A St. Louis rapper who goes by Woozy The Goat has been accused of killing his own grandparents. According to Daily Mail, the 25-year-old (real name Davionne McRoberts) was taken into custody shortly after walking into a psych ward covered in blood.
Local police had been looking for McRoberts after they discovered his grandparents Donald McRoberts, 71, and Kathy Chatman McRoberts, 58, dead in their Eames Street home on Tuesday evening (March 21). Their cause of death hasn’t been revealed.
A mere days before the suspected murders, McRoberts claimed he was “God” on Facebook and showed up at a relative’s home where he made a similar claim.
“He knocked at my door and said: ‘It’s God,'” sister Pamela McRoberts told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “He was talking about how he was God and we were all going to die. He said, ‘I’m going to rewrite the Bible’ and that it would all be revealed at the next family reunion. Once he got done pacing and crying and jumping up and down, he left. When he left my home, I called my brother. I said: “He’s not talking right.”‘
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Previous Facebook posts provide further evidence of just how disturbed McRoberts was. As he wrote in one of his statuses, “WHO WANNA DIE TODAY? Y’all don’t believe? Come show me, I’m not God.” He followed-up with, “I KNOW I KNOW, MY EARS ARE RINGING, IT’S ALMOST TIME, BUT NOT YET.”
Two days before the alleged murders, he wrote, “Hey, I really am God truly, everyone I’m trying to help you all, but I came to terms, y’all got too [sic] comfy in hell…If GOD WAS CALLING YOU WOULD YOU PICK UP? F### NO YOU ALL IGNORE ME AND IM TRYING MY HARDEST TO SHOW YOU ALL PLEASE HELP ME SHOW YOU ALL.”
McRoberts is expected to be charged with double murder.
FKi 1st has multiple plaques to his name, best known for producing mainstream records such as Post Malone’s “White Iverson,” Travis Porter “Make It Rain,” Travis Scott’s “R.I.P. Screw,” and 2 Chainz’ “Watch Out.” With music being his biggest passion, it’s safe to say 1st knows a thing or two about hit records.
Now, FKi 1st is here to prove he can rap, just as good as he can make beats. Today, he returns with his highly-anticipated new project titled Sleeping With Shoes On. The 13-track project is inspired by the desire to create a unique sound that would capture the true essence of relaxation, peace, and tranquility. Think of it as therapy, something you put on when you’re trying to unwind — almost like falling asleep with shoes still on.
The project is a collaborative effort between FKi 1st and swso, created as a result of the random rainy days in Los Angeles. The vibe was immediately apparent, as 1st diverges from his usual uptempo records to a more mellow, lo-fi Hip Hop wave… one that will definitely have the listener forgetting about their worries.
The production on the project is the main selling point, implementing live instruments including guitar, keyboard and drums, and electronic elements that accentuate the overall vibrations. We always need that go-to soundtrack when we’re cruising on that late night drive or even dipping into the bathtub, and FKi 1st does not disappoint.
An unremarkable Friday in Lower Manhattan quickly turned tense when a suspicious envelope addressed to District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrived at the Manhattan DA’s office mailroom, located at 80 Centre St.
Court officials confirmed that the envelope, marked “Alvin,” had been sent via the US Postal Service and contained a suspicious white powder. The postmark indicated that the package had originated from Florida.
Upon discovering the envelope, emergency personnel was immediately alerted and dispatched to the scene to address the potential threat.
A law enforcement source revealed that the envelope contained a note with the menacing message, “Alvin – I’ll kill you.”
The threat was directed at DA Alvin Bragg as he deliberates over whether to proceed with an indictment against former President Donald Trump for alleged hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
Officials at the scene carefully examined the envelope and its contents, ultimately deeming them “non-hazardous,” according to Fox News.
As a result, no evacuation orders were issued, and those in the building were able to resume their activities. Police arrived at the scene shortly after 12 p.m. to investigate the incident and collect information that might help identify the sender of the threatening package.
In the meantime, former President Trump took to Truth Social sharing an article about Bragg accompanied by an image of himself holding a baseball bat, with a frightened-looking DA Bragg raising his hand defensively.
Trump later referred to Bragg as a “degenerate psychopath,” threatening “death & destruction” if he were to be charged with a crime.
These users are raising questions about the authenticity of the threat, speculating that it could be a ploy to garner sympathy or attention more attention to Bragg in the ongoing legal saga involving former President Trump.
While there is no evidence to support these claims, the comparisons between the two incidents have fueled online discussions and debates about the veracity of such threats against public figures and the potential consequences of falsifying a crime.
First thing you my mind was that someone on the Left sent this to stir up more condemnation of the Right. Its either that or Alvin is taking cues from Jussie Smollett
Nobody’s buying Democrats’ accusations that MAGA Country is behind Bragg’s white-powered letter. Stinks of the Jussie Smollett and Bubba Wallace hoaxes. You can only cry wolf so many times.
