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What Artist Iamchampelli Has To Say to Those on the Come-up Today

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Surrounded by music and inspired by the sounds of the 80s, artist Iamchampelli always had a deep love for the craft. Whenever he could get his hands on a spare piano or guitar, he was always putting together his own beats, and later tried out his talents on the turntables with the help of a close friend, Aris Voulkos. It wasn’t until he passed away that Iamchampelli really starting taking his craft seriously.

It wasn’t long before he started his own label, Champelli Entertainment, and he’s been a staple on the scene ever since. Always being involved in the independent music game, he made it a point for his label to support and develop independent musicians all along the West Coast and throughout the Bay Area.

Though much of his career has been spent on supporting other artists and propelling their careers to new levels, artists like San Quinn, 3Xkrazy, Mac Mall and others, he is now putting a strong focus on his own work and career as an artist. He notes that he is creative by nature, and has always been a rapper at heart even if he wasn’t always actively showcasing it.

Iamchampelli has many exciting things planned for his fans to enjoy coming up, including releasing 150 unreleased tracks from the original Champelli label vaults. To hear more from Iamchampelli and stay up-to-date on his latest projects, you can check him out at the following links:
https://www.instagram.com/champelli/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2FfpseUpXqhwg9cAlYEkiZ?si=_CLJXWy4Tg2KQHTGfhzn2w
https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/161829812

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lk2xP81kXOX90SfR3hOUVA0qaTbtClsrA&feature=share

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Rolling Loud Seemingly Confirms A New Kendrick Lamar Album Is Coming Soon

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Kendrick Lamar to Make First Album Appearance of 2020 On Busta Rhymes 'ELE2'

As Kendrick Lamar fans continue to wait for his follow-up to 2017’s DAMN., it seems like every other week, people are fed rumors about Kendrick dropping. There were rumors saying he was supposed to drop between 2020-2021, but COVID got in the way. There were rumors saying that K.Dot would drop before his Super Bowl Halftime performance. Now, fans have once again gotten their hopes up after Roling Loud posted and deleted a tweet that seemingly confirmed Kendrick would be dropping a new album soon.

The announcement was made on Tuesday that Kendrick, Ye, and Future would be headlining Rolling Loud Miami. Rolling Loud then took to Twitter where they tweeted “Kendrick headlining Miami again means exactly what you think it means,” in one tweet. “It’s been 5 long years,” they said in another.

While this does not mean Kendrick would necessarily be dropping a full-length project, maybe he’ll drop a single or music video, or something. Kendrick said during his Day N’ Vegas performance that he would return “very soon.” We’re hoping Kendrick keeps up with his promise.

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Swizz Beatz and Timbaland Team Up With Lena Waithe For Documentary About The Rise Of “Verzuz”

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When Swizz Beatz and Timbaland first hopped on Instagram Live to go beat for beat with each other, who would have thought it would become the cultural phenomenon that it is today. Now, the story of Verzuz continues to grow and will be the focus of a new documentary created by Swizz, Timb, Lena Waithe, and Amazon Prime Video.

According to Deadline, the documentary entitled Gifted & Black, will not only tell the rise of Verzuz but will “explore the traditions of Black music” through Black artists and the Black community.

In a statement, Swizz spoke on the importance of Verzuz, especially during a time when people were stuck at home seeking outlets and ways of entertainment.

“When we first started this mission the entire world had hit rock bottom. People were going through so much and Tim and I felt we should do something to help folks escape,” Swizz Beatz added, “The rest is history, we made the magical call to Hillman Grad because we only wanted people to see the best of the best.”

Timbaland gave a statement as well, saying “Swizz and I are excited to show the world everything that took place behind scenes during the process while celebrating the artists that helped us build Verzuz,” Timbaland added. “Thank you to our entire team, Hillman Grad, James Adolphus, Ben Selkow, Amazon, Triller, and everyone involved. Verzuz came from our love of culture and our love of music and the fact that it has become the force it is today is way beyond anything Swizz or I could’ve imagined.”

