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RealmuzikSK Teams Up With Yung Bleu For Collab EP ‘Up A Level’ and “Pain” Video

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There is little doubt that your work will be seen by your peers if it has already been aired on BET and MTV. RealmuzikSK has been doing a lot of that recently, so it’s no surprise that Yung Bleu chose to jump on board with his latest EP, Up A Level.

The EP comes with a video for “Pain,” which features both Yung Bleu and RealmuzikSK this tune in particular is a standout song, taking listeners through a breakup story about betrayal and the agony that comes with it.

Realmuzik, a native of Amite City, Louisiana, has had a rocky road, having encountered homelessness after dropping out of school at the age of 16. He has faced the anguish and battle to subsist while pursuing a musical career rather than a formal degree, yet despite this, he creates Hip Hop that truly reaches the soul.

“My upbringing played a major role in who I am today,” he says. “Lessons I learned from family, the streets and people in my circle are very valuable to who I am.”

Up A Level captures that feeling and includes three tracks that demonstrate his limitless potential. With Pit Bull, Mo3, K. Michelle, Shaggy, Johnny Taylor, Wiz Khalifa, and Rick Ross as influences, the EP is an example of an artist running his own race, and with Yung Bleu in the mix, Realmuzik is bound to come out on top.

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Jim Jones and Migos “Set The Trends” With New Groundbreaking NFT Video

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Watch We Set The Trends and travel into the metaverse in this masterful video directed by EddieVisual (BAYC#4524) and Yasha Gruben (Grammy Nominated Director), as we bounce between eclectic digital worlds. This collaborative project features 15 incredible visual artists of wildly different styles, and is nothing short of impressive.

The all-star visual team includes designer and LVMH prize winner Kidsuper,  ASAP Rocky’s former creative director Robert Gallardo, Iconic pfp artist Somehoodlum, Hip-hop NFT Icon Tilla Vision, Top BAYC Animator Idrawanimation, Digital Craftsman Guy Bergman, and many more.

The video is premiering exclusively in the metaverse today, in Decentraland to be exact, who is unveiling a brand new digital movie theater just for this release. Limewire will be sponsoring the Metaverse event, yes you heard that right – Limewire!

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New Prince Mural To Be Unveiled In Minneapolis Thursday Night

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The Purple one now reigns over downtown Minneapolis! A mural of international icon, Prince. will be unveiled Thursday night in downtown Minneapolis at a Purple Block Party.

The massive 100-foot tall art display honors the late iconic entertainer. The artwork depicts portraits taken of Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson at three separate points in his career. It sits at 1st Avenue and 8th Street, on the side by Target.

The “Crown our Prince” mural initiative ceremony kicks off the return of Paisley Park’s annual Celebration at 7 p.m.. The events will last for the next four days filled with concerts, celebrity panels, and in-studio recording sessions. It is free and open to the public, scheduled to end at 10 p.m..

READ MORE: “Prince Rogers Nelson Way” Approved by Minneapolis Planning Commission for Street Renaming

According to Kare11, Miami-based muralist Hiero Veiga was selected unanimously from a pool of 60 muralists worldwide. The completion of the legendary entertainers mural has been years in the making. The organizers worked closely with Prince’s family and estate to bring it to life.

Watch Prince’s sister Sharon Nelson speak with media about the importance of the mural honoring him below.

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Kanye West Files New Trademarks That Expands Yeezus Brand

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Kanye West is a man with endless ambitions. The hit producer, who morphed into a Grammy Award-winning artist, is already the dominating music and fashion industry, but Ye wants more. It’s reported that Kanye West filed 17 new trademarks all surrounding the Yeezus brand. Mr. West filed trademarks for amusement parks, NFTs, toys, campaign buttons, clothing, cosmetics, and household items.

The news of Kanye filing trademarks for most of these items comes to no surprise seeing that he’s steady taking on new business endeavors. What fans should be surprised about is the trade mark for NFTs. Kanye didn’t hold back when he expressed how he felt about the metaverse. Back in February, Mr. West wrote on Instagram, “Do not ask me to do a f*****g NFT. Ask me later,” Seemingly later is now because according to his new trademarks, Kanye has a future dealing with NFTs.

