Cash Cobain, as we said recently, loves samples, interpolations, and the like. His brand-new record, PLAY CASH COBAIN, sees him continue to tweak and experiment with past and current records for his sexy drill soundscapes. One track that we feel Cash Cobain did the best with in terms of playing around with previous works is “act like”. We also wanted to take a more detailed dive into the track because this was one of the singles from the project. Thirdly, the song seems to be receiving a decent number of listens, and we can see why.
If you know some basic facts about Cash Cobain, you probably know that he’s from New York. It’s where he gets all of his stylistic influence from and its why he’s a major force in drill right now. With that mind, what makes “act like” so cool is that he’s paying homage to one of biggest voices (literally and figuratively) in this version of this subgenre even after his death. That would be the one and only Pop Smoke. Where Cash gives Mr. Woo his flowers is on the chorus. You can hear a slight change from Smoke’s chorus on “For the Night”. Additionally, the track features one of the more stripped back yet interesting instrumentals on the project, so we recommend you check it out below.
AP, big rocks, n****s know I’m the realer Five K on the dinner, I’m really the top one Slizzer I did some wrong (It seems like—), but I’m always right Said I know how to shoot, and I know how to fight I could tell you once (It seems like—), won’t tell you twice You bae for the day, not bae for the night
“I don’t want to diss you anymore,” Drake decried as his white-flag-waving moment on his final Kendrick Lamar diss, “The Heart Part 6.” Their battle was an intense and overwhelming one that fans haven’t even slightly stopped debating over. Ever since that song signaled the end of the back-and-forth, though, hip-hop culture has spent countless hours theorizing about what the Toronto superstar will do next. Thanks to some recent new activity and a potential second chapter to this saga on the way, we wanted to look back at how we got here.
Furthermore, here’s every important update you need to know about what Drake did, experienced, expressed, and allegedly took action about following the end of the Kendrick Lamar battle. Whether it’s new musical material, shady messages, unfortunate developments, rumored decisions, or accusations regarding his questionable movement, there’s a lot to get into. It seems like the 6ix God is building up towards something big in this aftermath. So let’s see if this history can help us guess as to what will come next.
The Embassy Shooting & Trespassers (May 7-9, 2024)
The Kendrick Lamar battle’s epilogue started on its worst foot to date. Unidentified suspects shot at Drake’s mansion, also known as The Embassy, in the wee hours of May 7, just two days after “The Heart Part 6” released. One of his security guards was struck in the attack and recovered in the hospital, and we never got confirmation that he was in his home when it happened. Over the next two days, authorities also apprehended two trespassers on the property in separate incidents. Despite speculation, authorities have not found any evidence that this connects to the Kendrick Lamar battle in any way at press time.
Drake Re-Lists Beverly Hills Mansion (Sometime In May 2024, Hit News Cycle On May 10)
During the aforementioned security breaches at The Embassy, news broke that Drake re-listed his Beverly Hills mansion for $88 million. News reports on this matter suggest that this occurred the week before May 10. As you’ll see below, this was not the only significant property update concerning Drizzy during this beef’s aftermath.
The Embassy’s Third Trespasser (May 11, 2024)
Drake’s security team takes down yet another alleged trespasser at his Toronto estate ,
The Embassy faced a third trespasser on its property in almost as many days. Guards tackled a man who reportedly didn’t cause too much trouble, and at press time, the specific details around this unprompted visit remain unknown. For that matter, the same goes for the other trespassing incidents that Drake suffered.
Via his Instagram Story, Drake let his fans know that he was officially done with his feud with Kendrick Lamar and company. “Good times. Summer vibes up next,” he captioned a picture of a lone samurai facing a massive army. Let’s see what else these summer vibes consisted of for Aubrey Graham in the months that followed.
For the first time since the battle ended, Drake popped out in public to celebrate his home city of Toronto finally getting a WNBA team. He attended a press conference at a downtown hotel in the 6ix, which also hosted Scottie Barnes of the Toronto Raptors and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The team will reportedly begin to play in the league in 2026.
Drake’s first post-beef musical release was on Sexyy Red’s “U My Everything” from her In Sexyy We Trust project. Most notably, it featured him rapping over the “BBL Drizzy” diss beat Metro Boomin produced to spite him. This was the first of at least a couple of instances of a narrative spin dividing fans, disagreeing over whether or not this was a compelling and flex-worthy move or a corny attempt at an Eminem 8 Mile moment, instead.
Confirmation Of $15 Million Texas Move-In (May 24, 2024)
Drake had previously announced that he finally found a house in one of his second homes in the United States: Texas. In May, we officially got confirmation that he purchased a $15 million ranch in the state. The 37-year-old even seemed to film a music video there, which may have ended up becoming the footage for his Latto collab that landed later in the summer.
