This record and the groundbreaking visual, directed by the Bay Area’s Noble Cinema serves as a bold statement from UnLearn The World, setting himself apart from the humdrum herd of up and coming artists to better establish himself as a force to recon with within the culture.
With the use of special FX, we see UnLearn’s transformation from angel to demon and everything in between as the bridge of the song goes “Showing you my many faces like AI art, it’s Un…”. The song was produced by Asethic, whose production credits include beats for Royce Da 5’9, Skyzoo, Planet Asia and RJ Payne.
50 Cent has been beefing with Young Buck and Lloyd Banks for what seems like eons. It’s truly no surprise to hear him throwing jabs at his former G-Unit signees, something he apparently did at a recent stop on his Final Lap Tour. On Friday (September 22), the rapper/television mogul shared a video to his Instagram account and once again set his sights on Lloyd Banks and Young Buck.
The behind-the-scenes clip is a look at his recent show in New Jersey and finds 50 Cent joking, “They think this is something? Wait ‘til they see Lloyd Banks’ tour.” He adds, “Wait ‘til they see Straight Outta Cashville,” in reference to Young Buck’s debut album. He wrote in the caption, “Man NJ was a vibe. Toronto is up next! You know I love Canada energy. BOOM.”
The Final Lap Tour has been full of notable moments. Last week, 50 Cent made a stop in Detroit, where he welcomed longtime collaborator Eminem to the stage. The two performed “Patiently Waiting” and the 2009 hit “Crack A Bottle.” Before Slim Shady exited the stage, he told the crowd, “Detroit, make some noise for one of the best friends I’ve ever known, 50 Cent. Make some noise for Hip-Hop’s 50th birthday y’all.”
The Final Lap Tour intends to celebrates the 20th anniversary of 50 Cent’s debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’. 50 Cent paid tribute to Eminem and Dr. Dre when the project reached the milestone earlier this year.
“When you have a team like this it’s hard to lose,” 50 Cent wrote in an Instagram post at the time. “I’m so blessed to have worked with the best ever. you can re-write a book, you can re -write a song but you can’t re-write history. The 3 headed monster EM, DRE and 50cent. Boom”
As for Young Buck, one of his summer concert appearances didn’t go so well. In July, Afroman spoke out after a fight erupted between Young Buck and his entourage at a Virginia concert. According to the “Because I Got High” rapper, the altercation took place at The Zarati Shop in Abingdon, where both parties were on the bill. Afroman says Young Buck was acting intoxicated and belligerent.
Afroman explained his side of the story in a lengthy Instagram post, saying he was offended by Buck’s repeated use of the “n-word.” He wrote, “Went to do a show the venue told me to be there at 9:20 when I got there I had to wait because somebody was still on the stage. The venue had to close at 11 I was waiting with my social media photographer, my bodyguard and my artist Lil Sodi when Young Bucc entered the room.
“I am anti N-Word Young Bucc yells out fucc all n-words who don’t do drugs. He was behaving, hostile and aggressive. We were on the right side of the VIP section. He entered the room going to the left side of the VIP section yelling, all kind of insults. He changed his direction and walked bacc over 70 feet He walked over to my socials media photographer, and with a bacc hand strikes him in the side of his stomach.”
Afroman ended his account by wishing nothing but love to Young Buck, who’s had a tumultuous few years—from arrests and financial struggles to his ongoing beef with 50 Cent.
Eminem and Kim Mathers’ daughter, Hailie Jade, is getting married and wants her parents there for the ceremony. According to the U.S. Sun, she won’t have to worry about them beefing. Hailie is marrying Evan McClintock, and Mathers reportedly said she’ll be there to witness their nuptials, even though she’s been at odds with her daughter for some time.
When asked if she sees her children, including Alaina Scott (her sister’s daughter that Eminem adopted), she replied, “Not often but often enough!” Scott, 30, was also recently married and Eminem walked her down the Great Gatsby glam-themed aisle.
Eminem introduced Hailie early on in his career in songs such as “97 Bonnie and Clyde,” which revolved around his tumultuous relationship with Mathers, who he met in 1988 after she got out of a youth home.
