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Metro Boomin Tributes His Mother On Anniversary Of Her Death

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Metro Boomin has been a busy man. The producer kicked off the rap battle to end all battles, between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. He enlisted the former for the number one single “Like That,” and dissed the latter with his “BBL Drizzy” instrumental. Metro has never been more popular. That being said, the super producer took time out from his tour with Future to pay tribute to his late mother, Leslie Wayne, who died two years ago at the hands of her husband.

Metro Boomin posted a pair of photos on his Instagram. The first photo was of him and his mother when he was a child, and the second was of the two of them when he was an adult. The caption made it clear Metro is still reeling from his untimely loss. “Today makes 2 years since Your Physical being has left us,” he wrote. “But I get on my knees and pray every morning that Your Spirit fills and surrounds my brothers and sisters and I more and more each day.” The producer concluded his message with a heartfelt note to Wayne. “I Love and miss You more than could ever be explained or comprehended,” he added.

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Metro Boomin Celebrated His Mother’s Life And Impact

The producer’s mother was a topic of discussion due to a recent spat between him and Soulja Boy. Old tweets were unearthed in which Metro Boomin insulted Soulja, and the “Crank That” rapper responded by insulting Leslie Wayne. Soulja Boy recended his comments, however, and issued an apology to Metro via X (formerly Twitter). “I apologize to @MetroBoomin for over reacting over an old tweet,” he tweeted. “Condolences to his mom. I’m going to seek therapy and anger management. I’m done responding to hate, new or old.”

Metro Boomin has opened up about his familial loss on Instagram. In August 2022, the producer posted a message to his fans that detailed his feelings. “Mom was and still is my best friend in the universe. And anybody who really know me know I’ve always been a Momma’s boy my whole life,” he wrote. “This don’t even feel like real life no more; it’s like a nightmare that never ends, and starts over every time I wake up.” In a separate post, he added: “This gotta be what hell feel like ‘cause it’s like my soul just always burning and everything around me constantly burning.”

Read More: Metro Boomin Played “BBL Drizzy” In St. Louis And The Crowd Couldn’t Have Been Happier

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Drake Just Covered “Hey There Delilah” And The Internet Is Baffled

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Drake claimed he was done beefing with Kendrick Lamar. He was gearing up for “summer vibes,” which got fans of classics like “Controlla” and “Passionfruit” excited. Drizzy may not have won the K. Dot battle, but he’s always been good for hits. Right? Well, the enthusiasm for “summer vibes” has dimmed. The 6 God decided take a hard left and release a collab cover of the Plain White T’s song “Hey There Delilah.” Yes, the one you’re thinking of. Drake flipped it, though, so the title is now “Wah Gwan Delilah.”

To make things even more complicated, the cover is actually a remix of a cover originally released by the singer Snowd4y. Drake pulled a Soundcloud era move by hopping on a song that was already gaining a little bit of traction. The thing is, the song choice is baffling. Especially with the 6 God pouring Autotone on his vocals and swapping out the original lyrics for Toronto slang. The slang has resulted in good songs but there’s no defending this one. “Wah Gwan Delilah” is going to provide Drake haters with ammo for a long time.

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Drake Teamed Up With Toronto Artist Snowd4y

“I just show my dog your ‘Gram. He said he knows a man that slapped it, I’m so cheesed,” he sings. “Your ‘mademoiselle’ nights are geeked, I’m bent lowkey. Wah gwan, Delilah? Double date me if you like me.” It is a couplet so cringe-inducing it doesn’t even require analysis. It looks bad on paper, and sounds bad on record. It’s worth noting that this is the only song by Snowd4y listed on Genius. Snowd4ay is a new artist from the 6, which explains Drake’s desire to link up with him. Outside of repping the city, though, it’s hard to imagine what the rapper was thinking when he agreed to hop on the remix.

This confusion has understandably driven the social media response to “Wah Gwan Delilah.” Fans really want to know what’s going on with Drake, and whether he will ever be the same after the Kendrick Lamar battle. It seemed silly to believe that the rapper would struggle to get his footing after the beef, but this is an undeniably bad release. “Drake dropped that sh**ty song wah gwan Delilah with the Toronto accent,” one user wrote. “We not beating the washed allegations.” Another was baffled by Drake’s musical falloff in such a short period of time. “Drake is unreal,” they tweeted. “Just had one of the most insane beefs in hip hop history and drops this sh*t right after.”

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Social Media Is Roasting This Drake Cover

Keep scrolling to read more social media reactions to Drake’s newest release. Do you think the 6 God is falling off in real time? Is this just a bump in the road? Let us know in the comments, and check back later for more music/pop culture news updates.

