First Aliens and now evidence of the existence of Sasquatch, or as many of you know, Bigfoot, the mythical forest-dwelling, half-man, half-beast missing link creature.
“It’s story time y’all! On Sunday, October 8, 2023, Stetson Tyler and I took the Narrow Gauge train ride from Durango to Silverton,” Parker wrote in part in the post. “After leaving Silverton and heading back to Durango, I asked Stetson to help me look for elk in the mountains.
Parker continued, detailing the moment she believed the beast revealed itself to her and her husband. “As we are passing by the mountains, Stetson sees something moving and then says I think it’s Bigfoot. Brandon, the guy sitting next to Stetson on the train grabs his phone and starts recording. Meanwhile I am trying to get a photo on my camera. Below is the video Brandon @bt92.travels got and the photos I took.”
While the FB post clearly shows a shocking video of a large figure covered head to toe in hair, Parker claims that “Out of the hundreds of people on the train” only “three or four of us actually saw” the creature in real-time. Adding more fuel to the conspiracy theory, there is a destination dedicated to the creature in the state due to the number of alleged Bigfoot sightings—it’s dubbed The Sasquatch Outpost and located in Bailey.
Check out the post below and decide for yourself whether or not this is an elaborate hoax.
J Dilla’s younger brother Illa J delivered a fiery message to anyone leeching off the late producer’s name. Illa J vented about people exploiting connections to J Dilla without any genuine love or respect for the legendary artist, who passed away in 2006.
“It’s just gross how—not only do they use my brother, but they’re so gross that they literally use me to get to my brother,” Illa J said in an Instagram video. “And they do it in such a gross way that it just makes me disappointed in this industry and in all these people. All these people that y’all think that they love my brother so much, they just out here to make their name look closer to my brother. But they really don’t give a f### about him.”
Illa J was disgusted by disingenuous industry figures who only saw J Dilla as a source of money. Illa J did not call out anyone by name but noted “y’all know who you are” in the post’s caption.
“It’s kind of annoying,” J Dilla’s younger brother said. “I’m sick of it. I’m sick of these fake-ass m############ trying to act like they love my brother, but they really don’t. They just care about their f###### pockets. All you m############ is gross. All y’all is gross as f###.”
J Dilla, whose real name was James Yancey, died at the age of 32. His acclaimed album Donuts dropped just a few days before his death in 2006.
A$AP Rocky hoped to reach a settlement with his former friend A$AP Relli, who sued the rapper for an alleged assault with a firearm. According to court documents obtained by Radar Online, lawyers were engaged in “early discussions” of a possible settlement.
Last year, Rocky was charged with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm with allegations of personally using a firearm. Prosecutors claimed he shot at Relli during a November 2021 altercation in Hollywood. Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
“Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said. “My office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearm allegation was warranted.”
Relli sued Rocky for assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence in 2022. Rocky’s lawyer Joe Tacopina accused A$AP Relli of trying to extort the Harlem-bred artist.
“It was an extortion attempt by a former associate, who threatened to make false criminal accusations if Rocky didn’t pay him,” Tacopina told multiple outlets regarding the 2021 incident involving his client.
The allegation led to Relli filing a second lawsuit in 2023. Relli, whose real name is Terell Ephron, recruited former Johnny Depp lawyer Camille Vasquez to sue Tacopina and Rocky for defamation.
Tacopina welcomed the limitation. He believed it would help Rocky’s criminal case.
“It will expose the fraud committed by their client,” Tacopina told Rolling Stone. “It’s unfortunate that these lawyers don’t know the facts of this case or the actions of their client, but I will be happy to educate them.”
A preliminary hearing in Rocky’s criminal case is scheduled for November 8. He maintains his innocence.
Joe Budden is back at it on the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast—nothing new there. Days after he and Drake started beefing online over Budden’s critique of For All The Dogs, the dogmatic host has added another layer to the saga. On Wednesday (October 11), a clip of the show started making the rounds in which Budden exposes alleged direct messages he received from Drake following his comments. He said it came with a 55-second voice note he opted not to play.
“He jumps in my DMs,” Budden said. “I ain’t lying. He jumped right in my DMs, and I’m pacing around, smoking. He DMs me with a 55-second voice note. I can’t tell you what it said cause I didn’t listen to it. You gotta speak to me with love.”
Budden’s co-host Melyssa Ford asked if he wanted to play it on air, but he declined.
“If I was one of these clout-chasing ass n####s that’s exactly what I would come in here and do,” he said. “But I’m too thorough at my core and my soul. Protecting energy is a thing. Y’all don’t talk to me when I say favorable things any other time, don’t f###ing talk to me now. The way y’all appear to feel about Hip-Hop media, who the f### are y’all to think you should be granted the luxury of dishonesty.”
