R&B singer Lyfe Jennings was robbed over the weekend. Jennings was performing in Oakland, California, when his belongings went missing. The “Must Be Nice” singer took to Instagram to give details about the robbery. He was at Yoshi’s in Oakland when his car windows were smashed, and the thieves ransacked his car.
“It’s like $120,000 worth of jewelry and my computer, my ID, passport, credit cards.”
Jennings had four sold-out shows over the weekend, all in Oakland. The “S.E.X.” crooner has not filed a police report for the robbery. And the suspects have not been apprehended.
Jennings is still making music and released a song late last year. Titled “Till You Gone,” he speaks on various contemporary issues, mainly Brazilian Butt Lifts. The video accompanies the song, to which women feel the need to get a BBL. Lyfe describes the risk and realities of getting plastic surgery in the song.
Brazilian Butt Lifts are very popular, as over 20,000 surgeries were completed at the decade’s start. But unfortunately, it is also a surgery with a very high death rate.
For The Love Of Money stars Katt Williams, LisaRaye McCoy, Keri Hilson, Rotimi, Jason Mitchell, DC Young Fly, Cedric Pendleton and Jazzy Jade. Additional feature appearances include music artists Latto, Keith Sweat and Lyfe Jennings.
The film is set to hit theaters everywhere November 24, Thanksgiving and will be distributed by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures.
Keri Hilson plays Gigi Davis, a strong, determined, woman who insists on living her life on her own terms. From the looks of the trailer seemingly Rotimi and DC Young Fly’s characters could be potential love interest of Hilson’s character, Gigi.
In a recent statement, For The Love Of Money is described as a story of a single mother, who when pushed to her limits out of the need to protect her daughter, returns to a world she’s spent a lifetime running from.
The film directed by Leslie Small and produced by Melvin Childs Presents. Melvin Childs serves as executive producer and producer of the film, along with producer Melissa Young.
Lyfe Jennings is gearing up to retire for good from the music industry, but he’s dropping one last album, 777, towards the end of the month. His new single “Slave,” which links sex to slavery, was clowned by Charlamagne Tha Godand Amanda Seales, sparking him to respond to the personalities.
Charlamagne posted an Instagram video of Seales listening to “Slave,” with the comedian and host making a variety of confused faces over the song’s highly questionable lyrics. For what it’s worth, Jennings can indeed sing, but the lyrics are truly out of this world.
“I’m gon’ beat it like a slave / so you don’t run away / cut the whips and chains / call me master”
Right.
Jennings took to Instagram to slam Charlamagne and Seales, taking a swipe The Breakfast Club host and not even fully acknowledging Seales’ full name.
“No talk of SEX or boomerang or never land or statistics or 100s more and when was the last time cthegod played a lyfe jennings record???? All these rapper talking bout drugging women and doing drugs u choose Lyfe Jennings to come for???? Lol 777 in stores now,” Jennings wrote in a caption for a video he posted hitting back at the pair.
R&B singer Lyfe Jennings is back on his music grind. The veteran crooner hit up Instagram Sunday to announce a much-needed follow-up to 2015’s Tree of Lyfe is “this” close to dropping.
Almost 10 years ago, Raekwon blessed Rap fans with one of the most anticipated Wu-Tang Clan solo albums since Y2K. Chef had previously made one of the highest-acclaimed LPs not only within the Wu family catalog, but throughout all of Hip-Hop care of his 1995 solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Like collaborators Nas and Snoop Dogg, Shallah had learned that a classic debut could be a gift as well as a curse. Follow-up LPs including 1999’s Immobilarityand 2003’s The Lex Diamond Story did not garner the the same acclaim. While Raekwon was trying new sounds and cultivating new themes on his solo works, fans forever appeared more interested in the beloved Purple Tape.
In a decade when Nas made a Stillmatic homage to his debut, Raekwon eventually opted to revisit his magnum opus. In late 2005, Chef’ revealed that a sequel was the next item on his menu. By early ’06, MTV confirmed that Busta Rhymes would be executive producing the effort. RZA, who was at the helm for the ’95 original, also stepped in to share that role soon after. By year’s end, Raekwon reportedly signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment, through Busta, who was already there. Dre was confirmed to beats, as was RZA, in addition to Busta’s late homie J Dilla, Flipmode’s DJ Scratch, and Scram Jones. The prospects paved a new runway for an artist who many felt was underrated, despite gold albums and platinum Wu success.
