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Ice Cube Reveals Release Date For Eleventh Album ‘Man Down’

November 13, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Ice Cube is gearing up to drop his highly anticipated eleventh studio album, Man Down, and the legendary rapper has just shared the official release date and cover art. Taking to Instagram, Cube excitedly announced, “The album my fans have been waiting on. MAN DOWN drops on 11/22. Pre-save the album now!”

The album’s striking cover art features a powerful image of a Black teenager strolling through the streets of Los Angeles. As they walk, the scene is marked by several individuals lying face down on the ground, visually reflecting themes of societal unrest and struggle.

Set to feature 19 tracks, Man Down promises to showcase Ice Cube’s signature style, with a mix of hard-hitting bars and thought-provoking commentary. The tracklist, available on Apple Music, also teases some major collaborations, though details on the featured artists have yet to be fully revealed.

Fans are clearly excited as Cube prepares to make his return to the rap game with this fresh body of work, arriving just in time for the holidays on November 22. Stay tuned for more updates as the release date approaches!

In addition to Killer Mike and Busta Rhymes, who appear on Cube’s new single “Ego Maniacs,” Man Down is set to feature a stellar lineup of West Coast legends. Ice Cube has enlisted some of the region’s most iconic figures, ensuring that the album carries a strong, authentic West Coast vibe. With these powerhouse collaborations, Man Down promises to be a major release, blending old-school influence with Cube’s fresh perspective.

The star-studded guest list for Man Down includes Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Kurupt, B-Real, E-40, and Too $hort, alongside soulful contributions from October London. Ice Cube’s first album in six years, Man Down promises to deliver a classic, vintage West Coast feel, with the rapper emphasizing authenticity. Speaking on Bootleg Kev’s podcast, Cube explained his approach, recalling a moment before Laugh Now, Cry Later when he realized he wanted to stay true to his essence. “When fans pick up an Ice Cube album, they want it to be quintessential Cube,” he said. “That’s what I’ve been focused on—doing records that are totally me.”

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Los Angeles To Host 2025 International Street Dance Competition’s World Final

November 13, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Premiere freestyle competition Red Bull Dance Your Style will make its way stateside as the 2025 World Final lands in the global epicenter of street dance: Los Angeles. Elite international dancers will converge in the heart of the entertainment industry for a show stopping display of energy and talent, setting the stage for one of the largest and most spectacular world final events in competition history. The competition commemorates the debut of the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final in the USA, celebrating the country’s history in seminal street dances that elevate, empower, and unite dancers worldwide.

The 2025 Red Bull Dance Your Style season will see over 100 qualifier events in over 50 countries, all accumulating to the Los Angeles World Final. The grand finale will bring together sixteen of the world’s top street dancers, both national champions and invited competitors, to put it all on the dance floor and face off in a high-energy single elimination bracket. Showcasing a diverse set of dance styles, including hip-hip, popping, waacking, animation, voguing, and more, each dancer’s freestyle talents and musicality will be put to the test as they adapt their core dance styles to unpredictable music. Via crowd vote, the audience will decide who rules the dance floor and crown their next Red Bull Dance Your Style world champion.

The fifth edition of the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final will mark a new milestone for the global competition series, featuring some of the biggest names in dance and entertainment, while continuing to uplift the global dance community. Not only is Los Angeles and the West Coast home to some of the world’s best dancers, but the region has birthed some of the most recognized street dance styles, influencing cultures around the globe.

“Dance on the West Coast is about more than entertainment—it’s a hub for the most passionate, hardworking, and innovative communities you’ll find, which has done so much to shape the global dance scene,” says 2022 Red Bull Dance Your Style National Final USA Champion, David Stalter Jr., aka The Crown. “I’m thrilled for the world final to be held in Los Angeles. I can’t wait to see talent from all over the world come to the West Coast, the epicenter of street dance and entertainment! Whoever represents the US I’m sure will bring joy, passion, and creativity to the world final stage.”

In the weekend leading up to the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final, dancers of all backgrounds, levels, and disciplines can register for camp programming, which will include various workshops and exhibition battles led by some of the most notable names in the dance industry.

The 2025 Red Bull Dance Your Style Los Angeles World Final will take place on Saturday, October 11.

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Ray J Claims He Was the Target of a Shooting: ‘Just Tried to Kill Me’

November 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Ray J Says Diddy Needs a 'Public Whipping' For Cassie Abuse

Ray J is pissed. Hitting Instagram, Ray J revealed that someone attempted to kill him. But he did not reveal an identity. Simply stating, “N—as just tried to shoot me. Just tried to kill me, n—a. You want me to apologize, n—a. F— you.”

