French Montana is catching heat after bringing out alleged human trafficker Andrew Tate onstage with him.
The problematic internet personality joined Montana as his special guest at the Beach, Please Festival in Romania.
“Make some f#####’ noise for my brother Andrew Tate,” French Montana said, welcoming his guest to the stage. “We did a podcast. I’m the first rapper to do a podcast with my brother, one time. But Romania loves you, my brother!”
Tate then instructed the crowd to chant his catchphrase, “Escape The Matrix!”
French Montana brought Andrew Tate onstage at the BEACH, PLEASE! Festival in Romania 👀🇷🇴 pic.twitter.com/MBEa7iVOCi
The “Unforgettable” hitmaker shared a clip on Instagram of Tate joining him onstage.
“First rapper to do a stream with top G and the first to bring Top G out on stage!” Montana captioned his post. “ROMANIA WE LOVE YOU S/O Andrew Tate + Tristan Tate.”
However, French Montana fans were appalled at his associate with Andrew Tate, who is in Romania awaiting trial on human trafficking charges. He also faces charges of rape and creating an organized crime group with his brother Tristan.
The siblings reportedly operated a crime ring that spanned the Atlantic, stretching from Romania to the United Kingdom and the United States.
“French, why would you bring the Tate brothers on stage? Why would you affiliate? They are seriously shady guys. I am disapponted,” one fan wrote in Montana’s comment section.
“DISGUSTING SUCH A LOW MOVE bringing him on stage,” added another, while a third claimed, “No one in Romania loves tate.”
Amber Rose is facing intense backlash over her endorsement of Donald Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
On Monday (July 1), the model and entrepreneur threw her support behind Trump, backing him to become president in a passionate speech.
However, her appearance didn’t go down well online, with social media users blasting her for speaking at the RNC and reversing her take after criticizing Trump during his 2016 campaign.
Amber Rose was trending No. 1 on X (Twitter), where many users shared a clip of Joseline Hernandez calling Rose out on College Hill: Celebrity Edition. In the heated clip, Hernandez accused Rose of wanting to be “a white girl.”
Amber Rose’s mom is a Black woman of Black Cape Verdean and Scottish descent, and her father is white.
“Joseline was right about Amber Rose,” one person wrote alongside the College Hil clip.
— Drop It Low for Paimon (@wondermann5) July 16, 2024
Additionally, a clip of Joy Reid discussing Amber Rose on CNN following the RNC was also making the rounds. Reid highlights the problem of having a “Racially ambiguous woman” whose whole career was based in Black culture “to try to recruit young people of color.” “She won’t even claim the culture that brought her to the table,” Reid added.
“Whew, Joy Reid Read tf outta Amber Rose,” the user wrote, sharing the clip.
— KrisOnTheGramTV▪︎ (@KrisOnTheGramTV) July 16, 2024
During her RNC speech, Amber Rose denied allegations that 34-times convicted felon Donald Trump is racist. “I realized Donald Trump and his supporters don’t care if you’re black, white, gay, or straight, it’s all love,” she continued.
“The best chance we have to give our babies a better life is to elect Donald Trump,” she claimed in her speech.
— Drop It Low for Paimon (@wondermann5) July 16, 2024
And you know what’s funny about the whole Amber Rose situation? She only did a fraction of the cooning that Candace Owens has and still got to the main stage before she did.
— @kp_official1 on IG (@kp_official_1) July 16, 2024
They’re really on CNN acting like Amber Rose just delivered a MLK JR or Obama like speach. Van Jones has the nerve to say she has a “political future.” They are so unserious.
Amber Rose’s political transformation took center stage Monday (July 15) at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where the model and entrepreneur declared her support for former President Donald Trump.
This marks a striking shift for Rose, who previously criticized Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential run.
But on Monday, Amber Rose endorsed Trump for the 2024 election, stating her reasons passionately.
“My whole world revolves around providing for my children, keeping them safe, and giving them an opportunity for a better life,” Amber Rose said. “That’s something that unites all American parents, whether we’re Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, or liberals. We all want a better country for our children.
“I’m here tonight to tell you, no matter your political background, that the best chance we have to give our babies a better life is to elect Donald Trump, President of the United States,” she added.
Amber Rose cited economic security and safety as critical factors influencing her newfound support, arguing that Trump’s policies make her feel protected as a single mother of two young children.
She also took the opportunity to criticize the media, accusing it of spreading falsehoods about Trump, a statement that prompted considerable applause.
She specifically addressed accusations of racism against Trump.
