Freddie Gibbs found a new boo for Valentine’s Day. Model/influencer Jasmine Grenaway confirmed the two are dating in social media posts on Wednesday (February 14).
“Happy Valentine’s Day @freddiegibbs,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m in love with you unconditionally. Thank you for existing. You are my soulmate.”
Minutes after Grenaway’s post, Gibbs boasted about finding love again on X (formerly known as Twitter).
“I got n##### like…” he wrote alongside the popular Wee-Bey Brice’s reaction gif from The Wire.
Gibbs connected with Grenaway, who’s known for her followings on Instagram and OnlyFans, after a bad breakup with his ex Destini Fox a.k.a. Fit Mami. Last year, Fit Mami aired her relationship drama with Gibbs on social media. Fit Mami revealed she got pregnant. Gibbs wanted her to get an abortion. She refused to stay in the relationship and did not get an abortion.
“I get [to the abortion clinic] and the doctor lets me know I’m closer to 12 weeks, and I saw our little baby moving around and I knew then that I couldn’t go through with it,” she wrote. “after we broke up, I turned his phone off,because I was paying his phone bill.”
She continued, “He never checked on me after, ‘said procedure’ never called to confirm if I went through with it. I just simply never heard from him again. I’ve reached out to him, his manager, his assistant, and no one will respond, I feel like I’ve done my part, kept it real, and this is the thanks I get. noted I no longer want a response, no bad blood. I’m going to be just fine. But I had to speak my truth.”
Last month, Fit Mami released a Gibbs diss track titled “New Baby Mama.” Their baby briefly appeared in the music video.
A rep for Kanye West denied he got kicked out of the Super Bowl at the behest of Taylor Swift. Ye’s team responded to the rumor, which was started by former NFL player Brandon Marshall.
“This is a completely fabricated rumor,” the rep told TMZ. “It is not true.”
Marshall claimed Swift pulled strings to get Kanye removed from Allegiant Stadium after Ye allegedly tried to sit in front of her Super Bowl suite. Marshall told the story on an episode of the Paper Route podcast.
“Kanye West pulls up to Vegas,” Marshall said. “Kanye West buys a ticket right in front of Katy Perry’s booth. So, any time they were gonna be showing Katy Perry’s booth, Kanye’s face was gonna be there … My bad, in front of Taylor Swift’s booth. He had a mask on with his logo on the mask. Typical Kanye. Taylor Swift gets p##### off. She boom, boom, makes a call or two. Everybody’s involved. He gets kicked out the stadium … He was trying to leverage her celebrity … That’s what he tried to do. He tried to sit in front of Taylor Swift.”
Marshall suggested the alleged incident tied back to Kanye infamously interrupting Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
Cam’ron and Ma$e were among the many who discussed the rumor as it spread online. Ma$e doubted Marshall’s story while Cam noted how Ye’s fame has diminished due to controversy. The Dipset member also reiterated how Kanye acts differently in public.
“In this room when nobody here, that’s the coolest n#### in the world,” Cam said. “When the cameras turn on, n#### turn into somebody totally different. I ain’t with the camera Kanye, my nephew.”
Kanye released Vultures 1, a new album with Ty Dolla $ign, the day before the Super Bowl. The project was originally supposed to drop on February 9.
A country music station accused of racism after it banned Beyonce has changed its tune after being stung by the “Beyhive” and getting called out all over the world.
KYKC, which delivers exclusively country music, found itself under fire after a representative of the broadcaster responded to a fan enquiry about whether they would air Beyonce’s new country song, “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
“We do not play Beyonce on KYKC,” the rep wrote, “as we are a country music station.”
The statement led to accusations of racism and discrimination from Beyonce’s fans, who argued that the failure to recognize Beyonce’s new music as ‘country’ was tantamount to racial exclusion.
“The refusal to play these songs raises concerns about the station’s stance on artists of color,” one fan wrote on X/Twitter. “Whether intentional or not, such action contributes to the narrative of racial bias within the country community.”
And it seems those fans’ arguments may have held sway with execs at the network, who later clarified their position.
“We love Beyonce here,” the station’s general manager Roger Harris said. “We play her on our (other top 40 and adult hits stations) but we’re not playing her on our country station yet because it just came out.”
Roger went on to explain that the original email was a “standard response” to requests for non-country artists.
“If somebody calls and requests the Rolling Stones on that station, we’re going to say the same thing,” he said.
So far, the station has played the hit song twice.
The internet is enraged an OK radio station won’t play Beyoncé’s new country song and they’re saying it’s due to racism.
Maybe a little. The genre has some long-standing historic issues on that front and black artists have often struggled to get a foot in the door. Look no…
When Beyoncé drops this country album, we are gonna see more racism and more stupidity. Because how is a country accent not a southern accent? https://t.co/UbYEnWnYa8
Look how Beyoncé’s fans are deliberately creating fake drama trying to say this radio station is racist. They are literally hurting her crossover with this b.s. It’s like they just want there to be racism because they love victimhood. pic.twitter.com/L0NuTGJeiT
just because i’m white doesn’t mean i don’t know what racism is. the entire thing im studying in school is to dismantle systematic racism. and at the end of the day you’re still weird!
there’s no fantasy. racism is real. you seem to know very little about it tho… which is exactly what’s expected from a nonblack person. so again, why are you speaking on this if it does not apply to you?
