(AllHipHop News) Earlier today (August 20th), Radric “Gucci Mane” Davis” was sentenced to three years and three months in prison over federal gun possession charges.
Gucci Mane’s sentence includes three years of travel restricted supervision upon his release. According to Gucci Mane’s lawyer Drew Findling, the 34 year old rapper requested to serve his sentence at a facility with a drug treatment program in order to deal with his addiction to “lean”. Gucci Mane also requested to serve his sentence at a facility on the West Coast in order to “avoid distractions” according to ABC News.
On September 14th, Gucci Mane was arrested in Atlanta after threatening to shoot police, according to the police report. Gucci Mane reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors and pled guilty to a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
DUBB releases his new track “Bodega & Liquor Stores” produced by Hidden Faces. The track features up and coming Spanish Harlem rapper Bodega Bamz . Expect for DUBB to drop his Perfect Timing mixtape this year.
(AllHipHop Features) Round two of AllHipHop.com’s “Profiles In Battle Rap” covers California based veteran Okwerdz. The Source magazine’s “Unsigned Hype” alumnus has been at the forefront of the West Coast battle rap scene for over a decade.
Besides his extensive battle resume, Okwerdz has also worked with some of the most respected emcees in the rap game and performed on stages with freestyle legends Supernatural and Juice.
Ok’s business acumen is on point as well. Okwerdz announced he has licensed music for films like Dragon Eyes starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tapped Out starring Anderson Silva, Snoop Dogg’s Double G News Network, and mixed martial arts highlights on ESPN.
In the latest edition of “Profiles In Battle Rap,” Okwerdz offers praise for fellow battler Illmaculate, names which rappers he wants to face next, shares his favorite battles, and more.
Hometown
Stockton, California
Years Experience
15 years
Style Known For (ie aggression, wordplay, punchlines, freestyle)
aggression, harsh personals, performance, punchlines, and freestyle
Crew
Fresh Coast
Slogan
“Ok-Muthaf*ckin’-Weezy put em in a box and say easy” – Sounds funny but was kind of made up on accident from one of my most infamous lines in my battle with Arsonal. I said it once and it really stuck with people.
Leagues Competed In
Grind Time, King of the Dot, Don’t Flop, Scribble Jam, Rocksteady, Basementality
Mixtapes/Albums
Random Acts of Music LP, Sneak Attack mixtape hosted by DJ Green Lantern, Rush Hour EP, Fresh Coast Non-Perishables Vol. 1, The Off Season mixtape hosted by DJ Big Mike, Fresh Coast Non-Perishables Vol. 2, Prominent Features Vol. 1
Favorite Battle (Participant)
Me vs. Hollow Da Don, Me vs. Arsonal
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Favorite Battle (Non-Participant)
The Saurus vs Illmaculate
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One Of Your All Time Hottest Line
“I’d rather tell jokes and say suck my testicles/ than be at some one-dimensional, gun rhyme punchline festival.”
Your Battle Rap Mount Rushmore
To keep it well-rounded and historically correct I’d say The Saurus, Illmaculate, Loaded Lux and Hollow Da Don. Not in any order though, just them in general.
One Mainstream Rapper You’d Like To Battle:
Any one of them that could actually do it well and has a buzz.
Name one battler you think could possibly beat you on their absolute A-Game:
Illmaculate
Artists You’ve Worked With Musically
E-40, Kool G Rap, Tech N9ne, Slug of Atmosphere, Rahzel, Sadat X, Jake One, Hippie Sabotage, Mistah FAB, Young Collage
Your Battle Rap Hit List
Reed Dollaz, Serius Jones, Abra, Zaito
Top 5 Emcees DOA
Ice Cube, Big Daddy Kane, Biggie, Jay Z, Kool G Rap
Do You Prefer To Participate In A Debatable Battle Or A Clear Victory?
Personally, I prefer a clear win, because a breakout performance is what takes you to the next level and changes your life. For the fans, it’s def a classic back-and-forth though, because those get debated for years and years which keeps it alive!
Where Do You See Battle Rap Going In The Future?
I hope to see battle rap on television and a lot more established artists hopping in to make it more interesting and help grow the culture. I’d like to see everyone who worked hard to build this get the compensation they deserve when it does blow up and even old legends who don’t battle get staff jobs in this like in wrestling.
(AllHipHop News) No justice, more peace officers. Yesterday (August 19th), Lupe Fiasco proposed an interesting solution to the problem of police brutality in response to Mike Brown’s shooting in Ferguson, M.O.