Rapper 50 Cent recently settled a lawsuit with Angela Kogan, owner of Perfection Plastic Surgery & Medspa.
The lawsuit was filed in September 2022 after 50 Cent accused Kogan of using a photo of him to promote her business under the false pretense that he had undergone penis enhancement surgery at her facility outside of Miami.
The situation exploded after The Shade Room posted a story titled “Penis Enhancements Are More Popular Than Ever & BBLs Are Dying Out: Cosmetic Surgery CEO Angela Kogan Speaks On It.”
The story featured an image of 50 Cent with his arm around Kogan, along with a picture of an unknown patient with an eggplant covering his groin.
The rapper claimed that the website had opened him up to “ridicule” by propagating the story and immediately sued Kogan, Medspa, and The Shade Room after users started reacting to the report with insults.
According to legal documents filed by 50 Cent and his legal team, The Shade Room had committed a clear act of defamation by publishing the story and falsely implying that 50 Cent had received plastic surgery procedures from Kogan or MedSpa, including penile enhancement or other procedures described in the article.
The lawsuit caused a lot of controversy and media attention, with Kogan denying any wrongdoing and criticizing 50 Cent for pursuing legal action against her.
She argued that the real issue was with The Shade Room, who ran a story about penis enlargement, and that she had never suggested that the rapper underwent surgery.
Despite the legal dispute, the parties have agreed in principle to settle the lawsuit, according to documents obtained by AllHipHop.com.
The settlement terms are yet to be finalized and made public, but it marks the end of a controversial legal battle that attracted much attention from the media and the public.
The Shade Room agreed to remove the article and wrote:
“The Shade Room previously published an article about penis enhancements on its website and social media accounts. The article and links to the article included a picture of Curtis J. Jackson, III p/k/a 50 Cent, juxtaposed with an image of a faceless male obtaining a penile enhancement procedure, with a euphemistic eggplant emoji covering the exposed groin area. The Shade Room has since deleted that article and social media posts and wants to make it abundantly clear that 50 Cent did not have penis enhancement surgery or any other procedure to augment his genitals, and any implication to the contrary is false,” the statement read.
For 50 Cent, the settlement brings closure to a situation that he felt had damaged his reputation and caused him significant public embarrassment.
A variety of celebrities are calling out. Candice Owens for criticizing a. SKIM’S advertising campaign featuring a model and a wheelchair.
Owens sparked outrage on social media this week for blasting a 2022 campaign for Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS shapewear brand that included a model in a wheelchair to promote adaptive clothing for those with disabilities.
Owens called the campaign “ridiculous” and declared she was “tired” of this “all-inclusivity thing.”
Christina Applegate, who suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS), took aim at Owens’ comments on Twitter and praised certain brands for representing the disabled community in their collections and campaigns.
“This Candace person making comments about companies who see we need help. It’s f**king gross. I thank skims and Tommy and Guide beauty and @neowalksticks for seeing us,” the Dead to Me star wrote on Thursday.
“Candace Owens, do you know when you have seen pictures of me how f**king hard it was to get my clothes on? A team has to help me!!! So I’m excited for accessibility clothing for me and my community,” she continued. “No rage. If Candace wants to get on the phone with me to be educated on being disabled. I will not come with anger. I will come with love. Because she needs to hear that.”
Other celebrities and influences on Twitter were equally flabbergasted by Candace Owens’ latest, crude comments.
Owens responded by explaining that she and the team at the Daily Wire show didn’t know the ad featured adaptive technology for those with disabilities and made “an honest mistake”.
“If you felt personally targeted by this mistake, I apologize to you,” she tweeted.
Model and disability rights advocate Haleigh Rosa has revealed her horror at hearing Candace Owens say it "seems ridiculous" to include a model in a wheelchair for top brand campaigns.
So another day, another opportunity for @RealCandaceO to be an absolute p############ human being. Yeah, you don’t get it Candace because you are rotting from the inside. #CandaceOwens#skims
— President of Staying Home (@Eat_sleep_nap) March 24, 2023
The irony in the disgusting 💩#CandaceOwens said about inclusivity and #skims is by running her ashy mouth, this jackass just made Skims a lot more money…She hates Kim Kardashian btw..💵😂. Stupid bigots stay losing. #disabilityinclusion#DisabilityAwarenessMonth
@RealCandaceO you’ve seriously come so low to put down people with disabilities?? why not celebrate the fact that companies are making it easier for such an over looked demographic to have access to clothes and services made for them?? insane. #CandaceOwens#Wheelchair#skims
Nick Cannon Is Hip-Hop’s Modern Day Renaissance Man.
I know people don’t want to admit this. But the 42-year old entertainment mogul has been through it all. He’s thrived through several iterations of music, culture and even technology, riding past the bumps and bruises that would devastate others. Nowadays, he is pouring his talents into his Next Superstar Tour, which stars Symba, 24kGoldn, Justina Valentine, Hitman Holla, JD McCrary, Traetwothree, Klondike Blonde, DW Flame, and POP MONEY.
