Month: June 2021

Lul Tim is infamous because of his alleged role in the fatal shooting of rapper King Von. The man, who is affiliated with Quando Rondo, was accused of firing the shot that ended King Von’s life last year, facing the wrath of the internet ever since. He was released from jail on a $100,000 bond, moving with caution in the months following his return to the streets. As he continues to be a catalyst for frustration within the hip-hop community, Lul Tim decided to switch his passion to try and live a sustainable life through more reasonable means, previewing his first new song on social media.

Self-proclaiming himself to be “the biggest opp,” Lul Tim, real name Timothy Leeks, is looking to launch a music career off the infamy he achieved through his attachment to Quando Rondo and King Von. This week, he started to tease his new music, sharing a preview of his upcoming debut single “Off The List.” 

He’s rapping over a beat that seems like it was tailormade for Youngboy Never Broke Again. Considering Lul Tim’s affiliation to Quando Rondo (and, by connection, Youngboy), it makes sense that he would work with one of the superstar rapper’s producers. His rhymes will anger some fans, especially with Tim rapping about violence, shooting people, and more. In the video, he stands around his homies with a shovel, digging in the dirt. 

“Just checked a new p***y n***a off the list, quick to gun you down but check the score, b*tch, I don’t miss,” he raps.

Watch the preview video below and let us know how you feel about Lul Tim starting a rap career.

Lil Baby quickly rose to the top of the rap game and the music game in general. His rise to prominence was aided by the phasing out of pop music as America’s most favored genre just as rap music took over. A few Grammy nominations and chart-topping projects later, the Atlanta native is now collaborating with the biggest artists in the game.

He recently connected with Drake for a track on his three-track Scary Hours 2 EP for the track “Wants and Needs.” The two hip-hop heavyweights, who have previously connected on tracks like “Yes Indeed,” and “Never Recover,” clearly valued their time. Lil Baby recently took to social media to share a photo of a snazzy gift he recently received from the OVO head honcho. 

“[Champagne Papi] thank you,” penned the “Bigger Picture” artist, tagging Drake and adding prayer hand emojis. He then shared a snap of a silver wristwatch the Toronto native presumably recently gifted him. 

Drake has been known to be an extravagant gift-giver with a knack for watches. J. Cole once spit, “This watch came from Drizzy, he gave me a gift,” and clearly, not much has changed for the Certified Lover Boy. 

Speaking of Certified Lover Boy, Drake has spent much of the year putting the finishing touches on the album that was originally expected to drop last summer. As the world anxiously awaits the project, perhaps we’ll get another collaboration between Drizzy and Baby. 

As for Baby, he’s fresh off the heels of unleashing his collaborative project with Lil Durk The Voice Of The Heroes. 

Jay-Z has declared his playlist-making game to be “A++.” Speaking with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for a 30-minute conference on Twitter Spaces, Hov discussed his work on TIDAL over the years.

“I think in the beginning, everything was like super manual,” JAY-Z said. “I was making playlists, people were making playlists. We were creating content in-house as we worked on the algorithm. We built and built, and it got really good. And if you play a song now, you can pretty much just let TIDAL fly and I promise you you’re gonna find new music, new amazing music that you’ve never heard before.”

He added, “I’ve found so many songs, my playlist game is A++. I challenge anyone out there. I see a lot of people on this call, I’m not gonna call out individual names. I’m definitely, you know, in the top-tier of playlist creators.”

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Jay-Z also emphasized how important it is to “maintain a human element,” despite the use of a complex algorithm.

“You can’t duplicate the heart and spirit and people that’s in the office working really hard and care what’s going on and know what’s going on in the culture minute by minute,” he explained. “It’s super important to us to interact and have that relationship back and forth.”

The legendary rapper has shared public playlists throughout TIDAL’s life cycle. He’s been known to post his favorite songs of the year. His 2020 playlist included Conway, Drake, Busta Rhymes, and more.

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Jack Harlow and Saweetie definitely had eyes for each other at the BET Awards on Sunday night. As the world continues to unwind from the culture-packed event this weekend, new moments keep on popping up to steal people’s attention. People have been discussing Lil Nas X’s queer-culture celebrating performance, Tyler, The Creator’s creative rendition of “LUMBERJACK,” and Coi Leray’s outfit on the red carpet, but another moment from before the show has captured the attention of many. 

Jack Harlow and Saweetie were both nominated in major award categories and they brushed shoulders on the red carpet prior to the event, which featured a fully vaccinated crowd as we slowly return back outside. Photographer Johnny Nunez managed to capture a tension-filled moment between the two rappers, who seemingly have some chemistry. Looking right into the eyes of the “My Type” artist, Jack Harlow cracked a big smile as many of his fans suggest he may have been plotting to swoop in and sweep Saweetie off her feet. Shining in the middle of Cancer season, Saweetie appeared to be flattered by Jack’s words, giving him the eyes and looking back in his direction.

