The 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s full lineup has been unveiled, promising an electrifying experience at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
The massive festival takes place across two weekends on April 12-14 and 19-21. Highlights include Lana Del Rey, Tyler The Creator, Ice Spice, J Balvin, Peso Pluma, and even a reunited No Doubt.
Friday’s lineup boasts an eclectic mix including Del Rey, Peso Pluma, Lil Uzi Vert, Justice, Deftones, Peggy Gou, and Faye Webster among others. Saturdays will see Tyler, the Creator leading alongside Blur, Ice Spice, Sublime, and Grimes. On Sundays, Doja Cat takes the stage alongside J Balvin, Khruangbin, Lil Yachty, and Reneé Rapp, among others.
Organizers are optimistic for a smoother experience this year after previous last-minute cancellations by headliners Kanye West and Frank Ocean. In 2022, the Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia stepped in for West, while Ocean’s absence last year led to Skrillex, Four Tet, and Fred Again.. filling in, with Blink-182 moving up the bill. Despite challenges, Coachella has seen memorable moments including Jai Paul’s live debut and surprise appearances from artists like the Weeknd, Billie Eilish, and Tyler, the Creator.
Below is a full list of Coachella’s line up:
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Quavo and his Rocket Foundation launched a program in memory of the late Takeoff on Wednesday (March 20). The Sparks Grants program will award $10,000 each to 10 organizations working to prevent and reduce gun violence in Metro Atlanta.
“I am honored to launch this grant program to honor Take and the countless families that have been affected by gun violence,” Quavo said. “The Rocket Foundation will be giving out $100K in SPARK grants to local orgs dedicated to reducing community violence in Atlanta. There is a lot of important work going on in ATL right now, and part of our mission is to uplift these organizations and support them to help save more lives.”
Organizations must be registered nonprofits or fiscally sponsored by one to be eligible for the micro-grants. The Rocket Foundation also required organizations to submit an existing or planned initiative focused on the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.
Grant applications are open now on the Rocket Foundation website. The deadline for submissions is April 21.
Quavo’s nonprofit will select nine winners with the 10th organization chosen by the public. The final award will be decided through a vote on the Rocket Foundation website. The recipients will be announced on Takeoff’s birthday (June 18).
Takeoff was shot and killed outside a Houston bowling alley in November 2022. He was 28.
Police arrested Patrick Xavier Clark for Takeoff’s murder in December 2022. Clark was released on a $1 million bond in January 2023. A grand jury indicted him for murder in May 2023.
Clark maintains his innocence. His attorney Letitia Quinones-Hollins didn’t believe prosecutors could prove her client killed the Migos rapper.
“We do believe that he has a valid self-defense claim,” Clark’s lawyer told Rolling Stone. “I don’t think they can say with any degree of certainty that it was Patrick who actually fired the shot that took TakeOff’s life.”
She added, “There was someone else who started the shooting, it was not Patrick Clark. He was in the same position that Takeoff was in, he was trying to get out of there alive as well.”
Clark awaits trial. His attorney anticipated his trial starting in the second half of 2024, at the earliest.
Azealia Banks has rebuked Beyoncé’s pivot to country music. Banks recently ranted about Beyoncé, Jay-Z and the upcoming albumCowboy Carter in a string of Instagram Stories posts.
“Wow we didn’t even try to put even a little effort into a more artistic title?” Banks wrote. “Sis I live for whiteyonce Donatella Bianca Bardot DOWN, But I’m kind of ashamed at how u switch from baobab trees and black parade to this literal pick me stuff. Like u do lame stuff like bring out some black listed white women (Dixie chicks) at the country music awards and they would never ever do the same for you. Ur always sharing ur platform with white women who are so jealous of you but have such a long history of sabotaging other black womens careers.”
Banks said Beyoncé missed an opportunity to make “pertinent cultural commentary” in favor of doing “white woman cosplay” and reinforced “false rhetoric” about country music.
Jay-Z faced the wrath of Banks as she blamed him for supposedly making Beyoncé’ “boring.” Banks gave Hov credit for his role in Rihanna’s career but claimed he failed to help Megan Thee Stallion and Rita Ora.
