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Method Man Sounds Off on Diddy Declaring Mogul’s Legal Problems Don’t “have anything to do with Hip-Hop”

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Method Man has entered the chat with the Diddy mess. The Wu-Tang Clan icon turned actor has utterly dismissed the idea that Diddy’s serious legal problems signify some sort of decline of hip-hop.

The hot take went down during an encounter with our friends at TMZ outside ABC Studios in New York City.

“I don’t think that it has anything to do with hip-hop,” Method Man said in response to the suggestion. “What are we talking about really?”

The Power actor went on to explain that there is no connection between Diddy’s legal issues and the genre itself, drawing a comparison to how people have continued to separate the artist from the person, referencing R. Kelly.

“It has nothing to do with hip-hop…at all,” he reiterated. “So, I don’t see the correlation whatsoever. If we’re talking about creative and music and stuff like that, there’s still people listening to R. Kelly shit.”

ICYMI, Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, was arrested on federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering earlier this week. If convicted, the 54-year-old faces a minimum of 25 years in prison. Diddy attempted to secure his release with a $50 million bail package, offering his $48 million Star Island mansion and his mother’s $2 million Miami home as collateral. However, the request was denied.

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Listen to LL COOL J’s ‘THE FORCE’ Album Special on His SiriusXM Channel, Talks About Recording With Eminem

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LL COOL J talked about his new album, “THE FORCE,” collaborating with Eminem on the track “Murdergram Deux,” crediting Michael Jackson as a writer on the song “The FORCE,” learning to rap again, and much more during a track-by-track album special on his new SiriusXM channel, LL COOL J’s THE FORCE Channel.

Featuring LL COOL J’s Rock the Bells Radio host Roxanne Shanté and a live audience, “LL COOL J ‘THE FORCE’ Track-By-Track Album Special” premieres on LL COOL J’s THE FORCE Channel on Friday, September 6, at noon ET and will be available to stream on the SiriusXM app (see more details below). During the show, LL went through his process working with Eminem.

“Me and Em actually went to Dr. Dre’s studio and recorded it out in LA,” LL COOL J said. “We Went together in the studio. And the way the process was: I would write my rhyme. Then I would lay it. He would come in, he would hear it, I would leave. He would write his rhyme. He would record. And we went back and forth in the booth without seeing each other record until we did the very last thing together, where I kinda come together with him a little bit.”

Tune in to LL COOL J’s THE FORCE Channel on channel 79 from now through September 19 at 3am ET in cars and through October 3 at 3am ET on the SiriusXM app.

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Tyrese Gibson Not Feeling Fellow ‘Baby Boy’ Cast Member Ving Rhames

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“Jody, Jody,” IYKYK from “Baby Boy” star Tyrese Gibson recently revealed the intense animosity he still harbors towards his co-star Ving Rhames. Wait, so they really had beef?

Get this, in an appearance on the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast, Gibson opened up about the lingering effects of their on-screen rivalry, admitting that his hatred for Rhames extends far beyond the movie set. They’re killing that podcast btw. Always great content.

Basically, Gibson explained that his portrayal of Jody was deeply personal, as it mirrored his own experiences growing up with a single mother. Rhames, who played Melvin, the tough ex-con boyfriend of Jody’s mother, brought a level of realism to the role that Gibson found triggering. “I was not acting in “Baby Boy”,” Gibson told podcast hosts Gillie Da Kid and Wallo. “That ni””a Ving Rhames definitely triggered the sh”t out of me. I don’t like the ni””a to this day.”

Look, ya’ll remember the infamous headlock scene, right? We do! It was CLASSIC. So if that triggers Gibson, we get it.

The “Fast and Furious” went on to describe how his resentment towards Rhames persists even in social settings, years after the film’s release.

“I run into that ni””a to this day. I don’t give a f””k where we at, what clothes we got on, what we doing, what event — it could be the Golden Globes — I see that ni””a across the room I be like, ‘Man, f””k that ni””a back there,’” Gibson confessed.

Basically it’s on sight, as they say.

“Baby Boy”, considered a cultural classic, was directed by the late John Singleton, was a commercial success, grossing nearly $30 million worldwide and becoming a cult classic. The film also starred Taraji P. Henson, Snoop Dogg, and Omar Gooding, among others.

Maybe they should meet up and figure it out. They both kind of up there to have that kind of energy. Just saying.

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Even Chris Brown Seems To Disagree With Tank’s Assertion CB is Better Than Michael Jackson

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Chris Brown is not here for the Michael Jackson blasphemy even when he’s the subject on who’s the GOAT. 

Okay, CB recently dismissed Tank’s recent comments claiming that he is a better artist and musician than the King of Pop. 

Brown took to IG Stories to express his disagreement: 

”That’s cap. I stay the hell out of it [the debate]. My personal take is that I wouldn’t even be breathing or being able to sing a song if that man didn’t exist.”

