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Happy Birthday To Oakland Rap Icon Too $hort!

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Today, we say happy birthday to one of the original West Coasters, Too $hort, born on this date in 1966.

As one of Hip Hop’s first self-made businessmen, $hort started off his career pumping his own X-rated mixtapes out of the trunk of his car. Releasing fifteen albums between 1987 and 2012, Too $hort has made tracks with everyone from B.I.G. and 2Pac to Lil Jon and Pimp C. As one of Hip Hop’s most versatile emcees, he’s found himself featured on, and featuring, tracks with the world’s other most respected lyricists.

Hailing from Oakland, he is considered one of the pioneers of the West Coast style, with many of his early works charting several times in the Top 10 for Billboard. Years later, he relocated to Atlanta, experimenting with the “Dirty South” sound for several years post-2000, resulting in his most well known party starter, and recent hit, “Blow The Whistle”.

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Chef Fab: Fabolous Hits the Kitchen and Shows His ‘Struggle Meal’ with Fans Online

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If you looking for a caterer, don’t call Fabolous. The rapper is exquisite with the bars but can only hold down himself in the kitchen. Loso hit Instagram and told his followers he “Decided to try to cook something” and showed a bag of Top Ramen, frozen mixed vegetables, and salmon. The food didn’t come out like Saweetie’s, thankfully, but it still leaves room for jokes online.

What do you think of his struggle meal?

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Today in Hip-Hop History: Big Pun Dropped His Debut Album ‘Capital Punishment’ 24 Years Ago

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24 years ago on this date, Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher put out his first LP, Capital Punishment, on Loud Records.

Released by Fat Joe and the Terror Squad on Loud Records, Pun’s highly anticipated album showcased Pun’s unequaled lyrical ability, comedic punchlines, and his ever-evolving style that his son Chris Rivers has inherited from his pops.

Album highlights include joints like “You Ain’t A Killer”, “Super Lyrical” featuring The Roots’ Black Thought, and the platinum-selling album that propelled the album to a million sales, “Still Not A Player”.

Salute to Fat Joe, the Rios family, the Terror Squad and the entire Loud staff for this classic!

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Azealia Banks Speaks Against Murder in Hip Hop: “It’s Not Gangsta, It’s Not Cool”

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Azealia Banks hit Instagram and called out rappers, music executives, and ultimately how all the parties involved led to the murders of artists. “Hiphop audiences are so ghetto and backwards sometime,” Banks opened.

“We need an intellectual glow up fucking pronto,” Banks added. “We cannot be this addicted to/excited about such run of the mill human shit. Knowing that most MEN and WOMEN IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY will exchange sexual favors for Job opportunities is not news. The difference is: these white actors who are sucking dick for lead roles aren’t shooting and killing one another!!!!”

Banks would double back to let rappers know murder in Hip-Hop is not the way. “This Hip Hop murder shit really has to fucking stop. It’s not fun. It’s not gangsta, it’s not cool, it’s like, it’s ruining fucking everything.”

You can see her full message here.

Banks is not the only one pushing to stop guns and murder in Hip-Hop. Earlier this year, Bobby shared a new set of images on Instagram where he enjoyed the company of a massive group of women and shared a message to put the guns down in music videos.

“I don’t wanna see nooo guns in Videos this year str8 Gyal,” Bobby wrote. “Y’all niggas ain’t using them anyway you on the gram with it niggga.”

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Bobby Shmurda has been promoting messages of celebrating life and having fun recently. Back in the holiday season, Bobby promoted enjoying your freedom during his first Christmas after prison.

“This my first Christmas home in 7 years. Don’t take this holiday for granted ya’ll. Hit the people you love! And answer those jail calls,” Bobby Shmurda wrote on social media.

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Pusha T on Joining a Drake Collaboration With Kanye West: “I’m Cool on All of That”

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Pusha T on Joining a Drake Collaboration With Kanye West: “I’m Cool on All of That”

When you have one of the most discussed beef in Hip-Hop history, you will be asked about it for years to come. For Pusha T, many questions he received during his It’s Almost Dry press run have turned to Drake. Drizzy and Pusha’s close friend Kanye West have patched things up but don’t look toward King Push being open to hopping on a track.

During a conversation with Sirius XM Shade 45, Pusha T said he has no ambition to make it happen. “I thought that was really good for them,” said Pusha. “I thought that was good for them. I think they have this thing where they sort of need to co-exist. Those two need to co-exist in their world and play within where they at.”

But as for a song, “Nah! No, I’m cool on all of that. I know the song I want to make, I know the people I wanna work with, and it ain’t that. I want Ye to produce it, but other than that, I definitely don’t wanna do a record.”

Are you upset that Pusha T wants no part of a Drake song?

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[WATCH] Pusha T Releases “Call My Bluff” Video

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With It’s Almost Dry bringing Cokechella to your headphones, Pusha T has released the new video for the banger “Call My Bluff.”

