Spice Ice is the hottest new thing? Is she another Industry Plant or just a hot babe from The Bronx. Does it even matter anymore? I think not. Anyway, she went on something with Drake and then he unfollowed her. Then she seemingly raised her prices and didn’t show up for a show booked before the price hike.
ANYWAY, is she dating the the Stranger Things kid, according to the rumor mill. Caleb McLaughlin is his name and he’s got a major following in the tens of millions. So, is this true? “Ice Spice and Caleb are dating and are really into each other,” a source said. They are an item, eh? She is 22 and he’s 20. I still do not know if I believe this one. She looks like she would eat that boy alive. They were seen together at a party by Cardi B, FYI, but they didn’t look all that comfortable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvf94hLT5lM
What do you think? I am not sure I believe this rumor. They say it has been an “intense” two weeks.
This AI did a report on it, and it also addressed the Industry Plant rumors.
And are Yo Gotti and Angela Simmons a thing? You may remember Gotti name checking Run’s daughter years ago. He’s been in love with her for a long ass time. And now, they finally got the chance to kick it.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Civp2OIhQJ7/
The duo were out and about, apparently celebrating her or something. What was less than ironic was that she was turning up to Gotti’s#### record “Down in the DM.” Remember he said, And I just followed Angela / Boy, I got a crush on Angela Simmons.”
Offset wants a judge to throw out an insurance company’s lawsuit against him.
According to court documents obtained by Radar Online, Offset asked a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to dismiss Mercury Insurance’s negligence claims over a 2020 car crash. He also countersued the other driver for $150,000 in damages.
Mercury accused Offset of causing a crash involving Silvestre Cruz Gutierrez, who was driving a 2019 Honda Civic with Maria Salina Lopez as a passenger. Lopez allegedly suffered severe injuries, prompting the insurance company to pay her $15,000.
The insurance company paid another $10,000 to Gutierrez. The damage to his car required towing and repairs, costing a total of $10,605.73.
Mercury sought more than $26,000 from Offset. The Migos member said he did nothing wrong and blamed Gutierrez for the crash.
Offset said he drove below the speed limit and stayed in his lane on a freeway. He claimed Gutierrez didn’t use a blinker while changing lanes. Gutierrez allegedly collided with the right side of the rapper’s 2018 Dodge Charger, causing Offset to swerve and crash into a concrete wall.
“Gutierrez’s unsafe lane change was the sole cause of the collision with the Dodge,” he contended.
Offset’s Dodge Charger was totaled. The vehicle’s estimated value was over $150,000.
Vancouver police are seeking photos and videos of the 2022 Breakout Festival riot, which broke out after Lil Baby canceled his performance.
Chaos erupted when festival organizers announced headliner Lil Baby wouldn’t perform at the PNE Amphitheatre on Sunday (September 18). Officials said roughly 1,000 people stuck around the venue and rioted.
Festivalgoers caused thousands of dollars in damage. Authorities set up an online portal for the public to submit evidence of the riot.
“The Vancouver Police Department is investigating the actions of people who destroyed property and committed other criminal acts following the cancellation of a concert at the Breakout Festival on September 18 at the PNE Amphitheatre,” police wrote on the submission portal page. “We ask anyone with video or photos depicting violence, destruction or other criminal acts to submit the video or photos here.”
Lil Baby apologized for canceling his Breakout Festival gig in wake of the riot. He claimed his body shut down on him, but he was seen partying in Las Vegas the night before the event.
“I would like to start off by saying I truly apologize Vancouver, Canada, The Breakout Festival And To Everyone Who was in attendance!” Lil Baby wrote on Instagram Stories. “I have been going so hard these past few months without any breaks that it finally caught up with me. And My Body Completely Shut Down. I owe you guys big time and will for sure make up for it soon.”
50 Cent’s ex-girlfriend Vivica A. Fox made it clear he never needed penile enhancement surgery.
Fox discussed her intimate knowledge of 50 Cent’s anatomy on Fox Soul’sCocktail with Queens. The actress defended her ex-boyfriend after he sued a MedSpa owner named Angela Kogan for allegedly implying he had penile enhancement surgery.
“Angela, you lying,” Fox said. “That’s all I’m gon’ say. Angela, that’s the one thing I know that’s true. He didn’t have to get no enhancement. He’s good. Listen, the one time I’m with him on that one. I’m with him when he’s right on that one. No! It’s all good.”
50 Cent filed a lawsuit against Kogan, accusing her of misrepresenting a photo the two took together. The G-Unit rapper pursued legal action after The Shade Room used the image in a story about Kogan and penile enhancement surgery.
Kogan denied any wrongdoing in a statement issued by her attorney Darren Heitner. Kogan said she never mentioned anything about 50 Cent getting penile enhancement, but he did receive undisclosed services from her Perfection Plastic Surgery & MedSpa.
“Ms. Kogan’s policy is to not disclose the services that her clients receive, but she affirms that Perfection Plastic Surgery & MedSpa never provided penile enhancement treatment to Mr. Jackson,” Heitner wrote. “She has never stated otherwise, either publicly or privately. Instead, Ms. Kogan merely thanked Mr. Jackson for stopping by Perfection Plastic Surgery & MedSpa with social media posts published in February 2020.”
