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Drake Name Drops The Weeknd On New Song That Sparks Diss Debate

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Late last night Drake dropped his highly-anticipated new album For All The Dogs. Fans are still processing the record’s 23 songs and numerous high-profile features. The tracklist includes SZA, Bad Bunny, J. Cole, 21 Savage, Sexyy Red, Teezo Touchdown, Yeat, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Chief Keef, and Lil Yachty. One person it doesn’t include is The Weeknd. While he and Drake have collaborated in the past, The Weeknd claims that he’s done doing features and that his appearance on Diddy’s album last month was his final guest appearance.

One way The Weeknd does appear on For All The Dogs, however, is in the lyrics. In the second half of the record the song “All The Parties” contains lyrics that reference him directly. “My b*tches playin’ PND and them, the shorties only listen to The Weeknd. The exact meaning behind the lyrics is still up for debate but some jumped immediately to it being a diss. Others pointed out that PND is a deeper cut for many Drake fans and still has a closer connection to the rapper artistically. Even then though, it gets into the long-running rumors of beef between PND and The Weeknd dating back to their time at OVO. Check out the entire song below.

Read More: Drake’s “For All The Dogs” Credits Include Frank Ocean, DJ Screw, BNYX & Many More

Drake May Have Dissed The Weeknd

Another artist that doesn’t appear on For All The Dogs is Nicki Minaj. After Drake had initially promised a new track from the long-running collaborators he seemingly didn’t deliver. That has Nicki’s notoriously rabid fanbase of Barbz pretty heated at the rapper online.

Shortly after the release of For All The Dogs, Drake claimed that he would be taking a break from music for a little while. He’s released extremely prolifically for years including two entire albums last year. Now he will seemingly take a break for a while to focus on his own health. Do you think Drake’s mention of The Weeknd on one of his new songs is intended as a diss? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Breaking Down Eminem & Melle Mel’s Beef

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Eminem has frequently shown love to hip hop’s forefathers, as they inspired him to become the legendary rapper he is today. He mentioned over 100 different hip hop artists in his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speech, where he expressed gratitude for the hip hop artists he grew up listening to. While Eminem may pay homage to his favorites, he has been at odds with many notable figures in hip hop. He recently beefed with Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Known for foundational hip hop classics like “The Message,” Melle Mel was one of the many “heroes” that Eminem mentioned in his speech. Today, we are breaking down the short-lived beef between Eminem and Melle Mel.

How The Beef Started

Earlier this year, The Art of Dialogue interviewed Melle Mel, who took issue with Eminem’s placement at No. 5 on Billboard’s list of the 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time. Mel, who appeared on the same list at No. 48, claimed Eminem’s placement was based on his race. He expressed, “If Eminem was another n**** like all the rest of us, would he be Top 5 on that list?” Melle Mel continued to discredit Eminem’s placement, saying, “If you was talking about sales, he’s sold more than anybody. If you were talking about rhyme style, okay he got a rhyme style. But he’s white!”

A contentious opinion, this is not the first time that members of the hip hop community have attributed Eminem’s commercial success to his race. Eminem once acknowledged these views in his 2002 song “White America.” He rapped, “If I was Black, I would’ve sold half.” Nonetheless, he still replied to Melle Mel in true Slim Shady fashion on a song.

Eminem Fires Back At Melle Mel

Earlier this month, Eminem teamed up with his latest Shady Records signee, Ez Mil, on “The Realest.” His guest verse consisted of multiple lyrics directly responding to Melle Mel’s comments. He raps, “Guess I’ve really no right to complain much hip hop has been good to me / But when they say that I’m only top five ’cause I’m white why would I be stunned.” Eminem continued by addressing the sentiments that being a white rapper automatically puts him in the Top 5: “My skin color’s still working against me ’cause second I should be to none / Being white ain’t why they put me at five it’s why they can’t put me at one.” Eminem even shouts out Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, joking about Melle Mel’s alleged steroid addiction.

