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Russ Wants To Troll Fans & The Industry By Faking His Streams To Make A Point

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To no one’s surprise, Russ has a bone to pick with the music industry and streaming- and that’s not a jab at him. Moreover, the SANTIAGO rapper has often been very outspoken about his thoughts on these institutions, and there’s certainly a lot to comment on and complain about. His latest target, focused on via Twitter, is the advent of fake streams to boost a song or album’s profile. Apparently, the 30-year-old is so sick of trying to beat them that he wants to join other artists in that crusade, at least jokingly. Not only that, but he thinks it would make a point and is just a tool to promote yourself at the end of the day, as heinous as it may sound.

“Real s**t I’m boutta start faking my streams like everyone else,” Russ tweeted on Thursday (September 14). “It’s marketing when you think about it. General person is a sheep.. if you see a song has let’s say 100m streams and you haven’t heard it, you think ‘damn I’m tripping I needa go peep.’ And then the fake streams get you real streams. Such a ridiculous game but f**k it, maybe I’ll film the whole process and drop a doc after.”

Read More: Russ Breaks Down How Spotify’s “Monthy Listeners” Is Misleading

Russ Can’t Beat Them, So He’ll Join Them

 
 
 
 
 
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Another recent industry question that the Atlanta MC brought up recently concerns first week sales. These have to do specifically with Burna Boy’s latest album, I Told Them…, and how close-minded people are when considering these numbers. “Burna Boy is doin 21k (in America) and sellin out arenas in America as well. How come artists who sell more than that (in America) aren’t doing arenas (in America) ?” Russ inquired on Instagram. “Take a wild guess [crying-laughing emoji].”

Meanwhile, he also recently alleged that Billboard disqualified album sales of his own. “Billboard & Luminate took away ANOTHER 4,000 of my REAL sales over the weekend,” he wrote on Twitter. “Making that 10,000 sales total they took away from me. [They allow] major labels to fake their streams and sales and do monopolistic merch bundles. Only major labels are allowed to do merch bundles because the only approved vendor is a major label vendor. These numbers and charts are made up. The impact however is not. Shoutout to the fans.” We’ll see what else the artist targets when it comes to the music industry. Considering that, log back into HNHH for the latest news and updates on Russ.

Read More: Russ Recalls Getting Drunk Before Interviews, Flexes Dr. Dre Co-Sign

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Akon Wore Fake Dior On “Drink Champs” Interview For Clicks, He Admits

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Akon’s known to sometimes twist the truth for the sake of more engagement online, down to the details of his fit. Moreover, a lot of people noticed his fake Dior “Drio” jacket for his interview on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN’s Drink Champs. While this isn’t an outright lie, it did prompt people to question whether this was a legitimate choice or if he just never noticed that the letters were flipped. Regardless, we now know, at least according to the Senegal-raised artist, this was all part of the plan to garner more interest in his interview. When speaking to French Montana, he answered his question about the jacket in earnest (hopefully).

“I knew I knew that s**t was going to raise engagement,” Akon responded to French Montana’s style inquiries. Furthermore, the 50-year-old singer said that he got the jacket from “one of [his] Africans.” “It just takes for one person to notice, and it’s gone’ go cr*zy on the internet,” he continued. “It sure did exactly what we wanted it to.” It’s ironic because, in a previous instance, Akon gifted French a fake watch that he got scammed for.

Read More: Akon Net Worth 2023: What Is The Star Worth?

French Montana Presses Akon Over “Drio” Jacket

During that Drink Champs interview, the hitmaker also joked about how he would lie about being an African prince. “I used the excuse that I was a survivor, because it made me feel better about it,” Akon confessed. “But there was nothing for me to survive. Because my parents was actually really wealthy. I was living in New Jersey. We lived in a three-story house, just me and my older brother. So when I think about it, we were just bored as hell.

“I think a lot of my choices came from wanting to be accepted, you know?” he continued. “So that’s how I got caught into all the things that I got caught into, including cars. Because cars made me feel special. I was young, I could drive with the most elite vehicles, and I ran with the scenario that I was an African prince. After Coming to America, I was like, ‘S***iiit!’ That’s what motivated it!” For more news and the latest updates on Akon, keep checking in with HNHH.

