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Iggy Azalea Reveals Major Complications After Undergoing Surgery

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Iggy Azalea couldn’t walk for weeks after experiencing complications from back surgery.

The Australian rapper detailed her health troubles in a series of Twitter posts on Monday (November 28). Iggy Azalea said her problems began before she was supposed to fly to her home country to film a movie.

“Right before I left I had what I thought would be a rather mundane surgery on my back to fix the issues I had after touring two summers in a row on an injury,” she wrote. “It didn’t end up being very mundane because I had complications with my recovery & ended up in bed hooked up to a million machines and in so much pain. There are about 3 days I actually just can’t remember at all.”

She added, “I didn’t walk except to use the bathroom (a whole other ordeal lol) for 3 weeks. [And] you’d be shocked to know how weak you can get when you don’t actually move. It happens really fast.”

Iggy Azalea provided fans with an update on her recovery and set a goal for herself. She also mentioned doctors were pleased with her progress.

“A week ago I was cleared to get up and start moving again,” she wrote. “I’ve been seeing someone daily at the house and we do lil workouts (they are so sad y’all lol). I’ve been getting back strong. I will recover 100%. My goal is to be in good health by Christmas.”

She continued, “It’s been very mentally challenging to suddenly not be able to do anything for yourself and have no answers about when you will recover. That was the hardest part but all the Drs have been so happy with how quickly I’m getting better now that I’m back moving & walking.”

Iggy Azalea confirmed she missed out on her movie opportunity due to her health. But she vowed to value her body “in a whole new way after this experience.”

Pusha T Explains How Kanye West Disappointed Him As A Black Man

By: Justin Ivey Updated Category: News
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Pusha T bemoaned his longtime collaborator Kanye West’s antisemitism and alignment with far-right extremists.

The 45-year-old rapper addressed Kanye West’s controversial antics in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. Pusha T denounced hate speech but didn’t indicate if he will ever cut ties with ‘Ye.

“It’s definitely affected me,” Pusha T said regarding Ye’s antisemitic remarks. “It’s been disappointing. As a Black man in America, there is no room for bigotry or hate speech. So yeah. It’s been very disappointing, let’s talk straight.”

Last month, several brands dropped Kanye West due to his antisemitism. He lost his billionaire status after Adidas ended its partnership with him.

Since then, ‘Ye announced another run for president. He also teamed up with alt-right figure Milo Yiannopoulos and white nationalist Nick Fuentes.

Despite the current situation, Pusha T still valued his work relationship with ‘Ye. The Clipse member appreciated the creative freedom he experienced under Kanye West’s watch.

“Creatively, ‘Ye has meant freedom to me,” he said. “A lot of times, people would try to get me to change certain things about my process, change certain things about me lyrically, change certain things about the content. He never has been like that. He always saw me for who I was and knew how to take it to the next level.”

‘Ye and Pusha T most recently worked together on the latter’s album It’s Almost Dry, which dropped in April. The project debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Vivica A. Fox Responds To Kanye Over Campaign Video And Gets Ready For War

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Kanye West has launched his 2024 Presidential campaign, releasing videos to talk about his intentions and call out those nay-sayers.

One of the videos was a clip of the Tucker Carlson package from his FOX News “Tucker Carlson Tonight” show, where he had Ye on as a guest. 

In the narrative, Tucker played a clip of various celebrities expressing how they felt about Kanye, specifically after he commented about George Floyd and the Jews on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN’s “Drink Champs.”

Fat Joe, 50 Cent, and others were featured, but he also highlighted Vivica Fox’s remarks.

In the clip, Fox says on her FOX Soul show, “Yo, Kanye. Eff you. And I mean that with everything inside of me. You got to cancel him. And I know we not trying to be in a cancel culture, but we got to hit him in his pockets now. Because he, obviously, doesn’t care about the African American culture.”

The actress-turned-host took offense because he did not use her quote in context and addressed it on her Twitter.

