Lionsgate’s ‘1992’ In Theaters, Starring Tyrese Gibson, Executive Produced by Snoop Dogg

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Lionsgate’s 1992, the upcoming action-crime thriller starring Tyrese Gibson and directed by Ariel Vromen (The Iceman) and co-starring Ray Liotta in one of his final film roles, will be released in theaters on August 30, with the legendary hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg boarding the film to executive produce through his Death Row Pictures banner. The announcement was jointly made today byAdam Fogelson, chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, as well as Gibson and Snoop Dogg.

Snoop Dogg said, “1992 was a life-changing time for me, from ‘Deep Cover’ to ‘The Chronic.’ But as things in my life were coming together, everything in LA was coming apart. 1992 is a heist movie that really captures all of that. This movie is about an LA moment. Ariel made an outstanding film that depicts this moment in time. From my first encounter with Tyrese in Baby Boy to the performance in 1992, I had to be a part of this. And it’s only fitting that the film come out under Death Row Pictures as Death Row is synonymous with LA culture in the 90’s, ya dig? 🎥🔥🎬

“Snoop is one of the most beloved figures in entertainment and I could not be more thankful that he chose to join our project,” said Gibson. “Ray Liotta blessed all of us in life while doing this film. For 1992 to be Ray’s last offering, we all feel so fortunate to have captured such a masterful and chilling performance.”

“I’m grateful to have had a front row seat to the infectious enthusiasm and talent Tyrese has brought to the many projects we’ve worked on together over the years,” said Fogelson. “And my immense admiration of the cultural icon that is Snoop Dogg has lasted 30 years and counting. So it’s a special thrill that he has come on board to executive produce 1992. He clearly has found a personal connection to the material, which makes his team at Death Row Pictures the perfect partners.”

Starring Tyrese Gibson, Clé Bennett, Dylan Arnold, Christopher A’mmanuel, Michael Beasley, Ori Pfeffer, Tosin Morohunfola, Oleg Taktarov, with Scott Eastwood, and Ray Liotta in one of his final film roles, 1992 is directed by Ariel Vromen from a screenplay by Sascha Penn and Ariel Vromen and a story by Sascha Penn. It is produced by Ariel Vromen, Andreas Rommel, Maurice Fadida, Sascha Penn, and Adam Kolbrenner.

In 1992, Mercer (Tyrese Gibson) is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son (Christopher A’mmanuel) amidst the turbulent 1992 LA uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son (Ray Liotta and Scott Eastwood) put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters, which contain valuable platinum, from the factory where Mercer works. As tensions rise in Los Angeles and chaos erupts, both families reach their boiling points when they collide in this tense crime-thriller.

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Death Row Legend RBX Releases Solo LP ‘Hibernation Shivers’

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Long Beach legend, RBX, has finally released his comeback solo album, Hibernation Shivers, on all digital platforms alongside a limited edition vinyl release.

The new album, produced by Labcabin Records founders, Sccit & Siavash the Grouch, dropped everywhere June 28. 

Hibernation Shivers is spearheaded by RBX’s highly anticipated response to DJ Clark Kent in the albums latest single titled “The Shivers” featuring fellow Long Beach emcee KXNG Crooked & up-and-coming Los Angeles emcee/producer Sccit. 

RBX proclaimed, “when a bear come outa hibernation, the first thing he do is shiver.. then that bring on the heat.. and after the blood start flowin, now it’s time to eat. We had to shiver on some haters one time to let ‘em know we still here, ya dig?”

“The Shivers” single is just one of many joints on the album that contain appearances from hip-hop royalty. RBX recruited some of the very best from the golden era to usher in his Hibernation Shivers album. The long awaited Labcabin Records release contains additional appearances from MC Eiht, Spice 1, Ras Kass, Tha Dogg Pound, Krayzie Bone, Project Pat, Fatlip, Cold 187um, and Butch Cassidy to name a few.

