They say it’s hard to walk a mile in another man’s shoes, and for Atlanta native BBA Trigga, those words are absolutely true!
Mekhi Spencer is the son of entertainment mogul and ATL legend Russel “Big Block” Spencer, CEO of Block ENT, most famously known for discovering Yung Joc, Gorilla Zoe, and Boyz N Da Hood (feat Jeezy).
Trigga has had the privilege of watching his mogul father turn neighborhood superstars into worldwide legends, and it is evident by his first official offering, “Bankroll,” that he was doing more than taking notes.
A fresh 18 years of age, Trigga has already learned some of the harsh lessons that street life can teach you, and his mission has become to turn those turbulent times of the last 2 years into hit records, sold-out shows, and becoming the next BIG thing from Atlanta!
His rough and tumble flow lets you know who is and where he has been, but a peek behind the curtain lets you know that he has the lyrical skill and storytelling ability that appeals to the hardest of the “Hood Figgas” and the coolest of the kids in the suburbs!
There is no doubt that BBA Trigga is on the path of success already paved for him, the question only remains is how far he will take it!
Busting out of Florida and New York with tight rhymes, $windlaaa is turning heads with his hard-hitting rap tunes. On October 5th $windlaaa drops his latest project Late Night Thoughts. Spanning 21 tracks, the new project recounts the rough circumstances of his upbringing and emotional setbacks. In a recent “On the Radar” interview, $windlaaa discussed the project, expressing his growth as an artist, betrayal in the industry and dating relationships, like his freestyle Lights Off.
This latest mixtapeis home to standout singles Backend,Skrrt’n thru TrafficandPrice On My Head. $windlaaarolls out the red carpet for a tasteful selection of feature appearances from Trapland Pat, FL Dusa, Lit Yoshi & tracks from top NY producer, Jbanga Beats. Ready to bring his melodic raps to a larger audience, $windlaaa has what it takes to be the next big star!
Tip “T.I.” Harris made a comedic return to New York City and there was only applause, fun and hilarity.
This time in The Bronx was different for the Atlanta rapper, as he came back with The HaHa Mafia. Comedians Kelly KDub, Navv Greene, Jayski and Tip showed off their comedic skills at Salsa Con Fuego for a full house. Wife Tiny was in the house as well, in support of her husband’s latest artistic pursuit.
This time in The Bronx was a far departure from his previous outing.
“I’ve been to New York before and worked out in some rooms, on the low.,” he said to AHH’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur right after the show. “This is my first official full set (since the Brooklyn incident). I feel like we had a phenomenal time. The crowd enjoyed their self, we enjoyed ourselves.”
“And he brought us with him,” said fellow comic Jay Ski, who was present with other members of the HaHa Mafia.
“We look like the Warriors right now, bruh,” said Navv Greene. “Everybody gets their own shot and we ain’t in each other’s way. We the dark-skinned Warriors.”
Immediately, Tip – who is has the lightest skin of the crew – said, “Gotta have a Steph Curry.”
“We appreciate all of the people that came out,” T.I. Said. The full interview of the crew will be available soon.
Lil Nei (@lil41nei)drop a new hustlers’ anthem with their new “Back” visual. The fiery record starts with a hard-hitting verse from DMV legend Big Flock. Lil Nei has always been one of the most prominent verses in his home state of Maryland and beyond. His viral hits “Coke Boy” and “Rockstar” have stood the test of time for his fans. Every DJ in DC has a Lil Nei record in their set for good measure.
“Back” is a statement track from Lil Nei. After dominating the scene locally, he has also put up numbers with some of the biggest acts from his region. His versatility has allowed him to share songs with 3ohBlack, Rico Nasty, Willtherapper, and multi-platinum recording artist, Goldlink. Lil Nei brings the best out of all his collaborators. He’s been stacking up records to prepare for a game-changing 2023.
For now, press play on the new DMV hustler’s anthem, “Back,” featuring Big Flock!
The streets are active right now and definitely talking. I have heard a number of things but I do believe we know what happened on that day. First of all, why are we still playing dice? It has been chronicled over and over and over what can happen at a dice game.
So what I am hearing is Takeoff was not even playing dice. He was off in the corner somewhere. Quavo was playing dice with some people, apparently the wrong people. We’re not name dropping right now, but some connected heavy weights from Houston. And the situation allegedly got tense and aggressive. Somebody and Quavo got more aggressive than the rest of the pack, and then all hell broke loose. According to my sources, somebody with Quavo and Takeoff started to shoot, and then their adversaries started to shoot back.
