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DMX’s Legacy Overwhelmingly Celebrated in The Just Concluded BET Awards 2021

DMX’s death was a shocking reality on April 9TH when he suffered a heart attack and passed away White Plains Hospital. The Hip Hop Legend is described by many to have died before his time as many of his ardent fans believed that he still had a lot to offer and therefore the death denied them of that oblivious expectations. DMX was a reigning Hip Hop artist and a founding member of Ruff Ryders Recording Label which has produced major artists and award winning Tracks in the History of Hip Hop, he was an icon and a living legend whose legacy outlived himself before his death. Even after his death, one of his Tracks was released last month, Exodus was among the last tracks DMX was working on before meeting this untimely death which shook the world of Hip Hop.

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During the Sunday 27tyh BET Awards, DMX’s legacy dominated the speeches as his longtime friend and producer Swizz Beatz, Method Man, Busta Rhymes, Griselda and other   many artists honored him with a stunning tribute performance. During a Complex interview, his producer Swizz Beatz explained the emotional moment after artist after artist started the performances with an honor to his long legacy in the Showbiz. “You see a lot of tributes and you can almost predict [what’s going to happen],” Swizz Beatz further went on to explain how BET selected his best tracks and went on to choose artists who matched Dmx’s energy in performance. “BET picked the songs that did well on their platforms for him. I had different songs in mind, but the way BET picked the songs made sense. Then we just started picking artists who matched those energies. I mean, DMX had his own energy. But everybody is bringing their energy to it as well.

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DMX’s death was unexpected, a surprise and nerve wrecking to many, SHINE ON YOUR WAY LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Megan The Stallion Exited the Stage Early to avoid Sharing a Performance with Dababy in 2021’s BET Awards

Megan The Stallion confirmed to her fans that his beef with Dababy was at its peak during the Sunday 27tyh June BET awards. The Saassy and Hot Hip Hop Rapper was annoyed by DAbaby move to collaborate for a track with Tory Lanez whom she accused of shooting her feet in July 2020. Dababy is a Rapper from the Kirk recording label and she accused him of lacking morals for teaming up with her enemy and a convicted felon. Both Dababy and Tory Lanez has teamed up to drop a music video Titled ‘SKAT’ accompanied by a mocking Twitter post in which Dababy claimed that both Tory Lanez and him had something in common since they both are getting away with committing a felon. The Tweet read, “I guess @DaBabyDaBaby and @torylanez cool now bc the both shot somebody and don’t have to do no jail time,” which seemingly made light of the 2020 incident.

Megan the stallion THEURBANSPOTLIGHT.COMThe disagreement has been ongoing for some time since the release of the video and it was significantly by the two artists unfollowing each other on Twitter. They once used to get along but things seemed to have gone South after Dababy worked and seemed to support her shooting by Tory Lanez. In the 2021 BET Awards, the beef was rive, explicit and escalated as Megan left the stage after noticing Dababy’s invitation on stage. Megan The Stallion held her head high in protest and left the stage as Dababy was joining in the DJ Khaled performance. The two artists were set to share a common stage during the event.

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A Twitter user commented in surpirise of the two artsist’s drama, “Lmaoooooo Megan Thee Stallion said nah I will not be on the stage with DaBaby.” Meanwhile the Megan Thee Stallion alleged feet shooting by Tory Lanez case is ongoing as the perpetrator is facing felon charges.

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Lil Baby’s Short Fiery Run to the Top Unusual in the Hip Hop History

Lil Baby’s consistency and rise in the Hip Hop industry is notable and exceptional as the rapper just released his second Studio Album only 3 years after joining the Rapping and entertainment business. He has exhibited notable consistency by producing a hit song after a hit song, vibrant and constant online presence, and as a result his efforts rewarded by receiving nominations to compete for various awards. My Turn Album is the epitome of his success as it has propelled the Atlanta rappers to impressive Bill board rankings. Lil Baby captured the Hip Hop world attention only three years ago after his impressive Collaboration with Gunna and Young Thug.

