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Fat Joe Dragged On Twitter For Saying Both Latinos And Blacks Created Hip Hop
Babyface Says ‘Verzuz’ Did Wonders For His Popularity With A Younger Audience
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Fat Joe is facing social media’s wrath for comments he made about the origins of Hip Hop culture during a re- cent Instagram Live.
It all started on Friday (Au- gust 26) when the Terror Squad captain shared a video that paid homage to Latino Hip Hop pioneers. He wrote in the caption, “Thank you Thank you Thank you for your contribution to Hip Hop.” The following day, he hopped on Instagram Live to not only big up DJ Khaled’s new_ God Did_ album but also address some of the neg- ative comments he was see- ing about the post.
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“I tell you I never really f**k with Twitter, but I go on
there to see they always hat- ing on me and s**t,” he be- gins around the 52-minute mark. “Lately, they’ve been talking about, ‘Latinos wasn’t in rap.’ These guys are f**king delusional. We’re from the Bronx, New York. S**t happens. This is where Hip Hop started. It’s Latino and Black, half and half.
“But they going at me ‘cause I’m like the only Span- ish dude with a big voice. Like, ‘F**k that. Latinos was- n’t there. You was invited. You are a specimen.’ I don’t know what the f**k is up with these people that don’t know their facts.”
Babyface attributed a rise of nearly one million followers on Instagram to his 2020 ap- pearance on Verzuz, when he took on Teddy Riley in an episode that infamously con- cluded with technical difficul- ties. The Grammy-winning producer discussed the impact Verzuz had on the trajectory of his career during a recent ap-
pearance on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast.
“Verzuz was just so power- ful I went from 300,000 fol- lowers on Instagram to over a million overnight,” he said. “I remember I went to Wal- greens and there was a young girl that said she didn’t know my stuff but she was [now] a fan.”
Snoop Dogg Debuts New Animated Kids Series ‘Doggyland’ On YouTube
It’s no secret that Snoop Dogg is a man of many en- terprises, talents, and lanes. But if you needed a re- minder, let his latest ven- ture—an all-new children’s series titled Doggyland, Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes, serve as another reminder.
Per NBC News, the Death Row Records owner recently debuted the animated kids show on YouTube and YouTube Kids. Doggyland centers around a “multi-col- ored cast of dogs who sing, dance and rap to teach social,
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emotional and cognitive skills for toddlers to 8yr old children.” Snoop voices the main character of Bow Wiz- zle, who serves as the adult mentor to the rest of the cast.
The family friendly show also encourages kids and parents to come together to learn new skills, as well as spread joy and love to one another, according to an offi- cial press release. The series comes in partnership with producer Claude Brooks and singer October Lon- don.
The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mural Defaced In Brooklyn
A mural of The Notori- ous B.I.G. was defaced on Thursday night (Aug. 25) in the late rap icon’s hometown of Brooklyn, N.Y. The black- and-white mural, which is lo- cated at the intersection of Saint James Place and Fulton Street, was splattered with red paint, reports News 12 Brooklyn. The culprit also spray-painted the words “East Coast” on the mural.
News of the crime left local residents in shock, with many voicing their disap- pointment that such an act could be committed in the very neighborhood the rap- per helped put on the map during his successful, yet
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brief career.
“This is his stomping
ground and everything,” local resident Johnny Famous told the local news outlet. “Biggie means a lot to the
whole world. So for someone to do this, it’s ridiculous. You gotta be sick in the head, and I know it’s a million cameras out here so somebody saw something.”
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