Mary J. Blige On Super Bowl LVI Halftime Performance With Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg & Kendrick Lamar With Andy Cohen

The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige was recently a featured guest on Watch What Happens Live and spoke to show host Andy Cohen about her upcoming Super Bowl LVI Pepsi Halftime performance alongside Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Kendrick Lamar.

When asked if she was nervous headlining the show with the star-studded cast, Blige replied, “I’m not nervous. I’m cool. I mean, it’s the world that’s gonna be watching but I think I’ll be alright.”

“The first time I did it I was in the background with Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and I was just in the background but I’m gonna be in the front with all my peers which is Dre, Snoop, Eminem, and Kendrick. I’m the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul,” Mary J. Blige says.

Watch Mary J. Blige discuss the upcoming Super Bowl LVI Pepsi Halftime show below:

During a “Super Bowled Over” Q&A segment of the show, Andy Cohen asked Blige a series of questions like who would smoke the most weed before the show, who she texts the most, and of the other performers whose music does she listen to the most, and more.

Check out Mary J. Blige’s “Super Bowled Over” answers below:

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Jon Connor Drops “To Whom It May Concern” Official Video

Flint emcee/producer and All Varsity Music artist Jon Connor dropped the official video for “To Whom It May Concern”, directed by Joe Puma and produced by Connor himself.

“The People’s Rapper” was once signed to Dr. Dre’s label Aftermath Entertainment and was featured on the Doctor’s Compton album. He’s released two albums, 2013’s Unconscious State and SOS in 2020.

Jon Connor has been featured on projects with E-A-Ski, The Game, Talib Kweli, Snoop Dogg, DJ Kay Slay, and several others.

Check out the official video for “To Whom It May Concern” from Jon Connor below:

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Death Row Records Honors The Contributions Of Nate Dogg With Plaque Presentation To Late Singer’s Sons

Last night (November 30), Death Row Records consultant John Payne presented Nathaniel Hale, Jr. and Naijel Hale, the sons of the late, iconic silky, burly-voiced singer Nate Dogg, with a large, framed platinum plaque of the label’s many hit records. Inside the framing are the historic albums The Chronic, Doggystyle, Dogg Food, All Eyez On Me, as well as the soundtracks to Above The Rim, Gang Related, and Gridlock’d.

The four-time Grammy-nominee made his major-label debut on the song “Deeez Nuuuts” off the 1992 release The Chronic from Dr. Dre. Nate Dogg would go on to feature on Snoop Dogg‘s 1993 debut Doggystyle on the classic “Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)”, before launching into superstardom on Warren G‘s iconic lead single “Regulate”.

Known as “The King Of Hooks”, Nate Dogg would become the music industry’s go-to singer for hit records. Before his untimely passing in 2011, the G-Funk crooner would collaborate with some of the most iconic and celebrated artists in music including 2Pac (“How Long Will They Mourn Me,”, “Skandalouz”), Tha Dogg Pound (“Let’s Play House”) Snoop Dogg & Xzibit (“Bitch Please”), Dr. Dre on (“Xxplosive”, “The Next Episode”), Mos Def & Pharoahe Monch (“Oh No”), Eminem (“‘Till I Collapse”, “Shake That”), Ludacris (“Area Codes”), 50 Cent (“21 Questions”), and several others.

Ice Cube said it best at the end of Westside Connection‘s 2003 “Gangsta Nation” track when he said, “Look, it ain’t a hit ’til Nate Dogg spit”.

Nate Dogg is still making history, as he’s been featured on the recent Fredwreck-produced track (“What Can We Do?”) from Anderson .Paak‘s Grammy Award-winning 2019 album Ventura.

Check out the images below of the presentation to Nate Dogg’s sons from Death Row Records from John Payne’s post on Instagram:

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M-Eighty Drops “The Academy 3” Compilation Featuring Ras Kass, DMX, Snoop Dogg, Kxng Crooked, 38 Spesh, Canibus, Compton Menace + More

M-Eighty, the former Guinness World Records holder for longest freestyle, has worked with some of the music industry’s biggest names including Ghostface Killah, E-40, Kurupt, Killah Priest, Benny The Butcher, and several others.

On November 26, the Wu-Tang Clan affiliate dropped the compilation album, The Academy 3 via Fat Beats. The 34-track compilation showcases a bevy of features including Ras Kass, the late great DMX, Snoop Dogg, Kxng Crooked, 38 Spesh, Canibus, Compton Menace, Chino XL, Bronze Nazareth, Tha Dogg Pound, and others.

Check out The Academy 3 from M-Eighty below:

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Liasco Crooks – We Up Ft. Muhnee (Official Music Video)

A LatinBeast TV exclusive filmed by Pamps “We Up” is a production by OwnLane Beats. Artist Liasco Crooks dropping some fire along side with Brawley’s own Muhnee delivering a dope hook for this hit. Enjoy!!

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Berner Drops “Mind Over Matter: The Making of Gotti (Documentary)” As He Preps For “Gotti” Album Release

Regarded as one of the most powerful figures in the cannabis industry, Berner has cultivated his love for marijuana into his Cookies brand, and forged powerful relationships with more than a few of the biggest names in the music industry. Collaborating with artists high-profile artists like B-Real of Cypress Hill, the late Young Dolph, Wiz Khalifa, Scott Storch, Too Short, and countless others Berner has released over 16 solo albums.

Prepping the release of his latest project, Gotti, Berner is dropping the Mind Over Matter: The Making of Gotti documentary. Directed by Sebastian Maldonado, the documentary follows Berner as he puts together his best body of work to date before going under the knife in his biggest battle yet in his fight with cancer.

Gotti is releasing this Friday, December 3, and features Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, and B-Real, and is produced by Cozmo & Berner.

Check out the Mind Over Matter: The Making of Gotti documentary below:

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Ice-T On How Real Gangstas Want To Seem Square, His Past Beef With LL Cool J, Working With Ice Cube, Body Count, + More On The Holdin’ Court Podcast

Veteran rapper/actor Ice-T recently appeared on the Holdin’ Court podcast to talk about his early years growing up in the gang culture, becoming the Godfather of Gangsta Rap, having the longest running TV Show Law and Order: SVU, working with fellow actor/rapper Ice Cube, as well as his highly successful, Grammy Award-winning Rock band Body Count.

The West Coast legend and Hip-Hop icon also talks with host Big Court about the benefits of being square and the success that comes with refinement, his past beef with LL Cool J, what started it, and how their truce came about, shares stories on his run-ins with the notorious OG Crip Stanley “Tookie” Williams, his Crip gang taking over stages doing bodybuilding pose downs, how Tookie’s fearsome reputation preceded him, and the time Iceberg’s girlfriend almost got him in trouble with Tookie, and more.

Check out the full interview of the Holdin’ Court podcast with the OG Ice-T below:

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