NLE Choppa defended his spirituality on Wednesday (September 21).
After making headlines for a breakup, NLE Choppa addressed critics who claim he’s “fake spiritual.” The 19-year-old rapper explained what spirituality meant to him in a Twitter post.
“People say I’m fake spiritual, let me tell y’all something,” he wrote. “Spirituality is not about crystals, Being super nice all the time, and disconnecting from reality completely. It’s actually about AWAKENING to find your PURPOSE. Then you take that spiritual JOURNEY to ACHIEVE IT!”
NLE Choppa made the comment a few days after his ex-girlfriend Marissa Da’Nae cried over their breakup on social media. He previously vented about the coverage of their split and tried to clarify why the relationship ended.
“I broke up with my last partner not because I couldn’t ‘Cheat In Peace,’” he wrote on Twitter. “Also not because ‘My polygamous views’ but if that’s what y’all took out of a 30 min explanation video then I’ll let y’all run with that but if y’all want the real reason I’ll drop the link again. Thank you.”
NLE Choppa added, “Had to leave that there now I’m done sorry for dragging this for so long I’m done fr this time. But stop paying blogs to promote something that’s not true. Promote the real reason why I left. Imma keep dropping the link. I refuse to have false narratives on my name!”
Rapper-turned-television big shot 50 Cent has announced his partnership with STARZ has ended. Under the agreement with the network, he produced shows like “Power,” “PowerBook II: Ghost,” “PowerBook III: Raising Kanan,” and “Powerbook IV: Force and BMF.”
The chart-topping rapper posted on Instagram a gif of him counting money with the caption, “Shout out to BET, I won Hustler of the year. No one from music culture has had success in Television production. I have 25 shows now and I’ve made some big deals away from TV. I’m out of my deal at STARZ tomorrow.
After that, he followed up that post with another announcement.
He later announced that his company, G-Unit Film, and Television is currently slated to produce and distribute 25 television shows that have been sold to ten different networks.
According to Variety, 50 Cent and STARZ entered into his deal with Lionsgate, the company that owns the cable network, originally for only four years.
The first project, released in 2014, was “Power,” and that hit series stayed on for six seasons before ending in 2020. After that, he pushed out through the partnership, several spin-offs based on “Power.”
Three aforementioned spin-offs were developed from the proper title. Afterward, the collaboration yielded another series, based on the Black Mafia Family out of Detroit (also called BMF).
Last year, the “Power” creator Courtney Kemp, opted not to renew her deal with Lionsgate, according to Deadline.
Even though the deal STARZ deal has ended, the “In the Club” rapper has a few things up his sleeve, according to trademark attorney Josh Gerben.
Gerben tweeted that 50 has applied for a new trademark for a company called NYC Vibe, LLC with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, just days before his deal ended.
NYC Vibe, as a company will do a few things, like allow the artist to produce and distribute televisions shows, documentaries, and movies; organize competitive sports and athletic events; offer online gaming services in the nature of casino gambling, card games, computer game tournaments and augmented reality games, and open some of bars and restaurants.
Are you ready to sip Bacardi like it's your birthday?@50cent has filed a new trademark application which claims he intends to:
1. Open a bar/restaurant. 2. Start an online casino. 3. Produce tv shows, documentaries and movies.#50centpic.twitter.com/GiNRNIlvp0
Don’t think G-Unit Film & Television is a wrap. His reps believe he will be entertaining multiple offers from streamers and studios as he looks for a new home for that company.
Soulja Boy is the leader of a school of Hip-Hop that continues to this day. Now that he’s over 30, he’s able to enjoy seeing his chil’ren running around and also still be relevant as an artist. The competition is thick, but King Soulja has returned to the front of the line with “Bust It Down.” The visuals are exciting, as it is full of lovely ladies of a myriad of hues and flavors. Fun and colorful, “Bust It Down” might just be the silver bullet for the young OG to usher in a different tone in today’s doom and gloom climate.
Michael Star is here to become one of the greatest artists to ever do it, creating nothing short of good vibrations for his growing fanbase. And with Michael serving as son to legendary reggae artist Mikey Space, it’s very clear talent runs in the family.
With an unwavering love and passion for music ingrained in him since he can remember, Michael carves his own lane with his unique, undeniable vocals and dance moves. In fact, Star describes himself as “an entertainer, someone who loves performing.” He states, “I’ve been doing it since a young age, so I’d love for people to know me as that guy that kills the stage.”
Born in New York but moving to Atlanta at age 6, Star makes it known the impact Atlanta had in raising him. Going back and forth between Kingston, Jamaica and ATL meant being exposed to different things and culture, which is exactly why Michael finds his footing amidst the reggae/dancehall scene.
Fast forward to 2022, Michael Star taps the one and only Bounty Killer for his newest release titled “7 o’clock.” The single was directly inspired by emotional heartbreak, and the importance of love and forgiveness in relationships.
AllHipHop spoke with Michael Star virtually to discuss his sound, his background in music, what it meant to collab with Bounty Killer, live performances, and more!
AllHipHop: How would you describe your sound?
Michael Star: My sound depends on the specific song but I’ll say energetic. I have a lot of energetic sounds, party songs, feel-good music. So a lot of feel-good music, party music.
