Master P and Snoop Dogg have given an update on their independent cereal brand “Snoop Loopz” and they’re now saying that their competitors are pushing to ban their new cereal from stores.
In the caption, Snoop said, “So they don’t want us to use Snoop Loopz on our cereal box even though that’s my name. We’ve built a national brand and disrupted the cereal industry, we did it with hard work and integrity. I know they’re uncomfortable and scared.”
Snoop spoke on their company’s mission, saying, “P has been out there touching these kids, making sure that they got lots of food, making sure that these homes and these people that deal with the homeless and getting them back on their feet have access to this, so we doing a good thing.”
This past weekend, legendary singer Patti LaBelle was performing for a capacity crowd in Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater when she was suddenly whisked away by security due to an unforeseen bomb threat at the venue.
Ms. LaBelle was talking and mingling with fans when her security came to her while on stage and promptly rushed her backstage and eventually out of the building to safety. Ms. LaBelle didn’t understand what was happening, as she could be heard telling the security, “Hold up, wait!!!” as she was being rushed away.
The building was eventually evacuated and the rest of the performance was cancelled. Milwaukee Police are still investigating the origin of the bomb threat, which turned out to be a false alarm..
One of the biggest albums of the year was just released as disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly and the content of the album leans towards a lot of the allegations that Kelly is currently fighting in federal court.
The 13-track album isn’t even an official album, but with its seductive title, I Admit It, many of his fans and critics want to hear about Kelly’s dark past as well as investigate to see if there are any more clues as to whether or not he’s guilty of the crimes he’s currently on trial for.
There is a three-part series on the album called “I Admit it (I Did It)”, which hit SoundCloud four years ago, but just made its way to Apple Music and Spotify this time around. R. Kelly confronts the allegations head on as the tracks play, saying, “They’re brainwashed, really? Kidnapped, really? Can’t eat, really? Real talk, that s*** sound silly.”
Kelly even goes as far as saying one of the parents of his alleged victims introduced them, singing, “And if you really, really wanna know. Her father dropped her off at my show. And told this boy to put her on the stage. I admit that she was overage.”
An update has now reported that Spotify and Apple Music have both pulled the album from their platforms, with Spotify reinforcing their 2018 prohibition of Kelly’s music when the sex cult allegations originally surfaced.
On a recent episode of Math Hoffa’s podcast My Expert Opinion, Fat Joe claimed that he discovered Slip N’ Slide’s Trick Daddy as well as reggaeton iconoclast Pitbull, both of whom respectively have elevated their careers in their own right. Now, Miami Hip Hop pioneer Uncle Luke has responded to Joey Crack’s claims and says that he doesn’t remeber things going anything like that.
The Luke Skyywalker Records founder posted the clip of Joe on the podcast on IG, captioning the video, saying, “I love Joe but I find this very interesting because i discovered @trickdaddydollars he did his first song with me as soon as he got off the lock up and by he stayed with me.”
As for Pitbull, Uncle Luke said, “I also discovered signed @pitbull to the platinum-selling Luke records label did his first songs with me. Because I’m from [Miami], I felt the importance of signing a Cuban rapper, so I discovered him off of battle rap tapes. Maybe I’m missing something here I do have the receipts.”
The 2 Live Crew front man even threw DJ Khaled on his “put me on” roster, adding, “By the way because you don’t see me all in the videos at the [parties] @djkhaled I found him on underground radio mix 96 brought him to mainstream radio @99jamzmiami The Luke Show.”
Detroit rapper Creme can hang up her running shoes and cool her heels after a long month on the lamb, but federal authorities finally caught up with Creme due to tax evasion charges.
Creme, whose real name is Sameerah Marrell, was scheduled to plead guilty to tax evasion charges stemming from a $5.5 million IRS case, but Merell was a no-show in court and remained on the run until she was arrested in Memphis a month latwer.
Marrell and Noelle Brown were charged with aggravated identity theft, false claims, and conspiracy in the summer of 2021 after the IRS claimed the two women filed false tax returns totaling more than $13.6 million between 2013 – 2017.
Marrell and Brown are facing ten years in federal prison if they are convicted.
Dancehall pioneer Sizzla took his anger with DJ Khaled out on the commemorative platinum plaques given to all of the contributors to Khaled’s Father Of Asahd album and burned the plaques to ashes.
On Thursday, Sizzla jumped online with several. of his comrades to call out Khaled for his violation, calling the world famous producer a devil and said that the print of Sizzla’s name was entirely too small and disrespectful towards the island of Jamaica.