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ celebrates the life and music of the icon, Bob Marley, who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music has now hit the big screen.
Kingsley Ben-Adir stars as Bob Marley and Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley in the film. The film covers the assassination attempt made on Bob Marley, the icon touring and recording in Europe, Marley performing at the “One Love Peace” concert in Jamaica, Jamaica’s political problems, the ‘Exodus’ album, Marley’s cancer diagnosis and much more.
AllHipHop’s Rea Davis spoke with Kingsley Ben-Adir & Lashana Lynch about their roles, Bob Marley’s legacy and more!
AllHipHop: So what would you like viewers to take away from this film?
Kingsley Ben-Adir: I’d like them to feel, for the fans and people who may don’t know about [Bob], but I don’t think that’s very many people, to feel like they understand a little bit more about Bob as a human, and that he was a legend and an icon, and he did so many incredible things in the short space of time that he was here. He was a man from the ghetto, and he found music, and he found God, and he found football, and those were the things he loved and cherished, and he found safety in that. The feeling of community and love and spirit. And of course the music to reconnect with the music and engage with the lyrics perhaps as well in a new way. I understood so much when I started, but when you understand the full meaning of Bob’s songs and the language, it takes it to a new level, and everyone in Jamaica knows. I certainly didn’t, and I had to study the meaning of the songs, you know. He’s talking spirituality and God through most of it, and that’s really powerful to understand what that meant to Bob is huge. So yeah, and I also just hope that they feel like they can go on a journey and they feel some emotion. I hope they feel something.
AllHipHop: So what was it like playing such a legendary and iconic musician and artist?
Kingsley Ben-Adir: It was amazing. It was…. I feel like there wasn’t a huge amount of time to process it because there was so much work to do from the beginning really. I auditioned, then I was with Ziggy and the family within weeks, and we just got straight to it. There was so much to do, so much to learn, so much to understand, so much time to spend in Jamaica, so many people to meet, I needed to absorb as much as I could to try to understand who Bob was and his most vulnerable moments and what he was going through. There’s only so many books you can read. Having the family there and Bob’s friends who he grew up with. I was very, very lucky in that way. The movie would’ve never happened without all of that. The same way, I feel a huge privilege to have got to spend that much time with them, and for them to trust me and share with me, you know. I just wanted to repay them with the work, you know. That’s another thing about Bob is that his work ethic was extraordinary. Like he grafted. He put everything into his music. He put everything into what he did. He reached the highest level. He created so much music that’s beyond special. Remarkable human being.
AllHipHop: What’s your favorite Bob Marley record?
Kingsley Ben-Adir: “So Jah Seh”.. yeah.
Lashana Lynch:
AllHipHop: What do you want viewers to take away from this film?
Lashana Lynch: Oh, I always find that question really weird to answer because I don’t ever want to put anything on an audience. I want people to come in and just feel it, you know.This is an experience, and experiential movie where you get to learn more about someone that you may already know. Brand new information on someone that you may not know for younger generations. It’s genuinely not called “One Love” for no reason. We’re at a time in the world where we need these vibes. We need to feel the different versions of love, and it’s really timely to have this right now and feel the vibes literally. Feel a bit of Jamaica and also the wisdom that Bob had, and the strength and vulnerability. The grace that Mrs. Marley had and still has. There’s so much. I look forward to seeing what people think myself.
AllHipHop: So what was it like playing such a strong woman as Rita Marley?
Lashana Lynch: An honor. An absolute honor. As a woman of Jamaican heritage, that is the person that I’d want to play. I never imagined it. It’s not like I thought, “Oh it would be really nice to play Rita Marley one day; hmm let’s see if that happens.” It didn’t come up for me, and I really am glad that she is such an important part of this story that we’re telling here because without her narrative, I don’t know, there’s just certain moments in Bob’s journey that would be empty. From my analysis of it, feels as though, we are taking that behind every man is a strong woman. We’re taking that and flipping it on it’s head and saying, not just a strong woman. We’re seeing death. We’re seeing honesty. We’re seeing holding you to task. We’re seeing your honesty. We’re seeing you bare. She does so much for this man, and we get to tell it. She gets her flowers hopefully in this movie.
AllHipHop: In your own words, what’s Bob’s legacy?
Lashana Lynch: I think we feel it. I think Bob’s legacy is felt globally just by virtue of him existing giving so much hope to so many people. Reggae has a vibration in and around and underneath the music that is indescribable for me. Bob’s in particular has something that is tapped in somewhere else. It’s just gifted the world this new and still very new after so many years, so very fresh and open and unguarded love for self, I think. I think when you listen to his music, you hear him speak, you just think about loving yourself more, and if you’re any artist, that’s what you want to do. You want to connect, you want people to feel more of their truth. I guess that’s what he did.
AllHipHop: Lastly, what’s your favorite Bob Marley song?
