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Lil Baby Names His Favorite Female Rapper Of All Time
Lil Baby knows that women are bigger than ever before in rap music right now. Some of the biggest rap hits of the year have been delivered by female rappers. Ice Spice alone is having a breakout year and has notched 4 top-10 hits on the Hot 100 already. Two of those came as collaborations with Nicki Minaj. Nicki also debuted her own song “Red Ruby Da Sleeze” inside the top 20 earlier this year. She teamed up with rising star Sexyy Red for a potential hit in the making with “Pound Town 2” as well. Two more female rappers notched a top 20 debut back in May. Cardi B and Latto put their powers together on “Put It On Da Floor Again” which debuted at #13.
In a recent interview on the Complex produced show GOAT Talk Lil Baby discussed the women in rap music today. ““It’s like crazy, crazy female artists right now, for sure,” he begins. He’s right as even more artists like Coi Leray. Glo Rilla, Kalii, Doechii, and Lola Brooke have also landed on the Hot 100 this year. “Females like running the game right now,” Lil Baby explains. He’s also asked who his favorite female rapper is and his answer won’t surprise anyone. “Yeah, I’d say Nicki Minaj for sure.”
Lil Baby Gives Female Rappers Their Credit
Lil Baby and Nicki Minaj have teamed up in the past. The duo released two new singles together last year. “Bussin’” and “Do We Have A Problem?” came out in back-to-back weeks and served as some of the biggest hip-hop crossovers of the year.
Lil Baby is fresh off the release of his new song “Merch Madness.” The track is a collaboration with sports merchandising company Fanatics. Recently the rapper was spotted at a 4th of July party thrown by the company’s CEO Michael Rubin. The party was attended by dozens of celebrities including some of the biggest names in rap music. What do you think of Lil Baby’s favorite female rapper? Let us know in the comment section below.
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LeBron James Media Firm Seeks To Buy Complex
The news that BuzzFeed was shutting down sent shockwaves around the media industry last month. Love them or hate them, BuzzFeed was a media titan who had seemingly survived everything the world had thrown at it. However, the media outlet has been whittled down over the years. There have been numerous mass layoffs at the site prior to its shuttering.
However, CEO Jonah Peretti stated that the BuzzFeed brand was no longer profitable and so the outlet would be dissolved to funnel resources into more “profitable” areas of the media empire. This would include a larger focus on sites such as HuffPost as well as expanding the use of AI at the company’s remaining assets. However, now there’s a bidder for some of the BuzzFeed-owned properties. And it’s not who you might expect.
LeBron Makes $100 Million Offer For Complex
The Complex Network was purchased by BuzzFeed for $300 million in late 2021. Prior to that, it had been owned by a joint venture between Hearst and Verizon. That ownership largely used Complex as a content production facility for AOL and go90. However, Complex largely returned to creating original content once acquired by BuzzFeed. It has become known for carving a niche for content in the hip hop genre. One especially known Complex feature is their ongoing GOAT series. Recent guests include Praise This co-stars Quavo and Chloe Bailey.
LeBron James, alongside Maverick Carter, founded the media company, The SpringHill Company in 2020. Since then, SpringHill has been behind several game shows, as well as films like Space Jam: A New Legacy and Hustle. But now it appears that they are moving towards media production. SpringHill has reportedly made a $100 million offer to purchase Complex Network from BuzzFeed. This would mean that BuzzFeed would make $200 million loss from their purchase of Complex less than two years ago. According to a source who spoke with Insider, Peretti is “not presently receptive to the idea”. However, the news that LeBron is targeting Complex speaks to his and his partners at SpringHill’s aims for the company. Any further updates on the potential sale will be covered here at HotNewHipHop.
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Quavo And Chlöe Share Their “GOAT” Migos Songs
Quavo and Chlöe recently shared the screen in the Peacock original Praise This. The film sees Chlöe play Sam, a wannabe musician who moves from LA to Atlanta after a run-in with the law. She is then forced to join her cousin’s church’s praise team ahead of a national competition. Quavo stars as Ty, a popular rapper in Atlanta.
