Month: September 2024

STARZ Announces Premiere of ‘Fat Joe Talks’ with Method Man as Inaugural Guest

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STARZ Announces Premiere of 'Fat Joe Talks' with Method Man as Inaugural Guest

STARZ has revealed that its first weekly interview series, Fat Joe Talks, will debut on Friday, October 4. The premiere episode will feature award-winning artist and actor Method Man, star of Power Book II: Ghost, as the inaugural guest. Host Fat Joe will delve into Method Man’s NAACP Image Award-winning role as Davis MacLean, exploring his reflections on the character following the conclusion of the hit series.

The conversation between the two hip-hop legends also touches on their shared history from the 1990s, Wu-Tang Clan’s enduring influence, and Method Man’s ability to balance his public career with family life. Filmed in Staten Island, Method Man’s hometown, the episode will feature locations meaningful to his journey.

“I’ve been preparing all my life for the moment to host my own show and it’s finally here,” Fat Joe said. “We are going to make history and I’m grateful to STARZ, Embassy Row and SpringHill for believing in the vision. I’m looking forward to showing another side of my personality and having compelling conversations with some of the world’s most influential leaders and entertainers. Get your popcorn ready.”

New episodes of Fat Joe Talks will air every Friday at midnight on the STARZ app and 9 PM ET/PT on STARZ in the U.S. Guests include Mary J. Blige, Hakeem Jeffries, T.I., Babyface, Latto, Buju Banton, and Remy Ma.

Fat Joe, the series’ host and executive producer, brings his charismatic approach to interviewing high-profile celebrities, diving into untold stories and cultural moments that shaped their lives.

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Nika Muhl and Jewell Lloyd Turn Heads with Stylish Tunnel Walk Ahead of Aces vs. Storm Game

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Nika Muhl and Jewell Lloyd Turn Heads with Stylish Tunnel Walk Ahead of Aces vs. Storm Game

Before Tuesday’s WNBA matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and the Seattle Storm, Nika Muhl and Jewell Lloyd made a fashion statement with a one-of-a-kind look styled by athlete stylist Brittany Hampton. The duo, challenged by smartwater to craft an eye-catching outfit, showcased their personal styles with smartwater as the perfect game-day accessory.

smartwater, a brand representing forward movement, continues to make waves at the intersection of sports, style, and culture. Just last week, Aces guard Kelsey Plum participated in the activation with her own distinctive look, reinforcing the brand’s presence in the fashion-forward sports scene.

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Elliott Wilson Releases Fourth Episode of Podcast Featuring Chance The Rapper, Waka Flocka Flame, and More

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Elliott Wilson Releases Fourth Episode of Podcast Featuring Chance The Rapper, Waka Flocka Flame, and More

Elliott Wilson has dropped the fourth episode of his podcast Elliott Wilson Experience, recorded backstage at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash in Chicago. The episode features conversations with Chance The Rapper, Waka Flocka Flame, DJ Whoo Kid, Bay Swag, BIA, and Anycia.

Chance The Rapper shares his thoughts on hip-hop’s evolution, saying, “We’re in a renaissance…People like me decide what hip-hop is.” He also cites Lauryn Hill and Kanye West as some of his favorite artists. Bay Swag talks about Ice Spice’s involvement in the “FISHERR” remix, stating, “It just made sense.” BIA comments on the state of the industry, saying, “There’s too much theatrics…let’s just get to the music.” Anycia clears up rumors of feuds, affirming she “doesn’t have beef with b*tches.” Meanwhile, Waka Flocka Flame praises DJ Whoo Kid as a “golden goose” for his cross-market success.

Listeners can catch past episodes featuring artists like Cash Cobain, Rapsody, Common, and Pete Rock on HipHopDX’s YouTube channel and streaming platforms. New episodes will release weekly, highlighting the biggest names and rising stars in music.

