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DDG Gifts Halle Bailey With Diamond Name Necklace

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DDG and Halle Bailey have been romantically linked for quite some time now, but the two put a bow and ribbon on speculations Sunday.

The Little Mermaid actress graced both the Oscars red carpet, alongside her older sister Chloe and the Oscar stage as she presented the Academy Award for best-animated feature, on her 22nd birthday. Chloe took to Instagram to wish her sister happy birthday before they hit the red carpet for a sisterly slay.

“happy birthday to my best friend!!!! my baby sis!!! i love you to the moon and back. you are strong, brilliant, effortlessly graceful and i am SO PROUD OF YOU,” captioned Chloe.

The “Do It” songstress received love from her “Moonwalking in Calabasas” boo, DDG as well. He took to Instagram to show off some candid moments from their relationship that included a kiss on the cheek, a couple’s selfie, a mirror flick and a gifting of a name-plated necklace.

“Happy Birthday to the beautifulest, the flyest, the sweetest ❤ love you forever.”

He also watched as she presented at the Oscars as well. It is unanimous that people are here for a Halle Bailey and DDG love connection.

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New Trailer: ‘We Were Hyphy’ Documentary

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We Were Hyphy is delighted to announce its World Premiere as part of the prestigious Cinequest 2022 Film Festival.

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The music documentary captures the hugely kinetic Hyphy movement and brings the sights and sounds of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most influential musical movement of the past 30 years to life on the screen.

This music documentary feature traces Hyphy’s genesis on Bay Area streets and examines its influence with interviews from legendary figures such as Keak da Sneak and Mistah FAB to modern-day artists such as Kamaiyah, Rafael Casal, P-Lo, and G-Eazy who grew up during the movement and were deeply influenced by it. Historical context is provided by columnists and academics such as Pendarvis Harshaw and Dr. Andrea L.S. Moore.

“Hyphy had a massive influence on me as a teenager,” says Laurence Madrigal, director of WE WERE HYPHY. “I grew up in Antioch and Hyphy was everywhere. It was on the streets, in our cars, in the clothes we wore, and in the way we spoke. I’ve always wanted to share my love of Hyphy with the world and this film is a love song to the era!”

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 The film is a beautifully shot, heartbreakingly sweet story detailing the highs and lows of the Hyphy movement from its inauspicious start which saw a plethora of Bay Area artists crafting and selling CDs from the trunk of their cars to an unwaveringly loyal fanbase who supported the artists and partied with a hedonistic abandon at side shows. It is a love song to all those who were brought together by the sounds of the Hyphy era. The goal of the documentary is to give the audience a look into Hyphy and experience it from two perspectives – through the eyes of the artists who created the iconic sound – and through the Bay Areans who grew up listening to the music, speaking the language, rocking the fashion, swangin’ the cars, and most importantly of all, getting hyphy.

“While Hyphy had a massively formative influence on the kids growing up during the era,” says Laurence, “I think there’s a wonderful universality to the film. Everyone feels that the music they listened to as teenagers was uniquely special. And it really is. It doesn’t matter if you grew up listening to punk, or hip-hop, or classical music, the love you had for the music and the love you had for the friends you shared it with stays with you forever. And it’s this beautiful, almost lonesome nostalgia, that we tried to capture with the film. It’s a deeply personal film for me and my sincere hope is that the film captures the essence of Hyphy and does justice to the artists of the time and, most importantly of all, to the fans who shared in the experience!”

Watch the documentary’s trailer below.

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Joyner Lucas Pulls out of Lollapalooza, saying his name was too small on flier

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Lollapalooza might find itself looking for a new artist after Joyner Lucas took to Twitter, accusing the festival of printing his name too small on fliers before throwing shade at Machine Gun Kelly.

In a series of tweets, the ADHD rapper aired his grievances with the festival as well as other artists, namely MGK. His first tweet expressed his displeasure with the other artists whose names were surrounding his on the flier.

“These festivals is gon stop playing with me like I ain’t that n****. Putting my name next to the names of a bunch of random n**** that nobody heard of and offering me a weak a** [money bag emoji]. Then I say no to the offer and these h** a** n**** put me on the flier anyways.”

He then took the opportunity to address the disconnect between his perceived current state of success and his position on the flier.

“N***** is on gon start putting respek on my name. For years I been getting these weak a** offers like I’m some lil n****. Then n***** who ain’t even on my level or doing my numbers is getting put in BIG LETTERS while they write my s*** hella small on the flier.! How sway?!!”

