Alicia Keys concluded her mesmerizing KEYS TO THE SUMMER TOUR with a captivating final night at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles.
The tour spanned 22 cities and showcased Keys in a unique and intimate 360-degree in-the-round production, leaving audiences and critics amazed by the spectacle. During the Los Angeles show, Keys delighted fans with a surprise appearance by Annie Lennox. The two icons teamed up for a special collaborative rendition of The Eurythmics’ classic “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” a highlight that resonated with the crowd and added an unforgettable touch to the tour’s grand finale.
Jada Pinkett Smith is providing an update on her hair journey. Hitting Instagram, Pinkett-SMith shared two selfies highlighting her hair growth. “This here hair is act’n like it’s try’n a make a come back,” Pinkett Smith wrote. Still have some trouble spots but — we’ll see”
In the Instagram post, Pinkett Smith shares what her past her looked like in slide 1 and the growth of slide 2. The new growth is blond.
Following the heated “basebrawl” leading to the Tim Anderson and Jose Ramirez suspensions, BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series Founder Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris has extended an unconventional invitation. Harris, known for his viral backyard bare-knuckle fights, has invited the players to settle their dispute in BYB’s formidable Trigon.
As a combat sports pioneer, Dada’s rise to fame was captured in the Netflix documentary “Dawg Fight” by Billy Corbin. This unique offer adds a new twist to the rivalry, potentially transforming a baseball clash into a bare-knuckle showdown.
“I’m not gonna lie,” Dada said. “As a guy who has been around combat sports for decades as a fighter, promoter, matchmaker, ref, you name it, I like the spark I saw in these guys. You have some combat leagues and bare knuckle organizations that have these big bullpen-sized fighting surfaces that allow guys to dance around and evade confrontation.
“Our Trigon is the exact opposite of that – the smallest fighting surface in combat sports with the tightest angles in the corners. It forces combatants to engage. With Anderson and Ramirez, those fellas didn’t need that prompting. They put their heads down and their knuckles up and said ‘Let’s go!’ They were made for our sport. Since baseball frowns upon their actions and went so far as to and suspended them, I think it’s only right that they get the chance to settle it the right way – in the Trigon and with me serving as the ref just like I used to do in the World Famous Greenhouse in West Perrine.
“In the likely chance neither team makes the playoffs, I want to personally invite them to face-off on our 10/21/23 card with the winner being crowned the New Mr. October.”
Melle Mel is getting ready to unleash his response to Eminem. All Hip Hop reports Melle Mel has a “full-blown diss track” ready for Slim Shady. You can hear a clip of what’s to come below.
In case you missed it, Eminem delivered a new verse on Ez Mil’s new release, “Realest.” Through his bars, Shady seemingly addresses Melle Mel, who once stated Em only got his Top Five rap status because he is white.
In an interview, Melle Mel criticized Billboard’s Top 50 Rappers of All Time list, not because of his no. 48 ranking, but of Eminem’s no. 5 ranking, saying that Eminem is ranked so high because he’s white.
“Obviously, he’s a capable rapper. If you was talking about sales, he’s sold more than everybody. If you were talking about rhyme style, okay, he got a rhyme style. But he’s white. He’s white!” Melle Mel said of the 8 Mile rapper.
“So now, if Eminem was another nigga like all the rest of us, would he be Top 5 on that list when a nigga that could rhyme just as good as him is 35? That had records and all that? He’s 35. He’s white.”
He said, “And anybody could be as mad … They could feel how they wanna feel. If you don’t think that race plays a part in the equation of how great he is — I heard one of the dudes that’s down with him, Royce Da 6’9″ [mislabelling Royce Da 5’9″] or one of those – I heard he’s just as good as Eminem. Why he ain’t as big as Eminem? Because he’s Black! Ain’t none of that shit hard to figure out. Eminem gets a top spot because he’s white.”
— The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) March 2, 2023
Em heard the words and offered a response:
“Hip Hop has been good to me, huh When they say I’m only Top 5 ’cause I’m white, why would I be stunned? My skin’s color still working against me Cause second, I should be, to none Bein’ white being why they put me at five That’s why they can’t put me at one”
Em would add that he isn’t played in clubs and while he is a guest in rap, he “turned this bitch into a mansion.” That was followed with a direct message to Melle Mel:
“Shoutout to Furious Five and Grandmaster Flash, but boy There’s someone who really is furious Stay out his path, his wrath avoid I’ll be the last to toy with a juice head whose brain is half destroyed, like a meteor hit it Now with Melle Mel, he lost his ass to ‘roids.”
Former Sinaloa Cartel “jefe” Joaquin Guzman aka El Chapo is currently serving a life sentence in Colorado’s ADX Florence Maximum security prison and prison officials recently translated a letter into English from El Chapo to a judge. The letter suggests that ADX prison officials are afraid that that Mexican drug cartel leader is planning his third prison break.
“They always use the excuse that it’s because Guzman fled from a Mexican prison,” El Chapo wrote. “This is a ridiculous claim [used to] justify the anomalies.”