Brown went on to elaborate on his admiration for Jackson: 

“So, I don’t know if they look at it like a Jordan and Kobe thing, but I can’t even look at it, he’s lightyears ahead. There is no competing with him, hell no. I got shrines of this man hanging up at my house. Hell nah, I’m not better than Michael Jackson.”

ICYMI, Tank had made the arguable but wildly bold claim during an appearance on Stephen A. Smith’s show: 

”comparing their evolution to that of Magic Johnson and LeBron James. Tank described Brown as “the ultimate evolution of Michael Jackson” and highlighted his wide range of talents.

If ya’ll know Tank, this isn’t the first time he defended Chris Brown in such comparisons. In 2022, during a debate with former NFL star Ryan Clark, Tank asserted that Brown possesses more “gifts” than Jackson, citing his abilities as a singer, dancer, writer, producer, actor, painter, clothing designer, gymnast, and even a ninja. Tank wrote on Instagram, “MJ is the greatest but CB has more gifts is all we’re saying.”

Well guess we can put this debate to bed. Chris isn’t buying it so we aren’t either. 

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Tyler, the Creator Issue Apology For Criticizing Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ Album

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Tyler, the Creator has been super vocal lately. The eclectic artist recently reflected on his past criticism of Eminem’s 2010 album “Recovery”, where he expressed regret for what some consider harsh words. During the mea culpa, he acknowledged his “limited” perspective at the time. 

Okay so when did he pull a J. Cole? Sorry we had to say it. In a conversation with Mav Carter for the Mavericks series, Tyler dished that his love and respect for rap, highlighting how it transformed his life and those around him. 

Get this, when Eminem’s name came up, Tyler recalled his initial reaction to “Recovery”. “Eminem put out this album called “Recovery”, 2010,” he said. “I was a big Eminem fan, and when that album came out, I fucking hated it. Hated it. Publicly was like, ‘this shit is wack.’ Didn’t like it.” 

Tyler went on to breakdown how watching a Netflix series about the opioid crisis changed his perspective. Okay … So, it made him realize the significance of Eminem’s journey to sobriety during the creation of that album. “I felt so bad about those tweets and things like that because thinking from his perspective, someone like me publicly saying that stuff and him getting off drugs and being clean and getting to a point in his life that that’s behind him. … He probably felt like I was attacking him.”

In fairness, Tyler has always admired Eminem’s work, and their paths have crossed over the years. In 2011, Tyler met Eminem backstage, and in 2014, he and Odd Future opened for Em at stadium shows. 

Despite a brief period of tension when Eminem dissed Tyler on the track “Fall” from “Kamikaze”, Eminem later expressed regret for his approach. That was dope tbh.

During the chat, Tyler admitted that he thought he was merely stating his opinion about the music back in 2010. However, he now recognizes how “Recovery” represented a pivotal moment in Eminem’s life. “He was in a different part of his life and probably felt like I was attacking him,” Tyler said. “Now I feel so bad about saying stuff because my perspective was so limited. And I love him. That dude taught me how to rap. I learned how to put words together in rhythm because of some of the Eminem stuff I was hearing and storytelling and things like that.”

Tyler concluded by saying he’d like to apologize to Eminem in real life: “I felt terrible, and if I ever see him, I wanna tell him that in person.”

Cool. Now that’s done, let’s hope they both have closure. On to the next crisis. 

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Michael Rubin Issues Apology For Off Base Comments: “It’s Not My Place”

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Michael Rubin has been under fire. The mogul who pals around with the culture’s elite recently

faced backlash after making off base remarks about “hate within the Black community” while defending Meek Mill during an interview with The Breakfast Club. 

Okay. Maybe he isn’t the best person to deliver that hot take. 

Rubin, 52, acknowledged his obvious mistake and issued an apology on X (formerly Twitter).

“I got a phone call from one of the people I have the most respect for in the world,” he wrote. “They told me while they appreciate my intention, it’s not my place to speak on Black culture. I get it and really appreciate the input!”

Get this, Rubin clarified that his intention was to promote unity and reduce negativity. “My bad, much love and appreciate the feedback,” he wrote, tagging Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, Loren Lorosa, and The Breakfast Club’s official account.

The mea culpa followed Rubin’s odd defense of Meek Mill, where he criticized “Black hate on hate.” He stated, “When I see the narrative of, a really good friend of mine like Meek, and people are trying to… Again, if he was gay — which there’s not one gay bone in his body — who cares, number one. If people wanna be gay, it is 2024. Who the f**k cares? Number two, there’s not a gay bone in his body, so why do people wanna lie about that? Why do people want to change the narrative of a bet he made with me to hurt him?”

