Tyler, the Creator to Critics in Impromptu Grammy Victory Speech: ‘I Know You’re Seething and Angry’
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Tyler The Creator Trolls DJ Khaled (Again) On A Livestream From His Tour After Winning Best Rap Album
Tyler The Creator is now a two-time Grammy Award winner for Best Rap Album after picking up his second award prior to this year’s ceremony for his 2021 album, Call Me If You Get Lost (and this time it was an actual… y’know… rap album). While he wasn’t at the ceremony to accept the award in person — due to the fact that he’s currently on the way to Portland, Oregon for his next Call Me If You Get Lost Tour stop — he did check in with fans to celebrate via Instagram Live. He also took the opportunity to once again troll his old rival DJ Khaled, flexing on him once again with both the Grammy win and the sold-out status of his current arena tour.
“First off, I’m hyped,” Tyler said. “Thank you to [Call Me If You Get Lost producer] DJ Drama. You are f*cking so important to rap music… Thank you to all of my friends for being my cheerleaders. Thank you to my whole team, the whole squad… and [thank you to DJ Khaled]. I know you’re seething and angry and [saying], ‘Ugh, no one listens to that album!’ These arena tours that are selling out say different, and if you put that much energy into something, maybe everyone will be proud of you too.”
Speech! @tylerthecreator
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— Elliott Wilson (@ElliottWilson) April 4, 2022
Of course, the issue between the two stems from the shared release week of their albums in 2019. A rant that DJ Khaled gave on Snapchat defending his album from Twitter trolls was interpreted as a slanted attack on Tyler’s album Igor, prompting Tyler’s ongoing petty. With this win, it looks like he’s now up 4-0 on his rival, even if their rivalry is pretty one-sided. Lil Nas X may be the current reigning rap troll, but Tyler set the standard, and clearly, he hasn’t lost his touch.
Latto Shared The Best Part About Meeting Mariah Carey For The ‘Big Energy’ Remix: ‘She Was So Genuine’
It’s Latto’s world, we’re just living in it. What could make a hyperbolic statement like that more true than working with a legend like Mariah Carey? Ever since she released “Big Energy,” Latto has had a kind of energy behind her that far outpaces her popularity with the hip-hop crowd — this is a bonafide R&B/pop hit. So it only makes sense that after a few weeks of teasing the “Big Energy” remix feature, it’d turn out to be none other than Mimi herself.
Since Latto’s fans are just as thrilled about her working with an icon as she is, a mini Q&A about the process erupted on Twitter last night when the song was released at midnight. Sure, plenty of people were still focused on Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock at the Oscars, but Latto had fans had their priorities right: Asking the Atlanta rapper what the best part of working with Mimi herself was.
HEARING HER HIT THAT HIGH NOTE IN PERSON!!!! #BigEnergyRemix https://t.co/rP8TYOzUWy
— BIG LATTO
(@Latto) March 28, 2022
I was sooooo nervous
I was like what do I say y’all lol but the conversation just floweddd she was so genuine and I definitely was overthinking. We was sipping on her liquor Black Irish & just kicking it fr #BigEnergyRemix https://t.co/7dVRmadaCJ
— BIG LATTO
The best part? Latto’s all caps response: “HEARING HER HIT THAT HIGH NOTE IN PERSON!!!!”
As far as how the session went down, and what it was like meeting Mariah, Latto said she eventually got over her nerves because Mariah was “so genuine.” “I was sooooo nervous I was like what I say y’all lol but the conversation just floweddd she was so genuine and I definitely was overthinking,” the rapper wrote on Twitter. “We was sipping on her liquor Black Irish & just kicking it fr.”
Latto’s ‘Big Energy’ Remix With Mariah Carey And DJ Khaled Brings Mariah’s ‘Fantasy’ Into The Mix
Since Latto released her hit single, “Big Energy,” she’s been steadily climbing the Billboard charts, and the song helped anchor her second album, 777, which officially dropped on Friday. And along with the album release, Latto has been teasing an updated remix to “Big Energy,” and with the promo around teasing the upcoming feature, Latto almost got sucked into drama between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, but she skillfully sidestepped by letting everyone know she unequivocally supports both women.
