Bravado and pride are common traits of top-performing Hip Hop recording artists. NLE Choppa showed off his self-confidence on social media this week.
On August 14, NLE Choppa took to the X platform to big up himself. The Memphis native’s 2023 run includes achieving commercial success with songs such as “S### Me Out,”“Do It Again” with 2Rare, and “Angel, Pt. 1” with Kodak Black, Jimin, JVKE, and Muni Long.
“I’M THE GREATEST. Y’ALL COUNTED ME OUT, NOW THEY LOST COUNT. I DO THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN, HIT AFTER HIT, SONG AFTER SONG. DON’T PLAY WITH ME. BET NOT EVER TRY AGAIN. SHOW EM MY STREAMS MAMAMMMMAAA #ItsGettingHot,” posted NLE Choppa.
IM THE GREATEST YALL COUNTED ME OUT NOW THEY LOST COUNT. I DO THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN HIT AFTER HIT SONG AFTER SONG DONT PLAY WITH ME BET NOT EVER TRY AGAIN SHOW EM MY STREAMS MAMAMMMMAAA #ItsGettingHot
While Choppa’s “It’s Getting Hot” has found moderate success on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (No. 49), one member of The Joe Budden Podcast slammed the song. Lamar “Ice” Burney expressed hatred for the new rendition.
“I hate this,” declared Ice. “I like NLE Choppa, I hate this is what I’m saying. I want everybody involved arrested. From top to bottom, everybody that was involved in this, I want y’all prosecuted… It didn’t do the classic justice.”
Earlier this year, NLE Choppa released his sophomore studio LP, Cottonwood 2. The album hosts “S### Me Out” and “Do It Again” as well as “Champions” and “Ain’t Gonna Answer” with Lil Wayne. Cottonwood 2 became Choppa’s third Top 10 entry on the Top Rap Albums chart.
Sean “Diddy” Combs will present the inaugural Revolt World on September 22-24 in Atlanta, Georgia. The event will feature panels, keynote addresses, and performances from a star-studded lineup.
“Revolt World was created to celebrate the global impact of hip hop and introduce a new live event category that represents the highest level of entertainment, education, and opportunity,” said Diddy in a statement.
The Revolt network founder added, “Our vision was to build on the tremendous success of Revolt Summit and deliver a first-of-its-kind event that reimagined the intersection of culture, community, and connections with the most influential leaders across generations.”
Yung Miami, Moneybagg Yo, Joey Bada$$, G Herbo, Don Toliver, Jeezy, Juvenile, Uncle Waffles, Omarion, Queen Naija, Maiya The Don, and DVSN have been confirmed for this year’s Revolt World.
In addition, Diddy’s Revolt World will host live editions of shows such as Caresha Please, Assets Over Liabilities, Big Facts, The Jason Lee Show, and Drink Champs. Plus, “We Are Hip Hop”-themed conversations will feature Lauren London, Rotimi, Jemele Hill, and others.
“We are thrilled to present this extraordinary lineup of talent at Revolt World who share our mission to provide access, knowledge, and opportunities that amplify our culture’s influence,” stated Detavio Samuels, Revolt CEO.
Samuels continued, “From industry icons to visionary thought leaders, these individuals embody the spirit of creativity, empowerment, and change that Revolt stands for. Together, we will ignite conversations, spark inspiration, and create a lasting impact on a global scale.”
Hip-Hop icons Snoop Dogg and Ice-T are celebrating each other as the world recognizes 50 years of the genre.
The Death Row Records honcho kicked off the praise in a recent interview which has been doing the rounds on social media. In the clip, Snoop Dogg named Ice-T among his Top. 5 best West Coast rappers of all time. Ice Cube, E-40, and Too $hort make up the other places, with Snoop also listing himself.
Ice-T caught wind of the love from his fellow West Coast OG and returned it in kind. He took to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter) to share the praise while giving Snoop Dogg his own flowers while he can still smell them.
“Thanks for the LOVE,” Ice-T wrote alongside the video of Snoop Dogg. “You’re in my opinion the most Famous and Recognizable rapper of all time.”
Meanwhile, Snoop Dogg wants to make sure Southern rap gets the respect it deserves, offering to team up with 2 Live Crew’s Uncle Luke in a celebration of Hip-Hop from the West and South.
The Florida icon recently voiced his dissatisfaction at the “disrespect towards Florida hip-hop” during the Hip-Hop 50 festivities.
“We will continue fighting,” Uncle Luke wrote on Saturday (August 12). “There will be a day this year where we come together and celebrate Florida hip-hop artist from the top of the state to the bottom.”
Snoop Dogg saw the comments and offered to step up.
“I love and respect what u did for me and my hip hop journey uncle Luke on and off the mic,” he replied. “Let’s do a southwest Hip hop celebration so we can get the flowers to you and the other founders who mean so much to this thang called hip hop.”