Drake laid into Budden after he found out the former Slaughterhouse rapper suggested he was too old to be pandering to the kids with his music.
“@joebudden you have failed at music,” Drake wrote in part. “You left it behind to do what you are doing in this clip cause this is what actually pays your billsFor any artist watching this just remember you are watching a failure give their opinion on his idea of a recipe for success…a quitter give their opinion on how to achieve longevity.
“You switched careers cause the things that pop into your brain had you broke living cheque to cheque and the raps you write had 450 men showing up to your shows in dusty Enyce jeans to screw up their face to Mood Muzik 29 and pretend you are the goat. pls to any artist that’s doing what they feel is right don’t let these opinions affect your mindset after the fact…this guy is the poster child of frustration and surrendering.”
Budden replied with, “you’ll grow up sooner or late. Father time is undefeated.” Read Drake’s entire response below.
It’s Libra season and Cardi B just turned 31. Her birthday didn’t go unnoticed. The “Bongos” recording artist received digital shoutouts all day, with family, friend and fans sending greetings on social media.
One person tweeted, “Happy 31st birthday to Cardi B! I’m so proud to see how far you’ve come, that little girl from the Bronx with big dreams is now Cardi f##king B.”
Another person posted a video of her getting busy on the mic.
“Anyways, let’s stop giving them washed up people attention on Mother special day F*** them!!!! it’s Cardi B day. F**k anything else! Happy birthday queen Mother without you there’s no clout!! @iamcardib,” another X user posted.
Anyways, let’s stop giving them washed up people attention on Mother special day F*** them!!!! it’s Cardi B day. F**k anything else! Happy birthday queen Mother without you there’s no clout!!.. @iamcardibpic.twitter.com/thUK3a44Is
Long before Cardi B struck it big on Love and Hip Hop or on the charts, she was a Vine star, tapping into her social media capital early on. Since then, there’s been no stopping her, with her making history as the first solo female artist to win a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
What seems to endear her most to her fans is her ability to be relatable and an open book about the highs and the lows in her life. In a recent interview, she went out of her way to talk about not expecting rappers she collaborates with to “pick a side,” if they are friends with someone else.Many fans mocked her for that statement citing some of the times that they believe she did just that.
“If I like you, and I meet you, and we do a song, I don’t expect you to, like, pick a side or anything,” Cardi B explained. “You could work with whoever you want to work with. Because at the end of the day, this is a business, and you gotta look out for yourself, always.”
Her caveat in this case is simple: “Just don’t s### on me. And don’t show me that you’re a fake b####. That’ll be breakin’ my heart. And when I see you, I’ma let you know. And when I have to express myself, I’ll express myself.” .
Sports broadcaster-turned-social commenter Jemele Hill said she believes Sexyy Red is trying to dodge criticism of her statements about Donald Trump. She said the St. Louis rapper was in “tomato ducking mode” since her comments were made.
Hill noted that when the “Pound Town” rapper went on “This Past Weekend” with Theo Von, she made some outlandish comments about why people in the hood love Donald Trump, hanging her hat on the fact that he a) gave them “free money and b) got a lot of people out of jail.
I had a few thoughts on rapper Sexxy Red coming out as a Trump supporter https://t.co/wCoIXdOvsZ
The former ESPN host meticulously broke down all the ways that her points were wrong.
First, she explained the money that people received was not free. In her almost eight-minute rant, she explained, “The stimulus money didn’t come from your 401K or your taxes or Social Security and it damn sure didn’t come from Donald Trump (even though his name was on the memo line).”
She explained Sexyy Red isn’t the only Black person who has thought Trump gave them the money directly.
“Where did the money come from actually, it came from the Treasury Department and it was funded by the Federal Reserve, which prints our money,” she said. “Now, the Treasury Department gave the Federal Reserve and IOU and basically said ‘We good for it,’ and then it was added to our ever-expanding national debt.”
Secondly, she dispelled the myth that a lot of Black people were freed from jail because of Trump. Hill explained while Trump signed the “First Step Act,” a bipartisan bill to engage prison reform, he only “granted 28 pardons and commuted 16 sentences.” His predecessor granted “1900 people clemency the highest figure since Harry Truman’s administration,” and added Trump executed 13 people within a seven-month span.
One point she first knocked out of the box was the assertion that Black people in the hood love Trump.
The bright-eyed beauty broke out statistic after statistic that showed only about 18% of Blacks support him and detailed how those people have ignored all of the blatantly racist things he and his family have done over the years, including calling for the death of the five Black teens accused of raping a woman in Central Park. They’ve since been exonerated.
Hill said she doesn’t hear people celebrating Trump in the hood but have heard them pumping the YG and Nipsey anthem that sums up the sentiment about him, “FDT (F### Donald Trump).”
