CeeLo Green Reveals Story Behind Exploding Cell Phone Stunt

Los Angeles, CA – For the second installment of HipHopDX’s new video series, Soulful Sundays, DX Editor-In-Chief Trent Clark broke bread (cornbread, to be specific) with the inimitable CeeLo Green.

During the course of the meal, the Goodie Mob vet discussed a wide range of topics, including trap music, the Dungeon Family, his best feature and that infamous gold outfit he wore at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

Regarding that 2016 video appearing to show Green’s cell phone blowing up in his face and who exactly that Gnarly Davidson guy was, well …

“It’s an interesting story,” Green says. “The character was Gnarly Davidson, which was a play off of Harley Davidson, which was an extension off Gnarls Barkley. While me and Danger Mouse were discussing availabilities to start work on the new Gnarls Barkley album, which we’re doing now, I decided to amuse myself with a vignette project, a vanity project as they call it.

“I said, ‘Well a play off of Harley Davidson with Gnarly Davidson just means I’m just going to ride alone on this one. How can I distinguish it?”

He continued, “I figure, alright how do people reinvent themselves? I put in the context of superhero — something traumatic happens and all of a sudden you get the power. So, we took real life events, with the Samsung situation … we took those events that were going on. Those were current events at the time.

“Initially, I was going to try to get a liquor sponsor and say, ‘Yo, Puff man, let me get a bottle of Ciroc.’ I’m going to sit it on the soundboard and tip it over, the shit going to blow up and I’m going to be Gnarly Davidson.”

But all didn’t go according to plan and he said he had family members “petrified.”

“It was scary for a lot of people,” he said.

From Ice Cube to Louis Farrakhan, many people (including some in Green’s circle) were trying to figure out if he was really hurt. While he admitted the stunt led to a momentary “pause” on his musical output, he was happy there was at least one interesting development.

“Marvel Comics reached out to me,” he said. “They were interested in making Gnarly Davidson an authentic Marvel Comic character. It would have been historic.”

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Rick Ross Reunites With Gucci Mane After Hospitalization

Rick Ross is apparently feeling much better following his health scare earlier this month. After being released from the hospital last Monday (March 5), Rozay linked up with his old pal Gucci Mane over the weekend.

“Ross I’m glad u Good Vato!” Gucci wrote on Saturday (March 10) as the caption to a photo of himself and Ross.

Ross I’m glad u Good Vato!

A post shared by Gucci Mane (@laflare1017) on Mar 10, 2018 at 5:52pm PST

Guwop also shared another picture alongside the Maybach Music Group boss, this one teasing the Eskimo Boyz Vol. 1 project. Ross was in promotion mode too, hyping up his Port of Miami sequel — an album originally announced one year ago — in an Instagram post of his own.

Port of Miami II Coming! #MMG,” he wrote.

Port of Miami II Coming! #MMG

A post shared by The Boss Rick Ross (@richforever) on Mar 10, 2018 at 5:38pm PST

Since Ross’ release from the hospital, the 911 call that prompted his stay has emerged online. In the audio, the caller is heard telling the dispatcher about Ross shaking and struggling to breathe. The caller also said Rozay was throwing up blood.

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Fetty Wap Laughs Off Cocaine Use Accusations

Fetty Wap has dismissed claims he’s been using cocaine after an Instagram post set off a flurry of accusations. The “Trap Queen” artist felt the need to respond after a picture he shared led to a bunch of comments accusing him of doing coke.

“Y’all funny af I don’t roll like that,” he wrote, along with multiple laughing emojis, in the comments section of his Instagram post. “I ain’t deleting shit cause everybody who no me know I don’t play those games … i smoke big weed An drink Hennessy nothin less or more.”

Ppl started accusing fetty of snorting coke . He responds

A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akadmiks) on Mar 10, 2018 at 9:30pm PST

The people who believed Fetty was using cocaine came to conclusion due to the photo below, which appears to show white marks on his nostrils. Perhaps some were also reading into his IG post’s caption.

“Extra Spaghetti Sauce,” he wrote.

Extra Spaghetti Sauce ?

A post shared by ?RemyBoyz?“1738”? (@fettywap1738) on Mar 10, 2018 at 7:51pm PST

Earlier this year, Fetty got back to work on the music front with the release of his For My Fans: The Final Chapter project. The 12-track release was the third entry in his For My Fans series, which began in 2015.

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Juelz Santana Will Reportedly Surrender To Police After Airport Gun Incident

Passaic County, NJ – Juelz Santana reportedly plans to turn himself over to police custody, according to the South Passaic Daily Voice. On Friday (March 9), Santana fled from Newark Liberty International Airport after TSA detected a gun in his bag.

The Daily Voice reports arrangements were made for Santana to surrender to police at 9 a.m. Eastern on Sunday (March 11). As of 3:09 p.m. EST, Santana — whose real name is LaRon James — hasn’t been booked according to Passaic County Jail records.

Santana was arrested multiple times in 2011. In 2013, he was sentenced to two years probation for threatening his neighbor.