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Nelly Is Being Sued By His Former Group, St. Lunatics, Over Unpaid Royalties From ‘Country Grammar’

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Millennials are having it rough lately; in addition to dismal employment, housing, and romantic prospects all around, our nostalgic memories of our childhoods — all we have to hold onto, really — have been upended a whole bunch in recent months.

The latest upheaval: Nelly is being sued by members of his former group, St. Lunatics, over songwriting credits and royalties from his hit debut album, Country Grammar. Released in 2000 to widespread acclaim and truly breathtaking commercial success — it spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — Country Grammar spawned three top-40 hits: “E.I.,” “Ride Wit Me,” and the title track. It also launched the St. Lunatics’ empire, which consisted of sneakers, energy drinks, clothing lines, and even an appearance in NBA Street Vol. 2 as playable characters.

Unfortunately, according to Ali, City Spud, Kyjuan, and Murphy Lee, Nelly did not give them fair credit on the album, keeping them from being properly paid for a number of its tracks which they say they helped co-write (the group’s sixth member, Slo Down, is not included as a plaintiff). Although various members are listed as co-writers throughout the album, they say they weren’t credited on “Country Grammar,” “Steal the Show,” “Thicky Thick Girl,” and “Wrap Sumden.”

Nelly has previously acknowledged that his friends wrote on those songs (it’s no secret that he was never the strongest lyricist in the group, and that they rallied behind him specifically to get their foot in the door as a collective). However, the lawsuit says, “Despite repeatedly promising plaintiffs that they would receive full recognition and credit… it eventually became clear that defendant Haynes had no intention of providing the plaintiffs with any such credit or recognition.”

According to Billboard, though, the case could be complicated by the St. Lunatics claiming ownership rather than infringement, as “copyright infringement lawsuits can be filed decades after an infringing song is released, disputes over copyright ownership face a stricter three-year statute of limitations.”

As for why it took the group so long to pursue legal action,they explain, “Unfortunately, plaintiffs, reasonably believing that their friend and former band member would never steal credit for writing the original compositions, did not initially pursue any legal remedies.” After retaining legal counsel and reaching out to Universal Music Publishing Group, they were referred to Nelly’s attorneys, who they say “expressly repudiated” their claims in 2021.

Nelly, of course, sold half of his catalog in 2023 for $50 million. He’s not just facing civil issues at the moment, either; he was arrested in August for possession of ecstasy.

GloRilla Kicks Off Her ‘Glorious’ Rollout With The Rambunctious ‘Hollon’ Video

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One thing GloRilla is good at: giving fans rambunctious singalong anthems with crowd-pleasing chants set to soul-shaking beats. Her latest is “Hollon” — as in “hold on” with that inscrutable Memphis accent of hers — and it’s a stern warning to not start with Glo, because she’ll certainly end it. As she puts it in the first verse: “you must not know what you just started / Me and my bitches go gnarly / Give a f*ck about this party / We gon’ step on sh*t regardless.”

The single is the first from GloRilla’s heavily anticipated debut album Glorious, which she announced today after a busy year that included joining Megan Thee Stallion on tour, releasing a hit mixtape, Ehhthang Ehhthang (told y’all about that accent), getting arrested for a DUI, performing at the BET Awards and the MTV VMAs, and receiving the key to the city of Memphis.

Glorious, which takes inspiration from GloRilla’s real name, Gloria, is due for release on October 11. It also might not be the last project she releases in the near future, as she and Megan Thee Stallion both expressed interest in recording a joint album. Stay tuned.

You can watch the video for “Hollon” above.

Glorious will be out on 10/11 via CMG/Interscope. Find more information here.

Schoolboy Q Gets Animated In The Videos For ‘Thank God 4 Me’ And ‘Lost Times’

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Although it has been over six months since Schoolboy Q released his new album, Blue Lips, the California rapper supports the album today with two new music videos. The first, for “Lost Times,” sees Q reimagine classic cartoon characters with darker skin to draw attention to the way popular media — even children’s cartoons — erased Black contributions to culture. Among the references are Snow White, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, and Tweety Bird of Looney Tunes, and Mickey Mouse. You can watch the video above.