Read More: Akon Recalls “Making So Much” Money From Ringtone Sales

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Young Thug’s Leaked Calls To Lil Baby & Lil Durk To Diss Gunna Are Fake, His Sister Says

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This beef isn’t getting any easier to navigate for fans, even with a whole new album from Young Thug to look in for answers. Moreover, Wack 100 shared an alleged leaked call from Thug to Lil Baby (another to Lil Durk also surfaced) telling them to respond to Gunna’s alleged subliminal disses, which came on his new album‘s single “bread & butter,” on BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. Of course, people went wild over it, but many raised eyebrows because neither MC appears on the final tracklist. Now, the Atlanta trap pioneer’s sister Dolly White came through on Instagram and said that these alleged calls are actually AI-generated and not real.

Regardless, this didn’t stop tensions from rising between these artists- at least on social media and song snippets. Gunna unfollowed Lil Baby and Lil Durk on Instagram, Baby seemingly dissed him on a teased track, and Smurk outright blasted Wunna for taking a plea deal and being a “rat.” Considering Young Thug’s allusions to snitching on tracks like “Jonesboro” from his new album, many assumed he referred to his YSL collaborator. However, it’s quite the grey area, as YSL promoted a Gift & a Curse and the College Park rhymer reposted Thugger’s countdown to the album on social media.

Read More: Young Thug & Lil Durk Computer Meme: Rappers Have Vowed Not To “Snitch” On Story Behind Photo

Young Thug’s Sister Speaks Out

Overall, it seems like the only true confirmed tensions in this whole whirlwind are between Gunna and other rappers. Still, his relationship with Young Thug remains unclear, and many inconsistencies add up to murkiness. For example, the Slime Season innovator recently posted a link to the Drip Season crooner’s music on his Instagram bio, but deleted it shortly after. In addition, Wunna actively shared pro-Thugger messaging in his songs and music videos throughout a Gift & a Curse‘s rollout. However, there’s also the recent development of Thug’s other sister, Dora Williams, who seemingly suggested that streaming Gunna’s album is paying the family’s bills, so maybe their promotion of it is more of a means to an end.

Dora Williams Seems To React To People Commenting On Their Promotion Of Gunna

While many see this as a one-way street of love from Thug to Gun’, they clearly know something the public doesn’t. As such, it’s hard to really make a judgement call on the things we do know, especially if people much closer to the YSL leader than everyone debating it on Twitter pronounced the calls as fake. Considering the YSL RICO case and the sensitive nature of these relationships in the industry, it will probably be a while before we get true answers. On that note, keep checking in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Young Thug, the YSL case, and the other artists involved in this mystery feud.

Read More: Young Thug Challenges Evidence In RICO Trial

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Adin Ross Gets Upset At Drake For Allegedly Following His Ex and Sister On Instagram

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In August 2022, streamer Adin Ross was surprised by a call from Drake while he was streaming. Ross’ star has faded immensely since that point. While still an incredibly popular streamer, Ross is permanently banned from Twitch and currently streams on the controversial platform Kick.

Furthermore, his engine runs a lot more on drama these days. A devout Andrew Tate follower, Ross now generates clicks by telling people to kill themselves on social media. As recently as last week, Travis Scott’s manager told Ross he was a “brand risk” and big-name artists just don’t want to be associated with him. Not surprising given Ross has co-streamed with self-described Nazis. However, Ross now appears to be trying to get Drake back on the phone. Or, at the very least, start some beef.

Ross Reacts To Drake’s Alleged Instagram Follows

During a stream last week, Ross opened up an image posted to his community Discord. The image claims to show Drake’s Instagram follows, with the accounts of Ross’ ex and sister at the top of the list. Ross looks at the image in shock for a few seconds before responding. “Damn chat, so Drake decided to follow Pami and Naomi. Drake. You follow them before you even follow me. You don’t reach out, none of that, that’s cool. I just don’t get why. I just don’t understand how you’re going to follow my sister and my ex and not follow me.” It appears as though Ross really took it personally that he couldn’t get that follow from Drake.

However, as his chat rightly pointed out while he reacted, the image is fake. HotNewHipHop has independently confirmed that Drake follows neither individual on Instagram. It’s likely that the meme was intentionally designed to up Ross and if that’s the case, it definitely did the job. Ross’ reaction to not being followed by Drake is kind of pathetic, especially for someone who supposedly buys into the whole “alpha male” lifestyle. Regardless, Ross was duped by his Discord server and the world got to laugh at his expense. Follow all the latest music news and viral videos here at HotNewHipHop.

