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DJ Akademiks Defends Nicki Minaj’s Possible Explanation For Her Ice Spice Beef

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Nicki Minaj recently sparked a whole lot of fan speculation with some recent moves that some Barbz interpreted as shade towards Ice Spice. For those unaware, the former unfollowed the latter on Instagram and then told fans to stop asking questions about “other people” amid this drama. As such, many put two and two together, but this equation doesn’t really confirm whether or not there are real issues at play here. Nevertheless, DJ Akademiks recently responded to this during his livestream, defending the Trinidadian MC for her choices and for the way in which she’s conducting business with these artists.

Of course, Ak’s main point of defense for Nicki Minaj’s treatment of Ice Spice was to compare her to her Young Money partner and his fav, Drake. He said that Drizzy rubs a lot of artists the wrong way for taking control of publishing and masters, but the media personality justified this through the notion of the “Drake stimulus package.” He’s already defended this model to death before, so it’s no surprise that he understands why Nicki is moving in the way she’s moving. To be clear, this approach from a massive artist to a relatively smaller one isn’t necessarily an automatic point of condemnation, as any sort of deal in the music industry can turn sour if executed irresponsibly.

Read More: Nicki Minaj Unfollows Ice Spice & JT Amid Beef Rumors

DJ Akademiks Speaks On Nicki Minaj’s Label Comments Seemingly Aimed At Ice Spice

Here’s what Nicki Minaj had to say about rappers signing to white labels instead of her Heavy On It imprint, which many saw as an Ice Spice dig. “Motherf***er tell somebody they don’t want to sign with Heavy On It,” she expressed. “But then they’ll go and sign with the white peoples. And guess who the white peoples finna call? Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty. They always get the attention of the Barbz. If your name is not on [the new version of] Pink Friday 2, they’re not a Heavy On It artist.”

Meanwhile, this is what Ice Spice had to say about Nicki Minaj recently. “We don’t have the closest relationship, you know? But we’re definitely good,” she posited. “We’re mutuals. We had smash records together. I love us together. I think the world does too.”

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ASAP Rocky Catches Heat For His Dismissive Drake Beef Comments

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ASAP Rocky and Drake exchanged a lot of shots this year, and they will probably send more each other’s way in the near future. This is especially true these days, as folks think that Drizzy dissed Rocky on the recent “It’s Up” and considering that the New York rapper will drop an album very soon. In fact, he already allegedly dissed his Toronto enemy on the single “HIGHJACK.” Regardless, what people are really talking about these days are comments from the A$AP Mob member about this feud, which basically dismissed this whole thing. This didn’t sit well with some folks, especially the OVO camp.

“You got to realize, certain n***as was throwing shots for years,” A$AP Rocky remarked about the Drake beef. “I ain’t in the middle of that s**t. That’s not how I retaliate right now. I got bigger fish to fry than some p***y boys. It is real beef outside. It is real. N***as getting really clipped and blitzed every day. N***as sniping n***as every day. That little kitty s**t ain’t about nothing.” Some detractors thought that Rocky tried too hard to sidestep actually engaging with this feud, whereas others took shots at his supposedly false street ties.

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Fans Blast ASAP Rocky’s Words For Drake

But the biggest likelihood is that A$AP Rocky simply chose to focus on his album Don’t Be Dumb rather than the Drake beef. The 6ix God seems to be taking a similar approach these days, so we can probably expect some subliminal shots back and forth either way. After all, they love to shade subtly and not overtly, and they have plenty of reason to do so engagement-wise now that everyone is combing through tracks for potential disses. But DBD faced yet another delay, so we will have to wait a little more for this. Find critical reactions to this development down below.