Drake Pops Out At 21 Savage’s Toronto Show (May 27, 2024)
Drake’s first concert appearance after the Kendrick Lamar battle was at 21 Savage’s Toronto tour stop for his American Dream trek. There, he proclaimed that his Her Loss partner owns the 6ix, welcoming him as one of their own. Throughout this post-beef tale, 21 is definitely one of The Boy’s most firm supporters in the rap game.
One of Drake’s most divisive and clowned-upon musical releases this summer was this cut with Toronto content creator Snowd4y. As you can see by its title, it’s a cover of the Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah” with some slang flips and intense auto-tuning. For some, it’s the silliest and most cringe-worthy thing you’ve heard this year but you can’t deny that we all needed a laugh and something more lightly cheeky. Whether that laughter is with him or at him is up to you.
Drake Becomes The First Artist To Surpass 100 Billion Spotify Streams (June 18, 2024)
Drake has surpassed 100 BILLION streams on Spotify, making him the first artist EVER to achieve this pic.twitter.com/ZjjimPJUb1
Drake continued to be one of the most dominant artists in the music industry despite Kendrick Lamar’s victory. But did anyone really expect him not to be? It was no surprise when the OVO mogul became the first artist in Spotify history to garner over 100 billion streams across all credits. Kendrick may have the streaming crown when it comes to their diss tracks, but there’s a whole catalog of hits that are miles ahead.
“HOT UPTOWN” & “Uuugly” With Camila Cabello (June 28, 2024)
After many teases and even a supposed release push-back due to the feud, Drake and Camila Cabello finally showed off their chemistry… Or half of it. “HOT UPTOWN” is a bouncy duet, but “Uuugly” is his solo interlude off of her new album C,XOXO. Fans got the “summer vibes” they were promised, and as you’ll read further down, there was even more on the way.
Drake Seems To Cosign Rick Ross Vancouver Attack (June 30, 2024)
One of the most controversial post-beef moments occurred when Rick Ross played “Not Like Us” at a Vancouver festival, prompting Drake fans to confront him about it. He dismissed them, resulting in a brawl between both entourages. Much to the dismay or approval of many hip-hop figures and other commentators, Rozay’s former collaborator liked a post on Instagram about the incident, insinuating that he was happy to see him face the consequences of playing around with his name in his country.
The day that Kendrick Lamar dropped the “Not Like Us” music video, Drake was too busy partying with a whole lot of celebrities. Many folks debated whether or not he looked defeated and aged when pictures from the bash emerged. Nevertheless, it was probably a welcome break from all the drama. Rubin would later go on to reveal some details about the event, including his decision to ban Kendrick’s aforementioned West Coast banger from playing.
We haven’t talked about them for the most part, but Drake had a lot of social media posts possibly referring to the beef in its aftermath. Among the most controversial was a picture of him wearing a shirt that read “Rap Is A Joke.” Whether this was an intentional message or just a shoutout to that brand, fans still thought that they were questionable words from a rap beef loser.
If you needed proof that Kendrick Lamar and Drake fans alike turned every little irrelevant thing into a discussion about the battle, look no further than this. When The Embassy flooded due to a torrential storm, the hate and love flowed almost as quickly as the muddy water crept through his doors and windows. We don’t really know the extent of the damage that this caused, but it was still a textbook hater moment on fans’ behalf during this battle’s aftermath.
ScHoolboy Q caused an uproar online after claiming that Drake was partially but nonetheless directly responsible for his canceled show in Toronto. For what it’s worth, Roddy Ricch spoke on not being allowed back into Canada weeks before, and SiR also had his show canceled in the city weeks after. While Q was the only one to accuse OVO directly, none of these accusations or incidents actually link back to that camp at press time. Perhaps we will never know what caused these travel issues.
One of Drake’s biggest hip-hop supporters during and after his beef is 50 Cent. They linked up to party in Toronto over the summer after Fif’s various praises of Champagne Papi’s beef performance. The G-Unit mogul even teased that they would work together on something, which led many fans to blast 50 for betraying Kendrick Lamar in their eyes, as they’re both a part of Dr. Dre’s music career family tree.
Kai Cenat Leaks Lil Yachty Collab “Supersoak” (July 23, 2024)
At Lil Yachty’s request, Kai Cenat premiered an unreleased collaboration between the Let’s Start Here artist and Drake titled “Supersoak.” Yachty would go on to explain why the team-up would probably never come out, and his brief unfollow of his “Another Late Night” partner’s IG account made many fans think that they have some beef of their own going on. Although that’s probably an unlikely and misinterpreted possibility. For those unaware, the Concrete Boy had spoken on the Kendrick Lamar beef and sparked much criticism from OVO Stans as a result. Also, as we will find out later, it seems like “Supersoak” no longer features the Atlanta creative, making this leak and the subsequent narrative quite hard to get a grasp on.
