Two high-profile southern rappers presented new DJ Drama-hosted bodies of work on October 21. YoungBoy Never Broke Again dropped Ma’ I Got a Family, and Jeezy came back with Snofall.
Both NBA Youngboy and Jeezy managed to make it into the Top 10 region of the latest Billboard 200. While Pop star Taylor Swift’s Midnights debuted at #1 with 1.6 million units, the Hip Hop representatives held their own on the chart.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s Ma’ I Got a Family launched at #7 on the Billboard 200 with 37,000 first-week units. The mixtape pulled in 52 million on-demand official streams (36,500 units) during the tracking period.
Jeezy’s Snofall opened at #9 on the Billboard 200. The Gangsta Grillz effort amassed 31,000 first-week units. Of that total, 28,000 units came from the 38.45 million streams of the album’s songs.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again now has twelve Top 10 projects in his career. Four of the 23-year-old, Louisiana-bred rhymer’s releases made it to #1 on the Billboard 200. AI YoungBoy 2, 38 Baby 2, Top, and Sincerely, Kentrell each spent one week in the top spot.
Snofall became Jeezy’s eleventh Top 10 entry. The 45-year-old Georgia native’s discography currently contains the Billboard 200 top-charting albums Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration, The Recession, and Trap or Die 3.
Elsewhere on this week’s Billboard 200, Lil Baby’s former #1 It’s Only Me slipped to #2. Bad Bunny’s Verano Sin Ti fell one position to #3. The Weeknd’s The Highlights remained at #5. Beyonce’s Renaissance closed out at #10.
South African-born billionaire Elon Musk may not be considered a Hip Hop figure. However, the new owner of Twitter has a lot of power over the platform regularly used by rappers, music executives, media figures, and fans.
Twitter could also see a substantial change on the actual platform. According to reports, the company could begin charging $19.99 per month for the Twitter Blue feature. It previously cost $4.99 per month.
The paid subscription service provided premium features for paying customers. It appears Elon Musk now wants the new monthly Twitter Blue cost to apply to anyone that has been verified.
Apparently, all verified Twitter accounts will have 90 days to subscribe to Twitter Blue. They could lose their “blue check” verification by opting out. The blue badge informs other users that a particular account isauthentic and notable.
Critics Express Concern Over Possible Twitter Blue Changes
Elon Musk is already receiving some pushback for the potential move to strip certain accounts of their blue check verification. Theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack is one of the critics expressing concern about a Twitter Blue modification.
“The point of Twitter verification is that for certain individuals/organizations it’s useful to be able to verify their statements are coming from them. (This is why so many journalists/reporters are verified.) It’s supposed to help combat disinformation, not be a status symbol,” tweeted Katie Mack on Sunday.
This morning, financial journalist Martin Lewis tweeted, “Having campaigned against PAID-FOR scam ads for years, I’m concerned at rumors Twitter will turn the verified #blueTick into a paid-for option. Scammers, shysters, criminals are likely to be happy to pay for, and manipulate this, for a veneer of legitimacy.”
Elon Musk joked about the reports of changes coming to Twitter Blue. He responded to Bitcoin developer Shibetoshi Nakamoto’s troll tweet about the story by posting, “Oh no, all our diabolical plans have been revealed!!”
Oh no, all our diabolical plans have been revealed!!
LeBron James even commented on the reported rise of hate speech on Twitter. The billionaire NBA superstar tweeted, “I don’t know Elon Musk and, [to be honest], I could care less who owns Twitter. But I will say that if this is true, I hope he and his people take this very seriously because this is scary [as f###]. So many damn unfit people saying hate speech is free speech.”
Meanwhile, Elon Musk seems to have his attention more on gauging the public interest in bringing back Vine than concern over verified accounts or n-word usage. Twitter acquired Vine, the short-form video hosting service, in October 2012 before shutting it down in 2017.
I dont know Elon Musk and, tbh, I could care less who owns twitter. But I will say that if this is true, I hope he and his people take this very seriously because this is scary AF. So many damn unfit people saying hate speech is free speech. https://t.co/Sy0jvXIBnC
It looks like Kanye “Ye” West is showing support for some prominent African-American men. The controversial rapper/designer used his Instagram account to shout out a basketball player, ESPN commentator, and athlete-turned-politician.