Some online onlookers said that Sizzla went too far, but a few added that for Sizzla to go public with the issue, it must’ve been something serious, as Sizzla is not an artist that would pull a prank for exposure.
Sizzla actually appears on the very first track of both Khaled’s “Grateful” and “Father Of Asahd” albums and is featured on this year’s blockbuster “GOD DID” as well.
On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago rap icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus. This album may have not been Common’s most commercially successful release, selling under 300,000 copies, but it was one of his most highly anticipated and critically acclaimed albums. Common is quoted saying he “wasn’t feeling Hip Hop” while making this album and such feelings toward the genre are what fueled his new eclectic sound that fused hip hop, pop, rock, electronic, and neo-soul music together to create an electric circus of sound.
The inspiration for this album came from artists like “Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix” according to Common. The production came heavily from a collective of musicians called The Soulquarians. This star-studded group of musicians was created during the recording of Common’s previous release Like Water for Chocolate and consisted of ?uestlove of The Roots, Jay Dee of Slum Village, keyboardist James Poyser, and bassist Pino Palladino. This live instrumentation helped to shape the new sound that was emphasized on this album. This project also featured some production from the late, great J Dilla and The Neptunes. Lyrically, Common stuck to his underground roots and dove into subjects that were previously uncharted in the industry. His subject matter throughout the album pushes social boundaries when touching on topics of sexual abuse, homophobia, and racial injustice much to the same tune as Like Water For Chocolate. Common also worked with an extremely talented and eclectic group of lyricists on this project; Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Cee-Lo Green, and Bilal.
This album came at a time in Hip Hop where there was a rise in neo-soul-influenced projects. Artists like OutKast, The Roots, Most Def, Goodie Mob, and Jay Electronica were the ones at the time pioneering a way for eclectic rappers like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole to be able to be as popular as they are today. Electric Circus was one of those projects that were so outside the box that they allowed breathing room in Hip Hop and separated the genre from the club rocking hits that were coming out of the Dirty South and gangsta rap that was native to the West Coast. It helped make way for a refreshing sound in rap that is now prevalent in countless artists’ sounds.
Bally Sports officials says Atlanta Hawks announcer Bob Rathbun is “in great spirits” after an on-air medical emergency during a live broadcast of the Hawks vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder sent him on an express trip in an ambulance.
The 68-year-old Hawks play-by-play announcer lost his consciousness during the preview of the Hawks vs. Thunder game alongside NBA HOFer Dominique Wilkins when he fell back in his chair and began having convulsions.
Medical personnel rushed to tend to him before the cameras were able to cut.
According to Bally Sports officials, Rathbun was suffering from dehydration and was taken to a local medical facility. They said he’s now both “stable and responsive.”
According to the legendary Murder Inc. Records’ label owner Irv Gotti, Cash Money Records was the greatest that ever did it.
On the most recent episode of Earn Your Leisure podcast, Gotti discussed the enormous financial value of the catalogs of some of Hip Hop’s premiere labels who made multi-million dollar deals following their independent origins.
Gotti, who sold his 50 percent of his ownership of Murder Inc.’s masters to Iconoclast in a $300 million deal that also included film and TV projects in early 2022, anticipating that Cash Money’s multi-platinum discography could be worth as much as $1 billion.
“Birdman the best that ever did it?” co-host Rashad Bilal asked, to which Irv answered, “Yeah. As far as labels go, there’s no disputing Cash Money is the greatest label ever.”
“Think about it. [Raps Juvenile’s ‘Ha’] — that shit was out over, what, 25 years ago? Them n-ggas been hot all this time. They got Drake, they got Nicki. They’re the best label ever. No one’s even close to Cash Money, I don’t think.”
Dipset general Cam’ron recently took on a new gig as a sports reporter for his newly launched talk show It Is What It Is and in one of the show’s very first episodes, Cam reports live from Harlem about former NBA star Ben Gordon, who was arrested by several officers after he allegedly tried to stab people with sewing needles.
“It’s ya boy Killa Cam, reporting for It Is What It Is Talk, outside of Harlem Hospital where former NBA player and Sixth Man of the Year Ben Gordon seems to be having some mental issues. Trying to stab people. Weapon of choice? Sewing needles,” Cam said before the camera panned to the hospital behind him.
“Police took him to Harlem Hospital, where he tried to make a brazen escape and leave the hospital,” Cam’ron reported.
Killa also took to thew streets of Harlem to speak with eyewitnesses who were at the scene. “So listen, there you have it. Mental health is no joke. Let’s hope this n**** Ben Gordon gets the help that he really needs. Reporting live from Harlem, It Is What It Is.”
