The 50th Annual American Music Awards will air live on Sunday, November 20 at 8 pm EST/PST on ABC. Several music acts will hit the stage inside the Microsoft Theater at L.A. LIVE.
Atlanta rapper Lil Baby will be among the performers for this year’s American Music Awards. The Quality Control Music recording artist dropped the Billboard 200 chart-topping It’s Only Me studio LP in October.
Television viewers can expect to see Lil Baby perform “California Breeze” and “In a Minute” as a medley at the AMAs. The southern rhymer is up for Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist at the American Music Awards.
Breakout Memphis rapper GloRilla will take the AMAs stage for the first time in her career. The Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist nominee just let loose her Anyways, Life’s Great… EP which hosts the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit “Tomorrow 2” with Cardi B.
Ari Lennox will represent the contemporary R&B genre at the 2022 American Music Awards. The Washington, DC native released her sophomore album, Age/Sex/Location, via Dreamville Records/Interscope Records in September.
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Wonder will join Ari Lennox and Pop singer Charlie Puth to pay tribute to this year’s Icon Award winner Lionel Richie. The American Music Awards also tapped Anitta, Bebe Rexha, Charlie Puth, David Guetta, and Dove Cameron as performers for the show.
Comedian Wayne Brady will host the ceremony. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny goes into the 2022 American Music Awards with the most nominations for any act. Bad Bunny racked up eight nods, including nominations for Artist Of The Year and Favorite Music Video.
It is hard to believe that Trevell Coleman, famously known as G. Dep, has been incarcerated for over 12 years. Why? First of all, in many ways, he represents intrinsically how quickly things can change. Dep, an artist on Sean “Diddy” Combs’s Bad Boy Records, emerged after the death of The Notorious B.I.G. and was instrumental in helping the iconic label rise again like a phoenix. G. Dep gave us the fun-filled, danceable classics “Let’s Get It” and “Special Delivery.” When it was all said and done – all that Harlem Shaking – G. Dep only released one album on Bad Boy, the critically acclaimed debut album Child of the Ghetto (2001).
G. Dep: What’s going, man? I’m all right. How you?
AllHipHop: I’m good. Good morning. And peace, man. Glad to talk to you.
AllHipHop: Yes, but I don’t think we’ve ever talked before. I’m not sure, but I don’t think so.How are you doing?
G. Dep: I’m great, man. I’m great. I’m blessed, man. Everything is all right. It’s early. Yeah. It’s early. It’s one of them things. Early morning up in the [p 00:01:25] now. Everybody getting themselves together. I’m one of them, you know what I’m saying? I just got up. Get my regular one, two together. But other than that, man, my spirit is all right. I feel good, man.
AllHipHop: Good. Now you have this movement, people trying to get you out early, and it’s not just regular people. You have the prosecutor and the judge are lobbying to get you clemency, basically.
How you feel about that?
G. Dep: It’s a wonderful feeling, man. It’s more of a feeling though. It’s affirmation, you know what I’m saying? That when you give God… When you leave it up to God, you know what I’m saying? And this is just affirmation that me taking that leap of faith that he saw me through, you know what I’m saying?. So it’s just a beautiful feeling, man. I can’t really describe it, man. It’s like, wow. You know what I mean?
Especially with the judge and prosecutor. I would’ve just got clemency just on me putting my application in on my own, but for them two to advocate it, it’s even more of a blessing, man.
AllHipHop: Yeah, definitely. I mean, it’s kind of crazy, but it’s been a long time. It’s been about 12 years or something that you… How long have you been in there?
G. Dep: Yeah, I think this coming December it’ll be 12 years altogether.
AllHipHop: How have you made it day to day? That’s a long time to me. How have you managed?
G. Dep: Well, I mean actually it’s really… You don’t really think about it. When I first got locked up, I couldn’t really see ahead. I was like “10, 15 years,” I don’t know how I’m going to do this. You know what I’m saying? But it’s just like, you just got to live day to day. And that’s how I’ve been doing, you know what I’m saying? You just handle it… You figure out what are you trying to do, what are you doing, you know what I mean? And then you just live day to day that way. You know what I mean?
Really what keeps you going is your faith and also speaking to your family, you know what I’m saying? Making that a daily routine or getting on the phone or communicating in some type of way if you have some type of family, you know what I’m saying? And just staying abreast of what’s going on out there, you know what I mean? Brothers that don’t have all of that, a lot of times they just work on themselves and that’s what helps the time go. So just every day doing something productive to whatever you’re trying to accomplish. And before you know it, you turn around, you got years, years that went by, you know what I mean? And that’s just how I’ve been living.