“We aimin for nothin but classix … so when you press play, just let it ride out til the very end. That’s whats missin from the game,” said Sccit. Siavash added, “RBX is the hardest to ever do it. Nobody has a voice like he does. We always wanted to see a RBX album on Death Row Records .. that’s the sound we went for on this one.“

RBX most recently appeared on Tha Dogg Pound’s new single, “Who Da Hardest?” featuring the all-star Death Row Records cast and produced by DJ Premier. “A bit of an appetizer before delivering the full course meal,” insisted RBX. 

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Happy 53rd Birthday Missy Elliott! Check Out 4 Ways Missy Changed The Game

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Rapper/producer/songwriter Missy Elliott is a legend in the game due to her left of center ideas. She’s never been deterred by people saying her musical inclination as are too weird for the general public. Missy has made long lasting career on taking risks and those gambles have paid off in unimaginable ways.

So for Missy’s 53rd birthday, which is July 1st, check out four ways she changed the game.

1. Music Videos
There isn’t an artist in any genre whose debut music video had as much impact as Missy’s “The Rain.” As addicting as the song was, everybody always talked about the heavyset woman with finger waves dancing in a trash bag. The Virginia native was never afraid to throw a million and one out of the box ideas at you in one video. Over the course of her career, Elliott has gone bald, spit in a man’s mouth, hang from a chandelier and eaten a Lamborghini all in the name of music video artistry.

One of her most conceptual visuals, “Get Your Freak On”

2. Lyrics
Before Missy came to prominence, female rappers were either demanding respect or trying their damnedest to focus male attention on their sexuality. The rapper/producer shunned those notions and became a star simply by making a noise on the Gina Thompson “The Things You Do” remix. Her lyrics prove she’s as skilled as, if not better than, any man to touch a mic because as she’s said before, she keeps it realer than the titties on her chest. That’s definitely a rarity in today’s music.

Check out the lyrics to one of her most recent “single to remix” smash hits, “Work It”

3. Image
The Grammy Award winner has kept her individuality in tact by remaining true to self. Instead of trying make herself seem skinnier than she was, Missy used her size as a foundation to build a larger than life character in Hip Hop. You wouldn’t catch her in heels and a dress, but you always knew Missy was probably the most confident when she walked into a room.

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4. Production With Timbaland
The work produced by Missy and Timbaland was groundbreaking because it made us think about and listen to music differently. They incorporated obscure sounds into their songwriting to create a spaced out Hip Hop/R&B sound that still sounds like it came from the future. What would our 90s playlists be without “One In A Million”, “All In My Grill” or the star studded “Hot Boyz (Remix)”? Somewhere hoping an artist like Missy Elliott exists.

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Today In Hip Hop History: Puff Daddy And The Family Released Their Only Album ‘No Way Out’ 27 Years Ago

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On this date in 1997, the Hip Hop mogul formerly known as Puff Daddy, put an album together with the entire Bad Boy Hip Hop roster and dubbed them “The Family” and released the label’s only collaborative effort, Puff Daddy and The Family’s No Way Out on the Bad Boy imprint.

Less than a year after the untimely death of the Notorious B.I.G., Diddy, who was then known as “Puff Daddy”, along with Ma$e, Black Rob, Loon and a few other Bad Boys for this monumental album.

The Grammy Award winning album went platinum in one year’s time with the help from tracks like “All About The Benjamins (Remix)”, “Been Around The World” and “I’ll Be Missing You” featuring Phil Collins, dedicated to the late executive producer of the album and co-architect of the Bad Boy legacy, Notorious B.I.G.

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Today in Hip-Hop History: Notorious B.I.G.’s Debut Single ‘Party & Bulls**t’ Was Released 31 Years Ago

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In the summer of 1993, a young record exec who was known as “Puff Daddy” started a label called Bad Boy Records which premiered two records to launch the label; the first being the premier track from the legendary Notorious B.I.G. called “Party & Bullshit”. The song appeared on the soundtrack of Who’s The Man, a movie with Hip Hop’s who’s who starring Yo! MTV Raps‘ Ed Lover & Dr. Dre.

