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[WATCH] Maino Says Taxstone Caught Bad Break In Manslaughter Conviction

March 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Maino is adamant about Troy Ave twisting his version of the 2016 shooting at Irving Plaza that left one man dead and two others injured, even going as far as defending Taxstone, saying that Troy Ave thought he was going to get a Worldstar moment at the podcaster’s expense.

The Brooklyn rapper made his return to Angela Yee’s new “Way Up With Angela Yee” show and being an eyewitness, he contends that Troy Ave and his crew were the true aggressors.

The “All Of The Above” rapper said that he was with Uncle Murda, who were both scheduled to perform, before the melee broke out. Maino says that Taxstone was just enjoying the T.I, show when he trouble approached him. This was totally contrary to Troy Ave’s side of the story.

The shooting took the life of Troy Ave’s friend and bodyguard, Ronald “Banga” McPhatter.

Check out what maino had to say below.

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[WATCH] Khia Doesn’t Like Saweetie’s Sample Of “My Neck My Back”

March 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

CA femcee Saweetie quickly shot to the top of the charts with her smash single “My Type”, but capitalizes off popular songs wit her own rendition of catchy punchlines and hooks. One of the artists that Saweetie sampled was “My Neck My Back ” rapper Khia, who candidly says she doesn’t like Saweetie or the remake of her song.

In an interview, the Philly born/Florida raised rapper was asked whose remix of her song did she like the least, to which Khia almost immediately replied, “Saweetie, sweet pea, I don’t like her.” “cy Girl” was Saweetie’s take on “My Neck, My Back”. Khia goes on further to say that no one really did her song any justice, including other artists who sampled her work, including City Girls JT and Yung Miami.

Check out the footage from the interview HERE

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[WATCH] Swizz Beatz Gifts Alicia Keys A Rare Mercedes-Maybach Designed By Virgil Abloh

March 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Swizz Beatz crowned his queen, Alicia Keys, by presenting her with a new Mercedes-Maybach designed by the late Virgil Abloh.

On Sunday (March 26), the avid car enthusiast posted a picture on Instagram of his Grammy Award-winning wife sitting in the backseat of her belated birthday gift. “Keys open doors [gold key emoji] long live @virgilabloh [palms up emoji] gifts from the Kids to the Queen always,” Swizz wrote in the post.

The new car, which was unveiled at a car show last December, is a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class S680 model and was designed by Abloh before his November 2021 death in partnership with Gorden Wagener, Mercedes-Benz’s chief design officer.

Per Dezeen, there will only be 152 units of the car available when they hit the market in April, and will be designed similarly to a Maybach in that it’s “a two-tone solar-powered car with a transparent hood that was also designed together with Abloh.”

“As Project Maybach was a show car, we had complete creative freedom, allowing us to collaboratively concept what the future of electric travel could look like,” Wagener told Dezeen. “Due to production requirements, we had to take a different approach to the design of the Mercedes-Maybach limited-edition S-Class.”

He continued: “Virgil was a creative that all of us here at Mercedes-Benz hugely admired. Between the innovations possible within the Mercedes-Benz teams and Virgil’s unique capacity as a cultural visionary, the opportunity was really to redefine what a fashion and automotive collaboration could look like.

Alicia Keys — who turned 42 in January — posted the full footage of the gift unveiling on her own IG page. The couple’s two sons, Egypt Daoud Dean (12), and Genesis Ali Dean (8), pulled back a black tarp to show the luxury vehicle.

Everyone was taken aback once they saw the neutral-toned car, including Keys, who was smiling from ear to ear in shock.

“It’s crazy,” she said multiple times. “The wheels… Boys, thank you. Oh my gosh. Woah.”

Check out both posts below:

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Lil Durk’s Entry Into the Tech Space Through the World of Phygital Fashion: NXTG3NZ

March 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Lil Durk, the Platinum recording artist, has recently made a major move into the tech space through the world of fashion with his co-founded phygital sneaker collection, NXTG3NZ. The collection, which stands for Next Generation Z with the 3 representing Web3, is a unique project bringing together the worlds of physical and digital experiences.

With a passion for fashion and sneakers, Lil Durk has been seen with Amiri on the runway and has now taken his love for fashion to a new level with NXTG3NZ. The team behind the collection consists of elite creatives and music and sports executives. They are working hard to ensure that the sneakers are not only fashionable but of the highest quality.

The only way to receive the physical sneaker is to purchase the NFT, making it an exclusive experience for sneaker collectors and fans alike, as well as a leading project in the Phygital space.

Lil Durk’s move into the tech space through NXTG3NZ shows that he is stepping into his entrepreneurial self and has major interests from venture funds and major brands already.

The project is gaining momentum and attention globally from sneaker enthusiasts.

Adam Weitsman, a prominent billionaire figure in the recycling industry and mentor to Lil Durk was gifted the first pair of physical sneakers.

Jessica T. Chin, CMO at Algorand Foundation, former WhatsApp and Nike marketing leader, “NXTG3NZ is built on Algorand to bring real value for Lil Durk’s fans. As the pioneers of scaling blockchain infrastructure, we are thrilled to partner with Lil Durk as a platform for change and creativity. Algorand continues to enable real world utility connecting both physical and digital worlds.”

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R. Kelly Victim Given Priority Access to Singers’ Royalties

March 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Three years ago. R. Kelly lost a $4 million civil suit filed by a woman claiming that he lured her to his Chicago recording studio with promises of a job, if she had sex with him, when she was 16-years-old.

The plaintiff, Heather Williams, says she met Kelly on a Chicago street in 1998 when she was just 16 and started a sexual relationship with him after being lured to his music studio with promises of an appearance in one of the singer’s videos.