A 6-year-old Hailie was also featured on “My Dad’s Gone Crazy,” the song that made her a Guinness World Record holder. In 2002, she was the youngest performer to be credited with a hit.
Eminem once talked about putting her on the track, tellingRolling Stone., “Me and Dre were working together and Hailie was running around the studio and she was like [in a little girl high voice], ‘Somebody please help me! I think my dad’s gone crazy!’ Instantly that locked in with a beat we’d made the day before. I went to my house, and I had her go in the booth and say it. When she opens up, she’s just like her dad in a lot of aspects. I just told her what to say and she nailed it, the first take.”
Hailie made her engagement to McClintock public in February via Instagram, writing, “Casual weekend recap… 2.4.23 … I love you @evanmcclintock11.”
Recently Dubai-based rapper Laaawwd released his energetic and club-friendly new single, “OML.” Rising fom the desert night, draped in expensive threads and cruising in big wheels, the rapper known as Laaawwd weaves together a melodic trap sound that showcases his ability to seamlessly switch between rapping and singing, often blurring the lines between the two.
Over the past few years, Laaawwd has ascended to the throne as Dubai’s undisputed rap king, the soundtrack of choice at all the city’s hottest nightspots. When he’s not in the booth, you’ll find him rubbing shoulders with A-listers and Dubai’s glitterati, making headlines as the life of the party and enigmatic leader on the city’s social scene. Most recently Laaawwd took the city by storm with is live mic performance of “OML” in the middle of the ocean with some ladies.
“It’s too much killing and smoking and evil energy in the club, but this ‘OML’ record is still Texas and still Houston, sticking to the roots,” Laaawwd explained.
In his music, Laaawwd weaves intricate narratives that reflect the complexity of street experiences, acknowledging the trials and tribulations, while exuding an unwavering sense of fly confidence. With each verse, he not only showcases his lyrical prowess but also imparts profound insights, proving himself to be not just a rapper but a storyteller and a spiritual guide through the labyrinth of existence
Creating a once in a lifetime vibe on every song, Laaawwd sticks to his roots and maintains a sound that resonates with Texas rap and the traps across the map connecting with producer Quincy Dukes.
“It was just a late night studio session, my bro Quincy Dukes sent me the beat and I was like OML, Oh my Laaawwd, then I was just like Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh and I just stayed with it. I just wanted to give a vibe of me from Houston to Dubai,” Laaawwd said. “It’s like a 2023 version of ‘25 Lighters,’ but like I had the Unforgiveable guy come into my mind, and then thats at the end and we just got creative and added the ‘25 lighters’ mixed it in and payed homage and just made a once in a lifetime hit.”
With a unique blend of Middle Eastern influences and American Hip-Hop vibes, Laaawwd has carved out a distinctive and captivating sound that resonates with audiences across the globe. His journey from the gritty streets of Texas to the heart of the Dubai music scene is nothing short of extraordinary
Laaawwd, draws his stage name from the word “lord,” evoking an aura of divine creativity and nobility within the realm of Trap Music. His name, Laaawwd, cleverly doubles as an acronym, representing the profound mantra he embodies: “Life Ain’t Always What We’re Doing.”
Raised in Killeen, Texas but then relocating to Houston early on in his career, Laaawwd has a sound that resonates with the streets and the night life creating a sound that’s entertaining and familiar to fans of club-friendly trap music.
“Be prepared to hear lots of Laaawwd in 2024, really when this song drops. I’m like Brady, we could be down bad but I’m coming back to win this.”
With an unwavering commitment to his craft, collaborating with industry leaders, both in Dubai and the United States. Laaawwd’s music reflects not only his cultural roots but also his determination to bridge the gap between the East and West through the universal language of Hip-Hop and trap music.
After years of Nicki Minaj and Cardi B feuding, the two women’s husbands got directly involved in the beef. Footage of Kenneth Petty calling out Cardi’s spouse, Offset, went viral.
It appeared Nicki Minaj would address her husband’s situation and possibly her ongoing bad blood with Cardi B. Earlier this week, Minaj said, “Tomorrow’s Queen Radio will be one for the books. I’m going to unlock a lot of secrets that need to be unlocked.”