Freddie Gibbs has added another piece of indelible art to his collection with a huge new leg tattoo featuring portraits of some of his idols.
The Gary, Indiana-bred hitmaker took to social media Tuesday (August 15) to unveil his fresh ink. The tattoo covers half of his leg, from ankle to knee, and features three famous pop culture icons.
A portrait of Samuel L. Jackson in his role as Jules Winnfield in the 1995 cult classic Pulp Fiction covers the lower portion while an inking of Wesley Snipes as the titular character from the Blade movie franchise sits next to Gibbs’s knee. In between the two actors is an image of Mike Tyson holding up stacks of cash.
“Bad Mother F#####,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter, alongside a video of his new tattoo.
While the video garnered some admirers, many of the replies mocked the tattoo, particularly the accuracy of the Tyson portrait. However, Gibbs was able to see the funny side and got in on the jokes.
“That’s 50 Tyson,” read one response, which drew a laugh from Freddie Gibbs.
While 50 Cent often uses his Instagram page to troll unsuspecting targets, clap back at critics and name and shame anybody who owes him a dime, he recently blessed his IG followers with a sweet video from a young fan that made his day.
The video was first shared by the boy’s father who gifted the nine-year-old tickets to Fiddy’s The Final Lap Tour for his birthday. However, little Karter is a certified 50 Cent superfan and pulled up to the concert dressed as a miniature version of his idol.
As well as the white wife beater, iced-out pendant chain and Durag/NYC fitted cap combo that became 50 Cent’s signature in the early 2000s, he also donned a fake tattoo sleeve on one arm. The video features a beaming Karter at the concert with his father, flawlessly rapping along to the G-Unit mogul’s hits.
The heartwarming video put a smile on the “In Da Club” hitmaker’s face. On Tuesday (August 15) 50 Cent shared the video with his nearly 30 million Instagram followers.
“This is the coolest video I’ve seen on line,” he penned in the caption. “It made my day.”
Karter is around the same age as Fiddy’s youngest son Sire. Earlier this week, 50 Cent shared a new photo of him while reflecting on how quickly time passes.
“Look how big my baby got, SIRE,” he wrote alongside an image of the 10-year-old. This is crazy he eating that filipino cuisine.”
Donald Trump has until noon on August 25 to surrender himself to authorities in Fulton County, Georgia, where the sheriff promised to have a mugshot ready and waiting for him after the former President was indicted alongside 18 others for trying to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election in the state.
Despite being indicted on three previous occasions, Trump is yet to have a mugshot taken. However, the local sheriff says he will treat the former commander-in-chief just like any other detainee.
“Unless somebody tells me differently, we are following our normal practices,” Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat told reporters. “It doesn’t matter your status. We have a mugshot ready for you.”
Donald Trump will have his mugshot taken when he’s arrested in Fulton County GA, says Sheriff Pat Labat. pic.twitter.com/lSixT9djyY
While so-called Donald Trump mugshots have circulated online following each indictment, they are all fakes. Even Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has shared one.
On Tuesday (August 15), he posted a fake mugshot on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “This photo is AI Generated,” the reader-added context note reveals. “The random, meaningless text in the background is a characteristic of AI.”
#Indicted. Over 80 times. And now indictments handed down in Georgia for a racketeering conspiracy to steal the 2020 election. This is the once and future nominee of the Republican Party for President of the United States. Pathetic. pic.twitter.com/waEpkscM9T
Meanwhile, former Donald Trump adversary Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 Presidential election to Trump, said she felt a “great profound sadness” at the state of affairs.
However, she did let out a few laughs during her MSNBC interview Monday night (August 14) as news broke of the indictment.
“I didn’t think that [the appearance] would be under these circumstances,” she told Rachel Maddow with a laugh. “It’s hard to believe. I don’t feel any satisfaction.”
Donald Trump was indicted on 13 counts in Georgia, including racketeering and conspiracy. He now faces over 90 charges in total across four indictments.
Jay-Z is driving an uptake in NYC library visitors after the Brooklyn Public Library issued 13 limited edition library cards featuring artwork from each of Hov’s solo studio albums.
New York State residents are eligible for free cards, and they are arriving in droves to claim their souvenirs from “The Book of Hov,” exhibition at Brooklyn Public Library branches. They can collect all 13 versions which are available on a rotating basis through August. The schedule is available on the BPL website.
— Brooklyn Public Library (@BKLYNlibrary) July 28, 2023
The initiative has already seen 14,000 new library accounts as bookworms and fans alike rush to collect all 13 Jay-Z themed cards, a spokesperson for the Brooklyn Public Library told CNN.