Melle Mel Responds, Hip Hop Reacts

Just a few days later, Melle Mel responded to Eminem’s verse on “The Realest,” with a diss track of his own. Titled “Melle Mel’s Response to Eminem’s Latest Diss,” the hip hop pioneer defended his original claims. The song, which is less than two minutes long, consists of lines aimed at Eminem: “The Top 5 is cap, you the piss that’s on the floor in the elevator of rap.” Listeners clowned Mel’s response, despite his courage to reply to a rapper known for lethal disses. Many took to Twitter to make fun of the response, joking about his simplistic rhyming. One user wrote, “Melle Mel counted to 8 while dissing Eminem.” Since they exchanged disses, it appears that they have mostly settled the beef.

Melle Mel Apologizes To Eminem

After responding to Eminem with a diss track, Melle Mel walked back his original comments last weekend and admitted that his response “fell short.” In light of celebrating hip hop’s 50th anniversary during a performance at Yankee Stadium in New York, he shared a statement on social media to show his change of heart.

Melle Mel both apologized to Eminem and complimented his contributions to hip hop. He also showed gratitude for being mentioned in the rapper’s Hall of Fame induction speech. While Eminem has not yet publicly acknowledged Melle Mel’s public apology, it appears that they squashed their beef just in time for hip hop’s 50th anniversary.

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Pusha T On Releasing A New Clipse Project: “I Really Would Love To”

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Pusha T says that he’s very interested in releasing a new Clipse album alongside his brother, No Malice. He discussed the idea during a recent interview with PEOPLE. The comments come after Pusha and No Malice debuted a new collaboration at Pharrell’s first fashion show as creative director of Louis Vuitton, earlier this year.

“I really would hope so,” Push told the outlet while discussing the possibility of a new Clipse project. “I really would love to, man, I really would love to. At this point I feel like we’ve been in a space a lot together lately, and in those spaces the creativity’s just been flowing.”

Read More: Pharrell Vibes Out To Unreleased Clipse Song With Pusha T & Malice

Clipse At Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton Show

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 20: Pusha T and No Malice walk the runway during the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 20, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)

“So that’s where you get songs like you heard at the [Louis Vuitton] fashion show. Really what we’ve been doing a lot of it is just contributing with our friends,” Pusha added during the interview. “Like, ‘OK, Pharrell’s a creative director of LV, he needs music for the show.’ How would we not show up for that? How would me and my brother not show up for a Nigo album? I think the creativity between us and just the collective of the family that everybody knows where this started from, is something that you can’t just stop.”

Clipse released their last album, Til the Casket Drops, in 2009; however, they’ve collaborated on a handful of occasions in recent years. When they debuted a new song during Paris Fashion Week, Pusha T started a feud with Dipset rapper Jim Jones. Jones responded to the diss with a track of his own shortly afterward, but Pusha has yet to continue the back and forth. He is currently on tour in Europe. Be on the lookout for further information on Clipse’s next album on HotNewHipHop.

Read More: Jim Jones Responds To Pusha T In New Diss Track

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Melle Mel Delivers Eminem Diss Track And Gets Scathing Critiques On Social Media

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Melle Mel and Eminem have been embroiled in a bit of a feud as of late. Overall, it started when the former came out and said some things about Em and his place in hip-hop. These comments were quite controversial but by no means the worst thing that Em has heard. Regardless, Eminem decided to respond on someone else’s track. As we reported, Eminem hopped on “Realest,” a new song by Ez Mil, one of Em’s latest signees. It was here where he dropped scathing bars directed at Mel.

Earlier in the week, the legendary pioneer took to his Instagram and revealed that he was preparing a response to Eminem. As you can imagine, many were interested to see what kind of bars he would come with. Em can be an easy target at times, and there are plenty of avenues to launch a diss. Last night, Melle Mel dropped the diss track which was only 73 seconds in length. You can listen to it below.

Read More: Ja Rule Says Melle Mel Got It All Wrong: “50 Cent Copied Me”

Melle Mel Fights Back

Unfortunately for Mel, a lot of people were not feeling the diss track. While there were certainly some interesting bars to digest, some were underwhelmed by both the production and the flows. Overall, coming through with a diss track can be tough. People are expecting the best, and if you don’t bring the best, then you will get some heat for it. As you can see from the Twitter reactions below, Melle Mel actually got hit with some pretty brutal critiques.