AllHipHop: Are you heavily influenced by the Atlanta rap scene?
Michael Star: Yeah, since a long long time ago. We used to do dance moves and just freestyle. At the underground, when it was popular back in those days. Big influence from the rap scene, the dance scene, the fashion. Atlanta had it all.
AllHipHop: What was the turning point, when you realized you could do music for a living?
Michael Star: Around 12 years old, I took it serious. Prior to that, around 8 years old, I’ve done musicals and plays for a company called Superstar Kids. we’ve done plays and musicals so around 12, I took it upon myself to take it serious. Not too long ago, maybe 2 or 3 years ago, I wanted to just do my ethnicity music. Just the culture of dancehall and reggae, I just took that full storm.
AllHipHop: Was it in your blood to be this reggae star?
Michael Star: It’s in my blood, yeah. I have 2 sisters that do art stuff as well. One that dances and one that does art, the older one dances kind of…. She’s shy. I’d say it’s in our blood.
AllHipHop: Is Michael Star your real name?
Michael Star: No, my real name is Michael Johnson. I just let people call me Mikey in school since it was easier to pronounce. Tamiko Star is her name, she’s the one who started the company for us to do the musical and plays. Her artist name is Tamiko Star, she influenced me so much and taught me stage presence. I asked her when I was smaller: “am I able to use the Star last name?” She said yeah.
AllHipHop: 7 o’clock out now with Bounty Killer, how are you feeling?
Michael Star: I’m feeling real good, I’m very grateful. He’s a huge influence of mine. I study his stage performance, I listen to almost all his music. I’m very thankful to have him featured on my song, and be able to listen to me sing. Even if he wasn’t able to do the feature, as long as he’s able to hear the thought process of the song I wanted him in, that was a big accomplishment. I’m very grateful he got on it.
AllHipHop: How did it happen?
Michael Star: The owner of the label, King Recordings Entertainment, he goes by King. I call him Uncle George. Basically, Bounty Killer’s manager and George are great friends. So is Bounty Killer and George, so it was more a family thing. George managed it for me. Let them hear the song, it took some months. Probably within 2 to 3 months, we got it back. It didn’t take long. You know, music time, so it was pretty good.
AllHipHop: What was your reaction when you heard it back?
Michael Star: Honestly, I was in tears. The first time I heard it, I was on the airplane so I couldn’t really fully hear it properly. Once I got back home, I heard it and started to cry. Just nice tears, from doing this so long. Wow I got a feature? It was cool.
AllHipHop: You guys haven’t shot the music video yet, have you?
Michael Star: No, not yet. We’re waiting on his open schedule, but we’re planning on going down to Jamaica around October or anytime in this 4th quarter. We’re really hoping for that.
AllHipHop: What is it that you want fans to get from your story?
Michael Star: To know that I’m someone who loves his craft. Know that I’m a consistent artist, I’m very patient. I’ve been doing it for so long, so I want people to know that Michael Star is here to stay. For people to listen to my music, if you can. If you’re not able to, see if you can go on my Instagram and watch a 30 second performance.
You know how people are all over the place? One minute they’re watching a video, one minute they’re… If they’re able to see me perform or hear some of the music, that’s an accomplishment.
AllHipHop: What goes into your live performances?
Michael Star: An out of body experience. I study the greats when it comes to stage performance like Michael Jackson, James Brown, The Temptations, etc. I want people to see okay, this artist has been doing his homework. He’s very respectful, and he’s letting it fly on stage. [laughs]
AllHipHop: 3 things that you need in the studio at all times?
Michael Star: I need water. I need time to reflect on the song, some quiet time before the beat comes. Okay, we’re about to record. What am I trying to deliver? The third thing, maybe some vibes. Any type of vibes would be cool. Me and the producer just chillin’, laughing. Anything to give me a story, maybe talk to my friends before and see what they got going on. Just vibes.
AllHipHop: What can we expect next?
Michael Star: We’re working on a full body project right now, but I can’t give a specific date. Now it’s “7 o’clock” and my recent single “Tun Up,” which was released in the beginning of this year. It’s those 2 we’re promoting right now, then the big project.
AllHipHop: What inspired “Tun Up”?
Michael Star: Just the party scene. Sometimes I’ll go to the Caribbean party scenes in Atlanta and I’ll just watch everybody, what they’re receiving with the music. How they’re vibing to it or dancing, or even when the DJs play. I’ll watch them, sometimes I don’t just dance. I’m sitting in the corner vibing my head, seeing what he’ll play on repeat. Sometimes they’ll play 5 songs back to back. In the beginning, the middle, maybe at the end if it’s a fire song. I just study that.
AllHipHop: Any goals for yourself?
Michael Star: A big goal is to open up for an artist. A big artist, that’d be cool. Just more supporters, more fans.
AllHipHop: Anything else you want them to know?
Michael Star: They can follow me on Instagram @MichealStar. They can Google Micheal Star featuring Bounty Killer “7 O’Clock,” it’s on all platforms!. Thank you so much for having me.