According to Lupe, Mike Brown’s death “was the product of a system that can be changed” and that protests are only short term solutions. A long term solution proposed by the 1st & 15th MC was for the people protesting in Ferguson to join the same police departments they are protesting against:
1 of 3 The tragic death of Mike Brown was the product of a system that can be changed. Protests & activism satisfy passions for the moment
Lupe is no stranger to societal critiques on public forums. During a keynote speech at Mass Black Male Graduation and Transition to Manhood ceremony, he informed students whom recently graduated from high school they “spent the last 12 years receiving one of the worst educations on Earth.”
(AllHipHop News) Beauty is skin deep, but so are bruises. During a recent interview, Remy Ma explained what sparked her first fight in prison, how she originally did not like Papoose and more.
Remy Ma’s early August release was delayed after she engaged in a fight with a fellow inmate weeks prior that resulted in her staying in solitary confinement. While on Power 105’s The Breakfast Club, Remy described how her first fight in prison transpired. After stating that the woman looked more manlier than Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy, Remy Ma explains how her slick mouth got her into her first fight:
It was over something so stupid. It was more like I didn’t like her. She asked me “you don’t like me?” I said ‘I think you’re dumb [ugly]. Not I don’t like you.’ That’s what I told her. She was like ‘do we have a problem? I just think you’re really ugly. Would I consider it a problem? No.’ [She said] ‘So, you want to get it in?’ [I said] ‘Well I have eight years more years here. Why not?
Remy admits to the hosts that she has a “guilty until proven innocent” approach to new friends and initially does not like people she has never met. That courtesy extended to Papoose, but once the couple got together, the conjugal visits became complicated:
I was just like, you know, they gave me a lot of time. I know eight years is a lot of time. I don’t know if I’m going to have to do the whole eight years. But, I don’t want you to ever feel burdened with my punishment. He was like ‘As long as you here, I’m here.’ You have to remember that I was able to get trailer visits. They’re like every six weeks, every 42 days. But, then if you get in trouble, or get in a fight, they take it away.
Check out Remy Ma’s full interview with The Breakfast Club below:
We can imagine its pretty hard having a significant other who posts provocative pics via social media. Its probably even harder to bite your tongue, but from the looks of things Juelz Santana is fed up.
After posting the pic above to Instagram, Juelz had some choice words for baby momma Kimbella.
That was a bit of a low blow, considering you knew what you were getting yourself in to when you got involved…
A few days ago French admitted to Billboard that he was trying to capatilize on Khloe Kardashian’s fame (no surprise there), but now word is Khloe woke up and gave him the boot.
MediaTakeout reports:
“MediaTakeOutcom EXCLUSIVELY LEARNED that two weeks ago Kris called a major family meeting and told Khloe that French is NOT WELCOME IN THE FAMILY!
At first Khloe did not listen to her family. BUT MediaTakeOut.com EXCLUSIVELY LEARNED that a couple days later Khloe ALLEGEDLY found freaky text messages & pictures in French Montana phone of Love And Hip Hop NY Tahiry. We’re told that Khloe BROKE IT OFF with French and told him she rather deal with Lamar drug habits then to deal with French cheating habit !!!!!
Now get his . . . Over this weekend French Montana was seen all weekend in Miami with Tahiry. The two were in South Florida for The South Beach Invitational Weekend.”
Instead chasing all these different women maybe he needs to chase down his son….#butthatsnoneofourbusiness.
(AllHipHop News) Racism still alive and they aren’t even concealing it. During a segment on CNN last night (August 19th), journalist Don Lemon shared a story from one of the show’s producer about a soldier of the national guard using a racist epitaphs in Ferguson, M.O.
In less than a week since Michael Brown’s controversial killing last Saturday (August 16th) and the subsequent demonstrations, Ferguson, M.O. has experienced an influx of National Guard officers as well as local law enforcement. Lemon recounted a story from one of his producers about racist remarks made by one of those National Guard soldiers:
I’m just going to be honest with you. Last night, one of my producers said that they — I won’t say if it’s a he or she, because I don’t want to give anyone away — said they came in contact with one of the members of the National Guard and that they said, ‘You want to get out of here because you’re white, because these n-words, you never know what they’re going to do.’ True story. I kid you not. 2014, a member of the National Guard. And my producer doesn’t lie. It is a true story.
Days earlier, Lemon was forcibly moved by a Ferguson police officer during a live broadcast on CNN. During the broadcast, in which Lemon is amongst many protestors, he explains how even the right to peaceful protest is being compromised by the police:
You see why people are so upset here. We’ve been here all day, they moved us here and told us this is our location. They’re doing the same thing to the people. We’re on national television, so imagine what they’re doing to people who you don’t see on national TV. Who don’t have a voice like we do.
Check out Don Lemon recount a story of a National Guard member using the N-word in Ferguson, M.O. below:
(AllHipHop News) The truth is always deeper than The ‘Gram. This past Monday (August 18th), K. Michelle explained the origins of her beef with her once friend Elle Varner and how the label mate stole her identity.