Meanwhile, the 40,000-square-foot “The Book of Hov” exhibit has been extended to run through October. The exhibition opened on July 14 with a star-studded premiere with Jay-Z as guest of honor in attendance with his wife Beyoncé and their daughter, Blue Ivy.
The exhibition features “archived objects, including original recording masters, never-before-seen photos, iconic stage wear, prestigious awards, and recognitions, as well as videos and artifacts from every facet of Jay-Z’s professional life.”
In addition, the interactive “Book of Hov” website features a recap of the exhibit narrated by NYC radio legend Angie Martinez.
Kid Cudi and Alexa Demie have been tapped to star in Calvin Klein’s Fall 2023 campaign. Calvin Klein officials unveiled their latest campaign, which “redefines sensuality through scenes of pleasure and play.”
In their debut campaign for the global fashion brand, “Euphoria” actress Alexa and rapper/actor Kid Cudi join Calvin Klein ambassadors Kendall Jenner, Jennie from BLACKPINK, and Jung Kook from BTS.
Each has starred in a photoshoot, resulting in a dazzling mix of color and black-and-white images shot by fashion photographers Inez and Vinoodh.
Alexa, who is best known for her role as Maddy in HBO’s “Euphoria,” has been captured in a bold and seductive shoot modeling several of the brand’s signature looks, reimagined with her sense of style. She also showcased a selection of simple bralettes, lingerie pieces, and shapewear.
Meanwhile, Jung Kook showed off a matching denim jacket and trousers set in various fun and playful images, and Kendall and Jennie exuded femininity in a selection of ’90s-inspired looks, including oversized denim jackets and loose-fitting suits.
A Missouri police chief tried to convince a judge to hand down a lighter punishment to Tory Lanez.
According to Meghann Cuniff’s newsletter, New Haven Chief of Police Chris Hammann was one of the current and former government officials who asked Judge David Herriford for leniency ahead of the Canadian rapper/singer’s sentencing.
Judge Herriford sentenced Tory Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, to 10 years in prison on August 8. Hammann, a Kansas City councilman, a former city parks commissioner from California and others requested a lenient sentence in a July 26 letter to the judge.
“While we acknowledge the serious nature of the charges against Mr. Peterson, we also believe in the power of redemption and the potential for personal growth,” the letter read, per documents obtained by Cuniff. “Our legal system should not solely focus on punishment but should also provide opportunities for rehabilitation and reintegration into society.”
Iggy Azalea wrote a similar letter, which surfaced online. She received backlash for supporting Tory Lanez, prompting her to respond on social media.
“I don’t ‘support’ anyone,” she declared. “The whole thing is full of oddities … I was told this was for a judge only, yet it’s being discussed in public? I never intended to publicly comment.”
Last December, Tory Lanez was convicted of three felonies for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. He maintains his innocence.
Travis Scott allowed more fans to see his Circus Maximus movie by releasing it on YouTube on Tuesday (August 15). The film premiered at select AMC theaters in July.
Circus Maximus features music from Travis Scott’s latest album Utopia. The film includes contributions from award-winning directors Nicolas Winding Refn and Gaspar Noé, among others.
Earlier this month, Travis Scott thanked the film’s contributors via social media. He specifically shouted out the directors for “making this happen in the craziest time.”
“Every one that work on the film with me from the grip to the person that pick up the last thing from the set just wanna thank ya for your time and make this happen with me when everyone that thought It was impossible,” he wrote on Twitter.
Travis Scott dropped Circus Maximus on YouTube after his Utopia album secured a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Utopia was the second Hip-Hop album to top the chart in 2023. Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape was the first.
Later this year, Travis Scott intends to hit the road for a tour in support of Utopia. His plans faced some pushback from the Houston Police Officers’ Union, which spoke out against him booking a concert in Houston after the Astroworld tragedy.
Tone Trump is a legend in his own right, someone who’s proven his talents in the rap game, firmly stands on what he believes in, and truly brings to life the real definition of a ”hustler.” In fact, he’s best known for his motivational catchphrases “let’s win” and “hustle or starve.”
In describing himself, Tone states, “The first thing I always say is I’m a Muslim. I’m a striving, praying Muslim. I’m a father, and I’m the greatest hustler alive. You can Google ‘greatest hustler alive,’ and my picture comes up first. I’m the ultimate hustler, in and out of music and film. In the streets, in my community, I’m just the ultimate hustler.”
Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Tone Tump, real name Tony Brice is a rapper, actor, father, influencer, motivator, and entrepreneur all in one. Having been raised by a single mother, who protected him from the poverty and violence that surrounded him, Tone is a proud praying Muslim, who’s got one hell of a story to tell.
With music being his saving grace, Tone went from being shot (and almost going blind) to signing a six-figure contract in New York. To date, Tone has been affiliated with 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew, as well as Jeezy’s CTE camp.