AllHipHop: Yeah. It’s been universally, pretty much regarded by everybody, that you seem to be this incredibly good-hearted person, largely because of you even confessing to something that you essentially got away with, you know what I mean? I think that’s a large part of why people feel like, the judge and the prosecutor included, don’t even think you should have got what you got. I think it was like a sentencing guideline, if I’m not mistaken. Would you consider that accurate as far as who you are as a person?
G. Dep: I mean, it’s just me. I don’t know if you could call it… I wouldn’t call it good. I call it it’s just me. This is how I think, you know what I’m saying? You know what I mean? I don’t want to call myself good like that. That’s crazy.
I do feel like it’s a certain respect that we should have for each other, you know what I’m saying? If that’s how I can encompass that whole thought about me, you know what I’m saying? So that’s just how I look at it. You know what I mean?
AllHipHop: Yeah, right. It’s crazy. I was interviewing a rapper yesterday and he’s from Harlem. His name is UFO FEV. He’s a dope rapper from your area. He said he is from Jefferson Projects and…
G. Dep: UFO Keys?
AllHipHop: Fev. F-E-V.He said he used to see you and Black Rob. He’s a little younger, but he said you and Black Rob inspired him a lot when he was a shortie. Yeah, he was just observing though. But he saw what y’all created.
G. Dep: Oh, right. Wow. Is he really upcoming? He doing his thing?
AllHipHop: Yeah, he’s up and coming, but he’s kind of a young OG at this point. He’s a young veteran, you could say because he’s done a lot of projects, but he’s not famous yet. So he runs with Fat Joe, real heavy at this point.
G. Dep: Shout to UFO, man.
AllHipHop: Yeah, man. Yeah, definitely. Have you gotten any recent updates on the chances of this all happening?
G. Dep:
Well, my… My lawyer, he hollers at me. The clemency lawyer hollers at me from time to time. He just keeps me abreast of what’s going on, you know what I’m saying? He said that it’s a pretty good chance. He said I had more of a chance than the average person that put a application in because of the recommendations from the prosecutor and the judge. So he said that’s a plus, you know what I’m saying?
AllHipHop: Yeah. Well, that’s good. I don’t know if you saw this, and I just saw it myself just now, but apparently the brother is not… I guess the brother of the victim is not necessarily for you getting out. Have you heard that?
G. Dep: Yeah. Yeah. I heard about that. He was the same guy that was in opposition, you know what I mean, from the family when the sentence (happened)… during the trial and all of that, you know what I’m saying? They spoke to him. He felt like he had his feelings about what was going on. Obviously he’s not for this whole situation, which I can’t blame him. I understand, well, that’s his family. That’s how he feels.
AllHipHop: Understood. Even if this doesn’t happen, you’ll still be out in a few… little bit time, relatively speaking. Have you started making plans? Have you started thinking about life outside of Fishkill (Correctional Facility)?
G. Dep: I mean, plans, I kind of look at things a little different. I don’t really try to live in the future, you know what I’m saying, so to speak. I prepare for being out there, you know what I’m saying? That’s really what I do. I try to just do what I know I can do in here that’ll help me when I get out there, you know what I’m saying? So I don’t really try to have a whole layout because you never know what’s going to happen, you know what I’m saying? Right now, I’m in school, I’m going to college. I graduated a couple of days ago actually, you know what I mean?
AllHipHop: Do you ever regret your decision? Do you ever think about that?
G. Dep: Nah, man. I really, really, honestly, it wasn’t for me, it wasn’t really no other way to go. I was at a point where I wasn’t doing anything that would’ve been fruitful in the long run, you know what I mean, because I wasn’t right. Everything was kind of fruit of the poisonous street, you know what I’m saying? Everything that I was doing, it was alright on the surface, but it wasn’t really coming from a genuine place, you know what I’m saying? I really didn’t have any other choice, you know what I’m saying? So I feel like anything is a plus compared to that, you know what I’m saying? I really don’t have any regrets about that.
Come back for Part 2: Diddy, Mase, Black Rob and Hip-Hop
R&B singer/songwriter SZA will perform live on an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live. NBC’s long-running SNL series will return next month.
