by Samantha J Rice | Dec 18, 2021 | Latest, Music News, New Music Alert |
Exciting and entertaining has been a hobby and job for MAD SKILLZ, who doubles as a DJ and producer.
Spanning for two decades and gaining popularity for end-of-year rap ups, the Virginia born MC has kept an entire generation entertained. According to Skillz,’ he began releasing the popular end-of-year “Rap Up” in 2002.’
Remaining the first-ever artist-in-residence at the University of Richmond, Mads killz adds to many other achievements. Taking to Twitter on Saturday (November 3), he announced he was calling it quits.
Taking to his Twitter page, Skillz wrote,” Hope you enjoyed 20 years of raps ups bcuz come this time next year?” Exiting the entertainment industry came as a so his followers and fans.
Living up to fans’ expectations, Skillz used to kill every end year with his rap up which was basically a summary of the year’s events and major happenings.
Starting his rap up events, Skillz rapped over Common’s “Come Close” featuring Mary J. Blige.
Performing during one of Rap up events, Skillz also joked about Christina Aguilera, Slick Rick, Suge Knight, Eminem, Justin Timberlake and the Clipse’s Grindin being the hardest records of the year.
According to Mad skillz there gonna be no 2021 Rap Up from him. Celebrating his achievements, Skillz acknowledged being the most influential, imitated, concept rapper of all time
Following Skillz decision to stop creating the end-of-year “Rap Up” tracks, fans have flooded the comments on his socials (Instagram and Twitter) where they expressed their disappointment and praises. During the start of this year, Uncle Murda started his own version of rap up and named it Drink Champs.
Expressing his displeasure with the Uncle Murda event, Mad Skillz stated that Uncle Murda had not consulted nor credited him.
Making reference to Uncle Murda Drink Champs event, one twitter user wrote “Damn was waiting for that Drink Champs mention and then I know we made it!”
This article was penned by Jonathan P. Wright. Jonathan is a freelance writer for multiple mainstream publications and CVO of RADIOPUSHERS. You can read more of his work by clicking here.
by Samantha J Rice | Dec 18, 2021 | Latest, Music News, Social Justice |
Getting arrested at an Amsterdam airport earlier this week has not been easy for Lennox and justifies getting upset. Revealing on Twitter on Saturday (December 4), she said that she was not okay with the treatment at the airport.
Expressing her frustration, she said that her only regret is her reaction to the racism and discrimination she encountered.
Explaining her pain, she stated she would like to explain what happened to her, but KLM has clarified that they never cared to hear it from her.
Typing a series of disturbing tweets, she expressed her frustrations with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the airport’s security.
Lamenting her arrest at the airport, she tweeted,” Fuck Amsterdam security. They hate Black people.”
According to Lennox, race played a significant factor in her mistreatment.
According to Ari Lennox, her arrest was due to accusing. The airline staff of racially profiling. During the incident on Monday (November 29), she claimed being detained for responding to a woman who had racially profiled her.
Posting on her Twitter page, the songstress said, “I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me,”
Adding to her statement, she wrote, racism. Wow, Amsterdam, I’m horrified. I was so happy to travel and meet this evil woman. “I’ve never experienced racism so blatantly. “
Tweeting further, she added, “I just want to go home. I’ll never leave my house again”.
Responding to Cardi B’s allegations, the Dutch military police said that the songstress was arrested for being aggressive toward an airline official, disturbing public order, and public intoxication.
Speaking to Reuters, police spokesperson Robert van Kapel said that they are investigating claims that Lennox threatened an airline official.
Quoting Ari Lennox tweet on December 2, 2021, she thanked all of her fans for prayers and support to the extent of referring to them as loves.
This article was penned by Jonathan P. Wright. Jonathan is a freelance writer for multiple mainstream publications and CVO of RADIOPUSHERS. You can read more of his work by clicking here.
by Diontae Bussey | Dec 18, 2021 | Latest, Music News, New Music Alert |
Speaking for the first time after the Astroworld incident Organizers of revealed they had complained about the event weeks before it went down.
According to the Houston Chronicle, Score more Shows was the promoter behind the festival. Regarding safety measures in place, Harris County officials confirmed their concerns if enough security and medical staff were available
Estimating a 50,000-person crowd and the organizers were expected to hire more help, but it’s unclear whether they did. Failing to broadcast safety messages during the event was also identified as another emergency response loophole.
According to a report by REVOLT, ten individuals passed away after being trampled during Scott’s festival last month. During the stampede, fans began rushing toward the front of the stage, where hundreds were injured and treated by emergency responders at the event.
Astonishing enough is also that at one point, medical staff had to treat 11 cardiac arrests at once.
During an interview with Rolling Stone, it became apparent that security measures in place at the event were questionable.
Confirming the security lapse was Darius Williams, hired to work security at Astroworld after revealing that he got the job with no experience. Hiring process for security was typically available to anyone who passed a background test.
Training the security team was also inadequate since completed both orientation and training were on the day before the festival According to Darius Williams, the security guards were not prepared or given instructions on dealing with the large crowd.
Confessing further, he said that he realized they were understaffed on the event day and pulled out of the gig for his safety. Managing the security team before and during the event could have helped prevent the tragedy.
During an interview with News Nation, another security guard, Jackson Bush, said that the tragic aftermath of the festival could have been avoided if the staff had been given proper training.
This article was penned by Jonathan P. Wright. Jonathan is a freelance writer for multiple mainstream publications and CVO of RADIOPUSHERS. You can read more of his work by clicking here.
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