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“Alina of Cuba” Producer Replies To Criticism For Casting Jewish James Franco As Fidel Castro

By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: Pop News

“Alina of Cuba” producer John Martinez O’Felan has responded to John Leguizamo’s criticism of James Franco being cast as Fidel Castro.

Last week, it was announced that the “127 Hours” star would portray the Cuban revolutionary in the new movie alongside Ana Villafañe as Alina Fernández, a Cuban exile-turned-activist who learned that she is Castro’s daughter aged 10.

The “Moulin Rouge!” star, who is Colombian-American, called out the casting on Instagram, writing, “How is this still going on? How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well? No more appropriation Hollywood and streamers! Boycott! This F’d up!… I don’t got a prob with Franco but he ain’t Latino!”

He also shared his concerns about the story itself, adding, “Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong (sic)!”

O’Felan responded in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, calling Leguizamo’s comments “culturally uneducated and a blind attack with zero substance related to this project.”

“I think he should move past himself and also acknowledge that this story is about a Latin female immigrant living in America who is of historical importance, led by a Latin woman and I’m just an underdog who is making it, so he should also understand that it’s kind of disappointing to see our work getting attacked by someone who claims to be a leader of the Latin community,” he continued.

Fidel Castro’s daughter has also approved of Franco’s casting, with her telling Deadline, “James Franco has an obvious physical resemblance with Fidel Castro, besides his skills and charisma.”

Fernández will serve as a consultant on the movie, to be directed by Miguel Bardem on location in Cartagena and Bogota in Colombia later this month. Mía Maestro will portray her mother Natalia ‘Naty’ Revuelta.

Motown Songwriter Lamont Dozier AKA “The Black Bach” Dies at 81

By: Kershaw St. JawnsonCategory: News

America is mourning another cultural icon with the recent death of legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier of the writing and producing team, Holland, Dozier, Holland.

The news was shared on Tuesday by his son, Lamont Dozier Jr, who posted a photograph of him and his father, saying, “Rest in Heavenly Peace, Dad!”

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According to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, where he was inducted in 1988, the Detroit native was the epitome of the Motown sound, collaboratively penning with Brian and Edward Holland over 400 songs.

They wrote classic top ten hits like “Stop In The Name Of Love,” “Baby Love,” “Where Did Our Love Go,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “You Just Keep Me Hanging On,” “Nowhere To Run,” “Love Is Like A Heat Wave,” “Baby I Need Your Loving,” “I Can’t Help Myself,” “Sugar Pie,” “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” “How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You,” and “Can I Get A Witness.” 

Reports say, with over 70 Billboard Top Ten Hits and 40+ number one jams, he and his team created songs that have collectively amassed multiple hundreds of millions of spins on radio.

Lamont Dozier and his partners, who were often called the Motown Musketeers, received The National Academy of Songwriters’ Lifetime Achievement Award and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

When reflecting on his career, Dozier told the Guardian in 2015, “We were as surprised as anybody else when we came up with so many songs.” 

He recalled he and his partners would get to the studio at 9 a.m. and work until 3 a.m., saying to make a song, they could take anywhere from 15 minutes to 15 days to create the unique formula for a group.

His writing style intentionally targeted women, their wants, their dreams, and how they saw themselves.

“Women bought the records, to put it bluntly,” said Dozier. “They wanted music that talked about their feelings, but also … women raised me. My father wasn’t around, and I was brought up by my grandmother. I trusted women, and I still do.”

Details surrounding Dozier’s death have not been publicly released. Dozier, born in 1941, was 81 at the time of his death.

Megan Thee Stallion Blasts Her Label Over Album Leak

By: Kershaw St. JawnsonCategory: News

Megan thee Stallion is upset with her record label … again.

The Grammy Award-winner took to social media to express her frustration, particularly upset that her upcoming album had been leaked.

The “Body” rapper posted on her Instagram Story on Thursday, August 4th, and wrote, “I can’t catch a break my label hate me and my sh*t always leak. At this point, invite the hotties to the studio and shoots.”

She then finger-scurried over to Twitter to send subliminals to those in charge of her career, first posting a meme that gave the definition of the word “traumazine,” the chemical released in the brain that forces people to deal with traumatic events.

