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Irv Gotti Gave Off Industry Creep Vibes During ‘Drink Champs’ Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Irv Gotti is trending this Monday (August 8) after the release of his explosive interview with the hosts of Drink Champs, revealing more details about the mogul’s romance with R&B star Ashanti. What has struck some observers as especially disturbing is how the Murder Inc. honcho entered into a relationship with the singer when she was barely out of her teens and he was a married man in his 30s. Irv Gotti and Ja Rule sat down with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN in the Florida studios of Drink Champs, detailing his rise with the Murder Inc. collective, his various business ventures, and coming up in Queens. However, what turned heads was a now-viral teaser clip of Gotti, now 52, dishing on his relationship with Ashanti, now 41. What has ...
Irv Gotti Reveals He Was Secretly ‘In Love’ With Ashanti While She Was With Nelly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Booooy, it appears that Irv Gotti‘s feelings toward Ashanti go way deeper than his issue with her re-recording her albums. In fact, Gotti revealed that back when the “Foolish” singer was “Happy” and in a relationship with rapper Nelly, he was silently holding a flame for her. As Madame Noire reported, a teaser for Gotti and Ja Rule’s upcoming Drink Champs interview with N.O.R.E and DJ EFN showed Gotti getting candid about his feelings the moment he found out Ashanti was in a relationship with Nelly. Related Stories “I can get past you wanting to be with Nelly,” he said, to which N.O.R.E replied, “It sounds like you didn’t get past it. I’m just gonna be honest.” “At the time it happens—any man is hurt,” Gotti responded. ...
It’s Murdah!!!: Ashanti & Ja Rule’s Greatest Collaborations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JD Barnes / for HelloBeautiful If you’re going back and reminiscing about music in the early 2000s, the duo of Ashanti and Ja Rule clearly dominate the scene. And we take some time to break down exactly how that came about. Hip-Hop and R&B have had a long love affair thanks to some choice collaborations. But it can safely be said that once Murder Inc. labelmates Ashanti—who is the latest cover star over at our sister site Hello Beautiful—and Ja Rule teamed up, they pushed such collaborations to become a new art form under the keen production of Irv Gotti. Here, we give a rundown of their best collaborations that kept them at the top of the charts and still keep fans hoping for that joint album both promised back in 2018. 1) ”Always On Time”, 2001 T...
Ashanti Dishes On 20 Years In the Game, Getting Biggest Hit From Brandy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty As the First Lady of Murder Inc. Records, Ashanti rose to stardom. In a recent interview about her career, she revealed how a decision by Brandy led to her having the hit that defined her among other highlights. In an interview with the New York Post, Ashanti took an introspective look back at her career and impact on the R&B genre. She also revealed that her first appearance on the Ja Rule platinum-selling track “Always On Time” only happened due to a decision from R&B superstar Brandy. “To be honest with you, I think that song was supposed to be for Brandy, and she ended up not doing it,” she said to the paper. “And Ashanti came in and alley-ooped!” Related Stories The Long Island, NY native, who was discovered by Irv Got...
All of The Winners From The 2021 Soul Train Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Aaron J. Thornton/FilmMagic / Getty Best friends Tichina Arnold & Tisha Campbell hosted the 2021 Soul Train Awards at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater, which aired on Sunday night (November 28). The show celebrated the best in Black music with performances from Ari Lennox, Ashanti, Summer Walker, Maxwell, Silk Sonic, Lucky Daye, Fred Hammond, Music Soulchild, Leon Bridges, and more. Related Stories Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak were the night’s biggest winners taking home “Song of the Year” and “Video of the Year” as Silk Sonic for their single “Leave The Door Open”. The song was also awarded The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award. Jazmine Sullivan was named “Best R&B/ Soul Female Artist” and she also won album of the year for Heaux ...
Awww Baby: Irv Gotti Feel A Ways About Ashanti Re-Recording Her Albums
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Ashanti is plotting her next move and it includes re-recording her classic albums. To no surprise Irv Gotti isn’t pleased with the idea and questioned her motives. As spotted on The Grio the Glen Cove, Long Island native plans to boss up in a major way in the coming months. In a recent interview on The Angie Martinez Show she stressed the importance of her owning her master recordings. “The thinking behind that is showing the business side of ownership and how important it is to own,” she explained. “After this time period, I’m allowed to go in and re-record, and once I re-record the first album, [I own it]. Everything purchased from that moment, I own.” The famed radio host further explained the play pointing out that Ashan...