DJ Muggs returned with Soul Assassins 3: Death Valley in late August, the follow-up to 2000’s Soul Assassins 2. Boasting 19 tracks and contributions from some of Hip-Hop’s most celebrated MCs, the album is another colorful chapter in Muggs’ continually evolving catalog of hardcore Hip-Hop. But it also begs the question—what next? DJ Muggs has been a millionaire since his early 20s when Cypress Hill became one of the biggest rap acts of the 1990s.
Beginning in 1991 with their self-titled debut, the members of Cypress Hill—B-Real, Sen Dog, DJ Muggs and Eric Bobo—took the rap world by storm, smacking them in the face with songs such as “How I Could Just Kill A Man” and “Hand on the Pump.” Yes, N.W.A had been doing the gangster rap thing since the late ’80s, but this was the first Latino group to go down that road. To their surprise, the album received major air-play on urban radio and college radio, which helped propel them to the forefront. The album was ultimately certified double platinum in the U.S. with more than two million units sold.
But it was Cypress Hill’s sophomore album, Black Sunday (which just celebrated its 30th anniversary), that made them international superstars. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling roughly 261,000 copies in its opening week. It simultaneously became the highest Soundscan recording for a Hip-Hop group at the time. With Cypress Hill still on the charts, they also became the first Hip-Hop group ever to have two albums in the Top 10 at the same time. The album went 4x-platinum and cemented the group’s legacy thanks to songs like “Insane in the Brain” and “I Ain’t Going Out Like That.”
The group went on to release eight more studio albums, including 2022’s Black in Black. Muggs has been one of the most consistent producers in the game, delivering project after project for a litany of artists, including Cypress Hill, House of Pain, Ice Cube and Goodie Mob. His solo discography alone consists of 11 albums.
Now, Muggs can pick and choose what he wants to do. There are no label obligations, no pressure to get a No. 1 album—he’s done it all. Speaking to AllHipHop in a recent interview, Muggs talked about getting Ice Cube, MC Ren and B-Real on “Dump On Em,” the advantages of technology and having nothing to prove.
AllHipHop: I’ve just realized you’re the only member of Cypress Hill I haven’t interviewed.
DJ Muggs: I haven’t done one of these in five years.
AllHipHop: Well then that makes sense. The second installment of Soul Assassins came out in 2000. What made you want me to release the third one now?
DJ Muggs: It wasn’t really planned. I just make songs. I had about 30 songs and I was like, ‘I should have put this album out by now.’ But I wasn’t sure. So last year, I just started releasing songs. My original plan was to release a song every two months for the next three years, because I don’t think anybody put an album like that out before, just because of the way music is consumed. The way digital stuff is like a lot of these underground records last about a week and then the hype is over. I called my boy Goldwatch and told him I needed to create something that goes along with this record. We ended up doing a 34-minute movie called Death Valley. It took me about three weeks to figure out the sequence because I had so many songs like, ‘What am I going to put out?’ I kept moving things around and this is what I finally settled on.
AllHipHop: That’s gotta be tough.
DJ Muggs: I’m always putting projects out and it gets boring.
AllHipHop: Understandable. You need to keep yourself interested first and foremost. What keeps you motivated every day to wake up and keep doing this?
DJ Muggs: Just trying to just experiment and do different things. I have a book and four, five projects—all kinds of other things. I like to just to stay creative, keep the creative juices flowing.
AllHipHop: I interviewed CeeLo not that long ago and he mentioned he was on the Soul Assassins III project. What’s it like seeing an artist of CeeLo’s caliber work?
DJ Muggs: He’s a genius artist—not just a rapper. He’s just on such another f###### level. He’s a beautiful human being and he sings like an angel. I remember the first Soul Assassin record he was on. It’s one of the greatest verses ever in Hip-Hop as far as I’m concerned.
AllHipHop: Was it pretty easy to get him to rap again on this one?
DJ Muggs: I ran into him in Mexico at the airport and he was like, ‘Yo what’s up with the Soul Assassin record?’ I was like, ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, but I’ll keep you posted.’ One day, I was digitizing all these cassettes from the ‘90s, like 300 beats I found. I put some on Instagram and he hit him 10 minutes later like, ‘I need that beat.’ It ended up being “Joker’s Wild.”
AllHipHop: We have to talk about how you got MC Ren, Ice Cube and B-Real on the same song.
DJ Muggs: The thing for me is to do the unexpected, you know? But for me, that was like, ‘What can we pull off?’ That was very unexpected. That’s why there’s people on there twice a lot. This one was done for about six, seven months. And I was like, ‘What am I gonna do with this s###?’ Then it just clicked, like, ‘Yo, N.W.A and Cypress Hill would be sick.’ So I started trying to make it happen. Fred Wreck called Ren up for me, and I told B-Real. He was on tour with Cube, so Cube was in the room and he played it for him. When he got back from tour, he knocked it out.