What I am getting, tragically, is that the initial shots from The Migos on guys hit Takeoff. Yes, my sources say this platinum-plus, Grammy nominated rapper was hit my his own man. Remember, Takeoff was just in the back. According to people that I’ve heard from, he simply got up to see what was going on with Quavo. And when he got up to observe, he was hit in the head fatally. By the way, Quavo was not hit. I’ve been hearing that a lot too. A couple other people were hit with non-fatal shouts though.
Quavo, according to sources, was trying desperately to revive and tend to Takeoff. I heard it was just immediately known to be catastrophic. Over a dice game. And, I was told that Takeoff literally wasn’t saying anything to anybody. He was simply there, and minding his own business. And this is consistent with the guy we’ve always known, he was always the quietest, and the least assuming member of The Migos.
Now, we have to see what’s going to happen next, because it’s only going to be a short period of time until we start to find out what happened. and, we are assuming to find out who was there. What I am hearing is some very connected Street. Cats were in the room. And will soon find out.
Several news outlets ran stories about someone being shot on Tuesday morning in the city. Law enforcement officials confirmed Takeoff and fellow Migos member Quavo were at the location of the incident.
Two other victims were apparently taken to local hospitals. Quavo was said to be unharmed, but that information about Takeoff’s groupmate/uncle is unconfirmed as of press time.
Takeoff, Quavo, and Offset formed the Atlanta-based rap trio known as Migos. The group released four studio albums, including 2015’s Yung Rich Nation and 2021’s Culture III.
As a solo act, Takeoff dropped The Last Rocket in 2018. He also aligned with Quavo for Only Built for Infinity Links which arrived on October 7, 2022. In addition, Quality Control Music heavily featured Migos on the label’s Control the Streets compilations.
There has been a rash of killings involving rappers over the last twelve months. The unfortunate growing list of recently deceased Hip Hop recording artists includes Young Dolph (36), Drakeo the Ruler (28), Snootie Wild (36), Trouble (34), JayDaYoungan (24), and PnB Rock (30).
Numerous celebrities began posting on social media about Takeoff’s reported passing. The Last Rocketalbum creator’s name became the top trending topic on Twitter as condolences poured in from around the world. Read a few of those reactions to the tragic news below.
I was in college when Biggie and ‘Pac were killed and thought there was no way we’d ever experience anything remotely close to that again. Now it’s happening so frequently that you barely have time to recover before someone else killed. RIP Takeoff.
Takeoff man 😢🙏🕊️ Despite being in the biggest hiphop group of this era, he stayed the same chill dude he was day 1. Takeoff always showed so much love to the world and had such great energy. Yet again, another hiphop icon gone way before their time. RIP my bro 🙏 pic.twitter.com/zjKm2XDdpM
Rest in peace to takeoff I just spoke to him too … I’m in shock right now, I can’t believe it. I pray to god it’s fake. This s### just isn’t fair bro wtf
No hot takes. No profound thoughts. Just sad that another rapper, son, brother, and friend has been killed. God be with all those who feel the loss. #TakeOff#MIGOS
According to law enforcement sources, Takeoff and his bandmate/uncle Quavo were playing dice near the third floor bowling alley, when an “altercation broke out.”
“There were some security guards that were in the area. They heard the shooting, but no one saw who did the shooting.” HPD Lt. R. Willkens said during a press conference this morning.
“A lot of folks were there. They were in front of the bar. The bar was actually closed at the time, they had the doors locked, but people were congregating out on the balcony area. And everybody fled. We’ve got some video footage, but not very well,” Lt. Willkens added.
A video posted online shows Quavo, also known as Quavious Keyate Marshall, in an orange T-shirt, attempting to move Takeoff and seek help as someone can be heard screaming “no.”
AllHipHop has decided not to publish the graphic footage out of respect for Takeoff’s family.
The Georgia native was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene.
Houston police officials have confirmed that two other people suffered injuries and were transported to the hospital.
Quavo is believed to be fine.
Officers won’t be releasing the name of the victim until his family has been notified.
Migos, also featuring Quavo’s cousin Offset, rose to fame with their debut single “Versace” in 2013.
According to reports, Migos member Takeoff died early this morning in Houston. The Atlanta-bred rap star born Kirshnik Khari Ball was 28 years old.