A court has just given the accuser priority access to Kellz royalties.

Radar Online reports:

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the victim in the R. Kelly harassment case would be given first dibs at the singer’s royalties to help pay off the massive $4 million judgement against him.

Heather Williams filed a civil lawsuit against Kelly in 2019 alleging that when she was just 16 years old the platinum selling artist lured her into his studio and promised her a job if she had sex with him.

She ultimately won the case against the singer and was awarded $4 million, a payment Kelly has yet to pay up.

After assessing the singer’s assets, the court decided on March 23 that Williams would be allowed to tap into the royalties Kelly earned through his music distributed at Sony Studios.

The artist’s account was valued at around $1.5 million in 2020, before the Honey Love singer lost another $3.5 million in a ruling favoring his property manager in a case over unpaid rent for a Chicago studio.

Thursday’s decision upheld a lower court’s earlier ruling that Williams would be given “priority access” to the royalties because she was the first to properly demand the money from the music label.

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Judge Joe Brown Accuses Sheryl Lee Ralph of Trying To Sabotage His Mayoral Campaign

March 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Last week Sheryl Lee Ralph appeared on’ Way Up with Angela Yee’ and recalled the time she was forcibly tongue kissed without her consent by a famous TV judge.

Sheryl never mentioned a name but Judge Joe Brown threatened to sue for defamation of character. Sheryl cleared the other famous judge—Judge Mathis saying it wasn’t him and he was a good man. Judge Brown threatened to file defamation of character after actress Sheryl Lee Ralph recalled, without naming names, a popular TV judge who forcibly grabbed her by the neck and planted an unwanted kiss on her.
Now Judge Joe Brown believes Sheryl was sent by the Democrats to sabotage his run for the Mayor of Memphis…

The honorable judge spent the weekend re-tweeting his supporters who are accusing Sheryl of having ulterior motives.
Look at the judges tweets below.

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Beyonce Ranked 8th Most Influential Black Celebrity

March 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The most influential Black celebrities on social media were recently revealed and you won’t guess who was listed at the top. New research was used by analysing Instagram and Twitter followings as well as follower engagement rates.

Beyoncé ranks eighth on the list of social media’s most influential black celebrities, with an influence score of 75.86 out of 100. The legendary singer and songwriter has 294.7 million followers on Instagram and 15.7 million followers on Twitter

French footballer Kylian Mbappé ranks as the most influential black celebrity on social media, with a social media influence score of 93.18 out of 100. The 24-year old, who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, has a whopping 97.1 million Instagram followers and 11.7 million Twitter followers. He was found to have the highest Instagram engagement rate out of any celebrity in the list at 12.09%, and the second highest Twitter engagement rate, at 2.43%. It is worth noting this is well above the average engagement rate for any user on either platform, which is 0.98% for Instagram and 0.04% for Twitter.

The study, conducted by Black lifestyle brand That Sister, used data to create a combined social media influence score for more than 20 of the most popular Black celebrities. The overall score took into account the number of followers each celebrity has on Instagram and Twitter, as well as their audience engagement rates on both platforms.

See the full list below.

Who did you expect to be in the top 5 most influential?

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50 Cent Threatens To Expose Truth About TV Industry Via Lisa Evers

March 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Over the weekend, music and television mogul 50 Cent took to Instagram to speak candidly about the television industry and even threatened to expose the behind the scenes nuances of TV via FOX5NY’s long time urban news anchor Lisa Evers.

Without mentioning Evers by name, Fif said, “This lady from Fox 5 News called asking if I would speak to her about my experience in television. production. I said Like real behind the scenes? If she does this the TV is going to go black.”

Evers herself jumped in the comments to respond, saying, “Whaaaat ???!!! This lady is @lisaevers #fox5ny – same one who did your very first TV interview in 2003 ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’ – same one who did a bunch of other interviews throughout your incredible career …. why you acting brand new? Lol Would love to tell this chapter of your story… meet me on Baisley Blvd South Jamaica …let’s talk.”

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Red Bull Launches “Red Bull 1520” Featuring Original Hip Hop Series

March 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

This month, Red Bull officially debuted Red Bull 1520, a new YouTube channel dedicated to hip-hop programming from the world of Red Bull, featuring beats, bars and live performances from rap’s next movement. Ensuring fans never miss a beat, Red Bull 1520 will showcase exclusive content from Red Bull’s various music events across the U.S. as well as original series featuring content you won’t find anywhere else.

Informed by the artists and movements born from the last 50 years of hip-hop but focused on the future of the genre, Red Bull 1520 pays homage to the culture through talent-driven and engaging programming, starting with the debut of two new monthly hip-hop music series: Red Bull Spiral and Red Bull Rap IQ.

Based on the popular Japanese format, Red Bull Rasen, Red Bull Spiral invites 3-4 MCs to Red Bull’s LA recording studio to collaborate on a one-of-a-kind cypher. Filmed in one continuous take, Red Bull Spiral challenges even the most seasoned artists to stay cool under pressure and deliver perfect bars as the camera spins through the studio, capturing every movement. Watch LA crew Coast Contra kick off the series with their debut episode here, and look out for upcoming drops featuring KenThe Man, Kalan.FrFr, Baby Tate, LaRussell, Buddy, Nana, and more.

“We definitely had to take our time and approach this like a show,” says Coast Contra’s Ras Austin. “It’s a challenge but we wanted to make it as fun of an experience for the viewers as we could. When Taj gets in a certain pocket and everybody starts a rotation in sync with his flow. Super dope moment!”

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