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Amir Junaid Muhadith: 10 Things We Learned from Loon on ‘The Breakfast Club’
Source: Power 105 / Youtube Back in the day Loon and Puff were known to drop some of the hottest radio hits to ever get spins during the golden era of (commercial) Hip-Hop and filled a void that Ma$e left behind when he walked away from the game to find the Lord. While it seemed like Loon was next in line to become Harlem World’s biggest attraction things didn’t exactly turn out that way and the “I Need A Girl” rapper ended up walking away from the limelight himself before doing almost a decade behind bars. Now that he’s finally back home, Loon is ready to share some of his story with his decades old day ones and speaks with The Breakfast Club about his days breaking into the music industry to how Islam plays a role in keeping him out the rap game to this day. Revealing that he was never a...
“Do It For Hip-Hop”: Rakim Calls Out Big Daddy Kane For Verzuz Battle
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Rakim is putting his hat in the ring to be the next contestant on Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s iconic Verzuz series and he’s already calling out his competitor. On Friday (Aug 7), Rakim surprised fans when he took to Instagram in a since-deleted post and proposed an iconic battle between himself and fellow legendary lyricist Big Daddy Kane. The announcement, which came shortly after Timbaland teased fans regarding a possible faceoff between Drake and Kanye West. Posting a black and white photo of himself and Kane with a big V in the middle, the God MC captioned the photo calling for duo to go head to head “for Hip-Hop.” “Do it for Hip-Hop??? @officialbigdaddykane @verzuztv @thegodrakim #TheGodMC #Rakim #RakimAllah #TheR #The18thLetter #Th...
Black Ty Gotta Relax: Tyrese Gibson Capes For R. Kelly On Fat Joe’s IG Live
Source: Tommaso Boddi / Getty Although it’s tough to understand the reason behind it, there are still people who stand by R. Kelly after all that’s been revealed about his alleged behavior with girls and women. Add Tyrese Gibson to that list of people who still believe in Kelly and his talent despite the unsavory aspects of his character. In an Instagram Live session with Fat Joe for the Bronx Hip-Hop star’s The Joprah Show, Tyrese discussed a bevy of topics and shared his top five list of singers. The vocalist and actor named Teddy Pendergrass, who he’ll be playing in an upcoming biopic, Brian McKnight, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, and Kelly as his top singers of all time. Of course, Black Ty knew the heat would come his way and he urged fans to “let God do...
Watch Destructo’s Stunning “Somewhere in the California Desert” Sunrise Sermon
The MVP of quaran-streams strikes again. The MVP of quaran-streams strikes again. House maven and music entrepreneur Destructo touched down in the desert on August 9th, 2020 for a mind-blowing edition of his patented “Sunrise Sermon” sets. Over 200,000 fans tuned into the hypnotic three-hour set, which was filmed at an undisclosed remote secret location in the California desert. Ensconced in the idyllic desert setting, Destructo went on to drop a set as majestic as the cavernous landscape around him, starting at 4AM. The renowned producer and DJ played a bevy of tunes from his house music counterparts, like VOLAC‘s “Muchacho,” Full Intention‘s “Meteor Man,” Eelke Kleijn‘s “Vernietig,” and Brodinski‘...
Diddy, Ty Dolla $ign, Timbaland and More Urge Biden to Pick Black Woman as VP
Diddy, Timbaland, Ty Dolla $ign and over 100 other prominent Black male figures are urging Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden to select a Black woman as his vice president. In an open-letter published in the Atlanta Daily World — and after more than 700 Black women signed a similar letter — the artists, moguls, and entertainers wrote, “It disgusts us that Black women are not just being vetted in this VP process but unfairly criticized and scrutinized.” They added that “failing to select a Black woman in 2020″ could cost him the election. “As someone who has said throughout the campaign that VP Joe Biden needs to choose a Black woman VP, the urgency for that pick has gone from something that SHOULD happen to something that HAS to happen,” the letter read...
2 Chainz, Lil Wayne Drop Animated ‘Money Maker’ Video
For what may be the best stadium performance since SpongeBob and gang performed at the Bubble Bowl, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne’s latest animated video for “Money Maker” sees the pair take over an entire football field with the big-band bop. The track — complete with a flood of horns and a commanding drum line — sees the two team up for yet another big-time Tity Boi and Weezy collab. The vibrant clip also sees the songs lyrics flash before the screen, so you couldn’t possibly miss 2 Chainz’ convincing demands to “shake ya money maker,” as the track takes samples from Southern University’s marching band Human Jukebox. It also features the band on the track cover, paying homage to HBCUs. The hit found its way on streaming services Friday after 2 Cha...
