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Rapsody Disses DJ Akademiks During Her Sway Freestyle Over Kendrick Lamar’s “tv off”

December 6, 2024 by newhiphopnews

When DJ Akademiks beefs with an artist, not only is he usually the “instigator” – as some people might just overreact to his comments – but it’s almost never on wax. Things usually stay on the Internet and don’t really go much further than that… But the key word here is “usually.” Moreover, Rapsody recently seemed to diss the media personality during her freestyle on Sway. “Feel like a Greek how I be stepping on these b****h n***as, Akademik / Affidavits, entertainment n***as who got open cases / Women charges, they say you violated,” she rapped. Maybe this didn’t have anything to do with Ak at all, but it lines up, so we’re sure that he will have a fiery rant on his livestream in response.

The sadder and more disrespectful option, though, is if DJ Akademiks tries to downplay Rapsody’s skill and success as a retort, which would only make her bars true. For those unaware, he’s been accused of sexual assault in the past and has more than a few controversies involving his alleged treatment of women and his outright beefs with females online.

Rapsody’s Sway Freestyle Dissing DJ Akademiks

However, we forgot to mention one tiny little detail about this Rapsody freestyle that seemingly dissed DJ Akademiks: it was over Kendrick Lamar’s “tv off” beat. Considering that K.Dot himself sent shots Ak’s way on “6:16 in LA” amid the Drake battle and the media personality’s allegedly “compromised” nature, this is just a poetic coincidence that probably made the diss that much clearer for Akademiks and for audiences. This detail about that mention on Kendrick’s track hasn’t gotten any less relevant, by the way. Recently, the streamer and commentator revealed his Spotify wrap-up. The Compton lyricist’s “Not Like Us” and “euphoria” both ranked above Ak’s GOAT Drizzy’s “Family Matters” and “Push Ups.”

“Normally Kendrick Lamar wouldn’t sniff my spotify wrapped.. but he’s #2 on mine,” DJ Akademiks tweeted. “he explanation for that is thats what happens when u beef with every1 favorite rapper.. we gotta listen to ur s**t too cuz of the beef. Beefing when its just musical competition helps both artists.” We wonder if Rapsody will show up on his Wrapped next year!

Read More: Rapsody Albums & Mixtapes, Ranked

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Denzel Curry Drops Killer Freestyle During Kai Cenat Live Stream

November 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Denzel Curry is one of the best rappers of his generation. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who can drop lyrical gems with as much consistency and/or ease. He’s one of the few who can actually step to the microphone in a freestyle capacity and not embarrass himself. If anything, Denzel Curry’s ability to freestyle has increased his profile in the game. This was definitely the case on November 10. Curry went on Kai Cenat’s 300K subscribers stream and dropped an absolutely jaw-dropping two minute freestyle.

We’re not going to recount Denzel Curry’s entire verse, but one look at Kai Cenat during this masterful display communicates enough. The streamer is absolutely floored by Curry’s wordplay and his ability to string seemingly random words together into something cogent. Curry is clearly having fun doing so, and part of what makes the live stream freestyle so much fun to watch is the way Curry and Kai feed off one another. It’s evident Denzel Curry wants to blow Cenat’s mind, and it’s even more evident that the latter is having the time of his life next to the latter.

Denzel Curry Also Previewed Unreleased Music

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Denzel Curry also teased some unreleased music and talked directly to fans. The former wasn’t too surprising, given that he recently announced plans to release King of the Mischievous South (Complete), an expansion upon the the album he dropped in 2024. The album is set for release on November 15. Zel also treated viewers to a motivational speech about achieving dreams. He implored people to put in hard work when it came to pursuing the things they want to do. “Kids have dreams, but adults make them a reality,” he asserted.