“My entire family is racially diverse, and I believed the left-wing propaganda that Donald Trump was a racist. My father said, ‘No, he’s not, Amber. What are you talking about?’ And when I insisted, he said, ‘Prove it.’ So to prove my father wrong, I did my research and looked into all things Donald Trump,” Rose explained.
“People have to do their research. I watched all the rallies, and I started meeting so many of his red-hat-wearing supporters. I realized Donald Trump and his supporters don’t care if you’re black, white, gay, or straight, it’s all love,” she continued.
“If you’re watching this tonight, you know our country is in trouble. Just like me, when you go to the store to buy food for your family, you’re shocked. When you fill-up your gas tank, you’re p#####. I know I am,” she stated.
Reactions to Rose’s speech have been mixed. Some commend her for embracing right-wing principles, while others criticize what they see as a betrayal of her previous views.
Rose’s speech is part of a diverse RNC roster, featuring speakers like UFC CEO Dana White, country singers Lee Greenwood and Chris Jansen, and former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson.
They’re really on CNN acting like Amber Rose just delivered a MLK JR or Obama like speach. Van Jones has the nerve to say she has a “political future.” They are so unserious.
Sorry but if I survived an assassination attempt and then spent the next day hearing Amber Rose speak on my behalf, I would assume I died and was in hell.
N.O.R.E still believes there’s history to be made in the rap beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
In a brief message, he shared on Twitter, the Drink Champs podcast creator and host laid out his prediction for the spectacular fashion in which he believes Drizzy and KD will squash their beef.
Despite the fact that both Drake and Kendrick released extremely personal, saving diss tracks aimed at each other, N.O.R.E still believes there is hope the pair will reunite at some point in either the near or distant future.
“I predict Kendrick and drake squash it and eventually make 1 of the greatest hiphop records of all time !!!” N.O.R.E tweeted.
Almost immediately, fans began picking apart N.O.R.E’s prediction, remarking on how the severity of the insults hurled between the two rappers during the battle appear to make reconciliation impossible.
“this is cute but no. the kind of hate Kendrick displayed for Drake is generational lmao ain’t no taking backsies,” a Twitter/X user wrote in reply to his tweet.
Another user added, “N.O.R.E must not know Drake offered Kendrick a feature verse on First Person Shooter and he turned it down, and called him a pedofile in the middle of a rap battle.”
N.O.R.E’s prediction follows yet another tumultuous week within the saga of Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s simmering rap beef. Lil Wayne recently went viral after a video of his performance began circulating on social media when fans realized he sang the lyrics to Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” Drake diss while holding up his OVO owl chain and rapping he and Drizzy’s classic collaboration “The Motto.” Additionally, Kendrick’s aforementioned diss track returned to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, making it the Compton rapper’s longest-running No. 1 hit.
Even though it’s clear fans believe N.O.R.E may be delusional when it comes to how he’s foreshadowed the trajectory of Drake and Kendrick’s rap beef, he’s more of an expert on beef than most think. In fact, he himself has a notable history of being involved in rap beefs throughout different stages of his career. One of the most prominent beefs he was involved in was with he and Capone’s rivals, Mobb Deep, during the late 1990s.
The feud was part of the broader Queensbridge versus Lefrak City rivalry, as both groups hailed from these adjacent New York neighborhoods. Additionally, N.O.R.E had tensions with Tragedy Khadafi, who mentored him and Capone early in their careers but later had a falling out over business and personal issues.
Another significant conflict N.O.R.E was involved in was with Nas, which stemmed from misunderstandings and diss tracks exchanged during the early 2000s. Despite these confrontations, N.O.R.E. has managed to maintain relationships with many of his peers and has even hosted some of his former adversaries, such as Nas, on his and DJ EFN’s Drink Champs podcast.
There’s some buzz on the street! Word is that one of the illest rappers alive right now, rap monster RJ Payne, is about to sign a major label deal.
I know who he will sign with, but I can’t reveal it just yet. The rumor is that he will sign with a very well-known, classic-era rap artist who has strong ties to major labels. This individual is still active in the game and has recently shown a lot of support for RJ.
They collaborated on a song that significantly boosted the Philly rapper’s streams and visibility. Even more recently, RJ Payne received praise from Eminem and Lil Wayne. While they are both classic-era Hip-Hop artists in my book, they aren’t the ones I’m referring to. Could there be a bidding war brewing? Speculation is a part of this process if you get what I am saying. From what I know, one artist is set to sign him Eminemently. (No pun intended.)
You may remember RJ was our Emcee of the Year a few years ago and has received a lot of love here at the site and on various platforms affiliated with us. You know we love our lyrical lords at AllHipHop! By the way, the word on the street is that Payne did a blazing song with KRS-One! Domingo produced it! I can’t wait to hear the finished product.
