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Travis Scott Enters “Big Three” Of The Most Streamed Rappers On Spotify Of All Time

September 20, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Travis Scott continues to be one of the biggest rappers on the planet, and his reach and success is starting to reach all-time legend status commercially. Moreover, per streaming metrics confirmed by Kworb, he surpassed Kanye West to become the third-most streamed rapper of all time on Spotify (if we’re not counting Bad Bunny…) and the ninth-most streamed artist from any genre on the platform. For those curious, Ye is at number ten on the all-time list with 48 billion streams and La Flame has 49 billion. Eminem lands at number seven on the all-time list with 51 billion total streams as the second-most streamed rapper on the platform.

To no one’s surprise, Drake is Spotify’s most streamed artist of all time at press time, and his 103 billion streams suggest that he will stay there for a long time. Back to Travis Scott, though: this huge streaming push probably saw a lot of assistance from his re-release of DAYS BEFORE RODEO, which landed on Spotify for the first time in history ten years after its initial release. The project was very successful, and actually might still have a shot at a No. 1 placement on the Billboard 200 thanks to a new sales surge.

Travis Scott Is Among The Top 3 Most Streamed Rappers Ever On Spotify

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That whole chart debacle with Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet might be the stuff of legend one day thanks to how juicy and contentious the tea was. Nevertheless, all success is relative, which means that Travis Scott should still be feeling amazing these days about his artistry and career. His South American tour as of late has been a hit as well, expanding his global reach more than it already had. For this and many other reasons, the Houston superstar will probably continue to dominate the numbers game and bring his fans some compelling work.

After all, Travis Scott has teased that he’s already cooking stuff up, and he’s teased that it won’t be long before he’s back with another project, album, single… Who knows? Either way, it’s exciting to see, especially considering how long fans had to wait for UTOPIA to finally manifest. Maybe its follow-up will be what turns him into the second-most streamed rapper of all time on Spotify…

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NLE Choppa Is Livid Over Complex’s Best Rappers In Their 20s List

September 14, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Complex recently put out yet another hotly debated list of the 20 best rappers in their 20s right now, and the hot takes and backlash flowed like boiling water. However, for all the outraged fan reactions and discussions, it seems like no one took this list more personally and seriously than NLE Choppa. He recently took to social media to vent about his exclusion from the list, although he made it clear that he did not mean to disrespect anyone on it or discredit their deservedness. The Memphis native flaunted about his success at a very, very young age, and posited that there are very few people in his space that are reaching the highs that he is.

Of course, whether or not you agree is up to you, but NLE Choppa feels like the publication should’ve made a 21 best rappers list as to not boot him off, since he feels as deserving of praise as his peers. Still, we doubt that this will slow him down in any way. The 21-year-old has done a great job of battling bigots who are mad at his support of the LGBTQIA+ community. Some queer-baiting accusations followed, but that’s just part of the industry promo machine.

NLE Choppa Rants Against Complex‘s Best Rappers In Their 20s List

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Elsewhere during the clip above, NLE Choppa also hinted at big things coming from him in October once he wraps up this current era. For those unaware, his latest contribution to it is “SLUT ME OUT 3” with Carey Washington. Not only does the track provide a sonic switch-up from previous installments, but it’s also somehow dirtier than ever. We’ll see whether or not these next releases follow these footsteps, go back to tried and true formulas, or bring something else entirely to the table as a new approach.

We’re sure that many rappers in their 20s probably feel like NLE Choppa to a certain degree. But he has a unique penchant for boldly standing tall against criticism. For example, Choppa recently turned heads with some curious style choices at New York Fashion Week, but he had a great time all the same. Let us know whether you’d put him in your top 20 rappers in their 20s list down in the comments section below.