Yesterday (October 30), Kanye West uploaded a photo of Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate candidate in the state of Georgia, to his Instagram page. West wrote in the IG caption, “PRO LIFE.”
“It’s actually some real ones still alive that ain’t afraid no more I’m with you Time to build our own So the #redmedia can never control or diminish us again,” wrote Ye on Instagram last night about Stephen A. Smith.
Critics Claim Both Kanye West & Kyrie Irving Are Promoting Antisemitism
In addition, Kanye West jumped into the heated discussion about Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving. The 7-time NBA All-Star is in the middle of a media firestorm after tweeting about a movie titled Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America.
Critics claim the film promotes antisemitism and Kyrie Irving is publicizing anti-Jewish propaganda to his 4.6 million Twitter followers. Irving insisted the “antisemitic label” that is supposedly being “pushed” on him does not reflect his beliefs.
“There’s some real ones still here,” wrote Kanye West on Instagram. The 45-year-old father of four added that message to a post featuring a picture of Kyrie Irving. Both stars have been accused of inciting hatred towards Jewish people.
Kanye “Ye” West continues to make headlines as many of his business and personal relationships crumbled in front of the entire world. New York City rapper Fivio Foreign is not ready to give up on Ye yet.
Then, Ye decided to take a scorched-Earth approach by declaring he would “go death con 3 ON JEWISH PEOPLE.” Numerous corporations, such as Adidas, eventually cut ties with the Chicago native for his antisemitic comments.
Fivio Foreign worked with Kanye West on the “City of Gods” single which also featured R&B singer Alicia Keys. That 2022 collaboration lives on Fivio’s debut studio album B.I.B.L.E. as well as West’s eleventh studio album Donda 2.
Hollywood Unlocked caught up with Fivio Foreign at the Powerhouse NYC concert in New Jersey. The media outlet asked the 32-year-old rapper if he still supports Kanye West despite all the controversy surrounding him.
“Of course, he supported me when nobody supported me,” said Fivio Foreign about Ye. “I was always getting support, but he supported me. He just got some things he gotta figure out… But that’s still my friend.”
The Hollywood Unlocked interviewer also asked Fivio Foreign for his take on the idea of “cancel culture.” The Brooklyn Drill rapper responded, “I don’t believe in it. It depends on who’s canceling you.”
Kanye West alleged he escaped being drugged by a “Jewish doctor” who previously “misdiagnosed” him with a mental health disorder, suggesting the medic could be motivated to cause him to overdose in the wake of his antisemitic comments.
The DONDA rapper, who previously stated he has bipolar disorder calling it a “superpower,” made the allegations while speaking to paparazzi on Friday.
Ye claimed he was previously suffering from “exhaustion which was misdiagnosed.” He then makes a show of saying he’s not going to say what “race” or “people,” the doctor belongs to. “We know I can’t say that,” before immediately following up with, “It was a Jewish doctor.”
He alleged the physician “misdiagnosed” him with a “disorder” and advised him to take medication.
“At a time like this, if I was on medication right now, then one pill could’ve been swapped out, and it would be Michael Jackson and Prince all over again,” Kanye West stated.
“But because I didn’t take the misdiagnosis, and I didn’t take the medication, I’m able to speak to you guys clear of thought and transparently,” he added.
Both artists Kanye referenced died from an overdose, with Michael Jackson’s death ruled a homicide at the hand of his doctor. While Prince died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, some outlandish conspiracy theories exist.
Elsewhere during his conversation with the paparazzi, Ye doubled down on his rhetoric that the media and Hollywood are controlled by Jewish people.
Kanye West Compares Himself To George Floyd
Kanye West has also addressed the backlash to his claims about George Floyd. He said Floyd was not murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin but died of a fentanyl overdose. However, he likened himself to the police brutality victim while apologizing for his remarks.
“It hurt the Black people,” Kanye West said. “So I want to apologize for hurting them 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.”
Caine is a writer/rap artist from Cleveland, OH known for his wordplay and stellar lyrical ability to paint a vivid picture in his music. His independent debut “Addiction” created the start of his cult-like movement in hip-hop and garnered the attention of fellow artists and hip-hop legends Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
He started his own clothing line with “The Life Apparel” and broke on the scene through his mixtape impact. Currently, Caine is on tour with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Spot Dates) and with DJ Paul of 3-6 Mafia (Spot Dates) to promote his upcoming project entitled “My Thoughts” due out in November. The album features Bone Thugs-N Harmony, DJ Paul of 3-6 Mafia, Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound & more.