Judge Ural Glanville may have damaged Young Thug’s Georgia RICO trial beyond repair. The YSL rapper faced a potential mistrial following the judge’s recusal, per his co-defendant Yak Gotti’s attorney Douglas Weinstein.
Weinstein said state law required the trial to rewind to June 12. Jurors heard key witness Kenneth “Lil Woody” Copeland testify after that date, which may compel a new judge to declare a mistrial.
“I don’t want to put the cart before the horse, but if we ask for a mistrial, it’s because we were goaded into that through the actions of the prosecution as well as the judge and given that goading, double jeopardy should attach and [Yak Gotti] should not be retried,” Weinstein told Rolling Stone’s Nancy Dillon.
Judge Rachel Krause ordered Judge Glanville to recuse himself from the YSL RICO trial on Monday (July 15). Defense lawyers sought Glanville’s recusal over his secret meeting with Copeland and prosecutors.
Young Thug’s lawyer Brian Steel confronted Glanville about the meeting in June. Steel accused Glanville and prosecutors of coercing Copeland into testifying in the trial. Glanville demanded to know who told Steel about the meeting. Steel refused to reveal the source of his information. Glanville held Steel in contempt and sentenced the attorney to 20 days in jail.
The Georgia Supreme Court granted bond to Steel, preventing him from spending any time in jail. Young Thug and his co-defendants continued to pursue Glanville’s removal from the trial. Glanville initially refused to recuse himself before letting another judge settle the matter. Krause sided with the defense.
“This Court has no doubt that Judge Glanville can and would continue presiding fairly over this matter if the recusal motions were denied, but the ‘necessity of preserving the public’s confidence in the judicial system’ weighs in favor of excusing Judge Glanville from further handling of this case,” Krause ruled.
Young Thug’s trial was on hold until Krause decided on Glanville’s recusal. Young Thug remains in jail.
(UPDATE) 50 Cent’s rep denies the rapper/television producer is appearing at the RNC. As explained in a statement sent to TMZ, “He is not attending [the RNC], as he is slated to be in Shreveport preparing for his ‘Humor and Harmony’ festival.”
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50 Cent has reportedly agreed to appear at the Republican National Convention, per sources close to the matter. According to multiple CNN correspondents, 50 Cent is rumored to appear at the Republican National Convention, which runs from Monday (July 15) through this upcoming Thursday (July 18).
A tweet from Kate Sullivan, who covers Donald Trump and the 2024 election for CNN, the G-Unit media mogul is “in talks with convention officials” to appear in Milwaukee.
Additionally, Victor Blackwell, co-host of CNN This Morning Weekend, 50 Cent may have even agreed to more than just an appearance at the convention.
“CNN: 50 Cent is currently scheduled to perform at the GOP convention this week, according to a person familiar.
The person cautioned plans could still change, but as of Monday morning, 50 Cent was scheduled to perform at the convention,” Blackwell wrote in a tweet.
News of 50 Cent’s appearance at the convention follows the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at his recent rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Following the shooting, 50 Cent shared a meme featuring Trump’s head photoshopped on the cover if his classic Get Rich or Die Tryin‘ album cover in reaction to the LP’s fan-favorite deep-cut “Many Men (Wish Death)” trending in the aftermath of the event.
Multiple reports also have confirmed that the track has re-entered the top 10 on US iTunes Charts after trending on social media following the shooting. 50 Cent has also taken full advantage of he moment, announcing the sale of “Many Men” t-shirts in an Instagram post on July 15.
During the 2020 United States presidential election, 50 Cent publicly endorsed Trump, primarily due to concerns over President Joe Biden’s proposed tax policies. In October 2020, Fifty shared a post on Instagram criticizing Biden’s tax plan, which he claimed would significantly raise taxes for high earners in states like New York and California.
His endorsement sparked a flurry of media coverage and discussions, as 50 Cent’s support was seen as a significant deviation from the norm for a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.
Despite facing backlash from fans and fellow celebrities, 50 Cent remained vocal about his support for Trump, highlighting economic policies as his primary motivation.
However, his endorsement was somewhat short-lived, as he later retracted his support, citing a conversation with comedian Chelsea Handler, who reminded him of the broader implications of a Trump presidency beyond tax concerns.
Check out the post of the “Many Men” shirts above.
Judge Rachel Krause granted Young Thug’s motion to disqualify/recuse Judge Ural Glanville from the YSL RICO trial on Monday (July 15). Krause ruled in favor of the rapper and his co-defendants despite the defense questioning her impartiality.
“This Court has no doubt that Judge Glanville can and would continue presiding fairly over this matter if the recusal motions were denied, but the ‘necessity of preserving the public’s confidence in the judicial system’ weighs in favor of excusing Judge Glanville from further handling of this case,” Krause ruled.