But now, he inks yet another distribution deal with Jim Jones’ Vamplife Records, who will be releasing his forthcoming project titled Still Striving. The album is executive produced by Kevin Gates, slated to be released this September.
AllHipHop spoke with Tone Trump who was posted in Philly shooting a commercial before heading to New York for the weekend. Read below as we discuss how he got his name, tapping in with 50 Cent and Jeezy, his new project, his relationship with Kevin Gates, his love for Nipsey Hussle, giving back, and more!
AllHipHop: What are you doing in New York?
Tone Trump: They have a Halal Food Festival this weekend, so I’m doing a Meet & Greet. Eat a bunch of good foods and shooting content, the fun part of the job. It’s 200 different Halal vendors. It’s massive, it’s going to be 20K people there. It’s a really big deal. Basically all the best Halal foods in the Tri-state area, we have a bunch of activities. It’s a big Muslim event at Nassau College in Long Island. It’s gonna be nice.
AllHipHop: You pride yourself in being a hustler. Where did you get that mindset?
Tone Trump: Yeah. My mom told me when I was nine years old, I was the man of the house. From the beginning of my life, I had a structure and I had a responsibility. I had to take accountability, to make sure my mom and my little sister was good. I always chased a dollar. At times, it got me in trouble. At times, it’s helped me make history. It’s a part of my DNA. I’m a born hustler. I gotta go get it.
AllHipHop: How’d you get your name?
Tone Trump: I got my name when I was little. I’m from Philly, and Philly is close to a city called Atlantic City, New Jersey. Atlantic City, New Jersey is a casino town. Before everybody started hating on Donald Trump and he became President, Donald Trump was loved by our culture. When you would go to Atlantic City, his name was real big. In the lights, you’ll see it. At the time, I had aspirations to live a fast life, get money lifestyle. That was the perfect name to attach to my mogul status and me wanting to be the ultimate businessman from the streets. I set that name and handle, and it stuck with me. The Tone part, my government name is Tony, so that’s short for Tony.
AllHipHop: You were signed to G Unit, as well as Jeezy’s CTE camp as well. Could you summarize your time at both?
Tone Trump: The G Unit relationship, many years ago 50 was shooting the pilot for a TV show that was covering artists in Philadelphia and the underground Hip-Hop scene. He put together a group of artists from Philly, I had the honor of being a part of that. We shot a show. The show was really really good. It never came out. A lot of us, a lot of the brothers involved got locked up. A lot of crazy stuff started happening. So obviously 50 had to move forward, but it was a great learning experience to get to build with 50 and Yayo and them.
That was 2009, 2010. Fast forward to 2012, I had a record called “Afghan” that picked up in the streets. Radio, Funk Flex started dropping bombs on it. Jeezy and them reached out, Jeezy got on the record for me for free. We did a deal. I ran around with the Snowman and toured with him for about two years and made music. Both of those situations were positive, I still love both of them brothers. I learned a lot about being a boss, and I move forward now as my own CEO.
AllHipHop: Talk about your new project that’s dropping, in partnership with Jim Jones.
Tone Trump: Yes ma’am. I just did a distribution situation with my company, MDF. The MDF stands for militant, discipline, and fearless. That’s my company. Jim’s company is Vamplife Records, then EMPIRE is part of the distribution situation. Our first project is called Still Striving, it’s a great project. I took a break from music. I’ve been working out the country, doing stuff in Africa and Saudi Arabia. Now, it’s time for me to get back in the streets. Music is therapy for me, and I wanted to get back to the music.
Still Striving is a project that reintroduces my music, my new sound. I got some great features on there, some big records. I got records with CeeLo Green on this project. Freeway, Jim Jones a bunch of great artists. Production from Ali The Greatest. I’m excited to get it out. It’ll be out in September inshallah, God-willing.
AllHipHop: Is it easy for you to get these fire features?
Tone Trump: Nothing is easy in the music industry. But I will say this: relationships is better than money. I’m somebody who when I first started off, I’ll be transparent, I didn’t have no money to pay for big features. But I had great relationships, I got a clean face. I’m respected everywhere I go. I’ve never paid for a feature in my career. I got records with everybody from Akon, Birdman, the late great Kay Slay, Jeezy. Not many people got Jeezy records, I got multiple Jeezy records. I got a whole album with CeeLo Green, five time Grammy winner.
My relationships from the streets to the prisons to the masjids to the industry are super solid, so I’ve never paid for a feature. I won’t say it’s easy, but winners respect winners and G’s respect G’s. When I reach out to people like Jim Jones, he sees what I’m already doing. Not just in music, but in the streets and in my community. I’m not talking about no gangster s###, I’m talking about positivity. They honor that, they all good men that come from the same struggle as me. I represent the trenches in the highest form, so it’s only right that they give Tone Trump a verse. It’s a good look for them too, so respect to all the people I work with.
