The K-pop star performed his new single “Cruel” and an unreleased track from his upcoming album on The Voice All Stars Thailand
Month: August 2022
RAMENGVRL Announces Kuala Lumpur Show
The Indonesian rap star will be back in Malaysia for the first time in two years
Ne-Yo Responds To Wife Crystal Smith’s Cheating Allegations
The singer is asking for “privacy at this time.”
Wiz Khalifa’s Onstage Rant Against Two Los Angeles DJs Draws Ire From Turntablist Community
The weed-friendly rapper was apparently upset they weren’t playing selections from his new album ‘Multiverse.’
Joe Flizzow, CL, Jackson Wang And More To Headline Good Vibes Weekender
The Malaysian music festival announced the lineup for its two-day event
Bun B’s Trill Burgers Wins GMA’s Best Burger in the USA Competition
On Good Morning America‘s “United States of Burgers” competition on Friday morning in Times Square, Houston rapper Bun B’s Trill Burgers won the honor of serving the greatest burger in the country.
Bun B competed live on national television against Lucky’s Last Chance of Philadelphia, The Companion of Atlanta, and Babe’s Meat & Counter of Miami with the assistance of Trill Burgers chef Mike Pham. Trill Burgers received votes from three of the five judges, including celebrity chef Gina Neely, WWE wrestler Titus O’Neil, former NBA player Jalen Rose, former NFL player Tiki Barber, and ABC’s Sam Champion, to win the $10,000 grand prize and the Golden Burger Trophy.
“It’s so surreal that it doesn’t make sense,” Bun B said. “To be in Times Square having won the best burger in America live on Good Morning America, it’s not even in the realm of things that we would have imagined for this brand. We just wanted to put in hard work and be justified for what we did, and today we got the ultimate validation. I can’t wait to bring this burger to America.”
Trill Burgers will make its next trip at the Rock The Bells music festival on August 6 in Queens, New York, where it will offer its renowned beef and vegan smashburgers within the Bun B-curated Trill Mealz Hip-Hop Food Court. With a brick-and-mortar establishment in Houston on the horizon, Trill Burgers will shortly announce its following pop-up in Houston.
You can see images from the competition below.
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Today In Hip Hop History: Raekwon’s Infamous ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx’ Album AKA “The Purple Tape” Dropped 27 Years Ago
Twenty-seven years ago today, one of the greatest conceptual albums in the history of Hip Hop was released. Raekwon The Chef released his debut album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, guest-starring his right-hand man, Ghostface Killah aka Tony Starks.
Released on the Loud/RCA imprint and produced exclusively by The Abbott himself, Only Built For Cuban Linx was available on cassette, which was manufactured and distributed in a violet casing, thus, spawning its nickname. The album’s influence was tremendous on other landmark LPs of that era including Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt and Nas’ It Was Written, with heavy mafia references, the introduction of Cristal to the hood, and constant usage of the 5% Nation’s language of Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabets in the lyrical content. The album also introduced the other WTC members via their aliases i.e. RZA is Bobby Steele, Ghost as “Tony Starks”, Deck is “Rollie Fingers”, Meth is, of course, “Johnny Blaze”, Masta Killa as “Noodles”, the Genius as “Maximillian” the Chef as “Lou Diamonds” and all together known as the “Wu-Gambinos”, which is the 16th track on the journey.
The Four and a Half Mic Classic’s(writer Nicholas Poluhoff) storyline plays out as a film, using many samples of John Woo’s Killer as an interlude between several tracks. The album contained several classic singles that had lives of their own in others spaces. The platinum-selling album yielded legendary hits such as the radio/female friendly “Ice Cream”, the inspirational “Glaciers Of Ice”, the genre sparking “Criminology”, which gave birth to many “Shark N****s”, which was an ode to biters and commanding them to “be original”. Ghost even shot a dart at the late B.I.G., accusing the slain legend of biting Nas’ pre-adolescent album cover concept. The album concludes with a positive build from the late Popa Wu aka Freedum Allah, which reminisces about the past life of a young, crime Raekwon who evolved into the multi-faceted individual seen today, which ironically is called “North Star(Jewels)”.
This platinum-selling time capsule is a must-have for all real Hip Hop fans, aficionados, critics, and historians. Salute to the entire Wu, especially Rae, Starks, and the RZA for this gem. We will forever be in debt to you guys for the “Purple Tape”.
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Ne-Yo’s Wife, Crystal Renay, Blasts Him for ‘8 Years of Lies and Deception’
Ne-Yo’s wife Crystal Renay, is removing herself from the romance she is involved in with the singer. Hopping on Instagram, Renay wrote about the infidelities of her husband and reveals she is moving on.
“8 years. 8 years of lies and deception,” Renay wrote. “8 years of unknowingly sharing my life and my husband with numerous women who sell their bodies to him unprotected…every last one of them!”
She added, “To say I’m heartbroken and disgusted is a understatement. To ask me to stay and accept it is absolutely insane. The mentality of a narcissist. I will no longer lie to the public or pretend that this is something it isn’t. I choose me, I choose my happiness and health and my respect.”
Renay acknowledged gaining three beautiful children but asked for everyone to no longer send videos or information that highlights Ne-Yo’s cheating. Renay also states she is not a victim and that what the singer does is “no longer my concern.”
You can see her post below.
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Chris Rock Jokes on Oscars Slap on Stage in Atlanta, Calls Will Smith “Suge Smith”
On Friday, Will Smith released a video on social media apologizing formally to Chris Rock for the Oscars slap and also answering some pressing questions from fans.
While in Atlanta at The Fox Theatre hours later, Chris Rock didn’t directly mention the video but did make a comparison joke between Will Smith and Suge Knight.
“Everybody is trying to be a fucking victim,” Rock said, according to PEOPLE. “If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims. Even me getting smacked by Suge Smith … I went to work the next day, I got kids.”
He added, “Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face.”
In the video, Smith apologized to Rock and his family members. He would go on to apologize to other winners during the night. Smith also stated he reached out to Chris Rock’s team, who responded, “he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.”
You can see the apology below.
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D-Roc of The Ying Yang Twins Collapses During Performance in Missouri
D-Roc of the Ying Yang Twins collapsed on stage in Springfield, MO, over the weekend. The rapper was near the midpoint of his set before falling to the ground. Footage obtained by TMZ shows security taking to the stage and carrying him off to safety.
The Ying Yang Twins were opening for Vanilla Ice. According to TMZ, they were specially invited to take the stage before him. There is no current word on D-Roc’s condition.
Video from the event is available below.
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