Here’s where things got sticky for Rubin. He expanded his criticism to the larger Black community, saying, “That is the one thing I’ve learned about, you know, look, I’m just being blunt because it’s me. It’s the one thing I’ve learned about Black culture that I don’t like is that Black hate on hate.” He criticized the judge involved in Meek Mill’s past legal issues and mentioned that even those outside the community recognize this internal conflict.

Rubin eventually admitted, “I’m probably going to get killed for saying this because I’m a white rich guy.” During the interview, Rubin also mentioned banning Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” at his annual July 4 All White party to avoid offending Drake, who attended.

Yes, we had to remind ya’ll once again about “Not Like Us.” Again.

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Tyler, The Creator Goes After Ian For Mocking Black Artists

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In a new interview with Maverick Carter for his series Mavericks, Tyler, The Creator sat down to talk about the state of hip-hop. He denounced “meme” rappers and those that the hip-hop world unjustly continues to make popular. “I don’t wanna seem like a hater. Sometimes I have hater energy ’cause I just think I’m that good,” he said. “I love this art form so much bro and there’s so many n****s out right now that aren’t musicians that are getting treated like musicians ’cause they make meme records. Publicly, they’ll be like, ‘I don’t give a f**k about music. I just do this s**t for money.’ It’s the Spider-Man meme of the next n***a when every publication is like, ‘Hell yeah, let’s put that out.’ You’re taking up space from n****s like me.”

One rapper Tyler, The Creator took aim at was St. Louis-based artist Ian. Ian frequently receives criticism by hip-hop fans because they consider him a Gucci Mane clone, or as someone pretending to be a rapper. Tyler seems to be one of those critics, though not by name. “This white kid, regular Caucasian man, and he’s like mocking Future and Gucci Mane like… rap music,” Tyler said. This is like… weird. Something about it don’t even sit well with me, in comparison to someone like Mac Miller or Eminem […] they had a genuine love for it, and they were still big.”

Read More: Tyler, The Creator Shares Harsh Opinion About A Lot Of New Rappers

Tyler, The Creator Criticizes Ian For Mocking Black Artists

Tyler’s criticism of Ian and the greater hip-hop landscape are not new ones. Fans, critics, and rappers alike have lamented the lack of creativity in the mainstream hip-hop space. Ian is far from the first rapper of his kind, but he’s the newest. He has also received co-signs from artists like Lil Yachty, which have boosted his career in its early days.

Elsewhere in the interview, Tyler, The Creator touched on other things that bothered him about hip-hop. Namely, the rush for fans to get on social media and call an album “mid” after one listen. “When artists put something out, the last thing they talk about is music,” he said. He also took the time to reflect on a past spat with Eminem, feeling that he owes Em an apology. The full interview is available to watch on the SpringHill YouTube channel.

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Charlamagne tha God Believes Kamala Harris Surge Is The Real Deal But Can Stand To Take More Interviews

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Charlamagne tha God recently discussed his views on Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy in the upcoming presidential election, expressing that her presence has reinvigorated interest in the Democratic Party. Speaking with “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl, Charlamagne said, “Oh, there’s definitely a lot of main character energy on the Democratic ticket. We know who Kamala Harris is. Like she has super main character energy.” 

That’s a buzzy term these days. Main character energy. Guess he thinks Vice President Harris has the it factor.

Before VP Harris popped out in the 2024 presidential race, Charlamagne, also known as Lenard McKelvey, previously criticized President Joe Biden’s candidacy as “uninspiring” and urged him to exit the race. With Biden’s recent departure from the 2024 race, he feels there’s less voter apathy now. “If I’m the Democrats, I’m not spiking the football yet,” he cautioned. “The job is not done. You still have to bring this thing home in November.” He’s right about that part.

Harris has faced criticism for not holding a formal press conference or giving interviews. We’re yawning while saying that because we don’t think it’s much to do with anything but Charlamagne remarked, “She does need to do more interviews… I feel like she should be any and everywhere, you know, having these conversations.”

The Radio personality and occasional political pundit, suggested Harris adopt former President Donald Trump’s approach to media, as Trump frequently engages with supportive media outlets. “He’s always calling into conservative talk radio, which is one of my biggest issues with the Democratic Party,” Charlamagne explained. “They don’t use the media that supports them the way the right uses the media that supports them.” Trump also looks like he should do less interviews due to his untrustworthy interview shenanigans but what do we know.

Charlamagne also went in on the recent racist attacks on Harris’ ethnic identity. When asked about Trump’s false comments questioning Harris’ race, Charlamagne said, “I don’t even think that she should have responded. I don’t think she should have dignified that with a response.”

Regarding more racist criticisms labeling Harris a “DEI hire,” Charlamagne refuted this notion, pointing out that Harris is the first Black woman and Asian American to be a major party’s nominee. Instead, he suggested that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate, fills the role of a “DEI hire” as a white male to make America comfortable. “It is what it is,” he said. “No need for us to, you know, act crazy about it. We know what it is.”