DJ Tunez – Energy ft Ashanti & Adekunle Gold
Don’t miss this brand new piece of music titled “Energy” coming from DJ Tunez featuring Ashanti and Adekunle Gold out now. Starboy Entertainment in-house disc jockey, DJ Tunez drops a brand new song “Energy” collaborating with American singer Ashanti and Adekunle Gold. Dj Tunez’s last tune was “Bomb” with singer J. Anthoni released earlier this year. Here is brand new energy just as the tune is titled and we hope you can feel it too. Listen, enjoy DJ Tunez – “Energy” ft Ashanti & Adekunle Gold below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DJ_Tunez_-_Energy_ft_Ashanti_Adekunle_Gold_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet ...
Ashanti Will Re-Record Her 2002 Debut Album Since She Now Owns Her Masters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty R&B songstress and unofficial Ja Rule/Fat Joe Verzus MVP Ashanti has regained ownership of her masters and is now planning to re-record her 2002 self-titled debut album—a thing many music lovers had no idea artists did before now. (It’s me. I had no idea.) “I have an amazing legal team, and I got my first record deal when I was 14 years old, so understanding and seeing how things have changed so much from then to now and conceptually understanding what you’re signing is so imperative, it’s so important nowadays,” Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter said during a recent appearance on The Tamron Hall Show. “The fact that I’ll be able to re-record my first album, and put everything together.” [embedded content] ...
Ashanti Closes Door On Nelly Reunion By Announcing She’s Booed Up
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Fans hopeful of a reunion between Hip-Hop’s ageless former couple finally have closure after Ashanti reveals she’s not interested in reuniting with her ex, Nelly,— and for a good reason. While chatting things up with Fat Joe, Ja Rule, and Remy Ma for a post-Verzuz recap, Ashanti revealed that she has no interest in reconciling with her ex of 11-years due to being in a relationship. “Listen, there’s nothing happening,” Ashanti said. “Now look, this is the crazy part. I had no idea he was gonna be there and I haven’t seen him or spoken to him since we broke up. Six years or something? So, I didn’t know what to expect. I seen him move you out the way,” she added with a laugh. After seeing Nelly’s beeline for a hug while onstage during th...
Go DJ Hi-C Shares Behind The Scenes Deets Of Ashanti & Keyshia Cole’s VERZUZ Battle
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Now that the long-awaited VERZUZ battle between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole has concluded, we’re learning new details from behind the scenes. Most might have noted Cole’s demeanor as she approached the stage, but there seems to be a good reason for her late arrival according to her DJ. In an exclusive interview with 97.9 The Box’s Good Morning H-Town hosts Keisha Nicole & J-Mac, Go DJ Hi-C explains that Keyshia Cole’s attitude wasn’t directed towards the fans but to the planning committee behind VERZUZ for not having her setup looking as crisp as it could be. According to Hi-C, Cole was in the building on time as expected but refused to join the live event after technical issues on her side of the camera weren’t properly handled. Hi-C confirms that Cole was a ...
Who Got Next?: Keyshia Cole Confirms She Will Appear On An Upcoming Verzuz Battle
Source: MEGA / Getty When it comes to Verzuz battles quite a few names have been thrown in the ring, including West coast songstress Keyshia Cole, and it looks like fans are getting their wish. According to published reports, after fans made the request to see the”Love” singer go head to head with the princess of Murder Inc. back in July, the match up may actually be happening after Ashanti decided to accept the challeng e and give fans the showdown they’ve been waiting for. During her interview with Fat Joe in May, the “Foolish” singer revealed that she is open to do a Verzuz battle against Keyshia Cole of the fans “really want to see it.” [embedded content] “Listen, if they want to see it. I ain’t mad,” Ashanti said during the interview and it appears that Swizz Beatz and Timbaland...
Presidential elections in Ghana, others top agenda at ECOWAS meeting
The 44th Ordinary Meeting of the Mediation and Security Council of the Economic Community of West African States has called attention to the ongoing insurgency in Nigeria, Gambia and Guinea Bissau as well as the political crisis in Mali. The Council at its meeting in Niamey, Niger, on Friday, also focused on forthcoming presidential elections in Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Niger. The meeting was presided over by the Nigerien Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the Mediation and Security Council, Kalla Ankourao. Ankourao recalled the challenges COVID-19 has brought upon the region coupled with the breakdown in democratic governance in Mali. He urged the ECOWAS body to take the necessary steps for the preparation and smooth conduct of the upcoming presidential electi...