Then she tweeted, “Why continue to choose peace when everyone else choosing violence???”

As if answering the thought, “do you need a label anyway?” she wrote, “Lol I got money I PAY FOR ALOT OF MY OWNNNN SHITTTTT I’ll start from scratch bc I’m a mf hustler BABYYYY.”

Emotions started to run high as she read people’s reactions, even snapping on one person, calling her the “B-word.”

“B#### and I’m realllyyy not talking to your dumb ass now WHAT,” she posted.

“Why do ppl I don’t care abt even mention me lol like we don’t like EACH OTHERRRRR the feeling mutualllll stop saying my nameeeee,” she seemed to spiral.

“Lol I’m just talking s###”

“More s### my leak idk hotties lol idk but I really RAP so I can make MORE music any time… done with Twitter for the day.”

This is not the first time she blasted her label, 1501 Entertainment, this year. In the spring, AllHipHop.com reported she called the owner “greed.”

“First the man over my label said I don’t make him any money,” she tweeted. “now he counter suing trying to keep me on his label because he wants to make more money lol if I ain’t making you no money why not just drop me?”

Later pleading to be dropped, writing, “Let me gooo lol. Greedy ass men.”

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Megan also sued the label this year for a contractual breach. She has been at odds with the label for years.

Chris Brown Trolls TF Out Of Donald Glover Over “Beyonce” Fit

By: illseedCategory: Rumors

Chris Brown went and did it. As we know it before, over the weekend, Beyoncé had a party for her Renaissance album. The affair was touted as a secret, but it sure seem like a lot of people knew about it. The paparazzi was there, all the superstar celebrities were there, and the ensuing rumor mill had us talking a lot.

Donald Glover had a lot of people discussing his fashion choices when he wore a spandex outfit with a silky shirt over it. He looked like he wanted to get physical or something, RIP Olivia Newton-John. Now, in every picture he took he had this goofy sort of face like “Yes, this is what I am wearing today and you’re going to love it or hate it. “

What he wore, attracted a lot of people attention, but Chris Brown spoke the loudest about it. Most people sort of kept quiet. Breezy trolled him in a way that probably will garner him some criticism. But, I think it was all in good fun. “I can hear the tambourines when he walk.”

What made it worse was this website FitAintNothing went in on Childish Gambino more than Chris.

“This is CHILDISH NANBINO !!!” the caption. Oooo weeee @donaldglover this ain’t NOTHEEN !! … N###a dressed like he finna walk a tight rope and Hike Stone Mountain at the same time. this s### so nasty , Mysterious and Chaotic all wrapped into that Tinfoil windbreaker you got on my bwoiiii.”

“I don’t give a damn if THIS IS AMERICA you look like you go Hang-gliding to Pretty little thing for a side mission NAN!!”

DAMN!

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Rosario Dawson Explains What She Meant By Saying “The Punisher” Is Being Revived

By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: Pop News

Rosario Dawson has insisted that she “can’t be trusted” after she seemingly confirmed that “The Punisher” is being revived.

The “Sin City” actress appeared during a panel at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) over the weekend and let slip that The Punisher, which starred Jon Bernthal, was “happening again.”

After her comments made headlines, Rosario took to Twitter to insist that she got her information from an unverified source and that it isn’t official.

“I can’t be trusted…!” she began. “Getting intel from fans during signings is iffy apparently. My bad. I get excited. Confirmation is key when you’re told what you want to hear…”

Rosario appeared as Claire Temple in Netflix’s Marvel TV shows “Daredevil,” “Luke Cage,” “Jessica Jones,” “Iron Fist,” and “The Defenders” between 2015 and 2018.

They were canceled as Marvel’s parent company Disney prepared its own streaming service, Disney+, in 2019.

The only Netflix Marvel show she didn’t appear on was “The Punisher,” and Rosario expressed her excitement at possibly getting another chance to feature in the series thanks to the revival.

“(I) found out… that it was happening again, so I feel like it’s my second chance,” she said. “This is the only one of the shows that I wasn’t in, and I love Jon Bernthal, so let’s all make it happen collectively, guys.”