“Ugh I’m so saddened by Jay-Z and his overstrategizing everything beyonce to the point where it’s clearly his influence and not the real Bianca Bardot,” she wrote. “Someone tell Jayz his strategies are corny and beyonce has better ideas. Like it’s obvious why we got no burna boy action for Ja Ara E. We would like to hear some beyonce records without Jay-z on them. We would like to see her outside without him and his pound puppy dreadlocks breathing all over herrrrrrrr.”
She continued, “I’ll give it to him for turning an initially very uninteresting Rihanna into one of the worlds biggest stars but he flopped with Rita and Meg and for the sake of all things grand, should realize how much he cramps her diva style ugh. Her legacy and freedom of expression is not his to share and I wish he would get over that. Sure Jay is an important figure in music but he is not THE STAR that is Bianca Bardot…. Go somewhere n#### damn.”
Banks also dismissed Beyoncé’s comments about not feeling welcomed in country music. Banks called it “falsified victim crap” and accused Beyoncé’ of using her “capitalist advantage” against Black country artists.
“Please stop with the pity party and admit u got criticized the same way you did when you tried to slide ‘listen’ into dream girls despite it not being a part of the original score,” Banks wrote. “it’s crazy to me that all it takes is some white persons opinion for her to start tap dancing.”
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is scheduled to drop on March 29. The album is the second part of a trilogy, which began with 2022’s Renaissance.
Arrested in June 2022 along with 19 others, Lee Drilly stands accused of engaging in a massive drug distribution network that spanned several years, trafficking substances such as crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl throughout the Bronx.
The operation, as outlined by authorities, was primarily centered in and around 2685 Valentine Avenue, a Bronx apartment building turned drug market.
The gang manufactured significant quantities of crack cocaine within the premises and conducted sales in shifts, effectively establishing an open drug market.
Despite these grave accusations, Lee Drilly’s legal defense has mounted a case emphasizing his youth, background, and potential for rehabilitation.
Lee Drilly said he was raised under challenging circumstances in the Bronx by a devoted single mother and amid familial struggles with addiction and poverty.
He turned to music as a possible exit from the cycle of deprivation. Since his dad was a bodyguard for Bad Boy Records’ artists in the 90s, Lee Drilly found solace and ambition in Hip-Hop, carving a niche for himself within the Drill rap scene, as evidenced by his Spotify listenership, YouTube viewership and Instagram following.
“[Lee Drilly’s] involvement in the current case has caused him to reflect on what he wants his music to say,” his lawyer Phillip Hamilton, Esq. said.
“Even if he is still addressing the issues faced by his community, [Lee Drilly] is clear that he does not want to glorify the lifestyle and plans to use his ability to connect with people through music to be clear with his audience what the repercussions are of this lifestyle; repercussions that he is currently living through himself, and which are not often discussed in commercialized hip-hop,” Hamilton added.
His defense portrayed his foray into criminal activities as marked by naïveté rather than malice, influenced by his brother and a misguided pursuit of credibility within his music career.
Lee Drilly’s involvement in the operation is described as a minor role, limited to a solitary documented transaction without any direct engagement in violent acts or firearm possession.
His legal team is also optimistic about reaching a plea agreement related to a manslaughter charge after the gang shot a rival to death during a shootout.
Lee Drilly is asking for five years instead of a potentially much longer term.
Two classic Hip-Hop albums will receive special recognition from The Recording Academy. Lauryn Hill’sThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hilland De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising are part of the 2024 Grammy Hall Of Fame class.
Four albums and six singles will be included as the latest inductees for the Grammy Hall Of Fame. Recordings by Guns N’ Roses, Donna Summer, Wanda Jackson, The Doobie Brothers and other acts also made the cut.
“We’re proud to unveil the diverse mix of recordings entering the Grammy Hall Of Fame in its 50th year,” stated Harvey Mason Jr., Recording Academy CEO. “The music showcased here has played a pivotal role in shaping our cultural landscape, and it’s a true honor to recognize these albums and recordings, along with the profound influence each has had on music and beyond.”
