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Cam’ron Dragged After Dissing Michael B. Jordan & Jonathan Majors’ Photo Shoot

Cam’ron evidently has a problem with some images of Creed III stars Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors. On Saturday (April 8), the veteran rapper shared a series of snaps of Majors hugging Jordan from behind. He wrote in the caption: “The reason I didn’t see Creed III.”

While some commenters found his take hilarious (including Uncle Murda), others condemned Cam’ron for shaming two Black men who were simply showing love for one another.

As one person wrote, “It was actually good. Please let’s not promote ‘that’ narrative. Black not love/joy and friendship looks good on Blackman.” Another added, “The older you get bro I swear you get childish.” And yet another commented, “That movie came out before these pictures hit the internet so this can’t be the reason you didn’t see the movie. You look like a hater and you reaching for this one.”

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That was only the beginning. Many were quick to point out Cam’ron is known for rocking furry pink coats. “Says the lady in pink,” someone wrote, while another said, “You and Jim jones got pics like this. Tread lightly.”

But perhaps one of the most insightful comments read, “Black love and men embracing each other should be a normal everyday occurrence like it is in other cultures. The reason why a lot of these men out here kissing other men is because they didn’t get that type of intimate relationship with their own fathers. Male children also need kisses and hugs from their dads. But y’all don’t want to talk about that!

“And what’s sad if there were guns in this photo you would have wanted to see the movie. Black men tend to over compensate with violence because they are really hurting and lacking healthy intimacy on the inside.”

Of course, Majors and Jordan have shared a hug before. In February at London’s Cineworld Leicester Square, they embraced on the red carpet. A mere month ago, they hugged again as Jordan received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Clearly, they are good friends.

Donald Glover Explains Why He Wanted Liam Neeson To Appear On “Atlanta” After Actor Wanted To Kill Black People

While speaking to GQ for an interview, the “Atlanta” creator recalled calling Liam Neeson star to pitch the idea of appearing on an episode of the series, in which he would address racist comments he made in 2019 that stirred a backlash.

In a 2019 interview, Liam admitted to carrying around a weapon for a week, hoping to kill someone Black because one of his friends was raped by a Black man.

“When I got in touch with him, Liam poured his heart out,” Donald recalled. “He was like, ‘I am embarrassed. I don’t know about this. I’m trying to get away from that.’ And I was like, ‘Man, I’m telling you, this will be funny! And you’ll actually get a lot of cream from it because it’ll show you’re sorry.’”

After saying he’d “think about it,” Liam sent Donald an email saying, “I don’t think I can do it.”

But the rapper/actor didn’t give up.

“Liam said (after the incident) he talked to Morgan Freeman, Jordan Peele, and Spike Lee. So I was like… Jordan Peele!” Donald recounted. “I hit Jordan Peele up, and I was like, ‘Look, man, I got this idea. He said that he trusted you. Tell him it’s a good idea!’”

He continued, “Jordan talked to him. Liam hit me back and said he talked to Jordan and his son and thought it’d actually be a good thing.”

In the “Atlanta” episode, he told Paper Boi (played by Brian Tyree Henry) that he “can’t stand the lot of you,” calling Black people his “mortal enemies.”

When Paper Boi asked him why he thought he could say that, he responded, “The best and worst part about being white is that you don’t have to learn anything if you don’t want to.”

Slim Thug Celebrates After His Stalker Is Arrested: “Today Is A Good Day”

Slim Thug’s alleged stalker was apparently arrested over the weekend. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Slim Thug was overjoyed by the turn of events. He wrote: “They got my stalker y’all. Today is a good day. If u love her keep her ugly ass away from me. She be making fake pages of me and showing up to my house every day. I’ve never messed with her in life. If y’all believed that, y’all just as crazy as her.”

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The post included video of the woman being detained by two police officers and placed in handcuffs. In a follow-up video, Slim Thug shared clips of the woman in his backyard.

“This is a stalker, just in my backyard. Talking to the yard person like she lives here. This a lady I don’t know and don’t mess with,” he says. “She runs around and tells people she’s my wife. When I came home from work, this b#### was in my backyard, talking to the yard people. There go my neighbor. I told my brother I’m going to smoke this b*tch if I catch her at the house.”

