Controversial rapper Soulja Boy could be in major trouble. The platinum-selling artist is being sued by an ex-girlfriend who claims he physically abused her and caused her to suffer a miscarriage. Anonymous Ex-GF Sues Soulja Boy Over Abuse “Crank That” hitmaker Soulja Boy is facing a lawsuit from an ex-girlfriend whose identity is being protected. […]
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New York rap veteran 50 Cent is settling into his new Texas home, and the Internet has rolled out the welcome mat with Photoshopped images of the rapper/actor exploring the city of Houston. One pic in particular drew laughs from 50’s girlfriend Cuban Link. Texas Tourism Memes Have 50 Cent + Cuban Link Laughing 50 […]
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It’s been a slow grind for Moneybagg Yo but the release of A Gangsta’s Pain felt like a massive win for the Memphis rapper. The project, led by the Future-assisted “Hard For The Next,” soared to the top of the Billboard 200, marking Bagg’s first #1 album in his career. In the weeks since its release, he’s been offering new visuals off of the project. This time, he shares the music video for one of the highlights off of the project, “Free Promo ft. Lil Durk and Polo G. The three rappers flex their acting chops in the visual which follows the tale of loyalty and honor.
Check the video out for “Free Promo” below and make sure you read our digital cover story with Moneybagg Yo, as well.
Her acclaimed performance as Billie Holiday earned her a Golden Globe win and made her an Oscar nominee, but behind the scenes, Andra Day was dealing with a bevy of issues related to her character. The actress revealed that she shed 40 pounds to portray the Jazz icon who gained fame during the 1930s until her controversial death in 1959 from alcohol and drug-related complications.
Day is sitting pretty as InStyle‘s latest cover star and discussed The United States vs. Billie Holiday, mentioning that she wanted to make sure that her portrayal of the singer wasn’t seeped in hypersexualization or sensual overtones because of what she’s overcome in her personal life.
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Holiday entered a Jazz scene that was male-dominated, but Day wanted to make sure Holiday’s talents and struggles with addiction were highlighted, not her sexuality. “I didn’t want any element of sexualization. I had come out of something in my own life — dealing with porn addiction, sex addiction,” said the actress. “I’m being very, very candid with you because I’m not the only one. But I knew I wanted all of that very much gone.”
“I feel now, after playing Billie, that I’m honoring her, and the strength that is femininity,” she added. “I’m definitely in a healthier place to enjoy that because I’m outside of the addiction, if you will. So, yeah, it’s been really fun, because it’s been very new for me.” Check out a few images from Andra Day’s InStyle feature below.
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The conversation regarding Jay-Z’s bars on “Sorry Not Sorry” continues. Hov and Nas were recently praised for their Khaled Khaled addition that included looks from James Fauntleroy and Harmonies by the Hive, but Gillie Da Kid wasn’t much of a fan of Jay-Z’s verse. While driving around with his Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast co-host Wallo267, Gillie shared his opinion after being teased about listening to Lil Durk tracks back-to-back.
“You want me to throw Jay on talkin’ about a ‘B and then another B and then a double B,'” Gillie said. Wallo laughed as Gillie continued. “‘Can’t forget about the other B.’ That sh*t was corny! That sh*t was corny as sh*t.” Rapper and activist Mysonne didn’t agree.
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“C’mon now, Gil. You can’t hate on that verse. C’mon. You my guy, but for you to act like that verse is not lyrical mastery, all that sh*t that that man did in that verse,” said MYsonne in a video. “I ain’t never probably heard a n*gga that come through on a verse that said that much sh*t. Triple entendres, double entendres, bars, he gave you hard bars, then he gave you braggadocious bars, and the delivery, the cadence? Everything—that sh*t is lyrical mastery. That’s what you call a verse, my n*gga.”
“You can teach a course with that verse,” he added. “You can’t say that verse is wack. I get it, you might be tired of hearing a n*gga and all that, but don’t do that. You ain’t no hater. You a real one. You can’t hate on that… Yeah, Lil Durk and them is cool and they got some bars but this is Hova.” A convincing argument from Mysonne, but Gillie doubled down on his previous remarks.
“Bro, you talk about ‘that’s Hov.’ It is Hov. It is. And Hov is the GOAT. The Greatest Of All Time. I’m not taking that away from him, but let’s not act like a n*gga can’t have an opinion, man,” Gillie responded. ‘Oh, this is the greatest, you can teach a course.’ With that sh*t?! You can’t teach no f*ckin’ courses. I don’t care what y’all talkin’ about, man. I got an opinion. I’m a whole fan. I wave the Hov flag, sh*t. Hov is that n*gga. That joint wasn’t that, man. I don’t give a f*ck what y’all sayin’.”
“You still not gettin’ in the [Roc Nation] brunch, he’s not gon’ send y’all no passes to get to the brunch, Mysonne. That sh*t cool. You my brother. You ain’t gettin’ in the brunch.” Check out their videos below and let us know who you believe is right.
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It’s no accident that Lil Uzi Vert is one of the most popular figures within hip-hop. In fact, he admits some of the calculated choices he made to attain that status in a new interview in W Magazine. Commenting on the commercial success of his most recent album Eternal Atake, which debuted at No. 1 two weeks in a row thanks to its split release and is still charting a year later, he says that he considers the album “dumbed down” as a direct appeal to a broader audience.
“All of my music for Eternal Atake got leaked, so I had to redo it,” he recalls. “It didn’t reach its full potential—I just knew it wasn’t the sound I was going for. Let’s just say Eternal Atake, for another artist, would have been really good because it was super dumbed down to where everyone could enjoy it, but that’s not my artistry. I want my new music to be more intimate to my real fans. I wanted it to be almost cultlike.”