The late-night sketch comedy show recruited SZA to be the musical guest for the December 3 installment of the program. She also performed on the show in 2017. Actress Keke Palmer will serve as SNL‘s guest host on the same night as SZA’s upcoming appearance.
SZA recently released her “Shirt” single. That Darkchild-produced song came after tracks like “Hit Different” featuring Ty Dolla Sign, “Good Days,” and “I Hate U” dropped over the last two years.
Keke Palmer’s SNL hosting gig will come after her starring role in Jordan Peele’s Nope. The cast of that sci-fi horror film also featured Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, and Brandon Perea.
Season 48 of SNL previously presented musicians Kendrick Lamar, Willow, Megan Thee Stallion, Jack Harlow, and Steve Lacy. Both Megan Thee Stallion and Jack Harlow pulled double duty as musical guests and hosts.
Lizzo also got the chance to host SNL as well as perform at 30 Rockefeller Plaza’s Studio 8H. The Special album creator ran through “About Damn Time” and “Special” back in April. Gunna and Post Malone had SNL performances in 2022 too.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has another commercial hit. Director Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opened with an estimated $180 million in North America.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever‘s domestic box office haul is the second biggest opening weekend of 2022. Fellow MCU blockbuster Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness brought in $187 million in May.
Wakanda Forever is the sequel to the Oscar-winning Black Panther which came out in 2018. The original movie made $700 million domestically and a worldwide total of $1.38 billion. Black Panther is currently the 14th highest-grossing movie of all time.
Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Martin Freeman, and Angela Bassett star in Wakanda Forever. It is the first installment in the franchise without the late Chadwick Boseman who previously played the titular character.
“I couldn’t believe it. No one knew anything. And then you start thinking about [how] they were telling you it was four years [of battling cancer],” stated Angela Bassett about the loss of Boseman. “And we had just done [Black Panther] two years previous.”
Academy Award winner Ludwig Göransson produced the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By soundtrack. Rihanna, Tems, Future, Burna Boy, Stormzy, and other international musicians contributed to the album.
“Ryan and I talked about the importance of creating an immersive journey of sound and voice,” said Göransson. “If we used a song in the film, we wanted it to be the entire song, and to be connected to the story.”
NBA player Kyrie Irving has been at the center of a media firestorm for weeks. The Brooklyn Nets suspended Irving after the 30-year-old athlete shared a controversial documentary with his Twitter followers.
Kyrie Irving apologized for promoting Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, a 2018 film many critics label as antisemitic propaganda. However, his decision to not specifically deny being an antisemite led to more punishment from the Nets.
On Sunday, Irving offered more thoughts about the negative reactions to his recent actions. The 7-time NBA All-Star took to Twitter to post a message about his personal worldview on religion, race, and equality.
“I was not put here on earth to participate in any religious/political wars or incite racial disharmony/prejudice within communities. We are all equal under the sun and I am here to participate in the building of an Equal world and follow the Word from the Most High/GOD/YAH. 🤞🏾♾,” tweeted Irving.
I was not put here on earth to participate in any religious/political wars or incite racial disharmony/prejudice within communities. We are all equal under the sun and I am here to participate in the building of an Equal world and follow the Word from the Most High/GOD/YAH. 🤞🏾♾
Many public figures chastised Kyrie Irving for supposedly pushing conspiracy theories about the Jewish community. NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and comedian/activist Jon Stewart provided opinions about the perceived antisemitism.
On the other hand, veteran entertainers such as Nick Cannon and Kanye “Ye” West, expressed public support for Kyrie Irving. Both Cannon and West delt with their own controversies involving antisemitic tropes.
The Brooklyn Nets announced Kyrie Irving will not return to the team from suspension until he completes a “series of objective remedial measures.” For example, he is required to denounce the documentary and meet with Jewish community leaders.
“Clara and I met with Kyrie and his family yesterday. We spent quality time to understand each other and it’s clear to me that Kyrie does not have any beliefs of hate towards Jewish people or any group,” tweeted Nets owner Joe Tsai on November 11.
Clara and I met with Kyrie and his family yesterday. We spent quality time to understand each other and it’s clear to me that Kyrie does not have any beliefs of hate towards Jewish people or any group.
Earl “DMX” Simmons died on April 9, 2021. Apparently, some DMX fans did not appreciate Yung Bleu sampling the legendary rapper on the new Tantra project.
Yung Bleu’s “What Type Of Games” off Tantra borrows from DMX’s “How’s It Goin’ Down” from the 1998 album It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot. The 28-year-old rapper/singer addressed the backlash on Twitter.