Slim Thug also claimed the man “tore up” his truck and was ready to get it over with. He said he’s already tried to get a restraining order against her but came up empty.

Throughout the video, Slim Thug goes into detail about everything the woman has allegedly done to him. Watch below.

6ix9ine Smacked With Hefty Lawsuit From American Express

In a twist of fate, American rapper 6ix9ine, who recently faced a beating at a South Florida gym by members and affiliates of the Latin Kings, found himself in another unfortunate situation.

This time, instead of fists, he was smacked with legal papers.

American Express is fervently pursuing the repayment of 6ix9ine’s alleged $120,000 credit card debt, as revealed by information obtained by Radar Online.

The company has resorted to legal action against the infamous rap star, who is no stranger to controversy and legal troubles.

According to Radar Online, a process server managed to track down 6ix9ine on March 23 inside a Cuban bakery called Delicias Cuban Bakery.

The server spotted the rapper driving his blue Lamborghini adorned with vibrant paint splatters, and followed him to the bakery.

Once inside, the process server approached 6ix9ine, who confirmed his identity, and served him the legal documents.

6ix9ine was hit with the lawsuit just days after he suffered a brutal beating inside of a South Florida gym.

The rapper was assaulted inside of an LA. Fitness on March 21st.

Three men, identified as Rafael Medina Jr., 43, Octavious Medina, 23, and Anthony Maldonado, 25 well eventually arrested and charged with the assault.

JAY-Z Regularly Had A Mob Of Bloods Gang Members In The Studio Because Of Jim Jones

Jim Jones was a recent guest on the Amazing AllHipHop podcast with co-founder Chuck Creekmur.

The Dipset OG opened up about a bevy of topics, including his time at Baseline Studios with JAY-Z. According to Jones, he would regularly bring Bloods gang members to the now-defunct studio.

Speaking to Creekmur, Jones walked listeners through the old studio set-up. As he said around the 42-minute mark, “We were right in Harlem so we ain’t have to cross no bridges or nothing to get there. It was literally a seven-minute ride to get down there. We used to come in there all the time. Me piling in there with like 20 Bloods with me. Jay looking at me like I’m crazy. One day I came in there with so many Bloods, Jay was like, ‘Come here, come here, come here.’ Like he was my uncle.”

JAY-Z then told him, “I’m not worried about all the Bloods you bring here. I don’t care about none of that. But when you bring the gangsters in here, make sure the gangsters holler at me before anything else ’cause this is my house.”

Jones obliged and moved on. He continued telling stories about gambling with Memphis Bleek and Jay and other debauchery that would go down.

Baseline Studios, which was located in midtown Manhattan, closed its doors in 2010. It served as the longtime home to JAY-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records. Originally owned by Jay and O.G. Juan, the studio has spent its last years in the possession of Just Blaze.

Watch the full interview below.

Eazy-E Has Unreleased Music Out There With Guns n’ Roses

Eazy-E was a Hip-Hop powerhouse when he died in 1995. As a founding member of the trailblazing gangsta rap group N.W.A and founder/CEO of Ruthless Records, he made his mark in the 30 years he was on the planet. But according to Daz Dillinger’s manager Bigg A, who helped put together the Lil Eazy-E collaborative project The Legacy, Eazy-E left plenty of music behind.

“There is unreleased music still out there,” Bigg A said in an interview with Rock The Bells. “We know for a fact that he had two or three or four reels in his car when he went to the hospital. Those reels came up missing. He had songs with Slash from Guns n’ Roses. He had songs with Guns n’ Roses on those reels. Those reels have been found ’cause they wound up in Canada.

“That’s a whole other story, but what happened to them [since], I don’t know. I don’t know if the estate got them, but there is unreleased music, and Yella has some. I know for a fact that there is some unreleased acapella vocals, that he was working on some records with a couple of producers I worked with. Last I heard was that they were up in Dre’s studio.”

After Eazy-E died, he had two songs appear on the Ruthless 10-year anniversary project Decade of Game, a verse on Mack 10’s The Recipe and an eight-song release called Impact Of A Legend. Nothing new has been released over the last several years. But Bigg A said Eazy-E’s vocals almost appeared on The Legacy.

