Termanology and fellow Massachusetts-bred rapper Sumit recruited Wu-Tang Clan legend Method Man for the new single and video “Ammunition.”
Method Man sets off the track with lyrical gymnastics, packing what feels like a million words into one rhyme over hard hitting drums and infectious horn loop set by Term and Melks.
“Method Man is a hip-hop legend,” Termanology tells AllHipHop. “I am so thankful that he decided to do this song. He pulled up to the video shoot ready to rock, happy, dancing and knowing all the lyrics. In 2025 that is a HUGE deal. I love working with Method man because he’s so cool. He is one of the best rappers of all time. Also he always shows love to the underground.”
Termanology has more than 20 years invested into the culture, with his first album, Hood Politics, arriving in 2003. After rising to prominence with the DJ Premier-produced single “Watch How It Go Down” in 2006, he followed up with the album Politics as Usual and went on to build a vast discography that includes highly regarded collaborations like 1982 with Statik Selektah and Fizzyology with Lil’ Fame. More recently, he did two collaborative albums with Paul Wall, Start 2 Finish (2022) and Start Finish, Repeat (2023), which both smashed Spotify’s one million streams mark.
He’s also the founder of the Good Dad Gang, a movement that encourages responsible fatherhood, and owns the record label ST. Records. Throughout his career, Termanology has released more than 50 projects, working with a wide range of notable artists and producers while consistently upholding a style rooted in gritty, lyrical storytelling and authentic street perspective.
As for Method Man, he wrapped up the Final Chamber Tour with his Wu-Tang brethren in July. He’s reportedly working on a new collaborative album with Havoc from Mobb Deep, Dirty P, which is set to be released in the near future after several delays caused by the COVID-19.
During the candid conversation, which dove deep into the grief following the back-to-back deaths of their parents and captured brilliantly in “The Birds Don’t Sing” featuring John Legend, King Push revealed one of his next goals—the cover of fitness magazine Men’s Health.
Now 48, his attention to exercise and diet was sparked when he found out he he was going to be a father.
“As far as physical health, I’ve said that one of my goals is to be on the cover of Men’s Health,” he said. “I’ve made that a goal. And I have a five-year-old. For me, my whole workout is rooted in him. Everything that I do is really rooted in making sure I’m able to keep up and am in just the best possible shape and health to run around and keep up with his activity with how active he is. It’s a task, but I made that decision when I had him. I was going to stay focused and stay dedicated to just eating and working out and being active.”
Malice, his older brother by five years, is also focused on maintaining physique and often shares his gym routines on Instagram. It’s an important topic considering the number of Hip-Hop legends who have died over the last few years at relatively young ages—from MF DOOM, De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove and DJ Clark Kent to DJ Kay Slay, Living Legends’ Aesop and Kangol Kid.
Elsewhere in the interview, the Thornton brothers talked about the vindication they felt in the wake of Let God Sort ‘Em Out‘s success. The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and is looking at multiple Grammy nominations—all without Def Jam Recordings.
“I feel like it was vindicating in a lot of different instances,” Push said. “We knew when we had made the music that we hadn’t lost a step. It was funny to watch during the process people just second guess it. We’re very, very sacred with the music. We don’t let a lot of people in. But those that did get to reach in and peek their head inside, it’s a lot to get caught up in musically. It’s a lot of different things. It’s a lot of popularity contests. It’s a lot of different politics and barometers of greatness.”
Malice added, ” I think the beauty of it was the fact that we really have faith in the music. We really believe in what it is that we do—from the production to the lyrics and just the way that we collaborate and just putting everything together. When we see the politics and we see the back and forth and we’re not quite certain how it’s going to land—because we’ve had label dramas throughout our entire career—I had a calm because I knew when the dust settles, the music is going to get heard, and that’s when it’s our time—when the music gets heard.”
Earl “DMX” Simmons’ longtime manager and uncle, Ray Copeland, known in the music industry as Uncle Ray, says he figured out how to cover the late rapper’s funeral costs after record labels and music associates refused to contribute.
In an exclusive interview with AllHipHop, Copeland said he pulled together a consortium of people that put up $150,000 to organize DMX’s 2021 funeral. Copeland said he initially received little to no financial support from Ruff Ryders, Def Jam Records or other industry figures who were closely affiliated with the artist.
“When it was time to bury X, I was on the phone with everybody, Ruff Ryders, Swizz Beatz, Steve Rifkind, Def Jam,” Copeland said. “I told them what it was going to cost. Everybody said, ‘I ain’t got it.’ So I hung up the phone and said, ‘Forget it. I’ll put this together myself.’”