“I understand that’s such a great song and it will never be duplicated no matter what by any artist! Classic! I’m paying homage!” tweeted Yung Bleu on Sunday night.
Bleu continued, “And mainly bringing more income to his estate at that! That’s what matters to me. Long Live X. We talked on the phone 2 weeks before his passing.”
Tantra arrived on November 11. Yung Bleu’s latest body of work includes contributions by Fivio Foreign, Zayn, Nicki Minaj, Kelly Rowland, French Montana, and Lucky Daye.
Bleu released his debut album, Moon Boy, in July 2021. That studio LP peaked at #12 on the Billboard 200 chart. The “You’re Mines Still” single featuring Drake made it into the Billboard Hot 100 chart’s Top 20.
It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot by DMX debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 251,000 first-week copies. The Recording Industry Association of America certified the album as 4x-Platinum in 2000.
“How’s It Goin’ Down” is one of DMX’s fifteen entries on the Billboard Hot 100. Yung Bleu’s “What Type Of Games” opens with a snippet from the It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot track. Murda Beatz, Elyas, and Elias Stricken produced the “What Type Of Games” track.
Timbaland said he received up to $500,000 to produce tracks earlier in his career when “the producer was respected way more.”
During a recent interview, the Hip-Hop icon revealed he was earning half a million dollars to make beats while crafting hits for the likes of Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Jay-Z, Ludacris, and Missy Elliott.
“I usually get like $300K, $500K back in the day,” Timbaland told ProducerGrind. “We ain’t come from a world where you send beats; we come from when that b#### was tailor-made, you understand? The producer was respected way more.”
According to Timbaland, artists and producers aren’t putting the same effort into their music.
“You needed a dope producer as an artist,” he explained. “You needed that, and now you got YouTube. People putting beats; it’s just not the same. It’s just like Wild Wild West out there.”
Timbaland also expressed his fear for the future of production in Hip-Hop with the introduction of AI technology.
“I knew this guy, one of my homeboys. He was working on this whole program that while the computer’s asleep, it’s generating sounds,” he explained. “When he opens it up, it takes white noise and makes kicks, the dopest snares while he sleeps. He’s been working on this for years, and I’m sure he’s mastered it now. The computer makes his kits; he don’t get drum kits from people. Makes samples while he sleeps.”
He also revealed he’s been working hard on his new Beatclub platform for upcoming producers. The Virginia native wants to ensure beat-makers are receiving their worth.
“It’s really like a high-end concierge service, telling producers how to charge, don’t charge, you would not be making no money,” Timbaland explained. “We show you how to get to the money.” Watch the interview in full below.
“I got to say Rest in peace to Takeoff,” Nas began before adding, “We’re trying to tell these people out here, man, we’re here for a purpose. We can’t be destroying each other over b#######. Look at these little brothers and be like don’t shoot; don’t throw your life away. It ain’t worth it. There’s something to live for, something to be here for.”
Nas went on to urge listeners to understand their purpose.
“All that tough s### is cool when you’re growing up, but we gotta learn that we’re here for a purpose, and there is a design that’s out here to make sure we don’t grow, to make sure that we don’t make it,” he said. “And we gotta recognize that there is something in existence that’s trying to stop the youth from the hood from growing into its proper purpose.” Listen to Nas below.
Takeoff’s life was tragically cut short after he was fatally gunned down at a bowling alley in Houston, earlier this month.
On Friday (Nov. 11), his peers celebrated his life alongside the rapper’s friends and family during a memorial service at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Justin Bieber performed to the crowd which included Gucci Mane, City Girls JT and Yung Miami, YG, Lil Yachty, Teyana Taylor, and Russell Simmons. Drake also delivered a speech before TakeOff’s uncle Quavo and cousin Offset addressed the audience, speaking for the first time since the rapper’s death.
Rihanna is undoubtedly a style icon, setting trends with her unique fashion choices and altering maternity style forever more with her pregnancy looks.
Awarded the 2014 Fashion Icon Award by the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), the superstar singer’s bold looks are regularly splashed across fashion magazines and blogs.
However, her latest hairstyle has Twitter in an uproar. Some fans roasted Rihanna’s new do while others suggested she’s transitioning between two styles saying the busy working mother deserves a break after a departure from her usual flawless style.
During a recent interview, Rihanna admitted she’s still adjusting to the tribulations of parenthood.