The Bad Boy Records boss got into character with an eerily accurate portrayal of the supervillain, mimicking his deranged mannerisms to a tee. His impersonation impressed Tyler, The Creator, who was accosted by Diddy and fake carjacked in the middle of the street.
However, Diddy’s Halloween run-in with Power actor Michael J. Ferguson left onlookers wondering where Diddy ended and Joker began. A video of their heated exchange began circulating on social media on Sunday evening (Oct. 30)
The video starts with Diddy facing off with the actor, his back to the camera. Diddy begins laughing hysterically in Joker fashion, leading viewers to assume the rapper is acting in character. However, the situation soon takes a sharp turn as it becomes clear Diddy is far more serious than he was with the Odd Future leader.
“Don’t touch me,” Ferguson warns Diddy, who replies, “You’re a clown,” still laughing wildly. “What’s up? Baby? What’s up, you don’t like me?” Diddy asks while remaining in character, toying with his fake machine gun.
Then, Diddy quickly appears to drop the act. “Then muthafucking get to it, n####,” he raged. “If you don’t like me, you muthafucking frontin’. Get to it b####. Don’t f###### play with me on Halloween. I’m out here with love.”
Nonetheless, the Power actor stood his ground, telling Puff, “What up then?” Their respective entourages become involved, and the pair exchange a few more words before Diddy asks Ferguson, “Do you know who I am?”
However, it appears Diddy was ready to de-escalate the situation at this point. “Come here and give me a hug,” he said to Ferguson, stepping forward with his arms out.
“You lucky though,” Diddy stated as the pair dapped it up before adding, “I’m really about that.” He then swiftly slipped back into his Joker persona, laughing maniacally and telling Ferguson: “I love you.” The pair concluded their altercation as Puff flung his arms around Ferguson, ending the matter. “We stronger together,” Diddy said before inviting the actor to his Halloween afterparty to “change your vibration.” Watch their exchange below.
While Drake and 21 Savage delayed the release of their upcoming surprise album Her Loss earlier this week, the rollout continues with the two rappers faking an appearance on the cover of iconic fashion bible Vogue.
The Toronto native announced they were pushing back the project just a week after announcing the surprise collaboration. Drake revealed via his Instagram Story that his longtime producer Noah “40” Shebib, contracted covid during the middle of album production.
However, according to Drake, 40 is “resting up,” and Her Loss is due to arrive later this week on Friday, Nov. 4.
Drake and 21 Savage took to Instagram to share a joint post showing the fake magazine cover, noting their “historic moment” with Vogue.
Me and my brother on newsstands tomorrow!!,” the caption read. “Thanks @voguemagazine and Anna Wintour for the love and support on this historic moment.”
After entertaining the audience with his headlining set, Lil Wayne introduced a surprise guest. “Can you please make some noise for this foreigner? Let’s show him a good time in America,” Weezy said before Drake joined him onstage.
“New Orleans is one of the few cities that shaped my career,” Drake told the crowd, paying homage to the city.
Drake had a busy weekend as he was also on hand to celebrate 21 Savage’s 30th birthday. The Saint Laurent Don took over Underground Atlanta Sunday night with his second annual Freaknik-themed bash.
He partied alongside a star-studded guest list that included his rumored boo, Latto. Also in attendance were Lizzo Reginae Carter, Lakeyah, and Teyana Taylor.
Queen of the Ring hosted their first annual “Prom Night,” and what a time was had.
Held in a ballroom, with all the aesthetics of an actual high school prom, the event was an opportunity for battle rap’s elite to step out in the most elevated style. Fans were able to sit down and dine at ballroom tables. Tuxedos, suits, button-downs, gowns, cocktail dresses, and high heels were the attire for the night.
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The colors were purple, black, and gold, accented by balloons and a dancefloor where at the end of the night the fans and all the battlers did the Electric Slide.
Babs Bunny’s dream child, the event featured five major battles and tapped some of the culture’s most talented emcees all to do one-rounders.
The celebrity judges included rap goddesses Rah Digga, Remy Ma, and Sara Kana.