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The Atlanta based Rapper is attracting attention and has been noticeable by renown Hip Hop legends like Fat Joe. In a Complex Brackets Interview by Brian “B Dot” Miller, Fat joe Confessed that Lil Baby is the greatest artist in the new generation Hip Hop. He said his quick rise to the top and the dominating effect in the Hip Hop scene suggests a bright future for the artist. According to him, Lil Baby’s speed and the industry takeover is unmatchable. “In the newer generation, there’s nobody better than Lil Baby right now,” Joe told Miller. “We’ve seen all this. We, as Hip Hop historians, we saw when Lil Wayne emerged, we saw when Eminem emerged and Lil Baby is in a lane by himself right now.”

Fat Joe further explained that he had listened to DJ Khaled’s playlist for new releases when he noticed Lil Baby’s potential. He further expressed his surprise that his music quality is even beating major productions ten years ago. While in Maybach Studios, Fat Joe surprisingly explained that Dj Khaled played Lil Baby’s Tracks and then mixed them with Tracks which the fans considered the best over the last ten years and his quality was overlapping the established artists.

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In an Interview with The Chron, Rakim acknowledged that Lil Baby is a force to reckon in the Hip Hop Cycles. “I’m a big fan of Hip Hop, so I try to listen to a little bit of everything,” he said. “Kendrick, Cole, Hit-Boy, Lil Baby. These brothers is making good music and good songs that catch people’s attention. I try to listen to everything and keep my ear to the street.”

Li Baby has been improving time over time with polished lyrical flow and giving the fans what exactly they need and expect.

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Drake Gifts Lil Baby a Customized Rolex Watch

Lil Baby was the latest beneficiary to be laced with a custom made Chrome Hearts Rolex Watch on Tuesday June 29th. Baby appreciatively posted on his Instagram thanking the 6 God for The Gift. Drake is fond of Rolex Watches and this time he blessed Baby with the rare Rolex which is custom made with a thick silver chain courtesy of Chrome Hearts. The chain is tool long such that it can be wrapped on the hand twice. Li Baby bagged and took home the Best Male Rapper honors in the just concluded BET and therefore deserved the congratulatory gesture. At the beginning of 2021, Lil Baby joined Drake in the production of Scary Hours 2 standout “Wants and Needs.”

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Drake is renowned for rewarding his artists with lavish gifts as a sign of love and appreciation. He always keeps motivating hos artists with gifts and pushing them to go even further. This is a rare spectacle in the Hip Hop industry where it is synonymous with the phrase, “Every man for himself and God for us all. It seems the gifting culture works miracles as the artist went on to win the Best Male Rapper honors in the Sunday June, 27th BET Awards.

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Drake appears unusually emotional as he earlier on Sunday June 21st celebrated Father’s day with his two-year-old son Adoni’s. He also wished happy father’s day to his family friends and relatives. The Grammy award winner and the “In my Feelings” famed rapper posted on Instagram alongside a photo of his son. Before then his son has been living in a private life as an infant. Drake got the baby boy two years ago with Sophie Brussaux who is a French artist in October 2017. He is an award winning artist, producer and an entrepreneur.

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Royce da 5’9 Lupe Fiasco Twitter Showdown Graced by Guest Appearances of KXNG Crooked & Mickey Facts

Royce Da 5’9 AND Lupe Fiasco have been having a ranging beef for some time. This time, it was Redman’s remarks in the anointing of Royce as a G.O.A.T that elicited heated arguments, comments and bitter exchange of explicit words between the two Hip Hop Artists on Twitter. Redman made the compliment towards Royce which his fierce adversary Lupe dismissed terming it as an overstatement. Royce appeared flattered by the unanticipated compliment from a legend when he shared his nostalgic memories on Twitter sparking the ranging inferno. The Social platform was treating with a smoke of obscenities between the two as KXNG and Mickey Facts joined with their unrelenting range to strip each other naked. They were both taunted by the post and they could not swallow their dissatisfaction. They ended up firing back creating an interesting scenario as the followers were keenly following on the lyrical battle and the boiling emptions.

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The two Hip Hop Rappers are the most formidable and iconic lyricists of the 21st Century. They have both been exhibiting exceptional lyrical flow and tough competition which led to the ongoing beef. HipHop DX had posted the Redman’s story on their website which led to the heated exchange.

