Some drama between two “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” stars just took an even sharper turn with one of their daughters jumping into the ring. Moreover, Emani Richardson just hopped on Instagram Live to bash Bambi for posting alleged receipts that Emani’s mother, Erica Dixon, abused her. Furthermore, Emani said that Bambi can’t even take care of her other kids and criticized her for talking on behalf of her and thrashing her mother through the mud. Overall, it was quite the heated message, as she also dismissed those claims that Erica abused her in the past. Not only that, but this follows a scathing message that Bambi had for Erica Dixon.
“Y’all so mad cuz I’m really ‘that lady,’” Bambi wrote on her Instagram Story. “But you’ll never be anything other than ‘that n***a baby moma’ @msericadixon. Since you wanna play with me… the reason why I never liked your a** is because since your child was 8 years old she confided in me about you bullying her and two piecing her a**! I let people think otherwise and never spoke up because Scrapp was handling it with the court and she was underage.
“But b***h f**k you!” Bambi continued against Erica Dixon, speaking on her relationship with daughter Emani. “It’s up. And here is one incident report of many. Now pipe tf down & show some respect to that lady that consoled your baby after you busted her s**t all those times.” What’s more is that Bambi actually posted a full legal document alleging abuse on her Instagram Story as well, adding fuel to the fire. Moreover, that seems to have angered Emani the most.
“Public record,” Bambi captioned the picture of the legal document in question. “Please stop playing. I love this child and kept my mouth closed but y’all doing the most! You sent the cops to my house being petty as usual. And then your child wanted to talk to them and tell them this s**t on her own.” Given this is a nasty and complicated web of beef, a lot of people are advising young Emani to stay out of it. Regardless, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Emani, Erica Dixon, and Bambi.
T.I. has been crafting out his icon status for some time. He is easily one of the best rappers to do it. Some have credited Tip for introducing rap to the world. He is truly one of the pioneers of the genre. Now, trap music is leading the way for Hip Hop. It’s no wonder they called him the “Jay-Z of the South” as he spearheaded Atlanta’s dominance in the scene.
With decades in the industry, there are more than enough T.I. songs to choose a handful of favorites. We’ve highlighted 17 tracks, solo and collaborative, that stand out. Whether he’s partnering with R&B songbirds and giving hard-hitting hits, T.I. has you covered. Read through our list and let us know if your favorite T.I. song is on the list.
17. “Got Your Back” ft. Keri Hilson (2010)
T.I. called upon Keri Hilson for his mixtape single, “Got Your Back.” The Atlanta rapper dropped Fuck a Mixtape before his seventh studio album, No Mercy. Both projects were released in 2010. The song did well and peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Two Atlanta greats link up in “All About the Money.” Young Thug assisted Tip on the lead single from his Paperwork album. At the song’s end, T.I. shows off his poetry skills, which is a surprise. T.I. scores another gold plaque with this one. A few months later, T.I. released the remix featuring Lil Wayne and Jeezy. Young Thug and Tip also have new verses on the remix.
15. “Trap Back Jumpin’”(2012)
T.I. put his acting skill to the test in this mini-movie. “Trap Back Jumpin” comes from his eighth studio album, Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head. The video is 10 minutes long and shows the rapper moving around his city. T.I. reminds us why he is one of the originators of trap music.
14. “Family Connect” ft. Domani (2020)
On an album filled with stars like Lil Baby, 21 Savage, and Jadakiss, Tip’s son, Domani, has one of the best features. T.I. gives his son some game on “Family Connect.” The track appears on the Atlanta rapper’s eleventh studio album, The L.I.B.R.A. Domani shares his feelings with his dad about where he’s headed while Tip schools his son on the ins and outs of this thing we called life. Domani has crafted a career outside of his father’s spotlight. His fans believe he’s up next for superstardom.
13. “Memories Back Then” T.I. ft. B.O.B. & Kendrick Lamar (2013)
T.I. tells a story on “Memories Back Then.” His first verse is a vivid tale about a young woman. The song features B.O.B. and Kendrick Lamar. It samples the popular song “Somebody That I Used To Know” by Goyte. Because of clearance issues, the single could not make T.I.’s album.
12. “Private Show” ft. Chris Brown(2014)
T.I. is no stranger to making songs for the ladies. He calls on Chris Brown for “Private Show,” a single from Paperwork. This is the second time the two artists have collaborated. In 2014, they came together on “Get Back Up” from his album, No Mercy.