Don Ladyii went up against Lu Castro, with judges giving the “W” to a glammed-up Queens native. #DaddysHome
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Jakkboy and Lady Flames vs. Phara Funeral and Swamp were next. People thought the fact that Jakkboy and Flames are a couple, would have more chemistry than PF and the South Carolinian. The truth of the matter, they did not. The devil and his flame took a little longer to get hot. Jakk was rapping with low energy, but his queen held him down (to be fair, it was said the Goonie wasn’t feeling well). However, Phara’s star power and Swamp’s unprecedented cool had the crowd jumping out of their shapewear and hard-bottom shoes. They would have been hard to beat for anyone on the card.
The battle of the night was between the two couples: Shooney da Rapper and Fettucine 20 vs. Tay Roc and Lady Caution.
This was a blood bath with two juxtaposing styles displaying what passion, creativity, lyricism, and talent look like. In a culture where so many people are rewarded for being mediocre, both teams took the assignment seriously and rapped like they wanted to be contenders for the battle of the year.
(It is not lost on the writer that Shooneral as two on two battlers, with or without each other, are just electrifying whenever they get on stage).
Tay Roc and Lady Caution represented Gun Titles’ energy with their teeth out and guns blazing. If their intention was to invoke lyrical terrorism, with the Face of URL steering the ship and the Gatekeeper providing the anchor, then mission accomplished. The two were strong, aggressive, and entrancing to watch.
On the flip side, Shooney and Fetti brought the entertainment level to an all-time high, poking fun at themselves just as much as they were poking at the many angles used on the Cave Gang couple. This couple, who actually won the battle, allowed the audience to peek into the joy they must have as a pair in their home. At points, it was intense, and sexy, and displayed that the two were skilled emcees. At other times, they simply made the crowd laugh and fall in love with them.
If Roc and Caution are the Wolverine and Storm of the culture, Shooney and Fetti are the Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz. Sure, you will get the X-Men reference … the two are out of their world, mutant-like powerful when they activate and tap into that sweet spot that they did at the prom. But don’t sleep on the Luci and Dezi comparison. That couple, as husband and wife, owned Desilu Studios, the company that “created pop cultural touchstones like I Love Lucy, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek,” and managed to excel in their own careers. That is kinda what they do as investors in “We Go Hard” and how great they are when they pop out as artists.
The last battle of the night (Tori Doe did not show up, so her battle against Twork … who was dipped for prom … did not happen), was 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Fonz.
The battle was not the strongest as 40 choked in all of her rounds. Fonz, the Landlord, won by default.
This event will only get better. We are looking forward to next year and will be in the building again.
Diddy fully immersed himself in the spirit of Halloween this year with an eerily accurate impersonation of the late Heath Ledger’s The Dark Knight Joker.
The Hip-Hop icon proved he can have just as much fun as anyone else during the spooky season. Diddy not only nailed the villain’s look with his spot-on Halloween costume and makeup, but he perfected the deranged Joker’s mannerisms perfectly. He also had a cache of props, including a grenade and a machine gun.
Diddy took to Instagram with a series of videos documenting his Halloween antics as the Joker. In one, he laughs manically while waving a fake machine gun in the air as his prop grenade rolls to the ground. “Hello my friends, I’m the Joker. I’m highjacking Halloween! Hahahaha,” he penned in the caption.
In the second video, Diddy has a hilarious run-in with Tyler, The Creator. The Bad Boy Records boss stops a vehicle in the middle of a street before attempting to fake carjack it. Without breaking character, he walks towards the car. “Tyler, The Creator,” he said before howling a psychotic laugh. “Tyler, The Creator, you’re my favorite rapper in the world.”
The Igor creator laughed, clearly impressed by Diddy’s Halloween effort as the Joker. “This is top tier,” Tyler said before Puffy turned his prop gun on him. “Get out of the car!” he demanded while Tyler laughed and drove off. “It’s going to be a glorious night!! Hahahaha,” Diddy added in the caption.
In other videos, Diddy shows himself preparing for his Joker Halloween transformation and delivering his character’s classic line: “Why so serious?” Check them out below.
NRA Luh Rachet has been gaining attention for quite some time through group projects like “Book Of Rats 1” & “Book Of Rats 2”. These albums were released as Collaborations with Luh Rachet, No Rats Allowed founder NRA Lil Gangsta and other NRA members. His latest single, “Free Big50” is a tribute to NRA Lil Gangsta who is currently locked up.