Uzi attributes his artistic compromises to playing the comparison game. “I was listening to all the industry guys and their formats—it was confusing me because these guys are getting No. 1’s,” he allows. But I realized the music ain’t even living; their No. 1’s are real quick. I had to realize this is their beginning; they’re younger than me, so they have room to do that. I don’t have room to do that. I used to always look at all the young guys and be like, ‘Oh, shout out this guy.’ I ain’t shouting out nobody no more.” With a new album on the way, he’ll have a chance to make up for his perceived missteps.
Lil Uzi Vert is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Jack Harlow’s DJ is facing serious charges in connection to the fatal Louisville nightclub shooting. According to ABC News, Ronnie Tyson O’Bannon, better known as Ronnie Luciano, has been indicted for murder and tampering with evidence in relation to the shooting. Police have reportedly issued a warrant out for his arrest.
The shooting took place earlier this month inside Vibes Restaurant and Ultra Lounge in Louisville, Kentucky on the weekend of the Kentucky Derby. Harlow was inside of the venue along with his DJ where he was partying before the shots rang out. Video of the incident emerged shortly after and began to quickly trend on social media. It appears that a woman and another person began scuffling, tumbling into the crowd. All of a sudden, a gunshot goes off, and the scene turns into a frenzy. Everyone, including Jack Harlow, tried to find an exit.
The media outlet reports that police said they found a 37-year-old woman, who has been identified as Kamira Nash, dead after the shooting took place. Nash was reportedly working at the nightclub at the time of the shooting. Another man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot.
So far, Jack Harlow has not made any statements regarding the incident that took place at Vibes Restaurant and Ultra Lounge. We will keep you posted on any more updates.
Tee Grizzley recently delivered his new album Built For Whatever, a project with featured guest appearances from Big Sean, King Von, Lil Durk, Quavo, YNW Melly, and G Herbo. Today, the Detroit rapper came through to deliver some new visuals for “Built To Last,” brought to life by Krispy Kam. For the most part, the clip focuses entirely on Grizzley, allowing the rapper ample space to emote — unsurprising given the lyrical subject matter at hand.
In the opening moments, Grizzley holds it down with his newborn son, clearly humbled by the addition to his family. “Looking at my son, like damn, I got a human,” he raps. “Remember when I felt you in your mama’s stomach movin’ / looking at my jewelry like damn, I’m really stupid / looking at my past, like damn man, I been through it.” Before long, a tonal shift begins to occur, prompting an increase in intensity from Grizzley. Despite the crescendo, the video remains a relatively low-key affair as Grizzley navigates his surroundings, from the streets to the studio.
Overall, there’s a low-budget and raw aesthetic throughout that speaks to Grizzley’s artistry, and while it’s not exactly the flashiest music video of all time, it’s enough to enhance the message of the already-powerful “Built To Last.” Check it out for yourself now, and sound off if you’ve been keeping Tee Grizzley’s latest album on steady rotation.
MC Serch is a veteran in the game, and a few days ago, the legendary Illmatic executive producer took a moment to drop gem after gem on a recent Drink Champs episode. And while much interesting ground is covered, one of the standout stories arrises around the forty-six minute mark, when NORE brings up Serch being used as a punchline on JAY’s anti-Nas anthem “Takeover” at the onset of the legendary feud.
In fact, NORE seems devilishly amused by JAY-Z having name-dropped Serch on “Takeover,” reciting the lines for additional context. “You made it a hot line, I made it a hot song,” rapped Hov, alluding to the Nas sample on “Dead Presidents.” “And you ain’t get a coin, ni**a, you were getting fucked then, I know who I paid, God: Serchlite Publishing.”
It’s clearly not the first time Serch has reflected on the anecdote, singling out the negative implication that Nas was “getting fucked.” “The true is, and it’s a great story,” begins Serch. “So I was the head of CHR at Def Jam. And their about to put out Reasonable Doubt. And [Kareem Biggs], Dame, and JAY come to my office and say ‘hey, we have to clear this ‘Dead Presidents’ sample. Take care of us.’ I said okay, no problem, give me twenty-five hundred — but know that we’ll have twenty-five percent of your record, on the publishing. He was like ‘alright, cool.'”
“He gave me a check for twenty-five hundred, I delivered it to [Zomba Music Group,]” continues Serch. “But if you look at the liner notes of “Dead Presidents,” Nas is one of the publishers. So that line can live as long as it lives, but JAY don’t own a piece of Nas’ catalog, but Nas owns a piece of JAY’s catalog. And that’s a fact though.” He takes a puff of his cigar for emphasis.
NORE notes that JAY’s line made it seem as if Nas didn’t own any of his publishing, a misunderstanding that Serch adamantly discredits. “I have a five percent admin fee on those two albums,” he explains. “If Nas wants to do it, I sign off. For me, when I think about being a production company, there are two trains of thought. Train one is the artist ain’t shit, and the production company makes all the money. The second train is, the artist ain’t shit and I’m going to figure out how to jerk the artists. That’s mostly how hip-hop is run, the production companies.”
“I had a third train of thought,” he continues. “I wasn’t going to be the Jew to take advantage off the Black man. I don’t need to get wealthy off Nas, and I don’t. My checks are very humble and I’m okay with that. Cause they’ll go for the rest of my life. When you look at streaming, Illmatic streams four-hundred million a year to this day. I get my fair share.”
For more — and there is much more where that came from — game from Serch, be sure tp check out his two-and-a-half hour episode of Drink Champs below.
