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  • Virgil Abloh directed A$AP Rocky & Rihanna’s music video for ‘Fashion Killa’

    Virgil Abloh directed A$AP Rocky & Rihanna’s music video for ‘Fashion Killa’

    Virgil Abloh directed A$AP Rocky’s music video for ‘Fashion Killa’

    Long before A$AP Rocky and Rihanna were dating and had a kid together, they collabed on a song called ‘Fashion Killa’ back in 2013 which was on Rock’s debut album Long. Live. ASAP. The music video for Fashion Killa was directed by Virgil Abloh at the Mercer Hotel in Soho, New York.

    During a talk at Harvard University Graduate School of Design Virgil revealed (54:44) that this was the first music video he ever shot.

    Rest in Peace Virgil Abloh, watch the music video for ‘Fashion Killa’ below.

    Read: Lil Uzi Vert and Virgil Abloh got fined $3k for the blood in XO Tour Llif3 Music Video

  • Talib Kweli’s first rap name was Genesis

    Talib Kweli’s first rap name was Genesis

    Talib Kweli used to rap as Genesis. Talib Kweli originally went by the moniker Genesis.

    Before Talib Kweli Greene was famously known as just Talib Kweli, his first rap name was Talib Kweli. Talib Kweli was born in Brooklyn, New York, and in 1997, he started his career under the name Genesis. “My first rap name was Genesis and I had a song called ‘Word is Flesh’” Talib Kweli would reveal during his show The People’s Party while interviewing Isaiah Rashad.

    Early in his career, he went to Cincinnati to work with a group called Mood, where he would feature on five songs on their album titled Doom, he would then come back to New York and form a group called ‘Black Star’ with Mos Def back in 1998. With the help of Hi-Tek, they released their only album to date, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star in 1998.

    Since then Talib Kweli has worked with Kanye West, Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams, and many more.

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    Read: King Chip’s first Rap name was Chip Tha Ripper

  • Lil Uzi Vert and Virgil Abloh got fined $3k for the blood in XO Tour Llif3 Music Video

    Lil Uzi Vert and Virgil Abloh got fined $3k for the blood in XO Tour Llif3 Music Video

    Virgil Abloh directed the music video for one of Lil Uzi Vert’s biggest songs XO Tour Llif3.

    Virgil Abloh and Lil Uzi Vert got fined $3k for the blood in XO Tour Llif3 Music Video. This would be the second music video Virgil has ever directed and they shot the video at The Mercer hotel in Soho, New York back in 2017. They had a scene where there was blood in the hotel bathtub and the hotel didn’t like that and fined them $3k. “Lil Uzi Vert asked me to direct his music video” Virg stated. “Got fined $3k for the blood.” Virgil Abloh revealed (57:20) this during a public lecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

    Rest in Peace Virgil. Watch the music video for XO Tour Llif3 directed by Virgil Abloh below.

    Read: Virgil Abloh directed A$AP Rocky & Rihanna’s music video for ‘Fashion Killa’

  • Young Thug was born on August 16

    Young Thug was born on August 16

    When was Young Thug Born? Young Thug was born on August 16.

    Jeffery Lamar Williams aka Young Thug was born in 1991 in Atlanta. He got his start in rap in 2010 and a little while later his sound caught the attention of Gucci Mane. In 2014 he got into business with Baby at Cash Money with his Rich Gang imprint and his popularity continued to rise. He’s the founder of YSL which stands for Young Stoner Life after also being signed to Future and 300 Ent.

    In 2016 he released Jeffery and got audiences talking about his choice to wear a designer dress on the mixtape cover. He’s worked with Drake, Chris Brown, 2 Chainz, and others and helped rappers Gunna and Lil baby get into the rap game. In 2022, YSL was indicted on R.I.C.O. charges and Young Thug has been in a Georgia jail since that May. He still released music from behind bars.

  • Nipsey Hussle received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

    Nipsey Hussle received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

    Crenshaw rapper Nipsey Hussle received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on what would have been his 37th birthday. “From 60th St. to a Star on Hollywood,” Lauren London posted on her Instagram. “Happy Heavenly Birthday Hussle Man. Love You Beyond.”

    This marks the 2,729th star on the famous sidewalks of Hollywood. Check out the video to hear more from London and others about this great honor.

  • Nipsey Hussle was born on August 15

    Nipsey Hussle was born on August 15

    Born Airmiess Joseph Asghedom, Nipsey Hussle came to Earth in Los Angeles, CA in 1985. He was born and bred in the Crenshaw neighborhood of South Central LA. His father Dawit Asghedom immigrated from Eretria and his mother Angelique Smith is African American. He was inspired by Snoop and other west coast rappers and made a way for himself as a rapper.

    Hussle was a member of the Rollin’ 60s Crips, an LA gang, but it didn’t stop him from making his neighborhood a better place. He was a member of XXL’s 2010 Freshman Class and gained respect for his clever marketing of releases such as his $100 each CD Crenshaw and Marathon mixtape series.

    Nipsey was a Grammy-nominated artist for his album Victory Lap when he was tragically gunned down in front of his Marathon Clothing store on March 31, 2019, at the age of 33 by a local gang member. He has since received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

  • Chief Keef was born on August 15

    Chief Keef was born on August 15

    When was Chief Keef born? Chief Keef was born on August 15

    Drill legend Chief Keef was born Keith Farrelle Cozart in Chicago in 1995. He got his start rapping in his teens and blew up at the age of 16 when Kanye remixed his son “I Don’t Like.” He was on house arrest in Chicago when he got famous and due to ongoing legal problems, moved to Los Angeles.

    His debut was 2012’s Finally Rich, delivered via Interscope records. He’s gone on to work with Travis Scott, Mac Miller, and Playboi Carti. He has become one of the more influential rappers to popularize drill music.

  • Lil Uzi Vert was born on July 31

    Lil Uzi Vert was born on July 31

    When was Lil Uzi Vert born? Lil Uzi Vert was born on July 31.

    Symere Bysil Woods was born in 1995. The Philly-born rapper is known as Lil Uzi Vert and they are one of the most successful “Lil” rappers of all time. They blew up on SoundCloud and got picked up to tour with The Weeknd. Their breakout hit “XO Tour Llif3” put them on the A-list and they haven’t left since. His music is very emo and words are purposely spelled differently. His Luv is Rage albums increased his following.

    Lil Uzi Vert's 'The Pink Tape' is not dropping this week

    They’ve worked with trap artists and experimented with punk and rock music. He had a 10-karat diamond implanted into his forehead. He’s been in a relationship with JT from City Girls. In 2022, Uzi Vert came out as sexually fluid and changed their pronouns.

    Related: Lil Uzi Vert Says ‘The Pink Tepe’ was supposed to be “a free SoundCloud tape for my fans”

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