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[WATCH] Ace Hood & Killer Mike Pay Homage to Young Dolph, Nipsey Hussle In “Greatness” Video

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Ace Hood and Killer Mike pay homage to slain rappers Young Dolph, Nipsey Hussle, and other Black icons in their new “Greatness” music video.

The “Hustle Hard” rapper shares his final music video off his recent 10 song project, M.I.N.D. EP. “Greatness” featuring Killer Mike released via Hoodnation/EMPIRE.

Ace Hood has always delivered bars and this street sermon is no different as he spits with pure emotion. “Them folk gon’ underestimate you, play you like you dumb, I nod my head and get my bread, you will not feed me crumbs.”

READ MORE: Ace Hood Releases New Single “Glory” and Announces M.I.N.D. (Memories Inside Never Die) EP.

Killer Mike, known as a philosophical poet in his own right, raps vibrantly, “Judas to Jesus, even true to believers, Brutus to Caesars, backstab and deceive us.”

“Greatness” pays homage to the black excellence that came before us and a resounding cry that there’s only more greatness to come. Paintings depicting some of our brightest Black cultural icons, stylized in black and gold, line the walls. Clips flow of the trailblazing politician Shirley Chisholm, to the ceiling-shattering athlete Arthur Ashe raising a clenched fist appear in the video below.

Check out the official visual “Greatness” from Ace Hood and Killer Mike.

You can listen to Ace Hood’s full M.I.N.D. EP below.

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Kim Kardashian Says Wedding No. 4 is On Her Mind: “One More Wedding”

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Kim Kardashian already had her eyes on marriage. While the dust is settling on the dissolution of her marriage with Kanye West, Kim K states she is open to tying the knot for the fourth time.

According to TheJasmineBrand, a forthcoming episode of the new HULU show, The Kardashians, provides insight into Kim being willing to try again, citing the desire for “one more wedding.”

“I believe in love,” Kardashian said. “That’s why hopefully there will be just one more wedding for me. Fourth time’s a charm!”

With the constant PDA and new tattoos on Pete Davidon’s neck, maybe he could be the new suitor? Do you think Kim K will get married again? Sound off below.

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Diamond with No Features: J. Cole’s ‘No Role Modelz’ Hits Coveted Sales Status

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First things first, rest in peace Uncle Phil!

J. Cole is officially a diamond-selling artist. Chart Data notes Cole’s “No Role Modelz” from his 2014 Forest Hills Drive album has surpassed 10 million units in sales, becoming diamond eligible.

Once certified, Cole will have the 79th diamond-selling single in history.

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Eminem Leads The 2022 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Class

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Eminem can add another accolade to his long list of achievements. He’s won a Grammy and Oscar, and now he’s a Hall of Famer.

The Detroit emcee will lead the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame class. Eminem, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Pat Benatar, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon are all set to join the Rock HOF.

Em’s long commitment to the rap game has led him to have one of the most successful careers. The Real Slim Shady made history in his career, becoming the most-certified artist for singles in RIAA Gold & Platinum program history. He has more than 73 million new certifications pushing his career RIAA Award total to 227.5 million. That number includes 166 million single certifications and 61.5 million album certifications. He’s earned six Diamond awards, three for albums and three for singles.

Marshall’s hall of fame career includes 15 Grammys and 17 Billboard Music Awards.

Who said rappers couldn’t be rockstars? Em isn’t the first rapper to be inducted into the Rock Hall. The Detroit rapper is the second Hip-Hop solo artist to make the Hall of Fame while alive, following Jay-Z, who did it last year, and he’s the 10th overall. Other Hip-Hop acts inducted into the Rock Hall include Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and LL Cool J.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony will be held on Nov. 5 at L.A.’s Microsoft Theater. The show will subsequently air on HBO and HBO Max streaming.

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Lil Baby and Ja Morant Featured in New Beats by Dre Ad

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Lil Baby and Ja Morant are two young stars dominating their respective fields. Lil Baby, the Hero, is currently the face of the Hip-Hop youth movement. At the same time, Ja is presently the most electrifying sports figure and will most likely be one of the more influential NBA players for years to come.

Despite having two different career paths, Beats By Dre saw the commonality between the two stars. The Beats company is aware of the grip Ja Morant and Lil Baby have over the youth. Thus they called on them for their new commercial.

Lil Baby, who is set to take over the summer, has been the unofficial leader of the new school. He’s participated in providing the sounds in the High-school McDonald’s All-American basketball game, and he recently performed at the 2022 NFL Draft.

Morant is averaging 30.5 points per game as his Memphis Grizzles team faces a tough Golden State Warriors squad. The series between him and Steph Curry is tied, but Morant’s popularity is rising among the youth.