Biggie Smalls became one of the most prolific MCs in the history of the culture and is arguably one of the best that the game has ever seen. Before B.I.G. became “Notorious”, Biggie and Junior Mafia were only about “Party & Bullshit”. Salute to B.I.G., Diddy, Bad Boy, and the whole Brooklyn.

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Offset Drops New Summer Heat With Gunna “Style Rare”

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Today, Grammy Award-nominated multiplatinum superstar Offset joins forces with Gunna for a summer single and music video tilted “Style Rare” out now via Motown Records. Watch the co-directed music video by Offset himself and Joshua “Mid Jordan” Farias. This notably marks Offset & Gunna’s second major collaboration of 2024, following Gunna’s rapidly rising hit “prada dem” [feat. Offset]. “Style Rare” showcases Offset’s creative side outside of the music self-directing his own videos.

Their undeniable chemistry surges through “Style Rare.” Synths accent a punchy beat as Offset and Gunna trade bars back and forth and practically finish each other’s sentences. The opulent hook hits hard, “Pull up Rolls truck, I’m rocking the rose one. In the same spirit, Offset discloses his ambitions, “I’m trying to make 200M’s.

The accompanying visual threads together highly stylized shots of dancers with closeups of these two hip-hop titans. Given all of the luxury fits, it speaks to their impact on the culture as global style icons.

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Today In Hip Hop History: Big Daddy Kane’s ‘Long Live The Kane’ Debut LP Dropped 36 Years Ago

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On this date in 1988, Big Daddy Kane, DJ Mister Cee, Scoob and Scrap Lover released the gold selling classic debut album Long Live The Kane on Cold Chillin’ Records.

Produced exclusively by behind the boards legend Marley, Long Live The Kane was the highly anticipated first full length project of then Brooklyn newcomer King Asiatic Nobody’s Equal. This Source Five Mic Classic was also named one of our Top 100 Best Rap Albums. This album is one of the most influential projects of its era, which is affectionately called the “Golden Era” and shares the spotlight with EPMD’s Strictly Business, Slick Rick’s The Great Adventures Of…, and MC Lyte’s Lyte As A Rock.

Tracks such as “Ain’t No Half Steppin’”, “Raw”, and “Just Rhymin’ With Biz”(who initially introduced Kane to the game), were just a few of the gems on this timeless classic that will forever be ethced in the minds of Hip Hop aficionados.

Salute to Kane and company for giving the fans this solid, flawless piece of Hip Hop history!

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Jadakiss Replaces Diddy On AI Remix Of “All About the Benjamins”

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DIddy and his entire legacy has definitely suffered a severe beating since federal agents raided his L.A., NYC and Miami mansions and the video of him viciously beating went public. Now, one of his most classic hits has been hijacked with L.O.X. MVP Jadakiss’ voice, courtesy of a HOT 97 DJ. That’s my word.

An AI remix of the epic “All About The Benjamins” was made by DJ Cipha Sounds, which features the “So Rapsy” voice of Jada leading off the motivational track, which originally has the Bad Boy founder and CEO at the top of the order on the 2002 Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie-produced smash.

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Media Mogul Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson To Headline Invest Fest 2024 In Atlanta

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Earn Your Leisure is proud to announce Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as one of the keynote speakers at Invest Fest 2024, taking place from August 23-25, 2024, in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia Congress Conference Center. This year’s Invest Fest promises to be the most dynamic and influential yet, featuring an all-star lineup of business moguls and cultural icons, including Steve Harvey, Daymond John, Lauren London, Steve Stoute, T.I., Don Peebles, Stephen A. Smith, Monica, Rashad Billal and Troy Millings of Earn Your Leisure, Black Sam, Terrence J, Zaytoven, Co-Founder of Invest Fest-Matt “The Mortgage Guy” Garland and more.