The film received a 50% critics rating and an 83% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It also fueled rumors that Quavo and Chlöe were dating. However, nearly a month after the film was released, we are still getting content from the two of them. The pair recently appeared on Complex‘s GOAT series to talk all things rap and Atlanta.
Quavo And Chlöe Have Different Favorite Migos Songs
Sitting down with Complex for an interview where the two co-stars interviewed each other, Quavo asked Chlöe what the “GOAT Migos song” was. Her answer was “Stir Fry” (2018). “When we were filming and we were at the trap house, we were like, cooking in the fake kitchen….So Angelica and I were like, we’re doing” before trailing off to sing “Stir Fry”. Quavo also interrupted the question to incredulously ask when, and why, Chlöe was a trap house. When she said it was the one they filmed at for Praise This, Quavo quipped “Oh, I thought you meant a different trap house.”
As for Quavo, his answer was short and sweet – “Bad And Boujee” (2016). He doesn’t give a reason why but they both agree it’s a good Migos song. It is Migos’ biggest and best-known hit. However, it’s something of an easy answer as well. The question was part of Complex‘s GOAT series. Quavo also said that his GOAT Atlanta restaurant was Magic City, a strip club, because of their “GOAT Atlanta wings. And you can go get some lemon pepper and see nice bodies.” He also said Nobu but that it “doesn’t count” because “that’s for all the bougie people”. When Chlöe called him out, saying that she thought he was “bad and boujee”, he responded “nope, just bad. I left the boujee at home.”
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Taxstone Slams Joe Budden’s Treatment Of Rory & Mal
Taxstone recently called out Joe Budden for what he viewed as manipulative behavior concerning his treatment of former podcast cohosts Rory and Mal. Moreover, he recently spoke to Complex about the state of hip-hop media and a host of other topics. Furthermore, readers may recall that the former Joe Budden Podcast collaborators blasted Joe after Complex named him the top rap media personality in the game. While their comments aimed to be fair to the list, they couldn’t help but bring up their bad blood when debating whether he deserves the honor. On that note, Taxstone had some words for the Slaughterhouse MC and warned others of his tendencies.
“I think Rory and Mal finally figured out that Joe was a master manipulator,” Taxstone remarked to the publication. “They was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome and Joe manipulates everybody around him. Even them dudes sitting with him now are being manipulated. But you gotta understand some people are alright with manipulation as long as they get something out of it. So I think them dudes know that. But I think they just cool with the situation. Sometimes people don’t got nothing going on in their life. They need to be a part of something.”
Taxstone Sends Shots At Joe Budden
Moreover, he also blasted Troy Ave amid their continuing beef and specifically N.O.R.E. for giving Ave media attention. “It’s fools like the people who interview Troy Ave,” Taxstone expressed. “They interview him ’cause they know he’s gonna talk about me. He has nothing going on … So it’s like the podcast game when I see what was going on. Like with Nore. He was on my podcast. And then for maybe two, three months straight, we was on the phone every day, six in the morning, five in the morning, two in the morning, putting together the ideas for Drink Champs. At first, just summed it up to Nore’s looking for numbers. He don’t care. Like, he’ll sacrifice anything.”
For what it’s worth, Joe Budden responded to criticisms that Taxstone, Rory and Mal, and others threw his way, though he didn’t name any names. “To whom this may concern,” he began on his podcast. “Instead of crtiquing people’s placement on this list, we need more crtiquing on why you’re not on it. To everyone not on it, shut the f**k up. There’s some steps that you n***as have missed. To whom it may concern, stop holding a microphone. It’s certain n***as, y’all can’t speak to me, y’all didn’t do the work yet. You didn’t go to the bookstore. Hire the editors. Get people to help. Invest in the staff. Stop check chasing. Stop doing the bare minimum and expecting that to yield results. You n***as are the bare minimum boys.” For more on this drama and the latest on Taxstone, Joe Budden, and Rory and Mal, return to HNHH.