TMZ broke the news of Takeoff’s death on Tuesday, November 1. Apparently, the Georgia-raised entertainer became the fatal victim of a shooting around 2:30 am local time.
KHOU also covered the incident. The Houston-area TV station’s website ran an article citing police confirmation that Takeoff and fellow Migos member Quavo attended a private party in the area before the shooting.
While law enforcement would not release the name of the victim, KHOU reports that police did confirm a man was shot in the head or neck. Takeoff was apparently announced dead at the scene.
Two other victims were said to be taken to hospitals in private vehicles. Quavo was not injured, according to reports. Homicide investigators did arrive at the 810 Billiards & Bowling location in Houston.
Takeoff and Quavo recently dropped their collaborative albumOnly Built for Infinity Links on October 7. Prior to that release, the Migos trio with Offset put out three installments of the Culture album series.
Additionally, Takeoff presented his debut studio LP, The Last Rocket in 2018. Two years earlier, Migos scored a #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the 4x-Platinum hit “Bad and Boujee” featuring Lil Uzi Vert.
Two-thirds of Migos recently dropped the Only Built for Infinity Links collaborative project. Quavo and Takeoff’s “Messy” became one of the most talked about tracks on the album.
“Messy” generated numerous news headlines and online theories. Many listeners went into a frenzy trying to decipher Quavo’s bars that seem to allude to his breakup with fellow rap star Saweetie.
In the song, Quavo raps, “B#### f##### my dog behind my back, but I ain’t stressing. You wanted the gang, you should’ve just said it, we would’ve blessed it.”
However, other internet sleuths concluded that Quavo was actually talking about his Quality Control labelmate Lil Baby. Last year, Saweetie posted a photo that appeared to show her sitting on Baby’s lap. Plus, Quavo was a featured guest on Baby’s “My Dawg” remix, so the “b#### f##### my dog” line could be a nod to that track.
Quavo has now thrown more fuel on the gossip fire with a scene in the new “Messy” music video. During the section of the single where he raps “this b#### got past security, I’m like, ‘who let her in?'”, the Atlanta rapper referenced an infamous incident with Saweetie.
Quavo & Saweetie Both Said They Moved On From The Elevator Fight
The “Messy” visuals included Quavo alone in an elevator holding an orange Call of Duty case. Back in 2021, footage of an altercation involving Quavo and Saweetie in an elevator went viral online. The then-couple was seen tussling over a similar orange case in the surveillance video.
“We had an unfortunate situation almost a year ago that we both learned and moved on from. I haven’t physically abused Saweetie and have real gratitude for what we did share overall,” stated Quavo in April 2021.
Saweetie also commented at the time, “This unfortunate incident happened a year ago, while we have reconciled since then and moved past this particular disagreement, there were simply too many other hurdles to overcome in our relationship and we have both since moved on.”
Previously, Quavo looked as if he responded to the Saweetie/Lil Baby dating rumors. In November 2021, he wrote on his Instagram Story, “Ain’t trippin. We can swap it out! #QCTHELABEL 🤟🏾.” Baby seemingly responded on “Stand On It” by rapping, “I don’t want your b####, we can’t swap out.”
Lil Baby also addressed if he was the unidentified man pictured with Saweetie that same month. While sitting down with the Big Facts podcast, Baby denied being Saweetie’s male companion in the viral photograph.
Kodak Black will not have the #1 album on next week’s Billboard 200 chart. The Pompano Beach, Florida native’s latest body of work is on pace to do less than 40,000 units in its opening week.
According to HitsDailyDouble, Black’s Kutthroat Bill: Vol. 1 will likely launch with 34,000-39,000 first-week units. That total would be a noticeable drop from the first-week numbers for his previous 2022 project.
Back for Everythingdebuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 in March by amassing 60,000 album-equivalent units during the tracking period. So far, Kodak Black has only reached the #1 spot once with 2018’s Dying To Live.
The 25-year-old rapper does have four Top 10 entries in his catalog. Painting Pictures (#3) and Project Baby Two (#2) both opened in the Top 10 in 2017. Project Baby Two remained on the Billboard 200 for a career-best 85 weeks.
“Super Gremlin” Became One Of The Biggest Hits Of Kodak Black’s Career
Kodak Black found success in 2022 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Platinum-certified “Super Gremlin” peaked at #3 on the weekly rankings. The single is the longest-charting song in Black’s discography.
