Key Moments In Hip-Hop History

 

Hip hop is more than music; it’s a cultural movement that incorporates different elements of art. Before there was Lil Yachty, Young M.I.A., or YNW Melly, there was a world of hip hop artist who's name rain supreme even still today.

Back when music was real, artist had the opportunity to shine in their own distinctive way. Rap is one of the most distinctive features of hip-hop. Rappers use rhythm, lyrics, and vocal tone to express themselves. The best rappers are distinguished by their “flow” – the way the words run together without the performer getting tongue-tied.

How Jay-Z created a hip-hop path to luxury

 

This past Monday, rapper Jay-Z unveiled a deal with LVMH to expand his Armand de Brignac champagne globally. The next day, Oatly, the Swedish vegan-milk group in which he has invested, took its first step towards a $10bn initial public offering.

Jay-Z has further tasks to occupy him, apart from his own music. He still heads Roc Nation, a music and sports talent agency that includes Rihanna among its clients. He is also “chief visionary officer” of a special-purpose company backed by Roc Nation that acquired two Californian cannabis groups in November. And so on.

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This year is the 25th anniversary of Jay-Z’s first album Reasonable Doubt, released on his own Roc-A-Fella Records label. Some have lasted and some not, but Jay-Z was ahead of his time in business in a way that is only now clear. “Put me anywhere on God’s green Earth, I triple my worth,” he once rapped. The deal with LVMH, under which the world’s leading luxury group has taken 50 per cent of Armand de Brignac — the “Ace of Spades” champagne praised in his lyrics — is proof of that.

What Is Your Favorite Rap Group?

 

Every now and then, a hip-hop music group breaks through the barriers to the big screen. Run-DMC's place as the most influential rap group and undeniably one of the greatest hip-hop acts of all-time.

Fans Favorite created this thread for hip-hop lovers and viewers of the Wrap Up Magazine to engage on. "We want to know which rap group is your most favorite?"

Nicki Minaj on Why She Hasn't Collaborated With Kendrick Lamar

 

During the episode, the Queen revealed why she has yet to collaborate with King Kendrick. “The reason why I haven't collaborated with Kendrick Lamar yet is because he don't want to get washed,” joked Nicki.

She went on to express her admiration for the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper. “I’m a big fan of him and his talent and I’m looking forward to collaborating with him one day hopefully because he’s animated and I like the animation. And also, he just respects the craft of rap and at this time right now…” she laughed before trailing off.

Kelly Price Talks Mariah Carey, R. Kelly and More

 

Kelly Price speaks on being married, reintroduces herself, meeting Mariah Carey, untold R. Kelly story & much more!

50 Cent‘s ‘This is 50’ had the pleasure of catching up with Kelly Price recently, inviting the ‘He Proposed’ vocalist to an interview carried out by Young Jack Thriller, snapped beside her above.

Jay-Z or 50 Cent?

 

Another round of Celebrity Match Up's is back. This time they hit these scene with New York rappers Jay-Z of Roc Nation and 50 Cent of G-Unit.

Both rappers has made there mark in the industry. 50 Cent recently released his book, Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter, in which the rapper speaks on the alleged rift between JAY-Z and Kanye West and why he believes Hov has become "disappointed" with his friend Ye. 50 Cent says his relationship with Jay-Z is purely ''business'' and insists the pair will never be friends.

50 and Jay-Z were involved in a rap ‘beef’ with each other in early 2009, but while neither has said anything publicly to settle their differences, they met backstage when Jay-Z played a huge concert with 50’s mentor, Eminem, at Detroit’s Comerica Park last year, although 50 refuses to say what happened between them.

50 Cent Reacts To New COVID Suggestion To Film Industry

 

The Los Angeles health department is urging film and television productions to implore stopping for the next little while as the pandemic continues to rage on but, with 50 Cent currently in the midst of several different shows, including Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Black Mafia Family, and more, he's not down to pause for another lockdown.

As cases continue to rise, the L.A. health department is asking the television and film industries to lead by example, asking them to stop shooting for the time being until things are more under control. One of the movers-and-shakers in the industry, 50 Cent is seemingly very frustrated about these guidelines, waking up and immediately "needing a drink" upon reading the reports. 

Why Is Scareface The Most Loved Movie In Hip-Hop Culture?

The movie Scareface has been a huge staple in the hip hop community. Even rapper Jay-Z has dedicated countless rap lyrics and interludes to the film. The release of Scarface coincided with the rise of hip hop music.