“I’m the biggest independent artist period with the exception of my n*** tech. And I got the numbers & the fans & the [money bag emoji] to back that statement up. How is it that these festivals keep tryna bunch my name up with a bunch of n****who ain’t on my level?. n**** I’m JOYNER LUCAS. [emoji face with raised eyebrows]”

He then definitively let his followers know that he will not be playing at this year’s Lollapalooza.

“All I know is @lollapalooza better take my f***** name off that flier. I ain’t agree to that lineup and I don’t want that weak a** [money bag emoji] n***** tried to give me. Next thing I kno the flier goes out and they gon put my name in some tiny a** letter like i ain’t me. F*** outta here!”

To further illustrate his point, he attempted to provide a visual description of how small his name was, cracking a joke about needing a microscope and sharing a photo of newsprint with tiny writing and a red circle surrounding words too small to read.

“Bro hit me up today asking me what time is my set at @lollapalooza. I said huh? went and looked at the flier and had to find a microscope to find my name. [emoji face with raised eyebrows]. Disrespectful. They said i had to get my numbers up to be respected. So I went top 10 billboard independently. Still this…. @lollapalooza be like “and if you look real close WE ALSO GOT JOYNER LUCAS on the lineup”…

He also took aim at MGK, who is one of the festival’s headliners, tweeting the following with a picture of MGK showing off a black tongue:

“Then you got this goofy ass n**** headlining? Smh how sway?”

He concluded by referencing Eminem‘s beef with MGK from 2018 in which the two released opposing diss tracks aimed at each other.

“someone said “don’t bring out the rap devil”…[crying emoji] maaaaannnn listen. Lol What my brother Marshall did to this n**** @machinegunkelly is light compared to what’s waiting if he wanna walk down that street wit me. Ain’t nobody worried bout a n**** who paints his nails. [nail polish emoji]. foh”

For reference, the flier is shown here with Lucas’s name circled in red.

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Lollapalooza 2022 flier

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Snootie Wilds Funeral Services Will Be On March 19

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All the people that are connected to the Hip Hip star, Snootie Wild are still mourning after his tragic death on Feb 26. Now it’s been revealed that his home-going service will be held on Saturday, March 19, at 11 a.m. at the Greater New Liberty church in Memphis, TN. 

Prior to the funeral services, loved ones will have a chance to visit the body before he’s put to rest. Visitation for Snootie will be held on Friday at E. H. Ford Mortuary located 3390 ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD Memphis, TN.

For final farewells, Snootie’s internment service will be directly after the funeral New Park Cemetery 4536 Horn Lake Memphis, TN.

Wild was born LePreston Porter in Memphis, the city where he built his musical career. He was a nephew of Arthur Lee, lead singer for the 1960s band Love. Wild spent time in prison in his early 20s for aggravated robbery, launching his musical career after his release. 

His single “Yayo” caught the ear of fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti, who signed Wild to his imprint Collective Music Group (CMG). Wild later landed a deal with Epic Records and released later singles including “Made Me” and “Rich or Not.” He was featured on tracks by rappers including Master P.

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[PHOTOS] RZA & DJ Scratch Listening Party, “Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater”

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Hip Hop legends, RZA and DJ Scratch released their joint full-length album, Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater produced by DJ Scratch via 36 Chambers ALC/MNRK Music Group.

The two rap icons’ collaborative album is inspired by their love for martial arts. The project serves as a love letter to the kung fu movies that ran on local television channels every Saturday when there were only five options.

RZA & DJ Scratch Listening Party

Just ahead of Friday’s release the duo hosted a star studded listening party filled with music industry guests, such as Rocnation’s Young Guru, actor, Flex Alexander and more.

 Cocktail waitresses dawned in Wu Tang branded martial arts uniforms served guests as DJ Carisma provided the tunes. 

“We named it that because we are flashing back to the days when we were young men coming from Brownsville Projects, then moving to Staten Island moving to Park Hill, Killa Hill,” RZA shared to the crowd on their inspiration for doing the album.

“It took us to a place far far far away, because we have never been to China. We have never been to Thailand…and we saw men protecting women, fighting oppression. We saw chivalry and one man taking down 20 men, breaking bricks, using num-chuks,” added RZA.

