May 01

Stalley’s Surprise To Daughter Goes "TODAY" Show Viral

Atlanta, GA – Devout Ohio rapper Stalley and a childhood friend have given their daughters the surprise of a lifetime.

Stalley and longtime friend Corey Walker introduced their young daughters via FaceTime four years ago. The two girls, Kylie Myricks and Jalyssa Walker, have spoken daily since and have been best friends for nearly half of their lives without ever meeting each other in person.

For the night of April 13, the two fathers arranged a secret meeting for the girls as a birthday gift to Kylie–with no knowledge on Jalyssa’s part either. After a minute of shock and wondering if the encounter was real, the two best friends finally embraced each other and were consumed by tears of joy.

Last night, me and my childhood friend @core330 surprised our daughters. They’ve been on FaceTime everyday for the past 3/4 years and never met in person. They drove 7 hours to surprise Kylie on her birthday and @princesslyssw had no clue either. Shout out to all the parents making it happen for your kids daily. There’s no better gift you can give like true joy. I’m happy we made this finally happen. Happy 8th birthday to my babies @KylieMyricks and s/o @apple for FaceTime. CC: @aieshaarab

A post shared by Stalley ? (@stalley) on Apr 14, 2018 at 10:17am PDT

“They live 7+ hours away and our schedules never lined up to have them meet in person until this moment,” said Corey Walker in a Reddit post.

The “two girls who made the world cry” have since gone viral and won over the hearts of social media.

Hey hey @todayshow! I woke up to this surprise today. ??? I can’t wait to show @kyliemyricks LOL. She’s still in school. I love you @stalley ?? we are raising the best kids ever!! @core330 Cc: @princesslyssw #blackgirlmagic

A post shared by @ aieshaarab on Apr 30, 2018 at 9:47am PDT

Sweetheart. I love taking her picture.

A post shared by @ aieshaarab on Apr 28, 2018 at 4:55pm PDT

 

Stalley’s latest work was this February’s Tell The Truth: Shame The Devil Vol. 2

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46675/title.stalleys-surprise-to-daughter-goes-today-show-viral

May 01

Kanye West Calls Cease & Desist Letter From Jan Adams “Amazing”

Los Angeles, CA – Dr. Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon often blamed for the death of Kanye West’s mother, penned an open letter to Yeezy regarding the potential use of Adams’ mugshot as an album cover.

In the letter provided to The Blast, Adams tells ‘Ye to “cease and desist” from using his photo and defends himself from what he says are years of erroneous reports about his role in Donda West’s death. He points to a coroner’s report that blames Kanye’s cousin Stephan Scoggins, who was responsible for taking care of Donda after the surgery.

Adams says he’s willing to meet with Kanye face-to-face, and the G.O.O.D. Music founder sounds excited to make it happen.

“This is amazing,” Kanye wrote on Twitter in response to the letter. “Thank you so much for this connection brother. I can’t wait to sit with you and start healing.”

Read the letter in its entirety here.

(The previous version of this article was published on April 30, 2018 at 12:06 a.m. PST and can found below.)

Dr. Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon who performed Kanye West’s mother’s liposuction that ultimately led to her death in 2007, appeared to be rather indifferent to the fact Yeezy is considering using his low-res mugshot for his upcoming eighth studio album cover.

When contacted via text message by a reporter for The Blast, Adams cryptically responded, “It’s a Macguffen…”

The 64-year-old well-spoken surgeon knew the response would raise some eyebrows, for its meaning dates back several generations.

“MacGuffin” (as it has been traditionally spelled) was popularly coined by legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock through his 1935 movie, The 39 Steps. The term signifies a plot device and/or symbol that stands out but its importance isn’t necessarily of great value. Think a fixed object that begins and ends a movie.

While lecturing at Columbia University in 1939, Hitchcock broke the concept down saying, “It might be a Scottish name, taken from a story about two men on a train. One man says, ‘What’s that package up there in the baggage rack?’ And the other answers, ‘Oh, that’s a MacGuffin’. The first one asks, ‘What’s a MacGuffin?’ ‘Well,’ the other man says, ‘it’s an apparatus for trapping lions in the Scottish Highlands.’ The first man says, ‘But there are no lions in the Scottish Highlands,’ and the other one answers, ‘Well then, that’s no MacGuffin!’ So you see that a MacGuffin is actually nothing at all.”

Relive It: Adams infamously walked off a 2007 Larry King interview without answering any questions.

The reemergence of Adams in the media came about when West and Wes (presumably artist Wes Lang) were chatting on text when Kanye unearthed the pic, writing, “This is my album cover. This is plastic surgeon Jan Adams. The person who performed my moms final surgery. Do you have any title ideas? I want to forgive and stop hating.”

As for the mugshot, it was the booking photo when Dr. Adams was arrested on March 31, 2006, after pleading no contest to DUI.

It marked his second drunk driving conviction.