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Jay-Z, Biggie, Nas & More Don’t Make The Top 5 In “Family Feud” Best Rappers Survey

July 21, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tori Kelly and Meghan Trainor’s teams recently went head to head on Family Feud, and the results of one survey have sparked a major debate. At one point in the show, Steve Harvey asked “Who is the greatest rapper of all time?” and the responses were not what one would expect. First, someone from Trainor’s team confidently said J. Cole, who didn’t make the list. Other answers included Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne, who were also not listed.

Finally, a member from Kelly’s team said 2Pac, who came in at number two. Kelly’s father then said The Notorious B.I.G., who came in sixth. Someone else later suggested Jay-Z, who came in last. Nas, Drake, and Ice Cube were among the players’ guesses, though none of them made the cut.

Family Feud Survey Leaves Viewers Shocked

In order from first to last, the final list included Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, Eminem, Dr. Dre, LL Cool J, Biggie, 50 Cent, and Jay-Z. “We in Rhode Island again, where we at?” Harvey joked, prompting a response from Kelly. “You’re thinking as a Hip-Hop head. I don’t think that’s who answered these questions,” she said. Harvey went on to apologize to the hip-hop community for the list, seeming shocked that Jay-Z came in last place. “I just wanna apologize to the entire Hip Hop community,” he quipped. “Jay-Z’s last, what in the world?”

This isn’t the first time an episode of Family Feud has sparked a debate, however. Megan Thee Stallion appeared on the show earlier this month, where she was asked to “Name something you’ve done to your mate’s feet.” Considering Meg was shot in the foot by Tory Lanez, many thought the question was a bit too close for comfort, and criticized the show for asking it. What do you think of Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., and Nas being left out of a list of the top 5 best rappers in a Family Feud survey? Are you surprised or not? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Lil Wayne Builds His Own Hip-Hop Fantasy Football Team

July 20, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Lil Wayne is almost as much of a sports expert as he is a hip-hop legend, so how couldn’t his fusion of those two worlds be right on the dot? Moreover, during a conversation with Not Just Football, he built his own fantasy football team, but choosing only rappers instead of star players. Weezy had some pretty solid picks, and more knowledgeable sources and outlets likely have more to say about whether or not they are as great as he might think. But it also prompted some interesting contradictions and conflicts between his chosen players that we’ll get into soon.

“Obviously, I got to be the coach,” Lil Wayne clarified to kick off his hip-hop fantasy football draft. “As far as quarterback, my dawg, the 6ix God as the quarterback, Champagne Papi [Drake, for those of you reading this from under a rock]. [Jay-Z] would be Tom Brady, so Jay’s not in this. He’s just retired, he got a new job coming up, he making $300 mil’. He gon’ be okay. I want our running back to be, you know, like, tough, hardened. I like tough running backs -– I played fullback, so… Like, Beanie Sigel. You see Beanie Sigel back there, you know?

Lil Wayne’s Rap Fantasy Football Draft

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“Wide receiver, you know they got to be flamboyant,” Lil Wayne continued. “They got to be swaggy… We going Future. An opposite side of him, we going with 2 Chainz. He going to be the guy, the wide receiver that be like, ‘Man, just put it up. Just throw it up.’ Linebackers… Need them to be white boy crazy. Eye black just makes no more sense. We going Post Malone. You see all the tattoos and the grill, yeah. He remind me of [Maxx] Crosby. We got [The Game] and [50 Cent] on each end, left and right.”

Of course, there are a couple of matchups here on the team that would make coaching pretty difficult for Lil Wayne. Drake and Future aren’t really on the best of terms right now, and The Game and 50 Cent are sworn rivals. Does this rap football team have a shot at the Super Bowl? The world will never know…

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Ray J Calls Sexyy Red “One Of The Best Rappers He’s Ever Heard,” Moniece Slaughter Disagrees

May 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Ray J just gave a pretty hot but understandable take on the Tronix Network premiere of Love After Hip-Hop, one that Moniece Slaughter was in staunch disagreement with. Moreover, he called Sexyy Red “one of the best rappers he’s ever heard,” and an example of someone who doesn’t need a lot of marketing to establish their hit status. In the clip below, they don’t discuss much else, but the singer and entertainment figure also called her one of the top three female rappers of all time. The spicy assessment sidesteps Sexyy’s shorter time in the limelight, but one can’t deny her massive impact.