READ MORE: Kanye West Signs Boston Celtics Guard Jaylen Brown To DONDA Sports

Along with the new trademarks surrounding the Yeezus brand, Kanye is building a strong roster for his DONDA sports agency. Already he’s partnered with Antonio Brown, signed NFL champion Aaron Donald, and Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown just announced his arrival to the squad. “I’m team Ye,” said Brown.

Who knows what Kanye plans on doing with these new ideas, but we’re sure the world wants to know.

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The Game’s New Album ‘Drillmatic’ Will Have 30 Songs

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The Game has been in the news lately, doubling down on his lyrical abilities. He’s event went as far as saying that he could out-duel Eminem in a verzuz battle. That verzuz battle is probably not happening, but the Game’s bars will still be on display on June 17th when he drops his new album.

On his Instagram, The Game revealed Drillmatic would include 30 songs across two sides, Mind and Heart.

Although Game didn’t list any title tracks, it is confirmed that Hit-Boy will exclusively produce Drillmatic. The Game has high expectations on this album. HE is super confident in his rap abilities. He said his album would be the best album of all of 2022.

“I know my album gone be the best album of 2022 cause the energy feels like I just signed my deal. You’ve never heard me rap like this, I promise you,” he wrote. “When it drops, I promise you that if you put your ear to it you will then understand why I’m the best rapper alive. My controversy has always stepped on my greatness, but that’s all about to change. This album has a strong hold on being the best album of my career.”

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Pusha T Declares ‘It’s Almost Dry’ The Best Rap Album Of 2022

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We’re already halfway through 2022, and so far, this has been a pretty exciting year for rap music. Lists have already begun to come out of the best albums of the year so far, and there are two albums that people have universally considered for that top spot: Pusha-T’s It’s Almost Dry and Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.

It’s no doubt that these were both fantastic projects in their rights. While Kendrick has stayed quiet since the release of his project, Pusha-T has been on tour, and during his stop in Los Angeles on Tuesday, he took the time to declare It’s Almost Dry “Rap Album of the Motherf*cking Year.”

However, this is not the first time King Push has referred to his recent effort. During his press run for the album, he would say that It’s Almost Dry would be rap album of the year. In an interview with Complex earlier this year with Pusha’s manager Steven Victor, Push referred to the album as the best rap album. He added that “ain’t nothing fucking with it” once all the production on the album was finished and said that he was “on some one thousand rap superhero sh*t.”

Following the release of his fourth solo album, Push said in an interview with GQ that he’s already working on his next album. He played a snippet of a finished song, adding that this is a new era for him, then likening himself to Biggie when he switched his flow and persona between 1994 and 1997.

“This is a new era for me, for sure,” Push said. “Don’t you hear the flows, you hear the tones, you hear the character? Listen, remember what Big sounded like in ’94?…Then he turned to the [smoother] Frank White persona by ’96. By ’97 it was full blown. And by the time the transformation is done [my craft] will be mastered and ready. You’ll have a niche product.”

Even though we still have six more months of the year, trying to top It’s Almost Dry will not be an easy feat.

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Rick Ross Criticizes People Who Beg For Handouts, “Why The F*ck Aren’t You Working?”

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Rick Ross is known for being “The Boss” due to his persona and successful business ventures outside of hip hop. Rozay had some pretty blunt words of advice for those who beg for handouts, saying that begging will get you nowhere in life.

Ross took to Instagram earlier this week to share his thoughts on people who beg for handouts, calling them “f*cked up” and detached from reality.

“I already know how it go. That’s why I go hard because I know how it go,” Ross said. “You could be in a room full of the wealthiest mutherf*ckas in the world and tell them, ‘I have nothing, I’m hungry.’ And they’re going to look at you and say, ‘Well what the f*ck are you doing standing next to me begging? Why the f*ck aren’t you working?’”