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46668/title.kanye-wests-late-mothers-surgeon-has-everyone-googling-macguffen

Apr 30

Hip Hop Week In Review: Kanye West, Meek Mill, J. Cole & Nas

HipHopDX – This week in Hip Hop, Kanye West continued to shake things up on Twitter by showing his unwavering support for Donald Trump. Meek Mill also got out of prison this week and J. Cole’s KOD album broke first-day streaming records. Lastly, a recent interview with Kelis shed light on her allegedly violent and rocky marriage with ex-husband Nas.

Kanye West Shows His Support For Donald Trump

As Kanye West continues to make Twitter his philosophical canvas, he’s determined to keep pushing things to the edge by declaring that not only does he support Donald Trump, but that he loves him too. West was even photographed in a picture with one of Trump’s red “Make America Great Again” campaign caps.

The Hip Hop community showed concern, with Ebro from Hot 97 and John Legend among those who made attempts to figure out why Ye is supporting Trump. He also dumped Scooter Braun as his manager.

This has folks like conservative political pundit Alex Jones and Trump himself very excited.

Chance The Rapper stepped in to back up Kanye and ruffled some feathers by saying Black people don’t have to be Democrats. This caused confusion as to whether or not Chance was a Trump supporter too. Trump offered praise to him for his support, which Chance rebuffed, explaining himself and apologizing for his “poorly timed” tweet.

West also announced that he will run for president in 2024.

Read more here.

Meek Mill Is Free

#Repost @fatjoe This is what i care about our kids need their fathers especially a hard working men that provides for many I’m proud of how our people stood together for @meekmill now let’s continue the fight for the voiceless many who have endured many injustices s/o to Des and jay and the whole Rocnation God is great

A post shared by Meek Mill (@meekmill) on Apr 25, 2018 at 6:45am PDT

After being locked up for five months over a probation violation, Meek Mill walked free from prison this week. His release had a lot of his supporters celebrating, including Kevin Hart and JAY-Z.

The first thing Meek did after getting released was head to the Philadelphia 76ers game with his son. He did admit in a recent interview that he doesn’t feel free.

Read more about Meek Mill’s release from prison here.

J. Cole Breaks Records With KOD

http://dreamville.lnk.to/KOD KOD the album. Available now. Physicals in stores 4/20

A post shared by realcoleworld (@realcoleworld) on Apr 19, 2018 at 9:08pm PDT

HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief Trent Clark reviewed J. Cole’s album KOD, declaring it to be one of the most important rap albums ever. The album came out the gate breaking records, including dethroning Drake’s Apple Music for most first-day streams (but then getting knocked off himself by Post Malone). Fans can anticipate a deluxe version of Cole’s album to come out soon.

The release of KOD was followed by a music video for “Kevin’s Heart,” which also happens to star Kevin Hart.

Read the review for J. Cole’s KOD here.

Kelis Alleges Domestic Violence Past With Nas

According to Kelis, Nas allegedly got physical with her in the past. She revealed this information during an interview with Hollywood Unlocked. It was so bad, he reportedly would leave her body riddled in bruises. The incident with Rihanna and Chris Brown resonated with her the most.

“I remember so clearly when the pictures came out with that whole thing that happened with her and Chris Brown,” she said. “I had bruises all over my body at the time. That day, I remember being in Atlanta, sitting in the kitchen … and I wasn’t ready to walk, so I didn’t say it … Seeing her, the way she looked and then looking at myself, I was embarrassed. I wasn’t ready for that move … I thought I could love past this.”

Read more about Kelis’ interview here.

DX Reviews

J. Cole — KOD

Flatbush Zombies — Vacation In Hell

Smoke DZA — Not For Sale

Jim Jones — Wasted Talent

 Jean Grae and Quelle Chris — Everything’s Fine

EJ Carter — 5800 

DXCLUSIVES: CHIKA, Kvng Guap, Method Man Redman

CHIKA Goes Viral With Epic Response To J. Cole’s “1985”

CHIKA’s rap response videos have gotten her a lot of attention and her rendition to J. Cole’s KOD track “1985” is no exception. HipHopDX had the chance to speak with CHIKA about her new-found popularity.

“I was happy … I’m someone who likes to slave over their words,” CHIKA says. “I like to make sure that the songs I put out have a message and some sort of impact to them. As someone trying to break into the industry, I find it disheartening to see cats rhyme cat in the hat and sit around with million-dollar deals.”

Method Man Redman Explain How “Drop The Mic” Is A Win For Hip Hop

Method Man is the host of TBS’ Drop The Mic show and he (along with Redman) spoke with DX about why the show is good for Hip Hop.

“And it’s not actually commercializing Hip Hop, it’s commercializing battle rap for lack of a better term,” Meth explained. “Now, we’re not trying to take anything from battle rap. It’s like a pleasant retreat. Battle rap is raw in its own form and hopefully some of the viewers that watch our shit will start tuning into the real-world authentic shit.”

YouTuber Kvng Guap Is Putting A Younger Generation Up On Biggie, JAY-Z Nas

DX caught up with YouTube sensation Kvng Guap about his reaction videos to old Hip Hop classics. The 18-year-old explained why he thought it was important to do.

“I feel that it is important to educate yourself on the legends of Hip Hop because a lot of kids my age don’t know anything about the music that founded the music that we listen to today,” Kvng Guap tells HipHopDX. “So I feel it’s like paying respects to the true legends and also getting to hear these amazing songs that I never even knew about.”