The official “Super Gremlin” music video has racked up over 228 million views on YouTube. Over on Spotify, the Sniper Gang Presents Syko Bob & Snapkatt: Nightmare Babies track currently sits at 253 million streams.
At the moment, “I’m So Awesome” is the most popular Kutthroat Bill: Vol. 1 song among YouTube users. The official audio version of “I’m So Awesome” collected 1.4 million plays since arriving on the platform on September 30.
It is still not clear what the future holds for Kanye “Ye” West’s Donda Academy.
Following Ye’s controversial comments about George Floyd and the Jewish community, Donda Academy announced the cancelation of the remainder of the academic year. Then hours later, the Christian private school backtracked on those plans.
The fallout from Kanye West’s antisemitic takes continues to affect Donda Academy and its students. This week, Morehouse College announced it will no longer host a November 6 basketball tournament featuring Donda Academy against The Skills Factory.
“Throughout its history, Morehouse College, perhaps more than any other institution, has stood for social discourse which advances equity and healing, particularly in areas involving race, culture, and socio-economic disparities,” reads a statement from the Atlanta institution. “We therefore cannot condone, in perception or implication, the recent divisive and unproductive statements by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.”
Kanye “Ye” West Offers Apologies Then Walks Them Back
The 45-year-old Chicago native faced substantial backlash after tweeting that he would go “death con 3” on Jewish people. West then took part in several interviews where he doubled down on his controversial rhetoric.
Before catching heat from the Jewish community for his comments, Kanye West angered many members of the Black community. His decision to promote a “White Lives Matter” t-shirt came off to some people as a rebuke of the Black Lives Matter movement for social justice.
Plus, the Donda album creator falsely suggested unarmed African-American George Floyd died of a drug overdose in 2020. A jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the Floyd case.
Kanye West did offer an apology to the Floyd family before once again waging an internet war of words against the mother of George Floyd’s daughter. According to reports, Roxie Washington is in the process of suing West for $250 million. West also apologized to the Jewish community, but he then repeated his antisemitic conspiracy theories.
After collecting another Instagram suspension, Kanye West used Parler to address his tirade against the mother of George Floyd’s daughter.
Ye, reportedly soon-to-be owner of the right-wing social media app, responded to Stephen Jackson after the former NBA player and Floyd family friend called him out over his recent remarks concerning Roxie Washington.
“My name is Ye,” he began before addressing Stephen Jackson directly. Ye claimed he “gave 2 million to the family” but says, “then Roxie threatened to sue me because I gave a different perspective.”
According to Kanye, despite his temporary Instagram ban, he’s actually been holding back. “I been going light actually,” he claimed before stating he received the 30-day suspension “for my truth.”
Ye concluded by saying, “I’m a digital prisoner right now,” but warned he will continue until Jackson stops. “If you keep talking ima keep talking,” he said. “If you shut the f### up I’ll leave it alone,” Kanye wrote. Read the post below.
The warning comes after Steven Jackson blasted Kanye West for his rant against Roxie Washington and George Floyd’s family. He said Washington was “either being controlled” or “being greedy” in filing a $250 million lawsuit against him. He also claimed he did more than anyone for George Floyd’s family.
“Kanye delusional,” he said. “You didn’t give Gianna $2 million. She got $250,000 that they broken down through the families that Roxanne is giving back to you.”
After seeing Kanye West’s Parler response, Stephen Jackson returned with another message to the DONDA rapper. He dismissed the arguments that people should focus on the message rather than the messenger. “At the expense of demeaning my family and my people, nah,” Jackson said before adding, “he ain’t the messenger.” Check out the clip below.
Kanye West’s Donda Academy players have received a dose of moral support from a trio of NBA players amid news that several national tournaments dropped the team due to Ye’s recent antisemitic and Anti-Black statements.
Last week, Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown cut ties with the rapper’s Donda Sports agency. Despite this, he believes the students should not have to suffer over the owner’s antics. On Friday, he took to Twitter as rumors swirled that the school would close for the remainder of the year.
“To any HS basketball coaches & event coordinators, These student athletes can’t be negatively impacted by this,” Brown wrote. “I will sponsor any event existing or new, willing to host Donda Academy / We all must ensure they complete their senior yr both academically & athletically. Contact me,” he said before adding later, “We do not cancel our kids.”