The exchange continued as Royce addressed both Lupe Fiasco and Mickey Facts in the Tweet, he told them they are yet to get to the Top as Mcs although they are great Rappers and therefore had no authority to criticized Redman’s compliment of him. “Dear @lupefiasco you don’t get to anoint people, yet… Sit down somewhere,” he wrote in the caption. “You and @mickey.factz Nobody was talking to either one of you n-ggaz in the first place [laughing emoji]. Y’all just injected y’all selves into real Mc killer business… Y’all r great lyricists but y’all are FAR from killers.”

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Michey Facts fired back with an equally solid and lethal comment calling Royce an HiP Hop Goat. He commented, “And you are definitely one of Hip Hop’s goats’ sir.”

 

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Big Wins in The 2021 BET Awards

In the Microsoft Theatre Los Angeles California Sunday June 27 was a big day for Hip Hop as artists streamed in to receive accolades and celebrate the annual event. This Year’s theme was “Year of the Black Woman.” The them was meant to celebrate the contributions of black women in the history of Hip Hop and further acknowledgement to black women’s contribution in American history. To go with the theme of the event, the organizers chose Taraji P. Henson one of the major actors in empire to host the monumental event. The Sunday’s event was unique in that since the Covid-19 struck the Globe, this was their first live audience event.

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Among the Big wins of the event include Queen Latifah who was earlier nominated and received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Queen Latifah is among the pioneers of Female Hip Hop in the U.S and was celebrated as the first woman to venture in the then male dominated industry. It has to be acknowledged that black woman has made monumental contributions in shaping American history, politics, and social cultural aspects of our society.

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According to Connie Orlando who is the Executive Vice President of Music Programming & Strategy at BET, “We are looking forward to spotlighting and celebrating Black women during this year’s show, recognizing them for everything they’ve accomplished and applauding them for what’s to come.”

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The event was graced by performances from Megan The Stallion, Da-baby, Tyler The Creator, Migos, Methodman, Cardi B, and several other Hip Hop heavy- weight.

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Other performances include lIL Baby and Kirk Franklin’s as they hyped the festivities by performing their “We Win” Soundtrack. Migos followed with his “Straightening” and “Type Shit” from their new Culture III Album. Cardi-B created a rare scenario with an intriguing show of her pregnant belly.

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Tweeters Criticized the Nomination of Jack Harlow in this Year’s BET Awards

It was hot and buzzing asTweeter subscribers and music fans expressed their bitterness and concerns over the nomination and of Jack Harlow who is a White Hip Hop Artist. BET was coined from the overall concept pf the annual event which means “Black Entertainment Television.” They even went further as the events theme persistent the black theme by celebrating the black woman. Therefore, according to the fans they saw no logic why a White artist was considered for the nomination in the first place.

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Tweets flowed one after another asking why and how could this happen and how relevant it was to the black theme. According to them it was making no sense and out of context especially with the black theme. The fans criticized the management of the award for allowing a White Rapper to contest for an award meant for the black community. Jack Harlow ha been rocking the airwaves with his track “What’s poppin” which to a large extent helped him to be nominated and receive the award on Sunday, June 27th.

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The attacks were similar to Eminem’s after receiving a nomination back in 2001 for his “Stan” Video featuring Dido. He further went on to receive nominations in 2003, 2010 and 2012. However, he never managed to clinch any award. Eminem since his first nomination seemed more welcomed in the annual event like a black artist although he IS White. Compared to Eminem, Jack Harlow is yet to gain influence like Eminem did and he was even happy to step on the red carpet leave alone being trophyless. Fans kept on complaining why he got so many nominations while great artists like for instance NAS scooped zero for the much coveted awards.

BET Awards is an annual event renown for rewarding and recognizing black talents in the entertainment industry.