Copeland said the entire funeral, including the high-profile memorial at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, was arranged through his own efforts, with help from business associate Germaine Miller and attorney Ron Sweeney.
“If it were not for Germaine Miller, I would have never buried my nephew financially. She put all the money up for the funeral – all $150,000,” Copeland said in a text message outside of an in-studio interview.
At WonWorld Studios, he explained that he did get help later, but it did not cover everything. “Def Jam [later] gave me $35,000, that’s it. They later told the media they paid for the funeral. That’s not true. Kanye West took care of everything at the Barclays Center,” he said.
DMX died on April 9, 2021, at the age of 50, following a heart attack. His death sparked an outpouring of tributes from fans and peers, but Copeland says that when the time came to handle his burial, few stepped forward to help financially.
“This man made us all millionaires,” Copeland said. “And I had to fight to put this together with my family.”
He confirmed that the rapper did not have a life insurance policy. “Thank God for people that loved him and good relationships,” he said.
Copeland also disputed several details about the public perception of DMX’s funeral, including viral images showing a red monster truck carrying a casket through Brooklyn.
“X was not on top of that truck,” he said. “I wouldn’t allow it because it wasn’t safe. His body was in the hearse behind me going to the Barclays Center. He didn’t leave the funeral home until the day of the service.”
He said he even considered holding a private funeral in Bronxville, New York, before deciding to proceed with a public memorial after speaking with family members.
“I almost did it right there in Bronxville,” Copeland said. “I had all the family together. But they told me, ‘Ray, you can’t do that. The public needs to say goodbye.’ So I finished it out.”
DMX, a Yonkers native, rose to fame in the late 1990s with Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings, releasing a string of multi-platinum albums including It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood. Known for his raw energy, gravelly voice, and spiritual depth, he became one of the defining artists of Hip-Hop’s golden era.
Despite his commercial success, Copeland said DMX often felt disconnected from the industry and wary of those around him.
“He always said, ‘I ain’t got no friends in the industry,’” Copeland recalled. “And he was right. When he passed, it showed.”
The funeral at Barclays Center drew thousands of fans and featured tributes from his family and musical peers. However, Copeland’s remarks cast new light on what was happening behind the scenes, raising questions about accountability and loyalty within the music business.
“Everybody put out statements, hashtags, and tributes,” Copeland said. “But when it came time to actually do something…silence.”
Attempts to reach reps for Def Jam and Ruff Ryders Entertainment were unsuccessful.
This was Uncle Ray’s first interview. The full conversation with Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur and DJ Thoro will be released soon.
Wendy Williams slammed her pricey New York City assisted living residence as a “dump” during a rare phone interview, as her court-ordered guardianship and health issues continue to stir controversy.
Coterie Hudson Yards is described as lavish, with marble floors, fresh lilies, a crystal chandelier, 24/7 nursing care, a private theater, spa and salon. Her 360-square-foot studio suite comes with a steep monthly cost.
The 60-year-old former daytime TV host currently lives on the memory care floor of the luxury facility, which charges $25,800 per month.
Despite the upscale amenities, Williams said she’s miserable. “Did you see the people? The elderly people? Why do I want to look at that? This is a f—-d-up situation,” she told The Cut. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked that I be moved from this floor.”
Morrissey sold Williams’ 2,400-square-foot condo at a loss and rehomed her two cats.
Placed under guardianship in 2022, Williams has limited freedom. The memory care floor is locked, and she needs approval from both the facility and her guardian to leave. She has no cell phone access and can only make outgoing calls from a landline.
In February 2024, Williams’ team announced she had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and progressive aphasia. Still, Williams denies having dementia.
Her ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, filed a $250 million lawsuit in June to terminate the guardianship, calling it “fraudulent bondage.” He also accused the judge in the case of being “crooked.”
A judge dismissed the lawsuit on October 9, but Hunter can refile. Williams and Hunter divorced in 2019 after she discovered he had fathered a child with another woman during their 21-year marriage.
Hunter had been receiving $37,500 monthly in alimony before the guardianship halted payments.
Williams’ attorney Joe Tacopina has been outspoken about the case. “She’s the same Wendy Williams that you know from TV. She’s a person who’s in control of her faculties and is a great human being,” he told TMZ in July.
Tacopina said the guardianship is “scary” and “it’s hard to get out.” He confirmed plans to sue those involved, calling the arrangement “basically, incarceration.”