Instead, she finally let fans know for sure on Friday that it was none other than Mariah Carey who had been tapped for the new version of the song, which just dropped and you can hear it above. The very prominent sample on this track is taken from Tom Tom Club’s 1981 single, “Genius Of Love,” and the sample was made incredibly popular by Mariah’s own hit, “Fantasy.” So it’s also not surprising that the “Big Energy” remix, which also features DJ Khaled, is the most logical interpolation of both hits. Mariah contributes lots of whistle notes to the intro of the song, while Latto raps her initial verse, and then Mariah launches into the first verse of “Fantasy.”
It’s kind of like the best of both worlds when it comes to the two hits, and probably destined for some chart success of its own.
DJ Khaled and Gunna Link Up For an Extravagant Studio Session
If anybody could motivate you to make great music, it has to be DJ Khaled. This morning, Khaled apparently urgently need Gunna in the studio in Miami. So what did the GRAMMY Award-winning music mogul do? He kept it “p” and sent the “pushin’ p” rapper a PJ, private jet, as a ride to the studio session.
As soon as the private landed, Khaled and Gunna went straight to the studio.
— DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) March 17, 2022
From the looks of the photos released from the session, it’s obvious that the two enjoyed working with each other.
Gunna and DJ Khaled look like they’re cooking up something next level
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— Nahlej
(@HesAlwaysWrite) March 17, 2022
All year, DJ Khaled has been hinting at new music. Earlier this year he said that he and Drake are working on “something special.” Images of him and Jeezy surfaced the net, and images of him and Rod Wave in the studio leaked as well.
If it’s one thing we know about Khaled, he’s going to put together a great project. He’s coming off yet another platinum-selling album with his Khaled album and if this project is like any other one, he’ll have yet another platinum album.
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Chance The Rapper Shares A Snippet Of A New Song With Vic Mensa
Chance The Rapper fans haven’t heard much from the Chicago MC in the last few years as he’s concentrated most of his energy on being a dad and the living embodiment of the wife guy meme, but that may soon change. After being featured on Supa Bwe’s “ACAB” posse cut last month, today, Chance shared a teaser of a new song with fans via social media. Doubling the excitement, the song appears to be another reunion with his longtime friend and collaborator Vic Mensa, with whom he reconciled after a few years of tension on last year’s “Shelter.”
“Felt cute might delete later,” Chance wrote in the caption of the video containing the snippet. Over a lush, soulful beat, the two rappers discuss the ills of the world, with Chance recounting an apocryphal theory about President George Washington’s death from a possible throat infection due to antiquated, unhygienic treatments that were used at the time. The fiery verse also appears to include references to various uprisings of Black people against oppression and cuts off just before Chance gives former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover a piece of his mind.
The presentation of the new song appears in line with the rollout for “Shelter” and another (relatively) recent Chance single, “The Heart & The Tongue.” Although Chance hasn’t yet announced a follow-up to his 2019 “debut” album The Big Day, Chance’s increased activity — and a mysterious video posted by DJ Khaled on Instagram a few weeks ago — suggest that one could very well be in the works. Check out the snippet above.
ICYMI: Mary J. Blige, Migos, Lil Baby & More to Join DJ Khaled During NBA All-Star Saturday Night Performance
DJ Khaled is set to take over NBA All-Star Saturday night. Taking the stage in Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Khaled is set to bring a group of his friends with him for the performance.
Today, the NBA announced his friends, revealing Khaled’s set will feature Lil Wayne, Gunna, Migos, Ludacris, Lil Baby, and Mary J. Blige.
The performance will occur just before the AT&T Slam Dunk contest.
@djkhaled introduces his star-studded lineup of friends headlining #StateFarmSaturday performances on TNT! #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/inPalvMDRK
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 16, 2022
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