AllHipHop: That’s dope he did it because sometimes people say things and it never happens.
DJ Muggs: That happens more than you know. There’s probably like 10, 15 things like that on this album that didn’t happen.
AllHipHop: I like that you put people together I wouldn’t necessarily expect to be on the same track, like Method Man and Slick Rick. Do you hear a particular artist on a beat when you’re making them?
DJ Muggs: Sometimes I send people three tracks I like and say, ‘Pick.’ I don’t want you to have to get on something you may not like just because you’re doing it for me. I want you to be really excited about the track.
AllHipHop: I was watching some old interviews you did and you mentioned you’ve been a millionaire since you were 23. Was it dangerous to have that much money as a kid?
DJ Muggs: It’s weird—sometimes I see people like, ‘I gotta get the bag, gotta get the bag.’ I’m like, ‘You don’t know what a big is muthafucka.’ My motivation isn’t money. For music, my motivation isn’t to be famous and it isn’t to make money. So I can purely post my music on an artistic level, whatever I’m into at that time to be able to have that freedom. To not chase the bag and to be free is beautiful.
AllHipHop: I can relate. Money was a happy byproduct of journalism for me. It was always about the music first.
DJ Muggs: Yeah, there’s 1000 percent those types of people. And then there’s a lot who are just like, ‘Get the bag, get the bag. Let’s get the paper.’ Speaking out on that side, we’ve already done that. We did everything. All of our goals, we achieved. Now it’s just about doing things that excite us, having a good time and enjoying the journey.
AllHipHop: That’s the best part about being in the position you’re in. You have nothing to prove, first of all. You’ve been established for decades. Now you can do what you wanna do. I just saw Cypress Hill play with a symphony.
DJ Muggs: DJ Lord stepped in for that one. I love that guy.
AllHipHop: Yeah, he’s great. But B-Real looked so happy just doing what he loves. Do you think nowadays artists are having longevity or do you feel like it’s a revolving door of rappers at this point?
DJ Muggs: I don’t really pay attention to rap too much. I don’t really listen to it that much. But what inspires me is like, Pablo Picasso, I look at him. He was in his prime in the 70s. Why are we considered old in our 30s? There was a time when magazines wouldn’t really write about you when you became a legacy act. You couldn’t get on the radio, but with the help of social media, now I can go direct to consumer. I don’t need magazines no more. I think that’s helping. If you noticed, a lot of these underground rappers that are coming out brand new, they’re in their f###### 40s. Nobody came out in their 40s before.
AllHipHop: Conway The Machine is a good example.
DJ Muggs: Before social media, that wasn’t possible. Even the way we put out music to the world has changed. Before, you had to try to get a record deal. Or maybe go through Fat Beats. I think this now opens up to true artistry. Just using technology as a tool and using it artistically to move forward has been great.
AllHipHop: What would you say are the pros and cons of technology?
DJ Muggs: There definitely are, right? There’s a lot of them. You get a lot of trash, but whatever. For me, I just use it for what I need to use it for and it’s cool. For me, it’s a storefront. I could tap into 7.5 billion people right now.
AllHipHop: That’s a good point. I wanted to circle back on something you said a second ago. At my old publication, I had to fight to cover legacy acts like Kool Keith, Gang Starr and Cypress Hill all the time. It got to be really frustrating.
DJ Muggs: By our fifth album, we couldn’t get certain magazines anymore. And the question would become like, ‘Who are you dating?’ It wasn’t about the music promo anymore. I was like, ‘F### this.’ It just became that. That’s what the industry was like to me. The industry got wack. When I first signed with Columbia Records, they had Ruffhouse and they had Def Jam, so they knew what they were doing. Over the years, by the time I got to my fifth album, they were all gone and it turned into Maxwell and Lauryn Hill. Now we’re at this label where we don’t even fit in anymore.
AllHipHop: There was another interview where you said you kind of got bored with Hip-Hop for a while and I was wondering what time period you were talking about.
DJ Muggs: Around that time. It was just the industry had changed so much. Trying to put music out wasn’t what I got into the game for. Then Napster comes out, the music industry takes a s### and nobody’s selling records. There was that four-year period where nobody was selling records. That was a weird time.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett have been legally married for 26 years but separated for seven of them. Pinkett made the bombshell admission in her new memoir, Worthy, which she recently discussed on the TODAY Show. During the conversation, she revealed she and Smith decided to live separate lives beginning in 2016.
Although Pinkett confirmed that it wasn’t “a divorce on paper,” she essentially admitted they are only still married to maintain appearances. She said, “By the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying. I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be.” When asked why the couple didn’t publicly announce the news, Pinkett replied they weren’t “ready yet” and “still trying to figure out, between the two of us, how to be in partnership.”