“Now dawling if you gonna use a clip featuring me it should be accurate!” the “Two Can Play That Game” star tweeted. “I was not happy with you [for] saying George Floyd wasn’t murdered, but THANKS 4 watching my @foxsoultv show #CocktailsWithQueens & know 2 Can Play that game.”

As AllHipHop.com reported during the interview with “Drink Champs,” Ye pushed a narrative that Floyd died of a drug overdose of Fentanyl. Fox was not the only person upset. So was Floyd’s child’s mother and also basketball player Stephen Jackson.

Ye did sort of apologize for his remarks about Floyd. He said, “Black Lives Matter came out and made us come together as a people. Now, afterward… yes, there was some… there are some things [about] where the money went. There are some things where was used in order to push us to the Democratic vote. They were people behind that that happened [but] the general feeling… so when I said that and I and I and I questioned the death of George Floyd, it hurt my people, it hurt the Black People, so wanna apologize to them because right now.”

He continued, “Because right now, God has shown me by what Adidas is doing and by what the media is doing, I know how it feels to have a knee on my neck now.”

“Thank you, God, for humbling me and letting me know how I really felt, because how could the richest black man ever be humble other than to be made to not be a billionaire in front of everyone off of one comment,” he then said. “Actually, if you look at the definition of Death Con, it means to get extra defense I must’ve needed… yeah.”

Fox followed up her initial tweet with more, letting people know while she is booked and busy, she has no problem showing her love for Black men … and will not tolerate the disrespect of Black people from anyone.

Kanye’s original video has since been removed from his Twitter profile.

Cardi B Threatens Anyone Joking About Takeoff’s Death

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Cardi B issued a warning to trolls while her family continued to grieve Takeoff’s death.

The Atlantic Records rapper threatened to kill people who made light of Takeoff’s passing. Cardi B emphasized her lack of tolerance for jokes in a voice note posted on social media.

“We not in the mood to be f###### playing around with y’all, deadass,” she said. “I will deadass kill y’all. Stop f###### playing.”

Cardi B believed people were “starting to feel a little bit comfortable with trying to be funny” about the fatal shooting of Takeoff. The lack of discretion concerned her because her husband Offset was still struggling to cope with the death of his fellow Migos member.

“We’re living our life normally, but deep down inside, our hearts have been so heavy,” Cardi B said. “And I feel like if I talk about – the internet so desensitized. I feel like if we talk about how we really feel and what m############ really been going through, y’all will start saying, ‘Oh, sympathy. Oh, sympathy.’ And we don’t want no sympathy. We ain’t no charity case.”

She added, “But no lie, I have been feeling so hopeless trying to make my husband happy, trying to make him crack a smile. [I] f###### see him randomly cry, see him trying to distract his mind.”

Takeoff was shot and killed in Houston on November 1. He was 28.

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock Links With Hit-Boy For New New Music

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Little Mix was among the most prominent British pop girl groups about a decade ago. 

But a few years ago, the group went on a hiatus after some members could not see eye to eye.

Now, one of the more famous members of the group, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, is breaking out on her own— creating a solo music project and has tapped one of Hip-Hop’s most popping producers to help her bring her dream to light.

According to the Daily Mail, Pinnock will be working with Hit-Boy, the songwriter and producer behind the success of Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Rihanna, and most recently with, Nas, helping the Queens native to receive his first Grammy Award.

The outlet says she started recording tracks with Hit-Boy, whose real name is Chauncey Hollis, earlier in 2022 and is really coming up with stuff that matches who she sees herself to be. 

Sources have said, “Leigh-Anne has been working out what sort of music feels best for her, and she’s been making great progress.”

“A lot of the songs have a heavy R&B vibe, and others have strong hip-hop influences. It’s the music she listens to the most, so it makes sense to follow that path,” the insider continued before adding, “Leigh has great names working with her, so she is on to a winner.”

We know it is gonna be fire because when a demo of one song leaked, her record label, Warner Music, went bonkers. The source said it was an “extremely early demo.”