SInce his incarceration four years ago, Chapo has claimed that Florence officials have been mistreating him because of their fear of him planning an escape.
Since its construction in 1994, no prisoner has ever escaped from ADX Florence, which is dubbed “Alcatraz of the Rockies.”
Last week, Cardi B was facing charges for throwing a microphone at a fan during a show in Las Vegas, but that same mic has fetched a whopping $100K in an eBay auction.
In an auction that started at a modest $500 ended Tuesday morning(August 8) at an astounding $99,900, with over 120 bids in just one week, according to TMZ. The production company that auctioned off the mic gave the proceeds to the Wounded Warrior Project and Friendship Circle Las Vegas.
During her performance at Vegas’ Drai’s Nightclub last month, a fan threw a drink at the “W.A.P.” rapper, which immediately prompted Cardi to sling the microphone into the crowd towards the direction of the thrown drink. The day after the incident, woman filed a police report of a battery with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department on Sunday (July 30).
Last week, it was confirmed that Cardi, whose real name is Belcalis Almánzar, would not face baterry charges for the thrown mic.
Crdi’s lawyers issued a statement, saying, “This afternoon we were notified by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., that as a result of their investigation, there will be NO charges against Cardi,” they said. “On behalf of Cardi, we appreciate the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept’s diligent and prompt resolution of this matter.”
It is being speculated that not only was a newborn baby boy born on Valdez’s birthday, but it is also being alleged that a baby girl was also born to another young woman that is said to be fathered by Valdez. it is rumored that at least one of the pregnancies coincides with the time that Valde was behind bars, but the story is still. developing.
Valdez died in the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California on April 25 after being stabbed in the neck.
Tory Lanez’s has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. The time is to be spent in California state prison.
The verdict was delivered after a 10-minute argument by Alex Bott on behalf of prosecutors and 20 minutes in defense from Jose Baez. Judge Herriford issued the ruling.
In a statement from Megan Thee Stallion, read on day one of the sentencing, the rap superstar says she cannot be in a room with Lanez and has yet to find peace.
Thee Stallion’s statement revealed that not only is she still reeling from the trauma, Lanez has yet to take responsibility for his actions. According to TMZ, Hot Girl Meg stated first, Lanez attempted to blame the system and is not attempting to use childhood trauma as an excuse.
Lanez was supposed to receive his sentence on Monday, but the hearing will continue on Tuesday as time ran over. Prosecutors want Lanez to serve 13 years.
Tory Lanez‘s legal team pushed for reduced sentencing. Instead of time in jail, Lanez is seeking probation and a drug treatment program.
Providing updates on the court case is Law&Crime reporter Meghann Cuniff who states Lanez’s attorneys, Jose Baez and Ed Welbourn, filed a 41-page memo detailing reasons for the shooting. The two state Lanez was battling alcoholism and included a report from a psychologist in jail citing a traumatic childhood as aiding the condition. During that childhood, his mother passed away at age 11, and living in a “crack-infested” neighborhood.
The report also states that after Lanez became successful, he leaned on alcohol and weed to deal with his past. The team also pointed to Lanez’s community service as a reason.
Capitol Music Group/Motown Records have entered into a partnership with Glass Window Entertainment, LLC – the label founded by Dominique Jones, also known as the chart-topping artist Lil Baby. Rylo Rodriguez is the first artist signed to Glass Window Entertainment/Motown Records. Been One, Rodriguez’s new album, recently debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.
“We are excited to welcome Dominique, Rylo and the Glass Window Entertainment team to Capitol Music Group/Motown Records,” said Michelle Jubelirer, Chair & CEO, Capitol Music Group. “Glass Window and Virgin Records have done a phenomenal job introducing Rylo. We’re thrilled to support this remarkable artist and upcoming Glass Window releases.”
“I’m overly excited for Rylo and for his fans and the world to really get to see him on a larger platform! It’s been a long time coming with Rylo and even longer to go! We got work to do and money to get!” says Dominique Jones. “Thank you to Motown/Capitol Music Group and Universal Music Group for trusting my process and I’m looking forward to a wonderful partnership!”
The Hip Hop community will never forget the feeling that permeated the atmosphere the morning that everyone woke up to find out that SeanPrice aka Hussain Sayyid aka Ruck of the famed Boot Camp Clik duo Heltah Skeltah passed away in his sleep on this date eight years ago. He was 43 years old.
His death sent shock waves throughout Hip Hop, especially in NYC and Brooklyn to be specific. The native Brownsvillian was loved and respected in his community, whether it was for his penchant for spitting fire verses, his Comedy Central-esque shenanigans or just being one of the few examples of a responsible family man in the hood.
P left behind a myriad of solo studio work, including MicTyson and the critically acclaimed, yet posthumous release, Songs In The Key Of Price, in which his scheduled album release party at NYC’s SOBs ironically was turned into a memorial show.
Rest In Peace to Sean P. and condolences to his wife Bernadette and their children from the entire Mind Squad. Supreme salute to the entire Boot Camp Clik for holding down their comrade and his legacy.