(The original version of this article was published on March 9, 2018 and can be found below.)

Juelz Santana evidently didn’t make his flight on Friday night (March 9). According to NBC New York, the Dipset rapper fled the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after TSA found a gun in his baggage.

Sources said that as soon as Santana was detected by authorities, he ran off and possibly jumped in a cab. Port Authority Police Department detectives are reportedly looking for the Love and Hip Hop: New York star at this time.

TSA regulations state that bringing a weapon to an airport security checkpoint is punishable by a fine and could result in an arrest. If the gun is loaded, fines can reach up to $9,800.

Scary Site… Bloody Mary #D6R ??✔️

A post shared by thejuelzsantana (@thejuelzsantana) on Feb 24, 2018 at 6:29am PST

Last week, Santana posted a photo of himself with Lil Wayne while they were in Golden Glades. Florida. The two had recently linked up for the track “Bloody Mary,” which was taken from Wayne’s Dedication 6: Reloaded mixtape.

The track samples 2Pac’s “Hail Mary.”

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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Hip Hop Week In Review: Rick Ross Comes Home & Lil Xan Calls Tupac “Boring”

HipHopDX – This week in Hip Hop, fans got some good news when Rick Ross was released from the hospital. On the negative front, YoungBoy Never Broke Again was deemed as “a threat to society” by Louisiana prosecutors who want him to serve a 10-year prison sentence. Also, Lil Xan called Tupac Shakur boring to make create more battle lines between rap generations. Some defended Xan’s opinion while others dragged him all over social media.

Rick Ross Returns From The Hosptial

Ain’t nothing like home ??. I love y’all – WLR

A post shared by The Boss Rick Ross (@richforever) on Mar 8, 2018 at 4:18am PST

Rick Ross was rushed to the hospital earlier this month after he was reportedly found being unresponsive at his Miami home. A 911 call later revealed Ross was throwing up blood and shaking. His stay at the hospital came to an end on Monday morning (March 5), and Rozay looks to be feeling better following the health scare.

Read more about Ross’ release here.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again Called A Threat To Society

Money taking over yo soul ?‍♂️? #3838

A post shared by 38BABY | DON DADA (@nba_youngboy) on Feb 23, 2018 at 2:07pm PST

Louisiana prosecutors have determined that YoungBoy Never Broke Again is a threat to society. Prosecutors are asking a Baton Rouge judge to revoke his probation terms and make him serve his 10-year suspended prison sentence for his role in a 2016 nonfatal shooting.

The Baton Rouge Advocate reports these developments were a result of his arrest last month for a fugitive warrant out of Georgia, which stem from kidnapping and assault charges.

Read more about YoungBoy’s legal woes here.

Lil Xan Thinks Tupac Is Boring

On #OnClout9, we have people rate things on a clout scale of 1 to 9 – and #LilXan’s Tupac rating is what has #WakaFlocka saying Xan is “banned from hip-hop.” Y’all rolling with Waka or Xan on this one? [Hit the link in our bio for Xan’s full #OnClout9 episode!]

A post shared by REVOLT TV (@revolttv) on Mar 7, 2018 at 9:07am PST

Lil Xan shared his opinion on Tupac’s music and angered many Hip Hop heads in doing so. The up-and-coming rapper called Pac’s music “boring,” which prompted Waka Flocka to say Xan was banned from Hip Hop for the remarks. Trippie Redd and Glasses Malone were among those who came to Xan’s defense.

Read more reactions to Xan’s Tupac comments here.

DX Reviews

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DXClusives: Del The Funky Homosapien, Eric B. Rakim A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

Del The Funky Homosapien Studied Battle Rap Comedy For New Amp Live Collaboration

Del The Funky Homosapien is putting out a new album with former Zion I producer Amp Live called Gate 13. The Hieroglyphics member has been reinventing himself for it by studying comedic writing and battle raps.

“I watch battle rap constantly,” he told DX’s Kyle Eustice. “I need that kind of hard creative expression. I’ve been introducing new information and working on making the album a better experience all around. I’m being cognizant of my age range and what I can get away with saying. What’s ‘appropriate’ I guess, culturally. Not like I’m censoring myself, but some things I don’t really have to say.”

Read Del’s full interview here.

Eric B. Rakim Tour Confirmed

The legendary Eric B. Rakim will be going on the North American tour they tweeted (and deleted) about. Rakim and his team confirmed the tour is happening when asked by DX.

“All real…more dates to be announced shortly,” Rakim’s management said.

Read more about Eric B. Rakim’s upcoming tour here.

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Teases 50 Cent Future Collabs

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has new music with 50 Cent in the vault and wants to make an entire project Future. He shared the news with DX’s Jake Rohn at the Budweiser Live event during NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.

“I would look forward to making a project with Future,” A Boogie stated. “We ain’t talk about a project, but we talked about a few songs. We already got a song with Thugger on the Esco tape, and we’re working on another song right now so hopefully, we get a project together soon.”

Watch the interview here.

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