Wolftyla might be one of the funniest people to follow online, but that doesn’t take away from her undeniable talents as a musician. The Queens, New York native first rose to prominence on the social media app Vine, building a devout following organically — which today stands as her own fanbase called Wolf Members Only.
And for the perfect summertime vibes, look no further than Wolftyla’s “All Tinted,” who’s music video boasts over 9.8 million views and counting. The song was also spun on Los Angeles’ #1 radio station, Power 106, and eventually recorded in Korean as Wolftyla pays homage to her roots.
The New York native is also currently in school getting her Bachelor’s in Music Business from New York University, hoping to apply what she learns in school to her own music career. Regardless, her personality continues to shine as she creates heartfelt anthems for audiences all around the world.
Wolftyla stopped by Shirley’s Temple to discuss “All Tinted” playing on the radio, recording the song in Korean, getting the cosign from BTS and Blackpink, mental health, collaborating with Jay Park, making her best music off heartbreak, and more!
AllHipHop: What was the young Wolftyla like hooping?
Wolftyla: Playing basketball definitely jumpstarted my competitive nature. When the lights go on, you gotta show up and there’s no time for emotions, nothing. Just get on the court, do your best, get off, then worry about everything else. That was my first love.
AllHipHop: What position did you play?
Wolftyla: She played pointguard. She was a leader. She was giving assists, she was stealing. It’s funny because my dad had coached me all throughout high school.
AllHipHop: You were a little Vine star!
Wolftyla: You know what’s so crazy? Every single time someone says that, I don’t think I realized how much I was on Vine because I was doing it so omg, video here, video there. No, people will come up to me: “You were on there for 4 years!” Damn, time really flies.
AllHipHop: Because I feel like you’re super creative.
Wolftyla: Thank you. It makes it hard to function sometimes, for sure. [laughs] It’s cool now because even after Vine, I’m now trying to take all those funny moments. Now when I start doing music videos, I’m so excited to tap into acting before the music videos. Those little scenes.
AllHipHop: Do you want to act?
Wolftyla: Ehh, I don’t think so. Well yes, but nah. I would kill it. I think it depends on the character, but I could do it. I think once you start playing basketball, you feel like you could do anything.
AllHipHop: What was Wolf’s life like during the pandemic?
Wolftyla: Oh man. Wow, what a time. Part of me was like wow, this is great. Because we’re all inside, yay. I always had this feeling of when I’m inside, I’d make myself feel a little guilty. Damn I’m not working, I’m not in the studio. I’m being still. Or I’m doing things I did when I was growing up, like watching movies or just chillin’.
For the first time during the pandemic, I didn’t feel guilty about doing that, because I was moving all the time. Now wait, I’m seeing other people being still and obviously dealing with what they’re going through. Wow, it gave me a little bit more confidence as an artist. I really tapped in and peeled back a lot of layers and was trying to figure myself out. Playing around with different sounds like okay, I can do this.
AllHipHop: You know me, I’m a fan of your music.
Wolftyla: Shirley was the one to literally bring “All Tinted” to Power 106 and tell all those DJs there to play “All Tinted.”
AllHipHop: That’s such a timeless record!
Wolftyla: Thank you, I really appreciate that. That was the record for me where I said “mmm. After this one, I’m done with music.” I recorded that in LA. I don’t know what I was experiencing at that very moment. I try not to get too invested in upsetting past moments, but in that moment I was questioning everything that I was doing. Sometimes, everybody has that point in their life where it’s like, what am I doing with my life?
I’m hilarious. I’m vibing. That was the moment for me where I said this is going to be my last piece of work, I’m good. Maybe let me explore something else. But the feedback and someone like DJ Felli Fel listening to it and saying “I’m playing it!” — doing things that they never have to, but willingly they did: it almost made me fall back in love with the music again.
“All Tinted” is definitely a record that’s almost this very light and airy version of myself. Even though right now when I’m creating that song, I don’t feel like that. For me, how it resonated was I want to sound like that. I want to get to that point. So making that record and explaining what my first summer was like in LA, that was my first summer. Everything that you see in that video was literally what we were doing in the summer. Vibing, late night. Riding on bikes, it was so euphoric.
AllHipHop: Every time summertime rolls around, is “All Tinted” the anthem?
Wolftyla: Yes. You know what’s so crazy? A lot of people don’t know that day when we were shooting the “All Tinted” music video, we were supposed to have a coupe, but it crashed on the way to set. I was on set vibing, but it turned out that we didn’t really need one. It was so much better that way.
AllHipHop: You were skateboarding, right?
Wolftyla: Skateboarding. Penny boarding I guess. Specifics. I might say skateboarding, they’re like no! That’s a Penny board. But people were riding bikes, pushing people in the pool. I highly suggest if you haven’t watched it, go watch it.
AllHipHop: It’s at almost 10 million views?
Wolftyla: Oh wow, that’s a lot. But I have to thank Wolf Members Only, because if it’s not Wolf Members Only, I don’t know what it is. Being an independent artist, I literally only count on the people who really genuinely love me. It really meant so much when people tuned in or gave a watch. A lot of the Korean BBQ spots out in LA were having it on screens.
AllHipHop: Do you be cooking?