Lashana Lynch: Girl…um. From when I was a little girl, I loved “Stir It Up.” It was just my favorite to move to, sing to, to clean to because we did the chores to that. “Stir It Up” is one. The whole ‘Exodus’ album. Honestly, his whole…let me just leave it at “Stir It Up.”
Gillie Da King and Wallo267 carved out a successful lane in the Hip-Hop media space with Million Dollaz Worth of Game. The Philadelphia-bred podcasters have millions of followers across social media.
The latest edition of Complex‘s “GOAT Talk” series featured Gillie Da King and Wallo267 discussing some of the greatest beefs, albums and artists in rap history. In particular, Wallo questioned Gillie about two deceased legends.
After Gillie named Jay-Z as his GOAT rapper, Wallo asked his first cousin, “Was DMX better than 2Pac?” The “Tryna Get Me One” rhymer responded, “DMX is the greatest performer to ever hit the stage.”
Wallo267 then reiterated his question about X and Pac two more times. Gillie Da King finally stated, “As a rapper? Maybe, DMX. But they’re both GOATs as far as talent. They’re both neck-and-neck.”
In addition, Wallo agreed that he sees Jay-Z as the greatest MC of all time. They both named former 76ers star Allen Iverson as the GOAT Philadelphia athlete. Symba got a shout-out from Gillie for having the GOAT radio freestyle.
Gillie Da King and Wallo267 acknowledged Migos, Meek Mill, Freeway, Will Smith, Young Thug and Lil Durk as well. The Million Dollaz Worth of Game hosts also mentioned The Notorious B.I.G. versus 2Pac as the GOAT rap beef.
GloRilla returned this month with brand-new music. After the Grammy-nominated recording artist dropped “Yeah Glo!” on February 9, professional basketball legend LeBron James co-signed the song this week.
Yesterday (February 13), LeBron James posted a clip of himself rapping the lyrics to GloRilla’s “Yeah Glo!” on his Instagram Story. James captioned the video, “Game day VIBEZ.”
The Los Angeles Lakers player later wrote on his Instagram Story, “Glo [gorilla emoji] track so damn [fire emojis] YEAAAAAHHHHH GLO!” The Memphis native responded by sharing LeBron James’s post on her Instagram Story.
In addition, the verified Los Angeles Lakers Instagram account uploaded a photo of GloRilla and LeBron James together on Wednesday (February 14). The storied NBA franchise’s caption simply read, “Yeah Glo!”
GloRilla also posted the same image on her Instagram page. Plus, the Collective Music Group/Interscope Records rapper presented more pictures and videos of herself at Wednesday night’s Los Angeles game. She appeared with LeBron James and Lakers power forward Anthony Davis.
The official music video for “Yeah Glo!” surpassed two million YouTube views since its premiere on February 9. GloRilla’s latest visuals currently hold the No. 2 spot on the platform’s Trending chart in the United States.
Bigg K has been crowned 2023 battle rap Champion of the Year by Jay Blac’s annual panel following one of the closest contests in the history of the platform.
The Norfolk, Virginia native’s victory, determined by a panel of six judges and a fan survey, finally shut down the myth that the title is a “URL award” eligible only to MCs who do most of their work on the Ultimate Rap League. In 2023, Bigg K battled on multiple leagues, excluding URL, and had his most impactful showings in Rare Breed Entertainment’s Blue Room.
2023 also saw a historic achievement for the women of battle rap. For the first time ever, three ladies earned Top. 20 placements after showing out in impressive performances against noteworthy opponents throughout the year.
Bigg K triumphed in a tightly contested race, which saw him surpass Nu Jerzey Twork to take the top spot. He won the judges over by three to two, with the deciding vote going to the fans. According to Jay Blac, the decision went down to the wire, with just five fan votes separating the two frontrunners.
“Extremely grateful for every person that voted for me,” Bigg K wrote on social media following his win. “And a slow death to every person who didn’t want me to win….The belt goes to Norfolk, where it belongs!”
Extremely grateful for every person that voted for me….And a slow death to every person who didn’t want me to win….The belt goes to Norfolk, where it belongs! pic.twitter.com/Iq3ikYoa3a
Bigg K and Nu Jerzey Twork also scored highly among fans who voted in AllHipHop’s 2023 Battle Rap Superlatives, although our readers ranked them in reverse order. Twork took first place in the Male Battler of the Year and co-ed Fan Favorite categories, with Bigg K placing second in both instances.
Twork didn’t walk away empty-handed on the Champion panel that aired Tuesday (February 13). He won the 2023 Performance of the Year award for his battle against Harlem veteran Murda Mook, which ranked third in AllHipHop’s Battle of the Year list.
St. Louis icon Hitman Holla earned a special award for his illustrious career. The Wild N’ Out star was named Champion’s inaugural Executive Gold Vanguard for his contributions to battle rap.
AllHipHop readers’ Female Battle Rapper of the Year placed just outside the Top.10 COTY rankings, coming in at No. 11. Ms. Hustle and Coffee Brown, who ranked second and third in our list also earned spots in the COTY Top. 20, taking No. 12 and No. 16, respectively.