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Saweetie and Jack haven’t addressed the viral moment yet on social media, but a bunch of their fans have been sharing their comments online, predicting the future for the bachelor and bachelorette. 

Take a look at what people have been saying below. Do you think they were flirting?

Megan thee Stallion’s career has propelled her to impressive heights in the last two years. In 2020, she made Time magazine’s 100 most influential list, collaborated with the likes of Beyoncé, Cardi B, and more, and she’s got three Grammy awards under her belt–including the coveted Best New Artist award.

Despite her success, some people, namely DJ Akademiks, don’t believe this success is organic. He recently called the “Savage” hitmaker an industry plant, explaining exactly why he believes the “protect black girl” trope brought her this success. The hip-hop connoisseur also recently took to Twitter to address exactly why his static with Meek Mill has yet to be resolved.  

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“I hate Megan thee Stallion very hard,” begins Akademiks. “Because you can’t be objective, so I guess I’ll start by saying this. I am now in belief that Meg thee Stallion’s career has been propelled, overhyped, and also put on a pedestal because of this whole Black girl magic, protect Black women, I’m sorry.”

He went on to add, “But listen to everybody’s review of Meg’s album. She just dropped it’s called Good News. It’s mid. It’s mid. And if it was anyone we liked that dropped a mid album that wasn’t being seen as a victim, lift and just act like the fact that she’s doing it is good enough. The consensus would be ‘Meg you missed, try again.'”

“Meg could fart on a song and we would be like ‘Oh my god, that is a sweet, sweet sound of being a victim, protect her she is Black and she is a woman,'” he continued, comparing her “mediocre” rapping skills to Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch and DaBaby. He furthered that her success is in direct correlation with the fact that Tory Lanez shot her. 

Elsewhere, Akademiks took to Twitter to address his long-standing tension with Meek Mill. “Meek mill tweeted that he finally had my location when he saw me on verzuz with 750k watching… bro I went to complex for 3 years every morning at 7:00 am why u act like I was hiding from u… stop it dawg. I hate u rappers. U know ur other rapper opps location too. They do shows,” penned Akademiks. “Actually he ain’t tweet he was in the comments of the verzuz live lol.. let m state facts,” he continued. 

He added, “Rapper theatrics … meek stop it and put ur album out,” while sharing a screenshot of Meek’s comment.

It seems like DJ Akademiks had time. What are your thoughts on the situation?  

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Following his viral Verzuz battle with Soulja Boy, Bow Wow admitted that he doesn’t want to rap anymore because it brings too much stress. He posted a video on Instagram, Tuesday, taken as his hard drive crashed right before the show went live.

“Y’all n****s see why I don’t be wanting to rap no motherfucking more? This is exactly why I’m at peace. I’m at peace man. I like hosting my shit, making more money than half of y’all rap n****s. I like doing my podcast. This shit right here is the number one reason why a n***a don’t wanna rap no more. This is the reason why. I do movies and I do so much other shit. It’s because rap shit brings stress.”

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He added that the show was put together in just four days, in the caption: “I was soooo stressed putting this show together in 4 days for VERZUZ!! What yall don’t know is our hard drive CRASHED 6 mins before we went live!! SEE.”

Despite the preshow drama, Soulja Boy and Bow Wow’s Verzuz appearance went off without a hitch. Both artists traded hits throughout the night, but Twitter went on to declare Bow Wow the victor. 

Check out Bow Wow’s new IG post below.

Lil Wayne is inarguably one of the greatest rappers of all time. He’s one of hip-hop’s defining voices over the last two decades and his contemporaries are sure to always send love whenever the opportunity presents itself. As he celebrates his latest career milestone after reaching over one billion streams on his magnum opus, his sixth studio album Tha Carter III, some of the rapper’s biggest fans are enjoying this moment with him.

Taking a moment to appreciate all of the love his album has gotten over the years, Lil Wayne was appreciative of all the support he’s been blessed with. “A Billi A Billi A Billi,” he wrote on Instagram. “Shoutout @spotify and @rapcaviar. And most importantly shoutout every last one of y’all that listened, streamed, and still bump it till this day!! #IAintShitWithoutYou.”

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In the comments, Weezy fans preached that this is likely one of the best albums ever created, singing Tunechi’s praises from the rooftops. Some of his peers, including Nicki Minaj, whose career he helped to launch, and DaBaby, congratulated the living legend on this honor. Nicki posted a singular heart emoji, while DaBaby called Wayne the GOAT with an emoji.

Have you listened to Tha Carter III recently? Take a minute to absorb some of Lil Wayne’s creativity and greatness with a spin today. Congratulations on such a monumental achievement!

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