Joe Budden Fires Back At Rory & Mal Over Recent Criticism
Joe Budden fired back at his former co-hosts, Rory and Mal, on the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, titled “To Whom It May Concern.” The pair had recently called Budden a “thief” and “cat burglar” after seeing Complex ranked him No. 1 on its “Hip Hop Media Power Ranking.”
“To whom this may concern,” Budden began. “This is not even on page one of the manual, ’cause you n****s ain’t in the bookstore. Instead of critiquing people’s placement on this list, we need more critiquing on why you’re not on it. To everyone not on it, shut the fuck up. There’s some steps that you n****s have missed. To whom it may concern, stop holding a microphone. I’m just giving out podcast advice. It’s certain n****s, y’all can’t speak to me, y’all didn’t do the work yet. You didn’t go to the bookstore.”
Joe Budden With Rory & Mal
From there, he called out Rory and Mal for not doing enough to promote their own content, calling them “the bare minimum boys.” Budden added: “Hire the editors. Get people to help. Invest in the staff. Pay the staff. Get more staff. Stop check chasing. Stop doing the bare minimum and expecting that to yield results. You n****s are the bare minimum boys.” Rory and Mal left The Joe Budden Podcast back in 2021 after weeks of disputes with the former rapper. They’ve continued to express disdain for each other in public in the time since.
In an aggressive mood, Budden called out more than just Rory and Mal. He also targeted The Breakfast Club for having not been “impactful in years” and that its “rotating seat garbage isn’t working.” He elaborated: “It’s not about radio, they breaking up all that shit over there, and we [are] getting podcast advertising dollars which says it don’t matter how powerful that one show was at some point, if the company is going in a different direction, n****s gone look like they’re going in a different direction.”
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Rory & Mal React To Joe Budden Being Complex’s Number One Hip-Hop Media Personality
Rory and Mal, formerly of The Joe Budden Podcast, recently reacted indignantly to their former cohost being named Complex‘s number one hip-hop media personality. Moreover, they expressed their thoughts on Budden during the New Rory & Mal podcast, going over Complex‘s whole list. Not only that, but they labeled the Slaughterhouse MC as a “cat burglar” and “thief” in their remarks. While they didn’t trash the publication for their choice, they did have some thoughts on who else should be included. Still, their words suggest that they have an issue with their estranged colleague being so high up.
“The thief!” Mal proclaimed. “The cat burglar. Big integrity … look at the cat burglar staring off into the next house he wants to run in. That’s big cat! Quiet as a mouse.” Then, Rory gave his own take on the matter. “I’m keeping my non-bias the way I have this entire time,” he explained. “I didn’t wanna defend Adam22, nor do I wanna defend this gentleman, but he should be in the Top 5, and that’s based off what Hip Hop media is now. So I’m not sure if I’m giving a compliment right now by saying I think these people should be in the Top 5.”
Rory & Mal Blast Joe Budden After Complex‘s Hip-Hop Media Power Rankings
The trio had a falling out over seemingly financial issues, with Rory being booted from The Joe Budden Podcast after weeks-long debates in 2021. Shortly after, Mal stepped away. In February of last year, Mal opened up about the chance of a reconciliation on The Personal Party podcast. “I don’t respect him at all,” he maintained. “Shake his hand? I’ll shake the room before I shake his hand. That’s just what it is. It’s not even about the business or the money, it’s a lot of money, it’s a lot of money, bro, that me and Rory walked away from. It’s a lot of money that was taken out of our pockets, it’s a lot of money that still to this day, we don’t have no lawyers going after it. Keep it. We got our own bag.”
“But, with that money that we walked away from, with that, what was owed to us that we walked away from, that was also me walking away from a relationship and a chapter of life,” he continued. “Once I walk away, you know, that door never opens again.” With that in mind, a reunion between the three is highly unlikely. Still, they deal in an industry of discourse, and to see a closed door on that is a sad development. Regardless, come back to HNHH for the latest on Rory, Mal, and Joe Budden.