Beyond that, Mr. Cannon has been the subject of water cooler conversation for quite a while. First of all, there are his 12 blessed babies, which have dominated headlines, comedic fodder and even critical analysis. Then there are more serious matters, such as the Jewish / African American hot topic that sprung out of an interview with Prof. Griff of Public Enemy fame. He talks to Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur about these matters and how they have impacted him.
But most of all, Nick talks about his musical journey. He discusses how he had his earliest starts as a DJ and MC with the legendary likes of Biz Markie, Jazzy Jeff and Outkast. All of these rivers flow into his successes today.
AllHipHop: Yeah. Do you consider yourself… It’s hard for to somebody say, “Yeah, I’m a Renaissance man. Yeah, that’s what I am.” But I do think about you in that fashion. Do you regard yourself as a modern day Renaissance man?
Nick Cannon: Man, I definitely know I’m built different. It’s funny that you say that, because my first company, when I first started producing Wild ‘n Out in early 2000s, the company was called Mr. Renaissance. I definitely toyed with that term for quite some time, but I think that’s really… It’s in all of us, man. It really is. We have the gift of entertainment. We have the gift of music and dance and just the creators making something out of nothing. And when you can tap into that, you kind of had to do it all. You had to be able to be forward-thinking and multifaceted, just to even survive. And hopefully, a little bit of that DNA from the ancestors is what’s been keeping me rocking this whole time.
AllHipHop: Being that this is Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary and we’re looking back at the culture, and you touched on it, you had to do everything, what would you say, for you, Hip-Hop, what has it meant to you? What has it given you?
Nick Cannon: Survival, hope, optimism. Think about what, just in that short span of 50 years, how much generational wealth has been created from our culture, from our struggle. Showing that strength, that resilience to be able to say, “We created something out of nothing and people going to be feeding they families for generations.” Just based off of what Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash and them perfected so long ago. I love the fact that I get to be a little small corner of it, as somebody now who gets to hopefully curate the next generation, and make sure that they understand the history and all of the essential elements that it took to get here. And now we in the “bag era” where everybody’s getting to it. And even though it is commercialized, at least we bringing it back to the community.
AllHipHop: Yeah. Do you think people forget those things that made superstars? I feel like sometimes we look back and we forget that Redman…lets use Redman as an example. He was on this record…well he was a roadie, first of all, before he was anything, he was lifting crates. And then he got on a song, and then another song, and then on EPMD’s album. And then he got a deal, and then… The Month of the Man with Method Man.
Nick Cannon: That’s true. Even Pac was a perfect example of that. Pac was a Digital Underground roadie, and then they gave him a verse on “Same Song”…
Then he had his own situation, the most prolific MC and entertainer of his generation. I think that’s part of the process. That’s the building blocks. That’s one of the reasons that sometimes you don’t see too many superstars today, because they didn’t go through that process. And even myself, man, I was carrying crates for Biz Markie for years in the ’90s, just so I could even just get in the club, ’cause I was a teenager. Jazzy Jeff and Touch of Jazz had me just moving around, doing Mr. Miyagi type of stuff. I was just trying to figure out how to sit up under the master of DJs. It is a schooling process that gets you that accreditation to be able to say, “I am Hip-Hop.”
AllHipHop: Yeah, that’s crazy. I didn’t even know that about you with Biz and Jazzy Jeff.
Nick Cannon: That’s what I was saying, man. I was a DJ from the gate, before Serato from the crate days.
AllHipHop: Right, right. That’s crazy. Okay. Okay. Do you have any particular memory in Hip-Hop or a fond memory? For me, one time I opened for KRS-One and that was the biggest thing ever for me.
Nick Cannon: The night that my career took off, man, it was a very similar situation, man. Me and my rapper [friend], we got an opportunity to open up for OutKast. We were a little teenage high school version of them. It was right when ATLiens came out, their second album. It’s funny, because rocked the stage, they showed love, but the host of that night was Guy T., who had the Phat Tuesday… If you’ve ever seen the Phat Tuesday documentary. That was the night that-
AllHipHop: Why you saying Guy T?
Nick Cannon: Guy Torry. He was Guy T back then.
AllHipHop: Oh, okay, okay.
Nick Cannon: Guy Torry, who’s now a great comedian and started Phat Tuesday, gave me the opportunity. From that show, invited me to Hollywood, and the rest is history.
AllHipHop: Dope, dope, dope. Are you going to act again? I haven’t seen you acting. I always saw you in the spirit of Will Smith, kind of touching everything.
Nick Cannon: I think just my business acumen just took over, and really trying to get to that bag, but I think it’s funny that you say that. I was like, “All right, I’m going to go hard in this space as an entrepreneur/CEO for a few more years, and then I’m going to put that acting hat back on and then focus.” Because that’s something you got to focus on full time. And I feel like now that I’m matured as a man and lived a lot of life, then I can start really doing the roles. ‘Cause also, even as a filmmaker, I’ve directed quite a few films and stuff like that. I want to be able to tell stories for us that really resonate the best way possible. It’s definitely a focus of mine, but again, you got to be focused on it. I’m rocking heavy right now, but give me a few years, I’m going to get back into my leading man bag.