Rookie of the Year
Maryland rapper and AllHipHop’s No. 1 Breakout Rapper of 2023, Yunus, won Champion’s Rookie of the Year title. Our readers also agreed on several other categories.
Upset Win of the Year went to Jerry Wess for his resounding victory over DNA, and Hitman Holla vs. Ill Will won the 2023 Battle of the Year title.
A. Ward’s “Glock 40” rebuttal against Aye Verb won Champion’s Moment of the Year and was named our No. 1 Haymaker in 2023. Three-time former COTY Geechi Gotti placed at No. 4 in the overall list. Additionally, he won Champion’s Round of the Year for his viral third round against Eazy the Block Captain.
Check out Champion’s Top. 20 to 3 of 2023 below and watch the livestream at the end of the page.
ScHoolboy Q released two songs earlier this month, but the Top Dawg Entertainment MC did not place the singles on streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify.
“Back n Love” featuring Devin Malik and “Blueslides” will live on ScHoolboy Q’s upcoming Blue Lips studio LP. The album will drop on March 1, 2024, via TDE/Interscope Records.
Supporters of ScHoolboy can watch the official music videos for “Back n Love” and “Blueslides” on his YouTube channel. However, the California-based recording artist explained why the tracks have not been made streamable elsewhere.
“Why @ScHoolboyQ ain’t put these joints on streaming yet? [face with raised eyebrow emoji],” an X user asked on Tuesday (February 13).
ScHoolboy Q responded, “I’m dealing directly wit tHe fans… MARCH 1st everytHing yours.. da ppl tHat care about Q deserve a rollout [raised fist emoji] BLUELIPS.”
I’m dealing directly wit tHe fans… MARCH 1st everytHing yours.. da ppl tHat care about Q deserve a rollout✊🏾BLUELIPS https://t.co/YOnEo9sbKj
2024’s Blue Lips will join a ScHoolboy Q discography that contains five previous albums. The 37-year-old rapper has not put out a full-length body of work since CrasH Talk in 2019.
ScHoolboy achieved his most commercial success with 2014’s Oxymoron. That studio LP debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 139,000 first-week sales.
Oxymoron also reached platinum status. In addition, the Recording Academy nominated ScHoolboy’s third studio LP for Best Rap Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015.
The “Back n Love” video currently ranks at No. 24 in YouTube’s music trending section. ScHoolboy Q’s visuals have racked up more than 1.3 million views since its premiere. “Blueslides” amassed 870,000 views in seven days.
Usher Raymond dazzled millions of television viewers with his 13-minute mid-game set at Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday (February 11). The music icon’s performance in Paradise, Nevada’s Allegiant Stadium now has the distinction of being the most-watched of all time.
The official NFL Media account on X shared some of the viewership statistics from Super Bowl LVIII. According to @NFLMedia, this year’s halftime performance averaged 129.3 million viewers for a new record.
Apple Music, the corporate sponsor for the halftime show, also celebrated the record-breaking accomplishment. USHER reacted to the news by quote-tweeting a Front Office Sports post about the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show being the most-viewed ever.
🚨Record-setting Super Bowl LVIII🚨
*Total unduplicated audience of 202.4 million — highest on record
*123.7 million avg. viewers — most-watched telecast in history
“Thank U to all 129.3 million of U [folded hands emoji],” the Coming Home album creator wrote on X. That tweet collected more than 100,000 likes on the platform.
USHER’s Coming Home dropped on February 9, two days before Super Bowl LVIII. According to projections, the studio LP will debut inside the Billboard 200’s Top 5 region.
Fans of USHER will have the chance to see him perform live on the Past Present Future tour. The trek kicks off in the 45-year-old Atlanta representative’s hometown on August 16.
U know I had to do it again, right? NEW DATES ADDED to USHER: PAST PRESENT FUTURE ⁰Tickets on sale Friday, Feb 16 @ 10am local. Make sure U sign up for the fan presale starting tomorrow, Feb 14 @10 am local time. https://t.co/0yQPF9MEQdpic.twitter.com/QEZB9164cw
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign will likely have the No. 1 album in the country next week. Industry forecasters project the duo’s Vultures 1 to open with over six figures in sales.
According to HitsDailyDouble, Vultures 1 will open at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with around 140,000 first-week units. That total should be enough for Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign to hold off Noah Kahan’s Stick Season (81,000 units).
Vultures 1 finally arrived on February 10 after several delays. If the project does take the top spot, Kanye West will score his 11th chart-topper on the Billboard 200.
A No. 1 openingfor Vultures 1 would giveTy Dolla $ign his first Number One on the Billboard 200 chart. 2020’s Featuring Ty Dolla $ign became the only project by the Los Angeles-bred singer to peak inside the Top 10 at No. 4.
Additionally, Coming Home by Usher appears to be headed to a No. 3 debut. The Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show headliner’s ninth studio LP will total nearly 78,000 first-week units in its first seven days of release.
Congratulations are in order for the new co-host of The Breakfast Club. The comedian announced her pregnancy live on the show Tuesday (February 13), during a moment with her boyfriend Chris, who called into the show to wish her a happy birthday.