Sadly, a lot transpired between 2006 and 2009, even if may not have seemed so in the eyes of fans. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II was delayed for a reported litany of reasons. Busta Rhymes would only release one album on Dre’s label, The Big Bang. Although that 2006 LP offered a first taste of Raekwon on Dr. Dre (and Erick Sermon) production thanks to “Goldmine,” Bus’ had moved on shortly after. Without his stakeholder, Rae’s role at Aftermath seemingly drifted into the abyss. He joined the ranks including Rakim, Joell Ortiz, Bishop Lamont, King T, The Last Emperor, Eve, and Hittman—artists in waiting, without a release date. Other reasons for delay included reported sample clearances and revisions on Rae’s part. To make matters worse, Wu-Tang’s 8 Diagrams was largely panned in the midst of the transition.
However, in 2009, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II eventually arrived. More importantly, the effort delivered what so many fans had been requesting. The album appeased core Heads by with its purple glow. It gave Raekwon a Top 5 debut for the first time since ’95 and was a keystone release during a transitional period in Rap.
Cuban Linx II may be best remembered for its sprawling tracklist and an all-star cast of producers. As reported three years prior, RZA, J Dilla, and Scram Jones remained involved. Pete Rock, Marley Marl, Erick Sermon, Alchemist, and Necro joined the ensemble. However, Dr. Dre’s work also carried over to the ICEH20/EMI release (Raekwon’s label).
Andre Young provided not one but two cuts. Video single “Catalina” was the more memorable of the pair that also included the Busta Rhymes-assisted “About Me.” Featuring Lyfe Jennings on the hook, the fifth and final single from Raekwon’s fourth solo studio album was, as the Wu MC described it, “multi expensive Rap.” It is unclear if Dre gave Rae’ the Aftermath carryover or not, but it was a big dog move for an artist previously criticized for his beat selection on his second and third album.
Interestingly, “Catalina” samples “Rainy Dayz,” a track from the first Cuban Linx, as well as dialogue and music from the film The Killer. It was also originally titled “Congo” on Dre’s beat-tape. Rae’ told Complex‘s Daniel Isenberg in 2011 that he recorded the song (which is co-produced by Mark Batson) in Dre’s Southern California studio. “I think I aired it out right there. Real quick, impressed him. Yeah, one of my 15-minute specials. But, the rhyme that’s on there now isn’t the rhyme that I said. Because one thing, when I get in the studio, I may try three or four rhymes. So, I had other rhymes to this too. I was saying all kinds of other sh*t.” The verse would shift, prompting a name change. “I called it ’Catalina’ because it just reminded me of being on a yacht with a bunch of f*cking Casablanca ni**as having caviar sandwiches and fish. You know, the beat was just making me think of being on a night cruise or something, and I was like, ‘Yo, if I’m on a yacht, then the name of this boat needs to be called ‘Catalina.””
The video, which involves Lyfe, captures that attitude. Maybach limousines, diamonds, and chartered flights accent Raekwon’s raps on the song. He shows the mafioso lifestyle in a garage, mansion, and more, all while kicking his raw delivery.
The Chef’s had a throwback sensibility throughout. He reworked his “C.R.E.A.M.” verse, perhaps the best-known bars of his career. “I grew up on the foul side, nickel bag vial side Purple tops, two for fives / I had seven grams, outside with my eleven mans / On the corners with a pocket full of contrabands / Running up and down fire escapes / NARCs coming, jump in the window, let your Nikes fly, hide the flakes / Guess up in the Hill it was real to me / What a ni**a would have did if you steal from me / All my life around drug ni**as, villains who want millions / Ni**as with them hoodies on, with Techs in the building / Mad fiends, bags of green, Gillette razors / Fly neighbors, all live blazers / Designer jeans, that’s why we live, ni**as need sh*t in they crib / Go broke, you gonna rope you a vic’ / It’s just full-time stragglers / Ni**as try to take your place and smile in your face, but still and all backstabbers.”
While things did not happen according to plan, Raekwon gave fans what they wanted and made another great album. Moreover, the 2009 release allowed the MC to make those moves. 2011’s Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang employed a different sound, and with a strong brand intact, Raekwon Heads were willing to embrace it. Meanwhile, the model for sequels stayed with Shallah, as his imprint released Capone-N-Noreaga’s The War Report 2: Report The War in 2010.
Almost 10 years ago, Raekwon blessed Rap fans with one of the most anticipated Wu-Tang Clan solo albums since Y2K. Chef had previously made one of the highest-acclaimed LPs not only within the Wu family catalog, but throughout all of Hip-Hop care of his 1995 solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Like collaborators Nas and Snoop Dogg, Shallah had learned that a classic debut could be a gift as well as a curse. Follow-up LPs including 1999’s Immobilarityand 2003’s The Lex Diamond Story did not garner the the same acclaim. While Raekwon was trying new sounds and cultivating new themes on his solo works, fans forever appeared more interested in the beloved Purple Tape.