Ross continued, saying, “What the f*ck have you established? What have you done with yourself since the f*cking beginning of time? Where’s your brother, where’s your mother, where’s your father, where’s your f*ckin’ kinfolk? You don’t have any friends? You don’t have anything to establish yourself or worth something in anyone’s life?’ That’s what they’re going to tell you. So, if you think begging is going to get you something, you f*cked up.”

Ross definitely went in and ruffled the feathers of some people. His comments were met with mixed reactions while some users on social media agreed with his message and others took offense to it. Waka Flocka was one of the people who disagreed with Ross’ message.

“But where’s the morality?” Waka commented under the video.

You can watch Ross’ full take here.

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Omari Hardwick Says He Was Paid $150k Per Episode On “Power”

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Power might’ve been one of the most popular shows on tv until its original un-ended in early 2020, but with the success of its many spinoffs, it has continued to be one of the most popular shows on tv. Despite the show’s success, Omari Hardwick, who rose to fame after playing James St. Patrick, recently revealed how much he made per episode and how he even had to borrow money from 50 Cent at one point.

Hardwick appeared on The Pivot podcast where he revealed that he was not earning what he thought he should have been earning. “I still haven’t made what I should have made. I still never made the money—no, the money, I never made what I should have made. Never,” Hardwick said. “Period. It’s happening now, finally.” He noted that he fianlly felt like he made it when he landed the role in Power.

Hardwick then went into detail about how he was borrowing money from 50 Cent in the summers after the first and second seasons of Power. “He gave me $20,000 and the next summer he gave me $23,000,” Hardwick said, adding that he might’ve done it because of how much he adored Hardwick’s wife, Jennifer, and their two kids. “He might like them more than me. It was absolutely given in a way of, like, you know take care of the family bro, use that,” Hardwick added.

Hardwick went on to say how even by the show’s 6th and final season, he “never” go the salary he wanted. “How much do you think I made a week? An episode,” he asked the hosts. One guessed around $150,000 per episode. “You got it right, yeah,” he replied. “First time I’ve ever disclosed it.”

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Mo’Nique Responds to D.L. Hughley and Drags Steve Harvey Into the Feud

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It is unclear when the feud between D.L. Hughley and Mo’Nique will end. Over the weekend, the two took to social media to show their contracts to prove who was supposed to be the headliner at the comedy show in Detroit. On Tuesday, D.L. took to his radio show to clear the air, calling Mo’Nique an “occupational hazard” and saying that he was warned about Mo’Nique but decided to give her a chance to grace the stage.

Mo’Nique has since responded in an Instagram video where she takes more shots at D.L. and explains why she brought Steve Harvey into their feud.

“There was nothing that was said about your wife, your family. It was directed specifically to you,” Mo’Nique. She added: “Saturday night, D.L. Hughley was going to get his ass handed to him because, through the years, I’ve heard this man have a lot to say about me.”

Mo’Nique added that she wanted D.L. to be there while she continuously threw him under the bus. She brought Steve Harvey into the mix because he and D.L. Hughley lied about her during a radio interview.

She also disputed claims that audience members were frustrated with her spending her set talking and Hughley and the contract dispute.

You can watch the hour-long video here.

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Gucci Mane Artist Ralo Sentenced To Eight Years In Federal Prison For Marijuana Trafficking

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After awaiting trial in the Dekalb County Jail since his federal arrest for marijuana trafficking in 2018, 1017 artist Ralo, whose real name is Terrell Davis , can breathe a sigh of relief after being sentenced to eight years in federal prison.

Why? Well, after the time served granted by a federal judge and Ralo receiving his anticipated good time, which could be up to a year and a half, the accused drug trafficker and ATL mainstay could see the streets as early as next year.

On an IG post from Ralo’s verified account, where the news of his sentence was also confirmed, an update on the sentence handed down said, “He was recommended 1 year ankle monitor after the halfway house approve his home address; which will bring him home to us late next year, but our goal is for him to complete his GED or RDAP Drug program so we can get another year off his sentence. That will bring him home to us in less than a year. We need prayer.”

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In 2018, an affidavit filed by the U.S. Attorney claimed Ralo was the leader of a street gang called “Famerica”, that is known to have smuggled almost $2 million worth of weed from Cali to Georgia.

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