Glanville was removed from the case a month after a courtroom showdown with Young Thug’s lawyer Brian Steel. Glanville created controversy by privately meeting with prosecutors and key witness Kenneth “Lil Woody” Copeland during the trial. Steel learned about the meeting and confronted Glanville in court.
Steel was held in contempt of court and sentenced to jail time for refusing to reveal the source of his information. The legal clash derailed the RICO trial as lawyers fought Steel’s contempt charge and requested Glanville’s recusal.
Glanville refused to recuse himself before allowing another judge to decide on whether he should exit Young Thug’s case. Krause was tasked with the decision.
The defense filed a motion seeking Krause’s recusal based on Glanville donating to her re-election campaign. Krause rejected the motion on July 9. A week later, Krause showed no bias toward Glanville by ordering his recusal.
“It is worth noting that this Court agrees generally with Judge Glanville’s assessment of the propriety of the ex parte meeting,” Krause wrote. “While the meeting could have – and perhaps should have – taken place in open court, nothing about the fact of the meeting or the substance discussed was inherently improper.”
She continued, “However, in his order denying Defendant Kendrick’s motion and in the process of making his record on July 1, 2024, Judge Glanville added facts, provided context, questioned the veracity of allegations, and otherwise explained his decisions and actions and argued why those actions were proper. While it ‘may be appropriate for the judge to disclose information relevant to his potential recusal,’ such a ‘disclosure must be made in a way that is as objective, dispassionate, and non-argumentative as possible, so that the judge is not reasonably perceived as a hostile witness or advocate.’”
Krause’s ruling added another wrinkle to Young Thug’s convoluted case. His slow-moving trial began in 2023. It is already the longest trial in Georgia history.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “Not Like Us” jumped from No. 3 to No. 1 not long after K. Dot released a music video for the Drake diss track.
“Not Like Us” returned to the top of the Hot 100 with 53.8 million streams, 40 million radio airplay audience impressions and around 8,000 copies sold in the U.S. for the week of July 5-11. Kendrick’s single generated over 50 million streams for a fifth week, the most for any song in 2024.
Kendrick dropped “Not Like Us” in May. The track debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100. It was the fourth No. 1 song of K. Dot’s career. He previously scored chart-topping hits with “Humble,” his Taylor Swift collaboration “Bad Blood” and guest appearance on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” which ignited the Pulitzer Prize winner’s battle with Drake.
“Not Like Us” is widely perceived as the knockout blow in Kendrick Lamar’s beef with Drake. The two rivals traded diss tracks before “Not Like Us” transcended the battle in a way few rap disses do.
Kendrick Lamar ruthlessly attacked Drake on previous disses such as “euphoria” and “Meet the Grahams,” but the catchiness of “Not Like Us” captured the public’s attention in a completely different way. The DJ Mustard-produced hit crossed over despite lyrics accusing Drake of pedophilia and predatory behavior.
Drake responded to Kendrick Lamar with “The Heart Part 6,” but the Canadian star’s retort did nothing to quell the enthusiasm for “Not Like Us.” Kendrick’s diss became a pop culture phenomenon, solidifying itself as the song of summer.
KendrickLamar added insult to injury by performing “Not Like Us” multiple times at “The Pop Out: Ken & Friends” concert in Los Angeles on Juneteenth. He released the song’s music video on July 4. The video had more than 56 million YouTube views as of July 15.
Jacquees proposed to Deiondra Sanders, the daughter of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders. Deiondra, who is pregnant with Jacquees’ child, celebrated their engagement on Monday (July 15).
“Baby momma who?” she wrote on Instagram. “lol Nah for real tho. We done came a long way in such a short amount of time. #NoOneButGod. This speech was everything. Reassurance and showed me you do be paying attention. I am so ecstatic. I was not expecting this at all. I don’t even gotta say much cause we both know what’s up. I know this took a lot of courage, honesty, letting go of fear, epic nerve and self assurance. I am so proud of you and I will be here every step of the way to help you become the man God intended you to be.”
Jacquees reflected on his relationship with Deiondra in a lengthy post on Instagram. He disclosed his struggles with alcoholism and praised his fiancée for her positive impact on his life.
“A lot of people don’t know you really saved my life,” he wrote. “I was an alcoholic for years. I didn’t realize it. I was fighting it, a hard battle but I always knew I could do it if I wanted to but I need a little more motivation … So on March 3, 2024, I quit drinking. I knew you believed in me. And nobody else couldn’t fix me … I haven’t drank liquor in 4 months and the last 4 month months have been incredible. They haven’t been perfect. But they have been incredible in my life. I’ve made a complete 360 and you’ve had everything to do with that.”
