Rick Ross in an interview with Hot 97 had this to say about Meek Mills incarceration “I spoke to him and it may be five days from now, the big homie was sentenced to six months off the rip. We done got our hopes up a couple of times so I said I wasn’t going to feed into that again. When he come home, he come home. At worst it won’t be more than a month at this point.” Meek is in prison for violating his probation after a 2009 drugs and gun conviction.
While in an interview with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club he was asked about his assault allegations from porn star Mellanie Monroe he stated that he has to go through the process but that the ordeal is already half way out the door. Maino also had this to say about the whole situation “Let me just tell you this though, “I don’t really [speak] on things that’s not true…But I was in a situation–You know what, let me say this. In my life, anytime I’ve been accused of something, I swear to you I’ve always been at least 30 percent guilty. If somebody said I’ve done something, I’ve done something. Never in my life, until this time here, have I been absolutely 100 percent innocent. But that thing is about to get thrown out. It’s already halfway out the door. I’m just waiting on the call to tell me it’s already finished. The sad part about it is that particular situation, if a woman says that then you have to actually go through the process. So, It doesn’t matter. You can be walking down the street and a woman says ‘Yo, Envy did this, did that.’ They gon’ at least arrest you and you gotta go through the process. Now the truth will come out in the end. But, you know what? Most people don’t hear the truth…I’m not here to make everybody happy. So, the people that believe it is the people that don’t fuck with me anyway.” Only time will tell how his case ends up but keep it locked for more information as it arrives.
Another Hollywood walk of fame star for hip-hop will be placed next month. Others range from Queen Latifah to Tupac but on December 4th another will be added this time being Pharrell Williams. The Chair of the Walk of Fame Committee had this to say about the picks “We know that the new selections represent the best of the entertainment industry and will be a great addition to the Walk of Fame for both the Hollywood community and fans from around the world who visit Hollywood every year.”
Hip-Hop artist Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, and Lecrae and others all give their thoughts on the Ferguson grand jury decision. Macklemore went to twitter and tweeted “The system that instills & protects white supremacy wins again. Humanity loses…No justice. I pray for Mike Brown & his family. So sad,” Will.I.AM tweeted ““My heart goes out to the family of #MikeBrown, the people of #Ferguson and #america as a whole…” Kendrick Lamar tweeted out “Didn’t we say LOVE yourself? They don’t LOVE u. The world don’t LOVE u. Worldly things don’t LOVE u. The master will serve justice,” Up and coming artist Mick Jenkins too took to twitter to post “This does not anger me. This is not surprising. And I don’t feel like it should be. But I do understand those who are angry/surprised,” This is just some of the hip hop communities thoughts on the matter for more turn to social media and see what the artist are saying.
Kendrick Lamars short film has already been shown at Sundance’s NEXT Fest back in August but the film titled “m.A.A.d” will next be shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The documentary is 14 minutes in length and acts as a companion to Kendricks album good kid m.A.A.d city. The museum offers a description of the film which is this “Kahlil Joseph’s double-screen projection m.A.A.d is a lush portrait of contemporary Los Angeles. From barbershops to marching bands, from homeboys drinking in the streets to the iconic carpet of shimmering lights, the camera in m.A.A.d sinuously glides through predominantly African American neighborhoods in Los Angeles catching a dizzying array of quotidian moments suffused with creativity, joy, and sadness. Joseph’s film is accompanied by a thick booming soundtrack provided by emerging hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar and indeed m.A.A.d is part of the title of Lamar’s highly acclaimed second album Good Kid m.A.A.d. City.” Hopefully the film gets great reception at the museum when released and furthers the hip hop medium into the realm of art.
While in an interview with Sway Rick Ross expressed his disappointment in Timbaland releasing “Movin Bass” saying “Timbaland released his version that I was real disappointed in hearing. Me and Jay created the original version. That’s one of the records we vibed up when we had a couple sessions. Of course, Timbaland produced it, and I went by the studio before and he played be the version and I was like, ‘I see what you did, but chill on that. We doin’ our thing on that.’ I was disappointed in homie on that.” But in the end Ross says that they are bigger than that and are bosses so hopefully this means it isn’t too big of an issue and they are just going to move on.