“[An Eazy-E feature] was almost there on this project,” he said. “With the success of this record and the relationship we have with [Eazy-E’s widow Tomica], I think in the very near future we might see another Eazy-E project or another single with [Eazy’s] vocals from some unreleased music.”

Until then, check out The Legacy below.

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Rae Sremmurd Returns With First Album In Five Years, “Sremm Life 4”

Rae Sremmurd have released their fourth album via EarDrummers and Interscope. Simply titled Sremm Life 4, the project boasts production from Mike WiLL Made-It, Zaytoven, Murda on the Beat and Sonny Digital. A sole feature from Young Thug appears on “Royal Flush” and Future on “Activate.”

Ahead of its release, Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi shared the songs “Denial,” “Sucka or Sum” and the Mike WiLL Made-It track “Tanisha (Pump That)” that included a writing credit from Pharrell. The album serves as Rae Sremmurd’s first offering since 2018’s SR3MM, which included three parts: one from both Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee, and two solo projects from each brother. The album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 with more than 57,000 album-equivalent units sold in its first week.

Following that album, Rae Sremmurd slowed down their output. By the time the pandemic hit in March 2020, fans were beginning to think they broke up. But in an interview with GQ last year, Jxmmi shed some light on where he’d been mentally.

“We weren’t together a lot [in the lockdowns], but I was spending a lot of time with myself,” Jxmmi explained. “It was a time for me to just disappear and rebuild and just recreate myself, and I feel like that’s what I did.”

He added, “It’s times to be seen, and it’s times not to be seen. Plus I’m getting older. I’ve got two kids and I wanted to be an example for my kids, and I felt like where I was at that point not that.”

Swae Lee, the younger of the two brothers, remained working but did take some time for himself. He said, “I’m doing s### I ain’t did in like 20 years. I’m really chillin’, like ‘damn, I never played the game for four hours.’ ‘Alright, I’m in the studio for sixteen hours and I still got time. You can do pushups, you can mend old relationships, you can do whatever. But I’ve got a life to uphold, so it’s like I need all my checks. I’m trying to be stacked up for a hundred years.”

Listen to Sremm Live 4 below.

Two Teens Arrested For The Death Of San Diego Rapper, Alo Bandz

The San Diego Police Department has arrested two teens as suspects in the death of the rapper, Alo Bandz. The 22-year-old, whose real name is Caesar Lopez-Sandoval, is an emerging rapper from Southern California, according to NBC San Diego.

Officers brought Julian James Vargas, 19, and a 14-year-old whose name is undisclosed before he is a minor on Thursday, April 6 in regard to the fatal shooting. The rising star was killed on Feb. 19 in the Clairemont area park.

Police reports state the young man was discovered in a grassy patch near a set of bleachers at North Clairemont Recreation Center, struggling to breathe after being shot multiple times in his upper torso.

According to SDPD Lt. Steve Shebloski, the recording artist was transported by emergency workers to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The lieutenant also believes that Alo Bandz got into a fight with the boys in the public area in the middle of the day. This dispute, which deals are unclear was over, resulted in gunplay. After the shooting started to ring out, families (including young children) scattered.

The boys fled the scene of the crime after Alo Bandz was blasted.

After interviewing witnesses present at the shooting, police now have both teens in custody, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

In a departmental press release, Lt. Adam Sharki stated Vargas was taken into custody right before 8:00 a.m. on Thursday and has been booked on suspicion of murder.

Vargas, because he is over 18, has been booked in county jail. He will face arraignment on Monday, April 10 in the afternoon in San Diego Superior Court.

The minor was picked up at 9:00 a.m. and is locked up in a juvenile hall.

Kim Kardashian Wasn’t On The Cover Of Drake’s Single “Search & Rescue,” Mystery Woman ID’ed

Drake announced his new single “Search & Rescue” on Thursday (April 6) and delivered it just hours later. Ahead of its release, fans were certain Kim Kardashian was the woman featured in the single art. But, it turns out that isn’t the case. Some eagle-eyed sleuths determined the woman is actually OVO Sound-approved singer Lilah.

“Search & Rescue” is the same song he previewed at the Dreamville Festival on April 2, which included snippets of her Kardashian discussing her divorce from Kanye West in an episode of The Kardashians.