Jaylen Brown said Morehouse College dropping Donda Academy from its schedule was “an unfortunate retraction.” The college explained it “cannot condone” Kanye West’s “recent divisive and unproductive statements.”
Donda Academy was due to play Atlanta’s The Skill Factory at Morehouse on Nov. 6 but Brown said the team is “currently looking for another solution.”
An unfortunate retraction but the kids and family appreciate the consideration currently looking for another solution https://t.co/TVVJvqTVut
Brown was joined by his Celtics teammate Blake Griffin and Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving on Sunday to give the team a pep talk via Zoom call.
“[The NBA players] were just telling us that they were going to have our back, and they were going to help us through the process,” senior guard AJ Johnson said, as per LA Times.
According to Johnson, students are unsure whether to remain at the school and are aware they may suffer repercussions.
“At the end of the day, with the Donda Dove on our chest, we’re basically playing for Kanye,” Johnson said. “It’s his school. So having our names tied to him could lead to some things: NIL’s wouldn’t want to do any deals with us or people wouldn’t want to sign us, or anything like that.”
He explained: “We don’t know if it’s a good choice to just stay [at Donda],” or “find somewhere else where we can go.”
“I feel like it just doesn’t have anything to do with us. Like, we’re just going to play basketball. We don’t support the stuff that he’s saying,” Johnson said.
“Every morning before school, I listened to all Master P, 8Ball, MJG, but my favorite was Tupac,” Jeezy recalled. “It still is to this day because he stood for something. He had values, he had morals, he had integrity, but I had never seen that before. ‘Cause my uncles would steal $20 out ya socks.”
Jeezy explained he had to look to outside influences to guide him during his youth as those close to him could not. “I couldn’t get any information out of them,” he said. “So, how I learned how to survive and navigate through the streets—and I want to say that because, these guys that’s coming up, 90 percent of it, well, 10 percent of it is music, 90 percent of it surviving. It’s survival, and navigating what’s going on.”
Jeezy Calls Tupac’s Albums “My Bible”
For the young Yeezy, Tupac became essential listening. “I listened to Tupac as if that was my Bible. How to move, how to handle situations, and it was embedded in me. He was a revolutionary before I knew what that was. He actually had—he stood for something. And he would take those risks when everybody around me was so used to how they was livin’ that they didn’t want to try to live any better.”
“My Bible, at that time, no disrespect to the big homie [Biggie], was every Tupac album.”
The Snowman said Tupac became part of his routine, and he would listen to him every morning on his journey to school. However, that changed when Jeezy dropped out of school in the sixth grade to help support his family. “But, I did that knowing that Tupac did what he had to do,” he added.
DJ Wreckless is back and has finally released his single, “Aroma” featuring Fetty Wap and Blueface.
“Aroma” is an excellent continuation of DJ Wreckless’ fast-growing pool of records. Each track is a step closer to where he is trying to get. He is becoming a star and will keep heading toward it if he keeps producing at this level.
Stream “Aroma” by DJ Wreckless (ft. Fetty Wap & Blueface) below
Cardi B is ready for more kids with her husband, Offset.
The “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker shared a trio of snaps of her and Offset’s 13-month-old son Wave via Twitter on Sunday and revealed that she can’t wait to give him and their four-year-old daughter Kulture another sibling.
“My son so fire (fire and heart emojis)….I can’t wait to get business finish and have my third (sic),” she wrote alongside photos of Wave wearing a jacket and jeans as he sits on bedding in a store.
The rapper has been working on the follow-up to her 2018 debut album Invasion of Privacy for more than a year but has yet to announce when it will be released.
And she clarified to a user that she won’t be thinking about expanding her brood until her sophomore album is out.
“Let’s drop the album first and we can talk about a third,” one user wrote, to which Cardi replied, “Ummmm I literally said business finish first !!”
Cardi and the Migos star welcomed their first child together, Kulture, in July 2018 and their second, Wave, in September 2021. Offset also has three more children from previous relationships.
The rap stars got married in September 2017, and on their fifth anniversary, Cardi made clear that she wants a lavish wedding ceremony. She tweeted, “5 years married …… it’s time for my wedding.”
Ye continues to suck up media attention, primarily for all the wrong reasons.
According to a video obtained by TMZ, the rap star caused the scene at his son Saint West’s soccer game on Saturday (October 29th).
In the video, Kanye West can be seen standing about 30 feet away from Kim Kardashian, who is surrounded by security.