At San Diego Comic-Con last month, Marvel boss Kevin Feige confirmed “Daredevil” was being revived for Disney+ with Charlie Cox in the lead role once again.

None of the other Netflix series was confirmed for revivals or reboots.

Kanye West’s Cyber Bullying Has Sent Pete Davidson To Therapy

By: Kershaw St. JawnsonCategory: News

Sources are reporting that Kanye West’s bullying has sent Pete Davidson, the Staten Island funny man, to therapy.

According to People, Pete Davidson has been going to see a therapist since the beginning of April to sort out his feeling related to the cyber harassment at the hands of the rapper and former husband of his recent ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian.

AllHipHop.com reported on Kanye West’s attacks on the “Saturday Night Live” alum. Ye even mocked Pete in his music and videos.

The source said, “The attention and negativity coming from Kanye and his antics is a trigger for [Pete], and he’s had to seek out help.”

Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian announced their breakup over the last week. The comedian “has no regrets for dating Kim and wants it to be made very clear that she’s been nothing but supportive of him throughout their relationship,” according to the insider.

“Moving forward he just wants to focus on his career,” the person added.

Kanye West has not made a statement about the split or the comment about him being a reason for Davidson needing counseling.

But he did post a disturbing image on Instagram to his 16.2 million followers of a picture of a fake New York Times cover that featured the headline “Skete Davidson Dead At Age 28.”

“Skete” is the derogatory nickname Yeezy gave him during his 2021 rant.

Kim Kardashian was reportedly livid over the post and demanded Ye taking down the image, which has been deleted from his IG account. 

Serena Williams Announces “Retirement” From Tennis, But Not Career

By: illseedCategory: Pop News

One of the worlds best, brightest and most powerful celebrity athletes is retiring.

Serena Williams is calling it a day. The tennis star and baby mama in my head, announced that she will end her life in from after the 2022 U.S. Open this month. She wrote an op ed piece for Vogue magazine making the revelation. At 40 years old, she just decided it is time to move on to other things. Obviously, the 23 time Grand Slam Champion has done just about everything there is to do in tennis. And she’s done more than just tennis, she’s an icon.

She told her therapist that it was time to retire, but did not talk to anyone else about it. By the way, she’s not using the word retirement. She’s using the word, transition “. And other words like evolution to describe what she’s doing next.

In the piece, she wrote: “I’ve been reluctant to admit to myself or anyone else that I have to move on from playing tennis. Alexis, my husband, and I have hardly talked about it; it’s like a taboo topic. I can’t even have this conversation with my mom and dad. It’s like it’s not real until you say it out loud. It comes up, I get an uncomfortable lump in my throat, and I start to cry. The only person I’ve really gone there with is my therapist!”

At any rate, she is one of the best and continues to amaze with her transitioning ways. “I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me,” she continued.

Personally, I can’t wait to see what she’s up to next because she still fascinates. Also, her sister Venus is a phenom as well. Both of them are incredible, and shout out to king Richard, who helped make them this way.

Job well done, Serena! Let us Crip Walk!

J. Cole’s ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’ Joins Billboard 200 Chart’s 400-Week Club

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive crosses another significant milestone. The Album Of The Year winner at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards spent its 400th week on the Billboard 200 chart.

The North Carolina-based emcee became just the fourth rapper to have an album remain on the Billboard 200 for at least 400 weeks. J. Cole joined Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Eminem.

Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D City is the longest-charting Hip Hop studio album of all time. The classic 2012 project has made it onto the Billboard 200 for 510 weeks.

Drake became the first act in history to have two different albums in the 400-week club. 2011’s Take Care currently sits at 492 weeks. 2013’s Nothing Was The Same has shown up 433 times on the Billboard 200.

Eminem’s The Eminem Show has charted for 418 weeks. His Curtain Call: The Hits compilation sits at 591 weeks. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd holds the all-time Billboard 200 record with 962 weeks on the chart.

2014 Forest Hills Drive debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 371,000 first-week units. The RIAA certified J. Cole’s third studio album as 3x-Platinum in May 2019. He also earned a Best Rap Album nomination at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in 2016.