In a decade when Nas made a Stillmatic homage to his debut, Raekwon eventually opted to revisit his magnum opus. In late 2005, Chef’ revealed that a sequel was the next item on his menu. By early ’06, MTV confirmed that Busta Rhymes would be executive producing the effort. RZA, who was at the helm for the ’95 original, also stepped in to share that role soon after. By year’s end, Raekwon reportedly signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment, through Busta, who was already there. Dre was confirmed to beats, as was RZA, in addition to Busta’s late homie J Dilla, Flipmode’s DJ Scratch, and Scram Jones. The prospects paved a new runway for an artist who many felt was underrated, despite gold albums and platinum Wu success.
Sadly, a lot transpired between 2006 and 2009, even if may not have seemed so in the eyes of fans. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II was delayed for a reported litany of reasons. Busta Rhymes would only release one album on Dre’s label, The Big Bang. Although that 2006 LP offered a first taste of Raekwon on Dr. Dre (and Erick Sermon) production thanks to “Goldmine,” Bus’ had moved on shortly after. Without his stakeholder, Rae’s role at Aftermath seemingly drifted into the abyss. He joined the ranks including Rakim, Joell Ortiz, Bishop Lamont, King T, The Last Emperor, Eve, and Hittman—artists in waiting, without a release date. Other reasons for delay included reported sample clearances and revisions on Rae’s part. To make matters worse, Wu-Tang’s 8 Diagrams was largely panned in the midst of the transition.
However, in 2009, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II eventually arrived. More importantly, the effort delivered what so many fans had been requesting. The album appeased core Heads by with its purple glow. It gave Raekwon a Top 5 debut for the first time since ’95 and was a keystone release during a transitional period in Rap.
Cuban Linx II may be best remembered for its sprawling tracklist and an all-star cast of producers. As reported three years prior, RZA, J Dilla, and Scram Jones remained involved. Pete Rock, Marley Marl, Erick Sermon, Alchemist, and Necro joined the ensemble. However, Dr. Dre’s work also carried over to the ICEH20/EMI release (Raekwon’s label).
Andre Young provided not one but two cuts. Video single “Catalina” was the more memorable of the pair that also included the Busta Rhymes-assisted “About Me.” Featuring Lyfe Jennings on the hook, the fifth and final single from Raekwon’s fourth solo studio album was, as the Wu MC described it, “multi expensive Rap.” It is unclear if Dre gave Rae’ the Aftermath carryover or not, but it was a big dog move for an artist previously criticized for his beat selection on his second and third album.
Interestingly, “Catalina” samples “Rainy Dayz,” a track from the first Cuban Linx, as well as dialogue and music from the film The Killer. It was also originally titled “Congo” on Dre’s beat-tape. Rae’ told Complex‘s Daniel Isenberg in 2011 that he recorded the song (which is co-produced by Mark Batson) in Dre’s Southern California studio. “I think I aired it out right there. Real quick, impressed him. Yeah, one of my 15-minute specials. But, the rhyme that’s on there now isn’t the rhyme that I said. Because one thing, when I get in the studio, I may try three or four rhymes. So, I had other rhymes to this too. I was saying all kinds of other sh*t.” The verse would shift, prompting a name change. “I called it ’Catalina’ because it just reminded me of being on a yacht with a bunch of f*cking Casablanca ni**as having caviar sandwiches and fish. You know, the beat was just making me think of being on a night cruise or something, and I was like, ‘Yo, if I’m on a yacht, then the name of this boat needs to be called ‘Catalina.””
The video, which involves Lyfe, captures that attitude. Maybach limousines, diamonds, and chartered flights accent Raekwon’s raps on the song. He shows the mafioso lifestyle in a garage, mansion, and more, all while kicking his raw delivery.
The Chef’s had a throwback sensibility throughout. He reworked his “C.R.E.A.M.” verse, perhaps the best-known bars of his career. “I grew up on the foul side, nickel bag vial side Purple tops, two for fives / I had seven grams, outside with my eleven mans / On the corners with a pocket full of contrabands / Running up and down fire escapes / NARCs coming, jump in the window, let your Nikes fly, hide the flakes / Guess up in the Hill it was real to me / What a ni**a would have did if you steal from me / All my life around drug ni**as, villains who want millions / Ni**as with them hoodies on, with Techs in the building / Mad fiends, bags of green, Gillette razors / Fly neighbors, all live blazers / Designer jeans, that’s why we live, ni**as need sh*t in they crib / Go broke, you gonna rope you a vic’ / It’s just full-time stragglers / Ni**as try to take your place and smile in your face, but still and all backstabbers.”
While things did not happen according to plan, Raekwon gave fans what they wanted and made another great album. Moreover, the 2009 release allowed the MC to make those moves. 2011’s Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang employed a different sound, and with a strong brand intact, Raekwon Heads were willing to embrace it. Meanwhile, the model for sequels stayed with Shallah, as his imprint released Capone-N-Noreaga’s The War Report 2: Report The War in 2010.
