Last week, rapper Benny the Butcher caused his fans some worry after he canceled a show due to a “non-covid” sickness. Since then, he seems to be back on the road and doing better. Benny the Butcher Back In Good Spirits Before he was to perform at Detroit’s Saint Andrew’s Hall, Benny canceled the show […]
From an outsider’s perspective, it appears that celebrity women can’t get enough of Pete Davidson. Kim Kardashian has been the latest name attached to Davidson’s dating life.
Tuesday night (Nov. 2), the alleged couple were spotted at Campania restaurant in the Staten Island borough of New York City, where Pete was raised. The two entered the restaurant through the back door after Kim was picked up from her hotel stay the Ritz-Carlton in Manhattan.
These developments first began when Kardashian was a guest on Saturday Night Live in early October. Davidson, being an SNL regular, shared the stage with Kim during the performance after spending the prior week together rehearsing for the show.
A few weeks later, the duo were holding hands on a roller coaster at a California amusement park, igniting gossip about them potentially being a couple.
Throughout all of this, Kardashian has been dealing with the legal proceedings involved with finalizing a divorce with husband Kanye West. While fans thought they had potentially reunited after she appeared in one of West’s album listening parties in August, the divorce continued to be ongoing.
Pete Davidson also had to shake off some marriage rumors himself earlier this year, as he was alleged to have tied the knot with an unknown childhood friend and business partner named Michelle. He and his legal team swiftly denied those claims, however.
Both Davidson and Kardashian established themselves as single before meeting up with each other, so coupling that with their latest rendezvous makes dating rumors seemingly plausible.
Do you think Pete and Kim are a couple?
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The video for Philly soul singer Pink Sweats’ new single “Nothing Feels Better” hearkens to a simpler time when making a love connection was as simple as passing a note in class. The first single from Sweats’ upcoming follow-up to Planet Pink, “Nothing Feels Better” details the euphoric feeling of real love, with the singer promising, “Forever I’m yours / just know that I’m all in.”
The colorful visuals in the accompanying clip reflect those feelings, casting the singer as a student who makes a bid for his crush’s heart by scrawling a love letter and sending it her way. Throughout the video, the classmates also pursue their various passions, from rollerskating in the hall to dancing in an empty classroom, drawing a parallel between the romantic love of the song and the sense of fulfillment that comes from chasing any other dream.
A year removed from his shimmering debut, Sweats is preparing to release a new project, Pink Moon, in early 2022. He also intends to promote Pink Moon with a tour beginning this Friday, November 5 in San Diego, California, and running through December 16 in Dallas. You can find out more about the tour here.
Watch Pink Sweats – Nothing Feels Better video above.
Pink Sweats is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The Godfather of Trap has yet to slow down, even after nearly two decades of delivering hit after hit. Zaytoven came through with his latest solo project, The Trap Don’t Close on Friday. It’s yet another body of work that showcases Zay’s impeccable ear as a producer — not only producing the tracks but identifying the right voices to go along with them. His latest body of work finds his working heavily alongside the new generation of rappers. Artists like Foogiano, Duke Deuce, and Luh Soldier contribute to the tracklist, along with more seasoned vets like Chief Keef. The project also includes appearances from Bobby Fishscale, Juugman, Honeykomb Brazy, and more.
Check out Zaytoven’s latest project below and peep our February interview with him here.
It was a massive weekend at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, especially for hip-hop. Two living legends, Jay-Z and LL Cool J were formally inducted into HOF this weekend where they received massive praise from the legends that came before them and those that they influenced along the way. For LL, it was a huge moment that was commemorated with the help of Dr. Dre and Eminem before the latter helped the Radio rapper perform his hit record, “Rock The Bells.”
According to TMZ, LL Cool J reciprocated the love he received at the HOF right back with a special, heartfelt donation. LL Cool J reportedly donated the red Audi that was featured on the Bad cover to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame after it was fully restored.