“I didn’t come this far, just to come this far and not be happy,” Kardashian says to mother Kris Jenner on their reality show. “OK, that’s fair,” Jenner replies. Kardashian then says, “Yep, I saw it on the internet.”

Drake continues crooning about being a rich superstar unable to find love. He sings, “I need someone to be patient with me/ Someone to get money with, not take it from me/ Look, they don’t even need to be as famous as me/ I don’t think I’ll meet them at the places I be.”

Drake’s Father Dennis Graham assured fans in an Instagram comment that “it’s just a song” and he’s “not trolling” West. But West might see it another wife. Surprisingly, he’s remained quiet.

The song marks Drake’s first release this year. It’s possible he’ll drop a full album before he embarks on the It’s All a Blur Tour in June.

Keke Palmer Shows Off New Post-Baby Body

It’s like the world has watched Keke Palmer grow up. The star has been a staple in Hollywood since the early 2000s when she popped out in “Barbershop 2: Back in Business” and “Akeelah and the Bee.”

So, when she announced that she was having her first child on Saturday Night Live in 2022, and dropped her baby in February 2023, it seemed like all of Hip-Hop welcomed the birth of a new niece.

Now, the multi-hyphenate has it all: a healthy relationship, a beautiful baby, lots of money, and acne-free skin. She has one more thing that is a whole game changer for little sis … a new body-oddy-oddy!

The former talk show host took to Instagram to show off her new natural curves, courtesy of her fitness instructor and her new son Leodis Andrellton Jackson (Hey Leo!!!).

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She captioned the post: “Hips? NEVER HAD EM’! Boobs? Never had em’! Booty? BARELY. Thanks son.”

In a video, she says, “Last time I spoke to y’all. I was letting you know that my son cleared my skin up. Skin is still skinning!”

Adding, “And now I’m about to let y’all know that he gave me something else: Body down! Get into it … Get into it …because period period period period period period!”

Our little girl is all grown up, now.

EXCLUSIVE: The Isley Brothers Working Hard To End Family War Over Lucrative Trademark

There’s an update on the ongoing legal battle involving the surviving members of the legendary R&B group, The Isley Brothers.

It appears the brothers are working towards a settlement regarding the use of their iconic name.

In a recent off-the-record telephone conference, the parties were instructed to contact the court by April 20th, 2023, to report their progress on settlement discussions, potential referrals to the Magistrate Judge, or proposed discovery schedules.

The dispute began when Rudolph Isley sued his brother Ronald Isley over the trademark of “The Isley Brothers” group name.

The lawsuit alleges that Ronald applied for and obtained a trademark for the group in November 2021, only including his name on the paperwork. This move entitled him to all profits from products sold in the group’s name, as well as exclusive rights to visual and audiovisual recordings featuring music and animation.

The brothers had previously shared profits on various deals and even negotiated a multi-million-dollar publishing deal together.

However, with the new trademark, Rudolph has been effectively cut out. He argues that there should have been a 50/50 split between them and asks a judge to revoke the existing trademark and declare it jointly owned by both brothers.

Neither brother has spoken publicly on the lawsuit.

The Isley Brothers, initially formed by Ronald, Rudolph, and the late O’Kelly Isley first gained fame in the 1950s with hits like “Shout” and “Twist and Shout.”

Over the years, the group expanded to include additional members, such as younger brothers Ernie and Marvin Isley and brother-in-law Chris Jasper.

Their success continued throughout the decades, with classics such as “It’s Your Thing,” “That Lady,” and “Between the Sheets,” solidifying their place in music history.

The Isley Brothers have received numerous accolades for their contributions to the music industry.

They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004, and were honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.

Their music continues to inspire and influence generations of artists.

Man Trying To Avenge Nas Blixky Busted By Feds In Connection To Brooklyn Shooting

The Feds have arrested a suspect who sought to avenge the shooting of drill rapper Nas Blixky, an act that almost took his life. Sources suggest the shooter tried to go tick for tack, blasting a rival gang member believed to be connected to the “PG-16” rapper’s attack.

On Friday, April 7, Taj Zeigler, a member of the 6-Treys, a subset of Folk Nation Gangster Disciples, was arrested and detained at Brooklyn Federal Court.