Well, everyone has an opinion and Charlamagne definitely has his.

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Campaign For Vice President Kamala Harris Denies Reaching Out To Streamer Kai Cenat

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Streamers are getting powerful. Just needed to be said because they are. So, on Wednesday, August 7, streamer Kai Cenat made a not so wild claim that he had been approached by various individuals to host Vice President Kamala Harris on his livestream channel. Sounds fishy though. Right after Adin Ross and Trump did their weird sycophant mini town hall adjacent carpool karaoke thing? 

As we suspected, looks like cap. New reports are suggesting this all might be a flat-out truth stretch to put it lightly.

According to the all seeing eyes of TMZ, the campaign for Kamala Harris’s bid to become POTUS actually denied reaching out to Cenat for any appearances. Exhale.

Get this, sources close to the campaign stated to TMZ, that no one from the Harris for President team ever contacted Cenat or his reps, and top brass within the campaign have not discussed using Cenat’s platform for any potential collaborations. 

Now after the newest drama, or lack thereof, Cenat has yet to respond publicly to the campaign’s denial. 

Check this out. How it all started before mothballing from there … During his initial livestream, the 22-year-old popular streamer claimed that the Secret Service, yes those guys, had contacted him “five times” and mentioned that someone from his past had recently reached out, supposedly to discuss a potential collaboration between him and the Vice President. So now the Secret Service is the fist point of contact for booking high profile engagements between influencers and the VP? Sounds weird in our humble opinion.

“If somehow, someway, something was to happen where I do a stream [about] politics, I’m going to be 100% honest. I’m going to sit on my stream and say, ‘Why did you guys call me?’” Cenat said during the stream. “I don’t know! I’ve never done anything with politics, and these blogs are like, ‘Yo, you’ve got to do this sh*t Kai’—And it’s all the top blogs.”

Not missing a chance to join the chat, Charlamagne Tha God weighed in criticizing the rumored idea as “inorganic.” He remarked, “Hit me and tell me who sent you that text, man, because whoever on Vice President Kamala Harris’ team hit Kai Cenat to do a livestream, they need to be fired.” The fact that the campaign denies this makes C-Tha-God’s quick to jump at a story without fact checking a bit irresponsible but what do we know. 

Charlamagne went on to add, “I do believe politicians should absolutely meet people where they are, but it still has to make sense. Let it be something organic. There’s a lot of places the VP can go to get in front of a younger audience. There are influencers Kai’s age. I don’t know. I’m all for meeting people where they are, but it also has to make sense.” Again, an unnecessary take since it looks like they never did what the streamer alleges.

Anywho, did or didn’t the thought was funny but in this election there’s not much room for fun and games with our entire democracy on the line. Just saying.

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Kanye West Wanted To Change His Name To “Christian Billionaire Ye”

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In a 2022 interview with conservative commentator Candace Owens that recently became publicly available, Kanye West makes a number of statements. It’s expected for Ye, whose public perception has arguably never been lower than it is right now. The interview, filmed shortly after Ye made antisemitic remarks that caused him to lose his highest-profile sponsorships, touches on a variety of topics. Ye addresses the comments and “White Lives Matter” marketing. He gives props to Drake and Jay-Z, two artists he previously fell out with. He calls the former the greatest of all time by sales and the latter the greatest of all time when discussing inspirations.

During the interview, he also claims that he considered changing his name to “Christian Billionaire Ye.” “My name is Ye. I take it like you’re calling Caitlyn [Jenner] ‘Bruce.’ My name is Ye. Also, refer to me as ‘Billionaire.’ Christian Billionaire Ye,” says Ye in the clip. “Matter of fact, I may legally change my name to ‘Christian Billionaire Ye’, so you’re forced to call me it.” On a ranking of the most questionable decisions Ye’s made, a name change like that would have been on the lower end.

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Kanye West Wanted To Become “Christian Billionaire Ye”

Kanye West sitting down with Candace Owens is not surprising. Owens attended the fashion show where Ye debuted the “White Lives Matter” shirts, even wearing one herself. The two were friends at the time of the interview’s filming, though it is unclear if the two have had a change in their relationship. Ye is known for burning bridges, even with those who seem to align with his beliefs. Owens claimed that she sat on the interview for so long because she was waiting for “the right time.” One can assume that this was the right time, in her mind.

Kanye West recently released Vultures 2, the second of what is intended to be a trilogy of collaborative albums with Ty Dolla $ign. The album has received mainly negative reception, with even Ye’s biggest fans calling it a dud. You can read our review of the new release here. “Christian Billionaire Ye” probably would not have caught on, but it is a uniquely “Kanye” idea to believe otherwise.

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