J. Cole presently has six #1 albums in his discography. 2011’s Cole World: The Sideline Story, 2013’s Born Sinner, 2016’s 4 Your Eyez Only, 2018’s KOD, and 2021’s The Off-Season also topped the Billboard 200 chart.

The Dreamville Records leader’s first five albums have all earned at least Platinum certification from the RIAA. Born Sinner crossed the 2x-Platinum threshold in September 2020. The 2014 Forest Hills Drive tracks “Wet Dreamz” received a 4x-Platinum Award and “No Role Modelz” received a 6x-Platinum Award.

Slim Jxmmi Detained At LAX For Charges In Georgia

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

Aaquil Iben Shamon Brown is once again facing legal troubles. Authorities apparently detained the rapper better known as Slim Jxmmi at Los Angeles International Airport on his way back from Canada.

According to TMZ, United States Customs and Border Protection agents detained Slim Jxmmi on Sunday. Apparently, the Rae Sremmurd member has a warrant out for his arrest in Cobb County, Georgia.

Local officials have reportedly secured extradition for Slim Jxmmi back to the state. The Mississippi-raised artist’s legal team claims the Cobb County Probation Office failed to withdraw its probation violation warrant.

Steve Sadow, Jxmmi’s attorney, stated, “When Aaquil came back from Canada into LA airport, he was arrested on the probation violation warrant. We expect that warrant to be withdrawn in the next day or so, and then Aaquil will be released.”

Slim Jxmmi’s latest run-in with the law comes as Rae Sremmurd prepares to release the SREMM4LIFE album. The duo let loose “Denial” in June. They recently released the new single “Community D**k” featuring Alabama-bred rapper Flo Milli.

“One of our producers, 30 Roc, his friend got this voice note, this girl left a voice note… so she was singing that song,” Slim Jxmmi told Apple Music 1 host Zane Lowe. “She got real creative and sang it in that melody and he sampled it on the beat.”

The 30-year-old rhymer added, “And we were like, ‘This sound like the summer. It sounds like Hot Boys, City Girls’ – and Flo Milli got that tone. She speaks for the females in the best way, the most fun way. She’s gonna present it a certain way. So we were like, ‘We gotta send it to her and let her do her thang.’ We sent her the song, she killed it the first time.”

Earlier this year, Miami-Dade County prosecutors dropped a domestic violence case against Slim Jxmmi. The alleged victim supposedly recanted her allegations which included accusations of hair pulling.

Kandi & Tiny Drop Female Version Of DVSN’s “If I Get Caught”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

R&B duo DVSN caused a stir online with the provocative “If I Get Caught.” Kandi Burruss and Tameka “Tiny” Harris have taken it upon themselves to offer a response to DVSN’s single.

Vocalist Daniel Daley and producer Nineteen85 sampled Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s “Song Cry” for their latest musical offering. In the chorus, Daley sings, “If I get caught cheating, that don’t mean I don’t lovе you.”

“If I Get Caught” became a major topic of conversation on social media as listeners debated the “cheater’s anthem.” However, Daniel Daley insisted the Bryan Michael-Cox and Jermaine Dupri-produced song is “honest,” not toxic.

Yesterday, Kandi Burruss and Tiny Harris presented their own version of DVSN’s “If I Get Caught” from a female perspective. An official music video from the former Xscape members landed on YouTube as well.

“Much love to @dvsn but @majorgirl & I had to represent for the ladies! #IFUGetCaught cheating on us it’s gonna be a problem!” wrote Kandi on Instagram.

Tiny posted on her own Instagram page, “We gotta show love to @dvsn for doing their thang with their new song ‘If I Got Caught.’ It’s such a dope song, it made @Kandi and I want to write a female version, just to talk a lil 💩for the ladies!”

This is not the first time a musical Battle Of The Sexes involved Kandi Burruss and Tiny Harris. Back in 1999, Sporty Thievz released “No Pigeons” as a rebuttal to TLC’s chart-topping “No Scrubs.” Kandi and Tiny co-wrote “No Scrubs” for their fellow 90s-era female group.