During BET Awards weekend in late June, K. Michelle sent out disparaging remarks towards Elle Varner on her personal Instagram account alleging that Varner was not getting attention from her music. In her interview with Hot 97’s Ebro In The Morning, the R&B songstress accuses Varner of stealing an unreleased song of hers as inspiration for Varner’s single “Cold Case”:
But she played me a record. She said, ‘You like the record?’ I said, ‘That’s my record. Ain’t nobody yodeling on the hooks but me.’ Then you went to the same producers. I came to [her] like a woman. I said, ‘This is my record. You can’t put that out. That sounds like me.’ [She copied my style.] But I said it to you as a friend in a proper manner. I said it to management in a proper manner.
Michelle stated Varner “wanted attention because we don’t give a f–k about that India.Arie a– music.” Another point of contention between the two singers was a shared interest in Meek Mill:
I did have a crush on Meek. We do that. You know that as my friend, me and Meek do this. You get on Twitter and say, ‘Yeah Meek tried to talk to me and I swerved him.’ Okay, why would you do that to your friend? But I’m the crazy one. I’m the mean one.
Check out her full interview and Elle Varner impersonation below:
(AllHipHop News) Bobby Shmurda’s YouTube smash “Hot N***a” and the associating dance has gotten a co-sign from Jay Z, Beyoncé, Meek Mill, and others. The success of the Jahlil Beats produced track even led to the Brooklyn native securing a deal with Epic Records, but not everyone is praising Shmurda and his hit single yet.
During an interview with AllHipHop.com, DJ Statik Selektah explained why he is not quick to jump on the Bobby Shmurda bandwagon. The creator of the recently released What Goes Around album plans to wait and see if Shmurda can consistently release long-lasting, high quality music.
I don’t knock anyone else’s hustle if they’re trying to put on for New York, but to me that’s like a flash in the pan right now. If Bobby Shmurda makes a career out of that, and he makes real music then I’ll be impressed, but right now I haven’t really heard anything original that’s really impressed me.
His single is cool, but it’s a freestyle to me. I understand the dance and all that, but let’s see if he’ll make some music that will last a couple of years. We’ll see. I hope he does. I hope everybody makes good s**t. But I felt like it was a Chicago type of thing when I first saw it.
We’ll see what he does with it. That’s not really what I’m rocking with though. We got our own thing going on. [“Hot N***a”] is a fun record. You play it in the club, people do the dance. To me, that’s – I don’t want to say a gimmick, there’s just a catch to it. What happens when you take that element out? Is he going to put out a real good record? We’ll see. I hope so.
Durham, NC-based artist Thee Tom Hardy releases a new self-produced song called “Any Type”. This song is featured on the upcoming project “Another Guerrilla Broadcast” dropping soon.
(AllHipHop News) An article posted on the satirical website The News Nerd claiming The Notorious B.I.G.’s son CJ Wallace was engaged to a man has been circulating on the Internet. The article is obviously untrue, but people have been sharing the post on social media causing others to believe the story is factual.
The rumors of Wallace being gay began after he posted a picture to Instagram of him hugging a friend from behind during his high school graduation. The News Nerd created a fake article based on the speculation online that Biggie’s boy recently came out of the closet.
The site runs a disclaimer on the bottom of the page that reads: “The stories posted on TheNewsNerd are for entertainment purposes only. The stories may mimic articles found in the headlines, but rest assured they are purely satirical.” There is no clear mention in the article itself that the story is fabricated.
Wallace used his Twitter account to address the News Nerd piece. Read his posts below:
This is not the first time someone connected to Hip Hop has been the subject of a fake news story that was circulated as real. Last year The Daily Currant ran a satirical article quoting Kanye West referring to himself as “the next Nelson Mandela.”
The former South African president had recently died, and many people online blasted Kanye for what they perceived as blatant disrespect toward the iconic anti-apartheid revolutionary, not knowing the Daily Currant article was completely untrue.
(AllHipHop News) Several high-profile individuals have traveled to Ferguson, Missouri to join the protests against the police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
New York rapper Talib Kweli, grass-roots organizer & activist Rosa Clemente, and acclaimed poet Jessica Care Moore were among a group of people that were reportedly chased down by cops in the city last night.
Cops just rushed in pulled out on us. Keep your hands up or I will blow your brains out is what I was just told by police. — Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) August 20, 2014
Police in riot gear got in formation to rush us. THEN someone threw a water bottle. Police went ham. — Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) August 20, 2014
I know what it feels like to be #mikebrown I know what it feels like to be a 15 year old black girl or boy and very alone in this country, in our own neighborhood. I know what it feels like to feel like i might get shot for nothing. Rosa Clemente Talib Kweli #ferguson is a war zone. Is President Obama still at Martha’s Vineyard? Really?