Jada Pinkett Smith says her and Will Smith have been separated since 2016 👀😳. No wonder she was having an entanglement with August Alsina right under the same roof with Will. Fear women.pic.twitter.com/sp6Bsd66nv
Pinkett opens up about the moment Will Smith infamously smacked Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards in her upcoming book and likened it to being a teenager at a rowdy club back in Baltimore.
“We had been living separate lives and were there as family, not as husband and wife,” she writes. “But when I hear Will yell ‘wife’ in the chaos of the moment, an internal shift of Oh s— . . . I am his wife! happens instantly,” she writes. “I’m aware that I’m at the Oscars in a beautiful but very heavy forest-green dress with a high neck, a zipper bodice, and a train a thousand miles long, and I’ve had to stay seated all evening. But no matter how much growth I’ve recently experienced, my old mechanisms are driving, and my mind is racing with, Oh s—, if I have to fight or run, I’m done! I can’t even get up!”
Needless to say, fans are perplexed, wondering why Smith would defend a woman he’s not romantically involved with anymore. They also don’t understand why Pinkett continues to “embarrass” Smith over and over again—from the August Alsina “entanglement” to intimate details about their sex life.
So Will Smith smacked the s### out of Chris Rock over this joke and is not even together with Jada Pinkett 😭😭😭😭… this is embarrassing city boys down -1000 pic.twitter.com/l0SPqz4xsz
Jada’s emotionally abusive & it’s been sickening to watch. If she’s not telling the world that Will never, “satisfied her in bed,” bragging about cheating on him, berating him for defending her against Chris Rock, etc, she’s figuring out ways to embarrass this man. Deplorable https://t.co/bPgtWtgbRy
So Jada Pinkett in her quarterly public humiliation of Will Smith said they’ve been separated since 2016. So you mean to tell me this dummy crashed out his career for a woman he’s not even with? pic.twitter.com/ifBcmhZaEC
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are separated and apparently have been separated since 2016—before the August Alsina “entanglement” and the infamous Chris Rock Oscars slap.
The Matrix actress shared the explosive news in her upcoming memoir, Worthy, which she recently discussed with Hoda Kotb for the TODAY Show. During their conversation, she explained the two remain legally married, but they are no longer in a romantic union.
“It was not a divorce on paper,” Kotb stated, to which Pinkett replied, “Right.” When asked why they hadn’t shared this news with people, she explained, “Just not being ready yet … Still trying to figure out between the two of us how to be in partnership … In regards to, how do we present that to people? We hadn’t figured that out.”
She added their relationship was “fractured” and they were “exhausted with trying.” She continued, “I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be. I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. We will work through … whatever. I just haven’t been able to break that promise.”
Pinkett previously discussed their tumultuous marriage on various public platforms, including a special Red Table series 2020 episode featuring the couple.
“I was done with your ass,” Will Smith joked in the episode.
“Yeah, you kicked me to the curb,” Pinkett Smith responded. “We broke up.”
The couple never got back together romantically, leading to Smith and Pinkett Smith defining themselves as “life partners.”
Smith helped celebrate the launch of her new book on Instagram with all three of their children, Jaden Smith, 24, Willow Smith, 21, and Trey, 29, from Smith’s first marriage with ex-wife Sheree Zampino.
The full interview with Pinkett is expected to air on Friday (October 13) at 8 p.m. Until then, check out her post about the book below.
Nigerian-American recording artist Davido will combine his ancestral culture with the culture of his birthplace for a new showcase. The Timeless album creator will present the Are We African Yet? Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.
Davido’s one-day event is set to take place at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on November 18. The performance lineup includes the host as well as Kizz Daniel, Pheelz, Lojay, Victony, Oxlade, Bnxn and Focalistic.
“Growing up, we were often made to feel unworthy as Africans, so many of us didn’t want to claim where we were from and in some cases denied our heritage,” says Davido in a statement.
The 30-year-old Afrobeats singer adds, “That’s not the case anymore, we are proud Africans, and we want to invite people to enjoy our culture – our music, food and art. That’s what The A.W.A.Y. Festival is all about.”
Davido released his fourth studio LP, Timeless, on March 31, 2023. The 49-minute collection of tunes features appearances by Dexta Daps, Fave, The Cavemen, Angélique Kidjo, Skepta, Asake, Focalistic and more.
Timeless became Davido’s highest-charting album in the United States when it peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard 200. The project joined a discography that also includes 2012’s Omo Baba Olowo, 2019’s A Good Time and 2020’s A Better Time.
Davido achieved an R&B/Hip-Hop radio hit in America this year with “Unavailable” featuring Musa Keys. Fellow Atlanta-bred artist Latto hopped on the official “Unavailable” remix. Davido also collaborated with Chris Brown, Summer Walker, Lil Baby and others over the last five years.