AllHipHop: How are you doing personally, man? Your personal life has played out in the tabloids, I guess, online.
Nick Cannon: Constantly, right?
AllHipHop: Yeah, yeah, definitely.
Nick Cannon: Yeah, it’s love man. I just operate on the highest frequency I’m allowed to, man, and be moving on that 528 hertz at all times, man. I think the way it’s positioned, people are fascinated, but it’s my life. This is how I move. It’s all positive and love.
AllHipHop: Yeah, the fam is good? All the babies and stuff?
Nick Cannon: The whole gang. My 12 constellations, they all rocking.
AllHipHop: That’s what’s up. You recently sang… I had mixed feelings. You sang, “Can You Stand The Rain” and I was like, “Damn, I had mixed feelings” like, “Man, that’s a classic record.” You know what I’m saying?
Nick Cannon: Absolutely. If you think I actually… The key that it was in, I actually threw in… The whole thing, I threw in some Keith Sweat, some SWB, but really, what that purpose was is I could sit down at the piano and sing or play anything. And that’s the thing where people always… At home, we trying to bolster, do none of that, but I’m not impressed when somebody can rhyme some words together. What I impresses me is real musicianship, and people who have a ear for music and really know how to get down. I came up in a church, so it’s one of the…
Again to that thing, I never wanted to be a R & B singer, but I could sit down…give me any instrument and I’ll make it work. I was in my studio messing around, and I think even probably what I’ll start doing, I’ll probably start going live and just… Because that’s just what I was on. I think I might have even been in my feelings a little bit, just based off singing that.
AllHipHop: You got to be [emotional], singing that song, right?
Nick Cannon: But yeah, it was one of those things that I just do from time to time. We did a session like that with Kierra Sheard, where we sang Fred Hammond’s “No Weapon.” I think, again, because I do so many things and people be in my personal business and stuff so much, people actually forget that I’m actually talented. Sometimes I got to pull the keys out or the guitar out and just… even for my own spirit, just to let you know that, “No, I still got it.”
AllHipHop: Yeah, because when I used to watch your show, I used to look really hard at the end when you would play [the piano], and I’m like, “Is he really playing that?”
Nick Cannon: And I understand why people… And I used to go live when we were playing in the studio a lot too, but where people just really just…I don’t know if they just don’t want to give me that. I do it. Same thing with the DJing. When I DJ, I see a lot of people pull up and they be like, “Are you really doing that?” It’s like, “Yeah, I’m really about this. I’m really for the culture.” Again, I guess it’s fascinating. I understand the intrigue.
AllHipHop: I wanted to ask you a little bit of a deeper question. In the last few years, the Jewish-Black issue has been ignited on several fronts, from Kanye to Kyrie, and even yourself. I don’t know if there’s a question or more of a comment. Your thoughts on it, now that some time has asked. Have you learned anything? Have things changed?
Nick Cannon: Man, I’m going to be super honest with you, man. That process was a growth moment for me, on so many levels as a man. And I even now, we have a podcast, myself and the CEO of the ADL, Jonathan Greenblatt, called “Solutions: To Hate or Not To Hate.” And it’s really talking about the equation of our two communities from two different perspectives. We voice our side, or the perspective as a Black man, and then he voices his side from a Jewish man. Just even that alone is helpful and educational for both communities. And again, because that’s the thing, we can sit up here and be enraged, but if we don’t engage, what are we really doing, if we can’t even learn from one another? And clearly, we all know the issues, we all know the tropes, we all know the stereotypes.
Again, I’m no longer about just talk. We can sit out on every podcast and talk about what we believe and who we are, but once the podcast go off, don’t nothing happen, what did you really do? And that’s one of the reasons, if I’m really about that generational wealth, that’s why I created Future Superstars. If I’m really about connecting with a community and finding solutions, that’s why we created that podcast. I’m really putting my money where my mouth is and my energy to where my heart is. To me, that situation says, “All right, I’m done talking. Everybody talk. Let’s figure it out, let’s solve it. What’s the problem?” The next people who say something in front of a microphone can have an understanding of what it is, so they don’t stumble and fumble and have to lose opportunities or get so-called canceled and all of that stuff on the next go around. Really, it’s just about bringing people closer together. Ultimately, nobody’s monolithic, but we’re all one organism that allows this thing to keep pumping.
AllHipHop: It’s interesting, with the way the algorithm works, it seems like more and more talk is what people want to do. They want to monetize the drama, as opposed to really finding solutions. That’s how I see it.
Nick Cannon: Yeah, it’s that low frequency, man. It’s easy to hear the low frequency. Because you don’t got to do much, and a negative begets a negative. But if you really trying to elevate, you got to put some effort behind that. I’m not mad at it. I know how to play the game, just like the best of them, but if I’m really at the position in my life and where I’m at, I really got to create solutions and opportunities for others.