Wolftyla: I do, a little bit. I like to cook pasta. I know people are going to make fun of me about pasta, but pasta’s so good. If you’re really a pasta head, then you know that there’s so many different ways to make it. I like making salmon, chicken. I like sauteed spinach and broccolini.
AllHipHop: Did you learn from your mom?
Wolftyla: No, I don’t think so. She put me out of my favorite dishes like pasta. She goes crazy in the Korean world.
AllHipHop: Did you grow up eating Korean food?
Wolftyla: Yes, I enjoy Korean food more than American food. I’m still getting introduced to American food. The other day, I had my first milkshake. I’ve never had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before. Just never thought about it. But I do know if I was to try a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, it’d be no crust. I don’t know about the crust, I don’t think I could trust that.
AllHipHop: “All Tinted” is such an original sound, but what’s more meaningful is you recording it in Korean.
Wolftyla: Oh wow, that was an experience. I did that just because I come from an immigrant background. In any way that I’m able to represent my grandparents, that’s what I love to do. They were born and raised in Seoul until they came over here. As soon as I finished recording it, the first person I went to was my grandma and grandpa.
AllHipHop: What did they say?
Wolftyla: They loved it. My grandma loves “All Tinted,” that’s her favorite song of all time. My grandfather likes “Candy.” I’m like, you think that “Candy” is better than “All Tinted”? He’s like, “‘Candy’ has a different sound. It’s timeless.”
AllHipHop: I pulled up to that video set.
Wolftyla: Yes you did! We merged Kpop elements with R&B, then had some Bobby Brown inspo. It was pulling from a lot of areas. That was so much fun. Even the kids that came on set, they had so much fun. They were like “Candy!!” It was great.
AllHipHop: How does it feel to have “All Tinted” cosigned by these huge K pop stars? Someone from BTS and someone from Blackpink.
Wolftyla: I was like, wait what? V from BTS showed love through doing an interview with Paper Magazine. I remember one day I was in Miami, I was eating kale. I was literally in the middle of trying kale for the first time, then my phone started going crazy. On Stories, underneath the comments, on everything.
It felt like someone was grabbing me from the shirt like “do you even understand that V from BTS is listening to your song?!” I looked it up like, wow yeah. Rose from Blackpink, she posted on her Story.
AllHipHop: Did you have relationships with them at all?
Wolftyla: No, but I did build a really good friendship with Rose from Blackpink. We still talk till this day. I was really shocked. I was really grateful for that too because I was definitely in a creative area where it wasn’t the best. I’m running low on fuel. That gave me more confidence to continue to keep on making music that resonates with me, rather than feeling like oh, let me make this music because I know what you guys would want to hear. It’s more so no, let me show you me. It was cool, cheers to great friendship.
AllHipHop: You signed super early right?
Wolftyla: Before that, I was really fresh with music. I didn’t know if I wanted to do music or not. I didn’t know that it’d bring me this far. I didn’t even think I’d really still be doing music till this day, that it puts a roof over my head and everything like that. When I had signed a while ago, I was so young. I freshly turned 18, a couple of days after my birthday.
Looking back at it now, this is also the reason why I go back to school: to learn more about the music business. It’s one of those things where damn, maybe if I had known that back then, I could have avoided certain situations. But that was me being super premature, I didn’t know. I showed up at the label and they said, “let’s make all this music.” I didn’t even know if I wanted to do music.
AllHipHop: How’d they find you?
Wolftyla: They had found me through me doing one song, which was my first song “Feels.” That was the first song I ever wrote, put together and released on the SoundCloud platform. I took the poetry that I was making off of Tumblr. I’m romantic.
AllHipHop: Wow, so you’ve been expressing yourself!
Wolftyla: Yeah, in ways that I didn’t know I was expressing myself. I didn’t realize how vulnerable I was being, very openly. That’s the reason why I have so many people that love me outside of the music. People that support the real life human things I’m doing, rather than “oh, she just makes music.” They know that there are so many layers to me, and that’s why it’s Wolf Members Only.
AllHipHop: A huge part of this show is mental health, how are you doing? How’s your mental state?
Wolftyla: I’m good. I’m finally getting to a place where I’m learning stillness, I’m learning a lot more patience. Really allowing things to happen for what they are, rather than what I want them to be. Just trusting the universe to move the pieces around, while being me. Showing up. That’s the most difficult part, is to show up. But I’ve been good, vibing.
AllHipHop: You actually started Wolf Members Only because you were going through clinical depression yourself.
Wolftyla: I was going through clinical depression, I was going through anxiety. It was really tough to navigate through that. As a student athlete during high school, then Vine hitting so fast where I’m now getting attacked at malls. It was really crazy.
AllHipHop: Is this when you were back home in New York?
Wolftyla: This is back when home in New York. Not in a bad way, just oh my God! We’re getting recognized in places that I never thought I’d ever get recognized, like movie theaters. That did a lot to my anxiety, it almost shifted and shook my world up really fast. I definitely navigated through it, but it was tough.
AllHipHop: A statistic states musicians are 3 times more likely to experience anxiety or depression than the general public.
Wolftyla: Probably. I don’t put it past. It’s also part of us being so creative too. Throughout life, if we’re able to find those things that help us to cope, navigate and express, oh my God. Even having more outlets of being able to comfortably talk about it, like this show.