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Meanwhile, another bizarre Drake comment as of late came from none other than Kanye West. He dedicated “I Wonder” to him and Ian Connor at the VULTURES listening event in Korea, which confused many fans. Did Ye mean this shoutout as a diss or is he once again walking back his previous negative comments about his “Glow” collaborator? I mean, it’s too many options…

Read More: ASAP Rocky Will Respond To Drake Disses On “Don’t Be Dumb” Album

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Kanye West Dedicates A Track To Drake At “VULTURES” Listening Event And Fans Are Very Confused

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Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s recent VULTURES listening party in Korea on Thursday night (August 22) was more bizarre than most, and that’s saying something. Moreover, the reason why people raised their eyebrows at this particular event has to do with the former artist’s mention of one of his former friends turned current rivals. “This one’s for Drake, this one’s for Ian Connor,” Ye told the crowd when “I Wonder” started to play. Considering the track’s lyrical content and the questionable backgrounds of these figures, some fans took this as a diss about them being unable to find their dreams or a legitimate shoutout.

Either way, fans expressed confusion over this on social media, and aren’t really stepping in to defend neither Drake nor Ian Connor. Well, for Drizzy, a lot of fans think that Kanye West is just using his name for clout or once again walking back his previously negative stance on him. This year, that stance manifested into a “Like That” remix amid the Toronto rapper’s many beefs and plenty of disparaging comments down the line. Perhaps the sheer defeat he faced at the hands of Kendrick Lamar made Ye more sympathetic to his plight.

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Kanye West Dedicates “I Wonder” To Drake & Ian Connor

Jokes aside, some recent new footage of both Kanye West and Drake paints this picture in a more complicated fashion. Ye spoke to Candace Owens in a resurfaced 2022 interview about the 6ix God. “Drake is the best rapper ever by the numbers. Jay-Z is the greatest rapper ever by the inspiration,” he remarked. It’s funny that all these three artists collaborated on a song five years after Aubrey pretty much provoked Ye and Hov’s Watch The Throne album in a competitive fashion.

Meanwhile, as part of his 100 GIGS footage release, Drake showed off the process behind creating the hook for Kanye West’s “Yikes.” As such, it’s a bizarre time to view the relationship between these two titans of the music industry. Fans have as much access to their collaborative highs as they do to their pettily personal lows. We’ll see whether Ye explains this dedication, and whether they will ever reconcile.

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Mustard Completely Rules Out Working With Drake Following The Kendrick Lamar Beef

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If you were hoping for a Drake and Mustard collaboration, we are sorry to break your heart. According to an interview with the Los Angeles Times (via AllHipHop), the California producer is totally ruling that possibility out. It makes sense, as he did concoct the already iconic instrumental for Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”. Additionally, his X rant about his low album sales for Faith Of A Mustard Seed was another indicator. He claimed that Drizzy helped Gordo drop his LP (which contained Drake collabs) the same day as his.

“Drake is the Malcolm X of white people 😂”, Mustard began. “And Akademiks make sure you post Gordo’s first week since Drake thought he did a thing with making him drop on the same day as me 😂”. So, yeah, he’s made his feelings pretty clear, but this feature with the outlet shows just how much hate he has inside of him for Drizzy. “I don’t think I want to make a song with that dude. He’s a strange guy”.

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Mustard Is No Longer Messing With Drake

However, that quote is just the tip of the iceberg. When recalling the Pop Out show, he said it felt like everyone was getting rejuvenated. “I was right by the stage looking up at him as he was performing that night, and it was like everybody was getting healed”. Mustard said it had nothing to do with Drake, but all of the previous quotes we listed sort of contradict this one.

What are your thoughts on Mustard ruling out any possibility of working with Drake again? Do you think they will ultimately make up, why or why not? Is the hate for Drizzy going too far, or is it all valid? 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 Mustard and Drake Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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LUCKI & KanKan Respond Harshly To Destroy Lonely’s Latest Diss Track

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Destroy Lonely is an artist who has been making strong waves on Playboi Carti’s OPIUM label. Overall, he has dropped some massive projects, and his fans adore him. However, over the past year, he has been wrapped up in controversies that have certainly left a bad taste in the mouths of fans. For instance, Lone recently came out and dissed LUCKI in a new snippet that was posted online. “Got my old b*tch so mad that I won’t f*ck her / I done surpassed my favorite rappers, guess I’m lucky,” he rapped.