AllHipHop: What’s your relationship with Kevin Gates?
Tone Trump: That’s my brother. That’s way beyond music, that’s my little brother. Recently I’ve put out some footage of him saying how I’m inspired him, but he inspires me as well. It’s a brotherhood. Obviously, we both Muslims. We both come from the same struggle. He’s one of my favorite people in the world. Couple years ago, I was dealing with some mental health issues. He was one of the people that helped lift me up and opened his home up to me.
Somebody like him, he gets six figures for a feature. He gave me a verse, he gave me a hook. Wouldn’t dare take no money from me, cleared the record right away. Shout out to Gates, that’s my brother. That’s beyond music. We’ll hurt someone about Gates. We’ll go to the ultimate level for Gates, and he knows that. We love him and his whole team and family. Shout out to lil bro.
AllHipHop: How did y’all meet originally?
Tone Trump: We met originally, through the streets honestly. Not no music stuff. When Gates was young, Gates was locked up in a juvenile situation. I was heavy on DVDs, and he was a fan of what I was doing. When he got his light, he reached out to me like a real one’s supposed to, and gave me my flowers. We’ve been linked ever since then, from traveling the world together.
When I went to Mecca, he was one of the first people I FaceTimed, because he had went right before me. We experienced things together through this industry. But more importantly, through our faith and through our families. He calls and checks on my kids and vice versa. It’s just a bond. It’s unbelievable. You would think we were born in the same city, but we weren’t. We connected through realness and through the streets, and through the honor of Islam.
AllHipHop: What’d it mean to have him executive produce your project?
Tone Trump: It means everything to me because Gates is younger than me, and Gates is very successful in this industry. He’s able to see things that I don’t see no more, because I really don’t pay attention to music. I’m creating my own genre. I call myself the TOP AHK, I represent the black Muslim struggle. I’m not chasing down being in the top Spotify artists or nothing like that. I’m trying to carve my niche into my own genre, then open the door for other young Muslim artists in the streets, who don’t want to compromise to the wickedness of the music industry.
For me to have Gates involved to EP my project, it means everything because he’s current. He’s poppin’ right now. He can help me with picking beats. He could tell me “no, put so and so on a song.” Different things like that. Even with the marketing, he says I inspired him. When he first started doing vlogs, Gates said he learned that from me. But now it’s ways that he does marketing, he knows how to go viral at the drop of the hat. We see him do it all the time. He’s on every blog site in the world saying the craziest stuff, but that’s an art to that. That’s a skill. Stuff like that, I can learn from my little brother, who’s a multi-Platinum artist. He’s not no regular degular. He’s one of the biggest in the world, so shout to Gates.
AllHipHop: I really respect how much you give back. Why is that important to you? Where did that come from?
Tone Trump: It came from my mother. Since we was little, even when we didn’t have anything, my mother taught us the importance of giving back. I’ll give you an example. I remember being in fourth grade, my mother would make an extra sandwich with my lunch. She’d tell me if somebody doesn’t have no lunch, you make sure you share this sandwich with him. As I grew older and I started to acquire things, first of all in my faith, I’m obligated to give back as a Muslim. Just as a man of honor, you should want to uplift your community.
We do feedings every Sunday in the roughest section of Philly, which is Kensington. We’ve raised millions and millions of dollars from Philadelphia all the way out to East Africa, with the work I do raising money for cataract surgeries, raising money for water wells. That’s what we’re doing now, we own a water well project. This is something that not just me, but the whole MDF, the whole family, we take a lot of pride in that. Me and my brother, sometimes we go out just me and him. We wake up one day like “let’s go feed the people.” We’ll order 100 meals and just hit the block.
We do it in every city we go to. When we go to Atlanta, you won’t see us at the hookah lounge, but you’ll see us outside the recovery center giving out Halal sandwiches. That’s the way we want to be remembered. Because right now, we working for our afterlife. When people tell my kids about me, I want them to tell them “your dad used to do this. He used to give back.” Not talk about rap beefs or no b#######. I want to make sure we set up our legacies, and that’s why it’s important to us.
AllHipHop: Hip-Hop celebrates 50 years this year, what does Hip-Hop mean to you? What was the moment you fell in love with Hip-Hop?
Tone Trump: Hip-Hop means everything to me. Other than the permission of Allah, Hip-Hop saved my life. I’ll never forget Kay Slay calling me. I was on my block one day and I was still doing illegal activities. Kay Slay called me and told me he was thinking about putting me on the cover of Straight Stunnin Magazine. I said “Slay, you can’t tell me you’re thinking about it and not do it.” Slay knew some of the stuff I was involved in, he said “you gotta pick.” I said Slay, if you give me this opportunity, I’ll stop what I’m doing. I never went back to selling drugs again.