Social Media Reacts

“Melle Mel dropped his Diss response track to Eminem… and I can confidently say it’s the worst piece of music released in 2023,” one person wrote. “I don’t think I can look at Melle Mel the same after that diss track,” wrote another. Let us know your thoughts on the diss track, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the music world.

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Melle Mel Hits Back At Eminem’s “Realest” Diss Track: Stream

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After hearing what Eminem said about him on Ez Mil’s “Realest” single, Melle Mel is finally hitting back. On Tuesday (August 8) afternoon, the hip-hop veteran chiefly shared his response to the Detroit native on YouTube. Beforehand, he shared a teaser with fans on Instagram to generate plenty of buzz. “No apologies, this ain’t a disclaimer / I’m the king of legend, the first hall of famer,” Mel firstly rhymes in the clip. “Makin’ diss tracks, I know you with that / Now everybody get ready for the kickback.” At the end of the brief clip, he asks Em, “Why you hurt?”

As HipHopDX points out, it was only a few months ago that Melle speculated that the 8 Mile actor has only been so successful due to his skin colour. “Hip Hop has been good to me, huh / But when they say that I’m only Top 5 ’cause I’m white, why would I be stunned?” Slim Shady recently rapped before name-dropping his nemesis directly. “I’ll be the last to toy with a juice head whose brain is half destroyed like a meteor hit it / Now with Melle Mel, he lost his ass to ‘roids.”

Read More: Melle Mel: A Hip Hop Icon & Trailblazer

Melle Mel Has a Response for Slim Shady

Upon dropping his video this evening, Mel’s highly anticipated diss for the “Mockingbird” artist was revealed. Unfortunately, it’s left many listeners predicting that Eminem won’t even bother to respond. “Yo, check your man. Come look at your friend ‘cuz I think that Eminem is popping pills again,” he spits midway through the brief video above.

“I never thought it was possible to make a worse diss than Nick Cannon [did] to Em,” one person markedly wrote in the comments. “Today, I was proven wrong. Well done.” If you haven’t already heard Eminem’s initial diss aimed at Melle Mel, you can stream that at the link below. Which of the two rap legends do you think has better bars? Let us know in the comments, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

Read More: Eminem Disses Melle Mel On Ez Mil Track “Realest”

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Murder Inc. Exec Recalls “Throwing Down” Over 50 Cent’s Ja Rule Diss Tracks

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During a recent podcast appearance, Murder Inc. Records marketing executive Dex Diamond recalled beef between Ja Rule and 50 Cent. Though the two still remain rivals, when their issues were at their peak, things sometimes ended in violence. Dex Diamond detailed some of what he experienced on the road with Ja Rule on the Back Stories Podcast.

“These DJs thought it was a game and they was playing diss records while we there,” he explained. The executive continued, “While we in the club, they go from the commercial shit, they go into the diss records ’cause they think it’s a game.” Dex Diamond went on to reveal that things would get physical when DJs disrespected Ja Rule. “We was tappin’ n***as a*ses,” he explained. The exec then showed the interviewer a hand injury. He says, “This was from throwing down in f***in’ Miami and sh*t.” “We walkin’ down Ocean [Drive] and a bunch of muthaf***as, with all of us there, talkin’ bout G-G-G-G-Unit and try to snuff a n***a,” he continued, “next thing there’s five-on-five and sh*t.” By the sound of things, the tension got pretty serious.

Read More: Ja Rule Blasts 50 Cent For Trolling Him Over Concert Stretcher Stunt

Dex Diamond Says DJs “Thought It Was A Game”

Though the feud has simmered down in recent years, the two artists took shots at each other last month. At Ja Rule’s recent performance at Nelly’s Toronto Hot In Herre Festival, he faked a medical emergency. He was brought onto the stage on a stretcher. Upon being “revived,” he said, “Ayo, let these n***as know who I am,” adding, “I’m one of the three, n***a!” “LOL WTF,” 50 Cent later wrote on social media, “I ain’t gotta say sh*t stupid [ninja emoji]’s SMH.”

Ja Rule took to social media to clap back, and it’s clear he was not pleased with 50 Cent’s comments. “@50cent You’re like an obsessed side b***h,” he wrote on Twitter. Ja Rule later told Fif to, “Do me a favor and TAKE MY D**K OUT YOUR MOUTH!!! Pause.”

