Month: May 2022

Benny The Butcher had some wise words of advice for his followers on Instagram, Sunday night, telling any rappers who want to collaborate with him that being a hard worker is more important than talent. Benny shared the advice on his Instagram story in a short video speaking directly to his fans.

“I don’t wanna hear that you better than a n***a. Don’t tell me that,” the Griselda rapper says in his post. “Tell me you work harder than somebody. Tell me you more focused than a motherfucker. Tell me you got a better gameplan than a motherfucker. I don’t wanna hear that you better than nobody because talent don’t matter in this shit.”

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Whatever Benny is looking for in a collaborator, Gary rapper Freddie Gibbs certainly didn’t have it, as he recently remarked that their collaborations “came and went.” The comments were made amidst an ongoing beef between the two rappers that culminated in Gibbs getting jumped by alleged associates of Benny’s while in Buffalo, earlier this month.

On Friday, Benny appeared on The Beat with Ari Melber, where he reflected on the recent mass shooting in his hometown, revealing that his own daughter is traumatized by the incident.

“People are afraid to go to the grocery stores,” he said. “My daughter hasn’t been going to school since that happened. So it’s like, that’s the last thing we need (the Uvalde shooting). We got to find a way to protect ourselves and situations like that.”

Check out Benny’s advice below.

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Master P has announced that his daughter, Tytyana Miller, has passed away. The legendary rapper shared a statement on Instagram thanking his followers for their prayers and words of support.

“Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my daughter Tytyana,” Master P wrote in the post. “We respectfully request some privacy so that our family can grieve. We appreciate all of the prayers love and support. Mental illness & substance abuse is a real issue that we can’t be afraid to talk about. With God, we will get through this. #MyAngel.”

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Miller’s brother, Romeo, shared a statement of his own, adding that he’s grateful for the memories they shared together.

“Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my little sister Tytana,” Romeo wrote. “We respectfully request some privacy so that our family can grieve. We appreciate all of the prayers, love, and support, and although this is sad times, I’m forever grateful for the memories I did have with my amazing sister. Love on your loved ones, life is short.”

He continued, “The silver lining, I know she’s in a way better place and finally at peace. God Bless.”

The family did not disclose an official cause of death.

Check out Master P and Romeo’s Instagram posts below.

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AD says that Kendrick Lamar mistook him for being “from a different hood” when they first met, resulting in an intense stand-off in the studio. The Compton rapper discussed meeting the Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers rapper during an interview with No Jumper over the weekend.

“You want to know a crazy thing about Kendrick [Lamar], bro?” AD said. “My first encounter with him he thought I was somebody else. He lowkey tried to press me.”

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He continued: “I guess some n****s jumped him back in the day. And I came to the studio and he was mad. He was like, ‘You from Almond block?’ And I was like, ‘Nahh.’ Almond Block is another hood in Compton. He was like, ‘You is from Almond Block’ and I was like, ‘Nah I’m over here,’ and we were cool after that. But he was mad like, if I was from Almond Block, he would’ve got his get back on me that day.”

AD added that he was outnumbered, with mixing engineer Derek “Mixedbyali” Ali being his only associate with him. However, the rapper says he wouldn’t have backed down from Lamar had things turned violent.

The comments come after Lamar recently dropped his first solo full-length album since 2017 in the form of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The project sold close to 300K units in its first week, landing it on top of the Billboard charts.

Check out AD’s appearance on No Jumper below.

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Despite playing for the Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum rocked a purple and gold armband in honor of the late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night. The Celtics went on to beat the Heat in Miami 100-96.

With Sunday night’s matchup with the Heat being a win-or-go-home game, Tatum channeled the Mamba Mentality to carry the Celtics to the NBA Finals with a 26-point performance. 

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Growing up a fan of the late NBA legend, Tatum was lucky enough to be able to train with Bryant prior to his passing. Tatum discussed the influence his idol had on his during an appearance on Beyond the Press in 2021.

“One of the many things I took from him that always stuck with me,” Tatum said at the time. “He kind of just asked me one day, “How much does it mean to you?” and that kind of put things in perspective. How much does being great or being a champion, or, whatever, what are you willing to give up? What are you willing to do to sacrifice? And, I think that was kind of the motto he lived by.”

He continued: “Everyone wants to win. I want to be a champion. I want to be an MVP and want to be one of the greatest to ever play, Hall of Fame. That’s something I’m actively working on.”

The Celtics will take on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Game 1 is scheduled for June 2 at 9:00 PM, ET.

Check out Tatum’s armband tribute to Bryant below.

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Nick Jonas, who recently became a father after he and his wife, Priyanka Chopra, welcomed their daughter Malti Marie, reflected on how his perspective on life has changed as a result during an interview with Variety. The singer sat down with the outlet during Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation’s “Big Fighters, Big Cause” charity boxing match at the Beverly Hilton hotel.

“The weight of everything is much more intense,” he told the outlet. “I think it’s now about trying to be as present as possible and as thoughtful as you can be for your family, but also for other people’s journeys. I’m so grateful for [Malti Marie] and the wonderful perspective of being a parent.”

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Jonas added that “as a father, as an uncle, I can’t not think about the kids and all the lives that were lost,” and that he’s “hoping for change to happen.”

Jonas was honored with the Golden Glove award at the event for his diabetes advocacy, suffering from Type 1 diabetes himself.

“I look to the people that helped me through my journey — my family, my friends — and I want tonight to be about them,” Jonas said. “But they decided to give me this honor and it just kind of feels bizarre in some ways, but I’m really grateful.”

Jonas and Chopra, who got married in December 2018, welcomed Malti Marie back in January via a surrogate mother.

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Rapper-turned-politician Sidhu Moose Wala was shot and killed on Sunday near his home in India at the age of 28. In gory videos and photos shared on social media, Wala’s body could be seen in the driver’s seat of a black SUV.

Punjab’s chief of police VK Bhawra reports that 30 rounds were fired by the gunmen who attacked Wala’s vehicle. Wala was struck by eight of the rounds.

Another passenger in the car has also died of injuries sustained during the attack.

Wala had recently run for office in Indian state elections in February, finishing second in the voting with 36,000 votes. 

“Today, a young Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was gunned down in a state-sponsored murder. The AAP government is totally responsible for this,” a spokesperson for India’s ruling BJP party said in response to the killing, according to Rolling Stone.

Just one day earlier, the state government had decided to reduce police protection for a number of famous individuals.

Many artists shared tributes to the late rapper in response to his passing. Nav shared a conversation the two had over WhatsApp about a potential collaboration, while Drake shared a photo of him with the caption “RIP MOOSE.”

Wala’s most recent project, No Name, was released last month.

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