Denzel Curry was one of the best rappers to appear on Kai Cenat’s live stream in some time. There has been some controversy surrounding the streamer in recent weeks, especially when it comes to rappers being involved. DDG chopped it up with Kai Cenat while holding his infant son. The infant’s mom, Halle Bailey, proceeded to call DDG out, and then the internet turned on her. She ultimately deleted her social media as a result. Then there was Kodak Black. The Florida rapper was visibly inebriated during his stint on Kai Cenat’s stream. So much so, in fact, that fans criticized Cenat for allowing the guest appearance to play out.

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Russ Calls Out Hip-Hop Media With Conductor Williams-Produced “Legend Freestyle”

November 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Russ has always been a pretty vocal guy and a controversial one in the eyes of some as well. His passion for the landscape of hip-hop, where he fits within it, and the media’s relationship with the artists, are all topics you can find him speaking on. All three are sort of covered in Russ’ newest song “Legend Freestyle,” produced by Conductor Williams. The latter is discussed, but the Georgia MC is holding back one bit. He’s calling out publications by name and unleashing on the credentials of journalists. “I’m not impressed with editors of Rolling Stone or GQ / Y’all egos crazy if you think that artists actually need you / Y’all don’t move the needle.”

But he doesn’t stop there. “It’s a different game, adapt, just like the rest of us / Critics can’t take criticism but be the first ones disrespectin’ us, p***ies / Cosplayin’ as God like you got power, power.” It’s not anything jaw-dropping from Russ at this point, as he’s been saying this for years. On top of putting the media on blast, he gasses himself up as a legend in the game. In some respects, he certainly has standing to make this claim. He’s been a dominant figure in the sort-of underground, sort-of mainstream lane for over a decade due to his prolific nature. Give the track a spin and see what you think of it and its messages.

“Legend Freestyle” – Russ

Quotable Lyrics:

If you do me wrong I’m in unforgivin’ mood
I make the music that my younger self would love to listen to
Permission to be myself, but I’m not askin’ no more
I starved myself of self-love, but I’m not fastin’ no more
Tell myself that I’m okay, I’m just workin’ on believin’ it
I see all the love and praise, I’m workin’ on receivin’ it

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Russ Celebrates His Life Accomplishments Over Conductor Williams-Produced “Ecstasy (Freestyle)”

October 26, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Conductor Williams is a world-class talent in the producing realm and has been for a few years. His portfolio includes work with Drake, J. Cole, JID, Tyler, The Creator, Westside Gunn, and more. However, unlike names such as Metro Boomin, Southside, Mike WiLL Made-It, and The Alchemist, for example, the solo catalog still needs some bolstering. It’s not bad by any means, but we would be lying if we said we haven’t been waiting for a new solo project. Well, that’s going to happen very soon, thankfully, and it’s looking like it will be on Halloween.

It’s going to be the third installment in the CONDUCTOR WE HAVE A PROBLEM series and the second on DSPs. Currently, only the first from last year is widely available. So far, the Kansas City, MO producer has dropped off one track from it called “Get Away!” featuring Rome Streetz. Frankly, it was an excellent start to the rollout. The only problem is that the track is just under two minutes. For now, it’s looking like this could be a complaint with the album. We say that because Conductor Williams’ second single, “Ecstasy (Freestyle)” with Russ is just a few seconds longer. Again, it’s another great listen. The delicate and soulful production is a dreamy backdrop that accompanies Russ’ victory lap of his lofty accomplishments (helping himself and his family financially). But it’s just too short. Hopefully, we get some beefier cuts, but we can’t gripe too much. Stream “Ecstasy (Freestyle) below.

“Ecstasy (Freestyle)” – Conductor Williams & Russ

Quotable Lyrics:

I text Giana, telling her tuition has been handled
My parent’s debt is canceled, my role in the fam dismantled
I stepped into it nobly, here’s a toast to me
Everything changed in the spur of the moment like Ginobili
It’s been an adjustment, but I power forward like Tim Duncan
Drake said it best I think I like who l’m becoming, yeah

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Tokyo Toni Spits Wild Diddy Freestyle After Rubbing Herself With Baby Oil

October 10, 2024 by newhiphopnews

As Diddy and his team continue to combat the federal case against them for alleged sex trafficking, others in the media are claiming his innocence. For example, Tokyo Toni recently took to social media with a wild freestyle about his situation after she covered herself in baby oil. It’s a pretty controversial and defensive set of bars, alleging that Sean Combs is just like the people accusing him of alleged abhorrent behavior: “a sinner h*e.” In addition, she accused federal authorities of deliberately tainting his public perception, and claimed that his accusers are just clout chasers who engage in the same type of alleged behavior.