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Frank Ocean A.I. Tracks Net Scammer Thousands In Sales

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When your favorite artist won’t drop a new album, your desperation to find leaks or unreleased tracks might lead you to a scam or two. Moreover, Vice recently reported that a scammer made thousands of dollars selling fake Frank Ocean tracks that were A.I.-generated. According to this report, such songs were sold on music communities in the underground, such as Discord groups, music forums, and similar platforms. This information also comes with testimonies from people in those circles, as well as direct interviews with the scammer and the scammed. “We determined just about everything he has is fake,” the owner of a Frank leak-centered Discord server wrote to the community’s members.

Of course, this is another point against the prevalence of artificial intelligence in music, and a clear example of its potentially nefarious uses. Despite that reality, it’s one example in a sea of different uses of this type of technology. While this individual got thousands for fooling starving fans, other Frank Ocean die-hards make that distinction clear and just offer fans a cool hypothetical. Also, there’s the more cheeky and unserious interpretations of this tech, such as Biggie dissing himself in an A.I. cover of “Hit ‘Em Up.”

Read More: Frank Ocean Fan Hit With Cease-&-Desist Over Unofficial Coachella Concert Film

Scammer Sells Fake Frank Ocean A.I. Songs, Makes Thousands

However, public favor surrounding Frank Ocean isn’t exactly at an all-time high right now. His mixed reception to his appearance as a headliner at Coachella this year left many fans with a sour taste in their mouths. It also prompted figures like Joe Budden to label him as a “scammer” as well, using his history of scattered releases, teases, and expensive merch as context. Still, there’s a lot we don’t know about the situation, and a lot more nuance to these situations than audiences may expect. We’ll see how the elusive superstar’s next move diverts from that narrative, or contributes to it.

Meanwhile, many might wonder why you would even purchase leaks like these, and how a scam like this would come about in the first place. In communities like Discord servers, individuals purchase these tracks for private use or crowdsource the necessary funds for the files. Many in the community fear that A.I. threw a massive wrench into their focus. Time will tell how the industry at large weaponizes, or more importantly regulates, tech like this to minimize its potentially harmful effects. Regardless, stick around on HNHH for more news on A.I. music and the latest updates (however scant) on Frank Ocean.

Read More: Frank Ocean’s Complicated Relationship With His Fanbase

Fake Video Of Coi Leray And Latto Fighting Goes Viral

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On April 30, Twitter account @PoeBase shared a video two women fighting entertainment and gossip Twitter account Pop Base shared a video of two women fighting. The video, which contained a large TMZ watermark, was shared with the tweet “TMZ share muted video of Latto and Coi Leray fighting at Something In The Water Festival.” The account has been designed to parody the popular gossip account Pop Base.

The footage was not from TMZ or Something In The Water. Instead, the user behind @PoeBase had taken footage from wrestling promotion TNA Impact Wrestling, muted it, and added the TMZ watermark. The clip has quickly gone viral since being posted at 3:30am EDT. At the time of writing, it has garnered over 1 million views, nearly 6,000 likes, nearly 600 retweets, and over 700 quote tweets.

Fake Latto-Leray Fight Fools Fans, Irks Others

Part of the reason the footage has gone viral is that a number of people genuinely believe, or believed, that is real. The account is designed to mimic Pop Base as closely as Twitter allows. This air of credibility has helped fuel the tweet’s spread. The responses fall into three main categories – people who believe it’s real, people who get the joke, and people legitimately annoyed at what they think is the real Pop Base account. Furthermore, it’s just believable enough to be true, given the recent beef between Leray and Latto.

“Blocked because why are you spreading misinformation? It’s giving desperate” reads one reply. “This misinformation is strong with this one. Might have to block” reads another, who follows up with a link to their Spotify song “Go To Bed”. However, as mentioned, there are plenty of people who believe this is genuine footage. “I knew something was going to pop up off…..” reads one quote tweet. “Why is my coi fighting” reads another before tagging the actual Coi Leray. With Twitter moderation a mess, it’s easier than ever to pass off fake bullshit as the real deal on the internet. The tweet quickly received a pending Community Note to help fight the misinformation.

