Kanye West earns 5% royalties on his Yeezy collaboration with adidas.That came to $65 million last year and should be about that again in 2019, as Yeezys are expected to do $1.3 billion in sales.
Ross announced the album’s title on social media, writing, “Port of Miami started me on this journey. It’s only right I bring it back to where it all started. For my day ones to the new ones, this album is for you.”Thirteen years and nine projects later, the 43-year-old is returning to that pivotal moment in his career.
Get ready. Ride with me. It’s time.” The project comes on the heels of a somewhat quiet few years for Ross. His last album Rather You Than Me was decked-out with an All-Star list of guest features and featured an unexpected promotional assist from Martha Stewart. With rap recently being overrun by a crop of rowdy, younger acts from South Florida, it will be interesting to see who the Miami legend recruits for this new project.
Ross most recently popped up on his Canadian friend Drake’s latest single “Money In The Grave,” which the 32-year-old released following the triumph of his beloved Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals.
Drake posted a series pics on Instagram,with the caption “Album Mode”.Drake’s next LP will be his sixth studio album and the follow-up to 2018’s Scorpion.Drake recently dropped 2 new singles,“Omertá” and the Rick Ross-assisted “Money In The Grave.”
One year after the rapper’s death, XXXTentacion’s estate has released a trailer for an upcoming documentary on his life. The trailer features XXXTentacion, real name Jahseh Onfroy, connecting with family, friends, and fans, with voice-over from the rapper himself. The video clips include home movies and iPhone recordings, for a personal look at the controversial figure. “This is the story,” he proclaims. “This is the full story and this is the last time I’ma tell it.” It’s unclear whether his story features the several allegations of domestic abuse and assault he faced. Alongside the documentary trailer, his estate also announced a brand-new XXXTentacion album that, according to a statement, features some of “today’s hottest stars.” Neither the documentary nor the album has a release date yet.XXXTentacion was shot to death on June 18 last year during a robbery in Florida. He was 20 years old.
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Brad Jordan aka Scarface of the Legendary Geto Boyz is running for city council and is no longer answering to Scarface.The rapper says he wants to make a difference in his community.
Jordan had not released his political platform, but his campaign slogan, “Of the People, For the People,” is featured prominently on his campaign website.
Last month, 22-year-old Dravon Ames, his six-month pregnant fianceé, Iesha Harper and their two daughters, ages one and four, had guns drawn on them by the Pheonix Police Department responding to an alleged shoplifting incident at Family Dollar.
Now, the family is planning to sue the city of Pheonix for $10 million and Team Roc, JAY-Z‘s philanthropic leg of Roc Nation, wants to help.
Mary J. Blige will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 BET Awards.Past winners include Whitney Houston, James Brown, Diana Ross, Prince and the Isley Brothers. Blige has established a legendary singing career for more than two decades, winning nine Grammys and racking up eight multi-platinum selling albums. The Queen of Hip Hop Soul has also become an accomplished actress, receiving nominations for Oscars and Golden Globe Awards.
Each year, Forbes collects their data to determine who has the strongest net worth out of hip-hop’s businessmen and this year, one man stood worlds ahead of anybody else. Weeks after he was revealed to have become hip-hop’s first billionaire, Jay-Z is at the top of the list. Following him is Dr. Dre, whose headphone business ended up paying off supremely in the end. Diddy comes in the third spot but the competition between Kanye West and Drake maintains the 4 and 5 placements. As reported by Complex, Kanye West’s $240 million fortune was enough to earn him a spot in the Top 5 while Drake, the youngest member of the fivesome, clocked in a modest $150 million.
On Thursday, BET network announced that they would be celebrating the life and legacy of the late Nipsey Hussle at the 2019 BET Awards. The rapper and visionary will receive this year’s Humanitarian Award in recognition of his philanthropic efforts, activism, and overall commitment to empowering his community. In addition to his artistic work, the rapper garnered a reputation for promoting the development of underprivileged areas through financial literacy, real estate, and violence prevention, during his time on Earth.