After opening at No. 1, The Miseducation spent four total weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart in 1998. The Fugees member’s debut album became the first Hip-Hop project to win the Grammy Award for Album Of The Year.
De La Soul dropped 3 Feet High and Rising in 1989. Numerous music publications have listed the trio’s debut LP as one of the greatest Hip-Hop albums of all time.
The Recording Academy will officially honor the 2024 inducted recordings at the inaugural Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala and Concert. That event takes place on May 21 at The Novo Theater in Los Angeles.
Latto will make history in her home state this summer. The Georgia-raised recording artist will become the first female rapper to headline Atlanta’s annual Birthday Bash event on June 22.
Hot 107.9 revealed the lineup for the 2024 edition of Birthday Bash which takes place inside the State Farm Arena. In addition to Latto & Friends, the radio station booked Key Glock, Killer Mike, Boosie and other Hip-Hop acts.
“1ST FEMALE TO HEADLINE BIRTHDAY BASH!!! @hot1079atl I’m bringing out hellaaaaaaa special guests [fire emojis],” Latto tweeted on Tuesday (March 19).
The Clayton County representative heads into June’s Birthday Bash concert on the heels of releasing her “Sunday Service” single in February. “Sunday Service” peaked at No. 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Latto had a successful 2023. Her “Put It On Da Floor Again” collaboration with Cardi B reached platinum status. She also linked up with Jungkook for the record-breaking “Seven” which debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
Additionally, Latto won Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the 2023 BET Awards over Cardi B, Coi Leray, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj. “Seven” received the Billboard Music Awards trophy for Top Global K-pop Song.
Justice Smith probably has fire playlists in his phone. The actor, known for his versatile acting roles, recently made headlines for his leading role in “The American Society of Magical Negroes.” He shared his personal music preferences in Hip-Hop, which surprisingly skewed in the older schools. In a lively conversation with Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur, Smith expressed his admiration for several Hip-Hop artists who’ve influenced him, some of which were quite surprising as he promoted the movie.
“The American Society of Magical Negroes” is a unique and unconventional take on racism. Justice plays Aaron, an aspiring yarn sculptor working at a social network embroiled in a complex narrative of love and stereotypes. “He’s very uncomfortable around white people, and he feels like his way to get rid of his discomfort is to be nice, be friendly, but that indirectly allows them to disrespect him further,” he explained. The movie has been panned, but part of that is due to the subject matter, which has caused discomfort in audiences.
“The American Society of Magical Negroes” is more than just a film; it’s a discussion starter. Jigsaw and Justice talk Black stuff and Hip-Hop’s influence on his life.
Justice Smith: So we have a bunch of questions for you, but first of all, tell us about this movie a little bit. This movie is about the Magical Negro film trope.
AllHipHop: Tell people about the trope, because some people might not know.
Justice Smith: I’ve learned that the trope is these black characters who are usually actually magical in movies who support a white protagonist in achieving their dreams, getting their girl, getting their job. But we never really learn anything about the black person. And this movie is twisting it on its head and saying and centering those characters who have traditionally been on the sidelines and using it as a metaphor for what it’s like to survive in white spaces.
AllHipHop: And talk about your character.
Justice Smith: I play Aaron. He’s a yarn sculptor.
AllHipHop: Yarn sculptor. (Laughs hysterically)
Justice Smith: The yarn sculptor. That’s…
AllHipHop: Magical.
Justice Smith: Yeah. In a way that’s nice. That’s the nice thing to say about him. And he’s very uncomfortable around white people and he feels like his way to get rid of his discomfort is to be nice, be friendly, but that indirectly allows them to disrespect him further. And he’s in this vicious cycle until he gets indoctrinated into the society [of Magical Negroes] where he turns that into a talent, a twisted talent, and then eventually learns that maybe he shouldn’t be doing that.
AllHipHop: And he has. He kind of gets love going on…
Justice Smith: Yes, exactly. It helps him on his path to learning to fight for what he wants.