I was on 54th Street between Market and Orange. He put me on the cover of Issue 14 of Straight Stunniin. I took music serious and I got a record deal about 20 months after that, it changed my life. It means everything. It’s embedded in our culture. You can’t be from where I’m from or be from my nationality — I’m black and Puerto Rican. You can’t be that and not love Hip-Hop. I’m talking, I had Kool Herc on stage with me when I did my signing party. I had Melly Mel on stage with me. I always try to make history with Hip-Hop. The first time Cassidy and Freeway was on stage together, was at one of my shows. I put that together to bring peace between them brothers after their legendary battle. For me, Hip-Hop is a tool of peace and love, and opportunity. I make money, I travel the world. I love this culture.
AllHipHop: What else are you excited for?
Tone Trump: We just opened up a new building in Chester, Pennsylvania. We have a cheesesteak restaurant called Union Steaks. We have a merch boutique, where we want to have all our merch and clothing, as well as other independent African American and Latino business owners with their clothing. All independent clothing and sneakers in our store. We have a podcast studio and a barbershop educational center, where we want to teach children how to do podcasts on and off camera, as well as get their barber license. Me and my brother have that business in Chester, Pennsylvania. I’m excited about that.
Inspired by the late, great Nipsey Hussle to give brick and mortars in our community. Nipsey was my brother too. I never got to meet Biggie and Pac, but Nipsey was my brother. He’s very dear to me, so I definitely want to mention him and say I love him. He’s the reason why we putting up these buildings and having centers for children. I tell people, this isn’t a restaurant. This is a building, we building up the same young black and Puerto Rican boys and girls to give them better options. Because right now in Philadelphia, in Chester and the surrounding areas, there’s so much gun violence. Instead of preaching about it, we gotta come up with solutions. We gotta say, “Yo I got a job for you lil bro. You don’t gotta do that.” That means more to me than any song, any video, any movie. So God-willing, we’ll be doing that. We do our soft grand opening on August 20th, cutting the ribbon. I’m excited about that.
AllHipHop: How did you and Nipsey tap in?
Tone Trump: That’s my brother man. I knew Nip before the world knew Nip. I was going out to LA, this was back in 2011. Honestly, I got into some drama out there. Nipsey Hussle being a brother in Hip-Hop once again, I got in some s### with some guys you don’t want to get in some s### with LA. Nipsey Hussle stood up for me like we grew up together. At the time, I didn’t know him other than through Twitter. He came through for me, frontline like “nah, he with us.” From that point on, they always took care and loved me.
When I first was going to Cali, I was going out there with some brothers from the red side. I didn’t know how that worked with the politics, so I wouldn’t really hitting Nip up. Nip’s like “man, f### that. You my brother. I don’t care who you with.” I was with Compton Menace and a bunch of the homies from the Piru side. Nip pulled up, took me around. Anytime I would go to LA, even if he wasn’t there, he made sure I had anything I needed. He made sure I was good. That goes for him and everybody from the 60’s, they my brothers. Much love to Kumasi, much love to Big U and the whole neighborhood.
Much much love to Nip. I just was in LA and I spoke at a masjid on Crenshaw. I donated a lot of money to that masjid on Crenshaw, in honor of Nipsey Hussle. It’s called Islah Educational Institute. It’s a black Muslim-owned school on 2900 Crenshaw Avenue. I wanted to do something special for Nip. All my merch that was Nipsey blue, we donated a portion to that school on Crenshaw. That was in honor of my brother Nipsey Hussle, so I’m really proud of that. I’m real real proud of that.
AllHipHop: If there’s one thing you want people to take away from Still Striving, what would that be?
Tone Trump: That I put together an authentic project. It’s gangsta. It’s no cursing from me on there, some of my features curse. But I’m showing the young boys you can express yourself. Be tough, be fly, be strong, without calling women the b-word. Without shooting, without the n-word at homies. We could talk about having fun, getting money, and living the dream, without self-destructing. It’s great music, it’s not boring.
And showing collaboration over competition. I got features from brothers from all over the world. I got Munna Duke from O’Block on there. I got Young Moe from VA. I got CeeLo. I got J. Stone from Crenshaw on there. I got Hardo from Pittsburgh on there. I wanted to get all over, strong, like-minded individuals who are leaders in their communities, to show that we can come together. We stronger together. That’s what Still Striving is about: do for yourself, but not by yourself. Link up with the brothers and sisters, and let’s build up.
Nems hopes to collaborate with Eminem after signing a deal with Goliath Records, the label founded by Slim Shady’s longtime manager Paul Rosenberg. The New York-bred rapper discussed the possibility of working with Eminem during an appearance on the AllHipHop podcast.