11. “What Up, What’s Haapnin”(2008)
Tip didn’t hold back on this one. In “What Up, What’s Haapnin’,” he directs his lyrics to Shawty Lo, another ATL rapper. The part atmosphere music video had several noteworthy cameos. Future, Lil Duval, Rocko, and a young Meek Mill were seen. The video was even shot in Shawty Lo’s hood.
10. “Big Things Poppin’ (Do It)”(2006)
In one of his bigger hits, T.I. delivers on “Big Shit Poppin’ (Do It).” It was one of the best songs in 2007 off his fifth studio album, T.I. vs T.I.P. The song was nominated for two Grammy awards in 2008. T.I. lost both the Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song to “Good Life” and “Stronger” by Kanye West. ”Big Shit Poppin” made its way tot he Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
9. “You Know What It Is” T.I. ft. Wyclef Jean (2007)
After dropping the lead single to T.I. vs T.I.P., T.I. drops “You Know What It Is.” The song features Wyclef Jean as he is heard throughout the track. Though it did not win a Grammy, the song still saw success on the charts. It remained on the charts for over four months.
8. “Whatever You Like” (2008)
“Whatever You Like” was yet another No. 1 hit for T.I. On the track, he boasted about all of the things he would give to his woman. This is a song about his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, a singer from the legendary R&B group Xscape. The pair couple has seen its ups and downs, but they’re hip hop royalty in the industry.
7. “Swagga Like Us” ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Jay-Z(2008)
Four juggernauts collaborated on “Swagga Like Us” and didn’t disappoint. T.I. nabbed a Grammy with this one for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The song was very popular as many other artists freestyled over it. They even performed it at the awards show. There’s always talk of who had the best verse.
6. “Live Your Life” ft. Rihanna(2008)
“Live Your Life” took over the airwaves and continues to be a fan favorite. The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts giving Tip his third No. 1 song. Rihanna can certainly stand alone when it comes to making hits, but her collaborations with rappers catapult up the charts. She belts her way through the catchy chorus which complements T.I.’s smooth verses.
5. “ASAP”(2004)
“ASAP” is one of Tip’s bigger hits. From his third studio album, Urban Legend, T.I. scored another gold plaque. Rumor is that this song is a diss to Houston rapper Lil Flip. For those who don’t remember, the two had an altercation in Houston, but they reportedly met behind closed doors and ended their feud.
4. “Dead & Gone” T.I. ft. Justin Timberlake (2008)
After collaborating on “My Love,” T.I. and Justin Timberlake do it again on “Dead and Gone.” Tip gets vulnerable on this song as he discusses the death of his bodyguard and best friend, Philant Johnson. Also, around this time, he was dealing with legal troubles. The duo performed the song at the Grammys and was nominated at the following year’s ceremony. “Dead and Gone” was up for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, ultimately losing both awards to “Run This Town” by Jay-Z.
3. “Bring Em Out” (2004)
“Bring Em Out” is still a song you can hear in 2023. It’s hailed as a sports team anthem, as it could be played before the game, during warmups, and even at halftime. With this hit, T.I. saw another Top 10 track on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Rumor is that this beat was intended for Beanie Sigel, but he went to jail. Then, it was meant for Joe Budden, but he didn’t want to pay to clear the Jay-Z vocals. This allegedly just fell into Tip’s lap.
2. “What You Know”(2006)
In 2006, T.I. took the game by storm with “What You Know.” You heard this song everywhere, and it received many accolades. At the Grammys, “What You Know” won Best Rap Solo Performance and was nominated for Best Rap Song, losing out to “Money Maker” by Ludacris ft. Pharrell. Several publications had it as one of the top songs of the year. “What You Know” was also the lead single to promote T.I. ‘s movie, ATL. This is one of T.I.’s best songs, as it spent over five months on the Billboard charts.
1. “Rubber Band Man”(2003)
T.I. is the rubber band man. He came on the scene declaring this and was known for wearing his infamous bands around his wrist. Arguably the biggest hit in his discography, Tip called upon fellow rapper David Banner to produce the song. It’s off his second studio album, Trap Muzik.
