Month: September 2024

Dame Dash Challenges 50 Cent To “CEO War” Involving Their TV Networks

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Dame Dash is a mogul. He’s never pitched himself as a rapper, as evidenced by the song “I Am Dame Dash” where he raps about not being able to rap. We digress. Dash is someone who flexes on ops with business. This is why he decided to challenge 50 Cent on the business front. The former Roc-A-Fella boss told 50 to put his money where his mouth is, with regards to his TV network. He went as far as to say that his network would outperform 50’s in direct competition.

You might be asking why. As with most feuds involving 50 Cent, 50 Cent started it. The rapper claimed that Dame Dash “has no money now” during an episode of the Million Dollarz Worth of Game podcast. Dash caught wind of this, and decided to clap back on Instagram. “Somebody definitely sent me that cute sh*t 50 said about me not having no money,” Dash confirmed. “I feel like now me and 50 should have a battle, and no gangster sh*t…. That would be whack and corny for the culture.” The alternative Dame Dash proposed was a “CEO War.”

Read More: Dame Dash’s Roc-A-Fella Auction Postponed Over Massive Child Support & Tax Debts

Dame Dash Tried To Get 50 To Buy Roc-A-Fella Shares

Dash wants to see which hip hop businessman has their pulse on the culture. “He’s in the television network business now,” he asserted. “Let’s do CEO War… “I’m going to drop my network. And what I’m going to do is also drop a new original American movie.” Dash then urged 50 Cent to drop a movie on his network, so the two could directly compete. The businessman didn’t stop there. He used the opportunity to goad 50 into purchasing the 33% stake in Roc-A-Fella Records. Dame Dash has been ordered to sell off his share of the legendary label, but has been unable to find a buyer that suits his price range.

Dame Dash decided to try and kill two birds with one stone when it came to challenging 50 Cent. “Where you at? It’s still for sale,” Dash explained. “The starting price was 1.2. Now it’s 3 million. And if you got it like you say it, buy it. I challenge you.” Given how much trouble Dash has had selling off his 33%, we can’t blame him. That said, 50 Cent has enough going on to not have to worry about beef with Dame Dash.

Read More: Dame Dash Trolls JAY-Z Over His “Deep” Pockets Amid Roc-A-Fella Records Drama

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Doechii Surprises Fans By Unveiling Her New Male Alter Ego Richardo

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Doechii is a true hip hop original. She’s been putting music out for years, but her latest release has proven to be her breakthrough. Fans can’t seem to get enough of Alligator Bites Never Heal, and the attention Doechii has gotten has been well deserved. Instead of adhering to a traditional “star” mold, though, the rapper has remained as eccentric as ever. Case in point, the cover of Paper Magazine, in which Doechii can be seen rocking an afro, mustache, and fake abs. Meet Richardo.

Richardo is an alter ego of Doechii’s. The rapper talked about the origins of the character, and how it’s helped her communicate her art. She told Paper Magazine that she invented Richardo as a response to the negative things people would say about her appearance. “I started seeing comments from people who would say, ‘She looks like a man,’” Doechii recalled. “I was like, Since they keep saying I look like a man, I’m gonna f*cking give them a man. An eight-pack, mustache man.” The rapper said that she had lots of fun creating the character, and providing him with a backstory. “He’s from Panama, he’s bisexual,” Doechii asserted. “We came up with Ricardo.”

Read More: ScHoolboy Q Gives Doechii Her Flowers For Her New Mixtape

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The rapper has always been fascinated by personas and alter egos. She described herself as a “theater kid” who used different characters to better understand her own feelings. “I want to make sure I can really give different characters,” Doechii asserted. ” I think that’s so important in telling stories.” She also joked about Richardo’s appearance. The rapper told Paper Magazine that the makeup turned out even better than she anticipated. “Literally, when I put on the prosthetics,” she recalled. “I was like, ‘Oh my god.”

Richardo may get most of the outward attention, being on the cover and all. That said, Doechii goes into detail about the ways in which she herself possesses different personas. “I’m alternative, kind of nerdy, super sexy,” she listed off. “Kind of awkward, conscious, but also I’m twerking and a*s-shaking.” It’s the same unpredictable blend that made her TDE debut such a critical success. Doechii admits she doesn’t know where her music is headed. However, that’s part of what keeps her excited about the creative process.

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Big Sean’s New Album Is Projected To Be Lowest-Selling Of His Career

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Big Sean went through a lot to get his new album made. The rapper poured his blood, sweat and tears into Better Me Than You, and fans could tell. The album was packed with introspective songwriting and uplifting sounds. Unfortunately, the uplifting elements have not applied to album sales. Hip Hop By the Numbers released the projected first week sales for Better Me Than You, and they are not good. In fact, they will mark the lowest-selling first week of Big Sean’s entire career.