The couple then unveiled the news about their impending bundle of joy, surprising unsuspecting listeners.
“Hey, baby. It’s your man. I wanted to call and say, ‘Happy birthday,’” Chris told Jess over the phone. “I can’t wait to see you. I’m so proud of you. I love that you’re staying divine all the time, and you’re such an amazing woman. I can’t wait to see you later, and I’m so excited for our little bundle of joy, babe.”
DJ Envy feigned surprise before Charlamagne Tha God admitted they were already in the know and congratulated their co-host.
“Yes I am three months,” Jess Hilarious confirmed. “So I’m 13 weeks. Thank you, baby. I love you!”
Sharing a clip of the cute exchange on Instagram, Jess Hilarious revealed she is head over heels in love.
“Love is in the air over here,” she penned in the caption. This feeling is blissfully amazing. I wish it for everybody.”
Cam’ron and Ma$e shared their takes on the rumor that Taylor Swift had Kanye West ejected from the Super Bowl after he allegedly copped seats in front of her booth to ensure cameras caught him alongside the pop star in all the big game coverage.
According to Cam and Ma$e, Ye acts differently around white people and in front of the camera.
While Murda questioned the rumor, he said West would “go crazy” if it was actually true. “It seems like he act crazier with white people, though,” Ma$e added.
When asked his thoughts on the topic, Cam’rom said, “Stop playing with people,” before implying Swift was getting revenge on Kanye West after upstaging her at the 2009 MTV awards.
“[He] tried to diss that young lady years ago, and she ain’t forget about it. She don’t want to be seen with you, let alone on the Super Bowl screen,” Cam claimed. “That man got up there embarrassed Taylor Swift at them awards, tried to go Beyoncé crazy.”
Cam’Ron Claims Taylor Swift is A Bigger Star Than Kanye West
According to Cam’ron, since then, Swift has become “an astronomical superstar,” and is now “a bigger star than Kanye,” whose celebrity has “died down” because of his recent controversies.
“Kanye just put an album out last week. I didn’t even know,” Cam stated, adding that he turned down Ye’s invite to a Vultures listening event as he’s not with the “weirdo” antics.
“In this room when nobody here, that’s the coolest n#### in the world. When the cameras turn on, n#### turn into somebody totally different. I ain’t with the camera Kanye, my nephew,” Killa Cam shared.
Mase replied, “Is that true? I never be around him with the camera off, but without the camera there, he’s a cool individual.”
Returning to the Kanye West Super Bowl rumors, Cam’ron said if true, he understands Taylor Swift’s perspective. “If she makes a call and says ‘I’m leaving if he don’t get out of here,’ he got to go,” he said.
Beyoncé surprised fans at New York Fashion Week when she pulled up to the front row of Luar’s Fall 2024 show to support her nephew Daniel Julez J. Smith Jr. on his runway debut.
the way EVERYONE’S dressed in black and then there’s Beyoncé looking like a disco ball (country edition) 😭 pic.twitter.com/QN6CMIN7zv
The superstar songstress is riding the cowgirl wave after spinning the internet into a frenzy with her upcoming country-themed album reveal on Super Bowl Sunday, followed by the release of two new singles.
She continued the trend in New York Tuesday (February 13), sporting a dazzling silver cowgirl look, complete with a bedazzled minidress and matching knee-high boots. Beyoncé completed her look with a cowboy hat, a silver bag and plenty of rhinestones.
Beyoncé sat front row alongside her mother, Tina Knowles, as they watched Julez strut the catwalk. Proud mom Solange beamed as she recorded her son’s confident modeling debut.
Although people clamored to catch a glimpse of Beyoncé, Tina Knowles kept an effective watchful eye over her daughter. She posted a clip of the moment a fan attempted to record the 32-time Grammy winner.
“When people are pushing and shoving and you ask them to stop tripping with your eyes,” she wrote in the caption.
California-based identical twins Luv and Kush Chandani, professionally known as THEMXXNLIGHT, are set to make waves in the music industry once again with the upcoming release of their latest single, “Love Like This.”
Following their recent Hollywood TV debut on Amazon Prime Video’s reality dating series, “Twin Love,” THEMXXNLIGHT continues to make strides in amplifying South Asian representation on a global platform. As pioneers in their field, their participation in “Twin Love” marks a significant moment for cultural inclusivity and diversity in mainstream media narratives.
Scheduled for release on February 15th, “Love Like This” showcases the brothers’ versatility and musical prowess, drawing inspiration from acclaimed artists such as The Weeknd and Majid Jordan. With their track record of successful collaborations, including features on Wiz Khalifa’s “Rolling Papers 2” and his smoker’s delight mixtape “Fly Times, Vol. 1: The Good Fly Young” Kush and Luv’s unique vocals offer a soulful delivery captivating listeners with every note.
As influential figures in California’s real estate landscape, Luv & Kush Chandani also leverage their musical influence to convert their fanbase into prominent business leads and esteemed real estate clientele. Their innovative approach has attracted attention from tech luminaries, celebrated athletes, and notable artists seeking their counsel on finance and real estate matters.