“I used to get tired and just push through and keep going. This is a tired that you have no control over it. Your body is shutting down,” Rihanna told Vogue. “And just recently, I pushed through three days at the studio in a row – like, slept in the studio – to get a song done because it’s a project that’s really important to me coming out. I believed it, and I wanted to be a part of it, so I got it done.”
However, her son’s smile makes it all worth it. “He is the happiest baby. No matter what you’re doing or what you’re feeling, when he smiles at you everything else just goes away. It’s the best,” she continued. “Of course, being a new mom is insane. It is lovely. It is epic, honestly.”
Some fans say her new baby is responsible for her recent hairstyle.
“The baby was fussing so she had to leave mid appointment 😂” penned one Twitter used, defending Rihanna’s hairdo. Check out some of the responses below.
The baby was fussing so she had to leave mid appointment 😂
Lil Baby has been recognized by his hometown, receiving his own day during a ceremony on Sunday.
The Grammy Award-winning rapper took to Instagram on Sunday to share photos from the celebration. He received his own day – November 13, now known in Atlanta as Dominique “Lil Baby” Jones Day. He accepted a proclamation marking the honor from the Atlanta City Council.
“November 13th Is Officially Dominique “Lil Baby” Jones Day In Atlanta !! Thank You ……🙏🏽🙏🏽” Lil Baby shared.
In addition to recognizing Lil Baby as a “musical ambassador,” the proclamation also recorded his philanthropic contributions to the city, including pledging $1.5 million of the proceeds from his 2020 single, “The Bigger Picture.”
Lil Baby also donated 10,000 winter coats and launched a $500,000 back-to-school festival as well as a $100,000 Booker T. Washington high school scholarship fund.
Meanwhile, a hairdresser recently shared a heartwarming story about the ATL rapper after she cut his hair during his “One Of Them Ones” joint tour with Chris Brown. The stylist was left overwhelmed after Baby “took care” of her with his payment.
“I had a lot of stuff going on and it’s been a rough two months,” the hairdresser explained. “He took care of me. I literally just took care of his whole entourage, and they were so nice and so cool. He literally took care of me.”
While she did not disclose the sum, she revealed, “He paid me, and he paid me a substantial amount.”
The hairdresser then showed the interviewer her bank account admitting her recent financial struggles. However, she says Lil Baby blessed her without knowing her issues. “He didn’t know any of it,” she said. “He was just being genuine.” Watch the clip below.
Lil Baby changed this hairdresser’s life after he paid her extra for doing hair for him and his crew.
The hairdresser said Lil Baby did this without knowing her current financial situation. 🙏💯 pic.twitter.com/CWgZ1faNH7
Drake and 21 Savage’s joint album Her Loss debuted at No.1, racking up the biggest first-week numbers for a hip-hop album in 2022.
Her Loss also marked the fourth-largest streaming week ever for any album, Drake’s 12th album to debut at No. 1 and 21’s third.
According to Billboard, the LP debuted with 404,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 10, toppling Taylor Swift’s Midnights, which led the chart shortly after its release on Oct. 21. In addition, Her Loss had the biggest week in the R&B/Hip-Hop category since Drake’s own Certified Lover Boy opened at No. 1 in September of last year.
Her Loss earned more than 100,000 more than the next biggest Hip-Hop release, Kendrick Lamar’s “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,” which opened with 295,000, as per Billboard. Drake also almost doubled his Honestly, Nevermind project, which opened with 204,000 units in June. Both projects are dwarfed by Certified Lover Boy, which debuted at No. 1 in September 2021, with 613,000 units.
With his latest chart-topper, Drake is now in third place for most No.1 albums on the Billboard 200. Only Jay-Z and The Beatles have more, with 14 and 19, respectively.
Drake & 21 Savage Sued For ‘Her Loss’ Vogue Promo
Drake and 21 Savage rolled out Her Loss with a series of spoof promotions, including one which landed them in hot water. Last Wednesday (Nov. 9), a Manhattan court issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting them from continuing with their fake Vogue campaign.
Before releasing Her Loss, the duo shared a fake Vogue cover featuring themselves to promote the record. They even tagged the magazine’s longtime editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour in the Instagram post. Drake and 21 Savage also allegedly distributed a physical version of the cover and used the image in their advertising campaign.
Conde Nast is asking for a minimum of $4 million in damages in this case. Drake has now removed the post from his IG.
Nas was in full celebration mode over the weekend and, while he was, some unscrupulous individuals were robbing the rapper mogul.