#QueenRadio Trends On Social Media
Anyone expecting Nicki Minaj to speak on any major personal issues on her latest episode of Queen Radio may have felt disappointed by the end of the program. The Trinidad and Tobago-born hitmaker mostly avoided the scandals connected to her name at the moment.
#QueenRadio did become a trending topic on the X platform. Many diehard fans of Nicki Minaj expressed appreciation for the New York-based performer’s show. However, other listeners questioned Minaj’s behavior with some people wondering if she was under the influence of drugs.
Nicki Minaj seemed to push back on the drug addict narrative that spread across the internet. Overnight, the 40-year-old recording artist posted a message on her Instagram Story that came off as a response to the negative reactions to her Queen Radio appearance.
Nicki Minaj Previously Admitted To Using Certain Drugs
“They want you to be mad so bad that when you [are] happy, having fun they say something [is] wrong with you. When I see them saying that I know I got under that dingy skin,” wrote Minaj. “A millionaire joking around. That’s all it is boo.”
Back in 2021, Minaj denied ever using cocaine. The “Pills n Potions” rapper did admit to taking other drugs, stating, “I don’t know if it’s just me, but I wouldn’t be embarrassed about any f###### drugs I did. That’s why I talk about the m############ drugs I do in my m############ music.”
I’m not even going to cap you down like that, but I can see how listening to Lil Tecca’s Tec album could leave you speculating Drake didn’t want first-week sales smoke with him.
At the same time, the thought alone is absurd—and it’s not because the music isn’t fire or because Tecca isn’t at the top of his game. It really has nothing to do with Tecca alone at all, other than the fact that his career is nearly a decade shy of what Drizzy’s currently is. It’s literally a situation of 16 million to one versus 76 million to one in the case of monthly Spotify listeners for the pair—with the tally clearly falling in Drake’s favor.
Not to mention that For All The Dogs will be Drake’s third album within the last year, while TEC is Tecca’s first in nearly three. Furthermore, Doja Cat, who’s arguably the biggest pop star on the planet right now, dropped her album on Friday (September 22) too—so it’s not like Tecca would’ve been the only competition Drake’s team might’ve considered if they even did.
i see why Drake didnt want to drop for all the dogs. he was scared of Lil Tecca's album. smart move
Realistically speaking, though, there are three fairly blatant and finite explanations behind why the 6 God pushed his record back. The first actually intertwines with the second and is the fact that it makes sense he pushed the release back to October 6 when he will be descending upon Toronto for the homecoming show. And again, reason one is basically reason two because said homecoming show is a part of his massive It’s All A Blur Tour in support of he and 21 Savage’s Her Loss collab album. I keep telling folks, what sense does it make for this man to drop an album while he’s touring another?
Third and finally, there’s so much going on right now that I believe logistically it just didn’t make sense for Drake to forcefully execute a rollout while simultaneously juggling a tour, his apparent Houston real estate search and likely cease and desist letters from Halle Berry’s management team.
Nevertheless, Tecca deserves to have shine so check out the new project below.
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Blueface vowed to be nicer to Chrisean Rock in the wake of her letting their baby’s head dangle while she shopped at Walmart. The controversial rapper offered support to the mother of his newborn via social media on Friday (September 22).
“I know she going thru some an it’s not easy no hood harder then parent hood so I’m not gone be mean to her no more cuz her mental state determines how my son day goes,” Blueface wrote. “let’s just encourage her to be more accountable an responsible this time around come on rock we got this I’m here.”
Blueface appeared to react to Chrisean Rock’s parenting struggles in a September 21 post, saying he was “just as surprised as y’all.” The next day, he said his comment was not in reference to the viral clip of her mishandling their child.
Chrisean Rock addressed the Walmart video on Instagram. She called out Blueface and opened up about parenthood.
“I feel like instead of that lady recording me, she could’ve just helped me,” Chrisean Rock said. “I got a dog, two carts full of s### I need for my house. I’m calling my baby daddy. Is he helping? No. So, I don’t know why he’s chiming in either … Everything is just overwhelming. I’m still learning. I love my baby. He’s a good baby.”
Chrisean Rock gave birth to her baby boy on September 3. Blueface was not present for their child’s birth.