AllHipHop: Were you ever scared? Because I was scared for you. I’m not going to lie. I was highly concerned. I sent you a DM at that point, just sending my prayers. And just knowing your spirit and everything, you’re very, [inaudible 00:20:12]-.
Nick Cannon: No, I wasn’t scared, because I knew where my heart was. I knew where my heart is. They trying to test me, so let me turn it into a testimony. Let me show you what I’m really built of. And especially, luckily, like I said, I’ve been blessed enough to where I can stand firm on what’s mine for what… Because I don’t necessarily have to make decisions based off of money. I could walk away from anything, and I have multiple times. It’s been shown. I think being able to be in a power position like that, it’s my duty to speak up when I need to speak up. But it’s also my duty to be wise and to be kind and to operate out of love.
Rapper and noted provocateur Lil Nas X mocked the anti-gay legislation in Uganda by tweeting a joke. People online said it was not appropriated.
The Georgia native understands discrimination growing up in the South and has created a career pushing the boundaries and boldly standing for same-gender loving communities and not groups who don’t fit into Anglo-Saxon heteronormative boxes.
In that spirit, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, tweeted, “where do the gays be in africa i wanna come there.”
His tweet was received with mixed reviews. Many say the comment was dangerous for those he is believed to want to support.
The comment comes after the Uganda parliament passed a bill to oppress the LGBTQIA community in the country, punishing them with up to 10 years in prison for just claiming a sexual identity outside of 1 male and 1 female.
According to CNN, the bill proposes that “the death penalty can be invoked for cases involving ‘aggravated homosexuality’ – a broad term used in the legislation to describe sex acts committed without consent or under duress, against children, people with mental or physical disabilities, by a ‘serial offender,’ or involving incest.”
The chairperson for legal and parliamentary affairs Robina Rwakoojo presented the amendments, and read, “A person who commits the offense of aggravated homosexuality and is liable, on conviction to suffer death.”
TMZ reports many people came up against the “Old Town Road” rapper for his slick comments.
“This is so insensitive especially after Uganda just announced the harsh punishment of even identifying as being LGBTQ,” he said.
Someone also said, “Ain’t they passing laws to unalive the g## community over that way? That isn’t anything to even play with. Stay safe.”
Yet another person called him a “very insensitive young man.”
Adding, “Don’t let attention and relevance be the core of your existence and confidence. Just. Be a solid individual.”
Rihanna’s security detail has detained a man after he attempted to propose to her.
According to a police report obtained by TMZ, a security team for the “Diamonds” singer apprehended a man who arrived at her house on Thursday, reportedly having travelled from South Carolina.
When the man told security he wanted to ask for Rihanna’s hand in marriage, the team called police, who initially handcuffed him before deciding to let him go; the man had not broken the law by approaching the singer’s house.
The report did not specify whether Rihanna or her family were home at the time of the incident.
She and A$AP Rocky welcomed their first child in May last year, and are expecting their second.
In 2018, Eduardo Leon was arrested inside Rihanna’s Los Angeles home while she was away.
He reportedly broke in and stayed for at least a day before being discovered, at which point he allegedly revealed to police he intended to have sex with her.
Jasmine Nicole Brooks was at the club that evening and became a victim— although she never specified how she was injured. She is filing a civil lawsuit hoping to receive an award for damages she incurred after being shot in her hand, according to 8 News Now.
She said in the lawsuit, she “sustained injuries to her body, specifically her face as a result of defendants’ inadequate, unreasonable and egregiously deficient security of the property.”
Ironically, before being shot, she said she recognized Blueface when he was in the club, and even spoke with him.
A police report said Blueface somehow got into the club with a firearm, even though the establishment had a metal detector. He was only in the club for five minutes before the chaos erupted.
“It appears that words were exchanged and a black male adult in dark clothing aggressively approaches [the victim’s] truck reaching towards his waistband area,” read the lawsuit.
Adding, “[The victim] accelerates in his truck, and a black male adult in a hooded sweatshirt brandishes a handgun and discharges what appears to be two rounds at the vehicle.”
Police say the melee started after someone said the “Thotianna” rapper because he was “speaking with some females in a cheap vehicle.”
The lawsuit asserts the club knew the rapper had the weapon and allowed him in any way.
“At all relevant times, [the gentlemen’s club] allowed defendant Blueface to be a guest on their premises while in possession of an unidentified firearm,” her lawsuit said.
The victim claims through her lawyers, Blueface “breached his duty of reasonable care by carrying and firing a firearm into a crowded room of people.”
Brooks wants a jury trial and is seeking $15,000 in damages.
Blueface’s legal team is currently working on a criminal case with the club, which claims the incident was “a direct result of [Blueface’s] negligence, willful, and/or reckless conduct, the club’s licenses were revoked.”
As a result, the request is that the movement on the civil case be halted until the criminal case is finished.
However, the preliminary hearing was scheduled for June 7.