 

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Hip Hop Fans Angered by Tyler The Creator’s Omission of Frank Oceans name in his Credit’s after he Featured in LemonHead

Tyler the Creator has just released a new Album Titled, ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ on Friday, June 25th. But while the fans were appreciating the good work, they were disappointed when Tyler failed to acknowledge Frank Ocean’s contribution in the Lemon Head Track which he featured briefly at the end of the track. The fans claimed that the Frank Oceans spoken word appearance towards the end of the track made a great difference to its quality and deserved appreciation. Frank Oceans lyrics at the end of the track are poking fans to Tyler while creating a reference to Chinese artist and activist Ai Wei Wei.

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Frank Oceans lyrics in the Track give the Track a breathtaking ending by evoking a humor and a tease at the end, “My bro is runnin’ his finger around the Ai Weiwei, Ai Veivei bowl,” Frank says. “I got that shit sittin’ on my counter like a fruit bowl, that’s like a hundred racks. I like the color green, in every shade. I like life. Mine, like, my life. Don’t fucking bite, y’all n-ggas love to steal.”

Frank Ocean has been silent since the death of his brother in August 2020 and his appearance in the Lemon Head Track couldn’t go unnoticed. The fans claimed Frank Ocean deserved an appreciation like the other artists who featured in the Album.

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Lemonhead Also featured DJ Drama and 42 Dugg as a guest appearance in the Track. Frank Ocean’s Spoken word took the fans by surprise as there was nothing like his name in the Album’s list.

One of the fans Tweeted, “FRANK OCEAN IS ON TYLERS ALBUM HOLY SHIT, He not singing but im still so ecstatic.”

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T.I, Tiny Harris controversies continues with Sabrina Peterson suing for sexual abuse, assault and drugging

T.I and TINY Harrison have not been short of controversies as Sabrina Peterson appears to be adamantly persistent to continue with her legal pursuit which she filed against the two ex-friends. In her legal suit, the Diva claims that the famous couple assaulted her, abused her sexually, and also drugged her. She further claimed that T.I once threatened her with a gun pointing at her head. The couple has been blamed by some of their friends for gross misconduct including cooperating to harm and abuse their acquaintances. She also claimed that the couples bullied her on Social Media after posting defamatory statements which undermined her character and persona. She added that the couple’s statements elicited social media attacks and abuse from their followers and fans. She alleged that the couple went far to post her 8-year-old son and a minor on social media exposing him to “Vitriol and danger.”

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According to a TMZ report, T.I and his legal team have filed a legal suit to make the case thrown away. According to the legal documents, Peterson’s public image had already been tarnished by the time Tip and Tiny made their statements public and therefore they could have done no more harm to her reputation.

Tip’s lawyer Andrew Bettler argued that Peterson, “is an adjudged liar, a convicted felon with a lengthy rap sheet for crimes involving dishonesty and violent assault, and has a reputation for being unscrupulous.”

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Veteran Radio Host Miss Jones Confesses to Have Had a Threesome with 2 Pac and Monie Love

In a Live T.v Interview with Revolt T.v, miss Jones shared details indicating she might have had a Threesome with the late Hip Hop Legend and Monie Lovie. However, by the time of the revelation she appeared drunk on the interview as she talked about her life and legendary career in experiences being the first Black woman in a Morning Hip Hop show where he regularly met and hosted 2 PAC. She was hosted by N.O.R.E and DJ EFN to share her early radio experiences compared to today when stories stretched to more personal revelations including her intimate interactions with the late Rapper.

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According to her quoted explanation, she was boasting of having getting laid with the legend in one of her radio sessions as music was playing.  “I’m gonna tell you about the party,” Miss Jones tells N.O.R.E. “So Pac came and we’re walking and it’s like the music stops. Everyone else hears the music, but I’m with Monie and he stops and he looks at us and then…so like, we know what the look means and we figure it out. It was a good night and that was it.”

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With surprise, N.O.R.E dragged the conversation by asking whether Monie Love and 2PAC were having a relationship, where she gave details to indicate she was included in the love triangle. She said, “Well no, it was just the three of us, the three of us just talked for a long time. N.O.R.E explained in an Instagram post that she could believe what she was trying to say but she was there, saying it.

Meanwhile, Monie Love has earlier made a similar revelation in 2018 though didn’t include Miss Jones. Tupac Shakur was a Hip Hop Superstar from Brooklyn who died by gunshots in    Las Vegas,1996.

 

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