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Empire State Building To Hold Lighting Ceremony In Honor Of Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th Birthday

May 18, 2022 by newhiphopnews

This Friday evening at 4 p.m., the Empire State Building (ESB) will host a lighting ceremony to honor the 50^th birthday of the Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie), in partnership with Bad Boy / Atlantic / Rhino Records and the Christopher Wallace Estate.

The Empire State Building Observatory Experience will feature a life-size photorealistic avatar of Biggie for guest viewing and photographs on Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Also, on Friday and Saturday, fans can purchase exclusive Biggie x ESB hats, t-shirts, and sweatshirts, sold only at the Observatory. Biggie’s 11x platinum album Life After Death will be available to purchase on cassette, along with the preorder for the 8-LP Deluxe.

Fifteen minutes after sunset on Saturday, May 21 – what would have been Biggie’s 50^th birthday – the Empire State Building will light up in dynamic red and white with a rotating crown and the number “50” in the mast.

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[WATCH] B-Real Says Cypress Hill and Onyx Got “Shorted” by Verzuz

May 18, 2022 by newhiphopnews

With all of the fanfare surrounding the previous VERZUZ battles, it was anticipated that the face-off between two of the most iconic Hip Hop groups to date, Onyx, and Cypress Hill, would be one for the history books. Still, instead, Triller didn’t even broadcast the battle live on their IG page as was done with the previous, unprecedented shows. CH’s B-Real says the two legendary groups got played by the sponsors, and he wants answers.

The battle, which was held this past weekend in Los Angeles at The Forum, was not streamed on Instagram but instead offered up on PPV to those who wanted to see Sticky Fingaz, Fredro and Co. go up against B-Real, Sen Dog, and Muggs if you were willing to pay. Allegedly, this was because there were many boxing matches on the card, but B-Real says that is a poor excuse for not laying out the red carpet for these two award-winning groups.

“I have to say, although it was great to rock w/ our brothers @ONYX_HQ in the Verzuz battle, I feel like [VERZUZ] shorted us all by not running it on Ig live like all other battles,” he wrote. “They made it a ppv event & made the battle a side show for the boxing matches instead. IMO.”

See what B-Real had to say below.

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[WATCH] Keyshia Cole Responds To Antonio Brown’s Public Humiliation

May 18, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Last night Keyshia Cole went live on Instagram to talk to her fans about her ill fated relationship with NFL free agent Antonio Brown. The Grammy-nominated artist took to Instagram to discuss her relationship with the free-agent wide receiver, days after he shared a video on Instagram speculated to be of Cole showing off a lower back tattoo of his initials.

After recently sharing her new ‘AB’ tattoo on her lower back. Cole took issue with the caption of Brown’s video, which read: “You Ain’t Pimpin Until You Hit An RnB Diva. #FreeAgent #KeepPimpin.”

“It was a little harsh,” Cole said in an Instagram Live with celebrity stylist EJ King. “Maybe he doesn’t know that it was a little harsh for him to say that. Even me speaking to him, he was like, ‘Do you want me to change the caption?’ And I was like no, I don’t want you to change the caption.”

King called the caption “a little insensitive,” adding that if Cole told Brown the latter, “You’ll start to resent him if he’s not in a place of receiving what you’re trying [to say].”

Now AB is telling Keyshia to keep his name out of her mouth…

In a live stream from Dubai Antonio says, “We don’t want you Keyshia” and calls himself a player. He also calls Keyshia a clout chaser and said she hit him up to do something, they did it and that was it and now he wants her to leave him alone.
Watch the mess unfold below.

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Today in Hip-Hop History: Gangstarr’s Guru Dropped His ‘Jazzamatazz: Vol. 1’ Lp 29 Years Ago

May 18, 2022 by newhiphopnews

29 years ago, on this day, the almighty Baldhead Slick, more commonly known as the “Guru” of Gangstarr, dropped his first solo project, Jazzamatazz, on Chrysalis Records. The album featured a slew of artists in and outside of the ciphers of Hip Hop, as this album was the first of its kind, with “Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal” fusing the sounds of Jazz with Hip Hop’s boom bap to create a groundbreaking album.