J Prince Jr. Associate Arrested…Are Cops Squeezing Him For Info On Takeoff?

By: Corey Copeland Updated Category: Rumors
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A man named Joshua Cameron Isiah was arrested on November 22, 2022. He has been charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and felony weapons possession.

According to court documents, Isiah was carrying a weapon on the night of Takeoff’s murder. He supposedly has a strong connection to J. Prince Jr. He is believed to be an associate of Mob Ties Records.

Furthermore, the internet is running wild with speculation. Many believe he is the man seen on video standing close to Prince Jr at the dice game and was the first person to open fire at 810 Billiards & Bowling alley where Takeoff was killed.

Following Takeoff’s untimely demise, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner expressed wanting to meet with people involved in the local Hip-Hop scene and beyond. Considering Isiah’s Mob Ties affiliation, police seem to have a clear sense of direction in the case. They are adamant justice will be served

However, the charges against the 22-year-old are only related to weapons. We have yet to receive any news of a suspect directly tied to the murder. Still, with no bond set, could they be grilling him for more information on Takeoff death?

J. Prince Jr remains quiet on the issue. Nor has he spoken on the recent arrest of Cameron. Stay tuned as this story continues to develop. In the meantime, Cam is due in court on November 28. Takeoff died tragically on November 1st.

Lizzo Says Labeling Music Keeps Black Artists Out Of The Mainstream

By: AllHipHop Staff Updated Category: News
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Lizzo has spoken out against the racial stigmas in pop music.

While speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the “About Damn Time” singer explained that genres such as R&B were created to keep Black artists out of the mainstream pop genre.

“Genre’s racist inherently,” Lizzo argued. “I think if people did any research they would see that there was race music and then there was pop music. And race music was their way of segregating Black artists from being mainstream because they didn’t want their kids listening to music created by Black and brown people because they said it was demonic and yada, yada, yada.”

The singer continued, “I think when you think about pop, you think about MTV in the ’80s talking about ‘We can’t play rap music,’ or ‘We can’t put this person on our platform because we’re thinking about what people in the middle of America think’ – and we all know what that’s code for.”

While she described pop as a “well-oiled” machine with a “racist origin,” Lizzo acknowledged that she finds it “so cool” how hip-hop and rap artists have broken into the mainstream.

“Rap is running the game,” she said.

Elsewhere in the interview, she responded to criticism of her pop music, saying, “For people who don’t like pop music or don’t like Black artists that make pop music, they may eventually like me. You just gotta get used to me because I’m making good s###. You missing out.”

Tye Cooper Links Up With Benny The Butcher And Cristina Mackey For “Golden Globes”

By: Brxton Lee Updated Category: Music
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Rising star Tye Cooper continues on his road to musical superstardom with the release of his latest project, “This Part Of My Life Is Called…” The seven-song project featuring a verse from New York native Benny The Butcher was released on November 11th, 2022, and is already making its rounds in entertainment. Released under his label, Silent Reminder Entertainment, Cooper’s newest project is steadily making its way into the conversation of the album of the year.

Tye Cooper was raised and born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he developed a lifelong love of music. His parents started playing vintage Hip Hop and R&B music when Cooper was just six years old, introducing him to the legends that came before him as well as various flows and melodies that he might use to develop his approach in the future.

‘This Part Of My Life Is Called…’ is a work of art showcasing Cooper’s growth since the start of his career. Hard-hitting tracks like ‘The World Is Yours’ and the Benny The Butcher-assisted track ‘Golden Globes’ differentiate Tye Cooper from your typical everyday artist. Cooper’s exquisite wordplay, extraordinary lyricism, and unique sound are some of the core reasons he’s catapulted to levels of success in his career unimagine compared to his fellow up-and-coming artists.

Tye attributes his current and continued success to his family’s support, as well as to RemiTV media, Dan Murphy of Silent Reminder Entertainment, HAUS PVD, and Providence, Rhode Island, where he grew up. Keep up with Tye Cooper by following him on Instagram here and stream his new album below.