Jacquees and Deiondra announced the latter’s pregnancy in March. The couple held a gender reveal party in May. The two are having a baby boy.
Snoop Dogg has opened his first dispensary and is launching the store with a limited edition collection of cannabis products in honor of the late great Tupac Shakur.
The cannabis connoisseur unveiled the store located near LAX airport with a grand opening ceremony on Sunday (July 14). Snoop Dogg named the dispensary after his “Smoke Weed Every Day,” catchphrase.
Snoop Dogg Reveals Tupac Shakur Passed Him His First Blunt
The Tupac Shakur strain was produced by Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Cannabis brand, launched in 2023. The occasion was something of a full-circle moment for the longtime pot smoker. During Tupac’s posthumous induction to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2017, Snoop recalled Shakur passing him his first ever blunt.
“I finally got a chance to meet Pac in 1993 at a wrap party for Poetic Justice in LA,” he shared. On that night, Pac passed me my first blunt. That’s right. Tupac is the one that got Snoop Dogg smoking blunts.”
According to Forbes, the exclusive Tupack Shakur line will be available for purchase in select California dispensaries by Friday (July 19). A further rollout is then planned for release in Michigan later this year.
Snoop Dogg is one of Hip-Hop’s most well-known pot smokers. He previously revealed he even lit up at the White House. The security of the building was no match for Snoop, who snuck off to the bathroom while at a celebration for Herbie Hancock.
“I look around, check the surroundings, make sure there ain’t no CIA around,” Snoop recalled in a 2016 interview with Heather B on SiriusXM. “Light up some tissue, just to see if anything gonna happen, tissue works. Boom. Next thing I do is pull that thing out of my sock.”
Snoop took a few tokes before hearing somebody approaching. “Put him out real quick and got on out to the party,” he added.
Plies is apparently feeling skeptical following the alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump over the weekend. On Monday (July 15), Plies took to social media to ask some questions following the Saturday (July 13) shooting.
Numerous baseless conspiracy theories have swirled online, with some netizens claiming the entire incident was staged. In his post, Plies questioned why Trump’s physician hasn’t made a public statement about his injuries.
“Trump, MAGA, The Media & Republicans Are The ONLY People Saying Trump Was Shot!!!” Plies began. “It’s Been 48hrs. Where Is The Doctor That Treated Him & Confirmed His Shooting? The Shooter Has Been Confirmed. The Innocent Bystander Deceased Confirmed. Everything Confirmed But Him Being Shot!”
Plies also questioned why Donald Trump is not courting media attention like the rapper expected him to do in the wake of the incident.
“No Way In Hell A Guy Who Loves Attention Like Trump Would Go Back In Hiding After So Called Being Shot!” he added. “He’d Be Playing In Front The Camera Every Second He Could. He Disappeared After The Debate, Disappeared After Shooting. He Disappears When He Feel The Media Doing His Bidding!!”
In the chaos that followed the attempted assassination, reports surfaced that Trump was not grazed by a bullet but instead was cut by a piece of glass from his shattered teleprompter.
However, those reports went unconfirmed, and Trump later said he was “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.”
The 20-year-old suspect, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by a Secret Service sniper at the scene. One bystander was killed by bullets that missed Trump, while two others were critically injured.
On Sunday (July 14), Kodak Black warned Plies not to “slander” Donald Trump, telling him, “Fall back, love ’cause s### can get mafioso, boy.”
Ma$e and Cam’ron addressed J Prince on the latest episode of their podcast after the music exec called the duo out over their criticism of Shakur Stevenson whom Prince claims to manage.
After Prince warned them off via an Instagram post, Ma$e fired back on their It Is What It Is podcast on Monday morning (July 14).
“Since you’re the Big Homie we starting with you,” Ma$e began, addressing J Prince. “You are so lacking self-awareness. When you give such a lackluster performance and then you think you can make threats to people because you gave a lackluster performance, you don’t have the right to tell me what I should like or to tell Cam what he should like.”
Ma$e went on, claiming “art is subjective,” so nobody should be mad over their opinion, and continued his criticism of Stevenson’s tactical style.
“We not your little n#####,” Ma$e declared. “The way you talking, I don’t get what you mean. We’re not your little n#####. For real all that big homie stuff that’s for little n#####. Little n##### have big homies. We’re not little n#####, so we don’t even respect big homies. I know killer doesn’t, and for me I never respected n##### in the streets. That’s why I always got the problems I got.”