The hip-hop community has single-handedly made the movie a cult classic. Even though the story of Tony Montana, a poor Cuban immigrant who quickly ascends through the ranks to become a drug kingpin, is actually a remake of a 1932 film of the same name.

See 50 Cent Reaction To Jennifer Lopez And Family Dancing To His Song

Jennifer Lopez,  Alex Rodriguez and their children joined the new social media trend where people are turning up to some of our favorite classic musics.

50 Cent caught wind of J- Lo and the family dancing to his hit record “In Da Club” and shared his thoughts on it via His Instagram. He reposted the video and captioned it, “how cool is this, super cool LOL“

Jim Jones Talks Being a Rapper

Jim Jones pulled up on the #AfternoonGetDown's Supa Cindy and DJ Entice to talk about his new album 'El Capo.' During their conversation, Jim says that being a rapper these days is a dangerous job, especially after the recent incidents at Rolling Loud. 

Eminem Calls On 50 Cent To Handle His Lightweight

Now that Nick Cannon has decided to release diss tracks aimed at Eminem, 50 Cent has something to say. The war of words started when Cannon dropped "The Invitation," a diss track that Cannon created in response to Eminem's feature on Fat Joe's "Lord Above". 

Watch Shaquille O'Neal's 'Larger Than Life' Movie

There was once a time when basketball player Shaquille O'Neal was called the king of bling bling. This is the story of one of basketball's biggest superstars, Shaquille O'Neal.

Shaq had one of the greatest sports career any athlete ever had. In addition to being a great basketball player, Shaq left his mark with movie roles, commercials, television performances, and much more. He earned a new nickname in every city he moved, and in every role he played.

Watch the video below to see why Shaq is called 'Lager Than Life.'

Other Movies To Watch:

Watch 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin" Movie

Watch Master P's "I'm Bout It" Movie

Watch 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin" Movie

The Wrap-Up Magazine is back with another one of your favorite rapper movies. This time 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin" is the selected movie chosen to play this weekend.

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a 2005 American biopic crime film starring 50 Cent, in his feature film acting debut.

Movie Information:

Marcus has always known he was going to be a rapper, but when his mother is murdered, he turns to dealing and hustling drugs to pay the rent. As his world spirals out of control, he begins to apply the same manic intensity to his writing as he does to dealing; he has to write down his words to stay sane. For years, he endures this living hell until a tragedy that nearly kills him gets Marcus to change his life.

See More Movies Below:

Watch Master P's "I'm Bout It" Movie

Watch Snoop Dogg's "Da Game of Life" Movie

Name Your Most Favorite 50 Cent Track

Fans Favorites want to know what your favorite 50 Cent song is of all time. Most people still agree that "Get Rich Die Trying" is 50's best album to date.

50 Cent, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television producer, entrepreneur, and investor. He later began pursuing a musical career and in 2000 he produced Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records, but days before the planned release he was shot, and the album was never released.

50 Cent Sells Connecticut Mansion for $3 Million

50 Cent is making a huge charity donation after selling his 50,000 square foot Connecticut mansion for $3 million, according to TMZ. All of the money will reportedly go to his G-Unity Foundation, which provides grants to non-profit organizations focused on improving lower income and undeserved communities.

The mansion features 21 bedrooms, 25 bathrooms, 9 kitchens, an indoor pool, an outdoor pool with a grotto, a helicopter pad, a casino, a nightclub, and basketball courts. Fifty reportedly bought the palatial pad for $18.5 million in 2007. You can check out photos above.

Jimmy Henchman Gets Two Life Sentences

Jimmy Henchman

James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond was given two life sentences for ordering the murder of Lowell Lodi Mack Fletcher.

Lodi Mack's murder in September of 2009 was the culmination of a violent feud between G-Unit and Game, who was being managed by Jimmy at the time.

Violent incidents during the feud included a shooting in front of Hot 97, the offices of Violator being shot at and Jimmy's teenaged son being beaten up.

Tony Yayo's grandmom's house was also shot up and a mansion 50 Cent owned in Dix Hills was firebombed and burnt to the ground.

Game and 50 Cent put the violent side of the feud to rest in 2005, during a summit in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem.

But on the streets, things never really calmed down between Jimmy and G-Unit, and Lodi Mack was gunned down in 2009.

Yesterday (November 8), Jimmy was formally sentenced to two life sentences for orchestrating the hit on Lodi Mack.

He addresses his trial, the accusations, and his murder conviction.

"This is America! I want to apologize to my family and my support system," Jimmy Henchman told Sources. "Most importantly, to my son; When I asked you to intern as a 14 yr old at my office it was because I wanted you to see your father working and have a strong role model.