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It’s been a wild time for Ray J lately. Earlier this month, he confirmed an encounter between him and Diddy’s sons. Earlier in the week, TMZ detailed an incident at a Halloween party where Diddy’s sons were about to fight Ray J.

The three Combs sons, Christian, Quincy, and Justin, were at Tara Electra’s Unruly Agency Halloween bash on Halloween, and it truly almost got unruly. The Combs clan saw Ray J outside the party, as he was with Amber Rose and his manager, David Weintraub. The trio surrounded Ray J, upset about his comments about Diddy.

As the altercation escalated, with Christian and Justin reportedly eager to fight, Chris Brown, who was nearby in his car, allegedly diffused the situation and ran over to break up the fight.

After Breezy, others stepped in to prevent the incident from escalating. TMZ sources reveal this is not the first altercation between Ray J and Diddy’s sons.

Ray J spoke on the incident with Wack 100, saying, “I tried to talk some sense into what happened. Luckily, the homie Chris was there.”

Ray J claims it was eight people in the Combs party when they approached him. You can hear it all below.

Ray J tells Wack 100 that he almost got into an altercation with Diddy’s sons Quincy, Justin and Christian and reveals that Chris Brown had to step in to diffuse the situation.
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— XXL Magazine (@XXL) October 30, 2024

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[WATCH] Diddy Party Guest Speaks About Minors Being Present At Freak Offs

November 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

With the release of TMZ‘s ‘The Downfall Of Diddy: Inside The Freak Offs’, a woman who has identified herself has a guest at one of Diddy’s infamous “freak offs”, claims that there were minors present these supposedly adult-only parties.

Tanea Wallace, an aspiring singer-songwriter, alleges that she was flown from Los Angeles to Miami by a Saudi Prince in order to attend one of Diddy’s freak offs. Wallace can be seen on the most recent TMZ episode of the Diddy saga speaking in detail about people having sexual relations in groups who were visibly high on drugs and alcohol.

See Wallace’s full interview on TMZ’s The Downfall Of Diddy: Inside The Freak Offs’ HERE

Wallace says that these sorts of adult activities were going on all night until the early hours of the next morning.

The most shocking subject in her claims was seeing “little people” dressed like Harajuku Barbies, but says that they were almost hidden by a wall of adults.

It is unclear as to whether or not Wallace will be testifying in the trial or if her claims will prompt new charges for the disgraced Bad Boy, but these allegations certainly give the federal authorities more leverage in their sex trafficking case.

Diddy’s federal trial is scheduled for May 2025. TheSource.com will provide more details about the trial as they develop.

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Today In Hip Hop History: Jay-Z Released His 7th Album ‘The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse’ 22 Years Ago

November 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

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The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse was the seventh studio album released by rapper Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z. The album was released on November 12, 2002 on the Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings imprints. The Brooklyn rapper released the album as a sequel to his sixth album The Blueprint (2001). The album debuted at number one, shipping with first-week sales of 545,000 units. Jay-Z was already debatably classified as one of the greatest rappers of all time.

During this time, rumors of Jay hooking up with singer Beyonce began to circulate in the industry, the rumor was almost confirmed with the song “03 Bonnie and Clyde” off the album. The world watched as a budding relationship began between the two megastars. “Excuse Me Miss” featuring Pharrell showed a sensitive and grown upside to the BK rapper who previously rapped about drugs and throwback jerseys. Inevitably becoming one of the biggest forces in hip hop and one of our first billionaire couples, The game changed when Jay-Z released this album and How continues to break boundaries. Today the album is certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.

We salute Jay-Z for another classic album.

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Today In Hip Hop History: Lil Kim Dropped Her Debut LP ‘Hard Core’ 28 Years Ago

November 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

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Today in Hip Hop History, Lil’ Kim released her debut album Hard Core on November 12, 1996. The Brooklyn-born pint-sized rapper changed the course of hip hop. Before Megan Thee Stallion bounced in a thong and before Nicki Minaj wore the colorful wigs— there was Lil Kim. Her album Hard Core album showed women in a different light compared to what we had seen from veterans like MC Late and Queen Latifah. Lil Kim unabashedly spoke on her sex life and what she demanded from any man trying to court her. From her fashions to her hair to her aggressive rap style, she ushered women into the 2000s with sexy confidence we hadn’t seen before.