AllHipHop: Now, do you happen to know any magical Negroes?
Justice Smith: Why is everyone asking me this?
AllHipHop: Because I mean, aren’t all Black people magical though?
Justice Smith: Okay, that was going to be my diplomatic answer. So, well all Black people are magical. That’s actually a better answer. Yes. All black people are magical, but…
AllHipHop: Negroes, what’s the difference?
Justice Smith: All Black people are Negroes. All Black people are magical, magical negroes. Okay, listen, I think we’ve all had a moment where we’ve been at work or in an elevator and it’s all white folk, and we’ve had to pick our battles, keep our mouths shut, or just smile, or just to get home. I feel like that’s the philosophy of the magical negroes. Just get by.
AllHipHop: I’m calling my white friend tonight. I’m going to ask him, am I your magical negro? No, now I’m questioning it. (Laughing)
Justice Smith: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, listen, we’ve all had those moments. It’s shameful, but we’ve all had ’em.
AllHipHop: Now this is a Hip-Hop platform. So I have to ask you, is Kanye West a magical one?
Justice Smith: (Laughs) Why are you trying to trap me?
AllHipHop: Is Obama? But Obama is saving the whole country…
Justice Smith: (Still Laughing) You trying to trap me again? So he’s not just saving white people. So he’s not a magical negro.
AllHipHop: Oh, okay. But he kind of did though. (All Laugh) Alright. Alright. Let me get on course here. Alright, what about reverse racism? What about that? Do we need some kind of magical white person now to reverse the narrative, the trope?
Justice Smith: No, that’s called a white savior. Yeah, it’s also problematic. It’s also f##ked up.
AllHipHop: You got me on that one. All. Alright, so last question. Can we get your top five dead or alive rappers?
Justice Smith: Rappers. Dead or alive? Okay. Now, I don’t know if you noticed, but I was on a show about rap called “The Get Down.”
AllHipHop: Oh yeah, the Get Down. Big fan of that. I was mad when it got canceled.
Justice Smith: Appreciate you. But so I know a lot older rap, you know Digable Planets.
AllHipHop: Come on (Insulted!)
Justice Smith: Now. I love Digable Planets. I feel like they still hold up. That’s my number one.
AllHipHop: I think their Grammy speech kind of messed them up.
Justice Smith: Oh, I didn’t see it. Okay.
AllHipHop: Googleit.
Justice Smith: Okay. Okay. I really like Kendrick. I feel like everybody says that, but I like Kendrick. I really like, I don’t want to say the basic ones. I like Biggie. I know, but say the basic ones. I like Most Def or what’s his name now? Yasiin. I like Chance [The Rapper].
AllHipHop: What about Drake?
Justice Smith: You’re saying because I look like Drake. You saying I like Drake, because I look like Drake. (Joking)
AllHipHop: There’s a resemblance there. A thinner version.
Justice Smith: I like Drake. I like Drake’s old stuff.
AllHipHop: Okay, I got you. I see where you’re coming from. You’re coming from a more holistic version of Hip-Hop, more earthy.
Justice Smith: When it comes to music genres, I like a little bit of everything. So when it comes to rap, I like a little bit of everything.
AllHipHop: What about work? What you working on next?
Justice Smith:I got another movie coming out in May with A24. It’s a horror movie. So look out for that.
Kai Cenat is one of the most popular streamers on the internet. Many of the 22-year-old entertainer’s fans show their appreciation by sending him gifts.
A recent stream included Kai Cenat unboxing packages shipped to his P.O. box in Atlanta. His supporters offered items like AirPods, bongs, posters, clothes, toys and more. However, one present left the YouTuber confused.
“I know you like Beyblades, so here is one for you. And it’s also a whistle,” read the note attached to one of Cenat’s mailed-in presents. He then blew into the object while still on camera.
It turned out the “Beyblade” was actually a vibrating butt-plug. Kai Cenat eventually realized he got duped. Clips of his immediate reaction made it to social media sites like X and Instagram.
“I’m so f###### dumb!” Cenat stated before falling to the floor. The former State University of New York at Morrisville student discarded the sex toy and continued to open other boxes.