The documentary will be directed by James Adolphus, and Waithe will serve as a producer for the project under Hillman Grad Productions alongside Swizz and Timbaland.

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BET Announces New Unscripted Music Documentary Series, “Murder Inc.”

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A new unscripted documentary series is being produced by BET and Irving “Irv Gotti” Lorenzo titled, Murder Inc.. 

The five-part television event is set to narrate the untold tale of the rise, sudden fall, and redemption of, Murder Inc. Records; and the mastermind behind the Hip Hop powerhouse, Irv Gotti.

According to the statement announced today, each episode will take viewers through the label’s beginnings to the current day, featuring never-before-seen archival footage. Along with including a rich catalog of music chart-toppers and the power players that helped shape a musical era that would impact generations to come.

Launched in 1999, the New York based label Murder Inc. Records played a vital role in bringing forth the careers of some of the most influential voices in Hip Hop, and R&B. Murder Inc. helped launch and guide the careers of artist such as, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, Charli Baltimore, Vita, and others.

Murder Inc. is scheduled to premiere Summer 2022 on BET.

“My life and Murder Inc. has been filled with many highs and lows. I got to work with my brothers and a lot of great people; from Jay Z, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige, to name a few,” said Irv Gotti. 

“Also, I got to start my record label, Murder Inc. Records, with Ja Rule by my side.” Gotti added, “My life was filled with great lows, but I’m not ashamed of those lows. It all helped make me the person I am today. So, with this documentary series, I plan to tell the truth and nothing but the truth so help me GOD.”

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Tiffany Lea Williams, Executive Vice President of BET Unscripted Programming shared, “Music is in our DNA. We thank our long-standing partner Irv Gotti, and the many talented artists at the iconic label for trusting our brand to tell their personal and inspiring stories. We look forward to bringing viewers a compelling music documentary series that reveals how this label consequently changed the music industry forever.”

The Murder Inc. documentary is executive produced by Irv Gotti (“Tales”), Ja Rule, Darcell Lawrence, and Chris Costine for Visionary Ideas and Tiffany Lea Williams for BET. Michael J. Payton to serve as Director.

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Floyd Mayweather Celebrates Star-Studded Birthday Weekend on the Heels of New Investment

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Floyd Mayweather brought in his 45th birthday like only a champion could. Mayweather was joined by a handful of notable stars. This included Kanye “Ye” West, Lil Wayne, Quavo, Lil Kim, Aaron Donald, Antonio Brown and more.

During the birthday bash, Ye took to Instagram live as everyone joined The Money Team founder in a karaoke version of Donnell Jones’ classic hit, “Where I Wanna Be.” Jones performed at the event as well. The viral moment was just one of many memorable scenes at the “Mayweather City” birthday bash.

Other notable guests included Super Bowl Champion Robert Woods, UFC champion Tyron Woodley, Daymond John, Justin Laboy, model Chanel Iman and Love & Hip-Hop’s Tommie Lee.

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The undefeated boxing mogul celebrated the red-carpet event at the Black-owned, Gabriel South Beach hotel in Miami. He recently became an investing partner with CGI Merchant Group, who recently acquired The Gabriel South Beach hotel. Floyd joins Alex Rodriguez as an investing partner in CGI’s mission.

“My focus is on creating generational wealth and doing it with partners that share my values and drive for excellence,” said Floyd.

“The partnership will have an impact on the lives of athletes and others who invest in the platform by helping them learn and create generational wealth.”

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Top Dawg Entertainment Signs Tampa Rapper Doechii To Its Roster

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Upcoming Tampa rapper, Doechii formerly known as Iamdoechii is joining Top Dawg Entertainment. HITS Daily Double reported Tuesday that Doechii has signed a deal with the West Coast label.

2021 was a break out year for the Isaiah Rashad collaborator who gained momentum with a new audience from her viral TikTok song “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake” and a feature on “Wat U Sed” from Rashad’s The House Is Burning LP.

The announcement comes after fans have been wondering what the future looks like for TDE.

In August, Kendrick Lamar shocked the world when he announced his next album would be his final for the famed label.