Blac Chyna dragged Tyga’s mother into the former couple’s child support case. According to court documents obtained by Radar Online, a process server delivered legal papers to Tyga’s mom Pasionaye Nguyen in the Los Angeles area on September 1.
Earlier this year, Blac Chyna requested joint custody of her and Tyga’s 10-year-old son King Cairo. She sought child support from her ex in the petition.
The reality TV star, whose real name is Angela White, hired a process server to find Tyga. The process server went to Tyga’s West Hollywood home and gave the papers to the rapper’s mother.
For years, Blac Chyna seemed content with getting no child support from Tyga. He dismissed her bid for child support when reports of her efforts surfaced in August.
“10 years later…nah…stick to ur schedule sat-mon,” he wrote on social media.
Blac Chyna also said she doesn’t receive child support from Rob Kardashian, the father of her daughter Dream. She complained about the lack of child support from Tyga and Kardashian in 2022. Tyga scoffed at her need for money at the time.
“I pay 40k a year for my son school & he lives w me mon- sat,” he wrote in response. “Why would I pay child support lol.”
Blac Chyna awaits Tyga’s legal response to her petition. The amount of money she’s seeking has not been disclosed.
Comedian Kathy Griffin believes Kanye West is physically and psychologically abusing his wife Bianca Censori because her gut likens him to her abusive brother.
She took to TikTok on Thursday, September 21, to share her theory.
“This is going to be bad. I actually think that he may be physically abusing her and at the very least 100% I think he’s psychologically abusing her,” she said. “Now let me tell you why… I’ve talked about my dead brother Ken on this app, who was a physically abusive man toward actually his wife and his girlfriend (both told me).”
Adding, “One time his wife told me about a time that he had physically abused her when she was out of the shower he locked her outside their apartment and she was totally naked because he wanted to humiliate her in that way.”
The red-head woman, who earns her living off of clowning others, said she knows her statements are going to get her in trouble with the “bros,” but she still needed to share her feelings— hoping it could help Censori, who she believes is being forced by Ye to wear revealing clothing that shows off her “banging body.”
“We’ve all seen those photos of Kanye and his new wife Bianca Censori, right?” she asked. “I see those photos when she is in those pantyhose and like not even a bandeau top, it’s really all about being see-through.”
Twisting her face in concern or horror, the 62-year-old talks about the young woman not having a voice, saying, “We have not heard a peep out of her.”
“I’ve heard that she has a master’s degree in architecture from a university in Australia, she’s gorgeous and she seems to have no voice whatsoever,” she said.
She also mentioned the recent incident, covered by AllHipHop.com, where the two were caught having “sexy time” on a taxi boat in Venice in public.
“When they were in Italy and he had her drop to her knees and give him a ‘service’ and we saw his bare butt — knowing there were paparazzi photographers all the way around and people with just phone cameras — that to me just reeks of abuse,” she said, adding, “Like ‘get on your knees and do this now on a freaking water taxi.’”
Griffin did say that she didn’t know that woman at all, but is concerned.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office released the name of a victim who was killed near a Sexyy Red video shoot in Florida. Detectives identified the victim as a 36-year-old man named Anthony Dennis.
Dennis was one of two people shot near a flea market in Oakland Park on September 14. Sexyy Red was filming a music video at the flea market, but no on involved in the production was harmed.
Deputies responded to a disturbance in the area but found Dennis dead at the scene. Another victim was wounded and taken to a local hospital. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office did not reveal the second victim’s identity or current condition.
Sexyy Red denied any connection between the deadly shooting and her video shoot. She said her team obtained the proper paperwork and hired off-duty officers to work on the set.
“I send my condolences to the family of the man who lost his life and prayers up for the person who was wounded,” Sexyy Red wrote. “But I gotta address the rumors that it happened at my video shoot bc s### is not true, at all. To be clear it happened at a gas station across the street from my video set. Florida Highway Patrol and Broward County Sheriff confirmed that the shooting wasn’t on my set.”
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact Homicide Detective John Curcio at 954-321-4212. Anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or browardcrimestoppers.org.
YNW Melly must remain in jail as he awaits his retrial in a double murder case. Judge John Murphy denied the 24-year-old rapper’s request for bond in a Florida court on Friday (September 22).