Joe Budden Says Media Personalities Are Bigger Than Rappers
Joe Budden says that media personalities have become bigger than actual rappers nowadays. The podcast host discussed the state of the industry with Complex after being given the top spot in the outlet’s first-ever Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking.
“I learned that when I started working here,” Budden explained. “Because I was coming in every morning with Ak [Akademics] and all the young people in my life were familiar with him. I wasn’t. So it was like, ‘Oh shit, this guy’s got some following somewhere.’ Like, let me get hip.”
Joe Budden Hosting His Podcast Live In NYC
Budden added that media pundits have become so popular that rappers will ride their coattails to promote new music. “And then the rappers often will—let me find a nice way to say this—the rappers see the media people as an opportunity sometimes, and they will attach themselves or attempt to attach themselves to that person for rollout purposes,” Budden said. He also reflected on a growing trend for voices in hip-hop media to appear on each other’s shows. “It is great. And it can be bad sometimes,” he said. “Like when I had Adam on, oh my God, that conversation lived for the next two months.”
Earlier in the interview, Budden also touched on whether he considers what he does to be entertainment or journalism. “It’s 100 percent entertainment,” he said. “It’s definitely entertainment. If it wasn’t entertainment, then I would be spending the night outside of NBC trying to get on their news channel. I’d be at Vice, ‘Hey, let me be your something.’ But it’s entertainment first. It’s probably journalism second [laughs]. For me. Where I saw this thing going a few years ago was news, much like music, was kind of taking the backseat to brands and personalities. So everybody’s delivering the same news. We all have access to the same shit. But how? How are you doing that? Like, what makes people connect to you? What are you doing to establish a relationship with that audience? That’s been my ‘escape the room’ math equation since 2001. How do I develop this connection with a fan through music, through TV? So that’s that same shit today.”
Joe Budden For “Complex”
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Joe Budden Crowned No. 1 For Complex’s Hip-Hop Media Rankings
Complex has listed Joe Budden at the number one spot in the outlet’s first-ever Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking. In doing so, they sat down with the podcast host to discuss his career in the media. In ranking different members of the media, Complex focused on five factors: “Commentary & Banter,” “Star Power of Guests,” “Consistency,” “Viral Moments,” and finally, “Content Integrity.”
When interviewer Donnie Kwak mentioned “consistency” as a leading factor, Budden perked up. “One of the most important things for me,” he remarked. “I was talking to my mom this morning and just catching her up on all the work I’ve been doing, and she said, ‘Man, you need a day off.’ And I said, ‘I’m gonna take a day off when I’m 50.’ By design, I just want to go as hard as I can go right now. So no vacations. Let’s get in there, let’s talk, let’s mix it up. I feel like in the sports world every day they have so many different things to talk about. And if you just try in the hip-hop world, I think we can come pretty close to it.”
Joe Budden Recording His Podcast Live In 2017
Budden also addressed whether he considers his work to be entertainment or journalism. “It’s 100 percent entertainment,” he said. “It’s definitely entertainment. If it wasn’t entertainment, then I would be spending the night outside of NBC trying to get on their news channel. I’d be at Vice, ‘Hey, let me be your something.’ But it’s entertainment first. It’s probably journalism second [laughs]. For me. Where I saw this thing going a few years ago was news, much like music, was kind of taking the backseat to brands and personalities. So everybody’s delivering the same news. We all have access to the same shit. But how? How are you doing that? Like, what makes people connect to you? What are you doing to establish a relationship with that audience? That’s been my ‘escape the room’ math equation since 2001. How do I develop this connection with a fan through music, through TV? So that’s that same shit today.”
Budden previously worked at Complex, starring in the series Everyday Struggle alongside DJ Akademiks. He eventually left the outlet at the end of 2017 and focused his efforts on The Joe Budden Podcast. Check out Budden’s full interview with the outlet below.
Joe Budden For “Complex”
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