There was also a shot at KanKan in there, which led to responses from both KanKan and LUCKI. Below, you can see that the two had similar insults, although they took different approaches to calling out the artist. “Y’all paint your nails and wear dresses sometimes. How you wanna be a street guy now?” LUCKI said while on Instagram Live. Meanwhile, KanKan went on an extended Twitter rant where he called Destroy Lonely a “cross-dresser.”

KanKan & Lucki Vs. Destroy Lonely

One has to wonder how Playboi Carti feels about all of this. After all, Destroy Lonely is his artist, and the man represents the OPIUM brand. Meanwhile, Carti is attempting to work on his album which was supposed to drop at some point this year. While there was a ton of hype for a release at the top of the year, we are now left waiting. Only time will tell whether or not the project gets scrapped or ends up shocking people at the last moment of the year.

Be sure to let us know what you think about all of this, in the comments section down below. Whose side are you on in this ongoing feud? Do you believe that these three can piece it up, or this a beef that is destined to continue? 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.

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Destroy Lonely Takes Shots At Both Lucki And KanKan On Twitter

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Destroy Lonely should be in album mode. He’s got a new release set for August 30. Instead, the rapper is in battle mode. He took issue with multiple rappers on August 22, and decided to make his issues known by calling both Lucki and KanKan out on Twitter. To be fair to Destroy Lonely, the beef was instigated by his peers. Lucki came over the top rope with some bold accusations about Lonely, so it’s difficult to find fault with a response. KanKan hitched his wagon to the Lucki train, and both men suffered as a result.

Let’s start with the Lucki accusations. The rapper went on Instagram Live and started popping off about Destroy Lonely’s personal life. He started talking reckless about Lonely’s girl, despite claiming that he did not want any trouble. “She just brought my name up,” Lucki claimed. “I didn’t even f*ck her. I didn’t even bother the girl. Your new girlfriend, too? Ask her about Lucki.” The rapper tried to diffuse his bold claims by asserting that he didn’t want beef with other rappers over girls. That said, he threw shade at Destroy Lonely again by alluding to the rapper’s record deal. Lucki said it was better to be a multi-millionaire than to be signed to a multi-millionaire, which many took as a reference to Lonely being signed to Playboi Carti.

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Destroy Lonely Claims He’s Not ‘Scared’ Of Lucki

Destroy Lonely definitely felt some kind of way about Lucki’s comments. He hopped on Twitter right after the IG Story made the rounds, and made he clear that he wasn’t messing around. Boy u ain’t never seen me in no dress,” Lonely wrote. “And u damn sure ain’t never scare me.” The situation between Lucki and Destroy Lonely got even more serious when KanKan got in the mix. The rapper decided to post the Lucki Instagram Story. Lonely, unsurprisingly, didn’t appreciate it. He quote tweeted KanKan and made it clear he’s got a problem with him too. “Dont laugh n**ga u a h*e,” he wrote back. KanKan eventually deleted his tweet.

This is not the first time Lucki has seemingly dissed Destroy Lonely. Fans have long believed that the rapper dissed Lonely on his song “OUTRO” from his 2024 album Gemini. “I gave you the swag from your dad, you hope I don’t notice, but it got a tag,” Lucki raps. “He richer than me, a fact, I hit her first, so probably he mad. You makin’ your city look bad, I hit a Rolls Royce hoe in a Track.” Lonely’s father is rapper I-20, which led fans to assume that Lucki was diminishing Lonely’s achievements as an artist. There’s definitely more drama to come.

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Lil Yachty Leaks Reference Track For Karrahbooo’s “On The Radar” Freestyle

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Lil Yachty was not playing around on Thursday night. The rapper decided to stop playing nice with his former signee, Karrahbooo, and put her on blast. He not only hopped on Instagram Live to call her out for being “verbally abusive,” but he pulled the rug out from her in terms of writing ability. Lil Yachty claimed that he wrote all of Karrahbooo’s verses when she was with Concrete Boys. This includes verses on her albums and EPs, as well as freestyles. Fans were understandably shocked by this claim, but Yachty went and provided evidence.

