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Wiz Khalifa And GLC Release New Video “Kush & P” For 4/20

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Just in time for 420, 2x GRAMMY® award winning, performer, writer and consummate Kanye collaborator, Leonard “GLC” Harris  has teamed up with Multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY and  Golden Globe nominated recording artist, Wiz Khalifa on their cannabis inspired song, Kush &  P.  featuring Xcelence. The chill and energetic hip hop ode to kush is produced by legendary producer, No ID, Xcelence, Sickone, ZoMixedIt, DJ Pharris and SkattaMan. 

Working with GLC on  “Kush and P” was a no-brainer for No ID. The godfather of Chicago hip hop, whose astounding  credits include Jay-Z, Kanye,Rihanna, Drake, Common, Snoh Aalegra and more felt at home with his longtime friend.  “It’s not hard to work with your brother. It’s very organic and more  like a family affair,” said No ID. 

For GLC the collaboration with Wiz Khalifa on a cannabis inspired song made common sense.

“I met Wiz in Pittsburgh & we instantly bonded. The song was something that happened  naturally. Kush & Pussy is a song that embraces world peace through relaxation, good sex, kicking it and cannabis. It just made sense to collaborate with Wiz,” shared GLC. 

Kush and P perfectly aligns with GLC’s  business endeavors and entrepreneurship goals for minority communities. 

The Chicago native and writer who was introduced to the world on Kanye’s debut  album is a community activist and lead investor in Cronja, an L.A.-based Black- and veteran-owned cannabis  lifestyle brand. The  company specializes in Cannabis flowers, premium leather rolling trays and handmade cases for rolling kits.  In January,  the company was able to strike a deal with  Jay-Z’s  Cannabis partner, The Parent Company. 

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Today In Hip Hop History: MF DOOM’s Debut Album ‘Operation Doomsday’ Dropped 24 Years Ago

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April 20, 1999, marks the day that the eclectic and iconic MF Doom launched his career with his debut record Operation Doomsday.

Coming off of his time as half the former duo KMD, Doom wasn’t ways the quirky character with the humorous rhetoric we know and love him as today. He suffered a great deal after the loss of co-KMD emcee, and younger brother, Subroc, after he was struck by a vehicle. Years would pass before DOOM would take his identification for Marvel character “Dr. Doom” and turn it into his own hip hop persona with the release of Operation Doomsday in 1999.

Containing 19 tracks, the album was blended together with skits from Hanna Barbera’s 1967 classic cartoon series Fantastic Four. Between the skits and the guest-starring of underground Hip Hop’s finest emcees and producers, like that of Cucumber Slice and MF Grimm, the album became an instant classic.

The odd blending of cartoon classics that were a staple of the generation’s childhood and underground lyricism only extended his already vast audience of Hip-Hop’s truest heads. With this, the album paved the way for his lineage of work that has become legendary for both the classic Hip-Hop listener and the new school crowd.

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Black Girl Magic: Fantasia Officially Enrolled In College

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Singer Fantasia Barrino infamously dropped out of high school in the 9th grade before winning American Idol. Now after getting her G.E.D., one of the most legendary voices of our generation has enrolled at Central State University.

Fantasia obtained her GED in 2010 and walked across the stage with a North Carolina high school class. Last year she joined Divine 9 as an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho.

The chocolate beauty announced on live stream that she has enrolled in college and now it’s official. She wrote on her Instagram:
PSA: I AM OFFICIALLY ENROLLED AS A STUDENT @centralstate87!!! I want to thank everyone who was apart of making this happen for me and working with my busy schedule. Special thanks to my Sorors 💙🐩💛 @nataliemichelleturner @dbrown189 for connecting me with the amazing staff at Central State. Who knows… I may just show up to Homecoming in October!!!

Salute to you Fantasia, congratulations!

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Reality Series About Lil Wayne’s Ex-Wife And Daughter To Release This Fall

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WE TV just announced a new series titled Toya & Reginae, which will revolve around the lives of hip-hop icon Lil Wayne’s ex-wife Toya Johnson-Rushing and daughter Reginae Carter. The unscripted series will follow the mother-daughter duo’s lives and challenges. The show is a spinoff of the acclaimed Growing Up Hip Hop which featured the duo.

The newly married Toya and her daughter has been the talk of the town since Reginae’s relationships have been public. The press release states, “As happy as they seem on social media, their lives are unpredictable and full of chaos.” The series will premiere this fall and be available on WE TV and ALLBLK. Johnson-Rushing spoke to Variety and said, “I’m so excited to let viewers back into our lives to see what my family has been up to since you’ve seen us last.”

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[WATCH] Outlaw Napoleon Says Snoop’s “Hit ‘Em Up” Comments Were Because He Was Upset ‘Pac Took His Shine

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Napoleon of Tha Outlawz has commented on Snoop Dogg saying he didn’t like the late Tupac Shakur’s landmark diss record “Hit ‘Em Up”, which was aimed at his friend-turned-nemesis Notorious B.I.G.

Napoleon said Snoop never expressed that sentiment before now, adding, “For Snoop to say he never liked ‘Hit Em Up,’ he never expressed that. You got videos of him on stage with ‘Pac, Pac rapping ‘Hit Em Up’ and he’s rapping right along with him.”

He went on to say that Snoop was even singing the lyrics with him while at the House of Blue performance and bobbing his head in the studio.He says it’s strange that Snoop would say all of these things that he’s never say if’Pac was alive.