In the second video, “Thank God 4 Me,” more abstract but traditional imagery permeates an antsy, paranoid visual companion of one of the more bipolar tracks from the album. While the majority of the song revolves around a soothing sample of Julius Brockington’s “Forty-Nine Reasons,” the beat switches to a jumpy, horn-driven fight anthem that evokes the reckless, forceful energy of Waka Flocka Flame’s “O Let’s Do It.” You can check it out below.

Blue Lips was a triumphant comeback for Q after five years away from the limelight, earning a spot on the Best Hip-Hop Albums Of March 2024 from Uproxx. What kept him away all that time? Golf. Since releasing the album, he’s been on a North American promotional tour, interrupted by a cancelation in Toronto, which he jokingly blamed on Drake and his participation in Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out concert during the two rappers’ beef.

Future Laments Moving ‘Too Fast’ In Love In His First Video From ‘Mixtape Pluto’

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Although Future is calling his new album Mixtape Pluto, he’s not straying too far away from the heartbroken habits that got him where he is. In the video for “Too Fast,” the first(!) single from the album, Future laments moving too quickly in love and letting his guard down too easily — especially when it comes to his bank account. In the chorus, Future lists all the gifts he’s given to women who only broke his heart in the end, coming to the conclusion that he’s got to do better research if he’s going to be spending all this money.

“Bought a Patek, I was movin’ too fast,” he worries. “New G-Wagon, I was movin’ too fast / Got the condo, I was movin’ too fast / Only sorry ’cause I was movin’ too fast / So we said I knew it wasn’t gon’ last.”

Mixtape Pluto is Future’s first solo project since 2022’s I Never Liked You, which generated Future’s first No. 1 single, “Wait For U” with Drake and Tems. However, it’s his third project this year overall after he dropped two collaborative albums with Metro Boomin: We Don’t Trust You and We Still Don’t Trust You.

You can watch the video for “Too Fast” above.

Mixtape Pluto is out now via Freebandz/Epic. You can find more info here.

Tommy Richman Turns Up The Tempo On ‘Whitney,’ His Latest ‘Coyote’ Single

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So far, the rollout for Tommy Richman’s debut album Coyote has consisted of contemplative mid-tempo cruisers like his breakout hit “Million Dollar Baby” and its follow-ups “Devil Is A Lie” and “Thought You Were The One.” Lest listeners get too sleepy slogging through a bunch of samey-sounding singles, Richman turns up the tempo on his latest, “Whitney.” A toe-tapping, groovy dance jam, “Whitney” sees Tommy applying his signature falsetto to much more pulse-moving percussion that takes cues from nu-disco and a bit of new wave kick drum.

In a press release about Coyote, Richman decries criticizes that he only has one a single mode of songwriting, saying, “I’ve been building up my discography for years. I’m not a one-hit-wonder.”

Hey look, even if he was, it’s still a pretty impressive feat to earn acknowledgement from former President Barack Obama, who put “Million Dollar Baby” on his annual summer playlist alongside standouts from the likes of Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Saweetie, and Shaboozey. Brent Faiyaz may have given him a leg up, but he’s definitely taken the torch and run with it.

You can listen to Tommy Richman’s “Whitney” above and see the full tracklist below.

Coyote is due on September 27 via ISO Supremacy/PULSE Records. Get more information here.

Tommy Richman Coyote Tracklist

1. “Elephant in The Room”
2. “Whitney”
3. “Temptations”
4. “Whisper In My Ear”
5. “Give It All”
6. “Tennessee” (with Trevor Spitta & Zachary Moon)
7. “Thought You Were the One”
8. “Letterman” (with Paco)
9. “Green Therapy”
10. “Vanity”
11. “Seems Like Time Moves Forever” (with mynameisntjmack)