THEMXXNLIGHT have been featured in notable publications such as Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Billboard, Benzinga, and Complex, further solidifying their status as rising stars in the music industry.
While Kevin Durant’s guest verse for Lil Wayne remains on ice, the NBA star is gearing up to unleash a feature verse for Ohio-bred rapper Stalley.
On Tuesday (February 13), TMZ shared exclusive footage of Stalley and Durant reportedly recording a music video for their upcoming collaborative release. In the clip circulating online, Durant and the former Maybach Music Group signee appear to be jamming to the record while enjoying some basketball highlights in the background. Judging by the format of the track, Stalley and Durant appear to be going back and forth with each other on the record as Durant opens up about the loss of his grandmother in his verse.
“RIP to Barbara Davis,We hit another layer/When she speak to me, it’s like she saying prayers,” Durant raps in the snippet.
Last December, Wayne revealed he has an unreleased collaboration with Durant that nearly made his collaborative album with 2 Chainz, Welcome 2 Collegrove. While discussing Durant’s prowess as a lyricist, Wayne he praised him as a special talent.
“KD’s a jewel like something of the past,” Wayne said about Durant’s rap skills. “Because he’s a backpack rapper. I can imagine he probably could call a timeout in a game, and probably ask him to rap and he probably got a verse for you.”
Usher has been a hyper supportive fan of his R&B peer H.E.R. for years, according to Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) artist Zacari.
On Tuesday (February 13), Zacari reposted the viral video of USHER performing with H.E.R. onstage during the Super Bowl, while she ripped her apparent guitar solo on Twitter (X). In his tweet, the vocalist remarked on a random studio session with USHER, which ended up turning into an impromptu H.E.R. concert.
“This one time I was in a session with Usher a couple years ago n outta nowhere he asked ‘wanna go to a H.E.R. Concert’ and drove us to go check her out and then back to the studio,” he wrote. “He’s a real fan of hers core memory.”
This one time I was in a session with Usher a couple years ago n outta nowhere he asked “wanna go to a H.E.R. Concert” and drove us to go check her out and then back to the studio. He’s a real fan of hers 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭core memory . https://t.co/rorqbNR1WF
In another separate tweet, USHER remarked on the explosive set, writing, “I came to put on a show ya feel me.” In addition to H.E.R., Ludacris, Lil Jon, Alicia Keys and Jermaine Dupri also joined USHER for his Apple Music halftime show.
JES B’s “Go Dumb” is a taste of the South. The song and visual is an ode to Florida culture and equipped with baddies, drank and all the ingredients needed to have what a lot of people consider to be a “good time.”
Hailing from Dade City, JES B is an upcoming rapper and entrepreneur who’s been grinding for more than a decade. Completely independent, JES is a firm believer in doing whatever it takes to achieve your goals and dreams, whether it’s hustling or perfecting one’s craft in the studio.
To date, he’s invested more than $200,000 in his professional music career— but the grind continues. Beyond the energy in his music, JES B’s personality is infectious. His positivity and intention to remain drama-free doesn’t go unnoticed, and his unwavering desire to put on for his city is much appreciated by the locals.
JES B has worked with notable rappers like Boosie Badazz, Mike Jones and even Future, but that doesn’t even begin to touch on the heat he has forthcoming.
AllHipHop spoke with JES B in downtown Los Angeles during his one day in the city. He discussed his roots in Florida, connecting with Boosie Badazz and Mike Jones and how he got a Future verse.
AllHipHop: Being from Dade City, Florida, what was that like growing up?
Jes B: Dade City, it was a lot of love growing up when you were little. Everybody knew everybody, everybody showing love to everybody. We stayed in apartments called Lake George Apartments. Every house had seven, eight people in them. Two, three bedrooms, had seven, eight people. It was all close-knit. It was violence here and there. But when you in it, you don’t even know until you step away from it. Like damn, I lived there? But it was a lot of love in Dade City. I still f### with my people in Dade City. Hey, I’m taking it to the top.
AllHipHop: What was the moment you fell in love with music?
Jes B: When I was little man. My granddaddy was in a band called Daddy Dave Band, so I was seeing that. My cousin named Tyrone before he passed away, he was a singer. He was always seeing through the house with a broom. I’m like, I could do that. Not really sing, I want to do music. That’s what really made me fall in love with it, my family.
AllHipHop: Top five artists all time?
Jes B: Michael Jackson, too cool. [laughs] James Brown. I like Eazy-E. Cali, ya dig? Who else do I like? Ice Cube. Not only just rap, the entrepreneurship. I love that, that’s what I do. And one more… Trick Daddy. Florida legend, I f### with Trick.
AllHipHop: What kind of entrepreneurship do you do?
Jes B: I do a couple, little bit of everything. Whooty-woo. When I say Whooty-woo, that’s off camera. So we got that. I got a couple box trucks, put some people on the road. Got a couple of tax offices. Just hustling.
AllHipHop: How’s the independent grind?
Jes B: It ain’t easy. You spent a lot of money.
AllHipHop: I saw you invested more than $100,000 in your music?