Previously, Tokyo Toni’s alleged that folks are framing Diddy, and that the whole situation is targeting him unfairly. “”Free Puffy, free Puffy,” she expressed on Instagram Live. “We know what’s happening, the real ones. Yeah, free Puffy, get him on out of there, y’all. Why is everyone mad at Puffy? *laughs*.

Tokyo Toni’s Diddy Freestyle

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“Every celebrity in the world, in the United States, points their fingers to a man that they know been did this five, ten, 15 years ago,” Tokyo Toni continued concerning Diddy. “What a set-up. And they for some reason still can’t snatch it. Good. Any girl that got ‘R-P”d shouldn’t have been there. Oh, well. Shouldn’t have been there. You shouldn’t have been there. ‘Puffy r**ed me!’” she said mockingly. “So nobody saw you leaving? You involuntarily walked [in], they just grabbed you and snatched you and threw you in the back? Same with R. Kelly.” At press time, the federal case against the Bad Boy mogul remains unresolved and all alleged, and many of the lawsuits against him remain open.

Meanwhile, Diddy’s ex bodyguard Gene Deal continues to make allegations about the whole scandal. On the Paperwork Party Podcast, he reportedly spoke with Biggie Smalls’ mother Voletta Wallace, who seemed to endorse his accusations against Puff. Perhaps more allegations and unconfirmed stories continue to emerge about the situation before the year wraps up. There’s already a mountain to deal with, but it’s all still alleged, so it’s unclear how else this whole debacle could evolve.

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50 Cent Trolls Desiigner By Resurfacing His Infamous Freestyle For Funkmaster Flex

September 16, 2024 by newhiphopnews

50 Cent trolled Desiigner on Instagram on Monday amid his ongoing feud with the rapper. In doing so, he resurfaced the Brooklyn native’s 2017 freestyle for Funkmaster Flex, for which was virally criticized at the time. “Sometimes you don’t have to say anything at all. [anguished face emoji] ok moving right along!” 50 wrote in the caption.

Fans shared plenty of laughs in the comments section, including Bobby Shmurda, who left behind a pair of emojis. One user wrote: “Why Flex sound like he was bout to cry at his decision of letting him ‘come up here.” Another joked: “Looking at this on mute you would think he gave his best bars!” Desiigner seemingly responded to the situation by posting a song snippet on his Instagram page in which he raps, “Talking 50 Cent, I’m talking 50 mill.”

50 Cent Speaks During InvestFest In Atlanta

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 25: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson speaks onstage during Day 3 of the 2024 Invest Fest at Georgia World Congress Center on August 25, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)

The feud with Desiigner began after 50’s appearance on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, earlier this month. On the show, he revealed that he considered signing the up-and-coming rapper back in the day, before he partnered with Kanye West. “I had him at the office. I was like, ‘Yo, let me hear the other records you got.’ And he’s like… ‘That’s it,’” he recalled. “And the sh*t was so hot that he had, I was struggling. But I was like, ‘Nah, I can’t give that n***a that money. Let them give him whatever the f*ck they gonna give him.’”

50 Cent Continues Feuding With Desiigner

Check out 50’s latest jab at Desiigner as well as the rapper’s response on Instagram below. Be on the lookout for further updates on 50 Cent on HotNewHipHop.