Read More: 50 Cent Didn’t Like “Many Men” According To Tony Yayo

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Pusha T’s Response Diss Track To Jim Jones Surfaces, But It’s A.I.-Generated

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The Pusha T and Jim Jones beef is shaping up to be one of the most high-profile and interesting of the year so far. Moreover, that’s because there isn’t really a beef at all, and is instead more of a battle of skill, relevance, and artistry that’s based purely on wax. Still, a lot of that potential hasn’t yet seen the light of day, as the Clipse member still hasn’t responded on wax to Jones’ diss track. Apparently, fans got a little too desperate for it, and one tech whiz in particular took matters into their own hands. Furthermore, an A.I.-generated response track to the Dipset MC surfaced online, and a lot of fans didn’t realize it was fake.

Even though this isn’t Pusha T’s actual response, there are still some fiery digs at Jim Jones throughout. “This s**t is an easy kill, n***as 40 plus twisting they fingers still,” the fake Push raps. “Duck the RICO, we know that n***a squealed, FBI agent with a damn record deal. Red flag waving, banging, boy chill.” Sure, the voice on this record sounds pretty similar, but it’s also relatively easy to distinguish when compared to some other A.I. models of artists.

Read More: Jim Jones Credits Tupac For Inspiring Dipset With Their Use Of Beef As Marketing

A.I.-Generated Response To Jim Jones From “Pusha T”

“Jimmy hiding something he got his record sealed, 6ix9ine ain’t the only one working the field,” the Pusha T-impersonating model continues. “We heard them phone taps, you Nicki Barnes, for real, stick to reality TV before I become your new damn Mandeecees. You got drip but your cornrows stay peezy, you hated on French and did Max B greasy.” What’s more is that this fake diss track even mentions Jim Jones as the rapper after Drake that Push will put in a grave.

For those unaware, this all started when Jones responded to Billboard‘s top 50 rappers list and disagreed with Push being on there. After he threw some subliminal disses on an unreleased Clipse song previewed at Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton fashion show, the New York rapper responded with a full diss. Hopefully this fake response didn’t divert the Virginia native from his path in this beef, regardless of which path he chose. Regardless, check back in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Pusha T and Jim Jones.

Read More: Charlamagne Tha God Says He’s Not Sure Jim Jones’ Response To Pusha T Was Enough

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Boosie Badazz & Redman Discuss Pusha T & Jim Jones’ Feud

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Boosie Badazz, Redman, and Erick Sermon all weighed in on the ongoing feud between Pusha T and Jim Jones on the red carpet at the 2023 BET Awards. Speaking with HipHopDX, the two gave their reactions to the recent battle between both rappers.

When Boosie was asked about Jones’ diss track, he replied: “No, I didn’t hear it, but I heard he didn’t like the verse right?… I don’t know [who would win]. That [battle] would be a good one though.” Redman added: “I heard some of Pusha T’s joint, but I ain’t hear Jim yet – but I know when Jim puts his mind to it, he goes in.”

Read More: Jim Jones Responds To Pusha T In New Diss Track

Boosie At The BET Awards

Boosie at the BET Awards 2023 held at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)

“It wasn’t bad,” Sermon said of Jim’s diss record. “I was shocked though too because again, Jim came up late. As far as the lyrics and him spitting the rhyme, it was dope. [But] Pusha T is a real lyricist, for real.”

The battle between Jim Jones and Pusha T began back in April when Jones argued that Billboard shouldn’t have included Pusha on its “Top 50 Greatest Rappers” list. The comment stuck with Pusha, who responded by dissing Jones in a new Clipse track debuted at Pharrell’s first Louis Vuitton show, last week. Jones eventually dropped a diss track aimed at Pusha in response.

Boosie Discusses Pusha T Vs. Jim Jones

Boosie and Redman aren’t the only ones to weigh in on the Pusha T-Jim Jones battle. Charlamagne recently said that Jones’ diss wasn’t enough to beat Pusha T. “I don’t think that’s enough,” he said. “I think if you shoot at Pusha, you just gotta go ahead and drop the nuke. You can’t just shoot. You just gotta go ahead and drop the nuke now. That’s what Pusha’s gonna do, if Pusha replies. If we’re looking at the way Pusha has replied before, Pusha gonna drop a nuke off top.”