Jes B: What? That was then. S###, I’m probably $200,000 now. You got to though. Everybody wants to be a rapper, but what you gon’ do to really get to that next step and to get people to hear you? I invested a lot of money into my music. Investments, staying focused. Stay out the way. It’s easy to get caught up in say a n*gga hating on you or something. Boom, you tricked off the street. I’m just trying to stay out of it, stay positive and keep pushing forward.
AllHipHop: What was the moment you realized you could do music for a living?
Jes B: Me and Ball Greezy had a show in Tampa at this place called Green Gators. I’m on stage rapping and all the girls are singing my songs. I didn’t even know they knew my song, I’m like oh s###!
AllHipHop: What song was it?
Jes B: It was a song called “My Shawty.” It’s an older song, I don’t even think I put it out. It was a local song. It was a song talking about girls. I was with Ball Greezy and he’s coming with the girls, so I wanted to match his energy. They were singing in the crowd. Me and my boy, he looked at me and I looked at him. Oh s###, I could do this s###. That was history after that.
AllHipHop: Was watching “Go Dumb” last night, you were going crazy!
Jes B: Go dumb, it’s going dumb! You see how they do it in Florida? I had them turnt up. The energy like I was telling you about, everybody having fun. We’re going dumb, and I’m spitting hard ass Florida bars. People can relate to it, the world can relate to it. Not just Florida. We all can go dumb and have fun.
AllHipHop: Talk about connecting with Boosie, how’d that happen?
Jes B: My dawg Boosie. Got connected with him through my dawg Hotboii. He set it all up, set the feature up for me. I was telling him a couple months before the feature: “bruh my money straight. I need the feature with Boosie. I want to do it already.” He said “when I call you, be ready.” He called me out the blue one day, it was 12 o’clock at night. He said “Boosie in St. Pete, wassup?”
We was in the car. St. Pete an hour and half, we didn’t give a f###. We in the car, we go to St. Pete. I shoot him the cash he wants. Boosie’s like, “I like this n*gga.” You know Boosie loves that cash. I gave him cash, I gave him a bag of weed. I gave him a bottle of Hennessy. I gave him some gifts. He’s like “oh that’s a real n*gga.” He made a track and he heard my track. He’s like, “Okay, I’ma go hard.”
I heard other artists, Boosie gave him a trash verse or he rushed it, because he does so many features. He went hard on my song. He did his thing on it.
AllHipHop: Did you grow up listening to Boosie?
Jes B: Yeah, we all did. We didn’t have no choice. We all definitely jammed to Boosie, Trick [Daddy], JT Money. All them boys, we locked in. Especially Florida. Even though he’s from Louisiana, that’s still the South. I definitely grew up listening to Boosie.
AllHipHop: What about Mike Jones? That’s my guy.
Jes B: That’s my dawg! We got the song “Conor McGregor” that’s about to come out. Similar to the Boosie thing. A promoter named Devonte, he in Cali somewhere. He hit me up and said, “Hey, Mike got a show in Tampa. I know you want to do a feature with him.” Same thing: “Is your money good?” Pshh, always. Or I’m on child support [laughs]. Kinda. The money alright. I work, here and there.
AllHipHop: How many kids you got?
Jes B: Eight, I think? Maybe seven. Eight (counts). Let’s go eight.
AllHipHop: That’s a lot!
Jes B: Eight? They said if you have 10 kids, you can get off child support. Is that true? Can you look that up for me? [laughs] I need you to look that up for me.
AllHipHop: How would they get support then?
Jes B: That’s not my problem. Of course, I’m still gonna do my job. I got eight kids. I do for my kids though, so it’s cool.
AllHipHop: Back to Mike Jones…
Jes B: Boom, funny story. They’re like “do the feature with Mike, they’ll give it to you for this price.” Oh yeah? It was a lot cheaper than I thought. They’re like “hey JES B, question. Could you pick him up from the airport?” [laughs] F### you mean? I’m a rapper n*gga, I’m not no Uber. They’re like “nah, pick him up from the airport.” I picked him up, we clicked it off.
We started hanging out that day, we did a song. It was good vibes. Later that night in the club, we were in VIP together. Every time he got to show in Florida, I pull up on him. We rock out in real life. All these songs are coming out this year. A lot of this new music is not even out yet. I It’s called “Conor McGregor.” The hook go like this: “watch how I move, watch how I dance.” Hey!
AllHipHop: What about Future? How did you tap in?
Jes B: I guess a promoter, you know how they do deals? “Hey, I’ll pay you this plus you owe me a verse. A 16.” So he did something like that with Future. He said “yeah I got a 16 bar verse with Future. You can pay me, and it’s already cleared through the label.” I want a fresh one from Future, I want to be face to face. He’s like “That’s 60 grand,” I’m like nevermind. [laughs]
I’ll take that one right now, so it happened that way. I bought it from them. It got it cleared from the record labels, it was cool. People asked me, “did you meet him? I be wanting to say hell yeah, that’s my n*gga! But nah. [laughs] It wasn’t the timing right? The timing wasn’t right. Soon though, they gon’ hear me. Either way, they gon’ hear me.
AllHipHop: What did you want fans to get from your story?