Beyoncé Scores 8th No. 1 Song With “Break My Soul”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

R&B/Pop megastar Beyoncé currently has the #1 album and #1 song in America. After Renaissance debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, “Break My Soul” rises to the pinnacle of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

“Break My Soul” climbed from the Hot 100’s #6 position to the #1 position. The track became Beyoncé’s eighth chart-topper as a soloist. She also has four other Number Ones as a member of Destiny’s Child.

Since her run with Destiny’s Child, the time between Beyoncé’s first Number One and her latest Number One spans twenty-three years and three weeks. The girl group’s “Bills, Bills, Bills” made it to #1 on July 17, 1999.

All 16 tracks from Renaissance landed on the Hot 100 rankings. “Cuff It” and “Alien Superstar” also made it into the Top 20. Beyoncé joined Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and Adele as the only female acts to have an album chart every track on the Hot 100.

Additionally, Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” leads the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B Songs, and Hot Dance/Electronic Songs charts. The Renaissance single pulled in 18.9 million streams during the tracking period.

“Break My Soul” gained more publicity after Beyoncé dropped “The Queens Remix” with Pop music icon Madonna. The remixed version featured Bey shouting out numerous Black, female musicians such as Nina Simone, Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, and Rihanna.

In addition, Beyoncé reached #1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart for the first time this week. The Parkwood Entertainment founder is also only the third female artist in history to earn at least 80 entries on the Hot 100 chart. Bey is now on that exclusive list with Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj.

Megan Thee Stallion’s Boyfriend Pardison Fontaine Backtracks On Comments About The Rock

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had a lot of people in Hip Hop talking this week. While promoting his upcoming movie DC League of Super-Pets, the former pro wrestler mentioned Hip Hop star Megan Thee Stallion.

An interviewer asked The Rock what celebrity would he want to be a pet for. The 50-year-old actor answered, “Megan Thee Stallion.” When questioned why he chose the “WAP” rapper, The Rock replied, “We don’t have to talk about that.”

In addition, The Rock posted a clip from the interview with his Super-Pets co-star Kevin Hart on Instagram. Johnson wrote in the caption, “Shout to our fam @theestallion & Denzel Washington 😉👊🏾.”

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Megan Thee Stallion’s boyfriend, Pardison Fontaine, got wind of what The Rock had to say about the woman he is dating. Pardison posted, “All our dogs [are] named after #s… Just teach ya wife how to use seasoning… You’ll be iight… Moana is the s### tho.”

Apparently, some people had a problem with Pardison Fontaine’s response to The Rock. It seems his “seasoning” comment was viewed as a reference to the fact that The Rock’s wife, Lauren Hashian, is Armenian-American.

Pardison returned to social media last night to share more of his thoughts about the situation involving Megan Thee Stallion. The “Backin’ It Up” hitmaker walked back some of his statements that he has since removed from the internet.

“Of all the things to be worried about y’all think I’m mad at the Rock 🪨 😂,” tweeted Pardi. He also added, “The comment started all our dogs #s and ended with Moana is my s### 🗿. I deleted it (yesterday)… [because] it seems like [people] took it wrong… thought maybe my joke was in poor taste 😂.”

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Slick Rick, Kool G Rap, Whodini, Diamond D, Chubb Rock, Speech and UTFO To Be Honored By National Hip-Hop Museum

By: Houston WilliamsCategory: Exclusives

The National Hip-Hop Museum of Washington, DC is slated to honor some of the true greats in Hip-Hop on Aug. 26th at Atlantucky in Atlanta. Slick Rick, Kool G Rap, Whodini, Diamond D, Chubb Rock, Speech of Arrested Development and UTFO are slated to be honored with numerous other legend supporting.

Host Grandmaster Caz said, “Hip-Hop didn’t invent anything, it reinvented everything and that’s why we, as Americans need to honor our country’s most important cultural export- Hip-Hop.”

This iteration of the NHHM will offer a different vibe with a Hip-Hop Marketplace that includes vendors, visual artists, cake-making, live painting and even breakdancing. Confirmed guests include MC Shan, DJ Rasta Root, DJ Hurricane and others.

