CryptoHipHop Hosts Once in a Lifetime Beat Contest Opportunity With Artist, REKS

Chad Mauli Feb 19, 2024

Producers can have the chance to work with an international artist and own 40% of his NFT collection with CryptoHipHop’s beat contest. The music industry today is a vast landscape that eclipses that of its origins, but artists are promoted based upon key performance indicators, marketing metrics and bottom-line equations. CryptoHipHop has found that this inhibits an artist’s creative expression and has launched their very own platform and community for artists to create and distribute their NFT music releases. https://twitter.com/crypto_hiphop/status/1467211916623945730 In light of this innovative change to give artists greater…

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Booker Forte’ Releases Yet Another Dope Single, “Iraqi”

Chad Mauli Feb 18, 2024

Nabbing the talented vocalist Quincy for a feature, Booker Forte' has extended his catalog with the release of his new single, “Iraqi.” Born in Inglewood, CA, Booker Forte' grew up in a culture of music and entertainment. His grandfather was the Jazz musician that went by the name, Booker Little, hence the creation of his alias, Booker Forte'. His first passion in the industry was founded in professional dancing, acting as background dancers for mainstream acts like Ciara and Kirk Franklin. His talent would land him the opportunity to dance…

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Megan Thee Stallion Slams Coverage Of Tory Lanez Shooting Trial

Chad Mauli Feb 17, 2024

Megan Thee Stallion is blasting the reporting surrounding the Tory Lanez shooting trial. During Tuesday’s preliminary hearing, a detective testified that an independent witness told cops he observed a fight break out between Megan and her friend and former assistant, Kelsey Harris, just moments before Meg was shot in the foot on July 12, 2020. The witness claimed the gun’s muzzle flash went off closer to Kelsey than Tory. Tory’s team feels that the evidence raises questions and casts doubt about what Meg said about Tory being the shooter. “Megan…

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Alicia Keys Announces Double Album ‘Keys’

Chad Mauli Jan 30, 2024

Major Keys. Alicia Keys has officially announced her first album in two years, simply titled Keys. The double album will feature two sides containing different versions of the same songs. The “Original” side will consist of “laidback piano vibes,” produced entirely by Alicia, while the “Unlocked” side will feature “upbeat, drums, level up vibes,” produced by Alicia and Mike Will Made-It. https://twitter.com/aliciakeys/status/1453079688104984577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1453079688104984577%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2021%2F10%2F26%2Falicia-keys-announces-double-album-keys%2F The follow-up to 2020’s Alicia has already spawned the single “LALA (Unlocked)” featuring Swae Lee. Alicia has also been in the studio with J. Cole and Raphael Saadiq.…

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Meet Yngr0ss, One of the Goats in Graphic Design and Creative Director of the Rap Industry

Chad Mauli Jan 20, 2024

Working with iconic producers, labels and Grammy-nominated artists and producers, Yngr0ss has the vision to uplift any project with eye-capturing visual designs. Joel Ross aka Yngr0ss realized his calling from a young age. Infatuated with graphics, his passion was fed through admiring subway stations, seeing advertisements, people's clothes, and old vinyl records. School wasn’t enough to fuel his creativity and eventually became a thing of the past when he dropped out to pursue his interests. Having added pressure on his back from his mother to make something of his life,…

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PuristLabel: A Innovative and Customized Approach to Artist Management

Chad Mauli Jan 19, 2024

PuristLabel is an independent artist management label that is shaking up the industry with its unique approach to artist management. Rather than charging a set monthly fee or taking a percentage of royalties, PuristLabel works with each artist to create a customized management budget that fits their specific needs and goals. In addition to offering flexible and scalable support, PuristLabel is also committed to transparent and open communication with its artists. The experienced management team at PuristLabel believes in creating positive and productive partnerships with its artists, ensuring that their…

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Pierre Bless is the real Tik Tok in the new viral single, ‘Right On Time’

Chad Mauli Dec 28, 2023

A lot of rappers talk about being a boss, but Pierre Bless ticks on his own time on his own clock. Peter Bowden Jr, born in Nuremberg Germany, and raised in Albemarle North Carolina home, migrated to the United States at the young age of two. Now residing in the vicinity of Charlotte North Carolina, he continues to grow his already buzzing career as an artist under the rap moniker Pierre Bless. His stage name that fans have grown accustomed to, was from a place of divine inception. Peter is…

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“Catch a Vibe” with versatile rapper, Olo Pack

Chad Mauli Dec 28, 2023

Success comes to those who grind with patience and Olo Pack is strategically building his come up, outworking the competition with quality releases. Eleazar Devalon, originally from Cabaret, Haiti, is now home to West Gate, Florida. His life has been one with up and downs, trials, and tribulations, but Olo was never one to quit and lay down and be stomped on. Coming up, his parents worked a day in and day out trying to provide a life where they had what they needed, not able to give Olo everything…

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The YNW Melly Double Murder: Will He Get The Death Penalty or Beat the Case?

