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For fans with a solid memory, you may recall catching a Sean Paul cameo in Belly. At the time, the dancehall artist was still a budding upstart compared to the superstar status that would soon follow. As it turns out, the film’s star, DMX, had a lot to do with the appearance, and in a recent conversation with HipHopDX, Sean Paul recounted the moments that led up to the opportunity.

He recalled missing out on an event because he was locked in at the studio only find out that DMX ended up attending.

“I went to sleep upset,” he told the outlet. “The next morning, I woke up with a phone call from Tony Kelly. My phone was ringing, you know, one of those early cell phones, and he’s like, ‘Yo, come to my studio now to do a song with DMX and Mr. Vegas.’ I was like, ‘Yes sir!’ I immediately just ran and left my house. Reached over there, X wasn’t there. It was me, Vegas and the riddim basically. Tony left us in the room and said, ‘You just build something for it.’ He said, ‘Hype Williams is shooting a movie and wants a song to put in the movie, so let’s do this.’ I was like, ‘Alright, wicked.’

He goes on to explain that he and Vegas continued to work on the track until 4 in the afternoon until X rolled in around 5.

“They played the track and he was like, ‘Hmm, alright, okay. Well, this is what I got.’ And he starts [rapping], ‘Here comes the boom, here comes the boom’.”

The track’s original version was geared toward female listeners, but Sean admit that he and Mr. Vegas switched it up to match the energy that DMX brought to the cut.

“I was getting more calls like, ‘Yo, they’re gonna shoot a video and they might put you in the movie, just come along,’” Sean Paul said. “I was like, ‘Wow.’ We actually did reach to the stage part of Belly and they were like, ‘Just go up there and sing the song a couple times.’ I was kinda like, so where’s DMX now?’ And he wasn’t there, but they were like, ‘This is just a scene where they’re gonna show a dance-off but we’re putting this song in the movie […] It was good days and just exciting for me as a young artist to be put on such a platform. That was one of the biggest things to happen to me back in the day there. So big up Hype Williams, big up Tony Kelly, big up Vegas and big up the dog. R.I.P. DMX.”

Kevin Hart is set to take on the role of Arnold Jackson during another “Live In Front of a Studio Audience” remake as ABC looks to rework its classic “Diff’rent Strokes” show.

It’s a part of a larger plan for the network to also remake “The Facts of Life,” marking its third entry in the “Live” series.

The program is set to air in December as Hart stars opposite John Lithgow as Mr. Drummond while Damon Wayans takes on the role of Willis Jackson.

Hart’s selection to succeed Coleman is certainly interesting one for several reasons, namely the fact that the 42-year-old will be portraying the same role that Coleman took on as a tween. The original series ran on NBC between 1978 and 1985 before being acquired by ABC for one more season while “The Facts of Life” ran from 1979 to 1988.

The first show featured brother Arnold and Willis, who were adopted by rich, white businessman Phillip Drummond while “Facts” served as a spinoff of the series centered on the family’s housekeeper, Edna Garrett as she worked with a group of girls at a boarding school.

Both remakes will air on ABC on Tuesday, December 7th.

“‘Live in Front of a Studio Audience’ has become one of our most anticipated highlights of the year — it brings some of the biggest and funniest stars on the planet together on the same stage, where truly anything can happen, to introduce a whole new generation to ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ and ‘Facts of Life,’” said Craig Erwich, president of Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment. “Jimmy [Kimmel] and Norman [Lear] have outdone themselves with a spectacular, irreverent and hilarious cast to once again create a can’t-miss television event.”

March 2022 will mark seven years since the passing of Phife Dawg. Since then, no posthumous records have come form the late legend’s catalog aside from A Tribe Called Quest’s We got it from Here…Thank You 4 Your service and a couple of newly-minted singles featuring Redman, Busta Rhymes and Illa J this year.

Now, from the desk of A Tribe Called Quest, it is confirmed that fans will finally get a full-length delivery from the estate of Phife, born Malik Taylor.

“11:15am EST today marks his exact birthdate. Happy Birthday, @phifeforever. Thank you all for your patience,” the crew penned via Instagram. “‘Forever’, the album, drops of 3.22.2022 on Smokin Needles Records/@awal Executive Produced by @djrastaroot on behalf of the family and The Estate of Malik I. Taylor. Please spread the word!! #phifeforever.”

The project was originally announced earlier this year in conjunction with the release of “Nutshell, Pt. 2,” featuring Busta Rhymes and Redman.

“We are excited about the partnership with AWAL for Malik’s posthumous album release,” Phife Dawg’s family said in a statement in February. “We give all glory to God for allowing Malik to accomplish everything his heart desired, including his solo music. He worked really hard to complete his album before he transitioned, and he was ready to share an album that was near and dear to his heart with his fans. His fans meant the world to him.”

According to new reports, law enforcement have locate the getaway vehicle used by the killers who fatally shot Young Dolph this week.

According to local outlet FOX13, the two-door Mercedes that was seen at the scene has been located in the Orange Mound neighborhood of South Memphis—just three miles away from the scene of the shooting.

Multiple witnesses have shared various photos and videos of the abandoned car being towed out of a residential driveway. While Memphis PD have yet to confirm that it is on the car themselves, the vehicle certainly appears to be a match to the same one use by tow gunmen who opened fire on the rapper and father of two in broad daylight while he paid a visit to Makeda’s Butter Cookies.

It was on Thursday that Dolph was killed in his hometown after two suspects opened fire and fled the scene. In security footage of the incident, one appeared to be holding a semi-automatic rifle while the other used a handgun to fire into the bakery.

Since his death, the scene has, undoubtedly, been the location of a massive outpouring from fans from as far away as Michigan already descending upon Memphis to pay their respects.

Metro Boomin is the most impressive and celebrated producer in this era of hip-hop. It feels like every time you hear his “If Young Metro don’t trust you” producer tag, the song will be a hit.

Since the beginning of 2021, Metro has been linking up with star rappers like nobody’s business. Now, it seems we are one step closer to receiving his sophomore solo album, as he revealed the title for the project on Wednesday (Nov. 17).

In celebration of the November three-year anniversary of his 2018 debut Not All Heroes Wear Capes, Metro shared a letter with his industry friend DJ Holiday, where he unveiled the title of his upcoming album: “I can’t believe it’s been three years since we released Not All Heroes Wear Capes. Thank you for your continued support. Heroes And Villains Coming Soon!!”

While there is no official tracklist for the record, we can surely expect marquee, top tier rappers to appear on it. In the last year, Metro has been seen working with Freddie Gibbs, Westside Gunn, A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti, JID, Travis Scott, Busta Rhymes, Don Toliver and more throughout the album process.

He has also teased a third Savage Mode collab album with 21 Savage, as well as a joint album with Lil Durk.

If you recall, stars like Drake, Offset, Swae Lee, Gunna, Gucci Mane, Young Thug and plenty others made Not All Heroes Wear Capes one of 2018’s most memorable albums.

Now, we await to see what Young Metro has in store for us with Heroes And Villains.

Check out DJ Holiday’s Instagram story below.