The 1987 Audi 5000 was restored by Will Castro of Unique Rides in NYC who explained that the rap legend approached him during the pandemic to fix up the ride. He explained that the car was in a bad place when Cool J brought it in but Castro made it work. As described by the publication, the car was restored with “new bodywork, a fresh paint job, installing a custom 2-tone black leather interior with red piping, a full stereo system with Blaupunkt cassette deck (truly old school), amps and subs, red lighting, putting in OG BBS wheels and a full engine rebuild.”
Overall, it was a $35K job to bring the old car back to life but there’s the sentimental value behind the car. LL Cool J purchased the Audi as one of his first major purchases following his deal with Def Jam. Since the late 80s, the rapper kept the vehicle at his grandmother’s home in New York until he finally decided to get it souped-up.
Swipe below for a better look at the car.
After a weekend that saw Aaron Rodgers completely transform into John Wick at the Green Bay Packers’ Halloween party, the NFL’s reigning MVP got some bad news.
As reported by Tom Pelissero, Rodgers had tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this Sunday’s game against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Losing your quarterback for any amount of time is never good, but losing Aaron Rodgers before a blockbuster matchup with the Chiefs is even worse.
However, maybe more interesting than Rodgers missing the Packers’ Week 9 contest is the star quarterback’s vaccination status.
Back in August, Rodgers claimed that he had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Or so it seemed.
In a press conference, Rodgers said, “Yeah I’ve been immunized,” when asked if he had received that vaccine, but acknowledged that some of his teammates hadn’t.
“There’s guys on the team that haven’t been vaccinated and it’s personal decision, not going to judge those guys,” he said.
Now, after testing positive for COVID-19, it’s being reported that Rodgers’ use of the word “immunized” may have been a clever way to get around the fact that he remains unvaccinated.
According to NFL reporters Ian Rapoport and Mike Garofolo, Rodgers is not vaccinated, and that is why he will miss Sunday’s game against Kansas City.
Had Rodgers been vaccinated, he would have needed just two negative COVID tests throughout the week in order play against the Chiefs. Because he is not, Rodgers must follow league protocols, which prevent him from playing in games the same week as testing positive.
While the Packers are confident in Rodgers’ backup, 2020 first-round pick Jordan Love, Rodgers’ appearance at the team’s Halloween party on Saturday could have severe consequences, as the virus could spread throughout Green Bay’s roster.
What do you think of Rodgers having to miss Sunday’s bout with Mahomes and the Chiefs? Let us know in the comments.
On Friday, Key Glock will release the second instalment to his Yellow Tape mixtape series, with Yellow Tape 2. The South Memphis native has been rapping for six years now, beginning his career with the independently-released mixtape Whole Lotta Everything. Basically one full year after the mixtape’s release, the rapper would drop his first project under cousin’s Young Dolph’s Paper Route Empire, with his hard-hitting trap-driven sound entirely intact. That is to say, Key Glock has pretty much always sounded like Key Glock. Case-in-point: listen to “Actin'” or “Zeros,” two of his early songs, both referenced in our interview with the artist below.
Key Glock, born Markeyvius LaShun Cathey, never had any doubts that this is what he would end up doing, although the timeline, and how exactly he’d get there, was certainly up for debate. This much is evident from our Zoom video conversation, which he takes from the passenger seat of his yellow lambo– although he needs to actually download the Zoom app before we can connect, because he’s a rapper. Glock speaks openly about being raised by a bevy of strong women, from grandma, to great-grandma, to mom and aunties; these ladies made sure Glock did his part to complete high school before the rapper winded up in jail for a brief period of time. And once again, a female figure in his life stepped in to help him get back on track– that is, his auntie, the same auntie who made him cousins with Young Dolph, called him up while he was still in jail and introduced the idea that Dolph wanted to connect to discuss music.