He added, “This whole thing is about money, money, money, money,” and called the legal process “despicably slow.”
Despite her restricted living situation, Williams has made public appearances. She attended New York Fashion Week in September.
A new medical evaluation is expected in the coming weeks. The judge could maintain the guardianship, reduce restrictions, replace Morrissey or end the arrangement.
Future is now at the center of a copyright lawsuit after being accused of illegally using a photo of the legendary Dungeon Family house in Atlanta as the cover art for his release, “Mixtape Pluto.”
Photographer Garey C. Gomez filed the lawsuit, claiming the rapper and his affiliated companies used his images without permission.
The photo in question was taken at “The Dungeon,” a basement studio where Future’s music career first took shape. According to the complaint, the photo was not only used on the mixtape’s cover but also appeared on merchandise sold online and in retail stores.
The suit names Titol Retail, LLC and Wilburn Holding Company, Inc.—both connected to Future’s Freebandz brand—as co-defendants. Gomez says he discovered the alleged infringement in October 2023 and reached out to Future’s team, but no agreement was reached.
Gomez says he never granted a license or received payment for the use of his work. He is seeking monetary damages, the profits generated from the artwork, and a court order to block further use of the image.
“Mixtape Pluto” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking Future’s third chart-topping album of 2024. The project was widely praised for returning to his early mixtape style and was seen as a tribute to late Atlanta Hip-Hop pioneer Rico Wade and the Dungeon Family legacy.
The Dungeon, located in East Point, Georgia, is the basement studio of Rico Wade’s mother’s home. It became the creative headquarters for Organized Noize, the production trio of Wade, Sleepy Brown and Ray Murray.
The space helped shape the sound of Southern Hip-Hop in the 1990s, producing hits for OutKast, Goodie Mob and TLC.
The basement’s raw, unfinished look—with red clay floors and minimal equipment—became a symbol of the gritty, do-it-yourself spirit that fueled the Dungeon Family collective.
That group included OutKast, Goodie Mob, Killer Mike and a young Future, who recorded early material in the space.
In 2019, Big Boi of OutKast bought the house to preserve its place in music history.
“Atlanta is my home, and I grew up with The Dungeon Family in this house,” Big Boi said. “We would spend hours hanging out in the basement, writing rhymes and putting together beats at all hours of the night. Since purchasing the home, I’ve been excited to open its doors and welcome the next generation of artists to the space that inspired countless songs.”
Future and his companies are accused of willful copyright infringement and violating federal law by distributing false copyright management information.
Lizzosays she’s done second-guessing herself and is ready to take the reins again. The Grammy-winning artist revealed in a new interview that she had “forgotten how to trust” her own musical instincts after releasing two singles earlier this year that didn’t reflect her vision.
“I had forgotten how to trust myself,” she told Vulture. “I think, musically, I have been on a path to losing myself for a long time.”
The songs in question, “Love in Real Life” and “Still Bad,” were both selected by her label, Atlantic Records. Their accompanying visuals also missed the mark for the “About Damn Time” singer, who admitted the final product didn’t align with her original concept.
In March, Lizzo announced that her fifth studio album was finished. However, the release date remains in limbo due to ongoing legal issues. The lawsuits, filed by former employees in late 2023 and early 2024, accused her of sexual harassment, weight-shaming and creating a hostile work environment. Lizzo has denied all allegations.
Despite the turmoil, she’s now doubling down on her creative independence. During a pivotal meeting with her label, she made it clear she was done compromising.
“I sat down at the table and I said, ‘I need to do s**t my way starting from now. And I need y’all to have my back. It’s going to be a little scary,’” she said. “And everybody agreed, and they said, ‘We got your back, whatever you need.’”
By May, she had already begun reshaping her sound. She dropped a stripped-down version of “Still Bad (Animal Style),” signaling a return to a more raw and personal approach. The video, shot entirely on an iPhone, captures her walking through New York City after the Met Gala, stopping at an arcade and a drag show.
“Oh yeah, the point of this was to have f**king fun,” she said of the DIY-style video. Lizzo’s next move remains unclear, but her message is loud: she’s back in charge and doing things on her terms.
The album, though finished, has no confirmed release date as of June 2024.
A man landed a prison sentence in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after launching a months-long harassment spree targeting Trump supporters by scattering nails and screws in driveways and stalking a grocery store worker.
The 64-year-old Yardley man, Alaric Dalberg, pleaded guilty to stalking, harassment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to serve between two and 23 months in the Bucks County Correctional Facility, followed by a 36-month probation term.