So much tension was in the air…the people were peaceful..I’ve never experienced police terrorism so close up. . We weren’t allowed to stand still. Any small move and it was an excuse to attack the people. It’s planned. The rifles are out for no reason. When people began to leave the police began closing in. Everyone was running then they pulled out their guns and made us all lie down on the ground…when we ran with hands up they wld scream “I got one” like we were dogs…this is a PEACEFUL night in Ferguson. It’s difficult to articulate how we all feel. This is American terrorism. Our beautiful babies are out here…they need us. These cops are trigger happy. You can see their disdain for us. You can feel it….Its traumatic.. It’s sad..it’s 2014.
(AllHipHop News) Fans of Top Dawg Entertainment may get to see the entire roster on a stage real soon. TDE rapper Jay Rock revealed the label plans to head around the globe in the next year.
“Be on the look-out for us to come to a city near you,” Rock told XXL. “I think we got a big tour being planned for next year. I don’t really want to talk too much because I’m not sure of the specifics but be on the look out. TDE is coming to a town near you soon, world tour.”
When the TDE crew start their trek they will have plenty of new music to share with the audience. Four of the artists have already dropped projects in 2014 – Isaiah Rashad’s Cilvia Demo, Schoolboy Q’s Oxymoron, SZA’s Z, and Ab-Soul’s These Days…
Albums from Rock and Kendrick Lamar are also expected later this year. During an interview with AllHipHop.com, DJ Statik Selektah hinted that he could be working with Ab-Soul for a collaborative project as well.
(AllHipHop News) Harlem rapper Cam’ron is the latest Hip Hop figure to weigh in on the killing of Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson. While speaking with Montreality, Cam compares Brown’s death at the hands of a cop to other unarmed citizens who were killed by police in New York City.
Cam refers to Eric Garner who was choked to death by a New York cop in July, and he mentions Sean Bell who was shot at 50 times by NYPD cops in 2006. According to Cam’ron, NYC did not take a stand against those police killings the way the people in Ferguson have done.
Cam’ron said about the killing of Mike Brown:
I think it’s messed up. I think a lot of times what I think is, honestly, us New Yorkers when it comes to situations like that we kind of soft as a city. Don’t get me wrong our police are probably like police were in the 90’s in L.A…
Police are like that in New York today because everybody makes a big deal about Mike Brown, and that is a reason to make a big deal, a very big deal. But it was a guy [Garner] two weeks prior to Mike Brown who got choked out by the cops for just selling cigarettes. He got choked out on camera. Mike Brown, I don’t if there was a tape – this dude actually gets killed on camera by the police in a chokehold.
You got the guy Sean Bell four or five years ago gets shot nine times with no weapon. Police get off. They get desk jobs. Police from this guy the other day in New York, they sweep that under the rug. We don’t talk about it, it’s cool.
But the Mike Brown situation, everybody in St. Louis go crazy. They wild out, as they should. I’m not promoting no violence, or acting like they should be crazy, but something got to be done. They taking a stand as opposed to New York. We got two people who died recently from police. We don’t say nothing. Then it happened with Mike Brown, and everybody in New York is “Mike Brown, Mike Brown.”
Nothing taken away from the Mike Brown situation. That s**t was f**ked up and something should be done. I’m p##### [President] Barack [Obama] ain’t say nothing about it yet. But just in general it happens in New York a lot. We sweep it under the rug, but we quick to jump on the Mike Brown bandwagon. We got n***as getting killed by police daily, and we don’t say s**t. So I’m upset about the Mike Brown situation as well as the other situations that happened in New York.
(AllHipHop News) Nicki Minaj continues to push boundaries and, once again, redefines crew love in her new video for “Anaconda.”
The video has a bevy of booties gyrating and clapping through out the whole musical excursion.
However, the climax of the colorful video comes when YMCMB underboss Drake gets a rousing lab dance from the New York rhyme mistress. Unfortunately, when he reaches out to touch, he gets a surprise from Nicki.
Check out the ode to Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” right here:
(AllHipHop News) Another man has been shot and killed a few miles from where Mike Brown was slain in Ferguson.
St. Louis Police shot and killed a young African American male after he approached them brandishing a knife.
“The suspect, who right now is described as a 23-year-old African-American, was acting erratically — walking back and forth up and down the street,” St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said.
After he got with in about 3 or 4 feet of them, in a threatening manner, the man was shot to death. According to reports, the unnamed male had a history of mental issues.
He reportedly stole a couple of energy drinks and then asked for the police to kill him.
“Shoot me now. Kill me now,” the man said, according to police. The officers complied after the man seemingly ignored their requests to disarm.
Earlier in the day, the man has reportedly stolen two energy drinks.
No officers were injured in the St. Louis incident and the chief of police addressed the concerns of residents immediately after.