Ma$e added that he wants to “respect” J Prince but can’t because of how he was raised. “If you’re 60 years old and you trying to be a street n####, you failed,” he added. “I’m telling you this. My name is Mace. I stand by this.”
J Prince Warns Cam’ron And Ma$e
On Sunday (July 14) J Prince called out Cam’ron and Ma$e telling the duo “I will fade all [of Shakur Stevenson] shots and take all bets.”
However, Ma$e was baffled by J Prince’s approach after recently speaking to J Prince while on Facetime with Kanye West.
“I don’t even know why he would come at me with that energy,” Ma$e said. “I felt really disrespected by him doing it. It’s certain people you supposed to come at like that and I’m not one of them.”
Lil Wayne caused a stir online after a clip circulated of Weezy rapping the lyrics from Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” despite his ties to Drake.
In the snippet, Wayne appears to say the titular line during a recent performance. However, he held up his “OVO” pendant as he did so, seemingly confirming where his allegiance lies.
Nonetheless, the clip had social media users divided, with some claiming Lil Wayne hinted at bad blood with Drake. Fans were split in the AllHipHop comment section on Instagram, with users providing various explanations.
“Good get on the drake hate train,” one person wrote, while another suggested, “Seems like he is not picking a side.”
Others noted the significance of Wayne repping Drake’s OVO brand while spitting the “Not Like Us” lyrics.
“He was letting them know they NOT LIKE YoungMoney/OVO that’s why he holding the chain! Y’all can’t be this slow man,” another commenter replied.
A fourth person said, “Sounds like he said “they don’t like us” while showing the OVO chain.”
Lil Wayne remained silent during Drake’s battle with Kendrick Lamar and appeared to remain neutral. When asked to perform his K. Dot collab “Mona Lisa” last month, Wayne declined, although not out of loyalty to his fellow Young Money member.
“Do you know how hard that f###### song is, girl? You know what I mean?” Wayne said, highlighting the difficulty of performing the song live. “I don’t like to rap the words, but I’m going to learn that s###. I’m going to learn it. I’m going to learn. I got you.”
Wiz Khalifa may have been carted off by cops after lighting up on stage in Romania, but the rapper bears no ill will to the country and accepted responsibility for breaking their laws.
The Kush & Orange Juice creator was reportedly released on Sunday (July 14), following his arrest a day prior at the Beach Please! Festival. He took to social media after his release to apologize for his actions and promised to return.
“Last nights show was amazing. I didn’t mean any disrespect to the country of Romania by lighting up on stage,” Wiz Khalifa wrote on X (Twitter.) “They were very respectful and let me go. I’ll be back soon. But without a big ass joint next time.”
Last nights show was amazing. I didn’t mean any disrespect to the country of Romania by lighting up on stage. They were very respectful and let me go. I’ll be back soon. But without a big ass joint next time
— Taylor Gang World Leader (@wizkhalifa) July 14, 2024
Footage from the festival showed cops hauling the rapper offstage after he allegedly smoked a joint.
According to local news reports, Wiz was busted with over 18 grams of cannabis. The local Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) confirmed the star had been charged with “illegal possession of high-risk drugs” in a press release.
“During a performance at a music festival held in the resort of Costinesti, the accused was found to have possessed more than 18 grams of cannabis and to have consumed (on stage) another quantity in the form of a handmade cigarette,” the statement read.
While Wiz Khalifa vowed to leave his weed behind the next time he returns to Romania, he’s previously confessed to a 30-joint-a-day habit.
While he’s a long time weed smoker, Wiz revealed he finally quit drinking in 2023. “I completely stopped [drinking] and I just do shrooms and smoke weed now,” he said during an interview last October. “It’s been going really good.”
J Prince is speaking out on behalf of boxer Shakur Stevenson, calling out Cam’ron and Ma$e over their reaction to his last fight.
On Sunday (July 14) the music exec took to Instagram, announcing he is Stevenson’s manager and blasting critics who call him a “boring” fighter. He shared a post from veteran boxing journalist Keith Idec reporting that Stevenson vs. Harutyunyan was “the most-watched boxing main event ESPN aired in 2024.”
“NUMBERS DONT LIE HATERS DO,” J Prince began. “Let the haters say that he’s boring and nobody wants to watch him. Sorry to tell you it’s just a select few of you haters. As you can see there’s proof that he has the number one ratings in any fight on ESPN this year and the top three ratings since 2022.”
Prince then addressed Cam’ron and Ma$e directly, warning them he’s got Stevenson’s back.
“And to all of you haters who want to escalate that hate outside of the ring I’m Shakur’s manager and I handle all his business outside of the ring. In other words Cam and Mase I will fade all his shots and take all bets,” he added.