Jazzamatazz, which was executive produced by Guru, featured Jazz legends such as Roy Ayers, Branford Marsalis, Donald Byrd, and N’Dea Davenport of the Brand New Heavies. Guru also introduced Hip Hop in the states to the international community, recruiting MC Solaar of France(not to be confused with the controversial producer Solar with whom Guru was connected before his passing).

Salute to the Gangstarr Foundation, DJ Premier, MC Solaar, jazz icons, and everyone who was a part of this trailblazing project! RIP Guru!

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Travis Scott Donates $1M To Black College Students To Ensure They Graduate

May 18, 2022 by newhiphopnews

According to a report from TMZ, rapper Travis Scott has decided to give Black college students a large monetary incentive to become graduates.

According to the report, Scott awarded $1 million in scholarships to 100 students at HBCUs that are slated to walk across the stage in 2022. Scott’s Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund will be donating $10K to each student who finish off their scholastic career with at least a 3.5 GPA.

Scott’s donations went to 38 HBCU seniors from Alabama A&M University, Central State University, Jackson State University, Morehouse College, Texas Southern University, Grambling State University, Xavier University of Louisiana, and Prairie View A&M University.

The scholarships are a part of Scott’s Project HEAL, which was established in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy, which took ten lives and injured numerous others.

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President Biden Arrives In Buffalo After Saturday’s Mass Killing

May 17, 2022 by newhiphopnews

The President and First Lady Jill Biden are in Buffalo following Saturday’s deadly mass killing at a grocery store. They will pay respects at the TOPS Market memorial before a private meeting with affected families, first responders and community leaders.

The President will deliver remarks around 1PM, Eastern time. Reports say President Biden is going to call the mass killing an act of “domestic terrorism.”

President Biden said the mass shooting that killed ten people in Buffalo was as an act of “white supremacy.” On Sunday while speaking at National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the Capitol, he confirmed the Justice Department is investigating it as a “hate crime.”

Most of the victims in Saturday’s mass shooting were Black, and the alleged gunman, identified as Payton Gendron is a white male. Officials say the 18-year-old suspect drove from near the Pennsylvania state line to commit the attack and livestreamed the attack on Twitch.

NBC News reports a manifesto allegedly written by Gendron was posted on Google Docs Thursday night. The document allegedly lays out plans to attack Black people, and promotes conspiracy theory claims that white people are being replaced by minorities in the U.S.

Our thoughts and condolences go out to the community and loved ones of the Buffalo tragedy. Share your comments with us on social media.

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[WATCH] Kendrick Lamar Plays Soccer in Africa Following Album Release

May 17, 2022 by newhiphopnews

After a five-year hiatus from dropping new music, Hip Hop’s millennial heir Kendrick Lamar celebrated the release of his latest critically acclaimed LP, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, by taking his football skills to Ghana and taking on the Jamestown Boys in a game of street soccer.

Crowds and cameras followed the Compton native as he shuffled in the streets of Ghana, after that taking pictures with his teammates and competitors known locally as the Jamestown Boys.

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[WATCH] Blac Chyna To Face Off Against Instagram Model in Celebrity Boxing Match

May 17, 2022 by newhiphopnews

After losing her defamation case against the Kardashians, stripper turned reality star Blac Chyna is set to box it out against an IG model in a celebrity boxing bout.

It was announced weeks ago that Chyna would be fighting in a celeb match, but she didn’t have any competitors, but that didn’t last long. Instagram model and Air Force veteran Alysia Magen took up the challenge with a press conference featuring the two beautiful women, complete with an official push and shove to show the realness.

Megan and Chyna are set to fight each other on June 11.

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