Singer/actress Chlöe Bailey saw her name become a trending topic after viewers watched the first episode of Amazon Prime Video’s Swarm on March 17. A sex scene in Donald Glover’s latest artistic creation went viral.
Chlöe Bailey talked about her experience working on Swarm during a radio interview with Real 92.3 in Los Angeles. The 24-year-old Georgia native praised Donald Glover. Bailey also discussed a former First Daughter’s contribution to the show.
“I love him. I’ve loved him for a long time,” said Chlöe Bailey about Donald Glover (aka musician Childish Gambino). “The way he balances his acting and his music career is incredible.”
Chlöe Bailey Recalls Performing At The Obama White House’s Easter Egg Roll Event
In addition, Chlöe Bailey talked about Former President Barack Obama’s oldest daughter, Malia Ann Obama. The 24-year-old Obama worked as a staff writer for Swarm. Plus, she earned a “teleplay by” credit for the “Girl, Bye” episode.
“Shout out to Malia. It was fun seeing how we both have grown and evolved because like 8 to 10 years ago, we [Chloe x Halle] would perform at the White House, at the Easter Egg Roll,” recalled Chlöe. “Shout out to the Obamas.”
One-half of the R&B duo known as Chloe x Halle added, “Seeing Malia on set and then seeing how we both have evolved as our own young women, it’s pretty cool. And I’m so proud of her and how she is just like a force to be reckoned with, with such an incredible pen. She’s amazing.”
Chlöe Bailey’s stint on Swarm is just part of the Beyoncé protégé’s entertainment industry takeover this month. Her debut solo album, In Pieces, will drop on March 31. The Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records-backed project features Chris Brown, Future, and Missy Elliott.
It has been five years since 6LACK released his last album. The Atlanta-bred singer/rapper has finally returned with a new full-length project.
Since I Have a Lover landed on Friday, March 24. The 19-track project features QUIN and Don Toliver. Fwdslxsh, Sounwave, Dylan Wiggins, Kill September, and others provided the project’s production.
6LACK dropped the Since I Have a Lover title track on March 1. An official Andrew Donoho-directed music video for “Since I Have A Lover” amassed more than 1.8 million YouTube views since it premiered on the platform three weeks ago.
Since I Have a Lover follows the Love Renaissance recording artist’s previous studio albums, Free 6lack from 2016 and East Atlanta Love Letter from 2018. Free 6lack peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard 200, but the album remained on the chart for 73 weeks.
East Atlanta Love Letter topped off at the Billboard 200’s No. 3 position. The Recording Industry Association of America certified Free 6lack as Platinum. East Atlanta Love Letter earned a Gold Award from the RIAA.
Many fans of R&B consider Confessions to be one of the genre’s greatest bodies of work. Usher dropped the studio LP on March 23, 2004, and it became one of the most commercially successful albums of the decade.
In fact, Confessions went on to earn 10x-Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in 2008. Usher reflected on his magnum opus with a 19-year anniversary post on Instagram.
“Confessions is by far one of the greatest albums I’ve had in my career,” wrote Usher. “Selling 1.1 million units in the 1st week. It’s the last R&B album to be certified Diamond with over 18 million copies sold in the US, and the best-selling album by a Black artist in the 21st century.”
The 44-year-old Atlanta-raised singer continued, “It was an effort of all passion. I wouldn’t do anything different. A one of its kind. #1of1.” Usher’s Confessions also charted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for nine weeks.
Additionly, Confessions won Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005. “Yeah!” featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and “My Boo” with Alicia Keys won Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals.
Both “Yeah!” (12 weeks) and “My Boo” (6 weeks) peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Confessions album also hosts the “Burn” single which topped the Hot 100 for eight weeks. Plus, “Confessions Part II” led the weekly Hot 100 rankings twice.
Eighteen of Usher’s songs have made it into the Hot 100’s Top 10 region with half of those songs taking the No. 1 position. Usher’s career discography also includes three other Billboard 200 chart-topping LPs – 2008’s Here I Stand, 2010’s Raymond v. Raymond, and 2012’s Looking 4 Myself.
Benny The Butcher hopped on Instagram Live to give a PSA to other rappers.
The “John P’s Caddy” hitmaker claimed Griselda deserves their flowers for being an inspiration to other rappers. He also said many of his peers would have given up if it wasn’t for the Buffalo collective.
“I just want to make a public service announcement real quick,” Benny stated on an Instagram live shared by TheHipHopWolf. “I know a lot of these n##### been putting out tapes, a lot of these n##### been doing their s###, but Griselda is still the standard.”
Reflecting on their impact on other rappers, Benny The Butcher continued. “We inspired these n#####; we made these n##### believe they could do this s###. These n##### aint think they could do it … these n##### gave up. We told them, nah fight.”
Benny went on to say, there’s “nothing wrong with inspiring n#####,” but added Griselda should be given their flowers.
“I don’t be hearing no ‘thank yous’ from these n#####. These n##### say everything but f###### thank you. I wanna start hearing thank you from these n#####.”