He was involved in a dispute with another parent attending the game. Another woman approaches Ye, and shortly after the argument, he stormed off the soccer field in his signature black boots.
Thankfully for the kids and Ye’s family, he cooled it down and returned a few minutes later with no problems. Unfortunately, Kim and Kanye’s relationship appears to be more strained than ever.
According to TMZ, Kim did not talk with Kanye during the game.
The news of the incident with the parent at Saint’s soccer game comes on the heels of a controversial weekend for the rapper.
Ye posted a famous graphic picture of Emmett Till. He used the image to imply Ari Emanuel had digitally lynched him after writing an open letter calling for businesses to cut ties with the rapper.
When you hear this producer tag, you automatically know this song is about to be a smash hit. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, a place that molded him into the all-star creative he is today, real name Jacob Canady has proved himself to be one of the most highly-sought after producers in the game.
And that’s not just because Future gave him a shot when he was just 14 years old. ATL Jacob worked on six songs from Future’s seventh solo studio album, THE WIZRD, but nothing is more sentimental than the studio session for “Nowhere,” as seen on the Superfly soundtrack. In fact, fans are patiently waiting for the dynamic duo to release a whole project together — something that surprisingly, has yet to be done.
The two-time Grammy nominated producer and recording artist is also the genius behind Kodak Black’s “Super Gremlin,” Future’s “Wait For U,” and Kanye West’s “PABLO.”
AllHipHop spoke with ATL Jacob, who was posted in his new crib in Atlanta. Read below as we discuss how he got his start, Future starting him at $10K a beat, why “Nowhere” is his favorite track, wanting to make timeless music, working with Kanye West, how “Super Gremlins” with Kodak Black came to be, Kevin Gates calling him, and more!
AllHipHop: How’s Atlanta treating you?
ATL Jacob: I just stay out the way, keep it moving.
AllHipHop: First of all, congratulations on everything. You’ve been doing your thing for a minute.
ATL Jacob: Appreciate it man. You know, just slow-mo working. It’s a process.
AllHipHop: How long you been grinding?
ATL Jacob: Like nine years. But I’m 23 though, that’s what a lot of people don’t know. I’m only 23, I’ll be 24 this year.
AllHipHop: How do you feel this young, with so many plaques?
ATL Jacob: I need more. I think I have almost 30. That ain’t the exact number, but I know it’s up there.
AllHipHop: You got room in your crib to hang all them plaques?
ATL Jacob: Yeah, this a big house. One of them.
AllHipHop: Is there one that means the most to you?
ATL Jacob: I mean, Future my brother. So whatever I get with him, that always means the most. From him seeing me literally come from nothing nothing, to us going Platinum together and getting a #1 together, that means a lot.
AllHipHop: Do you have a favorite Future song you’ve done then?
ATL Jacob: Yeah, it’s called “Nowhere.” He performed it on Jimmy Kimmel. What’s crazy, we did that song when I was in high school, but it ended up coming out once I graduated. It’s from the Superfly soundtrack, that’s one of my favorites.
AllHipHop: How did you tap with Future in high school?
ATL Jacob: Casino linked us in. His brother linked us in.
AllHipHop: You remember the first beat you sold? How much was it for?
ATL Jacob: You know, Future started me out at $10K a beat. Even back then, no placements. I was getting $10K a beat, because he just knew. He knew what was going on… working.
AllHipHop: What made you want to produce?
ATL Jacob: I was rapping. I wanted to rap on my own beats. I’m like man, I don’t like the beats that I was rapping on. I said “I want to rap on my own beats.” Now we here.
ATL Jacob: Nah, I wasn’t even selling beats. I was just having fun, I won’t even think about the money from it. I’m like “man, I wanna get this s### heard. These beats so hard, I wanna get them heard.” Once we started dropping, it was just going.
AllHipHop: Someone said “Nowhere” is the best Future song.
ATL Jacob: Man, “Nowhere” is so slept-on. The song’s so beautiful. It’s crazy, I just remember the exact night we made it. I was making the beat and Future walked in on me like “that’s hard.” The beat wasn’t even done, that’s the crazy part. He said “man, load it up.” That’s why it’s so spacious and empty, because I had literally just started making the beat.
You know before, producers were still using loops at that time. To this day, I’m still not a big fan of loops. I’ll still use them if I have to, but I laid all that from scratch. I had just started making the beat, wasn’t even done and Future’s like “load it up.” I loaded the beat up instantly.