Rapper Headie One Fights Opps In London Sony Music Building

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Two British rappers were in a “terrifying” fight at their record label, scaring administrators, executives, and others in the building.

According to The Daily Mail, on Wednesday, November 23rd (during lunch hours), rapper Headie One and one of his opps got it cracking at the Sony Music Headquarters in London, England.

The 28-year-old artist, who has appeared on the nation’s Top 10 charts, was violently engaged in the company’s canteen, similar to an American cafeteria. 

The artists were both up at the label for separate business meetings, but when they saw each other, sources say, it was up. Reports said frightened employees hid under tables as the friction erupted into a brawl. 

One person said, “It was one of the most frightening experiences of my life.”

“You don’t expect to go to work and to be dragged into something like this…there was blood on the floor,” the witness explained. “These two people clearly hate one another, but for it to take place while you’re eating your lunch was shocking. There was food everywhere, as well as blood. It was terrifying.”

It is believed that there are gang overtones to the fight because there is a long-running feud between the Tottenham guys and Wood Green guys, two areas of the capital known to be at odds, according to The Daily Mail. 

The international music conglomerate took a quick stance on the violence, saying in a statement released on Sunday, November 27th, “Sony Music takes the safety of its staff very seriously. This is now a police matter, so we cannot comment further.”

Kanye West On Track To Be ‘Anti-Semite Of The Year’ By Organization

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The organization StopAntisemitism.org has highlighted producer-turned-rapper-turned-designer-turned-talking head Kanye West as a candidate for the un-coveted dishonor, “Anti-Semite of the Year.”

According to its website, voting in the competition ends at the beginning of December, and the announcement of who gets the title ASOTY will be announced.

Ye is actually in the lead in the voting, as his recent comments against the Jewish community have landed him on the cover of national and international news outlets. 

As reported by AllHipHop.com, his vile verbal and social media statements, like he will go “Death Con” on the Jews, have not only exposed his bigoted thoughts but also cost him money.

After his comments, companies like Adidas, GAP, Balenciaga, Vogue, and more have stepped away from him.

A representative from the group said to the New York Post, “Ye is using his celebrity platform to promote anti-Semitic tropes about Jews and power and money.”

“It was a lose-lose situation, as it was a self-fulfilling prophecy since he knew he would lose those contracts and business relationships whether they were owned by Jews or not, while also perpetuating a Black Hebrew Israelite fringe belief about blacks being the real Jews,” the person continued.

While Ye is in the league, other finalists are nipping at his heels, like Mohamed Hadid, the father of supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid, and Jon Minadeo II, who is the leader of the Goyim Defense League, a white supremacist hate group.

Hadid’s comments are centered around his support of Palestinian people, who are currently being oppressed by Israel, and for embracing theories that “Israel and the Jews control the media.”

Minadeo II is highlighted since he and his group “organizes and directs his followers to drop thousands of anti-Semitic flyers across America blaming everything on Jews, from 9/11 to COVID to the war in Ukraine,” StopAntisemitism.org said.

Minadeo is responsible for the Los Angeles banner drop that read, “Kanye is right about the Jews.”

We will see who wins.

DJ Khaled Flush With New Toilets Thanks To Drake

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DJ Khaled was thrilled to receive four luxury toilets from Drake for this birthday over the weekend.

In an Instagram video, the DJ, who turned 47 on Saturday, showed off the hi-tech toilets Drake gave him as a gift.

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“Listen this is not no regular toilet bowl. My brother Drake just bought me and my family about four big toilet bowls,” Khaled said in the video. “This is called a Toto toilet bowl. If you’ve ever been to Drake’s house, his toilet bowls are incredible.”

He continued, “This is called a Toto toilet bowl. I’m not even joking, Drake, we’ve been wanting this. Me and my queen (have) been talking about getting Totos for the whole house.”