“Sideways” & “Healing” With Gordo (July 26, 2024)
Drake’s next musical release comprised of two tracks on producer Gordo’s (formerly Carnage) album DIAMANTE. They recall some of the work that they did together on 2022’s Honestly, Nevermind, engaging in some breezy house sounds and gentle vocal melodies. More summer vibes had arrived, and fans were quite appreciative of the results.
Ebro In The Morning held some very interesting claims, with its titular host and Peter Rosenberg hinting at Drake’s next move. Apparently, he has an album with Conductor Williams on the way, although the “Wick Man” artist himself never confirmed this or hinted at it. They previously collaborated on the fan-favorite “8AM In Charlotte.”
PARTYNEXTDOOR Collab Album Announcement At PND’s Toronto Show (August 2, 2024)
However, one collab album that Drake did announce was a PARTYNEXTDOOR team-up. They revealed the news at PND’s Toronto show, which means that many OVO die-hards’ dreams will come true very soon. The 6ix God suggested that it will come out when it’s colder outside, so maybe it will come out this fall, winter, or early in 2025. We will see.
Mustard Claims Drake & Gordo Tried To Sabotage His Album (August 4, 2024)
Mustard told Akademiks he believes that Drake told Gordo to drop his album the same day as his on purpose, because of the Kendrick beef
“that n*gga Drake is doing sh*t behind the scenes… f*cking with people… thats why I know what Yachty is saying is cap…”
When Mustard dropped his Faith Of A Mustard Seed album, Drake fans clowned his relatively low sales. But the West Coast producer behind “Not Like Us” thinks that the Toronto lyricist told Gordo to drop his album on the same day to negatively affect these numbers. Ironically, DIAMANTE sold less than FOAMS, so this is just speculative animosity.
Arguably Drake’s biggest move since the Kendrick Lamar battle was his massive “100 GIGS” content drop via his Instagram and a new website. This included three IG-only loosies, old footage, alternate album covers, merch designs, and a whole lot more. As far as the footage itself, a lot of it showed the songwriting and recording process behind unreleased or beloved tracks, behind-the-scenes concert footage, and casual vlog clips from The Boy’s earlier days. This lent extra context to some of his big hits, showed off his personable interactions with industry peers, highlighted his team’s roles, and captivated fans with its access into his world.
Snoh Accusations Of Revenge Porn Surface (August 9, 2024)
original post got taken down: Drake joined this stream with a streamer called “snoh” the streamer makes girls flash their private parts without them knowing they’re being recorded Drake praised her on stream and paid for her streaming equipment pic.twitter.com/ApbKQLIWDI
Around this time, though, some very concerning accusations regarding Drake surfaced. His association with (and praise and support of) Kick streamer Snoh caused many fans to raise their eyebrows since she faces accusations of coercing minors into exposing themselves and recording revenge porn. Given all the harrowing claims that became massive angles in the Kendrick Lamar battle, this is among the more concerning Aubrey updates in the feud’s aftermath.
After a lot of social media hype, Drake’s 100 GIGS cuts finally made it onto streaming: a Latto collab, a solo cut, and a Young Thug and 21 Savage team-up. They landed at 85, 63, and 28 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100, and held at least a few bars that fans thought hinted towards more leftover disses against his many rap rivals. As you’ll read very soon, this became even more apparent thanks to what came out a couple of weeks later…
Fuerza Regida Member Claims Drake Is Starting A New Record Label (Hit News Cycles Around August 12, Interview Published July 18, 2024)
Fuerza Regida says Drake has started a new label called ‘’PFL’ and has a 1 album deal with Mexican artist Chino Pacas
In mid-August, Drake fans looked back at Bootleg Kev’s interview with Jesús Ortíz Paz of Fuerza Regida and found some very interesting claims. Paz, also known as JOP, claimed that the 6ix God started a new record label called PFL in collaboration with the Mexican group’s label and Chino Pacas. Perhaps we will hear The Boy over some corridos soon.
“Buffalo Freestyle” With Benny The Butcher Drops & Disappears (August 23)
Benny the Butcher and Drake’s “Buffalo Freestyle” Has Been Removed From Streaming
In other music-related news, Benny The Butcher finally dropped his long-awaited Drake collab “Buffalo Freestyle” on his Buffalo Butch, Vol. 1 EP. However, the track disappeared from streaming services very quickly, seemingly due to a UMG copyright strike. As such, it seems like the Griselda affiliate was right in once assuming that it would never see the light of day, although we don’t know the reason why at press time.