What a difference a few weeks make. Charlamagne Tha God went from knocking Drake’s “Slime You Out” single to defending the OVO founder’s For All the Dogs album.
The album received mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. In particular, Joe Budden expressed his critiques of the project and Drake’s artistic direction in general.
Budden’s take on Drizzy’s latest studio LP led to widespread online discourse. Drake even fired back at The Joe Budden Podcast host by saying the “Pump It Up” rapper “failed” as an artist and had to move into podcasting.
The October 10 episode of The Breakfast Club included Charlamagne Tha God commenting on the negative reactions to For All the Dogs. In a somewhat surprising move, the Radio Hall of Famer expressed disagreement with the criticism.
“Usually when Drake drops a project I’m the only one hating on him,” he said. “Now it’s like everyone’s talking the way I’ve been talking about Drake’s music. Now I don’t even feel like I want to participate. I actually think the criticism is unfair.”
The South Carolina representative added, “Anybody who’s been in the position that he’s been in, consistently winning for so long, there’s always a point in time where people get tired of seeing you win. So they’ll take any opportunity. Because this album is not as bad as y’all making it out to be.”
Juicy J has people in rap talking. The Three 6 Mafia artist recently called on the culture to come together to find ways to boost the rap genre’s record sales, which he claimed are down 40 percent. However, Wallo disagrees with the idea that Hip-Hop is failing at the moment. On Tuesday (October 10), the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast host took to social media to offer a response.
“Let me say something to Juicy J: I don’t agree with you, you were wrong,” Wallo said. “When you birth something, everything that you birth is a part of you. It’s this thing that came from the struggles that took place in the ghettos of America. It’s a sound that’s called Hip-Hop. We control cool.
“Don’t do that, Juicy. Don’t be putting that type of information out… Is you adding these numbers up? Everything that we influence? What is we talking about? How could we ever be down when we came from nothing?”
The Philadelphia native went on to dispute Juicy J’s claims that rap acts have underdelivered when it comes to commercial success. He also advised the 48-year-old Chronicles of the Juice Man author not to fall for so-called propaganda.
Wallo warned, “Juicy, don’t let them finesse you with these categories… The [sales] numbers [are] still crazy. So for you to be saying that Juicy, that ain’t right… You know better than that. Do not let them separate us with this bs.”
Juicy J delivered his original comments on social media earlier this week, saying, “Rap music is down 40 percent. Check the charts. Check the math. I don’t make the rules. What are we, as rappers, producers, composers, going to do about this s###? Because it’s down 40 percent this year. Check the charts. Do your research. This is a fact.
“What are we gonna do? We gotta figure some sh## out. We gotta sit down and talk. Let’s have a meeting, let’s meet up somewhere and have a big-ass f###ing meeting.”
Did Hip-Hop star Latto and Pop star Christina Aguilera unite for new music? The RCA recording artists seemed to suggest a new song is on the way in the near future.
With one post on social media, Big Latto had many of her 3.3 million X followers suspecting that her next collaboration will be with Christina Aguilera. Additionally, Aguilera played into the speculation on her own account.
“Should we tell them? 👀🤭 @xtina,” wrote Latto on the X platform on Tuesday night (October 10). Christina Aguilera quoted the Georgia-raised rapper and added, “I think it’s time babe…💋🥰.”
This year has seen Latto appear on songs with several acts. “Put It on da Floor Again” featuring Cardi B dropped in April. That remix made it into the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 20 region.
Throughout her three-decade career, Christina Aguilera worked with other Hip-Hop artists like Lil Kim, Missy Elliott, Redman, Nicki Minaj and 2 Chainz. The former Mickey Mouse Club cast member has five No. 1 hits in her catalog.
Sexyy Red rose up the Hip-Hop ranks this year thanks to singles like “Pound Town” and “SkeeYee.” The St. Louis-bred rapper also made headlines for her support of Donald Trump which did not sit well with political commentator Angela Rye.
“I like Trump,” declared Sexyy Red on the This Past Weekend podcast. “Yeah, they support him in the hood. At first, I don’t think people were f###### with him. They thought he was racist, saying little s### against women.”
She continued, “But once he started getting Black people out of jail and giving people that free money. Baby, we love Trump. We need him back in office. We need him back, because, baby, them checks, them stimulus checks. Trump, we miss you.”
“If It’s PPP, It Ain’t Free”
Angela Rye responded to Sexyy Red’s Trump endorsement on The Breakfast Club and in videos posted to her social media accounts. The former CNN contributor explained why she believes Red and other African-American voters have wrongly sided with the ex-POTUS.
“The arguments about what Trump has done for the Blacks have to be called out, have to be addressed,” said Rye. “This video isn’t just about Sexyy [Red]. This video series is really to ensure that Black folks who are for Trump or just might be by default understand what he’s done or not done for us.”