Dolph quickly signed his cousin, and while much could be said about their familial relations; we don’t need to. The fact is, both Glock and Dolph deliver a particularly poignant strain of hip-hop that is hard to come by anywhere else. Their fanbase is cult-ish in its potency and dedication to either artists; and their disregard for a major label makes them that much stronger as artists and businessmen alike. If there is anyone rivaling Glock and Dolph in this space, it might be a fellow EMPIRE-signed rapper, who was actually a guest on On the Come Up last year— Money Man.
Nonetheless, today is all about Key Glock. Before you get 20 more songs on Yellow Tape 2, which Glock claims are even more energetic than the first Yellow Tape, it’s time to get properly acquainted with Markeyvius by reading, or watching, our interview below.
HNHH: Tell me about your early life in South Memphis. What your childhood was like, any standout memories?
Key Glock: Growing up in Memphis…Growing up in South Memphis, it was rough and fun. Memphis taught me everything– everything I know as far as about business, street life. It’s true when they say that there’s no place like home. I’m glad to say I’m from Memphis because the way we built down there, the way I’m built, I can go anywhere else and live, and adapt.Just because of how my hometown is set up, and how they breed us. Rough and fun.
When you say you learned everything from the streets, what was your school situation like? I don’t know if you graduated high school or went to college at all, can you tell us about that?
School was never my thing, but it was something I had to do. Me, personally, once I got to high school, I was like, “Sh*t, I know how to count, I know how to spell, I know how to write, I know how to read,” and I know how to do these things well. As far as algebra, pre-calc, and sh*t, I never understood it, because I was like, “I’m not finna be using these types of problems in everyday life.” I’m not gonna be like, what’s x – y = z times two? I’m not finna be doing that with money and in my finances. But I wasn’t no dummy. I was book smart. I got common sense.
What would’ve been your favorite subject in school, if you had to pick?
I laugh when I say this, but my favorite subject was probably fitness. Gym. [Laughs] Straight up.
You’ve talked about how your grandmother raised you. What was that like? What type of parent was she to you? Were there a lot of rules? And was she the only parent, the main parent growing up?
I ain’t have a “main” parent because everybody loved me and everybody looked after me, so it wasn’t one that stood out over the other ones in my eyes. I never looked at it like that. But I was raised in a household of women. My mother was away, so I was living with my grandmother, who was my mother’s mother. My grandmother was living with her mother, which is my great grandmother. I was living with my grandmother and my great grandmother.
Oh wow, and eventually your mom came home. Was she added to the household of women that were surrounding you?
Right before my mother came home, I had moved in with my auntie, who had just passed away– my Auntie Yolanda, my favorite auntie and my mother’s favorite auntie. Like I said, I was living with my grandmother and great grandmother, but my auntie was the third piece of the puzzle that completed me. I moved with her right before my mother came home, which was my senior year of high school. This was all my mother asked me to do, and my auntie was like, “You know you ain’t want to go to college, you know that ain’t your thing, but just get your diploma.” I was like, aight. To me, this sh*t ain’t nothing. I’m finna get that. That’s all? Okay! So that’s what it was.
So I’m just trying to put it in context — so you graduated high school– I went back to your first song on Youtube, “Actin’”, which was like 8 years ago.
Like 2013.
So that song– you were in high school when you put that out, still.
Right, 9th grade.
You had already started rapping in 9th grade, I guess?
Yeah…but I wasn’t serious with it. I just had a name in the city, had a name in the streets, had a name in school. I was always popular, I had always been that guy. Everybody always knew who I was. I always had something going. I just wanted to do something right quick. Once I did it, I got so much feedback and great responses, it went to my head. I was like, “Aw yeah, this sh*t like nothing. I’m gonna take it and run with it.” And that’s exactly what I did. I just didn’t know it was gonna happen this quick. I always knew it was gonna happen though.
Was “Actin” the first song that got you thinking, like, ‘yeah, I can run with this, I can do this’? Or was it something else?