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D.C. Rapper MoneyMarr Arrested for Trafficking 5K Fentanyl Pills From L.A. To MD

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Severl reports have confirmed that a D.C. based rapper has been taken into custody for allegedly being involved with a fentanyl pill trafficking ring, which shipped 5,000 pills from Los Angeles to Maryland.

The DEA began investigating Marvin Bussie aka MoneyMarr last year when they suspected the trap rapper of bi-coastal drug trafficking. Bussie and his co-defendant, Quencella Turner,, have been charged with conspiracy to import a dangerous controlled substance and other related offenses.

Bussie is being held in the Charles County Detention Center in La Plata, Maryland after going on he run when a warrant was issued.

Bussie is currently being held in custody with no bond.

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Nick Cannon Explains Why His 12 Kids Don’t Need To Spend Time Together

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Nick Cannon has been making his rounds discussing his parenting and trailer load of kids. The father of 12 recently shared that it doesn’t benefit anyone but him to have all his children under one roof. Despite being siblings, the actor who shares his kids with six women says seeing them individually works a lot better. 

People Magazine reports:

The actor tells PEOPLE why it “works a lot better” for him to spend individual time with each of his kids rather than get the whole group together.

The 42-year-old, whose new morning show The Daily Cannon debuts on Amp later this month, tells PEOPLE that it “works a lot better” for him to spend individual time with his 12 kids rather than get the whole group together.

Noting that all of his kids come together “when necessary,” he feels the “only person that would benefit from having everyone in the same space would probably be me.”

“I feel like qualitative experiences are when I can give everyone their own individual experience,” he says. “I actually love stepping into their world. Going to their sports games or giving them their personal time for the holidays. So I have no problem with bouncing around.”

Looking to the future, Cannon says he thinks things may change.

“I think as everyone probably gets older, and even as I slow down a little bit more, I’m sure everyone will start coming to me in one place,” he shares.

Check out Nick’s growing family below.

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Happy 53rd Birthday To Hip Hop Legend Redman!

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A very big Happy Birthday shout out goes out to Hip-Hop legend and actor Redman. The Newark, NJ bred veteran turns a half-century today and is showing no signs of slowing down; his progress of constantly going strong is evident in the Hip Hop and film world.

Redman has been able to bless his fans with an impressive album catalog over the span of three decades including Whut? Thee Album, Muddy Waters, Doc’s Da Name and Malpractice. Hits such as “Let’s Get Dirty”, “Smash Sumthin”, and his classic collabo with partner-in-crime Method Man on the Blackout album has helped his fans realize that Reggie Noble has understood the complex formula for success and longevity.

Besides crushing the rap game, Redman was able to show off his thespian abilities and an underrated comedian on the big screen as well. His cameos on successful movies such as How High, Scary Movie 3 and Backstage have opened the eyes of new fans from different demographics worldwide, proving that Hip Hop can’t always be serious and that some of the best in the game can be one of the funniest individuals in entertainment. The good folks at TheSource.com would like to wish Redman a Happy 50th Birthday and many more in the future!

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[WATCH] Cam’Ron and Lil Wayne Perform “Touch It or Not” At Apollo

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First performances from Cam’ron are becoming a thing. Over the weekend, Kill Cam hit the Apollo Theater stage and performed “Touch It Or Not” with Lil Wayne.

Weezy was in NYC for his tour, when he was joined by the Dipset legend to perform their street classic.

Earlier this year, also at the Appollo, Cam and Ma$e had a one-night-only show featuring Jadakiss at Harlem’s Apollo Theater and performed their “Horse And Carriage” hit for the first time n their careers.

“Imma keep it a hundred: I ain’t do this song in so long. So Imma just act like y’all know it and do a little bit of this,” said Cam’Ron. 

Mase went on to say, “Yo, we never got to perform this song. We never got to perform this.”

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Erykah Badu Working On Collab Album With Madlib And Embarking On U.S. Tour With Yasiin Bey

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Erykah Badu and Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) have announced that they’re embarking on a 25-city tour of the United States. Producer Madlib recently revealed that he has an upcoming project in the works with the neo-soul queen—Erykah Badu. The talented and highly sought after composer appeared on Sway in the Morning with Talib Kweli to promote their new album Liberation 2. During the conversation, Madlib said he recently began work on a full-length effort with Ms. Badu.

He added: “[Erykah and I] just started on an album … We have a lot of unreleased stuff.” teased an upcoming project with Badu

Badu’s tour—the Unfollow Me tour begins on June 11 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX. It will conclude on July 23 at the American Airlines Center in San Antonio, TX.

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Pre-sales begin on April 20 through Ticketmaster.

Check out the Unfollow Me tour dates below:
June
11 – AT&T Center – San Antonio, TC
13 – Desert Diamond Arena – Glendale, AZ
20 – Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, CA
21 – Oakland Arena – Oakland, CA
23 – WaMu Theater – Seattle, WA
26 – Ball Arena – Denver, CO
28 – Enterprise Center – St. Louis, MO
30 – Xcel Center – St. Paul, MN

July
1 – United Center – Chicago, IL
2 – Little Caesar’s Arena – Detroit, MI
7 – TD Arena – Boston, MA
8 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
9 – TD Pavillion at the Mann – Philadelphia, PA
11 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
13 – Capital One Arena – Washington, DC
15 – State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GA
16 – Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC
18 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
19 – Legacy Area at the BJCC – Birmingham, AL
21 – Fedex Forum – Memphis, TN
23 – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX

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