Drake updated “100 GIGS” in even more dramatic fashion, with another new three-pack (including the aforementioned and Lil Yachty-less “Supersoak”) and loads of new content. Some of these new clips, such as Kanye West at OVO Fest 2013 and J. Cole buying Born Sinner CDs with his “First Person Shooter” partner, were already in the public discourse. Most importantly, these new tracks – including a Playboi Carti collab – contained even more obvious and pointed “sumbiminals” against the many rappers that formed part of 2024’s rap feud.
Drake Claims He Will “Win Game 2” In Beef With Kendrick Lamar & Co. (August 25)
new posts by Drake’s finsta account alluding to Round 2/Game 2
a picture of ‘A Better Tomorrow’ 1987 movie
and the iconic 2004 Pistons Rasheed Wallace interview
“yall put it on the front page, back page, middle of the page… we will win Game 2”
Most recently, Drake posted a video of Rasheed Wallace saying that his team will “win Game 2,” sending fans into a frenzy at the thought of another battle with Kendrick Lamar and company. While he deleted this IG Story soon after, the message was clear. We still don’t know exactly how specific Drake wants to go, or what “100 GIGS” could lead up to. But one thing is clear: he doesn’t just want to stick around. Champagne Papi wants to dominate the conversation and make his connections to the entire rap world very clear. To see what else comes in this boastful timeline, stick around on HNHH.
Lizzo is an artist who has never shied away from being herself. Overall, she has a ton of haters out there. However, she has plenty of adoring fans as well. For the most part, she has been a leader in the body positivity movement. She has never denied her size, but she has also never apologized for it. She has always sought to show people that you can be healthy, regardless of your size. That said, Lizzo has since started going on a fitness journey, which has resulted in weight loss.
In fact, she recently flaunted this weight loss while declaring that she would get going on a hiatus of sorts. Despite the hiatus, fans are most definitely excited for Lizzo right now. After all, it is an exciting time for her right now. She is going through a transformation, and she seems to be doing well mentally. On social media, she continues to showcase her aforementioned weight loss, this time with a red bathing suit thirst trap, which you can view down below.
Fans over at The Neighborhood Talk were impressed with the transformation. “What I respect most is she has the money to go to the doc but she’s working it off. I hope her plastic friends in Hollywood are supporting her decision,” one person wrote. “She worked hard for her body. She deserves to show it off,” said another. Needless to say, fans are being very supportive, which is always nice to see given the fact that the internet is usually a sea of hate.
Let us know what you think of Lizzo and her transformation, in the comments section down below. Do you listen to Lizzo’s music? Why or why not? Also, do you believe Lizzo is primed for a comeback after her upcoming hiatus? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.
Tyga, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and The Money Team are facing accusations of RICO violations, fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and more, in a new lawsuit brought by jeweler Leonard Sulaymanov. According to documents caught by AllHipHop, Sulaymanov is accusing them of refusing to pay for luxury watches and other jewelry.
“Mayweather, TMT, and possibly others have systematically created, participated and engaged in what can be described as a quasi-criminal, money laundering scheme involving high-end, rare and exclusive luxury watches and jewelry,” Sulaymanov’s lawyers claimed. “The Defendants, acting in concert and with other financially incentivized third parties, will purchase/acquire luxury watches by soliciting watch brokers, like Plaintiffs herein, and offering them upfront cash with payment terms in exchange for the purchase of watches and jewelry, with no intention of paying off the total balances.”
CAP D’ANTIBES, FRANCE – MAY 23: Tyga attends the amfAR Cannes. Gala 30th edition Presented by Chopard and Red Sea International Film. Festival at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 23, 2024 in Cap d’Antibes, France. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Sulaymanov further cited a number of meetings in 2021 with Mayweather’s associate, Jona Rechnitz. He claims the legendary boxer agreed to make several purchases amounting to a bill of $4,151,157. Rechnitz allegedly made an initial downpayment of $90,000, followed by another $177,000 payment, before he introduced him to Tyga in Las Vegas. The rapper agreed to buy a Rolex for $79,000 but allegedly didn’t make any initial payments on it. As time went on with no further payments being made by either party, Sulaymanov decided to take legal action.
“Defendants … take possession of watches and jewelry, demanding formal paperwork, boxes and warranties, request repayment terms with upfront cash deposits, only to refuse to pay the full price for said items and in some instances, claim they never ‘purchased’ the item but rather it was ‘gifted’ to them because of their fame and status,” Sulaymanov’s lawyers noted. “Lawsuits around the country have been filed in recent years against said Defendants.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Tyga on HotNewHipHop.