Furthermore, she got co-signs from pretty much every corner of the music industry, including a strong collaborative bond with Chief Keef. The St. Louis MC has a couple of hits under her belt already, and with each one, she shows no signs of slowing down or letting up on her prolific craft. Ray J may be putting Sexyy Red on a pretty high pedestal here, but it’s hard not to do so with the context of contemporary hip-hop in mind. It’s a multifaceted beast, but one that she definitely controls a specific corner of alongside similarly impressive and show-stopping femcees.

Ray J’s Sexyy Red Take & Moniece Slaughter’s Reaction: Watch

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However, all this praise for Sexyy Red can’t get Ray J out of other pickles in the entertainment industry. For example, Hazel-E recently accused him of setting up a fight between her and Masika Kalysha without letting her know beforehand. It’s unclear exactly what beef transpired between these three individuals, but it still hit the gossip pages as a continuation of previous L&HH disagreements. As the brain behind the Tronix Network enterting a new realm of reality TV, we’re sure that there will be more (but hopefully fewer) disagreements down the road.

Meanwhile, Moniece Slaughter gained recent notoriety for her often controversial and dismissive takes of some femcees today, although she also praises others just the same. Her stark denial of Ray J’s praise of Sexyy Red, though, rings off as particularly negative. Let us know which side you’re on down in the comments section below. Also, drop your theories as to whether the Hood Hottest Princess will eventually reach that top three femcee status.

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Rick Ross Thinks Most Rappers Have The Same Top 3 MCs List For This Reason

January 5, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Rick Ross recently hit up Adin Ross for a livestream together, and they got up to a whole lot of antics. In addition to a broken chair, the duo chopped it up about an array of topics, whether that was everyday pop culture happenings or Rozay’s career in the rap game. On that last point, an inevitable and forever unanswered question in hip-hop came up: who are the best rappers of all time? For this, the Maybach Music Group mogul put Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, and Jay-Z as his top three. Not only that, but he also explained why a lot of MCs share this exact ranking and why there’s so much overlap among his peers.

“When you hear OGs like myself and other n***as say those names so commonly, it’s because they had the biggest effect,” Rick Ross posited. “These the n***as that we watched get rich. Jay, Puff… that was really that first generation that we watched get rich. Because we’d seen artists that were hugely successful, but were they extremely wealthy? We not sure.” Given that he purchased a billboard in Dubai for his girlfriend recently, we know just how much he manifested inspiration from these figures into his own empire.

Rick Ross Breaks Down His Top 3 Rappers List To Adin Ross, Explains Similarities

Still, the Mississippi native didn’t provide any disrespect or lack of appreciation for that older guard of hip-hop pioneers. For example, he named Run-DMC as one of the most “extremely successful” artists of the Golden Age who didn’t garner the wild commercial success and extracurricular business practices that later lyricists lounged in. “It wasn’t just music,” Rick Ross said of why Big, ‘Pac, and Hov are often considered the greatest among rappers. “They was doing a lot of different s**t.“

Meanwhile, we know one name that for sure won’t appear near any of his lists of praise when it comes to MCs. The 50 Cent beef is as alive as ever, and that’s a narrative that likely won’t slow down anytime soon. Still, if you ask Fif who the top three best rappers are, maybe this disproves the 47-year-old’s theory. But we need a larger sample size for that debacle. On that note, come back to HNHH for the latest news and updates on Rick Ross.