Nas Blixky and he were members of the same set.

Federal officials have named the 22-year-old as the primary suspect in a Jan. 28, 2022 revenge shooting inside of the Ebbets Field apartment complex in Crown Heights, according to the Daily News. The young man has been charged with possession of ammunition (a felony). Surveillance footage of the shooting was used to support the charge, as well as the handful of bullet casings found outside of the door.

The prosecution stated Zeigler, dressed in a hoody and surgical mask, knocked on the victim’s apartment door the day after Nas Blixky was shot in Prospect Lefferts Gardens on Jan. 27, 2022. The person that opened the door was not the rival gang member, but his father. Still, Zeigler shot off several rounds, missing everyone in the apartment.

The feds say they were able to identify the 6-Trey member even though his face was covered by tracking his social media. The young man wore the same Marmot-brand puffer jacket and two-toned black and grey sneakers in videos he posted on social media, that he wore the day of the shooting.

The feds are not sure if the person Zeigler intended to shoot was the person who shot Nas Blixky.

Investigators executed a search warrant, check his apartment, and confiscated evidence. Of the evidence, no guns or ammunition was found in his home. They also pulled surveillance video from the building that was crucial in building their case.

Ironically, Zeigler lived in the same apartment complex where he did the shooting.

At the top of 2022, AllHipHop.com reported how devastating news of the Pop Smoke associate being shot was for fans. Many believed he was dead. Fans took to social media dropping #RIPNasBlixky and sending their condolences.

Hop Blogger believes that Nas Blixky was shot because he dissed another artist PG-16 and likened the possible assassination to rapper FBG Duck’s untimely demise.

Nas Blixky’s shooting came two years after the death of his brother, Nicky, another Brooklyn drill artist, sparking national attention on the violent drill movement in New York City.

R. Kelly Is Doing Interviews Asking People To Write The DOJ For Him!

Who’s MANS is this?

R. Kelly is the mans we speak of. The R&B Pied Piper is sitting in a jail, waiting for another case. There’s also a new, hot off the presses, documentary about his horrific sexual improprieties. Yes, “Surviving R. Kelly III” is on Netflix. I do not personally know how they managed to milk another installment of the series out, but they did.

Just so you know, Kelly is actually is PRISON, not jail like I said before. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Chicago after a conviction on child pornography and enticement of a minor. On top of that he was already IN THE BING for a 30-year sex RICO case in New York Federal court! This is crazy, but this is where we are.

What is even crazier is Kellz is trying to get out and is doing interviews. He did a very brief interview about his plight with comedian Cory Holcomb, who was more like a fan. He gave the The R about 30 seconds to tell people to write the Department of Justice. The interview starts off with the R&B singer SINGING to let everybody know it’s him. And then the comedian reminds the singer where they met that time at the playground and FINALLY R. Kelly speaks his business. The DOJ can’t help this situation! Not abusing girls is what gets you out of this, but it is too late for that!

Check it out.

Shout out to 5150 Nation! Y’all crazy!

The Inspiration Of Yasiin Bey’s “My Umi Says” Passes Away

Hip-Hop is mourning the loss of one of its most inspirational personalities; most people don’t even know her name. According to sources, the woman behind the hit song, “My Umi Says” has transitioned, leaving a hole in the hearts of many— in particular her son, Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def).

While the Black Star founder has not released an official statement, rumors started to float after Soulquarian member Erykah Badu made a post about Umi’s passing and quickly deleted it.

Yasiin Bey is notoriously private, often shunning the media. It is no shock that he would want to keep the death of his mother on the low. Yet, several friends made posts, most notably Erykah Badu, Jessica Care Moore and Talib Kweli.

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A chorus in the song for many, Sheron Smith was an activist, a Brooklyn stakeholder, an author, and a podcaster. Her show was called “Umi Says.” In a 2007 interview with AllHipHop, she said she wanted more for the Hip-Hop generation. “I love Hip-Hop, I am Hip-Hop, I introduced my children to Hip-Hop, I just want rappers to understand that they are a reflection of how we feel about ourselves,” she said.

Check out one of her last interviews where she discusses the book “Black Was the Ink” with Michelle Coles and builds on Malcolm X’s becoming a man.