Big Sean’s latest album is projected to sell less than 24K in its first week. Statistically, these numbers will put him outside of the top 20 on the Billboard 200 charts. Still high, right? Well, not for Big Sean. Despite not being considered “Big Three” caliber, Sean has been a steady commercial force throughout his entire career. His first four albums all topped the hip hop charts, and his third album, Dark Sky Paradise (2015), managed to top the Billboard 200. To date, none of Sean’s studio albums have charted lower than three. Better Me Than You will be lucky to crack 20.

Read More: Big Sean Flows With Remarkable Ease In A New Freestyle For “Complex”

Big Sean Will Debut Outside Of Top 3 For The First Time

There are, of course, lots of variables at play here. Big Sean hasn’t released an album in four years. Said album, Detroit 2, was not the commercial success that its predecessors were. It was eventually certified Gold, but it lacked a hit single. Better Me Than You has the same problem with even more distance from Sean’s last hit. None of the three lead singles from the album charted on Billboard. Big Sean clearly had more of an album statement in mind, but it still stands to reason that a viral hit would have done a lot to boost his sales.

It’s also worth noting that rap albums have consistently underperformed in 2024. Unless your name is Travis Scott, you are struggling to sell records. Mustard way underperformed when he put out Faith of a Mustard Seed in July. He sold only 18K copies, despite having a stellar roster of guest stars and the after glow of a Kendrick Lamar-assisted number one. Mustard’s partner in crime, YG, fared even worse. Just Re’d Up 3 sold only 8K first week, which is massively down from the rapper usual Billboard numbers. It’s a rough patch that the genre hopefully gets out of.

Read More: Big Sean’s New Album “Better Me Than You” Splits Fans & Haters On Social Media

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Adin Ross Previewed An Unreleased Song By Drake And Lil Durk, And Drake Raps About Quitting Lean

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In August, Drake leaned into unconventionally releasing music with a couple of archival “100 Gigs” dumps. A few days before that, Lil Yachty sent Kai Cenat his unreleased song with Drake for Cenat to leak on his livestream because “SOD (Supersoak)” can’t have an official release.

On Wednesday night, September 4, Drake and Lil Durk turned to another popular streamer. Adin Ross previewed an unreleased Drake and Durk song being referred to as “Discontinuing Wokhardt” on his livestream. Several X (formerly Twitter) accounts, such as Complex, have captured and circulated Ross’ livestream.

According to Genius, Drake raps (or sing-raps), “Discontinuing Wockhardt / What seal do I pop now? / What seal do I pop now? / What seal do I pop now? / You know that the Act’ gone, I can’t get no Wok now.”

Afterward, Ross said, “Wait, I just realized — why’d they have me preview that? Is it because I was on lean? I’m not on lean no more. And how does The Boy know about — yeah, nah, he’s tapped in. Damn, that was hard.”

Wockhardt is a pharmaceutical company associated with manufacturing codeine and promethazine, a combination meant to treat cough and cold symptoms. It’s also known as “lean” or “sizzurp” when abused as a drug.

Adam22 Clowns Joe Budden’s Rap Career In No Jumper Cypher: Watch

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Adam22 is a podcaster by trade and a clout chaser by instinct. He knows what will generate views, and has been immensely successful at doing so. His approach has garnered criticism from other huge names in the rap podcast space, however. Joe Budden being chief among them. Adam22 and Budden do not get along, and the former decided to address their tension during the new No Jumper Cypher. Not only does Adam poke fun at Budden’s podcasting career, but he tears down his rap achievements as well.

It’s worth noting that Adam22 raps part of his “verse” with a flower beanie on his head. This is not to be taken seriously, and everybody involved knows it. Still, the podcaster gets his shots off. “Pump It Up the last time I heard Joe rap,” Adam22 spits. “That old a*s throwback finally got its Gold plaque… yall is only podcasting cause you got no other option.” He also throws in a dig about his podcasting ops being bums and “unable to eat at Sizzler.” Again, not a wordsmith by any means. Adam22 put out the verse knowing it would elicit attention from the hip hop community. And sure enough, it did.

Read More: Adam22 Calls Out Kendrick Lamar Amid YG’s Abysmal Album Sales

Joe Budden Responded To Adam22’s Bars With Laughter

Joe Budden responded to the No Jumper Cypher shortly after its release. He took it about as well as one could, which is to say, he laughed it off. “Lol… Adam aside, it’s tough out here for a lot of folks,” he wrote. “Do everything you can.” Budden’s comments align with previous criticisms that he’s made about Adam and his approach to the culture as a whole. Budden feels as though Adam22 exploits hip hop for his own benefit without paying mind to the young artists he exploits. We’d list out the conflicts that the two men have had over the years, but we’d be need about 10,000 more words. It seems like they get on each other’s nerves every few months.