Wu-Tang Clan’s one-of-one album Once Upon A Time In Shaolin went through some big changes this year. It was formerly in the hands of sole owner Martin Shkreli, but now belongs to the digital art company PleasrDAO. It will technically be released as partial NFT buys. Now, according to Billboard, the court has sided with Pleasr and ordered Shkreli to hand over any existing copies he has of the project. In 2021, authorities seized the LP to account for the former pharmacy executive’s $7.4 million judgement in a securities fraud case. But he kept livestreaming it and boasting about the extra copies that he made.
This move from the court is to preserve the rare Wu-Tang Clan album’s one-of-one status and to punish Martin Shkreli for violating the original purchase terms and forfeiture order. Authorities barred him from “possessing, using, disseminating, or selling any interest in the album.” Per court documents, this is the same for “its data and files or the contents of the Album, or in any way causing further damage to Plaintiff respecting the album.” Shkreli must “sequester and turn over all of his copies, in any form” by August 30. He has until September 30 to file an affidavit detailing the “information regarding alleged copies of ‘Once Upon a Time In Shaolin,’ people he might’ve given them to, and any money he might’ve made from distributing or playing the album.”
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL, 1997: (L-R) U-God, Method Man, Raekwon, GZA, Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, RZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard of the American rap group Wu-Tang Clan pose for a portrait circa April, 1997 in New York, New York. (Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images)
In other Wu-Tang Clan news, here’s what Method Man had to say about OUATIS. “I thought it was some circus spectacle,” he told Vanity Fair. “I never really spoke to RZA about it. It’s an uncomfortable subject to most of the guys, so we don’t really discuss it too much. The process of the thing being made was never told to us. We were never told what it was. We were recording and being paid to do a certain amount of records.”
“[Cilvaringz] put them altogether into a compilation of Wu-Tang songs and marketed it as a Wu-Tang album,” Method Man continued. “A single copy of a Wu-Tang album. We all had a problem with it because that’s not how it was described to us.”
It seems that BossMan Dlow is going to be a father in the near future, according to AllHipHop. They spoke with rising talent VV$ Diamond who’s making these claims and she says it happened unconventionally. “We started talking after his show in Greensboro, and a couple of months later, we linked up in Charlotte”. I pulled up to his room, and we ended up having a threesome. That’s how it all started”. AllHipHop says that their relationship had been kept under wraps and began after a series of lucky encounters in North Carolina.
We say, “had been”, because now the public knows and its thanks to a blackmailer. While out partying with friends at the XO Lounge in Greensboro, her phone was snatched pretty early on into the evening. Diamond says that within 24 hours the thief was commanding $20,000 from her. Obviously, she didn’t pay up because tons of “sensitive information, including messages and private photos, was leaked to a blog”. This led to BossMan Dlow to get quite upset with VV$ because he thought she was the one who spread all that private information.
VV$ Diamond Was Blackmailed Into Revealing Her Relationship With BossMan Dlow
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 18: BossMan Dlow performs onstage during the Mr. Beat The Road Tour on June 18, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
But Diamond is swearing up and down that she would never do such a thing. “It was weird for him to say that. I didn’t leak the messages, and I didn’t have to. I could have exposed him months ago, but I didn’t. Out of respect for how much I messed with him, I kept it quiet”. They were originally planning to go through with an abortion, as she is already taking care of a three-year-old and doesn’t want any other baby daddy issues among other things. However, due to her family’s beliefs, she is going to carry the child until its born. AllHipHop says that things are still tense between them but she’s willing to hash things out as long as he is. Diamond is also staying resilient throughout all of this and is ready to face it all head on.
What are your thoughts on BossMan Dlow allegedly getting a female rapper pregnant during a threesome? Is this one of wildest stories in hip-hop this year? Do you think Dlow will publicly acknowledge this situation? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding BossMan Dlow and this ongoing story. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.
Lil Baby has been arrested in Las Vegas for possession of an illegal weapon.
According to TMZ, Lil Baby, born Dominique Jones, was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, transferred to Clark County Detention Center, and was held on a $5,000 bail. The charge is a felony.
Additional details from the Vegas PD have not been released as of reporting.
Ludacris’ trip to Alaska saw the rapper and actor try a taste of glacial water which he appeared to not know could contain various pathogens and diseases.
Lil Baby was arrested by Las Vegas police on Monday (August 26) after he was allegedly caught carrying an illegal weapon, although his lawyers say otherwise.
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