I always knew I could do this. That’s just how I am. I’m thinking [that] whatever I do, I know Imma be the best at it. I could start snowboarding tomorrow, and I know I’m finna be the best snowboarder ever. That’s just how I think. That’s just how I move.
So I just want to focus a little more on “Actin” because I find it so interesting, it’s a glimpse into your past but it also sounds so much like what you do in the present-day. Tell me about recording that song. Was it recorded at home? Did you play that song for Dolph or did you just upload it to YouTube?
I think I recorded it in a house, but the original song is by Gucci Mane. It’s called “Don’t Deserve,” you can look it up and listen to it right now. I was so in love with that song. I just went on YouTube, typed in that beat, like “Gucci Mane Don’t Deserve It instrumental,” and god dammit, it was right there. I clicked on it, played it, and I was just listening to it. Like any other lil kid, I was just rapping and listening to a beat. Then I was like, “Man, I’m dropping this after school.” It was just eating me up inside because I loved that song so much. I was already a Gucci fanatic, so that’s how it went. That’s what started it off. I sent Gucci that song a couple months ago. I was like, “Bruh, you’re the reason I started rapping,” and I sent him this song we’re talking about right now, “Actin,” and he was like, “Yeah, you need to go back to that old sound, it was hard!” I’m like, “I’m still hard.” [Laughs]
That’s crazy. I feel like he should remix that song present-day. That would be iconic. Going back to your upbringing, what is your relationship like with your mom present-day? Is she involved in your rap career at all? Do you ask her for feedback?
I ain’t got to ask her for feedback. She gon’ give it to me. I don’t even be knowing or thinking that she’s too hip or up-to-date with what I be doing, because I prefer her not to. I’m like, “This ain’t for you,” but she knows everything about me. She’s quick to tell me, “Boy, you’re my son. You think I don’t know this?” It’s just how it is. We’re best friends. We’re sisters and brothers.
What is the response to your presence in South Memphis these days? Are you able to go around and be there locally how you used to be when you were in high school, or does it cause a commotion?
I’m always in the city, but the way I move, I’ve always moved the way I moved, like, I don’t let my left hand know what my right hand doing. I’m so private with my life, like, momma you gon’ be mad when you see this, but I be having to lie to my own momma sometimes! It’s just something I got with myself. I just move different. You’ll never catch me with 100 people around me. I’m just different.
You mentioned Gucci before, I know he will be mentioned here, but who were your favorite rappers growing up? Who have influenced you the most rap-wise?
Gucci, Dolph, Lil Wayne, Future, and I feel like Sosa set the tone. Chief Keef is probably 3 years or 4 years older than me. Right when he came out, he was like 16, and I was like 13 or 14. He took the nation by storm, and that’s what opened it up for the youth, like oh, this is a youth thing now. This a young n*** world, just switched it up right quick, and that’s still what’s going on right now.
“Chief Keef is probably 3 years or 4 years older than me. Right when he came out, he was like 16, and I was like 13 or 14. He took the nation by storm, and that’s what opened it up for the youth, like oh, this is a youth thing now. This a young n*** world, just switched it up right quick, and that’s still what’s going on right now.”
That’s a good point. Chief Keef made you realize that, like, ‘I’m in high school, but I can still do this — I can upload to YouTube and go viral.’
Straight up, and what’s so crazy, I met Chief Keef before I was Key Glock, before the world knew Key Glock– Chief Keef knew Key Glock. We still conversate to this day, we still talk. That’s my mans. We’re just alike. That’s why we clicked tight like that. We’re just alike– we don’t f*ck around, we don’t f*ck with nobody. We just handle our business and live our life.
Yeah, you guys are both in your own bubbles. You do your thing, you have your fans, you know your fans will listen, and you don’t need to pay attention to anything else. You said you met him before the world knew who Key Glock was. How did you guys meet?