For full lineup please visit – Invest Fest Lineup

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson: A Visionary Leader Taking The Stage
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, renowned for his groundbreaking achievements in the music industry and his prolific success as a businessman, will share his invaluable insights and experiences at Invest Fest 2024. From his historic record deals and $100 million Vitamin Water payout to his acclaimed “Power” series on Starz, sold-out global G-Unit tour, and the recent launch of G-Unit Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana, Jackson embodies the entrepreneurial spirit and resilience that Invest Fest celebrates.

Jackson is a visionary and influential figure, known for his resilient and dynamic approach to business and entertainment. A true trailblazer, he has demonstrated innovative and strategic thinking throughout his iconic career which has made him a multifaceted powerhouse, empowering countless individuals and transforming industries with his pioneering efforts.

“Having 50 Cent as our headliner is huge because his journey from music to business shows what’s possible with hard work and smart decisions. He’ll inspire and motivate everyone to achieve their financial goals”, says Rashad Bilal of Earn Your Leisure.

A Powerhouse Lineup of Business Legends
Invest Fest 2024 will bring together top entrepreneurs and industry leaders who have made significant and highly successful impacts across various fields. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from and be inspired by: Steve Harvey, Daymond John, Lauren London, Steve Stoute, T.I., Real-Estate Developer Mogul- Don Peebles, Stephen A. Smith, Monica, Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings of Earn Your Leisure, Co-founder of The Marathon Clothing and brother of Nipsey Hussle-Black Sam, Pinky Cole, Will Packer, Will.I.Am, Terrence J, Super Producer and Entrepreneur-Zaytoven, Matt “The Mortgage Guy” Garland, Ian Dunlap, Ariane Simone and more.

Troy Millings of Earn Your Leisure states, “50 Cent heading Invest Fest 2024 really encompasses everything the event was designed for; to be a powerful intersection of culture and financial empowerment. His journey from artist to entrepreneur exemplifies the transformative impact of financial literacy and business acumen that one can develop throughout a career. We’re excited for him to share that evolution at this year’s event”.

Drawing 20,000 Attendees Daily, and Even More Expected This Year! Invest Fest 2023 was a monumental success, attracting over 20,000 attendees per day, all eager to gain knowledge about financial literacy and economic empowerment. The event featured insightful panels, workshops, and life-changing networking opportunities that left a lasting impact.

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[WATCH] Mase Recalls Big L Allegedly Setting Him Up To Be Robbed

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On one of the most recent episodes of Ma$e and Cam’s It Is What It Is sports podcast, the famed former Bad Boy rapper claimed that the late Lamont “Big L” Coleman set him up multiple times to be robbed.

Once both members of the same crew, Children of Da Corn, Ma$e and Cam got into sa few heated debates after the “Feel So Good” rapper accused the Diggin In The Crates member of biting some of his lyrics.

“Me and L start talking and the conversation goes super left you know. Next thing I know, I’m in The Tunnel [a nightclub] and the n***a Fat Joe comes up to me,” he explained. The two rappers see each other, but Joe decided not to do anything because he had no issue with Mase. “A couple months later, we get into it about something. I think it was over a chick or something,” he continued. He then recalled buying ice cream for the block on 139th Street in Harlem while rocking his first Rolex watch. “I get around the corner on 140th and I walk up 140th on seventh to 141st and a Spanish n***a just run outta nowhere like, ‘Give it up. I’ma kill both of y’all n****s.’”

Check out MA$e’s interview about Big L HERE

Ma$e and former NBA star God Shammgod Wells took off from the robber after Ma$e dropped the Rolex. Shortly afterward, he learned it was Big L who set him up. 

Fat Joe previously discussed his side of the story during an interview with Angie Martinez on Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson in 2022. At the time, he explained that he didn’t realize the person Big L asked him for help beefing against was Mase, who he was friendly with. He admitted that Mase never trusted him afterward.

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