T.I. lets us know he rubs shoulders with some of Hip Hop’s finest, as there are many stars in the music video. Usher, Jagged Edge, Jazze Pha, Diddy, Bow Wow, and Lil Duval make cameos. Ex-NFL Quarterback Michael Vick can also be seen. Though it did not win any awards, “Rubber Band Man” is regarded as one of Atlanta’s greatest songs.
According to a source who spoke to PEOPLE, Jamie Foxx is “steadily improving” following his medical emergency and hospitalization. For those unaware, his daughter Corinne Foxx broke the news in an Instagram post. “We wanted to share that, my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday,” she wrote. “Luckily, due to quick action and great case, he is already on his way to recovery. We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers. The family asks for privacy during this time. Much love, The Foxx Family.”
Not only that, but apparently the situation could’ve been tragic according to other reports from TMZ. “We’re told his condition was serious enough that Jamie’s family, some of whom were not in town, came to the hospital,” they claimed. “He’s communicating now, and that’s good news.” To elaborate, Foxx was in Georgia filing the Netflix comedy Back In Action, which now faces a slew of production issues given Foxx’s hospitalization. Interestingly enough, the film was already facing a lot of issues, such as the 55-year-old being subject to a $40,000 scam while on set.
Jamie Foxx Is Slowly Recovering After Hospitalization
Jamie Foxx was hospitalized in Atlanta after a stroke, praying for a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/B70RrySuRC
Furthermore, LeBron James was one of many celebrities and fans who wished the Django Unchained star well. “Sending my thoughts and prayers to the heavens above to my brother @iamjamiefoxx!!!!” LeBron wrote on Twitter. “Get well and back to yourself SOONER THAN LATER! God willing.” Even though people expressed their support on social media, they did so without knowing any symptoms or barely any details as to the incident. In addition, his state of recovery has not yet resulted in a release date from the hospital or a date to continue filming.
Even though the set of Back In Action is quite hectic and disorganized at the moment, there’s hope that Foxx will feel better very soon. As quite the beloved actor with a lot of range and chemistry, this certainly raised the upcoming film’s profile in an unfortunate way. Hopefully Foxx’s scary situation and prompt recovery will get some of those bad vibes out of the studio. Regardless, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Jamie Foxx.
Meek Mill’s Atlanta home is officially sold, but it’s staying in the Maybach Music family as Rick Ross has copped the crib for a cool $4.2 million.
According to WSB-TV, luxury realtor Alisha Gillooly revealed the sale of the Buckhead mansion. All $4.2 million was paid in cash.
The crib has nine bathrooms, a movie theater, sauna, outdoor pool, jacuzzi, tennis court, playground, and double garages.
“MANSION FOR SALE IN ATL my realtor not getting this off fast enough & I think I can lol I never moved in it had for a few years,” Meek wrote last month.
“Sandy springs/buckhead area! When somebody get traded to the hawks or falcons come grab this Jawn! I’m not even gone tag who shot this shitty video lol!”
Nostalgia for the 90s is all the rage right now. From music to fashion, the decade has experienced a renaissance in recent years. Thus, it only makes sense to do a documentary on one of the most iconic names of the decade. Freaknik was a street concert that took place in Atlanta during the 80s and 90s. Subsequently, the event has become one of the most discussed topics of the decade. Now, a new project seeks to tell the untold story of the event.
“Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told” will air on Hulu. According to Variety, the project “Recounts the rise and fall of a small Atlanta HBCU picnic that exploded into an influential street party and spotlighted ATL as a major cultural stage.” The company did not announce when the documentary would be released. However, some Twitter users seem to be nervous about the contents of the new documentary. Comedian David Alan Grier tweeted his humorous reaction to the project, “On my way to court to get a cease and desist for this new Freaknik documentary,” he said.
Freaknik Goes From Small Concert To Massive Event
Guests attend Freaknik21 – Celebrating 21 Savage Birthday in Underground Atlanta (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
Freaknik has its roots in historically black universities. The event was created in 1983 by students at Spelman College. Initially, it was conceived as a small picnic for students at Spellman and fellow Atlanta HBCUs, Morehouse, and Clark Atlanta. However, the event would explode in popularity during the 90s. During this time, the event evolved from a small picnic to a massive multi-day event. Subsequently, students from HBCUs across the country began to make the annual pilgrimage to Atlanta.