I met him through a mutual friend of mine. He’s passed away now. His name Jay Money, he was from Memphis too. If you knew me, you know Jay Money. If you know Jay Money, you know what was up with him, you knew how his name had weight in the city. It’s a long story, but that’s a whole ‘nother interview. Rest in peace Jay Money.
So you started rapping…at what point did Dolph come into the picture? Can you explain that whole situation.
I ain’t even know it was gonna happen this way. I ain’t never took it serious. I never introduced him to my music or asked him about signing me– none of that. Everything just kind of happened for a reason. Earlier, my auntie that I was telling you about, that passed away — she was married to Young Dolph’s uncle, and that’s how we’re cousins — through marriage. Both of them are now passed away, so that’s another reason why our bond is stronger and tighter. It’s really deeper than rap. Blood is really thicker than water. It’s nothing I wouldn’t do for him, there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for me.
Did you want to be signed to a label at any point, were you considering that, or were you just doing your thing and it just happened?
I was young. I was 18 going on 19. I was in the streets. I wasn’t too hip or had too much knowledge about the music industry like I do now. So back then, ain’t no telling, I probably would have been headfirst. I would have went with whatever, whoever– as long as the bag right. Now, just by me being around Dolph and learning more about the business and how he orchestrates sh*t–’cause I’m right there, all the time, and I can see what’s going on– I’ll say nah. Because it was my auntie who was the one who introduced him [Dolph] to my music. I was incarcerated. Soon as I graduated and my momma came home, I went in– It’s a long story. Sh*t is all over the place. But when I was incarcerated, I had a song at the time called “Zeros” and It was buzzing through the city. I had dropped my first tape on my own, it was called Whole Lot of Everything. I ended up calling my auntie in jail– calling just to check up on her– and she was like, “Maymay wanna holla at you.” That’s Dolph’s nickname. Ain’t nobody know that though.
So, she was like, “Maymay wanna holla at you, so and so, so and so.” I was like, “Auntie, I’m finna get out in a week or two anyway. I’ll holla at him then.” Because I always had a thing where I don’t like visitation, talking on the phone, because that sh*t makes me feel like I’m setting myself up to be there, knowing I’m finna roll. I ain’t finna be here. We ain’t gonna make this a thing, so don’t get comfortable with visiting and calling. [Laughs] That’s how it all happened.
What do you depend on Dolph for the most at this point? How hands-on is he? Does he go over tracklists with you, or is he someone you strategize with? What type of role does he play?
Everything you just said, we do with each other. We’re cousins, but we’re brothers. We’re patnas fasho. I help him with his tracklist for a tape, or I’ll let him peep my whole tracklist for my tape. It’s just different things that we do. I’ll even give him a treatment for a video. I gave him two treatments before for a video. He’s gave me like five. That’s just how we work. We can do that, not because we’re independent, but because we really bond like that. We know what each other is on.
Is there anyone else in the music industry who you would call a true friend?
If I’ve got to think about it like this, nah. Not really. Nah I ain’t got time. I ain’t come here to make friends. I came here to make some money.
I wanted to ask about Gucci. You don’t have very many collaborations, but among the collaborations you have–besides Dolph and Paper Route artists–he’s one of the artists that you’ve collaborated with that’s not a Paper Route Empire artist. You guys have spoken, but what’s your relationship like with him?
Wop real. I can relate to Wop. I fully understand Wop– the way he moves, the way he acts, everything. That’s why, like, he’s been my favorite rapper for a reason– because of his attitude and personality. I’m kinda the same way. I don’t need nobody, don’t need nothing. I got me. I know what Imma do and I know how to do it. I don’t give a f*ck attitude. He’s my boy.
“Wop real. I can relate to Wop. I fully understand Wop– the way he moves, the way he acts, everything. That’s why, like, he’s been my favorite rapper for a reason– because of his attitude and personality.”
You only have one song with Gucci or more than one?
We’ve got four out, like, to the world. That the world know about. There’s four that’s out on platforms.
More in the stash?