Lil Yachty leaked the reference track for Karrahbooo’s “On the Radar” freestyle within hours of his rant. The freestyle is nearly identical, give or take a few pauses. It’s a bit hard to make out everything that Lil Boat is saying, but the flow and the instrumental are identical. It’s damning evidence, with regards to the notion that Lil Yachty has been propping Karrahbooo’s career up. The reference track was just the tip of the iceberg, though. The rapper claimed that Karrahbooo was actually $900K in the hole with him, and needs to pay him back before he starts taking legal action.

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Lil Yachty Claims Karrahbooo Owns Him $900K

Lil Yachty responded to a rumor that he’d been stealing money from Karrahbooo, so he felt compelled to state that the opposite is true. “This the problem with you new artists,” the rapper said during his IG rant. “Y’all get popping online, and then you become more popular than your actual music.” Yachty went on to claim that Karrahbooo owed him, in both exposure and in dollars. “You $900K in the hole,” he revealed. “And I got every f*cking receipt, and Ima post it, I dare you, try me.” Lil Yachty also threatened to reveal how much Karrahbooo has made via streaming, which he implies is minuscule compared to what he’s owed.

“Nobody would even know who the f*ck Karrahbooo was if it wasn’t for me,” Lil Yachty asserted. “I’ve been nothing but loving and caring… I paid your bills and gave you money.” The rapper completed his rant by getting aggressive and expressing confusion over Karrahbooo’s arrogance. “What the f*ck are we even talking about, bro,” he asked. Karrahbooo has yet to respond to Lil Yachty’s rant, but the leak, coupled with the claims of owed money, do not look good for her. The situation continues to get more and more messy.

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Lil Yachty Claims He Wrote All Of Karrahbooo’s Music In Explosive Rant

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Lil Yachty really let loose on August 22. The rapper caught wind of the rumors that Karrahbooo was talking bad about him and Concrete Boys. A fan who met with Karrahbooo went as far as to allege that Yachty bullied Karrahbooo into leaving. Yachty didn’t appreciate the accusations, and hopped on IG Live to set the record straight. Well, a little more than that, actually. The rapper decided to put Karrahbooo on blast. He not only called out her alleged bad behavior, but took credit for all of her music in the process.

“Bro, go ahead [and tell] people how you talk to people,” Yachty said during his IG rant. He goes on to say that Karrahbooo is a liar who claims to be broke and homeless to elicit sympathy. He also claimed that Karrahbooo was verbally abusive to those in the Concrete Boys camp. “You talk to people like they were nothing,” Yachty asserted. “Like they’re small, like they’re beneath you.” The rapper didn’t stop at broad accusations, either. He proceeded to provide specific examples of Karrahbooo’s allegedly mean behavior. “How you told me you ‘gon spit on me when you see me,” he said. “Your brain is clinically imbalanced…”

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Lil Yachty Accused Karrahbooo Of Being Verbally Abusive

Lil Yachty has a reputation for being cordial and friendly. It’s rare to see the rapper clash with people in a public space, Bobbi Althoff interview notwithstanding. This reputation is what makes Yachty’s assertions so surprising. The gloves really came off when the rapper claimed to have written all of Karrahboo’s rap verses when she was with Concrete Boys. He also claimed to have styled her look and instructed her on how to behave to become popular. “I’ve given you a career and time and time you just disrespect me,” he explained. “I wrote every f*cking verse you’ve done, I dressed you.”

Furthermore, Lil Yachty told viewers that Concrete Boys have withheld her behavior from the public in an attempt to give her the benefit of the doubt. “Internally, we have withheld your actions,” he added. “Since the beginning of me giving you this career… I been letting you do this whole thing where you act like you a princess.” Lil Yachty really doubled down on that last point. He pointed out that Karrahbooo worked as a server before he gave her a co-sign. “I changed your motherf*cking life,” he concluded. “You out here lying.” The frustration in Yachty’s voice really comes through toward the end of the rant. Things officially got ugly.

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Iggy Azalea Seemingly Mocks Playboi Carti’s Baby Voice In New Ad

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Iggy Azalea and Playboi Carti do not get along. The former couple had an acrimonious split despite sharing a child. Azalea, in particular, has been open about criticizing Carti for his lack of involvement in their son’s life. It’s this behind-the-scenes context that makes Azalea’s latest ad so intriguing. She gets a phone call in her latest ad for Unreal Mobile, and the person on the other line seems like a thinly veiled dig at Playboi Carti. The two have a lengthy conversation, in which Iggy Azalea manages to talk her odd client into switching over to her partnership brand.