READ MORE: TDE President, Punch, speaks on Kendrick Lamar’s impending departure from label: “It’s a beautiful thing to watch.”

Doechii brings a mixture of Hip Hop, R&B and Electro-Pop. The new TDE signee took to social media to promote her next feature on David Guetta and Afrojack’s “Trampoline” which also boast collabs from Missy Elliott and Bia.

Watch the official video of “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake” released in 2020 from the Oh The Places You’ll Go EP below.

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Hip Hop’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Only Draws 33 FCC Complaints Less Than Past Shows

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The FCC says this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show only brought in 33 complaints from viewers. This year’s historic performance saw Hip Hop icons Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and Eminem share the stage with R&B Queen Mary J. Blige.

The set kicked off with Dr. Dre sitting at an enormous mixing board before “The Next Episode” kicked off sending the stadium into an uproar.

One viewer criticized the “scantily clad female dancers who belong in a strip club not on national TV.”

Another Super Bowl LVI viewer called 50 Cent’s surprise set “trash” that included “slutty looking women dancing near stripper poles.”

READ MORE: Super Bowl LVI set to include deaf rappers for the 1st time during halftime.

However, the number of complaints was down drastically from the 2020 performance that featured Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. About 1300 viewers filed complaints following their performance at Super Bowl 54.

Yahoo News reports, more than 540,000 complaints were made to the FCC when Janet Jackson suffered an infamous “wardrobe malfunction” and her breast was exposed, leading to a $550,000 fine for CBS and MTV, which was eventually dismissed.

Numbers don’t lie. We’re all looking to see more diverse music displayed in the future. Share your thoughts on social media.

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DJ Akademiks Targets Peter Rosenberg After Receiving Shady Tweet

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DJ Akademiks’ attention has turned from Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion to Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg. After a wild week that saw Ak attacking Hip Hop’s Hottie, Rosenberg let off his thoughts: “Akademiks talks a lot of trash for someone who would go broke if Twitch and YouTube got shut down.”

From there, Ak let off his clip:

“Rosenberg, I probably made more this year on Spotify than you’ve made your entire career at Hot 97. I don’t fck with y’all nggas. Y’all been knew. I never apologize to none of y’all, I ain’t fck with y’all, I created my own sht. So, good, I’m glad you said that. It’s on now.”

Ak would go on to say they can fight. “We can meet up and box. I’m not doing it on no celebrity thing.”

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50 Cent On STARZ Contract: They Suck, My Deal Is Up And I’m Out

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With all the success 50 Cent and the STARZ Network has seen with the Power series and Power Universe, one would assume that the connection between producer and network would be a smooth one but that’s certainly not the case with Fif and STARZ.

I na surprising post blasting the network, 50 posted, “This is me packing my stuff, STARZ 😵🍆Sucks, my deal is up over here I’m out. They Renewed High town and FORCE is the highest-rated show they have sitting in limbo. If I told you how much dumb shit I deal with over here. you would think they all went to school on a small yellow bus. 🚌” He ended the post with, “Hold my calls i’m traveling, 🏃‍♂️💨 getting the f**k away from STARZ.”

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Chingy Says He Was Not Offended by Racist Meme Posted by Estee Lauder Exec

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Chingy is unbothered about the racist meme shared by an Estee Lauder Executive that featured his name. Over the weekend, the senior executive, John Demsey, shared a racist meme, allegedly without reading it.

Demsey apologized online, stating he made “the terrible mistake of carelessly reposting a racist meme without reading it before hand.” Chingy commented on the post that he “didn’t take it a way at all.”

Chingy went on to speak a bit more about the meme. “Matter fact I can tell you wurr jus trying to be hip like the kids today an it jus came out the wrong way. I didn’t see it as being a racial slurr either my brother. I love you guys products always have and I hope you keep yurr job my man.”

In a memo, Estee Lauder revealed Demsey will retire effective this Friday: “This decision is the result of his recent Instagram posts, which do not reflect the values of The Estée Lauder Companies, have caused widespread offense, are damaging to our efforts to drive inclusivity both inside and outside our walls, and do not reflect the judgment we expect of our leaders.”

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