Attorneys for YNW Melly filed a motion for a bond hearing in August. Judge Murphy heard their arguments on September 15, but he deferred his decision to a later date. The judge made his ruling a week later.
“After careful consideration, this Court finds that the State has met its burden of demonstrating that the proof of guilt is evident and the presumption of guilt is great,” a court order read, per NBC Miami. “The jurors’ inability to reach a unanimous verdict does not alter the nation or weight of the evidence of Defendant’s guilt.”
Prosecutors accuse YNW Melly, whose real name is Jamell Demons, of killing his friends YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser in 2018. The double murder case originally went to trial in June, but jurors were unable to reach a verdict after hearing weeks of testimony.
Judge Murphy declared a mistrial in July. Jury selection for YNW Melly’s retrial is scheduled to begin in October.
YNW Melly has remained in jail since his 2019 arrest. He maintains his innocence.
Fat Joe remembers what it used to be like being a broke little kid in The Bronx. With those memories and a big heart, the leader of the Terror Squad decided to come home and donate brand new clothes to more than 600 high school students at the Eagle Academy for Young Men.
He and his team at UpNYC spent $100,000 on sweatsuits, tracksuits, t-shirts, shorts and sneakers for the students—plus, the rap star handed them out personally.
The “All The Way Up” recording artist also gave some words of motivation to the young men.
“It takes dedication and if you apply that in the future, you’ll become successful at whatever you want to do,” he said. “It’s only right for me who has been blessed in my life, me and my partners at UpNYC, my sneaker store, we said, ‘Let’s give back to the community. Let’s give back to the young people and let them know that they are stars of the future.”
According to TMZ, Fat Joe also visited middle schoolers at I.S. 219 New Venture School and elementary students at P.S. 146 Edward Collins, schools he attended as a kid. The same day, he dropped the new Terror Squad joints, posting a video of himself gifting tons of the custom Air Force 1s to celebrities.
Key Glock has now been dragged into the infidelity rumors swirling within the battle rap world around Remy Ma and husband Papoose. Last weekend, Remy Ma hosted a new edition of her Chrome 23 battle rap league featuring top battle rappers Eazy The Block Captain—who Remy Ma is rumored to be cheating on Papoose with—and Geechi Gotti. Without question, Gotti took aim at Remy Ma and accused her of being unfaithful to Papoose with Eazy Pap.
REMY MA CHEATED ON PAPOOSE AND FINALLY GETS PRESSED🤯🤯🤯🤯
It looks like famous battle rapper Geechi Gotti took the stage last night to address her and the man REMY was cheating on papoose with😭
While Remy Ma has seemingly denied the rumors, fans everywhere are speculating on what happened and that’s where Glizzock makes his random entrance stage left courtesy of battle rapper Calicoe.
“Imagine thinking battle rappers don’t make more money a show than some of your favorite rappers,” Calicoe wrote in a quoted reply to a tweet alleging battle rappers make $200 per battle. “Imagine not knowing that EAZY prolly make more money for 9 mins of rap than Key Glock can get 4 a 50min show. Imagine thinking ‘real rappers’ got some money.”
Imagine thinking battle rappers don’t make more money a show than some of your favorite rappers😂 imagine not knowing that EAZY prolly make more money for 9 mins of rap than Key Glock can get 4 a 50min show. Imagine thinking “real rappers” got some money😂 https://t.co/7MjYm9cdBj
While the facts may be that battle rappers such as Eazy and the currently incarcerated TSU Surf have been getting to the bag, it’s a whole other ball game to talk about what Key Glock is doing. Bro just announced the Canadian leg of his tour in support of his Glockoma 2 (Deluxe) album. He has more than 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone—bro isn’t signed to Paper Route Empire for nothing. We can clearly see he’s getting to it.
And it appears he’s aware he’s in a completely different league as well, considering the Memphis lyricist seemingly responded to the sneak-diss with a flex of his own.
“Must don’t know Glock own all his masters and still independent,” Glock tweeted hours after Calicoe’s initial statement. At the end of the day, this is crazy. Y’all better put some respect on Key Glock’s name. This man is a direct descendant of the late, great Young Dolph—so what we’re not about to do is act like he’s not one of the top artists to ever blow up from the city of Memphis.