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Moniece Slaughter Tearfully Addresses Accusations Of Faking Pregnancy

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Moniece Slaughter recently took to Instagram to express her struggles with people claiming she had a fake pregnancy. Moreover, she tearfully recounted how horrible such comments have made her feel, especially after her own parents alleged the same. While it’s a complicated web of gossip and social media backlash for her own comments at others, no person should have to face constant critique for such a personal experience. Regardless, fans chimed in on social media with their own takes defending or blasting the Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star. Regardless of fans clamoring for her to get off social media in the first place, Slaughter expressed that she’s still hurt to the core.

“This is the first time in my life that I felt like if I went to sleep and never woke up, I’d be okay,” Moniece Slaughter said with tears in her eyes. “As long as my son didn’t have to find me,” she added, which could refer to her son Kamron or maybe hint towards a miscarriage. “I don’t be the problem!” she exclaimed with anger. Later on in the Instagram Live session, she remarked that this is something that affects families, kids, and mental wellness heavily, and that she doesn’t want to be in that space anymore.

Moniece Slaughter Is In Tears Reflecting On Accusations Of Faking Her Pregnancy

Hopefully the negativity towards her can die down, or at least these discussions can take place without personal attacks. However, given the sensitive nature of these accusations, that’s a very hard line to walk. At least some of Moniece Slaughter’s recent public appearances weren’t linked to such controversies. For example, Chrisean Rock expressed discomfort after the reality TV star got a little too chatty with her boo Blueface.

Meanwhile, in late 2022, she responded to her baby daddy Fizz allegedly getting his nudes leaked online, which he denied. “So look,” she started a Twitter tirade. “I was at home. Minding my business. Working, I still am. I woke up & as my Hood N***as Hottie & now I’m bout to go sleep as a holey N***as baby mama. I feel like I’m stuck in the project version of Cinderella. Man…life comes at you fast. Stay dangerous ladies! And now that I think about it.. I can never show my face in the hood again. Not only have I probably lost of my hottie privileges, I’m pretty sure I just lost all my street cred too…damn it’s windy out here..stay cold ladies!” Regardless of these rumors and gossip, check back in with HNHH for the latest on Moniece Slaughter.

Ice Spice Chain Wasn’t Stolen, Hoax Was A TikTok Joke

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Social media users will do anything to get quick clicks, even if that means pretending to commit a crime for the sake of views. Fans recently expressed concern after a TikTok of a man claiming to have stolen Ice Spice’s chain went viral on Wednesday (March 29), but it seems like that video is reportedly just a hoax and a way to stir up fake engagement. Moreover, the video consists of two men, one of which holds up a chain of the word “Queen” and claims it’s the “Munch” hitmaker’s.

While many slammed the alleged perpetrators in the comments, a lot of people also said that it was clearly a joke. Apparently, some took it a little more seriously than others. Still, as one of the biggest artists right now, it’s understandable that so many came to her defense swiftly. At the end of the day, it seemed like two guys making a targeted video in jest, as much as people blasted them for stealing a woman’s jewelry. After all, they laugh while imitating her “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” flow at the end, so hopefully they mean this more in jest than to get a reaction from her.

Stolen Ice Spice Chain On TikTok Is Fake

Speaking of which, the iHeart Radio Awards presenter hasn’t reacted or posted about the fake chain snatching as of writing this article. However, it’s fair to say she was pretty unfazed by it in the first place. According to TMZ, a source close to Ice Spice claimed that she never owned the allegedly stolen “Queen” chain in the first place. That’s more of a Nicki Minaj term, and the 23-year-old’s signature chain she wore during her rise actually reads “Isis,” her birth name.

Meanwhile, Ice Spice also dominates TikTok to begin with. No matter how hard people might try to take advantage of her name, nothing will be as big as her own creations and influence on the platform. Whether it’s her music playing everywhere or clips of her hanging out with North West and Kim Kardashian, she’s there for a good time, not a fake one. Regardless, come back to HNHH for the latest viral TikTok moments surrounding Ice Spice and for more updates on the superstar.

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Blueface’s Mom Keeps Claiming Chrisean Rock Is Faking Pregnancy

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Blueface’s mom Karlissa Saffold just continued to allege that Chrisean Rock is faking her pregnancy on Instagram. Moreover, she took to her Story to send more shots at the social media star and singer. Firstly, she called out a recent video of the couple where Rock allegedly stretches out her belly to seem more along the way. Not only that, but she even offered to pay for services at an ultrasound clinic in Hollywood to set the record straight. While neither party seems to have responded to her messages at the moment, only time will tell if there’s a clapback.

