHipHop: Talk to me a little bit about making sure that you guys reached down so you can reach back up.
Master P: Yes.
James Lindsey: We have a boss of nonprofit that we really reach back in our communities and to teach our kids starting out at a young age. I remember with my first job out of Cheyney University, I worked for Mr. Johnson, which was a very successful black haircare company. And when I look back at my career, I look back at what was very important to me, understanding what I wanted to do, is that I had a role model with him. I saw another successful black man running a hair care company. And looking at him, I said, “Well, I want to be like him.”
So we need more of the role models. We need more of the examples of people winning out here. He was going against the grain. That’s really important.
Master P: Yeah. I want to speak on, we talk about, disrupting this industry. We got to do this for the little old lady on the corner that come up with a product or the man up the street or the kid that has a product. When you look at all these other cultures, they’re able to do this at a younger age. Their products are into these stores. They always speak diversity about us or put us in a diversity department.
What me and James is doing, they’re no longer putting us in the diversity aisle. We’re going into the mainstream stores and we’re going to fight for what we’re supposed to have. And we know we have great product, but this is going to be the year that we disrupt the industry to teach our people and educate them on how to get their products in these stores and not to be shortchanged on these shelves.
James Lindsey: And another thing, this is really a Jim, because I’m going to tell you guys. Back in COVID and you had the Floyd situation happen and you had a lot of these companies really talk about how they want to help black businesses.
But what happens is they’ll give you the opportunity and they know that you’re going to fail because when you go into a store and you have a brand that’s not really known, they’ll put you in those shelves, right?
Master P: Put you in the back of the store.
James Lindsey: Right, right. They know that you have a couple of issues. You might have issues with distribution and you might have issues with production. So if they expect you to move a certain amount of product off the shelves every day, so you’re competing with a national brand that’s spending billions of dollars.
AllHipHop: And we’ve known it for years, and we’ve known that brand forever.
Kodak Black got some things off his chest. He dropped “11am In Malibu” on Sunday (February 4). The record includes lines about Boosie Badazz.
For “11am In Malibu,” Kodak Black delivers his lyrics over the beat for the “8AM in Charlotte” track. Drake’s version lives on the 2023 studio albumFor All The Dogs.
“And n##### been scared of me from ever since I remember, that’s what the streets tell me. I don’t even care about that s###, though, I’m tryna get rich, ho. Who Boosie think he is? Who you n##### think you being?” Kodak raps on the “11am In Malibu” song.
The issues between Boosie Badazz and Kodak Black reportedly stem from the Baton Rouge native having an issue with Yak collaborating with a certain internet troll-turned-government witness.
Boosie Badazz seemingly took the feud with Kodak Black to wax with “Ungrateful” in 2023. Before their falling out, Kodak recruited the Louisianan for his “Slayed” collaboration from the 2016 mixtape Lil B.I.G. Pac.
Latto returns on Friday (February 9) with a new song. “Sunday Service” will land on DSPs as social media users question if The Rap Game reality show winner has a few bars for Ice Spice.
The Latto versus Ice Spice rivalry has been brewing for months. The two Hip-Hop hitmakers seemingly clashed over accusations of biting styles and possibly other issues.
A video snippet for the “Sunday Service” song arrived in January. One part of the clip shows Ice Spice on a television screen in the background as Latto says, “I just want a one-on-one, don’t know why she’s so nervous.”
Latto’s “Sunday Service” will land two weeks after Ice Spice released “Think U the S### (Fart)” on January 26. The New York City native essentially admitted that single served as a response to the “Sunday Service” teaser.
“Why am I seeing that I’m in the back of your weak-ass snippet?” Spice asked during an X Spaces. “I was like, ‘Wait a second, that’s me?’ So I’m like, ‘Since we’re talking about me, let’s talk about me.’ And I dropped [‘Fart’].”
The cover art for “Sunday Service” features an image of Ice Spice along with numerous other female rappers. Latto also chose legends like Lil Kim and Missy Elliott as well as newcomers like Sexxy Red and GloRilla for the collage.
According to reports, Latto recently filmed content in Ice Spice’s hometown. The Atlanta-bred rapper supposedly shot a music video for “Sunday Service” while in a Bronx neighborhood.
Rumors of tension between Latto and Ice Spice include speculation that Spice’s “Butterfly Ku” contained a subliminal diss directed at her alleged foe. The 777 album creator then supposedly returned fire on “Fine As Can Be” off Offset’s Set It Off album.