Kodak Black’s lawyer, Bradford Cohen, is tired of attorneys getting a bad name, although he acknowledges that some lawyers are dirtbags.
On Tuesday (September 19), Cohen took to Instagram to post a headline fromRadar Online that read, “Post Malone Accused of ‘Physical Abuse’ of Ex-Girlfriend Ashlen, Lawyer Claims to Have Photographic Evidence to Prove Allegations.”
The story in question claimed Martorell Law was suing the chart-topper for an assault perpetrated against his former lover. In the legal case, the firm asserted that Malone had persuaded Diaz to terminate their legal representation and negotiate on her own a confidential agreement directly with him. The lawyers seem to think that the pop star hit his ex with $350,000 as a settlement for her claims. Thus, they’ve leveled a campaign to get something from the case.
Cohen is disgusted by this tactic. As he wrote in the caption, “This is an example of in my opinion, what disgusting lawyers do and what gives lawyers a bad name. This firm, Martorell Law, at one time, represented Posts ex GF seeking a palimony settlement.
“She fired them and settled privately with Post. She then requested the Judge to dismiss the case. These guys now sue and say they have texts and pictures to show abuse. I would imagine given to them by their ex client.”
Cohen blasted them for wanting “to get paid for the ‘work’ they did” and for expecting the Grammy Award winner to “be responsible for their contingency fee.”
“This lawsuit is idiotic, in my opinion, breaches several legal fiduciary duties and is something that gives attys reputations of being jerks,” he concluded. “Nasty move and a nasty way to try and get 100k in fees. Weak lawyering weak case and weak move.”
Mark Wahlberg is widely known as a blockbuster actor but before movies such as Transformers, TED 2 and Patriots Day, Wahlberg was a rapper with Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch. As the Hip-Hop 50 celebrations continue, the Boston native talked a little about his career as Marky Mark.
“I think I could have been a lot more successful had I been allowed to do what I wanted to do,” he said according to TheThings.com. “I think the record company had one specific idea, and they wanted to go for that.”
At the time, Wahlberg had just gotten out of jail and his older brother Donnie was in the chart-topping group New Kids On The Block.
“I wanted to make a record,” he said. “I saw my brother making millions of dollars and I’m still struggling, so I kind of compromised a little bit.”
Things were good for him for awhile. Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch went No. 1 on Billboard with their hit song “Good Vibrations” in 1991.
“They continued to push me further in the opposite direction, that’s when I decided not to make another record and to wait out my contract.”
He also felt as though people tried aligning him with other white rappers, but he was on a different path.
“Could I have been Eminem?” he said. “I certainly hope not. I like Eminem, I think Eminem’s really talented, but I’m trying to go a completely different route.”
But the label wanted him to attack people and say crazy things about people in his family, similar to the way Eminem did addressing his mom and child’s mother—he wasn’t into it.
“No, no. I love my mother, man,” he said. “Are you crazy? No, I can’t be a bad influence on anybody. But I think there’s a lot more to what he does than that. There’s certainly a shock value that’s kind of gotten him to a certain place, but the guy’s got a lot of talent.”
As someone who really grew up in tough circumstances, he didn’t want his music to reflect any of that.
“It’s just, you know, I came from the real thing and I was trying desperately to get away from that,” he said. “I’m trying to work as hard as possible to be the best person I can be, to everybody.”
Lizzo accepted the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award on Thursday amid her current lawsuit controversy.
The musician was recognised at the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) gala in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Lizzo skipped the red carpet portion of the event, however, she took to the stage at The Beverly Hilton after an introduction by her Big Grrrl dancers.
“Black Music Action Coalition, y’all really are about that action. Thank you so much for this, because I needed this right now,” the Juice singer told the audience. “God’s timing is always on time! I didn’t write a speech because I don’t know what to say in times like these.”
She continued, “It’s easy to do the right thing when everybody’s watching you, and it’s what you do in those moments when nobody’s watching that defines who you are. And I’m going to continue to be who I am, no matter who’s watching. I’m going to continue to shine a light on the people who are helping people, because they deserve it. I’m going to continue to amplify the voices of marginalized people because I have a microphone and I know how to use it.”