The single has been gaining attention and fan approval for weeks. With over one hundred thousand views in just a few short weeks, NRA Luh Rachet is gearing up to release his debut mixtape titled, “Versatile”. Stay tuned for more updates on the No Rats Allowed crew & NRA Luh Rachet.
Check out the video for Free Big50 on the Major Leakz Youtube Channel:
Chrisean Rock and Blueface’s volatile relationship has sparked concern amongst their fans again after the reality TV starlet accused the rapper of assaulting her before doing a U-turn and blaming herself for the incident just a day later.
Meanwhile, the Baddies South star took to Instagram Live on Saturday evening (Oct. 29) in the aftermath of another allegedly violent incident. Tears streamed down Chrisean Rock’s visibly bruised face as she alleged Blueface hit her in the face after she texted “a boy.”
“The f###. This is a busted lip. A busted nose… you’re lying. You weird ass b####,” Chrisean said. She then claimed the “b#### ass n####” beat her up because she was texting a boy.
She claimed she tried to flee the vehicle, but Blueface wouldn’t let her. “He gone pull me back just to hit me in my mouth because I wanted to jump out the car,” she added before stating, “you’re too comfortable and keep hitting me in my face.” Watch the clip below.
While concerned fans urged Chrisean to get help and leave Blueface, she returned to social media a day later to walk back her claims. Rock claimed her rapper boyfriend was trying to save her from herself as she was on “a bad trip.”
“Everybody fine,” she began. “No filter, no make-up. I had a bad trip yesterday with Casamigos. I tried to jump out of a f###### car on the highway. Blueface was keeping me from jumping out of the car. I thought that b#### was trying to get the f### up out the car, but he was trying to save me. I just… blacked out.”
She added a note explaining she suffered a mental breakdown but said: “I will be working on my mental health n liquor habits.”
However, fans of the couple took to social media to share their concerns about the couple and their toxic relationship. Some called for Crazy In Love, their upcoming Zeus reality show to be scrapped. Check out some of the reactions below.
That Blueface & Chrisean show needs to be scrapped immediately. After the way he put his hands on her tonight, it’s time yall stop glorifying abusive relationships and CANCEL IT!
Blueface need to go to jail. Chrisean needs to go to therapy. And everyone at the network that’s promoting and producing that reality show can go to hell.
Kanye said what he said. And, quite frankly, it didn’t go over well. He basically went at George Floyd’s daughter and her mother. In so many words, he said “I gave yall 2$ bucks and you stabbed me in the back with this lawsuit.” It came off extremely condescending and narcissistic. I cannot believe he is running wild. Check out what he said before we get over the man of the hour, Stephen Jackson.
Now, Kanye uses a lot of triggering words like “lynching,” which are definitely not appropriate for his rich a$$. But the whole tone of the letter is inappropriate. This letter comes right after the former billionaire made a profound apology to the family of George Floyd for saying he died of Fentanyl and not a racist cop. Anyway, as you know, George Floyd was well connected and Mr. Stephan Jackson is one of his best friends.
He stepped up and told Kanye to come see him, not Floyd’s ex or his daughter. HIM! Here’s what he said:
1. U say stupid s### u get stupid prizes. 2. U put G name in your mouth speaking false s###. Self inflicted wounds. Coppin please now them pockets getting hurt. 3. U wanna talk about somebody hat with that b####### u wearing. And marking it up🤦🏾♂️. For the people though 😂 4. It’s a lot of people mad they can’t be involved in suing u so they gonna try to demean Roxi to get a check. We know who they are. 5. Same people that didn’t have a seat for Gianna and Roxi and G funeral. They don’t want me to tell it all. Keep playing with me. 6. That’s how u know your donation wasn’t genuine u don’t even know how much u gave them 🤡. 7. U can never compare what G suffered to what u going through. Not even close. U a attention w#### and mad kuz somebody took yo b####. Go get u some milk N####. I got time. @kanyewest@kanyewest
Kanye West has alleged Ari Emanuel “tried to destroy” his life by urging brands to drop him after he made antisemitic comments.
Over the course of the past month, the “Stronger” rapper has made a string of divisive and offensive comments about Jewish people on social media and during interviews.
“You tried to bankrupt adidas and me at the same time (sic). You tried to destroy my life after all the money I’ve made for the ‘business’ people,” he wrote. “At least as I burn to the stake in front of the whole world… // everyone now knows who they need to really be afraid of. And now eeeeveryone knows how much power you “Business” people actually have.”