“If Em gave me a verse, that would be next-level s###,” Nems told hosts Chuck Creekmur and DJ Thoro. “At this point, I don’t even know if he knows who I am. I would assume he did, but if he don’t, Em’s one of the biggest artists in the world. [A collaboration] would be a dream come true, but I try not [to expect anything]. At this point of me being in the game this long, it’s like I’ma just keep going with my head down. And if it happens, it happens. If not, so be it. If it’s supposed to happen, it’s gonna.”
Nems, who has become known for his comedic videos in recent years, will release his Goliath Records debutRise of the Silverback on Friday (August 18). He wants the album to remind the world of his rap credentials.
“I got a lot of fans now that don’t even know I rap,” he said. “They think I’m a f###### comedian. That’s why I’m putting out so much content of me rapping to get them equipped. This is what I really do. That comedy s###, that was just me being a New Yorker and being able to adapt in any situation.”
Y’all really got Beyoncé mom, Miss Tina Knowles-Lawson, out here debunking personal toilet seat rumors on her daughter’s behalf.
Though this is the first time the Queen Bey’s toilet seat rumor has been addressed, the gossip regarding the matter has been running rampant since last month. Apparently, a Renaissance Tour insider ran their mouth off saying that because Beyoncé is such an “elite performer” she can get “anything she asks for,” including her own personal toilet seat. Said insider was bogus af, according to the Knowles family matriarch.
And not only did she address the seat tea, but Knowles-Lawson also scoffed at the notion her daughter is a high-maintenance monster while she spoke to paparazzi at LAX. Even though her comments were brief and drenched in a lethal amount of death glares and cyanide side-eye rolls, Knowles-Lawson quickly debunked the viral photos circulating of a massive black box of gear labeled “Beyoncé toilet seats” backstage at The Renaissance Tour.
“That is so ridiculous,” the mom of two told TMZ Monday (August 14). “Those are stands that you put fans on, they’re called toilet seats. That’s too much.”
Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five (a.k.a. the Central Park Five) believed karma caught up to Donald Trump. Decades after Trump called for Salaam’s death, the activist spoke to AllHipHop’s Chuck Creekmur and discussed the ex-president’s four indictments.
“They say God don’t like ugly,” Salaam told AllHipHop. “They say God sees all. I’ve tweeted, ‘Karma.’ And it got retweeted millions of times. I mean the reality of it is this: how unfortunate for you to be in the position where once you called for our death and now you are being prosecuted for so-called crimes that you committed. We say so-called because, as they always say, you gotta say allegedly and all this other stuff.
He added, “But we all know what the deal is. We know how politics goes because we are the community, in fact, the body of people who created the term politricks. And it’s about restoring justice. It’s about making sure that when we see what’s going on, we understand with the eyes that God gave us, we gotta be correct. We gotta be on point, we gotta be right and exact.”
A grand jury indicted Trump and his co-conspirators on various charges, including violating Georgia’s RICO act, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election on Monday (August 14). It was the fourth indictment against Trump in a matter of months. Salaam thought the charges would have a significant impact beyond the courtroom.
“If your legacy is tarnished like [Trump’s] legacy is tarnished, can you imagine now his children’s children’s children, the ripple effect that he is having on his future generations,” Salaam said. “He may think, ‘Hey, well, I don’t care ‘cause I got more money than I think God has.’ God is showing you the reality. And you’re being cut down.”
Check out AllHipHop’s conversation with Salaam below.
Even with a reported net worth of $240.7 billion, Elon Musk isn’t afraid to go gangsta on someone. The Twitter (X) owner took to social media to call his professional nemesis Mark Zuckerberg a “chicken” for not wanting to catch a fade in a caged arena.
The two have been talking about this potential bout since June 2021, when the 52-year-old Musk tweeted, “I’m up for a cage match if he is lol.” Like the slick-talking millennial he is, Zuck hit him with “send me location.”
On Sunday (August 13), the Facebook founder used Threads, which is Meta’s response to Twitter (X), to tell his followers he has no intention of engaging in a conflict with the Musk, per Deadline.
“I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious and it’s time to move on,” he wrote. “I offered a real date. Dana White offered to make this a legit competition for charity. Elon won’t confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead.
“If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me. Otherwise, time to move on. I’m going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously.”
Musk took called bulls##t on the former Harvard student and wrote on his platform, “Zuck is a chicken.”
When one person asked if this meant 39-year-old Zuckerberg was simply “trying to chicken out” of the fight, Musk tossed out a rebuttal, saying, “He can’t eat at chic fil a because that would be cannibalism.”
He can’t eat at chic fil a because that would be cannibalism
If the fight were to happen, Musk said it would have been live-streamed and the proceeds would have gone to various veterans organizations. Dubbed, “The Battle of the Billionaires,” it was rumored to be held at a historic location like the Colosseum in Italy..