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Rihanna Sets New Record for Most Diamond Singles by a Female Artist

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Rihanna Sets New Record for Most Diamond Singles by a Female Artist

Rihanna is her. The music icon, billionaire mogul, and fashion superstar has officially become the woman with the most diamond-certified singles in history.

According to Billboard, Rihanna was honored with four more diamond plaques, bringing her total to seven. The latest singles to go platinum are “Umbrella” with JAY-Z, “Work” with Drake, “Needed Me” and “Stay.”

The previous entries in the Diamond Club were “Diamonds,” “Love the Way You Lie” with Eminem, and “We Found Love” with Calvin Harris.

You can see Rihanna’s reaction below.

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WATCH: Common Confirms His Beef with Drake Started Over Subliminal Disses and Women

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Common Confirms His Beef with Drake Started Over Subliminal Disses and Women

Common and Drake had their lyrical tussle back in 2012. Common fired off “Sweet” and Drake had an epic verse to him on “Stay Schemin.” But what caused it all?

Appearing on Drink Champs, Common said he believes he was being subliminally dissed by Drake and it was all rooted in women.

“I felt like Drake was sending me a couple of shots, subliminals,” Common said. “I don’t know what motivated him to send me some shots but I think what for sure had me, if I’m just being real, like you know, we mess with one of the same girls….You know wars happen over women. That’s just what it is.”

He added, “Wars happen over women.”

That same girl was Serena Williams. You can hear Common break down the story below.

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Rihanna Sets A New Diamond Record In The RIAA History Books For Women In Music

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That Rihanna reign just won’t let up. Even without a new album out, the “Lift Me Up” singer has still managed to set another milestone in music.

Yesterday (May 31), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed that three of Rihanna’s beloved tracks earned diamond certification. With the numbers officially tallied, Rihanna added two shiny new accolades to her resume, including most diamond singles for a woman artist (6) and most diamond certified titles for a woman artist (7).

Rihanna took to her official X (formerly Twitter) page to celebrate the achievement.

“Ain’t no back n forth,” she wrote, reposting a custom graphic designed by management Roc Nation.

So, which of Rihanna’s bangers are classified as diamond? If you are a superfan (The Navy), the success of these records shouldn’t serve as a surprise. As of May 31, Rihanna’s 2007 song “Umbrella,” which featured Jay-Z, 2012’s “Stay,” as well as 2016’s “Needed Me” and “Work,” which featured Drake all entered RIAA’s diamond club.

In April, the 2011 crossover smash “We Found Love,” which featured Calvin Harris and “Diamonds” were classified as diamond tracks. Over a decade ago (May 2013), Rihanna snagged a diamond record as the featured guest on Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie.”

The detailed metrics and more data can be found on RIAA’s official website. Find more information here.

Rihanna claims new music is on the way. But until that happens, her supporters have a few undeniable bops to enjoy while they wait R9’s release.

Tems Reveals Tracklist For Her Upcoming Album “Born In The Wild”

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Tems has been one of the true breakout stars of the 2020s. The singer went from relative obscurity to headlining radio hits alongside rappers like Drake and Future. She even got the lead singer on a Black Panther soundtrack. The anticipation for her album has been at a fever pitch since it was announced back in 2022, and we finally have a tracklist. The Nigerian singer previously released the album cover, but the tracklist gives us a better feel for what she has in store, musically speaking.

Tems’ body of work so far has been concise and largely EP driven. Born In the Wild is a chance for her to display her artistry over a lengthy period, and she’s taking advantage of it. The album has 18 songs on it, and the features are minimal. It’s obvious the singer has the chops and the confidence to carry the lion’s share of the album on her own. Asake, another Nigerian artist, is featured on the song “Get It Right,” and J Cole will appear on “Free Fall.” The latter is a fascinating choice, given that Tems has worked with the other two rappers in the so-called Big Three. She’s made two hit songs with Drake, and she had a Q&A with Kendrick Lamar in 2023.

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Tems Scored Features From Asake And J Cole

Tems talked about the recording process of Born In the Wild during her Interview Magazine chat with Lamar. She told the rapper that she didn’t intend to make the album so personal in theme. She was just compelled to dig into her own life whenever she stepped in the booth. “Sometimes it freaks me out,” she explained. “Sometimes I freestyle to a point where I can’t feel my feet. I’ve entered somewhere and I don’t even know where I am anymore. I’m just pouring out my gut and then when I’m done, I don’t remember what I just did.”

Tems also claimed that she encountered several “lightning in a bottle” moments during the making of the album. Moments in which she gave herself over to her artistic muse, and operated on instinct. It’s hard to find, but it’s special when you find it. “It’s like tuning a radio and you find a channel, but the thing is, once you lose that channel, you can’t find it again,” she told Lamar. “You can find another channel, another freestyle, another thing, but not that. Unless you’re really, really tapped in.”