J Prince tagged the Instagram account for Cam’ron and Ma$e’s It What It Is podcast, which quickly fired back. They posted a clip featuring Top Rank’s Bob Arum claiming Stevenson doesn’t attract hundreds of thousands of viewers because of his fight style.
Cam’ron & Ma$e Respond To J Prince
“THE FIGHT WAS “FREE 99” SO YEA #’s DO LIE SOME TIMES,” the caption read. “N##### MAD AT US FOR SAYING WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAYING INCLUDING THE PEOPLE WHO #SHAKUR WAS SIGNED TO ‘FOH.’”
Additionally, The Is What It Is podcast doubled down with a clip of Cam’ron and Ma$e criticizing Stevenson on the podcast.
Cam previously threatened to “slap fire” out of the boxer after a social media back and forth. Stevenson trolled the pair, joking he would drop a diss track.
Kodak Black is going off on Plies for his Donald Trump “slander” following the alleged assassination attempt. On Sunday (July 14), the Pompano Beach native took to Instagram Live to warn his fellow Florida rapper.
“We ain’t gon’ for no Trump slander, bruh,” he said. “You gotta get off that s### Plies. Trump ain’t did nuthin’ to you, you feel me? You rich, bruh, we rich. Fall back, love ’cause s### can get mafioso, boy.”
While Kodak Black is an avid Donald Trump supporter, Plies has been very vocal about his disdain for the former president. He made several posts following the shooting on Saturday (July 13), including a video of Trump’s reaction to the brutal attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband in 2022.
“It’s Hard To Feel Sorry For A Bully!!! It Really Is!!! Especially A Nasty One!! God Is Real!!” Plies wrote alongside the clip. “If U Had No Heart & Empathy When Came To All The School Shootings, The Church Shooting In Charleston (Dylann Roof), The White Supremacy Attacks In Charlottesville, The Insurrection On The Capitol, & The Attack On Paul Pelosi. How Do U Just Get A Heart & Empathy Now???”
It’s Hard To Feel Sorry For A Bully!!! It Really Is!!! Especially A Nasty One!! God Is Real!! #Plies 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/KS1Iakv3ZJ
Plies also urged Joe Biden to push on with his campaign for re-election in the 2024 presidential race.
“Dear @JoeBiden U’d Be Damn Fool To Slow Down Your Campaign!” Plies wrote. “Use This Moment To Push The Agenda U Been Pushing Banning Assault Rifles & Gun Violence Etc. Chaos Vs A Steady Hand! Can’t Run On Hate & Act Surprise When It Happens! Unify The Country & Show What Leadership Looks Like!”
Dear Black America: If Being A Convicted Felon, Surviving Gunfire, Sexual Assaulting Women & Losing FRAUD Cases Makes U Like Donald Trump!! U Are Everything This Country Has Been Trying To Make U Out To Be!!! pic.twitter.com/HdGsgs2Dif
It’s no surprise Kodak Black is calling out Plies over his boy, Donald Trump. Trump pardoned the rapper in 2021 while he was doing a four-year bid on a federal gun charge.
Minneapolis-bred artist PROF is mid-tour and just made a stop with Yelawolf and new Slumerican signee Cowboy Killer on Friday (July 12) at Denver’s Mission Ballroom, where he put on what he believes was one of his “top five shows of all time.” Mere hours before, he dropped another new single called “Pain Salesmen” featuring rapper/producer Ren.
“I’m just grinding like I’m told,” PROF sings. “I’m just trying to sell my soul/It goes on and on it goes/It goes on and on it goes/We been fighting, running for some time now/Should we kill somebody? It’s time to find out.” From there, he appears to confront his own mental health.
“Yeah, I’ve been a well behaved artist,” he continues. “I’ve been selling my soul/I’ve been prostituting my losses/Been rocking that roll/I’ve been cranking that soldier boy/Boy, I’m hitting that road/It’s been hard to find happy/I’m clinging, I’m hitting that note/I been all out of dreams, you can’t say I didn’t try/Pains guaranteed, do you want to hurt by my side?”
PROF’s versatility as an artist continues to astound both day-one and new fans. His singing prowess combined with his stage presence and innate rhyming skills make him bona fide triple threat. In a recent interview with AllHipHop, he opened up about his split from his former label, Rhymesayers Entertainment, and how he was almost the victim of cancel culture due to a string of old tweets deemed “offensive.”
“My neighborhood had burned down,” he said in May. “We were going through a lot. My house was right next to the precinct that got pulled into all that George Floyd s### in 2020. I lived right there, so my backyard filled with ash. I had to leave my house in the middle of the night because we thought it was going to start on fire. So all these protests I’m involved with people everywhere and there was a Blackhawk helicopter above my house for four months straight and it ain’t no normal helicopter—it shakes everything.