In May, Joe Budden claimed that he would wipe the floor with Adam22 in a fist fight. He didn’t try to be cute with his answer, either. He straight up told his co-hosts that he would demolish the other podcast titan. “I’d beat the dog sh*t out of Adam,” Budden stated. “I don’t even know if he has a dog. He would be tattoo-less.” Adam’s cypher is just the latest instance of shots being fired. It isn’t the first time, and it sure won’t be the last.

Read More: Kodak Black Calls Out Adam22 For Asking About His Drug Use: Watch

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Tameka “Tiny” Harris Takes the Stand in Federal Court, Denies “Money Grab” in Lawsuit

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Tameka “Tiny” Harris, wife of rapper T.I., took the witness stand in a federal courtroom in California on Wednesday to address allegations that she and her husband staged a shakedown against MGA Entertainment. The Harris couple has accused the toy giant of stealing the likeness and style of their daughter’s teen pop group, OMG Girlz, to create the wildly popular “L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G.” dolls.

Tiny, who gained fame as a member of the 90s R&B group Xscape and co-wrote the hit song “No Scrubs” for TLC, was the first witness called to testify in the trial that began on Tuesday in Santa Ana. Speaking in a calm and measured tone, Tiny firmly denied that the lawsuit was motivated by financial gain. “I’m not here for a money grab. I live very comfortably, me and my husband. We’re doing pretty well for ourselves,” she stated. Tiny emphasized that her primary concern was for the members of the OMG Girlz — her daughter Zonnique “Star” Pullins, Bahja “Beauty” Rodriguez, and Breaunna “Babydoll” Womack — who she believes deserve recognition and compensation for their creative contributions.

“It’s more about the girls. I feel like the girls built a brand, and they work hard for it,” Tiny testified. She argued that it was unjust for a large corporation like MGA to profit from the image and style that the OMG Girlz had cultivated without including them in the success. “I don’t feel that it’s right for a big company to come and take something they built and not make them a part of it,” she added.

The legal dispute dates back to December 2020, when Tiny and T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, sent a cease-and-desist letter to MGA, demanding the toy company halt distribution of its O.M.G. dolls, alleging that the dolls’ name, vibrant hair, and unique wardrobe were directly inspired by the OMG Girlz. MGA responded swiftly with a lawsuit seeking a court ruling that the company owns the name and image of the dolls. In response, the Harris couple filed a cross-complaint for trade dress infringement.

This courtroom confrontation is not the first time the two sides have clashed. An initial trial in January 2023 ended in a mistrial, and a second trial later that year resulted in a loss for the Harris couple. However, that verdict was overturned due to a change in the law, leading to the current proceedings.

With T.I. watching from the gallery, Tiny made it clear that their fight was about principle and justice for the OMG Girlz. The outcome of this trial could set a significant precedent for how intellectual property rights are protected in the entertainment and toy industries, especially when it comes to the creative contributions of artists and performers.

As the trial continues, the Harris family and their supporters are hoping that their case will lead to a favorable outcome, ensuring that the hard work and creativity of the OMG Girlz are properly acknowledged and compensated.

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6ix9ine Drops Diss Song On Ex-Girlfriend And Singer Yailin La Mas Viral

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6ix9ine is never far from drama. The rapper initially made waves for his outlandish appearance, and has done just about everything to stay in the spotlight. He knows that picking fights with other artists, and airing out dirty laundry on record is an easy hack when it comes to generating attention. He did it once again on September 4th. 6ix9ine decided to drop a diss track against his ex-girlfriend and fellow artist, Yailin La Mas Viral. It wasn’t a rush job, either. The track comes with a music video that seemingly gets into detail about the doomed relationship.

6ix9ine raps the entire song in Spanish, and adopts a more mellow sound than usual. The rapper known for his outlandish vocals and likewise fashion plays it straight. He’s even wearing a black suit. The grim nature of the lyrics are matched by the additional footage. The music video incorporates footage of the rapper and Yailin La Mas Viral when they were still together. The couple dated throughout 2023 before calling it quits in August. Yailin even joked about being single on Instagram following the split. 6ix9ine seems less willing to move on, based on the diss track.

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6ix9ine Dated The Dominican Singer For A Year

The footage included in the video also sees 6ix9ine interacting with Yailin La Mas Viral’s son, whom she shares with rapper Anuel AA. It looks as though the couple got extremely close during their romance, and the lyrics, appropriately, reflect on what could have been. The relationship between 6ix9ine and Yailin was not without its bumps, though. The former was jailed in Yailin’s native Dominican Republic back in January. Daily Mail stated that 6ix9ine was locked up due to a domestic violence report made by Yailin’s mother.