Dr. Dre was immortalized in Los Angeles this week when the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented the legendary music producer with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to celebrate that accolade.
Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent joined Dr. Dre on the ABC late-night talk show. After discussing Snoop’s upcoming Missionary album, Dre confirmed Eminem will have a studio LP dropping this year.
“Let me tell you something, let me explain something to you right now, Eminem is working on his own album which is coming out this year,” Dr. Dre told Jimmy Kimmel about his longtime musical protégé’s next body of work.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer continued, “I actually talked to him and he said it was okay for me to make that announcement, right here, on this show. So he has an album coming out. I’ve got songs on it and it’s fire.”
Dr. Dre played a significant role in Eminem becoming a Hip-Hop icon. Em’s 1999 album, The Slim Shady LP, featured production by the N.W.A member and a feature on the “Guilty Conscience” track. Eminem contributed to Dre’s classic studio LP, 2001, later that year.
Eminem released his eleventh album, Music to Be Murdered By, in 2020. The Detroit-bred MC has 10 career No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart. 2000’s The Marshall Mathers LP and 2002’s The Eminem Show earned diamond certification from the RIAA.
Radio personality Big Boy hosted the Walk of Fame ceremony honoring Dr. Dre. In addition, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Eminem and Jimmy Iovine attended the March 19 commemoration on Hollywood Boulevard. Snoop and Iovine honored their friend with speeches at the event.
Sexyy Red fired back at Antonio Brown. The St. Louis native made fun of the speculation that the former NFL player could suffer from the brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Her meme attack featured images of a “Normal Brain” and a brain with “Advanced CTE.” In addition, Red posted a sketch of a drooling cartoon man in a helmet trying to put a cube in a circular hole.
Brown addressed Sexyy Red’s visual diss. The athlete/rapper also known as AB replied, “If I know one thing, it’s getting it in the right hole. #CTESPN Call me.”
Sexyy Red started the first quarter of 2024 by releasing another potential hit record with “Get It Sexyy.” She previously charted on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Pound Town” and “SkeeYee.”
Netflix is giving fans a first look at Rapman’s upcoming all-Black superhero series, Supacell.
The six-part sci-fi drama premieres in June and centres on a group of ordinary South Londoners who develop superpowers. Their new abilities make them targets of the powerful agency that created them.
“The deeper theme of the show is love,” Rapman revealed in a behind-the-scenes video last year. One of the group must bring them all together to save the love of his life before it’s too late.
“I always get asked why I’ve done a superhero show. People don’t know that I love the genre,” Rapman explained in last year’s teaser. “Growing up in South London, I never really saw anything that made me think, ‘Yeah, this could happen where we’re from’. Now, when you watch Supacell, you’re actually gonna think: ‘You know what? That probably could happen, you know’.”
Meanwhile, Rapman, showrunner, creator and lead director of the six-part series launched an initiative to help Black creatives break into the TV industry. The “Supacell Six” scheme founded by Rapman, New Wave and Netflix provides the candidates the opportunity to develop skills in their chosen fields, with access to experts, courses and shadowing crew.
The multihyphenate rapper, producer, director and screenwriter gained initial success and caught the eye of Roc Nation with his viral three-part web series Shiro’s Story. After signing with Jay-Z’s entertainment agency, Rapman made his directorial debut with the musical crime drama Blue Story in 2019. The South Londoner discussed the movie with AllHipHop.com back in 2020. Watch the interview here.
Benny The Butcher is letting his beef with Freddie Gibbs simmer, gifting the Alfredo creator’s baby mama a BSF chain.
The Griselda rapper and Gibbs have been at odds for some time and even got into a physical altercation in May 2022. Gibbs and his then-girlfriend, who goes by the name Destini Creams, got their chains snatched in the chaos.
However, while his feud with Gibbs remains, Benny has since made up with Gibbs’ baby mama and even returned her chain.
Nonetheless, on Tuesday (March 19), Destini Creams revealed that the Buffalo MC upped the ante and gifted her new chain with a flash BMF pendant. She posted a video featuring Benny placing the diamond-encrusted piece around her neck before posing up a storm together.