AllHipHop: What do you do for self-care? To get your mind right?
Wolftyla: I meditate. That was one thing that I didn’t do last year, I didn’t do the year before. I don’t think I really have taken meditation serious. I’m like okay, I got my eyes closed. Come on, it’s time to go. A little bit towards the end of last year going into this year, I really took meditation serious and gave myself those 15 minutes. Definitely not at monk status, but 15 minutes to at least clear the mind.
Also, candles. I love me some candles. I’m definitely spending some money in a candle store for sure, without a doubt. Another thing I found was running. I have a husky, so he needs a lot of exercise. I went on Amazon, I felt like such a dog mom. I literally got one of those leashes, it’s like a bungee cord. I put it on my husky, and he’s out! Pulling me on the skateboard, all that.
AllHipHop: Talk about doing “Butterflies” with Jay Park, love him!
Wolftyla: Yes, I love Jay Park. It was so much fun! In the middle of the pandemic, which is crazy. Him and I have never met each other in person. We didn’t even meet in the video. We edited it. I shot mine in LA, in Malibu. Literally, he shot his in Seoul, Korea. I sent him the treatment. I said “the aesthetic needs to look like this, so try to find this.” We ended up finding a studio out there. This was all through email, then through DMs with Jay. We made it happen.
AllHipHop: You’re a genius for that.
Wolftyla: I worked on it with Aser Santos. Literally one of my favorite people in the world, such a great director. He did “Butterflies.” We shot something for “Play for Keeps.” This summer, we’re definitely dropping some stuff.
AllHipHop: Off the new project? You announced it already right?
AllHipHop: Do you make your best music heartbroken?
Wolftyla: I want to say I do. I feel like I really do. Everything that I was writing: “All Tinted, “”Play for Keeps,” “Keep You Close,” “Someone Like You,” all those songs were heartbroken. I definitely am excited to tap into the music that I make with my happier self too. That’s what came about during making If You’re Not Happy Then Leave. I experimented with a lot of different things.
GQueTv shares the conversation-based music video for his song ‘Fools over Facts’. The 28-year-old rapper dropped the first visual from his 2nd quarter released Ep ‘From Me To You’.
The video utilizes a simple aesthetic, encouraging viewers to focus on GQueTv’s face and what he’s saying, with words and images transitioning around him. The camera focuses in on GQue from the chest up, with a solid backdrop behind him, forcing our attention on his words. This prioritizes the lyrics and enhances his verbal wordplay throughout the song.
The opening lines: “We gone put this work in, All I spit is fire b**** I’m Earth, Wind” segues into the lyrics about investing and being financially disciplined which isn’t talked about much in today’s rap scene.
Lil Nas X sent pizza to protesters outside of his Boston, Massachusetts, concert.
After a group of “street ministry” protesters set up outside the “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” rapper’s concert staged at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Sunday, he decided to send them a snack.
“So peopel (sic) were protesting my concert last night,” Nas wrote over a TikTok video after the event. “So we brought them pizza.”
In the video, a crew member can be seen bringing out pizza to the chanting crowd. The protesters declined the food. Halfway through the video, the camera zoomed in on one protester while “Mystery if Love” by Sufjan Stevens started to play.
New text from Nas appeared above, reading, “But sadly one of the homophobes was really hot.” Posting the clip to Twitter, the star jokingly wrote in the caption, “(I) accidentally fell in love with one of the homophobic protesters.”
Some protesters carried signs reading “Jesus is God, even demons know it” and “Repent and Believe the Gospel.”
can’t stop thinking about the cute homophobic guy thst was protesting my concert last night. i just know we had a connection. i miss him so much man. i’m nothing without him
Kanye West won’t “co-parent” the products he makes with Adidas unless the sports giant stops treating him like he’s “dead.”
The rapper-turned-Yeezy fashion mogul has been involved in a public war of words with Adidas and the company’s CEO Kasper Rørsted since the summer, when Kanye accused Rørsted of copying his Yeezy slides.
It appears Kanye’s anger has now simmered slightly, with the 45-year-old admitting in a new interview with Forbes that all might not be lost with the partnership.
“There’s a possibility (we) can co-parent products that we make, but not in a way where I’m not getting say-so over colorways, and where they’re treating me like I’m dead,” he mused.
He also spoke about his new YZY SHDZ sunglasses line, explaining how he’s planning to keep the retail cost low for the glasses – and all new products he hopes to add to a standalone store bearing his name.
“When it’s sold in America, it’ll be made in America, and when it’s sold in China, it’ll be manufactured in China,” he stated. “So the glasses will cost $20, and everything in the Ye Supply store will be $20. And, we’re working on how to make clothing free. Because life is free.”
Kanye recently spoke about his desire to go it alone for all future fashion projects after his partnership with brands including Nike, Adidas and Gap soured.
Over the weekend, he filed trademarks for Donda Sport clothing and accessories.
When “Sorry, Not Sorry” hit, Omeretta the Great was identified as somebody that likely owned both match and gasoline. Her controversial hit record set off a firestorm of controversy that she has enjoyed. Everybody from the Atlanta area – including legends like Ludacris and T.I. – gave their take on the song, which is a fierce examination of what is Atlanta and what is not Atlanta. But controversy is not all that Omeretta is.