Last week, bosses at Adidas severed ties with West and called off their Yeezy fashion partnership, while Creative Artists Agency (CAA) officials cut him as a client.
In addition, the family of George Floyd announced their intention to sue the controversial personality for $250 million over false statements he made about the former truck driver’s death. Floyd died at the age of 46 during an arrest in May 2020.
“Forcing Roxie (Washington, Floyd’s former partner) to to sue me for 252 million after I gave her family 2 million. Only a truly powerful ‘business’ person could have thought of that and sent her to do this,” the 45-year-old continued. “To everyone in the world! // Take me as an example of what will happen if you show any frustration. Your frustration does not matter! We declare today the day when no human is allowed to be human. Please note that I have never physically hurt anyone.”
Lizzo was terrified to drive as a teenager because she got pulled over by police officers so many times.
The “About Damn Time” singer, who grew up in Houston, Texas, recalled to Vanity Fair magazine how she was constantly on-edge while driving because she had so many encounters with law enforcement.
“The police were right behind you. They follow you all the way home,” she remembered. “I stopped at every Stop sign, I’m smiling, being pleasant, I tried to do everything right. And they follow you home, then they veer off and they’re laughing. I’ve been pulled over, I’ve been handcuffed…. They do ‘Licence and registration, okay, everything looks good, you’re good to go.’ ‘Ma’am, can you just step out the vehicle real quick?'”
The 34-year-old also addressed the state of U.S. politics and described herself as “a chronically disappointed optimist” because she feels there has been no progress in the way Black women are treated.
“The way Black women have been treated in this country has made me feel very hopeless,” Lizzo shared. “I don’t think there was a time when (we) were treated fairly and with respect. If I see hope in this country, it will come from the accountability of the people who have the privilege. As a fat Black woman, this country has never gone forward; it’s stayed pretty much the same for me.”
Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which allows states to make abortion illegal, in June, Lizzo donated $500,000 to Planned Parenthood and the National Network of Abortion Funds.
Rap star Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, hopped back on to Instagram over the weekend and fired off a series of controversial posts.
First, the rap star posted a picture of Emmett Till and claimed he was being lynched digitally by “business people” as an apparent euphemism for Jewish people.
Ye sent another message to Ari Emanuel, the head of Endeavor Content, who wrote an open letter to the business community to cut ties with Ye, which caused a snowball effect and led to the rapper being dropped by CAA, Adidas, GAP, Balenciaga and other brands.
The fallout led to Ye losing over $2 billion of his net worth in a week.
Ye admitted he was mainly unbothered by the loss of his other businesses, but it seemed the impact on his Donda Academy hit home.
His message to Ari Emanuel – and his brother Rahm Emanuel- former mayor of Chicago – over the weekend, asked for help relocating 60 of the students at the Donda Academy.
“They tried to dismantle our basketball team. Those boys are being penalized without reason. Even professional athletes were threatened by their owners to disassociate,” Ye said.
“This is what modern post social media #Blackmirror warfare looks like…the children are not even off limits
-Economic Lynching
– Digital Lynching
– Bankrupting my Social Credit Score
You tried to bankrupt Adidas and me at the same time. You tried to destroy my life after all the money I’ve made for the ‘business’ people,” Ye wrote.
Also, over the weekend, a video surfaced of Ye apologizing to the Black community, as well as George Floyd’s family, over controversial comments he made during his interview on the “Drink Champs” podcast.
During that sit-down, Ye claimed George Floyd died from a shot of fentanyl instead of being murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who sat with his knee on Floyd’s neck for over 8 minutes.
“That is not God-like, to be showing off,” Ye said of his behavior. “So, if it’s not God-like, then God will take that because it’s all the church’s money right…
“Me being burned to the flesh every single day, it’s actually proving what I had to say….Lex Fridman got you to apologize, Piers Morgan got you to apologize to the Jews. But you never apologized to us about the George Floyd comment that made us feel bad.
“I heard the Black people, so I want to apologize for hurting them. 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,” Ye said.
Less than 24 hours after the video clip surfaced, Ye was on his Instagram account issuing a warning to the family of George Floyd. The rap star seemed offended that they planned to sue him for $250 million for defamation after he donated $2 million to the family in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder.
