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For over 10 years, Southside’s had his hand in some of the biggest records in rap music. His early hits with Waka Flocka undoubtedly helped shape the genre of rap in the past decade, and these days, he’s among the game’s go-to producer for hits. He’s worked alongside Future, Young Thug, Migos, and Drake, to name a few but it appears that he’s accomplished all that he’s set out to do. Following the next 808 Mafia album, it appears that we will no longer be hearing “Southside on the track” on any future trap bangers.

Retirement is officially in the plans for Southside who took to Twitter to reveal that he’ll be out of the game after this upcoming group project it out. Following the grind of the last decade, he said that he’s happy with all that he’s done in his career and is set to take on bigger roles outside of music.

“AFTER THIS 808mafia ALBUM IM DONE IM WHERE I WANNA BE IN LIFE AS A PRODUCER IM DONE JUST KNO THIS ALBUM IS GOING TO BE GREAT IM STILL GONE LEAD FOR THE CULTURE IM STILL GONE TRY TO PUT NEW PRODUCERS ON BUT AS A PRODUCER IM THROWING THE TOWEL IN AFTER THIS ALBUM I’m done,” he wrote.

The announcement shouldn’t necessarily be surprising since it’s clear he isn’t entirely impressed with the current state of the game. Last week, he announced that there were only five rappers in the game worthy of his beats.

What do you think of Southside’s announcement? 

They’ve known each other for decades and now Jermaine Dupri is making sure to celebrate Bow Wow on his birthday once again. The pair have had their ups and downs that have often played out in the media or on their show Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta, but overall, Dupri has maintained the father figure position in the rapper’s life. They’ve balanced their personal relationship with the professional one, often working together to craft hits that remain club bangers until this day, and the So So Def icon wanted to shine a light on his “son” on his big day.

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“My son is 34 wow!!” tweeted Dupri. “Everybody help me and wish @smoss an amazing and Blessed day,you know what it is with me,love you 4 life.” His request was met as Twitter was soon flooded with birthday wishes for Shad Moss. Omarion made sure to chime in, as well. “Happy earth strong @smoss Top hat. Child protégé & a adult anomaly,” the B2K frontman wrote. “Continue to stand in your greatness. You know the vibrationz. Party popper. Steady mobbin.”

Bow Wow was sure to thank a few of his famous friends and radio stations for sending him well wishes. Check it all out below.

The rap game has witnessed a few boss moves play out in the past few weeks. Jay-Z, specifically, consecutively announced his big moves with TIDAL and Ace Of Spades that boosted his net worth by 40%. This morning, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland announced that Triller would acquire their platform Verzuz in a deal that would make Timbo and Swizz shareholders of Triller Network. In return, Timbo and Swizz gave equity stake to the 43 performers who’ve touched the stage in the past including DMX, Alicia Keys, and John Legend.

Many people, including Swizz and Timbo, felt like it was a game-changing move but unfortunately, not everyone was celebrating. Power actor Michael Rainey Jr. hit the ‘Gram with his own take on the situation, calling the founders of Verzuzsell-outs for the move.  “Can’t ever jus have something of our own it’s always bout the money,” he wrote in one post. “Cool move but these n***as still sellouts,” he added in another.

Though he may have not gotten the low-down on the deal, it didn’t take Swizz or Timbaland to remind him. Swizz commented under @hollywoodunlocked’s Instagram post, “But we own triller,” along with a shrugging and laughing emoji. “We own everything tell who done that,” Timbaland added.

Rainey seemingly caught wind of the comments, admitting that it was “cool” that the two producers offered performers an equity stake. However, he still hoped that it would’ve remained totally owned by them. 

It was only last week when Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars announced that they were launching a duo called Silk Sonic. In a matter of days, they offered the intro from their forthcoming project and the lead single “Leave The Door Open” which was met with immediate praise. Unfortunately, the announcement of the collaborative effort arrived a little over a week before the Grammys took place but they still tried to get fans to pressure the Academy into letting them perform. 

“Dear Grammys, if you can see it in your hearts to allow two out-of-work musicians to perform at your show, we would really appreciate it. We just released a song and could really use the promotion right now. We have a lot riding on this record (and the Pelicans game next week, but that’s another story),” Mars wrote. “We’ll send in an audition tape and take as many covid tests as we need to. I promise we won’t be extra. We just really want a gig again.”

The open letter launched the #LetSilkSonicThrive campaign which ultimately started trending across the globe, prompting a response from the Academy themselves who appear to be interested in the offer. “.@BrunoMars & @AndersonPaak We have been trying to call you all week,” the tweet reads “Have you changed your numbers? We would love for #silksonic to make their TV debut at the #GRAMMYs. Are you free this Sunday night? Follow back and we will DM for details.”

It seems that the group may have split before even seeing the offer but hopefully, this could be the opportunity that calls for a reunion. 

Piers Morgan has found himself under fire on several occasions but his recent comments on Meghan Markle appear to have been the final straw for ITV who confirmed that he has quit Good Morning Britain. During a recent conversation surrounding Meghan and Harry’s recent interview with Oprah, Morgan said that he doesn’t “believe a word she says” following claims Markle suffered from suicidal thoughts and alleged racism in Buckingham Palace.

“Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided to leave Good Morning Britain,” a statement from ITV says. “ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add.”

The announcement comes just after broadcasting regulator Ofcom announced that they were launching an investigation into Piers Morgan’s comments after receiving upwards of 41K complaints. “We have launched an investigation into Monday’s episode of Good Morning Britain under our harm and offence rules,” the statement from Ofcom reads.

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Piers’s announcement that he quit the show also comes after a tense final appearance where he stormed off of the set after the Weather presenter Alex Beresford put him on blast. Beresford called out Piers for still being deep in his feelings because Meghan Markle once ghosted him. “I understand you have a personal relationship with Meghan Markle or had one and she cut you off. She’s entitled to cut you off if she wants to. Has she said anything about you since she cut you off? I don’t think she has but you continue you trash her,” she said. Not one to be questioned apparently, Piers stormed off the set before ITV made the announcement this morning.

Needless to say, not many people will be missing his presence on air.

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