Big Sean has given back to his community this Thanksgiving donating a total of 1000 turkeys to a local high school. Surprising students at River Rouge High School, Big Sean himself was handing out turkeys with everyone else. This is the second time Sean has done this event with his charity Sean Anderson Foundation.
Nicki Minaj reportedly disrespected reporter Liz Hernandez on the Red Carpet at the AMA’s. Nicki got especially angry after being asked about her rival, Iggy Azalea. Iggy’s boyfriend, Nick Young was questioned about the situation and he replied with: “Oh man! You know, it is what it is,” Young told reporters at the party this week. “I had to deal with the aftermath when she came home. … When she got home and was going through her phone and hearing all the things and people talking trash about her, you know I had to be there for her. .But you know what, Iggy is doing big things and it’s scaring a lot of people!”
Liz Hernandez later called Nicki out on Twitter: “Never in the workplace has someone been so disrespectful to me as Nicki Minaj yesterday. I feel embarrassed to have supported her as a fan.”
During an exclusive interview with DX Daily, Ty Dolla $ign was asked about his views on the Ferguson situation: “My take on that is, damn man, it’s f*cked up man. It’s very f*cked up. I just don’t wanna see people f*ck their own neighborhood up like we did ours here in South Central back in the day ‘cause it doesn’t make sense to f*ck your own neighborhood up. But I understand how people feel. That shit’s f*cked up. It keeps on happening to us. Something’s gotta f*cking give eventually.”
After making a large investment for Wu-Tang-Clan’s new album, RZA believes he is going to lose quite a bit of money: “Everything, and I won’t recoup. I’m already overbudget. Maybe I’ll net out a half-million-dollar loss. I invested in the album. Look, if I never did anything again in music, it wouldn’t affect my life materially. I live a very satisfying life. Not because I’ve made a few dollars, but because I have a wife who loves me and children who wait for me to come home. And that is beautiful. I think that’s the American dream: to be at peace at home.”
Game has been doing charitable work with his organization The Robin Hood Project for quite a while. November 22nd, he was awarded the Humanitarian of the Year award for his organization. Game later thanked everyone for his award on Instagram: “It all started when I gave one kid from Africa $20. That created @therobinhoodproject & since then I’ve given away over a million dollars of my own money hand to hand & through charitable organizations. I am honored & more than appreciative of #ABC for this ‘Humanitarian Of The Year’ award. I was just a poor kid from Compton…. Never thought in a million years I’d have even an extra dollar to giveaway let alone a million. #Humbled.”
Joey Bada$$ never finished his senior year of high school and though that was the case he had great memories of Edward R. Murrow High School. So much so that he decided to give back to the school this week raising $10,000 selling unreleased music and exclusive clothing. Joey then donated the full amount to his former high school that bought them new instruments and production equipment.
The American Music Awards aired last night and there were some big names up for Best Hip-Hop album. With names like Eminem and Drake no one expected an artist like Iggy Azalea to take the top spot winning hip-hop album of the year. The Marshal Mathers LP 2 and Nothing Was The Same were both beat out which has a lot of hip-hop fans confused reacting negatively on twitter comparing her win to that of Macklemore winning over Kendrick and the Grammies.
Drake’s whole OVO movement has been a big one of the past few years with him branching out to do different things with the brand including the recent Capcom mash up. Though Drake has done OVO pop-up shops in the past this new OVO store will be permanent starting it all off in his home city of Toronto. Drake posted to his instagram over the weekend a photo of the store front to give fans a sneak peak at what is to come. The store is said to be opening soon according to Drake so keep it locked for more information regarding how it all turns out for this business venture.
Rap collabs rarely feature more than 5 or 6 rappers on the track but a new project being put together by Noisey and Hennessey is planning on taking it to another level. The track will feature 30 different rappers being recorded in three big cities. Some rappers known to be on the track so far are YG, Problem, Action Bronson, Scotty ATL, Nipsey Hussle, Raekwon, Killer Mike, Pusha T, and Rockie Fresh. There is no word on when the song will drop but It could be any time.