Born In the Wild tracklist

  1. Born In the Wild
  2. Special Baby (Interlude)
  3. Burning
  4. Wickedest
  5. Love Me JeJe
  6. Get It Right (featuring Asake)
  7. Ready
  8. Gangsta
  9. Unfortunate
  10. Boy O Boy
  11. Forever
  12. Free Fall (featuring J Cole)
  13. Voices In My Head (Interlude)
  14. Turn Me Up
  15. Me & U
  16. T-Unit
  17. You In My Face
  18. Hold On

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Daylyt Claims 2024 Beef Is Over After Talking To The Big Three

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Daylyt has a unique perspective on the battle of the so-called “Big Three.” The rapper has ties to Drake, J Cole and Kendrick Lamar, and has given his opinions on the various diss tracks that have been released between them all. This makes him an authoritative voice in terms of what to expect, and whether there is more that fans should be expecting. Daylyt even appeared on the J Cole album in which the Dreamville rapper dissed Kendrick Lamar. In his estimation, though, the battle is officially over.

Daylyt hopped on X (formerly Twitter) to give his two cents on the battle. He not only weighed in, but he acknowledged that the discourse around the battle has gotten old. “This my last and final post about this beef,” he wrote. “So that y’all don’t keep coming to my page looking for ebony type tweets.” The rapper then revealed that he’s had individual conversations with each of the Big Three in recent weeks. “I spoke to Cole,” he added. “I spoke to Dot, I spoke to Drake. The beef is over.” Daylyt then shifted the focus to the good music that came out of the beef, and the good music that’s still to come. “We back to making good music,” he tweeted. “To all rap n**gas the game has ben set hof!”

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Daylyt Wanted To Set The Record Straight On X

Daylyt’s association with the Big Three has taken on different forms over the years. He scored his first Billboard charting song opposite J. Cole on “Pi,” which also featured TDE rapper Ab-Soul. He previously worked with Drake, though there’s controversy surrounding the work they did together. Some fans think Daylyt wrote “Back to Back” for Drizzy, and the former’s song “Uncharged Up” was meant to poke fun at the Drake diss “Charged Up.” Another Daylyt song, 2016’s “Cat’s Out the Bag,” supports the “Back to Back” theory in its lyrics. “All of em jewish guys,” he raps. “Help em write the back 2 back but what money did you provide. Drake Joe, who should i ride for.”

Daylyt isn’t the only person who’s claimed that the Big Three battle is over. On May 10, Kendrick Lamar’s former label head, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, tweeted a similar opinion. “This battle is over,” he wrote. “A win for the culture, while keeping it all on wax. Especially when publications try to make it something else. We proved them wrong. That’s a victory within itself.” Top Dawg’s sentiments were shared only a handful of days after Lamar released the one-two punch of “Meet the Grahams” and “Not Like Us.”

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Meek Mill Borrows Drake’s Timestamp Formula For “5AM In Philly”

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Meek Mill needs a rebrand. He’s become “Twitter fingers” exclusively, between the viral moments and the extremely unfortunate friendship he has/had with Diddy. It’s not the best time to be a Meek fan, and something that could go a long way in fixing that is the music. It worked back in 2018, when he dropped Championships and managed to go Platinum. That album really benefited from a Drake-featured single, and Meek’s latest song decided to borrow a Drake-originated structure.

“5AM In Philly” is a transparent riff on Drake’s timestamp records. The ones that the Toronto rapper has been doing since 2010, and are regularly cited as some of his greatest tracks ever. It’s a bold move, and Meek really goes for the full timestamp treatment. He gets a moody instrumental that sounds like it came out of the OVO camp. Wistful piano keys coalesce with a subtle drum pattern, giving Meek Mill plenty of time to wax poetic about his life. There’s even a part near the two minute mark where the drums adopt the same exact pattern as the backend of Drake’s “6PM In New York.”

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Meek Mill Turns In A Forgettable Drake Impression

It’s a classic move from producer Noah “40” Shebib. A concept that Meek bizarrely reminds us of by adopting a rhyme scheme around the number “40.” “And the time meet the time, you forty without a dime (I’m just a man),” he aggressively raps. “And the only thing you own is a .40 and a little .9. So if he kill son, that’s the only way he gon’ shine.” Not enough Drake similarities? How about the fact that Meek Mill decides to talk about “scary times” during the outro. One would be hard-pressed to think the rapper is referencing Drake’s Scary Hours EPs. The production is cool, and the rapping is passable. Meek does such a poor job of hiding his influences, though, that it feels like Drizzy karaoke.