Maybe. [Laughs]
Is there anyone you would give a feature to, no questions asked?
Yeah, I’ll give a feature to whoever. Not whoever, but as long as it’s right.
Okay, so, is there anyone you would accept it from, no questions asked? Besides for Gucci.
I can’t even say because I don’t know.
Getting into the projects, the lack of features in general– it’s come to be a defining thing for you. There’s not a lot of artists who can have such a strong rise without the help of features. Dolph is a co-sign, but it’s still not like a Drake feature.
You can’t find not one Key Glock song featuring Young Dolph. It ain’t like that. It’ll be a Key Glock AND Young Dolph, but nah.
What was the benefit, looking back, of not having any features on most of your projects?
The benefit…I don’t know. I keep putting it in their face. I keep popping my sh*t, talking my sh*t about it.
Well, one of the things is that, you not having any features means that the fan is really coming for you, we’re not coming to this album for any other reason than we’re gunna listen to Key Glock.
That’s a for sure reason.
Who’s your favorite producer to work with these days?
Bandplay, Tay Keith.
Those are the two I wanted to talk to you about. Bandplay, I want to do an interview with him one day, but how did you guys connect in the first place?
I found Bandplay through a cousin of mine. Nah, through my uncle. My uncle was living in Nashville at the time. His name’s Coop. He was doing a lot of parties and whatnot out there. He told me about Bandplay, like “You ever heard of Bandplay?” I’m like, “Bandplay? Who the f*ck is that?” He was playing his sh*t for me. I was like, “Where he from?” He’s like, “Bruh from Nashville.” “Nashville?!” He was like, “Yeah, he just produced a whole country album for so-and-so”– I forgot who the dude was. I was like, “Oh, he’s versatile like that? Hit him up for me, tell him to send me some stuff.” Long story short, boom. We linked up, I did a couple songs like “Cocky.” He did most of Glock Bond, my second tape. He was all over that. Then I remember, about a month or two later, Dolph called me out the blue. He was like, “What’s up with Bandplay?” I was like, “Sh*t, what you mean what’s up with him?” He was like, “Man, that n*** hard.” I’m like, “Yeah, yeah he hard.” He was like, “Bruh, I need you to link me with him, so-and-so, so-and-so.” I was like, “Bruh, I’m just finna shoot you his number and let [him] know you finna call him.” Just like that, and boom, next you thing you know, gang gang. La familia.
That’s so cool. So he was producing country music before he linked up with you. I feel like that’s what gives his production a little edge. I don’t know if it’s his beats, but you guys have a lot of beats with like, the flute, and other instruments–
Really, he’s just versatile. I can’t even describe it. He can turn anything up.
I read that you went to high school with Tay Keith.
Right yup.
Were you guys in the same grade? What was your relationship like in high school versus reconnecting with him for production?
It was around that time of the “Actin” song. Tay Keith been producing, been posting tapes. It was him, me, another partner that was producing at the time, Nick. Blocboy was rapping at the time. That’s who he was working with, and he had a name still, even then, in the city. Even still, to this day, I got e-mails with beats from Tay Keith from 2016, 2017– a whole different tag from the new one y’all hearing now. That’s been my boy. We’ve got a real understanding.
It’s cool to see that you all broke out and you guys all kind of “made it” in a way–
That’s like with Bandplay, though! I introduced Tay Keith to…uh, I ain’t gon’ say their name, but you know what I’m saying– that’s when everything was– you know what I’m saying. But I set that up. I just want to see people win. If I f*ck with you, Imma set that sh*t up. Imma make the play. Why not? Spread the bread. I can’t get all that.
What’s the Memphis rap scene like presently? What’s it like locally there? Is it a lot of artists trying to come up ‘cause they’ve seen you guys do it?
It’s lit. [Laughs] I love it.
Let’s talk about Dum and Dummer. I don’t know if there’s a strategic decision that goes into it, but I just think that it’s interesting that with those collab projects– there are some songs that are just you, some that are just Dolph, and some that you do together. What is the decision making behind that?
