T.I. REACTS TO TRUMP USING 'WHATEVER YOU LIKE' FOR ANTI-JOE BIDEN AD: T.I. has responded to Donald Trump's alleged use of his hit song “Whatever You Like” in an anti-Joe Biden campaign ad on Snapchat. The lyrics of the song said, “I don’t want Joe Biden, need Joe Biden, as long as you’ve got me you don’t need Joe Biden.” In a statement to Hot New Hip Hop, Tip said, “Trump and his team (out of desperation for his campaign) have circulated a campaign video post throughout social media that includes the unauthorized use of T.I.’s song ‘Whatever You Like,’ along with edited images of him and Joe Biden. The video distorts lyrics from his #1 charting song by misrepresenting the lyrics through text language and distortion of his recorded voice.” The statement continued, “It goes without saying that T.I. would not in any way ever support the divisive policies and destructive propaganda of Trump. The people of our country deserve far better than this. Be clear, he does not authorize it or consent to the use of his song to falsely suggest any endorsement of President Trump or to attack Joe Biden.”
DMX APOLOGIZES TO LLOYD BANKS: DMX has publicly apologized to Lloyd Banks after he questioned the rapper's lyrical capability in an interview with Fatman Scoop. When Banks found out what was said, he responded that he thought it was because he didn't work the rapper in the past. He tweeted, “So because I didn’t come to the studio to work when HE reached out..I’m not that good?” X later apologized, saying, “It takes a real ni*** to admit when he’s wrong…my apologies to loyd banks I was thinking tony yayo when I was asked about banks. I f*** with banks!”
CASH MONEY RECORDS FOUNDERS GIVE $225,000 TO COVER JUNE RENT FOR NEW ORLEANS RESIDENTS: Cash Money founders Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Willams have donated over $225,000 to the non-profit organization Forward Together New Orleans. Their contribution will be put towards covering rent for the month of June for hundreds of tenants living in the communities of Scattered Sites Harmony Oaks, Marrero Commons, and Guste. In a statement to Complex, Slim said, “New Orleans made us and is part of who we are. We are devastated that this pandemic is hitting our community there so hard and we are committed to doing what we can to help now and in the long term.” Birdman added, “The legacy of Cash Money belongs to the city of New Orleans. There’s nothing more important to us than giving back to the brothers and sisters who live on those same streets we grew up on – from musicians to service workers to everyday working families.”