Two men broke into the rapper’s Calabasas property over the weekend and managed to get away. The alleged incident occurred, approximately 8:30 PM Saturday night. The bandits smashed a rear door to get entry into the home, alerting a security camera.
Police confirmed the matter to TMZ.
A Ring camera captured the entire incident from the exterior of the home. The rapper’s team apparently saw the bandits as they departed on the security camera and called police. By the time law-enforcement made it to the home, the men were gone. Nobody else was in the house when the men gained entry into the rappers house.
At the time of the robbery, Nas was in New York City, celebrating the album release of King’s Disease III, his latest.
It is unclear exactly what the thieves stole, but they did ransack the residence, likely looking for valuables.
Nas is reportedly going to return soon to take inventory of what was stolen and relay that to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, who is investigating the matter.
Lil Wayne “immersed” himself in the guitar so he could play the instrument in a music video.
In an interview for Rolling Stone, the rapper recalled how he decided he needed to learn the guitar prior to filming the video for “Leather So Soft,” a track from his and Birdman’s 2006 album Like Father, Like Son.
“I learned how to play it. Once I learn anything, I’m gonna try to be the best at it and I’m going to go hard. And immerse myself into it,” he said. “Once (I’d) learned those three, four strings, I ended up on stage at the Country Music Awards with Kid Rock (in 2008). I didn’t know what I was doing.”
As for his rap career, Lil Wayne – real name Dwayne Carter Jr. – noted that he is still inspired by the likes of Michael Jackson and Missy Elliott.
“When it comes to performance, it was always – and it will always be – Michael Jackson. Then, when it comes to the artist, I always paid a lot of attention to Missy Elliott and JAY-Z. What it was about Missy, she was outside the box… She gave me that push as far as who I am as an artist and the things I say,” the 40-year-old praised.
In addition to making music, Lil Wayne also serves as the chief executive of his label Young Money Entertainment.
Reflecting on working with artists such as Nicki Minaj and Drake, the star explained how he looks for people who have the same work ethic as he does.
“I work profusely. It’s unhealthy how I work. I look for drive… With Nicki, what she genuinely always had, she forgets she’s a woman and Nicki. You forget it at a certain point in her raps,” he shared. “Drake, it was, I had to make him sing. He thought that it would take away from him as a rapper. Even though he didn’t want to, that’s genuine, and you can’t break that.”
Cardi B’s Halloween costume gives a twist on how a waist trainer for women can be used. Like Lizzoʼs Halloween style, the Bronx rap star took Instagram by storm with her look. She portrayed Ms. Marge, the iconic mother character in the renowned animated sitcom The Simpsons. Earlier on October 31, the rapper shared several shots of her iconic costume (view: Instagram). She has 142 million followers and her post got more than 7 million likes.
Waist Trainer and Green Corset
In the first post, Cardi B dusted her Grammy award while wearing a green waist trainer and corset. She completed her style with a long blue wig, red pearl necklace, nails, and stilettos. A cartoon picture could be seen in the background. The rapper captioned her post with “Ms. Marge Simpson” with two black heart emojis.
In the third picture, she struck (flashed) her thigh peacock tattoo looking directly at the camera. A copy of Invasion of Privacy, her debut studio album, was seen in the background. Cardi B also shared her green polka dot outfit photos with her laugh and tongue posture.
Second Picture and Black Dress
In her second post, Cardi B shared a 2013 version of Ms. Marge Simpson. Marge’s dress portrayal was initially drawn by the contemporary pop artist Alexsandro Palombo. The dress was inspired by the French fashion designer Thierry Mugler with his extravagant designs. Inspired by Mugler’s design, the singer wore a sleek velvet black and white dress. A crystal cut-out on her back showed off her curves and model capability.
Cardi B’s Halloween Costume Video
Best for last, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper also shared a video of herself in her Halloween costume. She matched her red stilettos with her pearls and nails. That way she made her look iconically inspiring with a curly towering blue wig. With her green waist trainer, Cardi B‘s peacock tattoo flashed as she walked toward the camera.
The best October 31st for fans of the Bronx rapper. The shared photographs of her Halloween costume on Instagram are a viral sensation. Her sexy waist trainer brought a lot of attention, gaining more than 7 million likes to date. Real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus, she transformed completely into Marge Simpson, the mother figure in one of the world’s favorite cartoons. Cardi really took the world into the Cosplay mental state.