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In the new video, a car pulls up on a tied-up man who is trying to scurry away. In a cut scene, King Push is eating dinner with the white elite before transitioning to where the body is being dealt with. “I can send some niggas round there right now, 1-800-Call-My-Bluff,” Push raps. He ain’t lying.

Check out the full video below.

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Money Man’s Hit Single “LLC” Featuring Moneybagg Yo Now is Certified Gold

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EMPIRE’s Founder & CEO Ghazi congratulates and awards multi-platinum Atlanta-based musician and entrepreneur, Money Man, with an RIAA-certified Gold plaque for smash track “LLC” featuring Moneybagg Yo. The song appears on Ghazi’s latest crypto-themed album Blockchain, which was released by Black Circle and EMPIRE and executive produced by Ghazi.

Money Man is now on tour in the United States, stopping in Atlanta, Memphis, Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago.

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Before his album dropped, Money Man already changed record deals as we know it. The rapper recently received his entire 7-figure advance in Bitcoin via Cash App from EMPIRE’s Founder & CEO Ghazi. You can hear the album in full below.

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Benzino Says 50 Cent “Crossed a Line” by Offering Coi Leray a TV Role

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Benzino has found that someone else has crossed a line. After saying Shauna Brooks did the same, and threatening her, Benzino is back to once again attack 50 Cent. In the middle of Benzino’s beef with his daughter Coi Leray, 50 Cent offered Leray a chance to star in one of his TV shows, which elated the young star. “GLG!!!! LETS GOOOOOOO” Coi Leray wrote.

But Benzino isn’t here for any of that, writing, “Hey RATMAN aka 59 I appreciate u putting my Coi on but does she know you and STARS ain’t been seeing eye to eye lately.”

Benzino added, “Well I just got my hands on a federal lawsuit saying that the ‘BMF’ trademark isn’t yours & knew about it & never told Meech or STARS. Big mistake you dummy.”

“Your dumb ass made the decisions not to tell anyone because you already invested too much. I’ll be releasing the entire lawsuit real soon, but I’m gonna let u marinate for sec before I stick a fork in you.”

– Benzino

Benzino would close his rant of now-deleted tweets by telling 50 he crossed a line.

“You crossed a line with my kid but that’s ok, she’ll have to live with the decision she made to go against her father to deal with the opps. Everyone who is a real person will recognize her disloyalty and it will be her downfall. Smh, people who sell their souls always regret it”

Benzino recently had words for 50 Cent on his new single “Zino Vs. The Planet,” which you can hear below.

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Wack 100 Believes Tory Lanez Is “The Real Victim” in Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Trial

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No one has been able to fully allow the Megan Thee Stalin and Tory Lanez shooting case to play out on its own in quiet. The conversation surrounding the shooting has resurfaced as Megan Thee Stallion recently did an interview with Gayle King where she details her experience on what took place the night she was shot in both of her feet.

Since clips of the interview have made their rounds on the internet, some social media users and influencers have no shame in questioning the validity of the Texas native’s claims, including Wack 100, manager of Blueface Baby.

“Not only did we say you lied ‘YOU’ said ‘YOU’ lied. Now it went from saying you stepped on glass to a gun shot to the foot to I didn’t want them to Kill any of us!! I’m crying for @torylanez the REAL VICTIM,” he penned on Instagram. “All this needs to stop no DNA or prints on the gun and she’s still going. Guess we can call it the little boy that cried wolf. After all a #Stallion is a #Colt at birth right!! Hope that didn’t go over ya heads.”

A social media user responded to Wack’s beliefs stating that Kelsey, the other woman involved in the shooting case, could have been the alleged shooter. “Finally somebody with a brain,” Wack 100 would respond.

There could be some questioning on the validity of Wack 100’s statement as recent reports reveal that Kelsey texted Megan Thee Stallion’s security guard, informing them that “Tory shot Meg.”

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The case is still ongoing. Check out the interview below.

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Viola Davis on Comments About Her Role as Mrs. Obama: “Critics Absolutely Serve No Purpose”

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Viola Davis on Comments About Her Role as Mrs. Obama: “Critics Absolutely Serve No Purpose”

Viola Davis stars as Michelle Obama in the new Showtime series The First Lady. Her work as Mrs. Obama has received criticism online, most notably for her facial expressions throughout the series.

While speaking with BBC News in the promotion of her memoir, Finding Me, Davis stated it is “incredibly hurtful when people say negative things about your work.”

She added a moment in self-reflection in how you move on, citing “you have to.” Davis added, “Not everything is going to be an awards-worthy performance.”

But to those critics, Davis had a response: “Critics absolutely serve no purpose. And I’m not saying that to be nasty, either.”

Davis would add more of her opinion on the social media messages about her portrayal of Mrs. Obama:

“They always feel like they’re telling you something that you don’t know. Somehow that you’re living a life that you’re surrounded by people who lie to you and ‘I’m going to be the person that leans in and tells you the truth,’ so it gives them an opportunity to be cruel to you. But ultimately I feel like it is my job as a leader to make bold choices. Win or fail it is my duty to do that.”

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