“You’re either being controlled or you’re being greedy.. But You better get you some business… 4 GOD get mad…This is how you try someone who was there for your family???? You will never get money from no one else. GOD don’t like ugly,…
“To the Floyd family: I apologized to you and the black community for my comments on Drink Champs. Humbly… Now Come get Roxie before she mess up all y’all money. The Bible is the umbilical chord [sic]…Stay Connected,” Ye wrote.
He offered support for Stephen A. Smith, Kyrie Irving and Herschel Walker in separate posts. In another post, Ye shared a text message between himself and business mogul Russell Simmons, who offered Ye the chance to come to Bali to strategize and rebuild his empire.
“I’m staying in America. I gotta get the Jewish business people to make the contracts fair. Or die trying,” Kanye wrote.
Kanye’s comments were flooded with criticism and support. Take a look at some of the replies below:
Michael B. Jordan has admitted that directing and starring in Creed III was “tough.”
“Creed III,” which hits cinemas in March 2023, marks Michael’s directorial debut, and as well as helming the movie and co-producing it, Michael also stars as lead character Adonis Creed in the “Rocky” spin-off.
In a chat with Collider, the 35-year-old explained how he has been patiently waiting for the right opportunity to step behind the camera, and felt that Creed III was the perfect vehicle for him to finally do it, even if it was difficult pulling double duty.
“It’s torture, but at the same time, it’s so much fun. It was the challenge of accomplishing it all, with the multitasking nature of developing the story, trying to stay in shape, and giving all the departments what they individually needed, to go do their job,” he shared.
During the shoot, Michael had to learn what his process was as a director.
“It’s really hard to put into words,” he continued. “Every day was a struggle, but honestly, it was the team of people that I had around me that got me through it. You’ve really gotta surround yourself with the right help, so that you can focus on the things you need to focus on. Sometimes that’s doing two things at one time, or three things at one time. It’s just part of the job. Once you step behind the camera, the undertaking that it is, from the outside looking in, it’s tough.”
Fif felt he got the shaft after The Shade Room added an Instagram post promoting Kogan and MedSpa’s services. The rapper/TV executive says Kogan falsely implied that Jackson had received penile enhancement treatment and endorsed her business.
The article also included a picture 50 took with Kogan next to a male patient with his face blurred out and an eggplant emoji over his crotch.
50, who is known to vigorously protect his image, promptly slapped MedSpa with a stiff lawsuit for Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likeness, false endorsement, and false advertising under the Lanham Act; Florida common law invasion of privacy and conversion; and unjust enrichment.
Last week, Kogan filed documents in court asking a judge to dismiss 50’s lawsuit. She claimed the rapper “didn’t just stumble into MedSpa.” She said 50 Cent was serviced by MedSpa and agreed to take the picture in return, but she admitted the rapper never had penile enhancement surgery.
Kogan also denied The Shade Room’s post implied that 50 Cent had plastic surgery on his penis. However, fans did not see it that way. Fif claims he was subjected to a barrage of embarrassing messages.
“Was he there for a booty butt lift?” one fan asked, while another said, “Call him 50 inch.” Another commentator posted, “@50cent Can I see the before and after pics?”
“When sharing [50 Cent’s] image in association with a sexual enhancement procedure, [Kogan] should have known that this could lead to vulgar and sexually charged comments about [50 Cent] and his body, particularly in light of the ways that Black men in U.S. history have been, and continue to be, sexualized and fetishized. These attitudes and stereotypes are extremely apparent when reading the comments on Kogan and MedSpa’s posts,” 50’s lawyer Eamon O’Kelly explained.
50 Cent said he would have never taken the picture with Kogan had he known she would eventually use the image to promote her businesses and imply he had work done on his penis.
50 says Kogan has to prove that he gave her express, written consent to use his image to promote her businesses – something he never did.
The G-Unit boss says Kogan has suffered substantial damages and irreparable harm to his reputation and brand after MedSpa associated him with their plastic surgery business, specifically having had sexual enhancement procedures.
50 Cent wants the judge to deny Kogan’s motion to dismiss his lawsuit.
Rapper Kanye West posted a picture of singer/ rapper Lauryn Hill on Instagram to stress one of his many points about the entertainment industry and how it pillages the lives of those it makes into mega-stars.