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Mase Addresses Ozempic Rumors As Fans React To His Slim Freestyle Look

September 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Mase showed that he’s still got it, dropping a killer new freestyle on his It Is What It Is sports talk show with Cam’ron. However, a lot of fans didn’t even hear his bars because the video made them ask one question: since when was he so skinny? Moreover, a lot of folks questioned this weight loss online, even accusing the rapper of taking Ozempic to slim down. What’s funny, though, is that these skeptics would’ve had an answer if they had just listened to the show. “I signed up with this coach, he just put me on an alkaline diet. I’m only eating fruit, vegetables and water for now,” he remarked on the show, denying the use of any drugs or medication to lose weight.

Elsewhere on It Is What It Is, Mase and Cam’ron also get around to telling some wacky stories. “Me and L start talking and the conversation goes super left, you know,” the former said about an alleged incident in which Big L once set him up for a robbery. “Next thing I know, I’m in The Tunnel [a nightclub] and the n***a Fat Joe comes up to me. A couple months later, we get into it about something. I think it was over a chick or something. I get around the corner on 140th and I walk up 140th on Seventh to 141st and a Spanish n***a just run outta nowhere like, ‘Give it up. I’ma kill both of y’all n***as.’”

Mase Denies Ozempic Rumors

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But Mase isn’t the only lyrical threat on It Is What It Is, as Cam’ron has spit some fire on it before. These freestyles even furthered beef with folks like Melyssa Ford and Anthony Edwards. As for Ford, their spat concerns an allegation she made that Killa Cam may have had relations with an underage sex worker. Since then, it’s been gloves off for the two.

Fortunately for Mase, he’s in a much more chill place for the most part. Many of their discussions are purely observational, such as their assessments of Caitlin Clark in the WNBA. If they do have something direct and personal to talk about, such as alleged Ozempic use, they’ll do so with each other. But at least they’ve still got their bars on point in any case.

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Mase Proves His Rapping Skills Haven’t Faded With Impressive New Freestyle

September 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Mase and Cam’ron made their return to their It Is What It Is sports talk show recently, but don’t think that this new endeavor took away their rapping skills. Moreover, the former came through with an impressive new freestyle, and you can see how people loved it in the replies of the post below. It goes to show that these two New York lyricists still have that spark in them after all these years, even if many see them as missing their peak powers these days. We wonder if they will engage with more musical material in the near future, as it’s always a treat when they can cross things over and show off multiple skills at once.

Furthermore, they already received a lot of acclaim for their dynamism on It Is What It Is and for their vast sports knowledge. But Mase isn’t the only one who can turn things into a lyrical onslaught, as Cam’ron has also barred up on some previous episodes, too. Either way, we’re sure that they will have a lot of great content to share and a lot more talent to show off. Maybe they could even have a battle one day centered around a sports debate topic…

Mase’s New Freestyle

Wishful thinking aside, we’re sure that Cam’ron and Mase will tell many more stories on It Is What It Is. One recent recollection concerned the latter’s claims that Big L once set him up for a robbery. “Me and L start talking and the conversation goes super left, you know,” he recalled. “Next thing I know, I’m in The Tunnel [a nightclub] and the n***a Fat Joe comes up to me. A couple months later, we get into it about something. I think it was over a chick or something. I get around the corner on 140th and I walk up 140th on seventh to 141st and a Spanish n***a just run outta nowhere like, ‘Give it up. I’ma kill both of y’all n***as.’”

Meanwhile, apart from his and Mase’s tales on their show, Cam’ron also shares stories via Instagram. “Now they lock two of my n***as up, I start talking s**t,” he said of a tour situation in which police raided the Dipset bus. “‘I don’t care what the bail is, I’m bailing n***as out.’ The bail was $4.8 million. Oh my God, I was sick. But I bailed n***as out, though, and everybody was good. Peace.”