“Meanwhile, I’m doing work, thinking about what it is to be a white man, born and raised in Minneapolis. What are my Black friends doing? How are they, have I made any mistakes in my life? I’m analyzing my race, accountability for who I am as a white man and where I was born and I’m just going through a lot of s###, not sleeping. And then boom, just weeks later, I’m getting canceled. I had such a hard time getting press, but when I was getting canceled, that s### was all over.”
Now on the other side, PROF’s career is thriving. His legion of fans still show up in droves to support him and Powderhorn Suites, his first album on his Stophouse Music Group label post-controversy, landed on the Billboard chart. Listen to “Pain Salesmen” above and find his tour itinerary below.
Cam’ron is getting trolled for his reaction to news of Dwyane Wade’s desire to start a nail care line during a recent episode his show It Is What It Is.
Either Cam’ron Was eager to complete filming or truly frustrated by the final topic of discussion, judging by how he literally rage-quit toward the end of the latest episode. No matter the case, it’s obvious that D-Wade’s recent announcement about his planned, entrepreneurial journey with nail care products set the “Purple Haze” rapper off, causing him to storm off the set of the show.
”You do this everyday, you always do some wild s##t,” Cam’ron said while ripping off his microphone pack when asked about D-Wade’s nail care line.
”Oh my goodness,” Ma$e added. “Yo Stat [Baby] telling us not the nail care.”
While Killa Cam’s frustration was clearly very real, he was essentially turned into rotisserie chicken over his reaction in the comments section of that AllHipHop post on Instagram with the video of the outburst.
“Cam being mad at this and walking off with a pink purse is wild af im confused,” one IG user wrote while another added, “As he walks off with a damn purse. They need to get over this stuff lol it don’t effect you at all what another grown man chooses to do with his money time and life. All this for clicks.”
Another user trolled Cam’ron, writing, “Then he walks off with a purple haze purse smh.”
One user even referenced Killa Cam’s history of rage quitting by rehashing his behavior during the infamous Dipset Verzus.
“Samething he did during the versus battle lmao just left his set to burn by the hands of Alqueda jada lmao,” the user wrote.
During a recent interview, D-Wade revealed that one of his favorite pastimes is painting he and his daughter’s nails, which he said gives them time to connect. He then went on to reveal he was planning on “exploring” the idea of creating a nail care line.
“I actually thinking about jumping into the nail line… Yeah, I’ve been thinking about it. Like I’ve been in it so long. And I’m like, You know what, it could be a good time, but I got some cool ideas and I’m exploring. I’ve been having some conversations on my own about exploring,” Wade admitted.
This isn’t the first time Cam’ron and Mase have criticized D-Wade for his hobby painting his nails. In fact, both Cam’ron and Mase mocked Wade’s choice to paint his nails in a separate episode of It Is What It Is during which the former Bad Boy rapper found humor in Wade’s red and black nail polish by remarking that it was akin to “seeing [Michael] Jordan in lingerie.” Pause.
Super Bowl champion Jacoby Jones has died at his home in Houston. His passing was announced on Sunday (July 14), but a cause of death wasn’t revealed when. He was 40.
The NFL star, drafted in 2007, showcased his talents with the Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers.
He also appeared on season 16 of the US version of “Dancing With the Stars,” where he placed third. Jones’ career shined during his time in Baltimore.
In 2013, he made history with a record-breaking 108-yard kick return touchdown in Super Bowl XLVII, the longest in Super Bowl history, leading the Ravens to a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Following his retirement in 2017, Jones returned to his former college, Lane College, as a football coach. He joined the coaching staff at Alabama State in 2022. In the wake of the tragic news, NFL players and fans have taken to social media to pay tribute.
“Can’t lie. This one really hurt. Just finished hearing the good word and got the call. Prayed for him and his family, former teammates, friends and fans,” Bun B said. “I knew the player and the person. As an athlete, he was a top tier teammate and player who tried to leave it all of the field.
“His emotion was a testament to his love for the game. As a person, he was the life of the party. Full of infectious energy and always smiling and/or laughing when you saw him. Such a loss. You’re gonna be deeply missed my brother. Rest In Peace.”
The Baltimore Ravens issued a statement expressing their sorrow.
“We are completely heartbroken to learn about the passing of Jacoby Jones. Jacoby had the unique ability to connect with everyone he encountered. His charisma, joy and love created a one-of-a-kind presence that could light up any room or brighten any dark day,” the statement read.
“We share our deepest condolences with Jacoby’s family as we all begin to process this devastating loss.”