There are quite a few parallels between the “client” and Playboi Carti. For one, the client is dressed very much in the rapper’s gothic style. The client also brags about drinking blood for thousands of years, a nod to vampirism which is once again Carti’s wheelhouse. The rapper literally has a song called “VAMP ANTHEM” on his 2020 album Whole Lotta Red. Iggy Azalea and the Unreal Mobile team didn’t stop at the look, though. At one point during the video, the client breaks out into an incoherent baby voice. A voice that’s pretty directly poking fun at Playboi Carti’s “baby voice” flow.

Iggy Azalea’s Ad Appears To Clown Carti’s Style

You don’t need to squint to see what Iggy Azalea is doing here. She’s using her platform and her deal with Unreal Mobile to poke fun at the father of her child. It’s not a particularly funny ad, but it definitely gets in some digs on Playboi Carti’s eccentric persona. Those who question whether Azalea would go as far as to diss Carti in an ad needn’t look further back than July. The “Fancy” rapper went on the Dinner’s on Me podcast and made it very clear that she doesn’t consider Carti a dad to their son. “I’m very much a single mother,” she told the hosts. “I’m very much the only parent. No disrespect, but yes, I am not co-parenting really, and that’s just the reality of it. It’s one, it’s 24/7.”

Iggy Azalea disses Playboi Carti every chance she gets. When a fan posted a compilation of Carti with his son, the Australian rapper threw another dig his way. “Its cool how you can fit damn near every visit into just one video,” she wrote on Twitter in December. “Talented!” Playboi Carti is famous for not giving interviews or discussing his personal life. He’s never dissed Iggy Azalea publicly. That said, it’s easy to see why Azalea is ticked off.

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Karrahbooo Fan Claims That Lil Yachty Bullied Her Out Of Concrete Boys

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Karrahbooo shocked fans when she decided to leave Concrete Boys in July. The rapper was dubbed the first lady of Lil Yachty’s rap collective. There was widespread speculation as to what caused the split, but both Karrahbooo and Yachty kept quiet. Maybe the split was as amicable as they both said it was. A post by one of Karrahbooo’s fans, however, suggested otherwise. The fan, who goes by Twitter name Moon, claimed that she spoke with the rapper and learned there was much more to the split than we thought.

The fan posted a photo alongside Karrahbooo, and claimed the rapper came in to the restaurant where she worked. Things got juicy, though, when the fan claimed that Karrahbooo opened up about the true reason why she left Concrete Boys. “I asked her why she left,” the fan noted. “She immediately corrected me and said I didn’t leave they kicked me out.” Karrahbooo reportedly went on to lay the blame at the feet of Lil Yachty, who founded the group. “[She said] they were really mean to her and bullying her a lot. She doesn’t talk about it.”

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Karrahbooo Was Allegedly Kicked Out Of The Group

The fan then did some reading between the lines, and inferred that there was some possible jealously on the part of Lil Yachty. “I believe it’s because her name was the biggest behind Yachty,” she wrote. “If we being real I only started listening to him again because of her… I told her she’ll do just fine without them, f*ck ’em.” This fan account is far cry from the diplomatic, albeit vague, statement that Lil Yachty made when Karrahbooo left Concrete Boys.

“I’mma say this sh*t one time,” he said on Istagram Live. “We have split ways with Karrah as far as this Concrete sh*t. I have nothing bad to say, nothing negative to say about Karrah. I wish her the best in her career.” Karrahbooo has yet to comment on her feelings toward Lil Yachty and the rest of the Concrete Boys. That being said, she previously bumped heads with Yachty during an episode of the Safe Space podcast. Karrahbooo tried to defend her use of the N-word and Yachty proceeded to shut her down in front of the host. “That won’t happen,” he announced. “You shouldn’t say it.” It sounds like there’s more of the story to come.

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