RZA & DJ Scratch Listening Party

DJ Scratch who produced the album solely, previously explained:

“It was an honor to produce and  executive produce an entire album for a legendary MC, who happens to be one of the greatest Hip Hop producers of all time. This album is like a movie. The first track gives you the synopsis of the movie. The beats & the videos we shot will take you back to when you couldn’t wait to turn to channel 5 every Saturday at 3 pm to watch Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater. I’m proud of this project and I can’t wait to perform these songs live.”

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RZA & DJ Scratch Listening Party
Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater
RZA & DJ Scratch Listening Party
RZA & DJ Scratch Listening Party
RZA & DJ Scratch Listening Party

Enjoy Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater on all DSPs.

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Drake Announces Upcoming Shows In New York & Toronto

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Drake must have some huge news on the way as he just announced upcoming live shows in New York City and Toronto during the latest episode of OVO Sound Radio on Sirus XM, shared by Elliott Wilson via social media on Saturday morning (March 12). 

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“This is Drake, coming to you live on Sounds42 Sirus XM,“ said Drake on the show. “I’m excited to let all my people know that we’re working on something really special for you guys. Putting together two shows, one in New York and a few in Toronto. They’re gonna be something different, something that I’ve never done before. Gonna be a highly interactive experience. My brothers will be there, it’s gonna be great to see y’all, hopefully get a chance to speak with you, [and] hopefully learn a little more about each other. I’ll have the dates for that coming soon, I can’t wait.”

The announcement marks Drake’s first full show since his December 2019 Assassination Vacation Tour. After that, Drake has only performed as a special guest with Travis Scott at last year’s Astro World Festival in Houston and Ye’s benefit concert for Larry Hoover in Los Angeles last December. 

Mixed by guest DJ, GoHomeRoger, the episode included new music by superstars like King Von, Kodak Black, Rowdy Rebel, Lil Durk, and uprising artists like Yeat, Central Cee, BlueBucksClan, and Skeng. Review the complete playlist below.

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Along with the news of upcoming shows, the latest episode in the show’s fourth season promoted the forthcoming release of the new season of the Drake executive-produced crime drama series, Top Boy, starting March 18 on Netflix. The popular series stars Ashley Walters, Kano, Shone Romulus, Micheal Ward, and Little Simz. 

On Thursday, Chart Data revealed Drake is the most-streamed artist of the year with 1.4 billion streams. On top of the top 10 list, Drake surpasses seven other hip hop stars, including NBA Youngboy, JuiceWrld, Kanye West, Eminem, Kodak Black, and Rod Wave. In other news, Drake’s latest album, Certified Lover Boy, was the only hip-hop album to reach double platinum in 2021, RIAA reports.

Hear the full OVO Sound Radio Season 4, Episode 5 below.

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Social Media Slams Kim Kardashian’s Business Advice To Women: “Get Your F*cking Ass Up And Work”

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Kim Kardashian is known for many things but in recent years, other than her high profile marriage to Kanye West, she has been known for her business acumen. Well, in a recent interview with Variety, Kardashian shared her advice to women looking to be successful in developing their business.

“Get your f*cking ass up and work,” Kardashian said in the clip. “It seems like nobody wants to work these days.” She added.

“You have to surround yourself around people that want to work. Have a good work environment where everyone loves what they do because you have one life. No toxic work environments and show up and do the work.”

Kardashian was quickly slammed by social media after her remarks surfaced. Many called her remarks “tone-deaf” and “privileged” as Kardashian was born into a rich family, and as many women are working 40+ hour work weeks just to make ends meet. Many even pointed out how her gardening and maintenance staff sued Kim last year for violating labor laws. They claim that Kardashian denied them breaks and overtime.

Check out some of the reactions below.

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Rotimi Announces New Spring Dates For U.S., International Headlining Tour

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Having always been an artist with a work ethic and grind like no other, Rotimi is already on the move for 2022 officially announcing his first headlining U.S. and International All or Nothing Tour. Being an entertainer who has always put his fans first, the tour was originally postponed in January to keep Covid cautious, and now as the world opens back, Spring of 2022 is slated to start with a bang. New tour date tickets are now on sale. 

Purchase Ticketshttps://linktr.ee/allornothingtour

Stream All or Nothinghttps://music.empi.re/allornothing

“This is a dream come true. Bringing the story of the underdog around the world! My fans are in for a treat! “ -Rotimi

During the 17 city tour, Rotimi will be performing favorites from his latest debut album, All or Nothing as well as his gold-certified hit single “In My Bed” and other throwback specials singles. Recently the singer/songwriter released visuals for “Weapon” featuring Fireboy DML and his wedding classic track “I Do.” The original album charted on Apple Music’s Top 10 R&B/Soul albums and currently sits at 30 million streams across all platforms. Rotimi led the rollout for both projects by releasing some of his most creative videos to date in “What To Do,” “Don’t You Ever,” and “Decide,” all of which appear on the album as well. 