The “Wild Thoughts” hitmaker also rattled off the toilets’ features – they sport remote control operation, a UV-light cleaning system, an air deodorizer, a bidet function, heated seats, and the Tornado flush system.

“It’s not about the money, it’s just about, he went and got the best of the best. He gifted us a few of these Toto toilet bowls,” Khaled said of his friend. “I ain’t try it yet, but I’m hearing there’s some music involved.”

Khaled also revealed where he planned to install the toilets, with one going in his en suite bathroom and the others in the guest restroom, the movie room, and his studio.

He said the studio toilet would be specifically reserved for Drake.

NBA YoungBoy And Bobby Shmurda Know The Feds Are Watching

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NBA.

SHMURDA.

NBA YoungBoy and Bobby Shmurda went back-and-forth, beefing over the weekend. I thought Thanksgiving was family time and for eating turkey! The two guys, I believe, had a miscommunication over the Internet. Rowdy Rebel did an interview, and he commented on a number of things, including King Von.

You should know by now that Rowdy is a friend and comrade of Bobby Shmurda. Both of them were arrested and incarcerated back in 2014. They served their time and they were released. Ever since they were released, they have gotten a lot of respect in New York City and vowed never to go back to jail. They are like drill rap pioneers in the town.

So, Rowdy Rebel, talked about how King Von’s death could’ve been avoided.  I have to say I did not agree with what he said. If you pull out a gun, you probably need to use it. That is what we were taught. If you aren’t, you then have another problem. Somehow in there, it seems as though Bobby made a commentary about people bragging on what their friends had done in the streets. And in saying that, it seems like NBA YoungBoy took that personally. I don’t know how this got so confusing, but it resulted in a back-and-forth that was chronicled by all. This was also on AllHipHop‘s Instagram.

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This all sounds kind of stupid, but it continued to escalate until Bobby threatened YoungBoy. He actually said he wanted a conversation with both him and Wack100. After a while, they retracted some of the comments that they said, because it was getting way too hot for the internet. I think at this point, they know that the feds are watching. Any threats that are made or to be taken seriously.

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Anyway, this is all pretty stupid, but this is where we are right now. Check out some of the clips from the Internet as they bickered back-and-forth.

It all ended pretty fast when NBA posted screenshots of their DM interaction.

https://www.instagram.com/p/ClfKtAGs0vP/

Ain’t NO rules anymore!

Kim Kardashian Disturbed By Balenciaga’s Ad Campaign With Kids But Doesn’t Cut Ties

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Kim Kardashian has spoken out against Balenciaga’s since-deleted advertising campaign.

In a Sunday Twitter post, the SKIMS founder weighed in on a controversial advertising campaign Balenciaga posted through their social channels.

The images featured young girls posing with bears in bondage gear and papers that seemed to replicate court documents pertaining to child pornography.

“I have been quiet for the past few days, not because I haven’t been disgusted by the recent Balenciaga campaigns, but because I wanted an opportunity to speak to their team to understand for myself how this could have happened,” Kim tweeted, responding to criticism from users about her previous silence.

“As a mother of four, I have been shaken by the disturbing images. The safety of children must be held with the highest regard and any attempts to normalise child abuse of any kind should have no place in our society – period.”

She continued, “I appreciate Balenciaga’s removal of the campaigns and apology. In speaking with them, I believe they understand the seriousness of the issue and will take the necessary measures for this to never happen again.”

Kardashian added, “As for my future with Balenciaga, I am currently re-evaluating my relationship with the brand, basing it off their willingness to accept accountability for something that should have never happened to begin with – (and) the actions I am expecting to see them take to protect children.”

Kim has previously promoted Balenciaga, having walked in their Paris show in July.

Is Cash Money’s BG Coming Home Soon?