AllHipHop: I was bumping “WAIT FOR U,” I think it’s everyone’s favorite song.
ATL Jacob: I’ve been focused on timeless music. As in timeless, just new waves of music that nobody on, but still familiar to the ear.
AllHipHop: It was your idea to cut the Tems vocals, right?
ATL Jacob: Yeah, I put that in there. Man, just listening to the song all the time for real. I’m like “I gotta sample it,” and I did. I got so many songs, so many beats like that already ready.
AllHipHop: What’s another song that you interpolated?
ATL Jacob: I can’t say it, because then everybody else is gonna do it. Me and Moneybagg got a crazy song, but I ain’t going to say what it is. Because after I literally say the sample, everybody gon’ do it. But just know, the song is so crazy.
AllHipHop: Moneybagg is hard.
ATL Jacob: Yeah, that my boy.
AllHipHop: How long does it take for you to make a beat?
ATL Jacob: It’s not about just the beat these days. I can make a beat in 5 minutes, it’s just production in total. Sometimes producing a song can take a week. Sometimes it can take one night. Sometimes it could take an hour, depending on the vibe that you want for. But to me, a song’s never done so. It’s timeless. Like the music.
AllHipHop: I say that all the time: we need more timeless music. People be putting out whatever nowadays.
ATL Jacob: Yeah, it’s so much drill music and that type of music. Everybody gotta switch on the block man. Everybody shooting, everybody robbing. Rap about something new now. That’s why I appreciate certain artists. I appreciate Lil Baby. I appreciate Travis Scott. I appreciate Future. I appreciate Young Thug because they so versatile. Except for Travis Scott, they’re all from Atlanta. Even 21 Savage, his content’s so crazy. Even though he do talk about what he talks about, the way he puts it together is amazing.
AllHipHop: Have you done music with 21 Savage?
ATL Jacob: We got a couple of songs, nothing crazy. We got a couple, but not out.
AllHipHop: Someone said we need a Future x ATL Jacob album. Did that happen yet or no?
ATL Jacob: It didn’t happen yet, nah. Close enough on the last album though.
AllHipHop: “Super Gremlin” is one of my favorite Kodak songs. How did you guys tap in?
ATL Jacob: Man, that night was crazy. I was in Miami. I was just making beats all day at the studio for real. No, I had a couple of artists come through, then I called Kodak. A couple of nights before that, we were cooking up. Probably 8 hours went by, I’m getting ready to leave the studio. I left, two minutes down the street. They called me like “hey, I’m on the way.” [laughs] So I turned around, at this time it’s 5 or 6 in the morning. I turned around and went back to the room like nothing happened. Like I didn’t even leave.
AllHipHop: And then what happened?
ATL Jacob: We went through beats, and “Super Gremlin” came out. The sun was up, “Super Gremlin” came out.
AllHipHop: Were you tired?
ATL Jacob: Nah, you can never be tired. Maybe exhausted, but not tired.
AllHipHop: What’s the story behind Kevin Gates’ “Super General (Freestyle)”?
ATL Jacob: He actually called me. He called me and said, “man I just talked to Kodak, he said it’s cool if I do it. But you know, I had to call the producer.” He was on some “man, let me see if it’s cool with you to do it.” I’m like, n*gga everybody doing a remix! He’s like “man I know, but I had to call you personally and let you know I’m rapping on the beat.”
AllHipHop: That’s some real s###!
ATL Jacob: Yeah, I respect that man.
AllHipHop: Did you guys have a relationship before that?
ATL Jacob: Nah, but long live Mazi. I had a close relationship with Mazi before he died. Mazi always told me “man when Kevin Gates get out, I’m a link y’all in.” He ended up passing when Kevin was locked up, but I never had a close relationship with Kevin.
AllHipHop: What was your reaction when you heard his verses? Talking about Rubi Rose and Beyonce…
ATL Jacob: He just saying how he feels. That’s all he was doing, saying how he feels. You never personally know what they got going on, they gotta put it out. He’s just a man saying how he feels.
AllHipHop: How was it working with Kanye?
ATL Jacob: Man, just inspirational. I learned a lot, he made me look at music so differently. Just creating, the music I’ve been making lately… [whistles] I probably wouldn’t even have this mindset if I didn’t spend those couple of months with Kanye. He made me look at music differently, I just appreciate it more.