It’s really like, I ask him how he wants to do it, then he’ll be like, “Sh*t, it’s however you want to do it.” Then, it turns off us and it turns to our circle– our gang. We’ll be in the studio. Then it turns to them. Then they turn into the decision makers. We don’t just look at it like I, I, I, or me, me, me. We all look at it together as one.
That’s cool. I like that it’s a collaborative project but it doesn’t have to be Dolph and Key Glock on every single song. It can be however you want it to be. Will the series continue in 2022?
Dum and Dummer 3? Is that what your tal’m about?
Yeah, Dum and Dummer 3, would that be a possibility?
[Key Glock looks sneakily at the camera and lights his joint] It’s already done.
Oh shit. So maybe 2022?
That I can’t tell you. But it’s already done.
Diving into Yellow Tape 2, you just announced the release date. Why did you want to keep with that same theme and do a sequel to that project in particular?
It’s a great question, great question. Cause I never liked doing sequels. I never planned on even doing a sequel, but it’s more of, like, a statement. That color, it was my great grandmother’s favorite color. Y’all look at it like it’s yellow. I look at it like it’s gold, ‘cause I’m a player. But I just had to keep it going because the first one made so much of a statement, and I had to let ‘em know it’s actually yellow tape. When you see yellow tape, you know what it means– caution, beware, something dumb happened, something about to happen. But I’m letting you know it’s still yellow tape– this shit still happening, still about to happen. Like for real. [Laughs]
“I never planned on even doing a sequel, but it’s more of, like, a statement. That color, it was my great grandmother’s favorite color.”
I read on your Twitter that you have one feature on your tape and it’s not Dolph. So Dolph isn’t featured on the tape at all? Can you tell us anything about that feature? Is it just the one?
It’s not Dolph.
So Dolph is not featured on the tape at all.
At all.
So can you tell us anything about that one feature? Is it just one feature?
Yeah, it’s just one feature, but he on every song though.
[Key Glock begins to act suspiciously as he answers these questions with increasing ambiguity]
He’s on every song, but he’s a feature?
It’s really like a collab tape, but it’s not…Basically…I’m introducing my other artist. He’s on every song.
Have we heard him at all yet?
Yeah.
Who’s your artist?
I don’t call them my artist.
Okay, can we say their name?
[Laughs] you want their name huh? Key Glock…and the one feature…the one feature…Glizzock.
[Laughs] Okay, is that you?
Sometimes, sometimes [Laughs]
Okay, so, Key Glock featuring Key Glock.
Glizzock [Laughs].
Is there anything else you want to say about it?
It’s more energetic than the last one.
Interesting. The last one was pretty energetic.
Yeaahh.
I really love “Ambition for Cash.”
That was a lil something.
How many songs are on it?
[I’m] putting 20.
You mentioned in an interview last year that you were trying to buy a crib. Did you accomplish that goal? Any other goals for 2022?
Yeah, I did that.
Okay so any other goals for 2022?
[My goal] is to keep shitting on ‘em. Keep sh*tting, keep popping my sh*t. Just gon’ stay out the way.
What do you want your legacy to be in the rap game, like if you have to be known for something?
It’s not just one thing. They’re gonna remember me for a lot. I can’t just pinpoint one thing. I’ve got so much sh*t that other rappers don’t do or don’t have. They know wassup with me.
This morning (Nov. 3), Pressa released the deluxe version to his December 2020 EP Gardner Express. The original project contained seven tracks with features notable from Sheff G and Jackboy. The deluxe adds seven new tracks, tapping Rowdy Rebel for a feature as well as Swae Lee for the song “Cool, Calm & Collected.”
“Cool, Calm & Collected” opens with a carefree, boastful verse from Swae Lee sandwiched by his wonderfully sung hook. He dominates the first half of the track, setting it up perfectly for Pressa to come in and effectively match the vibe.