“She holding it out [too] far,” Blue’s mother wrote in her first Story post. “That belly look 6 months pregnant [laughing emoji] tighten up it ain’t even been 2 months 1/20 to 3/5.” Furthermore, she continued, “If she pregnant tell her let’s pull up to the ultrasound clinic in Hollywood and I’ll pay for it. [shrugging emoji] Tomorrow.” Also, she included a DM exchange between her and a fan who agreed that Chrisean allegedly exaggerated her belly. “I remember pretending to be pregnant once back when but I was trying to get $500 for a fake abortion [laughing emojis].” Then, she captioned that post with “I don’t know what to tell y’all so please stop asking me.”

Blueface’s Mom Further Alleges Chrisean Rock’s Faking Pregnancy

Of course, this isn’t the first time the California rapper’s mother blasted his girlfriend. “Words of the wise,” Karlissa began a post concerning Chrisean not spending the holidays with Blueface. “Don’t boast about how a man kicked his family out for you. But expect people to feel sorry for you when you’re alone on FAMILY holidays. Stop throwing stones then expecting pity when they are thrown back. Love jesus, and keep his family off your tongue.”

Meanwhile, Karlissa penned a message of advice to Rock before that exchange, and it came on Christmas Day. “Merry Christmas @Chrisean,” she started. “I been there and its a tuff spot. But if you love God you can’t take someone away from their family or you will lose. No matter how hard it gets, just know as women I tried this and it didn’t work. Love you even tho you think I don’t. I believe in you baby girl. Stay focused.” Regardless of their beef, come back to HNHH for the latest updates on Blueface, his mother Karlissa, and Chrisean Rock.

Young Guru Is “Scared” About A.I. Technology Following Fake Kendrick Lamar Track

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Young Guru recently voiced concern for the state of A.I. technology in relation to music after a content creator generated a fake Kendrick Lamar track using voice replication technology. Moreover, the legendary engineer wasn’t completely against its existence, but rather its potential for malevolent use. Of course, that’s something Guru’s warned about in other areas, too. Overall, it’s a pretty lengthy and heady takedown of the new artistic trend of relying on A.I.-generated art. “This has dominated my Howard group chat for a couple days,” he began. “Ok I’m at the point where I can voice my concerns with our current state of AI.

“I have followed as many versions of what AI could do for some years now,” he continued. “I remember being at MIT and students showing me a project where they were actively feeding a computer ‘All’ the jazz records that ever existed. So that AI could analyze and create music in any style of any musician. I didn’t think we would get here this fast with the voice. Of course my mind goes to the ethical and legal aspects of what can be done with programs like Tacotron 2. You add that to the power of ChatGPT and you realize we are in a very groundbreaking but dangerous moment.

Young Guru Voices Concern Over A.I. Technology In Music

“It’s not the tech, it’s the evil that men do with the tech,” the Roc Nation leader expressed. “There are legal aspects because at this present moment you can’t copyright a voice. (Midler v. Ford Motor Co.) You can copyright a song, or a speech but not the voice itself!!! You can literally create a song or an album in the voice of your favorite musician. And this is just music. The ability to create a Manchurian Candidate scares me. Think about that in every industry. There are still states that don’t even have a law against revenge porn. I’m sorry to go there but imagine the repercussion on our kids when 5 years from now some high school kid gets mad at his ex girlfriend and creates a whole “deep fake” that sounds and looks real.

“Imagine the political landscape where we can’t believe anything we hear because someone will claim they didn’t say it,” he concluded. “’It’s a Deep Fake’, will be the same as saying ‘I got hacked’. I don’t even want to continue giving examples for fear that someone will go out and do it. The law has to change to protect everyone not just Public Figures. And the super scary part is that we are just getting started, we feed the beast constantly everyday with more and more content to be studied. Maybe the Luddites had a point. The book by Gavin Mueller ‘Breaking Things At Work’ starts to take on a way more urgent role!!” Regardless of your take on A.I. in music, let us know what you think in the comments down below. Also, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news, tales, and reflections from the one and only Young Guru.