By: illseed Updated Category: Rumors
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BG…that’s a name that rang bells once upon a time. His name stands for Baby Gangster and he coined the term “Bling Bling,” which is peak African American vernacular. BG was a member of one of the greatest crews ever – Cash Money Records. If he’s coming home, one person should know. Baby, the co-founder of Cash Money. Baby has gone on the record saying BG is coming home in a “few weeks,” but is he?

I am not sure. for those of us that follow closely, it seems like it will be a minute. Bro, tried it earlier, but a judge shot it down. In our exclusive report, it seems like the judge wanted him to snitch or “tell,” but BG refused. And in saying no, he was penalized.

The Cash Money Records rap star had been asking a judge for compassionate release and to send him home three years early, to serve out the rest of his prison sentence under home confinement.

The rapper, born Christopher Dorsey, a motion on May 11, 2021, asking for compassionate release arguing that he was at elevated risk of catching the coronavirus. B.G. also told a judge he had been rehabilitated and deserves a reduced sentence because he is a famous rap artist.

“The government objects to a reduction of Dorsey’s sentence as there is no ‘extraordinary or compelling’ reason for a reduction of sentence due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, as Dorsey has no serious health issues and has been fully vaccinated from the COVID-19 virus. He simply argues that he has been rehabilitated and that his sentence was unjust,” according to United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.

Even worse, the government said B.G. had been caught using drugs and alcohol on multiple occasions during his prison sentence.

B.G.’s most recent infraction was in March of 2021, for alcohol possession. Additionally, the rapper was caught with the narcotic Suboxone in 2019 and 2020 and tested positive for Buprenorphine in 2019.

You see this is from last year, but I think they have it out for him.

Baby said that he will be released in “a few weeks.” For somebody in jail as long as BG…a few weeks could mean 2024, which is his scheduled time of release anyway.

Good luck, BG!!! I actually hope gets out.

Tina Knowles Says Jay-Z Would Be A Successful Owner For The NFL’s Washington Commanders

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Will Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter become part of the next ownership group to buy the Washington Commanders?

Current Commanders owners Daniel and Tanya Snyder are supposedly considering selling the NFL franchise. According to reports, Jay-Z and fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos could put in a bid to buy the team.

TMZ Sports recently caught up with Jay-Z’s mother-in-law, Tina Knowles. The parent of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles expressed her thoughts about the Roc Nation founder and his wife possibly investing in the Commanders.

“I have no doubt that anything that they put their minds to, they can do it well,” answered Tina Knowles when asked about Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s rumored future connection to the NFL. However, the Knowles family matriarch added, “I don’t know anything about it though.”

The NFL & Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Already Work Together On Live Performances & Social Justice Initiatives

Jay-Z already has a well-established, long-term relationship with the National Football League. The 24-time Grammy winner’s Roc Nation agency entered into a partnership with the NFL in 2019 which featured producing the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Additionally, Roc Nation and the NFL worked together to present social justice public service announcements about unarmed Black victims of police shootings such as Botham Jean and Stephon Clark. The partnership also included donations to non-profit organizations as part of the Inspire Change initiative.

Jay-Z did face some criticism for cutting a deal with the NFL as teams in the league continued to refuse to sign former San Francisco 49ers quarterback/social activist Colin Kaepernick. In 2020, Jay-Z addressed the public backlash on Jay Electronica’s “Flux Capacitor” off the A Written Testimony album.

“Why would I sell out? I’m already rich, don’t make no sense. Got more money than [NFL Commissioner Roger] Goodell, a whole NFL bench. Did it one-handed like Odell, handcuffed to a jail. I would’ve stayed on the sideline if they could’ve tackled that s### themselves,” raps Jay-Z in the song.

Juelz Santana Checks DJ Vlad For Trying To Start Drama With Jadakiss

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Controversial Hip Hop media figure Vladimir “DJ Vlad” Lyubovny often faces criticism for focusing on the negativity in the culture. Juelz Santana sat down with DJ Vlad, and the Dipset rapper took issue with a certain line of questioning.