The University of Washington graduate also said, “The Small Business Administration has a little entity called the Office of the Inspector General. Those investigations led to over 1,000 indictments, led to 800+ arrests, led to 529 convictions for folks who engaged in PPP and EIDL fraud. Say it with me, ‘If it’s PPP, it ain’t free.’ You didn’t get no free money then, he ain’t offering no free money now.”
Words are powerful and declarations? Even more so. When folks “say it with their chests”, loud and proud…it must be true, RIGHT?!
NAH. Donald Trump is no different than Christopher Columbus. Two lost white men telling you they accomplished something the didn’t.
Angela Rye Mistakes PPP For Economic Impact Payments
On October 10, Angela Rye returned to the X platform. She admitted wrongly calling out Sexyy Red for championing the Trump Administration’s PPP loans. Apparently, the self-described Hood Hottest Princess was actually discussing the COVID-19 stimulus checks sent to U.S. citizens as part of the 2020 CARES Act.
“Allow me to say my bad. It didn’t even occur to me that the Trump checks [Sexyy Red] referenced were STIMULUS checks. Thanks to you all for flagging in the comments,” tweeted Rye in response to her previous statements.
She also added, “Thanks to my brother [Charlamagne Tha God] for flagging it as well. Shout out to [Lil Durk] as well (more on that in the video!) Donald Trump has received a lot of credit for stimmies/stimulus/economic impact payments, but did you know Joe Biden provided stimulus payments too?!”
Allow me to say my bad. It didn’t even occur to me that the Trump checks #SexxyRed referenced were STIMULUS checks. Thanks to you all for flagging in the comments. Thanks to my brother @cthagod for flagging it as well. Shout out to @lildurk as well (more on that in the video!)… pic.twitter.com/D0a8BalllC
50 Cent is doubling down on his remarks about Diddy, claiming he goes at the Bad Boy Records founder “because he got Tupac killed.”
The G-Unit honcho took aim at Diddy during one of his recent performances on The Final Lap tour. During a break between songs, Fiddy addressed the audience, explaining that he dislikes talking on the mic because he’s prone to mouthing off without thinking.
“I hate when they leave me to talk because I always say the wrong thing,” 50 Cent began before addressing his recent shot about Diddy. “Last time they left me I said something about Puffy.”
However, the “Many Men” hitmaker said enough is enough and explained that he’s seeking help to curb his verbal attacks.
“I got to stop doing that kinda s###, I been talking to a therapist to try to help me with the s### I be saying. I say crazy s### out my mouth for no reason,” he added.
After a brief pause, 50 Cent posed a reason for trolling Diddy. “Oh wait,” he said to the audience. “Maybe I said that s### about Puffy because he got Tupac killed.”
Check out the clip below.
50 Cent On Stage Saying He Doesn't Like P Diddy Because He Put The Hit On Tupac After Keefe D Confession pic.twitter.com/2fnpWYtdL5
Earlier this week, Fiddy took to social media to “lawyer up” following Keefe D’s arrest for Shakur’s murder. In his post, 50 Cent also insinuated Diddy masterminded the iconic rapper’s slaying.
“Damn so pac got lined by brother love,” 50 Cent wrote. “LOL Time to Lawyer up, s### might get sticky.”
DJ Vlad called out Drake and DJ Khaled over their silence on the war between Hamas and Israel, condemning them for not using their platforms to speak out. While several high-profile celebrities have addressed the current conflict on social media, the Jewish-raised OVO founder and Palestinian-American DJ have remained silent on the topic.
Vlad took to X (formerly Twitter) to call out Drake and DJ Khaled for not speaking out.
“Has anyone noticed that the most famous Jewish person on Earth, Drake, and the most famous Palestinian person on Earth, DJ Khaled, haven’t said a single thing about the Gaza-Israel conflict?” he asked. “It’s not like Drake is too busy. He’s been writing paragraphs about Joe Budden hurting his feelings about his new album. DJ Khaled has been working overtime promoting his new Jordan sneakers. But both of them have been silent on this topic. Why is that?”
The podcast host claimed the duo has avoided taking a stance because it might affect their sales.
“It’s because both are so thirsty to maintain their relevance that they wouldn’t dare risk insulting a segment of their fanbase,” he continued. “Heaven forbid that Drake might debut at #2 behind Taylor Swift because some of his Palestinian fans chose to not stream his album. And it would be the end of the world if Khaled sold a few less sneakers because some Jewish people decided not to buy his Jordans.”
Vlad then compared Drake and Khaled to Tupac, claiming the Hip-Hop icon would have spoken out.
“That’s the difference between artists of today and timeless legends like 2Pac,” Vlad added. “You know damn well Pac would be the first one to speak out about something so close to home.”