“Lost a chain, got a bigger one,” she captioned the video.
Benny The Butcher opened up about his beef with Freddie Gibbs during an interview last year.
He told The Breakfast Club that he returned Destini Creams’ chain because “I’m really a nice guy.” Benny explained that she “was caught in the middle of some s### she had nothing to do with.”
However, he has no intention of patching things up with Gibbs.
“Hell no,” he replied when asked if they would ever make peace. “You don’t do that s### to people you cool with, and that’s just it. I really don’t have no problem with him. He never done nothing to me in life. I have no problem with him. It’s just that I would be goofy. And the people I make my music for would look at me goofy if I would stand next to him.”
Snoop Dogg comically remixed his iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame moment to pay tribute to Dr. Dre as the Hip-Hop mogul received his own coveted star.
On Tuesday (March 19), the Death Row honcho took to the podium to honor Dre and his legacy.
“I wanna thank me,” he began as the audience laughed. “For taking the call from Warren and Dr. Dre in ’91, even though I hung up on Warren a few times ’cause I thought the n#### was lying.”
After joking about being thankful for writing himself into “Deep Cover,” Snoop gave Dre his flowers.
“I wanna thank me for listening to Dre over the years and letting him be my teacher, mentor, brother, guardian, protector, and most importantly a good friend.”
Snoop then playfully gave himself props for “showing up on time at the Super Bowl,” before honoring Dr. Dre with a freestyle tribute.
“Dr. Dre, my brother from another mother, a rock in the sands on the beach he’d soon discover/Now we deep cover, blood brothers on a mission, Dre’s edition,” Snoop rapped. “House with no furniture, studio in the back with a little bit of food in the kitchen/Long Beach to Compton to Calabasas, compositions; pay attention/Quincy had Michael, they rewrote the cycle/So if Dre is Q and Mike is Snoop, we bang G thang, muthafuckin supergroup.”
Watch the rest of his verse below.
Hours after the ceremony, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre joined forces with 50 Cent and Eminem to assist Jimmy Kimmel in a rip-roaring “Dre’s Anatomy” skit.
Nicki Minaj has apologized to her fans for postponing her New Orleans tour stop at the last minute due to illness.
Disgruntled fans, some of whom flew in for the concert on Monday (March 18), called out the NYC rapper for the eleventh-hour cancellation. Others were disappointed that the announcement came from the venue with no word from the artist herself.
However, On Tuesday evening, Nicki Minaj took to Instagram with an apology to New Orleans fans.
“Please accept my sincerest apologies for having to reschedule our date together.
You mean so much to me & I hate that things didn’t go as planned,” she began. “Within the next few days, I hope to update our schedule with a new date that I can give you 100% of myself & nothing less.”
While some said Minaj should have performed even if unwell, the rapper said her fans deserve more.
“You don’t deserve to pay for a tkt to see me up there rapping with the flu. Absolutely NOT,” she added. “Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your well wishes.”
After telling supporters how much she loves and adores them, Minaj explained that she may be unable to reschedule for a while.
“It may have to be in MAY due to the NBA finals, but we won’t complete this tour w/o you,“ she added. “As long as you’ll have me, my team & I will be there.”
Jimmy Kimmel drafted a quartet of Hip-Hop royalty to assist him with an embarrassing medical issue in a hilarious “Grey’s Anatomy” parody.
On Tuesday night (March 19) Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and Eminem joined the talk show host in a skit that saw Kimmel rushed into Dre’s operating theater, where the good doctor made an unfortunate diagnosis.
“This man has no penis,” Dr. Dre declared before asking “Dr. Broadus” for a second opinion. After an examination with a magnifying glass, the duo calls for specialist help.
Dr. Jackson then emerged with a giant telescope, and “Dr. Broadus,” AKA Snoop, made Kimmel “relax” with an oxygen mask dispensing weed smoke.