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46661/title.hip-hop-week-in-review-kanye-west-meek-mill-j-cole-nas

Apr 30

Hip Hop Pays Respects To The Godfather Of Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.

Carson, CA – Ted “The Godfather” Devoux — founding member of the legendary West Coast Hip Hop group Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. — passed away on Sunday (April 29), according to a Facebook post from his fellow T.R.I.B.E. members.

The Carson, California native established the Boo-Ya T.R.I.B.E. in the late ’80s alongside his Samoan brothers Paul, Donald, Roscoe, Danny, David and later Vincent Devoux (who stepped in to fill David’s role once he left).

The first part of the group’s moniker was intended to represent the sound of a shotgun blast, while the acronym in the second half of the name stood for, “Too Rough International Boo-Yaa Empire.”

In 1993, the West Coast gangsta rap pioneers appeared on the Judgment Night soundtrack performing “Another Body Murdered” with Faith No More. Following the news of Devoux’s death, fans of the Mike Patton-led band spoke to FNM bassist Bill Gould who talked about the making of the song.

“We didn’t know the Boo-Yaa guys before we did the collaboration…in fact, we met at the studio. They were all great musicians in their own right, and what was surprising is that we clicked immediately on a musical level. Once the instruments were set up, we proceed to do a probably 30 minute jam, which I have to say was excellent. Sadly, the engineers thought we were just soundchecking.”

So we did another, for probably another 30 minutes straight. It was also really good, maybe not quite the same as the first attempt, but great nonetheless. However, as luck would have it, the producer had forgotten to hit “record”. The music on this soundtrack came from our 3rd attempt, which turned out ok, but sadly probably the least interesting of the three takes.The Godfather was cool, everyone in the band deferred to him, he was definitely a respected leader.”

Over the years, Boo-Ya T.R.I.B.E. has collaborated with Hip Hop artists like Mack 10, Eminem, Layzie Bone and Luniz’ Yukmouth, among others.

Ice-T, Cee-Lo Green, KXNG Crooked, Paul Wall, DJ Rhettmatic of The Beat Junkies, Vinnie Paz, Ras Kass and more all hit social media to send their condolences.

Check out the posts below.

Sad news ???? rest in paradise OG west coast legend and icon ????? #Repost @estevanoriol with @get_repost ・・・ Saddest news this year, the passing of a good Brother OG Godfather – Booyaa tribe . Sorry to hear this bad news for my homies @og.kobra @bg_gawtti @ogmonstao @ganxstaridd I’m gonna miss him!!! So many good times like this one of @misterctoons doing his back piece! #RestInPeace home #OGgodfather #booyaatribe #OG #samoan #famila #DevouxFamily #ripOGgodfather #westcoastlegend #LAlegend

A post shared by Paul Wall The Po Up Poet (@paulwallbaby) on Apr 28, 2018 at 4:59pm PDT

#RIP Godfather. You and #BooyahTribe laid the path for us. You’re A CArson legend more than that; a West Coast TripleOG! Salute the Uso

A post shared by Ras Kass Is Peter Darker ? (@ras_kass) on Apr 28, 2018 at 4:55pm PDT

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46662/title.hip-hop-pays-respects-to-the-godfather-of-boo-yaa-t-r-i-b-e

Apr 30

Boosie Badazz Raps Over Kendrick Lamar & Drake Tracks On “BOOnk Gang Vol. 1” Mixtape

Boosie Badazz has dropped BOOnk Gang Vol. 1, his first full-length project of 2018.

The 20-track mixtape — which arrived on Friday (April 27) — sees Boosie rap over a number of instrumentals including Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE.,” Yo Gotti’s “Rake It Up,” and Drake’s “God’s Plan,” among a number of others.

The project features no listed guest appearances.

WHO GO PUT IN SOME WORK ??????? #BOOnkGangVol1 THIS BIH GOT THE STREETS ON ???????????

A post shared by Boosie BadAzz (@officialboosieig) on Apr 27, 2018 at 12:41pm PDT

BOOnk Gang Vol. 1 serves as Boosie’s first release since BooPac, his 24-track double LP that he dropped back in December.

Boosie Badazz Raps Over Kendrick Lamar Drake On “BOOnk Gang Vol. 1” MixtapeBoosie Badazz Raps Over Kendrick Lamar Drake On “BOOnk Gang Vol. 1” Mixtape

  1. Shoot’em Up Bang Bang
  2. Who Go Put N Some Work
  3. My Project
  4. Let Me Fuck

  5. Bad Things
  6. Catchin A Fade
  7. Scorpio Love
  8. Letter To My Enemies
  9. My Boosie (Bounce)
  10. Memories
  11. Side Peice
  12. The Fiyah
  13. Crazy 101
  14. Mama Hurtin
  15. Ready Or Not
  16. God Is Great
  17. By The River
  18. Papa Smurf
  19. I’m In Yo City (Bonus)
  20. Say You Wanna Thug (Bonus)

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46663/title.boosie-badazz-raps-over-kendrick-lamar-drake-beats-on-boonk-gang-vol-1-mixtape