Has anyone noticed that the most famous Jewish person on Earth, Drake, and the most famous Palestinian person on Earth, DJ Khaled, haven't said a single thing about the Gaza-Israel conflict? It's not like Drake is too busy. He's been writing paragraphs about Joe Budden hurting…
Legendary producer and pioneer DJ Marley Marl received his flowers at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards, receiving the I Am Hip-Hop Award for his decades-long service to the culture.
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland introduced the Queens trailblazer following a video montage honoring his significant contributions and career highlights.
“Marly Marl was the first Hip-Hop producer,” DJ Jazzy Jeff said, opening the highlight reel. “He has produced some of the greatest Hip-Hop beats of all time,” Eminem added. The clip also recognized some of the iconic DJ’s defining moments, including producing Roxanne Shante’s “Roxanne’s Revenge” and LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out.”
“The energy that LL had with Marley’s production lit a fire under LL to make that album what it was,” Eminem added. Watch the tribute below.
“Hangin' pictures on my wall. Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl."
“He invented sampling on a record. This is Marley Marl right here,” Swizz Beatz said, presenting the award.
“This started as a dream at 4117 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, Queensbridge,” Marley Marl explained during his acceptance speech. He went on to pay tribute to his late partner and fellow Hip-Hop legend. “I accept this award, but I gotta share it with Mr. Magic, rest in peace. One of us made it brother! This goes to you.”
Rakim and LL Cool J celebrated the founder of the legendary Juice Crew collective with performances of their biggest Marley Marl-produced hits. The set was backed by DJ Jazzy Jeff and Technician The DJ on the turntables.
The 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards honored the 30-year legacy of Jermaine Dupri’s iconic So So Def record label with an epic tribute performance to the Atlanta institution in the city where the imprint was born.
As the culture celebrates 50 years of Hip-Hop, So So Def marked its 30th anniversary with a set featuring founder Jermaine Dupri, who launched the label in 1993. He was joined by an all-star cast of artists, including Ludacris, Nelly, Lil Jon, Da Brat, Bow Wow, Chingy, Bone Crusher, Tyrese, and Dem Franchize Boyz.
Dupri opened the So So Def tribute by noting, “Back in 1991 I was sitting in my room and I wrote this song.” He then went on to spit the opening lines of Kris Kross’s 1992 smash hit, “Jump,” before the stage curtain lifted to reveal Ludacris.
Luda began with an homage to the home crowd performing the ATL anthem “Welcome to Atlanta,” followed by Lil Jon.
“WELCOME TO ATLANTA WHERE THE PLAYAS PLAY!” BET captioned a clip of the performance on social media. “30 years of So So Def putting on for hip hop and being influential to the culture. WHAT A PERFORMANCE!”
The 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards aired on BET on Tuesday (October 10). The show was recorded on October 3 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta.
Model Mia Khalifa has lost her contract with Playboy. The adult entertainment company terminated its professional relationship with her after she posted her thoughts about the Israel-Hamas attacks over the weekend. As she wrote, “Tell the freedom fighters in Palestine to flip their phones and film horizontal.”
Playboy released a statement that was shared by TMZ that read: “We are writing today to let you know of our decision to terminate Playboy’s relationship with Mia Khalifa, including deleting Mia’s Playboy channel on our creator platform.
“Over the past few days, Mia has made disgusting and reprehensible comments celebrating Hamas’ attacks on Israel and the murder of innocent men, women and children. At Playboy, we encourage free expression and constructive political debate, but we have a zero tolerance policy for hate speech. We expect Mia to understand that her words and actions have consequences.”
❖ 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Playboy severs ties with Mia Khalifa after her unequivocal support for Hamas and urging them to film their assaults.
After she was canned, Khalifa posted, “I’d say supporting Palestine has lost me business opportunities, but I’m more angry at myself for not checking whether or not I was entering into business with Zionists.”
According to CNN, more than 1,000 people—mostly civilians—have been killed and 3,418 injured since Hamas launched the attack on Saturday (October 7).
Lovejoy High School students were treated to an unforgettable homecoming. On Friday (October 6), “Big Energy” rapper Latto stopped by her alma mater with a huge surprise. While posing with the homecoming court and cheerleading squad, the chart-topper handed over a $35,000 donation to the school, signing it “Big Latto.”
Latto didn’t just drop off money but kicked it with her fellow Wild Cats, including the homecoming queen who flipped this fun TikTok with the “Issa Party” fly girl.
Latto also brought hundreds of kids from the school grub from a local Wingstop store. After hanging at her old school, it was back to business. The rapper has been promoting her new venture with Halls cough drops.
“Get that energy right with @halls_us Pep Talks! I wrote down my favorite pep talks inside their wrappers, check em’ out at Amazon.com,” she captioned a post on Instagram.