While she is the oft-proclaimed “Princess of Atlanta Rap” is more than inner-city strife and chaos. She’s an extremely talented artists with other songs in orbit. She patched things up with Latto on “Sorry, Not Sorry [Remix]” and, more recently, dropped “Baba,” which underscores her tremendous talent as a writer and character.
The svelte, chocolate sister sits with AllHipHop’s Slops and hilarity ensues. Everything from a Top 5 that’s not chock-full of Atlanta artists 👀 to reveal exactly where she grew up and also what gives her the right to determine what is “Not Atlanta.” Lastly, she discusses upcoming music, her renewed relationship with Latto and more.
Yet another Hip Hop figure will appear on All Elite Wrestling programming. AEW tapped New York City native DJ Whoo Kid for the promotion’s second annual Grand Slam event.
Grand Slam takes place tonight (September 21) inside Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York. DJ Whoo Kid will serve as special guest announcer for a match at the professional wrestling show.
“I’m excited to be a part of this event,” says the on-air presenter for Sirius XM Radio’s Shade 45 station. “It promises to have a lot of surprises in store.”
DJ Whoo Kid continues, “As a radio personality and co-host, I’m looking forward to branching out and announcing a wrestling match. I hope this is just the beginning of my being part of the AEW family.”
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Queens-Bred Emcee Action Bronson Will Step Into The Ring At Grand Slam
The legendary mixtape deejay joins Action Bronson as a special guest for AEW’s Grand Slam. Bronson is stepping into the ring for the first time. The Queens native will team with FTW Champion HOOK to face off with The Jericho Appreciation Society’s Matt Menard and Angelo Parker.
There is also speculation that Miami-based rapper Trina could show up in Arthur Ashe Stadium. AEW wrestler Diamanté teased the “baddest b####” will accompany her to the ring for her match against TBS Champion Jade Cargill.
All Elite Wrestling’s Dynamite: Grand Slam will be broadcast live on September 21 at 8 pm ET on TBS. Rampage: Grand Slam will be broadcast on September 23 at 10 pm ET on TNT. Dynamite includes the finals of the AEW Grand Slam Tournament of Champions. Jon Moxley will wrestle Bryan Danielson for the vacant AEW World Championship.
Los Angeles was once again the location where a promising young entertainer tragically lost his life. Compton-raised rap star Roddy Ricch has addressed the violence taking place in the area.
On September 12, a gunman shot and killed Philadelphia rapper Rakim “PnB Rock” Allen at Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles in LA. After PnB Rock’s untimely death, Roddy Ricch took his Instagram Story to deliver a message to the city of angels.
“LA! Usually, I try to mind my business and let the world rotate but we gotta do better,” wrote Ricch. “It’s too much senseless violence. Too much opportunity and motivation to take things other people work hard for. It’s too much life to live to take someone else’s away.”
The 23-year-old Live Life Fast album creator added, “I love my city but we can’t keep going out like this. Before you know it, it’ll be nobody left to take from or kill. Let’s stay on point, stay aware, and find better ways to pursue our dreams because this s### turning into ALL NIGHTMARES.”
Roddy Ricch was also closely associated with the late Nipsey Hussle (born Airmiess Joseph Asghedom). Nipsey Hussle lost his life on March 31, 2019, after being shot outside his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles.
In addition, home invaders killed rising rapper Bashar “Pop Smoke” Jackson in the Los Angeles region. Hospital officials pronounced the Brooklyn native dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on February 19, 2020.
Roddy Ricch collaborated with PnB Rock on the “Evolved” track off the deluxe edition of Rock’s TrapStar Turnt PopStar album. Pop Smoke recruited Ricch for “The Woo” with 50 Cent. Plus, Roddy Ricch won a Grammy Award for his work on Nipsey Hussle’s “Racks In The Middle” single.
It is not clear exactly what route Doja Cat will take with the follow-up album to her commercially successful Planet Her. She has teased different sounds for the yet-to-be-announced project over the last few weeks.
During a recent interview, Doja Cat suggested her next body of work would be heavily influenced by European culture. She said, “I’m very into this ’90s German rave kind of vibe right now and it’s really fun.”
Doja also stated, “I know that’s kind of the trend at the moment but I loved that stuff as a kid and now that I can express it (obviously, I couldn’t buzz my head and wear a furry bra and have a belly button piercing back then), I’m sort of embracing that. That’s kind of a hint to the album. Rave culture, not House.”
However, Doja Cat informed her 5.4 million Twitter followers that those comments were meant to be a rib. On Tuesday, she tweeted, “I’m not doing a German rave culture album you guys, I was pranking the outlet that interviewed me about it.”
Around the same time, Doja Cat also wrote, “I’m doing an R&B album… Straight R&B no rap at all.” The 26-year-old performer then teased a completely different style of music before going back to saying DC4 will be R&B and then changing her mind to Rock.
“Yall, I was lying. I’m doing an experimental Jazz album. I thought it would be funny to steer you into believing I was doing R&B cuz I knew it would work but I’m doing experimental Jazz now, honest truth,” tweeted Doja Cat.