Another distinction with this gala: it begins the rollout for Kool G Rap’s new album, Last of a Dying Breed. The album, which was ep’d by The National Hip-Hop Museum, features Sean Price, NEMS, AZ, Royal Flush, Al Skratch, Vado, Folkland LOS, AllHipHop’s co-founder Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur and others that have yet to be announced. The first single, “Born Fly,” features Big Daddy Kane and will premier on August 26 at the ceremony. 

Much has been made over the new album by Kool G Rap, as it is his first full-length solo opus in several years. The project is exclusively produced by Domingo.

At this point Kool G Rap has clocked in over 30 years in Hip Hop. He’s a lyricist with few peers. And, he is definitely a unique proposition in a rap community flooded with younger rappers. So, with an album titled The Last of a Dying Breed, he made a statement, bringing his unique twist to the table.

“As founder), I feel obligated to seek out and find projects that best preserve and honor iconic MCs like Kool G Rap,” NHHM’s Jeremy Beaver said in a statement. 

Check out the information below.

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Barrel & Biscuit: Visionary, Culture Shifter, Rap Maven

By: AllHipHop StaffCategory: Music News

Building your reputation as an artist cherished by the right audience takes a lot of time and hard work. But in the end, the effort does pay off. Many creators work on their careers for years before achieving something concrete for themselves.

One of these talented and passionate artists is Barrel & Biscuit. He is a rapper, producer, mixed engineer, and creative who originally solidified his career in the UAE and finally made his home in Vancouver, for musical opportunities that involved him flying between LA and Toronto, the west coast seemed to be his hotspot. 

Barrel & Biscuit is also an entrepreneur who now spearheads several recording studios across Vancouver’s lower mainland. Juggling these roles can be difficult, but it is what the multi-faceted musician lives for every day. Building an empire of his own has always been his dream.

Many might think that his success today came easy, but it’s quite the opposite. Barrel & Biscuit is someone who has endured highly challenging times. There have been moments in his life when he didn’t have much. He says that although he was not happy about his circumstances at the time, in hindsight, he credits those days as the basis for giving him the strength and will to persist in fighting for his dream.

Despite many struggles, Barrel & Biscuit always remained motivated.

He never gave up on himself and always believed he had what it takes to become a successful artist who remained true to his roots. Today, he is known for being unique and creating what other rappers dream of producing. His experience has helped him polish his skills and be celebrated by his fans.

He plans to stay on top of his game by setting goals for the upcoming future. Barrel & Biscuit understands the value of focus and discipline, so he takes his progress very seriously. He is set to release a much-anticipated album titled “ANOMALY.  The towering artist is a force to be reckoned with, a music mogul shifting hip-hop culture. Through hard work and dedication, he inevitably proves exactly why he deserves all his flowers.

Fat Joe Blasts Irv Gotti For Airing His & Ashanti’s Old Biz

By: illseedCategory: Rumors

You know you gotta be wack for Fat Joe to call you out. Fat Joe keeps it real, but generally assumes a diplomatic position. This is especially true with affairs of New York. The Don recently let Irv Gotti, the owner of Murder Inc, know how he feels regarding his loose lips on Ashanti. Here’s the back story. Ashanti is one of the dopest babes out NOW and her career is nearly 20 years deep. At the age of 40, she’s looking better than active chicks nowadays. At the beginning of her career, she was “with” Irv. I believe he was married at that time, but who cares. At this point, that was 20 years old. Fat Joe has known them both and has songs with her. He was there. A recent interview on Drink Champs yielded a lot of Chatty Patty-like behavior.

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Fat Joe didn’t hold back.

“Irv Gotti [is] a sucker, man. He a sucker. Y’all can @ Irv Gotti, Ja, whatever the f### you want. Whatever Irv has with Ashanti is 20 years old, right. I know he was making some points that mean a lot to him. But when you keep ranting about somebody 20 years later, it felt like he’s not over the young lady, right.”

Irv Gotti Claims He Created ‘Happy’ After Getting Busy With Ashanti 

He said he give Irv some slack if he put the gossip in a documentary, but not like this. Apparently, Irv was drunk and Joe was trying to ride for his lil sis without looking like a sucker himself.