Meanwhile, Lil Baby plans to drop an album soon. He’s been saying it’s his turn all year, and we’ve slowly witnessed him taking over. As we await the 4 Pockets Full President to drop his album, we can enjoy his latest new joints. This month already, Lil Baby has dropped “Right On,” “Frozen,” and “In A Minute.”

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Furious Five Rapper Kidd Creole Sentenced in Fatal Stabbing

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Rapper Kidd Creole is being sentenced after being found guilty of first-degree manslaughter. The 62-year-old Creole, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover, was sentenced to 16-years in prison today for the murder of a homeless man, John Jolly in New York City.

The founding member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was convicted of fatally stabbing the man with a streak knife in 2017 in Midtown.

Prosecutors accused the Bronx native of stabbing Jolly after becoming enraged because he thought Jolly was gay and was hitting on him. After stabbing Jolly, who was 55, it is reported that Kidd Creole went to his workplace nearby, changed his clothes and washed the knife. Creole was apprehended the next day.

READ MORE: Kidd Creole Tells His Side of the Story for the First Time Since Being Charged With Murder.

“Mr. Jolly’s death was devastating to his family and those who knew him,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg shared post sentencing. “Every life we lose to violent crime ripples throughout our entire city, and we will continue to ensure everyone in our borough can live their lives with the sense of safety and security they deserve.”

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Eminem, Lionel Richie, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and Jimmy Iovine Among 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

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Eminem, Lionel Richie, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and Jimmy Iovine Among 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class has been announced. The icons included are Eminem, Harry Belafonte, Lionel Richie, Jimmy & Terry Lewis, and Jimmy Iovine will also be inducted.

Additional inductees include Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, Judas Priest, Allen Grubman, and Sylvia Robinson.

“This diverse group of inductees each had a profound impact on the sound of youth culture and helped change the course of rock & roll,” said John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, in a statement. “Their music moved generations and influenced so many artists that followed.”

“Being elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is an incredible honor. I would like to say THANK YOU to all of the voters, to all of my wonderful fans and to everyone at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Congratulations to all of my fellow 2022 inductees!” Richie said to Billboard.

The 37th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will have ticket information available soon. On November 5, the ceremony will take place at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, with a radio broadcast on SiriusXM’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame radio station. The event will also be shown on HBO at a later date and streamed on HBO Max.

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Drake DMs Internet Troll’s Wife After Defending Tee Morant’s Father

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Drake pulled off the smoothest response to someone trolling him on the internet; he DMed his wife.

While defending NBA star Tee Morant’s dad for being an ultra-supportive sideline father, which some online have deemed “annoying”, someone wanted to poke fun at Drizzy over the rumor he doesn’t write his own rhymes.

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Drake made a comment about the critics of Morant’s father, saying, “Imagine your son makes the league and he’s Ja Or Melo (Ball) or Lonzo (Ball) all you can do is be elated and competitive and over supportive and it’s a right of passage to that the OG’s talk s*** 😂😂😂😂.”

“I know I’mma be this way even if my son is in a rubix cube competition 😎.”

Once the troll took a shot at Drake and the ghostwriting rumors, that’s when it happened.

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It wasn’t just a threat. Drake actually DMed the troll’s wife, which he posted to the Gram.

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Was it Drake for the win with the comment or the troll even having access to his wife’s DMs?

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Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” Has Passed One Billion Views on YouTube

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As Travis Scott appears to be inching toward his Utopia era, some of his past work is still doing numbers. Scott’s Drake-assisted single and video “Sicko Mode” has passed 1 billion views on YouTube.

“Sicko Mode” is Travis Scott’s first video to hit the Billy club, but is the sixth for The 6ix God, according to Billboard.

In December 2020, “Sicko Mode” officially an RIAA certified diamond single. The single is the first diamond single for the six-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist, designer, style icon, ASTROWORLD Festival curator, and Cactus Jack record label founder.

At the time, “Sicko Mode” was streamed on Spotify over 1.2 billion times.

The single Billboard as one of the “Songs That Defined the Decade.” 

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Dave Chappelle Releases a Statement Following Hollywood Bowl Attack

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Following being attacked on stage at the Netflix is a Joke Festival at Hollywood Bowl, Dave Chappelle has released his first statement to CNN.

“As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went on with the show,” said Carla Sims, Chappelle’s representative, said in a statement. “Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock helped calm the crowd with humor before Chappelle introduced the last and featured musical guests for the evening.”

Dave Chappelle’s attacker has been formally named and charged. 23-year-old Isaiah Lee has been identified as the attacker and has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon.

The Los Angeles Police Department stated the man was carrying a “replica handgun” with a knife blade inside when he tackled Chappelle. After he tackled Chappelle, the man attempted to flee the area but was quickly surrounded and “stomped out,” as Chappelle alluded to onstage. Images and video from the scene show the damage to Lee’s body, most notably a severely disfigured arm.

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