There was some controversy surrounding the classifying of Doja Cat’s 2021 album Planet Her. The RCA Records release is listed as Pop on Apple Music. This led to some backlash when Doja Cat and Planet Her received industry award nominations in R&B categories and Hip Hop categories.
A new wax figure of Grammy-winning recording artist Montero “Lil Nas X” Hill is now part of Madame Tussauds Hollywood.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Lil Nas X into the Madame Tussauds Hollywood family,” says Therese Alvich, General Manager of Madame Tussauds Hollywood.
Therese Alvich also adds, “As a musical, social, and fashion icon, this figure marks an extraordinary addition to our museum. We’re excited for his fans to interact with the star’s identical twin!”
Lil Nas X broke out as a mainstream musician in 2018 with “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. That single holds the record for most all-time weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (19 weeks).
Lil Nas X also made it to the pinnacle of the Hot 100 rankings with “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” and “Industry Baby” with Jack Harlow. Both tracks live on southern rapper’s 2021 debut studio album, Montero.
In addition, Lil Nas prepares to drop “Star Walkin'” on Friday, September 23. The song is a collaboration with Riot Games and will serve as the anthem of the 2022 League of Legends World Tournament.
Chicago-bred rapper Victor “Vic Mensa” Mensah is the head of a new equity-focused cannabis brand called 93 Boyz. According to Mensa, 93 Boyz is the first Black-owned marijuana company in the state of Illinois.
The 29-year-old Roc Nation recording artist also visited a BP gas station in his hometown near his mother’s house. Vic Mensa and 93 Boyz surprised local residents with a five-figure donation of free gasoline.
“To celebrate the launch of 93 Boyz, the first Black cannabis brand in Chicago, we went to the gas station on the block where I grew up and gave away $10,000 of free gas,” said Mensa. “At a time when many people are struggling to fill their tank, it felt good to be able to help the community in a real way.”
Vic Mensa’s mission for 93 Boyz involves reinvestment in communities and individuals that have been disproportionately affected by outdated laws associated with cannabis consumption. The brand also entered into a partnership with Books Before Bars, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing books to underserved Illinois prison libraries.
Vic Mensa Wants 93 Boyz To Change The Narrative About The Weed Industry
“Selling weed was my first hustle. It taught me work ethic, entrepreneurship, and funded all of my first music projects,” stated Mensa. “As someone with a lifelong experience of anxiety and depression, it’s amazing to be able to help people facing those and other issues while working with something I love.”
The Autobiography album creator added, “The war on drugs has had a devastating impact on my community, and yet our representation in the cannabis industry is less than 2%. 93 Boyz is changing that narrative while combining high quality, tastemaker weed with socially conscious initiatives.”
In addition to being a businessman, Vic Mensa also released numerous music projects. His 2013 mixtape, Innanetape, helped the rhymer earn a place on the 2014 XXL Freshman Class cover. Mensa also scored a Best Rap Song nomination (“All Day”) at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
Ice Spice is the new hot chick in New York that has everybody talking. So, most recently she was “flewed” out to see Drake. It seemed like the 6-God was going to sign her, but suddenly he unfollowed her on social media. Nobody knows what happened. It just seemed like there was so much hope there. Anyway, her prices are still way up there, no matter what. By the way, I am definitely a much.
Seriously, she has a lot of haters. And, the truth is, I do not know why! She is pretty, raps standard stuff and is pretty. I don’t see what makes her so different other than she came out of nowhere! Well, in these days and times, just about anything can happen.
It seems like her short past in the game has resulted in some controversy. She allegedly has a sex tape already. The truth is there’s something out there, but it is such poor quality that I cannot tell. First of all, it is oral sex, not intercourse. Secondly, they have covered up most of the video and shown mostly the hair. As you know, she has that ginger-type of hair. Seeing the image is not confirmation to me. It is also not a flat-out refutal either.
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I cannot post any parts of the sex tape, because I do not want to cross any lines. Nevertheless, it is not much to see. You seen one, you seen them all. Some people have suggested it is Drake, but I do not believe that to be the case. That would mean Drake likely leaked it.
According to the internets, Lamar Odom is dating a trans woman. It has not been confirmed yet…but there’s considerable smoke.
The streets are saying that Lamar Odom, who is 42 years old, is off the dating market. What they are saying is that Odom is dating somebody that looks just like his ex Khloé Kardashian. The only thing is, there is a huge difference. The model, Danielle Alexis, is an Australian model and actor that is also a trans woman.
Alexis, an actress through and through, admitted that she was born a boy. Neither Chloe or Lamar Odom have commented on the relationship. However, Odom has openly admitted that he is a heterosexual male. For some, this is the latest instance of programming that projects LGBTQ+ initiatives within the Black community. For others, this is a progressive step forward for a straight male to recognize trans women as actual women. You can feel free to offer. your opinion in the comments.
The question is is, is he really dating her. They have been very public with their relationship. On her IG, she said “One of the most beautiful humans I’ve met. 🐑💕.” Is that relationship romantic? That has yet to be determined. The rumor mill is treating this as a factual an actual relationship. And some people are even excited.
This news and rumor has been covered from everybody from MSNBC to Mediatakeout. I guess we’ll find out the truth in a bit!