Between October 2024 and February 2025, Dalberg repeatedly targeted homes in Lower Makefield Township that displayed pro-Trump signs. He tossed nails and screws into driveways and, in one case, harassed a supermarket employee after a political argument.
Investigators tied Dalberg to the incidents using surveillance footage and nails found in his vehicle. When questioned by police in February, Dalberg admitted to collecting the nails specifically to go after what he called “Trumpers.”
“People who think they are justified in engaging in criminal activity because the ends justify the means will have a dose of reality if they choose to engage in crimes in Bucks County,” District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said in a statement.
One of his victims, Lisa Mason, said a mechanic warned her that one of the nails could have caused a tire blowout on the highway.
Another woman, Sandra Liberato, said Dalberg followed her from her house to her workplace and was caught on camera throwing debris near her car. Investigators later matched his grocery store loyalty card to the time of the incident.
“It’s really sad that you have to wake up in the morning with a flashlight and look for nails and screws,” Mason told NBC10 Philadelphia.
Judge Bateman made it clear during sentencing that Dalberg’s actions were deliberate and dangerous. “It was not an aberration,” he said. “Just because you disagree with their political views or personal views, do you decide to victimize them? It’s completely, unequivocally unacceptable to me.”
Papoose allegedly attacked a comedian at a public event, striking him in the face with a book after he made a joke about Claressa Shields.
Detroit-based comedian and internet prankster Gerald Huston claimed during a livestream that the Brooklyn rapper clocked him in the face after Huston mistook Shields for tennis icon Serena Williams.
“Papoose done hit me with a book, Huston said in a video after the incident. “Play silly games, win silly prizes.”
Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and boxing champion, later addressed the situation in her own video.
She said she had “nothing against” Huston but explained that things escalated after he kept following her and ignored her attempts to correct the mistaken identity.
“All of us who was around looked at him like, ‘bro, what is you doing?’” Shields said. She added that she wasn’t familiar with Huston’s comedy and believed the situation could have been avoided if he had asked for permission first.
According to Shields, Papoose initially asked Huston to back off, but Huston refused and continued pressing the issue. “Y’all already know what happened. I don’t have to say nothing,” she said.
This isn’t Huston’s first run-in with a celebrity over one of his pranks. In 2022, he approached Young Thug at a shopping mall and called him “Future,” prompting a cold reaction from the rapper and a warning from his associate.
Huston has also pulled stunts on other public figures, including calling Stevie J “Diddy” at an airport and mistaking O.T. Genasis for DaBaby. While some celebrities have laughed it off, others have not been as amused.
Papoose and Shields began dating in 2024 following his split from rapper Remy Ma. The couple celebrated their first anniversary in September 2025, having first met at a boxing match in July 2024.
Rod Wave made his long-awaited return with a new music video and a tour announcement following a 10-month hiatus to focus on his mental health.
The Florida-born rapper released the visual for his new single “Leavin” on Sunday night (October 12), marking his first piece of new content since stepping away from the spotlight earlier this year.
The nearly three-minute video features Rod performing inside a dimly lit mansion, delivering raw lyrics with his signature melodic delivery.
The release quickly gained traction online, with supporters flooding social media to welcome him back.
Alongside the video, Rod also revealed he’s hitting the road again.
His upcoming Redemption Experience Tour kicks off December 7 in Los Angeles and wraps January 2 in Miami.
Rod Wave Announces He’s Stepping Back From Spotlight
The announcement comes after months of silence from the 27-year-old, who paused his career in January to prioritize his well-being.
In a message shared with his followers at the time, Rod wrote, “Gonna travel, See the world, Find love, Raise kids, Prolly go back to school, Last lap was smooth, Hell of a journey. Thank you all.”
He followed up with a direct note to his critics and loyal listeners alike: “To the rest of y’all drag my name, Talk about me like a dog, Constantly speaking on me, bashing me, and what make me happy, I don’t fw you. To the real fans that love Me thank you. This ain’t goodbye, it’s simply see u later, keep your head up, and remember long as you got music you’re not alone … Till we meet again.”
Rod has consistently addressed his mental health struggles in his music and public statements, often using his platform to connect with those going through similar experiences.
His last project, Beautiful Mind, dropped in August 2022 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
With “Leavin” and a full tour on the horizon, Rod appears ready to step back into the spotlight on his own terms.
The Redemption Experience Tour begins December 7 in Los Angeles.
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