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Shaq Doubles Down On His Status As The Greatest Athlete Rapper, Still Shows Love To Damian Lillard

October 2, 2023 by newhiphopnews

NBA Legend, entrepreneur, DJ, rapper, TV personality, the list of Shaquille O’Neal’s occupations is incredible. His reputation precedes him and he is one of the most likable celebrities and people on the planet. While Shaq is certainly one of the greatest NBA players ever, he believes he is the best at one of his other many talents. In an interview with TMZ Sports, Shaq talked about a few topics, one of which is his rapping career. For those who do not know, when he was dunking all over his opponents, he was also bodying beats. A year after he was drafted by the Orlando Magic, The Diesel was rapping on the side.

His first full project, Shaq Diesel, was put out in 1993. Then, just a year later, he released Shaq-Fu: Da Return. That album boasted impressive features from Method Man, Redman, and others. It took a while before getting back into it, but, lately, he has been a DJ for the past few years. He also dropped a fire verse with California rap duo, Coyote in early September. With all of this experience and abilities, he believes he is the best athlete-rapper of all time.

Here Is Proof Of Shaq Being The Best Athlete-Rapper

In the interview, Shaq acknowledges plenty of other athlete-spitters including Damian Lillard. However, when he hears others chattering about other talents, he needs to remind everyone who is the G.O.A.T. “It’s all competition for me, so when I hear other people that say, ‘I’m a better athlete-rapper than Shaq,’ I gotta step up.” He continues, “I know who the number one is. Ima always say myself is number one, but they got a lot of the guys out there that are coming.”

What are your initial thoughts on Shaquille O’Neal saying he is the best rapper from any professional sport? If you disagree, who do you think is better than him? What is your favorite Shaq track? We want to hear what you have to say about all of this. With that in mind, be sure to leave all of your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest breaking news around Shaquille O’Neal and the rest of the sports and music world.

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Redman Doubles Down On Eminem’s Best Rappers Of All Time List

July 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

One of the most iconic lyrical moments in Eminem’s whole career is when he breaks down his best rappers of all time list on one of his biggest songs, 2002’s The Eminem Show cut “‘Till I Collapse.” “It goes Reggie, Jay-Z, Tupac, and Biggie / André from Outkast, Jada, Kurupt, Nas, and then me,” he raps on the track. While everyone on this list deserves placement, no one is more happy or honored by it than the top spot, Reggie. Moreover, he took to Instagram on Wednesday (July 26) to share some pictures of his new shirt, including one of Slim Shady wearing it. The design quotes the first part of those bars, and was made in collaboration with the NYC skating store Richmond Hood.

“My Young Bro @eminem stay Repping and got his IT GOES REGGIE TEE !” the Wu-Tang Clan-affiliated MC wrote. “ONLY at www.Richmondhood.com. @richmondhoodco. If it ain’t got the Yellow Tag it’s a FAKE !! F**k with the ORIGINALS.” Of course, there’s a lot of mutual respect between Marshall Mathers and Redman, which they spoke about together in 2015.

Redman Promotes Eminem’s Iconic Best Rappers List For Good Reason

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“I was cleaning out my closet, pun intended,” Eminem said on Shade 45. “Ran across this old picture and s**t. I was like, ‘What the f**k is? Oh, s**t.’ I realized, the first time I had ever went to New York, we actually, we went to Jersey [and] me and Bizarre went to record with the Outsidaz. And somehow, I can’t remember who we was in the car with, but I know Pace [Won] was with us and we had actually ended up stopping by your house. So I’m like, ‘Oh, s**t. That’s the picture I took out the back window of your house on some fan s**t.’ It was like, ‘Holy s**t, that’s Redman’s house.’”

“You’re one of my favorite artists, too,” the Jersey legend replied. “Keep doing what you’re doing and you’ve got my support over here, brother.” In other interviews, Em also shouted out Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Joyner Lucas, and Lil Wayne as some inspirational figures. Also, he’s previously praised Kool G Rap, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Treach of Naughty By Nature, KRS-One, Pharoahe Monch, and many more. For more news and the latest updates on Eminem and Redman, log back into HNHH.