“Chill, to the next episode,” Snoop advised his patient as Kimmel’s heart rate began to drop. The EKG began beeping as Dre urged, “Turn that up.” The steady beep then transformed into the distinct opening notes of “Still D.R.E.”
The skit closed out with an appearance from Eminem in full surgeon’s get-up. “You only get one shot,” Em said, holding up a massive syringe filled with green goop, as 50 Cent quips, “One shot? I been shot nine times.”
The Hip-Hop heavweights’ appearance on Jimmy Kimmel came hours after Dre received a star on the coveted Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“I’m incredibly grateful for your support throughout the years,” Dr. Dre told the crowd. “Most of us have grown up together. And at nearly 60 years old, you’re still rocking with me, and I really appreciate that. Thank you so much. Which is really good, because I’m nowhere near done. You better believe there’s a lot more coming.”
Chance The Rapper appears to be offering the Black Community his own advice in an unreleased track he recently shared.
On Tuesday (March 19), Chance unleashed the snippet in an Instagram post. In doing so, he provided little information about the official release of the track. However, he did offer his two cents on a possible course of action for Black folks in the verses he briefly showcased. More specifically, the Chicago MC appeared to express his belief that people of color need to take up arms and organize rather than involve themselves in the current democratic election cycle.
“I ain’t telling no n###as go vote/I ain’t telling no n###as go broke/I’m just telling my n###as get guns, I’m just telling my n###as revolt,” he raps in part.
The comment section of the post was flooded with support from artists such as Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign, Quentin Miller and even Chance’s own brother Taylor Bennett whop wrote “SHEEEEEEEESHH” in his comment, accompanied by a fire emoji symbol. Again, while it’s unclear when exactly, or if, the song will be released, the post followed Chance’s recent appearance on NBC’s gameshow Password with Keke Palmer and Jimmy Fallon. Additionally, the snippet arrived on the heels of the his announcement that he’ll be bring #TeamChance to the latest season of The Voice.
Check out the unreleased snippet above in addition to the trailer for season 25 of The Voice competition below.
Donald Trump has given his thoughts on Catherine, Princess of Wales’ photo editing. The former United States president defended Catherine editing her photos and said he had no problem with it.
“That shouldn’t be a big deal because everybody doctors,” Donald Trump, 77, told GB News. “You look at these movie actors and you see a movie actor and you meet him, and you say, ‘Is that the same person in the picture?'”
The controversy began after a photo released by Kensington Palace featuring Catherine, 42, surrounded by her three children, was found to have been substantially edited and issued with a “kill notice” by several leading news photo agencies.
News outlets hold photographs to a higher standard than social media channels, as news outlets are relied on to report and depict the truth.
Donald said he didn’t think Catherine’s photo editing was particularly serious – despite not having seen the original, unedited photograph or photographs.
“I looked at that actually, and it was a very minor doctoring,” he said. “I don’t understand why there could be such a howl over that.”
He added he thought Catherine was going through a “rough” time.
“It’s a rough period,” Donald said. “You know, they’re really – they went after her.”
Young Thug’s latest YSL Rico trial date was briefly knocked off course by a witness summoned by Georgia state prosecutors.
On Tuesday (March 19) a report from Law And Crime detailed how Adrian Bean, one of the state’s witnesses, claimed he was “too high” in the midst of testifying on the stand. At the time, Bean was being questioned about his recollection of the September 2013 fatal shooting incident that prosecutors allege involved Young Thug.
“Man, umm,” Bean said in part before adding, “Can I get a water or something? I’m so high right now, y’all, I’m about to go to sleep on y’all now. I am.”
This may be the most epic moment yet in the Young Thug trial. lmao.
“I’m so high right now y’all I’m about to go to sleep on y’all.”
This isn’t the first time Bean’s drug use has become a notable topic throughout the trial. In fact, at this point it’s nearly common place. In February, he told prosecutors that his memory of the shooting and subsequent car crash, which resulted in the death of Donovan Thomas Jr., was almost “nonexistent” due to his persistent drug use in 2013.