What are your thoughts on “5AM In Philly” by Meek Mill? Does Meek sound good changing up his style? Do his bars hit home? Do the similarities to Drake distract you? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Meek Mill. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

Quotable Lyrics:

N**gas gettin’ in your head, that sh*t might change your dog
I change my drawers, then put on my Glock when I wake up
(I need someone who understands)
Crazy part, that sh*t just made my block really break up
I’m the motivation, I made n**gas get their cake up

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OVO 40 Allegedly Threatened DJ Over Playing Drake Diss “Not Like Us”

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OVO 40 has been in Drake’s corner since day one. He codified the rapper’s signature sound on So Far Gone, and has since become known as the architect of what’s been dubbed the “Toronto Sound.” There is no 2010s without 40. This venerated status is partially why the producer feels so protective of Drake. More protective than fans would expect, if recent allegations are to be believed. DJ Cipha Sounds said that 40 threatened him with violence if he dared to play any Drake disses in Toronto.

DJ Cipha Sounds went on the Juan Epstein podcast and recounted the run-in he had with OVO 40. He claimed that the producer told him no to play the Kendrick Lamar song “Not Like Us” in Drake’s city, and if he did, 40 would take immediate action. “How about I go to your city and play a song where someone calls you a ped*phile,” OVO 40 allegedly told the DJ. “It’s on sight, when I see you, I’m gonna smack you in the mouth.” Cipha Sounds was completely taken aback by the interaction. The thing that bothered him the most, however, was the statement OVO 40 made afterwards.

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OVO 40 Allegedly Told The DJ “It’s On Sight”

“He goes, ‘I know you never liked us,’” Cipha Sounds recounts. The DJ took particular umbrage with this claim. “How, why?” he responded. “I’m only, only supportive and play everything you put out. What are you talking about.” OVO 40’s frustration is not surprising, given the producer’s passion for Toronto and the OVO legacy as a whole. He appeared in a 2022 documentary titled Toronto Rising, in which detailed his desire to leave an impact on the city. It’s a desire that’s allowed him to combat the complications of an MS diagnosis and oversee some of the most impactful albums of his generations.

“As long as I had like one finger that still worked, no matter what the world took from me,” OVO 40 said in the documentary. “I could play the keyboard and I could make music. All the things in my life just kind of pointed me in one direction. I’m here to play my part and to leave my impact.” 40’s concern regarding Drake also makes sense. The “Family Matters” rapper has been forced to deal with some dangerous situations since his battle with Kendrick Lamar. There was a shooting outside of the rapper’s Toronto mansion that injured a bodyguard, as well as numerous trespassers.

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Nicki Minaj Brings Out Beenie Man During Her London Concert

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Nicki Minaj has been on a roll lately. She broke the record for the highest grossing tour by a female rapper, and her latest album, contained her first solo number one single. The positive vibes have been carried over by Minaj, who has welcomed multiple guests during her shows. She reunited with Drake at the Toronto show, and gave the fellow Young Money artist his flowers in early May. Minaj decided to kick things up a notch during her London show, however. She brought the King of Dancehall, Beenie Man, out to perform.

The rapper welcomed Beenie Man with all the reverence one would expect. All she asked for upon his entrance was a hug, and then she proceeded to bow down before Beenie Man and the rest of the crowd. Beenie Man quickly repaid the compliment, noting that Minaj is the queen of hip-hop if he is the king of dancehall. The two artists then helped Minaj and Beenie Man sing along to the classic Beenie Man track “I’m Drinking / Rum & Redbull.” Nicki Minaj is known for being one of the most outspoken and boisterous artists in the genre, so her deference was notable. The rapper even posted about the onstage collab via X (formerly Twitter).

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Nicki Minaj Considers Beenie Man An “Inspiration”

“I just performed with the KING OF DANCEHALL,” Minaj tweeted. “One of the most talented musicians that I looked to for inspiration my entire career. I can’t believe this is my life sometimes. Wow. One of my heroes. I love this man so much. @KingBeenieMan.” The rapper may be New York raised, but she was born in Trinidad, and has made a point of incorporating dancehall influences into her music. She made this evident on the Pink Friday 2 cut “Forward from Trini,” which featured appearances from artists like Skillibeng and Skeng.

Nicki Minaj even got on Stationhead to tell fans that didn’t like her dancehall cuts to get with it. “Y’all, some of them don’t like it, but it’s okay,” she noted. “They’re gonna have to get with it… I’m sorry if y’all can’t understand this kind of music.” Minaj isn’t the first Young Money artist to link up with Beenie Man, either. Drake featured the legendary artists on his blockbuster 2016 album Views. Beenie didn’t have an actual verse on a song, but he provided the outro on “Controlla.”

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