Kanye West is taking a page from Akon‘s playbook.
The rapper revealed that he intends to build a smart city-similar to the one Akon is building in Senegal-in Haiti.
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Nearly a year after Juice WRLD‘s death at 21, his mom, Carmela Wallace, is now opening up about her late son’s struggles with drugs and how his struggles might be able to help others.
She sat down ABC 7 Chicago on October 27 for a wide ranging interview.
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The BET Hip Hop Awards 2020 provided many a notable moment courtesy of the host of music stars who took to its high octane stage.
Now, after blazing cyphers and performances from the likes of City Girls, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Mulatto, Burna Boy, and more (click here to watch), look inside to see who walked away with the show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!
The full winner’s list awaits:
In honor of his 40th birthday this year (September 25), T.I. announced the release date of his long-awaited 11th studio album, ‘The L.I.B.R.A.’ (an acronym for ‘The Legend is Back Running Atlanta’).
Officially unveiled just three weeks later (October 16), the star-studded set – his first LP since 2018’s ‘Dime Trap‘ – was kicked off by the Young Thug-assisted ‘Ring’ and houses collaborations from the likes of Young Thug, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, 21 Savage, Jadakiss, John Legend, Killer Mike, and many more.
Though he managed to squeeze out multiple singles from the 20-track independent project across the last month, the only among them to boast entry on the Hot 100 is the Lil Baby-enlisted ‘Pardon’ (which has peaked at #97 to date). That troubling predicament was later underscored by industry analyst predictions that suggested ‘LIBRA’ would be his first album since 2001 to miss the Billboard 200’s top 20.
With its inaugural sales tracking week behind it, look inside to see just how the effort fared commercially:
Though best known for their soaring vocals and awe-inspiring harmonies, R&B titans Erykah Badu and Brandy led an all-female Rap cypher at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards comprised of singers (which aired October 27).
Set to the remix of the latter’s inaugural hit, ‘I Wanna Be Down,’ the duo called on help from two of the genre’s leading ladies of today – H.E.R. and Teyana Taylor.
Look inside to see the quartet flex their multi-faceted talents.
The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards blasted from screens Tuesday night (October 27) and, as ever, the high octane show brought the goods!
Hosted by comedy supergroup 85 South (comprised of Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean), the ceremony featured appearances from some of the best and brightest names in Hip Hop and R&B including Snoop Dogg, T.I. R&B superstars Brandy and Monica, Lil Wayne, Master P, and many more.
In addition to those megawatt stars, the night was highlighted by stage-blazing performances from the likes of 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Burna Boy, Coldplay star Chris Martin, City Girls, Gucci Mane, Jhenè Aiko, Lil Baby, Mulatto, Quavo, Tobe Nwigwe, Ty Dolla $ign, and more.
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The new song, ‘Change,’ assembles some of Hip Hop and R&B’s most prized male hitmakers of the last 25 years to bring attention to racial and social injustice.
Toplined by serial hitmakers Jermaine Dupri, Ne-Yo, Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox, the quartet of singer-songwriters and producers called on a lineup of their industry friends including Anthony Hamilton, Kirk Franklin, Common, Smokie Norful, Rotimi, Eric Bellinger, PJ Morton, and more for the charity single set to benefit the Social Change Fund.
Speaking on the collaborative effort, Dupri stated:
“We created the song to call attention to these long-standing issues,” he said. “Members of the global community are now awakened to issues affecting BIPOC [Black & Indigenous People of Color]. The global pandemic forced us all to reevaluate everything from our health to police brutality and systemic racism. We are now witnessing a paradigm shift that creates an opportunity for real impactful change.”
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Fans royally excited about Queen Naija‘s debut album, ‘missunderstood,’ hitting shelves October 30 are likely to see that excitement amped once they get a load of ‘Bitter’ – her new song with rising rapstress Mulatto.
“Good cake too sweet to be bitter / Swear, I can’t be triggered by someone who don’t know my worth,” she sings on the delectable track.
Although the cut was reportedly supposed to feature City Girls, Naija revealed:
‘Mulatto came right on time at the end when I thought I wasn’t going to have any features,’ she said. ‘Mulatto slid on her verse. I’m so happy I got a rapper on there.’
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Sam Smith is ready for family life.
The singer is hot on the promotional trail for their new album ‘Love Goes’ and opened up about their desire to be a parent.
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While streaming has helped many acts make a splash in an ever-evolving marketplace, it’s muddying the waters in other ways.
Indeed, complex and rapidly changing equations around how sales and chart positions are counted are making it increasingly tricky to tease apart true success from artificial.
Case in point Liam Payne.
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Master P’s career in music and impact in the broader culture have earned him a rightful place amongst Hip-Hop’s regal elite.
It’s fitting, then, that he has been announced as the recipient of the “I Am Hip Hop” honor at the 2020 BET Hip-Hip Awards, which air tonight.
The star notably founded No Limit Records, started various charities, appears on reality series ‘Growing Up Hip-Hop’ with son Romeo, and is renown for his entrepreneurial hustle.
Ahead of Master P’s much-deserved award presentation, That Grape Juice‘s Shar Jossell caught up with him to discuss the honor, rappers working with Donald Trump, and more.
Watch above and be sure to tune in to the 2020 BET Hip-Hop Awards at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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Mulatto is on the move and the direction is up!
The rising femcee has been hot on the lips of the masses thanks to bops such as ‘B*tch From Da Souf’ and ‘In n Out.’
Now, she’s set to make a splash on-stage at the 2020 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
Ahead of the ceremony (which premieres tonight), That Grape Juice‘s Shar Jossell caught up with Mulatto for an EXCLUSIVE fun-filled chat.
During the sit-down, the rapper opened up about her journey, loving Nicki Minaj and wanting to collaborate with her, and her performance at the Hip-Hop Awards.
Watch above and be sure to tune in to the 2020 BET Hip-Hop Awards at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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