Griselda Records was founded in 2012 by Westside Gunn. Gunn, alongside brother Conway the Machine and their cousin Benny the Butcher, were the flagship members. Other members include Mach-Hommy, Boldy James, Armani Casear, Stove God Cooks, Rome Streetz, YN Billy, and in-house producer Daringer.
Last year, Conway confirmed he left the label over a contract dispute, but his brother assured the siblings remain on good terms.
Coi Leray currently has the No. 12 song in America. “Players” entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart’s Top 20 region earlier this month. A new version of the song with Busta Rhymes has now arrived.
“The way we doing it, and how we f###### them up again. Look how we got them, yo, Saige killing them with the blend. Hey, Coi be bodying s###, no matter how they pretend,” raps Busta Rhymes on the track.
Busta Rhymes reused his famous flow from “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See” on “Players (DJ Saige Remix).” Coi Leray closed out the song with the same bars from the Johnny Goldstein-produced rendition which dropped in November 2022.
“Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See” earned Busta Rhymes a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1998. Many Hip Hop fans considered the Hype Williams-directed music video for the When Disaster Strikes single a classic.
Busta Rhymes recently took part in the star-studded “50 Years of Hip-Hop” performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards last month. The New York City-bred emcee joined Grandmaster Flash, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Lil Baby, GloRilla, Lil Uzi Vert, and other rap stars for the celebratory set.
Chuck D is reflecting on the history of Hip-Hop and its worldwide impact ahead of the 50th anniversary later this year in a new PBS docuseries, Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World.
The four-part series executive produced by Chuck D explores the origins of Hip-Hop and how the art form became a vehicle for the voice of Black men and those speaking truth to power. The film features interviews and archival footage from some of the culture’s most influential acts, including Ice-T, Run DMC, MC Lyte, Lupe Fiasco, Grandmaster Caz, Roxanne Shanté, and Melle Mel.
In a new interview with Associated Press, edited for “clarity and bravery,” the Public Enemy emcee said, “we got to recognize the world too” for Hip-Hop to thrive for another 50 years. According to Chuck, the future of the genre lies outside of North America.
“Africa is the future of hip-hop. It’s 54 African nations. Not only are they spitting like crazy, but they’re also braiding languages,” Chuck D explained. “Hip-hop is going to like 3.0 when you talk about Africa. Hip-hop is there. So that’s the sustaining power if you want to pay attention to it.”
Chuck D Says You Can’t Love Hip-Hop Without Loving The People Who Created It
Elsewhere in the interview, Chuck D explained what he wants people to take away from the docuseries.
“I don’t want people to do what they don’t want to do. If you say you love hip-hop, then you should be able to know about what you love. You don’t have to love hip-hop. I used to ask people straight out, “Do you love hip-hop?” They would respond “Oh yeah. I love it.” Then I was ask, “Do you love Black people?” They would say “What’s that got to do with it?” I’m here to tell you that the culture and the music comes out of the people. Sometimes your love of it got to infuse and give something back to the people. That’s the cycle.”
Missy Elliott has brought a dream to life, linking with London-based girl group FLO on their new single, “Fly Girl.”
The song, which samples the Hip-Hop icon’s classic 2002 song, “Work It,” was released Friday (Mar. 24) with an accompanying video. Check it out below and stream the single at the end of the page.
Missy Elliott shared the song on IG and let her fans know, “these young ladies got some [fire] feel good music.”
The British trio, made up of Renée Downer, Jorja Douglas, and Stella Quaresma, thanked Missy for making their dream come true.
“When this song was written we couldn’t have imagined a more iconic collaboration,” the trio tweeted. “We want to take a moment to thank @MissyElliott and her entire team for making this a dream come true.”
Missy Elliott responded to FLO with some advice: “Much love & May your careers continue to flourish through the roof & you all stay together through thick & thin!��🏾🤝fly girls💣🔥💃🏾”
Much love & May your careers continue to flourish through the roof & you all stay together through thick & thin!🤙🏾🤝fly girls💣🔥💃🏾
In a statement, Missy Elliott said of the collab, “Working with FLO has been nothing less than amazing. I remember a few of their fans sent me clips of their performances, and I immediately felt the authentic 90’s vibe. I loved the fact they all sang lead so well – great vocal control – so when I was asked to be a part of the “Fly Girl” record, it was a no brainer. They used the inspiration from my song “Work It“, and I felt they did it justice. I enjoyed it and I believe they have a long, great career ahead of them.”
Lola Brooke is continuing her rise in the rap game linking with two fellow rising star female emcees on the remix of her hit single, “Don’t Play With It.”
The Brooklyn, NYC native made noise on her entry into the scene scoring viral success with the song last year. After signing her first deal with Arista Records in January, Lola Brooke dropped her new single “So Disrespectful,” earlier this month.
Word got out that the “Don’t Play With It” remix was on the way after Lola Brooke was spotted filming a video alongside Latto and Yung Miami. Check out a clip from the shoot and listen to the single, released Friday (Mar. 24), at the end of the page.