Freaknik undoubtedly made an indelible impact on black culture during the 90s. Many lifelong friendships were made at the event. Moreover, many festival-goers will tell you attending the event was among the happiest times of their lives. However, there was also an ugly side to the event. Women in particular reported sexual harassment from male festival-goers. Moreover, reported rapes and sexual assaults became commonplace. Subsequently, authorities in Atlanta intervened, and the festival was shut down in 1999. However, the event did make its triumphant return in 2021. That iteration of the festival was headlined by Atlanta native 21 Savage. It will be interesting to see how this new documentary balances the good and bad from the festival’s 40-year history.
Donald Glover says that he cried in response to the backlash over season 3 of his hit FX series, Atlanta. Reflecting on the season during a new interview with GQ, Glover explained that he still feels people will view the episodes in a positive light in retrospect. Glover explained that fans “deserve something that isn’t easy for everyone to digest all the time.”
He continued: “I knew season three wasn’t easy. We all knew it wasn’t easy. We knew opening the season without [any of the cast] was going to make people fucking mad and be like, ‘What the fuck?’ It felt like…you’re climbing and you’re climbing to get to the top where the light is. And when you get there, you can do whatever dance you want. And that’s what everybody’s fighting for.”
Donald Glover At The Premiere Of “Atlanta” Season 3
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 24: (L-R) Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield and Zazie Beetz attend the Premiere of The 3rd Season of FX’s “Atlanta” at Hollywood Forever on March 24, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
“I think with me specifically, people never give me the benefit of the doubt,” he said. “And I needed to see for me. This has nothing to do with the art, because I made sure that the art was good. But it really was a personal exploration just for me. No one else knows this, but I was like, Did I make it? Did I make it to the Kanye and the Quentin Tarantino and the Scorsese level? I do think people will go back and be like, This season is good. I wasn’t ever worried about that.”
From there, Glover compared himself to Wes Anderson, who he says “never makes money,” but still receives funding for unusual projects. “Like with Wes Anderson, there’s different rules. This n***a never makes money. It’s not about the money. It’s because a certain group of people are like, ‘This is important.’ And I was like, ‘Are Black people at a point now where they can do that on their own?’”
He elaborated by referencing Prince’s Sign o’ the Times: “It made me very sad. I cried. I did. Not like, ‘You guys, this is really good.’ [Laughs.] It’s like what Prince said when U2 won best album. He was like, If y’all wanted me to make that album, I could have. U2 couldn’t make Sign o’ the Times. But I know the character I am in culture and in Black culture—and that it doesn’t feel good coming from me. And also like, I don’t feel good saying shit like that. I’d much rather lay on the empathy.”
Atlanta got progressively weirder as the series progressed. It certainly isn’t a bad thing but it also created some polarizing moments. There was Kevin Samuels’ posthumous appearance that led to a significant backlash, though Donald Glover’s brother and show co-creator, Stephen Glover, said that they weren’t aware of his controversial takes. However, it felt a bit hard to believe that statement after Liam Neeson’s appearance in, “New Jazz.” During the episode, he apologized for the racist 2019 comments he made as a fictionalized version of himself.
The scene nearly didn’t go down, according to Donald Glover. “When I got in touch with him, Liam poured his heart out,” Glover told GQ. “He was like, ‘I am embarrassed. I don’t know about this. I’m trying to get away from that.’ And I was like, ‘Man, I’m telling you, this will be funny! And you’ll actually get a lot of cream from it because it’ll show you’re sorry’…So, he asked me to let him think about it. Then he sent me an email saying, ‘I don’t think I can do it and best of luck with Atlanta, blah-blah-blah.’”
Glover recalled Neeson saying that he spoke to Morgan Freeman, Spike Lee, and Jordan Peele after the incident. “I hit Jordan Peele up and I was like, Look, man, I got this idea. He said that he trusted you. Tell him it’s a good idea!…Jordan thought it was hilarious! So Jordan talked to him. Liam hit me back and said he talked to Jordan and his son and thought it’d actually be a good thing,” Glover recalled.
However, Donald Glover didn’t inform Peele that the Gangs Of New York actor agreed to appear in Atlanta. Ultimately, the Get Out director believed that Glover pranked him into forgiving Neeson. “But what was so funny is, like, I forgot to hit Jordan back,” Glover continued. I was so excited about Liam doing it. So Jordan hit a friend of mine, and was like, ‘Am I on a prank show where Donald got me to forgive Liam Neeson? Was this a joke…on me?’”