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The post is from December 2022, many commented on her passing, including Coles, who said, “Umi, you are such a beautiful spirit and an inspiration to mothers everywhere. My deepest condolences go out to your family.”

Because the Smith family has not released a statement, the cause of death is only speculated with some whispering she succumbed to complications caused by cancer.

The AllHipHop.com extends its deepest condolences to Yasiin Bey and his family during this time of bereavement.

#RIPQueen

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EXCLUSIVE: XXXTentacion Drama Not Over: Man Sentenced To Life Blasts Judge And Wants A New Trial

Trayvon Newsome, one of the three men convicted in the high-profile murder case of rapper XXXTentacion, is seeking a new trial, claiming numerous errors were made during the original trial. 

Newsome argues that the verdicts were not supported by the weight of the evidence and were contrary to the law. He also contends that the judge’s decisions to overrule defense objections and sustain state objections were both improper.

Moreover, Newsome asserts that the denial of defense motions during the trial and the granting of state motions were incorrect. He believes the refusal to grant defense motions for a mistrial was an error, and that the curative instructions provided by the court were insufficient to mitigate the impact of prejudicial and improper evidence presented to the jury.

Newsome’s defense also claims that the denial of the motion to separate defendants hindered his chances of receiving a fair trial, due to the strategies and presentations used by counsel for the other two co-defendants.

In the same trial, Dedrick Williams, another defendant, attempted to connect rapper Drake to XXXTentacion’s murder by citing lyrics from Drake’s songs “On BS” and “I’m Upset.” 

Williams’ legal team suggested that a dispute between XXXTentacion and Drake started in 2017 after Drake released the song “KMT,” which XXXTentacion accused of copying his cadence.

Despite these efforts, the Florida jury found Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery after eight days of deliberations.

XXXTentacion, born Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, was a 20-year-old rapper who was fatally shot outside a Florida motorcycle dealership in June 2018. 

His murder sent shockwaves through the music industry and left fans mourning his untimely death.

21 Savage & More Musicians Sign Items For Grammy Museum’s Online Auction

The Grammy Museum announced an online auction via Charitybuzz which features items signed by various artists like Atlanta rapper 21 Savage.

A-list names such as Bad Bunny, Sheryl Crow, Dr. Dre, Mick Fleetwood, Lizzo, Bonnie Raitt, Smokey Robinson, and Harry Styles autographed guitars backstage at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in February.

Additionally, Luke Combs, Miley Cyrus, Luis Fonsi, Jonas Brothers, Steve Lacy, Shawn Mendes, Kim Petras, Nile Rodgers, Slash, Sam Smith, Chris Stapleton, Joe Bonamassa, and Brandi Carlile signed memorabilia as well.

For example, Atlanta-raised Hip Hop star 21 Savage put his signature on the cassette version of the Issa Album. That 2017 project served as the Slaughter Gang leader’s debut major-label studio LP. The Recording Industry Association of America certified Issa Album as Platinum.

In addition to 21 Savage, “About Damn Time” hitmaker Lizzo signed a new Gibson SG electric guitar. R&B singer/songwriter Miguel signed a Shure microphone. One Beledll acoustic guitar has the signatures of Lionel Richie, LL Cool J, Gary Clark Jr. Meghan Trainer, Common, and Pentatonix.

The Grammy Museum online auction via Charitybuzz runs through April 13, 2023, at Charitybuzz.com. Established in 2008, the Grammy Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating a greater understanding of the history and significance of music through exhibits, education, grants, preservation initiatives, and public programming.

Diddy Admits The Math Wasn’t Mathing With Sting Royalties

Well it looks like Diddy and Sting got together and trolled us all. Damn. This was a late April Fool’s Day gift if I ever saw one. It really tested the way people will believe just about anything. At any rate, we were told by Sting, through an interview with The Breakfast Club, that Diddy pays HIM $3,000 a DAY for the sample for “Missing You.” That was the song that was in homage to The Notorious B.I.G.

Diddy said they were being “funny” when they said those likes.

He posted on social media, “I want y’all to understand I was joking! It’s called being Facetious! Me and @OfficialSting have been friends for a long time! He never charged me $3K or $5K a day for Missing You. He probably makes more than $5K a day from one of the biggest songs in history.”

