City Girls have made their long-awaited comeback with “Top Notch,” a new track and music video featuring Fivio Foreign. The track blends the City Girls’ brand of sexy Southern hip-hop and gritty East Coast drill. You can hear the new single and see the video below.
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This week, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal was surprised with a lavish birthday event at Steak Market in Atlanta, Georgia, held by the star’s closest friends and family to mark his 50th birthday.
Guests included hip-hop icon Bun B, Southern rap singer 2 Chainz, producer and TV personality Angela Simmons, among others, while they sipped D’USSE bespoke cocktails and D’USSE XO. The basketball veteran was presented with a $50,000 check gift on his behalf to the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence by DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson during his birthday celebration (Super District 7).
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E-40, the multi-platinum hip-hop artist and entrepreneur, has announced the launch of his new ice cream under the “Goon With The Spoon” food brand umbrella, which will be available in select stores and will come in six flavors: Cookie Dough, Bourbon Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Strawberry, Mint Chocolate, and Salted Caramel.
The famed Bay Area hip-hop musician has been working on the “Goon With The Spoon” ice cream for four years. E-40‘s ice cream was created with solar energy and contains dairy that is free of the artificial growth hormone rBST.
The news comes six months after E-40 introduced his new food brand, “Goon With The Spoon,” and launched it with a range of packed sausages and burritos. He also partnered with Justin Kinder (of Kinders Meats, Deli, and BBQ) to help launch several different sausage flavors for Goon with The Spoon, including Teriyaki Pineapple Chicken Sausage, Philly Cheesesteak Chicken Sausages, Hot Beef Sausages, Mild Beef Sausages, and Choices (Yum) Sausage Bundle, as well as Turf Burritos, as part of his expansion into the culinary industry.
E-40‘s song repertoire provided the inspiration for the “Goon With The Spoon” brand moniker, as you may know. In songs like “Back in Business” and “I Get Down (with B-Legit),” he rapped about being a “Goon With The Spoon” as an original metaphor to describe his entrepreneurial hustle and ambition.
E-40 is a chef, and his interest in the culinary arts originates from his inner-city upbringing. With his mother working three jobs, E-40 decided to teach himself how to cook and armed himself with the tools and recipes he needed to feed his siblings nutritious meals. He got a job at a high-end restaurant when he was a teenager, where he learned to create gourmet meals like chicken cordon bleu and sauteed mussels with wine sauce and butter, which sparked his love of cuisine to this day.
The ice cream is the latest addition to E-40’s burgeoning food and beverage empire. He launched two new wine varieties, Blueberry and Orangesicle, to his powerful “Earl Stevens Selections” wine brands last month, to add to his extensive portfolio of 15+ still and sparkling wines. In 2013, he released the Function Red Blend, which he called after his hit track “Function,” followed by the Sweet Red, Chardonnay, Mangoscato, Moscato and Tropiscato, among other wines.
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The Houston Hottie is continuing to push the needle. Megan Thee Stallion became the first female rapper to take the stage at the Oscars. Thee Stallion performed a verse in the world-premiere performance of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from the film Encanto. Thee Stallion performed alongside Becky G and Luis Fonsi.
“I was so nervous before I went out. And it was the first female rap performance at the Oscars ever!” Thee Stallion told Entertainment Tonight. “It feels like, ‘Yeah, I did that. Now what?’”
In case you missed her performance you can see it below.
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Chris Davis, a former Def Jam Recordings marketing executive, has been named Manager of Product and Strategy for Dreamville Records, just in time for hip hop’s most anticipated event, “Dreamville Fest.” He will assist strategize and implement activations for both established and emerging talent in his new job. Davis plans the label’s marketing initiatives and links companies to artist campaigns. He will play a key role in the development of the Dreamville artist’s work. Davis previously worked on the marketing team at Def Jam Recordings, where he worked on Kanye West’s Donda, DMX’s Exodus, the soundtrack for Coming 2 America, Hit-Boys’ What You Expect, and many other projects.
Dreamville Records is an Interscope imprint formed by Grammy-nominated performer and producer J.Cole and is home to artists such as Bas, Ari Lennox, JID, EARTHGANG, and others. “Working for Dreamville has been nothing short of amazing. I’m truly blessed to be accepted into a family that I’ve been a fan of for over a decade,” said Davis.
