T.I. delivers a brand new freestyle on his visit to the West Coast. Guesting on Power 106 LA with host Justin Credible, the Atlanta native delivered a compelling freestyle over Dr. Dre’s “F**k Wit Dre Day” and “Lil Ghetto Boy” before taking on Nipsey Hussle’s “Victory Lap” “Old dime a dozen a** ni**a you are not rare,” raps the 43-year-old. “21 years in this motherfu**er, top tier/ We are not peers, when we cheer it is not beer.
T.I. had jokes for newer musicians during a recent stand-up comedy set. The 43-year-old teased rising rap artists for including current illicit behavior in their records. A clip of the rapper-turned-comedian making rounds on social media previewed the joke, which is featured in T.I.’s set on BET’s Comic View revival. “Listen to first generation of trap music, people like me, Jeezy, Yo Gotti, you know what I’m saying?” began the Atlanta native.
An Arkansas teen was recently sentenced to probation for trying to steal a plane in an attempt to see Famous Dex perform at a 4th of July concert last year. Zemarcuis Scott, 19, received five years of probation last Thursday (Jan. 24), after pleading guilty to multiple counts of attempted theft of property and commercial burglary, reports the Texarkansa Gazette. Scott was busted as he tried to steal an American Eagle twin-engine plane from the Texarkana Regional Airport in July 2018.
Ice Cube, the man whose initial claim to fame was being a member of gangsta rap pioneering group N.W.A., has developed a diverse portfolio on the silver screen. VIBE takes a look at some of his best and worst films. THE GOOD Boyz N The Hood (1991) John Singleton directed the tragic-yet-realistic flick in which Cube made his on-screen debut. Not much of a stretch, here—Cube plays a South Central gangsta—but it’s nonetheless a hood cinema classic that makes us want to bring back our Jheri curls every time we watch.
Stoners never run out of burning questions. While puff-puff-passing, Mary Jane often sparks the most heated debates about life and the status quo. In honor of VIBE’s Weed Week, we collected genuine inquiries from active 4/20 participants that made the cypher complete. 1. “Where is my lighter?” 2. “Pepsi or Coke?” 3. “How did I get here?” 4. “How much weed does Snoop Dogg actually smoke?” 5. “Why don’t ‘baked’ and ‘naked’ sound the same?