Rotimi: World Tour Dates

April 19, 2022    ||    Boston, MAApril 20, 2022   ||   Philadelphia, PAApril 21, 2022   ||    Baltimore, MDApril 23, 2022   ||    New York, NYApril 26, 2022   ||    Toronto, ONApril 28, 2022   ||   Chicago, ILApril 29, 2022   ||   Detroit, MIMay 4, 2022   ||    Dallas, TXMay 5, 2022   ||    Houston, TXMay 7, 2022   ||   Atlanta, GAMay 11, 2022   ||   Los Angeles, CAMay 12, 2022  II   Oakland CAMay 13, 2022   ||   Las Vegas, NVMay 17, 2022   ||    Amsterdam, NetherlandsMay 18, 2022   ||   Paris, FranceMay 20, 2022   ||    Berlin, GermanyMay 22, 2022   ||    London, England

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Rotimi Announces New Spring Dates For U.S., International Headlining Tour

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Having always been an artist with a work ethic and grind like no other, Rotimi is already on the move for 2022 officially announcing his first headlining U.S. and International All or Nothing Tour. Being an entertainer who has always put his fans first, the tour was originally postponed in January to keep Covid cautious, and now as the world opens back, Spring of 2022 is slated to start with a bang. New tour date tickets are now on sale. 

Purchase Ticketshttps://linktr.ee/allornothingtour

Stream All or Nothinghttps://music.empi.re/allornothing

“This is a dream come true. Bringing the story of the underdog around the world! My fans are in for a treat! “ -Rotimi

During the 17 city tour, Rotimi will be performing favorites from his latest debut album, All or Nothing as well as his gold-certified hit single “In My Bed” and other throwback specials singles. Recently the singer/songwriter released visuals for “Weapon” featuring Fireboy DML and his wedding classic track “I Do.” The original album charted on Apple Music’s Top 10 R&B/Soul albums and currently sits at 30 million streams across all platforms. Rotimi led the rollout for both projects by releasing some of his most creative videos to date in “What To Do,” “Don’t You Ever,” and “Decide,” all of which appear on the album as well. 

Rotimi: World Tour Dates

April 19, 2022    ||    Boston, MAApril 20, 2022   ||   Philadelphia, PAApril 21, 2022   ||    Baltimore, MDApril 23, 2022   ||    New York, NYApril 26, 2022   ||    Toronto, ONApril 28, 2022   ||   Chicago, ILApril 29, 2022   ||   Detroit, MIMay 4, 2022   ||    Dallas, TXMay 5, 2022   ||    Houston, TXMay 7, 2022   ||   Atlanta, GAMay 11, 2022   ||   Los Angeles, CAMay 12, 2022  II   Oakland CAMay 13, 2022   ||   Las Vegas, NVMay 17, 2022   ||    Amsterdam, NetherlandsMay 18, 2022   ||   Paris, FranceMay 20, 2022   ||    Berlin, GermanyMay 22, 2022   ||    London, England

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Soundcloud ‘Next Wav’ Experience Is Coming to SXSW

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Soundcloud keeps the ball rolling at SXSW to start the new year.

Last month the platform announced its new joint venture with Quality Control Music Group and Solid Foundation management founders Kevin “Coach K” Lee and Pierre “P” Thomas.

The partnerships will “create custom A&R programs for selected artists inclusive of development, distribution and marketing and artist services.” It is a testament to SoundCloud’s commitment to being a conduit for creative freedom and equity.

Soundcloud will bring its ‘Next Wav” event series to SXSW, featuring workshops, discussion, and performances on the heels of the joint venture announcement. The event will occur at live music venue Mohawk in Austin, allowing creators and fans to celebrate the culture, community, and creativity.

The event will end with a live music showcase featuring Houston rapper Monaleo, El Paso-born Indigenous Mexican-American R&B artist Flores, breakout DMV-area hip-hop artist with an alternative-rap sound Kelow LaTesha, and Miami musician fusing Reggaeton beats, R&B, and pop riela.

‘Next Wav’ is free for SXSW ticket holders with confirmed RSVP. Check out the programming schedule and RSVP here. 

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