I am not sure how people were supposed to determine this was a “prank” the way they were letting it roll downhill like that. Sting did not bat an eye or say a “sike” after being asked that question. And Diddy took it farther, when he could have dispelled it easily. We were just lied to. LOL! But, he did say they were good friends that that is cool to hear.

I did some digging and it looks like Sting does make about $2,000 a day from the song, just not from Diddy himself He basically owns the song. Look what I saw online:

Because of the vagaries of music authorship rules, every penny of royalties that is generated by both “Every Breath You Take” and “I’ll Be Missing You” goes into the bank account of one Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, a.k.a. Sting. Not Puff Daddy—or P. Diddy either. Not Andy Summers, who is the only member of the Police whose musicianship can be heard on “I’ll Be Missing You” directly. Not Stewart Copeland, who also had a hand in writing the song. All the money goes to Sting—and that money amounts to roughly two thousand dollars a day—seventeen years after the Puff Daddy song was released and thirty-one years after The Police song was released. According to Celebrity Net Worth, more than a quarter of all the money Sting has ever earnedcomes from “Every Breath You Take”/“I’ll Be Missing You.” The number’s a little more eye-popping when presented in annual form: It comes to $730,000 a year, each and every year for the foreseeable future.

DAMN! That’s still a really big come up. At any rate, there was beef between the members of The Police, the group Sting fronted. Sting did not play the instruments that were sampled, but he is listed as the only songwriter. That was a bandmate that did not get cut in on the windfall of sampling the classic song. WOW…Rock Beef! Sting juxed The Police!

Well for now, enjoy the vibes!

Which do you prefer?

Diddy Clarifies Joke After Saying He Pays Sting $5000 A Day For “I’ll Be Missing You” Sample

Diddy denied paying Sting $5,000 a day for sampling The Police’s song “Every Breath You Take” on Friday (April 7).

The Bad Boy Records founder said he was joking when he tweeted about Sting on Tuesday (April 5). Diddy felt the need to clear the air after his Twitter post received lots of media coverage.

“I want y’all to understand I was joking!” he wrote. “It’s called being Facetious! Me and @OfficialSting have been friends for a long time! He never charged me $3K or $5K a day for Missing You. He probably makes more than $5K a day from one of the biggest songs in history.”

Diddy’s “I’ll Be Missing You” famously sampled The Police’s “Every Breath You Take,” which Sting sang and wrote. “I’ll Be Missing You” was released as a tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. in 1997.

Payment for the sample became a topic on social media when a Twitter account called Black Millionaires shared a clip from Sting’s 2018 appearance on The Breakfast Club. Charlamagne Tha God asked Sting to confirm if Diddy had to pay $2,000 a day for sampling “Every Breath You Take.”

“Yeah,” Sting responded sarcastically. “For the rest of his life.”

Diddy retweeted the clip in jest, suggesting it was actually $5,000.

Mississippi’s Boo Rossini Announces New Box Set, ‘Chances Make Champions’

Boo Rossini lived and nearly died by the code, surviving rap beef and more as an official member of Young Jeezy’s CTE movement

Today Mississippi trap music artist Boo Rossini returns with a new project, the Chances Make Champions Gold Medal Edition Deluxe Box Set. Honoring the statute of limitations within the streets and ignoring the state’s legal requests, Boo Rossini lived and nearly died by code, surviving rap beef, shootouts, and more as an official member of Young Jeezy’s CTE movement. Somehow throughout it all, Rossini was able to come back home to his family repeatedly, and now he’s adding new chapters to a book with endless stories. 

Choosing to leave the past behind, but remembering where he came from Boo Rossini is recognizing his blessings and remaining thankful to be alive to tell his story on his new project Chances Make Champions. Sharing the ups and downs of his career on his new project Rossini brings to life some of the realest moments of his career for an auditory event filled with drama, tragedy, and triumph. 

Also included in the box set are all of Boo Rossini’s previous mixtapes, which are not available for streaming services, including a Gangsta Grillz project with DJ Drama, projects with DJ Scream and songs with artists like Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Yo Gotti and Bone Thugs and Harmony. 