“No Time” quickly became an anthem and girls everywhere initiated Lil Kim as the Queen. There was an unforgettable promo poster released that stirred up a conversation and was plastered all over New York City. She and her crew Junior Mafia became one of the biggest groups in Hip hop led by the late great Notorious B.I.G. Today we salute Lil Kim for a classic album, that still knocks to this day. Check out some of our favorites of the album Hardcore.

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Today In Hip Hop History: 2Pac Dropped His Debut Album ‘2Pacalypse Now’ 33 Years Ago

November 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

On this day in 1991, one of Hip-Hop’s brightest stars, Tupac Shakur, released his first studio album 2Pacalypse Now. Although it didn’t take the Billboard charts by storm upon its original release, it was the first of many albums that hold a place in the hearts of almost all fans of Hip-Hop across the world.

As far as content goes, this is easily Pac’s most politically influenced album. From the opening single, “Young Black Male,” the listener can tell how 2Pac felt about the circumstances facing his people in 1991. The rest of the album follows that aggressive poetic style. Although this approach to the industry wasn’t one that gave him a jump start like the radio heavy songs of his competition during that era, it did hold truth and leave a mark on those that heard it. The lack of commercial success of this album came from its lack of a true radio single. The most popular song on the album, “Brenda’s Got a Baby,” did reach a peak position of 11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart in 1992, the subject matter and lack of hook made it a hard song to flood the airwaves with.

This was not an album for the radio; it was an album for the people. It still is. The nearly 20-year-old Tupac Shakur was trying to talk to his bruised and battered people in the ghettos of America. He took the opportunity of his platform to showcase his poetic ability and address a country that he felt still needed to be addressed on the subject of racism and discrimination. This activist mindset became a theme throughout his career as he became more outspoken about the oppression of Blacks in America until his untimely death in 1997. From this project came the career of a man who has been argued to be the greatest rapper of all time. And whether that is certain or not, the fact still remains that this album started a legacy and we should all take some time to pay homage to the Thug who was taken from us too soon.

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[WATCH] J. Lo Criticized By Elon Musk Over Relationship With Diddy

November 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

In an exclusive interview with Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience, tycoon and lifestyle figure Elon Musk slammed singer/actress Jennifer Lopez for not “warning” people in the industry about her former beau, Diddy.

Musk started with Lopez’s comments about President-elect Donald Trump and his statements about the island of Puerto Rico to which the Tesla founder responded with her personal relationship with the troubled music mogul from 1998 to 2001.

Musk said, “J.Lo was like his ex-girlfriend, and now all of a sudden, she’s warning people about Trump. How many people did she warn about Diddy? Oh, zero. Maybe we shouldn’t trust her opinion.” He went on to say, “People in the music entertainment industry had to know that Diddy was, like, abusing, you know, kids basically, and yet they still fed him kids. Where’s the accountability?”

Lopez has yet to comment on the federal sex trafficking case that Diddy currently faces nor has she made an public statements about the Cassie assault video, which led to the impending chargers.

Mush also referenced Diddy after Eminem’s support of Kamala Harris at a rally in Detroit, saying on X, “Yet another Diddy party participant.”

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1 Dead, 16 People Injured At Tuskegee University’s 100th Homecoming Celebration Over The Weekend

November 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

ABC News along with other news outlets have reported that a deadly shooting took place at Tuskegee University this past weekend during its 100th homecoming celebration, leaving one person dead and several others injured.

The university released an official statement to the press after the shooting stating, “The university is in the process of completing student accountability and notifying parents. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.”

As of today (November 11), an arrest in the shooting has been made. Jaquez Myrick, 25, of Montgomery, has been arrested and charged federally with possession of a machine gun. Authorities say Myrick was found in possession of a handgun with a machine gun conversion device.

He is not charged for firing or using the gun in the shooting.

Law enforcement found Myrick leaving the scene of the shooting, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. confirmed Sunday afternoon. Myrick is being held at the Montgomery County Detention Facility until he is picked up by a federal agency, a sheriff’s office spokesperson said.

Macon County Sheriff André Brunson said he believes there are multiple suspects in the shooting.

“If you‘ve seen some of the videos, there was shooting all over the place. So, I think there will be multiple suspects,” he said. “We’re going to deal with it and try to get every last one of them.”

Officials say an 18-year-old was confirmed dead at the scene. Macon County authorities have identified him as Latavion Johnson. He was a graduate of Charles Henderson High School in Troy, but he was not a student of Tuskegee.

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