Chad Mauli Dec 21, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. By now we’ve all known what’s been happening the past 2 years with Florida artist, YNW Melly, and if by some reason you live under a rock and in the dark about his situation, then you’ve come to the right place. YNW Melly was at one point at the top of hip hop as a new artist breaking into the scene with his emotional and raw music. But the rapper and the different personalities living in him allegedly…

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The YFN Lucci vs Young Thug Beef That Has The Streets of Atlanta Hot

Chad Mauli Dec 20, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. Things have been heating up in these Atlanta streets. Say what you want about Atlanta, but they have some savages that have been acting up over the years. Mainly Young Thug and YFN Lucci. Insider Hotspot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRomM7ZedDRRo8bPBG8XuFA/videos The two have butt heads and continues to feud ever since. Homies lost, whips shot up, it’s been getting out of hand. Today we’re gna chop it up and break down the beef between Young Thug and YFN Lucci. Neither…

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Young Dolph and Yo Gotti Beef Turns Deadly in the Streets

Chad Mauli Dec 18, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. These dudes in Memphis are trying to give 50 cent competition with how many times they can shoot an opp. Bullets have been raining down like a hailstorm due to the beef between Memphis rappers, Young Dolph and Yo Gotti, leaving one in critical condition in the hospital. Insider Hotspot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRomM7ZedDRRo8bPBG8XuFA/videos This feud is a beef beef for real. Disloyalty, disrespect, and attempted assassinations, just how the hell did things get so heated between the two? Well…

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Tribute To Young Dolph: Long Live The King of Memphis

Chad Mauli Dec 18, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. Today we’re going to dedicate this video to the late Young Dolph that lost his life a few days ago after being shot while getting cookies for his moms at one of his favourite stores in Memphis, Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies https://youtu.be/8d-_lqdnDVc (3:30-3:45) Insider Hotspot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRomM7ZedDRRo8bPBG8XuFA/videos Young Dolph was more than just a rapper, he was a companion, a father, a businessman, a community activist, and had a huge heart. This video is a tribute to everything…

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Memphis Legend Young Dolph Followed, Shot, and Killed

Chad Mauli Dec 17, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. It’s a sad day in Memphis, hip hop, and the world. If you’re anybody that’s anybody, you’re just like the rest of us, angry, sad, hurt, and most definitely disappointed in the hood because they took one of the Kings of Memphis today, Young Dolph. Insider Hotspot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRomM7ZedDRRo8bPBG8XuFA/videos Seems it was a targeted hit and Dolph was followed to a spot he often shouts out and supports. He made it through being targeted before, but this time,…

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Yella Beezy Arrested On Weapons And Drug Charges For The Second Time In 2021, Possible Fed Case?

Chad Mauli Dec 17, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. Do you believe in curses from the grave? Well this might make you a believer, cause ever since MO3 passed, one of his opps, Yella Beezy, has been constantly detained by law enforcement. If you haven’t yet checked out the video breaking down their beef alongside Trapboy Freddy that led to MO3’s murder, I’ll link it in the description. Insider Hotspot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRomM7ZedDRRo8bPBG8XuFA/videos Over the span of a few months cops pulled over his vehicle and apprehended Beezy…

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Y&R and ATK Beef: Bodies Won’t Stop Dropping

Chad Mauli Dec 16, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. Beef is never ending in the streets, not because it can’t be stopped, but because it continues the cycle of hate and revenge from one set to the other. We’re seeing it literally play out in the streets of Jacksonville in the war between KTA and ATK. Now, Y&R is drawn into the beef and going head to head with ATK, but their was an event to send them down this bloody path. Today we’re going to focus…

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Trippie Redd Survives Hit On His Life After Tour Bus Sprayed Up. Street Beef or Sacrifice?

Chad Mauli Dec 13, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. Emo rap has become a popular sub-genre of hip hop with icons like the late XXXTentacion and JuiceWlrd taking it to new heights of within the world. Insider Hotspot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRomM7ZedDRRo8bPBG8XuFA/videos With both the icons gone due to tragic incidents, they left the rest up to their homie Trippe Redd who has grown to be the next Emo rap artist topping the charts. But success comes at a heavy price, one that is now haunting Trippe Redd. There…

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Sniper Gang Affiliate WizDaWizard Dead after Spotemgottem Shot Up. Coincidence, or Retaliation?

Chad Mauli Dec 12, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. It’s been tragedy after tragedy the past couple days in the hip hop community. Rapper Spotemgottem was the victim of an assassination attempt and Sniper Gang member WizDaWizard was found dead in his hometown with his body beaten. Insider Hotspot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRomM7ZedDRRo8bPBG8XuFA/videos Crazy thing is both happened on the same day which leaves the question, are they connected? We’re going to chop it up and break it down and detail what just may be the cause that led…

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Spotemgottem Haunted By The Past: Snitching, Killing, Fugitive on The Run

Chad Mauli Dec 9, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. We’ve talked about the Jacksonville beef between the rivalry with Julio Foolio, Yungeen Ace and their crews KTA and ATK that has brought heavy loses to both Insider Hotspot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRomM7ZedDRRo8bPBG8XuFA/videos But today we’re going to do a vid on one of Jacksonville’s newest buzzing artists, Spotemgottem The young spitter and hood superstar has taken a heavy cost for his fame. From snitching allegations, to gun charges, to now being wanted by the feds for a club murder,…

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The Fallout Between GBE Founders SD And Chief Keef

Chad Mauli Dec 8, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. I don’t know what it is with the hood. We keep seeing the same thing. Hood dudes for some reason have difficulty starting out with their homies and staying homies once things take off. We seen it with G-Unit Insider Hotspot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRomM7ZedDRRo8bPBG8XuFA/videos Slaughterhouse Cash Money The vision seems to get blurred once the money start piling and that was the root of the fallout between GBE founders SD and Chief Keef. When GBE was blowing up, the…

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The Escalating Eastside Detroit Beef Between Sada Baby and 42 Dugg

Chad Mauli Dec 8, 2023

What up gang. Back with the real you know what’s the deal. You know I always deliver what the people want and there have been many requests to cover the beef that’s been brewing in Detroit City between Sada Baby Insider Hotspot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRomM7ZedDRRo8bPBG8XuFA/videos and 42 Dugg. Both these dudes have had the spotlight on them, breaking into major success, but how did they even begin beefing? One moment there’s nothing, then boom, they’re in a heated back and forth, even to the point where one was allegedly robbed with…