He captioned, “Love is the answer God is Love Does anyone wonder what Ms. Hill’s recording contract looked like and why she stopped recording professionally. We no longer will be used to oppression Kweli was right on so many things. Sway was right. When you sell your name and likeness Let’s free ourselves and bring back this frequency #lovespeech.”
Hill’s daughter, who was one of the models in Kanye’s “White Lives Matter” fashion show in Paris Fashion Week, jumped in the comments and confirmed how bad it was, saying, “IT WAS F#####.”‘
The godfather of Hip-Hop, Russell Simmons, commented, helping to curate the conversation as a creative and an executive, “you have the power and support to do it all … why fight?”
“There is nothing stopping you,” he wrote. “There are super powerful Black lawyers in music now, we didn’t have that. Independent platforms, we didn’t have that. Independent manufacturers and all kinds of distribution for whatever, you can create. Just do it without Nike owning it. You do it. Not Nike.”
Uncle Rush continued, “You said it yourself it’s the ‘slave mentality’ it’s a choice. Go out and make us proud now. But let’s undo … clear up … people using your name to promote hate. Love you.”
Lyricist extraordinaire Talib Kweli reposted Kanye’s post and said, “I didn’t want to be right. I wanted YOU to be right @kanyewest. You said on @drinkchamps that the people who were mad at your MAGA hat were the people that loved you. You were correct about that. The people who love you are going to be the only ones that tell you the truth. Stay away from anti-black grifters like @realcandaceowens she ain’t got the answers Fam. Shout out to @realsway shout out to @mslaurynhill.”
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The “People’s Party with Talib Kweli” podcaster said he did not hesitate to use this validation to check Consequence, a Kanye protégé and tangential member of A Tribe Called Quest.
“Ok but who’s gonna break the news to Dexter? @constv 😩😂,” he wrote referencing an argument they had of Con just days ago that went left and got very ugly.
Then, like the Brooklyn hustler he is, Talib posted about the new Black Star album, writing, “New @blackstarkeepshining no fear of time album on @hearluminary produced by @madlib because we will never again sell our name and likeness.”
Last year, the Philadelphia 76ers traded three-time All-Star player Ben Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets in a swap for the legendary James Harden.
While the trade is mostly working out for Philly and Harden, Ben Simmons looks like the dud he was when he left the city of Brotherly Love.
Simmons infamously refused to play for the 76ers last year, failed to report to training camp, and was eventually fined almost $500,000 for missing two preseason games.
After 6 months, in February of 2021, Simmons was finally traded to Brooklyn for Harden.
Joel Embiid, James Harden, and Tyrese Maxey seemed to have good on-court chemistry- but the same cannot be said for Brooklyn’s Ben Simmons, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant.
So far, Brooklyn is 1 and 5, and Simmons is averaging just a little over 5 points per game right now. The team is currently ranked 14th in the league.
Rap, star, and accomplished basketball player Cam’ron is one of the many New Yorkers who are already fed up with Ben Simmons. Cam hopped up on his Instagram Live to bash Ben Simmons and his abysmal performance so far.
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“Ben Simmons stop wasting my n#####’ time. I’m dead f###### serious. Stop playing with my n#####. You’ve got n##### playing two-on-f######-five out there. Stop playing with n##### man,” Cam’ron snarled.
“If you don’t want to f###### play basketball, go to f### with the Kardashians, the Jenners, whoever the f### you with. When we’re watching on TV, it’s like, it’s all good. I went to the f###### game last night and watched you shoot a airball layup. Stop playing with my n#####.”
Fellow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was a little more forgiving during a press conference where the subject of Ben Simmons’s performance came up.
“You guys keep coming in here and asking me, ‘What about Ben? What about Ben?’ He hasn’t played in two years. Give him a f###### chance. We’re just here to give him positive affirmations,” Kyrie Irving said.
The Brooklyn Nets are scheduled to take on the Indiana Pacers at home tomorrow night (October 31st).
"You guys keep coming in here and asking me, 'What about Ben? What about Ben?' He hasn't played in two years. Give him a f***ing chance. … We're just here to give him positive affirmations."
@BenSimmons25 is a great addition, Great Defender, Great Passer, Good Rebounder, Play Maker, Passer, He hustles down the floor he gets steals turns defense into Offense with TIME Simmons will Turn into HIMSELF #nets#BrooklynNets#bensimmons