Yailin La Mas Viral also dealt with legal troubles during their time together. A warrant was sworn out for her arrest in 2023. Ciber Cuba reported that the singer owed $25,500 to the New Decoración company for remodeling her apartment. 6ix9ine hopped on Instagram Live and tried stick up for Yailin despite the claims made against her. “I want to tell the audience not to believe everything that appears on social media,” he noted. “Especially from a country where there is no justice. It is very corrupt.” We will see if Yailin decides to issue a response to 6ix9ine’s diss.

Read More: 6ix9ine Gets Hit With An International Warrant For His Arrest

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Boosie Badazz Praises Elon Musk For NSFW Content On Twitter

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Boosie Badazz is as unpredictable as they come. Few rappers have been as mercurial and intense, especially when it comes to trash talking. He has been one of the genre’s finest crash out artists for two decades. The reason Boosie Badazz made headlines on September 4, though, was because he did the complete opposite. The rapper took time out of ragging on fellow rapper Ralo to praise Twitter owner Elon Musk. He tagged the controversial Tesla CEO, and detailed the ways in which he loves using the app.

Boosie Badazz seems to love the new version of Twitter (aka X) for a specific reason. You may think it’s because it allows him to pop off on any rapper he sees fit. In reality, it’s because of all the nudity and sex content on the app. We aren’t projecting on to Boosie Badazz, either. The rapper made it pretty clear in his tweet. “Twitter will have you j*cking off all day,” he wrote. @elonmusk u doing your thang with this app n making a lot of people n this world happy.” This is not an interaction anybody had on their 2024 bingo board, yet here we are.

Read More: Ralo Insists He Didn’t Mean To Diss Boosie Badazz Amid Heated Back And Forth

Boosie Badazz Previously Criticized Social Media

This is a far cry from what Boosie Badazz said during his 2023 appearance on Drink Champs. The rapper told N.O.R.E. and company that social media “f*cked up” the culture. “It made more avenues for money,” he noted. “But it f*cked up everything. Marriages, everything.” Boosie Badazz noted that apps like X or Twitter, and Instagram, made relationships inherently easier to abuse in terms of cheating. He isn’t wrong, but it does take on a different tone when you take into account his praise for Twitter and Elon Musk’s changes.

Boosie has been pretty active on Twitter over the last 24 hours. The rapper spent most the day of September 4 absolutely laying into Ralo over comments the latter made about touring. Ralo said he didn’t want to be a touring rapper in his 40s, and cited Boosie Badazz as a prime example. Boosie then went ballistic, and claimed Ralo never made good music in the first place. He also derided the rapper for failing to mature once he got out of prison.

Read More: Boosie Badazz Continues To Blast Ralo For Insulting His Touring Schedule

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Tamar Braxton Blasts Jeremy “JR” Robinson For Allegedly Spending Her Money On Another Woman

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Late last month, Tamar Braxton gifted Jeremy “JR” Robinson an extravagant chain for his birthday despite the two of them being single. Of course, the gesture left fans confused as to where the former pair currently stands, but up until recently, they appeared to be friends. Now, however, it looks like their relationship has taken a dramatic turn for the worse.

Recently, Braxton hopped on Instagram Live to put JR on blast after the Four Seasons in New Orleans charged her credit card. According to her, she wasn’t there, and quickly called JR to sort things out. She claims he had an attitude when she called, and that the hotel told her the reservation was under “Mr. Jeremy Robinson and his guest Ms. Jay.”

Read More: Tamar Braxton Gifts Jeremy Robinson A Birthday Chain After Claiming She’s Single

Tamar Braxton Calls Out Her Ex Over Credit Card Mix-Up

While it’s unclear exactly who Ms. Jay is, Braxton later shared a screenshot of a woman’s Instagram profile, suggesting it was her. She, along with JR, denies this. “Payed IN MY FACE for a 25 year old!!!!!” Braxton captioned the screenshot. “Smh tool my jewelry took me to Turks and all along had a WHOLE TRAMP I hate you @jeremyrobinson.” Today, JR fired back at Braxton’s accusations, insisting that the whole thing was a misunderstanding. According to him, their cards share the same last three digits, which would explain the booking mix-up. Moreover, he says the woman Braxton called out on Instagram is just a “random woman,” and denies being with her.

“I have never led Tamar Braxton on; I never will, nor will I,” he also added. “You don’t just go on social media and start attacking somebody that you claim you love, that you care for as a friend. Then you post pictures of you and my daughters together, but then you’re throwing their dad under the bus. It’s not cool.” What do you think of Tamar Braxton putting her ex Jeremy “JR” Robinson on blast? What about his response to her accusations? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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