Read More: Charlamagne Tha God Says He’s Not Sure Jim Jones’ Response To Pusha T Was Enough

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Jim Jones Calls Out Pusha T & No Malice On Joe Budden’s Podcast

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Jim Jones further attacked Pusha T and No Malice while calling into the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast. Amid their ongoing feud, Jones recently expanded his war of words from just Pusha T, to both members of the Clipse duo. Despite personal attacks from both sides, Jones says everything is “all fun and games” and “a true display of wordery.”

“Who’s gonna spin the block for him? Is Pharrell gonna spin the block for him? Is Malice gonna say a prayer? Who’s gonna spin the block for him?” Capo asked. “I’m talking about musically, too. I ain’t talking about thug shit — we already know I can do that. Who he got that’s gon’ spin the block for him? Malice is a preacher who works at Walmart.”

Read More: Jim Jones Responds To Pusha T In New Diss Track

Jim Jones In Concert

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 05: Rapper Jim Jones performs live on stage at the Apollo Theater on August 5, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)

From there, he addressed Pusha T directly: “That n***a’s a worker. He’s still not a boss. He still has to answer to everybody in his circle.” He further clarified that the conflict is “a rap battle” not “rap beef.” He explained: “This is about pure music and styling, and he don’t got it. You always wanted to be a New York n***a; you from VA, the suburbs.”

The feud between Pusha T and Jim Jones began when the Dipset rapper argued that Pusha shouldn’t have been on Billboard‘s Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list. He explained himself during an interview on the Rap Caviar Podcast in April. “What has he done that puts him in the greatest rappers of all time besides talk about coke that he probably didn’t get himself?” Jones said at the time.

Jim Jones Calls Into “The Joe Budden Podcast”

Pusha eventually responded with a Clipse song that debuted at Pharrell’s first Louis Vuitton show. A few days later, Jones responded with a diss track of his own.

Read More: Jim Jones Questions Pusha T’s Place On Billboards Greatest Rappers List

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Charlamagne Tha God Says He’s Not Sure Jim Jones’ Response To Pusha T Was Enough

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Charlamagne says that he’s not confident Jim Jones’ recent response to Pusha T will be enough. The Dipset rapper released a track dissing Pusha on Saturday night. In the lyrics, he targets Pusha’s fashion sense, his relevancy in hip-hop, and his Clipse partner, No Malice. Charlamagne spoke about the effort on The Breakfast Club, Monday morning.

“I don’t think that’s enough,” he said. “I think if you shoot at Pusha, you just gotta go ahead and drop the nuke. You can’t just shoot. You just gotta go ahead and drop the nuke now. That’s what Pusha’s gonna do, if Pusha replies. If we’re looking at the way Pusha has replied before, Pusha gonna drop a nuke off top.”

Read More: Jim Jones Responds To Pusha T In New Diss Track

Charlamagne With Angela Yee & DJ Envy

BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: (L-R) Charlamagne tha God, Angela Yee, and DJ Envy, winners of the Best Pop Culture Podcast award for ‘The Breakfast Club,’ attend the 2020 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards at the iHeartRadio Theater on January 17, 2020, in Burbank, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Charlamagne continued: “So, I like what Jim did. I just don’t know if that’s enough. If you’re gonna engage, you gotta go-go. You can’t fire any warning shots. And I like what Jim did, but you gotta go for the head. I don’t know if he went for the head.”

When Envy began to suggest that Jones could have more in the tank, Charlamagne interject: “When you say ‘not yet’ with Pusha– you can’t say ‘not yet’ with Pusha. You either aim for the head or you do nothing.”

Charlamagne Reacts To Jim Jones Dissing Pusha T

 

 
 
 
 
 
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The feud between Jim Jones and Pusha T began back in April when Jones remarked that Pusha isn’t one of the 50 best rappers in hip-hop. The comment clearly stuck with Pusha, who responded by dissing Jones in a new Clipse track debuted at Pharrell’s first Louis Vuitton show, last week. Be on the lookout for a further response from Pusha in the coming days.

Read More: Jim Jones Questions Pusha T’s Place On Billboards Greatest Rappers List

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