“You gotta see your truth in your documentary. But to go to Drink Champs and to keep calling her a b####, keep disrespecting … Um, guys, I’m not gonna be the guy to ‘stand up for Ashanti, the brother that’ Ja Rule was standing right next to him (on Drink Champs). And so I’m not gonna be that guy. But, I’m not telling stories about a girl I was with 20 years ago. In fact, I hope you die (to his old flame). F### you, b####. Leave me alone, right. So, when you doing this, it looks like you caught up, you aint get over the s###.”

Ol Irv was dating Ashanti in the earliest of the 2000s…but he was married. OK. And he had the nerve to get in his feelings when she started dating Nelly without his knowledge. Nelly and Ashanti wasn’t a thing until 2003.

“I can get past you wanting to be with Nelly,” Irv blurted out to N.O.R.E. “The chic you f###### in love with is with this n####.”

Then he decided we all needed to know how he found out Nelly and Ashanti were an item.

“You wanna hear how I found out? I was at home … listen to this s###. This is God wanted me to find out. I was at home. NBA package, I like watching sports. ‘Oh my God, what’s this commotion going on in the stadium? We just found out what the commotion is. Nelly just walked in with Ashanti.'”

Nelly and Ashanti recently clowned Irv as they performed together.

By the way, Mic Geronimo let Irv have a piece of his mind too.

“Listen my man I’m gonna make it abundantly f###### clear to you bro. I don’t give a f### about what new found glory you have. I don’t give a f### about what you done, where you been, where you going, none of the above my n###a. Don’t get me f##### up,” the rap master said.

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New LA Metro Station Named After Nipsey Hussle

By: Kershaw St. JawnsonCategory: News

The Los Angeles Metro Rail has officially opened a new Hyde Park K Line metro station named after slain rapper and Crenshaw native Nipsey Hussle.

According to CBS Los Angeles, the stop is located in Nipsey Hussle Square and is one of eight stops dotted along the route of what is said to be some of the oldest communities in Los Angeles and Inglewood.

Los Angeles Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson said, “From Slauson and all the way to Vernon, you will see world-class pieces of art, celebrating the history and the legacy of African American people.”

“Everybody who comes to L.A. and rides the train out of the airport is gonna see it. Is that alright?” he said.

This news comes a week after the Los Angeles Times reported about the activities in the alleyway near where Nipsey was murdered in 2019 outside of his Marathon Clothing store.

The actual space is west of Crenshaw Boulevard between West Slauson Avenue and West 58th Place.

Councilman Harris-Dawson wrote in August 2020 that the area has “become a hotspot for criminal activity” and worked to shut it down to “mitigate criminal activity and/or illegal dumping.”

“The city should take action to ensure that this site remains a safe place for residents and visitors alike,” the politician continued. “There is a need to e#### concrete barriers at the entrance of the alley on West Slauson Avenue and at the alley’s midpoint northerly of West 58th Place to close the alley, but preserve access to the residential and commercial properties adjacent to the alley.”

As AllHipHop.com reported, Eric Ronald Holder, the man who murdered the rapper, was convicted on Wednesday, July 6, of first-degree murder and five other charges.

Holder gunned the community’s cultural and economic stake-holder down because the chart-topper called his former friend a “snitch.”

Iggy Azalea Returns To Music, Tells Her Critics To “Cry About It”

By: Justin IveyCategory: News

Iggy Azalea is back.

The multi-platinum selling rapper said she was stepping away from music in 2021, but Iggy Azalea changed her tune on Monday (August 8). She announced her return in a Twitter post directed at her detractors.

“A year ago I was willing to walk away from music because I was tired of the negative energy it attracted,” she wrote. “But what I’ve learned is that even when I’m minding my business, y’all gonna be negative AND nosey. So if I can’t have peace, neither can you. I’m coming back. Cry about it.”

Iggy Azalea released her End of an Era album in August 2021. A month before it dropped, she claimed to be going on a hiatus from music.

“End of an Era is so special to me because after I drop my album next month I am going to take a few years to focus on other creative projects and things I’m feeling passionate and inspired by, beyond music,” she wrote in July 2021. “I’m excited for you guys to see different sides to me in the future.”

But her time away from music didn’t last long.