Over the subtle horns and plentiful claps on the instrumental, Pressa does just that. He handles the second verse with flying colors, using it as a warning to his enemies about crossing him: “Couldn’t cross me ’cause Press Machine, he ain’t Catholic.”
Elaborating on his explosive weapons and fine jewelry, Pressa reassures his audience that he still prefers working on his craft rather than partying.
While Swae Lee takes up the majority of the song’s vocals, Pressa’s presence is surely felt when he rattles off his verse. The duo complement each other with matching themes and equally solid performances.
Quotable Lyrics
Hunnid shots when I win my Grammy
I’m in the club and I’m with Swae
She asks me what my neck, I told her, “It’s a hunnid K”
I’m sellin’ drugs, baby
I’ve been workin’ in the stu’ like fuck the club, baby (Club)
Check out Pressa’s new song “Cool, Calm & Collected” featuring Swae Lee below and be sure to stream the entire Gardner Express deluxe.
During the early morning hours of November 2, it was reported that Las Vegas Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III was involved in a car accident that left one dead.
According to a press release from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, Ruggs was traveling at a high rate of speed when he piled his Chevrolet Corvette into the back of a Toyota Rav4. The LVMPD said that when emergency personnel responded to the accident, the Rav4 was engulfed in flames and that the car’s driver, later revealed to be a 23-year-old woman, had died.
Ruggs, who remained on the scene, reportedly showed signs of impairment and was reportedly charged with DUI resulting in death.
Both he and his girlfriend, who was riding in the passenger seat of the Corvette, were transported to the hospital to receive medical attention for serious injuries.
The Raiders, as well as the NFL, issued statements on the accident and offered their condolences to the family of the deceased.
“The Raiders are aware of an accident involving Henry Ruggs III that occured this morning in Las Vegas,” the Raiders said. “We are devastated by the loss of life and our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim’s family. We are in the process of gathering information and will have no further comment at this time.”
And early this morning, the Raiders released Ruggs III from their roster.
While it is unclear if Ruggs will face jail time for his involvement in this accident, it is very clear that he will be away from football for a substantial amount of time and, although there have been multiple examples of NFL players returning to the field after fatal car accidents, football is the last thing on anybody’s mind right now. A young woman is dead because of Ruggs’ decision to drive drunk and there will be consequences for his actions.
What do you think of the Raiders’ decision to release Henry Ruggs III? Let us know in the comments.
From Big Sean’s Beverly Hills mansion to Drake’s enormous compound in Toronto, there are several notable artists in the Hip-Hop community who have homes large enough to get lost in, and it turns out that Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys are definitely a part of that group of people. For the latest cover of Architectural Digest, the Hip-Hop and R&B power couple has given the world an intimate look at their stunning California mansion, which reportedly served as the inspiration for Tony Stark’s insane bachelor pad in the MCU’s Iron Man movies.
The 11,000 square-foot home in La Jolla, California is a gorgeous, modern home that’s filled with art and unique furniture, and according to HipHopDX, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz refer to it as “Dreamland.”
Swizz Beatz reportedly had a photo of the sprawling home saved as his phone’s screen saver for years, and when it finally hit the market in 2019, he and his wife jumped at the opportunity to purchase the house, which ultimately cost them $20 million.
“I was low-key manifesting it,” Swizz Beats says. “When your screen saver comes to life, it’s unbelievably crazy.”
In addition to allowing photographers into their home, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz also give AD a personal tour of their gorgeous estate, during which they offer backstory on eye-catching artworks and explain the design decisions that went into each room.
Speaking on the art that’s featured in their house, Swizz Beatz says, “I love that 90 percent of the art in the house is by artists who are now our friends. We’ve broken bread with them, they’ve partied at our house, they’ve spent the night. It’s not transactional for us.”
Check out Architectural Digest‘s special inside look at Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’s massive California home below.
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