During her set at the Outside Lands Festival in California on Sunday, the Savage rapper seemingly spoke to fans about Tory Lanez being sentenced to 10 years in prison earlier that week for shooting at her in 2020.
“I just wanna say, f### all my haters,” Megan thee Stallion told the festival crowd. “None of that s### you was doing or saying broke me. None of that s### y’all be doing or saying to the Hotties broke them.”
She added, “I want all of the Hotties to put they m############ middle fingers up right now.”
Tory, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was convicted in December last year on charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence for shooting Megan in both feet after a party in July 2020.
In a victim impact statement during the two-day sentencing hearing, Megan thee Stalliion said, “He not only shot me. He made a mockery of my trauma.
“Since I was viciously shot by the defendant, I have not experienced a single day of peace. Slowly but surely, I’m healing and coming back, but I will never be the same.”
Following his sentence, Tory issued a statement insisting he will not apologize for a crime he did not commit.
“I have never let a hard time intimidate me,” he wrote on Instagram. “I will never never let no jail time eliminate me. Regardless of how they try to spin my words, I have always maintained my innocence, and I always will.”
Usher has announced the release of his highly anticipated new single, “Boyfriend,” and fans are saying either he’s a marketing genius or he’s petty beyond belief. As he announced on Instagram, the “Confessions” artist will feature actress/singer Keke Palmer as his love interest in the music video.
“When fantasies become reality…’Boyfriend’ Out Tomorrow, 8/16 | Hit the link in my bio to set a reminder for the Official Music Video Premiere,” he captioned, prompting everyone to get in position to see the “gag.”
Of course, some of his 11 million Instagram followers lost their minds. The lyric of the song go, “Somebody says that your boyfriend’s looking for me.”
Comedian KevonStage wrote, “This is MENACE BEHAVIOR,” in the comment section, while another said, “This is GENIUS!!!!!”
Mad Skillz commented, “YOOOOOOU A WILLLLLLLLD BOOOOOOY,” as celebrity publicist Syreta Olgesby wrote what many were thinking, “Brilliance.” Yet another added, “So messy. Great promotion to pull us in!! We Herr for it.”
The video seems to address the debacle Palmer and her child’s father, Darius Jackson, got into earlier this year. As previously reported, Jackson was upset Palmer and Usher were bumping and grinding during one of Usher’s Las Vegas concerts. Palmer was dressed seductively and Jackson later took to Twitter to check her: “It’s the outfit thou. You a mom.”
Move over Latto, Shakira is taking over the leadership duties of 21 Savage’s fan club and has started off her term carrying the torch with a fiery display of lipsyncing loyalism.
I’m playing, s###s really not that deep—Shakira was really was just deep in her TikTok bag feeling herself when it appears she decided to sauce up one of the Slaughter Gang CEO’s tracks in a video. Befittingly enough, Shakira shared a fleeting little thirst trap video, seemingly flexing on her cheating ex-lover Gerard Piqué, rapping the lyrics to 21 Savage’s “Ball W/o You.”
It’s pretty obvious why Shakira is feeling the chorus to the record, given that she caught her man cheating after realizing Piqué let the lil eater devour all of her jelly—which he apparently hated. I can’t lie though, even knowing the condiment context behind Shakira and Piqué’s break up, which ended a 13-year relationship, it was surprising to see the 46-year-old singer belting the banger with the same energy 21 Savage was sangin’ with at the Beyoncé concert.
Drake invited Bad Bunny onstage to announce a new collaboration.
During the rapper’s concert in Los Angeles, he brought the “Me porto bonito” star onto the stage to announce their new song.
“I wanna tell y’all something because y’all are L.A. and we love you,” the 36-year-old told the crowd during a brief pause between songs. “It’s been like six years since me and Benito did a song, so we got a song coming for y’all on my album, and it’s real.”
The rappers last worked together on their collaborative track “Mía,” released in 2018. The track peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also marked the first time the “Hotline Bling” artist sang in Spanish for the entire track.
Since the L.A. show, Bad Bunny has made headlines for packing on the PDA with his rumored girlfriend, Kendall Jenner, at the concert.
The Puerto Rican musician, 29, has reportedly been dating the 27-year-old model since the beginning of the year and has been snapped locking lips with her.
Drake is touring the U.S. with rapper 21 Savage as part of their co-headlining tour, titled It’s All A Blur. The pair are touring in support of their joint album, *Her Loss,* which was released in November 2022.
The duo kicked off the trek on July 5 in Chicago and it is due to wrap up in Columbus, Ohio, on October 9.
Carla Rae, also known as “The CEO,” is an upcoming female rapper who is quickly making waves in the music industry. With her unique style, powerful lyrics, and undeniable talent, Carla is poised to become one of the biggest names in hip-hop. Carla’s love for rap music developed at a young age, inspired by iconic artists like Tupac, Jay-Z, and Lil Kim.
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