The pop singer added, “And, I’m going to continue to put on and represent safe spaces for fat Black women, because that’s what the f**k I do!”
The evening also paid tribute to other trailblazers, including legendary music executive Sylvia Rhone, Keke Palmer, producer Jermaine Dupri and Houston Hip-Hop legend, Trae the Truth.
Rising rap star Lola Brooke is back with a brand new track. The Brooklynite recruited R&B singer Bryson Tiller for “You” which includes a reinterpreted sample from a song by another NYC-bred female rapper.
Lola Brooke’s “You” borrows from “Get Me Home” by Brooklyn’s Foxy Brown. That collaboration with the R&B group Blackstreet came out on Brown’s 1996 debut studio album, Ill Na Na.
Khris Riddick-Tynes and LilJuMadeDaBeat produced “You” for Brooke. An official music video for the record also arrived on YouTube this week. New Orleans rapper Rob49makes a cameo in the visuals.
“You” follows other Lola Brooke singles such as “Just Relax” and “Don’t Play with It” featuring Billy B. The Recording Industry Association of America certified “Don’t Play with It” as Gold in July 2023.
Since gaining more widespread attention thanks to going viral on TikTok, Lola Brooke has connected with other recording artists. She has collaborated with Latto, Yung Miami, Flo Milli, Ciara, NLE Choppa, Coi Leray and more.
Brooke earned a Best New Artist nomination at the 2023 BET Awards. The Arista Records-backed rhymer is also up for Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist at the upcoming 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards which air on Tuesday, October 10.
Tauheed K. Epps is best known for releasing music as the Atlanta-bred Hip-Hop artist known as 2 Chainz. However, the former Playaz Circle member has tried his hand as an actor during his entertainment career as well.
For example, 2 Chainz made a guest appearance on a 2013 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He also played a character in the 2022 action thriller The Enforcer which starred Antonio Banderas and Kate Bosworth.
2 Chainz will take on a role in the upcoming third season of the television crime drama BMF. The “Feds Watching” rapper joins a cast that includes Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Da’Vinchi, Myles Truitt, Steve Harris and La La Anthony.
“My character’s name is Stacks. I’m looking forward to seeing it. It was a change for me. I studied for it, I took it very seriously,” said 2 Chainz in a recent interview with The Source. “Shout out to Meech, both of them actually.”
He continued, “But Lil Meech helped me get through some patches, really rehearsed with me and practiced before I got on. Shout out to his acting coach, who lent a hand too. I can’t wait, I can’t wait until it comes out.”
Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. portrays his own father, convicted drug kingpin Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, on BMF. Hip-Hop mogul Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson serves as an executive producer for Starz’s show about the Black Mafia Family crime organization.
2 Chainz called 50 Cent “very intelligent, intellectual.” The two rappers previously joined forces for songs such as “Riot (Remix),” “Petty” and “Get Low.” Season 3 of BMF will debut on Friday, March 1, 2024. The program will also feature a debuting Shaffer “Ne-Yo” Smith.
Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom rose to prominence as a California-based Hip-Hop artist. Unfortunately, a gunman killed the 33-year-old entrepreneur/activist as his star was rising even higher.
The Tubi streaming service explored the murder of Nipsey Hussle in a one-hour episode of the new Behind the Crime limited series. NewsNation host Dan Abrams served as an executive producer for the program.
“Dan Abrams and his Law&Crime team bring their singular expertise to this series which builds upon our deep catalog of true crime and unscripted content currently available on the platform,” said Adam Lewinson, Tubi’s Chief Content Officer.
In addition to Behind the Crime: the Nipsey Hussle Murder, Tubi also serves as the digital home of other original programming such as Fresh Meat: Jeffrey Dahmer, Killing Diana and TMZ Presents: Megan vs. Tory: What REALLY Went Down.
Before his passing, Nipsey Hussle garnered national attention for mixtapes such as 2010’s The Marathon and 2013’s Crenshaw. He earned a Best Rap Album nomination at the 61st Grammy Awards for 2018’s Victory Lap. He later won two posthumous Grammys.