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BlocBoy JB Says He, Eminem, J. Cole, & Drake Are The “Best Rappers In The World”

June 3, 2023 by newhiphopnews

BlocBoy JB says that he is one of the “best rappers in the world,” along with Eminem, Drake, and J. Cole. The “Look Alive” rapper made the claim in a post on his Instagram Story, Saturday.

“I’m One Of The Best Rappers In The World Y’all Just [Sleep Emoji],” he wrote over a black screen. “Bar 4 Bar only n***a up der wit me is @eminem @champagnepapi @realcoleworld.”

BlocBoy JB In Concert

MEMPHIS, TN – JUNE 28: BlocBoy JB performs onstage during the 6th Yo Gotti Birthday Bash at FedExForum on June 28, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Greg Campbell/Getty Images for TIDAL)

When the story was reposted by DJ Akademiks on Instagram, fans almost universally disagreed with BlocBoy. “I’ve never seen clout chasing like this before bro is really going out sad = HE BROKE,” one wrote. Another commented: “I know a n***a from down the st with more bars then this n***a.” Others in disagreement still defended BlocBoy from criticism: “I ain’t even mad at bro.. That’s how you’re suppose to feel about your music.”

Despite his own inclusion in the list, J. Cole, Eminem, and Drake are popular picks for the title of the best rapper in the world. Earlier this year, Billboard selected all three of them for its “50 Greatest Rappers of All Time” list. Cole landed at number 15, while Drake went number eight and Eminem ranked at number five.

BlocBoy JB On His Place In Hip-Hop

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Outside of music, BlocBoy JB recently made headlines for coming to the defense of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant. In a post on Instagram, he sided with Morant after the NBA star brandished a firearm on social media. “Guns are not illegal,” he wrote at the time. “If he turnt in his car with his gun dats in his name in his yard and somebody recorded him dat ain’t on him. Free Ja.” Adam Silver has said the NBA will make a decision on his suspension after the Finals.

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Jadakiss Names His Top 5 Rappers Dead Or Alive

May 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Jadakiss listed the four best rappers that he believes would rank with him in the top five of all time during a recent interview with Erika Fernandez. The iconic New York rapper once famously proclaimed himself to be “top five dead or alive.”

“The other four would have to be Biggie, DMX, Nas, JAY-Z,” Jadakiss answered during the interview. Fans in the comments section of a post of the clip by The Hip-Hop Wolf had mixed responses to the list. “So New York don’t have no down south rapper in top 5 just asking??” one user wrote. Another argued, “Any top 5 with PAC not at 1 is invalid. Idc if it is his opinion.”

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 03: Jadakiss of The Lox performs onstage during Verzuz: The Lox Vs Dipset at Madison Square Garden on August 03, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

It’s not the first time that Jadakiss has listed his top five rappers. When asked for the best voices in hip hop on UPROXX’s show, Fresh Pair, in 2022, he named Guru, Method Man, The Notorious B.I.G., Tone-Loc, and Nas.

“I think Guru, rest in peace. [Method Man], you know when the [Wu-Tang Clan] came Meth’s voice was deep and raspy and just he has an ill voice,” Jada said at the time. “Big, with the nasal. Sounds like he’s having a hard time breathing but that’s making his cadence extra crazy. Tone-Loc, Tone-Loc’s voice was ill. Nas, with the nasal. That’s voices! So don’t get mad at me.” Check out the latest iteration of Jadakiss’ five favorite rappers dead or alive.

Jadakiss’ Top 5 Dead Or Alive

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Jadakiss has also previously listed his favorite rappers only accounting for newer artists. “I think there’s a couple new lyrical kings,” Jada said during an interview with Jazzy’s World TV, as noted by HipHopDX. “Drake, J. Cole, I like Cordae, Kendrick, there’s a few monsters out there. Lil Baby. So yeah, the game is in good shape.”

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