“Gonna be a terrible year for you all,” Iggy Azalea wrote in response to someone mocking her return on Twitter. “2023 gear up b####!”

Kenan Thompson Teases LL Cool J Collaboration Now That Sitcom Is Over

By: Justin IveyCategory: Exclusives

Kenan Thompson is plotting his next move following the cancellation of his eponymous sitcom.

The Saturday Night Live cast member spoke about his career in an interview with AllHipHop at the Rock the Bells Festival. Kenan Thompson mentioned his connection to LL Cool J and a possible collaboration with the Hip Hop legend.

“LL’s my brother,” he said. “We been getting a lot closer in contact lately ‘cause I think he’s got a couple ideas for shows or something like that. Now that I have his camp contact – you never really wanna ask when you be seeing people in passing all the time. It’s always just like, ‘I see you. Love is love, blah blah blah.’ But now, I been contacting him or whatever. So, he brought us out [to Rock the Bells].”

The comedian also reflected on his NBC series Kenan. He confirmed the show won’t be revived on a streaming service such as Peacock, recalling that he was told, “It doesn’t make business sense.”

“Unfortunately, we’re on to the next idea and stuff like that,” he said. “But it was a good run. It’s a good two seasons. It’s out there forever.”

Check out the entire interview with Kenan Thompson below.

Nicki Minaj To Receive Video Vanguard Award At 2022 MTV VMAs

By: Justin IveyCategory: News

MTV announced Nicki Minaj as the next recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

The Republic Records artist will be honored and perform at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. The event airs live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on August 28.

“Nicki has broken barriers for women in Hip Hop with her versatility and creative artistry,” Paramount executive Bruce Gillmer said in a press release. “She has shifted the music industry and cemented her status as a global superstar with her crossover appeal, genre-defying style and continuing to be unapologetically ‘Nicki’.”

MTV hasn’t presented a Video Vanguard Award to any artist since 2019. Past honorees include Missy Elliott, LL Cool J, Kanye West, Beyoncé, Rihanna and the Beastie Boys.

Nicki Minaj’s appearance at the VMAs adds to an already busy month for the diamond-selling rapper. Her Queen Radio show makes its return on Thursday (August 11), moving from its original home of Apple Music to Amazon’s Amp app.

The Billboard chart-topper will also release a new song titled “Super Freaky Girl” on Friday (August 12). The track samples the Rick James classic “Super Freak,” which appeared on his Street Songs album.

Fans can pre-save Nicki Minaj’s upcoming single here.

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Fetty Wap Arrested For Threatening To Kill Someone On Facetime Call

By: Justin IveyCategory: News

Fetty Wap landed behind bars for allegedly violating the conditions of his pretrial release.

According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, authorities claim Fetty Wap waved a gun around and threatened to kill someone during a FaceTime call in December 2021. A judge revoked the 31-year-old rapper’s bond on Monday (August 8).

Fetty Wap, whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II, was out on bond following his arrest on drug trafficking charges in October 2021. He found himself back in jail after the feds obtained a video recording of his FaceTime call, which allegedly contained evidence of his gun possession and threats.

“Specifically, on or about December 11, 2021, John Doe was on a FaceTime call with the defendant WILLIE JUNIOR MAXWELL II, also known as ‘Fetty Wap,’ also known as ‘Willie Junior Maxwell,’” an FBI agent said. “The government received a video recording of this FaceTime call. (A copy of the video recording of the FaceTime call is attached hereto as Exhibit 2). During this video, the defendant is shown holding a gun and pointing it towards John Doe. (Id.).”

The agent continued, “The defendant then says to John Doe ‘Imma kill you and everybody you with,’ which he then repeats one more time. (Id.). The defendant then continues to threaten John Doe, saying ‘I’m gonna kill you,’ a threat which he repeats several more times throughout the video call (Id.). Additionally, after John Doe called the defendant a rat, the defendant responded by saying, “Your man is a rat.” (Id.) Screenshots of the defendant displaying a firearm are below.”

Fetty Wap awaits trial for charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances, including cocaine, fentanyl and heroin. Prosecutors accuse him of being a “kilogram-level redistributor” in a drug ring, which operated in Long Island and New Jersey.

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