Dipset took part in one of the most memorable Verzuz battles in the history of the music series. Juelz Santana, Cam’ron, Jim Jones, and Freekey Zekey faced off against The Lox’s Sheek Louch, Styles P, and Jadakiss in August 2021.

DJ Vlad began talking to Juelz Santana about that historic Verzuz event that took place inside New York City’s Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. However, Santana shut down Vlad before he could even finish a question.

“The one thing that bothered me, personally, since we know each other, watching it, was when Jadakiss grabbed the bandana off your head. I just thought that was just really f###### disrespectful,” said DJ Vlad.

Juelz Santana then cut off Vlad and replied, “You’re trying to start some s###, Vlad. Shut up, Vlad. No, you’re not gonna do that. It was all fair [in] love and war. Nah, Vlad. Stop what you’re doing. It wasn’t [disrespectful].”

Then Santana suggested that if the interaction with Jadakiss had turned violent, people like DJ Vlad would be blasting both emcees. Santana also made it clear that he and Kiss have a certain level of respect and love for each other that was put on display at the classic Verzuz.

“Say it would’ve turned into something escalated, right? Then that would’ve been bad, right?” Santana asked Vlad. “You said what you said, I respect it. But that’s why I’m gonna check it. I’m not gonna let you do that. You’re still my man. It was a good lil’ shot. But I gonna nip it in the bud.”

This year has also seen other Hip Hop personalities call out DJ Vlad for various reasons. Back in March, Top Dawg Entertainment’s Terrence “Punch” Henderson Jr. slammed the VladTV founder for what he saw as the promotion of clickbait headlines. A few months later Memphis rapper NLE Choppa also clash with Vlad over the blogger’s online content.

Beyoncé Wins Top Categories At 2022 Soul Train Awards

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BET presented the televised 2022 Soul Train Awards over the weekend. Global superstar Beyoncé became the big winner of the ceremony with three victories.

Beyoncé won Song Of The Year for “Break My Soul” and Album Of The Year for Renaissance. The Parkwood Entertainment founder also won Best Collaboration for “Make Me Say It Again, Girl” by The Isley Brothers.

Other prominent 2022 Soul Train Award winners include Mary J. Blige (Certified Soul Award), Tems (Best New Artist), Silk Sonic’s “Smokin Out The Window” (Video Of The Year), and Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” (Best Dance Performance).

Jazmine Sullivan prevailed in the Best R&B/Soul Female Artist category. Chris Brown added another trophy to his display case by winning Best R&B/Soul Male Artist. Muni Long’s “Hrs and Hrs” won The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award. The R&B vocalist also performed.

Ari Lennox, Tank, Coco Jones, Q, Chanté Moore, and SiR performed at the show too. Plus, Lady of Soul Award honorees Xscape ran through some of the girl group’s biggest hits after being introduced by So So Def Recordings founder Jermaine Dupri.

Morris Day & The Time closed out the night. The iconic 1980s/1990s Funk band took home the Legend Award. Morris Day & The Time also performed a medley of their classics that included “Cool,” “777-9311,” “Jungle Love,” and “The Bird.”

The pre-show featured performances and appearances by Baby Tate, DIXSON, J. Holiday, FLO, and Vedo. Tank covered the Main Stage and Letoya Luckett covered the Correspondent Stage for the Red Carpet Special. Comedian Deon Cole served as the host for the main show. An encore presentation of the 2022 Soul Train Awards will air on Thursday, December 1 at 9 pm ET/PT on BET.

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Returns To The Top 10 For The First Time In 38 Years

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Michael Jackson let loose the groundbreaking Thriller in 1982. Many fans of the King of Pop celebrated the album’s 40-year anniversary by revisiting the masterpiece over the last week.

Sony Music and the Estate of Michael Jackson presented a special Thriller 40 double-disc version of the project. The second disc includes never-released tracks Jackson worked on during the Thriller recording sessions.

Enough consumers still had enough interest in Michael Jackson and Thriller to push the album back into the Top 10 of this week’s Billboard 200 chart. Thriller rose from #115 to #7, its first run in the Top 10 region since 1984.