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Big Sean Flows With Remarkable Ease In A New Freestyle For “Complex”

August 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Big Sean is on a hot streak to reinforce his new album Better Me Than You, and not even the project’s release could slow him down. Moreover, he just joined Complex‘s elevator bank in New York City to drop a brand-new freestyle on Thursday (August 29) over a Hit-Boy-produced beat. The Detroit rapper’s most impressive feature here is his dominance of flow, weaving in and out of similar pockets without missing a beat: pun most definitely intended. Lyrically, he dives into his staunch self-confidence, lack of support in the rap game, and how he has changed as a person and an artist.

Furthermore, the reactions to this new freestyle are about as impressed and compelled as those to Big Sean’s new album. Better Me Than You was a hit with fans, albeit a failed attempt to convince any haters that his music is worth checking out. But those naysayers are in an ignorant minority, because there’s a lot of soul, introspection, hunger, and determination on this LP to nurture your listening sessions this week. All that’s left to see is whether or not this prolific run will continue past this point, or if we’ve already reached the quantity and quality peak of the Sean Don’s 2024 offerings.

Big Sean’s Complex Freestyle: Watch

Elsewhere, many fans expected Big Sean to plant his flag in the great rap beef of 2024, but he’s got other priorities in mind when it comes to the likes of Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Recently, he jokingly tried to imitate Drizzy’s “duck face” selfies online, which was pretty funny if not distinctly out of character for hip-hop these days, especially when it comes to The Boy. But “The Baddest” MC doesn’t seem interested in commenting on that showdown or feeding into its social media frenzy. That’s commendable in and of itself.

Meanwhile, it’s heartening to see Big Sean overcome many of his personal struggles and insecurities through this cathartic release. “When you make art, you put your heart into this s**t,” he expressed during a recent and emotive IG Live session. “When I had COVID last week, I was down. I was still working on the album. When I last dropped an album, it was COVID. I was excited to plan my release party, I was excited to do all of that. [My mother] was giving me them words. And I was just like, look, I can keep working on some s**t and make it exactly how I wanted. But I’d be pushing it back forever.”

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Big Sean’s Album Has A Release Date And Twitter Worries Kendrick Lamar Will Overshadow It

July 18, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Big Sean seems like a nice guy. By all accounts, the rapper is well-liked and respected throughout the industry. There are seemingly only two rappers who don’t like him, but both have gone out of their way to steal his shine. Kanye West dissed Big Sean in a Drink Champs interview, and one of his fans leaked the rapper’s new album. Kendrick Lamar, meanwhile, has allegedly dissed the rapper on multiple occasions. To make matters worse, Lamar has a habit of overshadowing Big Sean’s releases. And social media is worried it’s going to happen again.

Sean Don announced that his new album, Better Me Than You, would be dropping August 9th. It was an exciting development, and a smart one given the recent leaks. The rapper released an official trailer for the album, which teased an unreleased beat. The feedback was positive, with many rooting for Sean to score a major comeback. Some, however, looked at Kendrick Lamar’s track record. Kendrick Lamar was the one who stomped on the release on Sean’s “Precision” single by dropping the “Like That” the same exact day. Then there was “Control” in 2013, which drew so much online attention for Lamar’s verse that it overshadowed the album it was supposed to be on. Never mind the fact that Dot calls Sean out on his own song.

Big Sean’s Release Date Coincides With A K. Dot Theory

Big Sean just announced his album and just like that we know now when’s Kendrick Lamar dropping his next album/single

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Even when Kendrick Lamar is not stepping on Big Sean’s rollouts, he remains a talking point. The latter dropped a freestyle on July 16, and it went viral because listeners though he was dissing K. Dot. DJHed had to clarify that Sean was not, but by that point, the narrative had taken over. It’s also worth noting that Kendrick Lamar has an album rumored for release in August. The jacket Lamar wears in the “Not Like Us” video has an 8/8/2024 pendant, which many believe to be the official release date. If true, then Big Sean would once again be outdone by his Compton peer.

Keep scrolling to read social media reactions to the Kendrick Lamar release date theory. Do you think Lamar will steal Big Sean’s thunder? Will the albums wind up competing for the top spot? Let us know in the comments, and check back later for more music/pop culture news updates.