Fans are also in a feverish state, waiting for the ‘WAP’ rap star’s next album. However, this may have to wait after the death of ‘Crypto’ rap star, Takeoff. The rapper who was one part of the music group, Migos, was killed in Texas. It will likely influence Cardi B’s decisions on business because Takeoff is her family-in-law, a close friend, and a ‘brother’ to her husband Offset.
Regardless of when it releases, it’s a sure thing some of those fans that gave 7-Million likes will be part of her next album going platinum.
According to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, Ryan Coogler “poured his heart and soul” into the Black Panther sequel.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” reunites many of the stars from the first film, though the premise was forced to shift after lead actor Chadwick Boseman’s untimely death at the age of 43 from cancer in August 2020.
However, Feige has praised returning director Coogler for his work honoring the late star in the new Marvel installment.
Of Coogler, the studio president told The Hollywood Reporter he “poured his heart and soul (into the sequel).”
“It’s a tribute to (Boseman),” he continued. “Part of that, as you’ll see in the movie, honoring the character and by extension the man, but also honoring it by continuing the legacy and the story and the mythology of Wakanda and all the other characters.
“That’s what I think Chad would be excited for. This is a celebration, which I would imagine would make him pleased.”
Angela Bassett, Martin Freeman, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright and Winston Duke all reprise their roles, while Michaela Coel, Richard Schiff and Dominique Thorne are among the new cast members. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is in cinemas now.
Dave Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live on Saturday (November 12) and spent the majority of his 15-minute monologue addressing Kanye West’santi-Semitism controversy. Chappelle began with a disclaimer: “I denounce anti-Semitism in all its forms. And I stand with my friends in the Jewish community.” As he continued, the famed comedian brought up Ye’s mental health issues and dismissed the notion it wasn’t an “excuse” for his recent behavior, saying, “Yes it is b####.”
He went on, “I don’t think Kanye is crazy at all. I think he’s possibly not well. I’ve been to Hollywood—I don’t want you to get mad at me; this is just what I saw—it’s a lot of Jews. Like a lot. But that doesn’t mean anything. There’s a lot of Black people in Ferguson, Missouri. Doesn’t mean we run the place.
“I could see if you had some kind of issue, you might go out to Hollywood and you might start connecting some kind of lines and you could maybe adopt the delusional that Jews run show business. It’s not a crazy thing to think—but it’s a crazy thing to say out loud in a climate like this.”
Chappelle also acknowledged West’s inflammatory tweet that ultimately cost him his billionaire status and collaborative relationships with Gap and Adidas.
“Vaguely, I remember it started with a tweet, a strange tweet,” he said. “It was like, ‘I’m feeling a little sleepy, I’m gonna get me some rest, but when I wake up, I’m going to go Defcon 3 on the Jews!’ And then he just went to bed. I was up all night, worried. ‘What is he going to do to the Jews?'”
Despite the fallout from West’s comments, he continues to grant interviews to anyone willing to listen. Most recently, he told a paparazzo he could say “whatever” he wants and not go to jail, while claiming several celebrities such as Beyoncé, JAY-Z and LeBron James were controlled by Hollywood.
As Chappelle noted, West is likely suffering from symptoms related to his bipolar diagnosis. But at this point, a growing number of people are no longer willing to give him a pass.
Dr. Dre is getting his own roller skates. Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace founder Liberty Ross has honored the Hip Hop legend with a limited edition skate for the 30th anniversary of The Chronic. The line, launched on Thursday (November 10), coincided with the public opening of Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace in London this weekend.
Engineered by Paris-based roller skate company Flaneurz, the skate boasts white Nike trainers and the iconic Chronic leaf. From November 11 to 15, fans can enter a sweepstakes on the Flipper’s website for a chance to win a free pair. Two lucky winners will receive an authenticated and numbered pair signed by Dr. Dre.
A short film, Flipper’s Skate Heist, also made its global broadcast premiere via MTV Live, MTVU, MTV Biggest Pop and across MTV’s global network of channels, as well as on the Paramount Times Square billboards earlier this week.
The Chronic was released in 1992 via Death Row Records/Interscope and served as Dr. Dre’s first solo album. The project peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and spent eight months in the Top 10. It has since been certified 3x-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Megan Thee Stallion and Big Sean reached a settlement with two men who sued the rappers for copyright infringement.