After its release in November 1982, Thriller remained at #1 on the Billboard 200 for 37 nonconsecutive weeks. That total is the second most weeks in the top spot of all time, only behind the 54 weeks for the West Side Story soundtrack in the 1960s.

Michael Jackson’s name was also in the news lately because of the controversy surrounding Chris Brown not being able to perform at the 2022 American Music Awards. Brown claimed the producers of the show canceled his planned tribute to one of his music idols.

Apparently, the AMAs tapped Chris Brown and fellow R&B singer Ciara to pay homage to Jackson as an anniversary celebration for Thriller. However, a spokesperson connected to Dick Clark Productions told Entertainment Tonight that the Brown/Ciara set was pulled as a “matter of creative direction.” 

Michael Jackson’s Thriller is one of the most commercially successful albums of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America has certified the album as 34x-Platinum. “Billie Jean” and the title track have both reached RIAA Diamond status (10 million units).

Drake & 21 Savage Discuss Helping Each Other Write Verses For ‘Her Loss’ Album

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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There has been a lot of conversation in Hip Hop recently about co-writing or ghostwriting. Two of the top stars in the genre, Drake and 21 Savage, have now opened up about the topic of getting help with their lyrics.

Drake and 21 Savage dropped the Her Loss studio LP on November 4. The project opened at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 404,000 first-week units, the highest one-week sales for a 2022 rap album.

Audio of Drake and 21 Savage discussing Her Loss has gone viral on social media. In particular, the two rhymers discussed helping the other with some of the bars on the body of work.

“I ain’t gonna cap, Drake wrote some of my verses on this album,” stated 21 Savage. “These facts. I don’t give a f### what a n#### say. Drake helped me with some of my verses on this album.”

Then Drizzy chimed in, “By the way, you also helped me with s### too.” This statement from Drake comes after he has been embroiled in ghostwriting rumors for a large part of his music career.

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Other Rappers Repeatedly Slammed Drake For Allegedly Using Ghostwriters

Meek Mill feuded with Drake in 2015. The beef included the release of a reference track for Drake’s verse on their “R.I.C.O.” collaboration. In addition, reference tracks for other Drake verses leaked as well.

Pusha T also lyrically attacked his longtime rival over allegations that Drake got help penning his rhymes. Plus, some listeners speculated that Kendrick Lamar used “King Kunta” to take a subliminal shot at Drake allegedly using ghostwriters.

The “ghostwriting” label does not seem to be as damaging as it once was for a Hip Hop artist. Latto recently acknowledged using reference tracks and writers for her creative process. JT also admitted that Nicki Minaj assisted her in writing bars for a track.

Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss includes one guest feature from Houston rapper Travis Scott. The album remained at #2 on this week’s Billboard 200 chart with an additional 119,000 units collected over the latest tracking period.

Midget Rapper Gets Arrested In Fentanyl Ring

By: illseed Updated Category: Rumors
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It seems like in order to be a rapper, you need to have an open case, actual criminal activities, a murder case or more! Well, I never heard of Luh Half until today. After learning about him, I found out he was a little person from St. Louis. Well he and another rapper Jizzle Buck were among 14 people that were arrested and charged with a rainbow coalition of charges.

Check this out….

Prosecutors say Jizzle Buck and Luh Half. who are both 25 years old, lead a criminal organization called the 55 Boyz. The Department of Justice accuses the group of drug trafficking and gun violence in the St. Louis area. Jizzle Buck, Luh Half and 12 others were charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Certain defendants also face charges for fentanyl possession, fentanyl distribution, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, conspiracy to tamper with a witness and more.

Now, peep this:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf0Y7iMMv6I/?hl=en

There’s more.

As you may have noted, this is not new at all. But I find it amazing that the late great Bushwick Bill is no longer the only little person in rap. Check this out, dude can rhyme.

My dude is dope. And he ain’t really new at all.