Jes B: That you can be from a little town like Dade City. Even if you ain’t got the support of your city like you want it, you want to still take the f### off and blow the f### up. Still don’t have any hate or resentment in your heart, be like “oh f### them.” You could be small town and blow up. Put it this way, I’m from Dade City. You watch football? The Championship game was Washington versus Michigan. The quarterback’s from Dade City. Now he’s a superstar from Dade City.
AllHipHop: What’s his name?
Jes B: Michael Penix. He’s been in the league, playing college for six, seven years. Now he’s a superstar. You got to keep grinding, and that’s my story. You keep grinding, you gon’ get it.
If you were to ask Doe Boy the question in the headline, contextually assuming Kid Cudi and Eminem have alienated themselves from up-and-coming artists from their cities, the answer would be yes.
Well, at least that’s what it seems like the Freeband Gang signee would say, given his recent comments about Kid Cudi. Even though it’s no secret that Doe Boy has been critical of Cudi and the lack of his presence in Cleveland, his indifference toward the INSANO rapper has festered even deeper. During a recent podcast appearance, Doe Boy shrugs off Cudi on first mention.
“I don’t know that n###a,” Doe Boy said at first. “Don’t none of us know that n###a actually. Not nobody I know in the city know that n####.”
As he continued, Doe Boy revealed he takes issue with the fact that Cudi has the platform he has and hasn’t made an effort to get to know the artists of the generation after him.
“I can’t tell you nothing about him for real. I know a couple of his songs and s###, and it is like that be somebody that I would like to f##k with, we all would. You feel me, but it was just, he was just never there like he didn’t never want to connect with the city,” Doe Boy said.
Do you think Kid Cudi turned his back on Clevland artists? Watch the clip in full below and decide for yourself.
Doe Boy shares his thoughts on Kid Cudi & says he never wanted to connect with the city of Cleveland pic.twitter.com/5r49AqUf5f
Boosie Badazz denied hating gay people in an interview with former NFL quarterback Cam Newton. The controversial rapper believed it was the biggest misconception about him.
“I just never agreed [with] what they was pushing on the younger generation, and I spoke on that,” he told Newton. “And I spoke about a couple more situations that made a lot of people turn on me: the Dwyane Wade situation. But I have gays in my family. How can I hate a gay person? My assistant, who brings in millions of dollars to me, is gay. And I just got—I want that to get off my status. I’m not like that.”
Boosie often faced backlash for his comments about LGBTQ+ topics. Earlier this year, he was criticized for complaining about the latest film adaptation of The Color Purple.
“I HAD TO WALK OUT THIS COLOR PURPLE MOVIE (N TWO OTHER OLDER COUPLES WALKED OUT ALSO),” he wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter). “BECAUSE I HAD MY LITTLE GIRLS WITH ME N IT SEEMED LIKE A [rainbow flag emoji] LOVE STORY‼️ GOOD ACTING BUT WHOEVER WROTE THE SCRIPT IS PUSHING THE NARRATIVE HARD‼️ AS A PARENT I WILL NOT LET MY LITTLE GIRL WATCH THIS FILM.”
I HAD TO WALK OUT THIS COLOR PURPLE MOVIE ( N TWO OTHER OLDER COUPLES WALKED OUT ALSO.) 🍿BECAUSE I HAD MY LITTLE GIRLS WITH ME N IT SEEMED LIKE A 🌈 LOVE STORY‼️GOOD ACTING BUT WHOEVER WROTE THE SCRIPT IS PUSHING THE NARRATIVE HARD ‼️AS A PARENT I WILL NOT LET MY LITTLE GIRL…
Newton’s Boosie interview also revealed details of a conversation between the Baton Rouge-bred artist and Snoop Dogg. Boosie sought Snoop’s advice on becoming more mainstream-friendly.
“I’m not in the streets anymore,” Boosie said. “I’m a businessman. I want people to start letting my past go. I called Snoop Dogg the other day and asked him. Man, I said, ‘I see you on all these commercials’ … And I asked him [how’d he do it] and he just told me, ‘People forget. You gotta keep on going.’ That’s what he told me.”
We know Kanye West isn’t on good terms Taylor Swift—but Shaq?
According to retired NFL star Brandon Marshall, Ye’s appearance at Super Bowl LVIII was anything but glamorous. Marshall claims that after West attempted to buy a suite directly in front of Swift, she allegedly had him removed from the arena. While Marshall’s claims haven’t been confirmed, Ye was seen chopping it up with Anderson .Paak in what appeared to be an exclusive suite section and was also shown flossing an archive Dior runway mask at the game.
EXCLUSIVE: Brandon Marshall says Taylor Swift allegedly got Kanye West kicked out of the Super Bowl after learning he bought tickets in front of her suite 👀 pic.twitter.com/sqLsTTqsAg
However, it also seems as though Shaq has partially acknowledged Ye’s presence at the game. In fact, the former NBA champion seemingly aired out his grievances with West in a post-and-delete comment on one of West’s recent Instagram posts. Shaq didn’t mince his words either, calling West a “lil boy” and snitch while also imploring him to “stop b####in.”