I wanted you to look up to brown and black people in boardrooms rather than in the streets. I was proud of the work I was doing. I never thought when I sent you on that errand, you would be surrounded and assaulted by 50 cent and four G-Unit grown men with guns for wearing a T-shirt.

My son I want you to know today - you did nothing wrong by coming to me and letting me know what happened to you. Any child that is under age should let their parents know if they are assaulted.

Sleep with a sound conscious knowing your father is not a murderer and you are not the blame for my incarceration. This is bigger than me or you. I to am a casualty.

When a trial isn’t about fact-finding to elicit the truth and condemn the guilty then it’s not about justice. My trial was about grabbing a headline and building a prosecutors personal career.

After three trials for this murder not one of the governments embellishing witnesses said that I told them to murder Lowell Fletcher; in fact, Brian McCleod, Khalil Abdullah and Jason Williams respectively stated they never had a conversation about the murder.

But even that consistent testimony would not deter credulous prosecutors from repeatedly trying this case.

Even after being phone tapped by a mendacious witness Muhammad Stewart for 2 years there was no evidence of a plot, conspiracy or “intent” (or mens rea) to commit murder for hire as charged.

I continue to maintain my innocence.

There is a sickness in this system. My trial was covered up and drown out with unrelated shootings, hip hop gang fairy tales and non-existing “rap wars” that never existed.

For any Black man being painted into that fantasy thug culture is a lethal concoction for a conviction and the prosecutors knew this. The prevalence of this injustice has sprung up grass root organizations to tackle systematic racism in the criminal justice system. Which result in mass incarceration and wrongful convictions disproportionately affecting black and brown people.

Choose Your Favorite Male Artist

The Wrap-Up Magazine is engaging with their fans on choosing their favorite male celebrity. You have seen the post and read their stories, now we want to know what you think about them.

We have selected a list of artist whom we believe is the most talked about. Click any artist name below to see there full music profile which also contains their lifestyles.

Also check out: Who Is Your Favorite Female Musician?

Mean Tweets With Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne

Music fans can be very vocal with their opinions on Twitter, which is why from time to time we like to give those who are the targets of the haters a chance to respond. Tonight, we’ve done it again in an all-new, all hip-hop edition of #MeanTweets featuring 50 Cent, A$AP Rocky, Eve, Pusha-T, Big Sean, Remy Ma, Rae Sremmurd, Anderson .Paak, DJ Khaled, Trippie Redd, Tyler The Creator, Awkwafina, Logic, Lil Yachty, Wale, Ty Dolla $ign, Yo Gotti, Lil Wayne & T-Pain.

Teyana Taylor and Jeremih Live Performance in New York @TEYANATAYLOR @Jeremih

Teyana Taylor

New York City showed out for Harlem princess Teyana Taylor and Chi-town hitmaker Jeremih when their “Later That Night Tour” took over the Playstation Theater in Times Square. The evening’s energy was leveled up by opening act DaniLeigh, Def Jam’s latest rising artist. Rocking a flannel sweatshirt with matching pants, the viral “In My Feelings” Challenge star got the audience warmed up with her fan favorites “All I Know” and “Play.”

After a dance break set to 6ix9ine’s “FEFE,” Dani closed the short set with her growing new club track “Lil BeBe.”

Scheduled as the supporting act, it was Teyana Taylor who much of the crowd was there to see, and she delivered a routine filled with hype energy, provocative sexuality, and heartwarming emotion. Well-know for her choreography, Taylor showed off to her greatest inspiration with an outstanding dance routine to Janet Jackson’s “I Get Lonely.”

Jeremih was the show’s headliner but he brought some friends along to turn-up the NYC crowd. The hitmaker took the stage with his breakout smash single “Birthday Sex,” but then asked the fans what they wanted. “I need to know if you want to hear some new shit or some old shit,” he questioned. They screamed, “Old!,” setting up the 50 Cent-featured track “Down On Me.”

Jeremih

“This feels like my second home. You mind if I bring one of my homies from out here?” Jeremih then asked. Controversial rapper 6ix9ine hit the stage making a feverish entry and ran through some of his latest hits. Jeremih used his popular single “Planez” to transition into an appearance from Dipset boss Jim Jones who had the crowd in antics over the “We Fly High (Remix).”

Lloyd Banks Announces Retirement

G-Unit staple Lloyd Banks gave hip hop some incredible moments since his arrival with 50 Cent. Now, the rapper has taken to Twitter to announce he is stepping away from the microphone.