Before going to the New York region to pursue his passion for music, the Gary, Indiana native and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity obtained his MBA from Arkansas State University. His passion for community action and social justice fuels his ambition to advance up the business ladder.
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After the smack that was heard around the world went viral, there is new footage that has surfaced showing Jada Pinkett-Smith laughing after her husband slapped comedian Chris Rock.
Actor Michael Rapaport shared the footage on his Twitter. Just when Chris says, “Will Smith just slapped the sh*t outta me,” the veteran actress appears to lean over and laugh as Will casually walked back to his seat. The slap silences the audience as its realized that the slap was not a part of the show’s program.
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After much talk about the future of Death Row Records in the hands of West Coast legend and former label signee Snoop Dogg, the talk of the imprint being the first NFT label continues, but one of the label’s biggest album’s is back home.
According to Snoop, “As far as 2Pac’s masters, 2Pac’s masters came back to him last year. But I got a great relationship with his estate, and I’m pretty sure we’re going to be able to work something out … to continue some Death Row 2Pac business now that Snoop Dogg is in control of Death Row. Same with Dr. Dre and The Chronic. I got The Chronic album. I got Doggystyle, Tha Doggfather, Murder Was the Case, Dogg Food, Above the Rim. I got all those records.”
Dr .Dre’s attorney released a statement saying that the Hip Hop mogul owns the rights to his biggest album to date. “There are false reports out regarding ownership by Death Row of Dr. Dre’s The Chronic. Dr. Dre owns 100 percent of The Chronic,” said Howard King.
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In honor of Capitol’s collaboration with the powerhouse independent label, the Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) flag is flying high above the historic Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood today. The two labels have teamed up to present Doechii, a highly anticipated talent.
Doechii is a Tampa-based rapper/singer/dancer/genre-disruptor/fashionista who caught fire on the Internet with her EPs Places You’ll Go and BRA-LESS, and single “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake.”
“The legacy of Capitol and TDE continues with me and my fans…and the legacy of my music starts right here, right now,” said Doechii.
“Top Dawg Entertainment is excited to partner with Capitol Records to provide a platform for Doechii to fulfill her artistic ambitions,” says Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, founder of Top Dawg Entertainment. “Doechii’s energy is contagious and, together with Capitol, we’re committed to helping her share her gifts with the world.”
“The first time I heard Doechii’s music, I experienced that incredible chill-inducing feeling that I live for, as both a music executive and music fan,” recalls Michelle Jubelirer, Chair & CEO, Capitol Music Group. “That feeling has only grown deeper as I’ve gotten to know this amazing young artist and heard more of what she’s been creating in the studio. It’s a real honor to be partnering with Top Dawg and TDE as we work to introduce Doechii to audiences around the world and help her develop into the global superstar we know that she’ll become.”
Doechii’s debut TDE track, “Persuasive,” which was produced by Kal Banks and executive produced by Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, was released last week.
You can hear the new single below.
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Miami’s own City Girls make their much-anticipated return with a new single and music video entitled “Top Notch” [feat. Fivio Foreign], out now via Quality Control Music / Motown Records. It marks the multiplatinum duo’s first release since the gold-selling 2021 smash “Twerkulator.”
The track finds a sweet spot between sexy Southern hip-hop and gritty East Coast drill. City Girls, Yung Miami and JT, instantly show out with fiery bars before Fivio warns, “This is not a movie.”Oozing confidence and charisma, JT counters, “You gotta pay for this.” In the accompanying visual, they take over New York city, turning up on street corners with a whole crew and descending upon the Big Apple like a storm.
It will serve as the follow-up to 2020’s City On Lock LP, which graced year-end lists by NPR, Rolling Stone, and Vice, to name a few.
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On this day in Hip-Hop history, New York duo EPMD released their second studio LP, Unfinished Business. Certified gold by the RIAA, this album was the critically acclaimed follow up to the group’s debut Strictly Business.
Claiming the #1 spot on the Top R&B/Hip Hop charts, this project has proven its timelessness. EPMD’s style is what set them and this album apart from what was currently popular in New York at the time. In ’89, New York Hip Hop was heavily saturated with conscious boom-bap and the braggadocio lyricism of Erick Sermon and PMD brought something fresh to the rap game. EPMD’s style of rap helped paved the way for the flashy New York rappers of the next generation such as Jay-Z, The Diplomats, and A$AP Mob.
The single from this project, So What Cha Sayin’ peaked at #23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart and #5 on the Top Rap chart.
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