Tom DeLonge Will Delve Into UFOs and Outer Space at Metaverse
While fans wait for more new Angels & Airwaves material, vocalist Tom Delonge will shift his focus from music later this month when he’ll appear virtually at Metaverse — REEDPOP’s comic conference. In a panel called “Can Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge Uncover US Government UFO Secrets?” Delonge will be putting on his UFO expert hat and will speak with former intelligence officer and fellow UFO hunter Luis Elizondo about what else — aliens and space. All the small things, like Metaverse and aliens… Join Tom DeLonge (Blink 182) & Luis Elizondo (former head of AATIP) as they try to make sense of outer space, and shed new light on UFOs around the world, Aug 16 in the #ReedPopMetaverse https://t.co/6iFws85O7Q pic.twitter.com/gTnUhq8GhF — Ne...
Hayley Williams Closes Out Quarantine Covers Series With This Radiohead Classic
Hayley Williams took to social media on Saturday (Aug. 8) to share her latest quarantine cover, an acoustic take on Radiohead’s exquisite bummer ballad “Fake Plastic Trees.” “Green plastic watering can/ For a fake Chinese rubber plant/ In the fake plastic earth/ That she bought from a rubber man/ In a town full of rubber plans/ To get rid of itself,” she croons over simple acoustic guitar after a couple of false starts. “The last of the self-serenades…for a while, anyway,” the Paramore frontwoman wrote alongside the cover, which she posted as a voice memo. “The top requested song throughout my brief career in self-serenadism has been a @radiohead song. {“nid”:”9428406″,”type”:”post”,”...
Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez & More Set for iHeartMedia’s ‘Why I’m Voting’ Campaign: Exclusive
What’s your reason for voting? On Monday (Aug. 10), iHeartMedia announced the official launch of its 2020 voter awareness initiative, “Why I’m Voting,” exclusively on Billboard. The non-partisan campaign will see artists from Billie Eilish and Selena Gomez to John Legend and Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds sharing the personal reasons voting matters to them in the upcoming 2020 election. Other famous faces taking part in the campaign include Dan + Shay, Finneas, Saweetie, Michelle Williams, DJ Khaled, Diplo and dozens more. Additionally, iHeartMedia listeners will also have the opportunity to record and submit their own 20-second audio or video message about why they’re voting here. The campaign is set to run from now through Election Day on Nov. 3. R...
Zack Snyder Teases Darker Steppenwolf In The “Snyder Cut” Of ‘Justice League’
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures / HBO Max We’re still a while away from finally getting the Snyder cut of the much-bemoaned flop known as Justice League and while we await the debut of black suit Superman, Green Lantern, and of course, Darkseid, Zack Snyder gave fans a sneak peak of how Steppenwolf was originally supposed to look. Over the weekend Snyder continued to tease how his original version of the film was supposed to be (before Joss Whedon took over and turned in an atrocity) and took to Vero to debut a much grittier and rugged version of the film’s main protagonist. Sporting an armor more akin to that of a barbarian than a soldier, the new/old version of Steppenwolf looks way more badass than the lame mother-loving villain in Whedon’s 2017 bomb. Zack Snyder has sha...
Michelle Obama Reveals Struggle With ‘Low-Grade Depression’ On Her Podcast
Source: Netflix / Courtesy of Netflix Last week, Michelle Obama confessed she’s dealing with a form of “low-grade” depression. Between the racial injustice, the pandemic, and the tomfoolery of the Trump administration, she’s struggling to keep it all together. The former first lady revealed all in the second episode of her new podcast on Spotify featuring invited guest Michele Norris, a columnist at the Washington Post. Throughout their conversation, it was discussed how she’s privately managed to navigate some of the most difficult events of the year. The New York Times pulled quotes from the episode. “There have been periods throughout this quarantine where I just have felt too low,” Mrs. Obama said, adding that her sleep was off. “You know, I’ve gone through those emotional highs and ...
Lilly Wachowski Confirms ‘The Matrix’ Was About Being Transgender
Source: Ronald Siemoneit / Getty With news that The Matrix 4 is officially coming to fruition, the franchise’s co-director Lilly Wachowski is opening up about the science behind the film’s theme and reveals it was centered around transformation and actually being transgender. After coming out as transgender themselves following the release of the classic film, The Wachowski Brothers set off a decades long rumor that the trilogy actually pertained to their own personal transition and now Lilly (formerly known as Andrew) has confirmed that is indeed the case. Touching on the subject for Netflix’s Film Club, Lilly Wachowski confirmed that The Matrix was indeed inspired by the brothers’ own transformation. “I’m glad that it has gotten out that, you know, tha...