Bean went on top say he was essentially “addicted” the the drug MDMA, more commonly known as Molly, during that time period and couldn’t recall anything from that point in his life. He also seemingly recanted any memory he had of a meeting with Young Thug’s defense attorney Brian Steel in January, which prompted Steel to accuse Bean of being untruthful. Steel then played a recording of the alleged meeting in which Bean appeared to deny Young Thug’s involvement in the incident.
“I’m not gonna lie on a brother,” Bean says in the recording. “You know what I mean? He wasn’t with us. Young Thug was not in the car with us that day. I don’t even know how his name really got mentioned. Maybe there was a lot of hype in the streets.”
Dee-1 pictured a happy ending to his beef with Joe Budden, who called the New Orleans native a clout chaser. The rapper/activist discussed his desire to resolve his issues with Budden during an appearance on Big Loon’s It’s Up There Podcast.
“I’m not gonna get bullied by someone who feels like, ‘Well, I have a bigger platform than you, I am just going to talk down on you,’” he said. “I literally got a book that’s about not getting bullied and how to overcome it. I wrote this for kids! This is a children’s book, bro, that’s teaching them how to interact with one another even though they may have differences. Me and this dude on the cover who used to bully me, all these years later we best friends, bro … So, that’s why I’m looking forward to—dawg, I can’t wait to hug Joe Budden, bro. I can’t wait to dap him off and tell him, bro, my favorite song from you is ‘Follow My Lead’ and da da da.”
Last year, Budden criticized Dee-1 for calling out Meek Mill, Rick Ross and Jim Jones over the content of their music. Budden referred to Dee-1 as a “nasty, clout-chasing Christian” in a rant on the Joe Budden Podcast.
Big Loon questioned why Dee-1 wanted to hug Budden and others who spoke derisively. Dee-1 cited his faith as a major factor.
“If I’m asking for forgiveness from God constantly, then who am I to tell somebody that I can’t forgive them?” he noted. “So, when I see things in the culture that’s contrary to the kingdom culture, I’m just like which one I’m choosing: kingdom culture or rap culture? Man, I love rap culture, but I gotta roll with [kingdom culture] … I have seen myself as a symbol for how other people can handle stuff in a way where it’s like you not gonna bully me, I’m not finna back down. But I’m gonna show you all how we can come full circle to where I do wanna dap Joe Budden off and sit down [with him]. At one time, he thought this is all a ploy so dude could get on my show or whatever. Man, I ain’t gotta come on your show.”
Dee-1 released his latest album From the Hood to Harvard directly to consumers in December 2023. The album hit streaming platforms in February.
In a dramatic showdown reminiscent of a Hollywood thriller, a New York City property owner found herself in handcuffs after a tense stand-off with alleged squatters, who took over her parents’ million-dollar home in Flushing, Queens.
Adele Andaloro, 47, inherited the lavish property from her late parents, only to discover squatters had infiltrated the premises and changed the locks while she attempted to sell the house. Determined to reclaim her rightful ownership, Andaloro confronted the intruders with cameras rolling, uncovering her own belongings being utilized by the alleged illegal tenants. As tensions flared, police were summoned to the scene, leading to a precarious standoff between Andaloro and the squatters, with both parties vying for control of the coveted property.
Andaloro’s emotional plea for justice reverberated through the neighborhood as she brandished the property’s deed, desperately seeking to oust the unwanted occupants. However, the legal intricacies of New York City’s squatters’ rights cast a shadow of uncertainty over the situation, with Andaloro facing the daunting prospect of legal repercussions for her attempts to reclaim her home. The saga took a sinister turn when a man claiming to hold a lease for the property brazenly forced his way into the home, prompting a second intervention by law enforcement.
As chaos ensued and tensions reached a fever pitch, Andaloro found herself on the wrong side of the law, arrested for unlawful eviction in a stunning twist of fate. The unfolding drama sheds light on the murky world of property disputes in the Big Apple, where the line between rightful ownership and unlawful occupation is often blurred. Adaloro’s story is unfortunately one of many, considering yet another couple of the Queens borough, who care for their child with Down syndrome, complain they have been unable to move into their $2 million home because a squatter is currently occupying it.