“Yeah, I just wanted to give ’em something more than just the album, you know what I’m saying? I wanted to give ’em like a collector item. I was just thinking it could be a box set, so with the box,  I was thinking outside the box, you know what I’m saying?” “I put together a box of merch, decals, speakers, and a Manifestation Journal. and My Catalog.  I created something for the everyday people.  So like, you know, when they see it on the shelf, it could remind them like, this for the risk takers, the ones that wasn’t scared to take that leap. Rossini said. “ 

I wanted to make sure that fans are part of the movement, like as far as the chance to make Champion. Cause you know, it apply to not just artists, you know, it apply to everyday people that are willing to take that risk. Willing to take that chance, you know what I’m saying? And it takes a lot to do that, for people to step outside their comfort zone.” 

As the first person to bring a Lamborghini through the hood in Jackson, Mississippi, Boo Rossini remains proud of his state and where he’s from, despite the outside perception and the struggles within his own community with issues like clean drinking water and an unjust, and corrupt prison system needing reform. 

“I think the perception of Mississippi, when they do hear about it, is it’s not good. The conception of Mississippi is that it’s a poor state, you know, it’s still a racist state, you know what I’m saying? It’s a Republican State and it’s almost like we’re still on the plantation. And, yeah a lot of that is true, you know what I’m saying? It’s a poverty state, one of the poorest states in America, you know what I’m saying? Got a lot of gun violence, limited education, limited opportunity, you know, uh, it’s, it’s one of those states. It’s one of the last states to free slaves, you know what I’m saying? But it’s my home and I’m doing a lot in the community to make it better and speaking out for change.” 

Knowing the state of his community’s circumstances at home, Rossini has done what he could to improve his community. He recently built a 40 Luxury Loft with Rooftop Sky Lounge and Upscale Restarant called TRIO. 

“I’m a progressive thinker, so my thing was, even when I went back home or, started deciding to put my business and plant my roots back home, my thing was to give them something that they wasn’t getting from anywhere else. Like they had to go out of town to get. So I started bringing certain ideas and concepts back home that I would see other places.” 

Recently signing rapper QBG and 6Merta, Rossini has plans to develop artists in his area that live up to the code he demands of those around him. 

“We had a song that was really buzzing in the city. And I just like the way they moved, man, it just reminded me how we used to move in these streets. They forward thinkers and they get it, you know what I’m saying? They’re not hardheaded. You know how certain people, you give ’em the information, they don’t do anything with it. These guys are different. Yeah. So personally, I just want to give ’em my resources, bring them in, and let ’em know, as far as like planning, plotting, and strategizing. I’m going to put my team with them and try to develop them.” 

It’s clear Boo Rossini has plans to give back to his state after having his time to shine. There are bigger issues than rap; maybe the music can change things. Maybe he can have his impact, regardless of current affairs. 

“As far as Mississippi goes, we still dealing with a water crisis, high murder rates, new Jim Crow lLaws and we still fighting for prison reform out here, you know what I’m saying?  So we still dealing with that sh*t out here, I’m just thinking about certain s### like that’s going on in real- time.” 

BTB Savage Murder Suspect Wanted By Police

Houston police identified one suspect in the fatal shooting of rapper BTB Savage.

Police announced Montrel Lenard Burley is wanted for murder on Friday (April 7). Cops are searching for the 40-year-old man and at least one other suspect.

BTB Savage, whose real name was Darrell Gentry, was shot and killed in Houston on March 30. Paramedics pronounced the 26-year-old rapper dead at the scene. Witnesses told police two suspects fled the shooting in a black SUV.

The late rapper’s family believes his death was retaliation for a deadly shooting in San Antonio. Earlier this year, a man named Omar Richardson allegedly tried to rob BTB Savage.

BTB Savage’s girlfriend allegedly shot and killed Richardson in self-defense. The rapper boasted about the incident on social media and discussed it in an interview with Vlad TV.

“I said take that off social media,” BTB Savage’s mother Bernita Ward told ABC 13. “Let this family mourn in peace. They were taunting my son, though, telling him they were going to kill the family, make his momma cry and kill his son. I told my son, ‘Don’t respond. Let it go.’ But their family member came to rob my son.”

She added, “The moral of this story is two mothers lost two amazing sons and that their children would be raised without fathers. That’s the sad thing.”

Police asked anyone with information about BTB Savage’s death to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.