According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, attorneys for Duawn “Go Hard Major” Payne and Harrell “H Matic” James informed Judge Vernon S. Broderick about a settlement. Payne and James claimed their 2012 song “Krazy” was ripped off by Megan Thee Stallion and Big Sean in a lawsuit filed earlier this year.
“We represent the plaintiffs in the above-referenced action and write on behalf of the parties to inform the Court that the parties have reached an agreement in principle to settle their dispute in its entirety,” Payne and James’ attorneys wrote to Judge Broderick. “We ask that the Court stay this matter for 30 days so that the parties may finalize their terms of settlement.”
Megan Thee Stallion collaborated with Big Sean and 2 Chainz on the track “Go Crazy,” which appeared on her 2020 album Good News. Payne and James argued “Go Crazy” was “strikingly similar” to their song “Krazy,” which dropped in 2012.
Payne and James, who hail from Detroit, believed Big Sean heard their song at some point before he collaborated with Megan Thee Stallion. The plaintiffs said they performed “Krazy” at nightclubs in Detroit and handed out CDs featuring the track.
“The sale of thousands of physical copies of CDs featuring the Copyrighted Work on the streets of West Detroit and the parking lots of hip hop clubs in West Detroit frequented by [Big Sean] provide further access of the Copyrighted Work to Defendants,” the lawsuit read.
Megan Thee Stallion and Big Sean received a cease and desist in March. Payne and James sought all profits from “Go Crazy” plus damages in their lawsuit.
Public Enemy’s Chuck D has enlisted several fellow legends for his upcoming documentary, Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World. Created by Chuck D and his producing partner Lorrie Boula, the film uses first-hand accounts and archival footage to illustrate the relationship between politics and Hip Hop.
B-Real from Cypress Hill, DMC, Grandmaster Caz, Eminem, Ice-T, Fat Joe, KRS-One, LL COOL J, MC Lyte, Monie Love, Abiodun Oyewole, Roxanne Shanté and will.i.am are among the featured guests. Additionally, culture figures such as Rev. Al Sharpton, Sway Calloway, Nelson George, artist Lee Quiñones, photographer Ernie Paniccioli and author Dan Charnas will appear throughout the four-part series.
“Out of the 50 years of Hip Hop, this series promises to elevate the narrative of the genre directly from the artists themselves—at its highest intellectual courageous level ever—to stand above anything ever before heard or seen from Hip Hop and Rap culture,” Chuck D told AllHipHop. “Fight The Power ranks alongside worthy of any artform broadcasted on PBS and the BBC.”
Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World will be available for streaming concurrent with broadcast on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS Video app, as well as on iOS, Android, Roku streaming devices, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, Chromecast and VIZIO beginning January 31. The box-set will arrive via the BBC iPlayer on January 21.
Chuck D is also preparing to release his first fine art book, Livin’ Loud: ARTitation, on November 29. It features over 250 of his paintings, sketches and drawings as well as anecdotes about each one. Pre-orders are available here.
Ice-T was a guest on Saturday Night Live Saturday (November 11) alongside host Dave Chappelle, Yasiin Bey and others. But not everybody was excited about it. In fact, the Original Gangster faced a healthy dose of backlash on Twitter for teaming up with somebody as controversial as Chappelle, who’s been accused of both trans and homophobia in the past.
But, par for the course, all the chatter had little effect on Ice-T’s day. Instead, he briefly acknowledged it on Twitter and presumably went about his business.
“Somebody said they’re gonna CANCEL me after doing SNL with Dave Chappelle,” he wrote. “LOL! These MFs have been trying to Cancel me for over 30yrs!”
Somebody said they’re gonna CANCEL me after doing SNL with Dave Chappelle.. LOL! These MFs have been trying to Cancel me for over 30yrs!
Despite the public outcry from a select few, the support for Ice-T was overwhelming on Twitter. As one person replied, “You’re too f###### awesome to cancel. You do metal, you do hip-hop, you do TV and movies and you’re f###### Ice-T. Who the f### gonna try to cancel you?”
Ice-T joined Chappelle and SNL cast members such as Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day and Chloe Fineman for a sketch called “House of the Dragon,” a spoof of the Game of Thrones spinoff. Dressed in a horrendous blonde wig and “pimp” clothing of that era, he channeled his “Player Haters’ Ball” persona, Light Skinned Larry Targaryen, from the Chappelle’s Show days. The sketch also resurrected several other iconic characters from the Chappelle’s Show, including the lovable crackhead Tyrone Biggums and Chappelle’s Rick James. Watch it below.