AllHipHop: Signing your artist deal and now rapping, do you feel like Kanye? Because he came from producing and he established himself as a rapper.
ATL Jacob: It’s crazy because how everybody was sleeping on him when he’s showing them the songs, that’s how I feel. You get overlooked as the producer. Because I recently put out a song, Big30 put out a song featuring me and I’m rapping. It’s called “Uh Huh,” it’s crazy.
I don’t know, I feel like some stuff gets shadowed because you didn’t produce them. It’s like you got something to prove to people now. I don’t really get caught up in it because as long as I’m doing what I love, that’s all that really matters.
AllHipHop: I hear you. Did you learn anything from Kanye?
ATL Jacob: We just had conversations and regular stuff. I wouldn’t say learned, but more was influenced.
AllHipHop: You must be one of the youngest people in those rooms.
ATL Jacob: I’m always the youngest. I’ve been like that since I was 18. I was 18 around Taylor Swift. [laughs] That was a long time ago, it was a Taylor Swift and Future session. They have a song called “End Game.” It was a minute ago.
AllHipHop: My homegirl is the biggest Taylor Swift fan, I swear.
ATL Jacob: Hey, her security was different. They were sniffing the doors, they were checking everything. I’m like damn, she got secret service. I ain’t seen nothing like it, I thought Obama was in there.
He is accused of turning the “Father of House Music’s” song into “Flowers,” one of the songs included on Donda 2.
Donda 2 was released via Ye’s proprietary streaming device, the STEM Player, for $200. After Donda 2 was released, Ye bragged that the STEM Player sold 11,000 units within 24 hours and generated over $2 million in one day.
The problem for Ye is that he allegedly sampled “Move Your Body” more than 20 times on “Flowers” without the proper licenses.
According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, he is at risk of being hit with a default judgment.
“Due to recent events and Ye’s counsel’s inability to reach Ye or his representatives, Ye’s counsel intends to seek withdrawal as counsel,” said UIMP’s lawyer Bradley J. Mullins.
Ye is being repped in the lawsuit by the firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, which signed on as the rapper’s lawyers in July of 2022.
There is a silver lining for the embattled superstar producer. Despite their inability to reach the rapper, his attorneys are engaged in informal talks for a possible resolution.
Mullins said if the initial talks are not successful, they may be able to settle the issue with the assistance of a mediator.
The news of Ye’s counsel planning to withdraw from representing him in the lawsuit would be the latest legal blow for the rap star, who has been embroiled in a controversy over comments he made about Jewish people and the death of George Floyd.
Over two weeks, Kanye West lost deals with GAP, Balenciaga, and Adidas and saw his net worth plummet by $2 billion.
Greenberg Traurig would be the 5th law firm to cut ties with Ye since he threatened to go “death con 3 on Jews” and lived up to his promise.
Ye has been dropped by Brown Rudnick, Pryor Cashman, Cadwalader, and Quinn Emanuel.
Ye needs legal representation. Last week, his former business manager sued him for $4.5 million over claims the rapper breached his contract by failing to pay his agreed-upon fee of $300,000 per month.
In light of the recent antisemitic comments spewed by Kanye West, more influencers are locking in and going against the producer’s derogatory stance on Jewish people.
Under the guise of free speech, people claim reverse discrimination against the federally protected group and want their rights to be protected.
But not everybody is jacking that.
Robert Kraft, the owner of the Patriots football team, ran an ad during Sunday’s game against the Jets that urged fans to “stand up to Jewish hate.”
Kraft sponsored a 30-second clip under The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) name saying in simple white letters against a black background, “Antisemitism is hate. Hate against Jews. For being Jewish. Recently many of you have spoken up. We hear you today.”
It continued, “We must hear you tomorrow. There are less than 8 million Jewish people in this country. Fewer than are watching this game. They need you to add your voice. #StandUptoJewishHate.”
The ad is the polar opposite of the message shared by Ye and many of his followers. However, it is in lockstep with companies like Adidas, Balenciaga, Vogue, and others that have stepped away from his commentary.
Former allies like Justine Bieber, Aaron Donald, and Jaylen Brown, who once were aligned with the artist’s vision, have moved away— severing their ties with him, according to TMZ.
The hate is real. According to the Anti-Defamation League, almost every day in October, an antisemitic act against a Jewish person has been committed and recorded.