Young Miami, Latto and Lola Brooke shooting the “don’t play with it” remix music video in NYC ✅ pic.twitter.com/C7QKc5zHSW
Lola Brooke opened up about the track’s success during a recent interview with Consequence Sound. “Don’t Play With It” was originally released in 2021 but didn’t take off until a year later.
“I didn’t realize how big of a moment I would have from this song,” she explained. “I know it would be a moment, but I didn’t know how big. When I put the song out, my intention was to just promote it just because I was a fan of my own music. So even though it wasn’t pitching — on the first release, it wasn’t pitching yet, but it still was a good song to me. So I didn’t have no choice but to keep promoting the song.”
Soon, she got the co-sign from some of rap’s heaviest hitters, with praise from Missy Elliot. Lil Kim and Future also brought her out as a guest act on their recent NYC shows.
“I didn’t even let Pluto finish introducing who I was or who he was bringing out,” Lola said of her appearance with Future. “I just heard my music and I just ran out. And when I watched the video back, I see he was like, “Oh, oh, woah. Okay, Lola.” I was so excited, I couldn’t even hold it in.”
Lola Brooke – Don’t Play With It Remix Featuring Latto, Yung Miami
The Weeknd has been named the world’s most popular artist by the Guinness World Records.
In a press release, the Guinness World Records announced that they had awarded The Weeknd – whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – the title of the most popular artist in the world.
The Weeknd has set the Guinness World Record for becoming the first, and so far only, artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify. He also holds the record for the most monthly listeners, with 111.4 million as of March 20th, 2023.
He has almost 30 million more monthly Spotify listeners than Miley Cyrus, who is in second place with 82.4 million. Ed Sheeran was the second-most listened-to male artist, with 77.5 million monthly listeners.
Shakira, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande have between 78.5 million and 81.6 million monthly listeners.
After The Weeknd released his “Die For You” remix featuring Grande in February, his streaming figures reportedly surged, with the track reaching first place on the Billboard Hot 100.
SZA has been tapped to front the new campaign for SKIMS.
Founder Kim Kardashian announced she had selected the singer-songwriter to star in the latest marketing imagery for her underwear and shapewear line.
“SZA’s honesty, confidence, and dynamic energy are unparalleled,” praised Kim. “She’s truly the woman of the moment, and I’m so honored for her to be featured in SKIMS’ latest campaign.”
Photographed by Greg Swales, the images feature SZA – real name Solána Rowe – posing in designs from the popular Fits Everybody collection.
And the star was thrilled to be asked to collaborate with Kim on the project.
“I’m excited to be in SKIMS’ latest Fits Everybody underwear campaign and to align myself with a brand that strives to make women feel both comfortable and sexy,” she gushed.
The new campaign comes as SZA wraps up her final SOS Tour dates. She is set to perform at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, tonight (March 23rd).
#SZA for #skims was the most "That's why I love being a woman" thing I've seen for a while.
Taxstone has been convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the 2016 shooting at Irving Plaza that took the life of Troy Ave’s bodyguard, Ronald McPhatter. The trial has been ongoing for weeks, with prosecutors linking the podcaster to the shooting through DNA and witnesses at the scene. The jury handed down the guilty verdict on Thursday (March 23), according toABC News. He’ll be sentenced next month for what District Attorney Alvin Bragg called a “tragic and deadly confrontation in a packed New York City music venue.”
Daryl Campbell was found guilty of multiple charges including Manslaughter in the First Degree for shooting and killing 33-year-old Ronald McPhatter and injuring three others during a confrontation at Irving Plaza. Learn more here: https://t.co/4DlL0dHRbo
Troy Ave, who’d been beefing with Taxstone online prior to the incident, was initially arrested in connection to the shooting but maintained his innocence. Taxstone allegedly confronted Troy Ave backstage that night, which led to a physical altercation. Shots were fired during the melee and McPhatter was fatally hit. Troy Ave was also injured in the shooting, but he survived.
Taxstone was arrested and charged with multiple counts of weapon possession and reckless endangerment in connection with the shooting. He was also charged with second-degree murder for his role in McPhatter’s death.
Last week, Troy Ave bragged about testifying against his former adversary. As he wrote on Instagram: “To all my real ones that been riding with & for me, today is the day I finally get to clear my name. It’s been almost 7 years since I lost one of my closest friends #RIPBANGA. 7 years of a narrative about it being my fault, 7 years of my character being assassinated all the while trying to defend myself without saying much! I took it all on the chin, never complained about the stress even tho I felt it. Never complained about the pain even tho it hurt! Never shed a tear even tho my heart was crying!”
He added: “At my weakest points I drew strength from GOD! Drew strength from my children & drew strength from y’all‼️ But today … ya boi is strong! Today is our day! We in court & the facts will speak louder than any words! It’s time to get this false narrative off my name and dark cloud off my head.”
